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The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-03-18
The Figures.

THERE, my dear wife, there is the set
ofjewelry which you have so long waited
for" said Detroiter, as he laid pack
age before his wife, the other evening.
"Oh! you dear old darling. how much
did it COST" she inquired, as she tore of
the paper.
"Only fifty dollars" he replied, care.
lessly.
And what's this mark, %. So on the
card for!" she asked, as she held it up
and looked at it with suspicion in her
eye
"That-that mark-why, that means
that they paid only ESQ to have the jew
elry made!" he replied. aJust think,
darling, Of their grinding poor, hard.
working artisan down to $S.50!"
She was satis6ed with the explanation,
and he whispered to himself:
"What : mule / was not to change
that $50 to 90. "-Dtroit Frs Pres,
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-03-18
How to Take an Ok to Market,

WHEN the Grand Trunk Railway of
Canada was completed, in 1860, many OF
the farmers had never heard of. much
less seen, a railway, but it soon got re-
ported around that passengers could
travel by 1t, and even cattle. A back.
woodsman who was indebted to coun-
try merchant was pushed by the latter
for payment of the amount due, and the
only means of liquidating the debt was
by taking a fat OK to the Quebec market.
For this purpose he tied his OK to the
back OF his cart and drove to the rail.
way station, distance Of nine miles.
On surveying the train and seeing an
iron railing around the platform Of the
hind car, he concluded that that was the
place to tie his OK, which he accordingly
did, taking place in a second class car
himself, forward. Presently the train be-
gan to move off slowly. The speed in.
creased; quicker and quicker it went
The poor man got very fidgety, the
speed still increasing, until large drops
of sweat became visible On his brow
By this time the conductor had reached
his car to collect the tickets. Nearly
out of breath the man ran to him. ex.
claiming
My dear conductor, my OK will never
be able to keep up to this pace; it ia not
possible"
"Your OK! Keep up to this pace,
What do you mean: / don't understand
you. Have you oxen on boards"
!" Not on board, of course. tied him
to the railing of the hind car"
"You tied your OK to the railing Of
the hind car. Who told you to do sou
9 No one; but that is the way we al.
ways do in the country"
OF course the conductor could not
stop his train before reaching the next
station, when, needless to say, on look
ing for the OK, they found attached to the
rope pair of horns, with small portion
of the neck.
Mr.. Bergh could scarcely call this
cruelty to animals, as it was not in
tended.
The humane conductor made q collec-
lection among the passengers on the
pot, realizing larger amount than the |
* would have brought at market, which
70 presented to the crestfallen farmer, !
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-03-18
The Evil Eye Of Supicion.

WHEN l came to this city in the year
1910, DR.. Badger and Dr. Charles Hall
were secretaries of the American Home
Missionary Society Their office was
very near TO mine, and was soon pleas.
antly acquainted with them. We were in
the daily habit of taking dinner together
at arestaurant on the corner of Beekman
and Nassau streets, in the building which
is now the Park Hotel
In the summer of that year, conversing
with friend and speaking of pleasant
persons with whom had become associ-
ated since coming to the city, mentioned
DR. Badger as one of them. My friend
remarked:
"What a pity it IS that he is afflicted
with such turns"
Il was not aware that he was suffer.
ing in any way. To what do you al
ludes"
Perhaps ought not to have spoken
of it," my friend replied 'sbut lest you
should imagine it to be something worse
than it really is, may as well tell you; he
has occasional turns of arrangement. and
is obliged to leave his work and retire
for time to an asylum. They do not
last long, but they have been coming on
more and more frequently for some
years.
This is very sad; I would not have
suspected it from anything l have seen;
but now that you speak of it, perceive
sadness, reticence, and almost me-.
ancholy in his expression that may wei,
haunt mind that is disordered."
ayes; it takes the form of melancholy
without cause and is temporarily relieved
by medical treatment only to return more
painfully than before"
From this time onward l began to nav
more particular attention to the looks.
the acting, the manner and words of NV
poor unfortunate friend Badger. oh
served that he and his colleague ALWAYS
came to dinner together, which indicated
the importance of his being closely
watched. He sometimes failed to notice
q remark made by another of the com
Pduy dt TIC toOiC, WHICH ieu LIE 10 lllQk
his mind was wandering. He would now
and then cast glance so full of pity and
sorrow / was sure that he was himself
suffering. His knife and fork began to
appear dangerous weapons in his hands,
and if he rested moment in the midst
of dinner he seemed to me meditating
an attack upon some other meat than
that on his plate. The signs of latent
madness cropped out continually and the
danger of being with him appeared to in
crease SO that / determined to have a
with DR.. Hall in reference
to some decided course to be pursued
with him.
Seeking an opportunity ! said to him
when we were by ourselves: ut is very
sad, this trouble of DR.. Badgers; don't
you think something ought to be done |
about 1T"
Il do not understand you," said DR..
Hall.
II beg pardon if I have touched upon
anything that i secret, but supposed
1 was generally known and it wa n
the purcst sympathy that ! referred to
+"
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-03-18

how to select seed by system OF screen
ing ont the smaller, though plump, seeds
and blowing out the larger and more
spongy ones. II, now, the farmer who
has followed this plan with good results
make . new departure and begins this
year to select the largest ears and heads
and give them extra culture, he will find
that this pays also. We believe this
plan, if followed, will 60 farther to prove
the economy of high tillage than any
other one thing. 1t is true it is only the
reading farmers who can take full advan-
tage of the practical experience OF 9th
ers, but we are happy to say that this
number, small as it lamentably is COM
pared to the whole, is yearly increasing.
-Westeyn Rxral
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-03-18

EACH finger, and the mount at the
base of it, is named after planet. In
he normal hand the second finger is the
longest, and the third the next in length,
while the first is nearly as long as the
third and much longer than the fourth
or little finger. Jupiter is the first finger;
if it be Ing and not ill-shapen, and the
mount a. the base be we'll developed, it
indicates noble and lofty character and
q religious-minded person. If dispropor-
tionately long, it will mean different
things according to the type Of the hand
in which it may be found; or according
to the type of that particular finger. In
the first type an overriding first finger
would denote an inclination to the fan.
tastic or exaggerated in religious matters;
or it might, perhaps, mean religious
madness; or, if other signs in the hand
favored this view, it could be taken to
denote pride. Pride is form of worship
the culture of SELF In the second type
of hand the excessive development of
Jupiter might mean ambition, or, if it
were in hand that is eminently unselfish,
it might stand for something that is
puritanical in manners or morals-a type
of too great a severity. In the third
type very long first finger would
probably signify vanity. The second
finger is Saturn. Ii too prominent it
announces melancholy, or misanthropy,
or downright cruelty, according to the
type of hand, but if the finger be within
due proportion this sadness may take
the form of pity for others, or it may
mean becoming gravity. The third
finger is Apollo and belongs to the arts.
In a pointed" hand Apollo will give
poetry and music (composition); and in
" square shaped" hand, painting, sculp-
ture there art leaves the domain of the
purely contemplative-it becomes part
ly active from the combination of manual
skill with only what is imaginative); and
in spade-shaped'' hand Apollo gives
histrionic power, an aptitude for acting,
or love of theatrical amusements. On
the stage art is joined in the closest man
ner to motion. The fourth finger is Mer-
curry. If well proportioned it promises
a scientific turn Of mind. Resourceful-
ness and diplomacy and palmistry agree
in almost all particulars about the
thumb. In both systems it is treated as
the most important part OF the hand.
The upper joint, that with the nail,
stands for the will; the second division,
the reasoning faculties; the base, the
animal instincts.-.Sf. Paurs Magazine.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-03-18
Novelties in Millinery.

SOME gilt and silver is being introduced
for bonnet trimmings in the way Of gold
and black galloons for bindings and
fligree silver buckles, also gold leaves
| with flowers of natural hue. One of the
most tasteful round hats is of white chip
with brigand crown and straight brim. A
scarf of soft twilled white silk is wound
around the crown and fastened by a
silver filigree buckle, which also holds a
fan-pleat of black velvet on the left of
the front. White lilies valley
are clustered on the left side of the
crown. The brim is faced with black
velvet
A distinguished looking bonnet for a
brunette is of white chip with cardinal
gros grain facings inside. Around the
crown is cardinal silk with darker red
dish-brown and carnations of these two
shades. A French hat with halo brim
has this brim faced with galloon of gilt
and black velvet. Scarfs of white and
black twilled silk are around the crown,
and the flowers are soft pink roses with
out foliage.
To wear with the new Madras tints of
high colors is white chip bonnet
trimmed with pink and black gros grain
and red and yellow roses. Still another
has scarf of the new blue gray faced
with the pale cream-color, while inside
the brim is a black velvet roll supporting
pink roses. Cardinal red is associated
with pale drab on fine French hats. Cap
crowns in soft puffs are made Of the new
damask brocades, and are seen on chip
and rough-and-ready braids. Gilt oats
and wheat it'll branches Of jet are used
on French bonnets; also jet stars among
black daisies or scarlet peoples. Arte-
misia of darkest hues, snow-balls of color
as well as white, chrysanthemums,
daisies, dahlias and other crisp, compact
flowers are offered as rivals to the more
graceful wistaria, dropping lilies, long
stemmed buds and the loveliest roses
that blow.-Hdrper's Basar.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-03-18
Impurities in Sncw.

AGAIN we are called upon to part with
one of our cherished idols, and poets and
moralists who are in search for symbol
of purity must seek it elsewhere than in
the snowflake. Already We have pre-
sented condensed report of NJ. lis
sanders analysis of atmospheric dust;
and now, in continuation of the same
series of experiments, this worker offers
certain kindred facts from which we
select the following: If one hundred
litres-twenty-two gallons-of snow
water be evaporated to dryness, there
will remain residue varying from 004S
grammes lin the country to 0.212
grammes lin Paris; this residue is il
the form of fine, gray powder, the or
ganic matter of which, being rich in car
bon, burns brightly, leaving an ash rep
representing from 81 to 81 per cent. of
the whole. An analysis of this ash
proves it to be composed of silica, car
Donate of lime, alumina, chlorices, sui
pilates, nitrate of ammonia, and a large
amount of iron. In verification of these
facts another observer had collected, in
a remote forest district of Finland,
large body of snow, which was melted
with great care. Tie result was water
containing sooty- black powder, which
included minute particles of magnetic
iron. As the presence of mag
netic iron is clearly established, even in
snow-water obtained from the most DIS
tant and desolate Northern regions. the
problem it suggests is an inviting one,
and our readers may soon look for re-
newed discussion regarding the character
and composition of the mysterious /" star
dust" of which so much has already been
written.
In the present connection the follow
ing views of NJ. Gronemann in explana-
ton of the aurora borealis will prove Of
interest The light of the aurora is cred
tied to fine meteoric powder which en-
tiers our atmosphere at so high velocity
as to become incandescent-that is, it
comes from myriads of minute falling
stars. This meteoric powder" says NJ.
Gronemann, +" composed in great part
of magnetic metals, comes under the in
auence of terrestrial magnetism and is
grouped in the magnetic lines as steel
filings when scattered in plane over the
poles of magnet" Ingenious as is this
theory the question is at once suggested:
When these particles are brought 10 re-
pose by the magnetic attraction will they
not at once become cool, and hence nom
Acknowledgment Journal
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-03-18

A special messenger was ct once sent to
the Mayor to ind out what he could pos
sibly mean by this half egg. "Sir, "
answered the honest man, II took mo-
tice Of the fact that one Of the hens in
my district laid an egg on the boundary
of my department. As law-abidin&
man could not make return Of more
than half Of this egg. Hadmy colleague
on the other side been as correct as
was the two halves would have been
completed, and you would have had
your number OF eggs entire" The worthy
Mayor was thoroughly in the right, but
the story seems to show that the love OF
accurate statistics may be carried too
far.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-03-18

ASTHMA.-This disease causes great diff
Guilty of breathing and tightness across the
chest, and sometimes attended with great
deal of sutocation. The paroxysm generally
comes on al night, while lying down: some
times it is attended with great violence. Al
lens Lung Balsam will always give immedi.
ate relief, and in many eases, if persevered
in, it will cure the disease altogether.
For sale by all Druggists.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-03-18

AMERICAN WoMEN.-It is melancholy
fact that American women have degen-
Grated in point of health and physique
until they have become literally race
of inyalids. How sad it is to look
around Us and compare the frail and eff.
Terminate looking lady of today with the
hale, hearty and buxom ladies of days
gone by. To all such the late discovery
of DR.. WALKER, of California, which is
known as VINEGAR BITTERs, is price
less boon indeed. For this class of dis
ease it is certain and safe, and any lady
old or young, can take it with entire
confidence in the result, and thus avoid
what to thousands Is stumbling block
never overcome, viz: consul alton with
a family physician. IT'S true there may
be cases of years standing that will
necessitate more powerful treatment, but
in nine cases out of ten this remedy will
reach. the disease, and after little time
effect a cure. The number of ladies
cured by ii are numbered by thousands
and are scattered through every State in
the Union. 26
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-03-18
died Suddenly Of Heart Disease.

How common is the announcement. Thou
sands are suddenly swept into eternity by
this fatal malady. This disease generally has
its origin IN impure blood filled with irritat-
ing, poisonous materials, which, circulating
through the heart irritate its delicate tissues
Though the irritation may at first be only
slight, producing little palpitation or ir.
regular action, or dull, heavy, or sharp dart
ing pains, yet by and by the disease becomes
firmly seated, and Inflammation, or hypertro
ply, or thickening of the lining membrane OIL
of the valves, is produced. How wise to give
early attention TO a case of this kind. Unnat
ural throbbing or pain in the region of the
heart should admonish one that all is moi
right, and if you would preserve it from
further disease YOU must help it to beatrignt
~ by the use of such remedy as will remove
the cause of the trouble. Use DIR. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery before the disease
has become too seated, and it will, by it:
great blood purifying and wonderful regulat
ing properties, effect perfect cure. 1t con-
tains medicinal properties which act speciti
eallv upon the tissues of the heart, bringing
about healthy action. Sold by ali frst-class
Druggists.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-03-18

We have seen it stated in various paper:
throughout the country that Agents for th,
sale OF shs,fda.'s Carai,y Condition It,cder
were authorized to refund the money to AM
person who should use them and not be sat
isfed with the result. We doubted this a,
first, but the proprietors authorize us to say
that il is frlIe
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-03-18

ELECTRICITY Is LIFE.-All nervous disor
ders. chronic diseases OF the chest. head, liver
stomach, kidneys and blood, aches and pains
nervous and general debility, ETC., quickly
cured after drugs fail by wearing Volta's Flee
trG Belts and Bands Valuable book free, by
Volta Belt Co, Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-03-18

JoHSsoN's .4nodyne Liaimlent is, withou
doubt, the safest, surest and best remedy tina
has ever been invented for inter nal and ex
ternal use. 1t is applicable to a great variet,
of complaints aud is equally beneficial for MAJ
or beast.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-03-18

M inmsdiatsly returned ho0A vowing
! he would never have oxen tsken to mar
ket BY railway again. He has kept his
word, and to this day he leads his OK to
market behind his own cart-H0spR's
NnOnesns for korek.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-03-18

A PAPER speaks Of some houses the
roofs of which are " shingled with slate. /"
This Is almost as good as the Hibernian
description of roof copper-bottomed
In the Top with sheet.tin.n
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-03-18

TIE NORTHWESTERN HORsE-NAIL CO..
" Finished" Nail is the best in the world.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-03-18
HEART DISEASE CURED.


NOCkPORT, SpenCer Co, md. rtD. ], Ioa4.
DR.. r. V. PIERCE, Buffalo, y. Y:
About two years ago was afflicted with
disease of the heart, which at times created
pressure around it, almost causing sutfoca
ton. | saw an advertisement of your Colder
Medical Discovery, recommending the sam
cure for disease of the heart. | thel
bought half dozen bottles of it. and afte
using three bottles | was entirely relieved
and am now enjoying good health.
Gratefully yours, VIRUS kILLIAN.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-03-18

PRUssING's well-known White Wine Vine
gar received the Worlds Fair premium.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-03-18

GLEN FLORA MINERAL Water cures Kid
ney Complaints and Dyspepsia. Circulars
free. Address r. II. Parks, Waukegan, Ill.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-03-18

THE Mason & HAMLIN ORGAN Co. have
completed and now occupy their new
factories in Cambridgeport, Mass, In
which they have introduced machinery
to an extent never before employed IN
the manufacture Of organs. By the aid
of this they not only produce the best
organs, but with greatest economy
Twice as many organs can be produced
in proportion TO the number of men EN-
ployed, as would be possible with ordi
nary facilities, and this is the reason moi
only for such admirable instruments but
also for such low prices.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-03-18

A WRITER says: 1.-THE memory comes
to me of DR.. Clement, who had serles
of after-dinner graces. When he hao
partaken of faultless repast he would
reward Mrs. Clement with q radiant
smile, and, turning his eyes upward. say
emphatically: Thank God for an e.
ce,lent dinner A dinner of merit, though
of inferior excellence, was acknowledged
devoutly with: Thank God for good
dinner An ordinary regalement that
would justify neither praise nor positive
reproof elected no heartier reproof than
well, I am thankful for my dinner.
But when the repast had consisted OF
cold meats and unpalatable reproduc.
lions Of yesterdays fare the worthy man
used to pray in a plaintively lugubrious
tone of grievance, as though he were
protesting against ill-usage and implor'
ing an impossibility: May the Lord
make me thankful for uhat ] hace re.
ceiped!r On hearing this dolorous en-
treaty Mrs. Clement seldom failed to de-
liver some equally appropriate and edl'
fying remarks on the sin of dalntiness
But the hint was not thrown away. The
Doctors graces were instructions to his
wife as well as thanks to Heaven
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-03-18

BCRNETT's COCAINE is the best and cheap
est hair dressing in the world.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-03-18
Remedy for Rats.-The rat is

Remedy for Rats.-The rat is a
cleanly animal and loves a sleek coat.
II coal tar is applied about the entrance
to rats burrow so that the animals
coat will be smeared with it he will leave
in disgust. At least the rats of Burlin G.
ton, VT, thus expressed their dislike to
a tarry coat and tarry no longer.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-03-18
Reed 4 Sons Orga

If YOU wish to buy q first-class organ with
the latest improvements, the sweetest quality
of tone and the newest style of case, send to
Reeds Temple of Music, Chicago.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-03-18

Dr.. walkers California Vim
agar Bitters are purely Vegetable
Dreparation. made chiefly from The IA.
Tive herbs found or the lower ranges o.
the Sierra Nevada mountains of Califor-
ria. .l.e medicinal properties of which
are extracted tllc.ef:om without the use
Of Alcohol. Tho question is almost
,laiIy asked "nhat is tie cause of The
anuarallele. success OF VINEGAR BIT
rEi.s?r Car E.swer is, that tlcy remove
The cause of disease, and the patient re-
covers his health. They are tie great
,lood purifier and a life giving principle,
perfect Renovation and Invi5oratot
Of the system. Never before in TIA
history of the world has medicine beer
COMPOUNDED possessing tie !smarkabla
Qualities of yISEuAR BlTTERs in healing tie
sick of every disease man is heir 10. They
are a gentle Purgative as well as Tonic
rel.e- lg Congestion or Inflammation o
ne Liver and yisceral Organs Ii Bilious
Diseases.
The properties of DR.. WALKERs
HIsEGAR Buffers are Ape-ient. D!aphoretia,
Carrninative. Nutritious. Laxative, Diuretle
Sedatiye. Counter Irritant, Sud Fihc, Altera-
i've and Anti Bilious
II. n. MCDONALD & CO..
Druggists and Gen Agts. San Francisco, California,
and cor. of Washington and Charlton SIS. n 7
Sold by . Ii Druggists nd De alers.