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The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-02-14

to seed, fertilizers and labor; decisions
as to stock, tree-planting, building and
repairs, and everything that must be
decided at some time. A farmer who
drifts into the years work with no
plan, is no wiser than General who
starts ON campaign without a plan.
or a lawyer who goes into court with
out looking over his cases.
There is too much impromptu states
manship, touch-and-go legislation, hap
py-go-lucky financiering. and hap-haz-
ard farming in. this country. A little
leisure in which to think is the most
valuable time in the year to man who
has any equipment for the business,
and isn't too lazy to improve it. Think
ing is the hardest work done in the
world. It pays the best. tits the most
commonly shirked.
But leisure at this season brings also
opportunities for recreation and enjoy
ment. It is the time of all others for
farmers clubs-not the over-organized
and Gifted affairs, but the neighbor-
hood gatherings for discussions and
comparison of experiences, winding up
with a supper and social good time.
From our knowledge of it, we doubt if
farming life is as sociable and neigh
borly in its spirit and expression, as it
was when the country was new, and the
population scattered. The resting sea-
son of out-of-door workers ought to be
made cheerful and happy. The men
should renew the acquaintance of their
wives, and find out something about
their children beside how much work
they can do. If the purse will warrant
it, take trip to the city and see the
sights. If not, stir up the social life
of your neighborhood, and don't let
it settle down into the GOODNESS, quiet,
and death-ike monotony of a frozen
pond.
Reading, also, furnishes a good en-
ployment of leisure time. With two or
three good weekly journals more
the better-and such books as ought to
be bought for the wife and children
the evenings around the comfortable
may be made delightful and profitable.
Between the grand grabbing for money,
the low ideals of contentment, and the
periodical stimulation of anxiety about
a remote Heaven, not half enough atten-
ton is given 10 the duty and the priv
ilege of being happy-simply and inno-
Gently happy-here and now. The man
who can turn his activities into useful
ness, and his leisure into happiness, for
himself and others, is a philosopher
without knowing it-and may be saint
also!-Golden Rule.
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Bob's Sermon.

AWAY out in the mining regions OF
the far West was holding meeting.
The place was a desperate one, and l
had been warned not to go there; put
God went along with me and took care
of me.
There was an organized band OF
gamblers, who had been terror to all
preachers and all good people. The
leader of this band was named Bob.
Through some generous turn OF
Gods wonderful providence, got OH
the good side" of Bob at the very first;
and. by a little tact, gained the ears OF
the whole band. They came to church
and demonstrated, very soon, that they
knew well enough how to behave when
thev had mind to try.
After few days, Bob rose in church,
and while was making a little talk,
and said to me, "Parson, let me talk a
while"
..Sav on, Bob," replied.
Turning his face about toward his
comrades, he began:
Henry, old boy, you know ! love
YOU. You and have been together in
many a spree. Henry, old fellow, l
can't turn away from you. | can't
throw off on you, but, Henry, don't
want to go the old road any more. I'm
down, clean down to the bedrock.
Henry, let's all stop and try t'other
way. Boys, all of you, you know me.
| don't want to quit you, but come, let's
all bout face. / tell you, boys, we are
all gone up the fiume if we keep on the
way we've been living. | am going to
try t'other road, boys; come. go with
me, won't you?"
With such words as these, only with
vastly more mining slang, Bob went
on begging his old comrades to join
him in coming to Christ. The effect
was general and profound. The whole
band melted down. Then we had time
of weeping and confessions. Strange
stories were told about early homes for
saken; early lessons long ago forgotten,
about the long descent down. down,
down, to the life of crime.
There were prayers and instructions,
and finally. as we verify believe, sound
conversions, more than score of
them.
Bob organized his old comrades, his
new comrades, now, into aprayer-meet-
ing, and, at last tidings, he and his
friends were still faithful to the new
life, and still continuing their prayer
meeting.
If unconverted people who are held
back from Christ by fear of their COM
rades would only take Bob's plan, they
might have all their old companions
along with them here ON earth, and
have them for stars in their crowns in
Heaven.-Amgerom Page. in american
Messenger.
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Cats.

1t is not often that we hear any credit
rendered to the cat for either intelli-
gence or affection; and it is, therefore,
pleasing to be able to record two in.
stances in which one, if not both of
these qualities, is shown in remark
able manner in this animal. A gentle
man writing from India to a friend in
England, few mails ago, says of pet
Persian cat: 81 was lolling ON the sofa,
drowsily perusing the newspaper a few
mornings ago, when Tom came and
stood near me, mewing in plaintive
way, as if to attract attention. Not
wishing to be disturbed, l waved him
off. He, however, returned in min
ute or so, and this time jumped on to
the sofa, and looking me in the face,
renewed his noise more vigorously.
Losing patience, roughly drove him
away. He then went to the door of an
adjoining room, and stood there new
ing most piteously. Fully aroused, l
got up and went toward him. As l
approached he made for the further
corner of the room, and began to show
fight, bristling up and flourishing his
tail. 1t at once struck me that there
was an unwelcome visitor in the room
which Tom wished to get rid of; and,
sure enough, in looking toward the
corner, l discovered cobra coiled up
behind bookshelf under dressing
table. The noise made by my approach
aroused the snake, and he attempted to
make of, but dispatched him with my
gun, which was ready loaded close by.
You should have seen Toms satisfac-
ton. He ran between my legs, rubbing
himself against them caressingly, as if
to say Well done, master!' The snake
measured five feet seven inches in
length
The friend to whom the incident is
related, after reading it to me, went on
to says that some years ago, when in
India with her father, the family were
gathered after tea, one rainy evening,
listening to one of their number who
was reading an interesting story. While
thus engaged, a cat of which her father
was very fond jumped onto his knee,
and, moving about in restless manner,
began to new in a louder key than
usual. The old gentleman, as was his
wont, commenced to caress the cat. ex-
pecting thereby to quiet it; but to no
purpose. Itshowed signs of impatience
by jumping down and up again, new
ing vigorously the whole time. Not
wishing to be interrupted in what was
going on, he called for servant to put
the cat out of the room; but Puss would
not tamely submit to an indignant turn
out, and commenced clawing at the old
mans feet. This he thought was going
too far; he rose to chastise the cat; but
ere he had time to do SO, he discovered
that it was nothing less than timely
warning which Puss had given him; for
not far from where he sat there was,
under the table, small venomous
snake, which probably would have Bit
ten him had he molested or trampled
on it. The reptile was Immediately
killed, and Puss ceased her mewing.-
Chambers Journal.
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Do Insects Talk to Each Other?

1.-TWO ants" says Buchner, "wllen
they are talking together stand with
their heads opposite each other, work
ing their sensitive feelers in the liveli-
est manner, and tapping each others
heads" Numerous examples prove
that they are able in this way to make
mutual communications, and even on
certain definite subjects. 81 have
often," says the English naturalist
Jesse, "placed small green cater
pillar in the neighborbood of an ants
nest. 1t is Immediately seized by an
ant, which calls in the assistance of a
friend after Intellectual efforts to drag
the caterpillar into the nest. 1t can be
clearly seen that the little creatures
hold a conversation by means of their
feelers, and this being ended, they re-
pair together to the caterpillar in order
to draw it into the nest by their united
strength. Further, Ihave observed the
meeting of ants on the way to and from
their nest. They stop, touch each
other with their feelers, and appear to
hold a conversation, which have good
reason to suppose refers to the best
ground for obtaining food" Hague
writes in letter to Darwin, that he one
day killed with his finger a number of
ants who came every day from hole
in the wall to some plants standing on
the chimney piece. He had tried the
effect of brushing them away, but it
was of no use, and the consequence of
the slaughter was that the ants who
were on the way turned back and tried
to persuade their companions who were
not yet aware of the danger, to turn
back also. A. short conversation en-
sued between the ants, which, however,
did not result in an immediate return,
for those who had just left the nest first
convinced themselves of the truth of
the report. Leisure Hour.
If you want success and comfort
with Madeira vines, start them in the
living room at any time from the pres
ent time to the LIST of March, giving
each plant q five-inch pot. Provide y
trellis upon which the plants may
climb. but keep them well pinched
back to induce lateral growth, and pre-
vent their running as much as possible.
About the LIST of June turn them out of
the pots, where they are to grow, with
the balls Of earth entire, and they will
run ten to fifteen feet high over 8 porch
or other suitable place, and throw out
laterals literally; this from the mid
die Of August until killed by frost, and
will, besides their shade during the sum-
mer, bloom profusely hrairis Farmer.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-02-14

ONE THOUSAND polygAmous mar
riages took place in Utah in 1877,
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-02-14

cess Of fbrfn yE3ETIsE acts by converting the blood
from its diseased condition to healthy circulation Ons
bottle Of vR6ETINE will give relief; but to effect par
manent cure must be taken regularly and may take
several bottles especially In cases Of long standing Try
It. and your verdict will be the that OF thousands
before you. who say, never found much relief as
from the use Of vEaETNR" which u composed N
clusively Of bdrks, roofs and herbs
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A Cloud OF witnesses.
For nearly quarter of o century DR.. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy has been acknowledged by the
people as positive cure for all catarrhal af-
fections. Its great popularity with physicians
and patients, together with its constantly-in-
creasing sale, attests, in arguments stronger
than words, its healing power II there be
general or nervous debility and impoverished
blood, DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
should be used in connection with the Catarrh
Remedy. The following-named parties are
among the thousands who have been cured Of
catarrh by the use or DR.. Sage's Catarrh Rem
A. F. Downs, New Geneva, Pa. D. ]. Brown,
St. Joseph, Mo-: E. C. Lewis, Rutland, Vt. |;
Levi Springer, Nettle Lake, Ohio; Chas; Nor
Serbia, n. Y; j. E. Miller, Bridger Station,
Wyo.; j. q. Meiriman, Loeansport, Ind. /; NJ.
NJ. Post, Logansport, Ind. j. w. Bailey, Ire
mont, Pa; H. 3. Ayres, La Porte, Ind. Jes-
sic NJ. Sears, Fl. Branch, Ind. L. Williams,
Canton, Mo-. W. A.. Thayer, Onargd ILL.,; s.
B. Nichols Dr., GALVESTON Tex Jonas F
land, Wis; johnson Williams, Helmick, Ohio;
Joslin, Keene, N. H.; A. j. Casper, Table
Rock. W. Va; Louis Anders, Gaysport, Ohio;
c. H. Chase. Eikhart, Ind; Mrs. Henry
Haight, San Francisco, Cal !; Mrs. E. NJ. Gal
lusha, Lawrenceville, N. T.; w. J. Graham,
Adel, Iowa; A. o. Smith, Newman, Ga. Chas.
E. Rice, Baltimore, Md; Jesse NJ. Sears, Car
isle, Ind; Dan'l B. Miller, TT. Wayne, Ind !;
Mrs. Minnie Arnaise, 800 Delaney Street, New
York; H. w. Hall, Hastings. Mich; VIM. F.
Marston, Lowell, Mass; l. W. Roberts, Mari
copa, Ariz.; Chas. s. Delaney, Harrisburg,
Pa; NJ. c. Cole, Lowell, Mass; Mrs. G. ].
Spurtin, Camden, Ala; Chas. +. Kaw, Fred
ericktown, Ohio; Mrs. Lucy Hunter, Farming
ton, ILL.,; Capt. E. j. Spaulding, Camp Siam
baugh, Wyo.; |. w. Tracy, Steamboat Rock,
Iowa; Mrs. Lydia Waite, Shushan, N. T.; j.
N. Peck, Junction City, Mont; Henry Ebe,
Bantas, Cal L. 2. Cummings, Rantoul, Ill. !;
s. E. Jones, Charleston Four Corners, N. Y. !;
Geo; :. Hail, Pueblo, Cal; VIM =. Bartrie,
Sterling, Pa; II. H. Ebon, 94S Penn Street,
Pittsburgh, Pa; j. r. Jackman, Samuels
Miss Hattie Parrott, Montgomery, Ohio; L.
Ledbrook, Chatham, ILL.,; s. B. Mccoy, Nash
port, Ohio; w. w. Warner, North Jackson,
Mich. Miss Mary A. Winnie, Darien, Wis. |;
John Zeigler, Carlisle Springs, Pa; james
Tompkins, st. Cloud, MINI; Enoch Diner,
Ohio; s. B. Nichols, Galveston, Tex; II. 1.
Laird, Upper Alton, ILL.,; John Davis, Pres
colt, Ariz Mrs. Nancy Graham, Forest Cove,
Greg.
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1 TABLE Book and Introductory A.htn,I
P0I1 : EXtP2d |
The Peoples Remedy, for Internal
aud Ertera0T Use.

PONDS EXTRACT CURES
Piles, blind and breeding; Inflammation ,,a
UlceratiOns Hemorrhage from any or sM
Nose. Gums, Lungs, Bowels. kisneys Womb ~ ~,
COmgestiOns. EHlar Sements.
PONDS EXTRACT ISGALUARJr
For Dysentery and Rheumatism; Infamm.
ton Of Eyes and EyeIids: Iniammatlan \
Ovaries; Vaginal leucorrhca; Yariras.
Veins; Sore Nipples.
TO FA Extract, No So.,
Breeder no Livery Man can afford to be W hout \
It's used by all the leading Livery Stables S;res
Railroads aid first HoTsenen in New York Civ n
has no equal for Sprains, Harness or Slllle Th,s
tugs Stiffness Scratches Sweilings. CutS Iacers
lions Bleeiings, PneIIlnoni.. Co,ic Diarrhea Chls
Colds, etc. Its range of action Is wide and The "a
lief it affords is so prompt that it is Invaluable IN
every F'arm-yari as we / as in every Falm.hous
Let It be tried once and yon Will never BE- withoutit
CAUTION! Ponds + tract has been Initiated
The genuine article has the WORKS Ponds EI.
tract blown in each bottle. Il Is prepliei b. the
ONLY persons living who ever knew how IA
prepare It properly. Rtfu5e AL other preparations
Of Witch HAZEL This is tie only article used n
Physicians, and In the hospitals OF this country and
Eurune.
HISTOH Y and Uses of Ponds Extract In
pamphlet fornl sent fiee on appiicatiolto
PONDS EXTRACT COMPANY, 9S Matu
Topa TpyiS
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"A Ponca Indian, on horseback, was
chasing COW on Spring River bottoms,
Kan, and while going at high rate of
speed, his head caught in the forked
limb of a tree, killing him instantly.
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"It's getting confoundedly dark.
though, Lorrimer; it seems to me we
have walked ten leagues already.n
"Fll be blessed if it isn't the longest
six miles ever footed" confessed Lor-
rimer. "We ought to be close upon
the camp, unless
But just then Strathley stumbled in
the swiftly descending darkness, and
fell, with a groan, over the ragged rem
nant OF a lightning blasted stump.
Tough luck said Lorrimer, rub
bing his face with the new fallen snow,
and chatting his hands; for Mr.. Strath-
ley was prone upon the ground in dead
faint. What if he never came to life
again?' Lorrimer asked himself.
What would Margaret do? Would it
be happier for himseifp''
Where have Ibeen?' asked Strath-
ley, suddenly, sitting upright and try
ing so look through the darkness.
That's more than can tell you,"
answered Lorrimer. "You had a fall
that knocked the breath out of You a
spell. Do you feel hetterp Could you
walk. thinkp''
Certainly. Let's be jogging. There
give me your hand. I'm trifie stiff
from the fall yet. It's deuced cold,
seems to me.''
That's so; it left off showing mile
back. and the wind has stiffened. It's
going to be a rough night. We haven't
any time to lose; you see, we must have
missed the path some time ago; that
rascally snow pelted fellows face SO
fast and thick. Eth! what's the trouble
now?''
I. must sit down again for spell; /
can't keep up with you. y
But you must, you know"
= couldn't walk another rod Just
now if Death himself were Mt my
heels
. Nonsense. Trudge along; it's grow
ing colder every moment. It's death to
give up. !"
Stratliley staggered along for few
PAGES, with LOrFimer's aid; but soon
came to halt.
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Mr. Arnet Is large realestate owner 3 wealthy mn
m old resident, and well known In Cincinnati
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-10-30
Jonas Wife Writes Again.
NUMBER 10, CALAIS, Oct. 2Sth, 1s1

NUMBER 10, CALAIS, Oct. 2Sth, 1878
| My dere Jonas: ..... .4....,.. !
/ was glad you wrote agan last weak |
feal unesy. fraid something viii happen
two you don't 90 near that state bar tenders
assosashun shud think thare is rum enuf
sold now but see al the lawyers are goin
in to it wish you woodent 60 out mites
YOU cant tel what them Montpelier fellers
will do. Don't try to get Bonnie q phase
unless some temperance man wants him
in h store and will take him home mites
line bound he shall be big man some
time. Dekon Jones sed the other mite that
Danl Webster and lot of other big men
red Addison's Spectator CHATS the name
copied it) when tina was boys borrowed it
the next da and ime making Bonnie reed it
he don't like it but don't care. ime having
an auful time getting along alone cant you
come home befour the legislature is thru
I don't no what two do about Levi. The
skoolmarm has got mad at him and
wunt let him come to skool lie tel you how
il was. You no you sed tho hoys must
husk out that corn and Levi kept wurkin
on his water wbeal every da when his ear
a,sed SO he coodent 60 to skool so | told
him / thot it woodent hurt him eny more
to husk corn than TO wurk on water
wheals and / made him go to huskin.
Next da his eur dident axe and he went to
skool but he come home befour mite and
sod the techer was mad and he want goin
eny more. Whats the matter says | and
he sed dident do nothin l jest made
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-10-30
WINDmAM COUNTY.

! AwoJlshed at tho Draitlcboro depot, belongiuI
10 the Central Vermont railroad. was PARTIAL,
burned the other night, though its contents were
saved.
canary bid owned by Mrs. J. 4, willard o
Graitleboro, has performed the almost unheard Of
feat o. hItching young at this late season Of the
yea, AZ the binds generally breed before June l.
g. WINDSOR COUNTY. -t..
Mrs. Lucy Chamberlain Of Royal,on, who was
thrown Irou.u buggy short time ago and evorely
hnrt,aas.hal relapse an her recovery is doubtful
tweive.y ears.od Bridgewaler boy has killed
forty woodehucks with rife the past summer
which Ia ontdone by a Proetorsvills alIeen .yeaIs.
old. who has slain sixty -lhree red squirrels and
eleven grey ones.
There ara great expectations of the mining en- ter
prise at Bethel OF the White River Iron Company
II claimed that the sand of White river sat that
place, con aims not only the very best quality OF
ron but that it is found in large quantities as il
IS In any part Of the world thele being from 40 TO
so per cent of the sand pure magnetic iron. The
Bethelites believe that the time is not far distant
when dozen furnaces will be in operation on
White river. and that Bethel will soon be minig.
ture Pittsburgh.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-10-30
Probate Court.

HARVEY rILDEN. Judge. MA. CHASE. Register
The following business was transacted
in the Probate Court of the District O
Washington during the week ending
October 2Sth, 1873: ..,.'
Oct %. Hiram A. Marsball's estate
Geo. c. Arms, administrator. Horatc
Marshalrs guardianship Marshal,
guardian. Melissa Fifield's estate will
referred for probate to November 18th.
Joseph HaselLon's ate-commissioners
report returned. w. W. Cadwell's estate
administration account allowed. $4,000
lecreed. Reuben Huntoon's and r. l..
Sherman's estates-lcenses to sell rea! es-
tate granted.
Oct. %. Bell Farwell's guardianship
guardian account allowed. Daniel A..
Jarkmans state-recommitted; commits
>!oners report returned again.
Oct. 25. Chloe NJ. Rood's estate-com-
missioners' report returned.
Oct. %. G. Darwin Hatch's guardian
ship-Geo. S. Lawrence, guardian. jesse
w. Templeton's estate-T. C. Kelton. ad-
Iminsrator; Joel Foster, Jr.. James How
land and Charles A. Tabor, appraisers and
commissioners. Levi Templeton's estate
"A. D. Arms. administrator. de bonis
non; James Rowland and Charles A..
Tabor, appraisers.