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The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-05-28
tn Il MIRVELS or MECHINICS.

TIE MIRVELS or MECHINICS.
During the last siege of Paris, the in
habitants from time to time effected com
munication with their friends beyond the
German investing lines by means OF car
ricr pigeons. IN fact, Il regular pigeon
post was organized, having one of Its
receiving stations III London. Here
written messages for Paris crereccived,
and, by photography, reduced to micro
scopic size, each letter being reduced so
small as to be invisible to the'eyc except
as Il speck. Some 1000 Of these spccks
were then printed on bits of tissue paper
about an inch and Il half square, which
was rolled and carefully attached to one
Of the tail feathers of the pigeon. On
the arrival of the bird III Paris, the postal
officials placed the paper under the mi
croscope, which enlarged the several
specks into readable communications,
which were duly copied in writing and
delivered to the persons to whom they
were addressed. The total postage re
ceived for the transmission OF one of
those tiny bits Of paper frequently
amounted to 81, @
Small as this photo writing seems, it
has been surpassed by mechanism. In
n recent number Of the Lens, DR.. j. j.
Woodward, .. S. A., gives an enlarged
photograph Of microscopic writing done
by machinery on glass, by means of a
diamond, executed by Mr.. William
Webb, of London. The writing consists
of the Lords Prayer, which is written
upon glass, within space equal to II
two hundred and ninety-fourth part of
an inch III length by one four huldrcd
and fOrtieth part Of an inch III width, or
Il space perhaps equal to the dot III this
letter i. The photograph given by DR..
Woodward shows this dot of writing en-
larged so as to occupy a space of about
two inches long by one and a half inches
broad. All the words are brought lcgi-
bly, out on the photograph, the total
number of letters being 227; and such is
the exceeding fineness of the original
writing that %, 431, 45S letters written i'll
the same way would only cover one
square inch of glass surface. The COM
bined Bible and New Testament contain
in all 3,566,4 $50 letters; hence it would
be possible for Mr.. Webb to write the
entire contents Of more than eight Bibles
within the space of one square ince. Two
specimen plates containing the micro
scope writing above alluded to have
beensupplied 6y Mr.. Webbforthe United
States Museum at Washington. Their
cost was $50 each.
The Webb machine, however, does
not equal, in the tineness Of its writing
or perfection, the prior instrument of
Mr.. \. Peters, Il wealthy banker Of Lon
don, who, as long ago as 1865, was able
to write nearly three times finer than
Webb. SO perfect was the Peters ma
chine that it was competent to engrave
the entire contents of the Bible and New
Testament twenty-five times Oycr within
the space of a single square inch
Scientific AniCricdn.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-05-28

basin of bread and milk, he was packed
off to the forest to tell trees. IN this he
was more clever than he had been the
day before with the hammer, and many
were the hard thumps he got, and hard
words he heard.
That afternoon he was taken no a
room where n group Of persons were sit
ting on forms, listening TO n Standing
in the middle, who was asking them what
they had done 20 bring them there.
oh" said one q said / shan't
to my mother when she asked me to do
anything"
"Then say 4 shan't' ten thousand
times SO that you will know how to pro-
nounce it; we are fond Of hearing it !;
it's a favorite word in Doasilike."
The man next asked the rest. They
had been swearing, or using bad words,
or been rude to their parents, and had
tasks set them according to what they
had done.
When he came to Charlie, the boy
was very frightened, and would hardly
answer, "Oh, sir, 1 said a bad word to
Aunt Nelly"
"Did you? Then say it oyer five
thousand times to please me; that is
only fair, you pleased yourself before,
you know"
Charlie was forced to begin but
somehow it was not so funny now,
though the man liked it, for lie jumped
up and down with pleasure. Every time
he stopped for breath or hesitated, a
gray bird flying over their heads gavehim
such a whack with its wings that he al
most tumbled down, SO that he was care
full not to stop more than he could help.
1t was anything but funny.
He had repeated the words about two
thousand times, and his throat was get
ting sore, when there was Il loud knock
at the door, and the rough man he had
seen in the forest came in. He bore III
his hand an oak tree, which Charlie
recognized rs one he had tried to fell,
but had been obliged to give up as a
bad job.
"Whcre is that boy who thoughthim-
self a man z" he cried, in aterrible voice,
"I1l kill him. How dare you, SIR
Selling hold of Charlie, who had hidden
behind the others. "Do you know that
you half cut through this tree, and when
L chopped it on the other side, it fell
backward on my head? 1t didn't hurt
much, only knocked the dust ont of my
hair, but I'll chop your nose off, just to
teach you not to pretend to do what you
know nothing about.
The gray bird fiappedaway and brought
back a large sword, which the rough
man took, and, rushing up to Charlie,
caught him by the hand. The sword
was within an inch of his heart. cat
three I'll kill you, for I'm Doasilike.
One, two"
care you going to lie i'll bed all day,
Charlie boy?" SAID a pleasant voice.
Charlie looked around. His dear old
Aunt Nelly stood by his side. 1t wa5
morning, and he was lying in his W
little bed. Then he saw the events of
the last two days were only dream.
He threw his arms around auntie's neck,
and kissed her face, her spectaclcs, and
her soft gray hair. He told her of his
dream, and said it would always bea les
son to him, and make him more careful
to do as she wished for the future
Work and. Ptay.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-05-28

GENERAL SPINNER writes as follows to
Mr.. Seth Green, the pisciculturist:
"The time will come, if it is not al
ready here, when the credit of having
demonstrated that an acre of heretofore
water waste is worth more for the pro-
duction of wholesome food for man than
an acre of the most fertile land, will be
awarded to you. Next winter I intend
to fish.in Florida waters, where 1 hope
you will meet me with rod and line"
WHAT tree usually stands number four
anywhere! ". Gvy).
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-25

1Q7 EAST HOUSTON ST.. SECOND FLOOR
1Ol tront-A German girl as chamoermad or to at
tend children.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-25

A GIRL wANTED-To DO GENERAL HOUsEwoRK
"A family OF three pc must bring reference
ring side gate bell. lss West 36th st.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-25

LNIRsT CLASS GIRL wANTED-FOR THE BEST OF
families Call at osl 9th av. between 36th ana s7th
sts. Mrs. JACQUIRE.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-25

tOOC WEST 9TH ST., ROOM GA RESPECTABLE
wv girl as chamberlnad and waitre S.; city refer
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-25

COVERINGS wANTED-A DAILY VISITING GOv-
" erness. to teach the German language and other
branches OF education Apply at No. West I'D ST., from
10 to O'Clock
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-25

OOO EAT 18th ST.. BETWEEN I'd AND Sd
ACO avs "A espectaple young Girl as chambe rmaid
and waitress chambermald and TO do fine washing
and roning is willing and oDging; best city reference
from last place.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-25

ono EAST 9TH STA RESPECTABLE YOUNG
AOO German girl as chambermaid and TO make her.
self useful in
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-25

4 WANTED SEVERAL FIRST CLASS SALESLA
~. dies for millinery department; TO those having
city experience offer liberal wages and ST. aiy situa
tions no others need apply STERN BROS. 3t1 9th
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-03-20

The most fertile lands on Cane,
Fed River and the innumerable
bayous, are smilingly inviting the
hand Of the plowman. Thousands
Of acres untitled that will produce
40 to so bushels of corn, or a bale
Of cotton per acre, and still white
people will settle upon the poor
hill barrens, when by the labor
bestowed upon those poor farms,
ii applied to the alluvial lands Of
the river, would yield them ten
fold. Now is the time for poor
men to reap the harvest; the best
lands can be had for less than 9l5
per acre, and the chance to pro.
cure them will not occur again in a
century, perhaps. =
To those farmers Of the frozen
North, We extend q cordial invita-
tion,. and will take pleasure in i'm.
parting such information as they
desire. ~".- ,...t,
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-03-20
POLICE C0URT.-Meak, q low.

POLICE CoURT.-Meak, q low
'ly soldier, up for disturbing the
peace; turned over to the militia
ry authorities, and he now rests
upon a bed of roses III the guard
house.
Dick Lilly, not a very sweet
flower, and dark in color, was
called by the Mayor, and after q
sharp reprimand, sent to his home
in the mountains.
Graham, drunk and disorderly.
Good talk-went homework do
so no mOre-never.
Rronner, Collins and Pratt,
fought o square duel, in which
whiskey took the fourth hand,
the Mayor succeeded in MORALLY
wounding the whole party. B. G..
and P. went up, and whiskey
went down. No cards.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-03-20

We entreat our farmers to plant
corn more abundantly this year
than in the iast. There never
has been, to our knowledge, a
surplus of cerials made in this
parish, on the contrary, never
enough for consumption, and we
will never sec prosperity or any
thing like it so long as our corn
cribs and smoke houses are in the
West. 1t seems that experience
teaches US nothing; lessons in
abundance are given US, but we
do not profit by them. Last year
the crop of corn was short in
bushels although larger than usu-
al in acreage, and We hope that
farmers will he guided by wisdom
once, and plant a suficiency to
yield a surplus, at any rate.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-03-20

We were shown by Mr.. Willis
Holmes, at bic store in this city, q
sample Of rico from . cask of 800
pounds, raised upon the farm Of Mr..
I. Withers, in tho hills Of this parish.
Notwithstanding tho primitive man.
ner by which the hulling was accom-
plished, it will compare favorable
with any rice raised in tho lowlands
of our State, or South Carolina. This
rice 10 Of now quality called the
Highland rice, and grows luxuriantly
and produces abundantly upon the
high hills as we'll as the marshy bat
toms. As an article Of food, rice is
almost indispensable, and the discov.
cry Of a quality that is susceptible Of
successful cultivation upon our hill
lands, will DO to 10 . source of not
only revenue, but Of great benefit ~
au.article Of diet. Mr.. Withers will
supply seed at = reasonable price to
those who deaire to test its cultiva.
ton.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-03-20

=" The House Committe arc busily on
gagged in examining the returns from
the different parishes as sent them by
the Secretary of State. They find,
upon comparison, with the original
returns, that the duplicates in the
hand Of the conservative Committee
are substantially correct. We may
look for the final award during the
week. Conjecture is rife Us to the
results, but We feel assured they will
not fall below what We gained ,t tue
polls in the election. A call session
Of the legislature will DO had to legal.
ize such sets ef-tle "Rumpr - may
be for the benefit Of tho people, and
to afford Us immediate repeal Of oh.
noxfous laws-election law, militia
and Metropolitan Police bills, print
ing act and the jury law, and others,
equally a. bad. Unless this 10 done
Immediately, no good can come of
the adjustment. L.med;ess relief is
what our country wants, and ~ far
as practicable, must have.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-03-20

The appointment Of Edward Ezer-
mack - Clerk Of the District Court
for this parish, if taken as an svi.
dence Of the good intest of Kellogg
In carrying out tho proposed adjust
msnt, gives credenoe to the oppo-
nents thereof, in their statement that
that individual never would assist in
anything like fair and equitable ar
rangement Of eur difficulties, but on
tho contrary, would prove treacher-
Gus the moment an opportunity &C.
Cured to. mako itpay." Esernack,
leaving out Of tho question every
thing else, is totally Incompetent to
gil any position, and ont people are
fully determined upon one thing,
that such men, whe have neither
brains or character, shall not be fore
ed upon them in future. We arc
anxious for peace, but not On such
terms, and trouble will DO saved by
needing our warning. ami,
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-03-20

0pr city has become 3 visitiss p's
for white vagrants Who pass tho ~
of day in guzzling cheap whisly {
tho expence Of people who u
moro meney than brains, and at Ill
those "honeless wsndersrsr q
places Of lodging BY disturbing Z
quiet eitizens at their reaidsosa
where, with oath'. both loud andasA
they demand bed and foed via i
the iusolent airs Of . millioalaiA
This thing has become . nuialha
and tie next of these individuals u
come up our way will not b % ~
tho next morning to dyaw bio min
Of free whisky.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-03-20

We consider that comment il IN.
necessary upon the testimony, now
being published, Of H. G. Myers, and
others Of his class from our parish.
The history Of this man is we'll known
to all the world that cares to know,
and the evidence given BY him is one
mass Of downright falsehood. He
plundered the school funds to the ex-
tent Of go, 900; was Boullt's right
hand manipulation in stealing other
parish funds ; and acted for the whole
ring as Parish and District Judge, in
either covering their crimes, or a.
etsttng to forge now stealing bills for
Police Juries and Legislatures.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-03-20

Some Of our young people have
sns mad for want Of an opportunity
. trip the light fantastic toe. Let's
hare 4 ban, i tho cry. By:.ll means,
~ ve, and saggsst Il, DO about the
~ d al6} inch, dead base, and Aad
Ms from the hands Of como muscular
patriot, about tho burr Of the ear.
Hasas men did any ii you ever dance
- ftanemli lfsset, goa can get up
: ball and have that melancholy
pleasure. g-;.ti ] 9,
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-03-20

MI. C. J. c. Puckette has recently
been appointed tax collector for the
parish of Natchitoches, by Gov. Kel-
logg, and will soon open his Office for
the collection Of taxes.
He informs us that he will refuse
to collect the special Judgment tax Of
40 mills, levied on the rolls of 1873,
unless compelled by the courts. In
doing -, he not only follows bic own
inclination, to relieve the people Of
an ousrous burden, but carries ont
tho instructions Of tho Auditor, H.
sued In 1874, and consults the wishes
Of Gov. Kellogg in tho matter.
In adopting this course, Mr.. Puck
cite does not wish to 10 considered
as fsvoring tho reputation Of this
debt. He hopes that some adjust-
ment will be made between tho judy
ment creditors aud the tax payers, on
some fair and equitable basis. But
in tho event no agreement can be
mads, he will take tho eide Of the
tax payers, and let those who ars in.
tereslsd in the collection Of the judg.
ment tax appeal to the courts far
rolief
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-03-20

ALAsi POOR nNcH.-This dusky
huod Senator ~ has been knocking
at tho door Of every, Senate which
has at in Congress for tho past two
ysass, and HE sehsncss since tho 4 sst
have grown SMALLER by degrees aud
beautifully less,;" &. chriatiancy q
Aishigan, comes down. On his c.aina
hhs.rs thousand Of bricks, and Ne
learn through tho Press dispatches
that poor Pinch will BE- ''not admit,
ted" ~, ~
After 3 lease Of power acquired,
by fellowship with Wsrmouth and
Kellogg, and his native brass. Pinch
hack can now return to private lils
and oogitate upon The usgratitads
Of Rspublics. Even tic negroes b I've
forgotten him, and his shade will WIN.
der in tho mopory Of the da,k, yotsrs
a. that Of IA individual who sacriA.i
eed himself in tks'datk and mysteti.i
Gus ways Of Congressional citenmlo.
cution. Farewell, / long farewell to
Pinoh., ..tai os 3aa e2p, lia
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-03-20

.
Myers, the upright&n Judge, has
psstresed bis return to the bosom Of
HE cosstitwents on account Of the nm
healthy atmosphere Of Red River in
early spring. The wandering ped.
agogue, with hands full Of school
vafnats, dghs for bic return and
neandere in pensive thought on the
chores Of Cane river murmuring his
voss e the wind. Be. cheered up,
then foraker, one, Myers will resnrn
'asd adjust Your account when Gabriel
ilSws Bic horn. -
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-03-20

We arc at q loss what to ~ -
tho game Of Base Ball phgifa
Sunday last. Most Of the 49, ~.
ers in either nine were sick OF ~,
and the play Of the made up pas6A
with some few exceptions, vssk
erable beyond expression. c.
men you must do better than III
meet our approval, II not, tAsslot
ticc seems to add but little = ~
qualification. The second eane +
the VlNDlcAroR prize will taks -
tomorrow, beginning st Z e3f
N. All arc cordially invited -
tend. sfses*
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-03-20

WHAT WoNDERi-Ths Nsg y
leans Republican thinks ''the sCS
viii rule that tho acts Of tho La D.
ley Legislature are legal, and gIsw
~ states that it has generally -
correct in laying down the Law p u
people. There isl GOODNESS b = i.
arregating superior legal scumsc - +.
IL beyond expressios, setreoan
"Correct in laying down - -,
laotha.. What wonder ct 6A "
there is no sane man in the StanvD
does net know that tho Repabn
and the courts arc alike "rnn" q
clusively in the interest Of tho 9!
ical party and must need, thereiea
be in full accord l-Gkrcrep0n IN"
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-03-20

"WHAr l Know, I Know" ~
the great surgeon Mageudis. CIV
me stubborn facts: / caro- nee ~
theories" This is soand doehise'
Possibly a msdic cal martinez n's''
Ike able, in a plausible way, to NV
why DR.. Walkers Vinegar Bitedn
ought not to cure Indigestion, Hssa'
ache, Nervousness, Liver Compla'ns
Muscular Diseases, and Miasmaa0
Fevers; but as they do in every u
stance effect that object, his zine theo'
~ would be a waste Of words AZ
said, the world demssd'
facts, not speculative opinions.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-03-20
Call You This Backing your
Friends. Y

The Chicago Tribune. tho leading
Radical paper of the Northwest, o.
casionally blurts ont the truth in q
way mot altogether complimentary to
some of ito Louisiana patty friends.
Here is what it has to say about the
unseating Of Sypher and the admis.
sion of George A. Sheridan into the
House Of Representatives: ,;,-. -.
Among the men whe have been
conspicuous in Congress, and often.
sively conspicuous, was one j. H.
Sypher, holding a seat % d member
from tho city ofNew Orleans. This
man never was elected, and that fact
has been notorious to every member
Of the House from tho first day of
meeting. Yet the House permitted
him to retain his seat to tho exclusion
Of the man rightfully elected until
the last hours Of the session, when
they declared him never to
have been elected, and then admitted
the rightfal claimant. Sypher in the
meantime has drawn his two years.
salary. ...- .sa5 :,
At tho Same time, tho House adj
mitted Mr.. Sleridas to q seat from
New Orleans. In 1872, Pincbback
was q candidate at large for Congress
on the Kellogg ticket in, counting in
Kellogg aud the others, Pinchback
was also counted in. Subsequently
Pinchback was elected to the Senate
by the Kellogg Legislature, and has
spent two years vainly trying to get
into that body. The House has kept
the place vacant for two years, for
the reason, it was alleged, to ad-
NIT Pinchback, should he abandon
the claim to q seat in the Senate, aud
in tho meantime has excluded Sher-
| idan, who had been lawfully elected.
At tho last moment the House adj
mitted Sheridan. It is hardly neces-
| sary to comment on this gross Unjust
ice, and va refer to it moro particu.
larly ut this time as another evidence
given by the House that the election
Of the Kellogg ticket in Louisiana in
1872, was, to say the least, very du.
hious. The House at last repudiated
Pinchback's election to that body a,
tho act Of . fraudulently- elected
Legislature. Justice, at least, ,ha.
been done, but it iasIbsep tardy just
| leo. -
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-03-20

A flyblown individual Win /.
been capering around town for n,
days past, while begging for ~
thing to. eat, was rendered a..
slice Of bread BY a kind hearted n,
whereupon old "blue spot" tho H.
ger, ripped around at a terrible NJ
and proceeded to damn all ereati.a I,
stinginess. We would suggest ~
"spot" bo rendered the hosp;ssaihs
our city for . week or 60, and wsan
assured that the dissection ofths -
and corn bread Of tho city lanls.
will be quite edifying to q young n,
Of lie taste, wants and pssssaal q
pearance. ,,.>.,. y,
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Snowbaulng Farmers.
From the Detroit Free prcss.l


"Snowballing farmers" said Bijah,
as he handed out a small boy.
"Bub," said the court, after a long
look over the desk, "suppose you had
killed an honest, hard working farm
er by hitting him with a SNOWFALL Z"
II won't never do it AGAR" Sob
bed tho boy.
Suppose, my son, YOU had killed
him, and his body had been taken to
tho mOrgue, and words of the terrible
affection sent to his family. Imagine,
bnb, the terrible grief of his gray
haired partner, tho tears and sobs of
his children! Picture tho scene to
yourself: 1t is dark a happy family
has gathered around cheerful stove
hearth. They are waiting for hus-
band AID father to arrive with four
pounds of brown sugar, half q pound
Of salaiatus, five cents worth Of mo-
lasses candy and three crash windows
and doors crying: Father has GOMEZ
but q strange knock is heard. The
door is opened, the man asks if Mr..
Miller lives there, and then in sad
voice goes on to say that Mr.. Miller
is no more. a Detroit boy named Pat
soy Hern having murdered him with
q snow ball! Gaze on the picture,
my son-imagine the sorrow and woe
and desolation ~
"Oh! boo.hoo- woo!' walled the
boy.
"You see, my son, this world is bo.
coming crowded for room, and if eaclI
one ofu goes through life kicking
and throwing, some one will get hurt
Let your mind dwell on these things,
my boy, and see ifyou can't get along
after this without trouble. You may
run home now, and if your father
ever buys you q Ratchet, aud YOU
cut lis cherry tree, don't lie out o.
it when he asks who's been hacking
at lis standing timber.