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The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-06-15
Are Women Enemies Of Agriculture!

MANY will be startled by the above
question. and will utter an indignant
"Nor' Still we must insist that many OF
these women are the farmers enemies,
but qualify the assertion by admitting
that they are only indirectly, and for the
most part, unwittingly so. Within few
years the fashion has become common,
and we are sorry to say is increasing, OF
using small stuffed birds, or the head and
breast only, or the wings or tail, to deco
rate bonnets and hats; a birds wing be-
ing a very common ornament for the hats
of young girls. This use is not confined
to the plumage of the brilliant and high
" colored birds, but almost every kind of
wing and feather is brought into the serv
ice. For every decoration of this kind,
there is one bird the less. If the plumage
of hawks and such birds only was used,
it would not matter so much, but our use
full insect eating birds, including those
social birds which prefer to build near
our dwellings, are unfortunately
Slaughtered and everything that can fly,
from humming-b bird upwards finds Il
ready sale to meet the demands of this
fashion. So We say that those women
who wear the plumage of our useful birds
for ornaments, are, unintentlonaIiy
it is true, enemies to agriculture.
Every bird thus sacrificed, means
so many more insects, and more
insects mean less grain and other field
crops, less fruit in the orchard, and few
er vegetables in the garden. To such an
extent has this slaughter reached in Eli
gland, that the papers are discussing 1t,
and amendments to the bird laws are pro-
posed. In this country the evil is also
a serious one, and the number Of birds
is being rapidly diminished. Women
can put a stop to this indiScriminate
murder of the innocents' if they will
and they only need to have their attention
called to it to do it. Let every one refuse
to wear these feather ornaments. Aside
from the economical view and it has a
direct bearing upon agriculture and hor-
tiCulture-we are sure that no one OF
proper feelings would wish to adOrn her
person at the cost of the life of a happy
creature which, when alive, was most
likely useful, and at any rate added to the
beauty of the world. You who read this,
would you destroy the life of a bright and
beautiful singing bird? If you wear the
spoils it is proof that some one has done
il for you! The case needs only to be
stated for all sensible women to forego
such ornaments and let the birds live
american igriculturiSt.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-06-15

walls. the number, of wives bears proper
ton 10 the wealth of the husband wren
craft is the great leading feature Oh inc
Kafir religion, and switch doctors are
lis priests, In those places where BRUSH
influence does not exist y system is regu-
larly carried out, by means oil when men
with property are sacrificed TO the rapaci-
~ of the chiefs. A witch doctor "smells
OUT some person who has caused, OF Is
causing, sickness or some evil. Cruei
fortunes, followed by death, are immeol'
ately applied TO the unfortunate victim'
and his wives and cattle taken from him.
This is an everyday occurrence among
the Katirs. and urgent representations are
very frequently made 10 the British Colo
NAL authorities upon the subject. Inc
KatirS believe in supreme being, but
most of their rites are connected with the
worship of their dead ancestors, whose
ghosts they endeavor to propitiate.
Christianity has made no real I'M
preston upon them, although the
great intelligence and aptitude for learn
ing of the people has been proved at one
or two well-conducted industrial institu-
tons. To use the word of an officer OF
the Government who spent many years
among them, The gospel has been
preached TO them for the last fifty years,
and some attempts have been made
toward civilizing them; but the katirS,
nationally considered, remain just as they
ever were; no visible difference can be
| discerned. They are as perfectly heather
now as they were in the days of Wander
Kenny, zone of the first missionaries,
119Sl, and so they ever will continue 50
long as their political government con-
tinueS to exist in its present pagan form"
This extract points to the fact which Sir
George Grey thoroughly recognized, and
| of which the governments of the colonies
and the States of South Africa must be
| well aware, that unless the power of the
witch doctors be destroyed, neither can
| civilization, progress, security be secured,
nor Christianity prosper. The one great
means of stirring up strife, fomcnting
war, and binding the people to their
cruel and infamous religion, is the super
stitiOus belief in the powers and influence
of their priests, commonly known as
witch-doctOrs. Physically, the katir
races are particularly fine, Stalwart,
well-formed, manly and brave. They are
also intelligent, and there are now in and
on the borders of the colony a number of
Christians among them.-London Month.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-06-15
From New York TO the Mississippi
River in 1Wenty-fOur Hours.

The following analysis of the time
made by the famous trans-continental fast
train over the Chicago & Northwestern
Railway, between Chicago and Omaha.
plainly indicates that the general average
time made by this train, from its starting
point, suffered no shrinkage at the hands
of the management of the popular North
WESTERN and it must be gratifying 10 every
true Chicagoan TO find that they1 oSsess in
the above road a Western line over which
equally as fast time can be safely made
as any of the boaSted fast time hitherto
claimed by the Eastern lines as an Incl
dent to the superiority of their rot ds over
Western lines. Time was when this claim
could have been allowed, but row that
the Chicago Il Northwestern Railway,
with its well ballasted roadbeds, equipped
with steelrails, and all modern appliances
can be compared favorably with any
model road in the East, there is no longer
any reason for the Eastern lines claiming
a monopoly in fast running. The con-
densed time given below shows the leay-
ing and arriving time of this fast train at
terminal stations; the speed per hour be-
tween stations, and the speed per hour
for the distance run, over the Chicago &
Northwestern Railway:
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-06-15
An Engineers Thrilling Experience.

IT was in the early morning. The
train was heavy and the air cool, aad l
had taken my seat in the cab by the side
of the engineer, partly for the warmth
and partly to watch the engine as it toiled
up the long steep grade, with the load
which, extending far out behind, knew
must tax its powers severely to pull over
the summit. With his eye on the steam
gauge, his hand on the throttle, and, to
all appearance, his whole being and con-
seriousness centered in the movements of
his machine, he suddenly broke out:
Down this grade l had race for life.
1t was the first season the road was
opened. l was firing then. We had
heavy train, and the second car from the
engine was haycar. Those hay-cars
are like other box-cars, only larger and
higher. The night was very dark, and
we were getting on fairly, when just be.
fore we came TO the top of this grade we
discovered that that hay-car was on fire.
Away OF here in the woods there wasn't
the slightest chance of saving it; and the
only thought was how to save the rest of
the train.
1.-THE engineer was man OF nerve, and
did not hesitate. He determined If possi.
bic TO ditch the burning mass. Quickly
detaching the remainder of the train, we
drew the burning car just over the sum-
nit Of the grade, drew the pin, and put
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-06-15
A Terrible Adventure and Remarka.
bic Escape.

FRIDAY night, the 10Th inst. a special
dance was in progress at BrunsOn' ranch,
Green Springs, in the lower end of the
county, and after the dancing had got
well under way two young men, named
Tom Adams and Joe Russian, stepped
out, intending 10 visit neighboring
house for the purpose of procuring cigars
for a social smoke together. The night,
as cur readers VIII remember, was I'M
usually dark-abSolutcly nothing being
discernible foot distant. Consequently
the two men proceeded slowly, trusting to
their knowledge of the locality to carry
them in the direction they wished to
take Suddenly, and without the least
warning whatever, their feet slipped from
under them, and the next instant they felt
themselves plunged downward neck deep
in slum and water. They had fallen into
an old shaft, dropping at least forty feet
from the edge. Fortunately, both landed
on their feet, and the mud at the bottom
prevented them from being bru;yed in the
fall. \ new danger, however, immedi-
ately presented itself namely: i'll the
quicksand. Both made desperate efforts
to keep their heads above the water, but
in doing so nearly sutfocated from
immersion. Adams at last caught
hold OF a projection on the side
of the shaft, and, although possessing
but ore arm, succeeded in holding on
until Russian climbed over him and
reached the mouth of the shaft. Russian
then called for help, and the party At
BrunsOn's was soon on the spot. No
ropes were procurable, and something
had to be done Immediately TO save
Adams from death in the bottom OF the
pit Men think very rapidly in cases OF
imminent danger, and one of the crowd
around the top of the shaft proposed that
the most muscular form themselves into
chain and drop into the shaft. This was
acted upon at once. The heaviest man
was held by one arm by several men at
the mouth of the shaft, and a second man
sliding into the shaft chung to his waist.
A third man did likewise, grasping the
second mans waist, and each successive
link in the human chain did likewise IN
til the bottom was reached and Adams
dragged from his awful predicament
Through the mutual assistance of Adams
himself and his friends he managed to
reach the top, completely exhausted, as
were his brave rescuers. 1t was indeed a
narrow escape for both young men from
a horrible death, and creditable action
on the part of those who undertook in
this novel and dangerous manner to res
cue Adams.-SoHon,a (Cal.) Democrat.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-06-15
How the Oyster Grows.

Mr.. FRANK BCCKLAND, who CONVEYS
instruction more agreeably than any
naturalist Of the day, thus explains the
manner in which the oyster builds his
shell: The body of an oyster is poor,
weak thing apparently incapable of
doing anything at all. Yet what mar
vclous house an oyster builds around his
delicate frame, When an oyster is first
born he is a very simple, delicate dot, as
it were, and yet he is born with his two
shells upon him. For some unknown
reason, he always fixes himself on his
round shell, never by his flat shell And
being once fixed, he begins to grow; but
he only grows in summer. Inspect an
oyster-shell closely, and it will be seen
that it is marked with distinct lines. As
the rings we observe in the section of the
trunk OF a tree denote years of growth, so
do the markings on an oyster shell tell us
how many years he has passed in his
bed at the bottom of the sea. Suppose
the oyster under inspection was born
June 10, 1870, he would 90 on
growing up to the first line we see well
marked. He would then stop for the
winter. In summer, 1911, he would more
than double his size. In 1878 and 1874
he would again go on building, till he was
dredged up in the middle of his work in
1915; so that he is plainly five and half
years old. The way in which an oyster
grows his shell is pretty sight. l have
watched it frequently. The beard OF an
oyster is not only his breathing organ
i. E., his lungs--but also his feeding
organ, by which he conveys the food 10
his complicated mouth with its four lips.
When the warm, calm days of June come,
the oyster opens his shell, and, by means
of his beard, begins building an addi-
tional story to his house. This he does by
deposit;ng very fine particles of carbonate
of lime, till at last they form substance
as thin as silver paper, and exceeding
fragile. Then he adds more aud more,
till at last the new shell is as hard as the
old she'll. When oysters are growing
their shells, they must be handled very
carefully, as the new growth of shell will
cut like broken glass, and a wound on the
finger from an oysters hell is often very
DANGEROUS -
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-06-15

ting on steam to get out of its way, left it
TO run down the grade unattended. When
near the foot of the grade the engineer
jumped from the engine, and quickly
placed some blocks of wood on the track,
hoping that when the car struck them the
wheels would miss the rails and it would
be thrown down the embankment.
But by this time the heavily loaded
car had acquired fearful speed, and to
my dismay / saw it leap over the obstruc-
tons which were intended to ditch it, and
come toward me as if with no thought OF
stopping. Without waiting moment for
orders, opened wide the throttle and be
gan race for life. l scarcely thought to
look ahead except for an occasional in
slant, in order to know my whereabouts,
but fed the fire and watched the lurid de-
mon that seemed bent on my destruction.
On, on it came. The flames, famed by
The wind which the motion of the car pro-
duced, now leaping high in air and making
the night lurid with its glare, and now
curling underneath, as if to gather fresh
energy. On and still on we went. had
gained a little, but another short incline
would give the burning car new i'm
petus.
"In the darkness l discovered, just in
time, the switch for side-track. ]
stopped, broke open the lock, ran my en-
CINE in, and Just as l turned the switch
back for the main track, the raging demon
sped by me at rate which made it seem
a thing of life, bent on destruction.
But was safe. 1t seemed that had
scarcely breathed, and as if the time had
been an age; but the distance run was
only six miles, and the engine one of the
best on the road.
I'VE found the smoldering wreck
scattered along the track, some miles
ahead. LANSING Republican.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-06-15
The True Medical Philosophy.

The remarkable cures of dyspepsia, con-
stipatisn, general debility, intermittent and
remittcnt fcvers, nervousness, mental de-
spondency, and host of other ailments, by
that popular botanic invigorant and altera-
tive, Hostctter's Stomach Bittcrs, prove that
to uitalize, not dcplete, the sick, is the true
medical philosophy. Under the old system
patients underwent course of treatment
that often had the effect of exhausting their
few remaining energies. Drastic purgsticn,
and the administration of violent remedies
with weakening reaction, were frequently
and most unnecessarily resortcd to in cases
where IMMIGRATION combined with mild reg
ulatiyc treatment was the sole dcsidcratum.
| That this unwise mode of medication has
| been to q great extent abandoned is in no
| small degree due to the success which has
| attended the peerless remedy above named.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-06-15
A Romance of the Derby.

MANY a story could be woven from the
Derby; it has, indeed, figured in hun
dreds of novels. One of its latest TO-
mances was very strange one. Ii hap
pened that great and very wealthy racing
mana certain Mr.. Chaplin, now men,
Der of the House of Commons-was en-
gagged TO one of the most beautiful women
in England. She was rich as well as
lovely and the daughter of peer The
wedding day was rapidly approaching,
and Mr.. Chaplin escorted her to one OF
those great fashionable shops in London
which have two entrances, one on one
street and one on another. The lady left
Mr.. Chaplin at the door and, rapidly pass
ing through the shop, passed out at the
opposite exit and jumped into the carriage
Of the zeal love of her heart, ran away
with him then and there, married him at
once, and became the Marchioness of
Hastings. From that hour the discarded
lover brooded over plots for revenge. He
took into his counsels an ex-Captain in the
army, and between them, by tricks too
familiar to turfmen, they planned the
ruin of the young Marquis. With the
tricks we are not sufficiently familiar to
know the precise methods by which their
success was achieved, but achieved it was,
and one or two Derpys after the wedding
Hastings was ruined, and had not Lord
Butte, the real hero, by the way, of Dis
raeli's "Lothair," and Guinness, the rich
brewer of Dublin, come to his assistance
he would have been posted as defaulter
at Tattersall's, and compelled to fly the
country, His life, however, was soon
ended, his estates are still out to nurse,
and his widow is now married again, but
not to Mr.. Chaplin. --Ciacinndt Enquirer.
A h., A.x,.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-06-15
TIE MOTHERS CR4DLE.sONG.

SING hin cradle song,
TeadcF and low:
Tell him how Jesus came
Long, long ago;
Came IS I:trle orc,
Lowry and mild
Coils own eternal Son,
Yet Mays child.
Long years may come and pnss,
Ard there shall be
Under the chuvch-yard grass
slumber for thee;
YET shall thy song live on
Sill in his life,
Sweeter when thou art cons
Out Of the strife.
Sorrow will come With time.
Faith may grow cold;
Truth, like silver chime,
Calls to the fold:
Calls to the rowing sbeep,
(Gone far ssrrayl
"Comc, and thy Lald shall keep
Spoilers away"
Say not the words sre weak,
Scorncd for the wise:
Doth not the Master speak
In lowly guise?
He shall thy weakness make
Holy and strong.
And thy poor song shall wake
\ sw, eter song.
Sarah DoRfs sy. in Christi n a. Wort
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-06-15

A SPECIAL order, issued by the Erie
Railway Company, reduces the salaries
of the employees from the list of June as
follows: In all cases where the salaries
are $40 900 and upward twenty per cent. ;
over $4,000 and under $40, 900, fifteen per
cent; over 81 900 and under 5000, ten
per cent. Trackmen and laborers are
not reduced, their wages being very low
already
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-06-15
How Counsel and Witness Worked 1t.

4 YOUNG man in San Francisco took
his lawyers advice TO his sorrow. The
young man made complaint that er:ain
gambler had wormed 5000 out of aim a.
faro. The gambler was arrested aad held
to answer under State statute. OF course
the State attended 10 the young man 5
case, but he employed special prosecuting
counsel, who advised him. The case
against the gambler was continued sever
al times, and at length the young man
failed to be present as the principal wit
ness when the case was called. The
special counsel for the prosecution moved
that the case against the gambler be dis
missed, as it could not go on without the
witness. 1t was so disposed of. Some OF
the police, who had become interested in
the business, thought the case had been
cooked up to dismiss, and kept watch
for the young man. He was finally ar
rested and charged with misdemeanor
in interfering with the ends of Justice,
aud examined on the charges. He adj
mitted having been removed from court
purposely by the advice ofhis special coun-
sci, and was hiding in his counsel's office
when his counsel was in court wondering
where the witness was. lie admitted hav-
ing received 500 from the gambler as
restitution, after the arrest, and he ad-
mittcd that his wife had received a great
deal more money from the gambler-he
didn't know how much. 1t was his wife's
money he had gambled Oft. OF course
the special counsel got his fee from some
source, and after the whole thing was nicely
arranged AID the case dismissed, the gam
bier did not have much of the $500 left
But the charge against him was reopened,
and the young man has an ugly case on
his hands, and the special counsel will
want more money to get him out of the
trouble he got him into. If the law isn't
of much account for the protection OF
society and the punishment of criminals,
it is beautiful science for the lawyers
ST. Louis Repub'{cdn
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-06-15
DR.. ScuENCK's PuLMoS1c SYRUP, SEA


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remedies advertised as cures for Consumption
probably contain opium, which Is somewhat
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by consumptive patients, it must do great injury
for its tendency is to confne the morbid matter in
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and. az Schenck's Pulmonic Syrup, Sea Weed
Tonic and Mandrake Pills are the only medicines
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professionally at his principal Office corner Sixth
and Arch streets, Philadelphia. every Monday
where all letters for advice must be addressed
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-06-15
Religion of the katirs.

The religion of the Kafirs, like that of
all other varieties of "the noble savage"
is nothing more than vile superstition,
accompanied by customs of a most debas-
ing character. By this religion woman
is degraded to the lowest level, and classed
among beasts of burden and the goods
and chattels of her masters. Polygsmy,
OF course, is universally allowed, and w.
der the system of purchase which pre-,