Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1868-07-17

--SChoOL lEACHER INDICATED.
JEsrr, July Is, 1868.
Several hundred farmers from different
parts Of this county and Black Hawk, made
raid on US last Saturday, but evidently
with no very warke intentions, as they
passed very quietly through town to field
Of grain some half mile north Of the wills
lage, where the various reapers kept for sale
in this market were practically illustrating
their good qualities. The several machines
we're fairly and thoroughly tested with the
following results: The Marsh Harvester
6lls the bill and bears out the recommenda>
,ions Of tie manufacturer and agent. Woods
Sel!.raker leads the van as A No. !. OF the
droppers, the committee we're unable TO give
The preference 70 any one machine, but pro-
nounced II 10 be nip and tuck between the
Buckeye and the Etna. The trial passed
oif without accident and to the satisfaction
Of al concerned. noticed that the raiders
took number Of machines home with them,
20 doubt not that the agents here had .
nice little harvest time Of their own-serving
them right, however, a. they ara oil tip-top
good fellows.
Pfc.SICs.
Last Friday four Sabbath Schools united
in pic-n,c q, Franklin's Grove, some Eve
miles south Of here. Some FIVE hundred
persons werc present, and jolly good time
they had OF it. Interesting and spicy ad'
dresses we're made to the children during the
day BY Mr.. Dawsos and the Rev. Mr.. Ev.
erst--and what with singing and swinging
and Q variety Of exercises wise and other>
wise, the time passed OF right merriiy. Sat
urdsy the good time was repeated BY the
union Of. four day schools at Frenchtown.
Rev. Ar. Everst and Dr.. Muncy were the
principal speakers. This pic-nic was also
. decided success-and some who attended
both became so enthusiastic in the matter
that they wanted TO put to vote resolve to
change the journey Of life into grand pic.
mic sxcursion-but they were finally persua.
eed to delay the matter until after harvest,
which will probably amount to about the
same ~ . successful motion "to lay on the
table," Too much cannot be said in favor
Of these reunions Of the children in which
instruction, amusement and exercise are jus
diciously combined. May they obtain ell
over the land-and ever bring the children
together with bright hopes and smiling faces,
and send them TO their homes with happy
hearts aud kind wishes to oil.
cHIPPEwAs.
Many Of your readers will doubtless re.
member that several years ago the general
government Get aside tract Of land in Tex
as Tor such of the Indi ans Who we're remov>
ed from their lands in Wisconsin ~ were
willing 10 try 10 get living in . civilized
manner. Quite . band Of them accepted
the proposal Of the governnent-emigrated
to Texas, and tried their hand at farming.
Last year the grasshoppers made . raid on
ihem--bN 90 late in the season as to do but
little damage this season the hopping
.courge commenced on their crops early in
the summer aud made clean sweep Of eve-
rything, leaving the settlers to choose be-
tween emigration and starvation. Such 10
the tale ~ told BY little band Of Chippe.
WAS that passed through our village last
week. There were some seven or eight fam.
ilies-abous twenty persons-and they were
on their way to Wisconsin to visit their
friends there. In their own words: "The
erassboppcrs would not let Us raise anything
to ess at home, SO We concluded to 20 Wis
iting." They exhibited . good degree Of
intelligence, aud. considering their circum-
stances, we're quite hopeful and cheerful.
NARROW EscArEs.
A little child Of Mr.. had narrow
escape from instant death, last week. The
little fellow-only about year old-creps
out into the barn yard just ~ Mr.. b. was
letting out biz horses to water them. The
frst move Of one Of the horses was TO walk
deliberately up to The little creeper rear ur
and strike at him with both fore feet. One
iron shed hoof crashed down through the lii
tie fellows shaker, lAcerating The scalp, bu,
fortunately no, injuring the skull. The 9th
er came down full on the little fellows hand
cutting through, and crushing the bones o'
the palm, and cracking open the 6esh Of the
fingers. Mr.. B. drove the horse away be-
fore he could repeat bis malicious devitry
and taking the little sufferer into the house
he Immediately came for Dr.. Fisk, whose
skill will probably save tine little fellows
hand from pernanen, deformity.
A little child Of Mr.. Myers drank aboul
half teacupful Of fy poison, lcobal,) and
his parents, though ignorant Of its qualities.
neglecting to send for physician until warn
ed BY the sickness Of the child, the little fel-
low had sarrow escape of il, A. the doctor
only got there in time to save him.
A freight train No was backing in on
the switch here last Tuesday morning, one
Of the brakemen stumbled and fell in front
Of the carr, and his clothing becoming en-.
tangled in some Of the running gears Of the
car, be was unable to get up. He had suf.
ficieut presence Of mind, howeyel, to move
along on his hands and knees. and thus keep
from under the cars. The engineer Was in,
formed of bis situation and the train stop.
ped As quickly IS possible. He escaped
with little injury, save to his clothing, but il
was close work.
Mr.. Brace arrived here from Ohio last
Monday, viii IN excellent lot Of horses and
carriages, which be proposes to let on rea>
sonable terms to those who wish TO ride. A
good livery has loag been wanted here, and
Braces stock just 6lls the bill.
GRANT Clue.
We had IN excellent meeting last Satur.
day night, ably addressed by J. E. Cook and
}. n. Hovey. The school house was crowd.
Cd, and many were not able TO get in, and
had 70 stand outside OF return home. We
ere going to Try to secure larger room for
our meetings hereafter.
SCHOOL rEAcHER vINDIcArED.
The teacher Of the day school in district
No. Z, Fairbank township, Miss Kate Cam>
eroo. of this Mace. was arraiQued before