The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-02-20


valiant corroral Butts was out generated one
evening in an engagement lie Says NC n"u
rather face battery of twelve Founders lhah
one smallpox patient
The only musical instruments given 10 inc
fair sex during tbs past week have oeeh ra'ue
boxes.
Seven arms were put out OF place at one
,,r. nm Columbus street last Saturday night,
and yet nobody was hurt
The variety company at the Great Adelphi on
Sunday afternoon failed to perpetratc the usual
sumber Of gags upon the city papers
4 precious youth, whose father is the owner
If five horses and two sleighs, seriously sprain-
cd his shoulder on Monday, in trying TO catch
dc on the back of load of hay
A. Turner Hall on Wednesday evening, some
wretch yelled out, down in 'front.' whereupon
half dozen young men instictively felt OF their
upper lips.
Washington's bin thday occurs on the "a lie
was native of Virginia, and commanded inc
American armies during the Revolution. After
the war he was elected President OF the Repub-
lie, Tor a pc riod OF four years and at the cXpra-
ton of that time was again elected to the same
Office He was an upright citizen, an aifectionate
husband, aud kind father by marriage.
If the boy who snickcrcd when man doubled
UP on piece of Main street ice, Friday evening,
viii send his address, he will learn something to
his advantage.
Valentine day coming ON Sunday, the usual
slobber was gone through with on Monday and
Tuesday.
A student at Jenkinss school, on being asked
what were the products of the state OF Georgia.
promptly responded: Cotton, rice and Niger
mnstrels,'
4 destitute woman in the suburbs, being asked
bg A benevolent visitor what she needed said
she didn't want to put anybody out, or be thought
to be Of complaining disposition, but if it was
nut asking too much, she would like a lock-boX
in the post-oilicc.
One Of our young ladies whose company Is
much priced by an enterprising young merchant
took charge of class Of little girls, the other
Sunday. After the lesson She told the children
that if they wished to ask her any questions she
would answer them.
VIII YOU answer true" asked q bright eyed
Cherub.
Certainly said the teacher
We'll, then said the little one hesitatingly,
'do--do you love George II"
The teacher collapsed.
These stormy Sunday evening, are weakening
,he coal bins Of families with interesting
daughters
hired girl should be ingenious. One of them,
in the employ of a West side family, has discov-
cred q unique way of extracting teeth. She SUI
tered nearly all of last week with an aching
tooth, but did not have the courage to 20 to
dentist Friday afternoon it troubled her sol
much As TO force her TO look about for a remedy |
and she finally hit upon plan. With piece of
stout Irvine she made loop which she put about
her tooth Then she took a bit Of soap and rub
bed it on the floor opposite the back door. The
other end of the Irvine she fastened to the knob
Of the closed door Then she took position on
the s0apGd boards, so rs to make the Irvine near
Is taut and commenced to lean back. When she
had acquired IN angle OF about forty five degrees,
the soap suddenly took hold, and she came down
on the the floor with such force as to knock a
pair of ten dollar vases from a maptci up stairs.
And there she sat reaching out for breath, when
The alrightcd family made their appearance,
while the offending Doth danglcd from the string
against the door. She suffers no more from the
tecthachc, but it will be some time before She can
wear hustle
II has been asccrtained that the Grand Mother
IF the United States lives in Ottawa
If anyboGy wants to know the precise caocts of
using spirits of ammonia for a mouth wash they
IAN do 50 by calling upon the city clerk.
pet purp bearing the Bon ton cognomeu OF
Blondie,' is the leading attraction at the Clifton
billiard rooms.
The slaughter of snow birds hcs bcon immense
duriug the past week, over one thousand winged
thcir way to the other shore Skipp IcluT hay.
ny had a hand in the sport.
The masquerade ball at TuYn Hall on Thursday
"ycu!ug was in every respect a success.
Marshal Byrnc, Of La Sale, placed Us under
many obligations for information and assistance
on Tuesday May his Sotr never grow less