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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-08-25
Republican ExtravAganos %.

Al the recent democratic congressional
convention. Hon p. A. Armstrong. Of Grun.
dy, the chairman, in brief speech, took the
present republican state government 10 task
for their proa'gate extravaganza in expend-
ing the peoples money. Mr. Armstrong
handled Governor Oglesby and the last re-
publican legislature Of the state Of Illinois
without gloves, and convicted them by testi.
mony which they themselves have gwen to
the world in their printed proceedings Of the
thirty genera! assembly ina little vol
ume entitled " Laws ofthe State Of Illinois"
1887 Printed by Authority Of the General
Assembly Of the State OF Illinois," The
Times Of this city, whose editor has never
read the " Laws Of the State Of Illinois was
so incensed against Nr. Armstrong; expo.
sirion Of republican extravaganza that it
said:
Perry Armstrong of Grundy, sailed into
state matters, making numerous assertions
which it is very doubtful whether they were
fair or true
Hon. p A Armstrong has long been a
close scrutinizer Of public affairs, and having
been member Of the legislature, is favored
with public documents and sources of infor-
nation such rs have enabled him 10 become,
a. he is, thoroughly posted on state matters.
The Laws Of 1887, in small book are prob.
alb in every law Office in this state, in the
hands Of every justice Of the peace. very
likely in the Times Office. Any one on turn
ing to page % of that book, will find an
appropriation Of $4,000 for a linie grrs cot
tlGe' at the deaf aAd dumb asylum. On
page 80, 81 900 for removing and rebuild
ing a "piggery." On page Al, SS5, s.7S,
the net receipts for the hides and carcasses
Of the cattle at Chicago, by the Board Of
Live Stock Commission, slaughtered under
the presumption that they were infected by
a contagious disease, but which, as says the
&C, " we're pronounced healthy in postmor'
TEN examination
MIR. A. also quoted from the record show.
ing that under republican misrule, the state
taxes were three and fve.tenths mills in
1886, and we're raised to Ave and three
tenths in 1887. But as Mr.. Armstrong will
shortly address the democratic Club here,
and will come around with the public re-
cords, and is sbundantly able to vindioste
himself and the cause Of democracy, We 70.
frain from any further reference to his
short but pithy speech.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-08-25

In the spring, Just as the racing season
was about to open, Thos. Miles, superin
tendent of Rogers Park. was halted In
his business and laid up for the season by
a broken leg. As Mr.. Miles had recently
passed through variety of misfortunes, he
was lily prepared to sustain the loss of the
seasons business, and consented to allow
his friends to put his filly Cyclonia up tc
be raffled of, In order TO raise funds for
his assistance. The ticket selling was at
tended to by the officers and members OF
the Driving Park Association, who entered
into the sale of the tickets 30 theoretically
that six hundred were disposed of up tc
last Friday, when the rattle came of at the
JolIe, driving park At the conclusion of the
days races. VIII Hayden. Of the tyPograph
ical staff of the Republican, held the lucky
number, twennt three, and II the delight
full possessor Of colt that will show speed
II she is placed 10 proper hands.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-08-25
The PentacOsters,

The Pentaoost Band is among US. Four
Of them, three females and callow youth
with smooth face and cutaway coat, under
the leadership Of Miss Minnie Baldwin Of
Michigan opened up their exercises en- Sun
day, and have been holding forth since Tues
day evening in good. sized tent on the
Mineral Spring grounds. They are nov
city and draw crowds nightly, as all novelties
do. A reporter of the FREE TRADER visited
the tent on Tuesday evening. Miss Baldwin
was speaking She WAS apparently curio
Anyway, the tent was crowded to overflow
ing and the crowd was dozen deep outside
the walls, which were raised. with the ex.
ception Of a space behind the platform. The
Pentacosters say they are M. Els, that is.
Free NJ. E's, and don't believe in any kind
Of amusement Whatever. although they
amused their au iience immensely. Fact IL
that mono Of their lady speakers have sweet
seaphic voices, and the male member has q
voice like hired man; and as they are far
from being intelligent. they depend entirely
upon the relation Of the tale Of their expert
ence, or of some other persons experience
made to order.
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Me,lIGei There.

Yes we are coming, Father Grover, with
mighty army strong,
For we are bound 10 hold the reins and
guide the Nations tbrong.
We've watched your every movement as
captain of the ship,
So keep your seat, President Grover, we've
"got them on the hip
And when the leaves begin to fall, In col
ors of every shade,
Gold and crimson, purple and gray, ana
flowers begin TO fade,
When bleak November's early blast shall
come with piercing wave,
With slow, solemn and measured tread
we'll march them TO their grave.
Far away on the banks Of Saline Creek,
where the waters surge and moan,
Where four years ago cortege filed with
many a sigh and groan,
And the willows waving, bending low,
caught the CHASTITY yell,
OF belated Reps who had lost their grip
and In the battle fell
There where the owl with its mournful
hcot, sings sad refrain,
Wen march them of In solid flank ne'er
10 return again.
BY the side of their grandfathers we'll Gov
er them up, Harrison u Morton too,
And the choir will sing In emotional grief,
boo hoo hoO!
Sleeping there in restless sleep, hearts In
sorrow blending,
Signing DER the tariff reform and the cleo
tons cruel ending
OFT they'll murmur: Cruel fate, what
power e'er gave the birth,
To en.wine thy chains Of cold defeat In
stead of vlctory's mirth"
Blu, II matters not how lone and drear, the
sands on that pitiless shore,
Or the wall of the protected millionaire,
ringing forever more
It's the only spot In all this earth where
dead politicians go,
And soon the Harrison IL Morton clique will
follow In their woe.
TIMOTHY SEED.
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The Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Geor.
gia Gentlemen-I used your specific a
few years ago with very obstinate and
malignant case of scroffula, and effected a
radical and complete cure 1t was the case
of little colored girl and the daughter OF
good customer of mine. The wife had
died, also several other children with scrof-
fula or consumption. This was the last
living child, and she had the worst case of
scroffula ever saw. She had great MAJ
ny Jumps and holes in different places on
her face and neck, so that she looked de.
formed. He had tried great many rene.
dies, and had lost all hope, when insisted
upon his trying Swifts Specific. He con.
sented at last If would credit him until
he could make crop, which l did. Be-
fore he had used q halt dozen bottles he
reported the child we'll. Ten months after,
when left the place, there had been no
temperance OF the disease. Three years
have passed now ann no return: I believe
II a permanent cure. l am using 8. 8. 8.
on another ch:oRic case of scroffula, and II
is growing better every day.
r. E. NowLIN. Druggist.
Martin, Tenn May 30, 1888.
Treaties on blood and skin diseases mail
ed free. The Swift Specific Co., Drawer
3, Atlanta, Georgia.
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Killed on q stump.


James Kennedy, an old resident Of this
city was killed at the Ro K Island X. X
picnic at Buffalo II ok ON Saturday, In a
runaway He had gone down TO the ground
with Billy Nolan, on the lat'er's pop wag-
on, and after transacting his business
Billy turned the head OF his horse home
ward. The wagon was very heavy, ana
forced the horse into a trot while coming
down the steep hill As the track grew
sleeper, the horse unable 10 longer keep
the wagon away from his heels, broke into
run and moved over toward the side of
the road, passing bevy Of little children,
missing them, seemingly, by hairs
breadth. Atthis, Billy gave the lines II
jerk, which only added TO the animals
confusion, and taking sharp turn to left,
1t swung the wagon over the edge
of the steep hill, throwing both men
out and down the embankment, Nolan es.
capped, but Kennedy, being less fortunate,
was thrown against stump, the shock
breaking his leg and rendering him I'M
conscious. He was picked up by Captain
Jim Hossack and taken 10 the Marquet'
House, where he had boarded for years,
but the shock had been too great for his
enfeebled frame To bear, and he died with
out regaining consciousness. He was six
" five years old and leaves four children
The funeral took place on Monday,
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Utica N0tes.

Farmers north Of US are busy threshipg
their grain, and those south of US are busv
getting ready 70 thresh; consequently, lust
now, We are busy keeping up the appear,
ance Of busy times and cOnsoling enc an.
other.
Curtis, Of the firm OF Dixon & Curtis, our
popular grocerymeR, IL mad He went to
Ottawa To the late circus, and about seven
o'clock noticing the tent On the Spring
grounds, made rush for the show He
got there-went In, and took seat. When
the girls began to sing and pray. do you
suppose he got up and leftY No, he didn't,
he staid right there till the Salvation Ar.
my closed their exercises He's grit to the
back bone.
Miss Jennie Strobil took possession of
the No. district school last Monday.
Joseph Kinzer, living on the north prai,
RE has five children sick with the whOop-
ing cough.
Ira Conover has moved into his fine new
residence On the north bluff
The Methodists gave sociabel last week
which was largely attended and financially
success
w. j. Graham, and w. Ii. Barnard, of
Ottawa, were camping with party of their
friends here last week
The old phrase putting bug In your
ear" was slightly varied here by one flying
into Miss Eliza lsham's ear. The services
OF DR.. Smith Was required to remove the
Insect.
A party of twenty seven ladies and gen.
tlemen comprised fox hunt at Starved
Rock las, Saturday night. Your corres-
pendent was an eye witness to lots of the
fun. The party came away about mid.
night without capturing fox, but camp
supper was had which was immense.
Mr.. Taylor and family will soon leave
for Toronto. Ohio. Utica will miss them.
T. ID.
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Personal.

FoRBs Mrs. VIII Guenther, nee Katie
Hunter, and daughter Mabel are the guests
Of Mrs. Charles Forbes,
BLAKR-Mrs Jas. a. Blake has been
vs. ting relatives, and old friends In this
county during the past fortnight. Mr..
Blake still believes after residence Of
several years In Texas, that that is the hest
country In the world.
SMITH--Mr, Kinney Smith and wife, of
New York are In the city for a short visit.
NAsH.-Will Nash is about again, and
has received draft for $ll0 insurance for
bis injury, from the Travellers, through
DR.. J. o. Harris.
CoL,-Col. VIM. Dunavan and wife, of
Denton, Tex, who have been quite III, are
better
SMITH.-Clide Smith has finished read
ing law, and now occupies an office In Paw
Paw.
NATE Mate Degen has let up on law
until December, when he will take the
examination.
LARDEN Albert Larden, late of Mayo
& Widmer's office, has opened an office In
Kansas
VAN.-Mr. Van Ettan, of New York, has
been appinted to the Dayton school.
HENRY Miss Hutchins, of Henry,
spebt last Sunday with Miss Nellie Wild.
mer.
WEEKS Squire Weeks has gone to
Niagara Falls He hopes for more enjoy
ment than he experienced on his last trip
STEAD Mr. w. II. Stead and wife have
returned from the lakes.
FALLS John O'Donnell will spend his
vacation at Niagara.
LoUCKs w. j. Loucks and wife have
departed for the east, and will locate in
jamestown, N. Y.
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A Baby SmOihered.

AT the picnic at Buffalo Rock on Satur.
day evening, child In arms was unwit'
ingly smothered by Its mother, while the
latter was pushing and crowding to get on
board the cars. The fate OF the little one
WAS not discovered until nearly ten MIN
utes afterward, when ono Of the women on
board remarked 1t the dark skin Of the
little one. which was purple and flushed
with blood. The poor young mother Va,
nearly frantic with grief, - It was her only
child. The name of the party could not b
learned. .f
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-08-25

This is how monopoly protects labor. In
1875 there were 5000 people working IL
the colleries of the Lehigh (Pa) Goa
regions, and there was not an Italian, 9
or a Hungarian among them. To-day
there are 1000 miners In the same region
and over two-thirds are Italians. Poles and
Hungarians. Wages have been reduced
half, but the price of coal to the consumer
is even higher than it was when American
workingmen we're almost exclusively en-
plOyed in the mines.
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A UOwlIng Success

This headline, describing the picnic OF
the Rock Island car shops employees Is
not written In spirit Of levity-it Is ex'
pressive in the highest degree OF the crowd
and its doings. On Saturday morning two
trains, of fourteen cars each, lett the Rock
Island depot In Chicago, a half hour apart
The first train contained the workers In
the wood department with their wives and
sweethearts. numbering In all about twelve
hundred. The second train was loaded to
the bumpers with the iron department
men, also accompanied with their wives
and children, about thirteen hundred In all.
The trains, partially decorated with bunt.
Ing, reached the Rock Island depot here
shortly after eleven o'clock, and after a
short stop, proceeded to the picnic grounds
at Buffalo Rock, where they disembarked
at noon and Juggling their packets up the
steep hill lunched beneath the trees.
Some of the enterprislng saloon talent of
the city, having received forewarn.hg OF
the coming of this vast host, had estab'
lished a beer counter at the foot OF the hill,
where the frothy liquid was dealt out In
tin pals at 80 much per pail Just why
there was dearth of glasses is not ok.
planned, but 1t is probably because, being
out of the city limits, they were inclined to
be rural In their habits.
As the afternoon wore on, the dancing
pavilion on the rock was widely patron
lied, and beer at the foot of the rock rap
Idly failed. This caused many OF the men
and not few of the women, to become In,
toxicated and indeed a large number we're
badly boiled. A crowd of about twenty
gathered near the foot of the hill and en-
gagged In the pleasant diversion of punch
ing one anOther's heads, while couple OF
women on the pavilion, quarelled 10 drunk
en- gravity and pulled each others hair
ever q" Teller" Another woman, with q
tin pail Of beer In one hand, and chunk
OF cheese In the other, attempted to dance
hoe down, but was so demorallZed that
she landed on the back of her neck, while
her heels sought the armament without
regard for appearances.
At train time poor little wife was at
tempting to persuade big brute of hus'
land, who was 30 drunk that he didn't
know his name. to go to the Car, when he
struck her full in the face, knocking her
down. Six or seven men grabbed him,
and carried him to the train, and the little
woman followed tearfully In the rear. The
girls Of the party, of whom there we're
several hundred, were intensely silly, and
apparently, set the Ottawa boys, who were
present, down rs set of ignoramuses
They flirted with them desperately, how
ever, so much so as TO nearly endanger the
pug nose of one Ottawa youth, who decid-
ed that discretion was the better part of
valor, and with irew from discussion with
a Chicago youth before gore was spilled.
The picnicers got on board their train al
last at about half past six and wheeled
away, aquieter, II not happier crowd
than they were In the morning, when they
so gallantly steamed out of the Garden
(ity
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-08-25

How can a manufacturer pay tax on raw
material and 1.-THE highest wages In the
world" and still sell Lis goods cheaper than
the rest of the world? as high.tax maniacs
tells us he does in America. The fact Is he
does not; but II he had free raw materials
which the Mills bill proposes to give him
he could do 1t. He could supply the home
demand, fill large foreign orders and still
pay his men the highest wages-not in
name only, as he does now, but In truth and
in fart
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-08-25
Grange Picnic.

Pomona Grange No 6l, P Of H., will hold
a basket picnic at Wheeler's Grove, one mile
east of Dayton, on Thursday. September 6.
at which questions of interest to the farmers
generally, will be discussed pro and con.
The event Of the day will be the address Of
Mrs Gait, Of Aurora, which will be followed
by discussions of the woman's suffrage ind
winter wheat growing. The former will b
discussed by ladies and the latter by gentle
men. On the seventh. there will be regular
grange meeting at the residence Of L. B
Douglass.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-08-25

:, Potato bugs are wandering hopelessly
around In search Of something they car
relish. They have commenced on the to
mato vines and In some instances have
stripped every leaf from tho stalks. They
are crawling over the sidewalks, In the
roads, and 90 the fencsa Betwixt these
the kstydids" st night and the slin
speeches of the republican county orators
II something sins done soon. there Is fall
prospect Of this country going TO ruin
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-08-25

The Ottawa FREE TRADER says; "The
democracy began bowling in Illinois on
Thursday, and will keep It up for the rest
of the summer" And 1t will Gle down to
a moan In November.-Y orkUiUe Record.
Not this Novem ber-some other Novem-
Der, perhaps.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-08-25

The war ophobists say that manufac
turers can pay tax on raw materials, and
the highest wages In the world and still
sell their goods cheaper than any other
nation In the world. This is equal to say.
ing that man can white away at both
ends of stick and still have his stick left
untouched in his hand.
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l. The Editorial Deparment.-This includes managing
editors city editors, telegraph editors, exchange
editors editorial writer's special writers, and about
thirty reporters. The DAILY NEWS staff Is
admittedly without superior in the West and
Tn. r.lerraph Room-To save time special wires are
run into THE DAILY News building, and the
papers own operators take the messages and hand
them Immediately to the telegraph editor. The
number of operators is .
4. The Composor's Room.-Whcn copy has passed
the hands of the proper revising editor it goes to
the type-setter. There are good many OF him IN
THE DAILY News offce-on average -
4. The Linotype Room.--But the compostor doesn't do
all the type-setting. The Linotype" machine
"ses type" by casting ane-cEtype, on somewhat
the same principle as the typeounder casts
single type. Fourteen Of these machines are IN use
in THE DAILY News Office, and the number Of
persons required in this department is 20
S. The Artists and Engravers' Department-But the
metropolitan daily gives its readers not only
reading matter but also illustrations. BY the aid
of good artists zinc etchers and photography by
electric light THE DAILY NEWS is printing
the best newspaper illustrations in America This
takes the best service Of skilled workers to the
g. The Stereotype Foundry.-The matter-type and pic
tures-beng now "locked up" in the F." forms" the
work is next transferred to the foundry. metro
politan daily longer prints from its type In
order to print large edition quickly 1t 10 neces-
sary multiply &s prntng ss;!aess, and this Is
accomplished by casting duplicate stereotyped
plates from which, after they have been fastened
10 the presses the printing Is done OF stereo,
typers The DAILY NEWS requires .
,. The Press Room.-THE DAILY News six double
perfectng presses capable of printing 100 600 COM
plete papers per hour. To run these there are
required men 70 the number Of rs
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Andrew Whalen, the wealthy Troy Grove
farmer, who fractured his thigh by falling
OF the 20" trestle at Maze's lumber ward.
Is doing we'll and will probably recover.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-08-25

Joseph PERI, miner, was at work draw
ing pillars In the old shaft of the Star Coal
Co., at Kangley, on Saturday, when the
roof. not being properly supported, sud-
denly fell upon him, crushing him to the
ground and breaking his back. He was
living when rescued but died an hour or so
later.
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Have You Any Idea What 1t Costs
TO MAXI A CHICAGO DAILY NEWS?

You Aasxut? sav the business perhaps uM
04da SSenAn Dge1fm Nfa'zmnS
Let take mem Il" "ae as
Aersh mi the uxnkLyba
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-08-25

The word " counting" originated from the
Greek word "Snoprap," and when trsnsla-
ted means " delicious"
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8. The Mailing and Delivery Department.-"Ihe mall
ers and the delivery clerks handle over a million
papers week. The force numbers 70
O. The Engine Room-To supply the motive power requires
three steam boilers OF LIS horsepower capacity ana
three engines with an aggregate OF 2'OhorsepoWer.
All departments lighted 10y the Edison inCan-
descent system, which here comprises three dynamo
machines and 500 lamps. The employees OF tl's
department number %
TO- The Circulation Depar,men-lhe paper is now
manufactured article and it is the business Of this
department to develop the market for it. The
average number Of workers IS 10
II. The Subscription Room.-A the subscriptions from
out-of-town whether OF individual readers or whole.
sale agents, pass through this department. and
this department employs on the average ~
H. The Business Oce-The general clerical work OF the
paper such receiving and caring for the advertise
ments-o which fifteen HI ndred are received
and handled every day-receivng and paying out
cash. the general bookkeeping of the business,
REQUIRES counting room force of ~
a. The of Building requires the constant service
three Janitors
a. The WatchmanTo insure perfect protection against
risk of fire two watchmen constantly on duty.
Is The New York oeeThis engages the entire time Of
general manager and assistant
49, The Washington BureauIn charge of its special
Washington staff correspondent !
H. The Milwaukee Bureau.-To facilitate Northwestern
news gathering, one man. /
From which appears that the number Of regular employees
And the pay roll runs from to 900 per week. aggre
eating during the year $4,000.
Then there larger annual expenditure for white
paper and telegraph and cable tolls sometimes run
nearly thousand dollars week. Take It all
together the expenditures of The DAILY NEWS Tor
The year 1883 viii vary very little from $780, 600
ens at hundreds Of places throughout country Of European
Northwest Who distribute THE DAILY News its out Of town
city dealers with their horses and wagons; Of one hundred
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