The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-11-22
On a iark--Feathers.

tisCLCit.
In the excitement OF the moment i
should not be forgotten that Mulligan AM
Fisher have been indicated, I,opi'
Republican.
AS usual, crowds of tourists visited the
battlefield of Waterloo last summer and
brought away relics turned out of the Bir
mingham factories.
The suggestion that Mr. Carl Schurz be
made postmaster general Is no doubt
prompted by his very successful handling
of the Mulligan letters.
The Union itself is all right although
crazy patriots, standing on their heads, may
put out flags with the union dowu.--Nec
Orleans Ptcagane.
Has the G. o. p got the q. b. >"
Have the BourbOns come TO stay
Are questions to be answered
When the mists have rolled away
1Oiedo Biadf.
Mr.. Blaine, in discussing with an inter
viewer the incidents of the campaign, al
luded to the rain in central New York on
election day AS having drowned him out
as 1t were.
The Boston Pest prints rooster with II
long tail, and says:
Don't forget the appendix,
The gallant I. A. Hendricks"
80, for the wings OF a dove" she sang,
as she was puzzling her brains as to what
new ornament she should put upon her
new fall bonnet
little town up in New York has a
skating rink that they call Niagara 1t
is supposed that they call it that because
the people go there to sec the "falls'
A young woman has been expelled from
y Baptist church In New York for saving
that her pastor had kissed her four times
Served her right for blabbing.
Astronomical research Is becoming the
most popular and general scientific work
of the age. Every few days some theatri.
cal manager discovers new star Lo.ceN
Citizen
A California editor who has evidently
been rusticating to the fullest extent of the
term, il moved to remark philosophically
that "the passion for illicit watermelon l.
something which neither age nor infrmity
has the power to COOL
Dr. Burchard's three RS are bonanza
o the paragraph tiend. Here are a few
specimens of the Alternative revel
The youth who fired the Ephesian dome
and the old party who fired the three r..
AT Nh. Blaine will 60 down 10 history To
gether .--1tmes.
II the dime museum people of the coun-
try are wide awake they will commence at
once to negotiate with Old Triple r. for
the winter He would draw Ikea mustard
piaster.--Ib
A d,visaged Republican yesterday re-
feTed TO Rev Dr. Burchard as the old
gentleman with one foot in the grave and
the other in his mouth --Hgrtf C0ur0Dt
What a glorious time the country would
be having to day If there were no Rs in
the alphabet! But perhaps the old parson
would have played the fool just the same
with three other letters.--Chi. Nc,os
The alliterative Blaine parson may de
rive what comfort ne can from the know
ledge that the 'party of Rum, Romanism
and Rebellion" Is now the Rooster that
Rules the itoost ATLANTA (GaD CoHstiiu-
ton.
All the papers have had a great deal 10
ga about Pun, R,p,n,,,,,, d
AT the same time the three RS are very
appropriate, as they suggest Republican
Rascals Routed.--N \. Tord.
A Chicago man wanted divorce because
his wife persisted in singing hymns. The
Court laughed at him, and he would have
lost his case had not the lawyer summoned
the wife to the witness stand and started
her singing. AT the fifth verse the Court
threw up the sponge and the divorce was
granted
An lrishman in the employ of coal
dealer was once threatened with dismissal
on the ground of stupidity and perfect ina
bility TO learn anything, Pat protested that
he had learned something in that service.
and, on being challenged to state it, re-
piled: "Shure, | have learnt that eighteen
cwt. makes ton, bedad" He kept his
place and got an increase of pay,
There are a number of very eligible |
young men in Pemhins county, Dakota,
but no young women Although /, is not
spring, the young mems fancy lightly turns
TO thoughts OF love, and, pooling their is
sues, they have deputed one of their mum
Der TO 60 10 Boston and secure wives for
the rest, II is commendable for tn. Young
men TO take unto themselves wives hut
why 60 10 Boston.
THE WISH BONE.
Slender and seiuing, prophetic bcnr.
We pulled IL the future TO divine;
Her bare pink palm. the bit in my own.
Told that wish and wish bone both were
mine