, 1880-07-04
JOLIET.
1eoinning the Celebration Of the
Fourth Rather Early.
r.. canaitiop Of the Canal There Eery Fair at the
Present Time.

1o,;at and the occasion was taken adyan-
80 of hy the Will County Agricultural So
.satr tn hold a fair at its grounds, which
'..e,a ,,aced at the disposal of those desirous
~ hnnoring the day, rletoricaily or other
Ito This combination Ut interests had the
seact of attracting very large concourse Of
eao,,la At the Fair Grounds, which, when the
t,, was at its hight during the afternoon,
.antaIned about 1000 men. women, aud chill
Isar The day was spent i'll the enjoynents
usually to be found at country fairs, the In
ta.ast centerIng upon the oratorical exercises
which came off In tho afternoon III beauti-
~, grnve situated in the eastern part Of the
grounds, where large platform had been
erected.
iii srttlers-those who had come to VIII
caunty prior to 1s4o-to take seats upon the
rlotforn. all invitation which was accepted
h. aho1t hx6ndrcd venerable ladies and gen
tian,en. among them Mr.. Joseph Watkins,
-rho taught the first school, and the Rex.
stenlen r. Baggs, who preached the first
sermon in Chicago. lie then introduced to
tha audience, which was scattered around
tha nratfor1n under the beautiful shade trees,
THE HON. cA1sTER II. HARRISON,
.Mayor Of the neighboring Village Of Chi
cago."
SIr. Harrison said that, as guardian and
nrotector of that village which sometimes
cent some of its nalodorous water to plague
1o,iet's citizens, he had but little time to
..rehare speeches, and hence he would only
make few extenipore remarks. He was 4
fr1n believer In the Fourth of July, which
should be celebrated as they were then do
Inq-yitll firecrackers and guns. It had
hpen complained that they destroyed a great
deal Of property, but that was better than
suffering National feeling to decay. 1t had
hepn said that he spread the eagle. lie only
did it once when III Congress, and he be-
Ieyed he had a, right on that occa-
sion to display the mighty bird until
It's wings rested respectively in the Attain
tic and Pacific Oceans. lie believed that
iand. Ii the irecraekers did burn up a
house occasionally it could be rebuilt, but
II the fires OF patriotism burned low what
could be done to revive them? The speaker
then read some OF the most patriotic phrases
from his famous speeci! previously alluded
years ago were In favor Of all enthusiastic
ceiebrafion Of the day. 1t was rather sin
eular and quite memorable fact that fire.
crackers were most used by the oldest alld
the youngest nations Of the earth,-by: China
70 on firing them off, and keep OH cultlvating
fhe feeling of love Ut country, of which these
Sharp reports suggested the memory.
lie did have an eagle the other day., It
came from Wisconsin, and was reported by
the man who gaveit 10 him to be the hand,
soonest golden eagle ever captured. lie had
sent it on to Cincinnati to attend the Demo-
cratic Convention, and, not having had 1t
returned him, he made inquiries as to its
whereabouts, and learned that it had been
taken to Tanmany Hall, New York. In that
this time for a liquor bill. Laughter
Not only the hearts Of the young, but also
those If the old, were aroused to feelings Of
patriotism by the doings Of the Fourth of
July. There we're two kinds of patriotism,-
thu. which arose from an appreciation Of the
protector; thu, other was sentimental feel
in. Ii WIS the latter which aided the 500 at
TLtnnonyl,E, supported the. heroes of
Valley, Forge in their hardships; and car
AIdrlsonvilI. and Libby Prisons. This was
the feeling which made an Englisllman I'M
cover when the band struck up "God Save
the Qucen," and FrenchnlaHRforget his
woes and cry out for ''La Belle France.''
Of . La Marseillaise." In conclusion, by way
Of compliment to the old settlers who sur
rounded him, he rccited .'The Song of Sew
enty." and asked which Of them would not
BE- young OIL such day.
teen,'' and called to mind the fact that the
Presidential chair was waiting for all Of them.
Lincoln was a railsplitter, and vet he became
the Nations Sayior-President- They had us
much right to it as James A Garfield, the
canal-boy, who won his way until now the
Presidential candidate. Hancock was poor
mans son, and ne and James were entered
for the great race. lie was not talking
politics, and so lie could not tell them which
one q a5a %aS going to yin. seysral voices,
Mayor Of the greatest city in the United
States. 1t was bigger than the State of
Illinois, at least in his opinion, and vet he
was rocked in cane-brake and cradled In a
sugar-trough.
distant II the horny handed young fellow
BY the side Of q young lady yentured to slip
his hand under the folds Of her shawl and
risk tender pressure of her waist, she
should not repress the advance, but should
squeeze s back. and II. OH the following
that squeeze, she should tell him that she
didn't mean anything, that 1t was the Fourth
OF July, and she was loving everybody. AS
TO the young fellows. they should try to get
thesqueeze as they left their girl at the gate,
looking, why, they might getsolnething nicer.
Maj. Sctlaughry said that after such an
interesting speech from Chicngo's Mayor the
people Of Joliet would almost forgive those
Of Chicago for the horrible water which the
latter sent by their doors every day.
Mayor Harris0n-Tell them am going to
make 1t better Immediately.
THE HON. JOHN WENTWORTH,
On being introduced, addressed himself more
particularly to the old settlers of Will County.