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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-06-07
Sleep Enough.

We have all been taught there is
merit in wasting as few hours as pos
sible in sleep, and that early rising
is one of the cardinal virtues-ad-
hitting for the Protestant moment
that cardinals have virtues. We
have all been educated to beielve
that the time given to the bed is
lost, and that we gain all the hours
we steal from it. Children have
been taught that prompt rising in
the morning is beautiful thing.
am not sorry, therefore, that
one of the medical faculty, DR.. Hall,
has had the good sense to tell the
world that children until the age
of eighteen, and old and feeble peo-
pie, land he might as well as said
everybody need ten hours sleep;
and that bouncing out Of bed sud-
denly in the morning is as hurtful
as it is disagreeable; that fifteen or
twenty minutes spent in gradually
waking up, stretching the limbs,
and letting the blood slowly resume
it's wonted circulation, is time well
spent. For the sudden sending of
blood to the heart is a severe shock,
and the person who gets up in this
hasty and reckless manner is GER
tain to be drowsy by midday, unless
he or she is a night editor or
belle, and does not have to get up
till afternoon. l concur in this
in fact, l always knew that it was
true; and think further, that pulling
anybody out of bed ought to be a
Strte's Prison offense, and that con-
viction for it could be had before
any of our ordinary sleepy juries-
if they were awake enough to hear
the evidence.
Many people seem to think it un-
becoming to sleep much anywhere,
except in church and at evening lec-
lures. They speak of it as merit
that they do with so few hours
sleep at home. This is one reason
why there are so many stupid peo-
pie in society-admitting for the
argument that there are 80 many;
they get up too soon or too sudden
ly, and SO are never fairly awake all
through. What seems to be stu
pidity is really want Of sleep. A
good many of the sermons, and now
and then an editorial, are written in
this state of mind; and even fash
ionable people 60 gaping around,
making yawning calls upon acquain-
tances who ought to be in bed, and
who wish the callers were.
The instinct of children against
early and especially sudden rising,
is well founded, and it is pleasant
to have the learned faculty confirm
a long and growing conviction that
it is not a sin to lie in bed till the
second bell rings. It is the expert
encc of the majority of the people
that the most delicious moments of
the whole day are those when they
ought to get up ,and do not.
We have been for several thous-
and years going to the ant, and get
ting away from the sluggard, to
that degree that we have de-
vcloped a very nervous condition.
To say nothing of being defrauded
of our rights, and of the legitimate
and healthy lnxurg Of sleeping
long and waking mp slowly, ~ plants
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-06-07
General Howard's Account Of the
Chancsllorsville Failure.
From the San Francisco Chronicle.

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
While in this city recently, en-
route for Arizona, representative
of the Chronicle, who was on terms
of friendship with member of Gen.
Howard's staff, was invited to join
the party ut lunch at the Occidental
Hotel. The conversation was prin-
cipally in regard to the events of
the late war, and at length turned
on Charlottesville. 1t should be
remembered that the campaign was
lost by the giving way Of the 18th
corps, of which Howard had just
been assigned the command, and
that the "giving way" has never
been satisfactorily explained
Apologizing for the strange ques-
tion, the guest expressed, with as
much delicacy as possible, desire
to hear Gen. Howard's opinion as
to who was to blame for the failure
Of that campaign. Gen. Howard,
after a moments deliberation, re-
piled: at is a strange question,
but l feel an equally strange impulse
to answer it. 1t was my fault, and
l will explain why. I had just been
appointed to the command of the
corps; there was some disaffection,
some incongruous elements, and |
should at once have given the COM
mand careful inspection, made
changes where necessary, and made
myself thoroughly acquainted with
its condition, and put it in the best
possible shape as soon as could.
But felt a delicacy in interfering
with the details of my subordinates,
and so deferred the matter for a
day or two, and trusted entirely to
them for attending to the details
until l had been few days longer
in command. 1t was fearful mis-
take, and l felt that Saturday night
of imminent peril to our noble army
that l wanted to die. It was the
first time l ever weekend that way
in my life, before or since; but that
night | sought death everywhere /
could find chance to 20 ON the
field, and l did all in my power to
remedy the mistake"
The above is substantially given
in Gen. Howard's language.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-06-07

The New York Evening Mail
says: "Look out for pure Vermont
maple sugar. They have been boil
ing a man in it at Fairfield. This
man was boiling sap in forty gal
lon kettle, hanging on a pole, when
he struck his head against the pole
and fell into the kettle. From what
we know of the charcter of those
Vermont farmers, we have not the
least idea that they will throw away
that much sap, simply because it
has had man in it. It will yet ap-
pear upon our tables in the form of
syrup, and if anybody finds buttons
in theirs, they will please return
them to Joseph Minor, Fairfield.
Vermont"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-06-07

the night season in prayerful con-
temptation of the grave response
bilities resting upon them, while
the men INDUCED in a cheerful
game of draw-poker.
Some of the ladies were matrons
whose domestic arrangements
might have been temporarily in a
chaotic state, while the spinsters,
enjoying their season of "maiden
meditation fancy free," were not
annoyed by any narrowing reflec-
tions concerning domestic eclipses.
If pater .familias was domcstically
disturbed and obliged to practice
culinary arts, he had the consola-
ton of knowing that his other
physical half was administering
stern and impartial justice for the
benefit of society.
A lady with infant in arms ap-
peared in obedience to a summons;
and while the jury was being i'm
paneiled the child addressed the
court with impassioned though un-
Ineligible eloquence, filling the en-
tire courtroom with volumes of in
coherent sound, and cffectually
drowning all other attempts to be
heard. Whether the young pilgrim
was entering solemn protest against
the new departure, or singing the
praises of political equality, must
always remain mystery; but the
court promptly excused both moth
err and child from further attend
ance at that term. In all cases
where husband and wife happened
to be summoned upon the same jury,
one or the other was invariably ex-
cused on the grounds Of public or
private policy; and in the case of
women the present or prospective
possession of very young children
is regarded as sufficient cause for
excuse, whether pleaded or not, and
the court is expected to take judi
cial notice of this fact. No divorces,
or elopements, or other domestic ca
lamitles have been known to result
from woman's introduction to the
jury box.
During period of more than two
years women have served as Jurors
in civil and criminal cases at near.
ly every term of the various courts
Of record; and their influence, thus
practically manifested on behalf of
law and order, has been noticeably
beneficial. This is especially true
with reference to criminal trials
In border precincts at the West,
the legal doctrine of excusable or
.justifiable homicide is carried far
beyond it's proper limits. For ex-
ample, couple of bellicose sover-
eigns indulge in wordy warfare,
and, after having exhausted the ver-
nacular of billingsgate, exchange
shots, resulting perhaps fatally to
one but not to the other. The sur
vivor is indicted for murder
claims that the act was done in self
defense, and in majority of cases,
would be acquitted BY jury com
posed exclusively of males; but
women jurors, unless satisfied that
the deceased was beyond question
an aggressor with murderous intent,
are quite apt to find totally diff
fercnt verdict. The women of Wy
oming, regardless of race or previ
GUS condition of servitude, adhere
to good government, see to the en-
forcement of wholesome laws, and,
while performing the onerous
though unsought duties pertaining
to their new condition, manifested
no unwomanly ambition for place,
emolument or power.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-06-07
SIGN OF
The Big Hat

AS the sign denotes, it is tru-
ly a Hat Store, both for Ladies
and Gents. Every person who
visits independence is familiar
with Turner's Millinery and Fur
nishing Goods Store. Last spring
they added to their stock in the
shape of Gents Hats and Fur
nishing Goods, making it truly
a Hat Store. We say it (and
without boasting), that we have
as large and as fine an assort-
ment as can be found in any
store Of our class Of goods west
of Chicago.
To the Ladies' (as usuaD, we
solicit a hare Of your patronage.
10 thc ssessts s-lcmember it IS
truly, surely, and the only Hat
Store in the city. Our Facility
and Experience for purchasing
stock is second TO none; eXpen-
scs small consequently our
prices we guarantee.
Remember HE place, The
Sign Of the Big Hat.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-06-07
A Colorado Character--The Good and
Bad Of It.

Here is the case of Jim Whitlatch,
who used to be called the "Quartz
King" of Montana. Jim was among
the fifty miners who halted by the
holy waters Of Cherry Creek. He
was then not out of his teens. Like
many others, who had the advan-
tage of being older and stronger, he
travelled a hard road from the Mis-
souri, hither, though he fought the
privations manfully. Other men
prospered, and scores got riches,
but Jim plodded on in poverty. He
seemed to take naturally to vicis-
situdinous life. Finally his star of
luck got in the asccndency, and his
sand and gravel claim, up by Idaho,
yielded him bushel Of nuggets,
and he bought stage ticket to Ne
vada. Jim's bark ran on the high
tide of luck over there. He pros
pected and mined, and, like old
King Midas, or Midas of old, every
thing he handled turned to gold. It
was he who discovered the "Yankee
Blade" the "Whitlatch Union" and
half dozen other equally celebra-
ted mines. Some how or other,
though honorably, he amassed
fortune of 100000. But, alas! it
takes a strong man to hold small
fortune, and Jim's grasp wasn't
equal to the emergency. AT any
rate, he saw his last dollar-never
SO highly priced as the first one
vanish from his clutch. Then Jim
betook himself, by bull-team ex-
press to Montana, and gradually
gravitated to Helena, whence he
started on prospecting tour. Luck
was with him again. He discover
ed and christened the Whitlatch
lode-by all means the richest gold
lead in the Territory. Thcncefor-
ward he travelled no uphill road to
fortune. He visited Wall street,
banqueted the Wall street capital
lists, organized company with a
million or two of funds, and return
ed home a wiser and happier, as
well as weather. man. Jim was SUBJ
stantially, not specifically, success.
full, and he was commonly regarded
as a millionaire. But in year or
two his fortune began to 60 to
pieces. The rest is easily told. Per-
haps it was with him as Josh Bill
lings thinks it always is with men
on the downward road. Perhaps
every one took special delight in
giving him kick. Last week-it
may have been the week before
Jim plodded out of Salt Lake in a
southward direction ON prospect
ing march. He is poorer, if any
thing, now than the poorest of U.S.
Jim is an estimable, amiable and
faithful man. Modest and retiring
in his habits, warm and affectionate
in his feelings, just and honorable
in all his relations, he has managed
in most localities where he resided,
to "biMd to him with hooks of steel"
all who knew him.-Denver Neacs.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-06-07

The STRENGTH OF THE LAW
You have thousands of readers
writes a correspondent at Nash
vile, Tcnncssee) who appreciate a
good thing at the expense even OF
that "bu!wark of our liberties" the
trial by jury. The Hon. N B
-, for many years before the war
and at present, our highly respected
circuit judge, while perhaps as good
a misi prius judge as has ever worn
the judicial ermine, is at the same
time one of the most genial of men.
No one enjoys or can tell a good
story better than he This one !
think well worthy preservation in
your treasury of good things, the
Editors Drawer. Not many years
ago, the Judge says, man was on
trial at Waynesborough, in this
State, on charge of murder. The
evidence for the State in-of itself
fatally defective-the defendant on
his part, by the testimony of several
unimpeachable witnesses, establish
ed perfect "alibi." The judge and
every one else supposed the prose
cutting attorney would thercupon
give up the case. Bat no; he was
an obstinate fellow, whom the de-
fendant's counsel had made mad,
and, moreover, he chad no use for"
the defendant any way, and argue
the case he would. Court adjourned
till the next morning. Meanwhile
our encouragement spent a good
portion of the night in ransacking
the books for "bloody cases." more
especially those in which the Judges
had indulged in a vast deal Of
rhetoric in their descriptions of the
horrible nature of the crime of MUIR
der. These extracts he read to the
jury in his speech the next morning
quoting also freely from the Old
Testament as to the proper disposi-
ton to be made ofthe murderer, and
closed up in q perfect confagration
of English adjcctives in giving his
own notions as to the indescriba6le
Nervousness Of the crime of murder.
The Court then charged the jury
briefly, who, after a few moments
retirement, brought in verdict Of
"Guilty of murder in the first de.
greet" Of course new trial was
at once granted. Defendants
counsel, however, was naturally
curious to know how the july could
have found that verdict. ~d SO,
walking up to one Of the hsfSrs ,"s. in
telligent Of the twelve, he sarrit to
him, "How on earth did you nnd
that verdict? on what evidence did
you base it?"
"Oh" said the juryman; "thar
want nothing in the evidence that
teched him; but, You see, the la.e
.cas 90 - str0ng" = EDIToR't
DRAWER, in Harper's Magazine TO,
June.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-06-07

ASK the recovered dyspeptics,
Bilious sufferers, victims of Fever
and Ague, the mercurial diseased
patient, how they recovered health,
cheerful spirits, and good appetite-
they will tell you By taking SIM
mons Liver Regulator.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-06-07
CHAPTER $50.

AN ACT to provide for the exemption Of
land owners to pay taxes on land which
they have conveyed to railroad COM
panies.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Iowa, That
hereafter, no real estate in this State
used by railroad corporations for road
beds, shall be included in the assessment
to individuals of the adjacent or contigu-
Gus property, but all such real estate
shall be deemed to be the property of
such companies for the purpose Of taxa
ton.
Approved, April %, 1872.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-06-07
Elizabeth Akers Allen In June Atlantic.
HER SPHERE.

No outward sign her angelhood revealed,
Save that her eyes were wondrous milo ana
fair
The aureole round her forehead was concealed
By the pale glory Of her shining hair.
She bore the yoke and wore the name of wife
To one who made her tenderness and grace
A mere convenience of his narrow life,
And put seraph in q servants place.
She cheered his meager hearth, she blessed and
His poverty, and met his harsh demands
With meek, unvarying patience, and performed
Ite menial tasks with stained and battered hands.
She nursed his children through their helpless
Gave them her strength, her youth, her beauty's
Bore for them sore privation, toll, and tears,
Which made her old and tired before her time.
And when fierce fever smote him with its blight
Her calm, consoling presence charmed his pain !;
Through long and thankless watches, day and
night,
Her aattering fingers cooled his face like rain.
With soft magnetic touch, and murmurs sweet,
She brought him sleep, and stilled his fretful
moan,
And taught his flying pulses to repeat
The mild and delicate measure of her own.
She had an artists quick, perceptive eyes
: For all the beautiful; poets heart
For every changing phase of earth and skies.
And all things fair in nature and in art.
She looked with all a woman 'sIkeen delight
On jewels rich and dainty drapery,
Rare fabrics and soft hues-thc happy right
ofthose more favored AID less fair than she;
On palid pearls, which glmmer cool and white,
Dimming proud fOreheads with their purity;
On silks which CLEAN and ripple in the light,
And shift and simmer like the summer sea;
On gems like drops by sudden sunlight kissed
When fall the last bright brlliauts of the rain;
On laces delicate as frozen mist
EmbrOidering n winter window panel
Yet, near the thrOng of worldly butterflies
She dwet. chrysalis, in homely brown;
With cOstliest splendOrs Haunting in her eyes,
She pent her dull way in gingham gown.
Hedged in by alien hearts, unloved, alone.
With slender shoulders bowed beneath their
load,
She trod the path that Fate had made her own,
Nor met one kindred spirit on the road.
Slowly the years rolled onward; and at last,
When the bruised reed was broken, and her soul
Knew its sad term of eartly bondage past,
And felt it's nearre ess tQthe heavenly goal.
Then a strange gladness filed the tender eyes,
Which ga2cd aiar beyond all grief and sin,
And seemed to see the gates of Paradise
Enclosing for her feet to enter in.
vainly the master she had served 80 long
Claspcd her worn hands, and, with remOrseful
teare,
Cried: "Stay, oh, stay! Forgive my bitter wrong;
Let me atone for all these dreary years!'
Alas for needless hearts and blinded sense!
With what faint welcome and what mcager fare,
What mean objections and small recompense,
We entertain our angels unaware!
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-06-07

There seems to be general
opinion that, except for shore and
river service, monitors are naval
failures, and very unpopular with
officers and men. @
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-06-07

The ssfull dress" of a native lady
Of Colombo is hair-pin and two
garters.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-06-07

4 preparation of roots and herbs, warranted to
be strictly vegetable, and can do no injury to any
one.
1t has been used by hundreds, and known for
10 wears US one of the most reliable, efncaciOus
and harmless preparations ever offered to the
suffering. Iftaken regularly and persistently, 1t
is sure to cure
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Edice, costiveness, sick head
fache chronic diarrhGa, af-
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sAsS SAs' " wa E1lidneys, fever, nervousness
Echills, diseases of the skin,
I Eimpurity OF the blood. mel
Ds.-x--a.-sS-==-=-nyanc or depression OF
spirits, heartburn, collie, or pains in the bowels,
pain in the head, fever and ague, dropsy. boi!s,
pain in the back, &C.
Prepared only by j. II. ZEILIN T. Coz
Druggists, Macon. Ga; and 3a9 Arch ST., Phila-
delphia. For sale by P. TABOR, Independence,
Iowa. Price, 81; by mail, s1.s5. ss-yi
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-06-07
DENTIST

I.
a Il The symptoms Of Live
= aCompiaint uneasinesr
4 ssar.manaspTs, Eana pain in the side
= = M .M N = sSometimcs the pain is in
4 sthe shoulder, and il mis-
i Staken for rAeumatism.-
SThe stomach is affected
5.,ss,zs,s,aNwith loss Of appetite and
si.fI.1,.sg. foWsis in general costive, sometimes
alternating with q lax The head is troubled with
pain, and duh, heavy sensation, considerable loss
of memory. accompanied with painful sensation
,Sssiszszra ;sssssssssa@xof having left undOne
i ssomething which ought
\ ssto have been done. Often
Ecomplaining of weakness,
T.TWTI gdebility, and low spirits
8 ss5 sGAs sSometimes many Of the
Gabove symptoms attend
Il 3the above disease, and at
Mother times very few Of
them; but the liver is generally the organ most
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-06-07

i. Edward M. Lee, in June Galaxy.

j Ao W V2113 0AOto0A0AN Al w y
Gen. Edward M. Lee, in June Galaxy.
Shortly after the bill granting
suffrage to women went into opera
ton, women were summoned to
serve as grand and petit jurors in
several courts of record, and in this
particular field their participation
in public affairs has been especially
successful. Acting with men in
the capacity of grand jurors, they
secured the presentation of indict-
ments that could not otherwise have
been obtained; serving as petit ju-
rors, they paid strict attention to
testimony and argument, profound
ly impressed with the new and i'm
portant responsibilities that had
been thrust upon them.
The circumstances of the first
case tried by jury impanelled re-
gardless of sex were as follows: A
young blade, who had imbibed the
then prevalent notion that he could
not hope to attain to the full stature
of manhood without killing some
body, participated unnecessarily in
bar-room brawl, and accomplish
ed the object of his ambition. Hav-
ing been indicted f. murder, he
sought to show a justifiable homi-
eide, claiming that the act was
done in self-defense. A Jury, COM
posed of equal parts male and fe-
male, was impanelled to try the
case, and, after three days and
nights of deliberation, at last agreed
upon verdict of manslaughter,and
the culprit is now in the peniten-
tiary mcditating upon the swiftness
and certainty of female Justice
The male jurors were in favor OF
acquittal, but the ladies, believing
that human life ought not to be
held by any such unsafe and flimsy
tenure, voted during three days
and nights for conviction, until at
last a verdict of manslaughtcr was
agreed upon.
The court, unlike some of its
Eastern compeers, would not per-
NIT jurors to separate until after
their final agreement and discharge
At nightfall, after the days delib
Grafton, adjacent rooms, communi'
eating by a door, Of which the sher
iff held the key, were provided, and
the women, attended by female con
stables, occupied one apartment
while the men disposed themselves
in the other. When morning
dawned, the two sexes met for de
liberation, and SO on from day te
day until final verdict was reach
ed. It is alleged that the womer
passed q considerable portion O.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-06-07
Dr. II. H. HUNT. n. D.,

DIR, A. HCBB1E,
HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN & SURGEON,
IL Independence. Iowa. First door east OF Jas.
Ianiaon,s office Soft
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-06-07

AW. CONVEYANCING. WAR CLAIM, IN.
i 4 surance, Tax aad Land Agency Office. Oiiice
II Leytzc's Block, Independence, Iowa.