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The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-06-10
THE GATHERING HOME.
THEY are gathering homeward from every

1HEY are SdtHcT III uomcWdIu lTOm every
land,
One by one;
As their weary feet touch the shining strand,
One by one,
Their brows are inclosed in golden crown,
Their travel-stained garments are all laid
down,
And clothed in white garments they rest on
the mead
Where the Lamb doth love His chosen to lead,
One by one.
Before they rest they pass through the strife,
One by Que;
Through the waters of death they enter life,
One by one.
To some are the floods of the river still,
AS they ford on their way to the heavenly hill
To others the waves run fercely and wild,
Yet they reach the home of the undefled,
One by one.
We too shall come to the river side,
One by one;
We are nearer its waters each eventide,
One by one.
We can hear the noise and dash of the stream,
Now and again through life's deep dream;
Sometimes the floods all the banks overflow,
Sometimes in ripples and small waves go,
One by one.
Jesus, Redeemer, we look unto Thee,
One by one;
We lift up our voices tremblingly,
One by one.
The waves of the river are dark and cold;
We know not the place where our feet may
hold;
Thou who didst pass through in deep mid
night,
Strengthen us, send us the staff and the light,
One by one.
Plant Thou Thy feet beside as we tread,
One by one;
On Thee let us lean each dropping head,
One by one.
Let but Thy strong arm around us be twined
We shall cast our fears and cares to the wind
Savior, Redeemer, with these full in view,
Smilingly, gladsomely, shall we pass through,
One by one.
Tile Christian Treasury.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-06-10
Too Near q Windmill.

A WINDMILL is very pretty, pictur-
esque object sitting up on high blutf
with it's figure outlined against the sky
tanning itself on warm evening. The
farther off it is within the range of WIS.,
ion the prettier. Geo. Wells, wealthy
citizen of Monona County, Iowa, lives
next door to very high windmill. Mr..
Wells has little eight-year-old daugh-
ter, whose curiosity the monster wind
mill excited. She wanted to get the
nearest possible view of it, SO she
climbed and climbed, and never thought
how far above the ground she was get
ting. That evening when her father
came home from journey to neigh
boring town his little pet daughter did
not run out to the gate to meet him as
usual, and at this he wondered. lie
feared something must be the matter
with her, but was not left long in doubt,
for little musical voice which he well
knew came to him from afar, ana IL
seemed from on high. 1t was as II an
angel had spoken, and the father was
almost afraid to look up lest he should
sec his darling daughter floating away
from him on angelic wings. But he did
look in the direction of the sound, and,
to his CONSERVATION, beheld his ill.,
tie girl away up on the side OF the
windmill, standing on LADDER JUST
under the vanes, and evidently at
some loss how to get down. The top OF
the ladder looked not much wider than
the tines of table fork, and a slip
would have occasioned her fall OF liz
feet to the ground. The huge vanes
were revolving rapidly enough to make
one dizzy, just above her tiny head.
The father summoned all his presence
Of mind and treated the situation lightly
He shouted to his child "Bravo," to give
her confidence. A CHEEKY little "Hur-
rah" came down from above. The faith
or then shouted: "Nellie, haven't you
cot il about fixed?" "Oh, yes, papa,
came floating from the dizzy height.
"Well, then, come down, dear" The
child commenced the descent. 1t was
critical moment. A few rounds OF the
ladder made would give her confidence.
The father stood breathless as nearly
under his child as he could get, thinking
he might save her if she were to lose her
grasp and footing. She made it in safe
ty. and acknowledged she was just iit.
tie bit scared away up there toward
heaven, and nobody near to pull her in.
Nellie's father and mother told her never
to 90 so near the windmill again, and
especially not to make herself . little
tomboy by climbing ladders.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-06-10
Afraid of Becoming Witches.

Maj. POWELL says, in his forthcoming
book: The life of an Indian maiden is
blithe and merry for a few years, but
when she becomes wife she is soon
broken down with the heavy labors which
fall to her lot, and she soon becomes
wrinkled, garrulous, cross, scolding; in
fact, an old hag. Of course such hags
are not pleasant company in camp, and
in the belief of the Numa such old hags
grow uglier and meaner until they dry
up and whirlwinds carry them away,
when they are transformed into witches; !;
and lest such a fate should befall old
women, they are taught that it is their
duty to die when no longer needed, and
if they do not die by natural means in
reasonable time they must commit sui
eide. This they seem willing to do
rather than to meet that terrible fate OF
being transformed into witches and be.
ing compelled to live in snake-skins and
wriggle about among the rocks, their
only delight being to repeat the words Of
passers-by in mockery. I once saw three
l
old women thus voluntarily starving
themselves. l rode up to what was al
most a deserted camp, the three old
women only remaining, sitting by the
fire and intently gazing into the embers.
They seemed to heed not my approach,
but sat there mumbling and groaning un-
til they rose, each dragging up her
weight with a staff, and then they Joined
in sidewise, sbuffling, senile dance
around the fire, propped by their staffs,
and singing doleful song; having fin
ished which they sat down again on
their heels, and gazed into the fire, and l
rode away. On coming to the new camp
of the tribe the next day and inquiring
of Chui- at-an um-peak, their chief, why
these women were left behind, and what
they were doing, l was informed they
had determined to commit suicide, fear.
ing lest they should be transformed into
witches.
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loLEpo' ANA COUNTY IOWA, THURSDAY, JUNE 49, 1875

the cool, green leaves, and listened
dreamiiy to the low hum of the bees and
the sweet trill and twitter of the birds,
and the musical splashing of the fount-
ain. Presently he was aroused by
voice saying:
"Well, Birdie, where's your protege"
And on looking up he saw coming
down the path the little girl and her
father. The tramp arose. The old, sui
len look came back upon his face, and
the hard expression in his eyes, for he
expected to be thrust out of the yard as
if he were mad dog-he was so used
to being scoffed at and scorned, so used
to being despised and derided, so used
to having men when they saw him turn
and "pass by on the other side" And
so he stood up grimly defiant, and in
tending to meet, in silent, stolid way,
the frowns and harsh words of the gen.
tleman. But the voice that spoke to
him was CHEEKY and pleasant, and had a
ring of real brotherly feeling in it.
"Well, my man, you seem to be in
trouble What can do for you?"
"Nothin', sir" replied the tramp; and
he added, half.apologetically, "you see
the little miss was so kind as to ask me
to come in an rest. l was tired, an it
looked so pleasant that l come. I'll take
myself off now, sir. know l haint
very nice object to be in gentleman's
garden. Not exactly ornamental" and
the tramp laughed short, bitter laugh.
"No, do not go yet; sit down." said
the gentleman, kindly.
The tramp obeyed, and the other con-
tinued:
"You must not be discouraged. Tell
me your story, my friend, and perhaps l
can help you"
There was something in the eyes bent
so kindly upon him, something in the
CHEEKY voice that made the tramp un-
burden his heart and tell the short, mis-
cradle story. Drink had been his bane.
By it he had lost everything. He also
told his name and his native town, but
that is nothing to US. You, reader, have
met such person, and perhaps you have
passed by scornfully, saying: "Only a
tramp" Or did you reach out helpful
hand?
Mr.. Leigh did this.
81 will give you work, my man, and
pay you well. Will you hire out?"
"Would you trust me?" said the
tramp, with wistful look. "Sir, II
can't trust myself. fear should drink
if had the chance"
"My friend, l will trust you and help
you, but you must remember there's One
mightier than l who will aid you"
81 know it," reverently. And l will
try and do better"
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VOLUME I NJ T *.

patch of the 9Th the military had made
preparation to protect all working miners
at Mahanoy City and vicinity, and in
sure continuance of work.
THE Wisconsin Democratic State Con-
vention will meet at Milwaukee on the
Sth of September.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-06-10

HALF the lumber used in this country
is spruce and pine, Of which 5000, ,WO, 900
feet were cut in 1874.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-06-10

When does the wind deserve reprooff
When it whistles through the house.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-06-10

THE New Hampshire House OF Rep
resentatives on the 4th unanimously
adopted resolutions requesting the Su-
preme Court to name as early day as
possible for the hearing of the Senatorial
question.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-06-10

Or 9S,2O6 children of school age in b.
7 ou;s only q. 900 attend school.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-06-10

els the shoe too small?" asked fond
swain Of his sweetheart, who was moan
ing about cramped toes. "Oh, no! The
shoe is just right, but my foot is too big
that's ALL"
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-06-10
The Perils of Ocean Voyages.

THE New York Tribune, in comment
ing on the loss of the Schiller, says:
"In respect to steamboats, upon our
rivers, which are more nearly compara-
BILE with ocean steamers, there has been
a marked improvement in regard to
safety. During many years exceedingly
few calamities involving great loss of
life have happened to the crowded
steamboats, of our Eastern waters, and
even the proverbial dangers of voyage
on the Mississippi have been much di-
minished. But with regard to ocean
navigation the improvement in safety
has scarcely kept pace with even the in
crease of travel. The actual number of
shipwrecks is still great. The loss Of
life in the event of shipwreck still bears
a large proportion to the number Of
passengers. There is also this note
worthy difference between railway and
steamship accidents. In the former the
employees of the road, in proportion to
their number, far more frequently lose
their lives than the passengers, while
precisely the reverse is true of steam
ship wrecks. In an essay presented by
Prof. William A. Rogers at the Portland
meeting of the American Association it
was distinctly shown by comparison OF
statistics that there had been for many
years a continual and very large in
crease in the proportion of shipwrecks
among British vessels. He concluded
that this unquestionable increase of
danger and accident was due to the con.
fidence of Captains in reckoning by in
struments, and depending too much
upon their chTonometers. The ratio OF
errors in chronometers was shown to be
such that navigator should expect from
this source an error of more than three
and half miles, must be on the look
out for one of eleven and a half miles,
and need not be surprised at one of
twenty-one miles. This is supposing he
trusts to an average chronometer. 4
good navigator told Prof. Benjamin
Pierce during voyage that he did not
trust his position within sixty miles.
The% professor himself, while ouperin-
tendent of the Coast Survey, declared
as his own conviction that Captain
who neglected to take soundings when
within thirty miles of coast, if he had
any passengers on his vessel, ought to
be hung"
is the patient really dead or not? is
at times very anxious question. A
medical practitioner of Cremona pro-
poses simple method by which the
question may be answered with certainty.
1t is tc inject a drop or two of ammonia
beneath the skin, when. if death be pres
ent, ne effect, or next to none, is pro-
duced; but if there be life, then ared
spot appears at the place of the injection.
A test so easily applied as this should re-
move all apprehension OF being purled
alive.
THE New Hampshire House OF Rep
resentatives on the 4th unanimously
adopted resolutions requesting the Su-
preme Court to name as early day as
possible for the hearing of the Senatorial
question.
=" Is the shoe too small?" asked fond
swain of his sweetheart, who was moan
ing about cramped toes. "Oh, no! The
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-06-10

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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-11-18

A correspondent in late number of
the Chicago Inter Ocean, and scientific
man withal, writes: Now is the time
for farmers to gather sced-corn. They
shold 60 through the fields and select
the best ears, taking the upper ear on
stalks with two or more on the same.
Enough shuck should then be conveyed
to the smokehouse and hung up, smok-
ed with the meat and left until PLANTING
time. Corn treated in this way will
never fail and will be more vigorous
and grow faster than that selected from
the crib. We have noticed that when
we have run short and have been COM
PEELED to resort to the crib to finish out
a field, that the smoked corn could be
distinguished by rows from the other.
1t grew more rapidly. was more hardy,
and darker in color. What is the phil
OF this treatment We are not able to
say. But all farmers will fud it to
their advantage to try it. We have
trle~ 1t for ten years and find it paws.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-11-18
Grayel as a Mulch for Trees.

In the spring Of 1870, ! had the SUI
periutendence OF planting 200 trees OF
yariously kinds in and around our public
grounds. The spring and succeeding
summer was one of unusual and excess
sjye drought. About eighty of these
trees. white elm, soft maple, American
linden, catalpa, etc, were planted on
the Sidewalk for street trees: they were
on an average ten and fourteen feet high.
They were planted IN rather poor clay
soil (miXed in planting with a rich, black
sandy loam), and within few inches Of
the curb stones; the cutters being shallow
aud well powdered. The walk was COW
cred with about four inches of gravel.
Every one of these trees grew finely,
many otthcm making growth of branch
es two or more feet in length. Some of
the elms when planted seemed almost
dead, but they started and grew we'll
None of them were watered artificial
".
The same kind of trees planted with
in the enclosure in much better soil but
without gravel mulch. grew very little.
many OF them, probably half, died. not
outstanding constant care in watering.
deep and we'll drained soil sholteningin in.
mulching with grass and litter, etc. The
same fate attended more than half the
trees planted by others all over the coun-
try. Hence, | conclude that gravel and
small stones are unsurpassed as a mulch.
They allow rain to penetrate the soil re-
tam moisture. absorb heat and eaualize
the temperature. The practical utility
of gravel as mulch, where it can be
easily obtained should be tested by all
tree planters. 1t Will not iniure heavy
clay soils at least, but will be ben
eieial-HJrIca'turiS'.
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Spring Grain on Sod

The usual aud generally the best prac-
tice is to precede spring grain with a hocd
crop of corn or oats In sod with manure
plowei under Ifwell cultivated through
the season this leaves the ground free
IRON weed seeds. the sod thoroughly rot
ted and the manure and decaying sod
Intimately mixed with the soil But this
plan Is not always practicable. Some
times we'haye fields which need breaking
up and re-seeding but cannot find time
or labor to plant 50 large an area Of hoed
crops as this ration would require. What
shall be done in such cases. To leave
this land unplowed year is to fill it
with weeds in place of failing clover aud
grasses. TIE plow in the spring aud SOW
barley or oats on the newly-turnel sod
Will most probably result in partial fail
ore Of the crop. Fall blowing, giving
the sod chance to rot more or less in
t.di j the next best preparation possible
letter in some respects than hoed
c.aP the previous year, as there is moth
ING taken from the soil. This fall plow-
q land needs only to be cultivated in
spring to be prepared for seeding in the
best possible condition.
1t will facilitate rotting of the sod If
= hushel and half per acre of rye i.
sown on the fall plowed land and dragg-
& in 1t will make good late pasture
for calves and good early pasture for
new mich cows and ewes with lamb
Besides the covering which the plants
will make will save the surface of the
soil from being blown away. The Young
plants in green leaf do not exhaust the
soil much if any. and all the advantage
from the fall or spring feed is much clear
gain from the slight outlay for seed
Rural Ner Yorker.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-11-18

The Garden says: ''HyacintLs NAV
be potted from September to Christmas
to secure succession of bloom. Octo
Der is, perhaps, generally the best
time for poting. IF new pots be used
they should be soaked in water before
placing the soil in them. Five md
six inch pots are the sizes ordinarily
used. In potting, one third Of bulb
should be left above the surface of the
soil and the pots should be placed on
the leval ground, put out ofdoors, having
previously taken precautions to prevent
the ingress of worms through the holes
at the bottom of the pots. Cover the
crown ofeach bulb with small pot
and the whole with six inches of cinder-
ashes. coarse sand, or any porous ma
terial, leaving them so covered fer at
least a month, then removing them inter
walls, as rcquired.t to a cool frame or
forcing house. As the leaves expand
place the pots close to the glass, give
plenty of air and water and protect from
frost"
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aroe.
$50 delsts ooc1rei ia Milwaukee, DOR
ing the month of October, and this num-
Der is consi Tered unusually small.
The Indians Of Wisconsin predict q
mild winter
A vein OF iron has been struck at Reads
town.
Extensive duck shooting is going on at
Green Like.
The Grand Lodge OF ODD Fellows will
hold its annual session in Oshkosh in De-
cember.
The Washington county jail has one
occupant.
| Pile driving at kaukauna has been fin
ished.
Iron is turning out we'll in the Kick
apoo valley.
Green Bay is giving charity balls.
| Chiffon has union Sunday school.
/ Hartford has had big cattle show.
Malard ducks are feeding on the wild
rice at Fox Lake.
The f III Claire Free Press don't be
lieye in woruan's rights.
The Mauston pickle. factory is at
work
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4arn' anD pairn.
Heating Milk.

Iu letter which we have received
from Prof. Arnold during the present
week he says he has been trying some ex-
rcrimelts at factory in this state where
the reverse of these at Elgin. and where
milk heated to 40 degrees yielded more
and better butter and cheese and with
better keeping qualities than unheated
milk. But this only proves the negative.
1t looks very much as though the claim
that only good milk can stand heating
must be but forth instead of only poor
milk, as the claim was at first.
The efficacy of temperature of $50
degrees to destroy the organic germs can
not lie doubted, and that this temperature
only promotes their growth, as Prof.
Arnold concludes from this experiment,
conforms witt the results reached by many
students of the behavior of minute or
ganislns. 1t may be found with milk as
with some fabrics infected with disease
germs, that the application of heat
enough to destroy germ life will prove
destructive also to the material which is
infected with them The lesson of this
experience is plainly to put forth all
efforts to exclude these seeds of destruc-
ton from any entry to the milk
If Prof Arnold's failure to show the
beneficial efforts of heating upon the
quality Of Western milk induces any
dairymen there to adopt effective meas
uro to guard their dairy cattle from the
influences Of impure water and surround
ings, his failure viii prove of greater
value than could have gained by the
succcss Of his experiments, because the
highest calling Of the dairyman is not to
overcome evil but 10 keep his materials
and supplies trco from it.-Gfica Her.
c1I,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-11-18
STATE NEWS,

A temple of honor is to be organized Mt
juneau.
The Waupun state prison is filing MP
with forgers.
The people of Viroqns will have to paw
So, 900 to secure the Chcag. and Tomah
Railroad.
The Citizens of Depere have given a
complimentary benefit to the California
House,
An armory is being erected at Green
Bay.
Eau Claire can boast of a public libra
~.
A vein of iron ore, s feet thick has
been discovered in Vernon County.
Pslmyrs has an artes,an we'll $50 feet
deep which flows 80 barrels daily.
Tho Oshkosh match works are being
enlarged to meet the demands of its pro-
ducts.
Mayor Stringham, of Oshkosh, insists
npon astrict enforcement of the fire ordin.
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