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a PHILosoPnTcAL DAkKEr.

An elderly darl2ey, with avery philosophical
and retrospective cast of couhtenance, was
squattifg upon his bundle on the hurricane
deck of one of our Western river steamers
toasting his shins against the chimney, and
apparently plunged in a state Of profound
meditation. His appearance and dress indi-
Gated familiarity with camp life, and it
being soon after she siege and capture of Fort
Donelson, | was inclined to disturb his
reveries and, on Interrogation, found he had
been with the Union forces at that place, wher
! I questioned him further. Ills philosophy
was 80 much in the Falstaffian vein, that
/ will give his views in his own words, as neal
as my memory win serve me. sJfs, IL
"Were you in the figlit?" -
"Had little taste of IT. sa.'
"Stood your ground, did you r. $50.
"No, sa, I runs. -.
"Run at the first fire, did you ?"
"Yes, sa, and would hab run soona had
know'd 1t was comin'.''
"Why, that isn't very crcditablc to your
courage" ,...'.
"Dat isn't in my line, s.-to,kin's my
profession. $500 $50
"Well, but have you no regard for your
reputation" MI. s,..',,
"Roputatiof,'s muffin to me by de side OBJ
life.''
ado You consider your life worth more
than other people's?" +, (,
ats worth more to me, sa.'
"Tlen You must value it very highly 2"
eyes, sa, does-more dan all dis world
more dan million oh dollars, as, for what
would that lie with to d man wild de bref out
OBJ him? Selfprescrbashum am dc ftist law
wild me, sa.' ri
sBut why should You act upon different
rule from other men 2"
ssCausc, sa, different mon set different
value upon darcselves. My life in not in de
market"
"But If you lost it, You would have the
satisfaction Of knowing that yca died for
your country"
s'Wfat satisfaction would dat be to me,
when de power OBJ feelin' was gone ?''
"Then patriotism and honor are nothing to
You 20 II lsal'' 81,
s'Nuffin whatever, sal regard dem as
ehc
"Ifour soldiers were like you, traitors might
have broken up the government without re-
sistance.''
ayes, sa, dare would have been no help !
for it. wouldn't put my life IN de scale
'gainst any gobernment dat ever existed, for
no gobernment could replace de loss to me-
spect dough, dat de gobernment safe If dey
all like me-"
ado you think any Of your company would
have missed you If you had been killed."
"May be not, sa. A dead white man amt
much to desc sogers, let alone dead Niger,
but I'd missed myself, and dat was de pint
wild me-" Iisa lt3 a ss n
It is safe to say that the dusky corpse of
that African win never darken the field Of
carnage Q p8Tfsl
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-03-11

Never put a particle Of soap about your sill
yer If you wish it to retain Its original lustre.
When it wants polish take q piece of leather
and whiting and rub hard. The proprietor
of one Of the largest silver establishments in
the city Of Philadelphia says that "house-
keepers ruin their silverb washing it in soap
suds, as it makes it look like pewter"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-03-11

THE SABBATH CHRIsTIAN.--The Rev. @.
Wadsworth, of Philadelphia, portrays the
character of large class of meii belonging to
the Christian church, and who may properly
be classed as Sabbath Christians, in the fol-
lowing manner: And alas for the mistake Of
the man who thinks he can be growing in the
divine life only when he is reading his Bible,
on singing, or hearing sermons about death
hive such man in my minds eye just now.
He passed among men as a very decent Chris
tian. But his theory was that there were six
days for work only, and only one day for wor-
ship; that the week days were only for the
things of the world, and the Sabbath day
alone for thoughts of the future world, and
he was true to his theory. Very early every
Monday morning he hung up his Sunday coat
and put ON his working suit and went abroad,
with zeal and industry which tile world
knew meant business He had no time for
pious meditation, and very little time for
prayer. He made very little bow to Relig-
ion and said, "Good-by, Piety, shall see You
again next Sunday morning." "Good-by,
Honesty, am going down to the Stock Ex-
change - "Good-by, Brotherly Kindness, !
"'n eo'ie " 800 ny ~ ~ -,
mortgage ' ~ 60
men !" Good-by, Gentleness and Long-Suf-
fering' am gong 10 my lawyer 70 ,e'''.n
his services IN slanuer sun 1ooo-Ds' Al
snort 10 .he very sp,ti' u ,e's' ! an so'ns
70 10 business WIN '.o "oii., ',,'' nus. ~ go
.he Wofio uoes Du' "i'ea -. '",.as, $50
ne was just as ef',e anu p'onp. ~ A's snseS
anu ,'o 'speo' p'sey no. - c',,,,.,
.io s'op' 'os"a. 's' ..;,s,,t ~ sassas,ad 81,
lns' asn0 sa' - ~ ~ =, ~
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-03-11
TAKING COLD.

1t has been asked, ssWhy do we take colo
so easilypo The immediate cause of oui
colds is suddenly checked peispiration, the body
being chilled by wet feet or damp garments,
ora dlaught of cold air. The predisposing
causes were gross food, indigestion, want Of
personal cleanliness, constipation, and breath
ing foul air. sas kSfSE ~
If these predisposing causes had been
avoided, exposure to wet and cold might have
been endured with impunity. But if the
predisposing causes have been active, then the
slightest exposure invites headache, ringing
ears, watery eyes, sore throat and coughs.
The reason is obvious; the living hatits
have loaded the blood with impurities the
emunctories or cleansing organs have been
crowded to their utmost capacity.
The slightest check of perspiration by ex-
posure, or neglect Of the bath, or lack of clean
garments, or clean air in sleeping rooms, the
blood being so overloaded with impurities,
induces fever which you call a cold.
When habits of life are temperate and pure,
and the blood is healthy, people can endure
cold and wet a long time before they "take
cold.',
On the plains in 1896" company of one
hundred men. women and children, slept on
the ground, without tents, exposed to hail,
rain, wind and snow. They forded ice-cold
streams, and walked all day with wet gar
ments, were exposed to the usually exciting
causes of colds intensified and long continued
yet from Leavenworth to Salt Lake, and no
one had a cold.
The lesson Of practical value is--give atten-
ton not so much to the exciting as to the
predisposing causes of colds. Instead eff extra
wraps, dress the whole body evenly, and not
too warmly battle daily, use plain food, never
clog the stomach between meals, sun and air
each day every garment and bed clothes worn
or used at night. Omit all hot drinks, live
much in the open air, drop the windows from
the top, and open them at the bottom; do
not let the curtains cover these openings.
Fresh air is friend sunshine Is friend ;
cultivate their acquaintance use good sense,
and you are safe from colds, catarrhs, and in
fiucnzas.
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knife told were ripped from the wombs Of
their mothers.
We admit that all this is horrible to repre-
sent, and yet this was the news of the day less
than hundred years ago. Think Of it, ye
who live in peace and plenty now. Think Of
what our forefathers, living on the frontiers,
had to endure between the years Of 1776 and
1882.
The Senelsas had taken these scalps from
the frontiers of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
New York. And these trophies were all on
their way as presents to the Big Father, King
George, accompanied by letters from the
chiefs written by interpreters and interspers-
ed with curious and costly presents Of various
other descriptions. 1t must have been hid
eous thing to see those packages fscalps, and
Royalty itself might have shuddered ct the
reception Of such gifts from the Savages Of
America.
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rHE BRfDAL T0UR.

t.at :
Young Sprigg'es ana ms Aflna'ha Jane nag
just been married ana were gong upon saei1
bridal tour ihey olun KNOW "nethef, up
on their return' 1ney s''ou'u ooatu Win tlle
"old folks or take rooms AZ pfivate noeei''
Being only GERS .opr'gsle means were
limited, and ne couio not expect much AZ
first IN the way OF hsing.
vi COURSE no salu "" Doigcr,
wealthy member OF the nrm VINO haa kindly
granteo nun ehfcc Weeks ieavc VI aosehce.
I'VE must De IN seyle' you Know l suppose
you took rusher wnen you were married.t
: a rusneff !.
mean you LOOK an extensive one, ana
showed your WIG inc s'gn's'
es' sara DoiSel' WIN ''ou' u .ei'
you ABOUT IT, mace long preparations Ior
my priaal 'oui, anu 'no eni siias was W po-
come my "he noipeu ue "e nau y an
iixea, ana everything ia'u OUT ociofehaha.
worked ior IL naid' ana she worked iof II 100 TOO
IL was 10 DO inc CRANE eVehe Vi our hVest ana
we wanted IL 10 oe success. "eieit tnat as
the new HE opened SO snoulo IL continue. l
was earning nvo hundred collars year.
lhat was good pay ior d salesman hVe-and
thirty-years ago. oetter tfan tnree times that
amount now as 'h'nss 20. we were mar
ried IN the morning AZ the mousse Oh my VIE
father Then we rode two miles 20 the SUD-
stantial cottage | had secured ior home.
My money had made the first payment ON 1T,
and Mary's money had furnished three rooms
in it.
"And we ate our first meal thereafter in
our own house | went thence to my work
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fszAl tH-A-s<t-
Outin certain western fort, some time
ago, the major conceived the idea that artillery
might be used effectively III figiiting with the
4 Indians by dispensing with gun-carriages and
fastening the cannon upon the back Of mules.
so he expfafned MS views 70 rfrc cor''s''1s''<z
ent, and it was determined TO try the ex-
| pertinent. A small howitzer was selected ana
strapped upon an ambulance mule, with the
muzzle pointing toward the TAN. When they
had secured the gum ana 'oaded it WITH pail
cartridge, they led that cam ana steadiass
muic out TO the DUN ana set up larger an
the middle OF the river 10 practice at. Inc
rear OF the mule was turned towaro the target,
and ne was backed geneiJ up TO me cdgo OF
the DUN. Z Inc olncens $1,000 around IN "
semicircle, whiie the mayor wenc up ana m
serted o time iuse IN she touch-hole OF tha
howitzer. when the iuse was ready, inc
major lit ~ and retired In minute or TWO
the hitherto unrufned mule heau the nzzing
back there on ms neck ana u made NM
uneasy Hereached ms mead around to as
certain what was gong on anu as ne did 80,
his BODY turned ana tne howHzer began 70
sweep around the hofizoh ne muie ac insc
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A certain man has watch which he says
has gained enough to pay. for itself in six
months.
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am quite ashamed to take people INTO my
garden and have them notice the Absence o.
onions. 1t is very marked. In onions is :
strength and a garden without i lacks
flavor. The onion In its satin wrappinsa y
among the most beautiful Of vegetables x'ld J.
II Is the only one that representa- the essence
Of things, II can almost BE- said 70 hexe e
soul. You take off cont after toAt, h1'd t1o
onion II sum there md when tIIe hE1t one u
removed, 7 dare say tIlat lhe 0I1ion r.
destroyed, though you can weep over ~ 81
parted spirit! 1know that tlicte r snpposs
to be prcjtitlice ngafnst tic onion ~
think there IS rather coWariiicc Id regard "
it. g ssl' y s'Rs.'s's ss'sN g
I doubt not that all men and women love.
the onion; but few confess their love: Afieo
tion for IL ID concealed. Good New England
ers are as shy Of owning It as they are of talk
ing about religion. Some people have days
on which they eat onions sllat tliey migh$
call a retrcats,n on their = Thursday. The
act. is IN tho nature Of a religious ceremony,
an Elusinian mystery not . breath Of It must
get abroad. On that day they see no COM
pany they deny the kiss Of greeting to the
dearest friend; they retire within themselves
and hold communion with one Of the most
pungent and penetrating manifestations Of
tile moral vegetable WI Id. Hapry is sid
IL, Ala sssy,{n
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Syracuse claims to have completed the h;c-
gest set Of wind mills in the world. Even
Congress 10 nowhere. Isl 800 !. ...:'s :.
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A legal tender--A lawyer Winding his baby.
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MISCELLANY.
IN THE STATE LIBRARY.

HIpEous GIFT FROM THE INDIANS.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-01-02
DISTI.NG CISHED VISITORS.

If there is any comfort to be derived
from the knowledge that We are no
worse than our neighbors, we can re-
joice over the fact that the number of
renegade criminals from Europe who
have sought refuge in this country fully
equals, if it does not exceed, the num-
ber of American criminals who at pres
ent enjoy blissful obscrrity iii the Old
World. The number of this class from
Germany has grown SO great latterly
that the German Government has found
it necessary to station several of its
most accomplished detectives in New
York, whittier a half-dozen notorious
criminals from the Faderland are sup
posed to have centered within the last
two months. Among the most cele-
brated of these is one Hugo Schoeps,
who embeZzled the neat little sum Of
$112, 900 in September last from Ber-
lin dry goods house, where he was en-
ployed as bookkeeper. He has been
traced to Vienna, where he lived under
the assumed name of Count Zolkowski; !;
thence to Munich, where he called him
self Count de Scapski: thence to Ham
burg, where he Immediately embarked
for New York. Another case is that of
VIM. Moos, who swindled the Royal
Bank of Erfurt, Prussia, of 800, 600,
and fled to this country, where he is
supposed to live in disguise and con-
cealment. Another fugitive from the
same city in Prussia is Selmar Ualey,
who stole 100000 from the Credit So
ciety of that city, and escaped to Amer
lea. Still another is Christian Reichert,
who embezzled the unchristian sum of
$3.50, 900 short time ago, and embarked
to the Christian-like city of New York,
where, unhsturbed by the calls of his
numerous friends, he dreamed to find
leisure to mend his ways. He was for
merly the Secretary of the Rhenish rail
road, and in al respects may be looked
upon as n distinguished visitor But
he very modestly keeps aloof from the
society of the gay metropolis, and has
! thus far succeeded in eluding the most
anxious pursuit of his many friends,
who are possessed with an eager desire
to again behold the honest face of the
wicked Christian. These cases, all OF
great Importance. have caused much
excitement in Germany, and the Gov,
ernment of that country will leave nc
effort undone in It's search for these gay
and frisky fugitives who bade it SO sud
! den farewell.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-01-02
NATIONAL CURRENCY.

At the recent session of the Illinois
Farmers Association, at Decatur, Mr..
M. NJ. Hooton read an interesting paper
on the subject of our national currency,
and it's relation to the prosperity of the
country. He maintained that our pros
perity as nation and as individuals
was in direct proportion to the amount
of currency in circulation. The year
1880, when the amount per capita was
only S7.20, the speaker stated, was one
of unparalleled depression. Laborers
in harvest fields were paid about fifty
cents day during the season, and
wages Of all kinds were at an unprece-
dentedly low figure. In order that a
comparison might be instituted between
the times when money was scarce and
when it was plenty, Mr.. Hooton sub
mitted the following interesting table :
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-01-02
THE ROLI or HONOR.

We are indebted to the New York
TribWnc for the following full and com
plete list of Senators and Representa-
tives in Congress who have covered their
back pay into the United States Treas
ury, being transcript of the official
record in the office Of Treasurer Spin
ner. The record is chiefly remarkable
for the names which do not appear upon
it. 1t will be observed that out Of "a
Senators, only 10 have removed the
temptation and placed the money out of
their reach in the Treasury of 252
Representatives, only A. have done the
same-a little more than . per cent. Of
the Senate, and little less than 20 per
cent. of the House:
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-01-02
Or NEM- HEAR TERKEE.

cit down at the table, good comrade of mine;
Here is cheer, and some TASKS of the vintage Of
Rhine:
Here is warmth, here is comfort, and smiles that
betray
1lu mart of the welcome that greets You to-day;
And here in the center, enthroncd on plate,
superb in surroundings. and royal in state
yoa behold-why, what cynic could give him a
scOwi?
With his cranberry courtiers, our national fowl.
Foil call him a Turkcy-the name is absurd;
This fowl is purely American bird.
His strut and his gobbe, his arrogant air,
His plurnage of bronze, speak my countrynan there.
But no he's a coward-ah! well that depends,
He can fight for his hen and his chicks and his
friends;
And in one thing he shows an American soul
You never can force him TO crawl thro' a hole.
There's an edge to the carving-knife polished and
bright;
The plates are all warm and the napkins all white
Before us the celery CLEANS through its vase,
And the cranberry-ielly is set in its place.
Thrust the sharp fork astradde beautys breast
bone.
From his side cut thin slices the whitest eer known
For the ladies, God bless them but my ruder sense
Takes the thigh and the last part that goes over the
fence.
All. white meat or brown meat it matters not much
-Tis taste must please, not our seeing nor touch
And with either for dinner we're rot at 4 loss,
If we've celery in plenty and cranberry sauce;
For then, with flask of good Eudesheimer wine
We can manage, fancy, in comfort to dine,
Nay ,aore-with turkey like this at command,
Who'd not be patriot, proud Of his land?
They had figs in Judea, and fatl,sgs so fine,
Young kids dressed with olives and what they called
wine;
They had palIn-trees and date-trees, and odors 4:
rare
As the sweetest Of roses could GiGg on the air.
What their fruits and their flowers TO these Gran
berries red,
And their palm and their datetrees this celery i'll
stead?
While as for their kids. and their lambs and thei
squalls,
One ;urkey-!ets eat, for COMPARISON fails.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-01-02

AARON GooDRIcH, who has spent seven
years in Belgium looking the matter up,
will tell the world in book to be pub
lished by the Appletons, next year, that
the name Christopher Columbus was an
alias or nickname, and that the old
man didn't discover America at all. A
little rest III the m tier of these start
ling historical discoveries will now be
in order.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-01-02
feathered it well to strike an antagonist

feathered it well to strike an antagonist
or reach the popular heart.
Lincoln's messages were just careless
enough here and there to give novelty
and power to those quaint turns of q
sentence where his outward thought
seemed to have gone inward, and
educed those pathetic and melancholy
some said neutrality-suspicious. or
phrases, which heightened the mystery
of the man.
Andrew Johnson never wrote a mes
sage showing other than tumultuous
and turgid mind.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-01-02
The General Amnesty bill which has

The General Amnesty bill which has
passed the House of Representatives
and is now pending in the Senate re-
moves all disabilities imposed by the
third section of the Fourteenth Amend
ment. 1t lifts from the shoulders of
every rebel everything. Jefferson Davis
himself can now be elected to Congress,
and-tak his seat by the side of Alexan-
der II. Stephens.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-01-02
4 NEW YEARS STORY.

Mabel Clifton sat before one OF the
windows of her fathers magnificent
mansion. A servant stood in waiting.
She was making out list of articles
wanted for the next day. Coming foot
steps arrested her attention. She raised
her eyes from the paper and looked out.
The crimson flush deepened on her
bright young face as "Oh !" in tone of
deep regret, escaped her lips.
She turned, after au instant of
thought, and said:
"John, am not Just ready to finish
this list, and shall not send it for an
hour yet. If You have anything to at
tend to in the meantime, you can do
it,
Mr.. Clifton had been reading in a
distant part of the room. Hearing the
door close after Johns departure, he
asked:
"You have not forgotten to send for
those wines spoke of, my dear?'
"He has not gone yet, papa"
"Ah, well do not make it late. They
will be very busy tonight" her father
said, turning again to his paper.
"Papa :"
"Well, my dear?''
ga boon, papa. Promise to grant
me, this last day of the year, my boon. "
"What is it, love? p
"Promise to grant it first.
"Not in ignorance, my child.
F'Trust me, father"
She had an earnest, eager, noble look
in her eyes that her father did trust in,
and he promised her.
"Well, well; you shall have your
way"
"Father, let us have no wines TO-
morrow
"What! No, no ; L cannot grant you
that. No wines Why, child, have
you gone crazy? For twenty-five years
have offered my friends wine on New
Years Day, and never have felt that
was doing anything wrong. What has
come over you?"
"Oh, father, 1 never have felt just
right when Offering young men wine
and just now, when l was making out
the order for John, L chanced to rais'
my eyes Just as Edgar Livingston wa'
passing. 1t needed but a glance to Sc,
he was very much under the influence
of wine. Father, his mother is a widow
he her only child. All her earthly hope'
are in him. Will they not be wrecked
think you, if he INDUCES in the wine
cup? Tomorrow he will make man!
calls. Beautiful women will offer hin
wine. He will not have the courage
possibly the wish, to decline. To-mor
row night, most likely, then, he will re
turn home to fill his mothers heart will
sorrow. / wish not to contribute ont
drop TO that bitter cup"
my dear, whether we have wines o.
not, with him it will be all the same, n!
you say he will make many calls.
Father, if you had son, you woult
feel differently. Think how man,
young men of the brightest promise
have failed-nay, worse, won truly dis
grace and early graves from the love o
wine.
81 feel as if Edgar Livingston stoot
on the brink Of fearful precipice
Father, stretch forth your strong arm
to draw him back-if only one step
and for a moment. If we do not saw
him, it will be a comfort to think W
urged him not forward on his fata
course"
mabel, you are very deeply inter
ested in the young man. Am / to con
eiude--"
Nothing more than for his own an
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-01-02

MILWAUKEE sends fearful warming
to husbands to take their cigars out of
their mouths before they bid their
wives good-by. That kind of woman
which, according to Byron, hell hath
no fury like, was seen leaping from an
outgoing train. on Saturday morning,
abandoning her baggage and her baby,
and pursuing her Mortified husband,
with parasol in her hand, a patch of
ashes on her cheek, and unlimited glare
i'll her eye.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-01-02

THE deer az well as the buffalo need
the protection of law, or they will soon
be exterminated in the Northwestern
States. 1t is estimated that from two
to four hundred men are encamped along
the line of the st. Paul and Pacific
Branch Railroad, Minnesota, engaged
in killing deer for market One man is
said to have slain fifty in month, by
lurking in runways, and shooting the
animals when they came to drink. The
same slaughter is going on along the
lines of other Western roads.