Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-11-29
Gleanings.

W ioHOW III oAC CdSc dS Ill tuC OtHCi.
4 shipment of choice California fruit
was recently from San Francisco to Dub
lin. Ireland, to fill special order. 1t is
expected they will reach their destination
in not more than 90 days in good or
der.
An Irish advertisement: "If the gen
tleman who keeps shoestore with red
head, will return the umbrella ola young
lady with the ivory handle, he will hear
something to her advantage.
The Alastians are welcomed in this
country in substantial way, which is
likely to make them we'll disposed toward
their adopted country. At French sup
per given in New York a few nights
since, 81 800 was raised for their benefit
The following speech is attributed to
member of the Legislature from Pennsyl-
vania: II know wimmun, Mr. Speaker;
say it in no disrespect; | know um; l
have had heap to do with um; they're
useful class, and-and yet with the
best of 'c,n you may have trouble"
Recent geological surveys of the new
territories of the far West have revealed
the very important fact that the known
coal deposits of the Rocky Mountain re-
gion extend over an area Of upward of
two hundred and fifty thousand square
miles, in strata, varying from five to thir-
ty-tive feet in thickness.
One of the novel features of the Wen
ma Exposition will be a complete collec.
ton of American Newspapers, arranged
according to states, with a catalogue Civ
ing particulars in regard to each one rep
resented.
The wife Of a professional gambler at
Omaha, lately, seeing needy woman
at begging. went into her husbands gam.
bling den and raised considerable sum
of money from the blacklcgs there assem-
A6ed, which she presented to the poor
stranger.
a Titusville wife placed toy snake in
her husbands boots, and then could
hardly get breakfast because other snick-
ering at his performances when he dis
covered ii. He first looked into the mir
ror, and went and threw his demiiohn of
old rye into the mill race He drank
thirteen cups of coffee for breakfast, and
for several weeks afterwards astonished
his children by going to bed at 8 o'clock
each night.
That phantom railroad train is rcviv.
ed on the New York Central. 1t makes
its annual visitation, bearing the remains
of Lincoln, with a band of, black instru-
ments and skeleton players grinning
cheerily, and an escort Of soldiers each
leaning on coffin or carrying one on his
back. The night watchman at the cross
ing says if you will 'eome up in April
he will convince you He says it comes
about the Goth.
There is one thing about hon, says
Josh Billings, that looks lik wisdom, they
don't kackle much until they have laid
their egg. Some pholks are always brag-
ging and hacking what they are agoing
to do beforehand.
1t has been stated that the Prussian
soldiers who fought at Sedan averaged
three inches larger round the chest and
two inches taller than the Prussian sol
dicrs who fought at Waterloo. This as
tonishing development is ascribed to fifty
years stringent military training enforc-
ed upon the whole male population
The wedding procession of John Alden
and Priscilla, with some notifications,
was acted over again in New Bedford,
Mass, by a bridal pair, who were car
ried from hotel to the railroad depot in
q hack drawn by oxen, with white rib
bons on their horns.
General Walker, Commissioner of the
census, will Recommend in his forthcom-
ing report that the census be taken for
the five years ending 1875, so that the re-
turns can be made ready by the first cen
tennial, July 4, 1876.
An amusing anecdote is told of King.
the actor, who met friend whose name
he had forgotten, and took him home to
dinner. After several attempts to find
ont his name King said: "My friend
and have had dispute as to how you
spell your name; indeed, we have laid
bottle Of wine on it." "Oh, with two p's''
was the answer.
There is man in Portland, Maine,
who supports his family in handsome
style by simply tying an able-bodied cat
by the tail to n clothes line every night,
and then going out in the morning to col
lect the soap, shaving cups, brushes, etc,
thrown into the yard by angry boarders
in adjoining houses.
Woman's rights are gaining in Japan
Ladies of the higher class are allowed to
ride or walk out in Yeddo, and now re-
striction has been removed which has
hitherto prevented Japencse women from
ascending the Fdsiyama This year
scores Of native women have climbed to
the summit of this sacred ash heap. and
pcered into what none Of their sex in Ja-
pan have ever seen bcfore-the crater Of
the great volcano their people have been
to worship.
The king of the Dogs" has recently
died in Paris. He was an iron n-monger,
and being once bitten by mad dog, as-
ter the wound was cauterizcd and heal
cd, he took u strange fancy to stray Ca
nines He kept number with him, and
had them so trained that they would
stand on their hind legs and salute when,
ever he appeared. To these he gave the
names of Minister of Justice, Minister
Of War, etc.
Here we have good example Of
French wit: A doctor, like everybody
else at this season, went out for days
sport, and complained Of having killed.
nothing That's tho consequence Of
having neglected your business" observ.
cd his wife. So writes correspondent.
An American or English woman could
not have said that
A ten-ycar old, boasting ts school.
mate of his fathers accomplishments put
it thus: "NIy father can do almost any
thing. He's notary public, he's an
'pothecary, and he can pull teeth, and
he's horse doctor, and he can mend
chairs and wagons, and he can play
fiddle, and he's a regular iackass at all
trades"
Hon. John p. Jones, one Of the most
prominent candidates for U. s. Senator
from Nevada, in Senator Nye's place, is
the Vanderbilt Of the Pacific slope. He
is u native Of England, but came to
Cleveland, Ohio, when four years Of age,
went thence to tho Pacific coast, where
he has made, in speculations Of one kind
and another, n fortune estimated at fully
$1O,OO0,000.
General John A. Dix, Governor elect Of
New York, is comptroller of the corpora
ton Of Trinity Church. He has had the
arduous Of supervising the rental of the