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, F.M.TAYLOR,
Editor ail Publisher
SAVANNAH, MO., EHIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1875.
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SAVANNAH DIRECTORY.
Ativcrfrsrmrnts ixthis co!'-;,7in, fifty cent per lint
for .)! i't'.w, lusifdiwi f.v ijentTitl hcui. T.Xuso
wh i ;'7l''l7(.v fj '!. c (4ii arc reliable anil
tranhtr,nr,trd lit th.-ir n i..-r five allimis.
W. C.UIWKI.L. -i!trney-at-law and
Xotarv Public, s 5-i)(;i:il .itffinini!
u collecting, ootivevaiiemg :nnl investigating
.-. ' 21
f T. Y,M .N, attorney at law, will practice
Ij"''':'11 tlii-courts of Northwest Missouri.
... "' attention given tnhu-iness in tin.- -or.r.ty
i i' probate courts, onici oTtr rarmeiV
r. i.k. -J7
tliKVU-:!': A KING. ttrney and
f ...in'- II. ir- at law. Particular ai'-inion
jr'v to collection?. (Mlice mi tin- bOtltli s.fte
t ; sijti.u i', in : w Hnuk linilding.
ytUlX it. MA.tOUS, a!ioinev-at-lav. Will
Pj tran-.n-r nil bu-iiie.-j eiitrusted to him
i,r !iitl- and carefully, '.'.m In found at hi-
ti . . stair-, two dour-, ea-i of the- l'o-t !
: , -a .ttiitah, .Mo. -I
A. W 1 1 ITT A K Kit, attorney at law an.'.
K,,'m tii-iit : '1 Claim Ap nt, Saiair.iah. Mo. "--hi
r-' claim- :ii;iiiii-t tin' Covernnienr for land
v.in.oi:-, back pay and honx-ly. widow-' and
'iv.il. p.-r.ionsai'-t general colli ctious aUend.-d
with crc.it cave ami jronitiii- . Al-o, for-
n-,b:ij: and land aircnt for the Atchi-i.n, Topcka
ic .in; a IV ltailioad Conin.riy. All i;ijr.iri.
r mpilv an-Wi-red. lie x ill ticki t parties to all
lioni!-on the r-iad. ( aM on hiiii. 1:5
P,RAS BAND TEACHER.
JOHN S. DUGAN,
-J-;:1:S1TI;ai lli:i; Mu-ie arranged
i.P :or-Ie' Also, original pieces furi:ii;cd
i -t. f. vius .-atij-tactury. .V2
BAKERY, &:
' C. -1IKIK1CK, Ka-le bakery, coiitVc
. tioii'-i v ami iv.iaur.inl, wi t .-iilc ot tiie
b.i.arc. r:'.v:ii lui-iii..i. 1 on hort notice. -21
PJ1YSTCLAXS.
DU. C 11. DAVLN'l'uUT having located in
Savannah, oilers lus prnfo-ional M-rvices
J . t'li- citii-iii of Sa'.annah ami vicinity. ()lli''
. ' t- ic-i'inice on Main street, one lilock east ol
I -.a., r-.
V"!t.K K. C. M ttixx SHpiilit'a onr citi.en
Vi. v. i!!t u .-h Milk ev'ei-y morning evening.
.SOCIETIES.
ty, T o. O. K. S'lvannah I.il'r-, X.
-Z:'. j4. Savannah. Mo., me t.- e iv
- Tl'l-DAY KVKMNti, :.t O.il
"" KiHmW.-' Jlal!, 4ii(irtlnast conn-r
.It , i'ul.lie .nuiro. All Kieuiiicrs ot'tli orl r
. -i -'ais.iiii', vi-.itii.jj the city, are conlially
.,.T.: 1 to HK'et U'iill US.
YIN A I. ti. KAli:!,X. 5.
4 i ! . i kv aut, ec ' y . i:
p. T f XIC -Hvanu.ih Ln-cre. No. 71.
V'X-1 - A. M . . ii".-:;iiM :n.l tlui-t
:i!iii'!.iy in eai-ti :;vui!l!.:it 7 .'cock ji.in.
' li !pii",u rs in fji.i.il t:iiiilin; .ire frater
i .i.. " ll.Vlleil t i.t ll-i.
:. yr. PANKoi:;., vr. m.
K. W. .Iiv. S.-c'v.
-ti:x r;:.NKKiN' j.oim.k. n"(..t::, a.
rv4- y AyV. A A. M., meet-, lir.-l Satuniav in
hri'f" "'"Ii lii iiitl:, .it in a. :i. All Mother- :'a
-'' --ii.i.Usi.ihu:!:.- ! lrati l'l..:'lv invit.-il to
- i: .JOHN L. MAM OX, V. .M.
!: : . Mct'Al:...s. ec"v.
The Becker House,
C. V. Si:orFI-:. IVoin-ietor,
V.Ik- West Corner of TabUe Square,
s
AXN'AII. Mo. The Hiiblic will iinl in this
SI'.:-, (iiewlv oii-u-l.) . er t!:inz i.,-;it
iM-.itu.'s.-and jroint nl-r. anl I li-- tallies li:!
i.in;lse tii-st 5li- country atiopi.,. No ains
. '.ie - .rel to veii'ler full -titi.- faction ti all
to-
1 ..a !., aid his chart's will ! iiKi'li-raii-, to
i he tuae.T. " li-il-J lyr
JOHN 51. .xTitVAUT.
KiyGISS & STEWAILT,
(K;.!e of S:i aniiali, Mo.,)
Attorneys- at Law,
Vor. 4th ami Kmnoii.l -eets, over (Joodlivc's
JeucliA More,
ST. JOSKt'fl. MO.,
V"l ju-actice in all tl.e court-, in !ortlnvet
jl --..uri.
( ..r.-. vj omlence atlilre--el to us at Savannah
ot sl -I !i will ni-et m rili .iomjif attention.
ei ial altentiou yiven to coKei-tinn-.
III i: - "ill..! therrat IrT.i.N- Ior.tii of
J...:i .'! 1 . i.ioi i, an.l am i. l.i.-nan n l.
in !- the "l!er Crave Mon- '.eik like new. I
(roi.- to : aii.-f.iciioii rno":iv. Oh irire-.
m i. i ati-. 'leal cm l- seen on 'William
M'lriMi i:r::v' r-tu' e. JOHN T. XKLfcOX.
S.n unnaii, Mo., M.t;. i!);h, 7." :im
MISS AIiICE CONDOIT,
sj. -ct fully invitesall her Jrienils ami cits
?!b ;iii. "i- to c:,H anl examiii.- her new Sprintr
. I. - an.l l-a-hion I'lale.-. .-he will still lie
. ninl a; her oi-1 r-ti.aii, iiiat room over Al.ler
n.ii' lry (m.ikU -.lore. a.':u-n-iN;tn
A. DOEfiSAM,
Boot & Shoe
Maker,
Ami Dealer in HEADY
MADE lJoots ainU .Shoe:
North side l'imlic. Sqiiare, !
SAY AXN'AII, M.O.
TIIK itnil-iiirnel would
resiieetlullv inlorm the
,ublic that lie Will always keep on hand asni-
ply of the llE-T M ati. ni ,u , which will be
n'lde up on short notice, and in the linrhe.-t
atjle ot the art. Ilcpairim: neatly done and j
irmijit.y atfeinteil to. featistaction puarantccd
mil terms rcasouablo. A. DOEUSAM.
lebJiUy
ItcssELL is selling goods cheap, and
lias lofs of them. Call and see m
-uivcs .mt get some bargains..
A Close, Hard Man,
A Iianl, elo-e man was Solomon Uay,
Xothint; f value he jrave way;
lie lioanled and saved,
lie jiincheii and --haveil,
And tht-more he had the more lie craved.
Tile havd-earned dollars he toiled to train
firomrhi him litllelr.it ciieand iamr
For little he s-iriit,
And i'M he lent
ilc made it bring him twenty per cent.
Such was the 1 If-- ofSolonum JJay!
The year-, went by and '.lib haird grew pray ;
3 1 is rh-?k.-. rew thin
And hi.-, ai.ul within
tlrew hard :ia the Iol!ar. he worknl to win.
i.tit he died one day, a.- all men must,
Tor lift is Jli-ettii!,', ami man but dust,
Tni' heir- were j;ay
Tiiat lai i him away,
And that was the end ol'Solomon I.'ay.
They quarrelled :iow, who had littlecared,
J'or Soluinon Hay while his life was ewiri.il,
liis lands weiv sold.
Ami hi- hard earned irohl,
All went to the lawyers, I am told.
Yet men will cheat and pinch and save,1.
Xur carry their treasures beyond the grave,
All their pdd aome day
Will melt away
Like the .-eliiah .-avians of Solomon Knv.
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Notes, by the Way.
JiOCKi'OitT. July 20, '75.
Ed. IvKruKLiCA:: Wishing to
help along in eYerythiiig that may go
to make an itfiu of pro lit able news
for your excellent paper, I send you a
lew notes, gathercsl by the way, in
my trip Xorth west. Though it has
been rather disagreeable at times, to
drag along through rain and mud,and
at other timci to haYe one's equili
brium distmbed by the frantic roar
ings and kicking? of a team, almost
crazed by lhe tormenting f'ie.s, be
sides being kept lmeasv by rheumatic
jiaiiia shooting.evcrand auon.tiirough
back and limbs, t t .-licit have been
the attract ions otit.-ide, 1 could not
sutler mye!f to ignore tlu surroiinu
ings of nature.
A few weeks ago. as you are aware,
Savannah and the country round
about. Ava.s one dreary vaste, so far
:is vegettttion avjis concerned. Hut as
1 pa-sed along Ve.-tward and North
ward through the country, it seemed
more like Spring-time than Summer.
The hedges, which had been robbed
of thur foliage by 1 he r 'jmorseb s.
"hopper," were now put ting on new
robes richer ami-brighter than ever.
The shrubbery ,the currant, the goose
berry, and the grape virions well,
which many supposed to be dead,
seemed springing into new life. The
gardens al-c, and the corn lieldsomc
of which had been twice replanted,
were so far advanced, bearing plants
of rich color and rank growth, gave
inspiration- of hope that, Avith a fa
vorable season we should yet have an
abundance and perhaps some t o spare.
ost of ( lie corn fields- in Andrew
county seem to have been replanted,
except along the valley of the Noda
way: some of these were exceedingly
line. and the farmers could boast of
feasting on roasting ears. Though
the wheat and oats crops will be very
light, yet tl-s heavy grasses, Hungar
ian and Millet, much of which have
been sown, will make up in part, for
the loss of feed, so far as stock is con- I
cerned. Even late oatsarc doing bet
ter, by far, than was expected two
Avceks ago. So, with a few more
rains and with warm weather, An
drew county will come out a:l right.
After crossing the Nodaway river
into Holt county, 1 Avas agreeably
surprised: for, from reports, I had
about come to the conclusion that
tliev had lost evcrvi hing in that sec
tion; but 1 found that the "hoppers"
had dealt lightly with that portion,
compared with other sections I have
visited. The people in the northeast
of Holt county and also in the South
west of Nodaway countj', have no
iteason to complain. The corn crop
lor the most part is very promising
that which has been replanted looks
well and is growing rapidly. They
too, can boast of better wheat and
oats than Andrew county. In trav
eling farther, north, through the wes
tern portion of Nodaway county, and
then passing over into Atchison
count y, 1 saw no sign of grasshopper
work, except now and then a great
distance apart on some high prairie,
which had been replanted, but which
was growing so raphriy that a stran
ger would hardly have known timt
anything had befallen it. Wheat and
oats seem to have been untouched ex
cept in some places, where the chinch
bug has left his mark. With regard
to the great Maple, com, I mtit ac
knowledge that in all my travels in
this State for the last ten years, 1
have never seen the like before. .Farm
ers tell me they are satisfied that
many of the fields, now in roasting
ears, will average seventy-live bush
els to the acre. The yield alung the
Little Tarkio and branches, and also
along the Big Tarkio, to all appear
ance, is likely to be enormous; indeed
the eastern portion of Atchison conn-
tv is till right for cr"o
'vcu the
western portion around Kockport
and along the bluifs, nearly till of
which has been replanted, with a la
vorable season will come out we!!.
The potato crop in (hi- region is al
so a success. Fine large one of the
early sort are being used, and the
crop will generally be good and the
price low. 1 heard one farmer say he
did not think they would be worth
digging. Such is human nature, it is
too much, or too little. Would that
all could appreciate God's bounties,
and in times of plenty be careful and
provident against ihe day of want. If
there is anything that will go beg
ging for purchasers. J think it will be
the turnip n-yp, for millions are now
growing. Everything is now hope
ful let the liu-bandman be encour
aged. 1 predict however, that corn
in the interior, away from the
throng!', fa res, will be till of J5U cents
per bu-hel in November next. ,Th;re
litis been many more, and indeed
heavier rains in Lhe-e northern coun-lie-,
than in eit Iter Andrew or Hoi::
and the stench .along the streams and
oversowed low lauds, i sometimes
sickening, and the heat of lite sun
sometimes creates a faint ness to the
traveller, almost unendurable. Wo
cannot hope for a change until the
country becomes .-et tied, and t lie rank
weeds and wild grasses become sub-.
juj:aled by the plow .and domestic,
crops; until indeed, the lowlands are
drained and put under culture. One I
thing particularly attracts the ail on-j
tion of the traveller over these, north
ern prairie, to-wit: The numerous
herds of cattle, which seem to roam
at will, for I found many of them
wit-bout even a herdsman. Thou
sands upon thousands of acres re
hei'e open for grazing, between The
waters of the "Nodaway and Hig Tar
kio. The grass is now about a fool
high, and coai se grass three to four
feet high. 1 saw at least i'Mj cattle in
sine herd, fat and sleek and wonder
ed why Ave had to eat beef at home,
tough and lean, at such high prices,
liut these ranges are being narrowed
down gradually. There have indeed
been Avouderlid changes during the
la-t three years. A sprightly popula
tion is filling up the country, families
of intelligence and refinement from
Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, and
oilier Stales eat of tiie MisVis.-ippi
are Hocking here, and little Avhit-j
cottages are dot ling the prairie here
and there, Avhere only a short time
ago ay as one extended plain of Avild
ness and loneliness. It is a pleasant
thought a- one looks out. upon this
vast range, and takes into view
among these cottages, t lie school
house, that, the rising nice has not
been forgotten. And further, that in
the lapse of time these fair lands, by
the hand of industry and by the in
telligence of nu enlightened people,
shall be consecrated to purposes of
oivil and social life, and in securing
temporal good, contentment and do
mestic happiness. All this sanctified
by pure morality and religion, will
make life itself in the fullest sense, an
iiiA'aluable blessing.
TRAVELED.
A Terrible Cyclone.
Cincinnati, July 30. The Ga
zette Indianapolis special snysj cyc
lone passed through HarveysbuVg,
Fountain county, Ind., last Sunday
night, tearing houses to pieces, up
rooting trees and SAveeping things
generally before it.. Five -women
wore lulled.
Rochester Latter.
I.ochk.stki:, Mo., Aug. 2, lS7.r.
.En. FiKi-rni.KVix La;, week Ave
avo re treated to. an unique entertain
ment, m the shape of a performance!
:.. i t. it i , 1 !
linen in .-Miaiik s nan, ty a cias.-ic
troupe of renowned performers.
knoAvn as the 'Aiabtim.i Slaves' or
as Diiteh Heorge express ft, 'der
gread American show.55 The andi
ence Avas large, and comprised the
f.tic and bnrt-lun of Rochester society,
being composed of Judge Shanks,
Dr. Simmons Mill. Ilundy, W.II.JI.
(Jilbcrt, and Jake Bunse. LTncle
Johnny Helton pbryed t lie part of
"host'rro the "troupe." andjsow has
in his po-sessiou a bill for "unliqui
dated damages, 'T Avhieh he proposes
in a foAv days to cremate in the inter
ests of science.
Dr. F J. (lager returned on Sat
urday last from a trip to Iowa. The
Doctor carried a shot-gun along, and
reported on his return that stiijic
Miooting was spiended."' Prairie
chickens abounded in luxurious pro
fusion, but the game iaw being in
force; the Doctor hail no idea of trans
gres.-ing the laws of the great State
of Missouri, and consequently resist
ed the temptation to shoot, if Vours,
Tiuly, had been present, Ave fee! con
iident that game hnv or no game law,
we Avould have taken a shot at those
chickensr:ind risked the consequences.
"Pr:etor': litis acted in t he capacity
of correspondent of the RErui'.KK'AN
from the town of Rochester for near
ly two years. During this timoAve
have chronided the events and ideas
of the 'Independent Province" as
faithfully as our own feeble ability
and the circumstances by Avhieh avo
were surrounded would licnuit. We
are cognizant of
the tact avc have
made enemies. This however is
:.M.iong the least of our troubles, for if
there is a person upon the face of
d'od's green earth avIio cares abso-
I'.ttely nothing for either the good or
ill Avill of man, Avoman or child, that
same person is your correspondent.
Still, however, we had no intention
of making enemies needlessly. La-t
Fall we favored the election of W.W.
Pooher to the oOice of 'County Clerk.
We did this-from principle, because
Web was our true.-t and best friend
while we were students together at
our nluhi. ):itili)'. Pccaiise avo lavoreit
Web. Io! the G rangers rose up in
righteous indignation, and "thought
it would lie a good idea to run every
Yankee out of lite country.-" This
Spring avc favored tire election of
Snowden in preference to Pdrd, and
lo, JJird charges down upon us like
the wolf on the fold, and utterly an
nihilates our feeble existence by
changing us Avith being a "carpet
bagger and a fool.
' -Twas ever thu-! Jrom chilhooc.'s hour
I've t-ci n my i'.ii.d-.-t In pe;j decay :"
1 never loved a plett j;ili
lint what -he alwaya told mr "nay.'
We begin tothiuk Avith the Apos
tle, that "ail is vanity and vexatiDn
of spirit.'5 A.t the time ot beginning
our journalistic career, Ave Avere
possessed of i he idea that Ave pos
sessed genius: now. however, this ij
iia J'tUuu.-ioi the brain is dispclled,and
we'll never be proud any more no,
"not for Joe."
Being po-sessed Avith an inclina
tion to leave the sacred precincts-of
the Independent Province, Ave teel
that our labors as correspondent are
nearly fmi-hed. and in thisconnection
have been making a desperate etfort
to write a valedictory not one of
your common, every-day valedicto
ries, but .something noble and high
toned, which AVottJd .stamp us as the
champion "writcst" of the Repuiu-i-can
stall. If this attempt is a fail
ure (you being the judge), Ave shall
be compelled to try again, if such
be the case, you may xierhaps hear
again from " Pu.ktok..
Items From Oregon.
West CiiehaijKM, July 18, '7.").
Ei. Pei'UBMCAN: To furnish
items at all times Avhieh Avill be of in
terest to your reader?, we find no ea
sv task: vet we are alw.rvs readv to
perform cur duty in this respect.
Spring rains are over and summer
days are hero- They have brought
with them fields of waving grain,
fruits, and wild berries in abundance.
Farmers would be pleased to have
one good rain to make grain till well.
Crops Avill fall somewhat short of
Avhat they were expected,, if. rain, does
ited come soon.
-Mr. C. F. Mackie has been in our
midst. lie litis returned from Wa!i:i.
Walla. Washington Territory, Aviierc
j he has been .-topping for his healths
iKe. Lum ha man-.' Avarm friends
in Missouri who w ill be glnd no doubt
to hear that hcl ivnroving and is
doing- '.veil.
Jiov. E. P. Hammond., the great re
vivalist, has been carrying on a ruvi
val in Portland for several days and
prom:.-es to continue for some length
of time. At last report j many were
turning to the Lord, and the good
work Avas still going on. Having at
tended his revivals in Ivirksville,Mo...
last year, we consider Mr. Hammond
a zealon-- Avorker in tl cause in
which lie is engaged. From bin pres
ent field of kiboy lie will go to Puget's
Sound. W. T.
Dry Ave.il her. plenty of dust, and
plenty of time for pfaying croquet
and lishing. As for the latter Ave sel
dom engage in, not having' patienoo
to endure the musquitoes merely for
the sake of jrettimr a nibble" and a
! few li-li. We enjoy a disli of salmon
.and trout, but dislike the trade of a
li-liennan.
We promise to Avrite again, but
proba!" from a different locality
Success to your farmers in their at
tempt to again raise a crop.
As ever, yours truly,
TOM.
Parser Items.
Th. Reitukican: Thinking that
a-few items from this place Avould be
of interest to the many readers ol
your A'aluablc paper, 1 drop you a
few.
Parker is a country postollice. near
I the Northwest corner of the countA-,
about six miles Nort Invest of Fill
more, near the Federal cross-roads,
IJe.-ide.s the poidoflicc Ave have a
j blacksmith shop, carried on by C. G
j Smith it Son, who are prepared to
j do all kinds of Avork in their line in
good order. We also htu'c a good
custom and merchant mill handy, on
the NodaAvay river, owned by Dun
can cc Zook. and run by A. C. Dun
can. av!io is ever ready to accommo
date bis customers,, and furni.-h them
Avith the best of Hour and meal.
Corn is looking fine: the replant is
tas.-eling and silking. If avo do not
have frost until October, avc Avill
have more corn than avc Ikia'o had for
two years. Some of t lie farmers are
making preparations for feeding cat
tle and hogs, but there are not many
of the latter in this part of the coun
ty, many having died last Avinter for
the Avaut of corn.
There is great, excitement over a
letter published in the Holt County
Sentiue!. Avritten by Old Persimons.
The olfended one says that 'Squire
Nease is the writer, but ho says that
one thingis to accuse and another is
to prove it, and that none have the
manhood to face him and say it. or to
lake up their pen against him.
r.LUNDERIJUSS.
Parker, Andrew county, Mo., July
oOth, 1S75.
.7i;rr;i: Mokuis, counsel for Theo
dore Tilton, on Monday last seiwed
notice on Sherman and Sterling, at
torneys of record for Henry Ward
Beecher, to prepare to ansAver in a
ncAV trial on the lirst Monday in Sep
tember. So it seems the Avhole busi
ness is to go over again. The public
are tired of it, and it is not possible
for the second trial to occupy that
share of attention from the public as
did the first.
The Japanese are going ahead in
the matter of constitutional govern
ment. The combined energy and
prudence shown by this people in
freeing themselves from the prejudi
ces of their ancient civilization and
adapting themsah'cs to the advanced
ideas of free gOA'cmment gh'e prom
ise of a great future for Japan; for a
people who can combine such a rap
id suhMiice in the direction of liberty
Avithout descending to license, must
possess the virtue bfself-contr.bl.iii.aiii
eminent degree..
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