The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-01-17
GIEANINGS.
Griggs.

Tie new residence OF rN-Cou gross.
man w ID. Wash lur', at Minreal % is,
is said to b. the finest in t Wet.
1t is estimated that the acreage daily
coNsum tiol of eggs throu hout the
United States amounts TO 4j,ON,pO0.
Poets are near V al smokers. This
doesn't nee s~arly Indicate there is
anything wrong with to acco, loweyer.
Bishop Arthur c cvcland Coke wishes
the Protestant Epi,co 4, Caurch to
change its name to the American
c tholic Caurch."
Murray II Il, the ariS,O rate locality
of New York City, was named after
Lindley Murray, the famous grammar
ian of the last century.
The ed tor of London I1@ch has
elevcn unmarried dau Aters on his
hands. This accounts or the absence
of humorous articl from Punch.
The cataracts OF the Nile are due to
granite veins. which the RIVER, While
working way through the sandstone,
has Teen unable to destroy or rem owe.
Mrs. Nancy Culey. aged l05, the old
est woman in Connect cut, i anegrcsS,
and was so small when she was born
that she was placed in pewter teapot
and the lid closed, She has been brew
ing some time.
A Boston coorrd man, who recently
wooed and won the object of his love.
offered as one of the inducements to tho
desired match: Yes. honey, an you
needn't do stitch OF work for week
after de wcddin'.'
A man named Harvey has squatted
on the only land by whi,h the Grand
Canon of the Colorado river may be
reached and charges Y tors Sl2 each
for beholding that most wonderful speci-
men of natures handiwork.
The consumpto on OF liquor in Paris is
enormous. 1t i estimated that the
amount con ,umcd year y per head OF
population is as much as forty-tiyc ga
Ions of vine, = gallon and hali Of
spirits, and three gallons Of beer.
Mary Anderson wears as Juliet five
elegant coStumeS-a very pale blue
broca @ with alarge pattern. yellow and
gold satin, seagreen ana piuk, pure
white and silver tissue garment. in
which she was carr ed 60 her grave.
Mrs. General Custer is said to have
several mes had the napc Of her ok
and de lie Of the hea5 ken in pho
tographS for admir- ng friends. who de-
clare it to Fe of elias proportions,
rarely found except on a ulp'ur,d
form.
To make inyiS BILE NIX, take linseed
oil, ! part; water Of ammonia, 20 parts
pure water, 100 parts Mix thoroughly
and shake well before using. TO make
the writing appear. dip tho paper in
water The character, fade a, the pa
per dries.
The Yale Freshmen have been meas
ured. with the following result; Aver
aye height. > feet Z, nchr c rcumfer-
ence of chest, 80 nchcs breadth Of
shoulders, Is inches; weight, 1874
pounds. The average age Of tho class
is 10 years, month and Il days.
The follow NJ is said 20 be literal
translation Of paragraph IN Preach
novel: Ca ting hers II fween her
brother and h inteade Vi tim tho fair
lnez exclaimed. in voice that ibra,ed
with agony: Rodo Pho, do not kill him,
for if you did he would surely i {.
Sofa pillows, flied with spikes Of
green pine and homio k. with L Pine
bough and appropriate quotation en-
broidcred on the scarlet covers, arc
among the attractive novelties. These
pillows rcta the delicious p.nry odoc
long time, and are said to bc hyg'"n c,
Queen Olga, Of Greece. &, one OF the
handsomest of Homrn She ) rather
tall, most exquisite y bu, f. with ,matJ
hands a"d feet, thick carl, htir, lar Z
brown eye, with ryr!t,h"s that are
wond r.ul, and With pure creamy
com lcyion as rare - il is bcluh III
She is very foId OF horse acA ri linz.
AM ook. wei IN the sad &c., She i,
adorcd by her husband and cr people.