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, 1875-04-15

An INDIAN SToRY-We learn from q
gentleman of this city who is just back
from trip up the river the particulars
of rather extraordinary case of expert,
ence in the last awful blizzard. An In
dian and his squaw were caught ont in
the storm while journeying from Font
Randall to the Fort Thompson Agency,
and becoming bewildered, took refuge
in small ravine. They wrapped their
blankets about them and sat down un-
der the bank. The snow soon covered
them, but the Indian kept hole thro'
the rapidly forming drift with his gun,
which he would poke up occasionally.
They remained there all night, and the
drift became So high in the meantime
that he was obliged to splice the ram
rod to the end of his rifle in order to
reach to the top and keep up ventila-
ton. During their cheerless imprison-
ment the squaw was delivered of child
and it was, christened "Snow Drift. y
Siou1 City Journal. b..
, 1875-04-15

- A New York Correspondent to
the Boston Journal says: A few days
ago Mr.. Shsarman called on Mr. Beech
or to talk over some points in the case,
Mr.. B. declined to have anything to do
with the matter. 1t was Sunday he said
and he wanted to rest. The lawyer re-
minded him that the case was coming
on, and as defendant he must attend to
it. He also told him of the "ox and
the ass that were drawn ont Of the
pit GA the Sabbath Cay, to which the
pastor of Plymouth Church, struggling
up his shoulders, replied: Shearman.
look at me. Did you ever know a big
ger ass fall into deeper pitt"
, 1875-04-15

WEATHER ON THE OTHER SIDE 4
Michigan paper of March Goth says
4.Now get your shovels and your hoes
and clear off the snow preparatory to
planting your early peas and lettuce.
Don't let us wait for summer, because
it's by no means certain that will have
any Of that this year."
A Wisconsin paper, printed on the
banks of the Mississippi, Of about the
same date, says: "The ice in the river
is getting pretty soft. One team broke
in to-day. 1t cannot be considered safe
much Longer"
Since the above date terrible snow
storms have been reported by telegraph
IN the same section. We had the worst
weather during the month of March
ever known in this section. but our
early peas and lettuce had already been
planted and no snow or ice obstrueted
travel or navigation. Now the fruit
trees are in blossom and summer
weather prevails here.
, 1875-04-15

T Saturday morning at one O'Clock
the police found horse and cutter COM
ing in from the country on the Pontiac
road, with the driver SO nearly frozen
that he Topped over on the seat and un'
conscious. He was taken to the station
and they thawed him out after an hour
or so. When he could speak, he asked
"Sergeant, will live." 3ts
Oh, yes, l guess SO, was the ans
swer. .,..,.5.........r
We'll, I'm sorry" mused the young
man. "I wanted to die SO they could
pnt on my tombstone: Here lies one
who was fool enough to ride twenty-six
miles to spark red-headed girl!"
, 1875-04-15
Tar THssis; RIsC;ar,s,rI CorlT.sUiIss.. "a iI;Il

The THREE RICHEsr CoxxenEas.-
Tho three richest men in the House of
CoEimons are Sir G. Elliott M. P. for
North Durham, who made s600. 600
from bis celhefies in org year. and is
also heed Y N extensive firm of WIRE
rope minvf vfacturers; Mr.. Hermon, a
eo>ton 1enufacturer and East India
merchShf, w6A sits for Preston, and has
e300, ,00Oa year; and Mr.. Henry Fielden,
wEo has the same income, and sits for
Blackbuss. Naturally enough, all three
are Conservatives = especially Sir
George Elliott, who has risen from
being pit boy to being a millionaire
baronet- Ne,ccQstle Erpsess. II
, 1875-04-15

RI The difference in the effect of
years on different beings is mclan-
choly reflection. Here is Susan Anthony
who is just thirty years old, sweet as q
rose, gushing as an overfull emp Of
molasses, and dangling around on The
odore Tilton's knee. Flora Temple is
thirty years old, and will soon be sent
N sc parate parts to the tan yard, the
button factory, the glue mill and the
sassage shop. Such is life.
, 1875-04-15
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RINGS It would Dc 1mp0SSaoAo ~
describe a single ornament connected
i, with which SO much interest attaches as
to the finger ring. 1t is of antiquity,
and during centuries of years has been
associated with the most important con-
Germs oil life, both in matters OF cere-
mony anu affairs of the heart. 1t has
been used MS a r,eans of recognition. as
a credential, and as form of INTRODUCES
tion when ensured hospitality to the
bearer of it. Royal edicts we're promul>
gated through its medium, and power,
was transferred by its means. When
Pharoah committed the government Of
Egypt to Joseph. he took his ring from
his finger and gave it to the young Is
raelite as token of the authority he
bestowed upon him. So, also. when
Ahasuerus agreed to Haman's cruel
scheme of killing the Jews in all the
kings provinces, he took the ring off
his hand and gave it to Eaman as his
warrant, and afterwards directed that
all Official letters should be sealed with
his ring. A ring formerly marked the
rank and authority of q man, and the
kings ring was as important part of
the insignia of royalty as his scep,re or
crown.
The form of the ring is enblematc Of
eternity, and its materials of prlceless-
ness. Lovers are united by ring, and
departed friends are often kept in re-
membrance by the SAN e token OF affec-
ton, All these qualities sufficiently e--
plain :he reason why in old tales and
legends the power of the ring is fruit
full source of interest. Among many
different nations rings are used as
charms and talismans against the evil
eye and demons, against debility. the
power of the flames. and most OF the ills
inherent TO human nature.
In these days, inscriptions upon rings
are comparatively rare, but in old times
they were common. It is supposed
that the fashion of having notices. or
"reasons, as they were called, was of
Roman origin, for the young Romans
gave rings to their lady loves with the
notices cut on gems, such as "Remem-
Der, "Good luck to you" "Love me,
and will love thee" IN some cases,
the stones are made to tell the motto,
by means of acrostles. or names are
represented. The Prince of Wales, on
his marriage to the Princess Alexandra,
gave her, as a keeper, one with the
stones set so as to represent his familiar
name of Berthe, as follows: B eryl. E
merald, R uby. T urquoise, l acinth, E
merald. Motto rings are quite popular
in France, the French having precious
stones for all the alphabet with the
exception of +, k, q y and z. Rings,
such as these, may be said to realize
Shakespeare's idea pat in the mouth of
Jaqies, of finding sermons in stones"
for here indeed the truth is apparent
that stones do symbolic the language
of the heart.
Jameson has about 500 varieties of
rings which can be seen at his store on
Commercial street.
, 1875-04-15

In ORDER THAT THE PEOPLE OF WASH !.
L ington Territory may help develop this vast
Gold and Silver District, the Directors have con =.
cluded to put in market 1000 Shares, ut SO
each unassessable, thereby giving the purchas
ers the benefit of $40 on each share. No assess
n ent can be.made upon these 1000 shares.
For the assay of the quartz owned by the
Company. the public are referred to the follow
ing, made by Jay u. Kelly, Esq, Assayer:
CERTIFICATE OF ASSAY.
Assay Office Of Jay G. Kelley,(
SEATTLE, Nov Sd. 1874.
Three samples of rock deposited by the " Se-
cattle Gold and Silver Mining Company" as
yayed as follows, p,r ton of 1000 lbs:
No. I, Zephy Lode-Silver, S408 43.
No. 2. Seattle Lode-Silver, $53 Al; Gold, So;
Lead, per cent.
No. 8, Northern Float Silver, ss4 80.
Nos. l and were knocked off the lodc4 by
me. JAY G.. KELLY, Assayer.
Stock Books are now open at the Office of A.
Macintosh, Esq, at Seattle, for subscription
to the 1900 shares OF preferred nnassessable
stock,
The Company guarantee that the whole pro-
ceeds of these 1000 shares will be applied ex-
clusively to the developement of said mines
that not dollar of the same will be used for
saIaries of officers or office expenses.
Stock will be issued to suit purchasers, from
one share upwards.
The public are reminded that this is home
investment and should be encouraged.
JOHN COLLINS, President.
JAMES McNAUGHT, vice-President.,
A. MACKINrosH, Sc RETRY.
Seattle, King County, W, T Dec. IL, 1874.
, 1875-04-15

T An Indiana man has sued for
divorce on the ground that his wife has
hit him on one spot on his head with
the rolling.pin for nineteen years, and
his physician tells him that he will
certainly have softenipg of the brain
unless the woman selects some other
point. She declares that she is too old
to change her habits, hence the suit.
, 1875-04-15

no interest appears to be tasen in such
matters by those authorized to act.
!, Our town is rapidly filling up with
strangers and growing il. population
and business and needs an active and
energetic government moro than ever
before. Shall We have il Z
, 1875-04-15

- Fong King. boss of 800 Chinese
at Helena, Montana, having paid $1,000
for zinc coffins in which to ship the
remains of his defunct fellow country
men to the Flowery Kingdom, hit upon
the plan of packing the corpses in bar
rels, marked "pickles." and starting
them off as freight, He was not sue
cessful in the deception, however. as a
railroad agent at Corinne "smelt Chi
naman instead of pickle, and corpse
rates we're taxed up against the ship
per.
, 1875-04-15

II An Iowa woman went to church
one Sunday and Experienced religion. I"
Arriving home, she called her children
about her and said: 81 am pious now,
and am going to give two days to get
religion. II you don'tS 40 it in that
time I'll whale your hides of. I have
learned my duty. Do you hear me?"
, 1875-04-15

II Max Adeler says that the super
intendent Of q certain Sunday school is
an undertaken, and theie is some talk
of asking him to resign. not only be-
cause he makes the children sing II
would not live alway," regularly every
Sunday, but because on the back
of the reward cards given to good chill
dren he hiss printed gilt coffin with q
list of his rates of funerals. ..1 5r
, 1875-04-15
PosrAL.-Mr. Ammermsn, general

PosrAL.-Mr. Ammermsn, general
Postal Agen: for the Pacific Coast. Mr.,
Underwood, Postal Agent for Oregon
and Washington. and Hr. Coolidge.
Chief Clerk of the Pacific Postal De-
partment. have just made tour OF the
Sound. We spent nearly two days with
these gentlemen. on the steamer and at
Olympia, and feel assured that thev Will
DO all in their powsr not only to correct
present mail irregularities. bat to secure
10 Seattle daily mail service, making
close connections with the railroad at
Tacoma and making Seattle the general
distributing office for the country DOT
dering upon Puget Sound. When that
ia done, mails leaving Portland every
morning will arrive at Seattle the same
evening. making this city the practica'
railroad terminus on Puget Sound; lor
MT one in fifty passengers will remain
in Tacoma over night.
, 1875-04-15

Br1IorSG RAILROADS WITHOUT Mo"
xxY.--At q recent meeting OF bond
holders of the Northern Pacific Rail
road. Gen. Cass, the President OF the
company. presented report calculated
10 make the most favorable showing
the facts of record would warrant, from
which we derive the following damas-
ing statements in relation to the NAM
apement of q munifcent Government
subsidy: The outstanding bonds OF the
company. exclusive of the floating debt,
amount to $3l. .696.270. The entire
railroad constructed, on both divisions,
is 532 miles; showing an expenditure of
$5l, ITS mile, without counting any of
the floating debt or a dollar received
from stock The portion of the
road completed is over the Iaost favnra.
ble portion of the route, and could have
been constructed and equipped, with
ready cash and proper economy and
business sagacity. at cost not to ex-
eeed an average of $35, 200 mile.--
At that rate, the actual expenditure for
the completed portion of the road is
$18. $40. 900. against $3l.693. 27O Of
bonds and an indefinits amount of float
ing liabilities. From this statement it
is clearly demonstrated that the stock
holders, as represented by the Direc-
tors, not only do not show dollar Of
their own money paid in or expended.
but balance of $l3 ,O76, go of the mo-
ney of bond. holders absorbed or squan
dered by themselves in the management
Of this great public trust. Not only
this, but these same Directors. in con-
junction with the bankrupt house of
Jay Cooke & Co.. conspired to further
defraud the bond holders and the Gov
ernment by appropriating to their own
use all the profits arising from the en-
hancement of the value of lands by the
construction of the road, which by the
subsidy was calculated to accrue to the
public benefit and afford the principal
security to the bond holders. And yet.
this gang of conspirators. organized for
plunder. have not only betrayed their
public trust, robbed all who have lrust-
cd them, but are yet out of the peniten-
tisry and have the brazen effrontery to
ask Congress and victims of their ras-
eality to grant them further indulgence
and extend their powers for mischief,
and there are innocent incompetents,
like The editor of the Tacoma Tribune.
who honestly believe that the interests
Of the country may be promoted by e1-
tending the license of this gang of
thieves.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-01-29

Fresh Steaks, Turkies, Chicken.
and Game of all kinds, at the South
Side Meat Shop. w. b. HOWARD.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-01-29

A vEE exciting railroad accident
, occurredpn the \. & +. railroad. be-
tween Fnnklin and st. Louis, ut 5:9o
A NJ. OH 1onday last. The accident
was carlsd by IL rotten rail, when
broke uuIer the weight Of the loco
motive, md threw the baggage ana
smoking .ars off the track, down an
embanknpnt into the Mcramcc NV
er. Tn, bank perpendicu'ariy Is
probably. thirty feet high, but it s!ants
to an annc of forty-tiyc degrees, and
from the OPP to the rivers edge, the
distance + 100 feet OF more. Down
this ban! rolled the baggage and
smoking arS,Going end over emil INTO
the river. 1t was fortunate that II
McramrcWas frozen over. or the loss
o liyes b, drownin" would have been
great. Alargc number of the pass
cn@Grs wore asleep at the time, ana
unconscious of danger. Three were
badly Injured, and quite Il number
were slightly wounded.
Why hare trouble in the family? Why
smoke yoir biscuit. and eat BEAD Gov
cred with ashes and only one side bah-
ed, when Earls pays You 4 biz price for
vour old, worthless cook stoves and
sells a new one low for cash?
VIZ Learn that one of the horses OF
Mr.. Myers, of this place, un~accountahiy
disappeared on Tuesday night last, be-
lievcd to have been stolen. Mr.. Myers
started GU in search of his horse on
"Wednesday morning, with what success
is not yet earned, as he has not yet re-
turned. This will be 4 sewers loss to
him, as he is 4 poor man, and makes
his living by teaming.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-01-29
Holt County's Big Ditch.

The work, in spite Of the intense cold
weather, is still progressing on the ditch
which is to drain the Tarkio bottom.-
The work was commenced about the
1st of November, and force of from
ten to thirty hands is employed. The
ditch is from two and a half to six and =
half feet deep, according to the undula-
tons of the surface, and from twelve to
twcnty-eight feet wide. This ditch,
when completed, will be eight and a
half miles long, extending from the
Tarklo lake south to kimsey's creek be-
low the falls, about three miles north OF
Forest City. -,
This wolk, when completed, will
drain and render available for agricul-
tural purposes, about $500 acres OF as
rich soil as exists i'll the State.
This is the swamp land" that was
secured to Holt county through the ex-
crtions of Hon. /. G.. Parker, during the
last session Of Congress.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-01-29
Sowing Wild Oats.

\ popular lecture Will be delivered on
the above subject by the Rev. j. d..
Holmes, at the Sixth Street VI. T..
Church, on Tuesday evening, February
I'd, 1915. Proceeds for the benefit of
the church. Seats reserved for all who
purchase tickets. Price ofsingle tickets
81 cents, two for GO cents. four forS1,00.
This will be an Introductory lecture to
be followed by others if proper cot
agemcnt is given. The above lecture
has been we'll received in other States,
and we promise you "a feast of reason
and 4 flow of soul" Whoever fails to
hear this lecture will have 4 lifetime in
which to regret.
Tickets for sale at +. a. A~lderman's,
at the Post Office by James Watts, Sar-
geant d Wlkcrson's Drug Store, and j.
MIillcr'S Clothing Store.
Savannah, Jan. 18th, 1915. I'd.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-01-29
The New Court House-The Grand
Structure in Process of Erection.

Among all the improvements in pro-
gress or completed in st. Joseph during
the past year, there is none more ele-
gant and substantial than the new court
house. Over Il year and Il halt ago the
contract for this splendid structure WAS
awarded to John DeClue for the sum of
2174.954, and James A. Storm was Sc
lcctcd as the superintendent of the work
Since that time the building has steadily
progressed, and the closing of the year
finds the stonework and brickwork com
pleted, the massive columns in position,
the roof on, and everything secure
against wind and storm. As q as
the weather will permit, work will be
recommended, and by the middle of
summer the handsomest brick, building
on the banks Of the Missouri will be
completed-IIerald.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-01-29
Nodaway County-Its Financial
Condition.

We are informed by County Clerk
Joseph jackson. that out of the :3l2j.-
coo Indebtedness contracted by Nod
away county i'll 1869, that only $47,-
GOO remains now to be paid. The
above statement of fact speaks vol
umes for Nodaway county and we
are free to make the assertion that
no county, i'll this or any other state,
il in Il more healthy condition tinan-
ciallv or otherwise. than is Old Nod
away. the banner agricultural county
of the State of Missouri. With soil
unsurpassed on Gods green earth,
well watered and timbered, prodUc-
inc with the greatest success, all
kinds ofgrain. having comparatively
lie county indebtedness, with light
taxes, having more public schools
and churches than any county IN the
State, ranking about first in the num-
Der Of hogs and cattle raised and ex-
ported yearly, with tens of thousands
of her broad and fertile prairies vet
occupied. that can be purchased at
prices ranging from s., to $40, per
acre. we ask. what country presents
to the intelligent and industrious i'm
migrant a more inviting prospect to
make for himself a home and speedy
competence than in Our midst. We
answer none.-DemOciat.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-01-29
Savannah Produce Market

Ri NI\G RATE

". \. Price has now in store Il large
stock OF all kinds OF Fresh Grass Seeds.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-01-29
Deaths Doings-A Father and
Child Buried in one Grave.

Again we are reminded. that in the
midst of life We are in DEATH On last
Tuesday Mr.. Franklin b. Forbes. of
Easton, came to this city to attend a
Masonic Lodge of instruction being held
by Allen Mcdowell, Grand Lecturer of
the State. He WAS in his usual good
health. He remained in the city until
Wednesday evening. when ne returned
home, highly pleased with the instruc-
ton he had received. During the night
his little son, Owen, a sweet cherub OF
five summers. was severely attacked
with Group. and continued to grow
worse until Friday morning at halt-paSt
six o'clock. when he passed from earth
TO heaven.
Mr.. Forbes was so stricken with grief
that he immediately became delirious,
and in the short space of FIVE hours, his
spirit winged its flight to join that of
the little one who had gone before.
Mr.. Forbes was born in Platte county,
Missouri. and was, at the time of his
death, thirtv-six years old.-Ss. Joseph
Gazette, 9th.
TIt seems, from later dates, that the
above is partially incorrect. Mr.. Forbes,
it is true. was overwhelmed with grief
at the death Of his son, but his own
death occurring so suddenly, the coroner
went out from St. Joseph to hold an in
quest. The jury rendered 4 verdict that
the deceased "came to his death from
the effects of two or more doses of mar
cotic medicines. administered by Dr.. Il.
III. Hereford, one of said doses by the
knowledge and consent of DR.. Loomis."
The medicine was morphine and chic
raj.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-01-29
Obituary.

Monday, january 18th, 1873, at
y. NJ, of Pneumonia, BENNY H.. only
son of William and Sophinia Bycrs,
aged u months and 20 days.
Sweet angel child of heavenly birth,
He was too good end pure lor earth,
His spirit, like a soaring dove,
Has winged its flight to realms above.
His pure spirit freed from clay,
To Cod has winged ii, upward way,
And there mid angels pure and bright,
Has joined their songs in worlds OF hight.
And there amid that happy band,
With crown OF gold anil harI, in hand,
The sweetest music angels make,
viii be the tune his harp will wake.
by Mas. NJ. BYERs.
In Holt county, on Saturday. Jan.
18th. Miss Mary CarzOn, aged thirty
three years. in the full triumph Of a
blissful immortality.
Judge Harmon G.. holland, one of
the early settlers of Holt county.dicd
at his residence, three miles north OF
Oregon. Oh Wednesday morning, the
Goth Of January. 1875, after an illness
of two weeks, aged 10 years and 9
days.
Died, Sunday night, the 18th OF
January, 1878, g a Bigelow, Thomas
Mackic, of pneumonia, aged e. years.
Died, Sunday night, 18th inst.,near
Bigelow, Mrs. Ridgeway, wife of
Peter Ridgeway, aged about 80 years.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-01-29
e4ndrew Ga, Repnblifan
Railroad Timetable.

Kansas City, St. Joseph and Couacii Bluffs Railroad
r- Nail.S Mail 4
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-01-29
Election Notice.

WHEREAS, ut the general election held i'll
this State on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November, ISL. Il majority OF
the votes east on the question of holding a con-
.vcntion ''for the purpose of revising anil
amending the constitution of this state, was IN
favor OF such conventions; now, therefore, /,
Leroy ID. Carter, Sheriff of Andrew county,
Missouri, by the authority and direction OF SIl%5
Wood>On, Governor OF the state OF Missouri, 10
proclaim and order that there Will be an election
held, according to the Laws of this state, ut the
usual place of voting in each O1 the townships
i'll the county of Andrew, on
Tuesday, The 18Th Day # January, 1877,
for the purpose of eleciing two delegates to the
State constitutional Convention from the frSt
Senatorial District, composed of the counties OF
Andrew, Holt, NOdaway and A~tchiSon:
LEROY ID. CARTER,
Sheriff OF Andrew county, Mo.
Dec. ~, lS1f. WL
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-01-29
VI A II II 4.

Mont
gomery Mcdaniel and Miss Irene
Gleavcs, of Maryville, were united in
marriage, on last Thursday evening, at
the residence Of Mr.. George, 4 brother
iu-law of Miss Gleayes, at Fillmore, An
drew county, Mo.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-01-29
STRAY NOTICE.

TAKEN Up by Stray Davidson. living
in Lincoln township, in Andrew county,
No. Dec 1874, two HORSE PONIES
one, q light bay, two years old, black
name and tail, star in the forehead; the
other a light bay, supposed to be six
wears old last spring. white strip in the
face and on the nose, both hind feet
white to above the pastern joint, saddle
and collar marks. The colt appraised
at so, and the other appraised at $50,
by Joseph E. Hare and William Hum
man. \ true copy from my stray book.
JESSE JOHN, j. p,
n12*3w for Nodaway township.