The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-03-12

The kankakee Times says young man up
there lately Rugged two pretty girls At once,
and it made him sick. There are plenty of
young men down here willing to "try it on"
and stake the chances"
The La Sale Press, of the 9th, contains this
choice item:
1t is reported that the suburbs of the state Of
Ottawa has been ratifying some amendmnet
| to the constitution" In other words, that
white married woman has been practicing 'mis-
oegenation." and produced fine specimen of the
| fruit thereof in the shape of black skinned
blped with some "wool on de top OBJ his head.
de place whar de wool ought to grow The
story is told thusly: The husband Of said white
| married woman came to ---, an eminent
attorney of this place, and after explaining the
facts of the case, said he wished to counsel with
him in regard to the matter. Whereupon the
attorney remarked: Il suppose you wish to
counsel in regard to getting divorces" "Now
replied the injured husband, Il don't care
| d-n about that, but wish to know of you, as
lawyer, if 1 can sell tie id nigger Z"
1t is reported that the colored gentlemen, to
whom the "picanini' bears striking resem-
blance, has absconded.
1t is almost needless to say that the whole of
this story, which has got about forty women in.
|
of our city, has not the slightest foundation of
truth to rest upon, the whole being a sheer IN.
vention and a mean SANDER on a respectable
family.
The Aurora Herald has the following very sem
sible item:
Don't ask an editor to buy tickets for fair
or festival, or anything of that Sort for the ben
eft of your church. or any other object, unless
| you first pay the cash for the announcement of
the same which appeared in his paper
Some idle fellows at Matamora, says the Wood
ford Sentinel, thought it would be fun to tie
| lot of tin ware to the tail of an old horse, and
see him run. He did run, and In his terror ran
into fence and knocked down several panels,
and did such other damage, before he was
caught, that they were compelled to pay secenty-
flee dollars for their fun. They amt quite so
'tickled" as they thought they should bel
The Tazewell Jo,o7,al warmly commends ex-
congressman Whittemore for having corruptly
sold cadetships
Who, now, will defend the Jouraal for what
it has done'? Whittemore, Ell?
The Methodist Parsonage at Henry, Marshall
Co., says the Republican, was lately destroyed by
fire. The family of Rev. Mr. Bowen, the pastor,
barely escaped, his wife on a sick bed, being car
ried out to a nei ghbor's on her couch. The citi.
zens raised purse of $500 for Rev. Mr.. B.
! The Press cautions Congress against expellng
or examining the record of any more members of
Congress the cadet business, for fear that
"loyal" body will not have quorum. Isn't that
tough" on radical Congress? The Press
should be more careful or it will lose caste with
its party.
The GeniwS Of Liberty (Uniontown, Pa says:
A "loyal" Nevada editor returns thanks to
his christian friends for two Christmas presents:
bible and a bottle of whisky. Appropriate,
very Loyal religion, a few years since,
ciated the bible with Sharp's rifles, and we see
no reason why the whisky should not be added
now.
That Genius entertains GOODNESS towards
radicalism of u very decided character.
The Macoupin Times expresses its mind on
the gold question in this way:
The New York World of the 18th saws:
money was drug yesterday at to 6 per cent
on call"
| Wewouldn t mind few doses of that drug"
Take the dose in pills, or how?
The Baptist Church at Cambride, Ills, getting
in need of funds, got up a couple of theatrical
representations, from which they realized $3.50
clean cash.
Sixteen thousand dollars of republican debts
have been paid by a democratic administration
in the city OF Rock Island. What do you say TO
that, political economists of the radical school
Cambridge Democrat.
The Oquawka Spectator records this feat of
corn.huskng, to which we invite the attention
of the young farmers of La Sale County:
James Cross recently husled on the stalk and
threw into wagon one hundred and twelve
bushels and fifty pounds, exact weight, in eleven
hours and forty-fve minutes Mr.. Cross walked
over about two acres of ground in doing this
days work, and vixen he got through received
eight dollars for the job. Mr.. Evans SAYS that
Cross can repeat this feat and if anybody is san
guine of his failure, Jack stands ready to "back
his own judgment"
Any one wanting to get up "mill' can prob
ably be accommodated by addressing Mr. Cross,
at Oquawka, Ills. But We don't SO far az we
are concerned he may wear the "belt' as cham.
pion cornhuskiest.
Schenectady firm wants to exchange 300
vclocipedes Tor Confederate bonds-Er.
We would gladly do it, only we havn't the
bonds.
The HOnl1 says the Democratic party in New |
York City is going to "wash its feet and pare its
toe.nals'