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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-07-13
The Indian Love OF Ornament.

II. Robinson in Appleton's Journal for July.
A somewhat amusing illustration Of
the universal passion for dress, which
forms a distinguishing characteristic
of the Blackfeet, equally with other In
dians, occurs in these trades. The fash
ionable costume Of the red man is not
generally regulated by the variable
moods of the mercurial Partisan; indeed,
it has undergone but little change since
the memory of men. Certain interest
ing specimens of the race are said to
have been attired in even less than the
vaunted Mexican costume--a shirt col
lar and a pair of spurs. | myself re-
member to have seen one chastely ap
pareled in stove-pipe hat. But it fre
quently occurs, during the trades, that
some doughty chieftain elects to appear
in more than regal magniticence before
his tribe; and for his benefit, and those
of similar tastes, the company annually
import certain ancient costumes preva-
lent in England some half century since.
The tall, stove-pipe hat, with round,
narrow brim; the snuff brown or bright
blue coat with high collar climbing over
the neck, the sleeves tightly fitting, the
waist narrow-this is the Blackfeets
ideal of perfection in dress and the no.
Bile brave who can array himself in this
antique garb struts out from the fort,
the envy and admiration of all behold
ers Often the high hat is ornamented
with decayed ostrich plume, dropping
like the shadow of great sorrow, that
has figured in the turban Of some dowa-
ger of the British Isles long years since
While the presence of trousers is con
sldered by no means essential to the
perfect finish of the costume, the addi-
ton of narrow band Of gold lace about
the coat is regarded as imparting an air
Of tone to the general effect not to be
obtained in any other way For such a
costume the Blackfeet brave will barter
his deer-skin shirt beaded, quilted, OF
namented with the raven locks Of his
enemies; his head-band of beautiful
feathers and shells; and the soft tanned
and flowing robe of buffalo skin-a dress
which adds kingly dignity to his ath-
letic form for one which Pantolooa
would scorn to wear Fortunately, the
new dress does not long survive Little
by little it is found unsuited to the wild
life which its owners leads, and. al
though never losing the originally high
estimate placed upon it. is discarded at
length by reason of the many inoolven-
fences arising from running buffalo in a
plug hat, and fighting in a swallow-tail
coat against the Greeks
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-07-13
WHOLE NO. 623.
Suggestions to use.Builders.
Home and Society,"" Scribner for July

"Home and Society,"" Scribner for July.
First, let your cellars be large, well
ventilated and lined with stone or ce-
mented above the level Of the ground.
The breath of life in furnace-heated
houses depends literally on the air Of
the cellar, unless there be a flue for
fresh air extending from the furnace out
OF doors (never the case in cheap, snowy
houses). The air Of the whole house
is sucked through this narrow and Of
ten unclean apartment, the care of
which is usually intrusted to ignorant
servants. We have spoken in previ-
Gus number of the malaria engendered
by massing quantities Of vegetables in
the cellars as is the practice inrfarm-
houses during the winter. The lining
OF stone or cement not only prevents
dampness but is absolutely necessary in
streets through which the sewers pass,
as protection from rats. Terriers,
ferrets, traps or poison are feeble de
fenses against the legions which swarm
in nightly from neighboring culvert.
Next to the cellars comes the kitchen,
which should be large, airy and sunny.
To take no higher ground, conveniences
In this department are a polite invest
ment which pays full interest Of CAPT
tai, especially to the housekeepcr who
does not live in large city. Stationary
tubs, closets beneath the dressers for
-four dry groceries, spices, etc, will be
likely to tempt into her household bet
ter class OF servants, and when she is
forced to turn cook and baker herself,
will take half the burden from her wea-
ry hands. An addition to comfort much
neglected by builders is the lighting of
stairways, closets and pantries, We
have in our minds eye modest little
house in a closely built neighborhood
of dark dwellings, which gives you a sun
ny, cheerful welcome in every corner;
result produced not only by windows
wherever window is practicable, but
by a skylight Of plate glass which sends
down sunshine through three floors Of
closets, halls and pantries. A mistake
made also, which resolves itself into
question of humanity, is the placing the
servants chambers on the top Of the
house. be that three or seven stories
above the kitchen Passing along a city
street at night one cannot look up at
the dim lights burning in these far ky
ey attlcs without a groan OF compassion
for the wearied wrctches dragging them
selves to their beds up yonder after the
days hard labor.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-07-13
Extreme Discipline.
st. Joseph Herald.

A Masonic lodge in Indiana was pre-
sided over by master who had an ex-
aggerated notion of discipline. One
night he met his lodge in called meeting
(not member absent) to instruct them
in the work. Teaching them the use of
the gavel, he had just called them up
with three knocks, when he leaned too
far back, fell through to the ground four
stories and broke his neck. Picked up
next morning, he was buried decently,
but not Mason came to the funeral.
More strange still, not Mason appear
ed any more in the village. 1t was mex
plicable Forty women left widows, two
hundred and twenty children left orph-
ans, eighty-four merchants left in the
lurch with unpaid bills. Twenty years
after that somebody went up to the
fourth story, broke open the door and
beheld the lodge lodge of skeletons!
Strange but true, they had strictly obey
ed the orders of the NJ. W., and waiting
for the knock to seat them, had starved
to death. Each was standing in an atti-
tude of respectful silence each was
standing in a sort of respectful atten-
ton, looking to the east, and had not
pitying citizens taken them down they
would have been standing there still,
Such is life.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-07-13
Matters for Home.

A young married couple went into
Gardners drug store the other day, and
were looking over some notices. She
said: my dear, let's buy this, God
bless our home!" He remarked, Il
would prefer this one,' picking up the
card, Suffer little children to come un-
to Me" The bride blushed, Smithy was
awful dry and sailed for the water buck
ct; Gardner suddenly got near sighted
and had to look very close to read pre-
scription laying on the counter, while
the bridegroom softly whistled, "Coulc
| but climb where Moses stood" &c.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-07-13
GIVE HIM A LIFT.

Give him lift! Don't kneel in prayer,
Nor moralize with his despair;
me man is down, and his great need.
is ready help-not prayer and creed
'Tis time when the wounds are washed and
That the inward motive be revealed.
But now, whateer the spirit be,
Mere words are but a mockery
One grain of aid just now is more
To him than tones of sanity lore;
Pray, IL you must, in your full heart
But give him lift!-give him a start!
The world is full of good advice.
OF prayer and praise, and preaching nice,
But the generous souls who aid mankind
Are scarce as gold, and hard to find.
Give like Christian an-speak in deeds,
A noble life's the best of creeds;
And he shall wear royal crown
Who gives cm a lift when they are down.
-Nep Orleans Home Journal
Kissed and carressed,
Gently held to mothers breast
Only child,
Frightening now it's happy home.
Only boy,
Trudging to school,
Governed now by sterner rule.
Only a youth,
Living in dreams;
Full of promise life now seems
Only man,
Battling with life,
Shared in now by loving wife.
Only a father,
Burdened with care,
Silver threads in dark brown hair
Only graybcard,
TOddling again,
Growing old and full OF pain
Only mound,
OergrOwn with grass,
Dreams unrealiZed-rest at last
Chicago Tribune.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-07-13

Strong lime water will kill potato bugs.
The experiment is eheaply aud easily
! tried.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-07-13
BARBER SHOP.
JOHN BURKE,

JOHN BURKE,
TfWE FASHIONABLE BARBER AND HAIR
L Dresser All the modern conveniences
known to the profession. Shop over Barnett s.
Cos Store, Main street, Independence Iowa.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-07-13
lATES OF ADVERTISING.

Legal and Official Advertisements, One Dollar
per square for the first, and Fifty Cents per
square for each subsequent insertion, up to
four insertions. A square is equal to ten lines
of Brewer type, or eight lines of NOnpareil,
the type of this paper.
Business Cards of six lines, or less, 5000
year.
Marriage, Death and Religious Notices insert
ed without charge. Obituary Notices ten cents
per line.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-07-13
PLY SICIANS
DIR. III. ii. HJ

MRS. DIR. BETSEY EGGLESTON,
INDEPENDENCE, BUCHANAN, CO., IOWA,
L Rooms up stairs over r. OBrien's store on
Main Street, first left hand door, nearly oppo-
site Post-Offce. This lady has acquired very
wide reputation. She doctors all diseases; she
examines her patients and explains their dis
ease solely from the circulation of the blood.
All are cordially invited to call and see her.
Consultation free. She will remain in this place
several months.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-07-13
O, Nj, .GJILETT,

w. G. & j. IL. DOMAIN,
I AW, ,CONVEYANCING. WAR CLAIM AND
IL Land Agency Office Office in First Nation
al Bank building, Independence Iowa.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-07-13
ATTORNEYS.

O' J4ANIAsV4N,
A TTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
IA Special attention given to Collections. Of
flee over Chicago Clothing House.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-04-12
African Exploration.

Stanley's late dispatches from the
great lakes of Africa show him pursuing
his explorations with equal courage and
labor, but less bloOdshed, though baked
in every direction by the aborigines. He
does not appear to have seen any great
geographical features that have not been
seen by previousexplorers. But he heard
of still another great lake farther to the
westward than the Nyanzas composing
the lake system known TO Cameron and
Livingstone AN announcement which,
il we'll founded, is of the first i'm portance.
Cameron's theory, that these vast inland
bodies of water empty, not through the
Nile into the Mediterranean, but through
the Lualaba and Congo into the Atlantic
Ocean, makes the most definite and H.
teresting question at present connected
with African exploration. Stanley's re-
cent work cast doubt upon the very first
step of the Cameron theory. The latter
explorer insists that he has discovered
the channel through which Lake Tan
ganyika discharges its waters into the
western region. Stanley finds that while
such an outlet may have existed during
an abnormal height of the lake level il
does not do 30 at present, as the Cameron
river was, at the time of his visit, only
a creek which might at some future time
become the lake outlet or one of many.
Stanley was forced back to the old camp
at Ujiji, on the east coast shore of Tan
ganyika, without a sight of the great
lake he heard of from natives. His next
tramp will be to the farthest point on
the Lualaba river. reached by Living.
stone, and the question is, whether he
will get beyond it.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-04-12
The Contrast.

IburluBtOn hhWk-EycsI
They we're very pretty and there was
apparently five or six years difference in
their ages. As the train pulled up at
Bussey, out on the A. X. Il d., the
younger girl blushed, fattened her nose
nervously against the window, and drew
back in joyous smiles as young man
came dashing into the car, shook hands
tenderly and cordially, insisted on carry
ing her valise, magazine, little paper
bundle, and would probably have car
ried her had she permitted him. The
passengers smiled as she left the car, and
the murmur went ripping through the
coach, They're engaged" The other
girl sat looking nervously out of the win
dow, and once or twice gathered her
parcels together as though che would
leave the car, yet seemed to be expecting
some one. At last he came. He bulged
into the door like house on fire, looked
along the seats until his manly gaze fell
on her upturned, expectant face, roared,
"Come onl I've been waiting for you
on the platform for fifteen minutes !"
grabbed her basket, and strobe out of the
car, while she followed with little va
lise, a band-box, q paper bag full OF
lunch, bird cage, a glass jar OF jelly
preserves, and an extra shawl. And
crusty looking old bachelor in the further
end of the car croaked out, in unison
with the indignant looks Of the pas
sengers, "They're married."
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-04-12
A SailOr-Lad's Escape from Sharks,
fSan Francisco MALL

Captain Gunson, of the ship Patter.
dale, relates a thrilling story of the
escape of one of his ships boys from the
NAV Of shark. The ship was in the
tropics, with wind enough to keep the
sails from Topping, and one of the ap-
prentices was over the weather side,
cleaning of. The Captain, standing on
the poop deck, noticed that the boy was
careless, and warned him to look out
for himself and not tumble overheard.
The ship was going about three knots an
hour, and the sea almost as calm as a
mill. pond. The lad, in a moment OF
carelessness, lost his balance, and fell
from the platform slung over the side.
him a ladder, which the boy grasped
and clambered up on the rounds as the
ship left him astern.
No sooner had the boy settled himsel!
on the ladder than brace of large blue
sharks ranged up along aside, and ac-
tually reared their heads out of the
water in their eagerness 10 get taste OF
the young sailor. The boy screamed
Justify and grew half frantic from terror.
The ship was hove to and boat was
lowered. Still the boy hung on the lad
der, trying to keep his legs free from the
swapping of the vicious sharks, which
seemed actually to jump out of the
water to get at him. After some twenty
five minutes of horrible suspense boat
was lowered and he got into it. As soon
as the boy found himself safe he tainted.
1t was fearfully narrow escape.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-04-12

ABOUT fety years ago family named
Bubier went into the Maine forest, north
of Lewiston, and cut themselves of COM
pletely from civilization. Recently they
were discovered by correspondent Of
the Boston Globe. Their novels were scat
tered about in the patches of cleared
land which they had made. The vagrant
family had multiplied into several
families, including over fifty persons, and
was dwelling in poverty, ignorance and
sloth. The log houses were unprovided
with any thing that could contribute
to human comfort. There was no furni-
ture except blocks and pieces Of log But
one person could read, and he wouldn't.
Not book or scrap of printed paper was
to be found in the place. None Of the
younger generation had ever been to the
nearest town. All were profoundly
ignorant of the world, and devoid of
either religion or morality. They OBJ
tanned precarious subsistence from such
scanty crops as their lazy habits prompted
them to obtain, and from the game of
the forest and the fish of Dead River. In
short, the Bubiers, under the influence
of nature and solitude, had relapsed into
a barbarism more depressing than that of
the savages that dwelt in those woods
three centuries ago.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-04-12
A Statement of the Fires In the United
States and Canada In 1875.

During 1876, according to q tabular
statement just published in the Ctron-
icle, there were in the United States and
Canada together 9,301 fires observed and
reported, or an average of more than
one every hour. BY these fires property
to the value of $73,775, 800 was de.
stroyed, an average of $202, 125 per day
The fires of 1875 were, by comparison,
less in numbers, but they entailed an ag.
gregate loss of $S6, ,32S,035 the excess
being very nearly made up by the
Oshkosh fire of April %, 1875, and the
Virginia City New fire of October 26.
same year. The record shows that in
1875 the number of specials burned was
1862; in 1876, 1886. The loss to insur-
ance COM panies in 1876 was $43, ,631, 200 +;
in 1876 it was $38, ,262, 100, a somewhat
greater proportion of insured loss to q
total loss than in 1875, which il due to
the fact that Virginia City and Oshkosh
risks were not favorites with insurance
companies. The total losses by specials
in 1875 amounted to $55, 1873, 900; in
1876 the aggregate was $45. 976, 200. The
loss to insurance companies by specials IN
1875 was $2S ,05l 800; in 1876, $23, ,34l :
400. The diminished loss upon an in
creased number of specials burned (or
reported) shows the companies generally
have been more cautious in these haz-
ards, although a portion of the dis
crepancy may be owing to the steady
decline in values. In comparing the
burnings of the years 1855 some curl.
Gus facts appear. For instance, during
1876 there were n Touring mills burned
in the United States, exactly the same
as in 1875, while in Canada IL were de-
stroyed in 1876 and 10 in 1876. The
correspondence is equally remarkable in
regard to the number of liquor stores
and livery stables burned. The number
of fireworks stores" burned last year
in the United States was % as against
the year before, the difference being
due, doubtless, to the extra handling
of pyrotechnical trash in celebration Of
the Centennial. The number of ice
houses burned in the United States last
wear was 66.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-04-12
Narrow Escape.

The Atacosa County (Texas) Journal
says that, q few days ago, Mr.. j. M.
Neatherlin had a thrilling adventure
with a leopard. Mr.. Neatherlin and his
son had stopped two miles above Karr's
old rancho, on the San Miguel, lariated
out their vaballos and struck camp. Mr..
Neatherlin laid his Winchester rife
down by where he squatted to strike a
match to start a fire, while the twelve
year-old son stepped few PAGES to gather
sticks. Hearing the little boy making
an affrighted noise, and turning to an
certain the cause, saw his son running
past him, exclaiming in his hasty fight,
"Look therep % Just at that instant he
saw a leopard that was pursuing the lad
crouch for a spring at him. He seized
his gun, drew quick bead, and stimuli
taneously with the crack of his rife the
leopard sprang. The telling effect of the
ball, however, in the shoulder, checked
his course, and he fell MANNED half way
from his lair to Mr.. Neatherlin. Alight.
ing on one of the saddles, In his rage, be
tore and bit it, making rapid progress In
its demolition, till a well.aimed ball oI
second fire entering his brain, laid him
dead upon the ground.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-04-12
The Magnet In Surgery.

A curious experiment was tried re-
Gently on the son of Sir Benjamin Brodie.
The lad had contrived to break needle
in the calf of his leg. He was taken to
the Royal Institution, London, and a
powerful electro-magnet was used to de-
tect the position of the needle, and posi-
bility of moving it. The exact position
was indicated by The disturbance of a
magnetized needle, but no change could
be produced in its position. After the
experiment, however, the limb could be
moved about, the pain having ceased,
and finally the broken needle having
shifted to the other side of the leg, as
was shown by the index attached to the
magnet, it came sufficiently near the sur
face to be extracted. The experiment,
though giving negative result 30 far as
drawing the needle was concerned, was
30 far satisfactory that 1t enabled the
lad to use his leg without pain.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-04-12
Condition or the Niagara Suspension
Bridge.

An examination of the cables of the
Niagara Suspension Bridge has been
made, and some of the weak points of the
structure have been revealed. The cables
at each end of the bridge, before they are
anchored in the pit, are divided into
seven strands, each strand numbering
five hundred and twenty wires, and ter
minating in collar" which is fastened
to the anchor-bar. On examining those
strands it was found that nine of the
wires on the under side Of the collar "
had corroded and parted. These, it is
said can easily be replaced by splicing.
One piece of the corroded wire, about
three feet in length, has teen removed,
and it was found capable of sustaining
one thousand three hundred and fifty
pounds, and drew down to half its size
before parting. None of the wires on the
bridge have as yet shown any tendency
to elongation, and when a weight is re-
moved from the bridge return to their
normal condition with the natural
spring.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-04-12
PUBLIC indignation has been excited

PUBLIC indignation has been excited
in England by the treatment that a
patient with hydrophobia received in
the Glasgow Royal Infirmary. A dog was
purposely put where he could see 1t, SO
that the surgeons might watch the effect,
which was TO throw him into violent con.
vulsions. His horror of water was in
tense, yet they poured water from one
vessel to another in his hearing, and
sprinkled his face. On recovering from
the ensuing spasms he protested against
the cruelty; but they continued their
experiments by tanning him and blow
ing in his face, which made him incoher-
ent and maniacal. The Lancet says that
no new knowledge of the disease could
be learned by these things, 90 that 1t was
no excuse for them. The surgeons are
likely to be prosecuted.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-04-12

COLUMBIA Register: Anderson, one of
the Hausmann murderers, who is to be
hanged on the 18th Of next month, cent
for his father, now verging on seventy
years of age, and offered him "fifty dol
lars and his mule" IL he would hang In
his place. The old man hesitated and
scratched his head. The son, thinking
he was about to take him up, added an
additional ten dollars by way of a
clincher. The old man said st length
"dat de mule and de money was pow
eriul conducement, but dis old Niger
'scaped the rope dis far, and he couldn't
see jess how de mule or de greenback
gwine TO help him any arter he done
dead"