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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-03-12

had still been strong III her hear, II.
til Robert was gone. While she
could see HIM, though they met
almost as strangers, she prayed and
hoped still that he would return t.
her, and give her the pledge he would
value most as his safeguard. But he
had gone in anger; and the little
governess looked very hopeless
future in the face. She was woman
whose love, not easily won, would be
given for lifetime, and no thought
OF another, to replace Robert, came
to her faithful heart. She had given
him up because she.thought duty de.
man led the sacrifice, but she could
never cease to love him. Winter
festivities left her often alone. Mrs.
Reed took the children to their grand
mothers for Thanksgiving, and again
for Christmas week In all this time
Hettie was left in charge of the
house. Some Christmas gifts were
put upon her dressing table, testify
ing the children's love and Mrs.
Reeds appreciation of her care; but
though Hettie valued these highly.
they could not fill the dreary void in
her heart.
Sometimes in her lonely weeping
she questioned the resolution she had
thought only duty, wondering if her
sternness had driven Robert more
INTO the path she wished him to avoid,
whether her influence might not have
save him. Then she remembered her
mothers prayers, her patience, her
pleading, and felt how Lowcrle<s a
woman is when drink is her rival.
January wore away, and February
was half gone, when one morning
Alice Reed, in the midst of her babes,
exclaimed:
''It is St. Valentines day, l wonder
it shall have II valcntine!"
''Papa will bring the mail at din
ner," said ten-year-old Many, gravely.
81 know Cousin Ben will send us a
valentine; he always does"
'Will you have one, Miss Hettie?:'
questioned Alice.
"No, darling, think not" Hettie
said, smiling.
But when "papa" came home to
dinner, and the children rushed out
to meet him, Hettie heard him say:
''Take this letter to Miss Hottie.
Many"
"A letter for her!" There was no
one in the wide world to write let
ter to Hettie, except -. 4 wild
hope sprang in her heart. Could
Robert have written?
1t was bulky letter, and Many,
eager to see if her father had valen-
tine for her, left llettie alone to open
it.
A letter, closely written, was inside,
and folded within this a temperance
pledge, and at the foot of it the bold
signature 'Robcrt Grey"
The letter was Hestie's first love-
letter, and have no right to intrudc
upon her privacy; but in the Spring,
Robert Grey came back to M to
find his bride, who put her hand in
bis, lovingly, trustingly, won by the
love that had prompted the sending
of her first valentine.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-03-12
Robert Humphreys Little Joke.

One Robert Humphreys proved
rather queer customer to 4 saloon
keeper in Jersey City one morning
last week. The bar keeper, coming
down to open the saloon to custom
ers, saw Robert Humphreys, very
dissipated person, leaning against a
lamp post outside the saloon, evident
ly waiting for the morning drink,
which is a necessity to the habitual
drunkard. The liquor man opened
the doors, took his position behind
the bar, and waited for Robert to
come in. Robert, he knew, would
take whisky; whisky is fifteen cents
a drink, and Robert would contrib
ute ten cents of profit to the concern.
But Robert continued to lean against
the lamp post outside, and the bar
keeper was led to wonder if the man
was hard up, and unable to pay for
the drink. The sun came up over
the roofs Of the houses, and streamed
down upon the man leaning against
the lamp post, but he did not move,
and the man who sold whiskey, look
ing out intently, discovered that Rob
ert's eyes were closed. This explain
ed why the man did not come in for
his drink; he had actually fallen
asleep standing, reasoned the tar
keeper. 1t is tantalizing to a dealer
in any class OF goods to have a prob
able customer in sight and be unable
to reach him, and the gentleman who
mixd drinks began to feel injured
that the man outside should not be
awakened by the clat,er OF passing
teams and the noise Of people OH the
sidewalk, and come in. Other Gus.
toners came and went in the saloon,
bnt Robert Humphreys stayed out
side leaning against the lamp post.
Finally the bar-keeper III disgust gave
up expecting him, and then Robert
Humphreys came in. Three men
brought him in; they said they believ-
ed he was frozen, and laid him down
by the stove to thaw. After they
had gone the bar-keeper examined
Humphreys, a..d found not only that
nc was dead, but that he had been
dead for some time. There, in Jer-
sey City, in broad daylight, with the
roar and hustle of life around it, with
pedestrians upon the sidewalk brush
ing against a lamp post ulnoticed
during all the morning. The joke
that Robert Humphreys played upon
that saloon-kecpcr was complete, and
the men drinking at the bar the re-
maindcr Of the day had something to
talk and laugh about.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-03-12
THE SONG OF STEAM.


The following fine poem, by George W Cutter
of Coyinpton XIV. N1ck,rood has propouuced
INV ''''' " '"'
Harn-ss me down with vonr iron hand
Re snre of your cmrh and rein
For acorn the strength Of vonr nunv h,nA
A tempest scorns chain.
How LAUGHED "A 1 Inv concealed from s;obt
For MANY a cOuntless honr
At the childish boast of human might
When saw an army upon the land,
A navy upon the seas,
Creeping along. q snail-ike band
Or waiting a wayward breeze;
When saw the peasant reel
With the toll that he family bore,
As he turned at the tardy wheel,
When measured the painting courser's speed,
The fight Of the carrier dove,
As they bore law, king decreed,
Or the lines Of impatient love-
could but think how the world would feel
As these were Outstripped afar,
When should be bound to the rushing kee.
Ha ha! ha! They found me vt last.
And they invited me forth Mt length.
And rushed to my throne with thunder blast.
And laughed in my IRON strength!
Oh! then you saw wOndrous change
On the earth and ocean wide.
Where now my fiery armies range
Hurrahi hurrahi the waters DER. < &
The mountain steep decline;
Time space-have yielded to my power
The world! the world il minel
The rivers. the sun. hath earliest best,
Or those where his beame decline;
The giant streams Of the queenly West.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-03-12
Tho Wag OF tho Detroit FREQ Press.

u. p. Lewis is the wag of the De-
troit Free Press. During the past
three years he has written some of
the finest touches Of sentiment and
human nature in his police court pro-
ceedlngs that have ever appeared in
the United States. Unlike Bailey,
he did not inherit his wit: unlike
Mark Twain, it did not come to him
through associations. The truth is,
it was blown into him. He was an
ordinary, stupid country printer, about
Ann Arbor and lansing, Michigan,
until he took it into his head to 90
on a tramp After footing it to
Louisville, he engaged to work his
passage to New Orleans on Il steamer.
On the first day out the steamer blew
up. Lewis, one of the victims, was
badly SCARED and crippled, but as
soon as he got able to write he sent
an accou Of his experience and sen
sation in being blown to the Detroit
Free Press, which at once established
his reputation as versatile genius.
On his return home the Free Press
took him on its columns as item man.
Tha leading editor said the other day
that he had to watch him like hawk,
for about half the time, like old Mil
ton, he clings lovingly to the flattest
emanations of his brain. Lewis writes
good deal for the Eastern weeklies,
over the 81 signature Of "M. Quad'-''a
Bourgeois en- quad" he says, Gas it is
worthless in Il printing office, except
in its own line-it won't justify with
any other type" Lewis will last
some time
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-03-12
His Honor as a Farmer.
From the Detroit Free Press.


"fou farm, do you:" asked Hi
Honor, as John Taylor, a man aged
torty-fve, slid out and made his
bow.
ayes, sir.''
''Farming is 4 noble profession" !"
continued HIS Honor. ~ used to be
an agriculturist, and I believe tha,
the happiest hours of my life were
spent i'll hoeing cranberrics, digging
dried apples and husking cucumbers.
Nothing pleases me so well rs to run
out before breakfast, pick up corn
cutter and NOW three or four times
around the meadow. And such no
bic sunrises, and such moonlight
nights as we used to have! Ah!
John Taylor, if | were back again
among the bleating pigs, grurting
sheep and growing lambs, believe |
would be better off,
II am sorry, sir" said the prisoner,
as long pause ensued.
"For what? Oh, yes; you are
charged with drunkenness. | was
thinking Of the merry days when I
sat under the waving apple trees and
looked out on The blossoming corn
fields, and the budding Early Rose
potatoes. Yes, Mr.. Taylor, the charge
Of drunkenness, and now speak up
like hard-fstcd son of toll and tell
me if it is true or false
''You see, | was going up the lar
board side of Woo 1ward Avenue,
when fellow carrying top-sails ran
across my bows and"
''Hold on, sir" said His Honor,
leaning over the desk, "I'll teach you,
sir. to lie to an old man like me!
Fll make it sixty days, sir-sixty
long days in the House Of Correc-
tion!n
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-03-12
9hysirians.
r. a. UNITE,

DHYsICIAN AND SURGEON. Office over
L c. W. Taylor's Hardware Store. DIR. will be
found at his Office at night. All calls from town
and country promptly answered. day night.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-03-12
D. ". RRUCKART,
VIC. &J.B. DONNAN.

A TTORNEY AT LAW. independence. Iowa.
n ONCE over Morse & Barnett's Store. Con-
sultations in English and German [19-y
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-03-12
E. e. H

4 TTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW, In
~ dependence. Iowa Office over Planes Hard
ware store. opposite head Of Chatham ST.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-03-12

T Aw CONVEYANCING. WAR CLAIM. AND
II Land Agency Office. Office in First National
Bank building. Independence, Iowa.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-03-06
A Bible Riddle.

He is not Noah nor Noah's son. nor
a Leyite, nor John the Baptist, nor
yet the Wandering jew, for he was
with Noah in the ark. The Scriptures
make mention Of him, particularly in
st. Matthew, st. Mark and St. luke,
so We may know he is no imposter.
He knows no parents; he never lay
upon his mothers breast. His beard
is such as no man ever wore: he goes
bare-footed and bare-legged, like q
grave old friar; wears no hat in sum-
mer nor winter, but often appears with
a crown on his head. His coat is
neither knit nor spun, hair, silk, lin
nen, wooden, bark nor sheep-skin: vet
It abounds in a variety of colors, and
hts close to the skin. He is wonder
fully temperate; never drinks any
thing but cold water: would rather
take his dinner in farmers barn than
in Il king $ palace He is very watch
full; sleeps not in a bed. but sits in
singular kind of chair with his clothes
on. He was alive at the cruciixion.
Nearly all the world hear him; he
once preached a short sermon which
convinced a man Of his sin and caused
him to weep bitterly. He never was
married, yet he has favorites whom he
loves dearly, for if he has but one
morsel of meat he divides it among
them. Although he never rides on
horseback, he is in some respect equip
ped as horsemen are. He is an advO-
cate of early rising, though he never
retires to bed. His prophecies are so
true that the moment you hear his
voice you may know what is approach
ing. Now, who is this prophet aud
what does he foretell? j.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-03-06
A COlOred MARTYR,

From the Detroit Free Press.l
Disturbing the peace" said his
Honor. as Samuel, cOlOred, stood on
the line.
"Sturbing the peace, eh ?"
Yes, sir; throwing a stone and
then running away"
'Runnin away, eh 2
Yes, sir; what have you got to say
for yourself?'
DAY say | frode stun, eh?"
Eyes, sir"
And dat | run awayY
"Yes, sir"
And dat ! was cOtched?'
Yes, sir." !"
And dat / was fotehed here?"
"Yes, sir; do you plead guilty or
not guilty?"
The prisoner buttoued up his coat,
shifted around to face the audience
and then stretched out his arm and
demanded
"Whar's de man who said | frode a
STUMP
No answer.
w har 5 de man VINO says L run
away?"
Painful suspense.
"Whar's de aceuser!
The officer in the case had failed to
put in an appearance, as we'll as the
witnesses, and the prisoner was dis
charged. He left the court room with
dignified step, and as crowd assem-
bled around him at the door he was
heard saying: .
"Sposen | hadn't stood up dar and
made dem speeches Whar would /
be now?"
And the old north wind moaned
around the gables, tumbled over the
house-roof=, and sadly echoed
Wharf"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-03-06
A First-class Man.

The st. Louis Republican cores
pondent, who was recently in Nash
vile, in closing letter about an inter
view with Gov. Porter, says: THE
impression Gov. Porter left upon me
was as agreeable as | ever received
from any man in the same extent of
intercourse. Not that he is affable, nor
that his kindness is OverpOwering. He
is not that kind of a man at all. But
there is a quiet dignity about him
which enforces respect coupled with an
air of perfect sincerity and of thorough
honesty in utterance and in motive,
which makes you like the man for the
sake of his manhood. In conversation
he speaks slowly, with great distinct
ness and with a care and precision in
the choice of words and in their syn
tactical arrangement that reminded
me- of the late Mr.. Sumner. | had
heard him speak in public during the
campaign lastfall, and he seemed to me
to be a rather inferior speaker-cer-
tainly no orator. was therefore dis
appointed in his conversational powers,
which are quite unusual. One pecu-
liarity which impressed me was that he
did not Immediately reply to any ques-
ton asked him. He would frequent
ly hesitate full minute or two, and
then his reply would be complete and
exhaustive of that department of the
subject embraced or covered by the
question. He seemed anxious that his
views and those of the people he rep
resents should find hearing in the
North, and equally anxious that no ex-
preston of his might be construed into
an lntimation of lurking bitterness Of
spirit. Tennessee is fortunate in hav-
ing such a man as James d. Porter at
the head of her affairs in times like
these"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-03-06

CoSlBINATIOE TO Pug Down THE
PRICE OF TOBAcCO.-At meeting of
the Central Association of Tobacco
Manufacturers. which represents the
trade of the North Of England, held
at Manchester on "Wednesday, resOlu-
tions were passed aseribing the present
high prices Of American leaf tobacco
to the united action Of speculative
holders of tobacco in the United
States, and declaring that the opera
tions of the spectators could best be
counter -halanced by English manufae-
turers purchasing only tobacco re-
quired for their immediate wants, and
where possible, using toboeeo grown in
other countries than the United States.
We understand that these resolutions
have created some animation among
the tobacco merchants and brokers in
Liverpool, who are still Withholding
tobacco from sale with view to secur-
ing higher prices than those Dow cur
rent. ."-LOaelon Times, Jasaary Dad.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-03-06

withered fragment that was left of her
once beautiful household. and she felt
now that the religion so unfalteringly
followed had separated them. Now
she realized their mutual mistake, and
how she had sinned more in her selfish
pride than she would have done by
yielding up her church, and living an
exemplary life in his for loves sake.
Now when her heart was crushed and
broken, she found herself a deserted
wife. Oh, where can we find an OBJ
ject so utterly desolated, so terribly
bereaved, as a deserted wife. One who
in the dawn of life started forth with
hopes that would have rivalled the
morning sunlight, soradiant, so bright,
to be so soon shadowed by murky
clouds of disappointment. Stealing it
seems the last faint hope from the
quivering heart-strings. Silencing for
ever the strains of gladness, that those
strings were wont to give forth, and for
ever, eternally crushing the sweet
flowers of trust, which sprang mp
around the family altar, but which
would gladden. by their perfume that
altar no more.
HILDA.
New Providence, Tenn.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-03-06
Some Of his Ideas In Regard to Matters
OfPublic Interest.

The following are some of the views
of the Senator elect on public matters
asexpressed in conversation with those
who met him during his recent visit to
our city.
Mr.. johnson is opposed to any man
holding the Office of President for a
third term. He thinks it is contrary
to the genius of our institutions and
would be detrimental to the best in
terests of the people if not fatal to the
perpetuity of the government.
He is positive that Grant desires a
third term and that he will do almost
anything to secure that end.
He does not think Congress will pass
the act giving the President the power
to suspend the writ of habeas corpus,
but says that if such should be the case
and Gen. Grant should be reelected,
that would be the end of a Republican
form of government.
Mr.. johnson is in favor of a return
to specie payment. He says this would
not cause contraction, but on the con-
trary, would at the very start cause
an expansion to the extent to which
the currency is now deprecated. Be-
si1es, such policy would establish a
fixed basis for the transaction of busi-
ness, and values would be regulated by
the legitimate laws of trade.
He thought that specie payment,
while it would give equal value to the
producer in consequence OF an equita-
BILE regulation of prices, would, at the
same time so cheaper our home pro-
ducts, that we could successfully COM
pete in the markets of the world, and
thus be able to build up our manufae-
turing interest and afford employment
to large numbers of our people.
He is in favor of retiringthe Nation
al Bank Notes and of having the gov
eminent supply what paper currencyis
needed.
Mr.. johnson expressed himself in
favor of tariff for revenue purposes,
and as would incidentally give pro-
lection without creating monOpolies.
The Ex-President is decidedly op-
posed to the Capitalization tendedcies
of the Government. He says the votes
of the people and not the bayOnets of
the army should regulate the internal
affairs of all the States.
Senator johnson is not in favor Of
an indiscriminate and lavish expendi-
lures of the public funds upon so-ealled
internal improvements, which so often
serve private ends, rather than the
general good. He is in favor of the
General Government improving the
the important water courses of the
country, when the country, at large will
be benefited thereby, and in regard to
this matter, he feels that there should
now be something done for the rivers
of the South, as the North has hereto
fore gotten nearly all the appropria-
tions.
Mr.. johnson is entirely non-com-
initial on the subject of his being a
candidate for the Presidency.-Chat.
TI,,,oc
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-03-06
Tobacco! TObaceO!!

We see that there is disposition to
plant an overwhelming crop of tobacco
this year. This disposition may result
in harm to the tobacco planters.
In the irstplace the figures show that
there is 43 per cent. more tobacco than
in 1874 at the same time. Now what
is best for our home people to do2 1t
cannot be best to plant too largely, and
thereby make large crop of inferior
grade. But by planting as much as
they can cultivate we'll, and manure
well, thereby making a good article OF
shipping leaf, money may be had out OF
next crop.-But if the crop planted is
so large that it can not be well culti-
waited and we'll handled, then the large
crop of inferior tobacco will bring very
little mosey.
Our planters are in danger of too
large a crop of inferior tobacco, of
which there is always too much raised.
But they cannot raise 200 much Of
good shipping leaf, if they handle it
well.-One acre of the better grade will
be worth more money next year, than
three acres of low grade.
Then it will be real misfortune to
our planters if they fail to raise full
supply of grains, and all necessary sup
plies at home.
This caution, we think, is timely to
our people. Now is the time to- pre-
pare for your crop. Let them get the
manures ready for the tobacco lands,
and plant only as much as can be well
cultivated. But in a special manner
would we now warn all to plant q full
crop of all grain, aed be sure to raise
your own hog and hominy.-Ehris In
teVigencer,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-03-06
The Wheat Prospect.

Last week there was a widespread
feeling Of dependency among the
farmers of this county as to the pros
pect of the wheat crop in Warren.
Appearances indicate that the wheat
had been very seriously injured by the
cold weather, many fields seeming to
be utterly blighted. Within the last
few days, however the weather being
milder, the young wheat has sprung to
life, and the fields are putting on their
robes of green, promising an abund-
ant wheat harvest Thespectaele thus
presented in various portions Of the
county is truly delightIng to the eye,
and cheering to the heart of the farm
er.-BouoIiRg Green Democrat.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-03-06

He was a Californian. He wrote
Il, William Homes Marben of the
city Of Oakland, considering myself in
a sound state of mind, make this my
last and only will and testament: My
soul to the God who gave it my body
to the doctors for dissection, or to the
grave, and all my worldly possessions to
my wife; and then went out and shot
himself. The will is not going to be
contested.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-03-06

IT will afford sweeter happiness in
the hour of death, 10 have wiped one
tear from the cheek of sorrow, than to
have ruled an empire, to have con-
quered millions, or to have enslaved
the world.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-03-06

A schoolmaster thus Describes q
money lender: He serves yen in the
present tense, be lends in the condi-
tiOnal mood, keeps you in the subject,
i've, aud ruins you in the future tensef
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-03-06
CHAPTER II.

"There are depths in man that go
the lengths of lowest hell, as there are
heights that reach highest Heaven.
Are not both Heaven and He'll made
out of Him, made by him, everlasting
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-03-06

The Beecher trial is a contest of
heavy weights. The ayoirdupois of
the prosecutions amounts to three
tons-Til-ton, Moul-ton and Fuller
Brooklyn Argus.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-03-06
DOWN
TOTHE BOTTOM
AND THE BOTTOM
<. <. NoCKED OUT !.
CLARKsvILLE. TENN, January 30, 1875.

reduce my stock preparatory reception OF
splendid line Of spring goods will shoes and hats spc prices as
by this Read the
Ladies peged ladies pegged all calf shoes 3D.
mems boots S. So 80 wool hats 80
other proportion The above all frscass goods with
no shoddy. .ss.z
don claim confne myself to cost prices pape prices
make boots shoes and hats CO. enable
goods THIS am DETERMINED TO Do be the price
cost Call examine and oblge,
Yours truly " l.. WILLIAMS
February 1S5-f
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-03-06

A CAIRO man warns people sO1 30
trust his wife, and she retOrts BY say
ing that he'll go without elotAes all
summer before she II take in Washing
to rig him out again,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-03-06

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