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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1869-10-22
MR. BEECHEII AS A FARMER,
By MARK TWAIN.

Mr.. Beecher's farm consists Of thirty-six
acres, and is Carried on on strict scientific
principles. He never puts in any part oil n
crop without consulting his book lie pl ,ws
and reaps aud Digs and sows ACCORDING To
The best authorities-and the authorities
cost ,sore than the other farming iMple-
'nrnts do. As soon rs the library is COM
pic,e. the farm will hegin to be a profitable
Investment. But book farming has its draw
oacks. Upon ole OCCASION, whe, it SEEM
ed morally certain that ,h- hay ought to be
cut, the hay book could not be fouud-and
before II was found It was too late and the
hay WAS al spoiled.
Mr.. Beecrr raises some of the fines,
crops oI wheat in the country, but the nnta.
voraDle difference between the cost ut pro-
'iucing II a~'f its market value after it is
pruddced has interiered considerably with
IT'S success AS commercial enterprise. His
p, ch,i We, 3,kne>s Is hogs, however. He con-
slders hogs The best game a farm produces.
d- buys The original pig Tor 4 dollar aud u
| malt, and feeds him forty dollars worth OF
corn, and then ellis him for about nine dol
Lars. This is the only crop hc ever makes
money on. lie !ooses On the corn aud
makes seven dollars and half on the hog
he does not inind this, because he never
| xpecls 10 make anything on corn, anyways.
AID any way II turns ont, he has the eX-
ci'emenl of raising The h''s any how. wheih-
i he gets the worth Of him or Eu:. HI,
,'ra"brrrles would be u comfortable success
| II he robins would eat turuipS, but they
| wont. and hence. IIe IiffIculiy
One ut Mr.. Btechet most harraSSIng
.iilicuIies III his farming operations comes
ot ,he close Resemblance of different snr>
1t seeds aud plants 10 each other. Tw"
ears ago. his sshfeaaess warned hlm
hat there WIS going e ha = g'eat Sc ,reily
ot water melons, s'l therefore he pe: ia u
crop Of tsehty-seven acres Of thai fruit. But
| when they came up they tur:.9d out to be
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1869-10-22

To lay off 4 sGn re acre Of Ian,
measure 200 feet Tor each side
your square, and it viii contain $
acre ~i:hin sn mth,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1869-10-22

An Eastern paper has the following "A
few days ago We chronicled the d scove?y OF
the great Shenandoah diamond. 1t was
picked up to throw Mt u rabbit. supposing it
to be worthless store, but aGerward dis
covered to be gem Of great value. And
now son OF Mr.. Roher, Davidson, in Mont.
gomery county. Maryland. has picked up
another stone to some purpose. lie did ST
to throw 81 some in,ruding cows; but. 10
the pebble WAS found to be gold nugge,
weighing nine ounces, and worth $3.50. OF
course, The COWS were permitted to depnr,
i, peace. The nugget was carried home
and since then an experienced Californian
has prospec'ed the entire farm, finding 'nu
me-ous pieces Of virgin gold the size of II
grain OF wheat. The surrounding farm;
are TO be prospected. and the whole count,
and State are to be searched. The rhilosn
piers stone is now discovered 10 be til.
stone which southern hays pick up.,o .hyo
a, r4shhit. AID CONS
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1869-10-22

In Crylnn, MS is Wch known, wi,
owS burn themselves ON the SAN
pvreS with their dead. husbands. a
English officers wi ow has recent
been prActiring this sort Of din.
Tha, is. she threw all her gos!en hal
which was very nearly the san
thing.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1869-10-22
SKELETONS IF FRANKLls's CREWS.

The resu OF my sledse journey TO King
Williams Land may BE- Slammed up thus
None ot Sir Jul II F,anillns companions
ever reached or died on Montreal Island. Il
was late N July, 1913, thai Crnzicr and his
party, o! aboui 40 or 45. passed down the
west COAST of kIug Williams Land i'll lh,
vicinity OF Cape tler,chell. The pnr;y Was
dragging the sledges on the sea ice, which
WAS nearly in its last stages Of dissolution -
Que, - large sledge ladrn with an awning
covered boat, and the other, small on,
laden wi provisions and camp material
just before Cruzl"r and party arrived nj
Cape IL, rSchell, they were met by tunr fam
,lrs of natives, and both parties went int,
camp near each other, Two EsquimauS
men, who were Of the Lative party, gave mt
much sad, but deeply interesting informa-
ton. Some o il stirred nv heart with sad
ness, in,erm:nsl-d with rage. for it was H
confession that they with their companions
did secretly aud hastily abandon Crnzie,
and his party to suffer and die for need o
fresh provisions, when, in truth, it was il
the power OF the natives I" save every man
alive. The next trace Of Crozirr aud his
party is to he t,und in the SIX, Teton which
McClin,ork discovered little below, 10 ,ht
sou,hward and eastward oi Cape H-rschell
this was never tou d by the natives. The
next ,rac. is u campi'g place on the sea
shore of King Williams Land. about three
miles eastward Of Plrfftr river, where iw'
men died and received Christian huri,l. A
this place fish bones were found by the M
,ives, which showed Il en- that Cr zier aud
his party had caught while there species
oi fish excell,,n, for food, with which the sea
here ahounds. The next trace OF this par
ty occurs some five or six miles eastr ar !
On u lnng. low point Of ki' q William,
| Land. where one man died aud was buried
| Then abou, S. S. f., two and a half mil,
| further, the next trace occurs, on TOdd''
| Inlet, where the remains OF five men ie.-
| The next certain trace IF this rarty is o.
| the ives, side uf tho inlet west of Point r. ch
ardson on some low lnd that is an is'ant
or par, of tho main land MS the tide ma,
| be. Here the awning covered boat and IT,,
remains Of about thirty or thirty-Gve Of Gro
ziers party we're found by the native Poo
yetta. Of whom Sir John Ross has given ,
description in The account Of his voyage i,
the Victory, lS29-3i.
In Tie sr.i,lr Il isiH. isres tt., va
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1869-10-22
iIENRY GRlNHrLL

DtT &.r - rt5 G3Y ! nNre ~
turned from i >leas- jauya,y 3. ninav dsN,
70 a,d from King WI i:.m's Land. ! W,
ny purpuse, and ey"ry preparation va.
made, 10 make tals jnurGry aal season; buf
my a,jcsIion thea having been called Il
Melville Peuiasula, IL tue gl2aiiy ot E4ry
and liecla Straits, where native rep"r has
it that white men bad hern seen. direct
ed my expedition there By way Of An--tuke
Oog g-h'-i,le, Ig-l,o-lik, wuh tht. ardent, hope
AMI expectation Of reacuinr :llve some I"
Sir John fraliklh's lnel companions. IN,
result Of this jonra,y WAS tie iindng Of !;
lrnling place Of few Whle men, aud /;
stone pillar they had erected close by i. q
the bottom OF P"rry Bay, which is some "
" m! es south Of the western outlet OF turS
aud Herla Straits, and the vIsin" of sever
al places where white men AID their traces
| had been seen by natives OF l4-loo-Iik and
vicinity in or about the y ars ls6j-7. l ai
| g, gained much Information from the ia
ti,es of Ig-luo- ik, North Oog-lk Isle. ant
| lhcreahogis, thai confirmed the report hac
heard in the winter OF lS67-S. which ] hav,
| already stated. And sill ur!er proofs 0
! this report have been Il o obtained on M,
ate visit to KING Williams land. Ny
slplge Journey to the Straits Of Fury and
| Hecla, aud thence down to Parry bay and
back to RepulSe Bay by the ro"e already
| defined, Consumed IL nely y-Slx days.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1869-10-22
HALLS ARCTIC JOURNEY.
The Last Of Sir John Franklin'S
Expedition.
Discovery of Relics-Mutiny-
A Seaman Shot.

From the New York Tribune, Sept %.
Captain c. +. II Ii, the eminent Arctic
expIo,er. who returned to New Bedford on
Sunday last from FIVE years search for the
remains of Sir John Frantlin's companions,
has written an inf' resting letter, which ap'
pears below. TO Mr. Henry Grinnell 'iv''g
the details Of his crnise, tnuether with ID
unmis,akahe evidences Of the fate Of Sir
John and his partv Although the evi'len-
cns found arr conclusive as to the fate OF
the party. Captain Hall is atisfied that if q
large ANA well nrraniz party should spend
on" SIMMER on King Williams Land, where
records "hayond touh." are nried. the
complete history of The fate Of Franklin q
last exrediiion would be found. These
manuscripts are supposed to be buried in a
vault little inland or eastward Of Cape
Victory. the captain nj ore time being with
in snve".v-fve miles Of there but a stam-
pede of the natives accompanying him MS an
e>cn,t forced him 10 retrace his steps,
From the imp rfac' description given hv the
Esqnimaux OF the condition Of Crnz"''s
y ry of '05 men, The captain is satisfied
h.t they were suffering from the scurvv. rs
nothing bur sickness wcull have kept 50
experienced an Arctic Traveller ns Crnzer
from he game which was in nhund II c.
w,,hin srvrnry-fiye miles "f where he AID
his pa,rv pcrished Tn relies brought back
uurnb + about l5h. and were rs many as
could be conveniently Carried. although
,hrre were hundreds Of them in possession
q the natives Those brought back werr'
obtained of The natives through the with
iheu) all pos.egiul agency Of pre,.r,S-a
needle being considered talr tqmivalen!
for silver fork or 5000 . Il is no, at pres.
rnt the ut"rion ul Cnpttia ilaIi 10 pros.
cute further H. search for the remains Of
SIR john Franklin. His great desire Is Ia
reach the North P"c, aud to accomplish
this end IN eiIort wdl probably be made 10
obt,iu government aii IN hllug out and
~ ,u;ing an expedition 70 start next sum.
naer. The magnitude Of HE undertaking
A'iaos precludus the possibility o! obrai ing
al / from private indniduais, and no society
could bear he r3Peu-r Of ii. Already he is
III npalirnt ui civilized hig, and i, beli niee
TO oeyo,c y ii, Hsud riaas i9r s4eh ~ *.
petition. Captain Hal t-iatas ii tas bssl
ot Lcallh. The tgiIaYios IS lhe '.'.5:
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-08-13

its hinges 10 many long month. How
ever, Ned Seffron assured us of his abil-
ity to effect an entrance. He had brought
with him set of implements which re.
sembled more than anything else forked
and zgzsg streaks Of lightning. But be
was born burglar. so we often told him,
and these tools possessed in his hands a
magic power which none Of US under
stood.
There was quarter of an hour oi
silence aHd deep suspense-a quarter Of
an hour of valuable time wasted in use
less tinkering, as it seemed to me--and
Peters ahared in that opinion. There
was no nervous, feverish haste betrayed
in Ned's movements, but instead his face
wore hopeful, confident air, that gave
ease and freedom to his. actions. And
at the end of that quarter of an hour, to
our great surprise and JOY, his efforts
we're rewarded by the yielding of the
rusty bolt
Trn
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-08-13
Varieties.

Some one says of certain congrega-
ton, that they pray on their knees on
Sundays, and on their neighbors the rest
of the week. T frtH
Charles Kean said bad horse was like
poor play; it can'trun, and won't draw.
People speak of the suns breaking out
Will this account for the spots on it's
face t
No bull Of Irish extraction can excel
this OF Cobbetts. In one of his Rural
Rides he says saw no corn standing
in rieks; thing / never saw before, and
would not have believed it had | not seen
it."
Good-natured traveller fell asleep in 9
train short time ago, and was carried q
few miles beyond his destination:
Pretty good joke, this, isn't 1t 2" said
he to fellow w-psssenger. Yes, little
too far.fetched," was the rejoinder.
The private who, in the late review,
was struck by thought, and the BY
stander whe sat down on the spur of the
moment, are both said to be slowly re-
covering. r r.
A foppish fellow advised a friend not
to marry poor girl, as he would find
matrimony with poverty up hill work" "
"Good," said his friend, "Iwould rather
90 up bill than down, any time"
Two Irishmen stopped at the Island
House, Toledo, lit their gas, and with
windows open, sat down to enjoy chat.
The hungriest of Toledo mosquitoes soon
fiocked in and drove them desperate.
The clerk, who was summoned to devise
some defense against them, told them TO
close the windows and put out the gas.
They acted on the suggestion and placed
themselves between the sheets. Just as
they began to doze. a lightning-bug, which
had strsyed into the room, caught the
eve of one Of the travellers. He reused
bis companion with punch: Jamie,
jamie, it's no use Here's one of the
crathurs ssrchiu' for us wild q lanternl "
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-08-13

The Hub" is to have another sensa.
ton in the shape of hsnd-organ con-
vention of one-leeged sni one-armed sol
diers. Rorie, a. I. Stewart, Stanton and
Jay Cooke are to address them upon the
2 glory of "dying for ones country" "
May the good Lord deliver the crippled
veterans
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-08-13

The old American Atlantic Cable Com
papY are about to reduce their tariffs to
conform to the cheap prices promised BY
the French Company. Five 5oilars gold
il is thought will soon BE the total eost Of
European telegram Of ten words,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-08-13

There is some anxiety about the yacht
Dsantless, which sailed frem Queens
town for Havre about two weeks ago, and
has not since been heard from. Mr.. Ben
nett left her at Queenstown aud went
direct to London,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-08-13

A young lady in New Haven, sixteen
years Of age, lost one of her eyes the
other day by having quantity of am-
monia thrown into it by the sudden eS
plosion of the cork and liquid frOm the
bottle, which vas ssine vasned in some
hot water.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-08-13

The PuBLIo LEDGER is published every AZ
ternoon texcept Sunday BY e. WnITMORE
and ]. j. DuB0SE, under the firm name Of
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-08-13

MERRITT 81 WELD. G emil Ag'ts,
eco Front Row, Memphis, Tenn.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-06-09

Joint Resolution to supply omissions in the
rolement of certain appropr iation acts approved
March third, eighteen hundred and sixty
nine.
Be it resolved b. the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of the United States OF America in
Congress assembled, That the following items,
omitted in the enrolment Of appropria' ion acts
approved March third, eighteen hundred and
sixty nine, be, and the same are hereby, AS
amended, made valid por ions of the acts from
which they were omitted, viz:
In the - act making appropriations for the
legislative, executive, and Judicial expenses of
the government for the year ending the thirtieth
of June eighteen hundred aud seventy" after
the provsso to the paragraph commencing -. For
salaries and peuses IF collectors assessors, as
sistant assessors, revenue agents. &c, insert;
Provided further, That after the passage of
th is act the proprictors of all internal revenue
bas.ded warehouses shall reimburse 70 the United
states the penses and salary OF all st rekerpers
or other officers in chargesof such warehouses,
and the same shall be paid into the treasury and
accounted for like other public money!
In the act making appropriations for sundry
civil expenses Of the government for the year
ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sew
enty and for other PURPOSES, under the heading
Public Buildings and Grounds before the
item 90 For pay of lampighters, gasfittng," &c.
insert For lighting the Capitol and Presidents
house and public grounds around them and around
the executive Offices, thirty thousand dollars"
Approved, March %, 1869.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-06-09

SEEKING ConFoRT AND CONSOLATION
The once proud city of Austin mourn.
eth a departing greatness. The ne
tropolis of the great East comes to be
counseled by its ever faithful organ
the Reveille, not to despair. In an ar
ticle devoted to consolatory expressions
that journal says
The effects of the railroad are of
course permanent, and it behooves our
people to shape their course according
to the order OF things created by it
But so far as the rush to White Pine is
concerned the evil is but transient
Before the SHOWS o. another winter
shall Written our hills the now deserted
cabins of eur miners will again be
made cheerful by the presence of their
owners and former occupants, most of
whom have discovered before this thai
they left reality for a shadow.
Like the man who addressed himself
TO the bull that attempted TO butt the
locomotive off a bridge, we admire your
pluck even while feeling doubtful about
your Judgment.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-06-09

Public Resolution-No. 2.

10 int Resolution TO supply an omission in the en-
rolment of the " act making approI riatfons for
sundry civil expenses Of the CIV rnment or the
year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hui dred
and seventy, aud for other purposes, approved
March third, eighteen hundred and sixty nike
Be ii resolved by the Senate ana House IF hep-
resentatiyes Of the United States Of America in
Congress assembled, That the following item,
tilted in the enrolment of the "act making APP
preparations FIR sundry civil expenses OF the
government for the year ending June thTTrieth,
eighteen hundI ed and seventy, and for other pur
toses'' app: owed March third. eighteen hun
bred and sixty nine, be, and the same is hereby,
Made to all intents and purposes part Of said act.
viz:
.'For this amount to pay z. A. Shepherd the
sum due him on lost check drawn by Robert ;.
Neighbours, United States special Indian agent,
on the second of June, eight,e hundred and fl ty-
n inc, the assistant treasut er IF the United
States at New York city, for supplies furni he'd
the Indian department, twelve hundred dOilars.'
Approved, March "A, 1863.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-06-09

THE SAN Francisco HERALD DYING.-
A San Francisco dispatch dated June
9Th says:
The commercial reporter of the Herald
Fl Claiming Beels, and Gross, the cit,
editor of that paper, several days since
attached all the materi4l of that estah
lishmeut 10 recover their salaries, which
had not been paid for several weeks
The printers last night. we are in formed,
refused to go to work till assured of
being paid.
If this is the case, it is very evident
that Mr.. Nugent overrated his power and
popularity as newspaper man, or that
the San Franciscans are too degenerated
to appreciate his magnificent efforts.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-06-09

| TIE KILLING OF AN INDIAN AT RENO
| OF the fatal accident of which we made
a brief mention a day or two since TIL
Reno Crescent of Saturday last has the
following particulars:
Yesterday as the 1880 A. n. tra in
came from the east, while backing on
the side track, Piute Indian jumped
from the rear car directly behind the
train. Of course he was knocked down
and run over. The fiat car and four
box cars went over him, crushing both
legs, from the knees up, horribly. We
saw him picked up and taken away, and
remember of seeing no such sickening
sight in our life before. The Ind IAN
was taken 10 the County Hospital, and
at the present writing the physicians
are waiting to anputate his limbs if any
reaction takes place. It seems to us
almost useless to attempt to do anything
for the poor creature, for there lie hardly
= hope that his life can be saved in
fact we 90 not believe he will ever rally
at all, and indeed his recovery would
be q misfortune to him. He bore his
with real savage stoicism; no
groan escaped him which could be
heard farther than a few steps, though
The convulsive clutchings Of his hands
showed how terrible were his sufferings.
Some Piute women gathered round and
bewailed the misfortune Of their brave
in loud cries. and s maj ori'y of our
led by curiosity. went to look
upon the poor wreck, but he was only
10 ICdian and there was not much fuss
made over him. 1t will be a mercy to
,im if he gets a speedy pass to the !,
happy bunting grounds" The acci-
lent was the result of the Indians own |
and no blame can be at
achedsto any of the railroad employees.
Indian died at o'clock,
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-06-09

FENIAX SCsRE ~ BaITISH COLUMBIA
1t would seem from the following that
Train has nauagei to get up big stam
!,ede among the colonial authorities of
British Columbia:
VICTORIA, June Sit is reported that
Oh account of the threatened Fenia o
invasion Her Majcsty'S ship Jealous has
been orde-e back to EsquIulrl:, ac-
-omPsuied by the gunboat Boxer. In
dian scouting parties are being organ
ICED for service along the coast and 10
furnish early information of the landing
Of any large body of men. Notwith-
standing these preparations by tue
authorities, the citizens consider the
Fenian movement At San Francisco in
the light of a joke, being too ridiuIous
30 claim serious attention.
Joke or no joke, Train will never
cease TO brag of having frightened the
Britishers into extraordinary preca utions
TO avert the consequences of bis windy
campaigning
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-06-09
Public Resolution-No. Il. |

A Resolution respecting the retirement Of the
Brevet Major General P. HIentzeiman.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Repre-
senta ives of the United states of America in Con-
gress assembled, That the President of the
United States be, and he is hereby, authorized to
place the name of Brevet Maj"r General 5. P.
Hentzelman on the retir ed lisI Of the army, with
the full rank Of the comm md held hy him when
wounded in accordance with sections sixteen and
seventeen of the act of August eighteen hun
bred and sixty-one, and section thirty two f the
act of July twenty eight, eighteen hundred and
sixty six.
Approved, April 10, 1869.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-06-09

TIE SQUABBLE between the Stokes
and Senter wings of the Republican
party in Tennessee promises that State
TO the copperbeads and rebels. As
between the two contesting factions We
are ct loss to determine which is the
nearer right, although there would seem
to be good reasons for Stokes position
which is in opposition to the wholesale
Acknowledgement of the rebels. Senter
would seem to be bidding for the sup
port of the secesh. Whatever the
merits of the case may be it is very
evident that there is a sorehead minor
ify of the Republican party in Tonnes
see who would, like the Fay Nickerson-
Independent Press faction in California,
rather throw their State into the hands
of the rebels than that their opponents
of the other wing of the party should
prevail. If the Tennessee Republicans
are such unconscionable fools as TO
place themselves within the power of
their old enemies and prosecutors, the
rebels. we don't know that anybody can
be expected to feel any more sympathetic
toward them than to say of their humil- |
iation that it serves them right. If |
after passing through such struggles as
The East Tennesseeans have experienced.
hey choose TO give the Kuklux klans
he political ascendency over th emselves
who need to care?
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-06-09
Public Resolution-No Ill

Joint Resolution concerning vacancies in the Ad-
ju ant Generals department.
Be it resolved by the Senate and Kous, Of Rep
resentatves of the United States Of America in
Congress assembled, That the vacancies existing in
the Adjutant Generals department at the time Of
the passage Of the act approved Marin third,
eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, "making ap-
preparations for the support Of the army for the
year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and
seventy, and for other purposes be, and the
same are hereby, exempted from the operation Of
said act
Approved, April 10, 1862