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The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-03-19
UOEK Il BLESSING.

Constant labor is wearying ard spirit
crushing, TO be SURE +; yet better that
than idleness-begotten vice. Ii proof
were needed of the beneficial results of
labor, We should find it in the life of
different nations. Ii the tropical coun-
tries, where nature s~catters her bounties
with unsparing hand, where clothing and
shelter are almost unnecessary, and
where fruits hang, as in the Garden of
Eden, from every tree-here, in these
favored lands, we find the people igno-
rant, ~mcivilized, degraded. Indeed, the
date palm has been called the curse of
the countries III which it thrives, mas
much as it supplies food without money
and without price. Take away from a
race the necessity of supplying their own
food and OF providing for their future
needs, and you take away all progress,
all desire for knowledge, all aspiration
for higher and better things.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-03-19
REMIRKIBLE CISE OF MIST1KEN


Recently a case was tried In the COun-
ty Court which grew out of a remarkable
similarity in the appearance of two men.
The plaintiff was Mr.. Anthony Schwab.
He sued Lester r. Smith, proprietor of
the Phoenix Hotel, in Pittsford, for
damages for assault and battery. Mr..
Schwab is 81 butcher, in partnership with
John Englehardt. The two men are
very much alike III general appearance,
style, dress and the way they talk, both
being Germans, talking broken English.
The difference between the two men is
easily distinguished when they are seen
together, but the difficulty of telling one
from the other is apparent when seen
separate. Mr.. Englehardt, it appears,
borrowed a halter from Mr.. Smith, the
defendant, and failed to return it. Some
time afterward Mr.. Smith met Mr..
Schwab. The latter had the same wagon
that Mr.. Englehardt had, and Mr..
Smith, imagining that he was Mr.
Englehardt, asked him for the halter
that he had borrowed. Mr.. Scllwab of
course denied that he had ever borrowed
any halter, and Mr.. Smith asserted
positively that he had. They got to
high words, and then ensued the assault
on which was based the plaintiffs claims
for damages. Mr.. Smith did not dis
cover his mistake until afterward. The
trial Of the case in the County Court re-
suited i'll a verdict of seventy-tive dollars
damages for the plaintiff. dorchester
Ecening Express.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-03-19
T'R f.

"No," said patcrJamIios, young
Jones shall not marry my daughter, be-
cause he's not steady. L don't mean
that he drinks, or the like ; but he does
not keep to a thing. He changed schools
again and again. He changed about in
college. He meant to be lawyer-now
he is i'll for medicine, and | think [ heard
him romancing the other night about the
delight of being an ARTIST, and living in
the Yosemite, OF i'll the polar regions,
picking up bits for great pictures. The
fact is, fellows of that sort never do more
than pick up bits. They are eve
thorough. They can't be relied upon.
[ wouldn't take him in my office, and L
don't want him in my f~amily-that's all
And paterTanlias was right.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-03-19
FINGER Mills.

If tinger-tips have a language of their
own, so have the nails and the manner
OF keeping is as eloquent as all the rest.
Some keep them long and pointed, like
"reminiscences of claws others bite
theirs close 20 the quick ; some pare and
trim and scrape ard polish up to the
highest point of artificial beauty and
others, carrying the doctrine of nature
to the outside limit, let them grow wild,
with jagged edges, broken tracts, and
agnails or back friends as the agoniz-
ing consequences. Sometimes you see
the most beautiful nails, pink, transpar-
ent, filbelt-shaped, with the delicate
filmy little "half-mOon" indicated at
the base-all the conditions of beauty
carried to perfection, but all rendered
OF no avail by dirt and slovenliuess :;
while others, thick, white, ribbed,
square, with Lo h~alf-inOon, spotted like
SO many circus horses with "gifts and
IIltiiitH, thV tIt hht-tlhtuh -, WIZ
out beauties and with positive blem-
ishes-are yet pleasant to look at for The
care bestowed on them, their dainty
perfection of cleanliness being 4 charm
i'll itself. Nothing indeed is more dis
gushing than dirty hands and neglected
nails, and nothing gives one such Il
sense OF freshness and ease as the same
members well kept. But one of the uglicst
things in nails is when they are bitten !;
which, to judge by what one sees, is Il
habit having irresistible destinations for
those given Gver to it. 1t is an action,
by the way, that has more than one sig
niticHnc". 1t may mean consideration,
doubt, hesitancy or it may mean anger
and annoyance or, as Il habit, It may
point to the not remote possibility of
madness. In any way it is ugly to look
ut, and worse than ugly III its results
bare tinger-tips, with the protecting
cover gnawed to the bleeding flesh, be
longing 20 the list of things mutilated
and willfully spoiled-thercfore taken
out Of the category of things ugly by
nature, hence misfortunes for which the
sufferer is IN no wise accountable.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-03-19
SAVANNAH,
NEWS IN BRIEF
Personal

Gov. Davis. Of Minnesota, has appointed j
Giltillan to be Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court, vice Mcmillan. elected United States
Senator.
The Hon. Bill King has emerged from lis
hiding place, and turned up III New York.
Mrs. Rousby, the beautiful English actress,
is playing al engagement at McVicker's Thea
er. Chicago.
Bill King has arrived in Washington. and
has been interviewed. OF course he is i'll
nocent.
a st. Paul paper figures Bill king's wealth
at 500, 900. And yet he says lie is poor.
Gen. Sheridan has left New Orleans.
Hon. James H~uffinton. Representative in
Congress from the First Massachusetts Dis
trict, died at his home in Fall River, Oh the 9Th
of March.
The widow Of the late Gerrit Smith died
last week at her home in Peterboro. \. Y.
aged II.
The Pope, it is said, will shortly elevate
Archbishop McCloskey, of New York, to the
dignity of a Cardinal.
A. c. Buell.. who was indicted in Washing
ton for libeling Senator Chandler, has had a
hearing at 81. Louis, and been discharged, on
account of a defect i'll the Indictment. which
stated that the libel WAS circulated in the Dis
trict of Columbus on tie same day that it was
printed in Detroit.
The contest over the election of DR.. De
koven If likely to be carried into the courts.
His friends claim that the Standing Committees
of the various States have no right to reject
except for irregularity of credentials, and that
the question of Lis theology is not under dis
cuESiOn.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-03-19
.STOUE

There are III the United States about
300 foundries engaged i'll the manufact-
IRE of stoves and furnaces, using an
nually 500, 600 tons of iron. OF stoves
alone it is estimated by Mr.. Perry, of
Albany, who is regarded as the best au-
thority upon this subject, that the 275
foundries engaged IL the business i'll
1871 produced 1900, 600 stoves. This,
of course, does not include heating fur
naces. In 1890 the estimated number
of stoves made in this country was %. 900;
i'll 1910, 100, 600 in 1850, 375,O coo in
1860, 1000, 600 :; in 1870, 2.100, 600
valued at S37, SOC, 900. The value of
heating furnaces annually made III the
country will amount to so, 900, 600.
Forty years ago the amount of cast-iron
used in the construction of a house in
Boston did not usually exceed III value
80, nor Iii weight 100 pounds. Now
the cost of the heating and cooking ap-
paratrls in Il tirst-class house frequently
reaches 81, 600, and in weight of material
several tons. And if you build a country
house costing $4,000 or $1,000, the stove
dealers bill will often amount to from
$500 to 81, 200 for what is deemed only
necessary heating and cooking apparatus.
Since the period first named this branch
of the iron trade may be almost said to
have been created, rising i'll value from
q few hundred thousand dollars to more
than $50, 000, 900 per annum, and in its
consumption OF iron from a few hundred
tons to an amount equal to one-fourth of
the production of all the furnaces in the
country. The number of stoves pro-
duced III 1876 is estimated at 1855, 16S,
valued at SAG, 063, 900.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-03-19

FOTty-tOUrh DHy.--Mrs. Putnam resumed
the stand. and related her experiences iii the
home of the TiltOns while a guest there. She
was followed by a Mrs. Moore. The testimony
Of bot, was unimp0rtant.
FOrty-itth Udy.-Thc defense was considers
bly, strengthened by the testimony Of two witness
es-Nckelway. an editor. and Belcher. aPly1n-
outh deacon-to whom Tilt5n contidcd lis first
version of Beecher's offense-that of making
improper proposals. The testimony of these
two witnesses was direct and positive. and very
damaging to Tilton's cause.
FOTty-Sjrh DHM-The next witness called
was the venerable Oliver johnson. an associate
editor on Beecher's paper, the Christian Union.
The main points of his evidence were the re-
latiOn of the differences between Bowen and
Tilton, and statements of TiltOn that he had
been very intimate with Miss Lovejoy. the
heroine of the Winsted scandal. Johnson
testified that Oh one occasion Tilton declared
that the Woodruff was one of the purest and
best women that ever lived. and that he clifton
regarded his biography of her as one of the
best of his productions. He also told the jury
that BoweH gave "a his reason for ~disc!!arging
Tilton from the Brooklyn Union the complaints
of a lady contributor-Mary Clemmcr Ames-
that she had been repeatedly insulted by him
CTilton}.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-03-19
CONGRESSIONAL
!ScRGfr-E.rtrd Session.


FRIDAY, March 5.-Nice-Pre-ideIt Wilson
called the Senate to order at l. o'clock. and, after
the reading OF the proclamation of the President,
the oath was administered 10 the new Senators. As
Andrew Johnson advanced to the Clerks desk to
take the oath. there was great applause III tir gal
lerics, which was soon checked by the Nico-Iresl-
dent. After he was sworn i'll, a large bouquet was
handed him by 4 page, and he was escorted II hls
seat by Mr. Bogy....Al the new Senators having
been sworn, Morton offered Il resolution acb1.owl-
cdging the Kellogg government in Louisiana, Which
was laid over at his request. He then offered a reso-
Intion to admit Pinchback as 4 Senator from Louis
lana. -. Adjourned till Monday, March s.
MONDAY. March 9.-Mr. Clayton submitted Il
resolution 10 send i special committee To the Indian
country to investigate into the condition of affairs
and report to the next session. Objection being
made, the matter went over. Mr.. Morton then
called up the resolution admitting Pinchback, and
proceeded to make an elaborate speech III support
thereof, after which the Senate went into executive
session, and soon after adjourned.
TUESDAY, March 9.-TIle Senate elected
Ferry, Of Michigan, President pro tcm....The
standing committees were announced, after which
Morton concluded his support of Pinchback's claims.
He was followed 10y MerrinOn, who opposed the al
mission of Pinchhack 80. After & short executive
session the Senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, March 10.-Merr:mOn resumed
his speech against the admission of pincLhack, and
concluded ~ , o'clock. whcrcupnn the Senate went
into executive session, and subsequently, adjourned.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-03-19

Massachusetts is in a fever of excitement
over its silver mines at Newbury, which, al
though the shafts are but just sunk. are Weld
ing at the rate of 200 ounces of SILVER to the ton.
average specimens assaving S122 to the ton.
Spectators are getting hold of the lands and
selling them ont at large figures. and these bar
rem sheep-pastures are suddenly developing an
embarrassment of riches.
The first suit under the Civil Rights bill has
been decided i'll Wilmington. n. c. The plain
tiff, a colored man, was refused a drink in a bar
room kept by one Gerken. The United States
Commissioner thought the new law did not ap-
ply to saloons.
the bill to equaiiZe bounties Of soldiers in
the war of the rebellion had a troublous time in
Congress. The House refused to concur in the
Senate amendments. and the bill went to a con-
ference committee. This committee made a
report which WAS adopted by the House. but the
Senate laid the bill on tie table. Subsequently
the bill was signed by the Vice-Presiden
against the protest Of q number OF Senators. 1t
WAS at first supposed that the President had
signed the bill, but subsequently it appeared
that he had refused to do so. and, lad time
allowed, would have vetoed it.
An advance OF IS on steerage passage rates
has been made by the ocean steamship lines.
Owing to the passage of the Civii-Iights
bill, the proprietors Of two of the principal
hotels i'll Chattanooga. Tenn. have surrendered
their licenses. and will conduct their establish
ments as private boarding-houses.
Suit has been brought by two colored men
against the manager of the Metropolitan
Theater. at indianapolis. for violation of the
Civil Rights bill.
The increase of the tax Oh whisky has had
no perceptible effect upon the manufacture OF
the vile stuff, the returns to the Revenue Bu-
reau showing no diminution Of the quantity dis
titled.
In the hurry and heat Of the closing hours
of Congress an amendment was tackled on the
Postoffice bill which i'll effect excludes all third
class matter from the mails. the rate having
been raised from one cent for every two ounces
to one cent per ounce. This is a great victory
for the express companies. Matter of the third
class includes all pamphlets. occasional publica-
tons, transient newspapers, magazines, hand
bills. posters, unSealed circulars. proepcctrIses.
books, book manuscripts, proof-slcets. correct
ed prOof-sheets, maps, prints, engravings,
blanks, flexible patterns, samples of mcrcllan-
disc not exceeding twelve ounces in weight,
sample cards, Photographic paper. letter en-
velopes, postal envelopes and wrapper, cards,
plain and ornamental paper. Photographic rep
reservations of different types, seeds, cuttings,
bulbs. roots. scions, etc.
Owing to a failure of Congress to make the
needful appropriation for its continuance. the
administration at Washington has abandoned
the ''civil-Service reform"
The tolls on the Erie canal are to be re-
duced from 80 to 80 per cent. the coming sea-
son.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-03-19

A new French Cabinet has been formed,
with VI. Buffet at the head. The policy of the
new ministry, as announced. includes the fol-
lowing features The Senatorial elections to be
held next September: the dissolution of the
Assembly to follow i'll October The govern
ment to demand the maintenance of the pres
ent electoral system, and to raise the state Of
siege in all the departments except the Seine,
the Rlone and Bauches du Phone.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-03-19
FOREIGN.

The British troops III India have been or
der9d upon a war footing.
Several cases of insanity have resulted from
the revival meetings of Mcssrs. Moody and San
key, in London.
-Advices from Asia Minor state that in one
district alone out OF a population of 81, 900 souls
20, 900 have died since the beginning of the
anime.
The cable announces the death of the
famous British Commander. Lieut.-Gen. James
Hope Grant of Claude Louis Matthew. an
eminent French astronomer: and Of Sir Arthur
Helps, the celebrated English author. essayist
and historian.
A Rome dispatch announces the death of
Cardinal Laurentio Barili. aged "a.
A New York HeraH correspondent tele-
graphs from Spain that there is great difficulty
i'll preventing Alfonso from abdicating in favor
of the Duke of Montpensier.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-03-19
TIE HOME DOCTOR

CHOCOLATE FOR THE SICK.-When an
invalid uses chocolate, 1t should be made
in the ordinary way and then suffered to
stand until cold. The oily parts collect
ed on the surface should be taken Of.
Then boil the liquid again, and add
sugar and milk, as usual.
CURE FOR TOOTHACHE.-A correspond
cnt writes to the Scientific 1nrric0H
that the worst tootlache, or neuralgia
coming from the teeth, may be speedily
and delightfully."- ended by the applica-
ton of Il small bit Of cotton saturated in
Il strong solution Of ammonia TO the de
fcctive tooth. SOmetimesth h late sufferer
is prompted to ~momentary nervous
laughter By the application, but the pain
has disappeared.
To CURE SLEEPLEsSNEsS.-Let the full
meal come in the middle of the day.
Two hours after it has been taken walk
three or four miles. or ride twice that
distance. Eat a light, easily-digested
supper, and pass the succeeding hours
Ill bedtime in az agreeable but not eX-
citing manner. Avoid causes of worry,
and sleep III a fresh bed and well-ven-
tlated apartment.
CHAppED HASDs.-Chappcdhands aid
skin are entirely unnecessary, even III
the coolest weather, ii proper care IS oh-
served. Most Of the so-called toilet
soaps are caustic, or full of I've, and act
very i~niuriously upon the skin. Genu-
Inc CASTLE soap is almost wholly neutral,
and is the best for washing with. By
rinsing the hands entirely free from
every trace of soap, and wiping them
thoroughly before going out, chaps may
be avoided =; any that do appear can be
cured by rubbing the affected parts with
cold cream, or, what is the same thing,
common lard, before retiring.
REMEDY FOR BURNs.-Tle white OF
an egg has proved a most eificaciOus
remedy for burns. Seven OF eight Sue
c~cssive applications OF this substance
soothe the pain and etfectually exclude
the burn from the air. This simple rem
edy seems preferable to collodion or
even gun cotton. Extraordinary stories
are told of the healing properties of a
new oil which is made from the yOlk of
hens eggs. The eggs are first boiled
hard, the yolks are then removed,
crushed and placed Over a fire, where
they are carefully stirred until the whole
substance is Just on the point Of CATCH
ing fire, when the oil separates and may
be poured off. Il is III general Use
among the colonists of Southern Russia
rs a means of curing cuts, bruises and
scratches.
To CURE CHILBLAINs.-Clilblains are
caused by putting the feet too close to
the fire. They become excessively
troublesome, and are sometimes difficult
to cure. Dissolve six drachms of tannin
in two pints of water, then dissolve forty
grains of iodine i'll two ounce of alcO-
hol :; mix all together, and add enough
water to make two quarts, to be used
every night, thus Pour the mixture
into an carthcnware or porcelain dish /;
hold it over the fire, and hold the affect
cd part OF the liquid until it becomes 50
hot that it cannot be comfortably borne
any longer, then hold the affected part TO
the fire until perfectly easy. The first
application gives prompt relief, to be
continued until cured. The same liquid
can be used every time. /
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-03-19
FIRES IND CASUALTIES.

Two disastrous shipwrecks occurred last
week-Cre on the coast of Newfoundland. twenty
lives lost the other OH the coast of Massachu-
sets. fifteen lives lost.
The steamer City of Vicksburg WAS recently
sunk III the Mississippi rever, near Chester,
II.
The Grand Trunk railway buildings at
Point st. Charles. Canada, have been burned.
Loss 500, 600.
A shocking accident occurred at the Mount
Pleasant coal mine. Scranton Pa, last week,
by which two boys lost their lives. They were
employed III the screen room. and became en-
tangled in the ponderoIs machinery. and before
they could be extricated they were reduced to 4
shapeiess mass.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-03-19

ret out every r-vans, while aborins under a fit
.dry insanity. murdered her two little
children by cutting their Threats.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-03-19

The surest way to have fish at supper
i'll the country is to just drop them Il line
beforehand.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-03-19
CRTME IND CRIMINALS.

The town of Seymour, Ct, was, the other
day, the scene of a blood-curdling tragedy. A
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-03-19

The Mayor of New Orleans has adver-
tised for propositions to cultivate the
growth of the eucalyptus tree, which is
believed to posses SO much virtue as an
absorbent of malarial emanations. About
10000 trees will be required.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-03-19
or INTER EST TO UONEN.

A late ~analyzation of marriage statis-
ties Ill England by q skillful and patient
calculator is of some interest to women
of any age. 1t makes Il comparative
estimate of what a woman's chances III
life are worth, and warns her when she
is throwing them away. Say a woman's
chances Of marriage are a hundred. Be
tween the ages of - and 20 she exhausts
II! chances. If she is not married at
%, 80 more of her chances are cancelled.
If 30 finds her in single misery, she has
only 151 chances left out of the hundred.
They go slow now, but she has not many
left. After 35 years she has IL
chances to run on !; and here the s~tatisti-
clan stops, being particular about his
figures. But he gives the maiden of
60 a grain of comfort by telling her that
she has just Ito OF a chance of marriage
out of the round hundred with which
she is supposed to have started life at Is.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-06-06
RAILROADS.
Union Pacific r. aiIroaa
TIME TABLE.


Until Further NOTICE. TRAINS Will
~ leave and arrive at Ogden daily as follouH
LEAyE--Daily express, $40 q. M; mires
$50 p. m; freight, 1870 g. m.
ARRIyE-Daily express. $40 p M; mixed
p. m; freight, 6:l0 a. m
Daily connections mAde at Ogden with
Utah central Railroad from Sal: Lake CITY
Sll points in Southern Utah
MBryan, with stages for the 5weetwster mine.
At Cheyenne, with Denver Pacific Railross'
Tor Denver Central City, Georgetown and al;
points in Colorado and New Mexico. III
At Omaha, with Chicago and Northyeste-r.
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific; Bnrlino,ai'
and Missouri River; Kansas City, ST. Joe m
Council Bluffs Railroads, and Missouri river i;-l
Of steamers, for all points east and south.
Tickets for sale to all points east at Office n,
Wells, Fargo & Co., East Temple street and =.
the office of the Utsh Central Railroad in ca.
Lake City; also at the Union Pacific Rajlrosa
ticket Office, in Ogden, at which Office berths ~,
sleeping-cars can be secured. WI
Arrangements have been made yherehv Ma
sengers desiring to visit Denver, on thei ra-
/, East, can avail themselves of an excursion ~,
| from Cheyenne TO Denver, and return, at great
| reduced rates.
/ For particulars and all information in regsr,
! TO passage, apply at the ticket offices.
Passengers should be careful to secure too,.
| passage tickets to all eastern and sonthsr,,
| points via Omaha, and thus avail themselves a;
although sleeping-car, comfortable accommoas
1 tionS and quick time.
THoS. L. KIMBALL.
General Ticket Agent
T. E. SICKLFs,