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The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-06-10
Death or n Dress.

To WHAT eats of daring woman will
not aspire when a silk dress is the prize
will perhaps never be known. The fore
man of silver mine out West lately made
an experiment tending to throw light on
the conundrum, but the result was only
what might have been expected, the at
traction Of the dress prevailed. A number
of ladies were allowed to inspect the work
ings of one of the deepest of the deep mines
at Phoebe, and were accordingly lowered
hundreds of feet into the bowels of the
earth, where their curiosity was satisfied.
When they were ready to ascend the fore
man called attention to the ladders with
which the shafts were provided to be used
in case of accidents to the cage. One of
the ladies intimated that the task of climb
ing the ladders cannot be very difficult,
when the foreman assured her that a silk
dress would he hers should she make the
ascent. She accepted the proposition at
once and climbed the ladder from one
level to another a perpendicular height Of
200 feet, when a misstep would have been
death. Few men save miners would have
attempted the thing. She got the dress,
and it was the belief of observers that she
would have received the prize had the as
cent been 1000 feet instead of 200. She
wanted that silk and she threw a great
deal of soul and energy into her effort.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-06-10
Disguised Serenaders.

THURSDAY night party of serenaders
started out from the Russell House for the
purpose of paying their compliments, in
the shape of a serenade, to Chicago belle
who is at present visiting some of her
friends on Woodward avenue, in this city.
Led by one of their number who claimed
to be thoroughly posted" the party
marched up Adams avenue hating in
front of residence which the leader OF
the serenaders pointed out as the one
which contained the beauty. Forming
a circle Immediately under the supposed
bay window they sang one verse of Come
where my love lies dreaming" and paused
for moment to see whether there would
be an acknowledgment of the melody on
her part. But there was none 1t was
then decided to sing one verse of a second
serenade, which was accordingly done
with all the power of their united voices,
but still there was no response. Another
pause and brief consultation followed,
during which it was decided to conclude
the serenade with GOOD night fair lady,
The song was commenced and everything
went on smoothly until it came to the
lines, we're going to leave you now,"
when suddenly and without the slightest
warning the gas was turned on, in full and
pail of water was quickly raised out of
the window, and its contents poured upon
the serenaders by an elderly lady, who in
few words explained to the scattering
Ministries that there hadn't been young
lady in the house for ten years." and that
"she wasn't agoin' to have her nights rest
disturbed by lot of shiftless, moon-struck
youngsters" The water put damper on
the carols of the serenaders, and they kept
their promise by leaving in haste.-Det7oit
Free Press.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-06-10

accomplishing this very desirable result
The bachelor who pays twelve dollars a
pair for his undervests is at the mercy Oh
his wash-woman, and doesn't see now ne
can help himself. The lady is 10 SINH
lar condition of helplessness, ana cares
not interfere with the autocrat OF tne
wash-tub. The autocrat is conservative
and wants no new notions, and so the
delicate fannels, fresh and soft IN tne
autumn, become leather-like and stun De-
fore the spring, and only fit to be gwen
away" THAT convenient form OF alspos
ing of worthless garments nicknameo
charity. If some heroic female soul
would try the experiment, say on a
baby's shirt, the satisfactory result might
end in reform that would gladden. her
husbands heart, now helplessly throp-
bling under the strait-waistcoat OF
shrunken flannel, into which he thrusts
himself with more and more difficulty as
the days go by.-Housekeeper, IN Boston
AIrortjeep
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-06-10

tempting. The brown fluid which they
excrete, too, makes their odor any
thing but savory. But when they
have been rinsed they look much
better, and their odor entirely for
sakes them. When they have been
scalded they assume reddish hue,
not unlike lobster, and look quite pal
atable. They make soup of such ex-
cellent flavor that with a little pepper
and salt it is hard to distinguish it from
beef broth. They have sufficient fat to
require no additional grease to enable
one to roast them properly, and can be
prepared in oil to make an excellent
dish. They can be preserved, too, either
by drying in Jumps or masses; or by
pounding them into powder, which
serves to make very nice bread. The
professor was of opinion that the manu-
facture of this kind of flour would be a
good industry for the people in the af'
flicted sections. In coming up he had
brought bag of hoppers with him, and
some of his friends had tasted them and
been agreeably disappointed. He had
received letter from 3 friend at War
renton, who some time ago took liking
to the insects, and who wrote that he in
tended to have them served up every
day so long as the season lasted. His
sick wife was also very fond of them.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-06-10

by the investigations of Mr. Emer-
son, an English chemist, it appears that
the fly is good for something besides milk
and molasses pitchers and spiders.
Every one is familiar with the usual
gymnastics of mausca donestica after
alighting, the rubbing of the hind feet
together, then hind feet and wings, then
the fore feet. By these movements the
animalcules, which are in impure air and
which adhere to the fly as i. circles about
room, are collected together and eaten
Thus it is constantly at work removing
the seeds of disease. Leanness in a fly is
prlma facie evidence of pure air in a
house, while corpulency indicates foul
wallpaper and bad ventilation
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-06-10
HydrOphObia.

IT is generally supposed that hydro
phobia is a summer evil. The best, if not
the only, way to prevent the spreading
of this horror is to make the people ac-
quainted with the insidious and varied
symptoms of it, especially in it's incipi-
ent stages, when it seems harmless, but
is communicable.
The real nature of hydrophobia is a
mystery to the most learned doctors. 1t
is known, however, that it can only be
communicated by bite. The poison is
in the saliva and must be mixed with the
blood of the system to be transmitted.
This is a rule admitting of no exceptions.
There is no animal exempt from liability
to this disease, but the dog is, of course,
most liable to it. M. Bouley, a French
veterinary surgeon of great repute, gives
these precautions:
| Beware of dog which begins to be sick.
All sick dogs, as principle, must be suspected
| Beware especially of one which is sad,
morose, and seeks for solitude; which does
not know where to rest; which goes and
comes, rambles about, snaps and banks with
out reason; whose looks are dull and gloomy,
and whose bright expression is lost.
| Beware of the dog which looks about and
attacks imaginary phantoms.
Beware of one which is suddenly too af-
fectionate, asking for your caresses by his
pitiful and repeated cravings.
And thus you will protect yourselves from
dangers to which you may be exposed in
your homes by dogs kept as family pets.
The bark of the mad dog is thoroughly
characteristic; so much SO, indeed, that any
one familiar with it can decide with certain
ty the presence of rabid dog when this
barking is heard. 1t is not necessary either
that the ear be long exercised to familiarity
with the sound to obtain this certainty of
diagnosis. Also: Instead of the normal and
successive banks it is hoarse, lower in tone,
prolonged, and not SO strong. After the first
bark made at full strength series of five,
six, seven or eight others Immediately sue
coed, lowered in strength and thrown out
from the throat.
Once let the poison get into the system
and it cannot be cured. The patient
must suffer and die. But often its alb
sorption by the blood is prevented, some
times by sucking the wound. Better to
take it into the mouth for second than
leave it to run riot through the blood.
Cauterization, if prompt and thorough,
is an almost sure cure. To sum up all
that can he said on this point, NJ Bouley
observes that IN the presence of a rabid
wound one must Immediately, without
losing moment, prevent the absorption
of the virulent saliva by squeezing the
edges, by washing the wound, by suction
with the mouth and the cup, by the APP
plication of the ligature, and, as soon as
possible, by cauterization with the actual
cautery or some chemical agent.
This information deserves to be
needed, and we call attention to it in ad.
vance of any mad dog sensation on the
principle that Gan ounce of prevention
is worth pound of e."-CAscaqo
Journal
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-06-10
Shrunken Flannels,

VISITING fulling mill gave me an
idea how not to wash flannels. The cloth
in the fulling mill lay in long trough,
where, bathed in lukewarm water, it
was slapped gently back and forward
against board until sufficiently thick.
ened for the next process. The cloth
was gradually passed forward from the
trough in large folds, so as to keep it
wet. If flannels are washed quickly in
water as hot as the hand will bear, then
shaken out and dipped at once into
scalding water, then shaken a second
time and hung to dry, without delay
they will last for years without shrink.
ing or fulling. One difficulty remains,
which is apparently insurmountable in
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-06-10

A WORD IN SEAsoN-Health is bless
ing which comparatively few enjoy in all
its fullness. Those endowed by nature
with robust frames and vigorous constitu-
lions should be careful not TO tritie with
them.
When we enter the seasons of periodic
fsrers the increased heat of the sun devel-
ops amiasma which pervades the air. The
evil is inextinguishable our duty to guard
against it is imperative! Fortunately for
those whcss lot is cast in low, marshy dis
tricts or new clearings, nature provides
cure and preventive. DR.. WALKERS
CALIFORNIA VINEGAR BITTERs are en-
dowed with rare prophylactic or disease.
preu1st5ns powers, and, as ian ounce of
prevention is worth a pound of cure, "
should be taken in the full vigor of health,
so as to fortify the system against the as
sault of summer disease, and thus secure by
their ltts-gtotng, strengthening, rcstoratice
and antiseptic virtues defense against at
mospheric poison. 80
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,,,y,ng.tone:s New Book.

This work has been looked 1or W. Ms. death af
greatest interest. Up to the day Hi MI the last
the doctor kept his records-durlnS ; ;nt Of
few weeks writing them with the req 3u nners
berries across the face OF ola neMsPhhp Name
These records were in part I prou Egsma d
c aeTe brought BY his faithful attendants,
w wSfe at his death, embalmed his body, trans
mnG a. # hundreds of miles on their shoui
6ors and accompanied it to England It is
tba most wonderful book of the age, and we
are glad to know that the American paof rhi
ing Company, of 1ls Randolph non s1Tgs' form H
beeuitifnlIy illustrated, and at price within
the reach of all. 1t must sell with great "a "a
pidity, and we know of no other BOOK o 6,, SO
GOOD for an agent to work on. 1t is sold only
By subscription.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-06-10
Bees Swarming at Unseasonaple
Hours,

THE Bee World (Rome, Ga.) says: Bees
will sometimes swarm at very unseason-
able hours when the fever is strong upon
them, or they have been held in check
by bad weather, or the Intervention OF
the bee-tender. We once heard COM
motion in our apiary between the hours
of eleven and twelve p. M, and Oh gong
to see the cause saw swarm issue from
a hive that had been hived the day be-
fore, and not liking their quarters they
had proceeded to leave them, even at
this unreasonable hour. We have seen
such hives swarm before sunrise In the
morning, or after sunset in the evening.
In fact, when they have concluded TO 60
they are going if the proper measures
are not taken to stop them. In most
cases an examination will discover two
queens in the hive, in others the hive has
bad odor about it, or the queen has
failed to go into the hive. Careful
thought has always revealed to us the
cause for most of the actions OF these
little fellows under such circumstances
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-06-10

GEO. P. RowELL & Co. Advertising Agents,
No. Al Park Row, New York. AS the pro-
prietors of the first and most extensive of
these agencies in New York they are we'll
qualified to furnish information. The de-
tails of the work transacted by the agency,
and the way it is done, the perfection of the
arrangements for facilitating the act Of ad-
vertising by relieving the advertiser Of
trouble and expense and bringing before
him all the various mediums throughout the
country, with the necessary knowledge per-
tanning to them, are given with a minuteness
that leaves nothing to be desired. All the
particulars respecting the character and po-
sition of a newspaper which an intending
advertiser desires to know are placed before
him in the most concise form.-New York
Times, June Z, 1874.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-06-10

A CURIOUS Irish speech was delivered
in the House of Commons lately in de-
bate on the Peace Preservation bill A
motion for adjournment had been mega
lived by 243 to 63, when Mr.. O'Gorman
rose and addressed the House as fol
lows: "When l last spoke here was in
Ireland. Loud laughter 1t is not SO
now. 1 beg to inform the right honora-
BILE gentleman at the head of Her Maj,
esty's Government that if the iberties OF
my country are to be destroyed by a
despotic and insolent majority those lib
critics shall die hard" Great laughter
Mr.. O'Gorman moved the adjournment
of the House, and Mr.. Disraeli, remark
ing that after the last speech they would
not be in a proper state of mind to con-
tinue the debate, assented to its adjourn
ment.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-06-10

JoHNsoN's Anodyne Linimentwill give more
relief in cases of Chronic rheumatism no
matter how severe, than any other article
known to medical men. Used internally and
externally.
IT is often remarked by strangers visiting
our State that we show larger proportion
of good horses than any other State in the
Union. This, we tell them, is owing to two
principal reasons: in the first place, we breed
from the very best stock; and in the second
place, our people use Sheridan's Cavalry
Condition Pomders, which in our judgment
are of incalculable advantage.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-06-10

Wn,HoFT's Tonic "A SAFE, SURE AND
SCIENTIFIC CURE!-The unprecedented sale
of this world-renowned medicine proves in
the use of this reliable Tonic. No spleen has
been found so hard as not to yield to its soft
ening influence, and no liver SO hypertro-
phied as not to give up its long-retained bill
ious secretions, and no Chill or Fever has
yet refused to fall into line.i WHEELoCK,
F1NLAY q Co., Proprietors, New Orleans.
For SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS
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As RED CLOUD and Spotted Tail, fol
lowed by the usual crowd that they at,
tract, passed along one Of the streets adj
jacent to their lodge" one day this week,
one of the fair residents was vigorously
combing her store hair having it fas
tened close to the side of the window. See
ing the operation from the other side OF
the street, Red Cloud suddenly, stopped,
giving out several of those pleasant grunts
expressive of admiration, and said /:
White squaw take big scalp; me want
white squaw.' The fair scalper seeing
the attention of the crowd directed to her
window dropped the curtain, and the scene
closed, -Washtngton Tribune.
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The French astronomers are usinp

The French astronomers are using q
convenient little celestial chart, being a
projection of the heavens as though the
sky was reflected in a mirror. 1t is
oriented by continuance, with the pole
star as guide. And by adjusting an
eye-piece any star can be observed, with
the aspect of the heavens, time of rising
and setting, passing the meridian and
other phenomena used in stellar calcula-
tons.
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ASK for Prussing's White Wine Vinegar
warranted pure, wholesome and palatable.
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THIS PAPER l. Printed with NE y cSa ss,s
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did you ever hear rich man sing?
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~ Tribune Bldg Chicago, has 1000, O0O acre,
for sale in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota Kansas anu otne
States Send for lists, naming locality wanted, sn0
refer to this advertisement.
, 1875-05-30

When Detroit girl wants to see how her new
pu1l-back dress Looks from distance, ane puts
it over pair Of tongs.
Husbaud-t What'e the use going ont this
sloppy weather ~ Wife" What's ths pse
having striped stockings2" ?"
Several young American ladies' are at present
in Paris studying the ast Of displaying their
ankles, without appealing to do it Intentionally.
That was shrewd method which an Iowa girl
recently adopted to induce all her friends to at
tend her wedding. She didn't let them know up
to the last moment who the groom Was to be.
An incident il new play ia quoted as very
French in it's morality. gentleman is in love
with an actress. He calls on the manager Of the
theatre he pleads his love for an introduction.
The lady's name is Mariette. - Bus" says the
manager, ~ saw you With lady In your box
last night-a charming woman, my friend,
lovely woman, to whom you paid much atten-
hon." ''That was my W1fo. responded the sovef'
indignantly. ''Do you think would be untrue
to Mariette 2@
lecture on lrass-reform, by Miss Agnes Burke,
at the Unitarian Church. OF corset's all right;
but as the public pants for Information on Buch
subjects, TWAS natural that the knights Of the
quill should endeayor TO CLEAN some knowledge
OF ,tha proceedings. We learn that the lecture
was about sew-sew, and the lady did not bang on
the outskirts Of her subject but struck the trail
at once and followed it up. She up-bEalded tight
lacas, and-a-hem-suggest suspenders fo1-
Hose business Ia it, anyhow 9-~E1chaf9f
A Chicago travelling msn, who hadn't heard OF
the Wilton affair, sueaked into q back yard the
other evening, put hts arm around Bedford
girls waist, and murmured ln her ear that she
vas his trailing arbutus. She famed him with
the slde- board OF an adjacent wheel6a1row,
caught him With both hands about amidshlps,
aud gave him dat-footed kick abAft tile binna-
cle that SHED him over the alley-feuca. When
be 20. up aud peeped tlmdly through crack 1n
, 1875-05-30

THE stCoNyG HORSE,
the ons thst will outfoot all others, sud beat the
Maid'a time, ia supposed to be found. In the
death OF Gioste1 the turf lost what many good
Judges regarded as its beat representative aa
we'll as the most promising horse for the future.
Scarcely less conspicuous at the close OF the
season Of IA wAs Red Cloud There are many
who have abiding faith in him, and very properly
so, for he is great horse, IN fact wonder.
md tho best hye-heat RAGS ever trotted was won
by him. Owing to lameness he was laid up
before the close OF last season, but IL said to be
fully recovered aud preparing for the big meet
ings. American .girl is last enough as
her record shows but last year
couId not 'thye" in fast company. Two heats
appeared to settle her. It is therefore not
likely that she will accomplish = great deal IN
the field she will hare to travel IN this year.
Lula is I'd uncertain animal, possessing AZ much
speed as anybodJ's horse, but fract'ous and
ter Inst August, is additionally remarkable from
the fact that she. made q break The time
speaks for itself. II Charley Green could have
held her level throughout that hest, 2:14 would
not to day be the best time on record Occaoent
cor7ea East stranger, with an excellent reputa-
ton. Il he had no record OF 2:l6a<, Budd
Dohle's bringing him here would be =
sufficient Recommendation, for Budd would
pot trouble himself with Anythip'E; !;
races, in which occideut will hare run Netie
Of tha best rotters that WAS ever rharnessed.
she ls converted PAGER. and is obliged TO catry
va1y heavy toe-Heghta, which rarely fsil to tell
against the wearer In 4 severely contested r4ce.
Netde. however, does not exhibit 1ny distress
from her axtra load, but will trot ali day and
come down the Aopae-stTetch Nka i, wliElEipd.