Ste. Genevieve Herald Ste. Genevieve, Mo. Saturday, June 2, 1883 George SEXAUER, Sr., thanks a those of his fellow citizens of Ste. Genevieve county, who belong to his road district, for the willing alacrity with which they turned out at his every call to repair the roads under his charge. Not one of them was remiss in the performance of his duties. Upon the suggestion of several citizens, Mr. SEXAUER has adopted a new plan for the more efficient working and improving the road, which was, to our knowledge, never before acted upon and which strikes us as being the only possible one under the present law, that promises to give us permanent good roads. Seeing that the means at hand we insufficient to accomplish the needed repairs, he made up a subscription list of such citizens belonging to his road district, as were willing to contribute any sum over and above their road tax, for the purpose of securing better roads. His call was responded to by many and the $147 already signed show how well most people understand the importance of having good roads. It is to be hoped that other road overseers will imitate this laudable example, and will secure by the good will of the community what cannot be obtained by law. the conditions stipulated are that subscribers caneither work for the money they have signed, at the usual rates, or pay the same in cash to the overseer. If a subscriber is not called on for work, he is under no obligations. THE LIST G. SEXAUER - $6 - W. & A. ROTH - $4 W. ROTH - $6 - A BAECHLE - $4 A. SCHWENT - $4 - S. PONCHOT - $5 M. SCHWENT - $4 - F. SEXAUER - $5 J. BASLER - $4 - J.L. BOVERIE - $4 L. JOKERST - $4 - ROZIER & JOKERST - $5 M. SPIESS - $2 - N. WEHNER - $2 F. KIEFER - $4 - Cone Mills - $5 B. SCHMELZLE - $4 - O.D. HARRIS - $2 F. HARTER - $4 - C.W. HAMM - $2 Anton BRAUN - $4 - L. NAUMAN - $1 W. HABER - $4 - Mrs. FALK & Son - $4 O. KUEHN - $4 - J. BOYER - $10 A. GISI - $6 - N. NELSON - $4 J.G. STEIGER - $2 - H. THOMURE - $5 F. MOSER - $10 - J. GUETHLE - $4 V. BELL - $3 - J. FALLERT - $4 This list is, of course, not complete and always open to supplementary sums that anybody interested in the enterprise may be willing to subscribe. A GRACEFUL ACTION In these degenerate days, when political factions are so bitter and the animosities growing out of political contests are so unrelenting it is a pleasure to record and exception to the general rule. Our readers are familiar with the bitter contest between the two factions of the Democratic party of this county and know the largest vials of wrath were poured out upon the head of Dr.BYRNE because of the conspicuous part he took in the opposition to the BURKS element. Mr. Charley BURKS was not only badly beaten, after one of the most bitter and hotly contested political fights ever known in this county, but had the additional misfortune to lose, by the dastardly act of poisoning, almost all of his fine stock of horses and mules, including his two fine race horses. Dr. BYRNE, with that largeness of heart and open-handed generosity for which he is noted, has presented Mr. BURKS with his blooded race mare, which Mr. BURKS accepted in the same spirit in which it was given. This is as it should ever be. The battle has been fought, the contest decided, let every man join hands in good fellowship and kindly feeling. Amongst brave and generous men, the feelings engendered by political contests are never carried into private life. We know that Dr. BYRNE is too whole-souled and generous a man to habor the memory of a wrong. And however we may have in the past commented and may have occassion in the future to comment upon the political methods of Mr. BURKS and his supporters, we have none but the kindliest feelings for him personally. May this graceful act, graceful alike in the giving and receiving, be a harbinger of a feeling of goodwill amongst all factions in both political parties, and may they all, in the next political contest, be for the good of the county and not for political faction.