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The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-07
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The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1871-03-31

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Advertisements payable quarterly In advance
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-11-30
Sarcastic sentence.

Od Elias keye., Chief Judge Of
Windsor county WIS q strange compost
ion OF folly and good sense, Of natural
shrcwduess aud want Of cultivation. The
following sentence was pronounced upon
ii poor ragged fellow for stealing pair
81 loot from Gen Cmtis. a man OF con-
siderable wealth ID the town OF Windsor:
Well said iht Judge, very grayely, be-
tara proaouneiug sentence q Court, uu-
dcrlaking % Val lhe fellow a lecture,
Noarc q iine fellow 10 be arraigned be.
fore a Court i9r stealing They say Won
afe poor $40 one loul,s il who looks at
son. aa3 how dare you being poor. have
ne .WprudrHee 10 steal pair Of boots
Nob3i, hut s people have s right To
f5lt thing without paving Then thcy
SAY sen aw worthless TIA, !. evident
ia tfat So enc "a. ever a.ked Justice Ia
~ done ,ou all ~ unanimous consent.
proannnaed yoa Guilty belor sou were
tneI N5W goa, being W ,~0ati,ts. was
a fanl 20 fJeai. llgauso you might know
Sou woull b canJemd Aud YOU mua
tnop ihsi & Wa great aggravAiion TO
toar oneuef tbal yoa have stolen IN ihe
tsr8 r 81 Hadssr III that large
tawn d commit such an at /, horrible
Add u0i oaly 20 .at9 Windsor to steal.
bui you mnsi steal from tie CREST man,
Gcu oauis Til. caps The climax u
soar inI5aiis BASE wretch, Why did
yoa na, So aad aes TIC only paif q
b5et uhea some poor man had, a.
could geg aud thea you would have becn
lei aiont nobody sould haye troablea
ibsia-lfe, abgus lle set Tor yoar ID.
l4aily ia agaiiag Is tie great town q
Nlpdsaf sad iroa tbe great tien. Curtis
TIE ooaS ssnleates yoa 70 thiee months
imprisonment b he oaanty jail, ana NAV
Io1 ssYs you something 20 eat
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-11-30
The Nagnbnnd sag.

An old man of very active phisiog-
nuny, answering 10 The name Of Jacob
Nilmot, was brought toihc Police Court.
Ills clothes looked as though they might
have been bought secondhand In his
youthful prime, for they had suffered
more from rubs Of lhe world than the
proprietor himself
What busuesss
None; I'm traveller.
\ yagabond, perhaps.
lou are not far wrong. Travellers aud
,agAbonds are about the same thing The
difference + that the latter travels with.
out money aad the former without
brains.
Where have sou travelled:
All over the continent.
Tor what purpose:
Observation
What have you obseryeds
4 little 70 commend, much TO censure
ana 4 great deal to laugh At,
lump. what do you commend
4 handsome woman who viii stay al
home, au eloquent preacher who will
preach short sermons, good writer that
viii not write too much and fool who
has sense enough to hold his tongue.
Naal 10 YOU censurc;
4 man that marrics a girl for her fine
clothing, a youth who studies medicine
while Dc ha. the ne Of his hands, aud
she people who viii elect a druukard to
OFF e,
What 10 sou laugh at:
laugh at a man who expects his posit-
ion to command lhat respect which bis
personal qualification. and qualities do
not merit
Ile wa dismissed
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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-11-30

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First-Class Cook Stoves
constsntly on hand
c. I. sWETE
Manchester VI, Oct 10th, 1871 34l,630r
BURTON & co.
FACTORY POINT,
Now ofiera large stock Of Goods including almost
everything new and desirable,
DRESS GOODS.
Black silks, Black and Striped Pure Mohairs
French Biarritz, Al Wool satteens,
Brillantiucs Empress Cloths, all colors,
Black and Chone Alspsoas, large assortment
Cashm res, ropln,
PlaIds, All Wool Plaids, & mary others.
SHAWLS.
The largest siook in town.
Shifting Flannelr,
Opera Flannels,
White Wool Flannels,
Washington Plaid Flannels,
Orange and Red, plain Flannelr,
White Domestic Flannels
CASsIMERES.
Splendid Limo.
Beavers,
Broadcloths,
Meltons,
Trieots,
GRANTEES, and all in enc qualities,
Black Velyeteens,
Black Satin,
q lne line OF Buttons,
Cloak Fastenings,
Cloak Trimmings,
White and Coored Nubias,
Ladies' and Gonts' Scarfs.
Ladies Linen Collars and Cuff.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
A larger assortment at lower prices than ever
before.
CROCKERY,
Lanterns,
s,opeware,
Travelling Bags,
Horse Blankets and Balal2 Robes,
cheaper than the cheapest
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-11-30
I)ATENIs

PAL ENlo
Solicited by MCEE 90 Publishers asa
tfc AWgteH ~, 81 Pans Bow. n. u
4 ssbtf i've ytata rxPerltHce.
Pamphlets containing Patcpt t4Ns uith nh
difcateHH hos 81 ~. elu tHteuts fito
A bound volume 0i III psEes a8 taluinR the
hfis ttaaaF b} counties EuA I'll large cities iio
eHgfsuHRs ~ 81 ehaIgai Movements Patent
Lave Eud rnles or yhialsiug iAients, nailed 0n
ucapt 90 " alta
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-11-30
TTNIVERSALIsNf.
pLTER's MUSICAL MONTHLY

The December No price 80 Is. has 10 pieces
Vocal and Instrumental Piano hds c. worth 81 IN
sheet inrm. We viii mai two bsch Nor. for zoe.
four for 90c., or Jan % Dec N for 81 u.s. tregu.
lar price, s3l Bound cppos \ 1871 gilt sides aud
edges 81 the music u bE Hays, Thomas Kink-
u, GlunDd, etc. Address ! J.. PETERS $50
Broadway, n. Y T.. o. d Tx 5i2g
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-08-18
A Subterranean Lake Under New
tOnia.

A few days ago Mr.. Clark caused
a we'll to be sunk on his lot adjacent
to the square in Newtonia. The
well was in a gentle depression of
the original prairie, with no sur
face signs of water. The first five
feet of soil passed, the workman
came to strata of red clay in
which were imbedded masses Of
shattered flint. When this had been
penetrated two feet, the pick dis
closed a subterranean reservoir Of
Of water. The workman abandon
ed the well in alarm, but as soon as
the news spread some gentlemen de-
scended to examine it, and endeav-
cred to enlarge the opening, when
the sudden failing out Of the bot
tom" drove them to the surface.
There now appeared what seemed
to be portion of a subterranean
lake Of unknown extent.
Some years ago similar discov-
cry was made on the southern Dor
der of Newtonia, some few hundred
yards from Clark's well. Here the
roof Of the lake, composed Of red
clay and flint gravel, had fallen in
until only a thin crust remained
This was broken through by the
hoof of Il horse or COW, and the va
por arising one tlosty morning at
tracted the attention Of a colored
man, who reported it to Judge
Ritchey. When the orifice was en-
larged, there appeared an opening
about the size a large well, some
eight feet in depth, with the same
general appearance presented in
Mr.. Clark's well, except that the
roof was more elevated above the
water. y pole was trust into the
well, which easily penetrated the
gravelly bottom several feet
White, eycless fish, Identical with
those found in the Mammoth Cave,
in Kentucky, were seen and caught
in buckets let down into the water.
From these facts and other unncc-
cssary to be stated, there must be
a subtcrancan lake undertaking the
town OF Ncwtonia, and from this
lake issue the waters Of the New
tonia spring.
The water system of Southwest
Missouri is of peculiar interest.
The phenomena usual in limestone
formations prevail here. From I'M
dcrncath the bluffs, is the button
and from the almost level surface
Of prairie, streams burst forth that
afford sufficient water to turn ma
chinery. Sometimes they rush from
small cavcrns in the hill sides, and
sometimes they bubble np the high
subcriacent Gravel. Subterranean
creeks have been discovered at
points where some obstruction i'm
pedcs their flow, when the winter
rains have increased their volume
and they have forced their way to
the surface, to discharge their sur
plus water and sink again from
sight when summer droughts pre-
vail.-Ne~tonio { .UoD Nc'e South.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-08-18
Oar Next president.

The names of Horace Greeley,
Henry Ward Beecher and Victoria
c. Woodruff are now prominently
mentioned in connection with the
presidency. Quite number of our
eastern exchanges see the coming
man" in Mr.. Bccchcr. The Spring
field Republican hints that if the
editor of the Tribune should not be
available, the Republicans might,
take Beecher for their candidate,
md the Cincinnati Commercial thus
discusses him:
''IIe is a man who could not be induced
by anything on earth to swerve in the
slightest degree from The path of honor,
honesty and justice. He would be no
,impleton about the matter either. There
is no political sharper in America sharp
enough to bambooZIe Beecher He has
practical knowledge of men and things,
and is always wide awake to the situation.
When the claims of Horace Greeley, as
an honest man, have been advocated,
people have been always ready to say
that Greeley doubtless means well and is
hinself honest, but would be played upon
by tricksters, humbugged by sycophants,
and hadgered by quacks. Nobody who
knows Beecher would ever think of say
ing such things about him. The man
-
eyes doesn't live in this country. With
President Beecher, we should have an ad
mniStration of grand integrity. y \
Beecher is courteous, digniiied, friendly
and generous. In these respects he
would be an honor to the White House
He would exercise a great influence upon
Congress, and would elevate the tone OF
public life in Washington. You could
not give him a present of horse, a
house, Il purse or a box of cigars His
views of all questions are broad; his
knowledge of all subjects is remarkable
He belongs to a family which has always
believed in moral p:inciple-not in com
mon place and easy fashion, like many
other people, aud most of our presidents,
but in a genuine and vital way 1t would
be a great thing for the country to have
such Il man as this in the pre- ,idcncy"
Mrs. Woodruff having a paper of
her own, speaks for herself right
stily-louder, we are disposed to
think, than anyone else speaks for
her. In her letter accepting the
nomination rendered her by the
Victoria League, we find the follow
ing sanguine paragraphs:
Little as the public think it, woman
who is now nominated may be elected
next year Less change of opinion than
has occurred already, in the same direc-
ton, will place her in the White House
The American people are generous and
noble, and when their hearts are touched
they are susceptible of a grand enthusi-
asm They are also-the men of the ma
ton mean now-capable of a gallantry
toward the sex, which would rival the
devotion Of the age chivalry They are
also essentially just; and when the
thought shall really come home to them,
with the cogency of conviction, that they
have, through thoughtlessness, been all
along acting unjustly to their mothers
and wives and daughters, by depriving
them Of political rights, it may happen
that there will come up great swelling
tide of reactionary sentiment which will
make sudden revolution"
Who knoWSe
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-08-18
The Parsons Legacy.

The Parsons College legacy has
probably been heard of by every
man, woman and child in Iowa, and
vet few know much about it. The
following, from the Keokuk Gate
city, gives history of the whole
affair:
Lewis 3. Parsons executed a will
December 5th, 1855, and died soon
aftcrward. The will bequeathed the
bulk Of his property to his relatives,
but provided that his cabinet of min
erals, and the money resulting from
the sale of certain lands owned by
him in Iowa, should be devoted to
the establishment of a college in
this State, under the supervision of
the New School Presbyterians, or
the United Presbyterian church, in
case the two branches should unite.
a portion Of the most saleable land
was sold for about $4,000, and the
interest Of this used to pay the
taxes on the remainder Of the land.
The remainder consists Of $500
acres, mostly in Cerro Gordo,
Worth, Polk and Lee counties
worth in the aggregate about s4o,-
600. The executors in 1869 chose
committee Of Presbyterian clergy
men. to act in the matter for the
PRESBYTERIAN church. The commit
tee consists of Rev. Dir. Specs, Of
Dubuque, Rev. Mr.. Armstrong, Of
Muscatine, and Rev. w. G. Cragg,
of Keokuk. The gentlemen, with
the executors of the Parsons estate,
visited several places in the State
thinking it best to sslicit proposals
for an additional fund from such
places as were anxious for the col
lege. Subsequently DR.. Specs, be-
ing about to leave the State, resign
cd his place on the committee, and
new appointments were made, en-
larging the committee by the adj
dition of Rev. J. M. Boggs, of In
dependence, Rev. n. c. Robinson,
Of Ninton, and Rev. F. II. Clelland,
.Jr., of Council Bluffs. A recent
meeting of this committee and the
executors of the estate has been
held at Des Moines, when propo-
sition was made to the citizens to
locate the trust at that place, pro-
vided certain provisions were COM
piled with by the first Of September
next
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-08-18
Our Minor Coins.


From the Philadelphia Inquirer
The red cent, which was the pi-
oneer of our American coin, leading
the way for the more stately march
OF gold and silver, has fallen into
disrepute with high officials, and is
gradually passing out of sight. Up
to within few years copper was
the only available mettlc for the
smallest denomination of coin. 1t
was not until the capability of mic
KEEL came to be experimental upon
that copper began to lose its repu-
tation. 1t had held long sway in
the coinage Of the world. Europe
had employed it in almost every
nation in order to make hard money
available in its lowest denomina-
tons. The United States, in the
early days Of their history, initiated
their example. And thus the red
cent became domiciled among us.
But in this country We are restless,
changeable and continually looking
for something new. Therefore was
it that we grasped eagerly at the
idea that nickel would make pref
tier coin than copper. Pure nickel
might have done SO, but the ANAL
gamated debasemcnt, which was
issued by the mint, was, beyond
doubt, the ugliest specimen of mon
ely which ever went into the peck
cts of civilized community.
AT last the Treasury Department
has become aware of this fact, and
in accordance with the mandate of
high authority the nickel cent is
doomed. Whenever it goes into
the mint it becomes Il close prisoner
and never goes out again. In fact,
it is to be translated. One and two
cent bronzes are to be the order of
the day, and for the three and five
cent pieces nickel and copper, 50
blended that nickel will have the
prepondcrance, are hencetorth to be
issued from the mint. We hope
the change will be Il good one, and
that our change will be easy in con-
sequence. Small coins are always
needed in community which de-
sires to encourage economy, and IN
the ordinary transactions OF retail
trade they are Indispensable. 1t is
the duty of Government to furnish
these coins in Il condition to be
most agreeable to the people and
best adapted for the purposes for
which they are designed.-Philn-
deIphia MYuirer.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-08-18
A Great Snake.

The vicinity Of Rittersyille, Lc-
high county, Penn, has been thrown
into fever of excitement by the
appearance there of a monster
black snake measuring from TWEEN
ty-five to thirty feet in length, 4hA
the thickness Of a stovc-pipe. Last
week she was come across by
lightning-rod peddler. His horse
suddenly made stop, and, on look
ing about for the cause, he saw in
front OF him across the road the
huge reptile, its head in a rye field,
while its tail was just leaving the
fence Oh the other side Of the road.
1t followed its course through the
rye, which was seen to stray back
ward and forward as it moved
through the field. The man hurried
on and informed the neighbors who
followed the snake with guns, but
it took refuge between some rocks
and was lost to view. Many other
persons claim to have seen the
snake at various times and places
within the past year. Last year
she was chased through clover
field, the path made by her course
looking as if Il heavy log had been
dragged along. One Of her favorite
amusement was coiling her tail
about the limb Of tree and swing
ing to and fro like a large pendulum,
darling her tongue out, swapping
her .iuws, and emitting a sound be-
t" cen hiss and groan. In Sep
TENDER last she was seen near Le-
high, slowly traversing field, with
head erect, and bearing in her
mouth a larg rooster which she had
captured, and at another time a
sportsman, of South Bethlehem,
suddenly came upon her as she
was in the act of catching cat in
in her Tightening grasp. The snake
being of such immense size, and
manitesting great rage, the young
man became almost palsied with
fear, and Immediately ran away
from the terrible locality, not once
thinking of his gun, which he might
have used in destroying the mon
ster. 4 party to go in pursuit of
the monster has now been organic
ed, when it is to be hoped the SER
pent will be killed. -1Wentoarn Dem
CryUf
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-08-18
Cur Office Holders.

1t will require no great stretch OF
thought on the part of sensible men
to understand that in the present
phase of public affairs in this coun-
try, there is need Of the exercise of
the strlcteSt economy in every de-
partment of the government. To
attain this end we must guard the
avenues to public Offices, and have
care that only the most expert
enccd, clear-sighted and reliable
men have the reins of power. There
is universal cry of extravaganza
going up in all quarters. Nearly
all the great cities of the country
are grooming under the weight of
debt, and are making strenuous eff
forts to rid themselves of their bur-
dens by cutting down current ex-
Penscs and levying taxes. The
government itself is burdcned with
a debt, which may, if properly man
aged, prove national blessing"
but on the other hand, may become
a source Of perpetual torment, if the
government is placed in the hands
Of bunglers. Now that another
election campaign is upon us, it may
be well to bear this in mind. Of
fees high and low are to be filled;
candidates are numerous; let us use
4 little wisdom in choosing among
them and all will be well. If there
is a man Of ripened experience and
integrity among them, put him in
DIaco
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-08-18

To NEWSPAPER AspIRANTs.-In
the Des Moines Register we find a
sensible paragraph about new pa
pcrs. Our people are becoming
sharp on the subject. There is such
a continual 'borning' and dying of
little papers hcrcabouts that no SEN
sible man will fool away his two
dollars on any of them. The old
established journals are better than
any yet started, and when the sub
scription is paid there is no danger
of the paper suspending publication
few weeks after the first number
is issued. Here is the Register's
say: 'These be perilous times for
young newspapers starting in fields
where there is no prospect or chance
for them to live. This the conliding
people who go 81 in advance on a
paper which don't live three months,
are beginning to find ont. 1t only
costs them about a dollar and half
to be convinced that, as between a
paper well established and one start
ed merely to get as much rs it can
and then dry up, it always pays to
choose the certainty, and let the UNI
certainty flicker. The people Of
Davenport and Des Moincs found
this out by vivid experience, sever
eraI months ago, and the people Of
Iowa City are just now finding ont.
There never was harder time for
newspaper crafts to keep ahoat than
the present. The law of supply and
demand is law that will enforce
itself EHdnro LcIger.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-08-18

a Syracuse man chopped down a
giant hickory tree over seventv-five
feet high, and bearing the ring marks
of sixty years. His surprise may
be imagined on finding under this
tree an old brick cistern in perfect
shape and in a splendid state of pre-
servation. Indeed, 50 strong were
the brick and mortar cemented that
picks and crowbars had to be used
to dig them out. How long ago and
bv whom was this ciStern built.
Who made the brick, and where
were they made?
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-08-18
The Boston Store,

No &. Chatham st.
JERNEGAN & CAMPBELL,
wholesale and retail dealers
in Grcceries, Wooden & Will
low Ware, Canned and Dried
Fruits.
We buy our Goods direct
from importers and manufac-
turers aud save the whole
salers' profit. and buying and
selling for Cash enables us to
retail Goods at wholesale pri-
ces. You will save ten per
cent. by buying your Grocer
les at the Boston Store. Light
rent, light expenses and small
profits.
We are Agents Of Sisson
Wallace & Co., San Francisco,
for the sale Of the Celebrated
TEAS Of their own importa-
ton, and can always guaran-
tee bargains in Teas.
We are also Agents for the
the celebrated Oes Moines SUI
gar Cured HAMS.
Burr's New Block, Chatham St.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-08-18
With great respect,
TO ministers and representatives o
the United States in Europe.

ADvIcEs from Yokohama, Japan,
dated July %, bring news of a heavy
typhoon at Kobe, on the 4th Of July,
cr,lsing the loss Of four hundred
lives. Several vessels were wreck
ed, including the Pride of the
Thames. The Captain, two mates
and the steward were crowded.
The damage to property is estlma-
ted at 100000.