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The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-12-20
Religious Reading.
CHRISTMAS Hymn.

I'm Him was Life. and the Life was tho Aasn
,fmen."
Hau the day of elorious dawn
Iife'e true Light, DER death.s dark mofn'
Hail the long foret0ld Mesn,ah,
sOf all Nations the deaixe.
Meek and lowiy was His birth
Son of God, and Lord OF eArtn;
Yetcould herald Angels sung
Glory to the Heavenly k1ngl
Glory, such ~ King. Of old
Queen Of Sheba, with her gold
Solomon, with all his train
Well might seek, but seek in vain.
Not in majesty arrayed,
His the form in manager hld;
Not with shout of wnrhke dm
Rang the humble village inn.
peace ON earth" the form enshrined
That the swaddlinR clothes did blno;
Love to men," the choral song
That the Angel-notes prolong.
praise 70 God, in highest strains,
Echoed over Bethlehem's plain;
Tyne of " Glory" yet to rise,
F3.sm the ransomed in the skies.
George Kent, IN Washington Chronicle.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-12-20

"You have often" said the clergy
man, !" heard the brethren say Amen!
amen? while some one was praying.
What did they meanP If any one
knows, let him hold up his hand" Up
jumped little fellow, SO eager to
answer as not to wait for recognition,
!" | knowr' he called out ut means
hurry up andget through There was
an audible smile.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-12-20

THROUGH the bell-punch system the
whisky dealers of Richmond have paid
a tax OF about $15, 900 since the middle
OF September; whereas, in the country
towns where the registers have not
yet been put up, no tax has been paid.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-12-20

THE total nominal capital invested in
all the railways of Great Britain is
nearly 90, 200, 600, 900. This is at the
rate Of $500, 900 per mile Of railway
opened. More than @190, 000, 900 Of
capital pay no dividend; e270. 000. 600
less than per cent. and only $25. 900, =
600 more than 10 per cent.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-12-20

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Among Il. n + nssc for, sre the celebIsss,d
YsAsr foM, ON. which are 50 delicious Palat s1e
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other valuable cooking recelp.s. - go
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Cough Syl1WR We have for sale ell the oio s'a'
me ne rsmedies None are in snch ds%s1NS =
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The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-12-20

THE wheat-grower's maxim-Of two
weevils choose the least.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-12-20
Daniel Webster's Seventeen Murders.

ONE day, among other arrangements,
he suggested to the new President, in
as delicate way as he could, the fact
that he had sketched an inaugural,
knowing that Gen. Harrison would be
overwhelmed with calls and business
after his election, and he himself hay
ing leisure to write. The General at
once replied that it was not necessary,
that he had prepared his own inau-
gural "Oh, yes," said he, GIVE got
that all ready" evil you allow me
to take it home and read it tonight"
asked Mr.. Webster. Certainly the
President replied; 'and please let me
take yours. So they exchanged the
documents; and the next morning,
when they met, Gen. Harrison said to
Mr. Webster: elf should read your
inaugural instead of mine, everybody
would know that you wrote it, and that
I did not. Now, this is the only Off
cial paper which / propose to write,
for l do not intend to interfere with
my Secretaries; but this is sort of
acknowledgment on my part to the
American people of the great honor
they have conferred upon me in elevat-
ing me to this high office; and al
though, of course. it is not so suitable
as yours, still it is mine, and propose
to let the people have it just as 1 have
written it. l must deliver my own in
stead of yours" Mr.. Webster told me
that he was good deal annoyed, be-
cause the message was, according to
his judgment and taste, so inappropri-
ate. 1t entered largely into Roman
history, and had a great deal to say
about the States of antiquity and the
Roman Proconsuls and various matters
of that kind. Indeed, the word "Pro-
consult was repeated in it great many
times. When he found that the Presi-
dent was bent upon using his own in
augural, Mr.. Webster said that his de-
sire was to modify it, and to get in
some things that were not there, and
get out some things that were there;
for, as it then stood, he said, it had
no more to do with the affairs of the
American Government and people than
a chapter in the Koran. Mr.. Web
ster suggested to Gen. Harrison that
he should like to put in some things,
allu OCA. lilSOA ldOuCl ICIuCV1utIy
consented to let him take it. Mr..
Webster spent portion of the next
day in modifying the message. Mrs.
Seaton remarked to him, when he came
home rather late that day, that he
look fatigued and worried; but he re-
piled that he was sorry that she had
waited dinner for him. "That is of no
consequence at all, Mr.. Webster said
she; "but | am sorry to see you look
ing SO worried and tired. ] hope moth
ing has gone wrong. I really hope
nothing has happened" :. You would
think that something had happened,
be replied, eff you knew what have
done. have killed seventeen Roman
as dead as smelts, every
1ne of themr' Peter Harvey's Rcmi1s-
iscei5ces.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-12-20

IT'S midnight's holy hour-and silence now
Is brooding. like a gentle spirit, DER
The still and pulseless world. Hark! on the
winds
The bells deepest tones are swelling IT'S the
Of the departed Year.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-12-20

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Connecticut western news., 1877-04-27
Costly Vases of old sevres.

s In the drawing room of the Marquis of Durfort, at his chateau of La Feire Saint Cyr, pair of vases with covers, of pink old Sevres, have stood on the same table for over a century. A bat not long since, happening to get into the drawing room and dashing round and round after the manner of those disagreeable creatures when they find themselves caught in any inclusure, threw down one of these vases and broke the cover, which was mended as neatly as might be. The incident at- tracted the attention of visitor to these vases, which nobody had noticed pre- viously. A few days afterward dealer in curiosities called on the Marquis, bringing a letter of introduction from the friend in question, ,and told him that he had come from Paris expressly to see the two vases, which he was ac- cordingly allowed to see, and which he examined with the air of 8 connoisseur. The dealer would fain have bought them, but the Marquis declined to sell them, remarking that he was not a dealer in porcelain.
 A day or two afterward he received a letter from the man, entreating the Marquis to fix his own price on the two vases, Several other letters, repeating the same request, arrived at short inter- vals, until the Marquis annoyed at the dealers persistence consulted his at- tendant on the subject, remarking ''We must really do something to dis courage this persecutor; what reply had better make to him ?'' "Tell him he may have them for 1000 francs,' said the intendant with laugh. The Marquies, amused with the idea, replied accordingly to the persevering dealer, supposing that such a reply would put an end to the correspondence. But, to his astonishment, he received next morning a telegram: "The vases are mine. l am on the road to your chateau, bringing with me the 60,000 francs.' 'I wrote in joke," said the Marquis to the dealer when the latter arrived "otherwise I should have replied to your propositions by repeating my re. | fusal to sell these vases at any price
 But I have never allowed my signature to be protested, and cannot do so now The vases are yours, he continued, as the dealer laid the roll of bank notes or the table before him, ''but nope you will explain to me why you have bought them." "Most willingly, M. le Marquis," replied the dealer. ''Sil Richard Wallace's collection of olt Sevres porcelain was incomplete. Il lacked precisely the pink shade. These l vases are just what he needs to com
 plete his collection, and l have solo them to him for S0,000 francs. ."-Mon | treat Herald.
Connecticut western news., 1877-04-27
Public Flogsing as a Punishment.

A very few years agO-perhaps four or fivc-garroting became terror to the London pedestrian. For assault and robbery, withoutin to kill, the death penalty was too terrible, and and the other penalties failed to intimidate, as they generally do when the crime is lucrative, easily accomplished, and not immediately dangerous. It could not be trified with, and something had to be done. A 'sbarbarous" whipping of the bare back was resorted to, and garrOt- ing subsided. The result was what the public wanted. Sentimental eyes may show their whites, mortified hands may go up, floods of twaddle may come forth in sympathy with the discouraged gar roter, but men of common sense, espec- ially if they have been garrotted them- selves, will say the end was worth what it cost, and believe in the inhumanity that achieved it.
 Nothing has been said of Delaware No valuable lesson could be drawn from her without considerable investigation and perhaps not then. She may do tot much logging, or she may not dt enough. Her ministers of justice may be models of enlightenment, or they may be models of debasement. The lasf there may be still class instrument or it may not. She has no great city an exceedingly important consideration and two portions of her people art jostling each other as nominal equals fl the race of life, who but the other day held the relation of master and slave She is probably not indifferent to goot name. and her retention of the whiI under all the sneers she receives is some evidence that she at least re gards it as still having defensible use The GGlaEy.
Connecticut western news., 1877-04-27
Social Customs ru New Ireland.

The more we know of savage life all over the world, the more certain it ap- pears that, so far from behaving like "childTen of nature," as sentimental writers in the last century used to make out, the lowest savages are more hamp- cred in every action of their daily lives by ridiculous and oppressive regula- tions than ever was 8 courier of the Grand Monaraue. The chief end, in deed, of most of their social arrange. ments seems to be to make life irksome to the strong and prosperous, and we'll nigh intolerable to the weak and de pendent.
 The most recently discovered popu. lation of savages, the cannibals of New Ireland, in the South Seas, are no ex. ception to this rule. There is in New Ireland custom which requires that 6 chiefs daughter shall be kept in cage within her fathers house until her in troduction into society. The cage scarcely gives her room to move, and she cannot leave it during any part oi the day, though she Is allowed to take 8 stroll with near relatives after night fall.
 This sounds very bad but the New Irish might, were one to animadvert toe strongly on the folly of this custom point out that ''chiefs' daughters lelse where do all they can in the way O tight wristbands, thin boots and long and heavy skirts, to cripple their natu rai powers of locomotion, and in nor ways than one to hamper thems elve with unnecessary wirework of their oWl devising.-[ PaU Mou Gazette.
Connecticut western news., 1877-04-27
The Hind Leg or a Mule.

Next to shot gun in the night time there is nothing better calculated to disturb the serenity of col0red citi- zen's life than the sudden, uncomprom- ising kick ot 8 mule. The iucoherence of that movement is productive of no ordinary crop of astonishment, while its surreptitious yehemence goes a long 5 way toward convincing. our colored friend that mule concentrates all his energies and enterprise in his rear pedal. E @ soa
 The mule, as an ungracious kicker, stands without respectable rival. He is monarch, absolute and supreme, of all his hind leg surveys. That nervous member is a com binatlon of unadultera- ted cussedness, stupendons hurry, mag nifeent reconciliation, dangerous live hness and nncalculating lightning. It swoops down upon the colored commu- nity with the unbridled sweep of 8 cyclone and the recklessness of shot gun. It shoots with the unfettered force of a pile-driver and the vengeance of an intimidated mother-in-law. ..s
 Yet we have tender regard for Its utility. Better than small pox, more destructive than the jim-jams, more terrific than returning boards, and more damaging than unconquerable poverty, it should command the admi- ration of all.
 B For the purpose of wreaking venge- anceupon High handed Commissioners we know of nothing more effectual. As a means of defence in war, It possesses more virtue than needle-gun. As 8 I leveler of distinctions, as an oblitera- tor of party ines,s as 8 rubber-out of social inequalities, it is confessedly without superior. s
 The world stands off with folded arms and gazes with unalloyed rapture at the march of science down the caver- nous muzzles of levia than guns; na- tions sound their paeans of praise and sing glad songs of joy at every stride of progress; poets smother love and ad- miration in tuneful sonnets to new and beautiful strokes of the sculptor's chisel; and the people clap their hands in bolsterous plaudits at every smile of fortune on our blessed land; but where 
 or imperishable marble erected to the honor und memory of mules hind leg7 i
 We feel as if it had been neglected, and feel the saline moisture perspire beneath our eye-lids as we touch upon the cruel treatment of so important 8 branch of industry. The world swings in it's revolutions around the sympath- izing sun and wears an air of regret as the pangsof bitter remorse shoot shud- deringly through it's vast body. We enter a plea for it, and call upon the people to give it attention, Not that it needs cultivation, or that it's ac- quaintance should be courted, but be- cause we feel 8 deep intererest in everything touching upon the energies of our country-and if there is more developed energy than mules hind leg, we have as yet failed to discover it.
Connecticut western news., 1877-04-27
PONDS EXTRACT. 4 , PONDS EXTRACT. The Peoples Remedy.
 The Universal Pain Extractor, Note: Ask for Ponds Extract.
 Take no other.

ssHear, for \ will speak of excellent
 thtnRs." sa s PONDS ExTRACT-The great Vegetable
 Pain Destroyer. Has been Tn use over
 thirty years, and for cleanliness and
 prompt curative virtues cannot be excened. CHILDREN. No family can anord to be
 Bruises, Contusions, Cuts, sprains,
 are relieved almost instantly by external
 application. Promptly relieves pans Of
 finks, Old Sores, BOils, Eslons,
 Corns, etc. Arrests Inflammation, reduces
 swellings, stops bleeding, removes discolor- LADIES ind it their best friend. It assuages
 the pains to which they are peculiarly
 tHe Vergo
 ameliorates and permanently heals all kinds HEMORRHOIDN or PILEs ind in this
 the Onty immediate relief and ultimate cure.
 No case. however chronic or obstinate can vARIC0sE VEINS. It E is the only sure cure. KIDNEY NAAEASE8. It has no equal TOT BLEEDING from any cause. For this it is a
 specific. It has saved hundreds of lives E when all other remedies failed to arrest | bleeding from nose, stomach, lunRss TOOTHACHE, Earache, Neuralgia and
 kheulnatasm are all alike relieved, and PM MYSICIANS of all schools who are ac.
 Quainted With Ponds Extract of Witch
 Hazel recommend it in their practice. We
 have letters of commendation from hundreds
 of Physicians, many of whom order it for use in their own practice. In addition to the foregoing, they order it's use for SwellinEs of all kinds. Qutnsy. Sore ThrOAts Aal. famed TOMs1hs, simple and chronic | DfArrhNess, Castarrh (for which 1t is Q spec,Gc), Ghtlblatns, Fr9sted Feet, Sttmgs of lmsects, M0sQuttOe@e Chapped HNn0s, Eaces and indeed all a manner of skin diseases.
 TOILET USE. Removes Soreness, kOughness and Smart1mGS heals CutB, EruptiOns ana Pimples. It reoipes, sn- plgofGes and refrsshss, While wonderfully tm- proving the Com mpiex1Om. -. TO FARMERS = kOmdsn Extract. No Stock Breeder, no Livery Man can afford to be without 1t. It is used by all the leading Livery stables, Street Railroads and first Horsemen in New York City. It has no equal for Sprains, Harness or Saddle Chat1ngS, Stiffness, Scratches. Swelitngs, Cuts, Lacera- | ttons, Beedings. Pneumonia, Colic, Dar- rhoea, ChillS, Colds, &c. It's range Of action | is wide, and the relief it affords Is so prompt that 1t is invaluable in every Farm-yard as once, and you will never be without 1t.
 | CAUTlONI ' Ponds Extract has been im- | ltated. The genuine article has the words l Ponds Extract blown in eacn bottle. It l is prepared by the only persons living | who ever knew how to prepare it properly. Refuse all other preparations of Witch Hazel. | This IS the only article used by Physicians, and in the hospitals Of this country and HISTORY and Uses of POmdSs Extract, ln pamphlet rorln. sent free on application J0 l P0ND'S EXTRACT COMPANY. ss | Maiden Lane, New York. SO
Connecticut western news., 1877-04-27
Blessing the Waters.

The Belgrade correspondent of the London Times writes under date of Jan. 19 as follows: Yesterday the annual ceremony of blessing the waters was performed by the Archbishop on the bank of the River Save-a rite which is observed in all countries where the Greek faith predominnates. About 9.3. in the morning the service wins held in the cathedral. at 10 the garrison of Bel grade. with the military band, marched down to the river side and formed in line opposite stand erected on the quay; about half an hour afterward 8 processioe marched frsm the cathedral to the stand. The column bore four very large square banners with figures of the saints painted upon them can- opy, under which marched the Arch bishop, and a number of rods surmoun- ted by discs of metal surrounded with metallic rays. An improyised altar, with candles, was placed upon the stand, with a barrel of river water in front of it. The services at the altar were long, and were interspersed with chants and the firing of artillery from the old fortress. At the conclusion of the services the Archbishop stepped down from the stand, and with large brush commenced sprinkling the water from the barrel over the adjacent crowd. His Grace then proceeded to sprinkle the Servian Army, and many ofathe populace ran to the edge of the river and filled bottles and jugs with the newly-consecrated waters. 1t is usual for several people to plunge into the river at this stage of the proceed performed, an omission which suppose will be attributed by the ecclesiastical authorities to the progress of modern infidelity.' After the sprinkling was completed the procession marched back to the cathedral.
Connecticut western news., 1877-04-27
E. Y. KunReI's Biaaer Wine of Iron.

1>' Gs NuMASR9 BAtt0E WAmG OH 1FOms
 Has never been known to fail in the cure of weakness, attended with symp- toms, indisposition of exertion, loss of memory, difficulty of breathing, general weakness, horror of disease, weak, ner- vous trembling, dreadful horror of death, nightsweats, cold feet, weakness, aimness of vision, languor, universal lassitude of the muscular system, enor- nous appetite, with dyspeptie system, hot hands, flushing of the body, dryness of the skin, pallid countenance and eruptions on the face, purifying the blood, heaviness of the eyelids, pain in the back, frequent black spots flying before the eyes with temporary suffu- sion and loss of sight; want of atten- tion etc. These symptoms all arise from weakness, and to remedy that use E. F. Kunkel's Bitter Wine of Iron. It never fails. Thousands are now en- l toying health who have used it. Get the genuine. Sold only in $1 bottles. Take only K. F. Kunkel's.
 Ask for Kunkel's Bitter Wine of Iron. This truely valuable tonic has been so thoroughly tested by all classes of the community, that 1t is now deemed in- dispensable as a Tonic medicine. It costs but little, purifies the blood and gives tone to the stomach. renovates the system and prolongs life.
 now only ask trial of this valua- ble tonic. Price $1 per bottle. E. F. KUNKEL, Sole Proprietr. No. 259 North Ninth St., Below Vine, Phtla- delphia, Pa. Ask for Kupkel's bitter Wine of Iron, and take no other. A photograph of the proprietor. on each wrapper, all others are counterfeit. Beware of commercials. Do not let your druggist sell you any but KUNK- ELS, which is put up only as above rep resented. You can get six bottles for | $5. All ask is one simple trial.
 Tape Worm Removed Alive.
 Head and all complete in two hours. | No fee till head passes. Seat, Pin. and Stomach worms removed by DR. KUNK- FL, 259 North Ninth St. Advice free. No fee until head and all passes in one, and alive. Dr. Kunkel is the only successful physician in the country for l the removal of Worms, and his WORM SYRUP is pleasant and safe for children or grown persons. Send for circular or ask for a bottle of KUNKEL's WORK l SYRUP. Price $1.0O bottle. Get 1t ofyour druggist. It never fail.
Connecticut western news., 1877-04-27

GIVEN AWAY. - In order that every one may see samples of their goods, J. l.. EATEN & Co.,, of 162 William
 Street, N. Y., will send handsome pair of 6xS Chromos, and copy of the best 16-page literary paper now pub- llshed, to any reader of this paper who mailing expenses. 3-5-4t
Connecticut western news., 1877-04-27
SAFE,

Safe l? The battlefield of life Seldom knows 8 pause in strife,
 Every path is set with snares, Every joy is crossed by cares. ga Brightest morn has darkest night, oal Fairest bloom has quickest blight, Hope has but 8 transient glesm, a Love is but passing dream,
 Trust is Foliy's helpless waif Who dare call their dearest safe But thou, though peril loom afar, <.. What hast thou to do with war2
 Let the wild stream flood it's brink, - There's no bark of thine to sink,
 Lst falsehood weave it's subtle net. Thou art done with vain regret. e, Let Fortune frown and friends grow strange Thou hast past the doom of change.
 We plan and struggle, mourn and chafe- "a Safe, my darling, dead and safe! sa
Connecticut western news., 1877-04-27

Erolation of the Brain.-In recen lecture at Glasgow on Evolution of the Brain," Professor Allen Thompson stated that we have DO direct evidence from anatomy. physiology, or pathol-- apart from the brain; and as to the question whether the human brain had been directly formed, and was con- stantly maintained by an act of crea- tive wisdom, or whether, according to the Darwinian view, it had gradually assumed it's complex structure and lofty powers exhibited in presently ex- isting man, he preferred the latter view because it was the one which was most consistent with all that was known of the coincident development of the mental powers and the cerebral organ ization.
Connecticut western news., 1877-04-27

ORANGE SALAD.-Peel one dozen oranges, and cut in slices, put in layers, in glass dish, sprinkling each layer plentifully with sugar. Squeeze over this the juice of six oranges, and pour over ali 8 glass of wine or brandy Sweet oranges are best for this dish with very little sugar, but Messinas are very good, well sweetened.
Connecticut western news., 1877-04-27

Amiline W0ter Colors.-Aniline water colors are extensively used for tlnting phothgraphs, and are also being intro duced for painting water color draw ings. But as nearly all of these colors are altered by light, fade, and change, no honest artist will make use of them, unless he informs the purchaser by lowing on the margin of the picture: "These colors, although pretty to look at, are good for nothing. They will soon fade.n