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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-09-04
Aaritnltmral Column.

The reading columns on this page will be devot.
ed mainly, to topics pertaining to FARM and
HOUSEHOLD. The farmer readers OF the BULLETIN
are requested to write for 1t.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-09-04
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The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-12-31

'sToo BRIGHT, TOO Coop, FOR HUMAN
INJURIES DAILY FooD. "A young lady,
1Tdle de B, oneof those abnormally
sensitive beings, who seem to be born
into this world only to flicker and Gle
out-has just died IN Paris. She early
displayed an excessive nervous DISPOSE
ton, the slightest emotion producing q
nervous attack. As she grew older this
unfortunate tendency increased rather
than diminished. The recital of an affect
ing story would throw the poor gi1l into
despair. Some three months ago her mind
was completely deranged in consequence
Of her being crossed in love, and subse-
quently this sensitiveness grew pitiably
acute. An insect would become to her
an object Of intense anxiety. She would
watch the futtering OF butterfly with
anguish, and would only regain compOs-
ure on seeing the insect aighting upon
some foweret. Finally her family, act
ing upon medical advice, had her trans
ferred to the hospital Yille-Evrard The
poor girl died tie other dag, the imme-
dia5e cause OF death being mental suffer
ing produced by the sight Of a cat de
vouring little bird.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-12-31
NAMING BABIES.

It IS fearful responsibility to be del
egated 70 name child which is not your
own. So far as my children are concern
ed I am never bothered. / Just watch
them for a few days to catch leading
trait n their character, and then found
the name on that Il they are mild
tempered and peaceful, [ select some
sllc, name as Placid, Contentrnent, Har-
mony or Peace, and if ugly, [ saddle
'em with Hurricane, Tornado, Tom
Sayers, Cape Horn Or Texas Jack
Strangers are sometimes amazed to see
me GO down to the gate, and hear ne call
out: ''Tornado, Savers, Cape Horn,
Johnson Quad, you and Contentment,
Harmony, Sunfower, Brrlinganle come
into SUPPER" but I run my domestic af-
fairs IS suits me best.
HRS. Daison was over the other day
wish her baby. It was q stub-nosed, red
faced rascal, and I hope he'll never be
named at all. She put him into my lap
and said
ssNow do give him nane-something
sweet and handsome and good
The young scoundrel looked me in the
eye for moment, and then deliberately
kicked me FIVE times III the stomach, and
| clawed nv nose. told his mother that
she'd better name him Tarantuia, or
Cougar, and she picked him up, Rugged
him and said that I had the reputation
all over the neighborhood of being a
brute.
Mrs. Dogber also brought over her
offspring the other evening. 1t is a girl,
with red hair, white eyes, and large ears,
and she spit at me the moment I took
her up-spit full in my face, and howled
and kicked and fought to get hold OF my
neck-tie. E
ssShe's such a blessed, sweet-tempered
little angel, that you must give her some
awful nice name, - saidthe mother.
I suggested Susie, Bessie, Bella, Dol
", Betsy, Mollie, Sallie, Eillie, and fifty
other names, but Mrs. Dogber replied
that I hadn't any refinement about me,
and she said the darling creature was to
be named MirabIe Augustine st. Clair
| Dogber. q
There's nothing like having a high
sounding name for a child, no matter if
his father has to work for dollar day,
and his mother goes out washing wind
ows. Very often as I come up to dinner
I find George Washington Hugo Blum
rolling in the dirt with Thomas Jefferson
Adolf lie Grand Smith while Darabel
Florian Victoria Grunp, is drawing a
stick up and down the walk by q string,
driven by Theodore Jackson Dnke Albert
Fleming. IF those children had com
mon names I shorldn care a cent wheth
e. they lived or died.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-12-31
NUMBER SEVEN III TIE BIBLE,

On the seventh day God ended his
work
On the seventh month Noah's ark
touched the ground.
In seven days a dove was sent.
Abraham pleaded seven times for
Sodom. -
Jacob mourned seven days for Joseph.
Jacob served seven years for Rachel.
And yet another seven years more.
jacob was pursued a seven days jour
ney by Laban.
A plenty Of seven years and a famine
OF seven years wereforetold in Pharoah's
dream 10y seven atand seven lean beasts,
and seven ears Of full and seven ears of
blasted corn.
On the seventh day Of the seventh
month the children Of Israel tasted seven
days, and remained seven days in their
tents.
Every seven years the land rested.
Every seventh day the law was read to
the people.
In the destruction Of Jericho seven
persons bore seven trunpets seven days !;
Oh the seventh day they surrounded the
walls seven times, and at the end of the
i.seventh round the walls fell.
Solomon was seven years building the
temple, and tasted seven days at its dedi-
cation.
In the temple were seven lamps.
The golden candIe-stick had seven
branches.
Naamau washed seven times in the
river Jordan.
Jobs friends sat sat with him seven days
and seven nights, and offered seven bull
locks and seven rams for an atonement.
Our Saviour spoke seven times from
the cross, on which he hung seven hours,
and after his resurrection appeared seven
times.
+ In the Revelations we read of seven
churches, seven candle-sticl1s, seven stars,
seven trumphets, seven plaques, seven
thunders, seven vislls, seven angels, and
a seven-headed monster.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-12-31

4 GOOD SLING OF THE RATCHET. "a re-
markable operation was performed by a
Whitehall physician few days ago
Whitehall is a town in Washington
County, State Of New York. A gentle
man who had been suffering from a sup
erabundance of adipose tissue consulted
the physician, asking for relief from its
burden. The doctor told him he could
relieve him, if he would consent to a
painful operation. The gentleman con
scented, and with the medical practitioner
entered the teleg~aph-ofice at that
place. The fat man was requested to
remove his coat and vest, after which
the physician surrounded him with
wires, attaching the end to q powerful
battery. At q signal from the doctor,
the manager let on the current. The
patient writhed and twisted when he
felt the current passing around him;
still, he stood like martyr. Presently
he began to shrink; he grew smaller
and smaller; his clothing hung III bags
about his fast diminishing form. The
doctor felt much pleased at the result Of
his experiment, while the formerly fat
mans JOY was very great, although he
seemed to be suffering acute pam. All
of sudden there was loud clicking at
the instrument, as If Pandemoniunl' s
great hall had been let loose. The OPP
orator sprang quickly to answer the call.
He ascertained it was from the New
York Office. He quickly asked, whats
up 2" An answer came back as if some
Infatuated demon was at the other end
of the wire, "What in the thunder are
you about? Cut of your wires, quick
You are filing the New York Office with
soap-fat?''
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-12-31

TIE DISADVANTAGE OF \ HARD PEN
cI1.-Don't use a hard pencil. 1t least
that IS the advice that an Evansville,
Ind, Benedict gives his friends. He
explains thus: His wife desired him to
write a note to lady inviting her to
meet q party of friends at their house
After chubby had done IS his wife de-
sired, and started to post the note, she
saw on another piece Of paper an impress
sion OF what he had written. 1t was:
'sSweet Emma, Tfie desires your COM
paDy on Wednesday, to meetthe Wellers.
Don't fail To come, and then, my darling,
I shall have the happiness Of long walk
home with you and sweet good night
kiss. Idare not see you often, OF my al
consuming love would betray rs both
But Emma, dear, don't fail to come.
The wife paid ''Swaet Emma :, visit,
and The result Was that Emma didn't &C
cept the kind invitation.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-12-31
PHYSIOLOGY OF EGGS.

Every fowl has two small organs near
the extremity of the body called the ov-
aria. It is filed with elastic tissue, and
feels under the finger like sponge. The
eggs are started here, and those which
will mature a year, or two or three years
hence, are embryo. One is forced UP,
is seized by the stronla, which is seven
teen inches long, and passed rapidly
through. When the egg leaves the ov-
airy it consists of yolk only, but in its
passage through that short canal the
yolk is surrounded by enough albumen
to perfect the chick. The wife Of the
egg has in it all that nature requires for
making bones, muscles, blood-vessels,
connecting tissues, skin and feathers.
just before the egg leaves the body,
this canal has the power Of secreting
lime for the shell. This shows how val
liable the egg is as nutriment and also
what demand are made for rich food by
a hen that lays an egg daily. Besides
what she requires for her sustenance,
she is called upon to secret the material
for the body,of an entire chick, and also
retains for the little creature sufficient to
last many hours after it leaves the shell.
It show also that hen cannot make
albumen so rapidly except out Of al
luminous food such as wheat, meat and
small animals.
It is not true that There is certain
number of eggs, and that this number
exhausted no more can be expected; but
It is tue that the secretions lessen as
old age comes on, and latterly the hen
fails to have sufficient force to carry for
ward the process. The pratical bearing
Of this is that we must see that the fowl
is always well kept. She way to have
good laying pullets is to quicken the
circulation and strengthen the sytem by
liberal nutriment. The yolk IS food for
the first three or four days. Housewi
YES make a mistake by attempting to
feed them before the expiration OF this
time. Let the mother bird have charge.
and success will be certain, for she knows
better than any man what the chick re-
quires -P6u7t3y Recitag.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-12-31

THE usually quiet village of Olean, n.
Y, was recently the scene OF cons1dera-
BE excitement 4 fine looking, well
dressed young man, the son Of q wealthy
business man Of Corrtland, II. Y, had
been engaged to be married to young
lady OF Clean The day was fixed, the
guests invited, and at an appointed time
a large number Of friends appeared at
residence OF the brides parents to Wit
ness the tuptials. The hour arrived,
but nothing was seen of the bridegroom.
The guests waited two, three, four, and
five hours, but still he didn't come.
Finally he came his hat smashed, his
clothes soiIed and torn, and presenting
the appearance more Of an escaped lJl-
matte than a bridegroom. In fact, he
was beastIv drunk The friends finally
removed him to the hotel. There he
broke the furniture. cursed the whole
community, his bride to be included.
The beast was taken IN hand by the
Justly indignant friends of the bride.
He was tarred and feathered and fur
nihed ride out Of town on ra1I
Tt transpires, however, that the whole
was a conspiracy on the part of the jeal-
.ons voung men Of the city to prevent
the marriage. A committee Of them
awaited him at the depot, seized and
ilcged him. and when II that condition
fIleV left him as above. The facts hav-
ing been ascertained, the wedding took
place, and the couple left that part OF
country, happy 20 get away.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-12-31
A SHORT WAY OF DECIDING KNOTTY Law

A SHORT WAY OF DECIDING KNoTTY Law
PoISrs.-A lawyer Of Paterson, II. j.,
on Friday presented a new way of argu-
ing law points. He had made some re-
marks which the Judge considered dis
respectful, and he was threatened with
committal for contempt. The lawyer
thereupon informed his honor that #
he would adjourn the court for FIVE
inmates, and accompany him to the
nearest vacant lot he would convince
him Of his error. It may appear strange,
but the Judge declined this easy way Of
settling knotty law point. The case Re
minds us OF an occurrence in a Nevada
court, The Judge had decided a point
against one of the lawyers. The lawyer
asked his honor for his authorities, as to
precedence or law, for his decision. His
honor replied: ''This court knows what
it's doing, and if the counsellor asks any
more impertinent questions the court
viii be adjourned for fifteen minutes for
the consideration cf the matter. We
guess We'll convince him il that time
that we know what's law The lawyer
didn't ask any more impertinent ques-
lions
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-12-31

The GENERAL WoRRY.-Things are
pretty well balanced in this world, SO
far as taking comfort goes, and / begin
to believe that, high or low, all have
their tribulations. Fishes are hooked,
worms are trodden On, birds are fired at.
Worry is everywhere. Poor mems
wives worry because the bread won't
rise, or the stove won't draw, OF the
clothes line breaks, OF the milk burns,
or the pane of glass is mended with put
ty, OF they can't afford to hire help,
Rich mems wives worry because the
preserve dish is not of the latest pattern,
OF because somebody finds out how a
party dress is trimmed before the party
happens, Or because their help sauces
them, breaks up tea sets, spoils dinners,
gets drunk, and crlts up sheets into IN
dercIothes. Causes vary, but worry av
ages about the same. The scaleof miles
is different on different maps, but places
remain just so far apart, and SO do
humanity and content.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-12-31

ough not to bother his pliable dupes for
additional payments, He took his re-
enumeration In praise and halleluJahs
from at least one OF them. But he fell
at last. Goethe shows how the crash
which accompanied the tumble OF e
great criminal pulls down, and sometimes
buries, many an innocent soul. When
the District OF Columbia shah capazled,
he merciIessly yanked with him the fond
bones OF the two innocents IN question.
He bounced them from the gorgeous
mansions in which they fancied they
were securely lodged for life. lie SAID
ne had sold the houses for money, not
adulation, and he wanted the money.
And now the chap VINO once talked
Shepherd, wrote Shepherd, thought
Shepherd, dreamt Shepherd, and some
times sent up his plate in an absent
minded sort Of way at table with re-
quest for another small piece OF Shep-
herd, sails around cJrsing the very
name OF Shepherd.
How fatuous was al the admiration
doused upon the boss He was N agnlti-
cent only in stealing, and has proved de-
void of even common virtues. He does
not even stick to his friends. The IN
slant men cease to be OF direct value to
him, he turns on them, staunch adher-
ents though they might have been IN
other days, and spites them with all the
low nlalignancy Of a cheap-John soul.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-12-31

OLIVER B. STOUT, a leading citizen of
Indianapolis, whose wife left him a few
months ago and commenced action for
divorce, sues his mother-in-law, Mrs.
Mary Taggar5, for so, 900. He alleges
The damages TO have occurred through
an alienation OF his wifes affections. by
means OF constant, steady, and contlved
insi1uations. i heavy force OF lawyers
appear on both sides, and the case vill
be contested inch By inch.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-12-31

ACCORDING to an English journal, the
difficulty OF removing hard putty from
a window sash can be tbviated with great
readiness by simply applying a piece OF
heated metal such rs 2 soldering iron or
other similar implement. When heated
Cbut not red hot. the iron IS 70 be pas
sed slowly ever the putty. thereby render
ing the latter 50 soft that IS VIII part IRON
the wood without any trouble.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-12-31
TIE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

Washington is well stocked with the
gulhble grade of SpiritJlalists. 1t con-
tains wholesome Ieavening of under
standing and logical believers in the
same peculiar philosophy. But the
dupes who strain at gnat of reason
yet swallow Il camel of nonsense, are in
an unhealthy predoninance.
[ was beguiled last night into q sui
locating hall, packed with gaping
credulity. The promise was that 1
should see new and startling pine
nomena, proving as clearly as that two
and two are four, the immortality of the
soul. 1t was the same old rope-tying,
bell-shaking, dark-closet farce over again.
4 PAIR Of mountebankS occupied the
stage. One was glib, the other num-
Both were clumsy tricksters; their feats
were stale, and awkwartlly achieved.
Yet several hundred men and women
stared at them IN rapturous adora-
ton, and hailed each ancient trick
as a modern miracle. \ few lusty and
turbulent scotfers marred the idiotic
bliss of the scene with loud and irrever-
ent comments. In choosing the custom
airy committee from the audience, "
among the names suggested by the crowd
was that OF Senator Logan. At this,
one OF those scof;ers yelled, so don't
take HIM; there are two frauds on the
stage already" Iregari that as the re-
mark OF Il hardened scepac, who don't
want to be convinced.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-12-31
uERCULEAN 1NGRATuUDE.

The rank IS but the guinea stamp; 4
scanp's 4 scamp for 4 that. Alexander
l.. Shepherd Was 4 rogue in Office, and
he is an migrate out OF 1t. In the days
OF his mushroom sunshine two or three
resident journalists made him the bright
particular god of their idolatry. One
writer WAS remarkably devout at 1.-The
guv'ner's'' shrine, burning toa6iy incense
III every local paper, AMI chanting his
hosannas il several outside sheets.
These two or three journalists had
previously each ''ooUCnt 4 house OF the
ring mogul. Each Of them had moved
INTO n handsome building, the property
of Shepherd, with the understanding
that they were TO pay Tor the house ION
time Two OF these plastic pen-push-
ers imagined they had obtained what
the upregenerate call a soft thing They
each paid little money down, and fanci-
Ell these was az end 10 any further in
tercaange Of base cash tWixt themselves
and the boss house-Sgent. They took
it for granted that they had only 10
splash shepherd and his associates re-
gularlv with complimentary ink, and
that he would call the remainder OF the
bill quits.
4 third newspaper man, craftler than
his fellows, too11 Z shepherd house II
tie days OF cheap bargains. made his
payments regularly, praised the ring
chIef only moderately, and now honestly
calls the homestead MS Own.
10 return TO our two foolish journal,
istic he-yirgins: So long as SAeL herd
was serene ruler OF the District universe,
aud even after \ VIE Investigating COM
,nittee was after him with the sharpest
kind Of sharp sticks, he VAS gracious en-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-07-16

THEKe are people who think It strange
that Grant should have the i~mpudence to
appoint q convicted thief and public rob-
Der as a governing Commissioner of the
District he had plundered. twas brazen,
to be sure, but 1t s-consistent. Have
men forgotten the New York Collector
who received the usual certificate Is
there any recollection Of brother-in-laW
Casey2 Do people forget that Babcock.
Shepherds partner, who certified to the
false measurements ny which the District
was robbed is Grants Private Secretary
and confidential friend2 Can any one cal
to mind q pubic thief or rascal among
Grants f1ends-and his friends are anon
such f0lks-~hom he failed to defend2 Il
it remembered how the Bewens and the
Grants friends relatives have bought and
sold the offices in Grants gift2 Did he
not reward Richardson who helped other
men to steal2 What has Grant done in
CONSISTENT with his appointment of Boss
Shepherd 70 be Commissioner.--Er-
chnuOe @
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-07-16

fore so hopeful and SO happy. There were
many wet eyes in that car Just then. mine
among the rest, as I held the beautiful
boy sobbrng to my breast.
saw my feilew-traveler twice again
once when she followed her husband to
his last resting-place, attended by one sol,
itary carriage and four mourners and
again last Monday morning, when, pale,
sad, and bowed with grief, she started with
her fair-haired boy upon her long journey
back TO the quiet shade and seclusion Of
her old home within the shadows Of Clos
ter Cathedral.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-07-16
How as4lary-o rasb.F Wa. Thanked

Col. Orzo ]. Dodds, late member Of Con-
gress from the First District of Ohio, tells
a good story about a call he recently re-
ceived at his Office from a mar who claim
ed to be an editor from Arkansas He was
a very seedy-looking chap, and appeared
as though he had but recently come of
from about a six weeks spree. Bowling
profoundly, then striking at attitude, with
! one had on his heart and the other extern
ding a badly used plug hat, he exclaimed
with a dramatic air:
"Have I the honor of addressing the
Hon. Orzo j.. Dodds ?" @
"My name ia Dodds, bat l am no longer
an honorable, said the colonel.
mot ar honorable? Dodds not an
honorable Now, by st. Paul, when |
can scar that honest face, on which all
the gods do seem to set their seal-l'Green
SEAL murmured Dodds to himselfl-I read
nothing dishonorable."
That's right" said Dodds never
read anything dishonorably. But to bus
ness"
eyes, as you say, TO business. | am a
printer-I might say with no unbeeomlng
blush-an editor. lam from the noble
State of Arkansaw, the only State, by the
way, able and willing to support two gov
ernments at the same time. But 1haVe
been unfortunate. Much have I been
tossed through the ire of cruel juno, and
-"
Juno how il is yourself" broke in the
Colonel.
"Buffeted by the worlds rude storms
you see me here q stranded wreck: Scarce
three months past 1 left my office in
charge of my worthy foreman, and sought
the peaceful wales and calm retreats of the
Muskingum valley, where my childhood
sported. Returning, I stopped in Oincin-
natl. / fell into bad company and-but
why dwell on details ? Enough that am
that l am-disheartened, ruined, broke
y marx for scorn TO poiuthis slow, uner-
ring finger at. AsI was about to give
up IN despair, having given up everything
else had, l thought Of you. Sir, [ am
here. You have not sent fJr me, but ]
have come Your name sir, is. known
and honored from one end ofthis great re-
public 10 the other. 1t