Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1891-05-07

Each and every number of
this paper is properly mailed to
each and every subscriber. If
any one fails to get an issue, we
desire it distinctly understood
that it is through no fault of
this, Office.
@There is talk of having the
Strawberries of this section
shipped in refrigerator cars
this year, but talk is as far as
the movement has gone to date
1t seems to us that this would
be advantageous TO growers,
even should more be demanded
for transportation. However,
we suppose the growers know
their business.
in our large towns
afe often saved from collie by
being allowed to drink frequent
ly at the public trougbs and
fountains. BY doing this the
horse becomes a good Judge of
the quantity he requires. TIA
horse comes home from a hard
journey, perspiring freely, do
not allow him to dlink his fill
of cold water. Let him stand
in the stable until he has cool
ed some what and is made com
Portable.
There is a man in our town
and he is wondrous wise,
whene'er be writes the printer
man he dotteth all his is. And
when he's dotted all of them
with great sang frold and ease,
he punctuates each paragraph
and crosses all his t's. Upon
one side alone he writes, and
never rolls his leaves, and from
the man Of ink IA smile, and
mark insert" receives. And
when Il question he doth ask
Caught wisely he hath beem,
he doth the goodly penny stamp,
for postage back, put in.
The time Of a number of
our subscribers will expire with
next issue. Vol. X, No. 81, and
if not otherwise notified all thus
expiring will be dropped from
our books. We are always
willing to give men whom we
have found to be fair and hon
est reasonable time, but We
have no means of knowing
whether a subscriber wants his
paper continued or not unless
we are notified, and we will not
force it upon any one. \ pos
tai card costs only one cent.
Onn rule is in1ieXibie.
Beginning May l the spe-
cial tax on leaf and manufacture
ed tobacco and cigars ceased
This will prove a saylng Of Sc
per annum to manufacturers
and ~ so to dealers, and the
sum is so inappreciable that it
is not likely to affect the price
of plug and cigars in the to,
bacco shops. Manufacturers of
and dealers in tobacco. howev.
er, have to registe, their bust
ness with the Collcc;or Of In
ternal Revenue Of the district in
which they do !usiness, and
will be issued certificates which
they will be required to as con.
spicnouslv display in their
place Of business as they were
required to exhibit their former
DT9ipts.
@There was a meeting in
Marquand last Saturday of the
heirs of a certain Dollinger who
lived some 300 years ago in
Switzerland and who. it is said,
was honoled and the posessor
OF an immense fortune. The
Object of this meeting was to
devise means whereby this for.
tune could be brought into the
possession of the heirs of its
original owner. AS our infor-
nation goes, when the above
mentioned Bollinger died his
estate of seventeen million dol
lars went into the hands Of the
Swedish government and has
been on interest for two hun.
dred years. We understand
that arrangements have been
made to send "n agent to Switz
erland to Investigate the Eol
linger claim. Many IF those
interested live hereahouls.
Southern Reynolds county
can boast of the greatest freak
Of nature that it has ever been
our good fortune to see. 1t is a
calf with a most cnliously de
veloped double head, having
four seemingly perfect eyes,
Qwo of which are now ouD one
on either side of the head lit.
lie further back than common
and two in front, occupying the
same socket, protected by the
same arch and closed by the
same eye.lld. 1t is also the
posessor Of two mouths which
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