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The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-03-14
On Wednesday, the 9th day Of April.

I'D. l~1S, between IN" hours If nine O'Clock in
III" forenoon and i've O'Clock in ihr AFT rnoOl of
hat Iiy, xt III" c urt-h HI,r door. in the city of
-4y-nuah, c unity 81 Andrew a.Ur-.-.l, sell the
-sInr, ar 81 much In rrtf Es NAV he required, al
'Lh!Ic v"ndu- 10 h t!'lr-t bidder. for cash in
land u j-ct L. al pt.Ir liens and jGdgIacutsl,
= sIIIsly said CXcc..fi ii tai cnsis.
III VIZ ic!E MERCER,
g!S Sherir Of .An.rew Comfy, No.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-03-14

IRuENhlE VIM. s. attorney and conn .ellor
Ths Particiar stteniioa given to c" l-ctin
No Oh the .onih aide Of the square over Hu
~ drsS store.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-03-14
On Wednesday, the 9th day of April

A.D. 1873, between Inc hours "r nine O'Clock in
the { rrnOon and five O'Clock in the afternoon of
that lay. at III" tOurt-h ,uSn door In Ia. ci'v Of
savannah, county Of Andrew aforesaid. sell the
SANE, or So much thereof ~ may ~ rrIuirel, al
public ~vrntuc. t. the highest bidder. for cash in
hsd Tsuljrri TO all prior liens and judsmentsl,
ia satisfy said execution and costs.
pEMRsOKF MERCER,
clG Sheriff of Andrew county, No.
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Millinery.

M D. p. eouth west corner Of Tub
w tie square; choice family groceries, produce,
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PHYSICIANS

DiSKJRK MRS. 8. H.. w-st Hnd Pu
ID $iasrs. Niiflnsr and nr~ss Maker, -
Ds,is In Hats, Soansfs and Notions.
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Hsus. end Sion Painting

WALKlRSc ANPLIN HUuse and Sign Pain'es
" Aoes rvs - < in 1isliue .Sch a. Psin'ins
enisuS. q -A 4, aud K.i-omining with rs Ut
s~t se.isess sad dispatch. ~ s~igu-f Gntlns
sDsdslky.
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Dentistry.

NfOStfCk. pentai Sr s-ou,H. - pr-,-reh
rhar.rskhIy all go K ia HE line suol, c'~'
,E, SLING ar sxtIrartinx teeth, q ding s-ts 4
Give hia . call at his o sss n the side the saus
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-03-14
GFocNies.

R9skNAS 4 HATT0N. Fancy Groeers, 4,
1>fits The sf6rs. keep all kind. Of Groc-..
Aa'eS fruit, Oyster, Lotsters. Best Brands 81
fissf, neaI, &c.
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.Or.GCods-

= .UTy.OCouS.
NlaSior @, w. West Endth. s7r
rtssps constantly . fuH s<sortmsnt OF the,
-DHbssds At the lo~.st prices.
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r. SkuHN. o 4 co. dealers in hardware s'"vn.
SNsd tiswa . north side Of the square Savannah
us.Jssbisg in ts york done on short notice.
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Total from Jan. Q to 81.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-03-14

nR. y. @. H. FERGUS. q.
Oehysicisr asd Practical Sarge
Lat Of 81. Logis,)
sesrs HE professional servic~~ TO the citigensc
wssaA esd vicinity. oeice in Drug Sure t- n
sitstas SSnare. sr2,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-16
Does not Like ii.

Anna Brewster, writing from the Luc-
ca Baths, says: "Wherever we drive
we see peasants carrying small bundles
of chestnut leaves; every village house
has long strings hanging pendant, on
which are strung rich, large chesnut
leaves. L thought first that they
were some kind of air plant, until I dis
covered that they were leaves that grew
dryer daily; then I asked my driver
about them. He told me they were
dried and put away for winter, to use
in the baking of necci. And what is
necci? They take chestnut flour, mix
it with water, stir it to a paste, then
make it in round fiat cakes about as
thick as very heavilymade buckwheat
cake. These are spread between chest
nut leaves, folded up into them, indeed,
then baked on hot stones. The chest
nut leaves, which must be gathered in
August, are first soaked in water be-
fore they are used for the necci cover
ings. They are supposed to impart q
chestnut flavor to the national food. Oh
course, have been curious to taste
necci. So my padrona, or landlady,
baked some for me. L love Lucca land
scapes and Lucca Baths, but may
never be forced to feed on necci. 1t is
the most villainous stuff ever tastedp
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-16
The Churches in New York.

At the annual meeting of the clergy
men of the Methodist Church in New
York, a feature of the gathering was an
essay by the Rev. G. G. Goss'on the de-
cline of Methodism in New York City
He read many pages of comparative
statistics showing the following facts :
The Episcopalians have sixty-four regu-
lar churches and fourteen thousand
members, the Baptists thirty-two
churches and eleven thousand members,
the Presbyterians fifty churches and
sixteen thousand members, the Metho-
dists forty churches and eleven thou
sand members. From 1860 to 1870 the
Methodists have increased in numbers
twelve per cent, the Presbyterians ten
per cent, the Baptists twenty-one per
cent, and the Episcopalians fourteen
per cent. All these show a very heavy
falling off as compared with the in
crease of population. Since 1864 the
Roman Catholics have built eleven new
churches, costing 81, 10Y, 900, the Epis-
copalians twenty-five, costing $780,
600, the Presbyterians nineteen, costing
$2, ,833, 900, the Baptists nine, costing
1872 200, and the Methodists fifteen
costing $SO5,OOO.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-16
That Pot of Paint.

An old lady who lives a little distance
from the small village of Queshy, VT,
went to the store in that place a few
days ago for pot of paint, with which
she designed ornamenting her kitchen
floor. She told the clerk, who went
down stairs to prepare the decoction, to
put in plenty of drying material, and
he honestly intended to do so, but miss
ing some pomatum from one side of
his moustache, the loss so annoyed him
that he omitted paying that attention
to the order which it required, and in
stead of turpentine, poured in gen
erous quantity of syrup. That even
ing the old lady painted the floor, and
the next morning made an examination
of it, to test its condition. When she
opened the door, her cat, which was
following, playfully jumped into the
room, and then stopped. The old lady
Immediately showed the animal, but it
didn't shew. 1t pulled away and tore
one foot from the floor, and sat it down
again to pull up another, which neces-
STATED pulling UP the first one again.
Then it tried the experiment over again,
but with the same result. Finally it
lifted one foot, and kept it up until the
other was lifted. This gave the animal
the appearance of trying to stand on its
head, but its plaintive cries indicated
that such was not its purpose. While
thus raised it attempted to lift the third
foot, but in so doing fell over, and came
down on its side in the paint, and there
it stuck, clawing the air with its paws,
and splitting forth the most venomous
sounds. The old lady got board, and
laying it to the cat, succeeded with
some difficulty in rescuing it. But she
could not understand why that paint
should be so moist. In the afternoon
she tested the floor again with her fin.
ger, but the paint was still sticky The
third morning there was. no improve.
ment, nor in the afternoon. She was
astonished. When she touched hel
finger to the paint this time, she trans
ferred the finger to her tongue, then
opened her eyes a little wider, and
tasted again. After that she pat on hel
things, harnessed her horse, and started
for that store. And that evening the
clerk shaved off his moustache, and
buried his pomatum in the solitude Of
the forest.
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upon which he had entered. At the
same time he declared his undoubting
faith that their voyage would prove
successful.
The very morning after this exciting
interview with the crew there were in
dications Of their approach to the land,
which inspired all with hope. They
picked up from the water branch OF
fresh seaweed,, a piece Of shrub, with
leaves and berries upon it, and block
of wood curiousiy carved. Sixty-seven
days had now passed Since the high
lands of Spain had sank beneath the
eastern horizon. 1t was the 18th of Oc-
tober, 1892. 1t was brilliant tropical
night, with cloudless sky and cool
breeze. The events of the day electri-
fed with hope every man on board the
three vessels. Not an eye was closed.
All were on the alert. Columbus stood
upon the poop of his vessel with anxi-
GUS glance, scanning the horizon before
him.
About ten o'clock he was startled by
apparently the gleam of torch far
away in the distance. For u moment
it burned With clear flame, and then
suddenly disappeared. Soon it was
again seen distinct and ihdisputable.
Columbus was intensely agitated. He
called to some of his companions, and
pointed out the torch to them. They
also saw it cleaning for a moment,
when again it disappeared. Four
hours passed away, while every eye
was strained TO catch glimpse of the
shore. At o'clock il the morning a
seaman from the masthead OF the Pinta,
which was in the advance, shouted
Gland 1andI' Every voice echoed the
cry as almost Immediately clearly de-
fined mountains, somber and majestic,
apparently rose from the sea, about
two miles before them. The vessels all
hove to to await the morning. A new
world was discovered.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-16
The Invention of the Steamboat.

When the little harbor at the mouth
of Sir Johns Run was still more wild
and lonely than now, James Rumsey, a
working bath tender at BerkeleySprings,
launched upon it boat that he had in
vented of a novel principle and pro-
pulsive force. The force was steam,
and Rumsey had shown his model to
Washington in 17SG. First discOverers
of steam locomotion are turning up
every few months in embarrassing nttin-
bers, but we cannot feel that we have a
right to suppress the claims of honest
Rumsey, the protege of Washington.
The dates are said to be as follows :
Rumsey launched his steamboat here at
Sir Johns Run in 1854, before the Gen
eral and q throng of visitors from the
Springs in 17SS, John Fitch launched
another first steamboat on the Delaware,
and sent it successfully up to Burling-
ton; in 1907 Robert Fulton set third
first steamboat on the Hudson, the
Clermont. Rumsey's motion was OBJ
tanned by the reaction of q current
squirted through the stern of the boat
against the water of the river, the cur.
rent being pumped by steam. This ac.
ton, so primitive, so remote from the
principle of the engine now used, seems
hardly worthy to be connected with the
great revolutionary invention of steam
travel yet Washington certified his
opinion that "the discovery is of vast
importance, and may be of the greatest
usefulness in our inland navigation. .
James Rumsey, with just suspicion OF
the irritability of talent, accused Fitch
of coming pottering around" his
Virginia workbench and carrying of
his ideas, to be afterward developed il
Philadelphia. 1t is certain that the
development was great. Rumsey die6
in England of apoplexy at public lee
ture, where he was explaining his con
| triyance
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"I now come" said Tom, with long
breath, and, 1 fancied, cynical twinkle
in his eye, to the painful portion of
this narrative
"When ! went down from my room
the next morning, I found q little ex-
cited crowd in the hotel Office. Tho
Cuban, who had aroused my momentary
jealousy on the preceding evening, was
pacing the room in towering rage, and
Vociferating something about having
been swindled, The landlord was lean
ing glumly over his desk, with any.
thing but an amiable look on his face.
Others seemed to be indignant, while
there were few who laughed and APP
peared to be hugely amused about
something.
"I inquired into the cause of this
state of things, and you can imagine
what a horrible, sickening, discouraged
sensation I felt, when I learned that
Irene Vance, her aunt, and the coach
man, with the carriage and horses, had
departed secretly during the night
"There was no trace to indicate what
direction they had taken. Numerous
unpaid b1llsswere left behind, and three
empty worthless trunks.
az won't attempt to describe my state
of mind. The power of the whole cate.
CORY of words at my command is utter.
ly inadequate to the task. There was
no use in trying to evade the conclu.
sion that L had been taken in-sold-
| Observation-Disclosures
"I was sensible enough, however, to
keep secret my connection with the
beautiful swindler, though, perhaps
some thought it strange that 1 did MOI
join in the laugh against the Cuban
from whom Irene had extorted money
on some pretext similar to that by which
she had operated on me. I nevel
saw her, nor any traces of her, after
ward. A detective, to whom she, hel
aunt, and the coachman were described
said the trio were in reality husband
wife, and daughter, and that they were
well known though exceedingly slippery
confidence operators.
"I never had the hardihood to pre-
sent the check at the bank on which i
was drawn. My money was gone, ant
my finer feelings outraged. The run
away and the quarrel with the coach
man were of course well-rehearset
scenes.
"All this, you know, happened OF
the seashore and now you understand
don't you ALI ?-why it is that tn,
murmuring waves and the rolling sur
breathe to my ears tale of something
lost, yet longed for-why they have t.
me such sad, uncertain sound !"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-16
RObbing Himself.

The Manchester Mirror tells the fol-
lowing amusing story of the barefaced
conduct of hog-stealers in the town of
Chicester, n. H.: "In one instance
the thieves woke up man in his own
farmhouse, told him that one of their
hogs had got of out of the wagon into
the road, and asked his assistance to
put him back. The farmer got up,
dressed himself, and readily complied,
and the next morning, when he went to
feed his hog, on looking into the pen
found him non est. He had assisted
the thieves to steal his own porker. At
another house the farmer heard squeal-
ing in the road late in the night, and,
going to the door, saw a man struggling
with porker. The same story was re-
peated, and assistance given as at the
other house, and the same scene was
enacted at the pen in the morning.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-16

A SAD SIGHT.-At Birkenhead, Eng
land, lately, clergyman was arraigned
on a charge of vagrancy, as he had been
found asleep in a field in West Kirby.
Upon his examination the sad story
came out that he had been rector of
Luckington, and hal suffered from bad
luck. He wanted to be rich, and dis
regarding the warnings of the Gospel
he put $27, 900 into mining speculations,
and lost every shilling of his money.
Compelled to flee from his creditors, he
went abroad. On his return he could
get no employment, and finally became
homeless wanderer, having nowhere
to lay his head, and no lodging except
the cold, cold ground.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-16
Feminine Names and Their Meaning

Frances is truly fair,
Bertha is purely bright,
Clara is clear to see
- Lucy is star of light,
Felicia is happy as happy can be;
Catharine is pure,
Barbara from afar,
AIable is very fair,
Henrietta is a star.
Margaret is a pearl thrown up from the sea.
N1uriel is sweetest myrrh,
Amplia is sincere,
Agatha is very good,
Bridget is shining here;
Matilda is lady of honor true
Susan is lily
Celia dim of sight,
Jane graceful widow.
Beatrice gives delight,
Elizabeth an oath, pure as morning dow,
Sophia is wisdom.
Letitia is a joy,
Adeline princess,
Julia jewel toy
Rebocca is faithful as the light of dav;
Constance is rcsolute
Grace is favor meet,
Charlotte is nobility
Harriet an odor sweet.
Abigail is joyful as Il robins Law,
Sarah is lady,
Isabel is fair,
Lucinda is consistent.
Jemima sounds in the air.
Caroline is noble spirited and brave;
Lydia is WE'LL
judith song of praise.
Cornelia harmony,
Priscilla ancient of days
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-16

A Mr.. Mitchell, California agricul-
turist, has gathered this year 600, 900
bushels of wheat from little patch OF
10000 acres.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-04-24
War of Races.

A most deplorable state Of things
exists in Co.fax, Grant Parish, Lous'
lana. A dispatch of the 18th inst,
reports that the negroes had entrench-
cd themselves in the Courthouse, and
built entertainments three or four feet
high, On Sunday, 18th inst, about
noon, one hundred and fifty white men
made an attack on the breastworks and
a brisk fight ensued, which continued
till near three o'clock, when the breast
works were stormed and captured, the
negroes taking refuge in the Court
house, 5orricadlng the doors. Aitel
some further fighting the negroes sen
out a flag of truce. 1t was met by {
detachment Of whites, on whom tht
negroes fired, wounding captain Hold
nat in the bowels, perhaps MORALLY
As the only means Of dialodgiDg tn
negroes, the court house was set OF
fire, and as they issued from the burn
ing building, they were shot. 1t il
saibthat between eighty and one hun
dred negroes were killed, and nom
were to be seer afterwards in the neigh
horhood. One white man was report
cd killed. The whites are now ir
possession Of ColfaX.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-04-24

The decree has gone forth from
Washington that no mercy is to be
shown to the M0docs. 1t is believed
they are surrounded in the lava beds,
and q malignant emphasis is to be Civ
en- to the heather maxim Of "woc to
the conquered" Had a firm but just
policy been earlier adopted, these
"bloody Instructions" which ST often
return to torment the inventor, would
not have been necessary, But the
President has sent a most worthless
rsbblc Of plundcrers to the frontier MS
Indian agents, and the robbcries OF
these vermin have greatly contributed
to the recent activity and inhamcd the
animosity Of the tribes along the en-
tire frontier. The Modoc massacre
proves nothing SO conclusively as
it proves that the Presidents In.
dian policy is an execrablc and crimi-
nal failure.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-04-24
Supreme Court Land Sale.
j. W. Syler, administrator of c X. EN-
brey. deed, VS. Mary W. Sims, ct ais.

]. w. Syler. administrator Of C r. En-
brey, decd, VS. Mary W. Sims, ct ais.
Pursuant to a decree of tie Honorable
Supreme Court Of Tennessee, sitting at
Nashville, pronounced in the above
named cause, at its December Term, 1877
| will offer for sale, at public cutlery. to
the highest bidder, at the Courthouse door
i'm the town of Winchester, Franklin Co.,
Tenn, OH
Saturday, the 18th day of May, 1873,
a certain house and lot situate within the
corporate limits of the said town of Win
chester. Tenn, and being che Tavern
House andslot in which Martha G.. Sims
kept hotel up to the time of her death. SIT
uated on the northeast corner oftlle Pub
lie Square, fronting the street leading
from the Square to the bridge across the
Boiling Fork Of Elk River.
The above described real estate will be
sold to satisfy Il decree of said Supreme
Court, in favor of compliments, and
against defendants, for the sum of 81
33i.79, interest and cost, OF a credit of six
and twelve months, the purchaser to exc
cute notes bearing interest from date
with good and approved security and
lien will be retained OF said property tt
secure the payment of the purchase
money.
Sale free from the equity of redemption
F. G. HUNTINGTON, Clerk.
Nashville, April 10, 1873.
aDrl7-lW
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Wendell Phillips has never been &C
cuscd of Southern proclivities, and Is

Wendell Philips has never been ac-
cuscd Of Southern proclivities, and Is
n Radical Republican OF the straight
est sect. Yet this is what he says OF
Mr., Summers proposition to erase the
victories inscribed on our national
battle flags, for which the Massachu'
sets Legislature so unjustly censured
him:
"Mr Sumner only asks that the ma
tional flag, under which we compel
the citizens TO march, shall not bear
any inscription that ought to give him
pain. The flags our national rcgi,
mcnts march under belong as much to
South Carolina as to Massachusetts,
Georgiaus will be called to defend
them rs much rs we are. Is it gener'
Gus, is it wise, to ask them to pour ont
their blood for a flag which is written
all ovcr with the disgrace OF their ia
Tiers? Show us The community or the
nation that has ever inflicted such an
insult on any Of It's people, Greece
rcpudiatcs it; France and Germany
scom it. England allows no name on
any OF her flags which al pain a Cav.
aIIicr or Round head, Scotsman OF
an freshman. When, in 1853, think
William Pitt took the ban Of conquer.
ed Scotland, and called the Highland.
crs into the army, he gave them back
Their tantans before illegal. How ut
tcrly inconsistent would he have beer
had he required them them to marcel
under banners where every man saw
r written there great disaster, Culloden
II we attempt such an outrage a'
these insoIent flags, we shall set the
world the first example Of it. | SHOULD
dcspi5c a Southerncr who would marcel
under such a flag. Only should de-
spisc yet more heartily a North thai
could ask him to DO SO. A Nor!l
that could exact ana q South tha
could submit to such indIgnity woulc
make up 4 nation Of which the agc
ought 10 be ashamed. We are SUR il
due time, TO follow Mr.. Summers lead
Ten years hence the minority againsI
it will be too small to be counted, Lee
such a d~isgracciul bunting be once
borne by Carolinians and Yankees
over a victorious field and the mel
themselves would fifty celebrate the
victory by tearing such a flag to pieces
and cIa,ping generous and brave hands
OHcr lis ra0S.n
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The permanent school fund, accord
ing to the new school law, is 10 be the
81, 100000 declared by section 049 OF
the Code, to which is TO be added the
accrued interest, making the entire per-
manent school fund S2,jl2,5OO. The
principal Of said fund shall always re-
main uuimpajred and entire, and the
annual income of interest, paid semi
annually, at 6 per cent. is TO be de
voted to public schools exclusively
There is to be q poll tax Of one dolIa
to be so devoted, and a tax Of one mil
on the dollar Of all taxable propert,
for the same purpose.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-04-24
County Court Land Sale.
Il b. Winford ct ais.

Il b. Winford ct ais.
(Ex-parte Petition.)
BY virtue of 4 decree of the County
Court of Franklin county. Tenn, pro-
nounced at its April Term, 1873, | will, rs
Clerk and Special Commissioner, offer fol
sale at the Courthouse door in the town OF
Winchester, on
Monday, May 9th, 1873,
a house and lot situate in the town Of Sa-
lem, in srin county, belonging to the es-
tate of VIM. Yarn, Gec'd. said house and
lot is bounded on the north and west by
public roads, on the south and east by the
lots of james s. Farris and |. n. Martin
Said house and lot will be sold upon j
credit of 6, II and Is months, except the
sun Of ten per cent. in cash on day of sale
Purchasers will be required to give notes,
with twh or more approved securities, and
a lien retained until the whole of the pur-
chase money paid.
Witness my hand, at Office in Winches-
ter, this April Sth. 1873.
GLEN. ARLEDGE, Clerk.
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