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THE ILLINOIS F^RIVIEII. 



ILLINOIS MUTUAL FICE I WRANCB COMPANY. 



^^ O^K AJVOy.,, CAPITAL 



.^^. •.^sx/rv". UNLIMITED 



AMD COHSTAIITLT 



INCREASmQ. 



PRESENT FUND 



for the p«7mcnt of 



LOSSES BY FIRE 



$l,UOU,UUl) uu. 

 PRINCIPAI. OFFICE AT AtTON, 11.1-. 



THIS COMPANY WAS CHARTERED 

 in 1809, and insures, lit a moderate cost, almost every 

 epeciea of propcrtj in Illiuois against Loss or Darasge by 

 Fire. Tlio rates of risk are so arranged that eacu class of 

 property iustired will support its own loss. 



Kvery one insured becomes a member — the Company being 

 an association of customers — each of whom is concsrned in 

 insuring his neighbor. The capitiil augmeuts iu exact ratio 

 with the increase of risks; the security ♦or which remains in 

 the hands of the insured; therefore, every raoniber is the 

 treasurer of his own money uutil the same is required for 

 the purpose of paying losses. 



BOARD 01 '>TRECTORS: 



Tim. Tumor, Lyman Trnmbull, H. W. BiUinffs, 



Beuj. F. Long, Samuel Wade, M. G. Atwiiod, 



John James, L. Kellenberger, Hobert Smith, 



Henry Lea. EUhs Hibbard, Alfred Dow, 



V. A. UoOmann, B. K. Hurt, John Atwood. 



E. F. LONQ, Presidoni. 



L. KELLESBEEOKBj^Treasurer. 



M. G. Atwood, Secretary. 

 John Atwood, Ass't Seeretary. 



John Bl.usdell, Gcn'l Agent. 



i^^ Application for insurance mny bo made to tho Loca 

 Agents, one or more of whom may be found in every cou»\ty 

 In the State. JAMES L IIILL, Agent. 



janlO dSmw^y 



B. F. FOX, 



Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Hardware, 



I\ ALL ITS VAUIOUS BRANCHKS,nAS NOW IN STOKK 

 one of tho largest and best assortments cf goods inliis lino 

 ever ofTored in this market. Importing many styles of Kng- 

 lish goods direct, and purchasing his American goods of tho 

 manufacturers at tlie lowest (cash) prices, he is enabled to 

 offer merchants and consumers goods at the lowest prices, and 

 on as favorable terms as any house e:»st or west. Uis stock 

 embraces a very large and complete assortment of 



Agricultural Tools and Implements \ 



of the latest and most improved kinds and qualities. Heap- 

 ers. Mowers, Straw Cutlers, lledije. I'rimmtrs, S'cklts, 

 Grass and Xruning Html.s, Cradles, Scyllits, Snaths, 

 I'hrks, IlnfS, Shnvds, Scix^ps, Axe.s{».\\ kinds and makes), 

 I'icKs, JUaUucJi:s, lUit Mills, Heed ikparalors and T/ireshiny Mu- 

 ch iiiis. 



UUSE FURNISHING & BUILDERS WAREfl USE. 



Large and coiujilete assortment of Z-ocAs, Latdies, ButU, Uin- 



ges, Screws, Bolts, Jiriids, A'ails. I'JiJMMJJVGS— great viiriety 



Carpenter's and Builder's Tools I 



rianfit. Saiax. CUiseJs, Augers, Braces, liitts, Draioing Kiuves, 



Siuares, Trowels, Bevils, Uatchds, Hammers, AUzcs, llarch 



and Broad Axes, Borehig Machines, Gould's and HU'ptoe's 

 Morticing Machines, Files, <fc. 



Blacksmith's Tools* 



Bellows, Anvils, I'lces, Screw I'lates, Tongs, Horse Kails, Horse 

 Shoes, Buttresses, itv. 



COOPER'S TOOLS. 



Fine acsortmcnt, Knives, Hooks, 2'lanes, tic. 



CUTIiERY. 



A very largo stock and assortment of Wostenholm's Butch- 

 er's and othei's, Table, Vocktt, I'en, Butcher and Shoe Knives, 

 Jiazors, Shears, Cissors, Carvers, <fc. Ureiit variety. 



GUNS, PISTOLS, 



Gun Tnmmingsand MontUing.i. single and douhlcharrelled En- 

 glish and German Kijlcs, Pistols of great variety, together 

 witli a general assortmjnt of goods usually kept in a Hardware 

 store. 



Every variety, mill, cross ci;t and circular, from three inclies 

 to sixty inclusive, furnisliod at uianntUcturers prices. 



Saddlery Hardware and Carriage Trimiiiiugs. 



In tills branch of my business, I am enabled to extend to 

 saddlers and carriage makers unusual facilities, being sui)plied 

 direct from tho miiuut'iicturers. Goods in this lineconui to mo 

 at extraordinary low prices. My stock embraces all varieties: 

 Jinc.'.les, ferrets. Ornaments, Jioseates, liings. Snaffles, Hilts, 

 Punches. WcUhing, Sdf-Adjmting and Ih.unison Trees, Sail- 

 dlcr's Sillc, Shoe, Thrte-Curd and Pitting Thread. 



^. Carriasfc Trimmings. 



Crass and Silrer Plated, Screw Front Bands and Plated Screw 

 rout Mill U-iwls, Couch Hundlrs, Curtain Frames, Turned 

 ollars, J'atfnl ami Enamdled Leather, EnamclUd Muslin, 

 Pack and Drill, liutihtr Cloth, Carriage Bows, Peer ami Curled 

 Hair, J'alent Leather and liubbcr Btlling, Hemp and liubUr 

 packing. 



tj-t^. Orders promptly lilled and forwarded. 



May 1st, lt)o7. B. F. FO?: 



C ATALOGrUE 



GAEDEN SEEDS 



FOR SALE BY S. FRANCIS, 



SPRINGFIELD. ILLINOIS. 



t%t 



Asparagus, Artichoke. 



liSANs, FOR Snapo — Valentine, Early Nowington, Thousand 

 to-One, Early Mohawk, Early Uliiua, White Cranberry Buucb, 

 lloyal White Uunch. 



BcANS, Pole- London Ilorticaltural Crinberry, Siva, Lima, 

 Red Cranberry, Indian Chief. 



Cabdaok — Karly Waki field, Karly York, Red Du'ch, Early 

 Sugar L»af, Premium Flat Dutch, Largo American Drum- 

 head, Drumhead and Kohl llubi 



CAULlFL'JWEa — Karly Loudon. 



Corn — Early Tied Cob Sweet Mammoth Sweet, Early Tua- 

 carora, &c , Smith's Karly Whito. 



UEET3 — Earlv Bassano, Early Blood Turnip, Long Blood 

 Red, Mangel Wurtzel, Ac, English Sugar Beet, &c.. White 

 Sngar. 



CucnMBERS — Short Green Early, Long London, Long Tur- 

 key, Uherkin, &c. 



Celbry — Solid white, chrystal whito, solid rod. 



CliEss — Curled double, broad leaf. 



Carkoii — Common yellow, early horn, blood red, Belgium 

 yellow. 



Koo Plant — Early long purple. 



Kale — Sea kale. 



Lettuce — Ice" coss, early Silesia, green drumhead, &c., 

 early whito. 



Melon — (Cantalope), plus ni>pIo, nutmeg, beach wood, 

 green citron, largo yellow cantaloupe. 



Water Melon — Mountain sprout, mountain sweet. Long 

 Island, ice cream, black Spanish, citron melons Nasturti- 

 um, Okra, short and long green. 



Onion — Largo Wetherlield red, early red, Danver's yellow, 

 yellow silver skin, white Portugal. 



Pepper — Large bull nose, large squash, Spanish, cherry, 

 small cayenne. 



Peas — Karly Comstocks dwarf, Bishop's long pod, cham- 

 pion of England, dwarf Prus^lau, larga maorrwfat. Prince 

 Albert. 



PUMi'KlN.— Large yellowficld, parsnip, long sweet. 



Parhlev. — DoubU curled, Myatt's gariiisliing. 



UuDBARB. — .Mitchell's early, .Myatt's Victoria, Spinach. 



Squashes (winter.) — Autumnal marrow, winter crooknec >" 

 lima cocoanut, Hubbard'H winter. 



^QUAsnES (summer.; — Early ,crookncck bush, early yel- 

 low bush. 



Turnip. — Flat Dutch, early six weeks and various varictie«. 



Tobacco. — Varieties. 



ToM.vTOE.— Large ied,red cherry, yellow. 



Sage. — Commou red. 



Kadisii. — Karly rod turnip, early long red short top, long, 

 salmon, black S[ auisli, Sil-iify (white), scorzoouera. 



Seeds of various garden lieibrf. 



Flower Seeds — In great variety — embracing a hundred 

 sort'. 



Chi.>iese ScQA'i Cane Se.ds — and various other seeds for 

 garden and Held usually found at Seed Storee. 



UlIL E ir SPLmYS 



The Double Curved Uprljjltt Steel Mould 

 Itoard l*lu\v. 



THE PROPllIETOll or THIS SUPERIOR 

 Plow still continues to Bupply.^^ 

 the grfatdemaiid wliicli its merits have 

 created. It« combination of rare ad- 



vantayieB Las rrcomuieiuifd it to tho 



agricultural community throughout the State of Illiuois, it 

 is now admitted that it has no equal. 



The following note is hut one of the many testimonials 

 which have been furuislitd the manufacturer of tho working 

 of his plows. 



We certify that we have lately nsed the above plows, mann" 

 factured by Mr. Jolin Uhler, and we would state that they 

 are in all respects, sujh rior to any other plows we have ever 

 used. Wo cheerfully recommend them to the public. 

 Win. P. Lawson, Wni. Pollinbargor, 



J. J. Short, D.iyid Newsom, 



John W. Beck, Uri'.ili Mann, 



John Kav.'inaugh, Philemon Stout. 



Sangamon couuty, Jan 1", ISfjo. 



From tho peculiar form of Uhler's plows they are not ex- 

 celled by any other now iu use. It scours very bright, sheds 

 otT slubLiles admirably, aed runs light and easy to the team. 

 Tlio lart;"st sized two-JDrse plow of tliis kind, has been used 

 several se.isons successfully in breaking prairie. The limits 

 of a newspaper ndvertiiement will not adiu'l of an accurate 

 description of these plows. To see them is tobe pleased with 

 them. 



In addition to tho above, tho manufacturer is making 

 wrougliliron upright onea,!iiid two-liorse plows. 



Also, a superior Prairie Plow, warranted to be equal to any 

 prairie plvw now in use. Any size that may be wanted can 

 be had at short notice. A large number of all si/.cs, kept on 

 hand constantly. 

 MauufactunMlby JOHN UllLEU, 



Springfield, 111., at who.^o entablishcieut tbene favorite plows 

 can bo had, from a single one to a number unlimited. 

 nuij4-wlv 



FUUIT AND nit M .V M li N T A L. TK Li liS 

 SmJABISRY, &c. 



S FRANCIS, SPRIXG FIELD, ILL.. 

 .will receive orders fv)r all dosi-ription cf trees from tU 

 DuP.ine County Xnr-.ri-a. L. KHsworth & Co., proprietors. 

 These trees are well urown. bealtliy, and their genuin.ss is 

 warranto... Orders f)r fall pliuiting can be forwarded to 

 them at any tloie Irom June till NuA<-uiber. 



Catilouues will be furnished tliose who wi-ih to pnrehase 

 treesiiM I -lirnt bery on appiicitii'U to .Messrs. Francis &l!ar- 

 rcll, :>i.riii-a.'ld. 



wiioijiJrjE PLoivss. 



Mauutacturcd \)y Joliu Dere. 



AS THE SEASON FOR FALL PLOWING 

 is at hand, the subscriber would ask the attention of 

 Farmers and others interested, to his lar^'o and superior 

 stock of Plows of all kinds, now iu use in the West, consist- 

 ing of 



Three sizes of Improved Clippers, made from the best Cast- 

 steel, and finished in very superior manner; these (lows for 

 case of draft, and perfect plowing, have no equal iu this 

 State. 



Four sizes and qualities of the common form of old ground 

 plows, made from Cast, Uerman and American Steel, which 

 are equal to any plaw made after this style, 

 Corn Plows of two qualities. 

 Double and single Shovel Plows. 

 Five Tooth Cultivators. 



Ilitrrow^B, t» o styles, reversablo, adjustable, and 

 Oiddes Double Ilarrow, 



()x Yokes of three sizes, finished in the best manner, 

 and a very superior article. 



Twelve and Fourteen in Extra Breakers, for breaking 

 Prairie or other sod, Willi two and three horses — these are 

 very sujierior breaking plows. 



Common breakers of every size and styU, on hand, or 

 m.ade to order. 



Tho Michigan Double Plows. Cf this I am making two 

 sizes for thro) and four horses. This plow is ado[ited to 

 breaking, plowing stubble-land, or sub-soilinj.': and will do 

 auykiuds otplowin^ in the best manner, ^o plow has given 

 SQch general satisfactieu wherever it has been used. It 

 should bo more generally introduced for deep plowing and 

 Bubsoilitig. 



All orders for plowE either singly or by the dozen will re» 

 ceivo prompt attention 



Sept., 1S;)S— ti times. JOIIX DKEKR. 



AiS^ All of said articles can bo had on application to 

 Francis A Barrcll, Springfield. 



Wes^terii l^and Oif£ice« 



T. S. MATHER. 



FOR TUK 



PURCHASE ANO SAI^JQ OF CITY PRO- 



pci'ty, Farms and Unimproved l.auds, 

 PAYMENT OB TAXES, ^ 

 Collection of Claims. ; 



Oovernnient JLands 



ENTEHed wrru wappasts op cash in ani 



LAND DISTRICT 12SI ILLlJSOIS. IOWA, MISSOURI, 



MINNESOTA OH NEBRASKA. 



tAND WARRANTS BOUGHT AND S01.D. 



. Office over N. II. lUdgely's Bank, W'est side Public Square, 

 Spriufifield, Ills. 



B. B. LLOTD, 



D E ISTTI S T, 



office ox north fifth street, over J. RAYIlURN'e. 



SPHIIVrGFIEIilJ, TLL. 



A DENTAL I'UACTICKOFFIFTKEN YKAHSWARRANTS 

 hiiu in saying that all operations shall be carefully and 

 neatly performed. Ue is in possession of several premi- 

 ums and diplomas awarded by the best institutes for the pro- 

 motion of science and arts in the country. 



Teeth inserted, from one tooth to full sets, as substantial 



and handsome aa can be had in any city of tlio United States 



or Europe. Artificial palate jjlates inserted, supplyinR the 

 want or loss of the palate, velum and would, so as to restore 

 articulation. 



Refer to Prof. David Gilbert, Pennsylvania College of Med- 

 icine, Philadelphia; Hon. J. S. Ulack, Washington City; Kev. 

 Dr. Ilarkey, Illinois University; Drs. Helm, Hyau and Wal- 

 lace: Messrs. Jacob Loose, J S. Condell, J. II. Gray, Fossel- 

 man, Owen, Corneau &, Dillcr. 



June", 1S5. 



Sweet Potat Plaats. 

 TX7E WILL HAVE TllEM IN THE PRO- 



T f per season, for s.ilo by the hundred or thousand, at 

 fair prices; (See advertisemeutof early Nansemond potatoes) 

 febl S. FKANlIS. 



EV'CRORKENS. 



ORDERS MAY BE LEFT WITH S. 

 Francis for Evergreen Trees by the quantity, from tho 

 well known Nursery of Sauiuul EdHurds, Biirtnu county, at 

 the following rates: 



B.ilsam Firs, American Arbor Vila;, White Pine, Whito 

 Spruce, six to ten inches high, $5 pur hundred aud ^iu pur 



thousand. 



Til" same varieties, from the wood*", rollected Iiy Mr. Ed- 



waads' agents, who take tlioin up in tliebe-t possiide ninnner, 

 seloetiug trees carefully from oi).;n exposures, packing at 

 once in damp moss, at %\b per tliouband aud ly'jy per tcu 

 thousand. 



American Larch, two years iu the Nnrsery at $10 per 

 1000. Kuropean Mountain A^h, feet high, $18 per 100; 8 

 to 10 feet. j23 i)er 100. 



Neit Pine Strawberry i)laiits at$3 50 per 10C0;and Hybrid 

 Scotch Khubarb at $.1 per ItiO 



Orders for the articles may bo left with 

 _Jiichl S. FRAN'CIS. 



Fruit and Orntimi-uliil Trees and Slirubbcry. 



r|niK SUBSCRIBER WILL RKOEl VE 



JL oidersfor Fruit, Ornami lital Trees and Shrebbery to 

 be h il fn.ni any NiirsiTy iu this State. Tlif article will 

 come fie-li, in gooil oid'r, will bo true to name, beit-r and 

 lower iliiin the trash ofitn imported from forci.;ii NurR ri.-B. 

 dilI:! S. > IL'iNCIrf. 



