, 1879-06-27

arc best nromotel ,,v tha ,v;doet .,,u.,h,
syste,n Of commercial o.ch,rao, ~ -,,,;,1
exchanges n,otal]io n,onov !. M },;f;sn,ra,
bio agent.
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TIE MAYOR'B spEE1g m rur aEpxa,
8HARpsH0OTERs.
II is not too much 10 sny that every tim
Afr. CARTER HAan1soS, Mayor OF Chicago
opens his mouth ho puts Ills foot into il
Ills address to tie Northwestern Shorp
Bhootsrs' Association on Wednesday proyat
to bo no exception to this general rule OF
the other hand, he has mover nut lis foot st
fnr In before, not eyon In his 1ofs,
apostrophe to tho eaRlo aud his windy f1c
fonao Of tho Marine Band. ThiH AssooIa
tion is composed of intelligent Germar
gentlemen from MI pnrss of tito Northweat
exports In tllo uaa of tho ridc. who have
COMO here for d social contest of ak},, and
general recreation. They aro not ritrroff tn
DO ticklod with a straw, or boys tn he
amused with twn]dlc, but oent)cron win
wero worthy of cordta1 md f1,on;Ho1 "a.
coption, such rs Chicago il accustomed to
accord to her guests. As gentleman. thav
showed their good breeding by bayinr thc;r
respects to tho city in the norson of ;ta
Afnyor, md tho Mayor addressed them In
tho nnmo Of tho city, witlout Hav;np n 1vor,1
to thom that Chicago woult like to have sajt1
If tho voice of tho Intelligent peon1e ha,l
beon spoken by tho Mayor l,o would havo
dwelt upon the value Of ahnrpHl,ooting, not
on1y MS matter Of personal skill, bat in ,ta
rolntions to the good Of society md for tho
general defonse. Flo would hayo commander
these festivals, not a}ono for tleir n1eoen,t
recreation and boneficent iutlucncos uron
health, bnt also because thcy tra;n tha
young to uso arms in manly and rroper
fashion, not as The bnlly uscs his b,iduaot,
or pistol, but with skill and courara tn ID.
fond our institutions, to protect poncofut
people against unruly mobs and the criminal
olassos whom thoy become riotous, md In
maintain tho freedom Of their country aoainst
nggreasors upon tho battlefield, wllnro the
aharpshooter always Inns tue place Of honor.
Tho Mayor Of Chicago might hayo miuclnd
very dignifcd kcntimont with valuable nj,
vioo, md sent his visitors away in n yerv
pleasant mood; hut instoatl 1o int1utccd in y
tedious recital Of his infantilc souIrre1, ,a1oot-
ing that wns hnlf twatldlo and tho othor half
brnggadocio Of tho silliest description. nro,
faced with the remarkable auuonncoyn mi hat
"We a1o people living in n .lorpa ci.v bu.
we all remombor that It wag bns t,o othar
day whom wo woro Wilderness md ,v,,or
sharpshooters wors necessary to nrotaot % ~ !"
Docs Lc mem to infar ,hat vo ft,,o ,,.s",.
of Ohioogo, wora n w,l,7ornosa Wv - puoII' :, ~
city that was wilderness ? And - - ,vns w
the city, by what sort Of ycckon;ra dooa ha
reach the conclusion tlat we a,l pan,o,o,,as
when 1t was wildorness TT n wor, y ,,,;,
tlcrness, Of course mn ono ,vo. haso asa ~" :.
thero woro no poonlo in tin c;tv vtot ,,....
the mood of yharpahootona Fran th;u w.
,narkab!o oponinp to tho e1oso ,yo ,on ~,
nothing moro ,mnortont linn that ~ nra..~a '.."
I1Ann1sos vo. ,,orn T., = oa,,o ,'"s,. DA"5o,
rochad in guoar-troncr thot ~ H. s*
! years bo hai mostorod = ho.r. uss., ~ "
killed. mapy sou,rra,a thot h. H., -
when bo. was vean, of noo 49,. ~ b."
l,ooNz shot sonirre1. hv.not tou.,,; ,L' D~"1.. ,,
Int hv ohinn,,r IN ", ~. "o"s .s.1n ""'r'
tho souirrol ,lvinv of n hro,,or t,oo.t ' rs"
+ho uLo,L Z, 41.. 1s.t H.. A'o"'
=, .-o .s,, ''.ts nentueAy sports |
ioen 1oaa ole!r blbIos ny candle.light and |
snutfed the oan1las by shooting of lin
wick at forty yar1lY, alwaya tjI) thoir tur,t;.s
nv sbootint tio,, .t,r,,,ot H.. I..1 s"'@'0'
- ..o =. '"S "e~" 'tu'4' cyo
~ ossanco OF seventy to eighty |
yards while their lcntls aro wi1slinp md
tlurklnc and dodpfnn. 'Tharo ,vo.
ntentv of hi. Lira ~ x,,a.. wa
,voo,1a 1r,,n,'.,1as,a. -:t,' ''v''o or, M" p"ck'
" "oous 1t''s1ausenlam, with Tho braggsdocio
thrown IN tlat tho German rihonleu he wnR
undressing couldn't do th,aa fcots b,,. 49,
oue word Tint vaa ,ovtira,,t ..a. ."s NV
suitable to fin occ,s,on ~ ~ .,,a4 ~ popos' OF
uantarv to hi. n,,ssta - ''' WA e''ap'''
Mr. Juxssgs'a wofco,oo >, ,,,o .,,...,.,,
pra was in ooon t.sto ona ~ aa"s psuo'e'
h0HA SNStVf AHtA tltGIttUf0 III !