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The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-05-23

Once at the town told my story to
the local police, and detachment was
sent with me to the spot.
After much searching and many false
alarms, we succeeded in finding the
ruinous old house, but it was empty and
deserted. Our birds had flown nor
did I ever recover my valise and watch
and chain, which latter had left under
my pillow.
cts Drew's gang" said the leader
of the police; "and they've troubled
us these two years. I don't think,
though, they'll come back here Just at
present.
Nor did they.
But the strangest part of my story is
to come yet. Some three weeks subse-
quently received a letter from my Sis
ter, who was with Alice in her English
home-a letter whose intelligence filled
me with surprise
"I must tell you something very,
very strange" wrote my sister, "that
happened us on the night of the 18th of
October. Alice had not been SO well
for some time; in fact she had been
confined to her bed for nearly week ;
and was sitting beside her reading.
1t was late; the clock had just struck
l, when all of sudden she seemed to
faint away, growing cold and rigid as a
corpse. I hastened to call assistance,
but all our efforts seemed vain to restore
life or animation. I was just about
sending for the doctor when her senses
returned as suddenly as they had left
her, and she sat up in bed, pushing
back her hair and looking wildly about
her.
"Alice!" I exclaimed, show you
have terrified us all. Are you n"
"Not ILL.," she answered, "but !
feel SO strange. Oracle, I have been
with my husband"
Sand all our reasoning failed to con.
vince her OF the impossibility Of her as
sertions. She persists to this moment
that she saw you and was with you on
the night of the 18th of October, OF
rather on the morning Of the 18th.
Where and how she cannot tell but we
think it must have been some dream.
She is better now, and wish you could
see how fast she is improving"
This is my plain, unvarnished tale. |
do not pretend to explain or account for
its mysteries. I simply relate facts.
Let psychologists unravel the laby-
rinthical skein. am not superstitious,
neither do believe in ghosts, wraiths,
and apparitions; but this thing I do
know-that although my wife was in
England, in the body, the morning OF
the 18th of October, her spirit surely
stood beside me in New York in the mo-
ment of the deadly peril that menaced
me. 1t may be that, to the subtle in
stinct and strength of wife's holy love,
all things are possible, but Alice surely
saved my life.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-05-23

The SoREw-DMvER. = Every family
should have new screw-driver. The
borrowed screw-driver hasn't got any
handle to it and If it has il is split.
The blade is too blunt for tho SCREWS,
and one corner is gone. Il slips and
sticks into your thumb, and breaks the
screw in two and throws you on your
feet, and it gets lost, and the owner
comes around for it, and swears It vas
nearly new. and valued mostly On 20
count Of its associations, and he wouldn't
have had it lost for ten times il value
in solid gold. You had bettsr bay >
new screw-driver at Dusossy
NeDs
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JEWISH EMIGRATION

The New York Herald says There
have lately arrived in this city several
wealthy Hebrews from Roumania, in
Europe, who have come to the Western
World as pioneers of several thousands
Of their co-religionists, resident in Rou-
mania, who intend coming over here
during the course Of the present year,
when arrangements shall have been
made for their residence in this new
land. and it is considered that the
exodus will probably settle near Lin
coin, the capital city of Nebraska. In
modern or ancient history hardly any
parallel can be found to the strocious
prosecutions which have befallen this
race in Roumania, where couple Of
years ago large number of them were
slaughtered at Berlad and other places,
while their property was burned and de-
stroyed to an immense extent. It is
computed that, as soon as their colony
has been fixed upon in the United
States, from three to five thousand will
immediately proceed across Europe to
Antwerp, in Belgium, where they will
embark for this port. Il is reported BY
Mr.. Jaroslawski, Of 423 West Forty-third
street, that fully fifty thousand Of the
Jews in Roumania are desirous Of pro-
ceeding to this country, and that an or
ganization of friends has been estab-
lshed in this city to help their perse-
cuted brethren who may arrive here.
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Nor long ago the old hippopotamus at
the London Geological Gardens suffered
much from a decayed tooth. In former
times he would have been shot, as was
poor Chunee," the elephant at Exeter
Change. Mr.. Bartlett, superintendent
Of the garden, however, determined to
pull out the tooth. He ordered the
blacksmith to make a pair of "tooth
forceps," and o tremendous pair they
were. The "bite" OF the forceps just
fitted the tooth of the hippo. By skill
full management Bartlett managed to
seize Master Hippo's tooth as he put his
head through the bars. The hippo,
roaring frightfully, pulled one way,
Bartlett and the keepers pulled the 9TH
er, and at last out came the tooth, and
Hippo soon got well again.
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THERE was an elderly gentleman wend-
ing his way to the barber shop Saturday
afternoon. Coming from an opposite
direction was an unshaven man. The
shop lay between them. The unshaven
man quickened his step; the elderly
man struck into trot. Then the un-
shaven stopped to look into window,
and the elderly man came back to a
walk. Up started the unshayen man
again, and the elderly man resumed his
trot. The unshaven man once more
slackened mp; so did the elderly man.
Then the unshaven man quickened his
gait, and the elderly man once more
struck into trot, and reached the door
painting and putting as the unshaven
man went by. And yet women are dis
satisfied with their sphere.-Danb,sry
NetUS.
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TIE Des Moines Register believes
there is one sort of o man whom even
the revivalist Hammond wouldn't deem
worth saving. II is the man who, when
q barber shop is crowded at midnight
on Saturday night, insists upon having
his hair cut, and his head shampooned.
and his whiskers trimmed, and his mus
tache powdered, and his face bay-rum-
med and camphor-iced and powdered
and perfumed, and dried and perfumed
again. A Modoc would do for peace
commissioner in effecting the civilization
Of such an individual.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-05-23
MY MIDNIGHT PERIL.

The night of the 18th of October
shall I ever forget its pitchy darkness,
the roar of the autumnal wind through
the lonely forest, and the incessant
down-pour of the rain.
"This comes of Shortcuts" I NUT
tered petulantly to myself, as I plodded
along, keeping close to the trunks of the
trees to avoid the deep ravne, through
which I could Just hear the roar of the
turbulent stream forty or fifty feet be-
low. My blood ran cold as I thought
what might be the possible conse-
quences of misstep or move in the
wrong direction. Why had I not been
contented to keep in the high road?
Hold on! Was that light, or are
my eyes playing me false?
stopped, holding on the low, resin
ous boughs of hemlock that grew on
the edge of the bank for it actually
seemed as if the wind would seize me
bodily and hurl me down the precipi-
tous descent.
It was a ight-thank Providence-it
was q Light, and no ignus fatuus or
copse CLEAN to lure me on to destrnc-
ton and death.
"Hallo-o-o-oT
Ny voice rang through the woods like
aclarion. I plunged onward through
tangled vines, dense briars and rocky
banks, until, gradually nearing, I could
perceive figure wrapped in an oil-cloth
cape or cloak, carrying lantern. As
the dim light fell upon his face I almost
recoiled Would not solitude and the
woods be preferable to the companion
1 ship of this withered, wrinkled, hideous
old man? But it was too late to recede
now.
What's wanting ?" he snarled, with
. peculiar motion of the lips that
seemed to leave his yellow stumps of
teeth all bare.
am lost in the woods; can you di-
rect me to R station? p
Yes /; R. station is twelve miles
from here"
"Twelye miles r
stood aghast.
Yes"
Can you tell me of any shelter I
could obtain for the night p
"Nor
Where are you going?"
To Drew's, down by the maple
swamp"
Is it tavern ?"
No.
Would they take me for the night ?
lcould pay them we'll"
His eyes cleaned; the yellow stumps
seood revealed once more.
guess SO. Folks do stop there"
Is it far from here
Not very about half mile"
Then let us make haste and reach
+ lam drenched to the skin"
We plodded on, my companion more
han keeping pace with me. Presently
Ne left the edge Of the ravine, entering
what seemed like trackless woods, and
ieeping straight on until the lights of
nme habitation cleaned fitfully through
Ae vet foliage
twas a ruinous old place, with the
sindsws all drawn to one side as If the
leundation had settled, and the pillars
q rude church nearly rotted away.
A woman answered my fellow-travel-
&c knock. Ny companion whispered
word or two to her, and she turned to
e With smooth, voluble words Of vel
come.
che regretted the poverty of their ac-
sonmodations but I was welcome to
oen such as they were.
Where Is Isaac 2" demanded my
guide.
he has not come in yet"
st down on . wooden bench besids
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WILLOW WHISTLES.
BY OLIVE A. wADsw0RTH.


The world Is wlde AWAKE to-oay,
The LATEST ofones ARC oustnng'
The brook sip' oy' the VINO IL gay
And every ieai Is ruslimg'
This shady oank, noasn Deecn ana oak'
With iance-hxe grasses oristies,
And you and i, TWO ldis folk,
On. heavenly sunshine of the May,
succeeding winter hoary,
what shade can shut it's light away.
what gloom resist its glory!
Down through our Ieafy canopy
Dart myriad golden missiles,
And Mid the brook, the bank, the tree,
Such wealth OF leaf such worlds OF green!
Such balm, no words can utter!
And all the birds that e'er were seen
Have gathered here to futter;
They pertly perch, with heads awry,
Upon the swaying thistles,
And evidently wonder why
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-05-23

FRED DOUGLASS was refused the use
Of the opera-house in Lexington, KY,
for lecture.
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See in smother column the advertise
msnt headed 81 WIZ Help Any Man.
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SEE in another column the advertise
ment headed "I WyN Help Any Nan. !"
, 1873-06-08
THE EXILE.

Ye, young, gay. and happy, disporting around me,
Oh long may jon flourish in mirth and in gleo;
Sweet homes, thoy await you, and kind friends sur
round you,
And sorrows sad visage you yet hare to zee. =
Your bright, sunny sm1les and your jocund employ
mcnt, ..
Recall the past scenes Of far-distant clime-
Scenes rich With remembrance Of childhoods enjoy
nent,
That shed soft light down the yistaa OF Hme.
Ny youth bright as the blush Of the morning.
Like the bird on the mountain, joyous and free ;
But misfortune has changed al to sorrow and MOURN
ing, 80
And sent me to wander far over the sea
Tho rnnbows OF promise hare vanished IN Darkness
And long, starleas night has enshrouled my sky
With fortune the friends Of my youth have DEPARTED
Left me lone and neglected, 70 laneuish and die.
Young friends, wile you can then, be gay and care
scoruiEg -.
Baak bask, while It beams, in the sums early ray;
For, with you tbs the 1oset1nted dawn Of the morn
ing 49, !.
With me Hs the gray shaded s.s Of the day.
T
, 1873-06-08

didn't; for which act Of clemency subscribe
myse!f their grateful debtor, inasmuch as had
and branch, and this little sketch would never
have been written.
Glndly We sailed awny from those inhospitable
shores, Te1oiced that our bones we're not left to
bleach on the coral-strand Of 8umatra. l be-
lieFe an expedition was subsequently sent there,
which succeeded in ut least obtaining an audi
enco Of the great potentato; but then bayonets
and rifles are persuasive, very. i can fully ap-
preciate that our friends of Holland have put
their foot in hornets nest, aud I wish. thsm
joy Of it. E. ". L.
, 1873-06-08

|
| tt -7yas Carnival. time 1rhan tbe aaod vo,ta;ro
returned to Paris after his lonr absenca anS
profnne camins not KNOWING who ha ] woa booted Sed
st OF cheered hin when he nade his sppearanoe. @ '
| thinking, in consequences OF tie strange 1rar,
ments which he wore, that be was in masquefade
Tor their amusement. And, indeed. they we're
not apparently without good grounds for form. s
ing such q suppostion, for his outdoor dress vas
a vast pelisse trimmed with fur, which com
pletely enyeloped his frail body. 4 huge Louis
Quatorze wig Of wool shaded his thin cheeks;
trimmed wish fur. In form md lace he wes
eyes still CLEANED with such marvellous brillian-
cy that their magnetic power was felt By all
upon whom they shone. He alighted, upon bis
arrival in Paris, at the hotel Of the Marquise do
Vilette, whose wife YVES Voltaire's adopted
daughter. andwas surnamed by him {" Bal1e ct
Bonne:" Voltaires niece, Mime. Denis, Was with
him. The day after his return to Paris pro-
digious concourse Of all the first people OF the
Court and city called to do homage to him, and
the DUO d'Or1eans afterwards known as the
Egalite) was prepared to receive him at the
Palais Royal with more than regal honors. Dr.
, 1873-06-08
RCHEEh, SUMATRA.

~ TIE xSQU0T q 1nt lineage 177bunE:
SIR: Acheen Head has for years been the
point from which homeward-bound Indiamer
take their last departure on the voyage from
Calcutta to Europe, in the southwest monsoon
being the southermost point OF land seen in the
Indian Ocean, and being visible many miles in
clear weather. In this capacity had the honor
hrst OF making it's acquaintance, but subge-
| quently came to more intimate personal knowl-
edge of the venerable landmark, and am not
| sorry to have escaped from it's clutches with a
| whole skin and unbroken bones. make no
| pretsnsions to graphic description or rounded
periods; but, il you will listen to an old sailors
simple yarn, will tell you the show" Of it in
the blink Of q Purser's lanterQ Though what
that may be don't know, only it's supposed to
be nauticaD.
Well, I WAS serving the old East India Com
pany (and subsequently Her Majesty in the
branch OF the marine service known as the Bon
gal Marine, on board the Light little gunboat
Pluto. It was. il REMAINDER rightly, in the fall
Of 1857 or the beginning Of 1858, that the Pluto
Was ordered to convey party to survey
the Audanan Is1ands aud report on their
adaptabi1ity for penal settlement. We
went, surveyed. and reported, among. other
things, some 10000 native Audamanese who
badly wanted civiizing, especially if penal
settiement was to be established in their midst
It Was known that the Ma1ays Of su1natra had
it WAS thought that the King OF Acheen could, If
he would, find come one in his dominions who
knew something Of the language spoken BY
these miserable Wretchea, and who might be in
:duced to act as an interpreter in any overtures
Of peace to be made to them. Accordingly, the
Viceroy Of India indited suitable letter for
delivery to His Majesty Of Acheeu, and away ne
started on our mission.
, 1873-06-08

CHAPTER II.
stayed on fire weeks at Prevesa, for though
gave my evenings to the Consul, T passed eT-
cry morning with Marion + never saw the girl
whose society had the same charm for: me.
: q eaven knows there could scarcely have
been 30 dreary 3 spot, nor one where
life had fewer pleasures; but there
seemed .. capacity for enjoyment in her
mind, which, whether for sun or aky or shore,
for breezy mountain OF dark nesting wood,
could extract it's own delight aud be happy.
had seen enough eyen on the first day met
her to be AWARE that Hope had not made merely
passing impression upon her heart, and VAS
cautious to avoid all that might revive the mem-
orr Of his name. This reserve On NY part
seemed actually at length too much orher
patience, for in one OF our long walks abe sud-
denly asked me il had never known him. :
No. replied : never; and I have been
whose intimacy with you foel Jealous" -
How do % you mean mean @ jealous @ :. asked ahe, turn,
the Homeric siu1le, the " ox-eyed."
Perhaps ny Eofd sit vas M ll,ehosen, !" said I, in
vas tho discontinue I felt on thinking tbat
there had been one who walked with you where
, 1873-06-08

AI6 you tuat Goes n0t KNOW that muCN. anu tnht
il you wanted uisd, it's the italian should give
it, and there is no italian or Frenchman here.
There's no one here but q Russian Strantopsky,
d bis eyes-good morning." and be again
turned his face to the wall. cannot bay what
prompted me to continue our little promising
u the mans manner at Notwithstanding
that seemed to- indicate very different condi-
t1on from the present-that determined at all
hazards to Gnger On.
II don't suppose The sight of countryman
can be . very common event in these regions"
pleasant one!"
"Who told you that, my good fellow?" said
ne, With more animation than before. Who
said that.it gave me- any peculiar pleasure to see
one OF those people that remind me Of other
times and very different habita ~"
AT all events I, as an individual, cannot
open these ungracious recol1ections, for never
saw yen before,-Ido not even now know your
The F. Q. List has the whole biography.
6ouls, Oxford, where he took first class in
classics and law was appointed cornet in the
Second Life Guards, 9Th = 1s-; sent
with Lord Raycrofts mission to Denmark
to invest His Christian Majesty With the
Garter Contested Msrcheston,-ls-, and WIS
returned On Petition III finish what's not in
the book-backed Queen Nab at seven to two
got regular cropper-had to bolt, and live three
years IN swedon-took to brandy and STRONG
:avendish, and ended as you see-V. c. at
Prevosa. Is not that brilliant ending for =,
1outh Of promise2. Do you remember in your
match it 7"
By this time had risen to the sitting posture,
md with his hair rudely pushed back by his |
lands, and his face grown rcd with passion, |
ooked as fierce end passionate as high excite
nent could make man |
"1've heard your name very often,' said ],
a1mly =. " Close and st. John used to talk Of
on constantly;. and i. remember Moreeby say-
0g -you we're the best rider OF fat race
mongst the gentlemen OF England"
"I Waa better, ten times better, ac1o6s couu-
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OH 9ailg Afsns.
Advertising.

Judicious advertising always pays.
Ii you have a good thing, advertise it. IF
you havn't, don't.
If you don't mean to mind your own
business it will not pay to advertise.
Never run down your opponents goods
in public. Let him do his own adver
Using
You can't eat enough in one week to last
whole year. and you can't advertise on
that plan, either
A large advertisement once and then
discontinued creates the impression that
the man has fizzled.
It's as true Of advertising as of anything
else in the world-if it S worth doing at ali.
its worth doing well.
Injudicious advertising is like fishing
where these are no fish. You need not LET
the lines fall in the wrong place.
Ii You can arouse curiosity by an adyer-
tlsement it is a great point gained. The
fair sex don't hold all the curiosity in the
world
The people who advertise only once in
three months forget that most folks can't
remember anything longer than about sew,
en- days.
A standing advertisement, even though
small one, is like a sign over a store
ever in sight, and constant suggestion tc
the public of something the public should
have, and the place to get it.
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Grand commemoration

THE finest musical talent in the country will be
! secured for this concert, and the managers are
determined 10 make il grand affair, and THE event
q this winter. Tickets, ONE DOLLAR each. These
tickets will entits the holder TO admission to the
Grand Concerf, and also to chance in the distri-
button of the magnificent gifts hereinafter de-
scribed, which will positively be given away 10 the
holders Of tickets after the concert.
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ONE DOLLAR!
And increasing the number of prizes to
Ten Hundred & Twenty

az Those holding tickets in the original scheme
can return them to j. c. WALLACE, Manager, Day-
export, and receive two chances in the new scheme
for one in the old.-which will give them one
chance in ID TO draw prize.
The managers assure the public that the drawing
vii
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
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MISSOURI.
Established in st. Louis 1897.

Office NO 61s North Fifth street, (between Washing
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