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The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-10-28
A Hunchback's Revenge.

IN August last great alarm was created
in the village of Incisia, near Florence,
by the disappearance of two childrcn-a
boy nine years old on the morning Of the
21st, and another boy of eight the follow
ing evening, 1t was supposcdthey might
have fallen into the stream, where they
went to fish and bathe, but no traces of
them or their clothes could be found All
kinds of exaggerated ideas got afloat in
the village, more particularly as these
were not the first children who had sud
denly disappeared, and it was asserted
that there were chilI-en-killers in the ad-
joining wood. On the 29tn, while one of
the women of the village was arranging
her hair at the back window of her room,
she heard frightful shrieks, and recognized
them as coming from Amerigo TurChi, a
boy nine years old, and that they pro
ceeded from the workshop Of one Carlo
Grandi, cart carpenter She ran down
into the street and alarmed the neighbors,
who made for the workshop, which they
found closed, the boy crying loudly fer
help from within. After vain attempts to
get Grandi to admit them they burst open
the door and found him struggling to
force the boy into hole He had cut the
child fcarfully about the head, and from
his mouth blood was flowing, caused, as
the boy afterward narrated, by a wedge
Grandi had tried to force into his mouth
TO gag him.
After the man was secured it was OBJ
served that some of the bricks of the floor
| ing were loose, and on these being re-
moved the first thing seen was child's
hand. The place was quickly dug up,
and the mutilated bodies of the two boys
who had disappeared ten days before were
discovered; and on the hole into which
Grandi was trying to force Amerigo
Turchi being examined, a number of
other children's bones were found in the
bottom. No sooner was the thing known
than the village became scene of the
widest excitement, and the authorities
had to send off in hot haste for whatever
military and police there were in the
vicinity, and a sufficient force arrived Just
in time to save the wretch from being torn
to pieces by the populace.
1t seems that the murderer, Grandi, was
a detormed manof diminutive stature,
high rounded shoulders, very large head,
upon which there was not scrap Of hair,
and repulsive features AS is too often
the case in Italy, such unfortunate Great
ures become the subject of open public
ridicule. The boys of Inc1sa had been in
the habit Of teasing and tormenting
Grandi and playing all kinds of practical
jokes ON him, and it was in revenge for
this that he had, as opportunity offered,
enticed now one and then another of the
ringleaders into his workshop, and there
murdered them, burying them under the
floor. Amerigo Turchi said that Grandi
had invited him into his workshop under
the pretext of having some fun with the
other boys; that to accomplish this he
was to hide in the hole Grandi uncovered,
but that Immediately he entered Grandi
attempted to strangle him.-Rome Cor.
London Times
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-10-28

He wasn't to be fooled. He came
aboard the train at small station south
of Wilmington, Del, and he had two
little boys with him. The sandwich fiend
came hustling through the car bowling
Sandwiches Sandwiches" The traveller
seized the maniac peddler by the arm as
he passed and said: "How much be they ~
"Ten cents apiece" said the bloated
coupon clipper with the basket. "Gimme
three" The three were handed out. A
little doubtful about the squareness of the
trade the traveller gently uncovered one of
them before completing the purchase.
Separating the two slices of bread care
fully he looked within. A single glance
sufficed. There was a mixture of disap-
pointment and indignation in his tone as
he scornfully returned the provisions and
said: "a little bit o. ham and some
bread! Look hyar! You can't play no
Yankee trick on me! Pm from the
country, but l know enough to know that
amt no sandwich. A sandwich is a fish. "
And he wouldn't take them.-N. Y.
Tribune.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-10-28

and May went around the house gathering
up her children.
Her mother had suggested to her that
she might keep one or two of the best
ones and throw aside the others; but
May didn't intend to show any partially.
She gathered up every baby, from Pet
Rosa, with her sweet blue eyes, to the
small, no-headed darky, with his cum
ming little coat and vest.
She piled them all together in large
paper-box and putting on her sun bonnet
went out at the back door when nobody
was looking On-tor the poor little mother
felt so miserable that she didn't want any
body to ask her where she was going.
May went through the lots and crawled
under fences till she came to the big sheep
pasture.
She went behind large stone, and
scooping out hole in the sandy earth
with her hands and stick she put in the
box Of dolls; then covering II up, she sat
down by the little mound and had a good,
hard cry, while her dirty fingers rubbed
streaks all over her face.
She wandered around the pasture while,
talking to herself and feeling very misera.
Bile.
Then she went home. and locking her
self up in the spare chamber waited until
all traces of tears were gone from her face
before she let herself be seen
So the dolls were buried, but that wasn't
the last of them.
| can't tell you exactly how many times
in the next two or three weeks May took
them up.
She didn't play with them-she was too
honest for that-but she just wanted to see
how they looked.
She made cunning little bouquets and
put into their hands and into the darky's
button holes, and once or twice she carried
fresh changes OF clothes for Rosa, but
always she would kiss all around and
bury them up carefully again.
But as the summer wore away Mays
visits became less frequent. Her mother
had got together such quantity of bits of
bright silk that May could hardly lose
moment from her gay patchwork.
The year rolled over, and brought sum-
mcr around again, and one Saturday after
noon May went down to the big rock, and
"just for fun dug up the dolls once
more.
They had been soaked through and
through by the rains, and were now a
mess of dirty, streaked, pitiful-looking
objects.
May did not cry this time-shc only sat
down and laughed. She was SO much
older than she was last summer.
She had an intimate friend now, and
took musiclessons, and wrote notes
what did she care for dolls?
She felt sort of pity for the May Of last
summer, who had buried and cried over
these silly things, and for her sake she
covered them up again out of sight, and
then the May OF this summer went home
and thought no more about the dolls.
Next summer, probably, good many
of this summers little interests will drop
out of her mind, and bigger ones come IN,
and so May will grow to be woman.--
YOUTHS Companion.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-10-28

4 A NEW YORK mercantile agency has
ka'eiy issued a statement of business fail
sfe' IN the United States during the year
~ 70 The lst Of October, showing total
failures during nine months of 1884
naoiIlties, $l31, 172, ,503.
HENRY Brown (colored) was hanged at
r. LOUIS on the 22d for the murder in MAY
as' Oh farmer named Philip Pfarr.
hcNoRs prevailed in Berlin on the 24th
lat Bismarck had rendered his resigna-
ION OF the Chancellorship in consequence
y ill-hcalth.
ACCORDING to Madrid dispatches of the
4'h the Government had refused permis.
aoh 10 the Republicans to hold electoral
neetlngs. Senor Marfori, formerly Min.
Ptef OF the Colonies, had been arrested
hd would be expatriated.
lHE Director Of the Mint estimates the
kold and silver production of the coun.
~ next year at $l00, 900, 900.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-10-28
Autumn Leaves.

VERY many persons-especlally the
ladies-are interested in Foliage rich
with some autumnal tint" and at this
time of the year are making inquiry as to
how the beautifully -variegated hues shall
be preserved. To accomplish this re-
quires both care and patience. These at
tributes, together with a few pieces of
blotting- paper, some suitable means of
pressing few folds of linen saturated
with spermaceti and small quantity of
glycerine and moderately hot tlat-iron,
are all that are necessary. Select the
leaves with due consideration of the OBJ
ject to be obtained, namely: ornamental
ton. Select such as can be arranged in
shades or graduating colors, that in their
display they may prove themselves to be
not only "a thing of pleasure" but "a
joy forever" Gather them Immediately
after severe frost, as their tints at this
time are the most perfect, decomposition
having but just begun; and it is the ar
rest Of this that really preserves them.
The leaves of plant are to it what the
lungs are to a human-organs of respira-
tion-and in formation, that is, as to their
functional purposes, they differ but slight
ly therefrom. Their variegation of color
depends upon the rapidity of individual
air-cell or vesicle destruction. Having
procured the leaves, place them between
folds of blotting paper separately, and in
single layers; place upon these sufficient
weight to insure constant pressure; permit
them to thus remain for week or ten
days; then remove the weight but do not
disturb the leaves. In six or eight hours
again replace, and at the same time increase,
the weight. Continue such pressure for q
week or ten days longer. The moisture of
the leaves having by this time been removed
they may be subjected to the ironing proc
ess, which should be conducted as follows
Into common tin pie-plate place two
ounces of spermaceti and one tablespoon
full of glycerine; thoroughly incorporate
them together by heat; fold together an
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-10-28

black, without touch of color, and tall,
straight, broad-shouldered STRIPPING, with
young face and eyes like hers. l knew
they were mother and son before he an
swered her.
"All ready. The train starts in an
hour, You've got nothing at all to do,
Madame Mere, but to sit and read novel
or look out of the window till | call
you"
And then they laughed together She
had girlish face-and yet it was sor-
rowful one, too. Her eyes were brown.
looked into them, and all my youth
time looked back again; and | saw the
old house, in the old street in New Or
leans, and the face in the window, and
heard the baby hands patting on the
panes. Only two brown eyes and sweet
voice and mans name spoken softly to
call up all that vl,chery:
She arose from the table almost tina
minute.
Il don't want tie strawberries, Shirley,
I'm going up to my room, and, if you
want to read novel, you must run out
and get me one. I've packed everything
and want some light reading for the
cars
Her dress was sweeping by my chair as
she spoke, and stirring my senses--fast
asleep so long-came soft, violet scent.
| was gong mad | believe. As if no
woman but Edna Lecompte had ever used
that faint, suDtle perfume!
started up and strobe out of the din
ing-room, following those two, and saw
the mother go up the stair-case-a slight,
.daintily-moving little figure, with a touch
of girlish grace IN it still-while the son
passed on before me to the office of the
hotel He went and leaned over the desk
and spoke to the clerk, in his CHEEKY, fresh
voice; and l stood near him, turning the
leaves of the hotel register.
" Mrs. Shirley Lecompte."
Shirley Lecomptc, New York city"
| turned and put my two hands on his
shoulders. | could have taken him to my
heart and kissed the child-likcncss of his
face, but did not say one word for a min
ute, while he flashed his brown eyes on
me with haf-angry little frown.
care you Shirley Lecomptc's son?
Whcrc-whcre is your father?'
"My father is Gcad That was his
name" Looking straight into my face.
And then l dropped my hands.
" | was your fathers friend, my boy. |
i can see bis looks in you; and your
mother. viii you take me toyour mother,
Shirley?"
Well, | have forgiven him-the man who
stole the sweetness out of life for me; he
is dead and buried and Edna is alive.
Twenty years ago forged letter told her
that she was a widow, and the old man
and his wife had their daughter back
again; twenty years she kept her life
sacred to my memory, and loved me in
her child, and waited for another world to
give her into my arms again. She told 1t
all to me that day-a long, long story but
this was the sum of it, | was dead and
was alive again-was lost and was found.
And my life had its aim and crown,
even so late; my love blossomed new, and
my heart warmed, treshed with the old
dead tircs-we were happy, Edna and l.
Out Of the baby's grave rose my strong,
manly son TO carry my name in honor and
pride; it will have Il nober meaning when
am gone than ever it bad in the past
RuM NelD F0rker.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-10-28
eNar Nom,g GRINDERS.
HYMN FOR A LITTLE Child.

HYMN FOR 4 LITTLE CH!LD.
COP. make my life little light,
Within the world to glow;
A little flame that burnCth bright
Wherevey | may 90.
God, make my life little flower,
That giveth JOY to ALL
Content to bloom in native bower,
Although its place be small.
God, make my life little song,
That comfOrtcth the sad;
That hclpeth others to be strong,
And makes the singer glad.
God, make my life little hymn
OF tenderness and praise;
OF faith-that never waXeth dim
In all His wondrouS ways.
Good Words
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-10-28

There are $50 vacant churches in the
Southern Presbyterian Church. There
are 203 preachers who are either superan-
nuated or are professors, teachers, or 9TH
erwise without charge. The whole num-
Der of churches is 1,797, and the whole
number of preachers, including licenu-
ates, 1854. Consequently SS1 preachers do
about all the pastoral work done for the
entire church.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-10-28

The statistics of Nevada M. E. Con.
ference show: Probationers, 60; full mem
bers, 495; local preachers, Is; total, $40.
Baptisms, adults, Al; infants, 4; total, As.
Churches, II; value, 100000; parsonages,
IS; value, $17,500. Sabbath-schools, 10;
officers and teachers, 14S; scholars, 953;
claims for ministerial support, $14,O35 :;
missionary collections, $3O4.50; church
extension, $104.75, and for Episcopal fund,
600 TX ~
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-10-28
THE MARKETS..
NEW YORK.

NEW 1ORh.
LIVE SToCK-Bccf Cattle $40 OO@12 so. Hogs
Live, ss2 @S3.h. Sheep-Live, S45O@6.25
BaEADsTUFFs.- Fs.-Fiour-Good to choice, $3.50
6.35; white wheat extra, S6.35IS.00. Whcat-No
, Chicago, 81 .26@1.27; No. Northwestern,
S1.26H 0l.27; No. 2 Milwaukee spring, S1.310
/ 81. Rye-Western and State, S7@S9c. Bar
ley-s112@l.15. Corn Mixed Western, 69G
tic. Oats-Mixed Western, 47g4Sc.
PRovIsIoNs.-Pork-Mess, $2170121 so. Lard
Prime Steam, i351l4c. Cheese-64913c.
WooL.-Domestic Fleece, 1860.
. CHICAGO.
LIVE .--Beeyes-Choice, S5.75G6. 25 ;
good, Si.I505.50; medium, S4.25I475; butch
s.7S. Hogs-Live, $3.50 0T75. sheep--Good to
choice, ST. 250i.75.
PRovIsIoSs.-Butter-- Choice, 30G134c Eggs
Fresh, 2l022c. Pork-Mess, S21. .5012 20.
Lard Sl365M13.70
BREADsTUFfs.- -Flour-White Winter Extra,
s575@so0; spring extra s5.GOa6.0o. Wheat
Spring, No. 2, $l.l0H01lt. Corn-No 2, SO
@54c. Oats--No. 2, 33M@3ic. Rye--No. q
72@72Hc. Barley-No. 2, 9jh@99c.
LUMBER.-First and Second Clear, $500
@45. 0; Common Boards, SlO5o01l 90; Fencing,
s11.c0g12.C0; "a" Shingles, S2.5oG2.90; Lath,
S1.75@2.'0.
EAST LIBERTY.
LIVE STocK--Beeves-Be $5.25@6.75; me-
dium, S5.5O@5.75. Hogs-YorkeIs, $740I760;
Philadelphias, SS.25 @3.40. Sheep-Best, $5.2J@
10; medium, S4.756s5.09.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-10-28

WHEN milk sours, scalding will render
it sweet again. The whey separates from
the curd, and the former is better than
shortening in bread.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-10-28

1t is peculiarity of human nature
that, Just as he thinks he could run news
paper, every man thinks he knows just
how an election is going.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-10-28

king Kalakaua is sick, and because a
school of red fish came into the bay OF
Honolulu lately the superstitious ma
tiyes believe that their King must die.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-10-28

John Schneider, of Detroit, blga-
mist, was lately killed by railroad train
Just as his misdoings were getting HIM IN
to trouble. So they didn't get such
bio thing on Schneider" as they antici-
mated.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-10-28

WESTERN corn is so large this year that
the corn-shellers grumble and groan as
they grapple with the oyergrown ears,
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-10-28

THE town of Guilford, VT, has barber
eighty-two years old He recently shaved
a man ninety-fiye.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-10-28

Three years is the average term OF
Congregational pastors in Connecticut
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-10-28

THE farmers about Burlington, Vt,
have commenced to notice that the corn
husks are thicker than usual this year,
and everybodyis prophesying hard win
ter.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-03-11
SECOND EDITION.
The New Hampshire Election.


NO ELECTION OF GOVERNOR by THE pEopLE-THE
LEGISLATURE nEPUBLicAN-THERFB INsuRINo
THE ELECTION OF MR.. CHENEY AND a REPUBII-
CAN STATE GOVERNMENT.
spccitl 10 the Nee Imk Times.
CoscoRD, N. H., Marcli-1O.-The returns from
202 towns give Cheney, Republican, 81, ,243; Rob-
erte Democrat 36,52O White, Prohibitonist
and scattering, 7l2. There will be no choice of
Governor by the people, To the Senate
composed of twelve members, five, if not six,
Republicans are elected, with no choice
in one or two other districts The Republicans
have elected Pike and Blair in the Second and
Third Congressional Districts. The Democrats
concede the House of Representatives to the
Republicans this evening. The Republican ma
jority cannot be less than nine in any event, and
probably will reach fifteen. This will insure a
Republican Governor and Republican State Gov
ernment B. +. Prescott.
Secretary Republican State Central Committee.
RETURNS FROM ALL BUT EIGHT TOWNS.
CoNconD March 10.-Returns from all but
eight towns Of the State have been received at
the Associated Press Office bore. The footings
Of these towns are as follows;
Two hundred and iifty-nine towns aud wards
give Cheney, Republican, 49, III Roberts, DEM
ocrat. IS. .6SS White, Temperance, and scatter
ing, 67S. The same towns last year gave Nc
Cutchins, Republican, 80, $50 Weston, Demo-
crat, 35,205 Blackmar, Temperance and scat
tering, 2,O77 Republican not gain, 2,S27
The towns yet to be heard from gave last
year, McCutchins, Republican, 29l Weston,
Democrat 3l3 scattering, Z. Adding last years
vote in these towns, makes the Republican net
gain 2,7SS, and Cheney's minority 63f.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-03-11
More uDiscn.sion, ~ of Division.

A call is now being handed around, we are
told for still another meeting on the Division
question, to he held at Institute Hall, on Satur.
day evening. Tho movement is being made by
those in favor of tho secession, but as they seem
afraid to make it simply a gathering of those
WHO agree with them, (for Institute Hall, with a
little group of people in it, is a cheerless place.
they adopt the plan Of urging both sides to sign
tIeir call and come to the meeting. no that there
may bo more discussion" and "free speech,'
1:., &,. Whether anybody desires to hear more
talk on the question is very doubtful whether
those opposed to Division will join in getting up
meeting to comfort the demoralized Dividers
and revive their downcast hopes, is for each one
to decide, when he is asked Bat really, it does
seem as if the flood of talk over this mpractic-
able and unpopular scheme was already wide
aHd decp enough,
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-03-11
A Flying CrindstOne.

ACCIDENT AT W. H. sCHoENs SPRING WORKS, AND
SEVERAL MARROW ESCAPES.
About o'clock, this morning, grindstone in
the spring works Of W. II. Schoen at the North
west corner of 9Th street and Railroad avenue
burst while revolving at speed of about 200
revolutions, and the flying fragments did con-
siderable damage The stone was new one
having heen set in motion only day before yes
terday, and must have been defective. 1t WAS
about feet in diameter and weighed 1900
pounds.
pieces, some of which weighed almost 1000 lbs.
One portion fell into the pit in whichit revolved
another rising almost perpendicularly from the
stone tore a large hole through the roof and
found lodgment just outside the opening made
third piece, which seemed to have received a
greater amount Of force, crushed through the
roof to the rear Of the stone, cutting through
rafter, and passing over the railroad track fell
in the yard of the Jackson 4 Sharp Co., close by
the end of new car which WAS run out into the
yard, shivering the boards upon which it fell.
The flying fragment then bounded several feet,
when it again struck, and repeating the bound,
flew against frame building, breaking the
weatherboaiding, and finally stopping several
feet further on-in all not less than $50 feet
from the location of the stone. The fragment
flew over 100 feet before it struck the earth, taxi
ing with it piece of board from the roof, which
lodged in the telegraph wires.
NO one WAS nurt py tne acciueut, eAcePta iau
named Howard Foulk, who was struck Just be-
low the eye by flying bit of wood, and who was
also somewhat stunned. He was removed to
his fathers residence, and his wound dressed,
a piece of wood an Inch long being first pulled
out of the wound. Fortunately the man who
stands by the stone had just left before the ac-
cident to go to another part Of the works, and
his life was only spared by this circumstance.
The fragment which fell 80 far away passed
above the heads of seven men who were at work
behind the stone and their escape was some
what of fortunate event. The accident COM
pletely unnerved the whole force of workmen,
and by the manner in which it scattered things
around caused suspension of regular duties,
but Mr.. schoen was hopeful Of his ability to re-
sumo operations this afternoon.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-03-11

DIR. ALIENS LEcrrRE.-The lecture of DR..
Allen Will be given in the Central Presbyterian
Church on Tuesday evening" March 23rd. This
lecture, judging from notices from the press,
and the high commentators of individuals, who
have heard it, is full of interest and solid in
struction. The doctor is not only truthful,
but versatile and amusing in his descriptions
and Professor Willard, an acknowledged master
in the science of the camera, ,portrays the scenes
go lfelike, as to give the beholder an exact idea
Of the magnificent scenery of that wonderful
country from the Mississippi to the Pacific
coast,
lengthy description, says II desire to recon-
mend everybody to attend this interesting lee
ture with its admirable illustrations, should it
be repeated, for it is replete with instruction
and entertainment. Next to visiting California
is the pleasure of enjoying such descriptions,
verbal and pictorial"