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The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1873-02-27
Editorial Notes.

Last Saturday Qhe Hist, Anniver
sary OF Washington's birth day. was
observed as halt holiday in most
OF the large cities throughout the
United States. ".. ~-w-
President Grant has called All extra
Session of the Senate to Assemble
March 4th, but an extra session OF
the House will not probably be cal
Id before July 4th, ii at all.
1t now appears tina. a very i,1por
tant witness has been found to testi.
iy in the new trial OF <. S. Stokes
! RI a new trial can be effected It is
probable that the witness, a woman.
is OF Cardiff Giant origin, but then
the testimony will be good in New
York, for Stokes has an abundance of
money which he will scatter liberal
~ to save him from Justice.
A dispatch of Saturday last from
Washington announces that $1,000
in bonds and coupons had been stolen
from Vice President Colfax.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1873-02-27

Average number Of days to asession 3
At the May meeting, 1870, the Board
pass d resolutions and instructions to tho
Pre- sident and heads nf various depart
ments to the amour, ot-32.
Resolutions adopting acts Of the President
and Executive Committee.
DEC. MEETING, 1870.
Resolutions aud instructions-5O.
Resolutions adopting acts of the Presi'
aent-3.
DC. MEETING, 1871.
Resolutions and Instructions
Resolutions adopting the acts Of the Pres
iaent and Executive Committee
L. p. ROBERTS, Secretary.
The President reviewed briefly
the history of the College to show
that the utmost care and attentl on
had been exercised by the Board oil
Trustees, to secure the financial
.onnlness of that Institution.
The following significant state
ment we clip from the address.
!" If you will now allow me to refer to
the matter Of bonds, | am quite sure that,
though | shall not completely exonerata
tho Board Of Trustees, | shall at any.,,ss "
give you tho data for more intellectual
jiuae ment.
But first LET me point out the proofs of
additional ca.elessness in the award made
BY the committee IN this report Of responsi
bilitv to different individuals. The re-
port lays the chief responsibility OF ran.
kin's failure to give bonds III 1869 ana
1871 upon Goyer.o or Merrill the II esl-
dent Of the College, aud II. NJ. Thsmsen.
The simple fact is. that when Rankin
was elected in 1860, the President of the
Collses was not inaugurated, and was
member of the United States Senate
Laughter.
So far from Hugh Thomson being re.
| spensible in 1871, he resigned his office
in May, 1870. asd retired from the Col
lege At that time. Laughter.J What con-
| fdence can be placed in the decisions Of
| an investigating committee, which makes
| such fatal plumbers as these DO they
not Grand the entire document with mis-
representation
We, in common with many other
papeas in the State, have criticised
the action OF the Board of Trustees
for the supposed recslessness shown
in conducting the affairs of the Col
lege; and we gladly give tho College
authorities the benefit OF aportion
Of oar space, and express the hope
that the address from which the
above extracts are made, will place
the President aud Board OF Trustees
before the people, in their proper
LIGHT.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1873-02-27
President WEIGHS Defense.

The Joint committee, appointed by
the Legislature to investigate the
Rankln defalsatioa, frequently refer
red to in these columns, dealt Sc
we're criticism upon the manner OF
conducting tie affairs OF the Iowa
Agricultural College. La reply 10
the criticisms In the report Of the
Committee. President WEIGH appear
ed before the Legislature and deliver
ell quite lengthy address, in which
he made many very important state
ments, that will 60 far toward reliev
ing himself and the College Board
OF the blame that had attached to
them in consequence OF the commit
I .e's report. The President stated
the conclusions OF the committee
were reached without giving sdffici-
eut time to investigate the matter,
and that per.ons rather than books
were examined. He further accuses
til, Committee of recklessness, and
asserts that they were moved by a
bitterness OF feeling" toward the
College Board. The following Is
from the Committees report.
"The trustees come together two or three
times y year, spend day or two. ratify
the acts of the Executive Committee or
President, drawn their mileage and go
home. withou, rea ~ knowing, or caring to
know. much of III inner workings OF the
concern.
To rctute the statement, tho Presl-
dent submittel the following certifi-
cate
IL hereby certify that l have carefully
examined the IN mute books of Iowa State
Agricultural College and Farm. and find
that the board was in session as follows:
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1873-02-27
Speaker Wilson and the As
sembly.

Before the Assembly at Des
Nolnes adjourned last week, = reso-
luton vas anonymously adopted: ex
pressing the than ks of the House TO
Hon. James Nilson, OF this county,
for the very abls and i'm partial man
ner in which he hal discharged his
duties as Speaker. Subsequent to
the adoption OF the resolution.
number og.he members, notably Mr.
Irish, made short speeches, in which
they paid the highest tribute to
the worth OF the Speaker a. man
and a. ! legislator. In reply Speak
er Wilson said:
your kind remarks and acts raise
question in my mind, the solution OF
wI,ich / do not find in Gushing. The
success heretofore OF very moder
ate man has been due solely to your.
selves. In my new duties, it would
give ma the heartlest qualification
to think myself the representative Of
this House. And now as the ties are
severed that have bound me to you
80 long and so pleasantly, l 60 with
recollections that will ever DO cher
ished with the most jealous care
Your many expressions Of kindness
almost unman me, and in conclusion
| can only say ii ank you from my
heart
During Mr.. Wilson's career As !
member Of the House, he has made 4
large circle Of frienls among his fel.
low members, whose esteem was
manifested by them choosing him
one year ago as Speaker Of tho
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1873-02-27
Adjournment Of The legts-
laturos

The extra session OF the Iowa State
Legislature adjourned on Thursday
10Th inst. after a session OF 36 days.
Both branches of the Legislature,
have done vast amount ofwork du
ring the session AID the thorough
coditicatiou of the statutes was effect.
ed earlier than was generally expect.
ed, particularly when such pressure
was brought to beac tor general
legislation. Amid the immense
number OF amendments ma 10 in each
branch OF the Legislature to many OF
the laws, 1t is impossible to tell
the changes that have been made un'
til the laws are printed.
AS to railroad legislation, how
ever, there was none, further than
fixing the rates for passenger travel
at 81 cents per mile on roads whose
gross earnings per annum reach
$4,000 per mile OF road. Had the
Senate shown the willingness mani
tested by the House tor the reguIa-
ton OF treiyhts, something would
have been accomplished an the OK
pertinent would. we doubt not, have
resulted in the solution OF the mncll
moo,ed question OF the State having
authority to regulate freight charges
The numerous petitions from the
people from a large number oil
counties, asking legislation upon
the matter of transportation, indicate
that the people are determined to
try what virtue there is in interfering
with the present exorbitant rates OF
transportation over the roads, that
were cedel such liberal franchises in
the process OF their contradiction
We will bail the day, that some re
llet will be secured to the farmer
who has ultimately to bear the blunt
Of the high treigh, charges now exact
ed by railroad companies. $685.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1873-02-27
Notice Of Incorporation.
To Whom it may Concern

Be il remembered that the following Ar
ticles Of incorporation are adopted and hied
for The nurposc Of constructing and operat-
inea hallway, whereby the PEOPLE can
and vii obtain cheaper transportation
&c freight from Davenport On Scott
comfy State Of Iowa) on the most practi-
cahl, route via Upton Tin Cedar county
Johnson. Linn and Benton COUNTIES
Snr;rg Creek Union Grove in lama
cnnn,v.A Elders, Iowa Falls Gin Har
din county.) to some point on the Mis-.
.our; River. in the State Of Iowa, with
. single or double track, branch roads, con.
nections and extensions, and ofsuch guage
a. NAV seem best to the officers Of the Cor.
nora,ion. and that the undersigned. to.
reti.cr with all other persons who may be-
come stockholders hereafter, do hereby be-
come incorporated usder the laws Of the
State of Iowa.
AxT /. The name of this Corporation
shall be the Peoples Narrow Guage Rail
Rad Company Of Iowa and its priucipal
office Of business shall be at Spring Creek
Tama county, Iowa, until otherwise de-
eided
ART. II. This Company assumes, IS .
corpora ton, all the powers, privileges aud
immunties specified in Chapter So Of the
Revised Statutes CT the Legislature Of the
State Of Iowa Of the year 1860, and the sew
eral acts amendatory thereof and surple !.
mentary thereto, the power of organizing
by grant, gift, demise, purchase or condcm-
nation and holding, using aud transferring
in any manner, not prohibited by law, all
real and personal estate, such AZ may be
required and is necessary and convenient
to fully carry out the object and purposes
Of this corporation in the prosecution Of ito
business.
ART, III. This Corporation shall adopt
a corporate seal and shall have power ID
sue and be sued, and to prosecute and de-
fend all actions aud special proceedings in
its cooperate name and capacity, to make
all contracts fer the building and construc.
ton Of said road, and conducting the af-
fairs Of said Railway Company, to establish
BYLAWS and Regulations for the complete
government of said Company, and do any
and all acts and things whatsoever not in
consistent with the purpose of this Corpo-
ration and the laws Of the Statet Of Iowa.
ART. Nv. The Corporation shall corl,>
rnence on the III day Of January A. D. 1873
and continue for fifty years with the right
Of renewal.
ART. v. The management, government,
and control Of this road shall Do and rest
forever in the resi- tent stockholders Of the
State Of Iowa, and shall also forever BE- sub
jsst to The Articles, Bylaws and Regula-
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1873-02-27
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The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1873-02-27
Soldiers Land Bounty Bill.
Gre occurred

Tho above bill, which passed the
House Of Representatives some time
ago, and which would have granted
10 every honorably discharged union
soldier 100 acres OF land, met with a
defeat in the Senate last week.
The bill was one that met with but
little favor from the press, whether
Republican Or Democratic, for Tie
reason that it would not have bene.
flied the soldier ~ was the intention.
Had the bill passed the Senate, and
received the sanction OF the Presl.
dent, gigantic combination OF land
sharks would have been soon organi
Fed to buy the claims Of every SOL
der who would not want to take the
land and improve il Tor . home
The average price pail for tho
claims Of soldiers living in the est
and in cities, voald probably not
range above twenty fire or sty dol
lars; and a. . resalt TIE government
would have di,pos@f 81 ar immense
tract Of land ~ : P4rposs fiat Of
helping the solsisr) ~. Ii. original
aim would never nav. been reached
The time Tor c:leap iaais AID such as |
are desirable i nearly past. and We |
hold tito be the duty 81 Congress-
to guard closely the public domain
that it be not gwen away to unwor.
thy objects, and that when grants
are made, that thsy be made with .
view TO The actual result. What
ever assistance government can rem
der the soldier, We think il for the
better that that assistance be in
Money, and lot the public land rest
- It now i in the possession Of the
government, from which IL u possible
70 get good desirable lands .. rea-
'onabls price. Upon the whole tho
defeat Of the bill may be considered
fortunate, bscaass IL 1onld not bone
he soldier to IN extent that would
It oil compare with the actual sacri-
ice made By tho government.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1873-02-27

Tennyson's new poem ct" the
King" is out. and the literary editor
of the New York Observer, after read
ing. every lhen gives it as his opin
ion that if the authors name had been
withheld, no English or American
publisher would have ever published
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1873-02-27

House; and whose best wishes,
well as those OF his constituents,
will accompany him as he enters upon
his duties as Member Of Congress.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-06-27
Varieties.

The best olocutionists pronounce tho
"g' in such words as pudding"
Somebody said that every cord of wood
given to the poor is recorded above.
Those that have few faults are least
anxious to discover those of others.
An insane woman in Iowa got all her
teeth pulled out, and told the dentist to
send his bill to Gen. Grant.
A young lady, on being asked whero
was her native place, replied, II have
none, | am the daughter Of Methodist
minister"
A gentleman who received dun on
postal card sent this reply "If you
think my bill has run long enough, let it
stand for awhile"
A Come Home Husband Club" has
been organized by the married ladies at
Hannibal, Missouri. 1t is about three
feet long with a big knot at one end.
A young widow wishes to know how
it is that although her husband said,
when they were married, with all my
worldly goods thee endow," she is now
entitled to only one-third of his real
estate.
A sproad-caglo orator Of New York
State wanted the wings of bird to fly
TO every town and county, to every vii
lagc and hamlet in the broad land but
be wilted when a naughty boy in the
crowd sang out: You'd be Shot for a
goose before you had flown a mile
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-06-27
FRIDAY MORNING. JUNE 81, 1878.
lDoetttol.
THE LITTLE PEOPLE.

A dreary place would be this earth
Were there no little people in it,
The song OF life would lose its mirth
Were there no children to begin it,
No little forms, like buds to grow,
And make the admitting heart surrender;
No little hands on breast and brow,
To keep the thrilling love-chords tender.
No babe within our arms to leap,
No little feet toward sumber tending;
No little knee in prayer TO bend,
Our lips meantime the sweet words lending
What would mothers do for work,
Were there no pants or jacket tearing;
No tiny dresses to embroider,
No cradle for their watchful caring
No rosy boys, at wintry morn,
With satchel to the school-house hasting;
No merry shouts as home they rush,
No precious morsel for their tasting.
The sterner souls would get more stern,
Unieeling natures more inhnman;
And man to stole GOODNESS turn,
And woman would be less than woman.
For in That cline toward which we reach,
Through Times mysterious, dim unfolding,
The little ones with cherub smile
Are still our Fathers face beholding.
So said His voice in whom we trust,
When in Judcas realm a preacher;
He made a child confront the proud,
And be in simple guise their teacher.
Life's song, indeed, would lose its charm,
Were there no babies to begin it
A doleful place this world would be,
Were there no little people in it.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-06-27
SUITS! SUITS! SUITS
For Spring and Summer Of 1873.

WE have now on hand large assortment
w LADIES DRESS SUITS, at exceed
ingly low prices; also, Wrappers, at So SO.
nafy- We now have the Agency for Madame
Demorest's PATTERNS for Ladies' and Chill
dren's wear, and keep a full assortment on
hand. They are recommended to be the most
reliable Patterns in use. 1t is very desirable
for every Lady to get the book called
WHAT TO WEAR
1t gives useful Information and full instruc-
tions how to make and trim Ladies' and Chill
6ren's Dresses and Boys Suits. For sale at
our Store-Price Is cents.
MILLINERY AND FANCY GOODS,
IN GREAT VARIETY.
We would state to the Ladies Of Montgom'
cry county, that we are prepared to offer them
an assortment of goods in this line which can
not be surpassed
9xsa- My motto is Quick Sales and Small
Profits. Before purchasing elsewhere, give
us call and examine our stoock, which is
too numerous to mention.
va Particular attention paid to orders.
and satisfaction given to all.
NJ. J. YOUNG,
Ill BRIDGE STREET,
apr 25-tf GEoRGETowS, d. G..
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-06-27

A BEAU TRANsFrxED. The following
rare hit, by Max Adeler is from the Sat-
urday Evening Post:
We shall never forget that evening we
spent at Magruder's years ago. We adj
mired Miss Magruder and we wentaround
to see her. 1t was summer time and
moonlight, and she sat upon the piazza.
The carpenter had been there that day
glueing up the rustic chairs on the porch.
50 we took a scat on the step in front of
Miss Magruder, where we could gaze
into her eyes and drink in her smiles 1t
seems probable that the carpenter must
have upset his glue-pot on the spot where
we sat, for after enjoying Miss Magru-
der's remarks for a couple of hours, and
drinking several of her smiles, We tried
to rise for the purpose of going home.
but found that we were immovably fixed
to the step. Then Miss Magruder said,
"Don't be in a hurry" and we told her
we believed we wouldn't The CONVERSE
ton had q sadder tone after that, and we
sat there thinking whether it would be
pSbtSh W aSh HiiSo mug uuSi w WlbuhidW
while VIC disrobed and went home in
Highland costume, or whether we should
urge her to warm up the poker, or whcth-
er we would give one terrible wrench,
and then ramble down the yard back
ward About midnight Miss Magruder
yawncd and said she believed she would
go to bed Then we suddenly asked her
if she thought her father would have
any objections to lending us his front
steps few days, because we wanted to
take them home for pattern. We think
Miss Magruder must have entertained
doubts Of our sanity, for she rushed in,
called her father, and screamed Ma
gruder came down with double barreled
gun. Then we explained the situation
in whisper, and he procured saw and
cut off the piece of step to which we
were attached. Then we went home,
wearing the patch, and before 2 o'clock
crushed out our young love for Miss Ma
gruder. We never called again, and she
threw herself away on dry goods man.
There is a melancholy satisfaction in re-
calling these memories of youth, and re-
fecting upon the influence of glue upon
the emotions Of the human heart.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-06-27
B. Il. CARTER,
UNDERTAKING.

TIME undersigned would respectfully in
form the citizens Of Rockville and vicini-
ty, that he has bought the right, title, inter-
est and good will of his father, in the UN-
DERTAKING BUSINESS, together with the
Hearse, Wagon, &c. necessarily for conducting
the same, and that he will be prepared here
after, upon the shortest notice, to accommo-
date all who may require his services. A lib
eral share OF patronage is solicited.
W. REUBEN PUMPHREY,
Washington Street,
June loft Rockville, Md
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-06-27

How A GIRL HELPS CLEAN House. -
She is perfectly willing to help. She
tells her mother she would just as lief
stay home week as not, and informed
her teacher. with semi-triumphant air
that she has to stay at home next week
to help clean the house.
The carpets are to be taken up first,
and that girl, delicatcly reared though
she be, bravcly sits down in the middle
of the floor and reads paper while her
mother and the hired girl take out the
tacks and make frantic efforts to use the
same form of common prayer that the
head Of the house uses when his boots
don't come on easily in the morning.
The carpet is rolled up and taken out
into the back yard, and hung on the
clothes-line to be busted Now that girl
comes out strong, and shows the latent
energy that is in her. She sezcs an old
broom and starts toward that swinging
carpet with an air of determination. On
her way she spies her friend Kate pass
ing, and goes off to the side fence to talk
about an hour and half about--well,
about whatever girls do talk about under
the same circumstances. Then she goes
into the house and eats her dinner and
complains of being tired. In the after
noon she begins busting and arranging
the books in the bookcase She finds
pretty soon ono of Ouida's novels, and
sits down on the floor to read, while the
ink, from bottle she knocks over when
she throws her dustcr on the table, runs
all over the parlor curtains stuffed I'M
der the chair near by.
The mother finds her here, and sends
her into the parlor to gather up her mus
ic ready for to-morrow's campaign She
gets along well enough with her finger
exercises and marches, but presently she
comes across "Don't be angry with me,
Darling" that Robert gave her last
week, and she begins to hum it. She
opens the piano to find the key note to
be certain she can take the high note
nicely, and begins to sing 1t doesn't
sound well without the accompaniment
that Robert thought was SO sweet, so she
sits down and begins to play. While
she is practicing Roberts comes along.
He hears her. He stops. lie enters. -
She stops lie wants to hear that sweet
song. Come in only for that She is
too hoarse. She couldn't think Of sing
ing with her hair tied up in towel
but she does. Robert signs as the song
ends, and she proposes a game Of GRO
quet They go out and rlay croquet
until tea time.-Ierre Haute Express.