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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-05-03
Auditors Notice,
Estate of DANIEL WEIMER, dec

Estate of DANIEL WEIMER, decd.
NOTICE is hereby given that an alias Gppli-
~ cation to the Court the undersigned has
been appointed auditor by the court to rcstatc
the account of George l.. Weimcr, administrator
of Daniel Weimer, late of the borough of Nor
thumberlaud, deceased, he hereby gives notice
that lie will attend to the duties of his appoint
ment at his oPce In Sunbury, Pa, on SATUR-
DAY, the 18th day Of MAY, 1873, at 10 O'Clock,
a. m, when a Il persons inteIcetcl may attend Il
they see proper.
L. II. KASE, Auditor.
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THE INDIAN TROUBLES.

HIDING PLACE OF TIE MoDoCs FOUND.
--D0GUS CHARLEY AND HOOKER jim
WOUNDED CROOK CARRY
mo OUT THE PRESIDENTS PEACE Pol
ICY.-AE UNEASY BAND OF SIOUX
INDrANs.-A MAIL CARRIER SHOT IN
NINE PLACES. . r.r ..s...
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John w. Nevin, jr., son of Rev. John
w. Nevin, ID. D., died at the residence of
his father, near Laucancaster, On Sunday
week, of that fatal disease, cerebro-spinal
meniegitis. Lancaster is suffering badly
from the disease.
Henry Heimback an undertaken, living
in Berks county, near the Lehigh county
line, was killed, on Monday Of last week,
by hishorses running of willie he was tax
ing an empty coffin toa neighbor's prepara-
tory to the interment OF child.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-05-03
Dissolution of Partnership.

NOTICE Is hereby given that the co-partner-
IN ship heretofore existing between f. c. Han
ia, s. IL. Rothermel and c.. ID. Maurer, nader
the firm name of Maurer q Co, was on the Esd
day of March last, dissolved by mutual consent.
The books of the said firm IN the hands of s. II.
Rotherrnel and c. D. Maufef for settlement.
.... --- Y. C.. HANNA,
3, II, ROTHERMEL,
{. u. MAURER,
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0ttp ADberttssments.

.... 1G5SN~ s5SPSSSbVASst0OvtSs
SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS
-.....,. Just Opened
at the Store Of
Reed Brother a. scasboltz,
(successors to s. o. Read & Bro.)
COMPRISING OF DRY GOODS
ofevery description and variety such as
Dress Goods
comprising all the novelties in fabric and shade.
White Goods, Fancy Goods.
FULL ASSORTMENT OF MOTIONS,
which are being sold at the lowest Cash Prices.
ALSO, GROCERIES AND Provisions,
pure and fresh.
QUEENswARE, GLASSWARE, AND Woop
AND WILLOW WARE,
Nicest Brands of Flour constantly on hand.
very large
- ASSORTMENT OF WALL PAPER,
both glazed and common, always on hand.
BOOTS AND SHOES
from the celebrated hand made Boot and Shoe
Mandatory of fWatsontown, for
MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
READY-MADE CLOTHING,
of all ezes and of the latest styles.
+ L O U II
A constant supply Of western white wheat -four
n speciality.
The public are invited TO call and examine our
Goods. tree of charge. Our motto "a "Quck
Sales and Small Profits" and to please all.
The highest prices will be paid for all kinds Of
country produce.
BY strict attention to business and keeping at
all times the most complete stock, and selling at
helowest prices, we hope to merit a fall share OF
patronage.
REED BROTHER & sEAsHOLTZ.
Suubury, May 3, 1873.
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SPRING MILLINERY GOODS,

A full line of
BONNETS AND HATS,
trimmed and untrimmed Flowers, Rib ms,
Collars, Cuffs, Handkcrchicfs, NccKtics, and n
general variety of
MILLINERY GOODS
selected with great care from the Leading i'm
porting houses in New York and Philadelphia,
at
MISS NJ. l.. GOSSLER,
Fourth Street, below the s. V. Il. L.
Every effort will be made to please those WAC
favor her with their patronage.
April 26 1873.
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EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given, that letters Testameu-
tary on the estate of Philip Gaul, late of Upper
Augusta township, Northumberland county, Pa,
deceased have been granted TO the undersigned,
All persons knowing themselves indebted to the
said estate are requested to make immediate
payment, and those having claims viii present
them to
GEORGE GAUL, Executor.
or J. X. DAVIS, Jr,, Attorney at Law.
April 5, lsT3.-Gw,
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Bridge Letting.

Bridge Letting.
DROPOSALS will he received on the 81 day
l. of May, at the Commissioners Office. for
the building of Three Bridges. one in Washing
ton township, one IN Lewis Township and one
in the Borough of Milton, in the Commissioner
Office. between the hourv os 10 O'Clock, 4. IT.,
and O'Clock, p. III. Plans and specifications
exhibited on the day oflcttinr.
JACOB HUNSECKFR. }
AMOS GASTINE, Com. =.
Attest: J. G.. DURHAM.
p. W. GRAY, Clerk.
April &c, 1878.
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Driltedi.ogs. DrirteG Logs,
BUILDERS

Send for our Illustrated Catalogue of new books
on bIilding. A. J. BICKNELL & co.
as, '7S.4w. 81 Warren-st., New York.
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THE MlNEcoNJous sHoor a MAIL OAR
THE MODOC WAR.

ANOTHER BATTLE IN THE LAVA BEDS.
Complete Defeat of the Soldiers.
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II. B. BEATU.
Commanding Department.
G. S. GREENE, A. "A. G.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-07-18
SLEEP As a MEDICINE.

A physician says the cry for rest has
always been louder than the cry for
food. Not that it is more important,
but it is often harder to obtain. The
best rest comes from a sound sleep. OF
two men or women, otherwise equal, the
one who sleeps the best will be the
most moral, healthy and efficient. Sleep
will do much to cure irritabIlity of tenn
per, peevishness, uneasiness. 1t will
restore to vigor an overworked brain.
1t will build up and make strong q weary
body. 1t will cure u headache. 1t will
cure broken spirit 1t will cure sor-
row. Indeed we might make a long list
of nervous and other maladies that sleep
will cure. The cure of sleeplessness re-
quires clean, good bed, sufficient exer-
else to produce weariness, pleasant oc-
cupation, good air, and not too warm a
room, clear conscience, and avoidance
of stimulants and narcotics. For those
who are overworked, haggard, nervous,
who pass sleepless nights, we commend
the adoption of such habits as shall
secure sleep; otherwise life will be
short, and what there is Of it sadly i'm
perfect.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-07-18
PHYSICAL FIG URES.

Some interesting facts are gathered
from the forthcoming report of the med
ical branch of the Provost Marshal s
Bureau, regarding the comparative phys
ical condition of the various natiOnali-
ties represented in America. These
facts are derived from the medical in
spection of sos, 900 men who were draft
ed and examined during the late war.
Fifty different nationalities were repre-
sented, and the ratio of unfitness was
257 in every 1000. The negroes born
born in America stood the best the
Canadians came next, and the Scandi-
navians next. A larger proportion of
the Irish and Germans were found
physically incapacitated for military
service than any other class. The ma
tive Americans were the tallest, averag-
ing five feet seven and half inches.
The Canadian was the shortest, averag-
ing five feet five and half inches. The
Germans had the largest measurement
around the chest, the average being
1886. The most prevailing disease
among the Americans disqualifying
them for service was found to be dys-
pepsia, sixty in every thousand between
the ages of ID and 45 being found un-
fitted for military service by reason of
this disease. People following openair-
occupations were found generally bet
ter fitted for soldiers than indoor work
men. Fifty-two per cent. of profess
sional men were found untitled, while
thirty-6ve per cent. only of unskillful
laborers were rejected. A larger pro-
portion of physicians were found disa-
bled than ministers, and it is an inter
esting fact that tho workers in iron and
leather furnished the largest average
of able-bodied men Of any class.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-07-18
4 rERRrBHE PUN1sH4KNT.

Mr.. James Greenwood haspublished q
frightful acceuut of the zilant system,
which is in operation at the Holloway
Model Prison, in London,
Itis an offerise for a prisoner to speak
one word, and he is never addressed ex-
cept in whispers, SO that he may be in
prison two years without hearing the
natural sound Of the human voice. The
effects of all this is 80 terrible on the
mind that the prisoners will speak out
in desperation, at the risk of any pun
ishment, rather than endure that horri-
BILE silence.
The prisoners never see one another,
but remain in perpetual solitude. One
poor wretch, driven to desperation by
nine months of solitude and silence,
recklessly broke out in Mr.. Greenwood's
presence:
"For Gods sake, Governor, put me
in another cell. Put me somewhere
else. I've counted the bricks in the cell
I am in till my eyes ache.
The request of the tortured wretch was
refused. slra 'a'a -a
There is fine hole in each cell, and,
as the wardens wear shoes with India
rubber soles, the prisoner can never. be
sure of being alone. 90
Those condemned to the treadnnill
have to ascend l,28O steps every alter
nate twenty minutes for six hours. And
this in a place so hot and close that
prisoners often lose in perspiration
three stones in as many months.
Every day the prisoners are taken to
a chapel SO arranged that they can see
no one save the chaplain, and him only
through an iron grating. And thus is
the order of devotion observed. War
dens are constantly ON the watch lest for
a single instant they, through the whole
of the service, depart from the rule of
"eyes right" They must look stea d.
fastly at the preacher must raise and
lower their prsyer-book with the elbows
squared, and all at once, like soldiers at
drill. They may not scrape their feet
without having afterwards to explain
the movement. They scarcely wink an
eye or sigh without danger, or rebuke,
or punishment. God help them, poor
wretches
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-07-18
GOOD ! MEDICINE.

Dr. Hall rclntes the case of man
who was cured of his biliousness by
going without his supper and drinking
freely ef lemonade. Every morning,
says the doctor, this patient arose with
a wonderful sense Of rest and refresh
ment, and feeling as though the blood
had been literally washed, cleansed and
cooled by the lomonsde and the fast
His theory is that food will be used as q
remedy for many diseases successfully.
As an example, he cures cases of spit
ting blood by the nse of SALT epilepsy
and yellow fever by watermelons K D.
ney affections by celery; poison, olive
or sweet oil; erysipelas, pounded cram
berries applied to the parts affected
hydrophobia, onions, etc. So the way
to keep in good health is really to know
what TO eat-not to know what medicine
to take.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-07-18

return he was elected to Congress, and
in 1900 was appointed Secretary of War.
This position he declined, but accepted
the post of Secretary of State. On the
31st of January, 1901, he was appointed
Chief Justice, which position he held
for thirty-five years, and until his death
in 1895.
OF his successor, Chief Justice Taney,
we have recently given a biographical
sketch. He was appointed in 1895, and
filled the position till his death in 1854
Salmon Portland Chase was thereupon
appointed the seventh Chief Justice Of
the United States.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-07-18
TIE LITTLE .sToWA Wa y

Bout three years ago, afore I got this
berth as I'm on now, was second Gu
gineer aboard a Liverpool steamer
bound for New York. There'd been a
lot of extra cargo sent down just at the
minute, and we'd end of a job stowin
itaway, and that ran us late o. startin',
so that altogether, as you may think,
the cap'n warn't altogether In the world
nor the mate neither. As for the chief
engineer, he was an easy-goin' sort O
chap as nothing on earth could put out.
But on the mornin' of the third day out
from Liverpool he cum down to me in a
precious hurry, lookin' as if somethin
had put him out pretty considerably.
"Tom," says he, "what dye think !?
Blest if we amt found stowaway." +"
That's the name, you know, siT, as we
gives to chaps as hides themselves
aboard outward bound vessels, and get
carried out unbeknown to anybody.
"The dickens you have" says 1.
"Who is he, and where did you find
him ?'' ....-.-
swell, we found him slowed away
d among the casks forward, and ten to
one we'd never twigged him at all, if
the shippers dog hadn't sniffed him
out, and begun barkin'. Stitch q little
mite as he is, too. I could Almost put
him in my baccy pouch, poor little beg
gar; but he looks to be good plucked
un for all that" --- 81 s
L didn't wait to hear no more, but shot
upon deck like sky-rocket; and there
1 did see a sight. Every man-Jack O.
the crew, and what few passengers we
had aboard, was all in ring on the
tile, and in the middle stood the fust
mate, iookm' as black as thunder. Right
in front of him, lookin' reg'1ar mite
among all them big fellers, was little
bit of a lad not ten years old-ragged as
seareerow, but with curly hair, and
bonnie little face o. his own, if it
wasn't SO .wofu thin and pale But,
bless yer soul, to see the way that little
chap held his head up, and looked about
him, you'd ha' thought the whole ship
belonged to him. The mate was great,
bulkin, black-bearded fellow, with a
look 'ud ha' frightened horse, and a
( voice to make one jump through key
hole bat tie young man warHta bit
afeared- stood straight up and looked
him full in the face with those bright
clear eyes of his'n, for all the world MS
if he was Prince Alfred himself. Folk
did say afterward lowering his voice. to
whisper) as how he coined O. better
blood nor what he thought, and for my
part Tn rayther o. that way O. thinlzin'
myself, for never yet seed common
street Harab (as they call 'em now
carry il off like him. You might ha
heerd pin drop as the mate spoke.
"Well, You young whelp," says he, in
his grimmest voice, "what brought you
here?"
" 1t was my stepiather as done it,
says the boy, in little, weak voice, bui
az steady as could be. Fathers dead,
and mothers married again, and my
new father says as how he won't have
no brats about him eatin' mp his wages,
and he stowed me away when nobody
warn't looking, and guv me some grut
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-07-18

AND now Africa is to be taken in hand.
Capt. Francis Galton thinks it won't
pay to civilize the Africans. 1t would
take centuries and billions to do it, and
the people would be repulsive and
worthless when all is done. So he pro-
poses ITO supersede them altogether by
stocking the continent with Chinese.
The Chinese are tough, hardy, temper,
ate, industrious and thrifty. Once en-
tirely ep,ancipated from their old tradi-
tions, It is impossible to tell what they
might become. Planted in colonies
along the coast, and protected by En-.
gland, they would soon feel at home
and crowd the natives out The soil is
fertile, the climate is luxurious, the
population is sparse, and there are
vast regions with no population at all.
Chinese labor and skill would soon CON
vert the continent into garden, and
dot its rivers with manufactures and it,
shores with rich and poprllous cities.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-07-18
vol. n.--No. 80.
PLAYING SCHOOL.

FLA IING SCdOOL.
Six in row on the docr-steps there,
Nice little schoolmaam, prim and fair,
Funniest moses, dimpled chins--
Listen awhile! the school begins:
Class in ,rithmetic, come this way,
Why were yon absent, Nay Duyf
Now, Miss Susan, what's twice foaf7
May be it's 1even-may be more.
Johnny, don't blow in your brothers ear
Stop II, or must I interfere7
Say your tables now begin:
"Trustees" might come dropping ini
What would they ever say to ms,
Finding school in such fuss7
Baby Jennie, how Ii thatf
DOG, dear, don't spell cat!
Terrible boy! your face il rod
why will you stand upon your hesd7
Class in spelling, that viii do.
Here's certificate for you. ft.siEl
Faces - pure ss the morning son,
Voices that ring with harmless fun;
Sweet is the lesson you impart!
Sweet and learn 1t in all my heart.
Six in row on tn door-steps there,
Nice little schcolma am, prim and fair,
Free Of thisworId and all It's pain,
Would Icou,d join your school again!
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-07-18
MY MoTHERS SPINNING WHEEL
BY J. u. ROBERTS.


How often, in my waking dreams,
Up The old garnet steps climb,
Where struggling streams of light reveal
A relic of the olden time.
A relic of the olden time,
Which dust and cobwebs half conceal,
As useless lumber slowed away
Ny mothers spinning wheel. -
In the old garret now II stands, -
Its busy hum is heard no more;
Broken and tangled are its bands,
The distaf ON the dusty floor;
For long ago were laid away,
In the cold chambers of the dead,
The feet that turned the busy wheel
The hands that deftly drew the thread!
Day after day. with patient toll, . t..
At the same wheel she sat and spun,
And drew the thread with dextrous hand,
Tntil the woof and warp was done,
And sometimes in my pensive moods,
The tears adown my checks would steal,
As the soft music of her voice
Blcnt with the whirring of the wheel.
How often, in my childhood days,
listened to those soothing lays!
Not dulcet sound of harp and lutte
Seemed half so sweet in after days.
My motheri Ah, that sacred name, z.
, What memories DER my spirit seaE
Methinks I scs her, as Of yore,
r;.,;,, -
Just as Of yore zee her now
The wheel, the distaff and the chair; z
The sunbeams playing round her head, 5
And nesting in her silver hair:
Oh, vain illusioni Well know
The sands have from her hour-giass run:
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-07-18

By recent act of the Cortes, Spain
is to be divided up into confederation
of States. which will be entitled to
elective representatives, something after
the manner Of this country. The
foreign policy of the country is to be
the same as heretofore. The discipline
of the army is to be rigid. Slavery is
to be abolished in all her possessions.
Martial law will be Immediately pro-
claimed against the Carlist insurgents.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-07-18
GREAT ENGINEERING FEAT.


A great feat in railway construction
has just been accomplished in South
America. The Government of Peru
has built a railroad through the Andes
enc of the most difficult engineering
works that has ever been successfully
undertaken in modern times. The
road begins at Callao, on the Pacific
coast, and terminates at Oreya, 1000
feet above the level of the sea. There
are many steep grades and many tun-
nels and bridges. The contractor who
has this great work on hand is Henry
Meiggs, of New York. The entire cost
of the work, when completed, is esti-
mated at S25O0O, 900. A trial trip was
recently made. ~
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-07-18

PRoF. WIsE has been interviewed by
the ubiquitous reporter, to whom he has
unfolded the details of the manner in
which he proposes to make his projected
balloon voyage across the ocean. Prof.
Wise says that the balloon will be
globulsr in shape, about 100 feet in
diameter, and capable of taking 10000
pounds of disposable ballast. He will
also have large wicker-work car, with
a roof for protection from the weather,
He says &c This car viii be two stories
in height. We shall live on the upper
floor, and in the lower one shall
store our provisions. Underneath the
car will be an open gallery for taking
observations of the, sun. Below this
gallery the ife-boat will be suspended,
which will be of metal and decked over. :"
In another place, Prof. Wise says !:
"From former experience on the lakes
I Judge that I can tell the direction
which the balloon is travelling by the
foam ON the water. I can always see
the water, except at such times as clouds
intervene. / can find out the direction
of the currents below me without COM
ing down to seek them, by snspending a
light line of two miles in length from
the balloon, having on it, at regular
distances, indices which will register
the direction of the wind. Should the
balloon encounter the brave west
winds on the ocean, with the aid of a
drag line we could go right along with
out the loss of gas or ballast"
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-07-18

grudge-it's bout us pretty sight as
ever l seed. And now, sir, akin. yer
parding, it's time for me to be goin' be-
low, so I'll just wish yer good night. -
Chambers Journal.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-07-18
A NEW DISEASE.

DIR. Gait, in his Medical Notes on
the Upper Amazon" has furnished some
curious information on the strange prac-
tice known as Geophagie," or dirt
eating. This disease, according to DIR.
Gait, now counts as one of the chief en-
demic complaints of all tropical Ameri-
ca and, at a distance of over 1000
miles from the sea, on the Amazon val
ley, where the negro is q rarity, being
merely waif from Brazil or the Pacific
coast, it is the most important disease
among the children and women of the
country. On the Maranon the half
breeds are mostly addicted to the prac-
tice of officiating neither the pure
savage nor the more cultivated being SO
often the victims. Children commence
the practice from the time they are fouI
years old, or less, and frequently die
from the results in two or three years.
In other cases they grow to manhood oa
womanhood, and Dr.. Gait speaks Of
having himself seen in the case of o
Mestize soldier who was dying from dys.
entery, which sooner or later supervenes
on this habit, the poor creature, half an
hour before his death, detected with q
lump of clay stuffed in his sunker
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-07-18

FoR FARMERS. Wealth and Won
o,ers of the Boundless West" II is new, and
baying a wonderful sale. Advertised In this
paper.