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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-09-21

The Board of Supervisors OF this count,
seem wholly incompetent to grasp tn,
question CT Publishing their proceedings
The law demands, explicitly, that the!
shall give the public an account of what 1
done at every session they hold, whethe
regular, adjourned or special, and specific
that ii shall be Ia the columns of som,
newspaper, II any there be In their county
''if the same can be done without unreason
able expense"
Actuated 10y some specious reasons o
economy, after the taxpayers had raised ,
storm about the members ears because O
the generally believed Illegal gift of 81 ,0Ot
to one of Its members, and as a partia
atouement for their wrong-doing, unde
the lead and by the inspiration of thei
doodle Member" they ordered the pro
ceedings Of their July session to be let t.
the lowest bidder, to publish and distribute
supplements. This scheme was such ri
diculous failure,-not one person in SOC
having been favored with copy of either
the little newspaper which had the con.
tract or any of the supplements, sent GU,
from Earlville as freight, - that the Board
again mislead by Norton, of the 81 ,O0O
gift, ordered the proceedings of their late
session to be published In pamphlet form
and distributed by mail to the addresses of
such persons as are given In an alleged
County Directory. OF population of
about 10000 people, this alleged "Direc-
tory gives, to be liberal, about 5000
names. The pamphlets will cost, mailed
TO each of these persons, about SIS, unless
1t IL printed in very fine type. A year ago
Norton's committee published pamphlet
about similar 10 size as the one comtem-
plated which cost the county $500, lacking
81, and there were but 5000 of them. To
distribute the proceedings of the Board
properly, among $4,000 people, allowing
five persons to each family Of taxpayers,
would require 10000. AT the rate paid by
Norton's committee before, the cost would
be about fifteen hundred and eighty dol
lars!
The Supervisors, In ordering their record
published in pamphlet fern, have violated
the plain provisions of the law which
created their body and specified Its duties
and powers. Sec 26 of Chap. "a, Revised
Statutes, reads:
"To cause to be published, at the close
of each annual, regular or special meeting
of the Board brief statement of the pro-
ceedings thereof in one or more newspapers,
published In the county, P,ooided, unless
the same be done without unreasonable
expense" Clause 9TH of the same Section
requires the Board ITO make out at its
meeting In September, annually. full and
accurate statement of the receipts and ex.
penditures of the preceding year. &C.,
with the same provision as to its publica.
ton.
The publication in pamphlet form is a
direct violation of the law, and the oaths
of every member of the Board, besides be-
ing shameful fraud upon the taxpayers.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-09-21

Foraker, the noted Ohio political presti-
digitator and present republican candidate
for Governor of that State, is not only q
great admirer of Corporal Tanner but like
him, is afflicted with dreadful mouth and
habit of opening 1t to put his foot In. AT
Springfield, o., last Tuesday, he made a
speech to a gathering of G. A. r. men, In
the course of which he used the following
language, as taken down word for word by
a stenographer;
"That good, gallant and most beloved
no legged soldier, Corporal Tanner, has
been removed from his position for what
reason we know not, but we propose and
are going to know why he was removed
If Tanner does not 60 back want man
put In his place who will carry on business
In the same style 1t is evident that no OBJ
scure member of the cabinet, who was
never heard of before his evevation to that
position, has been instrumental In remov-
Ing Mr.. Tanner from office"
The meeting had hardly adjourned when
assurances of "now you ha0e done IT,"
show could you do it," &c, assailed him
from every side. "Why, what-what have
| done ?" he anxiously inquired. He was
assured that he had not only darlngly as
sailed a trusted member of Harrison's cab
met, but that Secretary Noble was brother
of Henry G. Noble millionaire repub-
lican of Columbus, Ohio, whose hostility
would cost him thousands of votes. For
aker, alarmed, hunted up the reporters and
begged them to suppress that part of his
speech. But 1t was too late. Some of
them had already sent off their reports,
AMI the speech, exactly as delivered, ap
peared next morning in Cleveland and
two of the Cincinnati papers.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-09-21

June 20, the city to construct the pier and
abutmea's In time to give them about thirty
days to complete the work. The canal COM
m'ssloners refused to allow US TO build Q
cotfsr'da until the limit had expired and Il
was not until the middle Of July that the
s'onework was completed. The city having
nullifed the time limit. the company has
the matter in its own hands,
DO you mean to say that Lane & Co. may
build this bridge when it suits their own
convenience"
:" That's about the size Of il I have
written them that the people will not stand
tho delay and that this affair will hurt them,
bat as yet have received no reply"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-09-21
More Buildings.

The j. Wood estate has begun the erection
Of double house on Congress street, East
Ottawa ''swelled front" frame
Mr.. J. r. Combs, clerk Of the Appellate
property in East Ottawa.
j. N. Shuler is building double house
owes the corner Of Jackson and Clinton
streets.
At least half dozen new houses of various
sizes have begun building during the past
ten days on the Improvement Co.'s addition
east Of the Organ Factory.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-09-21

1s that $4,000 residence at the County
Asylum to be erected from plans submitted
by Charley Gibbs? As the rumor goes that
he wants to be warden as soon as the new
residence is built, it is hoped the Board
will humor his tastes In this matter.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-09-21

II Is just possible this county may elect
a Board of Supervisors next year, the ma
jority of whom will have minds of their
own and not allow Doc Norton to do
their thinking for them. In which case,
the 81 900 Docs plan of becoming County
Agent may gang a-glee"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-09-21

Campbell, the democratic candidate for
Governor of Ohio, says: There is one
thing that Governor Foraker can not do,
and that is to close my mouth" Possibly
but 1t is very certain that Campbell will
never be able to close Foraker's.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-09-21

we'll, II will at least lie an object
lesson to illustrate the folly OF a high tar
if. at will, as a cotemporary truly says
"attract merchants from all quarters of the
globe, They will see the products of Amer
lean industry snd genius. They will
want them, of course. They would find
ready sale among the people of all nations
"Then will come up the fact that they
and we can't trade, They want our goods
we want their money A bargain can't be
struck, however, because just at that juno.
ture the republican party will step In and
say that all these wares were made for the
home market and they shall not be sent
out of the country.
"But you have more goods than you have
consumers, II Will be asserted.
mo matter; We went into politics on a
home market theory and We will stick to
II, ruin or no ruin.
But we want 10 trade and make our
profits, American merchants will say.
"You can't do It, the home market is all
you can have
exit the republican party"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-09-21

The Hon. j. W. Browne of Esrlville, IL
a communication TO the Board of Super
vlsors," in the Republican,, acknowledges
that there is no warrant In law for tie
donation of $1,000 to Warren II. Norton
but says II was a gtf for "meritorious ser
yices,"-to be defended and approved only
by the precedent established by the legis
lature In donating money TO the widows
OF Douglas, Lincoln and Logan! The
Republican very properly denies that Nor
ton rendered any "meritorious services" In
excess of that rendered by the other mem
bers OF the investigating committee, who
got nothing but their lawful pay, which
Norton also had received before he took
the $1,000 gift" As a matter of fact
Norton did not render equal service with
the other men. w. j. Dryer of this city
made the first discovery of Irregularities In
the Probate Clerks Office, and on his report
of the condition of that office the commit.
tee was appointed. Dryer discovered the
Irregularities In the Treasury also, while
Norton was paradlng the halls of the Cour,
House bowling "boodler" and fumigatlng
the place with the aroma of a cob pipe
Any special credit, therefore, that should
be given to any one man should be given
to Dwyer and not to Norton Besides this,
none Of the reports of the committee were
prepared by Norton except that on Sheriff
In fact, tine investigation, so far as Norton
was concerned, was getting even with
Milllgan. This he did, incidentally saving
the county about $500. For that Norton
should have credit; but the saving of this
amount was not so very extraordinary that
Norton should be given $1,000 over and
above the pay to the other men whose
labors resulted In much greater results.
There Is no tenable ground legal, or moral,
on which that expenditure of county money
can be defended.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-09-21

VAN.-Mrs. W. J. VanVleit, OF Chicago,
and Mrs. w. Ii. Smith and son Horace. of
Boston. Mass, who have been visiting Mr..
and Mrs. John Barnes and daughter, of
Rutland, returned to Chicago Wednesday
morning.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-09-21

The Stars and La Bastie Glass Works nine
will play on the glass works grounds tomor-
row afternoon for fifty dollars per side and
the championship Of Ottawa. The odds are
about even,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-09-21

WIsoN.-Mrs. G. G. Wilson, of the vest
side, left last week for Sheboygan, Wis,
where she will visit friends for few DAYS
and go from there to Michigan to visit her
sister.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-08-16
No. "a.



The Sahara Desert, according to
Mr., Joseph F. James, is diversified
area 3lO0 miles long BY 600 wide.
Summer is its only season, ITS DAYS
seorching and its nights cold Its
soil is chiefly gravel and coarse sand.
Its oases enable caravans to cross il
although much Of the area is other
wise waterless and destitute Of all
vegetation and animal life. The des-
ert Of Gobe, the, Asiatic Sahara, ID
more than 1900 miles long and 500
miles wide. It is plateau 5000 feet
high, and waste Of sand and rock with
few oases, and only five trees 10 dis.
tance Of 500 miles. Ice forms nearly
every night and the temperature often
falls TO 80 or 40 degrees below zero.
The interior Of Australia rivals these
two great deserts and il thu most ter.
Flble Of all to travellers on account of
its heat and lack Of water. II contains
about balf-million square miles, and
the northern part is almost entirely
destitute of vegetation. The Arabian
desert Is a sandy waste of about so.
600 square miles, dotted here and
there with a few stunted bushes on
dwarf palms. A characteristic of this
aud other Asistic deserts is the suffo.
eating smoom, A large part Of Per-
sta is desert tract, in which yegeta-
tion is so rare that Que may travel 900
miles and see only one tree, Here The
salt desert, with a porus epusted sur
face, often extends 100 miles 10 length
by balf as much ia width. To South
America the Puma extends for $50
Spanish miles in length, at an elaga-
tion Of 10000 feet, A brown grass
covers the ground, there are but few
trees, and a single tuberoUs plant
alone eau be cultivated. Animal life
is abundant. Another desert Of Peru
how partially subdued by man and
crossed by a FailToad--stretches 1900
miles along the Pacific, from eight to
fifty miles wide, The great American
desert of the United States IS basin
region Of many hundreds Of square
miles Of rock, sand and alkali, with a
scaRty growth of sage brush and a
little animal life.--Ptoayuae
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-08-16
Gratltude for an Umbrella.

DO you know why Governor Cor
don appointed Alyan d. freeman ia
be Judge Of the county court Of %.
Wetal" a gentleman from Newman
asked.
mo; was there any special reasonq ~
There was, II was on account OF
an old umbrella. When Governor
Gordon surrendered at Appomattox il
was raining hard. The water was run.
ming down his face so fast that ii was
with difficulty he made a little i'm.
promptu speech composed for tho oe.
casion
Seeing the generals embarrassment
Alyan Freeman, who was the owner
Of the only umbrella in the Confeder
ate army, raised il, and, stepping up
close TO the general, held it over his
head, protecting him from The rain
until his little speech was finished
The general was very grateful to al.
van, and the very FIRST occasion that
presented itself proved that he had not
forgotten the umbrella act BY appoint
ing hi4 p p judges PLACE Atlanta
Journal
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-08-16
R.e1,er From sugnr,ann.


susARrowN, La, Aug, ), 1859.
| To the Brethren and Sunday school workers
of the Caleasieu Baptist Association
The Sunday school and Bible Board
of this Association, as we'll as many 9TH
ers probably, were previously disnp-
pointed because we could not have a
full representation from all the schools
at the last District Meeting, at Pill
grim's Rest. Yet the indirect reports
which we have from the field convinces
us that the work is progressing as we'll
as could be expected under the circum-
stances, Some churches have fine
schools that we know Of, although we
have had no report from them We
hope, however, that before the close Of
the fifth Sunday meeting al Sugartown
in Sept. that we shall have received a
report from every Baptist Sunday
school in this Association; not that we
desire to dictate to the schools, neither
DO we desire to deprive them OF the
privileges that they enjoy, nor do we
desire to claim the honor Of their exist.
enee and prosperity -but we desire TO
keep faithful record Of the work as it
Is reported to rs from time to time
Believing that the reports which have
already come 10 hand would be of in
terest to those who are engaged ia the
work, We therefore give them US follows;
SugartOwn, total number OF scholars
enrolled to date, 63; male 20, female
81 officers and teachers 8. Bagdad
sunday school, officers and teaohers 6,
scholars "a. Barues' Greek sunday
school officers and teaehers G aeholnrs
20, Westluke Sunday school, officers
and teachers 4, scholars 10. Shady
Grove No, 2, Sunday.school officers
and teachers 3 scholars 49, Pleasant
Hill Sunday school, officers and teaches
4, scholars 81. Union Sunday
officers and teachers A, scholars 25.
Smyrna Sunday school, officers and
teachers 4, scholars 80.
W, r. HABdRovE, Cham.
J, NJ. SIMMONS, SEQ. y. S. and B B.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-08-16

CHroAao, July ga special dis
patch from Pittsburg, Pa, says: A
suit has at last been entered against
the South Fork Fishing Club for
damages for loss of life aud property
oecassioRed by the breaking Of the
South Fork dam above Iohnstown,
May !. The sutt is brought in this
city by the widow aud children Of
John A, Little, Of Wickley, drummer,
who lost bis life in the Hulburt House
in Johntsownr by the flood, II is
damages for the loss of the life Of
Mr.. Little, and asks for $4,000. The
defendants named are the millionaire
owners of the Gonemaugh reservoir.
Altogether, they number about iifty
of PlttsbuFg's most wealthy and
prGmlnent citizens, ....= ..a.r
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-08-16
NHIsceaenatIOn.

The regulators Of South Louisiana
are turning their attention to the sub.
iect Of misoegenation--a subject that
certainly needs attention from some
source,-East Carroll Baaaor. ..-
Yes, these social and immoral
lepers should be tarred and feathered,
become outGasts to decent society and
not allowed to remain as BY their
PeFnictous example they viii be
stumbling blocks TO the rising gener.
ation.-Ieehe Pilot.
The Sugar Bowt was the first to
sound the alarm and expose this
crime in all its hideousness, Had the
regulators turned their attention 10
such subjects Gas tho law eannot reach
theml we should not have complained.
However, our contemporary errs--no
action has been taken.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-08-16
Relative civilizations,

Ap interesting table exhibited at the
Paris exposition shows the relative
civilizations Of the several countries
from the postofiice standpoint, BY
showing the number of letters per
capita passing through them. Great
Britain leads with 10 per head, Aus
ralia is next with 80, and Switzerland
with 80. The United States, Germany
and Holland have 10, and Belgium
leads them at 25. The other countries
of Europe gradually descend la The
scale til the zero mark Is almost
reached ia Russia, which reports only
tWQ letters q year per head, &C Chicago
Tribune.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-08-16
Money for Prlneess sophln

Princess Sophia Of Prussia, who is
10 be married in October to the Duke
Of Sparta, gets G100, 600 out of the prir
yate fortune Of her father, the Enipe-
ror Frederick, and the Empress Fred
erick has given her daughter dot Of
e15.000 These sums are to be invest
ed in Germany and the princess will
draw The interest, while the capital
viii ultimately be divided among the
children; or, il she dies without issue
il viii be then divided between her
three sisters and Prince Henry Of
Prussia. Princess Sophiai is to receive
ap annuity Of e4,000a year from the
Hohenzollerp family fund, London
Truth,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-08-16

The shah Of Persia specially appre-
ciated two of the Berlin sights during
his Yisit-tlle raenagerie at the Aqua
rum and the Geological gardens He
admired tie monkeys, but was rather
shy Of seeing them at close quarter j
However, the manager at The Aquari-
nm induced bis Persian majesty to
stroke q very taEn0 chin pzee, when,
II tho general horror, another mon
key which was not heing watched,
suddenly clung 70 the sbah's Uniform,
and damaged both the royal visitors
garments aud his nerves New York
leleRram
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-08-16

h&thauBt.
Nothing so adds to the treasures of
the mind and increases its power as
own thnking, Lean to think for
yourself. Il l. all very we'll to hear
aud to read the wisdom of others !;
bRt one should not let this take the
place of ones own thought. Many
persons are like aistorns; they arc
good to hold The thoughta Of Others
bat, when the time comes that
they are forced to rely on themselves,
they have no power to do 50.
The outside supply is cut off, and the
cistern runs dry But, If one, like
river, is constantly fed BY ones own
springs, then, as The learning Of others
comes 70 him, it unitea with his own
waters and the stream widcns and
deepens.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-08-16

III you want To make the most out
Of d little, \ gaid The ieweler abuy d
pound of steel and WORK it up into haig
springs for watcLes. The product viii
sell for $40, 000.N ''And then would
be si40, GOO ipF ssid tie apprentice,
Who lad enough laid BY % get thb
pound of steel. iNo,n replied the mas
leF, ''it would cost you about $l89 900
and all your life to make the springs.H
-Bnrdatfe IN RrpokIRn Eanle
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-08-16
ThelE IlnsIness lloomlng.

Probably no one thing has caused such
general revival of trade IL w Al Knapp's
drug store as their giving away to theif eits-
Toners OF SO many free trial bottles Of Or.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
Their trade Is simply enorrnous ia this very
valuable article from the fact that Il alWaYs
cares aud never dlsappoiats, Coughs, Colds,
Asthma, bronchitis, Group and all Throat
and Lung diseases quickly cured. You ean
test L before buying by getting 4 trial bottle
free, large sise 81 kgeTg bottle warranted,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-08-16

"A coroner Ia India rendered the fol-
lowing Verdict sFandoo died of tbe
tiger eating him there was no other
cause of death. Nothipg was left ex-
eept some fingers, which pHobably be
longed t9 the right or leit band R-
Noathls 1ompanioa
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-08-16
lawrence 1. Butler, sgsIlgiag basi-

~ HFNN13N n N71EFTNFi Nf.f7HFF IT7- Nt77E7
ness partner of the late Edward ]
Gray was granted letters 81 admin
istFation, yesterday On lhe estate,
which has been valued a. S0a,000.
Mr. Gay left no wilt His entire
estate was estimated al s8,00l,000,
and ef lhis 100000 worth - laaatad
ID tho State u Missouri sd Lavas
Posi- bispgtea
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-08-16

e Il paL worth the smal nrice af 1a canis
tQ lfee yourself 0l every SYMPTOM "a lhese
diaifasaing eQMplelnia, ~ yin thipk w ealE
9s ogr store s1d sst b bellis oi shlidb =
tee on IL, lise adeafareiy, ana il 4 DOE oq
pc good y wiH cot iea aoaHs eplq Is
Al u Kesrnag
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-08-16

K Ulysses Thlbodeaux, charged with
the killing Of TeFrapaa naigle, near
Chureh Point, IN Acsdia parish, on the
l7lh inst, was brought before Judge
Lewis, on Monday last, under q writ
Of hqboqs csgqas After bearing ibe
evidence IN the case, lhe court Ia.
maHded the aeeased TO the parish
jail without the benefit Of trial, 10
await such action ~ the grand jury
may take IN the premises, G3mes.
Democrat,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-08-16

Every third person you meet Is troubled
more or less with billousness, aud dun,i
know how to get rid OF II. The causes arc
easily recorded. A lack of sufficient exer,
eiser eating 70 much by persons Of sedentary
habits, indulgence IN TOO rich food q slug,
gish torpid liver where the blood does n6t
do its duty and bile is allowed to accpnu,
late; these cause the whites Of the eyes "a
tnrn yellow, the skin to look thick and
coarse and the complexion yellow OF dark,
These are sure indications Of hillousness,
Brown's Iron Bitters Is the remedy you want.
y acts directly upon the blood, cleanses and
puritlesit II, and sends II on us journey through
tho channels of the liver, giving to Il activity
and clearing out the bile. II viii remove
the yellow tipge from the eyes ana the COM
plexion leaving Tie latter fresh aud clear