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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-04-14
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BUFFALO, Februar,

BUFFALO, February %.
We went to the great poultry
how of Western New York at St.
ames Hall, the other day, and as
&c surveyed the long lines of coops,
lied with rare specimens, from the
oble game cock to the pretty ban
am, the carrier-pigeon and the
GOING doves, with turkey at so
ounds, geese at 80, and chickens at
O,our thoughts turned involuntarily
the eldest female member Of the
/. F. +. p. o. G. I. A., Nancy Luce,
ne chicken woman of Martha's
Vineyard, who erects marble tomb
tones to dead hcns-a lonely old
'ody who lives on the shores Of the
alt sea, never having crossed her
ewn threshold in thirty years.
In her youth Nancy was belle
sud a beauty, and moreover a IA
nous horsc-woman, but the gallant
Ca captain of whom she plightcd
'cr early vows was beguiled by a
,iren in the shape of Consul's
laughter in foreign country; her
s'ickly mother and aged father died,
,eaving nothing but the rocky old
#arm, and Nancy shook the dust of
sthe hard old world from her weary
Sect, and hcnceforth gave her life TO
ner pet hens and her COW.
To render this possible, Ind
friends of different paris Of the
sland are always cognizant of her
needs, and the weekly peddler serves
fler with his wares. Some ladies
from the camp-grounds took 4 pho
R,ographer to her door one day, and
y forlorn likeness to the ancient
lame with heightened visage and
.scant skirts was the result. The
sale of these droll pictures and a
printed ctfusion, called ''Poor Little
Hearts," with the proceeds Of her
COW and hens, serve to supply her
wants, though her surroundings are
very desolate. The old orchard
succnmbed to the salt spray and
canker worm years ago, and the
fences are all destroyed.
The COW is driven into the porch
at night by a boy, who makes the
place clean in the morning, and
returns her to neighboring pas
turc. The house is model of
ncatness.
We saw eighteen hens who
answered to their names-Fanny,
Lilly, Lcvandy, etc. She had little
to say about the outside world,
admired the mission of Mr.. Bergh,
and asked about choice breeds of
hens. She boosted of her former
craftsmanship, saying, "No horse
could start me from his back when
l was young. l have had horses
run with me until the ground looked
all in black and white streaks. Now
my days are all dark, and these
animals are all the friends have"
In severe storms she is often
found crouching over her scanty
wood fire, cooking for her darllngs;
but she is never lonely, for she has
those about her whom she loves
best.
Underneath the side windows we
found 4 neat railing, surrounding
two marble tomb stones of fair di-
bearing these inscrip-
tionss:
ADA QUEETIE,
Died Feb. s5, Thursday night, at II o'clock.
{12j9.)
= Aged over II years.
BEAUTY JINNA,
Died Jan. IS, Tuesday night, most O'Clock.
:. (1S59
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Warmers Emmcunaoguc il the only article
known to cure the Whites, it will cure in every
case) Where IL the family in which this important
medicine il not wanted. Mothers this is the
greatest blessing ever offered you, and you should
procure it. 1t is also sure cure for
Female Irregularities, and may he depended upon
in every case where the monthly flow has been
Obstr,cted through cold or disease. Sold by drug
sists Price One Dollar. Or sent by mail on re-
cent of One Dollar and Quarter.
Address ti19 state ST.. Chicago.
For Sale by Tabor x Irwin, and c. Kellogg
4 Co. 81. 4S1y
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Warmers COu9h iSnlsam is healing, soften
in. and expectorating. The extraordinary power
it possesses in Immediately relieving and evenru-
ally curing, the most obstinate cases of Coughs,
Colds, Sore Throat, Bronchitis, Influenza, Catarrh,
IIOarSeness, Asthma and Consumption il almost
incredible. So prompt is the relief and certain its
effects In all the above cases, any affection OF
the throat and lungs. that thousands of physicians
are daily prescribing it, and and all say that it
Is the most healing and eNpectoratin" medicine
most cases one bottle effects cure. Sold by drug
-,ists. in large bottles. Price One Dollar. II Is
your own fault II you still cough and suffer. The
Bn!sam will cure.
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WIN T. OF l4sE' f..


The great Blood Purifier and Delicious Drink,
Warmers vinMm vitH or Wine Of Life. is
free from any poisonous drugs impurities, hein.,
prepared for those who require stimulant. II il
splendid appetizer and tonic, and the finest thing
in the world for purifying the blood. 1t is the
most pleasant and delicious article offered to
the public, far superior to brandy. whisky, wine,
bitters. any other article. It Is more healthy.
and cheaper. Both male and female, young or
old, take the Wine of Life 1t is in fact life
pre<erver. Those who wish to enjoy good health
and free, dow Of lively spirits, will do well to
take thesWinez Of Life. 1t is different from any
thin. ever before In use. It il sold by druggists
also ut all respectable saloons Price One Dollar,
n quart bottles.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-04-14

Vinegar Bittcrs are not vile Fancy Drink,
Made Of Poor Rum, Whiskcy, Proof Spirits
and Refuse Liquors, doctored, spiced and sweet
cncd to please the TASTE called Toncs"" Appctizcrs
Restorers. &C., that lead the tippler to drunken
ness and ruin, but true Medicine made fsom tho
Native Roots and Herbs Of California, free from all
Alcoholic Stimulants. They are the GREAT
BLOOD PURIFIER and A LIFE GIVING
PRINCIPLE, perfect Renovator and Invigoratol
OF the System. carrying off all poisonous matter and
restoring the blood to healthy condition No person
take these Bitters according to directions and
main long unwell. provided their bones not des-
troyed by mineral poison or other means and the vital
organs wasted beyond the point of repair.
They nrc n Gentle Purgntivc as we'll as n
Tonic, possessing ALSO tho peculiar merit ofactins as
powerful agent in relieving Congestion or Indamma-
ton of the Liver. and all the Visceral Organs.
FOR FEMALE COMPLAINTS, whether in
young or old married SINGLE at the dawn of
hood or at The turn Of life, these Tonic Ettcrs have
equal. 5..t-
For Inlanmntory or Chronic Rheumni ism
and GOut, Dyspepsia or Indigestion, Bill
ious, Kemittent and intermittent Fevcrs,
Diseases Of the Blood, Liver, Kidneys and
Bladder, these Bitters have been most successful.
Such Diseases caused by Initiated Blood,
which is generally produced by arrangement of the
Digestive Organs.
DYSPEPSIA OR INDIGESTION, Head
ache, Pain in the Shoulders, Coughs, Tghness of the
Chest, Dizziness, Sour Eructatons of the Stomach Bad
Taste in the Mouth Bilious Attacks Palpitation of the
Heart Inflammation of the Lungs, Pain in the regions
of the Kidneys and hundred other painful symptoms,
are the offsprings of Dyspepsia.
They invgorate the Stomach and stimulate the torpid
Liver and Bowels. which render them Of unequalled
efficacy in cleansing the blood of all impurities and i'm
parting new life and vigor to the whole system.
FOR SKIN DISEASES, Eruptions, letter,
Salt Rheum Botches, Spots, Pmples Pustules, Boils
Carbuncles, Ring Worms, Scald Head, Sore Eyes,
Erisipelas, Itch, Scurs, Discooratons Of the Skin,
Humors and Diseases of the Skin, Of whatever name
nature literally dug and carried out of the
system in short time by the of these Btters. One
bottle in such will convince the most incredulous
of their curative effect.
Cleanse the Initiated Blood whenever you find its inn
purities bursting through the skin in Pmpes Erupons
Sores cleanse it when you find it obstructed and
sluggish In the veins: cleanse when it is foul and
your feelings will tell you when. Keep the blood pure,
and the health of the system will follow.
PIN, TAPE. and other WORMS, lurking in
the system of many thousands, efectualy des-
the circular around each bottle, printed in four
languages English, German French and Spanish.
J.wALKER Proprietor. r. H. MCDONALD 4 CO..
Druggists and Gen. Agents, San Francisco. CAL, and
80 and "a Commerce Street. New York.
~ SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-04-14

The press cannot too often call
attention to the fact that no law was
enacted during the last session OF
Congress giving land bountics to
soldiers who served in the Union
armies during the rebellion, the
general impression to that effect
resulting from the passage, in the
House of Representatives, of a bill
which tailed in the Senate. The
only provision of the Homestead
act which docs not equally apply to
citizens and soldiers was passed in
July last, and contained a section
the effect Of which is to give to
soldiers and sailors who served dur
ing the rebellion the right to enter
100 acres Of land, not mineral. OF
the. alternate reserved sections OF
public lands along the lines of any
one of the railroads or other public
works ofthc United States wherevc,
public lands have or may be granted
by act Of Congress, held at $3.50 an
acre; instead of 80 acres, the maxi.
mum amount of this land which
others are allowed to cntcr.-,N0t,
| Iegiskey.
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Pill + e M I; E9Y.


Warmers Pile Remedy has never failed (not
even in one CASEY to cure the very worst cases of
Blind. Itching or Bleeding Piles. Those who are
afflicted should Immediately call on their druggist
and get Warmers Pile Remedy. 1t is expressly
for the Piles, and is not recommended to cure any
other disease. 1t has cured many cases of over
thirty years standing. Price One Dollar. For
sale by druggists everywhere.
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pOULTRY.

he Chicken Woman Of Martha's
vineyard-Miss Nancy Luce and Her
pets-A Woman Who Erects Marble
Tombstones in Memory Of Her Chick
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-04-14

1t may surprise some readers to
know that the olcander, SO popular
as house and garden plant, is ex-
trcmly poisonous. DR.. T. L. Wright
in a communication to the Bellefon-
tame (O.) Republican, says that he
was called to attend a child few
days ago who had eaten some small
fragments of an oleander bush that
had been clipped off. The SYMPTOMS
were sudden and violent, and the re-
suit nearly fatal. Deathly prostra-
ton, sunken eyes, great pallor, inces-
ant vomiting, extreme thirst, and
purging were the predominating
symptoms.
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men know this, and do not attempt
to audit their property bills In that manner. Some
managers as regular thing cooly deduct csrtain
per cent OF the total. This they say is for errors
and the property men mostly too polite to dis
sent managers generally, however, learn by expe-
rence about what It the different orders
OF plays. Spectacle and sensation drama cost most
tragedy next, ana comedy least wing the bill of
fare they have at the time been giving the public
they know what their Property Mans bill should be-
and II, judged by these rules it be exorbant they
demonstrate with the logic OF precedent. This will
not cover however the important point before men,
toned-the accumulation OF old stores that may
often be recharged new. There story in one of
Dumas novels OF a man travelling on horseback
with girl seated before him on the beast, and
another behind him. He is met by a person who
asks If those young women are virtuous. The man
on horseback says that he THINKS the one In front
being continually under his eye is, but for the one
at his back he can say nothing In llke manner the
Property Mans accounts, far as relates to what s
really bought for the OCCASION may he correct but
for what is not bought, and yet for which the
theatre has all the same to pay, the manager has
in nature, nothing to say.
The following may be given as an in
stance of the tricks OF propertv men
MIST Maggie Mitchell, in her NAV Of
Fanchon has occasion in one scene to introduce a
chicken. Now a chicken is a "prop" when used on
the STAGE just as every other specimen of live stock
ls cats, dogs the horse in The Elirir of Lope the
eOaI III Df"orGh-all are properties There is no
reason why during the run of Fanchon the same
chicken should not be made to do nightly service.
In certain engagement played by Miss Mitchell,
however, the stage manager was called
on to sign bill for seven cAickens-for
six nights and matinee. To his credit be it noted
the manager refused to afix his name to the docu-
ment. "Props" contended that it wasn't the same
chcEen that he had no coop, and that the C,itters
would get away; but the manager was firm We
have heard the theory advanced that property men
never really mean to defraud their man agers It
claimed that tLey live sort of "a very sort Of
we should say ideal ife and have little notion Of
the motives and the penalties of the outside world
And IL NAV be $1,000