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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-23

A contract was entered into in Janu-
ary, 1856, for the sale OF certain land.
Five thousand dollars OF the price was
to be, and was paid at the time of lis
execution; $4,000 was to be paid at the
time of The conveyance, land the bal
auce, S125, 000, on Or before five years
after the date hereof. said deferred pay
meut to be secured by prOmlSSory note
drawing interest from May L, 1856, pay
able semi-aunualty, aud said note TO be
secured 10y purchase money mortgage
Oh above-deScribed property" The
vendee was allowed thirty days to eX-
anime the title anu complete the con-
tract. Ii the title should ue oundt To be
defective, the vendee had his election
to avoid the contract and receive back
the 5000 paid.
The title was discovered to be defect
i've, but the parties did not assume
either TO terminate the contract nor to
insist upon present further perform
ance. The vendors remained i'll posses
sion receiving the rents and profits, and
proceeded TO perfect their title. SIX
years elapsed before they were
able to convey a merchandise title.
Thereafter the question arose whether
the vendee, seeking specific perform
ance, was under obligation 10 pay inter
GSl Ou LILO Gl-D,UOO lLOlu ho1 . low oS
specified in the contract.
Contract considered as framed with
reference TO a speedy pertecting OF the
sale by a Simultaneous performance of
its terms. the vendors conveying a mer-
charitable title and the yendees at the
same time, and not before, paying S45,-
600 and entering into the expressed alb
solute obligation TO pay the Sl25.000.
giving his note and mortgage as speci-
fed.
Held: That the im~possibiiity of per-
Torrance, as contemplated, and the
necessary p~ostponement of the convey
ance for many years, rendered it impos-
sible to observe, OF now to enforce, CON
sistentIy with the paramount intention
of the parties, the provision thai the
purchasers note for Sl23.000 should
draw interest from May 10, 1886. So the
provision that the vendee should pay
the taxes became imperative while the
vendors were unable to convey. Special
city assessments for the permanent im-
provement of the property held charge
able TO the vendee.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-23

Lack of Proof of Neglect on
the Part of the City Authori-
ties-A Batch of syllabi Which
Is of Interest.
The order of the court below was re-
yersed by the supreme court yesterday
n the case of Amanda l.. SteIlwagen,
respondent, against The City of Winona,
This is n of those personal injury
cases. in which the plaintiff was seri-
ously hurt by stepping through a de-
fective iron grating covering a coal-hole
In the sidewalk in Winona. The plant
III received a verdict, and a motion for
a new trial was denied, and from this
the appeal was taken to the supreme
court. 1t is related that the spot of the
accident was or a much-traveled street
IN the business center of the city. The
walk was constructed of wood. and it
had become decayed around the iron
rim that held the parallel bars over the
coal-hOle, and the owners Of the prop
erty had contracted for q stone side
walk. The work of building this had
been in progress for over a week prior
to the accident, and the hole had been
renewed in the stone and the old iron
replaced. One of the bars had been
broken out, leaving an opening three
inches wide, anu the plaintiff stepped
into this hole in the dark. The
city engineer had inspected the
work. but he had not visited the place
after the hole had been cut in the store.
1t was left for the jury to determine
whether, If ordinary care had been eX-
ercised on the part OF the city, it would
have not discovered this defect before
the time of the accident. Only niue
hours had elapsed between the inspec-
ton by the city engineer and the acct
dent, and the supreme cour believes it
a serious question of doubt with the
jury whether due diligence had been
exercised. The plaintiff was allowed to
prove that the walk had been defective
prior to the new construction.
I'VE are of the opinion that this was
error" says the appellate court, and in
reversing the order of the court below,
Justice Dickinson indites this syllabus:
The question being whether the city
was chargeable with negligence i'll not
having discovered a defect in a grating
covering for a coal hole in a new side
walk just constructed by an adjacent
proprietor. Held, error to receive evil
dence that this grating, which had been
taken from the old sidewalk, had been
defective for some time before the re-
moyal of the Old sidewalk, tue city hav-
ing no reason TO anticipate that the old
and broken grating would be put i'll the
new sidewalk.
y municipality is required to eyer-
else a reasonable, but not a constant
supervision over the construction of
sidewalks. although the work is being
done by the owners of the adjacent
property.
Under the circumstances stated it was
a question for the jury whether the
failurs OF the city to discover and rem
edy the defect for nine hours after the
dangerous grating was put in the walk,
OH a much Travelled street, was negll-
gence.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-23

DICKINSON, D..
A bank receiving an indUrSed note be-
fore maturity for collection is required
TO take the proper steps to fix the Tia
bility OF the indorser.
In an action by the owner of the note
for neglect of that duty, resulting il
the discharge of the indorSer. the queS-
ton of the S%olyency of the maker is ma
terial as affecting the measure OF dath-
aye.
Insolvency may be shown prima facie
by proof of general reputation. Proof
OF Insolvency within Il reasonable time
after the maturity OF The lOte held ad-
miSSible.
The fact that lands, mortgaged by
the maker to the plaintiff to secure the
note, were of a value iii excess OF the
sum for which she bid oil the same at a
foreclosure sale. held not available in
mitigation OF damages.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-23

and Reliable Clothing at Panic Prices will
be a thing of the past. Until Saturday night
you can buy =
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-23
LIABILITY OF CITIES.
PERSONAL INJURY SUIT AGAINST TIE
CITY or WYK0NA.
DUE DILIGEN Is DEFINED.

Judgment of the Lower Court
Reversed on the Ground OF
Lack of Proof of Neglect on
the Part of the City Authori-
ties-A Batch of syllabi Which
Is of Interest.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-23

Lake Phalen Land and Improvement Com
pany, respondent, vs.. John A. Steen ct al,
appellants. Order for judgment modified
by u~.sallowing claim To special assess
ments. order affirmed as modified.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-23

Sarah E. West. respondent. vs.. 81. Paul Ma
tionai Bank, appellant. Order affirmed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-10-19
AROUND THE GLOBE.

WHEN it is twelve noon in England II
is 9:1S p. IN. at Yokohama, Japan
OVER 1000 series OF Greek coins. is.
sued by independent cities. are known
to exist
In China. when pupil is reciting
his lesson, he turns his back to the
teacher.
CAPE Towx. South Africa, has pop
ulation too mixed to suit the English
residents. who all live in the suburbs.
For two hundred years the paper
from which Bank of England notes are
made has been manufactured at Law
erstoke in Hampshire.
Down to the present century part
of the marriage ceremony in Hungary
consisted in the groom giving his
bride a kick to remind her Of her sub
lection.
Nor including Alaska Brazil is larger
in extent than the United States. 1t
possesses within it's limits an area OF
$685.. 1854 square miles, with total pop
ulation of Il, 33S. 375.
ADEFIcIr in the revenue Of the Vir-
gin islands in the West Indies is as
cribed mainly to the loss of revenue
from the sale of postage stamps. Ap-
parently stamp collectors are losing
zeal.
THE green ants of Australia make
nests by bending leaves together and
uniting them with kind Of natural
glue. Cook saw hundreds at time on
one leaf drawing it to the ground,
while an equal number waited to re-
ceive, hold and fasten it.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-10-19
SEASONABLE HINTS TO NOTE.
How to Brighten Up q Passe Bodice for
Evening Wear.

How to Brighten Up a Passe Bodice for
Evening Wear.
Ian ge cloaks will be in vogue for the
winter; some are already prepared as
models of thick soft wooden material.
lined with shot silk and edged with
narrow brown fur. A splendid long
evening cloak is made of black satin.
with white lace applique in stripes
from the neck to the foot: the sleeves,
la iuive. are as long as the cloak: it
is lined throughout with pale pink
broche silk, and the foot. neck and in
fact all edges outlined with an edge of
brown fur: a deep lace also finishes the
interior of the sleeves. 1t is most ex-
quisite garment, suited to tall and
elegant figure.
The materials for winter dresses are
beginning to be shown little. They
are thick and rather rough-looking.
with a hairy surface; some have a di-
agonal rib across. Serges. cheviots
and homespuns are appearing for au-
tumn wear, and there seems a tendency
toward the coat jackets again.
All the full revers will be sharply
pointed. The round bodice will no
longer stand alone in its glory. Be-
side it will appear the short basque
with rufie or ru flies falling beneath
the belt. or else the longer basqe with
full back, disposed, it may be. in
curved organpipe folds. Others have
two wide middle forms in the back and
broad forms under each arm. The
fronts often slope away to disclose
narrow vest Jacket effects will be
modified by y double-breastei effect,
tapping far over te the ~. and fastened
by large buttons. They turn back fire.
quently from wool. when themselves
made of velvet or from fnely-plaited
soft silk.
Some bits of bodice adornments are
now in favor to brighten up the bodices
that are no longer fresh. A pretty
shoulder trimming is a single plain
band Of broad dead white satin ribbon
carried around the shoulders. slightly
lower in front, over which falls deep
cream lace guipure degene. deeply
pointed; q bow of the pure white fas-
tens it.
Another is worn a little higher up
and has low-cut yoke of lace, finished
with a puff of white chiffon. Beneath
the chiffon falls scant lace rufae.-
Chicago Post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-10-19
TITLES OF oLDEN TIMES.

THE rabshakeh mentioned in the
book Of Kings was the title Of the As
syrian commander in chief.
GERMANY only has preserved the title
of grand duke, there being seven grand
duchies in the German territory.
THE town clerk mentioned in Acts
as addressing the mob at Ephesus held
an Office equivalent to mayor.
THE name Seleucidsa was applied as
ageneric title to a long race of Macedo-
MAN kings who reigned in Syria.
THE title of margrave was limited tc
the rulers of the marches of Branden.
burg. Weissen, Baden and Moravia.
THE Holy Roman empire had but
three genuine landgraves, those OF
Thuringia, Lower and Higher Alsace.
THE kings of Ye1nan and Muscat
style themselves I'm aums and claim az
ancestry back to the time of NOLAN.
med.
THE rabsaris mentioned In the sec.
ond book of Kings was an Assyrian
military title, equivalent to brigadier
general.
THERE are three khans-khiva, kho.
kand and bokhara-who date the or
igin of their families back to the Turk
ish invasion of Europe.
A CURATOR was a Roman official in
charge Of various departments of the
public service. The title nearly cor
responds to our word superintendent
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-10-19
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

Good Boiled Icing: One heaping
cup of sugar, add a little water and
put on to boil. Do not stir. When
strip drops in tiny threads of candy it
is done Pour it slowly over the whites
of two well-beaten eggs. Beat five
minutes.-Detroit Free Press.
-Currant Jelly: Strip your cur
rants and put them into water enough
to cover them and let all the goodness
boil out of them. then strain them
without squeezing; to a quart of juice
put pourd and a half of sugar, then
boil it till you think it will jelly, then
put it in glasses and paper it the next
day.-Good Housekeeping.
Gingerbread: Beat one cup of pow
dered sugar with one-half cup of but
ter and one egg; add one cup of New
Orleans molaSses, one of sour milk and
one teaspoonful of soda dissolved in
little hot water; stir in three cups of
slfted flour and one teaspoonful each
OF ginger and cinnamon: bake in
large shallow pan.-American Agricul-
turist.
Ham Omelette: Beat six eggs very
light, add one cupful of milk, in which
has been stirred one tablespoonful of
flour; stir in carefully not more than
one cupful of cold ham chopped fine.
Pour into a buttered and hot baking
pan, cook on the stove for five min
utes, then set in the oven to brown.
Serve on a hot dish immediately
Housekeeper.
Sweeping is much easier than mop
ping or scrubbing. 1t is, therefore.
not an economical use of ones strength
to leave the crumbs on the floor, to be
trodden upon while clearing the table.
have found it much pleasanter in q
small house to put the kitchen to rights
first. and then attend to the other
work. One can easily wash dishes and
talk to a morning caller, when sweep
ing under the same circumstances
would be unpleasant.
Charlotte Russo: Half a pound Of
lady fingers. two pints of sweet cream.
three-quarters of a cupful of powdered
sugar, one-half box of gelatine and one
teaspoonful of vanilla. Pour cold
water over the gelatine and let it soak
from half to three-quarters of an hour.
Whip the cream and put it on a sieve
to drain. Line two plain two-quart
moulds with the lady fingers Turn
the cream into a basin placed in a pan
of cracked ice: add to your gelatine
just enough boiling water to dissolve
it. Then add the sugar carefully to
the cream. then the vanilla and lastly
strain into it the gelatine. Stir from
the sides and bottom of the basin until
the mixture begins to thicken, then
pour It into the moulds and set it away
on the ice to become hard.-Prairie
Farmer
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-10-19
DAIRY SUGGESTIONS.

BUTTER ought to be at temperature
of about sixty degrees. when it is being
worked.
THE best of butter may be disgraced.
no matter how carefully it is manufac-
tured, by slovenly packing.
PROFIT is obtained, in the first place,
by producing the food at less than ths.
market price, and selling it through the
COW, at the same time saving large
portion of its fertilizing value to the
farm.
A CORRESPONDENT writes that he be-
lieves in keeping the COW at the pail
practically without intermission- We
believe that a COW will give more milk
during a year if allowed to rest a month
or two.
RAPE, while highly praised as COW
feed, is exhausting 20 the soil But
that is readily overcome by the appliea-
ton of manure. Some do not like to
have them on the land. They are good
for swine Good soil will grow as much
rs 100 bushels to the acre. They are
planted either in spring or in the fall
at any time before the ground freezes
They are planted and cultivated like
potatoes. Cattle as well a hogs eat
them.-Farmers' Voice.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-10-19
TRACING ONES ANCESTRY.
Something About Descent ON tho Female

Something About Descent ON the Female
Side.
conversation among a group Of
people the other day, all of whom were
of good New England families, brought
out some curious admissions. Only one
OF the party could trace his descent, in
the line of mothers, farther than to the
grandmother, though several could
trace it very much farther in the
paternal line, and even in what they
called the maternal line" which
meant, of course, the mothers fathers
family. All present could tell the
maiden name of their mothers mother,
but only one could tell the maiden
name of her mother. OF course, many
in New England among those
genealogically careful people who
can tell you the names of all
their sixteen great-great-grandfa-
theirs and grandmothers can do this;
but these are comparatively few. And
those who can not carry back the line
of mothers more than three generations
include the representatives of some of
the most aristocratic families in New
England, whose line of paternal de-
scent is unbroken to the settlement and
beyond.
Let us think for moment what this
question involves Suppose you write
down your own name. Then write
down on one line just above it the name
of your father and mother-the fathers
name first on the left, the mothers sec
ond on the right You perceive that
these two people had an equal interest
in your being. There is at least a
chance that you are like voar mother
in important physical and mental re-
spects- Now, set down ON line above
these two names the names of your
grandfather and grandmothers, begin
ming with your fathers father and
ending with your mothers mother.
These two couples, again, had as
much interest in your father
and your mother as your own father
and mother had in you; and
there is in you as much of your
mothers mother as there is of your
fathers father. Now, above this line.
write down the names of your eight
great-grandparents- which you should
surely be able to do if you are a Yam
kee. Each one of these eight had an
equal interest in you. Now you per-
ceive that you have pyramid stand
ing on its apex. You are the apex.
The left-hand edge of it is your line of
fathers, and on the right hand of it is
your line of mothers. In all likelihood
you derive rather more of your char
acteristics from the right-hand edge of
the pyramid than you do from the left;
and while in all proba bility. if you are
from good New England family, you
can go on stretching out the left-hand
edge of the inverted pyramid, you can
not go on with the right-hand edge
any further: and this means that your
genealogy is a one-sided and partial
thing.-Boston Transcript
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-10-19
NOTES Or FASHION.
Various Hints for the Dress-Making De
partment Of the Home.

Various Hints for the Devastating De-
partment of the Home.
All argument on the hair-dressing
subject seems to have eliminated in
the situation that one may wear the
hair precisely as one pleases so long as
it is becoming. therefore fancy is di-
vided between high and low styles
The long sash of ten or twelve-inch-
wide ribbon is again in the ascendant
1t is worn folded at the waist with two
long loops and ends, 'one end almost
touching the lower edge of the skirt.
A narrow vest, shirred collar and
wide lapels of velvet, with lace rush
ings at the outer edge is used as a
pretty finish to semi-dressy costumes.
The surplice effect is seen in many
of the prettiest dresses 1t is either
used in trimming material or in the
dress fabric.
A new caprice is the pointed over
skirt, that reminds one of what was
called the leaf everskirt of score of
years ago.
New petticoats of silk have three ruff
fies of lace with fat headings of rib
bonn. Y. Ledger.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-10-19
ABOUT ChOKED CATTLE.
A Simple Instrument Which Affords In
Simultaneous Relief.

Simple Instrument Which Affords In
Simultaneous Relief.
Cattle frequently become choked by
attempting to swallow a whole potato,
turnip or apple, and, unless discovered
in time, death often ensues, and the at
tempt to remove the obstruction is
often a failure. If the obstruction can
be felt part way down the throat, one
man should grasp the gullet and wind
pipe firmly below where the article is
lodged. Another person should run a
fork or rake handle, having the end
blunt-pointed like four-sided pyra-
mid, down the animals throat and
gently strike the obstruction, each
time givingthe stick a quarter turn that
the obstruction may be broken. After
a dozen strokes press hard on the OBJ
struction, gently turning the stick
around in both directions; remove it,
and, if you find small pieces in a hole
bored near the point of the stick, pro-
coed as before. 1t will take but mo-
ment to make a hole through even a
hard apple. When this is done. the
choking is greatly relieved. The Oh
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-10-19
Pruning Grape Vines.

Many experiments have been made
under different conditions to show the
advantages of pruning the grape where
a proper medium is observed between too
light pruning and excessive cutting
away. We have seen vineyard ruined in
a single season by cutting away nearly
all the bearing shoots, the mistaken
notion being held that they would
ripen better by letting in the sunlight.
The leaves being mostly cut off the re-
mainder nearly starved the fruit. The
Missouri experiment station tried prun-
ing different degrees of the vines The
vines were pruned from one bud only
to six buds. one portion not being
pruned at all. Another part of tho
vineyard was allowed to grow four
canes from the root, which were pruned
to three feet long. The fruit subse-
auently reached its full size. The
grapes which were pruned to one and
two eyes had well-filled punches. the
berries being one-third larger than on
the unpruned vines. The rot was much
worse on the unpruned. There are
fully four times as much rot in the un-
sprayed vines as in those that have
been sprayed
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-10-19
FIG. 2.-sINGLE BOARD WALK.

a long time. When using two or more
planks placed parallel and running
lengthwise of the walk, arrange to
have the ends meet on separate cross
pieces, as this plan adds to the dura-
bility of the structure. These single
or double plank walks are very conven-
lent when connecting the house with
the barn or other outbuildings.
Where fat stones are obtainable, no
matter if they are of irregular form
and not more than foot square, they
will, when properly laid. make a most
durable and efficient walk. Always lay
the smoothest side upward. Press them
firmly into the soil. laying them as
close together as possible, fitting small
fat stones in the spaces, for if not thus
occupied, in the course of two years
grass will come. This, on much.