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Hon. Henry =. Foote contributes to the
Washington CrosicI, the following, which
came under his observation at the capital.
Arriving ut the opera house, Mr.. Webster
entered i'm his grandest manner. Jenny
Lind was about to commence The Star
Spangled Banner"
So soon m Mr.. Webster was perceived
the aasemblage sponstAneOusly broke forth
with temPestuous applause. evidently rec
ognizing it as q remarkable coincidence
that the renowned defender of the Consti-
tion should have happened 70 come in at
the very moment that the sacred emblem
OF the nations liberty and UNION was on
the eve of being raPturOusly aPOstrophized
in song So soon - the audience settled
down into quietude the inspiring tones Of
Jenny Linds marvellous voice were heard
Never, either before or slnce, have been
made 90 Overwhelmingly sensible, a. on
that occasion. vas Of the commingled
power OF music and sentiment The whole
concourse really seemed Ia be electrified
Mr.. Webster was so transported with de-
light that he actually seemed almost to be-
come unconscious Of the presence Of others,
and hummed very distinctly in unison with
the varying tones Of the songstress. All
the enthusiasm of his soul seemed to have
been kindled into flame all his patriotic
pride to have been awakened, and his
whole moral nature appeared 10 have been
touched and inspired bv the seraphic
sounds to which he was an enrAptured hist
ner. When the song had been concluded
NJ Wahmtar nm IL imnnllnl hv n nanaa "a
official duty, to offer in the name of the
great nation which he felt himself entitled
in some degree to represent ON this occa-
sion, the formal tribute of its respect, rose
from his seat, and, stepping forward to a
central position. between the audience and
the platform upon which Jenny Lind was
standing, he made her one Of the most
honoring and majestic bows ever beheld.
The amiable and accomplished recipient Of
. homage a. unexpected as ii must have
been gratifying, manifested something Of
o graceful and blushing embarrassments,
but courtesied notwithstanding most pro-
foundly in response upon which the a.
ssmbled multitude gave vent TO their de.
light ln most vociferous applause. A see
one bow was administered, with precisely
similar accompaniaments- A third bow
was rendered, when the charming 'Swedisl
NIGHTINGALE a. she was called, inconr
nently took wing and became invisibls ts
our fond and Admiring eyes, perchaDcs for
ever"
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The Family Hammer.

There il one thing that no family pre-
tends to do without; that is . family ham
mer. And yet there il nothing that goes
up to make the family equipment Of do
mestic establishment that causes one-half
a. much agony and profanity a. hammer.
1t is always an old hammer, with handle
that is inclined TO silver, and always bound
to slip. The face is as round a. the full
moon and On smooth an glass. When ii
strikes ifAil full and square, which it has
been known to do, the act will be found to
result from d combination Of pure acci-
dents. The family hammer il one Of those
rare articles that we never profit by. When
it glides off nail head, and mashes down
. couple Of fingers, we unhesitatingly de-
posit it in the yard, and observe that we
viii never use it again. But the blood has
hardly dried ON the rag before We are out
doors in search of that hammer and ready
to make another trial.
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Live it Down.

Never finch before scandal; if your good
name il assailed, take it quietly. Breath
il wasted in nothing more lavishly than in
negations and denials. 1t in not necessary
for truth to worry itself, even il lie can
rum league while it in putting ON its
boots. Let it run and get out of breath,
and get out Of the way. A man who
spends his days in srresting and knocking
down lies and liars, will have no time left
for speaking The truth. There in nothing
more damaging to mans repatstion than
his admission that it needed defending
when attacked. Great sensitiveness to as-
ssult, on the part Of any cause, in an un-
mistaksble sign Of weakness. A strong
man and . strong cause need only to lead
an affirmative life, devotinq NO attention
whatever to enemies, to win their way and
trample beneath their feet all the obstacles
that malice, or jealousy, or selfshnsss
throws before them.
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CHAPTER XIII.
CONFUSED.


For some moments Mr. Leroy stood a
dumb spectator of the scene before him
He had witnessed, with no little interest
and curiosity, the corroboration of Tom
Grays story relative to the correspondent .
assistants possession Of the money. Now
the fact was verified, and there, before
him, was Mr.. Mapleton, or rather, he who
had been known as such to him.
''You are right" said the banker, after
search in his books. ''The amount is
fourteen thousand pounds"
Il wish it now, minus your charges.
''Our charges are about two per cent per
month. That ia satisfactory to your
Perfectly, sir"
"Do you wish to deposit your money
againl If so we can recommend you to a
good bank"
mo, thank you"
The money was counted out and handed
over to him.
1T is right, / presume, he said, taking
up the money and securing it in his pock-
ct book. Il am very grateful to you for
keeping the money for me.
Mr.. Leroy stepped forward.
"A word with you" he said to the bank
er.
The banker looked up, in some surprise.
''You know that young man under the
name of Captain Carter 2"
"Yes. Az such his name il entered on
our books"
-''He il in the employ of friend of
mine, . Mr.. Yorston, but he has not been
known to US as Captain Garter.
ttTInd0r what name than ~
"Under the name of Mr.. VIM. Maple
ton"
The banker started.
Have you any claim to that name T.
he asked Of the young man, who stood in
thoughtful contemplation of the two.
"No. never laid claim to it,"
Mr.. Leroy's features ssddened.
when he left the money here, he con-
tinued, intsrrogativsly, of the banker, did
he evince any abstraction of mindf
'None"
st is strange complieahon IN of events, .
said Mr.. Leroy.
81 cannot understand the various phases
which his evident abstraction of mind as
sumes."
He followed Mr.. Mapleton, a. he had
known the correspondent assistant Ms he
went out into the street.
Now that his mission was executed, he
seemed again merged into q maze. His
hand sought his head in confused sort Of
. way.
evil you come with me, asked Mr..
Leroy.
"Yes, was the mechanical reply.
Mr.. Leroy called cab, and the twain
soon found themselves at the rooms Of the
correspondent, Mr.. Yorston.
Despite al the endecvors Of the two
friends 10 obtain from Mr.. Mapleton some
rational reply to their interrogatories, he
was silent, confused.
His mind is totally gone" said the
correspondent, sadly. I'VE have done
what we could, and il has ended in this. =
They wstched the shsdows come and
90 on the vacant face before them, won
dering by what strange circumstances he
had lost al intelligence. They propound-
Cd the most Ingenious intefrogtoriss; did
al IN thsir power to recall the assistant
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only of the remote but Of the immediate
past
II am Captain Carter, he said, and then
moved on.
The same name he gave me when first
i saw him." cried Tom Gray.
Mr.. Leroy looked after Mr.. Mapleton'
retreating form, and seemed for moment
lost in psrplexed meditation. Then he
looked around at Tom Gray
Tom" he said, "drive back to London,
l will follow Mr. Mapleton."
The lad left him, going to where the
horse and conveyance stood, while Mr.. Le-
roy, retaining . haihng distance from
the object of his espoignage, followed him,
slowly.
Into the city, through by-streets an
crowded thoroughfAres, along unfrequent-
ed avenues of travel, and finally into q re-
tired, fashionable portion Of the city, did
the correspondents assistant, MIR. Maple
ton, thread his way, followed closely by
his friend, unknown to him, unseen by
him
In . quiet, respectable neighborhood,
where long block of brown, comfortably
erected edi6ces reared their fair, architec-
tural proortions to the sky, the young man
stopped.
In the whole thoroughfare there was not
a single business house, but here, in one
Of the buildings, was basement, evident
ly used by the possessor of the mansion as
a sort of private business Office.
Mr. Mapleton looked at the building and
then opened the little iron gate leading
into the area. Upon the basement door
was small silver plated sign, which he
scrutlnized fxedly, and then, apparently
assured that he was at the place he sought,
he rang the bell.
Mr.. Leroy had followed him closely, had
witnessed his every motion, and had fol-
lowed his eyes as they rested on the door
plate. But a. his gaze became fixed upon
the door plate he gave uttersnce to q cry of
amazement; it bore the inscription:
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The Altitude at Which Men Can Live.

There has been great deal of discus
sion as to the altitude mt which
human beings can eIist. ana ~
Glaisher himself can tell IVA a. much
about it as anybody. In july $50, mo-
and Mr. Coxwell asceDaed " a halI00n to
the enormous elevation of 3i 40 feet
Previous to the start, Mr.. GlHishsra pals
sto cd al rs beats q minute, and Cnggawella C
at "a. At z, 900 feet the palse ~ the Tor
mer was n, and that " the latter At 100.
Al 10. 900 feet Glaisher's hands and lips
were qvite blue, but not his face. At 81
600 fest he heard his heart beating, and
breathing became oppressed; at 20, 900 he
becsme senseless, notwithstanding which
tns Asronaut, III the interest Of science,
went up another 5000 feet, till ~ could
no longer use his hands, and had 10 pull
the strings 81 the valve with his teeth.
Aeronauts who have to make no exertions
have, of course, great advantage over the
Alpine Club and those who trust their legs;
even at l3, 600 feet these climbers feel very
uncomfortable, more 50 in the Alps, Il
seems, than elsewhere.
At the monastery of St. Bernard. S,II7
feet high the monks become asthmatic.
and are compelled frequently to descend in
TO the valley Of Rhone for anything but
"a breath Of fresh air" and at the end Of
ten years service are obliged to give up
their high living, and come down to the
usual level At the same time, i'm South
America there are towns such az Potosi.
placed as high as the top of Mont Blanc,
the inhabitants Of which feel no inconven-
ience. The highest inhabited spot in the
world is, however, the Buddhist cloister of
Hanle in Thibet, where twenty-one priests
live at an altitude of l6, 600 feet The
Brothers Schlagintweit, when they yplored
the glaciers Of the Ibi-Gamin, in the same
country, encamped at 2l, 900 feet, the
highest altitude at which European ever
passed the night. Even at the top of Mont
Blanc, Prof. TyndalI's guides found il very
unpleasant TO do this, though the Profess
or himself did not confess To feeling az bad
ny they. THIS highest mountain in the
world is Mount Everest (Himalaya), 20. OO3
feet, and the condor has been seen wing
ing the blue air 800 feet higher. The air,
by the by, is not blue, or else, AZ De SauA-
sure pointed out, ''the distant mountains.
which are covered with snow, would ap
pear blue Also, it's apparent color hang
due to tbs reflection Of light. What light
can do, and does, isHihply marvellous; and
not the least in it's power Of attraction TO
humanity.-Cham Jofraai.
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No. 273 q Q76 Madison St.
Corner of Market street
CHICAGO. ILL.

viii receive saving deposits and pay interest on the
at the rate q per cent per Annum - provloco
in its bylaws. viii receive and execute trusts ana M
vest money for individuals estates corporation@ ana
societies. Will loan ney on bonds and mortgages
cash costerAls and other good securities giving prefer
snce, however, 70 persons OF small means, VINO AZ
desrous OF securing homes and Will sell exchange on
the principal cities Of this country, Europe, ana the
Canadaa, and issue travellers letters Of credit.
This Bank has been organized as a strictly Irmna
and SaVlngs Bank. and will transact only such 0usl
directly connected with the receipt and care
Of Trust and savings Rumds, and viii be as liberal
s business trans actions Ia consistent with sound
and conservative policy and permanent safety.
Depositors desiring do 80, have letters addressed
them in Of the bank. and their request these
etterr will be forwarded to any other Postoce They
may also apply 70 the cashier for any information on
matters Of business, to have letters carefully al
dressed and forwarded
Special arrangements have been made for Ladies
Bustneaa Department., in q neatly furnished room,
with dressing room attached, and separate from the
general business room entrance to which Is from Mar
ket street.
The Bank will be open for the transaction Of busines
from 10 A. N. 10 T. P. M, and Saturday evenings
from 70 &.
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VOLUME TX.
The Children's Church.
rKoA rHE oKRNAS oF PAuL sEKok

FRoA THE 0KRNAS oF PAuL sEKoE
The bells u the churches are ringing
Papa and mama have both gone
And three little children sit sif ging
Together, this still SUNDAY morn.
While the bells toll away in the steeple
Though 900 small u sit stal In psA.
These busy religious small people
Determined 10 have their church too.
So, ~ free the birds the breoSes
BY which their fair ringlets are fannc1,
Each rogue sings away as he plesses.
With book upside down IN his hand.
Their hymn has no seilse in It's letter.
Their music rythn aor csns,
Our music, perhaps, nay be better,
But theirs reSchts God quite a. soon
Their angels stand close " the Father,
His heaven is made bright by these flowers.
And the dear God above Us would rather
Hear praise from their lips tina. '-Om ours
Sing on, little children, your voices
Fill the air with contentment and hove.
All nature around you reioices,
And the birds w4rble sweetly above
Sung 90, fJr tie proudest orAtions,
Tbe nturs Is sacred and long.
the s~:lisIns and worship Of nations
Are poor to your innocent song
Sing on, our de1 UuOn Is colder,
Though wisely ouI prayers may be planned,
For often we, too, who are older,
Hold the book the wrunR-~Tay In our hand
Sing on, our harmonic inventions
We study with labor and pain,
Yet often our angry contentious
Take AAFmony out of the strain
Sing on, all cur struggles and battle,
Our cry when y ost deep and sincere,
What are theyf chili's simple prattie,
A breath in the Infinite ear.
Harper's Magazine.
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JOHN WILKES was asked by Roman
Catholic gentleman, in warm dispute on
religion, "Where was your Church before
Luther r did you wash your face this
morning 7" inquired the facetious alder
man. 81 did, sir" ''Thsn pray, where
was your face before it was washed r.
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LEF3 !. Like roll Of costly material pass
inv gwiftiy Through our hands, and We must
embrdadnr our pattern on as it goes. We
cannot wait 10 pick up false stitch or
pause too long before we set another.
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DIRECTORS


L. B srpwAy. Prest JSo. b. DRAKE, I'd V. Prest
q PovkRs v Prsst Jas 5. GIBBS, Cashier.
viii open for business on the % day of June 1873 in
the building formerly occupied by the Union National
Bank
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SariMqs DepdFtnleMt.

SdsiHgs Department.
THE FRANKLIN BANh organized under special
charter grauter bt the state of Illinois, 18th all
the p0wens and privileges Bankers have been
induced 70 establish Department for savings, with a
Of giving Societies installations and individuals who
de>Iruu. of saving their muusy secure ami con-
yenient investment tor such of their fuus not
needed for current sNpenst~
Deposits 4 dollar any number II dollars will be
ecciNri
A General Banking Business also Transacted
rRl rTEES
BExIANIS LOMBARD, g. L. FoEr.
FERSANuD JONES. JOSIAH LOMBARD,
; A. BRtGGs
FERNANDO JONES PRESIDENT.
;. \. BRIGGS, VICE President.
GEORGE $ EDDY, Cashier
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We clip the following interesting letter
from the San Francisco Shop and Senate Of
July 10Th
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1873-02-13

A London detective put his head
into an omnibus one day just ~ it
was starting off. with the remark,
Passengers will do we'll to look out
for there poskctbooks. There are
two member of the swell mob in this
bus" Thereupon gravs.looklng
old gentleman. with eyes glasses and
a gold headed cane, hastily got out,
saying, 1T that's the case l won't 90
in this bus" He was followed by
. clerical-looking gentleman, with
a white choker, who remarked that
he "woulden't ride in such company"
And then the detective closed the
door and shouted to the driver, "All
right; drive on; they've got out"
We don't mean to be unkind; but real.
~ the story is an old one, and We
have no excuse tor publishing it OK
cept that Senator Pa,tsrson's pathet-
ic spesch the other day about leaving
public lite with pleasure il things
were going on in this way, and then
Brother Harlan's following him out
with remarks in = similar tone, recall
led the circumstanoe.-l MsU York
SIM
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Thick and Thin Seeding.

The theory of thin seeding presup-
poses tho best condition OF soil, ~
regar > richness, thorough pulveriza.
ton. freedom trom weeds, DC. The
terms thin seeding and generous
seeding are relative in their applica-
tion. Mr.. William Newton, o. Hen.
r,etta, New York. statss that, to test
the effect of thin seeding OF oats, one
portion Of field was sown 1t the
rate OF two bushels Pcr acre, tho re-
mainder al the field receiving lar
ger amount. On the first mentioned
proportlonsd The crop VAS two or
three days later than on the other
part et the field, aud showed signs Of
rust. He assumes that oats thinly
sown sre much more liable to rust,
rlpsn later. and give straw of infer.
ior quality. The largest Drops hs
has ever seen ware raised from SOW.
ing Of 3 IL bushels per acre.
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Congress and ns,. Credit mob''

What 10 tho matter in Congress ?
What is all this investigation about
in which so many eminent public
men figure ? What is the Credit
Mobilier ? And what have all these
Senators and Congrcsamen done that
brings down SO much criticism? Il is
anything more than q tair coulmer
cial transaction. which politicians are
trying to work up against their ad.
versar;es, for political effect I? Bad
- such use OF political animosity
would be, one could wish that it
were only that.
Let us begin at the begining =
About 1852 bank was established
in Pals designed to facilitate the
operations OF all capitalists and con-
tractors who were engaged III the
construction OF great public works,
railways, canals, quays, bridges, ho-
tells, etc. The idea OF bank do
voted to .some special interest was
not new, and is common among our
selves-at least in thsory-as the
names lndicate-Corn Exchange
Bank, Butchers and Drovers' Bank,
Mechanics Bank, Merchants Bank
Leat her Dealers Bank, etc.
The Credit Mobilier was devoted
10 tbs interest Of contractors upon
great public improvements, by loans,
guarantees, and by the purchase OF
shares or the assumption oi contracts
and though for time it was largely
profitable, and was OF great public
utility, and was initiated in Austria,
Prussia and ttaiv, yet it tell under
the impUtation OF being . speculat.
ing consern, immoral and oange. Gus;
and in the enthusiasm Of his opnos,.
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Kansas City was the scene of two
domestic epis'des, day Or two since.
Tho 6rst was that Of colored gent
flying through the strsets With .
bull dog hanging to his suspsndsrs, !,
and his amlable would be. widow fol i.
lowing oloso enough in the rear to
conveniently bslabor lin with .
oow-hlde. About the same time; .
gentleman, . smoker and : married
man, went into > cigar store kept BY
women. Stopping there longer than
strict propriety would seem TO die.
tate, his wife, who happened to be il
that part Of town, and hearing Of bic
Whereabouts, procssdsd to lead him
out like . whipped urchin BY the ear.
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Gentle 6iddy.
Psete ndscitur non fit.
Ne sutor ultra erepsidtm.

Oh It's not her rim inglets,--beoause she has
none,
Nor her neck nor her hands-they are moth
ing but bone.
Nor her lips, thick and juicy a. melons, you
That make. my own Biddy 80 dear unto me-
Oh 'tis not her music, she sings but one
With washboard accompaniment all the
day long,
While her eyes, like the moons gibbous
phase, do you see,
Are al the lime flashing their light upon me.
Bu. her grace, a. she nob'y bends Ger the
board,
Making money to purchase petetn for her
lord;
With pul.e swelling high, but attempt to
make free,
And you a nsvs: again see my Biddy nor
".
SLes as fierce a. the Condor on Andes
hight,
And her tslons are terrible in q free fight;
shc has just made = wig from my hair,
you u agree,
II makes her the nearer and dearsr to me.
How sft have No rambled tho winding
borem,
Where the alder grows shady, and closely
green;
And pulled big sapltng for gentle Biddy,
As she bawlsd in my ear she was dsars.s
VI
Then told her the tales Of the fairies so
true.
Of Puck and the magical cap, green and
blue;
And she sigh'd for the rah whore they li,'d
blithe and FREE,
Which made her the nearer scd dearer to
me.
VII.
Oh years may pass over you, Biddy Ma
chrse,
And your red hair turn frosty, with think.
ing Of me;
But swear to you now, that whsrser
may be,
will never 60 back (on) to ysu gentle
Biddy.
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Cash Rates Of Advertising.

Legal advertising, At legal rates.
For the use of large cuts aud woed type
an additional charge. varying from 10 to 20
per cent, will be made.
Prompt settlements will be expected with
all me-adyertisers, At the close Of each
calender quarter. Transient advertise.
ments must be paid for in advance.
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Twelve other persons have been
saved from tho smigrant ship Mort /.
feet, making ninety seven known to
have bssn saved. The Loyds have
tslsgraphsd there agents 1t all south.
ern stations to stop, il possible the
staamer which ran the Nsathdsss
down.
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Tally anotbsrl The latest bank Dc.
fanltsr is 4. Appleton Shuts, Cashier
Of tho Granite n ational Bank, y. u.
His little deficit 10 1900, 900. or lsss.
Csuss Of fail, fall IN stocks.
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GLE qo'sd' fa'onitl..
ls published every Thursday morning by
WARREN HARMAN.

pric. of the CuRoNicLE will be Sl.75 a
year: otherwise It will be $500, AMI no
subscription will be allowed to run over
two years unpaid.
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Office on High Street, East Of Tama Coun-
ty Bank.
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NJ y. TIFFANY. Attorney and Counsel.
W. lor at Law, Notary Public, Insuranc.
agent and Convsyancsr, will practice in ali
tns Courts Of the State. Office over First
Na''enal Bank. Tsma City, Iowa. VA