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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-06-10
ODE TO ssO.sTICULTUIsE.
BY J. G. WHITTIER.

This day, two hundred years ago,
The wild grapes by the river, side.
And tasteess ground nut, trailing low,
The table of the woods supplied.
Unknown the apples red and gold,
The blushing tint of peach and pear;
The mirror of the pow-wow told
Nc tale Of orchards ripe and raro.
Wild as the fruit he scorn ed to till,
Those wales the idle Indian trod;
Nor knew the glad creative skill.
The Joy of him who tolls with God.
0. Painter of tho fruits and flowers!
We thank Thee for Thy wise design,
Whereby these human hands of ours
In natures garden work with Thino.
And thanks that from our daily need
The joy of simple faith is born.
That he who smiles the summer woed
May trust Thee for the autumn corn.
Let fortunes bubbles rise and fall;
Who sows a field OF trains II flower,
Or plants u treo, is more than all.
For he who blesses most is ble>t;
And God and man shall own his worth
Who tolls to leave us as a bequest
And added beauty to the earth.
And soon o.. late. TO all that SOW,
The time OF harvest shall be given;
The flowers shall bloom, the fruit shall grow
II not on earth, at least in heaven.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-06-10

r. .,c = =
pteae"t '"e .e'' ha"d iOr the purpose
o' i'fehoiy sfee'lhg ~ piece OF aiscohr'e.
s!s-'o'ne,'"'es lA'e",io"a! On me par q
supef,or' IN rahA 10 ihslf '"feEcr5' ana an
ac' a." tha' no true gentleman WI commit
mere Is no reason why II should be coh'h-
,'rea , more a''cour'eous 'han II "o"'a he 70
Kiss me ~ eneeN 'hS'eai q u fg"li bu',
dou3'less' 'he custom lhai "a M KS the r!h3
manu- i'"PefaH'e !" an s'hceTe sa''.''''oi'
ua'es ir"'i. l'p'e any n,heS wien hahd-
-nahll1 ufS' -"h' ahd 'he hahd lhat
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-06-10

to have had chance to get OF this extract,
which he had SO carefully Learned, when
kingsbury was up like a rocket,
"Mr, President" he said, Il also am re
minded accidentally Of q quotation winch l
have read somewhere, and it is this:
when ounces come to grow satric,
We take their words for panegyric.'
The roar of laughter which followed this
prompt retort, made the sweet run off the
weathcr-boarding Of Old Brains like the
drippiugs from an ice house.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-06-10
Hand >>il nkfllg.

How did people Grst get into the habit
of shaking hands? The answer is not far
to seek In early and barbarous times,
when every savage or seml-savase was his
own law-slver, judge, soldier, and police
man, and had to watch over his own safety,
in default of all other protection, two friends
or acquaintance, or two strangers desiring
to be friends OF acquain,ances, when they
ehance1 to meet, offered each to the other
the right hanl-the hand alike of offence
and defence, the bana that Yields the sword
the dagger. the club, the tomahawk. and
other weapon of war. Each did this TO
how that the hand was empty. and that
neither war nor treachery was intended. A
man cannot well stab another while lie is
engaged in the act Of shaking hapdS with
him unless lie be double-Lyed traitor and
villain, and strives to aim a cowayd!y blow
with tie left, while giving the righ, and pre-.
tending to he on good terms with his victim.
! he custom Of Misunderstanding prevails, more
or less. a morg All civilized nations, and i
the tacit avowal OF friendship and 20 a.
vii ju5t as the Kiss Is cf warmer pas
sion.
Ladies, as every ono must have remarked,
seldom or never shake hands with the
cordiality Of gentlemen unless it be with
each other The reason is obvious. 1t IS
for them to receive homage, not to give il.
They cannot b3 expected to show 10 per
sons of the other sex a warmth of greet
ing. which might be misinterpreted ; unless
such presons are very closely related 10
them by family, or affection; in which
cases, hand,shaking is not needed, and
the lips do more agreeable duty.
Every man shakes hands according 70
his nature. whether il be timil or aggres-
sive, proud or humble, courteous or churl-
ish, vulgar or refined, sincere or hvpo-
critical enthusiastic or Indifferent. The
incest rehnements and idiosyncrasies Of
character may not perhaps be discoverable
in this fashion, bu, the more salient points
of temperament and individuality may
doubtless be made clear to the understand
ing of most people by better study Of
what l shall call the physiology or the
,b;lns SONNY of the ba nd. sha a ( mo
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-06-10
E.ssHs.

II il strange that people should 60 10
Europe and seek tie society cf patcnta;sa
less imposing. when home can ntdow them
IN American boy. II these srane,ier-d
baunts frequently meet some urctn, thfoo
feet high, vino carries with hi;n an nix of
conspnmate worldly experience &c 'hat cca--
plelrlg oyerpowers me, and seem to shrink
10 the dimensions Of Ioyn Thumb. Before
bis calm ahd ierfibie glance all dr. ssI.es
lal.
You may put or bold and careless ar,
and affect 10 overlook him as ynu pass bat
It Is IKE assuming 20 ignore thr existence
Of the Pope Of Rome. og Of The Lon1on
Tines. He knows better. Grown neU
are never very formlaLle; they are shy
and s;Iarnefaeed themselves, usually pr
occupied, and not yerr observing. II ihcY
see one lettering about, without visible atr,
they class tie in.erloper as mild imbece e,
and let him go; bat boys are natures de-
tectives, and enc does not So easily evade
their scrutnizing eyes.
know full well ttat, while study their
! ways, they are noting mine through clear,
er lens, and are probably taking my meas,
ure far better than take theirs. oae ih.
slinctively shriEks from making sketch or
InemoTandum while they are by; and If
caught in the act, one fondly hopes to pass
for some harmless speculator in real estate
whose penclinss are only like those casoai
sums in compound interest which are usual
" to be found scrawl-d on tII. MARGINS OF
the daily papers in Boston reading -roms,-
Atlantic Monthly.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-06-10
The Candle symphony.


From the London Musical Wo rid.
The "Cande Symphony" boasts rather
curious origin. The musicians Of some
petty German Prince or other were very
unpunctual at rehearsals; they came late.
and frequently blew ou, their candles and
went away befor the rehearsal was over.
The following is the plan OF II: The first
piece is written in very beautiful style;
the dndoate with the mutes is delicious; the
minuet is lively and rapid next comes the
finale. consisting OF Two movements, the
first in duple time. and the second, an ante
amoroso, in triple time. TIE last part then
commences From It's very beginning
something eccentric. unusual, out oi-ihe-
way, greets, now and then, the ear; Il horn
diSports ont OF its own proper domain; n
clarionet allows sounds 20 escape from 1t
which appear but little consohaut with IT'S
mild and melancholy character. i it pos
si1le that Havlu's genius is desetnug him.
The aud cnce must have thought. Suddenly
4 horn INDUCES in n most eXecrahle solo.
and then, huu,iliatcd by the phrase allotted
tn il. blows oni its candle aud slowly steals
off. The confusion continues. The c'sflo-
net, also. puts out lis light, and escapes in
turn. The horn in A. lost up in the very
high notes, quietly drops down to the mid
die 4. and initiates It's fellows. The double
bass cndeayors to hold its own against the
storm, and runs furiousy up and down the
four strings. But. very slowly. utterly worn
out and exhausted, the terrible instrument
ceases its rumblings and disappears. The
violoncello does the same; the flute fell
lows: the tenors and the violins hurry off,
and out go their candles. The harmony,
SO powerful short time previously, is now
nothing more than vague and confused
murmur; it is the distant roise Of the sea
the murmuring breeze; humming bird
flying past; the flight Of a gnat; and then
nothing at all The first violin, left BY its
self. extinguishes the single modest light
in the orchestra, makes low bow to the
spectators, and retires, like captain whc
does not abandon the fight TIL all his sol
diers have deserted.
| Such is the "Candle Symphony
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-06-10

"THs SERVANTS. Cook: Yes, Susan,
I'm a wri,in' to Mary Han Miggs. She'vc
applied 10 me for the character of my last
missus, which she's thinkin' of taku' the
sitiwation-" Susan: "Will you give her
one?" Cook: "Well, I've said this: Mrs.
Perksits presents her complimlnks to Miss
Mggs. and begs to inform her that | con-
slider Mrs. Brown respek fable Young per.
son, and one who knows her duties /; but
she can't ccmshensly recommend her temper,
which | had to part with her on that &c
coua,.' It's alus best to be candid, yor
know. Susan london Pumca.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-06-10

TnE story. saat short dresses we're poing
ont of fashion is ow pronounced a cauard.
The style has the good will of all sensible
people, and the JFoman's Jon, al says:
We do not think women can heeome such
idiots again as 10 sacrifice the cnmiort of
the short. gored. mod ratelv-tall skirts
which have been wora This last season u,6-
versalv, for the dirty. Sen>eleSs. sty'- #
long dragging dresses, which gaiherthe q b
Of the streets, waste valuable tpnterlai i "a
squander money wickediv. We her.
men viii set their faces against this slaoe :,
" Style. Il IS not decent. NJ v1moa s .
cnres for comfort on health Wi adAu
We have a salutarv recollection Of .ye
evenings in . training skirt. and would to-
dav as soon think OF trying to get about.
either indoors or ont, with ball aud chai,
attached to the ankle rs we have seen mill
tary offenders hobbled, as to walk with one
of those same hideous long skirts. 10 les
Us carry little sense and decency into the
fickle fashions for women's dress Oh, If
woman could only have an established cos
tune, as men have--one varying as little
as easy for work, or play, or rest! Shah
we ever attain to il?
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-06-10

New York city casts more votes than the
six States of Oregon. Florida, Rhode Is
land. Delaware, Nebraska and Nevada
Sixteen States, with ,hiriy,two United
States Senators. cast 7Ss,3l0 votes; New
York State, with two Senators, casts sic,
80.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-06-10

r hereby offer for sale my farm, situated q
i miles east of Independence, comprising
;jo3 acres of the best of prairie land, all fenced
and under good cultivation, well watcred. with
good house and barn, sheep barn, corn and hog
house, and other out buildings, a fine young
orchard in bearing, tog, ther with small fruit
in good quantity. The farm with GO acres of
excellent timber viii be sold all together, or d-
vided to suit purchasers. IT will be sold cheap
and on easy terms. Inquire of the subscriber
on the premises.
35-tf j. {. OZlAS.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-06-10
.-,o.~

paESTIcEs plcTuRE OF THAlS.-Oae of
the last par graphs written bv Sec. D.
PreHiice was His, in regard to g, Q. t.anc.s
Train:
\ locomotive that has rur OF lie track,
tuned upside down; and is cowca'cher
bur;ed in stamp, and the wheels making
a thousand revolutions a minu,e--a kite ia
the air, which has lost lis ,al--a human
novel without a hero--a man who climbs i.
tree for bird 5 nest ont on limb, and II
order to get It saws the limb of between him.
self aad the ,ree--a ship without a ruddcr
a clock without hands--a sermon that il
al! teSt--a pan.omire OF wor Is IN arrow
sho, IN the air-,he anotheosiS OF talk--lhg
incarnation of CAB. Handsome. vivacious.
versatile, muscular. as neat rs eat. clean
to the marrow, q Judge OF The effect ii
clothes, frugal in food, and regular only in
hab,s-a noon-day mvStcry-a solved CO;
nundrum-a practical joke in earntst-H
cipher hunting figure to pass for soms-
thing; with the brains of twenty men in its
hsa,i, all pulling different ways; not had as
- hear; buts man who has shaken hands
with reverence.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-06-10
GLOBE HOUSE FOR SALE.

VLODL A1VSbh nv" ''-AHs
! T5NHE undersigned offers for sale tho abo7e
| l House. located on Main Street, between
Court aud Elizabeth. House is 27x5S feet two
stories, roomy and comfortable. and has a
good well and cellar attached. Inquire on
! premises Of .
| 3l-tf =. MCCORlSTlN.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-06-10

The True EoCAL1TY OF rHz SEHrs -
The time has come when wives should be-
DO longer legally considered as the mcrs
property Of their husbands, any more than
husbands are legally considered Is the mers
property of their wives. We demand thai
all the actions of husbands and wives
their innocence Of their guilt, their constan-
cy Of their fraiiy--shall be Judged hy one
and the same equal and impartial moral
eoGe. To permit greater latitude ct l.
ceuse to men that III woman is 10 carflund
all just moral distinctions. Ii il is right for
husband to have mistress, il i ri-hl for
a vile to have p YaraiEour, There :s ue
evading This Statement. ! man IS 4 COW
ard who >lruhs from II. 3ad il il is right
for husband 10 shoot lis wif.'s supposed
raramour, il is Just right for 4 wanan to
shoot her Husbands supposed mistress.
Cod is La + spee'sr ~ lersNns. Imrurai.-
y is no whit less immoral in nou than ~
women. Not that We wish f. ir.u5 women
down to he moral standard o. nstu; but Ia
raise men Up to The mo,al standard cf wo-
men. And all those laws en- oar statute
books the grim Inheritance Of ulal tjp.e>t
which ailaw q lIu,bar,. 10 grip Ler as # si-
we're Bis dog arc relics nt barbarism ana
must b" swept away,-Ths h,depeaaeht,
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-28
The Validity Of an Indiana Decree
Maintalned by the Supreme CCuri
OF the United States.

The United States Supreme Court,
on the 21st inst. decided the follow
ing case:
BENJAMIN Fl. Cheever as. Jesse B.
Wilson and Annie j. Worcester
Appeal from the Supreme Court Of
the Distrist of Columbia.
This was an action brought to en-
force the provisions of a decree of
divorce granted in Indiana, between
the plaintiff In error and the defend
ant, Worcester. The decree also pro-
vided for the appropriation Of certain
property In the District of Columbia
belonging to the wife, toward the sup
port and maintenance of the children
of the marriage, which were in the
custody of the father. This portion of
the decree the mother subsequently re-
| fused to execute, although after it was
made she entered into an agreement
with Cheever to do the very acts d.
rected therein, insisting that the pro-
ceedings in the Indiana Court were
void for want of jurisdiction, and the
Court below so held it. Mr.. Justice
Swayne delivered the opinion of the
| Court, reversing the opinion below,
and remanding the cause with direc-
| tons to enter decree In conformity
with the opinion which finds the de-
cree of divorce of the Indiana Court
to be valid, the court having had jur-
isdietion of the parties by the appear
ance of the husband in the action
without raising the question there.
The decree for that reason is con-
elusive upon the parties to the suit,
and as It is valid by the laws
of Indiana and has never been
questioned there under the Consti-
tuition of the United States, it
must prevail in every other portion of
the country. The Court also asserts
that, so far as being bound by the
domicile of her husband, a married
woman may acquire a residence indie :
pendent of the husband whenever
such a residence is necessary to the
protection of her rights by litigation.
The Court rest their decision as to
the disposition of the property upon
the agreement of the wife subsequent
ly to the divorce, and do not find it
necessary TO inquire into the authority
of the Indiana Court to make the de-
cree in respect of the property In the
district. This contract between Mrs.
Worcester and Mr.. Cheever is held to
be sufficient for the purpose of the
decision on that point without going
beyond it. Mrs. Cheever. subsequent
to the divorce, married Worcester,
and hence she is made defendant by
that name.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-28
Tobacco.

Our friends at Paducah are becom-
ing nervous over the rapid develop
ment Evansville is making as a to-
bacco market. The fact that within
less than eighteen months three large
and active firms have opened ware
houses here for the sale of tobacco,
and met with such success as to at
tract attention and buyers from all
parts of the country seems to have
aroused the jealousy of our little
ncighbor down the river, and her
mouth piece, the Herald. is devoting
itself to writing down our trade, with
the hope that this will result in build
ing up her own. The Herald of the
18th contained the following para
graph.
Mr.. Pettus, of the house of Pol
lard, Pettus q Co., New York. was IN
attendance at our tobacco market yes
terday. He has visited. during this
season, Louisville, GAINESVILLE and
Evansville, and declares that there is
more life and animation In the Padu-
cab market than In the above trio COM
bined. Prices here, he says, are fully
one cent and half in advance of the
Louisville market, and about one and
three fourths above GAINESVILLE fg
ures, while Evansville is still farther
behind. A comparison of sales of
the Western tobacco markets will
convince planters at any time that
Paducah is far the highest market,
away from the seaboard, for tobacco.
This seems, however, to have been
cutting it rather too fat for Mr.. Pet
tus, and in the Herald Of Tuesday
following we find Correction so
far, at least, as Evansville is concern
ed. Says the Herald of that date:
In this connection we would cor
rect a paragraph that appeared in the
Herald of last Saturday. The para
graph referred to made some state
ments about relative prices of tobacco
Mt Paducah and at Louisville, Clarks-
Vile and Evansville, citing Mr.. Pet
tus as authority for statements. Mr..
Pettus did make these statements in
regard to Louisville and GAINESVILLE,
but not in regard to Evansville, not
having. as the paragraph stated. visit
ed the latter place. He also qualified
his remarks in regard to prices at the
different markets, by saying that he
thought the reason was the superior
grades of tobacco sold at Paducah.
But the Herald is incorrigible, and
notwithstanding the corrections, sug-
gested by Mr.. Pettus, no doubt. it
proceedeth to blow a loud horn as
follows:
Every one who visits these three
markets above mentioned concurs in
the fact that prices are higher In
Paducah than in either of them, and
while they may think the cause of the
difference to be the superiority of the
tobacco sold here, we must differ
with them greatly. IF the reason al
legged for high prices here is correct
one, then is it not strange that all the
finer grades of tobacco raised Ia Ken
lucky and Tennessee are shipped
to Paducah for sale; and that not
even a stray hogshead ever goes to
Louisville, Clarksville or Evansville?
The fact Of the matter is,-every day
affirmed by the clear demonstrations
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-28

of comparative tables of figures
THAT THE PRICES OF TOBACCO IN PA
DUCAH ARE HIGHER THAN IN ANY
OTHER WESTERN MARKET. BE-
CAUSE WE HAVE A MORE
LIBERAL BOARD OF BUYERS
THAN ANY OTHER MARKET.
and not that the grades of tobacco
sold here are finer.
We believe it has been the policy
Of the tobacco men of Evansville,
not to deal in glittering generali-
ties" but to publish. day by day. an
account of actual sales. From these
accounts. tobacco growers can form a
better idea of Evansville, as market
for their products, than from
any newspaper paragraphs full
of sound and fury, siguifying
nothing. Paducah is a nice little
village, and has two or three magniG
cent tobacco warehouses. We arr
glad to know that they are doing we'll
We do not regard it necessary to or,
them down in order to attract tobacco
to our own city. IF our sales are no
acceptable to tobacco growers, edito
rials will not bring the tobacco. /
they are satisfactory, all the efforts o
Padacah will not stop the Tobacco
from reaching this point. We advis
the Paducah Herald to put this fac
in its pipe and smoke it.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-28
EVANSVILLE. IND.
3 UEE z R -
EMPORIUM.

We respectfully call your attention to a
brief list of Building Materials manufac-
tured for and kept on hand b. as. We
propose to furnish everything required in
building. Our establishment comprises a
combination never before attempted by
any one house, we make Building Ma
terials speciality; and from twenty-five
years experience as mechanic, manufac-
turer, and builder, we datter ourselves
tsat we can furnish articles in our line
more to the satisfaction of builders, as re-
galds quality and fitness, than persons
with less experience assuring you that, II
cuf~Iist comprises anything required by
you, we shall be most happy to forward
you, on application, our Price List.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-28
OOIOred Convention.

The colored men of Kentucky.
held very satisfactory State Con-
vention at Frankfort, on the 23d
and oath insts. The business of the
Convention was transacted in the
most orderly manner, and every thing
passed off pleasantly. The resolu-
tions adopted are lengthy but we'll
written. They attribute the new
rights and duties devolving upon the
colored men of the United States, pri-
marily to Providence, and secondarily
to the statesmen and warriors who
have upheld the Federal Govern
ment; pledge their lives, fortunes and
honor to the principles of freedom
contained in the Declaration OF indie
pendence, and express their deter
mination to affiliate with the Repub-
lican party. the author of the present
proceedings; express qualification at
the ratification of the Fourteenth and
Fifteenth Amendments as containing
measures of justice to the colored race
indorse the Administration of Presi-
dent Grant; deprecate the proscrip-
ton of the so-called Democratic
party, contained in their refusal to
admit colored testimony in the courts
in depriving them Of any part.of thei1
school fund, in imposing an addition
al poll tax Of two dollars on each
colored male, in discriminating
against them in the Homestead law
in refusing to protect their life, liber-
ty and property, and in stirring VI
the enemy against them; declare their
purpose to stand by their friends and
vote for them; stigmatize with scorn
any attempt to influence their votes
by threats, bribery, discharge from
employment, or other illegal means
and pledge a hearty support in ex-
tending the circulation Of the Repub-
lican newspapers of the State.
A Committee on Education was
appointed, to wait on the Legislature
and petition for measures to promote
the education of the colored race
They were received by Speaker Bunch
who expressed desire to cooper
ate in their wishes, and suggested that
the Committee be continued for con-
sultation in the future, which was
done by the Convention.
The following State Central Com
mittee was appointed: State at large,
w. H. Gibson, W. III. Lawson, Louis
vile; Western District, g. W.EDupee;
Second District, George A. Griffith /;
Third District, A. Gilbulle; Fourth
District, William Russell; Fifth Dis
trict, A. j. Bib; Sixth District,
Stratford Strauss; Seventh District,
Henry Mars: Eighth District, Fl. A.
Joplin; Ninth District, S. o. John
son.
1t was determined to duly celebrate
the ratification of the Fifteenth
Amendment throughout the State,
upon the official announcement by
Secretary Fish.
An address. we'll written and ably
conceived. to the colored people of
Kentucky was read and adopted.