Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-06-01
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From 0uasQueton.
QUAsQUEToN, Iowa,
May Both, 1877.
EDITOR Observation-Disclosures is to
have Gala Day this week, and all who
desire to show their pomp and pride, are
invited to "drive in" 1t is TO consist of
a basket picnic, on Saturday, June 2nd,
under the auspices of the Sons of Tenn
perance, to be held in the grove, west
side the river, north of j. w. BenthalPs.
The programme says, "good speakers
will be present" and an invitation has
been sent to the Rowley division to come
and participate. 1t is not exclusively for
members of the Lodge, but for any who
would enjoy such an occasion, and cor
dial invitation is extended to all such.
The time appointed is ten O'Clock, speak
ing at eleven. A committee was chosen
to furnish music, which will be done, no
doubt in satisfactory manner. l can
not give the number Of guns to be fired
at sunrise, as the programme is not out,
to date.
Harmonica Club is new name for the
Musical Association. With few more
rehearsels they will be calling themselves
Phil in addition to the Harmonica, omit
ing the last vowel.
A party of sixteen, consisting of both
ladies and gentlemen, not equally divided,
last Saturday took an excursion up the
Wapsie, to the mouth of Pine Creek, for
the purpose of fishing. They found
party from Winthrop there, on the same
errand of mercy, Coward the fish and
hope our neighboring towns people re-
turned with clearer report of their luck
than did ours. could not find out the
number captured; i. G. correctly. One OF
the party said seven, an other 10, another
thought not more than twelve, still an
other was positive of 81. Last one prob
ably counted the bass that were thrown
back. Ha! The fact that they 'had a
splendid time" ascertained positively,
as there was no accident to mar their
pleasure, except of breaking the tongue
of one of the wagons, which necessarily
obliged the occupants to walk down hill.
would like to disclose the secrets of a
trade among feD farmers, to those who
have not already learned it, as It's so adj
vantageous to the poorer class, who keep
short winged game. The game l refer to
is the kind that, on u beautiful Sabbath
morning, after week of hard laborious-
ness, you attempt to refresh your tired
constitution, by INDUCING III an hour of
extra sleep, bnt are awakened by the ia
| miliar MARBLE of the male bird from your
garden beds, with "Cook a doodle doc, y
Interpretation of which is, "Wake up and
see!" And you do wake up, and see
your curled lettuce, early peas and Dutch
cabbage, looking as though buck shot
had been hurled across the bed. with ire
mendous force do not wish to be Sc
verely censured, for exposing such a
profitable business, but when an article
can be SO easily produced and shipped,
and consumers so happily surprised, it
doesn't appear benevolent towards CUR
brother farmer TO conceal it. | wish it
distinctly and positively understood that
this item is addressed to the farmer only,
and any who are engaged in any other
business, should, before reading further,
| fill their ears with the best Louisiana cot
ton, that they may not understand as
they read Now when the female bird
refuses to attend to her daily routine of
business, and walks around the farm
yard with her wings half spread, mourn
ing because she is chlldless, and refuses
to be comforted, return her eggs and
place them in nest under her. AS you so
do, note in your Hostetters almanac, be
very particular and use only Hostetters,
as It's the most accurate for time, the
day, hour and minute you place the last
egg, especially the minute; let her be
comforted eighteen days and three min
utes; take no thought in regard to the
DAYS, but do not mistake IN the minutes,
as | will soon show the Importance.
Now remove the tired eggs, and if she
will not be comforted, replace them with
The inhabitants of fresh eggs No. 1, must
be removed without injury to the shells.
This is a very difficult task, and, as am
unacquainted with the process, cannot
describe it, but with patient diligence
you probably will succeed. Of any do
please notify through the BULLETIN) 1t
can be omitted if corn needs blowing,
but will also show the importance of
this If you are successful, place around
the chickens neck tag, on which should
be printed the breed and name of the
producer, after which, return the chicken
to its "close confinement" and when you
count out your eggs for market, make the
number twelve, count with spring
chicken If the merchant hears no peep
ing he will pack them for shipment, and
now comes the importance of remember
the three minutes, for if you remove the
eggs at the expiration of the three min
utes to second on the eighteenth day,
the chicken will never peep. The mark
ct price for eggs is, at present date, 8 cts.
per doz., which shows one chicken in
the shell amounts to the sum of six and
six-tenths of a mill, while if allowed to
hatch, in year would bring 400 per
cent. more. The average number of
eggs shipped by our merchants, from
this place, is one thousand dozen per
week, of which nearly ali are forwarded
to Boston. How happily surprised a
Bostonian must be to return home at
noon expecting scrambled eggs as one of
the dishes for dinner, to find in its place
spring chickens, and the importance CT
tagging them, is now proved, for he will
give you the credit, and not the commits
sion merchant, and perhaps send you a
letter of testimony. Cotton can now be
removed from ears. The practice of
bringing eggs unsound to market, is, no
doubt carried on in your city, as It's in
our town, and unless the packer is very
cautious. he will not receive good credit
for his ''fresh" eggs, and not only will a
Bostonian sweat with rage, but some
Quasquetonians have been slightly pro-
voked. Not only have eggs been receiv-
ed at the stores rotten, but some have
contained chickens. Our farmers, unless
doing it unknowingly, do not always re-
member the good old adage, that "Hon-
esty is the best policy" Bring in your
fresh eggs. ELECTRIC.
False Impression.