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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-10-25
Descendants of the Presidents.

The descendants of the first of our rulers
are not now numerous. In Virginia are
few of the Washington family of the Law
renee Washington branch, and of the Mad
isons there are none. Monroe has one or
two neices and nephew living, and Jack
son has not living descendant. The
Adams family is the best represented of
the six. Jefferson has number of de-
scendants, and Mrs. Meikleham is his near
est living relative. She is the youngest
daughter of his eldest daughter, Martha,
who married Randolph, and is the last of
her seven daughters
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-10-25
Level of the Earth's Surface.

Attention has been called by NJ. J. Cir
ard to thesupposed changes of level of the
earth's surface in certain parts of Europe.
Villages in the Jura which were hidden
from each other no longer than forty years
ago, have gradually risen in sight, while in
a village in Bohemia the inhabitants now
see half of a distant church spire of which
only the top was visible thirty years ago.
The apparent rising of these places, must,
it is thought, be a result of the warping of
the solid crust of the earth. To detect
further changes in the Bohemian locality,
a line of levels has been run.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-10-25
Characteristic American.

A story of a characteristic American
traveller is told in the Scotch highlands
Tired and thirsty. he had come suddenly
upon little shooting box on the hills.
the proprietor, an intensely proud High
lander, stood at the gate and regarded the
intruding foreigner without sign of hos
pitality. The American, taking leisurely
look at the ground said:
do you belong to the place?'
mo, sir" in dignifed manner, "the
place belongs to me-"
well, you are poorer cuss than 1
thought if you own this location was the
answer.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-10-25
Minneapolis Shipments.

Minneapolis is reported to ship annually,
beyond her local consumption, 1860, $40
barrels of flour. These, if piled one above
another, end to end, would reach
$50 miles. The -four would make about
493, ,255, 900 loaves of bread, the ordinary
size OF bakers loaves These piled in a
pyramid would make, roughly calculated,
a square pyramid with a base 800 feet
square and with height of nearly 1000
feet
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-10-25
CO.educatiOn of the Sexes.

The United States Bureau of Education
publishes the results of an inquiry into the
effects of co-education of the sexes in $40
cities and large towns. In 321 of these
there is co-education throughout the public
school course, and in two the sexes are
separated entirely. The pamphlet OBJ
serves that both the general instruction
OF girls and the common employment of
women as public school teachers depend,
to very great degree, on the prevalence
of co-education, and that general diseon-
tinuance of it would entail either much
increased expense for additional buildings
and teachers, or withdrawal of educa-
tional privileges from the future women
and mothers of the nation
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-10-25
Electric Mining.

An electric attachment for use in a
sluice box has been designed by Mr.. Ed
ward Pike of Salt Lake, and is reported to
be quite a success. The invention con-
sists in charging amalgamated copper plates
with electricity, and it is claimed that by
this method much stronger affinity is
developed for any precious metals that
may pass through the box, and therefore
that larger percentage can be saved than
by the use of plates alone.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-05-31
Butler County Circuit Court
Notes.
w. ID. VANDIVER.

On Sunday, Sheriff Henry Turner took u
strong, and returned with John, William and
Lee Bentley, the three brothers who are in
custody on charge of stealing two calves in
Neeley township, this county, last February
William and Lee Bentley succeeded i'm Civ
ing bond and were released, while in default
Of bail John Bentley was remanded to the
lronton Jail until the adjourned term of the
court, when the cases of each will be tried.
The case against A. T. Piper, charged with
obtaining money on false pretenses, was nolle
pressed, and the victorious Doctor was de-
livered to the tender mercies of the Iron
county authorities, who are anxious to Law
hands on him for breaking Jail at that place
several months ago. 1t is expected that the
Doctor will receive several years in the pen,
though we are candidly of the opinion that
the insane asylum should be his home.
Edward Horn, the person who broke into
Lambeth's saloon some months since. and
received Il sentence of ten years lin the pen-
itentiary and obtained a new trial at the last
term OF court, stepped to the bar on Monday
and entered plea of guilty, when he was
sentenced TO five years in the States prison.
Mr.. Horn left on Tuesday night for his fu-
ture home in company with Sheriff Turner.
The jury in the case of Joseph II. Alsman,
who shot and killed John w. Jones at Ash
Hill, having returned verdict of man
slaughter in the fourth degree, the defendant
came in court Tuesday and asked for SEN
tence, when Judge Owen passed the same
upon him, giving him two years in the peni-
Tertiary, that being the term as prescribed
by law. Sheriff Turner also took Alsman to
Jefferson City Tuesday night.-Poplar Bluff
Citizen,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-05-31
NUMBER 4G
SOutheasferings.


Three carloads of hogs were shipped from
Piedmont last week.
The Athletic Base Ball Club has been or
ganized at Fredericktown.
The Wayne County Teachers Association
will meet at Mill Spring on June I'd.
Seven hundred dollars cash was recently
paid for a town lot in Cape Girardeau.
The Doniphan Neps says caterpillars "arc
becoming nuisance" in Ripley county.
Last week the Butler County Circuit Court
adjourned over to the second Monday in July
next.
j. w. Stogsdill, of Oregon county, has five
| hundred wild pigeons in coop and is feeding
them.
The new opera house at Potosi will be op-
| ened with ball and supper on the evening
| of the 31st.
The Bisplinghof Hall at Piedmont is be-
ing completed. The size of the stage will be
16 by 20 feet.
The Charleston and Birds Point cooper
shops, it is reported, are turning our bar
| rels by the thousand.
| The Butler County Sunday School Conven-
| tion will meet at Poplar Bluff on the second
Saturday in June next.
S. Henry Smith has sold his job printing
office at Fredericktown and gone to Benton
to take charge of the Express.
Capt w. T. Leeper is having a fish pond
dug on his farm near Mill Spring, and ex-
poets to raise enough fish for home con-
sumption.
| A young horse raised near Caledonia was
taken to st. Louis week before last and sold
for $277. This speaks well for Washington
county stock.
| The Little Baptist Cleaners of Charleston
gave strawberry and ice-cream festival re-
Gently, and the net proceeds of the enter
tainmcnt footed up to $102.65.
| An Alton COW that was never the mother
of a calf has been giving milk for two years
past. She Is four years old, and now gives
two and one-half gallons of milk per day.
Some boys raided stable at Frederick
| town a few days since and killed fifty mine
rats. The County Court allowed them !.
bounty of five cents for each scalp, and the
boys were happy.
| The County Court of Scott county has ap-
! propriated five thousand dollars to begin the
building of the Court House at Benton. 1t
Is proposed to put up two-story brick build
ing to cost from eight to ten thousand dol
lars.
The following teachers have been selected
by the De Soto School Board to teach in the
different departments of the public school at
that place the ensuing year: j. M. Shell
ton, Principal; Misses Genevieve Murphy,
Hattie Morton, Sophia Mummert, Sallie Pin
son, Kora Thomas, Mrs. Fanny Rankin and
Miss FITZGERALD,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-05-31
Comm MenCement Exercises O1
the Bellevue Institute.

The following programme of exercises has
been arranged for our approaching COM
mencement:
Sunday, June 10th-Commencement SER
mon by Rev. Henry Hainesworth.
Monday, 18th, P. M.-Prize Defamation
Contest.
Tuesday, 18th (Society Day., 10 A.M.-An-
nual Address by Hon. j. C. Moore, of Charles
ton, and Prize Essay Contest.
At 1880 p. M.-Prize Grafton Contest, with
other exercises.
Wednesday, 18th, 10 A. M.-Address by
Hon. NJ. L. Clardy, of Farmington, and ora
tions by the graduating class.
AT 1880 p. M.-Musical Concert and Prize
Contest in Reading by the young ladies, aft
er which will follow general reunion, In
which all are invited to participate.
Respectfully,
w. ID. VANDTVER
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-05-31

ton, and, generally, of clear thought.
We must consider the formation state
of the mind in early childhood, and re-
member the crudeness Of its percep-
tions; must pat ourselves in the place
of the child. It's activities must be
guided: it must be taught how to use
its powers; must be led to form right
habits of thought, study, and express
sion. The teacher Is a fashioner of
habits of thought, feeling, and, to some
extent, of action. The recitation is the
place to direct and correct errors in
modes of activity.
(5) Another object of the recitation
is to increase the attainments of the
class to add to the knowledge that its
members have acquired in studying
the lesson. The teacher must have a
better knowledge of the subject than is
contained in the text book he uses.
He must know more than he is expect
ed to teach. Inspiration impaired by
a scholarly teacher is more valuable to
the pupil than the studying they do,
because the teachers high attain
ments are the pupils greatest incen-
tive. Thorough preparation, both gen.
eral and special, is the teachers first
duty.
(6) The moral objects of the recita-
ton are the cultivation of sentiments
of justice, Kindness, forbearance, and
, courtesy. The sharp rivalries and
keen competition that arise, call for
the exercise of the highest moral vir-
tues. Generosity, charity, and love
should be the ruling spirit. The ex-
ample Of the teacher here is almost SUI
/ preme; his manners should be winning,
| temper even, his Judgment cool, and
his decisions prompt and just. His in
! tluence thus rendered is controlling,
and the recitation is7a- moral as well as
an intellectual power.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-05-31
CllllrcilCS.

SFRvrcHs IN tho P-eShvterian Church every
Sabbath morning at :Ok O'Clock. Sabbath School
at O'Clock Prayer Meeting every Wednesday
evening at I'll a. clock. 4. W. WRIGHT, Pastor 9.
NE. CHURCH, Cor. REYNOLDS and Mountain
streets, Ironton J MARL, ATT, Pastor. Resi-
tience: Ironton. Services, Second and Fourth
Sun laws in each month. Sabbath School every
Sunday morning, at 10 O'Clock.
uraH Mass AMI Sermon at Arcadia College
every Sunday at O'Clock A. N. Nespers and
BenedictiOu of the Blessed Sacrament at So clock
PM Mass and Sermon at Pilot Knob Cathoiic
Church ut 10 30 % o'clock A.. n. Sunday School tor
children ut 80 O'Clock P. n.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-05-31

David Todd, Il son of Joseph Todd, OF
the Louisiana Supreme Court, and JO-
seph Levesy, OF the Mdscot, fought a
duel near New Orleans one morning
last week. After exchanging harmless
shots at fifteen PAGES, both parties
declared themselves satisfied. The
trouble grew out of an article publish
in the Mascot rejecting on Todd's
father.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-05-31

ton, Esq, lately took charge of the City
Hotel at West Plains, Mo-, and is now rum
ming it in his usual effective manner. That
Mr.. Patton will make success of the busi-
ness, we have no doubt; for he is affable and
accommodating, beside being possessed of
ample experience. He will take particular
pains to provide for the wants OF transcient
visitors and commercial men, while regular
b0arderS will find it as nearly home-like as
it i possible for hotel-iife 10 be. To all alike
we commend Mr. p: he will furnish good
grub" good beds, and make reasonable
charges.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-05-31

At Norristown, Pa, last week, the
Lutheran Ministerium resolved to in
struct all conferences, pastoral associa-
tons and congregations in the ministry
to make preparations for appropriately
observing the four hundredth anniver-
sary of the birth Of Luther.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-05-31

The Council of Democratic Union
Veterans of San Francisco propose to
extend their organization to all parts
OF the United States. Gen. Rosecrans
will be made the head of the organiza-
ton, with q view, as is believed, to give
him Presidential boom.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-05-31

The trustees of Williams College, at
North Adams, Mass, have received a
check for $4,000 from A. D. German,
of Albany, to found professorship OF
national history, in memory of his de-
ceased son, who was a student of the
college.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-05-31
societies..

,ANsxA VALLEY LODGE, No. 1870. KNIGHTS
ENEXNz OF HONOR. meet alternate "Wednesday
SXNENa evenings, as follows February 2Sth /;
TNNYX<March I4th and 2Stl,; April l1th and
EEAGffSX 25th; May 9Th and 23d; June 9Th and
Goth; July 4th and 18th; August 1st
and 18th; September 18th and 26th; October 10th
and 2lth; November 7th and 2ist; December 9th anu
18th. w. W NALL, Reporter.
EASTERN STAR LODGE, No. 62, A. +. " A.
M-ReguIar Communication second SATURDAY IN
every month. All visiting Brethren are cordially
invited to attend. J. W. ARMS, W. M.
wv. JACKSON, Secre airy.
Pilot KNOB LODGE, No 253. A. y. U. W.,
meets every Friday even ing al Odd Fellows Hall,
Pilot Knob. J. NJ PEACE M W.
C MILLER, Reco r.
INDIAN CHAPTER, No. n, R. A, meets on
on the First and Third Tuesdays in every month,
at ! o. clock p. NJ, in the Masonic Hall, lronton
SrARoFTHE WEST LoDGE No. 133, A. +. q A
NJ meets in Masonic Hall, Ironton, on the Satnr-
tlay of or preceding the full moon in each month.
Mosaic LODGE No. 35l, A F. II A. NJ, meets
in tn. Masonic Hall, Cross ROaaS, on the Satur-
day of or preceding the full moon in each month.
IpoNToN ENCAMPMENT No, 20, |. o. o. f.,
meets in the 0dd-Fellows' Hall, 1ronton, on the
First and Third Thursdays of every month
IRON LODGE No. 107. 1. o. O. F. meets every
Monday evening, Mt its Hall in ironton
PHHBELoDGE No $50, 10 OF, meets every
Thursday evening, in Masonic Hall, Cross foa"s.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-05-31

Forty-iive veterans of the 131st Reg
iment of Pennsylvania arrived at Fred
ericksburg, Va, on the 22d TO visit
their old battlefields. They were re-
ceived by the Maury Camp of Confed-
crate Veterans with cordial welcome,
and were given hospitable attention
by the citizens generally. ..
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-05-31

The fifty-fourth anniversary of the
Brooklyn Sunday School Union was
celebrated on the 23d.inst. by the an
nual parade of children. There were
iifty-two thousand pupils In the line of
march,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-05-31

The name of the new Chinese Con-
sui in New York city is Ow Yang
Ming. The Consulate will open on
J June 10th.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-05-31

A rich discovery of horn silver is re-
ported twentythrce miles southwest OF
Prescott, Arizona.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-05-31

The steamer prussian arrived at Bos-
ton last week with 1000 steerage pas
sengers, most of whom were assisted"
passengers.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-05-31

The national convention of cOlored
people will meet at Louisville, KY, on
"a.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-05-31

Immense gold discoveries in Lower
California are reported.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-11-29
Household Hints.

One of the prettiest ways in which
you can garnish salads in winter is to
fringe short stalks of celery, and
put around the edge of the salad
bowl. Fringe by means of coarse
needles.
If the dish in which escaloped oys-
ters and similar preparations are
baked is well buttered, it will be a
saving of time and money, for the
oysters and crumbs will not stick to
the dish.
To clean carpets: Dampen some In
dla meal, mix salt with it, and sprin-
kle over the carpet; sweep vigorously.
Take small sharp pointed stick to re
move the salt and meal from cracks
and corners.
For the sake ofvariety cook a fish
IN this way once in while. Cut it in
slices not more than two inches thick,
and let it cook slowly on the back of
the stove until done in a soup or gravy
made by boiling one or two small on
ions, sliced, in water, with salt, pep
per and little parsley. Serve with
drawn-butter gravy.
GrandmOther'S minute puddin @,
which all the family liked and | alone
hated, was made in this way: Let
some sweet. milk come to boil, then
stir in flour which you have salted !;
this must be done very briskly or it
will be lumpy. Stir every moment un-
til the pudding is about like mush.
Serve while hot, with sugar and
cream; flavor the cream with nutmeg
or vanilla.
Unless you have hired help whom
you can trust implicitly, it is a good
idea to use earthen dishes for milk in
place of tin; they are kept clean with
much less trouble. The scientists of
che present day and hour claim that
the germs of disease hide in the crew
ices of milk-pan, and that nothing
but conscientious application of abso-
lutely boiling water will remove the
danger.
Nice bread-cake is made of two
cups of light bread dough, one and a
half cups of sugar, half a cup of but
ter, three tablespoons of sour milk,
half teaspoonful of soda, half a
created nutmeg, teaspoonful of Gin.
namon, a cup of raisins chopped and
with flour busted over them. Stir all
in but the raisins, and put them in
the last thing. 1t should rise for half
an hour and then be baked in a
moderate oven.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-11-29

Mexican Bandits Bitch a Train and
Secure Ten Thousand Dollars i'm
silver.

A special dispatch from Corpus
Christi, Texas, of the 18th inst.
gives the following particulars:
Last night about o'clock the reg
ular passenger train from Saltillo,
Mex, for Laredo. with seventy-five
passengers aboard, and a large sum
of money in the express company's
safe, besides 5000 in silver bullion
consigned to New Laredo, Mex, was
thrown from the track, when running
about twenty two miles per hour, by
having the fshplates taken off a
couple o. rails and then misplacing
them SO that the fianges of the wheels
would run off the cross ties. Engi-
neer Madam applied the air brakes
the moment he felt the engine leave
the track, and thus saved the lives of
his passengers. The engine striking
the cross ties, turned complete SOM
ersault and landed upside down about
twenty feet from the rails, crushing
to death in it's fall the fireman, Charles
Fessler. Engineer Madden escaped
with few injuries. By the time the
passengers had recovered from the
shock, the train was in possession of
about forty Mexican robbers, headed
by an American. The robbers devot-
ed their attention at once to the ex-
press-car, and tried, by threats Of death
to compel Conductor Buel to open the
safe, which he was unable to do, not
having the combination. They then
undertook to break into it with axes,
but did not succeed. Failing in this,
they discovered the silver bullion in
the car, amounting in value to SIS, 900,
which was at once taken out and load
ed ON pack-mules. Before time was
had to 60 through the passenger-car,
the robbers were frightened off by the
noise of an approaching train from
the direction of Laredo. 1t seems the
superintendent of the road at Laredo,
becoming alarmed at the failure of the
train to arrive at the next station this
this side of La Jarilla, which it left on
time, coupled with the fact that the
wire was cut directly after the train
left that station, sent out q special
with a detachment of Mexican soldiers
to New Laredo, which ar
rived at the scene of the wreck only
d lew minutes aIG6f Gno fODDefS uaQ
left. Inquiry has developed the fact
that the tracks of forty pack-mules
were found in the tickets near where
the robbery was committed, on the day
Eefore, and on the train which came
down that day was over $3.50, 900 in
silver. Fortunately it was delayed by
accident ten hours and was thus saved
from pillage. Though the robbers
were all masked, their American lead
er is so we'll described by the passen-
gers as to make his Identification GER
tain. The Mexican government has
troops in hot pursuit of the bandits,
and is determined tomake an example
of this first attempt to rob train IN
northern Mexico. There was large
number of Americans aboard the
train, who state that the robbers
showed themselves to be novices in
the business. The wreck was cleared
before morning and trains are run
ming again on schedule time. The
freman's body was brought to Laredo
and buried by the railroad company.
Engineer Madden, it is thought, will
recover,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-11-29
HILL VS.. SHARON.
The Alleged Marriage Contract.
San Francisco Call

Since the publication of the fac
simile of the alleged contract of mar
riage between ex-senator Sharon and
Alathea Hill, the opinion is alleged
to be gaming ground that the sigma
ture is genuine, but that it was not
given for the purpose the document
indicates. The alleged signature
reads: "William Sharon, Nevada,
Aug. %, $780," The document is
written on a small piece of paper,
part of it on two sides. On one side
the lines are quiet wide apart, but
on the side on which the so-called
signature appears there are only four
lines, crowded very closely together.
The inference drawn from this is that
Sharon gave his autograph, if 1t be
his, on piece of blank paper, written
near the top: that this paper was used
to write the alleged contract upon;
and that the writer was obliged to
crowd the writing together when
turning the page, owing to the fact
that the signature was so near the
top. The alleged signature unques-
tionably resembles Sharon's writing
very closely, being better than the
average of his signatures to checks
and other business papers. A curious
discrepancy has also been noted.
While the alleged signature purports
to have been written Aug. 25, 1880, the
declaration in the body of the con-
tract reads; "On the 28th day of
1880" Sharon's attorneys
are very reticent as to the course they
propose to take, but it is said that an
effort will be made to prove that the
so-called signature was not appended
with Sharon's knowledge to the alleg-
ed contract, although he may not deny
it to be his writing.