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The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-04-08
Sotheru's Accidental Success.

THE New York correspondent OF the
Baltimore Bulletin writes the following
concerning Sothern's first appearance
as Lord Dundreary: at is well known
that the part of Lord Dundreary was so
insignificant when first confded 10 Mr..
Sothern's care that he despaired OF max
ing anything out of it. 1t appears that
Sothern deliberately determined to guy
the part, and by thus running the piece
secure its speedy withdrawal and his
consequent release from so distasteful a
| role. He confided his intention to a
friend, but the friend was mutual and
went ard informed Miss Laura keene,
the manager, of Sothern's purpose. Miss
Keene was dreadfully vexed, as might be
imagined The business had been bad
and she looked to Our American
Cousin as q sort of big bonanza to
help her out of the slough of despond.
While puzzling over this vexatious mat
ter Miss keene was waited upon by the
foreman of a are company, who said
that they expected visit from a similar
organization of Albany, and wanted to
know what arrangements could be made
for reduction on visit to the theater.
Miss Keene had an inspiration. What
reduction she said. All the seats you
wish are at your disposal on two condi-
tions. Come all of you, in citizens dress,
and applaud everything that Dir. Sothern
does to the echor This proposition was
instantly accepted; and when the even
ing of the first representation came the
boys from out of town and in town &C.
cupied good places in front, with no in.
dication of fire laddie' in costume. Mr..
Sothern appeared, and, true to his reso-
luton to ruin the piece, did something
utterly absurd. What was his astonish-
ment to find it received with roars OF
laughter and rounds of applause. He
followed up his first eccentricity with
another far more ridiculous, and was
actually recalled on the scene to receive
the rousing Acknowledgements from the
delighted audience. Mr.. Sothern began
to think that there was method in his
madness, and as may be imagined he
kept up the pranks which afforded such
evident satisfaction. What success
Dundreary' became it is needless to say,
but it is queer to reflect that it sprung
from the worst intentions IN the world
from an accident which might almost be
termed catastrophe. One cannot help
| thinking how very clever Laura Keene
proved herself, and how generous she
was to make the success of an actor who
was doing his best to make the play on
which she depended failure"
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-04-08
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

CLEANING GREASE SPoTs OUT OF CAR
PEr-Take a little sal soda in soft water,
little soap, and use coEn-eoo instead
of brush, then use cloth and so1tW water
to rinse and wipe dry.
FLAVOR FOR FRosTING.-1n frosting for
cakes or puddings little lemon juice
tartaric acid or cream of tartar Is very
pleasant addition to the taste, besides
making the frosting much lighter.
ELECTION Observation-Disclosures quart
Orleans molasses, one pint of lard, put
it on the stove. let it come to boiling
heat, then let it cool, and add two table
spoonfuls crushed alum in one teacup OF
boiling water; add flour enough to roll.
CHESTNUT PUDDING-Take clean,
boiled chestnut kernels and pound them
in a mortar, or rub them through sieve
To one cup of this add three cups OF
chopped apple, one cup of chopped rails
ms, and one-half cup of sugar, and one
cup of water. Mix thoroughly and bake
one-half hour, or until the apple is ten
der. Serve cold.
REMEDY FOR RHEUMATIsM.-Proc
one pint of good alcohol: add one pint
of water; make it sharp by adding red
pepper pods of any kind, broken IN small
pieces. In twenty-four hours it will be
fit for use. Battle the affected parts
well and frequently, warming it in by the
stove-the action of tie heat being OF
great benefit Let those complaining Of
lame shoulders, wrists, hips, etc, try this
simple and inexpensive remedy, and they
will find relief.-Rurdl Ne,o Yorker.
To KEEP DRIED BEEF IN SUMNER
Take clean box or barrel and put in a
painful of hardwood ashes, wrap each
piece of beef in thick paper and pack
tight in the box of ashes; put layer of
beef, then a layer of ashes; be sure the
ashes cover the beef; l think you will
find the last piece of beef will be as
sweet and good as the first ours is.
Smoked hams can be kept in the same
way by putting corn-cobs between the
Iayers.-Cor. Household.
Coal AsHEs.-I would like to inform
your readers of the efficacy of coal
ashes. According to my experience,
there is nothing better for cleaning
knives and forks and tin without injury
to the ware. One of our hired men last
season boarded at home, living some dis
lance away. He would bring his dinner
with him, in oh! such clean, bright tin
pail. / one day said to him, Jones
how does your wife manage to keep your
| dinner-paii so very bIight?" as the tin
did not seem to be thin from the effects
of soap and sand, as was the case with
ours. Why" he said, Il guess she
uses nothing but coal ashes" Coal
ashes.' said. So, quickly taking the
hint, proceeded to brighten the tea and
coffee pot, tin pals, etc, and the result
was a beautiful polish; and | give it foI
the benefit of your many readers who
may be in ignorance of the fsct-having
| myself thrown all the knife-cleaning, tin.
polishing nuisances out of the window
and say No, sir" emphatically to all
such trash peddlers. Use only the white,
soft part of the ashes, and gather before
sifting.-C0r. Rural Neu Yorker.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-04-08
ANOZHERS.
SIZE has the most alluring eyes,

SIZE has the most alluring eyes,
A little Grecian nose;
She wears the most bewitching g'iise,
And parti-colored hose
Her touch can thrill one strangely when
One clasps her in the dance;
AT least they tell me so-but then
Inever had the chance.
Her melting tones, SO people say,
Intoxicate the brain,
And leave when she has gone away
A joy akin to pain.
Her voice is like sweet music when
Its strains are soft and low
So those wh0've heard it say-but then,
/ never did, you know.
She makes the most superb ragoIt-
Knits stockings by the score;
Knows Latin and Italian, too,
Greek, French and plenty more!
She's just the girl to sweeten life
Adorable,-diyine!
In short, she is perfect wife
But then she isn't mine,
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-04-08

and flesh fail; but shoulder to shoulder
the husband as the stronger to the
windward side-these two will comfort
and help each other; each better ana
happier for the bond between them
their sorrows divided; their joys doubled
by that curious moral arithmetic, the
key to which is possessed only by mar
ried folk who love and thoroughly re-
spect each other.
Owomen, be true in your instincts;
Owomen, be pure in your lives;
You mold the future as mothers,
You govern the present as wives.
Mrs. II. P. Handy, in Christian Union.
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"But there's the trouble We can't
afford it. Hard times and household
economy forbid" Let US think that over
twice. There are luxuries, and there are
reasonable luxuries. Candies, prize
candies, cigars, ine-cut and sueh ikei
we will say nothing about them except
that the list is long and they absorb
great deal of money. But health and
domestic cheer are reasonable Injuries.
Good ventilation and well-oxygenated
air are their prime conditions. Nothing
will secure these conditions like an open
Fireplace 1t is beyond all comparison
the best ventilator. 1t warns the lower
part of the room, creating current
where impurities are most likely to ac-
cumulate, and whisking them up the
chimney. 1t sucks in the purer air from
every outside crevice and creates an in
vigoratiag flow and change. Better still
il sends out radiant heat, which is quite
different thing from heated air from
cast-iron or sheet-iron surfaces. 1t has
a penetrating and stimulating influence
peculiar to itself, and oxygenates
the blood in way altogether more
healthy to the brain and nervous system
generally than the heated air of furnaces
or stoves Registers and radiators are
well, especially when supplying large
volume of moderately heated air drawn
from without, rather than small
volume of over-heated air, but they are
not well enough till the fireplace or
open crate supplements them with its
radiant heat Even a little fire on the
hearth will suffice, for its various bene-
fits of health and comfort, and if the ar
gument of economy be very cogent, the
occasional luxury when the day is dark
and dreary or when the wind is wrong
and the furnace sullen, or when the
friend arrives, and your hospitality
Graves its best expression, it is, to say the
least, a reasonable luxury. Why, the
very look of an open fireplace with the
wood laid and the kindlings under, all
! ready for the match, is suggestive of an
open heart, a kindly welcome and a
CHEEKY home.
For the sick-room there is no question
| about it. 1t is hygienic necessity. And
what Is necessity for the sick-room
should set the well man athinking. If
you have much brain work TO do, your
head hot and feet cold, your nerves tired
and sense of goneness, dissatisfaction,
and futility mingling with your best
work, reflect on the above. Economy is
sometimes double-edged 1t may be that
you cannot afford not to have an open
fire. And by all means, if you contem-
plate building house, provide for it, as
one that "loveth life and would see
many days."-Spingfeld Republican.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-04-08
THE OLD FARMHOUSE.

ON. DEAR the old farmhouse to me!
The homely ways, the ample cheer,
The refuge at my mothers knee
From childhood's every grief and fear.
And dear the memory Of those days
Bathed in loves amber atmosphere,
When all our voices rose in praise,
When sire and child were bowed in prayer
But where are they,
The fond, the gay,
Who flied the great white house in May
Gone like the birds from last years nest!
Gone as the leaves in autumn fly,
Some TO the cities Of the West;
Some toll beneath an Indian sky;
Some other prairies sow and reap;
One sank beneath the moahing sea;
Some in the churchyard lie asleep,
And, quivering in the cid roof-iree,
One homesick waits
The swing Of gates
To wait her to heavens bright estates!
-idgdnce.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-04-08
The "Housekeeper', of Our Health.

The liver is the great depurating or blood
cleansing organ OF the system. Set the great
housekeeper Of our health at work and the
foul cOrruptions which gender in the blood
and rot out, as it were, the machinery of life
are gradually expelled from the system. Fol
this purpose DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
coyery, with small daily doses of Dr. Pierce.
Pleasant Purgatiye Pellets, are pre-elninenty
the articles needed They cure every kind OF
humor, from the worst scrofula 81 the com
| mon pimple, biotch or eruption. Great. eating
ulcers kindly heal under their mighty cura
tive influence. Firulent blood poisons that
lurh in the system are by them robbed of theil
| terrors, and by their persevering and some
what prctracted use the most tainted system
may be completely renovated and built I'll
anew. Enlarged glands, tumors and swellings
dwindle away and disappear under the infiu
ence Of their great resolvents Sold BY al
dealers in medicines
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-04-08
New Process for Preserving Wood from
Fire and Decay.

LIE following process IS by ,. "
Moore and Weatherby, of England:
The wood to be prepared is first kiln
dried, which process deprives it of all
moisture and much of its volatile turpen.
tine and other inflammable matter; it is
then put into suitable cylinders, in which
lime and water, with sulphurouS acid
gas, are forced into the pores of the
wood under considerable pressure, the
sulphurous acid being a by product from
the wasting of pyrites.
The wood is removed and dried, and is
then ready for use.
When sulphurous acid is passed into
lime under pressure, sulphate of lime
is formed which is soluble in water, ca
pable of crystallizing as a bisulphite
which is readily oxidjzable and convert.
BILE into sulphate of lime or gypsum
AS this is an exceedingly insoluble
salt, 1t is not easily removed, therefore,
from the pores of the wood, and not only
protects the wood by its presence as a
non-conductor of heat, but deoxidizes all
matters which are likely to prove OBJ,
jectionable as ferments.
The advantages presented by this wood
are that its weight is less after treatment
than of the same wood before kiln-dry-
ing; series of pieces gave a mean
specific gravity of O.350l. The process
for working is very much cheaper than
that of any other yet devised; it is an
admirable means for preventing dry rot
and decay from the action of water, as
the pores are coated with an insoluble
salt; it thus wears longer and vibrates
less than ordinary pine; it resists the
attacks of insects, and, from the removal
of the volatile intiammable matter, as
well as from the introduction of non
conducting material, it is we'll able to
Withstand fire, the interior parts not Civ
ing up gaseous matter, which always so
readily infames.
The wood, although answering these
ends, contains but little matter foreign
to itself. Wood fiber, S7.2; moisture at
239 deg. Fair, S.5; ash, 43. Total 100.
The idea here presented is much the
same as that noticed accidentally in the
late Franco-Prussian war; many houses
there were found to have been protected
from fire when they were largely built
with plaster; lath and plaster walls were
absolutely uninjured by the fire when
surrounding parts were destroyed
Scientific Anerican
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-04-08
Farm Mortgages.

WE DO not desire to excite unneces
| sary alarm, but the great extent to which
farms are becoming mortgaeed to East
| ern capitalists is bad state of affairs
We are informed that three-fourths OF
all the farms in some of the counties in
this State, as well as Illinois, Minnesota
and Wisconsin, are mOrtgaged to long
time loans, at from 10 to Is pei
cent. interest. There are agents in all
our counties for Eastern moneyed men
literally advertising money to loan
| Generally the owners of the money get
10 per cent. and the agent adds as much
more as will pay him for his trouble. OF
| this we do not complain. Anyone has a
right to loan his money, and in many
cases it is advantageous to have such an
opportunity to borrow money. But
there are but few men and few branches
OF business that can pay for any length
of time 10 per cent. interest. 1t is al
most sure bankruptcy to the borrower.
And if the agricultural interests should
be depressed for few years, but few of
the present owners of the farms of the
Northwest will be the lords of the soil.
Let us look at this question. In Iowa for
the past six years wheat has not aver.
aged over twelve bushels to the acre, nor
over seventy cents per bushel, making
the value of the product per acre, at the
railroad warehouse, $40. The cost of
production is, seed, 81 40 per acre; rent
of ground, So; blowing, $1.25;
seeding and narrowing, 81; har-
vesting, stacking and threshing, $43O,
hauling to market, Shaking it
cost Sl1,95 per acre, or loss of 1855
per acre, or more than the entire rent of
the ground. Others who keep no books,
and know nothing what it costs to raise
wheat, may show different figures, but
twenty years of close observation has so
ground these items into our mind that 1t
will require strong demonstration to re-
move their impressions. With this show
ing and with determined persistence
in raising wheat there is no wonder our
farms are matched with mortgages. In
our late trip South we frequently met
with Eastern tourists who were lavish of
their statements that they had large in
yestments in mortgages on the farms of
Iowa or Illinois. We would advise our
farmers to prepare for the storm that is
coming. Estimate exactly when your
mortgage has to be paid, and create
sinking fund to meet it. If the debt is
$500, and is due in three years, buy at
once at least ten good steer calves and
set them apart to meet that debt, or in
some other way set apart some certain
source to meet it, and by economy and
industry keep out of debt otherwise, and
thus let the intolerable incubus to the
of our State be wiped out at
Wheat alone will not do, but
will sink deeper and deeper those who
are bound hand and foot to the cart that
bears the sheaves.-Iopa State Reqister.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-04-08

Bread Dough Podding.-When knead.
ing bread for the tins take enc loaf and
mix in some dried berries or fruit and
let it get light; then steam one hour OF
more, and if good spongy bread is made
a good pudding will be the result (eaten
with sweet gravy with very little trouble,
but it must be steamed done and raised
light.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-04-08

ALIENS LUNG BA1.sAM has proved itself tc
| he the greatest Medical Remedy for healing
the Lungs-Puriying the Blood and restoring
| the tone of the Liver. 1t excites the phleru
which Is raised from the Lungs, thereby The
Cough, Pains, Oppression, Night Sweats and
Dllhculty of Breathing-all the above svmp
toms VIII be cured, ana the whole system
again restored to health.
For sale by all Medicine Dealers.
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CHECKED Cattle.-To remove a potato
or other instructions from the throat of
a COW, or other animals: Draw the
tongue from the mouth and pour tea
cup of melted lard down the throat. In
few minutes after throw handful of
fine salt far into the mouth, which will
produce cough and remove the obstruc.
tiOp
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-04-08

THE art of voicing reeds, the most diff
ficult and important in the manufacture
of cabinet or parlor organs, was invented
by Mr.. Enmors Hamlin, of the Mason
& Hamlin Organ Co., in 1S47. 1t has
been universally adopted by American
and largely by European makers, but
none have attained that high standard
of excellence in it which is reached in
the Mason & Hamlin Cabinet Organs
This fact is universally recognized by
musicians
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-04-08

Graham Biscuit.-One- half pint of
Graham flour, one-half pint of white
flour, one-half pint of white sugar, one
cup of sweet milk, one tablespoonful of
butter, one-Ealf cup of yeast salt. Set
to rise over night. In the morning add
one-half teaspoonful of soda. Roll out
and cut like white biscuit.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-04-08

FOR loss OF cud, hOrn-ail, red water in cows.
loss OF appetite, rot, or murrain in sheep,
tnick WIND, broken wind and roaring, and for
an obstructlons of the kidneys in horses, use
Shej1dan'S Caydlry Condition, Po,ylsrs
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-04-08

NoTIcE advertisement Of the Zinc CoIIor
rad. They have been thoroughly tested, and
the guarantee OF this Co. is good. Ask hard
ware dealers or harness-makers for them.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-04-08

uRocERs who sell Prussing's White Wine
lhcsar VIII never hear complaint about If
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nhE NORTHWESTERN HORSE NAIL Coz
FINISHED" Nail is the best in the world.
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PATENTED 1913. The best Elastic Truss. Made
only by Pomeroy IL Co., IA Broadway, n. Y,
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-04-08

ALL invalids should write to R. H. Parks.
Nauhegan, Ill, for Glen Flora Mineral
Springs circulars. Sure cure for Dyspensia
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-04-08

BtRNETT's COCAINE is the best and cheap-
st hair dressing in the world.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-04-08
OUR ADVICE to all who are in any way trouble

OUR ADVICE to all who are in any way troubled
~ with Erysipelas Cahker Salt Rheum, Scrofula. or
other forms of humor, is to DR.. s. A. Weavers
justyceiebrated and erfailing remedies for these
complaints. We have doubt that least half the
chronic complaints existence have their origin in
form Of humor which only needs TO be eradi-
Gated from the system to them from unrne ely
grave. We are glad thst DR.. Weaver has turned HIS
attention TO this Class of diseases which have been
long neglected and which have rapidly increased in
almost all pats of the world. The thousands who
already been cured but many living certificates
appealing 0euering humanity and atesting the worth
OF q truly valuable discovery. DR.. Weayer's Syrup
and Cerate fo- sale BY. All Druggists.
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Or. J. Walkers California u,

egar Bitters are a purely yesets;
preparation, made chiefly from tia =,
tive herbs found on the lower raDops.
the Sierra Nevada mountains Of CaIifs
MIA, the medicinal properties of VIII
are extracted therefrom without the n,
of Alcohol. The question is AIM.
daily asked, "What is the cause q Il
UNPARALLELED success Of VINEGAR r.,
TERs?" Our answer is, that they rem;
the cause of disease, and the patient n
covers his health. They are the rrp,
blood purifier and a liie-eiviug princiD,
a perfect Renovator and Inyjsor..
of the system. Never before in 4
history of the world has a medicine b.,
compounded possessing the remarkss
qualities of VINEGAR BITTERs in healing !
SICK of every disease man is heir to. +.
are a gentle Purgative as well IS a To,
relieving Congestion or lnhamnaticr
the Liver and Tisceral Organs, il Bio
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The properties of DR. WALEEs
VINEGAR Buffers are Aperient. D:apho;ss,
| Carminative, Nutritious, Laxative. Diu,s.
| Sedative, -Irritant, oudoEnc, Alta
live. and Anti Bilious.
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Tlu AGENTS WANTED OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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Scrofula, or Kings Evil. Whit

StIUlUId, Ut HIIIS III. W NM
Swelling6. { lcers, ErysipelaS. Swe.lcd Aec6
Goitre, Scrofulous Indanma' .uuS. lndoe1!
Inlammations, Mercurial Affections, Oh
Sores, Eruptions of the Skin Sore Eyes, ETC
In these. as in all other constitutional Dis
eases, WALKERS VINEGAR BITTERs Lav3
shown their great curative powers IN .-3
most obstinate and intrarrable cases
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Dyspepsia or Indigestion, Head.

ache. Pain IN the Shoulders. Coughs
Tightness of the Chest, Dizziness, Som
Fluctuations of the Stomach, Bad Tas,:
in the Mouth, Bilious Attacks. Palpi:a
tation of the Heart, Inflammation OF the
Lungs, Pain in the region OF the Kid.
neys, and a hundred other painful s!mp-
toms, are the offsprings OF Dyspepsia.
One bottle will prove a better guarante,
of its merits than lengthy advertise
mont