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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-12-01
WHOLE NO. 591.
An Anecdote of Mrs. Hayes.
Warren (O.) Tripane.


The simplicity of manners which
make Gov. Hayes and his family so
popular with the people, is well illus
trated by an incident that occurred
IN 1868. Col. Hayes was then in
camp with his regiment at Charles
ton, w. V. While there Mrs. Hayes
visited her husband, and made o
short sojourn in camp.
James Parker, of Mesopotamia,
Trumbull County, was good natur-
ed, jolly "boy" in one of the comps-
MES of Hayes regiment. Soon after
Mrs. Hayes arrival, aud before it was
known to all the boys, Parker was
expressing his regrets to the boys,
that there was no one to mend his
blouse and put pockets in it. One
Of them replied: "Why, Jim, why
don't you take it to the woman who
does the sewing for the regiment,
and get her to do it," 'Didn'tknow
there was such woman. Where is
she:" asked Parker. ":She's up IN
the Colonel's tent" said his comrade,
"and if you'll take your blouse up
there she'll mend it for you. That's
what she's here for"
The unsophisticated Parker at
once started for the Colonel's tent,
blouse in hand Col. Hayes politely
returned his salute, invited him in,
and inquired what he wanted. He
replied that he wanted his blouse
mended and pockets put in it, and
that he understood there was a VIC
man there to do sewing for the regi-
ment. The Colonel took in the sit
uation at once. With merry
twinkle in his eyes, he called to Mrs.
Hayes and asked her if she could fix
the soldiers blouse. She promptly
accepted the job, and told Parker 10
call for it in the afternoon.
When Parker returned to his con-
rades they were looking out for some
fun. "Where's your blouse?" they
asked. "Why, left it with the VIC
man to be tixed," said Parker And
when III answer to their further quest.
ioning, he told them how the Cole.
mel received him, and how kindly
the woman undertook the job Of fix
ing his blouse, the boys could hardly
tell whether the joke was on Jim or
themselves. And when later in
the day, Parker appeared with his
blouse neatly mended and two ample
pockets in it, he was the hero of tie
company.
1t may well be imagined that the
incident did not lessen the popularity
of the gallant Colonel and his wife.
Poor jim died in the service, ard
his name, with many others, is en-
graved on the beautiful monument in
Mesopotamia.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-12-01
He then went round to his miscra-

lodging-house, where he made him
self ready, by means of soap and
water and broken comb, to walk
five miles into the suburbs, and get a
sight, if only five minutes, Of his
mother.
On the following Monday, Bert,
having a leisure hour, went to call on
his new acquaintance in Devonshire
street.
Having climbed the two flights, he
found the door of the back room at
the right ajar, and looking III, saw
Mr.. Crooker at a desk, in the act of
receiving roll of money from a
well-dresscd visitor.
Bert entered unnoticed, and waited
till the money was counted and a re-
ceipt signed. Then, as the visitor
departed, old Mr.. Crookcr looked
round and saw Bert. He offered
him chair; then turned to lock up
the money in safe.
$50 this is yourplace of business?"
said Bert, glancing about the plain
office room. "What do you do here?"
81 buy real estate, sometimes sell
-rent-and so FORTH
"Who tor?" asked Bert.
"For myself" said little old Mr..
Crooker, with a smile.
Bert stared, perfectly aghast, at
this situation. This, then, was the
man whom he had invited to dinner,
and treated so patronizingly the pre-
ceding Thursday!
'I-I thought-you was poor
manr'
II an a poor man." said Mr..
Crooker, locking his safe. "Money
don't make man rich. Pve money
enough. | own houses in the city.
They give me something to think of,
and SO keep me alive. l had truer
riches once, but | lost them long
ago."
From the way the old mans voice
trembled and his eyes glistened, Bert
thought he must have meant by these
riches. friends he had lost-wife and
children, perhaps.
"ro think Of me inviting you to
dinnerw he cried, abashed and
ashamed.
sit acas odd" And Mr.. Crooker
showed his white front teeth with a
smile. "But it may turn out to have
been lncky circumstance for both
of us. l like you. l believe in you,
and I've an offer to make you. L
want trusty, bright boy in this Of
fice-somebody l can bring up to
my business and leave it with, as |
get too old to attend to it myself
What do you say?"
What could Bert say?
Again that afternoon he walked
or rather ran-to his mother; and,
after consulting with her, joyfully
accepted Mr.. Crookel's offer.
Interviews between his mother and
his employer soon followed resulting
in something for which at first the
boy had not dared to hope. The
lonely, childless old man, who owned
so many houses, wanted home; and
one of these houses he offered to Mrs.
Hampton, with ample support for
herself and children, if she would
also make it home for him.
OF course this proposition was ac-
cepted; and Bert soon had the salts
faction of seeing the great ambition
of his life accomplished. He had
employment, which promised to be
come profitable business (as indeed
it did in few years, he and the old
man proved so useful to each other) !;
and, more than that, he was united
once more with his mother and sis
ters in happy home, where he has
since had a good many Thanksgiv-
ing dinncrs.-J T. 7ro,cbridge.
D
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-12-01

1t is profitable to plant trees
groves and to make woods in th
State, not only for the future timbe
but to enrich the soil with the
leaves, or to use their leaves for m
nure for other land or gardens,
well as for shelter againsthigh wind
= California Horticulturist,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-12-01
Withdrawing Leisurely.
Elko New Independent.

E!ko New independent.
While travelling through Arizona
in ls49 with an exploring p9rty, we
made our camp one night near a
canon, the bottom of which was COW
cred with fine white sand that hal
drifted from the neighboring plains
While employed in arranging our
camp, the botanist of the expedition,
DR.. B., wandered some distance IN
pursuit Of plants. He returned short
ly and reported that there were In-
dians near at hand He was as cool
as cucumber, and didn't show 3
sign of anxiety or alarm. In answer
to our hasty inquiries, hereplied that
while he was engaged in examining
a fossil specimen, he heard grunt
behind him, and on looking around
discovered an Indian who had seized
his gun, which had been placed
against a rock. The Indian drew a
bead on him, and IN retaliation he
drew his revolver and sighted the
Indian, retreating at the same time
toward the canon, which was close
at hand. Neither fired. On reach
ing the canon he walked leisurely
into camp. A party Immediately set
out to determine the possibility of
danger, and discovered two Indians
and squaw. After capturing them
they examined the vicinity in which
the Doctor had met with his remark
able adventure. They found his
/ footprints, which signified a cautious
retreat to the canon. But alas! for
the frailty of human nature; his foot.
prints in the canon were eight feet
apart by measurement, and not ex.
aetly Indicative of the leisurely man.
ner in which he had approached the
camp. The Doctor acknowledged
the corn, and remarked that that was
about as leisurely as he ever wished
to walk under similar circumstances
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-12-01

1t is probably true that the fee
stored over the stables may abso,
more or less of the odors escapiu
from the manure, but this is an ei
that may be prevented by a well-d
vised arrangement Of tlues.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-12-01

"OMGOPATIIIST--I independence. Office and
III Rooms in Burr's Block. Chatham St. over
Barnhart's grocery.
OFFICE H0URs-From & to y. NJ and from /
to 2 and to ) p. NJ. ll-39tf
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-12-01
Cincinnati SATURDAY. Night.

The Man Who has been to the Centen
NAL
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-12-01
w. G.&J.R. DONNAN.
2nusifiatls.
DR.. H II HUNT.
". A. MELLEN. NJ. D.

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, 1876-12-01
Business Cards.
Attnrnsns

BEGUN & HASNER,
A TTORNEYS AT LAW AND GENERAL COL
~ lection agents. Office over Peoples Nation
al Bank, Independence, Iowa. Will practice in
the State and United States Courts.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-12-01
HOUSE e. WILSON

41O OS1~ % w AI1NsON'
DHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, Independence.
i Iowa. Office in DR.. House residence. corner
Chatham and Mott SITS Will attend to all calls in
:ity and country. Consultations in English and
lierman. 46-tf.
:. o.. HOUSE. G. WILSON.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-04-05
The Queen of England.

Queen Victoria, in her address to the
English Parliament, speaks as follows
My relations with all foreign powers con-
tinue of cordial character. The In
surrectionary movement which during
the last six months has been maintained
in the Turkish provinces of Bosnia and
Herzegovina, and which the troops oi
the sultan have up to the present time
been unable to repress, has excited the
attention and interest of the great Eu'
ropean powers. I have considered il
my duty not to stand aloof from the
efforts now being made by the allied and
friendly governments to bring about the
paci6cation of the disturbed districts
and I have, accordingly, while respect
ing the independence of the Porte
joined in urging on the sultan the e1
pediency of adopting such measures Of
adminis' rative reform as may remove al
reasonable cause of discomfort on the
part of his Christian subjects.
The humane and enlightened policy
constantly pursued by this country il
putting on end to slavery within her owl
dependencies and in suppressing the
slave trade throughout the world makes
it important that the action of British
national ships in the territorial waters o.
foreign States should be in harmony
with the great principles. I have
therefore, given directions for the issue
of royal commission to inquire into al
treaty engagements and other interna
tional obligations bearing upon this sub
ject, and all instructions from time tt
time issued 10 my naval officers, with {
view of ascertaining whether any steps
ought to be taken to secure for my ships
and their commanders abroad greater
power for the maintenance of the righ
of personal liberty. .., ..,..
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-04-05
Canada at the Centennial.

The Toronto Globe says: There ls
every indication that Canada will be
we'll represented at the approaching
Centennial exhibition in Philadelphia.
In every department, metallurgy, manu-
factures, education, science, machinery,
art, agriculture, horticulture, and
others, the representation will be very
complete, though in some respects the
work of arrangement would be greatly
facilitated if intending exhibitors would
only send ia their applications as early
as possible. Some time ago the advi-
sorry board of Ontario sought the assis-
tance of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and others
in order that the products of the field
might be representedin the Ontario sec
tion by counties. The response to this
application has not been as cordial as
could be wished, AMI second circular
has been issued urging still greaser &C.
tiyity for the purpose Of comprising 80
desirable an end. Great credit is due
to tho Dominion premier and his COL
leagues for the perfect and liberal ar
rangements which have been made for
the transportation, accommodation, and
safe keeping of the articles to be placed
IN exhibition. The glass cases intended
to contain such articles as require to be
inclosed, and the glass covered counters
on which they are to be displayed, will
be made in Canada, and in such way
that they can be taken apart and packed
together with ease. When the exhibi.
tion is over they will be brought back
to the capital to aid in the fitting tp Of
a national fnttseum at OTTAWA. One
special train from Ontario and another
from Quebec will carry the articles sent
by these provinces direct to Phila-
delphia. Those from the maritime
provinces will be taken by government
steamer, the crew of which will be en-
ployed in arranging the department,
while the vessel will serve during the
exhibition as a boarding house for en-
ployees. The government becomes re-
sponsibl for the safety Of every article
delivered by the proper time and in
proper condition.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-04-05
A Mysterious Disease.

An epidemic, supposed to be typhoid
fever, broke out the other day in the
village of Eggley, in England, and has
since spread to Bolton. Several deaths
have occurred, and over one hundred q
persons have been attacked by it. a
swelling of the tongue and eyes, accom-
panied by sickness and, in some cases,
insensibility, is the primary symptom:
Various causes are assigned, the most
probable being that the village milk was
supplied from animals affected by the
foot and mouth disease. To the foul
ness of the water, defective drainage,
and lead poison the outbreak is attrib-
uted in others. The health officer. who
has analyzed the milk, can discover no
trace of lead, though he has detected
the presence of other impurities. he is
inclined to the belief that either the
cans in which the milk was supplied
have been washed with polluted water,
or the milk has been adulterated with
water from an impure stream. This
view of the case is supported by the fact
that the disease from which the persons
are suffering is developing into typhoid
fever. Near to one of the farms there
is small stream of water, which is not
ong charged with the drainage of ma
nured fields, but which is contaminated
with house sewage, slops, etc., and thit
is the water which the cattle on the farm
have to drink.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-04-05
Reputation-When 1t Begins.

A Young man wrote to his brother
complaining that certain persons had
done all that they could: to injure bis
reputation. His brother--in most un-
brotherly mood-repIed: "Have you
got a reputation7 You did well to gain
one-and you so young I" And this
young man appeals to know whether a
person has to arrive at any certain age
before he can get a reputation. :,
, y We reply, says the Ledger, that in
many instances child only four years
old has already begun to make it's rep1-
tation. You may see two children,
brothers, one four years of age, and the
other six. The family, the relations,
and some of the friends and peighbors
are intimately acquainted with these
two children. They know the one to
be peeyish, fretful, selash, and lima
tured. They know the other to con-
trast strikingly with him in all these
particulars. Have not these two chill
dren rsputationsa Reputation is what
one Is reppted to be. These two little
brothers are reputed, by all who know
them and have ever spoken of them, to
be the very opposite Of each other-the
one, 8 morose, uncomfortable, disagree
able child; the other, lovely, sweet, and
winning. And it is very likely tina
these different regulations Will follow
them, respectively, all through life,
and after they are laid in their graves;
only the regulations will extend, as they
become more extensively known, Like
the enlarging circle caused by throwing
q stone into clea,, still Lake.
It will be useful to young persons to
keep these reflections In mind, whatever
they may be doing. Their acts now, as
well as in later life, all 60 to make up
and to establish their reputation.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-04-05
: About Pork.

Mr.. Sayre, of Lexington, lisps little,
and good story is told of him, the bet
ter for it's truth. Some years since an
overseer on one of his farms told him he
needed some hogs. Says Mr.. Sayre
:" Very we'll go and buy four or five
thowth and pigth right away, and put
them on the farm" j.
= The man, accustomed to obey, and
that without questioning, asked; 'shall
I take the money with me to purchase
them 70 g. ..,.:.,a.. -. ..
"No, thir. They all know me.
Thend them here-1'll pay for them, or
give you money to pay when you get
them. " ... o. - ;2'.,
( The overseer went his way, and in two
weeks returned, when the following con!
versation took place = -.
"Well, MIR. Sayre, I can't get many
pigs. T have ridden all over the country
ali about, and can buy only between eight
and nine hundred" ,.t, .... o..
Eight or nine hundred what :"
" Eight or nine hundred pigs"
Eight or nine hundred pigth Who
told you to buy: that many pigthf : Are
you fool2" -: = T."
"You told me to buy them, two weeks
since. I have tried to do it" " -. J.
"Eight or nine hundred pigth ! L
never told you any thuch thing"
But you did-you told me to goand
buy four or five thousand pigs" ,
1 did no thuch thing I told you to
20 and buy four or five thowth and their
little pigth, and you have done it, I
thould think !"
Mr.. sayre had pork to sell in the
autumn.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-04-05
Longevity Of Veterans.

=, The Worcesaw Spy says: The e1-
traordinary longevity of the survivors
of the war of 1872 is certainly curious
fact well worthy of notice. That was
not q great war; not many troops were
engaged, and no very large force mus
tered into the service of the United
States, and the war came to an end al
most si1ty-one years ago. Yet the com
missioner of pensions reports 15,875
survivors of that war on the rolls of the
pension Office. Very few, indeed, OF
these can be less than eighty years OF
age, and the number must be nearly If
not quite ten Fer cent. Of the whole
force mustered for service. If the
veterans of the late civil wal
prove 40 tenacious of life, nearly two
hundred thousand of them will survive
in the year 1926. We should be very
glad to believe that all of them would
live much longer than that, but We can
not expect it, for it is against the course
of nature. It is hard to resist the con
viction that large share of the fifteen
thousand veterans of 1872 are impostors.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-04-05
On Time.

When We remember the ve1atious de-
lays at Vienna, says the New York IT.
6une, We may be pardoned for. looking
with some oomplacsncy at the condition
of things ut Philadelphia. The opening
is three months off, and already the
placing of the goods has begun. The
main exhibition building is finished and
swept, and only little of the garnishing
remains to be completed. The machinery
and horticultural halls are substantially
finished, and workmen are setting up
some Of the machines. The art building
is occupied by plasterers and decorators.
The exhibition building OF the United
States government is complete, and con-
tains already a large part Of the remark
able collection Of mineral specimens
from the Pacific slope, which will form
one of the most interesting features OF
the fair. The agricultural building is so
nearly done that there can be no doubt
of its being ready long before it is need
ed. The roads are getting into condition
as fast as the weather will allow, and the
grounds are adorned by multitude OF
pretty buildings for special purposes,
among which the charming little red
tiled Elizabethan country house Of the
British commission stands modestly con-
spisuous, as if a small fragment Of
Shropshire had somehow been trans
ported to the banks of the SchuylkilL
Outside the. grounds the hustle OF prep
aration. is incessant. The railway COM
panies are extending their tracks; the
hotel companies are putting the finish:
ing touches to their huge temporary
houses of entertainments; thrifty house
holders are getting ready their spare
bedrooms. We may be sure that IN
every particular Philadelphia will be
ready In ample season for the entertain
ment to which she invites us. Whatever
else may be needed to complete the sue
cess of the Centennial must be done by
the people themselves.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-04-05
Red Tape.

Mrs. O. M. Burnham, Of Des Moines,
Iowa, furnishes a specimen of army red
tape that far exceeds in length and con.
volutions that which enfolded Patrick
Noonan's breeches. Her father, Asa
Sprague, was q soldier in the war OF
1872, and at tie capture Of Ogdensburg
lost all his clothing and personal effects
of considerable value, being at the time
dangerously sick with fever. he e.
capped by being drawn by llis two sisters
on hand sled to Hewvelton, seven
miles distant. The exposure cost him
three years OF severe illness, from which
he never fully recovered. His claim for
his lost clothing was allowed in 1848 or
1849, and took its slow, tortuous course
IN charge of "the Office" until Decem-
ber, 1874, when he finally received $50.
This was about five months before his
death in June, 1876, at the age of eighty
seven years.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-04-05
Pure Havana Cigars.

It is stated that not a steamer leaves
New York for Havana that does not take
out from 2, 900 to 5000 reams, or in oc-
casional instancesas high $50, 600 reams,
of coarse brown wrapping paper. What
this paper was used for was for long
time mystery; but it has recently been
revealed that it enters largely into the
manufacture Of "pure Havana cigars.
It is said that when saturated In the
Juice of tobacco stems, the straw paper
makes o filing" almost equal, If not
superior, to the genuine leaf: In fact,
it is impossible to detect the delicate
film of paper interlapped with Leaves in
the finished cigar, or neatly folding the
exterior. For this purpose it serves ad-
mirably, the paper, under combustion,
leaving no residuum other than pure
white ash. To such refinement of art
has this business been carried, that by
the use of machines rolled over the
sheet of paper, an almost perfect i'm
press of the tobacco leaf is obtained, the
peculiar "spots" /" being printed as on
calico.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-04-05
Domestic Bankruptcy,

He had been telling her for weeks
past, says the Detroit Free Press, that
times were tight, money scarce, bank
ruptcy stalking abroad through the Land,
and 80 forth, and she had consented to
the discharge of the nurse girl, and up
stairs girl, and had wheedled the cook
into doing general housework. That
wasn't enough. He came home one
night and said he wssgoing to discharge
the hostler; that money had gone up to
thirty per cent; that be could It afford
to carry his life insurance any longer;
that she mustn't ask for any more new
clothes for year. She went over the
house and pinched expenses down
again, and things ran along until the
other day, when he remarked: "We've
rot to reduce still further or bust |" She
was pondering over his remarks: Late
that evening when he came home. He
was so long getting bis overcoat off
that she went into the hall. He gave the
coat one awful jerk just then and fell
over. ....-,,@ e.
d. "What on earth ails you !" she e1-
claimed, as she tried to help him up. ~.
!" "Nozzine," he replied. i:y.. +
As he got up she peeled into his face.
The fact was as plain as If it had been
written on a whitewaahed fence with
tar. 80. w..
"You are drunkl" she said, as she
drew back. 49,: ~
He gazed at her without replying.
"Here you've been yelling .reducel |
reduced all winter, and while I am try
ing to reduce you 60 and get drunk !
You'd better reduce your whiskyp T..
.2."N said anyzing bout REFUGE" be
asked. Ill III; -: q" .. -. ,.',
81 eyes, you have.!"::.as d. =. r:.~ } -
."Whaz want REFUGE fora" = - l..
- "Only to-day you said we'd either got
to reduce or bust" =
"Di say zat9 -, 1a
eyes, you did"
"Wen, ju reiuce2" ~
"No; how could: II" II
"zen didn't I bust |" ~. .: