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Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-16
Pleasant Mt. Items.

M ,ssrs Hickey and s;arks drove 1858 head
- tat | oga out Of town tho fret Of this week
n ,is mskes over one thousand fat hogs which
ha7q been bought and driven out OF Saline
20 ynship within the last month; OF these
ns.rly 800 we're weighe d at this place.
More moving IN town, Mrs. Morris has
bought property which Elder butcher owned
md has moved TO II. Mr.. johnson has
moved to the old Parsonage; Mr.. CAN'T will
soon move TO the place vacated By Mr.. John
son and Mr.. BeAsOu will aoon move to the
property vacated by Mrs Morris. One
house vacant yet. who'll come and hll III
Mr.. NJ. A. Esiy took charge Of a school
vest Of here eight miles, on last Monday
morning. While It Is the Grst school Mr..
ssty has undertaken we believe he will make
success for he has some instructions In tho
methods OF teaching and is not like starting
without theory or practice. We wish him
uecess.
School closes here on the 2lst met.
chen after 8 vacation Of few days wo will
near the old bell again which calls the
youth TO the room whore they will prepare
themselves Tor future useiulnesS.
Everything seems TO be In 'Fhip shape
for tha en- tertAinment. We are expecting a
grand time AID want all our friends ABd all
no friend d. Of education to be w hand 10
4njoy it. W.
Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-16

"A social In the eastern part Of the city
last Tuesday night.
30. Cummings sent a wagon to Jofr. city
after goods last Sunday.
Gap. uauonstoia sent OF Two wagon
loads OF dried fruit last Sunday.
For good goods at bedrock prices, 20 10
Louis Lssem's.
-Remember the Grand Entertainment at
Pleasant Ni. on the 24th.
We are under many obligations TO Prof.
Kemper Tor ticket to the Pleasant Mt. enter
tslnmens for tho select school benefit.
We understand there was a grand 'hop"
at Mr.. Il. Abbst's last night. A few french
gentlemen itom this place were there.
Our many obligations for ticket and In
vite to the Spring Garden school examine-
ton. WIN attend " health will permit, also
tie Pleasant Nj. scadsmy.
-Wo AFRO informed that our old friend @.
w. Martin has sold his farm and moved
southwest. Success to you George.
Niles Josie Weilz has The anest winter
closk 10 ossgs valley-Receiyed through
Brumiey d Jobnson's mammoth clothing
store.
"A eolortd funeral and a blackberrying
party are all the same only different, so 3 G
goods, the choicest at Brumley & Jobnson's.
PLEASANT Mr. ScnooL-Bvory body take
an interest In the afhool and attend the grand
Entertainment on 2ith inst. Prot. Kemper
will make on9 Of the grAndest 1ffaifs ever
witnessed in Miller.
-"Mark Twain told a newspaper reporter
that be WIS going abroad in order TO And a
quiet place 10 write, where BIO would not be
disturbed once . day. Il is singular that Il
never occurred to bin to remain at home and
secure q desk in a store that doesn't adyer.
tlse.n
A young lady asks an editor this extra
ordlnsty question; do you think it right
or a girl 10 sit IN a youag mans lap, even "
she is engaged to hin ~ Wbereupon the ed
itor tells this extraordinary lie. awe have
had 10 experience 10 the matter referred to. "
Why didb't he say: "Ifi was our girl and
our lap. yes; II # was another girl and our
lap, yes; but II II was our girl and another
fellows lap, neyer.-RollA Herald.
Our neighbor, James G. Blackburn,
while persmbulating on the Ice down TIE
Saline Greek 'ast Saturday, discovered large
quantities Of Ash 10 the various pools below
Sulphur Spring, in deep holes, at one place a
large blue catfish weighing q pounds and
white perch Of IL los were captured by Gu.
Ting The leo and baTpooning with 3 wooden
pole shsFrened at one end. Mr., B. informs
N thst no saw at least two wagon loads Of th'
beautiful Amy tribe OF various sizes, that
day beneath the ice.
Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-16
MOTHRRsl MOTHRRsl MOTHERsn

MoTHERsl MoTHRRSl! MoTHERs!t
Are you disturbed at night and broken OF
your rest by a siek child suffering and crying
with the e1cruclsting pain ef cultlngi II so,
20 at once and get a bottle OF MRS.
WINsLoW'S SOOTHING SYRUP. II
will relieve the poor little sufferer
lmmediateiy-depend upon II; there is no
mistake about Il. There is not a mother on
earth who has ever used II, who Will not tell
you al once thai II will regulate the bowels,
and give rest TO the mother, and relief and
health TO this child, operating like magic.
II is perfectly ssiO 10 use in all cases, and
pleasant TO the tsaie, and lie the prescription
Of one Of the Oldest and best female physicians
aud nurses in the United States. Sold every
where. % cents a bottle.
Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-16

--Brumley q johnson are doing the
great whole sale aud retail business in
Usage Valley.
Who brought The prices Of goods dowLi
Brumlsy & Johnson.
II you want TO save money, 20 to Brumiey
& Jon nson's tor cheap goods.
-Esqr. John K. Ferguson. John Thompson
aud Esq Stanton gave US a call last Monday
mght on their way to Boonville on land
business.
The sun shone 50 warm In own last Sat.
ur lay, that several mon became "dizzy
heAded.r
Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-16
THEY / WANT Ir.

When they know TINT so cents worth Of In
deiible Writing Iok can be bad for 25 Cent?.
lust look In the show case aud see the Pras.
ants that are given with each package At IL.
r. KELSAY's.
hat those write now who never wrote be.
fore,
And those who often wrote now write the
mora"
Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-16

Notice Ia hereby given TO all that buy
Or. vanhooser's Rye Remedy, that there Is
none i%enuioe except that which comes from
rom other parties arc liable TO be fooled
II. V~ANROOsRR.
Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-16
TERMS OF COURT:

CIRCUIT courts Meets Second Monday IN
February and SECOND Monday Ia September;
K. l.. EDwARDs, Judge.
COUNTY COURT: Meets fret Monday in
February, May, August and November;
w. X. WRIoHT, presiding %jlstice; joins
8. JoBE, lst district, HtRAM REED, And
district, associate j~ustices.
PRoBATE COURT, Meets Second Mon
day Ia February, My, August and Nov.
ember, JAS. II. TODp, Judgr.
Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-16
Rail Road Store

Az Nj. Pleasant, Miller county, No., Is now
pen and ready to sell goods and notions
cheaper than any ore in that Esc.lon-By
DR.. q. NJ. Bandy.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-03
POLITICAL POINTS.

The vote of New Jersey, as now Off
cially declared, was For Hancock 1872, sos !;
Garfield, 100, 555; Weaver, 2,617 Dow. 1875 |;
Hancock's plurality, 2,01O. The plurality of
Ludlow, Democratic candidate for Governor,
was 651.
Through stupid blunder on the part
of the Republicans, one Hancock elector APP
pears to have been chosen in Indiana. The
name of b. 8. Parker, the Republican nominee
for the Sixth district, was omitted from the
tickets in six counties, so his Democratic COM
petitor, ID. w. Chambers, comes out about TO-
600 votes ahead.
The Alabama Legislature has chosen
James L. Pugh Senator from that State, to fill
the vacancy occasionod by tho death of ex-
Gov. Houston.
Secretary sherman now charges that
his defeat at Chicago was due to the opposition
Of Gov. Foster TO tho proposal of the Blaine
men to change their votes on the Monday be-
fore the nomination President Hayes has
succeeded in bringing about good under
standing between Garfield and Sherman, and
the new executive has expressed desire that
the Secretary remain at his post
Official vote of Iowa: Garfield, 1885,
904; Hancock, 105,S54; Weaver, 32,327
Phelps, Anti-Masonic, 4S3; Dow, Prohibition
159.
The vote of Maine foots up: For Gar
field, "A, 039 Hancock, 65,171; Weaver, 4,480
Dow, 90; scattering, 127. Garfeld's majority
over ALL 4,169 over Hancock, S,S6S.
The total electoral vote of Indiana
will, after all, be cast for Garfield. The State
officers are agreed that Bennett, the Repub-
lcan candidate in the Eighth district, was
elected, and will award certificate to him ac-
cordngly
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-03
The Silver Dollar.

Mr.. Burchard, Superintendent of the Mint.
says Washington telegram, is very enthusi-
astic over the success OF the silver dollar with
the people. He thinks that we can go on with
the coinage at tho present rate without dis
turbing the money market or the relations be-
tween the two precious metals, for fifteen
years, or till we have as many dollars in clrcu-
latlon, or In the treasury, as France has D.
franc pieces, which Is about 366, 100000. He
thinks that it would be possible to run the bust
ness of the Government without trouble with
gold balance III the treasury as low as So, Co.,
600. All that III needed, in his opinion. is TO
have enough so that the Government can con-
tnue to pay out eitl or gold or silver iniiscrimi-
natey when called for, and rs long as this can
be done then silver will not depreciate. Ex-
perience has shown during the last few months
that the people are really more 10th to take gold
Tor ordinary purposes than silver. This Mr..
Burchard explains by the fact that for small
amounts in the way of change merely, silver
dollars are found to be more convenient and
for larger sums the bills are preferable, so that
for actual circulation gold finds no place,
Should any attempt be made by Congress to in
terfere with the coinage of the silver dollar,
Mr.. Burchard will oppose it strenuously He
shows that only about so, 900, 900 of the silver
III the treasury is there as part of the reserve.
the rest being in circulation in the form of
silver certificates, the coin being merely held
as a deposit, according to law for the redemp-
ton Of this paper whenever called for. The
silver dollar is rapidly increasing in favor in
the West, being called for with greater free
dom the better it is known. 1t Is sent to APP
pllcants to the nearest sub-treasdry free OF eX-
press charges.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-03
WASHINGTON NOTES.

A Washington newspaper is authority
for the statement that an effort will be made
in Congress this winter to suspend the naviga-
ton laws for several years, in order that for
eign-built ships may be registered anil sail I'M
der the American flag. The plan is to make an
experimentation a fixed time.
The President has received from the
Queen of England a present of a handsome
desk made out of the timber of the British ship
Resolute, lost in the Arctic seas, and rescued
by the American expedition.
The Indian Bureau last year cost the
Government So, Ia, $3.50 the War Department
$17,740, 1877.
Gen. Walker, Superintendent of the
Census, has ordered second investigation OF
the South Carolina census. Neither the Presi-
dent, Secretary Schurz nor Superintendent
Walker believes the census to have been stuffed
or fraudulent, but they are aware. from inter-
views with Northern members of Congress,
that, unless there is the most thorough and
searching investigation. it will be almost o
hopeless task TO ty and make apportionments
under the recent census. The clamor on the
subject camo mainly from New England.
There is pretty general feeling that
refunding bill will be passed during the next
session of Congress-one similar in tenor to
the Wood Rcfund.ng bill introduced last
session. Secretary Sherman agrees with Mr.
Wood that the rate of interest of the new
bonds should be 81 per cent, but believes that
the time Of the bond should be shorter.
The estimates for the executive de-
partments of the public service for the next
fiscal year aggregate GA. $50. 1923.
Adelegation from the Independent Re-
publican Association of New York waited on
Gen. Garfield, in Washington, the other day,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-03
PRESIDENT HAYES MESSAGE.

The chief features Of the Presidents annual
message to Congress have been telegraphed
from Washington in advance OF its delivery to
that body. From a summarized report, sent to
the Chicago Tribune, we ccndense as follows
considerable portion of the document
il devoted TO review Of the admin
stration, particularly TO the Southern
policy. Attention in called to the
fact that the country has again escaped the
rayages OF the yellow fever, and the work of the
National Board of Health Is approved. Recon-
mendations are made that the United States
Marshals, from whom payment has been With
held for some years, shall be paid for services
which they have legally rendered.
On the subject of finances, the message shows
that the President has not changed his views.
AS TO the fisheries, the President is able to re-
port indications Of q change in the attitude OF
the British Government on this subject conse-
quent upon the change in the British Cabinet
rs Lord Granville Is not disposed to make the
treaty Of Washington and the powers of the
British empire subordinate to the police regu-
lations OF the fishing villages on the New
foundland coast. The President an
nounces the successful negotiation Of
treaty with the Chinese empire. The propri-
ETY. of making q new commercial treaty with
Spain is referred to; and attention called TO the
necessity of improving commercial relations
with the Spanish West India islands. The por
ton Of the message devoted to Mexico treats of
the proposed commercial relations with that
country, and Of the railroad enterprises now
in contemplation between the United
States and the City of Mexico, and strongly
recommends them. The President indorses
the position taken by the Secretary Of the
Treasury's report relative to the proper means
to be taken to redeem the obligations Of the
United States which will fall due next year, and
urges the necessity of the passage of a funding
law.
Attention Is called to the necessity Of such
legislation respecting the United States SUI
preme Court AZ will relieve the court and pre-
vent the delay of justice and the possible OPP
preston of suitors The President still adj
heres to the belief that tho creation
of additional Circuit Judges would afford
a complete remedy. The President agrees
with the Secretary of the Interior in
the belief that mounted Indian auxiliaries to
be put under the control of the army would be
of great service AZ a means of keeping the In
dams on their reservations, and of preserving
the peace. There is an earnest accommodation
that Congress pass bill for protection OF timber
upon the public domain.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-03
The New Chinese Treaty.

II is announced from Washington that the
State Department has received enough of the
Chinese treaty by telegraph to indicate the ma
ture of the treaty. The text of the treaty it.
self cannot reach this city under four or five
weeks. The text of it then will be transmitted
by the State Department under the seal of &C.
crecy to the Senate for ratification. Ii is un-
derstood that this document does not change
the status of American citizens in China, nor
does it enter into the commercial features COW
cred by the Reed treaty Of 1858. II is in ac-
cordance with Secretary Evarts' policy Of re-
straining further immigration of Chinese to
this country, while at the same time not gong
to the extreme of sending those back who are
already here.
No master Of any vessel owned in whole or in
part by citizen Of the United States, or by any
foreign country, shall take on board from any
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-03

and presented him with an address Of congratu-
lstion on his election, in which they dwet on
his utterances and previous attitude on civil
service reform and the danger
to the safety of the republic arising from the
spoils system. Gen. Garfield in reply ex-
pressed hope that all routine appointments
should be made according 10 some legal basis,
and that even the President should be de-
prived of all power to remove faithful and
capable employees during his term of Office.
The friends of Judge Key, of Tennes-
see, are bringing him forward as candidate
for one of the four vacancies soon to occur on
the Supreme Court bench.
President Hayes has issued a procla-
nation relieving Chinese vessels entering
United States ports Of al discriminating duties
such as tonnage and impost, as long as United
States vessels are permitted to enter Chinese
ports free from the same.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-03
Report oil the Commissioner OF Pen.


The annual report of the Commissioner of
Pensions shows that on the 3Oth of June last
there were 1902 persons receiving pensions
from the Government. The annual pensions
average Sl03 an aggregate for all of S25, 9l7,-
DOG. Exclusive of arrears the payments for the
year amounted to 49,, 046, 1875, of which Sl2,-
468, 191 was accrued pension in new cases. The
total amount paid out for pensions during the
year was $57,026. 1914. Commissioner Bentley
estimates it will require upward of $50, 900, 900
to pay tho pensions for the current year. The
number of cases In which arrears OF pensions
has been allowed up TO Nov. 1-date OF
report-is 1927. The average in each case il
$500.
A table is given showing the number of PEN
soners borne upon the rolls at the end of each
fiscal year from 1861 to 1880 and the amount of
money paid out for pensions each year. The
total amount for twenty years il 1856, 718, sos.
The Second Auditor, in his annual report,
has the following summary as TO the condition
of the unadjusted claims for arrears of pension
and bounty:
The total number of claims remaining on
hand June 80. 1880, was 30, 470-namely
Arrears of pay and bounty to white soldiers IT. l64
Additional bounty under the act of July 2S
1900. 2,O2o
Arrears of pay and bounty to colored soldiers 1888
Three months extra pay to soldiers who served
in the war with Mexico, act Feb 49, ls79.:-.. 1853
Total Observation-Disclosures. 90. 40
1t will be observed that comparatively few Of
the claims for three months extra pay to sol
diers OF the Mexican war, SO far presented, have
been allowed. The whole number filed up TO
June 80 1880, was 1885, Of which only 167 have
been paid, while 3.G3S were rejected, and 15S re-
main on hand for adjustment. The time for
filing claims for additional bounty under the act
of July %, 1866, expired on June 30 last. Many
claimants do not appear to be aware of this,
although the fact has been repeatedly pub
lished. Claims continue to be presented, but,
az the accounting officers cannot entertain
them, they are at once returned to the claim
ants. Unless the time for filing this class of
claims be further extended by Congress / an
tcipate that the next annual report will show
that all have been disposed of
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-03
Congressional Representation.

Washington dispatches state that Gen
Walker, superintendent of the Census, secs no
reason why Congress should not make the APP
portionment under the recent census during
the coming session. He thinks they will do so,
az heexpects to have the conn lete official re-
turns before thom in about one week after
meeting. To make the apportionment is a
very simple thing, if tho vote can be agreed
upon. This il the difficulty. Tie New En-
gland and Middle States will fall behind,
and the loss Of votes in Congress and the
Electoral College will be 80 distasteful that
Representatives. FROM these sections will argue
against much enlargement of the basis Of rep
resentation. II il is enlarged, no matter how
little, States like Vermont and New Hampshire
will each lose member OF Congress. In case
the basis il not changed at all, but a member
allowed to every l3l 900 inhabitants, as now.
Congress (the lower house) will be sweIled to
1863 members. On this basis tho New England
States will lose four members, and the Mid
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-03
GOOse-Raising LIN England.

Of all poultry breeding, the rearing of
the goose in favorable situations is said
to be the least troublesome and the most
profitable. tits not surprising, therefore,
that the trade has of late years been de-
veloped enormously. They Will live, and
to certain extent will thrive, on the
coarsest of grasses, though of course if
birds are to be brought to market in
good condition they must be treated to
something more than coarse grass. The
fattening of geese has now become an
established industry in some parts OF the
country. -LondOn Neaos.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-03

port in the Chinese empire or other foreign
ports any number of Chinese passengers. male
or female, III excess of the number of fifteen,
90 bring them within the jurisdiction of the
United States. Any master of vessel who vi
ostes this clause OF treaty shall be considered
guilty of a misdemeanor.
No Consul or Consular Agent of the United
States can grant certificate To any vessel leav-
ing China for this country if she has on
board more thanffteen Chinese passengers.
The limitations do not apply to persons Off
cially connected with the Chinese Government,
OF to persons rescued from shipwreck.
The master of any vessel arriving in the
United States shall be required to furnish
separate list OF all Chinese passengers Oh board
his vessel
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-03
MISCELLANEOUS GLEANINGS.

A large fleet Of loaded vessels have
troit dispatch reports seventy-four in Lake
Erie bound for Chicago, and twenty-eight in
st. Clair river headed for Buffalo.
The lowest figures at which the syn
dicate is to take the Northern Pacific bonds is
reported to be 80 cents on the dollar.
The widow of Gen. Suffer will press
the claim of her husband for $50 900 for dis
covering gold in California.
Burned The warehouse and grain
elevator of II. G. Graf d. Co., at Lancaster,
Pa, loss SIS, 900 Spencers tobacco pail fac
tory at Toledo, Ohio, loss S12, 900 /; a hotel and
thirty-four other buildings at Coleville, Pa loss
S35, 900; saw mill and marble works ut East
Canaan, Ct, loss $4,000; seven buildings at
Havana, ILL.,, loss 10000 a hotel at Bradford,
Pa. loss $4,000.
Recent deaths: Asen Ward, who
fought behind Jackson's cotton bales at New
Orleans. aged 1903; Samuel L. Hartrantt.
father of ex-Goy. Hartranft Of Pennsylvania
Mrs. Estella Anna Lewis, the author of
"Sappho" and other poems.
The recent gale OFT the coast of New
foundland was the most destructive in the his
tory of the colony. 1t is believed that twenty
vessels have been lost.
President-elect Garfield has returned
to his home at Mentor, Ohio after four days
visit to Washington.
Application is to be made to the Cana
dian Parliament for charter for cable to
Europe landing at Sicily island
Victoria, in British Colu fnbia, was re-
Gently shaken pretty badly by several earth
quake shocks The glaciers in the vicinity
were split from base to summit, and great
masses of them were thrown into the rivers
and creeks, entirely choking up many of them
News comes from the City of Mexico
that the Mexican Government has secured q
transfer of it's previous concessions for rail-
way from San Luis Potosi to Tampico to Mr.
Symon, agent of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe Company.
A fire in the Jacoby block, ut Mime
apolis, occupied mainly by merchants, caused
damages of over $4,000. The destruction of
the railroad wharves at West Point, Va, in
hicted loss of s25O,000. The wheelbarow
factory of Stevens & Co., at Coldwater, Mich,
has been burned.
The conditions on which the syndicate
of bankers advanced $4,000, 900 for the COM
pletion Of the Northern Pacific have been made
public. The money Is to be advanced on the
gold bonds of the railroad company bearing
per cent interest, and secured by the land
grants of the road 46, 900, 900 acres, and mort
gage on the line of road.
The golden tide rolling in on the
United States keeps increasing. Nearly every
steamer arriving at New York brings half
million or more of gold coin