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Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-10

A SLEEVE BUTTON, WITH MOSS AGATE
"A set In gold, vas lost on the 10th instant
The Under viii please leave the same Il the
nScoAp once. su12-lW
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-08-03
The Language Of Rings.

In the case of a gentleman wishing
to marry-literally Gin the market"
with his heart-he wears a plain gold
ring upon his first finger of the left Tor
heart's) hand. When success attends
his suit and he is actually engaged, the
ring passes to the second finger. After
marriage it passes to the third finger.
II, however, the wearer desires to tell
the fair ones that he not only is not sin
the Market" but that he does not de-
sign to marry at all, he wears the signet
upon his little finger, and the ladies
may understand that he is out Of their
reach. With the fair sex the "laws Of
the ring" are: A plain Or chased gold
ring on the little finger of the right
hand implies "not engaged" or, in
palmer words, "ready for proposals,
sealed or otherwise" When engaged
the ring passes to the first finger of the
left hand. When married the THIRD
finger receives it. II the fair n pro
poses to defy all siege to her heart sh'
places the rings on her first and fourth
finger, one ON each, like two charms Il
keep away the tempter. 1t is somewha
singular that this disposition of rings /
rare.-Rochester Union.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-08-03
Carrying His Head in His Hand.

Count Paul de Gabriac publishes the
following Renaissance of Lima: "One
day when dining with the French Con-
sui 'the Man with the Silver Head wa
announced. He was a ~Frenchman,
owning a small property near the city.
While taking Il walk some months ago
he heard cries of agony, and, fastening
in the direction from which they came,
surprised three brigands, M of whom
had a travellers head between his knees.
while another cut his ear of and a
third stabbed him. The undaunted
F~renchman killed one of the villains,
w~hereupon the other two fed. At this
moment, and while attending to the
lying traveller, Peruvian gendarmes
appeared, one of whom, thinking the
Frenchman a murderer with a power
full horizontal blow of his sword cut the
top part of his head clean off, laying the
brain bare. The Frenchman, after lay
ing an hour unconscious, revived, pick
ed up the upper part of his head
walked home in the broiling sun ant
had a silver plate made in lieu Of tn,
original scalp, which had shrunk to,
| much"
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-08-03
The Queens Home at BaImOraI.

Inside the castle (Balmoral) as well
as outside, every thing is in the most
perfect order, and displays the posses
sion OF great taste and skill on the part
Of those who designed and carried out
the arrangements. The ballroom is
the most conspicuous apartment, and is
profusely adorned with Tartan orna-
ments, and ~hangings, and ~deer-heads,
and old armor of various descriptions.
The library is well supplied with all the
standard literature, bound in the rich
est style. Like the rest of tLe royal
apartments, the floor is covered With
carpets in Tartan patterns, and the
effect is very pretty. The dining-room
is not large, and is furnished with tables
and chairs of good solid oak. The
dr%awing-room and sitting-rooms were
just as the Queen had left them a few
hours before. What appeared so
strange was the plain manner in which
the woodwork in all the rooms was fin
ished. Pine, simply vanished, and
looking as clean and fresh as if it had
left the hands of the painter and joiner
but yesterday, was made into doors and
windows, and the halls and corridors
were papered and vanished. The bed
rooms and sitting-rooms for the ladies
and gentlemen in waiting were finished
and furnished in the same natural wood.
and with beech and birch highly pol
ished. One a see by a glance at the
royal apartments that the chief object
aimed at is domestic comfort rather
than an attempt at show. Here, as on
every occasion, when she has the man.
agement under her own control, the
Queen shows strong common sense, and
a desire to make every thing contribute
to the happiness of all concerned.-St.
john'S Telegraph.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-08-03
MISSOURI.
Flowers.
UY JULIA

Ivy JULIA GODDARD.
There is no season In the year
That lifts mans heart to Heaven 30 near
AS summer;
when flowers about our pathway grow.
And roses on the hedgerows blow;
Sweet summer
And as its perfumed breath doth rise,
In silent homage TO the skies
Up. stealing,
A thousand memories forth start,
Long. hidden pictures in tho heart
Revealing;
" here lilac. chains with scented links,
Or treasured tuft Of red GLOVE pinks,
Or heather
'Mongst which we played, fond stories tell
OF parted ones, who once did dwell
Together.
Again, the feathery seeds away
Are puffed to tell the time Of day;
Whilst golden
Hued cowslips into balls we twipc,
Or part the horns in columbine
Enfolden.
Whilst through the woods the whole day long
The cuckoo sings an idle song,
Awaking
The echo Of n dulcct peal,
That r~angtere hearts began TO feel
Heart breaking:
And so 1t comes to pass that we
With half a sigh the flowers see.
Half gladness;
And round our hearts they Irvine and Irvine,
Until their beauty makes divine
Our sadness.
The Duirpr.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-08-03

astonishment, they were out Of town on
the way home.
"Why, it's you, Martial" said he fin
ally, after a somewhat b~ewildered look
ut her.
"Of course, it's me. Don't I look
fixed good enough now for the Fourth
Of July"
30, yes, you look sweet" said
Jones, sadly, thinking Of his twenty
dollar bill.
81 knew I should. Give q woman a
chance and she's agoing to look sweet
every time. You try me again, Simon
Jones, and see If l don't do it."
You can't expect a full regeneration
in Missouri from one attempt. Mr..
Jones is not a better, though a wiser
man. He don't intend to give his wife
another chance like that one described,
even II she looks sour.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-08-03
ElectiOneering in Georgia.

The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle prints
the following: Hon. Augustus r.
Wright, Of Rome, who is spoken Of as a
probable independent candidate for
Governor of Georgia, is a patron Of the
fine arts. A young lady of that place
having painted a portrait Of Judge
Wright, "simply az a pastime," he
wrote her a note, (Which, with her re-
ply, is p~ublished,) saying that though
he considered the nose a little too small
he would give her $50 for the painting
and help her to a husband. The fair
artist wisely accepted the cash and de-
elined the c~onsort, saying that husbands
sometimes prove troublesome comforts,
and SO long rs q woman remains indie
pendent she had better continue single.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-08-03
The Rebellion Of the stomach.

The stomach obstlnately rebels against al
efforts TO make 1t digest superabundant or
indigestible food. When a ft Of dyspepsia
has been brought on by ov~er.indulgence In
the pleasures Of the table, or any other
ter's stomach Bitters prompter and more
complete relief than from any other source.
This admirable specific not only renders d.
gestion active, but regulates the secretion
and distribution Of the bile, re-establishes Q
regular habit Of body when costiveness ex.
crates the nerves, aud, II taken before retif.
ing, facilitates sleep, Under these happy
conditions, the dyspeptic or bilious subject
rcgains lost fesh, his spirits recover their
elasticity, and all the various and harassins
bodily and mental symptoms Of chronic In
digestion disappear.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-08-03
Brilliant Ink.

The writing of the present day, bril-
liant as it often is, will probably become
doubly so before long. Two French
rhemists have, according tothe English
Mechanic, taken out a patent for max
ng ink for letter-press printing, litho
graphy, and autography from the re
fuse of the gas-works, from ether, tar,
and the heavy oils of petroleum, resin
woods, etc. These substances, it is as
serted, mix readily with lampblack and
other dry colors in powder; and the ink
made from them has the great advan-
tage Of neither penetrating the paper
nor spreading, and it may be mixed
in any desired proportions with the fatty
oils for certain classes. For black ink
for typographical printing the in
ventors use what they call evaperated
tar or liquid pitch with lampblack and
Prussian blue in the following
proportions tar, 100 parts lampblack,
Sc parts; Frussian blue, 10 parts; gly-
%cerine, 10 parts. For colored inks they
use the heavy oils, purified as far as
possible from the tarry matters
which give a brown tint, with
the coloring matter in pow
der. There can be little doubt that
there is room for improvement, if no,
in the composition of II books, Al
least in the ink used in writing them,
Modern writing-ink is not nearly SC
durable as ancient ink, some of which,
according to an interesting paper on
the subject read by Mr.. Underwood be-
fore the Society of Arts in 1857, was
merely a carbon pigment, while Other
kinds were veritable dyes of iron and
acids (true chemical compounds), with
the addition of a good deal of carbon,
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-08-03

"we call the attention 10 the ADVERTISE
ment of simmons's Liver Regulator, which
appears In the paper to-day This standard
remedy does not deserve to be classed with
the many patent nostrums so literally
advertised throughout the country 1t 10
one Of the very best preparations Of Its kind
In use; and 10 recommended by the regular
practitioners OF medicine. 1t has . large sale
In this city, and can be found In all our drug
stores. A bottle or package should DO found
In every family ,as Its 1udicious use 70 almost
certain 70 prevent . bilious attack, II taken
when the symptoms first show themselves.'
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-08-03

Mr.. GAGE, who lectures on the cleo
trio telegraph, exhibits . pleasing ex-
pertinent. He connects the wires Of his
battery upon his lecture desk with u
piano, In some house remote from the
hall, and the music Is sent over the
wires, and Is audible 10 the a~ssemblage.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-08-03

Fox-CHAsING at night has become a
standard amusement in Clark County,
Ky. Ladies participate in the sport. A
company Of six ladies and six gentle
men, most Of them married people and
related to each other, were out after q
fox on one occasion until 2 O'Clock in
the morning.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-08-03

wnHoFT's TosIcl-USFAILISG Ann IN
FALLIBLE.-This great Chill Tonic cures
Chills without the Intervention OF doctors
and their bills. No consulting visits-no pre-
scriptions to be filled-no huge bills, entail
ing %pecuniary embarrassments, added to
loss of health. 1t is the friend Of the poor
man, because 1t enables him to earn a liv-
ing, and Of the rich, because 1t prepares him
10 enjoy his wealth. This great boon to
mankind is cheap, safe and prompt. G. Il.
FINLAY & Co, Proprietors, New Orleans.
For sALE By ALL DRUGGISTS.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-08-03

A YOUNG lady, following a S~hakspear-
i'm play with the book, remarked to
her companion; show imperfect those
actors are! None Of them say exit
when they 60 off,"
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-08-03

JOSEPH LEwTER, Of Milan, Tenn, wrote
Feb. %, 1876: 81 have sold Shallenberger's
Ague Pills for twelve years, and have never
heard Of a case they have not cured.' Have
you chillsi shallenberger's Pills will cure
you for one dollar Try them.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-08-03

one operative supplied the demand for TUFTS Hair
Dye. To-day 1t requires any men and girls. with
improved machinery 10 do 1t. The demand Is not
confined to this country, but extends to all parts OIL
Me world.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-08-03
aorna uEro

How often we hear this expression about
people who have some disease thst few med
Ical men seem to unde, stand. Some call II
liver complaint, some kidney disease, some
Of them Afford relief. In the course OF the
disease the patients hsve the following
symptoms-At tired, weak feeling, dizziness
In the head, with q faint, all rome sensation
at the pit OF the stomach, after eating Z feel
ing like o heavy lead on the stomach, pain
in the shoulders, sides and back ct tmes.,
scanty, high colored urine, depositing ased-
iment after standing skin dare and swarthy,
covered In places with brown spots, hands
and feet cold and clamny at times, at other
times hot and burning; sometimes there In
an itching over the whole body, appetite
changeable, but food distressee and affords
but little nourishment; bowels irregular,
after a time q cough sets In, at first dry, but
after awhile II Is attended with expectors-
ton, and the body begins to waste. The
truth Is that In such cases the liver, stom.
ach, kidneys and blood are all diseased, and
for this combination Of diseases we must adj
minister a remedy that will act upon all OF
these organs at one time, or else, while one
Ia being cured the others become worse.
The best article TO meet such cases Is the
SHAKER EXTRACT on Roofs mot a patent
medlcine.) This article generally removes
the disease. The article we mean Is sold by
A. J. White, $40 Pearl Street, New York.
Agents wanted.
MANY who are suffering from the effects
Of the warm weather and are debilitated are ad-
vised by physicians to take moderate amounts Of
whisky two or three times during the day. In 9
little while those who adopt this advice frequently
liner use the number Of " drinks" and In time be-
con- Q confirmed inebriates. A beverage which
will not crate thirst for intoxicating liquors and
which is intended especially for the benefit OF de-
htutatod vxoruops xvhefher NJ haue mr. abrOad. In
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X

WA desire 70 rs.cA country rssasrs cen % 20
he best and cheapest manner b. using ons or uos.
secttQ1e a. IHn 0nsAT NuwsfArER ApxIXAn9
Ilgzs AppaS % y. H-fRArT. 70 JaeksOs suss
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-08-03

-Were quiet, lhey entereu tnc toWn III
triumph.
When the mules had been securely
hitched Mr.. Jones went at once in pur
suit of new corn ,plows. Mrs. Jones,
not being agriculturally patriotic, went
to a milliner's. Mr.. Jones met old
friends living on Cane Creek, and as
corn-plows were what they needed, too,
the whole party went in pursuit of those
useful implements. Before buying they
agreed to ask the captains advice. II
is a common thing to do that, although
the captain is not a farmer, and his ad-
vice is liquid. But they all took the
captains advice, and Mr.. Jones paid
for it. 1t is needless to attempt any
description of MIR. Jones's feelings when
he saw the true condition of his wallet.
In this life men now andthen experience
pangs that ought not to be described
Such was the case with MI. Jones,
But he still asked for advice and took
it recklessly as long as he could, which
was not long. Then he went sadly te
his wagon and waited for his wife.
1t a late in the afternoon when q
lady with a snowy hat and new paraso,
stepped up to Mr.. Jones's wagon ant
found him nodding.
"Well, Mr.. Jones, are you ready t.
60 homer"
eyes, ma'am, and / wish my wifi,
would come"
The lady laughed and stepped int
the wagon, much to Mr.. Jones's terror
"If Martha Jones comes now shell
bounce you, and me, too, as soon a
not" said he.
"Let her bounce" said the lady
"you give me them reins."
And before no could recover from hi
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Benson's Capcine Porous Plaster.

At no time In the history of true medicine
has an article appeared which has met with
greater approval and success than Benson's
Capclne Plaster. Why they are preferred to
improved composition; they act inBtantan-
eously cure speedily and effectually.
Physicians and the general public who
acknowledge the great benefits derived from
the use of the ordinary porous plaster, how
ever, maintain that their action Is not sufiici..
emily prompt, requiring time. patience and
continuous wear to effect u cure. Benson's
Caprlne Plaster overcomes this difficulty rs
accomplishing in few hours, that which it
takes any other Plaster as many days.
Although a recent discovery-Capcine
has been Thoroughly tested by physicians,
and In each instance has been pronounced
the most remarkable, safe, certain and thoro.
ughly ef1lcations remedy ever discovered.
Incorporating Capcne in an improved
Porous Plaster has been accomplished after
repeated solicitations from the medical fra
ternity and is now prescribed by them with
precedente0 success; especially In Kheu-
matt m, Pleurisy, stubborn Colds, Kidney
Complaints. and all diseases for which q
Porous Plaster has been used.
Its marvellous influence over the crcula-
ton, and general effect on the system Is al
IN st Incredible; from the moment OF its ap-
plication to the Affected part. It operates with
more efrcctually than any known Plaster
Liniment or Compound.
1t is genuine pharmaceutical prepara-
ton of the highest order of merit its lngre-
dients are entirely vegetable and free from
Mineral or Metal Poisons. One trial Will
convince the most skeptical OF its superiority
over the ordinary Porous Plasters.. When
you desire prompt and immediate relief, ask
your Druggist for Benson's Capcine Plaster.
Price, % cents. -
SEABURY & JOHNSON,
'ents, N. Y.
SS For sale In Wilmington by e. Bring
hurst 81 Co., 9th and Market and +. Mclna II.
I'd and Market nl9eod&we3dm-ly
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en- Army Officers Operations.
MAJOR MERRILL'S MODE OF Ex-
ECUTING ORDERS.
$50, 900 FEES ALL RIGH


WAsHINGroN, April B. The House
Military Committee decided some days
ago to investigate the charge that has
been SO frequently made that Major
Merrill, of the Army, accepted fee of
stationed in South Carolina, during the
Merrill, who is now serving at the Cen
tennial Exposition at Philadelphia, was
accordingly summoned, and testified be-
fore the Committee to-day. He explain
ed that proclamation was issued by
Gov. Scctt Offering reward to persons
who should secure the arrest and convic-
tion Of Ku-klux, and that under that
proclamation he received for his services
in a number of cases an aggregate sum
Of 81 400. He did not appear as law
yer, but he ferreted out the offenders,
and, making affidavit against them, Sc
cured their trial and conviction. This
he claimed the right to do, and said thai
he did not think it improper to take the
rewards offered by the State simply be-
cause he was an officer of the army. 9th
er witnesses will be examined on this
point, among them Gen. Custer. Mer-
rill acknowledges that he was admitted
to the bar in South Carolina, but says he
never practiced and never expected to-
Gen. Custer, in conversation with one of
the committee, has charged Merrill with
taking bribe from the accused before
court-martial, of which he was Judge
Advocate, in Texas, year or two ago,
and processes to be able to substantiate
his charge, which Merrill to-day denied
before the Committee. Gen. Custer will
| possibly be examined tomorrow.
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TRAMPS.

The shooting of the tramp yesterday
by Prof. Jost shows the necessity of
having a law specially for this class of
paupers. America. since the panic, is
being rapidly overrun by wicked and
dangerous men, many of whom have
been driven to desperation for want of
work. These men will not stay at the
Aims Houses provided by law, because
when they are well and in good health
they are obliged to work, which they
very much dislike to do. They may
sleep all night at the Aims House or
stay there during wet day, but as
soon as the sun comes out they leave
their quarters, travelling two, three
and four together. StrOlling in this
way over the country they go to tho
houses of the farmers, and there, by
thre It's, obtain pretty much all they
ask for by terrifying the inmates
Being refused in their requests, in
some cases the horses and cattle have
been poisoned or the buildings fired.
The ordinary law applying to vagrants
does not give protection to the people
against the incursion of tramps.
To meet this public want the mem-
bers of the Board of Charities ofPenn-
sylvania framed bill which they sub
mtted to the Legislature, but it has
undergone such changes that it will be
of little value if it is passed in its pre-
sent form. The Legislature could do
nothing better to serve the people
than by at once passing a judicious
law SO that the tramps can be arrested
and made to work for their living Any
other legislation compared to this is
of little Importance.
In the cities the tramps sneak into
the houses through alleys or front
doors, when they are found to be un-
locked, and are sometimes found to be
rolling through the houses. When
their march is stopped they behave
very badly, so that mans own house
is no longer his castle. If the Legis-
lature will not do anything, what must
the people do? There is only only one
answer, and that is fall back upon the
inherent and God given right of self
misunderstanding Eagle.
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The News from Connecticut in WASH
ington.
[ Speeial Despateh 70 NE IL

cDectut DeSpute" to t"e Voftu.J
WASHINGTON, April 4.-The good news
from Connecticut has been the cause of
great rejoicing among Democrats here to
day. While the Senate was iu executive
session a dispatch was received from
Connecticut by .one Of the Senators sta
ting that the majority in the popular
vote will probaly reach 1000, and that
on a joint ballot in the Legislature the
Democratic majority will be surely sixty,
and perhaps seventy. The despatch was
the cause of general Misunderstanding on
the Democratic side, while the Republi-
can Senators, who were jubliant after the
new Hampshire, are glum enough to-day.
"The victory" said prominent South
ern Senator this afternoon" is complete,
and is of great Importance as proving
that the triad of States, New York Con-
necticut and New Jersey, are with us
still, and with them we can carry the
election in November" A leading mem
Der of the House, from the East, who
took almost the same position, said: off
they don't slaughter us on candidate,
il will enable us to promise them Con-
necticut sure. The vote is a square test
in Presidential year, and proves the
State to be Democratic
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are better. They are less liable TO
disease, especially the rot or gatnders.
do not want to got myself into this
dog and sheep controversy. | am a
farmer, and born off farm helped
tend sheep when was boy, and now
own a few. Have them down in Sem
erstt county, Maryland. They eat the
bark of some of my fruit trees so badly
that l put them out on shares to a
neighbor, rather than have them on
the farm. Although l have written q
few words in favor of dogs. l do not
wish every old dog to triggle his tail
when he sees me, for | think there is
twice as many dogs as are necessary;
but the deg tax is one of the meanest
taxes levied, and l hope the next Le-
g.slaiurc will repeal it entirely.
SAMUEL TOWNSEND.
Townsend, April / 1876.