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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-02-05
INDEPENDENCE IOWA. FRIDAY FEBRUARY 1875.

They called up something of his old
spirit, and he sprang out of his chail
and exclaimed:
eyes, | an going to swear OFF,
"Iou swear rotf-YoU-ha.h ha! ha!'
laughed the men.
''But scil! know Pm drunk.
ard, and that Pm ragged and low, but
l can reform"
"That's good!" they laughed, "big.
gest thing out! Old Jim Drayton
swearing off-ha, ha"
81 will-with Gods help, l wILL"'
he replied, striking the bar with his
fist.
Their shouts of laughter followed
him as he went out, but they strength
ened his sudden resolution. lie
walked directly home. He stopped
for moment at the gate and Won
dered why he had never before no
ticed how gloomy and wretched and
lonesome the old hovel looked. 1t
was fit home for drunkard and
wite-beatcr. He opened the gate,
paused, then turned and went to the
grocery on the corner, and with the
money he meant to get drunk on he
purchased a few little toys for the
children, and returned and entered
his desolatc house. He stood on the
floor for an instantand looked around
ut the bare and battered walls, the
bare floors, the wrethedness and pow
erty. His wife crept away, fearing
his drunken wrath. He knew what
moved her, and it cut him like Il
knife.
"Mary, come here!!" he said, as he
closed the door and held out his hand;
''Pm not drunk to-night!'
She slowly approached him, won
dering if drink had crazed him.
"Mary" he said as he clasped her
hand, 81 haven't drank 4 drop to-
night"
"Oh, James!' she sobbed, break
ing right down in an instant.
"They call me old Jim Drayton; ;
say Pm sot; wonder why ! don't
die; say l can't REFORM" he went on,
''but I'm going to stop drinking
have stopped"
She put her arms around his neck,
but could not speak.
"From tonight, as long as | live,
I'll be James Observation-Disclosures
steady-a kind husband and a good
father! Go and wake up the children,
Mary, and let us all pray together"
''Is father going to kill u.s." they
whispered as they were aroused from
their wretched beds.
"No-no-he's sober-he's going
to be good again" she sobbed.
At midnight the voice Of prayer,
broken by sobs, was heard in the old
howell, and old Jim Drayton, knceling
ut his chair said:
"Mary - children - may l.earcn
help me to be better mani
SO may it.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-02-05

The Rev. DR.. Deans, of New Iork,
said in his sermon, ''to my mind the
four sweetest things in the world are
first, baby girls; second, baby boys;
third, ripe old men; fourth, ripe old
ladies'" That is nearly our creed, but
we rather think we like 4 healthy
mother-in-law best. And next, Il ripe
old man who sits in the corner and
tells lies about how far he used to
walk through the snow to school
when he was boy, and how he used
to come home and saw up cord OF
wood before supper instead of sneak
ing in the back door for his skates, AZ
bows do nowadays.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-02-05

If we could only read each others
hearts we should be kinder to each
other If we knew the woes and bit
tcrnesS and physical annovanceS of
our nighbors we should make allow
anceS which we do not now. We
goabout masked, uttering stereotyped
sentiments, hiding our hearts pangs
and our headaches AS carefully as we
can: and vet we wonder that others
do not discover them by intuition.
We cover our best feelings from the
light; we do not conceal our resent
mcnts and our diSlikes, of which we
are prone to be proud. Often two
people sit close together with II love
YOU in eitherheart and neither know $
it-Each thinks II could be fond. but
what is the use of wasting tondness
on one who does not care for it,"
and so they part and go their ways
alone. Life is Il masquerade at%hich
few unmask even to their very
dearest.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-02-05
THE OLD SWING.
BY MRS. NJ. Z. GARNDNEH CHASE.


Where falleth all day long the shadow.
From the elm trees lofty height,
And the stars look down in wonder,
On the peril hunted night
Hangs the dear old swing of childhood,
Like hermit all alone,
Guarding entrance to the wildwood
With sad and dreary moan.
For with age the chains are rusted
In their use so long ago;
Swaying like broken idol;
Deserted and neglected now;
When the breeze is soft and tender,
Like the wavelets ebb and flow,
With plaintive voice 1t seems to murmur
OF its burdens long ago.
But when the wind that swept the mountain,
With mighty monarch's tread,
Marches through the silent valleys
And the stars are dark o'erhead,
Then to hear its mOurnful cadence
As il rocketh to and fro
Waketh echoes 'mong the shadows,
AS they mourn the long ago.
Here where sunlight weaves in fancy
Web of light and woOf of dark,
And the mossy fingers linger
All along the elm trees bark,
Are the names Of bygone friendships
That have lessened, even here
For carved upon this growing wood work,
They diminish, year by year.
And the pathway that is winding
All the shadowy woods among,
Echoed in our many footballs
Till the grass was all Out-worn;
But like garment, time has patched it
With a verdure all her own,
Though Of many feet that tread it
Nine have wandered, here alone.
Well this time forsaken pathway
With the moss and ferns o'ergrown,
Like some old deserted mansion
Many better days hath known:
But the dim. dark woods are silenced
From the songs OF joy and mirth,
While the hands are meekly folded.
And the voice is hushed from earth.
Like loosened birds nest swaying
From its perch that once was strong,
Hangs the dear old swing so empty,
While the shadows linger on,
But if l would. to-day. dare not
Give 1t force from hands of mine,
For up and down it's hangings aged
Creeps the ruin Strengthening vine.
Creeps and twines in tender beauty
With it's myriad shimmering leaves
The graceful tendrils OF the ivy.
Swaying softly in the breeze
But where the sunset seems to linger
Drifting shadowy Cloudlets down,
IL an undertonc of sorrow,
Gl;des the mOurnfnl brooklet on.
Now again it seems to whisper
In the tones of loved ones gone
Ere this silence fell forever
As the wasting years came on.
Time of mirth and joy, and gladness,
With golden sunshine DER its hours,
How little then was held of sadness
In that dewy vale of flowers.
Sweetly round me floats their fragrance,
As worship here, alone
AT the altar of the woodland
With our youthful hopes enthroned,
But the years have borne them onward.
Like a bird upon the wing.
And would the past were future
As leave the dear old swing.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-02-05

The Duke of Somerset, who is no.
ted for his quaint and candid humor,
has Just revived good story in con
ncction with the Papal dogmas.-
When Bishop Burne was at Rome
he met Christina, Queen of Sweden,
who, although born Protestant, had
become a Roman Catholic, and asked
what she thought of the Pope's infal-
libility. She replied that she did not
know much about his infallibility,
but that she had firm faith in the
Popc's being under supernatural
guidance, because she had herself
known four of them, and they were
all such consummate fools that if they
had not had Divine assistance, she
did not see how they could ever have
got on ut all.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-02-05
That Boy Of Enlerson's.

Emerson didn't know what fun
was until Bob was eight years old
The boy then began to launch out.
He would bore gimlet holes in the
bottom Of water pals, put cartridges
in the coal stoves, unscrew the door
knobs, fill the kerosene lamp with
water, and good threshing didn't
burden his mind over five minutes
Sometimes his father would take him
by the hair and yank him up to the
sofa and sit him down and ask:
"Robcrt Parathon Emerson,
what in blazes ails yc:"
''lt's the yellow jaunders, l guess"
Bob would meckly reply.
Robert, don't you want to be an
angcl:" the old man would contin-
ue.
"And have Wings"
"l es, my SON."
"And fly higher'n u kitc:'
eyes"
"And fight hawks?"
-c-S, l guess so.
"Bet yer beef | would-whoop.
Bully for the angels"
''That's sacrilege, that is" the old
man would remark, and he would
jerk Bob'S hair some more and de-
clare that the young rascal was
bound for the gallows. After lying
under the pear tree for six minutes
Bob would recover from his sadness
and 90 over to the barn and run the
pitchfork through the straw-cutter,
harness up the COW and stick pins in
the family horse.
One night he brought home wolf
trap, and set 1t in the middle of the
wood-shed floor to catch rat He
chuckled good deal that evening at
the thought Of what would happen
to the rats, and he fell asleep and
dreamed that he was a hand-organ,
and that some one stole the crank
from him so that he couldn't be play
ed on. Just before going to bed,
old Emerson went out after a scut-
tie of coal and he stuck his bootless
foot right into that trap. He made
a mighty spring, and uttered a fear
full yell, and it took two men ten min
utes to spring the trap off his foot.
''It's that boys work. he groaned,
as he nursed his foot, took up the
boot.iack, limped into the bedroom,
and gave Bob an awful clip, just as
the child was dreaming OF playing
baseball with a mermaid.
I'll pound We to death if ye don't
stop this fooing." erred the old man,
but he hadn't been out of the bed
room five minutes before Bob was
planning to stop up the chimney
next day and smoke everybody out
of the house 1t wasn't many days
before he fixed 4 daining-needle in
the cushion of his fathers arm chair
and bounced the old man three feet
high: and his licking hadn't got over
slnarting before he exploded Il fire
cracker in his mothers >nuff-boX.-
That night the old man said, rs he
took him by the ear:
Robert Parathon Emerson, do
YOU ever think where YOU will sc
to-"
"les, sir, I'll 90 to bed purity
soon"
Then he got another mauling and
went to bed to dream that he was a
three-tined pitchtork, and that man
was using him to load hay with.
Poor boy. even three days before
he died, and while on his dying bed,
he managed to slip an eight-ounce
tack into his fathers left boot, and
got up another circus. Ifhe's in hca-
ven now, | firmly believe that he'll
put up some sort Of a job on the first
angel who comes around him.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-02-05

The Sherman CTexas) Register
tells of a singular accident that oc-
cured at that place last week. A
little colored boy and his sister were
playing with gentle old horse that
was staked out short distance from
his mothers cabin. The boy tied the
horsc'stail around his neck in Il hard
knot and began to whip him. The
horse became frightened and started
off, dragging the boy along the ground.
A Anegro coming up thought the boy
was tangled in the rope and cut the
horse loose. The boy regained his
footing and ran until they came TO
the railroad, where he stumbled and
fell, his skull being crushed. The
horse ran on to the cabin, dragging
the lifeless body Of the boy after him.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-02-05
T A WHITE

DHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office over
i c. W. Taylor's Hardware Store Dr. will be
found at his Office at night. All calls from town
and country promptly answered, day or night.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-02-05
Phusifians.


nFFICE on Main St. one door west Of Mer-
~ chants Hotel, in Morse's brick block, Inde-
pendence. Iowa
Special attention given to Obstetrics and the dis
ease of women and children.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-02-05

A TTORNEY AT LAW. Independence, Iowa
~ Office over Morse & Barnett's Store. Con
sultations in English and German. 10y
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-02-05
LAKE & HARMON.

A TTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW. In
~ dependence, Iowa. Office over Planes Har l.
ware store opposite head of Chatham St.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-02-05
d. ". BRUCKART,

A TTORNEYS AT LAW. Independence, Iowa
n ONCE III Munsons Block. Main St.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-02-05

4 TTORNEY AT LAW. NOTARY PUBLIC ANI
n Land Agent Office over Tayor's Hardware
Store Independe nee. Iowa.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-02-05
Business Cards.
Us, WOODWARD,
nDHOI.DRrnGE.

4 TTORNEY AT LAW AND GENERAL LAND
~ Agent Independence. Iowa. Office over Tabor
& Sons Drug Store Particular attention paid to
Collections, and remittances promptly made.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-08-20

From the Star. ~
Morris & Jones will sell eight
pounds of coffee A sugar for 81.
Any style Of cook stove can be OBJ
tanned at Davis & Bros, Arena.
Whortleberries are scarce and of a
very inferior quality this season, in this
vicinity.
George B. Hully was severely kick
ed by horse one day last week having
three ribs broken.
Walter Yorker and wife have re-
turned to Milwaukee: Mr.. Walker
takes charge Of his former lumber
yard.
1t is conceded that corn, on the av-
erage, will be very light crop, while
many pieces will not Fay the expense
Of gathering.
Dull times just now but our business
men will soon be taxed to their utmost
capacity to keep pace with the trade
that is bound to come
The Congregational Sunday School
is we'll attended, and is conducted in a
manner satisfactory to all. 1t is worth
your while to sc, just to hear the chill
dren sing, if nothing else.
MIR. Alphonso HALEY, of Old Arena.
made large catch of excellent catfish,
last week, in the river near this place.
He caught 100 pounds in two or three
days; they were worth ten cents a
pound in this market.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-08-20
Personal Items.

W. HI. Beebe and family, of Platte
Vile, are ruralizing in Dodgeville this
week, the guests of S. W. Reese, Esq.
j. J. Hoskirs, attorney at law. of
Dodgeville, was admitted to the bar of
the Supreme Court, at Madison, last
| week.
We had pleasant call on Tuesday
from Mr.. & Mrs. VIM. A. Ward, of
Arena, who were visiting at Joel Whit
mans. tfa
Maggie, an interesting daughter of
Richard and Margaret Arundel, of
this village, aged IA years, died on
last Friday, re
Mr.. N. G.. O. Coad, promising
young man of Mineral Point, is about
to establish an anylictical chemical
laboratory at Dubuque.
Geo. Cowdery writing to a friend
here from Erie, Colorado, says: eff you
will go west, don't go any farther west
than Dover. '-Masom anie Sickle. IS
C. B. Stuart, formerly Of Mineral
Point, but now travelling for Jameson,
Siddall & Co., wholesale druggists, of
Chicago, looked in on his Dodgeville
friends, Monday. a,..a
O. G. Smith. Of Dodgeville, and his
brother Hiram, of Mineral Point, ac-
companied by juvenile members of
their families, started on two weeks
visit to friends in Vernon county on
| Tuesday.
S. D. Gault, who left West Lima a
year or more ago and went to Kansas.
returned last week, satisfied to live in
I Richland County, feeling thankful that
so good aplace remains for the vel
come Of prodigals.-Repu5lican.
Capt. Vaughn, for several years clerk
at the Lamar House in Darlington, is
about to remove 20 Platteville and take
possession of the Gates House. Cap.
knows how to keep hotel.
Ye editor and family escaped from
the, cares Of the world and made them
selves happy by visit over in Ridge
way, Saturday and Sunday, where they
enjoyed the hospitality Of Daniel Thorn
as and Benz. Evans, and had the pleas
ure of meeting number of others of
the wholesouled supporters of the
CHRONICLE in that town.
E. Baldwin, Esq, Chief Engineer of
the Richland Center & Lone Rock
narrow guage railroad, was in town
Thursday afternoon, with view to as
certain the feelings of our people to-
ward forming connection with that
road. The r. G. & L. r. road is now
almost an assured fact, and it is not
improbable that connection with it
would prove just the cheese for
DoGgeville. Of which, more anon.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-08-20
Arena Items.
ARENA, Aug. 18th, 1873.

| ARENA, aug. lin, AOfo.
Ed. CHRoNIoLE:-Your correspond
ent's silence for some time, was owing
to rush of biz, and lack of help
We haven't forgotten that slur OF the
Democrat yet. Please ask permission
of that sheet to publish this.
Harvest is over, and the buzz OF the
thresher is heard in different direc-
tions. Quite number of farmers are
improving the present prices by selling
grain direct from the machine. The
fluctuations in the price of wheat, late
ly, are regarded by the knowing ones
as good omen for higher prices for
grain this fall. So mote it be.
The hop prospect is good, and a
large yield is expected from present
appearances. The Hon. VIM. = Rowe
contracted his entire crop-some 10
acres-last week, for 25 cents per
pound, which is looked upon By those
posted as very good bargain. Mr.
r. has several friends direct from Eng
land visiting him.
The price of wheat was misqu oted
in the CHRONICLE and Star last week.
It should have been S1.20 for 60 pound
wheat, instead of 81 .O5 and S1.10 Bill
Roberts, our heavy man in the wheat
business here, was just tearing mad
when he saw the quotations.
Deacon Jones returned Saturday
evening from his European trip, look
ing hale and hearty. He attended
some of Moody and Sankey's meetings
where from $1,000 to 10000 people
were present, and reports them hav-
ing stirring time.
We hear many good reports from
our new landlord, and predict from
present appearances that he will prove
the most successful proprietor of the
"Brick" since its builder died. Mr..
Bishop has also started quite respect
able livery, which Arena has stood very
much in need Of.
We noticed quite stir in the live
hog market last week. Prices are
good, ranging from $500 to $3.50.
Mr.. w. j. Roberts is our active man in
that line Of business.
Arena entirely escaped the storms
reported few miles west and south of
us. More anon.
SAND BURR.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-08-20

nAA young tornado swept over the
village of Moscow, on Tuesday last.
1t moved in an easterly direction, and
the area of its devastation was about
half mile in width. Several out
houses were demolished, and few
residences suffered considerable of
damage. A reaper standing in field
was carried several rods and torn to
fragments. The damage which the
village suffered is estimated at about
S300-Tribune
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-08-20

Mr. David Williams (log), of
this village, has little patch of beans
which for productiveness beats all the
beans we ever saw or heard of before.
He calls them..the stsnake" beans, and In
forms us that the seed was brought here
year or two since, from Missouri.
We were shown a pod of them, on
Tuesday, VII Oh measured 2Sa inches
in length and contains 81 beans, and
it swasn't the best pod in the patch
either. =.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-08-20

~ Joseph Yessick, an insane
young man, escaped from the Iowa
county Poor House, the other day land
has been making it quite uncomforta.
BILE for the the people in the neighbor.
hood of Cross Plains waking them
up at night, threading their lives and
tearing things around generally. We
presume, however, that he will be re
captured before this reaches our read
erS,
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-08-20

s@-The man who set the Moscow
Hotel on fire was caught in Black
Earth, this State, recently, by a detec
tive who had the case in hand
The criminal is a Norwegian, named
Tory Boo, desperate character, and
it is reported, was hired to do the act
by a former proprietor Of the hotel
named Rear. Boo is now in jail at
Madison. So says the Darlington
Democrat.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-08-20

aGy~ Perhaps the town clerks Of
this county do not know that tits their
lawful duty to cause guideboards to be
erected at the forks and crossings of
roads in their respective towns. In
this particular they are negligent. 1t
is matter that should receive their
attention.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-08-20

1gT The people of the vicinity OF
Jennieton are talking about starting q
store at that place. A meeting of cit
liens to take action ON the question is
to be held at Jennieton to-narrow (Sat-
urday), and if the project meets with
sufficient encouragementa building will
be erected Immediately and the store
opened. That "pure patriot and hon.
est man." Ben. Evans, is to be the
merchant.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-08-20

asgIt is with pleasure that we d.
rect attention to the call for railroad
meeting at Dodgeville, which will be
found in another column. The call is
published at the request of a number
of our leading citizens, and the object
of the meeting is to hear and discuss
any propositions for building a rail.
road to Dodgeville which may be sub
mitted by railroad companies, and tc
take such action as will best tend tc
secure us railroad connection. We
hope to see the meeting very largely
attended.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-08-20

s9r Capt. S. W. Osborn, who has
been in charge of the La Fayette
county Poor House ever since it was
built, has resigned that position, and
the county advertises for man to take
his place.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-08-20

s@ Day before-yestorday subscrib
er stopped his paper because, as he
said, he didn't get time to read it, and
had to work on Sundays. Such man
may get rich, but Lord! what ignor
ance ! Warren Sentinel.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-08-20
Is Your Life worth Ten Cents

Sickness prevails everywhere, and ev-
erybody complains Of some disease during
their life. When sick, the object is 10
get well; now we say plainly that no per-
son in this world that is suffering with
Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint, and its effects
such as Indigestion, Cestiveness, Sick
Headache, Sour Stomach, Heart burn,
Paipitation Of the Heart, Depressed Spirits.
Biliousness, &C., can take GREEN AU-
GUST Flower without getting relief and
cure. II you doubt this go to your Drug
gist. JAMES RoBERTs, and get a sample
bottle for ten cents and try it. Regular
size seventy five cents. Two doses will
clieye you4s TO
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-08-20

s@ Judging by the comments in
last weeks Mineral Point papers, the
reason that the Mineral Point club got
beaten in the match game of base ball
at this place, couple Of weeks since,
was because the Dodgeville boys played
so poorly. This strikes us as rather I'M
gracious, as we'll as slightly ludicrous.
The fact is the Mineral Pointers mag
ined they could achieve an easy victory
over the Dodgeville boys, and conse-
quentIy feel sore over their defeat.
Our advice to them would be, the
next time they leave home to play base
ball to leave all vain coneeits behind
them, and possibly they may fare bet
ter.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-08-20
sea We learn from the Galena G.,

s@p We learn from the Galena Ca
zctte that proposition has been sub
mitted to the stock and bondholders of
the narrow gauge railroad, and accep-
ted by most of them, which will, in all
probability, ensure the extension of
the road to Old Belmont this fall, and
at least to Wingville next year. So
mote IL be.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-08-20

s@- The worlds memory is short.
1t will forget if you do not jog it fire.
quently. Therefore, advertise in the
best paper you can find, and use your
own Judgment as to which is the best.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-08-20

ny The Building Committee of the
M. E. Church have decided to hold a
"bee," tomorrow Saturday., for the
purpose of digging the foundation for
the addition to the church. and all able
bodied members and friends of the in
stitutiun are requested to turn out and
assist in the work. Come one, come
all