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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-06-21

every other consideration, accepted
the invitation.
/ believe that there were several
young gentlemen and ladies at this
picnic, and that smoewherc or other
we had a sumptuous rcpast, but in
my eyes there was nobody there but
Clara, and she was all that desired.
I can never describe the pleasure of
roaming with her through the
woods, gathering new species of
ferns, and explaining to her their
names and nature, the ecstasy OF
assisting her to cross a brook which
stopped our progress, or tho sorrow
with which we separated when night
came and was oblighed to go on
my way.
Having proceeded thus far in my
story, | draw my chair close to the
cheerful fire, and read what | have
written. AS | read the door opens
and my wife enters the room. Lay
ing her hand upon my shoulder, she
scans the pages, and, asccrtaining
what their contents are, commences
such q denunciation of my foolish
ness, that, even as she stopped her
fothcr's tongue the first day that we
met, I am obliged to put stop to
hers, and so conclude her lecture
and my story.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-06-21
LAWS OF IOWA.
PUBLISHED EY AUTHORITY.
CHAPTER 215.

AN ACT to provide for the publication
and distribution of the laws Of the reg
ular session of the Fourteenth General
Assembly
SECTION 1. BE it enacted By the Gen
eral assembly Of the State Of Iora, That
Immediately after adjournment Of this
session Of the Fourteenth General Assem-
bly,, the Secretary of State shall prepare
a copy Of all the laws, joint resolutions,
and memorials, passed thereat, arranging
them into chapters, and dividing them
into two series or parts, one Of said parts
to contain all the general or public laws
of the session, and the other part to con-
tain all the private, local and temporary
laws, with the joint resolutions and me-
MORALS, such division to be approved by
the Attorney General. The chapters
Of each part shall be numbered separate
ly in the order Of their approval, and
provided with marginal references, and
each part furnished with complete in
dex, and bound separately in the usual
style. The Secretary Of State shall fur
nish said copy to the State Printer as
fast as may be necessary to enable him to
complete the printing within thirty days
after the adjournment, and the copy for
the index shall be furnished the State
Printer within ten days after the last
form Of the laws is printed.
SEC. 2. The State Printer shall print
twenty thousand copies of the general or
public laws, and five thousand copies of
the private, local and temporary laws,
and have the same completed, except the
index, within thirty days after tho ad-
journmcnt, and the index shall be COM
plotted within five days after receiving
the copy, and he shall deliver the sheets
as printed to the State Binder as fast as
ready for folding.
SEC. 8. The State Binder shall com.
plete the binding Of the laws in two parts
and in the usual style, within thirty days
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-06-21
Origin of FOolscap Paper.

The term foolscap, to designate a
kind of paper, no doubt has puz-
zled many an inquirer. The origin
is not only amusing, but historical.
Charles I. of England, granted nu-
merous monopolies for the support
of the Government. Among others
was the manufacture ofpapcr. The
water-mark of the finest sort was
the royal arms Of England. The
consumption of this article was
great, and large fortunes were made
by those who had purchased the ex-
elusive right to vend it. This,
among other monopolies, was set
aside by the Parliament that brought
Charles I. to the scatfold; and, by
way of showing contempt for the
King, they ordered the royal arms
to be taken from the paper, and a
fool, with his cap and bells, to be
substituted. 1t is now over two
hundred years since the fools cap
was taken from the paper, but still
the paper Of the size which the
Rump Parliament ordered for their
journals, bears the name of the wat
er-mark placed there as an indigni-
ty to Charles.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-06-21
ED WRIGHT,
Secretary of State.
CHATTER al.

AN ACT to amend chapter 113 acts of
the Twelfth General Assembly, entitled
An Act to protect Game.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Iowa, That
chapter 113 of the laws of the Twelfth
General Assembly are hereby amended
by striking out the word first in the
sixth line of section one Of said chapter,
and insert the word fifteenth therefor;
also strike ont the first and second pro-
visos, and insert the following therefor
"Prorided, except on his own premises,
it shall be unlawful for any person to net,
ensnare or trap any Of said game; and
prOeided further, that, except on his own
premises, it shall be unlawful for any
person to shoot, kill, net, ensnare or trap
any quail, at any time of the year; and
proeided, further, that it shall be unlaw-
full for any person to kill, ensnare or trap
any beaver, mink, otter or muskrat, be-
tween the first day of April and the first
day Of November in each year, except
that it shall be lawful to shoot quail on
the premises of another within the time
designated in the act to which this act is
an amendment, with the consent of the
owner or occupant thereof"
Approved, April "a, 1872
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-06-21
CHAPTER els.

AN ACT fixing the compensation Of
members of the General Assembly, and
of officers and employees thereof.
SECTION 1. BE it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Iowa, That
the compensation Of members, officers
and employees Of future General Assem-
blics shall be as follows: To every men,
Der for each regular session, five hundred
and fifty dollars, and for each extra and
adjourned session, the same compensation
per diem while in session, to be ascer-
pensation Of the members of the General
Assembly at the next preceding regular
session, and for every twenty miles in 60
ing to and returning from the place
where the General Assembly is held by
the nearest travelled rontc, three dollars.
To the Secretary Of the Senate and the
Chief Clerk of the House, each eight dol
lars per day; to the Assistant Clerks of
the House, and Assistant Secretaries of
the Senate, each seven dollars per day
to the Engrossing and Enrolling Clerks,
each five dollars per day; to the Ser
geants-at-Arms, Doorkcepers, Janitors,
Postmasters, Mail Carriers, and their AS
sistants, each four dollars per day; to
the clerks of committees, each three dol
lars per day; to the Messengers and Pa
pcrfoldcrs, each two dollars per day.
SEC. 2. That the above shall be the
only and full compensation to such mem
bers, officers and employees, and no al
lowance Of stationery, postage, newspa-
pcrs or other perQuisites shall be made
except the stationery necessary for tho
clerks aforesaid.
Approved, April "a, 1879.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-06-21
A Boys Opinion of a Cat.

The City Item of Philadelphia
has the following beautiful compo-
sition by boy Of five years Old
His parents think him to smart too
live long:
"Of all hairy insects the cat is
the animalest. A good cat is hard
to die. 1t has two eyes, and a tail,
and one head on the bow end, and
q leg on eadh outside corner of its
body. It's body has four corners,
two of which is behind. A cat has
kittens, that is, if it is kitten cat.
A Il. Cat has no kittens to mews.
They eat balls yarn, and play with
mice, but are not so sweet as roses,
that is, fresh ones. Some folks like
cats, but hucklebcrry dumplings
are better. Father wears a stove
pipe hat on Sunday, and Aunt Polly
had twins last summer. A black
Cat don't chew so much tobacco as
q member of Congress, but spits
more when he is mad. Syrup OF
squills will make a cat hum, but
turpentine is better for the hair
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-06-21
Mr.. pleasant. June u.

SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The second day of the Iowa Press
Convention was attended by over
one hundred editors Of the Press,
the different sections of the State
being well represented.
The forenoon session was occu-
pied with business discussions, and
the election and installment of Off
GERS. The following are the new
officers, all of whom were elected
by acclamation:
President, I. p. Treynor, Council
Bluffs Nonparcil; Vice President,
Judge Toman, Independence Bulle-
tin; Secretary, AL. Swain, Jefferson
Bee; Treasurer, J. w. Rogers,
West Union Gazette; Executive
Committee, Col. Leach, Cedar Rap
ids Republican, Capt. Rathbun, Ma
rion Register, John Mahan, Musca-
tine Journal.
Cedar Rapids was fixed upon as
the place for holding the next Con-
vcntion.
The afternoon was spent in visit
ing the Iowa Hospital for the Insane,
Iowa Wesleyan University, Mt.
Pleasant Female Seminary, and the
different objects Of interest in and
around the city.
At the evening session the annual
address was delivered by Samuel
Nj. Clark, of the Keokuk Gate
City. Subject: Journalism, Pro-
fession or Craft, Which," The ad-
dress was one Of great excellence,
delivered finely, and was we'll re-
ceived by the Convention.
Following the Convention was a
grand banquet, given by the citi-
zens of Mt. Pleasant. 1t was an af-
fair Of regal hospitality, and the
great social feature of the occasion
was that the people of Mt. Pleasant
have entertained their editorial Wis
itors magniicently.
Tomorrow morning at s O'Clock
an excursion party will start to Salt
Lake City. Some fifty or sixty ed
itors and their wives will go upon
the trip. They will be gone six OF
eight days.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-06-21
CHAPTER ZIG.
AN ACT supplemental to an act provi-
ding for the permanent location of the
Iowa Roforp, School

AN ACT supplemental to an act provi-
ding for the permanent location of the
Iowa Reform School,
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly OF the State Of Iowa, That
the board of trustees of the Iowa Reform
School, while employed in locating and
experimenting the erection of buildings
for said school, shall receive the sum Of
three dollars per day and their actual
travelling expenses, the amount due each
trustee to be certified to by the President
and Secretary of said board
SEC. 2. The treasurer of said board of
trustees shall give bond in sufficient
amount, to be approved by the Census
Board.
Sec. g. This act being deemed Of i'm
mediate Importance, shall take effect and
be in force from and after its publication
in the State Register and State Leader,
newspapers published in Des Moines,
Iowa.
Approved, April "a, 1912.
/ hereby certify that the foregoing act
was published in the Daily Iowa State
Register, May 1, and Daily State Leader,
May 2, 1872.
ED WRIGHT,
Secretary OF State
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-06-21
NEARING THE SHORE.
BY LAURA LAKEWOOD.

An old man sits in worn arm chair,
White as snow is his thin, soft hair,
Furrowed his check by time and care,
And back and forth he sways;
There's far away look in his dim, dim eye,
Which tells OF the thoughts of the long gone by,
For he sits once more meath cloudless sky,
And in childhood merrily plays.
He rests his check on the head of his cane,
And happily, smilingly dreams over again
OF that home, the brook, the meadow, the lane,
Dreams all with a vision clear;
Then childhood yields unto manhOod's place,
And he looks once more in bright, bright face,
And down in the starry eyes he can trace
love remembered and dear.
Then he wakes and sighs: at seems but dream
Or the shimmering glow of the suns last beam,
But tits pleasant to think it DER,
That youth was sweet but now ia past,
Those days OF love were too precious to last,
But over yondcr their pleasures are cast,
And am nearing that Shore"
He is gliding on in his little boat,
But echo full oft brings n well-known note
From the land he has left behind;
But time will row back for him no more,
And he gaZes away to that other shore,
And knows when this voyage of life shall be O7cI
That his dream beyond he will find.
The seeds of good which in youth we SOW,
Adown thro' the isles of the future will grow,
And shed on age beautiful glow,
AS they come in memOry's CLEANS;
Loved faces will come to Il dimming sight,
Sweet words will echo in day dreams bright,
And circle old age with their halOs of light,
As they mingle in beautiful dreams.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-06-21

what as frolicsome schoolbOys re-
member we have much severer
school to attend. In contrast with
the dark shades of our life we have
some days with silver Innings, and
the present is one which we shall
not forget. Your handsome city,
its fame as the seat of one of the
most successful schools of learning
the beauty of mind and person of
your women, and the integrity Of
your men-togcthcr with the pro-
verbal morality and hospitality of
your community, are known as
household words all over our State,
and far beyond it's borders.
"You have alluded, Mr.. Mayor, to
the power and influence Of the press
in the formation of our glorious
State, in which you have dwelt
thirty-three years, and twenty-sev-
cn years. While I would not dis
parage the power of the press, I am
free to say that to no one influence
can we attribute it's marvellous
growth and prosperity. 1t has been
accomplished by the combined cf.
forts of our people working to a
common end. The great secret is,
we have all pulled together. Even
before the organization of our State
the common school system went
hand in hand with agriculture over
our broad and rich prairies The
Press followed, and what agricul-
ture did, what education accom-
plished, the Press recorded. All
over our glorious country, and be-
yond the confines of the ocean, the
magnificenec of the State whose "af.
tections, like the rivers on her bor-
ders, flow to an inseparable Union,"
was heralded by the Press, and IN
marvelously short time our popula-
tion has increased to nearly 1,5OO,-
600 industrious and entcrprising
people.
'But, Mr.. Mayor, it is not my in
tention to culogize our beloved State.
| leave that to ADLER hands and more
eloquent tongues. Allow me to
again thank you for the cordial
greeting given us to-day"
Invitations were received from
the President of the Iowa Wesleyan
University, the Superintendent of
the Insane Hospital, and from the
President Of the Board of Trustees
Of the Mt. Pleasant Female Semina-
ry, asking the Association to visit
the various institutions under their
charge. All Of which were accept
ed.
a rambling discussion ensued on
some resolutions in regard to ad-
vertising, subscriptions, etc., which
were referred to the Business Com
mittce.
Mcssrs. Toman, Snyder and Men
dial were appointed COMMITTEE
on Finance.
The Association then adjourned
until ten o'clock this morning.
This forenoon the remainder of
the business of the Association will
be closed up. In the afternoon we
visit the various institutions and
prominent places of the city, and to-
night grand banquet takes place.
Tomorrow morning at s o'clock
we ego west" will arrive at Council
Bluffs at 10 p. m., and Friday morn
ing we leave Omaha for Salt Lake
City.
We are meeting with right roy
al reception from the kind people of
this city, who are using every effort
in their power to make our visit
pleasant and agreeable.
BARNACLE.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-06-21
DO AS NEAR RIGHT AS YOU CAN

The world stretches widely before you,
field for your muscle and brain;
And though clouds may often float DER you,
And often come tempests and rain,
BE fearless Of storms which o'ertal YOU
Push forward through ali like man
Good fortune will never forsake you
IfyOu do as near right as You cay.
Remember, the WILL to do rightly,
If used, will the evil confound;
Live daily by conscience, that nightly
Your sleep may be peaceful and sound.
In contests of right never waver-
Let honesty shape every plan,
And life will of Paradise SAVIOR,
Ifyou do as near right as you can.
Though foes darkest scandal may spec.
And strive with their shrewdest of tact
To injure your fame, never heed,
But justly and honestly act;
And ask of the Ruler of Heaven
To save your fair name as man,
And all that you ask will be given,
you do rs near right as you can.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-06-21

Mother cut her finger on tho fiat
iron and laid it to the cat-then
father walloped her. ran behind
the hen-coop and squatted. The
new minister came over to our
house yesterday and sat down on his
new trowscrs in chair full of
young cats. He spilled 'em bad
If had red pig to play with I'd
lend you my Sunday School book.
a cat has a lap in her mouth. Moth
er's lap amt. Did you ever see a
cat hold a box Of pills OH the end
Of her tail? A sewing machine
runs, but not so easy as cat. That
is all / know of her.
Tunc Crvy~-r,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-06-21
SIGN OF
The Big Hat F!

-O 10 ~o :
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 Gas usuaD, we
solicit a share of your patronage.
To the Gents-remember 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, 1872-06-21
Tho Sin Of Borrowing Trouble.

Such habit of mind and heart is
wrong because it puts one into de-
spondency that ill fits him for duty.
l planted two rose-bushes in my
garden; the one thrived beautifully,
the other perished. l found the
dead one on the shady side of the
house. Our dispositions, like our
plants, need sunshine. Expectancy
of repulse is the cause Of many sec
ular and religious failures. Fear Of
bankruptcy has uptorn many fine
business, and sent the man lodging
among the note shavers. Fear Of
SANDER and abuse has often invited
all long-beaked vultures Of back
biting. Many of the misfortunes of
life, like hyenas, flee if you courage
ously meet them. How poorly pre-
pared for religious duty is man
who sits down under the gloom Of
expected misfortune! If he prays,
he say: "I do not think l shall be
answered" If he gives, he says:
81 expect they will steal the money"
Helen Chalmers told me that her
father, Thos. Chalmers in the dark
est hour Of the history of the Free
Church of Scotland, and when the
woes of the land seemed to weigh
upon her heart, said to his children:
"Come, let us 60 out and play ball
or fly kite,' and the only difficulty
in the play was that the children
could not keep up with their father.
The McCheynes and the Summer
fields of the Church who did the
most good, cultivated sunlight.
Away with the horrors! They dis
till poison; they dig graves; and if
they could climb so high they
would drown the rejoicing of hea-
ven with sobs and wailing.-Rer.
Z. DE Wit Zdlnu0ye.
E~ca1lonf AduSno
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-06-21
Excellent Advice.

Look most to your spending. No
matter what comes in, if more goes
out yon will always be poor. The
art is not in making money, but in
keeping it; little expenses, like mice
in a barn, when there are many,
make great waste. Hair by hair
heads grow bald, straw by straw
the thatch goes off the cottage, and
drop by drop the rain comes into
the chamber. A barrel is soon
empty if the tap leaks but a drop a
minute. When you mean to save,
begin with your mouth; many
thieves pass down the red lane
The ale jug is great waste. In all
other things keep within compass.
Never stretch your legs farther than
the blanket will reach, or you will
soon be cold. In clothes, choose
suitable and lasting stuff, and not
tawdry tinerics. A fool may make
money, but it needs wise man to
spend it. Remember, it is easier
to build two chimneys than to keep
one going. If you give all to back
and board, there is nothing left for
the savings bank. Fare hard and
work hard while you are young, and
you will have a chance to rest when
YOU are old.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-06-21

AN ACT to amend chapter 113 acts of
the Twelfth General Assembly, entitled
An Act to Drntant Gamp
The Shasta courier., 1872-04-13
POLL TAXES.

By the present Law the Assessor is made Col
lector of Poll Taxes and all persons liable to pay
such tax cited to the following provisions of
the law:
Sec. 1889. Every male inhabitant of this State
over q and under 60 years of age (not exempt by
law). must pay poll tax of$2
Sec. 3,S40. Poll-ta must be collected by the
Assessor between the second Monday in January
and the second Monday of October in each year.
Sec. 1850. The amount of the poll tax, with so
per cent in addition thereto constitutes from the
second Monday in October lien upon the other
property assessed to such person, and must be col
lected in the same manner and at the same time as
taxes upon his property are COLLECTED.
Sec. 3,S48. Every person. indebted to one who
neglects refuses after demand. to pay poll tax
becomes liable therefore, and must pay the same
for such other person after service upon him by
the Collector of notice in writing, stating the
name of such person.
Sec. $3.50. Every person paying the poll tax
of another may deduct the same from any indebt-
edness to such other person.
Sec. 3,846. The Assessor may collect the poll
tax from any person liable therefor by seizure and
sale of any personal property owned by such per-
son.
Sec. 1881. The proceeds of the poll tax must
be paid into the School Pund Of the county.
D. @. OSBURNB, Assessor.
April 8, 1872.
The Shasta courier., 1872-04-13

According to a Berlin newspaper, two
urtaitltul builders-a mason and car
pen,er have come to legal grief in that
city. They undertook to construct &
house, and they did it after so negligent q
fashion that the said house speedily
tumbled down. Wherefore the mason ano
carpenter have been sent to Jail for eigh
teen montl s. 1t would be too much for US
to expect like dispensatiou of Justice in
such cases in this country; but could moi
we have a sort of partial provision fol-
pun shing at lea,t the builders of untrust
worthy meeting houses?
The Shasta courier., 1872-04-13

PIcH QUARTZ-Dr. Bottsiord, of Hay
Fork, kas discovered an exceedingly rict
quartz ledge on East Hay Fork. A sam
pie, sent to Sa Francisco to be tested. as
sayed fourteen hundred and fifty odd dol
lars to the ton in gold and silver, yielding
Sl55 per ton in silver. Bottsford has
taken quantity of the rock to Piety Hill
in Shasta county, to test it BY mill process
The fact is dea onstrated that there II
fabulously rich ore in that section.-Trini
ty Journal.
The Shasta courier., 1872-04-13

EASTERN QUAIL-On the 18th o'
March Mr.. Badlam received one dozer
Eas ern quail from the acclimatizing socie
tv Of San Francisco. and gave them thei'
liberty on the hotel grounds Yesterday
we were shown the entire covey within six
hundred yards Of the place where they
we're released They have paired off and
unless some pot hunting vaudals shoot
them, we may expect great and rapid
improvement in the stock Of our favoritt
game. The Eastern quail breed twice
each season, and are considered mncl
better game than our California quail
TCalstoga Tribune.