Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1869-01-29
BULLETIN, VOL. a, NO. 81

sacrifice OF one bushel Of wheat in order tf
reach these markets with three other bush,
els or, in other words, to sacrifice one
fourth Of the crop in order to pay for the
transportation of the remaining three ,fourths
to Chicago Or Milwaukee.
| Mr. Speaker, / have made this amend.
ment in obedience to tie viii and judge
ment Of the State Of Iowa, Wisco,,sin ard
Minnesota. whose Legislatures have ty me-
mortal requested Chicago to undertake this
improvement as national wots. Ia its
character affecting, as il does, the consumer,
by enabling him TO secure bis bread, and
affecting the producer by enabling him to
receive portion Of the profits Of his crop,
now wasted to him in the price he is com
PEELED 20 pay in transporting it to market,
urge il rs germane TO the main proposition
| now before the House, which has for its OBJ
ject the removal of one Of the distractions
uow in the way Of a continuous water line
from the Mississippi river to the Atlantic
ports. shall ask a vote upon it, and hope
i will receive the sanction Of majority OF
the House, because believe it is nore 60
seEtial TO open up cheap wafer liae {yim
the Mississippi to the lakes tlan 70 connS u
lakes Erie ard Ontario. But hope at a
early day to see all these great improve
ments made, so as 10 form q 81 stem Of water
navigation by means of lakes and canals tc
the sea board via. the st. Lawrence, and to
TIE city of New York, the great distributing
point Of the continent for the productions ol
the East, South aud West.
A LADY was anxious 10 make her husband
a present on the occasion Of his birth dav
aud it happening to fall in the winter, shs
useful acquisition 10 his domestic confor:
So she went and purchased a fine Persian
pattern, one well wadded. No; remember
ing the exact height Of her husband, she
thought it best to purchase it rather toe
loug than too short, to make sure of its use-
fulness. The day was wet, the husband re,
turned in the afternoon, and she presented
him with the new article CT comfort, and be
tancied it irdeed great article Of confor,
after he had put of bis wet garments. But
il was about ten inches too long.
''Oh never mind. said the affec,ionate
wife, Il can easily shorten il to suit YOU"
They had party in the evening, and
we're very merry and every one admired lbs
beautiful dressing gown. After they had
gone TO bed the wind and rain made such a
noise that the wife couldn't sleep; the hus.
band however, snorej unsteady. She arose
without disturbing hin, took the dressing
COVE, and commenced her work cutting oG
about the length of ten inches to make i,
suit her husbands stature, and then went to
he'd again.
In the morning she was up early to make
as several friends were expected TO dinner
that day. Scarcely had the lady left the
room, when her sister-a good natured old
lady who lived with them stepped in on tip
toe, in order not to disturb the sleeper, took
the dressing gown and Fastening 10 her
room, cut off about ten inches, as she knew
j. was too long the night before.
An hour after the gentleman awoke, aud
vas COW anxious 10 surprise bis wife.
Ringing for servant he was told to take
the dressing gown to tailor and have il
made shorter By Ten inches. The good wife
was detained longer than she expected, and
scarcely had the dressing gown returned
from the tailor's when she came into the
room. Her husband had just risen, and
proposed now TO surprise his wife aud enjoy
his comfort. But how surprised was his
be,ter>hait to see her husband in fre
Pers al pattern shooting JACKIE, instead Of d
comfortable dressing gown.