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The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-01-10
FHURspAa. JANUARY

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tpd55ed Judas and the three Marys dis
appear and the doors are closed. The
scene can be repeated seven times in
an hour if necessary, and the natural
motion Of the clock produces it four
times per hour, whereas the Strasburg
procession is made but once day, at
twelve o'clock. Below the piazza is
the main dial, about thirteen inches in
diameter. To its right is figure Of
Time with an hour-glass. Above this
is window, at which appear figures
representing Youth, Manhood and
Old Age. To the left of the dial is a
skeleton representing Death. When
the hour-hand approaches the first
quarter Time reverses his hour-glass
and strikes one on bell with his
scythe, when another bell inside re-
spends; then Childhood appears in
stantly. When the hour-hand ap-
proaches the second quarter or half
hour, there are heard the strokes of two
bells. Then Youth appears and the
organ plays . hymn. After this Time
strikes two and reverses his hour-glass,
when two bells respond inside. One
minute after this chime of bells is
heard, when a folding-door opens in
the upper porch and one at the right of
the court, when the Savior comes walk
ing out. Then the Apostles appear in
procession The clock also tells of the
moons changes, the tides, the seasons,
days and day Of the month and year
and the signs of the zodiac; and on top
soldier in armor is constantly on
guard, walking back and forward. As
the hours advance, Manhood, Old Age
and Death take part in the panorama.
- Reading Pa Eagle.
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In Mengers Building is now on ex-
hibition in all probability the most won
derful clock in the world. It was built
by Stephen d. Engle, q matchmaker, at
Hazleton. He is about forty five years
Of age, and was about twenty years in
perfecting the clock. Mr.. Reid paid
Engle $5, 600 for it. Engle never saw
the Strasburg clock. In fact, he has
not travelled more than 200 miles from
home at any time This clock stands
eleven feet high. At its base it is about
four feet wide and at the top about two.
It is about three feet deep at the base,
gradually less toward the top. Its col
ors are dark-brown and gold. The
Strasburg clock is thirty feet high, yet
its mechanism is not so intricate, nor
has it as many. figures as the Hazleton
clock. The Strasburg clocks figures
are about three feet high, and the
American clock about nine inches.
Three minutes before the hour pipe
organ inside the clock plays an anthem.
It has i've tunes. Bells are then rung,
and when the hour is struck double
doors In an alcove open and 3 figure Of
Jesus appears. Double doors to the
left then open, and the Apostles appear
slowly, one BY one, in procession. As
they appear and pass Jesus they turn
toward him, Jesus bows, the Apostle
turns again and proceeds through the
double doors in an aIcoye on the right.
AZ Retsx approaches, Satan looks out
q = uindow shove and tempts him:
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-01-10

!. his hand, and the entire party began q
chant which was perfect as to time and
harmony, and was not devoid Of music.
Both male and female held in their
hands some kind of a plume, either a
single feather or bunch as large as a
hearse-plume, which were waved back
and forth much in the manner our
music teachers wave their batons.s A. =
Fhree men in the center Of the apart
ment held instruments which resemble
tambourines, which they, at the proper
intervals, vigorously pounded with
sticks, producing D sound mot unlike a
drum. After the first general song was
finished, one of the braves made a few
remarks in his native tongue; which
was followed by another chant, which
was concluded. as were the remainder
of the songs, by long, low, wailing
sound. each one raising the right hand
toward heaven. i 5s.s.s
The second who spoke was woman,
She related her experience to the medi-
cile-man and he repeated it in loud
voiceto the congregation. This was
ollowed by another chant and a dance
which was kept up for a long time.
George, who during the services
seemed to be the most interested, on
being asked if he was q Catholic, said:
/" Yes, me Catholic, but no Chief. You
white man;s another black man; me
Indian; but all same heart, and good
heart; all feel same to Him, y and
pointed upward. The services lasted
until late hour in the evening. The
looker-on could not fail to see the re-
semblance in certain parts Of the pro-
ceedings TO the litany in the Catholic
Church.-Leavena0orth Kan. Times.
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Nez.Perces at Worship.

On Sunday q reporter visited the
camp of the Nez-Perces. He found
that the ariny-tents that had at first
been put up for the accommodation of
the captives had been taken down at the
request of the indians, and in their
places were number Of tepees,. or
lodges, made of skins stretched about
long poles. The lodges are circular in
form and Of conical shape. The skins
which form the wall are sewed together
securely with buckskin strips. They,
are weatherproof on the outside, and
do not appear at all untidy, except on
the top, where the skins have been
,blackened by the smoke. In some of
these lodges were furs of the finest de-
scription, owned by the more wealthy
members Of the tribe On some of the
lodge-poles are. forks with hanging
boards, to which the children or
papooses are strapped, hanging in
much the same style as white men
would hang pictures on wall. Near
esch lodge was stacked huge pile of
wood, some of the stacks being covered
TO keep them dry. The number of peo-
pie who visited the camp during the
day did not fall short of 5000.
The reporter visited the quarters oc-
cupied by Chief Joseph, which consist
Of q comfortable army-tent with a floor
and stoves. This place he found
thronged with multitude Of people
who were eager to get a glance at the
famous Chieftain. The next point of
attraction was one Of the large hospital
tents, where it was given outthat there
would be ssmedicine-dance. This
was an error. The ceremonies, as had
been performed in the morning. were
| Of : strictly religious character, and the
dance talked Of was the afternoon serv-
ice- The reporter found about 100 men
and women ranged in two lines near
the walls, and in sitting positaon.
They were engaged in singing some Of
the chants peculiar to the tribe, and
paid no marked attention to the en-
trance of the Visitor, each one seeming
to be deeply interested. Others began
to arrive, aud within 8 short time fqlly
$50 occupied the tent. The chief ex-
horter them took his plsoe n the center
Of tho group and began the first Of the
general service BY 8 few remarks He
then rang small bell which he held in
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-01-10
Horrible Death.

A horrible death recently occurred
at the blast furnace in South Stockton,
Eng. The hopper of a furnace was
charged by man named James Hig-
gins and other workmen with ironstone,
ETC., and in order to allow the material
to fall into the furnace an attempt was
made to lower the bella large conical-
shaped apparatus fitting into the bot
tom Of the hopper about two feet in
to broader space. The bell had be-
come jammed into the upper part of
the ring, and could not be stirred.
After several Intellectual attempts to
free it. Higgins procured large ham
mer, leaped on to the bell, and struck
it blow. The apparatus Immediately
sank into the broader space, and Hig-
gins went with it. A groan was heard,
but nothing could be seen of the poor
fellow as he passed swiftly with the ma
terial into the furnace. The blast was
at once thrown off and powerful cur
rent of air forced in, but the horrible
smell which arose proved that the poor
man s body was being rapidly consumed
and not the slightest portion of it was
recovered. A ACoroner was summoned,
but could hold no inquest, as there
were no remains to view. A Roman
Catholic priest read the burial service
of the Church, on top of the furnace,
shortly after the accident.
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and BY simply putting the hand down

and by simply putting the hand down
in front of her, the hen would Jump ON
and cling to the fingers; and then, by
holding the creature up to the window,
and moving it from one pane to the
other, the hen would rapidly catch the
flies and swallow them.
But the funniest thing for the hen to
do-and we never heard of hen doing
such thing before-was to slide down
hill with the little girl! There was q
steep hill near the house where the lit
tie girl lived, and in winter there were
nice slides upon it. This little girl used
to take her pet hen with her when she
went out coasting-or sliding, as they
call it in Maine. For the hen would sit
quietly on the sled while it was going
down hill, and when the sled was
dragged up she would scramble on
again and get ride up! Sometimes
she would slip off, for it was hard to
cling on to the smooth top of the sled.
But no matter how many times she
tumbled off, she would chase after the
sled and hop on again, and thus get
ride to the top of the hill, and be ready
to have another slide down.-Prof
E. Morse, in Vide AaUake.
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Our Young Readers.
M7LTIADES GETS THE BEST OF
SANTA CLAUS. =

On the day before Christmas, I've no doubt at
It is Santa Claus who, every Christmas Eve
The presesis and candy and all the nice things
Which l find in my stockings and, doubtless, tbs
That be drives six feet reindeen and comes
But I should II ike i to see him! Perhaps, too, I
If sat up and kept sharp lookout tonight
But that never would do,' explained John
. He would turn Straight around, and would
For, You see, the old gentleman's taken whim
That not one of you children shall catch sight of
If he came to the house and found one single eye
Remained open, he'd whip up and gallop straight
''Ne,sTthele.s,r thought Miitiades Peterkin
Think I shall see him to- night after all q
30 that night, after bed-tinle' wher in the house
Was quite still, young Miltiades Peterkin Paul.
softly stepped from his bedroom, and, stealthily
Past the door where his father and mother were
Stole down to the sitting-room where, you must
know,
He had hung by the mantel an hour ago :.
Both his new scarlet stockings. Ho! hor'
Now we'il M see. NJ. Santa Claus. what we shall
f5as5ls ss
Then. from where he had hidden it. under the
carpet 71f
He drew out steel trap mot really SO sharp it
cr;te NJ shn"L;nu '' anu "i'i 'Ns9 'o'N
He set t It, and placed it deep down in his stock
So that Santa Claus, when he inserted his fist,
1r;st -, ~ $50 -, - =. - - - s' y
..TbereW ,sI said little Miltiades peterkin Paul "
:, "'"' uoe'n ~ nm : = e"' ~ ""s an
Having made these arrangements, crept back
And M into bed again. Now thenr' he
ri1 inst lie still and wait iii the old fellows
! Z, caught. J-11 :. 4sifr'',1T4 - 1efefT -
Then mi hurry down in an instant and free
him. lYf III lE.1'r'T- ~
/" Ho! ho! no! Well soon know if a body NAV zee
him.
He will f;nd in INV soch. when he nuts his hand
in II. -
A warm grip that will NOT let him loose in a min
ute ' - - - - 1 - - " '',-'' -l- ;
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or shaking. If he was left to himself.
he did eventually wake Of his own nc
cord in course Of the day, after the
sleep had lasted many hours-the
awakening being due. it might be. to
intrinsic stimuli started in the brain, or
it might be to slight external unavoida-
BILE stimuli acting through his still func-
tional sense Of organs, and making
themselves felt in Consequence of the
sensitiveness of the brain being in
creased during the repose Of the sleep.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-01-10
Her Active Mind.

".You are going to die, William, y
remarked lady of energetic nature to
her poor little husband. e Tie doctor
says you can't live two hours"
"Very well responded William, in
weak voice, but with great sigh OF
relief. Go down and blow up the
servants at once" !,
J" Wh-whatg said the agitated wom-
an, bending over him.
"Free your mind, Nancy, free your
mind, /" he gasped, feebly. II shall be
as quick about it as possible, but l
shall try your patience Blow enough
to make you cheerful a couple of hours.
and by that time shall be out of the
way. / shall never have another OPP
portunity, and want to die in peace. !"
He wanders," said the lady to her
self. scowling through her tears at some
cheerful voices that stole into the room
of death from the street below "Iwon-
der if those >pesky triflers don't know
there's some dying going on up here. l
shall speak to the policeman about this.
It's shame that, I've gotto be worried.
and worried, and worried to, death
when my heart is so full of other mat
tiers that l can't find time to think.
Here I've been''-- ha3 is'lis
81 should like to comfort you," in
terupted the rapidly-failing man with
faint smile of apology; s'but the
truth is, I've got SO much of my own
dying ON hand that / can't find the
time. Bear up, my dear. I'll call
around and make a complaint to-mor-
or rather I'll send my ghost.
"William," ejaculated the grief
stricken woman, that .just like you.
Always too easy and shiftless. Always
putting off till tomorrow what should
be done to-day. My mother warned
me Of before l married. If there's
anything / hate, it's procrastination!
If there's anything | abominate, it's a
shiftless man."
"Go down and give it to the serv-
ants said the dying man, huskily.
He wanders," repeated the agi-
tated woman, rising hastily to make
frantic passes at fly resting in the
sunshine on the wall, This house is
overrun with vermin from cellar to
garret. It makes no difference how
nucn soil, anu aeive' anu aruuge;
wear old clothes and look like fright.
William! if you don't get me some ex-
'eiiI.naeor Una, Io-niolrow - -.
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gentieman aoaressea' WIN ID, u sau; az;
swell s,niie. :. I g;sts euess =. L
u manage aI eo.U - on wltno9t ~
nls neao ien PACK, anu 'llefe was
s'raIge ioSa Sa.ana III ms saod Eyes. ..o ;ao,
J. s1N u0au SAiieAcu buee wiuoW,
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Death In Life.

A. remarkable case of death in life is
reported in a late number of Pfuger's s
Archir, by Dr., Strumpell. 1t came
under the notice Of the writer at a med
ical clinic at Leipsic, and the sufferer
was youth of sixteen. The skin of
the patient was utterly dead to every
sensation; even a burning taper held to
it induced no consciousness. The
mucous; membrane of the body, 80 far
as could be ascertained, was alike in
sensible to touch or feeling. When his
eyes were closed, the patient could be
carried about, and have his. limbs
placed in the most uncomfortable posi-
lions, without the slightest conscious
ness of the fact. Even the feeling Of
muscular exhaustion was lost. Grad
ually the sense OF taste and smell de-
parted with the rest, and amanrosis of
thelef eye. and deafness of the right
ear superyened. ss. - Z
In short (says DR.. StrumpelD; here
was an individual whose only connec-
ton with the outer world was limited
TO two doors of sense: To his one (right)
eve and his one Qeft) ear. Moreover,
both these manning doors could at
any time be easily closed, and in this
way it was possible to Investigate the
consequences of completely isolating
the brain from all external stimulation
through the senses. Ihave frequently
made the following experiment, and
often showed it to others: II the pa
tient's seeing eye was bandaged and his
hearing ear was stopped, after q few
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-01-10
PERSONAL AND poLIrICaL.

1 The Maine Legislature was organ
ked, on the ID, by the election of Hon. Warren
vinton as President of the Senat., and
ION. Henry Lord as Speaker of the House.
The New York Legislature was or
anized, on the LIST, by the election Of Hon.
m. II. Robertsons as President pro tim. Of
ke Senate, and Hon. James W. Hustled as
beaker of the House. The message of the
pvernor pertains mainly to State affairs.
The Pennsylvania State Legislature
Is organized, on the LIST, by the election Of
lon. Thomas v. Cooper as Speaker pro tenn.
the House. This is an adjourned session.
JACOB BUM, the well-known Spring
Bid .(nl. j banker, made an assignment on the
I. His liabilities aggregate about $500, 200:
sets not stated.
Col. F. w. HOLIDAY was inaugu-
ted Governor Of Virginia, on the 1st, with
the pomp and display which distinguished
milar occasions in ante-bellum times. In his
essage the Governor took strong grounds
br the maintenance Of the State credit.
The Massachusetts, Legislature met
3 the Sd. IN his message, Gov. Rice recon-
bends Constitutional amendments to prolong
he tenure of the Executive and Legislative
fflces Of the State, and also favors biennial
essions of the Legislature. The State debt,
b the LIST, was eSS, ,220. .464, reduction dur
pg 1877 Of sssO.0o0 ~ ;ia
Gov. CoNNoR, Of Maine, was inau-
urated, on the Sd. In his inaugural address,
e deprecstes the passage Of the Silver bill.
he savings banks Of the State have deposits
& 81, ,092, ,s72, decrease Of 1855, ,2QS. The
Legislature elected Sumner J. Chadbourne,
ecretary of State; L. A. Emery, Attorney
General, and L. P. Cilley, Adjutant-G General.
DIR. T. S. Lambert, ex-President Of
he American Popular Life Insurance Com.
any, Of New York, was, on the ID, sentenced
five years' imprisonment in the state Pris.
d for swearing to false statements Of the
pndition of the company.
SAMUEL H. WHITE, . former Vice
resident Of the Charter Oak Life Insurance
ompany, Of Hartford, Conn, was, on the
indicted, with others, for conspiracy and
aud.
TIE MarylAnd Leg 6islaturs organised
The 81. Edward Lloyd was elected Presi
ut Of the Senate, and r. g. Hoblitsell Speak
OF the House. Tbs Governors Nessagt
ows the net dpht q thes e1e1s, for which
tersst must b provided, 70 y a 43O6aoa
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SrIx hAndkerchisfs Is no longer IN
style except for tie Httls folks.
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Mysteries Of the Dead.Letter once,

zt1 RI - 4fta = :
1t will perhaps be recollected that two
years or more. ago an account was pub
lished in the New York Graphic of q
large number of letters, each contain
ing five dollars, addressed to Maria H.
Russell, sent to the; Dead Letter Office
unclaimed from; New York. These let
ters were never applied for by the per-
son addressed, but the publication of
the facts led to several applications
from persons who were unable to iden-
tify them, and to whom, of course, they
were not delivered. Their contents
were finally, under the law, deposited
in the United States Treasury. to the
credit of the Postofiice Department, and
the letters placed on file in the Dead
Letter Office. Upon the facts being
made known to the public that those
letters were unclaimed, the writer dis
continued mailing them, but has never
asked for their return. seslfy7 se wsN
A similar case, which has not yet
reached determination, has just been
developed in the Dead Letter Office.
Since 1874, letters mailed in Bosten
from time to time have been addressed
to Catherine Maxwell, Of that city, each
containing q five-dollar bank note. The
person addressed not being found, they
have from time to time been forwarded
to the Dead-Letter Office a r6quegt
has very recently been received at the
Dead Letter Office from the Postmaster
at Boston for the return Of these letters
for the purpose of identifying claim
ant who has finally appeared. They
have been aocordinglyr returned, inthe
hope the claimant may be- eble TO es
tablish a. title tog thcmuS The person
claiming is an old l4dy Who has no
idea from whom the letters came, be-
yond supposition that it is scase Of
restitution from : man who robbed her
son some years ago, and is taking this
means Of paying back to the mother.
the son having since died, Wastjagtoss
Onion. 3S
STATISTICS show. that more persons
commit suicide in summer than "a WIN
ter. This is easily explained. In sum-
mer, parlor windows are thrown open
and the dulcet notes claWed from pianQs
BY learners are borne out upo1 tk6
silent air and strike tb0ueandg Of bu-
man ears, filing the heart with misery
and things, and destroying IN desire to
live. -NoyTiStoscfs Herald. ss +
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TIM zsnuaire d Econopsie Hblitique
states that the Russian debt was, in
1881, 40, coo; 900 roubles; IN 1847, 315,-
000. 900; in 1850, 6l5, COX. 600; in 1876,
700, ,OQ0, 900. In ss1676 it viii have
rekched l,19S 80, ,s56 roublos. equal to
eb01. 81, 200.
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The Detroit News furnishes the fol-
lowing chronological summary of the
more conspicuous persons who have
"gone over to the majority during
the last year:
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-11-07

10 the car an seen that they had
come within ten feet OF kingdom
come Some one asked me how
found it out in time to stop her.
didu't answer him nary a word bal
jumpin' on that engin again, lef,
the boys to remove the obstruction
while l backed that train to the
Lockworth farm.
81 found her beside the track, jus,
whar she stood when We passed her
the wind a-bIowin' SOS sho could
hardly keep her feet, an the rain
a'blindin' OF her almost. When
jumped down. sho nabbed me by
both arms, nn' screamed, hysterical-
like;
"Oh, Cap Oh. Capt.
"Tnen everything seemed to give
way an she was as limp as an
empty sack.
"She had overheard a farmer. what
had soeu his family sot out o. doors,
Threaten to dump train fur the
railroad swindleas. an watchin --be
cause that was my run, boys had
discovered the plan to pile my train
over tho bank. Known that
wouldn't be likely to see her signal,
an rememberin' some stories III
told her, she stood close to the
truck an throwed lantern through
the cab winder.
But now it was all over she wilt
ed, an 1 had her on my hands,
81 reckon.fellers, thar was a queer,
allovelish feelin' about me, and a
mighty big lump in my throat. All
drippen wet rs she was. | took her
up in my arms an stradded it off
toward tho house. An thinkin'-
mighty solemn, kin tell We l-as
how she saved my life (not to men>
tion the hnll train) an what dain,
ty leetle thing she was to be out
there alone in the rain and wind.
waitin' fur mo to come along, | fell
to kissing of her wet cheeks an lips
an hair, all the way up to the house
aud she let me, clinging to my neck,
an' sobbin, au' ssyin', now and
then
"Oh, Cap! Oh, Capt.
"An' that, gents, is the how yer
humble servant popped the ques>
ton
Por Tur p,or