The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-12-31

The Chicago Tribune treats its Sunday readers
TO the following choice bits Of wisdom for Chica-
20 infants;
la this the Great Eastern? No, it is a Cincin-
natl girls shoe. See how easy it is to be mis-
taken.
How happy the Man looks He ia going to
have his picture taken to send to his Girl Poor
girl how sad her Christmas will be.
Here is Poet. He IL going up in the Eleva.
tor. How happy he looks. Pretty soon he will
walk down. looking very sad. He has seen the
Editor.
See the Boot. How large and shiny it Is. A
Man owns the Boot. Call on his daughter some
evening and see what it was made for
This ia Horse. 1t can 90 very fast. The Man
who is standing by the Horse looks sad. He is
broke DO not 90 TO horse-races, Tommy or you
will be broke too.
What Il iine.looking Old Gentleman, Is he
rich? Yes, he Is very rich. See how healthy ne
looks. He will not die of Enlargement of the
Heart He lives in Chicago.
Here is Miss Lucy. How proud and fine she
looks in her new Sealskin Sacque. 1t cost Three
Hundred Dollars. Lucy's Father will Fail next
week.
What have we here? 1t is Young Man who
wears yellow Ulster and High Collar Does
he smoke Cigarettes? Yes. Let us all take n
kick at him.
The Man is at the Desk. He is an Editor
What is that in his handY 1t is u Microscope.
What does the Editor want OF Il Microscope? He
IS looking for his Salary.
This is Young Lady. She Is sitting at PA.
no, and will soon begin to sing Empty is the
Cradle, Bahy's Gone" Run away quickly, chill
dren, ana perhaps you will miss some Of it.
Where ia Tommy? He is playing base ball In
the lot. Can Tommy play well? Yes, indeed,
for he sometimes makes Home Run This is
when his Father heaves in sight.
The Dog and the Cat are fighting. Is this
wrOngg Yes, 1t Is very wrong for the Dog and
Cat to fight, because they are not married. When
you grow mp, children, you will see the point OF
this Lesson.
What large Dog. He is going swiftly up the
street. SO is Tin Can II is tied to the Dogs
tail. win the Dog win the race, | should
smile. 1t Is wrong To tie Can on a Dogs tail If
the Owner Of the Dog catches you
Virginia father has eleven children named
in the consecutive Latin numerals from "Pri-
mus" to "Undecimus;" at the birth OF his tenth
boy the latter was named "Declmus Utimus,"
or tenth and last, but, somehow, another son fol
lowed, and was dubbed "Undecimus"
flirting belle of Akron, Ohio, has caused a
social excitement by having all the love letters
she has received bound handsomely in moroc.
co volume for her parlor table, In place of an OF.
binary autograph album.
Here is cruel case OF misplaced confidence
Col Oscar Thompson, OF iona, Michigan, was
going home with big and choice beefsteak.
He met Mr.. Gemuend, who had fine large dog
Thompson remarked that such dog must eat @
great deal Gemuend said that breed OF dogs
"a.
extraordinary, and he offered the dog his steak
just to see him refuse it; but the dog promptly
took the steak and struck 2:4O gait with Il fol-
under a building, where he could eat IT In peace
Let President Arthur be consoled. Though tn,
portion OF his message relating to civil service
reform is sharply criticised by the press andpoli
ticlans generally, the Princeton Qll) Republican
says Ellis remarks on civil service reform NEE
our views 20 q dot"