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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-11-15
Our Boys.

There is a great deal Of sound sense in
the following suggestions by the Cerro
Gordo Republican, as to the proper
training of the boys:
what shall we do with our boys? is
often asked The problem is very
simple one if properly taken hold of.
In the first place, every boy should be
kept busy. not lettering or loafing
around stores or other places of bust
ness. He should be impressed with the
absolute necessity of keeping up with
his classes in school Out of school,
giving him all the reading matter he de-
sires, but be sure to exclude all Dime
Novels and exciting trash from the list.
Furnish him means of play and recrea-
ton at home. Games, puzzles and en-
igmas to occupy his mind should be
among his assets. Teach him by pre-
cept and example to shun saloons and
all their associations. Above all keep
him at home evenings Cultivate in
him reverence and good manners, and
when these suggestions are filled, trust
the boy for the balance
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-11-15
A Hint to Correspondents.

The following good advice to cores
pondents is given by the Sioux City
Journal, and is applicable to all local.
ties:
The Journal likes to get the news.
News is it's especial forte Therefore it
always has welcome for a live cores
pendent. Local happenings, when they
are fresh, briefly told, are right in the
Journals line, and we are always glad
to have them reported to us. 1t will
not hurt any community to get a little
into print in decent way. The news
paper is the great channel Of popular
information in our day. 1t is the agent
to which people seeking new homes
look for reliable information. 1t is the
index to the enterprise, life, energy, in
telligence, etc, of our various commun-
tiles. People of whom you never hear
through the newspaper are to be put
down as a pretty listless sort of people,
But there is one word we desire right
here to say to correspondents. Do not
make your letters cover for under
hand attacks upon your personal enc
mics, or an avenue to vent your little
personal spites. If you do you wrong
yourselves and take mean advantage
of the newspaper that gives you conf
dence. Give the news with judicial
fairness, and it is the work of a good
correspondent to give just as little per-
sonal opinion, good or bad as he posi-
bly, can in making up his record Of
events.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-11-15
CONSISTENCY Thou Art" &c.

The p. p q, alliance has finally come
10 the end of its rope, as far as Buchan-
an County is concerned. 1t has buffet
ed with the cold waves of misfortune in
this county for over six long months,
and finally took its departure, with the
hearty consent of all decent people. We
congratulate Buchanan county. Its sub
scription list in this county was sold to
the proprietor of the National Adpocote,
of this city. 4 few weeks before this
change was brought about, the L. T., in
speaking of the Adrocote, used the fol-
lowing expressive language:
The hybridous. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
doors away, feels badly for Oelwein Won't
some kind old lady soak its tiny feet and put
it in it's little bed Poor thing.
In the last issue Of the T. P-after
the Advocate had bought its subscrip-
ton iist-it slobbers soft soap all over
the dear creature, in the following style:
The Advocate has proved an able and consist
ent champion of the National Greenback cause.
Its publishers have displayed the ability, in
texrity and enterprise necessary to the success
of a newspaper in a marked degree. and we
been our patrons I'm Buchanan CO.; and hope
that each and every friend OF the National
Greenback movement, especially. will lend 1t
all the aid in their power
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-11-15
No Half Way Knayery.
chicago Tribune

The Southern people never do any
thing by halves. They seeded unani-
mously, they fought stubDornly, they
hated bitterly, they bulldozed colored
and white Republicans in spirit of en-
tire accord, and they have lately gone in
to the business of ballot-box stuffing with
an astonishing degree of zeal and indus
try. In the latter accomplishment they
are clearly entitled to wear the belt
Northern professors of the science of
multiplying votes are mere bunglers by
comparison, They have never so much
as approached the skill and efficiency
displayed at the recent elections in the
Southern States. To stuff thirty bal
lots into the small slit of a polling box
at one operation is an achievement
which borders ON the stupendous, and
yet it was actually done in numerous
instances. To be sure they overdid it,
really embarrassing the Democratic
election officers with the wealth of
their contributions, but this was to be
expected in the first flush of new dis
covery. They will sober down in time,
and do the business in a more moderate
way, unless it should happen that
through rigid enforcement Of the
United States Election laws the period
of their usefulness is suddenly cut
short.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-11-15

SECRETARY SHERMAN contradicts the
story. started some time since, that the
government was about to withdraw the
81 and So United States notes from cir
culation. He says. that after. the lst
of January, no bills of a less denomin-
alton than So can be issued by national
banks, and, no doubt, if the 81 and 80
United Srates notes were withdrawn it
would make place for more silver. The
Secretary thinks, however, the public
at large ought to have option to take
gold, silver, or paper of any denomina-
ton coined or printed. This is the
best way to secure the largest circula-
ton. If the chief end of life was to Sc
cure the circulation of silver money it
might be forced into circulation by the
withdrawing of ones and twos, but the
Secretary does net see why people
should be denied the use Of such notes
if they want them, nor why silver mon
ey should be made unpopular by being
forced into circulation to the exclusion
of more convenient money.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-11-15

The Busy Bee Society of St. James
Parish will hold their second Fair and
oyster supper, at Kings Opera House,
on Friday evening next, ed inst. OF
course all the Bees will be there, with
their Queens, and the parents will all be
on hand to see them swarm, and all the
friends of practical, everyday religion
will be there. Those who see them
work will be convinced that there are
not many drones in the hive, and more,
that they have been taught to work
while it is day, knowing that the night
cometh in which no man can work.
The Bees will swarm at nine o'clock.
TJTXTA
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-11-15

The Waterloo Reporter is lost in Won
der and admiration at the unprecedent-
ed conduct of Mr.. A. R. Spriggs, the
chairman of the Floyd county Repub-
lican committee, whe has addressed a
letter to the Republican editors of the
county, thanking them for their Jealous
and efficient labors, during the cam
paign, for the success of the party. The
Reporter is right in regarding this inno-
walton upon the established precedents
in such cases, as worthy Of special men
ton. and we fully agree with it that
"Spriggs ought to be canonized as a
saint by the newspaper fraternity for
his new departure"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-11-15

An exchange gives the following adj
vice concerning the handling of fire.
arms:
Don't point your gun at yourself.
Don t point your gun at any one else.
Don't carry your gun so that its range
includes all yonr hunting companions.
Don't try to find out whether your gun
is loaded or not by shutting one eye
and looking down the barrel with the
other. Don't use your gun for a walk
ing stick. Don't climb over fence and
pull your gun through muzzle foremost.
Don't throw your gun into a boat so
that the trigger will catch in the seat
and the charge be deposited in your
stomach. Don't use your gun for a
sledge-hammer. Don't carry your gun
with the hammer down. Don't be a
fool. Don't you forget it.
To which very good supplement is:
Don't keep gun. Do your shooting
by proxy.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-11-15
School Report.

The following is the report of the school
taught in District No. ?, Washington township.
for the two months commencing September 9
and ending November l, 1878:
No. of days taught, 40; No. of pupils enroll
ed, q; average No. belonging, "a; average dali
ly attendance, 81.
Names of pupils who have not whispered
during the term: Martha Ozias, Anna Ozias,
Edith Borst, Emma Brown, Ella Brown, Alice
Bouck, Anna Bouck, Nora Baggott, Mary f.
Hickey, Ida Kroft, Alice Smith, Corwin Smith,
Florence Carr
Names of pupils who merit 100 per cent In
diligent application to study: Edith Borst No
ra Baggott, Martha Ozas. Anna Ozias. Emma
Brown.
Names Of pupils who were 100 per cent. in
department: Nora RagGott.
Names of pupils who were 95 per cent. in de-
portment Anna Ozias. Edith Borst, Martha
Ozias. Ella Brown, Alice Bouck, Anna Bouck
Florence Carr, Irving Krott, Corwin Smith.
Abbie Smith, Nina Kroft Julia Delaney.
MRS. C. B. SMITH. Teacher.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-11-15
LOCAL NATTER.

THE Observation-Disclosures, of the Nc
Gregor News, upon the occasion of his
visit to the Insane Hospital in this city,
during the press meeting last summer,
went into poetical ecstacies over it's
many beauties, and after he got home
dashed off the following effusion:
The muniicence of the Independence people
even extended outside of the city limits in
their zeal and hospitality towards the editors
assembled in their fair city last week Let 1t
not be inferred that they furnished carriages
the sooner; leaving out of the question a
doubt as to their disinterested and hearty over
lures towards the editors, for those active bus
mess men certainly recognized the advantage
of making good impression on them.
Away we rolled, in numbers some twenty odd,
Ger the gravel road. From beyond the fields
There came, bending the tall green corn,
Breezes such rs never stir the trees.
Except on fair Buchanan's bosom.
crown,
Carrying along the honey scent of buckwheat
drifts
A mile beyond, and half another, when
To the right we swept, and 10.
Before our eyes there rose
In extending squares the the Asylum walls
Growing prominence gently slOping
Here forth shines IOwa's pride
In architectural splendor;
A sample fair of institutions
Well BETTING the honor of our
Own fertile Ceres, Queen among
The agricultural Galaxy of States.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-11-15

OUR neighbor across the way has
been in the habit of quoting with some
junction. the opinions of the New York
SIN on political questions. We COM
mend to its notice the following, from
the SIN of last Tuesday, wherein that
paper delivers a parting kick to the late
Democratic candidate for the Presiden-
cy. 1t says:
While we should be ashamed to doubt TIL
dens personal integrity. we are yet constrain-
ed to say it is proved and admitted through the
publication of the cipher kilograms that dur
ing his Presidential campaign he suffered Il
clique of politically immoral people to sur
round him. to act for him and to compromise
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-11-15
They Owe 1t no Gratitude.
A1AA.,nil
Detroit Post

The Chicago Inter- Ocean remarks:
at is a Conkling victory in New York
it is a Chandler victory in Michigan; it
is Cameron victory in Pennsylvania;
it is an anti-policy victory in illinois.
In short, it is a stiff backed, stalwart,
anti-mush Republican victory every
where True enough. And the Inter-
Ocean might add, as far as this State is
concerned, that it is "a stiff backed, stall
wart, and anti-inAation, honest currency
Republican victory won in spite of the
fact that it furnished the enemy
throughout the campaign most literally
with false history and unsound doctrine,
and generally rendered a service to the
Nationals" only surpassed by Sam
Carys speeches. The Republicans of
Michigan owe it no gratitude.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-11-15

The Dubuque Times explanation of
Republican success in the late elections
has the merit of sententiousness, and
better still, exact truth. 1t it as
follows: The Republicans presented
the issue of Honesty and wrought for
it zealously; the Democrats and Green
hackers offered an issue of Dishonesty
and adapted their support to the issue.
Honesty won, Dishonesty lost"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-11-15
Driven Well Notice.

The time has expired during which discounts
were allowed on royalties due us in the State
of Iowa. Hereafter ali domestic and Farm
driven wells will be charged full royalties-ten
dollars each-and suits be commenced without
notice. Users of driven wells can avoid costs
by promptly forwarding the amounts due US to
our State Agent, N. J. Parsons, Cedar Rapids,
Linn county. Iowa, or in the different counties
to the County Agents authorized by him
Green's patent has been fully sustained and
established after full trials by Judge Dillon, of
this circuit. Judge Nelson. of the Minnesota
District, and by two other U. S. Court Judges
II. W. Holman, of Independence, is author
lied to collect royalties and issue licenses In
Buchanan county. N. J. PARSONS.
Agent for VIM. D. Andrews g. Bro, Ala Water
Street. New York. joint Proprietors and At
torneys for the patent
Dated independence, Ia, Sept. 20, 1873
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-11-15

The Peoples Paper, etc.. has dropped all its
Express The weathercock party papers have
Il trick of dropping their names, and some of
them, also, of dropping their just debts with
them. That is what might be called fiat finan-
ces.-Stdte Register.
The above reference is to the subsid-
lied and Matchmaking organ of cusscd-
ness at Clermont, and may be called a
perfect fit.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-11-15
State News.

The ravages Of diphtheria at
Greene, Butler county, have been dread
full The list of deaths from the dis
case foot up II children and l adult
The GAINESVILLE Star says that a
family near New Hartford has in its
possession britannia platter over two
hundred years old, from which La Fay
cite ate turkey, upon one of his visits
to this country.
"A saloon keeper was arrested IN
Sioux City and fined, last week, for sell
ing liquor, the first instance of the kind
in that city. 1T would appear that Drew
has succeeded in mcarthing the Sioux
City conscience
". S. Wells, brakeman on the
b., G. r. 4 n. r. r.. was killed last
Saturday evening about u miles south
of GAINESVILLE, by being Knocked from
the train at a bridge and run over by
the cars. He was married man. and
lINCo dO 'ICcHc.
w. II. Bradford was attacked by
highwaymcn, near Charles City, few
days since, who shot at him, knocked
him down and robbed him of $3.50, a
revolver and some papers, leaving him
unconscious, in which condition he was
found next morning.
A young man, named Nanderpool,
a student of the State University, has
been awarded, by the District Court. a
judgment for $500 damages, against one
of the board of election, at Iowa City,
for refusing to accept his ballot at the
city election last spring
The West Union Gazette says that
Col. Aaron Brown. of Fayette county.
has gone south to look for a location.
proposing either Mississippi, Louisiana
or Texas. If he finds location to suit,
he will resume the practice of medi-
cine, which he rclinquishcd some years
ago
The Cedar Rapids Republican brings
a serious accusation Of inhumanity
against the Mayor of that city, in suf-
fering a man arrested for drunkenness.
who was troubled with inflammation of
the eyes, to remain in prison without
medical attention, until one of his ewes
burst its socket and ran down upon his
cheek.
Sioux City JoMnal:- "a few DAYS
ago fisherman, whose name the re-
porter could not learn, living mile or so
below Covington, in Nebraska, noticed
a box floating down stream and secured
it. 1t proved to be water-tight, and in
it was a passenger, healthy looking
babe, alive and tugging away at a bottle
full of milk which it had in its hands.
The babe was dry and comfortable and
well clothed There was no clue about
it as to its paternity nor by which to
tell the distance it had come The box
could hardly have foated a great dis
lance, however.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-11-15
ANTI.PHRENOLOGY.
The Other Side of the "I:ump" Question.

The Other Side of the ..Bnmp" Question.
Ed. BrLLETlN:-To those who have
not forgotten that Phrenology is an ex-
ploded humbug of past age, the atten-
ton given it by otherwise intelligent peo-
pie is something of an enigma. The
science OF anatomy presents facts fatal
to the pretentions and assumptions OF
phrenology, as any one who will but
slightly acquaint themselves with it
may easily see. The human skull is
composed of two separate plates, or ia
bles of bone one known as the internal,
the other as the external. These two
layers of bone recede from each other
in the most irregular manner, thus leav-
ing cavities between them. One object
Of this conformation is doubtless to pro-
tect the brain substance, as is often
proven by the external table receiving a
fracture with no corresponding injury
of the internal table. The internal ia
BILE may dip down or rccede from the
surface, while the external table at the
same point may project outwardly, thus
producing from nearly a hollow space
according to phrenology import
any feature of character. Oliver Wen
dell Holmes, an authority that few will
have the temerity to challenge, and
Professor of Anatomy in the Harvard
University. says that one might as well
place their hand upon the head of a bolt
upon an iron safe and say there must be
money beneath it, as to affirm that full
ness of brain comedies with fullness of
the surface of the skull. Certainly
there are enough unexploded humbugs
in these days, without its being necessa-
ry to encourage those thrown overheard
by the entire scientific world years ago.
Localization of function is not disputed,
but the determination of such by slight
cranial irregularities, or bumps" is a
fraud and cheat. Yours,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-11-15
Sound Sense.
short.

An exchange packs good solid
chunk of wisdom into a small space, in
the following paragraph:
Here is the conclusion of the whole
matter. Good times will come to each
individual in the community just as
soon as that individual goes to work and
earns at something his individual share
of prosperity, and not before. Particu-
larly the coming of the era will be has
tened by the saving of one cord of wood
or hoeing one acre of potatoes in the
proper spirit, than in writing tons of
resolutions and essays, or in making
public speeches until the people weary
with much listening, and become dis
gusted with the world and it's political
machinery.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-11-15

The McGregor Times, Dem, of last
week, printed two days after election,
says: yesterday it looked as though
the Republicans had played the very
mischief at the polls on Tuesday" The
trouble of it was for the Democracy,
that it kept on looking so, and still
keens looking so.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-11-15

Y. NJ. G. A.-The Union Prayer meet
ing of the Young Mems Christian Asso.
citation, of Independence will be held
next Sunday AFTERNOON in the Congre-
gational Church, at 3 o'clock. All are
invited to attend. The regular month
ly meeting of the Association will be
held in the same Church on Tuesday
evening, Nov. 10Th to which the public
are also invited to be present. By or
der of the President.
NJ. L. WEBSTER. Rec. Sec'y.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-11-15

porations to be just, or legislation may
be wise enough to force them to cease
plundering the people. 1t may be that
land purchased here now at low rates
will prove profitable investment, but
for me the advantages of the present
superior civilization of Buchanan coun-
ty are preferable to the chances of the
misty future of this region.
Yours truly,
II. II. Ely.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-11-15
THE rampageous Tammany Democra-

THE rampageous Tammany Democra-
cy assembled on the evening of the cleo
ton in New York, to await the returns.
When they got the news of the downfall
of their faction, they manifested their
rage by tearing in tatters large canvass
bearing the likeness of Charles A. Dana,
of the SIN. The occurrence exhibits
Dana in better light than he has appear
ed in for many years.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-11-15

1t is said that Judge Toman of the Indepen-
dence BULLETIN, is the richest editor in Iowa.
He is so rich that he uses greenbacks for
wrappers for his newspaper. Our exchange
copy for this week was wrapped in greenbacks
to the amount of 500. But alas, they are only
give us over two cents pound for them
CrescO Times
We are only trying, in practical way,
to give our subscribers a realizing
sense" of what will happen in that
financial millennium to which our Green
back friends aspire, when every man
will have all the money he wants -
aucb rs If Is.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-11-15

Why not raise new issue, and cry down
with the patent laws" They have become al
most as big a nuisance to the country as j.
Madison Wells, to say nothing of the drive
wells. just now almost every man in Buchan-
an county would vote to put all patent laws
out of existence. And what is our experience
over the country. Give us a few more driven
well contests and the present laws will go up
in smoke. Through them huge monOpolies
are fostered and built up to the detriment of
the people, and the most burdenSome injustice
wrought in very many cases. Let the injured
people take up the issue in the next campaign
and they will soon bring about change in the
patent laws that will not work such injustice.
if not indeed abolish them altogether. We
have too much patent law: let us have less
Conservative.
WHEN the American people shall
have become a nation of idiots, they
may consent to join in an indiscrimi-
nate raid upon the patent laws. If there
is any one thing that has contributed in
pre-eminent degree to the industrial
prosperity of our country, that has ena
bled us to compete with foreign nations,
on their own ground, in the sale of our
manufactures, thus enabling us to main
tain the balance of trade in our favor, it
is our liberal patent law. That abuses
may, in some instances, grow out of it's
operations, or that INSCRIPTIONS men
may lay claim to exclusive rights and
privileges under it that they cannot
maintain in law or justice, is not suffi-
cient ground for the raising of so broad
and sweeping an issue as that suggested
by our contemporary, and no intelligent
man will join in its rabid cry, down
with the patent law Many people in
this vicinity are just now inccnsed and
annoyed by suits and threats of suits,
to compel them to pay royalty upon
patent well. They justly regard this in
the light of an imposition, possibly a
fraud, and their feelings are naturally
excited over it. But this wrong is not
properly chargable to the patent system,
and the paper that would predicate, up
on so slender foundation, an assault
upon the whole system, is neither wise
or honest in its motives.