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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-01-28

In this statement he makes no account OF
thirty hens kept and sixty chickens raised.
700 lbs maple sugar made. two shoats salted
down, one COW butchered. and wood and
potatoes sold
Ii is evident that the Judge understands
several things about farming, and not the
least important is the knaek of making
butter that brings 46 cents when most OF
his neighbors are getting not over 80.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-01-28

There . a good deal Of mistaken depreca-
ton Of Blaine's yindictiyeness. Blaine l.
not yindictiye. lie Is a good-natuIed man
every way a large man. This debate IN tha
House, between the Confederates and Re
publIcans, had to come. There was no pos
sibility Of suppressing it even fora fortnight
Blaine selected the battle ground, and we
presume it is, by this time, conceded that he
made the selection Of the position with skull
and fought the fight with extraordinary
force and adroitness. Cincinnati CONNER
o.ai
How are YOU getting on at your ne"
place ?" asked lady of a girl. whom she
had recommended for situation, very
well, thank you. =" answered the girl
l. IN glad to hear it, - said the lady
your employer is very nice lady. and you
cannot do to much for her." - dom
mean to. ma am, was the innocent reply
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-01-28

Fifty thousand Hebrews carry on business
in the United States.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-01-28

The st. Johnsbury CGled0R'Gn says:
Below We give Judge Parks's answer to
this question. as demonstrated by hun at
his farm between this place and Passump-
sic during the year 1875. OF course Mrs.
Parks should come in for her share Of credit
due in the success attained.
Mr.. Parks's dairy the last year consisted
Of one yearling heller. five two years olds,
TWO three yesIs olds. three four years Olds,
three five years olds, three six years olds,
three seven years olds. three eight Years
old-in all 20 OF the COW kind. Two OF the
cows were new milch in June; one two
years old heifer and one three years old
were dried the first Of October and fatted.
and two cows fatted and sold the first OF
December. From the dairy there WAS sold
the mast year
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-01-28

Ia close communion " tn the mighty dead
pass the pleasant years;
U-vng 10 al for Iaugter, laughter, dread
For dread, and tears for tears.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-01-28

zee q lark In the summer sky,
My darling seated at her harp see,
Playing the while our little children sing
The world is iull OF music not for me
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-04-20
Man.Eating Tigers.

ONE of the most curious, and, at the
same time, well-attested peculiarities of
the tiger is that he does not naturally
possess, but easily acquires love of hu-
man flesh. At first tigers appear to bow
to that instructive dread of man which is
natural to all animals. The natives are
aware of this habit and carry on their
usual avocations as grass-cutters, fruit
thicket where tiger is known to be lying.
1t is not merely fatalism, as might be sup
posed, that renders them thus apathetic,
but the knowledge that so long as tigers
can procure other food they will not in
lure man. Even when one of their cattle
is struck down, they run up and often
brighten the tiger from the body OF his
victim by shouting and beating sticks on
the ground. These "aheers," or herds
men, too, armed with what Aristotle calls
the courage derived from experience, will
conduct the sportsman up to the "kill"
with fearless confidence. Like the cobra,
they hold the tiger in superstitious rever-
ence. In many parts, says DR.. Fayrer,
the natives will avoid mentioning his
name, save by variety of periphrases or
euphemisms, and will not kill him even
when they have fair opportunity to do
so, for fear that his spirit will haunt them
or do them mischief after death. But
when the tiger has once tasted human
flesh, the spell of mans supremacy is
broken, and ever after that, it is said, he
prefers it to any other.-Frdzer's Maya
sj,,s
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-04-20
killing Time.

If there is any occupation under the
sun from which every right-minded man
and woman should pray to be delivered,
it is that of " killing time"
We have seen people engaged in it, aid
we always pity them immensely.
Just think of it! To get up in the
morning, with no definite employment
for the day! To eat breakfast, and be as
long as possible in doing it, SO that din
ncr may come the sooner. To eat dinner
with the same end in view, that supper
may not be too far off.
Meanwhile, nothing to occupy the mind
or the hands; he only idea present being
the desire to pass the time, somehow.
Why, it is enough to make well man
sick, and to drive rational man crazy.
The idea of killing time when the
world is full of work, and not half hands
enough to do it. Killing time when men
and women are suffering for the help these
idle hands might render them; and inno-
cent children are being sent to the aims
houses for the very bread these lazy drones
might earn for them.
Killing time, when there are forests to
be leveled, cities to be built, deserts to be
made 10 blossom like the rose, and whole
nations Of human beings yet to be Chris
tianized, and taught that the first duty of
man to man is to Glove thy neighbor as
myself"
File, young man! for shame! take of
your kid gloves, lay aside your diamonds,
and consign your eye glasses to their case,
and go to work. Don't complain to us OF
weak stomachs, and trembling nerves, and
flaccid muscles, you who have 10 more
enrolling life-work on hand than killing
time.
The man who follows legitimate bust
ness never has any time to kill. He has
not time enough. He has to calculate in
order TO make his allowance of time and
the demand which labor makes upon it.
And he will live longer and happier than
the idler who works hard to get rid of the
time allotted him, and the world will feel
his loss ten times as much, for it is bet
ter to wear out than to rust out"
Young women whose checks are pallid,
and whose lips have lost their bloom,
leave this wretched occupation of killing
time, and go to work
Hunt up the motherless and desolate
children around you, and teach them to
read and write, and make them some
frocks and petticoats to keep the cold
winds of winter from their shivering
forms. Help the poor widow woman
across the way with the garments of that
flock Of boys of hers; for who knows bu
somewhere among them there may be
found the future President of these United
States? Nothing more likely. And then,
if such an event should come to pass, just
think how proud you will be to say to
your grand, children on Inauguration
Day, Well, l made him a pair of trous-
ers once"
Do anything honorable rather than kill
time
Time! the most priceless of all our
treasures. Time, which is slipping away
from us so fast that in a little while it
will have passed forever, and eternity
will have begun.
Think of England's unhappy Queen,
who on her death bed cried in despair:
My kingdom for moment of time"
-hate Thorn, in ". Y. Weekly.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-04-20
French Vengeance upon Germany.

THE French give new translation of
the Bible words, and say. vengeance is
sweet, and | will have again my mill
lizards" The Germans never could have
wrought out such a mode of revenge, so
sure, so effective and so mcrtifying, as
the French are wreaking on the German
nation. The whole country is flooded
with notices, pamphlets and addresses
from the Bon Marche, and all other lead
ing houses in Paris, containing samples
and prices of goods, fashions, models,
etc, that are so much better, cheaper and
more tasteful than German work and
goods, that scarce a woman, even if she
have but one dress a year, does not order
it in Paris. The merchants here have
protested, appealed to the national pride,
and used every effort to break up this
ruinous competition, but even with the
submissive German women, the one
womanly weakness is too strong to yield.
A pretty dress and a cheap dress are ir-
resistible. A society is about to organize
to petition the Crown Princess to be its
ruling head, whose object is to Danish
French goods and French modes, and
originate their own fashions.
May the patron saints protect us! The
poor German women, who have the
knowledge of harmony of coloring suit
ably and fitness of dress, in degree less
than any other nation under the sun, ex-
cepting the English, to be guided by
member of a royal household that has al
ways been celebrated for its lack in fit
ness of apparel. l have been told the
Crown Princess always goes about with
half laced shoes, or the rubber cores
stretched and worn. This do not know,
but do know she never looks elegant,
and on the ice this winter she wore a
costume in which any tasteful American
girl would blush to be seen and had it
not been for her handsome husband-who
was good-naturedly trying to teach her to
skate-no one would have suspected her
high standing. If any ambitious dress
makers wish to make themselves name
and fortune, now is the time for them to
come to Berlin.-Berlin Letter to Ci,,ctn-
matt Gazette
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-04-20
A Shower OF Flies.

OTTAWA, Ont, April 8.
THE wonderful shower of flesh which
fell in Kentucky a short time ago has had
its equal in an immense shower of flies
which fell ON Monday last at Riviere du
Loup. Prof. Herbert Larue, M. D., of
Laval University, Quebec, has received
specimens of the insects which had been
rained down upon the surface of the
snow. These strange visitors were for
warded to the Doctor in bottle by Judge
w. Z. Taschereau, of Riviere du Loup,
accompanied by the following letter.
The specimens appear to be of the mos
quito species, though-apparently about
three times the size of these lively in
sects. The phenomenon of insects and
snow mingled together in temperate
cline and falling in the same shower is
indeed most remarkable one, and not
likely to be soon forgotten by those who
witnessed it:
RWIERE Du LoUP, EN- BIAS, March %, 1876.
Ny DEAR DoCToK: A very singular phe-
nomenon occurred here during the northeast
tCiuI'sb VI AaOiludJ. Il ou'Wei VI hicS iCli
with The snow over space Of several acres.
They are by the million walking over the
snow, without appearing to be able 10 fly. 1
send you few specimens. You will be able
to judge whether it is worth while to classify
them. In haste, yours truly,
w. E. TAsCHEREAU.
The prevailing impression among scien-
tilic men seems to be that the insects
were carried into the air by whirlwind
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-04-20
The Terrible Destruction Of the Dan.
ube Floods.

FIFTEEN THOUSAND people, who have
lost shelter and home, are being fed at
public expense, 1000 at Buda-Pesth
alone. Many of them were owners of
houses which have been leveled to the
ground, or are now lettering to their fall.
Hundreds who have been living in easy
circumstances are now reduced to extreme
helplessness. The same tale is being re-
peated along the immense stretch of wa
ter throughout Hungary. Only last week,
when the water at Buda-P esth had become
calmer, the town of Mohars, down the
river, was half destroyed The name is
marked in the history of Hungary as that
of misfortune. There, in the year 1862,
the Magyars suffered crushing defeat at
the hands of the Turks, who consequently
ruled over Hungary for nearly $50 years
after. The walls, which stood the storms
of GEO years, have been swept away by
this flood in one short hour.
The whole extent of land under water
at the present time is about 900 square
miles. including 100000 acres of titled
or arabic land, which means ruined har-
vest hopes, calculated at 100000 flor
ms. As to the loss and damage accru-
ing TO the whole country, sixteen to TWEEN
ty millions will hardly suffice to repair
it. Not sunbeam has been visible for
three weeks. The sky is lowering, and
long lasting rains are pouring down at
short intervals, as if there were not enough
of this liquid element already. In some
townships, situate near the banks, the or
der to illuminate the houses at night is
still obeyed, in order that all may be
ready for any new emergency, and it is
feared that the dykes are ioosencd by a
three weeks incessant motion of the waves
ripping to the top Vienna Letter to n.
y. Herald.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-04-20
Pea Culture.

PEAS require cool, rich, deep soil to
attain anything like a coed, abundant
crop. In preparing the soil, therefore,
for the crop it is necessaryto manure well
and thoroughly pulvcrize to good depth.
Often the cause of mildew making such
havoc on the vines is poor soil, which
very soon dries and weakens their con
stitution, leaving them in good condi-
ton for an attack from these pests. On
no kind of plant, when in good, healthy,
vigorous condition is mildew so liable to
break out as when it is in weak and un-
healthy state. Where regular success
sion of vegetables is kept, good place to
grow peas is where the celery grew the
previous year. In accomplishing this it
is best to grow the celery in single lines
in the ridges; about five feet between the
ridges, having a row of peas between.
The year following, plant the peas where
the celery grew and plant spinach be-
tween the rows of peas. Therefore, by
the time the celery requires 10 be planted
the peas are generally past; but, if not,
the trenches for it can be made without
ipjuring the rows of peas, they being
planted the same distance as the celery,
which allows the trenches for it to come
right between the rows. Where consider
able manure has been used fer the celery
and good manuring for it is necessa-
ry, to have anything like succcss-it is
not exhausted, and entices the roots of the
peas well down, where they are
not apt to feel the effects of the
warm weather. l have adopted
this plan for peas for several years and
find very good success attends the meth
cd. From the same piece of ground one
can get three crops-peas, spinach and
celery-in the same year. Some folks
would be apt to think five feet too far
apart in the rows for peas-for some
kinds, at any rate. find that more peas
can be picked from piece of ground
where plenty of room is given them than
from piece the same size where they
have been crowded in the rows.
Considerable differences of opinion exist
about the depth peas should be put into
the ground, some people setting down a
certain depth for all, without thinking
that there is a great difference of soils and
that according to the looseness of the soil
depends the depth they should be plant
ed. In loose, dry soils peas should be
covered about six inches, and, if very dry
when planted, well trodden after the soil
is put on them. In more retentive soils
they do not require to be planted so deep,
nor is it necessary to crowd them so
much by treading. A little judgment and
common sense are necessary with this, as
well as with everything else connected
with the garden.
Peas should be planted as soon as the
ground can be comfortably worked, and
SUGGESTIONS kept up until the warm wealth.
er sets in, as under the best care they can
not be proftably grown during the heat
of summer Mansfield Milton, in g COM
try Gentleman"
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-04-20
Marshal Stalk-A Shakesperean Char.
acter.

ADRIEN DE MoNTFoRT says in his rem
iniscences of actors in Wilkes Spirit: 1t
was very generally known in the COM
munity, particularly among scholars and
the journalistic profession, that the cele-
brated comedian, VIM. E. Burton, had one
of the finest Shakesperean libraries in the
country, and it was not an unusual thing
for him to receive applications for the
privilege to examine some particular
work, dpropos Of some question of con-
struction or debatable point of peculiar
meanings Of phrases, etc. These privi-
leges were generally accorded, as they
tiattered the very pardonable pride of the
owner of such valuable text-boo On
one occasion young gentleman was ad-
mitted with an introduction from a we'll
known legal practitioner at the New York
bar, who desired to read up" on certain
points about which wager had been
made.
"Ihe bearer" the letter went on 10 say,
is student at Columbia College, and
to him has Seen left the decision of the
moot question. You will permit him,
feel assured, TO examine the authorities"
The comedian introduced the stranger
TO his library, and as he had business
abroad" left him among the precious vol
umes. Later in the day, when Burton re-
turned to his house, he found the stu
dent still occupied in his researches He
judged from the number of displaced
volumes, that. he had been busily en-
gagged in the search. At last, thinking he
might be of service 10 the young gentle
man, an offer of assistance was made and
accepted.
"What particular passage do you
seek ?" inquired Burton.
:" am looking for one of the drnmatis
Dersone," was the reply; but thus far
have been unsuccessful. The assertion
has been made that there is one character
mentioned in some one of Shakespeare's
plays that is never cast; indeed, that
although it is always named, no one has
ever been known 10 perform it,
land what may the character be?"
Marshal Stalk" replied the verdant
youth
The Governor at once perceived
that a practical joke had been perpetrated
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-04-20

Ocean and related as "a funny story" the
episode of man leaving pair of pants
worth eighteen dollars as security for a
billiard bill of two dollars and seventy
five cents, adding "but he came back
this morning with plenty of money and
redeemed them"
E. Fl. Gilman, who had listened to the
story, thought he saw some connection
between his own experience and the story
just related, and told the proprietor OF
the billiard room about " the stolen pants
and twenty-five dollars" and they began
to compare notes. The result was that
they unanimously agreed that the man
with an Ulster overcoat and top boots had,
by shrewd deception, come out winner of a
nights lodging, several games Of billiards,
pair of twelve dollar pants and twenty
five dollars in cash.-Detroit Free Press.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-04-20
A Visit to Santa Anna.

A CORRESPONDENT of the Cincinnati
EHquirer writes from the City of Mexico:
Having, with other Americans, ex-
pressed desire to call upon Gen. Santa
Anna, the Hon. Mr.. Foster, our Minister
here, kindly arranged an interview for US
at eleven O'Clock yesterday morning. At
the hour appointed an interpreter was
sent to join our party, and we proceeded
but single block from our hotel to find
the residence ofthe General. He lives in
third-rate house of two stories, with
courts Of not more than twenty feet square,
the pavements out of repair, the whole
telling the story Of poverty. He was seated
upon muCh-wOrn sofa, attended by a
smart-appearing Mexican of middle age,
and rose, with some difficulty, in receiv-
ing us. He complained considerably of
his wooden leg, and also of blindness. He
is an old man Of eighty years, very de-
c7epit, yet in full command of his facul-
ties; has good head and face, not unlike
the pictures Of Humboldt mold age, with
broad temples and an abrupt square nose,
and, at one time, good eyes. He had little
to say, but appeared pleased at our visit !;
and, as we told him OF the four or five
general officers of the Mexican war still
living, he listened with interest, but
showed no special recognition until the
name Of Pillow was mentioned, whom he
remembered perfectly. Upon compli-
menting him as the greatest historical
character OF Mexico now living, and that
on my return more interest would be
manifested concerning him than any
matter of my entire visit, his eyes bright
ened, and in gracefully acknowledging
the compliment he remarked that he had
never permitted an opportunity TO escape
of expressing his sincere thanks for the
great kindness shown him in the United
States during the en,ire period of his
sojourn there. We then took our DEPART
ure, and not without many reflections
upon the instability of human greatness.
Over the sofa where Santa Anna sat was
the picture Of a beautiful woman in her
fullnesS of youth and loveliness. This
was his wife when both led the fortunes
of Mexico. As we passed out the court
our attention was called to the figure of
woman OF fifty in the window opposite, in
a plain dress, and devoid of any interest
ing tribute. This was she whose picture
had SO interested us, Mrs. Gen. Santa
Anna.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-04-20
Manuring to Destroy Weeds.

SUITABLE food for crops,' says an
English Journal, "enables them to con.
quer the weeds. In regard to clover, il
was found that when the land was wholly
unmanured, the weeds formed tifty-s,ven
per cent. of the entire yield, but that the
application of gypsum reduced the pro.
portion of weeds to two per cent. Nitrog.
enous manures had veryslight effect, and
phosphate manures but little more. We
must not from this, however, consider
gypsum as an antidote to weeds in gener-
al, since it is specific manure for clover,
and gives it power to struggle SUCCESS
fully with the weeds, and crowd them
out"
1t is commonly observed that the first
effect of large quantities of barnyard
manure is to make the weeds grow more
vigorously. This is partly because the
manure is usually filled with weed seeds,
and also because the increase in fertility
encourages seeds to sprout, which, with
poorer soil, would have remained dormant.
The light, warm and rich soil will sprout
weed seeds to greater depth than that
which is heavy, cold and poor.
On the ether hand, where grain crops
are sown, multitudes Of these weeds are
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-04-20
upon the student, and so he came to his

upon the student, and so he came to his
relief.
"You will find it in Hamlet" he said :;
"but you will perceive that, although he
accompanies the Ghost to the wings, and
even to the spot from which he is seen by
other characters, he never comes upon the
stage"
"Then," inquired the victim, how do
we know that he really exists?"
"Simply because those who see him
record the fact. Here is the line:
See where he comes with martial stalk
OF course, did they not see him, they
could not mention him."
The argument was convincing, and the
young man went away to settle the wager
according to the light that had been given
him. Burton used to relate the incident
with keen appreciation.