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The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-10-21
I'll istfllanfOns.
IS Meet Lizzie at Six.n

This was all the dispatch contained
Four little words yet what excitement
they caused in the household at Maple
Cottage; the quiet sober household,
whose members at the moment Of its re-
ception. were on the point Of going to
rest for the night. SOIL
Meet Lizzie at six r. Was our dar-
ling indeed so near us Two years and
three months had passed since our eyes
had been gladdened by her girlish beau
ty. since her voice had mingled with the
bird music that Aoated all the day long
among the naples. Two years and three
months She had been buried among
books, in far away city. bowing her
sunny curls over algebra. and geometry.
grammar. apA philosonhv astroromv
and botany. French and LATIN
IL At first. because her parents desired 1t
!, -. i--- ta.o s'sss'h-
srs she had learned to love and at last.
sealously. from pure thirst for the treai
sures these studies unlocked to her. But
it was over now, these toilsome years,
and she was on her way to us once more
--our Lizzis--our pet and pride-we
should meet her at six" asi 4ffl IW
She had left D. in the morning had
journeyed without stopping, all day this
we guessed at once and at eight in the
evening. finding hastyo opportunity.
che had telegraphed to us the words
above. At six, the Eastern train arrived
at our station. Lizzie was to ride all
all night. for the sake of reaching home
thus early. 1t was like her impulsive.
warm hearted child that she was !! How
litsle We slept that night! What slight
sounds aroused us how early we were
all astir-even the baby. and the white
haired grandfather. Meet Lizzie, eh o.
he said "aye. indeed will we r And
the old mans voice caught youthful
tone, and his crutches an electrical move
ment. as he lctbled about the house.
giving orders. as il the responsibility
iested on him, to be sure. z
There was Hannah. too. bewilderina
.-e mother about breakfast. /" Did Liz,
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-10-21

STAND FROM UNDKR.-A statemant.'
is published in the papers concerning
the faii OF Ihruston the aroraut. The
elevation was thought to be three miles
when be was last seen, and assuming
this to be the distance he fell, il would
only require thirty-one and half sec
onds for him to reach the earth, a mean
velocity of 495 feet per second. Assu-
ming his weight to be l6o pounds. he
would strike the earth with momen-
tum equal to l6o,80o pounds. or a littls
more than 80 tons. power sufficient to
scatter his body. bone and muscle. into
atoms SO minute as scarcely to be per-
cepiible, if not to bury him deep into the
earth.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-10-21

PEACH LEAVES FOR YEAsr.-Mr. Dan
iel r. Mitchell, of Rome. Ga, says the
Courier Of that place. has discovered
that dried peach leaves are superior te
hops for making yeast. 1t is said the
bread made from this yeast is quite as
light and we'll favored as that made from
the best hop yeast. The yeast is made
the same as hop yeast, except dried
peach leaves are substitu ted for hons.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-10-21
The American Chess Player.

Mr.. Morphy. the American chess
player. is carrying everything before him
in England. At the great Annual
Chess Congress at Birmingham, on the
2Sth of August. Mr.. Morphy performed
the Extraordinary feat of playing eight
games simultaneously, blindfolded,
against as many players. and these the
best players in England. Mr.. Morphy
won every game but one.
The match between Morphy and Low
enthal was nearly cleared. The stakes
were f2O0 for him who FIRST should win
nine games. Morl by had won 8. Low
enthal 8. drawn 2. An arrangement had
been made for match of f5OO between
Morphy and Staunton, but the Critic
says:
70 rs1se the ruhus necessary Tor backing
our English champion agains. this Amer.
ican lad-for lad he is. and he looks
much more juvenile than be is. The
match with Herr Lowenthal offers, how
ever. very little encouragement to Mr..
Staunton's friends. and it is very conf
IDENTIFY predicted that Mr.. Morphy will
have TO return to America without van.
gushing the King Of English chess play.
srs. Having enjoyed an opportunity Of
overlooking Mr.. Morphy's play. we
must say that in our opinion he is Ger.
ainly the most astonishing player we
'ave eyer beheld. He plays with great
'ourage. and makes what appear to be
be most alarming sacrifices; yet so pro-
ound and well.grounded are his calcula.
ions. that be is never more dangerous
han when he appears to run the greatest
isk and, as we heard veteran chess.
layer remark. "it is impossible to fore
be half his moves" Another very
'onderful popularity about him is the
stentiveness of his me mory. We are
I'D upon good authority. that after play
g eleven or twelve games. he will 90
ONE and play them all over again from
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-10-21
LAND MEAsuRr.-Eyery farmer shoule

LAND MEAsURE.-Every farmer should
have rod measure. light. stiff pole,
just i6a #. long. for measuring land
BY little practice. he can learn to step
just a rod at S steps. which will answer
very well for ordinary farm work. AS
certain the number of rods in width aud
afapr one Its tfsh other sgfiHssa,a ana alyfiaass faas
oy i6O, and you have the number of
acres, as l60 square rods make square
acre. II you wish to lay off acre quare.
measure la rods upon each side. This
lacks cod Of full measure.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-10-21

to the station, but grandsir's going to see
Lizzie first after all. Yes, yes; grand
sir's not 30 far from his little gal as the
rest of them, but we're all following fast!"
Blessed lost one! How prone we are
to forget this. How hard for our faith to
"put back the dead love from her arms, :"
and look upward, to the gray morn that
passeth thee forever. We mourn thee
always, Lizzie our idolatrous hearts
yield but slowly to the Fathers chasten-
ing, yet in it we feel the earnest of JOY to
come ; we know the clinging earth gar
ments cannot hold us back from thee for.
ever; we know that we shall yet "meet
thee at six" at the glorious sunrise Of the
Resurrection Morning.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-10-21

The following advertisement appears
in the St. Louis Republican:
ESGAeED-Miss Anna Gould t John
Candal. City Marshal. both of Leaven.
worth, X. T.
From this time henceforth and for
ever-until Miss Anna Gould becomes
widow-all young gentlemen are reaues.
ted to Withdraw their particular atten
TONS"
A young lady explained to printer.
the other Gay. the distinction between
printing and publishing. and at the con-
clusion other remarks. BY way Of Illus
tration she said -
You may printa kiss upon my cheek.
but you must not publish it."
.nc 'oHowing oeautiiuI and imnr...
s've line is copied from the works nf
one who is now no more
Pay the Printer-ere lis wiu,or"
A woman's tongue has been found
capable. on actual experiment. to move
1890 times minnie Think Of that
aud weep!
An ACUTE" Augle.-Any angle tha,
enables you to cross street so as not n
run against creditor
Ha Of
Prentice wishes that the individu.,
who invented what was called the :" nav.
ng out machinery" for the Niagara and
Asamemnon. would get up lit,le ma
chine ofthe sort to be used in the case
u every newspaper subscriber.
Ine woman who made pound of but.
sF from the cream Of joke. and a
'heess from the milk of human kindness
has since washed the close of a wear. and
'ung EN- to dry or bee line.
Samuel Green, Methodist exhor,er
now in Maryland State Prison. under'
'oing ten years Imprisonment for h,y-
ng had volume Of" Uncle Toms Cab.
IN his possession. The sentence Was
ronounced BY the Dorches,e, CouoIy
'ourt las, spring.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-10-21
The Atlantic Telegraph Thrown into the
Shade.

A writer in the Philadelphia Press
whose mind has been somewhat agitatet
by the startling inventions Of the day
sends to that journal an article from Mr.
Dicks Works on the subject of Acoustic
Tunnels, believing he says, tha
great improvements can be made in them
especially since the discovery of quit,
percha, and that we may be able. some
time or other, to talk to John Bull across
the Atlantic ocean. He adds:
Experiments were made in Paris by
M. Blot on the transmission of sound
through air in very long tubes. ano
through solid bodies. These expert
menls were made through long cylindri-
cal pipes. which we're constructed a.
conduits for fountains to embellish thu
city of Paris. With regard to the veloc
ity Of sound, it was asc r aimed that it
transmission was ten and half times a:
quick As through the air. The pipes
were over one thousand and thirty-ni
yards in length. NJ. Blot was stationed
at one end, and a friend at the other
they heard the lowest voice so perfectly
as to hear the words and keep up con.
versation on the subject of the expert
ments. They wished to determine the
lowest point at which the human voice
seemed to be audible, but could not &C.
complish it; words spoken as low as
when we whisper secret TO another were
understood, SO that not to be heard there
was but one resource not to speak at all.
Between question and an answer the
interval was not greater than for the
transmission of sound. The time in the
experiment through one thousand and
thirty nine yards. was about FIVE and a
half seconds. Reports of pistol fred at
one end occasioned considerable explo-
sion at the other the air was driven out
of the pipe so as to give the hand smart
blow, and drive light substances out of
it to the distance of half yard, and to
candle. Don Gautian, an
other savan, proposed to build horizon
tai tunnels widening at the remoter ex-
tremities, and found. at the distance of
nearly a mile, the ticking of watch
could be heard far 6stser than close to the
ear. He calculates that series of such
tunnels or pipes would convey a mes
sage nine hundred miles in an hour
The advantages of such tunnels must be
obvious; they might be laid between
railroad stations, across rivers, and even
between cities and the day will proba-
ply come when they will be perfected so
IS to be used as much for long distances
Is they ar, now in many large manufac-
'ories. and even in dwellings, on a small
scale, and known as speaking tubes.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-10-21
Signing the Pledge.


Rev. John Abbott, the sailor preacher
relates the following good story of one o
his temperance converts:
Mr.. johnson, at the close of COLI
water lecture, intimated that he mus
sign the pledge in his own way, whicl
he did in these words:
Il, William johnson, pledge myself t,
drink no more intoxicating drinks for on,
year.
Some thought he wouldn't stick three
days. others allowed him week, and
few others gave him two weeks; but tn.
landlord knew him best, and said he wa.
good stuff, but at the end of the year
Bill would be a good soaker.
Before the year was quite gone, Mr.
johnson was asked by Mr.. Abbott:
Bill. amt you going to resume tht
pledge q
well, l don't know, Jack but what
will. have done pretty we'll so far
Will you let me sign it again in my own
way?'
% yes, any way, SO that you will no
drink rum
He writes:
i. William johnson, sign this pledge
for nine hundred and ninety. nine years.
and ifliving at the end of that time,
intend to make outa lease for life.'
A day or two after. johnson went to
see his old landlord, who eyed him as a
hawk does chicken.
o. landlord :, wh,ued Bill, aecompa-
MED by sundry contortions of the body,
as if enduring the most excruciating tor
ment. i have such lump on my sid.'
That's because you have stopped
drinking; you won't live two years lon.
ger at this rate
If / commence drinking, will the
lump 60 away 2
Yes. If you don't you'll have a
lump on the other side p
Do you think SO. landlord .
know it; you'll have them on your
arms. back, breast, and head; you will
be covered all over with Jumps
Well, may be / will, said Bill.
Come. Bill said the landlord, let's
drink together at the same time pour
ing the red stuff from the decanter into
be glass. gug, gug. gug.
No. said Johnson. Il can't, for I've
p'ned the pledge again.
You ain't though! you are fool!'
4 Yes. that old sailor coaxed SO hard |
cpd not get off,
wish the old rascal was in Guinea.
J" how long do you go this time p
r nine hundred and ninety.nine
yeai
won't live a year.
~, if l drink. are you sure the
lump my side will so away
"
y" guess ! won't drink hers
the 'un continued Bill. holding up
sometnI with hundred dollars in it !;
and that vhat I want.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-10-21

An anxious mother in Maine thu.
writes to her son in California
MY dear someone home. A rol.
ling stone gathers no moss. Your af.
fectionate mother"
10 which Young America. with equal
laconism. replies =
Ny dear mother come here A
setting hen never gets fat. Your affec.
tionate son."
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-10-21

ton, decided that there was nothing fair
or equal in such contest that there
was not want of parties. but too many
plaintiffs for one defendant, and the suit
should be dismissed. DAILY Times.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-10-21

A few weeks since. says the N. O.
Crescent. we mentioned q singular cir.
cumstance. the marriage Of Germa n
widow IN the Third District. to her 5th
husoand-no one Of the previous four
~, having outliyed his wedding year
Well. few days since, the 5th husband
took the yellow fever. He died, and on
Friday he was buried.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-10-21

w. D. WesIburne. a younger brother
OF the famcQ hree. is nominated to the
Minnesota ,islatare by the Republi-
cans OF He pin county. and there is
some talk o. dding him to the Wash
burnes IN Cypress next year. h
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-10-21

beginning to end. playing out the varia-
tons, and showing how he would have
met any change of tactics on the part of
his adversary.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-10-21

The \ pcatine Journal says that Hon
A. o. kterson, Of that city, has Q
monster slican, which he keeps in q
cage at hk residence. 1t is one Of the
largest taer fowls known. 1t measures
eight fe@ from tip to tip of wings. and
has ." Sillam" nearly foot in length.
under which is suspended a pocket or
pouch tocarry its small change in. This
raro a'Y vas captured on the Cedar
river, some weeks since. .Dl
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-10-21
y 4oftrp
From Emery's Journal of Agriculture.
LIGHTING THE LAMPS.

Sitting by my window
On u summer eve,
List ming to the billow,
List ming to the breeze
Dark the shadows falling,
Bright the stars, and clear;
Men have ceased their toiling,
To their homes draw near.
Hear the drowsy beating
OF the city's heart,
As the hours are fleeting
And it's growing dark!
Sitting sad and lonely.
Mother far away,
Father dear is only
At our home to-day.
Brother, too, is wand'ring
Ger life's rugged way.
Wearily he's pond'ring,
Striving as he may,
Thinking of my life task.
Thinking must try. no
And scorning aid to ask
OLTukRlC kAih
Wishing mother heard me
Breathe that lonely sigh.
knowing that to comfort
Joyfully she'd try
Thinking of sweet Forest Home,
Weary miles away,
In its beauty sleeping
This bright night Of May
Thinking Of a thousand things
Thought of oft before.
But not quite SO sadly
On the nights Of yorc.
See ! a light is cleaning
Down the fading street
All! tbs brighter beaming,
Guiding weary feet.
Wake from out thy dreaming.
Wander not away,
Soul Of mine! what seeming
For this night Of May!
Glist'ning thro' the gloom.
Round thee gently twiaing,
K Cause thee not to roam.
See the tired travellers!
Cropped they shro' the dark,
Till the lamps We're lighted
But now listen, hark
Joyous songs are ringing
Thru the summer air;
Light has caused this singing.
Light SO sweet, so fair!
And it makes me joyful,
Musings fly away
1 forget my sadness,
All is bright as day.
Thus. there's always pleasure
Following after gloom.
Filling up life's measure
Even to the tomb.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-10-21

lRIsH tr.-A poor emaciated Irish
man. ha b called in a physiciaL as for
lorn hop he latter spread large mus
tard pla and clapped il on the poor
fellows ast. Pat with fearful eye
and So ountenance. looked down up
on HIM nd exclaimed "Docther
docther kr ! it strikes me that this is a
great d OF mustard FOR SO LITTLE
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-10-21

Excellent wine is now manufactured
from tomatoes. M
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-01-14

ST.. Louis, Jan. g. The Republic
can has received a letter from Fort
Kearpey, dated the 2Sth ult. Col.
johnson was at Fort Bridges on the
18th of November. Col Cook with
his whole command had arrived.
The grass was all burned and the
animals we're d,ing at the rate of a
hundred q day. The Mormons are
Certifying all the passes lta,lipg to the
City. Jesse Jones, agent Of Majors
aud Russell, had been released and
sent to Johnson's camp. Another
letter says that Johnson's command
while enroute was not misled by the
Mormons.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-01-14
kANSA8 NEWS.

( The Washington correspondents O.
THE New York Times telegraphs The
following;
From several private letters from
reliable sources, to late dates, just re-
celved here from Kansas, I gather a
number Of facts of much interest.
One letter, from near the Missou-
ri border, fully confirms the reported
death Of the notorious Geo. w. Clark,
the murderer of BIrber.
On the 23d ult., the difficulty at
Fort Scott was still processing
Clark was at the head of the pro-
slavery force when he was killed
Seven pro-slayery men had fallen at
last accounts, and the greatest ex-
element prevailed.
Another prominent man writes that
Calhoun can never set up bis Lee
compton Government in the Terrific
y with less than twenty Thousand
Federal troops at his back.
Calhoun had become so greatly
alarmed for his personal safety, that
be had fled from his Office at Leeomp-
'on and gone to Fort Leavenworth
or protection. i
Another correspondent states that
I the Lecompton Constitution goes
trough Congress,tbere will be a bloody
ettling up Of old scores in the terri
ory.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-01-14
To the Travelling Public.

'NHE undersigned are running regular
Il NAH AND PASSENGER CQACH
from Tullahoma to FayetteyiIls. Via Lynch.
burg and Mulberry. Leaving TuIlahcnra ey-
cry Monday, "Wednesday, and Friday. after
The arrival of the Nashville, Chattanssga. and
AeMlnnviiie Trains; and returning; leave Fay-
etteyilie every Tuesday, Thursday, aad Sat-
urday, making timely connection, with tho
above Trains. Through Tickets, Two
Dollars-Way Passengers in proportion. IN
Dec. IL. POWELL d MARSHALL.
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MarfJ GlutluIl-l 1853.
eHxgTFF-LIycoI.x oouETY.


OF We are authorized TO anDoun ce Mr.
sellEf T. EEo.iOyv. a candidate for Sheriff
; of Lincoln county, at the March Election, 1858
o. We are authorized to announce Mr.
Wiley M, Alexander. candidate fol
Sheriff of Lincoln county, at the March
Election, 1858.
= GrWe are authorized TO announce A. j.
Clsiidrcss, Esq, candidate for Sheriff OF
Lincoln county, at tho March Election, 1858.
COUNTY COURT cLERK--ILNcoLS COUNTY.
CT We are authorized to announce Mr..
Paul EBgie. a candidate for County Court
Clerk Of Lincoln county, at the March Elec-
ton, 1858.
o. We are auth orized to announce Mr..
BanfeI J. Wilmington, a candidate for
County Court Clerk of Lincoln county, at the
March Election, 1853.
or We are authorized to announce Mr..
Norris LcathcryyOOd. a candidate for
County Court Clerk of Lincoln county, at the
March Election, 1858.
5CP We are authorized to announce Col.
A. r.. NicIss, candidate for County Court
Clerk OF Lincoln county. at the March Eiec-
ton, 1858.
TRUsTEE-LINooLS COUNTY.
ftr We are authorized to announce A. s.
Esando Iph, Esq. a candidate for Trustee of
Lincoln county, at the March Election. 1858.
or We are authorized TO announce wa
Neeld, Esq, candidate for Trustee of Lin
coin county, at the March Election, 1858.
RRGIsTER-LixcoLN COUNTY.
s1s We are authorized TO. announce Mr..
Is. u. G. Baescy. a candidate for Register
Of Lincoln county. at the aIaroh Election, 1858.
OF We are authorized to announce s. ID.
EEccerd, Esq, candidate for Register of
Lincoln county, at the March Election, 1853.
or We are authorized to announce Mr..
w. ID. Want. candidate for Register of
Lincoln county, at the March Election, 1858.
OF We are authorized to announce Mr.. |
Hiram Phillips candidate for Register
OF Lincoln county, at the March Election, 1858
OF We are authorized to announce Mr..
Peter Cunningham, jr., candidate for
Register of Lincoln county. at the March !
Election. 1858.
OF We are authorized to announce Mr..
Holm Il. Eidridge. candidate for Reg
lister of Lincoln county. at the March Elec-
tior, 1853
OF We are authorized to announce Mr..
A. l.. Hing. candidate for Register Of
Lincoln county, at the March Election, 1858
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NUDMM"~.

4 Ii persons indebted to John ezsvxr
IN Goodrich in any manner, are ~ -
hereby notified to come forward and IL. -
settle the same, by the 18th day Of JAM
uary next, by paying the CASH toe me,
who alone is authorized to collect ard receipt
for the same. All without exception, who
neglect to attend to this notice, will after that
day settle with an officer. am compelled to
close the business Immediately, therefore. lon
ger indulgence cannot and will not be given
All having claims against John Goodrich,
will please call on me at the store house of
of John Goodrich, dec, and let the amounts be
known.
Ny E have in store Large and sz;su
w Desirable Stock Of &srH
Goods. large portion OF which were ~
bought in August last. which weare selling at
Cost for Cash.
A. p SMITH,
Trustee Of john Goodrich.
Dec 3. 1e57--t Ia 10.