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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-23
The Art OF Shopping

Very many dollars may be saved if
buyers exercise Judgment and fore
sight in making their purchases. 1t
is, generally speaking, saving both
of time and money to buy large
quantity at u time Of anything that
will be likely to increase i'll price;
and those who, without torethought,
buy each day what is required for
the days needs, to use another old
proverb, ''lct money run out at the
heels of their boots" Coal may be
laid in at the end of the summer to
last through the winter; potatoes may
be bought by the sack or load, in
stead Of ly the pound; apples by the
bushel, and soap by the hundred
weight; for soap will not waste :.alf
so much fit be kept till it is dry.
Always do your shopping yourself.
Do not give yor orders to the servants
to be given to the tr;.despcople; but
go round to the shops, choose what
you want and pay tol it at once.
The most Objectionable practice of a
tradesman sending round, for articles
to be paid for sometime, is the cause
of ruin in many home. Such a
system leads to the purchase many
an unnecessary article, which would
never be thought of if the money had
to be paid down at once. Personal
illness, or more urgent duty, may pre-
vent the mistress of household
from doing her own shopping; but
love of ease and Incidence should
never be allowed to do SO.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-23
"Coal-Oil Johnny"

Des Moines Correspondence Chicago Tribune.
The country is familiar with the
petroleum bubble of years ago; how
men rose in the morning beggars,
and retired at night mllionaires; how
nabobs became mendicants in the
single breath of wind. One of the
heroes of those notable days is John
Steele, or "CoalOil Johnny as he is
now familiarly called. His history
is well known to all newspaper read
ers, and they will remember how he
went to bed one night a laborer at
$50 month, and awoke in the morn
ing the heir of the richest oil-well in
Venango county. He didn't know
what to do with the money which
flowed from his well He it was who
purchased hotel in Philadelphia at
extravagant figures, and gave it away
the next day; who would buy up Il
dance-house at big price, for the
privilege of "running it" one night;
who would purchase fancy team,
use it once, and give it away; who
bought minstrel troupe, and ran it Il
whole season for the fun of il; who
never refused to lend money, nor
asked its return. He stepped from
penury through one million and Il
half of dollars, back to penury again,
in sixteen short months. Then he
came West; and now he is at work
with gang of bridge builders in
Shelby county, on the Rock Island
road, at Il salary of one hundred and
seventy-five cents day. He is just
as happy and contented with his
frugal fare and lowly lot as when he
basked in the smiles Of Fortunes
favors. His wife clings to him in
adversely with truc-hearted love, and
accepts the situation with all the
grace which charactcrizes a noble
woman. She joined his fortunes
when sunshine gilded his path; she
now seeks to make his pathway
bright beneath the shadows of adver-
sity. Their home is at Dunlap
Johnny says many OF the stories OF
his wastetul extravaganza are false.
His reverses came from loans made
to friends, who failed to return them.
A broken bank carried down $120,
600 at one swoop, and another bank
took $4,000. Out of the wreck of
the latter he hopes to get enough
to get his good wife a beautiful dress
and nice new house.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-23
at Mt. v opnon

\ correspondent of the Boston
Globe, writing of Mt. Vernon, says
The mansion is ancient enough
There are but few articles of furni-
ture in the rooms through which you
pass, and those have been already de-
scribed "to death;" but the old harpsi-
chord was to me more interesting
than anything else. 1t is such an
absurd suggestion of the modern
grand piano (only the legs seem
alarmingly thin and weak, that look
ing at it you go off into a reverie
concerning the beauties of those
courtly times, whose taper fingers
used to shame the ivory keys and
whose powdered heads, gracefully
poised, looked so queenly and proud.
Human nature, has been so much of
4 muchness through all the ages, I
am afraid there were now and then
some rare ilirtations IN spite of out
ward statclness. Surely Mt. Vernon,
with its trees and sheltered hooks, its
queenly arranged rooms and wide
verandas, was the place of all others,
for wooing. There is such a mag
niticent sweep up and down the noble
river! There are such lovely tints on
the water reflected from the tinted
skies, such pretty white-sailed vessels
gliding by, and then the noble old
trees such chorus of birds singing
their happy melodies. while the wind
in the branches play Il grand accom-
paniment without one jarring chord.
One gets sentimental, of course, if
there is anyone to share the emotion.
Everything in and about the place is
kept in exquisite neatness, and you
will relish the good bread and butter,
while the pitchers Of rich, creamy
milk and the actual cream given with
your coffee is an especial luxury. AS
you eat you will look curiously at the
monster fireplace, where, before half
a cord Of blazing logs, whole deer
and sheep often hung on the spit-rack
while the hooks III the ceiling hint
of great tlitches of bacon and strings
of dried fruit. \ young lady of the
period, ignorant Of the old times,
naively inquired if those hooks were
! for ''suspending baby:jumpers?" Yet,
why not? If he was the father of
his country, its infancy certainly de-
manded exercise. Possibly it might
not have been of such vigorous
growth without due exertion. The
cxertion was in different fashion,
that's all; for the jumper wasn't
patented. The lawn would have been
Il lovely croquet ground, but the old
garden, with its queer boN-alleys and
odd arrangement, is more interest
ing place. Some gardener of other
days undertook to spell the name of
the great man in flower beds, making
each little parterre in the shape of Il
letter, but you would never guess it
if the colonel didn't show you the
outlining borders of the box. Purple
magnolias were in blossom, filling
the air with fragrance; we found
bouquets for sale at the greenhouses,
then strollcd back to the veranda, to
wait for Captain Franks signal-whis-
tie.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-23
Origin of the Express Business.

W. H. Ridcing, in IIarper's Magazine for August.
Travellers on the Long Island
Sound of about thirty-seven years ago
might have observed on board the
steamer then running between Prov
idence and New York, an under-sized
delicately built, sanguine-looking
young man who accompanied the
vessel on alternate trips, and con-
stantly carried in his hand Il small
carpct-bag OF half bushel capacity.
He was William f. Harnden, and
his bag contained the beginnings OF
the express forwarding business, OF
the United States, which with the
exception of the railways and tele-
graphs, now surpasses all other pri-
vate enterprises in the world.
Born at Reading, Massachusetts,
in 1912, he was employed as conduc-
tor of the first passenger train that
ran in New England, and was after
ward promoted to the position OF
ticket agent on the Boston and Wor-
cester Railway. The sedentary desk
work did not suit him, however, and
in 1887 he came to New York, in
search of more congenial employ
mcnt. At the corner of Wall and
Pearl streets stood the old Coffee
house, famous resort for the mer-
chants and ship-owners of those days,
and i'm connection with it was an ad
mirable news-room-a sort of Lloyd's
or Garraway's-conductcd by James
w. Hale, local celebrity, who after
ward extended his fame by promoting
Il cheap postal system in opposition to
the government. Mr.. Hale was II
man of varied experience and geni-
al disposition. He was one OF the
most active men OF his day, and Harm
den went to him for advice in seeking
employment. Hale became interest
ed in him, and in the course of few
davs advised him to establish him.
self us an eXpressman between New
York and Boston-a business never
before transacted and name never
before assumed.
AS there have been other claimants
to the honor of having originated the
enterprise, and as Mr.. Hale is now
living, Twill repeata statement which
he make to me in July last. There
was never day, he said, that in
quiries were not made at the news
rooms for some one going to Provi-
dence or Boston. Some wanted to
send small parcels to their friends,
others letters or circulars; but the
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-23
Railway Speed on Horseback.

\ fifty mile riding match lately
came off at San Francisco, Cal, be
tween two noted riders, Mowrey and
Smith. The 1lto says: 1t was 4
contest, as advertised, for $1,000 4
side, with the conditions that each
man should have ten horses, and be
compelled to change horses, or noun,
and dismount, in each mile.
Both men were of a tallish, slender
build, well adapted to long hours on
horseback. or the two, Mowrer cx
hibited greater strength and activity,
and as an expert in the mode mount
ing and dismounting, is by far Smiths
superior. An evidence of this was
clearly perceptible in the fact that he
gained Oh an average not less than
two seconds at every change. His
style was that of throwing himself
from the saddle by spring from his
seat, and in mounting to spring
from the ground assisted by the horn
of his saddle, and catch his seat while
the horse was under full headway
Added to this, he was greatly assisted
by having helper on horseback
who invariably accompanied him Oh
the start and outcome by checking
and starting his horse, while Mowrey
had only to jump on and off: On the
other hand, Smith had little or nc
assistance, except the equipage on his
saddle, which was brought into re
QUESTION in a manner that showed
conclusively his appreciation Of its
desirable assistance.
Mowrer came in quarter of i
mile ahead, in 2 hours, 2 minuts, 36I
seconds, Smith being l6 seconds be
hind. The quickest mile was made
in 2:O4 minutes, the slowest in 1915
minutes.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-23
Exte,npore Speech.
The Advance

When Cato rose in the Roman
Senate and held up ripe fig, saying,
''rhis fruit was gathered at Carthage
three days ago." to illustrate the
nearness of their enemies, and all
Rome exclaimed that Carthage must
be destroyed, we should find it hard
to imagine that Cato before he did it,
climbed into box four feet square
and which came up almost to his
arm pits, and that he drew out of his
pocket a very illegible manuscript
and took ont his handkerchief and
wiped his glasses, then adjusted his
specs, and then bent down his head,
looked twice at his paper to see if he
was right, then muttered, "Brethren
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-23

most frequent applicants were money
brokers, who wanted to forward pack
ages of eastern bank notes to Boston
for redemption. IF an acquaintance
was found on the boat, he was pounc-
ed upon without ceremony, and bur
dened with the packages, which were
sometimes worth many thousand dol
lars. But if a friend did not appear,
the things were often intrustcd to en-
tire strangers, with the modest request
that they would deliver them imme::
diatcly on their arrival. Merchants
and brokers seeking gratuitous trans
portation for their letters contributed
largely to the excitement attending
the departure of the steamer, and
many persons will remember the
nights of anxiety they have passed
on the Sound, when such unexpected
wealth has. been temporarily thrust
upon them. "When Iarnden called
upon me for ADVICE" Mr.. Hale stated,
81 thought of the daily inquiries
made at my Office, DO You know Of
anybody going to Boston this eve
ning?' and I Immediately advised
him to travel between the two cities
and do errands for the business men.
I also suggested that the new enter
prise should be called The Express,
which gave the idea Of speed, promp
titudc and fidelity"
Harndcn hcsitated for several days,
doubling whether the scheme would
be profitable, but eventually he de-
cided to try it, and bought the historic
traveling-bag which is still preserved
in Boston. a small slate for orders
was hung in the newsroom, and the
patrons of that institution were Harm
den's chief patrons. The old mer-
chants had become so accustomed to
transportation of smaller articles
without cost that they did not readily
observe the advantages "the express"
offered, and ut the end of two mouths
Harnden found all his capital absorb
ed. HIS receipts were less than his
expenses, aAd ne would have dis
continued the service had not some
friends procured free passage for him
on an opposition steamboat. With
the passage money as subsidy, "the
express" prospered, and the business
so increased that lIarnden soon en-
gagged an assistant.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-23
The Spare Bed.

When | go to the country to visit
my relations, writes M. Quad, the
spare bed rises up before my imagi-
nation days before l start, and
shiyer as remember how cold and
gravelike the sheets are. l put off
the visit is long as possible, solely on
account of this spare bed. / don't
like to tell that | would rather sleep
on a picket fence than to enter that
spare room and creep into that spare
bed, so they know nothing of my suf:
fering. The spare bed is always as
near mile and half from the rest
of the beds as it can be put. 1t is
either up stairs at the head of the
hall or off the plrlor. The parlor
curtains have not been raised for
weeks; everything is as prim as an
old maids bonnet, and the bed is as
square and true as if it had been
made up to Il carpenters rule. No
matter whether it be summer or Win
ter, the bed is like ice, and sinks
down in way to make one shiver.
The sheets are slippery clean, the
pillow slips rustic like shrouds, and
one dare not stretch his leg down for
fear Of kicking against tombstone.
One sinks down until he is lost in
the hollow, and foot by foot the
prim bedposts vanish from sight.
He is worn out and sleepy, but he
knows the rest of the family are so
far away that no one could hear him
if he should shout for an hour, and
this makes him nervous. He Won
ders if anyone ever died in that room,
and straightway he sees faces of dead
persons, hears strange noises, and
presently feels chill gallopping up
ahd down his back. Did anyone
ever pass a comfortable night in n
spare bed? No matter how many
quilts and spreads covered him, he
could not get warm, and if he acci-
dentally fell asleep it was to wake
with a start under the impression
that dead man was pulling his
nose. 1t will be days and weeks be-
fore he RECEIVERS from the impression,
and yet he must suffer in silence, be-
cause the spare bed was assigned
him in token of esteem and affection.
-.Iibany Journal
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-23
this fig-no, this fruit-brethren this

this fig-no, this fruit-brethren this
was gathered-I say was gathered
at Carthage three days ago." and
then fumbled into his pocket till he
found the fig, and then laid it out
upon the board on top of the box
where he rested his manuscript. 1t
would be hard for us to imagine this
eloquence; and we should feel very
certain that, if this course had been
taken, all Rome would have shouted,
"Cato must be destroyed"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-23
Hair-Dressing.

Mrs. GOODWIN would respectfully inform the
Nl ladies of this city that she is now prepared to
do hair-dressing in the most approved styles Work
made satisfactory. COmbings turned, the roots
all one way. same as cut hair. Found at her resi-
dence on Main street first door west of Presbyter-
ian Church. 1y10-51
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-23
LAKE & HARMON.

A TTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW; IN
~ denendence Iowa Office over Planes Hard
ware store, opposite head of Chatham st.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-23
Business Cards.
Attnrneus.
O. H. p. ROSZELI
Us. WOODWARD,
d. ID. HOLDRIDGE,
EE HASNEI

TTORNEY AT LAW, NOTARY PUBLIC AND
n Land Agent Office over Taylor's Hardware
Store Independence. Iowa.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-23

r AW CONVEYANCING. WAR CLAIM. AND
IL Land Agency Office. Office in First National
Bank building. Independence, Iowa.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-23
". 81. b. DONNAN

A TTORNEY AT LAW. Independence, Iowa
n Office over Morse & Barnett's store. Con
sultations in English and German. llay
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-23
u. ". BRUCKART

LAKE e HARMON.
A TTORNEYS AT LAW. independence, lows
n Office IN Munson's Block, Main ST.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-12-09
Ho! For the Holidays !

Everybody will feel that these hard
tin es, articles fer Christmas presents
should be sold at very low prices, and
the "dear people" are going to patro-
nize those who sell their goods the
cheapest for the "give away purpose"
The firm of Messrs. MICHAEL & SoN,
stand foremost among those in Eaton
who are working for the interest of the
people, and all inspection of their i'm
mense stock of articles for the Holidays,
will convince any one of this fact. To
enumerate one alf of their stock would
occupy a whole page of II paper, and
therefore we will only mention a few OF
tn, most prominent, and then advise
everybody to go and examine for them
selves. They have Juvenile Books, Toy
Books, Gift Books, Albums, Bibles,
Pocket Books, Cigar Cases, Card CASE 5,
Handkerchief and Glove Box s, Jewel
Cases, Writing Desks, Sc retarys, Ste
reoscopes, ST roscop:c Views, Pictures,
Chroms, Autographs, Picture Frames,
Frames made and manufactured to or
der, Toy Banks, Parlor Croquet, Chess,
Checkers, Dominoes, Checker and Chess
Boards and Games in great variety, Gold
Pers, Holders and Pencils, Perfumery,
Cologne, Toilet Powder, lSachet Pow
ders, Toilet bottles in great variety, and
a thousand more things we can't just
now call to memory, and we say again,
to be satified of the endless variety OF
their Christmas presents for the old and
W ung, the grave and gay, go and see
for yourselves.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-12-09
sPECTALLNOrgcEs.
never Known to Fan.

DIR. MOI ris' S rup of Tar, Wild Chu-
ry and IIOrrllounl has never b, en-
known to fail in perm uently curing
obstinate Coughs, Colds, Group, WhOop-
ing Cough, nor any dis asses of the res
piratory organS-and it doe, it too at
Oncei 1t is not necessary to take it for
a long fine before o can discover its
ncficial effects. Its sale in this corn-
munity is immense, AMI its popularity
universal. 1t should not be claSSei
with compounds put mp by %ineXperi-
enced hands. 1t is positively Suaran-
tced to he composed If the pureSt and
hest materials, and prepared in Il scien-
tific me and to always give salts
faction. Do not failto give this great
and potent remelya trial. 1t will not
and cannot diSappoint YOU. Try it
ONCE. Ask fer DIR. Morris Syrup OF
Tan, Wild Cherry n IIorehoum:l, and
take none other. Trial size, 10 cents.
Dec. 2, lS75-lm
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-12-09

The average school boy now longs
for ice aud snow so that he will have
a legitimate excuse to run away from
school.
We don't want any money our
selves, but we know of several per-
sons who do, and we thing we could
initiate the currency somewhat, if we
were only made the starting point.
The terror of the farmer just now
is the tree peddler, who fascinates the
horticultural soul with a book full OF
gorgeously colored pictures of all
sorts of possible and impossib Q fruit,
such as never grew on earthly trees,
L. WILLIAMS, Esq: the obliging and
gentlemanly Superintendent of the
c., II. g. D. Railroad, has put another
train on the track between Richmond
and Cincinnati, for the accommoda,
ton of passengers. That is good
Three trains a day, you a go and
come to suit you.
The Dayton DEMOCRAT publishes q
sensational story about a IIoosier gal,
on a visit to that city, that twice
swooned and was carried from her
bed room on account of Thomas Cat,
who had, without malice or p~retense
aforethought, quietly preceded her
and took possession of her downy
couch. That beats Bessie Turner's
adventure. Let us have a book with
a acat in the case"
1t is worthy of remark that when
cold weather approaches and other
vegetables begin TO fade, wliiskers
sprout up and flourish with the ut
most vigor. Many a face, which, in
summer, appear barren as the deserts
ofArabia, in winter is in most luxuri-
ant crop. Everything in its proper
season-cowslips in spring, cucum-
bers in summer, cantelopes in autumn
and whiskers in winter.
The vocal. and instrumental enter
tainment given by Madam and Pro-
fessor GONZALEZ, in the City Hall on
Sunday and Monday evenings last,
under the supervision and for the ben
eft of St. Patrick's Church, of Eaton,
was decidedly the finest musical treat
that our citizens ever had al opportu-
nifty to enjoy, and we are glad to say
that it was well patronized and the
musical talest of the singers highly
appreciated by the audience.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-12-09
E READINGI
CUT THIS OUT,
It May Save Your Life

There is no person living but what
suffers more or less with Lung Disease,
Coughs, Colds or Consumption, yet
some would die rather han pay 70 cents
for Il bottle of medicine that would cure
them. DIR. A. Boschee's German Syrup
has lately been introduced in this toun-
try from Germany, and its wonderous
cures astonishes every IL that try it.
If you doubt What we say in print, cut
this ont and take it to our Druggist,
Brookins & Son. and get a SAMPLE bot
tie for 10 cents and try it, or ar gular
size for 70 cents.
Eaton, Nov. %, 1S75-4m
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-12-09
Winter Sport

a-#a
While it is true that We viii be de-
prived of some of our amusements by
the reign of cold winter, yet there are
others to take their pace. This Is II
of the advantages of a variety of sea-
sons. Each has its peculiar pass
times rs well as temper. There is no
monoiony, but an inc~essant round of
chang, change of sport and lahar.
The frost king, while he plies his
dainty architecture on the window
pane, and laughs, the gaudiest palace
patterns TO scorn, also glasses over
stream and pond, so that the anxious
skater may bind the ringing steel to
his heels, and outspeed the Wind
The snow-fakcs will not only disport
in the air, suggesting Che picking of
celestial geese, but gathering thick
and firm on the earth will make a bed
of feecy down for the idle slcighs'
and, awaken the merry naturalization
of the bells. What rollicking fun the
e~xuberans boys find in bu}eting the
storm, aud pelting each other with
snow balls, how sleds are in demand,
gay and arrowy, and ~preteniious
named as the regalest clippers of the
sea! Indoors what games and what
zest in their pursuit What social
gatherings around blazing hcarths,
such as winter only knowsl What
Christmas jubilation-what New
Years jolities. Aud then, though
there be days Of cloud and gloom, ev-
cry one is a step of time towards
April in tears, and blushing May,
The crown and glory of the spring.