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Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1869-01-08

Meat Market |!
Clinton g. T, j. Wilson,

TTAvING PURCHASED The Meat Market
II of Luckey / Bro, will keep constantly on
hand the best quality Of Beef, Mutton and Pork,
and other meats in their season. Having had
long experience in the BUSINESS, and being large
~ engaged in buying Cattle and Hogs and feed
ing on their fsrns, viii 1t ell times furnish the
very best quality Of meats. Since taking hold
Of this market they have reduced the price Of
meats one third, and will continue to furnish
them st the lowest living rates.
The highest market price paid for cattle and
hogs. Those hsving stock for sale wili do wall
to give them . call. MO
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1869-01-08

A cExrLExAs who bad carefully strsined
up bis servant in the wsy he shoaA 20, so
that when his vile wac present be might not
depart from il, sent him with box ticket for
the theatre to . young lady. The servant
returned when the gsntlemsn and his wife
were at dinner He had, Of course, been
told in giving answers 10 certain kinds Of
quections, to substitute masculine for the
feminine pronoun 10 speaking Of the LADY.
"Did you see hin q said the gentleman,
giving him the cue. ,a sazasesi, - s
"Yes, sir" replied the servant; .he said
he'd 60 With . great deal Of pleasure, and
that he'd wait for you, sir.n
"What was be doing r asked the wifs,
carelessly. a-sb - 50 .esIars; + =
HE was pasing on his bonnet vas the
replay. -
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1869-01-08

Grant'sopinion Of Grnsral Butler, express,
sed some time ago, i sAafolsows: He But,
lssl is mighty smart fellow; be ~on'. deny
that hiwselt.'
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1869-01-08

ALEXANDER Fl. STErnESs.-During the
contest between the American and Demo.
cratic parties, some years since, Colonel An.
drew II. H. Dawson, then young lawyer
had the nerve to meet the great Georgia or.
ator, Stephens. In reply to the earnest ap,
peal of the great statesman that the Soath
should support Mr.. Buchanan, Mr.. Dawson
said: MY friends, We once had . grea,
Wing party, and in this State Mr.. Stephens
was its great leader. The Whig party has
gone to Hades. He have now the erea,
Democratic party, and in this State Mr.,
Stephens is its great leader. II he will only
lead the Democratic party ,ohers A led the
Wing party shall be perfectly satisfied !''--
DRAWER, Harper's Magazine.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1869-01-08

Far estimates f1x The consumption OF cot
ton IL the United States as Ss5. 900 bales
Of these, the consumption By Southern milh
does not amount 70 more than seven and Z
half per cent. The prabahls consuup.ior
fer this year viii be $4,000. or sn amoah
equal to 1860. So that our home manuf,Ac'
ssre of,his staple is fully reinstated. If ID.
crop - assumed reach 2,7OO, 900. We shal
then have for export l,750,O00 bales, O
about 1000 baIesmors than last year.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1869-01-08

How 70 cure the toothache : let an omni>
bus roll over your foot. sca .'alpz
IRsi4ADLs 6choolnaster. "Now, thep.
stupid. what's the next word? Whstcomes
after cheese? Dull boy" Mouse, sir"
"WnAr is It that causea the saltness ofthe
water Of The ocean I" inquirsd teacher.
"The Goldfish, xas The reply.
An editor, describing church in Minns>
sofa says: mo velvet cushions in our pews
We DO no. 60 in for style; the iassess person
has the pottess seat"
Ar = Sunday School lately blight lissla
fellow was asked, 'What j. conscience y
AN inward nonitor,n was the reply. "Asd
what u monitor o. ~Oas VI the iron,
clads. ~ rs ssi Y s~s. It's
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1869-01-08

Mr.. Stevens old seat in the House has
bean regularly assigned to General Butler.
The latter occupied IL BY suaFerance al lasi
session, for Mr.. Stevens always occupied :
seat near the Speakers desk, but i i said
that Mr.. Stevens, on his desth-bed, requested
that Mr.. Butler mighth retain his seat, aud
hiA wishes have beeu respected. #si
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-09-04
[FrOm the Cleveland Herald.1
A Mystery Cleared Up.

Ex-Secretary Stanton had an interview
with Secretary Fish NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Telegram ct'the associated Press. ..
| was present at that interview. The
subject oft was warts.
Ex-Secretary Stanton said that when he
was boy he had sixteen on his left hand,
one or two on his right thumb, aud one on
his elbow. lie said he used toalways hunt
for old hollow stumps with rain water
standing in them to soak his warts in.
Secretary Fish said he had million of
warts when he was boy, and sometimes
split a bean and tied it over wart, and
then took the bean aud buried it at mid
night in the crossroads in the dark of the
moon.
Ex-Secrctary Stanton said he had tried
that, but it never worked.
Secretary Fish said he could not remem-
Der that it workcd-he remembered try
ing ita good many times, and in the most
unqucstioning good faith. ..
Ex-Sccretary Stanton said his usual plan
was to run needle through the wart and
then hold the end of the needle i'm the can
die till it warmed that wart to that degree
that it would never take an interest in the
worlds tolies and vanities any more for
ever. .f-
Secretary Fish said he thought likely he
was the wartiest boy that ever
At this inopportune moment ex-Secrc-
tary Stanton's carriage was announced,
aud he arose and took his leave.
The next Associated Press dispatch that
distressed the people through the columns
Of every newspaper in America read as fol-
lows:
The subject of the interview between
Stanton and ex-Secretary Fish has not tram
spired. There are various runors flying. 1t
is generally believed that it referred to tho
Alabama question, and was very impor-
tant."
And yet they were only talking about
Warts.
Hereafter when ] see vague associated
press dispatches, stating that Jones called
on the Secretary of the Interior last night,
or Smith had an interview with the Attor-
ncy General, or Brown was closeted with
the President until late hour yesterday
evening, shall not be SO terrified as
used to be- shall feel certain that they
are only talking about warts or something
like that They'll never fire my interest
again with one Of those dispatches, unless
they state what the interview was about
MARK TWAIN.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-09-04

A New POLITICAL PARrY.-The Sa-
vannah Nccs says that new opposition
Republican party is forming, under the
leadership Of Seward, Chase, Charles +.
Adams, ex-senator Morgan, Thurlow
Weed, and Charles A. Dana. The Nems,
we suppose, means a new party on the
platform Of the Virginian election; but if
so, the managers Of the movement arc men
who are more actively concerned in tho
battle down South than the above named
parties. These men are decidedly dissat-
is with "thc power that be-" but, like
Micawbcr, they are waiting for some.
thing to turn up" excepting Seward and
Weed, who, so far as political party move
ments are concerned, are laid upon the
shclf.-N y Herald.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-09-04

A HARD LEMON. N.--One of party was
speaking of four legged chicken he had
seen, when Bill Lemon, Immediately
averred that the chicken was not near SO
peculiar as duck he had seen in his
youth, of which certain Captain Morning
was the fortunate possessor, for it not only
had two pair of legs, but that one pair grew
from his back. 1t would be impossible
for us to repeat his own words, but his
story was the duck, chasing grasshoppcrs,
after getting tired of running on one pair
of legs, would turn over and continue his
feeding This rather nonplussed one of
the party, who suggested that it was i'm.
possible for the duck to feed with his bill
turned upwards. ...-..t .... ..
"Oh." says Lemon, {" his neck turned
on swivel"
but how about his wings, Lemon"
"WelI, to tell you the plain truth, them
shiftcd!'
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-09-04

To- 4 young fellow in Chcatham coun-
ty Tenn, ran off with another mans wife
lately. The deserted husband wanted
them back, but did not want to bear the
expenses for chase, so he got a friend to
write to the woman that he had died
suddenly, and got his lawyer to write to
her to come and settle the estate The bait
took the innoccnts returned, and are now
i'm iail.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-09-04

70 The question Of annexing Western
Florida to Alabama is to be voted upon by
all the people of Florida on the second of
November, according to the Governors
proclamation. There are eight counties
in Western Florida, and they comprise the
best cotton and sugar land in the State.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-09-04

u Metallic ceilings, which consist in
the application to the joists Of very thin
stamped metal in ornamental embossed
panels, have recently been invented.
These stamped panels are fitted for every
kind of decoration in color, and if inserted
as plain surfaces, may be used as the ground
for every kind Of cartoon painting, combin-
ing with lightness and durability, artistic
and ornamental effect at comparatively
small cost. ,....
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-09-04

STEAMBOAT CASUALTIES ON THE VEST
ERN WArERs.-The Cincinnati CONNER
cial has published list of steamboats,
sunk, blown up or burned on the Western
rivers since September 80, 1867, and & ives
the sum total as follows: Destroyed by
fire, forty-nine ; by sinking, one hundred
and one; by explosion, fourteen. All
these one hundred and sixty-four steam
vessels were total losses, and their aggre-
gate tonnage was something over thirty
four thousand seven hundred tons.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-09-04

H.Ss" Sacramento is crowded with dis
charged Central Pacific Railroad en-
ployees, over 300 white men having recently
been discharged, whose places are to be
filled by Chinese. White men may starve,
for all the money-kings care, but John
must he we'll fed.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-09-04
~ The post Office officials in Clcvelan

tV The post Office officials in Cleveland
had a lively time day or two ago, hand
ling the email natter In one of the
pouches were two boxes ofbces on their
way to Clark county. The boxes were
about two inches square and half inch
deep. These boxes had breathing holes in
top and sidc covered by a fine wire gauze.
There were perhaps dozen bees in each
box, and each box was provided with a
small stick of candy for lunch on the way.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-09-04

u The Richmond Enqnircr says we
are assured that Chief Justice Chase re-
joices with the people Of Virginia in the
great triumph of conservatism. In let
ter from White Sulphur, on the 9th, to
friend in this city, he says: 81 hope that
to-day will begin new era of prosperity
for the Old Commonwealth"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-09-04

VA sea-weed, found abundantly on
the coast of France, is now used in this
country for clarifying beer, as being much
more economical and better suited to the
purpose than gelatinc. 1t is said that one
ounce Of the mucilage extracted from this
seaweed, by boiling, will clarity $50 gallons
of beer.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-09-04

WA small negro Of Montgomery, Ala
bama, sent out to pick berries the other
day, buttoned himself up closely in the
remnant of Yankee overcoat When he
returned, his mother observed it, and &C
costed him thus: s....-. s...
"What you wear dat thick coat, for,
such hot day as dis 7" 3
"'Causc, nanny" replied the loyal
boy, ode Yankee does it," sat
"You're little fool" said the indig-
nant old nanny, "you spose de Yankees
rot as much sense as we 'Mericans has,"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-09-04
DIR. RUFUS WILLARD,
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON

(Gradunte ofthe Unirersity Of the CITY Of New
York;
"AVlNG located permanently in the city
of Olympia, offers his professional SER
wees to the citizens ofthis place and surround
ing country in the various branches Of Medi.
cine and Surgery.
Grateful for past patronage and the conf
lcncc bestowed by a generous public, the Doe
tor respectfully solicitS "A continuance Of the
same. and will hold himself in readiness at all
times to attcni TO any calls in the line of his
profession, to which his entire attention will be
devoted.
Those rrcferring the services of q regular
graduate as evidenced hy the proper author
ity of a diploma, may consult personally or by
letter with every confidence.
Particular attention given to diseases of wo-
meu aud children, and all affections Of an or
lamic nature.
EHrgRExcE: The Faculty Of University
Medical College, and DR.. =. y Aylctte, New
York city.
OfrlcE-M the Puget Sound Drug and
Bookstore.
Olympia December 4, 1866. 4tf
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-09-04

To- 1t is said that gold dollar is now
worth $500 in Haytien currency. Worse
than war prices in the South, where man
paid s775 in Confederate money to have
bis boots halt-soled.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-09-04

~ The locusts that scourged the fields
of the Island Of Cyprus for several years
past have been conquered at last. The
Pasha took the field at the head of two
thousand men, who caught the insects in
bags aud cloths. The battle lasted thirty
days, and four tons of winged locusts were
collected and buried in the ground.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-09-04

W In Japan, paper is used in the man
ufacture of fans, lanterns, umbrellas, pock-
ct-books, cloaks, and even windows. The
paper string that was introduced in this
country during the rebellion has been in
use in Japan for centuries.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-09-04

na~ An Eastern paperis amused by the
fact that the Surgcon-General of the Uni
ted States was called to hold an inquest on
Grants dead horse.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-09-04

A STORY FROM NED BRACE."-A
friend, says the Columbus Sun, sends W.
the following story from Ned Brace"
the famous humorist Of" Georgia Scenes"
We do not remember to have heard it
before. and do not think it has ever been
in print: . l..
Mr.. Bacon, of Edgefeld, South Carroll
ma, the hero of the Georgian scenes, un-
der the name Of Ned Brace, was once
courting lady either in Georgia or Caro-
lima. She had refused him frequently,
and he as often renewed his suit. At one
interview she became exceedingly annoyed
at his importantly, and told him she could
not marry him. that their tastes, opinions,
likes and dislkes were totally different
50 in fact" said she, 'Mr. Bacon, don't
think there is one subject on earth upon
which We can agree" -....
Il assure you, Madam, that you are
mistaken" said Mr.. Bacon, land l can
prove it." a7 "'' 'aaf .i.- 81,
"If you will mention one thing about
which we agree" said she, 4" l will marry
you"
Well" said Mr.. Bacon, 'I will do it.
Suppose, now, you and were travelling to-
gether, we arrive at night at hotel, and
there are only two beds vacant, in. one
there is man and in the other woman,
which bed would you select to sleep in 7"
She arose Indignantly and replied" with
the woman, of course, SIR
80 would l." earnestly replied MIR.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-09-04

A DEscRIprIoN.-Mr. Otto Burbank
gives the following description Of the con-
trivance which women wear on their heads
nowadays: A prairie schooner upside
down, with the foot board kicked out be.
hind cateract of the Ganges underneath.
or muskmelon lashed on with second
hand ishnet.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-09-04

FAR TO THE NoRrm.-Away beyond
st. Paul, beyond Pembina, lies Prince Ru-
pcrt's Lands, the territory Of the Hudson
Bay Company, region of 100000
square miles, of which sixth is prairie,
aud Il wheat growing land at that. This
region it yet to he inhabited and, brought
under development. Then it will be a
marvel OF productiveneSs, and its pro-
ducts will all flow Southwark to the Mis-
sisSppi river, and Eastward by Lake Su-
pcrior. The climate is singularly salubri
Gus. Winter prevails from the first Of
December to the first of April. Ncgeta-
tion grows rapidly in the hot summer, and
the wheat harvest is in August. Part of
this region is under the summer isother-
NAL line which cuts Long Island, and pass
cs through Southern France. The soil is
rich. Twenty bushels to one sown have
been harvested. Ofpotatocs the return is
often thirty bushels to one bushcl planted.
One Instance is recorded Of seventy-fve
bushels of barley being reapcd from one
and a half bushels of sowing.
The population Of the Canadian settle
mcnt on Red river and the Assineboine is
some 14,0O0. Winnepeg, the leading
town, is 4jO miles from st. Cloud, i'll Min
ncsota, the nearest railroad station.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-09-04

For SICK HEADAcHE.--Take two tea-
spoonsfull of finely powdered charcoal in
half glass Of water. It cures sick head
ache in fifteen minutes.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-09-04

rT A great many persons wish to live
their lives over again, because they SEQ
places where they might have sinued--but
didn't.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-09-04

nH- An exchange thinks that We should
have trial Of Chinese labor before We en-
courage it. Oh yes, test your bridgebe-
fore you build it. ..sr.:t-
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-09-04
Confucius and the Girls.

Confacius, who is highly esteemed by
our 4UU, ,OOO, 900 of Chinese as Jesus among
Christians, was born 549 years before
Christ, and died 476 b. G., at the age of
73. The empire was divided into proviu-
ces called Kingdoms. Confucius found
that interest, avarice, ambition, dissimula-
ton, false policy, pleasure aud luxury
rcieasd at ell these little courts. He IN
dcrtook to Danish these vices, and began
to preach and to practice the virtues Of
modcsty dsintercstedness, sincerity, equi-
ty, temperance and the contempt Of riches
and pleasures. He rose to distinction,
and although Offices were urged upon him,
he refused to accept, in ordert that he might
not be diverted from bis great work. At
length having made go good an impression.
upon the court of the Kingdom Of Loo, in
which he resided, he accepted all Office in
the administration. He succeeded SO thor
oughly in reforming the King and his
court, as well as the people at large, that
the jealousy and alarm of neighboring
Kings became greatly excited, " Among
these" says the Chinese Historian, "the
King of Isl, was the most alarmed. He
nclu SeVcfal COUNCILS WltH HIS prluclpai
ministers, and after frequent deliberations
it was concluded that, under pretense Of
an embassy, they should make present to
the King of Loo and to the grandces Of
his court of great number of girls ofex-
traordnary beauty, who had been instruct
ed from their infancy in singing and danc-
ing and were possessed Of all those charms
that were likely to please and captivate
the heart"
The stratagem succeeded. The King,
his court and the grandees gave themselves
up to the entertainment of the girls, and
devoted themselves more to the invention
of new diversions for them than to the ad-
ministration of the State. Confucius re-
monstrated and tried to bring them back
to sobriety, simplicity and virtue, but in
vain. He threw up his Office in disgust,
and left his native country for other peo-
pie more fit to relish aud practice his max
inns.
The influence of the girls is considcra-
BILE to this day. even in our own country.
The greatest Of philosophers was so com
pletely beaten by them that he was com
PEELED to consider all as lost for the King
dom of Loo
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-09-04

II Robinson Crusoe's cocoanut cup and
sea-chest have been secured by ths Anti
quarian society of Scotland.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-09-04
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-09-04
A Remarkable School Mistress,

DIR. 1T. True, School Superintendent
of Oxford county, Maine, has made spe-
cial report concering school mistress in
that State and her work. Her name is
Vesta Howard, and she teaches in the
town Of Bethel. She is sifty-fvc years DID,
and has taught seventy terms Of private
and public school Yet, says DR.. True,
she is far in advance of most young teach
crs, instead Of being anti1uatcd. The fol-
lowing are extracts from the account of
the school:
She commenced her afternoon session by
saying that she did not think it best to sot
the children Immediately to work upon
their studies, because they had been at
their play and were not in the best condi-
ton for close application. She therefore
took up n Second Progressive Reader, and
read story as badly as she could. and let
them correct her faults. Shc then read it
correctly, and as one would talk, aud all
eyes were fixed on her. She then called
a register of scholars by numbers, who an
swcred their names and ages She then
made them all take their books outof their
desks together, without noise. No states
were to hit the desks or books to be shutlled
She selects a captain for each of the smaller
classes who steps out and calls the class
out by numbers. Books arc all held alike
This makes them executive scholars. In
reading small children repeat the same
word till they can command it in the SEN
tcncc, and then they read it in concert
In spelling they all fold their arms. with
the book under the left arm Sometimes
she spells the words and they pronounce
them. This was fine exercise Each
class has a definite time for studying les
son. and the teacher calls their attention
to it Vt the moment.
They come out to read with folded arms,
read with strong emphasis and naturally.
She makes them look at her lips, and she
pronounccs words round and full and
makes them do the same after her. While
hearings class reading, ifthc class is study
ING geography. she will suddenly call their
attention to some point in the lesson, and
then go on with the reading. Shewill pouncc
upon a scholar by surprise to rise and tell
something about the lesson she is study.
ing. This was done with great prompt
ness. This kept them on the alert.
She has boqucts all around the room,
and maps and pictures on the walls to make
the room look pleasant. Her order is per-
feet Not book or pencil is heard prom
incntly.
She questions them on what they have
read In spelling, they give familiar def
nitionS in their own language and are re-
1urcd to pronounce each letter fully and
jOrciblV