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A gloomy clergyman was once called TO
the bedside of a friend of mine who was
dying. The preacher prayed and left the
house. Next day called on my friend,
who despite his mournful state, had a
merry twinkle in his eyes as he asked me to
guess who had called to see him. nam
ed half dozen acquaintances, but failed
to hit the mark. My friend, with i'm
mense relish in his tones, finally said:
at was the Rev. DR.. P. He asked me if
he might offer prayer. Of course | said
yes. Would you believe 1t, the burden of
his half.hour's ssupplication was that the
Lord would take me to himself at once.
Now, would not any reasonable human
being plead that might be spared to my
family. You tell DR.. P. for me the next
time you see him that do not want the
Lord 10 take me, -
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Chef Kitsap's Revenge.

From the Tacoma CIV. IL Herald.
Old Kitsap is an Indian of over seventy
summers. He claimed TO be doctor, as
did also native called MacKuy. These
old savages practiced the heathenish mode
of laying on of hands, beating the devil
round the stump, and other questionable
remedies. They were also rivals and des-
pissed each other During the past few
years Old Kitsap has lost nine or ten chill
dren. He claims that MacKuy occasioned
their demise by the process of messachie
tamanous, although his professional SER
vice had never been solicited. and he was
not present at their deathbed scenes, Kitsap
boldly threatened to avenge the death Of
his children by taking the life of the one
he deemed responsible for his sorrow. A
short time ago Kitsap collected some furs,
and with the price Of the same purchased
a revolver. This weapon he carried be-
meath his blanket on Sunday last while
witnessing the burial Of another Indian.
MacKuy was present. 1t was generally
known among the Indians that Kitsap
would have his revenge on that day.
While sitting upon the ground by the
grave, MacKuy was but few feet in adj
vance of Kitsap, when the latter quietly
drew his revolver and shot MacKuy through
the heart, He then arose, fred the deadly
missile into the heavns with an air OF
triumph and disappeared in the forest.
Old Kitsap is bad Indian; was promi-
nent foe to the whites during the Indian
war; is known to have iilled several set
tiers and has grown gray in deeds Of wick
edness, Kitsap has been arrested and is
now in the custody Of the Indian police.
-0ne-quartcr OF 1879 has already gone.
Look in your purse and sce hlw il ir about
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Rev! DR.. Newhall in Zion's Herald.

Revs DR.. Newhall in Hion's Herald.
As a boy clinging to my fathers arm, |
stood on Bunker Hill, where stood at the
same time most of Massachusetts-in fact,
most ofthe American nation, if reckonel by
quality-and listened to Daniel Webster
when the top stone of the monument was
laid. That experience was in the power
OF a single sentence, and a sentence which
probably does not appear in Mr. Web
ster's published works. The grafton had
not yet begun, and the vast crowd, press,
ing to get nearer to the orator, finally, in
their impetuosity, pushed hack the lines
of military, and as, in my vicinity, the
guards held their muskcts horizontally
pressed against the breasts of the people,
they were swept away by the crowd, who
knocked up their muskets, hitting breech
and bayonet right and left, and pouring
forward in such masses as threatened to
trample those in front to death. In vain
the master of ceremonies entreatcd them
to fall back, for there was an oceanic
swell behind that fairly flung those in
advance toward the stand. At last he
begged Mr.. Webster himself to come
toward and plead with the tumultuous
crowd. He arose. advanced step or two
toward us, and said; Gentleman, you
must fall back!" "Mr. Webster, it is
impossible! ltit impossible, Mr.. Websterl"
shouted thousand voices, at once. Then
the Jupiter Tonmas burst forth. Raising
his arm, and his voice, as his burning eye
flashed over the excited multitude before
him, he exclaimed, "Gentleman, nothing
is impossible to Americans, on Bunker
Hill" A great shout thundered through
those thronging thousands, and they
surged back like waves from the shore.
That was eloquence, or rather, to use
Webster's immortal language, it was
something higher and nobler than all elo-
qser Ce-aetiOn, noble, sublime, godlike
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Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-04-17

This IL tale of un-narcOtc Thomas Trout,
Whose Jealous wife, for fear her watch was Stacker
And needing aid to smoke his secrets out,
Sent for her full regalia'd ma tobacco.
Mammain-law Toms courage caused to ooze;
He never dared to say to her, ~ choose
And 'spectorate with Chaucer meath this roof"
But rather, hung his head and sighed, "tis nough.'
Oh! when Toms wife (named Ann atone essayed
To break him down with strife and bcker,
How sweet choice his "Consolation" seemed,
For he would fumigate at ease; then liquor!
But when cheroot for ma TO come to her relief,
He could no longer stem his rising wreath.
So what says he! this c)wardy Cuba skier?
81 Havana!' Then he takes an lixir!
So fine (a) cut should surely never win,
And 'twont! She'll quickly maccaboy of him
She piped, he danced, yirgna's fragrant real
Weed pun were o'er his stripped lugs to feel.
ADDESDA To THE TALE.
"Quid ridis friend at rhyme nicotiana,
"C(uid times" TOm the addenda il not long;
Nor may'st thou sHee.e at rhythm or at manner
OF this ape pendendx to thy pungent song.
For tunefu "COncha," thy melodious shell
Repeat the echo of some ancient song
Which sought in times of good Queen Bess to tell
The virtues that to virginia. weed belong.
At length Johns ma-in-law, old nicotine
And John, made desp'rate to the constant clatter
Resolved to have "hand" in this vile dn
And yet afraid himself to "box" or slap her,
Asked that his wife her "quid pro quo" put in
And once for all, in fact, Havana wrapper.
"Quid faciendum?" asked the dame of Tom,
When dear mamma comes here to hacker low.
Esch eUer thou Of all the jd,reys of home,
With mir "a dice thnu'l'ut p1trn nIy t,,l
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Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-04-17

Dairymcn differ considerably in opinion
about the propertime for turning cows tC
ASS. Some think the COW should be kept
entirely on hay as fodder until the grass i,
sufficient for her support. Their argu.
mcnt is, that, having had taste of grass.
she will not eat hay any more with good
appetite, but will so constantly long for
the grass as to get quite insufficient nour-
ishmcnt for the few weeks that the grass
is growing up to good pasture; and that
this poor appetite will be saved it the COW
Is kept steadily upon hay and grain until
she can get all the grass she wants.
On the other hand, it is contcnded that
if the COW Is permitted to run in pasture
early, when she can get but little, the
change vii be so gradual as not to cause
securing or interference with her diges
tiOn or appetite; that the small laxative
ration found in the grass will give her Il
relish for the dry hay, when in the barn;
that when turned at once on full pas
ture she is likely to eat so greedily as to
derange her digestion, relax the bowels Sc
much as to endanger her health, and often
to interfere materially with her yield Of
milk. This is the argument, in short, on
both sides; and we think the latter is the
safer course, if the pasture is dry enough
to properly allow cows to go upon il
early. We have often seen bad results
from giving cows flush pasture at once,
and think the gradual system will usually
be better for the COW and insure better
yield of milk. We find Il little hay, once
a day, to be rellShcd even on full pasture
Let the change be gradual, even if there
be plenty Of grass. We think the cows
should not be allowed to remain on good
asture more than an hour at time at
first. Give them Il run of an hour in the
forenoon and the same time in the after.
noon, and then return them to the stable
with good hay and small allowance Of
grain. This is trying period to the sys,
tenn, and three quarts of oats or four to siS
quarts of mddlings will keep the COW
steady in her milk during the change.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-04-17

From the New York Telegram
Mr.. John Swinton and other gentlemen
of socialistic tendencies in this city haye
just called the attention of Secretary Ev-
arts to the fact that the detective police
department of the German post-ofiice is
seizing pamphlets and circulars and even
private letters sent from this city to social
lists of that country. Mr.. Swinton says
he has reason to believe that every copy
of his recent address in Chickerlng Hall
that was mailed to Germany has been
seized by the government after reaching
that country. Even the mails OF the
United States consuls, he claims is tam
pered with. He sent his address to our
twenty four consuls in Germany, none of
whom have received it. He claims also
that of twenty private letters, some in
closing money to suspected socialists in
Prussia, only three reached their destina-
ton. One of the letters that escaped the
scrutiny of the detectives was written by
Julius Schwab to his father. Secretary
Evarts is asked to secure the right of
American citizens to have their letters at
least inviolabe by the German govern
mpnt
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-04-17

All the fairs give the first premiums and
special awards Of great merit to Hop Bitters
as the purest and best family medicine, and
we moet heartily approve of the awards for we
know they deserso II. They are now on exhi-
bition a. the state Fairs, and we advise all u
test hem. See another column.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-04-17
CAN THE GOVERNMENT CREATE
MONEY?

CAN THE GOVERNMENT CREATE
MONEY?
If the government cannot create money,
who can?
After peace was ratified between the
United States and Great Britain, this
country was about as independent of all
the other governments as if it had been
the only country in the world.
1t was bound by no laws except those Of
its own creation. Absolute power and
sovereignty was diiiused among the people.
They adopted constitution, created a
government, and delegated to it the use
of sovereign powers, among which was the
power to coin money. Whatever rights
the people exclusively possessed to ere
ate, devise, adopt or agree upon as a
medium of exchange, they delegated to
congress. If they possessed a right to
agree among themselves that any receipt,
check, token, Or other device, executed,
stamped, or sealed by such authority as
they might designate, should pass current
among themselves as IL medium Of cx-
change and tender for debt, that right
was delegated to congress by that clause
Of the constitution which reads: Con
gress shall have power to coin money and
regulate the value thereof"
By virtue of this authority, congress in
1892 authorized the coinage OF eagles, half
eagles, quarter eagles, double eagles, and
fractions thereof, cents and half cents.
Gold, silver and copper were selected as
the material out of which these monies
were to be cOined-but was congress
obliged to adopt these materials? Ger
tainly not, for the authority to coin mon
ey, gave to congress the same discretion
to choose materials that the people in the
sovereignty possessed, before they confer
red it upon congress. If the people have
right to so amend the constitution as to
declare specifically that greenbacks, Oh
United States notes shall be full legal ten.
der money at their face value, then
congress possesses the right, for if il
has not the power to exercise all the mon
etary rights of absolute sovereignty-by
what authority does it decree that gold,
silver, "copper" zinc, nickle and other
metals shall enter into coinagep
The fact that the constitution is silent
in regard to the material Of which money
shall be coined, and the further fact that
congress has from the beginning exercised
its own discretion in regard to the materi
al, quantity and quality of money, is prooi
that the intention of the trainers C chat
instrument was not to restrict the govern
ment to any particular kind of money
The only way greenbacks can be rendered
unconstitutional is by an amendment o
the instrument, denying the right OF con
gress to authorize them, for in the absence
of specific prohibition its general authority
to coin money is sufficient to justify it in
adopting cowry shells, wampum, wahoo
bark, iron or paper, so they bear the de
nomination OF value, and tie stamp o.
genuieness and authority.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-04-17

Thomas Moore, the Irish poet, would
have been a centenarian # he had lived
until next May 2s.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-04-17

Guard against Spring fever. The first
indication of the disease is yearning de.
sire not to do anything.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-04-17

THE Meredosia Qll.) Monitor says:
Gentlemen, you hear the motion. 1t is
moved and seconded that we have a
Greenback editorial convention, to form Il
union against the subsidized press. All
that are in favor Of it, signify by holding
LIN their hands "
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-04-17

The Joliet Penitentiary hasn't enough
convicts to gil It's contracts, but too many
TO Gil its cells.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-04-17

THE proposed railroad tunnel under the
Detroit river attracts good deal of at
tention in Canada, where the principal
steamboats, and vessel owners, captains,
and insurance men have signed docu-
ment approving of the building of The tun-
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-04-17
POLITICAL MENTION.

THE Chinese are establishing factories
for the manufacture of wooden and cotton
goods, and New York paper says that
twill hurt America more than our fifteen
man travesty Of legislation could hurt
China"
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THE HEToBACcoNIsT's MoTuER-IN-LAw

WRITTEN on THE SPOT IN ONE TIME AND THREE
MOTIONS.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-04-17

TIE Egyptian laborer must fare sumpt-
uously every day from the munifcencc of
his salary. He receives the liberal com
pensation of about seven cents for every
day he labors. In four provinces there
are 80, ,j26 common field laborers, and each
one receives from j5s to ~ cents ley.
The highest price paid in any Of the
provinces is 1874 cents, and the lowest
price ) 81 cents. Out of this he must sup
port himself and family, and pay tax to
the state which represents from ten to
twenty-five days labor. Egypt Is good
country for the laborers who can live on
the diet prescribed by Henry Ward
Beecher.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-04-17

THE whole theory Of the unvarying
value of gold is exceedingly silly. 1t is
doggedIy asserting that an article possess
ing commercial value is not affected by
supply and demand-that the supply can
increase and demand diminish or the de.
mand increase and the supply diminish
and the value remain unchanged. 1t is
not as sensible as that urged by the pro-
verbal Jones in defense of his time keep
er. The sun, moon and stars might vary,
but his watch, never! Now, all other
values may move up and down as the
mercury in thermometer, but gold serves
as the graduated rule to register the vari-
ation
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-04-17

cry stanza whether he coull change bis
nature and live under waite with her?
"Well, but you are not Q loreIQi, Miss
Ida" Guerdon explained impat emily
when he had heard this SOL twice
Perhaps | am py'ie, thongh," she
answered with smile.
The Portland daily press., 1879-02-04
THe MORGAN BONANZA.
Geeting of tine aeirs ia Portland To-
Day.

The readers of the PRESS will remember the
claims of Theophiius Morgan-published in
this journal some time ago-to the two millions
of dollars left By one John Morgan 10 New
York. john Morgan was a seau.an living in
Portland in 1926, but killed his wife and at
tempted to commit suicide, was tried, convict
ed aud escaped from the hospital where he was
recovering from his wounds 1t was claimed
that Morgan fled to Canada, then settled in
New York and accumulated this great fortune,
and died 10 that city ten years ago. The kins
of John Morgan never knew what became of
the property, 50 Captain Theophilus, brother,
who lived on Walnut street, in this city, went
to New York, engaged the services of lawyer
Gage of Brooklyn, aud went to work to inves-
tigate his claims.
The heirs are to hold meeting ia this city
today. Four of them reside in Aub lr1; J.. M.
Morgaa, George w. Morgan, Hurbers N. Mer-
gan and Luther q. Morgan, all nephews of the
millionaire Morgan. A gr5at-aephew lives in
Lewiston under the name Of Nathaniel Moody.
The real name of this young man is, however,
Jesse Morgan. He was adopted into the Moody
family when quite young, and has since borne
their name. The young man has taken a
more active interest in the investigation than
the other Morgans who reside there, aud has
been in Portland several times to consult with
his uncle Thomas N. Morgan, another nephew
Of the millionaire, resides in Harpswel Other
heirs reside here. One of the heirs is known to
be in England at this time The heirs are con-
fident of success as Captain Theophllus said he
should not call meeting until he was satisfied
he should recover the property
The Portland daily press., 1879-02-04

The following individuals received their DIS
charges in bankruptcy yesterday morning:
Charles W. Snow and Jesse Snow Of Orouo,
and as a member of the firm Of Stone, Mayo,
Snow & Co.
William M. Skinner Bangor, and as mem
Der Of the firm of S. f. Barton & Co., and
Frank H. Drummopd, Bangor, of the same
firm, and as member of the firm OF M. S.
Drummond & Son.
Charles T. Seabury and frederic W. Sea-
bury, Park map. and as member of the firm
of @. T & F. w. SesbuTy.
Preston Emery, Augustus Bradbury and
EDWIN Bradbury, and as members OF the firm
Of Emery, Bradbury & Co., of Fairfield.
Caleb Eates and George W. Estes. and
as members of the firms of Caleb Estes 8,
Son and Caleb Estes & Sons of Vino.
Peter Maibon and az member OF the firm OF
A. S. G. Hill & Co. of Skowhegau.
William S. Hilton. and as member OF the
firm of L. & W. s. Hiton Of Kingsbury.
Alvin N. Rich, and as member of the firm of
Rich & Silsby of East EddiDgton.
Albert B. EDWARDS and as member OF the
firm of Perkins & Edwards of Lewiston.
coward d LoriDg, Nvrth Yarmouth.
Nathaniel M. Cobb. Parkman.
John Turner. Skowhagan.
Marshal II. Moses, Gorham.
Dudley L. Fogg, SBo vinegar.
Albion p Folsom, Oldtown.
Cecil J. Burrill Skowhegan.
Geo. O. Varney, SkowhegaD.
Charles B. Folsom, Skowhegan.
John Nj. Kilgore, Skowhegan.
William H Walker, Portland.
James Savage and as member of the firms of
Savage, Berry s. Co. and Powell, McCabe &
Co, Augusta.
John g. Cook, Lewiston.
Alvin K Gilmore, Turner.
Byr,n G. Sturtevaut. Lewiston.
William S. Hicks. Portland.
George Dyer, B+lfast.
The Portland daily press., 1879-02-04
Mrs. Dolly Kna pp.

Mrs. Dolly Knapp, who died lately in this
city aged 9S, was the daughter of Jonathan
Morrill, of Salisbury, Mass, commonly known
as Ensign, and Hannai, Follansbse, his wife.
She was the eldest of three children and
descendant on the fathers side, of Abraham
Morrill,, one of the first who colonized Sails
bury in 1859, and whose three-acre house-lot,
at East Salisbury, "butted upon ye greene and
the other side upon Richard Curriers' house
lot. the southeromost end butting upon ye
greene and ye northernmost end upon ye house
lot of Will Hoote.''
When Twenty-Five years of age, 10 1903, she
married Anthony Knapp Of Newburyport,
to which place she removed, her husband
being caulker by trade. In 1911, at the time
of the great fire there, she came very near
being burnt out, and then moved to Portland
with her husband where he was much
esteemed for his industry and faithfulness Mrs.
Knapp was a woman always cheerful, and
always young in spirts Her msmory was
excellent and up to her Death almost, she
could remember and conversed freely about
events 10 the early history of h5r native town.
She left three soas 10 Portland.
The Portland daily press., 1879-02-04
THE MAINE LIQUOR Law.
Its Operation ON the Cider Question.

A question of considerable interest has just
been decided by the Law Court touching the
sale OF cider ''for tipping purposes. The
point was raised in this county on the trial of
John McNamara, at the Oct. term, 1877, on a
search and seizure process. The officer return
ed upon the warrant that he seized one barrel
OF cider The defendant admitted that he had
sold cider to be carried away from his premises,
and such was the proof, but it also appeared
that the persons who bought the cider took it
out by the roadside and into the neighboring
fields, and there got drunk upon it. 81, M.
Heath Esq. who conducted the defence, con-
tended that the words ''tppliDg purposes
meant drinking upon the pre- mics. But the
Judge presiding, af or fatty explaining to the
jury the meaning of the word tlpDle, charged
hem that "a man may as we'll tpple in the
street as in bnildiDg-in his own house as in
the shop where the liquor is sod." And he
gavesthem further instruction to the same
effect Upon exceptions taken by Mr.. Heath
to the charge of the Judge, the full court have
now decided that the exceptions must be sus-
tanned, holding in effect that 10 order to con-
vict person of selling cider for 'tipping pur-
poses" the government must prove that the
tppling was done in the shop or building kept
by the defendant.
-RpnDpboo .Tournn1
The Portland daily press., 1879-02-04
Brief L0ttsBgs.

Fine day yesterday. Mercury 200 at SUI
rise, $50 at noon; wind northwest.
The Grand Lodge, Knights Of Pythias, will
meet in Biddeford with Mavoshen Lodge TO-
night and Wednesday, aud elect officers.
Yesterday morning Officer Gribben recover
ed a watch stolen some four months ago, and
returned it to its owner, Mr.. Oady.
Mr.. Roberts delivered very interesting lec-
ture on Humanity" before the Y. M. G. Asso'
citation last evening.
Don't forget the old fashioned supper and
concert at the Ab5ssinisn church vestry TO-
morrow evening.
The "Home Coarse" CT lectures at Fryeblrg
will be close this evening with lecture on
"Rome, Ancient ami Moderp," by A. 7. Lewis
Esq.
TIE Samaritan Society gathered together a
very agreeable party at City Hall last evening.
Chandler furnished excellent music. The city
government attended by invitation.