Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1879-05-08
C~herryvalO, Kansas.

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Ed. BANNER; Dear Sir,-I believe it is the
proudest boast 81 uewspaEer reporters and
correspondents, that they never write any
thing but truth, facts absolute and stIoborn.
If II was not FOR this long established rule
from which no man who writes for d news
paper darcs to depart. l would doubtless
be tempted to follow in the loot beats OF
Miller %county's only historian. And draw
largely on my immaginRtion;" | am there
fore ''estopped" from emulating the distin-
guished and illustrous historian, and for that
reason my communication viii, be- trief. We
arc having splendid rains, corn all planted,
oatS and whe4l ready to receive II; the pros
pect ia extraordinarily liae Tor al abundant
harvest, Aud If The 'grasshoppsr" don't
como round and gather tho grain before II Is
ripe, the Granger will DO happy as a "big
sun-Aowcr."
Prof: Dusenborry lectured here Sunday,
on the science OF music and musical iRstru-
mepts 10 a lair audience. l don't think there
was more than three fOurths Of the audience
that went to sleep whilo Mr.. d. was doliYer-
ing his lecture. l am not positive however
as to tho actual number it 10 possible that not
more than two thirds "were in the arms Of
morphius;'' ii any man nAq said to me, that
u patent office report was dry, | should have
felt like putting a ''msusard roof over his
eye. / said give me patent Office reports or
give me DEATH" But II the "court knows
herself,n / will neveg hear Prot. d.. on the
s,ionce Of music and musical instruments
again.
This Mr.. Edisor Ia tho land of drugstoreq,
where all The pains, schos and Ills incident TO
humanity may be cured. ! am NJ a loss to
know how they all live, | don't know OF any
sickness anywhere in the country, but not
withs,anding that, medicine is bot ''all the
same.' | think they go on the principle
that San ounce OF preventative is worth 8
pound OF cure. | am quite rositIVc that the
pound Is most always taken. And OF course
no man would dare TO even intimate that a
Kansas druggist, deals 10 the "0hl be joyful"
Down with ~saloonl! and up with the drug
stores, is tho motto. ! am informed that al
all the cross roads and quarter section com
ers, a friendly guide board can be found,
bearing this inscription, ''hali mile to the
next drugslore;" l do not vouch for tho truth
OF this statement.
r. r. excitement pales in insiPniacance, in
comparison TO tho excitement growing out of
the settlement OF the Indian Territory by the
whites. There is a iollog at Independence
by tho name Of Carpenter who | think Is
working in the interest Of the X. Il, selling
tickets oil over tho country and inducing
people 90 into the territory and take possess
ion. He is the same individual that worked
up the pDlaek Hills excitement. 1t is gen.
orally understood that the President has
Issued his proclamation, warning settlers net
to 70 into the Indian Territory shioh~wiil
deter the better class OF people from going.
1t would not surprise me very much, If
there is not a grand Tash fos tho nation this
summer aud If such is the case, 1t will be
almost impossible for the GOVT 10 keep
them out. Respectfully,
WATERIOO-