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The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-12-23
BENNY'S RADISHES.
A STORY FOR CHRISTMAS-TIMI


IT was late in summer when Benny
Towers found large paper of radish-seed
that had been left over from the spring
gardening He had some wooden tools.
He had made himself rake, hoe and
spade, rather roughlooking affairs, but
they answered his purpose very well, and
afforded amusement many an hour.
There was a corner in the garden where
early cabbage had been, and Benny had
played garden and worked over the spot
until the earth was very soft and mellow.
Now he sowed his radish- seed and raked
it in. When he told his mother about it,
and how much money he was going to
make selling his radishes, she told HIM il
was too late in the season, and thought nc
more about it. But Benny did not seem
discouraged. There came on warm, gen
tie showers, and to Benny's delight the
two leaves of the radishes soon peeped
out of the ground. So abundant were
they he had to keep thinning them out
Benny's father and mother were very poor
and it was rum that made them so. Mr.
Towers would drink, and so the money
went his family so much needed. Hewas
kind, pleasant man when not under thu
influence of liquor. He wept over him
self when sober, but it was only to fai
with the first temptation. Mrs. Towers
took in sewing and did what she could tt
feed and clothe the children and keel
Benny in school.
Dear little fellow, how busy he was th'
last of October getting into the cellar hi
stock of radishes. He had little wheel
barrow, very little one, made out OF
cigar-box. 1t was SO much nicer to whee
! them in than carry in basket. The rad
ishes were just as nice as could be-crisl
and sweet-they had grown so rapidly
! Benny had to wheel ever so many loads o
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That Dynamite Explosion.

IT is only in comparatively modern
times that we have learned to blow our
selves and other people to pieces. The
explosive in all its various forms of gun
powder, nitro -glyccrinc, dynamite or
giant powder, etc, is something new.
We are unfortunately accustomed, how
ever, to wholesale murders committed in
mines by natural explosives, and in mag
azines and on shipboard by those of arti-
fetal make. One of the most horrible Of
all these accidents is that of Saturday
morning, when caseOf dynamite blew up
at Bremen and killed and wounded, aC-
cordlng to the official report, 100 persons,
of whom sixty were slain outright. 1t
seems that some gigantic fool had care
fully packed package OF dynamite IN
his luggage, and then taken passage on
the steamship Moscl, from Bremen to
New York. Dynamite looks like damp
Graham flour, and is composed OF sill
cious ashes or pulverized earth saturated
with three times its weight OF nitro
glycerine 1t burns slowly in the open
air, but explodcs with tremendous, III
comprehensiblc force when confined with
in small space. Under the latter circum-
stances, sudden thump sends it flying
into flame No better material could have
been selected if the Bremen explosion had
been intended. The Mosel was lying
short distance from the wharf, and her
shoreward side was doubtless covered
with passengers A tug lay by her. The
passen gers baggage was being transferred
to the ship. Somebody may have
stumbled, somebody may have dropped
package-just how the explosion came we
shall probably never know. 1t did come.
The tug was blown to pieces. The steam
ship was so damaged that she cannot sail.
Four passengers were killed. The rest OF
the sixty murdered ones were probably
sailors, porters and 'longshoremen on the
wharf. Another passenger has since
tried to commit suicide but has been pre-
vented. His deed excites the Suspicion
that he owned and packed the dynamite
and that his criminal carelessness IS re-
snons;hle for the horrible massacre. He
is to be examined. Ii the explosion had
to occur it is perhaps best that 1t took
nlace when and where it did. Had the
Mosel been in mid-ocean she would have
sunk with every soul on board.-ChacdGo
| Tribune
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Expenditures in the War observation-disclosures,
Robbins On. C). Blackburn. Bass. Danford.
Expenditures in the Postotfice Department
Stone. Reagan, Walker (N. ", StOwell and
Adams.
Expenditures in the Interior Department =
Mutchlcr, Boone, Anderson, Woodwork and
Tufts
Expenditures in the Department of Justice
Caulfed Gambler, House, Starkweather and
joyce.
Mileage-Egbert, Bradford, odell, Caswell,
Vance
Expenditures in Treasury Department--Ely
Bright Hartsel Williams Mich. Plaisted.
Accounts Williams (Ind.), Roberts, Powell,
Haskin, Fort.
Printing--Vance (Ohio) Singleton, Ballou.
Committee on Rulcs-The Speaker Randall,
Cox Blaine. Banks
Enrolled Bills-Harris (Ga.). Hamilton Und },
Darrell.
Library-Clymer Waddcn Monroe.
Select Committee Centennial Celebration
Hopkins Hancock, Barnum. Banks, Harrison,
O,Bricn Williams \. c., Hardenburgh, Kelley,
Blaine, Lawrence, Baker IN. " Rainey.
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WHAT did he do, then, that he should
be called brave? Did he hunt lion or a
bear?
No.
Did he fight with thieves?
No.
Did he have pitched battle with boy
bigger and stronger than himself?
Oh, no.
What did he DO, then?
He told the truth.
Perhaps you think that did not require
much courage; but indeed it did, and
only brave boy could have told it under
the circumstances.
But who was the boy?
Well, his name was James Peters, and
he was the son of man and woman who
loved and served God and wanted their
children to do the same, and they had
taught James that it was cowardly thing
to tell lie. He believed that so entirely
that do not think anything would have
influenced him to tell an untruth.
One day he and some other boys were
PLAYING in a field through which the rail
way ran. They played at marbles ant
whipping their tops and several othel
things. Among the rest they got soms
stones together and made heap OF them
but what game it was that they played
with them really do not know.
1t happened, however, that sharp ane
sudden shower came on and the boys raj
off for shelter, No one noticed at the TIM
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A halfdollar, all his own; and this
change in his father! Mrs. Towers did
not dare to ask any questions. Her hus-
band did not dare to make any promises
or tell of. his struggle for fear he
should fail. Mr.. Dunn came for him in
the morning and took him to his work.
He had more coffee ready for him. SO
the battle went on successfully, toe.
And Benny's trading went on, until all
the radishes had been tied into punches
and sold, and he had four dollars. The
coveted gray and black shawl was five
dollars Where was the other dollar COM
ing from? He was in the cellar cleaning
up the dirt used to cover his radishes,
when his father came down. Benny
thought he had kept his secret. His
mother knew he was selling his radishes,
but she asked no questions. He did not
know his father knew anything about it,
so Benny was quite surprised when he
asked: "How is it, my boy, about the
radishes ?'
Benny gazed into his fathers face and
then came feeling that he might trust
him-that new father who had grown so
kind and good, who brought baskets OF
good food home and supplied mamma
with coal. When his father stretched
out his arms Benny sprang INTO them and
told him all his heart.
Il want to help buy the shawl, Benny.
You go to Mr. Dunn, and he will give you
the other dollar | can't trust myself to
handle money yet, but I'm getting strong
er every day, and hope to set you better
example in the future. l feel it was you
and your radishes that saved me, Benny"
Then he told his little boy how he had
overheard his story, and all his struggle.
Oh, what happy, merry Christmas that
was The warm shawl was ready for
mamma, and Benny had brand new pair
of boots, his first. There were other
things to gladden. the children, nice
dinner, too, turkey and cranberry sauce,
but best of all the redeemed husband and
father" Squad Scotch, " in Interior.
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eral distinguished persons attended the
evening services, among them being Pres
ident and Mrs Grant.
THE trial of Thomas W. Piper, the
boston sexton, for the murder of Mabel
Young, has resulted in disagreement of
the jury, who are reported to have stood
nine for conviction and three for acquittal.
The clearinghouse of Greene & Grams
ton, Providence, r. l., suspended on the
18th, in consequence of the failure of the
providence Tool Company. Their assets
were stated TO be SS00,000; liabilities
S615,0O0. 1t was claimed that the en-
barrassments of the Tool Company were
only temporary.
| The New York Graphic of late date
promuigates the theory that Boss Tweed
is not voluntary fugitive, but that he has
been abducted and killed by men whom
he could implicate in the plundering of
the city treasury, and who are interested
In getting him out of the way because of
his alleged threats to make damaging
revelations regarding them.
On the occasion of the late hanging of
| three colored men in New York city the
| rope was carelessly adjusted around the
| neck OF one of them, and just as the
weight descended the knot slipped and
the victim was left writhing between
heaven and earth He made violent eff
forts to relieve himself and cried aloud
for help. The knot again shifted and he
finally died by strangulation
AT business meeting of Plymouth
Church, of Brooklyn, held on the evening
of the 17th Deacon Vests letter was filed
In Mrs. Moulton's case letter missive
was proposed for an advisory council of
churches to be held on the 11th of Janu-
ary to determine certain questions of rule
and discipline. Pending the motion for
its adoption Mr.. Shearman moved a
slight amendment, and Mr. Beecher said
if that would open up the whole investi-
cation Of 1874 he was for it, and the mo-
ton to adopt prevailed At the
conclusion Of some subsequent re-
marks Mr.. Beecher said: "If such an
advisory council should say another in
vestigation is necessary, l would say,
Do it. Do it, If they should say not,
I certainly should not object" Mr..
Shearman resigned the office of Clerk Of
the church organization, and Mr.. Thomas
J. Tilney was chosen as his successor.
HENRY w. LoNGFELLOw has declined
to act as Centennial poet and John G.
Whittier will probably be selected in his
stead
On the morning of the 18th the United
States Express Company's car on the st.
Louis, Kansas City q Northern Railroad
train, while en- route for St. Louis, was en-
tered, between Ferguson and Jennings
Station, by two or three masked men,
who threw the messenger, Charles Kin
caid, INTO a large packing-box which
they emptied for the purpose, and robbed
the safe OF between $10,000 and $50, 900 in |
money and valuables.
d. A. Ross & Co., large lumber manu-
facturers and dealers of Detroit, Mich, |
have lately failed. Their liabilities are
placed at $500, 900 and assets at 100000.
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NUMBER 81.
gor nuu'W Readtrs.
4 CHRISTNAS MEDLEY.


A KEEN, cold night the sky foreteils,
Sutfused with sunsets crimson glow;
Then faster drive and clang the bells,
For Christmas Eve draws near, you know.
The gossips sip their tea, and chat,
And tell the tales Of long ago,
And time flies fast-who cares for thatf
For Christmas comes tonight, You know.
Fresh voices shout within the hall,
And feet come stamping of the snow;
And old time welcome waits them all,
For Christmas comes tonight, you know.
Around the pond the skaters glide
In widening circles to and iro,
Each lad rosy lass beside,
For Christmas comes tonight, you know.
I hear the chore boys song of glee,
And from the wooded vale below
The home-returning sportsmen see,
For Christmas comes tonight, you know.
From out the dim and dusky pines
The trapper's camp-ires fit and glow,
And in their light the far lake shines,
The shades of night draw near, you know.
Some are not here we used to greet
In happy pastimes long ago.
The memory of their love Is sweet;
Such memories do not fade, you know,
Now iiock the children to the fun,
And gather in the tlreside's glow.
Hang up your stockings, everyone,
Tonight comes Santa Clans, you know.
-Y0ufh'S Companion.
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Quite recently Il short sighted husoano
saw large bouquet of flowers on a chair'
and wishing to preserve them from iauins
placed them in basin of water Wheh
his wife saw the bouquet half an hour
ofterward she gave one piercing scream
and tainted on the spot. Her detective
visioned husband had mistaken her new
bonnet, with its abundance OF flowers, for
a freshly -culled bouquet.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-12-23

in his speech at the Lotos Club In
New York the other night, Lord Hough-
ton said America was eminent for the
beauty of her women. At his time OF life
he was no fair witness on that subject, but
he would offer the more valuable tsstimo-
nv of his son, young man Of some talent
and perception, of seventeen years OF age,
who had gone home with this expression
on his lips and this impression on his
heart. [Cheers.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-12-23

A CovINeroN (Ky.) man says that ne
bought Gladstone's great pamphlet on
"Vaticinationo in order to learn how 10
escape small -pox, but the blamed BOOK
didn't say word on the subject"
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Truly Brave.

WHAT did he do, then, that he should
be called brave? Did he hunt lion or a
baarS
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The National Cheap Transportation
Convention.

The National Cheap Transportation Con-
vention, recently held in Chicago, was
largely attended, and the proceedings oc-
cupied three full days of time. The reso-
lutIons adopted read as follows:
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, 1875-07-29

The Bitter Cor BIT--A GooD TRICK
WELL PLAYED.--H seems that arrange
ments were made by one class of 3-card
monte sharpes to clean out another class
and man chartered to act as greeny,
who came down by the Zephyr Satur-
day. Az soon as the shrili whistle of
the steamer was sounded all hands were
piped on watch to go down and meet
the proposed victom. Two fat sharps,
With locked arms, &C uld be seen march
ing down Mill street to the wharf, fol-
lowed soon by lean, lank looking il di-
vidaal whose oountenance denoted mis-
chief. The victim was on board, and
all satisfied. square meal for four was
ordered at one of our first class restar-
rants. The lamb was led to the slauph
ter ard partook of all the luxuries of
i. the season, together with wines, cigars,
'etc. No sooner had their appetites
been satisfied. than game to pass off
the mono'eny OF the evening was pro-
posed Fortunately some freak favored
the greeny and he soon became the pos
SCISSOR Of $40. Drawing his revolver
he boldly marched out CT the room and
In a short time was seen with one of the
named sharpers dividing the winnings.
We learn our city will be rid of some of
this class of men by the str Pacific.
God send she may arrive in safety be-
fore the sun sets to-day; if not 1t is but
a few days until the Grand Jury meets
in session and We kno W their cases will
--be attended to.
, 1875-07-29
MArins intelligence.

VICTORIA, July 24.-Arrived, bark
Victor. Yokohama.
VICTORIA. July 25.-Arrived, Steam
ship Pacific and bark Fresno. San Fran
cisco; bark Delaware, Honolulu.
VICTORIA, July 26.-Arrived, barks
Black Eagle and Anita. San Francisco
PORT Discovery, Jnly 25.- Arrived,
barkentine Discovery.
! SAN FnANc1sco.' July Arrived
bark Manschikoff, Seattle; bark Samoset
Tacoma.
Sailed. ship Commodore, Port Lud
low; French bark Leonie, Burrard Inlet
bark Buena Vista, Port Gamble; bark
J. B. Bell. Seattle; str Join L. Ste
phens. Astoria.
SEHoME. July 26.--Arrived, German
Ia.
PoRr LUDLOW. July 26.--Arrived
John Jay.
PonT TOWNSEND, July 26. Arrived,
barkentine Fremont, San Francisco.
PonT GAMBLE. July 26.--Sailed, bark
Milan, for San Francisco.
PoRT Discovery, July 25.--Arrived'
bark Discovery.
VroEoRlA, July 81. Arrived, SIS. Vas.
co De Cana.
VICTORIA, July &c. Sailed, ship Syren,
Valparaiso.
Port GAMBLE, July 27.--Arriyed, ship
Jas. Cheston, from San Pedro.
VICTORIA. July 27>-Arrived, bark
Princess Royal, from London.
PoRT DISCOVERY, July 27.-Arrived,
Grace Roberts and Eureka.
Sailed, Mary Glover.
PoRT GAMBLE. July 81. Arrived. bark
Fresno, San Francisco, via Royal Roals.
VICTORIA. July 27.--Sailed. steamer
Pacific, San Francisco.
PoRr BLAKELY. July 2S.--Arrlved,
batkentine Fremont, San Francisco.
PoRr MADISON, July 2S.-Arrived,
bark Oakland.
, 1875-07-29

EXCLUSIVELY TO THE DAILY DISPATCH

La CONNER. July 25.--On Friday last
q Samish Indian at work for G. N
Crandall. Fidslgo Island. slashing tim.
Der, was shot and instantly killed by
some unknown person.
New YORK, July 25.-The Tammany
General Committee met this evening
and voted forty to seven for reoisariza-
ton, in the third, eleventh and tf-
teenth districts, present represent
ed BY John Morrissey and Assem-
blyman Thos Costigan, the originator
Of the well-known Costigan bill, which
promised to give to the Tammany the
posse ssion Of the Municipal patronage
and created such sensation in this city
and State last winter.
BEAVER, July 29.-At 2 o'clock the
first witness was called. Robt. Keyes
came through Mountain Meadows. Oc-
tober I'd, 1857; saw two piles of bodies
of women and children piled promis-
cously. about some 60 or 70; the chill
dren were from two months old to
twelve years. There was pile of mems
bodies further on; did not go to see
them; there was no clothing on the
bodies; none were scalped.
Philip Klingen Smith, of San Ber-
nardIno, California, q defendant, was
called. The prosecution entered nolle
proseQui as to him. Was at massacre
in September 1857; heard of emigrants
coming; people were forbidden to trade
with them; on Sundays it was custom
, 1875-07-29

ARRIvED.--Str. Teaser, Capt. Britain.
arrived from Semiahmoo last evening.
She is here on special business and re-
turns to-day to Port Townsend to re-
sumo her trade from Port Townsend to
Seulah moo and the Island, conveying
tie mails
Str. North Pacific, with passengers
and freight. The fare has been chan
ged to 81 90 from Olympia to Victoria
and s. 90 from Seattle.
Str. Blakely. with passengers and
mail. Fure changed to SIS 90 from
Olympia and SO 90 from Seattle. Nc
regular rates for freight. Her passen-
ger accommodations being small, she
left about 25 passengers.
, 1875-07-29

A New Coal MINE.-Mr. Thos.
Heacock, who has been the un-
derground foreman of the Bel
lingham Bay Coal Co. for many
years, is now engaged in open
ing a new coal vein at Chehalis
Station. There are five different
seams or veins, from one to ten
feet thick. Mr.. Heacock informs
us that he has only developed
three OF these veins and saws
the coal is in close proximity to
the railroad and that it is of ex-
cellent quality. He is an expert
and if the mine is as he thinks if
will prove, it will add much to
our already we'll developed re-
sources.
, 1875-07-29

Mr.. Jas. Masterson of Snohomish call
ed on us to day. He says the army
worms are very bad in that section.
Improvements are going on lively a,
Snohomish City. Many new buildings
are being erected.
The atheneum is doing q good work.
Many curiosities are to be seen in it's
cabinet.
A shoemaker is wanted at that place.
We have always said that on Snohomish
lives as good and prosperous class of
citizens a. was elsewhere in the Terri.
tory.
, 1875-07-29
Notice.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.

VTHEREAS, THE COMMISSIONER OF THE
w General Land Office, in letter dated Ju-
Iy 8, 1874. ordered that the lands in Township
% North, Range 5 East, in the district Of lands
sub ect to sale at Olympia, W. T., should be
withheld from disposal as agricultural lsnds
until the nonmineral character thereof shaU
have been fully established" And. whereas,
Michael Padden who msde in this Office &
hemeste ad entry, claiming the North half Of the
Northeast quarter IN u of ~ Of Section
26, in said Township and Range, now spplieS
to make final entry OF said baud IS sgricultur.1
land and has filed with the Register of this Of
fee his own affidavit. declaring thst thero il
not within the limits of said land, to his knoWl-
edge, any coal or other valuable mineral deposit.
and that said land is essentially Nominal land"
Now, therefore, in accordance with tnstfno-
tions from the Commissioner Of the General
Land Office. it is ordered that testimony touch;
ing the character of said land shall be taken be-
fore the Clerk Of the District Court, holdinR
terms at the City Of Seattle, in and for the
County of King. at his office, in the City Of
Seattle on the 4th day of September; 1873, he,
ginning at the hour Of O'Clock r. NJ, at which
place and time all persons having interest in
the matter of the character of said described
land, are required to appear and there and fhsn
to present such evidence as may serve to fully
establish the character Of said tract Of land;
and whether the same contains any valuable
deposit Of mineral or not.
/Given under our hands, at the United Stat>A
District Land once. in Olympia, ". T., THE
21st day of July. A. D, 1875.
j. T, BROWN REGISTER:
ROBERT g. STUART. Receiye1.
, 1875-07-29

A The following is the freight
list of the bark Montana, Capt
Chapman, % days from San
Francisco:
Hovey & Barker, 122; IPark-
er, l; L Reinig, 1866; + u M, 10;
S Il l, 10; Schwabacher Bros. 4
Co., 345; NJ R Maddocks, l;
Crawford & Harrington, II; 1
P. Freeman, 2; S P Andrews, 2; J
R Robbins, 2; Waddell Il Miles,
13.
Olympia-363 pkgs.
Steilacoom-4 pkgs.
Snohomish-J Cathcart, 4.
Port Gamble-John Collins 4
Co., 20.
Port Townsend-J H Wood
ley.
Ludlow pkgs.
Coupeviile-27 pkgs.
, 1875-07-29

REAL ESTATE SALEs.-The title
of John Ellwell to the Holmes
property confirmed by the Pro
bate Court.
J. NJ. Rice to J. W. and Alex.
Elder, s. E. I of S. E. I sec. 9,
I. 25, N. R. 4 E. s31.
John Webster to R. Knipe,
lots 10 and II, block 20, Denny's
plat Of Seattle. S1,7O0.
Laura Coffman to W. H. Tay-
lor, lots 10, II and IL in block
II, Heirs Of Sarah A. Bells add.
to Seattle. 1915.
, 1875-07-29

GROUND BEAvER.-The curious
little animal caught by Mr.. W,
W. White is what is called in
this country ground beaver.
1t has been furnished with COM
Portable quarters in a candle box
and placed on exhibition in the
Grotto Saloon.
, 1875-07-29

ARRIvALs.-The following YES
sells arrived here during the
night: barks Aureola, Montana,
and Windward, and brig Per
petua. The Perpetua loads with
Talbot coal, and the Windward,
Aureola and Montana with Seat
tie coal.
, 1875-07-29

IMM1GRANTs.-There are many
families in our city now hunting
homes, all of whom say they
like the climate and soil, and as
soon as they can find places to
suit them they will settle down
and commence Improvements.
, 1875-07-29

B, nd for deed. Laura 4.
Coffman to W. II. Taylor, lots Z,
8 and 9, block II, heirs Of S. A.
Bells addition to Seattle.
Leonard Graves to Stuart
Crichton, part of lot 8 in block
10, Maynard's plat of Seattle,
$3.50.