The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-04-10
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new broom factory has been established in
Willimantic.-.Vm1cichB Bulletin.
Eight couples were married there last week.
Some boys in Muscatiue, Iowa, are forming an
amateur agricultural society the motto being
The onion--it must and shall De preserved.
They have our tears
The girl at the age Of three who is bored by
erimacing aunts and uucles with the stereotype
query: Tell Inc whom you love best? probably
hasn't the dimmest precedence that the question
will be repeated to her by the light OF the
noon, or in 4 coy sittingroom, in far more
imprisoned manner, n dozen years or 80 later.
The Rome S,nti0.i states that Canastota has
nigh'toned social organization known as The
Jamborees.' Society meetings are held in saw.
mill, and the leading topic of discussion is draw
poker, THIS organization is doubtless identical
With that which is known to students Of profane
history In editorial rooms as bores.'
Agents wanted for visiting cards That's
about the only kind of visiting for which agents
are fitted. E.Ef ##E.
kaakaua is announced TO write a book de.
tcribing lis American travels We suggest a
10th binding,
IL Is popular idea that there IS no better
school for young man than newspaper office,
and there is something in IT, In twcnty-three
years Of close application We have acquired
deXtcrity In the use OF the shears that would Sc.
cure us position TO cut wall paper OF 81 a week,
Nd hosf.
VIA: Literary journal would print such lines
as thcsc, rom an ordinary writer.
Il, Alshonso, live and learn,
seeing Nature 20 astcrn.
Ralph Waldo EAerisOn wrote them. That one
oi the fines, American critics should make Ma.
ture go astcrn, Is though she were sailor or
steamboat, is simply absurd.
Two negro women met upon the street the
other day, wien the following conversation took
place: First sOman-'Is you swine to set up
wild de corpse tonight Second wOman-'No
icy husband Won't let me- First woman-'Sha
] never see such husband as YOU j. got lie
never wants YOU Ia see any plea sure They
seemed 10 he in dead earnest, IIpdioh C0anty
CHy) WrkiH
As boy Il. Washington was a chip Of the old
cherry tree
Respectfully declined 4 heard a bIarkbird
singing
Where are all the buglc trimming, Of last fallg
Played ont.
The great majority Of dcad.hcad, on western
railroads are hogs.
4 profanc young man, whose father recently
died, finding trouble and yeXatiou in attempting
~ thlw out the water pipes, expressed the wish
that the old man had those pipes with him for
shout an hour Which was very witty aud flial.
She is perfect Amazon, said a pupil in one
q our schools Of his teacher yesterday, TO a
companion. Yes said the other, who was bet
Ter yersed in geography than history. 1noticcd
she had an awful biz mouth
ON Fort street car, yesterday, a boy made u
sudden grab among the straw, caught something
ana as lac Strengthened up, he inqu ired: Who's
lost iifty-cent piece? Seven men held out
their hands to him, and four more wanted 10 pui
felt afraid. There was painful pause, and then
the boy unclasped his hand and exhibited q
pants button. Seven men suddenly sank bach
20 mediate, and the other tour INDUCED inwinks
--Detoa Pnss. 81 #T#ff
A Texas jury sentenced mau TO tie peniien
tiary for fifteen years for stealing pony, bs, ior
killing man IL sent him up for nine years
Alabama is revealing in lettuce. peas, etc. hui
any Miehigander. by eating few onions, car
make ear full Of people believe that Jun,
stand knocking at the door.-Dsiroa Pocs.
Lolita proposes to give san Franchises foun
tain--a great, big, large one, that viii gush
Lotta water. -
When our young ladies want 10 compliment
gentleman's moustache, they cali II real camel
hair
Mr. Mutton, who was pat of q passeige
train at Omaha, and sued the company Tor dan
ACES. threatens TO lamb some editors II the
don't stop joking about hirn.---Sss'tosa HeD'd'
A West Side girl received porous plaster
a gorgeous envelope bearing monogram
About 10 o'clock that night tbs owner OF thu
monogram, standing disroted before his hr