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Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1880-07-08
The Fourth Of July in FusOumbla, No.

The patriotic people Of Miller county, mot
al Tuscumbis last Saturday In largo num-
bers; in the morning there were heavy rain
storms till IL M, clearing of, firing of canon
commenced and continued till night; at nine
o'clock, p. m. tho Gre works prepared by Ira
T. johnson wore brought out on the bluff
near tho Planters House where the patriotic
Misses were assembled.
Rockets, fuZers, FIRE crackers, wero thrown
10 all di7setions giviug varioas and varied
c%olors, red, white and blue lights, after
which: Professors FoglemSn, Cummings,
Soue, Freeman, Olsrk and others proposed a
balloon ascension, brought out The %arienial
animal 10 her huge form; after i~naating her
hide With lhe gases, all hands shouted 'let
her COS no sooner ssid than Done Up, up,
up, she Veny till reaching near quarter of a
mile, then struck = gentle brcez, bearing in
a westerly direction; which moyed madam
balloon through the air Till she'Appesred like
unto a large star and finally disappeared be.
hind the western horizon.
The balloon ascension and sky.rocket
we're now sights to a large portion Of the
SlklN9ho ~hN WoIN ppJoyeplo huu pASlsfiN-
After the balloon sssention most OF the
o~itizsns repaired homeward for rest. Some
tSonty.fiye or thirty Reuainod In town, who
had inflated their hides with bust head
wAlskey; commenced q general harrsng and
kept it up till about 2 o'clock Sundsy morn
Ing. There was no shooting nor cutting
dopa IN tho crowd but one rock thrown, we
understand that Ciate Phillips got in the way
Of The rock and had his ribs damned slightly
and Hugh Vaughn being swift on foot kept
out Of the way of an eFapiy pistol that looked
quite ugly. Thus the An OF july passed of
and oil are nov friends.
Much credit is due Ira for getting up the
fireworks, q thing many OF the young folks
never saw before, and causing quite a lively
trade among all business houses ia Tuscum.
bia on the occeslcR,
Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1880-07-08

Last Tuesday was a beautiful day; the
], o. e.. rs Of Tuscumbla bad prepared
Mint Spring about half mile West Of our
town, by clearing and raking of the grounds
until the place was beautiful. At nine
o'clock In the motning tho young folks with
their baskets Of goodies, repaired to the
spring; remained there all day amusing them
selves 10 singing, speaking and all kinds OF
soeiableness aud friendship. Thus the young
lolks Of Tuscumbia passes & pleasant 4th OF
July,
Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1880-07-08
Census Of Miller County.
NoIIno.
OFFICIAL

have letters from parties in Illinois, Iowa
our county (MIller) for farmers and land
suitable for cultivation OF grain, fruit aud
grasses, schools, &c., SC. Persons who haye
lands and farms for sale VIII please leaye a
description of the same ut BAGEER office. In
order thst / may advertise a list Of the same,
10 send description TO each OF COT respondents,
making inquiry. The cost OF AdYertisiug
will cost nothing III a sale is e~feoted--lhen
only q reasonable tee will be charged.
A. FuLKERsoN.
Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1880-07-08
MarrInh.

GREkT EXCITEMENT IN rUscuMaIA. Now
mid tAe disturbing elements and the nation
shaking and trembling from center to cir
eumierence oyer politics an~areligion. LOuis
Lesem having attended tho conventions
where susan B. Anthony and all The lead
Ing polite women were knocking at the
doors OF the aayeral conventions for admis
sIonand having beOn rejected, Louis eonclud-
ed at Cincinnati 10 take the whole delega-
ton OF women in, has purchased crlnoline,
calico, prints aud everything TO mesr the
wants Of the ladies from a tambric needle to
a crib or bed std, and has truly married and
il DESTROYS OF Introducing his wife 10 every
body.
Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1880-07-08

BARH WE "A tsiy desshbsd vH ssissuas mode
3MNW HH 81 cure, Prot Hsuil' iluSiTatsd
HNEH IL. psmthlft seat bee "a tPpilcaloc.
MAItI2Is REMHD DO.
Fl Hsnfg taenlsth Gb = Anksi S.
uE4U8~ - LoutaA No
Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1880-07-08

3GQO sas 90 S1s I q: =
Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1880-07-08
Democrats Turr Out

en- mass next Saturday at the Court House
and bring all liberal minded Republicans and
Gteenback men with you-GrAnt and Blaine
men, all oyer tho United States, are rallying
under Hancock asg-come one, come ell TO
the Democratic mass meeting.
Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1880-07-08

A QENTQ WANTED ir the ns,i ma Ts,isa.
HELN ] . shtns Pictorial nnoti anl htle. fdftt
= reasesdN National rstlsh'E Co., S. Logh, Ne,
Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1880-07-08

An unknown horse was found dead In
the woods, one bali mile beyond Mr.. John
Golden's, supposed to baYe been struck by
tightening; Il has white spot in iorheAd, and
had small bell on when found.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-11-05
Mining Camps IN Winner.

Now that winter is almost upon us, the ar
my Of prospectors which has been scattered
over the mountains during the past six
months will begin TO gather in the camps.
At the same time the camps themselves are
dull In the winter as general thing, and
want less, instead of more people. In many
oi the mining towns of this coast compare
lively little work Is done In the winter, and
consequently fewer hands are employed.
This, of course, brings hardships upon the
unemployed. Those who can afford IL pre-
fer to live In the larger places during the
winter, but the working miner cannot always
choose his abiding place TO suit himself
Concerning the prospect on the Conistock,
the Virginia Enterprise says: As the grass is
liable to be very short here during this win.
ter, quite crowd OF miners will probably
leave the Comstock for various mining camps
In Montana Immediately after the Presidef,-
tial election, All young and unmarried mer
who can get away SHOULD strike out and give
men who are lied here with families chance
TO make living; otherwise, much desfitn.
tion viii be seen in the city before spring. II
s always easy enough for young men to gei
back here In case Of the striking Of d bonan-
"a and demand for miners. just now th<
demand Is In Montana. 80.
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Life in San Francisco.

NH Us & ~ ! -
The other day one of our most esteemed
young burglars was by some oversight ar
rested and fined for creating disturbance.
In default of the fine he was to stay in the
Jail thirty days. The prisoner was deeply
humiliafed by this sentence, as burgling has
been so duh recently thst he was in want Of
funds: though like most Frisco celebrities
be would rather suffer death than endure the
disgrace Of being locked up. $50 he sent for
q well-known Pine street broker. sdi
idaMr. Skinnum," said the burglar 0hey
were old college ichnms), "I want 10 make
you business proposition: Last month
your house was entered and robbed Of ., fine
breech-loader gun, stem-winding watch
and pair Of diamond studs" iJo aa'1 -
sz sYes; WE'LL" JON l.iw iaos ID f.i
swell; 1 took 'em, but you can't prove,
It. Now, IL you'll pay my present fine I'll
return the gum Or tha watch; take your
ichoice.r, gsasils fsets W
an tell You what I'll do,p said the bro
ker, sfter moment's rsfection; "Iii % n
for tbs gun and the studs-S sa9l -
sCouldn't possibly" replied the crowbar
artist. ~ want the studs 70 svear TO din
mar the boys are getting up But I'll tell
YOU whist viii Do. Ny dress vest buttons
NJ pretty ~highss Isesn set along with one
stud, 10 I'll let yon have the other. Now,
ivhsf oyer sayf'' gel fagI saF
> nIfs eor' said shs broker, ana aifer
-. h1.v,ls ts,vit tn ~ -
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Half Mar

z.tHy .Et"sE.gJ OIL t--,CE uE na .,l.. -.
A Characteristic .Fneneh Story Which
..a rE IL Comes from Pans. i Ggli .,t
The romance Of d poor young man who
was only partially married In Lyons is told
by Paris journal. He was betrothed TO q
young Frenchwoman3 whose expectations
were considerable enough to give her the
right to be called an heircss. The contract
had been signed at the family lawyers, the
banns had been published in the. church, and
on the day fixed for the civil marriage the
young couple and their friends anc relations
met at the marie. The Mayor asks the bride
and bridegroom the fatal questions, sDoyou
take So-and-so for husband ~ 'sDo you take
So-and-so for wife p" Both answer .yes."
Tho Mayor pronounces them man and wife
and offers his congratulations. The next
step Is to sign the register. The husband and
wife--so they are called-sign, and SO. do
their friends; the Mayor is just about to sign
when telegramis put into his hands an
nouncing that the groom has already been
married in q foreign country, and that the
needfnl papers to prove the statement are on
their way. The Mayor hesitates and tells
the parties to come before him in fortnight
from that day. Meanwhile, nothing more is
heard from the sender Of the telegram, and,
It to have been sent by some male
VIOLENT or mischievous person, the Mayor tells
the all but already married couple that he is
ready to sign the register. But the lady has
changed her mind. She declares that she
believes the story Of the telegram, sends
back her presents, and orders the Mayor on
no account to sign The bridegroom on the
other hand orders him to sign. The Mayor
consults the Judge-de-P Paix, who advises him
10 do IS the lady tells him. He takes the Cd
vice, and At present the heiress and her ad-
mirer are estranged. .}... .5qF .f.1 4 W 80
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How a Young Lady woa SIS, 900.

But here comes one OF my favorites, writes
the Boston correspondent of the San Fran
cisco bulletin. Isn't she fine looking? No?
Well, listen while tell you her story and
learn why like her looks.
Some years ago a man, who had more
money than good reputation, advertised that
that he would give $1,000 to any respectable
white woman who would walk unveiled
from the Adams House entrance down
Washington street with him at an hour when
all the fashionables were promenading. For
weeks that offer remained untaken, for his
reputation was such that no respectable
woman would be seen with him, and the adj
vertisement had said that none others need
apply. Finally this woman who has Just
passed us agreed TO his terms and to Join
him at the appointed time and place. When
the hour came Mr.. - was on hand Soon
carriage drove up with the lady. 1t had
been noised abroad that the offer had been
taken up, and quite crowd had gathered 10
see him pay his 81, 900. He helped her alight.
offered her his arm, walked few steps with
her, when she removed her veil at his request
and revealed to his gaze a face as black as
night. s."
"You have deceived me,' he said "this
is not fair"
81 am not negro" she replied, and to
prove il she pulled Other gloves and showed
a pair Of hands as white as yours are this
minute. The man turned toward the car
riage, paid her the 5000 and she drove off,
leaving him to the laughter and hoots of the
amused crowd of bystanders. ,-,.
1t turned out afterward that the girl was
very poor and that she had magnificent voice
that she could not cultivate for want Of
money, and this is the way she overcame the
obstacles. She went to Europe and studied
five years and returned enc of our most
brilliant singers. You can tell from her
proud bearing and refined appearance that
she is just the sort of woman to do such
thing with dignity and come out none the
worse for il.
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A Fleet OF ocean s.esmerss '

fr48H HsasKf ~ ads54
Not since the Russian squadron left
these waters was such d picturesque scene
witnessed of the Battery as this morning
when six ocean steamers sailed for Europe
at 9:sO o'clock. The haze was Just lining as
the sun beamed down, bis genial rays the
passengers on the ferryboat crowded out of
the feruboats o1awitnessa ssighta First
came the Elysia, Of the Anchor line, hound
for London Directly N her wake, not
more than 4 quarter. 81 4 mile, was the De-
yonia ofsthe same line, boauds forEG Glasgow.
About the same dissmcerStern and In adj
red line, steamed TIE Elm cf the asional
line Then csme the zealapd Of he Rsd
Star line,s Formerly lthesJASa of.the Ctnard
line. ,EAkIRhehlE ofahe Bremen line tbok
NH place Id the. 1p5froces y Bot, i was
when the ma jestie Gus. .a Richpen d, ,of shs
hmAn une with lberitsn fanpsasy sseanea
out like the flagship taking command ia, tlie
reas ttansgthe d1h 1hation Of the spectstsn
.. 3s II its IN = n tish dset pisatng
IA he spa{IeS = the sclossof tl,esbate
.3u1pe- -fafasak ~ csald Ese have psesensSd
! I ambch k1.naeF NV pestAcls, y AZ tte vsasels
Ibajsed thzobeh the srrorst hey veA slmost
in direct line and It equal ldistannel from
e,ek Siheris Fthtkef on,E ~ shey bScsirs
noi dissih .Af n GaE'def a' oald " -
ssyrea - The .curlipg snoke oseFzlopnfee
|fhe nia,n u ssol 9ls2zso1xsd 6 Be- Al
.ts .ai1s -
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"a strange Afrhc.ion.


"A curious ease Was brought to light yes
terday by the death of Katie Dashiell at
Bayvie~ Asylum. In the year 1882, during
the iGiib prevalence q of eHoi the hhhchoL
era in this city, q woman was brought 90 the
old Alms-heus suffering from the disease.
She had with her child about two years
old, who at the time seemed of perfectly
sound mind. The mother died, and the
child, who was left asthe Alms-house, has
ever since been an inmate Of that institu-
tion, and when IL was removed to its present
site she was taken along. From the mo-
.ment she entered the institution up TO the
time of her death yesterday She spoke
or smiled, and was fed and handled like an
infant six months old. She continued to
grow until she reached the size Of child Of
six years, then ceased, but her head contin-
ned to grow until 1t became larger than that
OF an ordinay adult, Her form was that of
4 completely developed woman, only on a
diminutive scale. A small rocking chair
was was made for her, and she would SIT in Il all
dass rocking herself 10 and fro, One peculi-
iarity was that she seemed impervious to all
diseases, for whatever sickness attached it
self to the institution 1t never had any effect
on her. The trustees have decided to give
her special funeral service s.H.s 40,
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- !, some, h Fea.s m sw,mnins.

Something over forty years ago d seaman
belonging to Her Msjesty's ship orestes
threw himself overheard as means Of escap-
ing punishment for some offsnse.o He was
picked up seven hours sfterward By fishing
boat off the coast Of Spain, and stated that
he had been swimming toward. the land all
the time. fAbout the same period two, men
swan up the, river Mersey from Liverpool to
Runcorni they accomplished the distance in
less than two hours. Passing oyer o long
interval, during which many swims are rem
corded Of q few hours duration, we come
to the more recent exploits Of Captain Webb,
certainly the most remarkable man swimmer
Of whom we have any record, After some
notable achievements in the Irish Sea he un-
dersook the astonishing feat OF, swimming
across the entire breadth Of the English
Channel, despite Its sery rough sea. On the
first attempt he could onlynrtach5 part way,
and was for safety brought backiby an stten-
dart steamer. IA His second attempt in 1875
was quite successful. III He swami for nearly
% hours continuously, from Dover 10 the
French coast, near Calais; he was supplied
occasionally with entertainments by persons
near at hand, but he never touched boat or
ground during this long interval. In the
same year q young damseL Miss Agnes Deck
with, daughter Of Beckwith the teacher OF
swimming, gave clear proof that the weaker
sex is strong enough to achieve remarkable
results in this art = she swan down the
Thames from London bridge to Greenwich,
amid the crowded shipping Of that part
Of the river. o In . iapirit of emulation
Emily Parker, Il daughter Of another
professional swimmer, slightly exceeded
Miss Beckwith's distance by swimming from
London bridge to Blackwali. .Csvili,' another
professional swimmer, accomplished the dis
lance from Dover to .Ramsgate; he was six
hours doing the feat, but he was more dis
tressed with the heat of the Il sum beating
down upon his head and the glareof the sun
,hine in his eyes than with fatigue. Quite
recently the London public'haye been aston
shed by proofs Of the grest length tcf time
hat persons may remain f0ating with or
without swimming, AT the Westminster
aquarium ID 8 large tank constructed for the
temporary reception Of y large whale. In
his tank Agnes Bsckwith remained ahoat
Or thirty hours, without touching ground or
ides Of the tank, singing little, and occa-
ionally reading . newspaper to pass away
he dreary and taking greffeshments
landed to her, The water hada strong infu-
ION OF salt thrown into II 10 increase lts
Since that ltime Captain Webb
las eclipsed everything Of the kind known.
n the recent monthof Msy he remained In
tank no less than sixty hours continuously,
Ioating all the time and never touching sides
+ bottom.-C ChunberS journal.
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POETRY.
REST.
BY DEwIN ARNOLD.

His mother was n princes child, o.
His sire crowned king; -...-
There lacked not TO his wishes wild
What the broad earth could bring;
Strong knees were supple at his word
Swords glimmered at his will,
Brave fortune! Int il wearied him
His spirit thiTsted still.
For him the glorious music rolled 80
OF singers long ago;
The Roman and the Grecian told ..
Their wars of Right and Wrong.
For him philosophy unveiled
Athenian Plato's lore;
Might these not serve to stead life?
Not these! he sighed for more.
He lOvcd-the truest, newest lip
That ever lover pressed
The quecnlicSt mouth of all the south
Long love for him confessed.
Round him his children's joyousness
Rang silvcry and shrill;
Thrice happy, save that happiness
Lacked something, something still
II came! the studded sceptre lay
An nnrcgardcd thing;
Nrlvets and gold did bravely hold
The body of the King.
Why, strange that Love and Lore and
Sway
Looked ever on before,
And those pale, quiet lips of clay
Asked nothing, nothing more.
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See Your own Country First.

Olive Logan, in a letter to the San Fran,
cisco Cdl, says:
What strange things Americans do. On
board the ship was the New York gent Ie-
man, with his wife and family-three young
children, one a baby in aIms-who have
been itemized in all the leading European
| papers as having made the earliest ascension
this year Of the Rhigi and other mountains.
The idea Of nursing baby being brought
| 1000 miles across the sea and land to ascend
| Righi Is one that never would have suggest
ed itself TO parent of any nationality but
an American, venture TO assert. The baby
bore his hOnors with dignfied grace, but
there were moments when / fancied his
meditatve mode of sucking his thumbs
showed full appreciation Of his own eX-
ploits and disdan for other men of u
months growth less enterpriSing than him
slf. They say nothing in respect 10 eccen-
tricity from either English or Americans can
surprise a Swiss inn-keeper. One of these
worthless, whose hotel at Lucerne is so run
down with custom that he can afford TO
brave the occasional anger of guest, has
got some beautiful photographs of mountain
scenery which he is fond of showing to Ills
American patrons. No one has ever failed
to admire them, and one and all are anxious
TO know in what part of Switzerland these
magnificent peaks are TO be found, that they
may proceed to visit them without delay.
They are far from here, replies Boniface. o,
that is no objection, urge the hardy noun
taineers. But, dear me, money is no object
when mountain seeking il in question.
Then, why on earth, queries the compatriot
of William Tell, didn't you go TO them be-
fore you came to the Alps? They are the
the White Mountains in your own country,
and if / were an American ] should be |
ashamed to say had no acquaintance with
them. ...~ ..
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A lady residing In Alexandra, Va, has .
fne cactus plant Of the night blooming oerc-
% variety which has heretof6rs falflled it,
mission In this life and COMPLIED with the
law Of nature, which IL name impliss; that
h, bloom q might, which IL did with ereditto
itself and with perfect sstisfsction 10 ail con-
cerned. One isy last wsek, however,dt re-
versed thss order of things and showed that
IL name was 1 miSnoner, for, on that oecs-
slorn. 81 instead of waiting Till night, i lowered
masnincently In the middle of the day and
opened is petala jqst whsn y should have
elpsed than. y - laa.Alaq li.aI % q 4
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EvE-ANGEtIcAL CORNER.


Null and lace fichus remain In the ,highes.
favor. a.r asa.a u. ... ....-......, .,,--
Seal-brcwn plush is now excessively FASH
ionable. .' %. .A
i Dark seal-brown Is now the leading color
for wraps. a,... .... ~. .--.
Fancy feathers show the influence of the
craze for plaided effects. .s'
A trimming much in vogue Is black net
embroidered with Jet beads. ~ .- ''
| Red, gold, old gold, bronze and purple are
prominent winter colors. -. ....
| A Jersey may be lady's Jacket, kind
Of COW, or brand Of lightning. -'
The latest and most imposing hat of the
season takes the name of Sara Bernhard.
The 'vera" is new hat named for the he
roipe of Ouida's last and wickedest novel,
"Moths.' .-..-..-. FL .........,
Rows Of machine stitching remain the IA
vorl.e finish for cloth, Cheviot and ffieze
cloth dresses. .,u..,.. .....
Henry Ward Beecher thinks that the aver
age man knows as much about woman after
sparkling her month as after a five years.
courtship. .. .C ,.. ...y .g'..
Derby hats are trimmed with soft Surah
silk or soft brocaded sashes, trimmed with
tassels or balls, and these are frequently
heavily jetted.- So
An eighth Of quarter Of yard of one of
those bright-h -hued, gold-illuminated ribbons,
that cost from three to five dollars a yard,
goes great way In Frightening up dark,
rich costume. 'i sad-'riF-a e Ea2g9 lcir
The new bead-embroidered goods for la
dies dresses have large but highly artistic de-
signs in flowers, leaves, tendrils and conven-
tional figures, formed by colored and clear
cut glass beads as to initiate JEWELS admira-
bly,. ----
The Port Townsend, W. T., Argus says:
Last Saturday a lady living in this city COM
pleted three months subsistins on cows milk
alone. Her extraordinary fast was underta-
ken voluntarily three months ago, for the
purpose of checking tendency to obesity.
Its successful consummation Is q matter of
local comment. The milk was taken, pint
OF time, once In every two hours
The "Jersey" Is doomed. 1t Is q queer
shaped garment, which owes much Of its
popularity to the fact that II was considered
. becoming part of the d costume Of Mrs.
Langtry and other notables os her stripe The
Princess of Wales, who now sets the fashion
both for England and France, now that the
Ex-Empress Euyenie is out of that line of ef-
fort, had adopted the Jersey, and as matter
OF course other ladies were beginning To fol-
low. Judge Of the 'dismsy that bervsded the
ranks Of. fashionable society when the terri
BILE discovery was made that from time i'm
memorial circus women had worn Jerseys
The Princess dropped them and society now
frowns upon them. Jerseys are at best but
ugly things. A young lady with 4 faultless
figure might wear one without positively ma
king fright of herself. To "A lady who Is
beginning to grow old, or who Is very stout
loryery spare Or iqueerly shaped ed ? Jersey is
an lmpoSSlDiuLy- EaT ayy pIiHY srarfg,