The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-04-09
CREAM OF OUR EXCHANGES.


.. e., mixed types. Their desser. is molasses and
glue, and for coup they have extract of I've.
The Kendall Co. Record records this of JUS
tice of that place. A Norwegian boy. aged
twelve, was called as witness in case, and not
clearly understanding the nature of IN oath, was
thus instructed by the court:
"Boy, do you go to meeting!" The boy did
''Well you know something about the devil,
then 2" The boy did well, if YOU stand up
here and swear to lie, the DerH iciU Mce you tn
less Man Il minute. and your hand will wither
and drop off,
The bow stuck to the truth most religiously,
and at every answer looked anxiously at his
hand.
They have temperance lecturer at Wood
stock, named Stoughton, SO the Journal says.
We heard he was "bottled" once by Stonewali
Jackson, in Virginia.
How did he get OUT
The Chatfed. Minnesota, Democrat reports a
case of fellow who had long been afflicted with
adisease of peculiar nature. He had a way OF
borrowing horses from peoples stables and rum
ming them off, selling them and keeping the
him and, after some consultation, conclued
bath in hole in the ice would relieve the poor
fellow. They attempted to administer the rem
edy and he got away from them and nd under
the ice They are watching for him, under the
belief he will come out of his hiding place in the
spring. Well bet he'll fosl em yet.
A man obtained iivorce from his wife, lately,
in Wisconsin because, as he proved, "she was no
woman"
You can get divorce for almost any trfng
cause, nova days.
An exchange is guilty of this:
A new republican club, called the Blossoms
has been formed in Washington. Yates is pres.
ident. The badge is worn on the nose.
There seems to be question of "responsibili-
ty" between the Wenona Indec and the Streator
Monitor
Is it ''little responsibility or which
The Iader says the Streator folks are at log
gerheads about their proposed bridge the
vermillion river Every man wants it in iront
of his own door.
The Gales6urg Free Press says that every col
ored individual in that city is claiming some
relationship with Senator Reves, of Mississippi.
1t would be all right if Revels would recipro.
cate The compliment. He is no Revelation to
them.
Pulling loaded gun out of boat, bartel first
is one of the neatest modes of committing suicide
extant. A man at Peoria lately tried it. His
wifes second husband is cross-eyed and there.
fore can't see over a gun barrel He won't shoot
himself she hopes.
The Henry RpuJltcan says the servant girls Of
that place stay only about week in place. Here
we keep them longer by allowing them the use
Of the parlor three nights in a week to receive
"company.'
The Wilmington H,depen5eM says the bonds
of that city stand at par Ours much cheap
er. We do them up in lunches like radishss
and sell them Tor five cents Il bunch.
The De kalb Nslos is responsible for this item
A train passed through here on the North
western road, on Thursday last, which had on
board S;450JOO00 in greenbacks for use among
the merchants OF San Francisco. Eight Iucn
were employed 20 guard the treasure.
II may be true, but won't the -Ners reduce the
amount-say seven dollars
The Neoos very seriously perpetra.es this
Our PostmIstress has recently placed in posi-.
ton several span new drawers.
Ahem Did il hurt her much.
The republicans of Bloomington have no,nina-
ted one MerriIuan to the mayoralty of that city.
Now they have Merriman, pray who is their
ring master, and the balance Of the circus
The Ls0ler heads su article thus: Can the
rebels be trusted ~
Answer: Certainly, il they are good radicals
and will Steal vigorously.
The same paper has it that
nine foot vein of coal was struck IA tie town
OF Bruce, in La Sale county, u few DAYS ago 80
feet below the surface, on land owned by David
Straw.
What's in a name? However, S,ruwn don't
care &'am for it long AS the coal holds out
he is just now in that CENT
Miss Susan B. Anthony, Of womau- rights
fame, lately lecturel ou her iavori,e topic, or
rather discussed it with u NJ. Wilcox NJ Men.
dota. The audience applaudcd Sn-i, and his.cd
Wilcox, says the BWlctm
They had, at Meudo,u, "An .-c,p.i conyic,
frsm hell or rather lecture GA TIL, ~,nrtli,,y
subject last Sunday.
The Macoupin Times get, oil this jon mot.
4 negro in Brazil has jus, died at the adj
vanced age OF $50 years