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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-09


Although the New Orleans excursion so
far crippled the daily attendance in the Il
linois Legislature during the week as 70
| disable either branch from attempting any
important legislation, both houses were
really left with quorum Of members, and
considerable work was done in the way Of
forwarding measures so Ns to have them
ready for final action when the houses once
more are full. There was some surprise,
on the presentation Of the report Of the
contested elections committee on the first,
at the announcement that a careful recount
of the votes in the 18Th Chicago district
showed the elecrion of Klupp, Indepen-
dent Democrat over Mulhearn, the sitting
member by $40 majority. As Mulhearn,
though Democrat, has been an Off horse
in the senatorial contest, his displacement
by Klupp would be by no means All TN.
pleasant incident TO the body of the Dem
ocrats in the house.
The Democrats, since Wednesday, are
"all torn up over the unexpected result Of
the election in the Beardstown district to
fill the vacancy OCCasioned by the death of
representative Shaw. The district is Dem.
ocratlc by at least 1000 majority, and the
Democrats had nominated a man named
Leeper, who apparently had no opposition,
and the election was allowed to 20 almost
by default. II appears, however, that a
scheme was carefully cooked up in Logan's
room in Springfield TO steal out the Dem
ocrats in the district and fill the vacan-
cy with Republican The plan was TO
wait until 4o'clock =. NJ on the day of the
election, then put up a Republican namel
Weaver as candidate, and bya Republican
rush to the polls in all parts of the district
elect him. The plan-the conception and
management of which is accredited to Dan
carried out to the letter
and the full returns show the election of
Weaver by some 300 majority 1t is said,
however, that the Republicans were so
eager and nervous in the execution of
their little game that they made enough
blunders probably TO vitiate Viewers cleo
ton. For example, all the votes for Wea-
yer are simply For Representative" with
out designating either the district or body
to which he proposed to be elected, both
Of which the law requires shall be desig.
mated by the voter-Should the election
of Weaver however, be made to stick it
will give the Republicans n majority of
one in each house and two on Joint ballot, |
which would leave the Democrats little |
chance to defeat the election of Logan save |
by forcing an early adjournment The
outcome of the new complication will not
be reached until the return of the New Or |
leans eXcursionists and full attendance
in the two houses, which cannot occur be |
fore next Tuesday or Wednesday, but
about that time the news from Springfield
viii be apt to grow interesting.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-09

President Cleveland took his first holiday
on Monday by making flying visit in
company with Sec'y of the Navy Whitney,
Secretary of War Endicott Postmaster Gen.
eral Villas, Pension Commissioner Black,
and numerous others, TO the battlefield of
Gettysburg, the occasion being, as the pap,
ers say, the celebration of the anniversary
of the battle of Gettysburg by the Society
Potomac" though how May 4th became
the anniversary" of battle fought on
July LIST ID and 3D., Is not very clear.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-09

Among the more important out of sever.
al hundred appointments announced dur.
ing the week are those of Hon. VIM. NJ.
Merrick, the we'll known Maryland lawyer
and politician, TO the position of Associate
Judge of the Supreme Court of the Dis.
trict Of Columbia, in place of Judge WI.
ley, resigned of John Goode, a Virginia ex.
Congressman, to the place of Solicitor Gen.
eral, the place to which Illinois had ear.
nestly urged the appointment of s. Corning
Judd; and offs. Corning Judd as postmas-
ter at Chicago In place of Frank Palmer,
suspended for cause, the cause being "of.
fensive partisanship" during the last presi.
dental contest-a charge the proof of
which Is so abundant and notorious that a
defense will hardly be thought of-Yet the
appointment has been to the Illinois De.
mocracy very agreeable surprise. Palmer
having been reappointed for four years as
late as last December, and having aside
from his active partisanship, made an ex.
ceptionally good postmaster, the fear was
that he would be allowed 10 serve out his
term under a milk. and water Interpretation
Of the Presidents civil service letter. Pal
mer's decapitation, however, shows tina,
the President attaches a meaning to the
expression offensive partisanship' used in
that letter, that may well make ninety nine
in hundred of all the Republican Office
holders quake in their boots.-Then the
appointment Of Judd Is an exceedingly
happy one. To have appointed second OF
third rate man to succeed Palmer would
have been PROFESSIONALLY unwise, but to a
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-09

Silver bullion has risen shade more
than per cent in the London market with
in a week. The last quotation was so pence
or 81, an ounce. Previous to that time
had ruled under 4S pence or 06 cents, per
ounce With a rise OF few pence more ON
the ounce, large portion of the dispute
and apprehension in relation to the silver
coinage would disappear. 1t is supposed
that the increase In the London silver quo
tation Is caused by the war scare in India,
and to disposition to hoard silver there
which il has created.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-09

THE CENTURY MAGAZINE, for reasons
heretofore stated, is now issued on the first
Of the month to which il is accredited in.
stead of in the middle of the preceding
month. The May number devotes so much
space to its popular war series that sixteen
pages are added TO its usual number.
There are no less than seven of these pa
pers, all more or less illustrated The first,
General Grant as Soldier by Adam
Badeau, covers the whole period of General
Grants military experience from the Mex
lean war to the surrender at AppomatoX.
The second, illustrated by striking por
trait of Gen. Mcclellan rs frontispiece, is
a graphic account of Gen. Mcclellan Of the
Peninsular Campaign Thirdly, Joseph +.
Johnston tells the story of From Manassas
10 Seven Pines" and 4th, his recollections
are supplemented by Gen. lmboden's de-
scription of incidents Of the Battle of
Manassas :" 9TH, is continuation of the
"Recollections of Private Soldier" 9th,
can Interview with Gen. Lee" by John
Leyburn; eth, Commander c. f. Goodrich
discusses the question of our national defen.
SEES; and Sth, Ensign G, II. Harlow contri-
outes Il noteworthy paper on the rescue of
"Greely at Cape Sabine" Other notable
features of the May number are those hui
morously illustrated papers on the New
Orleans Exposition; the first of a series of
papers on Typical Dogs" a paper by E.
C. Stedman on Whittier; and IA careful es-
say by Rev, r. T, Munger on Immortality
and Modern Thought. In fiction, there
are installments of "The Rise of Silas Lap
ham" and the "Bostonians," and there are
ten short stories And there are several
new poems and the usual Brio IA Brac"
variety.
The May ST.. NICHOLAS opens with an
amusing and characteristic story by Frank
X. Stockton entitled "The Tricycle. of the
Future" There is timely paper on the
New Orleans Exposition. L. p Roe in his
farm serial, tell of the tasks and pleasures
of springtime, and Lieut.. Schwatka tells
how, even in the land where winter fingers
in the lap Of autumn, the boys and girls
are not without their games and amuse-
ments. There are interesting installments
of j. T. Trowbridge's stories, His Own
Fault and among the Law Makers"
there is a comprehensive sketch of Handel
in the series "Frcm Bach to Wagner" and
Marion Satterlie'S little sketch, Myself or
Another" will be of especial interest to
young readers as the story won the first
prize in the recent competition for the best
story for girls written by girl, In addi-
ton to which there is another "Brownle'
poem and a great deal else that is interest
inc and beautiful.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-09

Mayor Harrison has commenced three
libel suits in the circuit court of Chicago
for damages: One for 100000 against the
Inter ocean, one against Edwin Lee Brown
for 100000, and one against the Inter
Ocean an Brown jointly for 100000. Ev-
er since the opening of the campaign fer
mayor the republican press of Chicago has
attacked Harrison with a partizan vicious
ness that has seldom been equalled, and
he goes to the courts as the only means of
redress
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.

wcarc authorized to announce that II, 7. GiiBEEI
viii be candidate for Judge of the Circuit Court oithc
Ninth judicial Circuit ut the election 10 be- held on
Monday, the FIRST day Of June 1855.
We are authorized to announce GEORGE w SIlPP.
of Bureau county rs candidate for reelection to The
office Of Judge of the Circuit Court for the ninth judi
cal Circuit composed Of Bureau, La Sale, Grundy ana
VIII Counties at the election Monday, june st, lSj.
The Hon. JOSIAH McROBERTs authorizes rs to an
nuunce his name rs candidate for reelection 10 IN,
oGic, Of Judge 4 the Ninth judicial Circuit, NJ the
coming June election.
We are authorized 10 announce ROYAL bARBER
OF Joliet ~ a ,andlIat, for Judge lOr h' Ninth judi
c,aI Circuit nj the next judicial election.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-09

IT is most censurable habit so common
among highway commissioners to deposit
a great heap Of sharp-edged multiform.
stones, of irregular depth, over which
horses and carriages, wagons and various
yehcals must pass until the s'ones are to a
measure leveled with the road bed This
practiced is generally used in repairing
roads and it is cruel and destructive to
horses. The strain in pulling is severe, but
the unstable footing on the loose masses of
stone, strains the muscles in the LEGS and
feet in every direction and not unirequently
the horse falls, and is more or less injured.
In the event of the hoofS being pared
and raSped according to modern principles
of some ignorant smiths then the conse
quence is much more serious This great
evil should be remedied and Legislative
enactment is probably necessary. The
question of highways is one of vital impor-
lance, not only in the matter of economy,
but to the safety and comfort of the horses
feet
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-09

MAJOR GENERAL IRWIN MCDOWELL, of
the United States army died at San Fran
cisco on Monday night, General Mcdowell
was one of the most efficient of Hrmilitary
leaders during the war of the Rebellion
and in private life, as well as in the army.
enjoyed the warm respect of all with whom
he came in contact He was 6; years of
nuo
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-09

ing nine others, At this the mob scattered
in CONSERVATION, and the troops having
gained undisputed possession of the town,
held II until all excitement had apparently
subsidized, and then quietly went into camp
in the vicinity of the quarrieS outside Of
town, where they will probably remain I'M
Ill the war fever Of tle strikers has fully
cooled down.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-09

The bill introduced by Senator Blair ap.
propriating s.7,OOO,OOO 10 be distributed
among the states according 10 their Hitter,
acy, gives Illinois $l,706,l73T. These
millions have accumulated In the public
treasury through excessive taxation. The
bill has as yet only passed the senate.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-09

man like Judd even the rankest Republ-
can can offer no objection, In point Of
ability MS a lawyer and man of business he
ranks a. one of the foremost men in the
state, and on the score Of unblemi~hed
Character and purity Of life, few Of oar
public men can boast SO fail a record rs 5.
Corning Judu.
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Last Monday night, rs Mrs. John A. L.

Last Monday night, as Mrs John A. Lo
an was entertaining some friends at her
new house on Iowa Circle, in Washington
city, herattention was arrested by the sound
eff footsteps in her sleeping room above.
She quietly ascendel the stairs and was
Mortified to find a well-dressed white man
in the act Of ritling her escritoire. The
thief made vicious lunge at her with a
large bowie knife, which she avoided by
rushing out of the room. Before the other
inmates of the house could be assembled
the thief made his escape by jumping from
the second-story window on p street The
only article of value carried away with him
was a set of jewelry belonging to Miss Case,
the lady from whom General and NJ rs.
Logan rent the house.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-09

ANTHONY N. KELLEY, of Virginia, who
was recently appointed United States Min
lister to Italy, but declined, has been appoin
ted United States Minister TO Austria, to
succeed General John NJ. Francis, of Troy,
New York.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-09

Thus is the state of affairs in Morris, as
pictured by the genius who Yields the
quill and scissors on the independent. He
too has the spring collie bad; listen to his
MARBLE; Grass is beginning to assume a
radiant hue, treckles are appearing on the
faces Of girls who do not paint, women in
old sun bonnets and ragged gloves are rak.
ing yards or boiling soap and gossiping
about their neighbors, an occasional last
years straw hat appears on some fat mans
head, the winters accumulation Of alley
scents impregnates the air, and there are
various other signs indicating that summer
has come to stay this trip"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-09
The Gossiper.

This is a poem on Spring, so far,
OF warbling birds and balmy air,
OF cooling brcc2cs, babbling brooks,
OF beauty, love and coy hooks.
This is the "lend' with struggling hair,
Check monumental and courage rare;
Who wrote the pome on Spring, SO fair
OF whispering breczcs, halmy air,
Lowing herds and gurgling brooks;
The same we read about in books,
This is the "Gossipcr" filled with care,
Hungry for more substantial fare
Than poems on Spring-his back mostbarc
Through need of better Clothes to wear,
Who seized the "iieud" with lengthy hair
That wrote the poem on Spring, so fair,
Nor stopped to question why or where,
But hurled him headlong down the stair.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-09
And Capt. Blanchard smiled a smole-
And it tickled the boys to hear
Each Joliet lass, as they did pass,
Say; That's handsome Company d.

There seems TO be no season of the
year that gets it so hard as this; every pc,
ct wants to get a whack at gentle spring
and the wonder is how the poor thing ever
stands it. occasional" in the Republican,,
stops digging postho long enough to
write this: The fields are putting on
their. robes of green and the leaves are be
ginning to start upon the trees. The merry
song of the robin, bluebird and wren may
be heard in the tree tops. The dull thud
of the whip as it falls upon the dusty car
pet may be heard in the back yard. The
low mutterings of mighty words may be
heard as stoves are taken down and set up
The young chicken may be heard to chirp
in the hen house, the COWS are driven to
and from the pastures, and the garden
sass" vegetable seeds are being put in the
ground"
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A young girl of Norway, this county, Ii
said TO have collected string of buttons Il
feet long. That accounts for so many
young fellows up there with their susren
ders attached TO their pants with ten
penny nail.
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The Suwanee Ghost.

The doctor knocked the ashes off
his cigar, glanced regretfully at the
few drops of wine remaining in his
glass and half arose from his chair.
II suppose it is about time to retire"
he said, peering at the quaint old
clock above the mantle. "You know
the old adage, early to bed and early
to rise makes man healthy, ETC., al
though / don't believe my esteemed
friend Franklin ever sat down to a
bottle of sparkling Italian, tapered
off with genuine old-fashioned roll
Of tobacco"
l looked at the clock myself, for
admire anything that goes on tick.
The hands were fast becoming socia-
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Father, Mother, and Three Sisters Dead.

Father, Mother, and Three sisters Dead'
Mr.. David IClaypool, formerly Sergeant
alarms ofthe New Jersey Senate, and now
Notary Public at Cedarville, Cumberland
Co., N. j., makes the following startling
statement: "My father, mother, and three
sisters all died with consumption, and my
lungs were 80 weak raised blood. Nobody
thought 1 could live. My work (ship-
smithing was very straining on me with my
weak constitution, and was rapidly going
TO the grave. While in this condition L
commenced using Mishler's Herb Bitters,
and il saved my life. Because it was so
difficult to get IL in this little place, and l
had improved so much, stopped taking 1t
for a time, and the result is that l have
commenced going rapidly down hill again.
Somehow, Mishlers Herb Bitters gives
appetite and strengthens and builds me up
as nothing else does, and / must have
dozen bottles at once. Use this commu-
nication as you please, and IL any one wants
10 be convinced of its truth, let them write
me and I will make affidavit to ii, for !
owe nv life to Mishler's Herb Bitters."
The secret of the almost invariable relief
and cure of consumption, dysenter- diar..
rhGa, dyspepsia, indigestion, ki'h'I md
liver complaints, when Mist ~, Herb
Bitters is used, is that it cor .ai,ss simple,
harmless, and yet powerfai ingredients,
that act on the blood, kidneys, sl.d liver,
and through them strengthens snd invigor-
ates the whole system. Purely vegetable
in its composition; prepared by : regular
physician; a standard medicinal prepara-
ton; endorsed by physicians aad drug
gists. These are four strong points In favor
Of Mishler's Herb Bitters. Mishler's Herb
Bitters Is sold by all druggists. Price $l.0O
per large bottle. 8 bottles for $500.
Ash dyxs 70, MIsHsn: sp,s. n5ss n5.. -. ~,
sepd a postal card 10 NnHln HKn1 Br1Tnns o.
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DEWEY'S Store.
CONSTIPATION

There is no medium through which
disease 80 often attacks the system
as by Constipation, and there is no
other Ill flesh Is heir to, more apt to
be neglected. from the fact material
Inconvenience may not be immediate.
ly felt from irregular action of the
bowels. When there is not regular
action, the retention of decayed and
effete, matter. with its poisonous
gases, soon poisons the whole system
by being absorbed into it, causing
piles, fistula, headache, impure blood
and many other serious affections.
BURD0CK BLOOD BITTERS will
Immediately relieve, and one bottle
positively cure or relieve any case
of Constipation. az.
"Was troubled for q year with
torpid liver and indigestion, and after
trying everything Imaginable, used
BURD0CK BLOOD BITTERS. > The
first bottle revived me and the second
cured me entirely."IJ.S. Williamson.
Rochester. N. Y.
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They tell good story on a South
Georgian statesman, who went to
Charleston in the old days and stop
pd at a hotel. A waiter brought out
some shrimps, which the Georgian
slowed away as best he could. In a
moment the waiter reappeared with a
stand of celery. NO." said the
Georgian, shaking his head sole emnly,
81 have tried your bugs and l don't
like them, and you can bet your life
l don't want none of your grass. -
Atlanta Constitution.
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"Why," asked the schoolmaster in
astonishment, "can't you read ?"
"No," replied the farmer landlord,
throwing hammer at the hens to
remind them that they must get out
of the corn. "No; the fact is, l
did set out to learn once, but when l
thought that | should never be able
to read ten-thousandth part of the
stuff that's written, gave it up in
despair. boston Transcript.
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On the subject of insects the Lon
don Fun says: When the apiarian's
insect is asked whether it is fond of
flowers, it says, 81 bee". When the
insect which points moral to the
sluggard is told that it is stingy
creature, it says, 81 ant" When
the adiposely inclined, and not over
particular in feeding hog is taunted
with being of swinish nature, it re-
marks, 81. ham,"
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"Bedad, sorr, what's the world
coming to?" exclaimed the O'Bull,
the other day. "D'ye see that Miss
Alma Stanley has been acting with
bare feet? Notorietee and singulari-
tee, sorr, are what everybody's aiming
at now, more's the pity. / suppose
this young ladee will think, now, that
nobody will dare step into her shoes. +"
London Funny Folks.
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care you having much practice p
inquired Judge Smith the other day
of young member of the Rocking
ham, N. H., bar, who had just tried
his first divorce suit. eyes, your
honor, great DEAL" was the reply.
"Ah! am glad to hear of it. In
what line do you practice particular
ly% "Well, sir, particularly in econ
omy." The Judge called the next
case.-Ex.
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What intimate connection is there
between the lungs of London and
the lights of the Metropolis LON
don Punch.
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"What is the worst thing about
riches?" asked the Sunday school SUI
perintendent. And the new boy said
"Not having any."-Ex.
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Why is a balloon voyager greatly
to be envied? Because he rises rapid
ly in the world, and has most excel
lent prospects-Ex.
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Poets have worried from time i'm
memorial about Smiling summer
flowers" but they never seem to have
given a thought to autumn laugh
vender.-London Funny Folks.
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"a spotted adder" is the name
grimly given by tho Boston Record
to defaulting cashiers.-Ex.
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The advertiser, no matter how
small his favors, is like the brave
general He considered his place to
be at the head of the column
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Why is one of the rank and file
who has failed to obtain promotion
like an illicit machine2 Because he
is a private still.-Ex.
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Query for yachtmen: If vessel
can sail before the wind, why should
she have to wait for the wind ?-Ex.
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He is a misguided youth who does
everything his sweet heart asks him
to do.-EX.
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WIT AND HUMOR.

An English paper thinks the town
of Deal is the proper place to play
cards in.
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PERSONAL---VERY. Ned, come back |;
all is forgiven. Pa kicked the wrong
man, and didn't dnow it was you.
Come Immediately. May. ."-Ex.
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CALLER: "Is your father in?"
Boy: "Yes, sir" Caller: 81 want
to see him. Boy: you can't,
sir" Caller: 81 thought you said
he was in p Boy; 80 he is-run
in."-London Moonshino.
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Brown to Robinson: "Much of q
shot, Robinson ?" Brown, who is
near sighted "Not too much. It's
about level betting whether l kill the
grouse or the gamekeeper-I gener,
ally hit something. ."-London Moon.
shine.
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