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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-30

IN an almost stationary condition, while
his general health Is excellent. His walks
about the house and in the street cause no
fatigue, and his daily ride in the park Is II
grea; pleasure. Hotel proprietors at sever
Al mountain resorts have extended invita-
tons to the general to visit them.
The annual convention of the Episcopal
church of the Diocese of Chicago met in
the Cathedral in that city on Tuesday, with
an unusually full attendance of clerical
and lay delegates. The business, however,
was mostly of routine character, the only
incident of general interest being that Col
Uarlow's annual motion to strike the word
male" from certain canon, so as to allow
ladies TO vote at elections of wardens and
vestrymen, was again voted down, though
by smaller majority than last year The
Colonel gave notice that they would hear
from him every year until the reform"
was adopted.
The Bishops address showed that the
wear had been an active and prosperous one
for the diocese. The combinations during
the wear were $50 and the ordinations to
the priesthood 2. The treasurer's report
showed the finances in "A healthy condition,
and pledges for home missions amounted
to 1920 an increase of about $3.50 over
last ypDr
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-30

1t again seems necessary to call the at
tention Of correspondents to the fact that
names of persons should be carefully and
legibly written. You owe 1t to the person
whose name you send In to spell 1t properly
and write It plainly. The name of q person
Is something that the editor, printer, or
proof-reader cannot guess at successfully.
II there are any words in the copy pre-.
pared for the press by correspondents care
lessly and illegibly written, they are, In
two thirds Of the cases, proper names, and
II there Is anything that makes an individu
al mad 1t 10 to have his name misspelled on
distorted into something else, yet In ninety
instances out Of hundred II Is the fault Of
the person writing the name.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-30
Miscellaneous.

The deadly cyclone" whose ravages
have become of late years a regular spring
visitation, has been putting In much de
stuctive work during the week in the
southwest. At Waco, Texas on Thursday,
storm burst upon the town that not only
demolished many houses by the violence
of the wind, but the Brazos river was
swelled TO two feet beyond any previous
highwater mark, and two thousand inhabi.
tsnts were driven from their homes near
the river. Eleven persons are also known
10 have been drowned and five others are
still missing.
Three cyclones, on somewhat less de.
structive scale, also visited as many differ.
ent localities In Kansas on Wednesday, and
did great deal OF damage In the vicinity
OF Atcheson, Nortonville, Frankfort and
other places.
Vandalis, in this state, also had vista.
ton On Thursday, the principal damage
being from the excessive rainfall. many
valuable buildings and expensive bridges
along the Okaw being swept away.
Gen. Grants physicians report his disease
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-30
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

We are authorized TO announce that II. I, GlLbEhi
WILDE candidate for Judge of the Circuit Court oi'he
Ninth Judicial Circuit at the election to be held on
Monday, the first day Ct June 1855.
We are authorized to announce GEORGE W. STIFF
of Bureau county, AZ candidate for reelection to the
Office OF Judge OF the Circuit Court for the Ninth Jnu
cia Circuit composed OF Bureau La Sale Grumpy ana
i'll counties, at the election Monday, June LIST, 1855
The Hon. JOSIAH McRoBERrs authorizes us to an
nounce his name rs candidate for reelection to the
Office of Judge OF the Ninth Judicial Circuit, al The
coming jane election.
We are Authorized 10 announce ROYAL r. BARRIER,
OF Joliet Ms candidate for Judge for the Ninth JUDI
cial Circuit at the next judicial election
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-30

An Ottawa man received letter from
a friend in Dakota stating that out there
farmers were planting corn in their shirt
sleeves; that means, Of course, those who
are wealthy enough to have such luxury
as a shirt. The Gossiper sees this state
ment and goes it one better. The weather
hereabouts has been so delightful the past
few days that Waltham farmers were
planting corn In their shirt tails. You can
see by this that there Is marked differ.
ence between the climate Of Illinois and
Dakota.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-30

The end of the senatorial contest has
thinned out the attendance Of Legislators at
Springfield during even the four days of
the week whena quorum is usually present,
yet enough remain TO do considerable bust
ness and it is possible the resolution adopt
ed by the senate on Thursday to adjourn
June 10th may yet pass the house.
Among the more important action of the
senate during the week, may be named the
refusal to reconsider the vote passing
Writings bill for tax Of per cent. on the
gross earnings OF telegraph companies, and
the bill to punish dealers in swill milk,
and both have been sent to the house
Among the appropriation bills passed by
the senate the most important were, $4,000
to support the State Horticultural Society,
and $l50,000 to rebuild the State Normal
school at Carbonate, destroyed year ago
by fire. Most of the time of the senate
during the week has been devoted to ap-
preparation bills, and number OF minor
importance were passed, as also, on Thurs
day, the general appropriation bill, and
sent to the house.
The latter body, aside from killing the
bill for four judges In each judicial circuit,
and passing bill of some importance,
amending the laws In regard to the assess
ment of property, spent most of the week
in fight over bill to reduce liquor Ii.
censes In the state to the uniform rate of
$3.50. There is bare majority of the
members In favor Of the bill, but whenever
final vote Is reached its opponents break
the quorum by refusing to vote, and thus ex.
pect to defeat the measure.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-30

The senior class of the West Division
High School, Aurora, last Tuesday after
noon week inaugurated the very pleasant
custom of tree planting, which will hereaf-
ter be INDUCED in by the graduating class
at this season, each succeeding year. 1t is
custom which prevails in eastern cities,
and one around which many tender memo
ries gather, The tree planted Tuesday was
a small elm, and each member of the class
and teachers participated in the ceremony,
accompanied by singing, the reading of "A
selection by Miss Ball. and short talk by
Rev. X. A. Burnell. We have sometimes
wondered that the High School graduates
of this city had not long since inaugurated
such Il custom here.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-30

Next Monday the Hon. John P. st. John
of Kansas will address the people of Stea-
tor on the subject of temperance. He will
arrive at Ottawa on that day and pass from
the Rock Island to the Burlington depot,
leaving here at noon for Streator. Those of
our people who desire to hear this distin-
cu,shed apostle of temperance can procure
round trip tickets at greatly reduced rates.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-30

The papers of any city are the unfailing
index of its prosperity and progressiveness
A generous patronage in advertising from
merchants and business men generally
gives complexion of stability not only to
the paper, but it gives tone of push and
enterprise to the city's interests and creates
that impression abroad The Morris Ners
has this seasonable and timely hit in con-
nection with this statement which Ottawa
business men should read and profit by;
the advertising contents of paper are the
best means to gauge the goaheaditiveness,
as it were, of any city: strangers and out
siders pass their judgment on town by
the papers that are published in It. If a
few struggling ads appear, they say the
town is dead the merchants have no bust
ness, or lack enterprise and spirit, If, on
the other hand, attractive advertisements
filling column after column meet their eye,
they form different notion of the town,
with energetic and progressive merchants,
and that means business. 1t gives conf
dence to the outside world in the business
men Of the place, not attained otherwise.
There is no channel which the life blood
of town so quickly flows and shows as
through the advertising columns of its
newspapers. If our merchants want to
know what opinion the outside world has
of them, let them scan the columns OF the
CITY papers"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-30

who would refuse to have that building In
sured or to provide any means of extin.
gushing conilagration or mitigating its
horrors, trusting in his ability TO prevent a
fire, or his ingenuity to devise some means
of putting out a fire after It had actually
started, would be looked upon as a fool, o
or worse. Yet that is just the position our
nation occupies with regard to navy and
coast defenses. Of course we do not
want war, but war may al any time be
thrust upon us, and If it should come, we
would be literally at the mercy of our an.
tagonists as far as our coasts are concerned.
1t is useless to talk of what we have done
and trust blindly to our ability to advance
the art of war as much as we have before
in times of trial 1t would be years before
we would be able to cope with any nation
that makes any pretentions to naval power,
and our seaboard cities could be devastated
before we could do anything in defense.
The exhibit contains full sized wooden
models of the new and 10 inch breech.
loading steel rifles now being manufactur-
ed by the Navy Department. The ten-inch
is a wonder to most visitors, weighing as it
does, $4,000 pounds, and throwing a 800
pound projectile u distance of eleven
miles, with a charge of $50 pounds of
powder; but it is really comparatively
small gun. The work on it is well advanc
ed, but it will require another year to COM
plete it.
Considering that competent authorities
agree that it would require four or five
years to build adequate defenses for our
harbors and that suitable guns to mount on
these defenses could not be made in much
less time, while we have not a single iron
clad that could compete with the monster
floating batteries of foreign powers, the
careless Indifference of the United States
must be source of surprise to foreign ma
tons and should be equally one Of alarm to
ourselves. OBSERVER.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-30

President Clevland on Saturday appoint
ed eX Senator Ross of Kansas governor of
New Mexico. He Is practical printer
and eY editor and was one of the few re-
publicans who had the manhood to vote
against the impeachment of Andrew John
son for which worthy act he was ostra.
cized by his party.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-30

A strange kind of disease has attacked
some of the horses in Freeport 1t affects
the animals in their hind legs, which be-
come entirely useless, AMI death results in
few days. Thus far the atiliction has
neither name nor remedy
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-30

An exchange tells Of q scheme through
which farmers and others are being swim.
died this spring A smoothe spoken indiv.
idual appears with document which pur.
ports to be q petition for reducing Axes
The petition properly cut up becomes 3
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-30

The debt Of the United States Govern
ment, less cash In the Treasury, is now less
than 81 ,5O0,OOOOO0 In July, 1866. 1t was
more than a,7OO, 100000. Almost half OF
1t has been paid within nineteen years.
At the recent rate OF decrease less than
nineteen years will required to pay the
rest of IL
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-30

The FREE THADKR takes pleasure In
presenting to Its readers In this issue q
beautiful and charming story from the
pen Of Don Plat, for decoration day read
Ing, entitled "The Lonely Grave Of the
Shenandoah" which will b found on the
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-30

According to report of Professor Forbes,
of the Illinois Univei sity at Champaign,
there are 1872 species of fish known to be
native to the streams of this state, about
one half Of which are suitable as food for
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-30

Our Deer Park neighbors who planted
their corn In April have been planting the
same over again. some Of them at least.
Il Is vain effort to Try to crowd the season
this year.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-30

orders for globes which he never delivers
came to hand so late that we are unable to
squeeze it in today, 1t will appear in our
next
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-30

The failure of congress to pass the river
and harbor bill has caused suspension Of
work on the improvement of the Illinois
river for this season.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-30

The funeral of John Derr, Of Grand Rapids,
took place last Saturday, and was large one.
The remains were inferred in the Germa.
Catholic cemetery"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-30

A somewhat lengthy communication
from Marseilles warning school directors
spsinst q dead. heat who IL around taking
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-30

The Prairie Farmer strongly urges that
a bill now before the Illinois Legislature
in the interest of sheep growers, should be
passed unanimously, 1t provides for tax
of 81 on the first dog owned by any indivi.
dual in the state; 81 for the second dog;
81 for the third dog; IS for the fourth dog;
and $40 for every other dog kept by the
same person; and that the owner shall re-
ceive from the tax collector collar with
the word License" engraved upon it,
which must be worn by the dog The
fund derived from this tax is to be kept to
pay for all sheep killed by the dogs of 9th
ers. This law, if enacted, will serve four
fold purpose. 1t will encourage sheep
growing, make this industry much safer
and more certain. 1t will tend to dimin.
ish actual hydrophobia, and the fear of it.
1t will stop the feeding and keeping of a
lot of dogs by class who are so poor as to
almost beg their way. 1t would, perhaps,
rid the country of worthless class of ours,
and tend to the improvement of the breed
of good dogs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-30
The Gossiper.

Down at Pontiac there lives one honest
man, at least He pays $4.32 in taxes; "a
being the tax on dogs, and the 80 cents the
tax on his household effects.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-30

"The new postal card will be OF deli.
cate pink tint, just the color of Mendoza
high school girl graduates ear, and about
the same size" The Fulton Journal, com.
menting on the above, warns The Gossiper
thusiy:
Wait till the FREE TRADER man visits
Mendoza, and we doubt not when he goes
away his ears will look like couple of red
barns on sand ridge, and as for size they
will be long and deep, resembling the in.
splrations of blacksmith's bellows
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-30

If man puts 500 year in bank the
day he is 81 years of age what sum must
he add to it yearly to have $4,000 on the
day he is so years of age, receiving 6 per
cent. compound interest on his money?
We commend this problem to the pupils
of the high school. 1t is one that has puz-
zled some of the best arithmeticians in this
country.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-30

The report of the commissioner Of inter.
nal revenue for the year past shows that
nearly IS million barrels of beer were
drank in the United States, and he gives
about 80 gallons to each adult male Now
the Gossiper would like to know from the
commissioner of sinternal revenue who
drank his pro ratio share. If he gave
it to him, as above, some fellow must have
guzzled his 30, thereby getting 60 gallons
of beer inside of his skin.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-30

In neighboring village there is move.
ment on foot to close bar Der shops on Sun.
day. 1t has been matter of much specu
lation heretofore how BARRIERS could keep
their chins going seven days in the week.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-30

1t is announced as singular fact that
tle male mosquito never bites. He remains
in dignitied retirement while the busy fe-
male goes out for blood. But scientists
will have good deal of touble to convince
people of this locality that the whole fami.
ly does not share in the thirst for gore.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-24
THE PRESIDENTS TRIUMPH.

4 State Paper Which is Calling Forth
Enthusiastic Comments from All Sources
No President has ever given to the
country a more polished composition
or one more finished rhetorically. II
is a model of good English and forcible
statement.
Those who object that there is a
great deal said in the message should
remember that there was a great deal
to say.-St. Louis Republican.
The pervading spirit of President
Cleveland's first message to Congress
is that of downright honesty. He has
brought within its scope discussion OF
great topics of national administra-
ton, and handled each with clear
ness of statement and business in eluci-
dation too seldom found in our state
papers. There is nothing vague or
gingerly in the manner in which each
subject is treated that lends force to
the various recommendations he has
felt called on to make. Throughout
the message there is careful recogni-
ton of the relations between the exec
utive and legislative branches OF the
Government, together with 4 due ap-
probation of the duty each in its sphere
owes to the people. This has always
been a distinguishing feature of Mr..
Cleveland's public utterances.-C Chicago
NelCS.
The first thing that strikes you in Mr..
Cleveland's message is the indefatig-
able industry with which he has studied,
assimHated and assorted the vast null
tiplicity of facts brought to his attention
in the course of his official experience.
and in the several reports of the Cabi-
net officers. He seems to have taken
up the subjects one by one, examined
them with conscientious and intelligent
care, and restated them in his own
lucid language, together with such
conclusions as he has reached during
the methodical process. This habit of
thorough systematic review of the facts
presented to him for consideration is
characteristic of Mr.. Cleveland's con-
ception of executive duty. If his con-
illusions are, almost without exception,
identical with the conclusions of the
members of his Cabinet that shows the
remarkable harmony of opinion exist
ing in the present Administration,
rather than any lack of independent
ideas on the part of Mr.. Cleveland. 1t
sometimes happens that President of
positive convictions is obliged in his
message TO dissent from the views ex-
pressed in the report of some equally
positive Secretary, and thus almost to
rebuke his subordinate in public man.
ner. There is nothing of that sort this
year.-N Y. Sun.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-24

ated tribes, speaking different fam
guages and varying greatly in Gus
toms, habits and conditions. from the
enlightened commonwealth of the Five
Nations to the wild, fierce, rowing
bands who exc out by plumber the
scanty subsistence they derive from the
chase and Government rations. ANY
general policy adapted to the advance
ment of one tribe would be disastrous
and destructive TO another.
lin the meantime, until the Indian
is ready by educational development to
take his place among the people of the
country. the reservation system is his
only protection, and whatever may be
said of the tribal relation, which it is
thought to be so desirable TO dissolve.
it is in their uncivilized state the normal
condition of Indian society. 1t is not
only deeply imprinted in his mind as
the polity of his race, but it is his con-
stitutional status in this country. The
Constitution of the United States recog-
nizes the Indian in his tribal relations,
and in its delegation of powers to Con-
gress it declares that it shall regulate
commerce among foreign nations and
the Indian tribes
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-24
POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS.

How They Arc Necessary to Keep Alive
"Etornal Vigilance, the Price of Lib
erty."
Some pretentious doctrinaires and
professional refo-mers of our time in
dulge in a lot of silly and mischievous
cant when advertising their own ex-
allied projections and their contempt
for political parties and partisans. In
their estimation a political party is
something to be summed and de-
nounced-a confederacy OF rogues and
spoilsmen, of obnoxious bosses and
henchmen. An earnest, sturdy, con-
siStent partisan they look upon rs a
person dominated by prejudice and
passion rather than by reason and cool
reflection. These are the theorists and
idealistS who contend that a President
or Governor should utterly disregard
the wishes and suggestions of hi own
party, and who clamor for the appoint
ment of ''nOn-partiSans" to all the Of
fees. More noisy than numerous,
these oracles try to create the impress
sion that permanent parties are evils to
be uprooted and that Jealous party
service should ear distrust instead of
recognition or reward.
Chatter of that sort is fatuOus and
would be pernicious if it gained any
large number of converts among the
rising generation. Political parties are
the best and safest instrumentality yet
devised by human ingenuity or effort
for the maintenance and administration
of free institutions. They are not the
creations of chance or caprice. They
cmbody definite principles, aims and
tendencies. They are the medium
through which the deliberate Judgment
of the people is ascertained and exc
. cuted. If the party entrusted with
power betrays its trust or shows itself
incapable, the opposing party stands
ready to assume its tasks and functions.
In either case the party is the people.
The officials elected or appointed, from
President or Governor down to consta-
Bile or pOund-master. are the servants
of the people and are pledged to carry
out fairly and honorably the policy out
lined by their party. These are whole
some truths, and any material depart
ure from them in practice is certain to
be productive of bad results. When a
party advocates obnoxious principles or
dominates unworthy men, those who
are dissatisfied with its action have the
simple and effective alternative of join
ing it and reforming it from within or
of rebuking and Christening it by CO.
operating with the opposition.
While a President or Governor
should be the impartial administrator
of the law for the whole people within
his jurisdiction, that obligation does
not imply that he shall ignore party
lines in selecting his assistants and sub
ordinatel. On the contrary. every free,
progressive government is a govern
ment by party within certain broad
lines laid down in the organic law.
The advantage of the system is that it
fixes responsibility and challenges con-
slant vigilance. Indifference to his
duty as citizen is too often the trait
of which the elusive non-partisan
boasts as a conspicuous virtue. With
out parties and partisans civil govern
ment would become stagnant pool
instead of a fructifying current.-M Y.
GraDhtc.