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The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-03-30
A Word for Our Spoken English.

ENGLISH grammar is taught in our
schools, and, ostensibly, that the pupils
may learn to use good English, or, as the
old grammars have It, "to speak and
write the English language correctly"
Whether the means thus used will or
can compass the end proposed, we do not
intend to consider here, although the
question is one of no slight importance
We do propose, however, to put in a plea
in behalf of the first, and, in some re
spects, major object set forth in the cid
COMMUNICATING to speak the English
language correctly.
Good English is, of course, good En-
glish, whether spoken or written. But
certainly, spoken English comes naturally
first in the order of art, and. on some ac-
counts, is not less first in the order of i'm
portance. However this may be taker by
our readers, we shall venture to affirm that
a tine-speaking English scholar is a rarer
and more perfect specimen Of culture than
fine writer. To all other excellencies
which are common to bOth-he must add
one that belongs to the spoken tongue
alone, one that depends on finished cul-
ture of both the ear and the voice-a pure
and perfect pronunciation.
Now, there are special difficulties hedg-
ing about the work Of acquiring pure
pronunciation. The finest sounds can
rarely be set forth by phonetic signs or
typical words, for the signs must be in
terprecd by words, and the words are
sure to be interpreted by local use. The
living teacher is, besides, often both I'M
conscious OF his own errors in pronuncia-
ton, and from the want Of fine ear,
incapable of detecting the true sound
when it is represented to him. Hence,
numerous and gross errors not only per-
wade the popular speech, but are present
in the daily utterances of the school
room, ever corrupting the vocal body OF
our spoken English.
Now, we are moved to ask whether this
matter of pronunciation should not re
ceive a more complete and positive at
tenton in the school room? Is it enough
to give heed 10 it only as it happens TO
be associated with oral spelling and read
ing? Ought it not to take its place in a
specific daily exercise? Ought not that
large body of words, currently mispro-
nOunced, amounting to some three thou
sand or more, to be taken up sertatim,
and be made a careful study by both
teachers and pupils? The substitution
of written for oral spelling tends to pre-
vent practical pronunciation on the part
of the pupil; and reading can only
bring pronunciation of these words into
the field of practice, and then only to
their partial observation by other matters.
Besides, the INSTRUMENTATION of words
becomes an unconscious habit, and is
hence a more inveterate evil than even
false spelling. 1t can only be rooted
out by a most definite practice Why
not have pronunciation distinctly and
regularly taught?-N. b. Journal Of Edu-
cation.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-03-30

lady once said to me at a large reception:
" As soon as you entered the room my
aunt wondered who you were, and l re-
piled: "Nr. Smith, of course; for you
know where two or three are gathered to=
sether he is sure to be-" Had she stopped
there l should have been content; but
when she added: " You looked less like
him than any gentleman in the room,' L
had spurious sort of feeling, as though
| had been detected in imposture, and no
doubt looked as pale and limp as coun.
terfeit greenback. When l have been
presented to ladies who had not first been
advertised of the impending calamity, they
have frequently treated the introduction
as a joke, and at once begun to
annoy me by insisting upon knowing
my real name. Once when l went down
to Mount Vernon with whole boat-load
ofpilgrims, the Superintendent, innocently
mistaking me for somebody in particular,
overwhelmed me with special attentions,
and when left meekly inquired my name.
What did do? Tell him the truth, and
destroy an illusion which seemed to make
him happy? No. o shade of the cherry
tree! l profaned the sacred precincts by
evading an answer and acting lie.
An old politician, with more TACT than
memory, forgetting my name, once in
quired how it was spelled. Of course
Smith created a laugh at my expense
and sent me into chancery. Ono night at
the White House dapper little man who
appeared to be very otficious came up and
asked my name. Ireplied loftily, 1t is
none of your business" ooh, sir, beg
your pardon. / simply wished to intro
duce you to the President" When |
bowed and whispered Smith, the little
rascal made no effort to conceal his deri-
sion, but turned and said in tone which
gave me contempt for myself, "The
President, .Hr. Smith. Col. Nicholas
Syjfb an E,uIurU
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-03-30
Comparative Longevity,

DR. LAMBERT, President of a Life In
surance Company of New York, recently
gave an interesting lecture at Music Hall.
Boston, on woman and her nature, duties,
needs and eptitlemen.s.
He discussed the question of the COM
parative length of life of American men
and women, and between people of this
country and those of Europe. He showed
statistics to prove that, contrary to the
popular opinion, the people of New York
were longer lived than those of the old
world,
The English girls ct 5ilen spoken of for
blooming checks and robust forms, owed
these d9aiities to their outdoor life, the
samp GOODNESS of their native island, and
their fondness for the national beverage,
beer. The fact was, the women in this
country were longer-lived than the En-
glish women. There probably was no
place in Europe where so many old people
could be found In proportion to the popu-
laticn as in New Hampshire, and three
out OF every four of the people who had
reached the age of ninety years in New
Hampshire were women.
The constitution of woman was substan-
TALLY the same as the constitution of man,
and the duration of their earthly existence,
as general rule, on the American con-
tinent, was the same. Gliding into the
peculiar marks and formations of the
body as indications of long or short life,
the lecturer said that if lady wore
heavy earring, and the ear was pulled
down in consequence, presenting dis
torted'appearance, this indicated short
life to the owner of the weak member. On
the contrary, should the ear retain its nat
ural position over heavy ring, the
strength of the gristle pointed to a long
life to the owner
And so with fingers. If hand had
very short fingers, that had an indication
of longevity, whereas long fingers were in
dicative of a short span of life. 1t was
not found that the propOrtionate number
OF men and women dying at the different
ages varied materially. After reaching
the age Of twenty a girl was as liable to
live to good ripe old age as man at the
same period. AS rule, female beauty
and longevity were not companions; those
azure eyes and very fair faces that carry
off short-lived young men are not long
lived.
Another wonderful fact was the con
slant change going on in the body. The
air of the hall was at that moment full OF
particles of the brains and organizations
of those present. Every day, every hour,
aye, every moment worked change in
every living form. The speaker said that
he would like 10 see women withdraw
from the postottices, counting rooms and
other positions of labor where they were
half paid, and young men put in and paid
double the amount paid women. Then
the men could support the women.
Every man had woman beside him,
and should work for her instead of having
her earn her living outside of the house
hold. The young men, he thought, ought
not to be crowded out of the places and
sent West. Men of long life usually had
some great and strong principle in their
characters, some stamina which symbol
lied vigorous and enduring vitality.
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DIR. schenck,s Standard Remedies,

The standard remedies for all diseases of the
lungs are ScHEscK's PULMoNIc SYRUP, ScHENcK's
SEA WEED Tonic and SCHENcK's MANDRAKE
PILLS, and, If taken before the lungs destroyed,
speedy cure is effected.
To these three medicines DR.. j. H. Schenck, of
Philadelphia, owes his unrivaled success in the
treatment Of pulmonary diseases.
The Pulmonic Syrup ripens the morbid matter
IN the lungs; nature throws it off by an easy ex-
pectoration, for when the phlegm matter is ripe
slight cough will throw II of the patient has rest
and the lungs begin to heal.
To enable the Pulmonic Syrup to do this.
schenck's Mandrake Pills and Schenck's Sea
Weed Tonic must be freely used to cleanse the
stomach and liver. Schenck's Mandrake Pills act
on the liver, removing all distractions relax the
gallbadder the bile starts freely and the liver is
soon relieved.
Schencks Sea Weed Tonic is gentle stimulant
and Alternative; the alkali of which it is composed
mixes with the food and prevents sonring. 1t as,
eists the digestion by toning up the stomach to a
healthy condition, SO that the food and the Pull
monte Syrup will make good blood; then tn lungs
heal and the patient will surely get well IL IRE Ia
taken to prevent fresh cold.
All who wish to consult DIR. Schenck ettl fper-
sonaly or by letter, can do so at his princi ii OF.
flee, corner Of sixth and ARCH STs, Philade iphia.
every Monday.
schenck's medicines are sold by all druggists
throughout the country.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-03-30
TRUST.
ONCE pain beat on my heart,

ONCE pain beat on my heart,
And well nigh killed it;
/ shuddered at the Start
But said 60. willed it."
And down. aad down again
VIA awful power,
Eell the great hand of pain
Hour after hour.
White like mighty fail
Tie fierce blows hurt me,
cried, God doth prevail,
He'll not desert me-
Blow upon cruel blow
The great hand gave me.
he' cried, He doth know,
And He will save NO.
/ did not loudly cry,
And ask Gods reason;
knew He'd tell me why,
In His own season.
ain His good time said,
In trusting blindness,
And was not afraid
To wait His liintneS..
did not trust in vain,
God drew me nearer.
lie whispered, Smile again,
TIC way Is clearer
And lol my mortal sight
Could reach TO beavenl
Ny faith dispelled the night,
And light was given.
Ella Wheeler, in STANDARD,
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-03-30

LOOKING unto Jesus" is the grand
specific for anger in both its aspects, as a
sin and as suffering. Its dangerous and
tormentng fire, when it is kindlcd in a
human breast, may be extinguished best
by letting in upon it the love wherewith
He loved US. Let Faith arise, and make
haste and open the doors of an angry
heart TO the compositions which flow in
Christ crucified; the incipient tumult viii
be quenched like spark beneath flow
ing stream. II you abide in Him, sinful
anger will be kept or cast out, and that
which remains, being like His own, will
neither trouble you nor hurt a brsther.--
A1n0t.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-03-30
BaSe.Ba Ill.

IT will soon be the season for spraned-
ankles, dislocated wrists and broken
fingers. Arnica is not far away, and in a
few brief weeks the youthful male portion
of Burlington will array itself in skull
caps and knee breeches and play the four
cornered game with gusto. And we de-
sire to encourage them. They ought to
be posted and in order that they may com
mence the Centennial campaign intelli-
gently, We give here a few succinct ana
valuable
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-03-30
RULES {.

!. Never carry in any wood for your
base ball player, and tends unduly to de-
velop the household tendency. Too much
domesticity is fatal to scientific profanity
and must be avoided.
ii. In organizing club to select the
best possible material, choose the boys
with the largest feet, the raggedest clothes,
the widest mouths and the biggest hands.
III. When you elect a captain have all
the members of the club stand up in a
row and swear by turns. The one that
can swear the longest and loudest without
taking breath will naturally expect to be
captain.
". The pitcher Some clubs think it
necessary to have pitcher on the ground
at every game. This rule is somewhat
modified this year. If it is thought more
advisable by your club keg will answer
every practical purpose, although a
pitcher may save appearances some.
V. Home runs. Any player making
more than one home-run on one bat will
be ruled out of amateur contests.
VI. The umpire. The decisions of the
umpire are to be received in humble sub
mission when they are in your favor. If
he decides against your club, an intima-
ton that he has been paid may prove
effectual.
VII. A safe hit can always be made in
the dark, and after a defeat the umpire is
good man TO practice on.-Burlington
HANK EUe
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-03-30

EcoNoMY.--You will save money by using
I,,,cfer q Candles Oiigi,sal Notified German
Soar. 1t will not waste nor become soft
ike ordinary yellow soap when used in warm
water, nor is it cheapened with articles in d,
rious to clothes. Remember, you obtain .dil
one pound bar if YOU purchase their brand.
To protect thei. brand from lmitators
Proctor & Gamble patented It, and the patent
was sustained III the United States Courts.
Examine the stamp OF. the bars whfn you
bun Take their Soap onlq.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-03-30
Man of the Black Hills.

THE Bismarck Tribune, published seventy
five miles nearer Black Hills than any other
newspaper, gives more reliable information
concerning them than any other. Sent to
any address six months, together with q
chrome of Gen. Custer, or new and correct
nockct man of Dakota and the Black Hills,
showing facts cleaned by all official surveys
and late explorations. Six months for one
dollar. Address G. A. Lounsberry, Manager,
Bismarck, D. 7.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-03-30

DANBURY declines to run for governor.
Mrs. Danbury wants him to stay at home
and take care of the babies.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-03-30

PRussrSGs White Wine Vinegar excels all
others in purity, strength and flavor. Try it.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-03-30

FURNITURE is sod by Holton & Hildreth,
225 and 227 State ST., Chicago, lower than
any house in the West. Goods are first.class.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-03-30

The sugar camps are busy and thriv-
ing on the western Massachusetts, hills.
1t was such season that called out the
prayer of the minister: 80 Lord, grant
that no one in this community may dis
honor Thy holy day in harvest time or sap
time" He was little afraid that the
deacon's folks would slip out after meet
ing and see if some of the pals were not
running over.-Sprfngfeid (Hass.) Repu5-
Zican,
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-03-30

In Canon City, Col, man can't take
couple Of broken chairs to the cabinet
shop for repairs without hearing such i'm.
putations as; +" Hit you with chair, did
shef'
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-03-30

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comprises all the substances that
distinguish sea water from fresh,
and even in the same proportions.
The real volcano is the invisible
focus situated in the entrails of the
earth, and not the mercerater ex-
posed in view. The mountain is
nothing but a sort of chimney,
formed by and for the passage of
the lava, and it encloses a vast
space, where the lava accumulates
from time to time until it is ex-
ploded by the steam. We may
here state that these views coincide
with those explained by DR.. Mon
tucri in his Questions Scientifque,
in which he considers the various
focuses of volcanic activity as SO
many "ulcers" of the terrestrial
globe, and not reaching further
down than a couple of miles below
the level Of the sea.
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TIE ERUPTION OF VOLCANOES.
The Real CaBAe StilI o Mystery-rhe
Modern n ypO thesis,

The Revue Scientifique, of July
lst, contains an insteresting chap
ter, quoted from a work Of voloa-
noes by NJ. X. Fuchs. The author,
after reviewing all the different
theories hithorto in vogue, dis
tinctly repudiates the notion that
volcanoes are in communication
with the center of the earth, The
real capse Of eruption, he says, is
still a mystery. The modern hy-
pothosig, which sqpposes the center
Of the earth to be solid, but en-
yeloped by stratum of rocks in a
state of aqueous fusion, over which
ne lies t,,a .',,' hordened crust we inhabit,
answers pretty nearly to the facts
brought to light by recent investi-
cation. 1t is not to be doubted
that eruptions are owing to the
struggle between the vapors con-
tanned In the volcanic focus and
the masses of lava that stop their
issue. These will absorb a large
quantity of the former, but in the
end they get saturated, and the
remaining vapors forcea passage to
the terrestrial surface. The origin
of these yapors is stated to be the sea,
which provides the volcanic focus
with the requisite steam, In sup
port of this view, the author points
TO the fact that active volcanoes are
almost exclusively situated near the
sea coast. Out of one hundred
and thirty-nine that have had
eruptions since the middle Of the
last century nehety-eight are insu-
lar, and nearly all the Others are
close to the coast. Another argu
mept in favor of the infltration q
sea water is this that the chemical
constitution of volcanic vaporl
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of the same. And twenty thou
sand dollars were placed to the
credit Of the Governor to defray
the expenses Of the movement.
In pursuance of these orders,
Governor Claiborne repaired to
Bayou Sara and Baton Rouge,
supported by several companies of
volunteers, chiefly from Mississippi,
and, without opposition, hoisted
the American flag. The American
settlers had accomplished their
main object by placing the district
under the jurisdiction Of the United
States.
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CormOrant Fishing.

London Daily News.l
A very curious sport is gaining
ground in this city. The use Of
cormorants for fishing purposes has
been practiced for centuries by the
Chinese, who carefully train these
birds to deliver their prey unin-
iured to their master, instead of
appropriating, it to their own use;
and from China, and other oriental
countries it has been brought to
England. Cormorant fishing re-
calls in measure the old days of
falconry, with the exception that,
while the feats of the trained
hawks and falcons were performed
in mid-air, the performances of the
" sea crow" as the French call it,
take place in the water. With a
ring placed round their necks to
prevent them from swallowing their
booty, though well-trained birds
will dispense with this restraint,
the cormorants plunge at a given
signal into the water, and hardly
ever fail to bring up a finny prize.
Their broad, webbed feet, and their
thin, keel-shaped body admirably
adapt them for swimming and div
ing; and they will often use their
short, stiff wings as an additional
means Of propulsion. So swift are
they, and so sudden their descent
that the nimblest fish cannot escape
them. If they seize their prey
otherwise than by the head they
ascend to the surface, and quickly
| Jerking it into the air, will adroitll
catch it as it falls headfore
most The appearance Of
number Of cormorant thu
engaged, and regularly bringing
their booty to their owners hand
is a very pleasing sight. Thus EN-
ployed they will continue fishing
with but little intermission, ant
with the occasional encouragement
of a handful of the smaller fry, TO
several hours together. Offers in
deed, can be trained to act in
similar manner, and if this mod
of fishing is likely to become at al
general, it will necessitate a new
reading of certain acts Of Parlia
ment. Under the salmonry fisher,
acts, for instance, a duty is payabl
on "instruments" " used for tn
capture of salmon, and it ma
become a question for tn
{ lawyers whether a "cormorant
can properly be called an "instru
. ment" if engaged in the pursuit o
, salmon, while it is only an "aquati
totipalmate bird" at other times
There are, at any rate, few kinds 0
sport which are not open to objec
, tions from which the cormoran
fishing is free. Cormorants mus
, have fish to eat, and it is no NOR
cruel to let them feed themselve
in the presence of admiring specta
tors than to catch the fish first 0
, all in a net. 1t is even superior t
the ancient falconry, since th
winged prey Of the hawk is a NOR
r sensitive animal than the fnny pre-
of the cormorant, and the fish d
= not probably feel any pain in thei
| ignominious descent, head fore
} most, into the capaciouS beak
thair cantor
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The Commercial, News. Miscellaneous and
Local departments will be kept up to the Ugh
est standard of approved journalism. endOav.
oring to please all tastes and to
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