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The Van Buren press., 1870-08-16
PART II.

AAh ~" hSSNA6 W s'AS cCSs N.''p
lars with the sons and daughters joining.
All in regalia, all with joyous faces, and
the great hall filled literally to overflow
ing. Not alone are the members of the
order there, but others friendly to the
cause, and some, perhaps, lead there by
curiosity.
No matter what brings them thcrc-it
is good place to be in, for the repre-
sentatives of Faith, Hope and Charity,
Love, Purity and Fidelity are in force in
the hall which has been solemnly dcdica
ted to those principles.
An immense concoursc, unusual even
there, is reassemblcd, and for what?
First, splendid choir is heard singing
the glad Temperance welcomes of our
orders. Then gifted man, who had
been saved by the holy influences ofthese
very organizations, rises and delivers an
address which thrills every heart.
He paints the misery of incbriates, the
prostration of manly strength, the de
basement Of mind that follows the use Of
alcohol. He tells Of the agonies of neg
lected wives, the suffering of deserted
children, the misery of parents who
mourn over sons gone down to degrade
ton and death. He points the finger Of
scorn at those who would legislate to
LICENSE wrong, and Increase crime, pau.
perism and consequent taxation. He
pleads with the inebriatc to turn from
temptation, the temperance man to be a
WORKER, and not an idler in the cause !;
the Christian to prove his faith by work
in the cause which always builds up and
never pulls down.
His address is finished. Those, who
have sat spell bound while he spoke, now
make the great hall ring with their hearty
applause. lie has not quite done. He
rises again.
Brothers and sisters" he says, "thc
concluding services Of this evening are to
be by far tho most interesting. Two
years ago this night, young man who
had been literally laid in the dust,
through temptation and intempcrancc,b
came member of this lodge. True to
his faith, he has passed all the chairs,
and risen step by step in oar order until
his name is enrolled with the proudest
and highest. In business, from one Of
the humblest clerks Of firm, he has
risen until, this day, is he announced in
the daily papers as its junior partner
This is not all. lie has by his many vir-
tues gained the affections Of one Of our
dearest sistcrs-onc of our brightest or
naments. now give way to the Rcvcr-
end brother who in your presence is
about to unite in the holy bonds Of mat
rimony our worthy Past Chief. James
Potter, to our dearly beloved Sister and
Past Worthy Vice Templar, Lille Rut-
ger"
That ceremony had to be delayed every
second of ten minutes until the people
got done cheering.
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"A young man who officiates in .
restaurant went to sleep in q Syracuse
church, last Sunday, and suddenly aston
ished the congregation by awaking and
calling out, Ham and eggs for tws!'
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- In the Connecticut Legislature Rev.
Olympic Brown received one vote for ma
jcr general .e the State militia.
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--- The individual who was hanging
in suspense" was horse thist.
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Frank Bennett was punished, What
became of him we do not know. Let us
hope that he, seeing where good was,
went himself in search oft.
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- The man who had the wool pull.
ed over his eyes was a negro
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POETRY.

The following little gem is from the pen
of a young southern poeiess. whose name we
hope will soon be known,and valued through
out our southern land j
The Van Buren press., 1870-08-16
CONSERVATION.

The dispatch from the Emperor an
nouncing McMahon's defeat and separa-
ton from the main army has caused the
utmost CONSERVATION. According to the
Emperor's report, however, all may yet
be retrieved.
The Prussians are ever the frontier
and advancing on Paais. The French
speak ola great battle as imminent.
LaLiberte bids the people Of France to
raise en- masse and repel the invaders.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-04-08
Literary LightEess.

There is good deal Of truth in the re-
hard reading. Grace. Nghtness and vivac-
ity are no; untreqnenlly the result of ex-
ceedingly hard and paiustakins labor. We
have an illustration uf this ia the writings
o: \. 7. Willis. which owed their popular.
~ to these very qna}iies 4 writer in a
late number OF The Home .joa4nal, in giving
an estimate Of the literary character OF Mr..
Willis. saws: "AlthouSA All Of Will 5 wri-
tng>, julgur from their easy elegance,
seem to have flowed from his pen without
the least effort those of his friends who
knew him most intimately assure us that he
was far from being y ready writer. Foar
or i've pages of toolscap were with him a
good mornings work, AID it sometime I
happened that these pages contained sd
many crasures that they would not make
| halt a celamn in his paper. He was all
WAYS most palhStaking and conSt ieniious,
| Parton, who was junior editor with him fol
several years. says he knew him one even
! inc to write and lcwrite sentence for two
hours before he vas satisfied with il. He
! did tue very best he could every time he pu,
the pen to paper This statement will
doubtless apply TO a great many writers eel
euratei for the graceiulness OF their style
| Like Shprilans "improm2tus," their ''airy
nolhines" are the yroduct of hard labor il
their literary workshops. Writing that seemi
TO be rs 'easy as rolling OF the log
sometimes The result Of labor as hard
that required to roll the aforesaid log up
steep li.l.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-04-08
Seeing Without Eyes.

1t is fully established that somnambulsts
go wherever they please without hesitation !,
read and write, AID give ample evidence of
a power Of perception independent Of the
usual organs Of vision. Persons subject ,o
attacks OF catuiepsy frequently show the
same pecu!iarty. N. Dtspiue, late inspec-
tor OF the mineral waters OF AIN ii SAVOY,
mentions The following among many other
cases "Not only could our patient hear by|
means Of the palm OF her hand, but we have
seen her read without tie assistance of the
eyes, merely with the tips Of the fingers,
which she passed rapidly over the page that
she wished to read Al other times we have
seen her select from a parcel of more than
thirty letters the one which size was required
to pick out; also. write several letters, and
correct, on reading them over again, always
with her finger ends, the mistakes she had
made; copy one letter word for word, read
ing il with her left elbow. while she wrote
with her right hand During these proceed.
ings thick pasteboard completely inter
cepted any visual ray that might have
reached her eyes. The same phenomenon
was manifested at the soles OF her feet, ON
the pi4asrpm, and other parts ofthe body,
where sensation Of pain was produced BY
the mere uch.
Persons who have become blind have
also been known 10 acquire the same pow.
er. and Harriet Martueau tells OF an old
lady who had been bhad from her birth
and yet saw in her sleep, and in her waking
state described the color OF the clothing O
indil iduals correctly.
In these eases, no doubr, perception is, as
usual. in the brain; but either all the nerves
of the surface have the power Of conveying
the impressions Of fsht to that organ, ol
some special parts Of the body, as the end
Of The ingers, the occiput, or the epigas,ri
um, assume tie otlice Of the eyes.-Dr
! C!lrk, in ioatS al Home.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-04-08
LaC0NEC LETTERS.

Some very amusing instances Of "aconic
letters" are given by Mr.. George Stetson in
book he has just published, entitled "Gos-
sip about Letters and Letter writer's" Says
Lord Berkeley 10 the Duke of Dorset -
My dear Dorset,-I have just been mar
ried, and am the happiest dog alive.-Berke
ley.
And gets for his arswer:-
My dear Berkeley,-Eyery dog has his
day.-Dorset.
A young fellow at college wrote TO his Tn
Gle, on whom he entirely depended -
My dear Uncle,-Ready for the needful--
your Aflectioua;e Nephew.
The uncle replied =
Ny dear Nephew,--Tbc needful is not
ready our Afectonate Uncle.
1t is pleasant that affection should survive
pecunary embarrassments, as also in the
case et Samuel Foote'S mother and him
self
Dear Sam,-I am in prison for debt ;
come and assist your loving mother.
L. Foote.
Dear Moiher,-So am which prevents
his duty being paid to his lovirg mother by
her afftctionate son. Sam Foo,e.
An English nobleman was deeply in love
with ''layde fair He met her one eve
ming at a crowded ball, ard he could no,
get an opportunity Of talking to her, he con
trived to slip into her hand, a piece of paper
with the two words, "Wiil your written
upon it. The reply was equally as brief
won't / q One would think tha. CORES
pondence could scarcely be made more la
comic than this but the impossible has been
achieved. Brother Smith, of Leeds, anx-
ious to learn any news of his friend and fe-
low Quaker, Brother Brown, of Sheffield,
might have to communicate, sent him a
quarto sheet with a point of Interrogation
inscribed on the center Brother Brown re-
Piled by sending similar sheet on which
nothing appeared .-Londoa Globe.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-04-08
HER LET FER.

I'm sitting alone by the fire,
Dressed just as | came from the dance,
La a robe even you would admire
1t cost cool thousand in France;
I'm be diamnnded out of all reason,
My hair is done up in cue;
In short, sir, .'the belle OF the season"
Is wasting an hour ON you.
A dozen engagements Pyc broken,
l left it in the midst of Il set;
Likewise proposal, half spoken,
That watson the stairs-for me yet.
They say he'll be rich when he grows up
And then he adorcs me indeed,
And you, sir-are turning your nose up,
Three thousand miles otf--as you read.
"And how do I like my position p
"And what do | think of New York 2"
"And now, in my higher ambition,
With whom do | waltz nirt or talk ?"
"And isn't it nice to have riches,
And diamonds, and silks, and all that?"
'And arn't it Il change to the bitches
And tunnels of Poverty Flat?"
Well, yes-if you saw us out driving
Each day in the park, four. hand
If you saw poor, dear mamma cCntriving
To look supernaturally grand
If you saw papa's picture, az taken
BY Brady, and tinted IT that
You'd never suspect he sa.sl bacon
And -four at Poverty at.
And yet, just this momest- when sitting
In the glare of the chandelier
In the hustle and glitter betting
The Finest soiree Of the yea. =
In the msts of a cause lie Ghambefry,
A,,I hp,, ,,,tt hos Hast nI al
Somehow, Joe, l thought of the Ferry"
And the dance We had on THE Fork"
OF Harrison's barn, with its muster
OF flags festooned over the wall;
OF the candles that shed their lustre
And tallow on head dress and shawl;
OF the steps that we took to one fiddle,
OF the dress of my queer ris q rts;
And how / once went down the middle
With the man that shot Sandy McGee;
OF the moon that was quietly sleeping
On the HILL when the time came to go;
Of the few baby peaks that were pee ing
From under the bed clothes of snow;
OF that ridc-that to me was the rarest;
Of-the something you said at the sate;
All, Joe then | wasn't an heircss
To ''tho best-l aging lead in the State
Well, well, it's all past, yet its funny
To think, as | stood in the glare
OF fashion and beauty and money,
That | should be thinking right there,
OF some one who breasted high water,
And swan the North Fork. and all that,
Just to dance with old Folinsbec's daughter
The Lily Of Poverty Flat.
But goodness what ronsensc I'm writing
Mamma says my taste still is low
Instead of my triunphs rcciting
I'm spooning on Joseph-heigh ho.
And I'm to be "fnished' by travel,
Whatcver's the meai.ing Of that
0, why did papa strike pay gravel
In drifting on Poverty Flat
Good night-hcrc'S the end of my paper:
Good -night-if the longitude please
For may be, while wasting my paper,
Your suns climbing over the trees.
But know, if You haven't got riches,
And are poor. dearest Joe, and all that,
That my hearts 50 .cwhere in the bitches,
And you've struck it--on Poverty Flat.
-OrcriaHd Nonthy.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-04-08
HOUSE AND BLOCK FOR SALE !

The house formerly owned by Judge Tabor,
and later by the subscriber, situated in Har-
ter's addition to the city Of Independence, 60
rods north Of the depot, is offered for sale, to
gether with full block of land upon which
it is located, comprising four acres. The
grounds contain choice variety Of small fruit
and shrubbery. Good well and cisern on the
place. For particulars enquire OF the sub
saribcr on the premises.
- ;in ". y. SYKES.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-04-08

frain from mentioning anything further
about them. This will also prevent me
from giving you particulars of a most de-
lightfu trip to Sorrento, and my week 5 trip
10 Rome, which saw i'll the blaze Of th.
carnival
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-04-08
TO Al! Whom it May Concern.

I have rented the Store next west of the Post
| Office for a Shop, whore propose keeping
Il live workman always ready for all kinds of
Building or Small Jo'hing. / will also en-
denvor to keep up with the demand for
Tc,yy's lIUirolled Hcshj"g .Nachines,
(Which please call and examine; y also the la
test and best
Veatherstrip for making Doors ein9 and
meaiher 1roof.
l also keep an assortment of Mouldings for
builders. and will furnish extra sizes of Sash.
Doors and Blinds All work warranted to give
satisfaction. A share of patronage solicited.
Farmers and others contemplating building
early next season, will do well to give a cal
d. S. PAGE.
Independence, Nov. "a, 80. 22-3m
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-04-08
IkNie FOR SALE.

tt,O acres of improved land, containin g
1 w good dwelling and barn, timber and
water. Will be sold low and on easy terms.
Also, 1900 acres Of unimproyed prairie, in
lots to suit purchasers.
GEO. ii. SPEASE.
36tf Montour IIonse, Independence, Ia.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-04-08

CHOW- SASH in two pieces, to fill
- about seven feet square. new and perfect,
with without glass. Also common Sash
and Frames.
G5.~ FIRST Door West of Post Office.
3l-tf
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-04-08
"IH IL
New York Store.

In just about the smartest town
That ever you did enter,
Along the banks Of the Wapsipinicon,
Exactly in the centre,
You'll find spacious edifice
Known the New York Store"
Where choicest goods are sold ut cost
And just Il trile more.
We've Cotton. Silk and Linen Goods,
And notions by the score,
With many other fancy things
Which ladies do adore;
We've Cloths, Clothing, Caps and Hats,
And Furs too by the score,
Suspendcrs that will stretch u rod
And just triHe more.
We've many good and civil clerks,
As ever measured tape,
To wait upon our customers
And keep the shcp in shape,
They are just about the finest class
That ever "tendcd store"
We're sure you'll find them so
And just trife more.
We've good mechanics here in town
AS ever rod the soil,
And well content to earn their bread
By industry and toll,
They'll make or mend you anything,
Plow, counter, hcw or score,
And charge exactly what is right
And Just a trife more.
We've lawyers. doctors, poets, priests,
Odd Fellows. Masons, sons,
Hucksters, Hawkers Hoosier- men,
And everything that runs,
A Mayor, too, and Aldermen =
OF most portentous lore,
Who make us all the laws we want
And just a tribe more.
And here we've got the best Of schools,
For great well us small,
Where learning can be driven in,
In Just no time at all
Here girls and boys numerous throng,
At least some forty score,
Learn English, Latin, Greek and French,
And just Il trihc more.
Then come out to the "New York Store, I"
Good friends, from far and near,
You've everything to hope for there
And nothing sure to fear;
Well show You goods and sell them cheap,
A most abundant store
Ofcverything the people want,
And just trIile more.
A word now to ou- enemies
Who deal in tcoriy ,car,
The steam is on, don waste your wind
In horcs to stop the car
Al enmity and pickering
We honestly dcplore,
As much rs any other man
And lust a tr;lc more.
But if they think by clustering
To drive us from the field,
They find that we are ''up to snuff
And don't know how to yield
But rough and ready" dare to meet
Opposers hy the score,
A match for each and all of them,
And just triiic more.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-04-08
OF ALL
Titles Of Lands and Village Lots,
FsETEkya aNA- CHyTNrEN EnNEA

kS L "a "A " "A " wv ~ Z ~ w n
Are prepared to give prompt and reliable infor-
nation relating to the title of any real proper
ty in the County.
The Abstract consists of set of books which
show the OrigiHai Entry of each seprate tract
Of land, and every subsequent conveyance of
the same the kind of Deed, whether full War
ranty. Special Warranty or Quit Claim, with
any and all mperfections in description, form
acknowled gment carefully noted; also ali in
eumbrances. including Mortgages. Bonds, Trust
Deeds Life Leases, Tax Titles and lax Sales.
and .ud glncnt Liens. 1t is surely wisdom on
the part Of the purchaser, to know what the title
of his land is before he purchases and thus avoid
any trouble i'll the future.
Severa thousand acres of wild land several
Valuable Improved Farms For Sale,
in different parts of the County. Also number
of Lots and Dwellings, i'll the Town Of Inde-
pendcnce.
". G. 4 j. p. DONNAN.
Pensions, and all kinds Of ar Claims, col
ieeted promptly. milf
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-04-08

A TEMrERANcE FAMILY IN NrvApA.-lt
consisted OF the husband, his wife and two
grown sons. The old lady was the only one
of the family who did not take little OF
the 20, be yiul.' Sitting by the fire a
few minutes, the old man tipped witk,
and the visitor followed him out. Stopping
by shed, he pulled ont long-neched bot
lie, rcmarkine, Il have to keep this hid, for
the boys might get 10 drit king, and the ola
woman would raise the devil" They took
!. drink and returned 10 the iireside. Soon
Tom, the eldest son, asked the visitor out to
see horse, and taking him behind the barn
pulled GU, "a flask. remarhing, Il have to
keep this hid, for the old man will get
drunk, and then the ID is 70 paw aud
they both took drink and returned. Sooi
Bob stepped ON the visitors toe aud wa'kef
off, The visitor following. rs they reached
the pig-pen. Bob drew ont good sized bot
tie, remarking: "You know the old man
and Tom will ret drunk. and have 10 hid
his Our friend concluded he could no
stand il TO dlink conf dentialy against III
whole family, aud started back to Col,
! HiU.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-04-08

Then come out to the '.New York Store"
Good friends, from far and near,
You've everything to hope for there
And nothing sure to fear;
Wen show You goods and sell them cheap,
A most abundant store
OF everything the people want,
And just trlllc more.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-04-08

But if they think by clustering
10 drive us from the field,
Theyi find that We are up to snuff
And don't know how to yield;
But rough and ready" dare to meet
Opposers hy the score,
A match for each and all Of them,
And just Il trilie more.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-04-08

And here we've got the best Of schools,
For great as well us small.
Where learning can be driven in,
In just no time at all;
Here girls and boys a numerous throng,
At least some forty score,
Learn English, Latin, Greek and French
And just Il triilc more.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-04-08

We've lawyers. doctors, poets, priests,
Odd Fellows. Masons, sons,
Hucksters, Hawkers, Hoosier men,
And everything that runs,
A Mayor, too, and Aldermen
OF most portentous lore,
Who make us all the laws we want
And just triiie more.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-04-08

We've good mechanics here in town
AS ever rod the soil,
And well content to earn their bread
BY industry and toll,
They'll make or mend you anything,
Plow, counter, hew or score,
And charge exactly what is right
And just a trihe more.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-04-08
Valuable Improved Farms For Sale,
SASH FOR SALE.

Pensions, and all kinds Of War Claims, col
iectei promptly. nit
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-06-02
Resolutions Passed by the M. E
Sabbath School, at Bethel.

WHEREAS, in the inscrutable provi-
dence of God, death b as entered our
Sabbath School and taken from our
number Mary Melinda Horn, there :
fore,
Rcsolcdc, That while we bow in hum
bic submission to the will of our kind
Heavenly Father, we can not but feel
that our sabbath school and society
generally have lost an interesting and
efficient member, one that was endear-
ed to all, and gave much promise of
usefulness in the future.
Rcsolued, That while we deeply syn
pathise with the family and friends of
the deceased, we know that "whom
God loveth He chasteneth;" and that
in this af1lic ton we do indeed "weep
with those who weep Yet we weep
no, as those who have no hope, for we
feel that our loss was her eternal gain.
Resolred, That these resolutions be
published in the Upton ADVERTISER,
and copy sent to the family of the
deceased. A. w. DEAN,
ANNIE r. JOHNSON,
FIETTA GRESHAM,
Committee.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-06-02

diseases of the Throat, Lungs, Heart,
Liver, Stomach, Scrofula in all its forms,
and other Nervous aud Chronic Discas-
cs of males and females. DIR. Fesler
will visit any part of the country in con-
sultation or to perform surgical opera
tons.
DR.. Fcsler's Office is on darlington
Street, Iowa City, Iowa, where he has
been in large practice for two years
and half, and has cured hundreds OF
patients that had been given up rs incu-
rable by their family physicians, in
Johnson, Muscatine. Jasper and other
counties in the State of Iowa.
April II, iS1u. 1iNl
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-06-02

The CROPS, taken as a whole, are
pronounced from all parts of the county
to be in an unusually favorable condi-
ton for the time Of year. The corn,
wherever good seed was secured-and
this precaution seems very generally
to have been taken-came up remark
ably quickly, and now shows fine
stand, with most favorable prospects
for a maximum crop. AS 80 many
acres We're probably never before plant
ed to corn, tht aggregate amount raised,
with the promised yield, will be sim
ply enormous. But as Cedar has taken
rank as the very first stock producing
county in the State, there is no danger
of OVERRIDING the fat-making cereal.
Wheat is thin on the ground, owing
to dry weather and poor seed, but looks
we'll, although with SO little straw a
profuse yield can not be expected
Grass is thin and short, and the hay
crop will be small.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-06-02
BLIND AND DEAF.

FRANK b. FEsLER, NJ. D., Consulting
and Operative Surgeon on the Eye, Eye
lids and ear, orblindness deafness and all
defects Of sight and hearing. Cross eyes
straightened in one minute. Being in
a large and constant practice in Phila-
delphia, Pa, and st. Louis, Mo-, for Is
years, and connected with Eye Infirm-
aries and Hospitals in the East and
West, enables him, with unbounded
skill in treating diseases of the eye and
ear, to cure many persons born blind and
deaf. Remember, he treats Catarrh,