The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-06-14


ever incredible that is told about things on
west; but we hesitate to accept the Iatcs
story Of n Minnesota farmer who lost his gimlc
about three years ago, and recently found it
three-nch auger sticking in his barn post.
The Joliet Sun don't affect trailings dresses OF
the street, and says spitefully, They are no
neat but perhaps they are much neater than the
feet they hide"
An Oregon paper refers to a new editor on a
rival sheet as "a young gentleman Of frugal
mental capacity"
Wink at her tendcrly--
The girl over there!
Her walk "grecian bcndcry,"
And purchased, her hair.
James Gordon Bennett is daily expected AT New
York City.
The thunder he is. Didn't know he was away
Where was he?
A contemporary who recently spoke of but
tored thunder" being asked whether that had
any affinity to creased lightning replies with
some asperity that "muttcrcd thunder" was in
Intended
wrathful Pekin man says that though the
world has lost the art of making Damascus steel
America has discovered the art of making the
salary steal a very superior article, especially
congress blades
One of the new radical congressman from Ala
oama had shown his devotion to the state by nine
years service in the penitentiary.
The st, Louis Republican thus mentions back
pay salary grabbing transaction which took place
in Missouri a few days since:
young couple in Usage City, In this state,
cloped the other day The bride, before leaving
he paternal root, interviewed her fathers bureau
drawer, and voted herself an increase of back pay
20 the extent OF 81, 900.
The editor Of the Kankakee Gazette thinks fish
ing, as a general rule, don't pay. I'VE stood all
LAY in the river, last week, yat Waldron's," he
says, but caught nothing-until We got home"
Kankakee county having aschool superintcnd-
cnt of the feminine persuasion, candidates TO be.
come teachers, must now, As the Joliet Sun puts
IL, pass their examination "beforc be wildcring
and critical little amalgamation Of brains and
ruttles who signs herself County Superintendent
Of Schools. And the cause of education has not
gone 10 the dennltion bow-wows,' either"
The Ne,rs says a Danbury man who bought
secondhand bedstead at auction has sent it to
Prof Agassiz, the celebrated entomologist"
According 10 a request sent to all publishers
copy OF the FREE TRADER was sent to the Wien.
no Exhibition. The publisher of Paris journal
ID looking il over came across an article headed
Pepper and Salt" by Beemus. After reading il
over, he made for the telegraph Office and sent
Beemds the following message:
Mr.. necmus, Ottawa H.:
Send me Immediately ten barrels Of your Pen.
per and salt" as think it win save the country
NJ. lie Blue.
This shows that Beemus' can manufacture
articles tia, are ppreciatcd.-ShcrddH Ners
Letter.
As the order was accompanied by draft on
the Millington Canal Bank for 30 cents, the ap.
probation is rather fattering.
The editor Of the Kankakee Gaaette having mar
Iowly escaped death by swallowing a large pir
in piece Of wedding cake frantically insists OF
feeing the rest Of the woman"
The late Schuyler Colfax lcctured before IN,
students Of rural college in Franklin county
eight before last, on the Duties Of Life" On,
Of the duties Of life is 10 he remembered better
than ColfaX docs-thc Ten Commandments fol
lnstance.-CiH. ERgltirer.
In the new arrangement of portraits IN IA,
capital az Washington that Of Franklin Pierce /,
rot placed with the illustrious Presidents" II,
vetoed a bill that had passed both houses o.
Congress for the payment Of the French spoilatior
claims, though his wife was interested in then
20 the extent Of $4,000
The day after Gilmore left Boston to attend IL,
Chicago Jubilee his house was entered and al
his wife's spoons were stolen. He had strongl,
u.gcd Ben Butler 10 accompany HIM, but Bci
stayed in Bostonl
The last outrage by a careless compositor oc
CURED in Pittsburg. The Gd5fte described one q
the city fathers ~ " q noble old burgher proud
owing his native state" Judge Of the editor
horror when he was made 10 say by the compo.
tor " nobby old burglar proving around in
naked state
Twenty kegs Of lager for the crowd was III
manner in which W. II. Snyder, Of Bcleyille, III
celebrated his election as Circuit Judge
Rev. J. Z. Rutledge, Of the VI. T. Church a
Chebanse, has been suspended to await the aciio
Of the next conference. Reason: He bet hi
watrh at three card monte and lost. II he hs
won the case woald not be 50 bad, bnt II he la
any sense at all, he ought TO have known ths
nobody ever wins at that game but the deale
He deserves expulsion for his verdancy. II IL
odense had been q handsome widow, or killing
lightning rod agent, or thrashing refractor
deacon, there might be some sympathy for him
but TO lose his watch at scshallow swindle &
three card monte--faugh,