The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-02-15
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
BRUSSELS has arranged 10 build grand
Museum Of Art at cost of million odd.
DIR. j. G. HOLLAND is happy in a lit.
erary, and literal, income of $20, 1000 a
TIE wife Of Mormon Pratt has just
come East to attend medical lectures and
fit herself to doctor the other wives.
IT is estimated that the snow along the
line of the New York Central has fur
nished temporary employment to no fewer
than 5000 people.
SIC. BLITz, the great magician, who re-
Gently died in Philadelphia, was the father
Of the celebrated opera singer, Nine. Van
Zandt, who is now in England.
MIR. COURTNEY, the leading writer of
the London Times, has been courteously
notified that he cannot continue to hold
that position while serving as Member
Of Parliament.
WITH that keen discrimination which
Is the glory of the age, the New Orleans
Republican remarks that "Thc soul of
Sergt Bates is marching on; but his body
is saving wood in Illinois,"
The large fall of snow in Texas this
winter deprived the herds of their graz
ing, and large numbers of cattle died Of
starvation. The condition was unpre-
cedented in the history of the State.
A GIGANTIC serpent, from India, the
Python 6tpittatus, which was on exlIibi-
tion in Berlin a few days, has been sold
by its owner to an Englishman for $780,
Its length is reported as twenty 1.-TWO feet,
and it swallowed twelve large rabbits at
one meal. IA m9
Rev. ADIRONDACK MURRAY says: "Now
and then you run across man who is all
you, and the old Adam rises as you see
him bristle, and it is really only by stern
endurance that you can tolerate doing busi-
ness with him even at arms length"
As AN evidence that the quality of rail-
road iron in market has deterioraied of
late years, It is sta ted that some very old
rails are in use on the Louisville, New
Albany s. Chicago Road, but they are
proof against the severity of this extraor-
dinary winter. In no instance has one Of
these old rails broken, while the new ones
snap easily.
A FEMALE Justice of the Peace of
Wyoming Territory was married few
days ago, and previously notified her
friends to be present by printed form as
follows: ~ am about 10 marry Mr.. j.
D., of this county, and he will be quail
ified and sworn in at my office on Wednes.
day morning next at ten o'clock. Youa
invited to attendz,,,'ss.s q 9. 4 IS &
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THERE issno need for coughing at every
little irritation of the throat. You will be
surprised, on making an effort to suppress
your cough, to see how little coughing
you can get along WITH We're man to
stand threatening you with club or pis-
t01 and offering to blow syOuf, bfnins ont
at ~ hfst cough, you would find that the
wiILpower Is most zeff1caci0ns In sup
pressing these bronchial Instructions. A
French surgeon used to say wherever he
entered the wards of the hospital, !" The
frst patient who coughs will be deprived