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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-19
Getting into n Passion.


From Dlackwoods Magazine.
He must be dull fellow indeed
who has not something clever to
say when in passion. If man
has any wit III him, perfect unre-
straint brings it out; hence comedy
and farce dep nd much upon tenn
per for their livliest scenes. Passion
makes q man unaffected. Nobody
is more himself than when he loses
himself. Sheridan makes all his
people too witty for nature; but we
acknowledge our kindred with Sir
Anthony in q rage rather than with
Acres in cool blood; his new sys-
tenn Of oaths is beyond us, but we
can recall occasions when we felt it
easy to speak our minds, when pas
sion gave us the feeling of some
thing more like eloquencs than we
had known before, and vocabula-
ry became ours that in our passive
moments we have sought after in
vain. How readily his periods flow,
how expansive his ideas! "Take
care; the patience of saint may be
overcome at last! but mark, l give
you six hours and a half to consider
Of this; if then you agree, without
any condition, to do anything on
earth that l choose, why, may in
time forgive you-if not, don't enter
the same hemisphere with me, but
get an atmosphere and a sun of your
own. III strip you of your COM
mission; III lodge tive-and-three-
pence in the hands Of trustees, and
you shall live on the interest. I'll
d sown you; I'll disinherit you, and
hang me if ever call you Jack
acainw Nor need we consider his
reference to sun and atmosphere rs
beyond the stretch Of our imagina-
ton, if the rage be but high enough
the same attire-the black dress
coat in which he hurried from house
to house in Mayfair. Yet he never
had q serious illness till his last.
There was not a day, probably not
an hour, when he could not boast of
the mems sana in corpore sano; and
without headache or heartache, he
attained the extraordinary age Of
eighty-six.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-19

There is young lady in this city
who is having moro than her share
Of trouble-perhaps because she ia
having more than her share OF
beaux. A day or two ago one OF
her admirers called to spend the
evening. Shortly after the young
folks got nicely located, the girls
mother dropped into the parlor and
fell to telling 4 long yarn. She sat
directly in front of the young couple,
and the daughter discovered that
her mothers dress was open in
front, and Immediately inaugurated
series of wlnks and motions, in
hopes Of attracting her mothers at.
tention to the fact. But the mother
who thought that the daughter was
doubling her story, said, "You may
wink as much as you please, bu,
every word is true" The daugh.
ter ''lit out" and the old lady finish.
ed her story.-ISiour City Journal.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-19
THE PEACE COMMISSION.
A Pi.Ute Pastoral.

II was peace commissioner,
And his garb was eOber drab;
His hair was long and white, and he
Economized his CAB.
In short, he was reticent,
And inOfcnsiyc slab.
His style was philanthropic,
And he bore carpet-bag,
In which he stored his tracts and soap,
Aud other peaceful swag,
Which Indians patrOnize when war
And cattle-stealing lag.
Long they sat in solemn council,
The agent and the red,
Mildly talking fabby virtue
Till the sachem shook his head,
As with doubt and dim suspicion;
Then he grunttd low and said
Not with eloquence of nature
Not In metaphOric style,
But in simpler frontier lingo,
+" Ma a.ree-trow-zis: want some whisky;
Injun empty; driuk pile"
Then that meek and lowly Quaker
demonstrated with tear;
Spoke of fire water and ruin
With elOQuence severe
Said, quite feelingly, that whisky
Was foe most insincere.
Spakc once more the child of nature,
Keeping down his growing bile,
" Has my brother brought tobacco
Il there powder in his pile 2"
But the honest agent answered ~ ~
\ .tsWith Aa ansuspscfing smile:
" Had my variegated brother
Ever studied Mr. Trask,
He would never, am certain,
Such foolish question ask.
Read these pamphlets; they will teach you
In the light of truth to back.
Powder have none-nOr whisky,
Nor the brain n-dcstroying leaf;
But of moral tracts and stories
have many for the chief"
Then the Indian. weeping sadly,
Said it caused him bitter grief;
That his moral sense compelled him
To extract his brothers hair;
Which he did with nice precision
And a sadden- stricken air;
And that hopeful peace commission,
Terminated then and there.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-19

tTHCtIon was Tue vile OF some Se01-
tor or Representative, who was vir-
tually the queen Of the establish
ment. Was it to be wondered at
that SO many Congressman used to
pass the evenings in "fghting the
tiger" at some Of the fashionable
gambling hells on the avenue, or in
carousals at the gorgeousIy fitted
up establishments near by? Wash
ington City was then very immor.
al city, and many a fine intellect
failed to preserve the owner from
temptation.
Nowadays matters have changed.
There are to-day in Washington
forty-five Senators out of seventy
two, and one hundred and six Rep
resentatives out of two hundred and
thirty-five, who are accompanied by
their wives; and these one hundred
and fifty-one wives of Congressman
exercise potent influence. Gam.
bling, drunkenness, and other vices
which it is not necessary to men.
tion, once 80 common among Sena.
tors and Representatives, are no,
openly practiced, if practiced at all,
by any of them. About forty Con.
gressmen keep house, and are bene'
fitted by the social influences OF
home, while the others board Mt ho.
tells or boarding-houses, where
agreeable circles are formed. Eigh.
teen Senators and twenty-f four Rep.
resentatives have also here with
them daughters who 60 into society;
others are accompanied by female
relatives or friends, and thirty have
with them children too young to 60
out. So the SUCCESSORS OF men who
used to pass their evenings at a faro
bank or poker table escort their
daughters to balls, or remain at
home and frolic with their children.
All this is decided change for the
better.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-19
Sslf-Imposed SiIonce for Five Years.

A correspondent Of the Keokuk
Cute city, writing from Denmark,
Iowa, narrates the following sin.
gular case Of wiIful silence on the
part of a wife and mother:
We were overtaken by darkness
last evening while we were still dis.
tant from our stopping place. We
were fortunate, however, in finding
a refuge in farmhouse, where there
was ample accommodation, and
where we found a-"sensation."
The family consisted of the hus.
band, wife, and several children,
and description of the father and
children might apply to any other
farmers family, but there was some
thing in the appearance of the wife
which strongly attracted us. She
moved quickly about preparing the
evening meal, and l noticed that
while the children seemed to look to
her for direction, conveyed by a
look or scarcely perccptible gcs-
ture, no word passed between them,
while they talked freely with one
another. We wondered whether
she was deaf and dumb. But no,
that could not be the case, for when
her little, prattling four year old
boy urged her to take HRS rubber
baby, and told her sit had been hav-
ing hundred and free tcef, and six
groups, and a couple of fevers, and
he was afraid it was going to be
SICK" | observed q faint, wintry
smile dawn upon her face, as she
stroked the little fellows sunny
curls. So, of course, she could
hear.
We were entertained with great
kindness. and departed in the morn
ing as much puzzled as ever re-
garding our quiet hostess. But as
we drove away, We were overtaken
by one of their nelghbors, who gave
us this explanation:
Some five years ago the good wo-
man lost two children by scarlet
fever, and she grieved sorcly, and
would not be comforted. While in
this despairing state, she was per-
suaded to attend protracted meet
ing. The effect upon her mind was
distressing. She felt that she had
committed the objectionable sin;
that "the words Of her mouth" had
not been acceptable in His sight,"
and so she recorded a VOW that she
never again would utter syllable,
and she never has. For more than
five years she has maintained un-
broken silence, and the two younger
children have never heard their
mothers voice. Neighbors and
friends have sought to convince her
that her rash VOW, made in a dis
eased state of mind, was not bind
ing upon her, but their efforts were
fruitless, and she goes on her quiet
way, leaving no duty undone, but
showing her love and sympathy by
looks and acts, but never by word.
Her husband treats her with the
tendcrest consideration, and evil
IDENTIFY loves and respects her.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-19

Ben Perley Poorc, IN his Boston
correspondence, thus alludes to the
above topic: "Five and twenty
years ago there were seldom over
tive-and-twenty Congressman who
brought their wives to Washington
and kept them during the session.
Up to about that time the Senators
and Representatives used to live
here in what they called "messes. !"
From half q dozen to fifteen con-
genial spirits would take rooms at
some clearinghouse, with the un-
derstanding that no one else was to
be admitted, and the party thus
formed a family circle. In many of
these "messes" no ladies were toler-
ated, while in others the chief at.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-19
A Novel Railroad.
FROM the Phlladelphia Ledger.

rfom INC Euluueip pnld l-euSeT.
There has Just been completed at
the machine shop of Lafferty &
Brothers, Gloucester City, N. j., a
fourton locomotive, designed to run
on one rail. 1t is built for street
railroad company in Georgia. This
engine can with propriety be called
a steam velocipede, as it rests upon
two wheels, one following the other.
The rail or track upon which it is
to run, sample of which is laid in
the yard of the builders, is styled a
"Prismoid, or one-track railway"
and is composed of several thick
nesses of plank, built up in the style
OF an inverted keel of vessel, with
a fiat rail on the apex. Upon a trial
speed of about twelve miles an
hour was attained, and the inventor
and patentee claim that the speed
can be almost doubled on a length
ened track. Mr.. Crew, of OpeIika,
Ga, is the inventor Of both tracks
and engines, and he claims that his
inventions demonstrate a tractive
power superior to anything in the
locomotive line of equal weight.
The capacity for running curves is
very much greater than the two.rail
system.
The track upon which the trial
was made contained SO feet Of lum.
Der and Is pounds of iron to the lin
cal foot, proving itself equal to
span of 20 feet, remaining firm and
unyielding under the pressure of
the engine as it traversed the road.
The revolving fianges attached to
the engine, and which run on the
outsides of each wheel, Mr.. Crew
claims, absolutely lock the rolling
stock to the prism, and obviate the
necessity of so much heavy rolling
stock in light traffic at q high rate
Of speed. 1t is also claimed that a
prismoidal railway built with base
of IA inches, angles As degrees, can
be built at cost of 50, 900 per mile.
The inventor is of the opinion that
his engine and track is particularly
adapted to the propelling of canal
boats, and will compete successfully
with horsepower on canals without
necessarily interfering with the use
Of the latter, but he does not state
in what way. The engine will short
ly be shipped to its destination At
lanta, Ga.), where 1t goes into oper-
alton on street railroad built at an
elevation of twelve feet above the
sidewalk.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-19

inpudent scoundrel, do You think
you can make use of us to collect
your bills ?"
II beg Monsieur's PARDON" re-
piled the still unmoved knight of
the quill "Monsieur, am sure, is
too much Of a genti/honme to insist
on forcing me into fight when l am
ready to do anything Monsieur may
require to paclfy his friend"
The result Of this was that both
X. and Y. left DeSard-thc former
laughing heartily, and tho latter
with ill-repressed rage and disgust,
and that the Chevalier DeSard
soon after left the arena of journal
ism in New Orleans for "fresh fields
and pastures new" in Mexico and
Cuba.-Nev Orleans Rcoyune.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-19
An Iowan Among the VJrginius
Victims.

The Washington Chronicle prints
the following letter from Captain
J. c. Harris, late Of this State, who
went from Washington with Ryan
on the Virginius expedition. The
letter is addressed to o Washington
gentleman:
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Nov. 7th, 1873.
MY DEAR RoLLINs:-I am SEN
fenced to be shot at four o'clock
this evening, and have nothing to
say, only l wish you would see Mr..
-, and do all you can for my
wife and family, and l leave it all TO
you and him to settle my earthly
business as well as You can. My
mind is all now upon my soul, which
is soon to be hurled into eternity,
with all my sins; but our God is a
forgiving God, and l hope to die a
christian. Give my love to all my
friends, and tell them to think we'll
Of me, and also of my enemies aa
possible. l am, as eyer, your friend
and well-wisher, ]. G. HAKRIs,
OF Marshalltown, Iowa.
The wife and children of the mur.
dered man reside in this State. The
Chronicle is advised by the gentle.
man to whom the letter was written
that the mission of Harris to Cuba
was not at all with n view of inter.
fering in the contest now going on
there, but that the occasion of his
visit there was entirely Of a private
business character. The Chroni.
Gle adds that Harris was we'll known
in that city, where he had many
warm friends who esteemed him for
his generous and open nature. Du.
ring the war he acted as Union
scout and rendered valuable SER
vice to the country. Harris was
among the number executed on the
7th of November, in company with
Capt. Fry.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-19

4 TTORNEY AT LAW, Notary Public and Lane
N Agent. Office in C. W. Taylors new build
ing, opposite the Post Office, Independence
Iowa.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-19
u. u. HOLDRInaE

1 TTORNEY AT LAW and General Land Agent
N Independence Iowa. Office in Wilcox Bl'k.
Particular attention paid to Collections, and Re-
mittances promptly made,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-19

e. e. HASNER,
A TTORNEY & COUNSELLOR AT LAW Inde
n pendence, Iowa. Office in Wilcox New
Block over Tabor's Drug Store.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-19
d. w. BRuCKART
w. g. & ]. b. DONNAN.

Os W 01SO V1H13XCX
A TTORNEY AT LAW, Independence, Iowa
IL Office with w. H. Joslin. in Wilcox Block
Consultations in Euglish and German. 19-y1
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-19
w. IT. RARTON

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, Attorney at Law
- Collecting Agent and Conveyancer Will
perform Marriage Ceremonies anywhere within
ten miles of town. Office over Edwards store,
corner Main and Walnut Streets, Independence,
Iowa. 30y1.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-19
Business Cards
Attprueys.

D. s. LEE,
A TToRNEY AT LAW, Notary Public, and
IA Justice Of the Peace. Office, s0pth side OF
Main St., over King s. Kenyon's hardware store,
Independence. viii make collections, pay taxes,
take Acknowledgements buy and sell Real Estate,
and do all other business required of an Agent.
1g-yl1
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-19
JAMES M. wEART.

4 TTORNEY AT LAW, Notary Public ant
N Claim Agent. Office in Wilcoxs New Blocl
up stairs Independence, Iowa. 7-1y]
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-19

4 TT0RNEY AT LAW and Real Estate Agent
n Office over King and Kenyon's Hardware
Store, Main ST., Independence, Iowa. 33-tf]
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-19

O. HI. p. ROSZELL,
A TTORNEY AT LAW AND COLLECTING
IA AGENT, will practice in the several Courts
Of the County and District SPECIAL ATTENTION
GIVEN TO COLLECTIONS. Office over King & Ken
yon's Hardware Store.
Independence, Iowa, Jan. I, 1873, 76-tf.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-19

r AW CONVEYANCING, WAR CLAIM, AMI
IL Land Agency Office. Office in First Nation
al Bank building, Independence. Iowa.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-08-08
Che 9ailg Arans.
Singing a New Song.


Somebody has written pretty pastoral
for the Atehison Champions The verses
are neatly turned and are pleasantly acid
ulated with pungent though delicate
satire. The burden Of this little piece is
the melancholy and fatuous effort Of the
small ward politicians To play the granger,
The verses are OF local application, but
with a trifing alteration of names and To-
calities would do for any latitude 1t is
entitled A Serenade the Politician Ia
his Love, and reads as follows:
BY the time we have reached home and got on,
cows MIXED ii will be dark. "-[Speeeh at Monro-
via.
The moon is shining Oh the grange
The winds are hushed, the leaves are still:
The patient stars look softly down
Upon my cot al Shannon Hill
Then come, my horny handed love,
And wander through the dell with ne
And gaze upon the Durham bull
And listen to his pedigree.
Ny stores upon Commercial street
Are empty; there's IN trade ull
I've bartered of my house in town,
And real estate Is very dull
I'm putting up residence
ON Second street. above the mill,
But till it's finished l shall live
Upon my farm at Shannon Hill.
Once was in the railroad ring
But now my hands are hard with toll;
I've scattered hay-seed in my hair
And BACKED my boots with harness oil
NV city cows have all gone dry,
| am no longer in my prime;
Ny day is drawing TO it Gloss
And it will soon be milking time
| think know a new milch-cow
That's just exactly what need;
She's thin from running round to grass
But only wants change OF feed
I'll mix mash OF etrade bran.
Swindes high taxes and back pay,
And coax her to the ballot-box
And feed her till election day,
Dear Snyder, grasp her by the horns
Sweet Wheeler hold her bv the tail!
Oh, let me safely sit between
And calmly fill my miiking-pail;
And when November breezer show
NTis time my Berkshire hogs TO kill,
III move back into town again.
And sigh no more for shannon Hill.
TOO THIN
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-08-08

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the hair
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wash
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II restores gray hair to Its original color by the
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II relieves and removes all tendency TO headaches
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Use it straight along, and at 10 You will have thu
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Ii is the only dressing not injurious to the hair
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/ lnfnIessimal animalculg. disccrnahe only witt
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The Restorative contains their perfect bane. select
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| Put away every other article called by it, name
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/ Ring out the false, ring in the true
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PROCTOR BROTHERS. Manufacturers, Gluuce,
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? Read This:

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evidence the efficacy of yOu lrst and, in opin-
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Alternative puraative, depurator and diuretie acting
specially upon the liver, blood, kidneys and bowels.
JOSEPH BROWN, Mayor, who adds: Il have
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have used
MILES SELLS, State Insurance Commissioner,
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THOS. RICHESON, S.H-LEFLINN,
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Clerk Pfobate Coart. jerks" Of Mo. Dem.
BRITAIN A.EillI.- HENRY 7. MUDD,
Attorney at Law. Late City & County ASS
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ANOTHER TESTIMONY.

BENTON BARRACKS, No,
April 20, 1866. {
DR.. John Bull-Dcar Sir: knowing the efficacy
Of yOBr Sarsaparilla. and the healing aud beneti-
eial qualities il possesses send You the following
statement of my case
was wounded about two years ago, and taken
prisoner and confined for sixteen months. Being
moved so often. my wounds have not healed vet.
] have not sat up moment since was wounded
am shot through the hips. My general health is
impaired, and need something TO assist nature; /
have more faith in your Sarsaparilla than anything
else / wish that which il genuine Please ex-
press me half dozen bottles, and oblige
s CAPT. c. p. JOHNSON,
St. Louis, Mo,
{ p. S.-The following was written April 30, 1866,
by Mrs. Jennie johnson, mother Of Capt johnson
DR.. John Bull-Dear Sir: NV husband, DR.. C. s.
johnson, a skilful surgeon and physician in
Central New York, where he died. leaving the
shove C. p johnson to my care. At thirteen years
OF age he had chronic diarrhoea and scrofnla. for
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have Tor ten years recommended it TO many in New
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Sarsaparilla. He is fearful OF getting spurious
article, hence his writing you for it, His wounds
were terrible but believe he will recover.
Respectfully,
JENNIE JOHNSON