The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-02-08

temptation. How easily he could seuelch the
London TINES if he would.
The C3uier.Jonrns, says that one might as
soon think OF operating upon the painted walls
OF the cstacombs of Egypt with the Scissors as
spon Philadelphia paper
The Milwaukee Joaraal is in favor of allowing
boys TO catch rides CD sleighs, and thinks they
might ss we'll die in that way es 10 grew NJ and
be killed in railroad accidents.
A fire originated in the kitchen of 100 Pine
street last evening about seven o'clock Il
caught from the stove and rapidly making its
way through the Gining-roOm and hallway is.
sued from the front door. where it was first dis
covered. 1t was on the end of cigar. Damage
ten cents.-St. L0uts Rsgnb!sc,m.
The Savannah Ners says There is little
| boy in Macon who csn stand on the sole Of his
head twenty minutes without his liver turning
over. This is because he shot his grandmother
IN the left spectacle with an Alabama sling.
His father sailed him down SO that he cant take
his ease in the usual direction and he gets up
on his head to rest himself
Chewing gum is made of greese expressed
from cats and dogs and ether animals found dea!
in the streets OF cities inizsd with gumarabic.--
Cl,tntcdl Journdl
Our delicate ana sensitive girls who would
faint in the presence of anything not absolutely
clean, should at least wipe chewing gum thoro.
uEhly with their handksrch;eis before chewing.
The influence of New York editorials on the
human intellect is settled at last and judicially
In impaneling a jury for the trial OF Tweed, the
question was askek, "Have You read the news
papers,? and when one man answered that he
had only read the editorials, he was pronounced
person of unbiased mind, and was evidently
regarded as completely innocent, and as unia.
formed as if he had read nothing.
Chicago papers says it is wonderful how quick
the blind beggars of that city tell the difference
between ten cents and quarter.
They judge by the senses (cents.es)
There have been large number Of brilliant
feminine victories in this city during the past
year, partly owing, We suppose, 10 the existence
of the girls matrimonial club secret society
a: whose meetings the members repeat the
pretty thugs that have been said to them,
and collect proofs for breach of promise actions,
where the fact of young mans saying the same
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rious intentions. -SprinGfeG ,.UesS) Republican.
An Ohio cheese merchant has invented an
electrical machine fo- destroying shippers IL
cheese.-EI.
This is an Improvement on eaten OF EN- alive
1t was suggested by the law agains. cruelty to
animals. Shippers should be thoroughly dad
before they are gnawed,
A Lewiston Ne. reporter, seeing some boys
skating on thin ICE. went and got ell Their names
and ages, SO ss 10 save time when they 90,
drowned.
The Hawk.Eya bought three-q quarters OF cord
! Of wood the other day, and wlon delivered there
were 90 sticks. The editor .hinks the shr!nkage
was occssoued by the Geld weather Three
policemen kept guard over the load TO prevent s
suspicion Shocking boy from carrying !, away in
his vest pocket
Even in pastoral Kansas they have some Pc
culiar ways or else are more than ordinarily en-
| terprisiag. = newspaper IN Ottawa county has
the following: Last week we announced the
marriage Of young friend, and it becomes our
pleasant duty 70 announce that he is the father
Of bouncing boy" Kansas is noted for it, en-.
terpcise
i new paper il Texas starts out with the AZ
nouncement that "in religion We sre conserva-
tive, and we intend 10 adhere strictly TO the
! cash system.
Tor material for sensational stories, dried. up
Bohemians will do well 10 examine late files OF
| California papers. 1t kind O warns one up oy
cold day, you know said old Uncle Ieke SO
spell gou, suthin s,artlin'.'
When the people OF the Sandwich Islands
wanted us Beemus) TO become their king. they
sent us the following telegram
KA LAHTLI HAWAII.
owen O Williism c Lunalile, ka koike keka.
! ulnohi Ike kaikamahine imam o ka La II nj Ha.
wall, alaha cukou: Ma hd Ulea ua hskhaka ks
ka nosa y Moi Ike Aupine no ka make ana ka
Moi ksmehnmelia V. ma ka la II deksmaha
1872. mo Ike kaucho ole nae Ike hoolsha ole !
kona Looina ma IA Noho Ali.
The editor of the Knoxville Press has unpleas
ant feelings towards the Chronicle man, and, as
result, one goes armed with stone in stocking
and the other carries cheese.knife down hi
neck.
The Franklin Grove Postmaster's COW choket
70 death, says the Reporter, on potatoes, the 9th
err day and he has only the public teat' left.
Fortune plays strange freaks. A Toledo ed,
, tor went through the war without q scratch, bu
stuck the shears in his eye the other day. Wick
: edness brings it's own retribution. He probabl