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The news boy., 1894-04-07
The Woman Tempted Me.
From the Gronton Register.

From the lronton Register.
The breckenridge trial now going on
at Washington demonstrates the fact
that tastes and habits supposed to
belong exclusively to the slums, and
to be characteristic of the most bru-
tai Of the human kind. may be found
associated with the keenest intellect.
the most polished manners, and
dwelling in the most lofty stations
in the nations. The eminent defend
ant seems to be without moral sense.
as some men are without the sense
of smell. The whole disgusting
story reveals no sentiment of ro-
nance, is lighted up by no touch of
the finer feelings. Its hideousness
is not disguised by any phosphores-
cent glamour of Illicit love. Vanity,
weakness and ambition are Oh the
one side, and simple lust on the
other. The exhibition is one of moral
deformity that the public looks at
very much as it would view the six
legged lamb or the double-headed
calf-only the last two would excite
no feeling of disgust, and it would
not be compelled to hold its nose
while looking on.
If the defendant were young man.
inexperienced in the ways of the
world, and unacquainted with the
wiles of designing people, the inef-
fectual defence that father Adam
made when the Lord called him to
account might avail him something;
but he is not young man; he is of a
time of life when the ashes of age
are supposed to cover the fires of
youth; his large professional and pub
lie experience must have made him
familiar with all kinds of men and
women, so that any plea that he
was not aware of his danger until he
became entangled in the net, will
not be credited. His plea that he
was coerced into polluting the homes
of his friends with the presence OF
his leman, by her threat to expose
their relations, is unique. Had he
refused to do this. and faced the dan
ger or exposure, there would be some
sympathy for him; but he had nc
feeling in the matter except the fear
of being found out, and had his ex-
posure not been attended with dan
ger to his personal fortunes, he would
not perhaps have greatly cared for
it. 1t seems he was too good to be
damned along with DR.. Briggs, but
not too good to have his mistress ac-
company him to a Sunday school con-
vention where he expected to be par
ticularly brilliant, or to exhort with
unusual JUNCTION at prayermeeting
just before going to her arms.
II Miss Pollard exerted her infiu-
ence to have him prostitute his high
position to procure her place in one
of the departments, and to introduce
her into the circle of his respectable
aequaintances, she certainly brought
no pressure to bear to compel him to
The news boy., 1894-04-07

KossrTT. the Hungarian patriot.
died on the Goth ult. The power of
soratory never reached higher point
. than in this famous man. The writer
had the privilege when boy of hear
ing him plead the cause of hisoppres-
ssed countrymen in language foreign
to the speaker. but cannot recall any
finer or more powerful speaking un-
less it was that of John Bright. Kos
suth believed in the tongue and pen
rather than the sword. He was not
a great statesman but he gained for
his country more substantial advan-
tages than he had ideaized. He was
not contented with these, however.
He wanted an independent Hungary
and although the Austrian empire is
to-day governed chiefly by Hungarian
statesmen, Louis Kossuth died dis
appointed man. But no more single
hearted patriot has graced the his
tory of nations.
The news boy., 1894-04-07

OH, yes! we must have s Western
mar for President. When Wall
street takes hold of an Eastern man
it can scare him into fits by its
threats. Look at poor Cleveland
going back on his party, on the ex-
pressed will of the House and Senate.
on the Chicago platform. on even his
own political feture-and all because
great Wall Street held up a bug-a-
boo and decked it in terrible raiment
which was borrowed for the occasion.
Wehave been giving Grover credit for
unlimited backbone. He hasn't got
it, or it has all got located in his
neck. Wall Street can't scare good
Western man like that. There may
be the devil to pay next Novemker
We hope not, but when you hear Dar
Voorhees, talking about a change il
Indiana to $4,000 Republican MAORI
ty, things look the reverse of cheer
tfT, and that S fact.
The news boy., 1894-04-07
SHERJFF'S SALEM PARTITION.

In the circuit court of Scott county, Mis-
soari Thursday the 10Th day of October upd
4tA day of the October term, y. D. 1893.
vincent Heisserer. piH.,
Arthur I.cmley. a minor, Katie Rodgers. q
minor and William Rodgers, II minor, dcf'ts.
Decree and o der Oi Sale.
BY virtue and authority of a decree and or
der OF sale made by the Circuit cour OF Scott
county. Missouri, on Thursday the 10Th day
of October aud
4th day or the Oct. term. 1893, of said court,
IA certified copy OF the decree and order of
sale was issued from the office OF the clerk OF
said coIrt dated the 18th day of Feb. 1894, and
delivered to mel in the above entitled cause,
I. the undersigned Sheriff of Scott county
Missouri, will on
Wednesday the 1Sthdayof April 1894,
Between the hours OF nine O'Clock in tho
| forenoon and Ave O'Clock in the afternoon of
that day, ut the court house door in tho town
of Benton, in the county OF Scott and State
of Missouri, anl during the session of tho
Scott county circuit court, sell ut public 0uc-
tiOn to he highest bidder all the right. titles
claim interest and estates of tho above named
petitioners, of. in and to the following des
crbcd real estate, situated and lying in said
county of Scott and state of Missouri. to-wit; !;
The west half Of lots two L., three cn four
tA and five ~ of the northwest quarter of
| scctfoR two ~ township twcnty-sevcn Ell
| north and in range fourteen ti4 east.
Terms Of sllc:-Twcntv per cent OF the p,lr>
credit of nine mouths with p"r cent Interest
thereon from the Guy ot sale. purchaser to
give note with good and approved security
| for tho deferred payment ami Il decd to nc cN-
ecutcd only upon csnplctc payment OF the
purchase price. SAML. TANNER. Sheriff :.
The news boy., 1894-04-07

HILL and his following in the Sen.
ate are working like beavers against
the Tariff bill. A Protection Demo.
crat is more detrimental to his party
than were the mugwumps to the Re
publicans. The Senate is getting tc
be as much stumbling block here
as the House of Lords is in England
In one respect it is worse. The oper
scandal of the sale by Senators Of
special privileges to moneyed inter
ests puts q complexion on the Senate
wherewith the House of Lords has
never been chargeable. Venality is
not charged against the Lords-only
stupidity. Stupidity is not a char
acteristic of our Senators-venality
is charged and as good as proved il
some instances. The movement tt
have the Senate elected by the direct
vote of the people will gain impetus
from recent developments.
The news boy., 1894-04-07

A NAIL carrier in st. Francois
County who could not read or write
agreed to carry a mail for s4OO a
year. His amanuensis made q blum
er-made it 81, and the poor devil
such is Washington red tape-carried
the mail ten months Is miles each
way six days a weck-virtually fol
nothing. Otherwise his bondsmcr
would have had to suffer to the tune
of al, ,459. Senator Mills and Cock
rell are endeavoring to get redress
for the unfortunate man with show
of success. Great is red tape
The news boy., 1894-04-07
Monday, May Z, 1894.
Notice to Physicians.

Notice Is hereby given that the County poor
will be let to any res pensible physician and
being the lowest bidder. on Tuesday the Stli
day OF May next, IL being the second day of
the May term OF the county court, to be held
IN the town of Benton, Scott County. Mo.
The physician receiving said practice will be
required to give bond double the amount bid
conditioned as follows: That he will faith-
fully perform his duties as such physician
attend the county poorhouse once a week and
as much oftener as the sanitary condition of
the paupers on said farm may require; give
skillful medical and surgical aid to all pau.
pers on said farm when required or neces-
sary; furnish all drugs. medicines, etc, nee
essary for said practice ahd discharge from
said poorhOuse any pauper or paupers as soop
rs their condition will permit or as soOni n
able to make tl.eir support. All physicians
bidding for said practice are requested TO do
liver their bids sealed to the county court OF
the clerk thereof on or before the 9Th day OF
May aforesaid, A. d. 1894.
The court reserving the right to reject any
or all bids. JAS. McPHEETERS, lerk. :.
County Court, Scott Co., Mo
The news boy., 1894-04-07

Our present issue contains the an
nouncement of MIR. Frank Heisler, of
Sikeston, as candidate for the county
assessorship. Mr.. Heisler is well
known and highly respected citizen,
his Democracy is of the right stripe
and he possesses the business quail
fications so essential to the Office.
He has been repeatedly elected to a
seat in the Sikeston Citycouncil, and
has 'd6ne his doty Faithfully andwell.
He may he trusted to keep up this
good and honorable record.
The news boy., 1894-04-07

present her with little momentoes
belonging to his dead wife. There
seems to have been no recollection of
her who bore his name and was the
mother of his children that ever
caused him annoyance or to depart
for an instant from his vicious course.
Everything associated with her, it
seems, he was willing to sacrifice
upon the altar of his lust, as :. If he
were devoid of any tender memory.
any restraining association, or any
feeling of humanity. This is the
most revolving feature of the case.
He stands boldly out against the
canvass of passing events a moral
leper, without shame. So far as the
public is concerned, the case against
Mr.. Breckenridge is closed. 1t has
made up its mind from the admitted
facts in the case. People may be
amused at the fact of man of his
years attempting to prove that Miss
Pollard is older than she represents
herself to be, or at his efforts to es-
tablish the fact that she is not alto
gether the right kind of woman,
after sustaining the relations she
has to him for so many years; but
the depravity of character already
established by his own admission will
cause people to look with suspicion
upon any assertion he may make.
The man capable of violating the
sanctity of a dead wife's memory
would be entirely capable of suppress
sing the product of a liason by coun-
tenancing its removal from earth, if
it became necessary to his personal
ends. Let Kentucky take the putrid
mass that once bore the name of Col.
Breckenridge and bury it out of sight
forever. so that it will no longer be
an offence to the eye or nostrils Of
decent people; and let us remember
shat silver tongue may be accom-
panied by forehead of brass and a
heart of still baser metal.
The news boy., 1894-04-07

WE present our readers this week
with twenty-five columns of solid
reading matter-a Few departure in
country journalism. The inside pages
are now as clear of the patent medi-
cine man as we have always kept our
local pages. 1t costs us more. of
course. but we are satisfied if our
readers are benefited. Among other
interesting matter you will find the
President S veto of the Bland bill or
the third page.
The news boy., 1894-04-07

Mr.. BLAND wants his Seniorage
bill passed over the President S veto,
but is not likely to succeed. Another
silver bill in the present Congress is
equally unlikely to go through. The
fact is we will have to wait for the
voice of the people next November
and perhaps two years longer. When
we do get another through Congress
we won't have a Wall Street Presi-
dent around with q veto up his
sleeve
The news boy., 1894-04-07
DIR. SAM.

Down in the old French quarter,
Just out of Rampant street.
l wend my way
AT the close of day
Unto the quaint retreat.
Where lives the Voodoo Doctor,
BY some esteemed a sham,
Yet II declare
There s none elsewhere
So skilled as Doctor Sam,
With the claws of deviled crawfish,
The juice of the pricllly prune,
And the quivering dew
From q yarb that grew
In the light of midnight moon!
l never should have known him
But for the colored folk
That here obtain
And ne 'er in vain
That wizard S art invoke;
For when the Eye that S Evil
Would him and his IL damn,
The negro's grief
Gets quick relief
Of Hoodoo-Doctor Sam,
With the canl of an alligator,
The plume of an unborn loon,
And the poison wrung
From a serpent s tongue
BY the light of a midnight moon
In all reurotic ailments
l hear that he eXcels,
And he insures
Immediate cures
Of weird. uncanny spells;
The most unruly patient
Gets docile as lamb
And is freed from ill
BY the potent skill
OF Hoodoo-Doc.or Sam;
Feathers of strangled chickens,
Moss from the dank lagoon,
| And plasters wet
With spider sweat
In the light of a midnight moon!
They say when nights are grewsomt
And hours are, oh! so late,
| Old Sam steals out
And hunts about
For charms that hoodoos hate!
That from the moaning river
| And from the haunted glen
He silently brings
What eorie things
Give peace to hoodooed men-
The tongue of piebald 'possum,
The teooth of senile coon,
The buzzard s Breath
That smells of death,
| And the film that lies
On lizard eyes
lii the light of midnight moon!
EUGENE FIELD
New Orleans, March II, 1894.
The news boy., 1894-04-07
SOUTHEAST NOTES.

De Soto is to have pork packing
establishment.
A family living in the deadened
timber in Dunklin County moved out
of their house just in time to escape
destruction during the recent storm.
They had not fled many minutes when
a tree over hundred feet high and
weighing many tons fell ON their
dwelling and crushed it like an egg
shell.
The cotton seed oil mill at Kernett
is an assured thing. 1t will be the
first of its kind in Missouri.
Mr.. Houck, having lost his receiv-
ership cause in the Missouri Supreme
Court, will carry'it to the U. S. SUI
preme Court. Meantime he will hold
control OF the line.
There is about half million tons
of lead in Washington County ready
for shipment.
Fredericktown is making extensive
preparations for the reception of the
Odd Fellows on the 26th inst, and
proposes to give the Order a royal
welcome.
The alleged portrait of Marsh. Ar
mold in last week Era would make
a good basis for libel suit. The
eulogy is all right, however.
VIM. Carroll, second mate of the
New Idlewild, is in Jail charged with
an assault on Geo. Howard, acolored
roustabout, which resulted in death.
Bro. Bell, of the Potosi Indepen-
dent, is feeling the pulse of the peo-
pie of Washington County with q
view to running for Representative.
The Crystal City glass works are
increasing their plant. That's one
of the concerns thatwas to shut lown
on account of the Wilson bill. The
bluff didn't work.
Doniphan wants the Congressional
convention. It's very pretty place,
is Doniphan, and it says sowithout q
blush.
The news boy., 1894-04-07
TRUSTEES SAFE,

S.t'
whcfeas ] I Hucy by his deed of trust dated
December j. lSH., and recorded in
the Recorders office OF Scott Co , Missouri, in
book II at page l6l of the lard records of said
county. conveyed to the undersigned trustee.
in trust to secure II certain note therein ,ics-
cribed, the following described real estate
sit uate in said county and stute. tO-wit:
The southeast quarter of the northeast
quarter of section twonty-four (2i township
twenty.seven C21l north and in range fourteen
tl4 Also the south half of lot two Csl of tho
northwest quarter of section nineteen QaI
township twcnty-seven ca north and in range
fifteen Q5, east.
And whereas default has been made in pay
ment of said note. now, therefor. at he TO.
que of the legal holder of said note and ir.
pursuance OF the provisions in said deed OF
trust contained, will on
Saturday the 7th day of April, 1894,
between the hours of nine o'clock in the fore
noon and five o'clock in the afternoon of that
day at the courthouse door in the town of
Rent on in the county of Scott and state OF
! Missouri, sell at public auc ction for cash to
the highest bidder, all the right, title, interest,
claim. estate and property of the above nam
ed defendant of, in and to the above describ-
ed property, to satisfy said note and costs,
hereof JAS. MCSHEETERS, Trustee
The news boy., 1894-04-07
SIIl:RIrr"S SALE.

BY virtue and authority OF II special eyecu-
tion issued from the Otcc OF tn" clerk OF the
circuit court of the county of scott and state
of Missouri. March :. lSI. and returInhle to
the April term, 1871, of sail court. an to
me directed, in favor State of Missouri ut the
relation aud 10 the use of Si!as W. White.
Collector Cr Scott county, Missouri ami
against Peter PctZ.
! have leyic: upon and scize1 all the right
title ard i..tcrcst of the above named Pete,
Pctz in and to the following described rcai
estate. situate in the county OF Scott anl
state OF Missouri, and described as follows, to
wit:
The northeast quarter of the northeast quar-
ter and the northeast quarter of the southeast
Gua@tcr OF section two. township twenty
eight and range thir cen. AMI will on
WEDNESDAY. APRIL Is, 1891,
ut the door of the courthouse in Benton.
Sc It COUNT Missouri. between the hours of
Q O'cloch II. M. nnl O'Clock p. IN. and during
the sitting of thr Circuit Court of Scott cOun-
ty. sell to the highest bidder all the right, title.
interest, claim. estate and pronerty of the
above nicicl defendant of in and to the above
described property or so much thereof as will
satisfy said execution and the costs thereof.
SAML. TANNER,
Sheriff of scott county. NO.
The news boy., 1894-04-07

THE A. P. A. in Toledo. Ohio, has
'boWght several hundred Winchester
rifles, in preparation fo'' armed us
urpation of power by the Roman
Catholics-a thing as liable to take
place as suspension of the laws OF
gravita,ion. Coxey and his army
show up to advantage alongside the
ceiminal idiocies of the \. p. \.
The news boy., 1894-04-07

THE reciprocity features of the
Mckinley tariff have doneus no good.
They are rather cetaliatory than re-
ciprocal, and are not of the broad
character recommended by the late
Mr.. Blaine. If anything, they have
been harmful, and will be wiped out
by the Wilson bill. AS we approach
nearer to Free Trade reciprocity will
become more and more the rule. Ii
is a natural Sequence.
The news boy., 1894-04-07

TIE Frye contingent of Coxey S
army are en- route to join the Gen
eral. and are or veEe 600 strong,
Rations are scarce, however. and the
professional tramp can't stand that.
At ST. Louis 200 of the ''profesh
wanted to enter the city. but the au
thoritics would not have it that way,
The picnic feature of the movement
is not as prominent as Mr.. Dusty
Rhodes expected.
The news boy., 1894-04-07

TIE suggestion made by our cor
respondent in New York Settlement
that the county be redistricted so as
to give the different classes of coun.
try more distinctive representation
in the County Court is good one,
and worthy of the consideration OF
our readers in both the hills and the
lowlands.
The news boy., 1894-04-07
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that letters Tesla.
mcntary upon the estate of 10 .ephine Die
bold deceased were granted To the under.
signed Exector, by the probate court
of scott county. Missouri, March -, 1891,
by judge IN vacation.
All persons having ciaims agaiast said es
tate are required TO exhibit them for allow
ance to the undersigned administrator with.
in one year from date of said letters, pr they
may be precluded from any benefit of said
estate, and If such claims be not exhibited
within two years, they will be forever barred
r. Il. piEBOLD, Executor.
The news boy., 1894-04-07

PoLITics in Japan are gettingmore
and more liberal. That country has
a population of forty-two millions,
and has civilized itself more in the
past quarter of century than China
has in a thousand years. There is
great future in store for Japan.
The news boy., 1894-04-07
THE history of man, as we knc

The history of man, as we know
it, runs back some six thousand years.
Fossil man, rs known to biologists,
dates back fifteen totventy thousand
years. The Oldest fosils bear out the
Darwinian theory OF onrdescent from
the ape. The dude of the present
day suggests the possibility of de-
scent TO instead Of from the APP.
The news boy., 1894-04-07

THE Democratic party will have
120 nieuiUers in the House from the
South and West in next Congress.
To have majority we need SO more,
which We will have to get from the
North and East. That does not look
very difficult. but we don't spend
money like the other party and may
foil
The news boy., 1894-04-07
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Notice il hereby given that Letters Of Ad-
miuistrltion upon the Estate Of
WM. r. MILLER,
deceased, have keen granted Ia the under
signe by the judge of the Probate court OF
Scott county, Missouri in vacation, bearing
date the S:hday of March 1894.
All persons having claims against said es.
tate arc required to exhibit them to me. for
allowance, within one year from the date OF
saiu Letters. or they may be prccluded from
any benefit of suoh estate, and If said claims
he not exhibited within twD years from. the
date Of the publication of this notice, they
will be forever barred.
JOAN MILLER, Adm'X.
The news boy., 1894-04-07

ST. Louis has now population Of
over half q million. and is the best
governed. cleanest. healthicst and
most beautiful of our large cities.
It's trade is increasing with cumVlat-
i've force and in some branches of
manufact uring it leads the world.
No fungus on St. Louis.
The news boy., 1894-04-07
Notice to Printers.

Notice is hereby given that tho printing
known as the county printing Tor the ensu-
ing year, commencing May e. 1894, will he lot
to the lowest and Test bidder. Any, persons
desiring to bid for said printing arc requested
to deliver their bids sealed to the county
Sth day OF May A. ID. 1904.
JAS. McPHERTERs, Clerk.
County Court. Scott Co., Mo.
The news boy., 1894-04-07
SCOTT COUNTY BANK:
MORLEY, Mo.

Transac, Il General B,nkins Business
Receive Deposits payable oq demand, allow
interest on deposits left for six N.onths, Loan
money at low rates. Buy good mates, huy and
sell exchange, make collections and pay taxes
fOr nOT-resdents.
Now, if you have any Money TO Deposit
much or little, deposit with us. Ifvou borrow
borrow of us. 1t you do any banklng business
oreStrect 10 do any, do II with us. Respectfully
o F, HUNTER. JOHN j. HUNTER
President Cas hier
The news boy., 1894-04-07

We are authorized TO announce the +,
Hng cantiidatcs for office in Scott Count,
iect to the Democratic primary election
held Tuesday. August q, 1874:
For Sheriff,
E. A. JOHNSON.
For County Clerk. NJ.
CHAS. s. STONE.
For Prosecuting Attorney,
MILO G. GRESHAM.
For Assessor,
FRANK 'ffEisf:Ee.
The news boy., 1894-04-07
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

FOX CUFUK HESS,
,we'are authorized to announce MARSHALL
slRNOLD as candidate for Congress from
the Fourteenth District. subject to the Demo.
cratic nominating convention.
The news boy., 1894-04-07

Hall and Cooper lands for sale
On time payments. Apply to Albert
@. Davis, $40 Olive ST., st. Louis.
The news boy., 1894-04-07
TRUSTEES SALE.
Nhnroan u AAchio.

Whereas A. E. Abshier and A. ].
Absh'e, by their deed of trust. dated
November l6. 1s:G and recorded in the record
ers Office of Scott county Missouri in book II at
page l12 of the land RECORDS of said county,
conveyed to tn undersigned trustee. in trust
to secure certa, n note therein described the
following described real estate situate IN
said county and state towit:
Lots one ~ and two t2,in Block one ~ OF
the plat of the town of Diehlstadt.
And whereas default
has been made in payment of said note.
Now therefore at the request of the
legal holder of said note aud in pursuance pf
the provisions in said deed of trust contained
will on
Monday, May Z, 1894.
between the hours of nine o'clock in the fore
noon and five o'clock in the afternoon of that
day, at the. Court House door in the
town of Benton, in the COunty of
Scott and State of Missouri, sell a: public ane-
tion, for cash, to the highest bttider, all the
right. title, interest, claim, estate and proper
ty OF the above named defendants, OF, in.
and to tine above described property, to salts
WM. HUNTER, Trust ee.