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The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-03-14

THE "WINE PLANT."-A correspondent
Of the Urbana OH. Gozette writes thus con-
corning the o-called swine plant"
do not dispute the idea that drinkable
| liquor can be made from the rhubarb of pie
| plant, by the addition of suitable chemicals,
I but that it is a wine fit to be used for sacra-
mental or medicinal purposes is out of the
question. 1t is no more fit for those uses,
than rot-gut whisky which it closely re-
sembles in both taste, color and after effects.
pint of this stuff will make the same
amount of "drunk" come, that the same
quantity of whisky will bring.
In single township in Indiana. three
hundred barrels have been made, and upon
inquiry it has been found that there is nc
market for the stuff; nor is there likely
soon to be, and may this be its condition fol
long time, should be the devout wish Of nj
temperance men who desire the continuance
of the human race in this country, rather
than have them exposed to the duplex poi
son of alcoholic and oraic acid which arc
combined in rhubarb wines.
Some of our nurserymen and market
gardeners, are making quite a pile out Of
this wine plant. Not long since, a gentle.
man from Indiana called upon one Of our
nurserymen and wished to purchase all his
stock of Linnaus rhubarb, offering to pay
his retail price for any quantity he might
have; but as the nurseryman had found the
Wyatt more profitable for market purposes
The only had a few plants of Linnaus, and
these he would not sell-requiring them for
the home trade. M.yatt's Victoria, he did
not want, as the Wyatt wine plant had been
exposed in Indiana and could not be sold
therefore they had to get something new
This man did only wholesale business
He was above selling single roots only solt
large quantities to retailers at SO per 100
They in turn selling them at 35 cents pei
single root, $50 per 100, and $3.50 per 900
He had purchased 5000 stools at some plac,
/ in Indiana, each Of which would make fv
to thirty plants; for these he paid 60 cents
i each.
| have no doubt but that the wine plant
that are to be sold to our farmers are pur
! chased in the same way. 1t is denied b,
these peddlers that their plants are rhub
arb, but are new discovery. But it seems
strange that after being grown for four o.
FIVE years in all parts Of the country, tina
not single agricultural or horticulture
editor has been able to discover the differ
ence in Linnaus or Wyatt wine plants, from
the rhubarb, called by the same name.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-03-14

The IS COlum biam Gin.

This Gin is the purest and very best article ever
offered to the public. 1t is the disaton Of the best
American malt spirits and Italian juniper berries.
Those who find diuretic stmulant necessary, should
never be without it.
The proprietors Of the Cblabidn Gin do not under
take to advertise it quack incidence yet they feel
guaranteed in saying that for those requiring pure
liquor, no better can be procured.
Imported gins, etc., nearly out Of the ques
ton, account Of the extraordinary high import
duties imposed upon them-which always payable
In gold-so that homemade article, equal In all
respects any imported should receive the attention
Of consumers.
Doctor Blansy, the wellknown chemist Of Chicago
says It's the very best article, both to quality
1" and strength Of flavor that have ever tested"
For sale by all respectable druggist and liquor
dealers in the United States.
VT. SHUFELDT 4 CO.,
Sole Distilers and Proprietors,
40 g. Water ST., Chicago.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-03-14
Personal and Literary.

Gov JAMES L. ORR has been installed
Grand Master Of the South Carolina Masons.
The publisher Of the Muskegon, Mich,
News, from the citizens Of that place, has
received an appreciative testimonial Of his
services, to wit: . purse Of 500.
A NEW periodical, written exclusively in
verse, will shortly be issued in Paris. The
ratio Of its merits to its success will prob
ably also be inverse.
BIERsrApr's "Storm in the Rocky Noun
tains" has been purchased by A. 7. Stew
art. It is now on exhibition for charitable
purposes in New York, and is attracting
considerable attention.
Mr.. PoNsoN DU TERRAIL, French novel
list, has been condemned, in Paris, to pay a
fine Of 1000 francs, for having made his
landlord figure in one Of his works under
his real name, Grapillaud. He has appealed
sgainsteshe sentence.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-03-14

BARON RoTnscHrLD has been swindled.
A few weeks ago, says an English journal,
venerable and decrepit old man offered to
sell him splendid service of old china
twelve plates only-for an annuity of E4S.
The man looked so old and so near his end
that the Baron consented; but when the
month had elapsed, instead of his venerable
friend, spruce, vigorous young fellow of
about thirty claimed the annuity. The Bar
on stood aghast. "Why, you seemed q
century old month ago |" "Yes, NJ. lie
Baron, but you see your assistance has re-
newed my lease Of life!"
The New York Herald reports that Mr..
Seward shows very remarkable the effects
Of age and suffering. The clear, firm, elias
tic, compact, and active man he was, has
given place to condition of his frame both
furrowed and enfeebled. 1t is not until the
warmth of conversation has aroused him
that painful feeling of sympathy and APP
prehension is got rid of for his health. He
is about sixty-fve years of age, but years
or their influence are forgotten in his ap-
pearance and his presence. One feels as if
confronting century in his face and in his
presence. The scar left by the assassin on
the right side of his jaw has been so well
handled by the surgeon that it appears like
wrinkle, yet the effect is almost . distor-
ton.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-03-14

"PuRR BOURBON WnIsKEy is the only stmulant
which can safely be used component Of tonic
Alternative and anti-bilious medicine, and SWAIN $
Bourbon Btters Is the only medicinal preparation IN
the world in which this article 10 the principal iugre-
dent SwAIN's Bourbon Ditters diffuse agreeable
calm through the nervous system. promote digestion,
revive the physical energies the appetite and
remove the gloom which always accompanies weak
ness Of the bodily paNaEan
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-03-14
CURRENT ITEMS.
Domestic. Paragraphs.

The number Of disabled soldiers draw
ing pensions from the government is $500.
"A southerner boards in his own house
at Beaufort, s. c., and pays the colored
tenant three dollars day tor the privilege.
There Is an old white-headed eagle, at
Androscoggin, Maine, who has spent his
Winters in that vicinity for thirty years.
"A couple were married at Dubuque,
Iowa, on the 9th, with the consent of their
parents, the bride being only IA years Of
age.
A joint stock company with $1,000 cap
ital, is being raised in Buffalo, to establish
an institution to treat diseases by compress
ed air.
A conductor and engineer on the Tole-
do, Wabash and Great Western Railroad,
have been arrested, charged with killing
two men by running their train at such a
rate of speed as to cause an accident.
"A man seventy-two years Of age, father
of twenty-six grown children, an old min
lister of the gospel, and once considered a
leading citizen, is charge upon the city Of
indianapolis. Thirty years ago, he was an
independent, straightforward citizen, but
to-day, through the influences of that vile
instrument, whisky, has become sot, .
pauper and . vagrant.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-03-14

THE LITTLE CoRPoRAL.-The Pittsburgh
Christian Adrocate says: . The best paper
Tor children, published in this great country
# ours, is The Little Corporal. 1t is gem
the catalogue of monthlies." Published
monthly in Chicago, Ill.,, by Alfred L. SewelL
Terms, 81 year; 10 cents for specimen
number.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-03-14

The Rev DR.. E. B. Hall, for SO years
pastor Of the First Congregational Unitarian
church in Providence, Rhode Island, died
suddenly on Saturday evening Of heart
disease. He was G5 years old.
THERE are other claimants for the honor
of possessing the oldest printed book in
America. Robert Mcknight, of Pittsburg,
Pa, has five books printed in the 10th CEN
fury, the oldest of which is Returna Brew
I'm, printed in 1854.
The fashionable and artistic people of
Paris are discussing the extravaganza of a
certain Madame de Paiva. In her elegant
house is grand staircase, each step COM
posed Of solid block Of malachite, and
valued in itself at 100000.
THE Rhode Island papers are poking fun
at Gov Smith, of that State, on account of
speech which he recently made in his
seat in the Rhode Island Senate, wherein he
accused the editor of the Providence Journal
Of "casting aspirations" upon him.
Mr.. CoLFAx wagered a box Of cigars with
o member of Congress from Connecticut
that the President would sign the Freed
mems Bureau bill. The morning after the
veto box Of cigars was found on the desk
Of the member, marked, "From victim Of
misplaced confidence"
SINCE the close Of the war patriotic citi-
zens of various localities have made Gen.
Grant presents as follows:
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-03-14

The Empress Eugene proposes to
build three hundred model lodging houses
for working people in one of the remote
quarters Of Paris.
According to the present rate Of in
crease, the population of London will in
twenty years, amount to four millions and a
half
More than "a thousand steam voyages
across the Atlantic will be made during the
present year by the vessels Of different
lines. This is more than in any previous
year.
AT st. Amant, in France, little boy
was playing in q farmyard, when he fell
headforemost into water cask. A colt,
three years old which he had been in the
habit Of feeding, was seen to take the boys
clothes in his mouth and lift him out.
Gen. Charettie, noted London dandy
and rouc, died in that city recently at the
age Of So years. He was gifted with an
extraordinary memory, and few years
back, for a large bet, he related the whole
contents Of the Morning Post, from the date
of the publishers name, without making a
single mistake.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-03-14
/" Root Hog, and Die! !"

Scientific investigation in Europe and America show
that the common red .angle' worm is infested with
Trichina and that Hogs become injected theretron
they deyonr the greedily. BALDWIN'S
ANIMAL SHEARS sewers the CARTRIDGE Of the hogs
which prevents it roofing up the worm thereby
preventing TIchiaa Also in stopping the Hogs labor
you make better and pork of the OF
feed The Shears ase useful to the Stock Sheep
Raiser, and the Horticulurist Samples with insruc
tons for use, sent on receipt OF price, IS. Agents
wanted-Fdrmers preferred-n every section VIII eh il
unoccuped. A farmer taking his town. can clear $500
per year without hindrancs to his farmwoik. For
particulars. address, piM stamp, CARROLL CO.
Room No IL McCoRMIcKs BUILDING, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-03-14

BY this time she had reached US, set down
her kettle, and taken her place beside Ma
tilda was busily plating straw, but
listened carelessly to their conversation.
And SO you got your rent paid and all,
said Matilda, turning her eager black eyes
on the old woman. 'What good son Joe
is to you.'
.Ah, that he be, DEAR was the reply !;
that he be; wrote he did, SO pretty, My
dear MOTHER he says, 'don't you 60 for to
think shall ever forget how good you was
to me always-for shall not, he says
Matilda's eyes flashed and glistened; she
took q particular interest in this young
man, though ! did not know that till long
afterwards
TELL us how it all was,' she said quickly
why you see, dear, he was not my own;
but did as we'll az could by him; and he
be as fond of me like, ay fonder, than he be
Of his father
sYee, 1 know said Matilda.
We'll, desr-I went to MIR. It's house
(my father's) .and was very down at
heart-very, WAS; for Mr.. Ball, he'd been
that morning, and says he, it signifies moth
| ing that you've lived here SO long he says
If you can't pay the rent says, Mr..
Ball, will you please to consider these weeks
and weeks that my poor old man has been
laid up wi rheumatize?' But he says,
Il can put in younger and stronger than
him; and besides that he says. i know
you owe money at the shop, over oil you
owe to my employer"
He Was always . hard man. said Ma
tilds.
well, DEAR he says, It amt no use my
deceiving Of you, Mrs. Grattan, but ! must
sell you up, for says he, the money must
have, and you must 80 into the workhouse !;
it's tho best place by half for such - you !
and, dear. it seemed hard, for, Ill assure
you, We hadn't half ounce Of tea, nor .
lump Of GOAL in tho house, for we was will
ipg, my old man md nj, to strive to the
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-03-14

why do you wish to 60, Orris = she in
quired.
TO buy the Testament, mamma, for poor
Tim
He is gone, said my mother; he went
away early this morning
put on my garden bonnet and went out,
with curious sensation, % II, when l did
wrong, all circumstances conspired to pun
ish me. turned the corner of tho green
house, and there stood my father, looking
ct the broken panes.
.Orris,' he said, did you do this mis-
chief?'
Yes, papa
This is the third time il has happened, l
have repeatedly forbidden you to play in
this part Of the garden
Il am very sorry, pappa.'
your sorrow will not mend the glass,
and am afraid il will not make you more
obedient another time
He spoke so gravely that knew he really
WAS displeased. After pause he said -
Have you got any money!"
II have shilling, papa, and penny
1t will cost more than that to repair this
damage; I shall be obliged to claim forfeit
Of the shilling.
wiped away two or three tears, and pro-
duced my little silk bag; he turned it over
and bit his lips; perhaps its elaborate work
manship made him understand that shil-
ling was much more for me to give up than
for him to receive.
is this all you have got!' he inquired.
Excepting tho penny, papa replied
and, child % was, perfectly understood
his vexation 1t having to take Il from me.
He remained 80 long looking 1t It % u lay
in his palm, that even hoped he would re-
turn it, and say that he would excuse me
that aass. But No. b Ma tee wiss; b pu'
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-05-30
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

Senator Sherman and Gen. Sherman
are expected to attend the Commence
mcnt exercises of Dartmouth College.
April Goth Rev. DR.. DufIield filled
the pulpit of the First PRESBYTERIAN
church of Detroit in the morning, his
son Rev. Geo. Duflield, Jr. in the after
noon anil his grandson Rev. Samuel
Duffcld, in the evening.
REvIvAIs-In the city of New York,
nearly all the Baptist churches have en-.
.ioyed revivals this year. The largest
addition was made to the Sixteenth
street church, viz. 200.
Religious exercises connected with tho
laying of the corner stone of the baptist
church cdilicc TO be erected on the old
battle ground Germantown. in the 22,|
ward of Philadelphia, took place on
Saturday the 18th inst.
The Chesapeake female College, stu
atcd near Foatrcss Monroe, is to be con-
verted into the theological Seminary for
negroes, under the patronage of the
Norteern Baptist Home Missionary So
cicty
The North Western Presbyterian says -.
Rev. n. S. s. Beman, d. d., cx-pastor
of the First Presbyterian church, Troy,
n. Y, resides in Carbondale, ILL.,, in a
beautiful cottage. His health is much
better than it was at the East.
Rev. Joseph Soulc, d. D., Senior
Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church,
South, now nearly 80 years old, has been
Tor some time seriously i'll at his residence
few miles from Nashville, Tenn.
The pews in the First Cons'l church
in. St. Adams, have been sold at a pre-
MUM CT $1,000.
Rev. Mr.. Walton has accepted call
to preach in Portland. Me-, on condition
that he preach only one sermon on the
Sabbath and that condition has been as
sentcd to. Right, if the sermon be good
one. One good sermon is better than
three that have no particular merit.
Mr. Henry NJ. Holmes late Of Ando-
YER Seminary, was ordained evangelist
at Lunenburg, VT, May 1lth.
Rev. DR.. Fisher has resignee the presi-
dcncy of Hamilton college at Clinton,
n, Y, and will probably beisuccceded by
Prot, Arson J.Upson.
The orphan asylum and school of st.
Vincent de Paul at Syracuse, N. Y,
were destroyed by fire on Tuesday night,
of last week with several other buildings.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-05-30

DEATH OF MRS. GES. CLARKE.--Mrs.
Caroline f. T. Clarke, wife Of our friend
Gen. De Witt G. Clarke. departed this
life on Wednesday morning last An
invalid for years, her death put an end
TO a life in its latter days of most poig-
nant pain and suffering A woman Of
splendid talents and fine literary abilities,
she enjoyed wide acquaintance with
scholarly men and woman of the coun-
try, and was esteemed by all who knew
her. Her pen was prolific in both prose
and poetry, and the Home Journal, aud
many of our sterling periodicals, have
published her elegant and popular con-
tributions.- Gen. Clarke arrived here
yesterday afternoon, and in the loss Of
The beloved partner of his years, he has
the entire coincidence of the citizens of the
town in which he has so long lived and
lovcd.-7Bwhngton Times, May 25.
DEATH OF AN OLD CITIZEN. - Mr.
Geo S. Chase-bettcr known as "Scott
Chase"-died at his residence in Walt
ham on Friday last, at the advanced age
of eighty-fvc years lie settled on the
farm where he died, in 1906.
The editor Of the Rutland Courier,
John Cain, Esq, has been arrested. fof
disturbing the late special town meeting,
over which he claimed to be presiding
officer by virtue Of his election to thht
office at the annual March meeting, and
bound up for trial at the County Court
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-05-30
SPECIAL NOTICES.
+ YON's PERIODICAL PROPS!
THE GREAT FEMALE REMEDY FOR
In uEnIII All LEG


These Drop are a scientifically compounded fluid
preparation, and better than anv Pills, Powders or
Nostrums. Being liquid, their actionis direct and
positive, rendering them reliable, speedy aud
certain specific for the cure Of all distractions aud
supprcssions Of nature. Their popularity Is indi-
Gated by the fact thai over 100 600 BATTLES an
nually sold and consumed by the Ladies' OF the
United States, every one Of whom speaks in the
stron gcst terms Of praise of their great mcrits0
They are rapidly taking the place oi every other
Female Remedy, and are considered by all who
know aught Of ilcn, as the surcst, safest, and
'ost iDiallible preparation in the world, for the
cure Of all female complaints, the removal Of all
distractions Of nature and the promotion oil health
regularity and strength. Explicit directions stat
ing when they NAV he used, and explaining when
and why they should not, nor could not lie used
without producing effects contrary to nature is
chosen laws will bc found carefully folded abound
each battle with the written signature Of John l..
Lyon, without which none arc genuine.
Prepared by DIR. JOHN l.. LYON, 1875 Chapel
Street. New Haven, Conn, who can lie consulted
either personally, or bv mail, enclosing stamp,
concerning all private diseases and female weak
ncsscs.
Sold by Druggists everywhere. Price s1jc.
g. G. CLARK 4 CO,
39;1v ticn'l Agents for L. 5. and Canada
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-05-30
. HOLERA, DIARRHQ3A, AN
nYSFNTARYt

A Cure is WARRANTED by DIR. TOBIAS cErE-
DRAFTED VENETIAN EMINENT, II used when
first taken by persons of temperate habits. This
medicine has bee known In the United States
over 20 years. Thousands have used il, and found
it never failed to cure any complaint for which it
was recommended, and all those who first tried it,
are now never without it. In the Cholera of 1913,
Dr. Tobias attended 10 cases and lost T. being call
ed in too late to do any good
DlRECTl0NS.-Take a teaspoonfUl in wine
glass Of water every half hour Tor two hours and
rub the abdomen and cxtrcmities well with the
Eminent. To aIlay the thirst take lump Of 9 in
the mouth, about the size Of a marble. every ten
minutes. 1t is warranted perfectly innocent TO
take internally. Sold by all druggists, price 40
and 80 cents. Depot, 56 CORTLAND, St.. New
York. PG:4w
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-05-30
SPECIAL NOTICES.

A. D. WILLIAMS, Parkcrsburg, Va. ono of tho
oldest, most respectable and reliable druggist.
of Wcstc n Virginia, writes:
~ can say OF Perry Davis Pain Killer. what
could not say Of many OF the medicines Of thc dav
In my tradc.it is leading article. I sell largely
Of il, aud it gives entire satisfaction to all. /
would on no account be without it."
Jony PARKrSs. Druggist at Athens, Ohio, write. ::
~ sell considerable Of Davi, Pain Killer in this
place. and it is well liked and highly commended
by all who use it,"
Gro. WILLIAMS Druggist at Hockngport, O..
writes:
perry Davis r in Killer is quite generally
u5e' b.. the inhabitants Of our town. and is much
cxtolled. | think it the best me ,icinc have Tor
tho uses for which it is recommended"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-05-30
Single Box of BRANDRETH'S

L a PILLS contains more vegetable extrac.ive
matter than twenty boxes Of any pills in the world
besides; fifty-fivc hundred physicians use them in
their practice to the exclusion of other purgatives
The first letter OF their value Is vet scarcely p
Preciated: When they are better known, sudden
death and continued sickness will be Of the past.
Let those who know them speak right out in their
favor. 1t Is a duty which will save life
Our race are subject to a redundancy Of initiated
bile at this season, and II is as dangerous as II Is
prevalent; but Brandreth's PHI afford an invalu.
able and efficient protection. BY their occasional
use we prevent the collection Of those impurities
which, when in sufficient quantities, cause so much
danger to the ,body's health. They soon cue
Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia, loss Of Appetite,
Pain In the Head, Heartburn, Pain In the Breast
bone. Sudden Faintness and Costiveness. Sold by
all respectable Dealers In Medicine. (PG;fw