The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-22

G country on a visit here took him to Kicker
1 saloon to treat him. The stranger was tho
, ackass sold at Worlcy's on Saturday, and
, bought by John c. Hawkins. They actually
took the animal into the saloon above men
toned and attempted to make him drink a
glass of beer A dozen or more men were
engaged in an attempt to make him drink the
beer, but being the most temperate JackaSs
among them, he positively refused to do it,
| 1t was his first appearance at IA bar, and he
nobly withstood the cmptation.-Peht@
3 Register.
An exchange notices II death caused by the
accidental falling brick upon the head of a
man, who was passing undor scatiolding,
while a building was being erecting. An in
quest was held and the coroner brought in a
verdict as follows: death caused by soften
ing of the brain in consequence of the acct
dental falling of brick upon the mans head.
The Utica, N. Y, Herald has the following:
On Central railroad train, the other day,
two old ladies sat in adjoining seats in one Of
the cars; one declared if the conductor open
ed the window she would die, and the other
protested against it being closed for she
would certainly smother TO death. The con
ductor was in doubt, when Il venable gentle
man exclaimed, "Open the window and Kill
one of them, and then close it and Kill the
other, and then we shall have peace"
A sprightly reporter in Kansas does up the
following:
A Staten Island young man was so worked
up, when he called to take his girl to prayer
meeting the other night, to find another iel-
low had played the early bird trick on him,
that he followed the couple aud hung around
the sanctuary till the meeting was over, and,
when they came out, drew his revolver and
banged away at the "othcr fellow" until the
pistol ran down. He hit everything except !
what he fired at, and before he could wind up
his weapon he was in Jail.
A touching evidence of "widdys" grief
is this:
A man in Detroit was recently found in the
street quite overcome by whisky, and had to
be carried home in a sleigh. A boy, who
supposed the man was dead, ran on and in
formed his wife, who met the crowd at the
gate, and, in broken accents inquired of one
of the men, Do you think ought TO present
his life insurance policy to the agent this
afternoony She seemed quite disappointed
when she learned the truth.
There is warning in this item:
A Providence woman was puzzled to know
why she attracted such general attention dur.
ing shopping expedition, the other day.
An hour or two earlier she had been down
street." and returning had taken off her over
skirt, but left the bundle of papers forming a
hustle still in position.
Cincinnati according to st. Louis author
ty, is building II Brobdignagian sausage for
bn Ninrna EyhiIitinn will rnrt,ira tho |
treat Eastern to tow 1t across the ocean, after
t has been floatcd down the Mississippi to
he gulf. 1t is to be made in sections, in u
abroad tunnel, the hogs being driven in by
he hundred, and then subjected to hydraulic
pressure
Prof Agassiz having stated that Niagara
would run dry in about 10 centuries, the hack.
men at the Falls Immediately raised their ;
ares.-Er.
1t has got so with these hackmen that they |,
tand ready to raise their fare on the least
,rovocation. 1t matters not whether it be a =
log fight or an eclipse OF the sun. {
When young lady dreams of coffin, il !!
,ctokens that she should instantly discon.
niue tight stays, and always 90 warmly clad Z
n wet wcather.-Neu York. ErpreSs :,
Mrs. Lubin has been installed as pastor of Il
western pulpit. Sweet is the SAVIOR of her Il
ame and sweet her sanctty. mo doubt" q,
avs the Boston GioJe, there will be some {,
xtracts from her sermons" il
A Vallejo Cal, young lady, about to go off =
II the cars, stepped into the dark sitting room l.
f the depot to kiss her friend Sarah good-by. ,
living to the darkness she didn't hit Sarah, =
mt caromcd on Chnaman, and didn't find
ut the mistake until John began yelling, a
Whatce for you SO chokee mey Hi yah o.
10 squeeze SO muchee!" One yell, a flop -
ing of feminine garments, a slammee door, 5
nd that girl was gone. s.
The Chlnaman, too, had to yell; that his Il
is yeller! But had we been in his s.
lace we should not have perpetrated a soil b
Try yell. We would have died first To be
Used to death by pretty woman has long e
zen our bright dream of Il happy ending Of !,
itc's sorrow
To etiectuaily cure setting hens put two or m
hree chickens i'll the nest with them over :;
night, coop them together the next day, then II
aklng the chickens away from her, she will
'lucA aouhu uay OF two ana then begin To "
ay eggs again. Ito
We find the above among domestic recipes pt
md it cXcites within us spirit of contradic-
ion. How if it is early in the season and lit %
lie chickens are not ripe YETI How if she ia
hould pick the chickens? How if the chick. m
ms wouldn't consent TO the arrangements n,
low If some one were To steal the hen? How ne
f Il fellow had no hen? We don't believe the 4"
,lan will work. We know of one recipe that
lever has failed that is, 10 fill the nest with .,
&c. No well constituted live hen will set ON :,
half bushcl of Jumps of ice Tor any great 20
'eriod of time. 1t creates "a GOODNESS, as il al
we're, which no business hen will submit To
Or over week. She will soon prefer To So,
landing up, out in the sun, where the climate
more cheerful. -.
Chinese marriage ceremonies last three OF