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The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-07-10
The Political Situation.

EDITOR RErUBLICAN-I see through
the columns Of your paper and other
journals that the political caul,lron in
Missouri is beginning to bubble. 1t is
said that, in 4 multitude of counsel
there i safety. Now, us m humble cit
izen and farmer, would beg leave to
offer the thoughts that have occurred,
after viewing the situation from my
standpoint. We have confronting Us
Il dominant Democratic party. which is
under the control Of the bourbon" cl-
ement in that party, and under whose
mal-administration an odium has been
cntailcd upon the State that it will take
years to Obliterate.
Patriotic men Of all parties, seeing
this state Of things, are making moves
on the political chesS-board To consoli-
date all the opposing forces for its over
throw. Well, the aim is right, but can
we harmoniZe on the means to accom-
plish the end? i propose that we hold
the Republican party intact, throw the
Judases and Joaahs. the salarv-grab-
bers and other corruptionists overheard,
cOnSlgh l!lem 10 lle llllainN winch lneE
deserve, lay aside old animosities, eX-
tend the frlternal hand of friendship TO
all patriotic and law-loving citizens,
and invite them to cooperate with us to
overthrow this party of misrule, and
place the State on the high road to
prosperity. to which her great natural
resources entitle her. Let there be a
Republican State Convention, (when
the proper time comes). to nominate a
full ticket; put the right men upon it,
irrespective of former affiliations. 1t is
men we want. Platforms mean moth
ing unless we have men that will carry
out the principles contained in them.
Think you that the Government OF the
United States would have been III the
cordition it was on the 4th of March,
1861. had Andrew jackson. beeu Pres
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-07-10
From Rochester,
July 3, 1874.
ROCHESTER,, Mo-, July

ROCHESTER,, Mo-. July :, 1S1i.
EDITOR REPUBLICAN-We are conf
dentially informed that Cap. Lewis says
'.if he can find the fellow who put that
piece in the paper, accusing him of play
ing second fiddle to Ford, he would put
a head on him. At any rate, he says
he knows where to find Paul, and he
will put head on him, anyhow. Per-
haps you had better arm yourself with
a goose-quill pop-gun, and so be pre-
pared TO repel any attack that may be
made upon you by this dangerous per-
sonage.
The old-time Crusaders have. recon-
menced operations in Rochester. A
well-known citizen was made the recip-
lent of q visit at his place of business, in
the Fourth Ward OF the city, not long
since. Gushing saysit was right lively
crusade, and it want much Of 4 fiddle,
either.
Since the 1st of July, under the regime
of the new mail contract, we have been
receiving eastern mail but every other
day. This is a greatineonvenience. and
one that we hope to see remedied at an
early day.
Since our last communication we have
been called upon to mourn the loss of
the Fourth of July. Rochester cheese
probably killed it. Uncle Adam"
Keller was the first one to take notice of
the arrival of the GLORIOUS Fourth"
He made manifest his patriotism by the.
purchase of two cents worth of fire
crackers. which he burned for the glory
of the American eagle. and the advance
ment Of Republican ideas and princi--
pies. Ben Kirk and c. f. Booher fol-
lowed suit with niekle's worth, not SO,
mnch for their country's good, but with
an idea of calling attention to their I'M
bounced liberality. Ford's speech at
the meeting of the cheese company is.
reportedto have been,a mastery effort.
His subject was Cheese made OF Iiik.'
The Rochester ..horse thieves" are TO
havea union picnic on the 18TH. j cor
dial invitation is extended to all, and a
general good time may be expected.
We understand that in addition to
Messrs. IIeren and Sanders, Charles
Booher will be present and address the
people. PR.EToR.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-07-10
HARDWARE. &c

TOLBURS 4 CO., dealers in hardware,
" stoves and tinware, north side of the square,
Savannah. Mo. Jobbing IN tinwork done on
Short notice q
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-07-10
Liberty Items.

The Farmers are. wishing for more.
rain. The crops all are looking fine. !
think we will have a good crop OF small
grain. The last rain We had was the
making of it. If nothing more. happens
to Us. we can feed u few others if they
stand in need OF food. rs we will have
more than we cln Use at home.
DR.. Robinson andJ. b. Kildow. from
Belckow, paid Us a flying visit last sun
dav. We would like TO, meet their
smiling faces here again.
have seen IN your paper 4 great
many times that JEFF. King WAS going
to start picture gallery nj Flag Springs.
We heard thai he had bought 4 house,
but the gallery has rot been opened.
But il he does start, We wish him sue
cess.
We are, ait loss TO know who ''Plow-
Bow IS. We did not know but tina, he
was the Young man that came to VIII
Simpsons house, the other day, rs VIII
was proud of his new boarder. He Is q
fine looking Young man; weight, l.
pounds.
How glad We are when Saturday
comes, SO we can go TO the office and
get j copy Of your paper. There IS no.
Use talking-we can't do without it.
Men soto the post-otlice at Rochester
and get the REPuBLICAN and one or two,
letters At. the same time, and they look.
over the paper first.
The Fourth ofJlly was celebrated n
Union Star. There was large crowd
there and all kinds of amusements,
going on. With plenty ofiee-oream and
lemonade to keep u person cool. and,
they all appeared to enjoy themselves
well. Rev. John Gillies, from Savan-.
nah, aud Charles Booher. from Reches--
ter. were the orators of the day.
Sam Gibson is lying very low "a pres
ent. He was thrown from his horse
while. driving up the COWS, en- last
Thursday evening, lie was hurt
across the back and bowels. don't t-inA,
his injuries dangerous.
Work plenty; money scarce;
BIB JOINT.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-07-10

he would become very poetic or prolific.
of news items.
The harvesting of all grains, except
oats, is far advanced in this section.
The yield will be good
We have had no rain for two weeks,
giving the farmers an excellent oppor-
portunity to save their grain, but it is.
beginning to tell on the growing crops
and vegetables. Unless We have rain
soon. it will result in serious damage.
George Lance, son of ..Uncle Billy"
Lance, and Miss Laura Turner, went be-
fore the hymenial altar, a few days ago.
Old Mr.. Cullison, who has been Cit
izen of this township for about eight
years, departed this life on the 1st inst,
after protracted illness, with consump-
ton. GUN.
JULY3, 1874.
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From Clay Township.

EDITOR REPgBLCAN-With the mer-
eury ranging from 80 , to 1929 during
the day. for a man that is engaged in
harvesting, it could not be expected that
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-07-10

ident for the four years preced-
ing? No. While we are battling for
principles, let US put none "but true
and tried men on guard tonight"
CLAY
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-07-10
SAVANNAH DIRECTORY,

Advertisements in tlis colunin fifty cents per line
for one yeG,, iHclutiRg the general head. Those
rho adrerfisc in this column are reliable and
straight iforuGrd in their respective cGLiRgs.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1874-04-30

\ California paper being requested to re-
print the ''hcau,iful little pastoral about
Nary's little lamb. quotes ''from memory
to this effect:
Mary possessed diminutiyc sheep.
Whose external covering as devoid of color IA the
,ongealcd aqueous fluid which occasionally presents
inSurmountah able barriers to railroad travel on the
Sitrras:
Nud everywhere that Mary percgrinatcd
The juvenile Southdown certain to get up and get
night after her.
T. tagged her to the alphahct dispensary one day.
Which WAS in Contrayrntlon ot established usage:
u caused the other youthful students I" cachinnate
and skytunge
To perceive an adocscen mutton in rlifCc devoted
to the dissemination of knowledge
And 80 the preCeptor eleCietl him from the interior.
Iut he continued to roam in the immediate vicinity.
tnd remained i'm the neishhorhood until Mary
once more became visible
What causes the Juvenile sheep to banker after
MARY. so"
Quori,fi the inqnisitiyc children of their tutor.
why. Mary h,stows much affection upon the little
animal Ia which the wind i tempered when sh"rn.
won must he aware.
TIE rrccrifur with alacri'y responded.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1874-04-30
Dancing and Fault Finding.

Rev. MIR. Nightingale contributes to the
Springfield Republican the following story of
Rev. DR.. Lothrop who officiated in West
Springfield: "A young lady, member OF DR..
LothrOp's church, went on visit to 4 neigh
boring town, and while there attended Il party
and danced. Tidings OF her sin reached
home before her. On her return she was
visited and called to most severe account
for the disgrace she had thus brought upon
herself and upon the church, and which had
been found out, Notwithstanding it had been
done among strangers. One staid maiden
was specially earnest in her rebukes. and
made the poor girl feel very bad. What
shall do?' she asked. 'You.had better 90
and see DR.. Lothrop. She did go, and told
him all about it. And so, you went to the
party, and danced, did you?' he said Yes,
sir And did you have good time:' Yes,
sir Well, am glad of it, and hope you
will 60 again, and enjoy yourself. And now
/ want you to tell me the name of the woman
who has been making you all this trouble
She told. Go to that woman. and tell her
from me, that if she wants to get to heaven,
she had better make more use of her feet, and
less of her tongue
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1874-04-30
No. IS


Many y.ars ago Il lady Of great literary
distinction sent the following letter to her
cousin on the eve of his marriage. accompa-
MED by pair of blue mixed stockings. knit
by herself, Is Il present
Dear Cousin Herewith You will receive 4
present of 4 pair of WOODEN stockings, knit by
my own hands. and be assured, dear coz.
that my friendship for you is warm as the
material. active as the tinger-wol!k. and gem
erOus as the donation. | consider this pre-
sent as appropriate on the occasion Of Your
marriage. You will remark in the first place
that there are two individuals united in one.
VINO are 70 walk side by side guarding
against c0l,lness and giving comfort as long
as they last. The thread Of their texture is
mixted, and SO. alas. is the thread of life.
In these, however, the white is made to
predominant, expressing my desire and con-
tidence that thus will be the color OF your ex-
istcnce. No black is used. for l believe that
your lives will be wholly free from the black
passions Of wrath and jealousy The darkest
color here is blue, which is excellent when
we do not make it loo blue. Other appropri-
ate thoughts rise to my mind in regard to
these stockings. The most Indifferent sub
iects, when viewed by the mind in 4 suit
able frame, may furnish instructive intlu-
ences.
But to the subject. You will perceive that
the tops of these stockings (by which |
suppose courtshp to be representeD are
scanned, and by means of scanning are drawn
into snarl, but afterwards comes time
when the whole is made plain, and continues
so to the end and final toeing off.
BY this wish to take occasion to cOngrat-
ulate yourself that you are now thrOug ii with
scanning, and have come to plain reality.
Again, as the whole of these comely stock
ings was not made ut once, but by the aGdi-
ton of one little stitch after another, put in
with skill and discretion, until the whole pre-
sents the fair, equal piece of work which you
see, 50 life does not consist of one great &C.
ton, but millions of little ones combined,
and 50 may it be with your lives. No stitch
dropped where duties are to be performed or
economy preserved; neither scanning nor
narrowing when truth and generosity are in
question. Thus every stitch of life made
right, and set in the right place, none
either too large or too small, too tight or too
loose.
Thus may you keep on your smooth and
even course, making existence in one fair
and even piece, until, together having pass
ed the heel, you come to the very toe of life;
and here, in the final narrowing off, and
dropping the coil of this emblematical pair
of companions and comforting associates,
nothing appears but white, the tokens of in
nocence and peace, of purity and light, may
you, like these stockings, the final stitch be-
ing dropped and The work completed, 60 to-
gether from the place where you were form
ed TO happier state of existence-a present
from earth to heaven. Hoping that these
stockings and admonitions may meet a cor
dial reception, remain in the same true-blue
frindship, sincerely, yet without ''seaming,'
yours from toe.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1874-04-30
What InCCIIcnS Dad.

\ story is told of certain newspaper pro-
prict"r who relieved his dishonesty by Il
~plcc OF humrr.
The agent Of q large manufacturing house
wen, to him I" protest against frequent as
sauli> in the editorial columns.
hat the devil is the matter !" asked the
latter. An you say isan Internal lie. But.
then. we feel that We cant afford to have
this thing 90 on. What steps shall We take
I" stop it,"
The proprietor appeared abstractel for a
few moments. and then remarked: ~ was
thinking about Il character in the Bibf. Let
me see, his name was-was Zaccheus What
did he do? oh, yes: he climbed tret to see
the Lord: and he didn't sec Him, either.
What did he do then? DO you remember,
Mr.. Agent, what he did then 7"
lie came down, suppose"
'Ah, yes?-thank you-that's it! He
came down, like sensible fellow; he :ame
down."
The parable was fitting. The agentimi.
tatcd the example of Zaccheus. and the
journalistic batteries were instantanea,sly
spiked.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1874-04-30
a Picture Of Now York Poverty.

The following is extracted from the New
York Herald of April 4: Yesterday Thomas
Richardson, volunteer visitor, found at No.
20 Baxter street (second floof) Mrs. Locke,
midde-aged woman, who was weeping Bit
terly. Being interrogated in regard to the
cause, she went to little pallet of straw,
and drawing down piece of carpet, she ex-
posed to view a little bony skeleton of a
child. 1t could not have been more than
four years old, yet it bore every mark of de-
Cay that old age is wont to impress upon the
human body. There were wrinkles where
there ought to have been round and bloom
ing cheeks; sunken. hollow, ack-lustre eyes,
where there ought to have been happy, smil-
ing orbs Every bone and muscle of the
little spectral child stood out sharply and
clearly defined, and in Il language stronger
:han words told a story Of starvation and
death. The little rag carpet fragment was
the only covering of the sufferer. The mother
knclt aboyc the waif thrown off from her
life and wept bitterly. In broken accents
she told of her husbands fruitless search for
work and her own sickness and her child's.
Then followed the brief recapitulation of
the steps down which she had descended
slowly to utter destitution, when there was no
bread in the house. no coal in the CRATE and
no credit for them in the wide. wide world.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1874-04-30

Looking at the complicated mechanism of
our bodies from popular standpoint, we
should say, perhaps, that the brain is the most
important part of us; but that would be a
mistake; not only the brain, but the stomach
and kidneys are less necessary to life than our
skin. Reflect upon this matter for moments
you can 60 without food for several days and
not suffer serious injury; your liver may cease
to act for week, and you can attend to your
business as usual; the brain may be paraly-
zed for months, and life goes on; but if the
functions of the skin are suspended for two
hours, death follows. Take dog or cat, and
dip the animal into melted paraffinc or talow,
so that the skin execretions and sccrctions
are suspended, and the animal will die almost
as quickly as if ten grains of strychnine had
been administered. The skin is most i'm
portant auxiliary to the lungs in the process
of &rati0n of the blood, and so intimate the
connection, or so similar and important are
its functions, that when death ensues from
skin 0bstructions, all the conditions resemble
those occasioned by cutting off air from the
lungs. More deaths from consumption are caus-
ed primarily by skin distractions than from
any original weakness or disease in the lungs
Thelungs are the first of the important organs
to be influenced by arrangements of the skin,
and they often become congested or disorgan-
lied through secondary causes.-Journal IF
Chemistry.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1874-04-30

A CROss-EYED man cast gloom over a
Detroit street car the other day by asking one
of seven men and strangers on the opposite
seat ''if he had any chewing tobacco handy. y
First the seven strangers looked at each otoer Der
observing this molten each Of the seven sup;
posed his neighbor the one spoken to, and
eyed eve % man % cast ] ricbocS.t ' Glance Of indigns-
ton along the line, and with the remark, "A
swest-cented lot of generous roosters," took
. chew of his own tobacco.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1874-04-30

CARBoLlC acid turns out to he deadly
poison to snakes, few drops being sufficient
to cause the almost instant death of the much
dreaded cobra. 1t has been proposed to sup
ply the inhabitants of India with large
amounts of carbolic soap; tho idea being
that as soon as the soap gets into general
use the cobra will find It almost certain
death to bite anyone, and it will soon come to
regard that amusement in the light OF suicide
and consequently will seek some other little
game with which to while away his leisure
hours
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1874-04-30

How Justice l:ratt0n, OF West Troy.
was VictimlZed.

An incident occurred at the State Fair
Grounds, between Troy and Albany, last tail,
which the Times is the first to publish.
a police force was placed about tlo grounds
to prevent people scaling the fences, thereby
dcpriving the Agricultural Society of the
price Of admission. The second day police
man arrested u man in the act of clandes-
timely obtaining admi,tance to the fair grounds.
The prisoner was brought before Justice
Grattan, who, by the way. is one of the most
whole-soneu Irshmen in Wcs: Troy. The
Justice was sitting in his office, when the pO-
liccman entered with prisoner in charge.
''Your Honor said the officer, 81 have q
man whom arrested in trying to scale the
fair grounds fence.
'.Stand up, sir. :" said his honor to the pris-
oner, in his usual majesterial dignity. What
was you trying to stale in for, ye villain:"
Prisoner-Please your honor
'Hould your toague," said his honor,
bringing his fist down upon the table with a
heavy thud. ''Mr. Officer, state to the court
what diabolical act the villainous rascal was
engaged in when you nabbed him"
Otfice-May it please the court, was ON
the north inside fence of the fair grounds by
q tree. observed the prisoner skulking
about outside, and thought he meant mis-
chief of some kind ! stood behind the tree,
when the villain, not seeing me, jumped the
fence. Immediately collared him and
brought him before you, your honor. That's
the man"
Justice--Ye hard-hearted monster, you.
Amt yees ashamed to be robbing poor ag-
rcultural society, ye villain the cOOrt fines
you S. or five days, and may the Lord have
mercy on your soul.
prisOner-Rrt YOur HOnOr-
Justice-Not word; yees pays the fines
or yees goes to Jail.
Prisoner-But, your honor, haven't only
$50, which my poor mother gave me to pay
a note with to-day. You wouldn't take that
from me when, if the note is not paid, my
old mother will be sued to-day?
Justice-You have heard the sentence of
the coort. Unless you goes to Jail for five
days.
Prisoner-Listen, your honor
Justice--Mr. Office, this coort is adj
journed; take charge of the prisoner, and
unless he pays in five minutes, lug" him.
The prisoner, seeing that the court is mex
orable, pulled up his right t-owsers leg, and
pulled out piece of paper from his boot,
which after unrolling was found to contain q
$50 greenback. He passed it to the Justice,
who returned him S45 in change. The JUS
tice placed the greenback in his wallet, and
the officer and prisoner withdrew.
The next day the Squire went to the
bank to deposit, when the cashier politely in
formed him that the $50 greenback was u
counterfeit
1t Immediately occurred to the Justice that
the bogus officer and prisoner were ''dirty
swindlers"
Since that time the bare mention of SO or
five days in Justice Grattan's hearing SUBJ
jects the audacious man who dares utter it to
fine for contempt of court.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1874-04-30
Judges Of Character.

Mr. Disraeli, in his inaugural address, re-
Gently delivered at Glasgow, said: "SOme
are OF opinion that the surest judge of youth
tul character must be the tutor, and there is
passage in IsOcrates on this head not with
out interest. He was an accomplished in
structor, and he tells us he always studied to
discover the best of those who attended his
lectures. So, after due observation, he would
say to one: ''You are intended for action,
and the camp is the life that will become
you." TO another: "You should cultivate
poetry A third was adapted to the pas
sionate exercitatiOns of the Pnyx; while
fourth was clearly destined for the groves
and porticoes of philosophy. The early
accustomed to keep secret registers of their
tons afterwards, when these records we're
examined, it is said the happy prescience of
their remarks was strikingly proved by the
subsequent success of many who had at
tanned fame in arts and arms But the Jes-
uits. gentlemen, whatever they may be now,
were then very clever men and must con-
fcss that l am doubtful whether the judg-
ment OF tutors in general would be as infal-
lible as that of 1sOcrates. In the first place,
just perception OF character is always a
rare gift. When possessed in high degree,
it is the quality which specially indicates
the leader of men. 1t is that which enables
general or minister to select fit in
strument for the public purpose, without
which all the preparations for a campaign,
however costly and complete, may be rem
dered fruitless, anG all the deliberations of
councils and all the discussions of Parlia-
ment prove mere dust and wind. Scholars
and philosophers are, in general, too much
absorbed by their own peculiar studies or
pursuits to be skilled in the discrimination
of character; and if the appetite of pupil
is recognized by them, it is generally when
he has evinced disposition to excel in some
branch of requirement which has established
their own celebrity
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1874-04-30

In the British Parliament there are 1873
Free Masons, 58 in the House of Lords and
u in the House of Commons. Fifteen of
the Free Masons in the Lower House are
Noblemen; and there are also ten sons of
Peers who are not in Parliament who belong
to the Order. The Prince Of Wales heads
the list of Free Masons who have seats in
Parliament. The Bishop of Peterborough
Is . Mason; 7 Dukes, 8 Marquises, II Earls,
Viscounts and II Lords make up the list Of
Peers who weac the apron.