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The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-05-16
THE WRONG PICTURE.

"s Aipretty face-a very pretty face,
indeed r. .;Y,, +. ir.ssf1 f1Hy -f-.ai 8.
1 turned the little photograph upside
down. held it at arms length, and
scrutinized it closely with my eye
glasses. -
Henry Wallis looked pleased; a man
naturally likes to have his affianced duly
admired and appreciated. - g'at
$50 this is the Bessie Armitage 1
have heard so much of; really, Wallis,
she does credit to your taste. A blonde,
I,suppose ?" rf ..-t
"Fair as, a lily, with blue eyes and
the surrliest golden hair p
"Ah J well, I must say prefer the
brunette style SO far as my taste goes ;
but then, fancies differ, you know"
st was all very well for Henry Wallis
to 60 into ecstacies about this palid,
fair-haired little Bessie Armitage; he
had never met the glance Of Cecilia
yernon's magnificent dark eyes. What
dd he know about the true type of fem
mime beauty? 4
"As you say, fancies differ" Wallis
returned lightly. g But 1 wish you
would select a handsome frame for if
when you go to town next-blue velvet,
with d gold rim on the margin, or some
such tasteful arrangement" gTs Hof
".'1n see to it," said, depositing the
picture in the envelope, and returning it
to my inside breast-pocket.
You'll be very careful of it ?"
{" Careful? OF course l shall ?'
I smiled little loftily at Wallis So
icitude, and we parted.
After all, Henry Walliswas better of
than was, for he was securely engaged
to the dimpled, yeIlov-tressed little OBJ
jectof his. affections; while 1 was yet,
as 4 were, in outer darkness, uncertain
whether my peerless Cecilia returned
nydsyotion, orpwhether she secretly in
clined toward that fellow, Fitzhugh Ire
foil. A score Of times I had resolved to
settle the question; q score of times l
had gone to the syernons' house. with
the very formula of declaration on my
lips, and as often had the words die
away unspoken.
Ii fate had only gifted me with one
thpnsandth part of Fitzhugh Trefoirs
off-hand aidacity! I don't think any
thing short of the deluge could check
that fellows cool self-possession an
earthquake would no..
However, love inspires the feeblest
heart with sort of courage, and 1 was
new man since Miss Vernon had smiled
upon me. What was the ,use of doubt
ing? Why not decide my fate at once
Henry Wallis serene content exer-
cised. a stimulating influence upon me.
would fain have been even as he was.
There is no sense in procrastinat-
ing matters any further" I said hall
aiond, as walked up and down the
united domains Of my law Office. 81
ssve been doubling fool quite long
enough"
I'm afraid I wasn't very amiable
nsmber Of the domestic circle that af-
teFnoon.
I" ! think Pa,lI is growing crosseI
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-05-16
A BEAUTIFUL EXPERIMENT.

The following beautiful chemical ex-
pertinent may be easily performed by a
lady to the great astonishment of cir
Gle at her tea party: Take two or three
leaves of red cabbage, cut them into
small bits, put them into basin, and
pour a pint of boiling water on them
let it stand an hour then pour it of
into decanter. It will be fine blue
color. Then take four wine glasses
into one put six drops of strong vine
gar into another six drops Of solution
Of soda; into the third a strong solution
Of alum, and let the fourth remain
empty. The glasses may be prepared
some time before, and the few drops Of
colorless liquid that has been placed in
them will not be noticed. Fill up the
glasses from the decanter, and the liquid
poured into the glass containing the
acid will become o. beautiful red the
glass containing the soda will become a
fine green; that poured into the empty
one will remain unchanged. By adding
little vinegar to the green it will i'm.
mediately change to red, and on adding
a little solution of soda to the red j.
win assume a fine green, thus showing
the action Of acids and alkalies on vege-
BILE blues. ...,6 .s ...,i
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-05-16
PRIzE-FIaHTING PLAYED OUT. ,.

PRIZE-FIGHTING PLAYED OUT. .
When pledged advocate of cause
gives it up as lost and pronounces it's
charms to be all gone, it is about time
to write its obituary. Hear the New
York Clipper on prize-fighting We
are free to admit that prize-fghting is
on its last legs. It comes up groggy :
it shakes an impotent bunch Of fves'
in the face of an Indifferent public; its
peppers are already closed; it has
drawn about all the claret' and patron
age which it can ever hope to draw the
.rattling mills, have ceased to GRIND, and
half the sef-made champions have prob
ably parted with their belts. The result
was not, however, brought about BY our
good brothers who drive the religious
quill, nor yet by our good brothers who
with painful frequency destroy and re-
deem the country through the political
dsilies. Prize.fghting was overthrow
by the prize-Aghters themselves.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-05-16
THE WRECK OF THE ATLANTIC.
BIZ WILLIAM c. RICHARDS.

U.
They built the ship with cunning art, -.f
Instinct with skill in every part;
Aad-perfect as they deemed her form
They named her for the Sea of Storm.
The stormy Sea, with smiling face, a1 ri
rddcd the bark in fond embrace;
And bore her on her breast with pride, --
In growing fame, from side to side. d .r
Men said: "The sea has found her Qucen--
Such strength, such speed, was never scen.n
And e'er the food they went and came,
Buoyed by the vessels name and fame.
Till moaned the jealous Sea, at length
AMEN must not mate with mine her strength!r
Til rsved the Jealous, angry Sea- ''ra D
There shall not two Atlantics be :"
That hapless rivalry is DER; .......,,
The ship lies broken on tho shore;
And men will fear again to name
rival to the Seas dread fame.
a Hapy, the ship" with tears we say, -7r ( e
q Was the great oceans lawful prey;
But forsix hundred souls then lost s.-
How shall she pay the countless cost 2"
And more we said: 8" II but the Sea
Had smote in fairer jealousy; rF+
smote only with her tempest-hand,
Ahundred leagues OF more from land;
g smote the great ship with pitilcss ire
Where she could feed her strength with FIRE;
Her giant arcns:ls hes fiery breath,
rerchance had vanquishsd storm and DEATH"
= On, greedy, treacherous, vengeful Seal
Thst smote her where no help could be-! s-
That hurled her on the ghsstly rock,a a
And whelmed hsr With fatal shock ~
From Prospects wild, foam-crested coast,
The sea sends back no bitter boast:
Only mean, from womans lips, 4
OF love and life in deaths eclipse.
Only the echoes Of their woe
Vino perished in the ships fierce throe,
And with their gurgling breath bemoaned
crime that cannot be atone =
All! not the sea the ship betrayed, :
They slept ON whom the trust was laid
To guide her path where dangers stand,
Near hostile outpostu ofthe land.YN " I
Alas for twice three hundred dead, ~ A----s
Where Meagher's icy ramparts spread! -
Alas tor many eyes that weep {i'a
For loved ones in unwaking sleep! oI .z
That dreadful sacrifice, Sea, - .1sf .'
Our thought shall charge no moro 20 thee; iif
Nor jealous grudge Of her that bore
Thy name in pride from shore to shore.
The wall that, from her shattered form, ---
Drowned the shrill clamor ofthy storm,
Would burden mot enr dreams tonight
Had men but Eept their watch srieht
The Holy One, who rules the Sea,
known all, and HIS Judgment be. ~ 8
Nsrirf's sharp sentence does them wrong,
His justice viii revise the song.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-05-16

BoYHoep IN SPRING TINE. Rafting
is the prevailing popular amusement
with the juveniles this month. The
boy whose parents own the pond is
generally chosen captain Of the raft.
The raft quite frequently consists of a
couple of boards the captains father
has laid away to season. The captain
stands at the bow and hollers, and the
other officers, hose claim to the berth
principally rests on the fact that they
have dry pants at home. stand at the
stern and spatter water on the outsiders
who are on the shore with their hands
in their breeches pockets and guile in
their hearts. They thus navigate for
hours ct q time, and then fight over the
distance they have made, and finally go
home to see their parents ab,u it, and
are dried with a BEDFORD, and are put
toibsd, where they can feel Of their in
juries without molestation.- Dan5ury
Nesos. JESS w8 sltsry .6R sass
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-05-16
VARIETIES

m. - 60 1,,.o ,,.-ro.
nA P''A '|'ess . ~
A's1ss.-esssse
10 protecs tne caaeasT7ssr
on IT, .ux 4.IJIT3A
NEVER reveals secrets TO . aseiseon'tsf
blood will tell Lssp'9 ssidca ~
WHENis o baby like March? When 1t
brings squalls. i h.,.. ..,,s -, -f-s,,,g
WHEN is it night to take any ono in?
When il rains. ..sial9 aso - aississ
H New reading Of an old proyisrfb,--
Man proposes, and woman seldom re-
fuses. gfsi tssd baa .sEAau4
Iryou let the cat out 81 the bag never
try to cram it back again !: ii only makes
matters worse. 80 ..,..,. !, - !, I'll
M.mv.cr,,prra ID s.;3 n ba the moor.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-05-16
THE AFRICAN WAY OF RATLFYING
A TREATY.

A shocking story comes from Africa.
A treaty having recently been concluded
between the King of Bonny and the
King of Opobo it was. in accordance
with the ancient custom, ratified by
sacrificing slave in a very peculiar
manner. From the crown of the head
down over the trunk m jnsision, as if
for halving, was made then several
stout men seized hold of the victim,
while some others hacked the body into
two parts along the line indicated
through the incision. One half of the
body the representative of King Bonny,
and the other half the ambassador of
King Opobo flung into the sea, by which
the contract was considered irrevocably
sealed. King Bonny tried very earn
estly to void this useless and cruel part
of the ceremony, but the Africans were
not to be dissuaded from abandoning q
time-honored usage. The victim him
self did not appear much disturbed by
the fate in store for him. His consola-
ton was that his butchers would be re-
paid with the same coin in the next
world. -
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-05-16

A GIRL Of the period appeared in Cen
tral Park, New York city, one day last
week, driving dog-cart and smoking q
cigarette.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-05-16

The Flow OF SAP.-Prof. Collins
says: The water of the sap comes from
the ground, being imbibed by the roots.
A considerable quantity of starch is
stored mp in the wood of the tree in the
fall, and this in the spring is changed to
sugar and dissolved in the water taken
in by the roots. Why sap will flow at
one time and not at another, according
to the wind or weather, is not well under
stood. Starch and sugar are very near
" the same in composition sugar only
contains little more water, chemically
united, not simply mixed with it.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-05-16

FLORIDA has only 400 Indians left. and
sn,t psrticular about keeping those.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-05-16
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II dfed = long fiIre aOOs

= ry hed snaas lama I,LoHIESO
died . long time ago;
n And with its wool she bought ceA sSy
sim about to show,
The calf twas Of Jefsey breed, =
- And hwas slicf and nice; rsfsSsIsp 9fsr
!; And Msry thought 70 feed Il vel: vsr -..L7
Twould bring her good price.
She took II on TO Warrington, s' -sias' =
- tBut Mat wsa ON slyb' :sgsS s.s%a
And shew II to the Coogresamen, saz.,.fss-1
To see II they would buy.
She told them whom H wssAcow t's'1S
- Twoald heso very naccs 3d5 sfaigxSf
!. The milk wonld BE- % good and nice s,,,..,.sf
TwouId bring them good price. -
Some Of thsm thorght twas very hne, iisisS
. & And bought shsra or twe, s,sziilasi edf
And when they thought they were Al right,
The COW began to loo.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-05-16
A FORTUNE MISSED. s /;

i A RECENT California paper records the
death, in the Shasta County Hospital,
Of Col. Michael P. Walsh, one Of the
early settlers of Chicago. Walsh was
bonn in Waterford, Ireland, and was 70
years old at the time Of his death. In
1882 he came to Chicago, when the site
where the city now stands was o mast
marsh. he purchased, for $500, eighty
scres Of land. This he kept for one year,
when, the new town not coming up to
his sanguine expectations, and thinking
itwas mott very healthful place, he sold
the lot for the amount he had paid for
it. and emigranted to q place of more
aattcring prospects. He went to Cali
fornia twenty years ago, and soon took
mp his abode at Churntown, where he
became engaged in mining. He was al
most a helpless cripple for the last If
teen years, his right arm having been
rendered useless by fallingtree. When
Walsh came to Chicago it was q mere
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"a WOULDN'T TAKE 1T ALoyG.
An .c.d re.,s.. whose eminent
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man. and a bater of tobacco After, be-
inc corn,teopslv- received the nneore,,
nui,aa lf,ou, her r,f,uctet a iono,i nine = and
eommenced smoking some yerv strong
tobacco. 10 the infinite d;soust of her
host The man maintained his COM
,osn,e sovero, ro;rptes bnt the fnmes
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-05-16
CLOTHES ON FIRE.

3 Three persons out of four would push
right up to the burning individual and
begin to paw with their hands without
any definite aim. 1t is useless to tell
the victim to do this or that, or call for
water. In fact, it is generally best not
to say word, but to seize a blanket
or any woolen fabric-if none is ct
hand, take any woolen material-hold
the corners as far apart as you can,
stretch them out higher than your head,
and rnnning boldly to the person, make
q motion of clasping in the arms. mostly
about the shoulder. This instantly
smothers the fire and saves the face.
The next instant throw the person on
the floor. This is an additional safety
to the face and breath, and any remnant
of flame can be put out more leisurely.
The next instant immerse the burnt
part in cold water, and all pain will
cease with the rapidity of lightning.
Next get some common flour, remove
from the water, and cover the burnt
parts with an inch in thickness of -four;
if possible, put the patient to bed, and
do all that is possible to soothe until
the physician arrives. Let the -four re-
main until it falls off Of itself, when
beautiful new skin can be found. I'm
less the burns are deep, no other appli-
cations are needed. The dry -four for
burns is the most admirable remedy ever
proposed, and the information ought to
be impaired to all. Theprinciple of its
action is, that like the water, it causes
instant and perfect relief srom pain by
totally excluding the air from the In
jured parts, Scientific american.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-04-17
THERE was a rather startling

THERE was a rather startling
entertainment at a late fashion.
able wedding in Milwaukee,
The parties of the first part
were l.. b, Gregg, a prominent
business man, and Augusta
Shermen, daughter of James
D. Sherman, wealthy banker,
all of Milwaukee. Parents con.
senting, minister present, and
gay wedding party assembled
in the house of The brides faith.
er. Atom OF Mr.. Sherman, and
brother of the bride, did moi
consent. He tried TO get his
father to forbid the marriage,
but the father was resolute,
cold hearted, and wanted TO
give his daughter away TO the
man she loved and he respect.
ed. Young Sherman made
some violent threats, and final
ly rushed into the parlor in the
midst oil the company, and ten
derly aimed a shotgun at his
fathers head. A gentleman
present displaced the aim just
III time, and the charge was
safely deposited in a mirror,
smashing it all 10 pieces, and
making a great deal of noise
and confusion and fright. The
young man then produced a
revolver, but before lie could
use it he was caught and take
TO Jail. The marriage proceed
ed quietly In ne absence of
the unhappy brother of the
bride. The Question now is
what to do with the young he
70 Who has made such an un-
pleasant name for himself In
Milwaukee.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-04-17


FRANCE is being depopulated
from the same cause that has
swelled emigration from Ger
many-the desire Of the young
men to escape military service.
In some districts so many
farms have become tenantless
as to render the neighborhood
unhealthy. The mass of the
emigranls 60 to South Amer
ica. The priests and the poll
ticians are both employing all
their eloquence to check the
outflow, but with very little
success. The French people
have had enough of "glory,"
and if the authorities want to
keep their youth at holue, they
must offer them other induce
ments than a long compulsory
military training.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-04-17
Secret of Health.

First, keep warm; second,
eat regularly and slowly; third,
maintain regular bodily habits;
tour h, take early and very
light suppers; fifth, keep a clear
skin, sixth, get plenty of sleep
1t night; seventh, keep cheer
'ul and respectable company;
eighth, keep out OF debt; ninth,
don't set your mind on things
YOU don't need; tenth, mind
your own business; eleventh,
don't set yourself up to be a
sharper of any kind; twelfth,
subdue curiosity; thirtee nh,
avoid drugs.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-04-17

TIE Odd Fellows of Ken
lucky expended nearly $780,
900 last year in aiding the dick
and destitute.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-04-17
Stock Sales.

Sold by A. J. Swain, auc-
tioneer:
D. Mahugh 10 VIM Mahugh,
3 head three-year-old cattle at
$37 per head, Sill.
Ii. Hubert TO John Hook, /
COW, $35.
D. Mahugh to II. Lasley, l
yoke oxen $145.
L Lacy 10 Mr.. Gasklll,
1 COW, S2025.
D. Mayhugh to Shep. Payne,
1 yoke oxen, SIP 80.
d. Mayhugh to D. R. Bray,
35 calves, at $3.50 per head,
1892 so.
VIM. Bray to j. Dunkle, IA
three-year-old cattle, at $37 per
head, $51S.
R. Carpenter to Shep. Payne,
Z two year olds, at $50 per
head, $210.
R Carpenter to Shep. Payne,
1 yoke oxen, S1O5.
Sold by Luther Bolen Auc-
tioneer:
/ yoke oxen to D. Hedges,
sellers name not given, 1925
w. Hutchison 10 j. u. Swet
land, 1 buggy, 1922
w. Hutchinson 10 j. G. Swet-
land, 1 express, S1O1.
There were some private
sales made but never reported.
Two or three lots were offered
and drawn of.
Stock sales regularly OH the
second Tuesday, of every
month. J. P. DUNKLE, Secy.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-04-17
ADVERTISING TERMS
Polar Regions,

Intensely cold, stormy, and
ice-bound, as all nature is at the
Arctic circle, there are evidences
ID multiplied forms to prove that
the climate in those inhospitable
abodes of the white bear and
walrus was once as mild, warm,
and delightful as the island Of
Cuba Vegetable productions of
the soil, so ancient we have no
date to reckon from, are abundant.
These grew luxuriantly where it
is now almost impossible to sus:
tain either plants or animals
with all the appliances of art,
and from their structure are par:
tcuarly fitted for a tropical eli.
mate. This statement requires
no proof, since the archives of
geology verify it by preserved
specimens in the rocks, the land
and caverns of the frozen North.
What forces produced the change
from a mild to a terrific region
Of storms in their most ftful OK.
hibitions Of resistless fury? The
polarity Of the earth must have
been suddenly changed.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-04-17

BRIGHAM YoUNG has resigned
the Presidency Of the Deseret
Bank.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-04-17
Riot In Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, A April I.

This afternoon just after the
close of the polls in the pre-.
cinct Eighth (old Fourth)
ward, in John Gibbons saloon
on Fourth Street, about a
square distant from The polls,
a fight commenced between
two men. Officer John Glea.
son, of the city police, went
into the saloon and tried to
quell the disturbance. A great
crowd followed, filling the
room, and the fight became
confused. Gleason fred his
pistol, shooting Luke Leonard
in the right breast. Leonard
IS thought TO be dying. Six
surgeons attend Inn. II is
said he was trying 10 keep the
crowd off the lficer.
Police officer GIeason was
severely beaten and bruised
about the forhead and ribs -
The attending surgeons fear he
will not recover. He states
that when he went IN the sa
loon the crowd turned on him
and beat him down, and that
on rising he drew his pistol
and fired. He did not seem to
know Of aiming at any partic
nlar person. Policeman Muir.
ray attempted 10 get in the sa,
loon to aid in quelling the dis
turbsnce, and was Knocked
down by the crowd and beaten,
but not severely hurt. The
timely arrival of "a police force
prevented further disturbance
Officer Gleason was Gormerl,
employed as a painter in the
Zileski shops, and is well
known hereabouis.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-04-17


The following named persons
received teachers certificates
at the last examination, as fol.
lows:
For eighteen months. Charles
B. Taylor.
For t,oelve month8.-Rob.
ert Hughes, Charles Hunter,
7 M. Buskirk and Miss Ann
Hickey.
For 8ir m0nths.-Miss Editha
Martindill, Minnie Woolley,
Adella Snriner, Maggie Hurley,
Mary j. Cox, Lavina Slater,
Mollie Weimer, Hattie Cox,
Mary Hudson, Callie Martindill,
Irene Davis, Ida Baird, Sanford
B. Eutsler.
L. o. PERDUE, Clerk.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-04-17

The Washington Star res
marks the fact that the Decla.
ration of independence was
first copied from the original
draft by an lrishman, Charles
Thompson, Secretary to the first
Congress; that it was read to
the people from a window of
of independence Hall by an
lrishman, Col. John Nixon; and
that it was first printed by an
Irishman. John Dunlap.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-04-17


A YOUNG man in Bean Hill,
Ct., was wanted as a witness
in a liquor case. He saw the
constable coming after him,
rushed into a tannery, and hid
him self in the sweating room,
where the hair IS loosened
from the skin, ty steam. The
engineer innocent!y let on the
steam, and the consequence
Is that the unwilling witness
is now as bald as old Elisha.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-04-17
L. o. PERDUE, Clerk.

A PEORIA dispatch says: "Par
lies from MedOria state that
Mrs. Workman, wife of the
Eureka Methodist minister, has
confessed to having killed Mrs.
Hedges at Eureka. She says
she did it in Self-defense. The
general feeiing is that Mrs.
Workman wss driven frantic
by the discovery of her hus-
bands too intimate relations
with the widow Hedges, and in
a fight of desperation killed
the supposed cause Of her do
mestic Misery"