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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-05-23
Discoveries Mt Pompoii.

The Tnita Nuzionale, of Naples,
gives an account ofsome interesting
researches recently made i'll the
ruins of the buried city:
In the porch Of a small house two
skeletons We're found, one OF them
being incontcstibly that ola woman,
as it had on bracelet of massive
gold of an unusual form, composed
of thick rings sodered to each other
the whole being fastened by two
pieces of wire of the same metal.
The day after in the garden of the
same dwelling, was discovered a
small statue, seated, about two feet
high, of a rather uncommon model.
1t is in terra Gotta, but ofnc definite
type. The head, in fact, is abso-
lutely that of Jupiter; the figure is
covered with tunic, having short
sleeves, which only cover the upper
part of the arms; the legs and hands
are crossed; cloak falls from the
shoulders and envelops the lower
limbs; the right hand holds a pa
pyrus. so that the beliefs it must
represent philosopher. Two days
after, however, = more important
work of art was found at the bottom
of another garden contiguous to
the one above mentioned, namely,
a marble Venus, measuring, with
the base, more than yard i'll
height. 1t is in perfect preserva-
ton, and it only wants two fingers
of the right hand, but the most re-
markable characteristic is that it is
colored. The excavations of Pom
peii and Herculancum have pro
duced many other specimens OF
painted marble, but the tints have
all more or less faded away. In the
present work the hair, Is yellow
the eyelashcs and eyebrows black
the chalamys which, from the left
arm passing behind the shoulders
dcscends on the legs and covers the
lower parts, is also tinted yellow
outside, while the intorior folds
show at the edge some traces o
blue and red. The nude parts arc
white; the left arm, which holds
the apple of Paris, rests upon
smaller statute, the drapcry o
! which is also tinted yellow, green
and black.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-05-23
Tho Family Setting Hen.

From the Danbury News.
This is the season when every
owner of hens is engaged in endeav-
oring to suppress the maternal in
stincts in one or more of them. The
man comes home to supper and the
wife observes, "That yaller pullet is
on the nest again" Then the man
goes out to the coop and says,
"What in thunder is the matter with
the beast, anyway" And crawls in
under the roost to the nest, and
reaches in and brings out handful
of feathers. Then the hen screams
and runs for the door, and the other
hens set up howl and likewise de-
part for that aperture, and the man
nearly choked by feathers and
blinded by dust-tals over the wa
tering trough and skins his ankles
on the boxes, and finally bursts out
into the yard, with piece Of brick
in each hand, and goes after the yel-
low pullet, with his face as red as a
lobster. When he catches the hen,
he cuffs it over the head few times
to show it how it feels. then jams it
under barrel and pours pail OF
water through the cracks, and leaves
it there until morning, when it is
released, and the same operation is
repeated in the evening.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-05-23
Arab Women.

have only yet alluded slightly
to that which makes one of the
great charms of Algicrs. l mean
the picturesqueness and variety of
the costumes, especially in the old
town. At first it was impossible to
distinguish the different nationali-
ties of the wcarcrs. But by degrees
we learned to tell them almost at
first sight. The most picturesque
arc the Arabs Eur ct simple, with
their tall, erect figures, straight
features, magnificent carriage, and
dark eyes. There is one PECULIARLY
about them, and that is that they
always have their heads covered,
the whole headdress or capote OF
their burnouses being bound round
the head with a thick cord of camel's
hair wound round six or seven
times. Their wives are shrouded
from head to foot in white haiks
and burnouses, the only sign ol
difference of rank being shown in
the exceeding tineness Of the stuff
worn by the ladies, which covers
them completely, only one eye being
allowed to be shown.
These poor women are looked upI
on as beasts Of burden in the tents
and among the lower classes; while
among the upper they are simply
pampcred slaves, whose one idea
in life is to minister to the pleasure
of their lords. Various attempts
have been made by the French tc
emancipate them from their unhappy
condition, but as yet in vain. On
this subject E. Cherbonncu (tho
head of the Arabic French school
and learned archaologist, with
whose labors We afterward became
better acquainted at Constantine
plc) tells the following anecdote
which was related to him by the
famous Mussulman lawyer, 81
CHadii: a chief of the tribe ol
Haracta, between Ain-Bcida and
Tebessa, went on some business to
Constantine. a few days latter he
returned to his tribe, and, calling
upon his wife, desired her to fetch
him four posts and some cord. She
obeycd, when, to her horror, the
chief threw her down on the ground
lashcd her to the four stakes, and,
taking 4 stick, commenced beating
her with all his might.
Her cries brought all the inhabi-
tants Of the tents of their doors.
and endeavored, though in vain, to
stop her husbands arm. "But wha,
has she dopen' they exclaimed
"Shc is the pearl of the tribe, the
best ofmothers, the model of wives.'
"What has she donc?" retorted the
monster; "nothing. l am only
relieving my mind" At last, being
exhausted by his own fury, he con-
descended to stop and explain that
at Constantine, he had seen an Arab
woman, backed up by the French
authorities, drag her husband be
fore the court to complain of his
ill-usage, and the kadi had actually
given judgment in her favor! Sc
monstrous an infraction Of Arab
usages had infuriated the chief to
such degree that he had forgotten
the object ofhis journey, had only
hurried home to wreak his ven
geance, for the insult offered to the
male sex, on the body Of his un
happy wile!-Lady HerJert's "-4i
0eriu."
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-05-23
Called to Preach.

The late Elder, John Smith, of
Kentucky, who died recently at an
advanced age, was one Of the most
eccentric wits south of the Ohio.
river. He was familiarly known
throughout Kentucky as raccoon
Smith. While still in. the Baptist
ministry, and attending one of the
annual meetings of that body,a a tall,
lank, green specimen of humanity
presented himself before the Asso-
citation as a candidate for the minis
try. He was regarded as not being
of entirely sound mind, and labored
under the hallucination that he was
especially SCALED to preach" and
kept constantly importunating the
Association to grant him the neces-
sary license. In addition to his par
ticularly unbalanced mind, young
Meeks was the possessor of as huge
and ungainly pair of feet as ever
trod in shoe leather. Tired of his
opportunities, and not being dis
posed to grant the license, the AS
sociation handed him over to Smith,
with instructions to make an end of
the case, and between them took
place the following conversation:
Smith-"So. Brother Meeks, you
think you have special call to
preach?"
Meeks-"Yes, the Lord has called
me to the work, but the Association
refuses me the license"
Smith-"How do you know you
are called?"
Meeks-"Know it! | feel it in my
heart Of hearts. | want my license. :"
Smith-"Do you believe in the
Bible, Brother Meeks?"
Meeks-"Certainly do-eyery
word of it,"
Smith-"If | can prove by the
Bible that you are not called to
preach, will you be satisfied to drop
the matter and not further impor-
tune the Association for license?"
Brother Meeks assented to this
and raccoon Smith deliberately
opened the New Testament at Ro-
mans X, Is, and in grave tone
read, ,-"Iow beautiful are the feet
of them who preach the gospel OF
peace" &c. Then glancing at
Mecks' large feet, remarked: "You
see, Brother Meeks, that the feet Of
the preacher are beautiful. You,
sir, have the most monstrously ugly
feet Of any man in the State of Ken
tucky; therefore, by this Bible, it is
clear that you have not been especi-
ally called" AS Smith finished his
remarks the Association went off
into Il paroxysm of laughter; and
Meeks, really concluding that he
had not been "called," bolted from
the meeting house, and never after
annoyed the Association for Ii
ccnSe.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-05-23
Excessive Amiability.

From the Detroit Free Press.
a traveller coming up from the
Central depot yesterday stopped for
a moment to examine coat hang
ing in front Of a clothing store. The
proprietor rushed out and asked
"Wouldn't you try on some coats!''
81 dunno but l would" responded
the traveller, consulting his timekill.
er, and he went in and began work
No matter how often he found his
fit, he called for more coats, and af
ter he had tried on about thirty he
looked at his watch, again resumed
his own garment and walked off,
saving: 81 won't charge cent fol
what I've done; hang man who
won't oblige another when he can
do it.. If Pm ever around this way
agin, and you've got any more coats
to try on, IN do all l can to helE
vou!'
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-05-23
A Curious Character in New EIamp'
shire.

From the Boston Transcript.
There is a man about 35 years
old, now living within fifty miles of
Conway, N. H., who was born an
invalid, and could neither walk nor
talk until nearly 10 years Of age,
and appeared idiotic. When some
10 years of age, he began to walk
on his toes, which he has ever
since done. Losing his balance
one day, he fell, striking his head
on the floor, and cried out, Bump!'
This was the first and only word he
was known to speak until nearly
twelve years of age, when he fell a
second time, repeating the first
word, after which he talked freely.
The most remarkable part of his
history is that as soon as he began
to talk he could read nearly as well
as other children Of his age. When
about eighteen years old, his father
fitted up a small room for him
putting in s25 worth ofnotions. Tic
is now in company with a brother
in trade, having goods estimated
worth at least 5000, and is doing
nearly all the work in the store.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-05-23
DEATH BY DROWNING.
Il it q Hard or a Pleasant way to Die?

DR.. Hoffman, who went down
with the Dixon bridge, and who was
rescued when in the act Of drown
ing, and afterwards restored to con-
sciousncss, gives a very interesting
account of how he telt when in that
condition. He says:
"When was still sensible of the
surroundings, l went apparently
very close to the bottom. The cur
rent rolled me over and over, and
my hands frequently came in con-
tact with the gravel. 1 could feel
the water running down my throat
and my ears, and all at once expert
enced the most delightful sensation.
l seemed to be at peace with every
thing and perfectly happy. My
whole life passed before me like q
flash of lightning, the events appear
ing in sequence, the most prominent
appearing to be indelibly impressed
upon my mind. Circumstances l
had forgotten appeared vividly, and
/ did not want. to be-, disturbed. /
should haze }prefelEa to remain
where ! was. While in the midst
of beatific rcvcrie, thinking what
nv wife would do if she were saved
and drowned, l felt hand on my
shoulder. l was pulled out and
placed on a rock. l vas almost in
sensible, but gradually came to my
self.
81 was greatly astonished at the
number of events that passed thro'
my mind while under the water
Nothing that occurred during child
hood was evident, but everything
since l was about 10 years old ap-
peared before me as if photograph
ed. The sensation l experienced
while the water was going down
my throat was not unpleasant, 1t
seemed as if l was going on jour
ney, and was surrounded by all
kinds Of beautiful things. While on
the rock l felt very bad and desired
to be left alone. The sudden tran
sition from the beatitic state in the
water to dry land seemed to have a
bad effect, and made me indifferent
as to what was going on around me.
Several people came to me and
wanted to take me home, but | told
them to let me alone"
Several others with whom We con-
vcrsed at Dixon, whose experiences
were similar to that of DR.. Hoffman
while under water, declared that the
sensations they had while in the
very act of drowning were by no
means unpleasant, but were on the
contrary of the most enjoyable kind.
We are apt to look upon this
mode of death as most horrible, and
we shuddcr at the thought OF one
drowning. But are our ideas re-
garding it corroborated by the tes-
timony of those who have had prac-
tically the best means of knowing
its nature?
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-05-23
What Our Forefathers Did for a
Living.

llAIl ~ NNhSNA J eDO D>'A| " - ---'>-~
ing was a thriving trade. Every
house had it's pair of bellows, and
in every well furnished mansion
there was a pair hung by the side of
each fireplace. Ipswich, in Mas
sachusetts, acquired quite notori-
ETY. all over New England for the
elegant and substantial articles Of
the kind it produced. But as stoves
and CRATES took the place of open
fire-places, and as coal was substi
tutcd for wood, the demand for bel
lows diminished until the business
as separate trade quite died out.
The same is true of flint cutting.
Flints were once necessary, not on
ly for firearms, but for tinder- boxes,
and tinder-box was as necessary
for every house as gridiron or
skillet. Every one who looks to
childhood of forty years ago must
remember the cold winter mornings
when the persistent crack of the
flint against the steel sent up an
odor from the kitchen of igniting
tinder and sulphur which pervaded
the house. l have no more idea
what became of the flint producers
than the old man of sorrowful men,
cries who, three or four times a
week, called at our door with brim-
stone matches for sale, at cent the
half dozen punches. Both have
been as completely banished from
England and New England as have
the red Indians and the Druids.
Then, again, are gone the plr-
makers, who, though they may have
been in their graves this quarter of
century, still figure in lectures
and essays to illustrate the advan-
tagcs of division of labor. Instead
| of a pin taking a dozen men to cut,
grind, point, head, polish and what
not, as it used to do, pins are now
made by neat little machines, at the
rate of three hundred per minute, OF
which machines a single child at
tends to half a dozen.
Matchmaking at the forge is an
other lost industry. Time was, and
that in this nineteenth century, when
every nail was made on the anvil
Now, from one hundred to one thou
sand nails per minute are made ny
machines. The mailer who works
at the forge has but bad chance
in competing with such antagonists;
and he would have no chance at all
were it not that his nails arc ten
fold tougher than the former. AS
it is the poor men follow an all but
hopeless vocation, and arc con
demncd to live in continual hand
grips with poverty.
In the days of Presidents Madison
and Monroe, and even later, straw
bonnet making was practiced in er-
ery middle class house where there
was growing families, and straw
plating formed the staple of domes
tic leisure work. At my grandfa
theirs, around the huge kitchen fire
place, Caesar, born a slave, who sal
on an oak bench directly under tho
gaping chimney, and we boys whe
crowded upon the settle, used t(
pass winter evenings splitting
straws while the lasses were plalt
ing them. Then bonnets were bon
nets, covering the head, with tho
margin of foot or two to spare
and presenting a sort of conicaI
shcll-shaped recess, in which d'mp
ling smiles and witching curls nest
led in comfort. The work has van
ished, and will never reappcar, un
less the whirligig Of fashion shoul'
glide again into the forsaken track
oAppleton's Journal
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-05-23
1t is currently said that the track

1t is currently said that the track
of the Prussian armies in France,
their camping grounds and bivou-
acs, are marked with a growth of
flowers indigenous to the fatherland,
and some of them unfamiliar in
France. Even in the neighborhood
of Paris this phenomenon is appar-
ent. Hundreds of flowers, hitherto
unknown to the soil, but dear to the
German heart, blossom in the track
of the Prussian army, which, once
marked by bloody fields, wrecked
ambulances and hospitals, is now
traced in the blooming flora of Ger.
many, bordering vineyards and
springing up in fields and lanes.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-05-23
OUR BABY"

In modest, quiet dwelling,
Where all is plain-not hne,
Lives q rosebud little darling,
A little friend of mine.
Earth seems to her playhouse,
No doubt she does believe,
The house and al! within It
Were made for Genievieve.
Her eyes.arc full of mischief,
She's pretty mouth to kiss,
She is something OF a tyrant,
This pretty little miss.
She orders her two servants
To attend her night and day,
TO feed her when she's hungry,
And to join with her In play.
Or, if perchance, the twilight
Into the room may peep,
She calls aloud for some one
To rock her fast to sleeps.
And ii she wakes at midnight,
While the others are at rest,
They are reused from out their slumbers.
While she scolds her very best.
Yet, tyrant as she may be.
By night as well as day.
TRere ia no one knows but loves her.
There are anxious hearts that pray
That her life may be protected
For days and years to come.
For the brOwn-eyed little darling
Is the sunlight OF that home.
What matter that her birthright
Cost an agony Of painy
Her winning smile and soft white arms
Have paid it back again.
What matter tho the parents
Hours of unrest endure!
Christ worketh through our little ones
To make us all more pure.
There is not in the breadth and scope
OF any human life,
An iii without recompehsc,
A 10Y without strife;
And were all anguish blotted out,
And nOught but JOY remain,
We'd know no God-we'd know no Cnr1s',
For Heaven was gained tnrough pain.
So let her little majesty
Her countless changes r.nG,
Our hearts around the Osebud
Will ever fondly cling.
Well bear her mad-cap humors
Well laugh away her fears,
Well soOthe her angry spirits
While we kiss away her tears.
And, in the distant future,
When the hair is silver'd o'er,
She will turn unto her parents
As they turned to her before.
And with her loving spirit,
Which our rosebud will unfold,
Pay back their ioil and trouble,
Over an hundred fo'd.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-05-23
A secondhand furniture dealer on

A secondhand furniture dealer on
Michigan avenue, Detroit, hung out
a card last Thursday inscribed
"Buggy. For Sale," and inadver-
tentiy hung it upon secondhand
bedstead on the sidewalk, where it
attracted much attention. This IA
BILE teaches that punctuation should
be taught in the public schools.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-05-23
Abstraft,
Look to Your Titles
NJ. n 4. 4 II nANNAM

OWNERS OF "A
Go" plctc Ab0 0traCt
OF ALL
Titles Of Lands and villngc Lots in Bu.
chnnnn County, Iowa,
Are prepared to give prompt and reliable infor-
nation relating to the title of any real property In
the County.
Several thousand acres of wild land and several
Valuable Improved Farms For Sale,
in different parts of the County. Also number
of Lots and Dwellings in the City of Independence.
Pensions, and all kinds Of War Claims, collected
promptly. 30tf
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-05-23

Miss Alice Fargo has been appointed
Assistant Lighthouse-keeper at Dunkirk
New York.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-05-23
n. HOLDRIDGE,
E. e. HASNEH

A TTORNEY AT LAW, Notary Public and Land
n Agent. Office in c. W. Taylor's new build
ing, opposite the Post Office. Independence
Iowa.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-05-23
T. WOODWARD,

A TTORNEY AT LAW and General Land Agent
n In1enendencc Iowa Office in Wilcox BIN.
Particular attention paid to Collections, and Re-
mittances promptly made,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-05-23
Business Cards
Attorueys..
d. s. LEE,
w. H. BARTON,

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. Attorney at Law;
u Collecting Agent and Conveyancer VIII
perform Marriage Ceremonies anywhere within
ten miles of town. Office over Edwards store,
corner Main and Walnut Streets, lndependence,
Gows 30-y1.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-05-23
n w RRuCKART.

A TrORNEY & COUNSELLOR AT LAW Inde
~ pendence, Iowa. Ofice in WILCOX Ne"
Block over Tabor's Drug Store.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-05-23
W. g. g. ]. B. DONNAN,

A TTORNEY AT LAW. Independence, Iowa
n Office with w. II. Joslin. In WILCOX BLOCK
Consultations in Euglish and German. 19-yl
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-05-23
JAMES M. WEART,

A TTORNEY AT LAW, Notary Public an
n Claim Agent. OMce In Wilcoxs New BLOC
nm stairs. independence, Iowa. T-lyl
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-05-23
l.. w. HART,

r AW CONVEYANCING. WAR CLAIM, AMI
land Agency Office Office in First Nation
al Bank building, Independence, Iowa.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-05-23
LAKE & HARMON,

A TTORNEY AT LAW and Real Estate Agent.
N ONCE over King and kenyons Hardware
Store, Main ST., Independence, Iowa. 33-ul
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-05-23
2husitians.
Dr.. A. HOBBIE
DR.. HI. H. HUNT,

HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN & SURGEON.
Ill Independence, Iowa. First door east OF
Jas Jamison's office. 30-tfl
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pEARL's White Glycerine.- This preparation
n T"netrRies the akin without in iurv, dscnlorizing
al ap"s. an" etlecuav removes the varous faults
OF the complexion II blesches tho skiB TO marvel
moth. patches, black worms or srubs imr,'rities
and d'scolorati"na OF every kind For sale nv
Char4es'"T" juno IL. C-E heller.
a ASKING CRYSTAL.-Flnnnelrn md deli-,te
colored articles become heautjfnllv clean
when washed With the Crystal. For ssl" nv
Cher'estown e. F. BELLFP.
NARBoLATE of Lime-the best Di.iufec
~ Powder in to prevent or stop dccompot,t;on
and all n"H"us "d"rs and 10 destroy life and
July /, 1873. Keller
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ACH MAKING
NNb
Livery fl C:sag;Gst0wgl.
FfN1!E undersigned having entered into Co-Part-
4 Hership, under thn name and style of
STUMP 4 HAWKS.

4 nership, undrr thn name and style of
STUMP 4 HAWKS,
Will conduct the bust.ese of
COACH MAKING AND REPAIRING
In oil lie branches, cuaFbnIyjng the Sect or man
ship = nj sa'isinctorr ;erns We tend 10 l.rgclv
increase the husi1ss=snr r,s;e ORDER aud so 70
keen on hand for safe CARRIAGES. BUGGiES
RoCEANAHS and LIGBI WAGONS Of the most
approved patterns. and OF Gu ,erior nIaterins mi
warrant every article 10 BE- recommended We
thRIi have incur employ soine OF the hsnds who.
ioT E"nty years or more were employed hy Mai
w. j. Ht wks nnr so have the hcrefit his pres.
ence end advice, ana it will he the endesvnr "f the
new h, m 10 maintain the reputation O: HAWKS
COACH FACTORY. Old Carriages taken in ex-
chan"et"r new work o., hand Constants =. Second
henrcs.
In addition TO the nhove. p,-nnsc giving our
attention to general LIVERY BUSINESS, and
will keep good horscs sn vehicles of every descrin
ton o the accommodation ofthc public
A STUMP,
rug - iS't-1y- a. w. HA WIS.