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The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-03-28
SCOVILL'S
SA RS APARILLA
AND
STILLINGIA:
OR
BLOOD AND LIVER
SYRUP.
SCOVILL,S

1t is highly recon
mendcd by physician,
to cure the following
diseases, having theit
origin in a disordere 1
state of the blood.
Scrotula, letter OF
Sah Rheuaa, Scaid Hsa,
Cdnker, Jicerations an
Enlarg e ment Of III
Joints, Generous Tia
mors, Kings Eoii. Ery
sipelas, 81. Anthony'.
Fire, White SEEDLINGS
Obstinate Eruptions
Pimptes on The Face
Blotchss, les
Rheumatism, Dyspepsia
ETC., Syphaair ana Mer
cnriai Infections are Gu
red; Chiorosis or Oh
sirRctions in Females
LeHcOrrhea, or Whites
are reliecei by The use o
this Medicine.
I h. medical proper
ties Of Sarsaparilla i,
conjunction with Stil
lingia, are well know
by all medical men /,
be the best compound
yet disco vered I,
cleanse and purify til,
blood, and oiadicateal
humors from the 81
ten.
" Z have given TIL
Recipe 70 most physi
clans in the country
that IA y may know
what they arc using
and will continue /,
send it by mail 10 thos,
dvsirous Of knowing
the ingredients enter
inc into It's composition
that they may prescrils
II IN their practice.
I h is preparation
stands at the head d
the list Of RENE lies iol
curing all diseases ari
sing from impuritie.
IN the blood or disea ;
ed matter lurking il.
the system.
Thousands who hay,
used the Stillingia and
Sarsslarilla viii test.
~ To It's remarkable 81
feet in removing all i'm.
purities from Their
blood. giving tone and
yignr to the " hole hu.
man frame, and roster
ing a healthy action t,
all the functions OF tn,
body.
The testimonials m
eeived in its favor from
many members of IN,
medical faculty would
were We to publish
them, till u large vol.
ume.
1t is prepared under
the supervision of on,
Of the Oldest aud hes,
practical chemists in
the country, (Mr. W
5. Merrill, Cineinnati)
80 as To insure an uni
iormi,y Of composition
and purity in all tn,
ingredients.
As a spring remed,
to purify and eleans,
the blood. leaving i,
free from all hunor,
and impuri,y. we as
ser, with confidence
there is nrA.ttar FaA,l,
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DIR. HALLS
B A LIS A NJ
LII (iS
AND
TIL ROAI'.
Cures all Diseases


FOR TIiE crRL or
|. Consumption, Decline.
: 4 sthma, Bronchitis.
Wasting of Flesh Night
S,reots, Splitting Blood.
: Whoopin9 Congh, Diff
euhy Of Breathing, Colts
Coughs. Influenza. Phil
; isle. Pain ia tie !Siit.
aad oil Diseases 81 ~
Lungs,
} IL Is Cnequallcd.
halls Lung BalsaIu
in all eases giv,s Tia.
best satisfaction
Has wrought more
cures since lis iniru
duetlon than amy other
cough medicine.
Is endorsed iy our
leading phys eians a.
, the safest an,l lrst
T remedy now before the
public.
Is safe to use arsoug
children. and yet pow
lerflll in eases Of chun
&c pulmonary discasc.
Brings in certificate,
almost daily Gifts won
J derful cures in all part,
.tot the country.
There Is no medicine
within our knowledge
that has Acquired 80
great aud wile spread
popularity IN - slloia
a space of tine, as Dr.
HALLS b AIS \ VI
FOR THE IL NGS
Its balsauic and hen
ing properties are mag
heal. II Is highly cx
pectorRn; and tome -.
Il contain not q grain
"i opium or morphine
the narcotic and n
trlngent properties 81
which haze created -
much prejudice against
similar preparations
We believe thai a
medicine posses ing
real merits ~iIl Il, ri
curs whenever il j.
used, at home rs VIII
AS abmad. DR. Hall
Balsam for tits lungs i
no larrgorlc lyla;a
ton, but one which il
used in season. Viii
save the lives ofillo,is
ands. The most III,
trsslng cough is ir
qnently relieved hy a
single dose, and lrok n
Iup in n few hours time
The afflicted do n.i
have 10 take bottle after
bottle before they find
whether this r.medN
will afford r.licf .,
not.
Hear what Physicians
say of DR., Halls bal
sam. Says one -
with confidence, recon-
mend the lsal.am IA 81
Iperlor 10 any ether IN,
pamtlon. SAYS ano,h
er: Il have used ii
with uniform success
land can confidently y,
commend it foe all those
complaints for whlchit
is offered asa remedy
Still another writes
+" | have no hesitation
in saying that it is u
SAFE, CONVENIENT, anl
VERY c'iieacious mcdi
Ieine.
JOHN ID. PARK.
'atent Medicines. Famv
les. lbs Lake street. Chi
should be Addressed
n sy
In1anDp,in,,s..
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x HrLrxAs j. early in the field
with his Spring stock OF Goods. He is
now receiving 6ne st0Sk Of Dry Goods
and Clothing, selected with the excellent
taste which. to our mind. he always ex-
hibits. His stock Of Clothing. especially.
which he is now receiving. is attractive
made Of good material and in the latest
styles. Call in and examine his Goods
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Group or Raitles.

For this dangerous disease. the Magnetic
Ointment may be relied ON as an uniailng rem
edy, if applied in season. Apply profusely I.
the throat and chest, and heat in.
Burns
are eascd of all pain in very few minutes
and heal without scar. 1t is a sovereign rem
edy for burns.
Frozen Limbs.
Keep away from the fire take the frost out
In snow or ice water, then wrap them up in
Ointment Renew the Ointment once i'm la
hours they will cause no pain after the ftos,
Is out, and will be entirely well in few days.
Brnnchitis and Asthma
are cured by Dr. Trask's Magnetic Ointment.
and even Consumption has in number of eases
been cured
Read Advertisement In this paper
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Hard Times Passing OF,
And now is the time to
SAVE YOUR MONEY
BY BUYING GOODS
At Fonda & Bros Store,
On the West side of the Rirer, opposite the Grist
Mill.
Having just returned from New York, where
we have selected the
BEST ASSORTMENT OF GOODS
Ever brought to Independence, (For Hard
Times,) we are determined to sell
.As Cheap as the Cheapest,
DRY GOODS,
CLOTHING,
BOOTS IL SHOES,
GROCERIES,
NOTIONS,
And All Things usually kept in u Variety
All are invited to call and examine our
Stock, as we feel confident We can suit all elias
scs, and we wish it distinctly understood that
WE CHARGE NOTHING
FOR SHOWING GOODS
A. H. FONDA & BRO.
There is no use of paying
70 Cents for Dollar Tea,
When you can get as GOOD TEA as was ever
sold West Of the Mississippi
For 60 Cents!
AT FONDA & BROS.
To All of our Old Customers:
We wish you to settle up all old accounts as
soon as possible this Fall, without fail.
A. H. FONDA & BRO.
New Furniture Warehouse.
Keller & Burpec
Have opened the LARGEST and BEST assert
ment of
CABINET WARE And CHAIRS,
TO BE FOUND WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI.
Their Stock Consists of
COMMON BEDSTEADS. COTTAGE BED
STEADS, COMMON CHAIRS. BOSTON
ROCKERS, OFFICE d CHILDREN'S
CHAIRS OF ALL KINDS MADE
TO ORDER, WASH STANDS,
Tables, Extension Tables, Walnut and Maho0any
bureaus, Gard Tables, Book Cases, Hall Stands,
Chamber Sets, Corner Stands, What-Nots, Spring
Beds, Mattresses, Lounges, and
SPRING SEAT WORK,
Cane SeM Chm'rs, all Kinds,
LOOKING-GLASsEs,
AND ALL ARTICLES TO BE POUND IN
FIRsT-cLAss FURNITURE WAREHOUSE.
Connected with their business they havea
Chair Factory,
And are Manufacturing all kinds Of CHAIRS
and CABI NET WORK, which they offer
AT WHOLESALE s. RETAIL.
All Work Sold in this Establishment ia
Warranted to be Well Made
AND OF THE BEST MATERIAL.
They will sell CHEAPER than any Warehouse
WEST OF CHICAGO
Work Of All Kinds Made to Order.
UNDERTAK
Promptly Attended to. COFFINS kept con
stantly on hand and made to order
Rooms on Main Street, formerly SCOTS Harness
Shop,
INDEPENDENC E, IOWA.
Keller 4 Burpee.
JAN 80. ls6U. (3-46.ly
A NEW SHOW
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John ID. PARK

froIrie,ar' Dealer in Patent Medicines. Fan,v
Goods and Toilet articles. lbs Lake street. Chi
cage, H.
To whom all orders should be nldr.scd
soIpsf
70. +. PUTNEY, I,ae,,,1o,.,
Ed. W WHITNEY. o,,ss.,n..,',,
j. DORIAN. ~
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A Dead Lock between Iowa and vir-
ginia.

The message of +" Gov" G. c.. Nourse,
to the Assembled Lobby of the State Of
Iowa, presents narrowing state of af.
fairs under the head of Federal Rela.
tons:
l regret to state that the relations exist
ing between this Government and the
commonwealth of Virginia, are not of the
most satisfactory character.
Some months since. citizen of Iowa,
named Coppic. with John Brown and
fifteen others, invaded the State of Vir-
ginia, with reasonable and hostile pur-
poses, and with intent to subvert her
Sv'SruH.ors ard -Iaoth oil -s-lA .
would not submit to their authority.
The conflict lasted three DAYS and
nights, during which time, it is beliey-
ed, that several negroes escaped.
AS soon as advised of the state of af-
fairs, Immediately sent special instruc-
tions to our Minister at Richmond, not
to commit US to any entangling alliances
and By no means to recognize the gov
ernment of John Brown until ii is fully
established!
Inc result provided fully the necesSi-
ty and wisdom of my caution.
Governor Wise, with the aid of U. S.
Troops. after struggle of three days,
completely overthrow Browns govern
ment. and hung Coppic and the rest of
them as traitors. 1t is sincerely hoped
that this will be the last of it.
Some fears are entertained, however,
that Virginia will hold this Government
responsible for the unlawful and unwar-
ranted act of Coppic.
Under the circumstances, earnestly
recc ommend that you authorize the Ex-
ecutiye to call out the Boone County Vo.-
unteers, and make an appropriation for
twenty days food and drink.
In the language of patriotism. l say, if
we must, we must, though freely con-
fess that I'd rather not.
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Flight Of Free Negroes from Arkansas.

1t is already known that law was
passed by the late Arkansas Legislature,
requiring all Free Fegroes to leave the
State. on pain of being sold into Slavery
for life. The law went into effect OH the
lst. and of course, no Free Negro who
desired to remain free, could stay in the
State after that date. Hundreds of them
left Arkansas, some for Indian Territory,
some for Kansas, and some for the North
A party of forty, men, women, and chill
dren. arrived at Cincinnati, on Tuesday,
and were welcomed by the Free Negroes
of that city. Hundreds of others have
arrived at Seymour, Indiana, where they
will remain temporarily, till they can de-
eide on their permanent destination
They are poor, helpless outcasts-the
victims of a harsh and cruel oppression
by race whose heel they could not O.
ven sting. If allowed to remain in Ar
kansas, they would be harmless and i'm
potent to do evil, but being driven to a
foreign soil they will bear with them the
remembrance of their wrongs, and be-
come, on any favorable opportunity, the
active and unforgiving enemies of their
prosecutors-the plotters of conspiracies.
the circulators of incendiary documents
in the Southern States, and the ready a.
gents for movements of resistance to the
execution OF the Fugitive Slave Law
Shall Missouri become. like Arkansas,
the ruthless and tyrannical tormentor of
this class ofpoor. helpless and ignorant
people ?--St. Louis Mews, Jan. 5M.
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We'll, Mary, you were in the right,
then, though am sorry to say l was
half vexed with you for giving up your
velvet cloak, and you have not had one
yet
No, l have not had one, but never
regretted it,
She said these words with her eyes
fastened upon him.
Nor l, Mary, for l cannot doubt that
your generous sacrifice bought the young
mans life.'
oh, say those words again, Edward.
Blessed be COP for them,' added the la
dy fervently.
The husband drew his arms about his
wife and murmured-
Blessed be GoD, Mary, who put it
into your head to do this good deed
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4oetrp
The Old Canoe.

Where the rocks are gray and the shore is steep
And the waters below look dark and deep;
Where the rugged pine in its lonely pride,
Leans gloomily over the murky tide
Where the reeds and rushes are tall and rank
And the weeds grow thick on the winding bank
Where the SHADOW is heavy the whole day thro
Lies at its moorings the old canoe.
The useless paddles are idly dropped,
Like the sea-birds wings that the storm hath
Topped,
And crossed on the railing, one DER one,
Like folded hands when the work is done
While busily back and forth between,
The spider stretches his silvery screen,
And the solemn owl, with his dull "too-hoo, y
Settles down on the side Of the old canoe
The stern half sunk in the shiny wave,
Rots slowly away in its living grave,
And the green moss creeps DER its dull decay
Hiding the mouldering dust away,
That the hand that plants o'er the tomb flower
Or the ivy that mantles fallen tower;
While many blossom of liveliest hue
Springs up Ger the stern Of the old canoe.
The crrrentless waters are dead and still
But the light winds play with the boat at will
And lazily in and out again
1t floats the length of its rusty chain,
Like the weary march Of the hands of Time,
That meet and part at the noontide chime;
And the shore is kissed at each turn anew,
By the dripping bow of the old canoe
Oh ! many time with careless hand
have pushed it away from the pebbly strand,
And padded it down where the stream runs
quick
Where the whirls are wild and the eddies are
thick
And laughed as leaned DER the rocking side,
And looked below in the broken tide,
To see that the faces and boats were two,
That were mirrored back from the old canoe
But now, rs lean Ger the crumbing side,
And look below in the sluggish tide,
The face that l see there is graver grown,
And the laugh that hear has a sober tone,
And the hands that lent to the light skiff wings,
Have grown familiar with sterner things;
But love to think Of the hours that flew,
As rocked where the whirls their wild spray
threw,
Ere the blossoms waved or the green grass grew
Ger the mouldering stern of the old canoe.
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this man being examined were found to
have Inscriptions thereon. The letters
81. E. t." standing for JOHN E. TRAY.
IS, the recreant son Of respectable fam.
lily in Roscoe, Winnebago county, l be-
lieve. He was very sick" when the
arrest was made. The Boone county
Sheriff summoned a physician. The doc
tor pronounced his sickness sham. Ira
Wis, alias Ferguson, alias Hoyt, alias
Waddam, and some half-a-dozen other
aliases, was handcuffed and taken to Bel
videre, Boone Co., where he is now lock-
ed up awaiting his trial.
This Travis is as great scoundrel as
lives unhung. l learn of several instances
of his bold villanies, not mentioned in
the above narrative, one of which is the
borrowing of a valuable watch of friend
while he was in Wisconsin, under the
pretence of wishing to " set" it, and then
jumping aboard the cars and vanishing
How many other people he may have
swindled, and how many other women be
may have swindled, and how many other
women he may have married, l know
not. learn to-day, however, that it has
been reliably ascertained that he has
within the last few months deceived,
married and swindled no less than eleven
different woman, confidlng young ladies
and foolish widows.
This Travis was some years ago sent
to the Illinois State Prison, from Winnie
bago county, for the crime of larceny,
and having served out his time, probably
went to California, and after practicing
all the villainy he could, there and else
where, returned to Northern Illinois,
where he has again reached the END of
bis rope" Instead of being rich " re-
turned Californian" he is a poor worth
less knave, dressed like gentleman and
putting on the guise of gentleman.
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the Missouri invaders back, thus making

the Missouri invaders back, thus making
peace.
The substance of Arny's conversations
with Brown, in 1853, in regard to his
movements, was that Brown proposed to
locate somewhere and run off slaves from
the South, so as to make that kind of pro-
perty insecure. Army testifies that he
opposed this mode of interference with
slavery. Brown said he disliked the
" do nothing" policy of the Abolitionists
in the eastern states, and said that they
never would effect anything by their
milk k-and water principles. As to the
Republicans, Brown thought they were
of no account, for they were opposed to
carrying the war into Africa-they were
opposed to meddling with slavery in the
states where it existed. Brown said his
doctrine was to free the slaves by the
sword. Army wanted to know how he
reconciled that with his Quaker peace
principles which he held when he first
knew him, more than twenty years ago.
Brown said that the aggressions of slav
cry, the murders and robberies perpetra-
ted upon himself and members Of his
family, and the violation of law by At
Gibson and others in Kansas, from 1856
to that time, had convinced him that
peace was but an empty word and he
repeated his dislike to the Republican
party and Abolitionists, saying they were
cravens-that they had refused to assist
him. Army testified that he declined to
have anything further to do with his op-
erations.
l understand that Mr.. Army declined
giving the names of persons in Massa.
chusetts who are supposed to have had
control of the rifles, as he could not state
definitely who purchased them without
referring to his books in Kansas, which
the committee would not give him time
to procure. AS Army was in Cincinnati
just previous to the receipt of the letter
written to Secretary Floyd, announcing
the intention to invade Virginia, it is
supposed by some persons here that he
was the author of it. One thing is con-
sidered certain, that the persistent repre-
to President Pierce, in 1856,
by Army. Hyatt, General Pomeroy. and
others, of the dangers of civil war grow
ing out of the invasion OF Kansas by
which invasion received the |
of the federal authorities of
the territories, induced the President 10
appoint Governor Geary, who restored
peace to a considerable extent in the
West. and saved the country from a
hl1ndp contest - Wosh Cor. ". r Her
1ld, l9h.
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HE SAC RIFICE

There Mary-now don't you think
deserve to be called pretty good hus-
band . laughed the young man, as he
dropped down into the lady's palm hal
a dozen gold pieces.
Yes you are, Edward, the very bus,
husband in the world and she lifted up
her sweet face, beaming with smiles as a
June day with sunshine.
Thank you, thank you, for the very
fiattering words. And now, dear, l want
you to have the cloak by next Christmas.
| am very anxious to see how you look
in it.
But. Edward gazing steadily into
the shining pieces in her rosy palm,
you know we are not rich people. and
it really seems extravagant for me to give
thirty dollars for velvet cloak
No, it is not either You deserve the
cloak, Mary, and I've set my mind upon
having it. Then it will last you so many
years, that it will be more economical in
the end than a less expensive one'
1t was evident that the lady was dis
posed to conviction. She made no fur
ther attempt to confute her husbands s
arguments, and as her small hand closed
over the gold pieces, she rose up. say
ing
Well, dear. the supper has been wait
ing half an hour, and / know you must
be quite hungry
Edward and Mary Clark were the hus-
band and wife Of year. He was book
keeper of a large establishment. with a
salary Of fifteen hundred dollars. His
fair young wife made little earthly par
adise OF his cottage home. in the suburbs
Of the city, for within its walls dwelt
two souls that were set like music to po-
etry. keeping time to each other. And
with them dwelt also the peace which
God giveth to those who love him.
Janet Hill was young seamstress
whom Mrs. Clark had occasionally EN-.
ployed for the last six months. One day
Mrs. Clark came into the room sudden
ly, and the girl lifted her head. and turn
cd it away quickly. but not till the first
glance told the lady that the fair face
was swollen and stained with tears. She
was always attached by her young.
bright face. her modest, yet digni6ed
manner, and the lady saw at once that
some great sorrow had smitten the girl
Obeying the promptings of warm,
impulsiye heart. she went to her and laid
her hand on her arm. saying softly:
Won't you tell me what is troubling
you, Janet 2
Nothing that anybody can help an
swered the girl trying to avert her face,
while the tears swelled in her eyes from
the effect she made to speak.
But perhaps l can. At any rate you
know it does US good sometimes to con-
hde our sorrows to friend, and l need
not assure you that ! sincerely grieve be-
cause of your Distress
And so, with kind words and half
caressing movements of the little hand.
laid on the seamstress's arm. Mrs. Clark
drew from her lips her sad story.
She was an orphan. supporting her.
self BY her daily labors. and she had one
brother just sixteen. three years her jun.
ior. He had been some time q kind of
under clerk in a large wholesale estab-
lishment. where there was every pros
pect Of promotion, but he had seriously
injured himself in the summer. in lift
ing some heavy bales of goods, and at
last dangerous fever set in. which had
finally left him in 50 exhausted state that