The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-07-27
CREAM OF OUR EXCHANGES.

tlesnake recently seen in Carter county, in this
state, and described as reaching from one side of
the road 10 the other, while its body was as large
IS an ordinary churn. The San says, shat was
very badly proportioned snake" and that 'it
should have been good deal longer or else b
good deal thinner" We should like to know
who is running the snakes of this state-herself
or the editor of the New York Sun. When
things come to such pass that New York AFRO.
gates to herself the right to dictate to Kentucky
the size and shape Of her serpents. it is high time
for the trumpet to sound to arms and for the
sword to leap from its scabbard.
lowing question: "ResolUed, That William Nye
was perfectly justified in going for that Heather
Chinee." Decided In favor of the Affirmative
Champaign Gazette.
The irrepressible Colonel Rice, better known
as 'Rough Rioe," who has started more papers
than any man in the State of Georgia, has been
obliged to give up the publication of his paper
in Atlanta, and closes his editorial labors with
the following:
I have labored hard for two years, and sunk
over fifteen hundred dollars to establish the
Reporter and now have to say it must 60 down.
Atlanta is the poorest town, of its size, for
newspaper in the world. The people will not
subscribe. aud the business men will not adver-
tise. More newspapers have failed in Atlanta
than any city IL The United States. The mer-
chants md people have less energy and pride IN
a literary way than any other people. They are
the most selfish people in .he world. They
should be left in the dark, where they belong,
to grope their wey after the almighty dollar,
which they worship, and lumber on down TO the
devil, where they will surely go 1 am done
Nth tho -inaSo in A tlopt.
and forever
Potato bugs Nave a.. ', Hoir appearance in
Maine--Er
And yet sae is not happy.
brought TO this Office an egg this morning that
was evidently laid by n Grant hen. 1t was
small, and about the shape Of Il new moon, sort
of crescent shape, which is said to be an unfail-
ing sign 1t is evident that the hen was sudden
y startled by the nomination Of Greeley, and
was so agitated that she couldn't pay strict at
tention to business.
The following is positively the latest on the
potato.bug question:
PoTATo.BUG HAwK-Ono of our citizens in
Chs
bird in his potato patch, day or two since, feed
ing voraciousiy on the young potato bugs, and
having made hearty meal, flew into D. tree APP
parently in the best Of heaLM. Any man that
would harm that bird deserves to have his SUP.
ply of potatoes cut off--Chatfeyd (Mtnn.) Dem.
The editor of the Wenona Iadcr is preparing
to pass in his checFs, as witness the following;
The life of local paper Is the local ne VS..
Hence, il you DO not wish to take our life, st. 1
in the news
The plausible reasons which editors aud pub
fishers h've given i'll times past, for failure to
appear At given date, would make an amusing
volume III the curissi'icS of literature. 1t is "a
singular fact, too, that two or three good ex.
ouses are often found AID that even then the
subscriber Is treated ~ though NJ excuse WAS
necessary after all. Here is the latest produc.
.ion in thi. line-it i. from the Duly BulLt;n.
Charlotte, n. c.:
Ia consequence Of , multitude OF sunoyauces
we have missed three editions of Tn, Dluly But
6Am. First, We, Ills. and the "devll," took sud
denly Ill after enjoying hearty dinner, u part
OF which consisted of cucumbers AID n cherry
pie. ID. Oar entire third or advertising page
was completely pied; aud Sd. The paper at the
warehouse ran out, thereby suggesting the pro.
Prlety OK waiting until onsigutaeuu arrived
!hese are our apologies, and If you are not sat.
lsfled you can 20 to grass.
ltem-Cucumbers aud cherry pie are not
wholesome for the inside form Of Y printer.
In consequence Of eating the green fruit now
exposed for sale in mSny of our streets. our
OBITUARY columns will be filled with such para.
graphs rs We had u little Charlie once" II
would not liv" always" etc, etc., thereby nut.
ting money IN our p,ckets.-PAiladelphia Iele.
graph.
The following is given in printers publics.
tion OF London, az the motto of the New York
HraId: Take no shinplasters-all damned
rogues who issue them-llve temporarily
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TEN perAnce secieties-take
care OF the xpences--never trust saint-po "a
PED ut ten-rire ut six-never buy on credit
fear God Almighty-love the beautiful girls
vote against Van Buren-and kick all parsons
and politicians to the devil.
Something of the grandeur of the "boundless
prairie" something of its fierce heat when the
IRE hehd" envelopes it, lie to be discovered IN
the rhetoric OF the western editor as he voes for
the enemy who has tritied with his forbenrunee
ana dehed the lightning, Of lii. WRATH. Illustra.
ton-" The fanne.mou,hed poll. parrot of the
I&oh Scdoenger has too long roasted in the shudo~
OF our good nature. Let him beware. For.
pearanee Is no longer virtue. We shall set his
dainty plumage scurryiny on the tour wind. Of
heaven, and give his blosted CARCASS 60 the
vultures.'
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