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AEIss KATE sMARTT will open q
Nl School on Monday, February 10th,
1869. for the reception Of Girls and mail
BOYS. Her school-room is pleasantly situ-
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pa5- The Merchants, National Bank at
Little Rock, Arkansas, has failed.
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Timbcrcd Land for Sale.

TWO small valuable lots Of timbered
IL land lying near Dallas TO DO sold on
the FIRST Tuesday In March, on y credit Of
twelve months, At the Court House door in
the town II Dallas, JOHN II. COLE,
Administrator Of the estate OF Wn, D.,
PArILLO. 223t
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wASTFP. A0ESTs,-MALE on FEMALE
See Foot & ClArk's advertisement,
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Dar Rev. D. F. Hall has been preaching
in the country quite successfully of late.
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JOE WEIGH,

Practical Horse-Shoer, makes specially
of the business, and is prepared to make
and put on shoes as that work should be
done.
Thankful for past patronage, we respect
fully solicit n continuance of the same.
feb13--22:1y CAREY & WEIGH.
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FIRST GLASS
FEM ALE SCHOOL,
DALLAS. TEXAS.

VHNHE next annual Session, divided into
Il two terms Of five months each, will
commence on
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER Z, 1893.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1869-02-26
ARMY PENSIONS.

From Major Thompson, agent in charge
of the Pension Office at this place, we have
obtained some interesting items in regard to
pensions. There were 9,525 original spph>
cations for Invalid pensioners during the
year ending June 80, 1868, amounting year
" to $6es, l.70; during the same time
1854 invalid pensions we're increased 10 the
additional amount yearly Of $3.50, ,477.es /:
1922 original pensions we're granted
amounting yearly to $l,9l0, ,202. 70, and 81.
053 increase amounting to 81, r., $50. co.
in all making total increase Of $i,ii4,.
92l.6S.
Altogether there was paid out TO invalids,
$l6,l73, 3,7si.93-naking total Of 81, ,J5a,
59s.7s. OF this amount 1921 ,537.o0 was
paid 1t the office in Iowa-6gurcs which
show that our State has large and noble
battalion in the Mlimed Briyadc.
During the same time the Government
paid navy pensions amountingto $35s,3s3.>
81. The pay roll OF the pension army, as j,
now stands, viii amount yearly to $lS,S93,-
N9i.20.
On the s0th Of June, 1865, there were
74,7S2 invalid pensioners. and 9e,2t3 wild
ow andorphan pensioners, making an army
ofl77,025 persons, whose sacrifices during
the war were such A. to make them the ma
tion's wards. What powerful sermon
against war il that array Of six figures
And the grave holds An army yet four. fold
stronger in its Illustrations Of the barbarie
horrors Of civilized war. The price Of our
nations life was fearful one. The living
canuot too sacredly cherish and guard ths
heritage which has come to them BY such I
cost Of life and blood.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1869-02-26
GOeD YARN.

In the village Of lived man who
had once been judge Of the county, and
we'll known oil over It BY the name of
Judge Il. He kept store and .
saw>mill, and was always sure to have the
best Of the bargah on his side, by which he
had gained an ample fortune and some did
not hesitate to cal him the biggest rascal in
the world. He vas very conceited withal,
and used to brag Of his business capacity
whenever any one was near to listen. One
rainy day, as quite number were seated
round the stove, he began as usual to tell
of his great bargains, and at last wound up
with the expression:
"Nobody has ever cheated me, nor they
can't reither."
"Judge." said an old man Of the COM
pany, "Fve cheated you more than you ever
did me-"
"How 90 p said the Judge.
''If you'll promise you won't 60 to law
about il, nor do anything, III tell you, or
else / won't; you are tho much Of law
character for me-"
Lets hear" cried half dozen voices at
an promise" said the Judge, sand treat
in the bargain if you have
swell, do you remember the wagon you
robbedlme Off"
II never robbed you Of wagon only
got the best of the bargain" said the Judge.
Well, made up my mind to have il back,
and"
"You never did" interrupted the cute
judge. ,.,.., -,
"How so?r Numbered the now snraged
'Weil you see. Judge, I sold you one day
very nice pine log, and bargained with
you for lot more. Well, that log stole
off your pile down at the mill, the night be-
fore, and the next day sold it 10 you. The
next night drew it back home, and sold II
TO you the next day; and so kept on TIL
you had bought your own log Of me twenty
seven times"
"That's . lie - exclaimed the infuriated
Judge, running TO his book and examining
his log account YOU never sold me twenty
seven logs of the same measurement
II know it." said the vender in logs by
drawing it back and forth the end wore off
and AZ il wore | kept cutting the end off,
until Il was only ten feet long-just four
teen feet shorter than it was the FIRST time
brought it--and when it got so abort l drew
| Il home and worked il up into shingles, and
the next week yon bought the shingles, and
l concluded / had got the worth OF my wag'
on back, and slowed away in my pocket
book"
The exclamation Of the judge was drown
ed in the shout Of the bystandcrs, and th'
log driver found the door without the prom
ised treat.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1869-02-26
HORACE GREELEY.

Poverty is a gloomy presence in any home,
even American poverty,-and boy who
saw the household goods distrained By the
sheriff, AM his father in fight from the debt
or's prison, no doubt found the morning of
life dark enough and even when her time
came, fortune presented herself TO yonng
Greeley masked and looking at the best like
q very hard favored virtue. When his faith
er was about to quit New England, the prin.
ter's apprentice walked over from the town
where be was learning his trade to that where
be was to take leave Of his family. In words
which must 60 to the hearts of all those who
have known what homesckness is, and how
very closely and tenderly common endur-
ance and hardship knit parents and children
together, he tells that some Of his kindred
urged him to 60 with the rest, and not re-
turn to his place in the printing Office. IL
was sorely tempted to comply" be says,
"but it would have been bad iaith TO do so.
"A word from my mother, at the criti>
cal moment, might have overcome my reso>
luton but she did mot speak it.--After
the parting was over, and we'll on my way,
l was strongly tempted 10 return; and my
walk bssk b. Poultney twelve miles) was
0nepflhe slowess And saddsst of my life."
Nothing could have been very difficult af>
ter this, and there seems to have been no 9th
er moment Of the authors life that asked SO
great fortitude and resolution. 1t was suc>
cess but life is an artful rsmancer, and
postpones its denoun,ents. There was vast
deal to 60 through before the destined great.
ness of the " Tribune" could he accomplish
ed. How the apprentice became journey
man printer in Western New York aud in
New York city,--then an edipral necessity
Of the politicians, employed and paid by
them,-then the first independent and cour>
ageous journalist we have eve, had,-is pret-
ty well known to everybody but everybody
may read it here with fresh pleasure, in that
light and circumstance which a man can best
give his own life. At every point of the ca
reer is an interesting one, and in great part
il includes national history.
Thanks TO the peculiar constitution of his
mind, which, while it lacks the qualities of
originality or genius, is yet boldly tentative,
he has been identified or connected with eve.
~ social and political movement which has
promised to benefit q elevate mankind and
be has something to tell us of them all. We
think certain readers, who have learned rath>
er from his enemiesthan from himself to re>
gard him as . reckless innoyator, will be
surprised to find hin so conservative as be
is Of all that really holds human society to-
gether for good, marriage, the family, re.
ligion, Observation-Disclosures Monthly. for
February.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1869-02-26

WoMAN's RIamrs.-Femalc suf.
frage seems to be the leading topic
OF interest in Iowa Falls. The Lv.
ceum has perhaps been more patron
lied for the past three meetings at
which this question has been discuss
ed than either churches or concerts.
1t 3 q noteworthy fact that the 'sfe-
males" are for the right of suffrage,
almost to . man. The discussion on
Saturday evening was animated and
interesting, and the decision that
''woman should have the right Ia
vote" gave general atisfaction-tn
he women. Willie several inteili-
agent citizens are holding up their
hands in horror at the idea Of agita.
ting this question, the progressive,
thinking portion Of society quietly en-
dorse the doctrines of '.jusiice to alr'
and the ballot box to woman. Like
all principles of Right, the movement
continues to approach . glorious con-
summa,ion.-Io,ca Falls Seatiaal.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1869-02-26

In an address before the Livingston
County (Mich.) Agricultural Society,
Professor r. c. Kedzie, of the Michi-
gan Agricultural College, discussed
the advantages OF forests subject now
attracting much attention. His remss Ks
as to the iofueoce Of forests on droutn
are as follows: Some may ask Why
forest are necessary. Is not any por-
ton left in forest so mnch unpro-
ductiye capital? And does not a
wise economy demand that these
unproductive forests should be cleard
up as soon as the owners can com-
mand the means, and the whole coun.
try made productive: These are i'm
portant questions and should receive
answers. If trees are Of no service
in the economy Of nature, except 10
furnish fuel and timber, then any sur
plus beyond these wants is useless
drawback. on the productievness Of
any country. Cut it down; why
cumbereth it the ground ="
But there are other reasons why
forests should be spared, and one is
their control over extreme fluctuations
in the rain fall Of any region. The
researches in modern science, accu-
rate and careful observation. as well
as the history Of the past, show that
country abounding in forests is more
moist, has more copious and equable
rain fall, abounds more in springs and
streams, and as consequence of all
these, is mere exempt from great and
sudden fluctuations in temperature
from late fros,s in sprieg and early
frosts in the fall.
Thus Egypt, from the earliest peri
Cd Of history has been spoken Of as
raiuless region; bu' since Mohamet Ali
has made lis immense plantation Of
OF trees, showers showers have be-
come frequent. The controlling influ-
ence Of forests over rainfall Is also
shown by the fact that countries once
supplied with forests and having abun-
dant rains and immunity from frosts
their trosts having been destroyed,
have been scouraged by drouth and
frost till the forest was restored, when
they once more became fruitful; or, If
the inhabitants would not restore their
protecting forests, the stern hand of
famine threatened to wipe out . race
that would not reverence the order Of
nature.
Thus the Cape dc Vcrd Island, SO
named from their greeoness, have
been stripped Of thei forests by their
imprudent inhabitants sine which time
they safer terribly from periodical
drouths, sometimes no rain falling for
three years at time, and $4,000 in
habi,an,s, or one-third of the popula-
tion have perished. Thus famine cuts
down the inhabitants as pitilessly as
they cut down protec,in: trees. Il has
been proposed to replant the forests,
vet little has been done twords
restoration, and il is proba BILE that the
entire race may be cut off, 10 be
replaced by those who have learned
that the living tree is mans life."
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1869-02-26
BRAINERD,s ROCK.

In Berkshire, where two mountains lift
Their urns to cloud and sun,
Two streams-from each crystal gift
Are blended into one.
And there the hill slopes yield them up
Unto the lowlands' care
Kneeling to drink . parting cup,
And breathe 4 parting prayer.
Close by giant boulder rears
Its gray and furrowed face,
A wanderer Of prilneval years
From some lost, rocky race.
Four lives ago around its throne,
Ger many an odorous rood
Foot deep in amber spine and cone,
hemlock forest stood.
Around the rock, in jeweled ring,
The stockbridge Indians built
Their fires, when impulses OF spring
Were felt BY spawn and milt
And David Brainerd thither came,
Through pathways dim and wild
To preach the Everlasting Name
Unto the forest child.
The pale Apostle Of the race
Whose wildness could not part
Gods image from one shadowy face,
His love from one dark heart.
And from the rock, when stars we're pale,
And fishing tolls were done,
lie told the sweet, pathetic tale
OF Christ the Only Son.
Strange scene! The fires, the faces round
Upturned the word to hear,
The savage shad dows On the ground,
Each leaning ON spsar:--
The light in BYaiDerd's lifted eye,
The rock half-hid il shade,
Type of the Rock of Ages high
On which his feet we're stayed:-
The gloom within the hcmleck boughs
As OF the endless night,
A new light on the savage brows
As of etern al light.
Strange midnight scene! Perhaps it lies
Within the Book above,
And angels turn I, it their eyes
That only turn 10 love.
For by the brooks no hemlocks now
Drop amber spiues and cones;
Dust lies on the Apostles brow,
And Ger the Indians bones.
Only the great rocks mighty will
Has conquered death and dust,
As if to keep the memory still
Of Brainerd's toll and trust.
CHARLES GATES, in Hurpsr's Mngazi"e,
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1869-02-26

SELLING A CLEgGYxAx.-A young fslIow
was taking sleigh>rids with . prefty cirl.
when be met = minister Who was celehrated
for tying ths matrimonial knot 81 short -,
,ice. He stopped him, aud asked, hur.
riediy:
''Can you tie q knot for me I"
"Yes," said Brother b, II guess so
when no you want it done r.
swell, right away" was The reply ssis Il
lawful, though hsss on the highway r,
"Oh, yea; this 10 ~ good place - anv
--as safe a. the church itsclf.s s.
"wslb then, | want knsA nd l. ~
horses tail. 70 keep il OUT of ~ 49, p
shouted the wicked was, ~ be drove supialy ;
away s0 s-~:,r.'--.
Why is vain young lady lihs tsuArn-
ed drunkardf Because neither o. lRs~' g
satisfied with moderate use Of IN elxss.
A Minnesota iusties Of the peace, olsr;s y
marry parties ires Of cost il they will p5e~
chase their housekeeping goods y -
store. SIT
-Yoa lost two legs in the army, - ssy
what did YOU gain BY III" sisgb tssssd
ness, sir for, aner that ~ rsss1 x2f4
marry US. ~
q zs4.x
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1869-02-26

THE Iowa delegatioa in Cong ess
stands very square in favor of econo-
my. In the vote 70 give aid to the
Denver Branch Of the Pacific Rail-
road, Messrs. Loughridgc, Wilson,
Price, and Allison, voted nay. On
the motioo to Increase the pay Of the
rice young men and young ladies who
heroically sacrifice themselves sbss
the Departments At Washington my
have good clerks, Messrs- Allison.
Loughvklge, and Wilson, voted
against it; Mr.. Price voted for t.;
Dodge and Hubbard were absent. Al
the Fairfield Ledger has said, and as
numerous influential Republican jour-
nails have copied and endorsed: 80
wa will stand BY her Representatives
Who stand BY her for economy and re-
trenchment." The people OF every
State are keeping notch stick to re-
cord the votes OF their Representative
A. they may be given for or against
economy. and Iowa is rot the sleepi-
est one OF the lot by any means
Register.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1869-02-26

The work Of widening the channel at
what is called Sycamore Chain has been
completed. The following statement shows
what has been done:
The Golfer dam was the first thiug.-It
cost about $lO0, 900, aud laid bare some 60
acres of the land Of the Mississippi where
men could blast out the rocks and teams re,
move them. Not less than 500 men and
20 10 80 teams have been at work on this
dam for the last thirty days, and have COM
ple,ed channel which is safe, ample in its
dimensions, aud durable as time. The chan.
mel is from 2l6 feet wide, in the narrowest
place to 5000 feet wide il the widest place,
and the bottom Of it is as smooth, uniform
and level as possible to make, and 10 four
feet-below the low water mark Of 1864
which was the lowest water ever known in
the Mississippi. As now laid bare it shows
a clean cut Of the width and depth named,
with only one curve, and that only four de.
grecs in eco feet. When the water is let
out and the dam removed, buoys will be set
marking the outward, banks Of the channel,
for the guidance o. pilots, SO that these pi.
lots; so that these pilots who have not made
| themselves familiar with it while the work
was in progress may have no fears on enter.
irg it.
THANKS To Iowa AND MINNesorA.-At
the recent National Convention of cclored
citizens held at Washia gton the following
resolution, offered by Mr.. Alex. Clark, al
Musca.ine, in this State, was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That while we most cheerfully
acknowledge our gratitude to all who have
labored a. voted for the removal Of the M.
Just disabilities against our people in regard
10 voting, We are under special. obligation to
the Radical press and people Of the dis.in,
guished State Of Iowa, and also OF Minnesota
for their able advocacy Of impartial suffrage
and their late great victory at the polls.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1869-02-26

WAsnINGroN is to have what may
truly be called Black Republican
paper. \ corporation Of wealthy
colorcd men will soon establish as
that place National Republican
journal to be devoted exclusively 70
the interests Of that race. Fred
Douglass is 70 be the editor. II can-
not fail OF succesa IL will ~ u .
newspaper oftiye nillions of keople.
The start will be made with weekly
issue, and daily will soon BE- de,nan-
ded. The colorcL people Of the ma
ton surely need ) representative
guiding organ !; and Fred Douglas,
Of all other men, is tho man 70 LEAD
his race into higher HE.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1869-02-26
Pc Il SOW A..

Victor Hugo and Louis Blanc have deriim-
ed to be Republican candidates for ,hs Fre. b
Legislature.
The Emperor Napoleon rad = lore fains
ing 1T on the morning Of Janrsry Is, when
no was 70 opeu the Corps EegislsfiL
General Grant, by advice Of Lin doctors.
is smoking less.
General Forrest has assumed chsrge of
fhe Selma road and retired from public
life.
"Claribel," the popular song-writer, is
dead. She wss the wife VI tho Rev. Charles
Barnard, Of Dover, England.
George Peabody is in very poor Aesib
and will soon leave EieEand for one OF tie
German watering places.
The British Minister Thorntsn lined GEN
eral and Ms. Grant AID al he foreign di-
plomatists, the other day.
Mrs. Harriet Prescot Spof,prd hss bee-,
engaged By Frank Leslie to write for lis pc.
riodicals exclusively for o period of tkses
years.
Prof Blot will begin . Gas,ronomicaT
Almanac" in the March GALAXY, point n
out each month the articles Of food adup&ed
70 the month, and giving bills Of fass.
An sxehasgs rrpFe ~ ThsodGs Ta~
ton, on biz prsNr yis;s = lows = Raking
inquiries co6ceFning location, price, etc, of
farming lands, with the ,, rposs Il buying
tract for . young son.
The Attorney General has dee Fled tLse~
under the new Law, County Auditor cnu>
not appoint deputy. The Board Of Su>
pervisors may give him clerk, il necessa~
~.
County Jude though virtually legisTA,ed
out of office, can until the end Of the term
for when they were elected, continue to take
Acknowledgements, administer oaths aad sol.
emnize marriages.
John A. Elliott, State Auditor, calls upon
insurance companies (home and foreign) 10
come up and get their certificates.
Bishop Simpson, of the Methodist Church,
Recently visited Houston, Texas, and desir~
ed to preach in the church there, but WAS
refused by the officials Of the Methodist
Church, South. Ho preached, however. in
small German church in the same town.
A prominent actor in the Cuban revola>
ton is the Marquis Alama, who owns i've
estates, 5000 slaves, and lie fses, palace
in Havana Since his daughters assassin.
alton By Spanish soldier, at the theatre.
be has been none the less determined to gee
rid of Spanish suIe.
Charles Reads's new story Is at last to ap>
pear. The opening chapter will be given in
the March GALAXY, which agazine has been
fortunate enough to secure the advaa.s
sheets. Its singular title is, Put Yourself
in His Place." The Galaxy will be in &C,
tive demand.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1869-02-26

HoSoR TO WuoM HONOR rs DuE-We
are glad 10 note that Messrs Allison, Lough>
ridge and Wilson, Of this State, voted to lay
on the table the joint resolution to increase
the pay Of clerks and other government em.
ployes at Washington ten per cent. Messfs
Dodge and Hubbard were absent: and Mr..
Price voted with the minority against lsy>
ing on the table. Mr.. Longhridge made q
hnality of this action bo moving reccnsid>
GRAFTON, and that the motion to reconsider
be laid on the table. The latter motion was
carried. and the joint resolution thus killed
dead. In the name of the people Of Iowa
We thank the three Representatives first
named for their votes and the disposition
shown by them in this matter. No increase
of salaries; no sinecurc officers; no more
subsidies to railroads no more squander>
ing of the public lands no more waste,
extravagance, or stealing. g.--Barliagtoa
Hdrkeye.