The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-11-18
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r There will bea Mass Meeting held at
the Court House in Independence, on
saturday, November, 2Cth, for the pur-
pose Of electing Ten Delegates, TO attend
aStatc Convention, to be held at Iowa
City. on the LIST "Wednesday of Decem-
Der next, to take into consideration the
proprioty efoblaining State aid for such
ofour Railroads as may be considered Of
State. and not mere local Importance
Come ever, one who feels an Interest in
our Smtc. Il s ~
Religious Notice. SIS Il Is II i. ~ "a
We are desired 10 state that. Ref. d.
CT ToALIssoN will preach at Morsc's
Hall next Sunday, November, 2lst. al
half past terl a. M,
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aET We desire % cab attention 10 the
card Of friend BERpERlcm. Merchant
frailor He certainty i a, adept ii the
ART Of !" Cutting and Making asis well
attesled BY the amount 81 business which
he is doing. Those who want their
clothes well and tastefuliy made, cannot
dobettsr than 70 trust them to his hands.
An Explanation Wanted.
re- We are anxious to find some per-.
son capable of explaining the sense Of
the following paragraph. copied from an
editorial article in the Ciriiian. 80
l'.Our lands have been withdrawn from
market and doubled in price, and instead
of acting as an Incubus for popnlating
hestqts. IS actually producing The op-
positc effect. WI. 4 3,s5
-aa xs~------A- $780, Z - ---s 7a
AaPfoPesitior. ~
rEN as the season isfast approaching
when study, toa large ertent--at leas.
among our country friends-us urps the
lasee Of labor, we propose, AS 4 means Of
making tho. I. .Guardian' more Interest,".
ing 20 our county subscribers, and also
with 4 view to benefit all who. will take.
an interest in the matter, TO set apart
portion If our paper for the use Of school
teachers and scholars--and all others who
desire to avail Themselves Of the privilege
and request that they will gil it with
essays upon practical subjects. with
statements and solutions Of problems, or
the propounding and answering Of ques-
tons in mathematics, chemistry, Gram
mer. Astronomy, or any Of the ordinary.
or higher branches Of studies, We ap.
prchcnd that this could be made fea-
lure Of interest and Instruction. If our
readers Will only take hold Of the matter.
Lct some one. for instance. in the next
number. state a problem in mathemat-
les. requesting an answer in two weeks.
This would probably set a dozen or
twenty, Or perhaps fifty persons in, the
county to work with pencil and slate,
and greatly to their benefit. no Doubt
The desire toproduce something for pub
LEGATION themselves, would then lead them
10 study and investigation, which could
not fail toymprose them. The desire to
write distinctly, spell correctly, and have
their sentences grammatically constructed
when sending their essays or questions
tot publication. cannot fail also to be
beneficial 10 those who will enter into
the spirit oil our proposition.
We do not care whether the real name
arcompaniesthe communication or not.
The only condition we prescribe is tha,
the statement shall be written legibly, 50
that there may be no mistake made in
the publication. We hope parents will
urge their children 10 take part in these
exercises, as we feel confident that great
good will result. May we not number
many Of our teachers among our contrib
utors TO this department. We should be
N lsl = Y i
glad 10 do 50. y - 81 s-.s
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Independence Lyccnu,. 81 i.
IEW We are requested blythe Presi-
dent, Mr.. DoSSAS,: 10 state that regular
meetings Of this Associations are now held
At the Court House or Friday evening
Of each week. It's 70 be hoped that our
citizens will manifest sufficient interest in
the Society TO atrIeast attend lis lectures
and debates. rs 80 doing they would
spur the dirpntants mp to greater exer-
ton. make she discusrions more interest
ing, and would soon doubtless SECURE Tor
themselves 4 weekly intellectual treat. s.
To5Merrox evening. Mr.. Il. r. BAkEn
reads Y poem before the Lyccum. Sub
ject--H lxAoiSATlox,'''sm
cannot We have; during the winter.
a course Of weekly, or bi.wcekly. Ice