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The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-04-19

WHAT GREAT MEN DELIGHT IN.-Who
would have imagined that the grave phi
losOpher, Socrates, during his hours of
leisure, took pleasure i'm dancing? Yet
so it-was. Many other wise men besides
Socrates have taken great delight in mti-
sic. EpaminOndas used to take pleasure
in singing at village festivals. The cruel
Nero fiddled while Rome was burning; at
least he played the harp, for there were
as yet no fiddles invented. Luther de
lighted in playing the flute, and thus he
used to soothe his excited feelings. Fred
erick ii. of Prussia allayed the most viO-
lent agonies of his mind with the same
instrument. Anhour's playing generally
sufficed to reduce him to perfect tranquil
ity. Milton delighted in playing the or
gan, and composed several fine psalm
tunes, which are to this day sung in our
churches. -Bentham was passiOnatcly
fond Of music, and played the organ !;
there Was scarcely room in his house
without piano. Gainsborough, the
painter, was 4 capital performer on the
violin. ByrOn's great delight was in
flowers; and while in Italy he purchased
a fresh bouquet every day. Byron was
also fond Of animals; in his youth he
made friend of boar. Goethe rarely
passed day without bringing out from
the chimney corner Il hve snake, which
he kept there, and caressed it like bo-
som friend. Tiberius, a Roman emperor,
also made an intimate companion of u
serpent. Augustus was exceedingly fond
of parrot. but still more so of I. quail.
the loss of which made him as sad as II
he had lost battle.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-04-19
Fat People.

A horror of fat is peculiar to English
men; Climatic influences and plenty of
hale favor the growth of adipOse It's
sue in the merry isle, and the existence of
every Englishman and EnglishwOman in
the enjoyment of good health is embit-
tered by a constant dread of fat. They
don't call 1t fat. however. That word is
voted vulgar and is tabooed in genteel so
ciety. When an Englishman finds his
abdomen rounding out, his cheeks grow
ing napby, and his wind getting short, he
glngefly alludes to the misfortune as get
nnga little stout The Tchborne claim
ant, II will be remembered.-a perfect
mountain Of leaf lard, rivalling Daniel
Lambert in his greasy bulk in one of
MS letters to his alleged mother admitted
stout. No well-bred Englishman
would tell his friend or acquaintance that
he was getting "fat,r unless he meant to
Insult MN. and 1t is not considered good
manners to hint, even in the most deli
cate manner, that he is becoming .stout.
An unthOtghted remark to that effect,
after long absence, might be overlook
ed, but frequent illusions to it would re-
suit in a "cut." You NAV criticise the
wart on your English friends nose. or dis
cuss the cast i'm his eye: but, as you val
tIe his friendship, you must pretend not
TO see the daily accumulation of fat ,on his
ribs. Beau Brummel, after having quar-
relied with the Prince of Wales. once met
him in company with mutual acaIIair-
tance, and affecting not.te know him. in
quired: ~Alvanley, who is your fat
Giend?r The Prince never forpaye the
insult. Il rankled in his niemoryto tile
day of his death.
Englishmen guard against fat,with a
religious fidelity to principle which is
worthy of 'commendafion. The boxing
school. riding-school, pedestrianism and
boat-rowing are all brought into reqni-
sition to cOunteract the natural tendency
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-04-19
The Pay of American Army Officers.

IHe ray OI American Army OmcerS.
The following good story is told by
General Marcy of the late General Nc
Gruder.
He upon one occasion obtained leave of
absence and visited Quebec, carrying let
ters Of introduction to certain English Of
ficers, by whom he was received very cor
daily, and invited to dine at the mess of
the-th Regiment Of, which was en-
inently an arristocratic organization, en-
bracing upon its muster-roll several
younger scions of nobility, with other
men of large private fortunes. who prided
themselves upon their luxurious style of
living and entertaining, which in some re-
spects, it was said, excelled that Of the
household troops.
The mess hall, upon the occasion refer
red to, was draped with cOlors of the two
c0nsangulnous nationalities, exhibiting
the cross of st. George, surmounted by
the imperial crown, entwined within the
graceful folds az the stars and stripes;
and the mcss-table groaned beneath the
weight of a pOnderorls service of gold and
silver plate, which. through an initiatOry
stipend of months pay from all the Of
Ificers who had ever Joined the regiment,
besides Il perennial subsequent tax, had
been constantly accumulationg for over
century, all of which was exhibited in
dazzling splendor upon this occasion.
The carte was printed in gold letters,
upon white satin, and the French dishes,
classified upon it strictly en- regle, were oJ
the most recherche and piquant character,
whilst the oldest and most costly wines in
the greatest profilsion were being reduced
to the proper temperature in massive sill
yer coolers all around the table. .I.
Ina word, eve hing within the power
of money, art u taste seemed to have
been exhausted in augmenting and giving
brilliancy and eclat to the fste, and it was
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-04-19

DANCING AT HOME.-Henry Ward Bee
cher took occasion in recent sermon TO
allude to recreation and amusements in
the home circle, as being healthfhl and
natural; and we append what he said
about dancing: 9ad ,
''SOme persons when they join a church
think that they must put all the glee and
mirth and music out Of their lives. Don't
do it! If love song ripples up to the
surface of your heart, sing 1t! sing it |!
sing it! Don't let it die! MY second
mother-for l remember no other was
my ideal of womanly gentleness, propri-
ETY. and elegance. She was not, however,
very demonstrative. She used before
marr'c.rr to be quite belle, and was of.
tc!i kgoN'2 to trip the light fantastic toe.
One {, ,ang, as my father played tune
on the violin, my mother arose, and in
the most graceful manner possible TO con-
ceive, commenced to dance around the
room. didn't know what to make of
it. was speechless with CONSERVATION
and.delight. My father looked on in sur
prise. Never i'm the whole course of Inv
life..ha1 | seen such thing attempted IN
my fathers house. 1t was delicious, and
got lesson then which has lasted me
ever since. think to this day il nav mo-
ther had danced .oftener and sa.id the
catechism little less, it would hive been
better for all Of US. If you hay Q, q talent
for music, cultivate It; for da'ncing, Gull
tivate it; whatever gifts have been given
you, make the most Of them. whether of
voice, feet or eye"
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-04-19

An ANEcpoTE OF wHEwEII.-The
mass of facts-the minutiae of general
knOwledge-which NAV be acquired by
attention and retained in the memory. Is
something absolutely startling. We have
often doubtless noticed the accuracy with
which postofflcc ernploye fills his boxes.
or the rIpidity of the experienced com
positor In setting up type. This is car
rried so far that il may almost he termed
mechanical.
An ancctlOfe told of WbewelI moster
of Trinity College, Cambridge. is illus
trativc of this. His general Information
was so extended that Inc completely over
whclmed the fellows in conversation mt
tbe hall dininp table This natur,,lv
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to fat. An Elglishman who cares. any
thing for shis social standing will even
diet in ease so desperate a remedy is re-
quircd, rather than grow fat. Byron
always had horror of fat. He could
bear an allusiDn tS his game leg with /.
much better grace than an intimation
,tlat his iaaistband was growing tight.
Hes took violent exercise, curtailel his
daily potafons Of giniand water. turned
his back on pastry, and weighed himself
twice day, until he had arrested the
fatal tendency. -, .,aty NJ y y
Coming across the Atlantic;we find the
gaunt Yankee ciitertainlngef radically diff.
fereHt notions of fat. He covets it. In
his mind fat is associated with comfort,
good hlunor and an easy conscience. Fat
men arc upprovingly spoken of. with a
a faint trace of envy on the appreciation
Fat men stand I'M the. street corners,
proudly stroking their capaciOus paunches
anti scowling detiantly at the walking
ramrOds and billiard cues that glide by
them: Even the very fat bear the inflic-
tion of carrying their load about with
them. as they lard the lean earth, with
stOical fOrtitude, content to have too
much of a good thing rather than not
enough. 3D.. w. !" '-.. 9 hp'~..' -Ea
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-04-19
Our Needless Imports.

| Despite our usually well founded pride
IN American enterprise, a glance ut .tht
character of SOME of our imports leads II
tdcduetions not at all complimentary I,
Us; For example, during the month o
November last. there were received from
ial5r0atl at the port of New York. fiyt
fhe,isHndG dOlhrsh worth Of ielIicOry-
nearly iiife Thousand dollars wGrth 20
.Esaddgr and itS extrict,} and upwards o.
sfrfrteen' thousand dollars, worth Of, sll
mac atlf abOat four thousand four hun.
drpd dollars worth of indigo. Each and
all OF these, products.: can and should bt
grpwn on American, soil. Itis true that
compared with many staple articles .di
import, the figures given may appear
small. But the true Industrial and 'agrf:
cultural progress. Of d country Is helped
iiithO moderate degree bya diversity I6i
pfpducts and pricfical independence, ni
other countries in articles OF popular con
sumption. .Eut -"g IA ic ,.lisd -a,
1--we turn from organic TO mineral ma
terials. we find the value of the monthly
imports greatly in excess OF, the former.
The aggregate Of soda-ash, ,bicarb0nate,
causti9 and saleoda is something more
than one htiidral and rlihety-four thdits-
and dollars. All these materials are de-
fIvsd i",, =, rom common sai,, ana II rs nns
the South were developed, and by Le-
blanc's famous process made to yield the
soda which we now import in such guam
titles from abroad. Were this done. there
would be the further though Incidental
advantage of a large supply Of hydro
chl0ric acid, the utilization Of which
Moua cail gu! tne eNerclse oi liIssntlon, y
anu ttrougn .,iis Eiu 20 the Put.snS TO
so''ic ase ~ e'icl iha,eIlas ~ nov ~ h.,,o
W 10 Naine'- ~ ea,'PeteI utins IN"
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-04-19
Ancient MuSic.

The ancient Jews had no written mn
sic; had scarcely a vowel in their Ian
guage, and yet (accOrding to Josephusl
had two hundred thousand musicians
playing at the dedication of the Temple
Of Solomon. Mozart would have died in
such concert i'm the greatest agOnies.
The Jewish truimpets that made Jeri-
ehO's walls fall down were only rams
horns; their flute was only cows horn
with three or four holes. in it; they had
no other Instrumental music but by per-
cussiOn, of which the greatest boast
made was the psaltery, a small triangu-
lar harp or Tyre, with strings, and struck
with an iron needle or stick; their sacbut
was something like bagpipe; the timbrel
was tamborine; the dulcimer was a
harp. with STRINGS, and struck
with a psalteryl stick. The Egyptian
flute was the same as the Jewish. and
their harp or Tyre had only three strings.
The Grecian Tyre had only seven strings,
and was very small, being heldin. one
hand.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-04-19
Qualities of n Good DOctOr.

First. let us advise Won to avoid the
drunken doctor as you would a viper
Avoid i mean man. for yOu may be sure
he will b. a mean doctor. just as certain
rs he would make mean husband. And
a dishonest man he will not be honest
with you rs your physician. i,.-..t..
Shun the doctor that You can buy to
help You out of scrape-a good doctor
can not be bought. 10. l-''- - ''''
Avoid the lieentious doctor if you uwolIld
protect your family. There can be no
compact between virtue and vice. "fs-i
Avoid the untidy. coarse. blundering
fellow, for the man who is clumsy in
hitching his horse you may be sure is not
handy at midwifery or surgery.
Avoid the doctor who flatters you, and
humOrs your lusts and appetites. ii
Avoid the man who puts on an extra
amount Of airs be assured 1t is done TO
cover his ignorance. '-.. ~ '.
Avoid the empty blow-horn, who
boasts of his numerous cases. ami tells of
his seeing forty or fifty' patients day,
while he spends two hours to convince
you Of the fact. Put him down for fool.
To be n doctor one must first be man
in the true sense Of the word.
He should be u moral man. honest in
fis dealings.
He must have good sense. or he can not
he a good doctor.
oua H5nHla ahsts hi tsii5IirfiIi iiIs filie ii tie lands of
an incorporate doctor.
lie must have some mechanical genius,
or il is impossible for him to BE- a good
surgeon. o.
1t is good sign if he tells you how to
keep well.
II is = good sign if the members of his
own family respect him.
II is a good sign il the children like
him. -.
II is good sign if he is neat and handy
in making pills and folding powders.
1t is a good sign if he is still student,
and keeps posted in all the latest improve
ments known to the profession for allcvia-
ting human suffering.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-04-19
4 "Reminiscences Of the War.--COmmO,
ag .lY. dOre Ammen's Adventure. .-r5h

The other day called on Conimoior1
| Daniel Ammen, Chief of the Bureau oi
| Yards and Docks. and asked him to tell
me about the celebrated mutiny on board
| the California steamer. the Ocean Queen
| in May. 1864. The event. though of a re-
| cent date, has been literally sponged from
| the slate of the general memory. though
still preserved among the records of the
navy. A contingent of over two hun
dred men. most Of them .'rOHghs'' - who
had served in the army, and hadvolun-
tcered for naval service on the Pacific
coast, We're shipped for their destination
on board the Ocean Queen. In charge OF
Commodore Ammen and a subordinate
officer. There We're over a thousand 9TH
er passengers. including many ladies and
children. Justice Field of the United
States Supreme Court, was among the
cabin passengers. ''
The vessel itself was commanded by a
fine old seaman, Capt. Tinklepaugli. On
the first day out the new recruits began
10 show dissatisfaction with their accom-
Aaodati0ns and food. and il was soon evi-
stleiit-tlat, under the counsel of two or
three desperate leaders. they were prepar-
in" 10 seize and rifle the steamer and the
passengers. The Captain proposed to
run into one of thu, nearest ports and get
rid of the conspirators. but this was re-
sisted by Commodore Ammen. who had
the turbulent men in charge. He quietly
reasoned with them, and assured them
that as he was responsible for their good
conduct he would see to their proper
comfort, but that if they res0rted to yiO-
lencc they would be severely punished.
He was so cool and kind as he made this
fslfs Il. 4 ~. l.
earnest. and went on with their plans.
The chief, Kelly. was young fellow, six
feet four inches. very athletic and deter
mined. When the first demonstration was
iniue of the ye.ss r',,psf, .,,pYsf YRS ,lj;,.
noise proceeded 10 the scene of contention.
There he found Captaiu Tiuk lep,Iob i'm
the hands of Kelly Who WA. Surrounded
by the other mutiuecrs. all evidently nm
der his orders and ready 10 pro,e,,I Ia In,
worst extrcmctics.
The crisis had come. and Ammcn. Sec
in" that prompt action was NECESSARY IN
ave the steamer and rsrbaps the lives of
the female passenorrs drew his r.yolyer
and shot Kelly dead on the spot. One Of
his immediate followers was killed at the
same time. The effect ON the others was
instantaneous. They saw that the quiet
man who had them In charge was re-
solved to enforce his authority. and they,
auailed. He then briefly addressed them
telling them of his determination. ey-
hortcd them to remember their duty and
their flag. and was greeted with three
hearty cheers. After which. under his
advice. they went TO their dinner. There
was. of course. great CONSERVATION
among the cabin messengers. but they
,,,r., ,,,,, ,,.,,,..,,.,I ~ a. - -
of Commodore Ammen. His
next step was to 20 straight among Nm.
remainder Of the mutinecrs, and to cali
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The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-04-19

Henry A; Wise, wisely saws that John
Quincy Adams wasIthe wise. man IN & tba
House in his day. He knew evervthinS n %
that every other member knew. and manS
things Of WHICH all the rest were | ;nno-
rant, It was this very Henry A. Wise
who speaks TINS giowingiy of 10 a =,
that the old man eloquent, in one Of bis
sharp speeches, pronounced Mr.. Other
wise.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-04-19

ARNOLD.-During the traitor Arneld's
predatory operations in Virginia, in l7Sl.
he took an American captain prisoner.
After some general conversation, he ask
ed the captain ''what he thought the
Americans would do with him if they
caught him. he said, "Why, sir, if /
must answer the question, you will ex-
cuse my telling you tfA truth: if my
cOuntrymen should catch you, l believe
they would first cut off your lame leg,
which was wounded in the cause Of ffee-
dom and virtue at Quebec, and bury it
with the hOnOrs Of war, and afterwards
hang the remainder Of you body on glib
get.Y .'fv.ftl "a ue'- .---1 ts-i aii1
How A MONKEY REVEALED A MURDER
AND DETECTED THE MURDERERs.-A
Bombay paper tells this story: A Mad
raesie going on a Journey took with him
some money and jewels and monkey,
of which he was very fond. The poor
man, however, was waylaid, robbed and
murdered by party of ruffans. who
went their way after throwing the corpse
into dry well, and covering the latter
up with twigs and dry leaves. But they
had overlooked the monkey who saw the
whole proceeding from the top Of tree.
As soon as the road was clear. the mtelii-
gent beast set off for the Tehsildar's or
police officers house, and having drawn
his attention by cries and m0ans,
lured him by dumb signs to the tell-tale
spot. In due time the body was discoy-
cred, and then through the monkeys
help, the Tehsildar found the stolen prop
erty where the thieves had buried It.. He
then followed the monkey to the bazsar.
There the monkey picked out one Of the
murtlerers, ran after hinr, and with his
teeth held him fast by the leg until the
man was secured. This feat he seems to
have repeated until all the murderers were
caught. 1t is added that they have since
confessed their crime. and been commitT
ted for trial before the Tellichery Court.
William Thompson, formerly an Adti-
tant under General Jackson, and once the
wealthiest bapller in New Orleans, was
found recently, in Broadway, New York.
! in small office, sick, and half starved,
| and taken. to the hospital by the police.
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VOL. .L.--No. 26.
About Beefstakes.

- ! Beefstakes were discovered in ancient
| times by q Roman priest. whose name we
| forget. though It can be found in book,
! the title Of which we do not remember.
He had been broiling piece Of beef 70
oe,c;stST T ,.nS Nh ~. Se;S;na ~ r. hu % tho tbnmS anJ
foreifinSer for the n5,rn6se of fonypvinr
n Ia the altar he f5,,na0 1T Jsn bot that he
,was comneIled to aron ;tsaml Instantly
nlace,l h;s tbnu,hand fip,onr IN his month
Ehev bannened fn' ihe Covered win fhe
mice of the steak :, which fbe tssted and
lost ali sansn ~ no;r h, tho oxcu;s;t.; on
.iovment fins canyaved - ttn naiate dt-9
+ Reing 4 mah If Srn;ns he asIaced an
other slice nnnr the coais which teino
noniad he tnnofentlv JeyouraJ ,os;,,9
sioRt AZ Observation-Disclosures wfich redIy;reS
thar n should he inIaced i,efore the oodie
Nor q ao,yy f;,pe ba nursuad tb;e cns,rSs.
Until his sleek annearance attracted al
tention and ba was urat,sI,cd and tka CO.,
eret discoverei He, wm,H isy,. been mt,
TO death but for tbe iudpe ON his trial
e6tin0 n steak wberenpnn he was acdi,if-
ted. and made P6ntifex Q Mayimus IHiEbi
Priestl as 4 reward for the bene1if he had,
conferred npo,, mankind, Beefstakes be-
came tTie raae and there yvere broils 20
mo ON All over the emnirc. for the Ro-
mans were a little more auiek.wittedt than
the Chinese. who deem Fl necessary to
burn downa house to roast 4 pfrh Ifwas
a blessed GIay for mOrtals .uhen the nriest
burnt his firrers. -, 80 =,
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To REDUCE" CeRPULBNCYS 1.-The, diet
should consist Of acid and sub acid fruits,
and such vegetables as beans, peas, to-
matoes. cabbage. spinach, asparagus.
" qYV t1ttla broad SlhII}d hp p1f<lur nnkAaas
it is mainly composed of wheat bran.
Brown bread is preferable to white. If
the patient is accustomed 10 the use of
meat, he may eat m6derftely of lean beef
or mutton and the least Oily kinds of fish.
Fat meat, butter. gravy. soup. sugar,
milk. the sweeter hIits, beets! iturnips.
potatoes, rice and flrinaceous, food gen.
orally. should be avoided. Care must be
taken not TO Ovpr-eat. Two meals day
are sufficient. The patient should take as
mnch eut-ofdeor exercise, as daily, as he
can endure. and. if possible. perspire free
ly. He should sleep upon hard bed in
a well-yentilated. cold room. and upon
rising take.uaeola sponge bath, followed
by a vigorous rubbing with a coarse dry
towel. of the whole Surface Of the body.
The rubbing shouh be repeated upon re-
firing at night. He should not sleep over
seven hours during the night. and not a
wink during the day. He should not
drink beer !: but water. or wine and water.
or cDld. h-rrrly- and water, weak. He
NAV also drink tea, hot or cold. but with
out milk or sugar {: also sOtlaswIfef. seit-
ger. or potass water. The above. course.
strictly followed. will effect the desired
result. and at the same time greatly
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! AS i sprng forwar:, she tell, face
uo" "hward, on the floor. We lifted her
To sofa, but she was dead,
"A a pIial OF prnssic acid Was upon the.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-09-19

The PoIsoNMoNGERs who advertise
compounds Of Fluid Fire and pungent
alkalies as "balsamic medicines" safe
and harmless tonics,' and "genial invig-
orants," are worthy of being classed
with the old Barnegat who kindled de-
ceptive beacons, in order to decoy mari
ners to inevitable death. But time
came when the lures of the coast bandits
failed, and time has come when the
venders of Bittered Alcohol fail to i'm
press the reading public with belief in
their fctions.
1t is due to that conscientious and
able physician, DR.. Joseph Walker, of
California, to say that he has largely
contributed to this desirable end, by
providing the world with Tonic Cor
rective and Anti-Febrile Vegetable
preparation which accomplishes all that
is mendaciously promised on behalf ot
the alcoholic nostrums. His CALIFORNIA
VINEGAR BIrTERs prepared from botan-
ic productions, now for the first time
employed in the pharmacy of civiliza-
ton, is the leading tonic in every State
and Territory of the Union. The fact
that this wonderful elixir contains no
alcohol, no mineral, no dangerous ele-
ment, is one of the cause, of its immense
popularity; another is that as stom-
achic invigorant, d-purifer, altera-
tive, anti-spasmodic and anti-bilious
medicine, it is as far ahead of every
other preparation as Temperance il
ahead of Drunkenness.