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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-10-27

Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, author
Of "Gates Agar" thinks it an emil
nently Christian work to circulate
the following interrogatorics among
the women of the country:
"How much more power of endu-
rance does it require to NOW a field
in the sun on July day than to
cook three meals for six men and
family Of children over blazing
Goals?
Ii field work is more exhaustive
to the system than house and dairy
work, why is it said that two-thirds
of the women in our insane asylums
are farmers wives?
How does it happen that wom-
an has not the physical strength"
to follow the carpenters trade, who
is able to take in washing "tor
living?"
How much more muscle is need
ed for lifting ladders and adjusting
joists, and striking nails, than for
wringing blankets and scrubbing
over. .alls?
BY what laws of comparison do
We infer that woman that can
stand at the ironing table ten hours
day, with the thermometer at 90
degrees in the shade, her stove on
full draught, and tie windows clos
ed, lest the irons cool, cannot prac-
tice the stonemason's trade for lack
of physical strength?
Did it ever occur to you that
woman who can sweep 4 room can
drive an omnibus? That the dust she
takes into her lungs on Saturdays
may possibly be as injurious to them
as the oversight and lifting of
trunks which would fall to her lot
in the charater of . baggage mas
ter?
What is to prevent the woman
who can faultlessly superintend the
"housc cleaning" of large cstab-
lishmcnt from qualifying herself to
be an sable and lady-like" railroad
conductor?
Is a woman who can take a large
family through the scarlet fever
without assistance likely to find her
self too weak in body to bear the
physical burdens incumbent upon
the profession of lawyer?
Ought not any woman who is able
to be her own nursery maid to be
able to harness a horse? Is it any
more unpleasant business to har-
ness u horse than to be a nursery
maid?
Docs not every housekeeping and
homc-working woman perform tasks
as uncleanly, as distastful, as much
calculated to render her coarse, nn-
comely, unrefned, "unlady-hke." as
the large majority Of those from
which she is debarrcd by fear Of
these results?
Are most honest occupations from
which public sentiment excludes
women more foreign to the self-re-
spcct Of y woman than most to
which she is secluded?
How do you know for what wom-
en- are physically qualified till we
have undertaken to learn rather
than to asSume!"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-10-27

1t is understood that he is to do
all the crrands, to go to the store,
the post-otiicc, and to carry all sorts
of messages. If he had as many
legs as centipede they would tire
before night. His two short limbs
seem to him entirely inadequate to
the task. He would like to have as
many legs as wheel has spokes
and rotate them about in the same
way. This he sometimes tries to
do; and people who have seen him
stunning cart wheels" along the
side of the road have supposed he
was amusing himself and idling his
time; he was only trying to invent
a new mode of locomotion, so that
he could cconomizc his legs, and do
his errands with greater dispatch.
He practices standing on his
head in order to accustom himself
to any position. Leap-frog is one
of his methods of getting over the
ground quickly. He would willing
" 90 on an errand any distance if
he could leap-frog it with few 9TH
er boys. He has natural genius
for combining business with pleas
ure. This is why, when he is sent
to the spring for a pitcher Of water,
and the family are waiting at din
ner table, he is absent so long; for
lie stops to poke the frog that sits
on stone, or if there is pump
stock toput his hand over the spout
and squirt the water little while.
lie is The one who spreads the
grass when the men have cut it; he
mows it away in the barn; he rides
the horse to cultivate corn, up and
down the hot, weary rows; he picks
up the potatoes when they are dug;
he drives the cows night and morn
ing; he brings wood and water and
splits kindling; he gets pthe horse
and puts out the horse; whether lie
is in the house or out of it, there is
always something for him to do.
Just before school in winter, he
shovels paths; in summer he turns
prindstones. He knows where there
are lots of winter greens and sweet
flag root, but instead of going after
them, he is to stay indoors and pare
apples and stone raisins and pound
something in u mortar. And yet
with his mind full Of schemes OF
what he would like to do, and his
hands full of occupations, he is an
idle boy who has nothing to busy
himself with but school and chores.
The Baptist Union.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-10-27
SUICIDE COMMITTED.

AS the result Of an inactive state
Of liver and stomach, producing
headache, obtuse intellect, dullness,
dependency, cementia, and finally
insanity, is no uncommon occur
renee. All these disagreeable
symptoms and bad feelings arc most
certainly dispelled by the uso OF
DR.. Picrce's Golden Medical Dis
covery. 1t revitalizes and builds
up the whole system. A little book
on Chronic Diseases sent free
Address r. V. Pierce, NJ. d., Butfa-
10. N. Y. Golden Medical Dis
covcry sold by all Druggists. 577
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-10-27
An Intellectual Fly.
From the Detroit Free Press.

From the Detroit Free Press.
Omaha is the chosen home Of
George Train. 1t is also the chos-
en- home of other choice spirits, and
the training ground of cohort Of
bibulous mortals. Omaha is there
fore original and has original bar
keepers. Genius pervades the air,
rhetoric flows-from the bottles
and the atmosphere-and liquor
of Omaha generally are calculated
to inspire the most stupid. There
was time when the learned men
Of the British Scientific Society e1-
ulted over Sir Joseph Banks and the
Industrious Flea. Omaha has sur
passed the British society and tri-
umphs in George Francis and an
intellectual Fly. And this is the
story of it:
A genial barkeeper caught fly
and trained him an hour each day.
Once the phenomenon took fight,
but the strategic barkeeper was too
much for him, and intellect became
a prisoner to the superior strength.
When all was ready the far-sighted
barkeepcr interviewed reporter,
and this is what the reporter saw:
A bar-countcr, a bottle thereon
and two glasses. Behind the coun-
ter the complacent barkeeper, on
the counter the Intellectual Fly, be-
fore the counter the admiring re-
porter. This was the scene, the
"props" and the dromatis personae.
Then the commanding barkecper
ordered the Intellectual Fly to
brush his head, and he brushed it
with his fore legs with surprising
vigor. A pause and an awaiting
the word Of command. Then said
the tactical barkeeper: "Shouldcr
arms" and the Intellectual Fly
promptly raised his left fore leg
straight up in the air. After this
another pause, a filing up of the
glasses and an admiring drink by
the social barkceper and the won
dering reporter. Then more ma
ncuvers for the Intellectual Fly
He walked lame on his left fore leg,
on his right hind leg, and alter
nately Oh all his legs. Heperform-
cd peculiar summcrsault; he
stcpl cd on coffee grain and stood
up on his hind legs; he lighted a
match and held it to the cigar of
the luxurious barkeeper, and SO
forth, and so on. And the intellect
ual drinkers of Omaha wonder at
the fcats of their Intellectual Fly,
and great is the reward Of the cx-
hibiting barkec?er.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-10-27
Absent Mindsdness.

A few days after attending the
burial of friend, La Fontaine call
ed at ths house OF the deceased and
asked if he was in. He was shock
ed at first on being informed of the
death of the person in question, but
presently recovering from the. sur
prise, exclaimed, "True! true!
recollcct, l went to his funeral"
1t is related Of Dante that he once
went to a booksellers shop to wit
ness the passing of great process
sion. Taking up book he fell to
reading. The pageant with its
blaring trumpcts and waving ban
ners swept by unhcard and unseen
by the poet.
The Count Dc Brancas, the origi-
nal of Mcnalcas in Bruverc's cab
sent Men," was on one occasion
reading by the frcside when the
nurse brought him his infant; he
drops the volume, takes the child in
his arms, and commences to play
with it. In the midst Of this amia-
bic employment, visitor is announ-
ced. Forgetting entirely that he
had exchanged his book for his
child, he hastily threw the child on
the library table, and advanced to.
receive his guest.
One hot afternoon in August \
gentleman was standing in front of
the Revere House, Boston, waiting
for Washington street car. lie
was a slim, venerable gentleman,
with long white hair, and certain
dignity about him which comes Of
having a handsome balance in the
bank. 1t was sultry afternoon,
and the millionaire, standing on the
curbstone in the shade, had remov-
ed his hat, and was cooling his
forehead with his handkcr, hief,
when the Cambridge horse car
stopped at the crossing at his feet.
From this car hastily descended q
well-known Man Of Letters whose
preoccupied expression showed at
once that he was wrestling with an
insubordinate hex&mctcr or laying
out the points Of new magazine
article. Suddenly he found himself
face to face with 4 white-haired old
man dejectedly holding hat in one
hand. AS quick as thought, the
poetic whom neither Old age nor
youth appeals in vain-thrusts his
hand in his vest pocket, and drop
ping a handful OF nickle and frac-
tional currency into the extended
hat, passed on. The millionaire
gazed aghast into the hat for an in
slant, and then inverted it spas
medically, allowing the money to
drop into the gutter, much to the
amusement of gentleman and
tooth-pick on the steps Of the Re-
we're House, and very much to the
amusement of another party who.
happened to know that the suppos-
ed mendicant and the Man OF Let
tcrs had been on terms of intimacy
these twenty years.-Ecery Sat,tr-
ddy.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-10-27

Indications are that velvet suits
will be the ultimatum Of richness in
winter costumes.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-10-27

a DARING HUNTER-Louis Kelley
is, perhaps, the most daring and
successful Indian hunter in the
great West. lie travels alone,
fights alone, wears complete suit
of buckskin, and wears turhau
around his head when oat on the
prairie. He is said To be a gradu
ate of a college, aud halls from
Virginia or South Carolina. 1t is
thought he was Confederate Off
Ger. He is about twenty-five years
of age, handsome, well formed and
muscular. The Indians dread him
as much as they ever did Kit Car
son or Daniel Boone. He never
misses his mark. An Indian is rs
good as dead to moment he draws
sight on him. He will travel weeks
at time through hostile Indians
and never express a thought OF dan
ger. Kelley is now on trip to
the headwaters Of the Yellowstone,
n country never yet visited by any
white man. He is alone. He has
been known to dare a dozen Indians
on the open prairie to fight Him IN
body. No Indian will ever get
" thin reach Of his deadly rifle.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-10-27

Tho army of "bloated bondhold-
ers" has received an accession to
It's ranks. The Kickapoo Indians
have $3.50, 900, the proceeds OF their
sales of Kansas lands, invested III
the new United States FIVE per cents.
The Placer herald., 1871-09-09

ELECTION DAY IN AuEUrN passed of ve1y quiet
and the best OF feeling prevailed in both parties.
The Republicans voted the National wards
solid though it required some effort, and in one
ease tho Judiciary had to bo used to corral and
secure the vote Of one yellow fellow who had
vowed his determinat on to vote the Democratic
ticket The effort to cast his first vote of one Of
the new dark voters was great, or the price he
received ON turning from the task, was too heavy
for him, and he fell in front Of "Uncle Sans"
post-ofice. Republican candidate was seen
with the hook OF his cane around the new voter s
neck, endeavcring to raise or drag him cut Of
sight, but it was no go; Cuffy was too weighty.
The Mexican blooded voters were also captured
by our Republican friends; the exact figure they
cast, we have not learned. In lieu of these, some
six or eight old-line. white Republicans voted
the Democratic ticket. With all the new voters
we carried tho precinct by an increased majority
over that OF Seymour in 1868, by ten votes
There was more scratching done than ever before
since party lines were drawn, and in this the
Republicans did most Of it.
The Placer herald., 1871-09-09
MINERAL CITATION.

D
Sacramento, Cal, August 18th, 1871.
To J. SrEApMAH, JOHN BRADY, JAMES JAcxsrEA,
Mineral Affidavit No "A, filed Jan. 20, 1889,
and Otis TH1ELE, J. A. HILL aud j. B. HEND-
EEsoN, Mineral Affidavit No. 80, filed Jan. 81
! 1859.
| WHEREAS, ON THE DAYS ABOVE
! w named yon filed your affidavit in the U.
S. Land Office at Marysville, California, alleging
that the Southwest Quarter of Section 10, in
| Township 13 north Range east, Mount Diablo
Base and Meridian, to be mineral in character,
and more valuable for mining than for agricu!
| tural purposes; and
WHEREAS, the Central Pacific Railroad Co.
did, on the 18th day of August, A. ID. 1871, al
lege that it ia agricultural in character and more
! valuable for agricultural than for mining pur-
| poses;
Now, THEREFORE,, you will please take notice,
that under and by virtue Of instructions from
| the Commissioner Of the General Land Office,
dated June I'd, 1868, we have fxed the 9th day
! of September A. D. 1871, at one O'Clock, P. NJ,
at this Office, before the Register and Receiver,
;or the hearing Of proofs as to the mineral or
agricultural character Of said lands, and if said
| lands have been occupied for agricultural pur-
| poses, and improved as such, before the 26th OF
| July, 1885, the burden of proof will be upon the
party seeking to establish it's mineral character.
At which time and place you may appear. If you
| see proper, and offer such proofs as you may
have to sustain the allegations contained In your
said affidavit.
In witness whereof, have hereunto set my
hand aud affixed my seal Of Office, the day and
year first above written.
IsrAL.l JOHN G. McCALLUM,
Register
aule-5w] HART FELLows, Receiver.
The Placer herald., 1871-09-09
Died..
MARRIED.
SDeci0I Notices.
Dentistry.

Dentistry.
u.Dn T. j. HOLDEN, Dentist, is now stop
ping at A. Adrian's, where all persons desiring
frst-class operations in his line can obtain his
services.
The Placer herald., 1871-09-09
LETTER FROM OPHIR.
'prospective Greatness Of Ophir City.


This little burg is situated north and south Of
. delightful glen, through which runs the river
Auburn, On either side Of this magnificent river
can be seen the .brave old oak" and the female
laurel entwined in fond embrace, disturbed only
by the cold winds Of winter Here, too, can be
seen its once limpid waters, but now turbid
and agitated stream, slowly winding its course
in a westerly direction until probably it becomes
a tributary to some other river Of greater magni-
tude, and thus lost to view.
When I came here, some two weeks ago, oil
that could be seen Of Ophir was few diiaplda'
ted houses, standing as monuments to show
where once stood the fourishing city OF that
name. But to-day we have the "Miners' Home
saloon opened, large and extensive hotel all
but finished very commodious restaurant De
France) is completed, convenient addiNon
made to the saloon on the corner OF Main and
Good Friday streets, and desideratum long
felt by many has been fulfilled in the erection
Of shoemakers shop. In the morning the ma
terials were brought from near Grass Valley. In
the evening the house was built and the man
eobbling away with his awl and end, and now ne
has cot the run OF business, he is counting the
quarter and half dollar pieces at a satisfactory
rate. There have also been additions made to
house or two on River street, south OF the town.
and more are expected to be done shortly. I'M
aginary houses and bridges, livery stable bar
Der shop, several dwelling cottages, and another
hotel to be called the Ophir House. Bridge
across the Auburn river, in order to facilitate
traffic between Auburn and Newcastle,-said
traffic, presume, will enter the town through
Auburn street, as it will afford easier grade.
As the traffic from Newcastle is expected to be on
q large scale, there will be an independent bridge
put across said river for passengers only. al-
most forgot to mention that we have watch
makers shop on the corner of Maine and St.
Patrick streets So you that our town IS
wonderfully improving. But the sceptic will
ask From whence comes all this excitement and
adornment of Ophir7 My answer would be,
does he know that we surrounded by rich
and almost Incredible mines, and as those mines
increase by Development the town OF Ophir will
increase in magnitude. And what the mines Of
mines Of Nevada for Grass Valley and Nevada
City, SO will the mines of Auburn do for
Ophir. And beg to assure the sccptic that the
day is not distant when shall have all our
public buildings necessary fo- great town
such as town hall, postofice printing Office
law Offices. etc, and ultimately we shall be in a
position to enjoy glass of good beer, coming
direct from the Cphir Brewery. F.
OrH,n, AuoUsT 30th.
The Placer herald., 1871-09-09

PoNERoYs LEcrURE.-Mark M. Pomeroy
.iassa...s-s.J l.s-s.A as brick fomeroy, will de
liver lecture on Success or Labor and Capi
tai, at Armory Hall, on Tuesday evening next
Brick" is widely known and famous as pleas
ing. entertaining and instructive lecturer. Th
subjects chosen are those Immediately interes
ing every man in the community. AT Placervilll
wo are told, there were fully 1000 people attenc
cd the delivery of this lecture by Pomeroy, ar
that he kept the vast throng enchnined with h
facts, illustrations, wit, and irreproachabe HI
NOR, during its entire delivery; indeed, this h
been the case wherever he has lectured. III
curiosity to see and hear man of Pomeroy
notoriety will doubtless fill the large ball here
Tuesday night, and those who desire front sea
should 60 carly. The admission fee is fixed
fifty cents.
The Placer herald., 1871-09-09

IAs weather has been very cool and pleasa
during the past week. I
The Placer herald., 1871-09-09
PHOTOGRAPHS.
DON'T PUT IT OFF,
Assessment Notice.


BELLEVUE MINING COMPANY.
Location Of Works, Ophir District, Placer
County, California.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, THAT AT
N Meeting of the Board Of Trustees of said
Company, held on the thirtieth day OF August,
1871, an assessment of one dollar per share was
levied upon the capital stock of said company,
payable Immediately, in United States gold coin,
to the Secretary, at the office Of the company,
400 California street, Cup stairs,) San Francisco
California.
Any stock upon which said assessment shall
remain unpaid on the THIRD day Of October.
1871, shall be deemed delinquent and will be
duly advertised for sale at public auction, and
unless payment shall be made before, will be
sold on
MONDAY, THE 23D DAY OF OCTOBER, 1871,
To pay the delinquent assessment, together with
costs OF advertising and expenses of sale.
By order Of the Board Of Trustees.
T. Z. CRON1SE, Secretary.
Office, 400 California street, Cup stairs San
Francisco, California. se2-4w
The Placer herald., 1871-09-09
ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
st. Patrick Gold Minin. Company, I-ocatio
Of Works in Ophir District, Placer
County. Cal.


Of Works in Ophir District, Placer
County, Cal.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT AT A
N meeting of the Board of Trustees Of said
Company, held on the 10th day Of August, 1871,
an assessmen. of FIVE 90 dollars per share WIGS
levied upon each and every share of the capital
stock of said Company, payable Immediately, in
United States gold and silver coin, to the Sec
retary, at the Office of the Company, No. 4o9
California street, San Francisco, Cal.
Any stock upon which said assessment shall
remain unpaid on the Goth day of SErTEMBER,
1871, shall be deemed delinquent, and will be
duly advertised for sale at Public Auction, and
unless payment shall be made before, will be
sold on
NJ onday, the 9th day OF October, 1871,
To pay the delinquent assessment, together with
costs OF advertising and expenses of sale.
BY order of the Board of Trustees.
7. f. CRONISE, Secretary.
Orr1cE-40o California Street Cup stairs), San
Francisco, Cal. au19-4w
The Placer herald., 1871-09-09
SHERIFF's SALE.

10y VIRTUE OF. AN ORDER OF SALE
ID issued out OF the District Court Of the Four
teenth judicial District in and for Placer Coun-
ty, California, on the 18th day of August, A. D.
1871, ON q judgment rendered in said Court on
the 18th day of August, A. d. 1871, in favor Of
JoHA +. KIsEH and against D. L. GonMAN for
The Placer herald., 1871-09-09

AT thirty-fye, the average American discovers
that he has an "infernal stomach" and there
upon goes into the hands of the doctors for the
remnant of his life. This is too true; but many
persons discover it before that age, because they
have abused their health, and have waited until
disease became seated. Prevention is better
than cure, but DIR. WALKERS CALIFORNIA VIN-
EaAR BrrTxRs will both cure and prevent dys-
pepsia, diseases of the skin, liver, Kidneys, and
bladder, and all disorders arising from impure
or vitiated blood.
The Placer herald., 1871-09-09

1NcoRPoRAIED.-Th Clark Gold and Slw
Mining Company have incorporated The cap
tal stock is fixed at $1,000, 900, divided int
shares Of Slo0 each. The Trustees are O. +
rbogart, H. G. Swain, C. E. Gibbs, r. ]. Brus
and c. f. Brown The ledge is located on tn
south side OF Auburn rayine, near Ophir. an
about three miles from here.
The Placer herald., 1871-09-09

How TO MAKE MoNEY.--Send to the American
Publishing Company, Rutland, Vt, for their
beautiful Specimen Book, and make ten dollars
the first day you show the book. Read their
advertisement in another column, concerning
the Parlor Album, and you will get full particu-
lars The Parlor Album contains more beauti-
Establishment than any other work extant The
Specimen Book is sent free on receipt of postage.
The Placer herald., 1871-09-09

CoMroHrASLz AND sArE.-Hugh Turiey, tn
accommodating Buss nan who runs tbe lin
between town snd the depot. has purchase
and placed in service . new, eighteen passenr
coach. and laid the old Buss sside. This is
grand improvement, and one that our pcop
and visitors will duly appreciate. Now all "
be safe end comfortable let it rain or shine
The Placer herald., 1871-09-09
Local and County Matters.
REL1GIOUs NOTICES.

CArzo1sc. Father Kelly viii hold Divine
service in the Catholic Church, ir Auburn, every
third Sunday IN each month, at the usual hour.
The Placer herald., 1871-09-09

WooD WANrEp, p,-Subscribers desirous of fu
nishing wood on subscription. will do US kin
ness by delivering il at - early day as nossibl
that We may have it dry and under cover befo
the rains set in. 1t nearly makes printers swe
to handle cold type-metal in q cold room, a,
thus the morality Of the above request.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-02-04

No SMOKING ALLowED--Gia n
Stearns, of New London, 10 his later
years, kept a drug store. A gentlcmas
n day purchased a cigar OF tiho aoctosr
and. lighting it. began to smoke.
aPlsase do not smoke in the ~store,,s
said DR.. g., politely, sit Ia against the
rule.
"But yoa sell cigars" sejoined The
gentlemaa,-tssell 'em 30 Snake, don.s
you~
YES, sir, we sell cigars replied the
doctor, a little sharp,y,"apd zee setF
physc; brt zee doa't alo,c a to eperase
~ thsstore.p
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-02-04

A Western editor, on. entering Easa
Office, and seeing his apprentices boy cut
ting some queer capers, called ous 90,
him, "Jim, what arc yonr doing on che,
aoori" "Why, Sir, I have had ..
shock" "a shock" aWH5, sir.
said the iad, gaspiug, "one Of your sub
scribers came in during your absence-
said he owed for two years subscriptions
paid it-and also paid another year
la advance"