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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-07-28

THE RAILEoAD.-The petitions for
elections in aid Ct the b. G. Il. Il
NJ. r. Il. and the l. & NJ. r. r..
are understood to have obtained the
requisite number of names to secure the
orders for the elections, but are being
still circulated in the outside portions of
the township to provide against all con
tingencies The Township Trustees will
meet next Friday, when the petitions will
be submitted, and if found correct the
elections will be ordered.
The place to buy your Ready Made
Clothing, is to buy it of reliable man
and this is August Myers. 44tf
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-07-28

FAYETTE COUNTY, neighbors on
the north are working with a will for the
b., G. r. & NJ r. r. Petitions have
been circulated and elections already or
dcred in West Union, Harlan and Centre
townships. The election is to come off
in West Union on the 10Th of August, in
Harlan on the 18th, and Centre on the
Goth. Petitions are also actively circula-
ting in Clement. The Union says:
Everybody is jubilant over the bright
prospects of securing the b., c. r. & NJ.
Railroad If, when they come to act,
they give substantial evidence of their
faith by their works, we have abundant
reasons for believing that their most san
guine hopes may be realized in less than
one year.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-07-28

MARKETs-The receipts of all kinds of
produce. this week, are very small, ow
ing to the busy season among farmers,
We quote: Wheat, SOC; Oats. Csc Corn,
80; Butter, 10@12!c; Eggs &c: Potatoes
30@40c.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-07-28

Desires to inform the public that he Is prepared to
1--WE instruction on the Piano and Organ 10 begin
nerS, and also o advanced pupils. and furnish H.
strnUcHt.
Orders may he left at the Bazaar and NJ the resi-
dencc of Prof Barih, on Chatham ST. Terms Res
souabc I'M
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-07-28
Buy your Hats of August Myers, he
has the latest stock in the Market. ATT

THE WAY OF THE WORLD-The indie
pendence BULLETIN suggests to candi-
dates for office the propricty Of taking a
newspaper, and says: THAT is phc
nomcnOn Of obtuseness who cannot see
the Inconsistency of asking Office of q
party whose machiney he is not willing
to oil to the extent of subscribing aua
paying for it's accredited organ" ..-
reminds us that we know of IA newspaper
supporting IA county ticket, fighting and
proposing to fight its battle for it through
Il long and expensive, and prospectivcly
excited campaign, while four Of the can
didates upon the ticket do not help in
holding up its arms even to the cheap cx-
tent of taking a single copy of the paper,
1t don't cost anything to run newspa-
per, buy paper. hire printers, etc. Be
sides it is nothing but fun to take private
citizens of any calibre, make great men
out of them, and help boost them into Of
flee, where downy pillows are, and all the
meat is cut fat so the labor of the pa
per We mention is purely a labor of love.
This is one of the glorious privileges
which newspaper men have a monopoly
Of Some politics don't weigh much to
the pound -Dcs Moihes Register.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-07-28

n. o. LAwToN and wife have gone
east to New York and Boston, Mrs
Lawton in pursuit of health, and Mr.
Lawton to purchase goods for the New
York Store. A lively fall trade is antici
mated, and the New York Store intends
to be fully prepared for it.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-07-28

ST.. LOUIS FAIR-We are indebted to
G. o. Kalb, Esq, Secretary Of the St
Louis Agricultural and Mechanical Asso
ciation for copy of the premium list of
the Fair of the Association, to commence
Oct. I'd and continue six days. Forty
thousand dollars are to be distributed in
premiums, of which the merchants of st.
Louis contr butte $4,000 for premiums
on cotton Hon. Jas. S. Rollins will de-
liver the address
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-07-28

IRELAND, the most noted cutter west
of New York, is with Myers. 44tf
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-07-28
Dr., Wells Extract Of Jurnbpba.


Is most perfect alternative, and is offered to the
public as a great invigorator and remedy for all
Impurities of the blood. or for organic weakness
with their attendant evils For the foregoing com
plants
Or. Wells Extract Of Jurubeba
is confidently recommended to every family as
household remedy and should be freely taken in.
All arrangements of tn" system.
II is NOT A PIYSIC-It is NOT what il ropu-
larly called BITrERS. nor il il intended a. shch
but is simply powerful alternative eisn. health
yigor aud tone all the vital forces. and aimatcs
and fortiies all weak and lympha'ic Compartments
JOHN Q. KELLOGG. Is Platt Street. y. Y
Sole Agent for the Uui'ed States
Price One Dollar per Bottle. Send for Circular
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-07-28

n b. L. Irwin lives in the back part of his
Drug Store, and medicines can be procured at all
hours
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-07-28

Ga 9
TIME TABLE. d. 4 s. @. r. r.
INDEPENDENCE.
Come EAST, GONG WEST.
Freight TIN 600 A. N. Freight TIN 9:O5 A.. N
4" 1880 A. N. Pass. 1882 "
Passenger, sos r. N. Freight 4:45 P. N
Freight GAS 4" 9:35 "
Passenger, 11:45 Passenger, 11:45 -"
Freight, 1850 A. N. Freight 4:5O A. N.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-07-28
"Plain American"

A beautiful Family Machine without Button Hole
Parts This machine will do all that Is done on
the denomination" except button hole and over
scanning work This machine IL finely finished
with oiled walnut table and cover ut the
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-07-28

r 100For LIST class PianOs--sent on tral-nO az Is
0ZJuAddress US PIANO co. GAS B'way, \. Y.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-07-28

GOOD BOARD. with or without rooms. may h'
I j had upon application 70 the undersigned i
the house owned and recently occupied ny VI.
Bush on Mott ST. between Court and Walnut
The location is pleasant and convenient 10 bnsl
ness. Terms reasonable. -
46-3m =. a. Ne" io-N.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-10-20
Facts about the Cholera IN Russia,

The London Lancet has received com
munlcation from medical correspondent
IN Russia who thinks that we are taking
an exaggerated view of the extent of
cholera in The Russian provinces. In
the district in which he has resided for
more than six years, the epidemic has
upon the whole, been less during the
present year than those preceding it.
Some of the larger towns in the mid
land, Northwestern and Southeastern
provinces have been chiefly affected. In
the province of VolhN MIA, with the ex-
ception of Kiew and Odessa, there have
been but few cases. The epidemic much
resembles dysentery in great many
cases, being accompanied by hemor-
rhage from The bowels. Owing to the
fiat nature of the country, its clay sub
strata, and the heavy rains during the
present wear, it is feared that the potato
crop will prove a failure. The peasants,
living as they do on field produce al
most exclusively, are compelled to have
recourse to other and less wholesome ar
ticles of food, such as radishes, fresh
cucumhnrs, &c. The insufliciency and
bad character Of the diet induce diar-
rhna, and a predieposi.ion to cholera
The correspondent blames the use of
unripe fruits, which tie natives con
sumo in large quantities, and uncon-
trolleG abuse of sanitary laws for very
much of the existing disease Although
he considers that the ENGLISH authori-
ties cannot be too much alive to prevent
the Introduction Of so formidable an
enemy rs cholera, he AYERS that the
accounts that have appeared in England
Of the awful epidemicS of that disease in
Russia give, nevertheless, very exag-
rera,ed impression OF the facts.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-10-20
Poker In Washington.

One night ut onr club, says writer
IN the Washington Chronicle, "two young
fellows found out that there was TO be a
came, AMI they started together and
fixed the cards so that every man who
should play would have an invincible
hand. " This was done by working to-
gether different packs, so that when the
cards were dealt e;ery man should have
the same hand exactly. Only the two
youngsters were acquainted with the
facts. When the cards were dealt, the
first man picked up his hand, and by
one glance saw that the five cards were
invi. ciblc.
without word, look, anything he
simply turned down his hand upon the
table and waited. The next man took
mp his hand, and turned as pale as death.
He saw that he had the invincihlc hand,
one which could not be taken, and with
out word he bet five hundred dollars.
So the thing slipped around the table,
but ns two players were posted on the
game. only three were good to bet. Our
attention was altogether enlisted with
the chief players. The man whose cards
lay upon the table was imperturbable,
cool, silent.
The man who held the iuvincible
3" flush" i'll his hand was noisy. iuny,
wild. We watched them both, and snw
how the old gambler kept his hand down
and never chuckled, never expressed
anything i'll his face, while the other was
all ailoat III his wits, noisy, boistcrous,
talkaiivc. Finally, the second man called |
the first one. One thousand dollars |
were down on the table. 1t was big |
lime in poker The first man flung ont |
his hand wild, and said, in bantering
way to the other:
Now, show out Where are you
What have you got ?'
" hen the first man saw this other in
yiucible flush he turned white MS the
,ther man. He thought that he had
his hand and had lost the count
N n card. He turned it mp and flung it
nut, aud there they were the same.
Immediately there was n great roar of
auehter all around the table, and it was
wonderful to see how these two men be-
laved. The man who had turned his
ards down fathomed the joke in
minute, and rushing around the table to
he other fellow put his hands around
lis neck, kissed him, and called him
Johnny.
The man johnny rose up and denounc-
ID the world, cards, everybody wanted
o fight, and was as crazy rs he had been
before the hands were shown.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-10-20
A General Smoke.

Sheriff Rankin, of Saginaw, being alb.
sent from the Jail lately, says the Sagi-
nav Com'e,', Mrs. Rankin was called
upon by some of the pri- for match
eS, to Eight their pipes as they said. Mrs.
II. handed in a bunch Of matches to them
and in the course of fifteen minutes was
startled by the cry of '' Fire, fire" The
lady at once opened the outside door of
the cell-room, when she was met 10y /
dense volume of smoke, and numerous
voices crying" For Gods sake let us out,
the whole building is on fire" Mrs
Rankin, seemingly taking in the sitHa-
tion at glance, remarked, 81 guess
you're all right, closed and locked the
door on the prisoners Sheriff Rankin.
coming i'll soon after, looked over matters
in the cell-ro0m, and on finding that the
prisoners had set fire to two or more Of
their beds. quietly shut down the win
doVs on the boys, and told them that
they could have a general smoke. ="
TIE sheriff says he left the prisoners
hueging the door in a vain endeavor to
get n snuff of fresh air. The evident
of the prisoners was to get
Mrs Rankin to open the door leading to
the cells, when they would make a rush
for freedom but the presence of mind
and coolness of the sherifl's wife prevent
ed such an unwished-foT event.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-10-20
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
Sllipwrcck.

On the smiling sea was never n curl,
On the bright sky never a frown
Never an omen Of coming fate
When my beautiful bark, with her costly freight
In the glory Of noon, went down.
Boldly launched from quiet shore;
Wen framed with storms 10 cope
By Youth and Courage nobly manned;
Iho sails were woven by Loves own hand.
The ruddcr was held by Hope.
The mcrclloss sun shono full and fair,
The pitiless waves were calm
No whisper OF woe in the woong breeze.
The gulls poised over the sleeping seas
The trcachcrous air was balm.
wh happy laughter, with joyous dreams,
io glided in fear ets fifth
Then the sullen jar on the tunken rock:
The grinding crash, the horrible shock
The hcadlong plunge to death.
4 moments whirl Of boiling foam,
4 shrek through the slumbcrous day
Then smooth blue waters and calm blue skies,
And the startled birds, with their keen dark
eyes,
Intent on their dar.ing prey.
The bright sea dimpled, the bright sun shone.
with nor cloud nor white crest fleckcd;
thousand harbs sailed yaylv past.
A thousand flags light shadows cast,
Where my beautiful boat was wrecked.
Wrecked, with it's hopes. its loves it's trusts.
sunk deep to the sca-wecds brown
The great world turns and the great waves
break
What should either heed of the moan We make
When ne or chip goes down2
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-10-20
Through the Aims.

Our carriage was last in the line, SAYS
a correspondent who has been through
the Alps as the engine worked back
wards we were close to it. Both our
windows were wide open, and We had
not the least imaginable inconvenience
from smoke or steam. There was no
perceptlhle difference between the inside
and outside air, and one of my compan-
ions slumbered through nearly the whole
distance. The fact that the engine was
IN our rear was certainly in our favor,
but the unanimous evidence of all who
had come through in the morning went
far to establish that they also bad expert
enced no unpleasant sensation. and
the difference of temperature could only
be detected by Nalvassori's S glass. which
marked few degrees of additional
warmth in the tunnel. The highest de-
gree attained in to-days journey has
been $50 centigrade. Grattoni's glass
IN previous trip rose to 2lo. A m0le
triumphant success than has in every
respect crowned this great work could
hardly have been anticipated by its
most sanguine well-wishers. Our pace
throughout the crossing seemed fairly
rapid and even and the time employed,
both in the up and down journey Of be-
tween seven AID eight English miles,
was precisely So minutes, but the average
time allowed to the train when the line
shall be in full operation, is calculated
at 90 minutes
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-10-20
Relative Rank of Cities,

The cities of New York, Philadelphia
and Brooklyn maintain the same rela
tive rank aS to population that they did
in 1860 There has been considerable
shifting of places, among those that DOW
constitute the remainder Of the twenty
foremost cities of the Union.
During the last decade St Louis has
ascended the scale from the eighth to
the fourth.
Chicago, in similar proportion,
changes from the ninth to the fifth.
Baltimore, which in 1860 was the
fourth, retrogrados to the sixth.
Boston pursues the same direction,
from the fifth to the seventh
Cincinnati retres a step, from the
seventh to the eighth.
New Orleans falls back from the sixth
to the ninth.
San Francisco, taking noble, forward
leap, vaults from the fifteenth to the
tenth.
Buffalo lags behind from the tenth to
the eleventh.
Washington makes n stride from the
fourteenth to the twelfth.
Newark, New jersey s thriving metrop-
oils, drops, nevertheless, from the elev-
enth to the thirteenth.
Louisville, twelfth in rank in 1860, is
now assigned to the fourteenth.
Cleveland, four teps forward, mounts
from the nineteenth to the fifteenth.
Pittsburg alone retains the same rela-
tive rank now as then, the sixteenth
Jersey City rises from the twentieth to
The importance Of the seventeenth
Detroit recedes from the seventeenth
to the eighteenth
Milwaukee from the eighteenth to the
Albany, which was, ten years ago, the
thirteenth, now takes the old place of
Jersey City, twentieth,
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-10-20

A LIFE E-PREsERvFR-A self-inf1ati1 1g
life-prescrver has been devised in Bel
gium, consisting Of a belt containing
carbonate of soda, and tartaric acid, 50
arranged that when the wearer falls
overheard the two substances are mixed
and evolve sufficient gas TO float him.
The idea is said to have been suggest ID
by a chi hipwrecked apothecary whose ! fe
was saved by the circumstances Of il
having . box Of ssidlits POWDER in 10
pooh1&
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-10-20

enough not to proceed to extremity in
such case as this. So the only punish.
ment inflicted on Outrnm was the cancel
Ing of his commission, and that he did not
regard rs any loss He was liberated aud
spent his days usefuly at home.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-10-20
The PATAGoNANs AND THEIR INFANTS.

IHE PATAGONIANS AND THEIR INFANTS.
Their superstition makes them regard
as divinities all phenomenal children,
principally such as are born with a larger
number of fingers or toes than is natural
to them. According to their belief, it
is pfesage of great happiness for their
family. As to those that are altogether
deformed-s such cases are very rare-or
whose constitution does not appear to
tit them for the kind of life they would
have to lead, they make way with them,
either hy breaking their limbs or smoth-
oriug them they then carry them to
distance and abandon them, without
burial, to the wild dogs and birds of
prey. If the innocent little creature is
considered worthy to live, it becomes
from that instant the object of the whole
love of its parents. who, if necessary.
will submit themselves to the greatest
privations to satisfy its least wants or
eXactions They place their newborn
on small ladder. which serves it in
stead of cradle. The upper portion OF
its little body rests on the cross pieces
or rounds ranged close together, and
covered with sheep-sllin, wEile the lower
part is inclosed in IA sort of hollow form.
ed by other cross-pieces below the up
rights. The child is held in this posi-
tion by soft rdS wound above the
skins which serve it instead OF linen
Three gears 1T S(oreyy among He PWago
nidnS.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-10-20

The fire which raged along the coast
of Lake Michigan, swept away houses,
barns, stores, and piers in its course. %
houses and barns have been reduced to
ashes. The losses in Kewaunee County
will reach a quarter of million of dol
lars. Families buried their household
goods in the ground to save them.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-10-20

The record of the Patent Office in
England show that 292 patents for i'm
in umbrellas have been taken
out since 17se. II somebody would only
take out patent to prevent the theft Of
this usatul sstic1e
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-10-20

Love IN JAIL "A rather singular aflaiI
took place n day or two since at the
Kings County jail, n. Y. Mr.. Charles
Slater, alias Lawrence Coffney, is con
fined therein, and is said to he a notori
ous river thief who was arrested in the
Eastern District, where it is alleged he
was caught in the act of stealing. Miss
Adelaide Alexander, of New York. called
at the Jail to see Cofey. and after pro-
tracted interview concluded to get mar
ried TO him. She went at once for
clergy man. who returned with her. and
the twain were made " one1lesh and Que
blood, in presence of the keeper She
was allowed to remain longer than the
rules allowed, and when notified by the
keepers that she must leave she got
angry, declared that she was Cofrev's
lawful wife and would not leave without
him. She swore she would release him
or die in the attempt. She was elected
by force and came there again on the
next evening when she threatened to
pull down the jail if her husband was
not released. She was finally secured
and is now raving maniacat the Station
house. She will be sent to the Lunatic
Asylum at Flatbush. 1t is stated that
she loved Coffty dearly, but did not know
that he followed the calling of a river
thief
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-10-20

A Beautiful VALLEY The Susquc-
hanna river, which flows through the
interior of Pennsylvania, and at Sunbury
spreads its bottom in broad and beauti-
ful majesty has well been styled one of
the grandest and most useless of streams.
The Forth Branch which unites with
West Branch rises near the head waters
of the Allegheny river in the mountains
Of the same name. The valley of the
West Branch begins at Northumberland,
Northumberlanl county, and ends at
Lock Haven, Clinton county. II is not
wide, but its scenery is varied, wild and
picturesque. 1t is impossible to form a
correct idea of its diversified attractions.
The view from Blue Hill, at the mouth
of the West Branch, is unsurpassed. The
eve tales in combination of river. Of
mountain, of valley. and of rich agricul-
tural development, with distant glimpses
of the neighboring towns of Danville,
eleven, Lewishurg, eight, and Milton
twelve miles off.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-10-20

Our PooR RELATIONS. The Chimpan-
zee, which inhabits the great forests of
Western Africa, is generally considered
to approach nearest to man in its general
Appearance When full grown, it is
about five feet in height, standing erect;
but it does not naturally prefer this
posture, and when on the ground it
usually walks upon all-fours, applying
Tie outside of its hinder feet and the
knuckles of its fore limbs to the earth
The skin is clothed with long, coarse,
black or dark brown hair that becomes
scanty on the lower part of the body and
on the limbs the face, which is of a
lcsh-color, is naked. and at each side
there is great bush OF long hair hang
ing down like whisker. The chimpan-
zee lives in trees, upon the branches of
Which it is very active and ii has suili
cient intelligence to build itself kind of
hut of the branches, usually about til "
or forty feet from the ground. Its food
consists chiefly oi fruits, aud it is said
TO fly from the presence of man.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-10-20

When man wants to speak at a
public meeting in Prussia. he must first
obtain pssmission of the auth0i6es
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-10-20

AIR IN WATER. is perfectly easy to
remove from the water the mir WI lch it
contains-it is only necessary tc lower
the temperature, IS in the refr. gerator
of distilling apparatus. A decantersof
cold water placed in warm apartment
soon covers itself with n coating of va
por or dew. The same thing takes place
in Nature. When the temperature of a
body of air sinks in consequence of the
of the sun below the hor-
izon, there arrives a time when the va
por of water condens-s in the form of
extremely fine particles called mist.
Clouds are only mists floating at a CON-
siderable height above The ground.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-10-20
EXERCISE. The Lockport J0urua

EXERCISE. The Lockport Jouma
contains the following practical sng-
gestion: Now that the croquet and
base ball season will ere long he over,
we would suggest, in order that the
nuscle-developing process may not
lie dormant during the long winter
months, that the base ball athletics turn
their attention to saving up the wood
piles of widows and sick folks during
the winter The exercise is fully rs
healthful, is not so violent, dangerous,
nor tiresomc as base ball, and we are
sure the results will crafty n curious
public fully as much, and we would pre-
fer to give the score of n wood-sawinQ
class to that Of base bali club in our
columns. What say you, gents ? Ply
sicians recommend young ladies' to form
clubs. This is a matter in which
steps should De taken.