The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-12-24
CREAM OF OUR EXCHANGES.


prejudice ID his violent an'ipathy to brains AS
large majority of his Important appointments
chow. But we say, Grant does INST as he snouio
if the people elect president destitute OF braiRs,
what right have they To expect that he VIII APP
point men OF brain. to Office;
Here is how rsen are liable to be kicked in In
. diana:
An Indiana lawyer recently drew np COM
plant for assault aud battery. 'nasin. the follow
ing representation OF t.c's: And plaintiff
further alleges that at raia ila,e aud place, the
said A. b. said to complainant, III vou come
another st.p nearer III kick you 70 hil,' ,ci,ich
complainant rerjly belisres he eomid hare done"
The above named paper. speaking of Grants
attempt to control the election in the south and
in New jersey ana New Ior' by the military. to
arrest democrats and brighten .inid from
che polls, says "FroNn the Increased Democratic
majorites in all these localities where Grant
sought TO intind.se the democracy, it il evident
that the democrats didn'r intimida,e worth II
cent"
The Morris U6rald, in II. srtice on the eiec-
ton OF Poin, dead man OF the Republican hue.
to the legislature, over a live democrat, congrat-
ulates the people OF that a,stiic, in Minnesota,
in the fact that they ars the vn!y people the
Union who have an absolute certainty that their
representative viii not "sei his vote"
From republican st,uJ point, and the prac-
tics among radicals! We shoo.d say the Herald
is right.
Brigham Young has recently started bank in
Salt Lake City. The checks sre made to read !:
''To the credit of the Lord"
The question is, will the party named in the
draft honor it upon prescription.
Editors are obliged to resort to rigid eoono-
my occasionally to get .ong. Here il how
'locap is obliged to do it this winter:
The Gslesburg Free Press reports that the
SOCIAL editor OF the Peoria Transcript intends get
ting his linen duster dyed tor Ill ovsrcoat this
winter.
That fellow mas reduced economy to the per-
lection of an exact Silence
After lapse of twenty wears, ring lost by a
''youne lady" while bathing on South Beach
Nantucket, was recently i,und by boy aud re-
turncd to her
Did he see her lose il
Frank Ioo!c has n do, Which he haa named
peanuts, on sccount Of the tnnness OF his bark
That must be tho same dog whose tai! is like
the heart OF u .rce-b.cause it is tartherest from
che bark
The La Sale Press thinks The city council of
Peru is Just ''b!ue mouldy ior n hatin' The
editor Of tho i'ytSs had better 10 down TO Peru
and invite the council az We pIazc, would We
knock this chip av Inc shoulder, or trend upon
the tail Nv IA. coat 2"
young inin writes to III editor, wishing TO
know what Business hs sho0 AID 20 INFO :n4r viii
enable nna to o"cnpy a nigh place in life r The
editor suggest. the roo!ing trade, going up
in a balloon, boys, up in n,lloou'
4 panther met Gov. Lat,..er, " Vireinia, in
lonely p.cs on mounteiu. one evening" and
challenged hiro to foot '.oe. He jtho Govern
orr promptly accepted. Au ahsngc gives she
{acts briefly, thus
There was an exciting race on the Warm
Spring mountain, Virs;inia last week, between
Ex-Governor Letcher aud panther, in which i,
IS said the governor made the best time of the
season
Whether he got in frs,-.or the panther "got
him in,"-is not stated.
Dan Rice's paper psrperrate. several squi - as
follows:
An aboriginal gentleman, named Tomahawl,
is preaching in Canada. lie is Lo churchmsn,
OF course.
Mr. Capen, the Boston weather prophet, talks
OF calling "A Tidal Wave and Earthquake con-
vention."
Since Beecher's sermon OF eternal punishment,
the humorous Now Workers. call him patent