The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-10-04
CREAM OF OUR EXCHANGES.

trunks, on reaching New York, they bought TWO
tickets for Morristown. Then applying for checks
for their baggage, the railroad Official refused To
take fifteen OF the seventeen trunks, except at
Sl25 extra for each trunk agreeing to take one
trunk for each ticket As the tickets cost but
80 cents each, the ladies bought fifteen more
tickets, and thus had all their trunks checked TO
Morristown, while their fifteen extra tickets are
good anytime hereafter
Spoiled figs and carpenters glue are the prn
cipal constituents of Il new sensation in the way
of sweatmcats sold as royal jam" by the London
grocers A sufficient amount OF gin will pro
duce the royast kind Of jim-jams when the
Prince of Wales is about.
Eli Perkins, who is having new suit of clothes
constructed on long time, will soon deliver
series of lectures in London, by special request
of the Queen, who leaves town during their de
livcry.-St. Louis Democrat.
It is said that the Nebraska Indians are allowed
TO ride free on all trains they can jump ON while
the latter are in motion. The tribe is being re
duccd very rapidly. This is by all odds the most
effective and economical system OF dead heading
on record.
A Young man named Moses Potion, living near
Hillsboro, Ohio, was on his way to be married,
when he was struck by lightning and instantly
killed. Two years ago his brother was thrown
from his horse and killed while going to marry
the same lady,
1t is some relief to learn that one Of the victims
was life insurance and the other IL lightning
rod agent
WatcrmclOns are unhealthy Mnunk girl
ate half 4 one last week and it took two doctors
and three old women TO bring her through; but
the census Of the town Tailed one more.
A little boy was caught in the gearing Of Il !
patent churn at Clinton, Wis, the other day, and
though his scream was first rate, he failed TO
make good butter.
There has lately been discovered poison call.
ed iRaa, which is said TO be more subtle than
digitaline. 1t is obtained by pressure from the
seeds of StrophdHthpS htSDd,tS, anupocynuccous
plant, found in Gaboon. You want to look out {
for it.--DU@boyy
Some people are so constituted that they can
smile though the heart is breaking, Says Il Tcrrc
Hautc paper; II
A ncwly-marricd Tcrrc lIautc man received
letter from his wife's mother declining an invita- .
ton to make her home with them, and not even
his most intimate friend detected look of grief
in his eye. He even smiled occasionally during .
the day. d
Bowman, general photographer, was in town 4,
last Sunday. He was taken for preacher BY
those of our citizens who are not acquainted with
him d Suite Press. J
The preachers in town talk Of combining to !
prosecute the Press for libel
The Saginaw Courier reports IN epoch in lhc j
worlds history. An Indian family appeared ON Il
he streets Of that city lately the husband carry
ne the pappoose, and the squaw not CARRYING
nything. This is the first instance on record W
The womans-rights movement has evidently -
cached the abOrgncs. IL,
Here are few of the latest Danburyisms: fl
With the display now required for first class OF
uneraL, people are beginning to understand what b
re the tcrrors of death.
When you feel depressed and dissatisfied, and u
'hcreyer you may look naught but frownng "
kics meet your view wash yourself
The New York HeyuM says the $500 green p
acks have IA siX-tOed genius on the back. They a
night have spliteared rhinoCeros there for all 81
&c would know to the contrary. h
The churches were well filled, Sunday The u
hapc is an improvement, but the trimming IS
OF wholly satisfactory, They sit a little further "
ack on the head than the summer stylcs we OF
hink a,
ay afternoon, and man on the sidewalk, with y,
4mutrui presence VI laul lureT ms hAt al inc lii
yer fence and disabnenrcd in n crIIny.,yy"y .
,n.. LEN '.. on
unday morning, to see the sun rise, and was
not AT ny thc eXasperated owner OLA melon tn
trrt and as hi,,am m"; ,'I n,J 'i',uo vi
og lie thinks of hiring a bow to do the early
sing for his family 70
Saratoga belle was somewhat taken aback in m
his way She got letter and hastily opening of
was u""o'e W ucclphcr It's eXecrNblc chirogr'- at
"S, cue a'A'u young gentleman to'''Slst her
II En"c" a' tue eP!StIe ana smiled, but refused 1T
. i''u y Jul sue 'houSht nc was real mean -,
OF TO tell her what it was about Finally he had ~
} let it out: "Why that ia your owp hitter rr Th'
armed fran the d.od l.,,,r ,,,r, Tn
The M.vsyille Kv B,5y,,i, onro,,,,,. ,, San, ,r
,v.schooI nicric and "tr,,l,. ,,,,,. ,nI
me-. orr citizens win Iroy. ,to,r ,n,,,,,., Nv, Io