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The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-09-23

Let this he until the list of November,
then pillow again across the burrows as
they were plowed before, having had
the land we'll narrowed or cultivated
over two or three times previously, or
after the first blowing. For biackberries
and black 'raspberries mark off the land
with a one-horse pillow into burrows SIX
feet apart one way (seven feet is still bet
ter for blackberries) and three feet the
other, and in each crossing put out aplant,
setting blackberries and cane or sucker
raspberries about as deep as they stood
before, and tip raspberries so they will
be about two inches above the level
Then, just before winter sets in, throw a
good fork or shovelful of coarse manure
or litter over each hill. This answers two
purposes, one enriching the soil where the
plants are by the soakings from the ma
nure, and the other protecting them from
" heaving.' Another plan is to make a
good hill or mound over each plant. This
prevents water from standing Immediately
over the plants, and plants being so well
protected by earth are not harmed. Early
in the spring level these mounds down.
This plan not only protects them through
the winter, but by thus drawing away the
earth leaves the soil over the plants loose
and friable. These mounds over the field
can be leveled down by running over them
with a light harrow early in the spring.
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The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-09-23
New and Ingenious Dodge.

Some genius of the "Artful Dodger"
stripe, in New York, appears to have hit
upon a new and very ingenious mode OF
making a living. The modus operandi is
substantially as follows: A young and
Acknowledgment man enters q small
shop in Broadway or the Bowery, with
every evidence of agitation. "Do you
know anybody who would run an errand
for me?" he asks the proprietor. 81 am
willing to pay S. for the service" The
offer is a tempting one; the poor shop
keeper may not have taken in such an
amount for two days. "If it is not too
far" he says, my wife will take care of
the store and I will &C myself" "Just the
thing; nothing could be better" r%ejoins
the young gentleman. Here Is a letter
to my father; l want a sum of money
S5O0-before night. Goto the - build
ing and wait on the stairs until noon. At
that hour the governor goes to lunch. You
will recognize him at once by his green
spectacles, heavy, gold-headed cane and a
slight limp in his gait. l do not wish you
to go to his Office, for his partner hates me
and would certainly advise the old man to
refuse the money. Waylay him, therefore,
on the ~stairs.' al understand, says the
shopkeeper, anxious to be off.
The messenger reaches the designated
building, places himself on the stairs and
exactly ct the stroke of twelve a dignified
old gentleman, with green spectacles,
gold-headed cane and a slightlimp makes
his appearance. The letter is presented,
and the handwriting on the envelope is
noted with a scowling face. mop ex-
claims the indignant parent, after having
mastered the contents of the missive; mot
another cent shall the young rascal haver!'
Hobbling down the stairs, growing to
himself, he suddenly pauses as if relent-
ing, and bids the messenger to follow him.
He enters a bank while the other waits
outside. After a few minutes the old gen
tleman reappears with an envelope in his
> hand, into which he puts several bank
notes, and gives them to the shop-keeper.
"Who wouldn't nave such a father
thinks the delighted dupe, and speeds
boSh W iiO otoiSs "hSi uhS SittSlul
youth almost embraced him. But now a
new difficulty presents itself. When about
to pay the stipulated five dollars it is dis
covered that all the money in the envel.
ope consists of fifty-dollar bills. The
shop-keeper happens to have just enough
money in his safe to make the change, and
the nice young man, once more express
ing his everlasting gratitude, with hints of
further patronage departs.
An hour later the landlord comes for
his rent. The shop-keeper pulls out his
f~1tty-dollar bill, and learns that it is a
clever counterfeit. The scales fall from
his eyes; he has been sold-most ingeni-
ously sold. The venerable gentleman
with the green spectacles and the fascinat-
ing youth were %accomplices in this come
dy OF Father and Son.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-09-23
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Fall Flowing.

FALL blowing is a popular method Of
treating stubble fields, yet we hav6 known
old farmers to object to it, arguing that SO
much exposure of the soil to the gun and
drying winds caused q large part of the
fertility to escape therefrom: The satu,
rated and dry condition of the, soil being
a~lternated rapidly from too much expos
ure to the heat of the sun and drying
winds hastens the decomposition of the
organic matter or manures in the soil and
converts the vegetable .psld int. cases..
the only form of n~ourishment fit for plant
food, so rapidly and in such abundance
that the soil is unable to contain it all.
This surplus fertility passes into the at
mosphere to remain until carried down
again by rains to enrich other farms. .ro
However true this argument may be,
there are other claims in favor of the fall
blowing sufficiently valid to more than
overbalance all the objections to it, If the
work be properly done. There is much
to be gained by early blowing, before the
weed seeds have time to mature their
germs of perpetual annoyance to the vigi-
liant farmer. In this way both the peren-
NAL and annual varieties may be efEectual-
ly eradicated. Fall blowing destroys the
hiding-places of noxious insects, which
feed upon the growing crops, and puts the
rubbish in shape to be converted into ma
nure, which upon spring blowing remains
in a raw state, to " fire" the crops, and
causes no little damage during very dry
seasons.
The ground also becomes thoroughly
disintegrated and settled by the freezing
process of winter, which puts it in a bet
ter condition to receive and promote the
growth of spring crops than freshly.
plowed land. 1t especially admits of
early sowing of small grain, without
which a good yield is seldom produced:
And to have the important work OF
blowing already done when the rush of
work comes in a backward spring is no
small desideratum. The dryer and lump
Ter the ground is when plowed the less
liable it is to become run together and
'baked" from heavy rains during fall
and winter. Speaking of this puts us in
mind to call attention to the importance
Of laying off the lands for blowing in
such m amer that the surface-diainage
will be most perfect, so that the fields
will be relieved as far as possible of the
surface water. Only he who observes all
these rules can claim the title of " model
farmer - Western Rural.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-09-23
Seeds of Fruit Trees.

As early as practicable in the fall l have
my ground plowed as deep as it can be
done and then narrowed as fine as posi-
BILE. 1 layout the ground in rows fifteen
inches apart, making the rows six inches
wide and almost two inches deep. l then
drop the seeds evenly over four inches of
the space, dropping so that they will be
almost an inch apart. l gather as many
coalashes as | will need, and use a ma
sons screen to pass the fine ashes through.
When the men have finished dropping the
apple seeds l take the fine coal ashes and
cover the seeds fully two inches with the
ashes and then cover the ashes with about
half an inch of soil. Besides the ashes
acting as a fertilizer and preventing the
woody aphis from doing harm, they keep
the ground in condition, Sc as not to be
affected by frosts in the spring, and there
by lifting the soil. l have never found
any trouble in this direction or from the
aphis by covering with ashes. plant all
my seeds in the f%all-plum, apple, cherry,
peach, maple, ash, etc. l do not use coal
ashes on any other than apple and cherry
seeds. An application of sifted coal flashes
in the spring after the plants are well up,
and have made several sets OF leaves, will
materially benefit apple seedlings. Pass
ing over the rows with the back of a rake
will knock off any ashes that may have
lodged on the plants. | find fifteen inch
es a good width for space between
the rows, and also find that ! gain in
ground and have less space for weeds to
grow. l also find the use of a digging
fork better than a pillow for working the
seedlings, as less harm is done to them
and the work is more effectual. The adj
vantage Of fall planting will be obvious
to all. Nature does her planting then,
and the freezing is done in order and regu-
larity. As o as the spring opens they
begin to grow. There is no hurry to get
the seeds in when pressed with spring
work; no detention because of late sea
sons or wet weather; no risk from rotting
your apple seed by soaking and freezing,
as by the old process. Nature takes
charge of them in the ground, and the re
suit is perfectly satisfactory. You can
begin to cultivate the ground and keep
down the weeds with but little trouble. l
remember the remark made to me by a
prominent Rochester nurseryman on a
visit to this place. | gave him my mode
in detail, and had the satisfaction of hav-
ing him tell mt that | would have the loss
of time, seeds and labor as my reward.
My reward did not come as predicted, but
instead, | was offered 800 for the lot lust
as they were coming up. I preferred car
rying the experiment through and was
well rewarded for it. | cover plum and
cherry fully two and one-half inches;
peach three inches. No trouble to get
through if your soil is light. l have
given you the working in detail. l would
only add that my faith in coal ashes in
creases with the use of them. l have
seen orange and lemon seeds that had
been thrown on the ash-pit in the fall
sprout in the spring and grow to fine
plants with no other soil than that afforded
by the ashes.-Eclectic Ru7uIist.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-09-23

ABOUT one letter in $50 that are written
goes to the Dead Letter Office. Hence
1-1SO of the expense of the service should
be charged to the office, which would be
about 100000 per year. There are
ninety-five clerks employed in the Dead
Letter Office proper, at an aggregate sal
airy of 1914, 900, but of course this does not
include the cost of transportation, station
cry, nor the labor of handling the 4,0O0,O 600
of dead letters that are sent annually from
the different postofices in the country to
Washington, and the more than half of
them that are returned to the writers.
Frequently, after being sent to several
different postoffices, and being returned
each time with information regarding the
writer. the letter, with its valuable, OIL in
valuable, it may be, contents, finally
reaches its nomadic writer. Letters have
been known to travel around a year or
more in this way. When the writer is
found the receipt is returned with his sig
nature; the fact is recorded on the books
with the other record. Often it happens
that neither the writer nor the person to
whom a letter containing money is adj
dressed can be found, and in this case,
after unreasonable search, the letter is mum
bered and filed, and the money is depos-
tied in the United States Treasury to the
account of the Dead Letter Office, from
which it can be reclaimed by the sender
any time within four years, providing
satisfactory evidence can be shown that
the claimant is entitled to the same. After
four years an act of Congress only can re-
store it tic its original possessor.
The same is done with checks, drafts,
bills of exchange, commercial paper of
this character, although these are more
easily traceable because of the signatures,
Endorsements, etc. Very frequently large
sums of money are found to have strayed
into this pound" for Migrants, almost al
ways because of the carelessness of the
sender. The other day acheck for $40, 900
was found in a partially-directed envelope
The drawer Of the check was easily
known from his signature and the letter.
head used, and he has receipted for his
valuable Enclosure, it is to be hoped, by
this time. Several months ago a check
for $25, 900, drawn to bearer, anne to light
when an unstamped envelope was opened.
but the owner was easily found.
The largest piece of commercial paper
ever known to come into the Dead-Letter
Office was a bill of exchange from a San
Francisco bank on a Chicago bank for
about $4,000, 600. This was in 1878, and
it will be noticed that the value of the
dead letters that year was somewhat larger
than it ever was before.-Wash Cor. CHI
couo Tnfor Hcoon
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-09-23

"A young lady in the country, in
censed at an egotistical young man from
the city, said: elf the butcher down in
the village could buy you at the price
your acquaintance hold you at and sell
you at your own estimation of yourself,
be could retire from business on what he'd
make on that single speculation in veal"
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-09-23

SCHENCK's PULMoNIc SYRUP, for the
Cure of Consumption, Coughs and Colds. The
great virtue Of this medicine is that ii ripens the
matter and throws it out of the system, purifies
the blood. and thus effects a cure.
SCUESCK's SEA WEED Tonic. for the Cure OF
Dyspepsia, Indigestion, etc. The Tonic produces
a healthy action of the stomach. creating an appe.
tite, forming chyle, and curing the most obstinate
cases of indigestion.
SCHENCK's MANDRAKE PILLS, for the Cure o,
Liver Complaint, etc. These pills are Alternative
and produce a healthy action on the liver without
the least danger. as they are free from calomel, and
yet more eticacious in restoring a healthy action
Of the liver.
These remedies are a certain cure for Consump-
ton, as the Pulmon Syrup ripens the matter and
purifles the blood. The Mandrake Pills act upon
the liver, create 4 healthy bile. and remove all dis
eases of the liver. often a cause of Consumption.
The Sea Weed Tonic gives tone and strength to
the tomach. makes n good digestion, and enables
the organs to form good blood; and thus creates q
healthy circulation of healthy blood. The COM
bined action of these medicines. Ms thus ex-
planned, will cure every case of Con. umption, il
taken in time, and The use of the medicines perse-
yered in.
DR.. Schenck is professionally at his principal
office, corner sixth and ARCH Sis. Philadelphia,
every Monday. where all letters for advice must be
addressed. Schenck's medicines for sale by all
Oruggists.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-09-23
The Alitnr of the R0mn q

The editor of the Rome IN. " Sentt.
mel has been shown a design for an up
holstered front gate" which seems de-
signed to become popular. The foot
board is cushioned and there is a warm
soap-stone on each side, the inside step
being adjustable, so that a short girl can
bring her lips to the line OF any given
mustache without trouble. If the gate is
occupied at 10 80 p. m, an iron hand ex-
tends from one gate-post, takes the young
man by the left ear, turns him around,
and he is at once started home by a steel
foot
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-09-23

"SUpPosE I should quiz you about
your bald head, you wouldn't get mad,
would you" said a young fop to an in
dignant old man in a railway depot. mot
at all; / should only just say that when
my head gets as soft as yourn ! kin raise
hair to sell, or somethin' o. that sort"
smilingly replied the old man.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-09-23

Mrs. MnLIss was asked the other day
how she managed to get along so nicely
with Mr.. Milliss, and frankly replied :
ooh, / feed him well. When a woman
marries her happiness for a little while
depends upon the state of her husbands
heart; after that it's pretty much accord
ing to the state of his stomach"
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-09-23

We call attention to the card of Messrs.
Buckwalter & Co, Bankers and Brokers, 10
Wall street, n. Y, whom we arc informed arc
a most reliable firm, and that any business
intrusted to them will be promptly executed.
They are large dealers in railroad stocks,
bonds, gold and stock privileges, and can give
the best Of references; and they solicit CORE
~spondence with any who may wish investm'ts
made in Wall street. Send for their circular.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-09-23

AN inhabitant of Corfu, who recently
returned from Spitzbergcn, after an alb
sence Of t~wenty-eight years, says he " had
the good luck'' to find his wife in good
health and the widow of three husbands
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-09-23

SAFE PERMANENT AND CoMPLETE!-Wil-
hoft's Tonic cures Chills and Fever, Dumb
Chills and Bilious F~evers--those Titans chat
kill their thousands where this remedyis I'M
known. 1t cures Enlargement of the Spleen.
1t cures Hypertrophy of the Liver. 1t hurts
no one. 1t cures all types of Malarial Fevcrs
and is perfectly protective in all its effects.
Try Wilhoft's Tonic, the great infallible
Chill Cure. WHEELoCK, FINLAY d Co.,
Proprietors, New Orleans.
FoR SALE BY l. DRuGGISTs.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-09-23

THE Constitutional Convention of Texas
will contain forty-one farmers, twenty
eight lawyers, three physicians, three ed
itors, two merchants, n printer, and
twelve whose occupations are !" unknown"
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-09-23

of grain, of feeding your beasts with a
liberal hand, of filling your soil and
draining it with a true appreciation OF its
wants is what has wrought ruin in our
midst. ',-RurM Ne,o Yorker.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-09-23

WHEN you go to Chicago stop at the
" Barnes House," corner of Randolph and
Canal streets. The fare is excellent and ev-
erything in the house is new. Only Sl.N to
$40 per day for transient.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-09-23

PERSONALLY. r. Lyon C II. l.. Lyon
eve have been acquainted with DIR. Sim
mons Liver Medicine for more than twenty
years, and know it to be the best LIVER
REGULATOR offered to the public"
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-09-23

BASEBALL is undoubtedly good exercise
and capital amusement, but it often occa-
si"a. bunsed eyes, broken skins and blistered
La;:ds. We can tell you that in all such
cases, if JohnSon'S Anodyne Linjme"t is re-
sorted to, it will reduce the swelling and
stop the pain. G.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-09-23

If you want to keep posted as to the value
of your insurance, subscribe for The HERALD,
published by Geo. J. Yeager, 2O2 La Sale St,
Chicago, at $3.50 per annum, in advance.
Send 25 cents for sample copy.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-09-23

We would not recommend the frequent or
constant use of any medicine. 1t is import
ant to take even a good article judiciously.
Parsons Pmrgatiye Pills are safe, prompt
and reliable as a laxative or cathartic.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-09-23
ESTIMATED.

But one county shows a loss, and that
stricken by grasshoppers-Emmett.
The following is the population by
Congressional Districts, and the gain in
two ynara.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-09-23

THEODORE TILToN lectures before Bayliess
Great Mercantile College, at heokuk; Iowa,
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-09-23

FIRST Grand Exposition ofthe Tradesmen's
Industrial Institute, Pittsburgh, Pa, opens
Oct.7 closes Nov.6. Address Al .Nellis, Pres.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-09-23

ALL hotels and pickle houses ues Prussing's
White Wine Vinegar. Ask your grocers Tor i,
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-09-23

ST~ovEs.-Tibbals, Shirk & Whitehead,
Chicago, make the Domestic Cook-Stove and
publish many certificates showing its merits.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-09-23
Illustrated Pattern Bazaar

,ouIHU1e copy, % CtNls..
Subscription Price, ST. 10 a year, postpaid. :
One Dollars worth Of Patterns given to each sub
Iscriber free as premium
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-09-23

MnFn MONTH.-Agents wanted every
V$AI where. Business honorable and first
lM/ class. Particulars sent free. Address
tNAOV JOHN WORT Is CO.. St. Louis. Mo.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-09-23

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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-01-21
THE PTrrsBURGH STRIKE.

A. we anticipated when TINS strike or
lock out commenced, the puddlcrs and
boilers appear to be getting The worst Of
l. Notwithstanding the fact that they
still hold out. there are indications, faint
-. vet, but indications, nevertheless, that
they are getting tired of it, and regret
the step.
The Pittsburgh Telegraph oS Tuesday,
has a long communication from Boil
or" in which the writer complains bitter
". He says that many OF the men are
in n starving condition, and that the
President of the Union, who, with his
Deputy and the aid Of their friends,
GAINED control of the general meeting,
md booted down every man wh" wNN
N favor OF compromise, are The par
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-01-21
DISSOLUTION.

TIME FIRM OF BARNES e WALTON
is this day dissolved by mutual con-
sent, Jas. +. Barnes retiring. The accounts
of the late firm will be settled at the old
stand, No. 1919 Main, and ID, 18th street, by
either of the partners. ,.
JAS. +. BARNES,
THOS. WALTON,
The undersigned will continue the
wholesale China, Glass and QueenSware
business as heretofore. II taking charge |
ieel confident that my experience" IN the
business will enable me To give to the
trade as good satisfaction in quality and
price of goods, rs any house East or West.
THOMAS WALTON.
JANUARY aDth. 1879. janpeSgq
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-01-21
Thc Price of Corn.

The New York Shipping List says;
The corn crop of the United States for
1874 is reported 10y the Agricultural
Department ut slightly more than eight
hundred millions of bushels. This is Il
reduction of one hundred and twenty
millions from the corn crop of 1873,
which WAS itself "not good year for
corn. This declining production ac-
counts for the high price of corn. Two
crops having been thus below the aver
age, it i to be hoped that the corn cror
of 1875 may be a good one. This crop is
rs important as the wheat crop, for upon
it closely depends the provision crop OF
the country and the maintenance OF al
working animals, whilst not a small par
of it belongs to the staple stock OF human
food.