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holds. Old South Church. 1.-The nursery of
freedom" held within its walls mass meet
ingS of the citizens to protest against the
imposition of the stamp act and other in
Judgements of their rights. This church
added laurels to it's fame by suffering the
ndiSnties heaped upon 1t by the British
soldiery, who used the peWs for kindlng
wood the galleries for carousals, and con-
Verted the auditorium Into cavalry riding
school. The story of how lantern, swung
in the belfry of Christ Church, sent Paul
Revere forth on his midnight ride to alarm
the neishboring villages of the approach of
the redcoats has been immortalized by
Longfellow.
The first occasion for the selection of the
vicinity of a church as a battle-ground oc-
CURED at Lexington, where Captain Par
kers embattled farmers made a stand on
the common opposite the meeting house.
This building, barrack- like structure of
liberal proportions, with detached belfry,
was the arsenal as well as the rendezvous
of the local militia company and it was
natural that the adjacent common, where
they were in the habit of parading, should
be chosen by the citizen soldiery on which
TO offer. if necessary, armed resistance to
the royal troops.
Stored in the loft of the Dunkard Church
at Germantown We're many loose sheets of
Christopher Sauer's third edition of the
Bible. After the battle which took place in
the streets of the village the British
cavaIrymen found and used the freshly
printed sheets of the Dutch Gospel for a
litter for their horses and waddlng for
their muskets. but 1t is related that the
owner succeeded in gathering together
enough sheets to make each of his children
a complete Bible.
The history of the neutral ground in
lower New York state has been woven into
thrilling romances by Irving and Cooper.
1t was here that Enoch Crosby, the alleged
reality of Cooper's Spy" performed his
dangerous exploits. From information
CLEANED from him the committee of salty
of F!shkill village succeeded in capturing a
company of tories who We're preparing to
join the British army. and confined them in
the stone Dutch church.
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While W. lock not al the things which are
seen but II the things which not seer; for the
things which seen are temporal hut TIE things
wGlc, are net seen are eternal. IL Cor. iv:lS.
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x
The nomencla ture of the battles and Skin
mishes of the civil was derived from
the towns roads or creeks near which they
were fought from prominent landmarks
in the vicinity such as mills. plantations
and bridges. and 1t is of passing interest
to note that over sixty-five of these con-
fiicts were named from churches. The
battle of Shiloh, Tenn obtained its official
title from the little log Methodist mission,
which was the storm center OF artillery and
infantry fire during two days fighting, and.
although still standing at the close of he
battle. soon succumbed 10 the assaults OF
relic hunters.
Church that the battle of Antietam Md,
most fiercely ragged, and the church De-
came the focus point of the hght. sharp
shooters secreted in the Salem thurch
checked the federal advance along the
plank road leading from Fredericksburg,
Va and many refugees from the clty
found a temporary haven WITHIN lts "ans'
The old Opequon Church, near herns,
town, Va now replaced by memorial
church erected by the scattered defendants
of the Scotch Presbyterian pioneers of the
Shenandoah valley. changed hands twice
in the battle fought around it between
Generals Shields and Jackson, and was
completeIy wrecked by shot and shell.
The historic Blanford Church of colonial
origin on the heights overlooking refers
burg, Va. was located in the immediate
rear of the thin ribbon of entertainments
that protected the city. To cut this rib
bon and capture these heights was Grants
object and meant the fall of PETERSBURG
then Richmond and the confederacy, The
battle of the Crater, an affair of bunderS,
entailing large loss of life. was fought
half mile distant from the Blanford Church,
which today stands dismantled and foriorn
in the center of bivouac of confederate
Iron County register., 1905-03-16
A Very Old Love Letter.

A love letter 1000 years old has
just been unearthed from the bur-
led city of Chaldea. AS translated
it is as follows:
To the Lady Kasbuya says
Gimil Marduk this: May the sun
god, Marduk, afford you eternal
life. l write wishing that I may
know how your health is. Oh,
send me message aboutit. live
in Babylon, and have not seen,
and for that reason l am very anx-
ious. Send me message that
will tell me when you will come to
me, so that I may be happy.
Come in Marchesvan. May you
live long for my sa&e.
1t is explained that ''Kasbuya'
is the lovers way of calling his
sweetheart his ''little ewe"-a dis
position for pet names exhibited
by lovers to this day. Also that
he is urging-after the manner of
all lovers-an early date for the
marriage. He wants it to take
place Gin Marchesvan"-the fes-
tival month at Babylon.
The ooh send me message" is
the distinctive mark of the love
letter, which is always full of "Ohs
and Ahs.'
Note also the supreme egotism of
the lover-the egotism of the uni
versal lover. He wants to marry
her that 81 may be happy"-this
selfish Babylonian. Presumably
he also desires her happiness, but
this uppermost desire-self-crops
out all through the letter. "May
you live long for my sake"
OF course he has a tender regard
for the health of his "little ewe."
But nature has not changed much
in 1900 years. "My sake' is a
great sake. Human years. The
head has grown wiser, but the
heart remains the same. The
mystery of sex is not solved and
never will be.
Desire for another self-dreams
and hopes and longings of the
lover-runs through all ages
Kansas City World.
Iron County register., 1905-03-16
Hogan Items.

Mrs. A. Bisch, of St. Louis is
spending few weeks with her son
of this place.
P. A. Myers spent last Sunday
in Lesterville.
Grandma Nance and Miss Presa
Lewis went to Sabula for a few
days.
Frank Goff took in the ball at
Cadet last Friday night.
A. E. Bisch and j. p Owens at
tended the funeral of Ed. Christo-
pher at De Soto last Saturday.
w. H. Hughes and wife spent
last Sunday with Ironton relatives.
Mrs. Will Holloman has been on
the sick list for the last few weeks.
w. j. Lee is in Bald Knob for a
few weeks.
F. Sumpter and wife, of Glover,
was in Hogan Sunday.
Mrs. M. A. Bisch and Miss Maude
Reese were in lronton last Satur-
day.
Miss Efie Holloman spent Sum
day in Ironton.
j. B. Holloman is receiving quite
a lot of logs for his saw mill now
days. MAUDE.
Iron County register., 1905-03-16
BellevieW Items.

During the past two weeks busi-
ness has very much improved in
this locality.
The sale of Mr.. Van Nort's
household and kitchen furniture,
farming implements and live
stock, on last Saturday, was at
tended by large crowd of people
from various sections of this
county. Frank Fitzpatrick cried
the sale, and it may be said to his
credit that not one single thing
was offered for sale that did not
find ready purchaser. Notwith-
standing the fact that the terms of
the sale were cash in hand, most
everything offered for Gale brought
very nearly its worth. I am re-
liably informed that Mr.. Van Mort
will remove his family to st. Louis,
not to California, as stated in my
last communication to the REG
IsTER.
Robert Muse, who last week sold
his property to A. G. Meyer, will
remove his family to De Soto the
last of this week. We wish you
success, Mr.. M.
A. G. Meyer has removed to
town, and now occupies the prop
erty recently purchased from Mr..
Muse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Latham spent Sun
day afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs.
T. N. Mari.
j. H. Campbell has begun work
on a temporary dwelling house.
He will build a nice large dwell
ing later along when he has more
time and nicer weather.
John Edmonds is thinking of
accepting position in Jefferson
City in the course of a few weeks.
1t is reported that Miss Saffold
contemplates teaching a private
school in the public school build
ing in town, beginning in April.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Muse, De Soto,
visited relatives in town last week.
Rev. La Tour preached in town
Saturday and Sunday.
Samuel Meyer, of Munger, has
rented E. Sloan's farm and is now
a resident of Belleview.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Meyer have
been pretty sick, but we are glad
to note their convalescence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hawkins visited j.
7. Patterson Sunday last.
Reports have it that Mr.. Thorn
ton has found gold on his home
stead. There appears to be an
old prospect" abandoned ap-
parently more than a hundred
years ago, and in this is said to be
found gold in paying quantity. I
shall in the near future visit that
section and investigate matters
Iron County register., 1905-03-16
Won't Believe Him.

1t has been clearly established
now that country jurors will not
believe the testimony OF a lot OF
perjurers who return state evidence
against men charged with bribery,
in order to escape punishment
themselves.
The acquittal of Ed Butler al
Fulton, and Charles Kratz at But
ler, are proof of this.
On the main points in each oi
these trials the state had nothing
but disreputable testimony, and
with the testimony of boodlers.
thieves and perjurers, uncorrobor-
ated or unsupported.
1t is hard to find a good, honest
juror who would vote to send q
man to the penitentiary on the tes-
timony of such men.
If there is a fellow the average
countryman has little use for, it is
the man who will enter crime with
others, and when he finds that he
is about to be caught, tells on the
others fellows to save himself.
In the Kratz case it developed
that two or three "big bugs" who
handled the bribe money, and
who should have been sent to the
peniteniary, were allowed to es-
cape, because they saw they were
going to be caught and ran and
told on the remainder of the gang.
A fellow who takes a bribe, per-
haps deserves some pity, but the
high-toned, rich fellow who gives
Iron County register., 1905-03-16

Hoosier Schoolmaster," gave the
old man when he started off tc
enter Flat Creek bottoms: ''To get
a plenty while you're a gittin' as
Flat Creek bottoms will be scarce
after a while"; the Republican
members opportunities may be
scarce after while.
We are soon to have some pros
pecUing done with diamond drill.
Heavy blasts will follow, you
know, for we have got the mineral
And when the creamery gets in
operation, and the enterprisine
gentlemen come and get our milk
and bring us back our "blue
john" you will see us moving up
ward.
The soap-makers of Cross Roads
where are they?
The hunting season is over.
Plenty of squirrel and rabbit left,
and some quail. To Bert Jones
belongs the largest number OF
turkeys. He killed two on the
wing at one shot. Bert moves so
quietly when he is hunting that
the turkeys let him get too close.
Some Prohibitionists are max
ing beer keg slaves for market.
j. Smith, of Marble Creek, is
headquarters for old junk. Mr..
Bishop, of Ironton, would do we'll
to look through this assortment;
he has got some mighty useful
irons.
By the way, it has been said that
it takes two of the same notion tc
make a wedding; now Marble
Creek can produce the man in that
notion. Can some other creek
furnish the lady? If so, she would
do we'll to nose around in this
direction. The trouble is he takes
such sudden notions, and presses
his suit so hard, and the girls are
so timid here, none but veterens
need apply.
FITZsIMMoNS.
Iron County register., 1905-03-16
A Neat Swindle.

After many persistent but un-
successful efforts, Congressman
Sulzer has at last shamed Congress
into refusing the annual appropri-
alton of $3.50, 900 to the Standard
Oil bank, on account of the fraud
ulent transfer to it by the Federal
government of the New York Gus
tom house during McKinley's adj
ministration. This property is
still used by the United States as
a custom house, precisely as it has
been for many years past, and
will be for many years to come.
There was no good reason for SELL
ing it. There was a very good
one for not selling it, for sites have
been rising where this property is
situated and are rising still. 1t is
worth much more now than when
sold, and that was expected. Yet,
under the Mckinley administra-
tration, it was sold, by the treas
ury department, to a bank which
is controlled by the Standard Oil
crowd and of which a prominent
official of the treasury department,
Vanderlip, soon afterward became
a vice-president. But little mon
ey has left the bank in conse-
quence, and no deed of transfer
has been recorded; but the gov
ment remains in possession only
as tenant of the bank under a con-
tract to pay a rental of S130,600 a
year. Meanwhile, as the title still
stands in the name of the govern
ment on the records at New York,
the property goes un-taxed. Here
was a neat job to deprive the gov
ernment of the increase in site val
ue and give it to this Standard Oil
bank; to exempt the bank from
local taxation on it's purchase; to
effect the purchase by the bank
from the government by merely
transferring an account of govern
ment funds in the bank from one
ledger page to another; to change
the governments relation to it's
own property from ownership to
tenancy; and to tap the govern
ment treasury for S130,600 a year
in the name of rent. The transact
ton is so boldly fraudulent that
the wonder is that Mr.. Sulzer, with
all his pertinacity, could never be-
fore prevent Congress from pay
ing over the annual bit of ''swag."
Now that he has done this much,
it is to be hoped that he may be
able to 60 further and have the
fraudulent contract overhauled and
its perpetrators exposed.-The Pub
lie,
Iron County register., 1905-03-16
Trustees S Sale.

Whereas, Calvin Kitchell, single, of
the County of Iron, and State of Mis-
souri,, by his certain deed of trust,
dated the 1st day of October, 1901
and duly recorded in the office of the
Recorder of Deeds for the County of
Iron, and State of Missouri, in book
46, at page 29, conveyed to T. G..
Whitworth, Jr., trustee, the follow
ing described real estate, situate, ly-
ing and being in the County of Iron,
and State of Missouri, to-wit:
All OF lot No. two (2) of the northwest
quarter, and part of northeast frac.
tional quarter Of section six (6), in
township thrty-four (34) north, range
three (3) east, containing l39 27-l0O
acres, except seven acres in southeast
corner of last described tract; also,
west part of southwest fractional
quarter of section thirty-one (3l,
township thirty-five 1857 north, range
three (3) east, con ntaining 42 l2l00
acres, except SS acres off of the east
side Of both the above tracts decided
on the 9th day of December, 1900, to
John w. Harral, and recorded in book
A, at page 257.
WHlcn Salu conveyance was made
in trust to secure the payment of q
certain promissory note in said deed
fully described; and whereas said
note is past due and remains unpaid;
Now, therefore, at the request of the
legal holder of said note, and in pur-
suance of the provisions of said deed
of trust, 1, the undersigned, trustee,
will on
Tuesday, april 18Th, 1905,
between the hours of nine O'Clock in
the forenoon, and five o'clock in
afternoon, of that day, at the east
front door of the courthouse in the
City of Ironton, in Iron County,
Missouri, proceed to sell to the high
est bidder for cash, the above de-
scribed property to satisfy said note
and interest and the cost and ex-
penses of executing this trust.
l. G. WENTWORTH, JR.,
Trustee.
Ironton, Mo-, March IA, 1906.
Iron County register., 1905-03-16
Des Are Items.

I was reading some very good
advice in the paper from Rev. l.
B. Manly, M. E. Church, Arcadia.
He says in part that every family
should have prayers at night, and
to look after our boys and girls;
the lurking place of vice and ruin
may be where your child is when
out of your sight or away at night.
think this is good advice; all of
us have bad boys, and when our
prayers will not reach them use a
ten-foot pole. The bible says
spare not'the rod.
| want to say little about our
corporation: we all pay a corpora
ton tax and should be protected
in regard to jumping trains. Our
mayor says it is not on our statute
and it is not mentioned. That
may be true, but how much trouble
would it be to adopt this section
and have it on our statute books?
Boys are jumping moving trains
here, and horses are tied to side
walks. 1t seems to me that we are
compelled to have this on our
corporation books, as it is a State
law. Suppose a boy gets hurt;
we would be liable, from the fact
that the railroad company pays a
tax to this town, and they expect
to be protected; and no doubt
would sue this corporation for
damages. l will, however, do the
best | can to keep my boys off of
moving trains.
Bud Midkiff was in town Satur-
day for the first time since he
broke his leg.
Mrs. Brainard will leave Mon
day for Colorado.
The following travelling men
were here last week: John Jones,
with GODDARD Grocery Co.; Mr..
Snyder, with Scudder, Gale Gro
Gerry Co.; Mr.. Dunden, with Gill
derhaus, Wolfing Co.; Mr.. Bum
yard, with Houston Grocery Co.
Uncle Jack Letters, with Getty's
meat house; j. R. Riebinstien,
with American Thread Co.; w.
7. White, Rand Shoe Co.
Tom Snyder and wife, who sold
their farm near Brunot and moved
to Flat River, have moved back
near Brunot.
Tom Henderson, who has been
very sick, is up again. He has
been married three times and is
the father of eighteen children,
thirteen living. May he live to
have twenty.
Mrs. John Bowles is here from
Texas to visit her sick brother, S.
j. Jordan.
Mrs. Wagner and her sister,
from Piedmont, were visiting Jos.
Pate's family last week.
Frank Wray and wife are visit
ing at Festus.
John and Bud Stevenson went
to Williamsville and Hendrickson
Sunday.
Rev. Seaton preached here Sum
day.
The lumber and tie market is
looking up little.
| never saw Irish potatoes so
cheap this time OF year.
E. w. Graves spent last week
down with his saw mills.
The merchants here received a
carload of crockery last week.
ISAAC.
Iron County register., 1905-03-16
From Marble Creek.

For fear the regular correspond
ent does not keep you posted,
will help him out.
Marble Creek is Marble Creek,
you know-but we have to buy the
marble. Mark Twain ought to
come here and write up this coun-
try and the people. Our aspira-
tions are upward; no degeneracy
anywhere to be discovered. Ii
Roosevelt needs any more Sultans
for any of his new possessions,
Marble Creek could furnish them,
and with good credentials. Any
of us would make good leaders.
Hats off to Thomas Lawson and
frenzied finance.
1t looks like a sham battle be-
tween the government and the
trusts, and from the number of
bills introduced in the State Legis-
lature it reminds one of the in
structions old Mrs. Means, in "The
Iron County register., 1905-03-16
IRONTON, MO-. THURSDAY. MARCH 16. 1905
and report the same to the REG

and report the same to the REG
ISTER.
Nearly every week several peo-
pie, from various sections of Rey-
nolds county, pass through this
valley en- route to Flat River to pro-
cure work in the mines; many OF
whom have left their farms in
charge of tenants. | am reliably
informed that those who work in
the mines at Flat River get St.90
per day for eight hours work, or
S49.40 per month; an amount equal
to, or even greater, than many OF
our normal graduates receive for
the arduous task of teaching the
country or village schools. The
tendency is to put premium on
ignorance. p.
Iron County register., 1905-03-16
A Guaranteed Cure for Piles.

Itching, bleeding, blind or pro-
trudging piles. Druggists refund
money if Pazo Ointment fails to
cure any case, no matter of how
long standing, in 6 to IA days.
First application gives ease and
rest. SOC. If your druggist hasn't
1t, send SOC in stamps and it will
be forwared postpaid by Paris
Medicine Co., st. Louis, Mo.
Iron County register., 1905-03-16
Cured Consumption.

Mrs. B. w. Evans, Clearwater,
Kan, writes: "My husband lay
sick for three months. The doct-
said he had quick consumption.
We procured bottle of Ballard's S
Horehound Syrup, and it cured
him. That was six years ago and
since then we have always kept a
bottle in the house. We cannot
do without it. For coughs and
cold it. has no equal" 25c, SOC
and Sl.O0. Sold by Arcadia Valley
Drug Co.
Iron County register., 1905-03-16
The Best Cough Syrup.

S. L. Apple, ex-Probate Judge
Ottawa, county, Kansas, writes:
"This is to say that l have used
Billiards. Horehound Syrup for
years, and do not hesitate to rec
ommend it as the best cough syrup
| have ever used" 25c, SOC and
S1.00. Sold by Arcadia Valley
Drug Co.
Iron County register., 1905-03-16
GallOps for Aid.

When your stomach is all upset,
your liver in bad shape, your bow
els out of whack, your head like to
split, and every nerve in your body
on edge, DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pep
sin gallops for aid and you get it.
It clears out your poisoned sys-
tenn, brings fresh, clean blood-sup-
ply to all your digestive organs
and restores to you that comfort
able feeling of perfect health. Sole
by Arcadia Valley Drug Co. at 50t
and $1.OO Money back if it fails.
Iron County register., 1905-03-16
the bribe deserves hanging rather

the bribe deserves hanging rather
than pity.
If the ring leaders in the ST..
Louis bribery deal-who put up
the money to buy that gang-had
been sent to the penitentiary in
stead of the few bribe- takers who
are there now, it would have done
more good toward breaking up
boodling than anything that could
have happened.-Huntsville Herald.
Iron County register., 1905-03-16
Any lady who would like to re-
ceive the ladies' Housekeeper for 1
year, free, call at The Leader.

Our &c flannelettes for 4c; &c
flannelettes' for &c; and all others
proportionately reduced at Lopez
Store Co.
Iron County register., 1905-03-16

Our grocery stock is full and
complete, and we try to keep it
that way, and any business in
trusted to US will have our prompt
attention. Phone No. Al, call us
up and make your wants known,
H. Farmhouse, south of court house.
Ironton, Mo.
Iron County register., 1905-03-16
Arcadia Valley Drug Co.

Best bargains in clothing and
shoes ever offered in this section,
during our big clearing sale. Lo-
pez Store Co.
Iron County register., 1905-03-16

Try Creamo for horses and
mules. The feed that benefits when
others fail. Sold at Ironton Flour
Mill.
Iron County register., 1905-03-16

Storm rubbers, all sizes, just re-
ceived. Prices very reasonable.
E. L. Farmhouse, south of court
house.
Iron County register., 1905-03-16

Remember we have a very large
stock of stoneware, queensware,
glassware, fruit jars in glass and
stone, jelly glasses in plain and
fancy. H. Farmhouse, south of
court house, lronton, Mo. Phone
No, Al.
Iron County register., 1905-03-16
If Nervous and Run Down

simply improve your circulation. Remove the
waste matter that clogs the blood by taking
Ramon's Pills--then tone the nervous system
with the Tonic Pellets. All in one box for 25 cts.
and money back If not satisfied.
Iron County register., 1905-03-16
You Can Prevent Sick-Headache

when you feel it first coming on, by taking
Ramon's Pill at once. 1t removes the poison that
causes the trouble. guaranteed cure, and
money refunded If not satisfied. Is cents.
Arcadia Valley Drug Co.
Iron County register., 1905-03-16

Granulated sugar, is lbs. for ST.
at Lopez Store Co.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1905-11-11
In Time of Peace.

In the first months OF the
Russia-Japan war we had a
striking example of the necessity
for preparation and the early ad-
vantage of those who, so to speak,
shave shingled their roofs in. dry
weather" The virtue of prepare
ton has made history and given to
us our greatest men. The indi
yidual as we'll al the nation be
prepared for any emergency. Are
you prepared to successfully com
bat the first cold you take! A cold
can be cured much more quickly
when treated as soon as it han
been contI acted and before 1t has
become settled in the system
Chamberlaln's Cough Remedy II
famous for its cures of colds ant
it should he kept at hand read!
for instant use. For sale by al
Jrnopists Nov