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The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-02-06
CURRENT ITEMS.

HE editor of the San Antonio Herald
acknowledges the receipt of two fresh
and beautiful Indian scalps.
THE great airline double-track rail-
road, which Mr.. Hurlbut proposes to
have built by the Federal Government,
would be ], 400 miles long, and cost
s5OO,OOO.OOO
ISAAC n. DONALDSON, of st. Paul, has
brought an action against the Milwaukee
and st. Paul Railroad Company for
$4,000 damages, caused by injuries re-.
ceived year ago. .a.srE .a
BEN. MONTGOMERY, colored, who owns
the two plantations" Hard Times"
and "Hurricane"-formerly owned by
Jefferson Davis, in Yazoo, Miss, pays
an annual tax of $2,447.
Mr.. SYLVESTER GRANNIs, of Bran
ford, Conn, captured few days ago,
snake of the "fat-headed adder"
species, thirty inches in length. Rather
early in the season for such visitors.
SINCE clergymen are making the press
a special subject of their prayers, an
irreverent member of that profession
suggests that they reciprocate by unit
ing in supplication for the diffusion of
intelligence among the clergy.
SERGEANT BATES (of fag-carrying
fame) writes from Illinois to the Lon
don News, proposing to introduce the
prairie chicken into the british Isles.
He has grown tired of his experiments
with the ungrateful bird of freedom.
Mr.. CHARLES c. JONES, Jr., has an
interesting paper in the North Ameri-
can ReUisw on the Antiquity of the
North American Indians" in which he
takes the ground that their occupancy
of this continent probably dates back
as far as the earliest traces Of man in
Western Europe. They were doubtless
domiciled here when the mammoth, the
mastodon, and other extinct animals
roamed the primeval forests.
FIVE negroes were killed in row
near Montrose, Ala, recently. Two of
them got into q dispute, and one shot
the other dead. A brother of the slain
ran up with an ax, and split open the
head of the man who had fred the fatal
shot. A friend of dead man No. 2
killed murderer No. 9 with an Ak, and
a fifth negro soon laid the ax-man low
with the same deadly weapon. Before
the fourth negro was cold, another ak
laid No. dead on the heap. The sur
viving murderer is abroad.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-02-06

ABOUT seventeen years ago, a young
boy, residing in Wood county, o., took
a black cat-skin, from which the origin
al tail of the cat had been removed and
a mi ks tail nicely sewed on instead,
and sold 1t to certain buyer of furs,
not far from Grand Rapids, for $l.25.
1t was done as practical joke, but the
boy kept the money, grew to be pros
porous business man, and joined the
church but his conscience upbraided
him SO much that few days ago the
ex-fur dealer received note inclosing
$50, principal and interest. The joke
is now on the fur dealer, as he pat the
cat-skin among lot Of mink-skins, and
sold it for three dollars. As he cannot
now find the purchaser, he proposes to
contribute the noneysto some benevo-
lent purpose.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-02-06

TIE following "pome" is going the
rounds of the press, minus the name of
the author, and is too good to be lost !:
"The drummers came down like wolves
on the fold their toes were all frosted,
their noses all cold. Their weather.
peeled bugles soon shone in the town !;
they gobbled the money and 'salted it
down; then took q. few orders, and lit
out OF here, their heads full OF business
and skins full Of beer"
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-02-06
A aoop old elder of a church who was

A GOOD old elder of a church, who was
given to extravagant exaggeration, was
at last called to account for his offenses
in that respect, and admonished not to
give way to the besetting sin in future.
The good old man received the admoni-
ton meekly, and earnestly said i: 81
know how prone am to this fault, my
brethren, and it has given me tortures
of pain and, night after night, have
shed barrels Of tears over it" The
meeting adjourned in silence.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-02-06
GAN. : +.
vol. Emo, IS.
DON'T BE IN A HURRY TO ca

Come, boys, I have something to tell yoif; z.
Come here, i would whisper II low; =: -.
You're thinking of leaving the homestead;, :. =.
Don't be in hurry to go.
The city has many attractions, - ''Sis- :
But think of the vice and sins; sA-L- -
When once in the vortex Of fashioE, --'' :
How soon the course downward beginsi
You talk Of the mines Of Australia, = 4.
They're wealthy in treasure, no doubt, i :
But al! there's gold in the farm, boys. 49,
If only you1l shovel II out. b.
The mercantile life is hazard, So. =.
The goods are first high and then low; 20
Better risk the Old farm while longer-c.. =
Don't be in . hurry 10 80. - ~-,r
The great busy West has inducements, 1--
And 20 has the business mart; --.a.a-- ?
And wealth is not made in . day, boys; &
Don't be In hurry to start. .------.-
The banker and broker are wealthy,
And take in their thousand or sol
All think of their frauds and deceptions-
Don't be in hurry TO go.
The farm is the safest and surest;
The orchards are loaded to-day; .--
You are free as the air Of the mountain,
And monarch of all you survey. ~ ---.-
But stay on the farm while longer,
Though profits come in rather slow;
Remember, you've nothing to risk, boys;
Don't be in hurry to go. ..-- s.--. . .
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-02-06

NJ. THEIRS has still faith in republic
for France. On the occasion of recsiv-
ing gold medal from the French resi-
dents of Philadelphia, be declared that
the republic is the only government
possible in France.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-02-06

The pastoral OF the Methodist Bish-
ops, recently issued, recommends the
membership Of the church to be plain
in their dress and unostentatious in the
Lords house. . IT recommends re-
spoasiye services and congregational
singing, and earnest. spiritual, scrip
tural preaching. ~
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-02-06

Mr.. FRANK BUcKLAND recently stated
in a lecture that there is in the Zoocgi-
cal Gardens in London chimpanzee, of
extraordinary intellect, which q pro-
fessor in a deaf-and-dumb school had
offered to teach to speak. Should he be
successful the experiment will tell
strongly in favor Of the sDarwinian
theory. -vE2 -'.1 fa-f Eq1 .-E5i -
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-02-06
VARIETIES.


An imaginary quantity-A lady's age.
DoN'r write that which you cannot
sign. 80" ~ --
THE end of the world-To make
money. @
WE possess only that which we COM
prehend.
To MAKE money-Get an appointment
in the mint. .--------.---
How TO make a slow horse fast
Don't feed him. .---
A GLOOMY companion can sigh and
eroan the most cheerful person into des-
pondency.
DEs MONIES sportsmen report "ducks
without end" What, then, do Des
Moines ducks have?
A MUSIC dealer not long since received
an order: "Please send me the music to
"Strike the harp in praise of God and
paddle your own canoe.
A DANBURY citizen sent over TO a
neighbor one evening recently, to bor-
row the Danbury Nems, and was told
that he would have to wait until "our
Jane got back from the ball"
TIE following advertisement recently
appeared in an English paper "Want-
ed, a good general servant, who can
neither read nor write, nor be able to do
tstting, crochet, or embroidery.
ApIu,rBER had an Irish lad in his en-
ploy, and one day having occasion to
use piece of zinc, ordered him to get
one twelve inches square. Yes, slr,
said Pat, "twelve inches square, but
how long,"
AWEsrFRN paper publishes the foi-
lowing motifs: "Lost or strade from
the scriber shepe all over whlte-one
leg was black and half his body-an
persons shall receive five dollars to
bring him. He was a she gote.
An Ohio paper publishes its social
announcements under the heads OF
Hatched," Matched" Patched"
"snatchei," "Detached," and "D1s-
Matched" as an improvement on
"Rorn." Betrothed," Married,
"Eloped, Divorced" and "Died.
TWILL and bequeath to my beloved
wife Bridget, all my property, without
reserve, and to my eldest son Patrick,
one.half of the remainder, and to Den
mis-, my youngest son, the rest. Ii any
thing should be left, it may go to Ter
ence McCarty. =,
OLD Bangs was little too fond OF his
bitters, and one day, after taking
snifter or two too many, he lay down by
the roadside to sleep. A buzzard OBJ
served him, and thinking he was dead,
alichted on his breast and, peeked him
in the face Whereupon old Bangs
looked up and said, YOU'RE q leetle
bit too smart; I amt dead yet.
TREAD gently, step lightly, dear passer-os'
For underneath this sod corpse he.-
80
Alas! what sad decree Of fate Es s-.'
Has placed me here, I'll now relate:
One early morn 1 rose in haste,
washed, I dressed, my breakfast s'e'
Alas that should have to tell
The dire event that me befell;
dainty morsel proved the ban
That closed the life of this woman.
A piece Of beef ruy windpipe hned'
And the result, a lady killed.
THE heavier cross, the heartier prayer;
The bruised herbs most fragrant are;
If wind and sky were always fair,
The sailor would not watch the star;
And Dayids psalms had neer been sung
II grief his heart had never wruns. .--
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The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-02-06

A TRACT of land in Warrick county,
Ind, belonging to the la'e hief-Justice
Chase, is advertised for sale for delin-
uuent taxes.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-02-06
DROP IN.
By ELLA WHEELER.

Written after reading thenotice of the opening
-. new and splendid beer hail.
Drop in as our doors will be open,
Invitingly, all through the day,
And after the shadows have fallen
The gas-Eght will show you the way.
You doubtless have noticed our sign post
model, they say, of fits kind,
And everything else in accordance
Within our apartments you'll fud.
Drop in, on your way to the Office,
Ye business man, portly and gray;
Forget for moment that matter
Which must be disposed of to-day;
Come look through our splendid apartments,
And try our delectable drink,
Be sure you have tested its merits,
And then let US know what You think.
This .'testing" will give You . headache,
Your brain will be cIogged with the beer,
And that business matter Of import,
Somehow. will be not at all clear;
You'll blunder, maybe, in your figures,
And throw q few thousand away,
No mstter-its what you contribute
In honor of Opening Day!
Drop in!
Drop in as you come up from dinner,
Young laborer, manly and strong;
We're proud Of our splendid apartments,
Look in IS you're passing along.
wen give you taste of our " nectsr~
That viii bring you again on the morrow,
Wen SOW the nrst seed in the furrow
That,ll grow to harvest of sorrow.
To-day you are steady and honest,
And you hoard what you earn with a view
OF settling down in the autumn,
With somebody "tender and true:r
weT waken thirst that has slnmbered,
1t shall use up the earnings OF years,
While hopes and the dreams Of a lifetime
Go down in IN ocean Of tears.
Home, happiness, honor aud money,
Are oil that we ask you to pay
Are allthat we wish you to give US
In honor of Opening Day. . ..
Dropin!
Drop in as you come from the market,
Young countrymen, give us q call;
That money just placed in your pocket
We know very well is your all;
Twas earned by the sweat Of the forehead
Now spend it in pleasure and ease. ~
Just enter our palace Of splendor-
There's everything here That will please.
Bad habits are formed in an hour;
The lesson of vice is soon learned;
Once ind the path pleasant and easy,
And weu have the money you've earned.
You meant it to pay off the mortgage,
And free the farm wholly from debt,
And give the old people homestead
With less of work, worry and first.
Find happiness once in our presence
Think this agreeable resort,
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-09-10
$50 $50

1t is this last surprising fact which has
helped scientists to arrive at very def
mite idea in regard to the materials of
which the sun, the planets and the most
distant stars are composed.
Chemists commenced to operate upon
all known substances, and were soon able
to map the spectra of gold, iron and all
the metals, the various alkaloids, blood,
the coloring matter of plants and flowers,
and in the course of their experiments
hit upon a thousand discoveries of great
interest and value In the meantime
Kirchof and Augstrom made maps of
the solar spectrum twelve feet long; and
it was then ascertained that large num-
Der of the spectra of terrestrial substances
AS, for instance, sodium, potassium,
iron, calcium, barium, etc.-are found as
reoersed dark lines in the solar spectrum.
OF course, the inference Is very OBJ
vieus one that these substances are burn
ing in the sun and that their vapors are
floating about in immense quantities IN
the solar atmosphere. This is fact of
singular importance to those who incline
to the belief that the constitution of all
the individuals of the solar system is
pretty nearly identical, and that the sun
and planets originally existed as a vast
nebulous vapor which gradually cooled
down and settled, first into a system of
rings, and finally, breaking continuity,
became a system of planets and satel-
lites.
The various discoveries which have
been made by means of the spectroscope
may be classed as follows:
First, in regard to the sun, it is now
believed that that vast orb is simply q
bubble, whose interior is filled with gas
heated to an enormously high tempera-
ture. The materials of which the bub-
BILE is made are much the same as those
found in the earth's crust. The excess
i've heat is perpetually driving these
materials off in vapor; then they are
condensed by the outer cold of the ether,
and fall upon the bubble againsin metal
Iiferous hail-storms. While in the con-
dition of vapor they become visible to us
in the lines of the spectrum
Secondly, in regard to the planets. The
light reflected from the smaller planets
merely gives the solar lines. But it is
believed that Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and
Neptune shine by inherent light of their
own. The spectra of Uranus and Nep-
tune are very remarkable. Instead of
lines superimposed on their spectra they
show large belts of blackness, great
spaces of the ribbon of colors being com.
pletely blotted out.
Thirdly, in regard to comets, it is found
that they exhibit spectrum very much
resembling, if not identical with, that Of
carbon.
Spectrum Of electric spark through olire OIL
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-09-10

Fourthly, in regard to fixed stars, it Is
found that they have spectra more or
less resembling that of the sun. Thus,
we find good many of the lines com
mon to the solar system, but we also find
lines which are apparently those of sub
stances entirely unknown to us.
Filthy, the astounding inference is
forced upon us that the nebule are vast
volumes of glowing gas-probably hy-
drogen-as they give three lines very
nearly coincident with those of that
substance.
Sixthly, t6return again to EARTH the
following discoveries have been made !:
-Four new metals, names c9sium, rubid-
ium, thallium, and judium, have been
added to the list of terrestrial elements.
The spectrum of blood-stains has been
ascertained with wonderful accuracy,
and exceedingly minute portions of
blood have been detected by this method,
so that an instrument of great power
promises henceforth to aid the inquiries
of the criminal iurist. The coloring
matter of plants and flowers has been
subjected to spectrum analysis, and sew
eral new substances of interesting char
acteristics have been discovered. The
spectroscope has been used in the manu-
facture of Bessemer steel, and 1t Is
found to indicate the moment when the
process is completed with remarkable
precision.
Finally, Mr.. Norman Lockyer Is now
engaged in prosecuting experiments in
reference to molecular physics, in which
he finds that the spectra Of bodies have a
peculiar relation to their specific gravi-
ties.
It may be added that the prism is now
almost entirely discarded in spectroscopic
observations. 1t is found that piece OF
speculum metal ruled with number OF
exceedingly fine lines gives much more
satisfactory and manageable spectra than
those of glass or bisulphide OF carbon
prisms. Metal plates thus prepared are
called "diffractors but it Is more com
mon to speak of the lines as the " graf
ing" / have had opportunities OF OBJ
serving the solar spectrum by means o
gratings in DIR. Rutherford's observatory
in Second avenue, and DR. Diapers, a.
Hastings on the Hudson, and in botf
cases the principal lines were admirably
defined. DR.. Rutherford prepares III.
own "gratings," ruling from 5000 TO z ,OOt
lines to the inch. When | visited hi
observatory recently his assistant, Mf
Chapman, brought the suns limb upor
the slit of the spectroscope, and wa
enabled to see one of the most remarka
Bile red protuberances which the instru
ment shows to be vast volumes OF incan
descent hydrogen gas. The three line,
of this gas were plainly visible in the red
greenish-blue, and indigo portions OF thu
spectrum.-AJred Ford, IN Hearth an
Home
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-09-10

N<~~
VIOLET RED
The first question that occurred to
astronomers and physicists upon the
discovery of these lines in the solar spec
trum was: What do they signifyg
To give history of the successive
steps by which Frauenhofer, Fox, Tai
bot, Kirchoff, Augstrom, Thalen, Higgins
and Bunsen solved the mystery OF these
lines would occupy far more space than
can command. / shall, therefore, SIM
ply sum up all that is known at the pres
ent time Of spectra and spectrum analy-
sis.
First any solid substance, as bar OF
iron, heated to white heat, gives off a
continuous spectrum, that is, spectrum
without any dark lines whatever.
Second, any gas at ordinary pressure,
heated to great heat as, for instance,
Dy means of the electric spark, gives OH
spectrum of one. two or more lines sit
nated in different parts of the ribbon.
But if the gas is subjected to pressure
The number of lines increases until at a
certain degree of compression the spec
trum becomes continuous like that of a
solid body. Thus hydrogen gas, at
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-09-10
SPECTRA.

If a small beam of light is allowed to
fall on triangular piece of glass called
a "prism" it is Immediately split up into
a ribbon of brilliant colors, beginning at
one end with dark brownish-red, and
ending at the other with dark violet.
This ribbon is called the solar spec
trum." The formation of this spectrum
is caused by the fact that what appears
to our eyes as white light is really com
posed of number of colored lights
which were formerly thought to COM
prise seven distinct tints-red, orange,
yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. The
reason why the prism decomposes the
white ray into these colors is that they
possess different degrees of "refrangi-
bility;" that is, some of them, as the
violet, go through the glass at an angle
nearly approaching straight line, while
the red rays bend themselves nearly to
right angle. The cause of these wonder
full peculiarities we cannot at present di-
vine, but they are probably in some way
related to the wave-lengths of the differ
ent rays and the velocities with which
they travel through space. The length
of wave in the extreme end of the
violet is about 3S, 600 -millionths OF a
milimeter, while in the extreme brown
ish-red the wave-length is about $4,000
ten-millionths of millimeter. These
magnitudes are so small as to be beyond
human conception, but they have been
determined with the greatest accuracy
by physicists
AS long as we form thee spectrum by
means of ray of light coming through
round or irreeularly shaped hole we can
perceive nothing in regard to it except
10 hrill nf Ia
and it was because Sir Isaac Newton
made use of no other means of forming
spectrum that he advanced no further in
the study of this phenomenon. But it
occurred to DR.. Wollarton that if the
position of the various colors was due to
their different refrangibilities, then the
best way of forming the spectrum was TO
dlloao the light to drop upon the prism from
narrow slit He tried this experiment,
and in so doing arrived at a discovery
which completely revolutionized all
former conceptions as to the constitution
of the heavenly bodies, and introduced a
test of inconceivable delicacy into chem
istry, which has already led to the dis
covery of four new metals, and opened
such new views as to the elemental and
molecular conditions of bodies as promise
to lead to results of extraordinary value
in the future.
The discovery which DIR. Wollarton
made was this: That while the back
ground-as we may call it-of the solar
spectrum is the many-colored ribbon
above mentioned, this ribbon is crossed
by great number of dark lines, some as
fine as the finest spiders thread, others
gathered together in groups so thickly as
to form bands. These lines always main
tain precisely the same position. Apart
from the vast number of small lines, OF
which we cannot now take notice, there
are eleven principal lines in the solar
spectrum which are usually designated
by letters, and whose wave-lengths are
roughly indicated as follows:
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-09-10
Receipts for Making DIR. Sage's Ca
tarrh Remedy and DIR. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery.

Something over a year since, periodical
issued in Berlin, Prussia, and laying claims
to scientific character, published what was
represented as being the formula or receipts
for making DIR. Sage's Catarrh Remedy and
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery The
people were left to infer that these had been
deducted from a careful chemical analysis Of
the medicines, which are rapidly growing In
popular favor in that as wen as In this and
most other civilized countries. The receipts
were evidently invented by those jealous Of
the reputation and large sale which these
medicines are rapidly acquiring and who are
pecuniarily interested In endeayoriDg TO check
their sale So ridiculously preposterous are
those receipts that medicines compounded
after them could never have gained any repu-
tation or sale in any country, for they would be
go caustic, poisonous, Immediately and posi-
lively injurious, as In every case to be prompt
ly condemned by the people on the first trial
as miserable, dangerous and wicked hum
bugs. Whereas, it is a well-known fact
that all my medicines enjoy the reputation,
honestly earned, Of being not only ell
cacious, but perfectly mild, pleasant
and harmless In effect. Notwithstanding,
however, that the bogus receipts were so n
diculously preposterous as scarcely to have
been believed by the most unscientifc,
thoughtiess and unsuspecting people, yet,
strange and incredible az 1t may seem, pa.
per Of high scientific pretensions, published
III this country, copied the fictitious receipts
from the German paper. This they evidently
did without moments reflection. for that
much consideration given by an Intelligent
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-09-10
Twenty ImpOlite Things.
md and boisterous launching.

l. Loud and boisterous laughing
g Reading when others are talking.
3. Reading aloud in company without
being asked.
A. Talking when others are reading.
5. Splitting about the house, smoking
or chewing.
g. Cutting finger-nails in company.
z. Leaving church before worship is
closed.
s. Whispering or laughing in the house
of God.
o. Gazing rudely at strangers.
10. Leaving stranger without seat.
II. A want of respect and reverence
for seniors.
IL. Correcting older persons than your
self, especially parents.
10. Receiving present without an eX-
preston of gratitude.
ID. Making yourself hero of your own
story.
Is. Laughing at the mistakes of 9th
ers.
16. Joking others in company.
II. Commencing talking before others
have finished speaking
IL. Answering questions that have
been put to others.
10. Commencing to eat as soon as you
get to the table; and
90. Not listening to what one is saying
company.