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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-29

. - WEST f4TH STA YOUNG GIRL AS CHAMBER
CL maid and waitress; objection TO GO short dis
lance In the country; years. reference from last
place.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-29

81 x EAST 1sTH STA RESPECTABLE GIRL TO
A1O cook wash and iron In small family.
OFT WEST 9TH STA COMPETENT YOUNG WO-
Ill man first class cook has objection In
ie country stay In the city, best city reference.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-29

70t It'll Az, THIRD DOOR FROM 18TH ST, SEC
lV-f ond hooiAs first class cook; understands cook
and is good baker OF bread and biscuit; city
ApDiy week.
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900 EAST a5TH rT.-hN EXPERIENCED Girl. As
90 chHmhcrmlld and waitress in private family
wouid prefer amy going 20 the country most excel
lent reference from FAST employer. Gail tor two days.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-12-06
The Turkey.

I nw the turkey in his matehless pride:
The baru,yard g-ound with crest erect he
His s,uSieets marched behind and BY his SIDE;
n And be. grand Turk Of ali. imperious staiked.
M crowned king could with this fowl compare
In his majestic step and stately air.
u;.sef nj his full height he proudly raised
Each other turkey meckiy bent his head:
And then around him in clntemp. he gaz,d,
And could he speak, I'm sure he'd thus have
"sbns a,u me- the turkey on this farm, Tray,
That from myself can bear the palm away"
Tim, thought the turkey. and in grandeur stood ;
But soon the ruthless farmcr-boy drew nigh, -
HIS right hand sternly grasped a cub of wood.
His Sleeves up-rolled, and murder in his eye;
With direfui force be struck one deadly blow, y
And on the ground he laid the turkey low.
The turkey fell but struggled still with death;
Ills eve q look Of stern defiance wore;
And. half upraised. he madly strove for bre tn.
Thee gave one desperate gasp, and all was o 'er!
And here this moral is impressed on all.
That. sooner r later, pride must have fall. T"
All. hapless turkey Hard was thy sad fate!
Far q az thy mangled eorpse. in Joyous slee.
MatroIs maids; urchins. each before plate.
Snail mingle laugh and mirth and Jollity,
Until at last, safety shall be,
and they are full Of happiness-and thee.
Will We not sigh. and weep. and rave, because
He whose sweet gobbles have SO oft been heard,
Is eobpled up himself by human Jaws!
And crsckle vengeance 'gainst that custom grand.
Which spreads such havoc through all turkey
land?
The happy parents. for their children's joy.
Have made ye parentless; he who was living
Yesterday. your sire, now dead, they do employ
Grief infinite to you.-for their thanksgiving.
So goes the world: what's happiness to me, 60
Another's direst curse perchance may be.
Reader these lines a moral good contain,
Which you with care may easily discover;
l shall not deem my verses are in vain,
If you will deign TO con that moral over.
Yes in these stanzas of an unfedged pen,
A lesson is to turkeys.-and to men.
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from the heat. The sging of the in.
sects had ceased. Every breath of wind
had expired, and nothing stirred in the
dead calm that bound up the land like
mighty spell. The very atmosphere
grew stagnant, and its sulphurous folds
hung over us with a heavy oppression.
The sky was like FURNISHED brass, the
ground like heated stone. / had hardly
turned to look at the west when the
wind broke loose with sudden rush,
and the birds, screaming in their fright.
whirled in confused circies. There was
no time to be lost, and knew from ex.
perience that l could not manage the
horse in a storm. We drove rapidly for
a shed which stood fortunately but a
short distance beyond. -.--......
Already the black cloud that l had
seen, an inky point above the horizon,
had reared itself into gigantic noun.
tain and shot its jagged pinnicles over
the zenith, and few swollen drops of
rain splashcd in our faces So We gained
the shelter. Just at that moment the
strange old man, with the bow heavier
in his back, and his sharp gray eyes
eagerly searching every rut and gully,
came up the road, paying no heed to
the threatening tempest. Suddenly he
stopped as | had seen before, picked up
something from the ground, then,
throwing himself back, flourished his
long, knotted stick with a wild, tri-
umphant gesture over his head, and
shouted in loud, metallic voice:
"TWenty. five fhousandt z,
Instantly vivid flash broke from the
edge of the ragged cloud, and ten thou.
sand sparks of fire lit up the old man,
who fell upon the road-killed by light
ming.
We ran up to him Immediately, and,
even before the thunder had rolled
away, the mystery was fully explained,
for the electricity had been attracted by
innumera5le pins, which were stuck
straight through his clothes, with their
points outward.-Floreaee McL,and6urgh,
in Appletoss' journal.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-12-06
Currents in the Black Sea.

A strange phenomenon has, it seems,
been discovered by the British survey.
ing ship Shearwater, which vessel, hav-
ing accomplished her task for this sea-
son, has lately returned to Gallipoli.
The labors of the surveying party ON
board have, says the Dardanelles cor
respondent of the Levanf Herald, been
crowned with satisfactory results, and
one highly interesting fact has been
ascertained, Of which the existence was
never before surmised. II was found
that proverbially rapid current which
runs from no; tn to south both in the
Dardanelles and Bosphorus is only su-
perfcial, for at the depth Of twenty
fathoms the surveying party discovered
in the course Of their soundngs that
there exists an under current running
with prodigious force into the Black
sea. TO test the strength of this under
current a special apparatus was con.
s,ructed and attached to the ships
boats, when, astonishing to relate, the
boats were in many places driven along
against the upper.current with . ve-
locity greater than thst of the steam
launch belonging to the Shearwster.
The same remarkable fact il frequently
to be Observed in the troubled waters
of political life. There is an under cur.
rent of public opinion, of whose ex.
istence statesmen are often ignorant.
Trusting entirely to the apparent
strength of the upper-current, they BE-
c me at last confused in their reckon.
ingp, and either run their vessel onto
the rocks or arrive at goal they little
anticipated at the commencement ol
their voyage. He only who studies the
under.currents becomes successful
statesman in the end.
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varieties.

TIE greatest nutmeg ever known met
with greater. - @
Iowa contains million and quarter
hogs. 80. ..i -.-.,....
WHAr is the oldest Woman's Club
The broomstick.
WHAr key unlocks the doors Of mis-
cry? Whis key. t1r
REST is as necessary as action.
TIE study of history makes man
wise.
LITTLE things are great to small men.
LIFE without an object is q vsgabond
sluggard.
The most useful thing in the long
run-Breath.
WHAT part Of a fish is like the end of
a. book? The finis.
A NAN with long head is OF very
apt to be headlong.
DRAUoHr-HoRsEs are most liable to
colds, probably.
A SIGN in a Western city announces,
" Boots blacked inside"
IT seems to be the prevailing opinion
that red.haired women ought to dye.
TIE st. Louis Republican published q
marriage notice headed Huggins-
Pleasant. r@'-
TAKING sarsapari!la will not make .
man an aristocrat, although it will give
him the best blood in the land.
lr is said that iron is good tonic for
debilitated young ladies. That may be
so, but ironing is Q better one. gs8.
A LADY having her dress trimmed
with bugles before going to bal, her
little daughter wanted to know if the
bugles would blow when she danced.
"O, no." replied the mother, "sut papa
will, when he sees the bill!" $500.
DANIEL WEBSTER once said "There
is nothing upon this earth that can COM
pare with the faithful attachment OF .
wife; no creature who, for the object Of
her love, is SO indomitatle, so persever-
ing, SO ready to suffer and die" That
is SO, Daniel.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-12-06
The Coquette.
BY JoBH O. SAKE

You,ve c,svsy at dr.vsn-s ovu. 80, 81 a.
said INV beautifnl cousin Lisette.
Asve al ~ rbe vindovs alono: saa 80.
But say. Gan Won paint 4 coapette2
Shes painted already. auoth I,
NayI rayI aid the Isurhine Lisette,
Nov none of vour iokine. 6nftTy III
And paint me . thorough coeuette.
Well c-usip. at epce 1 BEGAN.
In the ear of tho eager Lisette,
mi paint won as Well a can,
That Wonderful thing, : coouctte.
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Grant over seymour... ........................ 80

The majority Of Grant over Greeley is about
$4,000.
Not only is Greeley badly beaten in the pop
Mar vote. but it appears that he can wear the
belt, as the worst defeated candidate before
the Electoral College that We have ever had,
With the exception above named. In propor-
ton to the vote cast, Greeley received fewer
votes than either Scott, Van Buren,, or even
Henry Clay when he ran against Andrew Jack
son. ..,f
Out Of 2ss electoral votes, Jackson received
219, Clay 40. ...
In 1910, out OF 294 votes, Harrison received
234, Van Buren, 80.
In 1859, out of 296 votes, Pierce received
254, and Scott AZ.
Out of the 366 electoral votes that We now
have, Greeley receives "a.
There certainly was never tidal wave"
and great popular uprising" that promised
80 much and did SO little.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-12-06
BOstOn's Wealth.

The following comparisons in the
valuation of the property of other cities
with that of Boston will be of interest !:
New York, with population nearly
four times larger-that is, 942, O0-had
a total valuation this year of 81 ,076 249,
437, or considerably less than twice as
large as Boston.
Philadelphia had population by the
census of 1870 Of 4,022, and a valua-
ton this year of $500 ,4l5,S63 /; that is,
with a population more than twice as
large as Boston, its valuation was less
by over $l0O,0O0,OO0.
Chicago has by the same census a
population of 29S 9S3, and a valuation
last year of $2s9, ,746.470. 1t thus ap.
pears that while its population exceeds
Boston's nearly $1,000, its valuation ID
not half as large.
Cincinnati was reported BY the cen.
sus of 1870 as.having population of 2lS,
900, and valuation Of $lsO,36l, 1882.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-12-06

How AMERICANS USE UP P. o. STAMPS.
TO convey some idea of the immense
number of postage stamps used: In
the space of three months the National
Bank Note Company have made over
$4,000, 600 of all denominations, val
ued at over $4,OOO,OO0. During the
present year $4,000, 900 have been COM
pleted, those made in January number.
ing 76,OOO,0O0. Thirty.eight and half
millions have been completed in q
week, and 100000 in a single day.
Three times as many three cent stamps
are used as of all other denominations
confined; after them come the one
cent, and then the two and six cent.
The last weekly return Of the company
showed manufacture of over IA, 600, 900
of finished stamps.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-12-06

circulation per eapite, the ratio Of fcirculatioa
TO wealth, 70 capital, and 70 deposits, undW
the present system,g and under tbs eta1e
banking systrm in the year 1859. -.
The Importance OF frequent exsminsticns
by competent and courteous exsminAtisne n
sted, and . small appropriation 10 asked p
defray the expenses OF special examinations,
in order that such investigssions msy b
promptly made, a. may BE- oopsidsred sxpsdi.
emit for the projection Of cred tors. Increased
compensation for gentlemen holding fespen-
sible positions in Office 10 also urged. ai.fgf9f
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-12-06

The GAINESVILLE Gazette says: when
you find newspaper on ballroom
floor it isn't always proper TO pick it up
and wonder where it came from, and
ask unnecessary questions concealing
the peculiarly of the folds. We know
of a young man who did that not long
since and he couldn't get another girl
to dance with him during the evening.
Accidents will happen in such bust
ling thro ng of people as are generally
congregated upon a ballroom floor"
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-12-06

With their hands viii they have to
labor, or they will hev naught to eat.
Life in Kentucky will be Nv no avail,
for tho monotony thereof will be q
burden.
The niggers will vote in peace, and
their heads will not dare to bust. 81
There will be factories at the Corners,
and school houses will abound. 80 -,
There will be school marms with ring.
lets, and niger children shell read.
Railroads will be built and the men
Nv the North will come among us and
we shel be driven out.
The sound NV the revolver will be no
more heard in all the land, and the shot
gun will rust.
Maine likker laws will be passed,
and the bowel enlivener will no more be
poured out. s.fi.,.5,,
For Democracy il dead its chips hez
been passed in. i.rtg
Bookanon it endoored, McClellen it
stood, Seymour it survived, but Gree
ley wuz too much for it, and it died the
death. .r .- .ss.. ~
We sed to Greeley, Lo, we are weak
carry u.s." And he answered, saying,
81 will,'' and strateway climbed upon
our shoulders. sht. -
Wat Good bear sich burden--wat
Good carry such load and live
He he'd no strength, and no strength
he'd we've tried to catch each other,
and we foundered in ditch by the
wayside. .a. .
Shood the foolish man ask me, Lo,
wlch wuz the weakest, Greeley or the
Democracy? l shood say 60 to--it is a
conundrum-I give it up.
The jumpson weed falleth in the au-
tumn, but it cometh up in the spring,
out we hev fallen and we shell never rise
ugin, for we are dead at the root, and
the seed is rotten in the pod. fI
Sampson's hare wuz shingled, and he
wuz weak, but it growed agin, and he
wuz strong.
But ours will not grow agin, for We
hev none to grow. Our enemies hev
snatched us baldheaded.
Now let me die, for the waters nv woe
encompasseth me.
We played our left bower and our
king, but 10, our enemy held the right
UoWCf huu tuS NC " iOui uuoA
drawed we, but we did not fill, and no
stamps he'd we to draw EN- out.
We are cleaned out and nary stake
hev We left.
The treasury will be safe, tax gather
eIs will live, the debt shell be paid, and
we shell gnash our teeth.
For Grant shel reign, and Boutwell,
and Fish and Sherman shel hold up
their hands.
The repeaters shel languish, for the
law shell be strong, and the Ku.Klux
shell hunt their holes.
Life is dream-hope delooshen,
and Greeley q snare. Let us die and be
at peace.
] shell go home tomorrow. Home !
did ! say7 Alas! hev no home. Will
Deeken Pogram receive me? Will Bss.
com entertain me? Will not the de.
spair that will pervade the Corners steel
their hearts agin me? Heaven grant
that they may not hear the news till |
git back, and git SO settled that they
can't dislodge me.
PETROLEUM V. Massey,
witch wuz Postmaster, but never will
be agin.)
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-12-06

A MAN recently broke off marriage
because the lady did not possess good
conversational powers. Awicked friend
commenting on the fact says: He
ought to have married her, and then
refused her new bonnet to have devel-
oped her power of talk"
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-12-06
BOStOn's Blaze.

The current of air created by the
flames in the Boston fire was SO great
that fragments of paper were carried
sixteen miles away. Leaves of check
books and ledgers were found at Quincy,
Hanover, and East Weymouth. Gin.
ders fell in Abingdon, Hanover, and
Pembroke. A charred $50 note wa,
picked up at East Arlington. The
glare of the confsgration was seen by
night at Concord, N. H., and the light
was distinctly visible ninety miles at sea,
and was also noticed Off the Isle of
Shoals.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-12-06
A Comparison,

Horace Greeley is beaten by larger popu-
lar majority than any candidate for the Presi-
dency who ever ran as the nominee of . great
party, if we except Mcclellan, who. of course,
received no vote in eleven of the Southern
States. The following are the popular ma
jorities for President since 1910, given in
round numbers:
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-12-06

MAGISTRATES have been appointed
in all the police districts at Yeddo,
with jurisdiction similar to that OF our
own.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-12-06

TURKEY has recognised the rights Of
literature by enscting . copyright law.
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-10
AneIspl .na noa.rn N..lIL command.

II now. a-days one Is In possession Of a mil.
lion OF dollars be is almost wOrshiped. IL
Ia now supposed that the Sprague family u
Rhode Island Is one Of the richest In the
land. They have built q monument worth
$4,000 Much Is spoken OF the fortunes OF
the AstOrs, Vanderbilt, Stewart aud the
Rothschilds, but their wealth sinks IN lnsig-
niaCance compared with fortunes OF olden
times. PtOlOmaus PhiladClphns, 10 El,ypL
had a fortune Of ESQ 900, 900, Cleopatra
drank glass Of wine In which was dissolved
pearl worth $40, 600. Stewart, In New
York, built house that cost $500 600. What
u plitanct Cicero paid ~, 800 900 for a
country seat. Mesella paid 1900 900 for a
homestead. Seneca, philosopher like II.
Greeley, was worth tl2 900, 900. Tiberius
left property worth 81, OOO,OOO.
Nowadays every one Is astOnlsheh II a
man gets 10 bankruptcy with tlOO, 900. Julius
CRsar owed ga, 900 before he had any office.
Marcus AntOnius owed u, 500 900 on his
election, March Is, and paid II of March
T. Not enough, he RtterwaTd cleared
$40 OOO, 900. Now II au entertainment cost
81 900 IL makes old peoples hair stand up
right! What Is this TO old Roman times
Ksop, the poet, paid si0O 600 for a single
party. Callgula paid the same price Tor a
supper. They drank old wines worth twenty
dollars an ounce, aud roasted pigs over fires
made OF nuts and raisins. The bedsleads Of
Altllhkhulha "NAA W FhAN hANNA kbtds
Eighty thousand dollars Was necessary TO
keep up the dignity OF a Roman Senator
Cicero and POmpejus once paid visit to
Lucullus. Nobody vas at home. They
helped themselves, audit cost Lucullns a, 900
The capacity OF Romes theatres was labu-
lOus. The wooden theatres Of SharuTuTs had
81, 900 seats the Coliseum 5000 seats be-
sides q, 900 standing places. Rome had then
between three and four millions VI lnhabl-
tauts. Tue circus MaXlmus had room for
$50 900 spectators. There we're Rt'that time
nine hundred public bathing places.
Ia tue NTH century alter Rome was plum
derud by the Germans and NAndals, Zdcha-
Tlas, historian, reports from Rome 3SI
streets, 80 golden statnes, 50, b97 palaces, IS =
O53 fountains ., 7S5 brUuze statues Of empe-
rOrs aud officers, ~ colossal horse statues
II theatres, . 800 perfume stores aud I, 29l
prisons.
Thebans had paid for Income dnty In one
year six million Of dDllaTs. Alexandria had
u library Of 100 900 volumes, ut q time when
manuscript was rare and costly. Athens had
the theatre Of Bacchns, capable Of holding
thirty thousand people.
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-10
SELF-OESTRUCTI0N,
Suicide oinDePnrtmentCIerk

A Mas Cats Ills Throat and the Arteries m
ITS WRISTS -Hs Biscds TO nraIh-Ns
CRa.s Assigned.
shortly Ansr u o'clock on Monday night a
gentleman, neatly dressed aud perfectly sober,
entered the Ebblu house, and approaching the
counter registered his name a. George 7. Got
trelL. city, and asked TO be furnished with a
room Tor the night Tho clerk assigned him 10
room No. 81, and directed a walter 10 show him
To II. Before leaving the counter he requested
that be might be called at o'clock In the morn
Ing. The water conducted him u the room
and returned down stairs, leaving the guest TO
himself and sleep, Nothing 0ocprred during
the night 10 Interrupt the silence perysdlnE the
bullding, and at .. N, waiter was dispatched
TO call Mr., OVttrell as had been requested.
Tho man Knocked On tho door, 6ut resolving
no reply, and discovering the door atar pushed
II open, entered, and met sight that astounded
him. The occupant Of the RON was lying on the
bed, the clothes Of which were saturated with
blood, while from deep cut In the throat and
one on each wrist was Issuing large qualities Of
the ruby auid, the arteries having been severed,
and laying almost within reach was q rafor, all
bloody, the weapon with which the deed was
committed, The walter hurried back " the
clerks desk aud nOtihod hin Of what had u ken
place. Medical attendance was immediately
summoned, and 10 response Dr. Richings soon
arrived. Oottreli though weak from loss Of
blood was conscious whom the physician entered
his room, and, seeming 10 dislike his presence,
inquired what business he had IN his room, as
no dh not wish him there He then asked ioT
aome Ice water, Which vas given TO him, and he
drank Of II quite freely.
The doctors made every effort 10 resuscitAle
him, but 50 much blood had been lost that they
iOunl their labora futile, and pronounced the
case fatal He eontinued 10 sink gradually, and
a lev minutes alter O'Clock breathed his last,
Information q The fact vas sent 20 The coroner,
body decided the holding % an Inquest IN noces-
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-10
THE CUBAN PRuA1EER PIONEER.



NnwroRf, r, July o-1.ast evening, a.
the revenue cutter MOcaAeln, stationed At this
port, was on = cruise 10 Hook Island, when of
Point Judith, she selsed a Suspicious. looking
eraft and upon laying 10 and speaking her,
found her 10 he the Cuban priVateer Pioneer,
formerly the Unlied States revenue outtoF
Rosolute, which had been sold, short time ago,
20 Cuban parties,
The captain Of the cutter ordered her com.
mander on board, who said he was lieutenant
commander IN the Cuban navy. The schooner
was brought into port, and this morning the
Cuban FAC IL lying from her. Her crew consists
Of four otiioets and sixteen men. Her CON.
mander is y. l.. Nortoui lieutenant commander,
X. Hattrlok; captain, X. Calm and second lieu.
tenant, j, A. OhWun, Her crew Ia OF all nation.
alltloa. The vessel IL heavily armed, having
two 10 pound Parrot guns and one pound Tilled
French gun, boaldes a large stock OF small arms,
with ammunition and provisions foe a long
When asked why she was In neutral waters,
her commander says he was waiting for further
orders IRON 4 messenger who was put ashore at
Charleston for New Y ork short time ago. Her
odicefs claim that they have acted as = decoy In
drawing Spanish vessels from Cuban waters,
and are very anxious 10 get out Of port before
the Spanish feot hear Of their whereabouts.
PRoyipENch, r. l., July s.-The Spanish
Minister has telegraphed tor a Spanlah trigato
from New York TO watch the Cuban privateer
Pioneer, now At Newport,
The United states frtgate Constellation ar.
rived at Newport this evening.