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The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-10-15
WORTHLESS RAGS.

Oac thing is universally : admitted: If
the volume Of our irlcdecmable paper
money Is decreased, it Will further de
prcciatC. The paper dollar, which is
worth 80 cents in gold now, will be
worth 50, or 40. Or 60, or 30 cents then,
and what You cau buy fo@ one dollar in
paper now will cost 81 20, or $l,30, or
81, 10, o, $40, then.
As The paper money dep"eciates and
loses il pa: chasing power, its power Of
e!Iccting exchanges viii decrease il Il
corresponding measure. \ transaction
requiring the use of $500 will now re-
quire So, or &I39, or 3lGO then. Whas
follows? The increased quantity OF the
currency bringing with it no Increased
power Of eAectin@ exchanges in conse-
quence Of corresponding depreciation,
YOU are. after the increase. just as far
from satisfying The supposed wants of
trade us YOU were before. You try
further expansion, and the result will be
exactly the same. You 90 on trying in
that WAY Ito make the volume of scur-
rcDcy equal to the wants Of trade" and
the initiation will be indefinite, until fin
ally the currency becomes so worthless
as to effect no exchanges at all. and the
whole ediiice tumb!eS down in universal
rcpudi&tiOn, bankruptcy and ruin.
Is there any advocate of the demo-
cratic party who can gainsay this? If
not then let us hear no more about that
platform not meaning initiation. 1t
means initiation indefinite, unlimited,
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The LONGEST ear of corn we have

The longest ear Of corn we have
vet seen this season was left at our
Office this week by John Happ. Its
length is II inches. On tae same day
John Numbering left with us seven
cars OF corn. the cobS CT which all
unite at the butt end, tbcreby form
in@ but one cob-the whole cDcaSed
in one husk. Joseph Woods also left
us some fine specimens Of late corn-.---
AtchisOn Co. Journal
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,4dn3iJHStPOtOF'S Notice.

NTnTICE j. hereby given that letters of Adj
= !.s.ni,tra,0a on ia" estate of .F"hn II. Cole.
do . sd. la" OF Andrew Cuuniy, Vr granted
To ,i,. uui,rsj= j=ned Holmes Robertson and .j,ssc
j Cujr. 10y tHr Probate Court n' Andrew coun-
tv. Eio., bearing date ,hr I0h day OF August,
ISrj. ,&l persons having claims aEiinS; said
estate arr required to exhibit them for allow
,,ncc. tn tAr Admini~. rators, within one year
after the date of said letters, or they may Ice
l,rrrlGd"t! rom any benefit of such estate; and
i such claiin~ br not exhibited within lWo years
from n" line of the publication Of ihiS notice
they viii be forever barred.
HOLMES ROEERT-ON,
JESSE i. COLE,
Administrators of John IL. Cole, decd.
S,tr,,pn!l, No, Sept. Sd, lo75-iw~
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A MAN named +. HJbbeIi, was
knocked down i'll st. Joseph, on
Charles street, about ten o'clock on
Wednesday night, oflast week, by a
sIung shot, and robbed OF $50. He
remained in a senselcss condition I'M
til O. clock in the morning. No clue
as yet to the perpetrators
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-10-15
SAVA>NAfg, MO, FRIDAY, OCTOBER -, 1875.

wedding The iemcudoa, pDwer Of
changing AZ pleasure the currr.t va1u"
Oi every dollar and every dolia,'> wouh
Of property Noul 'a!c-docS not your
head swim II ihe prospect? and vet
thai is the power welded Av aHv ~ry-
eminent. intelligent or ld;olic. honest or
rasruilv, which X charged with the Of
ice Of '.Hlahi9~ and kprr:rm the vol
ume Of irrrdecln"hle paper rmoney c1n"!
to the wants OF itade.
80 MORE MONEY NEEDED.
Thnr. Lrin.~ IN ab,,oG,rrn ot money
in ttn han,.s fi,ar lex Irnrn,,I,,nJ :, :.
evidently not more mo1ry we need
witt Ln w.. weed thn,9 Cn,r6n",..-.,
cnnr,jr1c, which v,iIF ;nIurr +-,,;G ,r,-
it.I tn v.,,f,r. ;,r, n,,rr,,:-n ,nL
v,h,t !, fin. first rr,.,,:rr,,ant +, rc.tnr,
Condolences II :, .t.I.ii:,. .,s.,,,. ali
thin., fit,.. >1aI,fli.,- nj crl..ra,., y,jrrs
whi,.;, rn,1.,s ,,nt.il,In h,,.;r,,.., ,.,r,,,r,-
+irns ~ reasonable ..r,.:nt,. V-Lnr
fine capit,li., i a.surnl ,t,,t tIn L.',,.
of to-n,,r,,,,. vii how. ,i. -,,,,a ,..,I,,,
~ tn-G,v and th,r ,I,-. st.r,;Iity or[,.,jrr
finds ruiI s.rJsitv :, =. T,f;,n.I and li<rl
r,nnat,ry s,.,,.,,I ,l,no md no snnnnr
will Ln lij,n,..Ii,. trust liz ,,on.,. tn
tho.4 who want .rtivnI, +, ,,n,i,,- i
and urn,,;s. ., r.,fr r.|I,,,, n,I I,ri
MAVEN viii nat GROW. 49,, I,no .,+I,..'.,,.L
rccl that tbr wild sclnmrs nf J.,n,-
m,ruo. or ,;s;or.,.o. ,,,.,. oIt,ir cnn-
ffrnI nf onr natfnn..I i;ua,,,... ' L..m.ts ovn,.
thr br~;pc., world Ike , thrn,to,,;nr
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-10-15

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The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-10-15

brass n.tED IEtCH..If.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-10-15

TIE Uuiversalisl State Convention
recently held It's annual meeting at
Dvc. .kinrldge.
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An Eccentric Moon.

Thomas Brown was employed at the
thcater a few years AGO as q kind Of
utility man, and one night the manager
put him behind the scene ut the rear of
the stage, to take care of the moon.
Brown had Il candle OH the end of Il LONG
pole. and it was his duty TO hold the
LIGHT behind the m0on, which was Il
round implanted space in the curtain,
and to pull the curtain slowly up, to re-
present the rising of the moon. Brown
seated himself on 4 piece of barOnial
castle, and, while waiting for the order
to 90 to work, he fell asleep. Present.
" the tragedian on the stage said to the
heroine: Swear by yOn bright moon,"
etc, etc, and turned to point to it, but
the orb of night was not there. The
stagc-manager flew around and gave
Brown a kick, and in a frenzy ordered
him to "h'ist that moon quick" Brown
was bewildcred, and, without waiting
for further orders, he ran the curtain
clear up with M jerk, when the cord
broke, and down it came again. An
other string was hurriedIy rugged
OF the pulley, and the moon began to
rise properly; but Browns nerves were
so unStrung by fright that he couldn't
hold the candle steady behind it, so that
there was fifteen or twenty eclipses dur
inc h eascent, the light meanwhile
dering all over the curtain, to the infin-
tie amusement of the audience. How
ever, the luminary got safely up at last,
and the tragedian again observed:
"Swear by yon bright moon:' but be-
fore the words were fairly out the cord
snapped again, the curtain unrollcd
with velocity, and broke loose from the
roller, revealing Brown, the lunar cle-
vatOr, roaming around in his shirt
sleeves with Il candIepn a stick. y mo-
mcnt later the manager was fumbling
among his hair, and that very night Mr..
Brown closed his theatrical career.
The manager remarked to Il confidcn-
tial friend that while Il man who was ca
pablc of making the same moon rise
three times in II night, and of getting
any number of eclipSes and other astro-
nomical phenomena, might be valuable
for some purposes, he was about rs fit
for Il thcater as Il wall-eyed mule was
for singing hymns.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-11-12
After Many Days.

The possibility Of "entertaining an
gels unawarcS'' receives II fitting illus
tration in the following veritable facts:
Some twelve years ago, Il poor man was
befriendcd and taken care of by George
Bluemkopf, a brother German, who was
himself earning his bread by the sweat
of his brow. The stranger went away,
but a few days ago Mr.. Bluemkopf re-
ceivcd 4 letter from some attorney in
California, notifying him that a legacy
of $4,000 had been left him by theman
he had once befriended. The recipient
of this good news is in the employ of
the City Weigher, working onthe Levee
and at railroad depots. He has ac-
quired some property by hard work,
and is we'll pleased to hear IF this ac-
cession to his little fortune. He intends
to leave for California in Il week or
twO.-St. Louis G06e-D Democrat.
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she learned her accomplishments. For
eNcellency in fancy work, she was
awarded 4 silver medal while Il scholar
ut the above institution. On it WAS in
Scribcd, on one side. ITO Mary Quin-
liven, for fancy work, June %, lSGl,'
and on the other, Reward II Merit, >
and around the edo" the name of the i'll
>tltutiOn. i vcIr ago She started the
store, not KNOWN" any thing about
business. Her friends thought she
could not succeed, and tried to diS>uadc
her from her purpose; but She was pos
se>Scd OF an independent spirit and de
sired to earn her own living, feeling too
much honest pride about living off her
friends, although they were perfectly
willing that she should do SO. She has
overcome all the difficulties of store
keeping, and is getting along very sue
cessiully. During all the time she has
been following her business she has
not been absent from the store Il single
She is very independent and extreme
ly sensitive about being piticd. When
talking of how she has succeeded in her
business, she says she feels very well
satisfied with her success, bat if she
could only see a little-just very little
she would Get along 50 much better;
then it would be nothing to keep store.
And such is the little blind woman and
the work she is accomplishing.-PiU$
hNrNh LCNLcr..
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A 0%uarryman's Good Luck.

Something like Il year ago Il quarry
man named Fritz Simmons, living in the
town of Saugerties, Ulster County, y.
Y, and rarely earning enough to sup
port himself and Il large family. rcceiv-
ed Il letter post-marked ~Freyburg, Ger
many. 1t was written by a mar who
stated that he was the attorney of the
estate of Conrad Schmidt. an uncle of
Simmons, who had died, leaving Il for
tune of some 10000 guilders (S20,0oo in
gold), having no heirs but the nephew
in Ulster County. Simmons was directed
to have Il power of attorney issued by
the proper authorities in this country,
upon the receipt of which by the Ger
man lawyer the fortune would be forth
coming. Simmons, who, by the way, is
IN intelligent man, put no faith in the
statements of the letter, although he
had IN uncle living in Freyburg by the
name of Conrad Schmidt, but supposed
it was the work of sharpers who desired
to obtain money from him on the pre-
tense of the fortune. He paid no atten-
ton to the letter, and the circumstance
was soon forgotten by him. Since then,
rs is now learned, the lawyer i'll Ger
many has been making inquiry byletter
in various places in this country for the
whereabouts of Fritz Simmons, and fin
ally asked the German consul in New
York to aid him. The consul Il short
time since wrote to the ~postmasters of
various places, making inquiry for SIM
mons, and among them was the post
master at Saugerties. Simmons was ut
once notified of the receipt of the letter,
and the proper papers were made out
and sent to Germany. Last week he re-
ceived Il gold draft for 5000 o from the
consul, which has been duly hOnored,
and the quarryman is lifted from pow
erty to comparative opulence.-New
York SUR.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-11-12
The VuIgarity of Ladies.

BEG your pardon, "ladieS" is what
we mean. Woman includes every body,
and of course there must he vulgar
women, but ladies are supposed to be
the pick of N
There i Il kind Of assumption that
woma is Il ncatcr, cleaner, Scnsl-
tive and more refined creature than man.
1t may be 80, hut 4 lady Will do many
things which 4 gentleman could not
bring himself to do. There is NJ gen
tieman in Springfield, for instance, who
could walk through Main Street drag
ring part Of his raimcmt on the ground
after him. Any gentleman would con
slider himself dciilcd 10y such Il PERFORM
amcc. No gentleman would care 10
parade the street in such attire that one
hand was constantly occupied in reetin@
the slack of his brecchcS, after the man
ncr Of holding up skirts ut the present
time. American gentlemen attach the
character of gambler on a man who
wears many jewels and rings, and re-
cognize Il c"gnatc vul~arity in the lady
who similarly oycrpadS herself on occa-
Sions when personal adornmcnt is not
in keeping. What mean is that there
is Il modc>ty and sobricty of attire and
even Of bearing among recognized gen
tcmcn which the recognized lady has not
yet attained.
Women enjoy in this country Il GER
tain freedom of movement about the
country and among men which must be
protected. As they seek more and more
diverse fields of livelihood they will be
driven mere and more to mingle with
the human tide, regardless of their sex.
Under these circumstances it becomes
the real lady. or the new lady, as we may
call the latest product of American cul-
ture and refinement, when she is max
ing her way into the world and among
strangers to distinguish herself as a lady
as much as possible. There is a sobrie-
ty and decOrum of dress, even of rich
dress, which to the practical eye bespeakS
mOdesty and the dignity of worth in the
wearer. OF course there are occasions
when woman is surrounded by friends
and the safeguard of hospitality, when
a greater range of personal adornmcnt
does not vulgarize on betray. But in
meetingt the worldin business and travel,
the Col. Bakers are best kept ut Il dis
tancc by something of the reserve and
sobriety of attire to which gentlemen
have arrived, and which they under
stand when thcysee it in each other and
in wOmen.-Snrin4teM RepnbLcan.
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A Reasonable Request from a Corpse

a remarkable escape from qurial alive
happened in the town of Bradford, New
Hampshire, Il few days since. The
facts of the case are as follows: Alady
in the above town had been sick for
some time, and, to all appearances, had
died, and arrangements were according
" made for the funeral to take place on
the third day after her supposed de-
cease. The preparations for burial had
progressed so far that on the day of the
funeral the lady was placed in a coffin,
when it was observed that one of her
eyes was partly opened. Nothing, how
ever, was thought of it, as it was sup
posed to be the result of muscular con-
traction, and the arrangements for
burial were all completed, when the
supposed corpse astonished the attend
ants by asking to be placed on her side.
The house of mourning was suddenly
turned into one of joy, and at last ac-
counts the lady was doing finely, with
every prospect of a complete recovery.
WHY don't Sweden have to send
abroad for cattle: Because she keeps
her Stockholm.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-11-12
WIT AND WISDOM.

No one but close observer of hui
man nature has noticed that lovers al
ways bite the top of the gate pickets as
they stand to say a few words more be-
fore separating.-Free Press.
UP AND Down STAIRS.-Y0ung mis-
tresS Cat the parlor door)-'. Eliza,
what is that bell ringing for so violent
ly?" Cook (below)-"It's only me,
mum. want you down in the kitchen
Il minute."- Punch.
IT is said by good authorities that the
ladies in the late WOman's Congress
not only talked sensibly and effectively,
bit n 1T u time. If this is really true
the future of woman in this country is
bright indeed.-Butal0 Express.
Dip YOU even come down stairs on
Sunday morning, and ask your wife to
put a button on Your waiStband, but
what she lifted her eyes to heaven and
with cla>ped hands assured you that
when that shirt was put away there
was Il button on it?
81 DIDN'T steal no pound of terback-
en- said Il prisoner in Springfield,
Mass, just as he was leaving court, no
proof having been produced against
him; Il didn't take more'n = handful"
Come back" said the Justice, "and
be fined ten dollars. The Court
cOnyictS YOU on Your own confession
\ WAC entered Il smoking-car on the
Central Il few days ago while the train
was in motion, and in an earnest and
sympathetic tone said: "There is 4
lady in the next coach tainted away.
Has any gentleman here any liquor for
her?" Twenty-eight men in that car
Immediately rose to their feet, each with
Il flask in his hand. \ more eloquent
expression of sympathy could not be
conceived.
\ DETROIT commercial traveller walk
ed down the aisle of Il passenger coach
the other day, having on an o~utIandish
linen buster and an old straw hat, and
seven women, who had seats by them
selves, piled their baggage on the spare
half and looked out of the windows to
avoid seeing him. While he was sitting
on the wood-boX and chewing the bit
ter cud Of reflection, MAJ with abraSS
watch-chain and Il * set of gIa>S-dia-
mondS entered the ear, and six of the
women lifted their sachels down and
moved close up to the side of the ear.
Such things are not right, but they al
ways will bc.-Free Press.
AN Illinois town was invaded recently
by about twenty-five young g~eologi~ts
from the Chicago University in charge
of their learned professor. "What'r
We dom round that ere STUMP" yelled
an old farmer just outside of town, rs
the professor gathered his boys around
a great bOwlder in the granger's barn
yard. "Oh-ah," replied the profess
scr, - was-ah-feeding my pupils
on the very salt of knowledge ah-to
be derived frOm-ah-this formations
every c~revice and concavity." oval,
| declar," said the SOil-tiller, coming
nearer and growing confidential,
"that's jcs' what | Use it fur-ter feed
salt ter my calves" The party moved
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A Remarkable Blind Woman.

some Kinds of work as welI-cvcn bet
tcr-tian those who have their sight.
The probable reason of their eNcclling
N things which they are able to do is
becau>" they have so few things to do,
and 80, If course, can spend more time
on them. But there are blind people
who ca do 50 many things that it is
hard 10 think what kind of work they
can't do. During the past week it was
the fortune of the reporter to come into
the sphere Of one such person. woman,
whose OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ac-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES almost incOncciVa-
bile, and certainly very c~rcditablc. To-
ward the upper end of Fourth Avenue,
with an acquaintance of the W0ma in
question, the reporter HE'D, determined
70 Sc" for himself what had been told
concerning her. She keeps Il store ut
l95 Fourth Avenue. The >tore-room is
not Of 4 Tcry commanding appearance,
Dut i i the very essence of ncatncsS. 1t
S>mall-yerv >mali-and here this blind
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ANOTHER PREHISTORIC MONSTER.
Some of the Strange Relies Hidden BE
meath the Soil of the Waikiki Valley
The Rev. Dr. Hnines Captures His Sec
Ond N0StOdOn.
From the y. Y. sun.

y. L. OCTOBER oC.-
Having heard that the skeleton OF Il
mtStodon had been found near Circle
vile Il few days before, | rode out to
that village yesterday t" take Il look ut
the relic of It ion%-hurled past. The
spot from which the bones were eN-
humed is on the farm belonging to
Michael lieniE, six miles from Circle
vile. Mr.. licnly, had disposed OF them
to the Rev. AlanSOn a. l%ialncS, who on
Wednesday had taken them to his home
at Hamburger, y. j., thirty miles away.
SO to Hamburger | posted, and arrived
there last night. This morning | called
upon DR.. Haimes, by whom | was re-
ceivcd in his study in the old-faShiOned
homestead of his father, II OF the eX-
Governors OF the State of New Jersey,
and having made known the object of
my visit | was soon treated to on ac-
count of the finding of the mastodon
bones.
Mr.. llenly, the farmer on whose
place the discovery was made, was en-
gagged a few days ago in completing Il
drain through a small piece of meadow
land, and while digging was surprised
at several bones of Il size much larger
than any he had cver seen before. As
considerable excitement had been cauS-
ed only two years before by the finding
of similar fossil rcmalns L fcW miles
away, the neighbOrS locked upon the
new discovery a> one that might prove
of equal interest to scientific men, and
word was ut once sent to DIR. l~laineS,
who was known to be II enthusiastic
palcontUlo@iSt. and into whose posses
sion the remains of the maStodon
found on the Crawford Railroad had
fallen.
TIE MONSTERS GRAVE.
He repaired to the IIcnly farm and
rendered excellent assistance to the
in completing his drain. He
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in Baltimore. In 1913, it was purchased
by DR.. Warren, of Boston, who still
owns it. 1t is known as the ssWarren
Mastodon.' In 1910, Prof. Koch pro-
cured Il collection of maStodon bones
found on the banks of the Missouri, and
with these he formed Il nondescript
which he called the NiSy0urtttD1: but af-
forwards Prof. Owen constructed a COM
plete skeleton from the bones of several
individuals. This is now in the British
Museum. The skeleton now in Cam
bridge, Mass, was discovered in Warren
County, y. j., in 1871. With it were
found four very nerfect heads. q number
of teeth, and several bones.
OTHER DISCOVERIES
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$500,
Co.,.
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fa, ,..aLon AL Iatmos .L ~.