The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-11-05
CREAM OF OUR EXCHANGES.


Welcome sweet day of rest
That saw the Lord arise;
Welcome to this reviving breast,
And these rejoicing eyes"
There is nice quiet bit of railway between
Strestor, Dwight and Wenons-
The Dwight Star says "that no special act
of the legislature will save Strearor and nothing
but the sisct@ oct IF Ih0cateuoc eM" How's
that for high?
To this the Wenona {aGtc responds:
Dalton will want to send Representative
from Streator to say what the special act of
Providence shall be.
The question is, Is streator entitled to dele
gate in the convention up there?
The weuona Index, (radical,) refuses to howl
or whine for Ingersoll, the radical nominee for
congress, and therefore the Henry Repabltaa,
rel lat raGictl, pitches into the Isder. The In.
dt1 very pertinently puts the question, but not
exactly in these words: WHO is running our
paper us or the Republicda chap
The Henry Repu5ljeam claims the honor ~ of
first having recommended to congress contin-
uous session of that delecsable concern in order
to keep the democrats from getting into power.
and has the vanity to believe that congress adopt.
ed the plan. Wen bet a button congress never
heard OF the little innocent-the "babe in the
woods" known as the Henry Republican.
The RepaJljb,ta is opposed to instructing for
U. s. Senator. That will settle it. All the
radical conventionsIwho were SO rash as to have
Instructed, will at once propose to dis-instruct,
or suffer the extreme displeasure of the great
Henry ReluJ(jean--the paper that instructs CON-
gress.
Three hundred and fcrty-eight of the officers
OF the army and more than half of those of the
navy are supernumerary. A Thousand salaries
for nothing, nothing to the colossal souau.
behring's of the radical governmeut.-QuiacyH Her.
dld
What of that Their votes and influence are
needed for the advancement of the interests of
the radicals.
One OF the river baots was taking On live stock
at Lacrosse II few days ago. Among the lot
was one large gray mule, that refused to walk
the staging. The mate sung out to the rsust-
about to " twist his tail, and he'd come" A
coroner's jury have decided tina, the man came
to his death shy obeying orders
AHo i"s' Au hiuA outrage Ia AtlaRta-a
white dog attached to the uncomfortable Of a
fifteenth amendment in the vicinity of ben
roost
The editor Of the Amboy yomraal, Capt Park.
er, formerly of the Wenous Iad.e, recently 1t.
tended an Aldermanic supper in the city of Am
boy. 1t must have been temperance affair. as
he came back to his Office and wrote that he
had eaten washtub full of "eaersd episodes -
He may have meant oysters!
The Macomb Jouraai, in a recent issue, takes
OH character all too common, as follows:
1.-The man who in January was fearful Of
late spring, who in May predicted vet sea-
season, who in June lust knew the droutb
would burn everything up and who ia Juiv
prophesied early FROST was in our office yeyter
aayscomplaining that the great danger nov is
corn heating in the crib"
The Mendoza Buletin and M,oniele il No.
sponsibe for the following as being the next
style for ladies' wear:
lady fashionaoly dressed next winter will
look ike molasses barrel with the funnel on
top, bottom side up The hats are to be the
shape OF funnel, while the hoops will be the
same size all the way.
~ Is reported that the King of the Feeiee
Islands has written to President Grant to send
him fifteen of the best locking men in America
for his larder.--Er
NOW, ladies, here's chance to show your
loyalty to 1.-THE government" Don't all sneak
at once!
The result Of the elections in other states will
nave the effect TO discourage the democrats and
encourage the republicans of Illinois.-Lecatyy
RepUbiiun.
II carrying Indiana, and beating the leader of
the high taritfites in Ohio is dscourayiny n
democrats, we want little more Discourage
nieht IN ours.-Cl1nton Register.
iiiE TARIFF BILL.--"I voted against that
Dill said Gen. Morgan recently, iu debate with
'arneld IN Ohio, because IT. WAS a swiudle mn.
oh 'he nation; because it robbed one.half of m.
people TO enrich the o,her half BECAUSE i, WA.
'ne essence OF injustice; becsu-e it was . bill -;
aoo'hinatons and because would not ,c, =.
the paid attorney of New England"
echenck was the author OF the bill. and hi.
Consistency defeated him upon it. Cook, Of TIL.
district voted ior it, so did Gen. J,,,a, y, 81.
state The people ought TO repudiate these
paid attorneys of New England"
An Illinois lady waved red Gag s.onnad .bs
tram, and asked the conductor for chew Of 70.
bacco tor her Ole man. The conductor Horace
Ereeieyed all the way to the next station.
A man aud his wife were opposing candidates
for an office in Wyoming and the odds seemed
to be in favor of the husband. but nm. ,rorr;,,.