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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-06-16

= On Monday, the 22d of May,
about 8 O'Clock a. m, rare pheno-
menon occurred in the town of
Queensbury, about four miles west
OF Glen's Falls, caused by the burn
ing of a yellow pine fallow. The
fallow contained fifteen or twenty
acres, and the owner, fearing the
spread of the fire into adjacent tim
Der, ignited the fallow in several
different places on the outer edge,
after taking the precaution Of clean
ing off the brush from strip sur
rounding it. The brush, being very
dry, burning with great rapidity,
sending up dense volume Of black
smoke, which ascended to the
height of about one thousand feet,
where it spread out in the form Of a
horizontal cloud and appeared to re-
main stationary in that form. The
flames rushing toward the centre
from every direction, she air and
smoke soon assumed a rotary mo-
ton, which increased in velocity as
it neared the centre, and formed a
column extending from the ground
to the smoke-cloud so dense that i;
was fairly black, and was as well
defined as water-spout at sea,
which it exactly resembled in ap-
pearance and in its motions, and ap-
peared to the writer, who viewed it
at the distance Of four miles, to be
about four feet thick midway be-
tween the earth and the smoke
cloud.
This whirlwind-for such it was
after being fairly formed, moved
with wonderful velocity on its axis,
tearing up small trees by the roots
and lifting them into the air, strip
ping the branches from some that
adhered too firmly to the ground,
and fairly wringing the bark from
others. 1t was also accompanied
by noise resembling thunder, and
nearly as loud as ordinary thunder
would sound at that distance. Per-
sons who were near the scene de-
scribe it as a terrific. 1t lasted from
five to ten minutes, but did not pass
the bounds of the fallow, although
it swayed back and forth across the
field of fire several times.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-06-16
Victoria at the Grave of Prince Con-
sort,

Beautiful as Windsor is, it has
lost much Of its former gayety since
the death Of Prince Consort, to
whose memory his wife has erected
magnificent mausoleum in the
Home Park at cost, betrayed out
Of her own purse, of ten hundred
thousand pounds. The mausoleum
is built of Caen stone, and is of cir
cular form with portico supported
on granite pillars. The walls are
rich beyond description with gold
and decorative ornamentation, re-
lieved with paintings by the first
modern masters. The floor is of
tesselated marble. In the center is
a splendid screen inclosing the sar-
cophagus in which lies the embalm-
ed body Of the departed prince.
Each day the Queen visits this
place alone. Near the tomb is plac-
ed large deep basket filled with
flowers. At hand is small round
table on which are a Bible and a
prayer book. From these she reads
and prays, fervently kneeling the
while. Then she rises, and taking
the wreaths, advances to the sar-
cophagus, in the lid of which a
small piece of plate glass is insert
ed, through which she can see the
face and form of the departed. But
the efforts Of the embalmer have
not been thoroughly successful, and
the features that were so beautiful
in life, are in death marred in dis.
coloration. Still it is his face,
shrunken and pallid though it be.
Again she prays, thinking of the
years Of happiness she lived with
him, long passed away but never to
be forgotten. She stands gazing till
she can gaze no more with tears.
Gently she places the forget-mc-n nots
upon the marble coffin, takes one
last lingering look with her dim
eyes, and slowly retires, while from
above the bell tolls out melan-
choly requiem for the idolized dead.
-Eu0lisI letter.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-06-16

MEssRs. B. H. BENNETT B Son, sue
cessors to Bennett, Eldridge & 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 large and well Sc
lected stock of Groceries, Crockery, Glass,
Wooden, Stone and Earthen Ware, which
they offer at the lowest possible living
prices. Gr
Selling exclusively for CASH, they are
not obliged as others are, in fixing prices
to add 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 be afforded by
those who pursue the credit system. No
pains will be spared by them to procure
the best quality of goods, and to keep on
hand at all times complete assortment
Their Teas in quality are unsurpassed,
and are offered as low as 1t is possible to
sell good article. WV"
A full line of Sugars at bottom prices
Coffees warranted to suit both in quality
and price.
In Syrups. Tobaccos, Table Cutlery,
Crockery, Glass Ware, and in short,
throughout the entire stock, they are sat
isfied that they can offer special induce
ments to those who pay down for goods.
All are invited to call and examine
their stock. and to buy if suited. as they
do not wish to sell unless they can give
perfect satisfaction.
W Cash paid for Produce.
35.tf B. H. BENNETT & Son.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-06-16

and revised everything that he
wrote with the greatest nicely. His
first rough draft was absolutely il.
lcgible from erasures and correc.
tions. 1t was written on official
foolscap, with the lines full an
inch apart. This, however, formed
but rough outline of the essay
when the keel had thus been laid
down, Macaulay began the work OF
amplification and revision; and
when that was complete you could
hardly find space on the page to
stick pin point. Prescott saw
two or three of these pages of the
manuscript of his history. "You
have no conception" he says, "o1
the amount of labor that one o.
these sheets Of foolscap represents.
But this manuscript was never sent
to the printer. 1t was copied ou,
by Macaulay in a hand almost as
bold and legible as large plea.
OF his habits and hours of work,
little is kno.n When in London
he generally spent most of the
morning in the reading room of the
British Museum, and his evenings
at his desk. His favorite hours Of
work, l believe, were those of the
morning. But upon this point he
''humored his dispositions" like
Glay. If the work pallcd apon
him, he took up his hat and stick
and started off for stroll, gener-
ally taking a book in his pocket il
in the country. Plautus was his
favorite, and in note to one of his
poems, he tells US how he spent
many an idle hour rambling on the
beach with his book in his hand
turning the Rudens of the Roman
poet into what he supposed to be
the original Greek.
In London he varied this diver
sion by visiting the book-stalls to
pick up rare or original editions OF
old books, or by strolling through
the Seven Dials in search Of ballads
He was as fond of these as Sir Wal.
ter Scott, and spent the whole of one
long vacation, it is said, in stroll
through the northern counties col
lecting a set.
When living alone in the Albany
Jeffrey tells US that Macaulay, like
Charles Dickens, often threw down
his pen at midnight, and strolled
out into the silent streets, to walk
about for two or three hours. He
thought the silence and solitude Of
a great city favorable to meditation
and generally returned to his desl
with fresh stock Of vivid and pic
turesque thoughts. A keen eye, il
looking through Macaulay's essays
may, think, trace many images anG
illustrations struck out in the cours,
of these rambles. johnson, in hi.
criticism on Gray, laughs at this
habit of his and Macaulay's, of writ
ing only when what Byron callec
the esprit was on. But it is, sus
pect, the habit of most men Will
whom writing is anything NOR
than a mechanical employment. 1
was the habit of Byron, Of Shelley
and of Burns; and it is habit tha
is commended by one who under
stood the artistic temperament of al
its moods. "When you begin t
tire Of your work." says Leslie
''lcave off. You will certainly in
jure yourself"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-06-16
Shaving Notss--Bys. Henry Ward
0oOcher.

'Is it right to shave notes ? If
not, why not Is it right to buy a
neighbours farm for two-thirds its
real value, knowing that it must be
sold for the purpose of raising
money? If so, wherein consists the
difference between this last and
shaving notes? l know Of many
worthy people who say I may do
the former, but that l may not do
the latter. l am unable to discover
the difference. G. 0. T."
l. There is no more sin in buying
note than in buying load of wood,
heifer, or two year old colt.
When a note is made, it becomes an
article of merchandise. The mer-
chantable element of it is that of
time and responsibility Of the draw
er. Ii note has four months to
run, and one sells it for less than its
face, the difference is simply the in
terest which the seller is willing to
pay for the use of the money until
the note becomes due. Negotiable
notes are subject to precisely the
same terms of bargain and sale that
other property in the market is.
The evil Of shaving notes does not
lie, therefore, in any intrinsic sin
in the transaction itself, and must
be looked for in some other direc-
tion.
9. Men that make business OF
shaving notes are brought into cir
cumstances where, almost incvita-
bly,, they will become both very
hard-hearted and very avaricious.
In general, notes that are shaved
are in the hands Of needy sellers.
They submit to a great loss because
their necessity leaves them no al
tentative. 1t is that or ruin. When
the note-shaver pcrceives this, he
is tempted to press his advantage,
based upon his neighbor's mistor-
tune, to the EXTREMIST point. His
avarice grows. He becomes less
and less affected by another's
trouble. He nourishcs his own
greed out of the distress of a fellow
man. Whatever may be said ofthe
right to buy note in open market at
it's cheapest rate, the effect upon a
mans moral nature of i continual
business of that kind is not doubtful.
1t hardens the heart. 1t teaches y
man to look upon another's mistor-
tune in worse than ,ltish light. 1t
destroyes piety, whets avarice, and
goes far and fast toward making a
note-shaver cruel Shylock.
No man can afford to pursue a
business that makes him merciless
and inhumane. While notc-shaving
may be done equitably and usefully,
yet the temptations which attend it,
to cxtortion, to almost robbery, are
such that few men long practice it
without suffering, in a greater or
less degree, moral and social de-
terioration. They exchange their
manhood for money. They enlarge
their passions, but shrivel up their
hearts.
If any one doubts this, let him in
quire Of the business men who have
had opportunity Of watching and
studying the operation OF this busi-
ness. He will be told that while
there may be such a thing as'honor-
able and humane note shaving, there
very seldom Is any such thing; and
that the practice very soon bcgets
cruelty Of the most, unfeeling kind.
s. As to the matter Of buying a
farm below its market value, we
have this TO say: 4'.i''i -e
!. That no man who aims 10 live
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-06-16
Nl9ht BY the oA.
The sun goes down into the sea,
Softly, as died the hopes OF Youth,
And like the silver shield Of Truth
The moon arises, cold and free.

The sun goes down into the sea.
Softly, as died the hopes OF Youth.
And like the silver shield Of Truth
The moon arises, cold and free.
The pebbles sparkle on the sand,
The long waves shine with gem-lfke glow,
And where the water vets the land
They roll with smooth and equal how.
They murmur sadly, like the sighs
OF children sleeping, who have wept
Until the tears weighed down their eyes,
And wearied 80 with grief, they slept.
So would'st thou sleep, o mighty sea,
Worn out with all thy restless play. c
But now, thy mistress smiles for thee
The night Is better than the day.
For then, though loveless, pale, and cold,
At least the lady Of thy love,
In her calm pride thou mayest behold
And vainly striving gaze below.
Aspiring ever where she dwells,
Far from this sad and restless sphere,
Where the proud heart so thrills and swells,
And spurns the chain that binds 1t here.
1t is in vain, thou sleepless Sea!
Aspiring thou wilt ne'er attain,
For the wild Ocean and for me
Lost are our Patience and our Pain.
Thy Lady shines in virgin sheen; r
Sc piteously cold and sweet
That 1t were vain to hope, ween,
To kiss the robe about her feet.
So shine for me those heights afar
Which once I vainly hoped to scale,
Beyond the silent rocks which bar
The entrance of the golden vale.
Alas, within the howery glade,
She played, and dreamed, and slept too long
And the uhsullied cliffs are made
For the unwearied and the strong.
The Moon goes down into the Sea.
And am in the dark, alone,
For the tired Ocean and for me
The Magic of the night is gone.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-06-16

An English magazine writer,
writing of colors and their dura.
bility in reference to dress, gives
some interesting particulars Of the
infinite diversity of shades. AL
though two thousand different
shades of color can be readily dyed
at present, this number gives but a
faint idea of the effects that might
bs produced by continually vary
ing admixture Of one hue with an
other. Sax blue counts from TWEEN.
ty to twenty-four shades produced
by manufacturers in printed cot
tons, linens and silks, and still
greater variety could be furnished
if demanded. In royal blue, there
are this season from twenty-tour to
twenty eight varieties in the light
middle shades. Scarlet has from
thirty to forty shades; crimson has
the same number. Yellow has
from forty to fifty shades. The
writer add "Scarlet, so rarely seen
in ladies' dresses, may be termed
the emperor of colors, and is very
beautiful in its light middle, and
rich and dazzling in it's middle
shades, and in certain combina
tions looks elegant in connection
with a silver grey or an olive" e'
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-06-16
The Sad Fate of Auber the Composer

The post mortem fate of Auber
to be tumbled into a common ditch
along with the horrible contents of
a charncl house by dirty mob, is
strangely in contrast with the ex-
pcrience of his life. A man of the
most luxurious tastes, he allowed
nothing to interfere with the COM
plete sensuous enjoyment which his
income of $4,000 a year enabled
him to secure in Paris. Like Ros-
SIM, when his position and fortune
were assured, he used to make his
path one Of roses. He sedulously
shut out every sight and sound
likely to prove disagreeable, sur
rounded himself with all that was
beautiful in art, lived delicately and
Jared sumptuously. His stables
had the finest horses and his tables
the choicest wines; his amours
were innumerable, and strong
constitution carefully preserved,
with wonderful good health even to
the last of his advanced years, en-
ablcd him to live the life of a vol
uptuary without the physical retri-
button which attends less selfish
and sclf-poisei individuals. He
was thoroughly philosophical in
the pursuit Of pleasure, and no res
ident Of Paris realized more from
its unlimited sensual resources than
the great composer. One can i'm.
agine with what great horror he
would have contemplated such a
disposal Of his renalns-he, a man
who would never attend q funeral,
and who carefully avoided such
gloomy professions on the streets,
as likely to interfere with the su'
preme comfort Of mind and body
which he had determined for him.
self.-Boston Post. tf #G
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-06-16

For ten years Thomas Day was
a tailor in Boston. Twenty years
ago he rcrired from business on ac-
count Of failing health. For two
or three years he suffered much
from spells of dizziness, and a few
days since surgeon, discovered
and extracted from his body com
mon-sizcd needle, with a double
thread tour inches in length at
tached. As Mr.. Day had used no
needle of the kind for twenty years,
he (the snrgeon) supposed he must
have swallowed it anterior to that
period, and is of the opinion that
the working Of the needle and
thread through the system caused
tho disziness with which Mr.. Day
has been, afflicted. The Boston
7rareler, which tells this story,
adds that since the operation Mr..
Day .fsels greatly relieved, and is
improved. II health. qyt asrG s.!'
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-06-16
IOWA, FRIDAY JUNE 49, 1871

of many persons but half his age.
Four-score years seemed to have
passed lightly over him, mentally
as well as physically speaking, and
his assiduous labors had not broken
him down in the least. He was
modestly resting beneath his laurels,
after a long and busy life, whose
success was only due, as he himself
remarked, to his constant applica-
ton of those two little words, "Try
again -
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-06-16
The Great Hereafter.


IT'S sweet think, when struggling
The goal of life to win,
That just beyond the shores Of time
The better years begin.
When through the namelees ages
cast my longing eyes,
Before me, like a bOundless sea,
The great hereafter lies.
Along Its brimming bosom
Perpetual Summer smiles,
And gathers like golden robe
Around the emerald isles.
There, in the blue, long distance,
BY lulling breezes famed,
seemed to see the Towering groves
or old Beulah's land.
And far beyond the islands.
That gem the waves serene,
The image of the clOudless shore
OF holy heav'n Is seen.
Unto the great Hereafter
Aforetime dim and dark
freely now and gladly give
OF life the wandering bark.
And in the far off haven,
When shadowy seas are passed,
BY angel hands its quivering sails
Shall all be furled at last.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-06-16

Chinese cucumbers are said to
grow five to eight feet in length, and
from six TO nine inches in diameter.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-06-16
ROBERT GREsSIE Err.

VXIATCH MAKER, opposite the Presbyterian
w Church. west side river. near Mill, Main
Street. Independence. Iowa. Clocks, Watches,
Watch Chains, &c, sold and repaired at the very
lowest prices. Having learned his business in the
watch factory in Switzerland. and being well pro-
viaed with tools and material he is prepared to do
work in the best manner, quickly and cheapy
36-f
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-06-16
r M HINT.
Dr. III. n. HUNT. NJ. d.,

r licensed AuCTIONEER, Independence, To-
1 4 wa Will sell Real Estate and Personal Prop
erty Of every description. Satisfaction Guaran-
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-06-16

Or. H. H. n UNI M Nss
OFFICE aud Residence Corner of Court and
~ Blank Sts., north of Catholic Church. 41-tf
The New York herald., 1871-11-16
A CHURCH BURNED DOWN.
A Coiorcd Methodist Episcopal Church in
TreMtOu De sirOy ed by Fire.

A Coiorcd Methodist Erisropnl Church in
TreMtou TIE sirOy ed by Fire.
About three O'Clock yesterday morning the above
named church, a wooden structure, in the swamp.
Trenton, was discovered TO be on fire, and was
quickly burned to the ground. The fire was the
work OF an incendary. The loss to the colorel
people is great for the church stood In an admra-
BILE part Of the city for mission work among the
Swampers.
The room above the church was used by the
colored Masonic Lodge or Trenton, and the breth.
rem nave had all their regalia destroyed.
For some time there was danger that tbe whole
OF the buildings ia the Swamp would have been
DESTROYED. Sutton & Johnson's carpenter shop was
with difficulty saved, and great alarm was mani
tested among the residents or wooden tenements,
with which that portion OF the city Is studded.
'sPoOr old 81. Johns gone, say the coored breth-
rem IL was not SO mucn the value OF the building
as its pleasant associations IN religious history that
caused Il to be fayorfte With the pous people, At
ST. Johns there have been many revtvas. 1t was
the only church in the city where the genuine etu
sions OF Southern negro melodies could be heard.
THE structure was not worth more than nve nun
dred dollars but was the best the negroes had In
that quarter. II could not pretend TO rival Mount
Zion in Perry street, Trenton, but It was church
where primitive customs mad sway aud the glory OF
q great snout often went forth.
The New York herald., 1871-11-16
he INDIANS.

Vincent GOlyer the Arizona IpGians-
Cause Of the Mojavc Uprisimx-COchisc still
tho Reservation.
40 WASHINGTON. Nov. is, 1871.
Peace Commissioner Vincent CoIyer, late from
Arizona lccturcd tonight in this city the ndan
question "a ts various aspects present themselves
to him. Referring to the recent massacre Of the
stagecoach passengers and driver, including young
Loring, OF Boston, by the M0ave indiana between
Wyckenburg and La Paz, In the Territory above
named, he informed his audience that
the Mojaves were until few months ago
as peaceful and Industrious community
OF savagcs as could DO found anywhere; but the
murder OF one or the band In cr0ss.road tavern by
three rufianly whites, VINO coveted . iine Henry
rne IN his possession, and the subsequent ambus-
cadc and slau. litter by larger number OF white men
or party OF MOlaves, enormously supposed to be
on the warpath, for an indiscriminate vengeance,
has turned loose the Territory tribe OF war
ri0rs that the older settlers remember with horror
and that all will have new cause to dread
In reply to The inquiry as 10 the truth OF the
ported raid, &C., conducted by Cocnise, the Apache
Ing 5eegram was received here to-day:-
SANTA FR, N. n, Nov. H. 1871.
Hon vlriovNr CoLyEG:- .@--@ - ss-s
Your telegram OF the 9th inst received Cochse has
not left Canada Aanosa. II he had would know "
NATHANIEL POPE,
Superintendent Indian Affairs.
The New York herald., 1871-11-16
lAID ON A FARO BANK.

Upon complaint made BY John W. Mcintyre, OF
so7 West Twenty ninth street, before Judge Dow.
ling, on the day before yesterday, that gentleman
issued warrant for the arrest OF al the parties to
be found upon the premises 134 Bowery, which
has been used for long time as laro bank. The
there last night and arrested number or persons
besides taking possession OF quantity OF gaming
implements. Judge Downing Is doing well IN turn
ing his attention to the Fourteenth ward, Tor dens
OF tnis KIND abound in that district and rom ap-
10 he immediate authorities 70 disturb them. Faro
banks are but slight nfrngcmcnt; there are panel
houses OF the worst description, and conducted Win
the utmost eonsery In the jurisdiction Of tue Four
teentN preclnct.
The New York herald., 1871-11-16

tam an appeal 70 the people then the work OF rcpsr.cn
may pee,n. without dngusug msfortunes and on
IA An,ns oaek upon ourselves deriving power 10 cor
70 rece ourss'yss e M from the e.pensnes OF rect evsn
~ nope In tho vAiiy or the French people There rnuW
20 economy labor-incessant labor honesty sacYAces
heavy sscrnces OF money meet the taxes
capable &C, Of recovering it, traditions Of oy Th.
IL the the result Of reis spirit the otber ceuins
lusion The future will decide felt that was ~
you. Yes.
an APpEAL TO THE PEoPLE NRCyssARy
Exertng ts mprescrpbe right the people ought TO decide
upon the three following questions "A republic
Thus perceive you reply boldly those
OF intriguing that We are not pretende 10 the emptc bs
NXPoLEoN JERoMEJ