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National Republican., 1873-06-05
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.PAPRRHANGiN0s, WINDOW SHADES,
embracing all grades Of PAperhAngines and
lnga, Chromos and Photographic. Picture
Frames, all styles and sizes, In Walnut, Gilt,
Velvet, &c.; Picture Cord and Tassela, Rings,
Nails, Gold Plated, Pinned and wlre Centre
Picture Cords, &c, n
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NnenI,. Cenianr I.InImeni

Has cured more wonderful cases OF rheumatism
breasts, burns, scalds, aaltrheum, &C., upon IN 0
human frame, and strains, SPAWN, gals, 4c.,
upon animals In one year, than all other pre-
The recipe Of the Lniment and oerti1cates OF
remarkable cures accompany each bottle, and
will be sent gratis 10 any one. II Ia no humbug.
swelling Il will not subdue, OF lameness ID will
not cure. No family or stock-owner can afford
10 be without Centaur Linlment White wrap.
per for family use; the Yellow wrapper for AMI
mails. J, b. ROSE Co..
50 broadway, New YORK.
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NfENENl hIIInlNO.

Primary No. v, Miss Laura Barney, teacher,
was taken In hand by Miss Mary Jane Patterson,
principal, At p;5O a. m; the pupils, wide-awake
set, were kept busy I'LL i2:ib, In reading and
spelling from the hrst reader; arithmetic, count
ing, adding by threes, fouTs and nVes TO 100
writing and reading numbers OF three figures 10
200 ; Romnn numbers under L, and going through
the entire course VI studies prescribed for the
grade. This school is very Interesting one,
OelnR composed OF % puplls-23 boys and %
giTla-all present except Two they did exceed
lngly well In all their studies the reading aud
spelling being especially worthy OF motto s--out
u class Of ~ boys not wOrd was mlsapelled
Miss Patterson was very thorough In the exam
nation, which fact adds additional interest 10
the nnal result. Tue teacher In charge, Miss
barney, Is palnstAking and conscientious In dis
charging the duties incumbent upon her, being
aWays ready u comply with that which VIII
Jest promote the H. y ~ herp > Narva-
rot Allen, HOllle Matthews, Ma aret Augusta,
Anna wilson anu rsOsSoa Lee AZ ass ',..g ~
apselal mention Tor deI'Ortnient and general tH-
cehence In study.
PRIMARY NO, s,
Miss \ 7, Jones, teacher, la likewise located In
,he stevens school building number Of scholar,
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40 NICE srHxla pRrus. 4lO
Pure lemon and raspberry syrups at 81 30 per
gallon at 40, nearly opposite the National
hotel. eo5t
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1. convenient @ IS. % ii he psees % 81 amasegeR
TURC0LRURSIAN BATHS; Also, MIDI.
GATED yAPOR BATHS FOR THE CURE OF
ALL SKIN DISEASES, AT DIR. sHEDDS, O01
National Republican., 1873-06-05

BOYS, BOYS, BOYS CLOTHING.
BOYS, BOYS, BOYS CLOTHING. !
BOYS, BOYS, BOYS CLoTHINu.
We make the BOYS TRADE an especial fea-
ture In our business, and parents may rely on
procuring at this establishment Boys Clothing
well cut, well made, well trimmed and durable.
NOAH wALIER Co,
ell Pennsylvania avenue,
81 Metropolitan Hotel Building
National Republican., 1873-06-05

NEW STRAW IiEr AND BoNsKr BikAcHRRY, To9
K street, near Seventh street. Work done with
care. Late from England.
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Miss l.. L. Lewis, teacher. This school Is also
located In the IoyeJoy building, and Ia composed
OF 81 bright little pupils, no OF whom were pres
ent at the examination yesterday, looking As
fresh and happy as could be imagined, they
seeming 10 regard II rather as gala day than As
one that was TO test their minds with matter
gone over the pas nine months. They were,
however, ready for the test, as was made very
apparent by the alacrlty with which they re-
sponded, together with the marked degree OF
accuracy which characterized the answers given.
The pupils were examined by Miss Grace Dyson,
In reading and spelling wonls from First Reader,
printing on states, arithmetic, counting and Adj
ing by ones TO one hundred, and by twOs and
threes to sixty, Arabic ngures TO one hundred
read At sight This room, a. In hrA fuckers,
presented Q very cheerful appearance, being
neatly and tastefully trimmed. The rhetorical
exercises were very good. Dialogue, by Charles
hamilton and Thomas Ford. was acceptably rem
deTsd; also, q recitation by Elizabeth jenkins.
The following named pupils were entered on the
roll OF honor for exemplary conduct: George
| Humphreys, Katie Colbert, John Jackson, Fran
| cls RrenneT, Jerry Davis, Emma keton, Thomas
Ford, Charles Hamilton, James johnson, Willie
Carroll, William Camel, Lucy johnson, Emma
| Pitcher and Alice Lewis. Time occupied In eN.
animation, three hours.
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GKsrIkNKss Double aud Single Breasted
Frock Goats, with Vest 10 match, made from
Dlagonals, English wOrstcd and Granite Coat
inga.
Tight Cashmere Pants, White Duck and Mar
Goods and Low Figures the motto Of
|..... NOAH WALKER Co.,
o. eli Pennsylyanln avenue,
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GnrIExEss BusnRs surs, ]
OF Our Own Manufacture, .... 80. '...... ..I
In Plain Colora, .. .. ..s. ... .. ..
In Broken Checks,
Ia Cheyolts, ..... ~
10 slk hixtures, q
In Blue Flannels,
| all At unusually low figures, for cash. Come
and realize the truth OF this assertion.
| NOAH WALKER a Co.,
st Gil Metropolitan Hotel Bnlldlng.
National Republican., 1873-06-05

CAsroRIA Is more than Substitute for Castol
OIL. IL Ia the only safe article In existence which
q certain 10 regulate the bowels, cure wind
cholie and produce natural sleep. II Is pleasan,
% take. No mon sleapless mother, or cryins
National Republican., 1873-06-05

was the next point OF observation, aud the
stables IN the vicinity used for that purpose were
visited. The law provides that there shall not
but several OF these stables contained three and
four. The health officer promptly Informed the
propriet0rs of the law, and notified them that
Of course, there was q demurrer, and a. the In
specting party left there was congress OF In
terested cOw-owners, excltediy discussing the
the parting shot given by the energetic Doctor
settled tee matter; "Thats the law, and II shall
be enforced"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-10-17
Theory OF Taking Cold.

Professor Rosenthal gives the fol-
lowing explanation Of the parhoge-
mic action of exposure to cold: Sup
pose an individual to have been
subjected to an elevated tempera-
ture, such as that Of ball room or
theatre, or to have engaged in vio-
lent exercise; the cutaneous vessels
are dilated, and in q state more or
less akin to paralysis, and in all
cases more slow to contract than u.s.
ual. If at this moment the same
person be exposed abruptly and
without any intermediate transition
OF q temperature, especially to a
current OF cold air, q considerable
loss OF heat will be observed upon
the surface Of the body. The blood
which has thus cooled externally
comes back into the internal organs
and cools them suddenly; which
circumrtance alone may, IN an or
gan predisposed to disease, become
the active cause of some severe ma
lady. The cutaneous vessels, on
their part, become contracted, driv-
ing out the blood which they con-
tanned, and thus produce kind of
hyperamia, which in itself may ex-
ercise q morbific action. This
cause, however, is usually only an
accessory one, at least in cases
where the temperature has been
much elevated. The vessels have
lost their tonicity, and do not cen.
tract suddenly. But if the danger
from collateral hyperemia is thus
diminished that from refrigeration
is increased.-Harper's Magazine.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-10-17

According to the Danbury Ne,cs,
Mrs. Lunt, the authoress, dined one
day with Thomas Bailey Aldrich,
in Cambridge, and "during the meal
the party fell to conversing Oh that
remarkable incident where young
man became infatuated with the au-
thor of certain popular articles
signed "Zoe," and at last rendered
the lady magnificent bracelet. 1t
then transpired. that the beautiful
woman of his Imagination was a
beardlcss boy. Mrs. Lunt suggest
cd that a very pretty story could be
made of the iucident, and Mr.. Aid.
rich said he would write it. But
the lady said she would write it.
Mr.. Aldrich admitted that the idea
was hers, but claimed the story for
himself, and much good-natured
banter followed. Some time after
Mr.. Lunt wrote to Mr.. Aldrich that
his wife had completed her story.
Mr.. Aldrich wrote back that he had
written his. But my wife's story
is IN type telcgraphed Mr.. Lunt.
SO is mine,' answered Mr.. Aldrich.
And that was the end of the discus
sion. In the coming month MADAM
Zabriskie' appeared in tho Atlantic
from the pen of Mr.. Aldrich, and
IAN Apple of the Dead Sea- appear.
ed in the Gala1y from the pen of
Mrs. Lunt."
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-10-17
Corsots Defended.

We know perfectly well that some
persons lace themselves too tight,
although it is not at present fash
ionablc to do 50. We know, too,
that many women have seriously
injured their health, while some
have sacrificed life itself on the
shrine of slender waist. But the
wearing Of the corset does not nec-
essarily, and in fact, does not COM
monty, end in tight lacing; while
lacing, and that too of very hurt
full sort, may be, and frequently is,
accomplished without the use of a
corset at all. We have seen mems
clothes worn as tightly as any cor
set ever was. The condemnation Of
tight lacing is perfectly just, Of
course, as everybody having the
smallest knowledge of anatomy
knows. But many who meyer lace
wear corscts, and derive great ben
eft from their use. 1t is certainly
very absurd to demand that these
people shall forego a comfort Civ
ing article of apparel merely be-
cause they could turn it into an in
strument of torture if they were
fools. They find that TO put the en-
tire weight of their clothing upon
their shoulders is to cause them
selves pain, and in order to divide
it they let part of their clothing de-
pend upon their hips for support.
10 do this without u corset it would
be necessary to wear the garments
altogether tighter about the waist
than they should be worn, and to
bind them around single narrow
zone, which would be both uncom.
Portable and unwisc. The corset,
however, distributes both the weight
and the pressure over the strong
muscles of the hips, and, rs it is
less yielding than the flesh, it obvi-
ates the necessity of tight waist
bands altogether. The corset, pro-
perly used, in other words, furnish
es the very best remedy for tight
lacing, particularly now that taper
waists have gone out OF fashion,
Hearth and Home.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-10-17
A Brief History II the Northern Pa
ciRc Railway.

The Northern Pacific raiIw ay en-
terprise, the chief cause Of the pres
ent suspension of the house of Jay
Cooke g. Co., originated in 1864.
Congress in that year adopting the
act Of incorporation and granting
land to aid in the construction of
railway and telegraph line from
Lake Superior to Puget sound. The
first meeting of the Board Of Com
missioncrs took place in Boston on
the lst Of September, 1864. The Of
ficers were instructed to open books
within ninety days in all the chiet
cities to receive subscriptions to
the capital stock. Stock books were
Immediately opened, and it was not
long until 100000, or 10000 shares
at $40 share, was subscribed. An
other meeting was held and the
present officers elected, Josiah Per-
ham being the President.
The work of surveying and con-
structing soon commenced, the sub
scription books, in the meantime,
being kept open. The charter
granted by Congress gave to the
company, for each mile of finished
road, twenty alternate sections of
public land leach section contain
ing $40 acres) on each side of the
line in the territories, and ten alter
nate sections in the State through
which it ran. This was equivalent
to 200 acres per mile in the Fer
ritories, and l2,8OO acres per mile
in the States. This land ofthc grant
accrued to the company, and were
patented to 1t by the Government
as rapidly as the road was compile,
ted in twenty-five mile sections, and
accepted by the President of the
United States. On the completion
of the main line and chartered
branch the company's grant was to
average about $4,000 acres per mile
of track, and the aggregate amount
of land covered by the grant was
between fifty and sixty million Of
acres. The charter further grant
ed to the company free right Of way
for the road and telegraph line
through the public domain to tie
extent of 400 feet in width, and all
necessary ground for stations, de-
pots, buildings, workshops, ma
chimes, switches, side-tracks, turn
ing-tables and water stations;
also, the right to take from the pub
lie land adjacent to the line earth.
stone and timber for construction.
The land grant embraces as rich
mineral deposits as are to be found
on the continent, consisting of gold,
silver, platinum, lead, tin, copper,
iron, rock salt and coal. There
were ample supplies of timber for
the construction of the road, which
traverses in Minnesota alone a hum
drcd miles Of torest.-RAiladelphia
Press.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-10-17
Captain Halls Death.

A special correspondent Of the
Tribune at Dundee, gives interest
ing details of the adventures of the
rescued crew of the Polaris. Bud.
dington and Schumann tell the sto-
ry OF Capt. Halls death, as follows:
Schumann, first engineer, says
that after his return from the Nor
thern slcdge journey, on coming in
to the cabin the Captain turned sick,
and after lying down, vomited a
great deal. He would not taste
anything at first, but aftcrward ask
cd for cup Of tea. He got tea, but
had no sooner partakcn of it than
the vomiting returned more violent
ly than before. About six hours
afterward he took delirium and con-
tinued in this condition three days.
On recovering his senses, however,
he grew better, got up, and wrote
up his journal. He also attended
to his other duties as if he had been
in his usual health; but he never
went out. In about ten days after
ward he was again seized, and got
worse and worse until the night Of
the 7th, when he became calm. See
ing DR.. Besscl near, he called him,
and sid, 81 am very much obliged
to you for the kindness you have
shown me, Doctor" After uttering
these words he relapsed, and in the
morning he was dead.
Capt. Buddington gives a brief
account of Halls death. lie says:
"On the cath Capt. Hall returned,
having reached bay. Not long
after his return Capt. Hall was ia
ken seriously i'll, and DR.. Bcssel
said the disease was apoplexy. For
two weeks he continued in bad
health, but now and again he would
rally and appear well, and then re-
lapse suddenly. On the morning Of
the sth he died, and OH the 10th we
buried him, half a mile to the south
Of the observatory. We were now
in u peculiarly embarrassing condi-
ton, but | considered it still our du-
ty to press toward the North Pole.
In consequence of some little differ
cnccs which had occurred before
Capt. Halls death, as we'll as the
novel position in which we now
found ourselves, the harmony which
had previously prevailed was now
more than once seriously broken.
On the 18th of November DR.. Bes-
sci drew up paper and asked me
to sign it, which l did. 1t was
repetition of the instructions given
by the Navy Department to Capt.
Hall, providing that should con-
tinuc as the sailing and ice master,
and control and direct the move
ments OF the vessel. DR.. Bcsscl to
continue chief of the scientific de-
partment." The paper concluded as
follows: "It is our intention to hon
or our flag, and to hoist it upon the
most northern point of the earth"
Buddington describes the separa-
tion from the Tyson party, and says:
"We kept up an anxious lookout all
the time IRON the masthead of our
vessel for signs Of the party, but
the sharpest eyes on the ship failed
to see aught of them. AS, however,
they had the boats, even to the lit
tie scow, we were in hopes they
would possibly be able yet to make
for us"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-10-17
The Thoughtfulness OF Wives.

You have probably noticed what
a thoughtful woman your wife is.
She never forgcts anything, and
when she goes down cellar after an
article she is sure to bring up some
thing else she may Ded. She calls
that "making her head save her
heels" Once in q while she may
neglect something, but that is be-
cause she has so much on her mind
that she can't think of everything
at once, and if some people had as
much to do and keep track of as she
has, there would be nothing done
at all. After she says this, it is
time you either left or busted your
self with something else. We never
knew man who continued the con.
versation to appear satisfied after
wards. She exhibits this thought
tulness in many ways, but more par
ticularly some night when you have
just got to bed, and neglected to
leave a match near the lamp. Then
she starts up with the examination:
81 declare ! forgot to set emptings
tonight, and there isn't only bread
enough for breakfast" So you get
up, and skim around Tor a match,
and, after securing o light, accom-
pany her to the kitchen, where you
hold the light while she goes thro'
the operations required in "setting
emptings." And after you have
stood around in your bare legs for
ten minutes, holding the lamp in one
hand and frequently slapping your
self with the other, you 60 back to
bed oppressed by the consciousness
that in some way you are response
BILE for the whole trouble. Dan6ury
Nescs.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-10-17
band of war, and when thus confis-
Gated becomes his own man." At

band of war, and when thus confis-
Gated becomes his own man." At
the first mention Of the phrase con-
traband of war, General Buffers
whole demeanor changed, his arms
fell upon the table before him, and
his head was thrown forward so
that l could not see his face, and SO
directed the most of my argument
at the top Of his head. Utter still
ness pervaded the room. AS 1
ceased speaking I glanced at d =
clock and saw that it was just IT
O'Clock. ! waited five minutes
General Butler neither moved nor
spoke; ten minctes-not word or
motion. The STAFF sat as silent and
motionless as statues. At last !
spoke:
"General Butter, have You any
further orders for me?''
"Oh! no, sir; no, sir. No, Cap
tain; you can go If you wish. /" This
in a voice as mild and gentle as a
sucking dove.
/ went. ea
The next day General Butler is.
sued a proclamation declaring the
negroes contraband of war and con.
tiscatcd to the United States.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-10-17
Some Of the Poor People that the Bro
ken Bankers Of Dubuque Ro3bed.

The cruelties attending the col
lapse of the Dubuque Savings Insti-
tuition are no doubt many since it
was principally the depository OF
the poor. We have heard of in
stances, which, perhaps, are but the
counterpart of a hundred others Of
equal poignancy.
p. Be, an old man, nearly
blind, with large family depend
ing on him, recently sold small
farm, the result ofyears savings, for
$500 which he deposited in the In
stitution. His sister, an elderly wo-
man now lying at the point of death,
at his instance, deposited all the
money she had, $500, there, also.
Should she die, which is more than
probable-betwecn them there is not
money enough to bury her.
Mr.. and Mrs. C--y, a worthy old
couple have been for years saving
out of his hard-earncd pittancc, do:-
lar by dollar, sum to buy them a
shelter and a home to spend the re-
naming years of life. The fixed
sum necessary to meet their ambi-
tion was 81, 900. The old lady was
made the custodian Of the fund. AS
the old gentleman could squeeze out
from their actual necessities dol
lar, he placed it in the hands of his
wife. Sometimes it was one dollar
sometimes two, and rarely greater
amount. Recently, in the course Of
long years Of strictest economy, the
$1,000 was gained. A few days be-
fore the bank was closed, while the
old gentleman was looking about
for place suitable, within the pow
cr of their capital to buy, the old la
dy became nervous over the keeping
Of her money at home subject to
burglars and. thieves, and quietly
slipped down to Mr.. Babbagc, with
out acQuainting her husband and de-
posted the money in the savings
bank.
Now the old lady is carrying q
load at her heart, for she has not the
courage to tell her husband that she
has so disposed of the gleanings,
and the old gentleman is without a
suspicion of the misfortune that has
befallcn him.
Another instance of similar cast
is that of Mrs. D., the wife Of a
poor laboring man, who has been
boarding up every possible dollar
through the summer, to buy his win
tcr's fuel. She had saycd up $50
by week before the savings bank
closed, and fearing she might lose
it if she carried it on her person, or
that it might be stolen or burned if
she kept it at home, deposited it in
the bank. Winter is near at hand
and her husband is without employ
ment, and that half hundred was
their all.
Mr.. M, an old man of sixty,
whose days have been spent in work
ing at laboring work, had by dint
of frugal economy saved about
$1,000. This was deposited in the
savings institution. Now, with eye
sight so frail that he cannot see to
read in the day time-and with
strength only sufficient to saw an
occasional cord of wood, he finds
himself impoverished and without
means to pay his daily board. He
had hoped that the savings of his
stronger days together with what he
might be able to earn by chores in
after life, would keep him until the
silent messenger should call him.
We might recite other similar in
stances, but these will suffice for the
present, to show what cruelties may
flow from mems bad actions.-Du-
buQue Times.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-10-17
Tho Invention Of the Steam boat.

When the little harbor at the
mouth of Sir Johns Run was still
more wild and lonely than now, Jas.
Rumscy, working bathtender at
Berkley Springs, launched upon it
a boat that he had invented, of no.
vel principle and propulsive force.
The force was steam, and Rumsey
had shown his model to Washing
ton in 1880. First discoyerers of
steam locomotion are turning up
every few months in embarrassing
numbers, but we cannot feel that
we haye right to suppress the
claims Of honest Rumsey, the pro-
tege of Washington. The dates are
said to be as follows: Rumsey
launched his steamboat here at Sir
Johns Run in 1884, before the Gen.
eral and throng of visitors from
the Springs; in 1888 John Fitch
launched another first steamboat on
the Delaware, and sent it success
fully up to Burlington; in 1907 Ro-
bert Fulton set third first steam
boat Oh the Hudson, the Clormont.
Rumsey's motion was obtained. by
the reaction of a current squirtcd
through the stern of the boat against
the water Of the river, the current
being pumped by steam. This ac-
ton, so primitive, so remote from
the principle of the engine now
used, seems hardly worthy to be
connected with the great revolu-
tionary invention Of steam travel;
yet Washington certified his opin.
ion that "lhe discovery is of vast
Importance, and may be of the
greatest usefulness in our inland
navigation" James Rumsey, with
just suspicion of the irritability OF
talent, accused Fitch Of "coming
pottering around" his Virginia
work bench and carrying off his
ideas, to be afterward developed in
Philadelphia. It is certain that the
development was great. Rumsey
died in England Of apoplexy, at a
public lecture, where he was ex
planning his contrivance.