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The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-05-27
Interesting Discoveries in Rome.

AN interesting paper was recently read
before the Royal Society of Literature
by its learned Secretary, Mr.. Vaux, upon
the extensive excavations which have
been undertaken at Rome upon the site
of the Coliseum. II has now been fully
made out that the whole of the large
space in the center Of the building is
subdivided by walls, one object of which
was certainly to support the boarded
floor on which. the shows took place, and,
as it has been found that these walls are
twenty-one feet high and six feet thick,
the excavation has been carried to a
corresponding depth. From vertical
grooves discovered in portions of these
walls. it appears that lifts were employed
for raising the wild animals and other
objects from below, and arched recesses,
eighty in number, formed chambers
large enough to contain animals. For
elephants larger vaulted spaces were set
apart under the corridor on each side of
the central passage at the southeast end.
Under the central passage huge drain
has been found, evidently made to carry
off rush of waters, and provided with
an iron grating to prevent any important
material from being carried away. Imme-
diately under the podium is a series of
corbels which supported the masts car
rying the awning for the protection
of the spectators from the sun and
rain, and corresponding with other masts
on the top of the outer walls, and the
lower end of these masts served proba-
bly, as posts for the netting which
guarded the front of the podtum against
any danger arising from the wild animals
let loose in the arena. The four straight
parallel passages which have been found
running along the entire length of the
amphitheater, both of Rome and of
Capua, were probably used as canals
through which the trirenles were drawn
for the naval encounters, and the con-
duits for the supply Of the water have
also been discovered. These naval en-
counters were, therefore, represented as
taking place on river rather than on
lake or sea. The general arrangements
were so skillfully contrived that the
arena could be with comparative rapid
ity converted into the canals thus de-
scribed; the boarded floor being taken
in pieces and piled upon the corbels be-
fore mentioned, the ends of which were
-
excavation hitherto has been achieved
entirely through the agency, and in the
first instance at least entirely at the ex-
pense, of Mr,!Parker, an Englishman,
who, however, has of late happily been
able to secure the valuable patronage
and cooperation of Prince Humbert At
the present moment NJ. Rosa and a staff
of workmen are placed by Prince Hum
bert under Mr., Parker's directions.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-05-27
A Remarkable Order.

d, PROBABLY the most remarkable order
that was ever given to a railroad official
was sent last week to the station-agent
at Tarrytown, on the Hudson River Rail
road. The telegraph message was:
"Open the switch and throw 'S9' into
the river" The agent was amazed. He
knew that $50" was an extra freight
train bound south. To throw it into the
river seemed to him crime. Yet there
was no mistake about the order. The
message was plain and unmistakabie. So
the switch was turned and everything
was prepared to give "S9" a cold bath,
whatever might be the consequences to
the occupants of the train or the damage
to the property of the company. But
for some reason "S9" did not come.
When it was several hours behind time
the people became anxious. A search
was instituted and the missing train was
found three miles north in disabled
condition. The explanation of the mys-
ferrous order soon came out. It appears
ea"e WYNN W was passing CluS Dlug
five convicts boarded the engine, drove
of the engineer and fireman and opened
the Unbelievable to its fullest extent.
They were not quick enough, however,
to prevent the engineer from slyly turn.
ing on the pumps. As consequence
the boiler filed with water, the cylinder
heads were blown out and the train
stopped. This was a fortunate end to
the escapade, for if the train had contin-
ued on its way the railroad authorities
would have been compelled to throw it
into the river in order to save passen.
ger,train which occupied the track south
of Tarrytown. The action Of the station
agent who obeyed his orders so implicit
ly, and of the Superintendent who sent
the order, is not to be classed as at all
heroic, nor do we see in it any occasion
for newspaper enthusiasm and gush; but
it does show high state of discipline
among the employees Of the Hudson River
MwEsAS M
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-05-27

CONE, AND LET Us REASON TOGETHER
To the afflicted in body we offer few
words of plain, practical reasoning. No
matter under what form of sickness you
labor there is one great truth you should
ever keep in mind, viz: All disease origi-
mates in an impure condition of the blood.
Purify that, and the disease must depart,
for it has nothing to feed on; but you can
not purify the blood by the use of poison
Gus drugs and exhaustive stimulants; the
relief which these afford is temporary and
deceptive, leaving you worse off at every
interval. The best Blood Purifier ever
discovered is DR.. WALKERS FAMOUS VIN-
EGAR BrrTERs, compounded of simple
herbs. No matter how hopeless your case
may seem, try the VINEGAR BITTERs, and a
few draughts will convince you of their
virtue. DR.. Walker, the discoverer of
this priceless remedy, had been given up to
die by the Physicians, and is now sound
and healthy man from their use. SO
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-05-27
Fencing In France.

THE sword plays so great part in reg
ulating social courtesies among French
men, and in keeping literary fervor with
in bounds, that it is no wonder that those
who teach the use of it should be much
respected. The half-dozen foremost
fencing-masters of Paris rank on foot
ing of equality with eminent artists and
writers, but probably class themselves
much higher as being able to worst them
all. 1t may not be generally known that
there are three distinct styles in fenc-
ing and that the adopts of each think
very poorly of those who follow the
other two. The oldest style, which has
NJ. Gatechair (spoll flesh, an appropriate
name) for its leading professor, is that
which prevailed before the great Revo-
luton. 1t is punctilious, decorous and
fine-cultivates grace at the expense of
rapidity, and lays down as Its principal
canon that it is preferable to be wounded
with elegance than to skewer ones OPP
ponent clumsily. The changes in the
manner Of fencing have been attended
by reforms on the points which render
dueling inevitable. Formerly careless
tread on the foot or rub with the elbow
was considered case for blood if an in
slant and lavish apology were not Of
fered; nowadays an insult, such as
"mtserable," is often explained away as
having been uttered in parliamentary
sense, and means have been found to
soothe away even slap on the face with
out recourse to arms. Not long ago we
witnessed, in Paris, a rather singular
scene. A gentleman, with lady on his
arm, was passing down the boulevards,
when there suddenly sprang out of a cafe
another gentleman, who dealt him VIC
lent kick. The victim bounded round
and tine assaulter recoiled with conster
nation, for the kick had been dealt under
mistake of identity. Explanation, how
ever, though most contritely offered. did
not appease the victim, who furiously
yelled: Some of my acquaintance may
have seen me kicked, and will 60 about
saying that did not wipe off the insult.
l must slap your face" And he did be-
stow box on the ears, which the other
received in spirit of Christian humility
very commendable. There is no reason
to suppose that this gentleman was less
brave than his grandfather. who having
once administered q kick would proba-
bly, have accepted no other re:ribution
for it than that of the swords point;
but the nineteenth century had evidently
sown its civilizing germs in his soul.
Formerly duels terminated in most cases
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-05-27
The Mental Effect Of Peeuniary Pres.
sure.

TENSION is, we believe, the secret of
the insanity so often produced by pecun-
larry trouble, but the inquiry must still
be pushed one step further back. Why
is the tension SO extreme? Why do
men, and especially men Just outside the
limit of poverty, fear poverty so much
more, especially for others, than they
fear still graver evils: Why, for il
stance, will a father, halfmaddened by
the idea that his daughter will be re-
duced to manual labor, remain compare
lively tranquil when informed that all
the symptoms which indicate cancer are
present in the object of his affectionse
The popular answer that poverty, in our
artificial state of society, involves all
miseries, hunger, overwork, humiliation,
is scarcely sufficient, for human beings
able to judge would choose them all in
preference to cancer. We believe the
causes for this overweening horror of
poverty, which certainly exists, and with
many classes in this country furnishes
an oyerpowering motive in life, are two,
both of them easy to be explained. The
first cause undoubtedly Is that men fear
most those future troubles which they
most clearly realize, and that they real
ize very few. The majority of mankind,
fortunately for themselves, have very
little imagination, and that Imagination
is most easily stirred upon its hopeful
side. Every man must die, and how
very few think often of that greatest of
events! 1t is the hardest thing in the
world to induce men even to expect
pain, and the man who knows perfect.
ly well that burst of temper will
bring on angina pectoris, or that
glass of sherry will renew the torture
of govt, still INDUCES his anger or
his taste without any serious fear. The
best argument against transportation as
punishment is that criminals have such
difficulty in realizing its meaning-sol-
diers, for instance, in India, often try to
be transported-and it is the same want
OF Imagination which, even in countries
where the population have horror of
suffering, makes universal CONSUMPTION
possible. People do, however, realize
poverty, realize it thoroughly and pain
fully, and dread it, therefore, as they
never dread very much. worse evils.
They know what it is TO have no money,
and the prospect of having none affects
them as keenly as if they were already
destitute.
The second cause we believe to be the
sense of injustice which enters into this
peculiar form of suffering Men submit
to evils yisibly dealt out to them by
heaven or fate with a resignation they
are often unable to display under evils in
which human will is an operating cause.
We take it, the man who commits suicide
from pecuniary pressure will always be
found to be man who has worked, and
who has ragged secretly or openly al the
apparent injustice involved in work
bringing no return. Nothing overt lrns
the balance Of the mind so quickly as a
long-continued sense of injustice, and
nothing -especially in the army and mer-l
chant navy, is so frequent a cause for
suicide Spectator
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-05-27
Trapping and Burying GrasshOppers.

A LETTER to the Lawrence (kan) Jour
nal from Oskaloosa says: Almost our
entire community are discouraged over
the astounding multitude of grasshop-
pers that are everywhere Matching out.
On last Saturday l thought had all the
main bodies of them captured and de-
stroyed, but to-day they are nearly as
thick as ever, some having Matched out
early, and others having come on my
land from adjoining grounds. / could
protect my crops from my own hoppers
if the owners of adjoining lands would
destroy theirs. 1t is very easy matter
to capture them, and this is the way to
do it: Select dry day, find where the
hoppers are thickest, get them between
you and the wind, dig hole two feet
across and eighteen inches deep, set up
boards edgewise, one foot wide and six
teen feet long, or as long as You can get
them, extending them from the corners
of the hole on each side of the hoppers,
like the wings of quailnet, and drive
with the wind, and when you get them
in the hole throw dirt on them and cover
them up, tramping it down firmly.
son last Saturday, on the grounds of
Mr. Oliver Shrader, near Oskaloosa, with
the assistance of few friends, we gath
cred half bushel of the young hoppers
in one hour and placed it on exhibition
at the Postoffice in Oskaloosa, and then
drove into holes and buried nearly a
barrel of the pests, clearing his grounds
pretty well. - 1880
81 am sure that if the entire communi-
ty would turn out each afternoon and
fight grasshoppers in two weeks from
to-day there would not be enough left in
the country TO do any damage. They
will not drive in the morning, but from
ten O'Clock till night you can drive them
like quails, provided you drive with the
wind and do not try to drive too far at q
time-fifteen or twenty feet is far enough
from the wings to commence driving. The
wings can be kept in position by stakes
driven in the ground on each side of
them. II you take two or three or even
dozen friends and go where the hop
pers are plenty and try this plan Of driv-
ing into holes and bury ing them you will
be able to explain many things about the
matter that I have not space OF. time to
say in this communication, but win say
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-05-27
Wire and Cut.W0rmS


A correspondent of the Line Stock
Journal gives the following preventive of
the ravages of these insects in corn
fields: Soak the seed in copperas water
twenty-four hours before planting, keep
ing the water little warm, say seventy
degs. Fahr One pound of copperas in
three gallons of water to one bushel of
seed. He tested it last year, and not a
hill was touched. The copperas turns
the seed black, but does not lnjure the
germinative properties. Another pre-
ventive Is the following:
Soak your seed one night in tub of
equal proportions of I've made from ashes
and common urine, with fair portion of
blue stone dissolved therein. Pour off
the liquid through basket into tub to
preserve for use again. Then, while the
corn is wet, take a first-cIass article of
plaster, and mix and stir till each and
every grain is thickly and thoroughly
coated with the plaster, so as to coverthe
entire surface of the grains. Then plant
as usual, being careful not to break or
rub off the coating 1t is said to be, by
those who have tested it, complete pre-
ventive against those annoyers to all
farmers.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-05-27

11TmfxMrfr SEWING MAcHINE.-The in
yention Of the Wilson shuttle sewing ms
chine exerts an Influence over domestic com,
fort unequaled by any invention OF the last
hundred years. As an economical arrange
ment it enables one person 10 do the work
Of ten in q superior manner, and with nm
speakably more comfort. Machines will De
delivered at any railroad station in this coun.
ty, free of transportation charges, II ordered
through the eompany's branch house at lg1
State street, Chicago. They send an elegant
catalogue and chrome circular free on appli-
cation This company want few more
good agents.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-05-27

THE GREAT FAMILY MEDIcINE.-Dr. VII.
boft's Anti-Periodic or Fever and Ague Tonic!
No case of incurable Chills has yet presented
itself where this scientific and safe medicine
has been employed. No case has been found
SO obstinate as To resist its prompt and mas
terly action No man has been SO reduced by
malarial influences but with its use has come
up perfectly reconstructed. No pills or pur-
gative required with this medicine. WHEE.
LOCK, FINLAY Il Co., Proprietors, New Or.
leans.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-05-27

Only Il per cent. of the inhabitants
of New York city are native-born of
native-born parents, while nearly So per
cent. are foreigners and the children of
fnreirncrs
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-05-27
5 That untirino ;ndnstrv :, any o;ren nrr.

THAT uutiring industry in any given pur.
suit, and an intelligent employment of every
legitimate means for success, gives eminence,
is illustrated in the career of Geo. p. Rowell
q Co. In the science of advertising we might
give this house the pre-eminence. With the
newspaper fraternity they have the best
standing in business point ofview. To the
interests of advertisers they also devote q
large amount of careful contrivance.-lHeth-
odist Home Journal, Philadelphia, Pa. slo s
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-05-27

Corn and Hour are staple articles: but
not more so than Johnsons Anodvne Ljn;.
n'e2t, where known. 1t is good for children
or adults, for any internal soreness of the
chest or bowels, and the best Eminent pre-
pared, under whatever name.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-05-27
- . -

The latest outrage of the italian
brigands upon the Appisn Way, leading
into Rome, was their attack upon a par
ty of English ladies, who not only lost
their money, watches and fngerrings
and earrings by the fierce attacks of the
ruffians, but also parts of the hands and
ears that held the Jewels.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-05-27

WHAT is the most awkward time for a
train to start! At 1880, as it is ten to
one il you catch it,.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-05-27
NtIy SlattIUIIy,
Mrs. L. CHAFFEE.


Most medicines which are advertised as
blood purifiers and liver medicines contain
either mercury in some form or potassium
and iodine yariously combined. All of these
agents have strong tendency to break down
the blood corpuscles and debilitate and 9th
erwise permanently injure the human sys-
tenn, and should therefore be discarded. DIR.
Picfce's Golden Medical Discovery, on the
other hand, being composed of the fluid ex-
tracts of native plants, barks and roots, will
in no case produce injury, its effects being
strengthening and curative only. Sarsapa-
rilla, which used to enjoy quite reputation
as blood purifier, is remedy of thirty
years ago and may well give place, as it is
doing, to the more positive and valuable
vegetable Alternatives which later medical in
vestigation and discovery have brought to
light. In scrofula, or Kings Evil, White
Swellings, Ulcers, Erysipelas, Swelled Neck,
Goitre, Scrofulous Infiammations, Indolent
Inflammation, Mercurial affections, Old Sores,
Eruptions of the Skin and Sore Eyes, as in all
other blood diseases, DR.. Piefce's Golden
Medical Discovery has shown its great re-
medal powers, curing the most obstinate
and intractable cases. Sold by all dealers in
medicines.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-05-27
Thanks "From the Depths Of the
HEARTH

WELLINGTON, Lorain Co.. o., Aug. "a, 1874.
Dr. R. Y. PIERCE, Buffalo. n Y:
Dear Sir-Your medicines, Golden Medi-
cal Discovery, DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy,
have proved of the greatest service to me-
Six months ago no one thought that 1 could
possibly live long had complication of
diseases-scrofu1a, manifesting itself in
eruptions and great blotches on my head
that made such sores that could not have
my hair combed without causing me much
suffering; also causing swollen glands, ton
sis enlarged, enlarged or "thick neck" and
large and numerous boils. 1 also suffered
from terrible Chronic Catarrh, and in fact
Twas so diseased that life was burden to
me. l had tried many doctors with no bene-
fit. finally procured one-half dozen bottles
of your Golden Medical Discovery and one
dozen Sage's Catarrh Remedy and COM
menced their use. At first / was badly dis
couraged, but after taking four bottles of
the Discovery l began to improve, and when
! had taken the remaining l was WeH. In
addition to the use of Discovery l applied a
solution of Iodine to the Goitre, or thick
neck, as you advise in pamphlet wrapping,
and it entirely disappeared. Your Discovery
is certainly the most wonderful blood medi-
cine ever invented. I thank God and you,
from the depths of my heart, for the great
good it has done me.
Very gratefully
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-05-27

Company, and some efficiency of service,
both of which are delightful to observe in
this age of criminal carelessness.-Chi-
eogo Tribune. g s
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-05-27

For SALE BIZ ALL DRUGGIsTs.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-05-27

GEO. c. NICHOLS, of Davenport, was re-
Gently arrested at the instance OF his wife
on the charge of insanity. A careful hear
ing resulted in his discharge from impris-
onment, when Mrs. Nichols, her three
daughters and her son-in-law were ar
rested upon a charge Of conspiracy 10 vex,
Cypress and deprive the husband and
father of his liberty. s ~qae.--a
JOHN B. CALHOUN, who represents the
iowa Railroad Land Company, reports the
sales for April as follows: One hundred
and seventy-one farm lands, comprising
1861 acres, and 1870 village lots for $115,.
T65. The average price for lands sold was
$3.50 per acre. The cash received for
sales and collections on contracts was
$S4,0S4.36. The lands of this company are
exclusively of the Government railroad
grants to the Iowa lines operated by the
Chicago & Northwestern and Illinois Cen
trail Railways, along which they are TO-
Gated.
THE water-tank of the Northwestern
Railway at Belle Plaine suddenly gave
way few mornings ago, and became in a
moment a total wreck. A man was stand.
ing within about twenty-five feet of the
tank when it burst, and the water seized
him and carried him to the railroad track,
fortunately without other injury than that
of thorough wetting. The tank was
full within four inches at the time, and the
numerous iron bands which held it
together seem not to have been strong
enough for the immense pressure. 1t had
capacity of over 100000 gallons, OF
about 1850 barrels, and was built last Oc-
tober.
"a DAUGHTER of Mr. Clatterbuck, living
on George Kriger's farm, south of Lewis,
in Cass County, was recently struck by
snake, the snake fastening its fangs into
her stocking and wrapping itself around
her ankle The young lady being fright
ened Immediately clutched the snake with
her hand, and in pulling the snake loose
she tore large portion of her stocking off
and hurled the snake against hay stack.
near by. There were no marks that could
be discovered at the time on the flesh, but
in few moments there could be seen a
slight red spot and the. limb began to I
swell, and in Q short time it had run to
her hip, and from there to her head, and
at last accounts her eyes were nearly
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