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The Citizens Pledge-A Reply to
"Fred."

Mn. EDITOR - \ few words 10 answer
''frcd=' - objections to the citizens pledge
A. he is friend uf temperance all must be sorry
his early divergence from the path which thou.-
ands OF other equally ardent lovers of the good
cAii-e uehi, precildes our following him IN AN
nnknown track to ascertain how he is proving
MS professions and showing what he /. doing
Tor THE cluse. Nh"n We see his works We will
have confidence in his faith
The work oi the Woman Temperance League
Is not 'spasInOdc' effort. They ani II true
friends OF the cause, intend 10 hi it out on that
line IL IL takes several Summers. For the iiI,t
time in The history Of the temperance III pvcmrnt
is friends have gone down 10 the seat of The dis
ease. They are no longer tickling thr surface of
the cancer but, with Lancet III hand, are hunting
Tor the tap-rOo; and from the tenderness of th,.
sore l! seems they have found il. The friends of
temperance would send oil no scaut goat into the
wilderness except the foul monster alcohol laden
with The appalling sins Of sending annually 70
drunkardS' graves III the United State, LEO oyi
IN sendng to prison loo, ,GJJ more; in making
~D, OoO confirmed drunkands; in making 40 UOj
wiioWs; IN reducing TO Orphanige, begaury and
want 900 children; in worse than wasting
Sl 90 Uo, 600 IN the vile traffic, (Which is SG10,-
OUo, 100 more than Is spent Tor -four and meal
cotton goods, boots and shoes, clothing, wouIen
goods, newspapers and joh printing in thi,
country IN one year). The friends of ."mperancc
are not actuated by pcrspIIal motive, in their
WORK; they are hishcr-minded than that; their
ann Is nobler, purer one than to njure nny one
Rather, they desire that great and immeisuru-
bIe INJURY shouid cease-iii injury 10 the weeping
wife and starving children; an injury to the un-
fortunate man, father. and husband, who has
bees made wicked druskard, by others, who
have furnished hun, for pelf the means that
have destroyed his soul and body Ii Is no. he.
cause they ''iove C:rsar less, but Rome more -
Not that they have the least personal ll-wiil to-
ward Messrs. BeekInan and Wells whom they
desire TO patronize again as soon they can
consistently with their p,edg., but because they
have higher regard for humanity, the League
and out-and-enf friends OF temperance refuse to
have any part or lot in traffic which those two
gentlemen themselves confess they 'sneyer
liked They do not wish to degrade or pro-
scribe any one; but, rs they lay some claim TO
conscience, they must not be expected to violate
that heaSen-bOrp monitor by countenancinr
what they honestly believe to be an evil-they
can not share the sin of the man who "giyeth his
neighbor drink-that putteth the bottle to his
lips: They can not be consistent Christians
while patronizing the liquor-dealer, though he
is IA very clever fellow, and sells his groceries
cheap.
8. No brutal, drunken husband and SOM Is
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SAVANNAH. MO-, FRIDAY. APRIL 10. 1874

''petted'' by friends Of tenipe:lnce in the sense
OF approval of his course, but for reformation.
We may have compassion and pity for himns the
poor slave of vice, and n, vile sinner for whom
iloiv writ informs u there Is no place in the
hinSlrm Of heaven lis Woe l. sufficiently great
hlready-he j, punished every day Iiut, of
every crime of which he i guilty, the liuilOr-
seller l. an accessory before the acT.
1. The remedy PROMISED 10y Fred for the
whole maady, is dcci ledly amusing. After II
man has lost snlic Inirol account of thu rlva-
gcs of disease the J59G01 liqUor-sclcrs in the
nucd states have spread broadcast through
the land, il is to teach the burning, itching.
nrvnr-to-br-satiSiict throat OF the drunkard not
10 thirst fer liquor. How easy.
sal"nni,t, with green shutters 10 hide the
miserable hell y1u keep AMI the lnyriliis of
devils concealed in vour tiecanters, the blossoms
o HE lnitriml pit all over your face your heart
as ha'd Il, mount in granite to The cry OF the
orphan and the widow. You are good t-llow
yon are ia lcgltimitc business; You have per-
irct right to your property. But o! what
knarc Is that miserable fellow lying yonter in
the gutter! What in the world did you get
drunk for?'' ''lircGu>r conii not Grt past your
irlenl's sal BON thi> .nrupcrty) nc oSs the wav -
To such Eonstrous IIsur,lifics will ''Fred's''
theory drive any one who attempts to Law any
claim To being II friend ~ temperance. Drunk
eh'iess Is not only Il crimr, but n disease. which
makes MN rs helpless TO contend against his
raging appeiit" Tor rum. as raralyic Is to run
foOt-rirr. \ Young man once said: If YOU
put glass of wine on cannon's mouth and
Knew the cannon VIII discharge It's load the
moment 90 in front of il 10 take it would have
10 do it There is no remedy for this diseased,
helpless, unhappy sinner, hut To shut up the vile
Ge Is wh,rt his disease is caught and to-terrd.
IL Is scnSclcsS stupidity ii il blind siubh,rnhc5s,
II l. The shallOweSt soph-iry under the sun to
talk OF purifying the streams rs long the foun-
ialls continue 10 boil and surge with deadly
poison and the bro.h of hell,
His la,l and Longest objection Though dacd-
cdIy the weIkeSD that the Womln's League and
the s!gncrs of the pledge trying To build up
the business Of their friends nj the eNprnse of
others, and electionecring for lat () Offices in
savannah, for their friends, savors lar more of
''pc'u anre and childish weakness than of
common sense, and Is too shallow and silly for
consideration. \. L. NJ.
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Roll of Honor for March.

The following sums have been paid on SUBJ
scripton during Marrh by the parties named
Shraaaah-A + Reecc 81 20, Jas Miller s5c, W
Wells 81 80. Edmund Wright 81 30. W \ Pet
tijohn ST 80. j A Holt 81 80, u Paige 81 So l.
u Nash 81 80, ID \ Bra,tie 81 20, + VI Wood 59c.
W j Chapprlear 40c, Wilhelm Smith 81 80, j
L Aligrld 81 80, Daily 81 30, J VI Dougherty
81 80, 6 W Seccman 1.c. p Miller Il sons 81 30,
Judge Eohrer ST -, II ii trvry 81 30, Vim host
wick 81. W II ii Cox 81, j McCandliss 81 ~,
Vim Tanner 75c. J W Tisdale Sic.
Roseaddie-.t Cobb 81 80, ii ID Mcdowell I5c.
+ NJ Rhodes 81 30, Geo L Bennett 81 Sd, Ezra Il
Kellogg 81 80.
Bsru, Ks.-N u IIileman 81 80.
Parker p. O-ti W Ncese lie, l. Sae'ty 81 -.
81. Joseph-.Jas Breckinridge 15c, Henry Ziul-
merman soc, q q StrOck &c.
Ama-onia-(has o Bright &c. Jacob Brett I:'c,
A ) Clemens 75c, II Deglow .5c, j ii Martin 15c,
L Mct;Onagle s..
MiHinburg, Pd.-Chas Schrincr 81.
Flag Syrmgs-A q Adkins 81 80.
WhitoriHe-Frank NJ Wall 81 50, A j Contest
81 30. Joseph Younger 81 30.
Cidrindd I0lci-N Graf 81 20.
Boick0r-H Williams I5c, Benz Roberts 81 50
EHpire PrGirie-E StOrmes 81 30, Wm II
Bu!la 81 so
Little Rock, irk.-Rnbt Heren 81 %.
Vest Point. Neb.-S + Owens 15c
Tangent, Ore9On--C NJ Cleniens 81 so.
Mantle, U.-G W Gepford 15c.
Island City, Mo- u Gepford 81.
FILLMORE, Mo-Antirew Chambers 81 80
Portcr's Ranch, Ks.-J NJ Wood ST.
Craig, Mo-A J Bostwick 81.
Rochrster--D NJ White 8, p.
San Frdncisco, Gals Is Wakefield al 20
Castle p. O.-D Ii Lyon 81 80.
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A Card.
EMPIRE PRAIRIE,

EMPIRE PRAIRIE, April G, 1874.
FRIEND EDIToH-Sir: ! see several
articles in your paper lately headed
Empire Items" and signed "B." Now.
sir, take no exceptions to anything that
correspondent .'B." has written, except
the item where he states that Empire is
all agog over certain reports derogative
of the character of Rev. Mr.. l.. take
exceptions TO that article because ! don't
believe it does any good TO add fuel to
the flames. believe in letting relir-
iouS denominations settle their dilferen-
ces within themselves. Now. rs the
most of the people in this ncighborhood
are under the impression that | wrote
those articles, | will state that | never
wrote them. rs you know; and will
say farther that, when | conclude To
write, | will sign my name in iull to the
articles written by me- Respectfully.
DAVID BONIIAM, JUN.
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Frank" and the Windmill.

Mr.. EDITOR-ln my former letter
attempted to give the reasons which the
County Court had for believing the
county should pay Il portion OF the eX-
penscs of securing a good reliable sup
ply of water on the public square. At
the close ! threw out a bait, in the
shape of some advice to "Frankr to
profit by the experience of two years
ago. 1t had the effect red rag has
upon turkey gobbler, and he comes at
Granger with a fury scarcely appeas-
able. He has nit the wrong mlrk, how
ever, when he saws "GranTer' j. ANY,
thing but veritablr Granger indeed.
The pretensc that have attempted To
blacken any ones character is about as
transparent As anything could be. His
attempt to make the Changers RESPONSE
BILE for the acts of thc County Court will
be equally futile. | claim that Il can
did, fair minded man can see no wrong
in the county contributing its share to-
ward a work which is of manifest hcne.
fit to the whole county at largc. In the
matter of the windmill ut Savannah,
does il not afford much more accommo-
dation to the farmer in the distant part
of the county than ii does to the citizens
of Savannah The farmer is compelled
to bring his team when he comes to Sa-
vannah, and were there no public place
to give them water, they would be com
PEELED to put up at Il livery stable to pro-
cure this luxury, and this would be an
expense which would not be will
linely borne. The steady stream of
farmers teams to the watering trough at
the west end Of the square gives ample
proof of its appreciation by those living
in various parts Of the county. So far
as Judges Cascand Talbot are concerned,
they are doubtless willing to be respon-
sible for their official acts-the hue and
cry Of ''county-scat clique" to the con-
trarynotwithstanding. do not wish to
handy cpithets with Frank" If it
affords him any relief to indulge in that
sort of harmless pastime, he may con-
tinue on in the same style unless, Mr..
Editor.y should take notion that your
columns could be filled with something
better. l believe Don Quixote once
essayed to attack windmill. Let us
hope "Frank" may profit by Don's un-
fortunate experience. This is all the
wind l can bring to bear to run the
windmill question, and you shall likely
hear no more for the present from
GRANGER
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Correspondence.
Notes from the Independent Prov
iuce.
ROCHESTER, Mo-. April e, Is

ROCHESTER, Mo-, April g, ISL.
Mr.. EDIToR-We have fallen on evil
days, amid exciting events. The cam
paigning OF the Crusaders. the Patrons
OF Eusiandry. the Sovereigns Of Indus
try, Rochester VS. Savannah windmill. =
windmills VS.. bridges. Franks" and
'Gramger's" ilnbroglio, the hcartiesSncSS
of monOpolicS. pleasant nuptials celc-
'ated. singular circumstances attending
IN clopemcnt, Il enforcement case, love
by moonlight, horrid murder, suicide.
sudden death. railroad craSh-up, Il list of
the killed and wounded, our foreign and
Indian policy, the centennial conyOca-
ton. the celebration of the natal day of
the Independent Province. the orator for
the occasion selected, the string band
engaged. tremendous attendance en-
pccted, President Grant and Mrs. Cadv
Stanton invited guests. the exciting
telegram heads and topics that are as
calmly digested by the people over this
way rs are brick hats bv an ostrich. The
weather keeps cool, and So do we during
these trying and eventiul times. Our
stock of patent elevators and refrigera-
tors are not III much demand vet, and if
Your people should want to borrow a
few to cool down the excitement created
by Frank $ hot blowing, send over Il
" forty-rod delegation, headed by
Granger and we will let YOU have
them at reasonable rIteS-twcntv-f
per cent. lower than manufacturer
prices.
We would Ike, Mr. Editor, 10 nero-
tiate for Il personal column in the RE-
PUBLICAN. Some of the larger cities
have them. and think them great lux
ury an Indispensable necessity and
though we are no great admircr of per-
sonal puffS or have no special desire for
luxurious living, Yet we believe a per-
sonal column is essentially demanded by
the spirit of the times. When President
Grant and Mrs. Cady attend our celcbra-
tion, don't you see how convenient it
would be for us?
And just here. rs an item of this kind.
let me say that Mrs. Ruby and her little
son Clara are now on visit East. to the
home of her aged parents and the scenes
of her more youthful days Her father
is not expected TO live long. and has
made call for his children to come
again to the old homestead thai he NAV
see them once more before he passes
away.
MIR. J. NJ. Stewart, formerly of Savan-
nah. but now OF st. Joseph. is visiting
Rochester; also. Mr.. Marion Srite. of
st. Joseph, is in town visiting his rcla-
tiycs and friends.
Next Tuesday 4 new Board of TruS-
tees for the town of Rochester is To he
elected. and it is 10 he hoped that the
small loayes and little fishes" will not
deter good and efficient men from ar-
cepting the position. 70 he "scoopcd,"
to row up Salt river and drink salt water,
have understood from some that have
trave:cd in that direction, is not very
pleasant, and rs my aspirations are fee
bile, and As am nat just now prepared
to travel, have concluded not to allow /
my friends to use my name for any
office" OCCASIONAL.
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careful perusal ofa very sensible article which
may be found in your editorial column of March
go, in regard TO the feathers around the hole Of
the foN-showing who stole the goose | will
also suggest plan by which he may find out
whether "a A. ca had reference TO the
scho1l IN this place. when speaking of Il
want of friendly feeling among teachers
First, let hm recall to mind IA petition. d-
recied TO the Sch0 h0plbOarti, gotten up by the
principal. signed by him and two of his assist
ants, naming very grave ch urges against, and
asking for the removal of the first assistants and
how quickly the matter was hushed up and
uropptd when ii bc-an to appear that the accused
hd MS many or more friends as the acclse r..
II this recollection does not scatter few feathers
around the place where he stops, and he can get
no cue to who stole the goose, he may safely
conclude that "a. \. G.' had no reference
Whatever 10 the school in this place.
A A G.
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Closing Exercises at Parker School
House.
PARKER, Mo. , Apr

PARKER, Mo, April 4, 1874.
Mr.. EDIToR-Will you accept Il re-
port of the manner in which our school
at Parker has been conducted, and the
account of the closing of the same ::
Our school closed yesterday with sue
cess to teacher and students. Our teach
er, Mr.. {. Il. Albertson, fully deserves
the honor of being classed among the
foremost teachers of our county. He
came to Us last fall Il stranger, though
well recommended. Now we can speak
for ourselves of .'Zack,n and recommend
him to the public, both rs good teacher
and Il gentleman. The last day of school,
1874, will long be remembered by the
patrons of our district. About 10 O'Clock
the spectators began to gather in. By
II o'clock the house was nearly fall
\ few minutes before the latter time, ,wag-
ons loaded with luxurics could be seen
approaching the school-house. After the
mornings exercises were brought 10 Il
close, preparations were made for din
ner The ladies did their part well in
arranging the table for the feast, among
whom may mention Mrs Isaac Lance.
Mrs. William Lance. Mrs. David Hollen-
beck, Mrs Thos. Ii. Warner-Lightle
and others. All seemed to spare no
pains to prepare sumptuous farewell
dinner. After dinner the young folks
amused themselves variously for an
hour. At one O'Clock p. m, exercises
commenced with an examination in
Brooks Normal Mental. in which ID. c.
Parks and j. {. Albertson distinguished
themselves by giving solutions to diff
cult problems. The emulation exhibi-
ted by the younger students all through
the winter was very marked. The most
noted of the rivals were Messrs. Medora
IIollenbeck and Ella Maddox. The
former received the merited reward and
prize. She was only one perfect lesson
mark ahead OF Ella. They are both bright
girls OF fourteen. After quite number
of declamations, &c, the teachers final
address was delivered. and the exercises
were over. Respectfully, SAM.
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Kirksyille Correspondence.
kIgKSvILLE, No, March

kIgKsvILLE, No, March %, 1874
EDITOR RErCBLICAN-kirksville is
located in Adair county. 10 miles from
ST. Joseph, and 203 miles from St.
Louis. 1t has many advantages over
other towns of its size 1t is surrounded
by fertile and productive lands; vast
rolling priiries, dotted here and there
with skirts of timber along the river and
streams, which latter supply it with
abundant water power for machinery,
and also furnish abundant supply for
raising stock. kirksville numbers
about 100 inhabitants, who are alive
to the interests of improvement and ed
ucation. We are iavorably situated us
regards railroad facilities, being on the
North Missouri railroad on direct route
from st. Louis to Chicago. 1t is also
the terminus of the Quincy e. Missouri
Pacific railroad.
Below we give q few of our business
houses and their respective proprietors:
We find five business houses "selling
their caicoes at bit yard" and other
things proportionately low. They are,
L. W. Parcels, L. Schneider, l.. B. Brew
ington, w. l.. Reid and the Lindey
Brothers.
Among the numerous houses engaged
in the grocery business we notice j.
Coop. Joseph Ivie, G. w. McGovern. A.
c. Clark Il Co., l.. A. Williams and
Pierce 4; Starlan.
The clothiers are l.. Baum, Joseph
Baum, w. g. Harlan, A. Solkey and
Lycon Brothers.
Our druggists are X l.. Powers, W.
l.. Foultz. Agnew & Sherwood. Here
we have men of no small amount of
knowledge of the business in which they
are engaged.
In the hardware line we have four
large establishments; Recktol & Wilkes,
j. Sharp, e. W. McRemcr and W. n.
Truman.
Besides these we have many business
houses which space will not permit us to
enumerate. There are two lumber
yards, and two saddle and harness shops.
We have two weekly papers published
here-the Register and the Journal
Five hotels furnish accommodation to
the public.
Five commodious churches adorn our
beautiful burg" Our public school is
a commodious building with four apart
ments, well seated and furnished. The
pride of the town and county is the State
Normal School. Il Is IN elegant build
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Troublesome CITY Cows.

Mr. PArL-Sir: P!eIse permit M, through
the columns Of your paper, TO call the attention
OF the Mayor and Council OF the city of Sayan-
nan TO the annoyance which the country people
who come TO town with their wagons ARE suffer-
ing frnni-;he deprefla:ions of the cows commit
te,i on ihe wagons anu feed. l am informed by
on" Of our best farmers and most respectable
citizens, that some of his neIghbors declare that
they Will not come here again to trade aud hay,.
their produce pulled out of the wagon, and their
siGe-bulrds and wlg0ns-beds broken / think
the authorities ought to take some Immediate
action about such troublesome nuisances il
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ing embracing forty-two rooms. This
building was completed about the 18th
day Of January, 1873, and the cost is
about Sl50,O0O. The State appropria-
ted $50, 900, and Adair county subscrib-
ing the other 100000 to get the Nor
NAL. Fearing | have made this COM
munication already too long, close.
ANnN
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Popu1arillustratedbo book (e6opagcs)on
MANHOOD! WoMANHoopi MARRIAGE!
ImPediments to Marriage; :he cause
and cure. Sent securely seni.d. post
paid for so cents, by DIR. c. WHITTIER,
6I7 St. Charles Street, St. Louis, Mo-,
the great specialist Read his work.,
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Married.

KELI.EY-GORDON-On April 9. lS;t. nj the.
residence of Edward Kelley, in Monroe town.
ship, Mr. Thomas j. Kelley to Miss I.ntiriA
Gordon. of the same township, Andrew county,
Missouri.
GARf-RiODES-April l, 1874 at the resi-
tence OF the brides father near Rockport, Mo.
by Elder Jno. II. Parker. Mr.. c. A. Gary, Of
Whitesviile, Mo-, TO MISS Lucy Ann Rhodes, of
AfchsOn county, Mo.
Rockport papers please copy.
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That Flat Contradiction.

SAVANNAH, April 4, 1874.
Mr.. EDIToR-FOr the benefit of your cores
pondent who makes nat contradiction over the
incog signature Of Teacher" will suggest
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WY V. CALDWELL, ntiorney-at-luw and
w Notary Public. PAYS special attention
to collecting, c1nveyancing and investigating
-,I.s II
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SAVANNAH DIRECTORY.

i; This column, .fty cents per line
flr or gen, i7cAtligq the general head. Those
s-ho a3"rriisc in !i5S coiTaE Grc rel,dbis Gad
sfrdighifof.-ari in hsir rrSPcctirc cdl!iagS.
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PHYSICIANS

nR. &. II. DAVENPORT having located in
L. savannah. offers his professional services
to the citizens of Savannah and vicinity. Office
at his residence on Main street, one block east OF
the square.
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T. VERY &r
HARDW ARE. &c.

ToLBURN NCO., dealers in hardware,
J stoves and tinware. north side Of the square.
Savannah, No. Jobbing III tinwork done
short notice. %
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ATTORNEYS.

II STEW ART. Attorney ;it law and Notary
" Public. Ollic ,Cn,ig: -hpl!Sr. up stairs. Par
lies ,i.sirnu> of leaning money can have il So
..,Irtd with real estate on short notice. =;
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" A. WHITAKER, attorney AT law and
1 i. General Claim Agent, Savannah, Mo. Sol
'iers' claims against the Government for land
warrants, back pay AID bounty, widows and
invalid pensions and general collections attended
10 with great care and promptness. Also, for
warning and land agent for the AichlSoD, Topeka
L Santa Fc Railroad Company. All inquiries
promptly answered. lie will ticket parties 10 all
uoints on the road. Call on him l3
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-04-16

SELECT SCHoOL.-Will be opened in
Berlin, under the supervisiens of J. S.
Bevington, of which the Spring term
of ten weeks will commence Monday,
April 18th 1874. Instructions will be
given in the "Common English Branch
es," in connection with "Higher Arith-
metic & Algebra" Phyics 6 Physiolo-
gy.
Superior facilities will be afforded to
those desiring to prepare for teaching
or to secure thorough Cuisines Edu-
cation"
Instructions in Penmanship without
extra tuition. Instructions in Vocal and
instrumental music will be given to
those desiring. Good board can be had
at the hotel, or in private families a
low rates terms of tuition will be rea-
sonable; facilities for Literary Exercis-
es will be afforded under the superinten-
dence of the Principal. Those desiring
to attend will please communicate at
once. References; DIR. P. p Pomerene,
Berlin; DIR. F. ]. Gurttard, New Bed
ford Rev. J. NJ. Il. Barns, Mt. Eaton;
J. W. Longenecker, Wilmot. 32w4.