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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-09-15

paper! Wonderful product of brain
and toll! One would think it should
be dearly bought and highly priced,
and yet it is the cheapest thing in
the world. Five or ten cents will
buy it. One or two dollars will
bring it to your home every week
in the year. And yet, strange to
say, there are men ''too poor to take
a newspaper" They can pay five
cents for glass of beer, or fifteen
cents for beverage of unknown
composition called a "cocktail;"
they can pay fifty cents for circus
ticket, or dollar for the theatre,
yet they are too poor to buy a news
paper! a newspaper, which is
ticket of admission to that great
Globe Theatre, whose dramas are
written by God himself, "whosc
scenc-Shifter is Time, and wll"sc
curtains are rung down by death"
There is Il class Of newspaper
publishers whom the rapid growth
and ambitious spirit Of the west
have done much to encourage, but
who are now, happily, growing
"bcautitully less" | mean those
who look upon a newspaper as
money making power, and care more
for tax lists than they do for truth.
A paper, like any other business,
requires good business management;
but the led ger must not lie on the
editors table, nor his opinions be
controlled by the condition Of his
cash book.
But it is fortunately becoming
more true every day that Journal
can obtain desirable influence only
by deserving it. Partisan appeals
and personal vi,uperation will no
longer be accepted in the place of
discussion and legitimate
The people realize, in 4
good degree, that the Press Of
America is its hope, its prophet and
its guardian; and they demand that
its conductors shall realize the same
fact.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-09-15
IF so, WHY NOT !?

MEssRs. B. II. BENNETT & Son, sue
cessors to Bennett, Eldridgc 4 Co., Gro
GERS, Burr's frame building. Chatham St,
wish to call the attention of the public to
the fact that they have on hand and are
constantly receiving a large and well Sc
lected stock Of Groceries, CrOckery, Glass,
Wooden, Stone and Earthcn Ware, which
they offer at the lowest possible living
prices.
Selling exclusively for CASH. they are
not obliged as others are, in fixing prices
to add a certain per cent. for interest on
the money which must lie idle, and for
losses by bad debts. consequently they
are confident that their prices. the stock
through. will average from ten to fifteen
per cent less than can he afforded hy
those who pursue the credit system. No
pains will be spared by them to procure
the hest quality Of goods. and to keep on
hand ut all times complete assortment
Their Teas in Quality are unsnrnnsscd.
and are offered as low as it is possible to
sell y GOOD article.
A full line Of S~rars NJ bottom nrircs
Cnffccs warranted to suit both in quality
and price.
In Svrnps. Toh'ccos. Table Cutlery
Crocke-v. Glass Ware. and in short
throw ~h out the entire stock thnv a~o snt-
istind that they can offer sroc;"' inArco.
ments to those who r"v down for ~nodS
All orr inv;.cd 10 nou AID eyan,;ne
thnir stool. ond ~ Nrv if suited nc thnv
do ""t w;sh ~ soil unless they can give
nerfrct sa.;ef, c+;nr
rE" Cash n.;' eo- D-nd-ro
35tf r " RrvNErr E. Co%
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-09-15

Doctors will be scarce and the
millennium near when people learn
to eat right. The ovcrcaterS are
the sinners in this respect But the
exact "ppositeS Of the glutton> are
the hypochondriac men and nervous
women, who almost starve them
selves to death for fear OF iniuring
themselves by eating improper food.
TO such persons, the advice Of, Sir
Richard Jcbb may be recommended.
MY directions will be few and
simple. lou must not eat TIE poker,
shovel or tongs, for they are hard
Of digestion; nor the bellows, be-
cause they are windy; but anything
else vou please
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-09-15

Prot. Hitchcock. whose party are
making a geological survey in the
White Mountains. has electrified
the people in the vicinity hy the dis
covery that one Of the Twin Noun
tains is a solid mass Of jasper In
Naterviile thc Professor made =
discovery which he regards rs n,.
only interesting, but highly inl,or-
tant, and going far % determine ~"
age IF the mountains Of the State.
lie found the Labrador spar i,nrma
tion. which is next to the oldest
rock, in lodges. This rock ha>
never been found in New England,
but is that which is tonnd in COL
nrction with the rich ores Of iros,
among the Adirondack Mountains
of New York. The party is now
engaged in fixing the limits of this
formation.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-09-15

because thought you would feel a
peculiar interest in them when you
know the hymn Was written eighteen
years ago ls42) in your house. l
composed it in the little back third
story bedroors, one Sunday morn
ing, after coming from church; and
it makes me very happy to think
that any word ] could say has done
a little good i'll the world" ."-New
York. Tribune.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-09-15
In tn: Woods.

The following conversation, or
colloquv, occurred between Il cute
New York "pcrtorator in real
estate, travelling by pocket compass
in one Of the very last sections open
ed in the government land region
between Gotham and Alaska. His
interlocutor was Il woman. standing
in scantv but airy raiment, at the
door OF Il log shanty; to whom he
thus addressed himself:
"Do YOU like to live here in the
woods, these distant woods; so far
away from any other human habita-
tionS?"
oods.-likc to live in the
woods" she echoed and repeated:
"bless Your lawful sakc>, YOU don't
call these woods do We? There are
no bears, nor wolves, nor cata-
mounts, nor m"s-Sn"-gers around
hcrc-not within twenty miles.
Why, we've got bed>teads in this
cabin; we don't sleep in b g hollow
logs, as we used to. The >,umps
are ont of the middle of the road.
most of 'cm; and bless YOU. don't
YOU see we've got some fences:
Look over. there. We raise our
own good pork; we lay our
own eggs; we have tame hens and
roostcrs, and pumpkin pies, and
twisted-necked squa>hss, and ppe-
tizing cookin'. Woods!' She re-
peated again-live in the woods"
Among the many curious Phcno-
mena presented to travellers, none
affect the Imagination more power
fully than the "Galactodenaooa
Utile," or Cow Tree. This useful
tree grows on the parched side Of
rocks amon- the mountains Of \ enc
suela, and has dry, leathcry foliage,
with large woody roots scarcely
penetrating the ground. For sever
al months in the year the leaves are
not moi>tcncd bv \ shower. the
branches look dead and vithcred.
but when the trunk is bored a bland
and ouri>hny milk flows from il.
The vegetable fountain flows mos,
freely ar sunrise. and III that time
the natives are seen coming from
all quarters provided with large
bowls to receive the milk, which
grows yellow and thickens 1T the
surface. Some empty their vessels
on the spot, while others carry their
contents to their children.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-09-15

Some ingenious Yankee has in
vented a process by which maple
sugar can be made ont Of common
New Orleans molasscS, tlavoring it
by steaming maple wood. 4 con-
temporary says: "rhe next thing
we are looking for from that land
of prolific ideas is process where
by they will make honey from cod
liver oil, tlavoring it with beeswax."
A blushing damsel in Philadvl-
phia had man and dog up before
the Police Court to answer the
charge Of assault and battery on the
dogs part. When asked wha, the
dog did, she said he bit her. When
asked where, after considerable
hesitation and h!u~hinc, she rerlietl
on the "ic.t sick
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-09-15

Shall march at the front Of the column, each one
In his God given place
As they pass through the gates of The City, with
proud and victorious tread
The Editor. Printer and "Devil" will travel not
far from the head.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-09-15
Death Of Phoebe Cary.-A Remiuis.
onCC.

Six months only have elapsed
since We were called upon to an
nounce the deccasc of Alice Cary,
and now the sad duty is dcvolvcd
upon us of paying tribute to the
memory of her only surviving Sis
ter, Phoebe Cary, who died ut New
port, Rhode Island, on Monday,
July 81, after distressing illness
of eight or ten weeks. She was the
only one Of six sisters who did not
inherit Il consumptive tendency from
her mother; and as she has always
been until within the last few weeks
in robust health, her numerous
friends in different parts Of the
country will be equally surprised
and shocked by the announcement
of her death.
One of her hymns-a tavorite in
many christian families and congrc-
gatlons-we must quote, not only
for its own sake, but because there
is 4 story connected with it that We
wish to tell:
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-02-17
KNOXVILLE AND LOUISVILLE ROAD.

The people of Louisville continue to dis
cuss the question of building the railroad
TO Knoxville. That city fails to maintain
anything like a commanding influence in.
the commercial world, unless it has other
outlets towards the South. With these, If
they are properly managed, Louisville
must eventually attain to an Importance
in this respect second to no city south of
the Ohio river, and exceeded by very few
north of it. The completion of the Knox
vile connection, as we have before said,
insures the completion of the Blue Ridge
road at no distant day, and opens up
market for Louisville merchants and man
facturers which no other line in contem-
plation will. BY little energy and en-
terprise, Louisville may reach this point
and gain access to this country before Gin
scinnati can, even If Congress interferes to
remove the obstacles now in the way of the
Cincinnati and Southern road, and will
gain an ascendancy hard to overcome.
AS is well known, the people of Louis
vile are anxious that the Louisville and
Nashville road shall take hold of this en-
- y e r.
terprise and put it through. That corpo-
ration is amply able to do this if its man
ayers are so inclined, and we are glad to
know they have the matter under conside-
ration. We clip the following editorial re-
marks on the subject from the Louisville
Commercial: @ I9i
Whoever may be inclined to doubt that
the defeat of the Cincinnati Southern road was
to the interest of the city of Louisville there is
nobody who does not see that to keep that road
from being built is decidedly to the interest of
the Louisville and Nashville road Louisville
has brought good deal of odium on herself in
certain quarters by sticking up so uniinehingly
to the support of her great thoroughfare, and
nowit is opportune for said great thoroughfare to
show its appreciation of her services by doing
something to supply her wants. The completion
of the Knoxville Branch road will open to Lou
isville way to Chattanooga hardly more cir
cuitous than the route now in operation. This
will at once give a relief that is very much need
ed, and blockades between this place and Nash
vile and between Nashville and Chattanooga
will cease, Besides, what is far more important,
this route will connect at Knoxville with the
Blue Ridge road, which is certain to be COM
pletod within a few years at most a road which
will open all of North and South Carolina to
our trade by a route which will enable us to defy
competition. ~ a'a
Let us have our Knoxville connection without
any unnecessary delay.
y Z .
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-02-17

THE defunct Legislative Solons of Ten
nessee, just before adjourning, passed an
act abolishing the Chancery Court of Mon
roe county, and transferring the Office
books and papers to Athens. This was
done for the purpose of removing an OBJ
noxious Radical Clerk. The Clerk and
Master at Athens construes the law to suit
the original object of the partisan scheme,
by ordering the records to remain at Madi-
sonville and appointing 8. p. Hale, the
former Clerk and Master, to take charge of
the Office. We haven't seen the law, but
from the statement of its purpose as pub
lished in the legislative proceedings, it
seems to us the Athens Clerk is constituting
the law to further the objects of the clique
that passed it.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-02-17
GEN. W. B. STOKES.

Gen. Stokes is candidate for Sergeant
alarms of the Add Congress, with fair
prospects for success. One of the editors
of the Jonesboro' Herald and Tribune is
in Washington, and writes to that journal
on Monday last as follows: sl4 r.
GenStokes will have the support of the
members from New England, and also from
the Western States, and if the Southern delega-
ton in Congress, now somewhat divided, can be
brought to his support his election will be GER
tain. The matter will be settled in caucus of
the Republican members in a few days AT
present General Stokes is by far tho strongest
man on the track and his friends are sanguine
of his election ,,r.-r sse-ss fFt -,- -
4 We trust the General may be successful,
as he certainly deserves to be. Few men
in this State have done as much effective
service for the Republican party as Gen.
Stokes. If he is chosen to that position, it
will be a fit recognition on the part of
Congress of his services in the past. The
Republicans of Tennessee would endorse
such action almost universally. They
gratefully recall his gallant resistance in
1859 against the overthrow of the Republi-
can party in this State.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-02-17
COL. pRossER's CONTEST.

The notice served by Col. W. Prosser
the present Congressman from the 9Th
District of this State, upon Col. E. |. Col
liday, whoIclaims to have been selected last
fall as hissuccessor that the latter right to
the seat in Congress will be contested, viii
raise the whole question of the validity of
the wholesale enfranchisement of the nom
voters of the State, by Senter and his con-
federates in the summer of 1869. In the
notice served by Col. Prosser upon Mr..
GolIiday, he informs him, in effect, that he
will show before Congress, that the new
Constitution, under which the election of
1870 was held, was adopted by men Illegal
Nv elected under the acknowledgements of
1869, was ratified by voters, who held GER
tificates ofregistration issued in contra
vention of law, and that it is therefore null
and void. Col. Prosser says that he
was elected by large majority
of the legal voters of his district, as re-
gistered before the illegal registration
of Governor Senter, and that he would
haye received many hundreds additional
votes if it had not been for the intimida-
ton and violence threatened to large class
of the loyal voters of the district both
white and black. This contest win come
up before the Congress which meets ON the
18th of next month, and will be the first
instance in which the question of the val
idity of the present State Government of
Tennessee has ever been squarely present
ed to any department of the General Gov
eminent. We do not know that any other
member of our delegation has given no.
tice of intention to make the fight, but we
suppose they viii. The contest will be one
of the most important ever presented to
Congress, and the manner of procedure
will doubtless be different from ordinary
election contests, where the only question
is as to the number of illegal votes polled
on respective sides. Our people will
doubtless watch the Developments and
final decision Of the case with peculiar in
terest.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-02-17
POLITICAL BL0CKHEADS.

1t so happens, in the course of human
events, that political parties are not always
controlled by their wisest men. On the
contrary it is frequently the case that the
veriest blockheads in party are its con-
trolling spirits. They assume to dictate its
policyand to control its organs With mo
more idea of how a newspaper should be
conducted than goose, they presume to
advise editors how they should write and
what they should write about. This class
of individuals are very Ii LIBERAL in impart-
ing gratuitous advice, but never once think
of liberality of any other kind. He who
fails to come up to their standard is read
out of the party. If journal fails to bow
before their dictations, tits unworthyaof
support. We have case in point in Ken
lucky The CO,vier-Jom'naE, which has
pursued a course that should meet with the
approval of the most eXacting of Bourbon
Democracy, fails to be moved in every
particular by the party lash, and it must
be displaced. It is read out of the party
because it favors negro testimony in the
State courts, after the laws of Congress are
passed to protect the colored race. For
thus departing from the rules laid down
by the blockhea6ls of Kentucky Denoora-
cy, and pursuing the only, course entitled
to the credit of common sense, it must
have rival in its own party that will be
the organ of these blockheads. A paper
in the interest of this class-the Ledger
will make its appearance in a few days.
1t will be expected to fillits columns with
such stuff as will satiate the appetites of
the blockheads, who, rather than pursue a
line Of policy marked out by common
sense, or by the progress of events, will
butt their brains out against brick wall.
We have no objections to offer. Let them
butt. The sooner the better. Such block
heads in any party give no strength to
their party, and are no benefit to the coun-
try. We wish them all a place in the
Democratic party. We have no desire for
their questionable support or advice. We
devoutly wish that there may be none of
them in our ranks.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-02-17
FEVER AND ACUE

Prevails, there is remedy held in greater esteem.
Persons travelling should keep it by them few drops
in water will prevent sickness or bowel troubles from
change of water.
From foreign countries the calls fer PAIN KILLER
are great. 1t is found to
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-02-17
THE BRIDAL CHAMBER.

Essays Tor Young. Men,
GREAr} SOCIAL EVILS AND ABUSES,
Which intfsfere with MARRIAGE. with sure means
OF relief r the Erring and Unfortunate diseased and
debiiltated Sent in sealed letter envelopes free of
charge: Address HOWARD SANITARY AID AssocIA-
r1oN, No, 2 South Ninth St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-02-17
SEND US THE NEWS.

We extend special invitation to our friends to send
brief and pointed letters giving items of interest in
their several localities. We desire to have something
of local interest in every issue for our East Tennessee
readers.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-02-17
-AN-T---<~

HON. G. w. BOOKER, of Virginia, who
will be remembered as one of the individu-
ais who attempted to get up convention
of native Southern loyalist, at this place,
on the first of last November, to resist the
encroachments of carpet-baggers,n has
gone over, soul and body, to the Demo-
cratic party. Well, we say, let him ''went. u
When a man becomes so prejudiced against
Northern men, because they happen to
hold a few offices which he would like for
himself and friends, it is only a step for
him to join the Democratic party. Book
er's accession to the Democracy will not
make the party rich, and Republicans viii
try to bear. their loss ca.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-02-17
HOW TO REMIT

Money sent to us in registered letters, by Express.
prepaid or by Postohce orders, VIII be at our risk
otherwise, at the risk of the sender.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-02-17
CURE CHOLERA

When all other Remedies fail
WHEN USED EXTERNALLY. AS A EMINENT,
nothing gives quicker ease in Burns, Cuts. Hruises
spfa1ns, StinSs from Insects and Scaids. 1t
removes the fire. and the wound heals like ordinary
sores. Those suffering with RHEUMATISM, GOUT
or NEURALGIA. if not positive cure theyw find
the PAIN KILLER gives them relief when no other
remedy will.
1t Gives Instant Relief from Aching Teeth.
From 1870 to this day, 1870. (Thirty Years) PERRY
DAVIS PAIN KILLER has had no rival
Every H0use-Keeper should keep it at
hand, to apply it the first attack of any Pain 1t
will give satisfactory relief and hours of suffering
Do not trfe with yourselves by testing untred rene
dies Be sure you call for and get the genuine PAIN
KILLER, as many worthless nostrums are attempted
to be sold on the great reputation of this valuable
medicine.
W. Directions accompany each bottle.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-02-17
THE LARGEST CIRCULATION
OF ANY Daily Published in East Tennessee

PRESIDENT GRANTS observations on the
test oath law viii strike every practical
mind as sensible and just. In few con-
else and pointed sentences he gives the
objections to the law as passed, and very
sensibly refused to give it his signature.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-02-17
Bg WHY rs THIS SO? @a

It is because DAVIS PAIN KILLER is wha
claims to be, Reliever of Pain.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-26
PIGEON sHOOTING-MATCH.

There was a large gathering of those who
enjoy pigeon shooting at Capt. Seelys grounds Union
Course L. yesterday, to witness the match for S. 900
and the diamond championship badge, between Ira
Payne Of this city, the present holder of the badge and
Capt Bogardus Of Detroit The same contestants met in
trial of skill In the West about two months ago. when
the Western man won easy victory. The match yes
terday was to shoot at 100 single birds II ounce shot 81
wards rise and so yards boundary Betting at
the start but as Payne gradually drew ahead the odds
offered RAPIDLY increased. until when each shooter had
fired at SO birds the betting 500 to s35 Payne,
who was then five birds ahead BOgardus slightly i'm
proved his position Tho last 80 birds but was not able
TO overtake his antagonist who won the match by three
birds killing ss out OF O Payne had the sympathies OF
the majority Of the spectators but the GOODNESS and good
humor OF his opponent under depressing circumstances
gained for him many friends before the match was con
cluded. Another contest between the same men IL
prn l.lI