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The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-03-07
TO PREVENT KEROSENE ACCT
DENTS.

Never fill the lamp when lighted.
Trim always by day, putting in fresh
oil every morning and removing the
charred portions of the wick. Avoid
exposing the lamp to sudden drafts,
which blow the flames into the reser-
voirs of oil and explode them. Carry
them about as little as possible, and be-
fore doing 50, lower the wick. Never
burn with the flames too low, for this
causes smoke and smell. Never extin-
guish them by blowing; there is always
gas in the reservoir of the lamp, and
the instant the flames descend and come
in contact Herewith, explosion follows !;
put them out by covering the wick. If
these simple instructions are attended
to-, explosion is impossible, ell bad
smells avoided, and light obtained
twice as brilliant as gas at half the cost.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-03-07
CAUGHT A TARTAR.

A gentleman one evening was seated
near a lovely woman when the COM
pany around him were proposing conun-
drums to each other, and turning to his
companion, he said:
"Why is lady like mirror ?"
She gave it up.
Because" said the rude fellow, ga
mirror reflects without rehecting."
every good" said she. "Now an
swer me. Why is man unlike mir
ror q .t.I -.. AID Fe
81 cannot tell YOU" ..
Because the mirror is polished, and
the man is not"
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-03-07
NATIONAL MARINE SIGNALS.

The necessity for uniform system OF
national marine signals is illustrated by
the terrible disaster in the sinking of
the emigrant ship Northfeet in the En-
glish channel, one night last week, when
she was stove in by steamer, which is
believed also to have been sunk by the
collision. Some 800 mortals were sent
to watery grave by the disaster, which
the varying system of signals may have
been the cause of. The Northfeet, at
anchor, may have displayed the proper
signals according to the English code,
but these may have been misinterpreted
by the other vessel. An international
system of maritime signals has long
been needed, and this awful calamity
may hasten its adoption.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-03-07
TWO ROSES.
BY GEO. II. FULLERTON.

When the winter winds were blowing
Upon the northern host, 4..-.
And storms severe were showing,
Along the eastern coast,
There came courier, bringing
Away Fl 1m southern lands,
Where Inei ry birds were singing,
A gift from pretty hands.
May roses, l remember,
She found in open air,
That, in the late December
We're blooming bright and fair;
Nav roses sweet, that linger
Full oft TO summer time,
She pIucked, with dainty finger,
For me in frozen cline.
One bloomed in tender beauty,
To show the trust sustained:
The other rose was duty,
That for ny life remained.
1t was budding flower,
With hope enshrined therein,
And symbolizes the power
OF him who strives TO win.
Tween hallowed leaves I pressed them,
To save them from decay,
And oft my heart hath blessed them,
Since that eventful day;
when earthly scenes around mo
Have naught Of cheer to give,
And with their wiles confound me,
Till disdaiR to live.
bless the sweet confiding
The full-blown rose displays,
And hear the gentle chiding
For my unworthy ways;
While hope revives, inspiring,
Till l again begin,
And striving, never tirirg,
The prize easy to win.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-03-07
DON'T.

Don't spit ON the floor; don't at all if
you can help it. Don't drum with your
fingers or feet; don't sit with your feet
higher than your head; don't go with
dirty nails; don't trim or clean your nails
in company; don't clean your nose, ears
or teeth in the presence of others; don't
eat with your knife; don't blow your
nose at the table; don't make slipping
tea or eating soup vocal exercise; don't
eat fast; don't drop orange peel or peach
skin on the sidewalk; don't interrupt
others in conversation; don't use pro-
fame language; don't whisper in church
or at concerts; don't pull your watch out
in church; don't sleep in church; don't
run in debt, but if ysu do, don't forget
to pay; don't borrow your neighbor's
newspapers.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-03-07
ONLY SAM, OATS ALL.

Here is n very good anecdote, re-
minding one somewhat of Mrs. Stoves
"Topsy:"
During the last year of the war con-
traband came into the Federal lines in
North Carolina and. was marched up to
the officer of the day to give an account
of himself, whereupon the following col
loquy ensued: =
"What is your name?"
"My names Sam"
"Sam what?"
"No, sab, not Sam Watt. Use jist
Sam"
"What's your other name?"
81 hasn't got no other name, sab.
Use Sam, dat's all. " .....
"What's your masters name?"
Use got no master now; massa
ruined away-yah yah! Use free mig
ger now"
. "Well, what's your fathers and moth
er's name?' ...
Use got none, sah-nebber had none.
Use list Sam-ain't nobody else"
"Haven't you got any brothers and
sisters ?" -F
"No, sab neber had none. No brud-
der, no sister, no fader, no mudder, no
massa-nothin' but Sam. When you
see Sam, you sec all there is Of u.s."
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-03-07
NOT MUCH SACRIFICE.

A young couple were sitting together
in romantic spot, with birds and flow
ers about them, when the following dia-
logue ensued:
"My dear, if the sacrifice of my life
would please thee, most gladly would l
lay it at thy feet"
"Oh, sir, you are too kind! But it
Just reminds me that wish you'd leave
of using tobacco"
"Can't think of that. It's habit to
which am welded"
every well, sir since this is the way
you lay down your life for me, and as
you are already welded to tobacco, III
take good care you are never welded to
me, as it would be bigamy."
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-03-07
VOL. u.--NO. 20.
NO HOME.

NO HOME.
When the honeysuckles bloom
And the wrens fiutter DER
Their nests in the vine,
As they have for years before,
My heart fiutters DER
A long-deserted nest,
And cries out for home
Home and rest.
When the wild roses shed their leaves
Ger the rocks with moss o'ergrown,
And 1 think of the summers
That over them have flown,
My heart would be rose,
To scatter, year by year,
Its petals DER the rock
Changeless and dear.
When the night-winds in the pines
Sing their songs Of the sea,
And I seem to be rocked
As my mother rocked me,
And dream am lying
Below the ground-bird's nest,
With the pines above me sighings
In dreamless rest.
'Tis sweet to know home
Awaits me, so still,
Meath the shadows of leaves,
On breeze-haunted hill,
There my fathers ashes lie,
There on Mother Earth's breast.
Ny heart will find a home
Home and rest.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-03-07
CURRENT ITEMS.

LOUISIANA is SO named in honor Of
Louis XIV.
+ The Cars birthday is to be specially
celebrated this year. ..-....-..
THE late Gov. Geary was the first
Mayor of San Francisco.
MARCUS TULLIUs CICERO CLEMENS is
one of the Selectmen of Rome, Ga. -
/, In playing Hamlet, Booth uses the
! skull of a Western horse-thief named
Glover. -.ra-r.7,,.. ,TpEI
IT is suggested that Darwin, who has
just turned GA, is old enough to know
| better. -.,.t 6 .l.,.--r.-.'t
The Carolinas were named in honor of
Charles l., and Georgia in honor of
George III. r....-
A BRITISH officer, who pretends that
his name is Burjoice B. Jove, is regis
tered at a Chicago hotel. He is not a
"British officer" he is printer.
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, which was start
ed as a training school for ministers,
now turns less than one-fifth of its gradu
ates into the theological profession.
MARY LOVE, of Tennessee, receives
$1,000 by act of Congress for services in
, the war in carrying dispatches from Gen.
Grant to Gen. Burnside, in Knoxville,
through the rebel lines.
CHARLES FARNcIs ADAMS has accepted
the invitation of the Legislature of New
York to deliver an address on the occa-
sion Of the memorial service by the State
i'll honor of the late William II. Seward.
The great fires in American cities
within year and half have cost the
country S300,0O0, 200, which is more
than it has cost all Europe, save in war,
since the great fire of London, 200 years
ago. ..t- 80"
NIAGARA FALLS, with water power Of
$4,000, 900 cubic feet per minute, manu-
factures one operating stool for the use
of dentists, every day one spooler and
twister, for woolen and cotton mills
every week, and printing paper to supply
the weekly edition of apYer.
4 PROPOSITION is before the Massachu-
sets Legislature looking toward the re-
peal of the constitutional amendment in
that State which prohibits the exercise
| of the elective franchise to all who are
unable to read the Declaration of Inde-
pendence and the Constitution of the
Commonwealth.
THE Western Union Telegraph Com
pany contempletes soon discarding its
iron wires throughout the whole country
and substituting therefor No. 8 gal
vanized wire. A No. 6 iron wire will be
/ retained between Omaha and Chicago,
passing through Davenport. Thisgrand
change will involve an expense Of one
million dollars.
! WHAT it costs to "run' Plymouth
Church, Brooklyn, a year is shown in
the following figures: Henry Ward
Beecher, $4,000; Mr.. Halliday, assist
ant pastor, 5000; Mr.. Weld, first SEX
ton, 5000; Mr.. Raynor, second sexton,
| 81, 200; music, $1,000; insurance, $500;
current expenses, $1,000; Plymouth
library, 800. Total, $4,000.
JOHN G. WHITTIER, the Quaker-poet,
writes that "The hour Is fast coming
when, under the indisputable teach
ings of science, men cannot trust
altogether to the letter of the law of God
as we find it in Holy Writ, but must
look more for guidance to the divine law
of his conscience, which is immutable,
and not subject to the speculations and
! hypotheses of translatOrs."
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-03-07
C4MPHOR WOOD.

The camphor-wood boxes brought from
China and the East are well known for
their strong preservative odor, and are
found useful in keeping away moths
from woolens and furs. The China and
Japan camphor tree belongs to the lau-
rel family, but that of Sumatra and Bor-
neo is the Dyrobalanops Camphora.
Even the leaves and fruit smell of cam
phor. In Sumatra this tree is abundant
ly met with on the west coast, chiefly in
the extensive bush, but seldom In places
more than 1000 feet above the level of
the sea. The tree is straight, extraor-
dinarily tall, and has gigantic crown,
which often overtops the other woody
giants by 100 feet or so. The stem is
sometimes 90 feet thick. The Barus
camphor of this island is the most es-
teemed of any, and it is for this drug,
obtained in but small quantities-sel-
dom more than half pound to tree
that it is ruthlessly destroyed. The
tree, when felled, is divided into small
pieces, and these are afterward split,
upon which the camphor, which is found
in hollows or crevices in the body of the
tree, and, above all, in knots or swell
ings of branches from the trunks, be-
comes visible in the form of grannles or
grains. An essential oil also exudes
from the tree in cutting, which is some
times collected, but is scarcely remuner-
ative. On the west coast of Formosa
there are forests of camphor wood, and
great deal of crude camphor is shipped
thence to Annoy and other Chinese ports.
Large quantities of the wood are sawn
into planks. Tables and cabinets are
then made of it, and it is also turned
into platters and washing basins.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-03-07

A Troy man made complaint to the
police the other day because his wife
eats dry cake in bed.s He wassdvised
to get a suit of under-clothes made OF
sheet-iren and wear them at nights.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-03-07
A DISTINGUISHED clergyman in Boste

n DISIIN6UISHED CItIRy uluiI III Io"0of'
performed the marriage ceremony, and
the couple walked out without bestow-
ing any fee. But the bride turned and
said: "We are verv much obliged to
you, sir and hope one of these days
we shall be able to retaliate."
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-03-07
FACTS IN NATURAL HISTORY.

FACTS IN NATURAL HISTORY. -
The rattlesnake finds superior foe in
the deer and black snake. Whenever
buck discovers rattlesnake in a situa-
ton which invites attack, he loses no
time in preparing for battle. He makes
ND within ten or twelve feet of the snake,
then leaps forward and aims to sever the
body of the snake with his sharp bifur-
Gated hoofs. The first onset is most
commonly successful, but if otherwise,
the buck repeats the trial until he cuts
the snake in twain. The black snake is
also more than an equal competitor
against the rattlesnake. Such is the
CELEBRITY, both in running and entwining
itself around its victim, that the rattle.
snake has no way of escaping from its
fatal embrace. When the black and
rattlesnake are about to meet for battle,
the former darts forward at the height of
his speed, and strikes at the back of the
neck of the latter with unerring certain
ty, leaving a foot or two of the upper
part of the body at liberty. In an in
slant he encircles him within five or six
folds; he then stops and looks the
strangled foe in the face, to ascertain
the effect produced upon his corseted
body. If he shows signs of life, the
coils are multiplied and the screws tight
ened, the operator all the while watching
the countenance of the victim. Thus
the two remain thirty or forty minutes;
the executioner then slackens one coil,
noticing at the same time whether any
signs of life appear; if so, the coil is
resumed and retained until the incar-
cerated wretch is completely dead. The
moccasin snake is killed the same way.
TERITABLE INDIA RUBBER MAN.
The Gardiner (Me } Journal gives the
following particulars of the wonderful
escape of Mr.. Joseph Glazier, of that
city, from instant death. He was ex-
amining a paper mill in Topsham, and
while so engaged the skirt of his coat
caught in the roll. He Immediately be-
thought himself to throw off his coat,
but in doing so his hand was drawn into
the rails. "I'll let it pull my arm out,
he thought to himself, but as the merci-
less machinery pulled at the stout mus
cles and tendons, Mr.. Glazier found
that his arm would not pull off without
breaking his neck.
Just think of such Il situation for q
man to be in! Coolly submitting to his
fate, he turned his head over on the side
to save his nose, and through the space
of about four inches he was drawn to his
hips. He says as the rolls passed ovel
his head it made noise like grinding
coffee in mill, and that's the last he re
members. The blood spurted from hi'
eyes, ears and mouth SO as to go on t.
the dryer, twelve feet distant. He was
taken up for dead, but, strange to say
he is now about the streets. The space
he went through was about four inches
we are told, but the upper roll could ris'
little by what give there was to 81
eighty-inch belt. The Journal naturall,,
remarks that it hardly seems possibl
that man could be ground througl
such small space and live.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-05-24
TEXAS ITEMS.

The Southwestern Index says that on
the ljlh inst. the thermometer stood a.
1909 in the shade.
Fresh butter cannot be had in Gran'
bury VIEW often. The amount ot The
above article brought in each week would
hardly be sufficient 10 grease skillet for
a FISH fry.-LGranbury Nidel'e,
-Four thousand dollars is sail to have
been tho receipts ct the Fair gates on
Thursday. Ten thousand Is the generally
accepted estimate OF The number Of
strangers. Five hundred thousand dollars
is the amount said to have been expended
by them. = Houston Age.
Miss Fanny GrunewaIj, n Miss Of
twelve summers, and the daughter Of our
esteemed fc llow.citizen Reno Grnncweli,
Esq, won he prize at the State Fair for
the best piano playing - Houston Union.
From Mr. |. n. Gray, who resides in
the vicinity of Clarksvile, we lcarn that
the house of Mr. Thomas payis was struck
by lightning last Tuesday evening The
family were all inside at the time 4 son
Of Mr. Davis, aged about ten years, was
instantly Silled, and the others were So
verely shocked Tine entire gable end of
'he honse was torn away by the force of
the bolt Paris Press
- On last Tuesday night about eleven
o clock, Paris was visited with one of the
heavrs, hail storms known to the oldest
inhabitants Of the county Hail slOues rs
large as y hens cgg fell in great Quanli-
les and many that wetcslli larger Roofs
were somewhat da mayed, and scarcely IL
pnnO Of glass was left uubroken ia the
walls OF buildings tacine to the west, IN
sol0c iocalitiOs gardens were greatly in
iured, and few miles nor west Of Paris
crops were almost ruined, but in this To-
cality the storm ia sad 10 have been ia
The early evening, there having been two
distinct storms few bonrs apart - very
strange occurrence Paris CostnopoIilc.
--Walstou lgowth, colored boy l6
years old, found tho gold bracelet adyer-
tised in Ne Telegraph on Sunday, aud
promptly reported it Mt the Office. lie was
sent with it to the lady who OWES it, and
she gave him liberal reward for iu1 re-.
turn. 1t gives us pleasure to record this
act Of honesty in this young boy, and in
it we see that he will become II useful mau
and a worthy citizen Houston Telc,
graph.
The crowd of wagons at the depot
this N 4rDing so obstructed the approach
of The mail-wagOn to the cars, TINT the
mails would have been left behind bad it
not been fer the accidental presence there
Of Mr.. Callahan, the special agent OF the
Postollice Department, and it required all
his influence and energy to get them on
board before the train started Austin
Journal
Last Monday night, one Dock Dopo-
ven was caught by i. b. Hunt, the city
Marshal, in an attempt TO ire the Music
Hall. lie had collected combustib,es Ond
placed under the floor @. the building, and
touched fire to them; all tho while being
watched by the Marshal who arrested him
in the act, and lodged him in Jail lie has
been examined, and in default of $500
bend, now lies in Jail.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-05-24
Tho Goa Company Of this Civ,

Tho GNs Company of this City,
II lswllh no ordinary pleasure that We
announces 10 our readers ihis morning that
the Gas Company Of this city, recently or
ganiEed under tho supervision Of Col.
Jones !ismilion is now ready to commence
the cree ton Of their works, We have bad
the pleasure Of meeting Col, II. since his
arrival 10 our city, and have learned from
him that bis company was chartered by
tho present Legislature, which limited the
oapilal stock Of the company NJ f00,OOo,
authorizing the issuance of 600 shares OF
stock Of 500 value each Col Hamilton
" for the present located at the office OF
Drs. Keller pharcs, on Main street,
where be IL rt01y to sell ~ maly shares
MS mNy be desired by our citizens,
The company Is II wealthy one and is
ablO TO carry on to successful completion
tho erection Of their w.rks, whether any
shares he disposed Of or not but as it is
no less paying than home enterprise
tho company have determined to throw
open their portals md invite all who may
lcsiI to do so, TO participate in the profits
which will most certainly be realized by
those interested in the undertaking. We
trust that this movement, 30 essential TO
tho comfort and convenience Of our people,
will reet with hearty support, and We
cOmmeDd 10 our citizens the gentlemen
who have the matter in hand, Mnin pipes
will DO laid aloug the principal streets of
the city, and We trust that every house in
Dallas viii have connection hcrcwilh, so
that they may glow aud CLEAN with gas
light, tho sOreSt, yet brightest illuminat-
ing medium yet discovered.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-05-24

sion until Texas thN' stand equal with
all other sections In 'hr transportation OF
her products,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-05-24

Who ara authorised 10 receive subscription, and
advertising Tor tho Ilnliy mud weekly lrRALD
J. O. Chew, go Bnsdwnv, New York q p.
howell 4 Co.. n, Park Row Nov Yoki Coo
cnihtrll 4 Co., pLllNdNlhhia Grimm 4 Hoffman,
baltimore 7, Mclnyrc New 0rlcnnsi ", II
Gushing, Houston ilon, ire, W, Innr, Amiini
Loo Tnrlc'on, "i@ Pine street, ~. Louis, Mo,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-05-24
FOR SALE.

INVALUABLE TOWN PROPERTY N PALES.
Y TINE. Texas
gold, 900.
ond one and half story Store House on the
Square worth, gold, 81 500,
Homestead and ioIr acres of land yyry cOn,cu.
lent to both stores and beautiullr located. worth
gold, S5O0O
All Of tho above may lac bought Low FOR CASH
or Ind in exchange foe improved property in Dallas
or Waco, at liberal prices
Apply by letter or in person to
JIM. LANGSTUN
Palestine, Texas.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-02-08
SUCCESSIOY S.aLE.


PURSUANT to order of the Parish Court,
L for Rapides Parish, Louisiana, issued in
suit No. III, of the Probate Docket, there
of, entitled Succession of John Lodowick
Compton, to me- directed, / shall sell the
perishable property Of the deceased, BY
Public Auction, at bis late residence Of, Ba-
you Bout, on.
Saturday, the 9Th day Of February,
1878,
at IL NJ.
A complete set of Parlor Furniture,
One Grey Horse
One Buggy and Harness
Terms cash.
P.B. COMPTON,
administrator.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-02-08
Nelu aobertissnlsnts,
SUCCESSION SALE.

"URSUANT to an Order of
= Sale, issued by the Honora-
bic the Parish Judge, of Rapides
Parish, Louisiana, in Shit No. 106S,
in the Succession of John p. Petite
way, deceased, commanding me to
sell for the payment OF debts, the
property herein described. / shall
offer for Sale at Public Auction, at
the Court House, in Alexandria, on
SATURDAY. the 10Th day ofFEB-
RUARY, 1873,
1T IL NJ, the following property of
the Defehdent, viz:
A Saw Mill, Engine and Fixtures
situated on the Cummings Place,
about seven miles below Alexan-
dria, on the right bank of Red River.
TERMS :-CASH.
ID G. PAUL,
Sheriff aud tx officio Auctioneer.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-02-08

The family and guests are pre-
sented with coffee or chocolate be-
fore rising in the morning. This Is
called the desanno. Almuerzo or
breakfast about nine, and comida,
or dinner, at three or four O'Clock,
Gene, or supper, is either omitted
or served at will.
The women oil FL Paso are, like
those throughout Northern Mexico,
much fairer in complexion than
those further South. There is an
uniformity and regularity in their
features which would be insipid
were they not relieved by beauti-
fully white teeth and a soft, dreamy
languor in the eyes. The hair and
ewes of both sexes are dark, and
this NAV account for their so in-
tensely admiring the Saxon type
that by them "A blonde is almost
adored, while red hair is considered
a marvel of beauty. The women
dress usually in excellent taste, Sc
tlecting colors adopted to their com
complexion, while the mantilla and
rebosa- are always graceful.
Very many persons, having bnt a
superficial knowledge of their char
acter, denounce the women ofMexi-
co as being wanting in virtue. 1t
is true in one sense, but, then, II
should be reflected that the nation
is one of masters and servants, 10 DIS
and serfs. II would not be gener-
Gus, or even just, to condemn a
Russian peasant girl for having
been endowed with enough beauty
10 attract the attention OF her feudal
lord, and because she must be sub
missive to his will. Writers before
INDUCING in wholesale denuncia
ton and unqualified condemnation
should test their own power to re
sist temptation by dieting themsel
YES for a period on peck of corn
meal, quart of beans, and PIN
fof salt week perhaps, no very
severe trial would be imposed upon
their chastity by such an ordeal
but they will learn charity fol
other human weaknesses.