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The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-05-14
SAVANNAH, MO, FRIDAY, MAY a. 1875

| country, and WOdld have to be seen
TO be appreciated. In fact this is the
best town west of Emporia, and is
not even surpassed by the latter. The
! country around abounds in game,
such as prairie chickens, antelope.
some deer and elk, and occasionally a
stray buffalo. There are humorous
towns Ofprairic dogs. and the stran-
geSt part Of it is rattle snakes. and
| owls occupy the same holes. III the
ground with them. Wolves. both
prairie and gray, are here in album
dance, but as the country settles, up
thcy disappear.
THE TRADE
OF Hutchinson extends about y miles
south, 80 mile9 north, % miles east
and % miles west. Of course this is q
neW country, but it is surprising to
see how the lands are being taken up
by settlers: ntverth hcicss the two last
years Of crop failure, the country still
continues to improve. | am free to
confess that never had very 1avCr-
able opinion of Kansas, but nv visit
to this part of the State has entirely
converted me to the belief that this
is destined to be among the best
States the Union. You may tfini,
am too sanquine ell this point. but
1 think that parties who invest in
land on the Arkansas Valley will be
rich men in less than ten years. -Nev-
crthelcss the two last years crops
have been failures here, business is
very nearly as good here as it IS in
Andrew county. A person would
hardly suppose tiiat town in KaG-I
sas of LOO inhabitants, could oct!
along without at least half a dozen
saloons, nevertheless this is the case
With Hutchinson. It IS a strictly tenn
peTance town. Three years ago there
was not one dozen houses in the |
town. 1t is surprising to see what
improvements nave been made il:, so
short time, and cf such a substap-
tia! character. The fall wh>,rt crop
looks Neii 1crc, ana more forward
than shout Bo!ckow; the spring
wheat and oats also look well, Cat
tie have been Going well on the Drai-
ric grass for some time and they are
in very fair condition. | leave for
Great Bend, % miles west of here
'o-2igAt, where you viii perhaps hear
rem t.a @gain.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-05-14
Correspondence.
For the Republican.
Jottings by the Way.

ED. REPJBLICAN:-Mu has been
said recently, through the press, N
relation to the bacllWar0nCSs offspring
and the agricultural prospects
throughout the country. Most of the
statements given are exceedingly
gloomy. from the eastern part of
the State and Illinois, the prospects
of wheat crop, they say, is far from
being tlattering. Similar complaints
come from the south and southeast.
ana indeed they extend to Indiana
and Ohio. But, so far as we are
concerned mere in Northwest ALissou-
Ii, think we have bat little cause Of
complaint. True, the spring is some
what backward; but net more SO
than last spring; yet tie farmers are
on tip-tOe, and almost ready tc. des-
pend, fearing they will rot get a
chance tC.plant at all. Some of them
have gone rccklcssly forward. and
their corn has been in the ground al
ready ten days or more, with a pros
pcct of having to rcplart, or have a
yellow, siCk.y, growing crop. lie
Wh0 wants his corn i'll the ground. in
this country, when the season Is more
than long enough to ripCn it, 1efore
the 10th, or 18th, of May, is seeming
" reckless of his own interests. |
said we had little to fear, unless it
should be the grasshopners, which
are now Matching out by the Million
And yet, if We should have q damp
growing season bringing forward veg
cation rapidly, we need have little
fear Of them. IN my travels through
Andrew oounty, from Savannah to
the NodaWay river, and up the Noda-
way to the Iowa line, and n NoGa- |
way and Atchison counties, : have /
never seen Z better prospect fCT t
wheat, especially IL - t:;1bcrc3 For :
tions. True, the crop has suffered .
some on the upland pra.rie5-yet as
g general thing there viii be 3 fair
crop in Northwest Missouri.
1t has, as eTerybCiy Knows, been
somewhat cold and wi20y for some
days back. Tuesday morning, May
4th, the thermometers 8 farm house,
five miles north Of Quitman, was :
degrees below freezing. sabbath
morning, May "a, 10 DEGREES below
freezing. Iet &c injury to the fruit
has let been apparent. From all
sections in this part OF the STATE, tie
prospect fer fruit is good.
| had the pleasure Of being IN Rock
Port awhile this week. The Circuit
Court was in session, Judge Kelley
and winning for himself
golden opinions. The people Of enc
accord, as far as ! can learn, pro-
loUnce Lin modci Judge.
! write from Milton, Holt county.
1reryt hing is hopeful il this part o.
lie county-cat.ie are spread out
,ycr the Missouri bottoms by Tie
LOUs&nd, grazing with comparative !
Y slin2 picking as present. VIII have I
better oh&rce after awhile, If tie
,IissOdri river, now on Is grand ram \
| c
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RGaG Schiller.
GEO. e.. STROCK

a Terrible Contirmatlon-Appall-
ing Loss of Life and Property
Two Hundred Persons go down
with the ship-SIx Kegs of Gold.
Large Mails and rich Cargo sunk
description OF the Ill-fated Yes
sci.
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From Nebraska.
PERU. NEB., May 9th, 1879.

PERU. NEB. May 9th, 1879.
I'D. REPUBLICAN:--\ Know that
after PERSONALS fallen into a habit
or practice Of any kind, it is general
/ ly very hard to abandou that prac-
| tice. Just SO it is with us i'll regard
to our practice during the past. in
corresponding for your paper, '.THE
! REPUBLLCAN;' and from tlis cause,
3hd actuated by a sense Of duty. We
again find oursclf engaged for that
| purpose. Just at this time tie mass
Of the people are more Interested in
| the grasshoppcr question than any
other, and as this place seems to be
the seat of war, it may not be out of
place to say a few Wordsin regard to
that subject.
I 1t would have appeared strange in
deed ten or fifteen years since. to ed
vance the idea that such little crea-
lures as @rasshoppcrs would COM
mand she attention OfwhCle States.
and cause such great destruction to
produce, and causc such destitution
and suffering % there has been dur
ing the past year in Nebraska. Kan
sas, ands adjoining Statss. MANY
farmers after having lost almost their
entire crop last season, and living
through the wintor bv economy al
most equal to starvation, now see
darker clouds than ever floating
across the horizon OF their future
prospects. They had hoped and look
eel forward to this future golden har-
vest which they were snrc would fol-
low the hard struggle occaSioncd by
the failure of crops and inancial en-
baraSSmcnt of last year. But now
they must content themselves bv see
ing Their already growing crops de-
ycufed by the pesty hoppecs, and at
the same time having the assurance
that there are sufficient numbers to
destroy all Kinds Of spring grain as !
last as it appears above ground. This |
nec2ssariIv dlscouraocs many farmo.s
and they 60 not take TIE interest in
the raDacemaot and nIor.;,r nf!
crops that thev sbou,d Soma 5ar,
lIrC2dr commenced p!aDtin~ corn !
but arc cnmpclIc1 70 on ovor inta
;cwa to.rct scaJ with Winch tho,.
plant their lands
AIn.ornb tho cbopoos oo.o
croDs Will aoain bo short IN x,Lo.I.,.
he nrosnnrt for To,,,,.if,1 o.an -
fruit is better tha, has boon l,,aun
for several wears Peers onn1os
rroncs and I'll ot,or ,,7rds ~ rn,,:.
,6a,tnd to this nor. of tho cIot, ana
,ulI cf b,ocm o,,i ,ro,,..o o,.
lon+ vioH
Ev.Gov Frrpos 1i,.:,-i,, th:- -:
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MORE FROM THE NPECE.

L"NDoN, 9 =. Mp to this hour but
iorty-thrcc ofall who were on board the
Schiller are known 20 he saved. Twen-
ty-iiye sacks Of mail matter have also
been saved. Several babies have beer
picked up near the wreck. among them
Il woman with her child clasped in her
arms.
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GIVE RIGHTS IN NORTH CAROL7NA.

WLNINGT0N. May 4.-Judge Brooks
of the United States District Court, il,
charging the grand Jury to-day, saiG
that the civil rights bill in its criaIina
aspect, Which was the oniy SHAPE il
which 1t could come before the gfann
Jury, was unconstitutional. npG, G,zaiG,..
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-05-14
SOCIETIES.

>,,.--.l>e, T .. .. F.-Savannah Lodge, No.
: lsss-eEsaa{E L. Il. savannah. Mo, meets every
@zt2-~>s" Tt E.>D-iG EVENING, aJ Odd
mass Fellows Hall, ,nOlCheast corner
the Public square Al members Of the order
in good standing, visiting the city, are cordially
invited tu meet Will lis.
y. c. MATTEsON, y. g.
J. G. HoNNOLD. Scc'y. 29.5
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ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.

N4W loEK, May S-The Evening
Post mas gathered the following addi-
tional particulars concerning the wreck
ed steamships: The crew numbered
about 20.and there Were 2J4 passengers
III all, Of whom l20 were stceragc. The
Schiller took Il cargo Of general mer
chandise, ana which Was valued. excIu-
>ive Of the specie or ard, at above
&lI0, 600. Most Of Il 5yas insured. The
S300,0o0 i'll gold coin was shipped by f..
J. BIilin * Co., bankers, to Z. +. Bal
I'm ~ Co., their correspondents in Paris,
it was packed in six kegs. and insured
for its full value in three London COM
panies.
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SAVANNAH DIRECTORY.

advertisements in this column, .ffy ccHts per line
for one T'Gt. inciUfiRg the general h5ad Those
'ch0 cfrcrii$c in tbjS cOiHmR are rciiGbic ana
Straightforward in h.ir respective ca a'iRqS.
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S\.rur - IN FRANKLIN LODGE, No :iJi, \.
sSr3Y zeF. x \. NJ, meets first Saturday in
fSIZss rarh month, At 10 \. n. All brothers in
C~ \ good standing are lraternally invited 10
visit US. JOHN l.. STANTON, ". N.
(. T. MCFADDEN, Src'y.
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DISTRESS OF ANXIO,-S OVrs

The offices of the Company in this
city were be~ie@ed during this morning
by the friends OF those who sailed on the
vessel, and the scenes Of distress which
resulted from the confirmation of the
news that the vessel had been lost, were
r-tilul. One man who had wife and
two children on board. felt into Il faint
inc lit on being informed of the fate of
the vessel, and load wailings were
heard on all sides.
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PHYSICIANS.

HR. l.. II. DAVENPORT having located in
y savannah. Offers his professional services
to the citizens OF NaNaunah and vicinity. oilicc
1t his residence on Main street CaC block east Of
the SllIIrc.
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BAKERY, &c,

" {. SHEpRICk, Eayir bakery, conicc-
L tiOnrTv and rcstallrst.d, west side of The
SuUarc Parties furnished on short notice. -
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ATTORNEYS.

z II. STEWART, Attorney at law and Notary
et Public. Office ,IGHrt-hnuse, up stairs. Par
-ie> drSIrouS of iQanlt,T money can have il Sc
cured with real estate on short notice. 2:i
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-05-14

Wy VI. CALDWELL, attorncy-at-iaw and
w Notary Public. Pays special attention
o collecting, convcyanciGg and investigating
titles. II
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BRASS BAND TEACHER.
JOHN S. DUGAN,

pRASS BAND TE CHER Music arrange,
ID 10 order. Also, original pieces f,-rnisnc'
at Request. Terms satisfactory. !
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TEHR-B-1E CONFIRMATION.

LONDON, May s, H. p. M.-The
particulars received of the wreck of the
Schiller disaster is fully rs terribleas at
first reported. The accident occurred
at 10 O'Clock last night, at which hour
the steamship struck on Retarriere
ledgeg near Bishops Rock. A fog pre-
vailed at the time. a boat belonging to
st. Eynus. the soUthernmost of Scilly
Islands, has landed some of the suryiy-
'ors Of the wreck at st. Mary's Island.
another of the Settles. These st!rviy--
ors were picked up while swimming
with the tide. They had several mar
row escapes from drowning, and were a
number of times washed off the rock
They declare that the number of lives
lost by the disaster IS 200. y fearful
sea Is raging, and it IS scarcely possible
for boats engaged in searching for sur
yivOrs, TO live.
The steamship is now lying broad
side on the rock. She is under water.
and her main mast is gone. \ steamer
and seven boats are cruising about the
scene OF She wreck. The disaster was
owing 20 the dense fog, which preven--
ted either Of the Scilly lights being seen.
The Retarriere ied@es on which the
Schiller struck, are barely third of a
mile inside of Bishops bar, and steanl-
ships should have heard The Bishop fo:
bell
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TIE VESSEL.

The Schiller was one Of he newest
and besS boats in the trans-continental
service, large and strong, ,and construct
ed in the latest pattern. The dimen-
tlonS OF the Schiller were-lcngth, 375
feet; beam, 10 feet; depth of hold 50
fe't, ) 600 cons burden, and 5000 indi-
Gated horse power. The boat was class
ed at Lloyd's 100. rs She was full rir-
ged, had eight large life boatsand three
iron decks. Her engine could run the
vessel from fourteen to litteen miles an
hour.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-05-14

~ a. WHITAKER, attorney 1T law ana
(Is General Claim Agent, Savannah, Mo. Sol
invalid pensions asl general collections attended
10 with great care and pron.utnr>S. Also. for
wardin- and land agent for the Atchi~0n, (, ne N
& Santa Re Railroad Company. All inquiries
prom,tly answered. He Will ticket parties to all
points on the road. Call on him. Is
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-25
saint sally.

Saint Sally, from her childhood, was
known for innermost love of truth. 1t
was said Of her that her heart was in a
crystal shrine, and all the world might
see it. Now, once, when other women
denied, or strove to hide, their age, Saint
Sally said, u am FIVE and thrtyr'
Whereupon, next birthday, Saint Sally's S
husband, as feat Of all their friends,
gave her necklace of six and thirty
opal beads and on every birthday added
q bead, until the beads amounted to four.
score and one. And the beads seemed
to act as a charm; for Saint Sally, wear
ing the sum of her age about her neck,
age never appeared in her face. Such,
in the 0lden time, was the reward Of sim.
plicity aud truth.
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Saint Lily.

ST. Lily was the wife OF poor man
who tried to support his family--and the
children were many-by writing books.
But in those days it was not so easy for
a man to find a publisher as to say his
Paternoster. Many we're the books that
were written by the husband of st. Lily,
but to every book ST. Lily gave at least
two babies However, blithe as the
cricket was the spirit that ruled about
the heart of st. Lily. And how she
helped her helpmeetl She smiled
sunbeams into his ink bottle and turned
his goose pen to the quill of dove. She
made the paper be wrote on as white as
her name and as fragrant as her soul
And when folks wondered how St. Lily
managed SO lightly with fortunes trou-
bles, she always answered that she
never needed them, for troubles we're
like babies, and only grew bigger by
nursing,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-25

The Messenger de Taiti, journal
published by the authorities of the
French Oceanic settlements, gives an
interesting account of the way in which
the pearl oyster is multiplied in the wa.
ters of the Tuamotu islands. The de-
velopment of this branch of commerce
is peculiarly desirable at present, be-
cause of the great falling off in the stock
Of mother 'of-pearl. The oyster that
yields this substance may be placed
either where there is or there is not
current near the coast. The best sltua-
ton is that where there is moderate
one. The creature dies in calcareous
sand shingle is better, but its growth
therein is slow the same may be said OF
a bottom of coarse gravel; that which
should be sought for as by far the most
advantageous is coral ground; If there
be none it should be formed. For this
purpose lunches OF live coral, always to
be iound disseminated along the coast,
are transported to the place selected,
taking care not to leave them out of the
water for more than an hour, as their
inhabitants, the polypi, cannot live
long in the air. The bottom of the
creek chosen is then paved with
them; it should not lie deeper than three
feet under the surface. This done, the
space thus prepared is walled in and
divided into compartments for the differ.
eut ages Of the oyster, aud also that they
may be easily looked after from time to
time, by walking along the tops of the
walls since the coral bottom soon be-
comes impracticable for pedestrian exer.
else, To people this reservoir, the small
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-25

st Patty was an orphan, and dwelt in
cot with sour old aunt. 1t chaneed,
it being bitter cold, that three hunters
came and cTaved for meat and drink.
Pack said the sour old aunt, neither
meat nor drink have ye here" Neither
meat nor drink, said Patty, but some
thing better" And she ran and brought
some milk, some eggs and some -four,
and beating them up, poured the batter
into the pan. Then she took the pan
and tossed the cake once; and then a
robin alighted at the window, and kept
singing these words Zone good turn
deserves another" And Patty tossed
and tossed the cakes, and the hunters
ate their fill and departed. And the
next day the hunter aaron came in state
to the cot, and trumpets were blown, and
the herslds cried, "One good turn de-
serves another" And in token whereof
Patty became the barons wife, and pan
cakes were eaten Shrove Tuesday ever
after.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-25

II Is asserted as a fact that every canvasser
who has turned his attention to the introduce
tion Of the New Family Sewing Machine in
his locality, or who has been fortunate enough
TO secure an agency, has outstripped the best
efforts IN making money of the old and tried
Agents Of the high-priced machines which
latter they now replace. The demand is enor-
nous, and sales so rapid and money made so
readily with so little effort that Farmers
Tradesmen, Spectators. etc., are focking
into the business as fast as they can secure
territory and get their goods on the ground to
supply anxious customers. 1t is marvellous
how these machines sell when exhibited, ii
being recognized fact that people will buy
the best at the lowest price. II certainly il
the Machine Of the times and does the same
work as other Machines at $50 or $50, and we
really believe il would sell Just as readily at
double and then not cost half the usual price
of so good on article, for 1t is astonishing to
see the vast amount Of labor it performs at so
low cost. The inventors are daily inu 1dated
with testimonials OF the worth of their
new Machines which so suddenly and
successfully bounded into, popular favor.
1t proves to be just what is wanted
every day. by every one, everywhere, who
have family. 1t has attained an enviable
reputation in many thousands of homes and
factories, for its solid strength, power, rapid
ity, simplicity, certainty and ease of opera
tion, with extreme beauty, fneness and relia-
bility Of its sewing; while the wonderful low
price Twenty Dollars for Large and Com
plete Sewing Machine with strong table and
treadle), places all idea Of competition en-
Nrely out of the question. II stands alone in
its merits and price We advise you to invest
in one at once for your Wife, Daughter,
Mother. Sistor or Lady Friend and make a
homo happy, or put them in your factory or
what is better, If you are lucky enough, secure
an agency, if there is none in your town, and
make money yourself. Tho many New A.
difficult work, are a surprise in their SIMPLE
ity of construction and far below even grange
prices, and will be delivered safely at your
door, no matter how remote you may reside,
4 you write for them. Address, j. THOMSON,
HAMA a Co., eO7 Broadway, N. Y.
50y5-50v6
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MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.
Death of a Young Man.

Mr.. Nudge has just arrived in San
Diego from Arkansas; he brings with
him four yoke of oxen, seventeen Amer
lean cows, nine American children and
Mrs. Nudge, They have encamped in
the rear of our Office, pending the ar.
rival Of the next coasting steamer.
Mr.. Nudge is about thirty-seven years
Of age, his hair is light not a sable
silvered," but a yaller, gilded; you can
see some of it sticking out OF his hat;
his costume is the national costume of
Arkansas-coat, waistcoat and panta-
looms of homespun cloth, dyed brown
ish yellow, with a decotion of the bitter
barked butternut IA pleasing alliteFtion) J;
his countenance presents a determined,
combined with sanctimonious, express
sion, and in his brightly cleaning eye
red eye we think it is-we fancy a
spark Of poetic fervor may be distin-
guished.
Mr.. Nudge called yesterday. We were
eating watermelon. Perhaps the reader
may have eaten watermelon, if so he
knows how difficult thing it is to speak,
when the mouth is filled with the luscious
fruit, and the slippery seed and sweet
though embarrassing juice is squizzling
out all over the chin and shirt-bosom.
So at first we said nothing, but waved
with our case-knife toward Gn unoccu-
pied box, as who should say sit down
Mr.. Nudge accordingly seated him, aud
removing his hat (whereat all his hair
sprang up straight like Jack in the box),
turned that article of dress over in his
hands, and contemplated its condition
with alarming seriousness.
Take some melon, Mr.. Mudge2 said
we, as with a sudden bolt we recovered
our speech aud took another slice our
self. No, / thank you" replied Mr..
Nudge, wouldn't choose any now.
There was a solemnity in Mr.. Mudge's
manner that arrested our attention; we
paused, and holding large slice OF wa
termelon dripping in the air, listened to
what he might have to say.
Thar was very serious accident
happened to us, said Mr. Nudge, as
we was crossin' the plains. 'Twss on
the banks of the Peacus river. Thar
was young man named Jeames Ham
brick along and another young feller, he
got to fooling with his pistil, and he shot
Jeames. He was a good young man
and hadn't enemy in the company; we
buried him thar on the Peacus river, we
did, and as we went off these here lines
sorter passed through my mind" So
saying Mr.. Nudge rose, drew from his
pocket-his waistcoat pocket--a crum-
Piled piece of paper and handed it over.
Then be drew from his coat-tail pocket
large cotton handkerchief with a red
ground and yellow figure, slowly un-
folded it, blew his nese-an awful blast
it was-wiped his eyes and disappeared.
We publish Mr.. Mudge's lines with the
remark that any one who says there is
no poets or poetry in Arkansas would
doubt the existence of William Shak-
speare:
DIRGE ON THE DETH OF JEAMEs HAM
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oysters, not bigger than a saucer, are
picked up in shallow spots along the
coast, taking care not to detach the
stone or other material to which they
are attached, forming what is called the
byssus. They are then loosely arranged
in rows, heel downward, with the byssus
turned toward the current. A l2-month
after the oyster, which was below the
size of q saucer, will have grown to that
Of plate; it then does not extend any
more in diameter, but thickens, and at
the end of three years its mother-of-pearl
is found to be fit for market. When the
oyster gives up its spawn to the waves
the walls above described catch it up
and prevent its being carried out into
the open sea; the coral branches, on the
contrary, so favorable to its growth, do
not oppose the slightest obstacle to its
dispersion.