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The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-08-17
Remarkable Escape of a Horse.

DURING the recent terrible storm in
Richmond there were many narrow
escapes, but nothing half so wonderful
as the escape of a horse which was
given up for dead. During the storm,
Mr.. J. E. Hanger, grocer and commits
sion merchant, left Ills horse hitched
to wagon in Shockoe Creek, near
Franklin street. The creek rose rap
idly and the horse was swept away
from the wagon and carried under the
arch. This was the last seen of him,
and Mr.. Hanger mourned him as lost,
On Saturday he was astonished to dis
cover the animal in the city in possess
ion of a countryman from below the
city. 1t seems that the horse was
swept under Main street, under two
or three arches, under Shocks ware
house, into the river, and then he
either floated or swan down several
miles below the city and landed. He
wandered about the fields during the
entire night, and was caught by the
farmer. How he survived SO much
water is hard to conceive. The farmer
readily surrendered him.-Richmoaatl
fVa.) Wing.
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State Fairs and EXpOsitiOns.

Connecticut State Fair, Hartford, Sept. ~
to Is s. NJ. Wells, Secretary.
California State Fair, Sacramento, Sept. IL
to %. Robert Beck, Secretary.
Chicago Industrial Exposition, Chicago,
Sept. to Oct. g. l. P. Reynolds, Secretary.
bes Moines, Iowa, Burlington, Sept. 10 to
%. E. G. Parsons, Secretary.
Illinois State Fair, Ottawa, Sept. l to o.
g. D. Fisher, Secretary.
Indiana State Fair and Exposition, Indian
apolb, Sept 25 to Oct. IS. Alex. Heron,
Secretary.
Iowa State Fair, Cedar Rapids, Sept. II to
l5 John R. Sbaffer, Secretary.
Massachusetts State Agricultural Society,
Boston, no fair. Chas. {. Flint Secretary
Michigan State Fair, Jackson, September
Is to o. C. f. Kimball, Secretary.
Kansas Agricultural Society, Topeka, no
fair. Alfred Gray, secretary.
Kansas City Exposition, Kansas City, Mo-,
September 1S to %. D. L. Hall, Secretary.
kentucky State Agricultural Society, Lex
ington, no fair JAS. Miller, Secretary.
Minnesota State Fair, st. Paul, October 8
to g. r. C. Judson, Secretary.
Nebraska State Fair, Lincoln, September
Is to 20. Dan. II. Wheeler, Seer etary.
New Jersey state Fair, Wamly, September
IS to %. PIT. Quinn, Secretary
New York State Fair, Albany, September
II to IS. 7 L. Harrison, Secretary.
Northern Ohio Fair, Cleveland, September
II to Is Sam. Briggs, Secretary.
Northeastern Iowa Fair, Dubuque, Sep
tember 4 to s. M. 8. Robson, Secretary.
Ohio State Fair, Columbus, September to
8. J. H. Klippart, Secretary.
Oregon State Fair, Salem, Oct. to To- 4.
NJ. Waite, Secretary
Peunsyiyania State Agricultural Society,
Harrisburg, no fair D. W. Seller, Secretary.
Southern Ohio Fair, Dayton, Sept. 25 to 20.
John A. Miller, Secretary.
st. Louis Agricultural and Mechanical
Fair, st. Louis, Oct. 2 to Z. q. y. kalp,
Secretary. ., q.
Joseph, Sept. IS to 30. J. T. Imbric, Secre-
West Virginia Central Agricultural Fair,
Clarksburg, Sept. 10 to 81. George Bastabie,
Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Sept. II TO 10. W.
W. Field, Secretary.
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JOhnny's Tears.

JOHNNY had a great trial. He was
sitting on the floor, looking over all his
pictures, and baby toddled up and tore
one right across, one of the very pref
tiest. Johnny called out, so, mamma,
seer' and then he began to cry.
johnny" said mamma, as she took
baby away, "did you know tears are
salt water?'
Johnny checked a sob and looked up.
"No." he said with great interest;
"are they? How did you find out,
mammal
so, somebody told me so when l
was little girl, and tried tear, and
found it was true
Real salt water?' asked Johnny.
Eyes, try and see.
Johnny would very gladly have tried,
if he could only have found a tear. But
bv that time there was not one left,
and his eyes were so clear and bright 1t
was no use hoping for any more h0t
time. He looked at the torn picture,
but it did not make him feel bad any
more, All he could think of was
whether tears tasted like salt water.
next time l cry, I'll find out! he
determined.
That very afternoon, while bing
over the top of the rocking-chair. he
fell and got a great bump. 1t was too
much for any little boy, altogether too
much for Johnny, and he was just be-
ginning to cry loudly, when he hap
pened to think what a good chance
this was going to be to catch some
tears. He put his fingers quick up to
his eyes, altogether too quick, in fact,
for there had not tear come yet worth
mentioning, and now that his thoughts
had wandered from the bump he could
not seem to cry about it any more. SO
that chance was lost.
81 can't get a single tear to taste OF,
mammal he said, ruefully.
The next day it happened again.
Some little thing went wrong, and the
tears were starting to Johnny's eyes,
when he suddenly remembered to won.
der whether they would be salt. And
wasn't it strange that after that the
tears would not come at all? Ii things
keep on that way. how is he eeef gelne
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A Narrow Escape.

JUST after dark last evening, George
c. Grant, compositor employed III
the Post news room, put out from the
foot of Griswold street in a small boat
for a row on the river. Seeing the
lights of a steam barge coming GI the
river close to the docks Grant
lay upon his oars until the barge
had nearly passed, when he roWed
out to catch the swell. Owing
to the darkness he did not see that the
barge had scow in tow, and the first
intimation he had of the danger was a
dim and brief view of what seemed to
be a tow-line. The next instant the
scow struck the small boat broadside,
and over Mr.. Grant went. Then he
felt himself drawn under the water,
and realized that he was under some
kind of craft, though he did not
know what. Thoughts of being dashed
to pieces by paddle-wheels and of being
caught in the lightning-like revolu-
tions of screw propeller flashed
through his mind until, as he felt his
back sliding along the Shiny bottom of
the hull, he suddenly realized that a
portion of his clothing had caught in
splinter, and that he was being
dragged along under water. With the
strength of despair he made one more
effort, in which he ripped off the
waistband of his pants and was again
slipping astern. What if the rudder
projected below the bottom of the
boat was question that presented
itself, and to answer it Mr.. Grant tried
to dive deeper down, but the suction
held him fast until suddenly, when
hope had nearly fed, he began to rise,
and the next instant his head came to
the surface. Singularly enough the
row boat came up with him, and not
three feet away, thus affording him
means to keep afoat until Capt. Wal
ter Campbell, of the ferry boat For
tune, threw him life-preserver and
rescued him. Mr.. Grant lost a coat
and vest, gold watch and chain and
his hat.-Detroit Free Press.
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ELLEN HEVFR.
y o ELLEN HEvER, hear you not

y ELLEN HEvER, hear you not
A strange. low roar above US,
And in this murky, sultry air
The cries of those who love usP
Methinks that through the roll and jar
OF all the wheels and betting
listen to the voice Of pain
And see the firm walls melting.
Is it dreamg for surely never
Such fancies thrilled me. Ellen Hever.''
A girl-her face was earnest, though
Not marked by lines OF beauty
Looked up with troubled eyes. while still
Her hands performed her duty:
g There is strange, low sound" she said
" There is a cry above us;
Pray God there has no danger come
To any there who love us.
But hark the sounds grow shrill and higher;
My God! My God! the mills on firel''
Up with the cry, and pale as death,
Sprang the brave girl, undaunted
'' They must be saved!'' and on she rushed
And up the mill stairs painted
Strong men fled past, and frightened girls
She scanned their altered faces,
And saw they were not those that yet
Should feel her wild embraces.
On, on, with holy, high endeavor,
Through smoke and fame toiled Ellen Hever
The cries were stilled-her foot had gained
The threshold, red and flaming;
She called, she shouted, each dear friend
By tender love-words naming;
Only the dull blue glaze of death
From sightless eye-balls glaring
Met the true heart in recompense
For all her glorious daring.
Fire beneath, above her-never
Should mortal hand greet Ellen Hever!
But as the hiss of steam and flame
Made sibilant, hellish singing,
And all the crowds below Joined in,
And all the bells clashed, ringing,
None saw that hero -soul up there,
With hands appraised TO heaven;
None heard the wild. imploring prayer,
None saw the Christpeac given.
Immortal ere-above-forever,
The humble name of Ellen Hever!
-Adry A. Derison
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-08-17
Laws and Lawsuits in. Monte
negro.

DUELING is allowed, but it is for
hidden under heavy fine that any one
besides the principals should join in
the combat. In case of murder. it is
forbidden for the kinsfolk Of the muir
dered man either to accept any pay
ment as a compensation for his blood,
or to slay any Of the kinsfolk of the
murderer The murderer is to be
tried, and, if found guilty, shot. If
he escapes from the country his goods
are to be confscated, and if he comes
back he wears a VOLTS head. Then
alone is anything like private violence
allowed. Every Montenegrin may act
as the eXecutioner of the law on
the man who has thus directly dehed
the law. The thief for the first two
otfenses is to be punished by stripes;
for the third, by death. But if the
theft takes the form of Sacrllege he is
to be put to death for the first OtfenSe.
A man who kills a burglar in the act,
instead of punishment receives re-
ward in money; but it is added that
"great care must be taken not to Kill
an innocent person, as it must be an
swered for with ones life So again
the convicted traitor. or he who con-
ceals such a traitor, also carries the
VOLTS head, and may be slain by any
man. Montenegrins had been so in
in the habit Gn trials of two speaking
at once, crying out, screaming at and
quarrelng with each other, that no
Judge could possibly arrive at the rights
of any matter. SO it was ordered that
a Judge must listen to plaintiff and de-
fendant, and must not permit both to
speak at once, but each i'll his turn,
without raising his voice to such a
pitch as to hinder the Judge from
hearing calmly and distinctly what is
said. If the Judge does not under
stand the matter when once explained,
let him demand it again, and if a
Judge make point of always differ
ing from his fellows he must be re-
moved. Among so warlike a people
cowardice in battle is naturally one of
the greatest of crimes. The culprit is
to stand in the public bazar with an
apron on, as being no better than a
- q
woman-a punishment which is said
to be looked on as worse than DEATH =
London Saturday Rerie1C.
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The CIOud-BurStS in Nevada.

NEVADA has again been visited with
the meteorUlOgic phenomena of cloud
bursts. Heavy rains have prevailed
all over Nevada. but the cluud-hurSts-
us two years ago, seem to have been
confined to the eastern portion of the
state. The recent calamity near EuTe-
ka has been the more destructive, and
it is Il little singular that the phrnom-
cn0n should have occurred within
few minucS Of the same time us that
which two years ago, on the same day
Of the month, caused such 4 large de
Struction of property. Mctcor"IogY Is
one Of the least understood Of all the
sciences, but from the investigations
which have been made there is reason
to believe that rs more knowledge IS
obtained it may be reduced to an eX-
act science in the same manner as as
trOnOmy. 1t has to some extent been
demonstrated that storms, as other
natural phenomena, move i'll cycles Of
time and place. Scientists will there
fore be led to the inquiry whether amy
reasonable conclusions can be deduced
from the occurrences on Sunday night
and those of two years ago at Eureka.
The investigations which were made
after the cloud-bWSt of 1874 resulted
in the theory that these interior water
spOutS were caused by clouds heavily
charged with rain in dense state
coming into contact with some lofty
peak. The fact that they usually oc-
cur in mountainous regions adds
weight to this theory. The cloud
burst of Sunday, at Eureka, was not,
according to the account tclegraphed.
of such power and force as that oc-
curing in 1874. But the loss of life
has been greater this time, although
the destruction of property is less.
Two years ago the burst caused such
torrent of water to pour through the
streets of Eureka as to wash away
dwellings and stores. The loss of life
now is appalling. Thirteen Cinnamon,
woOdchOppers, and a camp of ltauans
at work numbering, are reported to
have been washed away.
There was a clOud-hurSt on Sunday
further east than Eureka. This oc-
Cured nine miles east of Elko. Such
a torrent of water rushed down a
mountain-side that large landslide
| was the result, which was preclpltated
upon freight train, ditchlng It,
Another also occurred last night on the
| line of the Central Pacific, between
Mill City and Humboldt, in Humboldt
County, New, which has laid the
track of the road under water for seN-
eral miles. 1t is more than probable
that we shall hear of additional ones
in other portions of Nevada, as we dld
in 1874. The inconvenience to the
people of California from these GlS-
turhances of nature is that the tclG-
craph wires get out of order II the
poles are not washed away, and COM
munication with the East is tempo
rarily suspended Francisco But
Ietin,
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-08-17
Reflections on Great Men.

WE always think of great men as IN
the act of performing the deeds winch
give them renown, or else In staueiy
attitudes of repose-grand, gloomy and
majestic. And yet this is hardly fair,
because even the most gorgeous and
magnificent of human beings have to
bother themselves with the little things
of life which engage the attention of
smaller people, No doubt Moses
snuffled and got angry when he had
severe cold in his head, and if Try bit
his leg while he was sitting in the des-
ert-why should we suppose he did not
lump and use violent language and rub
the sore place? And Caesar; isn't it
tolerably certain that he used to be-
come furious when he went upstairs
to get his slippers, in the dark, and
found that Calphurnia had showed
them back under the bed, so that he
had to sweep around for them with the
broom-handle? And, when Solomon
cracked his crazy-bone, is it unreason-
able to suppose that he hoped around
the room and looked mad and felt as II
he wanted to cry? Imagine George
Washington sitting on the edge of the
bed, putting on clean shirt, and
growing at Martha because the but
tons were off; or st. Augustine with
an apron around his neck having his
hair cut: or Joan of Arc holding her
front hair in her mouth, as women do,
while she fixed up her back hair; OF
Napoleon jumping out OF bed IN Il
frenzy to chase mosquito around the
room with pillow; or Martin Luther
in his nightshirt, trying to put the baby
to sleep, at two o'clock in the morn
ing; OF Alexander the Great with his
hiccouehs: OF Thomas Jefferson get
ting suddenly over the fence to avoid
a dog: or the Duke of Wellington ly-
ing in bed with the mumps; or Dan
iel Webster abusing his wife because
she hadn't tucked the covers in at the
foot of the bed; or Benjamin Frank
lin pairing his corn with a razor: or
Jonathan Edwards at the dinner-table,
wanting to sneeze just as he gets his
mouth full of hot beef; OF Noah stand
ing at his window at night throwing
bricks at a cat, philadelphia But
7etin
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-08-17
Home.

FOREMOST of all shadows. Of a great
er blessing perhaps than any other we
can cast, is the shadow of the home;
the place where father, mother and
children dwell together :-where four
times in 4 century God makes new
earth, and only of which he peoples q
new heaven. There is the tender un-
spoken love; the Sacrifices made and
never thought Of, it was so natural to
make them; ten thousand little things
50 simple as to attract~no notice, and
yet sublime as we look back at them.
The solemn, silent trust in the
shadow of husband and father is Il
touching thing and the patient home
mother, breasting the stress and strife
of the day. casts shadow OF healing
in the home, which makes the very
gate of heaven. Even ,thGAlittle Shroud
turned into Il white robe and the
broken prattle filled into an angel
song, may be the healing that could
come in no other way.
Sunday should be the day of DAYS in
every household. Six days must the
bread and butter hr earned. taken
thought of, and the raiment stitched.
Six days must the fathers and sons
and daughters and little children 90
abroad to their work and ,hrir lessons.
But there comes the seventh day. the
beautiful Sunday, in which business.
may be set aside, the lessons dismissed,
husbands and wives. parents and chill
dren, brothers and sisters reunited.
Let this day be cOnSecrated to ali that
is highest ana best i'll our natures. to
thanksgiving and aspiration. and to
the development in the home of those
spiritual graCeS which make our homes
he My places. Wise parents will
make the day SO bright and sweet will.
their JOY in their children, their sym-
pathetic conversations, til il sUu-o, au$
their bits of poetry, thuc those who
come to the hcarthStnue weary or
discouraged will he renewed and
cheered for the work Of the com ng
week, and all will bear i'll their hearts
Il bright memory to shine on them in
all cloudy weathers. .--RUrW H'olH.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-08-17
A Brilliant Fete at Versailles.

LAST Sunday there was a brilliant
night fete at Versailles, the fountains
being Illuminated in honor Of the
young Queen of Greece, who has been
staying in Paris for some days past.
The grounds were thrown open at sew
Ell O'Clock, but it was not till nine that
the cannon announced the arrival of
the guest of the evening. An immense
crowd had assembled on the lawn in
front of the Basin of Neptune, and
this opening of the festivities was
greeted with loud cheers. Then there
was a pause, and suddenly the great,
center jet of the main fountain rose
majestically on the air, carrying with
it a rocket that broke in rain of fiery
stars. Immediately a flood of dazzling
white radiance, from hidden electric
lights, was thrown on the Neptune
fountain, which was changed 10y its
magic into Il flashing spray of dia-
monds. Next the light changed to
glowing red, and the diamond foun-
tains turned to flaming rubies, or, to
be less poetic, as an American girl near
me remarked, to immense pyramids of
glorifed strawberry waterloo. Then
the light was changed to green, and the
waters wore the semblance of molten
emeralds. Next the basins were cov-
cred with serpents of fire that raced
and hissed in all directions over the
shining surface of the water, beneath
the intense, unvarying luster of the
electric light. Various pieces of fire
works were set off, but the great spec
tacle of the evening was, of course, the
Illuminated fountains. There were
over 100000 persons present, and 1t
was near three o'clock in the morning
before the last wearied pleasure-seeker
got back to Paris. The heat was very
great, the atmosphere being close,
breathless and oppressive, but no rain
fell to mar the perfection of the dis
play, as was the case last year.-P0rts
Cor. Philadelphia Telegraph.
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AHRoAD.

ABROAD.
A BERNE (Switzerland,) dispatch Of
the 10th says an attempt had been made
by Russian lady to assassinate Prince
Gortschakoff, Russian Minister to tha,
country. The woman had been arrested
The attempted assassination was ascribed
to political causes.
ACCORDING to Vienna dispatches of tbo
11th the Turks were still massacreing the
Christians in Bosnia. England had mott
fed the Porte that the excesses which thew
perpetrated i'll Bulgaria must not be re-
peated in Servia. A report prevailed that
Austria and Russia had notified the Turk
ish leaders that they would not be permit
ted to occupy Belgrade.
DIsRAELI, the British Premier, has been
elevated to the Peerage, with the title of
Earl of Beaconfeld.
RICHARD BARREs OAKLEY, manager of
the bankrupt Co-operativ- Credit Bank.
of London, England, has just been con-
victed and sentenced to five years penal
servitude.
THE heat in Spain is reported to have
been intense, exceeding that of any season
since 1900. Forty field hands died near
Seville on the 18th, and the vines in Anda-
lusia were failing.
On the 18th, President MacMahon di-
rected the liberation of 161 Communist
prisoners.
A SMALL boat, named the Centennial,
which left Gloucester, Mass, several
weeks ago, arrived on the coast of Wales
on the 18th, having successfully crossed
the ocean under the guidance of Mr.. John
son, its sole occupant. She was capsized
once during the voyage
PRINCE MILAN returned to Belgrade on
the 18th. The Servians were reported to
be greatly dispirited because of the recent
Turkish successes.
A NEW circular in relation to fugitive
slaves has been issued by the British
Admiralty, in which commanders are
instructed to entertain no demand for
the return of fugitives on the ground of
slavery.
VIENNA dispatches of the 18th say that
Servia had been compelled to pawn her
crown jewels for the sum of 1000 tlorins
to provide for some immediate financial
demand
A SHANGHAI dispatch of the 14th an
nounces an attack by the natives upon a
French mission chapel at Ming Kooe, and
the murder of the priest and many of the
worshipers.
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to find out, His mamma begins to
think he is really going to be one Of
those brave little boys who don't cry
and whimper over every small trouble, q,
and if that is the case | don't know as
we shall ever hear any more about
Johnny's tears.-M. h. BrGiseh, IN
Christian Union. - .. -
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to the effect that Sioux squaw, who had
come into Crow Camp, had brought news
of a terrible battle, in which Gen. Crook
had almost annihilated the Sioux, and had
the remainder in such a position as to
compel their surrender.