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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-01-10

Samuel Ward & Co.. Proprietors, Boston,
For sale in st; Johnsbury by o. c. DOW, HOW
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-01-10

Many of our miSfortuneS are more
Supportahle than the comments of our
friends upon them.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-01-10
CALORIC ENGINE,

All our Presses are now driven by i new
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-03-07

lion, when it will fight, is a fearful
enemy. His motions showed too
plainly that he meant mischief. A
hundred thoughts flashed through
the lady's brain. She thought of
similar adventures she had read Of,
but no gallant young man was near
to save her as there should have
been. She was too far from camp
for her voice to be heard, if she
should shout, which she did not
dare to do, for fear her cries would
preclpitate the attack. Nor dare
she run for the same reason. She
thought Of what she had read Of the
power OF the human eye over ami
mails, and then she stared him in
the eyes.
But the lion commenced creeping
toward her, his eye glaring. The
young lady sank to the ground
hopeless of escaping. But deliv-
crer was at hand that she knew
nothing of. A mile or two down
the stream band OF Utcs were en-
camped, and itappears that the lion,
few hours before, had attempted
to make q meal out OF one OF their
ponies, but was driven off. Two or
three Of the Indians had followed
him with a dog and guns, and just
as the young lady sank swooning to
the ground the dog dashed upon the
scene, distracting the animals at
tention. A moment later and the
crack of 4 rifle broke the evening S
silence, and wounded, the animal
fled.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-03-07
From the New York Post.

From the New York Post.
1t is purely accidental that the
beginning of our Presidential term
of tour years and the beginning OF
our Congressional term Of two years
fell upon the 4,h Of March. The
old Continental Congress, by a res
olution passed on the 18th of Sep
tcmber, 1888, appointed the first
Wednesday of the next January for
the choice of Presidential electors,
the first Wednesday Of February for
the election of President and Vice
President, and the first Wednesday
of March as the time, and New
York as the place, for the organixa-
ton of the government under the
new Constitution. The first We'd
nesday of March, in 1879, happened
to be the 4th day of March; and as
by the Constitution, the President
is chosen for four years, and the
representative for two years, it fol-
lows, that, as their functions began
then on the 4th of March, they have
ever since terminated at midnight
on the Sd of March, without refer
ence to the day of the week. 1t
made no difference with these con-
stitutional conclusions, that practi-
cally Vice President Adams was
not inaugcrated till April 81, nor
President Washington till April 80,
1880. The delay was caused by the
non-appearance at the proper time
of quorum in either House of Con-
gress; the House having been able
first to organize March 80 and the
Senate April s; and they jointly
proceeded OH this latter day to
count and announce the votes for
President aud Vice President.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-03-07
The Essentials to Happiness Among
Married Folks.
From the I.ady's Journal.

From the Lady's Journal.
Dispositions differ to such an ex-
tent, that for two persons to live to-
gether happily for ten, twenty, or
thirty years, would seem incredible
did not occasional cases authenticate
the statement. By living together
happily, we do not understand a
calm, passive existence unbroken
by a single dissenting word or look,
because persons who succeed in
winning such reputation are inca
pacitatcd for happiness, since they
can adapt themselves to SO stupid a
mode OF living. Occasional differ
ences Of opinion indicate mutual vi
tality, and, when backed by common
sense and self.control, are no draw
back to a peaceful life.
Living together in its most impor-
tant relation-namely, the marital
is an art which can only ripen into
perfection through the possession
Of certain requisites on the part OF
the wife. Among these an even
temper, clear head, a certain pre-
tence Of giving in to the enemy
mind, only pretence-are the mos,
Important.
As wives, women can WELD the
sceptre, but must never let even the
tip end Of it be seen. The secre,
lies in quietly having it all thei,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-03-07
MARCH.

March. Its tree, Juniper. It's stone, Blood
stone. LIS motto, "Courage and strength In times
of danger. .'"-OM Saying.
In the gray dawning across the white lake.
Where the ice -humnocks in frozen waves break.
Mid the glittcring spears OF the far Northern
Like cavalry escort of steel coated kn ghts,
Spanning the winters cold gulf with an arch,
Over it. rampant, rides In the wild March.
GallOping, gallOping, gallOping in,
Into the world with u stir and din,
The north wind, the east wind, and west wind
Infringing Infringing the March's wild wealth
Hear his rough chant as be dashes along:
"Ho, ye March children, come list to my song!
bold outlaw am ! both to do aud to dare,
And fear not old Earth nor the Powers Of the
Air;
Winters dotard, and Summers prude,
But Spring loves me we'll, although am rude.
Falterng. lingering, listening Spring
Blushing she waits for the clang and the ring
or my swift horses hoof; then forward she
presses,
Repeliing, returning, my boist'rous caresses.
..The winds are unbound and loose in the sky,
Riotng. frolickinG, madly ON high;
Are ye able to cope with the North Winds strong
Welcome boldly his fierce grasp; twill do you NO
He knows the children of March are my own,
Sealed with my signet OF magic blood stone.
b. Blood stone. red lblOod-stone, green, dark
ana reu llSnt-
Blood is for ardOr and stone IL for might;
And the watch woro borne on by West Wind
the ranger,
Is. Courage and strength in the moment OF
danger
"Children of March, are ye strong. are ye strong!
Shame not the flag the West Wind bears along;
y ye men OF the March be ye firm the steel;
Q ye women of March! be ye loyal and eal-
Strong In your loving and strong in your hate,
Constant, like juniper, early and late.
Juniper, juniper juniper green,
Berries OF blue SET in glilering sheen,
In the winters cold snow in summers hot
spcndOr,
Exchanging, nnchanging, thou heart true and
Singing of juniper, forward he whrlcd,
Galioping, galloping on through the world.
And when, shivering. waking, the dull Day gazed
out
From her tower in the gray clouds, she head but
the shout
OF the riotous winds as they followed in glee,
On, on to the wooing in mad revelry.
Wooing, the wOoirg, the wooing of Spring
Here's a bold wooing that makes the woods
ring,
And thrills the leaf buds, though with snow
Oyerladen,
As March, the wild outlaw, bears off the
Spring maiden.
Constance F. WooIsoN. In Harpsr's Magazine
FOR Mar h.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-03-07
A Modern Leather Stocking Case.
From the Denver News.]

From the Denver Ncws.l
Last summer-as the Boulder pa
per tells the story-a young lady OF
that city joined party on trip t"
Middle Park. One evening while
the party were at Grand Lake, en-
joving the fishing and beautiful
scenery Of that favored spot, the
lady started alone for stroll down
the stream, hunting tor" specimens"
which abound there. Her interest
in the collection led her further and
further from the camp, until the sun
went down. The growing darkness
warned her to return. Gathering
up her treasures she was about to
90, when a cat-likc growl startled
her. Looking in the direction from
which it came, on the bank OF the
stream few feet above her, she
saw the crouched form Of puma,
or a Rocky Mountain lion. Lying
fiat upon the ground, with his tail
moving uncasily from side to side,
with the bristlcs on his back raised
like those Of an angry cat, and with
shining eyeballs, he was watching
his fair prey. The situation was
one which the stoutest hearted hun
+er would not have envied, for the
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-03-07

by the law of l845 the time for
choosing the Presidential electors
IS the Tuesday following the first
Monday in November in every
fourth year; the electors must cast
their ballots on the first Wednesday
IN December; their votes must all
be in by the first Wednesday in
January; they must be counted by
the two Houses on the second We'd
nesday in February; and the inau-
geration takes place, rather consti-
tutionally than legally, on the
fourth OF March. In the present
instance all these formalities have
now been gone through with, the
election has recently been declared,
and only the inauguration remains.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-03-07

much relaxation from the duties of
his onerous profession. The only
instance of the kind which Mr..
Weed can recall is the following
little note:
New York, July l6, Is45.-M.
Weed: I missed seeing you on
yesterday, being detained at home
by well-cleaning. write this line
only to ask when you and your folks
will probably come down and pass
q Saturday at my burnt-up place.
(My corn is looking like plug.to-
bacco.) Please send me three lines
at once, saying whether you can
come down next Saturday or the
next, or at any other time, or whelh-
err you wouldn't like to 90 down
with us to Rockaway. If you never
bathed in the sea by moonlight or
at sunrise in July, it is pleasure
you ought not to miss much longer.
Rockaway is magnificent mean
the ocean; there is nothing else there;
but for one night | know not its
equal.
Yours, HORACE GREELEY.
"In 1861" says Mr.. Weed, "Mr.
Greeley was a candidate for the
United States Senate, with William
M. Evarts as his strongest compct-
itor." In the caucus Greeley's vote
was constantly increasing until it
was apparent to Messrs. Morgan,
Weed and Evarts, who were watch
ing the proceedings from the execu
tive chamber, that without a change
of tactics Greeley would be nomi-
mated. After 4 hasty consultation
the nomination was "bcstowed" on
Judge Harris by the switching off of
the Evarts men, who received the
cue from the occupants of the exec
utive chamber. Mr.. Weed says,
"Many, however, who had aided in
the election of Judge Harris, lived
to regret it; first, because he proved
unworthy Of the confidence reposcd
in him; and next, because the qucs-
tion OF Mr.. Grceley's fitness or un-
fitness for the high positions he as
pired to would by his election have
been determined" Mr.. Greeley and
Mr.. Weed did not meet after the
meeting of the Chicago convention
in 1860, when the former made his
weight felt in strenuous opposition
to, and the final defeat Of the presi-
dental aspirations of William II.
Seward.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-03-07
The Airless Moon.

Among the illusions swept away
by modern science was the pleasant
fancy that the moon was habita-
BILE globe, like the earth, its surface
diversified with seas, lakes, contl-
nents, and islands, and varied forms
of vegetation. Theologians and
snponts gravely discussed the prob.
abilities of its being inhabited by a
race of sentient beings, with forms
and faculties like our own, and even
propounded schemes for opening
communication with them, in case
they existed. One of these was to
construct on the broad highlands OF
Asia a series of geometrlcal figures
on scale so gigantic as to be visi-
BILE from our planetary neighbor,
on the supposition that the moon
people would recognize the object,
and Immediately construct similar
figures in reply! Extravagant and
absurd as it may appear in the light
of modern knowledge, the establish
ment Of this Terrestrial and Lunar
Signal Service Bureau was treated
as a feasible scheme, although prac-
teal difficulties, which so often keep
men from making fools of them
selves, stood in the way Of actual
experiment; but the discussion was
kept up at intervals, until it was
discovered that ii there were people
in the moon they must be able to
live without breathing, eating or
drinking. Then it ceased.
There can be no life without air.
Beautiful to the eye of the distant
observer, the moon is a sepulchral
orb-a world OF death and silence.
No vegetation clothes its vast plains
of stony desolation, traversed by
monstrons crevasses, broken by
emo nous peaks that rise like gigan-
tic tombstones into space; no lovely
forms of cloud foat in the backness
of its sky. There daytime is only
night lighted by rayless sun.
There is no rosy dawn in the morn
ing, no twilight in the evening.
The nights are pitch dark. In day
time the solar beams are lost
against the jagged ridges, the sharp
points Of the rocks, or the steep
sides of profound abysses; and the
eye sees only grotesque shapes re
lieved against fantastic shadows
black as ink, with none of that
pleasant gradation and ditaslon OF
light, none OF the subtitle blending
of light and shadow, which make
the charm of a terrestrial landscape.
A faint conception OF the horrors OF
= lunar day may be formed from an
illustration representing Il landscape
taken in the moon in the centre OF
the mountainous region Of Aristar-
chus. There is no color, nothing
but dead white and black. The
rocks reflect passively the light OF
the sun; the craters and abysses re-
main wrapped in shade; fantastic
peaks rise like phantoms in their
glacial cemetery; the stars appear
like spots in the blackncss of space.
The moon is u dead world; she has
no atmosphere.-From "Earth and
Air." by s. S. CoNANr, i'll Xarper's
Magazine for Murch.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-03-07
Ice Boating on the Mississippi.

Three young men of our city,
having read OF ice boats, and ambi-
tious for ride upon such a craft,
improvised one, last evening, ! y
repairing to the river with pair
of bob-sleds, placing upon them Il
large dry goods box and elevating
above the whole large sail. On
spreading their canvas the brisk
wind prevailing put their novel
craft in motion and carried it over
the ice at a speed far exceeding
their expectations. One Of the par
ty gracefully bestrode the front bob
to act as tiller; another was proudly
perched upon the box, to steady
the mast and be on the lookout,
while the third ensconsed himself
behind the box, with his fairy-like
pedal extremity dragging on the ice
and serving as q rudder.
Everything went lovely for half
mile or SO, and our friends We're
growing exceedingly iubilant over
tHclf NouuSIlui SuCCSsS, WHeu tHcS
suddenly ran upon breakers IN the
way of a field of ice, causing their
ride to come to an ignominious end.
Their bobs were unceremoniously
divorced, one part going this way
ana the other that; the sail betook
itself on an arial journey and
brought up on various trees, from
whose tops its fragments wave like
pennants at sea; the box performed
sundry revolutions and distributed
itself generally over the ice, while
the pleasure seekers were impelled
with a sudden desire to indulge in
gymnastics, such as ground and
lofty tumbling, at the conclusion of
which they found themselves in at
titudes which would not be regard
ed as entirely becoming in public, a
quarter of 4 mile from each other,
with their mouths and ears full of
ice, their eyes full of tears and =
whole armament of stars, and their
heads full of-Eut let us drop the
curtain here. Suffice it that the
young men don't consider them
selves entire successes rs naviga-
tors on ice, and hope for better luck
next ,ime.-Nuscatine Journal.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-03-07

own way, taking good care to let
the enemy think he is master of the
position. We use the word enemy
here to imply not enmity of Husband
and wife, but Of man to woman's
assumption of superiority.
There are genuine good hus-
bands, and there are opposite ex-
tretnes. These latter can be forced
to be good husbands, in spite of
themselves. Men possess less stam-
ina than is generally credited to
them, and are so easily moulded by
feminine influence, that a good,
loving wife can ennoble the most
hardened specimen of a husband if
she studies his peculiarities and lays
siege to them.
There are irritable men by nature
who are denied the privilege of be-
ing irritable. There are penurious
men, whose houses overflow with
every luxury money can purchase.
They cannot understand themselves;
they suspect this undertow Of pow
er, but it is too st, ong for them.-
They can find no reasonable cause
OF complaint; their homes are mod
els OF attractive comfort; they love
to dwell therein; they pine tor them
when absent. Their slippers are
always ready for their weary feet
at night; the biscuits are nowhere
so light. the coffee nowhere so de-
lectable, as at their own cosy break
fast table; they are the happiest of
men, all because their wives have
the sense to apply military tactics
to the household regime, and reap
the reward Of their management by
living peacefully Will. men, who, in
the hands of less skilful women,
would be simply detestable.
Without any disparagement of
the opposite sex-utterly discounte
nancing Mrs. Caudle, Xantippe, and
similar viragos-we do protest
against any woman meriting a hus-
band till she knows how to manage
one.
An old lady once remarked to us:
eff you ever have a husband, re-
member three separate adyices,
which | have learned from expert
ence. Never question him about
his business until he first breaches
the subject; never trouble him with
domestic affairs when YOU see q
shadow on his face; and last, but
not least, always have his dinner
smoking hot i'll the very nick of
time"
Matrimonial felicity would be
strikingly enhanced were these sem
sible advices accepted and followed
not in the delusion that man is 4
demi- god to be fawued on and fiat
tered, but Il most complex mixture
Of good and evil. Simply held in
durance, a formidable beast; but
rightly managed, blessing to the
family circle-a blessing to the
world.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-03-07
Glenwoud has a sensation III the

Glenwoud has a sensation III the
shape Of human skeleton, found
by y wood chopper on cutting down
Il hollow tree. Indications are that
it had been there a hundred years
or so. Evidently some noble red
man had climbed the tree to the
spot where the body torked, and
where ut the fork the hollow in the
tree came through to the outer air,
he had slipped in, and starved to
death. The "fricnds of the de-
ceased" can have the remains on
application.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-03-07

TTORNEY AT LAW, Notary Public, and
n Justice Of the Peace. Office, south side OF
Main st, over King s Kenyons hardware store,
Independence. will make collections, pay TAX
e. take Acknowledgements buy and sell Real Es-
:ate, and do all other business required OF an
cont 19v1
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-03-07
Business Cards
E. M. BISSELL
O, H. p. ROSZELL,

TTORNEY AT LAW AND COLLECTING
~ AGENT will practice in the several Courts
of the County and District SPECIAL ATTENTION
GIVEN TO Coil scrIoxs. Office over King s Ken
In5.nendcnce Iowa. Jan. I, 1878, 26-n
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-03-07

4 TroRNEY AT LAW and General Land Agent,
n Independence. Iowa. Office in Wilcox Blk.
Particular attention given to Collections, and Re-
nittances promptly made.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-03-07
JAMES M. WEART

4 TTORNEY AT LAW, Notary Public and
II Claim Agent. Office in Wilcox's New
lock, up stairs, Independence, Iowa. Fly
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-03-07
j. S WOODWARD,

A TTORNEY AT LAW and Real Estate Agent
n once over King & kenyon's Hardware
store, Main Street, Inde ,endence, Iowa. 33-tf
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-03-07
n w RRuCKART.
D. S. LEE,

TTORNEY AT LAW, Independence, Iowa.
n Oficc with W. II. Jo.lin, IN wilcox blocR.
Consultations in English and German layl
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-03-07
JUSTIN E. COOK,
w. G.. ]. b. DONNAN,
L. w. HART.

r AW, CONVEYANCING, WAR CLAIM. AND
IL Land Agency Offlce. Office in Leytzs's
Block In dependence, Iowa.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-03-07
r NJ HINT
nr H. n. HINT,

I licensed AUCTIONEER, Independence. To-
! wa. Will sell Real Estate and Personal Prop
,rty. of every description. Satisfaction Guaran-
.eed
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-03-07
D. u. HOLDRIDGE.

4 TTORNEY AT LAW, Notary Public and Land
n Agent. Office in c. W. Taylor's new build
lag, opposite the Post ONCE, Independence,
Isw2.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-12-13
from the first ward.


Questions will occupy the attention
Of our next Board Of Mayor and Al
dermen which will effect the future
Of our city in cmbryo-a dangerous
epoch in life-and it behooves Us as
sensible people, looking well to our
interest, 10 select good men TO COM
pose it. Let us of the first ward,
not be behind tho other wards, in
the selection of capable and efficient
men.
1t is understood that neither OF
our present Representatives, desire
reelection, and besides, rotation in
office, is well at all timcs.
p. ID. w. Conger, lives III the
East, and j. G. Pybas, in the West
end of the 1st ward. Their names
have been suggested for, and they
have signiiied their willingness to
accept the offices. They are capable
and efficient men; good enough-lets
elect them, and not risk the chance
of getting worse, by dividing our
strength between good men. If any
man feels oppressed with the belief
that we cannot do without him, let
him try it Just one year. The voters
will risk il if he will. Who don't
believe this? Let him run, and we
will see.
VOTFRs OF TIE FIRST WARD.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-12-13
FOREIGN NEWS.

LONDON, Dee. 1.-The German
Emperor is reported to be in a
weak state of health, all represen-
tation to the contrary notwithstan-
ing. He has to be wheeled from
mis- bed TO the table.
\ Hcrald's Havana special says:
The American consulate is quietly
guarded by troops. An attempt
was made Thursday night TO burn
the Yirginius.
MADRID, Dee. S.-The Minister
of War reports that the reserve re-
Gently called out numbers 10000
men.
ROME, Dec. S.-Tho Pope is a.
gain indispOsed.
Minister Sicklcs has rendered his
resignation as Minister to Spain.
The Captain General of Cuba has
resigned, or at least such is the re-
port.
The Spanish-Amerlcan imbro-
Clio is still threatening. Tho ca
ban authorities seem to be unable
to enforce the terms of the prOtO-
col. However the dispatches are
conflicting, not to say unintclligi-
bic.
LATEST.
Marshal Bazaine, to the surprise
of all who have read the evidence
in his case, was found guilty of the
charge of the capitulatiOn o. the ar
my of Metz, in open field, without
doing all that was prescribed by
honor and duty to avoid surrender,
and unanimously condemned him to
death, and 10 be degraded from his
rank previous to his execution. AL
the members of the Court signed an
appeal for mercy.