The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-05-25

IL will be seen at u glance that the point
of this joke IL meant to be blank to ordi-
nary intellects.
Fishing Is excellent on the Illinois rivel
and the sportsmen OF the city are improv
ing the opportunity of hooking the anna
BILE pike and the friendly bass, when they
show AN inclination To- bite. The old
haunts, viz, the old dam, Marseilles anc
the bass rocks do not seem to yield the
results At the end of the struggling line as
In years gone by, aud the successful fish
erman Of today is he who has learned the
new hiding places of the game. John
VENT. a cigarmaker living on the west
side appears 10 have discovered favorite
haunt, and on Sunday came away from the
river with a string Of ffty-eight nice black
pike, ranging In weight from one TO two
and one half pounds. John says that the
water was fairly thick with black pike AT
this particular point, and that about TWEEN
" of the coveted fellows escaped him at
ter becoming acquainted with the flavor OF
his HOOK. But he doesn't give up the
location Of the hole.
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The Texas "burro' or broncho' is
with us. He Is kind Of horse that kind
ness cannot touch, good treatment reach
or human ingenuity pacify. The broncho
cannot be broken with any other instru
ment than small telegraph pole, nor rid
den by any one excepting professional
cowboy, with any degree of satisfaction
or any marked success, Ii he Is ridden by
a COW boy II Is with marked success, but
the broncho will invariably become mark
ed also. This is why broncho can sci
dom boast of a whole skin, A young man
presumably not cowboy, rode bronchO
down La Sale street the other morning
The broncho trotted along quietly for
about a block and then stopped. 1t stopp-
ed short and with this decisive motion may
be said TO have bumped itself. The young
man shot forward as far as the beast ears
and then fell back into the saddle. The
broncho then laid down In the street and
rolld en- that young man. IL then arose
and waited for him. He feebly struggled
TO his feet and clambered into the saddle
Just In time to receive the benefit of a
buck" which threw him into the air
about four feet and landed him on his
head and shoulders In the gutter. Then
ne you up anu lcdu tuc btaSt uOHiS' luelc
is brOncho for sale at his house.
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Old Man Edwards" Mr.. Spencer, |
suppose you have called to see my daugh'
ter?'
Mr.. Spencer" Yes sir"
o. NJ. E." Step right into the parlor,-
the electric light burns all night"
II appears In the sequel that Dir. Ed
wards did not kick Spencer down stairs
ask him when he is going to propose; OF
tell him how much the former months gas
bill had been.
Mr.. F. l.. Fiske, now travelling In Eu-
rope and Asia has written long letter &c
Mr.. |. N. BEEN, enclosing a large photo
graph which faithfully portTays Mr.
Fske and family at a famous ruins OF
Luxor DIR. Fiske is attired In flannel
shirt, cork helmet, pair of thin trous-
ers AMI low shoes. He is astride an Asia
Minor donkey, and wears the same enter
tanning smile he wore while at home. The
only unjust side of the picture is the rela.
tive size of Mr.. Fiske and the donkey, the
beast being so small that Mr. FPS feet
would touch terra fJma but for the stir
rups Mrs. Fiske and the Misses Fiske
appear somewhat Drowned by travel, bu,
this Is to be expected The dark skinned
servants of the party, attired In the gar
ments of the east, and the broken columns
of the ruins give the picture unique ap'
pearance