The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-03-21
Pepper and Salt,

| We are the victim Of large sized joke. Chas
Delano, formerly of Ottawa, now real cstatls
at Chicago, recently had in his Office impalet
upon the wall by pin, a picture of Bccmus IL
his shed, taken by Bowman. The likeness wa.
nearly as homcly as the subject, and therefor,
nearly natural. A few days after Rafferty, wa.
hung at Waukegan, a boot black came into De
lanO's offices land seeing the picture dropped
his "kit" and stared at it moment Then he
ran down stairs and in few moments returned
to the Office with half dozen other chaps. They
gathered around the picture and contemplated
1t with evident interest Atlcngth Mr. d. asked
| if they knew whose likeness that Is. "Oh, yes, -
responded bright urchin, I'VE kuow-hc's
| RgGeHy?" There was general laugh in which
Mr.. IIisc and several other gentlemen present who
| knew us joined. Whc haven't got done being
mad about il YETI. Bowman is Disguised He
wanted to be an alderman. He had, as the say
ing Is fixed up his cards nicely. He had made
arrangements for high, ""lcw lack and the
game, but Mr.. Howard came in at an unguardcd
momcat and caught Bowman's "pcdro,' which is
new wrinkle" in "scycn up" and counts frc
Bowman now gently reposco among tn" slain,
spring has come, because the little birds are sing
ing and We saw Hamm on Wednesday. planting
young onions--On the sidewalk in front Of hi
storc-for sale, and the Court House fence for
rods was lined with human mud turtles summing
themselves Several well authenticated cases
of "sprng'lever" have appeared in Ottawa even
this carly in the season. The fellow who sell.
oranges on the street on Wednesday, was only
able to yell sweet oranges" once an hour instead
Of once a minute. as he did one cold day lately
Why does Mike Formulas cider resemble .
certain agricultural implement dealer in town
Give it up?' Ans. Its S,re,-s;r :" After get
ting rid Of this heavy pun we feel like new man
like q uJ.d,r t,iiu, a. Yacob would say. We are
a people given to extremes in every thing. our
women are shutting of the supplic- Of whisky
and beer, and tobacco is the next 10 be attacked.
We propose in self-defcnsc 10 got up raid upon
tea drinking. We want a hundred able bodied
men 20 meet us at the Court House some evening
soon, and organize praying band TO 20 among
the women, and help rs toput down the awful!
dreadful pcrnicioUs habit Of tea drinking, 20 pre-
valent among women in this community. We want
to put an end to headaches, weak nerves, and the
curtain lectures tina; The poor, long suffering,
much abused mcr gre obliged 70 endure from
their spouscs, al caused by excessive doses OF
tea. BE yc men and suffer such dlshonor:" To
the rescue! Come, unite and Let u light Il ont
on this line and riJse our voices heard clear
through TO China! Wcmu-t put down teal Wen
pitch il into The hd.bor OF our own discontent'
lie, u organic and 20 Tor the grocery stores
where the Silc leaves are kept and coax. cNhort
and pray for the vie grocery men who are ruin
/ ing our wives and daughters with this fearful
poison; this nIousirous vegetable icndi,his enc
my that women pu; in their mouths to steal away
their l,seE' Owing % the fact that 4 Soodly
number of the citizens Of Seneca have signed
the Temperance pledge, sidewalks arc being re
duced 10 = single six inch plank, and IL is said
that even Pat Weir can walk the plank as straight
a, bee line ~ for rs VIC prefer the broad Suag,
and 49, hope Mayor Shade will make note II Il
] 4. excellent i,a fNr Al 90 ~ T. - R!alc'.