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The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-01-18
Beef-Tea.

BEEF-TEA is a very nOurishing and
safe form of food for invalids or deli
cate persons; and many a little girl
might be glad to be able to make it
for some friend or member of the
family if she knew how. So here is
our recipe: Take one pound of very
lean beef; and if you cannot obtain,
or weigh out exactly pound, take
about as much as would fill a pint
measure if it were pressed tightly in
to it. Cut the meat into bits not
larger than rasins, and put it into a
clean glass jar or wide-mouthed bottle.
Cover it, but do not screw the top on
tightly or it may burst when heated.
Set this jar in saucepan Of cold
water; put a weight on top to keep it
from floating, and put the saucepan
upon the range or stove, where it will
heat slowly. Keep the water in the
saucepan at 3 gentle boil for at least
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-01-18
"A Mothers Influence.

ANOTHER instance of a mother
powerful influence is given in what a,
American minister says of his recen
visit to Stockwell Orphanage, London
There were five Surgeons present
and all saba few words; the father
John Sturgeon, and his two sons, j
A., Sturgeon and Charles; then The
two sons of Charles, Masters Thomas
and Charles. 1t was an interesting
sight. After the meeting Mr.. Spur.
geon introduced me to his father, and
we conversed. together, as we walked
about the grounds, fors some considera.
BILE time. OF course. l asked him OF
his family He is sixty-six years OF
age. He has eight living children. He
has spent his life in the ministry. In
the course of conversation he said:
Il had been from home great deal,
trying to build up weak congregations,
and feltthatI was neglecting the re-
ligious training of my own children
while l toiled for the good of others. /
returned home with these feelings. 1
opened the doo-, and was surprised to
find none of the children about the
hall. Going quietly up the stairs,
heard my wife's voice. She was en-
gagged in prayer with the children. /
heard her pray for them one by one
by name. She came to Charles, and
specially prayed for him, for he was
of high spirit and daring temper. /
listened said the old gentleman to
me, tearfully. listened till she had
ended her prayer, and felt and said:
Lord, 1 will go on with Thy work.
The children will be cared fOr."'o
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-01-18
An Incident of the Ashtabula
Disaster.

JOHNSON B. ORBURN and wife, who
live in the Saginaw Valley of Niichi-
gan, sat together in one of the forward
cars, and, during the time the car was
falling, which couldn't have been more
than ten seconds, the husband threw
one arm around his wife, she grasped
the seat and asked what had hap
pened, and he told her to secure a
brace for her feet, and added; 1--WE
are off the track and running through
the fieldsT The rear END of their car
struck first, smashing itself to kind
ling-wood, the debris being thrown
over the passengers in front. The
farmer found himself on the floor,
held down by mass of wreck on his
left leg, while his wife was thrown
across him, with the wreck Of two or
three seats holding her against the side
of the car. While thus held, and be-
fore either had spoken, one end of the
car settled little and the wife was re-
leased. MARY, are you living?" asked
the husband. She replied that she
was not even hurt, beyond bruise
or two, and by this time the shouting
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-01-18

three hours. If it should boil away
verymuch add hot water from the tea
kettle. The meat should look like
white Sfsgs, and the gravy that has
flowed from it be of clear brown
color. Take from the fire and strain
through sievefor bit of tarlatan in
to cup. The quantity of " tea will
seem very small to you, but it is all
of the pound Of meat that is worth
saving. The tasteless rags left in the
strainer- would only tire and hurt the
poor, weak stomach of the invalid for
whom YOU have prepared the nourlsh-
ment. Season the tea with a little
salt and less pepper, and let it stand
until cold. Then skim off every bit OF
fat from the top. Greasy soups are
always unwholesome. When the sick
person is ready for his or her beef-tea,
heat some of it by setting the tin CUP
containing it in shallow vessel OF
boiling water-a frying-pan will do
and leaving this on the fire until the
tea is warm enough. Pour into the
prettiest bowl oreup you have. 1t is
well to have this heated also, by pour.
ing hot water into it and letting i
stand while your tea is warming
Have ready waiter covered with
clean napkin; put the bowl upon it
lay beside this bright silver spoon
and by this have plate with a few
/ Albert biscuits or cream crackers, o.
a slice of delicate toast, with the crus
pared off and take the tray with you
own hands to papa's or mammals bed
side, just as if it were good and tempt
ing food, which it ought to be.-St
Nicholas.
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gradually induced his ratship to make
nearer advances and he began to
.linger after the daily meal, and gam
bol about the floor, until the first
strange footstep fell upon the'shresh-
old. and then he went off like flash.
Then it became one of the poor girls
sick whims to have her rats daily por-
ton specially laid by, and the fierce
looking and anomalous pet at length
was coaxed to run up the side OF the
table and nibble his dinner beside his
kindly mistress; even then he could
not be induced to stay if the most
stealthy football were heard near the
door. The only way in which out
siders could watch his movements was
through the little windows on the top
of the door. At last he permitted
himself to be fondled, without offering
any treacherous resistance, and the
sick girl had not the least fear OF him
He was never heard at night, nor was
there any other rat about the prem
ises. Then the feeble hand could serve
the strange pet no longer, 1for could
the poor girl be left alone long enough
to assure the tanned rodent that it was
safe to come out. She died, and all
other efforts to call him out of his
hiding-place were unavailing. The sick
girl had had him in tame condition
for nearly six months.
The perturbations of the ship
compass produced by the rolling of the
vessel-the so-called "heeling error
has been studied of late by some of
the most eminent scientists. The re-
suit of their investigations shows that
this heeling error may be defined as
the angle between the directions for
the ship upright and the ship inclined,
the resultant of the horizontal mag
netic forces of the earth and the ship
at the position of the compass-a
definition, it is believed, which would
be rigorous for acompass supported on
point in the ordinary manner, il this
bearing point were carried by the ship
uniformly in straight line, and is
sufficiently approximate when the
compass is placed in the ships axis Of
rolling. The perturbation produced
in this compass by this rolling will b
solelv that due to the variation of the
horizontal component of the ships
magnetic force. Such position O.
the compass would, it is believed, hav'
one great advantage, namely. that thu
application of proper magnetic cor
rectors, adjusted by trial, to do AVA.
with the rolling error, would also per
fectly correct the heeling error.-N
Y. Sun. "
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-01-18

and confusion around them proved
that the train was off the track, though
neither one suspected that it was more
than tumble into way-side ditch.
Mrs. Orburn didn't even cry out,
though scores of other passengers
were shrieking in pam and fright as
the cold waters flooded one end of the
car and the flames began to eat away
at the other. The woman cleared her.
self of the broken seats, just as the
fire started, and she then ascertained
that her husband was pinned fast to
the floor by the wreck of matter on his
leg, which was partially bent around
one of the iron standards of seat. She
worked with all her might to set him
free; but the raging flames were now
only few feet away, and the smoke
and heat were becoming terrible.
"Mary, take hold of my foot, bend
my leg toward you with all your
might and see if you : can't
break itv' called the husband,
Iswho thought he could easily free
himself if the leg was released from
its cramped position. The wife seized
his foot, meaning to obey, but at that
moment the car lurched over a little
and her husband released himself.
When they left the car her dress was
on fire, showing that another minute
would have enveloped both in the
flames. "When saw the flames just
upon u.s." said the wife, "and while
was sure that my husband would b.
burned alive, l made up my mind tt
put one of the cushions over him, lii
down on top of that, and hope that
while 1 was being burned up, helI
would come to him, for our children
sake" Il was afraid she wouldn't b.
strong enough to break my Leg" adde'
the husband, "and then it would b.
all up with me. i was going to hav
her get out, and then, rather than b.
burned alive, l was going to
well, | had this big knife in my right
hand pocket, and my right arm wa
free to get it and use it. Sc
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-01-18
Cured.

uEwho made the mind is the minds
best physician. No human helper can
in any way so successfully minister to
mind diseased, as by winning its
thoughts to dwell on Him in the re-
pose of faith.
4 Some years ago, young French no
bleman, friend of the Emperor Ma,
poleon Ill, became affected by that
mild form of insanity known as incl
ancholy." No one, not even the med
ical experts, could find out what allied
him, though the inference seemed to
be that he was troubled by some men
| tai burden which he would not confess.
He was rational, with the sole eX-
ception of this unhealthy, brooding
habit of mind; but this alone was suf-
fcient to make him strange, and iso-
late him from all interest in passing
things. His relatives grew more and
more concerned about him, and, final
ly despairing of his cure at home, they
procured letters from the Emperor,
and sent him over to London, to the
care of the famous physician, DR..
Forbes Winslow. t- ~
The great doctor soon OWNED his
patients case, and managed his ex-
animation with such tact and gentle
ness that he succeeded in getting at
his secret.
"You are right, DOCTOR" said the
young man, as if the confession cost
him a strong effort. alt is religious
anxiety that troubles me. was edu
Gated in infdelity. My father ant
grandfather before me were infidels
But for the last three years these
words have haunted me day and nigh
= Eternity, and where shall l spen(
it?' They follow me like horrible
spell. l cannot shake it off. Wha
shall l do?"
There was moments pause, ant
then DR.. Winslow said, solemnly
"Sir, you have come to the wrong
physician. 1 cannot help YOU
!, The young man sprang to his feet
, doctor, do you mean to tell me there
is no hope?" he said. /" Is there M
release from this terrible thought tina
chases me? When wake and wheI
l sleep l hear the voice. Eternity
eternity! Where shall 1 spend it p
, And you tell me you can give me NJ
nelpp'
"Calm YOURSELF" replied the goot
Pnyoi.I"n, IoI ne Hdu not yet sad III
final word. "For many years." h
continued, 81 was an infidel myself
but | am happier man now. My cur,
was faith in Jesus of Nazareth, tn,
Son of God" --r
The young nobleman looked earnest
ly in the doctors eyes. "Do you be
lieye, then, in Jesus Christ, and that h,
,. can help my case?"
81 do BELIEVE" said DR.. Winslow
"It was He who brought me ont O.
trouble such as yours; and now an
well assured where shall spend ns
eternity. He is the physician yor
want" .-..-..,....
The doctor then read the fifty-third
chapter of Isaiah: He was wounded
for our transgressions, lie was bruised
for our iniquities. The chastisement
OF our peace was upon Him, and by his
stripes we are healed and afterward
he knelt with his patient and prayed.
The young nobleman's confidence in
his adviser had made him teachable:
prayer softened his heart and brought
him light, and faith in Christ lifted
him into the peace of God. Youths
Companion.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-01-18
HydrOphObia Panic in Glasgow,

AT Glasgow a terrible panic has
lately arisen, due to a widespread pop.
ular belief that hydrophobia had
broken out there in something like an
epidemic, or, perhaps we should say,
epizootic form. Straightway the police
proceeded to Stay all dogs they found
in the streets unmuzzled and without
responsible guardians. 1t would ap-
pear, however, that the alarm has been
somewhat exaggerated.
DIR. G. II. b. Macleod, the Professory
of Surgery in the University of Glas-
gov, has done good service by expos
ing this fact. In popular lecture he
delivered the other night at Crosshill,
he took occasion to say that a great
deal of the hydrophobia about which
they were mourning in Glasgow was
simply the creation of terror. In fact
it would seem that, just as by ho-
m9opathic doses of drugs one can
sometimes cure diseases by acting on
them through the imagination, so a
fearful malady may be generated by
the operations of overweight fancy.
In this way people, when they read
descriptions of the horrors of hydro
phobia, which is an extremely rare
disease, imagine whenever a dog
scratches them that they are doomed
to perish from foaming madness.
Now, as DR.. Macleod wisely sug-
gests, there is really little to fear
from the bite of dog in most cases;
for even, he remarked, "if mad dog
bit him through the Clothes" he
would not care, because the animals
teeth would be cleaned from the
poison by rubbing through the cloth,
and "there would he no fear of bad
results" If persons were bitten by a
dog it was foolish to destroy the ami
mai there and then, for more than
once he had known of cases where
men recovered from what was thought
to be hydrophobia merely by being
shown the dog that had bitten them all
sound and clothed in its right mind
London Daily Telegraph.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-01-18
The Corn Belt of the Country.
IT is interesting to examine the sta

IT is interesting to examine the sta
tistics of the corn crop of the country
and note the section most favorable
for the growth of this cereal. The
belt in which it best hourishes is as
clearly defined as are the. boundaries
of the States, its center being about
the fortieth degree of latitude. This
runs as follows: Through Central
New Jersey. Southern PENNSYLVANIA,
Central Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, North
ern Missouri and between Kansas and
Nebraska. The section for perhaps
three degrees on either side is the best
corn-growing portion of the country.
Above this line the short seasons
and more severe climate renders its
production unsatisfactory, while be-
low it an opposite extreme of climate
likewise prevents its full development.
Beginning at the seaboard, there,
fore, we find that New Jersey, al
though only one-seventh the size OF
New York, produced nearly ten and
one-half million of bushels against
seventeen and one-half for the En-
pire State. "' .
Pennsylvania, almost identical il
area with New York, produced thirty
seven million bushels.
Maryland, lying to the south of thu
line, produced about the same as New
Jersey. -~.-
The Yields in the Western State!
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-01-18
!. THE BABY FOR NE


IHAyE heard about the babies angelic,
With heavenly look In their eyes,
And hair like he sunbeams Of morning
When first they appear in the skies,
And smiles Ike the smiles OF cherub,
And mouths Ike the buds of rose,
And themselves like the lilies and daisies
And every sweet flower that grows.
ybaby's the iolliest baby
That any one ever did see;
There's nothing angelic about him,
But he's just the right baby for mel
His smiles not at all like cherub's.
But rather comical grin; ~
And his hair-well, il fay0rs the sunDeams,
When sunbe ans are wondrously thin.
His eyes, though they're blue, like the heavens
Are remaI kab earthly with fun
And his mouths rather largt for a rosebud,
I'm ess 'twere hal opened one. 80
His hands don't re embe fairy's
In the least They're a strong little pair,
Asyou'd think, am sure, II he got you,
As oft he gets me-by the hairl
Ard he isn't bit like lily W.
Or any swee, blossom that grows,
For no flower on earth, am certain, s
Has dear little cunning pug nose.
He's himself-full of mischief, the darling,
And as naughty as naughty can be;
And IN glad that he isn't angel
For he's just the right baby for me!
- Hdrper's Bdzar.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-01-18
The yields in the Western States

Making grand total for these eleven
States of GAG, 100000 bushels, against
273, O0O,O 900 for the other twenty-six
States. -....a.-.
And corn is truly king too. When
it is plenty then cattle and hogs and
sheep abound, and where these are
of the 100000 hogs grown in 1878
were raised in these States, and also
$3.50, 900, 900 of "oxen and other cat
tle'' out of the 1910, 900, 900 worth in
the country.
AS further evidence of the ines
Unable worth of the corn crop, the
Commissioner of Agriculture is our
authority "that for the past five years
its value in dollars and cents has been
greater than that of the wheat, oats,
rye, barley, buckwheat and potato crop
of the country by $13, 594, 5OO."-
Paul Pioneer Press.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-01-18
Bleaching Cotton.

SOME of our readers may find it {
great convenience to be able to bleacl
a few hanks or short pattern warps, il
order to get samples round quickly
therefore, we give the following safe
method: d.. a.
Boil well your twist, having first put
IN the water two ounces of soda ash tc
the gallon of water; wash off in cold
water. Mix one pound of fresh chic.
ride of lime in two pints of water,
crushing all the Jumps, and then add
forty-three pints more water. After
allowing time for the lime to settle,
pour off the clear chloride liquor, and
immerse the yarn for about seven
hours, in a cool place. Care must be
taken to keep the chloride solution and
the yarn from contact with iron.
Wiring out and wash in cold water, and
do not allow the yarn to remain in the
air very long. Then immerse in we'll
mixed solution composed of twenty-six
drachms of double oil of vitriol to
forty-five pints of water. Allow the
yarn to remain in this acid solution
ten hours, then wiring out and wash off
in cold water. In order to thoroughly
remove the acid, work it well through
a good white soap bath, and to this
add a little marine blue to give the
yarn any desired tint. Finally, wash
through warm water to clear away
the soap. These proportions will do
the least possible injury to the strength
of the yarn. The solutions may be.
used stronger if it is desired to shorten
the length of time of the processes.
If soft mule yarn has to be bleached
the solution may be used about one
third weaker; but if doubled yarn,
the strength of the solutions must be
according to the perfection
required in bleaching. -Tertie Man,.-
fdcturer.
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8eligieas.
GOTNG TO PRESS.

TWIN. A. JOKES. foreman Of the composing room
of the New Orleans 7ipaes, died last week. just
before his death he became conscious for mo-
ment and In til at gleam, dwelling upon the naDii
of lis life, he suddenly exclaimed: sThe ads
are all ght, sherman; lock up the forms and let's
goto press.'] &z.&@ &AA% 5-sas>
Fellow man, a moment linger
On the dying printers speech
For it bears weigh'y lesson,
Our unheeding hearts to teach.
Day BY day thou art composing
What a universe shall read; --
Type to type art ceaseless setting,
As thou addest deed to deed.
Alb. how surely life's full columns,
When the hand that set them lies
Fixed in an unbroken still ness,
.s- Their composer advertise.
a Soon the forms are locked forever. q
Changeless shall TIL impression be:
Scan thy proofs in time, o printer;
Thou art near eternity.
Are the lads" all right, composer?
Art thou standing justified?
Ready now for d ath and judgment,
Their unfoldings to abide? t-
So shalt thou, as night advances,
kss Greet tn unstaying Pressman's call;
Then await the morn eternal
81 Publishing thy life to all.
-Reu I. " Carnan, in Christian STANDARD.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-01-18
A Honeymoon Telegraph.

A BoN-TON marriage was celebrated
here a few weeks ago between the
daughter of a well-known banker and
a young merchant The demands of
business were so pressing that the bri-
dial trip was short one, and in very
brief time the young husband was
back in his store attending to bust
ness. Now, while this man is remark
able among his friends for his devo-
ton to the interests of his firm, he is
likewise known as one Of the most
lovesick of "lovyers." During his
counting experience, bouquets, baskets
of fruit, perfumed notes and other
soft evidences of his gushing love
were daily occurrences; and the young
lady was remarkable for the same line
of conduct, and their general reputa-
ton was that of an uncommonly love
sick couple. After marriage the lady
had no idea of losing the society of
her hubby so quickly; but as he must
be at the store, and evidently she
could not go there often to see him
without exciting unpleasant observa-
ton, it was resolved that private
telegraph wire, working on the alpha
bet system. should communicate be-
tween the store and house. The wire
was stretched accordingly, and, as the
story runs, there is an incessant sig
mailing upon the instrument for the
attention of the young husband. About
one-fourth of his time is spent in an
swering his wife's messages, and she
tells her friends it is so sweet to think
she can sit in her own room during
away down town. She thinks it is so
nice that she uses his time most out
rageously in communicating soft moth
ings. but Charles partners openly de-
nounce his new honeymoon telegraph
as an internal humbug.-N. Y. Cor.
Chicago Tribune.
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Happy Influence of n Great Specific.

For the preservation or recovery of health
and strength, the diet should be Wholesome
and nutritious. When it happens that the
aIimcntary processes are disturbed by i'm
proper or half masticated food, the best rem
edy for the evil results of abusing the diges-
tive organs is Hostctter's stomach Bittcrs, a
most agreeable, prompt and gentle remedy
for dyspepsia, and for the bilious and evacu-
alive Irregularities which result from it.
The liver and bowels, In common with the
stomach, experience its bcneIicient Influences.
The refuse of the system is carried of
through its natural outlet, a healthy flow
| powerful impetus is given to assimilation in
consequence of its use. 1t BEAUTIFULLY slim
ulatcs the bladder and kidneys when. they
are inactive, and by $ mic and regulating
action fortiics the system against malar a.
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Popularity.

The popularity of Messrs. James s. Kirk &
Cos e hisgG 3bes
goods nave reached during the year 1876 This
by far is the largest soap manufacturing COLI
Germ in the United States, producing and selling
in all parts of this county, from the Red River
of the North to New Orleans, and from Port
Lard, Me-, to San Francisco, q, 900 90 pounds
annually. No so-called greases en'er into these
soaps. Only pure refined tallow and vegetable
oils are used, containingno adulteration. Fair
and square weights always reliable. This is
Thy thsE s9aPf sTs e g0g9lar with all good