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The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-06-20

stroll over the city, seeing the lions and
other sights, until supper time, which
being over, they retired to their rooms.
The gas was lit by the servant, who re-
ceived bright quarter for his services.
Jeems was last in bed, and according to
the rule in such cases, had to put out
the light, which he did with blast from
his lungs.
The noise in the street had died away,
and quiet reigned in the Swan House.
The young man on the watch dozed in
his chair. The clerk (rather corpulent)
was about to retire when he thought he
smelt gas. The guests (some of them)
thought they smelt gas. Much against
his will, the clerk proceeded to where
the leak was. 1t seemed stronger in
the neighborhood of the room occupied
by the bride and groom. The clerk
| concluded to knock at the door of the
room.
"Who is there?" came from the in
side.
"Open the door the gas is escap.
ing"
"Gas what gas ?" said Jeems, open
ing the door.
"Why, here, in the room. How did
you put the light out?'
"Blew it out, of course"
"You played h." Our amiable clerk
came very near saying bad word, but,
remembering that there was lady in
the case, or rather in the bed, he choked
mis- rising temper, and having lit the
gas, proceeded to show Jeems the mys.
terry of the burner, as follows:
"You see this little thing here? Well,
when you want to put it out, give it 8
turn this way, and when you want tc
make it lighter, you give it a turn this
way. Serious consequences might have
resulted if it had not been discovered
1t might have suffocated us all. Now,
be careful next time"
"Much obliged. But how the devil
did 1 know the burned stuff was soap
ing?" responded Jeems.
Didn't you smell it ?" asked the
clerk.
"'Pears to me 1 did smell suthin',
said Jeems. But, Lie, I'll be durned
if I didn't think twas you-kase never
slept with woman afore."
"Well, Jeems, thought it was yor
that smelt that way, all the time. Twas
Jest wondering if all men smelt thai
way. 1t 'peared strange; but, then,
never slept with man afore, in all my
life, and didn't know nothing about it,
was the response of Lie, as she turned
over for a nap.
The red in the clerks face grew
smillngly redder as it reflected th'
light from the burning jet, and
roguish twinkle lurked in the corner o
his eyes, as he turned off the gas ant
all was dark, and our friends were lef
in their glory. A sound of suppressed
mirth was heard in the reading room
for a few minutes, and then all wa
still
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-06-20
SAN SAL VADOR.

The terrible calamity that has lately
befallen this city will cause the follow
ing to be read with interest:
cat different periods the city has srf-
fered from earthquakes, the most nota-
BILE being those which took place in
1859 and 1854. There is no historical
record as to the destruction of life and
property in 1869 but in 1858, a year
previous to the latest chronicled disas-
ter, San Salvador contained about 80,
600 inhabitants, q large and beautiful
cathedral. eight other churches, q uni
versity, female seminary, several hos
pitfalls, aud two expensive aqueducts for
providing sufficient supply of water.
The city at that period was in sfourish-
ing condition, with q rapidly increasing
trade, but on the night of the 18th of
April, 1854, it was completely destroyed
by an earthquake, when over hundred
lives were lost, and an incalculable
amount of property ruined. Subse-
quently new government was laid out
by the city, ten miles nearer the sea,
called Neuvo San Salvador, but so gen.
eral was the purpose of the inhabitants
to rebuild their ruined houses, that
in the year 1856 the Legislature deter:
mined to continue the seat OF power in
the old city. Since that time until the
catastrophe which has just occurred,
San Salvador has been making rapid ad-
vances. Schools, colleges and churches
have multiplied, and the city was begin
ming to occupy prouder position than
it ever before enjoyed when the last
terrible misfortune befell it. In all the
various vicissitudes through which il
has passed, it is to the credit of Sar
Salvador that its influence has always
been exerted in favor of q more advanced
civilization, and on the side of persona
and religious liberty"
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-06-20
THE COLORADO DESERT.

Capt. J. L. Smith, who settled in Ari-
zona twenty-five years ago, is of the
opinion that the Colorado Desert will
eventually become very fertile region.
He declares that the grossest miscon-
ception exists concerning the vegetation
of the desert. The soil is the richest
in the world, and on those portions Of it
overfowed by New river the grass is the
tallest, thickest and richest he ever saw.
One man has moving machine in the
desert, and is engaged in making hay,
which is of superior quality. In New
river, the Captain says, we have q natu-
raj ditch, which it would require only
few thousands of dollars to make avail
able for the irrigation of hundreds of
thousands of acres of land. Abundance
of water can be obtained from artesian
wells. The overflow of the Colorado
often spreads for q distance of ninety
miles, presenting, at stages, the singu-
lar spectacle of q river running up hill.
The desert is about fifteen feet below
the level of the bed of the Colorado, and
its waters can thus be carried over the
desert. For such portions Of it as can
not be thus reached, the artesian well
remains. Water can be got anywhere
at a depth of from twelve to twenty feet.
The informant was employed by the
United States Government to dig wells
on the desert. In digging the well at
New Station, which was four feet square,
after working his way through fifty-ive
feet of clay he broke through into what
appeared to be the bed of an old river.
He came across specimens Of wood.
Here he tapped stream of water which
rose within one hour sixteen feet in the
well, and which has stood at that depth
ever since. 1t is impossible to exhaust
it. If this stream had been tapped by q
fourteen-inch main simply, instead of
an opening four feet square, he is posi-
tive that it would have sent flowing
stream a height of :sixty feet.-NeO
York EUening Post.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-06-20
THEIR
JEEMS AND LLZE ON THEIR
WEDDING TOUR.

The train from Grafton, q few days
since, stopped at one of the way sta
tions, to take on couple newly married.
Both were young, and both were YER
dant having been raised in the wilds OF
Western Virginia neither of them had
ever been fifty milee from home. They
had heard of railways, steamboats,, loco
motives and hotels, but had never e1-
perienced the comforts of. any of the
aforementioned institutions. Jeems and
Lie had determined on this, the most
important event in their lives, to visit
the city and see the world, particularly
that portion of it known as Parkers-
burg. No wonder that they were
amused and delighted, when the loco
motive, steaming and snorting, with the
beautiful, crimson cars following it,
came in sight.
"Those your trunks ?" said the bag
gage master.
"Well, sorter calculate them's EN-, "
said Jeems.
The trunks Ia spotted hair trunk and
4 very old-fashioned valise) were soon
in the baggage car, followed by Lize
and Jeems.
"Iu be darned if railroads amt q
fine thing, said Jeems, seating himself
on his luggage and carefully holding mp
the tail of his tight-waisted blue,
adorned with resplendent metal but
tons, out of the dust. Lie, sit here
by me-"
"Come out of that, said the baggage
master, You are in the wrong car"
"The hell I ami Dye 'spose I
don't know what I'm bout? These is
my traps, and l calculate to stay whar
they ar. Keep quiet, Lie; they say
valve got to fight our way through the
world, any how, and if that chap with
the cap on wants any thing, why, I'm
his man. Don't want any yer foolin
round me r
Here the captain interposd and ex-
planned matters, insomuch that Jeems
consented TO leave his traps and follow
the captain. What was his delight
when he surveyed the magnifcence OF
the first-class passenger-car, into which
he was ushered. His imagination had
never. in its widest plight, pictured
anything half 80 gorgeous. He was
aroused from the contemplation Of the
splendor around him by the shrek Of
the iron horse.
"Jewhiliikens what in the thundeT's 3
nat !" exclaimed Jeoms.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-06-20

The American department at the
Vienna Exposition is in bad box. The
{" American school house" is doleful
failure, and most indecorously near
the " american bar !" the machinery de-
partment is IN abode of dismal confu-
sion nothing is in order any where,
and among all the gorgeous things that
have been put on exhibition from the
different countries, the commissioners
stalk dissatisfied and Respondent.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-06-20
CAPT. JACK INTER VIEWED-PE
SONNEL OF THE SAVAGE LEAD

CAPT. JACK INTER RVLEWED-PE
SONNEL OF THE SAVAGE LEAD
ERS
[Tule Lake June 81 Coo San Francisco Bulletin.l
By permission of the officer of the
guard, I had an interview with Jack
through the medium of an interpreter.
At first he was reticent. In fact, he did
not deign to notice me. His sister Mary
interceded in my behalf and persuaded
Jack to talk. His remark was in rela-
ton to the shackles. He said it made
him feel mean to be habited like horse.
He was not afraid to die, and had no
idea of running away. As he spoke his
eyes snapped, and he looked very lion
in rage. All questions pertaining to his
fight he declined to answer. When
asked his age, he gave me to understand
that he was 36. He then voluntarily
started upon statement of his griev-
ances against his race at the time of the
Ben Wright affair. He said that the
white men murdered Indians years ago,
and that what he did was only paying
old debts. He did not enter into details,
but left the interpreter, Scar-Faced
Charley, to patch up the story.
A critical study of Jacks face cor
roborates the impressions received at
first sight. He is thorough Indian.
His head is large, quite square, and for
the present sets firmly on his shoulders.
His eyes are black and bright, his face
broad, with prominent cheek-bones.
His nose is symmetrical and slightly
aquiline. His lips are thin and clean
cut, and, combined with his chin, indi-
Gates that resoluteness of purpose that
has won for him such a remarkable
notoriety. His complexion is dark, and
his face has pleasant look. Take him
all in all, he is striking man. Place
him among thousands, he would be
taken for a chief by any observing
stranger. Those who have seen hin
marvel not that he is leader OF the
Modocs. Though in chains and on the
brink of eternity, he is yet feared and
respected by the Indians about him.
His nearest companion in chains,
Sconchin, is so years of age, and
wrinkled, and has the villain depicted il
every line of his face. He wears his
hair short, and stands about five feet
nine in his moccasins.
Boston Charley is about 25 years old
His face is expressionless. He, Mose
and Sam are very ordinary looking In
dians. Jack would attempt to escape i
he had chance, even at the risk o.
being shot down. Probably he nevel
realized that death was inevitable unit
the irons were placed upon his feet.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-06-20

As rich and pretentious shoddyite
was looking at some paintings which he
prposed to buy, the dealer pointed to a
fine one, and SAID: "There is q dog
after Landseer. els it, reallyr' ex-
claimed the pretender. "What is the
dog after him for p
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-06-20
OBITUARY OF A WESTERN EDITOR.

OBITUARY OF A WESTERN EDITOR.
Ye editor sat in his rickety chair, as
worried as worried could be, for ye devil
was grinning before him there, and
"copy r. ye devil sayed he.
Oh, ye editor, grabbed his big quill
pen, and it sputtered ink so free, that
his manuscript looked like war map,
when" Take this" to the devil spake
he,
He scribbled and scratched through
the Eve-long day, no rest or refreshment
had he, for the devil kept constantly
coming that way, and bowling for more
"cop-ee."
Day after day he scissored and wrote,
. saying the whole countree; while ye
devil kept piping his single note. "a
little more outside cop-ee T.
And when ye boys in ye newsroom
hear the sound of unequal fray, the voice
Of a blow and blasphemous word,
He's raisin' the devil r say they.
And oft when q man with grievance
came in, ye editor man to see, he'd turn
his back and with word OF sin" Go
talk to the devil" sayed he.
And ever and oft, when "proof" of
his work ye proprietor wanted to see.
aye proof shall be shown by my person
al clerk you must go to the devil,
sayed he.
And thus he was destined through all
of his life, by this spirit tor,nented to
be in hunger and poverty. se'rrow and
strife, always close to ye devil was ye.
Ye editor died But ye devil
lived on 2 And the force Of LIES habits
we see, for ye editors breath no sooner
was gone, than straight to the devil
went he.-PriRfing Gazette.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-06-20

THOSE who knew Gen. Cauby will not
be surprised to learn that he died poor.
His private charities, they tell us, were
absolutely without stint, and his widow
was left with nothing but pension OF
thirty dollars month.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-06-20
APRIL SHO WERS.

APRIL SHO RERs.
Skies o'ercsst,
Prisoners fast,
Hosy cheek and clouded brow,
Pressed against the window-pans,
Little Nellie listens now
To the pstter Of the rain;
On the shingles hears it drop,
"wiIl it never, never etop?"
fearful eyes,
Lifted to the darkened skies,
See no sign of promise there,
When the lips the question frame;
Rain-drops falling everywhere,
Pattcr, patter, just the same.
"Rain, rain, 60 away,
Little Nellie wants to play"
"By and by
Hear the mothers voice reply.
On the hard and barren ground,
Where the gentle rain-drops fall,
Spr;nging violets will be found;
God knows best, who sends them all:
April showers
Bring May flowers.
Tears are dried,
Trusting heart Is satisfied.
Little Nellie seeks her play,
Singing gayly many times
did you never sing it, pray17
Sweetest of the sweet old rhymes:
"April showers
Bring May flowers"
Softly tread,
Near her bed,
Little Nellie lies asleep,
After days and nights of pain;
Friends their anxious vigils keep,
While their tesr-di ops fall like rain.
Not an eye
That is dry.
Surely one poor heart will break.
Life and death, the wise men say,
Struggle near that form 30 low,
Which shall bear the victor sway
When another morn shall glow.
flush the breath
Is it death
Wins the day7
Who shall say7
sony precious hly-bud!"
Sobs the stricken mother then;
"Iwould give my own hearts blood,
Could it make you bloom again"
Father, spare"
Is her prayer.
Now it seems
Pleasant dreams
Through the half-closed eyelids steal,
Round her mouth the dimpies play;
Listen, mother, as you kneel.
Catch her whisper while you may:
"April showers
Bring May flowers"
And the rest,
"God knows best"
Fall the words with sudden thrill
Der the hearts tempestuous sea,
Like the Masters Peace, be still !"
On the stormy Gsliiee.
49, Strife is past; +
Rest at last
"April showers
Bring May flowers"
Did the rain its work fulhll,
For the flowers plate preparef
Looki DER meadow, plain, and hill
See them blooming, fresh and fair!
And their tender blossoms wave
Softly o'er q little grave.
God is wise,
Though he tries.
Faith, and love, and every grace,
In the mothers heart have sown,
Till they shine upon her face,
TIL they speak in every tone:
"April showers
Bring May flowers"
BUSY GIEANER.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-06-20
VARIETIES.

FRANCE is no longer q vale of Theirs.
TIE nuisance of the day-Postal
cards.
SHOULD pickpocket attempt to steal
your watch, tell him you have no time
to spare.
In correcting children, we should ap-
peal to the intellect before resorting to
the other extreme.
A NEW street scholar has put on paper
the fact that he would "rather be little
girl and obey his mother than be dog
and obey the moon"
Chow one thing brings up another,
said lady, absorbed in pleasing
retrospection. eyes," replied the prac-
tical Dibbs can emetic for instance.
The dying words of great men be-
spangle the pages of history as stars
bespangle the sky. Those of Capt.
Jack may readily be anticipated: "Put
me in my little lava bed"
IT is reported that a juvenile dandy
said to fair partner at Boston ball
"Miss, don't you think my mustaches
becoming ?" To which Miss replied ::
swell, yes, but they haven't arrived.
TpK1Ns aroused his wife from sound
sleep the other night, saying he had
seen a ghost in the shape of an ass.
"Oh, let ne Sleep" was the reply OF the
irate dame, "and don't be frightened at
your own shadow"
The Chicago gamblers have subscribed
$500 for a monument to deceased
member of their craft, who, We are told,
will be raised from the common burying-
ground and inferred in another. We
have heard of raising a live gambler
out, but we have never heard Of betting
being so high as to raise out dead one.
Louisville Co,Uier-Journal.
SOME men at Louisville were betting
on the weight of large mule, when one
man, who was good judge of the
weight of live stock, got behind the mule
and was measuring his hind quarters,
when something appeared to loosen up
the mule. just before the expert died
he gave it as his opinion that if the mule
was as heavy all over as he was behind,
he must weigh not far from 1900
pounds.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-06-20

The law authorizes postmasters to de-
stroy all postal-cards which are sent for
q malicious purpose.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-06-20

GEORGE FRAxc1s TRAIN is master OF
twenty languages.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-07-31
Executors Sale of YnIuGbEe
Real Estate,

TIME undersigned offers at pri ate sale the
i following valuable lots and lands be-
longing to the estate Of Hugh McAlisteT,
deceased.
Lot number II in 4th Ward. near Isl Re
formed Church, fine building spot near the
center Of the city. :. .. - ..
es Of Austin McNeal. -rt IL " iiF-
The Homestead farm OF the deceased in
Eden Township Seneca county, in sections
l6 and 2l, consisting OF one hundred and
sixty acres Of land-one hundred and thirty
acres under good cultivation and thirty In
valuable timber. Six miles from Thin
good orchard, &c. t.t-
For terms inquire OF Hl y.-ll lfI
JULIA A. McALISTER, lr-,
N. L. BREWER, "a OSi
Feb. Is, 1S78.-nl9-1
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-07-31
A Fierce Combat.

A panther recently attempted to
carry off a child in Nevada The
child, which was a little girl three
years old, was playing before the
open door, while its mother was
sweeping. The panther which crept
near, suddenly leaped upon the enild
and seized her by the shoulder and
turned to flee with her, when a fero-
eious, mastiff that was sitting in the
house near the open door, dashed out
and seized the panther by the throat.
The wild beast. dropped the child
which was not hurt, and then a fur
ious fight ensued between the panther
and the mastiff. The dog tore open
the panther's throat with his teeth
aud the panther tore the flesh from
the dogs sides with his claws. The
mother of the child rushed out and
rescued her darling from beneath the
the feet of the maddened combatants
carried her into the house then seized
& loaded rifle that was standing in a
corner and hastened to the help of the
msstiff. She fired at random but the
ball struck the pantherin the shoulder
and passed clear through his body.
He fell to the ground and the dog,
now utterly furious with the rage OF
combat soon finished him.. n5i q
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-07-31

IN Acres OF maple aud beech timber 1.-,..
~ IN Oceana county, Michigan, nes5r T..,--
u and PeDtwqter, railroads IL mile g.
.1n {, hne creek offspring water ON ian.l, on
y y per acre, and title Erst-class-
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-07-31
Increase Pensions.

The following letter from the Com
missioner Of Pensions is OF interest to
those having claims pending in his
Office for increase of pension:
DEPT INTERIOR, PENSION OFFICE, /
WAsMNGTON, DC, July l6, 'T3. !
7. J. Deauia, Esq., Attorney, Montpelier, ~
SIR: Your claim for increase Of
pension has been received at this
Office. The act of March Sd, 1873,
provides that If, in any case o. eontin-
ual disability, such disability shall be
stated in q certificate Of biennial ex-
animation at a degree below that by
which the pension was originally
granted, or was last paid, the pension
for the quarter then due shall be paid
at the rate stated in such certificate.
A biennial examination of all pen
sioners subject thereto is due on the
4th OF September of the present year.
1t is deemed, therefore, that It will
be to the advantage Of pensioners,
and Of this Office, TO postpone action
upon their claims for increase Of pen
sion now on file, or which may be
filed prior to the receipt Of the certifi-
cate Of biennial examination, until
the result of such examination shall
have been ascertained. Your claim
will be promptly acted upon when the
duplicate certificate Of biennial exam
ination shall have been received at
this Office. In order that you may
suffer no loss by pOs:ponement Of the
date at which the Increase of pensions
shall commence, q medical examina-
tion will be ordered in your case as
soon as it shall have been reached in
the order OF examination.
Very respectfully,
]. H. BAKER, Commissioner.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-07-31

The attempts 70 pack the next Ohio
Legislature so as to send Secretary
Delano to the United States Senate
are properly condemned by the
Cincinnati Gazette which says:
'That would be the sure way to defeat
the Republican ticket, and if any
clique should conclude to attempt to
carry the county for or against any
particular candidate for the United
States Senate, they may as well give
up the contest in advance. The Re-
publicans will not unite upon a ticket
made by any clique in the interest Of
any Senatorial candidate. On the con-
trsry, thousands of Republicans viii
take care to defeat any such ticket.
This may as well be understood in ad-
vance. The remarks which we have
intended for Hamilton County, more
particularly, are applicable TO the State
at large, and we urge upon Repub.i-
cans everywhere in Ohio to see that
good nominations are made, and that
those industrious persons who are set
ting up, or propose to set up, Lsgisla-
tive tickets in the interests ofSenator-
iaI aspirsnts are promptly suppressed.
This secured, it will not go astray in
attending to business, which is far
more important than tie election Of n
Senator.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-07-31

=, : 4. -, ..i1 lot, stable and outbuiIdines
\; Y srg' ,s on corner OF alley hIgii ana dry for
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-07-31

shOrt 1erm.-w.F. sTosE.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-07-31
Oamef;nn,s Corn. 4.

Hon. Simon Cameron, when Secre-
tary Of War IN President Lincolnis
Cabinet, made vow. to lplant corn In
the streets Of Charleston, where the re-
bellion started. At least a reporter OF
q Philadelphla journal is authority
for the statement, and sifulfillment
of the promise the Lancaster fPenu. ]
EId1lineT gives in Mr.. CameFoh's own
words: I did not forget that resolu-
ton, and when our troops gained nos
session Of that seditious city L went
there, planted the corn with my own
hands in one of the streets, -engnged
q man to attend to it and cultivate is,
and 10 this day I preserve the fruit Of
that crop in my cabinet at home. I
never had any doubts as to the result
of the struggle, nor had 1 any scruples
about using very proper means to, ac-
compiish that result in the shortest
possible time" @ y III