The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-08-03
CREAM OF OUR EXCHANGES.

CREAM OF OUR EXCHANGES.
Here comes another of those brief but ex
pressive obituaries:
The BROOKLYN grocer who bought Kaptha a
fifteen cents a gallon, and sold it for non-explo
sive oil at thirty cents left but small stock or
hand when he went up.-Er.
Grasshoppers five inches in length are taking
the stump in Wisconsin.-EI.
As long as the aforesaid grasshoppers oonfns
themselves exclusively to "takipg the stump
the farmers of Wisconsin will be their everlsst
ing debtors.
The Iorbel7c Ne,cs is responsible for the fol-
lowing:
A citizen of Yorkville, versed in Jurisprudence
and the mysteries of the new liquor law, ex.
planned 70 other and younger citizens the other
day, that there had been change in the admin.
istrhtion OF justice-that each county row had a
"Persecuting Eternity"
Some vaen are born great, some achieved great.
ness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.
VI the latter, Mr.. Cullom is one "a he has been
elevated to chairman of the republican commit
tee. He wears his honors meekly.-I1ntiOc Free
Trader.
Mr.. Cullom evidently has a just appreciation
of his position Nothing could be more ,owly
than the craftsmanship of republican commit.
toe, and hence he wears his honors meekly"
Oracle wants to know if you can blaoken the
minds eye,-- Yorkciue Meas.
No, but it is said you make it either blue
or green.
The prevalent bend" now among the boys is
green apple gripe.-Og'e Co. Reporter.
The aforesaid boys having most likely stolen
the green apples when on bender.
Local editing in Salem, Washington county,
n. Y, must be jolly. The editor of the Press
recei' we'd the following delightful missive:
Youn fellovs want to keep US fellers names out
Of your %. rer else youm will get your ID
snoot busted. This is bizziues.
IFS town can boast a more geuteel barber
than Oregon, we wan, them to trot him around
1t is about the only city air we can boast Of. He
lisa Star Barber.-OyleC CO. reporter
Oh is that all? Is that y, ur cause for put
ting on city airs? 1t only amour is to this that
the town constable is also the only barber In
Oregon.
The Dixon Sun says:
The telegraph quoting from a neighbor says |
shat Crate Brown had lately on enthusiastic |
bowel ache, Wonder il it was any thing like the
purge that cleaned out Schuyler Colfax
Arepublican Glee Club has been organized at
Dixon. The said club is prepared to iniiict
original campaign songs on the various commu'
mites round about. MAY the Lord have mercy |
on U.S. Sterling Gazette
49, Cav
bers of this club, whom the government has sup.
ported for the last four years in idleness,-step
forward and sing
lone good term deserves another
Four years more, four yeaBmOrc
It's affectins--t's pathetic.-Diron iSun.
And yet more affecting and deeply pathetic
will it be TO them after the 7th of next Novem-
Der to rise and sing
Sound the loud irnbrel DER Egyp,s dark sea-,
For GREELEY has trumphed tho people are free
Miss Frank Neall, daughter of Robert Neal,
OF this city, made him n visit last week. She
LETT Aurora aged four years and ia now eighteen.
The fair lady found great change aud devel-
opment in Auroras beauty a. ia her uwn.--
1uyOid BencOn.
If the above is intended as compliment it is
somewhat equvocal Some people might say
that "Aurora's beauty" does not amount to
much.
Look sharp for Burglars or else do as we do,
keep nothing about your house they would care
to carry of.-Ogle TO. Press.
That is the neatest ploa for editorial poverty
We have seen tor some time. No burglar, know.
ing "a house to be an editors, would think OF
entering IL any way, however much the thief
might be filled with cuuldity
Frederick Douglass Indignantly denies that he
leans towards Greeley.--En
We never heard of his being accused of it.
Clinton Register.
And he might still lean towards Greeley with.
out feeling any indignation or disgrace, and
Frederick Douglass knows it,
Though Greeley drinks his water cold,
And in no measure scant
No shrewd observer need be told
He'll make it hot for Grant.
Prince Kellogg spicy and independent sheet,
the Odell Times, has been sold out, and the Odell
Weekly takes i, place under the editorship of w.
ID. Wilson, formerly Of L,con. The Times was,
We believe, the racest shee, in the state and was
frequently quoted by the Chicago dailies The
first number of the weekly is on our table aud
promises fair.
THE AUGUST MAGAZINES.
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