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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 pain 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 a 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 .e you = can't
break itp' called the husband,
who thought he could easily free
himself if the leg was released from
it's cramped position. The wife seized
his foot, meaning to obey, but at that
moment the car lurched over 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 l saw the flames just
upon u.s." said the wife, "and while
was sure that my husband would bt
burned alive, l made up my mind tt
put one of the cushions over him, liz
down on top of that, and hope that
while 1 was being burned up, help
would come to him, for our children
sake" 81 was afraid she wouldn't b.
strong enough to break my Leg" addet
the husband, "and then it would b.
all up with me. / 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," c
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-01-18
Bleaching Cotton.

1
SOME of our readers may find it {
great convenience to be able to bleacl
few hanks or short pattern warps, il
order to get samples round quickly
therefore, we give the following safe
method: IN u.s..
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
lmmerse the yarn for about seven
hours, in 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 a 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 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.-Tertile Mantt-
fdcturer.
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 well-knOwn banker and
young merchant. The demands of
business were so pressing that the bri-
dial trip was short one, and in a very
brief time the young husband was
back in his store attending to bust
ness. Now, while this man is remark
Iable 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
lngs, but Charles partners openly de-
nounce his new honeymoon telegraph
as an internal humbug.-N. Y. Cor.
Chicago Tribune.
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gradually induced his ratship to make
nearer advances, and he began to
finger after the daily meal, and gam
boi about the floor, until the first
strange footstep fell upon the'thresh-
old. and then he went off like a 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, flor 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 fol
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
definition, it is believed, which would
be rigorous for acompass supported or
point in the ordinary manner, II this
bearing point were carried by the shiI
uniformly in straight line, and il
sufficiently approximate when thu
compass is placed in the ships axis o.
rolling. The perturbation produced
in this compass by this rolling will b.
solely that due to the variation Of thu
horizontal component of the ship
magnetic force. Such a position O
the compass would, it is believed, hav
one great advantage, namely. that tn
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. 15 .
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Popularity.

The popularity of Messrs. James s. Kirk q
Cos soaps in hiag9 ,hss
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, OOO, 90, pounds
annually. No so-called greases en- er into these
soaps Only pure refined talIow and vegetable
oils are used, containing no adulterstion. Fair
and square weights always reliable. This is
why their IS, SOAPS ARE SO popular with all good
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-01-18
HATcu's UNIVERSAL Coueu synup h.

HATcH's UNIVERSAL CoUGH SYRUP has
been in use Is years, and has always been
warranted to cure, and is now sold by over
o,,uU druggists, who say they seldom have a
bottle returned. MANY of the hest nhrsi-
clans in the country prescribe it as the best
remedy for coughs, colds and GROUP within
their knowledge. Pleasant to take, sure to
cure. and should be sold by all druggists. It
should be in every family, especially those
with eroupy children. Try it and you will
Always az ny Keep 1t. Two sizes-50 cents and
ton, N. Y.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-01-18
For Throat DIse.sos

ana Affections Of the chest, Byo,cn's Bron.
ehi@ TroeAes," are of value. For Coughs.
irritation of the Throat caused by cold, OF
unusual Exertion of the vocal organs, in
speaking in public, or singing, they produce
beneficial results,
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-01-18
Cunning of the Polar Bear,

ACCORDING to the Esquimaux, the
seal constructs its habitation beneath
the surface of the ice in such manner
that it can enter it from below; here
the young seal passes it's infancy, and
when the returning heat of summer
has destroyed its ingloo or dwelling, the
young seal is old enough to take care
of itself; but this mode of lodging its
young beneath the ice is well known
to the bear, who, with his keen scent,
soon detects the whereabouts of the
seals nursery, and in order to gain
entrance makes spring and comes
down heavily with all its weight on
the top of the ingloo, brushes, it in,
and seizes the young seal with its
paw. it.
Here, it might be supposed, the
hungry bear at once devours his prey;
but no, it is far too wary to do so; it
knows full well that where a baby is
there must of necessity be mother,
and that she will be in search of her
darling; therefore the bear scrapes
away the snow from the seal hole.
and. holding the young seal by the
lippers, allows it to founder about,
and when the mother approaches, the
bear slyly draws the young seal to-
ward it until the old one is within
reach, when he seizes her with the
other paw, and thus captures both.
The mode in which the bear cap
lures the seal on the ice is equally in
genious. When at distance, the
bear throws itself down and stealthily
crawls toward the seal, and if the
seel looks up it lies perfectly still, and
makes, at the same time, noise which
lulls the seal. The bear repeats the
operation until it approaches its vic
tim, when it falls prey to Bruin'
appetite.
When attempting to catch seal in
the water, the bear sinks its body be-
meath the surface of the water, leay-
ng only the head above, which re-
'embles piece of ice; and when the
zeal raises its head above the surface,
Bruin quickly sinks, and swimming
lnder the seal, seizes it.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-01-18

The Congregational Educational
Society is assisting 300 Young men
in thirty different colleges, giving each
about 800 year.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-01-18

CATARRH, unless checked in the oar,,
stages, leada to dangerous diseases of tbs
throat and Lungs, and is the forcrunner OF
consumption. Taken when the symptoms
nrst appear, SANFoRD's RADICAL CURE FOR
CATARRH is instantly effective,
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-01-18
Happy Influence Of q Great Specific.

For the preservation or recovery of health
and strength, the diet should be Wholesome
and nutritious. When it happens that the
alimentary 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 Hostetter'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 benelicient Influences.
The refuse of the system is carried of
through its natural outlet, healthy flow
and secretion of the bile is promoted, and a
powerful impetus is given to assimilation in
ulatcs the bladder and kidneys when. they
are inactive, and by is mic and regulating
action fortiiies the system against malar a.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-01-18
THE american Noturalist for Janu.

THE american Naturalist for Janu-
airy contains an interesting article on
Educated Fleas." The education of
these little animals, it appears, is a
mere sham and pretenseall tie ef,
fects being produced by . !skiliful
guidance of theirstruggles.s The most
wonderful thing about exhibitions of
this nature is the proof they afford of
the strength entirely out of proportion
to the weight and size of the animal.
The weight of flea is about FIVE
hundreths of grain, or, if well fed,
one-tenth of grain, yet the model Of
a street-car drawn by one of them,
weighs 1870 grains, OF about /, 200 times
the weight of the flea that drags it.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-01-18

The Ostses zeitis,ag accounts for
the frequent. want OF aroma of foreign
cigars by stating that wagon-loads of
dried cherry-leaves are weekly export
ed from Suben for the manufacture Of
tobacco.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-01-18

Always let some other man begin
} fight.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-01-18

Where there is so much rivalry as In the
manufacture of family medicines, he who
would succeed must give. positive and con-
vincing proof Of merit This is an age of In
quiry. People take nothing for granted.
they must know the "arhgs" and g 1ehere-
fores" before acknowledging the superiority
Of one article over another. Among the few
preparations that have stood the test, those
manufactured by X. Y. Pierce, N. D., of the
Worlds Dispensary, Buffalo, N. Y, have for
MANY wears been foremost. The truth of any
statement made concerning them can be
easily ascertaincd, for Dr.. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy and DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery are now prescribed by many
physicians in curing obstinate cases of Ca
tarrh and incipicnt Consumption. The Dis
coyery has no equal in curing Coughs, Colds,
Bronchial and Nervous Affections. 1t allays
ali irritation of the mucous membrane, aids
digestion, and when used with DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Purga'ivc Pellets readily overeomes
forpid lucr and Constipation, while the
Favorite Prescription has no rival in the
field Of prepared medicine in curing diseases
peculiar to females. If you wish to "kno1u
Muself" procure q copy Of " The Peoples
Common sense Medical Adviser" an Illus
tratcd book of nearly 600 pages, adapted to
the wants of everybody. Price s1.50, post
age prepaid. Address the author, K. V.
Pierce, Buffalo, N. 7. $780,.
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Ag
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-01
SIDEWALK LETTER.
On TIE SIDE WALK, !
Nav lat 1877 7

On TIE SIDE WALK, !
May lat 1877.
I find fITs and Over-coats more
popular than May parties, and tie
dog wood blLom on the hiliSides is
more suggestive of snow patches than
of corn planting. Where this polar
wave came from is easy enough To
tell, but how ii smoked around so ~
TO flank us from the South west is \
mystery. Conductor Fairfax, with
the day train up from Lynchburg on
Sunday, ran into n heavy hail.st0rm
east Of this point BY twilight, the
Bristol Thermometers were down 10
GO, and the lovers Of fruits and Vece-
table, ElIivered at the smell of Frost
Monday revealed all safe enough, fires
aud wrappingS were in order. At
I. NJ, the mercury touched bU'. boz
clouds aud winds came kindly to the.
TcsCUt.
BY the way, this day, three years
ago, brought the most disastrous freeze
Of lhe decade. Did you ever reflect
that iron can be colder in cold wealth
er ana hotter in hotter weather tEan
almost any other Thing The red,
iron soil Of Bristol parche~ in SUNNI I
and freezes easily under polar iulluen-
ces. 1t freezes peach buds and
echorche3 clover. On Cravelly white
and dry soils there are peaches enough.
Apples and pears do absolutely abound
and strawberries laugh nj all who are
well enough bred to appreciate their
glories.
Trade is duh. Even tobacco sales
are light, because the farmer ploweth
aud planteth. Bacon is low, and the
Turkish war does not help It.
Wheat has gone like the little paper
messengers that boys send up on their
kite strings in MARCH,. Flour, best f.
f. v, is four and a half retail, and
wild SPECTATORS will send it higher
until some Of them will get scorched
AT the work.
Rev. Mr.. Caldwell lad a lovely sill
yer wedding
Changing the subject. PaTsO n
Br0wnlOw is dead The irOn-man
has been broken at last on the Iron
Wheel Of Time. On Sunday morn
ing last when all nature in its thin
attire was chilling in the reserve
breeze1 OF April his grim and battle
Scared spirit swept by on its pale
horse to be seen no more of mem
Thus ends career, the like of which
not even the frontier age of American
development has ever produced, and
the likelihood that any other age,
with its duplicate approaches, even in
the DIM outpOsts OF the future, is in
deed very small
Esq, Jacob MerchHnt il improving
under the skillful treatment oc DR. w.
II. Delaney, and his many fri nds eX-
pect to see him out in the fields again.
936
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-01
A wonder working Remedy.

EoIemedial RRent has ever been offered to the
sick and dsbiliated at all comparable to Hostel
ter's stomach Butors, in cases Of remit,ent and
intermittent fevrrS. constipation, nervous all
ments, rheumatism, and disorders involving con
stitutional weakness or physical decay. II liter.
ally works wonders" The botanic ingredients
which its spiritous basis holds In solution, act
like charm upon the stomach, and through the
stomach upon the brain, liver, bowels and nervous
system. There is nothing in its composition that
Ia not Salubrious. 1t contains some Of the most
potent TONES Of the veg, table Kingdom aud the
juices Of the best aperisnt and ant-biilous roots
and herbs combined with perfectly pure stimu.
lsting element. The Pitters peculiarly adaIr
ed to those engaged in exhaustive or unhealthy
occupations by its use strength is sustained ard
tho ability OF the system to resist atmos pheiC
aud other Influences prejuiicia to health Largely
incrgIsad
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-01
Death of rhos, IL. Childress

This esteemed citizen Of Bristol died
last Wednesday morning after an ILL
Less Of ten days, aged about forty sew
en- years His disease was pneumonia
aud his symptoms were grave from
the first. He leaves wife and four
children, one Of whom only some six
or seven years old WAS i'll at the time of
bis death, so much so it's mother had
10 leave the funeral to attend to it
Mr. Childrcss WAS perhaps without an
enemy in our community, and WINS an
Industrious and useful citizen A very
large number Of people attended the
f1ueral, which wRs preached by Rev
J. T. Frazier at the 81. Il. Church, and
tSSlfi,d their high regard for their
Lost friend aud ue,ghbor By following
bis remains 10 the cemetery, where
they were buried on Thursday at
II 20, a. N.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-01
Personal.

Mr.. w. F. Cummins, Of the Knox.
vile Music Emporium, was in town
several days last week. His estab.
lishment is one OF both magnitude
and merit, and the spirit with which
he Advertises shows him to be n gen.
tleman OF business enterprise. We
hope our readers will patronize him.
Mr.. John w. Rogan has returned
from Baltimore, and will be in town
for while. He reports trade i'm that
city az light, but the face Of things
rather hopeful.
Mr.. ]. q. Haynes returned to
Blacksburg last week. lie has valua.
Die contracts in connection with the
Agricultural and Mechanical COLLEGE.
Mr. II. N. Lockhart, of Elizabeth
ton, Tenn, was in town last weel,
and gave us several interesting items
OF news. He speaks of becoming n
citizen of Union at an early dav, and
we hope he may do so. He is well
and very favorably known there.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-01
Abingdon ItCmS.

From the Virginidn OF the 27th we
learn that Martha Copenhnver was
acquitted Of the charge of stealing a
gold watch and chain. Mr. John w,
Clapp has returned from Texas. VIM.
Wolf charged with barn burning, was
not tried. His counsel desiring con
tinuance, MessTs. Hurt, Thomas d
Co., had their store damaged by the
storm.
The mother Of Mrs. Col ID. A. p.
Campbell, Mrs. Susan Rhodes, died
in Missouri, March %, 1877.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-01

Blue Ridge HOuSe.-Our friend
Phil. f. Brown, keeps a capital eating
house at the Blue Ridge Springs. In
fact he seems All adept at anything he
undertakes. The tasteful decorations
and embellishments of the grounds
testify to his taste, and the fact that
he keeps one of the best hotels on the
line, has the entire Springs property
always in apple-pie order and publish
es The Summcr Times to boot, playing
c0mpositor and editor, attest his en-
erSy.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-01

AN oriental traveller describes this
busy scene, witnessed on historic
shores: Our steamer landed on beech
which was the port Of A ntiarch, where
the disciples were first called Chris
tians. There was no town at the wa.
ter's edge, no people, no wharf, The
passengers and the merchandise were
put ashore in lighters, which ran up
into the sand. 4 troSp Of Camels,
with their drivers, lay on the beech,
ready to transfer the goods into the
interior. Among the articles landed
were boxes marked DIR. j, G. AVER
& Co., LOWELL, MASS, u. S. A >
showing that they contained medi-
cines aud whence they came. These
with other goods were hoisted on the
backs of cHmels, for transporting to
Antlarch. Thus the skill of the West
sends back its remedies TO heal the
maladias of populations that inhahit
those eastern shores, whence our spir-
itual mama came. - Windsor (W
Chronicle.
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Special Notice.

DIR. : c. STALLARD, late of Yokum
Station. Lee county, Va, has located
in our midst, and will enter upon the
practice OF his profession and asks a
share of the public patronage. He
comes highly recommended 10y the
citizens of Lee, where he has been
practicing medicine FOR more than 26
years. He has purchased the property
formally owned by Mr.. jas. +. Lewis,
on 9th Street, near Cot. Eng!ish'e resi-
dence, where he may he found, when
not professionally engaged.
Mch. 20. '77--3mE
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THE British Quarterly for April has
been received from the L. Scott Pub.
Co., Al Barclay St, New York. The
contents are unusually interesting.
viz: University Systenls-English and
Scotch. "The Genius of Islam" is q
discussion Of the vitality of the teach
ings OF MOhammed. Mr.. Woods dis
coveiies at Ephcsus the public works
OF India Across Africa Russia :
Reform in Turkey and Coercion ;
Contemporary Literature. In view
of the present European war the num-
Der is one of great interest.
The periodicals reprinted by THE
LEONARD SCOTT PUBLISHING Co, al
Barclay Street, n. " are as follows :
The London Quo1 terry, EdinJuyh,
" cstn'inStcr, and British Quarterly
Rertcws. and BldckWOOdS Afugazinc,
Price, 81 year for any one, or only
SIS for all, and the passage is prepaid
by the Publishers.