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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-15

Something About Diamonds.
Fredric VOss in Harper's Bazaar

Fredric Voss in Harpers Bazaar.
The process used in cutting diamonds
is exceedingly interesting: for we all
know that the hardest substance in the
world is this stone !; yet when presented
to us in the form Of a jewel it is cut in
most precise and geometrical manner
Diamonds, like most crystals of the
same formation, can be split in certain
direction this property known as "cleav-
age allows the first rough shape to be
given to the stone, and also to remove
the outward crust, or such parts as are
defective The stone is then fastened
with cement to the extremity of a stick,
and as nothing but diamond can cut
another, it is rubbed against another
diamond mounted in similar fashion
Diamond dust mixed with oil is placed
between the two stones. A fiat surface,
or facet" is thus formed on each dia-
mond. The cement is then heated, and
the position of the stone changed, and
this operation is repeated until the dia-
monds show the elements of the shape
that is ultimately to be given to them
The grinding and polishing to which the
stone has still to be subjected are done
on circular steel horizontal table re-
volving at great speed and covered with
diamond dust and oil the stones are
held to brass handles with soft solder.
The process is long and expensive, be-
sides requiring great skill on the part
of the workman, who can greatly in
crease the value of stone by skillful
cutting. Diamonds when cut affect
either the shape of brilliant" or that
of rose" The brilliant has fiat sur
face at the top, called the table" from
this the facets slope outward till they
reach the ''girdle," or point of greatest
width of the stone, from there they de-
crease, forming an inverted pyramid ter
minated by small facet. Rose dia-
monds are made out of thinner stones,
and often chips from large diamonds,
and are cut in pyramidal shape, the
base Of which is in the setting. Almost
microscopic roses are used for ornament
in gold work, and when set quite close
together form a caillouti. Diamonds
and most precious stones are sold by
weight, the unit being the carat The
value Of diamonds increases with the
size more than it does with the weight,
so that two-carat stone is worth four
times as much as one-carat stone.
Diamonds are most valuable when quite
pure white, but pink, black, and dark
yellow diamonds are often of great val
ue. limitations stones in glass have
been made, with more or less success,
at different times in different countries,
but they can in very few instances pass
for real gems The most dangerous
counterfeits are those called doublets,
where thin coating of real stone is APP
piled to base of colored glass the
sapphire is one of the stones that is
most successfully initiated in this way.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-15

Mr.: McCreery, the local editor of the
Times spoke in the following manner at
a recent temperance meeting in Dubu-
que: Where are the heightened, eli
CANT, wealthy, aristocratic church mem
bers of Dubuque Some of them in
their luxurious homes, and some down
at the Ridotto hop. And where are
their boys tonight Some of them in
billiard saloons Some at Charlie Thill's.
Do they know where their boys are ?
Some Of these times they will know.
Some of these times when Lance Walk
err and Johnny Murphy and other re-
formed drunkards are filling positions
of usefulness and honor, these boys will
be carried to their grave and l shall
have to lie again, as l have a dozen
times, and say that they died Of conges-
ton of the BRAIN"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-15

THE Lansing Mirror says that repre-
sentatives of that city have had an in
terview at Cedar Rapids with the Off
Gals of the B., C. r. & N. r. r. relative
to the extension of the Postville branch
of that road to Lansing. The Mirror
summarizes the results of the interview,
which are, briefly, as follows:
The company design to extend the
road to some point beyond Postville, as
its present terminus there is only tenn
porary, and that point will not be fur
Their north than Lansing. To carry out
this design the company must have the
aid of Eastern capitalists, and this can
not be obtained until the Iowa tariff
law is repealed or modified, and until
the silver question is settled The com
pany demand that Lansing shall pay
something to secure the extension to
that point. This the Mirror opposes,
believing, if we understand it's position,
that the road will ultimately come to
that city without aid
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-15
THE Waterloo Reporter of this week

THE Waterloo Reporter of this week
has some sensible remarks concerning
the proposition before the Legislature
to abandon the present location of the
Deaf and Dunn Asylum at Council Bluffs
and to remove the institution at Des
Moins. 1t says
The State has already over one hun
dred thousand dollars worth of proper
ty at Council Bluffs, nearly all of which
will have to be lost if the change is made,
and the proposed new location will not
be essentially beneficial to either the
State or the institution that we can see.
The institution at Council Bluffs was
partially destroyed by fire year or so
ago, and this misfortune has brought up
the discussion Of the removal. If this
attempt is successful the location of
all our State institutions will be placed
in jeopardy, and the immense sums al
ready invested in buildings will be sub
jected to the whims and caprices of ev-
cry new Legislature Permanently of
locationis essential to the good govern
ment of all our charitable institutions,
and this bidding for new sites in case
of destruction by fire can only end in
confusion and trouble.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-15

THERE is proposition before the
Legislature for the creation of a State
Board of Public charities to consist Of
six members, who are to be paid not
more than 800 salary with mileage, and
who shall have supervision of the State
institutions, and take the place of the
Legislative visiting committees. The
idea is good one, provided the right
sort of men were always selected to
compose the Board, but if the places
were within the reach of every selfish
politician, ambitious for noteriety and
a chance to feather his own nest, the
Board might become corrupt ring, and
retard, rather than advance the useful
ness of the institutions under their con-
troll Such a board, if created, should
be elected by the people.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-15

Leasing exclaims, woman is the
masterpiece Of the universe" Bour-
don says, 'The pearl is the image of
purity, but woman is purer than the
pearl" Thackery writes, "A good wo-
man is the lovliest flower that blooms
under heaven" Balzac says, Even
the errors of woman spring from her
faith in the good" Voltaire declares,
All the reasoning of men are not worth
one sentiment Of woman" Lamartine
asserts that women have more heart
and more Imagination than men," o.
way exclaims, "Oh, woman! lovely wo-
man! Nature made thee to temper
men. We had been brutes without you.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-15

THE Dubuque Times announces the
withdrawal of HI. A Perkins from that
paper, and the purchase and transfer Of
his half interest to F. H. Carberry, AL
bert Jordan, j. j. Flynn and Mr. Wood
ruff. Mr.. Carberry will still retain the
post of commercial editor. Mr.. Jordan
becomes business manager, and Mr..
Flynn continues as solicitor and staff
correspondent, Mr.. Woodruff of course
remaining at the helm as managing edi-
tor. This makes a very strong team
All are young men, full of enthusiasm
and enterprise, and if they do not ad-
vance the Times to very high degree
of prosperity and usefulness, it will not
be from lack of intelligent effort. We
greet the times Company. Long
NAV it wave.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-15

The President is reported to be just now
showing more satisfaction with the course of
the Senate on combinations than at any time
before. large number of nominations are
hung up in the Senate committees, and the
President has intimated that he will not send
in any more names until the Senate lets I'D on
him This will suit the Senate and the coun-
try exactly, unless he improve nightly on the
average of the past. 1t is encouraging to
learn that the President has discovered the
temper of the Senate and the country in regard
to many Of his bastard appOintments.-Du
que Times.
The Tn,es as its readers are well
aware, is good deal rabid on the ques-
ton of Presidential appointments. 1t
resents the smashing Of the machine"
with more Of heat and clamor than it
bestows upon any other feature of the
Presidents policy. 1t is fairly up to
the standard of crazy applicability on
this issue, and for the reason that the
President has chosen to perform the
duty of making appointments devolved
on him by the Constitution, instead of
delegating it to the politicians, the
Times has, from time to time, drawn
freely from it's stOrehouse of epithet
and disparagement for his especial
benefit. Thus we have come to expect
the Times to show it's teeth whenever
the question of appointments comes up,
but we can see no reason for the above
specimen Of demagoguism. Now, Of
what does the President complain? Is
it that the Senat objects to his appoint
ments? Not at ALL He is dissatisfied,
and with good reason, because the Sen
ate evades its duty, and neither rejects
or confirms 1t adopts dog in the
manger policy, unworthy of it, and en-
barrassing to the administration Of affairs
and this, as it appears, from no worthy
motive, The nominations, sent in by
the President are either good or bad
If the latter, they.should be rejected
instantly; if good, they should be con-
frmed without unnecessary delay. The
Times elegantly styles them bastard
appointments" If they are thus con-
temptible, and the Senate still fails to
reject them, why is not that body guilty
of trifing or cowardice, and therefore
amenable to censure. Does the Times
really think that style Of performance
will suit the country exactly" and
will it attempt to defend it?
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-15

JUST at the present moment the at
mosphere of Europe Is thick with the
portents of coming strife. England and
Austria are displaying a great deal of
activity in warlike preparation, and the
latest intelligence is that the English
feet has entered the Dardanelles in de-
fance of the protest of the Sultan, die
tated by Russia, and is now probably
before Constantinople with a weight
of armament sufficient to destroy the
city in short time Meantime the
Russians show no disposition to give
over their purpose of occupying the
Turkish Capital and the probability of
a collision between the lion and the
bear is becoming more and more pro-
nounced. The question of war OR peace
can hardly wait more than few days
for its solution
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-15
1t Was an Iowa Man who Waved Sher.
mans Flag.

Hold the Fort" is the title of an in
teresting article in the last issue of the
Hampton Chronicle 1t was related by
Col. A. L. Reeve at recent temperance
meeting that when Gen. Sherman, at
Kenesaw mountain, eighteen miles from
Altoona, signalled the intrepid band
at Altoona-SHold the fort for | am
coming The message was seen and
read by the men at the fort, and as a
reply was necessary, Gen. Corse ordered
a young officer standing near to send
the reply-'Wave the answer back to
Sherman that we will hold the fort. "
1t was easy to order, but who who would
do it when the rebel bullets were flying
thick and fast, and several corps declin-
ed to signal until Gen. Corse was i'm
patient, when the young officer referred
to above grasped the flag, mounted the
dangerous port and, waved the answer
back to Sherman That young man was
James W. Mckenzie, of Hampton, and
the war records mention the brave and
cool act for which Nc, was promoted
Wright County Monitor.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-15
The Louisiana Outrage.

Whether the members of the Louis
lana Returning Board are or are not
guilty of altering the returns after they
came into their possession, there is alb
solutely no doubt that the recent trial
and conviction of Gen. Anderson was a
farce, a travesty upon the forms of law
amounting to a judicial outrage. just
how far public sentiment in Louisiana
is responsible for it, is not yet apparent,
but it certainly has had the effect of
discouraging and alternating many people
who have been hoping and striving for
the establishment of fraternity, coupled
with justice, between the two sections.
If, as we have believed, there is better
public sentiment in the South that hon
estly desires reconciliation, based upon
justice, the suppression of political per-
secutions and the equitable administra-
ton of law, it has now the opportunity
to make itself heard and felt, and it
should lose no time, if it would justi-
fly the confidence reposed in it by the
administration, or prevent the abandon
ment of the theory that peace is posi-
BILE between the two sections
President Hayes and his Cabinet are
unit in the opinion that the trial and
conviction of Anderson was an outrage
that deserves the severest condemnation
The following telegram, signed by Sec
rotary Sherman, Stanley Matthews, Gen.
Garfield and others, and which undoubt-
eddy has the endorsement of the Presi-
dent, was sent to Gen. Anderson:
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 4, 1875
Gen. Thos. C. Anderson, New Orleans
The undersigned feel it due to you I'M
der the present circumstances to assure
you of our unhesitating belief that in
the matter wherein you stand charged
you are altogether guiltless of any Of
Tense against the law; that you are
falsely accused and maliciously perse-
cuted; that the proceedings against you,
though in the form of law, is without
the semblance of justice; that we here
by tender our deepest sympathies and
express our hope that the sense of jus
tice and love of peace Of the people of
Louisiana will protect you, and not per-
nit the best interests of the whole
country to be disturbed by revival of
sectional animosity. In any event, we
are confident that the American people
will redress any injustice Of which you
may be made the victim.
TSigned. JOHN SHERAN,
STANLEY MATTHEWS,
j. A. GARFIELD,
EUGENE HALE,
HARRY WHITE
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-15

Look OUT FOR HM.-A man has been
travelling around the country, taking
subscriptions to different papers at
greatly reduced rates, and presenting
the subscribers with chromos. We un-
derstand that he offered the Chicago
Weekly Journal, the Chicago Ledger,
the Amcrican 4griculturist and the
Inter Ocean. The pictures were deliv-
cred on receipt of the money, but the
papers fail to put in an appearance. He
proposed to furnish any two of the
above papers, and the chromos forS1 80,
but he does not supply the papers, and
the chromos are worth about ten cents
each. This cnterprising young man is
making very handsome thing from his
speculation. Manchester Press.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-15

In his message to the Legislature,
Gov. Pillsburg, of Minnesota, thus gives
his opinion on the elementary princi-
pies Of private life and economy. It is
a little out Of the regular line of Guber-
material messages, but as sound wisdom
its truth is unimpeachable
With all the financial skill and boast
ed progress Of the age, no short cut has
yet been discovered as an escape from
the time-honored necessity to spend
less than we make as the first essential
to real success. Whatever may be said
for our material and political prosperity,
it is not fattering to the our vaunted
civilization that we possess so little
social wisdom; that we cucumber our
neighborly intercourse with the costly
follies and Alterations of bedizened
society; that we hamper our social free
dom with machinery of needless conven-
tionality, and barter both our peace of
mind aud financial standing to support
this mockery of social parade. Let us
with one accord turn to nobler and sim
pier ways; let us endeayor to correct
which is making idlers of our young
men; let us vindicate the dignity and
manful statutes of patient toll; let us
show up the false attractions that tend
to overcrowd our cities, and expose
the fiimsy glamor which lures honest
labor from manly self-support to a con-
dition of beggarly dependence; let us
frown upon senseless extravaganza in
public affairs, 'and attest by character
that economy is both an essential con-
dition of solvency and an attribute of
higher civilization; let us be superior
to that f1attery of shallow local pride
which induces struggling communities
to Cypress themselves with the cost Of
premature Improvements; let us dis
courage the ruinous disposition, espec-
tally of poor townships and counties, to
burden themselves with debt in aid of
visionary railroad schemes; let us re-
solve to pay as we go, and discontinue
the seductive eXpedient for escaping
present difficulty by the postpone Of
our solemn obligations, and, above all,
let us resolve not to afford the humili-
ating spectacle, too often presented
by communities, which rush into debt
with precipitancy equaled only by the
disgraceful expedients with which they
seek to escape it's honest payment. Ev-
cry consideration of expediency and
honor should impel us to seek that prof
it from experience, without which the
advent of special fortune may prove
curse rather than.a blessing. The
measure of our success shall attest our
progress toward deserved and endur-
ing prosperity"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-15

The proposition to prohibit "quacks"
from practicing medicine is meeting
strong opposition from an unexpected
quarter. Many of the regularly educat-
ed physicians of the State are against it,
declaring, with the sensitiveness and
punctilio peculiar to the profession, that
they are not objects of charity, and that
if the people are foolish enough to pat
ronize quacks and charlatans, they should
take the consequences.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-15

AT the convention of the officers of
the State Militia, at Des MONIES, Feb.
9th, the object of which was to discuss
the provisions of bill introduced in
the Legislature to remodel the present
military law, Gov. Gear was present
and made a brief, excellent address.
The following are the provisions, with
the amendments of the convention, of
the bill presented to the Legislature:
l. The actiAe militia to be volun-
teers, enlisted for three years. Not to
exceed nine regiments Of infantry, one
regiment of cavalry, and fifty batteries
of one gun each.
2. The entire militia to be in one di-
vision OF two brigades, commanded by
one Major General and two Brigadier
Generals.
3 Generals to be elected by field
and line officers, and election approved
by Governor.
T. Generals and Colonies to appoint
their respective staff officers.
5. Companies to consist Of not less
than forty nor more than siXtyfour en-
listed men. Artillery companies to
have twenty men to each gun.
6, Company officers to be chosen by
their commands.
Z. Five days drill annually for regi-
ments or brigades.
8. Each man to be allowed fifteen
dollars for each uniform furnished by
himself. Uniforms remain State prop
erty three years.
g. Absence from drill, or any mis-
conduct may be punished by company
commander with fine, from 80 to so.
Right of appeal to reglmental command
er, who has power to collect fine by
warrant directed to Sheriffs or Consta-
bles.
10. A military fund to be created
by State tax.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-15
the House

THE Dubuque Times says that it is
led to believe, from remarks of sundry
Democrats, that J. NJ. Griffith is in
grooming again for the Democratic
nomination for Congress in this District.
He is probably cultivating that posey
garden assiduously, and in the intervals
of this labor is posting himself on the
National Bank law.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-15

The usually we'll informed Des MONIES
correspondent of the Dubuque Herald
expresses the opinion that the railroad
law will not be materially modified at
this session of the Legislature. No bill
affecting the tariff law has been yet in
troduced in the Senate, and but one in
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-15

AN UNAPPREcIATIVE AUDIENCE
He was 'grcenbacker" of the strictest
sect and most unlimited pretentions.
ton Street, and seeing a 'goodly crowd
about the store he says to the propri-
etor: Have you the Standard here ?"
The paper was handed him and he said ::
Gentlemen, here is dialogue between
a farmer and greenbacker | want to
read to you" The crowd assented and
he proceeded to read, interspersing the
dialogue with the appeal to the crowd,
Isn't that so gentlemen ?" 1t was no
ticeable that he could read the article
as well when not looking at the paper
as when his gaze was fixed upon it. Hav-
ing stuck the last pike into the anti
greenbackers, he turned to man sitting
behind the stove and asked Isn't
that true, every word of it ?' Now it
happened that the man addressed was
a plumb and perpendicular silver man,
and, withal, little sensitive on the sub
ject. He jumped to his feet, and bring
ing his fist down upon tobacco box he
exclaimed: mo, sir That's a pack
of lies, and the man who wrote it is a
fool and didn't know what he was writ
ing about y The greenbacker subsidized
as if he had been struck in the mouth
with bombshell; threw down the paper
and made for the door without saying a
word. Just as he got out it flashed
across the mind Of the silver man that,
possibly, he had been talking with the
author of the article-and the flash was
correct He was the author of the pro-
duction, and as all authors are sensitive,
he couldn't stand that kind of a racket.
-Cetlar RuDids Times.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-15

Neither failing teeth, nor the peeping
wrinkles of time, SO forcibly tell of ad-
vancing years. as your gray hairs. Ayers
Vigor restores its color and makes your
appearance more agreeable to others, as
well as yourself. With fresh, luxuriant
hair, the infrmities Of age are far less
noticeable.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-15
Q;1,t 'Bnllet'p.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY Is. 1878.

Ex-Gov. CARPENTER, is likely to be
the next Congressman from the Ninth
District, judging from the expression
of the press of the district. We say, a
better selection could not be made
throughout the entire State.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-15

efforts to improve it, and we shall be
much mistaken if before many months
he does not astonish us with machine
able to do much greater things than
those already accomplished.