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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-11-09
LAUNDRY s. BARBER SHOP.
i. w. EVANS & CO.,

i. w. EVANS & CO.,
DROPRIETORS OF NEW CITY LAUNDRY
l. and Barber Shop. North side Main street.
four doors east Of Walnut. We are perma-
nently located and desire a share of your pat
onage. All work warranted.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-11-09

r AWYER OFFICE IN MUNSON'S BLOCK
IL with Lake & Harmon. Independence. Iowa.
Collections a speciality. Will practice in all the
Courts of this State and Federal Courts. Col
lections and conveyances made, taxes paid,
houses and land rented or sold. All business
in city or country, and before Board OF Super
yisors will receive prompt attention. Also
agent for Equitable Life Insurance Company,
of DeS MoineS, Iowa.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-11-09
ID. ID. HOLDRIDGE,
LAKE g. HAR7

LIN
A TTORNEYS AT LAW, INDEPENDENCE.
"A Iowa. Office in MlnsOn's Block, Main st.
JED LAKE. NJ. w HARMON.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-11-09

SUCCESSOR TO j. S. WOODWARD,
A TTORNEY AT LAW AND COLLECTION
N Agent Office over Tabor & Sons Drug
Store, Independence, Iowa.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-11-09

JAS. e. JEWEL,

A TTORNEY AT LAW AND NOTARY PU B.
N lic Office in OSgood's building. up stairs,
next to the river.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-11-09

FRANK ID. JACKSON,
A TTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
"A Special attention given to Collections. OF
fee over Chicago Clothing House.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-11-09
ATTORNEYS.
j. e. COOK,

j. e. COOK,
A TTORNEY AT LAW, INDEPENDENCE,
"A Iowa. Office over A. H. Franks Rcstau-
rant, Main st.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-06-14

house, yet he bought an $80, ,O0 sewing machine. For some persons, this might be the best investment that could be made, but not in this mans case, for he had no intention of using it himself and his wIfe could not, since she had lost the use of iirr right arm. It was merely an ornament, us he might have bought a piano, or Brussels carpet Let our houses be furnished with the simple household requisites, and kept in order, and we shall have done wise thing. Chil- dren brought up in such homes will make true men and women.
 "GOOd .asIgnae'at aud Common Sense we might call the first and last step, for 1t combines all others and builds them into firm platform. It gives stand- point from which with quickened sight we discern the reasons for such incessant industry. close frugality, and careful in vestments. And every honest struggle for the endowment of these ends, we shall find not only accomplishes our work, but develops this discerning power. With thls advantage man cannot be easily misled. He sees ahead and behind, and is therefore able to keep out of dan- ger. s# 3
 Remember, then, that @ the shortest time in which we can accomplish the ob- Feet we have in view-the recognition of the independence of our race-is the time required to ascend these four steps: I1a- dststTy, FrugGlity, ProVidesat I1eVestnlent and Common Sense. This is the great work before our people. To teach them it's importance. to inspire to the effort and make it with them, is the work before us as graduates. t
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-06-14

There are signs of a very encouraging kind that corOner's juries are at hast learn ing that it Is their duty to find out some- thing aud to express opinions of Q posi- tive sort with respect to the blameworthi- ness of men through whose direct or in- direct act other men meet death. In the matter of the Rockford, Illinois, Court House disaster, as in the Wadesville af- fair, the coroner appears to have sum- moned for his jury a dozen men who know a fact when it presents itself, and who have courage enough to say dis tinctly that which they believe. The Court House tumbled down causing death. Assuming that as a general rule court houses do not tumble down, the ju- " appear to have been convinced from the firsbthat somebody was to blame for public that they have found out who it is. they say, was incompetent, and did not make the walls strong enough to sustain the weight which he imposed on them. Being sensible men they say that his neg lect to do this thing, which it was hls plain duty to do, was the direct cause of the ill that befell. They next inquired who employed so incompetent an archi. tect, and they declare that the Board of Supervisors ought not to have employed him, and that the members of that board are responsible both on this account and on account of their of their failure to ex- anime his plans and specifications critical ly. It is g wholesome verdict, and will go far to prevent the downfall of another court house in Rockford.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-06-14

THE FLORIDA NEW BRTrAIN.-Is a ittle slice of New England far out of it's lati- tude. It is a colony from New Britain, Conn. There were originally fourteen shares in the organization, and the first settlers came down year and a half ago. They secured about 200 acres of govern ment land fronting on Halifax river, on the west side, and bought grant of sev- eral hundred acres in the hummock q mile or so back. The latter had been a sugar plantation, but abandoned many years ago, and since overgrown with dense forest Each shareholder got Q ''home lot" of fourteen rods front on the river, and running back half a mile. The land rises handsomely from the waters edge, and in clearing it the palm, palmet- to, oak and hickory trees have been spar ed. The houses are set back on line about 300 feet from the river. A wagon road or street crosses the lots near the water, and wide walk in front of the houses. Most of the lot fronts have been cleared, and some are very prettily im- proved. Several have been subdivided into two or three, and there is already Q very pretty row of New England-looking cottages all along the sloping front. Last Thanksgiving was celebrated by an outdoor dinner under a group of palms between the walk and drive. The orange land, as they call the large tract, was sub- divided and. apportioned by lot The owners are fast clearing of the timber. fencing their respective tracts, and much of it is already planted with orange trees. Without announcing it as prediction, fear their success in establishing orchards of that fruit will not be equal to present expectations. However, they are indus trious, persistent and sanguine. and New England has not yet succumbed to Flori- da climate and habits. Correspondence DenUer Ne,US
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-06-14
CLIPPINGS

''Early bathers are drifting heaven ward."
 Cool but not always collected an ice bill. s.
 A colored postmaster is now called a blackmalfer.
 The rabbit is timid, but no cook can make it quail.
 A money lender is man who makes money or principal.
 When is ship in love? When she is at- tached to the buoys.
 The most embarrassing occasion in Q young mans life is when he deposits e metal lager beer check on the village church contribution plate.
 The sewing machine agent, since the patents ran out, has to talk just as much and just as fast, and tell just as many lies for SIS as he used to tell for $135.
 George Francis Train says he finds Bos. ton ''corroded with the midnight livery of .unutterable gloom" condition we have ourselves noted, but omitted to mention, having relatives there.-Dan. Ne,Os.
 The cucumber season has set in and O man is walked up at two o'clock in the morning, after dreaming that an elephant IS sitting on his equator, to experience violent regret that he has not attended church more regularly in his youth.
 When man says, "Governor" now inA- South Carolina it is known whom Ire means. But when q man says "Colonel" in crowded South Carolina bar-room, every man, as usual, rises to his feet except about five. and they are ''gene- rals."
 "John," asked doctor of the apothe- cary's boy, "did Mrs. Green get the med- icine ordered?" 'I guess so," replied John, "for saw crape- on the door-k knob this morning."
 Bishop Coxe poetically remarks, sDown shall the cursed crescent go;trump of the Lord. hear it flow" We hope he took pains to assure himself that it wasn't an amateur cornetist in the next house.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-06-14
PATIENTS.
 R.. H. EDDY.
No. 10 STATE ST ,

No. 70 STATE ST.. opposite Kilby, BOSTON, Secures Patents in the United States also in Great brtaln, France, and other foreign countries Copies of the claims of any Patent furnished by remisting one dollar. Assignments recorded at Washington No Agency t the Ued States possesses superior Jaciies Jor Obtaining Patents or ascertainiao the pateta6ii; e inventaOns. R. H. EDDY, Solicitor of Patents,
 TESTIMONIALS.
 regard MT. Eddy as one of the most capable and sUccessfut practitioners with whom have had official intercourse.
 CHAS. MASON, Commissioner of Patentsn Inventors cannot employ person more trustwor. thy or more capable of securing for them early and favorable consideration at the Patent Ofice. EDMUND BURKE, late Commissioner of Patents p
 BesToN, October 19, 1870. R. H. EDDY, Esq-Dear Dir: you procured for me, in lS40, my first patent. Since then you have acted fer and advised me in hundreds of casss and ed many patents reissues and extensions I have oc- casionally employed the best agencies in New York Philadelphia and Washington but still give you al most the whole of my business in your line and ad- wise others 10 employ you. 171s
 Yours truly, GEORGE DRAPER BOSTON, January 1, 1877. 4O-ly
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-06-14

selves, and decided that by c railroad thirty-two mile long the town could be opened to new energies of commerce that would make our streets buzz with trade and make our streams the servants of un- numbered mills. To raise the funds for this rosy railroad enterprise resort was had to the 'stown aid" system, and tho town was twice bonded for round sums as stock subscriptions. As this could be done only by the act of the voters, and as 8 fair proportion of these had railroad fa- cilities already and could derive no benO- fit from the new line, the railroad ques- ton was fought over here and in other in- terested towns with a Yankee unction which even prostrated the family circle and the sacred relations of the church. But at last, by the aid of town bonds, private subscriptions to stock and two mortgages on the railroad itself. the line was built and equipped, the new railroad officers exalted themselves with pride which rustic authority delights m, and the.communitY sat down to wait for pros perity. Presently the second mortgage bonds defaulted in interest. and after Q stormy meeting, enlivened by many rug ged phrase of Saxon speech, the stock holders succumbed and yielded over the property under foreclosure to the second mortgaGees, who formed a new company. These, after long and brave attempt to ''carrY" the first mortgage bonds, have lately succumbed in turn and "passed the interest. Nevertheless, the railroad still lives, and, in spite of the losses which it and less. honest enterprises have entailed upon the community, our old town never looked so bright and clean and prosperous as it does to-day. Our summer guests who last season numbered altogether almost three thousand, intend to return and bring their friends, if one may judge fxom the demand for summer entertain ment which already outruns the supply; and the little railroad that enables them to reach us through the most charming valley in Connecticut has already proved it's utility. and will not Tn the end prove less profitable because it has prompted many jest and some profanity. 0. D.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-06-14
Pennington Savings Bank.

Onlce Hours, 6 to f2 A. M. ? to 6P. M. Deposits made in this Bank put upon Interest the First Day of Each Month. eZ- MONEY CAN BE SENT BY CHECK or POST OFFICE MONEY OR- DER, and the Dcposn Book spfu be returne. by MaH All Loans made under the supervision of an efi- cient Board of Directors.
 ToTALaMoUNT OF FUNDS, 0
 May l, 1877, .el ,69a, ,0649 99 sB The Bank Vault is protected by Sargent Greenieafs Double Chronometer Lock, by Burglar Alarm Telegraph, and by 8 Night Vatchman.
 JULIUS GAY, Treasurer.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-06-14

FREGCE7IPTIorI DEPAE1TNGEr1T. IT.   thoroughly  Tartar Soda, Spices &cs &c.
  g All My Goods Have BeenO Marked Down
   Strictly Pure
  Goods of the State
  I.- F'. c U F TT S, CORNER AND ELM STS, BRIDGEPORT, CONN.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-06-14
COMMENCEMENT AT HAMPTod.

Before giving our correspondents re- port of the recent commencementa at Hampton. we quote for the benefit of our readers the account of the institution giv- en in Appleton New Cyclop@dia:
 Hampton is the seat of the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, de- signed especially to train colored youth as teachers of their own race, by giving an English and an Industrial education, while offering students an opportunity to defray portion of their expenses by la- bor. The grounds, comprising 2 farm of 125 acres bordering on the river half a mile below the village, were purchased by the Amer1can Missionary Association. m 1876, at the instance of Gen. Armstrong, then superintendent of department of the frsedmen's bureau at Hampton, and since principal of the institute. It was incorporated in 1870 and in 1872 the state awarded to it one third ($95, ,O00) of the proceeds of the congressional land grant for the support Uf an agricultural and me chanical college, with portion of which 72 acres more of land have been purchas ed. The hall containing the school-rooms, lrinting office, and boys dormitnries, erected in 1870 chiefly by the aid of the freedmen's bureau, is in the form of a Creek cross, 3 stories high, and no long, by 85 wide and was constructed, partly by the labor of the students, of bricks, made on the farm. The corner of anoth- CT hall. for the girls dormitories, chapel, &c., 195 it. in front and 40 it. wide, with 8 wing running 100 it. to the rear, was laid in 1873.
 About 150 acres of the farm are under cultivation by the boys. Tuition and room rent are free. The printing office was opened in November 1871 and has been successfully operated by the students. The first'uumber of the .'Southern Work man, monthly illustrated periodical, devoted to the industrial interests of the The girls find employment in the laundry needlework. the number of instructors in 1873-4 was IS; of students. 226. of whom 149 were males and 77 females.
 The American Missionary Society above mentioned is under Congregational control. The new building referred to is now completed, under the name of "Vir- -ginia Hall" Additions have been made to the landed property of the Institute till it now contains about 300 acres, which is devoted largely to market-gardenine, large quantities of asparagus, aw-ber- ries, &c., being sent thence to the North ern cities. The number of students is steadily increasing, being now 27o, and tho standard of scholarshin has been oreatly raised; languages, higher mathematics, &c. being taught. Next year it is intend ed to make a military organization of the male students. and to raise the standard of scholarship still higher. Owing to want of space. two interesting specimens of original composition, by students grad uating this year, are postponed till next week-ED. ENQ.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-06-14
Correspondence of the N. Y. Evening Post NOTES FIR O M A CURTAIN
 -.-..- TOWN.

LrTcHFELD, CONN, May 26th, 1877.
 A facetious country editor down in Fair field county few. days ago mentioned that trout had been discovered up in this neighborhood, and that an expedi- tion was organizing to capture the adven. turous fish. The writer's sarcasm was probably prompted less by his personal experiences than by hearsay evidence, but it will be appreciated by every disappoint- ed angler who visits this region flushed with the hope of rich spoil of rod and ranl *. <
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-06-14
EMILY '. D. PARDEE, M, D.
0raduate of N. Y. Medical College for Women. CORNER MAIN AND MARSHALL STREETS.

Omcs hcura. until 9 a. m.. and from D. m. At. saum Co ali classes Of diseases incident to general nr1cftca of medicine and surgery. Families supplied with Hummpzthir remedies. References by bernie. aaonsA. LenkhAl, M. D., Prof. Of Theory and prac. tscs N Y. citys Cleehce Lozier. II. D.. Dean of Co- AsaleA Sly
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-06-14
HINTS TO CONNECTICUT ANGLERS.

Unless some prompt measures are ta- ken to preserve our fresh water food fish es, the best of them, such as the trout, the perch and the pickerel, will become absolutely extinct. Here in Litchfield county, the mountain county" of the state, where the population has barely in- creased fifteen per centum in half a cen- tury, and where the streams have not been much poisoned by the refuse of fac tories, one might reasonably have inferred that the trout would not have seriously diminished in number. Nevertheless, in some of what were our best streams he has been completely extirpated, while in very few waters can he be found occasion ally, and nowhere in reasonable abund- ances. The causes of this decline can be traced chiefly to the increase of sportsmen the protracted and frequent thoughts that the cutting away of our forests has brought upon us, and the general con- tempt of our game laws. When law is enforced, when anglers learn moderation, and when those of our waters that have perennial mill ponds upon their course are re-stocked with trout, these fine streams which pass through the valleys of Northern Connecticut will supply the abundant sport that their clear ,Yaters now always promise but never fulfill.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-06-14
IN V F N TO R S
H. r. LEY & CO.,,

Branch ofhce Washington. Fees contingent on suc- cess; preliminary examination free. Copies of any United States Patents in fun since 1867 for 25 cents and Canada. 96m.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-06-14
TOILET AND FANCY. ARTICLES.

method of doing bunesss have Accepted the situation for cash at PRIcEs-prces heard of in lk. See the changes it makes in prices:
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-06-14

and by the pint at still further reducti thing ill this line ill this ratio.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-03-24
4 Woman Sold at Auction.

American newspapers have often
commented upon the fact that in some
parts of England women have been sold
at public auction during the last century.
Yesterday the novel sight of woman
being sold under the hammer was wit
messed by hundreds ofpeoplc in front of
Currie's auction store. When ii became
known that such n sale was to be made,
Il large crowd gathered to see if the au-
thoritics would allow such disgraceful
scene to go on. At half past ten the
woman was brought out. Her name
was unknown. but she was recognized
by some of the bystauders as q person
who had worked in millinery estab-
lishment on G. street before the fire, and
her character had never been question:
ed. She seemed perfectly composed in
the presence of so large Il crowd, and
never moved muscle of her face as the
auctioneer called out for the first bid.
She stood in all elevated position, dress
cd in plain muslin, without any attempt
at display. She was Il handsome bru-
nctte, with regular features, dark hair
and eyes, and complexion as pure as
wax. She was finally knocked down
for eight dolhtrs. and, to the surprise of
everybody, the bidder was married
man. lie says the woman is somewhat
dilapidatcd. but he thinks he can melt
down the wax and make her up into ia-
pers for Christmas trees. She original
ly cost eight hundred dollars in New
York. the workmanship being of the
best. and was for a long time displayed
in Broadway millincr's window before
she was shipped to the Comstock. = Viz
Uipin MY \ { hrnnialn
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-03-24
knowledge il Power,

This is nation of enlightened free
men. Education is the cornerstone
and foundation ofour government. The
people are free to think and act for
themselves, and that they may act wise
ly it is necessary that they be we'll in
formed. Every individual gain increas-
es public gain. Upon the health of the
people is based the prosperity of a ma
ton, by ii every value is increased,
every JOY enhanced. Health j. essential
TO the accomplishment ofevcry purpose !;
while sickness thwarts the best inten-
tions and lofticst aims. Unto rs are
committed important health trusts,
which we hold moi merely in our own
behalf, but for the benefit of others. In
the obligation Of our trusteeship and
thus prove worthy ofour generous COM
mission, ii is necessary that we study
the art of preserving health and pro-
longing life. Ii is of paramount impor-
tance to every person not only TO under
stand the means for the preservation of
health, but also to know what remedies
should be employed for the alienation
of the common ailments of lie. Not
that we would advise every man under
all circumstances to attempt TO he his
own physicians, but we cntrcat him to
acquire sufficient knowledge of his
system and the laws that govern it, that
he may be prepared to take care of him
self properly, and thereby prevent sick
ness and prolong life. In no text book
will the people find the subjects of ply
siology and hygiene, or the science OF
life and the art of preserving health,
more scientifically discussed or more
plainly taught than in "The Peoples
Common Sense Medical Adviser" by
II. V. Pierce, NJ. D., of Buffalo. y. Y
1t is a volume of over nine hundred
large pages, illustrated by over two
hundred and eighty-two engravings and
colored plates, is elegantly bound in
cloth and gilt, and is sent postpaid, tC
any address by the author at the low
price of one dollar and fifty GEMS copy
Nearly one thousand copies have al
ready been sold, and the present edition
which is revised and enlarged and NOR,
especially adapted to the wants of tn,
family, is selling very rapidly 1t treats
of all the common diseases and theil
remedies, rs well as of anatomy, physi
olgy, hygiene, human tcmpcrainents
and many other topics of great interes
to all people, and Is truly what its an
thor styles it. "Mcdicine Simplitied.'
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-03-24
A Comstocker's Description OF Dead
wa0d.

"Many saloons there? Saloons all
over the place, and whisky four bits Il
drink. They put two barrels upon end.
nail board across for bar. and deal it.
out. A miner who wants to treat pour.
some gold-dust on the barrel and says,
SET 'em up. They never weigh the
dust. Sometimes man won't put down
enough dust, but they never say word !:
and if he is little tight, and pours out
ten or fifteen dollars worth they never
mention it. They have three faro-banks
running all the while. They don't use
checks for the boys; when they won II
pile ofchccks they threw 'cm all over
the place and some were too drunk to
handle 'cm; so the checks played out
Now Il man puts little gold-dust in Il
dollar greenback and it goes for two
dollars. Ten dollars worth of dust in a
ten dollar grcenback goes for twenty dol
lars, and so on. They never weigh
dust at all, but guess the AMOUNT
''llave you a!laily paperT Ycs,lsomc-
times its daily, and when the compost
tors get drunk il don't come out for seve-
raj days. If man wants gun wadding
he goes and pays four bits for a paper.
Whenever they start a new city govern
ment they print a lot of ordinances ;
then there's Il grand rush for the paper.
Sometimes it comes out twice a week
and sometimes twice a day" "AIuch
shooting p ooh, yes; the boys are all
on the shoot. Every man carried about
fourteen pounds of firearms hitched to
his belt, and they never pass any words.
The fellow that gets his gun out first Is
the best man, and they lug off the other
fellows body. Our graveyard is big
institution and growing one. Some
times, however, the place is right quiet.
I've known times when man wasn't
killed for twenty-four hours. Then
again, perhaps, they'd lay out five or six
a day. When man gets too handy
with his shooting irons, and kills five OF
six, they think he isn't safe, and pop him
over to rid the place ofhim. They don't
kill him for what he has done, but for
what he is liable to do. suppose that
the average deaths amount to about
one hundred month; but the Indian.
kill some