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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-11-19
Utilization of CObwebs.

Appleton's American Cycopoedia revised edition.
article "Cobweb.'
Cobwebs have been applied to vari-
Gus uses. The delicate cross-hairs in
the telescopes of surveying instru-
ments are fine webs taken from spid-
ers of species that are specially select
ed for their production of an excellent
quality of this material. The spider,
when caught, is made to spin his
thread by tossing him from hand to
hand, in case he Is lndisposed to fur
nish the article. The end is attached
to a piece of wire, which is doubled
into two parallel lengths, the distance
apart exceeding little the diameter
of the instrument. AS the spider
hangs and descends from this, the
web Is wound upon 1t by turning the
wire around. The coils are then
gummed to the wire and kept for use
as required. About century ago,
Boa of Languedoc succeeded In max
ing pair Of gloves and a pair of
stockings from the thread of the
spider. They were very strong, and
of beautiful gray color. Other at
tempts have been made; but Reaumer,
who was appointed by the Royal
Academy to report on the subject,
stated that the web of the spider was
not equal to that Of the silkworm,
either in strength or lustre. The
cocoons of the latter weighs from 8
or 4 grains, so that 2,3o+ worms pro
duoe a pound of silk; but the bags of
the spider, when cleaned, do not
weigh about the third part of grain,
so that a single silkworm can accom-
plish the work of twelve spiders.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-11-19
Daniel Websters Friend.

He wasn't such an old man, but
his face was very sad, his hair was
very long, and he was bent over
He entered store on Jefferson ave-
nue Saturday, and after warming his
hands at the stove, he inquired of the
proprietor:
"Will you give me little advice,
STRIP
81 guess SO; what is it?" was the
cheerful reply.
The stranger backed mp to the
stove, wiped his nose with his hand,
and after moment continued:
"If you wanted to die, would you
jump into the river, or would you take
pizen?"
"Well, don't know about that.
guess I'd rather live Oh than do
either one. Why, do you feel like
| dying?'
I 81 do, mlster.m said the man, in a
deep toned voice. eyes, I've staid
around long enough"
"What's the maternity do you
want to die?" questioned the mer-
chant.
"What is there to live for?" de-
manded the sad man. ''There hain't
10 such times as there once was"
"Well, the times are little hard,
but there are lots of good men left, |
guess"
"Purty good, maybe" said the old
man, as he felt of the stovepipe, "but
l can't 'sociate with 'em. After a
man has knocked down around with
Daniel Webster and Henry Clay, he
can't come down to the level of ev-
eryday plugs and feel good"
''Did you associate with them?"
"Did /? Eve shaken hands with
Clay, Calhoun and Patrick Henry
more times than you have hairs on
your head"
"You have. eh?"
"And | know Gineral Lafayette
and all those fellows, and now to
have to come down on a par with
these no-accounts is killing me by
inches. | don't care if | die to-
night"
81 guess you could get alongif you
tried hard" said the sarcastic mer-
chant.
"You're a brazen image!' exclaim-
ed the old man, splitting on the stove
with great yigor. Il am as far above
such sunhower men as you are, as the
eagle is above the chipmunk."
"Iou get out of here" said the
merchant. ''You are an ignorant old
drunkardn'
Il am, eh?" shouted the man, and
he backed the merchant over a box of
palm-leaf fans. The clerks hauled
him off and threw him out doors, and
As the police took him off the old man
said:
"I'm ready to die! Daniel Web
ster is up there with the angels, and
| hear him calling me to get out O
this one-horse crowd"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-11-19

it-"unknowingly, heedlessly," l said
to myself. .-..
"Didn't you know of Fred's mar
riage?" she asked, after an awkward
pause, in which my mind had been SC
busy.
"Not to certainty. I conjectured
as much. You are very happy l sup
pose"
eyes, as the world goes, Fred is
the dearest and best fellow in the
world. How long since you have
seen him? 1t is long time, isn't
it?"
''Three years. He was seated where
Imet you, just now, the night of my
return home, and after you went over
the mountains so much after the
French-leave manner" .
ooh, l was such a silly chit then"
Sand think you have grown wiser
now?"
'May be not, nor happier; this
world is for growth, not happiness,
after all. Growth is the object, hap
piness the result; not the reverse, as
people generally suppose"
"And Fred has grown in art as
well as in domestic way?"
"Oh, yes. He is quite the rage in
certain circles. But you know all
about that, probably"
'No. | have been so immersed in
business in Europe that l have abso-
lutely not heard of or from him since,
to tell me of his engagement with
you"
ellis engagement with -me!'
drawing sharp breath at the enun-
citation of every word. ''He was
never engaged to me. Did he write
you that?"
ale implied as much. IF l remem
Der rightly, however, there was a
chance for contrary result"
''He fancied at one time he vas in
love with me, and don't know but
considered himself engaged, but it
only lasted few weeks. He went
to Europe, he said, to die of a broken
heart; but came back last fall, and
married my cousin, and"
'And-you-are- re-not-married! ="
l did not hear her reply, only saw
her shake her head in the rapidly
gathering dusk, and clasped my arm
around her as | had done three sum-
mers before. But she did not with
draw from my embrace this time, in
ever SO gentle manner; and when l
asked her if she would be my lily of
the valley, the answer she gave shone
over my soul as the departing sun
light had over the anchor shaped
cloud, and the reflected radiance illu-
minated my whole being.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-11-19
A Yankee Portrait CT the Camel
From the Atlantic Monthly.


And now heaves IN sight the un-
changed quintessence of orientalism;
there is our first camel, camel in
use, in his native setting, and not in
menagerie. An entire line of them,
loaded with building stones, are wea-
rily shambling along. The long,
bended neck apes humility, but the
supercilious nose in the air expresses
perfect contempt for all modern life.
The contrast of this naughty 'stuck-
up-ativeness" it is necessary to coin
this word to express the camers an
cient conceit) with the royal ugliness
of the brute is both awe-inspirlng and
amusing. No human royal family
dare be uglier than the camel. He
is mass of bones, faded tufts, Jumps
and bumps splay joints and callos-
tiles. His tail is ridiculous wisp,
and failure as an ornament or a fly
brush. His feet are simply big spon-
ges. For skin covering he has patch
es of old buffalo robes, faded and
with the hair worn off. His voice is
more disagreeable than his appear
ancc. With reputation for patience,
he is snappish and vindictive. His
endurance is overrated; that is to
say, he dies like sheep on an expe-
dition OF any length, if he is not well
ted. His gait racks muscles like an
ague, And yet this ungainly crea-
ture carries his head in the air and
regards the world out of his great
brown eyes with perfect disdain.-
The Sphinx is not more placid. He
reminds me, / don't know why, of a
pyramid. He has a resemblance to a
palm tree. 1t is impossible to make
an Egyptian picture without him.
What a Hapsburg lip he has! An
cient' Royal The very poise Of
his head says plainly: 81 have come
out of the dim past, before history
was; the deluge did not touch me; l
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-11-19

saw Menes come and go;; and helped
Shoofeo build the great pyramid; |
knew Egypt when it had not a.. ODE
lisk nor temple, and watched the
slow building of the old pyramid at
sakkara. Did l not transport the
fathers of your race across the desert?
There are three Of us; the date-palm,
the pyramid and myself. Everything
else is modern. Go tor
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-11-19

An amateur sportsman in the Cat
skill regions was understood to have
shot bear the other day, and the
telegraph offices within 100 miles of
the neighborhood were to send the
news to the gentleman's friends in
town. 1t was subsequently ascer-
tanned that the bear was COW.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-11-19

DELIcIoUs RoLLs.-Half teacup
of butter, mixed well with one pound
of flour, half teacup of yeast, a little
salt, and enough milk to make good
dough. Let it stand in warm place
for about two hours to- rise. Then
make into rolls aud bake in an oven.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-11-19

What is thought to be the third
singing beach" in the world has
been discovered at Plattsburgh, N.
Y, the others being situated on the
shores of the Mediterranean and in
Boston harbor. The popularity of
these beaches is that when the sand
is disturbed it emits musical sound
not unlike that of the .Eolian harp,
which is supposed to arise from the
grating of the particles of sand
against each other.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-11-19

The dispute which is constantly re-
curing between thu sportsmen wheth-
er the race-horses Of England are
equal to those Of this country is go
ing to have practical settlement by
a trial of speed between horses Of the
two countries, Mr.. Sanford, of New
York, having shipped eight Of our
most celebrated runners for London,
with the intention of contesting for
the prize cups next year. ...
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-11-19

\ sharper from New York has
been swindling the citizens of South
bridge, chiefly those of foreign ex-
traction, by selling them five and ten
pound chests Of tea at fifty cents per
pound, but which the victims dis
covered to contain only a thin layer
of tea on top and mass of rubbish
beneath. He was arrested at Brook
field, brought back to meet his howl
ing constituents, and compelled to
disgorge his ill-gotten gains.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-11-19

An earthquake shock was felt at
Atlanta and other sections of Georgia
on the night of the I'd inst,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-11-19
Hair-Dressing.

MRS. GOODWIN would respectfully inform the
lSl ladies Of this city that she is prepared to
do dressing in the most approved styles. Work
dence on Main street, first door west Of Presbyter
ian Church. 1y10-b1
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-11-19

An afterthought- dessert.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-11-19
WIN. HI. BAILY.

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, 1875-11-19

A TTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW
"A Special attention given to Collections. Office
over Fisher Bros. Grocery Store 16w3
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-11-19
Rhysirians.
p, H, WARREN,
Or. H H HUNT,
HOUSE Il WILSON,

physicians AND SURGEONS, Independence
L Iowa. Office in Dr. House residence corner
Chatham and Mott SITS. Will attend to all calls in
,ity and country. Consultations in English and
German. 46-tf.
j.. @. HOUSE. 8. G. WILSON.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-11-19
Mr.. IOOMTS. ND.

nFFICE on Main ST. one door west of Mer
~ chants Hotel in Morse's brick block, Inde-
2endence, Iowa
Special attention given to Obstetrics and the dis
ease of women and children
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-11-19
d. ". BRUCKART,
Y. L.R.DONNAN,

j. T. GATES,
A TTORNEY AT LAW AND COLLECTION
IA AGENT. Office in Burrs Block, Independ-
ence Iowa 6tf
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-12-03
Helping Papa end Mamma.

Planting the corn and potatoes,
Helping 20 scatter the seeds,
Feeding tho hens and tho chickens,
Freeing The garden from weeds,
Driving the cows 70 pasture.
Feeding the horses in stall
We little children arc busy;
Sure there is work for US all,
Helping papa.
Spreading the hay in the sunshine.
Raking it up when tic dry,
Ticking the apples and peaches
Down in tho orchard hard by.
Picking the grapes in the vineyard,
Gatheringnnts in the fall,
We little children are bdsy;
Yes, there is work for us all,
Helping papa.
Sweeping, and washing The dishes,
bringing the wood from the shed
Ironing, sewing. aud knitting,
Helping 70 make up tie bel,
Taking good care Of tie baby.
watching her lest Sin. should fall.
We little children are busy;
Oh there is work Tor ne all.
Helping mamma.
Work makes us chccrfully and harp,
Makes us both active aud strong /:
Play we enjoy al the better
" hen We have labored 80 lonv.
Gladly we help orr kind parents,
Quickly we come ~ their call,
Children should love 90 be busy:
There's work fCi as al % do.
Helping papa and mamma.
tV \ New Jersey paper SAYS: Nv
blink General Butler an honest man nm.
! statesman" But Butler has alreai,
aid. Never believe anything YOU SO
,bout nc in The papers"
IS'A young man over at Mount Wei
ION published a personal" solicitin,
correspondence with young culture.
aides" But the type fend &c. il nj
'colored ladies' and LOW the uoforfu
'aie youth is receiving tender miseive
rom every dusky maiden in the land
me fat wench IN the country write
i'm; "lloonoy | wish YOU was ciaepe,
q my buzzum die blessed mint"
W Why is church bell more nGabl
han . church organ? Because one wil
% WHEN IL is tol!ed hut the other vii
. slowed lrsa,
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-12-03


a Few COOP IliNTs-One ounce III.
cohol, two drachms cayenne pepper.
ounce Kerosene oil let stand twenty -four
hours after mixing. 1t cures the worst
toothache ever known.
Kerosene oil Is good for removing
rust from cutlery.
Soft soap should be kept i'm dry
place i'm cellar, and should not be used
for three months after il il made.
Lard should he kept hard and white
and that which is taken from hog over
year old is best.
To select nutmegs, prick them with y
pin; If they arc good the oil will in.
stantly spread around the puncture.
When n kcg OF molasses is bought
draw off few quarts, else the ferments.
ton produced by moving it will burs,
the cask.
Two small arteries branching up from
the main arteries OH each side OF the
neck, and passing over the outside OF
the jawbonc, supply the face with blood.
II the nose bleeds from the right nostril,
Tor example. pass the finger along tho
edge Of the right jaw till the beating OF
the artery is felt. Press lard upon il
i've minutes and the bleeding will cease.
The best way 20 enjoy things is TO uso
them, and thus get the worth OF our mo.
ney out Of them. There is no sense in
gorgeous parlors kept in darkness.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-12-03

LARGE YIELp.-J. W. Du.rey husled
from one acre of land one hundred and
sixty-nine and onc-half bushels Of ears
OF corn, that would have made OF shelled
corn eightyfour bushels & three peclSs.
This corn was raised upon hill land
that few years ago would only grow
pine bushes, and when cleared OF them
was so poor that it is doubtful whether
crop Of b!ack.eyed peas had not prov
cd an entire failure.
Mr.. Duifey broke up the land in May
Qt then being clover sod) without any
fertilizer. and planted IN corn after pull.
verifying tho LAM well, and plowed his
corn six timea, using the hoe but little.
We would like to know what effect SINH.
lar treatment and culture would have on
the South Branch bottoms.
The one acre mentioned above was
not Nil the corn the Squire raised but he
has few acres more that has not been
housed that he yet, thinks will realize
about the same per acre.
Can any OF our hill farmers beat this
yield?- NoorefeH Advertiser.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-12-03

a resolution has been introduced into
our state Senate authorizing the Auditor
TO pay the expenses incurred IN the pur.
suit and capture ofthc Huntington bank
robbers. Upon the broad plea that the
citizen who obeys the laws is entitled
70 absolute protection by the State, this
may be all right, but we protest against
any fayoritism. IF this bank is to bo
paid for catching the thieves who rob
bed it's vaults, then pay the farmer
whose corn crib or stable is robbed. aud
the merchant whose store is broken in
to. If the State IS going TO get up as
general police agent, then make its RI.
sponsibility general and uniform. .Sfofe
journal.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-12-03

THE PoTATo CURE.-A gentleman Of
this place informed us recently that he
had tried The potato cure FOR rheuma.
tism and found great relief. The RENE.
dy IS simply to carry a potato in tie
breaches pocket. lie showed Us the DO.
tato which he had carried IN bis pocket
Tor several months, and u had become
completely pctriGed. We have not
much faith in the remedy. but is 80 sim.
PIE md harmless that any ono afflicted
with rhsam stism mig.r try 10 "juat
for fun" We notice ia IN exchange
that a Delaware man announces that ho
cured himself Of rheumatism bv carry.
ing raw potato IN bis pocket three or
four weeks. and says he has recommend.
cd The remedy 10 his friends with SINH.
Tar effect. No ore. therefore. should
snifer with rheumatism 81 long a. tho
potato crop is not total failure. And
" one potato will cure case Of rbsu.
matism in three weeks. Of course TWEEN.
ty-one potatoes ought "a cure the same
case IN one day-though not may peck.
cts are large enough 60 carry that many
potatoes.-1,TtpSJurg Independent.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-12-03

LOOK OUT IoUNo MAN.-Whcu il is
said OF man, "tle drinks" and it can
be proven, what store wants him for n
c!erkI What church wants him for n
member? Who will trust him? What
dying man will appoint him his exccu.
tor? lie may have been forty years in
binding his reputation-it goes down.
Letters OF recommendation, tho backing
OF business firms, brilliant ancestry
cannot save him. The world SHES off.
Why? 1t is whispered all through the
community, 'iIc drinks, lie drinks -
That blasts him. When young man
loses his reputation for sohrietv, ne might
as well be ut tie bottom Of the sea-
There are young men here who have
their good name IS their only capital
Your 1ather has started you ont in city
life. lie could only give You an educa.
ton. lie gave you no means. lie start
ed you, however, under Christian infuen.
ces. You have come TO the city. You are
now achieving your own fortune, under
God, by your own right arm. Now lool;
out. young man. that there is no doubt
OF your sobriety. Do not create any
suspicion by going in and ont OF liquor
establishments, or by any olcr OF Your
breath, or any glare OF your eyes, or by
any unnatural flush OF the cheek. You
cannot alfoId to do it, FOR your good
name is your only capital, and when that
is blasted with the reputation OF taking
strong drink, 81 il gone Exchange.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-12-03

t-T'Wm. b. Astor died in New York,
recently, in his Saith year. His proper
ty consists mainly Of real estate, in all
parts Of the city, and is worth 5000, 000,-
COO. But he stands dispossessed of it
all to day.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-12-03

SUGAR CURED HAMs.--A good recipe
Is to rub the hams with fine salt and SUI
gar and lay them in dry place. Aftcr
five or six days rub again. putting on
some new salt. as the old becomes dry
and does not penetrate. At the end of
eight or nine days apply the salt again.
Use sugar only at the first rubbing
Keep the salt on Thorn until the shank
looks white and the skin draws down
tight; when this is the appearance tho
hams are ready &c smoke.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-12-03

To MEND Runner SuoEs.-As the
season for wearing ovcrshoes Is at hand.
the following simple recipe for mending
rubbers will prove timely and worth In.
sorting in your memorandum book To
mend rubber boots cut up some para
rnbberin very small pieces and dissolve
in benzine. Put patch Of rubber over
the place 10 he mendcd, and stick IL fast
with the solution.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-12-03

DELICATE GRuEL.--Let tho Indian
corn bo Drowned az we roast coffee.
ground iino In mill, and made into
musb, Cruel, or thin cakes, baked light
brown. This will be retained by the
most enfeebled stomach. Parched corn
and meal boiled in skinned milk is a
sure cure for summer diarrhea in chill.
dren.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-12-03

KEROSENE roR Ivy PoisoNrxo.-
osenc. 1t is said. will relieve the irrita-
tion occasiored bv poison from ivy In
forty minutes, and eradicate tic poison
entirely in as many hours. With tho
point of the finger. or a soft brush, rul.
small portion Of the oil over the pla-
ccs where the eruption appears. repeat
ing the application three OF four times
day. Relief from itching will DO nj.
most immediate, and the euro certain.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-12-03


y WORD TO GRUMBLERs.-Don be
q grumbler. Some people contrive to
get hold Of the pvickly siie OF every.
thing, to run against all the sharp cor
ners, AMI find cut all the disagreesble
things. Half the strength spent in
growing would often set things right
You may IS well make up your mind, to
begin with, that no one ever found the
world quite rs he would like it; hut you
sre TO take your 5hSre of Oh. trouble and
baSr II bravely. 70 will be very sure
70 hsre burdens laid upon you that ne
long to other people. unless you are .
shirk yourself; bat don't grumble. If the
work neei5 doing, and you can do it
never mind shout the other boy who
ought TO have done Il and didn't. Those
workers who Gil up the gaps. and smooth
away The rough spots. and finish up the
job that others LEFT undone-they are
tho true Peace.mskers. and worth a
whole regiment ofgrowlers.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-12-03

CoAL.-Do the consumers OF coal
know that by sitting the ashes they will
save enough coal from three days burn.
ing to last one day, thereby making a
saving of at least tbirty-threo per cent.
After the ashes are sifted and the stones
and clinkcrs are all picked ont. put tbs
remaining coal in box with hole ia
the bottom; then continue 10 put water
IN The coal until il is washed clean.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-12-03
Farmer and House keeper

ISIt Is cheaper to keep animals In
constantly good condition than to allow
them To become lean. and then again
fatten them 30 land that Is kept in good
heart from the start. always returns n
greater profit to tho owner during a Sc.
rics OF years. than ir allowed 90 become
exhausted through want Of system in
farming, or tho waste OF manure.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-12-03

tVColonel ID. q. Bush, OF Bellefonte,
has faith in the third term. He has sold
house and lot for $4,000, the purchase
money to DC paid when Grant is iuaugu.
rated President for third term, and
not before.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-12-03
sSoutl. Brunch gntelliseneer.
RoMNEY. FRIDAY. DEC. 5. 1875.

fRThe past summer has been noted
by meteorologists as being cooler by Ave
degrees than tho average season for more
than eighty years past.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-12-03

VMasonry was first introduced in
Virginia one hundred and forty two years
ago from England.