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Rral estate.
Valuable PropertV for Sale

yE,IIE undersigned for sale his Home Farm,
sistiug of near 900 acres, besides other lands in
La Sale and Livingston county, III. which will sell
very low cash. enable terms on short or
long time, who will make homes on the land
for themselves.
Will sell in any quantity from forty up to all
have.
As to the ouaIity of nv home farm there is not sin
gle acre Of land not fit for the plough tn. whole oft,
is there single 81 upon which. there is not one or
more beautiful building spots in the shnpe of eeya
tiou from which almost single foot of the rest OF
the eighty may be seen at a glance
The soil consists OF mixture composed OF vegetable
matter. decomposed marine substances always light
and from 30 to SO inches in dcbth on the highest parts
of farm.
Its situation is in the midst OF the great wheat,
and cattle region OF Illinois south Of the Illinois river,
inexhaustibe fields. The nearest portion of the
farm is within four miles Of them.
RAILROADS.
Its ofeasy access to the Rock Island railroad and
the Chicago, Alton and s.. Louis railroad The Amer
lean Central railroad is now being completed, which
has located depot within four miles OF the nearest
The Peru and Fort Wayne II. L. will locate depot
within two and half miles; the Tonica and Petersburg
road VIII locate depot within two and half miles
the Gaena Branch of the H. Central Il. L. IS also with
in cne-half days drive, aud the Illinois and Michigan
Canal is reached at 4 distance OF thirteen miles.
STATE AND COUNTY ROADS.
The State Road leading from Danville to Ottawa
along two sides Of il. The county road leading from
Dwight, the Chicago and Alton Il. K. the Vermil
non coal fields, over which as high as seventy coal
teams, in single day, have been counted, along
one side OF The farm and the buu iucrea-c
until "A Il X. Il built along this line IL will be
sure fortune to ent9rprisng keep public
hoase foi the accommodation OF the travel.
beautiful elevation large enough for house, barn,
orchard lots, de-, &c. is situated an this road.
Other laid out and travelled roads SO feet wide
located that II should sell emily 81 each man
tler, and YET may sell 81 OF section or so acres
without any road going through it.
MILLS.
There are two steam Touring mills within ten miles,
ana Il good water MIL within SIX. Tie iatlcy has a
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iI-ilN ciS Ian - ACTI-\ { \ D..
Lands bought and sold on Commission. Taxes paid
Abstracts O: Title furnished Collections made, Invest
Fneuts made il Government or other Lands. Money
Loaned Ottawa. AI-.St t~lI.
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GEO FAIRCHILD, S,cr,tGrv-
ntN AID. READ.


WE are now in receipt OF large Shipment OF llin'
duced prices.
Breckenridge Coal OIL. .--...... $3.50 per gal.
Pennsylvania Carbon oil, (light colored
ard burns well 80. ;.................. loo do
Downcr's best Boston kcrosene,......... l25 do
Also, a good assortment of Kerosene aud Fluid
Lamps, which closing out cheap.
mar3l :. q. Earl. 4 son
It0TO ORTONS BOOh !SIORE for schcol Books
VI Stationery. or nice Books FOR Children. 2Aian
DUY YOUR SCHOOL BOOKS at
ID Jan29 0RT0N'S BOOK sroRt-
DUY YOUR STATIONERY at ,,- ,,opp
You get nothing good at the Drug S'"i''' me-
IsuiiGcrs.
wv sau tn, H. sfurro and Cement, and are
w now prepared fiji orders az Low ~ nSnopN
junll Az -----
" jan29 90 -
=, =, I'll, co TO d. WAIVER he VIII denons,raIe 70
L you w.. that his Fluid CANNOT EAfLOpE
nCi 1oo" ORTOl,'S BOOK STORE,
You get nothing as good at the Drug store 'aH2'
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E8coIls Hooks. Books!

.!~tslstS 7 :ls.t 10.
LARGE ami complete assortment, rom Trout
N Lin, to a Minnow Hook, for sale IoS,
marie :. c EARL 4 SONS.
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Loss or Ela.,,a!n i,y Fire,

LOsS Sh kess Ella. "a 10! Ike.
FINiIS Company has been in existence over turn
Il ty gears Does not issue policies this State;
Has paid nearly A1,f Buki0n dOiiGy-s
Has furnished insurance to its members less than
ttC0ti,ds tie price cfGrqsd bV the jcst stack Co,Da-
mics. 1t has the IIrqest aud be secured capita! o: any
Insurance Company III the West.
Arr nrcIa 'uts have now completed which ena-
bic the Directors 10 pUy al losses ,rfEp uiHety ddgs
Merchants have their stocks INSURED in the IL
nois Mutual and in OF loss, actually get their
money as soon as Is promised by any other Company
To the Farmer and the li-c}nHjc this Company has
become Stdte BsHer"leHt 4 ss9cjGtj0B in which, at
moderate cost their hOoes and soS may be insured
stroyed, they will receive the isho'e doEHt insured
without litigation. or UNNECESSARY delay.
IT has become tie Insurance com pam Tar the Peo-
pie 81 lu''totS-annually saving large OF money
IN the state that would otherwise he taken on, by To-
reigL Companies With all these inducements who can
now atorc to remain uninsured in the Illinois Mutual?
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
r. X. Hart VI D., Alton, John Atwood. Esq. Alton,
Hon samu Wade, Alton, J. w Schwcppe, Esq, Alton,
Hon H. W Billings, Alton Il. F. Long. VI. d. Monticello,
j. James, NJ D., p. Alton, Elias Hubbard. Esq, Alton
Turner, Esq Monticello, Hon. f. a Hoffman. Chicago
Hon l. Irumbul Alton, l. Kelleubcrger Esq, Alton
Hen Robert Smith, Alton, NJ c. Atwood, Esq. Alton,
Henry Lea, Esq, Alton.
Benjamin T. Lone, P5eSt. NJ. G. Atwood. lSecretrry.
L. heIenbcrger, Treas. John Atwood, asst Ssc'g.
John BlaiSdeli, zen Agt. A, c. Haukuson. Ast at.
Agents have been appointed in every County and in
all the principal cities and in the State to whom
application for insurance may be made
atsz.-ly WI. VI. TRUE, Igent, Otts,ca.
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Fire. Life and Marine Insurance
COLLECTED for the following good AID reliable Insu
- rance Companies:
NORTH AMERICAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
Hartford, Conn.
NEW HAVEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
New Haven, Conn
PEORIA FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY,
Peoria. II.
CONNECTICUT MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO.,
Hartford, Conn.
jun5 NIB BRISTOL. Agent.
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sheet Music. -, ,a,
1000 PIECES of Sheet Music Just receiNe ~
ZOO ing my stock very lar Ie oI S Shn,tisches
Quartettes, Wazes, Pclkas Marches, i 81 Of In
A liberal discount 10 rtnioI Z. Y. GRIGGS.
strHctiOu Books. ldeclo4
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STATE OF ILLINOIS, La sale county, sS.- The Peo-
pie of the State OF Illinois, all whom these pre-
Seuts may come, and especially the next OF kim
heirs at-law, and creditors of Mary Cohey, decd
GREETING:
M HEREAS George Il. BeIiord, executor of the Ia 81
W will and testament of Mary CoGey decd is de
srous oirendering account of his proceedings such
executor and having a final settlement and for that
purpose has made application in the County Court
OF La Sale County aforesaid for citation TO ne
ed TO those who may be interested in the of said
deceaSeG We, therefore, require you appear before
our said court, at the county court house at Ottawa
IN said county, the Sd Monday of July, 100 at 10
O'Clock in the afternoon if you fit attend the hi
settlement of said account.
In testimony whereof, the subscriber CLERK OF t,e 80
ty court of La Sale county aforesaid h"s ne ~,
H. $ set his hand affixed the seal OF sdIu '''
az o'a"a' 'le ian "'' p LINDLEY, Ger&.
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,.. .ssortment OF DAWSON, WARREN
l ma. D. The best Pens made in the u s. Each
u n DE , ranted Al the Drug Store OF
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Notice 10 Es.sE1sEer..

NOtlcc TO Es8sasscE%.
HAVING re -Ioyed my Marble Establishment directly
4 opposite the Post Office, on Columbus street,
the increased room enables furnish builders with
stone cut to order the shortest notice and a. the low
est hgure Having some Of the experienced work
men IN the West l can ensure entire satisfaction.
n. u. large stock Of and rough Joliet and other
stone On hand. MARIO WILLS 4 BRO.
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EaHCEcS.
Z SEFUL and Ornamental, snch Money urseS
u Card Cases, Cabas, Pen Knives Taheis' &c;
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-ift..a....f'E''T.E - sac ~ ft'yE I,fTfs.
~ ys-t-- o. nn order ana decree 81 the County
} Court of Ia S.e County. Illinois made ON the pc
tua. y t..r a- ,r -u- tIa-IsJr4triE Of the estate
OF Henry g. Cotton deceased, for leave sell the
cSta;, o. said deceased, at the last December o.
sast court 10 -. Tie i&;h day of December, 4.
l>-., sail, tle gst day OF JaTa4ry E-Nt, tesvrru
the hours % lr O'Clock A. and : .l.or. AZ. -aiG
day, sell public sale, III. door %. IT, Cont
Of the said Henry Il Cotton in the following de-
scrbsi zeal tate. situate IN lie County o: L. sale
and state o. Illinois. wit:
Los one On IN block three, go
Lot fy. 80 IN block fifteen. t5.)
Lot -t.rl.-l ..if IN block twenty-five, l22l
Lots ave. o. nine, o. ten. ,lnl eleven I'D sad If
teen, - "a pioCA twenty-five. 90
Is'- sue, e. eleven, GID "ssi aeen ll5 in block
o;S one Il > two - five, % eight 50 fourteen,
tIil and fifteen, ti@) in block twenty nine, t29J
Ceurre, in the town Of OTTAWA.
. lot -iX 90 in block nfry-one. Old
Lots nine, - thirteen l3,' and fourteen, 90 in
10, eight - in block eighty five, 90 all III States
Addition to Ottawa.
And the half OF the Sou beast quarter Of lot
ven t. in block twelve, O2) in the original Town OF
Ottawa The two thirds OF out lot fourteen, (fl
in the southwest fractional quarter of section eleven
lll in township thirty three, t3) OF range three 81
and lots four "a and scventyrlEht tI>l in
the southwest fractional quarter OF section, ship,
and range aforesaid and the east fractional solth
east quarter OF section SIN o. in township tartythree,
t}) range four - east, in said La Sale county.
Terms OF sale, cash in hand MA Rf Z. STOUT,
declT idyr. Of the estate of IL Rry o. COTTON decd.
The above sale has been postponed until Thursday,
the first day OF March, n. 1850.
james 4dn'r Of the E,rate Of Hrn,1 g. CoftOn deed
The above safe has been postponed until Monday, the
lith day OF May, A D. 1861 MARY L. STOUT,
/ eb25 idmr. Of HG "s5Gts Of Henry q Utton, deci.
The above sale has been postponed Il Monday the
Cd day Of July, A Il. 1>60. MARY f. STOUT
myI2 Adm'r. IF TIE estate Of Henry T. Cotton, deed
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ErTsss.tfcry AMI SORES.
CBlNS Extracts, Cclognes, Extracts Toilet Soa ps
Il Beached Castle, Colgate's Honey Soap, Sachets
Puts. Hand Mirrors, Toilet Powders &c, &c.
T. Y. GRIGGS
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-03-28

they will remain so? Have not other yout
as sensible and promising as your children,
fallen victims to the ravaging curse? Do
you think your children are less likely to be
led astray than others2 OF father, be not
deceived. Awake to a sense of your duty;
and of the danger which may await your
children. Spare no pains in warning them
of the danger Of touching any thing that in
toxicates use every means in your power to
make them hate drunkenness and if they
should ever become the slaves Of Alcohol and
at last ruin themselves, you will feel that
you have done your duty. But we do be-
lieve that if every father, mother and sister
who feel interested in the temperance cause
would avail themselves Of every opportunity
of advising those who have not become habit
uated to drinking, that drunkenness would
grow more and more disreputable, till shame,
if nothing else, would cause men to remove
forever the fiery beverage. Behold these fami-
lies where the children have been accustom-
ed to seeing their father drink his three drains
day, and what is the result? Do the chill
dren look upon it as dangerous or disreputa-
bic? Or do they not on the contrary, look
upon drinking as reputable, and soon learn
to quaff down the Internal liquid, as if it were
honorable and right? Father, mother, how
can you be so blind to the interest of your
children. In the midst of all the evils which
flow from drinking of the multitude of ru-
jned characters. of the thousand other evils,
flowing like a liquid fire from the abominable
habit of dram drinking, how can you with
hold your influence from promoting the
cause of temperance, which has done, Is do
ing, and will continue to do more towards
impeding the progress Of drunkenness than
any thing elsel A. S. 7.
Clio, S. C.
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wedlock in the West.

Youths in the West are thus exhorted to
marry, by one of our Western Journals:
:" A good wife is the best, most faithful
companion you can have by your side while
performing the journey Of life. A dog isn't
q touch to her. She can smooth your linen
and your cares for you mend your trowsefs
and your manners; sweeten your moments.
as well as your tea and coffee: rufie, perhaps,
your shirt bosom, but not your temper and
instead of sowing the seeds Of sorrow in your
path, she viii sew buttons on your shirt.
and plant happiness, instead Of harrow-teeth,
in your bosom Yes and If you are too
confoundedly lazy or proud, to do such vsrk
yourself, she viii carry suill to the hogs
chop wood, and dig potatoes for dinner. Her
love for her husband is such that she will
do anything to please him, except to receire
company in her every day clothes Get mar
ried, ! repeat, you must Concentrate your
affections upon one objec., and don't distrib-
ute them, crumb by crumb. amongst host
Of Susans, Elizas, Betsys, Peggies, and Do
rothies, allowing each scarcely enough to nib
BILE at Get married, and have some one to
cheer you as as you journey through this
vale Of tears somebody to scour up your dull
moments, and keep your whole life, and what
ever linen your possess, in some sort Of Sun-
day go-tormeeting order"
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For the Spirit Of the Age.
What Must Be Done2

Everywhere in this country, there are found
liquor drinkers, who are running themselves,
dsgracing their families, and eursing society.
The great efforts that have been made, though
great good has been done, have not banished
this destroyer from our otherwise happy
country. The demon Of intemperance is
making more rapid progress towards uniyer-
nal empire. The question then What
must be done demands our attention and
earnest consideration. Some tell us that we
need not care for the drunkard-he has q
right to do just as ne pleases in this matter.
That class forget, that we are bound, in.
some sense for the well being of society
Another says '1et me wait until there IS some
good effected by the dissemination OF Temper
ance principles, then will join and help. p
But this does not satisfactorily answer the
questiou-"N hat must be done r If You
will permit me, Mr.. Editor, want to make
few suggestions upon the subject, which will
indsces trust, more able pen to give us
some instructions
Now, as all reformation of morals must
commence IN the Church, would ask has
the Church done its partr Has the Pulpit
arisen IN Its mighty power to do something
In this glorious cause has the Ministry,
on every proper occasion, preached total alb
stinence If from one pulpit to another
the cry should come up "Down with the Ii
quor Traffic, how soon would the downfall
of Intemperance be matter of history =
We have tried other means, now let US in
the sacred place of worship, raise our voice
against this monster sin. Let us not only
drive it from within the pales of our beloved
/ Zion, but let US pursu cit into strange lands,
until it shall be entirely routed If the Min
istry will cooperate with you and your no.
| Bile band, Dear Editor, i believe before many
years the pages Of history will be graced with
the fact that the power of the bottle has here
been destroyed.
Brother Ministers of the Old North State,
let US try the experiment If we do moi
achieve victory, it viii be no disgrace but
4 if we do succeed in driving the monster
from our midst, what glorious triumph
and what a wide avenue have we opened
through which to pour the more refined and
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-03-28
For the Spirit of the Age.
To Work, Ladies.

Mr.. EDIToR:-The work of the Temper
anee reformation has been prosecuted for
many years, by few philanthropists; and
by the blessing of the "Giver of all great and
good gifts upon their efforts, much good
has and been is still being accomplished
But however painful it may be for the friends
of christianity to acknowledge it it is neye-
theless true, that the cause is in many local
tiles, wofuliy on the wane. Why is it so p
Is it because the various temperance organi-
cations are not doing their duty Or is it
because the professed followers of the '.meek
and lowlyn Savior are permitting their camp
fires to be extingnished by the showers Of
the cursed and soul-damning tempest?
There is not now, nor never has been, any
other cause in which the interests of all are
more closely linked. All are agreed upon
this point, that no man can be a true chris
tian, and at the same time be drunkard =
But maE may be temperate, and not be a
christian True, a moral man, without reli
gion, is not an heir of heaven; but he is very
far on the road, compared with the drunkard
There is great work for woman to perform
in this cause. Wives, would you reform,
your husbands Then go to work and worl
faithfully. Do not be prevented or discour
aged by any ordinary obstacles that may pre-
sent themselves exert all the influence o
which you may be possessed; 'pray with
out ceasing" ard by kind words and deed
you can if you viii, reclaim him from drunk
ards grave. Mothers, you can WELD two-fol
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-03-28
The Quaker Ladies Of Maine.

Quaker young ladies in the Maine Law
States, it is said, still continue to kiss the
lips of the young temperance men to SEQ If
they have been tamperlng with liquor. Just
imagine beautiful young girl approaching
you, young temperance man, with all the dig
nifty of an executive officer, and the innocence
of dove, with the charge: Mr., the
ladies believe you are in the habit of tam
pering with liquor, and they have appointed
me to examine you according to our estabr
lished rules-are yon willing ?n You nod
acquiscenee She gently steps close up to
you, lays her soft white arm around your
neck, dashes back her raven curls, raises her
sylph-like form upon her tiptoes, her round,
snowy. heaying bosom against your own,
and with her angelic features lit up with a
smile as sweet as heaven, places her rich,
rosy, pouty, sweet sugar molasses, butter,
eggs, strawberry, honeysuckle, sunfo wer,
lily. baby jumper, rosebud, cream, tart, ap-
ple-pie, peach pudding, apple-dumpling, gin
gerbread, nectar lips against yours, and (Oh,
Jerusaleml hold US l)-busses you, by crack
cyl Hurrah for the gals and the Maine Law,
and death to all opposition. -Erchange,
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The Revelation Of Christ.

This began very early, even in Paradise.
There the Sun Of Righteousness dawned. and
from thence shone more and more unto the
perfect day. Hc was announced as the seed
of woman, and the bruiser Of the serpenf's
head. Then, as the seed Of Abraham, in
whom all the families Of the earth vers to
be blessed Then, as the Shiloh Of Judah.
to whom the gathering Of the people should
be. Then as. the Son Of David and his Lord
OF Him, Moses, in the law and prophets, did
write He was held forth, not only in words
but in types. He was seen in Moses rs
prophet, in Aaron as a priest, in Joshua as
. conqueror, in Solomon as prince of peace,
in Jonah as dying and rising again. Every
bleeding sacrifice express Him as an offering
for sin; the mama FROM heaven and the wa
ter from the rock, as the bread and water Of
life; the tabernacle as the residence Of the
divinity, in whom dwelt all the filliness of
the Gpdhead bodily. The exhibition Of Him
may be likened unto perfect portraiture Of
the most distinguished and endeared person
age, at fnll length, rolled up on one side of q
room. and which the. owner gradually opens
to the beholders, till the whole figure stands
disclosed. So God gradually revealed the de-
sire Of all nations, while his delighted and
wondering church exclaimed: He is fairer
than the children Of men, YES, he is al.
together lovely. Jay.
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quently, and in such way as to lead Stella
to suppose some understanding existed be-
tween him and her cousin. 1t was torture
to the poor girl to even hear his name, but
they were not allowed to perceive it. She
took her breakfast calmly, and even engaged
in the conversation. This apparent indiffer-
ence took from them much of their anticipa-
ted triumph, but they still could not but sup
pase-from what they knew of the past
tfA$ she felt some affection fos him.
Dany was Stella tortured Hubert, by
fascination he could not conquer, daily sought
the home of Mr.. Glenmore. 'Tis true he was
ever by Clara's side, but be loved her not
He could not emerge from the web of faseina-
tion which had entangled itself around him.
He loved Stella with all his soul-and yet day
by day he endured agonies of jealousy and
envy, when he saw Capt. Delavour by her
side. Twas useless to resolve he would new
er again enter her presence. He could not
resist the spell which bound him-and yet
with the very spirit of persersity animating
him, he would never, by word or look, bestow
upon her more than the most commonplace
attentions. He thought her tsirt, and fam
cied he had ceased to love her at titnes-but
perhaps the next hour would prove to him
the falsity Of this. In his presence Clara was
all affection towards her cousin, while Stella,
scorning deceit, ever appeared as usual re-
served, and a little cold towards her. Then
Clara would pout so prettily and turn with
such sweet, beseeching look to Hubert, that
he felt it was cruel for any one to wound the
feelings of so pure and innocent q being as
Clara. She acted we'll her part, aided and
instructed as she was by her accomplished
mother, and Stella looked on, suffering, but
l. ~. Il. II