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The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-09-16
The Last OF another Lie.

EY- The great bug a-boo of Republi-
can corruption, with which the Democ-
racy started out in the present canvass,
has been most effectually demolished by
a true and honest statement of the facts. !
Every lie was nailed by the Republicans
as soon as concocted, until now a Demo
cratic press, of any decency at all, is
ashamed to allude to them. And here IS
the last of another, by which they had
fondly hoped 10 demolish the Republi-
can candidate for Congress in this dis
trict. Somebody mysteriously iuslnu-
aled that Mr.. VANDEvER had made some
fraudulent surveys at some time or Other.
Instantly, the Herald of Dubuque, to
whom the palm for political lying must
be awarded. takes up the matter, gives it
to its readers with large headings and
profusion of notes of : exclamation, and
takes especial pains to insinuate great
many things which it dared not ASSERT
The charge of fraudulent or even incor-
rect surveys, was effectually disproven
by the evidence of the Surveyor General
Of the Land Office, and his chief clerk,
both Democrats, and as the Herald did
not dare to throw doubt upon their testi-
mony. it had to withdraw that portion OF
'''r""s-s-'s=s It would not give
field notes of the survey had been mis-
laid, kept continually crying out for their
reproduction--and more than animated
that Mr.. VANDEvER had made away with
them, for the purpose Of destroying the
evidence of his frauds. Well, even this
prop is knocked from under it. and on
Sunday last it is forced to come down
with an Acknowledgements that there was
no cause for all the fuss it had made
Here is its unwilling acknowledgment
1.-The last Of this contemplate lie:
Upon information received by our
associate from the Surveyor Generals Of
flee, the Herald few days since stated
that the plats and field notes of Mr.. Van
dever's surveys could not be found. -
The field notes hare been hunted up and
are az the Surveyor Generals office !'
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-09-16

On Saturday. 9Th inst. there were 90
deaths in New Orleans from Yslls~ F>-
YER.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-09-16

A divine informed sailor that the
devil was chained up. 4.eg@
" How long is the rope o.
!" Oh" was the digni6ed reply. iii
extends over the world.
/" Does it." rejoined Jack !" il 50. the
lubber might as well be loose"
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-09-16

an express enactment declared that slavery should
be recognized there until PROHIBITED By THE
TERRITORIAL LEGISLATUREl F. how
does this happen. we repeat, when the mos,
prominent men, both North and South, were
hostile to slavery How docs this comport with
the constantly repeated Republican assertion
that slavery cannot legally exist in the Territor
sau
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1858-06-10
g Charming STORY.
NY NOSE;
CONCLUDED
OR, THE LOST Will.

CONCLUDED
"Denmore's story" continued my un-
Gle, "began with an apology. 1t seems
that the walled-up room is not walled up
at all, but only boarded, and to one ac-
quainted with the locality it is very easy
to effect an entrance, uuperceivod from
the outside Knowing, he says, that ii
would notinterfere with the arrangements
of the family, he has been accustomed
to spend hours in what is called the
haunted room; and there he loved to sit
thinking of the past, and devising means
to prove his lawful claim to the beloved
house. Last night he discovered, in an
ancient secretary, some old letters writ.
ten by his mother to his aunt before he
was born; and losing all thoughts Of tho
present, he had been reading them foI
at least an hour, when suddenly, a rus,
tling sound attracted his attention, and
the figure Of his Aunt Eleanor stood in
the doorway. She seemed to gaze up.
on him inquiringly, and her hand grasp
ed a roll of paper. But at the SOUND
Of the exclamation, which he could mo-
suppress, she Immediately started, anC
throwing the paper towards him vanish
ed from his sight He lost his con
sciousness for time, and when he re-
covered he found himself lying on the
floor, where he must have fallen. Al
though man Of great strength Of mind
it is impossible to persuade him that h0
did not really see his Aunt Eleanor an'
the strangest part Of it is, that when h
came to himself the roll Of paper wa
there before himl and what do you thinl
it proved to be2"
1.-THE willI whispered several awe
stricken voices.
"Aotually the will, said my uncle
'which says beyond all doubt Il Civ
and bequeath to my nephew, Pyott Den
more, the old family mansion with al
its appurtenances; and after a few lega
cies to servants and dependents, tn
whole Of her property PERSONAL an
real estate, goes to the said Pyott S
you may prepare to change your quar-
ters as soon as possible"
The girls looked anything but unwilI
ing, and q sort of subdued horror pei
vaded the party.
"Now don't be such fools" srid Uu
clio Althorpe, Gas TO suppose that Mis-
Eleanor really appeared in propria pa
soma to her dreaming nephew; if he bt
lieves it, that is no reason why j shoulC
and it is my opinion that some old fam
| lily servant has managed to discover Oh
will and invest il with this little air o
mystery. I shall make dilligent inqu
ries in the village, and have no doul
IL will turn out just so; don't 20
think so, Becky"
"No, sir" replied abruptly, will
out moments reflection.
"WhatI" exclaimed my uncle, "hay
the girls then infected you with the
ridiculous fears2 Where is an you
boasted courage2"
pretended TO be absorbed IN a bool
but I could SEQ that my olear-heade
uncle was observing me closely throug
| his spectaclos.
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there2 I replied with some spirit, for /
was quite provoked at this absurdity.
"Truo, ," he replied, with a smile at his
own unreasonableness; "but 1 am most
anxious to hear the story"
I told him the whole foolish affair,
from beginning to end; but interruptng
me, as / dwelt upon my own folly, he
declared that he fully believed me to
have been heaven-sent; and that but for
"my folly" as was pleased to call it,,
the will would, most probably, never
have been discovered.
There was an embarrassing pause, and
I rose TO go 20 the house; but Mr.. Den
more detained me.
"You have already done me an ines
Unable favor" he began; "but I have
still another to ask"
now thought myself conceited and
tried to remember my nose; but I could
not help imagining what he meant from
his manner.
"Bebecca," he whispered, twill you
promise to brighten, with your presence,
the old mansion you have been the
means of restoring2'
"I thought" I replied, in confusion,
'that lilly"
"DIiss Hildegarde is a very pretty
child" said he, "and 1 have had a most
delightful conversation with her, Of
which you were the subject"
mel" I exclaimed, in unfeigned as
constituent.
ayes, you" he replied, pressing the
hand of which he had somehow contriv-
cd to possess himself 81 loved you,
he continued, "the first time / saw you,
for your resemblance to one who has
been to me more than a mother, and
through your little cousin 1 have become
better acquainted with you than you i'm
agine. All that she told me confirmed
my FIRST impression; and the discovery
Of your 'masquerading folly to use
your own words, has filled me with the
deepest gratitude. But you have not
answered my question:"
What followed is of no consequence
to anyone but myself. Suffice it to say
that in proper time my uncle and cous.
ins were duly informed; but they per.
yersely refused to be astonished. They
all declared that they had had presen
timent Of this from the beginning, anC
| Uncle Althorpe mischievously asked if
he had notprophesied that would "do?'
| When Mr. Denmore followed me homo
to be inspected by those near and deai
to me, he passed the ordeal with credit
land NO worry lOno, tima pIonsnd ern I wa
installed mistress of the old mansion.
Strange to relate, none of my fvt
beautiful cousins have ever married
while have gained a prize which I be
lieve any one Of them would Willingly
have appropriated do not regret M
masquerade and I have become recon
ciled to "My Nose" for believe tina
had it been at all different L should nev
er have found my husband.
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Letter Of hon. J. R. Cockerill,
70 the Democracy Of the SiDth Copges-
sioRal District of Ohio, composed Of
the Counties Of adams, Brol0H, Cler-
mont and Highland.
FELLOW CITIZENS: An act having re-
Gently passed the Congress Of the Uni
ted States, for the conditional admission
Of the Territory Of Kansas as State,
into the Union, and as a deep interest
has long been felt by the people Of the
whole country in Kansas affairs, / deem
it but proper, as a representative Of the
people, to assign to those whose servant
/ am, the reasons that have governed me
in my action upon this ogitating ques-
ton. The history Of Kansas, for the
last four years, is a history that reflects
no great credit upon republican institu-
tions; for that Territory has been the
scene Of continual internal strife, orig
mating outside of, and far distant from
the Territory
The Kansas question has entered eve
ryWhere into politics, and has entirely
overshadowed all other questions, both
Of State and national character aud es-
lpeoially in the Northern States has il
been the hinge upon which al elections
have recently turned. The executive
Legislative, judicial, and ministerial Of
fees Of tho State governments have beer
filed without regard 10 any othor quail
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Turkigb I'D Ereneb GirIs.


Eastern maidens are watched by their
mothers with excess of severity, not
only because it is believed that danger
might befall them, but because the
slightest hint that surveillance had been
relaxed for a moment, even though no
harm may be known of it, is sufficient
to destroy all prospect of marriage
This is precisely the case in France. A
mother who would allow her daughter
once to walk out with a young man, or
should she allow q young man not of
the family once to sleep in the house
she might as well accept the most de-
grading epithet in the language. No
oxigencies can be more severe than a
battered French roUe, who has at length
made up his mind to run the risk of
matrimOny, as to the modest demeanor
Of his betrothed. He watches, with
praotised eye, to catch the slightest ges-
ture, the slightest glance, that may con-
tradict his ideas of innocence and can
dor; and has a certain rigid theory, ac-
cording to which he judges Of the way
the young lady walks, of the degree of
elasticity of deportment--a little stiff
ness and awkwardness being a sine qua
non. Should an unmarried lady look a
man full in the face, it is a sure sign
that she is very naughty person.
TACTICS OF FRENCH MOTHERS.
Many a poor girl, yielding to her ir-
repressible frankness, has been con-
demned for looks and acts that would
flI wise experience with joy; for French
men cannot believe in virtue allied with
ease of manners, and augur i'll even Of a
Joyous laugh. The consequence is, that
mothers in that country, in self-defence,
are obliged to give a false direction to
the education Of their daughters
They have constructed an art of modes.
ty, a theory of reserve, to meet the
tastes of the marrying public. The ac.
complishments of sbyness and timidity
are taught according to precise rules
just like music and dancing. This ex.
plains why nearly all the French girls
have the same demeanor-walking, when
in public, with their eyelids on theil
cheeks, never entering into cOnversa
ton other than monosyllabic, and caro-
fully eschewing, even in most familiar
circles, any exhibition Of that open
hearted Joy which makes the society
Of their English sisters so delightful
Perhaps a happy medium between thu
two is desirable here.
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THE WORTH OF HOURS.

Here are a few lines from the Poe
Mines, on "The Worth Of Hours,
which may be quoted here to the ad
vantage Of readers young and old:
Those surely are not fairly spent
That leave your spirit bowed and bent
In sad unrest and ill content.
So should we live, that every Hour
May die qs dies tho natural hower,-
A self-revlving thing Of powers
That every Thought and every Decd
May hold within itself the seed
or future Good and futuro Need;
Esteeming Sorrow, whose employ
Is 10 deveIope, not destroy,
Far better than barren JOY.
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Yortrg
For the News.
THE FLOWERS.

ny A. n, HARRrrT'
Where God in hls glory oternally reignS,
There tho fair flowers are permitted to bloom,
Emitting their fragrance Ger Heavens bright
plains,
EEhullng blisuful, a celestial perfume.
The flowers are ft smblems Of Eden above,
Where care is unknown, pain and anguish
unfelt;
They are tokens ofendlesg and bountiful love;
They blest our first parents when in Eden
they dwelt
They're foretasies Of the joys which in Hsa7-
en- exist,
They cheer the sad heart and inspire the
faint soul.
Their language, though simple, we cannot re-
slst,
Once heard, iis soft whispers the stern pas
sions control.
They brighten our pathway while travelling
through woe,
They strengthen the faith and fresh courage
insPirei
They point the ialnt PhBflm 70 JOYS Ol'B"'
and new,
Which God will give freely unto all who
desire.
When silent and lonely we sleep in the tomb
BY friends all forgotten, and birthplace un'
known,
The beautiful flowers will Ger our heads bloom
PointYupward to Heaven, where our spirits
have flown.
Then LET the voice carol the anthems Of praise
To God, who in mercy such blessings be-
Ftow8i
Who gives unto mortals that soul.gaving grace
Which its them for Heavon-for celestia
repose.
Hillsboro, May, 1859.
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ty-two distinguished members Of the
aristocraoy." All this may bo very
gratifying TO the admirers Of aristooraoy
in the church, but it is quite probable,
He who is no respoctor Of persons, will
grant as high a rank in Heaven to the
poor beggar as to duehesses, marchio-
nesses, ct jd onlne gcnUs.
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goutBs department.
For the News

For the News.
Geographical Enigma.
! am composed Of % letters;
My %, ILL.,, ID, isa riveriu Mexico.
My ID, 4, 10, is a cape on the Atlantic
Ocean.
My 10, 10, 2, Is, II, 3, %, S, is strait
in N. America.
My 81, 90, 22,2,4,is an island in the Baltic
Sea.
My 9,15,12, is q soa in Asia.
My ], 2, l6, l8, IL, Ia, 10, is a gulf In
Persia.
My 81, IA, II, 10, G, is lake in the United
States.
My g, Il, IS, %, 2,4, is river In New
Mexico.
MY whole is a State and the Capital
TIN.
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For the News.
Mathematical Questions.

No. I.
A ball was seen to fall from a tower; and dur
ing the last second IL was falling It fell half Of
the distance from the top. What was the
height Of the tower1
No. 9.
Bunker Hill Monument is 30 #. square at
the base, and Is #. square at the top; e is 300
feethigh. From the bottom to the top through
the center, is a conical avenue, feet In diam
eer at the bottom, and II feet at the top
How many cubic feet Of stone in the monu-
ment. T.. G. g.
Now Pelersburg. MAY. 1858.
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For the News
Miscellaneous Enigma.

Miscellaneous Enigma.
am composed Of % letters;
My y IL, 3,5, is the "sweetest place on
earth"
NV, I4.I3, IS, I6, ls, %, is looked for.
wavd 10 with great anxiety.
My 81, 6, is a note In music.
My ga, TO- 5, Is the goddess Of Poetry.
My22, 3, %, 5, Is destiny.
Nv I,9, 9, l9, 90, 4. 3, l9, g, II, 10, %, 81
90, 4, 8. is the most holy place.
My -, II, Q, !, l6, II, /, s., is devoid o
meaning.
My 7, 5, "A, Is, I6, 9, is the place Of tn,
blessed.
My %, "A, 4, 9, is kind Of sylvan deity.
My whole is the name Of a "promisinl
youth" BESSIE.
May %, 1858.
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Communications.
Correspondence Of the News.
NOTES OF TRAVEL.
NUMBER ".

NUMBER ".
WeatLer-JOuad h-doors-A Venerable
Mansion of the Revolutionary Period
The Battle of Brandwgine- Vtet0
of the Battle Field Grazing and But
ter Making IN Chester ComtH Pa.-
The Famous "Che8tsr White" Breed
Of Hoqs-Some Fine Specimens soon
to be introduced into Highland County
80 Wet WeatLer-PoHtics, &c.
BANKS OF THE BRANDYwTNE, !
May p, 1858. !
FRIEND BoARDMAN:-This is an aw-
full wet day, and all visiting is suspend
ed. I sat in the house with the ladies,
discussed the merits Of their patchwork
and some other like important matters,
till I felt some Of the premonitory symp-
toms of a ft of "the blues" when I
concluded would shut myself mp in my
room and talk awhile with my Highland
friends.
We are now here at the house Of O
sister. The house itself as we'll as eve
rything that surrounds it, is matter Of
interest. It was built Of "bIack stone,
(Hornblende) in l774, as the date on Tho
wall still shows. The house is large
and convenient, and you may well ina
gine presents quite an antiquatod ap
Pearance. The sash, frames, doors anc
shutters are apparently as sound as th'
day they were put in, aud are covered
with a coat Of paint that appears to b.
almost as impervious to water as the mar
bic in and on the Girard College.
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A religious journal ia Europe brags
over the conversion @ It's faith Of three
duohossos, one marohioness, two count
esses, eight right-honorablo ladies', ten
baronets, two arch -deaoons, eighty-fve
clergymen, and two hundred and seven
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SEVENTY YEARS A PREACHER.-The
London Watohman records that the
Rev, John Hickling, ninety-three years
of age, and having been seventy years
a preacher, on the 26th Of February do
liverod a discourse of an hour and TWEEN
by minutes on early Methodism," " and
that inits delivery "there was no def
cheney Of voice, memory, or mental pow
or, but the whole was connected, inter
esting and instructive" On the 28th
he preached twice TO overfowing congre-
gatious, his discourses being each an
hour long, aud distinguished "by good
sense, forvor, energy, aud pathos."
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uJ7Answer to Enigma by Anonymous, +"
in last weeks paper: "Enigmas sent without
the answer"
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Two old friends met, not long since,
after a separation Of thirty-fvo years
"Woll, Tom" said one chow has the
world gone with you, old boy2 Mar.
ried YETI" "Yes, and I've cot a family
you can't matoh--seven boys and one
girl" "I can match IL exactly, was
Che reply, "for I have seven girls and
one boy"
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Female Courage.

Courage in women is thought by ma
ny of the fair sex to be so unfeminine
that some fine ladies even affect coward
ice, and pretend to be alarmed at the
presence of mouse in the corner, OF a
COW in a ten-acre lot. But nothing can
be more absurd. Fear is often pardon
ed in women, but it is never admired
It has no connection with gentleness, or
even gentility and is the source of a
vast deal Of misery and discomfort
Let women cultivate courage. Read the
following, ye timid danes and damsels,
and be wiser and happier:
"There is a branch of general eduoa-
tion which is not thought at all neoessa-
ry for women; as regards which, indeed
it is we'll if they are not brought up to
cultivate the opposite. Women are not
taught to be courageous. Indeed, to
some persons, courage may seem as un-
necessary for women as Latin and Greek
Yet there are few things that would tend
to make women happier in themselves
and more acceptable to those with whom
they live, than courage. There are ma,
ny women of the present day, sensible
women in other things, whose panic ter.
rors are a frequent source of discomfort
to themselves and those around them
Now, it is a great mistake to imagine
that hardness must so with courage; and
that the bloom Of gentleness and sym.
|pathy must all be rubbed off by thai
Ivigor Of spirit which gives presence Of
mind, enables a person to be useful in
peril, and makes the desire to assist
overcome that sickness of sensibility
which can only contemplate distress anC
difficulty There Is no beauty IN fear
It is a mean, ugly, disheveled creature
No statue can be made of it that a wo
man would wish TO see herself like"
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mo. 6l2.
Notice for the Restoration Of Certain Lands
to Market In the state OF Michigan.

to Market In the state Of Michigan.
TIME grant Of land made by the act Of Congress
approved Juno 1856, Michigan
Railroads therein mentioned having
hereinafter described notice. KIRBY that all the vacant tsd
Indiana sFlint
Milwaukee, Railroads. situated the aforementioned townships
by Congress- legally claimed By presmpon
,oASch paet ery date ritkdrusedi viii be
the the aAres
specified At the ordinary minimum of ~ 25
A. th@ land 0ce Monday the sizwk day @
ned, viz.
North Of he base line and cest Of Merrincpai mssiiaa
Townships =, H. H. la a. u.s. H. 49, 49, range
Townships 4s,s 49, TO- H. 10 Ia a. IS IL is, 49,
Townships H. ~ 49, a. Is, TO- 49, TO- and 10 Of
Townships .S,e,7s TO- H. H. 49, A. u.s. 1s, 49, TO- OF
Townships TO- 15 49, IL TO- aud 90 of range fifteen
Townships TO- u.s. 49, H. TO- aud 90 Of six
ll,ts
Townships o. 10, IS 49, H. 10 and range
Townships TO- u.s. 49, IL, 49, TO- rauyr eighteen
Township Is, Of range nineteen. arlteE
tho Monday day
AHossf nert viz:
NORTH Of tie baa linz and Of tie priaeipal merdias
Townships IL "a 49, a. u.s. 49, ~ 49, 80, a. and 3s range
thirteen ssA' .tfa7 I. ~ ~ 's7 n sts 1NAit -
Townships H. a. 2s "a, as g. a. range
Tovnships a. n rs ~, ., 49, and q, rnngc
Townships &C. a. 49, 20, 81, and ~, Of range nine
Townships ~ 49, ~ %, a. and &c. Of range eight
Township ~, H range seven
Washington eighth dsv
june pini Thousand sight hundred ay eight
Thus A. HENIFFCKS
l tq4 Commissioner u the General land once
June i0--wtls 8#e
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TREASURY DxrAxs,Gsu, Jnns ., lots-
SEALED PROPOSALS. furnishing required ~ hs
ending JGns ~ lee VIII
uau - oclock n o. " sab day 5uns t Those
Afncoy tes1m6nias ability fuln tho
viii BE- considered will ouy " awarded
established manufacturers Of dealers IN the articles
All the articles be quay OF their knd
Examples hsrsuas speciasd must accompany each bid M
samples the whom the awarded win
pAd @ By the department the others viii bs returned 70 The
specuvs bAdsrs.
No I'D wU b ooadd nisss Ae articles doas~sssc Ak
very bex qSaIay aud nued to tie y the dyarxeH
Each proposal must BE- signed by the individual nrm making
and must specify price and but for each and a
Gle contained Ia tho schedule
Al hs ARTICLES ruhed viii be required be IKE the ssmp
submitted which viii comparison; and
ysred without day whom ordered u The
ths odcs for ~hoh they required fE Fff
The department. the right ordering
quantity each and article contracted The pubc
may require
Supplying Inferior any deemed sufcaen
cause forthwith TO annu the contract
Bonds With approved be BY
ing and u Of failure supply the articles required s
tractor and sursc ss be liable for the spscasd
bond - Equidsted damages,
Tbs ssbjonsd list SPECIFICS nearly done,
amount quality and description Of each Of the kinds Of articles
Qoired