History of Springfield, Illinois, its attractions as a home and advantages for business, manufacturing, etc. Pub. under the auspices of the Springfield board of trade, by J. C. Power.

106 SPRINGFIELD) ILLINOIS.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
With the approval and co-operation of reign was devoted to their elevation and
the officers of the National Lincoln Mon- improvement. For this reason he' was
ument Association, I have commenced assassinated by the minions of tyranny
preparing a and oppression, in the 44th year of his
HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION OF THE NA- reign.
After Abraham Lincoln was re-elected
TIONAL LINCOLN MONIUMENT.
president of the United States, some
It will embrace a minute historical acRoman patriots who had evidently traced
count of the inception of the enterprise, the similarity between the lives of their
from whom and from whence came the ancient king, and the president of the
contributions, with such incidents con- American republic, took this
American republic, took this stone from
nected with raising the money as it may the old wall of Servius Tullius, placed the
be thought will be of general interest. inscription on it which it now bears, and
The description of the monument will sent it to Washington City, in order "to
be both minute and elaborate. It will associate the names of those two brave
be illustrated by eight or ten engravings, assertors of liberty." Before its arrival
which with the written description will the parallel had been completed by the
give a clear understanding of the whole assassination of Abraham Lincoln also.
structure, in all its parts. The illustra- By the exertions of the Hon. Shelby M.
tions will commence with the ground Cullom, the stone was sent from Washplan, followed by views of the Catacomb, ington to Springfield, arriving at the ofwith its six Crypts, for the reception of fice of Hon. Jesse K' Dubois, September
the burial caskets of Lincoln and his im- 15th, 1870. It will remain in his office
mediate family, Memorial Hall, parts of until memorial hall is completed, when
the terrace, tablets with the names of the it will be removed to that place.
States forming the cordon around the The book will be completed by the fifmonument above the terrace, ending with teenth of August, and in order to bring
a full page engraving of the monument, it within the reach of the most humble,
as it is to be when completed. it will be published in two forms, and
Not the least interesting among the sent in paper covers by mail, to any adillustrations will be a fac simile of a stone dress, on receipt of 75 cents, and neatly
-with its Latin inscription and a trans- bound in cloth for $1.00. Address J. C.
lation of the same-which was taken Power, P. O. Box, 800 Springfield Ill.
from the fragment of a wall built around Editors noticing this article, stating
that ancient city, during the reign of Ser- title and price of the book, with my advius Tullius, the Sixth King of Rome, dress, and sending me a copy of thle
who ascended the throne in the year 578 paper containing the same, will receive a
before the Christian era. He sprang bound copy of the book, as soon as it is
from the common people, and his entire published.