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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-07-09
A SINGULAR LAKE.

The Scientific american says :
Lake Titicaca is the most singular
and interesting lake in the world.
Situated on the crest Of the Andes, it is
the highest large body of fresh wa
ter f; and as concurrent traditions
point as the spot where Nance Ca
pac, the first Inca, appeared and
woke the aboriginal tribes from their
long sleep Of barbarism and igno-
rance, it is the historic center of
South America, Humboldt calls it
the theater of the earliest American
civilization. On an Island within il
are the imposing ruins of the temple
of the sun, and all around it are
monuments which attest the skill and
magniticence of the Incas. There
are also, as at Tiahuanaco and Sill
ustani, the remains of burial towers
and palaces, which an edate the cru
sadea, and are therefore pre-incarial.
Lake Tltlcaca,is about. the size of
our Ontario, shallow On The west and
north, deep toward the east and south.
The eastern or Bolivian shore, being
backed by The lofty range of Sorata,
is very high and precipitous. The
lake never freezes over, although the
temperature ofPunois often eighteen
degrees at sunrise. Two little
steamers of 100 tons each do a tri-
fling business. Steam is generated
by llama dung the only fuel of the
couutry-for there are no trees with
in $50 miles. The steamers act
ually cost their weight in silver, for
their transportation Gin pieces) from
the coast cost as much as the original
price. A steamboat company has Just
asked from Bolivia the exclusive
privilege of navigating Titicaca and
the Bio Desaguadero to Lago Pampa,
with guarantee of six per cent. cost
on the capital and share Of all new
mines discovered. Professor Orion
the latest traveller in that region. calls
attention to the fact that Lake Tit
caca is not SO high as IS given in geo
graphical works by about 800 feet.
Its true altitude is 12,493 feet, and
IN the dry season it is four feet less.
This fact has been revealed by the
consecutive dwellings made in build
ing the Arequipa railway, just fin
lshed, which reaches from the Pacific
to Lake Titicaca."
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-07-09
FOR PRESIDENT, GEN.
PROSPERITY,

Without derogating from the
claims or qualifications Of any other
candidate that may be named, we
hereby nominate Gen. Prosperity
for the President Of these reunited
States, and pledge ourselves to do
what we may to secure his election.
The People can elect the candidate
thus early propoaed-the first in the
feId-by manifesting pr oper Pluck,
Perseverance, Industry and Econo-
my. In the present state of the
country, certainly, nothing is more
desirable than the return OF the once
prevailing and always popular Cen
erlal named, who is now abroad for
an indefnate period, and his inau.
geration would prove blessing to
the People, the Country, and indeed
to fall the world and the rest Of man
kind"
There are many ways-none cf
them demoralizlng, corrupt or expen-
slve-in which to aid the good cause.
and bring the canvass toa successful
issue. The first is by well-directed
Industry good, honest Work in
Field, Garden, Shop, Factory,
Counting-House :; indeed, assiduity
and diligence are necessary wherever
labor andssskill are required for either
production or the transaction of any
Legitimate business. There must be
fewer drones and more workers in
every hive in order to secure the
consummation so devoutly wished for
the triumphant return OF our can
didate.
The fact is-andSit is fact pat
ent to every intelligent citizen of
this Republic that, to recover from
the Panic and reinstate Prosperity,
we must work more, and practice
greater economy, than heretofore. II
brief, we must earn and produce
more, and spend less, than during
the last decade. AS rule we are
aware that the great majority of our
readers-who are mostly ruralists-
are neither lazy nor extravagant.
On the contrary their industry and
frugality are proverbial-the except
ions only proving the rule. But the
1dleness, luxury and extravaganza
which followed the war affected ALL
classes to greater or less extent,
and consequently the late panic
seriously crippled thousands of soil
cultivators who ought to be in indie
pendent circumstances to-day-out of
debt, with farms unincumbered
instead Of mortgaged, and money OUT
at interest. This class of farmers
those who have INDUCED in outside
speculations, neglecting the personal
supervision of, or labor on, their
farms saying go, Boys" instead of
''COme, Boys" when work was to
be done-have "naissed it, "decidedly.
They, as well as those in other
kinds of business who have neglected
their callings and gone after false
gods, will best promote their own
interests. while subscribing those of
the people at large, by joining the
great army which proposes to work
diligently and harmonionsIy for the
return from abroad of tie candidate
we desire to inaugerate GENERAL
PROSPERITY.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-07-09

IHR best, cheapest. and In every respec: the
most convenient cow tail.holder is to hold
the tall In the bend of the mixers leg. back
ofthe knee, as he sits on the milking stool.e
This manner OF holding the tall while ah
COW ia being MIXED is far better than to tie
the end to the cows leg. as there Will then
be no tying no loosening. 1t 10 far superior
to any and every tail-holding device that Is
protected by letters patent. II costs no
paAsnA sighA royalty. and 1t 10 always Ut hand
aad IN wOskiaa ssedR. !.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-07-09

The President has approved the oinG reeo-
lution providing for the termination of the
treaty between the United States and His
Majesty the King Of the BeIgians, concluded
at Washington, July II, 1858.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-07-24
Newspaper Ownership.

:. The Sioux City Journal gives ut
terance to the following eminently
sensible and sound news upon news
papers, and their relation to the pub
lie:
A great many men, and many very
good men, entertain snch decidedly
peculiar ideas Of newspapers that
they feel as if a little patronage, even
to the extent of a subscription, should
debar from the utterance of anything
preiudicial to their interests. Most
respectable newspapers, we appre-
bend, are worth the money paid for
them; and their publishers flattcr
themselves, we are sure, that they
give their advertisers value received.
When man subscribes for a news
paper, he simply bargains for . copy
of that journal; and when he agrees
for an advertisement, he by no means
purchases the whole establishment.
Every newspaper publisher is con-
stantly meeting men who come to
say, 'Stop my paper" because some
thing has appeared in the paper not
to their liking Or not to their selfish
interest; and every newspaper pub
Usher is constantly meeting men who
say, "Stop my advertisement" be-
cause the paper is not, in Its EDITORIAL ora!
and news columns, constantly and
singularly devoted to, their business.
The newspaper is a commodity in the
market. It sells news at given
price per week, per month, or per
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-07-24

THERE is one candidate on the
Anti-Monop State ticket who will new
er let his modesty stand i'll the way of
his advancement. His name is Keat-
ley, by courtesy, Col" John II.
Keatlcy, the candidate for Attorney
General. A short time since, there
appeared in the columns of the
Council Bluffs Independent the fol-
lowing paragraph.
1t is needless, in Iowa, for us to
endorse Col. Kcatlcy, when he is SO
well and f;lvorably known for his
ability as a lawyer, his integrity Of
character, and his popularity among
all classes. Even those politically OPP
posed to him, concede that in the
Vermont of the West, with its former
majority of sixty thousand Republi-
can, his chances Of election by the
people are far better than those OF
any opponent the Republicans can
this year nominate. The poo
pie of this State may expect
to hear his clarion voice before the
ides of October, i'll advocacy of the
party Of honesty, purity and reform
in public life. l1-.aa
The next issue of the paper, con-
tanned an explanation from the edi-
tor, that the above tiattcring notice
tice was not from his pen, but was
written by Keatly himself. He has
one genuine and sincere admircr ut
least. NJ
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-07-24
----------------------------
The Advance In Ereights.

Very grateful to the Western car
are any fair words from the Eastern
journals. For instance the following
from the New York Graphic of the
18th inst: "The railroad magnates
held meeting yesterday and decid-
ed to double the rates of freight on
live stock and increase the charges
on all other classes of merchandise.
This action, in view Of the prospect
of larger crops and more business
than usual, illustrates the settled pol
icy Of these gigantic monopolies,
and shows how utterly regardless
they are of public opinion or public
needs. It proves what we have all
along contendcd, that the present
railroad system is legalized and in
corpcrated extortion. Instead of
meeting the wants Of the people it
trades upon their necessities and
grows rich by plundering them.
This action shows that the railroad
question does not concern the farmer
Of the West a whit more than it does
the merchants Of the great Eastern
cities and the people generally. 1t
diminishes business, checks cxporta-
ton, raises the price of food, and
robs the whole community to enable
a few rich capitalists to get full divi-
dends on watered stock. And this,
too, in direct defence of public opin-
ion, in the face of political organize
tons, forming to resist railroad extor-
tons. Mr.. Adams contends that the
force of public opinion will keep
these railroad corporations in proper
and wholesome check. 1t seems to
have about as much effect on them
as puffs of breath on Quincy granite.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-07-24
The State.

II - -N4t "a B a+8sf
~ The Fort Dodge Messenger says
that Messrs. Duncombe & Richards will
this week break ground in that city for
the erection of large foundry.
1t is rumored that Col. Geo. B. Cork
hill, of Mt. Pleasant, now on the editorial
staff of the Washington Chronicle is to
become the husband of Clara Louise KEEL
logg, the American prima donna.
The Lansing Mirror gives the par
ticulars of the drowning of brave young
man named Timothy Howard, at that
place, who sprang into the river to save
the life of drowning boy, and over
weighed by his heavy clothes, sank IN the
fierce current ere assistance could reach
him.
A Jones county countryman dis
painfully refused to sell his potatoes for
cent less than 81 bushel, and peddled
good part of his load for rs cents a
peck, before he awoke to realizing sense
of the fact that there are only four pecks
in bushel. ~. ....<.,,
Two young men, brothers, Will
mouth by name, who had stolen horse
from farmer in Winona county, Mimi,
were arrested last week by the sheriff of
Blackhawk county, and n ow in Waterloo
Jail awaiting requisition Of ::the Governor
of Minnesota.
Chas H. Brainard, of Cerro Gordo
county, who shot himself in the head at
jefferson, Ohio, about the middle of June,
was still alive at last accounts, though
recovery would be miracle. He had
been living extravagantly and dressing in
fine style, on "great expectations of q
fortune from a rich brother who recently
died in Mexico; but on opening the will,
it was found that he had received but one
dollar, while the rest-$72, 0OO-was left
to needy and worthy sister in Ohio.
- Jim Stewart Of the GAINESVILLE Sta,
went to the Mason City Convention last
week, leaving his paper in charge of ar
Anti-Monop. The latter improved thu
occasion to inflict upon the readers Of the
Star violent attack upon the Republican
party, which as specimen,of fine writing
without sense is unique. The following
sophomore burst in conclusion illustrates
the animus as well as the style of tn,
writer: ~ ~e &~
What they (the people, want now !,
honest and bold leaders like the Roman
Grachii, who will see to an equal distri
button of the corn, and politicians need
not be surprised if, in the falls elections
through all the states whirlwind, ho
with lightcnings, is stirred up which shall
sweep away the unclean buzzards ant
once more turn our eagles beak TOWARD
the stars. sEasf A~s
The equal distribution of the corn,
that is the offices-is one thing thai
troubles the would be leaders of the oppo
sition, of which we doubt not the ad-inte1
ion scrihhlersof the .Cfnr is ono -s-c
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-07-24

foot and sick of soul has he vaiIily
tried for Office in his own party, ana
SD and ,disheartcned he stands upon
the fearful brink of destfHct!oly ready
TO lnake the fearful leap 10 the oppo-
site paIty orsaccept Office at tie hand
!of some kind ofaa inddbcndSht GO
between arrangcpeht without aim,
organization or existence. Hence the
no-party man has our sympathies.
Strange that his thick-headed brcth-
rem have failed in their appreciation
of, his sage counsels and wise suggest.
ions And stranger still that while
there has been SO many offices to be
filled, his claims have been overlook.
ed and he has been permitted to
muse and mediate upon the ingrati
tude Of republics until political emo
tional insanity has sliced upon him,
and he now stands upon the brink q
total political wreck, where other
wise he would have lived to good
old age, held Office and spurned the
idea ofrcsignation."- Ex.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-07-24

MAHoNEY Of the Dubuque zele-
graph periodically has fit of the
vapors, ut which times his dolcful
representations of the fate of the
country, and the cerulean hue with
which he invests things generally,
would be distressing were there not
always All element of the ridiculous
about them. His last jcremiad was
about the third term business. He
has no confidence that the people
will arouse themselves to prevent
Grant from Selling the Presidency
for the third time. He looks upon
the third term rs already determined
upon, no matter what objection or
opposition there may be, and don't
think there is virtue enough in the
people to oppose it; SO on to the end
OF the dolcful chapter. The fact
that this same perversc people have
mt various times with stiti.neckod oh
stinacy, refused to accept the gospel
according to Mahoney, may explain
this peculiar dependency. Some.
thing should be done to divert This
venerable Cassandra in brooches
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-07-24

WILKINSON the Anti-Monop candi.
date for Congress in the Fifth dis.
trict, is reported by the Anamosa Jour
nal, a paper of thesame persuasion, to
have let off the following choice NOR.
ceau at Fourth of July celebration
at Walnut Grove:
II am clod hopper, but am put
in a forward position, not through
merit of my own, but because this
organization the grange) has been
at work and the politicians dare not
put any other man there"
Which leads us to remark, that
there is difference in clod hoppers
The organization that puts "Wilk'
forward as even tolcrablc specimen,
is either very reckless, Or an undis-
eliminating organization.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-07-24
To Swallow the Grange.

The Swamp-lander, Ex-Gov. Stone,
who seems to have a high, advisory
position assigned him in the Anti-Mo
nopoly councils, has recently devcl-
opcd plan for the success of that
party, which is comprehensive and
worthy of his genius. At con-
vention, held in Monona county
recently, letter was read from
Stone, in which he discusses the
campaign and means of victory, and
says:
"1ne most efecsual method wiA
be BY soorkimg through the Grunge
organization, holding meetings on
the picnic order. This can be done
by quiet consultation with leading
members Of the ORDER" &C., &c.
Now, there is strategy for you.
The Changers are to be corralcd on
the "picnic" plan, and then baggcd
without chance for protest. The
Swamp-landcr's plan for entrapping
the Patrons is only equalled by the
feat performed i'll our county last
fall, in the performance of which,
good, honest, umsuspccting Patrons,
who thought they were attending a
meeting Of the County Council for
the transaction of business pertain
ing to the order, suddenly, in the
twinkling of an eye, found themselves
in the midst of an Autobiography
Convention in full blast, with Office
seeking spouters laying it on with
forty windmill power. Thus it will
be seen that the strategy Of Ex-Gov.
Bill, the Swamp-lander, while not
lacking in boldness, yet has no claim
to originality. We are afraid it
won't work so well this year rs last.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-07-24

Hon. G. II. Willett Of Winnie
shick county has allowed tho am
nounccment ofhis name rs q candi-
date for the Congressional nomina-
ton, and private advices received
from DEBORAH cay that he has securs
ed the support of the Winneshiek
delegation. We had supposed that
the north would unite in the presen-
tation of the name Of Mr.. Granger,
bat this new and late complication
renders northern unity rather prob
lcmatical. We still hope however,
that a spirit Of mutual concession
will prevail, and that the northern
counties will come together upon
their strongest and best man. Our
friends in the north should under
stand that there is very prevalent
impression abroad that corrupt influ-
ences are being brought to bear, to
prevent unity in that section, and if
this should be confirmed by their
action, and a candidate be nominated
through their cooperation not worthy
to bear the Republican standard,
they must not count upon Buchanan
county for.assistance in elccting
him. To keep this fact in mind
may be good for all parties in this
fsuht
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-07-24

Observation-Disclosures Cream,
cry, located near the railroad bridge,
is now using the cream from $50 gal.
Ions of milk daily. About 500 gal.
Ions are brought directly to the fac.
tory, and the balance from the Col.
den Prairie factory, where the milk
is set and the cream brought here
each day to be worked up. The
churning is done by steam power,
and the butter is placed in firkins
and placed in a refrigerator until
time for shipping. Although it was
only started last May, yet there
seems to be no question about the
success of the enterprise. Messrs.
Clark & Rockwell, who own the es-
adjustment, are men who are capa-
Bile Of successfully managing the
business, and they intend to greatly
enlarge their business next year.
Manchester Press. 8 ira.''ts
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-07-24
A Terrible FAN.

f. L. Emo, proprietor Of Browns
hotel at Cedar Rapids, arrived in this
city from the east on Mondays mid
night train and registered at Swift's
Hotel. He spent an hour or so
talking with Mr.. Swift and the night
clerk, and about l o'clock was shown
to his room in the third story.
About half past two o'clock the night
clerk heard something strike on the
steps in front of the hotel with con-
siderable force, and on going out to
investigate found Mr.. Emo lying on
the sidewalk. One of the night
watchmen and several other persons
who were called assisted in carrying
him to a room on the second floor,
and messengers were at once sent for
Drs. Peabody and Grouse. Mr.. Emo
was insensible, but appeared to be
suffering about the feet and legs,
and the doctors, as soon as they
arrived made an examination and
were surprised to find no bones
broken or serious injuries on any
part of the body. There were some
cuts and bruises about the face and
head, but nothing Of a dangerous
character. The theory in relation to
the fall is that he struck on his feet
on the steps of the hotel, a distance
of 80 feet from the window, and then
fell over on to his face on the side
walk. He is a very large man, weigh
ing over 200 pounds, and tits certain
ly a marvel that no bones were brok-
EN- in falling so far. rq ~
Mrs. Emo arrived last night and
found her husband in such COM
Portable condition that she determin.
ed to take him home,g and started
with him on the morning train. II
he has no internal injuries he will
probably be all right in short time.
His explanation Of his tumble is
that. after he went to bed he dreamed
some one was trying to shoot him
and in his fright he tried to escape
through the window Waterloo
Reporter, %.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-07-24

We copy to endorse the following
Interpretation of the Republican
State platform, which we find in the
Des MONIES Register. Republican
Conventions for the nomination of
candidates, should keep in mind that
the honest rank and file of the party
not only reserve the right, but are
justified by now established prece-
dent, in boiling the nomination of
corrupt men. Let them understand
that the only way to avoid this, and
to preserve the integrity of the party
is to set up as candidates only men
Of unimpeachable character and rec
ord. In this way, and this only, will
the Republican party demonstrate its
ability to correct its own abuses.
There has been no time when the
boiling of the nomination of bad
men was SO safe a party policy as
now: A
A correspondent asks why the Re
publican party did not re-enact this
year its anti-bad man plank. It did;
not in the same words, but in just as
clear and emphatic terms. In the
ninth plank the party demands of its
voters that ''0nIy HONEST and capa-
Die men be elected or appointed to of.
ficc." In other words, the State plat
form demands that any dishonest
men nominated by Republicans
through trick or even by the defiance
Of q bullying majority shall not be
elected-that is, all Republicans who
want honest men for officers shall
vote and work against them. The
platform of last year laid it down as.
the duty Of all honest Republicans to
beat all bad nominees. This year
the Injunction is more emphatic still,
and the defeat Of such men is not
simply advised and asked but de-
manded.
The Republican party of Iowa was
pioneer in the reform, that the way
to purify party is to beat its bad
nominees, and instead Of retrograd-
ing from the doctrine grows yearly
| more earnest in it. This will be q,
worse year than last for candidates
forced upon the party by cliques, for
nominees who are dishonest in
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-07-24

The Independence BULLETIN says
the Herald defended Bryan the de-
taulting county treasurer Of Jackson
county, alleging that he was being
prosecuted by his enemies. Such a
lying charge as that needs no refuta-
ton in Buchanan county nor in any
other where the BULLETIN is known.
All we need to say is Toman wrote
it.-Dubuque Herald
The Herald is itself guilty of what
it charges on us. We did not say
that it "allcged that Bryan was be-
ing prosecuted by his enemies" "
We did not pretend to give its spc-
cific allegations, but only their drift.
We did say that it represented Bry-
an in the light Of man prosecuted
by his enemies. 1t vouched for him
rs s'pcrfect gentleman" which Of
course would be inconsistent with
his guilt, and its whole effort seemed
to be to break the force Of public ex-
ccration, and to shield the criminal.
1t published everything that would
possibly show in his favor, but we
do not remember to have seen in it's
editorial columns one word of denun-
citation of him as a guilty or bad
man, even after he was convicted.
While this was its course toward
Bryan, democratic dcfaulter who
was proved a thief besides, the Her.
aid was spending itself in impassion-
ed and bitter denunciations of every
Republican official who could in the
rcmotest manner be made to appear
as irregular or guilty. ..s
The fling at the BULLETIN and
ourselves does not disturb us. We
arc content to let the question of the
relative veracity and dccency Of the
papers be decided by any jury out
side of that degraded portion Of the
Dubuque population, to whose VIC
ious tastes and low passions the Her
ALL is the pander, and whose organ
it is. .,,..... ...-, t.-...