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LITTLE ROCK
COMMERCIAL COLLEGE,
The Most Complete, Thorough and
/ Practical Institution in the
Country.
Located in Martins Block, Corner
ofThird and Main Sts., Little
Rock, Arkansas.

'J1llS Institution offers superior facilities
l. for preparing young and middle anea
men and women for the counting room, and
Tor the management of business and financial
affairs.
The full Commercial course as presented in
the Preparatory, Theory. Actual. Business
and Banking Departments OF the College. en-
braces critical instruction to those who NAV
require it, in Reading, Spelling and Arithme-
TIC. housekeeping. by Single and Double En-
Try as applied to business pursuits of every
description, Business Premiership. CONNER
cial Calculations, Mercantile Correspondencne
Detection of Counterfeit Money, Lectures On
the Science OF Accounts, Business Activities,
organizations, Economies, Business Forms
business Customs and Etlquettes, Commercial
Law, flnanee and the General Laws of Trade.
TERMS:
tPagable in adrance.)
Life Scholarship, full Commercial
Course, $50 90
Full Course in Telegraphing. by
sound and paper, 40 90
Special Discounts ariH be maae to Clubs
and Deserving Parties.
Usual time required to complete the Full
Commercial Course-from 10 to Is weeks,
students can enter the College at any time
as there are no vacations.
BE sure to visit or address this College be-
fore going elsewhere.
AARON BALES, Principal.
yInJ 2S-ly.
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"A young clergyman, whose reputa
ton for yeracity was none of the best
yentured to differ from an old doctor of
divinity as to the propriety of whipping
children Why" said he. ",he only
time my father whipped ME was for tell
ing the truth" Well," retorted the doc
tor, 1t cured you of it, didn't itf"
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A fashionable woman's clothes
weigh twentyfour pounds. exclusive of
hat, furs, and rubbers, while mans out
Mt hardly goes over fifteen pounds. This
IS free country, however, and any wo-
man is at liberty to carry as much as a
mule can draw if she wants to.5
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TNIIE well known and long established
Ferry mt Van Bnren. Arkansas. Is now
under the charge of the subscriber. Thepro-
prietors having recently put on Large New
Steamboat, and With careful and experienced
Ferrymen, they feel confident that they eah
give universal satisfaction to the travelling
public. Their aim will be to meet the in
creasing demands of the large emigrant tray-
ell to Texas.
The st Louis. and Sherman, Texas, L. s.
Mails are carried over this Ferry, which Is a
good guarantee that 1t is the shortest as well
as the best route for travel of all kinds
This Ferry has the largest and best boat on
the river, and can cross 300 wagons and teams
per day, and no retention on either bank need
be expected Enclosures for stock and sheds
for travellers are being built on both sides of
the river, and no pains will be spared to ae-
eommodate the public. We shall strive to
continue to make this the popular route to
and from Missouri and Texas.
N. B.-Feny accounts must be settleS
Moathly-No deuiation IRON, this rule.
II. c. RO BARDS, Proprie,o,
Van Buren,. Feb. 4, '73. Il
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81 Year, in advance IS eta. a Number

e. to con Per Day at home. Terms free. Aa
pO OsU dress Il. sTINsoN x Co, Portland
Maihe' jan. .29-ly
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A Second Farmers Vacation,

BY COL. GEO. WARNING, JR.
row. boat ride Of two hundred and fifty miles, one
of the most fertile and interesting Of the vine
growing valleys Of Europe. This second series
Of papers promises to be even more interesting
than that with which our readers are already ia.
mliar.
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Shoemakers look out for your Souls.

A LII kinds of Shoemakers Trimmings,
IA Lasts, boot Trees; Shoe Pegs, by the
bushel. shoe Thread, Avis. and thousand
other things to tedious to mention.
by .G. AUSTIN.
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STATE OFFICERS.

@4 H#a
"A n. GARLANn. Governor.
b. b. BEAVERS, Secretary of State.
WM, II. MILLER, Auditor.
I. J. CHURCHILL. Treasurer.
s. =. HuanEs, Attorney General.
j. n. SatfTnEE. ON, of Public Lands.
J. Il. EARIN. Chancellor,
A, II. WITr, Clerk Pulaski Ghaneery Court
i. II. ENGLISH, Chief Justice.
W. III. HARRISON, DAVID WALKER, Associate
= justices Of the Supreme tonrt.
Fifth Judicial District.
unties Of Pope, Johnson. franklin, Gfaw-
ford, Sebastian, sarber. Yell.
6 WV. MANSFIELD, Circuit Judge.
j. T.. ByERs, Prosecuting Attorney.
Crawford County Officers.
ID. IL. .CREEkMoRf, County Judge.
Ed. A. Scorr. County Clerk.
w. j. ALEXANDER, Assistant County Clerk
J. +. WINFREY, Sheriff.
I. w. DAVIS, Deputy Sheriff.
CHARLES RIBlING and w. l.. TAYLOR, Notary
Publcs.
JOHN ]. BuRRow and NOSES LfMLEY, Justices
of Van Buren, Township.
&c. GRADY, Van Buren, Township Constable
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AMERICAN COLLEGES.

Written respectively by their friends, will appear
during the year, The revived interest in college
life makes these papers especially timely, and will
secure for them unusual attention.
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Iron :.

from the Globe Rolling Mills, CHM, bought
since the govt. manufacturing duty was re-
moved, which our customers and all hands can
have the benefit of, by calling early on
GEOt AUSTIN.
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We shall also begin in the January number
PHILIP NOLAN'S FRIENDS,
Or, Show Your Passports"

BY EDWARD EVERETT HALE.
The scene of this story is laid in the Southwest.
era territory, now forming the States of Louisiana
and Texas, at the time Of Aaron Burrs treason
The characters lived in a section which was new
American, now French, and now Spanish, and
this record of their adventurous lives makes sto
ry Of intense and unhaggng interest throughout
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THE MEMPHIS
w eekly Appeal.
Daily and Weekly the Papers for the People

TERMS:
Daily six papers, sll 90
weekly postage paid at this otfce) 2 50
eekly (tor clubs offve more) 100
THE WEEKLY APPEAL contains well -digested
summary Of the Of the week well at the lat
est news of the day. and is filled with Literary seec
nens. embracing Political. Commercial, Literary.
Scientific, Agricultural Philosophical, Religious
Ordinary News, and all other matters of interest to
the Farmer, Manufacturer, Mechanic and Merchant
Re Postage paid by us at Memphis "a
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Planning Mills and Sash Factory,

with whom You can leave your orders for apv
KIND OF lumber dressed on one side or both.
oash glazed or not; panelled doors. shutters.
etc" ana AL Lhings necessary for building up
the country"
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CENTENNIAL LETTERS,

EDITED BY JOHN VANCE CHENEY.
A rare collection Of Revolutionary Letters,
mainly from stores in the hands of the descend
ants Of Col, Joseph Ward They are full Of inter
est, and will be read with rare relish in eonnec.
tiou with the Centennial celebration of the year.
RriNinntlr Illnstrstea Articles On
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Crawford County Officers.
Van Buren, City Officers.

I'm. NAL, Mayor.
JAMES l.. WHITFIELD. Recorder.
j. s. II. HoucK. Marshal.
PHILIP SMITH, Cemetery Sexton.
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TUST RECEIVED,s,
- bbls. Julius H. Smiths old reserve
"h19key,

warranted not to cut in the eye--not a head
ache in hhds. of tit is no sooner in your
belly than its on your back in pound of beet
and it carries bead like a necklace: for
sale by
GEORGE AUSTIN.
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MORE LIGHT ON TIE SUBJECTl
Nl All kinds of
WINDO " iSASH,

prlmed and glazed, such as. S[l0, i0L1l
l2S IA, all ready to place in your frames and
let the true light of Heaven in; and for sale
cheap by
GEO AUSTIN.
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100 sacks

TAPT. Perry's Liverpool SALT, for sale
~ right from the ships hold on to the deck
of the Caldwell, rat and plump; and weigh 2OC
lbs. and over. For sale by
G. AUSTIN.
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Coal Oil,

is sold by the undersigned at 40 cts. per
gallon, II no one else can, can. for | have
the CAN do it with
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-05-04
4 Colorado Farmers Fight with
the GrasshOppcrs.

The Greeley (Col.) Tribune has the
following: Mr.. Hill always sows a
large area of land. His h~opefulness
prompts the sowing, and his combat
iveness prompts him to fight and save.
About II years ago Mr.. Hill had all his
money invested in his first crop. The
Young grasshoppers commenced to eat
the wheat as fast as it came in sight.
There were piles of them trying to cross
the ditch. So vast was the number
that most men were discouraged, and
lost their crops. Mr.. Hill now COM
l'erced to run water around his crop,
and, wien the hoppers swam across,
he took a sharp spade and cut the bank
of the ditch smoothly on the side next
the crop and 500 had the pleasure of
seeing millions of the dcstroyers swept
off into the creek. When other millions
succeeded in reaching the wheat he pa
tiently drove them back into the ditch.
In this way, watching and fighting with
all his energy, he conquered at last.
Mr.. Hill said he felt paid for his work,
for he made $4,000 that year, getting
~ cents a pound for his wheat.
In late years Mr.. Hill fought the
grasshoppers with fire. He and his
men would put a belt of straw 10 feet
wide across a field, and, with long poles,
to which were attached pieces of mus.
lin, drive the hoppers into the straw.
They could be driven only from o o'clock
to 3. Once in the straw they remained
quiet. Two men then drew a line OF
fire along the sides Of the belt Of straw,
and consumed every one. They were
destroyed in such numbers that they
could be taken in double handfuls.
One year Mr.. Hill had a patch of l,60C
cabbages, upon which the hoppers fed
in great numbers, until the cold weather
came. The ground wa full of eggs,
Upon examination it. seemed that the
average number that each g%rasshopper
deposited was 27. There we're eggs
enough TO bring forth a brood tina,
would have eaten up the whole farm,
Mr.. Hill commenced to experiment with
the eggs. Placing them in the direc,
rays Of the sun, he found that it requir.
ed only a short time to hatch them.
Concluding that if they could be KEEP,
cool they would eve hatch, he plowed
them all under, and never heard OF
them afterward. They probably all
rotted. He is confident that we are go
Ing to be able to manage the young
grasshoppers hereafter.
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The MARKETS.
y. LOUIS. April 20, Is7t

ST. LOUIS. April 20. 1870.
ss% sss.sV; Cows q; sSs iii asi.s SS0d ,s !Gss'IsB
m"as"shippins. H.SSss.5S:
-FOUR hoice Country. sS,oosS us; xxx.
'wTsssT"hed. No. 2, sl.sssI.ssH; No 3.
'eonseSSo : Mixed. nsah.
-Plsnters' Luss, st.ooss.oo; Nc.
d'H% 81 E 4saf; y 81 81 8 8 ;V sIls.o.
BuITERaChoice Packed, 27d DOC.
PoRR-standard Mess. sn. 7Ss22.25.
WoOL-Tub: washed. Choice. I2s.5"; I'm.
"e cofTosaMiddlinx. i9.o.
NEW YORK.
BE~EyEsTNauve, sa'OOel ii so; Texan. None.
snsHr-GnsiOrn, .Ss.isOss 80; shorn. .sas
FLoUa-Good to Choice. sb.2se5.7o.
S &MsArwSS; = C@sliS ass. new I, wa a. IA as,se.
PoRK-Mess, s?i. 9Oga a.O0.
oorr0S-M'dalipGhhi III ZIG
Hoes~Common 70 Choice. s7.'2ss7.7o.
F~Loun-choics Winter, Extra. s~7.s,s77;
Spring superanes, $t.oogs.So. ~
WHkAT--SprinR NO. u ViqVIact
Spring. No. 3, ss1 500.
CoRN-No. Q, 3 $50.
OATs-No. Q, son O 8lc.
RYE-No. Q, t3h 900.
PoBK-Mess, e2l.I7x92l. 20.
LARD-Per cwt. , el2. S7hg Ii. 20.
KANSAS CITY.
BEEvEs-Natye Steers. es.76s4.85; Native
Cows, o.. 35g LOO.
HoGs.e5.b0o7 90.
MEMPHIS.
F~LOUR-Choice, e7 .25d7 70.
CoRH-No. Q White, 500 Sic.
OATs-4s1 SIC.
COrTos-Middling, asc.
NEW ORLEANS.
f~LoUs-Choioe to Family, ". 2567Ls.
Conn., COZ 6Sc.
OATB-t0g a3c.
HAY-Choice, 8 8. 00a24. 90.
PoRK-New Meas, s22. 75e q. 90,
CON- q l3kc.
~su9Ak-fair " Prime, 7kasas,
COTTON Low hiddling, 1910.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-05-04

i
eensse seswtag tAss ssas ep.eoe a ~
9ecsss gervtes fnnd I'D been paid through
CAssf WeSaey - Co1ninicner John I.
psxssYsst Of New Yosk Cry, n svdsr q
1s.ss1sA ksrsnas snd William,
uss e,esssos
lIs~s 49, - wr,.Issss 49, 4. 49,
~ us.sy IA ~ suplVcst sairsrslos n
rruussens ovnsR.
On. nm rsAs4 - se~ssssA h.A.v.
- l.vuneke.R,nv ce~mI,.,s 800 Cc,.,.. 4
Dr~russ 1seR -vrvvsntivv ~, $1,000 ~
Sessvtsry p<lkrsp tkru4lrA M lrNusnc~- ~
&vascA ~ fPiassl vss ma 4 ~ cs.s. "a 4
xrses rsselvss, smcuntlur % some 50. on
tor ~ sAars.
n n wmwv~~~~ A. -u.-
sk
o"sp., 10, VINO
e..s.Sn, sr..ss.ss \. - ', va
ssaicsnsnss. 20 an AZ vhIcA no pis~drd mot
rafty. Hs ban bsud wHs hxeA n sep.op
and nay - NAMED - date Of trial.
THE Investigation into tho charges
ae.iast seorstary Brissow, In rrlasic. to the
resssse % NE esrk MAry Merritt, was begun
- ~ ~ o me Oonnis'se on ExPends-
sW seofc-
- wv oenA'''
- s.so : nss OF w'thesses
.'snsa sunncnea. .naee cate
nv n.,u0eo 'oe resosuuon Oh inScsiea-
uca IN sne mousse appeared ~ prosecutor.
Ex-Gov. ARCHIBALD DIXON, of Ken
lucky, died 1t Henderson on the a4th, aged
a.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-05-04

A SINGULAR instance Of female pre-
cocity In juveniles came before the
Warrington magistrates in England a
few days ago. A girl, only eleven years
old, was charged with stealing Is. from
the person Of a woman. A bag con-
tanning IL was found in her possession,
and when questioned she admitted that
she had been systematically engaged in
picking pockets for three years. Proud
OF her skill. the child illustrated II In the
presence Of the police by emptying the
pocket Of q woman without attracting
her attention. The bench ordered the
delinquent to be imprisoned for one
month and detained In q reformatory
for three years.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-05-04

Arr~c-x,.s,u~ IA,
~srsss..~.-,sssH -. SeNl,,sr sss m,mhs,
- ~ Special Cc0niteee 20 mcguire into the. cir
| cunseancee aeosndiur ~ np election ". Iiseie.
| sippi, IN plaee u ~. Oeiesny, excused. The
eSsaSe ubSn resumed cobsidefauch Of the bin 10
amend NJ n tyiatinH 10 keal tender %
siivvr eoip. and Mr., Jcbes Nevada cor.
teued RS argument. !. ~ the hcuee,
| ~, Lawrence, Iron ~ Judiciary Com.
G1t1se, shcmItsed Q REPORT IN relation TO- the Pa.
eiao tAtlruads, pfopcsiag . bill % require them
= c,sa4 2 sapking f.nd r Pay q n9tutitt prip.
| elpal ard tnbefesk q eucetdy eonds ieeded 10
tSon ~ ~ 0cternmenA, Tho .fcpcft embraces
. diecnasios n The hgai right Of Conerees TO- 70.
SrtSrsd prIHss3 and reccmmitscd. Mr.. lori.
Chairman az the Impeachment Msnaeers, pre-.
ssnesd Ne reto!nder 70 Me oe narrsr nled ~
S,.t III AZ: s.rsstsrv of STATE IN oomnrtses =
rsasrsi denial 10 every argument in Belknaps
rtoinder.
In the Senate, on the asth, consideration
wAs resumed q the bill 10 amend the lava rciat.
inn 10 ~ ,rwnl kes,tef of silvrr coin. 1his va.
,.sl 80. Ls.s.-a -.a- - a.. -, a.. !,
Issa essde Without acacn, ana mr.. Morrin lVt.l
caifcd up Vhe eM 70 eetaniien an educational
fund, asd apply o portion Of the proceeds Of pub
sSss sSoas 70 pSS.'c eas sass r fca %s'e .s = spsscs
q subssinote for the above Wbich
provides for the CONSERVATION Of
!" ~ snn. ~ psocenns o. ~ OF puono lsnds
c~olieees, etc, q does not interfere with pre.
enption and homestead " q distributes the
rsssst al. y smSnE ne sessra s,stas and Ter.
popuiation. and h In no manner intcrfeyrs Win
ne management Of schools and coilercs. leaving
thst % thr coptrolo a. the state. and Teryi,orics
In tbe House. Mr.. Giheon offered a rcso,niicn a.,
Tho appolntmcnt Of a select committec In MAKE .
thorough Investigation into the conduct and
measurement of The Custom house NH othcr
Goyorumcnt oAoes AZ New Orleans. and no sny.
gest necessary changes and reforms. Win poxer
70 sit In New Orleans. TO report al tho present
public, Adopted. The remalpder 81 the ses.
elou was dcyoSed 10 cousideTatiou OF the Iegis,s.
i've Appropriatiun bll.
..,r - a.,
In the senate, on the 1Ith, the proceed
tnRs IN the inpesrbrent trial Of VIM. w. Rel.
kpsp uer. e.srm.a NJ C.,r.,,,r o.. ,s...
.r.s. ..-Ss 49,. " !.
S.", no.eu 'nA..ne VITAL oepos'Poneu unnl the
nrst Menday OF December next. Judge BLACK
and MI. Blair addressed the Court In favor Of
NE motion. The Senate retired for consulta.
aon and A. the end Of an hour and . half the
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-05-04
FoRTY-FoURTH CONGRESS,

The Senate was not In session on the ed.
......The Houss transacted no business OF gen.
sraiiptsrsst.
Iu the Senate, on the 2tth, the bill 10
snsad ne isws rslseng 70 he sgai tsnder Of
silver coin was again taken up. and Mr.. Jones
(Nevads) made . long argument In favor Of .
double Standard Of gold and silver money. He
eve way % . motion 70 adjourn. .....Iu the
Moass. II. Gibsoa offered . fsssiai,n Tor DE
appointment of . select committees Of nine 10
mAke an exsmlnaion into The management Of
nsdeul snAces a thas city. with power 70 st in
New orlssas during Inc reosss. Adopted.
~ Bl,lse roae e . persousl sHplaaatioB. and
assiast Elm, la Srssss.os - IA siIsssS
;,.:ssesioss N L,als ReeL . Port Smith and
usan and bringing forward kttsrs from various
partiss 70 estabiish his innocence.
In The Senate, q the 18th, couanittsss Of
eohferenos were appointed 70 eoasider amend.
nsnts 70 ~ Consaias md Dtplonsuc Appropri.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-05-04
TELEGRAPHIC T

The Cook County Savings-bank Of Chi
cago suspended ON the nd. Its managers
claim that depositors will ultimately be paid
10 full.
e33 5000, 900 is the amount Of the Post
ONCE appropriation agreed upon for this
year, being $500, 900 less than last year.
The Methodist Camp meeting grounds
1t Tsrentum. Pa, upon which were some
$50 frame cottages, many Of them nicely
furnished, were swept by fire on the night
Of the 21st. The loss Il about $50, 200, par.
TALLY insured.
The City National Bank Of Chicago
closed Its doors on the 24th. The managers
announce that It will pay depositors in full.
The Grand operate Festival organ
lied by the Franco.American Union to raise
funds for the erection Of . statue Of Liberty
In New York Harbor, was held at the Paris
Opera-house on the night Of the 18th. Almost
brilliant audience was present. The opera
company was assisted by eight hundred
picked singers, who Joined In the perform
ance of q c~antata, entitled elderly en-
tightening the world" dedicated to the
people Of the United States, and composed
especially for the occasion, by Charles
Gounod. N. Laboulaye delivered an elo.
qaent address. The proceedings terminated
Singing n' oiumo'A.
The son and daughter of Prof. Par
ker' Of the Iowa state University, were nc.
cidentally drowned by the upsetting Of a
boat on the river at Iowa City on the 25th.
Inc! were aged respectively 10 and ID years.
The House Committee on Territories
has agreed to report favorably on the Senate
ol,,i or inc ADMISSION OF New Mexico. The
vn'y Important amendment provided that
.ae e,eo'.oh icr the adoption Oh the State
Uo=ns'i,ution snail not DC earlier than June,
,o'.' 'no oenA'e pro'iuea mol later than
January, io"'
The Theatre des Arts, in Rouen,
France, was burned on the 25th. A num-
per OF ives were lost, and many persons in
'ureo'
The office of the CITY Clerk of Atchi-
son, Kansas, wal burglarized on the night
VI inc zotn' ana . NUMBER OF important
oovAs aostr.steo' inasmucn a. an inyesti-
sA.'on INTO tne doings OF certain ex-oficials
was In progress, and the stolen books con-
the eitv for soyr vs,p. rs. ana ,hs W.. record o.
sub,sct ~ much .ommans '"' ApAir' ID 'ne
A Kansas Citv d;snatcb q, IN. Oh,
..vs th,t m. .u,;,,1 ~ ,r.,a..
Ess,s,n ,hro,ah liz. s.r ia'es W tne
there I'M loxsst r.,.s 49, go. nppeI'
Contracts on corn had been taken from tha.
point at 10 cents TO St. Louis, II cents 10
Chicago, and AZ cents to New YORK..
Car CrooL .J~...L..
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-05-04

AHovEL locomotive has been made
in California to run on the long fumes
that are used to float lumber down from
the mountains. The wheels tit on the
edge of the sides Of the fiume, and at
the ends of the a are paddle wheels
dipping into the water, and which are
turned by the swift current. BY a SIM
pie arrangement this power is made to
propel the locomotive up the flumo, and
II runs back itself.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-05-04

IT was "heavy" vote, in more
senses than one, that was polled at the
last general election in England and
Wales. A Parliamentary inquiry has
brought out the fact, that the ballots
weighed 1--WE tons.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-05-04

The Rev. II. G. Potter, of Grace
Church, New York, writing to the
Chsrchman from a vessel in the Medi-
terranean, on which were many Mo-
hammedan pilgrims returning from
Mecca, says: "As they lay about the
decks upon soft, handsome rugs, sip
ping their coffee, and rolling their ci-
garettes, or smoking hubble bubble
pipes, they seemed as little like palm.
ers as any Of their fellow-passengers,
But II ones respect was somewhat les.
sened on witnessing the facility with
which they softened hardships Of their
self-imposed vocation, it rose again a,
sunset approached, and they set about
the performance of their evening devo,
lions. There was an utter absence o.
ostsntation in the way in which each
Moslem spread his bit Of carpet, and,
turning bis face eastward, murmured
his prayer to Allah"
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-05-04
A Railroad Across the Eastern
Continent.

Inc great Feat accomplished by the
United States in connecting the Atlantic
and Pacific Oceans by a railroad across
the United States, says the Scientific
American, is stimulating enterprise in
Europe, and 1t Is now proposed-indeed,
the plan Is m~atured-to connect the At
lantic and Pacific Oceans by a railroad
through Central Asia. At a conference
of the g~eographers, recently held, Col.
Bsgdanowitz explained some of the de-
tails Of the road, which it is expected
will overcome one of the greatest obsta-
cles to the extension of civilization
namely, the separation of a large part
Of Asia from Europe by vast deserts, in
which no means of transit but a railroad
could be of any use. A railroad alone
can develope the through
which it would pass; and as the min
eral wealth of Siberia and the Ural
Mountains is well known, the explora-
ton and mining Of their regions would
be encouraged and their de-
veloped. 1t is proposed that the road
shall start from Mimi Novgorod, in
Russia, where is now the extreme east.
ern station In the network of European
railroads. 1t will run along the Volga,
the Kama, to Ekaterinburg, on the Ash
attic side of the Ural Mountains; then
enter Asia, proceed in the direction of
Treumen and Omsk at the Irish, cross
the river, proceed by way of Kainsk to
Tomsk on the Tenn, a branch of the
Obi, and cross that river. Tomsk is
the principal center of commerce of
Western Siberia; thence the road will
run directly to Irkutsk, at Lake Baikal {;
thence the road is to pass to the 'front.'
Ter of China, and thence it is no longer
an exclusively Russian, but an interna-
tional undertaking. The first section
from Mimi Novgorod to Tomsk runs
on perfectly level land (the so-called
steppes), simil If to our prairies. la the
sesond section from Tomsk to Lake
Baikal the country is rolling and inter-
spersed with rivers and streams; but
the greatest height is only $500 feet,
and largest rivers are but very moder-
ate width and depth. The only serious
difficulties, as we have said, lie at the
Chinese frontier, and they are inferior
to those overcome in the Rocky Noun
tains and Sierra Nevada by the Ameri-
can engineers. Russia has raised in
fifteen years more than $1,000, OOO, 900
with which to construct $4,000 miles of
railroad, and a easily find $500, OOO,-
600 or 800, 900, 900 to construct a line
Of such value to all the civilized world.
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IT Is said that the only thing which
flies high, flies low, has no feet, and vet
wears shoes, Is dust.