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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04

Parson Brownlow says that Ben
Hills speech reminds him of the
story Of Chinaman, who, being
caught stealing rope and kicked all
around the square by the indignant
owner, turned around blandly with
the stolen property in hand and ex-
claimed, "You no likee lend UNI"
Had the North supposed, he con
tinues, that he and his friends we're
only leaving the Union ! !c: love of it
and carrying off the Constitution to
save and protect it, they might have
sHliksc to lend um" and pursued diff;
ferent course.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04

THE Davenport Gazette, .stote
Rryister, and a number of other lead.
ing Republican papers are urging
that the State Convention to elect
delegates to the National Republican
Convention, be held late in May, and
that nominations for State officers be
made at the same time, thus obviat,
ing the necessity for two conventions.
The idea strikes us tavorably, in as
much as this being the Centennial
year, the people will probably have
enough upon their minds and hands
without attending any more political
conventions than are necessary.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04

SPEAKER KERR has written letter
to gentleman of Philadelphia in
response to the suggestion of his
name in connection with the Demo
cratic nomination for the Presidency,
declaring that he has no aspirations
in that direction. The significant
portion of Mr.. kerr's letter, however,
is his strong endorsement Of Gov
Hendricks for the nomination. This
has stirred up the friends Of the other
Democratic aspirants, especially the
Tilton crowd who claim to have
sccurded Kerr's election as Speaker,
and are denouncing him for ingrati.
tudc and treachcry.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04

The Nemesis of the crooked whis-
ky operators is still pursuing them
with relentless vengeance. The pros
ecutions are still in progress at St.
Louis and Chicago and other points,
and every day brings a new batch OF
convictions. The trial Of VIM. Nc.
kee, one of the proprietors of the
St. Louis Globe-Denaocrat, for COM
plicity in the whisky frauds, ended on
Monday, with his conviction. His
defence was conducted with much
skill and vigor, and the verdict of
the jury was totally unexpected by
himself and friends. The trial of
Babcock is expected to come off next
>yprl
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04
Anti Monop. or True-Blue-Dyed-in-
he-Woo1--Which
Waukon Standard.

We have before us a Dubuque
Herald Of Sept. %, 1874, containing
L. LIS campaign speech in Dubuque
The big type heading it is can't
Monopoly" and calls it "speech
from Hon. L. L. Ainsworth, Anti
Monopoly candidate for Congress in
this district" Dr. Guilbert introduce
ed the speaker, saying, of the oposi
ton tactics: "This movement has
taken shape, and we call it the Anti
Monopoly party" And we could
produce plenty more from the same
and the leading opposition, authori
ty to the same effect, but not word
about his being tho "Democratic'
candidate. On the contrary, the
claim was distinctly that he was not
Democratic candidate, and on that
understanding got Republican votes
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04

ate through all the valleys and glens
of this grand old State, and it's echo
rattle against the rickcty windows
and doors of the fartherest, the loneli-
est, and the chilliest school-houses,
with the impetuosity of its truth.
Children, large and small, are
flowers in the gardens Of the world
and they can oe trained and develop
ed best by the sunshiny, CHEEKY, and
happy teacher.
The work of the teacher is a grand
and glorious one-nothing less than
the development Of minds that shall
make the world better and sweeter
by their presencc-the preparation Of
the youth of our State for the great
conflicts of the life that opens to
him on his entry into manhood.
The best and most successful
teacher is the bright and cheerful
one, who, rising above the mere pc
cuniary compensation Of the work,
grasps all its difficulties, and with
love and earnestness educates, draws
out the scholar by the law of love
and gentle discipline. AS against
the mean, selfish, melancholy, dark
and cloudy teaching that withcrs up
the sunshine Of youth and drives the
mind within itself, give them the
bright, cheerful, patient, long-suffer
ing, and sunny teaching, that will
draw every heart to the teacher, and
successfully develop the scholar for
the life that is to come.
Let your teaching be thus, and
then, when school is out, when your
LIES work is done, and you climb
the mountain-top in the evening
twilight Of your days, and CLEAN
Of Heavens sunshine lights up that
work, you will look back. satisfied
that your labors nave accomplished
something. Mayhap YOU went forth
IN the morning weeping, but you are
returning in the eyentidc bearing
precious sheaves with you.
Then, as you turn from the retro
spect, and face the glorics Of the
land beyond the coming night, a
sound will greet your listening ears,
and an anthem sung by angel choirs
will tremble down in that cventidc,
and echo through the chambers Of
your heart, and the refrain Of the
song shall bc-Shc hath done what
She could; and bright and glorious
form in the midst thereof will reply,
"Well done" and across the night
you will so, and up, and on, and
through and in the glorious sunrise
Of a newborn day; in the land Of
Sunshine, flowers, and children, you
will lay these sheaycs at the feet Of
the Lord Of the harvest, gather in
with white-robe singers, and, minglc
your voice in the great chorus, take
up the strain, and send it back
through the skies to the earth,
81 HAVE DONE WHAT | COULD"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04
The list of editorial postmastcrs in

The list Of editorial postmastcrs in
Iowa is being constantly enlarged.
The latest additions to it are Snyder,
of the Cedar Falls Gazette, and
Leighton, of the Oskalooga Herald,
who have recently been invested
with the Nasbian dignity. 1t is
superfuous to say that both are
thoroughly worthy and competent,
and will make popular officers.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04
THE New York Nation, anti-Re.

The New York Nation, anti-Re.
publican, says:
There are good many reasons
why amnesty should be refused JEFF
ferson Davis, and we agree with Mr..
Blaine in thinking his moral response,
bility for Andersonville one of them.
= y = Difficult as it is to prove
Davis direct part in these atrocities,
it is difficult to relieve him of imme-
date moral responsibility for them,
seeing that he was not in ignorance
Of the facts, and that he never lifted
finger even by way of protest. 1t
is worth while to remind Congress-
men, too, that Wirz was found guilty
by court martial of " conspiring and
confederating" with Jefferson Davis,
and others, in the cruel treatment of
Federal prisoners, for which he was
hung. 1t would be simply stultifca-
ton to amnesty his military superior,
who looked upon his conduct with
Indifference or approval.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04

The Muscatine journal says: eve
hold that capital punishment is a relic
Of barbarism which this age of
civilization should no longer tolerate.
AT the same time we think the pres
ent law is defective. It should be
supplemented by law taking the
pardoning power away from the GOV
ernor, and providing that no murder
er shall be released from the penitcn-
tlary except on Il new tri3l, and no
new trial granted except upon the
showing Of evidence or circumstances
not presented on the first trial which
would put different phase Oh the
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04

NIIIsrOv was made in our columns
last week to special defense of the
gallows, as a God-giyen institution,
made by Rev. Mr.. Gilt, Of Des
MONIES, before the members OF the
Legislature a few Sundays since,
We notice that the effort is being
quite freely commented upon, and
criticized by correspondents OF the
Des Moines papers, who listened to
it. The drift of this criticism is not
always complimentary to thereverend
centleman's logic OF his fairness, and
it is especially confrmatory OF our
estimate of the spirit and temper
with which q man of his narrow
and bigoted habits OF thought would
discuss such subject. A cores
pondcnt of the Register, a Leading
State Senator, says Of Mr.. Gil1s CT
fort: .r
think ! may say many OF Bro. aills
audience were not little panied at his
evident intent to stir up spirit OF ren-
1eapcs in the minds at least OF the Legs
iators who were present, rather than 10
preach salvation from all the ills we now
have in human society through our LORD
Jesus Christ.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04

There is a growing feeling that the
necessities of most of the counties of
the State require the creation OF n
new oflice-that of county attorney,
10 be filled by competent lawyer,
whose duties shall be to protect the
county's interests in suits that may
arise, and to counsel and advise with
the other officers who may need legal
advice in the performance of their Of
fetal duties. 1t might also be well
to give to such an officer the duties
that now pertain to the District At
torney, and thus dispense with that
office, as measure of economy
Vest Union Gazette.
We notice that Senator Larrabec
has introduced bill providing for a
new Office of the above character.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04

The Omaha Republican thinks
that the question Of opening the
Black Hills to settlement need not
now trouble Congress, for the qucs-
ton has been decided by the adven-
turous miners WHO have flopked there,
and still keep flocking-and no force
Indian or white, can drive them
away.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04

THE State Medical Society, the
members of which are of the "regu-
lar" or Allopathic school, at its ses-
sion at Des Moinss, last week, passed
resolution in which is embodied
the only practicable way to solve the
troublesome question of the recogni-
ton to be extended to the different
schools of medicine by the State Uni
verslty. The medical department of
that institution is now wholly in the
hands of the old school. The Home
opathists are besieging the Legisla-
ture with petitions for equal and i'm
partial recognition of their system by
the establishment of Chair of
Homeopathy. This will lead to like
demands by other systems of medi-
cine, and if acceded to, the establish
ment of half a dozen or more separate
schools of medicine in the Universe
ty, thing impracticable and unde-
sirable. The probability of this re-
suit has compelled the State Medical
Society to come down to the only
sensible and just principle, which is
to abolish the medical department of
the University altogether. The res
olution referred to is as follows:
Res0lved, That the Iowa State Medical
Society say now to the people of Iowa and
their law makers, that they are not in ia
vor of appropriating money to any mcdi-
cal school.
The same principle should be ap-
Piled to the Law School. The public
money is not properly expended in
imparting technical or professional
education.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04
Workers and Tall,ers.

The Sixteenth General Assembly
is body rather of workers than
takers. 1t has been in session three
weeks and as yet no man has muster.
ed up check enough to make even a
half hours speech, or in fact any
speech at all worthy the name. This
is a decided improvement and relief
to the people of a State who, for sew
cral years, became familiar with the
daily gable gable of such everlast-
ing tongue lashers as Kasson and
Irish. 1t is decided and encourage
ing Improvement, and we trust may
not only be continued in the selection
of Legislators in the future, but put
into practice when choosing candi-
dates for Congress and Governors,
and, indeed, every other place, where
sense rather than sound is required.
Talk consumes too much time and
costs too much money in legislation,
and if it must be done to excess, why
not get one of Faber's talking ma
chimes and done with it.-Mdaanoia
Tribune.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04
A Halt Called.

The Baltimore SIN, prominent
organ of the Democracy, feels i'm
PEELED to warn its party friends in
the House, that their rage for rcduc-
ton in all departments of the civil
service is likely to get them into
trouble by provoking an examination
of their own record, which will have
the opposite effect from that intend
ed by them. 1t says:
"While the Democrats in the
House are making such tremendous
ado about the great reductions which
they propose to make in all branches
of the public service, they are render
ing themselves extremely vulnerable
in another direction. Since the be-
ginning of the session scores Of bills
have been introduced by the Demo
cratic members covering all comedy
able projects for taking money from
the Treasury. Most all of these bills
are for claims growing out of the
war, and in the aggregate they foot
up more millions than ever the most
enthusiastic Democratic reformer has
proposed to take off the present total
of public expenditures. They furn-
ish just the material which the radi-
cal press and the radical speakers ar
IDENTIFY desire to hold up before the
people of the North and the West
during the coming Presidential cam
paign. Already the work of collat-
ing these bills, setting forth their
object, with the total amount called
for by them, has been commenced
and scattered broadcast over the
country as a Republican campaign
document. 1t would be well for
halt to be called in this matter"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04

THE law of the gallows is in full
force in West Virginia, and within
the last three months half dozen
murderers have expiated their crimes
at the end of the legal hempen moose.
In the short space of three weeks,
however, four murderers have been
hung by Judge Lynch. Now if the
manifestations of lynch law in Iowa
are due to the repeal of the death
penalty, as the advocates of the hang
man say, will they please explain to
us why capital punishment is not sut-
ficient to supercede Judge Lynch in
West Virginia.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04

STILsoN HUTCHINs has been chal-
lenged by st. Louis man to fight a
duel, but declines. Hutch is not no
ted for prudence as general thing,
but if there is any time when that
virtue shines out in him clear and
bright it is on occasions of this kind,
when the integrity of his own hide is
,,rol,.oI
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04

a UNION soldier residing in Au,
rora, ILL.,, after reading Ben. Hill's
speech, recalls the following leaf in
Hills military career:
Ben, Hill, the Georgia Congress
man, was a soldier-a General of
Home Guards in Georgia and Ala
bama, in which capacity, at the head
(when they started home) of about
500 "moss-backs," he undertook to
drive back, from Talladega, Ala,
April %, 1865, about eighty soldiers
Of Second Michigan Cavalry, but
Benjamin changed his mind Gas he
lately changed his specify, and, with
in five minutes after the first rife-shot,
he was busy digging the soul out OF
a noble Southern mule, with big
pair of spurs, and still at the head of
his command. The General left
Oh the field everything that was not
fastened to him, such as artillery
two pieces, pack-mulcs, overcoals,
blankets, his hat, etc. His command
did not again get together until the
day of B. HIS election to Congress.
1t may be that they have scattered
again.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04
NERVOUS DEBILITY.

4 depressed, irritable state of mind |;
weak, nervous, exhausted feeling
no energy or animation, confused
head, weak memory, often with de
blitating, involuntary discharges. Tho
consequence Of excuses, mental overwork or
indiscretions. This NERVOUS DEBILlTY
finds sovereign cure in HUMPHREYS
HOMEOPATHIC SPECIFIC, No. ct.
1t tones up the system, arrests discharges dspels
the mental gloom and dependency, and rejuye-
mates the entire system. 1t is perfectly harm
less and always efficient. Price IS, for package
OF five boxes and largo s. vial Of powder, which
is important in old, serious cases. or 81 per single
box Sold by ALL Druggists. or sent by mail
On fefeipt % ps;ca. Address HUMPHREYS
SPECIFIC HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE co,
no. 500 BgGAawAY, y. Y.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04
The Truth at Last

Seven votes are claimed by Governor
Kilkwood's friends, as the direct gain to
his strength by the withdrawal of Mr.
Harlan from the Senatorial contest. Sc
saith Mr.. Chaplin of the Marshalltowr
Tnaes, who was at the capital at the time
Gazette,
Gov. Kirkwood's friends claim nc
such thing, but on the contrary are
firmly convinced that Harlan's with
drawal did not add single vote to
Kirkwood. Mr. Harlan undoubtedly
withdrew from the contest because
he did not wish to expose his weak
ness. While his friends claimed that
he was stronger than either Price.
McCrary or Belknap, he was really
the weakest man on the list, and had
he permitted his name to go before
the caucus this fact would have had
a practical demonstration. - Ioaoo
city Republican.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04

The Oskaloosa Herald, in a late
issue, reviews the Congressional field
in this State, and pretends to give the
names of the probable candidates for
the Republican nominations. For
this, the Sd District, 1t names only
Hon. J. X. Graves aud D. n. Cooley
At the close Of the article the Herald
says: of we have mentioned any
names above who do not wish to go
TO Congress, and they should be nom
mated in consequence Of this article,
we will allow them the privilege Of
resigning. declining, or crawling out
in any other way" We presume,
also, if there are names on It's list
that the people do not wish to have
go to Congress, the Herald will al
low them the privilege of expressing
their dissent in any proper manner.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04
involve

A BILL has been introduced in the
Legislature by Mr., Brooks, of Ere
mont, embodying the principle Of
compulsory education. 1t requires
the parents and guardians of children
between the ages of I and IA years
to send them to school for a period
of 16 weeks each year, and provides
for the election of truant officers to
investigate all acts Of trrtancy.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04
Forgery.

1t is not probable that anything of
late has been received by Iowa read,
ers with more surprise and sadness
than the intelligence that Mrs. Ellen
| S. Upper, the noted bee woman, had
been detected and arrested for for
gerry. Mrs. Upper has always been
esteemed as an excellent woman and
Of irreproachable record, and it is
not strange that insanity is suggested
as the probable explanation of her
transactions. She has issued large
amount of forged paper in the names
of MIR. Harlan, John Hodgdon and
Platt Smith, Of Dubuque, and others,
which she has negotiated or attempt
ed to negotiate in Dcs Moines, Mar
shalltown, Waterloo, Monticello, this
city and other localities. Her opera
tons commenced in 1878, and during
the three years past the amount of
irregular paper upon which she has
drawn money will amount to about
$4,000.
She was arrested at her home at
State Center, on Saturday last, at the
instance Of parties in Monticello, but
being Frustrated by sickness was not
able for day or two to travel. She
is now in Monticello, in custody, but
too much Frustrated to rise from her
bed. There seems to be but little
doubt that Mrs. Tupper's mind is
shattered. Many who have noticed
her actions for the past year have
noticed her actions for the past year
have been impressed with this belief,
and as confirmatory of the theory, it
Is stated that when her daughter,
Miss Kate Upper, reached her mother
at State Center, last Saturday, the lat
ter placed a letter IN her hand, with
the request that she read it alone
The letter was most touching, and
after stating the story of her
struggles to maintain herself and her
family, adds: Enclosed you will
find two notes. The circumstances
under which I obtained them | must
keep secret even from You. | prom
ised not to use them unless driven to
it by dire necessity to save your
mothers good name" The notes
were as follows:
Dies MONIES, Dec /, 1875.
Thirty days after date promise to pay
Mrs. Ellen S. Upper or bearer the sum
of One Thousand Dollars with interest at
10 per cent. per annum.
his
JESUS X CHRIST.
mark
The other note was for $500 for
sixty DAYS and signed as above.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04

The latest rumor from Washing
ton, regarding the Presidency, is that
Bristow has withdrawn from the con-
test and will support Mr.. Blaine, and
that the New York Tribune will also
support Blaine under new editorial
maua0pmpnt
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04

TWELVE States Iowa, Kansas,
Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New
York, Rhode Island, South Carolina,
and Wisconsin - took census in
1875, which shows the following in
crease over the Federal census of
1870: Iowa, 156,564; Kansas, 1885,
974; Louisiana, 1870, Massachus-
etts, 1875 ,55l; Michigan. l59, 1872; Min
nesota, 1928; Nevada, 9,845; New
Jersey, 12O,4oG; New York, 332 ,449;
Rhode Island, 4o,s96; South Caro-
lima, PISA; Wisconsin, ls2,o59;
total increase, l,857,l74. In 1870
these States had nearly one-third the
population of the whole country, and,
if we may assume that the increase
Of population in the remaining States
has been proportionate, the centennial
population of the country ought to be
about $4,000, 0O0.-thicaqo Tribune
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04
GIle 16nlleti'l;
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY, 4. 1876.

Hon. JAMES WILSON, Of the 5th
District, has been selected as the
member from Iowa of the Republi-
can Congressional Committee for the
ensuing Presidential campaign.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04

AND now even the New York
Tribune is constrained to rise up and
ask:
off the Democrats cannot do bet
ter with majority in the House
of Representative than they have
done thus far, are they the sort of IN
competents to put IN charge of the
Government"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04
Public Examination.

In Arithmetic and Grammar, the fol
lowing questions were given at the public
examination, Jan. GOTH
ARITHMETIC CLASS.
|. What is the greatest number OF
pears you could buy with $50 cents, or %,
cents, or 3l5 cents, 50 rs 10 get the same
number each time?
2. How many pounjs of medicin,
would physician Use in one year, or 3G;
days, if he average daily five prescriptions
of 20 grains each?
3. How many coats, each containing
4 ! yards, could be made out of 59I yards
of cloth:
/. What part of an acre is Ills of
square yard?
.. Which is worth most, $3.50 cash
down, $755 payable in three months, OF
$3.50 payable in six months, money beng
worth $ per cent:
6. What must lie the face of note
payable in months 3 days, so that, dis
counted at u bank ut per cent, the rIa
ker may receive $l240?
Z. A drover bought 50 horses and / 10
mules, giving 1920 apiece for the horses
and $1O0 for the mules He agreed 10
pay one-half of tie money in 1 months
two-tifths in 6 months, and the balance in
10 months; how long credit should he
have on the whole sum if be pays it at one
time?
8. What is the ratio of pecbs G
quarts to bushels pccks quarts:
8. How many gallons Of molas>eS,
worth respectively 36 cents, AZ cents, and
40 cents per gallon, must be mixed to-
gether, SO as to sell the mixture at 40
cents per gallOn9