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Iron County register., 1894-04-19
SHERIFF'S SALE.

By virtue and authority ofa special eX-
ecution issued from the Office ofthe clerk
OF the circuit court of Iron county. Mis-
souri, and to me, the undersigned sheriff,
directed. in favor of the State of Missouri.
at the relation and to the use of p. w.
Nhitworth. collector OF the revenue for
Iron county, Missouri, plaintiff. and
against
John @. Miller, Isaac Sprecher, Eli d.
AXE,
and all unknown interested parties,
defendants, bearing date March %, 1894,
and returnabie to the April term, 1894,
thereof, | have levied upon and seized the
following described real estate and prop
erty, lying and being in Iron county.
Missouri, as the property of said defend
arts. descl ibed as follows, to wi:
The east half OF the southeast quarter
of section :s5, township 81, range east.
And will. on
Thursday, 10Th day of April, 1894,
at the east front door of the courthouse ir
the City Of Ironton. Iron county. Missou-
ri, between the hours of 8 O'Clock in thG
forenoon aud 5 o. 'clock in the afternoon OF
that day, and during the session of the
circuit court, sell at public vendue, all
the right.t title, claim, estate and property
of the said defendants, Cf.in and to above
described real estate and property, for
cash in hand,to the highest bidder to sat-
isfy said execution and cOsts-Or so much
thereof as may be necrss sary to satisfy the
same. WALTER Il. FISHER,
apr5n40 Sheriff.
Iron County register., 1894-04-19
SHERIFFoS SALE.

By virtue and authority Of q special ex-
ecution, Issued from the office of the clerk
of the circuit court of Iron county, Mis-
sour, and to re. the undersigned sheriff,
directed in favor Of the State of Missouri,
at the relation and to the use of p. w.
Whitworth. collector of the revenue for
iron county, Missouri, plaintiff. and
against
John Murray. Ruth Elliot
and all unknown interested parties,
defendants bearing date March %, 1891,
and returnable to the April term, 1894,
thereof, 1 have levied upon and seized the
following described real estate and prop
erty, lyirg and being in Iron coOnty,
Missouri, as the property of said deiend-
ants, described us follows, to wit:
The east hall Of lot l Of the northeast
quarter Of section 8, township 81, range
4 east.
And will, on
Thursday, 26th day of april, 1894,
at the east front door of the courthouse in
The City of Ironron, Iron county. Missou-
ri. between the hours of . o'clock in the
forenoon and o'clock in the afternoon of
that day, and during the session of the
circuit court. sell, at public. vendue, all
the right, title, claim, estate and property
OF the said defendants, of, i'm and to above
escribed real estate and property. for
cash in hand to the highest Didler to sat
sfy said execution and cOsts-or so much
thereof as may be necessary to satisfy the
same. WALTER Il. FISHER,
Sheriff.
Iron County register., 1894-04-19
SHERIFF,S SALE


By virtue and authority ofa special ex-
ecution, issued from The office ofihe clerk
of the circuit court of Iron county, Mis-
souri,. and To me, the undersigned sheriff.
directed in favor of the state of Missouri.
at the relation and to the use Of T.. w.
Whitworth. COLI csor of the revenue for
Iron county, Missouri, plaintiff, aLd
against
Peter Carnahan. George Cole,
and all unknown Interested parties,
defendants, bearing date March 2o;h.
1891, aud returnable to the April term .
JS0i, thereof, L have levied upon and
seized the following described real estate
and property, lying and being in Iron
county. Missouri. as the property of said
defendants. described as follows, O-wit:
The southeast quarter of the southeast
quarter of section 30, township 32 range
east.
And on viii
Thursday, -5;i Day o. april, 1894,
at the east front door of the courthouse in
the City of lronton. Iron county Missouri
between the hours nj 9 O'Clock in the fore
noon ard 5 O'Clock i'm the afternoon oi
that day, and d'iring the session OF the
circuit court. sell, ut public vendue, all
the right. title, claim. estate and proper
ty of the said defendants. of. in and to
the above described real estate and prop
erty, tor cash in hand, 10 the highest
bidder to satisfy said execution and COST.
or so much thereOfas may be necessary
to satisfy the same.
WALTER Ill. FISHER, Sheriff.
Iron County register., 1894-04-19
SHERIFF'S SALE.

By virtue and authority of special eX-
ecution.issued from the Office of the clerk
of the circuit court of Iron county, Mis-
souri,, and to me the undersigned sheriff !,
directed ,ir favor OF the State of Missouri.
at the relation and to the use OF 2. w.
Whitworth, collector of the revenue for
Iron county Missouri, plaintiff, and
against
Henry Sweeney, Eli d. AXE,
and al unknown int res ted parties,
defendants, bearing date March p, 1891.
and returnable to the April term, 1894,
thereof, have levied upon and seized the
following described real estate and prop
erty. lying and being in Iron county,
Missouri. as the property of said Defend
aNts. described as follows. to wit:
The west half of the northwest quarter
of section l3, township 81, range east.
And will, on
Thursday, 2Gth day Of Apyil, 1894,
at the easi front door of the courthouse in
the City of Ironton, Iron county, Missou-
ri, between the hours Of9 O'Clock in the
forenoon and O'Clock in the afternoon of
that day. and during the session of the
circuit court, sell. at public vepdue, all
the right, title, claim, estate and property
of the said defendants. of. in and to above
described real estate and property, for
cash in hand, to the highest bidder to sat
isfy said execution and cOsts-or so much
thereof as may be necessary to satisfy the
same. WALTER II. FISHER.
Sheriff.
Iron County register., 1894-04-19
SHERIFF'S SALE.

By virtue and authority If a special eX-
ecution issued from the office of the clerk
of the circuit court OF Iron county. Mis-
souri,, and to me the undersigned sheriff.
directed. in favor of the State of Missouri.
at the relation and to the use OF L. w =.
Whitworth, collector of the revenue for
Iron county. Missouri, plaintiff, anu
against
j. o. Belmar. Abraham Godshawk, JohE
E. Clardy Jacob Getz
and all unknown interested parties. de-
PENDANTS, bearing date March 18th, 1891,
and returnab!e to the April term. lS94,
thereof, 1 have levied upon and seized the
following described real estate and pro7-
eYty, lying and being in Iron county,
Missouri, as the property OF said defend
ants, described rs follows. to wit.
The northwest quarter of the south
west quarter of section %, township 50,
range east.
And | will, on
Thursday, 26th day of April, 1894,
at tie east front door of the courthouse in
tn, city If Ironton, Iron county, Missouri,
betn eep the hours of 9 O'Clock LII the fore
noon and O'Clock in the afternoon 'f
that dav, and during the session IF the
circuit court, sell at public veEdue, all the
right, title, cIaim, estate and property CT the
said defendants, Of. in ard to the above des-
cribed real estaIe and property. for cash in
hand, to the hi:.est bidder, to satisfy said eX-
ecutiOn and costs, or so much thereof as
NAV be necessary to satisfy the same.
WALTER IL. FISHER, Sheriff.
Iron County register., 1894-04-19

souri,, between the hours offs o'clock in
the forenoon and O'Clock in the after
noon of that day, and during the session
of the circuit court, sell. at public ven
due, all the right, title claim, estate and
property of the said defendants, of, in
ami to the above described real estate and
property, for cash in hand, to the high
est bidder, to satisfy said execution and
costs. or so much thereof as may be nee
essary to satisfy the same
WALTER Ill. FISHER, Sheriff.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-24
Two Convincing Reasons.

Lord Peterborough, who lived in the
reign of Queen Anne, was very frolic-
some, and one day seeing from his car
riage dancing master with pearl col
ored stockings lightly stepping over the
broad stones and picking his way in ex-
tremely dirty weather he alighted and
ran after him with drawn sword in or
der to drive him into the mud, but into
which he of course followed himself.
This nobleman was once taken for the
Duke of Marlborough and was mobbed
in consequence. The duke was then in
disgrace with the people, and Lord Pc
terborough was about to be roughly
handled. Turning to them, he said:
Gentlemen, | can convince you by
two reasons that | am not the Duke of
Marlborough. In the first place, have
only 3 guineas in my pocket, and In the
second they are heartily at your serv-
ice.-Sdla's Journal
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-24
An Evening with Andrew Lang.

The spelling of the name of Miss Agnes
Repplier and her singular felicity i,
epigram and phrase inevitably suggest
her familiar name in Philadelphia, where
she lives. This is the "replier." Her
dinner conversation in this respect is Gel
ebrated among her friends. Miss Rep
plier, as is well known, worships at one
particular shrine, that of Andrew Lang.
Last summer Miss Repplier was in Eng
land and had the anticipated good for
tune to be asked to meet Andrew Lang
at dinner. 1t would not have been hui
man for Miss Repplier not to have made
q mental toilet as she adorned her body
to meet Mr.. Lang. But dinner, we are
told, in England is serious matter.
Course after course passed unseasoned
by joke, unspiced by epigram and with
out the grace of felicitous allusion. 1t at
length came to an end. Nor did the con-
versation have any future. The great
Andrew sat down ON the floor and played
for the rest of the evening with kitten.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-24
The FOrget-nie-nOt.

Everybody knows the pretty little for
getmenot and likes the flower more per-
haps because of its name than its beau
ty. How was it SO called2 The Ger
mans account for it by quite pathetic
romance. 1t seems that once upon a
time knight and a lady were walking
by the bank Of the Danube, when the
latter asked her gallant gay" to pluck
for her tiny blue flower which she saw
growing in the stream. No sooner said
than done, but the knight, overbalanc-
ing, fell into the river, and owing to
the slippery nature of the bank and the
weight of his own armor was carried
away by the current. AS he threw the
flowers ashore to his lady he cried out
with his last breath, "Vergiss mein
nichtl" Forget me not'). And ever
since the flower has been looked upon
as the emblem of fidelity.-PhiIadel-
phid Times.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-24
Peter Cooper on Interest.

Peter Cooper was always q careful
and prudent business man. He was al
ways opposed to the methods of many
merchants, who launched out in extrav-
agant enterprises on borrowed money,
for which they paid exorbitant rates of
interest. Once while talking about
project with an acquaintance the latter
said he would have to borrow the money
for six months, paying interest at the
rate of per cent. why do you Dor
row for so short a timer" Mr.. Cooper
asked. Because the brokers will not
negotiate bills for longer" "Well, if
you wish," said Mr.. Cooper, Il will
discount your note at that rate for three
years. p" "Are you in earnest?" asked
the would be borrower. Certainly
am. / will discount your note for $1O,-
600 for three years at that rate. Will
you do it?" "Of course I will, " said
the merchant. VERY WELL " said Mr..
Cooper, lust sign this note for $1O,-
600, payable in three years, and give me
your check for $500, and the transac-
ton is complete" But where is the
money for me?" asked the astonished
merchant. "You don t get any money"
was the reply. Your interest for &c
months at 3 per cent per month amounts
to 10s per cent, or $1O,sOO. Therefore
your check for $500 just makes us even."
The force of this practical illustration
of the folly of paying such an exorbi-
tant price for the use of money was
such that the merchant determined new
er to borrow at such ruinous rates, and
he frequently used to say that nothing
could have so fully convinced him as
this rather humorous proposal by Mr..
Cooper.-NeD York Post.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-24
A WOrkingman's Discovery.

Some years ago tobacconist discov-
cred the utility of tinfoil for wrapping
tobaccos. Heretofore paper had been
exclusively used for the purpose, but it
did not serve to keep the moisture of
the atmosphere away from the tobacco
nor preserve the natural moisture of the
tobacco from the effects of a dry or
heated atmosphere. Paper also alb
sorbed the aroma of the weed and was
not sufficiently lasting. Therefore tin
foil was used for wrappers. But it be-
came costly and could only be rolled to
a certain thickness or thinness, beyond
which the ingenuity of man seemed to
find it impossible to go. The fact was
that no rollers could be made to sustain
the pressure necessary to MASKING the
tinfoil to leaf sufficiently thin to suit
the manufacturer.
Many ingenious inventors struggled
with the proposition for months and
gave up the problem as unsolvable, when
a simple workman about the shop one
day, after rolling two sheets to the Gus
tomary thickness, put the two sheets to-
gether into the rollers and made both
halves as thin as they were before. This
was as simple as standing an egg on end.
but it created a revolution in the manu-
facture of tinfoil for tobacconists' use
and made mint of money for the dis
coverer.-Philddelphia Press.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-24
The Lamp Rock of Asia.

On the shores of Lake Rangkul in
the Cashgar mountains, in central
Asia, stands the famous Lamp Rock of
Asia, which is so called from cave in
Its side from which a constant stream
of pale, greenish light is emitted Ney
Elias, the English adventurer, who pass
ed it in 1885, thinks it possible that the
light is due to some phosphorescent
mineral in the sides of the cavern near
its opening. The natives of that section
have never attempted to investigate the
matter, each seeming content with the
ttory told by his father, which is this:
"The cave is the dwelling place of
demon, who guards vast treasures stored
there, and the light is from diamond
worn in band around his forehead. "
Elias explanation of the mystery is
probably the true one--St. Louis Re
public.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-24
A Ruined Wedding Cake.

An English gentleman residing in
Calcutta brought an action against
firm of Paris pastry cooks and confec-
TONERS under rather interesting circum-
stances. The plaintiff was about to be
married and ordered what has been call
ed a phenomenal wedding cake from
the defendants. A sum of $3.50 was
paid down for the cake on delivery.
The colossal and expensive article of
confectionery was packed by the plain
tiff's order, and he took it with him to
Calcutta. On opening the case contain
ing the cake when he arrived in India,
the Englishman found that he had lit
orally nothing but shapeless mass of
crumbs. The splendid gateau had been
hopelessly bruised and broken during
the voyage.
An action was then brought against
the Paris firm for sum of $135, which
included, besides the price paid for the
cake, the cost of packing and transport.
The defendants maintained before the
Paris tribunal Of commerce that they
had no more responsibility after they
had delivered over the cake to the per
son who ordered 1t. 1t was true that
they recommended a packer but that
expert acted under the orders Of another
individual who had been selected by the
plaintiff to superintend the operation
The tribunal decided in favor of the de-
PENDANTS. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-24
Smoking to Excess.

can usually distinguish the oral cavity
of the person who carries smoking to ex-
cess by the dusky red, velvety or hyperam-
ic appearance of the lining of the mouth,
throat and nose, and by the throat becom-
ing irritable and hoarse upon every extra
effort in speaking and singing.
Tobacco cautiously used is certainly a
charming pleasure in ripe manhood and
a solace in old age, and is rather beneficial
than otherwise to thousands of healthy
but careworn and toilworn people, and
also to tens of thousands Of soldiers, sail
ors and other idle people on whose hands
time hangs heavily, and were one to ask
me how to get the good out of it without
risking the bad l should advise him,
among other things, to avoid smoking an
others pipe, for fear of contracting disease
the largest indurated specific sore l ever
saw was on colored mans lower lip, con
tracted from another's pipe; also, never to
even smoke his own after it had become
blackened and oil soaked and also never
to light stale stump or habitually smoke
a short stem pipe.-Dr W. T. CartheI.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-24
Miss Wizards Advice.

Miss Willard gives the following excel
lent advice to young women: las you sit
around the evening lamp can you not re-
solve that you will commit to memory at
least a verse day from the best poets?
shall never cease to be thankful to Pro
fessor William p Jones, my earliest pre-
ceptor in the woman's college in Evanston,
who asked all of us girls to form this habit.
Indeed he made it rule for his rhetoric
class, and would give us scraps that he had
cut from the newspapers of the day and
say, Learn that; it will be gem laid up in
the casket of your mind
"This became so much habit that
have now pinned to my bureau little col
lection containing seven of the best sonnets
ever written, some of which am commit
ting to memory, and upon others am re
freshing the knowledge l already had.
Goethe said that civilized person ought
every day to hear little good music, see
6De picture and learn a few words from
some reasonable mind. "-Pdcifc Ensign.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-24
Newspaper Advertising.

How much money is spent annually
IN newspaper advertising? Probably
any estimate less than 5000, 900, 600
would fall short of the facts. Some
single firms have spent as much as
$500, 900 in year. To put out such
enormous sums requires large ma
chinery in and out of the advertisers
offices, and the business-or the art,
as you may choose to consider it-com-
mands the services of men of high
order of ability.-John Irving Romer's
Lecture.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-24
Some Timber Strength Tests.

1t would be difficult to convince the
average man, especially the Missouri
pioneer, that fir is stronger wood than
oak, but such has been proved by &C
tual tests that were made by fair and
impartial committee appointed for the
purpose. The timbers used were each
2 by inches and feet long, both ends
solidly braced and the weight applied
In the middle of the span. Yellow fir
stood strain of 3, 062 pounds, common
Oregon oak 2,992 pounds. Fine grained
yellow fir from near the butt stood a
strain of 3, 635 pounds, and best Michi-
gan oak snapped with strain of only
2,42S pounds. These tests were made
by the Northern Pacific Railroad COM
pany at Tacoma.-St. Louis Republic.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-24
AsafOetida Seasoning.

At lecture in New York popular
cookery teacher hesitated perceptibly
while debating the recipe for her de-
Gcious lobster Columbus.
~ know l may expect groan from
the bottom of all your hearts, but real
ly the dish will be twice as fine if you
will only have the courage to add
penknife's point of powdered asafetida.
1t smells horribly, know, but there is
nothing that gives such flavor to made
dishes.
"Do you ever use it on beefsteak, ;"
asked pupil.
Indeed do! And ism it deliciousl
I never dare to put it into my books,
but when l find an audience that can
appreciate it l always give them the
benefit of my experience. You will find
asafetida in my recipe for catsup, for
women are used to putting little messes
into catsup and pickles that they would
never think of putting into anything
directly for the table. l always give
those other recipes privately to those
who ask for them.-Boston Globe.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-24
Why the Juror Held Out.

The most remarkable case of jury
standing OUT against what seemed
irrefutable testimony, and all through
the resolution of one man, occurred be-
fore Chief Justice Dyer many years ago.
He presided at murder trial in viii oh
everything went against the prisoner,
who on his part could only say that on
his going to work in the morning he
had found the murdered man dying and
tried to help him, whereby he had be-
come covered with blood, but when the
man presently died he had come away
and said nothing about it, because he
was known to have had quarrel with
the deceased and feared he might get
into trouble. The hayfork with which
the man had been murdered had the
prisoners name on it. In other re-
spects his guilt appeared to be clearly
established, and the chief justice was
convinced of it, but the jury returned
verdict of Not guilty"
This was Chief Justice Dyer's case,
and he put some very searching ques-
tions to the high sheriff. The cause of
the acquittal, said the official, was I'M
doubtedly the foreman, farmer of ex-
cellent character, esteemed by all his
neighbors, and very unlikely to be OBJ
stinate or vexatious. Then, said the
judge, Il must see this foreman, for an
explanation of the matter | will have.
The foreman came, and after extracting
from his lordship a promise of secrecy
proved at once that the prisoner had
been rightly acquitted, for, said he,
sit was l myself who killed the man"
1t had been no murder, for the other
had attacked him with the hayfork, and
as he showed severely injured him,
but in the struggle to get possession of
the weapon he had the misfortune to
give the man fatal wound. He had no
fears as to his being found guilty of
murder, but, the assizes being just
over, his farm and affairs would have
been ruined by confession, through
lying in Jail so long, so he suffered mat
ters to take their course. He was hor-
rified to find one of his own servants &C
cused of the murder. He supported
his wife and children while in Jail;
managed to be placed on the jury and
elected foreman. He added that if he
had failed in this he would certainly
have confessed to his own share in the
business, and the judge believed him.
Every year for 10 years the judge
made inquiries as to the foreman's exis-
tence, and at last, happening to survive
him, he considered himself free to tell
the story.-The London NetoS.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-24
MISCELLANY.
Bide a Wee and Dinna Fret.

Ia the road very dreary7
Patience yet.
Rest will be sweet II thou art weary.
And after night cometh the morning CHEEKY;
Then blde wee and dnna fret.
The clouds have silver lining,
Don't forget.
And though he's hidden, still the sun is shining;
Couragel instead of tears and vain repning,
Just bide wee and dinna fret
When toll and cares intending
Art beset.
Bethink thee how the storms, from heaven de
scending,
Snap the stiff oak, but spare the willow bending,
And bide wee and dlnna fret.
Grief sharper sting doth borrow
From regret;
But yesterday is gone, and shall its sorrow
Unfit us for the present and the morrow
Nay; bide wee and dinna fret.
An over.anxous brooding
Doth beget
A host of fears and phantasies deuding;
Then, brother lest these torments be intruding,
Just bide wee and dinna fret
-ErerV other Saturday.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-24
Railway Receiverships.

More than 81, 200, 900, 900 of railway
property in this country is estimated to
be in the hands of receivers. 1t is an
imposing total we'll calculated to give
some notion of the vastness of the trans
portation interests. Five great systems
under receivers-the Union Pacific,
Northern Pacific, Philadelphia and
Reading, Erie and Richmond Terminal
represent close to $4,000 miles Of
road, with an aggregate capitalization
of $416, 724, I'll, assets of 81, 3d.
S71 and funded debts of $517, OPS, 556.
On stock exchange valuation the stocks
of these roads are worth about 10 per
cent on the dollar, or say total of
about $4,000, 000.-Railcay Times.