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Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-06-14
Probate Notice.

STATE OF IOWA. l..
Buchanan Comfy.
In relation 70 the Estate Of Phillip Smith de-
ceased:
To the heirs At law. and all persons interested.
YOU are hereby notified that on the 3oth day II
! May. A. d. 1857. James Ironside, was an.
pointed BY The County Court Of sa,d county, ad.
miaistrator Of said kstate with full power and
authority according to Law.
All persons having claims against said Estate
are required to aud prove The same accord.
ing TO law. and ali persoas indebted to said Es-
tate are requested 10 settle the same without de-
lay, with the un iersigned.
Dated Ut independence, this 3oth dav Of NAV.
A. D. 1857. nls.Aw
JAMES IRONSIDE, Admir istrator.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-06-14
Patented March Z. 1865.
THE SILVER SKIRT.

MORE DURABLE. MORE ELASTIC
MORE GRACEFUL, AND WILL KEEP
ITS SHAPE AND RETAIN ITS
PLACE BETTER THAN ANY
OTHER SKIRT.
This new and beautiful styls Of Skirt vac
awarded by the Great American Institute
Fair, held in New York City. October, 1864
SILVER MEDAL
The Highest Premium ever given f.. Hoop
Skirt. The Steel Springs are wound with
line plated wire On place Of acotton coveringl
which will not wear Of or become soiled. aud
the whole Skirt may be sroshed rifhaif injury
or fear Of rusting and will be ~ good - new.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-06-14

The Commissioner Of Agriculture
has appointed S. Edwards Todd to
attend the Paris Exposition to imple-
ments and repor. description for
publication in the department report.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-06-14

Sugar OF milk sells for one dollar
per pound. 1t is used only by Ho-
mGopathic physicians. az an envelope
for their ,emedies. Whey contains
about per cent. ofsugar, in its prinr
tive state.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-06-14
AeaIcuLruRr.-Study Il essential

Mountaineering Il essential
10 the highest success Of agriculture.
Ard farming ought tc rank among the
learned professions as field Of intel.
ectnal labor aud enjoyment 1t is
beautifully adapted to the wants of
man. The general laws Of vegetable
growth are SO simple that they can be
understood by men in low state e
civilization when the wants are few
and they arc also 50 complicated and
nicely balanced in their higher rela.
tions that they require all the study,
wisdom and skill Of the highest civil
lied society. that the fruits Of the earth
may satisfy, in their quantity and
quality, the demands Of such state of
society. We find, then in the very
beginning plants adapted to man as
An intellectual and physical being.
BY their unlimited power of improve
ment they are fitted TO call out forever
his mental activity, and by this very
power Of Improvement they are fitted
10 crafty his increasing desires as he
advances in civilization. Prof. Chad
bourne ofIViiliams' College.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-06-14

The ancients were noted for the
cultivation Of rich gardens-a custom
prevalent in the East at the present
d., and which, We are glad to say, 10
growing in favor with US.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-06-14

A Coon REcRIpr.-The Ohio Cul-
tivdtor says: Take one pound of sal
coda and half pound Of unslackcd
lime, put them in a gallon of water
and boil twenty inmates, let it stand
Till cool. aud then draw off. and put
in strong jug or jar; soak yo,r dirty
clothes over night. or until they ale
wet through, then wiring them out and
rub on plenty of soap, and in one boil
er Of clothes covered well with water.
add one teacupful Of washing fluid
boil half an hour briskly, then "a h
them thoroughly through one suds.
rinse. and your clothes will look bet
ter than the old way of washing. This
is an invaluable Receipt, and want
every poor tired woman to try it. l
think With patent wash-tub to do the
little rubbing. the washerwoman
might take the old Bible and compose
her self on lounge and let the work
do itself.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-06-14
FARM FOR SALE.

vINHE Subscriber offers for sale bis Farm, con-
i Sitting of one hundred and fifty eight acrcs
thirty two acres VI tillagc sight acres timothy
asd about one hundred acres under fence, and
the balance timber. The Wspsipneon River
runs through tas timber and there is good new
sr-failing spriug thereon, which never freezes,
and 10 oonysnisnt both for the house and stock.
Said farm 10 Of mile from the Red School
House, Fairbank Tp., Buchanan Co., Iowa, ell
Of which will cell for Sl3 per Asrs. For fur
Their particslars, inquire Of shs sub seribsr on
the premises.
PRANCIs PINGRRE.
Pairhsak. May ]. 1881 rA4sm
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-06-14
HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE.

~ new chool House. 10 Offered for sale on res.
sonable terms: The house 10 new. hes IL rooms,
and % one Of the best finished in the CITY. Il
has goo cellar and . splendid stone cistern.
This J: good chance for aay person wishing .
nios place. For further parteuisss. tnquire Of
0NSl E. b. DvRkEU.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-06-14
For sale OF

N viii sell MY House and Lot situated ter yo.s
y from the f;arr House. for 500. This house
IL 1881, and we'll designed for four families,
and rents real .iy Tor sic per month u s22s per
year. want money and I aln bound 10 cell!
The house IL for rent for small families.
! will rent to small families for from four TO
six dollars per month.
as-tfj p. TABOR.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-06-14

New York has iiffy-one organized
Co. Agricultural Societies-only three
or four without.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-06-14
COMBINATION SILVER SKIRT.

This invention combines with the ordinary
eo,ton Skirt the advantages Of our SiLvEa
Sx,w7 the b,ttom hc"p, are the same ~ those
usr>. in the Silver Skirt. the covering Of which
canno, wear off, while the upper ones are Gov
cred with cotton. No lady having once worn
one II our Skirts will lie willing to wear any
other. ~ the lower hoops Of all other kinda are
soon injured AMI s"iied.
The beat mat4ria's are used in their con.
struction, and from their durability and ueat.
ness. they are destined to become
A FAVORI7E SKIRT :,
Manufactured solely by
he Slw Skirt al Wire nsaslhstlias Company.
rs. SPssRy, Supt. 81 Cortland St. MY.
For Sale by
LAYTON / Curry 50.
l4-ly Independence. Iowa.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-06-14
OLD ROCK PRAIRIE,

A. the Best Machine in use. Can Cut 20 acres
per day with ors team. Hear what . large far
mer says who bought and used the first com
plcte Machine las now m de-: II have used
the Little Champion os three harvests and We
expended only New cents for repairs Tin closin .
the eve If sickle and my only repairs. Ne side
draft No weight on horses necks used in all
kinds Of grain Also. from one Of the largest
wholesale dealers in implements in Wisconsin.
Who says: II have sold from Ace to 500 Reap
ers annually and have never found Reaper SO
perfect satisfaction ~ the Little Champion. snd
to prove this We send you our order for SO more
Machines"
The testimony Of hundreds Of the hest farmers
could be procured to attss, its merits, bat these
are needless. the Machine will show and work
It's way in lows to popular favor as well IS else
where. Also, the
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-06-14
Pine Compound

Bronchitis, Splitting Of Blood, and Pulmonary
Affections generally. It is remarkable rene.
dy for all Kidney Complaints Diabetes, Din
Guilty of voiding Urine, Bleeding from the Kid
n.vs and Rladder Gravel and other complaints.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-06-14
White Pine Compound.

ID nov offered to the aflistsd throaghou The
country, after having been proved BY the test o.
II years, in the New England States, where ~
merits have become ~ we'll known ~ the sfes
fem, vrhich IN mart IL lcriycs its virtue.
The Shasta courier., 1867-08-24
NUMBER %. 5.
Hemingr, the Archer.


The island was densely overgrown with
wood and the people went into the forest
King Harald took spear and set it with its
point in the soil then he laid an arrow on
the string and shot up into the air. The
arrow turned in the air and came down npon
the spear shaft and stood up in it. Hemingr
took anoth T arrow and shot up his was lost
to sight for some time, but ir came back and
pierced the neck of the kings arrow.
Then the king took knife and stuck it into
an oak; he next drew his bow and planted
an arrow 10 the haft of the knife. Thereupon
Iemingr took his arrows. The king stood
/ by him and said
They are all inlaid with gold you are
a capital workman"
uemingr answered:
They are not my manufacture, but are
presents" He shot, and his arrow cleft the
haft. and the point entered the socket Of the
blade
we must have keener contest,'' said
the king, taking an arrow and flushing with
anger then lie laid his arrow On the string
and drew his bow u0 the turtbest. = o that the
horns were nearly brought to meet. Away
flashed the arrow, and pierced tender twig.
All said that 1t was n most astonishing piece
of dexterity. But IIemingr shot from
greater distance, and split "a bazenut All
were astonished to see this. Then said the
king:
= Fake nut and set it on the head of your
brother Bjorn, and aim at it from precisely
the same distance. If you miss the mark,
then your life goes"
Hemingr answered
g Sire, my life is at your DISPOSAL, but
will not adventure that shotn
Then out spake Bjnrn:
Shoot, brother, rather than die yourself.
llemingr SAID:
:. Have you the pluck to stand quite still
with nut shrinkine?"
81 will do my best" said Biorn.
Then let the king stand by" said Hem
ingr, and let him see whether touch the
NUT
The king agreed ard babe Oldr Cfeigs.
s'n stand by Bjorn and see that the shot was
fair. Uemingr then went to the spot 6Sed FIR
him by the king, and signed himself with the
cross. saying:
God be my witness that hal rather do
myself than injure my brother B::orn-lct all
the blame rest on King IIarald.D
Then ilemingr flung bis spear The spear
went straight to the mark and passed between
| the nut and the crown Of the lad, who was
| not il the least injured. 1t flew further and
stopped not till it fell
Then the king came up and asked Oldr
what he tho "ght about tho shot
Years after this risk was reyenced upon
the hard hearted monarch In the battle of
Stamtordbrldge an arrow from skilled
archer penetrated the Winiwipe of the king,
and 1t is supposed to have sped. observed the
Saga writer from the bJW Of Iemingr, then
IN the service of the English monarch.
The Shasta courier., 1867-08-24

A CURIoUs SToRY-The Bank of England
possesses some singular traditions and ex.
periences. We heard the other day an an
ccdo;e from an authentic source although ii
related to something that happened many
yearsngo. before the lifetime of the present
generation. The directors received an
anonymous letter. stating that the writer hi d
the means Of access to their bullion room
They treated the matter as hoax. and took
no notice of the letter. Another more
urgent and specific letter failed to rouse
them. At length the writer offered to meet
them in the bullion room at any hour they
pleased to name. They then communicated
with their correspondent through the chan.
mel hehad indicated, appointing some" dark
and midnight hour" for the rendezvous. A
deputation from the board, lantern in hand
repaired to the bullion room, locked them
selves in. and awaited the arrival of the
mysterious correspondent Punctual to the
hour n noise was heard below. Some boards
in the floor were. without much trouble. dis
placed and in few minutes the Guy Fawke.
Of the Bank stood in the midst of the aston
shed directors His story was very simple
and straightforward An old drain rar
under the bullion room. the existence o
which had become known to him. and b,
means # which he might have carried away
enormous sums. Inquiry was made. Moth
ing had been distracted. and the director,
rewarded the honesty and ingenuity of thei
ANONYMOUS correspondence working man
who had been employed in repairing th'
sewers-by a present Of eight hundred
pounds.
The Shasta courier., 1867-08-24
The Dying Girl's Message.
pY MRS. EMILY ruoRsroS.


Raise the window, mother darling air can never
harm me now
Let the breeze come unobstructed, it viii cool my
fevered brow;
Death will soon relieve my sorrows. soon will sill
my aching heart
But have dying message l would speak before
part
Lay my head upon thy bosom-hold me closer.
mother dear.
While l breathe name long silent, in thy fond
and loving ear.
Stay heard you footstep coming2 it was but
the rustling trees
Strange how my disordered fancy caught foo;-
tall in the breeze!
Mother! there was one, you know him-0 cannot
speak that name
You remember how be sought me, how with tender
words be came;
How he gained my young affections, vowing in
loves gentle tone.
That he would forever guard me, were my heart
but his alone.
You remember how I trusted, how my thoughts
all of him
Mother draw the curtains higher for the light is
growing DIM
Need1 tell you how be left me, ccldly. putting me
aside;
How he wooed and won another fairer girl to be
his bride!
of deepest we;
Wipe those cold drops from my forehead, they are
death marks well | know
Gladly obey the summons to brighter better
land
Where no hearts are won and broken, but all form
e orious band
When these struggles are all over, and you see me
breathe no more,
Do not grieve, but think me waiting for you on
the other shore;
Do not chide him, mother dearest, though you miss
me from your side
forgive him. and wish him joy, with her SO soon
his bride.
Take the ring from of tho finger, where be placed
it long ago
Give it to him with the blessing which in dying
bestow
Tell him It's token, mother, of forgiveness and
of pea"e;
Tell him-hush ! his voice it passes will these
watchings never cease
l am cold now close the window Hold me clos
err kiss too |
JOY what means that burst of music? IT'S the
Saviour's form | view
See Him waiting TO receive me, how great a
bliss to die /!
Mother! meet your child in Heaven! One moro
kiss, and then goodbye!
The Shasta courier., 1867-08-24

A CURIOUS ISTERPRETATIoN.-An old
Dutch farmer had handsome daughter
named Minnie. who recently joined the Meih
odst Church, against which the old farmer
was somewhat preiudiced. The young min
lister, under whose instrumentality Miss
Minnie was converted, visited her frequently.
exciiing his suspicion that all was not right.
Accordingly he visited the church one Sun
day night, and seated himself unobserved
among the congregation. Soon after taking
his seat the minister, who was preaching
from Daniel v 25, repeated in loud voice
the words of his text !" Meme. meme. tekel.
upharsin," upun which the old farmer sprang
his feet. seized the affrighred girl by the
arm. and hurried her out of the meeting
house. Having reached the church yard, ne
gave vent to his feelings in the words:
.' knews dere vas something's wrong, and
now | schwares to EN-"
Why. father. what do you mean :" re-
piled the bewildered and innocent girl.
:. Didn't l." shouted the old man, striking
his fists together and stamping with his foot
;. didn't i hear de parson cal TO you Minnie,
Minnie, tickle do parson.'
The Shasta courier., 1867-08-24

A REMARKABLE TREE.--A traveller gives
the following account of the ''Zamang.' Q
tree belonging to the sub-order C@salpn@,
which he saw in Venezuela, South America :
Its head is somewhat the shape of an
umbrella, and covers very nearly an acre OF
ground. In 1857 l measured rs head IN It's
Greatest diameter from east-southeast t"
west.northwest most carefully, and found 1t
10 lie two hundred and six feet and eleven
inches. Fifty years pre- ious it was found
Inv Uumboldt to measure IN its greatest
.I,ameter. one hundred and ninety two feet,
French measure. which is equal to two hun
,lred and four feet and six inches. Hence
we see that this extraordinary tree has,
within fifty.seven years. increased the hori-
znntal diameter of it's head only by two feet
six inches, by which we may infer that it is
Of a good old age. The natives assert,
moreover, that as far back as the discovery
of the country by the Spaniards, three and
a half centuries ago. the 'Zamang' was,
ever at that early day, repu:ed for its enor
nous size. At the time saw it. i, was bu
tbinly covered with leaves, aud seemed Il
lack vigor of growth. The natives ho,d i
in high yeneration, and it was agains. th.
law to break even the smallest twig from
it.
The Shasta courier., 1867-08-24
The Last of the Samaritans.

In the valley of Palestine, where Abraham
and his grandson Jacob built their affairs to
jehovah, and where some sixteen centuries
later the Saviour talked with the woman of
Samaria by " jacobs Well" the last rem
nant of the sect of the Samaritans, number.
ing only about forty families. is now rapidly
dwlndling away. 4 traveller, WIG. has re
Gently resided three months among these
unmixed- descendants of the best blood Of
Ancient Israel. assures us that as regards
their dress manners. social customs. reli gious
rites and other peculiarities they are the fac
siHailes of their ancestors of thousands of
years ago. They have never intermarried
with any other race. and claim to be true
= sons of Joseph" whose tomb is in their
valley.
1t is said that to observe their domestic life
is to live in q Biblical atmosphere. and to
return to the days of the patriarchs The
law is read to them from Gerizim. as it was
read to their forefathers from the same sacred
mountain as early as the days of Joshua ;
and along the base of Mount Ebai camels
wind their way. carrying on the traffic be-
tween Jerusalem and GaIlilee as it was car
ried ON in the era of the Evangelists.
From 1906 until 1916 tile Samaritans we're
prevented hy the Mohammetans from cele.
brating tile Passover on Mount Gerzm but
twenty years ago. through Christian inter.
ce~sion the privilege was restored to them.
Their days are numbered. but history and
tradition will cling to the - Valley of Sech-
en- as long as time lasts The Greek church
has purchased the Well Of jacob, aud filled
it mouth with stones, preparatory to erecting
4 temple over it. 1t would have been better
taste to leave it as it was when the patriarch
watered his focks there, and as it remained
when the Holy Founder of the new dispense
ton drank of its sweet waters"
The few surviving Samaratins are said to
be worthy of their lineage and of the ancient
fame of the seet-upright. benevolent. and
remarkable for their physical ability and
lofty bearing. Their surroundings are Sc
grand and solemn, that they conld scarcely
be otherwise than poetic people. Taber
nicled under the shadow of Mount Moriab,
on the side Of the City Of Refuge" and
with the rock of the Holy Place, the stones
set up by Joshua, and the spot on which
Abraham prepared his son Isaac for the sac
rifee. close at hand. we may well suppose
that these noble specimens of the Hebrew
race pass their lives in sor. of religious
ecstacv, in which the comparative degrade
tion of their present condition is forgotten in
the contemplation of miraculous past.
The Shasta courier., 1867-08-24

For RUSSIAN AMEaIcA.-The Oreron
Sentinel is responsible for the following:
a lew days since an emigrant train was
seen making all sail norihward, through
this valley, and the wild looking driver
seemed 10 he laboring under great excite.
ment. cracking his - black snake" round
the legs of his spawned old horses, and veil.
ing at every extra jump they made.
Ualoo" said we.
" loorayl' said he, "whar's Rooshan
Amerikv?"
We explained that the object of his ir-
quiries lay about twelve hundred miles to
the northward. and was Just about as hard
to reach az :" Jordon," besides being almost
uninbabiied, except by Indians and grizzlies.
lie gave yell that woull have made an
Ara:ae ashamed o himself, aud said:
= I'm on 1t. That the place | IN hunt.
ing. I've heern that the big folks in Wash
ington hev boughten a track whar thar's
nothin' but bars and ingins, and ITEMS the
only ueighbors | want"
Il lived in old Missourv," be added,
" and III be dog goned. stranger if the
darned railroads haint cut that country all
10 pieces, and druy the game plum to HI
I've heern them talk about maxim ore in
Oregon, and III just be darned If ! want an
Oregon in my mine. H1oray for Roosban
Ameriky ]"
We had heard much Of that class of people
from the other side Of the Rocky Mountains
who were continually stunning civilization /;
who avoided a school house as an abomina.
tion. and were moro frightened at the whis.
tie of n locomotive than the scream of
wild beast, and here was one Of them, and
an excellent representative of bis class
greasy. slouchy, dirty, with head Ike
grizzly and an eve like an Indian.
The Shasta courier., 1867-08-24

BELsuAzzAh IN PARIs.-Alluding TO the
grand ceremonies at the Paris Exposition,
on the occas on Of the Emperor's distribution
o. the prizes, the Tribune says:
One curious incident that occurred inst as
this moment the cable. doubtless for fear of
iniuiing the harmony of the narrative, oinits
to meution When Mr. Hughes, the inven.
tor of the printing telegraph, was called up
to receive his prize. the Emperor took lis
hand. making him an exception to all the
other recipients Of medals Mr.. Hughes.
as lie touched the Imperial fiuger. sliprcd
into the august palm of his serene Hiehuess
little bit of paper containing the last mes.
sage received by the cable and printed by the
machine for which he was just being decorat.
ell. Ii contained these words:
Maximilian is shot. lis last voraa
were Poor Carlo,a ! "
His Royal Serenity read the ,e,eor,
and Immediately gave evidence Of a fearful
agitation. His cheek blanehed, his hand /,
trembled, and the diamonds on the Imner;al
garter qnivered so in tie sunlight that a
shout arose fr m the admitting multitade.
What the Emperor thought is, of course not
to be exactly known. BIT we NAV eoniec.
ture that he heard over ali the shouts and
music, above the booming Of guns and the
salvos OF artillery the SINGLE shot that wa,
death To his insane ambition az to his deluded
dupe. the single cry as of q woman-younc
beautiful. and gooi-answering to the last
cry Of her young husband: Poor Carlota =,
Poor Maxlmliian - That sbo,
he shall forever hear. aud that cry. m,
judgment day Is come, and all the pomp and
spiendor that he can gather about him shall
not avail to bide him from himsAlf.
The Shasta courier., 1867-08-24

Ng- l.. p. FISHER--Is the only Agenl
OF the SHASTA COURIER in San Francisco, with pow
ers to receive subscriptions and advertisements, and
receipt for the same
oFFICE-169 Washington street, opposite Ma
guire's Opera House.
The Shasta courier., 1867-08-24
SHASTA COURIER.
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING.
RY JOHN j. CONMY.
Publication Office, ,-Armory Hall
Building, Fi'st Floor.
Terms of Subscription.

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nss- Advertisements not ma Sed with the num-
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ALSO,
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