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The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-01-01

,'"I'ea wv uo0i .RHoO, anu, gently
tsrning It suddenly dashed open the
door. For an instant only she was
dazzled by the abrupt Change from
darkness TO light. The robbor had
succeeded in opening the safe, and
ad'abstractcd the package. IIe hal
Just risen to his feet, when, tancying
he heard a slight noise without he
paused . moment to listen. In an.
other second the door flew open and
upon the threshold stood the sl,rht
figure of Abble. her checks pallid,
her eyes flashing, her halr loose and
flowing, and pistol lightly held in
her outstretched hand. She caught
one glimpse Ut the tall figure whose
face was hidden by black mask,
and then, with All the he.oism OF 4
'hns.rouyhiy aroused wotaln, cflea -
stand, s'r, anu "iVl' ."~- -.
or will shoot
Before she had finished tho scn.
,cncc, he sprang toward the front
door, which he had closed behind
him, retaining tho money in his
hands, 4Ns he paused to open the
door Abblc covered him with her
pistol, and. ere he could turn the
knob, a loud report rang out, and the
room was filled with smoke.
With a terrific yell the robber fell
to the floor; and then Abbic, over.
come with excitement, sank half
iain,ing into the nearest chair. The
thought that the blood of i fellow
beng was on her hands rushed over
her tender heart with appalling
force.
Susan, awakened by the noise, had
rushed to her mistrcss's room, and, /,
iiuling her gone, stt mblcl down
stairs, and, after pecrlny through Tire
open door, bccalne boicr on seeing
her mistress, and entered.
WHAT'S the matter? she asked, as
well as her stupciaction would permit
her to nr:iculate.
Abbie pointed to the man on the
floor.
Lord a-mercy circulated the ter
iitira woman, starting back in horror
He came here to steal soiue money
Joel LETS, and--ana | killed him, rur.
sued Ahbic, after a pause.
Leraa mercy again iell from Sn
sans lips. But how do you know
he's dead?
True enough, said Abblc, let's see.
The hight was then carried near
tho body, and Abble, STOPPING, saw
with shuddering horror the mingled
blood aud brains oozlng from a sick
ening wound in the back OF his head,
upon the carpet.
OH she exclaimed. Here, Susan,
help me turn HIM over, that wc may
soc his face.
Susan compiled, and then, unler
her mislrcss's directions, with much
fear removed the mask. The light
shonc rall upon tho distorted tea
lures; and Abble, after one short
gaze, sprang to her feet; and, shrek
III u tone OF ansnpportable agony
. my God! tell forward in a dealhly
sNoon.
She had Killed hn oua husband!
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-01-01

The American colony in Paris this
winter Is small, anl gradually grow.
ing smaller.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-01-01
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The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-01-01

Recent statistics show tha. the
value OF the books sold in tile Ger.
man empire amounts TO only about
one halt Of the tax upon the con.
sumption of brandy.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-01-01

An infant recently found on Father
Hnghes' door step at Morri>ania, n.
T., was carried 70 !. ta;r 1t ST. Mary's
Caurch, una ,aiHpl at 10 cents a
chance The lady who won il Kissed
it enthusiastically, aud departed IN
high glcc 10 surprise her husband.
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Office on High Street, East OF Tama Coun-
ty Bank.
, 1874-03-05

HAVE WE 4 PEABODY HERE From
an excellent article in a California ex-
change, on " What shall be done with
the growing generation ?" We take the
following:
But boys are boys. They are class
of society that cannot be ignored. Ii
becomes community to deal with boys
as q fact. What shall be done with th:
boys that are growing up around US, and
WHO will soon push us off the stage Of
action? Put them to work, is the OBJ
vious reply. Learn them to do some
thing. Put the young scoundrels to a
trnde. SO that they may grow mp men
and play mems parts in the drama of
life. There are few tradesmen who
may employ q small proportion. but
there is no regular business for the great
number. They must have work or
some one who owns property will have
to pay poor taxes or criminal taxes for
them. Who is the patriot. the philan-
thropist, in California. who will estab-
lish schools in which will be taught the
trades, and by which boys labor could
be self-supporting Does Peabody
live in this Western land who will give
the rising generation a chance to become
useful men /? The truth is lamentable
that our industries now in active operas
ton do not furnish labor for our boys.
The grown people curse them for idling,
but give them nothing else to do"
, 1874-03-05

U A cunning Detroiter plays game
which has netted him considerable mon
ey. Having family Bible in his hand,
he would approach persons whose sym
pathies he thought he could work upon.
and say that he was a laboring man. out
of work, with big family on his hands,
and was on his way to pawn the family
Bible. He would state that dollar
would relieve his present necessities
and save the Bible from going to the
pawnbroker and in many cases people
have handed ont the money to him.
Any person liberal enough to give the
man money would not take the Bible as
security, and SO it was saved to play the
game on the next one.
, 1874-03-05

SLAUGHTER OF THE INNocENTs.-" Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup" has several
times been condemned in our columns,
says the Druggists Circular. "bot we
have not published the formula. The
original receipt is kept secret. but the
results of analysis have been known. 1t
has been shown that one ounce of the
syrup contains one grain of morphia.
If then Mrs. Winslow's instructions be
followed, the dose for an infant three
months old contains an equivalent OF
ten drops of laudanum. and this Mrs.
W. recommends to be repeated every
two hours! The injury that may be
done by the ignorant use of such nos
trums is hardly 10 be estimated, and yet
a calculation has been made that not
less than Is, 900, 900 ounces of the syrup
are annually sold in the United States;
in other words, that the children of this
country are dosed every year with as
many million grains of morphia.
, 1874-03-05


T One of the most wonderful things
in the world is the uniformity of appar-
ent accidents. Thus in Great Britain,
where the statistics are much better pre-
served than in this country. the tota!
number of deaths by human violence
in 1870 was 16. .953; in 1869 it 8.497; it
was 16, 968 in 1868; 16, ,866 in 1867: 49,
915 in 1866; 1884 in 1865, and 17.018
in 1864. Not only that. but the same
uniformity entends to the manner in
which they met their deaths. How are
we to account tor this, except upon the
principle that in the divine economy of
nature there is no such thing as an ac-
cident, or an exception to ordinary laws
, 1874-03-05
The ALASKA R.Sa-A Washington dis

The ALASKA R1NG.-A Washington dis
patch says that bill to provide for the
extension of the United States system
of land surveys over the Territory Of
Alaska has been framed, but has been
nipped in the bud by opposition from
the Interior Department. Last winter
a bill for the sale of coal lands was pass,
ed, and provision was made SO that tracts
of unsurveyed land could be held by
performing certain amount of work
and continuing the same until the sur
veys are made, when the holder would
have the preferred right of entry to the
land. A number of spectators whose
headquarters are in San Francisco, suc-i
ceeaed in getting the coal fields of Al
aska included within the provisions cf
the act. They have formed companies
and dispatched tents to take possess.
ion of large tracts of the most valuable
coal lands in the Territory. the exis-
tence of which is only known to a few
men. aud now, in order to perfect their
grabs, they expect Congress to passa
bill to extend the surveys over them
Commissioner Drummond has address,
ed letter to Senator Mitchell in opposi-
ton to the scheme. And there runiors,
also, of a combination to control and
monopolize the resources of that Terri
tory, but there is disposition among
members of Congress to investigate
them all. A movement will be made to-
ward having Commission appointed to
examine the whole subject and at the
same time to reF ort upon the m amer in
which the Alaska Seal Fur Company is
fulfilling its contract with the Govern
ment.
, 1874-03-05

Richardson Francis Lot block 35 Boren's
n,.t 81 S5
richardson James Lot block McNaughts
addition D w
Riley Peter 2ox6O feet of Lot block 10 May
nard's plat. II %
Randolph S Lot block 81 Boren's plat 36 Is
Roberts Lots and block % Boren's
plat II %
Ross John Lot block u Beren's plat 10 p
Smith James 10000 so. feet Plummer's es-
t.te 9 SO
Smith II Al Lot block Boren's plat Y
stiles d w Lots / 2 block 40 Maynardss
nIat 15
Smith Geo. F. (estate) Lots and block 10
Rorer,s nlat. 572
St. Louis Pierre Lot block Il Terry's addi-
tion .Hs ~
swafford Melissa Lot block Eastern addi---
t;on 50
shannon L Lot 2 block Judson's add. II
Tull We Lots and block II Denny's addi-
ton 43
Titus James H Lot block Maynard's
nlnt 2 sc
Thwing Nathaniel Lots and block %
Hanfords addition G2
Taylor Harriet Lots 5 and block 103 Ter
rvs End addition 43
Tompkins W Lot 1 block 13 Eastern addi-
tion II
Ulin Erick Lots and block 70 BoreA's
plat s 16
Van ASSET Henry Lots and block Denny's
addition 50
veada Joseph F 4 Lot block II Terry's adj
dition 512
Vernon John Lot block 70 Terry's End ad-
dition. SO
Willie James Lot block 81 Denny's ad. 80
Void Bros one half lot block 5 Denny's addi-
tion 43
Wooden Ira Lots . 7 and block II May
nar,i's plat II 80
Williams Van Arsdale and Kollock Lots 2 3
and block Lots and4 block 10 Judkin's
addition IA
Wallis Lucinda Block 27 Edes and Knights
addition 27S
wyckoff L Z Lot block Z Maynard's plat
Lot and block Borens plat 40 06
Woodward John Lots ands block Denny's
addition SO G3
Wilcox Samuel Lots and block 50 Den
ny's addition an
, 1874-03-05


No MORE SUBSIDIES Es--From Washing
ton we get the information that the house
committee on railroads at recent priv
ate consultation, determined that no
railroad scheme involving subsidy or
expenditure in any shape, or the con-
traction of any obligation by the govern
ment. whether by guaranty of interest.
endorsement of bonds, or otherwise,
should be reported favorably to the
house. Whether or not any especial
scheme was under consideration cannot
be ascertained, but there is good reason
to assume that the two objects aimed at
were Hurlbut's job and the Texas Pacific
scheme which Tom Scott is understood
to have in hand.
, 1874-03-05

LADIES BEwAnE.-A certain lady, who
has become an inordinate chewer of gum,
applied to a doctor the other day in
great distress, the blood having almost
completely stopped circulating. The
learned professor diagnosed the case,
and informed the woman that she had q
disease called embolism, and warned
her to prepare for the worst. A friend
who had doubtless been similarly af.
aicted, struck her upon the back, and
the shock relieved the main aor:a of an
immense chew of gum, which she had
swallowed in her sleep, and which near
ly cost her her life. Ladies addicted to
this pernicious habit, had better take
warning.
, 1874-03-05

JOHN BRIGHT ON THE PULPIT.-Ir a
letter published in the Evangelical Maga-
zine, Mr.. John Bright says: "As to
what is best for the pulpit Grading a
sermon or delivering one extemporane-
ously) may not venture to say much
In pulpit. man is expected to speak for
a given time on great theme and with
less of exact material than is obtainable
on other occasions and on ordin. ry sub
jects. And, ,further,a "a majority of preach
ers are not good speakers, and perhaps
could not be made such. They have
no natural gift for good speaking--they
are not logical in mind nor full of ideas
nor free of speecl--and they have none
of that natural readiness which is essen
tial to a powerful and interesting speak>
er. 1t is possible-nay, perhaps very
probable if reading sermons was
abolished, while some sermons would
be better than they now are, the major
ity of them would be simply chaos, and
utterly unendurable to the most patient
congregation. Given a man with knowl-
edge of his subject, and gift for pub
lie speaking. then I think reading mis-
chief; but given man who knows little,
and who has no gift of speaking. then
reading seems to be inevitable, because
speaking, as deem it, is impossible.
But it must be a terrible thing to have
to read or speak a sermon every week on
the same topic to the people-terrible to
the speaker, and hardly less SO to the
hearers. Only men of great mind. great
knowledge, and great power can do this
with success. wonder that any man
can do it often doubt that any man
has ever done it. 1 forbear, therefore,
from giving a strong opinion on the
point you submit to me. Where mar
can speak, let him speak-it is, no doubt
most effective; but wheie q man canno
speak, he must read. Is not this ths
sum of the whole matter?"
, 1874-03-05

CONGRESSIONAL RECoGNITIoN--The
power of the organization of the Patrons
of Husbandrv has at length been felt
and recognized by Congress The House
CoMmittee on Agriculture has appointed
asub committee, charged especially with
looking after the petitions, memorials,
complaints and demands generally of
the Grangers. They commenced work
on pile of 200 documents of various
kinds, which has already accumulated,
and which every day adds to most liber-
ally. These documents touch the sub
jects Of transportation, warehouse frauds
upon grain shippers, commissions. tar
ifs, the national banks the labor ques-
ton, extravaganza in national, state and
municipal expenditures, and vast col
lection of minor matters, showing that
the people are aroused as never before.
They complain that flour is sold for $40
per barrel, with wheat at $1.50 to $l.75
per bushel, and requiring only about
bushels for barrel. They also COM
plain of the high rates Of commission
merchants, declaring that the product is
all eaten up by such commissions. The
Southern Grangers complain of the en-
igration from the borders of their states
Of colored laborers, and while they do
not ask for legislation on this subject,
they desire that some suggestions as to
a remedy may be thrown out by Con-
gress. Here is work which is worth at
tention, sufficient to employ several
committees, and some of which natural
ly belongs to some other committee than
that of Agriculture. We shall look with
interest for what is evolved therefrom.
, 1874-03-05

LOCAL ENTERPRIsE.-NO town ever vet
prospered without local enterprise, any
more than an individual can prosper
without personal enterprise. The nni-
versal laws CT political economy apply
to communities as to individuals. One
man will prosper and become rich where
sterile and unproductive portions of the
country are, as general rule, the most
prosperous, while those most endowed
by the bounties of nature fall into decay
through the inertness of the inhabit-
snts, upon the same principle that those
individuals who inherit fortunes and are
habituated to idleness. forfeit their pos
sessions and advantages to the sons of
poverty Injured to toll as necessity of
their being. There is no natural adyan-
tage which ever has made, or ever can
make prosperous town, without an in
dustrious, enterprlsing, and public spir-
tied population. Some oae' has prop
erly said: As some people cannot fatt ON
the meaning of the term ''local enter
prise" we define it for them. For the
benefit of certain class here as well as
elsewhere, we reproduce the definition.
1t is this: If you can think of anything
that Car be done to beautity or build up
your town, go and do it; don't fight the
laying down Of new sidewalk because
you have to pay share of the expense;
keep your capital at home; patronize
home industry; help your merchants to
sell more, SO that they will sell cheaper;
always get your work done in your own
town if possible; subscribe and pay for
your local paper, don't steal or borrow
it. If you follow these suggestions. and
your town does not improve and build
up, it will not be your fault.
, 1874-03-05

The Walla Walla Statesman says !:
Oar farmer friends tell us that the CON-
tinuous SHOWS and rains of the Winter
have thoroughly saturated the ground
ara as result the crop of 1874msy be
counted upon to greatly in excess OF
any former year. The crop of 1873 was
very heavy. but 1874 will show much
larger scope of land brought under cul-
tivation, and consequently a. large in
crease in the general yield.
, 1874-03-05

T At recent meeting of New York
Episcopal ministers. the Rev. DR.. Ry-
lance read an essay on the relation o
the Church to amusements. He argued
that the present state of affairs promoted
hypocrisy. Christians abhor operas
and go to concerts, shun theatres and
patronlze tableaux, prescribe novels in
general and read particular ones. Those
who hear operas are apt to try to slip in
secretly, lest they should be seen. DR..
Rylance thinks this is all wrong. He
wishes each individual to choose for
himself, and then do boldly what he
considers it right to do. This common
sense view of the matter found but one
opponent among all the ministers pres
ent,
, 1874-03-05

r. In French industrial establish
ment. employing six hundred and thirty
men, chiefly vegetarians. the sick fund
was constantly in debt. The director Of
the establishment took measures for the
introduction of butchers meat into the
food of the men, and the effect was suuh
that the average loss of time per man,
on account of illness or fatigue. was re-
duced from fifteen to three days per an
mum. Thus the animal food eaved II
days work year per man.
, 1874-03-05

Allen N Lots 10 20 q % McNaught's e1-
tension to Judkin's addition "
Aubert Catharine A Lots and block 80
Hanforl's addition. IS
Allen r. 8. Lot block Eastern ad. so
Adams A H Lot block IA all Of block 20 lots
l and block % lots and block 80 lots
8 and 8 block 81 lots 8 6 and block "a lots
4 5 and block ~, Maynards rlat 16 2s
Ball B Lot 4 block 81 Terry's addition lot l
block II Boren's plat lots and block 10 Tn
ion City 10 Il
Baker Ben Lot block 10 Denny's plat IS
Borella Anthony Lot block 81 Boren's 10 SO
Barron Alex Lots and block 4 Judkin's
addition A
Brownheld Mrs Lot block Denny's ad.
dition o.
Bonson Chas lots in Terry's addition / 43
Bache Hartman Lots and 4 block 40 lot
and block IA Maynards plat 429
Bright Jessie D Lots I 234 and 6 blsct *
lots ? As G and block 20 lots 3 6 and
7 block - lots 6 and block 43 lots 2 4n
and block a Maynard's Plat. IA 20
, 1874-03-05

~ General Sherman says that when
he met Mr.. Lincoln at Fort Monroe and
asked him whether he should catch JEFF
Davis or let him run, the discreet ILL
noisan replied with story of a reform
ed topper. who on being offered drink.
said: ~ can't take it, because I have
signed the pledge; but perhaps you can
fix it SO could drink it unbeknown to
mveelf
, 1874-03-05

~ "If," says Western editor. the
day before Thanksgiving, 1--WE had dol
lar for every glass of lemon slop, sweet
sened wine, beer and thicker things that
will be drank tomorrow, we wouldn't
dun another subscriber in year. But
we haven't that number of dollars, SO
pay up.
, 1874-03-05

II The Pennsylvania Senate has be-
fore it proposition to appropriate one
million dollars for the construction Of
what is to be called Centennial
Memorial Hail." This building is to
be used during the centennial exhibition
Of 1876 as the art gallery of the exhibi-
ton. and thereafter to be used perma-
nently as q National Art Museum, in
which will be stored and preserved, OBJ
iects of interest in relation to the coun-
try and the State.
, 1874-03-05
guget Sound. 9ispatth.
2EpE1U B4oU.J.: 4. EDI7 or
seattle w II. March 1874


uEGRAPH-INcREAs RATEs--The
rates for telegraphing to and from Seattle
on ten words, will probably be increas-
as follows:
San Francisco, from 81 so to 50 Is;
Portland, from 75cts. to 81 25;
Olympia, from 50cts.. to 75cts.;
Tacoma, from 25cts. to 80 cts.
The immediate canse of this increase
of rates is the taxation of the line in Il is
Territory, at rates which the Company
regards as excessive. The assessment
in this county, for instance. is SO per
ceut more than the first cost of the line,
which has been in operation several
years, is constantly needing repair. and
is not worth more than half as much as
when new. If the railroad from Kala-
Ma to Tacoma was assessed at the same
rate, it would amount to more than all
the other taxable property of the coun-
ties through which it passes. All will
concede that wouldebe very unjust taxa
tion and unwise discrimination against
public improvements, when unproduc-
tive property, held solely for specula-
tiop, is often assessed at one tenth of
its nominal value. We pay more for
telegraphing than any other individual
or firm in the Territory. from which we
have never yet received dollar; bat it
is ole of those cases in which some
individual concessions and sacrifices are
necessary to maintain public enterprises
for the general bel eft, and we are sorry
10 see our official authorities using their
power to discourage or embarrass such
objects of public interest.
, 1874-03-05

T A bachelor says if you hand a
lady a newspaper with paragraph cut
out of it, no. line of it will be read, but
every bit of interest felt in the paper by
the lady will center in finding out what
ihe missing paragraph contained.
, 1874-03-05
LYING IN HOSPITAL.

AIRS, DIR, MAYNARD IS PREPARED
JyA to take : few patients At her Hospital two
doors South Of the U. 8. Hotel.
Observation-Disclosures guaranteed.
Seattle, March ., 1874.
, 1874-03-05

n Where shall I put this paper
SO as to be sure of finding it Tomorrow"
inquired Mary Jane Of her brother
Charles. On the looking-glass," was
her brothers rsply.
, 1874-03-05
STEAMER FOR SALE!

q SR THE SUBSCRIBER OFFERS
SaW[4aas- for sale on reasonable terms,
the steamer Comet and barge Fannie. For par.
ticulars inquire on board.
"A. MORRILL,.
Seattle. Feb. 81, 1874.
, 1874-03-05
CO--pART NERSHlP.

a 8. plNKHAM HAS THIS DAY SOLD ONE
n half interest In his store to G. w. Moore.
The business will hereafter be conducted un-
der tb firm name of Moore 4 Pinkham.
All persons indebted to the undersigned are
requested to make immediate payment, those
to whom he is indebted will please present
their accounts for adjustment.
Many thanks for past custom and . continu-
snce of like favors soicitsd.
A. S. PINKHADf.
Seattle, Feb. 27, 1874.
, 1874-03-05
NOTICE

NOTICE
TT HE proprietors of the Seattle House re-
1 spectfully announce 10 the public that their
House will be kept open day and night in con-
sequence OF the increased requirements of the
public.
, 1874-03-05
SATURDAY, ,M'RCH 14,1s74

at the hour of 10 o'clock, A. M, unless
the same be sooner redeemed by the
said parties or their agents: the same
being levied upon for CITY TAX, now
due and unpaid. the property being sub
ject to redemption within two years by
process of law.
e. W. BLAKE,
City Collector.
Seattle, Feb. u, 1874.