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Corner Stone Laying.

u Next Thursday Will be gala day for ST. Co
lumba( Of this city, for on that da,
the corner stone of their new church building will
be laid by Rt. Rev. Bishop Spau,ding, of thl.
Catholic diocese. The Corner Stone society ART
making great preparations for the day and ex
pect large number of guests as spectators Of
the interesting event
The organizations expected to take part In the
, affair arc two divisions Of Hibernians from La
Sai!e, one each from Streator, Seneca, Morris
Utica and Ottawa, with four or five bands
At 9 o'clock A. NJ, there will be solemn High
Mass, with Rev. T. S. Heating, of Champaign,
as cclebrant; Rev. VI. Heoffy of Mendoza, dea.
con; Rev. Mr.. Byrne Streator, sub.deacon, ana
Rev. NJ. Flynn, OF Brimfeld, as master of cere.
monies. The Bishop will be Immediately assist
cd by Rev. Carton and Abbot, of Chicago.
procession will be formed at about 80, NOV.
ing before . O'Clock, headed by the Bishop and
some 40 visiting clergy. 1t will form at the old
church, and contain also the visiting societies
and will make short march through the princi
pal streets.
The ceremonies Of laying the corner stone will
begin as near as possible to ? o'clock, and be the
form OF the church used from time immemorial.
At this time Rev. Father Gurdry, of La Sale,
will preach. short history Of the parish from
the timO OF the first resident priest, Father
O'Donnal, in 1874, and list Of the subscribers
to the church building fund will be deposited in
the stone. The affair promises to be deeply in
teresting, not only to Catholics but to protest
ants also and should the day prove pleasant Il
very large number of people are expected to be
present.
In the evening the Bishop, who, as many IN
Ottawa know, us lecturer has few equals, will
deliver lecture at the Opera House, the subject
beng 1.-THE Social influence of Christianity"
The Bishop is one of the most eloquent speakers
in Illinois, and man of high literary talents and
culture, so that splendid address is anticipated
The proceeds Of the lecture will 60 to the build.
ing fund.
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Nigh School commencement.

The annual commencement exercises Of the
Ottawa Township High School took place at the
Congregational church on last evening. The
church was filled with spectators IN spite of the
drenehing rain, which. falling all day in asteady
stream, increased to flood in the early evening
Az usual the floral decoration were elaborate
The graduates sat on platform raised above the
pulpit platform of the church. In front was q
heavy arch of green with the class motto in
white, ken and Can are Twins. Under the
arch hung a horseshoe in green, in the center
OF which was the class year, 49," in white and
pink carnations. From the great arch were
wreaths extended to posts at the extreme ends OF
the platform, with other wreaths to the rear
Wreaths with punches OF white flowers, also or
namented the rail OF the organ loft and also the
front of the platform.
The class numbered 10, the largest ever gradu.
ated by the school, and was peculiar in having
among its numbers several young men. Their
names were as follows:
Classical course. Guy F. Abbott, Nathan
Degen, j. VIM. Hayden, Chas. II. Williams,
Farm Ridge.
Latin scientific courSe.-Christopher J. Byrne,
Alex. n. Cooley, Geo. II. Ravens; Ed
J. Stason, Grand Ridge; Lucy Y. Burke, Sara
II. Fiske, Hattie II. Hollecker, Grace A. Mayo,
Belle c. Meigs; Hortense F. Okey, Arlington /;
Mamie Pease, Louisa E. Rathbun, Nellie E.
Smith, Sarah f. Vernon, Louisa F. Zimmerman
They entered by march by Mrs Cation at the
grand organ. The young ladies generally were
attired in white.
The exercises were opened by music by Willis
Band, which was followed by the SALUTAToRY,
awarded upon highest average of examination
by Guy l.. Abbott, who delivered II without
notes. This he said is the first class who grad.
uatcd wh - ,".Erd wh"'ly ui,!.r u" ;,r,-..r
management vi The school. The peculiarly of
the class is its number Of boys and he though it
good omen. Sprinkled with classical COM
parsons his address welcomed all, officers, etc,
and comrades, in happy manner quite more
originally than most salutations have done.
The late corners having taken seats, and the
jsnitor let in breeze, Miss Lucy X. Burke fol-
lowed with Sealing the Heights" All may not
reach the highest points, she said, but all have
certain duties TO perform; let all climb these
heights. Some people are the drones in life,
physical and intellectual, but we are not to be
such. We must have our aims to be better and
grow better, and become the best we can in our
short lives. Lives Of great men all remind us
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WANTED A FARM Er pi ss,!e eGy IN
Exchange for Hrstcass business brick CORNER BLOCK
in ottawa plate glass 'front.' water gas good sewerage
cash payments. A rare chance. DIR, J. Q. HARRIS.
luR35w Real Estate Agent
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A Gentle Voice.

Our enterprlsng druggist has secured the
agency for the sale Of DIR. Rigelow's Positive
Cure, which has no superior for coughs, colds,
consumption, whooping cough, and all throat
and lung diseases. To prove to you 1t has no
equal, call at your drug store and get bottle
free. (b)
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party first and country last BY what can We
learn the safe path? Experience, which tells US
of past warnings; a compulsory educational sys.
tenn for the masses; unity Of sympsthies in all
parts OF the country and something to make
Americas immigrants Americans and partissns
patriots.
The Prophecy" was read by Miss Vernon,
who conceived reception given twenty five
years hence, attended by all the class. Miss
Burke had become wife; Miss Hollecker had
married German count snd gone 10 Europe;
Stason had become an African explorer; Cooley
great lawyer; Misses Pease and Rathbun, mu-
sicians; Byrne, head Of the Land League in Ire.
land; Miss Meigs ZululsnG missionary; Degen,
successor Of Billy O'Bren as q criminal lawyer
Miss Okey an artist; Abbott president OF a female
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The Plano Harvester and
Irvine Binder.
The BelOit Harvester and
Irvine Kinder.

This Is the first machine In the field with SUGGEST
Irvine Binder. For quarter of century the "Beoit h
been household word in the northwest. In 1876 tins Coz
pany built ONE machine in 1881 1900. This year bcwe
900 and 50 900 Of these popular reapers and binders Will
made Light draft strength durability. clean work, rel
bility are some OF its points
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Nem advertisements.
TO the Voters of the Fifth
Judicial District.

At the request OF my friends announce myself
ddae reelection the Office OF Judge of the Supreme
Court at an election be held in the District the 5h OF
June, 1882. ALFRED d. CRAIG.
GALEsBuRG, LII, May Sh, 1882.
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a. w. W. BLAKE. T. MOLONkY.
DIIAK IKE 81 MOLONEY, Attorneys and Coun.
ID sellers at Law. Rooms 25 and &c Opera House Block,
Ottawa Illinois, jun3s2
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The ID. NJ. Osborne 4 Co.'S Com.
bined Irvine Binder.

The p. u. OsbOrnc & Co.'S Combined Wire aud Iwlhc
Binder has been greatly improved the same machine
OF last year. We vOuCh for ii being perfect Irvine
Binder for 1882 and to work equally well In wire as In
Irvine. The following telegram from the southwest ex
plains Itself &c., -
WACO, TEXAS. April 2ih. 1852.
u. NJ OSBORNE & Co, Auburn, n. Y: After working
Of SelfBndng Harvescrs three days just
they from the factory. in heavy and barley we can
say unqualincdly. IT IS ALL RIGHT. WE DO NOT FIND
ONE DEFECT. ID. II. OSBORNE.
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NOTICE.

meeting Of the South Ottawa Presbyterian Society will
be held Mt the Church Friday, June 9Th. 1882 at 80 p
NJ the purpose of electng Trustees and taking action
n proposition to sell the parsonage property.
BY order Of the Trustees. THOS. ~ MASON,
South Ottawa, May 25, 2.-2w' Secretary.
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~ G. TREN AIRY, Attorney at Law ONCE with
l.. W. Brewer Opera House Block. Ottawa, III. jun3
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-05-27

westward, leaving the land many
feet higher. The creation is going
on all the time, increasingly. Nature
is her own engineer. She knows
what she wants better than Eads or
any of his kidney. Ifthe natural
bent Of the river is INSTRUCTED il will
find way, over, under or around the
obstruction, sure as fate. 1t may be
regulated for year, or ten, or
even twenty years, or longer, at
enormous expense, but that will
amount to nothing in the end and will
not affect the result of natural pro-
cesses."
THE trouble is" said another gen.
tleman, "husted" sugar planter,
"the Mississippi and Yazoo deltas
We're discovered and settled on about
1000 years too soon. The whole
territory is artificial and liable to
overflow all the time, and the more
it ovcrhows the better it is for the
land Every flood leaves 1T higher
1t may be rough on the resident pop
ulation, but it will be the making of
future generations"
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Law for Fnrmers:..CattI I'm
the ghwav.

Mr.. II. A. Haigh, LII. D., of De-
troit, gives a resume of the laws on
the above subject, in the american
Agrtculturist for June, from which
we extract the following:
1t is general doctrine Of law in
this country that the land in the
highway belongs to the owners OF
land lying along each side. With a
few exceptions the American farm
extends to the middle of the road,
and the public has only the right to
pass and repass there in an orderly
manner, and the right to keep the
way in repair Every other use of
the highway which does not interfere
with the public right, belongs to the
farmer owning the adjacent land.
He owns the soil, grass, stones, and
gravel, and everything else upon the
surface or under it, and may use
them all in any way that does not
affect the public right of passage;
and the law will protect his owner
ship in them just as much as though
they were inside his fence. No other
person has any more right to pasture
his stock there than in inclosed
lands; nor can he hitch his horse to
a tree there without being liable for
the trespass, especially if the horse
should gnaw the tree or do other
damage; he can in fact, only pass
orderly along.
AS to road fences, the laws do not,
with the possible exception of those
of New York above noted. impose
any obligation; and the farmer may,
if he chooses, remove such fences,
without impairing his right of action
against the owners Of any domestic
animals that enter and do damage
by that means. -.
If a person let's his cattle 90 in the
highway, he is liable for the trespass
they commit by simply being there
unlawfully; for the grass they con-
sumo, for the injury they occasion to
the sod or by barking the trees, and
far any other damage they may do.
If while they hook, or kick, or bite
any person lawfully using the way,
he would be liable for the injury.
A man once turned his horse into
public place where children were
playing, one of whom began switch
ing the horse, which turned and
kicked and killed the child. He was
convicted Of manslaughter. -.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
farmer owns the land of the road, he
cannot use it himself for any purpose
which at ali interferes with the pub
lie rights there. He can not put bis
wood piles, wagons, or pig pens there;
and if he does, and the traveller runs
into them in the night and is in
jured, he would not only be liable for
the private damages sustained
(Linsley VS.. Bushnell, Is Conn. 225)
but he may be indicted for obstruct-
ing public way.
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|
Nowadays when a subscriber gets
so mad because an editor differs
from him on some trivial question
that he discontinues his subscrip-
ton and "stops his paper" we re-
mind him of a good anecdote Of the
late Horace Greeley. the well known
editor of the New York Tribune.
Passing down Newspaper row, in
New York city, one morning, he
met one of his readers, who exclaim-
ed:
"Mr Greeley, after the article you
published this morning, intend to
stop your paper?"
"Oh, no. said Mr.. Greeley, don't
do that!"
"Yes, sir, my mind is made up, and
l shall stop Che paper"
The angry subscriber was not
to lie appeased, and they separated.
Late in the afternoon the two met
again, when Mr.. Greeley remarked:
Mr.. Thompson, l am glad You did
not carry ont your threat this morn
ing"
"What do you mean?'
"Why, You said you were going to
stop my paper"
"And so / did; went to the office
and had your paper stopped"
"You are surely mistaken, have
just come from there. and the press
was running and business was boom
ing"
Sir said Thompson, very pomp-
ously,sI meant intended to stop
my subscription to your paper"
"Oh, thunder" rejoined Greeley;
Il thought you were going to stop
the running Of my paper and knock
me ont of business. My friend, let
me tell you something: One man is
Just a drop of water in the ocean.
You didn't set the machinery of this
world in motion, and sou can't stop
it; and when you are underneath
the ground things upon the surface
will wag on just the same IS ever"
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The Dog kissing Girl.

The custom some youag womer
have of kissing poodle dogs is the
means of driving many young men tt
dissipation. On Thursday evening
last young Chicago man came into
the Palmer house bar-room, at Chi
cago, and asked for a drink of raw
whisky with perfumery in it. He
had a wild look in his eye, and the
bartender set out the whisky and
asked what kind of perfumery he
wanted in il. He said, "Anything
Put some bitters, little kerosene,
squeeze an onion over it, and rub the
edge of it with assafndita. Cahr r
and he spit out some imaginary bad
tasting stuff. The bartender put in
several bad tasting things, and gave
the glass to the poor young mand,
and he swallowed it, and asked fer
limburger cheese. The bartender
gave him piece of an old overshoe
to chew, and he seemed relieved, and
after he had become calm he told the
bartender what was the trouble.
He had been calling on his girl and
she owned poodle. All the even
ing she would kiss that dog on the
nose every few minutes, and when he
got ready to come away she threw
her arms around his neck aid in
dulged in kiss that under ordinary
circumstances would have pulled the
filing out Of his teeth, but he said it
tasted doggy, and almost made him
sick. He tried to get away, but she
clung to him, and again put her lips
to his, and he said he got away after
a while and rushed for the nearest
saloon, where he drowned his sorrow
and dog hair in the flowing bowl.
He said that every time she kissed
the dog he felt like the girl that eat
tomatoes for the first time. The
thoughts Of her kissing that dogs
nose, that had been in so many places
Of disrepute, smelling Of old bones in
alleys, and hunting dirty things in
out of the way places, was too much,
and he wept and asked for another
drink. The bartender tried to brace
him up by telling him he wonld feel
better in the morning, and that he
should not let a small dog come be-
tween him and bliss. He said he
didn't want any more bliss, and he
started for home with his hand on his
stomach, swearing eternal vengeance
on all dogs.
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WORDS OF WISDOM.

Promises hold men faster than ben
efits; hope is cable and gratitude .
thread.
There is in all this world no
such fount of deep, strong deathlcss
love as that within mothers heart.
In this age almost every person is
reader, and receives more instruc-
ton from the press than the pulpit.
The fruit Of liberal education is
not learning, but the capacity and
desire to learn; not knowledge but
power.
When Amos Lawrence was asked
for advice he said: Young man,
base all your actions upon principle;
preserve your integrity and charac-
ter, and in doing this never reckon
the cost"
In peace. patriotism really consists
only in this--tllat every one sweeps
before his own door, minds his own
business, also learns his own lesson,
that it may be we'll NTH bin IN his
own house.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-05-27

Every letter now is recorded. No
letter from a proper person is ignored.
1t is either answered or referred
to the proper department for an an
swer
The routine of the Presidents life
is simple. After breakfast he has
his mails-that is to say, he has
placed before him a memorandum of
such letters that his Private Sccre-
tary may deem of sufficient impor-
tance to show him. After the Presi-
dent has looked through his mails in
the morning, the rest of his day is
given up to the steady reception Of
visitors. This continues, with little
breaks, until the President absolutely
refuses to see any other callers, and
goes to bed. He is not supposed to
see any one after his skinner hour, but
there is in Washington class of
high officials who can go to the
White House at any hour, whom the
President can not afford to refuse to
see.
The White House mail is in itself
curiosity. 1t is great source of
amusement to the Secretaries when
they are new to this work, but even
the vagaries of the mails, oft repeat
ed, take on the character of monotonv
prevalent to. letters of the begging
kind. These letters represent very
well the class Of people who besiege
the White House. Some of these
written applications may appear
absurd, but they are matched by the
verbal requests made every day to the
Presidents Secretaries.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-05-27
BABY Elephant.

Barnum is overjoyed with his ac-
questionable baby elephant--and
declares $500, 900 could not buy it.
He offers $50, 900 for an insurance of
the life Of the infant for 50 weeks.
Surely, If he knew the full valne of
Perwrd and Manalin, he would do no
such foolish thing, as they are the
most successful protective medicines
that have ever been introduced to the
human family. No one can take any
disease while taking Peruna before
each meal, and keeping the bowels
regular with ManaIin. Ask your
Druggist for the book on the Ellis Of
Life"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-05-27

STATISTICS of population compared
with representatives in the legisla-
tive bodies Of the leading countries
Of the world show that the United
States, with the largest population,
has the smallest numb Der of Legisla-
tors. For her nearly fifty millions of
people she has 1863 Senators and
members of Congress, while the fig
ures for European nations are these:
Germany, 100000 and BOT dele
gates; England, 34,0O0,OOO, and 65S
members of Parliament; France, &c.
100000, and $50 Representatives aud
Senators; Spain, 100000 and 3S7
Deputies in the Cortes; and Austria
Hungary, 100000, and 1000 in
the two houses.-Intelhgencer.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-05-27

The Pennsboro Conference seems
to be giving our Democratic ex
changes great deal of trouble
Why so much emotion, brethren
Give us reason or two for devotine
so much of your valuable space to a
thing you claim will do you no harm
--Ritchie Gazette.
The nondescript character of the
crowd, their foolish and inconsistent
ideas, those mongrel resolutions and
ridiculous proceedings generally ex-
cite the mirth and ridicule of every
one but the participants. We be-
lieve you were not there, Bro. M.
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The Mormons are likely to have
everything their own way in Utah
for another year at least. The Com
mission to put the Edmunds law in
to operation has not yet been APP
pointed, and the time for the next
general election is coming on. BY
local law the registration closes the
second Monday in June, when no
additions O: alterations of the lists
can be made. The new Law requires
new registration. The registrars
must visit every house in the Terri
tory and obtain the signatures of all
who desire to vote. Even If the
Commissioners were now ready for
hnsiness, it would hardly be possible
to prepare for the first election
There is no provision in the law for
a delay in the completion Of the reg
istration, and no special election can
be called. So the polygamists will
hold the offices for another year, I'M
less they are ousted, and this would
be bad policy, inasmuch as the va.
Gated offices would remain vacant
and the people in some counties be
left without any system Of local gov
ernment Star.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-05-27

Another Cure Utterly Without
a Precedent.
ERIE, Pa, Sept. 10th. Is

ERIE, Pa, Sept. 10th, 1881.
DR. HARTMAN: / cannot but ex-
press my thanks to you for the great
benefit | received from the use of
I erund and Manalin. One bottle
of each placed me squarelv on my
feet, after long sickness, which had
laid me in bed and then left me lame
and crippled. Three DAYS use of
these remedies dispensed with the
cane, and in week / was perfectly
we'll. NJ. WRIGHT.
Business Agent, Erie Eveaing Her.
aid.
Ask Your Druggist for DR. HART
MANS Book ON the Ellis ofLife." He
will give it gratis. If not, address
DR.. II. at Osborn, @.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-05-27

Among the amendments to tho
school law, enacted by the late Leg
islature, is one which will make it
much more difficult for teachers to
obtain certificates than heretofore.
We give it below:
"The Board Of Examiners of every
county shall grade the certificate
granted according to the following
scheme, numbering them according
to the merit of the applicant, from
one to three. A number one ccrtjfi-
cate shall indicate grade Of merit
from eighty-scven to one hundred
per cent. number two GER
tifieate, a grade of seventy seven
to cighty-seven per cent; number
three certificate, grade of sixty-scv-
Ell to seventy per cent. No
teacher shall be employed in any free
school Of the State unless he shall
hold at least number three certifi-
cate; and each applicant in order to
obtain number one certificate shall
make general average on all of the
branches taught in the free schools
of the State of at least eighty-seven
per cent. and shall not fall below
seventy-five per cent on any one
branch taught; to entitle the appli-
cant to number two certificate he
shall make general average of sew
enty-scyen per cent. and shall not fall
below sixty per cent TN any hr~r.is
taught; to entitle the applicant to a
number three certificate, he shall
make general average Of sixty-sev-
en- per cent. and shall not fall below
fifty per cent. on any one branch
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-05-27

MEMBERS of Congress will be elect
ed in this State in October hereafter.
A very good arrangement. We might
just remark that four Democrats will
represent us next time, instead of
three as heretofore.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-05-27

SENATOR MITCHELL promises to
make it interesting for the Cameron
crowd in Pennsylvania in the pres
ent canvass. All right, Senator; lay
it on well. You have our sympathy
and good wishes for success.