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HUMOROUS CAMPAIGN BOOK

The big daily press, of both parties, In
Guiding such papers as the New York Post
and Times, the Chicago Tribune, Albany
Journal, &C., are having all sorts OF fun
over the campaign book recently issued by
Jay Hubbell's Congressional Committee
and paid fer out of the pennies wrung
from the poor CLERKS, janitors, and scrub
women in the employ OF the government.
Says one of these papers: Let there be no
more complaint that the book publishers
have been remlss OF late is not issuing
anything humorous. The Republican
Campaign Text Book for 1882 just issued,
Is positively the funniest book that has ap-
peared IN decade"
The book opens with chapter on the
spirit of the Solid South" on which the
N. Y. Herald remarks: "Of the republl.
cans who sympathlze with the spirit to
which the party owes its existence, one.
half will laugh at this chapter, and the
other half will swear at it." After giving
few extracts from few iniudlcious
southern speeches and newspaper editorials
and some loose statements about ballotbox
suffers Is Mississippi (nothlng about those
in Phlladelphia), 1t closes with thrilling
report of representative southern murder.
Then comes chapter on Southern
Claims" no mention being made, however
of some ten millions of such claims being
allowed by Republican Congresses and
none while the democrats were in the ma
jority; yet mention is made of one wicked
southern mail contractors fraud, although
the most discreet silence Is maintained
about the mail frauds of the variety known
as the "star route"
''Tbc roaring fun" however, says the n
y. Herald, IN somewhat lengthy motto,
of the book, comes in under the head o.
Political Assessments This is Mr.. Hub
bells own topic and In spite Of the grea
blackmailer's modesty and courtesy in at
tributing the entire book to Mr.. William
f. Mott, librarian Of the department of The
interior, his own def hand, humorou;
mind and lofty contempt for the amenltie:
with which civilization has endeavored &c
stifle itself, are manifest on every page"
After eflectually chawlng up Mr.. George
William Curtis as the Joseph Surface o.
Civil Service Reform" it refers to tn,
threat of his Civil Service Reform Society
to prosecute the Office holders for submit
ting to assessment In the following byfalu
tin style:
Is not that the very genius Of torture
The genius of the InquIsition: The genius
of an oligarch like Boisguilbert or From
du Boeuff All sympathy for their op
pressed condition, all commiseration fol
their wives and children, are extinguishet
| by the crime of thus contributing anC
J they and their families mus, expiate then
outrecuidance (hurrahD in dishonor sno
misery In the pepitentiary and alm.house
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SAMUEL w. RAYMOND.

We heard q few days ago a knot OF
supervisors, including men of both parties,
talking about Mr.. Raymond, and the sub
stance was about this: That with the
heavy drafts upon the county treasury
during the last few years, connected with
the erection of the new court house and
jail, they were unable to see how the coun-
ty could possibly have got along without
the aid it derived from the high financial
standing and skill and the consummate
management of MIR. County Treasurer Ray
mond. Often when large sums were indis-
pensable to keep the work III motion, aud
the treasury empty, he not only through his
shrewdness and the unlimited confidence
bankers and moneyed men placed IN his
word and judgment, was able to pilot the
board out of its difficulties, but IN many cases
met immediate and pressing necessities by
advances from his own means or raising
money on his own responsibility without
expense TO the county.
why" said one supervisor enthusiast
cally, "the people ofthis county have no idea
how much they owe to the highstanding,up.
rIghtness, integrity and financial skill Of
Mr.. Raymond. If they did they would as
ore man vote tor his reelection. don't
see how the county could have weathered
the last two years without him. AS this Is
the last time the people of the county Will
ever have an opportunity to vote for him,
they ought in common gratitude to give
hum such boom as VIII snow that they
appreciate such rare worth and singular
fidelity to public trusts"
There was time during and soon after
the war when the treasurer of this county
handled sums and was laden with response.
bilities somewhat comparable with those
with which Mr.. Raymond has been charged
during the last few years, but then the pay
of the county treasurer was such that at the
end of a single term he could retire with a
moderate fortune. The pay OF Mr.. Ray.
mond, for services FOR which no railroad
corporation would offer him less than four
or five thousand a year, has averaged, We
believe, about two thousand year. There
are store clerks in Ottawa that receive
nearly as good pay.
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WILL.-WIll Kaufman, Chicago, spent
SToUr.-Mtss Lizzie Stout has returned
home after quite long visit with friends
| In Ohio.
HAPEMAN.-Col. ID. Hapeman has gone
to New York and other eastern cities en- s
business trip.
HARD.-Dr. c. Hard has returned from
his trip through the northwest and is very
enthusiastic over it.
YoUNG.-Rev. Mr.. Young, formerly of
Morris, has been assigned to the charge OF
the Methodist church in this place.
ELDr&DGE-Miss Eldredge, of Detroit,
Michigan, is in this city visiting at her
uncle's, Judge Eldredge's, on the West
Side
FRED.-F. D. Dalton, former sueator
publisher, was in Ottawa yesterday. He
is thinking of engaging again in business at
that place.
WARNER-Mr and Mrs Warner (qee
Fannie Hopkins OF Wilmington, have
been visiting friends in this city during
the past week.
YoUNG.-Rev. G. S. Young, the recently
appointed pastor of the NJ. Z. Church, was
IN Ottawa yesterday. He will occupy the
pulpit of that church Sunday
CHALLIs.-Mrs. C. II. Challis, of Ulys-
SEES, Nebraska, who has been visiting her
father, l. B. Baumgardner, for several
weeks, will return home Tomorrow.
TRIMBLE.-NIss Elsie Trlmble is visit
Ing in Princeton There was q reunion OF
the Trimhie family at Princeton on last
Saturday, attended by Mr.. C. d. Trimble,
of this city.
SToRE.-Mr Bredweli, Of Canton, IL,
who comes highly recommended, has taken
position with Hapeman & Graham at
least until Mr.. Crossen's return. The lat
ter, by the by, writes he ls gaining strength
and hopes 10 come home soon.
LUcK-Mr. Russell, recently employed
in the Ottawa Times Office, has return. d 10
Chicago, his wife having been assigned a
third of her fathers estate, which has been
in the probate court for SIX years. The
estate consists of S4j 900 cash and $4,000
real estate.
PoRTER.-As usual j. f. Porter's hay
tools captured the blue ribbons at the
Illinois State Fair and at ~. Louisa not
insignificant compliment considering that
these are the two greatest fairs held in the
west IN which pretty much every nipple,
ment of merit Is shown.
WEsT.-N. c. Harris, whose return from
Texas was noted some time ago, has
changed his plans, and instead Of return
ing to the sunny cline Will make his fu-
ture home at Girard, Kansas, where he
will be engaged III business similar to that
conducted by his father here in Ottawa.
WEBsTEg.-Cards received here an
nounce the marriage of Mr.. +. c. Webster,
late of this city, and Ade F. Norton, at
Freeport, on oct. 9TH Mr.. Webstcr's
friends here congratulate him lie now
has charge of the Dixon schools. Mr. AMI
Mrs Webster will be at home after Oct.
10th.
TRIMBLE.-Geo. NJ. Trimblc is contem.
plating removal to Washington. ID. C., t.
enter one of the government Offices as
clerk. We hope George vii. reconsider
for Ottawa doesn't care 70 lose vornc
man of AIS business ability and s0,ial
Qualities DIR, VIII W. Nash Will take mis-
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ALL RIGHT, MIR, WHITE.

Ii seems the FREE TRADER, IN attempt
ing on Saturday to state the position of the
German papers of this city with regard to
the various political tickets in the field,
was in error in representing the Wochen.
blatt as supporting three candidates On the
Republican ticket, videllcet John c.
Smith, Anton Birkenbeuel and Thomas
Clark. Mr., Witte, editor of the VOchGn-
blatt, In card IN one OF the little dailies,
corrects US In this way:
Under the heading of "Shullling and
DlckerIng," the FREE TRADER of this
morning endeavors to give its readers an
insight into the relations of the Germ an
papers of this county to the respective
tickets. Allow me to state that as far as
the WOchenbldtt Is concerned, the aged
editor of the FREE TRADER falsifies the
record, whether purposely or from ianor-
ance of the German language | don't
know. The lVOchenbldH said: "Of course
there are honorable exceptions, of which
we need only mention John G. Smith
Thomas Clark and Anton Birkcnbeuel, and
we feel sure that these gentlemen Will find
supporters among the Germans, but, Us al
ready stated, the republican ticket as q
whole smells too strongly OF 'muckerdom
to please US or other liberals" The
Wocten6lat has never tied Its kite to the
tail OF either party, and claims the right tC
have It's say as an independent paper bu'
If the aged editor aforesaid does not under
stand German enough to correctly repre-
sent our words, | would kindly advise
him to keep his nose out of discussions
that can only serve TO prove his ignorance
Isn't this language little groJ, frient
Witte? Our error appears to have been IL
drawing the inference from the Wochen
bldtfs honorable exceptions" in behalf o
Messrs. Smith, Birkenbeuel and Clark tina
1t meant to be understood as supportIn.
them. We are happy to find that in TIN
we were In error, and that the real mean
ing of the WOehenbldh was, that though al
the candidates on the republican tickle
were not temperance fanatics, yet, as
uhole the ticket smelt so strongly o
"muckerdom," that the WOchenJldu coult
support no part oft.
This relieves us of our especial astonIsh
ment that the WocheabldH should fall il
with the Her0ld IN its quixotic support o
Clark against Nilligan for sheriff, for VT
supposed Mr.. Witfe, of course, with every
body else, understood the motive of tn,
Herolds opposition to Mr.. Milligan, anC
that the lVochea1ldtt should allow itself tC
be used to further shabby little gam,
like that seemed to us most strange and
unaccountable. While the above Language
of Mr.. WItte does not, perhaps, authorize
us to enrol him among the active support
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The Republican, for good and sufficient
reasons, refused TO print the J0HrHdi any
longer, ana KendIg, according to his state
ment was unable 10 make contract with
Osman Il Son until ne had agreed to advO.
cate the election of the democratic county
ticket. lie made his first payment last
evening, and from now until election day
may be expected TO fire his little sQuirt-gun
at Clark, Cullen, and the balance of the
republican ticket-RtpHbliccR
The Republican, is deliberately 'mlstak-
en-" Osman & Sen, when approached by
Mr.. Kendig's friends The himself never
asked u.s. about printing his paper, made
only one demand-that the work should
be paid for. The payment was guaranteed
by his friends. 1t was purely matter Of
business, and IN our business politics
never interfere. We Will do work tor any
man who comes to us and shows DISPOSE.
ton to pay; and have not yet developed
the lmpudehce necessary to ask a man ms
politics before we do business with him.
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Cases of rare meanness are not uncom-
on In politics, but when It comes to some
thing absolutely amazing in that line, cou'
pied with phenomenal brassiness the crea'
,ure Stone, of the Marseilles Register, takes
the cake. In finding fault with local co.
temporary for supporting Mr. Miligan for
sheriff, this animal has the cheek tosay;
We think it lily becomes a man who has
always claimed to be Republican, to up.
hold such man as Milligan, whose record
was unfurled two years ago and showed
very plainly that he was a deiaulter, and
unworthy the support Of any honorable
man. The charges made by this and other
papers two years ago, are still held against
Milhgan.
Reference here is had TO an outrageous
campaign lie OF which this burlesque on
humanity was the author in the campaign
two years ago, to the effect that Mr.. Mill.
gan, while sheriff away back IN 1868, had
collected certain witness fees which he had
not paid over. Fortunately for Mr.. Milf
gan at the time, though Is years had
elapsed since he had been sheriff, he had
retained the receipts IN full for all the fees
he was charged with having retained, so
that he was able TO cram the lie down the
throat of the Marselles Backyard in
way that any creature possessing ordinary
human instincts would have remembered
all his life afterwards with humiliation
and shame. Yet after such crushing and
overwhelming exposure of his mendacity,
this-this thing-has the astounding cheek
to refer to that tasehood. We can under
stand it is a part of the frailty OF poor
human nature when convicted burglar
boasts of his achievements as a craftsman
and so 1t would be comprehensive II this
mud.slinger Stone boosted Of the lie he
propagated had he made il stick; but that
he should boast of it after 1t was so effect
ually and conspicuously crammed down
his dirty throat two years ago is one OF
those weird psychic phenomena no philos-
opher can grapple with.
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T. T. Mcmahon will leave this evening
for Chicago to purchase supplies and IN
quire into the fruit market. All persons
wanting the very best selections in fruit at
lowest prices should leave their orders
with him today, and he will take pleasure
IN filling them.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-10-11

ONO AND WEST VIRGINIA held state
elections yesterday. The latter sto'e is ex-
pected to GO Democratic of course, but IN
Ohio the highest expectations of the Dem
ocrats are to gain two or three congress
men. There is no Legislature to elect, and
Rgff tafts QtfeSsa r. be shoS sen are q no In
have made the issue on the Pond liquor
bill and thereby lose the German vote,
though they expect to make up tor more
than that IN the rural districts. Foster,
who has cauvassed the state thoroughly,
predicts republican victory by $1,000
majority. We shall see. There had been
no dispatches received when we went to
press last night.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-10-11

The German steamer Herder, en- route
from New York for Hamburg, having 2eS
passengers, was lost on the Newfoundland
coast on Tuesday night, but all those on
board were saved. The papers don't seem
to regard the news as half as interesting,
and don't make half the fuss over it. as if
all or the majority on board had persisted.
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BUTLER ACCEpTs.-Gen. Butler hiss
written two lengthy letters to the Dem,
ocrats and Greenbackers OF Massachusetts
accepting the nomination tor Governor OF
the state, rendered by both parties The
letters are dated October 3, are very long
and were made public on Tuesday. He de.
fines his position on civil service reform,
the taria and other measures, and CON.
graduates the fiat party that hereafter 1t
can lay aside the word "greonback," as the
designation Of the party.
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Boards famous New Orleans Mlnstrels-
all black-are booked for Saturday night
the l4th inst They claim to have strong
company of twenty-all born Africans
and give genuine negro minstrel show
with full dsrkey accomplishments. They
have put their admission prices low-fifty
cents down stairs and thirty-five IN the
gallery, and deserve to have full house
at these prices.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-10-11

The ST. Louis FAIR last week was the
most successful ever held in that city To.
tai gate receipts of the week, Sl05, 1000, The
Cincinnati Exposition, which also closed
Saturday evening, was likewise fine sue
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SHORTHAND.

Postal tuition on the DOT and
DASH system Of Shorthand, by
which any one moderately quick
can acquire "a good style in q
week, and by two hours prac-
tice daily can report a speech or
sermon in ONE MONTH. Terms
for complete tuition and cor
rectiOn of exercises, SO in ad.
vance. Address PETER PEAR
son, StenOgrapher, 3Ol2 Shur-
tleff Ave, Chicago, III. sepso-tociO
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ers of Mr.. Milligan, we are warranted at
least In drawing from 1t the satisfactory
assurance that 1t is impossible for him to
support Mr.. Clark.
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Wee Curtis ana Wade Hamptonl We
Curtis and jeff DAVIS!

Vice Curtis ana Wade Hampton! We,
Curtis and jeff Davis!
The "hurrah," says the Herdld, in copy
ing the above, SIS our own; we could not
help II, but for the grammar, orthograghy
and punctuation Mr.. Ilubbell deserves the
entire praise
The climax IS reached, however, when
MIR. Hubbell, to disabuse the public mind
that Mr.. Garfield was q civil service re
former, has the check 10 publish the fol
lowing letter to the contrary:
MENTOR, Ohio, August 80 1880,
M tear HabbeN'-Yours of the l0th
INST. is received. Please say to Brady that
hope he will give us all the assistance
possible. | think he can help effectively.
Please tell me how the departments are
generally doing. As ever yours,
j. A. GARFIELD.
How this can please the hundreds Of
thousands Of republicans who distinguish
between the late Presidents principles and
practice, and IN favor of the former is hard
to see, but joke Is joke, and Garfield
republicans will have 10 grin and bear H.
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place as book-kecper for the Ottawa Bottle
and Flint Glass Co.
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Democratic State Ticket.

For State Treasurer,
ALFRED ORENDORFF,
OF Sangamon County.
For State Superintendent OF Public lnstructit
HENRY RAAB,
Of st. Clair County.
For Member Of Congress,
JUDGE II. F. CODY,
OF Du Page County.
COUNTY TICKET.
For State Senator,
JAMES W. DUNCAN.
For Representatives,
ALEXANDER VAUGHEf,
SAMUEL c. WILEY.
For County Judge,
HIRAM T. GILBERT.
For Probate Judge,
DANIEL EVANS.
For County Treasurer,
SAMUEL W. RAYMOND.
For Sheriff,
WILLIAM r. MILLlGAN.
For County Clerk,
PATRICK FlNLEN.
For Probate Clerk,
ARTHUR T. BARTELS.
For Sup't Of Public Schools,
81. G. b. STOCKDALE.
For Coroner,
DR.. FLOYD CLENDENIN.
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Personal! To N en- ONLY!

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NeW ADVERTISEMENTS.
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Advertisers addressing Ss GGO,P. ROWGll 4 Co,
10 Spruce Street New York learn the exact cost OF
any proposed line OF ADVERTISING In American
Newspapers az OO-page Pamphlet, 2oc.
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An Impending pend Crisis.

A colored nan having applied for q
situation in a family on Cass avenue,
and given the name of an old colored
man on the market as reference, the
gentleman drove down there to see what
he could learn. ,.ea
"Yes, sab, know de party you men,
shun," replied old Zeke, as the subject
was broached. s ,
"Is he honesty"
"Under certain circumstances he
would be sah."
,.'Well, sab. I.'specks he am"
sis he truthful"
d"Y-e-s, / think So"
"But, Uncle Zeke, you don't seem to
speakup very promptly. Is there any
thing wrong with himl"es
"Lemme ak you few qneshuns," re-
piled the old man.
"Do you keep eberything aroun' de
ban picked up and locked hp?"
"Yes."
"Den take him." rst wR
"But about his bein' reiiable?"
"Oh, he'll be dar at meal time, an
doan' you forget it'll
Sand his truthfulnessY"
''See hyar" exclaimed Uncle Zeke, as
he whirled around, ."'you am gwine to
fur. When man specks he am gwine
to git eulld man who kin work for $s
a month an stan wild one fut inside dc
gates OF Heabenlall de time, its too thick
You go to pinnin' dat man right down e
bedrock and nine chances outer ten he'll
elope wild your wife before he has bin
dar six weeks!"-DetrOit Free Press.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1882-07-20

last resort brother Of the patient said
that be had bottle OF Kendall's SPAWN
Cure and wished 70 Try il. he applied
il to the neck, and then reduced little.
and the patient after some difficulty sue.
ceeded ingarglirg II in the throat. He
soon noticed some improvement. and by
contir uing its use o. complete cure was
effected. and now he says he knows II
saved his life. The abode remarkable ex-
perience led US to investigate farther, and
we found that Kendalfs SPAWN Cure has
the most remarkable effect on human
flesh Of any remedy Of which we have
ever heard, and we have become
soundly converted to the opinion
that no remedy has ever been discovered
which possesses such remarkable quail.
ties for the diseases of man as well as
beast. Every one should cut this out and
paste into scrap p-book.-Iimes.
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The Suez Canal.

The Suez Canal on account of its loca-
tion, is the most important canal in the
world. The present attitude Of England
toward Egypt is in part due to Arab
Pasha's threat to block up this important
waterway. So deeply interested are all
European Nations in the Suez Canal that
it would not be surprising If it would yet
be the occasion Of an European war.
There are very distinct evidences that
in ancient times probably as early as 600
B. C.) there was canal connecting the
Mediterranean and Red Sens. 1t must
have been used for many years, but was
choked up with sand, and remained in
that condition until restored by Trajan
in the second century a. d. It was sew
eral times reopened, but about ITO was 50
effectuallY blocked by sand that it was
abandoned until recent years.
The attention Of Europe was attracted
to the Suez Canal during the invasion Of
Egypt by Napoleon, who had it surveyed.
From that time the interest Of European
Nations, especially France, in the canal
was maintained, and various plans for its
construction were proposed, but nothing
definite done until 1s4Y, when France,
England and Austria sent out q commits
sion to make accurate measurement Of
the levels Of the Mediterranean and Gulf
| Of Suez. They found the two to haveex-
actly the same mean level, and a tide oi
six and half feet at one end, and one Of
one and b half feet at the other. Anoth-
| er examination was made, in 1853. Mr..
IStephenson, q noted engineer, believed
such canal as was desired was an i'm.
possibility, and planned railway from
| Cairo to Suez, which was opened in 1858,
and over which the Indian and Austrail'
ian mails are now carried. In 1864 Ds
Lesseps, then employed in the diplomatic
service Of France In Egypt, first exhibited
an interest in the proposed canal, ana tws
years later, In 1866, obtained the exclu-
sive privilege Of forming ship CANA
lfrom lynch to Suez. His plan was, in
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Dip,lltlleria.

The latest and most successful treat
lment for this dreaded disease has lately
come to our knowledge, and having in
gterviewed the man who says bis life was
saved by the new treatment we feel con-
ifident It is our dutyto give the facts to
our readers; i that they may investigate
for themselves. The circumstances are
as follows: Amedes Charter, d, West
F'arnham, r. O..recently had diphtheria;
he became SO bad off after relapse that
all hope OF his recovery was abandoned
by bis physicians and friends, and as a