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Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-04-10

A writer In the Portland, (Me.) Press
proposes new plan of life insurance.
company in which only invalids and weak
lings shall be insured. He says: "The
robust man shall be shunned-for he is Il
deception and snare. You cannot count
on him. He is always sure to die when
death is least expected. He has been the
utter ruin of many strong companies, and
the cause of embarrassment and impover.
ishment to many others. Just as you are
counting on his premium for dividend he
drops oil, and you have a policy to pay.
The Invalid, on the other hand, is pretty
certain to live to n good old are. The
SICILY youth, who promises to die before
he is 30 often lives to be 80, and sometimes
reaches par-and then is redeemed, let us
hope. OF course, there are exceptions.
Once in Il while a vigorous young man
lives to be old. Occasionally an invalid
who is very, very good, dies young. But
in general the weakling outlives the 9th
er. The trouble with our life insurance
system, as now conducted, is that its
managers obstinately work on the asSump.
ton that Il healthy man ought to live
longer than a weakly one. Perhaps he
ought, hut he doesn't The facts are
against them. Still they 90 on in the old
way, Obstinatel " clmging to their uniOrtu'
nate theory. They are unable to see what
cnterprlsing men in other branches Of
business have long seen, that the invalid,
if well worked, is Il mine of wealth. Look
at the army Of doctors he supports, Look
ut the great drug shops he has built. See
the fortunes he has made for the owners
of patent medicines. What help he is
to the fruit trade, and to the people who
put up iellies and other 'delicacies for the
sick. The only man he does not assist is
the undertaken. That worthy loses great
sums in interest while waiting for him, and
sometimes goes into bankruptcy with Il
large stock, shOpwom and out OF style, on
hand. In face of all these facts the aCtu
aries go on in their laundering way, insur-
ing the strong and refusing the weakly.
They do not perceive that the robust man
had his head turned by the possession Of a
great capital OF health and goes and Squam
dcrs it. He does not appreciate its worth,
1t came to hlm without effort on his part
perhaps he inherited it, and he regards
it lightly-lightly come, lightly gone,
The invalid guards his little store, hus-
bands what strength he has, lives frugally
on his narrow income of health, and takes
good care not to touch the principal.
he does not use all the income,
nut puts by little year By year, accumu-
latmg surplus stock of vitality, and when
old has Il substantial capital of health to
live upon. Here's to the invalid! May
he live long and prosper" "
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-04-10

His attire would have excited the cupid
ity of scrap.fat man, and Just as he stood
he would certainly have offered frst-class
raw material for working up in a bang-up
soap factory. He was also the greatest
looking man ever seen in Austin since the
man fell INTO barrel of lard oil up at
the Manhattan mill. Likewise, he was
oily tongued; but there was tired, far
away look in his eye, and an unsteady
motion to his legs, that denoted him an
out and out old hummer.
He walked into the saloon, and employ
ed himself in examining the mineral cab
met. After close scrutiny OF the con-
tents of the cabinet, he turned to the bar
keeper and remarked:
you've got some powerful rich-rich
rock in thar.
"Yes," curtly replied the barkeeper, in
tone which plainly indicated that IN
that little word was wrapped up and con-
cealed the sentence:
"You don't get no drink out of me, you
dog-goned old stiff"
Yes" continued the greasy man,
powerful rich rock. But to my cabin ! We
got the all-hredcst richest and most pecu.
hardest piece of rock you ever seed in all
your life! brung it from Arzony-dlg'
ged it myself, and | wouldn't take most
nothing iori
The barkceper was enthusiastic collector
of specimens, and he pricked up his ears
and was all attention while the man was
speaking of his marvellous piece of ore.
He had lived in this country long enough
to know that Il mans attire is not always
a sure indication of his financial condition
and that it frequently happens that men
presenting ragged and dirty appearance
have a considerable amount oicoln slowed
away in their clothes, or buried away in
their clothes, or buried under their cabins
Or deposited in bank; and he thought it
would not cost a great deal to be polite to
this stranger, and perhaps he could whce.
die him out of that wonderful specimen.
Setting a bottle ont on the bar, and smll-
ing his sweetest smile, he said:
Come up, stranger, and take smile. W
The stranger grasped the bottle. up
turned it, and took smile abouttw inch
eS lecp.
When he had swallowed the smile, and
wiped his mouth on his coat sleeve, the
barkcepcr asked him what he called his
specimen, and would he not bring it down
some time and let him see it.
"lt's very rare stuff, said the stranger.
"T'he experts down in Ari2ony call i chlo'
ride of sodium, and | gave small piece
of it to ieller what keeps this resteraunt
below here; but I'll bring my piece down
and give it to you tomorrow.
Tomorrow has not yet come; but since
the barkecpcr has learned that chloride of
sodium is onlycommon salt, he has bought
a new pick-handIc, and built signal SER
vice station in which to lay for the man
who was going to give him that specimen.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-04-10
paetrn
SWEET SIXTEEN.

Nora Perry in Youths Companion.
You think the world is only made
For you, and such as you,' he said,
Laughing aloud in buyish scOrn,
Of bOyish mirth and mischief born.
She never turned from where she stood
PIinking her little silken snood
OF silken curls before the glass;
She never turned to see him pass.
Nor answered him, save with laugh
That half confessed his boyish chaff.
But left alone, confronted there
With her own image fresh and fair,
A sudden blush lit up her face
With newer youth and fresher grace,
And eyes that were demurely fixed
A moment since, with thought unmixed,
Upon the smoothing of tress,
Now sparklod soft with consciousness.
Why not, why nOtT" she lightly cried,
Out of the gay exultant pride.
The sweet, wild insolence of youth;
why not for me, for me, forsOOth,
And such as me the world be made,
For me its glories all arrayedi
For since the world and life begun,
What poets measures have not run
Through all the strains of minstrelsy
In praise of me, and such as me;
"For youth and beauty in its day
Have ruled the world, and will for aye
One, greatest of them all, has sung
In verse that through the world has rung.
And here's my day to live and reign,
To take the joy and leave the pain
From this old world, that's made for me,
For me, Tor me, and such as me1'
Gay laughter rang through every word,
And yet beneath the laughter stirred
A something more than jesting play
Just sweet sixteen that very day.
She half believed in sober truth,
In the sweet insolcnce of youth,
That all for her, foolish maid,
The worlds gay glories were arrayod.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-04-10
why Lace Is So Costly.

Ffom The New York Graphic.
The finest specimen Of Brussels lace is
so complicated as to require the labor of
seven persons on one piece, and each op-
erative is employed at distinct features of
the work. The thread used is of exquls-
itc fneness, which is spun in dark under
ground rooms, where it is sufficiently
moist to keep the thread from separating.
1t is so delicate as scarcely to be seen, and
the room is so arranged that all the light
admitted shall fall upon the work. 1t is
such material that renders the genuine
Brussels lace so costly. On q piece of
Valenciennes, not two inches wide, from
two to three hundred bobbins are some
times used; and for large width as many
as eight hundred.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-04-10
The Indian Civilizing Himself.

From the Austin New Rcveille.
There resides in the Piute camp on the
hillside south of Pony Canyon, a tall and
comely Indian, who dresses well and
whose department is out of the ordinary
Indian run. He is u nephew of Captain
Breckenridge, commander of the Eastern
division Of the Piutes. He Is q regular
and attentive attendant at the Episcopal
Church, and never fails TO 90 to Sunday
School. He Is in possession of several
books OF Il primary nature, and is learning
to read. Writing he also studies and is
progressing rapidly. He spends a great
deal of his leisure hours at his tent, which,
by the way, is far ahead of anything else
OF the kind among the Piutc habitations,
being made OF white canvas and is higher
and more commOdious than its neighbors.
Instead of fire in the middle of the floor,
with hole in the roof for the egrcss oil
the smoke, he has a stove Of the latest
style and on the most approved plan, with
several lengths of stovepipe, consequently
the interior possesses none Of the disagree.
able odors peculiar TO the inside of Indian
wickiups. He takes pride in keeping
it clean, and is delighted to entertain
white visitors. Here he pores over his
books and ponders over the mysteries oi
the propagation of thoughts through the
medium Of ink and paper. AS might be
expected, he is a very intelligent Indian
speaks English tolerably, and takes pride
in his pedigree. His attention to the diff.
ferent branches of civilization does not eff
feet his skill on the hunting ground; ht
is as good a marksman as any of his tribe
rarely going on hunt without returning
laden with the spoils of the chase.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-04-10

who, through exhaustion of so many pas
SiOns, could no more retain in her grasp
the hope she had clutched in despair. A
voice whispered God" She looked
round expecting to see a spirit but moth
ing moved except rotten branch, that
under its own weight broke off from the
crumbling rock. Her eye-by some secret
sympathy with the inanimate object
watched its fall; and it seemed to stop
not far off on a small platform. Her
child bounded upon her shoulders-she
knew not how or when-but it was safe
and scarcely daring to open her eyes, she
slid down the shelving rocks and found
herself on small piece of firm root-bound
soil, with the tops of bushes appearing be-
low.
With fingers suddenly strengthened in
to the power of iron, she swung herself
down by brier and broom, and heather,
and dwarf birch. Here loosened stone
ledpt over hedge, and no sound was
heard so profound was its fall. There,
the shlnglc ratified down the screcs, and
she hesitated not to follow. Her feet
BOUNDED against the huge stone that stop
ped them; but she felt no pain Her body
was callous as the cliff Steep as the wall
of IL house was now the side of the preci-
pice. But it was matted with ivy, cen
tures old-long ago dead, and without Il
single green lcat-but with thousands of
arm-thick stems petrifed into the rock,
and covering it as with trehs. She felt
her baby on her neck, and with hands and
feet clung to that fearful ladder
Turning round her head and looking
down, she saw the whole population OF
the parish-So great was the multitude
on their knees She heard the voice of
psalms-a hymn breathing the spirit of
one united prayer. Sad and solemn was
the strain-but nothing dirge-likc-sound-
ing not of death but OF dcliverance.
There had been trouble and agitation,
much sobbing and many tears, among
the multitude, while the mother was seal
ing the clitf-sublime was the shout that
echoed afhr the moment she reached the
cyne-ncycr reached before in the mem
Org ofman by human foot-then had sue
ccCded silence as deep as death, in a
little while arose that hymning prayer,
succeeded by mute supplication; the wit
ness of thankful and congratnlatory fioy
had next ITS sway; and now that her sal.
vation was sure, the great crowd rustled
like wind.swept wood.
Fall back and give her fresh air, said
the old minister of the parish; and the
ring Of close faces widcncd around her
ylng as in death.
"Gic me the bonny bit BARN into my
arms, " cried first one and then another,
and 1t was tenderly handed around the
circle Of kisses, many of the snoodcd maid
ems bathing its face in tears. "'lherc's S
no single scratch aboot the puir innocent
for the eagle, you see, maun hae struck
its tAlons into the lang cacs and the
shawl. Bin ,blin' maun they be who see
not the finger o God in this"
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-04-10

II Is said that one out of every four real in
valids who go TO Denver, Col, to recover
health, never return TO the East or South, ex-
cept as corpse. The undcrtakers, next to
the hotel keepers, have the most profitable
business. This excessive mortality may be
prevented and patients saved and cured under
tho care Of friends and loved oues at home, II
they will but use Hop Bittsru In time. This
w know, See other column.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-04-10

The Georgetown Coli Courier relates
the particulars of thrilling adventure at
that place as follows; "a party of young
ladies and gentlemen while taking a stroll
in the lower part of town last week, took
a notion to explore one of the tunnels that
penetrate the mountains in that locality,
without the aid of a light. One of the
gentlemen who was leading proceeded in
about sixty feet when he struck n match,
which soon expired, but not until he dis
covered board in the bottom of the tun-
mel which he got upon and walked nearly
its whole length when he heard a splash
as if some one had fallen into the water.
Feeling around in the dark his hand came
in contact with an arm and it was soon
ascertained that one of the ladies had
fallen into shaft filed with water. She
was safely landed, but we think she will
be careful in the future how she explores
another tunnel in the dark. The shaft
was fifty-two feet deep, but filed with
water, which in this case was very for
tunate circumstance, for a cold bath was
the result instead of broken limbs, or pos
sibly worse result, had tbs shaft beer
dry"
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-04-10
A Disturbing Elopement.

from The BOSTON HIobe'
A member of the rhetorical class in a
certain college had just finished his decla-
nation when the professor said, "Mr.-,
do you suppose general would address
his soldiers in the manner in which you
spoke that piece?" "Yes, sir, | do, W
was the reply, ''if he was half scared to
death.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-04-10

New YORK Dispatoh 10 Phllaueiinih lfuRet.
The Western Union Telegraph people
say they attach but little Importance to
the new telegraphic invention, which is to
give us wonderfully cheap rates, alluded
to in yesterdays letter. They say it issub-
stantially repadaption of the automatic
principle of D. II. Craig, which was tried
i've years ago by the Atlantic and Pacific
Telegraph Company, and discarded as i'm
practicable. Meanwhile, however, the
new concern authorize the statement that
the 81, 100000 capital stock is all paid in; 7;
that it is divided into $1,000 shares. Of the
par value of 800 each, all ofwhich is held
by three parties, viz: James B. Brown,
of this city, Edwin Reed, Of Bath, Me-,
and Thomas Wallace, Of Ansonia, CT.
Operations for constructing the lines, 1t is
further stated, will be commenced as soon
as certain negotiations for poles now
pending are completed.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-04-10

Fom hanbcr,' Journal
Capt. Aylward tells a droll story of Il
rencontrc between Il bushman and Il lion.
The narrator was acquainted with the
man, and had no doubt of the truth of the
story. The bushman, while Il long way
from his home, was met by IL lion. The
animal, assured that he had his victim
completely in his power, began to sport
and daily with him with Il feline jocosity
which the poor little bushman flilc toap-
prcciate. The lion would appear at Il
point in the road and leap back into the
jungle, TO reappcar little further on.
But the bushman did not lose hisprcsence
OF mind, and presently hit upon device
by which he might possibly outwit his foe
The plan was suggested 10y the lions own
conduct. Aware that the brute was ahead
ofhin, he lodged to the right, and feel.
mg prctty sure Of the lions whereabouts
rcsOrted to the course OF quietly Watching
his movements. When the lion discover
ed that tEr man had suddenly disappear
"d from the path, he was agOod deal per.
plcxcA. He roarcd with modification,
when he cSpcd the bushman pecping at
him over the grass. The buShmln ut once
changed his position, while the lion stood
irrcsolute in the path following with his
eye the shifting black man. In another
moment the little man rustlcd the reeds,
vanished, and showed at another point.
The great brute was at first confused, and
then alarmed. 1t evidently began to dawn
upon him that he had mistaken the posi-
| tion of matters, and that he was the hunt.
ed party. The bushman, whe clearly re-
cognized what was passing in his enemy S
mind, did not pause to let the lion recover
his startled wits. He began to steal grad
ually toward the foe, who, now in com.
plete state of doubt and fear, fairly turned
tail and dccamped, leaving the plucky
and ingenious little bushmn master Of
the situation.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-04-10
The Dutchess of Connaught's Wedding
Gaze.
From the London Standard.

FROM inc l4OnuOn othuu'Hu'
The most remarkable feature of the
wedding breakfast will be the wedding
cake, or rat her cakes, for the work is in
duplcate-one for the private table and
the other for the guests table. 1t stands
five feet six inches in height and is shaped
as temple = base, columns, vaulted roofs
and ornamentation cast in white sugar.
1t was built in the confectionery of Wind
sor Castle by Mr.. Ponder, her Naiesty's
chief confcctioner. The superstructure
consists of two vaulted roofs beautifully
chased and supported by pillars with Co.
rinthian capitals. At the four corners OF
the lower chamber are stationed four fe.
male figures, as clearly cut as if they had
been chisled, emblematic of the four con-
tinents-Europe, Asia, Africa and Ameri.
ca-while at intervals are cupids driving
swans or doves. Within the balustrade-
made up of dwarf pillars joined by fill
gree work of fine lace, are the figures OF
Cupid and Psyche, while in plaques OF
sugar, on white satin panels, are the En-
glish and Prussian arms. The various
pedestals bear the interviewer monogram
of bride and bridegroom, while the base
is richly decorated with scroll brackets,
from which are suspended festoons OF
orange.b blossoms.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-04-10

FROM thc Detroit Free Press.
TI,a oll ,non nonIi,,o Loo,, rratt,
~ w" WV ','' -" ~ s,Iz,,t,, ,r,.. ,,,y
Sl"rp eye oli MS u"us"'ei NARY anu
many Il would-be lover has taken walk
after few minutes conversation with the
hord.boortnd noront The old man Is
I'.,N ,,'I .i;, .;,,a La,,,,.,n n,J o,rJs ora
S'r9CN '''i' ','ie' i.' iowI, ''' ""I C"i"' '''
out for wedding After tnn ucNy, young
man had been sparkling Mary lor SIX
months, sh" Old gentleman walked IN as
usual, requested Il private conlaO anu leu
of with:
",lou seem to be a nee young, man;
and perhaps y99,n are IN N !2ve WIN Nary
"nrs' am was the honest reply;
Haven't said anything to heryet, have
you?" ,,.,
well no; Tut think She rcclprocl''S
my affection.
docs, ch? Well, let me tell you some,
thing. Her mother died II lunatIc' ana
there no dogot that Mary has inherited
her insanity
81 m willing to take the chnnc'a, r''
piled the lover -,
Yes, but you see Mary mas Il t'rtiol'
temper Hhe mas twice uritwh 1t Ei'''' Oh
me with intent to commit murder .,,.,
:" m used to that-got sister luS' IKE
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-04-10

The Ohio Democrats have called their
State convention for the same time and
place, Columbus, June 4th, as the Green
back State convention. They will invite
the Greenhack fly into the Democratic
parlor. The invitation will be politely,
6ut firmly, declined.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-04-10

John Sherman is extensively engaged
in the interest saving and bond selling
business. According to the Cincinnati
Commercial he has disposed of S270,0O0,-
900 ofbonds during the last seventy days.
He sold them on three months credit, Civ
ing the purchasers the benefit Of three
months interest besides the legal commits
sion Of one per cent. for single million,
with an addition OF one-tcnth Of one per
cent. if the purchaser subscribed ten
millions. As they were taken by the
large banks it is presumable that the max.
imum commission was realized on most OF
them.
John Sherman has within the past sew
enty days given the following sums:
Three months advance interest to the
amount of. f......,.,............' S1IOO'0UI
Commissions. Observation-Disclosures. 3,97O,OOC
Total. Observation-Disclosures .s5,67O,OOC
So much it has cost the people IN sew
enty days for the privilege of being sad
died with $270, 900, 900 of additional pub
lie debt. This addition to the public debt
must be paid some day or repudiated, but
until 1t Is paid it will costthe people Sl0,'
100000 every year, which, at bankers in
terest will, in fifty years, amount to sun
equal to the entire public debt. Do the
people realize how much better it would
have been had the government issued its
non-interest bearing greenbacks for thi'
amount, that could have gone out intC
circulation among the people to aid in re-
viving PROSTATE trade and industry, rath
er than in calling in greenbacks to hoart
away from the jaws of resumption anc
burdening the country with that amount
of non.taxed bonds for the benefit of idle
interest suckersP
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-04-10

Leon Say, French Minister Of Finance
has been nominated to the 6rztclass Order
Of the Crown Of Agussia.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-04-10

"A new star of phenomenal brilliancy is
said TO be rising ON the musical horizon Of
Paris, a pupil Of Nine. de Lagrange, by
name Miss Schumacher She is an Amer
,ean by birth,
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-04-10

TIE bondholders of Tennessee have
been informed that they must either take
fifty cents on the dollar or nothing. Re-
sumption is a great neutrality-suspicious..
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-04-10
TIE Cincinnati Commercial says:

TIE Cincinnati Commercial says:
"The fact that the Wabash when it is high is
of the color of gold does not seem to effect or
reflect the public sentiment on its banks"
That the Wabash is on "a high" is al.
ways evidence that spring has brought the
green back to its banks.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-04-10

THERE is much speculation as to what
sections of the country will show the great
est growth and development IN the census
reports next year, and as to which are the
coming young cities Of the future. 1t is
conceded in Washington that the north.
west will outstrip all other sections, and
shst the states of the union showing the
most rapid growth will be Kansas, Ne
braska, Minnesota, California and Colora-
do
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-04-10

Hon. WIN. d. KELLEY formally took his
place among the greenbackers on Tuesday
by casting his vote for Hendrick B.
Wright for speaker. To fellow member
who apparently expressed surprise at his
abandonment of the republican ranks, his
only reply was significant gesture of the
hands and shrug of the shoulders, which
seemed to say: "Well, if you republi-
cans won't come my way, we've got to
pArt cOmpnnY."