Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-07-24

ANot HItly years ntu cIapScu when
her husband died, leaving her all his
property. A few months ago, she
also died, and in her will She left to
Mr.. Miller the sun Of S3oo,oOo as IN
expression of her gratitude for not
having prosecuted her when in Ills
power. Mr.. Miller, who is now of
the firm Of Miller, MORRISON & Co.,
New York, recently received letter
from her administrator, stating that
he could draw Oh him for 100000
at any time"
Varieties.
How to raise a dinncr-Go to sea-
Graphic.
Photographers and pickpockets have q
| taking way with them.
Passengers by the coarh between Es.t
Bay and Port Hawkcsbury, {. B., had Il
balling match June 27.
Santa Cruz, Cal, is called the Long
j Branch Of. the Pasiiis.ceast.
Following the news Driving the aoc.-
turnal toal-cat to his lair.
Blazcs! Tuppcr is not only coming
, over, but it settled that he is TO lecture
4 common street sight in New York
A six-foot policeman, club in hand, chas-
ing a six-inch dog.
The owner of Tom Bowling doesn't be-
lieve in the best currency the world. ever
saw He will sell the animal for $lOO,noD
in gold, and take nothing else.
It was a duet this time. Two servant
girls at Cleveland, Ohio, kindlcd fire
with a can of gasoline, and then passed
glory's morning gate, just as slick as could
be.
4 blazing ball from Roman candle en-.
tered the open window of !. house on
DeKalb avenue, Brooklyn, on Saturday
night, upset a camphene lamp. setting fire
to the house. which was burnt, together
with child of the occupant.
Because St. Louis paper said some
thing about ''the boot of public indigna-
tion," the Jealous Louisville Courier -Jour-
nal must 60 and say: ''On Il st. Louis
/ foot such boot would be capable of kick
ing the stutling out Of Il range of noun
tains."
Talk about hard headed people, after
this. The other day lady residing in
Waterbury, Conn, fell the entire length
of fight of stairs, and forced her head
throug an inch plank, receiving only "a
few slight injuries. We have some
doubts on that head.
| Sweet Kittic West, lovely Kentucky
girl and devout Methodist, thought to inn
prove her complexion by taking Il little
arsenic. If paleness was what she wanted
to bring about, it was great success, for
| the funeral was duly attended and the ap-
pcarance of the corpse such rs would have
! just pleased her if she could only have a
, look ut it. s
An aquatic biddy has made her appear
ance on Vermont farm. She has chosen
ducks and geese for her associates ams
has been seen to plunge with them into
water, swim across the pond, come out
and shake herself like any old water fowl
In swimming she naturally falls behind, in
consequence of her feet not being well I'D :
aptcd for padding purposes.
Corot, SO long "Pcrc Corot" of the gem
erous youth of France, having now at
tanned his jubilee as Il painter, IA move.
ment has commenced among the lovers
of art, so sudden, universal and spont;s-
neous to appear III inspiration to present
him with u grande medadie d'Aonneur
and wreath of fifty k,urcls, typical of
the number of years which have passed
since he began to exercise the art in which
he has become illustrious.
A New York Judge deserves the cspec~
ial thanks of women. To hoy brought
before him the other day for defending
his mother from the brutality of his faith
er, he said: young man, l am proud to
see that you love your mother, and are anN-
to protect her, but your .iolcncc toward
your father has been of a very vigorous
character. Try and keep your hands off
your father, but in any event protect your
mother from injury. You may so now"
A lady the other day being annoyed by
some scandal she had heard about herself
determined to sift it TO the bottom. Ac-
cordingly she inquired of various friends
till she came to one lady who apparently
had originated it. The aggrievcd one
thercupon made her complaint, and i'll
quired where the supposed originator of
the scandal had heard it. "Crrtainly, !"
said the originator in her sweetest tones,
II heard it from your own husband" ="
Exit the aggricvcd one, to take measures
accordingly.
| Two St. Louis editors arc said by Gin
cinnatian to be disputing as to which is
the "oldcst citizen" One of them in an
swer to the other, says: "Thc writer re-
fcrrcd to was living in Missouri, while
yet the editor of the Dispatch was boring
gimlet holes for wheat culture in the gran
ite hills of the paternal New Hampshire
farm, ere his silvery voice has wooed a rural
congregation to peaceful slumber while 4
ruined world, and ere he soaked his cloth
es in butter-milk to more fifty qualify him.
self for the editorship Of a Democratic Or
gan in Dubuque"
! A good story is told Of the manner in
which the English volunteer artillery prac-
! tice with an Armstrong gun. Having set
i upon Rye Beach Il target \ little larger
i tiisul d ul.sils Why StNliOhGO uuuUl t"GIitS
yards away from it in lateral direction
one of their number known as Big Bob,
to warn away the shrimpers. The first
/ few shots flew wide of their mark, some
of them so fcrociously near to Bob that he
got nervous, and was about TO go away
from there, when .,suddenly-bang! went
big ball through the center Of the target.
I'm all right now," said Robert, calmly
feeling for his pipe; :" they've laid on
another gunner, and the fool is firing ut
me. I'll have a good smoke" s.s-
! Paris is laughing ut the Frehchman' :
sense of utility who ordered bust
Of his grandfather, from a worthy stone
cutter. After few days, his admiration
being exhausted, the man sent for his
plumber "Idon'tnlind confessing to you, :"
said the former, d" that don't appreciate
the fine arts unless they are turned to some
useful purpose. Now have something
to suggest to you, and he proceeded to
give some Instructions to the tradesman.
A week later, on the anniversary of his
birthday, the millionaire pointed out with
pride to his guests, III the middle of his
conservatory, the bust of his grandfather,
from whose mouth rose gracefully jet Of
impid water, falling into a marble basin.
in which some tinc gold aud silver fish dis
ported themselves.
Lord Radstock, the English aablsmaa
whose religious career IN st Petersburg