Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-13
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They remodcod the old court house
and tore down the steoplc? In u copy
of the Free Trader OF May 81. 1871, we
note; .t-t .-
"rhe work of tearing down tho
steeplc on the court house and pitch
ing it ont the window by Mr. Barber
stll continues ."
The article further states that n
petition had been widely circulated
and signed in order to prevent the RI.
, moval of the steeple, and ends with
the following poem;
Barber, spare that steepe,
Touch not single beem
Cry the the deeply growing people
Stop the Barberous scene
Put up thy destructive weeping
And 20 away from herc!"
Wishing TO rid his home of rats and
other undesirable rodents an Ottawa
man dropped into drug store to buy
some poison, but the druggists inform
cd him that 1t would mean couple
years in the hoose gov for him If he
dared sell any poison
but I'll do you a favor" said the
druggist; you can drop into any num-
Der of stores here and buy all the fire.
arms you want-from vest pocket
CAT to double barrel.
Thanks" said the patron. IL guess
the governments got the right idea
at that. about that stuff Gimme some
bullets"
"The Conversation Waltz" Is the
latest craze. You waltz and talk
with your partner at the same time.
Ike Goldstein says: Watts the use of
dancing II you can't use your hands to
hold the goil mit?"
Well, just so they don't start any
freefor-all arguments at the dance.
I'm afraid | can't help those starv-
| ing Russians" said Mrs. Verbal Scram
bles 81 haven't an ounce of caviar In
the house!"
Recent activities of the United
! States senate revive the suggestion
that the capital be called "Whitewash-
! ington."
King George of England needs an
increase in pay, but he is not likely
to go on strike for 1t.
It would be advisable to get the rent
gougers out of other peoples pockets
before October
Despite the increase in the postal
deficit nobody has yet been bold
enough to advocate the restoration of
the mail service to the hands of pri-
waite enterprise.
With the aid of the L. s., Bolshev-
ism may yet be a success.
Pete Barnum was right" comment
cd lounger at the interurban statio.:.
The public sure like to be humbug-
ged"
"Yes.sir" commented the second,
give EN- lot of buldoze and they'll
swallow it and holler for more, bu.
just give EN- little of the truth and
look out"
Sure" replied the first, land I dare
say that no ten people in this town
agree on every subject. Now, people
are queer animals You take a lectur-
err 1t don't matter what subject he
talks on-he can always get an au-
dience S'posing Mr.. Hoozis makes a
speech on the menace of wearing red
suspenders. 1t may be an insignific-
ant theme and sound foolish-yet dur
ing the course of his speech he is in
terrupted by applause He is a con-
vincing speaker and soon has the
crowd believing that the welfare of
the universe hangs on his subject. and
at the close of his speech they give
him a big ovation"
Eyes" interrupted the other, But
after the speaker is gone people begin
to reconsider some of his points, and
the more they think EN- over the more
convinced they become that the speak
er's dope was all bunk. People In these
days applaud from force of habit just
to cheer the performer"
81 wonder If that car will come to-
day." asked the first, waxing impa
tient.
mot car for two hours" broke in
Conds.
Holy smokes. lets walk it," said
the two.
&C. w. w.
Eiret psperpoa