The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-12-27

Lather me lightly, and speak to me low
Trust mt, barber, the time is near
When BARRIERS may talk from ear to ear,
And no one head!
Iather me lightly, aud speak to me low!
Lathsr me lightly, and speak to me low
O, intcrrOgative barber mine,
Your close warm breath Is strong like wine,
(Lather me here
Here in the other eye)-speak 20 me low
Lather mo lightly, and speak to me low!
Leave one eyebrow and "set" my ears,
Mix you a lathcr TO blood and tears!-
Now who keersy
= Lather 1t lightly, and speak to 1t low!l
The Mt. Palatinc Society OF Friends shipped
from Tunica seven coffee sacks filled with cloth
ing, boots and shoes, together with $40 in money,
for the use of the negro paupers in Indiana, In
duced TO leave their southern homes by the Re
publican Political Emigration Society
The La Sale Press is having spat with the
T,cins Of Peru. Don't, Mr.. Press, don't. The
Ttc'n. Ncms Is sensitive they can't stand it.
Why only last November we protested against
the Turns dirty campaign lying and we haven't
seen q copy since! We feel so bad-cut direct,
clean off their list, And we priced it SO much
quite as much we did a last years almanac.
So, Mr. Press don't bother the TURNS especially
alter the Turns record OF November last.
Our Ottawa boys, who got their sheepskins as
attorneys last week, enjoy the distinction of
ranking among the best read students of the
class, if the excellence of their work at examina-
ton DO criterion of their attanments.
Grundy county is to have new Poor House
brick, 3Ox50, two stories high, with cellar. The
contract calls for the building complete at cost
Of 1924
It has been a custom OF the High School to be.
gin the DAYS excuses with short chapel exer.
cses in the morning, singing and a short, sppro-
pirate prayer. 1t would appear that some good
people have thought these excuses calculated
to narrow the culture of the youth Of the school,
and the trustees have ordered the chapel closed
and the prayers omitted. We must have a broad,
liberal e7lltus now -a-days.
All land that shall be reported in the den.
auent tax list the coming year will be assessed
one per cent. on the valuation. This is in add.
Hon 10 the regular charges as heretofore as
sessed, made 40 by n law passed at the last ses.
sion Of our Legislature.
The Young Ladies' Temperance Bazaar and
dinners Melted them 800, which will be used for
The benefit OF their reading room in Lynch's
block.
Several farms are offered for sale. See advcrs.
on 5th and I'd pages.
The bakers of Joliet have abandoned five cent
loaves OF bread and gone back to the old time
price OF ten cents per loaf. They claim they are
compelled to do this on account Of the advance
In -four. The Ottawa bakers have not raised the
price, but have lesseped the size Of the loaf
Gife, not, however, making so great an increase
Of pnce by considerable as is made In Joliet.
Tie Tonics Eercs says: Mr.. J. s. FOOte re-
va that the hog plague, called typhoid pneu-
"fa, has been carrying off the hogs in his To-
"a, at = fearful rate. In his immediate neigh
oorsod over LOO pigs have died since lsstJuly.
8 oster has lost about 100, Vim. Pike lOO,
,stpherd IS. Dan Kelsey 50, Aleck Kelsey
!, enry Bullock 100, Fitzgerald IS, c. Nolsn
~, foots lis, and others have lost heavily.
fpis. Toe ADV named have Loot all their hogs
|. ;s;s. .se p,s.ss being particularly .ueise: 70
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