Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1881-06-30
VLHAHS RIDGE.

Who has the fool hardipess to asset that
we are not Q progressive people at the Hidgei
Just look at the gigantic aocks OF chinig
bugs we have cot lenced inf And II You
want solid comfort come opt here and take
q walk with US through our crops OF ticks.
You will not only End these these thin9s to
be so, but q little more so, Then II you want
to see . real nice handled pump (hsndled
most the arsi two or three daysl drop y omo
day When yog have more time on your bands
than you have In your gardens, and see r..
M. Columns; and II you happen TO be DRY
anj want q drink Of good water, just set on
your horse and slpg puts-heiio and most
likely you will have II bro ught TO sou, for
Sadly cobprn 70 q very accommodating body
She don't have much Of anything to do but
look after the mail, cook, wash, bake, patch,
mend, iron, y~hitegaeh, sew for a whole fam-
lily. OF what Is left OF II, do q little milking.
baking pies, and pu0dings, putting up pre-.
serves, feeding chickens, turkeys, looking az
ter auiltinesi and believe there p one more
thing she has 70 do, but | eannpt recall Il lust
now; but believe Il Is n sit down and Wait
for every passer to call for fresh wster, bat
Of this ! viii not be tertain=-for fear 1t may
not he so | will enquire the next time visit
the office.
There are q few more things worthy OF
mention, and ampng thep5 a few OF the
bellies whose tongues ore heard several times
between snp mp n sun down. At times
there are several Of these bellies herd to-
gether, remindipg the writer OF q lot Of noisy
geese. From the subject Of hslIea We turn
TO q more musical one--thRt Of the organize
kind. We understand that one hundred and
ca years ago there was not such a thing
kpowp in Miller o., as IA organ, and now
there are several. This Is very convincing
proof that We haYe some In our midst who
haYe mpsic IN their souls, even II they have
TO haDg u ont on IN organ key board,
Then there is another thing that can be
seen here pow, that was not seen in our
gfanatathers days, and that Is the wearing
OF bits OF ribbon on the SHE boards Of young
men's veIts, We suppoaa them to he remnants
lett over from trimming their tlster's hats,
for We zee the girls are DOMINIC straw aud
felt covers instead Of quite 80 much colico.
The young men, 1t would seem. leave the
Impression that they arc OF an astronomical
turn OF mind, from the fact that their boot
tops swarm with cresents and siars, Aside
irom ell this one Cap n0lile an occasional
paper, book or some hne art draWinR in
doors, and without. you may notice here and
there q rose bush, q few pinks, touch. me-nots, |
and moss rosesi very good signs these.
Tnings Of this kind were not 20 once. A
something sGide from corn bread and bacon
is to be found on the faTmers tables now
days; all very good IN the way, we assure you.
Merchants ere having more Of A demand
foI a more substantial qunlity Of goods than
heretofore; a sign Of some consequence truly.
But to change the tenor Of our thoughts
and give expression Ia tha aamezswhat will
the harvest be9 We trust We will moi have
TO call on Uncle Sam. for aid this season,
God knows ii has somewhat that appear
ance now.
The chintz bugs are working silently but
n mhA H.
their Arms, 10 ell probability they will rush
to She poles OF oAis, then embrace tho corn
Auless the hoodGates Of heaven are
opened on them and they are deluded like
them OF olden time, We arc nFepared 70 |
.ustaia The loss Of the bugs but not the grain,
Ihe loss OF the latter goes too much against
The grain, The hens Ghuckle Just as sweetiy
sad the old rooster crows Just as hoarsely a.
% OLD, ana eppFahends not that bis eoFner on
grain u likely to be cut OF and ha bones
~ an n9lEeiy grave and grave arc the
larniers teslings about these dry bot days.
sven INC cut worms are bent on deHu uction.
would aeQm ifem their cutting down pre-
penaiues that they are double aeapea this
yaar OF All time that is past and no more.
WIN all thess pomtorta and Unoom fortAbles, !
Al ~ our en~eouragements and discourage
We still occupy the Rldge. All that
lacking In the way Of . liQuldatoR Il q few
gallons Of Qsage or Aurora to drown out
he hug family, Tor Of q truth they ore Ike !
4n0 the sands on the sea shore. When we
have extermihated so great au evil &c !
Chintzrbug clan We will have gained az
great victory as the noted pr. Yauner-we !
trust II Will not he 9anner.iike and "a resnlt /
sause es 70 sake up lasting for other reasoDa
Than dire necessity. We, as 81 individual. |
a will thylVe hettar on a feaat than
iast-=ias.s are only for the Violates Of aome
,criptual Injunction, fharaaee+like, we thank
~. we arA'n0t like the Republican Of old.
[. Got \ few more days and We viii tell You
me nnmeaF OF gEaln Ahoeks WI will have,
providing it cause Us moi q shock 10 import |
lnch Information. Il viii be hard to tell
Ihem how Raoh grain there will be TO saek
wing 70 the great sacking, or sApping already
lone by his grsce the chlntg,
We're the sauna sptoa all) xed us 10 The
tAHkER that the GblnlS has fer his Aeld oil
operations. we might 90 on spd nay more
lnt what Ia the use OF aAyipR merely-rbut
Ike the bug, rather, be 40 and doing.
WIN retire the pen aud ponder the ponsiye
'ui bet before Va.
Noop,E NUN PATE.