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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-09-30

The Springfield Republican thus
ventilatcs one fthc abuses Of the
lecture s stem:
Can any ors tell what is the need
of the ''lecturc bureaus" now exist
ing in different parts of the country?
As-far as we can see, they are just
about as useful as the middlemen
who speculate in grain, or the bro
kers who gamble in stocks. They
are of no value to either producer or
consumer, and the whole object and
end of their existence is to demand
a. spectators tribute. Surely it
cannot be a difficult matter for a
lecture committee to communicate
directly with principals when they
want to get up course of, say ten
lectures, and the most popular lee
turer in the country can hardly find
it so .burdensome to make his own
engagements that he must seek re-
lief by paying ten per cent of his
receipts to some "bureau" to do it
for, him. For half the percentage
he might hire a small army Of clerks
to do his correspondence and make
his engagements, and find the bust
ness done more satisfactorily, too.
And yet the "bureau" system ex-
tending, growing in power, if not in
favor, and from the number of first
class lecturers who have put them
selves in the hands of "bureau"
agents this year, we conclude that
the "bureaus'' are pretty generally
getting control of the lecture field
and demanding tribute where they
first begged it. Well, we neither
lecture nor hire lecturers, and SO do
not have any personal interest in the
matter, but we always try to warn
the public when we see spectators
trying to live upon it without giving
an equivalent for the money they
exact, and this seems to be a case in
point very decidedly.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-09-30

The German steamer Hermann,
which left New YORK on Tuesday
morning at an earlyhour, was sight
cd by one Of the Cunard steamers
1T 8 O'clock the same forenoon run
ming at great speed and pursued By
a French war vessel. The. Her
mann was far in advances, and e
was thought that if she maihtaih@(
the same distance from her pursuer
until night, she might possibly
escape in the darkness. Several
other French vessels of war are in
New York harbor or cruising near.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-09-30

Why do not the Davenport
Gazette and Des Moines Register
instead of denonucing the Republi-
Gan journals which have seen fit to
Hepudiate Coles nomination, fur
lish the rebutting testimony to the
charges of venality brought against
him. We having heard one side
of the question, have been waiting
patiently for some weeks for the
record which shall exculpate him.
We do not feel like condeming him
upon an eaparte statement, neither
are we inclined to wholly acquit
him on bare denial without proof,
and that too by journals who claim
no authority to speak for him. Let
us have light.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-09-30

Apropos of the Dubuque Her0ld's
reports of the joint discussions, in
which Donnan is represented as be-
ing daily rantankeously chawed up
by the pussiant Stoneman, Bow
man, the writer of these forid re-
ports, said to one of our citizens at
West Union the other day, speak
ing Of the candidates: "Honestly,
/ think that they are very evenly
matched, but l think that Stoneman
has a l-eetle the advantage of Don
nan;on the Tariff question" OBJ
viously upon an issue which has
been so confidently relied on as a
winning card, no Democrat could
be expected to admit that some adj
vantage had not been gained.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-09-30

Stoneman, the Democratic candi-
date for Congress in the Third Iowa
district, will be laid on the shelf by
an adverse majority Of several thou-
sand. But there will be no materi-
al change in him. The fossilized
remains of a democrat must be 4
Stoneman anyhow.-Chicago Post.
The above reference to the Demo
cratic candidate for Congress in
this District, is very suggestive Of
the Cardiff Giant, The gentleman
is generally credited with more
brains than his gypsum prototype,
but unless he dcyelopcs something
better that his one string perform
ances on the tariff question, people
will be compelled to believe that he
was cut from the same ledge as
"old Cardiff" himself.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-09-30

The Chicago police have succeeded
in uneartling gang Of thieves, whose
depredations upon freight trains Of the
several railroads have aggregated $780,
600 during the past two years. !,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-09-30

Nilsson is of medium height, and
her figure is wonderfully suited for
the stage. Her chief charm lies in
the exp ession of her face, which is
singularly sweet and open. Her
eyes are blue, and in acting become
as expressive as the notes which
fall from her lips. Her hair is
haxen, and of great length and
thickness. Her profile is almost
Greek in its regularity, and her
mouth completes face which has
long been renowned for beauty, even
among the many beautiful faces on
the operate stage.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-09-30

The difference between war and
peace has been well defined by one
of the scientists: In time Of
peace the sons bury their fathers.
In time of war the fathers bury
THAR Gong -
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-09-30
Arrest of the Supposed Murderer of
Mr.. Nathan.

SCHUyKILL HAVEN, Pa, Sept. 25.
An arrest has taken place that
promises to secure the conviction of
the party guilty of the murder of
Mr.. Nathan. On the 18th of Au-
gust young man named Frank J.
Kcpling came to Schuykill Haven
and took quarters at Epling's hotel.
Almost the first remark was asking
the landlord if he had heard any
thing of the Nathan murder. He
seemed restless and troubled and
could not sleep at night, and at
length admitted to a boarder that
he was within four feet Of Mr.. Ma
than when he was hit; that Kepling
had the iron "dog' in his hand
short time before the murder was
committed; that he knew where the
"dog" was purchased; that Nathan
dropped when he was hit by the
first blow, and that he could at any
time lay his hands on the murderer.
He was urged to 60 to New York
and lay the information before the
authorities, but refused, saying if a
certain party did not do the right
thing by him he would blow III a
short time.
Since the confession he has been
very reticcnt and refuses to admit
anything, but close surveillance of
his movements since has wound
around him fearful chain of cir
cumstances. He Is known TO have
pawned tickets for diamonds and
icwclry, and has some bloody
clothes, half washed. His manner.
has been that of one upon whom
some terrible crime has rested-no
rest, no sleep, no appetite. He has
been in constant correspondence
with some parties in New Yokk
and received from them money fr6gIl'
time to time. He claims to have
been bar tender in saloon on
lower Broadway and Blocker
street. He says he knows Wash
ington Nathan well; that he has
many times opened champaign for
him; that his fathers name is Robert
Kepling, and he resides at "a
Maiden Land, or does business
there. In appearance he is small,
and has dark hair. He said that he
had lost A pounds in weight since
he left New York. He was employ
cd as a hand on q canal boat on the
SchuylkiIl canal, at the time Of the
capture. In his conversation he re-
pcatcdly tells Things which would
commit him in New York to-
morrow.
New YORK, Sept. 26.
Francis J. Kepling, who was ar
rested at Schuylkill Haven, Penn,
Friday, on suspicion for completely
in the Nathan Murder, was arraign-
cd before Justice Hogan this after
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-09-30

Benz. Turner, colored man, has
been nominated for Congress in the first
Alabama district
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-09-30

Aftcra desperate resistance Stras-
boury has at last capitulated. The
Cathedral is much damaged.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-09-30
JOINT DISCUSSIONS.
Republican Meetings.

HON. J. G.. PATTERSON and HON. II. o.
PRATT will speak upon political topics, as below
Av,rOinfcd.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-09-30
New Advertisements.
Observation-Disclosures FOR SALE.

vJVHE undersigned offers for sale her place Of
/ Residence. containing about forty acres, with
a valuable House and out buildings, valuable fruit
trees vines plants and shrubbery Of various kinds.
with an abundance Of excellent water. Terms and
particulars made known at the premises.
Mrs. G. NJ b. SNOW.
Independence, Sept Goth, 1870. l3-n
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-09-30
LATER.
New YORK, Sept. 90.

NEW Y ORR, Sept. rs.
Francis J. Kepling, who was ar
rested at Schuylkill Haven, Penn,
Friday, on suspicion for completely
in the Nathan Murder, was arraign-
cd before Justice Hogan this after
noon and committed for further ex-
animation tomorrow.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-09-30
FRIDAY, SEPT. 30, 1870.
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.


For Representative in Congress,
HON. W. g. DOMAIN, of Buchanan.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-11-15

A PERPLEXING EXPERIENCE.-A
friend Of mine whom | met in Charles
ton, Turkish HISTORIAN, was smok-
ing in the forward car when a very
elegantly dressed young lady, of com
plexion about as light as his own, en-
tered the car and took her seat. She
was so refined in her dress and ap.
pearance that he supposed she had
made mistake, and gallantly sug.
gested to her that the ladies Car
would be more agreeable, when she
stated that her color, not perceptible
to a stranger, prevented her entering
there. He conyersed with her, and
found her Intelligent and educated
She was the daughter of one of the
wealthiest men of South Carolina
He was that evening publicly ridi
culed at the hotel for talking to mig
ger girl, by men who would have done
well had they shared her refinement
A few days afterwards, remembering
the incident, and seeing a lady of ap
parently mixed blood in the first class
car, he thought she had made mis-
take, and to save anything that nigh
wound her feelings, he politely sug
gested to her to change to the for
ward, second class car. She coloreC
up, highly insulted, and calling hel
husband from outside, screamed
"This man calls me nigger!' Th
husband got into towering rage, ant
came near laying violent hands on m,
poor innocent friend; he was only re
strained by some passengers, who ex
planned his position as foreigner un
acquainted with American peculiar
ties.-Lappiacott's Magazine.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-11-15

A capital joke, and all the more
palatable because it is true and can
be vouched, took place few Sundays
since at one of the prominent Fourth
street churches. It seems that a wor-
thy deacon had been very industrious
in selling a new church book, costing
IS cents. At the service in question
the minister, just before dismisSing
the congregation, rose and said-"All
you who have children to baptize will
please present them next Sabbath" "
The deacon, who by the way was a
little deaf, and having an eye to SELL
ing the books, and supposing his pas
tor was referring to them, Immediate
ly jumped up and shouted,-"Al you
who haven't any can get as many as
you want BY calling on me, at IS cents
each" The preacher looked cross
eyed at the brothers, the brothers
looked at the clergyman, the audience
punched the audience in the side, tie
bubble grew larger, until it burst in
loud guffaw. Ladies colored up,
crimsoned, blushed, and thanked the
Lord for the low price of peopling
the earth. There was no benediction
that morning worth speaking of. The
deacon, after he had found ont his
mistake, changed his pew from the
front of the church to the third from
the rear; and though he cannot hear
the sermon, he is consoled with the
thought that the young ladies can't
snicker at HMM. j. Patriot.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-11-15

RESPECT THE AGED.-Many an old
person has the pain-not bodily but
sharper still-of feeling himself in the
way. Some one wants his place
His very chair in the chimney corner
is grudged him. He is burden to a
son or daughter. The very arm
which props him is taken away from
some productive labor. As he sits
at the table, his own guests are too
idle or too unkind to make him a
sharer in their mirth. They grudge
the trouble of that raised voice which
alone could make him one of them
and when he speaks, it is only to be
put aside as ignorant or despised, a:
old-fashioned, obsolete. Oh, little dc
younger persons know their power of
giving pain or pleasure! lis a pair
for any man still in this world to bt
made to feel that he is no longer of il
to be driven in upon his own little
world of conscious isolation ant
buried enjoyment. But this is hi
condition. and if any fretfulness Of
querulousness of temper has aggra
yated it-if others love him not be
cause he is not amiable-shall we pitt
that condition the less? Shall We
upbraid it with that fault which is it
self the worst part of it?
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-11-15

SHOT AS A MEDICNE.-Dr. Maydieu
of France has revived the old pra3
tice of giving shot for bilious collie
His method is to take No. 5 shot
after carefully washing them in sweet
oil, and give q dessert spoonful every
half hour. He claims that in five
or six hours the vomiting ceases
The editor Of the Pacific Medical
and Surgical Journal" relates the fol,
lowing auecdote, Illustrative Of this
treatment: A clergyman was taken
sick and stopped at the house of a
good old lady, who was familiar witt
the treatment, who stated she had
no shot, but had a bullet, which would
answer the purpose. She gave it tc
the divine, who, after being assured o.
its great efficacy, swallowed it, and tC
his JOY and surprise found that in q
very short time he was entirely re
lieved of the collie. Before leaving
he expressed some doubt to the ole
lady about the piece. so heavy, finding
its way through his bowels. "Oh
my" she replied, "you need have nc
anxiety about that, as it has beer
through the whole family ten or doz
en- times"
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-11-15

/ DEALERS in Watches, Clocks, Silver and
/ II Plated Ware, Jewelry and Fancy Goods OF
/ every description, Musical Instruments, Guns
/ Pistols, &c, West Wing of Memphremagoc
/ Hotel, Main Street, Newport, Vt.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-11-15

LEFT OvER.-A funny story is 60
ing the rounds in Paris. A lady in
the first society was recently obliged
to dismiss her nurse on account of an
excess Of firemen and private soldiers
too often repeated. After choosing
as a successor to this criminal a very
pretty girl, the lady, explaining why
the first went away, enioined it or
the second not to do likewise. She
admitted that she shouldn't. II can
endure a good deal" said the lady,
"but soldiers about the kitchen I
won't endure" After week or eight
days the lady came one morning into
the kitchen, opened the cupboard and
discovered youthful military char
acter. 30, ma'aml' cried the girl,
frightened, II give you my word l
never saw that soldier before in my
life-he must have been one of the
old ones left over by the other girl r
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-11-15

A few Sundays ago, as Mr.. Beecher
was about commencing his sermon,
stout, fatherly looking man was en-
deavoring to make his way through
the crowd to get within a better hear
ing distance of the distinguished ora.
tor. At that moment. Mr.. Beecher's
voice rang out the words of the text ::
"Who art thou ?" "Who art thou 2"
again cried out the dramatic preacher.
The stout party thinking himself in
the wrong, perhaps, oy pressing for
ward, and believing himself to be
personally addressed, startled the
brethren and nonplussed their rever-
end chieltain by sedately replying -
I'm a pig merchant from Chicago,
sir, hope you amt mad. There amt
nary chair or else I'd sot down. p
Plymouth Church didn't recover its
serenity for ten minutes.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-11-15

They have grain-elevator buildings
in Detroit capable of holding seven
trains of grain, forty cars to the train.
During busy season, it is nothing
unusual to receive and ship 10000
bushels day, and that, too. with the
aid of but fifteen men. The two
belts which run all the elevating ap.
paratus are each 240 feet long and
thirty inches wide, not only scoopihg
10000 bushels from the cars, bat al
so lifting this grain (if to be shipped)
up more than 130 feet twice during
single day. These belts cost S..
900 apiece, and it took the combined
hides of 1900 cattle to make them.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-11-15

The editor of the Willimantic Jour-
nal has received the following epistle
for advocating town assistance to the
Air Line Railroad: "WINDHAM, CONN.,,
Sept. Is, 1S70.-EDIroR: l want my
paper stopped i can't stand it to have
you telling me how to spent my mon
ey nor won't. When you told foxes
to vote YES you over steped your or
thorty. As a publick journalist
hold your no rite to advercate what
you do. Napolin you say is CRATE
man and i say he ain'., and your pin.
ion amt no better an mine. Railroads
| is humbug. Taxes is a burden and
yure fule. Stop mi paper I'll never
pay mother scent. Yours etc"
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-11-15

WONDER IF IT'S TRUE.-A distin.
guished German professor recently
announced the following:
"If a drop of human blood was
placed under a microscope capable
of magnifying it twenty million times,
it would show all kinds of animals
that ever existed, or now exists on
the earth, in the blood of healthy
person the animals are quiet, in that
of a sick person they fight.
aFrom this he draws the conclusion
that man has within him the elements
from which the universe was created.
"He further says that if dead cat
was flung into pond of water and
left to decompose, the drops of water
would show, when under the micro
scope, all the animals belonging to the
cat species"
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-11-15

Teacher in loud tones-"What is
your name?" Boy, in weak voice
"Johny Wells, sir" "How old are
you, Johny Wells ?" Twelve years
old, SIR" "Now. John, tell me who
made this grand and glorious uni
verse ?" II don't know, SIR" "What,
twelve years old and don know who
made this noble sphere? James,
Smith, go and cut me whip" The
birch is brought and held over the
trembling boy. In laundering tones
the rigid disciplinarian demanded ::
"Now tell me who made this great
world we live in ~ In a fearful voice
Johny answered: "I did, sir, but l
won't do it again"
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-11-15
DEMoNIzING Power OF RUM.-John
B. Cough tells this startling story to
illustrate the influence of the CUP:

DEMoNIzING Power OF RUM.-John
B. Cough tells this startling story to
illustrate the influence of the cup:
A minister of the gospel told me,
in 1847, one of the most thrilling in
cidents / ever heard in my life. A
member of his congregation came
home for the first time in his life, in
toxicated, and his boy met him on the
doorstep, clapping his hands and ex-
claiming, Papa has come homep He
seized that boy by the shoulder,
swung him around, staggered and
fell in the hall. That minister said
to me. Il spent that night in the house.
There was his child dead; there was
his wife in strong convulsions, and he
asleep. A man but thirty years of
age asleep, with dead child in the
house, having a blue mark upon the
temple where the corner of the mar
bic steps had come in contact with the
head as he swung him round, and a
wife upon the brink of the grave! He
had told me that | must remain till
he awoke, and I did. When he
awoke he passed his hand over his
face and exclaimed, What is the mat
ter? Where am |? Where is my
boy ?'' he inquired. "You cannot
see him" Stand out of my way. |
will see my boy" To prevent confu-
sion I took him by that child's bed
side, and as | turned down the sheet
and showed him the corpse, he utter
ed a shrek, "Ah, my chiIdr'
The minister said further to me
"One year after that he was brought
from a lunatic asylum to lie side by
side with his wife in one grave, and !
attended his funeral" The minister
of the Gospel who told me that fact is
to-day a drunken hostler in a stable
in Boston! Now tell me what rum
will do? It will debase, degrade, i'm.
brute and damn everything that is no.
bic, bright, glorious, and God-like in
human being. There is nothing
drink will not do that is vile, bastard.
ly, cowardly, sneaking or hellish. We
are united, brethren, are we not p
Let US fight it till the day Of oul
death.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-11-15

SERVING Two MAsTERs.-Years and
years ago there was negro in Essex
named Adam,the slave of a man NAM
ed Cogswell, who was taught to obey
both his master and his masters son
Jonathan. He used to report the SUBJ
stance Of the sermon,o rather bis idea
of it, when he came from church, and
one day freed his mind thus:
"Gorry mighty, massa," he said,
"massa Cleveland tell two great lies"
"What! whatr' exclaimed the mas
ter, "you must not talk so about the
minister: what do you mean ?"
"Why, maSsa Cleveland say no man
serve two massas, and | know | serve
you and massa Jonathan, too"
"Well, what else did he say?"
"Why, he say he will love one and
hate the other. Now dat am big
lie, for | hate you both"
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-11-15
Alchohol was first extracted from

Alchohol was first extracted from
fermented liquors by the Arabs in
the year 1000. In 1851 the British
began to use it as cordial for their
soldiers. The business of distilling
liquors commenced in Boston in the
year TOO, when West India molas-
ses was converted into New England
run. In 1874 the distillation of
whiskey from rye commenced in West.
ern Pennsylvania. In 1915 the num-
Der of distilleries had increased to
10000, consuming 100000 BUSH
els, making more than 30,000,000
gallons of spirits. Ten million gal
Ions of rum were manufactured annu-
ally.-NationaL Temperance almanac.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-11-15
A BoY,s coMpos1r1oS oN rHE HoRsE.

ABoY's COMPOSITION ON THE HORSE.
The horse is the most useful ami
NAL in the World. So is the Cow
once had thirteen Ducks and wao
brakes and Skunk killed One. he
smelt Orful. l knew a Boy which
Had I chickens but his farther would
not let him rails Them and so he got
mad and so he boared q Hole in his
mothers Wash tub. wish j had q
hors. a hors weights 1000 poundA