The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-05-27

Carleton's advertisement Of What l Know Of
Farming" "No, that's a picture Of a new SUBJ
soil pillow"
As brief and unpoetcal announcement. of a
mans death, this is 4. success:
An 1900 pound grindstone burst in the Au-
burn State Prison, and 80 pounds OF it struck a
convict in his commissary department. He
ceased to for subiuuary affairs.
The first threshing machine set up in Illinois
is still running, and killed man las, year as
etfectually as a new ono.-Es.
This is not true. We know abou, that one,
as we helped to run it and long ago its CHATTER
ceased and ~ has gone where the woodbine
twinsth.'
The Henry Republican gives Us this bit of
queer news:
AN Indiana lover touchin.ly bemoans to her
adored one thus:
Dixon has voted no license and adopted a
prohibitory ordinance
Does that Indiana lover intend to move to
Dixon, and does she lament because, when at
"Dixing," she cant get her regular drinks?
The editor OF ,.e L. Sale Press lately visited
Chicago and had good time with "the BOYS"
When he got home he thought of the fearful OK.
penses OF the trip, and became economically in.
cllned He discharged his printers and attempt.
ed to do his own work. Here is specimen of
his effort at setting type:
''Me tqiNY Sc sHvlL do = oSt OF or oan
So tin tYde qErEAEHI- dri lEis VIVA
IvW sqoH@ Us aeiuD O1U!C s 1t to Sci IfdA,
bn4 Me p0N4 r deriaNce UtOH daAyiCnlEY."
We are under obligations to Bowman for n
beautiful photograph of the symmetrical. smooth
hmbed, graceful body Of Beemus dog. 1t is on
exhibition In our sanetum.-Aur0ra Beacon.
A dutchman's view of it:
"Shdick to diem vat shdicks to YOU Wall
sbose Id Vas bolecemans vat shdicks to YOU nit
agub, vat dhen?
This Is the origin of the name of Omaha. Ne.
brasla:
1t caae from an observation made by the first
white visitor, who, when interviewed by AN In.
dian, CALCULATED, Oh, my hsr
Generals Mcclellan, Burnside and Butler
were unexpectedly seated together at dinner by
the ehIei waiter OF the Fifth Avenue hotel New
York, the other day.-Erdtange.
Butler must haye felt greatly out of place
seated beside such gentleman az McC.ellau-
Chaifed (Ntn.) Democrat.
item-this melancholy specimen:
Mosquito nests on the Mississippi are searched
Tor the bones VI lost children.
Down in New Jersey, whe, school marin
would get certificate to teach, she must satisfy
the school directors that she has mentally ar
rived at state OF lamboyant luminosity"
Hsre is how things so our in the far west:
proving panther ate up the only good.
looking young man in nm Oregon se,tiemsnt
and the local schoolna am despareth.
But the young man may have escaped a worse
fate
a lecturer on the "moral sentiments" in Phil.
aae!I ma remarked that the dearest ship in the
"oila was Iilendship,' whereupon young man
that he knew another dearer ship still-and
that was conrtship. The young man had once
oeen defendant IN a claim for breach of prom.
Use Of marriage.
An Elmira farmer wrote to Mr.. Greeley for
his advice as to whether plaster was good to nut
on potatoes. Horace said he always used gravy
or outter on potatoes, but supposed anyone
could get accustomed TO plaster ii he made an
effort.
The Philadelphia Age says
Inc hadleal legislature of Connecticut under.
takes to elect a radical candidate nv going he.
hlhu the vote by ballot, and examining citizens
as 10 The way they voted. This is destruc,ive
OF the !ieedom OF the ballot box, the security Of
when lies IN the entire independence of the vo
tei' Nheh intimidation or corruption can be
Drought TO bear upon small number of persons
VI weak nerves after an election, it NAV not be
ol1heut TO persuade them to remember that
they voted the Radical ticket
The NatS, Indiana, says they have "A preacher
there wh' is talking agans. hell, and TINT or.
tAodox people say he beats his opponent.
The Boston JoRyHal says:
'Dudlcys name in its greener wear, WAS
eggmanchoggaaggogs' Marlboro's
mad even more liquid melody in those DAYS
acknowledgements How it rolls off Tho
tongue" "e
The Freeiort Bv2c,in gives us an item or two.
such as these:
House Hunting" is not prohibited by the
game laws OF the State, at any season of the wear
Never tread on the tail of II coat or tell +, wo.
man She Is not handsome, unless you are despe.
rately fond Of music CHM
y swooning woman can't be handled You
may hold an eel, pckpocket, n pickle or a poli
ueian; but woman--nohow. Take a ssmul.
home aud try,
Shakespeare slightly altered:
non Romeo, Romeo wherefore art thou Romeo ?"
Ih2G oFtsi me not, or thon wOulds stay al ho.n.o.
And endless nuisance to his manmy.o;
50, Romeo cease thee now TO roani.co