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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-05-14
PITH AND POINT.

The reason why some papers die is
that they have been unable to keep ur
their circulation.-BostonP Post.
Every man knows exactly what is
best for his neighbor. although he is
the greatest stranger of his own ne
cessities. - Whitehall Times.
-Father-'I never imagined that
your studies would cost me so much
money" Student-..Yes. and 7 don't
study much, either" Fliegende Bldt-
ter.
All wind:
Some men remind us of the wind,
This truth is clear as snow;
Perhaps you may have noticed it
They're empty when they "blow."
-Washington Hdtchet.
AS a general rule the first symp-
tom of insanity in a woman is a dis
position to be silent. Insanity in
women is comparatively rare, how
Philadelphia Call.
did you break your fathers will9''
Yes" 81 suppose, then, you are
gu tie rich now?'' NO poorer than
see broke the will, but the lawyers
broke me- Puck;
why should red cow give white
milk?' was the subject for discussion
in an Arkansas literary society. After an
hours earnest debate the Secretary was
instructed to milk tho cow and BRING in
a decision according to the merits of
the milk. 1t was blue.
Its de odd circumstance dat ketches
de man on the hip. We ginnerally
knows how ter han'le de circumstances
whut amt odd. case we knows dar
tricks. l neber wants ter box wild er
lef' handed man nor rassle wild err bow
laiged Observation-Disclosures I1dreler.
Scientists tell us that there Will not
be total eclipse of the sun until 1899.
This is very discouraging state of
things, truly; and some persons may be
unwilling to wait so long to see the
phenomenon: but if we continue to get
three meals day, and the peach-crop
doesn't fail oftener than once year,
and that in February, we should try to
worry along without total eclipse of
the sun. -NOrrist0W7a Herald.
AT ball at Folkestone the other
day, yeomanry warrior, well known
in the saddle, repl ed to his partners
inquiry as to the hour, ''Weally, my
valet forgot to wind my watch last
night In a few seconds after the
young lady closed her eyes, dropping.
as il were, to sleep. Are you vewy
tired?' asked he ''Oh. yes" an
swered the clever girl, ''for my maid
of all work forgot to close my eyes last
night. "-Eng5lsji Paper.
-Storekeeper.-''Ia am getting tired
of this delay, and want you to square
up your accounts or | will Gus
tomer-'.Do you mean to say you want
4 I
Certainly. What else should want?''
Now, look here; only a month ago
your book-keeper ran off with every
cent you had in your store, didn't hep
Yes, but well, now, as
friend advise you to leave my money
with me, where it Will be safe. "-Phi-
0dPL1hia Call
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-05-14
MAXWELL CAPTURED.

waiter Lennox Maxwell, the Supposed
Murderer of C. Arthur Preller. at st.
Louis, captured on Arrival at Auckland,
New Zealand.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 6.-At two O'Clock
this morning the following cablegram was
received at police headquarters:
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, May 6.
TO CHIEF Of Police, St. Louis, No., United States
of america:
Maxwell arrested yesterday. Has counsel.
disposed to give trouble. Send officer and
requsition. (Send) sworn deposition per
steamer; will advise State Department; cable
tname of officer sailing.
GAMBLE, Consul.
Steps will be Immediately taken to OBJ
tain the necessary extradition papers,
and as this must be accompanied by
good deal of red-tape correspondence,
several days will probably elapse before
Detective Tracy starts on his long jour-
ney to Auckland. In the meantime the
British government will be asked by
Uncle sam to hold the prisoner, and not
let the counsel referred to in the cable
gram get him released on a writ OF
habeaS corpus.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-05-14
READING FOR THE YOUNG.


What do we call the baby?
Well, sometimes when in glee
The laughing. boisterous darling
Comes sturdily in to me
With gust of shouting and kisses
From red lips merry and arch.
And Il riotous breezy buster
Why then we call him-March!
But when in the midst of frolfc,
AT the mood of some passing within,
The dear mouth trembles and Quiyers,
The brave brown eyes grow dim,
And a sudden rain of passion
Sweeps over the sunny face,
We call the baby-April
For his petulant, witching grace.
Then as he wakes, and rises
Flushed from his slumber deep,
The swift breath balmy and precious
With the sweet crushed rose of sleep,
When the glow and the bloom OF morning
Meet i'll his glance at play
Like the dawn of an infinite promise,
We call the baby-May!
But when as the evening closes
He nestles in warm embrace,
The languor of rest approaching
On the beautiful drowSy face;
Because he is sweetest and rarest,
With all exquisite things in tune,
Because ne is richest and fairest,
We call the baby-June.
And if you shoald ask the household
Under what name they sing
The loudest praise of their darling,
Hailing him chief and king,
They laugh at the foolish question,
And answer with ire and flame,
That whatever you called the baby,
They loved him just the same!
Vide AUdIte.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-05-14
Mysteriously Missing.

CHICAGO, Ill, May 5.-Charles A.
Libby, partner in the extensive shirt and
collar manufacturing house of James E
Libby 4 Co., of New York, and general
manager of its Western department, with
headquarters in this city, has been miss
ing since Monday lastweek, and Pinker-
ton detectives throughout the country
are searching for some clue to his where
aoouts. He left the store on the after
noon of the day in question, saying he
would soon return, and has not since
been seen by his acquaintauces. He is
tairty-fve years of age.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-05-14
A Close-DInnthed Witness.

METROPOLIS, ILL, May 81. NJ.
Cheat, Cashier of the First National
Bank, and wealthy citizen, was sent to
Jail yesterday and fined $1,000, for con-
tempt of court. The contempt consists
in a persistent refusal to reveal certain
testimony as witness in murder case
wherein relative was on trial for killing
John w. Trumbo last fall. Soon after
the tragedy, Allen Choate, John Martin
and Frank McGrim were arrested,
charged with Trumbo's murder. Banker
Choate is in possession of certain in
formation which he claims was obtained
under a seal of secrecy, and which he de-
elines to yield.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-05-14

tiers than is life in the city. And # the
bows on the farm who look longingiy to
the glare and excitement OF city lie,
will Improve the precious hours OF tneir
boyhood in noble character building,
they will some day rejoice in the happy
reward that the future will hold ior
them.-Nellie Barns, in Country Gentle
,nnn
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-05-14
BUSINESS IN ARREARS.
A Manifest Duty on the Part of the Ne
Administration.

A Manifest Duty on the Part of the New
Administrator.
Owing to the incompetency CT officials
and their attention to politics rather
than to their duties, a vast amount OF
business was in arrears in all the de.
partments in Washington when the
present Administration came into pow.
er. The shameless neglect visible in
every bureau rendered the task of each
new chief an arduous one, as it was
necessary to clear away the accumula-
tons OF years before striking clean
balance sheet. Hence orders were given
to enforce diligence and full time from
every clerk, and for the first time the
Government is getting the worth of its
money out OF many employees who were
long noted for being more ornamental
than useful. The rules which govern
prudently-conducted mercantile estab-
lishments, in which time is regarded
as money and employees are obliged
to do the exact amount of work
they are engaged for, have been
put in operat ON in the Govern
ment offices. The President has said
that the people have right to demand
VI ptiDItC DIS III
cases of private employment, that their
money be paid to those who will render
the best service in return, and that the
appointment to, and tenure of, such
places should depend upon ability and
merit. Heretofore clerks could come
and go as they pleased, especially if
and in many offices duties were wholly
r,nr1oatoI ,,nrfnrp,nI II, no
slipshod manner. Orders have been
issued by the Secretary of the Navy
and the Unconstitutional exacting
full time of their employees in order to
catch up with work left behind by their
predecessors, and it is thought that the
same course will be found necessary in
the other departments. As an instance
of the carelessness, hardly less than
criminal, which has so long prevailed
in Government offices, it is related that
money-orders, aggregating thousands of
dollars and over two years old, which
have never been through the auditing
clerk hands in the Post Office Depart
ment, We're found hidden away in the
pigeon hole of desk. Mr.. IS Prank
Hatton was too busy with politics to
look after such things and Colonel
to make up for the deficiencies of his
predecessor. The Republican journals
have been asking repeatedly in 6 sneer-
ing manner about the frauds which
were to be unearthed when the new
administration came into power. Let
them have a little patience. they will be
reached in due time. When accounts
have been muddled in such hopeless
manner as those handed to the present
chiefs of bureaus, it takes some time to
straighten them out. The administra-
ton is scarcely six weeks old and the
strata of fraud lie very deep beneath
the surface. They will be reached,
however, and our friends will then leave
off sneering. There are many pigeon
holes yet to be examined and books to
be posted. The President and his lieu
tenants will make up for the time lost
by those who regarded public business
as cloak for partisan work, and left
the Government offices choked with
neglected accounts. Washington Posi-.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-05-21

as an even and fair division of profits.
A produce exchange on small scale
would serve to focalize the
business and to so systematic it as
that the margins to both the farmers
and the merchants would be largely
Increased.
We do well enough in the culture
of cotton, and perhaps wheat, but in
small crops we are sadly deficient.
The farmers of the eastern and north
ern states claim that tho best of their
profits come from these sources. just
why the same policy is not pursued
here, we cannot tell unless it is that
the inducemcnt is not supplied in
ready markets and reliable and fixed
prices for such products. With the
present bright outlook for CONNER.
cial supremacy which nerves the heart
Of every live Waco merchant, W,
should not neglect this or any othci
chance which may be within reach.
Waco is already good market 70
ttnts7ssrt 80 rr>-i-..ion, lint hy sucl
means as we can suggest 1t might b
stimulated very vastly. We com
mend the subject TO our business mel
and urge them not to despise the da
of small things, but to our wheat, cot
ton and wool, add every other articl
| ii. G., IS
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business Policy.

The sure business policy for Waco
is to arrange market for all the pro-
ductions of this part of the state. Not
only should we aim at the entire wool
and cotton crops of this section, but
we should be prepared and willing
TO handle at the best figure the mar
kets justify, heat, rye, barley, oats
corn, potatoes, fruit-especially dried
peaches-honey, butter, beef and lit
deed and in short every one OF the
productions of the state. We have
excellent commission houses which
would handle all these things, for the
producers as well as the merchantswho
could trade goods for them to the
very pest advantage. If more care
was devoted TO this sort Of thing we
doubt not but this branch of trade
could be increased enormously. II
would go to swell the volume Of trade
immensely and the profits accruing
would be far in excess OF any figure
yet fixed by even the most progress
siye merchant in the place as its ulti-
mate. There is nothing which so
...sl l.aIa
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-05-21
TEXAS NEWS NOTES.

Over 1000 children attended vari-
Gus picnics in Houston ON Saturday
last.
Letters from various points in
northwestern Texas are pouring III to
the Dallas Il Northwestern railroad
company offering lands and money
donations for the road to be built to
their respective points. a committee
of the directory will make trip over
the proposed line this week. They
may go as far as Seymour and VIII
propably visit Aurora, Decatur, Mon
tague and Bowie.
The church edifice ofthe Christian
church at BRENNAN, was burned re-
Gently, and incendiarism is suspected.
AtFort Worth, johnny Lyle, a six
wear old lad fell from the top OF an
omnibus aud one of the horses step
ped ON the bays head, breaking the
skull.
Al Denison, Mrs. @. II. Harvey was
out riding when the horse ran away,
anc threw the lady out OF the buggy
upon n Darbed wire fence cutting hef
face and arms in a fearful manner.
Fort Worth must raise $1OOOO IN
order TO secure the construction of a
tap railway from Waxahachie and
will endeayor to do so at once by sub
scription.
burglars are at work In Dallas raid
ing tine private residences.
George Byers one OF the prisoners
who recently escaped from the Parker
county Jail on the 4th instant has been
captured in Dallas.by the police and
returned to Parker county.
There were over 800 people
present at the first days sale of town
lots In the new city of Harold yes
terday and bidding was very lively:
Fort Worth is endeavorlng TO raise
$4,000 by subscription for the pur-
pose of securing the location of cot
ton mill at that Joint by party from
Arkansas.
San Antonio had twenty-six deaths
within its corporate limits during last
week, but then a great many people
go to that city as forlorn hope.
In the early dawn ofthe 10th instant,
about mile from Heldenheimer, the
torn aud maDRled body of q man was
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-05-21


INSTEAD of the next legislature ap-
propriating $4,000 for a stupid
show such as the New Orleans expo
sition, let it vote 100000 dollars TO
the papers, and pay them 10 carry a
small department in each issue de-
voted to a truthful and simple recita-
ton of the productions and advanta-
ges OF the section in which each is
published, and send fifty copies OF
the paper, each issue, to as M any diff
erent people in the several northern,
eastern and southern states. We
have not doubt but that this outlay
would result in placing twenty times
as many immigrants as the N. O
| fiasco.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-05-21

Suakim. May l9.-Gen. Lord VOL
sely and Col. Mcneil have sailed Tor
England.
Cairo. May 19.-The French news
paper lie Bosphore Egyptien resumed
publication to-day.
London, May 19.-Nr. Gladstone
aud Earl Granville, foreign ministers,
attended privy council at Windsor
Castle to-day. They had Us fellow
passengers on their train Mr.. Lowell
aud Mr.. Phelps.
Simla, May 19.-It has been decided
that the three months stores which
were collected by the Indian govern
ment in view of a war, shall be perma.
nently stored at Quota.
The Indian government is delibera'
ting whether it would not be wise to
employ in the army larger number
of natives OF good position.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-05-21

WACO, TWAS, May 20, 1885.
To the Examiner.
We, Charles Warren, and John an d
Thomas Warren, sons of Charles,
ask space IN tho columns OF tho LIS
AMINER to publicly express our
thanks To the good citizens of Waco
tor their hearty all ana sympathy ox-
tended TO Charles Ware in his late
troubles. We shall ever remember
that il was through the efforts OF the
citizens of Waco and McLennan
county and the generous notices in
the daily papers that his pardon was
obtained. Were we to try to mention
every one OF those who have proven
themselves friends In our hour oil
need, we should take up to much OF
your valuable space, but we do wish
to mention the names of Capt. 5. p.
Ross, aud Gen. l.. ). Ross. One and
all, friends. we. father and sons, thank
you. CHARLES WARREN.
| JONI WARREN.
THOMAS WARREN.
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Executive Ctemency.


The circumstances ought to be very |
peculiar when the executive power
steps in to set aside or otherwise in
terfere with verdict of jury or the
decision of court. Nothing but the
clearest evidence of unlawful harsh
ness or undue and indecent haste or
the discovery ofconvincing testimony,
should operate to induce the execu-
tive to stay the uplifted arm OF justice
even for single moment In the
case of Warren, lately pardoned by
his excellency, John Ireland, governor
of Texas, the fact that the murderwas
committed twenty-five years since,
when both the slayer and the victim
were heated with whisky and in
political dispute and tho fact that
Warren has been living an exemplary
and blaneless life, ever since, was
considered, and we think justly SO
too, sufficient and good grounds 10
-.---... .,--- .-s--.---s.-s.s, i...- ,,av-
ernor not only to stay execution,
but 10 extend absolute pardon. War
rem doubles suffered thousand
deaths during the time stretching be-
tween May 1861 and May 1885. The
daily dread that the unexccuted sem
fence would be put in force, or that
discovery was iminent at all times
must have been fearful, and aggre-
gated in its awful total world of un'
rest. Governor Ireland has acted
wisely in this matter, and we
doubt not but the entire
state will SO decide when il is fully
in possession of all the circumstances
of the case.
The fact is, the governors of Tex as
with the exception possibly of Rob
erts, have been very much opposed a
rule, to the policy of interfering
with the judgments of the courts il
cases where, in their better Judgment
. the extreme penalty OF death has beei
assessed. This is as 1t should be
There is too much immunity fol
crime. There are vast number o
: ciropms,ances wbere iustice is cheate,
s of her venoeance and society. not tn
cr;m;na, NAYS tho nenaltv. We hay
: ALWAYS had too mueb murder in Texas
s II has been the crime of the state, ant
vo, there has beep mn TODAY less pur
lishment for Il than FIR any otbe
cr;me Tbere soams In he turne
llossn ayerv devil of federation TO
:. ,,,o,, ,,ho n,,,rdar tbeir feIlov-me,
l Two or three wears siuce a mos
:. shockine murder was committed i
IS Uiu comfy. The circumstances m
" der which n occurred are of the mo,
shocking and atrocious possible t
a. conceive of Yet the perpetrator
: living TO-DAY not MANY miles from III
scene ofits commission. Few effor,
: have been made to secure his ares
Did he calculate upon this when /
II was meditating the awful Grim
be Did he not calculate cool
that In this very remis
ness was to be found not onl
Fl a chance, but positive certainty tn
he would ultimately escape the CO..
sequences of his terrible crime. Su
pose he stays out twenty-five year
be does any one believe but that
could come back and either not be a
rested, or ii the law laid its hea'
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-05-21

New York, May 19.-Gen. Grant
did not suffer much pain last night
and after the usual number OF hours
sleep awoke this morning with little
or no pain. DIR. Douglas remained
during the night and when he left this
morning he said he thought the gem
eral had contracted some cold. This
did not add any other difficulty more
than hoarseness, however, which was
not distressing, though noticeable.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-05-21

Special 10 the Examiner
Crawford, May 1--we were last
evening visited by one of the hardest
rains this year. II was IA regular
'ground-soaker aud eully-washer."
The creeks are all up, aud the
Bosque river was out of its banks all
last night.
Wheat aud oats are damaged by the
heavy rains and wind, which was hard
enough to blow down the small
grain, leaving il in a bad condition.
Farmers are looking ahead to their
small grain crops, as they are more
promising than for years past.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-05-21

found OH the railway track. Papers
on his body showed that the dead
man was l.. II Norman of Montreal,
Canada.
Farmers about Hubbard City are
well up with their work. and the crop
outlook never was better. When the
rains began nearly all corn had been
plowed the last time, cotton was com
ing on well, grain of Nil kinds prom.
ised an an abundant harvest, and the
people were jubilant.
Austin is endcavoring 10 arrange
for grand celebration ofthe semi-cen
tennial of Texan independence. The
present idea, though not perfected, IL
TO have week of sport, including
a reunion of veterans, a competitive
drill. aud grand encampment.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-05-21

THE Denver & Fort Worth railroad
doesn't seem to have made a metrop-
oils OF the Fort as yet. What 1t may
do in the future we know not. iii
were a good cotton outlet and could
give the Fort special rates to st
Louis, it might prove to be something
good, but as it is, it is clearly case
only of "quein saba" as yet.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-05-21

Little Rock, Ark, May 10. --Adyices
from Omaha, Ark, give an account
of the finding in the woods of the
dead body OF man named Saunders,
who myst"riously disappeared some
weeks since. The body IS horribly
mangled. William Lynch, promi-
nent citizen of Tiny county, Missouri,
is suspected of having killed Sann-
ders, aud Il this proves true he will
probably be lynched.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-05-21

FINISH the Midland, retain the
the gauge on the 7. & st. L., and in
five years Waco will be TO Texas just
what Kansas city is to Missouri and
Kansas. In view of this possibility
would il not be well for our citizens
to take measures to insure these de-
hirable ends?
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-05-21

THE EXAMINER is Indebted for an
invitation TO attend complimentary
ball to the Lie)A Guards to be
given at Houston May 81, 1885.
This VIII be one of the social events
OF the state for 's5, and We sincerely
trust all may enjoy it TO the full.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-05-21

The president is slowly turning the
rascals out, and the good expectapts
who pant to assist him in the task of
running the government consider
him awfully slow. The grace Of pa
thence needs cultivation at this time.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-05-21

The colossal failure of the ages Is
the New Orleans exposition. Texas
has paid II more money than any
other state has, and yet the manage.
ment mourns because we hayn't given
II more. The fact is Texas was bit
terly humbuged in this whole matter
and has few regretfnI tears TO shed
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-05-21

For enterprise, push and desire to
get such goods as will give the trade
satisfaction w. A. Williamson & Go.
the druggists, lead all competition.
They sell DIR. Bosanko's Cough and
Lung Syrup, because its the best med
cine on the market for coughs, colds,
Group and primary consumption
price so cents and 81. Samples tree