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Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1869-01-01

There are two things that alwaye
pay, even in this not 0ver-rcmunera-
tive existence. They are working
and waiting. Either is useless with
ont the other. Both united are irwin
chile, triumphant He who waits
without working il amply . man yild-
ing to slosh and despair. He Who
works without visiting, il fi,ful IN his
striving. aud misses results by sinpa.
tiencc. He who works steadily. md
waits patiently, may have . long Jour
rev before him. but 1T is close he
v II iilni IT. reward.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1869-01-01

SEEDING PorAroEs.-lt is said
that rctwithetand the immense sums
made out Of the Early Goodrich, and
other Of Mr.. Goodr,ch'e seedlings, he
has IN le noting ont Of them. 1t is
also said that Mr.. Brecse has made
rothisg out Of the early Rose, organ.
atei by him, while tho seed now sells
for thirty to forty dollars per barrel.
Mr.. Bree e nov has another new va.
riety. and has refused $50 for a coup
lie OF its tnbers. Gleason has
storted another valuable seeding; aud
Mr. Hebron, Of Utica, has a seeding
from the Early Rose, called the Gil
max. which is highly spoken Of.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1869-01-01

4 new system of rose culture is
now icing practiccd iu Europe. The
principal points Of which are, to prune
oat all the old wood, TO shorten the
rev wood little. and peg it down tc
the earth. The rose is thus allowed
20 bloom only on the wood Of las,
wears growth. The effect is yer,
fine
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1869-01-01

w baeo. II is entirely Vegetable and harm
less. II PGrifss and snriches the Blood, In
vigorstss the System, possesses great Nourish-
ing and Strengthening power, is an excellent
Appetizer, ensbles the Stomach to Digest the
heartisst food, makes sleep refreshing, and es-
tabiishek robust health. Smokers and Caersrs
for Sixty Yesys Cared. Pr.cs, Fifty Cents. post
free. 4 treatise on the injurious effects Of To
bacco with lists Of references, testimonials. Ac,
sent free. Agents wanted. Address DR.. r. r.
ABBOTT, Jersey City. n. J. Sold BY an
Druggilts. l:w
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1869-01-01

A heifer or COW viii make beel
earlier than steer. An old COW OF
old sheep will not fa.tcn nearly SC
well with hay as with grass. The
longer the straw Of any kind the worse
~ fodder; short straw is said to be
invariably the most nutritious. Cat
TIE ways prefer that which is fresh
threshed, day even Masking differ.
ence.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1869-01-01

Cultivated flowers are evidences o!
high cultivation; they are 4 SORT OF
floral thermometer indicating in some
degree the Intelligence and refinement
81 the people aud their indications
ae as signifcan, as are the evidences
Afforded by arithmetic, painting, poet
+. or any Of the sciences.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1869-01-01

Crocurses planted in a good garden
soil require no further care, but grow
better year by year. The best varie-
ties are Calolene, Chisholm White,
Cio,h of Gold. Early yellow, Vrach,,
dark blue; Samson, light blue; Large,
Ie.lrS Dutch, for later yellow /:
.coich, for very early White.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1869-01-01

Only one Republican vote was pol
led in the town Of Little Traverse
Mich, for President, and that by An
drew J. Blackbird, one Of the mos,
intelligent indians in the State. /,
is no, the first time he has done this
solitary and alone All possible ef-
forts have from time to time been
made to lead him astray, but TO no
rurpose-promises and threats have
proved equally aseless.--Desrott 1rib-
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1869-01-01

Mr.. A. ). Fuller, the web known
of New York, thus
speaks Of this potato in the New York
SUE:
Its supposed to be the earliest
las ~ variety al present known. Its
gcncral character may be then sum-
med mp: Very early and large, skin
smooth, pale rose color, prominent
yves, not deeply sunkcn; form, long
oral, slightly compressed fiesh snow
white, very dry and mcaly. No strong
favor. It's also very productive,
and the tubors keep well and retain
their good qualities till spring.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1869-01-01
FOR SALE.

on ACRES OF LAND, GO acres timber) one
on mile southeast Of the city OF Indepen-
dence. st bargain. Inquire Of
!. til JOHN A. DAVIS.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1869-01-01

"Seyeral months experience Of the
License law in Massachusetts, has re-
suited in increasing the number of
liquor shops in Boston from ! 800 to
500, aud the number in the State TO
like proportion. The good People Of
Massachusetts, think the License law
has had a fair trial, and on the whole
has failed SO signally as to convert
me previous partial failure of the Pro
ili5i.ory law into a comparative sue
cess. On the square issue between
License and Prohibition they have
elected an overwhelming majority Of
prohibiliolists to the next General
Assembly, and the result win be
repeal OF the License Law and return
to prohibition. In parliamentary law,
A. vell ~ in the laws OF the human
mind, decision, when once made,
then reconsidered, and finally reafiirm-
cd, is final. Massachusetts has recon-
eidered her prohibitory policy, and on
reconsideration has reafirm.d it. We
think this will clinch the matter for
the present generation. If the coming
man drinks vine in Massachusetts
hc must di ink i on the sly"
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1869-01-01

Il il estimated that there are now
AZ work in England about three hun
steam plows, and that these plows
are securing some remarkable effects
in English agriculture. Half mill
ion acres, perhaps more, have been
deeply and thoroughly pnlverized by
this style OF blowing. 1t is said that
a steam pillow, penetrating TO a depth
before unknown, and moving with a
rapidity OF four miles an hour, breaks
up aud disin.egrates the soil four
times more than the ordinary horse
plow moving at the rate Of two miles
an hour. By the deph to which the
,,sovs penetrate, new elements are
orcucht into the working soil, and
surprising crops are the consequence.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1869-01-01

The average fife Of . railroad sleep
er is seven years. There are 2,lIs in
mile. The average cost lie fifty cents
each. Thus our sleepers are costing
rs $50 mile every year for each of
the 10000 miles in the Union. The
sleepers on the English roads last on
an ayarage fourteen years, and when
properly treated with preserving SUBJ
stances, they last for century. The
wooden structures on the farms of this
country cost $4,000. OOO, 600 every
thirty wears, or SlOo,000,U each
year. By the use Of simple and cheap
preservatives, the duration Of all this
wood could at least be doubled.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1869-01-01
70 the Family Circle
A NEW STORY
DY Mr.. J. +. TROWBRIDCE.
ENTITLED
!" IN THE JOEY

written expressly for the HEARTH AMI
HOME, commences in first (Decsmber 10Th
numbeY
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1869-01-01
TERMS FOR 1899.

Single Copies 81, invariably in advance; 8
S45 for club Of IL Copies fall at one time, win
receive Z copy free.
A specimen copy Of the first number sent
free.
No travelling agents employed. Address all
communications 70
PETTENGILL, BATES GEO.,
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1869-01-01
MARKETS.

careful Repor, Of the Markets in New York,
Boston, Phiiadeibhia, Chicago, ST. Louis and
New grleans, will tie furnished from week TO
week, giving the Farmer inform alton ~ TO the
time WHEN TO BUY and WHEN TO SELL.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1869-01-01

will ind their own page always lighted with
such fun in pictures and fun in stories. as shall
make them look sharply every week for the com
ing Of HEARTH AND HOME
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1869-01-01
REFERENCES:

+. .. Older, Independence: L. A. Main, Co.
Treasurer !; I. j. Marnus, 60. Recorder; T.:
Brewer, Clerk Dist; Court; Hon. l.. W. Hart,
Hon. W. g. Donnss, Sssss .seaafor; r. L.
French 4 Co., Cedar Fails; Judge James Burt
9Th Judicial Dissrie, Hoa. W. b. Allison, N.
G. 3rd Dist; Rev. Father Goske., Samuel H.
Watson, CasAive Fire. y f;.s, y M, v;el ~ /;
Hon. Alsx = :s7 MS ss1stsEsA x4v.f T.
JaA sSia, NAtsfh,s. -.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-07-09
GIisabetb 3ailn .af9onitor,
PUBLISHED AT 155 BROAD STREET, BY
J. MADISON DRAKE.
sELF-NIADE MEN.

The maxim that "every man is the
architect Of his own fortune" has been
strikingly verified and illustrated in
the history Of American statesmen.
The following collection of facts re-
specting some of our great men may
prove interesting.
Very few of the fathers of our
republic were the inheritors of distinc-
ton. Washington was almost the
only gentleman by right of birth in all
that company of thinkers and actors.
Two or three Virginians, John Jay, of
New York, and half dozen meaner
men from other provinces were excep-
tons. But Franklin was a printers
boy Sherman a shoemaker; Knox a
book binder Green q blacksmith :;
John Adams and Marshall, the sons of
poor farmers and Hamilton, the most
subtitle, fiery, and electrical, but at the
same time the most composed and Or
derby genius of all, excepting the unap-
proachable chief, was of as humble
parentage as the rest, and himself at
the beginning clerk or shopkeeper.
And if we come down to later period,
Daniel Webster was the son Of farmer
and was rescued from the occupation
Of drover only by the shrewd OBJ
servation of Christopher Gore, whom
he called upon for advice in respect to
a difficulty arising from the sale of a
pair of steers and John G. Calhoun
was the son of tanner and corrier !;
the father of Henry Clay belonged to
the poorer class of Baptist ministers !;
Martin Van Buren,, during the fitfuA
leisure of the day, gathered pine knots
to light his evening studies Thomas
Corwin was wagner Silas Wright,
by heritage a machinist In later times
we have had Lincoln of the fat-boat !;
johnson, the tailor Grant, the tan
ner Wilson, the shoemaker's appren-
tice and many others among our
statesmen who received the applause
and reverence of mankind, passed their
earlier years at what, in other coun-
tries, would be almost impossible dis
tances from the eminences which they
now enjoy.
In the old monarchies the question
is, What is your pedigree ? or, Who
we're your progenitors Here, in our
republic, the question is, What have
you done what are you doing at
what do you aim To do, to grow, to
improve, and become all that God in
tended us to, is our privilege, our right
and our duty. "God helps those who
help themselves. philadelphia Satur-
day Night.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-07-09

THIEVES OF NERVE. ounce of
pluck is worth regiment of hesitating
men. A little nerve, GOODNESS, pluck
and decision have carried men safely
through difficulties insurmountable.
In all probability no persons possess
nerve to a greater degree than do bank
robbers and persons of that class, who
live not by labor, but by their wits, and
operations which succeed from bold
ness. Not long since, man stood in a
Wall street bank, with a bag in his
hand, containing ten thousand dollars
in gold. A gentlemanly looking man
with his hat off, said to the one who
held the gold: "Let me heft it; I'll
guess within half an ounce of its
weight"
The person addressed mechanically
handed the bag to the applicant, who
at once ran out of doors and was soon
lost in the crowd, while the loser never
saw it again. On seeing him with his
hat off, he thought him a clerk in the
bank. A gentleman standing by saw
the thief remove his hat and hang it on
hook, when he too supposed him to
be connected with the bank and said
nothing.
Some years since a person entered
the Importers and Traders bank, New
York, in broad daylight, took off his
coat, and put on buster, stuck pen
behind his ear, passed clerks, tellers and
cashier, and pushing the president
aside, who stood talking with one of
the directors, entered the vault and
helped himself to the largest pack
age of money he could find, and walk
ed out unmolested, no one suspecting
that anything was wrong until he was
off and out of sight.
A few months ago in New York a
hearse drove up to the door of a man
sion. A genteel young man rang the
bell and inquired for the man that
lived there, but he was down town.
He said the hearse contained coffin
! in which were the remains of daughter
of the house, who had just died at
school in Connecticut. The servant OF
the house had heard nothing of the
matter but helped the driver bring
the coffin into parlor, and at the
suggestion of the young ma n, who said
he was teacher, sent one of their
number to the gentleman's place Of
business to inform him of the sad news,
The teacher remained in the house tc
tell him the particulars, but when the
man arrived the teacher had gone, ant
about SO, 900 worth of jewelry had gone
with him. The coffin was opened anG
found to contain beech log.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-07-09
DRESS MAKING.

MISS NJ. & ]. HIGGINS would inform the la,
INk dies of Elizabeth that they have removed
from East Broad street to 242 Broad street. where
they are always ready to wait upon their customers
and feel fully competent to do all kinds of work
pertaining to their business with neatness and dis
patch. Cutting, Fitting and Machine Stitching done
at short notice. azOlmT ~
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-07-09

DARIs MILLINERY, and Dress Making Estab-
lishment, No. 40 Elizabeth avenue.
Hosiery and Fancy Goods. All the latest and
most reliable Paris and New York Patterns for La
dies and Children s Dresses.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-07-09
Mltllinery ind Dress Making.
PLAIN SEWING and MACHINE STITCHING


WHISTLES to notify her friends and the public
w that she has removed from No. Is Washing
ton street to No. Is Elizabeth avenue. She is pre-
pared to 90 out into families by the day with her
Sewing Machine. Having been at first class work
for a number of years, she understands Cutting,
Making and Trimming Ladies and Chidrens I'm
derclothing. Also, Cbildren's French Dresses ana
Mems Shirts and carries her patterns with her.
BY leaving the name and address at Is Elizabeth
avenue Mrs Wilson VIII call the ladies for their
orders in the evening. mo 3m
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-01-12

GooD FOR THEIR SIzE.-On the 9Th inst,
Mr. James II. Conklyn, slaughtered six hogs
nine months old, which averaged in weight
one hundred and .Ffly-three pounds. On the
same day he slaughtered four hogs, eleven
months old, the average weight Of which was
Mree hundred and mitHticc pounds. They
made delightful sausages, and we were favor
ed with fry of them, which we Of course en-
loycd. Mr. G never fails to remember the poor
when he has anything good. If others were
as thoughtful, how pleasant editorial life
would be.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-01-12
Local Gorrasnondenee.

Mr.. Editor Among the sad effects of
the late war, was its demoraliziDg power on
the country at large. Crime has prevailed
to an alarming extent, the land is rife with
robberies and murders frauds and defalca-
tions are common place and laxity OF NOR
ais prevails in high places and low The
whole population is astir to make or retrieve
dilatidated fortunes How to make money
the quickest, is the great question. Very
many seek the shortest way to this, though 1t
be at the sacrifice of principle and integrity.
To consummate this object all the powers of
men are bent. God appears to be ignored
and his law of none effect. The old stands
ards of truth and righteousness are laid aside,
the safe and beaten track of honesty and JUS
tice has almost become obsolete, and men
have devised new principles of action aud
new ways of travel to fortune. 1t is well for
us in this "hurly burly" of excitement and
effort, to recur to the established principles
of truth
The Bible is generally conceded to be
Gods word. As such, it is pre- eminently
treasury of wisdom When men cut loose
from its teachings, there is no telling to what
point they will drift, or to what extremities
they will go. 1t is we'll for men to heed the
teachings of this "Old Book" though they
hay no stress upon its moral weight, and give
attention TO It's warnings lrOm au ecouomlcdl
and financial standpoint. In Proverbs, 18th
chapter, Goth and 22d verses, we read, "He
that maketh haste to be rich shall not be in
nocent" "He that maketh haste TO be rich
hath an evil eye, and considereth not that
poverty shall come upon him" In illustra-
ton of the point made by Solomon, suppose
gentleman or number of gentlemen, owning
large productive estates, engaged in the noble
and independent vocation of tilling the soil,
a vocation that God himself instituted, that
He beautifully blesses that affords sure
competency that largely remunerates its vo>
tarcs and is certain guarantee against want
and dependence, with proper economy and
frugality: Suppose such should grow FESTIVE,
be dissatisfied with what they think slow re.
turns and enter into business that will yield
quicker sales and larger profits; to, wit the
distillation of alcoholic liquor on large scale,
| ignoring the morality of the thing, looking
not beyond TO consequences that must ensue
having little or no care what evil viii be
entailed by the wholesale manufacture of the
''fre>watcr" May not this supposed exam
| pie illustrate tie ''Wise Mans prorcrb," ale
that maketh haste to be rich shall not be in
noccnt,' and "hath an evil eye, and consid-
ereth not that poverty shall come upon him."
WATERMAN.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-01-12

MAXIMs FOR BUSINESS. MEN.-W hen
business man comes to the conclusion that he
cannot afford to exPend during the year, IN
iuaicious advertising, an amount equal to ONE
HALF, OR AT LEAST ONE QUARTER OF the
sum he pays annually for rent, he may re'y
safely make up his mind that it is high
time for him to more las Business TO cheaper
quarters.
When business man discusses annually
for salaries and expenses of travellers to So
licit trade, larger sum than lie pays in max
ing his business known to the public through
other jul'cious a'lcertisi"g, he may be sure
that he ought to reconsider his management
Statesmen should be ASSISTED IN their ar
duous ,rorh; by we'll managed advertising.
When business man reaches the point
where he thinks that he cannot spare any time
to examine sources of financial and CONNER
cial information, he may safely conclude that
his business is not trcH managed.
When business man finds himself in
financial situation so embarrassing that he can
MT "GorI to possess every publication that
would throw MORE LIGHT upon las business
frdnsactiOns lie shouldHo delay an hO~r, Int
arrange at once ,Cith an d"ctiOnccr to close out
his stock TO tie hiyAest bidder.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-01-12

New FIRM.-Dr. r. II. Edwards, has
associated with him in the Drug business Mr.
j. A. Hutchinson, an cstimable young gentle
man, who is thoroughly familiar with the
responsible duties of his profession. We wish
them success.-LccsJmIy lKuShingtomian.
I'VE are glad to notice this evidence of
the prosperity of our friend JULIAN, and his
numerous friends and acquaintance in this
town will reieice that he has formed one
partnership hope that the time is not
distant when he will redeem one of the many
promises made to different ladies hereby
forming another. Then We will wish him
success too.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-01-12

A CnANGE.-Our young friend, Mr.. JAS.
L. AVIS, son of Capt. Avis, Of this town, who
has been since the war engaged in the extern
sive Drug House of Candy, Gilpin Il Co.,
Baltimore, has purchased the Drug Store OF
DR.. S. NJ. bold, in Harrisonburg, and will at
once embark in business at that point He
is an experienced and practical Druggist, and
an estimable young gentleman, and has the
best wishes of our citizens for his success.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-01-12

HANDSOMELY PAINTED.-Messrs. DAVIS
& CONNER have just completed, in the most
artistic style known to the art, the painting
Of the fiue residences of Andrew Hunter,
Esq. and Maj. Jas Law HoOff The friends
of the former gentleman will be gratiied to
learn that his beautiful retreat has again as
sumed the appearance which it wore, ere the
torch of the vile incendiary left it but mass,
of charred aud crumbling ruins. The resi-
dence of the Major, late the property of r:
II. Lee, Esq, has been thoroughly repaired
and remodelIed, and is now among the most
commanding in appearance and best arranged
for convenience, of any in our town. The ex-
onisitc skill Of the painter has given to it the
finishing touch, and we have heard from those
entirely competent to judge, that the work
on the inside of this house, and especially the
granting, is not surpassed by any in the Valley
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-01-12

NEW LAW F1RM.-As a tribute to an old
friend, and associate of our younger and hap
pier years, we copy the following from Kan
sas city, Missouri, paper. Mr.. CowAN, re-
ferred to in the notice below, is a native of
this State, and was for several years dele
gate in the Legislature of Virginia from
Preston county. During the war, he took
part with the South, and bore himself well
and CALAMITY. His partner now, is General
James Shields, of Mexican notoriety, and
formerly United States Senator from Illi-
nois In forming this business connection,
We hope that our esteemed friend, CowAN,
has taken step that will result in his worldly
prosperity and future glory:
eve call attention with pleasure to the card
of the new legal firm Of Shields, Smith q
Cowan, in to days paper. The senior member
of the firm is we'll known in the district as the
late Democratic candidate for Congress, and is
almost equally we'll know throughout the coun-
try, having filled eminent public stations in
times past We opposed the election of Gen.
Shields to Congress, with what ability we
could command, but we carry no warfare into
private life, and are gratifed that he has made
tnlS city MS TeSlueuCe. we nlSu It'll Ih0
largest measure of professional success.
Mr.. Smith, the second member of the firm,
ia gentleman of large experience as an attor-
ney in Ireland, and has resided with us since
last spring, when he Joined other members of
his family who had located here year pre-
vious. having ennis grated from Belfast, Ir Gland,
whittier the fame of our rapid progress has
penetrated. Mr.. Smith still carries on his
business in Ireland as an attorney at law, in
co. partnership with his eldest son, and thus
the new firm will have peculiar advantages
for collecting and receiving debts and legacies,
and transacting legal business in the old coun-
try.
Mr. Cowan has practiced in this city for a
year past, was formerly member of the Legis-
lature of Virginia before the war, is practi-
ced speaker, a courteous gentleman, and a
man of talent f.f.
Possessing such advantages, the firm can
hardly fail to command attention, and we wish
| it success"