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The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1872-06-22
M;;U S Z Q U e .

@AcA N. Rupolph Mayer informe
SSAseesAle public Qn'il peut disposer
~ Dde quelques heures par jour
pour cnsei gnGr la musi0nc. le plano ct lie
violon. S'adEesserA l'Hotel Hayes, pres
la MaiRon de Cour, Opelousas. 40tf
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1872-06-22

2 Nous sommes antorise i annoncer
NJ. JONATHAN +. NORRIS. de Bio Ga
ne, CONNIE candidat pour representer ID
paroisse st. Landry a la Chambre base
de la Legislature, b relection prochaine
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1872-06-22

q Nous s0mnes autoris6 a announcer
que nj. A. u. DURIO est candidat 4 une
reelection CONNIE repr6sentant de Ia
Paroisse st. Landry, d l'9lection de No
vembre proclaim. y ss q s9a5ss7 "a !. "a D
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1872-06-22

> W Nous sommes autorise a ann0ncer
M.JOHN /. GARDNER, du Grand Co
teau, CONNIE candidant ponr Represen-
tant de cette paroisse b la Legislature,
sujet an choix de la Convention Demo-
cratiQue.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1872-06-22

II Mons sommes autorise d annoncer
NJ. ISAAC +. LITTELL CONNIE candi-
dat pour representer la Paroisse St. Ian
dry 2 la Chambre basse de la Legislature,
d Pelection de Novembre.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1872-06-22

p La Cour Supreme siegeant recem-
ment en- notre vile q accorde une nou-
velle addition dams Paffaire de lEtat VS..
Jean Gay fils, qui, on sen souviendra sans
doute, await etc tfony6 couple de viol ct
de vol avec effraction a Ia Cour de Dis
trict dc Pautonne dernier, ct condamne
aux travaux forces perpetuite.
Cette affaire reparaitra done de nou-
veau a la prochaine Cour de District.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1872-06-22

@CO LIE soussigne informe 10 public
RsEafyA5 quill est mantenant prepare a
- rfiaSTiSl rectvoir les visiteurs que la pers-
AEs=llIflsssEfl apcctive du plaisr OH le besOin
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-05-24

rapidity. Give coat Of white
paint to black steam radiator
which is capable Of rendering room
comfortably warm at times, and the
temperature will fall at once, though
the heat-producing agency remain
the same as before. A black gar
mcnt robs the body Of . larger
amount of heat than white, and con-
sequently the latter color is the best
for winter garments. 1t is the best
color for both summer and winter.
Although this statement may seem
like blowing hot and cold, it is ney-
ertheless true. Let those who are
troubled with cold feet, and who
wear dark socks, change to white,
and see if the difficulty is not in
part or wholly removed. Utility in
color is confined to the different
shades merging from dark into
light; but we find in connection
with dress all the beautiful tints of
the rainbow, and those are used for
the ornamentation Of the person.
The rich and varied colors which
are SO extensively worn are by no
means to be condemned; adornment
OF the person to a reasonable extent
is commcndable. We all love the
beautiful of nature, and what adds
so much to the attractivcness of
women as the ribbons and scarfs,
stained with magenta, mauve, or
solferino, which adorn her person?
Deep III the instincts of our nature
is laid the admiration of color, and
we love beautiful flowers and birds,
and-beautifully dressed ladies'
From DR.. Nichols FIyesiNe Science.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-05-24
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 Stcre. Last spring
they added to their stock in the
shape of Gents Hats and Fur
nishing Goods, making it truly
Hat Store. We say it (and
without boasting), that we have
as large and as fine in assort-
ment as can be found in any
store of our class of goods west
Of Chicago.
To the Ladies Gas usual), we
solicit a share of your patronage.
To the Gents-remcmber it is
truly, surely, and the only Hat
Store in the city. Our Facility
and Experience for purchasing
stock is second to none; expen-
ses small; consequently our
prices we guarantee.
Remember the place, The
Sign of the Big Hat.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-05-24
CHAPTER III.

AN ACT to amend chapter ninety-eight
of the acts of the Twelfth General AS
sembly, in relation to Indebtedness of
School Districts. a..
SECTION /. Be it epacted by the Gen
cral Assembly of the State Of Iowa,
chapter ninety eight lof the acts Of the
Twelfth General Assembly by adding TO
the fifth section thereof, the following: -
"Prooided, That where x,stead ef bong
as in this act is provided, any indepeh-
dent school district has heretofore issued
orders ON its treasurer, which have been
sold, and the proceeds used in building
school houses therein, or in paying iE-
debtedness incurred in thdA building, such
orders shall be as legal and binding as
though they had been issued in bonds in
accordance with this act"
Approved April 10, 1872. III
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-05-24

and I command you to open that
gate, that I and my friends may pass
through" The boy lifted his cap
and stood uncovered before the man
whom all England loved to honor,
then answered firmly: 81 am sure
the Duke of Wellington would not
wish me to disobey orders. I must
keep this gate shut, nor suffer any
one to pass but with my masters
express permission Greatly
pleased, the sturdy old warrior lift
ed his own hat, and said: 81 honor
the man or boy who can be neither
bribed nor frightened into doing
wrong. With an army of such SOL
diers l could conquer not only the
French, but the world" And hand
ing the boy a glittering sovereign,
the Duke put spurs to his horse and
galloped away, while the boy ran
off to his work, shouting at the top
Of his voice: "Hurrah, hurrah! Eve
done what Napoleon couldn't do
I've kept out the Duke of Yelling
ton"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-05-24
How Is the Great West Pcopled?

Published reports state that the
Burlington and Missouri River r.
r.. Co., whose trunk line OF 470
miles extends from Burlington on
the Mississippi River, across the
entire State OF Iowa, and through
that rich portion of Southern Ne.
braska bordering upon the Platte
River, to Fort Kcarney, where it
makes q junction with the Union
Pacific Railroad for through traffic
to the Pacific Coast, have sold du-
ring the last two years, s62,s26
acres Of land, for something over
three and half millions Of dollars
nearly all OF it to actual settlers,
and ii report be true, they have
never asked-a man to buy!
By a judicious system Of adver-
tising they have scattered informa-
ton broadcast over the land, in the
form Of facts relating to the region
through which their road passes, so
that 4 perfect tide of emigration
has set toward that particular Sec
|tiQn, and fatsners caIl ~ thoir ts,,dS
r 4 chfll llTen AZ III IN r.
Y! " 4 g ! 3
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-05-24
A Storm at Sea,

l wished that the voyage might
last three months; but not that it
might be all calm; I had stronger
desire to see a gale-the worst
possible gale that would leave us
safe. And our calm grew to west
wind, and tie wind to 4 hard blow;
and then the grey, watery clouds
began to drift up and blackcn the
whole sky, and the tempest came
down, and for seven days each day
was more stormy than its predeces-
sor. Our ship danced like wherry,
and drove under close reefcd top
sails twelve knots an hour. Stand
ing on the quarterback, no one
dared leave his hold Of rope or rail,
lest the wind should Whit him off
into the sea. The great waves
gathered behind us and piled slowly
up, until it seemed as if they must
come aboard; and finally, when the
stern of the old ship caught the
lift OF the swell and rose to receive
it, we went up until we overlooked
the grey, driven tumult as from a
tower.
And then from the crest of the
wave we seemed to rush like coast
ers on u hillside, rs the waters let
us down into the valley of foam and
bewildcrmcnt. The complication
of motions, that Of the wave reced-
ing yet carrying us with it forward,
and the swing-like motion of rising
and falling, not as a ship rolls or
plungcs in an ordinary sea, but with
a sweep of hundreds of feet in every
motion and a descent of forty feet
side-long roll and a hcadlong rush;
motions wild, unrcstrained, in which
we are the most helpless Of all
created things, in which successive
dooms chased each other past us as
if we were too trivial to be destroy
ed; the driving, riotous pillows,
their SUBMITS crushed into foam by
the weight Of the gale, and the
foam dragglcd along the black water
till it seemed all froth and yeast;
every pinnacle that sprang up where
two waves met, driven away IL
spray, cut down, levelled as instant
|ly as raised; no combing wave.
there, ior no wave could rise Il
comb, only great hills Of water
crystalline with wayelets, streakeS
with epun foam, rnshine paat us II
dooS ~ aie "A AZ y ~
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-05-24
A True Story Of tho California Gold
Discovery.

Mr.. Samuel Brannan, one of the
leading and wcalthiest citizens of
San Francisco, publishes in tho
Calistoga Tribune of April IL, the
subioined communication:
observed an article in your last
weeks paper, copied from the Ore
gon bulletin, giving an account
of the discovery of gold on the
American river, California, in Janu-
ary, lS4s, in which there are several
important mistakes. The facts are
as follows:
Captain Suttcr made contract
with Marshall, Weimer & Bennett
to put up saw-mill in the fall Of
lS47, OH the south fork of the Ameri-
can river, where the town of Colo
ma now stands. Having store at
the fort at that time, 1 agreed to
furnish them with all the necessary
supplies on Suffers account, until
the mill was in running order, other
wise they would not have taken the
contract, On the 10th of January,
l84s, when Marshall let the water
into the mill.race, and the water
had run clear, he picked Il , a piece
Of gnld-or what he supposed to be
gold-at the bottom of the race and
gave it to the wife Of Weimer, his
partner. who was there cooking for
the men, and it is still in her posses
sion 1T Santa Barbara, where she
buried her husband short time
since. A number of young men
from the Mormon Bait ,lion were at
work on the mill for Marshall & Co.
all of whom left their work and COM
menced washing out gold, and that
was the end Of the mill building.
Marshall, Weimcr, Bennett, and
Captain Suffer claimed the right
to the discovery, and charged every
man who worked there ten per cent.
Of what they found. Some of the
boys became dissatisfied and went
prospecting down the river for
themselves, and found good Dig
gings about twenty-five miles below
on an island, which has ever since
been known as Mormon Island.
put up store there and called the
place Natoma, after the name ofthe
Indians who lived there. l also
put up store at the mill and called
the place Coloma, after the name
of the tribe there. Queen, who is
now living at San Francisco, had
charge Of the store at Natoma, and
Won Pfster, who is living at Benecia
had charge Of the one at Coloma.
Any other statement made in the
article alluded to Ideem it unnecess-
airy to reply to. This is true state
mcnt iii brief and there are many
living witnesses to testify to its
correctness.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-05-24
Kccp the Gate Shut.
rom the Christian Weekly.

From the Christian Weekly.
An English farmer was one day
at work in his fields, when he saw
u party Of huntsmen riding about
his farm. He had one field that he
was very anxious that they should
not ride over, as the crop was in q
condition to be badly injured by the
tramp of horses. So he dispatched
one Of his workmcn to this field, tel
ling him to shut the gate, and then
keep watch over it, and on no nc.
count to suffer it to be opened. The
boy went as he was bidden; but
was scarcely at his post before the
hunters came up, peremptorily Or
dering the gate to be opened. This
the boy declined to do, stating the
orders he had received, and his de-
termination not to disobey- them.
Threats and bribes were offered
alike in vain, one after another
came forward as spokesman, but oil
with. the same result; the boy re-
manned immovable in the determi-
nation not to open the gate. After
awhile, one Of noble preseuce "A.
vanced, and said ip commanding
tones y boys yoa knew ~
~ y I y! !! ] j! ~ II
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-05-24

PIoUs SPEcULATIoNs.- Apropos
of Mr.. Daniel Drew's contract with
Duncan, Sherman, and Co., to deiiv-
er to them five millions Of dollars
of Erie stock during the year 1872
at So, we have this anrcdotc Of that
eminent speculator:
Not long since he met Il Mctho-
dist clergyman in New Jersey, and
having rather fancy for him, asked
him if he wouldn't like to make a
little money. The minister replied
that he never spcculatcd nor gam
bled in stocks, not believing it to be
right; besides, he was only worth
some fifteen thousand dollars, and
could not afford to peril it. Mr..
Drew, after some further chat, said
he could suggest something that
would be perfectly legitimate, and
proposed, if the parson would act
upon his suggestion, to guarantee
him against loss, while the pros
pect for handsome profit was
quite promising. The arrangement
was accordingly made. Some weeks
later the divine came over to New
York and called at Mr.. Drew's office
to ascertain the result.
"Wcll", said Uncle Daniel, ssthe
fact is, that thing l told you about
has busted; but l promised to guar
antec you against loss, and l will
keep my promise"
So, figuring up the amount inves-
ted, with simple interest, Mr.. Drew
handed over a check, and the pas.
tor congratulated himself upon the
result.
"But," said he and here is
where Uncle Daniels joke comes
in-''but, Mr.. Drew, l told one sof
my elders what you had agreed to
do with me, and he went and bought
a little stock"
"Did he?" said Uncle Daniel.
"Why, how sorry lam! I'm afeerd
he has lost some money"
es, continued the good man,
"and he told another Of the trustees
and he went and bought some."
"You don't tell mel"
eyes, Mr.. Drew; and the breth-
ren thought it was SO good of you
to give ne pint that they all arent
and bought."
"Well, Pm 50 sorry!"
$50 am L."
"Wby, they must have lost con-
siderable money-must have pretty
much cleaned 'em out. They
oughtn't to've done it. Buyin'
stocks you don't know nothin' about
is mighty risky business. You tell
'em that"
"But, Mr.. Drew, they're nearly
ruined"
"Shouldn't wonder; and I'm truly
sorry"
The good parson returned to his
flock, most of whom had already
asccrtained the true condition of
things. Somebody had "unloadcd"
to the country brethren. Probably
it was not Uncle Dan'l.-ED1roR's
DRAWER, in Ha7per's Nagazi"e for
/,y,,o
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-05-24
Are All Mon Liars?

David tells us that he was hasty
in asserting that all men are liars;
but he might have said deliberately
observes the Saturday Reoieac) that
most men are either liars or the
unconscious accomplices Of liars.
The quantity of sheer unmixed ly-
ing which exists in this world is,
we suspect, greatly under-cstimated
by most people; and Of the quantity
Of false statement which is not
quite lying, because it begins by
self-deception, few persons have
even a faint conception. The rea-
son of this seems to be simple
enough. For practical purposes we
are obliged to assume that people
speak the truth. A certain quantity
Of mutual trust is necessary in order
to carry on the business oflife; and
we naturally make the mistake of
contounding provisional assump-
ton, which, for ordinary purposes,
is accurate enough with statement
of actual facts, and then apply it to
cases where it is more frequently
falsiiicd than verified. We infer
from the practical necessity trust
ing people in trifies that they are
always trustworthy even in serious
matters; and thus we exaggerate
beyond all bounds the weight
which should properly be attached
to a simple unsupported assertion.
If a respectable person, that is to
say, man in a black coat who has
not been convicted of picking pock-
cts, tells us the widest story of
ghosts or rapping tables, the-one hy-
pothesis which the ordinary mind
altogether refuses to admit is the
surely not inconceiyablc one that he
is liar and cheat 1t is thought
to be almost paradoxlcal to assert
that any one, outside ofthe criminal
classes, is ever guilty of downright
falschood. The weakness is cor-
tainly amiablc; and yet it may fairly
be doubted, whether capacity to
tell the truth is not rs rare as the
habit Of uncquivocally lying.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-05-24
AN ACT to amend chapter fifty-tL

AN ACT to amend chapter fifty-tL.
the Revision of 1860, so as to pc &
corporations in this State of an a.
demical character, the membership
wlich shall consist of the lay membe
and pastors o; churches, delegates TOT
any Synod, Conference or Council,
holding its annual meetings alternately
in this ald one or more adjoining
States, to hold meetings of the corpof Il
alton for the election of officers and 4
the transaction of business in any ad-
joining States :,
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly Of the State of Iowa, That
any corporation in this State of aq yaca
dcmical character, the memberships o,t.S. ose1s
which shall consist of lay members an g.
pastors of churches, delegates to amy. e fin
nod, confe 'ence or council, holdingCY.
annual meetings alternately in this !, -.
one or more adjoining States may ho5.-:
its annual meetings for the election Of
Officers and the transaction of business, in "a
any adjoining State to this, at such placef "
therein as the said synod, conference or
council. shall hold its annual meeting;-
and the eiections held, and business so
transacted, shall be as legal and binding
as if held and transacted at the place off
business of the corporation in this Statc.sr
Approved, April 12, 1872.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-05-24
LAWS OF IOWA.
[ruBLIsHED EY AuTHoRITY.]
CHAPTER ia.

AN ACT to regulate the manufacturing, 4
keeping. and sale of certain oils.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Gem
cral Assembly Of the State Of Iowa, That
no person shall mix for sale naptha and
illuminating oils, or shall keen or 06el~
for sale, or sell, such mixture, or shall
keep or offer for sale, or sell oil made, \
from petroleum for Illuminating purposes, Il
inflammablc at a less temperature or fire\
test than one hundred and ten degree
Fahrenheit. ,Ac =
SEC. 2. That any person violatfpSs ~
preceding section of this act, sha n
punished for the first offense by fine M.
exceeding one hundaed dollars. or by
prisonment in the county jail not excee4 4
ing thirty days; and for the second and j
every succeeding offensc by fine not less
than one hundred, and not more than one
thousand dollars, or by Imprisonment III
the county Jail not less than thirty days, !
nor more than twelve months, or by both
such fine and Imprisonment
SEC. g. That any person or membeu
of any co.partnership, or corporation, d
clerk or e.nploye thereof, who violateses
section one hereof and another is injurA :.
thereof, shall be liable to the person IS2..
injured for damage accustomed by /M,.,.'
Approved, Apr g = q d..
cHAPfA ~ Il. 5is s;s
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-05-24

ship dancing trife on this ipfni-
tude of immensities, the wild water
pouring over her bows one moment
and climbing up az the stern to
deluge the quarterback the next
this was the tempest l had been long
ing to see, and ! watched it hours
together insatiate. No use to talk
to me Of sea painting after that!
The muddy nndnlations of a Van
develde, the harbor sublimitics of a
Stan6eld, the opalescent magic Of a
Turner, are equally far, because
infinitely far, from the power and
sublimity, of a gale on the wide
ocean.-W. J. STILLMAN, IN the Muy
atlantic.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-05-24

One form Of Catarrh begins with
uncasiness Of nose; the nose is
obstructed by the thickened lining
membrane and feels dry, desire to
pick it, blccds y little, sores soon
start, spread and get deeper, crusts
form on them large and hard to get
away, matter discharges, flesh is
eaten and the bone decays, breath
very offensive and face becomes
disfgurcd. Terrible disease! Moth
ing will cure but DR.. Picrce's Gold
en- Medical Discovery taken earnest
ly to correct the blood and system,
locally, use DR.. sage's Catarrh
Remedy, q healing specific, and to
analy it properly, DR.. Pierce's
NH Douche. This reaches all
the seascd parts. All these sure
means OF cure sold together for %
by Druggists. eoc
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-05-24
CHAPTER 11s.
AN ACT making appropriations for =
Agricultural College and Farm. IL

AN ACT making appropriations for
Agricultural College and Farm.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the I.
eral Assembly of the State of Iowa, ThsS
there be appropriated out of the StatS
treasury, from any moneys not otherwise
appropriated, for purposes hereinafter
named, the following sums of money, or
so much thereof as may be necessary,
viz: For supplying the college building1
with water, five thousand dollars; for fie J,
lures for the new wing, five hundred dtk /
lars; the main labratory building, twT
ty-fivc Thousand dollars; for improvemde~-
of orchard, vineyard and nurseSy, ona
thousand dollars; for farm, barns, stgkN
and other farm improvements. sSssss
thousand dollars. a~xy
SEC. 2. The moneys thus appro
ted shall be expended under the e
of the board of trustees of the Ag
tural College and Farm, and shal
drawn from the State Treasury BY
treasurer of said board, upon warrS
issued by the Auditor of State, uponA :.
requisition of the board, countersigA4 i
by its secretary.
SEC g. The board of trustees shall I
take vouchers for all moneys cxpended6I
in carrying out the provisions of this :
act, and shall keep an account of amounts
paid, whether for services or materia&.
In contracts entered into under the pr1S
visions Of this act, the said board shl1
make payments monthly, upon actual es-
Inmates, and reserve twenty per cent /
thereof until the final completion of the
work, MS guarantee of its faithful per-
f0rmance.
Sec. 4. The board of trustees ~shT
make detailed report of the next -
eral Assembly of the manner in
the moneys appropriated by thiS
have been expended. ess' sa
Approved April II, 1872.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-05-24

Tho Color Of Clothing.

The color Of clothing is by no
means a matter Of Indifference
White and light colored clothes re-
fleet the heat, while black and dark
colorcd ones absorb it. White is
the comfortable and fashionable col
or for clothing in summer. It ro-
fleets heat well, and prevents the
SUMS rays from passing through and
heating the body. # white tho
best color for spInlner, IL q Lol
follow tIpst hl6ek - sss ~