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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-02-10
An Ancient Pig 5;-iu.

The following history Of the old
est pocket book on record, the prop
erty Of Job Stout, Recorder Of liar
din county, is i'ro;n the Ellora L0,i.Y-
-. II sounds like one of McBridc's
romances, but may be authentic:
at WAS made OF pig skin, dressed
by one Of the pilgrim fathers and
manufactured into its present shape
by himself. 1t was from the back
OF the first hog slain by the Colo
nists. \ iore;:,lher of Col. SAut'S
carried the pig skin wallet with him
through the French war and Indian,
ANA was Shot beside the brave Gen.
Wolf on the bloody heights Of Abra-
ham, in September, 1859. The peck
ct book, containing some English
coin, found It's way back to thc light
flmily, and held nothing but Eng
fish coin and Bank of England notes
until the Revolutionary War. Col.
Stou;S grandfather marched with it
on his person to Canada with Gen.
Montgomery. 1t was at Saltwater;
tcrried the Delaware. ut the memo
rablc Trenton surprise; and when
peace was declared, contained two
thousand dollars Of Continental eur
rcncv, most Of which its present
owner still retains.
In the late lnternecinc war, Col.
job Stout carried the pig skin wal
let through several terrible engage
mcnts, and when he fell at Rich
mond the historic wallet Of pilgrim
pig-skin was perforated with bullets
and saturated with blood. The Col
oncfs coat is now on exhibition ut
indianapolis, riddlcd by forty bull
lets. This wallet has been in use
one hundred and i:;iia:y years"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-02-10
DISSOLUTION NaTlCE.

TUE copartnership heretofore existing under
j the name of Lswton \ tsurtiss is this day ds,
solved by mutual consent, All tho liabilities Of
said firm will be paid on presentation by y. Q,
lawton, who will continuc the business
\. u. LAWTON,
Al. CURTlSS.
All persons indebted BY note or hook account
are requested to settle without delay.
IAsc, osth, 1870, ~.x
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-02-10

Judge Dillon has refused to grant
an Injunction restraining the col
lection of r. r. tax in Linn Co.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-02-10
AFTERNOON.

Exercises dpcHed with singing VIII, II
was ,,I,.,wed by short report fro,.
teachers present showing the condition =
their schools. number Of pupils in aticnt-
inre. Nc
We next listened 10 some remarks ny
Prof Palmer upon the e.'jcc Of A.i'h
metic He thought that "" required
Of our pupils too much abstract memoir
znr and TOO little reasoning. He v nd
not make even the memoriz;ng of The
MULTIPLICATION table a test Of advancement
for primary grades, rs he had found many
pupils who could repeat the table bu'
were unable to make any practical use o.
it. Would not ignore memory but would
not substitute memory for reason. Prof
Rowe thought there WAS great danger OF
our ignoring memory too much; did not
believe You could teach too much abstract
menorizing rs it WAS one of the princi
pal means Of securing development; tho't
all rules should be learned rs they led the
pupils to principles. Mr.. Stockwe!l
thought rules pre-supposed previous
knowledge that they were the result Of
reasoning, and that they should he the
last thing learned before leaving the sub
jcct
After short recess Prof Rowe enter
tanned those present by few remarks
upon the general subject of teaching.
EVENING SESSION
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-02-10
EVENING SESSIO

The following question was discussed:
What is the object of class recitation
and how conduct it,, Prof Palmer
thought one great oil jcct Of the recitatio
WAS to create in the mind of the pupils a
love for study. Thought that over one
half Of the failures in recitations were the
failures of the teachers instead of the pu
pills Thought the teachers, by Il lack of
enthusiasm eiiectuaiiy killed all the inter
est in classes Did not think all teachers
could adopt the same plan and succeed,
but would advise teachers to abandon the
use OF text books in class rs soon rs pos
siblc. Thought teachers should carefully
study every lesson before hearing it, no
matter how familiar he was with it, Mr..
Webb thought class recitation saved time,
stimulated pupils, by means of class crit
icism gave the teacher an opportunity to
assist dull pupils and restrain those who
were careless
The subject of General Exercises i'll
school was then briefly discussed by those
present, after which vote of thanks was
rendered TO the citizens OF Jcsup for their
hospitality. and also to the singing class
for their services.
Institute adjourned for four weeks.
A. d. WEBB, Scc'y.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-02-10
THE Mt. Pleasant .journaI in !

THE Mt. Pleasant .jonrn0I in re-
ply to an article in the State Regis
ter defending the action of the Com
missioners, in the matter Of the
award of the contract for stone for
the new State House, charges sub
stantialIy that Messrs. Joshua SAT-
terthwaite and John Winters of Mt.
Pleasant, who were bidders for the
contract, were approached at the
time OF the letting, at Des Moines,
with the proposition shat if they
would furnish the stone on the cars
at this city for certain price, leav-
ing a masyiu (who for?) that the
contract would be awarded them"
The Journm does not say, but rath-
er inicrs that this proposition was
made by the Commissioners, or some
one or more of them. We think
there must be some mistake about
this matter. We are not prepared
to believe that the gentlemen COM
prising the Capitol Commission
have deliberately determined to turn
the State House project into hinge
Job after the manner Of Tammany.
Their high character and unstained
record iorbids such base imputation
There vii! be diversity Of opinion
with regard to the wisdom OF Sc
Letting the stone for the foundations
of the Capitol from new quarry,
and especially on the strength of
such tests as those made by the State
chemist" but there will be very
few who will believe that the award
was corruptIy made. Neither will
there be cause for regret that the
Mt. Pleasant stone were not select
ed, if they are Of the same quality
as those in the foundations of the
Insane Asylum at that point.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-02-10
Total district and teri

Total district and terri
torir.s....... . At2.snn SO. ST
Total Of S.atcs. No. $50 ~ ,4t3,Jsi sd
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-02-10

An Institute is to be held in Jesup
Feb 18TH ISL
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1871-10-26
NOTICE

Is ncr, w gwen to the owners Of lands and
rcd estate hereinafter mentioned and DIES
cribed aud TO III others whom l. NAV con
rcrt that the Undersigned Comm ssinnrrs
appointed to apprii@ the value of all such
bands o. u.hrr property situated 10 The Conn
tv Of Wood in he State ct Wisconsin, a.
the Wisconsin, Central Rrirnad Company Is
authorz d aud empowered By Ia~ to appro'
p,i,te, take AID occupy, posses or u-c 10y
making payment therefor viii view ana eS'
anime all those certain strip, belts or pieces
81 band Two hundred feet de one half b.Lng
on, hundred feet in width on each sl4s OF
the coulter line Of the main rack of th"
Wisconsin Centred Railroad az the same Is
located across AL those certain premises ii
mated ia the Goupty Of Wood, state OF WIS
cunsiu, viz
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1871-10-26

The people north # here are mani
testing quit" natnrlrly, the d",pr~U
interest in the extension II ih Ntli
son ~ Porta4" rmtr.ai to Greu
Rapids. They ~" kept ina state /"
excitement oyer the WARRIOR. cnuillri
ing rumor4 which are started DAN, ~
iIresp,mslbIe persons, and lh.N ~rtrrr
y know what t. l,Iirrr on hupn t,r
A this end Of the line, uhrro ~,
are all familiar with the every a.,
operations ni the company, wo ar,
not sharing the apprrhru~lnns Wm't
somo have been entertaining At Grtnd
Rtpids aud Friendship. We have
seen u large engineer corps hl-iiy
engaged AZ men could be-, for innr,
than month, surveying AMI establish.
ing The Iin' OF the r"nA ONlue t.
tbs topography ut the country and
the conflicting interests "a i,r snI
served this has hrcnn work Of crest
labor, but the line has nov bnru
generally l,~alrd, suhj.c only IT,
notifications Of minor chqroe,cr.
and the locatu4 engineer cau lN oul
the work n tn>t ~ the constructors
force aill nroh it.
There is considerable heavy work
a"r,-> the marshes, IN the town uC
lrWl.tor, Wl i.b II - absolutely c-
scatial should be d"uc thi, fan in
ori,r that "prr,'ion> may po, hr dc.
j.,I Ia, IA. LA. H. ti,.,. TO-, a.. ,.',,.,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1871-10-26

And sill other goods 700 numerous to
mention, viii be sold at raa same reduced
prizes, . p,oPo7'i92 . eos.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1871-10-26

Il, II. "
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-12-07
WOODSTOCK W., THURSDAY, DEC. 7, 1871.

the 2Sth, and below on the 30th. The mean
mean temperature on the 2Sth was one-third of
a degree below zero. The month was not only
remarkable for its low temperature, but for the
unusual amount Of snow. Thirteen inches of
snow fell on tho 10th, aud nine and one-fourth
inches on the 2ith. There were also slight
storms OF snow on the 9th. eth, and 22nd.--
In November 1868, the whole amount Of snow
was l6 inches in 1859, inches; in 1870, 2
inches, and i'll 1871, 2l35 inches or littlo more
than two feet.
Rain fell in small quantities on the LIST and
goth, and nearly three-fourths OF an inch fell
on the 14th, 10Th and 10th.
The month was not remarkable for the
amount OF cloudnoss, nor for the mean force
Of wind. In November 1868, tine mean of
cIoudiness, on II scale Of 10 for entiro cloudi-
ness, was 7.73 in 1869. 7.13 in 1870, 5.S3. The
mean force of wind for Nov. 1868, was. on n
scale OF 10 for the most violent hurricanes,
1883 in 1869, l.7S; in 1870, 1.7S, differing but
slightly from that of the present year.
Ponds III the river were first frozen over on
the 18th, and the boyswerc skating on the 18th.
On the 10th the river was cleared Of ice. but
was frozen over again on the 28th.
bright aurora was seen on the evening of
the 2nd, but one Of the most brilliant and re-
markablc displays ever witnessed in this lati-
tude was seen on the evening Of the 9th At
& O'Clock streamcrs of great beauty, atcrnat-
ing red and white, began to shoot up along the
northern sky, those in the northwest reaching
half way to the zenith. Later in the evening
the whole assumed a nehuloua character and
continued so for some time. At about eleven
o'clock these red and white strcamcrs were
again formed, extending quite around the
heavens. while beautiful corona was formed
little south Of the zenith. towards which all
these streamcrs seemed to converge. At half
past eleven O'Clock these brilliant strcamcrs be-
gan to revolvc round the corona. moving from
the north towards the cast. and continued 30 to
move till they had passed the entire circuit of
the heavens soon after which the whole began
to fade away and to rapidly vanish from the
sight. The whole display was one Of superior
beauty and grandeur.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-12-07

Ga",icr.
Notwithstanding the number Of
festive occasions in our vicinity on
Thanksgiving evening, Ingraham
Hall was the scene Of q goodly throng
Of gay reveIers. SO well known is
this popular hall and so justly famed
its proprietor in the way Of suppers,
that the attraction elsewhere must be
powerful indeed, to divert the public
mind from the old "Ingraham." T.
About seyenty.Gvc pairs Of boots and
slippers were on the floor. Charley
Ladd, the humorist, was prompter,-
what more could you ask
"A day or two since, Britton,
possessing q craving appetite for
alleged Hher, was seen about our de-
pot, considerably under pressure, and
was the subject of very rich joke
1t seems one Beverly thought to ex-
press to a friend in Rutland, q dead
pig, said pigs experience in this
world being under twenty-rour hours.
MIR. Britton got his eye on this little
package-which was a cotlin-shaped
boX-.just about the time the train was
to leave, which was to bear him hence.
Thinking the box contained contra
band goods he made Mr.. Beverly n
liberal oner-$3,50 or S4.0O-which
was accepted. 1t is supposed that
when he opened that box in the bag
gage car and found nothing but an
infant pig corpse, that not less than
sixteen fingers of picking fluid was as
good as entirely useless to him.
What field for sober meditation
must have been that of the slowed
Britton. Reader, have YOU ever been
there =? D.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-12-07
Il q & 4 l. " + " S.

prTA' QuECHEE CHAPTER No. q, Il. A. NJ.
regular Convocation Monday eve, Dec. 49,
1871 att ID o'cloch
Wo0DsToCK LODGE No. 81 f. & A. NJ.
regular communication "Wednesday eve, Dee.
~ 1871, at - O'clock
GRAND ARMY OF THE REpUBLIc.-Rcgular
Meeting OF Sheridan Post, No. -, Dept. OF
Vermont G. y. r. is held on the first and third
Thursday evenings of each month. All appli-
cations for muster must be made at Regular
Meetings. 'y order Of the Post Commander,
f.. =. TEwKSBURY, Adit.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-12-07
u est Randolph.

West Randolph.
Mr. Amos Kimball, near this
village, has just slaughtered last
spring turkey that measured from the
end ftoes to the end of bill, 81 inch
es, and weighed after being dressed
81! pounds.
+. Felsenstein, q German pcdlar
was robbed last Saturday night of all,
or nearly all, his goods, over $1,000
worth being taken. His cart was in
the barn Of Philandcr Fish, on what
is known as Fish Hill" The "fishcr''
whOmsOever it might have been, used
no hook-just u chisel, that was all
but he got q "catch' of rich silks, fine
shawls and elegant furs. No clue as
to the miserable thief yet. The loss
falls heavily on Mr.. f. He isa young
man and gentleman in every sense
of the word-and has got grit" He
says 81 commenced Il few years ago,
by carrying pack; | can commence
in the same way again.
Blodgett 4 Sherman Of North Ran
dolph, failed for quite Il considerable
amount, last Saturday. There are
some surmises Of "ways that are
dark" at least, the farmers around
about that section who put out all
their "poultry and truck" and secured
in exchange an II. O. T." "for few
days" think it will be dark" before
they can exchange them for green
backs.
The 2nd Lecture of the Scientific
Course" by Gordon Iversohn, was
given to u large audience in Village
Hall on Saturday evening last. The
lecture was an able one, and Judging
from the profound attention to which
it was listened, gave perfect satisfac-
ton. These lectures are paid for by
subscription, and the doors open to
everybody. The next lecture of the
course will be Monday evening next.
Subject, "Thc Roman as the Teacher
Of Autohority," and in this connection
will discuss the Institution and Intlu-
ence Of Masonry.
Prof. Moses Cheney delivered his
renowned lecture on "Music," to
small audience at Village Hall, on
Monday evening last. 1t was both
scientific and humorous the scientific
portion Of his lecture was sound and
apt, and gave evidence of deep thought
and careful study the humorous por-
ton was sufficiently funny to cause
smile on the face even Of an "orthodox
minister" Those who staid at home
and saved their 2j cents made poor
speculation.
West Randolph Academy, George
Dutton, A. M. M. d., Principal, COM
menced the winter term last week,
with an unusually large class. The
Doctor is sterling teacher, and by
his energy and perseverance will soon
place this Institution in an enviable
position. One of the attractions of
this institution is the thorough "PnYsI-
Co-MEDICAL COURSE or INSTRUCTION
GIVEN"
+. 7. Huntington, a workman in
Abbotts Mill, had his left thumb near
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-12-07

CONSUMPTION, Asthma, Bronchitis.
are ell diseases of the Lungs and uot of
the Stomach, therefore medicine swal-
lowed into the Stomach cannot cure
them. DIR, FLAGG'S INHALING
BALM is brca'ned directly into the
Lungs, a system which brngs the imedi-
cine IN direct contact with the disease,
and thereby cures it; and it is the be st
medicine in the world for the blood.
Try it.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-12-07

Sridgcwatcr.
"A farmer has invented an alarm.
clock which promises to eclipse any
thing now in use. A roost is arranged
in the corner of the sleeping-room fol
a young bantam rooster whose mclo.
dlous notes are sure to awake the adj
jacent sIeepers. If the first crow f,il>
to accomplish its object, "Banty" very
accommodating, repeats.
--Lemuel Shattuck, who has taught
for nearly forty consecutive winters.
teaches the village school again this
winter.
-Rolla G. Bugbee, A. b., princi-
pal Of the Lebanon IN. H.. High
School during the fall term, is retained
at home by the low state of his father
health. Mr.. Bugbee gave excelen t
satisfaction at Lebanon.
Rev. Geo. A. Cole, pastor of the
Advent Church, has resigned and in
tends to return to Leominister, Mass.
Can't Bridgewater support one clergy
man? LEEDS.
RethcI.
REV. L. L. Lewis, lately of Bethel
accepts a call to the Congregational
church in Haddam, CT. Salary $1,000
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-12-07
DEL BILLINGS, ESQ.

from the Post -
DEL BILLINGS, ESQ.
The older class of the business men
Of this place, those who grew with our
pleasant village and made it what it is,
have dropped away during the last few
years with saddening rapidity. We
have this week lost one Of those most
widely known, and mostrespected and
liked.
DEL Billings, the subject Of this
brief sketch, was born in Royalton,
Vt, April IS, 1888, and was the eighth
Of the eleven children OF John and o.
i've Billings of that place. His regular
education was only such as was given
by the schools Of his native town.
His first business occupation was as
clerk in a store at Randolph. After
wards, and for some years. he was q
merchant upon his own account at
Royalton, having at different times
several business partners, among them
Geo, w. Collamer, brother of Senator
Collamcr On the 18th of March,
1917, he was married to Miss Sophia
Wetherbe, mt Charlestown, N. H., with
whom he lived until May /. 1870,
when she died. Their Golden We'd
ding was very pleasantly celebrated i'll
1867, as people here will remember
In 1885 Mr.. Billings moved with
his family to Woodstock, where he
lived until the day of his death. On
the 2nd Of December 1886 he was
appointed Probate Register of this dis
trict, which office he held until Decem
Der lst 1915. He was also appointed
Pension Agent soon after coming here
the duties Of which place he performed
until a short time since, when the mat
ter went out of the hands of the local
agents. He also held some other off
ces from time to time, and altogether
was a busy man. Never holding or
seeking offices Of a strictly political
kind, he did a great deal of public
business and did it always faithfully
and well. After retiring from the of !
flee of Register of Probate, he gradu
ally dropped his other business matters
and retired from business cares. But,
with strong constitution, he seemed .
to carry his years lightly, and up to
the time Of the attack Of his last sick
ness, eleven weeks before his death, |
was daily about the streets, from
which he is missed as no other man
could be.
Although rallying somewhat from
his last attack, his age prevented
permanent recovery, and he died on
the 29th Of November, 1871, at about
3 o'clock in the morning.
In person Mr., Billings was slightly
under the medium size, active, and
quick in thought and speech. His dis
position was kind and noble, and,
with his unvarying, cheerful sociability,
made him the pleasant man Of
thousand to meet. The writer had
only known him since his retirement
from business, when, full of years, with
surroundings and faculties
lnlmpalred, he gave Il bright instance of
what is perhaps the most touching
beauty of life, the beauty Of Il happy
old age
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-12-07

ly severed Tuesday morning. lie
took it away from before q buzz saw
just iii time to take 1t home with him.
W. W. Cushman, General Agent of
the Republic Life ms. Co. is in town
this week. Lots Of folks will be made
happy no doubt.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-12-07

Mr.. Hosea Doton has given the
Uniycrsalist Society Of this village q
good clock, which has been put up in
the Chapel.
The Methodist Church in this vii
lage is to be heated from two stoves
in the basement, q hole through the
floor in each pew permitting the heat
ed air to rise. If this plan fails, broth
cr Greene's engine stands ready to
stretch forth helping pipe.
"A traveller passing over the iron
bridge on Tuesday p. NJ. lost his hat
which was carried by the wind into
the water below and under the ice. A
lady residing near kindly loaned the
unfortunate man another hat, and he
gratefully moved on.
we have had Radical sort of
weather for week past Sunday the
thermometer was very low, Monday
it rained, and Tuesday we had fr,cze
and a blow.
The County Court commenced its
session here on Tuesday. Report
next week.
In the gale here Oh Tuesday, a
XVIII was blown down, and on pick
ing himself up he exclaimed "you
darned old Democrat - He had re
ference to boreas.
Mr. f. 2. Archibald is soon to
open a new Marble Shop in this place.
"frank" is a first class worker in
marble, trusty and industrious. and
We bcspeak for him liberal share of
patronage.
MIR. J. J. Saltery, who has been
operating the gold rancho" on Locust
Creek, the past year, paid us a visit
on Tuesday, and showed us some nice
specimens OF Vermont gold. Mr.. S.
Is now prospecting on the same ground
with view to 81 more vigorous cam.
pal9n next season.
Tile Eren'og Lawp has risen
from its ashes, and looks as bright and
readable as ever. Send to A. n.
Kellogg, Chicago, ILL.,, and get a copy.
We are greatly indebted to our
West Randolph and Chester cores
pondents for their large "yrists" of
spicy local items, this week.
J. W. Nutting, ofthis village. re
Gently slaughtered pig, months 25
days old, that weighed 4O3 pounds,
net weight, making a growth of ID.
and 10 oz. per day. Pretty good
shoat, that. Who beats
The editor of the Post is power
tul anxious to have some Democrat
tread on his coat tail.
We feel little anxious about
some bills sent to subscribers last
week for fear they did not receive
them, as we do not hear from all. TO
those who have responded we return
thanks.
The Board OF Trustees of Norwich
University, by a unanimous vote,
offered the vacant presidency to DR..
Malcom Douglas, of Windsor.
The TOPOGRAPHIC is printed upon
the best paper, is the most carefully
worked, and has altogether the best
typographical appearance of any pc
riodical published in America. The !
matter is also excellent, and both
manner and matter is what every prin-
ter ought to see, read, mark and in
wardly digest. Printed and published
by Leonard b. Wilder & Co., &C Con-
gress St., Boston. Price 81 per year.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-12-07

WATCH No. 1907, STEM WMDER-
bearing Trade Mark "Frederic Ather.
ton & Co., Marion, n. J."-manufac.
tured by United States Watch Co.,
(Giles, Wales q co., has been carried
by me some months; its total yalia-
tion from mean time being only eight
seconds per month.-WM. MlrcHELL,
Conductor L. d X. II. Il.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-12-07

Cavcndish.
A PARTY recently gave a newly
married couple in Cayendish tin horn
serenade, and finally broke into the
house and helped themselves to sun
dry edblcs. Lastly they were az
rested and seven or eight of them
fined from three to five dollars and
costs, each.