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d Isiei's Rebellion.

Gen, Middleton, in his movements
against the half breed rebellion in the Ca
madam northwest, has reached Clark
crossing on the Saskatchewan, and although
there was report that his crossing the riv
er had been disputed there was no truth in
it, for by Tuesday most of his army was on
the other side. A battle with the enemy
now, however, may occur at any time. The
story that the garrison of % police at Fort
Pitt had been oyerpowered and mastered
by the Indians is contradcted The fort
was attacked and few of the policemen
we're killed, when all the other occupants
Of the post took refuge in camp of
friendly Indians near the post AT Battle
ford all the houses on the south side of the
river had been sacked and burned, and COG
people-short of supples-are gathered in
"a stockade on the north side.
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THE CROPS OF '84.

The aggregate farm value OF the crop
and animal products of the state for the
year ending Dec. 81, 1884, according to cir
cular No. 1ls, issued by the Department OF
Agriculture at Springfield, is $235, ll4,9GL
or SlG,4lO492 less than the reported value
for the year previous, The yield OF the
leading crop the past season largely exceeds
the average for term of years and the tie
creased value in 1884 rs compared with
the previous year is owing mainly to over
production and the depressed condition OF
the market. The price rer bushel has not
been rs low as during the past season but
five times during the past p years, viz: '6l,
'G2, 80, ~ and ~. The value per bushel
of wheat has not been as low in this state
since 1850 as during the past season. The
price of oats has not been lower than the
past season during the preceding % years
except in =, and rs. There was an IN
crease in the reported productions OF the
state in ~ MS compared with 'S3 as FOL
lows: Corn, 9O.913,12l bushels; winter
wheat, l3S2G2Gl bushels; spring wheat
1913, GAO bushels; oats, 1,Ol5,i9S bushels;
barley, 3J2 ,2G9 bushels. In 81 there was
a decrease as compared with the year pre-
vious in the production Of apples, peaches,
pears, hay, rye, potatoes, broom corn, wool
and cheese. There is decrease in the az
gregate value of the crops produced in the
state the past season as compared with -
as follows: Corn, S7,1915 4j oats SGj9,95l;
rye, SOS Csc; potatoes, Sl,0l1,2i1 hay, So
00j, Ire; butter, $S5,,930; cheese, Slo3,'
Sj2; cream, $G29,GO1; fat sheep, $l9j,O93;
wool, $1S1,40i; fat hogs, 1885, l41, togeth-
err with broom corn, buckwheat, Hungari-
an and millet, the apple, pear, and peach
orchards, vineyards, garden stuifs, &c.
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The Week.



While a week ago the Anglo-Russian
imbroglio over the Afghan question bore SC
peaceful an aspect that stocks went up To
their normal figure, on the assurance OF
Lord Dufferin, Viceroy of India, that
Pendjeh was not worth fighting about, later
dispatches put different phase on the ar
fair, and the warfever broke out anew on
the announcement Of Gladstone in parlia-
ment on Monday that he should in few
DAYS, ask vote for n credit of $j5,OO0,O 600
for war purposes, coupled with the explain
anon that the government were engaged In
a correspondence of extreme gravity with
Russia complete statement of the nature
of which it was now impossible to make,
but that all the papers would Re laid upon
the table when the house was asked to vote
upon the war credits. Meantime both
sides are making the most active prepare
tons for war; yet it does not follow that
there must be war on that account, as to be
fully prepared is often the best means of
avoiding a great war.
A mysterious explosion occurred about
noon on Thursday in the basement of the
admiralty Office in London Edwin n.
Swanson, the principal clerk, received IA
severe scalp wound Windows We're bro
ken, and iron railing was loosened, The
latest theory Of the detectives Is that gone
employe cherished malice against Mr.
Swanson, but no conclusion has been
reached as to whether gas, gunpowder, or
dynamite was used.
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CITY ELECTION.

TIE FREE TRACER has no regrets to eX
press or apologies to offer for the part il
took in the recent city election. had MIR
Allen, four weeks ago, said he wanted, OF
was willing, to be re elected mayor, the
FREE TRADE-, world certainly not have
opposed him, nor 40 we think any AZ
tempt 70 run an opposing candidate would
have been seriously thought of, The peo
pie were satisfied with Mr.. Allen. He had
not only attended diligently and honestly
to his duties as mayor, but Is liberal, big
hearted, public spirited and personally per
haps the most popular man in the city But
he had allowed the impression to go abroad
that he would positively not be candidate
for re election, and people naturally began
to look around with some anxiety for fit
man to take his place. Even Mr.. Allen
will admit that in the selection of Mr.. Lin
coin ms that man the choice was one hard 10
be improved upon. But about that time
Mr.. Allen, for some occult reason, seemed
suddenly to change his mind and was os-
tentatously and with n flourish of (newspa-
PER- trumpets announced rs II candidate.
1t was such challenge, or defiance, as the
friends of Mr. Lincoln could not avoid talk
ing up, however conscious they might have
been from the outset that the case was
hopeless. The battle, it may be said, was
well maintained until about neon of cleo
ton day; but then, when Mr.. Aliens TWEEN
ty-tive or forty carriages and other vehicles
appeared on the streets to haul up voters,
and some of the best Lincoln workers of the
morning appeared to have been bought up,
or at least suddenly Topped over to the 9th
er side, the contest was virtually given up,
anb the only surprise at the close was that
the Allen majority was but $50 instead Of
five or six hundred. 1t was modestly sur
missed before the election that, from the
way Mr.. Allen seemed to go into the con
test, he would hardly get out of it at less
cost than $1,000. Nobody, after seeing
the old machine work" on Tuesday, will he
bold enough to say it was an extravagant
estimate.
Yet we have no tears TO shed, no griefs,
no regrets to utter over Mr. Aliens election.
On the contrary, we heartily congratulate
the city on having so capable and excellent
man willing to hold the office The little
"brush" he has had no doubt will serve to
give him some useful hints of changes and
Improvements that the people would like
10 see made In his administration for the
next two years, and Mr.. Allen is honest
enough to give all such hints their due con
sideration. The reins arc in good hands,
and the car of our city's progress for the
next two years 1t is no wild hope TO indulge
will be onward and upward.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-04-25

A decided sensation was created in society
circles last week in Mendoza by the announce
ment that Minnie Wright had been secretly
married at Waukegan, last September, to Ar
thur Cranwel, also Il Mendotian, and son OF
Capt Cranwell, of the Chicago Tribune. Know
ing that the marriage would not meet the ap-
proval of Miss Wright's parents it was kept
secret until few days ago, when Mrs. cram
well, WHO had been in Cleveland, Ohio, wrote
a very touching and affectionate letter TO her
parents, asking their forgiveness, hut IL
seems that the hard hearted father is relent-
lessly obstinate and has forbidden her his
house. Minnie Wright, rs she will still be
called, had future bright and brilliant spread
out before her, gemmed with the rosiest an
ticipations of success in the dramatic profess
sion, and what effect the step she has taken
will have upon her future career, remains TO
be seen. She was a sweet, charming woman,
aud the idol of her parents hearts and hopes.
As Il reader she has won for herself a promi-
nent name among the most gifted elocution-
lists of the day and by persistence, study, and
ambition TO win, there is no doubt that the dra-
matte profession would crown her with lau-
rels However, the beautiful, brilliant, and
talented elocutionist has the best wishes OF a
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ltpays to have all the help that is needed
on the farm. Not just enough "to etalong,
but enough to do the work easily. There
should be no "crowding man through" If
you would get the most good out of him.
Work that is obtained in that way is quite
generally poor work, If farm hand feels
that his employer has some regard for him
as a man, and does not regard him merely
as machine, he will have a regard for the
emplove. that will lead him to make extra
efforts to please him. Human nature is
pretty much the same, the world over III
Won won't care for me, | won't care for
YOU" is the principle which actuates most
of us 1t always pays To treat man as
man. Don't think because you have hired
one that you have bought him. The days
of slavery are over. The good old Golden
Rule is a good one to go by on the farm, and
every farmer who employs men ought to
keen il in mind. If he does he won't
ask a man to do more than he.can easily
do. He won't expect two men to do as
much rs three ought TO do. 1t is
wonderful sometimes, when one sees men
grinding other men through more work
than ought to be required of any one mau,
if they ever heard Of this rule, or if it ever
occurred TO them that the whirligig of time
might reverse their positions in life, and
g., 81, ~
might be we'll for some of them to think of
such things 1t would certainly do them
m, harm,
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Washington,

Representative Morrison, of H., arrived
in Washington on Monday to devote few
days to his private business. A number of
consular appointments were made during
the week the only one from Illinois being
Charles p. kimball, as consul to Stuttgart
The salary is only $1,000, and Mr.. kimball
accepts 1t only on account of the health OF
his wife, the salary being no object Post
master General Villas, in letter to John
II. Oberly, promises 10 attend to the case
Of Postmaster Knickerbocker OF Aurora
who was appointed for four years by Pre-
sident Arthur in January, and is charged
with being bitter partisan. The story is
authoritatively contradicted that Mr.. Nor
gan, of Charleston, S. C., the newly APP
pointed consul to Australasia, was IA Blaine
man at the election last fall.
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From New Orleans.
The Exposition.

Whatever the opinion of the visitor in re.
gard to the exposition as seen in the Main
Building, it is the unanimous verdict that
the Government and State exhibits, as seen
in the building devoted to that purpose, are
far ahead of anything of the kind ever be
fore attempted.
Here one is brought, as nowhere else, to
realizing sense of the greatness of our
country its teeming resources, its varied
industries and its complete and cordial
unity.
Here, one may pass in a moment from
the wheat farms of Dakota and Minnesota
to the sugar plantations Of Louisiana Or the
orange groves of Florida.
He may visit the cotton fields of Missis-
sippi or Texas or 90 where Kansas and Ne
braska wave their banners to the cry that
Corn is King" The forests of Maine
are close to the silver mines Of Arizona and
California and Illinois are side by side.
In short, it isa grand illimitable erp0Sitje n
in the full sense Of the word; place
where the genius, the enterprise, the vast
resources of our nation combine to form an
exhibit the practical educational value of
which can hardly be over-estimated. 1t is
a view of our nation localized in a single
room.
Through the center of the building runs
the exhibit of the various public depart
ments, while on either side are grouped
the State exhibits. These of course, vary
much in extent and attractiveness legisla-
tive appropriations being withheld in some
states, while IN others, the public money is
expended with lavish hand.
TO take up and describe in detail the ex.
hibit of each state would be both veui-
some and improbable. There are many
things which are exhibited by nearly eve
nv state and although these exhibits are Of
ten striking, tasteful or elegant when seen
in connection with their surroundings or in
consequence of skillful grouping or manip-
ulation, there would inevitably be Il certain
sameness In a description of them, so that
only the most prominent and characteristic
features will be noticed
The younger states, anxious to secure
immigrants, are particularly alive to the
occasion, and they are aided in their dis
plays by the railroads, several of which
have displays of their own.
The most striking exhibits are those
made by Minnesota, Nebraska. Kansas and
Dakota, who vie with eachother in tasteful
and beautiful combinations Of grasses and
grain, and it is hard 10 say to which the
palm of superiority for artistic workman
ship is due.
Minnesota, "L'etoile du Nord," has a
center piece consisting of large screen,
the wings of which radiate In the form OF
star. On this screen, having back
ground of beautiful blue, are designs in
golden grain so delicate, so tasteful and ar
tistic, that at little distance it seems i'm
possible that such prosaic materials could
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-04-25
The Illinois Central Railroad Company

The Illinois tehtIai i"iho"" N"'f''
ON Wednesday extended an invitation TO
the members of both bodies of the legisla-
ture 10 take free ride TO New Orleans
and back, but although the invitation was
formally declined Speaker llaines got
leave of absence for week or more lot
himself and such committee as he might
s .lect to attend the show at New Orleans,
and now it is understood that at least three
fo,rths of the members of both houses VIII
bepa ri of uaines committee and Will take
the proposed free ride to the south Inc
excursion, it is understood, will leave on
the 2Sth inst and return about the SIN oil
May.
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Gen. Grant.


In spite Of the constant reiteration oil the
doctors for the last two months that Gen
Grant was afflicted with malignant can
Ger that must surely end in his death III
very few days, the surprising assurance
comes from New York that for the last
week Gen. Grant has been rapidly recover
Ing. He sleeps without taking anodynes
eats with his family and relishes his food
and takes daily drives in his carriage. The
statement is even made that Instead OF his
having "epithelioma," which is the name
of deadly cancer, he has had nothing but
an liberated sore throat which is rapidly
healing. DR.. George II. Elliott, however,
insists that the diagnosis of the doctors
was substantially correct, only that instead
of "epitbelioma," Grants cancer was only
"epitheliel," which is a much milder al
fair, often remaining fifteen or twenty
years without producing serious trouble
ANYHOW, at the present rate Grant Is I'M
proving, he promises TO be as well man
as ever in few weeks more.
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Although the Formally of meeting in
Joint convention daily and calling the roll
for a vote on L. s. Senator has been rigid.
ly observed all week, there was no vote
really taken any day. The highest attend.
ance any day was 43 senators and l35 rep.
resentatives. A small bombshell was pre-
clpitated into the Republican camp on
Wednesday by letter from Senator Tor
renee, declaring that he should hereafter
act independently of the Republican steer
ing committee, whom he charged with a
scheme not 10 elect, but 10 defeat the cleo
ton of republican senator.
The Governor on Monday sent to the
senate his appointment of Geo. F. Brown,
of Grundy county, Isaac Taylor, of Peoria,
and A. Lieberknecbt, of Henry county. as
canal commissioners The first named is a
re- appointment, the others are new.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-04-25

The season of tornadoes and Hoods Tor
1885 was duly opened in Kansas on We'd
nesday. There was a water spout or cloud
burst on the Medicine river in Kansas on
Wednesday causing such flood that nj
teen houses were swept away at kingman
and from ii to 20 persons were drowned
On the same day several terrific cyclones
occurred in various parts of Texas, de
stroying property tothe amount of $4,000
in Dallas, and sweeping away numerous
railroad bridges, &c.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-04-25

The third death among the members of
the Illinois Legislature at Springfield &C.
cured last Saturday night, at the Palace
Hotel In that city. Hon. Henry Shaw,
democratic member from Cass county, was
found dead in his bed on Sunday morning
He had been In poor health for some time,
but before retiring on Saturday night seem
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-04-25

STREATOR-On Tuesday last Streatei
elected the following city officers: Mayor
j. c. Hines; treasurer, Frank O'Mera
attorney, j. T. Murdoch, and J. L. Will
Jams clerk. Aldermen: first ward, Ii. Nc.
Allister; second ward, w. II. IL. milford
third ward, G. w. Bronson; fourth ward
long term, Sol Egbert; short term, b. F.
Sweet fifth ward, John Arthur.
la SAILE.-The election in La Sale was
hotly contested last Tuesday. A. J. O'Con
nor was elected mayor, defeating Geo. II
Locey by majority of 3S2.
S. p. Hall was elected city attorney over
Dan Trainor by majority of 50.
Sicily beat Byrne for city clerk by III
votes.
Callahan was elected city treasurer, beat
ing John Feldes by - majority.
BorngaSser is elected alderman from the
1st ward.
Weller was reelected from the I'd ward.
Murray was the successful candidate for
alderman from the 3D..
Porter is alderman from the 4th.
Wilcoxon will continue to represent the
9TH
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the fortress of Gibraltar, while the
knuckles of the clerk had TO be festooned
with court plaster ever since.
s**
The editor Of this column has 1t from
reliable authority that the itch has broken
out in Strcator, and that consequently Il
feeling of uneasiness is noticeable in GER
tain circles there. 1t Is even asserted that
some newspaper men down there have the
itch in its most malignant form and the
people of this city are hereby warned to
look out for these fellows wheu they come
Lere drumming up subscribers. Hynes is
"a blonde with penetrating eye and full
beard, weighs about 1865, height feet Z
inches. Fornof is thin.spared chap OF
H. smooth face and with a deceptive,
pious smile that seems to be always asking
YOU to take suthin." His partner, Van
skiver, is medum,sized genius, dark
compleXioned, always has Il pencil stick
Ing above his left ear, has a general yer.
million look and is of small girth with two
of his front teeth gone, Don't let him in
as he is supposed to have it bad. w. W.
Bean is thought to have the disease in its
incipient stages vet He is about ) feet
inches in his stocking feet, wears striped
pants and prides himself on the shape of
his foot, and his nose is red from studying
81 hpttnn nG
When he takes of his hat You will notice
that he has brown hair and his upper lip
is adorned with slight mustache. The
description here furnished by the Gosslper
may be of use in detecting these men when
they come this way, and it is done merely
to arrest the spread of the disease Otta-
wa cannot afford to have the itch dissent
mated in her midst by these newspape:
men of the southern end of the county
when they take trip to the garden city.
1t would add great deal to the security
which people would feel if those Streator
lawyers who take occasional professional
trips to this city would disinfect them
selves before they come to Ottawa, as one
of them is said TO act as though the dis
ease had marked him as its own, too.
r.
A splendid opportunity to embrace
Christianity will soon be presented VIII
Gentleman and Tom Crane. A cookbook
ing female book agent, canvassing for
IIuckleberry Finn" Mark Twain's new
book, is coming this way. Her name is
Christianity Miller.
~ s.
A Marseilles paper is hard on one of It's
girls up there, as the following will imply:
"A Marseilles girl had anew set of false
teeth made at Ottawa last week. On the
way home she lost the old set on the road
and superstitious farmer picked it up
and nailed 1t over his front door, under
the impression that he had found Il new
tangled horse shoe"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-04-25

For the first time in the history of the
Chicago cattle market consignment OF
live stock from Washington Territory ar
rived there on Monday, coming the entire
distance of over 1900 miles by railroad
There were $40 of them, and they sold at
fair price.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-04-25

have for sale section of land near the
capital of Nebraska. 1t is well fenced, and
Otherwise improved. For sale at bargain.
B. +. LINCOLN.
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ed unusually cheerful. His death Is at
rlbuted to paralysis of the heart. lie was
a lawyer by profession and one of the ablest
men in the house.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-04-25

A terrible volcanic eruption on the island
ottawa has overwhelmed farming region
and destroyed about 100 lives.
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OUR AGENTS


Eute3 Ell at he Post aztec at Oidirv, iHjNOis, dS
Second class Ndii Ndtt1.
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effect than gentle spring zephyr striking
the fortress of Gibraltar, while the
knuckles of the clerk had TO be festooned
with court plaster ever since.
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Bob Ingersoll says that if you treat you
wife like beautiful flower she will fill
your life with the perfume of joy; bu
supposing you treat her like the last ros,
of summer, what then?
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The Gossiper.

The day of the oyster is passing away;
His season is up on the frs. day of May,
But let this thought give Us comfort and
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DON'T BE Degraded AGAIN.

A year or so ago the Portable Electric
Light Co. opened an office at 70 MIX
street, Boston, and after dcIrauiing pco
pie by the thousands assumed alias of
the Eastern Electric Manufacturing Co.,
at the same location, under which name
also many persons were derauded.
We have secured the original letters writ
ten by 10000 persons thatt the managers OF
this swindling concern had sold to Sec
ond party after they had held them out OF
all the money they could.
Had these 10000 persons been subscrib-
res to the Philadelphia Herald at the
time they sent their money to the Porta
BILE Electric Co. or its alias, not one OF
them would have been swindled, as we
were and are protecting the public against
all frauds by prompt exposures of their
nefarious business.
Many of these 10000 pers ons have,
doubtless, since been defIaaded by other
concerns whose names may be found in
our list of "Cheats and Frauds" and
their experience in the past is no pro-
lection for the future. They are likely
to be defrauded every day OF their lives
by frauds whose advertisements appear
In newspapers in all parts of the country,
we therefor suggest that the only remedy
for these persons is to subscribe for and
carefully read the Herald. The suhscrp-
ton price being only 90 cents per year
IL would be foolish for those who are
dealing with strangers to decline the pro-
lection and solid reading offered by the
Herald and for such small sum too
Philadelphia Herald.