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Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-02-15
Miscellaneous Selections.
A DIRGE FOR KAMEHANEHA.

BY W. A. CROFFUr.
And so our royal relative is dead
And so he rests from eustatory labOrs;
The white man was his chOice-but il is said
lie sometimes would ''run down. his colOred |
neighbOrs.
lie worshipped as he growled his fee fo-fum, |
The goddess Of thu epleastrium
And missionaries graced his festive board,
Solemn and succulent, in twos and dozens,
And smoked before their hospitable lord
Welcome as if they'd been his second cousins;
When cold he warmed them, as he would his
They came as strangers, and he 'took them
in.'
He had hundred wives. To make things pleas
They found il quite judcious to adore him;
And when he dined the nymphs were always
present,
Sometimes beside him, and sometimes before
him!
When he was tired of one he called her
And told her she was "Sood enough to eat"
Hc had good taste. Although no wars were rife
lie iated many young men for his navy,
And when he cut them of in midst OF life,
lie furnished, not exactly grave-but gravy.
He had bed, but caInped out, on his shallet,
While other people occupied MS palate!
But the deceased could never hold candle
To those priin, pae-iacea people of proprlety
Who gloat o'er gossip and get fat on scandal
The cannibals of civilized society
They drink the blood of sisters with their ra-
tiOns
And crunch the bones of living regulations
They kill the soul; he only claimed the dwelling
They take the sharpened scalpel Of sllrmiseS,
And cleave the sinews where the heart Is swell
ing,
And slaughter fame and honor tor their prizes
They make the spirit in the body quver;
They quench the lights he only took the liv-
cr!
Pye known some hardened customers, wot,
few tough fcllpws-ragans beyond question
wish had got into his dinner-pot,
Although Pm certain they'd defy digestion,
And break his jaws and ruin his esophagtis
Were he the chief beings anthropophagous
How fond he was of children! to his breast
The tcnderest nurslings gained free adInls
sion
Rank lie despised--nor, il they came well dress
ed,
Cared he if they were plebeian or patrlcian.
Shade of Leigh Hunt! Oh, guide my iagSar'
And write Of one who loved his fellow-men
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-05

Oysters were not rapid Of sale that
day, as two more oyster smacks had
come in, and purchasers were slack.
"Makes no matter" said the cap
tain, "the weather is cold, them
oysters is sound, and they will keep
in prime order for week. That
Captain went to his dinner. Again
he faced the little vessels deck, and
still he heard the monotonous in
cessant "click," "click," from be-
low, working away with mechanic
al regularity. Anxiously then that
Captain strobe along, and was full of
fear. AS the sun sat, still the click
Of the oyster knife was heard. In
terror the Captain fed from his
smack. Next morning early, as he
approached the wharf, still his
affrighted ear held the click. He
could stand tho longer Rushing be-
low, scattering aside heaps of emp
ty shells, he found the lean, lank,
and cadaverous man, swallowing
with artistic flirt, II slngularly large
oyster, "-bnt scarce rs salty as !
like 'em, cf he'd a cracker, or just
a dash Of vinegar, mebbe / might
cnjyed em more. See hyar, Cap
ting, its jest case ofknife with me.
This ere knife, and he held up the
attenuated blade, worn now to the
size of a pcn-knife, "warn't good
steel or ia he'd my fill,'' and saying
this, he slowly climbed up the hatch
way and disappeared in the distance.
This is the story Of the oyster fend
as whispered alDnt in low voice
among professional oyster openers
at Baltimore.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-05
A Wierd Oyster Legend.

There is sad and wierd story of
an oyster eater, which still floats
around the wharves of Baltimore,
where oyster boats do congregate.
One morning, twas years ago, the
sloop Martha Mary came from some
oyster bed on the Chesapeake, laden
gunnel deep with prime oysters,
and was moorcd safely along Bal
timore wharf. The skipper, pleased
with the prospects of his voyage,
lounged on lthe wharf awaiting a
customer. There came to this Cap
tain lean, lank, and sallow-faced
man, who said in cayernous voice,
81 would cat some oysters" 'sPlen-
ty on board there" was the bluff
reply. "But I would pay for what
l eat, interposed the stranger. GAIL
right, 90 aboard, eat your fill for =
quarter" cheerily replied the skip
per, for in those early times oysters
were not worth more than fifteen
cents a bushel. "Willingly," said
the thin man, producing with alac-
rity the old Spanish quarter with
the pillars OH it, the coin at that
time, and drawing a large rusty
oyster knife from his pocket. Then
the thin man opened the hatch Of
the little vessel and dived below.
The Captain went to his break
fast. The meal over he returned to
his sloop deck. Below he heard
the measured click. Of an soystsr
knife. He thought little about it,
only said, "He has a good appetite. "
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-05
Unhappy Thoughts.

That Wall street couldn't be per.
manently walled up.
That nautical persons had rather
board a ship than board a sailor.
That otherwise nice people should
light matches on their pantaloons.
That so many churches should be
littlo more than music-boxes.
That the world still moves, but
seems to be moving in the wrong di-
rection.
That so many fine young men find
nothing better to do than play bill
iards.
That, after all, pcrts are often less
disagrecable than what are called
experts. ..
That you can collect much more
money to bury man than to keep
him alive.
That so many people, men and
women, should commit suicide with.
out knowing it.
That any person in this world,
with a good home and good health
should be unhappy.
That, after four thousand years.
warning, the great majority of the
people haven't found what a stupid
thing it is to get in debt.
That there should still be class
distinctions in "houses Of God"
Daily Graphic.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-05
~ INDEPENDENCE "A, FRIDAY, DECEMBER
we're 50 happy!" was the rapturous

we're 50 happy!" was the rapturous
response.
After ell hours interval when the
book was forgotten, and Marcia on
the floor and Susie Bending over
her, each trying to out talk the
other, Marcia suddenly exclaimed:
"Bnt, Susie, what will you do?
We've been so much together, and
Pm your escort"
"Why, I'll 60 alone; Pm going
to study medicine next winter, and
doctors surely can take care of
themselves"
Susic's face was none the less
bright tlan Marcia's, and her en-
thusiastic outpourings concerning
her love interviewer with Marcia's
plans for the future. In due time
the wedding took place. Marcia
became Mrs. Thornton, and Susie
NJ. ID. And when the nation cele-
brates its Centennial, Susie will lee
ture inner quiet homcly way before
the interested students, Marcia will
train her baby boy, bubbling over
with Joy when he staumers "papa,' y
and Edith sit in her luxurious par
lor, thankful that she had the moral
courage to refuse Robert Thornton,
or she never could have been Mrs.
Blain with a private carriage and
two colored men at table.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-05
Birth in n Pullman Car.

Mrs. Ella Davis, daughter of Maj.
r. M. Grubbs, formerly Treasurer
of Henry County, and lately of Indi-
annapolis, has met with rather re-
markable experience. She lives at
Chctopa, Kan. Her husband is a
prominent business man there, and
also owns store at Denison, Tex.
A few days ago Mrs. Davis deter
mined to make visit to her moth
er who lives in Cincinnati, and as
her husband necessarily had to 90
to Denison, he placed Mrs. d. on
the train in sleeping car for her
destination, Mr.. d. expecting to
join his wife at Cincinnati in few
days by another route. AS most
married ladies may reasonably ex-
pect the important as we'll as crit
cal experience of becoming moth
cr, she was no exception. Within
a few hours ride Of ST. Louis Mrs.
Davis was taken i'll. She had made
the casual acquaintance of the lady
passengers near her state-room, who
observed her illness; the conductor
was notified, and being a gentleman
of humane sensibilities, he deter
mined to do all in his power for
personal comfort of his passenger.
He inquired through the train for
physician, and found one, q promi-
nent member of the profession from
St. Louis, who responded with alac-
rity. He repaired to tho sleeping
car, found his patient, and in due
time after the car was vacated (save
by a few old ladics), the doctor re-
ported a fine, beautiful daughter all
the way from heaven, over the st.
Louis railway, by the Pullman line
at the rate of forty miles an hour.
1t was Immediately christened by
the name of the station nearest to
the place of birth, and by the name
Pullman in honor to the car.
A large Saratoga, in the baggage
car, was interviewed by the condnc
tor and matroaly lady with view
to discovering an infants wardrobe
but nothing Of the kind was found,
because no such emergency had been
dreamed of, bnt the little stranger
was made comfortable nevertheless,
and the conductor telegraphed to
,Denison to the husband, to Cincin-
natl to the mother, and to 4 friend
at St. Louis to meet Mrs. Davis
with carriage, and in the latter
city she was soon resting quietly at
hotel, from which place she was
removed, however, to the house Of
friend, where she remained until
she was able to continue her jour
ney to Cincinnati, where Mrs. Da-
Wis and her romantic baby now are,
surrounded by admiring friends,
who say that little Pullman is love
of baby.
The conductor deserves great
credit for the talent he displayed in
the emergency, add for several days
he was lionized by everybody, from
peanut boy to General Superintend-
ant, and constantly greeted with
"How are you pap?" 1t is thought
that this cognomen will follow him
as long as he follows the road.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-05

The Danbury man says: CHOW
that the winter games for the homo
circle are setting in, the family g.
thered beneath the rays OF tho
bright light have an appearance Of
subdued enjoyment that is blessed
to see.-Naught is heard bat the
grating Of the checker, the click Of
the domino, the mufaed rasp Of the
card, with an occasional observa-
tion, such as, s'Whoses turn is itY*
s"Whys don't You play, ,mqthsr2"
"You darned old cheat!" 30, what
a lie!" and the like.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-05
=. =, HASNER

4 TTORNEY AT LAW, Notary Public and Land
n Agent. Office in c. W. Taylors new build
ing, opposite the Post Office, Independence,
Iowa.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-05
A PRAYER.

Thon, who dost dwell alone
Thou, who dost know Thine OWN
Thou, to whom oil are known
From the cradle to the grave
Save, y, cave,
From the worlds temptations;
From tribulatiOns;
From that fierce anguish
Wherein we languish;
From that torpor deep
Wherein we lie asleep,
Heavy as death, cold as the grave;
Save, 0, save,
When the soul, growing clearer,
Secs God no nearer;
When the soul. mounting. higher,
To God comes no higher;
But the arch fend, Pride,
Mounts at her side. t4
Foiling her high emprise,
Sealing her eagle eyes,
And, when che fain would soar,
Makes idols to adore;
Changes the pure emotion
Ofher high devotion
To skin-deep sense
Other own eloQucnce;
Strong to deceive, strong to cnslave-
Save, y, save,
From The ingrained fashion
or This earthly nature
That mars Thy creature;
From grief that Is but passion:
From mirth that is but feigning;
From wild and weak complaining;
Thine own strength revealing,
Save, D, rave, -
From doubt where all is double;
Where wise men are not strong;
Where comfort turns to trouble;
Where just men suffer wrong;
Where sorrow treads on joy;
Where sweet things soonest clOy:
Wherefaiths are built on dust;
Where love is half mistrust:
Hungry, and barren, and sharp as the sea
o, set us free.
o, let the false dream fly
Where our sick souls do lie
Tossing continually.
o, where Thy voice doth come,
Let all doubts be dumb;
Let all words be mild;
All strifes be rcconciled;
All pains beguiled;
Light brings no blindness;
Love no unkiI dness;
knowledge no ruin;
Fear no undOing.
From the cradle to the grave,
Save, o, save.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-05
}. w. BRUCKART

T. e. HASNER,
A TTORNEY s. COUNSELLOR AT LAW indie.
IL pendence, Iowa. Office in Wilcox New
Block over Tabor's Drug Store.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-05
Business Cards
Attprneys.
ID. S. LEE.
q. H. p. ROSZELI
w. II. RARToN

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, Attorney at Law,
u Collecting Agent and Conveyancer Will
perform Marriage Ceremonies anywhere within
ten miles of town. Office Edwards store,
corner Main and Walnut Streets, Independence,
Iowa. 30y1.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-05

y. w. BHUChART
4 TTORNEY AT LAW, Independence, Iowa.
IL Office with W. II. Joslin, in Wilcox Block,
Consultations in Euglish and German. 19-y1
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-05
7. s. WOODWARD.
D. ID. HOLDRIDGE.

A TTORNEY AT LAW and General Land Agents.
n Independence, Iowa. Office in Wilcox BIN.
Particular attention paid to Collections, and Re-
mittances promptly made,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-05-15

aye, nearly every other person in the
country is as much interested as they
are. We suffer by it as much as they
do. VIII an onslaught on railroad cor
porations and railroad managers and
stockholders accomplish the result !?
What has been already the effect in
Illinois A law has been there enacted
regulating the rate of local freights,
under which, as the railroads claim-we
know nothing of the justice of the
claim-they cannot afford to run freight
trains as they have been accustomed to
do. The law, however, compels them
to transport the local freight They
propose to comply with the law, and to
enter into no litigation. They have the
power to regulate the running of their
trains, and there is no authority that can
or ought to compel them to do so at a
pecuniary loss. They, therefore, an
nounce that they will not, as heretofore,
transport freight car, partially filled,
from one station to another, neither will
they carry local freight by express
trains. When freight car is filled they
will transport it, and not till then. Elk
press trains, both freight and passenger,
are to have their speed reduced, and in
no event will they transport half filled
freight or partially laden passenger cars
from one station to another. They will
not and cannot, they say, manage their
roads at loss if they can help it, We
do not propose here to defend or con-
denim their course, and only use it as an
illustration of what may result from a
war against railroads. The farmers and
capitalists of the country have, how
ever, perfect, complete and adequate
remedy in their own hands. 1t will not
be obtained by assaulting existing rail-
road corporations, but will right it at
once by the construction of competing
lines 1t was for this reason that we
were heartily rejoiced by the success of
the Central Vermont railroad company
and the interest therein of the New
York, Boston and Montreal railroad.
This, in connection with the New York,
West Shore and Chicago railroad-which
appears to be an assured success-reme-
dies, at once upon completion, half the
trouble. A competing line of railroad
to Buffalo, from New York, Western
Vermont and Montreal. is secured and
one-half the distance overcome. These
undertakings require, to be sure, capital,
energy and enterprise. These will come
if farmers, merchants and consumers
will contribute of their means, AZ they
can. and devote of their time and energies
the same amount that they do In these
other organizations, which do not seem,
practically, to accomplish anything.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-05-15

was the right, power and duty of the
President to decide which was the regu-
lar, legal State government. Thus out
of this abortive rebellion, some good re-
suited, in addition to the general lesson
that laws could and would be enforced.
We had, last fall, in some of the north
western counties of this State, kind of
embryo rebellion, whose history is the
simple passage of resolutions to resist
and then quietly submitting as became
good citizens. The trouble in most of
these cases has been about taxes. This
was the difficulty in Pennsylvania, with
the New York Central railroad COM
pany, in Franklin, Vermont and, par
TALLY so, in Rhode Island. The last and
most portentious trouble was or is in
Louisiana, and in this, too, taxes are
more or less mixed up. These disturb
ances or resistance to the constituted
authorities were, for time, alarming
and, for time, babe fair to deluge the
State with the blood of her citizens, and,
perhaps, degenerate into war of races.
Our dispatches, yesterday morning, state
that De 8lanche's forces, which had been
the most threatening in their demonstra-
tions had ''disbanded and surrendered to
the United States authorities, and the
citizens generally are submittingto Gov
ernor Kelloggs officials. " If these dis
patches, and others of the same tenor,
are to be relied upon-and we trust that
they can be-the danger has passed in
that State, and another impressive exam
pie is added to the many others of the
futility of resisting, in an improper man.
ner and by unlawful means, the author
ity of the government, whether State or
national.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-05-15

KELLoGG.-Parties bearing the above
name will be interested to learn that a
work is now in preparation giving the
genealogy of the family in this country
from the middle of the nth century to
the present time. All interested will
confer favor by communicating with
the publisher, Rufus B. Kellogg, Oak
land, California, who will send, to any
address, circulars containing the early
history of the family, with outline of
the information desired. The late Hon.
Loyal c. Kellogg wrote history of his
branch of the Kellogg family, and for
warded the same for publication in the
above-named work, that will fill about
forty pages of the book.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-05-15

THE FESTIvAL-LAsT EVENINGS Re-
HKARsAL. first rehearsal, under the
direction of Carl Berrahn, was held at
the Town Hall last night. There was a
chorus of about one hundred voices pres
ent. The following were the selections
taken up: Farewell to the Forest,
''Gloria" (from Mozart's Twelfth Mass,
"Spring Greeting" Gypsy Life, and
CLEAR my Prayer
Mr.. Zerrahn has such magic and
power in his manner of conducting, as
to put life-or to use common express
sion-snap, into the chorus, and draw
from it more harmony than any man we
have ever seen. 1t was noticeable, in
every selection taken up, that the chorus
could go through with it much easier,
and make more music-real soul music
and better harmony from it, after one
drilling by Mr.. Zerrahn, than they had
ever made before.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-05-15

FIRE IN NORTH DoRsET.-A barn be-
longing to James Purcell, of North Dor
set, was destroyed by fire Thursday
night. The fire was not discovered I'M
til it had burned enough to let the roof
fall in. 1t was then too late to save nine
head of cattle which were in the barn,
and they were all burned where they
stood. The cause of the fire is unknown,
there having been no one about the build
ing since four o'clock in the afternoon,
the fire being discovered about ten in the
evening. 1t is thought to be the work
of an incendiary. The loss is nearly
covered bv insurance.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-05-15

ELoPEMENT. -Castleton was stirred to
its very center, Thursday evening, by
an elopement in high or rather low life
The excitement, noise, confusion and
wrangling were high, but the causes and
consequences were decidedly low. The
names have been, for some cause, with
held, but it has been developed that,
upon that evening, husband made the
discovery that his wife was receiving
rather too many and too delicate atten-
ton from, as our informant has it, "a
gay and festal cuss"-which means, we
presume, "a society man." a lively
time, thereupon, ensued, all parties TAX
ing part, resulting in a disgraced woman
leaving her husband and clipping for
parts unknown with an unmarried man,
and the breaking up of family.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-05-15
From Harpers' Weekly
An Old Mans Song of May.
BY r.. H. sToDDARD.

Can it be that spring has come?
SO the calender doth sayj
March hath clustered of l know,
And wild April soon must go;
Then-oh, then, it will be May.
Twas a merry month to me
Long ago, when / was young.
L have dreams of childish hours.
In the meadows picking flowers,
And Of songs the robins sung.
Does the robin still remain
One, mean, that loves and grieyes !?
And-supposing that l could
Join the Children in the Wood
Would it cover me with leaves?
Flowers, see, can still be bought,
And who will may buy, not /;
| want more than those poor flowers -
| demand the dews, the showers,
Wind, and trees, and summer sky!
Why not say, you poor old man,
You demand what is no more ?
Were it May-twice over May,
You would still be sad to-day,
For you are not as before.
May is only for the young;
Chill December suits you best;
Fallen leaves, not flowers for you
You have nothing left to do:
Make your bed and take your rest.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-05-15

THE LABOR QUESTION AT PoRT HENRY.
The labor question between the Miners
Union and the iron ore companies at
Port Henry, we learn from authentic
sources, has been satisfactorily arranged.
The rates agreed upon are two dollars
and: sixty cents per day for one. year
from May list, an advance of thirty
cents. The ore companies, also, pro
pose to build for the use of the ssUnion, "
at Mineyille, fine hall, to cost not less
than $4,000, and purchase library for
their exclusive use, costing $4,000 more,
which certainly evinces only the best of
feeling between employers and employ
es