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The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-12-07
Heroism in the Arctic Regions.

SEVERE work for months without
relaxation often COWS men, but the eX-
plorers from the Alert worked like
slaves-in one instance, for seventy
two days-at unaccuStOmed work, IN
cold that would kill unacclimatized
men, and under perpetual liability to
scurvy, the most heart-breaking OF
diseases, which struck other parties
employed in surveying the coast severe
ly. lowing to their inability to pro-
cure any fresh game, as most former
expeditions had done, an attack of
scurvy broke out in each of the eX-
tended sledge parties when at their
farthest distance from any help.
"The return journeys were, there
fore, a prolonged struggle homeward
of gradually weakening men, the
available force to pull the sledge con-
stantly decreasing, and the weight to
be dragged as steadily increasing, as
one after another the invalids were
stricken down and had to be carried
by their weakened comrades" There
is sustained heroism in an exploit of
that kind which it is difficult fully to
appreciate, from the mere difficulty OF
realizing fully the horror involved IN
some of the conditions. We find 1t
easier to ADMIRE Lieut.. Parr setting
out for a lonely walk of thirty-tive
miles, guided over the soft snow and
the heavy broken-up ice by the fresh
track of roaming wolf, and so bring
ing succor to his disease stricken COM
rades; or Mr.. EgertOn and Lieut.
Rawson, nursing Petersen, the inter-
prefer, at the hazard of their own
lives, while on their journey from the
Alert to the Discovery, with thetem-
perature forty degrees below zero.
Petersen, who had accompanied
them with the dog-sledge, fell i'll, and
"at the utmost risks and with noble
disregard of themselves, they succeed
ed in retaining heat in the poor fel-
lows body by alternately lying one at
a time alongside of him, while the
other, bv exercise, was recovering his
warmth, and thus managed to BRING
him alive to the ship; but both feet
were very badly frost-bitten, and he
ultimately sank from exhaustion two
months afterward." All Englishmen,
we hope, acknowledge conduct like
that, vet it is scarcely nobler than that
of Capt. Mares, who lived thirty-sis
davs in the "crow's nest in that hor
rible climate while his ship was II
difficulties in the ice, till he was utter
ly exhausted; and not nobler than thai
of the men who for days and week:
drew the sledges and their sick com
rades. under cold which sometimes
froze the Joints, and amid scenes which
to many natures would have suggested
no feeling but despair.
There is something in the continult.
, of the effort made in these regions, Il
the protraction of the endurance, II
the day-by-day, week-by-week, month
by-month, heroism displayed till hero
i ism has become nature, which is T.
us inexpressibly admirable, and all tn
more SO, because for much of the tim
, the hope of a brilliant success, whicl
might live forever in the mouths
men, must have faded out OF tn
minds of all concerned. London Spet
/ l.tQt0r.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-12-07
qpr pont1g Readtrs
CHRISTHAS COMING.

FEArHERLY flakes are dancing. dancing
In the gray morn's frosty CLEAN;
Heralds, they, of reindeer prancing
From the gardens of our dream
From the bright land Of the elf.king,
Where the bon -bons gaily grow
Just like sweets of sutnmer gardens,
When the tulips smile in row.
Feathery flakes are falling, falling
From the skies in softest way,
And between are voices calling
soon ii 1eW be Christmas Day"
Don't you know how in the spring time
Wintry SHOWS are scattered wide,
Ere the lovely purple blossoms
Dare to peep from where they hides
Feathesy flake. are sitting, sitting
Through the chill December air
Here, and there. and yonder drifting,
Making everything more fair;
Laying whittier folds than linen
On the houses and the trees,
Softer than the richest damask
Spread our Gainty guests to please.
Soon the bon bons will be falling
As the flakes have fallen to-day,
And the children will be calling
To their patron saint so gay:
: All we knew when came the snow flakes,
You would come. dear Santa Claus;
For we always youlrememher)
Know the winds way by he straws."
Soon the trees, as fair as any
That the elves have wreathed with snow,
Will be planted-oh! so many
In our many homeland 10!
Something better far than snow flakes
Shall be hung about their green
Candies, toys, and fairy-tapers
Lighting mp the merry scene.
And the children dancing, dancing,
Till all tired their little feet,
Shall, with hajf-shut eyes up-gIancing,
Wonder. why is life so sweetF"
And some tender voice shall WHISPER
Rlake-like falling from above
' Christmas is 50 sweet my darling.
Just because its King is LOre'"
Mary b. Dodge.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-12-07
Ar HOMIE.

A WASHINGTON dispatch Of the 3oth
ult. says the resignation OF W. f. Clarke,
Chief of the Customs Bureau OF the
Treasury Department, had been requested
rendered and accepted.
"a FoRr FErTERMAN telegram OIL he
aoth nit. confirms the previous reports OF
the iight between Gen. Mckenzie ana the
Stony Z over 200 lodges and their con.
tcnts had been destroyed and many war
r;ors killed. Besides Lieut.. Mckinney,
five soldiers were killed and twenty
wounded,
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-12-07

NON. hiEkWOOD mas NirdOnru Robert
Pool, the Davenport cmbczzlcr, and he has
been released from the jail.
CAPT JAMES Z. STUART, Of Iowa City, has
been ordered to take charge of the office
made vacant by the death of Superintendent t
Hawlcy, at Chicago. This is very import
ant position, as lie will have immediate
charge and supervision of all the postal
clerks and special agents in the Western
States. Capt. Stuart entered the service as
Postal Route Agent, and now occupies one
of the most responsible positions in the
postal service.
PEDpLERs are swarming into all portions
Of Iowa. Their stock in trade usually con-
siSts Of silks, cloths, linens of all kinds, and
many other foreign goods They usually
pretend that their goods were smugglcd into
this country, thus avoiding Government
dutie, and enabling them to sell at lower
rates than legitimate merchants do.
MORAN, the Dallas County maniac who
killed his mo her some weeks since,
was taken to the Asylum at Mount Pleasant,
but died soon after he arrived there.
A GERMAN farmer dropped dead in Home
stead, Iowa County, Il few days ago lie
had made a hard run after train and the
excitement and oyer-cxcrtion causrd his
death.
FEW EVENINGS ago while fine che oo ,S
Northwestern wrst.hound train was ston.
tn, ot DuuIap, two vounr men went or 10
make some purchases. The train gave the
SIGNAL for starring before they returacd
and in their haste. one of thsm fell over an
,mbaukmcnt about twenty feet. He was
taken nm in an unconscious condition and
carcd for bv citizens but died and was
buried, II was afterward aSccrtaincd that
his name was VIII G.. Kenny, and that he
was %. route to California.
E,rn rr;soners ,o,er.a N M,boska
CountvJoil csroprd ON thr nirht of th Is,
hy sawi,r off the hin,rrs Of the cell door
and saving off the crates of the W wndow on
one SIDE and euttinp the c.ains on the out
side. Their names are James Gallagher, J.
G. Fl zgcrald, John and Charles Walker,
alias Crawford, and John Alder. The amount
ol Wo'A uoAc III cl"cl !! s'Cu,' wv, SsSHl'
lhu'e"'e" s'S"' ii'''""'. """ '"'''N '''''''
asc'''cn'. ,.
ALL the gang engaged III 'he Mai lon
County treasury robb ry, a lew weeks Sl'ice,
have been captured, except one, and most
of the money recovered. Thc parties are
Ia.r, \, pr,,,,,, aud Li. s;s4cr.inl,v Eliza
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-12-07

up he jumps on two feet, and hops in
W. W. my lap, giving me regular "bear
hugr' DO you think am frightened
now? No, sor the cross old bear
whispers softly in ny ear. Mamma,
the bear loves you" ."-c!ara J. De'sto,,
in Nurse7y
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-12-07
IOWA STATE NEWS.

CHARLIE GuERDET, twelve-year- old boy
at Palo Alto, was covered with earth to the
depth of four feet one day recently by the
cavins in of a pitwhere he was playing. He
was dug out and his life was saved
Hon. HIRAM PRICE has offered an addi-
tional $500 reward for the arrest of the per
son who threw shell in Mr.. William Prices
window one night recently. The city OF
Davenport offers ,G0o, Mr.. Price $500, and
the Sheriff of Scott County S200-sl 700 in all.
BUTLER County expended IS, 465 last year
in prosecuting criminals
THE last General Assembly provided for
the maintenance and improvement of the
State institutions They appropriated money
for their support for two years, and the fol-
lowing table shows the amount appropriated
and the amount expended up to Nov. 20:
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THE NEWS.
RETURN S.

xscr1oN vi.
1s'' oficisI majority in New York
S13 D ,o.g' oso, In Georgia, s., ,lS5. IN IN
ssS'',s,t ,,,te Peter Cooper had 1887
n I:' c. sniths.s59;; .s,s,.. for
r.. the Republican can co9ol2a,e 11SoSS;nrlon Tor
~ 10 Congress from asnInS,"n 5oo
que ~ T.s A majority of about 300.
~: rTs;:,itoral Council is composed OF
,,ssS1;can, ls,iifS, and three Democrats, and
Sorse of eighteen Republicans
Twelve Democrats, .,o Sou,
! Tins Of the 9Th says the returns turns
~. l,4,p ,be vote for Hayes and Settle
r,sn ,I1 Caroline a, would reach and prob
/ ,,',r rcosd 10000. Tilden's majority
/ A S,s, .e,ch 1900, and Vance would
rne 1000 or 5000 behind him. The
,.,,,, were very much excited by
e,.orarv Of the fact that one of Til
| [,Jectofs-WiIIiam B. GIenn-is in
En- lie is one of the commissioners
(i,td r.1 BY the Southern Claims Com
n :, +,ya testimony.
+. Glowing is the result of the otli-
.o1pt Of the votes for President in
|ian: Hayes, 1864; TiIdcn, Ill.,
| Cooper, $685. Hayes over Tilden,
/. oafcial returns give Hayes 2,767
.ty in California.
eIsl's majority in New Jersey, ac-
mo to the official count, is 1l,945.
!. o,aI vote in Kansas for President
Hayes, 1882; TiIden, 1892;
.gsnce, 10; American Alliance, 12,
npcial 10 the New York UerHld of
nh SAYS Col. Thomas B. Ke0gh, the
imam of the Republican State Com
:. had filed d protest with Gov.
}, arainst an announcement Of the
A North Carolina for Presidential
ry. He enumerated twenty-three
lies to which he objected on the
ID Of illegal returns. He claimed
he throwing out of these counties
/. with the omission of eight COun-
10. heard from, give the State to
Salem (Ore.l dispatch Of the 4th .
tie official vote had been csnvassed |
e Secretary of State, in the pres
i 8 number of prominent Republic |
and Democrats. The Republican |
ity is l,lGj, A protest was filed, |
.T Senator Kelly and eight other |
Gratis, against the issuance of a
cate to Watts, and in favor Of Civ
Dthe next highest on the list. The .
Dor gave notice that lie would hear
ehts on the subject on the 5th. The .
EtDs would not argue the matter .
the Governor, claiming that he has
,islicti0n. The decision Of the
!or would be given on the 9th.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-12-07

Several affidavits were presented by the
Democrats before the Board OF CanVassefs
on the goth ult. in support of their claim
of fraud in Archer precinct In Alachua
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-"Who's runnin' for Presldeh1
over here ?' innocently inquired New
York rustic who crossed Lake Cham-
nlain into Vermont the other day.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-12-07
THE MARKETS.

-Staid old boys-the parsons.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-12-07

have been chosen as Electors in Louisiana
The Committee of visiting Democrats is.
sued an address to the people of the
United States, on the lst.
A great quantity of written evidence of
witnesses in contested cases was filed be-
fore the Returning Board on the ID by the
Democratic and Republican counsel
The Democratic counsel also entered a
protest in regard to the manner in which
the Committee had been treated in the
matter of opening the returns; also an OBJ
lection against receiving any protests ex
cept those accompanying the Supervisors
returns in matter and form provided for
by law. Col. Zacharie, of the Demo-
cratic counsel, called attention to the
alleged fact that the statement of the Sec
retary that the returns from Ouachita
Parish were only filed on the 2tth was
untrue. because letter found in the
sealed package shows that the returns had
been filed with the Secretary before the
23d, and it shows, second, that as this let
ter and the affidavit of Eliza Pinkston
were both found in the sealed pack.
age, the Secretary of the Board had
complied with request of the Super
visor, and had opened the package and put
into it the affidavits, and, by mistake, the
letter of the Supervisor also Judge Dib
bic filed large amount of testimony in
behalf of the Republicans. The box of
poll in the Parishof Tangipahoa, the vote
of which had been omitted in the Super
visOrs' returns, which had been sent for
on application of the Democratic counsel,
was brought IN and opened. The state
ment of the polls, etc, were taken out, re.
ccived by the Board, and ordered to be
compiled. The vote stood: Tilden
Electors Ga, and Hayes Electors 12
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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-08-25
The Best Breed of Hens.

We cannot but think that the best
breed of hens for general use we ever
saw are What is generally termed the
common breed, such as were in exist
ence in the upper Mississippi before
there was territorial government in
Minnesota. The half breeds and the
early pioneers had hens that were
more prolific, and laid more eggs than
any variety we have now. Thousands
of dollars are spent every year to OBJ
tain new varieties of hens, and in
our opinion it would be better to get
back to the old fashioned common
breed. If we did not have such large
poultry, we should certainly have
more eggs.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-08-25
Measuring Eggs i'll France.

In France eggs are not sold as they
are here, so much for a dozen, Wheth,
CT big or little, those of the large
Brahma or Creve Ceur counting the
same as the little Bretons or Bantams
The eggs brought to market are veri-
fled by agents appointed by the admin
istration, who are called ''mireurs
compteurs, and the eggs are submit
ted to three operations-frst, counting
to verify the number of eggs in the
pannierS passing them through rings
to test their size and value, and final
inspection to separate the clean and
fresh eggs from those stale or added.
Small eggs in the markets Of Paris are
those which will pass through ring
Of four centimetres. Hence, French
egg merchants have rings of different
sizes to try the eggs.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-08-25
Yards For Poultry.

From the Rural New Yorker.
One of our most experienced poultry
breeders, speaking Of poultry in small
yards, says:
\ dozen fowls would do very we'll in
yard 80 feet square, with little
grass plat in one corner, as fowls must
have grass. This space is as small as
can be used for that number, and if
one cannot give that space to them, he
had better buy his eggs and chickens,
as fowls cannot be kept proftably with
out certain area of yard room. A
few fowls may be put into smaller
yard and they will lay for few weeks,
but after a while, with the grass all
destroyed, the hens Will begin to lay
fewer eggs and will be Improbable.
Of course, large range is always best,
but in a village one cannot do as he
could on farm. Don't forget to sup.
ply your fowls with gravel, old NOR
tar, or ground or pounded oyster shells,
as aids in the formation of eggs.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-08-25
Vegetable and Hardy Fruit Garden.

Forced vegetables are often very
easily procured. and invariably greatly
appreciated. Foremost amongst these
stand rhubarb. a spring or two ago
we had an accumulation of old Skeps
upon the farm that were useless fol
further work, SO we Invested them OF
their WORKOUT bottoms and inserted
them over few crowns of Thubarb.
placing three bricks under each sker
to elevate them a little. They We're
then covered with litter from the
stables and leaves and we had super
abundance of most delicious rhubarb
which kept springing up till we were
able to draw from the open ground
The old skeps were saved for a sue
ceeding year, and the same plants were
forced again With just the same happy
result.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-08-25
LIQUID Excrement.

How strangely we overlook the val
lie of the liquid excrement of our AMI
mails \ COW, under ordinary feeding,
furnishes in year twenty thousand
pounds of solid excrement, and about
eight thousand pounds of liquid. The
comparative money value of the two
is but slightly in favor of the solid.
This statement has been verified as
truth, over and over again. The urine
of herbiyorOns animals holds nearly
all the SecretionS Of the body which
are capable of producing the rich III
trogenlous compounds so essential as
forcing or leaf-forming agents in the
growth of plants. The solid holds the
phOsphoric acid, the lime. and mag
nesia, which go to the seeds principal
ly. but the liquid, holding nitrogen.
potash and soda, is needed in forming
the stalk and leaves. The two forms
Of plant nutriment should never be
separated or allowed to waste by neg
lect. The farmer who saves all the
urine OF hrs animals doubles his ma
nurlal resources every year. Good
seasoned peat is of an immense service
to farmers, when used as an absorb
ant, and the stalls for animals should
be so constructed as to admit of wide
passage IN the rear, with generous pas
sage room for peat, to be used daily
with the northumberland OF
Chemistry.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-08-25
THE FARM AND GARDEN.
Buekwheat as a Poultry Food.

Conducted by veteran Northwestern Agriculturist.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-08-25
Scaly Legs on Fowls.

Scaly leg is caused by parasitic in
sect, which may be seen by the aid OF
a microscope. in little furrow under
the scales. 1t is contagious. TO cure
it, clean up the legs Of the fowls by
washing it with carbolic soap. Al
ointment made of coal tar and lard
sulphur and lard, OF the various prep.
arations of carbolic acid, applied two
or three times, will usually effect cure
Give the fowls sulphur once week,
mixed with their food and do not neg
lect to thoroughly clean the whole
hennery, washing with lime-wate1
or some disinfectant. The disease is
not hereditary, but scaly-legged fowls
should not be used for setting.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-08-25
LOTOS LAND.

q land beloved! O, land unknown,
~ what blue Rhine or rapid Rhone,
or any river man hath known,
Shall | arrive at theeP
ar bv what mighty trackless seas,
Where the unweaTied northern breeze
From dumb and frozen cavern fees
Triumphant, to be free
or by what desert, red and vast,
Breaking the fervid troplc blast.
Shall my too lingering steus at last
Attain to thy'sweet shore?
o. plains serene! D, rivers rolled
Like babbling dreams DER sands of gold!
Fair birds that do your pinions fold,
And singing, cease to soarl
Skies, where such slumbrous mists are shed
The heart forgets it eyer bled,
And sleep lies on the lonely head,
Forgetting and forgot.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-08-25

Buckwheat is one of the most staple
articles of poultry food. 1t is very
fattening, an excellent egg producer,
and very much relished by the poultry.
1t is not, perhaps, used as extensively
here as in Europe. In England, France,
and especially in Germany, it forms
not only an important part of poultry
food, but is much used for culinary
purposes. The great value which it
has over other cereals is, that it
thrives luxuriantly even on the poor
est soil.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-08-25

At this season of the year cramps
and pains in the stomach and bowels, }ysen-
terry, diarrhea, &C., are quite common, and
should be checked at once. Johnson's Ano-
dyne Liniment is the best article that can he
used in all such cases, and should he kept in
every family. Used internally.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-08-25

any ambition to become an eXtraordi-
nary woman.
And so was brought to an abrupt
termination all the plots and plans for
a model existence which had been
formed for Mrs. Grimford's daughter
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-08-25

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