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Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-03-19

tAc b0tAckLa.
Nh. Ep1roR:-Having discussed the evils
that would arise in the social world from wo'
man possessing the elective franchise, we
viii nov discuss the evils that would spring
up in the family circle. Womaa,s place is
emphatically At home; there her projections
are seen in all their beauty and harmony.
What Specification would there be in that |
dear word we're il not that it is intimately |
connected with the gentle ministrations o!
woman. Who would cherish such fond rec |
onectiors Of home, when far avay, we're it |
not that fond mother, or loving wife had |
made it the most blessed place on earth to
him. Woman has . divine mission, trust
far more sacred and holy than the response
bility of the highest once in the gift of the
people; to her is committed falmost entirely
the training Of the rising generation, and if
it is trust Of great importance and respon-
sibility 70 give expression TO the wisdom and
attainmenis Of the people, and rule free
and enlightened nation with sagAcity and
prudence; how much more honor, how much
more sacred the task, and how much greater
the responsibility to implaas that wisdom
that fits . man 70 be . law-maker or TO train
that mind in prudence and fore,houeht so A.
to iit its possessor to administer the laws
with honor to himself, and satisfaction TO the
people. Is il worth while to sacrifice all
this for the paltry honor Of becoming eligi>
bic 10 Office, and the elective franchise? Wo.
man has still another duty, higher, hole,
Jes; 70 her belongs the prlvuege OF Installing
the principles Of religion into the mind O,
the youth of our country. Woman, the las
ct the cross, and the FIRST at the sepulchze, i
veil fitted for the sacred task. Endowed b,
Nature with tender affections, and loving
trussful spirit, she catches almost intuitiyel,
the teachings of the Bible and with almos
houndless faith and patience she labors witl
unwearied assiduity to implant those pre-
cepts and teachings our blessed Savior tausL
while on earth, to her children. Let the sui
fraaA question be settled so As to permit va
man to vote, and where would her home in
6uence be-? Instead Of being q home in he
place, exercising the oversight of pruden
mother, she would be out It some politica
meeting, or else ssumping the county, dil
trict or State for some near and dear frien,
Who is candidate, o. is herself candidate
As sample of What We might expect di
woman take part in the political struggle
Of the day "a ths aeglecf of hAr hone duties
Just look at the children in many Of our CT,
lea, where they grew up without any restrain
or education, disgrace to the human race
dishonor to themselves and al connecte'
with them, a burden and pest in society
such, in in few generations would be h
generality Of the youth, should woman for
sake her post.
! But, enough fer the present; hoping 4
hear from the other side ere long, ! re
main. LArsESTIrs.
i LrTLEros, March IL, 1867.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-03-19

Iowa Law ScHooL.-We understand that
students are being added TO this class eve.Y
few days. There is no use for the young msi
of Iowa TO go of to foreign schools when OR
own State Is provided with an institution
where they can educate themselves At less e.
penss and have so much better opportunities
Of acquainsing themselves with our own sys.
tenn Of Pleading and Practice. In this school
they will have the advantage Of we'll selected
public and private Law Libraries; and a. the
State and Federal Courts meet here, and arr
in session from Eve to six months in each
year, students viii thus have advantages no
surpassed BY any other point, at least, in th'
State.-Des Noines Regisfey.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-03-19
For the Bulletin.
a WonAn's View Of the osestiea.

Ma. EDIroR Your last issue contains .
curious article which claims TO have been
suggested BY "Ann Idea" Such ideas are
too common and are the greatest drawbacks
to womsn's advancement From such things
y ibis ! am prone TO believe the oftrepeated
oecmsSuoo tuss s.>--. r-l
win be granted to woman A. soon a. . ma.
jority demand it, is true, and that the day
when . majority viii demand it, is far dis
fsut IL" Ann Idea represents "laree con-
ssisueacy." A few stirring souls, women
Who re with prophetic vision that this il the
one great boon which they need to make
them Of equal imPostanoe 70 male christian
y With The freshly imported Son Of Erin, or
he sable descendant Of Hsm,-the right Of
'oting. Noble women they Who ere willing to
ear the sneers Of ignorance or malice, the
corn Of their efeminate sisters for the sake
doing good to those Who despitefully
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-03-19
coxcREssloNAL PnOCEEpryes,

On the 9th inst. the Senate PASSED . reso
luton appropriatng $1,000, GEO for the re.
lief o! the starving rebels in the South.
The bill has been passed extending the pro
visions Of the bounty law TO the viioxs and
children of soldiers in three months service
killed in battle. Two bills to eauahze boun-
ties we're introduced in the House on the | lib
inst. but no action taken upon either. o. the
llth, Mr.. Wilson Of this State introduced .
bill, which passed the House, calling State
conventions 70 organize State Governments
in the rebel States. The SUN Of 5000, 900
has beea appropriated for the purpose of
carrying into effect the reconstruction bill Of
March 2nd.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-03-19
JlErCKLIIG dk CO.'S
Grit Sale Of Watch es.

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n.,r1 I,nasouc and reliable watch ~ tho
inw T. AZ Ten Dollars! Without regard 70
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sats}tery'
sdsela Gold Hunting Watches sSsc 70 W.. so
s0Nare Cssed Gold Watches, IVY y sev
s0l,sd,ss' watchcs enamelled, leVto sVs
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loo 1sM Hunting KnShsh Law
800 bold ,lap.i. psriex w'he., isste geo
500 held Hunting AN~sssAA -.
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Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-03-19
wanted.

A eitasaioo By young man who 10 we'll 10.
IA quaintsd with book keeping and dssirea
form Tor lev uoaths. Enquire It the Bsiies;a
o@os. fto-tf
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-03-19
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
S1A sass az ao cs...,. SIS.
To Charles p. Leavitt, WIN. Naming. Cu,h.
ing, Piercs I Co., Lyman Niehsls.A Co.; You
ass hereby notified, that By virtue Of a order
made BY the Buchanan County District Court.
ON the 18th day Of October, A. b. 1865, Il being
one Of the days Of the regular tssn u said
Court, in . proceeding for petition whsrsin
Charles =. Leavitt was eonplaiaant. and Wn,
Manning, Gushing. Pierce Co., Lyman, Nish-
OLE Co., we're dsfsndants, ths undsssieasd win
oher for sale, At the door u ~ Court House,
ct Indspsndenoe, on the 10th day Of April. A.
D. 1887, for cash, the following described rrop-
srty, 70 wit: Commencing Il point u fset
east Of the north west corner Of lot one, az in
block No. .. in scascliFs Addition, to the vii
Iass (now city) Of Independence, thence runine
south ono hundred and any nine (lso) feet,
thence east ninstssntA (l9) feet. thsnce north
one hundred and any -niAs (l5s) fsst, thsacs
west nineteen (l9) fest, 70 the place d begin
ning,-said sale 20 take place, between the
hours Of tive and three o'clock P ~, Of said
day.
March 7th, 1857.
EPHRAIM LEACH, Relieves.
J. n. CAMPBELL.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-03-19

YvHE subscriber offers for sale, In the Village
u Of Littletes, large two story stone dwell
ing, containing four upper rooms, two large ones
below, large west wing, aid commodious Gel
lar. The lower story WAS formerly constructed
for . stsre room, but il now divided BY . tempo
rssy partition. Also large barn ON tho Same
lot. Any person desiring . place for . store
will ind Littleton IN excellent point, and this
house large and opvenient enough for store,
sold for $685. Who wants bargain Go and
see for yourselves, and BE- quick or Il may b
gone. 8. N. KIER.
Winthrop, Iowa.
Tsb. -, 1867. fN-M
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-03-19
A CHOICE LOT OF
Valuable Farm Lands
FOR 0ALD
AT REASONABLE PRICES,

Thirteen hundred acres li< miles from
Winthrop Station.
Three hundred and twenty acres one mile.
and two hundred and forty acres adjoining Ma
sonville Station.
Northwest Of the Southeast OF section %.
in township 80, range 7.
The above lands comprise only small por-
ton Of the valuable land now being offered for
sale by the undersigned. and among which
viii BE- found many choice farm locations, we'll
adapted 70 either grain or grazing purposes,
we'll watered, and convenient to market. AL
20, . few Choice Village Lots in Independence
and Winthrop.
Atf LEE / WEART.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-06-25
THE SURRATT TRIAL.
WASHINGTON, D. G., june II, 1867

WASHINGTON, D. c., june Il, 1861
Judge Fisher has so far recovered
his health that he appeared in court
this morning, and sat upon tho bench
for four hours. He is still feeble, but
reports himself improving. The Sur
raft trial made considerable progress
The opening Of Assistant District
Attorney, Wilson took the prisoners
counsel for second time completely
by surprise, and they showed a good
deal of decentralization for an hour or
two. 1t is conceded on all sides that
| if the Government can prove what he
asserts, the case agau5t Surratt is
clear. lie exhibited laa led uneasiness
during this opening AID it was some
time before he recovered his usual
| demeanor. His counsel were too
much astonished to make any reply,
and after some consultation they con-
tented themselves with rather fierce
and urgent demand that the Govern
mont should furnish them with lists
of its witnesses. The District Attor-
ney fatty refuses This, unless ordered
so to do by Judge Fisher, and the
Court took the matter under advise
ment.
The prisoner being out of money,
an order was made that his witnesses
shall be paid by the Gov eminent, and
that their attendance shall be COM
PEELED.
Half dozen witnesses for the pros
ecution were examined to-day, sole
ly about affairs at the theatre on the
night of the assassination. They
were all called at the conspiracy
trial, and there was nothing new in
evidence. There was something of q
scene, however, when Sergeant Dye
identified Surratt as the party whom
he saw talking with Booth and Spang-
Ter in front of the theatre within five
minutes of the time that the shot was
fred. His evidence was the same as
he gave in the conspiracy case, when
he spoke of tho third man as neat
and well dressed, and said he frequen>
called out the time. The Identified
ton OF Surratt was complete. Dyes
words and manner were both positive,
and lhe is no doubt evidently on the
point. He is an intelligent man,
whose Evidence cannot easily be
overthrown.
The District Attorneys speech had
prepared Surrstt for that testimony,
but his face flushed somewhat when
Dye raised his arm and pointed at
him. His counsel showed moro trep~
idation however. than he did, for un-
less this proof can be broken down,
their defence by an dlibiwil of course,
utterly fail. The Government will
produce at least two other croditable
witnesses to testify that Surratt was
here on the night of the assassination,
and there are hints that they may
show that he visited his mother after
the deed and before leaving the city.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-06-25

A STORY IN LATIN.-Free trdRSIa.
tion--Old Ante Bellum told Merum jSql
dat Ante Lucem would be huna on Nun
di, and would bring Sal Anticum along
also the Sempers FtdeliGS and Felir,
Uho FeItc has falSi (made Of glass;
last dutem he drove a pair of mules
tandem, Oh! muller hic; his mules were
fractious,-he couldn't quietuna, anniS
"Dutch getting up" he went to dam
mum, which did no good, but made q
ridiculus mus of it.
Old Ante Bellum has been visiting
the sic Volo and sic JuJe0, who had a
great many measles, anu although
convalescing, they had a fun,o 'sof the
same sort left" She took adhuc { a
canvass back)fuum and some SccIera,
then idem with delight and ct tum
with cuyrdnt jam. Larct ct inqeuS,
but FOL and Jube, not being cannibals
preferred ddhuc with scelera and cur
rant Jam.
Thus Merpm Sal-"I've been to q
partc ante, so has my brother dictu,
and uda died with laughter to sec the
waterfalls the gals wore on their necs.
They Sed 11onen could detect the real
from the false; but | can felum nitor
morning-so can dictu. He's trump
for ,Sartam factj dono q smarter boy;
mori sees of boys mort think SO. He
owed money; he odit and he paid it.
When the meadows werc green he
MEDIUM; when boys were fighting be
was sure to parton; when the mumps
wele round he cautena; he raises much
potatoes, and he digsum cos he's solem
for q dun good price. Ohc's OPTIC snuj
un0l" and further sed not meratin Sal
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-06-25
THE FACE A RECORD OF LIFE.

The record of q mans moral and
intellectual life is written on his face
in such indellible and striking lines
that anybody tolerably well skilled
in the science of physiognomy can
quickly and accurately measure such
subtitle unseen charactes. There is
an old maxim that 'blood tells" and
it does reveal its gentle or boorish,
its virtuous or vicious nature in
movements of the body and mode OF
expression, and also in related and
prevailing ideas. SO, likewise, chars
acterisperpetually struggling against
the bonds Of restraint, and pushing
out into the broad daylight OF actu-
al recognition. By a careful reticence
at the right time, and u sort of mega
tive habit OF life, combined with
shrewd management, man may
pass current for altogether moro than
his real value. But sooner or later
the muscles Of the face and the speak
ing eye let out the secret of the in
terror life.
1t is Il great study, these human
faces looking up from the audience
room, the social eirclo, tho street, the
ear, beaming out an efful genco Of
sympathy and goodness, or frowning
under the rigors of disappointment,
or flashing out defiance and contempt
for the sources Of their discomfort. =
The young man who aspircs to moth.
inc higher than the character of a
universal 'bruiscr" may forget that
his coarse passions arc all photos
graphed upon his face in such man
ner that all disc rning people can
read him through nj almost the first
glance. We cannot see ourselves
rs others sec us, and that explains
away very much Of the impudence
and swagger Of the multitude, which
passes for genuine energy and life
If you would know more of com
panioa than age, occupation, capaci>
ty and temper; if you would inspect
the secret sources where he draws
supplies for impulse and of comfort
along life's toilsome and dusty highs
way, look into his face and read the
whole elaborate story Of his strivings,
his loves and aversions, his triumphs
and his failures. 1t is all there,
locked mp in fleshly characters, in
folds and burrows made by the plow-
share of time and toll, or the ex-
hausting stimulants of license and
prodigality. We literally turn our
selves inside out through the face
The love, the composure, the passion,
the unrest, the hatred and revcnges,
the strength and tie weakness the
angel and the best of our natures, all
collect and come to q focus in the
face, and make disclosures which no
cunning magical art can conceal
And it seems to us that when the
great apostle said "some mons sins
are open beforehand, going before
the judgement" he must have been
looking into the hypocritical faces of
the old scribes and pharisees.-
Throughout all her diversity and
magnificon"e, nature abhors conceal
ment, and this accounts for and mag
nitios, too, the revelation OF charac-
ter shining through the human face
divine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-06-25

It's now pretty evident that there
will be July session of Congress-
Mr.. Johnson's purpose to interpose
and defeat the operation of tho re,
construction law is so distinctly snad.
owed forth in the opinion Of his attor-
ney General as to leave no further
doubt rs to the duty of Congress.
The people will expect their represen-
tatives to meet and promptly thwart
this new attempt Of the administra-
ton to defeat their will. OF the II
senator's on the Pacific Railroad ex-
cursion, it is reported that all avow
the purpose to attend the meeting of
Congress in July, and they have tele-
graphcd General Schcnck, the Chairs
man of the Republican Congressional
Committee, to Issue circular at once,
urging the members to be in attend.
ance.
The main points in Attorney Gen.
eral Stanberry's opinion, which gives
the latest construction placed on the
reconstruction law by tn administra
ton will be found in to-day's paper.
In it he assumes that Congress rec
ognizes the governments established
at the South by Mr.. johnson as legal
State Governments and that it's sole
purpose is to effect change in the
suffrage article of their respective
constitutions. Upon this assumption
Mr.. Stanberry proceeds to build an ar
gument, in the course of which he
goes on refining, till he leaves little
but the shadow of authority to the
military commanders in the South
The construction which he now gives
the law is very different from what he
placed on it when he wrote the Presi-
dents message Git is understood that
Mr.. Stanberry writes the vetoes) ve>
toing the act when it first passed Con-
gress. The veto message declares that
the power given by the act "to the
commanding officer over all tho PEG.
pie of the district is that of an abso-
lutte monarch. His mere will is to
take the place of all law" "No mass
ter ever had control so absolute over
his slaves rs this bill gives to the mil.
itary officers over both white and coll
ored persons" 1t was upon the as
sumption that the military command
or Of the several distrits was given
such unlimited power that tho veto
message declared that actnot proper
one to become law. And ever since
its passage, the opposition press has
kept u constant torrent Of denun>
citation against the reconstruction act,
asserting that it establishes military
dcspotism throughout the South
One of two things is certain; either
the veto message and the opposition
press have misroprescnted the law,
or Attorney General Stanberry has
misapprehonded his opinion.-&ate
J0urnai.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-06-25

To CHURcH.-There is nothing
which helps to establish a mans char.
acter and standing in society, moro
than steady attendance at church
and a proper regard for the first day
of the week. Every head of fami-
ly should 60 to church as an example.
Lounging in the street and bar>room
on the sabbath, is abominable and de-
serves censure, because it lays the
foundation of habits which ruin both
body and soul. Many man dates
the commencement of his dissipation
which made him burden to himself
and friends, and an object of pity in
the sight of his enemies, to his Sun
day debauchery. Idleness is the
mother of drunk enness; the Sabbath
is generally an idle day, therefore, if
itwere not properly kept, it were bet.
fter struck out Of existence.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-06-25

AMERICAN MOWERS AT THE PARIS
EXPosITIoN.-The Paris correspond.
ent of the New York Times says con-
corning the trial of moving machines
"In my first letter | gave you the
particulars of the contest between
tho various moving machines at the
Emperor's. Farm. 1t viii bo remcm.
berod that but four mowers did their
work sufficiently we'll to Justify their
being once more entered for final
competition. One of the number
has since Northumberland, an
English manufacturer on tho Hub
bard principle, which is American
The next trial will be for soft grasses
and to test tho closeness of the cuts
tag. This cannot take place until
after the ripening Of the crops.
will be the end of July, therefore,
ere the contestants know their fate.
| give their names once more in the
order in which they stand: Wood l,
Mccormick 2, Perry 3. Strange as il
may seem, two OF this small number
arc dissatisfied, but with singular
unanimity, each of the three is cons
WINGED that he had the hardest piece
to travel over and NOW. For my
own part | thought they were fairly
and evenly circumstanced, and am
still of the same opinion"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-06-25

COURAGE IN EVERY DAY LIFE
Have the courage to do without that
which you do not really need, how
ever much your eyes may covot it.
Have tho courage to show your
respect for honesty in whatever
guise it appears; and your attempt for
dishonest duplicity by whomsoeyer
exhibited.
Have the courage to wear your
old clothes until you can pay for
new ones.
Have the courage to obey your
Maker at the risk of being ridiculed
by man.
Have the courage to prefer COM
fort and propriety to fashion in all
things.
Have the courage to acknowledge
your ignorance rather than to seek
credit for kno Wedge under false pre-
fences.
Have the courage to provide en-.
tertainmont for your friends within
your mcans-not beyond.