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Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-01-23

pazzlcd as to the object of taking o 'Brien
away. II is the opinion of those acquaint-
ed with the circumstances that Mr..
O'Brien is IN bad hands, and there is 10
hcsitancy in saying the object was to Sc
cure ?. S. O'Brien's signature, as that is
the only signature by which the $4,000
900 coming to him can ever be secured
The indifference of the women does not
accord with the actions of a wife and
daughter; their sudden appearance and
departure, as well as that while here they
did not want 10 be known, is queer CHAP
ter in the history.
1t is alleged that Mr.. O'Bricn has been
kidnapped by the womcs, and forced to
sign papers setting aside the will Of his
brother, aud that his part of the estate
will br used by the sharpcrs, who no
doubt, had the whole thing mapped ont
before O'Byicn ever dreamed of seeing his
Crld wife.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-01-23
Honest Money"

4 merchant who sands his sugar, waters
his milk shurtens his yard-stick, or puts
Il false bottom in his measure, has the
same claim to honesty that the appreciated
money of resumption has. If the country
was not in debt, if there were not
thousand millions of annual interest. and
nearly or quite an equal amount of ma
| tiOnal, state, county and municipal fees
md salaries fixed by statute in amount to
| be paid annually, change in the pur-
chasing power of money would not effect
| so seriously those who are compelled to
bear these burdens Toillustrate: In 1868
flour was worth SO per barrel in New
York. At that time suppose a western
farmer should need two thousand dollars
| to make improvements on his farm, and
has nothing TO change for it Int 100 bar
rcls of -four. He obtains the $1,000, for
which he delivers the tlouC for 81 900, and
gives his note and mortgage on his farm
Tor 81 900 more, payable January l., 1879,
with per cent. interest. The principal
and interest now amount to about $1,000.
The farmer has nothing but -four to pay
with and calls on his New No.j creditor
for settlement. The price current is con-
suited, and on January /, J. , -four is
found to be worth but 81 per barrel. Now
how much -four will the farmer have to
give to pay the principal and interest of
the 81 600 borrowed in 1865? Let us fig
IRE in 1000, Just 30 times. The debt in
dollars has doubled but the purchasing
power of the $1,000 has increased from
200 barrels of flour in lS6j to 500 barrels
in 1879. The 81 900 the farmer paid for
in 1865 cost him 100 barrels of -four. The
$1,000 he paid for in 1879 cost $50 barrels
OF flour, and the interest us much more.
Thus increase in the purchasing power Of
money was brought about by the resump-
tiOn prces-by design, by a class Of legis-
lation manipulated by John Sherman in
the interest of men who hold money obli-
cations. The dollar promised in 1865 has
been increased to $3.50. Is the dollar Of
1879 then an honest dollar? Let us
turn the tables. Suppose when
the farmer borrowed the $1,000, he had
agreed to give on January, |, 1879, one
hundred barrels of -four and one hum
1red barrels extra for the accommodation.
Then in the meantime his farmer friends
having control of the law making power
should enact that barrel Of flour should
consist of Is % ponnds instead of 1876
pounds. These 200 barrels he contracted
to pay would weigh $4,000 pounds. The
200 barrels he pays in would weigh but
1860 pounds, making only 70 barrels of
legal weight at the time the debt was con-
tracted. Would the creditor call these
1879 barrels honest measure? But they
would be just as honest as the 'honest"
dollar is. 1t would be down
right robbery, anil so is the resumption
appreciated dollar to every debtor In the
nation. Before us are the New York
market reports for the years 1860, 1866
md 1879, from which we copy twenty
staple articles with the prices Of each for
hose years, to show what honest money
mas done for the producer:
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-01-23

The great lawbreaker's plan for resump
ton: The New York Times bases the sue,
cess OF resumption upon John Sherman,
willingness and ability to break the law
1t says:
So long as the treasury is guided by the
principles which Mr.. Sic man has set for
the conduct of his administration, there
need be no apprehension as to the result.
These principles are: The maintenance
of a reserve Of gold in the treasury rample
to continue redemption of United States
notes. the refusal to force deprecated sill
yer into circulation against the wishes and
the interests of tie business community;
and, finally the omission to caTy out the
provision of existing law, which requires
the immediate reissue, and the keeping
in circulation of the redeemed legal ten
dora
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-01-23
a Follower OF the Master.

FROM inc LOUISVILLE courier uurnhl.
A little incident occurred Christmas
night, during the extreme cold weather,
that deserves especial mention, as it was
rather an uncommon act of kindness to a
little fellow, and may hare been the means
of saving his life. As Mr.. Andy Egleholf,
of the Merchants National Bank, was
walking down Portland avenue to-
wards his home, he met small boy on the
corner of Twenty-seven street, moaning as
if in severe pain. He stopped to make in
quiries, when the boy told him he was
lighting the lamps and got so cold he
couldn't hold the torch any more, and
would be obliged to go back home without
lighting them. Mr.. Eglehoff told the boy
to go INTO a saloon on the corner above
and warm, and he would light the lamps
for him. After he had lighted them all
along the avenue to Thirty.Rrst street, the
boy came up and took the torch to finish,
thanking Mr.. Eglehoif in such grateful
manner that, as he said, it gave him more
pleasurable feelings than all of his Christ
mas Joys together.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-01-23
zNisreMauM.
A PASSING CLOUD.
BY MARY c. BARTLETT.

Well, yes, | can t say but do get sick
of the sight Of Vienna creams and plain
rolls once in Il while, and us for cake,
| don't think I've tasted bit for these
two years, but. standing behind the coun-
ter week in and week out, as do, one sees
IA great deal of human nature. Being up.
ON the corner Of two streets, the shop il
very handy for the boys, | like boys; al
ways did. It's snevcr any trouble to me
to have them around. One cold, stormy
morning in Novembcr-itmaIes me laugh
now to think of it, but didn't feel like
laughing then-a whole party us them
were standing around the store, and we
were talking in quite sOciable way, when
in walked Mr.. Sampson. They all start
ed, and were rushing out as if they had
been caught at the money drawer, hut !
stopped them. Boys" said l. whats
your hurry?' They turned, and came
back looking sheepish enough. Mr.. Samp-
son chatted with them awhile; then he
went off into the bakehonse. As soon as
he was gone the boys turned tome. ave
didn't know as he'd like to see so
many of us here, said Sam Eldridge the
son. Don't you ever trouble
yourself about that" said |. "What he
dOcsn allow when he's here will never be
allowed by me when he isn't. When he
does not want you, you may be pretty sure
! snail let you know" He gave me Il
look with those keen eyes of his, and his
face flushed up like Il girls. 81 beg your
pardon, said he, You're gentleman, :"
said |, "and it's granted. But let me
give you all piece Of advice. Never 20
in where you have to sneak out" They
laughed and we shook hands all around,
with n good many fine speeches, but we
were better friends than ever after that.
Well, Sam Eldridgc, he was in and out
every day nearly. He was such a bright
wide-awake little fellow that the sight of
his face did me good. He liked to hear
about my oldlhome, too, and the. salmon
fishing and the logging, and all that so
we got along famously together. | hap
pened just about this time that Jerry Lake |
one of our drivers, was taken sick, and we
were looking around for somebody to take
The early route. 'Twasn't very desira-
BILE place, for they started out before light
but for all that we had u number of APP
plications,
Mr.. Sampson and were talking the
matter over one day when Sam had drop
ped in to warm his hands.
"Why couldn't you take meP" said he.
"You!" answered Mr.. Sampson, with a
augh.
But when we were alone, | found to my
surprise that Sam was in dead earnest.
I'm used to driving" said he, "and, ifl
wasn't that old bread.and-cake horse could
hive himself. ! can do it. | know
an"
ut isn't only the driving. It's the
,read here, and the cake there, and the
oils in another place, Pies and dough-
luts thrown in"
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-01-23

Deacon, Wilder, want you to tell me how
you kept yourself and family so well the past
season. when all the rest of us have been sick
so much, and have had the doctors running to
us 30 long"
BRO. Taylor, the answer ia very easy. used
Hop Bitters in time and kept my family well
and saved large doctor bills. Three dollars
worth of it kept us all well and able to work
all the time, and will warrant it has cost You
and most of the neighboB one to two hundred
dollars apiece to keep sick the same time
guess you'll take my medicine hereafter" See
other column.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-01-23
Resumption In Philadelphia.

From the Philadelphia Record.
The bondholders and usurers begin to
divide the spoils and buy at their own
figures Philadelphia, the paradise of
republican loyalty, bought in under the
sheriff hammer by the resumption legal
lied robbers:
Sheriff Wright on January G. will begin
the largest sale OF real estate ever held by
any sheriff in this city. There are 692
writs, covering about 1000 properties. In
the present sale there arc 1856 wr its cover
ing property to be sold for taxes due the
city. The next greatest sale to the present
which has ever taken place here was held
last ,Janu ary,
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-01-23
Durability Of Lung Disease.

From the Boston Advertiser.
A series of examinations, made some
time ago at the hospital at Edinburg, deye.-
ops the fact that the lungs ofno less than
one-third of those who died when over
forty years of age were in a condition that
could be accounted for in no way than by
the supposition that at some period in
their lives consumption had existed, and
Portions of the lungs have been destroyed,
but the cavities formed had been healed
by contraction and adhesion or their walls,
or the disintegrated substance had been
shut in by the formation of fibrous tissue.
Similar conclusions have been reached in
Paris, which seems to show that incipient
consumption is more curable and more Of
ten cured than is oeperallv supposed.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-01-23
The Ohio Idea.

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Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-01-23

Upon the heels of advice for the de,truc-
ton of English sparrows comes the state
ment from the Forest and Stream newspa'
per, that insectivorous birds have no more
destructive enemy than domestic cats, and
advises farmers, if they would have birds
they must kill cats.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-01-23

Thus we see the honest dollar of resump-
tion has squeezed nearly two-thirds of the
value out Of everything except debts, taxes
and salaries, while the value of these have
been trebled.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-01-23
Gre Il Moments.


The great momy.. S of life arc but mo-
mcments like the others. Your doom Is
sspoken in word or two. A single look
from the eye, a mere pressure of the hand,
may decide it, or Of the lips, though they
cannot speak.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-01-23

If the government chooses to farm out
its control over the currency to private
parties, why not grant the privilege to
those who need it in the production of
wealth, instead of giving it to an idle
monopoly to rob, blackmal and oppose
the producers of wealth?
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-01-23

A REPUBLICAN journal says the tramp
nuisance is product of the war. If so,
the fruit was long time maturing, as
none appeared in market until after the
contraction frost of 1873.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-01-23

If grccnbacks are not money, did the
bondholders ever loan any money to the
government, having loaned nothing but
greenbacks!
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-01-23
Just as If couldn't throw in pies and
doughnuts! Try me, and see. ="
But there are orders to be taken"
"Well. can writa "

"Well, can write"
1T would interfere with your studies
l our father und mother would never con
sent.
81 don't study before breakfast at thi
time of the year, and father and mothe
are going awaynext week. Aunt Amandi
IS very sick, and wants to see them. They
will stay fortnight sure--pcrhaps long
er. | shouldn' have to ask Them"
You II never get Il place here wlthOu
asking them,' said |; "but what in tn,
world You want to get up for at iou
o'clock, and drive around in the cold for
is more than can make ont"
"Why,' said he, 81 thought | told you
! wan. some Christmas money. Father
terribly scrimpcd this year. He cant be-
gin TO give me what want"
Well, the long and short of it was that
he pleaded so hard that Mr.. Sampson
told him if his parents gave him leave hC
come. Now, sam didn't want his moth
er to know OF his earning money. He'd
set his heart on giving her one of thost
long haired black muils ut Christmas and
he wanted it to Ie IL complete surprise
So, the night before they went away he
told her he had plan in his head. and
asked her if she wouldn't give her consent
aIaUu rVu' Lnan nmo","E t,, M''uI ~ Was ne lau
TI inIt ,h,4 oIun h ,,1 1'Iu%Et,"ot'ly % oTy SO Sne
s ,e'I o''o, @ S,,c Gouln n9ptnu upon hin' ana
IT,; IL. Nv Rute niS %or9 llial there WilSh ! Il
n,, lv VI l''S.,lir' III IT, sue ana HIS l"thet
,,,s,'j ,oO,' I'''" SoS' any iIT c"iic 0'tr' Us
P'V"" "' '' P'"'"'H' |" Vc'l Us ABOUT IT,
-, IL must nave been lonesome enough for
we poor lrlIow' Wlth. ms folks all away.
ms mite sister, Mamie went, too, and he
was lett aIi alone: lie took his meals at
ucacOn hoKer $, Just opposite, and slept
at home, saw more OF him than ever
now lorhc used TO run IN often Of an even.
ing, before we shut up. Once or twice !
umI'itoUh hnt o ,,. ~, ~ Ply nilh ouI soon ionha
ipe ..nt, ,,t M"sn We h'llu 10 We luSsGu oErt
npH H. you % st', u: wotiu S'y' tii'' II 4"
,ng Jusv ,''G ~ f"oA,TsU tn,ng IIr me 'huI ever
r,L m"I ot - tt!I,,'i .,a was "I 'oIlc Gouiui
tI, IS', , Uu. T., .nr nouat az i3ur CLOCK IN
oI ,n' Iio'n,ns u,nin Ti'iou. hrt SHOWING WHY
''"u '''e'' "ou''' W ''l '''" Vi MY I''"'
Mr., Sampson said he never had boy
who learned the route so quickly. lie
went with him for two Or three mornings,
and then Sam was already to try il aIonc,
He had systematic way of tnkin~ thinrs
that reminded usof his father. and he WIS
so bright and pleasant.spokcn that the
customers all liked him.
We'll the fortnight passed, and then he
had a letter from his mother. SAVING thnt
her sister was fliIinr inst, and shn conld
mt bear to leave her. Ills father WAS
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-01-23

ENGLAND is enjoying resumption. Pa.
per and gold have maintained their equil-
ebrium there for sixty years. Labor and
enterprise have had their fill of specie
basis prosperity. As westward the star of
empire takes its way, so shall England's
specie basis prosperity. We shall have it.
1t is coming.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-01-23

The first bank In British Columbia has
lust been started at Victoria.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-01-23

THE Democratic party as an organza.
ton is insncerc in its Greenback profess
sions. ltproyed its insinccrtY in 1876 In
1851 its Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana
sub'organizations were loud in theit advo,
cacy OF Cir 'cnback measures. This proved
to be a ruse, sort of back-fre to prevent
their members from leaving the ranks.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-01-23

The provision Of the resumption act
that permits the exchange of gold for
greenbacks only ut New York and in sums
not less than fifty dollars, is the mark off
Intentional dishonesty on its brazcn coun-
tenance and virtually renders impossible
general resumption, 1t passing strange
that ouch financial Juggling Is for mo-
ment tolerated among an intelligent peo-
pie.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-01-23

Now that Thurman admits that when
he fshed last fall with his grcenback.
baited hooks, it was only to catch suckers
for bullion feast, and since Hendricks
and his cortege have renewed their ale
glance to the cypher hero of Gramercy
Park, it may be well for honest Grcenback
Democrats to examine their political charts
and see whittier they are beng driited.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-08-01
MILTON CENTER ITEMS.

Ed. JouRNAL:-On Saturday the case
Of Nufer, of this place, VS.. Conductor
Stevens, Of tho d. & NJ. Road was heard.
II was case OF assault and battery in
which Nufer claimed that Stevens and
brakeman on the road kicked and NAL
treated him when he was about to leave
the train at Milton Center. Stevens was
bound over. have heard several com.
plnints Of i'll treatment by the officers OF
this road. Some of them may wake up
the wrong passenger yet"
The D. & NJ. Co., are laying n side
track to and for the benefit of the grist
mill belonging to Mr.. S. j. Falies.
Report has it that there will be another
saloon started soon, which will be three
for this place; and they must all live.
Mr.. Greeley is buying wheat for which
he is paying the highest market price.
Thershing machine men are busy and
wheat is generally turning out we'll.
Potatos are hardly worth hauling to
town. They are dull at IS cents per bushel
and will be less than that before digging
time.
Apples and peaches will be scarce, es
peciully peaches. Pears will yield fair.
Yesterday was the day for tho big show
at Bowling Green, but / don't think they
got many halt dollars from up this way.
Yes, l might do as" Allspice suggested
try the poor house before the Soldiers
Home. My house is poor enough for all
practical purposes of this kind. | want to
go away from home.
July 20, 1879. MARK LACY.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-08-01
FROM BLOOMDALE.

Iagain resume the position as correspond
ent for the faithful JOURNAL, which gives
me all the news each week, whether / am
idle or not, and l trust that may prove
more faithful in discharging my duty in
the future.
As news is scarce will be brief so as to
give more room for the excursion notes, or
description of The trip to the mountains,
which was read with great relish in the
pssd i Pcc.Asshfd As fdtqF jy aPSt II % lie
Tribune, TO venture TO the top of Pike-
Peak, on foot.
The late rains are delightful to vcgeta-
iion. Corn promises q much better Weld
than was anticipated some time ago in this
locality.
DIR. Hubbard is erecting fine office. Our
school closed with n spelling match on Fri
day with large crowd in attendance. AT
ter recess 25 sonoinous words were pro-
nounced to be written. Only two spelled
the entire list, had SO per cent. and some
ranging as low ms GO per cent. II | had
space would give the list.
Nj. w. Simon thrashed 81 bu. of wheat
from | acres, measured from the machine,
which will weigh at least 5S, making a
yield OF 4G 2-5 hu. per acre. Who beats il !?
Mike" Kricger, of Wellington, is
among us, visiting.
Bloom township will hold Sabbath
School Convention at Bloom Center on Sat
urday and Sunday.
The large quantity OF ice that our citi-
zens laid up last winter is in good demand
during this hot weather.
A large drug store is under course of con.
structiOn by parties from Lornine county.
Rev. Kimmel delivered his farewell ser.
mon on last Sunday. Rev. X. II. Nve. of
Iowa, will Officiate instead.
Marshall Slilwell had his arm nwed
nearly off by mill saw ore day last week,
Miss Mary Shirk closed her school at
the brick last week. Henry Cake. of
Fostoria, and j. w. Simon delivered
speeches. Mary Is to teach one of the de.
partments at the "Dale" the coming winter.
Success 10 her.. -.
5. Fries has just housed 90 acres Of
wheat which Will produce large average
yield.
The late storm did considerable damage
to the crops in this locality. Peter Wen
ver's house WAS struck by lightning and
considerably damaged. One OF the inmates
was knocked senselcss for few minutcs.
The house caught fire but was soon e1tin-
guished.
There has been one case of milk sickness
IN this locality, which proved fatal
II the correspondents of the JOURNAL
intend taking an excursion, wonld smg-
gest TINT we go toward the North Pole, and
remain during the dog days" What say
ye! LOCAL.