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The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-04-29
come Dustin in the dinin room wen i

come Dustin in the dinin room wen it
was dinner, wife like a sheet, and hardly
any breth, and she said O, if you pleas,
mum, babby has went and ct the nursry
dorc every bit up, oil but jes the mob, but
wen my mother she went to see wot was
the matter it was only father had tuke of
the dore to mend it, and baby was suckin
a round paper waite. Such girl!
| have other thing to tel you bout
Mary, that's the house maid. Wen she frs
come to live with us one day Uncle Ned
he was a plain with baby after lunchen,
and he had the cork of ale bottle stick
in on the cork scru, and he was a lettin
baby take it in its mowth. Mary she
come in vile he was dOin it, and she
see him pul it out quick, and she ran in
the kitchen as fas as ever she cude and
brot Uncle Ned tumbler on tray!
Tween me and you / don't bleeve that girls
get any thinker!
There was man and his wife and their
little baby, and they lived by their sells in
the woods, ten hundred thousand miles
from any other house. The man he
hunted deers with gun, and the
woman she stade to home to mind
baby and cukc the meat. And one
ofIle dark mite the man haddent come
home, and the woman she new he had
got lost, and was xii by sabbages, and ct
by vile becst, and she was Trade.
Bime by, way in the mite, she herd some
thing like little chile cryin, and cryin,
out side in the dark, some times on one
side of the house, and some times not, and
she said it was spirit wich had come for
room and hugged her baby, and was fritcn
most to deth. And the Thing KEEP cryin,
and cryin, til her blud run cole, but her
baby was Il sleep in her arms, poor thing.
AT last she herd nois at the windo, and
she lukcd up and hollcrcd, for she see two
CRATE eyes a lukin in thru the glas, like
coles of fire, and Imc that fritcn cant rite
any more, cos its mite, and 1me lone,
wercs my mother?
I've foun Uncle Ned, and he has lit his
pipe, and he says drive ahead, Johnny,
if you confer up Il titin demon lie stan by
and see fair play, wei JUS then there was
gun, for it was a panther, and the man
had come home and shot it. But when he
went in the house his wife diddent kno
him, cos she had went mad, and she had
hug the little baby so tite it was dead,
If Ide been her yude saw me git the
poker and wok stratc up TO the windo, and
Ide a said Mister Panther, if you carry
fire in your eyes it has got to be poked,
and Ide let him have it as fur in as | cudc
make it go, and said hooray! But Uncle
Ned he says wot wude done if had see
a notice on the windo like at the mcnag-
erie don't worry the animels?
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-04-29

but not long enough to commence coagu-
lating. 1t is then sucked into an ex-
hausted receiver to which a tube is at
tached and connected with vein of the
patients arm The blood is then forced
by a piston in the receiver into the general
circulation of the system. On the side of
the exhausted receiver is a scale of fine
lines so that the quantity forced into the
vein is graduated and timed under the
practiced eye of the physician. The re-
Operative effects of the TRANSMISSION of
healthy blood into the worn-out system, of
course, are best known to the skilled mcdi-
cal man. The blood contains the materials
which are necessary for the formation of
all the tissues of the body, and
in the various repairs which the
body requires. A healthy person has
healthy blood, and it appeals to the reason
of anyone that in a state of disease an in
fusion of healthy blood ought to possess
restorative properties The amount trans
fused under the experiments of DR..
Moncoq, of Paris, an authority that stands
10 NCi 10 u luC. nc dNCl-
age amount of blood in an adult is esti-
mated at twenty pounds; yet the amount
transfused-two ounces-is said to equal
one pulsation of the vcntriclc, and which
amount is discharged into the aorta about
seventy five times minute, making nine
pounds, or more than gallon, every min
ute or two barrels an hour
Physiology further teaches that the
amount of blood which travcrscs the blood
vessels is not less than six tons a day,
from which some idea may be had of the
office of the blood in taking down and
building up the system.
Or Franklin will perform another
TRANSMISSION process tomorrow. 1t is
proper to state that he declined giving
publicity to this case until first obtaining
the consent of Gen. Blair's family; but in
view of the fact that thousands of the
friends of the distinguished patient are
interested in knowing his condition, and
as it is already subject of common re-
port, we feel justified in giving the facts.
"We understand that the doctor is pre-
pairing a monograph of the transfusing
process for submission to the public, in
which the matter will be doubtless treated
with scientific accuracy and at the same
time in a popular style"
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-04-29
Mrs. CObleigh's Hot Potato.

Mr.. CoBLEIGH had just got down to
breakfast. He was standing up to the
stove with his hands clasped behind him,
as is his custom, contemplating the at
tractivcly-sct table A large platter of
brOilcd ham, with fried eggs, was the CEN
trail feature, and Mr.. Coblcigh is very fond
of ham and eggs. The family cat was
lying under the table purring softly to her
self. 1t was a strongly-markcd domestic
scene, and Mr.. Cobleigh felt his eye moist
en- as he surveyed it. Mrs. Cobleigh was
taking up the potatoes. She had the last
one pierced with the fork, and was about
to deposit it with the rest, when she espied
the upturned palm of her husbands hand.
What possessed her she cannot tell, but
she dropped the steaming vegetable
straight into his unconscious hand. He
didn't ask her what she was doing, he
didn't even look around ); he simply emitted
an awful scream and sprung madly into
the air. On the descent he struck the
table with his knees, with such force as to
completely overturn it, and with the con-
tents he went to the floor with an awful
crash Five dollars worth of crockery
was smashed and carpet, coat and pair
of pants were ruined by ham gravy and
butter. 1t probable Mr. Cobleigh would
have tainted dead away from the effect of
the shock had not the cat, across whose
erected back he fell as she was darting
away from the awful calamity, turned
around and fastened both claws and teeth
into his thigh with deadly ferocity. That
revived him. The house is now shut up.
Mrs. Cobleigh is visiting her mother in
Brookfeld, and Mr.. Cobleigh has taken a
jaunt to Boston on business. We under
stand she thinks Mr.. Cobleigh is to blame
in the matter, for, she properly reasons,
had he not jumped so like an ALFRED fool
there would have been no damage done
Dmbuy Neacs.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-04-29
Dutch Patience.

THERE is no field of human enterprise
in which their success has not been at one
time or another notable. At the bottom OF
it all, apparently at the bottom of the char
acter on which their success has been
founded, we find their traditional jealousy
of every acre of water which covers good
land. Neglecting the poorer lands they
have dived into the fertile deposits lying
under water and peat, and sought there a
wealth that no other soil can equal. Seek
ing this they have become patient, long
enduring, sturdy, hardy and resolute. If a
lake is to be drained they sit quietly down
and count the cost, the time and the inter-
est that time will add to the cost, and then
devise the means for the most effectual per
formancc of the work; this done, the I'M
dertaking proceeds with the regularity and
the persistence of the work of ants. If OBJ
stacles cannot be made auXiliaries they are
overcome. Theclamors of dissatified peo-
pie are idle, not as the wind-for the wind
is not idle in Holland-but they pass un-
needed, and steadily, day by day, the toll
ing goes on until the end is gained and a
new territory has been added to the earth's
domain.-Col. Waring, IN Sertdserfor Nay.
1.-THE fool-killer," says the New York
Tribune, should be let loose at once
among the young ladies of the metropolis.
1t is reported on the most undoubted
authority that number of young women
have formed club for the purpose of
glorifying the charms of a popular young
actor, whose personal beauty greatly over
balances his moral character They have
called it after his name, and the condition
Of membership is that each new conner
shall give dinner to the charmer, invit-
ing, of course, all of the old members No
other man is allowed to be present. This
is bad enough, but the worst is yet to
come. One of the members, who might
be called the most woe -begonc idiot Of the
lot, has fitted up shrine in the sacred re-
cesses of a closet, where she keeps candles
burning continually around photo
graphic likeness of the adored one and
sits before it in admiration hours at a
time"
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-04-29
Clinton from Office was postponed until

1876.
LETTERS of sympathy from the Cath
olic Bishops of England to the Catholic
Bishops of Switzerland and Germany,
who claim to suffer persecution at the
hands of their respective Governments,
! were published in the Paris papers on
the Goth.
A DUBLIN dispatch of the 26th says
the t.ord Mayor of Dublin will give
banquet to the American rifle team on
their arrival, at which the Lord Mayor of
London will be present in state. At the
conclusion of the international contest
the latter will give the Americans din
ner at the Mansion House in London.
ALI. awards of contracts for mail trans
portation obtained by collusion with
postoffice clerks have been Cancelled by
the Postmaster encral, and awarded to
the next lowest bidders.
SECRETARY DELANo on the goth an
nounccd the indefinite postponement OF
his intended resignation.
THE crosse examination of Mr.. Part
ridge in the Beecher case was concluded
on the Goth. Mrs. E. L. p. Palmer,
professed spiritual medium, testified to
having witnessed demonstrations of af-
fection between Mr. Tilton and Mrs.
Woodruff and to have overheard conver-
sations between them relative to the pub
lication of the Golden Age and Mrs.
Woodhull's paper as organs Of Spiritual
ism Before the publication of the
Woodruff scandal witness says she
heard the proof-sheets of that document
read to Mr.. Tilton by Mrs. W., and heard
Mr. Tilton say that the story about Mr.
Beecher and his (Tilton's) wife was not
true. Mr.. Tracy, of the defense, was
called to the stand, but his testimony
was deferred till the following day.
On the Goth collision occurred on the
Baltimore & Potomac Railroad between
two passenger trains, which resulted In
demolishing two engines and four cars,
and the serious injury of nine persons.
Several were also slightly hurt.
On the 26th at Augusta Ga, memorial
day was observed with imposing cere-
monies. The cornerstone of the Con-
federate monument was laid. after which
the Ladies' Memorial Association deco
rated the graves of the Confederate and
Federal dead.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-04-29
MECHANICAL AND SCIENTIFIC.

Why is the capital of Turkey like a
whimsical patient: Because it's constant
| to no pill.
Soluble glass can be made of pure
sand fifteen parts, charcoal one part, and
purified potash ten parts. Mix and heat
in tire-proof melting pot for five hours,
or until the whole fuses uniformly. Take
out the melted mass, and, when cold,
powder it and dissolve it in boiling water.
Marble can be stained different colors
by the following substances: Blue, solu-
! ton Of litmus; green, wax colorcd with
verdigris; yellow, tincture of gamboge or
turmeric; red, tincture of alkanet or drag
on's blood; crimson, alkanet in turpen-
tine; flesh, wax tinged with turpentine :;
brown, tincture Of logwood; gold, equal
parts of verdigris, sal ammoniac and sui
phate zinc in fine powder.
Glass would perhaps be more used in
actual construction if any pains were
taken to improve its qualities, other than
those which affect merely its transparency
and ornamental properties. 1t is not gen
orally known that good glass will stand a
comprcssivc strain but little inferior to
that proper to ordinary wrought iron, the
proportion bcingas seven to eight. Expcr-
ments have been tried on glass bars and
rods in a similar manner as with iron,
with the above result. Unfortunately,
the tensile strength of glass as estimated
at present is very small, not cx-
ceeding in the best examples more than
ton and a half per inch of sectional area.
1t is not impossible that the strength of
this material, both as regards its compress
sion and tension, ght be increased by a
better annealng process and by other
means, if there was once created Il demand
for glass possessing these properties to a
greater extent Its advantages are that it
can be readily both cast and rolled into
any form; the ingredients of its manufact
ure are cheap and abundant; it is COM
pletcly unaffected by acids, with the ex-
ccption of one, with which it can scarcely
come into contact, and is not
attacked by the weather and the thousand
and one causes of deterioration which are
so fatal to iron. In addition, it is about
onethird of the weight of the latter ma
terial. We think that glass would play a
more important part as constructive ma
tcrial if attention were drawn to the quail
ties it possesses-qualitics no doubt capa-
bic of considerable mprovement.-N. Y.
NelrS
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-04-29
THE MARKETS..
NEW YORK.

COTToN-Mddling upland 16&016Ac.
LIVE STocK-Beef Cattle $11 GOA 1900 Hogs
Live, S....@.... Sheep-Liyc (unshorn), $50
6SO0
BREADsTuFFs.- Good to choice, 5000
5i0 white wheat extra, S5.70m6.35. Wheat-No.
, Chicago S1.2G01 .20Ia: No. Northwestern,
S1.2O1I els; No. Milwaukee spring, $l.s'
G1125 Rye - 21c66S1.Oo. Barley - $1.3511 40.
Corn-Mixcd Western, 92@96c. Oats-Mixed
Western. 73@T32ic.
Provisions -Pork-New Mess, $s2.95@22.5o
Lard -15Ia@15Ssc. Cheese-10GntGc.
WOOL Domestic Fleece, 4SD6Oc.
CHICAGO.
LIVE SToCK-Beeves- Choice, S6.00@6.5o;
good. $5.f5@6.oo; medium, S5.25Gl5.'5; butch
ers' stock, S4O005.5O; stock cattle, $1,000
500. Ilogs-I.ivc. SSO0Gl92j Shcep-Good to
choice. $575@6.75.
PROVISIONS Butter Choice, 25M$3c. Eggs
Fresh, 136n14c Cheese-New York factory,
17I!@1sc; Western. 17@17lsc. Pork-Mess
SCI. .9O12195. Lard-$15.471&@ @155o.
DEMONSTRATION White winter extra.
S5OO6l7O0; spring extra $i6o@525 Wheat
Spring. No. ,. $1.O0AMi.03 Corn-No. 2, 1a@.
73c Oats-No. ,, 6O06Osc. Barley-No. =,
Sl1s@1.23 Rye-No. 2, s1.03@1.4.
washed, 45@5sc; fleece, washed,
40052C; fleece nnwashed, 2iW3ic.
LuMBER-First Clear. So. .0OGl5500; Second
Clear. s46.O0@5OO0; Common Boards, Sll.m@
1aoo Fencing, s1aO@13.5o; "A" Shingles,
$3OoG1325; Lath S2.0092.25.
CINCINNATI.
BREADsTuFFs. - Flour - $5.a56.5.35. Wheat
Red. 81 126117. Corn -136t15c Rye-S1. 15@1.11.
oats-69@71c. Barley-No. ,, s125@13o
PROVISIONS Pork $22 .00@2225. Lard-15ls
@1514c.
:IIIu- yaTSss' Assa-HooL to choice, 5000
6.25 Hogs-Live, ST00MS.T5.
BnEApsruFFs.- -Flour-XX Fall, s5.25@5.JO.
Wheat-No. Red Fall, s126D1g7 Corn
No. ?. T4a74hc Oats-No. 2. 64@64hc. Rye
No, l. S1.O5M1.1O. Barley-No. ,, S1.3091.35.
Provisions s-Pork-Mess, $21.75@22.O. Lard
-1424@15c
BREADsTurFs -Flour-Sprin. Xxx, $4.9Ol15.2O.
Wheat Spring, No. 1, S107l4@1o1A; No. p S1.G8
G11.O3A. Corn-No. ., 7ill@74'ic Oats-No 2,
$4,000. Rye-No. /, s1.1261.15. Barlcy-No.
?, $11T@11s.
DETROIT.
BREADsTuFFs.-Wh - Extra, S1.21la ola.
Corn-No /, 75@15Hc. Oats-No. l, 63@6ic.
TOLEDO.
BREApsTIFFs-Whea Amber Mich. S1.1T6
1.17lk; No. , Red, $1.16@1.164. Corn-High
Mixed. fGT76Ic Oats-No. !, 63la06ic.
CLEVELAND. .
BREADsTvFFs- -Wheat-No. l Red, S1.Dla@
121; No , Red, S115R@1.16. Corn-High
Mixed 770lISc. OatS No. !, 67Ge6Sc.
TCFFALO
LIVE SrooK-Ece, s5.75@6621a. Hogs
Lige, S7.T5@S50 Sheep-s66067.25.
EAST LIBERTY.
LIVE -Beeves-Best, S6.5O@6.sO; me-
iium s5500575 Hogs-Yorkers. s7.65@s.0O:
Philadelphia, S915Gt9i0 Sheep-Best, $3.50
ed.mmu!6t- 90: S525@600
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-04-29
Habits of CUrculiOs.

In paper presented to the Alton Hor-
ticultural Society DR.. Hull says: Early in
the season commenced a series of exper-
iments to determine, if possible, at what
particular period of the day curculios
were at rest. On three different days
dropped number of cmculios in flour,
and near sundown of each day put them
in the forks of trees and watched them
until they crawfed into some place of con-
cealmcnt, which was usually in the crew
ices of the rough bark and into depressed
parts made by cutting off limbs of trees.
Out of thirty insects thus watched to
places of rest all concealed themselves as
stated except one, which went to the
ground and crawled under clod of earth.
Out of the number thus watched all but
one were found early the next morning
just where they went to rest at night.
In other trials marked insects were
placed on the trees in the morning, and at
sunset the trees were thoroughly Jared
over Il curculio-catchcr. Out of ninety
insects only twenty-seven were caught
from the trees on which they were placed
-forty-nine were obtained from other
trees and the remainder escaped. From
these results it is to be inferred that cur
culios rest at night and fly by day.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-04-29

Smith says this spelling school fever
is getting to be an intolerable bore. On
going home to supper in hurry, one even
ing lately, he found his wife sitting in
front of the parlor fire with spelling
book in her hand, and heard an indistinct
mumbling, in which he could occasion
ally distinguish: "C-o-m-p-l-a cent,
satisfied, happy" etc. "Is sup
per ready, my dear?" asked he. Sup.
per" was all the answer he could hear.
Come, come, must go uptown short
w." he said "S-h-o-r-t-l-y," echoed the
lady, moving toward the kitchen door,
pausing in the door to take one last look
at McGuffey. Mrs. Smith, must be
back up-street in a few minutes, and must
have my supper immediately" yelled the
now iratc husband. "I-m-m-e-d-i-"
but this was too much, and here the coal
scuttle crashed against the kitchen door
Just as the unfortunate photographer
lodged behind and closed it, while Smith
AYERS that he heard something as she
whirled through the door that sounded
like "c-o-a-l, coal, s-c-u-t--" and here
the sound was lost amid the clatter Of tin
pans, skillets, etc. He is now prepared ia
fight any man who may be rash enough to
say McGuffey" to him.-Jackson (Oato,
Standard.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-07-16
Church Dedication.

The new Congregational church at Waits
field was dedicated July eth. The exer-
cises consisted of an invocation by Rev. j..
A. Sherburue, Of the NJ. Il. church. Waits
field reading of Scripture, by Rev. p. f.
Barnard, Westminster an historical sketch
by Rev. j. II. Babbitt, the pastor sermon by
w. Ii. Lord, ID. D., Montpelier, and brief ad-
dresses by Rev. Messrs. Edwin Seabury, p. Il.
Barnard and p b. Fisk, together with appro-
pirate music, prominent among which was
an original hymn written for the occasion
by Rev. p Ii. Fisk.
Many good judges have pronounced this
house one of the most tasteful aud conve.
nent churches in this part Of the state. An
outside view at once impresses the beholder
in its favor, and an examination of the inte-
rior proves equally satisfactory The base.
ment story is finished in butternut and ash,
and contains the main vestry or lecture
room, smaller room for social meetings
&C., aud kitchen, besides large ante
room, wood room aud closets. Above is the
audience room, which well combines beauty
and convenience. The pews are of ash, with
black walnut trimmings. The black walnut
pulpit is gift from a former pastor, Rev.
A. b. Dascomb, of Winch ester, Mass, and
the communion table is from Rev. p. Il.
Barnard and Rev. p. b. Fisk.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-07-16
Grange Degrees.

The subject of grange degrees has become
so general topic for discussion in the col
umns Of the FARMER that we should feel lost
without finding little space devoted to IL
each week. In the last issue, Brother D..
attacks me with good deal of ferocity and
blllingsgate, which don't wish to use. For
the sake Of the argument, will admit that
perhaps | was wrong in respect to the cost
of the national grange and as to the time of
comforting the fifth degree at Montpelier, but
have statement in figures for my authority
in the one case, and the words of a
fifth degree member in the other. If
Brother j. will reduce his fish sto-
ries to facts, | think he will produce more
argument to sustain his point. His most
malicious attack and unjust statement, and
one which admits Of the least argument, is
that all patrons who do not believe in
higher degrees are enemies to the or
der. know Of many who arc good
and faithful Patrons of Husbandry and n o
more enemies to the order than Brother j.,
Tor any one else that ever had anything to do
with the order) that have the same opinion
of those high degrees that | have. Now we
have no objections to any members of the
state and national oranges belonging to as
many different degrees aud societies as they
wish, if they will conduct them on a right
principle. Let them subscribe to a separate
fund and let the expense Of their meeting
come out Of its treasury. Brother, the
money in the national grange treasury came
from the oranges, was put there by fourth
degree members for the benefit Of fourth de-
gree members, and members of higher degrees
have no more right to use it for any other
than its legitimate purpose than would an
agent of any firm or company when sent
out to do business in the name of the
firm, have to spend time aud money which
belongs to them, in pleasure.seeking or in
any way other than that for which it was
placed in his trust for his time and the
money in his hands belong to his employers,
not to him. The money in the state and
national grange belong to fourth degree
members. How can the grange control it il
higher degrees spend it. Ifit must needs be
that those degrees exist, let them subsist out
of their own larder aud not that Of others.
When they are so supported Brother j. will
not be troubled with so many enemies to the
order. l say, as before, they are no benef:
to the order, but a something got up by
the few at the expense of the many, a some
thing that smuggles its life and sponges its ex-
istence out Of those whom it has no reasonable
nor moral right to claim anything of. We take
the VERMONT FARMER down this way for
more than one reason, the principal one for
the agricultural interest, and another because
it is friendly to the Patrons but should an
error occur in the order. we hope it will use
its influence to correct it. A GRANGER.
Ludlow, Vt.