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Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-10-30

Many new outer garments have been
brought out for the winter Among these
are the large visite, the "carrack" gar.
ments, with three collars, and the "habit
Fronsac," made of velvet Or cloth.
Redingotes and habits of all kinds are
now in vogue. The names of some ofthe
habite are the "Fransac," ''Directoire, I"
"Clitaudre, and "Mascarlille." They
are generally Of veIours frappe, with
Pompadour designs or stripes in many
colors. Worth has brought forth some
very charming shapes There is the
"mantelet la Savoyarde," small gar
ment in Louis XV. style. 1t has a deep
collar, end around the mantle, which is as
straight as a scarf, is marabout fringe.
The Castillane mantle is rounded in the
back, and has around it deep double
plated rutile, which is deeper in the cen
ter than on the sides The neck is trim
med with full lace ruChing, The sleeves
are gathered on the top, and on the shoul-
ders are loops of ribbon. This is be-
coming shape for a slight figure.
Suits will remain short. This style is
most appropriate for winter walking
dresses, as there has never get been found
a convenient method of raising the skirts.
Toilets can be short for all occasions ex-
cepting Jor full dress.
Two riding-habits may be made in the
following manner: The first is of green
cloth. The long skirt is without fullness
basque in front, with two CORES. A bias
band is taken around the basque from the
front to the seam under the arm. The
back is cut "tailleur" shape, and forms
a fat position, which is very narrow and
short. The sleeves are long and have
cuffs buttoning on the outside; the collar
is small and straight: the lingerie is plain
white linen. The silk hat worn with this
riding habit halfhigh, has the brim turned
up on the sides, and tulle scarf trimmed
with lace around the crown, The other
riding-habit is Of black cloth. The half
long waist has basque slightly cut up
below the buttons in front. 1t is very
high IN the neck, and has a small, high
collar. The sleeves are long, perfectly
PLAIN, and very tight.ftting. A row Of
stitching initiates the revers. That is
not as high as a mans hat, but the same
shape. II is trimmed around the crown
with a gauze torsade.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-10-30
An Immense Mastodon Found at Scdalla

An Immense Mastodon Found at ScdalIa.
From the scdalla Herald.
Last Monday, while workmen were
cleaning out an old spring, on the farm Of
Wade Mosby, seven miles southeast of
Sedalia, the remains of huge mastOdon
was exhumed. The men who were en-.
gagged in cleaning out the spring became
disgusted when the skeleton WAS discover
ed and partly, filed up the hole they had
make with rock. Mr.. B. A. Blair, of the
firm of Blair Bros, mounted horse and
proceeded to the farm as soon as he heard
of it, and received permission to unearth
it. Mr.. Blair states that the bones of
other animals were found associated with
the mastodon. Part Of the monster has
been left at the Democrat office. The
Democrat of last Thursday morning gives
the following description Of the parts al
ready exhumcd:
The u,ks are Il little oyer four feet
long and are composed of ivory. They
cnrvc downward little at the joints. but
in other particulars resemble the tusks OF
an elephant. The jaws, one OF which
bulN WIS llOuEHb lls lllN lkhI Nut, tllf
about FIVE feet long. and will weigh some
thing like seventy. five pounds. Thenerye
cavity in the jaw bone is three quarters of
an inch in diameter, showing that the
animal, when in life, could easily have
bitten off large tree or ground up an
OK like Il cat would mouse. The mollrs,
of which there are two in the Jaw bone
are over six inches long and four wide
These teeth are composed Of ivory and
enamel only and the enamel which is
very thick, is spread over the crown of the
tooth, which is subdividcd into two obtusc
points. From this character of the teeth,
the name mastodon from two Greek
words signifying mammiliary teeth, has
been given to the animal to whom they
belonged. These teeth have no relation
to those of the carnivoria, for although
they have an external investment Of en-
amel like those of the tiger, yet they are
destitute Of the longitudinal, serrated, cut.
ting edge. The structure is similar to that
of hog or hippopotamus, and is fitted
for the bruismg and masticatlOn OF crude
vegetables, roots and apuatic plants. 1t
is evident that this monster lived at one
time where it died. Something like
bushel of acorns and nuts were found in
such position that leads to but one con-,
clusion, and that is that they came from
the pannch of the animal, and that it was
undoubtedly terrestrial. Two sections of
the vertebriu were also brought IN, and
are of huge proportions. No living in
stance of this creature is on record, and
no doubt can exist that its race has long
since been extinct.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-10-30

The great cattl e kings are fast turning
their thousands Of Texan scalawags into
improved grades. 1t is wonderful what a
change single cross with Short.horn or
any other impressive sire makes, even in
the fret cross, from those miserable Texan
scrubs. The second and third crosses are
good enough to grace any pasture or stall.
The bulls in greatest requisition for inn
proyement are Short t-horns, although Here
fords are making fast inroads. Steers and
hogs are what make the dollars faster
than anything in the country. The mag
nitude of the hog trade is enormous. In
one week during last December there were
$4,000 hogs slaughtered In Chicago to sup.
ply the wants of the packing house in that
city alone; other packing houses over the
whole land were in proportion.
No animals are more adapted for our
Western prairies than our Angus cattle.
! saw good Illustration of this Last Sep
tember | attended the sale of the late
George Grant, of Victoria, Kan. There
saw the qualities of the Angus fairly test.
ed in crosses with the native Texan cows,
compared with crosses by Short-horns of
the same class of cows. Those by the
polled bulls looked best; they were very
blooming, short on their legs, and great
in their hearts-in every respect showing
their perfect adaptability to the soil and
climate; they looked as though they were
home. At one year old the polled cross
es weighed l21 pounds live weight more
than the Short-horn crosses. | was told
so by several 'Short-horn men that were
eye'witnGssps to the weighing, otherwise
| could hardly have credited it.
Don't suppose for all that that Short
horns do not do well in Kansas; on the
contrary, Kansas is as much their home as
Yorkshire or Dunham, and they improve
in it, even in the blue grass region of Ken
tucky; they do admirably, and there are
many very grand herds now in the state;
the largest and best being Mr.. Albert
Cranes of Durham Park, a herd formerly
under my supervision, and there is none
better in any country.
To return to the 'doddies.' Out of the
100 three year old steers exposed to sale,
about fifty OF them were by the polled
bulls Out of the fifty only five were
horned-irOm Texan cows. proving the
impressiveness of well bred polled bulls,
although must confess the polled sires
were most inferior animals, and gave the
breeders of Kansas but poor opinion OF
the breed. All the bulls had scurs, which
led people to the belief that there was out
side blood in them. Breeders, never send
a scurry.headed bull across the Atlantic!
in fact, you have no more right to breed
from a scurry bull at the present day than
a Shorthorned breeder is entitled to breed
from black-nosed bull. The one is as
bad as the other have had inquiries
about pOlled Angus cattle from Virginia
to Oregon and IN communication had
from Mr. Wallace, Of ITdlldce's MOnthb,
New York;, he mentioned that he too had
a great many inquiries about them from
the prairie countries, that is, west of the
Missouri; so expect and hope before long
there will be quite a demand for them.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-10-30

Some very pretty children's suits may
be made as follows: "For a little girl
about ton years of age, a suit may be of
lilac faille and "bengaline" skirt is trim
med with a deep plating. The polonaise
is Of the same goods and buttons up the
front. A small plated drapcry Is placed
on the front, and extends up the back in
bias. The back of the dress terminates
in basque formed of two hollow plaits.
In front Of the polonalse are two taille
reverS. The round collar Is also OF faille.
The sleeves are trimmed with a plain,
faille cuff. A suit for little glrl about
nine years OF age may be of pistache-col.
ored 'tolle de l'Inde" and bronze.colored
satin, The skirt is trimmed with flounce
in large hollow plaits. The "toile de
l'lnde' polOnaise opens over the vest.
The fronts have a gore, and are pointed
at the end. One of these sides is draped
against the edge of the vest, and the 9TH
er in the side seam. The back is cut
"tailleur" shape, and falls over the skirt in
a square piece. which makes the puff.
The vest is shirred down the middle,
forming two pufiings; this is sewed against
a lining, which hooks on the side. On the
lower border is lace ruiile. Around the
vest is trimming of the same lace, made
in shell shape, with bronzed colored satin
loops intermixed. The turned down col
lar is cut in shawl shape, and cut in bias
bands OF bronze colored satin. The pol.
onaise is trimmed with the same satin
folds. In front of the waist are satin
bows. The sleeves are trimmed with
"toile de llnde" cuffs and satin folds.
The white linen collars now worn by
children are almost as large as felerines.
Many OF these are made of very fine
oatiste, trimmed around with light
guipure or Valenciennes lace. The cuffs,
which must match the collar, are left to
fall over the sleeves of the dress.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-10-30
Gloves In Early Times. /.

.AA 'hS ANh hoHAiut
The manufacture of gloves has been an
important trade in France from early
times. In 100, or thereabout, Charlie
mango granted an unlimited right to the
Abbott and monks of Sithin to make
gloves from the skins of the deer they
killed. The Council of AK, circa S29,
prohibited the inferior clergy from wear
ing any but sheep-skin gloves. Before
this the fathers Of the church had in.
weighed against the practice of glove
wearing as etfeminate. The glovers OF
Paris constitute a considerable community,
having statutes and laws dating back to
1880, which were confirmed, added to, and
renewed by Louis XIV, in 1856. The
word glove being Of Anglo.Saxon origin
Professor Skeat says it is referred to IN the
poem Of Beowulf under the name Glof-
it is conjectured by some that the Saxons
introduced the trade of glove.making into
England. Gloves do not appear to have
been worn here before the end of the tenth
or the beginning of the eleventh century,
and at that time they were of special Ger
man manufacture; as FIVE pairs OF gloves
formed no small part Of the duty paid to
Etheired ii, by society Of German mer-
chants for the protection of their trade in
this country, which Strut observes was q
proof Of their greatrarity, and consequent
limitation to the most exalted personages.
Gloves were not generally worn in Eng
land until the fourteenth century, when
they became popular with the better
classes, who carried them in their hands,
according to Fairholt; but not until the
sixteenth century do we find constant al
luslon to them.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-10-30
1oqiw
NAMING THE BABY.

They gathered in solemn council
The chiefs of the household band;
They sit in the darkened chamber
A cOnclave proud and grand;
They peer in the curtained cradle
And each with one voice exclaim,
AS they point to the new found treasure,
"The baby must have nameT'
They bring forth the names by dozens,
With many an anxious look;
They scan all the tales and novels,
They search through the good 0ld-Book;
Till the happy-voiced young mother
Now urges her prior claim,
Cries out in the fondest accents
"Oh give him pretty name"
His grandpa was Ebenezer-
Long buried and gone, dear SOUL
Says the trembling voice of grandma
As tho quiet teardrops roll.
"Oh. call him Eugene Augustus
Cries the youngest of the throng.
"Plain John" says the happy father
SIS an an honest name and strong"
And thus is tho embryo statesman
Perhaps, or the soldier bold
Respecting his future title
Left tssly out in the cold
And yet, it can matter but little
To him who is needless to fame
For no name will honor the mortal,
If the mortal dishonOrs the name.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-10-30
| the
C,C,ti
venerable Yeah. tn studrn',. Alnbo9,
A Letter from Mr. Meeker's Daughter.
GREELEY. Ortohpr q

"a betteF from hr. Meekers Daughter.
GREELEY, October o.
To the Editor OF the Dc-ver Tribune.
|, as the eldest daughter of the martyr
ed Agent Meeser, of White River Agency,
wish to thank you for all the kind words
that have been said in the Tribune of my
good father and also to express my feel
lngs in limited way about this horrible
massacre. Had there been half as much
expedition and force put in operation from
the time of my fathers calling for troops
until the battle rs there has been since
the battle, this horrible massacre would
never have occurred. The government
with It's slow movements has let my father
be murdered. when it could have been
prevented. My father wrote Governor
Pltkin on September 10, that his and all
the lives at the agency, were in peril, and
requested troops, After three weeks de-
lay so small detachment were sent as
were overcome, giving the Indians more
power than previous. Had the ''cow-
boys of Colorado been called on Septem-
berl0, they would have gotten there in
tue to save the lives at the agency and
they would have madeso clean a work ofthe
red devils that 1t would have been hard to
find one alive to-day. The life orone COM
mon white man is worth more than the lives
Of all the Indians from the beginning OF
their creation until the present time.
And yet such man as my father, with
brains, intellect and power to move the
thoughts Of men-his life is now lgnomin-
iouslY put out By the hand of a savage foe,
whose life or soul are not worthy of dog.
And no power in all the land to stay the
deed. What magnanimcus government
we have to pamper set creatures whose
existence should have been a thing of the
past long ago! Oh, my father. could
but have died in your stead! Ny protec.
tor. my hope, and Joy! Oh, the broken
hearts of widows, daughters and sisters
who to.day--this hour, mourn the loss of
THAR dear martyred ones who were their
love, life, and their all, are now
gone from their sides forever, with only
sorrow and desoation for their comforter
through life! Who can pay the price of
this mighty woe? Truly the blood of the
martyrcd ones cries out for vengeance,
and shall the voice of anguish be hushed?
ROSE MEEKER.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-10-30
The Chinaman and the Cub,

From the Idaho World.
Last Monday night when E. Burson
was going through a cut on Willow Creek
he met cub. His hand touched it, when
it growled, which was the first lntimation
Mr.. Burson had that such a beast was
near him. Taking look at it with the
aid of his lantern he judged its weight to
be about 200 pounds. Not being partic-
ularly fond Of bear meat he postponed in.
definitely the attack and took his depart
ure for the cabin, at what speed he didn't
state. The following evening he set a
steel trap, baited with meat, in the cut,
end caught it. The Chinese cook going
to the trap discovered that it was caught
by only one toe. He killed it with an AK.
It was three Or four months old and
weighed seventy-fve pounds-consider-
ably less than it looked to Mr.. Burson.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-10-30

Dean Ramsay, in his "reminiscences Of
Scottish Life and Character" says: AT
one time when the crops were much laid
by continuous rains and wind was earnestly
desired in order to restore them to fit
condition for the sickle "a minister" b" he
says, "in his Sabbath services expressed
their wants in prayer, as follows; %,
Lord, we pray Thee to send us wind, not
q rantin', tantin', tearin' wind, but a
nookin', soughin', winnin wind, Unlike
manner, have heard Of prayer prefer
red by somewhat simple New Englander,
who was overheard offering his petition
behind a stump Of bushes in the field:
%, Lord, | want new coat-good cloth
none of your coarse, Aimsy kind Of stuff,
but a good piece of thick, warm, comfort
able broadcloth = such as Bill Hale
wears.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-10-30

From the Reading Eagle.
There WIS great deal OF truth In a
confession which a good colorcd Methodist
parson made to the writer of this article
last year In reference to camp meeting
result. The brethren had stuck to the
woods and their work for two weeks. We
were talking with the minister about the
results, and inquired of him: "Well,
brother, how many conversions were there
at your camp meetingP" mot a one" +"
was his reply, given with evident reluct-
ance, but with emphatic honesty. In
much astonishment we replied: "Why,
is that so? Not single soul converted ?"
"No," he replied, mot a one." "Why,
what can be the reasonp" we inquired.
"Well," said the honest dominic, his face
shining with sorrowful candor, "I'll tell
YOU; guess it was because we was so
busy gittin' in de money all de time and
Use kinder thought dat glttin' money and
savin' souls don't 60 togedder fust rate. !"
We thought SO too, and accepted the solu-
tion of the problem of non-soul-savlng as
eatisfnrtOrv'
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-10-30

II was troubled for many years with Kid
ney Complaint, Gravel, &c.; my blood became
thin; was dull and inactive; could hardly
crawl about, and was an old worn out man all
over, and could get nothing TO help me, until
got Hop Bitters, and now am boy again
My blood and kidneys are all right, and am
rs active as man Of 80, although I am "a
aud have no doubt II will do ss well for 9th.
ses Of my age. II 10 worth tho trlal.--(F Gather
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-10-30

A person once asked Rosa Bonheur if
she did not regret being unmarried and
without children. She replied that ''al-
most any woman could marry and have
children Few could produce pictures
like Rosa Bonheur-they were her chill
dren,"
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-10-30
The Perfect Man.

From Ben johnson.
1t is not growing like tree
In bulk, doth mako man better be-;
To lie log at last, dry, brown and seari
A lily Of day
Is fairer far In May;
Although 1t fade and wither in night
II was the plant and flower Of light,
In small proportions we just beauties sect
And in small measures man may perfect be.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-10-30
A Fight With Five Bears.

From the Plumas, Col, National.
An Indian known rs "Peavine Tom, "
had a hand to-hand encounter with lot
of bears last week on the mountain above
Buck ranch, which must have been n
terrible battle. He was hunting in the
locality spoken OF and found "bear wal
low" in u little valley, and suddenly came
upon five bears. He says that he shot
one, killing it, when another attacked
him. His only dependence was his butch
er-knife, and with this he managed to
kill the second one. About this time an.
other attacked him, and the conflict must
have been fearful. Part of the Indian S
scalp was torn from his head, his face
badly lacerated, and his arm, side and
one thigh fairly "eaten up" No bones
were broken, however, and he managed
to stagger and crawl to the road, where
he was found and taken to Bucks ranch.
Mr.. Wagner dressed his wounds, and at
last accounts he was improving and in
fair way to recover. He says that he
would have been killed but that he kept
his face down most of the time and let the
bears bite his back. A party went out to
the scene of the fight and found the three
bears dead and the Indians knife stick
ing in one of them. He must have been
game to the backbone" and deserves
the title of the "boss bear hunter"
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-10-30

ALL along the line, from Maine to CAL
ifornia, hear the Greenback cannon boom!
boom! boom!
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-10-30

We need a national paper currency of
uniform value as legal tender for all do
mestic purposes-to be issued 10y the
United States alone-and the abolition Of
all banks OF issue.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-10-30

The Greenback boom is rising and
many voters are falling in under the BAN
ner Of paper money.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-10-30

NEVER before was the work of organi-
zation among the Greenbackers being
pushed as rapidly as now.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-10-30

BLAINE and Hale, of Maine, blame the
administration for sending Sherman to
Maine; they say his record is so vulnera-
Bile and hi, logic so lame that the Green
hackers exposed him at every point.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-10-30
POLITICAL MENTION,

THE shot gun policy has exodusted to
the Pacific slope,
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-10-30

TUE Indian ccmmissioperot Washing
ton received advices from Los Pinos
to the effect that all the women and
children lately at White River agency are
in safe hands and will soon be recovered.
No further hostile demonstrations are re-
nortpd
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-10-30

The wife Of o Philadelphian who had
his life heavily insured set his death down
J 10 profit and loss,
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-10-30

THE Ohio River at the present time can
hardly be said to exist. In fact, where
once rolled the mighty stream which in
the springtime freshetS dealt destruction
to steamboats, and coal-barges, is now seen
only a succession Of shallow ponds, scarce.
ly deep enough for ducks to perform their
accustomed ablutions.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-10-30

THE permanencc of the Government can
be secured only by such property quail
fications as will prevent those who have
no Interest in the country from controlling
its affairs. If the necessity for a strong
government arises, it will he because Of
unlimited suffrage"
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-10-30

The Philadelphia Chronicle Herald says
that the English cricketers are ale fellows
we'll met.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-10-30

The report of the patent Office for the
last fiscal year would indicate that the in.
ventive genius of the everlasting Yankee
is still on the alert. There were 1890
applications received, 2,674 caveats filed
and 1929 patents granted. The receipts
of the Office for the year were $703,l46.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-10-30

To avert this calamity and sec, re the
peaceful evolution of civilization to its
destined end-the complete establis nment
mentof industrial rights - peacefully
through the ballot in the ranks OF he
Greenback party, who represent the ouy
safe and proper money available in the
United States.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-10-30

Is 1860 the taxed negro ayistOcracy
owned Sl,20O,00O,OOO Of slave property.
In 1879 the untaxed Shylock aristocracy
own s2,2OO,OOO,OOO, of United States
bonds, this has controlled three million
Of men out of employment, and controls
the labor of 100000 more. Let the hard
ware hireling press give us a shower of
National honor. Shylock legislation is a
bad fraud,