The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-05-19
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Boxing is all the rage in New York
City.
Gamblers and thieves have invaded
jacksonville, Fla.
Leprosy is making frightful Roadway
in the Sandwich Islands.
"Dudie'' is what the girls now call
their canc-hampered young men.
The finest upholstery laces are the
Cluny, antique, and Louis XIV,
A Londoner has sued for divorce,
alleging that his wife is left-handed.
D'Oyley says he has half engaged
Matthew Arnold for Il lecture tour of
this country next autumn.
The first woman graduated at Albany
college OF pharmacy is Mrs. Sarah +.
Simonet, of Lewis county, New York.
A Potosi lady opened pn-cushion
that has been in use for twenty years.
She took from it ji7 needles.
A western Congressman is said to
have presented his wife with $4,000 to
stay away from Washington during the
winter.
The reigning beauty of Ireland is a
Belfast Mill girl. Crowds surround the
mill daily to see her as she takes har
departure,
1t is now denied that the American,
Miss Chambcrlin, is the reigning beauty
at Canues. Her throne is disputed by
another American, Miss Crabbe, the
daughter of an actress.
A Sunday school scholar in Ports
mouth, N. H.. frankly gave as an ex-
PLANTATION of his absence two Sundays
ago that he had to stay at home to help
his father sell beer
California has brought suit against
the Central Pacific Railway Company
to recover nearly S2,000,000 and inter-
est. This suit has been brought upon
instructions by the Legislature of Cali
fornia.
Near Ringgold, Ga, few days since,
some boys proposed to have some fun
by hiding one of their number under
wagon body by turning it over him up
side down BY accident the edge of one
side of the body fell on the boys neck,
causing most horrible death.
The sale of beer in Berlin isregulated
by law, and each glass has mark upon
the side showing the height below which
there must be no froth, and your aver
age German is very particular to see
that the top of the beer and the bottom
of the foam meet at that line.
A Utica lady, over 80 years of age,
was attacked with fever about a year
ago, and all of her hair came out. Since
she has recovered from her illness her
hair mas come in gray and fine, and SO
| thick that comb cannot be passed
! through it,
The English are getting lots of our
splendid sheep and handsome girls
in these days, and in return are giving
us few Sergeant Ballantines and whole
RATS of detectives hunting for stray
Irishmen. A fair exchange is no rob-
berry, but this seems to be sort of I'M
fair exchange.
In common with tambourincs, guitars
and spinnets, ancient harps are being
carefully uncarthed in the auction
rooms and brought home to decorate
the much-crowded modern interior.
| Men who can manufacture harps a
hundred years old are making a good
thing of it.
The widow of Alexander II. Tilton,
of Tilton, Mass, was of practical turn
of mind. She died recently, and when
her will was opened it was found that
she had left legacy for the purchase
of fire engine for the village, and for
the completion Of the steeple of the
Episcopal church.
A Georgia Judge has abolished the
practice Of kissing the Bible when TAX
inc an oath. He says it is Il merely
meaningless form which takes up time
to no purpose, and that the oath is just
as binding ''eithcr with or without lay
inc hands on the holy cyangelists of
Almighty Cod rs with it.