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The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1873-09-18
Champion Came Of
Billiards.

A game OF Billiards will be played
AT Merchants Hall, Tama City, Fri
day evening Sept. 26. We under-
stand the game will be contest be-
tween Toledo and lama City for the
championship, and as consequence
much interest centers in the result.
The Hall will be placed in good or
der; seats will be prepared for ladies
and gentlemen, and the etrlctest
decorum will be observed Exten-
slve preparations are beng made,
and it IS expected the Hall viii be
crowded with ladies and gentlemen.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1873-09-18

STATE FAlR.-We visited the Stat.
Fair last Thursday at Cedar RAPIDS
l'he cars were crowed both xo,nv
and returning. Que trip from IN,
ion Depot TO the tarr grounds on the
y. 5. w. railroad during tair time
gives one an excellent idea OF how Int.
tie space he can be crowded into
when squeezing process is resor,ed
10 by no less than one hundred and
nifty persons IN one OF the smallest
Passenger coaches made. Once with.
in the Fair grounds aud one 10 at
once surprised at the immence
throng Of people that are surging
through the halls, crowdlng upon the
amphitheatre and sauntering about
the grounds. The exhibition OF
stock was one of the finest ever seen
in the west, and the entries large.
Art and Power Halls were better
lIled than at any OF the pre-
ceding Fairs. but the display IN
Fruit and Vegetable Halls was COM
parativeIy slender, which is attr ,bu.
table rather to the season than to
any lack Of interest manifested by
the people Of the State. The mum.
Der of people was so great that it
afforded little satisfaction to crowd
through the halls with view TO see.
ing one half the articles exhibited
that were really well worthy the
examination of the visitor. The
trotting was one OF the most attract.
i've features OF the day, and notwith.
standing the intense heat and clouds
81 dust, the lovers Of the tur! were
present iii tall force. A description
OF the Fair, or OF any part thereof
would require more space than can
well be given in these columns, 80
the reader must be content with
these few "g!itteriny generalitles.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1873-09-18

Be it remembered that on the "a day Of
August, 1878, before the undersigned, War
rem Rogers, q Justice Of the Peace in and
for said county, personally appeared Rob-
ert Mccormack, G. B. Lawson. E. D. Rice
8. N. West, Thomson Weir, and James Nor.
iaon, to me personally known to be the iden-
teal persons whose names are affixed to the
foregoing Articles Of Incorporation, and
acknowledge the same to be their FREQ act
and deed. w. ROGERS.
1888 Justice ofthe Peace
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1873-09-18
Open to the World.

Fastest footman So; End 81; Bird
81. The tootrace will take place on
the third and last day Of the fair and
will constitute one OF the features.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1873-09-18

GEORGE RAINES, Attorney at Law, No
VI tary Public and Justice Of the Peace
Office over Frees Building, Toledo Iowa. 2
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1873-09-18

4 PPELGATE & KINNE, Attorneys and
II Couuee'lor al Law, Toledo, Iowa. Of
oe in Stone 8 building, over W. G Walters
Grocery Store v3n3tf
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-05-15

A gentleman, we'll known for his
large benefactions, was asked what
part of his income he was in the
habit of contributing to the Lords
treasury. 81 do not know" said
he;' Il do very much as the woman
who was famous for The excellence oil
her rhubarb pie. She put in as
much sugar as her conscienc would
allow, and then shut her eyes and
put in handful more l give all
my conscience approves, and then
add a handful without counting
it."
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-05-15

Professor FawceLt seems ~ have come
to an understanding with the Gladstone
Ministry about his Dublin University
Ri !. IL is believed that he will not
press the measure to another reading IN
the H"use, bat introduce another bill, by
which the tests now in force in Dublin
University and Trinity College will re
abolished. Though this may DOT IN az,
all expectations it touches the main poIut
and is likely to point tie present agra
ton for a few years.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-05-15

/ There are some capital Scottish
anecdotes in. a recent number OF
-Every Saturday, among them one
of a dying Highland ch'eftain, who
asked his spiritual adviser " if there
was any whiskey in heaven" and
then, half apologetically said '.ye
ken. sir. it, no that | Car for 1t, but
it looks weel on the table," Here
lis another: DR.. Robert Knox, the
great teacher of anatomy. began one
Of his letters IN this way: "Gentle-
men, there are no taxi books | can
recommend. / wrote one myself,
but it is poor stuff. 1 can't recon-
mend it. The man who knws most
about a subject writes worst upon
it. Ifyou want good textbook on
any subject, recommend me to the
man who knows nothing earthly
about the subject. The result il
that we have no good textbook on
anatomy. We will have one soon,
however; Prof. Monro is going to
write one.' This PROF.. Monro was
so lazy that he had habit Of using his
grandfather lectures. written more
than a hundred years before his day,
and students were electrified by hear
ing him lin 1929 and l830A drawl
out. "IVhen l was in Padua, In
1894" This was the signal for
fun.and showers of peas descended on
Menro's head, who could never
understand what il was about. There
is also story of Scotch servant.
who, when asked how ''his lordship"
Il. e. his mastery was, answered, Il
hope he's weeI," He was, IN fact,
dead, but the old servitor was too
cautious to commit himself, in his
opinion as to his condition. Among
other drinking anecdotes and sayings
is that of an old worthy, who used
to say, ''whisky's bad thing" and
then, as if to qualify such a danger
Gus sentiment, added, especially bad
whisky"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-05-15


You never know the latent talent
in a washstand till you try TO move
one. just to look at it, one would
think it could be moved with all the
crockery on it; but when you pick
it up the wash bowl and pitcher
waltz around, SO that you are oblig-
ed to set them down to prevent trac-
ture. Then the drawer comes out
and spills everything you have lost
in three months all over the floor,
and when yo get on that side to
keep the drawer int doors fly open
and bark your shins. When You
get 10 the door, all the corners hit
promiscuously, and you get sthe skin
knocked off from three knuckles of
one hand; but that makes you ust
mad enoug TO finish the job III
twentythree seconds-and the wash
stand. The safest way is to hire a
man on fair salary and charge him
for Jreakage. = Uticu HeruId.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-05-15

The Bessemer ship has an unex-
pected rival in the floating cabin
devised by Nj. Alexandrovoski, the
inventor of the ''und-r water vessel. .
The construction is very much like
that of the Bessemer, but ahe cabin.
instead of being attached to pivot,
literally floats in kind of tank
placed amidships between the engines.
The invention has been tested at St.
Pc ersburg by the Grand Duke Con
stantlne, in this capacity as head Of
the naval department., with perfect
ly satisfactory result, all efforts to
shake the cabin proving utterly
unsuccessful. and the pitching as
we'll as the rolling of the vessel being
completely counteracted.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-05-15
EXTRACTING CONFESSIONS

The police of India have noveI
ways of extracting confession from
their prisoners without torture. One
method applied to opium eaters is
perfectly simple and sociable. The
policeman sits down opposite his
and playfully keeps an opium ball
rolling about the palm Of his hand.
Of course the prisoner suffers like
Tantalus himself. and the consequ-
ence is that the policeman very soon
gets his story and the prisoner his
opium. Another method, used
where there are a number of prison
ers suspected of the same ofense,
reminds one of similar proceedings in
Arabian tales. One man is taken
from thenumber and locked up alone.
while his companions imagine that
he is in the next room. In this
room are several inspectors, who
proceed to stoutly belabor an empty
sack hanging in the corner, one of
them keeping up violent groan.
ing. This over, the man is loudly
called upon to confess, and eonsta-
die Stimulates a confession in a low
mumbling voice. All this little
comedy seems stern tragedy to the
trembling prisenersin the other room,
and when the next man is brought
out he is almost sure to make full
confession. a..
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-05-15
err Rural

Some of the terrible effects of the recen
severe weather in Kansas are coming tc
light through the papers. In Cloud
CoGi try, during :he storm, he root of
the house of Mr.. Snyder was blown nf
and The family, consisting OF himself
wife, and five children, exposed to wind
and enow. Mr.. Snyder started for assis.
lance, but was frozen to detth but shor
distance from the house. When the
family w,re discovered the youngest
child was found clasped in its III ther'r
arms, and tue 9th 3rs closely huddieC
:Gg thpr in ner Of Jhc rrOfess Iulid-
ing, where they had vainiy endeavored u
escape tle death that soon overlook then
al. Bat a fe v miles west of this anothe
family of seven were frozen the childr-
en- dying IN their beds. Reports of othe
deaths are constantly coming in,and whel
tile Whole -ad facts ere known the record
will he most appalling.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-05-15

A case has just been brought to a
conclusion at the Liverpool assizes
in which next-of kin disputed the
will of an eccentric old man named
Hayes who had left the great bulk Of
his property to his god-sen; on the
ground that if his near relatives had
it they would ''drink it all away
The jury, however, established the
validity of the will.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-05-15

A rusty-Iooking agricUl,urist entered
a newspaper office recently, and after
looking around earnestly enough tn liclr
an inquiry at 70 his business, SAID -,
wasn't nothin' much but he bad left a
big utumber here in the fall for a ro-
tice, and thought, AS how he was in town
he might run in an get il if be wa,
through with it,"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-05-15
KINDS Of WOOL.

4seA HI
Z J. Wiley Edmunds, manager of ths Pa
C ic mills, at Lawrence, Mass, is about as
we'll Informed and candid gentleman
as there is in the business, and we COM
mend thefolIowing sugge items from his
pen. to all whom 1t may concerp h at
The interest of wool-growers being in
tima'ely connected with ours, they are
subject,so all that befails us manufactu, :
trs.9 One difficulty we meet with is frem
fckleness Of the demand for goods from
the changes of fashion, and the different
requirements of our customers as TO the
lstyles and Character of our goods to tie
furnished to them. We have to meet the
demand, and the changes required of us
We must require OF the wool grower.
1t is true that it is but few years since
We called on the wool growers to furnish
us the finest woods, because then the pro-
ducts from fine wouls were in demand by
our customers but now all this has
changed from the changes of fsshion,and
the present demand is largely for. the
coarser wool for the staple that makes
the Scotch tweed, and other cloths that
predominate in the fashions of the day.
The fickleness of the demand is illustrated
In my experience a. manufactures IF
dress goods. 1t has been, until very re-
Gently. our aim to bring cut our delaine
fabrics so that they should be soft to han
die, and in finish to i.Aitate the all, WOO
French merinos. Now, as the fashion is,
many styles Of these goods must he mad
as stiff and hard as possible. We have
tn accommodate our fabrics to the change
able taste of the ladies, and the conse.
quence Is, we now require large supply
of the long, cOmblDg woods.
Attic present time it is the long, comb
ing woods that we want, Cor our worsted
goods. Coarse wools are in demand, too,
for cloths for mems wear but I doubt nor
that we shall very soon find the clothing
WOO, manufacturers call for fine wool.
Then the farmers &ill ind encourage.
N Mt to proc uce the best woods F.; but a.
present, there is surplus of fine woods
grown in the world, and they command
low price compared with the coarser sta
pie. venture to say that it vii! not be-
three years before we shall find the fine
woods of the couoiry in demand again
At present, long comblng woods are in re-
quest, because the worsted goods have
been lately introduced, and they are now
the most remunerative of our fabrics. The
comhing woods of this country are on the
increase, and We are now beginning to
receive them from Kentucky, Missouri
and Oregon. and doubt not that with
the present stimulus their production will
be abundant in very few years.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-05-15
FRESH AIR IN SLEEPlNG
ROOMS. ~ <

e "a se+ k8 tE
In the first place, unless in extreme
cases. do not retire for the night
without so arranging the window OF
your sleeping apartment as to admit
the pure, fresh air Very many dis
regard this, thinking it unnecessary
trouble. They will, if opportunity is
afforded, occupy small room adjoin
ing the one in which all the cooking,
citing and washing for an entire fam
lily has been earned on during the
day, and into which the accumulated
steam and vile odors arising there
from have been driven, and do this
without making the least effort to pu-
rify and sweeten the air. DoYou
wonder that colds are contracted, and
that headaches are frequent? once
had partial charge of a room for a
short time, in which slept three stall
wart men. The room was large, and
there were two windows, opening
from it, but they were kept tightly
closed during the night, although it
was in the Summer time. Many a
time, on entering the room in the
morning, have held my breath till |
could reach and open window, ard
then thrusting out my head and
shoulders, would wait until the air
had in a measure, lost it's sitting SEN
sation. What sort of a brain would
one be likely to carry from such a
lodging place? Certainly not very
active one.
But our care IN these matters does
not end with the night. Let one of
the first duties of the morning be to
open wide the window, and let the
clear air circulate freely through the
apartment. Never mind if it is frosty
and if the sun can shine in, by all
means allow it to do so. Next re-
move the clothing from the bed, and
if it is feather bed give tia thorough
shaking. Lastly, do not be in such
haste to finish your work as to allow
no time fer the bed to become thor
oughIy impregnated by the healthful
atmosphere which you have afforded
it. l once knew a lady who almost in
variably made her beds within an
hour, at the most, from the time they
were vacated.
There is another item which de-
serves mention in this connection.
Many persons, otherwise careful
enough, acquire the habit Of sleeping
under greater weight of clothes
than is necessary for warmth. While
no one should sleep under so few as
to be uncomfortably cold, at least af-
ter the first fifteen or twenty minutes,
one should, on the other hand, guard
against the tendency to swelter under
a quantity of superfuous clothing. If
there were no other evil attendant
upon such a course, the fact that it
prevents one from procuring as much
rest as he otherwise would, because
the additional weight is tax on the
physical powers, should be sufficient
to make one thoughtful. More cloth
ing is required across the feet than
elsewhere, and this should be provided
for. These simple ideas when acted
upon are found to be very beneficial
ard should not be lightly set aside
They are worthy the attention of al
thinking minds Ros0mondin West
err Rural
Some ofthe terrible effects Of the recen
sryere weather in Kansas are comiuo tt
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-05-15

The appalling calamity which occurred
at Dixon, on Sunday, will probably suffice
to dangerous character of the True>deIl
bridge. Tie Dixon bridge is the third
or forth one Of the kind that has gone
down in Northern Illinois within "a
com paratively short period. A similar
accident happened at Elgin a short time
since, and The Chicago Post stated that
an examination az the time Of the prInci-
PIE upon which the bridge is construct
e1 demonstrated that it could never he
made To Withstand any unusual pres sure
beyond its own weight. The warning
tHen given appears to have beeen with,
out effect and we now have the Dixon
catastrophe as further evidence Of Tho
utter insecurity of the Truesdeil patent
It would seem that there ought TO b,
some means brought to bear TO preven
the construction of any more of these
mnrderous traps 10 any part of tn
country; and wherever there are any q
these structures standing they shoulC
be subjected to Thorough test Til
Dixon affair Ought certainly to be til
least of the Truesdell bridge horrors
TIE latest dispatches estimate III
number of killed at Dixon AZ SEVENTY
| FIVE.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-05-15

Carl Pretzol says: der young man 20
did said der v0ridt owed INN some Nfp
Vas ladely turned der door out ON ac.
4ound he's landlsdy vas unwilling &c
dock on her shoulder pIade der iudebi.
ednrss of der world"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-05-15

Hitherto worn.out straw hars have
been considered things utterly beyond
utilization. The worl6 advances, how
even. and II w a profound economist pro.
poses to chop Them up by machinery and
feed horses with them
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-05-15

Uncle L.-"Now, Sammy, tell me
have ~" rend the beautiful story OF
Joscph?" Sam.,."Oh. YES, unc., !,
"WelI. tken. What wrong did they d.
when they sold their brother?' Sam
"rhey sold him too cheap. inn Gle,
think"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-05-15

~ man should first relieve those Who
arelconnected with him hy whatever
l'e,"nd then, if he, has anything 10
spare, may extend his bounty TO wider
circle johnson.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-05-15

he successful business man is he who
has a practical system, and keeps his I've
on the little expenses, knowing thu,
-snia,l leaks SINK great ships.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-05-15

A True LADY, cannot forbear
pointing cut to you, my dearest
child" said Lord Colingwood to his
daughter, ''the great advantage that
will result from a temperate conduct
and sweetness of manner to all
people on all occasions Never for
get that you are gentlewoman. and
all your words and actions should
make You gentle. never heard
your mother-your dear, good moth
er--say a harsh or hasty thing to
any person in my lite. Endeaver to
initiate her. am quick and hasty
in my temper; but, my darling, it is
Il misfortune which, not having been
sufficiently rt strained in my y nth,
has cause me indispensable pain.
1t has given me more trouble tc
|subdue this llnpetuo 'lty than any
thing | ever undertook.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-05-15

PeRe Hyacin'he said mass in private
X use in Geneva, Switzerland, Sunday:
hnd the 1900 persons who attended the
1cers monies have been excommunics ted.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-05-15

The wilt gpts f American citizens
10 throw their futunes into the cause
of public education IL without parallel
I'D my experience. - IunddLL
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-05-15

Hon. James L. Orr, United Sta cs
Minister to ST.. Petersburg, died suddenly
Monday evening q.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-05-15


control them. The testimony of our best citi-
Zens of all classes, establishes the fact. that
CuEE8Y PECToRAL will and docs relieve and
tho affecting disorders of the Throat and
Lungs beyond any other medicine. The most
dangerous affections Of the Pulmonary Organs
Yield to its power; and cases OF Consnnp-
ton, cured by this preparation, are public
" known, SO remarkable as hardly to be be-
lieved, were they not proven beyond dispute.
AS a remedy it Is adequate, on which the public
may rely for full protection. BY curing Coughs,
tho forerunners Of more serious disease, it saves
unuumbcrcd lives, and an amount of suffering
not to be computed IT challenges trial, and con-
vinccS the most sccptcal. Every family should
keep it on hand protection against tho early
and unperceivcd attack OF Pulmonary Affections,
which easily met at first, but which become
incurabe, and too often fatal If neglected. Ten
der Lungs need this defence; and it il unwiso to
be without IL. AS q safeguard TO children, amid
tho distressing diseascs which beset the Throat
and Chest CT Childhood, CHERRY PICTORIAL
il Invaluable for, by its timely use, multi
titudcs are rescued from premature graves, and
saved to the love and affection centred On them.
1t acts speedily and surely against ordinary colds,
securing sound and health-restoring sleep No
ore Will suffer troublesome Influenza and pain
fal bronchitis, when they know how easily
they can be cured
Originally the product of long laborieus, and
successful chemical investigation, cost or toll
Is spared in making every bottle in the utmost
possible perfection. 1t may be confidently re-
lied upon as possessing all the virtues It has over
exhibited, and capable of producing cures as
memorable as the greatest it has ever effected
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-05-15

Judgment has been rendered IN the
inquiry into the Atlantic disaster by The
Collector Of Customs at Halifax The
conduct Of the officers after the shin
struck was commended /; her manage
ment after she bore up for. HaliElx was
condemDed-especially the conduct Of
Captain in leaving he deck OF his sh,p
a midnight. His certificate was revukt d
for two years. The fourth officer, Johr
Brown, was suspended for three mons his
The reign OF good Principle in the sou
ca ries its own evidence III the life, ius
as that OF good government is visibl,
on the face of society. IS M
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-05-15

An Enghshman and German
were travelling together in q diligence
and both smoking. The German
did all IN his power 10 draw his
companion into conversation, but to
no purpose; at one moment he would,
with superabuudance of politen ess,
apologize for drawing his attention
to the fact that the ash of his cigar
had fallen on his wastcoat, or the
next that spark was endangering
his neckkelchief At length the
Englishmal exclaimed:
Why the dickens can't you leave
me alone? Your coat tail has been
burning FIR he last ten minutes, but
| didn't bother you about il.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-05-15

Among the great
discoveries of modern
science, few are or
more real value to
mankind than this eff
fectu2l remedy for all
diseases Of tho Throat
and Lungs. A vast
TRIAL OF it's virtues.
throughout this and
other countries, has
shown that 1t does
,,1,, \
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-05-15

There are $50. 100000 railroad
ties in use in the United States.
Estimating 200 lie. to the acre, which
is above the average, it required the
product Of 70, 1000 acres of well
nmbered land TO furnise the supply.
A tie Lasts about five years, and it
is estimated that 80, 600, 900 are US
ed annually for repairs.