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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-25
Keep the Cows Cool.

In these piping hot days extra care
and attention is required with dairy
cows to avoid overheating them :
Shady places in which they can take
refuge from the extreme heat Of the
sun should be accessible. If there
are no shade trees in the pasture,
some sort of a temporary affair
should be provided. Something of
the kind can be cheaply made in
fence corners, if there is nothing
better. II COWS spend SO much of
their time standing in the shade rs
to neglect filing themselves with
feed, it is because the hunger is the
lesser evil than the sun. Instead of
depriving them of shade the balance
should be restored by liberal feeding
morning and evening. If farmer
is wise, he has a field Of oats, Hunya-
rian grass or clover from which he
can cut enough to supplement the
parched and dried pasturage. Fod-
der will come next.
Above all other things, COWS should
not be over driven during hot wealth
er. A dog or even a thoughtless boy
driving COWS on run to and from
pasture will heat the cows, make the
milk feverish and largely diminish
the yield. Healthy, sound milk can
not be drawn from feverish, worried
COWS,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-25
Running in Debt.
Horace Greeley.

dwell on this point, for would
deter others from entering that place
of torment. Half the young men in
this country, with many old enough
to know better, would go into bust
ncss-that is into debt-to-morrow,
if they could. Most poor men are so
ignorant as to envy the merchant or
manufacturer, whose life is incessant
struggle with pecuniary difficulties,
who is driven to constant s.shinning,"
and who, from month to month, bare
ly cvades the insolvency which soon
er or later overtakes most men in
business; so that it has been comput-
ed that but one man in twenty Of
them achieve pecuniary success.
For my own part, would rather be
a convict in State prison, a slave IN
a rice swamp, than to pass through
life under the harness of debt. Let
no man misjudge himself unfortu-
nate or poor, so long as he has the full
use of his limbs and faculties, and is
substantially free from debt. Hunger,
cold, rags, hard work, contempt, sus-
picion, unjust reproach, are disagree
able, but debt is infinitely worse than
them all. And if it had pleased God
to spare either or all my sons to be
the support of my declining years,
the lesson which l should most earn
cstly seek to impress upon them is,
"nevcr run in debt" Avoid pccuni-
ary obligations as you would pesti-
lencc or famine. If you have but
fifty cents, and can get no more for
week, buy peck of corn, parch it
and live on it. rather than owe a dol
lar! OF course l know that some
men must do business that involves
a risk, and must give notes or other
obligations, and l do not consider
him in debt who can lay his hands
directly on the means of paying, at
some little sacrifice, all he owes; /
speak of real debt-that which in
wolves risk or sacrifice on one side,
obligation and dependence on the
other and say from all such, let
every youth humbly pray God to pre-
serve him eyermorc,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-25
INDEPENDENCE, IOWA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 25,IS S76

outside the ranks on the march, un
less accompanied by commissioned
officer, should be dismounted, his
horse taken from him and he com
PEELED to proceed on foot. Those
who were in good health and had
saddles found no difficulty; but the
poor fellows who had returned from
hospital in time to start with this
march bareback-many of them but
half well at best-found themselves
compelled to leave the ranks whether
accompanied by commissioned Off
Ger or not. Many of them never
reached their destination, suffering
thousand deaths and dying, ours
ing the man who had brought all this
disgrace aad misery upon them.
The details of that march through
a barren wilderness, through the hot
sun of August and September, arc
too sickning to relate. Suffice it to
say, Gen. Clusters orders were strict
ly carried out, at the expense of the
lie OF many a victim whose only
crime had been loyalty to his coun-
try.
Such brief history of General
Clusters Texas Campaign, every word
of which can be proven true by over
five thousand living witnesses in
Iowa, Wisconsin Illinois and Indi-
ana, all of whom knew Gen. Custer
as a tyrant, cruel and heartless, who,
like Napoleon Bonaparte, "knew no
motive but interest, and worshippcd
no God but AMBITION" who never
met his soldiers as men except on
the race track. Who was reckless
and altogether incompetent as com
mander, an unscrupulous gamb Ter,
hated by his soldiers, and unhonored
by his under officers.
j. p. AYRAUNT,
Private under General Custer, Co. l..
lst Iowa Cavalry Vol.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-25
MistOok His Character.


New Orleans has in some degree
the attributes of small watermelon
village. 1t has quantity of individ-
uals, more or less distinguished, who
think that whenever they ride in the
cars the event is worthy OF notice in
public print. One of these, with a per.
sonal mention thirst engaged the at
tention of Mr.. Bates at an early hour
yesterday morning. He stepped in
suddenly, wearing long linen dust
er and carrying palm leaf fan, and
said: 81 am going away"
"Glad to hear it," said Bates, who
evidently did not comprehend the
case, or else he felt pleasure that the
visitor was able to travel.
"Most everybody round here
knows me-" ventured the tourist.
eyes, sab, I reckon they do"
"Any of the reporters about?"
"Not yet" said Bates. "They is
so powerfully hard worked nights,
dey most genally late in de morn
ings."
"Ah! l thought they might men
ton me in the paper, | am so well
known"
Bates mistook the character of his
customer at once. lie thought he
belonged to the numerous class who
wished to be left out on account of
the feelings of an old and influential
family and so said soothingly:
"If you has only been a simple
drunk | reckon they won't put
you in the paper nohow. You
might just leave q note to de boss,
and ask him to s'press ye."
The man laughed at the simplicity
Of Bates, but he left a memorandum
for the reporter, to the effect that
"our old and esteemed friend, the
courteous and eyer-popular Washing
ton Smith, the well-known shirt deal
er, of Cross street, left the city last
night by the reliable Skinner Hand
lc line, for the purpose of visiting
the Centennial, etc" 1t was further
intimated that Smith expected to be
absent some weeks, and that he
should have new stock of goods on
his return, and that he had partly de-
cided to purchase tall hat and a
red necktie in New York, if success
ful in his undertakings"
"Here," said Mr.. Smith, "hand
that to the reporter, with my compli-
mcnts."
"Yes, sah," said Bates, who also
remarked to himself, "Tm most GER
tain dey'll leave dat man out. He
don't look like he could be blamed
for anything nohow, he's so 'specta-
bic like, an it's like enough the 10th
er man struck him fust.'
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-25

"Stop, you vlllain-stop! YAH
Whirroo! You scoundrel! you mis-
cradle landlub-"
Bang went his gun, and we all
made a simultaneous rush down the
road; but, /" like q snowflake in the
river" George Washington, ETC., had
"evanished;" and from that day to
this he was never more seen in
shrewsbury.
The story was told amidst shouts
and screams of laughter from the
officers and us women, and if that
fire-eater, little Boyle, ever sees the
account of his duel here, l know that
he and Admiral Porter will forgive
me for telling it agaln.--Extract from
" Lieutenant Boyle's Duel" by FAN
NY BARROW, in Harper's Magazine
for September.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-25
Clusters Conrtship.
From the Chicago Inter Ocean.

1t was so characteristic ofthe man,
so illustrative of his can't-bebeaten
disposition, that it must be told
During his absence at West Point
his family moved from Ohio to Mon
roe, Mich, where they now reside,
and after one of his campaigns IN
Virginia, the boy-gencral went home
on fmlough. He was fresh from
some of his raids, and he had already
captured more flags and prisoners
than any officer in the army. There
was an ovation for him at home
The people of Monroe rcjolced at his
successes then, rs they are mourning
for his fate to-day. But these was
one gentle maiden III that town, a
Miss Bacon, the daughter of one of
his fathers neighbors, who had no
taste for soldiers, and who rather
trowncd than smiled upon the gallant
Young cavalier. As fate would have
it, Custer was more attracted by her
than by all the other ladies in this
new home he was visiting for the
first time, and her repulses aggravated
him till his obstinacy was aroused,
and he determined to conquer this
naughty country girl who refused to
smile with the rest OF womanklnd
upon him. remember how he de-
scribed his feelings; how he proceed
ed in his suit, inquiring about and
ascertaining the characteristics of the
lady, and how he resolved to lay a
deliberate siege for the occupation OF
her heart. He called upon her one
day, but the servant was instructed
to ask that Miss Bacon might be ex-
cused. He called again, and caught
her at the window unprepared. Here
the siege began; her aversion was
conquered, and when he went back
to the army in Virginia he took her
with him as his bride.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-25

A TTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW.
"A Special attention given to Collections. Onice
over Fisher Bros Grocery Store. 16w3
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-25
2husifians.
Dr.. H H HUNT,

OFFICE and Residence corner of Court and
~ Blank Sts. north of Catholic Church. 42-tf
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-25

o1kOO1Af4N1 CG Nh
A TTORNEYS AT LAW, Independence, Iowa
n Office over Morse & Barnetts Store. Con
sultations in English and German. [19-y
D. W BRUCKART J. J. NEy.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-25
W. LIB. DONNAN,

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, 1876-08-25
Business Cards.
Attnrnens.
q. p. ROSZEL-

A TTORNEY AT LAW AND COLLECTING
~ Agent. will practice in the several Courts of
the County and District Special attention given
to Collections. Office over the New York Store,
Independence, Iowa. [26-tf.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-07-07
A Country Editor Wants a Wife

| have lived solitary life long
enough. ] want some one TO talk to,
quarrel with-then kiss and make up
again. Therefore, am ready to receive
communications from young ladies and
blooming widows Of more than average
responsibility, tolerably tame in dispo-
sition, and hair of any color As near.
ly as l can judge for myself, l am not
over eighty nor under twenty-five years
of age; | am five feet eight or eight feet
five, forget which. | weigh one hun
bred thirty-six, three hundred and six
teen, or six hundred thirty.one pounds,
one of the three, but as to their true ar
rangement | am little puzzled Have
whole suit of hair, dyed by nature and
free from dandruf. Eyes buttermilk
brindle, tinged with pea green. Nose
blunt, according to the Ionic order of
architecture, with a touch of the COM
posite, and a mouth between catfish
and alligator's-made especially for ora
tory and oysters. Ears palmated, long
and elegantly shaped. My whiskers
combination of dogs hair, moss and
briar brush-well behaved, fearfully
luxurient, Wear boots No. when
corns are troublesome, and can write
poetry by the mile, with double rhyme
on both edges to read backward, for.
ward, crosswise and diagonally. Can
play the jewsharp and bass drum, and
whistle Yankee Doodle" in Spanish.
Am very correct in morals, and frst-rate
in tenpins; have great regard for the
Sabbath, and only drink when invited.
Am domestic animal and perfectly
docile when towels are clean and shirt
buttons all right If | possess a pre-
dominant virtue it is that of forgiving
every enemy whom | deem it hazardous
to handle. / say my prayers every
night, mosquitoes permitting; as to
whether | snore in my sleep | want
somebody to tell me. Money is no OBJ
jeet, as never was troubled with any
and never expect to be. l should like
some lady who is perfectly able to sup
port husband, or if she could intro
duce me to some family where religious
example would be sufficient compensa-
ton for board, it would do just as we'll.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-07-07
aelluws falls Jimes,
Vermont News.

- George w. Bond has been sentenc-
ed four years for larceny in Cavendish,
having plead guilty.
- Wilder Brothers of Massachusetts
have bought the Great Fall water priv
ilege at Lyndon, and will build a paper
pulp mill, the enterprise requiring $780,
600 TO start with.
Charles Shedd of Perkinsville, re.
Gently while running circular saw at
North Springfield, had his thumb and
fore-fnger cut off his left hand, and his
other fingers somewhat mangled,
Hardwick is excited by the report
ed discovery of gold in Woodbury.
"Gulf," about two miles south of the
town, in paying quantities. Several
men are now at work building sluices
and washing out the sand and gravel for
the precious metal.
Joseph b. Harrington and Daniel
Somers were recently sentenced at the
Windsor county court, each four years,
having plead guilty to larceny. These
two and George Somers, who stood trial,
and Frank b. Foster, who turned states
evidence and is at liberty on mis- own
recognizance, were the White River
junction car thieves.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-07-07
A Plea for Ashes.

The hearth stone hangs fire in many
families because Of an exaggerated no.
ton of dirt that accompanies an open
fire. If with much argument, persua-
sion, and entreaty, the old freboard is
taken away for once, and fire lighted
by some enthusiastic antiquarian, no
sooner is it gone out, than morbid neat
ness banishes every brand and ash, as if
these were the signs of some shocking
disorder. Now, if you please, ashes are
not dirty-they are cleanse clean, in
deed, as to be useful in cleansing other
things. Fire is an emblem of purity,
and ashes, with sack cloth, of purifca-
ton. A fireplace secured out with soap
suds every day never seems like place
for fire at all. To thoroughly enjoy an
open fire we shall need to relax some-
what our prejudice against a liberal pile
of ashes in the fireplace. A bed of ash
es protects the hearth and the chimney
back from injury by too fervent heat,
and preserves embers and coal from
wasteful draft. Your back log, to spend
frugally, needs to be imbedded in ashes.
1t is not every one who has green rock
maple to burn with its wealth of snowy
ashes brimming over upon the hearth.
But whoever has seen fire of it will
give up the notion Of dirt as connected
with ashes. Sweep the hearth clean,
and as often as you like, up to the ash
es-but let those lie, deep and wide, as
the natural base of the fire. Hartford
Couraat.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-07-07

SENSIBLE ApvIoE--You are asked
every day through the columns of news
papers and by your druggist to use some
thing for Dyspepsia or Liver Complaint
that you know nothing about, you get
discouraged spending money with but
little success. Now to give you salts
factory proof that Green's August Flow
er will cure you Of Dyspepsia and Liv-
er Complaint with all its effects, such as
Sour Stomach, Sick Headache, Habitual
Costiveness, Palpitation of the Heart,
Heartburn, Water-brash, coming up of
food after eating, low spirits, &c, We
ask you to go to your druggist, and get
a sample bottle of Green's August Flow
er for 10 cents and try it, or a regular
size for rs cents, two doses will relieve
you. IL
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-07-07

A Few THINGS That WE Know.
We know that disordered stomach
or liver produces more suffering than
any other cause. We know that very
few physicians are successful in their
treatment of these disorders. We know
that DaCosta's Radical Cure will, with
out the shadow of doubt, almost i'm
mediately relieve and permanently cure
all of these distressing symptoms. We
know thousands who are willing to tes-
tify that what we say is true to the let
ter. We know that if you will give it a
fair trial you will let us add your name
to the "cloud of witnesses" Will YOU
give it trial, and do it now? Trial
size only 25c. Sold by DAVIS e. AR
MOLD, druggists, Bellows Falls.
Professor Parker's Pleasant Worm
Syrup is perfectly safe and extremely
palitable. No pbysic required. Costs
20 cents. Try it. 3-eow1y
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-07-07

SABBA-DAY HOUSES IN 1875. An
important and interesting adjunct of the
meeting house, in some parts of the
country, was the "Sabba' day house."
Comfort being carefully shut out of the
meeting house itself, was only thus rude
ly provided form such subordinate struc-
lures. The Saba day house was a
family affair, generally comprising but
a single apartment, perhaps fifteen feet
square, with windows and fireplace.
1t was very plainly and sparsely fur
nished. Chairs for the old people and
benches for the children stood round the
walls, and table in the center might
hold the Bible and few religious books
and phamphlets while at one side
shelves contained dishes for cooking and
eating. Sometimes the Saba -dav
house was mounted above a shed. with
in which the horse could be sheltered. A
group of such cabins standing about the
meeting house added not little to the
plcturesqueness of the spot, and their
use conduced greatly to the convenience
and comfort of Sabbath worship, espec-
tally in the winter. The family able to
keep Sabba'-day house drove directly
thither ON Sabbath mornings, warmed
themselves up by a hot fire without and
quite likely by hot drink within and
here spent the intermission, with further
wholesome regards for the wants of the
inner man. The better class of these
Sabba'-day houses were white washed.
some Of them were double, and to the
truth of history it must be said that be-
tween Sabbaths they occasionally fur.
nished the wild young men of the parish
with secure haunts for unseemly carou.
sals.-Edteard Atbott's Z" Revolutionary
Times"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-07-07
The BLACK Hills.

A private letter to gentleman in
Somerset, written by a resident of that
town now in the Black Hills, gives some
interesting facts concerning the new Ell
Dorado, the tone of the letter being
very sanguine as to the prospects for
gold hunting, at the same time showing
very plainly some of the difficulties the
miners have to contend with. The wri-
ter, who dates his epistle at Custer City,
says that the stronger attractions of the
Deadwood region, eighty miles distant,
has caused great decrease of the pop
ulation of the former place, while Dead
wood has sprung up like mushroom.
Gold grows more abundant as one tray
els north, and could be obtained in pay
ing quantities at Custer City, were it
not for the scarcity of water. Ten miles
from the city there are claims that yield
$40 or SIS day, but the miners are
leaving them for the richer fields north.
Above Deadwood it is said that the
quartz contains gold in such quantities
as to be visible to the naked eye, and
among the extraordinary stories told
concerning Deadwood field are that
from one claim six men took out 10
pounds of gold in one day that there
are claims which yield from $500 to
$500 a day; that some colored men
are clearing 500 day each, carrying
dirt to creek five hundred yards dis
tant for the purpose of washing it, and
that even "tailings" have been made
tc yield from 10 to 20 cents pan. The
prices Of provisions, however, are such
that man must be very fortunate in
order to clear anything, while the pros
poets for the winter, when mining must
be abandoned for several months, are
that prices will advance to an extraord-
mary degree. AT present flour is $50 a
hundred at Custar City, the price dur
ing the previous week having been $40.
Wholesale prices are S15 hundred for
flour, $12 for corn, IS for potatoes, $13
for oats, 80 cents pound for ham, 80
cents for bacon, 81 for three pounds of
sugar, 1915 gallon for syrup, $12 a
hundred for shorts, and other things in
proportion. Freights from Custer City
to Deadwood are Z cents a pound. 1t
costs 25 cents to send letter east from
Custer City and the same to receive one.
Altogether, while the letter shows that
the writer has faith that the Black Hills
afford the richest COLO diggings in the
world, it shows that privation, danger
and hard work are the price gold hunt
ers must pay for the wealth they find
there. Boston Journal.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-07-07

STATE OF VERMONT. Ihe , fig IN -
DISTRICT or WEsTMINsrER. So, y ~ 81,
trict. To all persons interested " Tsesnsbs
CoRNELIA FULLERTON. late Of gssSsEifsi
said district, deceased. =, Iustrassss..a
NOU are hereby notified tnst ~, ~ ri ~ Z
i writing, purporting TO be ne a. s-sssnlss
ment of said deceased. has pesh Tullsrs y
S Fa here eah ios p therein and the as
to he session Of said Court TO @ si n si.,ri
bate Once in Townsbend, in i ssla "a D p
SECOND WEDNESDAY OF yIL III dssit.. Z.
which time and place said O You, nd yos z. :.
he allowance Of said instrument, n yee =
and there be heard in the premlts Emmy. Bss''
cause, S-N
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-07-07

ESTATE OF AUGUSTUS S. PARApD..
I'VE, the subscribers. being duly appollalssss
w Hon. Probate Court for the District 9,
ster, Commissioners TO receive, examine -
estate of AUGUSTUS 5. PARKER, lste 9,
derry, in said district. deceased, and aise
and demands exhibited in Offset there.ss n
months from the twenty second Gay o -
being allowed by said Court for that pa W Is
therefore hereby give notice, that We VII II
the business of our said appointment, 80
ing house of Harvey Moore in Londennaiiys
district, on the TWENTY SECOND nnaay Z
GUST and the TWENTY SECONp1 pHa 81
VEMBER NEXT, from one O'clock I
o'clock p. NJ on each of said days
ALBERT n. HOWE. ! CommissEs
AlONZ0 A. CURTIS,J
HARVEY MOORE. Adm'r. -
Londonderry, June, A. ID. 1870,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-07-07

MOTHERS can secure health for their
children and rest for themselves by the
use of Castoria, a perfect substitute for
Castor Oil. 1t is absolutely harmless,
and is as pleasant to take as honey.
For Wind-Colic, Sour Stomach, Worms
or Constipation, for young or old, there
is nothing in existence like it. 1t is GER
tain, it is speedy, it is cheap.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-07-07

Maj. b. r. JENNIE of Brattleboro, has
the oldest, strongest and one of the larg-
est Fire Insurance Agencies in southern
Vermont Orders by mail or telegraph
attended to promptly.
2l-20-1y
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-07-07

CAKED BREASTS, Rheumatism, Sciat.
lea, Swellings, Sprains, Stiff Joints,
Burns, Scalds, Poisonous Bites, and all
flesh, bone and muscle ailments, can be
absolutely cured by the Centaur Lini-
ments. What the White Liniment is
for the human family, the Yellow Lini-
ment is for spawned, CALLED. and lame
horses and animals.
23-35
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-07-07

A purchaser Of a Terrace lot is secured
against any unpleasant surrOlndiaos-a
fsotlrs peculiar 10 these Iots. 1872
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-07-07
GOOD ASSORTMENT

Trunks, Bags, vaIises, Shawl and Trunk
Straps.
Just received at HOLDEN co.'s. Union Block
Below PAlls. w.