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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-01-26
Is the Grasshopper a Blessing in Dis
Euise?

The Clermont Peoples Piper con-
tains 4 two-column article from Mr..
w. II. Clark, who proposes to utilize
the grasshopper. He despairs of
their destruction 10y frost. He says:
81 have blocked them (thc eggs out
Of the frozen ground when the Their
momcter was is degrees below zero,
and found them as lubricious AS when
deposited in September. An egg
that will not freeze ut that tempera-
turc must contain large amount of
oil. An insect that can deposit SO
oleous an egg must contain i large
amount of oil in its composition.
the fact that the crushing of them by
the wheels will oil the track so as to
stop train is evidence of the
amount of oil they contain" An in
sect containing SO much oil rs this
must yield it under pressure in suili-
cient quantities to be OF value for at
least mechanical purposes. When
crushed and cooked, the hopper is
digestlblc and nourishin.; it is one
of the most clearly of animals, sub
sis,ing exclusively on vegetables,
and nothing but the fact that it has
not been customary of recent years
to use the food that John the Baptist
lived on, renders it repugnant to our
tastes and stomachs. 1t it should
prove too rich from excess of oil, the
oil might be squeezed out first, and
so the hopper serve two-fold pur-
pose. In conclusion, Mr.. Clark says:
''Since writing the above, John +.
Stonenan, of McGregor. (whose
mind seems to run in the same d.
rection AS mine in regard to the hop
per), informs me that he has ordered
from James Jack, OF Cherokee coun-
ty, one hundred pounds OF well dried
lioppers, when, as sQon as they arrive
either from that or any other quarter,
we propose to meet at Postville, at
which time we will serve up tho fol-
lowing dishes:
LIST, hopper soup; I'd, hopper rolls,
made OF hoppers and potatoes; Sd,
hopper pudding; 4th, hopper meat
pie, at which Stoneman and myself
agree to eat the first dish of each.
The Fress are invited"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-01-26
Spend Your Money at Home.

An exchange gives the following
reasons why people should spend
their money at home. They are so
forcihly aud well put that we cannot
refrain from giving them to our read
ers, hoping tia, they VIII give them
the consideration they deserve:
lst. II is your bone; YOU cannot
improve it mnch by taking money
away to spend Or invest.
I'd. There is no way of improving
place SO much as by encouraging
good merchants. good schools, and
good people among you, and this
cannot be done unless you spend
your money at home.
Sd. Spend your money at home,
because that is where you generally
get it. 1t is your duty.
4th. Spend your money at home,
because if it is necessary for you to
get credit, it is from your own town
merchants you have to get it, and
they must wait for the money.
Therefore when you have the cash,
spend it at home.
5th. Spend your money at home.
1T will make better merchants of
your merchants they can and will
keep better assortments and sell at
lower rates than if the only business
they can do is credit ont, while the
money goes to other places.
9th. Spend your money a, home
You may have SONS growing up who
will some dav be the best merchants
in town. Help lay the foundation
Of them now. 1t is u duty. 1t may
be your pride in after years to say:
'By my trading at the store | get
my son position as clerk, and now
he is proprietor" Then you will
think it hard OF your nelghbors that
spend their money out OF town. See
the example now.
18th. Spend your money at home.
Your merchants are your neighbors
your friends; they stand by you
in sickness--are your associates
without your trade they cannot help
your business. No stores, then, no
banks, no wanting to buy property,
to settle OF build up yorr place.
Sth. Spend your money at home
What do you gain by going Off:
Count the cost; see what you could
have done at home by letting your
merchants have the cash. Strike Il
balance and see if you would not
have been Just rs well off, besides
helping your merchants.
9th. Merchants should do their adj
vertising at home. They should get
their bill heads, circulars, cards, let
ter heads, and all their printing ut
home, OF their own newspapers,
which aid them in many ways, and
advertise them hundreds Of times
ithout any pay whatever. Mcr-
chants should set the example to
their customers by patronizing Iiber-
ally their home newspapers. How
can merchants expect their neigh
bors to trade with them il they set
the example of going away from
home for their advertising? Let
merchants and people all patronize
home enterprise, home Industry, and
home trade. So they shall all be
prosperous and happy.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-01-26

The New York SIM doesn't appear to
be madly in love with Senator Wright, of
this State. 1t says that he is dead poll
tician," and hopes that he "will try TO be
a well behaved corpse till his obseqnics
are celebrated on the 4th of March"
Wright has been Il failure both as Judge
and Senator, and the people of Iowa will
give him chance for the futuva to see
how much Of ~ SUCCESS he oan become in
private life,-Dubuque Herald.
What the New York SIN may say
of Senator Wright is a matter of no
particular consequence. 1t may be
of little more consequence what the
Dubuque Herald may say Of him;
but what Importance might attach to
the XerdiFs statements concerning
him would thus attach of course, in
consequence of the fact that the Ter
al0 is an Iowa newspaper and sup
posed to know something Of Judge
Wrights record and something of
his standing at home. The New
York SIN may suppose that Senator
Wright will retire from the United
States Senate on tina 4th of March
coming because the people OF Iowa
so willcd it; but the XeruM knows
that the Senator made the choice
freely for himself, and that the prob
ability Is that he he would have been
reelected without particular oppo-
sition had he not absolutely with
drawn his name from tho canvass.
Honest men will readily recognize
how far from the truth are tho insin-
uations put forth by tho Herald.
Senator Wright enjoys In marked de-
gree the confidence Of his fellow cit
sens Of Iowa. He has proved true to
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-01-26

THE Dubuque Times at first de-
clared that "there are abundant and
conclusive reasons why the Com
promise Bill should become a law"
but has since been afflicted with
"doubts," and shows signs Of a COM
plete reversal of its former opinion;
its doubts springing in part from its
conviction that if the Democrats
were in our place, they would not
listen moment to any plan Of com
promise; not the best reason IN the
world, but one which will undoubt-
eddy have weight in many minds
But we must do the Times justice
by stating that it holds its opinions
to!erant!y, and expresses them in
good taste and temper, in which it
affords an honorable contrast to the
course Of such papers as the Inter-
Oc>oa and State Register. The
Times evidently appreciates that
good and consistent Republicans are
on both sides of the question, and
that it demands for its consideration
candid and dispassionate exanina-
ton of its claims AZ fair and con,
stitutional method Of arriving at a
rightful ISOLATION OF the Presidential
problem, rather than passionate lie.
nunciation and partisan appeal.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-01-26

THE four Supreme Judges who are
to act as arbitrators under the COM
promise bill, are Clifford, of Maine,
Field OF California, Miller, of Iowa,
and Strong, of Pennsylvania. Tn"
first two are rated as Democrats, and
the last two as Republicans. These
four are to select the fifth Judge
This arrangement Is alluded to in
some quarters rs 4 mere toss up, or
game of chance, and it is asserted
that unon the choosing of the fifth
JUICE, depends the question of
whether Hays II Tilie!i shall b" in
augurateI. W. should hope that
this theory Is not correct. We hope
it is not impossible or improbable
that the members of our highest
judicial tribunal, may rise above
partisanshlp in the consideration Of
an issue SO important, and not decide
according to party feeling, but ac-
cording to the Constitution, and the
duty and dignaty Of their high Off
cc. We confess that we anticipate
such honorable and conscientious
action from this branch of the tripar-
tite commission, and, fully convinc-
ed that right and justice are on the
side of Hayes and Wheeler, we ex-
pcct to see their election confirmed
by the board IF arbtrators.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-01-26

SUIT was commenced on Monday
in the United States District Court,
in New York, against Samuel j..
Tilden, for recovery Of $4,000 un-
paid income tax, the same which he
evaded by false swearing. The
capias is returnable on the 9th of
February. District Attorney Bliss,
in a letter to Commissioner of
Internal Revenue, Raum, explains
the delay in bringing the suit, by
saying that he thought it better to
wait until after the election, and
then since the election, hc has farther
delayed in consequence Of the ano.
nalous condition of public AFFAIRS
He is thoroughly satisfied that Til
len has not paid the income tax re-
auiyed by law, and that he should be
made to do SO, and being about to
vacatc his office, be Is not willing to
shirk the responsibility, and leave
what criticism may arise from the
commencement OF suit against j
political leader, to be borne by has
successor.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-01-26

every trust they have imposed upon
him, and he has dignifed every po-
>itinn, aud therein reflected honor
upon his Safe and upon himself, to
which he has been called during the
more than quarter of Il century he
has resided within the boundaries Of
the State which is now his home and
tn which he is most Loyalty devoted.
The Dubuque Ucrntd, we make free
to say, knows this well; and whctb-
er it shall now or hereafter be honor
able enough to admit the truth in re-
gard to Senator Wright, the mass of
the people OF Iowa, his political OPP
ponenis as well as his political friends,
will be willing at any time to give
Endorsement of his high character as
Judge, rs Senator, as citizen.-lSiour
city Jomrnol.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-01-26
Very Useful to Every One.

In no other way can Il person get
so large profit tor Il very little mon
cy, as to expcnd 1t in learning whnt
to do, arhen 10 do it, and h0,r to do
tin other words, to have his brains
help his hands. Here is one way to
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Journal, for all Of 1877, Splendidly
Illustrated, with over 600 fine origin
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Columns of the very best, plain, prac-
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work and comfort of every home, in
Country, Viilagc and City. This in
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telligcnt working men and women,
who know what they write about,
and they are assisted by many 9TH
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their own practice and observation.
Such Journal Is the -4ncric,n .1g-
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but since greatly enlarged and I'M
proved to suit the daily wants of ev-
cry man, woman, and child in City,
Country and Nillagc-for The farm
er and Gardiner, the Merchant and
Mechanic, the Professional Man-in-
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useful information that every one
ought to have. Many single hints
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Its original engraved plans 70, build
ings and improvements, with details
OF cost, etc, and common-Sense d.
rections, are worth far more than a
majority Of the costly works on arch
itecture. Great care is exercised to
have every line in the paper reliable
Its constant, persistent and full eX-
posture of multitude of TIumbuys
and swindles, are alone worth far
more than It's cost, amt have saved
to the country millions of dollars
that would have gone into the hands
of sharpers. The Departments for
Housekeepers and Children are very
useful and entertaining. In short,
the A"e'acan Agric"It"rist is full
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$40. Take our advice and send
your subscription for 1877 (Vol, 36)
to ORANGE JUDD COMPANY, 245
Broadway, New York. Yon will
ind it pay, and pay well.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-01-26
Fatal Horse Collision
Dispatch to the New York Times.


PoUGnKEEPsIE, Jan. l4.-The
shocking accident to two trotting
horses on South avenue Yesterday
afternoon has scarce a parallel in the
annals or fast driving accidents -
During the entire slelghing this win
ter, South avenue, from the Soldiers
Fountain to point a mile beyond,
has been the accepted trotting ground
Of the city, and every fine afternoon,
hundreds of people have assembled
there to witness the trials of speed
The trotters, Silas Rich, joe Petit,
Pondietta, Aida, and others, com
posing the private stock of the city,
have appeared there almost daily for
sharp contests. The course has, at
times, been SO much crowded with
trotting horses that the frequent mar
row escapes from collisions have
made the drivers reckless, and such
an accident as that of yesterday has
been predicted for weeks. The days
sport was nearl y over, and forty or
fifty tro:ters were making their last
"spurts" at about ) L. Nj. Both
sides Of the avenue were lined with
people watching the sport, when sud-
denly the cry of ''rhere they come"
was heard, and, looking up the ave.
nue., the trotting horse, Silas Rich,
driven by NJ. Cunningham, a fast
trotter driven by Leason Holdridge,
a crockery merchant of this city, and
third trotter driven by Richard
Titus, were seen coming down neck
and neck at terrific speed, each striv-
ing to get the lead. They cleared
the Level along Eastman Park like a
whirlwind and with safety; but as
they attempted to turn the Sigh,
curve opposite the late Judge DEAN
place, they met another trotter com
ing along i, a rafting gait and driv-
Ell by Charles Phelps, his OWNER
a terrible collision was imminent
between the Phelps and Hollridge
horses, and seeing that it could not
be avoided, the by ISLANDERS turned
their heads from the sight with a
thrill of horror. The "come toycth-
er' WAS awful. AS quick us light
nlng the end of the thlIl of Mr.. Uol-
bridges sleigh entered the breast of
MIR. Phelps horse t" the Il pth of ten
inches, and the poor animal died
without 4 groan, for the shaft had
pierced his heart. At the same time
the cnd of the dill of NJ. Paclp>'
sleigh penetrated the faux and
breast of Mr.. lloldri'lgc'S horse, and
the animal, bleeding triyhtiully, died
i'll two minutes. by the force of the
collision, MI lIoldridge WAS hurled
out of the sleigh on his horse. Mr..
Holdridgc's animal was valued at
$500, and Mr.. Phelps horse, for
merly known as "thc West horse.
at $1,000. This ended the trotting
tor the day on the avenue, and most
likely for the season.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-01-26
Moro Democratic Bribery.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-Beverly
Nash lcolorsd), Of Columbia, before
the House South Carolina COMMITTEES
yesterday testified he was one OF the
Hayes electors, also memb.r Of the
Senate; that on the day the electors
met, L. d. ChiIds, President of the
South Carolina National Bauk, told
him that if he could get three Repub-
lican Senators to 60 over to the
Democrats and seat the claimants
of legisl alive seats from Laurens,
EdgefieiJ, and AbbeyvIlle Counties,
hs could Z money for SO doing,
$4,000 for each one secured. Then,
said Chil,ls, there is tho electoral
vote. II you will vote for rilden
you can get $4,000 now and $4,000
AS soon rs the thing is contaminated
Nash declined the offer.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-01-26

THE Compromise bill reported by
the electoral committee certainly has
some very weighty and worthy Re-
publican backing. President Grant
is reported as having expressed his
approval of it i'll ve.y earnest terms,
regardin. 1t as a patriotic, statesman
like and equitable plan tor adjusting
the polit,cai eff Equities, ant sL.uoun>-
ing that be syill willingly ara 1earj-
lily sign i, j: passed Gov, Ark
wood, Of our State, is said to be
equally emphatic in his commenda-
tons of the bill, and thinks that no
Congressman can oppose it without
finding himself obnoxious to the peo'
pie. From the fact that We do not
find their names in any of the lists
of those who are expected to oppose
the bill, we judge that both the Iowa
Senators endorse the plan and will
vote for it.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-01-26

Ir is Just little singular that the
papers that are now so vigorously
dcnouncing the idea Of a ccmprom-
Use, few days ago looked Oh COM
placently, without word of warn
ing, nay, many of them with words
of encouragement at the formation
Of a Joint committee, to be entrusted
with the duty of devis.ng a plan for
amicably settling the seEsd question
OF the Presidency,the result of whose
labors must inevitably be 4 COM
promise of some sort. One would
think to hear thoa" pspata h'H, that
they anticipated jhat oHe ha!i or the
Other OF the members Of SAID COM
mittea would surrender anloaiition-
ally all th4 theories held by their
party with regard to the reception
and counting Of the electoral vote.
1t is quite possible that the plan re.
ported is not the best or tairest than
could be found, but to object to ii
because it is a compromise, is illogi'
cal in the last degree for anybody
who favored the idea OF a committee
of conference.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-01-26

ANOTHER SwINDLE.- One f. ).
Taylor and others are travelling
through this county swiudling the
farmers with new dodge. They
are selling wire cloth sieve for fan
ming mills. Their mode oi operation
i, to. go to II farmer, offer to sell him
the sleeves, aud deliver the goods al
$3.50 per set Of three, telling the
parties they shall have exclusive
right Of the county, to sell, and that
they can readily dispose of ten or
fifteen set at s. per set. In payment
they take the victims note, payable
in thirty, sixty or ninety days, just as
they can get it. At the same time
they give the purchaser Il contract
agreeing to take back all serves that
may be on hand at the time the note
natures, at the agents fist cost,
which amounts to about torty cents
each. He also states in the contract
(?) that it is no patent right, clearing
himself from any breach of law in
selling two persons the same terri
tory. SO soon as the sharpers take
in one party, they 90 to another and
make the same trade. They imme
diately take the notes to some bank
and dispose Of them. In this way
Taylor and his agents have made a
rich harvest in this county.
These chaps are heading north
west, and the press will do the pub
he favor by exposing them in adj
vance. We might here moralize on
the gullability Of the farmers, but in
the face Of the warnings through the
press, it would seem useless, us only
actual experience will cure them
These swindlels took hundreds of
dollars of notes from good farmers
in this county in less than two weeks.
= Nurksyitte .Stur.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-01-26

The New York Jou nal of Comue. c.,
devoted to mercantile interests, and of
Democratic politics, says concerning the
Presidential middle:
If the two Houses do not agree, and the
two parties each take the extreme course
indicated, the House claiming to elect
Tilden, and the Senate announcing the
election of Hayes and Wheeler, there will
be endless civil strife and confusion. hut
not necessarily any passage of arms. The
Republicans will be in possession of the
machinery of Government, and we do
not believe that any considerable mum
Der of Democrats Will consent to an arm.
ed resistance, even to assert what they
believed to be their rights.
1t is the belief that thereby the
rIghtful election Of Hayes and
Wheeler will be confirmed and cs-
tablished, and their Inauguration
willingly acquiesced in by honest
men of all parties, and endless strife
and confusion thereby be avoided,
that induces many thoughtful Re
publicans to favor the plan proposed
by the Electoral Committee.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-01-26

THE Democracy IN the late cam
paign, made great deal of parade
Of alleged fraudulent practices and
criminal irregularities in the Navy
Department under Secretary Robe
son. Just how much sincerity there
was in these charges, and the partl-
san purpose they were intended to
subserve, may be judged by the fact
that the Judiciary Committee of the
House, the majority of whom are
Democrats, by unanimous vote re-
solved that the contemplated arti
clss Of impeachment should not be
preferred against Secretary Robson,
thus practically dismissing the
charges against his department.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-01-26
SECRETARY CEASpLEE certain

SECRETARY CEANpLEE certainly
shows no hcsitancy or nervousness
regarding this Democratic still hunt
after his dispatches sent during the
campaign. lie said the other day in
answsr 70 . question by DAVID Dud-
ly Field, who is conducting the ex-
amination:
There are, suppose, LOO telegraph
offices where messages can be taken or
100 times, and have never sent tel
egram IN nay life that l was not willing
to see IN print the next day.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-01-26
+. w. LAzwELL, one of the DEN

!. w. LAzwELL, one of the Dem
cratic candidates for Presidential
elector in Oregon, testified before
the Senate Committee the other day,
that he was at the State House,
Salem, Oregon, on the day the cleo
tors met to cast their votes, and that
he heard the Secretary Of State when
he delivered the envelope to Cronin
say, "Gentlemen, here are your GER
,iticates.' He further testified, that
when the Republican electors asked
Cronin for their certificates, that
worthy replied: 81 will see hell
freeze over before I will give them
up" 1t is pretty safe to affirm tina:
should the meteorological phenonc-
non referred to ever occur III the
internal regions, Cronir will be
there to see it.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-01-26
The Xcyui9 If Zibeytu, published

THE Xerq'Y IF THIRTY, published
1t Des M,ines by Joe E.boeck, has
ee,.A<l 20 i,.c, ana 40, n,n.nrut u,
soon, The si9I Of liberty tha, i, ll-
vocaiei-the libcr. for one man to
make s.,t Of another and begga. .
OF his fansi|y--is not exactly the sort
to advance the world or commend
itself to the intelligent people of
Iowa. Hence the UeruLa of Libeyt !
having 10 proper place in Iowa
journalism, naturally sinks out of
sight. Mr.. E,boeck says he bag lost
over $500 in it III one year. He
should have known better.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-01-26

LAST Friday will be marked with
a red letter in the calendar of the
friends OF woman suffrage, as the
date Of another point gained in the
cause, namely its conspicuous recog-
milton by Congress. On that day
twenty-five petitions were presented
from rs many states, praying for Il
sixteenth amendment to the Consti-
tuition, guaranteeing that the cleo
tive franchise shall not be denied, in
any state, on account of sex. The
same day the House Judiciary com
mittee agreed to report bill to add
nit women to practice in the sever
al United States courts, upon equal
footing with men. The significance of
the thing is, that the Congressman
who presented the petitions, did so
cordially and willingly, seeming eag-
cr to testify their good will toward
the suffrage movement, thus show
ing that the era of rldlcule is passed.