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The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-01-29
4 CURIOUS INDUSTRY.

The statement recently made, that
the supply Of ostrich feathers from
Africa is gradually becoming far made
quate to the great and constant demand
for them by dealers. has led to some in
terestiug explanations Of the methods
OF treating and disposing of these artl-
cles in the workshops Of Europe,
where this curious industry is almost
exclusively carried on. 1t appears that
the feathers plucked from the living
ostrich are far more beautiful, as well
as more durable, than those taken some
time after death but the feathers OBJ
tanned from recently killed birds have
the same qualities of adaptation as well
as the living ones, and are far superior
to the cast or dropped feathers. The
plumage of the male bird, as is gener-
alIv the case in all varieties OF the
feathered race, is very superior to that
of the female, the fine dropping plumes
on the back and near the tail being of
the purest white, while those of the fe-
male birds are never frse from the we'll
known tinGe of gray near the tip. The
preparation of these feathers for their
ornamental use is an industry peculiar
in some respects. They are first tied
together in bundles, plunged into tepid
soap and water, and rubbed with the
hand to free them from grease, and, Gf-
ter remaining IN this for a few minutes,
they are washed several times N pure
water, as hot as the hand can bear, to
rid them of the soap. Then they are
bleached by being placed for a quarter
of an hour in boiling water, holding in
solution Spanish white, the solutionbe
ing frequently agitated during lifetime,
and the feathers washed in pure water
on their removal. The next process is
to pass the feathers quickly through a
bath of cold water tinted with indigo,
and the final one consists in sulpkTring
them, and then hanging them up TO
dry. The ribs of the feathers are
scraped to render them plant, aud the
flaments are curled by drawing the
edge of a blunt knife over them. They
are made to take a variety Of beautiful
c~olors, and of these rose color is given
with saflower and lemon juice, and
deeper shades Of red by a boiling bath
of Brazil wood, and subsequently a
bath Of cudbear. Indigo supplies the
blues, and tumeric the yellows.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-01-29
THE TRAP-DOOR Spider.

A Boston boy, who has in his cab
met of curiosities the nest Of one of the
queer spiders that have their home in
India, gives this interesting account Of
it, and its builder: 1.-THE trap-door
spider is O native of India and Austria
La. 1t is about an inch in length. 1t
digs q hole in the earth or clay of the
country, and lines it with siik-2lmost
the same as the silk with which our
common spider spins its we6s. In the
top of her little house she forms q little
trap-door-from which she derives her
namo-of silk, and stiffens it with gum,
and on the outside it is plastereG over
with clay, so that when it isshu5 IL can
not be distinguished from the ground
around it. It is hung on a little hinge
of silk. The spider sits with the door
open enjoying the fresh air and sun,
and If she sees or hears any one, she
closes and holds down the door. There
is another kind which collects ten Or
twenty thorns, from IN inch 10 an inch
and 3 half long, and gums them TO
gether in a circle with the sharp points
down. Then it spins It's nest or cocoon
in it, and closes it up when it has laid
its eggs in it. There is a curious water
spider which lives in the water. It's
house is built of silk something the
size and shape of a thimble or 8 little
bell, with the open side down. But
spiders need air as much as We do 50
this spider goes 20 the surface OF the
water AID dives down again witha bnb-
bic of air and puts it into thehouse; this
is repeated several times until herhouse
is full of air, and she can live there,
way down in the water, as well as we
can up above
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-01-29

A BEAUTIFUL WoMAS.-The percept-
i've faculty of women is usually keener
than the same chronological organ in
men. Woman knows that beauty ratl-
er than genius is worshiped by the
sterner sex. A man may talk with his
lips of the latter to his lady-love, but
the keenness of the woman knowsthathe
is thinkingof the formerinhisheart. All
women have an innate desire to please
their Geaur. They are fond Of admira-
ton, hence one OF their longings is to
be beautiful. The grand secret of fe-
male beauty is health-the secret of
health is the power to eat, digest and
assimilate proper quantity of whole
some food. Take VGNEGAR BTrTERs.
It will cleanse the stomach, tone the
vital organs, give Il perfect digestion,
purify tie blood, clear up the complex
ion and produce 4 state OF mental and
physical electricity which gives symme-
try Of form, bright eyes, white skin,
glossy hair and a genuine type CT fe-
male loveliness which no cosmetic can
compare with. 10.
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WI1HoFT's FEVER AND AGUE Tonic

WILHoFT'S FEVER AND AGUE Tonic
This medicine is used by construction COM
panies for the benefit of their employees. when
engaged in malarial districts. The highest
testimonials have been given by contractors
and by theP Presidents of soma Of the leading
railroads in the South and West. When men
are congregGted il largo numbers in the
reighborhood Of svaUlps and rivers, Wilhoft's
Tonic will prove g valuable addition to the
stock of medicines. and will amply reward the
company in the saving of time. labor and
money. We recommend it to all. WHEELoCK,
FISLAY & Co., Pr0prietors, New Orleans.
For sale by all druggists.
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FIG COFFEE.

A coffee substitute of roasted figs has
been in the market in Austria for ten
years, and is also prepared at present in
Berlin. Recent tests of it indicate that
it possesses more agreeable flavor than
the chiccory substitute and has thus far
been brought into the market free from
injurious authorizations, often present in
chiccory coffee. Samples from Berlin,
in the form of a coarse brown powder,
including yellowish particles, formed
an adhering, slightly gummy mass on
being lightly pressed between the
fingers, and possessed a swedish, bit
ter taste, like caramel, and 8 correspond
ing odor. Austrian samples, although
mainly similar to the preceding, were
slightly more puIvelurent, and of a
sourish taste, which fact, together with
the chemical analysis, render it prob
able that cheaper, inferior, perhaps
spoiled figs, had been used in its prepa-
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OK the death of Qe of Enqlaud's

OK the death of 0e Of Englaud's
most eminent physicians..l his effects were
sold AZ auction, and anIn!: other things was
a sealed packet. marked" Afyice tt Physi-
clans" which brought great price. Ihe
purchaser on op.In!S tn'packet. reAd a. 'o!-
lows: Keep the bead oD', tho bowel-o open
and the feet warm" II )hysic il nccaEssrv,
use Parsons P"ryGtire FNs they axe the
most scientifically prrpaBd rlil tina. has ag-
peared in the last huutrd years.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-01-29

WE received a very pleasant letter OF
thanks from our old frieii Kendall. since his
return home, for a bottls OF JOhn&Oh'S AnO-
DINE LiniHl.af which we ave him. and which
he says ha1 entirely cnrethim of tho trouble
some and dangerous couh he had when here.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-01-29
A HORRIBLE EXECUTION.

The hanging ot Lewis Jarvis and Ebert
Jackson, near New York city. on Friday.
Jan. Is. was one Of the most laundering and
ghas.ly judicial murders that have ever oc-
CURED in q civilized country. At II Is. says
an account OF the affair. they were taken
from tho Jail and marched to the gallows.
No time was lost, once arrived there, i'll get
ting ready. Within five minutes. the rope
that sustained the weight was cut. Jackson
WAS jerked violently up, and csme down with
8 snap" sufficient to have broken his neck,
if the first had not. But Jarvis was raised
only about a foot above the flooring. where
he hung a moment. and then the rope broke.
with a noise like the report Of Il
pistol, and he fell, landing OF his
feet, and, %lurchinG over, would have
fallen had no. some Of the assistants seized
him ard held him NJ. 4 new rope was i'm
mediately procured. tho moose was quickly
readjusted. and another attempt made. !ut
this timo the rope slipped out Of the latch
ring, and tho poor wretch still stood upon his
feet. For Gods sake" he whined. make
it sure this tine" He stood alone. though
he must have been terribly weak, and he
trembled. Now came the horrible parE Of the
performance. Acting rpOn his advice to
make sure" Sheriff Sammi.' assistants
seized the rope and actually hauled him u by
hand. He rose quietly, then squirmed, aud
drew his legs up with a quick, nervous mo-
ton. in Ike tIroes of atranSulation. the gurgle
ard wheeze of his dying ea-ps being quite
audible to those who stoed nearest him.
After q while he was still. and a. 1l:4j he was
troDOuncrd Geal.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-01-29

THE most stylish collar that is worn
now is the Improved Warwick. 1t fits better
than any other on a low-cut shirt. All the
edges being folded, and the surface looking
20 much like linen. we recommend all to try
it. ASK your gents furnisher for the I'M
proved Warwick.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-01-29

Stop az the Sherman House when in
Chicago. Vita It's superior advantages
and recent reduction of rates. its claims
for public favor are unequaled.
THE past year vas q busy one with
Maine ship, builders, tle record SHOW
ing the total amount of tonnage built
TO be 1888 74-100, an increase Of
81, 720 97-100 tons over the record Of
1871
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-01-29

DIR. j. Walkers California Vim.
erar BitterS are u purely Vegetable
preparation, made chiefly from tie na-
tive herbs found on the lower ranges II
the Sierra Nevada mountains OF Caiifnr-
MIA the medicinal properties OF WhiCa
are extracted thGrctrOm without Tie Use
Of Alcohol! The question is Amos
daily asked, What is the cause .: tho
unparalleled success of VIHEGAE BIZ
rERS2" Gu answer is, that they r2,noY5
he OF disease, and Tho patient re-
overs his health, They are the gree
Mood purifier md y iiio-giving princip:a,
q 0cTf3C5 RenoeG5Or ard Iny.-g"at.
= us sy5tcr.. EeYer before IL ~
history ,f The world has u medicine bee.
compounded possessing the remaraah
qualities OF VINEGAR NIrTEES in hea.4i5 t.
sick Of every disease man is heir 10 The.
are q gentle PurgatiYe as well IL Il Tonic,
eli wing Congestion or inflammation -
he Liver ard ", ccral Organs. i. BttprG
u eases,
The properties II DE- WALKERS
firkGAR BiTTERS are .apcrIen!. Dlaphuretc.
Varminatiye, Nutritious, LaXali"e. Diurrtlt-
.edatiye. Counter l~rritant, SudOr1Gc- Ait"'t-
5Ve. and Anti Ri,inuS
Il. II. MCDONALD & q
Druggists and Gen. Agts, San Francisco. Cali prH;a.
and cor. of Washington and Charlton SIS. y. y.
Sold by al Druggists and Dealers.
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The NORTHWESTERN HoRsE-NAn Co.'S
" Finished Nail is the best in the world.
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S.SeT PEEK A Commission or $50 a week
tS kEeB Salary, and Cxpenes. We offer it ans will
pa y il. Apply now. e. w ibbcr q C0..Mariou,O
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e. aSHt ma month TO agenteverywhere. Address
0AcV EXCELSIOR ME-. Co, Buchanan, Mich.
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ii : n a n per day at hom. Terms free. Address
SJF1kG GEO. srISsoNS Co., Portland, Maine.
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MnHEv made rapidly witt Stencil & Key-Check
WStSE Outfit s.. Catalogues. samples full par
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ss III TO g PER DaY easily made by
EIV r.. any one. We want men, women, boys and
~ ga girls all over the country to sell our Fine
c5E tsH Steel En@ravings, ChromOs, Crayon Draw
ings, Illumination. Photographs. etc, etc.
We nov publish the nnest assortment ever placed before
the public, and our prices are marked down so low as 10
defy ali competition. Those who cannot give the bust
ness their whole time. or go far away from home, can add
Il handsome little SIM Ia their income by working for US
in their own localities during their spare time.
We have many old agents "a work for us who have
muIe c1nyassing for books, papers. etc, their business
for years, and they all report that they can make much
moro Iruney nj work for US than at anything else. Our
prices are So low that AL can afford 10 purchase, and
therefore the pictures sell at sight at almost every ho1se.
New beginners do rs well as agents who have had large
experience. for our beautiful subjects and low prices are
appreciated by all. TO make large sales everywhere, all
Ca agent has to do IS T. show the pictures from house 70
house. Don't look for work elsewhere until you have
seen what great Inducements we offer you To make
money. We have not space t. explain all here, but send
US yOus address and we VIII send full particulars, free,
hy mai Don't delay il you want profitable work for yGIr
leisure l0Er5, or for your whole time. Now Is the favor
able time to engage II this business. Our pictures are
the finest sni most pleasing in this country, ana are in
d ,rsri by al. the leGGlnE papers, including the New York
H~ralh. Those VITO cannot give the business their entire
attention, can work mp their own localities and make a
handsome sum without ever being away from home over
night. Let nil who want pleasant. profitable employment,
without r-sEiug CAPITAL. send us their addresses at once,
5tItt "uIt paper 5oHSa. tl.s aI+Ct.Sa,nent 10.
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DO 400 a year. Salary and expenses paid. Out
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return postage. c. H.GuInel ,WaterbOrOC Centre NE
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ccsen Daily to Agents. p new articles and the
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knQnTV COPY and enlarge Address, with stamp,
hSUuD j. II. MASON, 2l2 2l4 State ST, Chicago
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-06-25

HyDRopHoD1A.-W are no physician,
but it strikes us that hydrophobia is a
hysteria in men that affects their minds.
In other words, when man is bit by n
dog in the sultry months, if he think no.
thing of it and allow no fear of the result
to haunt him, he will never have hydro
phobia. case has just occurred in
Brooklyn, where the man died, horribly
raving and frothing at tho mouth, and
the dog is still living in his apparently
usual health. The man, jackson, was
very fond of playing with o large New
Foundland belonging to Mr.. Schuyler.
He borrowed the dog one day and took
him home to show him to his family.
The dog seemed little home-sick, but
Jackson took him in the yard and soon
had him playing and jumping up Mt Il
stick. In jumping up and catching Mt
the stick, the dog accidentally bit Jnck-
son on his lip, and Immediately the man
was seized with fear of hydrophobia. 1t
was little scratch and he washed off the
blood, but his mind WAS full of the most
torturinS fears. Mr.. Schuyler took the
dog home and sent him to Il fancicr, with
instructions to keep watch on him for
any signs of the disease, but none ap-
pearcd and the dog was sent into the
country. In the meantime, Jackson con-
tlnued haunted by these nervous fears,
and would go frequently to the cooler
and try if he could drink water. His
friends laughed and made fun of his
fears, and sometimes he would laugh ut
his foolishness with them. At last his
thront choked in trying to swallow water,
and from that he was thrown into the
most violent commissions, which soon
ended his life. The dog still lives and
continues healthy.
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THE CREWS CAsE.-wc publish the fol-

The CREWS CAsE.-We publish the fol-
lowing statement from the Union -Herald
as reply to the article which we copied
from the Grecnville Neas:
Tho Greenville Ne,os is at fault in
stating that Judge Carpenter was in Co
lumbia when Judge Mnckey issued the
writ of hdtcds corpus in the Adam Crews
case. He was then in Charleston. Tho
Nem.s also complains that the Solicitor of
the Eighth Circuit was not notified. We
fail to see what he had to do with the
case. The crime alleged against Crews
was not committed in that Circuit, nor
was the arrest made in it. The Attorney
General WAS not in the city, and the
duty of representing the State fell upon
Solicitor Runkle, of this (the Fifth) Cir
cult. lie appeared, and resisted the mo-
ton to admit to bail without surctics
The truth IS, thnt tho prosecution so
bunSlcd tho work they had in hand,
that no Solicitor could successfully have
resisted motion to absolutely discharge
the prisoner. The affidavit stated that
the offence was committed on the 9Th of
November, while, in fact, it was commit
ted on the I'd; tho affidavit was not nt-
tested by the Trial Justice before whom
it purported to have been taken; an
offence OF homicide was alleged to have
been committed by Adam Crews; this
allegation was made on information and
belief, without disclosing the source of
such information or the grounds of be-
lief; homicide may be committed excusa-
bly,, justifiably or feloniously; the Trial
Justice of this city who committed
Crews did so without any preliminary
examination, and for the crime Of MUIR
der, when no such charge had been
made against him; the arrest was illegal,
because the Trial Justice of Spnrtanburg
failed to deputizo Alley to make it.
Alley, who made the affidavit and the
arrest, Immediately left town, although
he knew that writ of haJcns corpus was
to be at once applied for. There was one
Supreme Court Judge in the city, but
the practice is always to apply to Circuit
Judges for such writs whenever it is pos
sible: The fact is, that if n discharge
had been asked for from any Judge in
the State, it would have been granted,
on account Of the fatal defects in the pa
pers upon which tho prisoner was held.
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HE LYNCIiISG OF SIMMS.- There are
some crimes SO fearful in their nature
that man who commits them deserved
~ becomes an outcast an Pariah of So
ciety, anl forfeits his life to an outraged
community as surely rs docs the rabid
dog wha is hunted to death. One Of the
strongest reasons justifying the summary
execution of Simms was the resolution
adopted by the citizens of Anne Arundel
County, Md, in an Indignation meeting:
"Thirdly. We are not willing TINT his
victim shall he dragged into court to tell
over and over again the story Of her ter
rlble wrongs, or that her lame shall be
entered upon the records Of our crilni-
nal Jurisprudence for future reference"
We thinl; this view settles the matter.
The hanging Of the wretch saved Miss
jackson the dread ordeal of utter humi-
llation and sorrow of repeating before
hundreds Of men the horrible story.
Again, let it be understood that certain
death shnll follow such crimes, and there
will be fewer commissions.
[!1icnn"{fin Sentinel.
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RIOT AND MURDER IN AIKEN COUNTY. -
On Thursday afternoon of last week, n
constable of Trial Justice Holland, ac-
companied by large posse, attempted to
serve warrants upon several persons liv-
ing in tho vicinity Of Tinker's Creek, in
Aiken County, to answer for defnult of
road duty, when he was resisted, md n
skirmish took place, in the course of
which two of the posse were seriously
wounded. The posse was composed al
together of colored men; the resisting
party consisted of three Kenneday bro.
theirs, Aaron Tyler, and colored man
named Benjamin Sanders. On the fol-
lowing day, warrants were issued for
these parties, but were not served. That
night Lodrick Hickson, son of one of
the wounded men, was brutally muir
dered in his own house by q party who
were recognized as the same who pnrtici-
pated in the wounding of the other men
and In resisting arrest. Upon the news
being conveyed to Aiken Court House,
the Sheriff went to the scene of the trou-
BILE and found great excitement prevail
ing amongst the colored people, most of
whom were under arms and apprehcn-
sive of further difficulty with the rioters
The hitter, however, have fled the coun-
try, and by Monday order was restored.
1t is thought that the Kenncdnys and
their colleagues have gone to Georgia
and efforts will be made to bring them
to justice.
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The Black Hills gold fever may be cx-
pectcd to break out again, in spots, and
with more violence than ever, now that
Prof Janneys exploring party have
"struck IL lead" near Halney's Peak,
where the deposits are said to be rich.
About 100 miners, it seems, were found
IN the gold-bearing region, who in some
mysterious way had cvaded the watchful
soldier and the jealous Indian, and wcro
sercnely making their fortunes. Some
of the troops with the expedition, in
fact, have been amusing themselves since
their arrival in the golden hills by pan
ming out the precious metal in cncour-
aging quantities.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-06-25

The Missouri Democratic Central Com
mittee lnvc adopted aresolution inviting
the National Democratic Convention of
1876 to assemble in st. Louis, pledging
themselves to make ample preparations
for the reception and accommodation for
all who may attend. The place proposed
for holding the convention is the hall of
the new Chamber of Commerce building,
23o feet long by 100 feet wide and 70
feet high, with galleries all around the
hall, and seating capacity for 1900
people.