The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-06


Alsrge company OF destitute orphan children
Of both sexes, between the ages Of seven ana
fifteen wears, hailinC from the New YORK JuVeh-
lie ASYLUM will arrive in Mendoza next Thurs
day, and will be apprenticed TO parties wanting
them-MeHd0ta Bulletin
Here's chance to get cheap editor Tor inc
Bulletin. Any change would be an Improvement
on the present youthful scribber OF that con
Germ.
4 Bloomington girl who had an offer Of mar
risge from Mr.. More wrote him q note asking
time to consider the matter, and closed her com
municaton WITH 40 more at present
THE GAME OF POKAIRE.
Br BOB SEAS KESE.
Thus rules the festive gambolaire:
Never bet on single pairc,
For three OF kind will beat Won square,
Or even a straight will lead that are;
But II \ full your hand shall bear,
Your chance to win may be rcchoned fair
That is, # your three are away up there;
Kings may do but by aces swear,
Though four OF kind may make you stare,
Ora royal flush liz the four hands hair.
Therefore, draw, boys, draw with care,
And sniff your cards with careless air,
That when at last to call you dare,
You may 81 rake the pile OF the gay eroupairc.
It was not an Ottawa youth who, on seeing his
girl home from church, accepted an invitation
to come in" 1t was time for family prayers
as he entered and every thing progressed
smoothly until the old gentleman prayed that
the young man who for the time being is one
Of our number may be directed towards his
fathers home" whereupon the young may rose
up with an angry flush on his face and inconti-
nently left the house, The old gen. puttered
Well, l never"
Last week the Ottawa Free Trader came to us
with one side blank and the other printed. We
hardly knew which to admire the nosi.-Hdfse
10 Times.
The trouble with the the Times is that both
aides are about the same as blank to us.
Mr. Buckle states that human nature has
changed very little in the last three thousand
years but We do not remember any record OF
Roman Senator trying TO account TO MS Whc LOT
a light deposit OF pearl powder on the lcIt
shoulder OF his toga on the ground that he had
been playing checkers in grist mill.-Noro"f'
Bulletin.
For President-thc best man in the Republi
can party W,iidmsport Bulletin. We appre'
ciate the compliment; but we don't want the
offce.-NOyr,stotpr HerdId
Mr.. Oliver Perkins Of Illinois, is a man OF
sound sense il his education has been neglected
He lately sent his boy to the school.marm with
the following note: mis- Hazc-Pleas Xix the
barer for running away Liz him well. No
NOR at preasant. Yours respectively, Mr.. Oliver
Perkins"
Jacob Brown deposited sorne money in the
Bank OF England 1877 years ago, and hash called
for II to this day.-E1.
As there are several persons Of the name OF
bn
their descent from the original Jacob, hadn't
thew better call meeting and send lawyer
over to England to see about this business'
Gen stickarnann is noticed among the dis
tinguished arrivals from abroad in New York. II
IS suspected that tina general Will settle IN Ar
kansas.
The Peru city council has rcbellcd against
The charge Of 81 per thousand for street ga'
lamps, and have voted that the festive Peruvian'
who won't 90 home till morning" may wall
in darkness
when loaier enters the sanCtum OF bus!
editor and the editor says, "Glad to see you're
back" what does he mean'
A sharp Englshman has written "a treatise OF
razorsn By the way, we have meyer seen a raEO
with atreatise written on it.-'ick'6irg Hcrd!d
Hint for the season to husbands according L
the Rochester Democrats Grcgorian calendar
Weed all the letters out OF that winter ovcrcoat.
An Erie firm, having doubtless heard tina
Henry Clay Dean intended 10 visit the Ccntcn
NAL, has shipped cake Of soap forty feet Ion!
and six feet square to the exhibition.
The Aurora B,dcga and .Sc,0' are dscussln!
the comparative superiority Of American ant
Cbi.ese civilization, the N,ss standing UP 10
John. The late series OF meetings on the Gov
question in Aurora gave the NeOo, an inmcns
start in the discussion.
Here's chance to Try SLOW starvation At II
lowest possible figure.
will sell my entire printing oiilce-pres
TYNE. CAGES and furniture-for 5000, cost $50,
Send or call First order takes Il, Good as new
ALBERT SHELBY, smi;hdale, III.
Twenty dollars for a whole printing ohc'
Who says times are hard!
The New York detectives think IT very strsnG
that We don't hear from Tweed. lfhe cares an
thing for Us he ought to drop US line, II It's
ITO let US know where he is.
Jones could have had no reference 10 Ota'
pol,cemcn when he said 81 he believed they We
round"
The anti base ball Gle neEt will be comfort
tolearn from Lawrence, Mass, that WIN J'
dams law was DEDICATED aud Fred. Mayo's no
broken. and that the face % each was bad
bruised by striking their head. together VII
attempting 10 catch ball the other day"
Occasionally there flashes in the columns
the Co4rxr-J Journal poetic gem ths, recall.
best days Of Prentice. Z. e.:
The bobalink Is singing,
"Oh, my eyes"
The blue-bird is elm ginE
To the Ekiesl
But the angels they are wlnginc,
Down The street their fsncies bringing,
Whilst the very bells are ringing,
AdysTtkel
You cen esnmsass making gardea no" "
tafeiy-c1.
.,ou, spade sd Hoa r>is are gener'
- -. a. ,..,oL imDleuaen< but old Guz