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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25
SeasOnabIe Advice.

The Farmers Reriew has the follow
ing excellent hints to farmers, applica-
BILE at this season of the year:
FARM MACHINERY.
The greater part of farm machinery is
now ready for storing. 1t has done its
work well and saved many days labor
by hand. 1t has cost money, and to
leave it to the mercy of sunshine and
storm is to waste the money already ex-
pended and to necessitate the expendi-
ture OF more next season. Therefore
put the reapers and mowers, the rakes,
forks, etc, in good quarters for the win
ter. Machinery needs housing as much
as stock on the farm
CORN-HUsKING.
Corn harvest is at hand. How much
better it is to husk the crop now while
mild weather continues, than it is to
wait for now and then a good day in
winter or early spring, as too many
western farmers are in the habit of do
ing. Husked and cribbed now while the
weather is dry, it will keep better and
bring more in the market The work of
corn harvesting is at best laborious. 1t
is well, therefore, to use all possible APP
planes to relieve it. a simple husk-
ing pin or peg is a great aid. The
husking gloves, so widely advertised and
sold, are still better Select the seed
corn, if it has not already been done,
and store it carefully away by itself in
a dry place.
WINTER WHEAT.
1t will be good thing to give the
Winter wheat good narrowing about
this time This process will kill the
weeds and will not injure the wheat
plants. 1t also destroys the larvae of
noxious insects
TREE PLANTING
This month and the first of next, or
until the ground freezes, is the time for
planting both orchard and forest trees.
The farmer has more time to do this
work now than in the Spring, and if it
be properly done the rootlets become
well established and the trees will grow
more vigorously next season Fall
planting is time gained both in labor
and growth. Throw up the earth about
the trees to prevent soaking and Also to
protect from mice. Mulch the small
fruits.
THE ANIMALS.
Dairy cows must now be fed regularly
All young stock must be looked after
that they do not fall off. Let them en-
ter the Winter in good condition. 1t
will soon be time to begin the full feed
ing of swine intended for slaughter.
Begin now and increase the ratons grad
ually. Provide good feeding and sleep
ing places for all stock.
SUNDRIES.
Get the cellar in readiness for the
storing of fruits and vegetables. Clean
out all the drains and the out-houses.
The health of the family depends on this,
and good health is the basis of all sue
cess as well as happiness in farm life.
1t is a good time to make drains or
bitches where previous experience has
shown them to be necessary. Paint the
buildings, whitewash poultry houses
and generally prepare for the freezing
weather of November.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25
Harvesting Potatoes.

We'll" says many reader, don't any
one know how to dig pot soes?" IF
they do, but few of them practice it.
Many dig them with sharp hoe, and
cut and slash them generally. A pota-
to cut by digging should never be sent
to market, nor be eaten after it has lain
a week. 1t is sensitive of a wound.
Potatoes should be dug when the ground
Is dry, on pleasant days, and exposed to
the sun and light as little as possible.
Exposed for a week by lying on barn
floor or in pile outdoors, they are not
worth half price. They grow in the dark
and to keep them right they must be
kept in the dark. When put in a cellar,
II 1t IS not very dark they should be
covered to keep out the light.
Potatoes should not only be dug care
fully, but handled tenderIy. The inven-
ton OF the steel scoop was unfortunate
tor potatoes. If handled with scoop,
1t should be wooden one. They must
not be thrown or poured so as to bruise
them; Pouring from basket into a
barrel is injurious, without it is done
with care. And the practice frequently
reesorted to Of conducting potatoes from
the wagon by shute into the bins in
the cellar should not be tolerated bv a
careful man.
Digging should be done with blow
or, If by hand, with potato-digger, or a
broad-tined fork. The Irishman usually
~ takes a, sharp-pointed, handled
shovel, and if trained he does it delight
fully.-Register.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25
A Duel.

A young man by the name of Tracey
near Owensburg, Ky, felt that the at
tentions of Mr.. Spriaht, to his sister
were rather unwelcOme to the family
and accordingly challenged Mr.. Spright
to mortal combat. Mr.. S. is a cool, cal
culating man, and had read medicine a
few years since in Cincinnati, but did
not practice On receiving the chal-
lenge he selected his weapons, and pro-
posed an immediate settlement of the
difficulty.
His antagonist, with his second, was
on the ground at the time, looking brave
enough to take small city, but, on see
ing the weapons chosen by the chal-
lenged party, their very knees shook
with terror. Here sat the unterrifed
lover, with two plates of green cucum-
bers cut in slices, with vinegar, and a
full dozen of green apples to each plate
as dessert.
take seats, gentlemen, said the
obliging second of Mr. s., and take
choice of plates; in ten minutes we
commence.
Tracey looked at his second, and he
looked at Tracey back again, no doubt
thinking that if Tracey did thus fight
the chance of his dying with the cholera
was good one
Finally the two seconds went into the
Clerks Office and adjusted the matter
satisfactorily to all parties.
Mr.. S. continues his visits to his lady
love without intermiSsiOn.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25
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. 1GG. - 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. 12l6.-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.
+. Is. SCHEMERHORN. Sec'y.
MIDDLEFIELD GRANGE, No. 52S- Meets on
Wednesday, on or before full moon.
b. DUBOIS, Master.
e. wIGG. Secy.
SUPERIOR GRANGE, No. 352-Meets Satur.
day, on or before full moon, at No. School
House, Hazleton Township.
Il. MESSENGER, Master.
G. NJ. MILLER, Sec'y.
BYON GRANGE, No. 267.-Meets at Justus
Durkee's, on Tuesday evening, on or after
full moon.
Il. GLEASON, Master.
FRANK Fox Sec'y.
TRIUMPH GRANGE No. 1663.-Meets 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
e. L. HOPKINS, Scc'y.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25
OCTOBER.

Oh, loosely swings the purpling vine,
The yellow naples flame before,
The golden-tawny ash-trees stand
Hard by our cottage door;
October glows on every cheek,
October shines in every eye,
While up the hill and down the dale
Her crimson banners fly.
-Scribner for Oct0be
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25
DR.. T. w. Woods
DESTROYER

1t removes all kinds of worms. 1t is one of
on the liver. 1t is pleasant to take. No after
physic is required All persons, both young
and old, who are of delicate constitution, should
use It. In dyspepsia 1t has no equal. Try it
and be convinced. ~ Sold by Tabor Tabor
and G. r. Wallace, 146
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25

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, 1878-10-25
CASH FOR WOOD.

rINHE undersigned will pay cash for Hard or
i Soft Wood on delivery on track, or at the
Brick Yard west of the Insane Hospital before
the LIST day of October.
I am also ready to contract for Green Wood,
to be delivered next winter
Apply to NJ: j. BAkER
At the Brick Yard or at Kenyon Tabor's
Hardware Store, Independence. 5ltf
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25
VECETINE
Rev. 0. u. Walker. saws:

PROVIDENCE, r. l., 1854 TRANSIT STREET.
III. II. STEVENS, ESQ., feel bound to ex-
press with my signature the high value place
upon your Vegetine. My family have used it
for the last two years. In nervous debility it
is invaluable, and recommend it to all who
may need an invigOrating, renovating tonic.
O. II. WALKER,
Formerly Pastor of Bowdoin-square Church,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25
WoRAS!

Worms cause seven-tenths of all the diseases
that the human family are subject to-. Many
are sent to a premature grave whose ailments
have been computed to disease. Prevent these
melancholy results by the timely use of
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25
vECE TIN G..
Nothing Equal to It.

SOUTH SALEM, MASS, Nov. A. 1876.
MR.. H. II. STEvENs-Dear SiI:-I have been
troubled with Scrofula, Canker and Liver com
plant for three years. Nothing ever did me
any good until commenced using the VEGE-
TINE l am now getting along tirst-rate, and
still using the VEGETINE. | consider there Is
nothing equal to it for such complaints Can
heartily recommend it to everybody. Yours
truly, MRS. LIZZIE M. PACKARD,
No. 16 Lagrange Street, South Salem, Mass.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25

GOATS VERSUS RATs.-It is Il very
prevalent opinion that rats will not stay
where goats are kept, and, if this is a
fact, we must say we respect their judg-
ment. We cannot say from our own
knowledge, as to this, but friend who
some years ago took farm that was
oyerrun with rats, assures us that they
have disappeared since some Angora
goats were brought on to the premises
Our own farm was at one time infested
with rats, but they disappeared upon
the application of vigorous measures,
although no goat was upon the place.
So the question has two points Of view,
and may be considered doubtful one
1mer,cnn 4nr,cu1f,r;ef
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25
FOREIGN.
vECETINE
Rev. j. p. Ludlow writes:

IT'S BALTIC STREET BROOKLYN NY.
Nov. Ia, 1874.
Mr.. II. II. STEvENs-Dedr Sir From person.
al benefit received by its use, as well as from
personal knowledge of those whose cures
thereby have seemed almost miraculous, I can
most heartily and sincerely recommend the
Vegetine for the complaints which it is claimed
to cure. JAS. p. LUDLOW,
Late Pastor Calvary Baptist Church,
Sacramento, Cal.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25
FOR SALE.

THE MERCHANTS HOTEL, Independence,
i Iowa. will sell the above Hotel ut bar
gain, on long time, or will exchange it for good
farm land or other property.
Ttf P. A. OLDER.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25
VEGETINE.
Recommend It Heartily.

SOUTH Boston.
MIR. II. X. STEvENS-Dedr SRI have ta-
ken several bottles Of your Vegetine, and am
convinced it is a valuable remedy for Dyspcp-
sia Kidney Complaint, and General Debility
of the system. can heartily recommend it to
all sufferers from the above complaints.
Yours respectfully.
Mrs. MUNROE PARKER,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25

The New- York Times says that Lam
caster County, Pa, is one Of the best
cultivated counties in the Republic.
1t was settled by the Dutch in the
eighteenth century, and the valuation
of the farms at present is about $780,
100000, agricultural products, $4,000
600, and minerals, $16OOO,OOO The
population is about 226,OOO, and farms
are rarely over 100 acres These are
seldom sold, but go down from father
to son. They are thrifty and hard
working people, but pay little attention
to improvements, and have not yet
learned the trick Of escaping their debts.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25
The Outlook.

1t does not appear that prices of farm
prOduce-and we include in this meat
producing animals - will advance in
price during the present season. The
constant anticipation that renewed war
movements were at least quite possible,
have prevented prices receding as they
would otherwise have done. But now
that peace is declared, prices must set
tie down to the absolute wants of the
consumer from day to day. These
wants are tinged and clouded by the
pressure Of the times, which means that
very many who formerly bought meat
for use twice daily, and coffee, tea etc,
at pleasure, now buy sparingly because
they cannot buy literally.
The cry of over-production has been
raised, but what else can farmer do
but to run his farm to it's full capacity
and store the product?
Wheat, corn, oats, etc, will keep, and
if well stored, it cannot happen that any
farmer can grow too much of these
grains, because seasons Of scarcity and
extraordinary demand are sure to come.
The present season has yielded heavily
wise who will now begin to provide
storage secure against wet and vermin
IF grain cannot be sold at living prices,
its possession, well secured to keep, will
give the possessor credit with his mer-
chant, and all others of whom he has
occasion to ask favors
If prices of grain remain low, it should
stimulate farmers to feed growing stock
literally, and this term growing has a
wide range, taking in steers and hogs of
all ages usually fed up to turn off at
the usual periods for marketing AS a
rule, low priced grains bring better re-
turn when fed out upon farm than if
sold in the crude state; and the advan-
tages to the farm of retaining the ma
nure where needed, is one of the per-
manent hel ps that no prudent man
will treat lightly. Your low priced
grain will add substantially to your
present income when fed out, and the
refuse of this will, if properly saved
and distributed, make your crops rejoice
in future years.-IoWa Farmer.
EVERY MINUTE much may be
accomplished In the spare minutes! III
the farmer, while he is waiting for his
dinner to be dished up, would nail on
that loose paling to the garden-gate, or
do five minutes work on the doorstep
which needs repairing, or tack up the
vine which the storm has beaten down,
he will feel none the worse for it when
he sits down to dinner, and yet the piece
of work will give him satisfaction every
time he thinks of it. More than this,
the mended gate will keep the chickens
from destroying the garden, thus saving
him dollars of money and hours of time
The mended step may save some mem
bers of the household heavy fall, and
perhaps broken bones. The lesson can
be applied indoors as well as out. The
woman that is quick to observe little
things that need doing, who mends gar
ments as soon as possible after they are
torn-who does not think it too much
trouble to get her needle and thread and
sew a rent up in an odd five minutes
will never have her mending basket piled
up so high it half distracts her to look
at it. The old adage, a stitch in time
saves nine,"' is as true as ever it was.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25
vECET|NE
She Rests Well.

SOUTH POLAND, Me, Oct II, 1876.
H. r. STEvENSADedr Sir:-I have been sick
two years with the liver complaint, and during
that time have taken q great many different
medicines, but none of them did me any good.
was restless nights, and had no appetite.
Since taking the Vegetine rest well and relish
my food. Can recommend the Vegetine for
what it has done for me. Yours respectfully,
Mrs. ALBERT KICKER.
Witness of the above,
GEO. NJ. VAUGHAN, Medford, Mass.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25
WOmen's Steps.

There is more good sense than gram
mar or photography In the following
talk Of Mr. Jones and Mrs. Simms, in a
grange in Ohio. Let our farmer readers
use this speech as looking glass, and
see if there are not some defects about
their houses which could be easily made
better:
Mister President, | think Mrs.
Bung is rite in what she says In the
first place | don't believe the wimmin
ought to milk when there is more men
than wimmin about, and if they do,
thare ought to be a shed for them and
it don't cost much to make one. I've
made it a rule for good many years to
do all | could to make things easy for
my wife, for you see she was weakly,
and | never found her unreasonable
and | know we've both been happier fur
it,"
cts steps that's KILN our Bung-
town wimmin, says Mrs. Simms. Two
houses out of three are made so that
the wimmin hev to go up and down
steps all day dom their work. They
put the stove, in summer, out in shan
ty on the ground, and the wimmen
must go up one, two or three steps to
cit to the room where they set the table.
Now, most of them have spring honse
ten or fifteen rods away, and generally
some stone steps to git down into it.
and when woman has got to cook fur
harvest hands, and carry sick baby,
and trot round fur wood and water, Sand
keep stcppin up and down all day, it's
enuff to kill her, and it does kill lots of
them. Every house ought to be fixed
so that the wimmin could get wood and
water within ten feet of her cookin
stove and on the same level; it should
have good cistern with pump in it,
and scrapers at the doors, and good
walks SO the men and boys woodn't
track in the mud and keep us all the
time scruhhin'n
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25

The Wright County Monitor gives
this advice: Many farmers are asking
this question this fall. They have too
many payments due to be able to reach
ALL Our advice is, pay your home mer-
chants and the men at home who have
accommodated you during the past year.
If they had not stood by you, you would
have been unable to have gone on this
summer, and it would be the basest in
gratitude to leave them in the lurch
now.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25
VECETINE.
It is good fer the Children,

BOSTON HOME, IA Tyler St,
BosTON, April. 1876
H. r.. STEvENS-Dedr Strive feel that the
children in our home have been greatly bene-
fitted by the Vegetine you have so kindly given
us from time to time, especially those troubled
with the Scrofula. With respect
MRS N. WORMELL, MatrOn.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25

The Farmers Review has the follow
ing excellent hints to farmers, applica-
BILE at this season of the year:
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25
G. & NV. r. r.
G.. & N. w.
ILINES-

THE CHICAGO NORTHWESTERN fAih"Ai
p,nhraces under one management the Great
Trunk Railway Lines of the West ana North
west. and with its numerous branches ana con-
nections forms the shortest and quickest route
between Chicago and all points in Illinois, WIS
consin. Northern Michigan, Minnesota, iowa,
Nebraska, California, and the Western Terri-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-05-02

vicinity of Wall Lake hardly a house
or fence escaped injury. The Catho-
lie church at Corroll was completely
demolished. the house of Daniel
Leitz was blown down, and a child torn
from its mothers arms by the wind was
found in a marsh east of the house,
while Mrs. Litz was found half a mile
west. The ground was strewn with dis
emboweled dead ducks, geese, ETC..
many heads of cattle were killed.
VIM. Hollen, while trying to drive the
cattle from his barn, was borne up into
the air with the barn and cattle and
has not been seen since. A boy, last
seen driving cattle home, has also mys-
teriously disappeared VIM. Beach and
two sons, near Sac City, were killed.
Peter Lampman near Ida City, was in
stantly killed. In the same locality ten
horses were destroyed and five persons
killed and ten wounded.
AN EARTHQUAKE COAL MINING.
A Bismarck dispatch of the 25th
states that there were distinct shocks of
earthquake at Glendone, on the Yellow
stone, on the 10Th. The ground open
ed for a distance of 500 yards, with a
stlong smell of sulphur. The crevice
revealed a coal vein five feet thick.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-05-02
Mexico and Ourselves.
San Francisco Chronicle.

Late advices from Mexico state that
English, French and German mer-
chants are alarmed that the United
States and Mexico will enter into q
commercial treaty. The alarmed mer-
chants are those doing business in that
country. We hope they have good
cause for their alarm, and we believe
they have. A commercial treaty offers
much better method than a war of
conquest for Americanizing and utiliz-
ing Mexico, and there is reason to be-
ieve that the initial steps have already
been taken to that end.
Four years ago the entire exports of
Mexico were valued st $25, 800 900; her
imports 81. 100000 greater. OF these
imports, considering that the frontiers
of the two countries touch each other,
for distance of / 800 miles, and that
for many years the people and govern
ment of Mexico have entertained
toward the people and government OF
the United States the utmost good will,
this country should have supplied by
far the largest quantity. Yet what are
the facts? This table, which is made
out in round numbers, will show the
nations who rule in that trade, which
lies right at our doors: inviting us to
take it, and how significant a part act
ually falls to our share:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-05-02
NO. 49,.

bill authorizes the Secretary of the
Interior to ascertain the amount of
public lands entered by the location
of military land-warrants in Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Michi-
gan, Wisconsin, Minnesota. Iowa, Ne
braska, Kansas, Arkansas, Louisiana,
Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Oregon,
Ne7ada, and Colorado, where the enab-
ling acts of admission into the Union
contains a stipulation for the payment
of . per cent. on sales of public lands.
The bill further provides that these
states shall receive certificates of in
debtedness from the secretary of the
treasury, payable in twenty years, with
interest at 3.65 per cent.
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD FUNDING BILL.
The house Judiciary committee to-day
decided, by a majority of one, to move
the reference of the Thurman Pacific
Railroad funding bill to that committee
when the measure is taken from the
speakers table for action. An attempt
will be made, however, to pass the bill
without reference.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-05-02

THE latest London news, although of
IN uncertain nature, is to the effect that
there will be no war. At London it is
believed that Russia will not engage in
another war if it can be avoided, and
the men of wealth in England do not
favor war. The real feeling is that En-
gland must ut some time or other make
I stand against Russian advances in the
EaS and that this is as good time rs
she is ever likely to have Mere antip-
athy to Russia may also have some
weight, but it Is not Il powerful force
with the bulk of the people. Nor is
there any sympathy whatever with
Turkey, whose misrule and breach of
faith in all her engagements have left
her almost without friend except Mr..
Iayard, who undoubtedly is very nearly
rs strong friend of the Porte as the
Sultan himself. Most people who are
not carried away by strong feeling ON
one side or the other are very anxious
to see peace maintained. 1t is easy
enough to say that England could easily
beat Russia, but it may we'll be doubted
whether it is desirable that the country
should be subjected TO the heavy strain
of y foreign war