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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-08-03
Broad Tired Wheels for Farm Vehicles.

The american Agricultufst has the
following sensible remarks on this sub
ject.
''This is another point which we are
apt to overlook, greatly to our disadvan-
tage. We suffer ourselves to be guild
ed by wagon-m makers, and the wheel
right knows very well that he lives by
his trade, and that wear and tear is the
life of trade. He serves himself when
we are suited with narrow wheels. A
set of wheels with four-inch or six-inch
rims and heavy tires, cost to make con-
siderable more than set two and one
half inches wide; but an extra price is
always put upon them. They are well
worth it. A wagon or cart with a six
inch tread will take heavy loads over
soft meadows and hardly leave track,
where narrow wheeled wagon with a
similar load could not go at ALL On
country roads such broad tired vehicles
destroy ruts, and act like rollers making
the road agreeable for light carriages,
and keeping them in much better order
throughout the year. 1t would be a
real blessing to every State in the
Union to put SO heavy tax on narrow
wheels upon heavy wagons and carts
that they would become quite obsolete.
Millions of dollars would be saved to the
people Of each State, in repairs of roads
IN repairs OF wagons, and in horse flesh.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-08-03
Weeping Trees.

Every place should have at least one
dropping tree, as much for it's intrinsic
beauty as for the effect it produces
when grown near others. For this
purpose the weeping beach possesses
an individuality peculiarly it's own. Not
so protontious, perhaps, as the preced-
ing, but with graceful dropping of the
more slender branches, the weeping
linden stands next in the list. When
they will flourish the weeping elms and
weeping mountain ash are very hand
some, and the old fashioned weeping
willow, especially when in the vicinity
of water, is often valuable assistant
for creating beautiful picture. For
small-sized weepers we would suggest
the following, all of which are useful,
and, in fact, indispensable to the land
scape gardener. The thorn, gradidentata,
poplar, kilmarnock willow, dwarf cherry,
sophora and beach. The dropping va
rites of the common ash are stiff and
formal in outline, yet often attractive
from their oddly.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-08-03
Why Give Salt to Stock.

Of late quite discussion has sprung
up among stock-raisers and others, rel
alive to feeding farm animals with salt,
and strange as it may seem, there is a
goodly number who claim that cattle
and other animals, as sheep, horses, pigs,
ETC., thrive just as well without salt as
with. One fact, all at the outset of this
discussion must admit, namely, that the
desire for salt among animals is almost
universal, and that desire is also very
great, leading them to travel long dis
tances, and often mourning great risk to
life, in order to reach saline deposits
This physical demand is instructive and
natural, growing out of the organic de-
mands Of the system. In all the MAN.
malta, especially the vegetable feeders,
who, from the nature Of their food, re-
quire powerful digestion, the necessi-
ty for salt is absolute. In the healthy
human stomach, and also in the stomach
of most animals, there is at all times,
and particularly when the organ is
empty Of food, considerable amount of
free muriatic acid, which acts as a pow
erful solvent of all vegetable ingesia.-
This acid, which according to physiolo-
gists, is so essential to good digestion,
is chiefly furnished by the decomposi-
ton of salt. Chemically speaking, COM
mon salt is chloride Of sodium formed
by the union of muriatic acid and soda.
In the stomach, by some mysterious
process, salt taken in the food or other
wise, is decomposed and the muriatic
acid set free, and thus we have it ready
in the stomach to do duty in the great
vital process of digestion. Instinctively
all animals call loudly for salt, and if
there were no other reasons for feed
ing it, this would be sufficient With
out other and better guides it is always
safe to follow the animal instinct, for
to say the least of them, they always
point towards the truth. Aside from
reasons above given, it is positively
cruel to withhold this condiment from
animals that so strongly desire it.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-08-03
Adjusting Differences.

The following are rules adopted by
the late convention Of stock breeders OF
Iowa, with view to regulating differ
ences between buyers and sellers.
LIN case an animal is sold as q
breeder, or as having been bred, and
should afterward prove to be barren at
the time of sale, the purchaser may re-
turn the barren animal, and shall there
for receive another of equal value.
I'm cases where material mistakes
which affect the value Of the animal are
found in the pedigree Of an animal, not
known at the time Of sale, the pur-
chaser may return the animal and de-
mand the money as soon as the same IS
discovered, if within one year.
3.-Where warrant is given on a
cow to be in calf to certain bull, and
found not to be in calf, then the seller
shall have the privilege Of, getting the
COW in calf to the same bull, if possible,
and in such case he shall also pay inter-
est to the purchaser on the price Of the
cow for the time lost to the purchaser;
if it is not possible to get the COW in
calf to the same bull, or to one equally
acceptable to the purchaser, then the
seller shall refund the money and take
the COW.
4-The risk of all animals which are
not of suitable age for breeding when
sold, are taken by the purchaser.
"a COW sold with her young calf
by her side is presumed to be breeder,
and the buyer takes all the risk of her
breeding in the future.
6.-The seller is bound to make
known all circumstances or facts known
to him affecting the animals breeding
qualities, that might lessen her qualities
as breeder
In making out catalogues for sale
purposes, no attempt shall be made to
mislead, but full and correct pedigrees
should be given.
st is recommended that breeders
Of fine stock maintain their reputation
for liberality in cases of misfortune of
the buyer, and especially with new be-
pinnerS in the huSineSs
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-08-03
A SeaSOnable Warming.

An exchange gives this timely sug-
gestion: Cooling off suddenly when
heated, sends many of our farmers
youth to an early tomb. 1t is often a
matter Of surprise that so many farm.
ers' boys and girls die of consumption
1t is thought that abundant exercise in
the open air is directly opposed to that
disease. So it is; but judgment and
knowledge of the laws of health are es-
sential to the preservation of health un-
der any circumstances. When over
heated cool off slowly; never in a strong
draft Of air Gentle tanning, espe cially
if the face is wet in cold water, will soon
produce delightful GOODNESS, which
leaves no disagreeable result"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-08-03
FORTY YEARS BEf0RE TIE PUBLIC.
DIR. G.. McLANE'S
CELEBRATED
LIVER PILLS
FOR TIE CURE OF
Hepatitis, or Liver Complaint,
DYSPEPSIA AND SICK HEADACHE.
SYMPTOMS of a Diseased Liver.
LOST EMINENT PHYSICIANS

Symptoms of a Diseased Liver.
pAIN in the right side, under the edge
1 of the ribs, increases on pressure ;
sometimes the pain is in the left side
the patientisrarely able to lie on the left
side; sometimes the pain is felt under
the shoulder blade, and it frequently
extends to the top of the shoulder, and
is sometimes mistaken for rheuma-
tism in the arm. The stomach is affect
ed with loss of appetite and sickness;
the bowels in generate are costive, some
times alternative with lax the head is
troubled with pain, accompanied with
dull, heavy sensation in the backpart.
There is generally considerable loss
of memory, accompanied with pain
full sensation of having left undone
something which ought to have been
done. A slight, dry coughi is sometimes
an attendant. The patient complains
of WEAKNESS and debility he is easily
startled, his feet are cold or burning,
and he complains ola prickly sensation
ofthe skin; his spirits are low: and al
though he is satisfied that exercise
would be beneficial to him, yet he can
scarcely summon up fortitude enough
to tryit. In fact, he distrusts every rem
edy. Several of the above symptoms
attend the disease, but cases have &C.
Cured where few of them existed, yet
examination of the body, after death,
has shown the LIVER to have been ex-
tensively deranged.
AGUE AND FEVER.
DIR. c. McLANR's LIVER PILLS, IN
CASES OF AcuE AND FEVER, when
taken with Quinine, are productive of
the most happy results. No better
cathartic can be used, preparatory to,
or after taking Quinine. We would
advise all who are afflicted with this
disease to give them A FAIR TRIAL.
For all Bilious arrangements and as
asimple purgative they are unequaled.
The genuine DR.. G. MCLANE's
LIVER PILLS are never sugar coated.
Every box has red wax seal on
the lid, with the impression DIR.
McLANE's LIVER PILLS.
The genuine McLANE's LIVER PILLS
bear the signatures of c. McLANE
and FLEMING Bros. on the wrappers.
TInsiston your druggist or store
keeper giving you the genuine DR.. c.
MCLANR's LIVER PILLS, prepared
by Fleming Bros, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Sold by all respectable druggists
and country storekeepers generally.
To those wishing to give DR.. c. MoLANE's LIVER
PITTS trial we will mail, postpaid to any part of
the United States, one box Of Pills for twenty-five
gents. - FLEMING BROS. Pittsburgh. Pa.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-08-03
Warning with the Weeds,

The labor required to kill one hun.
bred weeds, well grown and firmly rooted
will kill ten thousand when just sprout.
ed. 1t is easier in every respect to &C
over your ground three times when
weeds are in the earliest stages of theil
existence, than once after they have be-
come firmly established. Another
point of much importance is proper
arrangement of the crop aid the use OF
suitable implements. A prominent
New England horticulturist plants
everything, when that is practicable. in
drills, as straight as line can be drawn
thus greatly facilitating culture either
by hand or horse power.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-08-03
Double Boats.

This old form of boat, modified to
meet modern requirements, has been re-
vived in number of yachts in our east
ern waters. The boat consists of two
distinct hulls exactly alike and placed
side by side and securely joined by a
deck that covers both and all the space
between The hulls are long and narrow
with deep straight bows and very short
stern posts, the keel rising quickly at
stern Each hull may have center
board or not as seems desirable, and the
deck frames for each extend over the
space between the hulls. Extra timbers,
braced by knees at the ends, are also put
in, so that as far as possible the two bulls
are united by one deck over all. Cabins
are placed in each hull, and thus all the
deck between the hulls is clear and Open
The deck is square at the end and flush
with the stern of each hull, and at the
bows it is brought to point, and at the
end of this projection is placed the bow
spirit. The masts are placed on line
with the center of the deck, and to furn-
ish a step for the foot of the masts an
iron frame extends from the hulls on
either side below the deck and, if neces-
sary, below the water. The standing
rigging is brought to the outer side of
each hull, and the single rudderis placed
on stern post placed between the two
hulls. When afoat such boat as this
is designed to rest high out Of the water
and to give clear, dry deck. The adj
vantages claimed for this class of yachts
are, steadiness in the water under side
wind, increased space on deck and in
creased speed, The steadiness Of the
boat admits of lofty masts and very
large spread of canvas favorable to high
speed with increased safety. Two ocean
steamers for the English Channel ser
vice, the }" Castalia and the Express,
built upon this plan, are now in active
service The paddle-wheels are placed
in the center between the hulls, and the
steamers are in favor on account of theil
steadiness, great capacity and light draft
This form of boat might also be useful
in river barges where capacity and light
draft are ACCOMPLISHMENTS Margarine
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-08-03

BREAKFAST RELISH. Slice some cold
sweet potatoes and put in the oven to
warm; then pour over them some cream
or milk, thickened little, and season
with butter, pepper and salt.
Nut CAKE.-Three eggs, one cup OF
milk, two of sugar, three Of -four, one
fourth cup of butter, three teaspoonfuls
of baking powder, one cup of raisins, one
Of hickory nut meats.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-08-03

The reading columns on this page will be de-
voted, mainly, to topics pertaining to FARM and
HOUSEHOLD. The farmer readers of the Bull
LETIN are requested to write for it.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-08-03
Grange Directory

Grange Directory.
PRAIRIE GROVE GRANGE, No. 443.-Meets
at the Sheridan School House, Monday even
ing, on or before the full moon, each month.
A. WROTEN, Sec'y.
WINTHROP GRANGE, No. 166. Meets at
winthrop on Friday, on or before the full
moon Of each month.
s. G. PIERCE, Master.
S. w. RICH, Sec'y.
WEST BUFFALO GRANGE, No. 1216.-Meets
Tuesday, on or before full moon.
j. ID. RUSSELL Master.
GREELEY GROVE GRANGE, No. S11.-Meets
on Friday evening, on or before full moon, at
Warehouse Hall.
w. BUNCE, Master.
P. B. SCHEMERHORN, Sec'y.
MIDDLEFIELD GRANGE, No. 5ss.-Meets on
Wednesday, on or before full moon.
B. DUBOIS, Master.
E. J. WIGG, Sec'y.
SUPERIOR GRANGE, No. 352.-Meets Satur-
day, on or before full moon, at No. 8 School
House, Hazleton Township.
T. MESSENGER, Master.
G. NJ. MILLER, Sec'y.
BYON GRANGE, No. 267.-Meets at Justus
Durkee's, on Tuesday evening, on or after
full moon.
e. GLEASON, Master.
FRANK Fox, Sec'y.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-08-03
FOREIGN ADS.
ESTABLISHED 1869.
s. & A. ?. LACEY, Attorneys at Law,

5S9 Seventh-st., Washington, d. G.
Inventors.
We procure Patents in all countries. No At
TORNEY FEES IN ADVANCE. No charge unless
the patent is granted No fees for making pre-
liminary examinations. No additional fees for
obtaining and conducting rehearing. Special
attention given to Interference Cases before
Infringement Suits in different States and all
litigation appertaining to Inventions or Pat
ents. Send stamp for Pamphlets, giving full
instructions.
U. S. Courts and Departments.
Claims prosecuted in the Supreme Court of
Commissioners of Alabama Claims, Southern
Claims Commission, and all classes of War
Claims before the Executive Department.
Arrears Of Pay and Bounty.
Officers, Soldiers and Sailors the late war, or
their heirs, are in many cases entitled to money
from the Government of which they have no
knowledge. Write full history of service and
state amount of pay and bounty received En-
close stamp and full reply, after examination
will be given you without charge.
Pensions.
All Officers, Soldiers and Sailors wounded,
ruptured, or inj ured in the late war; however
slight, are entitled to and can obtain pension.
U. S. General Land Office.
Contested Land Cases. Private Land Claims,
Mining, Presumption and Homestead Cases
prosecuted before the General Land Office and
Department of the Interior.
Land Warrants.
We pay cash for Bounty Land Warrants, and
we invite correspondence with all parties hay
ing any for sale, and give full and explicit in
structions where assignments are imperfect.
We conduct our businessin separate Bureaus,
having therein the clerical assistance of able
and experienced lawyers, and give our closest
personal supervision to every important paper
prepared in such case Prompt attention is
| thus secured to all business entrusted to us.
Address
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-08-03

A oountryman between two lawyers
is like a fish between two cats.-[Frank-
lin.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-08-03
r. S. g. A. p. LACEY, Att'ys,

Any person desiring information as to the
standing and responsibility of the members of
the firm, will, on request be furnished with
satisfactory reference in his vicinity Con-
gressOnal District. 12-4tf
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-08-03
D0BBIN'S STARCH POLISH -!
(HOW DA SHINE

BY the use of which every family may give
their linen that brilliant polish peculiar to fine
laundry work. Saving time and labor in iron
ing, more than its entire cost. Sold by grocers,
or will be sent postage paid on receipt of 25cts.
Dobbins, Bro, &C.,, Is N. 4th St., Phil
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-08-03
LOOK TO YOUR CHILDREN!

For sale by P. TABOR & son, Independence,
Iowa.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-05-04
nistrIerOnurt.

The following list of cases, which are
copied from the Jeffrrcon Gazette, were
disposed of as follows:
Ashtabula annexation case; Injunction
dissolved
Union Cheese and Butter Manufacturing
Co. VS. George Sinclair ct al; Judgment for
plaintiff for 1921 81.
James Selleck vs. T. B. Wire ct al; set
tied.
Edward Leahy VS. T. B. Wire ct al; set
tied.
Emily Chichester VS. Albert C. Giddings
ct al; same decree as in Common Pleas
court.
John B. Hopkins vs. Montague BrettelI;
judgment reversed and cause remanded for
new trial.
L. B. Woolever VS. Robert Stewart; re-
served for decision in Supreme Court.
Jacob Fickinger VS. Robert Kachler:
judgment affirmed.
Walter Keep VS. Edward Splitstone ct al;
appeal dismissed.
Lyman Webster ct al VS. Jacob Ficknger
ct al; decree for plaintiff.
Joseph E Ruggles VS. jeremiah Rutland /;
decree for plaintiff.
David S. Gary VS. Il. J. B. Seymour ct
al; decree for plaintiff
Richmond Dodge and 0lney R. Potter
vs. Vinton R. Way; judgment affirmed !;
plaintiffs accept.
Milford Ward VS. Thomas Priest ct al
decree for plaintiff.
William H. Barns and Thomas Messler,
trustees, VS. William McCreery; injunction
made perpetual.
Lewis NJ. Crosby VS. Veritas S. Keehley
ct al; Judgment reversed and remanded for
new trial.
Frank Perew VS. Albert W. Stiles; judg-
ment reversed and remanded for new trial.
L. L. Hamlin and Edgar Hall admitted
to practice law.
Court adjourned on Thursday.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-05-04
DIED,

JoHNsoN-In East Ashtabula, 18th nit. Of spin
al fever, George, son Of Robert and Clsrissa
johnson; in his eleventh year.
STEDMAN-In Ashtabula 25th ult, Mr. l. N. sted-
man, an old and weli-knoWn resident of this
township; aged 64 Years,
Hull AT her residence 1898 South Dearborne
Street,, Chicago H., April .22nd, Sara E. Hull
beloved wife Of Perry A. Hull, of consumption, ,
in the 26th year of her age.
Deceased was formerly from Ashtabula. but
since her marriage in October 1871, had res ided
with her husband in Chicago. She leaves a
stricken husband and child, to whom the world
will be dark and dreary without her, yet, who are
only chief among host Of mourners; for one
could not know her but mlst feel the haIlow o.
the benevolent and sympathetic heart and noble
mind that directed her every action. She was a
devoted wife and mother and sincere and true
friend. Her passing over was calm and peaceful
and her certain presence yonder will cause many
tender yeaFnipg for that meeting of eter nal hap.
pinessi for earth held few better souls than hers,
and Heaven will be brighter for her presene g.
STAcK-In Jefferson. April S5, Mary, wife Of Pat
rick Stack, aged 20 years,
BELL-At Ashtabula Harbor, April %, William
johnson Bell, aged 90 years,
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-05-04
Personal.


Mr.. & Mrs. F. Carlisle have returned
from their winters visit to Florida.
Mr.. A. ]. Bancroft, one of the mem
bers from this place of Hamilton's circus,
returned home last Wednesday. He thinks
a circusman's life is not especially benef-
eial to person troubled with rheumatism.
DIR. J. Weeks, of Cleveland, known
far and wide as the most successful Cancer
and Tumor doctor in the West, called up
on US yesterday on his way to New York to
remove q cancer. Twenty years ago we
were yoke fellows as typos in Cleveland
we coming to this town, and the Dr. going
to Medina and publishing the Gazette; now
he has taken a new departure and is bene-
fitting the bodies Of the people as well as
their minds. Recently he removed bad
rose cancer from Mr.. 81. Woodwork
Treasurer elect Of Lake Co.-and has cured
several persons of this much dreaded dis
ease, in Painesville during the past three
years. His Institute is at 80 Aaron street,
Cleveland.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-05-04
EOP. P. BLISS.
A Nan washed ashore from the Lake
-ButNOs an AshGAbuia Victim

HEN MOI an an u RulA NAE4AAaA-
On the outside Of this paper we publish
an article from the Cleveland Herald OF
Monday last. which tells Of body being
found on the lake shore. near Nottingham,
which was supposed to be that Of late P.
P Bliss, who was victim of the disaster
at this place. The following article from
the Leader, is undoubtedly correct:
The cock and bull story which originat-
ed in the fertile brain of a reporter Of
morning newspaper of this city that the
body Of the late P. P. Bliss had been
washed ashore from the lake few miles
east of here, would not be worth q mo-
ment's attention were it not that a eredu-
loUs correspondent of the Chicago Times
took it up and telegrsphed it to tnat sheet,
thus arousing hope in the wounded hearts
Of the friends of the deceased that his re-
mains would be restored to them, only to
be dashed to The earth in despair. The
facts in the case are as follows: About a
week since, a man naked, except boots and
stockings. was washed upon the shore at
Mosses' Point in Euclid township. A boy
who was strolling upon the beach found
him, and carried the report to his father.
The body was cared for in a rude way by
the rustics Of the vicinity. and within
day or two was buried without inquest or
particular legal form, IN a gully upon the
farm of August King. This. by the way,
is reported as being the common way Q.
disposing of what are called ''hoaters'
who are picked up along the shore. mat
an inquest is required by law would seem
to be beyond the comprehension OF the IN
habitants of this vicinity.
Instead of the features being ia good pre-
servation, as reported, they are IN an ad-
vanced state of decomposition. Ihere Is
no sign of beard, unless two black nalrs
growing upon the cheek can be called such.
fbe mans hair is dark sandy, and there
are no indications of burning upon any
portion of it, but decomposition had be
gun to take place along the back bone; the
boots upon the feet of the body were No.
9, kip, such as laboring men often wear.
Major d. w. Whittle, the longtime COM
paniOn of the late lameBted P. P. Bliss,
who was holding a meeting in Toledo,
hearing Of the circumstances in the case,
felt in duty bound to come and investigate
it. He arrived yesterday, and in company
with Mr.. II. W. Stager, went to Euclid
and dug up the body, although he express
ed himself as very incredulous Of discover
ing anything.
1t is now thought by some that the body
is that of Nick Scarr, a German Of this
city, who committed suicide by jumping
into the lake about last Christmas. This
opinion is borne out by the fact that when
Scarr jumped into the lake all his clothes
we're found upon the beach except his boots
and stockings The dead man also had un-
even under teeth and projecting upper
ones which are said to answer the descrlp-
ton of Scarr.