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

Sam Tilden says he and his New
York partners had perfect right to
those Alton and Tcrrc Haute bonds
which the stock holders say they
stole. But here is what Mr.. Garri-
son, the president of the road at the
time Tilden was called in, says: Gin
1859 1 picked up this road--the Ter.
re Hautc, Alton & st Louis Railroad
"a waif. Its men had not been
paid for five months. For protection
against execution, its fuel was paid
for as it was delivered upon the en-
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-25
The Westl5che Post, Carl Schurz'

The Westiiche Post, Carl Schurz'
organ asks these pertinent questions:
"Can the friends of Tilden deny that
he distracted, contrary to law, secur-
tiles to the amount of 100000 from
the St. Louis, Alton & Terre Haute
Railroad? Can they fritter away the
court records in that case, and finally
can they believe that the lowest Ger
man in the United States will vote
for man who is under so grevious
an accusation, and who is afraid to
meet the charge?
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-25
A Down east paper says that ii

A Down east paper says that " ii
you elect Tilden, Tllden will be
the President" That is the fact that
makes honest men pause. If the
voters could vote for q decent candi-
date through Tilden as proxy, the
case might not be so bad, though bad
enough even then.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-25
Tilden's War Record.

The Democratic leaders and press
are just now engaged in painful
and not entirely successful effort to
give Sam Tilden clean bill of health
as respects his loyalty and patriotism
during the war. To do this, Manton
of the New York World
who has a faculty for remembering
things that nobody else ever heard
offs brought as a witness, and,
equal to the occasion, he produces a
speech opposing secession, which he
says was prepared for delivery by
Mr.. Tilden during the war, but acas
never delivered. 1t is not by speech
es never delivered, or letters never
published that Tilden's loyalty is to
be judged. Unfortunately the
speeches he did make, the letters he
did write, and the acts that he did
perform, all conspire to show that he
was just such Union man as James
Buchanan, that he held to the theory
of State sovereignty, and denied the
right to coerce State in rebellion
His published record shows that he
held that State had power to "snap
the confederation" and to "repel CO.
crcion as nation might repel inva-
sion." 1t is significant that the proof
of Mr.. Tilden's loyalty should rest
solely upon a speech which was
never delivered. 1t surely was not
for lack of opportunity that Mr.. Til
den did not make speeches and write
letters in favor of the Union. He
was solicited to allow his name to
appear as Vice President of Mass
Meeting in Union Square, New
York, in April, 1871, following the
massacre of Boston troops in Balti-
more, on their way to the defense of
Washington. At that meeting were
hosts of leading Democrats, their
patriotism at white heat of enthu-
siasm, which was made manifest by
impassioned speeches and actions
1t was one of the largest meetings,
and most intensely patriotic demon
STATIONS, ever held in the county,
But when Mr.. Tilden was asked, as
above to allow his name to appear as
one of the officers, he refused, with
the remark that he would do nothing
to "aid an abolition war;" He kept
his word. Other occasions offered
on which he might have delivered
the suppressed speech. The Chicago
Convention, which passed the "war a
failure" resolution, was one of these
opportunities, but Mr.. Tilden, instead
of letting off Uuion speech, report
ed as a member of the platform COM
mite, without a word of dissent or
protest, the infamous resolution above
referred to. In view of what Mr..
Tilden has done and said, invariably
showing his sympathy with the enc
mics of the Union, the production at
this late day of a loyal speech, which
even if he wrote it, he had not the
courage to give to the public, will
have little weight in relieving Mr..
Iildnn from his Cnnnerhead record
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-25
Have you
GOOD TITLES?
BREWER BROS.

Have just completed, after several year Of hard
labor, A Complete Abstract Of all IT,
ties Of ali Real Estate In Buchan.
an Co. 10 wa and are prepared to give relia-
able information relating to the same. There are
many clouded titles Are you sure yours is all
right! BY getting an abstract from US you can as
certain.
Remember that our Office is in the stone Building
three doors west Of the Merchants Hotel, Indepen-
dence, Iowa.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-25

publican candidate to represent said District in
the Forty Fifth Congress Of the United States
The basis Of representation will be one delegate
for every one hundred votes. or fractional part Of
one hundred over fifty, cast for Governor Kirk
wood, at the general election in 1875
The counties will be entitled to delegates as fol-
lou
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-25

Committee on resolutions:
NJ S. Hitchcock, A. J. Barnhart,
G. w. Price.
Report of Committee adopted MS given
below.
On motion vote of thanks was extend
ed to the publishers of the CONSERVATIVE
and Bulletin for their courtesy in publish
ing the call for this convention.
Township committees for the purpose
of organizing the different townships were
appointed by the Central Committee, as
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-25
Proceedings of the Greenback COnven
ton.

The Convention met at the Court House
in Independence, on Saturday, August
10Th, agreeably to published call.
Convention organized by electing Z. P.
Rich President and n. Burr Vice Pres-
dent, E. G. Belt Secretary, and M. S.
Hitchcock Assistant Secretary.
A County Central Committee was elect
ed as follows. viz:
N. Burr, S. T. Spangler,
A. J. Barnhart, Z. p. Rich,
VIM Runcn
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-25

For Circuit Judge 9th Judicial District,
S. BAGG, OF Waterloo.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-10
A Tragic Duel in France.

A sanguinary duel took place in
France the other day. In a heated
political discussion a blow was given
by Count de X to the Duke of
o.. The duke didn't return the
blow; but few moments later finding
himself alone with the gentlemen who
were to act as his seconds, he took an
oath never to see his wife or little girl
again until he had washed away the
insult in the blood of the count. The
next day the duel took place. The
duke was wounded twice-in the fore
arm and in the right side: before the
count had received a scratch; but the
duke, notwithstanding the suffering
and loss of blood from his wounds. in
sisted on continuing the fight. The
duel went on; the duke making SUI
perhuman effort, drove his sword
through his adversary, who fell life
less. Then, pallid as death, bathed in
his own blood, and with difficulty sus-
tanning himself, the duke drew a white
handkerchief from his pocket. and
bending over the count body, dipped
the handkerchief in the blood gushing
from his adversary death wound, and
turning to the four seconds, who look
ed on agast, the Duke raised the blood
stained cloth to his face and said:
s*You will tell them gentlemen, how
the Duke of - avenged the insult
to his honor. I wash away the insult
with the blood of the one who insulted
me-" He then said to his own Sec
onds: ''Take this handkerchief, which
l confde to you, to the duchess, my
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-10
HISTORICAL REC0LLECTIONs.
BY G. WASHINGTON JONES,

After the battle of Shiloh the pur.
suit of the flying rebels was not long
continued owing to the impossible
condition of the roads. The Federal
army halted; not so the Confederate.
Abandoning all organization, it fed,
seemingly acting upon the idea that
''the devil would catch the hinder.
most
The Federal lines were established,
tents pitched, the wounded cared for
and the dead buried. At this stage of
the campaign Gen. Halleck arrived and
assumed command of all the troops.
Soon he was known by the familiar
cognomen of sold Brains, which title
he held until he became Commander
in-Chief of the army.
The victory at Shiloh was not
achieved without heavy loss. Among
the killed on that memorable field was
Capt. Acker, of St. Paul (brother of
George ST., a brave young officer of
great promise. He lost his life while
gallantly leading his company in a
charge upon the enemy's temporary
breastworks. He was great favorite
in his regiment, and in fact with all
who knew him.
Hal1eck reorganized the troops, as
signing Gen. Grant to the position of
second in command, and as soon as his
preparations were made a forward
movement was inaugurated. The
roads were in wretched condition
and to make them passable for our ar
tlllery and baggage wagons, miles and
miles of 'corduroy'' had to be laid. In
this way the army arrived within ar
tillery range of Corinth. Halleck had
about 400 pieces of artillery of various
calibres, all pointed at that fated city.
Why he did not let loose those dogs of
war, the writer never understood. It
is very easy, however, to criticise at
this day Halleck's campaign. and we
may do: him great injustice, but if any
one has ever given any good reason
why he should have permitted Beaure-
gard to abandon his position without a
passage Of arms have never seen or
heard oft. 'Beauregard and his entire
army were completely at the mercy Of
the Federals and all that was necessary
to secure their capture, was to open
upon their works with our artillery
and give the command ssForward -
But the sly Beauregard, with his
Quaker guns, deceived the Federal
commander and escaped from his grasp
without loss, except his Quaker battery
and a few deserters. Corinth fell into
our hands without struggle and the
country regarded it's occupation as a
victory. Possibly it was, but if so, it
was not such a victory as was calcu-
lated to bring the war to speedy
close. . -. II
If I am not mistaken Halleck had
over 10000 men, while the largest es-
innate ever placed upon the enemy
opposed to him was considerable less,
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-10

q growing, vigorous condition, SO shat
when cold weather pproaches IN the
faiL and early winter it will be able to
meet l the exigencies of change in eli.
mate With good food and care, and
.withoue special nursing 10 bring it
through the rigors ofs swinter..It pays
well TODD the work tho Or AIIy1 and Ia
the bet manner at.s1rst, B lnceif this
stsS .omitted no after treatane1if will 50
able to wholly count rae III ieeE aua
starvation in thesearlY stars ID
growth. - sA,
The Importance of growing rood
dairy stock cannot be too STRONGLY
nrgedaupon the dairy farmers of this
State at this time. The dificultys Of
getting good stock by selecting from
.droyes brought from a distance lis 30
great that the raising Of stock on the
farm where: It is to be. used is now al
most imperative, If q good and profit
able herd is desired. Calves should be
selected fromTdeep-milking animals,
and If these have been crossed with
thoroughbred bulls of good milking
families the chances are almost Ger.
tain that the calf will make a good
cow. -. -.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-10
The Moth,

r.. This little insect so destructive in
our households, is known to natural
lists by the name of Inca, and belongs
to the family Of the lepidoptera, or
scaly-winged insects, of which it is the
smallest, the most beautiful; and the
most destructive. 1t is second cousin
to the canker worm, the apple worm,
and the turpentine moth, but among
it's aristocratic and honorable relations
is the silkworm. The immediate fam.
lily relations of the common moth, are
the bee moth, the pack moth, the hair
moth, the grain moth and the carpet
moth. AS soon as the egg laid by the
mother moth is Matched, straightway
the tiny worm proceeding from it be-
gins to feed upon the fabric to which
it is fastened, and spins itself cocoon,
in which it moves freely and unseen,
and from which it energies in due time
a butterfly. In May or June these
winged insects deposit their eggs.
Before this time everything thatthey
can harm should be placed beyond
their reach. Before putting away fur
and wooden goods they should be well
beaten to dislodge any eggs that may
have been deposited on them, and ex-
posed to the sun and air for hours,
1t is said that brushing over their re-
treats with turpentine will dislodge
them, that champion, black pepper,
tobacco, shavfngs of Russia leather,
will disgust them, that camphor wood
and cedar trunks are free from their
visitatlons, and that corrosive subli-
mate washings, sulphur fumigations,
and the action of heat and steam will
destroy them. Prevention is the best
cure. If furs and woolens are careful
ly sealed up in paper cases, or put
away in chests and trunks where the
moth-fy cannot penetrate, they are
safe. Fabrics already attacked by
them should be beaten and summed re-
peatedly land the ravages will be check
ed. This little insect loves darkness,
and hides it's evil doings from the light
OF day. TO keep it from plush furni-
ture, twice a year on a bright, sunny
day, take the furniture out of doors,
remove the bottoms from the chairs if
they can be removed, and give the
cushions a good switching with long
pliable switches, till the dust is re-
moved. Then brush them thoroughly.
While the cushions are being busted
give the frames coat of varnish. Let
the furniture remain in the sun nearly
allsday.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-10
Raising Calves for the Dairy.

Moore's Rural says: There are var
ious opinions in reference to the best
and cheapest manner of raising calves.
We believe the best results are OBJ
tanned by giving the calf generous
treatment from first to last. A poor,
stunted, and half starved calf will ney-
er be able to reach that standard of ex.
cellence that it would had more liber-
al allowance of food been made during
it's earliest days. If a calf gets a fair
start on milk, it's food may be changed
to whey by adding a porridge of oat-
meal, oilcake, buckwheat -four, or
something of this kind to supply the
Necessary constituents lacking in the
whey. We have sometimes seen good
calves raised on a small quantity of
milk by adding the liquor from stepped
hay. Where convenience are had for
sleeping hay and only small quantity
of milk can be had this plan may be re-
sorted to; but if good sweet whey can
be obtained, the porridge or oatmeal or
oilcake will require less labor in it's
preparation and is easier to be regula-
ted as to the quantity required. -
In butter dairies good calves can be
raised on the skinned milk. Almost
every farmer has some peculiar notion
of his own in regard to the manner of
raising calves but the great and gen.
eral fault in management is a scanty
allowance of, nutritious food in the
early stages Of growth. 1t is impor-
tant that the young animal be kept in
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-10
Weighed in the Balance and Found Wanting

From the Franklin (Ky.) Patriot.
'Have you experience in the bust.
ness!' we asked verdant-looking
youth who applied for an editorial pc.
sition the other day.
Haven't I, though ~ he replied,
showing one foot under his chair to
hide the unskillful patching Of a
backwoods cobbler. II should say
I'd had experience-haven't I CORES
pended with the Punkinville Screamer
for six weeks-hain't that experience
enough -
''That will do very we'll, we replied,
but when we. take young men on
our editorial staff we generally put
them through an examination. How
much are twelve times one % :
Twelve! Why any little boy ought
to be able to ans
''Hold on please-don't be to fast.
Who discovered America g
are just as easy as -...s. 49,
ssWho was the first man % 49,
''Adam ! Why mister, I know all
'*What was his other name p
ellis other name. Why he didn't
have none,''
eyes, he did. You see that's where
we've got you. His other name was
Observation-Disclosures Adam, Esq.,, late
of Paradise. Nobody knows this but
editors, and see to it that you don't
tell anybody
He said he wouldn't.
nn .rM9T h many y, bones are there in the
wunst.' -
'What! don't know that Why,
there are 7 ,483, IA bones in an ordina-
ry man. A man that shores has one
more bone than other people, - =
'*What bone is that g. "' y" .
where in the nose. You won't forget
that, will you!''
He said he wouldn't.
''How long would it take mud-tur-
tie to cross the desert of Sahara with
a small orphan boy to touch him up
behind with red-hot poker !''''a"- =
"Well, look here, mister, if had a
slate and pencil could fgger that out,
but dog on my skin if I'm much on
mental 'rithmetic.''
estate and pencil! Did you ever see
slate and pencil about sanctum
Well, we'll let that question slip.
Have you got good constitution %
Equity tolable.'' .
"How long could you live on raw
corn and faith and do the work of q
domesticated elephant
':Lord! 1 don't believe I could live
morn week."
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-10
household Hints.

For Dried Beef-Take pint of milk:
4 small piece st butter, and 4 little
pepper, in spider when boiling. stir
in the yolk of an egg, and one table
spoon of flower to thicken have your
dried beef finely shaved, and pour into
the boiling mixture. Pour this in a
round dish, and serve hot. This
preparation of dried beef is very palat.
able for lunch or tea. ..>-, ; -.
To remove red mites from canaries.
hang a piece Of new white flannel Ia
the cage at night next the perch so that
it -hades the bird from the light. In
the morning you, will find the mites on
the flannel ;; wash or put new piece
the following night, and continue
doing SO until they are all removed,
IL Is also we'll to, scald the cage. The
perches should be of red cedar wood.
TO make an excellent soft soap take
one and a quater pounds of clean,
melted grease to each gallon of I've
strong enough to bear an egg. Mix
them together in a barrel in the Gel
lar and stir it for few minutes every
day until the soap is made. If one
prefers to use condensed lye Tor potash|
take twelve pounds of stone potash
and the same quantity of clean grease.
Put the potash in a piece of old carpet
and break with Ratchet into pieces
the size of an egg; put it in large
kettle, with gallon or more of water.
When dissolved add the grease, and
and when thoroughly melted pour into
the soap barrel, fill it with hot water,
and stir we'll, and stir occasionally for
a day or two thereafter.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-10
]: FARM ] \ AND. no SEHOLD.
Pm / !! teal 81 riestio ns.

Sage is grown for market by sowing
the seed early in the spring, III rich
mel soil, kept carefully zee from
weeds, until the plants are ready to be
,seto in the beds. This Is done in
June and July The soil should be en-
riched tth well ten manure, and
should be made very line by. harrow
ing and raking, as'the plants q e &C first
small and delicate. The rows are
fourteen inches apart, and the plants
are set eight inches apart in the rows.
The plants are kept free from weeds
by working with a small steel garden
rake, which is better than hoe. In
September each, alternate. row lis cut
out and punched for market, leaving
the others to grow. In, a. short time
the plants, now two feet apart, will
meet, when, il the soil Is very rich,
the alternate rows may be cut and
those left will be ready to cut after
the second cutting is sold. In this
way heavy, crops are raised on rich
soil. About thirty-six ounces of seed
will produce plants enough for an acre.
The seed is sold for SEA pound. The
crop may be cut when in bloom and sold
and the plant thus raised as an annual,
changing the ground each year or the
plants, which are perennial, may be
left to sprout again. The average
price is $40 to SIS per 1000 punches
which yield about $500 an acre.: The
usual cost of the crop is $3.50 per acre.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-10

Wits 4 enjofn uponzler as@a duty " 10
place, s. samongs the, wedding presents
.of nghter when slie shalt lie M
'ris sitSh her fathers git tos heIrr-----tthe
p1zity oHshis name 1The words we're
rdly sloken when the duke ellbAck
an9in death his features looked
EEalm and proud and alfnapst wsote 8
smile His honor had 'bE vs. sstisned1
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-10
SELECTED MISCELLANY.
The Beautiful Ballad Of Wasks Wee.

The Beautiful Ballad of WaskA Wee.
Her voice was sweet as ban-go-lin
Her mouth was small as the head of q pin
Her eyes ran up, her chin ran dOnw- q
Oh, she was the belle of Yeddo town.
Now lovely. Waska singty Wee,
So good to hear, and sweet to see, 20
The fairest maiden in all Japan, -
Fell dead in love with Turkish man.
This Turkish man turban had, <
This Turkish man was sly and bad; agss
He whispered unto Miss Waska Wee q SsSSs
20 fly with me to my own Turkee'! ssss ~
20 fly with me to my own Turkee!
And robes of gold IN give to thee
A girdle of pearl and love tor life; 5ss
If thou wilt be my eightieth wife," %'z5z'
Now simple Waska Singty Vice.,
So good to hear, so fair to see,
Resolved behind her bashful fan
To be eightieth wife to this Turkish man;
But though her heart was full of glee,
She hung her head and said to he:
eff thou shouldst die, my Turkish beau,
Where would poor Waska Singty got"
Then this horrid, sly old Turkish man
Declared he'd die on the English plan.
"And So" said he, "my bright-vinged bird j.,
Thou'lt have for the fortune the widows
third. @aa@' ssssaaasa snssssr=
Then few the maid to the Mi-kA-do, h ~.
And told the plan of her Turkish beau. % ~
"And now,,' said she, 1.-THE whole thou'st
How much will it he, this Widows teirk!'' "
Now the Mi-ka-do was wondrous wise
He opened his mouth and shut his eyes:
''The widows third, Q daughter, will be. + !
Whatever the law will allow to thee" =
Then few the maid to the Court of Lords,
Where every man wore brace of swords,
And babe them name what sum would be hers
When her Turk should go to his fore-fa-thers.
They sat in the council from dawn till night,
And sat again till morning light.
Figured and counted and weighed to see
What IN eightieth widows third would be;
And at the end of it all, as you well might
know, ~ = ':+"7 '~e
Was naught but grief to the Turkish beau;
For Lovely Waska Singty Wee II
Said: eco back alone to your old Turkej T.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-10

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