The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-06-19

lis the first spring muaQu.to
Heard hunIming alone,
His thirsty companions
VIII bC here anon.

bumblebees on war.
Among thousand boy, with their hats OIL
you can always tell ;he one whose hair has been
eat by his mother by the Jagged expression OF
lbs face; also of his hair.
Farmers arc now up with the sun, and have a
half days work done before breakfast, That's
what makes a farmer so happy and round shout
dered
This is the season when the festive clerk I'M
consciously plays the street hose into the hip
pocket OF the practical ruralists Kentucky
jeans
The gentle hum Of Of ',heeter will soon chase
sleep from the eyelids Of those who neglect the
bar
Mendoza man was not 50 oyerpowcred by
grief at the funeral of his wife but that he could
muster sufficient strength to stop the procession
and Jump out OF the carriage to pick up knife
which he detected in the road 1t had pearl
handle and five blades, and will while away many
sad hour for him.
The hymenial market in this locality is said to
be dull and dropping at present, and trans
actions are very limited.
A Chicago drummer visited all our saloons
Thursday in search of good liquor, and towards
evening was heard to remark: 81 (hicl hope III
soon go above, rhc) where all spirits are pure"
and TO save our life we can't think whether he
meant Heaven or Chicago, though it seems
strange for Chicago man to know anything
about Heaven.
A Illuminating enlargement Of elongated yer.
acity, is the proper rendering Of the old express
sion, laundering lie"
A rural reporter who attended recent &" la
dies dress refor mmcetng' said of one OF the Ia
dies who lectured in Boomers" she looked re.
markaby well as far as we could see" Wei,
did you eyer
House cleaning ard moving time is over and
gone. Let us have peace
The dearest spot on earth is the ace that loses
The man who trustpgly took off his fannels
last week, has got damtp) bad cold
Strawberry short cahes-are now ripe, but ow.
ing to the price per berry 1t is not entirely the
cake that is short, and therefore It's short-berry
straw cake.
Other Improvements beside rc.paintng and
re-moddling business blocks and residences are
going on in the city. No sooner had Matt White
commenced his new hotel than Jim Kross ,
bought new shirt OF the ceremony observed
when he moved into his new quarters, an eve {
witness says II
He held the old shirt up By the neck before
discarding 1t forever, but he wasn't mourning Q
for the garment lie olly said, al wish had a
all the drinks again that have gone through that
old neck hand III
"SHYsTER'-A fellow who gathers items for
the Mnonk Tmts. FccneA'o treatise on bur
glary.
s-ow-l 10 how John Morrison spells soul. /
They met, that is she went to the store, q
And made him turn his department DER c
IN he vanished behind the goods and then
She pleasantly said she would call again 4
Some Of the people Of the west side are a little
inquisityc, to be sure. They now want to know h
who the man is that was joined GA Wednesday t
evening, about nine o'clock, on the railroad track
by an uptown married lady. They know the a
lady well enough.
This is the season OF the year for brewing k
homemade beer, ana corkng it up tightly in S
twodollar jugs before it has got through work t
ing, just as If a man was made Of money. Y
A man at Dayton was kicked by horse ON r
Monday. Fortunately lie had his back to the an. y
imal at the time, and If he can lind anything to
match the goods, the damage will not be per.
ceptible to the casual eye.
The common council Of Savannah, Ga, has re.
ceiyed petition from number Of lazy and un-
cody sinners, asking to have an ordinance pass
cd prohibiting the ringing Of the church bells at
unreasonable hours. The hours are not men
toned, but it is probable that any hour before
Sunday noon would be considered unreasonable
by the petitioners.
The co-partnership heretofore existing be-
tween Chas. Campbell and Jock Smith has been
dissolved and Oliver Wcndall Cornell now ranks
as junior in the firm Of Campbell Il Cornell
Oliver cooks, &c.
Our best and lovclicst blonde says we must let
up on our reports OF the Irritation Of thu girls at
the springs. We would gladly do so, but then
the rest Of the girls would be disappointed in
our abilities as a chronicler Of passing events
OprTUAgY.-MEs. MARIA BALDWIN, wife of