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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-12-04

The Odd Fellows, or rather the
Daughters of Rebecca, of Eidon, had .
grand time at that place yesterday
and last night. The receipts Of their
entertainment was appropriated to
the laudable purpose OF improving
the cemetery 1t Eldon, and rs they
were very literally patronized, the
proceeds viii doubtless add very ma.
terially to the appearance of their
buryiuG place.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-04-12
Feeling Among Michigan Farmers.

The farm editor of the Detroit Post
thus reports of a recent trip through
the center of Michigan:
The farmers are generally disappoint-
ed in the results of the work for the last
year, They expected higher prices and
have not obtained them. They be-
lieyed that the war in the East would
result to their benefit and they have re-
ceived but little benefit from the war.
They have been waiting for higher
prices for wheat. but wheat has I'M
graciously declined. They have sold
their pork at low rates; their beef has
gone at prices that have wrought but
little profit and the end of the year
has come around and they have made
but little money. They expected to
speculate out of tho war, but there has
been no speculation, no fancy prices, but
Just plain living and medium rates for
wheat, corn, pork, beef, butter, and farm
products generally. Notwithstanding
the low prices, we find general sound
ness among the farmers. There are but
few failures in agricultural circles, and
what there are have been consequent
upon the payment of too high rates of
interest. The best farming succumbs
under the rates of interest which no
legitimate business can afford to pay.
But if there is such a thing as financial
soundness anywhere, we find it among
the farmers. If they have had low
prices, they hav also had good crops and
plenty to eat, plenty to ware, and a gen
eral prosperity.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-04-12

An elderly lady was relating the 9TH
er day in our hearing her experience in
going out to do housework in heryoung-
er days. She engaged with a lady in
Columbia to do general housework' 40
price being agreed upon, and entered
upon her duties at once. About the
first thing to be done outside of the reg
ular housework, was to make soap-hav-
ing assistance in putting up the leach.
the rest OF the work to make a barrel
of soap she performed herself. Killing
hogs came next in order, she trying the
lard, taking care Of the skins, and help
ing to make sausages. Then came the
%butchering of beef, the tripe of which
OF course must be saved, and this she
was required to dress alone. She spun
the warp for thirty yards of all wool
carpet, and in the meantime the lady
was sick, and she officiated as nurse. did
the washing, ironing and cooking fer the
family. At the end Of four weeks she
was to return home, and her bill was
called for, Now, gentle reader, what
do you think she charged for doing the
amount OF work as narrated above? The
first week seventy-flve cents, the see
Ond, eighty-three cents, and the last
weeks one dollar each, making three
dollars and tifty-eight cents for four
weeks service. The lady thought the
price decidedly too high, and she threw
off twenty-five cents, leaving three dol
lars and thirty-three cents for four of
the hardest weeks labor ever put upon
a woman to perform, and yet she never
struck for higher wages, but served the
time faithfully, and is to-day a hale,
hearty old lady, fast approaching her
four-score years, able to do her own
housework and lend a helping hand to a
neighbor in need, or wherever duty
calls.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-04-12

We'll, she woodent need it if we jist
wanted to keep her thru the winter
without maxim her any fatter or in
creasin her milk any. But a COW is a
kind OF a masheen and it costs some
thing to run it, and if we don't feed her
more than will run the masheen we git
no profit, and if we feed too much the
lmasheen gifts clogged, and | think the
best way is to find out jist about how
much it kin use and give it that. Now,
a poor bony COW is like a rickety old
masheen and she shouldn't be fed as
strong as one that is fatter, at least I'M
til she gifts a little ust to it. IF | had a
very poor COW to feed, ide only give her
a quart of meal at a feed at first and in
crease gradual.
l saw that it was time to go home.
and l said, I've bin interested in what's
bin said, and | would like to know how
many of you think it'll pay to stable
your COWS and feed them we'll. Let's
have a vote on it. All that think the
pint proved, say l! contrary, no! There
was twenty-four voted l, and nobody
but Zeke Dobbs voted no, and he said
ne ruther eat bacon sop on his bread
than to be to so much doggoned bother.
Yours, with great respect,
SQUIRE BUNG.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-04-12
Guernsey Butter.

A noted writer on agricultural topics
thus describes the Guernsey mode of
butter making, which in many ways will
run confer to the theories Of our best
butter makers: I'm Guernsey the milk
is never skinned. 1t stands in large
crooks, or stone jars similar to the oil
jars of Ali Bahia, until the cream his all
risen and until the milk has become
thick. 1t is then poured into a enor-
nous churn and churned by hand, with
a common up-and-down dasher. until the
butter comes, often four hours. The
churning Is usually done twice a week,
but the cream is far from maintaining a
good appearance to the end of the time.
In some of the older settings,in the only
dairy which | had an opportunity of ex-
aiming, the cream was wrinkled like a
raisin and corered viM mould. The
dairymaid said they did not like to see
it so far gone as that, that it would
sometimes get mouldy, but that it made
no difference to the butter. Probably
the volume of milk is sufficient to wash
off any impurities; certainly the butter
of this dairy gave go evidence of any
fault in the process. There was no
opportunity to compare the butter
made by this process with that made
from cream alone, as it is universal in
this island to churn the whole milk.
All the butter which | saw was except
ionally good, but this was probably due
in a great measure to the character of
the COWS and the excellence of their feed.
We had less occasion to examine there
than Jersey, or we should very likely
have found the same variety as there.
However good the whole milk process
may be, | am satisfied that it might with
advantage he supplanted by the deep
cal system of Ogden Farm AS this
account comes from one of the noted
butter makers in the United States, our
readers al readily suppose that some of
his ideas underwent a Transformation in
many respects.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-04-12
Farm Notes.

Chickasaw county has two good
cheese factories. which have proved to
be paying institutions.
Many pretended farmers 60 to town
and smoke, spit and drink beer all day,
and then 90 home and grunt about hard
times.
In the preparation and contracting for
milk for factories the approaching sea-
son, it was stated at Manchester that
the lowest contract price was 60 cents
per 100 pounds, aud the highest Sl.40.
Every intelligent boy on the farm
should learn to graft. 1t is a very sim
pie operation. Many frauds have been
practised by tree peddlers. Many trees
in the orchard are seedlings, or worth
less fruit. Now is a good time to graft
them, and thus change the tree to good
fruit.
In planting trees recollect that they
are not stakes to be driven into the
ground. Dig a large, fat pit for the
tree, and put in the bottom surface
loan. Spread the roots out carefully
and equally, and place the loose, fine
dirt under and among the roots with the
hand. Fill up the hole and press it
down gently with the foot, but do not
stamp it down.-C f. Garrison.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-04-12
Useful and Suggestive.

In applying lime to the barn-yard or
staple n 1t should be air-slacked.
Caustic lime has a tendency to draw
out the ammonia, and should never be
applied on the dung-pilc.- Prairie Far
Mer.
Rust in tin.-To prevent rusting of
TN, rub fresh lard wei every part of
the dish and then put it in a hot oven
and heat it thoroughly. Thus treated,
any tlnwarc may be used in water con-
stantly and remain bright and free from
the rust indefinitely.
Ladies are nov making rugs that
closely resemble the popular but expen-
slve Turkish variety. They select a
yard and a half of some rich dark pat
tern OF Brussels carpet and ravel it out,
then with two coarse steel needles they
knit up these ravelled threads.
|. Stock,-Humanity demands that the
best OF attention be given to live stock.
10 keep every animal well-fed, clean
and comfortable is a profitable and kind
~ act. Cows should not be allowed to
stand or lie in filth. Any animal kept
in such a condition is a disgrace to any
man and a direct injury to his pocket
book.
Some one wants to know how to make
good apple dumplings. Try this recipe:
TO II quart of -four add two teaspoons
baking powder, a pinch of salt, one
tablespoon OF lard; make same as usual;
instead OF boiling, place them in a
steamer over a kettle of boiling water,
cover tight, steam until the apples are
tender. You will find this to be good
Chicago Inter- Ocean.
Spinach and Eggs.-Carefully look
over and wash the spinach in several
waters; boil for about ten minutes in
salt water; take up and place on the
back OF a sieve, that it may drain; press
any remaining water from the spinach,
and put into a frying-pan with two or
three tablespoonfuls of butter, a little
salt and pepper; keep constantly STIR
ring and cutting with a knife until quite
dry. Peach some eggs; lay them on the
spinach and serve an once.
Apple Jam.-The following is an ex-
cellent way to preserve winter apples
for spring and summer use: Peel and
remove the cores from juicy apples;
slice thinly and put into a preserving
pan with three-quarters of a pound of
white sugar to each pound of the fruit;
add a little water to prevent their burn
ing, and a few cloves, a little ginger and
the rlnd OF a lemon tied up in a piece of
coarse muslin; stir with a wooden spoon
over quick fire for from twenty to
twenty-five minutes-careful that the
jam don't burn. When cold, put into
jars and paste or tie down with thick
paper; or it may be put into ca ms and
sealed,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-04-12
Grange Directory.

fhAillE GROVE GRANGE, No. 443.-Meets
Ut the sheridan School House, Monday even
ing, on or before the full moon. each month
"A. WROTEN. Sec'y.
GRANGE, No. 166. = Meets at
winthrop on Friday, on or before. the full
moon of each month.
s G. PIERCE, Master.
5. w. RICH, Sec'y.
WEST BUFFALO GRANGE, No, l2l6.-Meets
Iuesday, on or before full moon.
j.. u. RUSSELL. Master.
GROVE GRANGE, No. 8ll.-Meets
on friuay evening, on or before full moon, ut
Warehouse Hall.
w. BUNCE, Master.
+. Is. -SCHEMERHORN. Sec'y.
GRANGE, No. 8.-Me on
wednesday, on or before full moon,
b. DUBOIS, Master.
SUPERIOR GRANGE, No.. 352.-Meets Satur-
day, on or before full moon, at No. 8 school
House, HazletOnT Township.
II. MESSENGER, Master.
q. NJ. MILLER, Sec'y.
BION GRANGE, No. 267.-Meets at ,Justus
Durkee's, on Tuesday evening, on or after
full moon.
- f. GLEASON, Master.
FRANK o Sec'y.
GRANGE No. 1663.-Meet at the
Sill School House, on the first Thursday, on
or before the full moon OF each month. also
in two weeks thereafter
O. S. PAINE Master.
f.. l.. HOPKINS, See'y.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-04-12
Degenerate Rabbits.
London Quarterly Review.

In the year l419 a few rabbits were
borne on a Spanish ship and put on the
Island of Porto Santo, There were no
beasts of prey there, and these little an
imals increased so enormously as to be-
come a pest to the country and COM
PEELED a colony to remove from it. They
are still there, but in the course of $50
years they have become a Species"
they have a peculiar color, a rat-like
shape, are small in size, live a nocturnal
life, and are Of extreme wildness. And
now they refuse ever to pair with the
European form from which they arose.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-04-12
FOREIGN.
vECETINE
Chills, Shakes,
FEVER AND AGUE.

TARBORO, N. C. 1878.
Dr.. H. r. TEvEN
Dear SRI feel very grateful for what your
valuable medicine, Vegetine, has done in my
family. l wish to express my thanks by in
forming you of 1.-THE wonderful cure of my son;
also to let you know that Vegetine is the best
and Ague; My son was sick with measles in
1879, which left him with Hip-joint disease. My
son suffered a great deal of pain, all the time;
the pain was SO great he did nothing but cry.
The doctors did not help him a particle, he
could not lift his foot from the floor, and he
could not move without crutches. read your
advertisement in the Louisville COuicr7Jour-
nal: that Vegetine was a great Blood Purifier
and Blood Food. | tried one bottle which was
a great benefit: He kept on with the medicine,
gradually gaining. He has taken eighteen bot
ties in all, and he is completely restored to
health, and walks without crutches or cane.
He is 20 years of age. ! have a younger son,
fifteen years of age, who Is subject to Chills.
Whenever he feels one coming on, he comes in,
takes a dose of Vegetine, and that Is the last
of the chill. Vegetine leaves no bad effect up
on the system like most of the medicines rec
commended for chills. Icheerfully recommend
Vegetine for such complaints. l think it is
the greatest medicine in the world.
Respectfully, MRS J. w. LLOYD.
INSTRUMENTATION the blood becomes life
less and stagnant, either from change of wealth
err or of climate, want of exercise, Irregular di-
ct, or from any other cause, the Vegetine will
renew the blood, carry off the putrid humOrs,
cleanse the stomach, regulate the bowels and
impart a tone of vigor to the whole body.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-04-12
B-uo1k1ngham's Dye
ENR TILE MlIcKERC

tVn Tx
This elegant preparation may be
relied on to change the color of the
beard from gray or any other undesir-
able shade, to brown or black, at dis
erection. 1t is easily applied, being in
one preparation, and quickly and eff
fectually produces a permanent color,
which will neither rub nor wash off.
Manufactured by r. p. HALL & CO.,
NASHUA, NH.
esg n " Druggists, aaa psIsss u xAeiaassA
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-04-12

voted, mainly, to topics pertaining: to FARM and
HOUSEHOLD. The farmer readers of the RITZ
LETIN are requested to write for II.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-04-12

THIS standard article is compound
ed with the greatest care.
Its effects are as wonderful and rs
satisfactory as ever.
1t restores gray or faded hair to its
youthful color.
1t removes all eruptions, itching
and dandruff. 1t gives the head a
cooling, soothing sensation Of great
comfort, and the scalp by it's use
becomes white and clean.
BY it's tonic properties it restores
the capillary glands to their normal
yigor, preventing badness, and max
ing the hair grow thick and strong.
AS q dressing, nothing has been
found so effectual or desirable.
A. A. Hayes, Md, State Assayer
Of Massachusetts, says "The con-
stituents are pure, and carefully Sc
lected for excellent quality ; and I
consider it the BEST PREPARATION
for it's intended purposes"
Price, One Dollar.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-04-12

SWINE BREEDING.-There is an at
traction attending the business of breed
ing swine that does not exist in so great
a degree in the breeding of any other
variety OF farm stock. Swine reproduc-
es at so early an age, so many at a birth
and so often, that in no other field can
the student of the science of breeding
and the art OF selection and crossing SO
readily note results and acquire infor-
nation by actual experience. Indeed,
with a single SOW and her descendants
for a period of five years, an o~bservant.
intelligent man may learn more concern
Ing the laws of reproduction and the eff
feet of inbreeding and crossing, than
with any other variety of farm stock in
a lifetime.
Estimating the produce of a single
SOW at a very moderate rate-one litter
a year from the time she is one year old,
and that from each of these litters there
should be saved three SOW pigs, which
IN time. would be equally productive
we shall have, by the time the first SOW
is five years old. i herd of ! ,O24 females.
These will have been produced at 34l
ulHcleilt lttcIs. ana the most remote
will be five generations from the first
dam. But when we consider that it is
quite within the limits of possibility
that each SOW will produce two litters a
year instead of one, the number of de-
scendants and the opportunities for OBJ
servation are materially increased, as
this would give us nine ~litters from tho
old SOW alone, instead of five, aa in the
proceeding calculation, and the total
number OF female descendants possible
in FIVE Years, where two litters a year
are produced, counting only three fe-
males to the litter, would be 1858.
If, as claimed by many, five genera
tons serve to fix any given type with
reasonable certainty in any of our do
nestle animals, it is quite within the
range of possibilities fos each farmer to
create a breed of hogs for himself. in
the course of eight or ten years, by in
breeding, crossing and selection. The
ratio of increase, as shown by the
above, is one that must possess peculiar
interest to the compilers of swine herd
books National lire .Stock Journal.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-04-12
vECET|NE


And General Debility.
BERNARDsToN, Mass, 1878.
We, the undersigned, having used Vegetine,
take pleasure in recommending it to all those
troubled with HumOrs of any kind, Dyspepsia,
Nervousness or General Debility, it being the
Great Blood Purifier. Sold by r. l.. Crowell 4
who sell more of it than all other patent
medicines put together.
II L.. +. PERKINS.
MRS. Fl. w. SCOTT.
JOSEPHUS SLATE.
VEGETINE is the great health restOrer-cOm
posed exclusively of banks, roots and herbs. 1t
is very pleasant to take; every child likes 1t.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-03-07
WILLIAn1STON
FEMALE COLLEGE,
WILLIAMSON, S. C.
A Live Up-Country School for Girls.

REV. S. LANDER, A. NJ, President,
VXTILL leave Branchville at a. IN. on
w Saturday, Feb. 2, and pass Column
bia at II, cscorting pupils to WILLIAMSON
for the Spring Session, which opens OH
Monday, Feb. 4, 1878.
RATES, per Session of 20 wecks:-
Board, exclusive of Washing......s 90
Regular Tuition......"".Si0 90 to 20 90
Instrumental Music. ic................. 20 90
TERNS-Onc-half of the Sessions expen-
ses must be paid in advance, the re-
mainder at the middle, April 12. This
rule will be rigidly enforced in every
case.
LOCA TON Healthy, accessible, quiet,
pleasant. Community, moral, order
ly. No grog-shop within three miles.
Chalybeate Spring in 200 yards. Pu-
pills attend three Churches in turn.
COURSE OF STUDY-Semi-Annual, on
the "ONE-SrUDY" plan. Each pupil
pursues one leading study at time.
Concentration Of thought, increased
interest, success, and enjoyment re-
suit Belles-Lettres, Natural Science,
Mathematics, and Latin, required for
graduation. Studious girls complete
the Course in three years.
PRElIUJfS.-Every pupil who averages IS
or moro is entitled to a discount of 10
to so per cent. on next Sessions rcgu.
lar tuition.
PHYSICAL EXERCISE receives systemat-
ic attention. Daily practice in Calls
themes. Regular use of Health Lift.
Morning and evening walk, &c.
css- Send for Catalogue.
Jan 8, 1873 8 1y
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-03-07

Balance On hand Nov. l, lSIT..".....34,fIo
Against this balance is an outstanding
claim of James Woodrow for printing Of
about 81, 100.
statement taken from the books of this
Office. ). l.. LEAPHART,
State Treasurer.
Your committee find it impossible in
the examination of report of such
length to detail all the instances of ir-
regulairities, peculation and Infamous
fraud committed in the matter of public
printing. The testimony is full of revolt
ting details which could only be furnished
by the principals and accomplices in
these ,nefarious transactions. The his
tory of the Carolina Printing Company
and their offshoots, the Columbia Daily
Union and Charleston Republican (if the
testimony is to be believed, and surely
who can doubt its truth, corroboSated as
itis in all essential particularly is suf-
ficient in any court to consign almost
every person connected with them to the
Penitentiary for life. Some Of these
parties to these great crimes are now in
prison, whilst many others having de-
serted their luxurious homes and friends,
are fugitives from justice, skuIking
abroad, yet they and all connected with
them in such atrocious deeds should feel
deeply grateful that the people of South
Carolina, governed by wise and prudent
counsels, have attempted, and will at
tempt, to bring them to punishment by
due process of law, instead of long ago
rising up in a storm of just Indignation
and wrath, and sweeping them from the
face of the earth. Perhaps veil of
charity should, in some degree, be thrown
over the poor and ignorant colored men
who have been deceived, misled and in
criminated by artful, corrupt and shame.
less leaders, but if in the exercise of
great generosity and forbearance, these
ignorant men shall be spared, it should
teach them that dishonesty and fraud will
surely meet meritcd punishment.
There is no security for life, personal
liberty or property in any government,
except in the virtue, intelligence and
honesty of the people. And the COM
mittee think that this report will serve
in all future time US warning that fraud
and dishonesty, no matter how long con.
cealed, some day, like murder, will out"
JOHN p. COCHRAN, Chairman.
HENRY A. MEETzE,
On part of Senate.
S. DIBBLE,
GERHARD MULLER,
J. G. BLUE.
On part of House.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-03-07
Charleston Fertilizer Go.
PURE POUDRETTE!
PURE POUDRETTE!
PURE POUDRETTE I!
Price Reduced, $50 Cash per Ton !!
OFFICE Sc BROAD STREET,
CHARLESTON, s. G.
pEypLErox FACTORY, S. c., JAMS '7S.

PEyDLErox FACTORY, S. c., Jan.9, rs.
Mr.. D. D. COHEN, Charleston-Dear Sir:
I used 200 lbs. of your Poudrette on one
acre of cotton land last Spring, which suf-
fered very much from the scvercst hail
storm that ! ever witnessed yet with all of
this l am pleased to state that the result
was more than satisfactory, having made
900 lbs. of seed cotton OH land that would
not, without the aid Of fertilizers, make
more than 500 lbs. per acre,
W. WALKER RUSSELL.
Feb !, 1878 30 3m
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Balance on hand Nov. l, 1s77..-....A,77S
Against this balance is an outstanding
claim of James Woodrow for printing of
about 81, 100.
! certify that the above is q correct
statement taken from the books of this
Office. ). L. LEAPHART,