The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-10-08
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

A LADY physician in Utica has prac.
tice amounting to $4,000 per annum.
PORTER, Me-, prides itself because il
has already had ice almost thick enough
to skate on.
Now that the season for husking besG
approaches, the far-seeing young man
will buy up all the red ears which are Of
fered at ten cents apiece.
PROTECTION for poor, annoyed, outraged
housekeepers at last. A New Hampshire
jury has awarded $l45 actual damages to
the man whose female servant was en-
ticed away by his envious neighbor, not
withstanding the sum of $50 had been
paid for her passage by the man who was
thus vcxatiously deprived Of her services.
If every one who entices away his neigh
bor's cook shall be mulcted in such dam
ages hereafter, housekeeping will soon
be relieved Of one Of its greatest perplex-
ities.-ProDsdence Journal
DURING performance in the Metro
politan Theater in Sacramento, CAL, a
few nights ago, it was ascertained that a
large number Of young "hoodlums" had
managed to gain access to the loft Of the
building, from whence they could look
down through the ventilators upon the
stage, and several men connected with
the theater, accompanied by two police
men, went to dislodgc them. While do
ing so the occupants of the loft flew
around nervously to avoid arrest, and
three Of them, in their flight, made mis-
steps, and their legs passed through the
ceiling and dangled in sight of the audi
ence below. The falling plaster and the
jar of the building occasioned by the
general shrinking of the audience ere.
ated the impression that an earthquake
had occurred, and quite panic ensued.
YESTERDAY afternoon at five o'clock
Frank Mueller, a boy nine years of age,
living on Exchange, between East
Twelfth and West Sixteenth streets, was
saved from death by drowning by the
great presence of mind and GOODNESS of
his little sister, aged thirteen years. He
was attempting to draw bucket of
water from the WELL but 1t was too heavy
for him, and intrying to land it lie lost his
balance and fell into the well, which is
about fifty feet deep. His little sister
saw him fall, and running out of the
house she let the bucket down as quickly
as possible. The boy was tloundering in
the water, and the bucket reached him
just in time. He caught hold of it, and
the little girl, being satisfied that he was
securely fixed, drew him out unaided,
and assisted him to alight. Strange to
say he had only a slight scratch and
big scare as the result Of his perilous
fall.-St. Louis Republican.
THEY tell tough story about two So
gacious mules out in Virginia City, New.
The mules were as good as can be made.
Hank Blanchard, their owner, was driv-
ing them one day, with a friend-Fagan
in the wagon. The mules came to a
place and stopped and refused to move
u sup lhCy uotH loohNu w
ward the roadside. Hank looked, too,
and saw what was the matter with the
mules. There was sign there, which
read: HAY $23 ton" the regular
price being $25. Hank got out of the
wagon, went and talked to the man of
the sign, came back and told Pagan that
he had ordered ten tons of that hay at
greatly reduced rates, and that his mules
might consider themselves in clover.
He got into the wagon, and the mules
trotted briskly off. Hank and Pagan
their laughter for obvious
reasons The mules will doubtless seize
the first opportunity to kick Hank to
death for lying.
FRANK MAYER, a miner, walked into
an abandoned shaft near Chestnut Hills,
Pa, a few days ago, and fell to the bot
tom, distance of over 100 feet. When
he returned to consciousness he found
himself encompasscd by the carcasses Of
horses, cows, pigs and goats that had
blundcred into the shaft at various
times; and the hOrrld kissing OF snakes
that crawled about him warned him that
although he had escaped death by his
fall he was in danger of a more painful
and lingering death by the slow poison
of venomous reptiles. All that terrible
night he lay quietly at the bottom Of the
shaft. The next morning he made an
attempt to climb out. but soon discovered
that all human efforts would be futile.
He then sought to attract the attention
of the people in the upper world, but as
the shaft is hundred yards from the
public road it was several hours before
his cries were heard. Ropes were
brought and dozen strong men with
willing hands soon had the sufferer out
of the pit. Physicians examined him
but found no broken bones and hardly a
bruise.