Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-12-09
eWHOLEp NO. 283.
Gleanings.

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Forest Montpenlove '''@ ~ ~ '-'''i
| A PHILADELPHIA. German adyestises "a
I dark complicated mule, blind in one eye,
| Roman nose, and lame in one leg"
Brigham Young, ,Jr., has proposed to
the young ladies' seminary lately opened
by the Mcthodists at Salt Lake. pHs
That old lady who has knit 10000
pairs of stockings this winter has com
mcnced to travel through the papers.
A shrin old lady in Scott county, Ky.,
whenever she loses her scissors, rOuses
the family with "Where's them shears
appeared to-" re>f
Josh Billings says: "a mau that
starts, on the first day of his marriage, IA
first lieutenant in his f.mily need never
expect to be promoted"
Gratz Brown, governor elect OF Mis-
souri,, is described as small, honcly,
red HAIRED man, but his wife is said to he
handsome enough for both. f'9
Carrie" of the B, ston Trdreler, says
that, if women were as particular in the
| choosing Of . vrtuous husband ~ men
are in choosing Of virtuous wife.
| moral reformation would be soon begun.
Olive Logan declares that she will
remove the mystery that surrounds tho
girls;' whcreupon the Louisville Courier
| says: "The rest of you may shut your
eyes, but hanged if we will"
Horace Greeley writes to Kansas
| subscriber that the Bologna sausage trte
| will grow in any climate except the ex-
trcme north Tho roots should be cover.
in the winter.
A Connecticut lady, in her divorce
| complaint, charges her huband with con-
duct Calculated to defeat the purpose Of
| the marriage relation" The puzzled
Judge sent the papers back for particu.
| lars
1t is estimated that 100000. persons
are employed in manufacturing establish
mcnts in the United States, and that the
number supported thereby is 100000
OF this number, 100000 are employed in
the manufacture Of iron, steel, and in
mining ore and coal. be-
In Switzland milkmaid who is a good
singer gets more salary than others,
| because under the influence of music
cows give down" better and give more
milk. An Orange county farmer il try
ing to hire Parcpa- Rosa and Kellogg to
sing round his pump.
| want" - all the ammunition:-an the
cOal?" France. "Yes, ALL" j. B.
"And you don't want anything more from
meg" Francc.-"No." j. B.-.'TAen l
think it time for me to interfere"
PuncAiAs((o.
I The Tribune thinks that the three car
dinal points of any Western colony should
be: l. No rum. 2 No. fences. 3. No.
land spectators; and to these should be
added, as minor incidentals, shade trees,
parks, schools, churches and the lyceum
| from the first"
| DR.. Hall tells the story Of u ScotoAman
who sung most piously the hymn.
! "Were the whole realm of nature mine
| That were present far too small"
and all through the singing was fuMbIing
| in his pocket to make sure of the smallest
piece of silver for the contribution box.
a French physician, who haa been
studying the problem upon what diet
human life can be most economically sus.
tanned, announces that a man may live
| for many months on an ounce and quar-.
ter per day of the following mixture:
Ten parts of cocoa powder, five zach Of
coffee and sugar, and two oftea. IN
San Francisco is eating green peas,
cucumbers, Strawberries, string beans,
fresh figs, asparagus, and green corn,
while its markets have snipe at $1,25 per
dozen, doves and larks at seventy five
cents and 81 90, wild ducks at fifty cents
apiece One can feed better, and at
less price, in San Francisco than In any
other American city.
| Vetal Gucrin, the founder Of st. Paul,
Mimi, died in that city u few days ago
at the age of So. Tie was Canadian by
birth. but removed to the Mississippi
river in 1882, and took up claim where
now stands Inscrsoll hall, in the business
center st. Paul Mr. Guerin was sue
cessful in accumulating hrge fortune,
and his generosity and public spirit did
much to make st. Paul the leading and
the most beautiful city in Minnesota.
Ex-Governor Jewell the handsomest
man in Connecticut, recently entertain
ed Gov English ut dinner ia Hartford
On this occasion one Of the guests asked
the ex-governor if he would be a candi-
date for governor next spring. Pointing
to Gov. English, he remarked. IF that
man runs, I'm i'll" This looks as il the
standard candidates would be in the field
again at the next election. It will then
be JEWELS turn to win
lions Herald is the funniest paper VIC
know Of 1t divides its obituary list into
| dead and righteous dead" and now Il
begs its friends not to send in notices Of
marriage for publication, except in
extraordinary circunstanccs"-ast though
there ever was u marriage that was not
considered to be an extraordinary circum.
stance by the parties interested. M
In his sermon on the Importance Of
little things, Henry Ward Beecher says
many men who would not blaspheme-
oh no !! but they use towards Oaths--
saying, by Jupiter ~ when they want
to say by Jehovah !" Darn it!'-
when they want to say "Dlmr it, -
II swow" when they want to say II
swear.'
A motfcl ola ''wavc ship" is on exhie,d-
ton at the Merchants News R0kHn,
Boston, showing how vessel nay be
propelled by the undulatory ssetion OF
the ocean. 1t consists of ship within q
ship, rs it were, the inner ship working
freely on shafting set iaso the sides u
the outer ship The lever power, thu,
obtained is communicated by ingeniou,
mechanism to an air engine, which pro
pels the vessel sl6t y
| A Scotchman, being examined by Nj
minister, was asked, "What kintr Of :
man was Adam?" "Oh, jist like ithcl
folk" The minister insisted on havins
more special description of the first man
and pressed for more exphpatiOn
"Weef~ said the catcchumen, Nhe VA
; jst like Joe Simpson, the horse e-coupcr.
"How so." asked the minister ''Wccl
naebody got onything by him, and man.
: lost" tat4 8nN H
. The Princess Louise is q beautih,
blonde, with an erect carriage and nj
elegant figure--the one female membe
of the royNl family always excepting tn,
. Princess Mary OF Cambri,lge) who in any
company, would be singled out for he
handsome face and distinguished appear
ance. She is also rcpnted to " b0sl