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The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-04-30
MISCELLANEOUS
THE MOTHER-iN-LAW.

A good many things, some OF them
good, many sharp, and occasionally
cruel, having been said OF mothers in
law, now comes one OF that much
talked of class and tells her side OF the
story. That she tells it we'll will be
admitted by all who read it.
Left a widow, after Jew years OF
most unhappy married life, retired,
with my two children, to a small
town, where | intended to subslst
upon my very moderate means, and
to devote myself to tho care Of their
education.
think the enjoyment We have in
our children before they reach the
age OF ten is very great All faults
and evil tendencies seem SO sure to
be eradicatcd with time, we can
scarcely believe the pains we are tax
ing will ever Lave any but the desir-
I'd result. These early promises are
so beautiful! Every childish liking
seems talent, lacking only opportu
nifty to develop into excellence.
Ny girl and boy went to school in
the morning In the afternoon We
walked together, and we three all en-.
ioysd those long rambling walks
Then oar tea table, and our evenings,
when | read to them-hew deligh:
full was our companionshlp! How ]
tried every way to SOW tho good
seed. l have said that my means
were small. but my wants were few
ana considered it nay duty to make
them few, tor my children's sake.
took care that they were always well
dressed, often working until late n
night at their olothes-my own were
plain enough. They never knew, O
course, the sacrfccs ! made that the,
mlght have pleasure.
That my children loved me, re
| spectcd me, ] need not repent. Thsil
first thought always seemed TO be o
me. Christmas they presented mi
with horrid little daubs, which ! still
treasure, tied up in little packages
and dated. All! happy, happy days
days when paper Of sweet cak'
| is sufficient tor happiness.
The year came when they grew
tall and less dependent on me-
James left school, aud, as my mean
did not admit OF his going to college
| ] obtained admittance for him int,
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-04-30

The REpUBLIc:-Wo have fre.
quently had occasion to commend
this magazine to tho attention OF read.
ers, and now, on the receipt and ex-
animation of the April number, We
most cheeriully renew the recon-.
mendation. In dealing with the
present political and economic ques.
tlons of the day, The Republic IL
practical, fair, and thorough, and ito
statements may be relied uron.
Among some OF the leading topics In
this number will be found, "The Po.
litical Situation" "Cheap Transports.
tion,' The State Department"
"Southera War Claims" "Rebel Re.
storation in Texas" and many minor
articles Of interest aud value 10 the
public. The appendix contains the
able speeches Of Hon. Geo. w.
McCrary. of Iowa, and Hon. G. e.
Hoar, Of Massachusetts,, on tho Trans.
portation Bill, and the very interest.
ing speech OF Hon. N. p. Chapman,
on tho District Of Celumbla.
Every one who teels an interest in
the practical questions Of the d lay, and
in governmental affairs should sub.
scribe for and read this m magazine.
Published At Washington, D. G.,
at 81 per year.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-04-30
SELECTED POETRY.
THE OLD BACHELOR.

Silent he sits in his easy chair,
At the clsss Of the Winters day;
His gaze IL fixed on the fiekesing are,
And his thoughts are far away.
lie thinks Of tho days when he wa,
young,
And life was full Of joy
When he daily trudged to ihe village
school,
A happy, careless boy.
He thinks Of the home Of his boyheod Z
years,
The old farmhouse on the hill,-
of father, and mother, sai sister dear
And with tears his dim +ySs I'll;
For they are asleep in the ehurchyard
now, =.
Aud hs Is left alone, -.
To struggle through life the best he may,
With none to call his own.
He sees in his vision maiden fair,
With eyes Of heavenly blue,
With golden hair, and q winning grace,
And heart both warm and true.
Fond m.m'ry recalls the shadswy Past,
And he seems to live again
In the tender glance Of her deep-blue
eyes,
Tha ha rpiosf nan ~ ~.-
But, alas for the shortnsss Of earthly
bliss
Death claimed her for his bride,
AID, when she passed to the Better Land,
His heart within him died.
Bereft Of all tha! his soal held dear,
Of kindred and Of love,
He only wallis Goss messenger
To summon him above.
His neighbors call him stern and cold,
and laugh at his lonely life;
And the merry girls with wender ask,
Why he never takes q wife.
All little they know Of his early love,
And Of her. his promised bride;
And little they kLev whom her life wen
cut,
How his heart within him died
This word may treat him with laugh |
and scorn,
He heeds net the cruel jest;
He knows that the shafts Of ridieale
Are aimed at the purest and best.
Alone !e piods on his weary way.
For lie never can love again
There are NO blue eyes whose tender
glance
Can make him tbs prs9dss. Of men.
At the close Of the Winters j.
His gaze is fxcd on the Pickering fire,
Aud hit thoughts ara far away.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-04-30

through. But / ought not to com
plain; it is the way of the world.
lonly wonder If considering The,
love we have for our children, young
or old, the world is not apt to be- .
little hard upon the mother ln.law.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-04-30
Driving the Seal.

| The seals are easily captured !;
their captors, the natives, remind
ing one OF butchers as they 90 into
stock-yard to select and drive out
batch of bullooks, for the meth.
cd OF procedure is precisely similar.
10 the right and left OF the breed.
ing grounds stretch sand beaches. or
some conyenien; landing, upon
which the "holluschickie," or the
bachelor seals, lie by tens of thous.
ands, extended in every attitude as.
sumed by them IN fitiul sleep or ari.
mated sport, aud down from tho vii.
lage to these hauling grounds" come
the natives, who, after making a sur.
vey OF the swarming myriads step in
among them and turn aside from Tho
masses two or three thousand Of the
eligible animals, usually males of not
over four years old and not under
Two. This drove which they have
selected is driven to the village as a
flock OF sheep would be, the animals
moving in succession Of sudden
starts, with frequent resting spells,
at the rate OF about half mile an
hour, provided the weather is cool
and loggy and the ground hard
Seals can be driven at the rate of a
mile an nile ahour under peculiarly
favorable conditions OF road and
weat her but the loss Of lie ia
great in a large drove, SO many fal.
l'ngs senseless, gaspipg and palpit..
ing, some to rise again within few
hours, and Others dying at cnce.
Only four or five men are required
to capture In this way drove of
from one to even fifty thousand, did
they ever want so many and the la.
Dor OF driving them overland to salt.
house near the village is light, as the
seals move without resistance and re.
qnlro but little urging, only il should
be constant and gentle. They string
themselves out in long files as they
travel, and a drove of four or FIVE,
thousand will stretch over q path
more than mile in length. .-HRNnY
W. ELLIOTT, in Harpe,'s Magazine for
While other persons lave been ex.
ploring distant lands in search of anti.
quities, one man has been content to
seek for traces Of ancient civilization
at home, and has been rewarded for
his pains. Mr.. Thomas NJ. Perrine
OF Anna. H., for the past five years
has given attention to American anti.
quities. and has obtained from ancient
mounds in Southern Illinois, fne
collection Of curiosities. He has
found among other things, agrlcult.
ural implements, pipes, jugs, axes,
avis, mortars aad pestles, and stone
tube fashioned like q horn, which
would seem to be for the purpose of
calling persons together. Quite re.
Gently he discoycreda sin gular piece
Of sculpture. which looks like the i'm.
ages worshipped in heathen countries.
It has the head of man set on tho
body Of an infant, with hand rest
ing on each knee. It is thirteen in.
ches high and weighs about forty
pouads. 1t is formed of stone not
known to exist on this continent.
The form of the head is unlike that
of any Of the race now in America
A braided crown or garland crosses
the head and terminates in front ot
the ears. Itshows skill in the use oil
tools and artistic design.
--oe -
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-04-30
Cash Rates Of Advertising.

Lasal advertising, At legal rates.
1or thv use Of large eats and woed type
=, additional charge. varying from 10 to 20
,sr cert, will be made.
PROMPT settlements will be expected with
Al Htime-advertissrs, at the close of each
nleadsr quarter. Transient advertise
.snts must bs paid for in advaise.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-04-30

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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-08

What's in IL name? We observe in Il PM,
sdelphia newspaper call for n meeting OF
paradise Lodge of Journeymen laiiors''
Considering that there were no tailors IN far,
adisc and that no taiors were needed nntil
after Paradise was Lost, it seemst to us that the
Philadelphia siitchers might have hit upon
more appropriate name
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-08

A clergyman being applied TO, IN less than
a year after his appointment, TO put stove
in the church asked how long his predeces-
sor had been there. and was answered, twelve
years he said Well, you never had a fire
in the church during his timeE No, sir re-
piled the applicant, but we had fire in the
pulpit then
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-08

The Methodist is grlevcd at the rise and
spread of horseracing. we are putting the
horse it says, at the top of civilization, and
horsemanity--if we may coin words tax.
ing the place Of humanity We are afraid
this is too true. We heard a minister say
something in dreamy way last Sunday as to
taking time by the fe,lOck, and he spoke in
an unbushing manner 81 the salary Of his
| last quarter.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-08

A speculative Scotch gentleman, wanting
to dispose of some bees, to attract purchasers
printed the following placard: Extensive
sale of live stock, comprising not less than
forty thousand head, with an unlimited right
of pasturagc' The ingenious trick succeed
to win admiration, for his stock brought high
prices.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-08

OF one of Young's deadliest thrusts, Vol
tare, the Corypheus of French cplgramma
lists, was the victim. The French wit havin!
in Young's presence decried Millions genius
and rdiculed particularly the personilcatlol
in Paradise Lost Of Death, Sin and Satan
the Englishman, indignant at the French
mans irrevcrcnce and levity, lifted his tinge
and pointing at him, said,
Thou are so witty, wicked, and so thin,
Thou art al once the Devil, Death und Sin
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-08

Marshal Soult, once showing the pictures
he stole in Spain, stopped before one, and re-
marked: 1 value that picture very much
it saved the life of two eStimablc persons
An aide-de-camp whispered IN the listeners
ear lie threatened to have them both shot
Immediately unless they gave them up
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-08

Fashionable milliner You'll have the
flower on the left side of the bonnet, of course
madam Fashionable lady:-'Well or
No! The fact is, there's pillar on the left
side of our pew in church, SO that only the
CATION. OF course, we could change 0ur
pew Fashionable lady's husband. Yes
Or even the church, you know, If necessary
Questionable millincr consider the point >
PuBR.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-08

The Milwaukee Sentinel, which prldcs it.
self on the accuracy of its local items, says;
a stranger from Louisville got his ear be-
tween the. sun and the Insurance building
yesterday. The signal officer ran up the
storm-hag and sent Il dispatch bounding over
the wires to Washington that sto,mcloud
had ovcrsproad the sky"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-08

Charley, what makes your cheeks 50 redE
asked his sisters admirer of little tlvc-year
old. 'Cause put some Of sisters paint on
She puts it on every day 1t was painful
disclosure for cvcrybody-at least Charley
thought so after the visitor had gone,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-08

Why shouldn't Vermont girls be sweet
when their fathers make five million pounds
OF maple sugar year?-Boston Post.
Because, to make so much sugar, it takes
all the sweetness of the 'lasscs .--Neto Hdcen
Rcgistcr.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-08

Ole Bull was once seeing sights at Donny'
brook Fair, when he was attracted by the
sound of very loud violin in teri. He
entered and said, MY good friend, do you
play by notc?' The deuce note, sir DO
YOU play by ear, then" 'Niver an ear, yer
honor How do you play then" BE nam
strength, be iabers.'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-08

At High Falls, y. u, the other day, Il
Young lady, while crossing II field was knock
ed down by ram, and the next time the dam.
aged damsel saw her lover she informed that
astonished youth that he might go about his
business, as she was disguised with the sex.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-08

When Michigan woman was taken from
the cowcatcher of locomotive, upon which
she had been caught and carried half mile
she said with feeling, i was gust scooped up
like gosh almighty, wasn't J"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-08

A certain Uncle James of our acquaint.
ance. whose execution is not quite equal TO
his preference for the violin, was paid del
ica,e Iefthandcd compliment the other night
by his little niece, who on being awakened
some time IN the small hours of the night by
the hldeous performances of two felines un.
der the window, naively remarked, Mama,
don't like TO hear Uncle james play on a
violin
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-08

Mamma, where do the cows get the milk =
asked Willie, looking up from the faaming
pail of milk which he had been intently re-
carding. Where doyou get your tears" was
the answer. After thoughtful silence he
again broke out, Mamma, do the COWS have
to be spanked"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-08

When You see young lady walking slow.
" from the post office with her foretinger
between her teeth, and she intently reading
the contents Of letter written on tleshcolor
ed paper, then make up your mind that she
is in love up TO her ear rings.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-08

A teacher in Nevada, after telling her pu
pills that Il large waterfall was cataract !;
Now, said she, what is a little waterfall "
Kittyract,' blurted out the tOw-headed young
ster who sat chewing the corner of his prim'
or on the front seat.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-08

The popular phrase too thin is from
Shakespeare. See Henry Will, act ", scene
4: You arc ever good in sudden commenda
tons, Bishop of Winchester, but know
come not to hear such batteries now, and II
NV presence they are too thin"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-08

What is the earliest financial transaction
ON record? When Pharaoh received check
on the bank of the Red Sea, crossed by MO
Sos & Coz
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-08

An Oakland young lady entered a drug
store lately and wanted to see the papers for
week back and the intelligent clerk show
ed her roll of stickingplaster.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-08

Where do wicked little boys go 10 who fish
on Sunday? asked a teacher in Sunday
school. Down to 'Cullom's Rifle was The
prompt reply.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-08

Mary Ann Dogheriy was brought up II
London on a charge of attempting To XII
herself. She refused to plead not gcilty' a.
her counsel advised because That WoNiu On
saving what was NJ 'rue'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-08

An old veteran was relating his exploits to
a crowd of boys, and mentioned having been
in iye eng ,,9 9a,1n mv sister A%nes has
been engaged eleven times
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-08

Scott county, Mimi, has the most extensive
mandatory Of Limhurger cheese in that
State Cheese is said to be ripe" when a
piece the size of Il walnut will drive dog
out of = lanyard
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-08

Change cars is what 81. Louis bootblacks
say when they have finished polishing a
brOgan
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-08

Stephen Girard's will prohibited clergy
men from ever entering the doors of Girard
College. At a recent visit of the Knights
Templar Of Boston to the institution, as one of
the Knights, wcll-known physician, who
wears white neck tie, was passing in, the
ianitor accosted him, saying You can't pass
in here, sir; the rule forbids it, The hill /
can't replied the physician. All right sir, :
reioined the janitor, pass right in
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-08

I'm not much for shtump spakin', declar
ed a candidate at Dubuque, "but for honesty
and capacity and integrity, ! bate the divil-
so do
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-08

4 Sunday school scholar being asked what
became of men who deceive their fellow men,
promptly exclaimed, They go to Europe
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-08

One long summer afternoon therc came 10
Mr., Davldson'S the most curious specimen OF
an old bachelor the WoIid eyer nearo 81. ne
was old, gray, wrlnkled and odd. lie and
Aunt Patty had it hot whenever chance threw
them together; yet still lie came, and II was
noticed that Aunt Patty look unusual pans
with her dress whenever he was expected
One day the contest waged unusually strong
and Aunt Patty left in disgust and went out
into the garden.
That bcarn she muttercd to herself, as she
stopped to gather flower which attracted her
attention.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-22
Repeal of the Salary Bill.

The demand of constituents has at length
been needed by their representatives IN
Congress, and the odious bill passed on
the Sd of March last, has been repealed so
far as can be done. The prolonged dis
cussiOn in the House before the holidays
WAS so greeted by the press, that on re-
assembling, and finding that in the Senate
the thing was being repeated, caucus OF
republican senators took the matter in
hand. and determined that Il conclusion
should be ut once reached.
The Senate substitute for the obnoxious
House compromise was passed, and when
it went back to the House, Mr.. Hale of
Maine very iudiciously brought members
to vote upon it, by insisting on the pre-
vious question The bill went through at
once. and only twenty-five members had
the hardihood to vote against it. No doubt
it was bitter pill to many of those voting
in the affirmative, but the country was
evidently in no mood to see the patient re-
fuse to swallow it.
The bill..as passed, leaves the salaries of
the Judges Of the Supreme Court and the
President where they We're put by the Sd
of March bill This was necessary us
there is II constitutional provision forbid
ding the lowering of the pay of those o1ii-
GERS during their term of office. The back
pay returned, and that not drawn Is Sc
cured to the United States treasury. What
will be done by gentlemen who have been
waiting the mighty sanction of law to put
back their little excess of official remuner-
alton. we do not know The present law
rives them no relief, and they are thrown
back on their own resources to perform
the laboriOus task.
The status of Vermont members of the
fortv-second Congress in this matter is I'M
derstood to be as follows: Mr.. Edmunds
never drew his back pay and it, by this
bill, becomes the property of the United
States. Mr.. Morrill, drew his and turned
it over to the State of Vermont, which has
not vet shown much enthusiasm in the
matter of keeping it Mr.. Poland drew his
and has been waiting 10 see what they
were going to do about it by law, and per
haps as this bill is silent there might be Il
special act removing his disabilities; Mr..
Willard drew his and returned it to the
United States treasury last spring.
Congress has done well to do away with
the salary bill, and having as body repu-
dated it, rs Il body is no more to be ac-
cuscd on that score. The press has spoken
harshly of this measure as it thought it
deserved. 1t will cheerfully fill the space
heretofore occupied by its criticisms by
commentator of such good measures as
Congress can, and it is to be hoped, will
adopt for the well-being of the country at
large.
Since December, 1872, the unexpected
revelations of corruption, and the apparent
blindness of many men in high position to
the demand that new departure should
be taken, have made the columns of many
a newspaper far from pleasant reading, as
they were unpleasant in the writing
There vet remain abuses to correct and
as they shall be quickly or unwillingly
disposed of, will the voice of the writers
and readers of the newspapers be ready to
condemn or quick to praise.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-22
The New Chief Justice.

The withdrawal of Mr.. Gushing was fol-
lowed by Il general raid upon the president
by the friends of eminent lawyers, urging
the appointment of their respective favor
ties Monday President Grant sent to the
Senate the name of Morrison r. Waite of
Toledo, Ohio. Those who ought to know
best are highly pleased.with the result, and
none bat disappointed friends of other
candidates are unsatisiied.
Mr.. Waite was born in Lyme, Conn, in
1918 and his father was Chief Justice of
his native state Young Waite graduated
at Yale in 1887 in the same class with
Evarts and soon went to Ohio where he
has steadily risen in his profession. His
strict attention to his professional duties
has kept him from politics, his only at
tempt to NEEDLE with them being in 1862
when he was the republican candidate for
congress, and was defeated by that born
politician, j. NJ. Ashley.
Mr.. Waite was, at the suggestion of Mr.
Evarts, employed as one of the American
counsel at the Geneva arbitration, and by
his abilities there displayed, won the re-
spect of opponents and the admiration of
friends. He has lately been elected presi-
dent. of the Ohio Constitutional Convention
The bar of Toledo, without distinction of
party, urged his nomination. and many
members of the convention would have
done the same had it not been that he re-
fused to sanction any such movement.
When the dispatch announcing his NOM
ination was read in the convention the
whole body broke into enthusiastic APP
plause, but Mr.. Waite ruled a motion to
appoint a committee to draw resolutions,
expressing the sense of the convention, out
of order, and the convention went on with
its business.
The President has finally selected the
right man for the place. The nomination
will no doubt be confirmed by the Senate