Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-04-28
Gleanings.

David p. Navarro of Rochelle. III, has
a boy raised on the prairie, eight Years
old, who weighs 165 pounds.
Two brothers named Smalltubs, recent
ly married in Michigan, took the names
of their wives.
"Time is Moncy."-So Franklin obsery-
ed. 1t is very true, and some people take
plenty of it to pay their debts.
Six genuine Nathan murdcrcrs have
been discovered in the States west Of the
Mississippi. The supply is steadily in.
creasing.
There are in the world about 1a0.0 900
miles of railway, that have cost $l0,000,-
100000, and give employment to over t.
000, 900 persons.
George Sand is candidate for one Of
the seats now vacant in the French Acatl-
emy; and she is said to have good prospect
of success.
A subscription has been opened for tls
relief of Nine Rossini, who is reported to
have recently lost nearly the whole ofthe
fortune left her by her iiiustrious hus-"
band. sgs
A new mode Of suicide has been lnycn-
ted. A man fills his mouth with gunpow-
der, and, putting caps between his teeth,
chews them until an explosion takes
place. e..
A Bennington, Vermont, paper reports
that prisoner in the county Jail fell out
while leaning against the wall, and thns
the institution is to be papcred for better
security.
The latest invention Of the Montana
Indians is the setting up of toll gates on
the narrow passes of the roads, and com
pclling travellers to pay for the privilege
of crossing their hunting grounds.
A mother trying to get her little daugh-
ter of three years old to sleep one night
said, anna, why don't you try to get to
sleep:" Il am trying" she replied. "But
you havn't shut your eyes" "Wcll, can't
help it; um come unbuttoned"
The Mayor of Providence, r. l., has in
creased his own salary to $4,000 a year
The vote in the Council on the PROPOSE
tiOn was a tie, and his Honor felt in hon
or bound to stand by his friends; SC lie
gave his casting vote ON their side.
A timid resident of Ridgefeld, Conn.
being Unexpectedly called upon to aG-
dress Sunday school. rose to his feet in
some confusion, and after several desper-
ate but vain attempts to say something
appropriate, Aearsely murmured, Dear
children, never met2dle with gunpow-
der.
Lehigh county, Pa, can boast of the
Oldest postmaster in the United States,
and one having the oldest commission
given by the government to any civ
Il officer. This veteran is John Sieber-
ing, 81 years of age He received his
commission in 1920, and has held it ever
since
Among the human secretTons employed
medically in China, womans milk stands
high, and is much used. DR.. McGowen
mentions case of an opulent man who
required 100 nursing women for supply.
ing him with nourishment On attain
ing his Tooth year he was as round and
plump as a squash.
One day gentleman found little girl
busy at the ironing table smoothing the
towels and stockings. Isn't it hard worF,
for your little arms?" he asked. A look
like sunshine came into her face as she
glanced toward her mother: ut isn't
hard work when do it for ma" said she
stoutly.
A magistrate who, either from q dc
fectivc memory or natural timidity, had
never been able to pronounce discourse
without f,annapf Il,
rupted an advocate who was pleading
before him. The lawyer was piqued,
and sarcastically exclaimed: You in
terrupt me, your honor, although you
well know the trouble there is in speak
ing publicly"
A Texan and Illinois farmer were
speaking of raising corn, etc, and the III
inois man was boasting of the superior
yield of prairie land, and telling large
stories, as all Western men can do, to
which the Texan replied Il tell you
what, stranger, they make large corn in
your clearing, but it amt patching to
what we raise in the Colorado bottoms.
Why, the corn there averages 80 feet in
height, with 12 ears to stalk, and u
gourd full of shclled corn at the top"
Somebody has given droll paraphrasc
Of George Washington and the hatchct
story. He says General Butler and Wen
dell Phillips were in the garden of the
White House waiting to see the Pres-
dent They were kept there for some
while, when Butler, picking up Il hatchct.
began cutting the trees to beguilc the
time. Grant soon appeared, and asked,
"Who has been hacking my trees?" But
lcr said. Il can't tell u lie, Mr. President,
it was Wendell Phillips" .e,
Not long since We had an item about
the saving of the life of little girl at
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. by kiss. She
| was standing near some machinery in :.
factory, when the foreman stole a kiss,
bending her head down so as just to es-
cape an iron bar which became loose.
| The foreman writes us that since we pub.
| lishcd that item his show is overrun with
girls, who are fooling around tho machin
| cry all the time, till he is about worn ou.
kissing them away.
A merchant of kcnsington, Michigan.
who returned home prematurely, heard
a crash as Of broken glass on entering his
| wife's bedroom, and saw white rohcd
ghost disappear through tie window.
He found an empty pair of breeches.
much too large for him, on a chair. and
800 in the right hand pocket Next
day an ambassador from wclltu.du
neighbor informed the bcwildered mcr.
chant that he was welcome to the $1OO
and the breeches if he would keep 4uisu
He sent back word that the joke was tot
good to keep for 800, but $500 addition
al would make the honors easy
Father Tommasi. of the Company o
Jesus is now prerching in the Gesu a,
Rome His minismatians are Of a sta TT
ling kind A few days ago. lie was vche,
mently declaiming against the ab,mina
BILE invaders of Rome and against the ab,i.
ses of liberty inthe present day, when su4l
denly turning to the figure on the crasi
fix beside him, he apostrophizcd it thus
''rhou only art guilty. since Thor
shouldst not have allowed these horrible
| profanations." The Independence Belg.
is responsible for this story
During the recent engagement Of Mr.
and Mrs. Barney Williams, in Philadc
phia, u woman. with an infant, attended
one Of the performances, The baby kcp,
up an incesssIft cry. Al sEe emil sf 81
play Mr.. WFsisauas was called before ths
curtain. The baby was bawling Justify
Mr.. Williams looked around for mo
ment ard then said: 'Shurc there's Il