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The horror of the famine in Persia has not
yet reached its climax. Major S.. A. Smith,
Assistant Resident, writing from Bushire, says
the people are worn to skeletons, the children
"to famished beasts" and some of them are al
ways troddon down and killed in the daily rush
for the English rice. Mr.. A. j. S. Adams, ira
yelling in Teheran about two months ago, says,
in a note published by the Sunderland Times,
that in the crowds who swarm in the barrack-
square to receive a dole of small silver from the
Shah, hundreds, men and omen, literally stark
naked, worn to the bone, and covered witAecfes.
The people follow the visitor bowling, for bread;
two men lie upon the ground quite dead, and
a third is laid upon one side of the Bazaar, Gov
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made her the third city in Europe; Flo
renee might have shown her beauty, and
invoked her primacy in the arts Turin
the sword of. " in good and evil days.
Rome had only { le herself.
Cayour, who "a the trouble without
sharing the glory, said, in speaking Of
Rome :-''The capital Of a country is not
determined by reasons Of climate, topogra-
ply, or strategy. I; reasons of this kind
were to prevail, London would certainly
not be the capital of Great Britain !; even
Paris would, perhaps, not be that of France.
The selection Of a capital is determined by
high moral reasons. 1t is the sentiment
OF peoples that decides the matter. Rome
unites all the historical, intellectual, and
moral conditions which form the capital
Of a great State. Rome is the only city in
Italy which has no municipal memories,
or hardly any. Her history, from the time
OF Caesar down to the present day, is that
of a city whose importance extends infinite
ly beyond her own territory-of a city des-
tined to be the capital of a great State"
CavOur was neither a poet nor a dreamer,
and he said again :-"As | am not of an
artistic nature, | am convinced that, in the
midst of the splendid monuments Of an
Client and modern Rome, shall regret the
severe and simple streets of my native
city" Every one knows that the King,
too, left with sorrow the cradle of his
house; and that he likes the North better
than the South. But Rome was the dia-
dem without which there could be no real
kingdom of Italy,
If Italy alone-that is to say, a country
which, however worthy of interest it may
be, is yet a foreign country-if Italy alone
were in question, we might have maintain
ed a silence which would have been sufi-
GENTLY explained by our anxieties at
home. But there is something else in
question-namely, the defnitive triumph
of French ideas, and of the principles
of liberty of conscience and civil indepen-
dence, which France has been the first to
propagate in the world. In opposing the
occupation of Rome by French troops, we
have said a thousand times that we did so,
not only because it was an invasion of the
independence of a people, but also, and
especially because it was a denial of all
the principles on which France has rested
for the last eighty years-a permanent
outrage on the French Constitution and
laws. The entry into Rome which We
h~it rs not-th~t Of a King, but of public
right, which was inaugurated in the world
by France and which now reigns through
out the whole of Europe, and now receives
its conservation in the capital of ancient
right.
(L'Unitd Catt0Hca-Turin)
The duaIism which reigns in Rome has
never been seen in any other part of Eu-
rome. In Berlin there is a head of the
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(L'Unitd Catt0Hca-Turin

The duaIism which reigns in Rome has
never been seen in any other part of Eu-
rope. In Berlin there is a head of the
State aud a head of the Lutheran religion !;
but the same person fills the double Office.
In London, Queen Victoria rules at once
the British Empire and the Anglican
Church. In st. Petersburg, you have in
the Car at the same time the Emperor Of
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-07-13

HORACE GREELEy.-Editorlally the New
York 7riJunc and New York UaaM have
been about as much at swords points for the
last thirty years as any two papers well could
be. Yet that does not prevent the Ueraid
from doing Greeley Justice as man of force
and of the highest pers onal purity and integ
rity. This is the Uc,alGS pen sketch of Gree
ley:
Horace Greeley is a true type Of American
lhe-a sei-made, honest hearted, energetic
man, having peculiariues and eccentric no.
.ions, but all the more American on that ac-
count. If he wears cowhde boots destitute
OF polish they have carried him bravely
through an honorable career marked out by
enterprise and ending with success. If his
coat hangs loosely on his shoulders and drags
at his heels, it buttons over a heart that is
proud Of the land of his birth and full of
kindly feeling for lis fellow men. If his old
white hat lacks the fashionable curve in the
brlm, and looks like venerable and not well
preserved family relic, it covers brain full of
genius, ever ready 10 labor in the cause of
freedom and for the advancement of the hui
man race. Ridiculc and abuse are harmless
weapons against such a man, for the people OF
.he United States know HIM and honor him,
and every eye has q kindly look and every
hand 4 friendly grasp for Uncle Horace
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ANNOUNCEMENT.

hereby myself as candidate fer the Office oI
Sheriff La Sale comfy at the ensuing election subject
however, to the nomination be made in the Democratic
convention p. BYisNE Ia sale, Ills.
BY the solicitations many friends throughout the county
DANIEL BLAKE offers himself candidate for reelection
for the Office Sheriff. subject to the Democratic conyention
SHEEIFFMTY.-At the solicitation of my numerous
soldier friends and citizens induced to offer myself a.
candidate tor the office Sheriff of La Sale county at the
coming November election. THOMAS LARKIN.
BY the solicitation Of many throughout La Sale
county offer myself candidate for office of Record
subject TO the will of the Democratic Convention.
z. :. 8RACRAFT.
We authorized to announce l.. W. BREWER Canu
date for the office Of County Attorney La county.
subject 10 the decision Of the Democratic Convention.
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KICKED TO DEATH BY HoRsE.-Wlliiam
Bleakley. while at the farm Of Thomas Hurford,
four miles west of Ottawa, on Tuesday, with his
etalion, received such violent kick in the
breast from the horse that he died in 10 minutes
Indeed death may be said to have been instanta-
neous for he never spoke and scarcely moved
after receiving the kick. The borse in apparent
plsyfulness, had jerked his halter cut of Mr..
Bleaklsys hand, and he had just recovered it
when the horse suddenly turned and dealt the
fatal blow. The horse had never shown any
sign of being vicious. and the kick was probably
more in play than from ugliness.
Mr.. Bleskley, during the past year, had resi-.
ded on the farm Of Mr.. Newton Ward, in the
town of Rutland, and had gone to Mr.. Hurford's
on business He WAS an Englishman by birth,
about 40 years Of age, aud leaves n wife and one
child.
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LATEST ITEMs.-A Boston dispatch says
quite confidently that Charles Sumner will sup
port Greeley and Brown.
Senator Shurz agrees at once TO take the
stump tor the B0ltiuore-Cincnnat ticket.
He will make his frs. speech withia few
days in St Louis. and then proceed to North
Carolina
Senator Stockton, who opposed Greeley's
endorsement at Baltimore to the last day,
now agrees to take the stump IN his favor,
and will also speak in North Carolina.
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CANDIDATES. - Nothing affords stronger
proof of the confidence of the democracy in
achieving triumph in this county IN Novem-
Der than the readiness of our best men TO
stand as candidates for the various offices to
be filed. Fer senator, the name of II. h.
Boyle having been presented by the demo-
Gratis of Waitham and other localities, the
concurrence is so general as to the strength
and fitness of his nomination that no other
will probably have the boldness to apply
For sheriff. Daniel Blake, Thomas Larkin,
Peter Dunlavy, Patrick Byrne and l. II.
Fredenburg are already announced, while
plenty of others are in reserve, willing to take
the nomination if the convention should re-
ject all these For representative, VIM. A.
Shehan, of Waltham, is urged by the demo
Gratis of that town, while it is also understood
chat the names of VIM. ii. Gilman, of Men
dota, Nicholas Duncan, OF La Sale, and per-
haps some others will be presented to the
convention.
For recorder, G. II. n. Thomas announce:
himself, and Godfrey NeitIei, Adolph Splits
tOssen and others are mentioned in that con
nectiOh.
For county attorney, Cyrus A. Leland ant
E. W. Dewey are announced, while the n me
Of Alfred Rowe and L. W. Brewer are men
toned in the same connection.
The confidence of being able to beat Char
ley Hook for circuit clerk seems to be lee
than any other part of the ticket, rs nj
prominent name is yet mentioned as ready t
contest for that office.
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hs 49, .1oiso IT. 'nT G: :sa9:
ans E a an snG d5 2ar g9y S p
sRote and ' Wary so,Wc gran5d ba :od re-
as eye 4n the re at Geeaac ri f'F a
g s Sa a a s Of S on TGr a
Ing to he tenor and effect Of certain pr9G 42e y,R
day Of ,Ja ann A. 81 months after the date
default in the Payment the said prsmssory part
signed his legal Representatives attorney sft having
Of a s as Of m o II
S S s equity sf OF G y ar sH s o
wen and Mary 8 showe their hers aud assl5ns therein,
pqo , yende to the highest me south door
time appointed in such advertisement and upon tie making
Ny y6r ?t na S 4 sFs5 3
Ss ns and I'd tG vf to e an or
chaser deeds the conveyance the premises Sold
psnses Of Isl selling and conye H s 81 fS
Guiding attorneys tees and the due aid note
so,we Mary sRoT F{ ssh fS da and By y
O. sheweI expressly waived released and renqahed unto
s aS e, s heirs aaG %ssm, Ill title claim
each and every part thereof given by or resulting from ali
%S q. a @ & 8 @ s ss
se e. e and MsFy O. and + in
Records s0T sI on psg Is $50. no. ,.or
note and mortgage and the whole the principal and
all the interest thereon at the esad due and
Now therefore, notice Is hereby given that the undersigned
MORTGAGE WILL by virtue and pursuance of the said mort
sell public vende to the highest bidder for at the
south door of the County Court House in hsciy ootawa,
1872, at the hour of two O'Clock the afternoon the real
estate mentioned and described in said mortgage viz Lots
Nine @ and Twelve 2). in Block Sixteen go In G!oyers
Addition to Ottawa: also Lot Five m aud the East Half OF
C In the Southwest Fractional Quarter Section Eleven
nd In Township Thirty three ( North Range Three l
East Of the Third t) Principal Meridian and Lots One
% ana TwoS o. IN Bloc Fory.iwo GO IN The states Add
tawa In said county of La Sale and all rights and rGultyof
redemption Of the said BENJAMIN F. Shotwcl and Mary o.
ShOtwCll their heirs and said estate for
the purposes mentioned In said mortgage.
July 18th, 1872 DANIEL L. HIT.
Mortgage.
". T. JONES, Attorney Tor Mortgage. IunSs
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1t is thought to be rather singular coin
cidence that Judge Stanley Matthews saould
suddenly have been retained hy the adnrnls
trat;on officers with $4,000 fee in gov
eminent case after his declaration that he
purpcsed supporting Grant instead of Gree
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Colonel John Strawn, vino died last week
at his residence near Lscon was brother OF the
late wealthy stock raiser at jacksonville. He
settled IN Illinois in 1899 and gained mil
itarv honors in the Blackhawk War
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under consideration. aud have examined the same
and find that the lands are assessed at an aver.
age of about ten dollars per acre, and other
property in about the same proportion, this be-
ing about the value Of other property when
equalzed. They would therefore recommend
that no change be made in railroad property.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
Z. II. SPICER, Chairman.
On motion. it ordered by the Board that
said report be received and adopted.
Supervisor Emerson offered the following res.
olutiou, which, on motion, WAS adopted:
Res0Ice2 That the Clerk of this Board be in
structed to purchase ten tons of hard coal, for
the of the court room.
Supervisor Emerson offered the following res.
olution. which, on motion, was adopted:
Res0lCed, That the assessment OF personal
property to Geo NJ Price, of Mendoza be red L ed
to four hundred dollars.
The committee to whom was referred the APP
peal OF r Wicks from the decision o: the town
board of Meriden, on account of alleged excess
sive assessments, beg leave to report that they
have examined said appeal. and recommend that
the decision of said town board be affirmed
Adopted.
The special committee to whom was referred
the assessment of Geo NJ Leland beg leave TO re-
commend reduction Of seven hundred anl for
tytive dollars on his assessment for the current
year. Adopted
On motion of Supervisor Robinson, Ordered
that the Peru Bridge Company be placed on the
assessment book of Peru snd assessed at three
thousand dollars
! On motion Of Supervisor Lynch, Ordered that
the Sc SWl. Sec. IS T. 30, Il. l. 40 acres, the
same having been listed by the clerk, te assessed
1T three dollars per acre; total, one hundred and
twenty dollars.
Supervisor Ferguson offered the following
resolution, which WAS adopted:
Res0yred, That the clerk be instructed to cor
rect the description of the leasehold interests on
the river front in Peru MS to properly describe
| the same.
On motion of Supervisor Hoffman. Ordered
that the clerk be allowed the sum of fifty dollars
for extra services in preparing abstracts for
| equalization of assessments, and that he draw
his order on the treasurer for the same
On melton of Supervisor Ferguson, Ordered
that the per diem allowance b. allowed each
member of the Board at two dollars and fifty cts
per day, and five cents per mile each way, while
In attendance at this session of the Board, and
that the clerk and sheriff receive the usual per
diem allowance during this session of the Board
| Adjourned till o'clock tomorrow morning.
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THE 4rH Ar PARADISE" The celebration
went off quietly and pleasantly. There WA.
speakers from Ottawa putting in an appearance,
but as probably none Of them had Nh axe suitn.
BILE tor our grindStone, they may be excused. So
the chief amusements were q very aunptuous
dinner, lively game Of base ball, aud pleas.
ant hop to delightful music.
"Thc weather II again oppressively warm, and
is just making the corn hop out of the ground.
Greeley stock rising fast out here" T.
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OTTAWA MARKETs.--It il u noticeable fact
thst for many years the vegetable and ripe fruit
msrke. of Ottawa has not been so we'll stocked
as has been the cuse this summer Part of this
is due to the increase of gardeners in and about
the city and in the country, ard partly TO the
enterprise in fruit and vegetables, stimulated by
a lively competition. Prices, too, have been low
er than at Chicsgc
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TABLES.

Showing the Assessed Value Lands Town Lots and Per.
sonal Property for the S2 together with rate
per cent added to or deducted nom the town.
and the equazed value thereon az fixed by the Board of
Supervisors Of La Sale county, Ills.
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SpECIAL COMMISSION rn'o SALE-Noucc Is hereby Civ
~ That by virtue decree made and entered OF record
by the Circuit Cont OF La Sale county, state Of Illinois, at
the June term Of said court, lS2 In certain cause
then pending said court the chanccy side thereof where
in Royal d. Mcdonald complainant and Xmri FOgg and
Elizabeth H. FOgg defendants shall, OF Monday. the
sixteenth day Of August s at the hour Of o'clock
the afternoon of sad day offer for c. n the south door
Of the County Court House in ottawa In said county, az
public auction and will then sell to the highest bidder the
following described property being tao same ordered hy said
decree to be sold, that is to say:
The half OF the northwest quarter OF twenty
four Cd. in township tWentynin g NORTH in range %
Of the third principal meridian in BENIN ol township,
Marshall county. Illinois, also lots one d. two en- three 60,
y. five (5 six @ O.. eight 49, aud
0O. In block Orty ~ in the village of New Rutland, In
the county OF La Sale aiL state Of Illinois.
TERMS GF SALx-Cs.N. GEORGE u, LELAND.
julylj-iw Special Commissioner.
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THURSDAY, July llth, 1879.
The Board met pursuant to adjournment
On motion, Ordered that the roll call and
reading of the minutes be dispensed with.
On motion, the Board adjourned sine die.
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We take pleasure in noticing the successful
career Of our young townsman, Arthur Cation,
member of the junior class at Hamilton College
Four of the best speakers in the Junior class are
selected to contend for the first and second king.
ly prize, of which number Cation was one. The
contest took place last Monday evening. The
result is shown in the following extracts. From
the Utica Herald::
The next speaker was MIR. Cation. He Wa.
deliberate, dignifed speaker His defamation
we have heard before. Mr.. Cations rendering of
it was we'll done. He infused into it all the fire
and vim it deserved. His infection might be
bettered little; his gestures could not have
been He held the house still several times by
his excellent rendering Of the most impressive
and thrilling passages. He fairly won prize.
From the Utica O5sercer:
Scarcely second to Mr.. Briggs was Mr.. Cation.
His extract was estirely descriptive. His voice,
at first rather harsh, was fitted 70 the selection
as he progressed in its delivery. Every eye was
directed to the speaker throughout his effort. 1t
was evident that the contest lay between him
and MIR. Briggs. He received deafening ap.
plause at the conClus,o2.
The first prize awarded 10 Briggs and the
second to Cation. Go ahead. Jake, yours friends
at home have an eye on you.
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WEDNESDAY, July 10, 1872.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Preseut-same ne yesterday.
On motion of Supervisor Gallagher, the read.
ing of the minutes Of yesterday WAS dispensed
with
The committee on equalization made the fol.
lowing report:
Your committee, to whom was referred the
eouclization of the assessment of the different
towns in La s ,lle county, have had the same I'm.
der consider.tio and would beg leave to sub.
init the following report on the matter before
them.
First, that the following towns have the per
cent ,ve placed opposite added to the assessed
value of land. therein contained, Ms follows.
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Adams ............S3 Id Sale -
E,ri ..............0 Ottawa 100000. II
And the following towns have the pes centale
placed opposite added 70 he assessed valuation
on personal property TO wit:
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Aud that the following towns the per centage
placed opposite deducted from the assessed value
thereof, to wit:
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Clsr C"NI salons ct an Invalid.
IGAT AND SAFETY.

keen IA. ii Ic,, carbon on the beat and safest hat can
he made viii grar ' ~ ne good t.,t san be
sold In ottawa nsn te"pa 'hcOmr olt;p erumsn stan.
DART NH1 ''' y, y, GRl0GS. 4
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GREELEY ENTHUsIAsM-Wedn esday aiter""on
at late hour 1t was rumored that Greeley and
Brown had been unanimously nominated tor
President aud Vice-President on the first ballot,
but the news was not absolutely positive In
the evening about dark the City Band appeared
in the Court House yard and played few tunes
Soon squad came down La Sale street with
the cannon, which was placed down towards the
river bank, and firing began and continued until
late hour. The crowd of people about the
Court House was large and enth usiastic, mutual
congratulations aud hand shaking was the pro.
eramme. The Court House was not lighted and
there was no speaking, none being desired. Inc
affair was quiet, earnest demonstration oy
leading citizens, who are determined to work In
harmony and nnion in overturning the Grant
dynasty. A general public ratification will take
place here in a short time, due notice OF which
will be given, and prominent speakers will be In
attendance.
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1872 1872 1872
TIRE ATMENT

Having ac arrangements to locate In Ottawa and havn:
also had large practical experience In the treatment
above speMlcs he IL cpahed with the utmost confidence
to offer those who may hc aHiccI with affections of Eye
and the Ear very superior rn,e of treatment and one
w'rh ne has carefully cI'n tom m experience Of oves
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-09-12
Always Neat.

Some folks are very charming at even
Ing parties, but surprise them in the
morning, when not looking for COM
pany, and the enchantment is gone.
There is good sense in the following ad-
vice to young ladies': Your everyday
toilet is part of your character. A girl
who locks like "fury" or a"sloven" is
not to be trusted, however finely she
may look in the evening. No matter
how humble your room may be, there
are eight things it should contain; A
mirror, washstand, soap, towel, comb,
hair-brush, nail-brush and toothbrush.
These are just as essential as your
breakfast, before which you should
make good use of them. Parents who
fail to provide most of their children
with such appliances not only make a
great mistake, but commit sin of omis-
sion. Look tidy in the mor1ing, and
after dinner work is over, improve your
toilet. Make it a rule of your daily life
to "dress up" for the afternoon. Your
dress may not OF need not be anything
better that calico, but with a ribbon, or
some bit Of ornament, you can have an
air of self-respect and satisfaction that
Invariably comes with being well dress
ed. A girl with fine sensibilities cannot
help feeling embarrassed in n ragged
and dirty dress, with her hair unkempt,
should stranger come in. Moreover,
your self-respect should demand the de-
cent apparling of your body. You
shonld make it a point to look as well
as you can, even if you know nobody
will see you but yourself.