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Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-12-11
His Brain was Pied,

From the New York Observer,
Blithers, who is profound philosopher
in his way, remarks that type are muck
like ideas, in the respect that they are apt
to get conioundedy mixed.
lido hate pi," says Bithcrs, "both in
the actual and the real. But, tell you,
when both is combined it's the meanest
racket you ever did tumble to. Now, |
knowed fellow what worked 'em togeth-
er. His name was Sam Jones, and they
used to call him Dollars on account Of
his attachment to the pious pastime of
pitchin dollars-when he had any to
pitch. Well, that fellow was always pi
ing his stick, or maybe a whole galley
and maxim the foreman roar. and curious
ly enough, he expected the other fellows
in the office to help him distribute it.. If
that amt decided proof OF disordered
intellect the champion boss lunatic had
better be advertised for right away.
This same galeot, one day, was put on
a Job Of music-settia that come ina
new waltz by local amateur-and he
rushed into the pearl cases faster than a
dead preacher rnShes into heaven. To
do him justice, ne was good hand only
for pi. He stuck up tho whole business
and put it on a sIlcc.galley. and then
somchow-it all went. What do Won
think ~ didI H. called Il sub to reset
the icO, and he went in and set up the
muac type Tor distrlbution--takin' 1t Just |
aslt come off the floor. Then he went
iown and across the street to Max Hope.
elner, who was clarionet artist of Ger
nan extraction, and blew in a dollar to |
lin and give him orders, and that night |
lie invited us all to concert, after the
'aper was off, at the beer place next door,
nd in the meantime he worked OIL few
opics Of that blessed pi on the proof
'ress.. We went. The musician waitzed
n. 1t was the awfulIest thing a w..
yer heard After few he,,., shdt sound
d like hell in full blast, Max got up in
'reat excitement, protested that he could
ot he expected to play Schubert's music
nd raced away.
"Yes," concluded Blithers, "that mans
rain was unquestionably pied"
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-12-11

Uolumbns lMTHs.) Index.
A colored man who had contracted
debt some years ago with one of our mer'
chants came to town yesterday and called
on his old creditor.
Didn't you 'eplain to me dat if set
tied up dat account you would give a low
ance2" SAID the darkey to the merchant
"Yes, | dld say so, Sam" said the mer'
chant. "If you are ready to settle your
bill now will make good allowance,
and the merchant waited for the colored
individual to pull out his pocketbook.
well, sir, hasn't got de money jus
now, but thought I'd come in and get dt
'lowance; my wife wants q shawl"
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-12-11

rum 'hu OllVuko EAlHch.
Vanderbilt, Gould, Tom Scott, and Gar.
rett having pooled the stock of the New
York Central, the Pennsylvania Central,
the Baltimore and Ohio, and their west.
ern, southwestern, and Pacific connections
with the monied interest of the heaviest
New York and London banking houses,
the question arises. Which is the stronger
power, this combination of capital, or the
government If, with its vast wealth
and patronage, it is capable of controlling
the government, are the people willing
that 1t should control and rob them? Is
it not time for the sovereign people, the
producers of wealth and the supporters Of
the government to oH5rcise their preroga-
tive in controlling or crushing out
dangerous combinations which threaten
their interests and endanger their liber-
ties?
Even before this combination was eff
fected, the rates of freight between Chica-
go and the Atlantic seaboard had ad.
vanced 25 cents per 100 pounds since June
last, giving the railroads instead of the
producers almost the entire benefit Of the
advance in the price of gram.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-12-11

1t is no vile druggod stuff, pretending to be
made of wonderful foreign roots, barks, &C.,
and puffed up by long bogus certificates of
pretended miraculous cures, but a simple,
pure, effective medicine, made of we'll known
valuable remedies, that furnishes its own GER
tifcates by its cures. We refer to Hop lit
ters, the purest and best Of medicines. Sec
Truths' and Proverbs, "in another column,
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-12-11

The standard silver dollar of 4l212
grams of whatever date, is legal tender in
payment for sums of any amount.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-12-11

THE interest on the public debt was in.
creased this year S2,S27, 7,074.35 over the
amount of last year.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-12-11

The Greenback conference in Washing.
ton on the Sth Of January will be very
largely attended.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-12-11

The aggregate gold and silver coin and
bullion in the treasury, increased during
the year from Sl67 ,558,74 to 1925, 1885,
55S.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-12-11

The bullion production of the mines of
the United States for the year was $780,.
100000.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-12-11

Moscow society would appear to be just
now considerably exercised by the suicide
of one of its brightest ornaments, the
young and lovely Countess Vera Kosche-
left, who a short time ago suddenly disap.
peared from her palace in the old Russian
capital, only two days after her solemn
betrothal to Count Heimann, which had
been celebrated with festive rejoicings
upon au unusually magnificent scale. No
one could imagine whittier she had gone
until her steward received a letter from
her, written at her chateau in the Crimea,
wherein she informed him that "she was
going to bathe in the river runniny
through her estate, and should not retsrn
alive from her bath" She also desca1ed
the exact spot near which her bodrwould
be found in the water. Scare was OF
course made with all possih,l. prompt.
tude; and it resulted in the discovery oil
the beautiful young Counts corpse sewn
up in large straw sacEAhu su'iA IN tIle
nYer, The seams wer' Iounu 10 p, IN NJ, the
interior Of the sack proving lnaI vera
KosCheleit had de,oer1VcIy sewn nerseli
up in the sack or the river bank and then
cast herself int tho stream. In another
letter addressed to one of her uncles, and
received h, MIN some timeafter her death,
she cave W. as a reason for inclosing herself
IN a sa,k previously 10 drowning herself
har |" !" o,treme of fesr Of crawnsh and water
hooJHs hoo Few stranger and more Fantastic
oSicides hq,c been recorded even in mo-.
.ion annsls of self-destruction, which are
eycepf Unally rich in grisly stories of this
necl,Gar description.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-12-11

The agitators say that the greenback
must 90. We trust that our Imperial
neighbors will not move the previous
question too hastily.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-12-11

MINOR coins, 5, 3, and cent pieces Of
nickel and copper are legal tenders for
sums not exceeding % cents in any one
payment.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-12-11

The number of standard silver dollars
coined under the present law is S43,2O6,-
200, ofwhich $l3, ,OO2, ,662 have been put in
circulation, and the remainder $32, ,2O3, ,35S
are IN the treasury.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-12-11

FRACTIONAL silver coins are legal ten
der for sums not exceeding ten dollars in
any one amount, and in sums of 800 are
exchangeable for legal tenders.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-12-11

IEJn tnc InlchSo Expires,
Secretary Sherman in his report says
that "the chief objection to the emission
of paper money by the government grows
out of the legal tender clause, for with.
out this the United States note would be
measured 10y its convenience in use, safety
and prompt redemption"
This is virtual admission that the le.
gal tender quality gives the note measure
Of value not possessed by the bank note,
a fiat value, which should be conferred
upon nothing but gold and silver, in his
opinion, He says while the legal tender
clause remains in force ''it tends to i'm.
par confidence, and to create fears of
overissue." Is there not the same danger
Of over-issues OF non. legal tender treasury
notes, and national bank notes? But
they are not legal tender, and do not COM
pete with coin. Panic, financial crashes,
the bullionists' harvest times, could be
prevented and warded off with an abund-
ance Of legal tender debt.paying green.
backs, but with the legal tender clause re-
pealed, com alone would pay debts, and
a small quantity of it could be made to
buy up the wrecks of thousands of mil.
lions.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-12-11

Patti use to stir up male hearts in a
reckless way, but now her appearance
causes everv heart to pity Patti.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-12-11

GEN. SHERMAN and his brother John
'Tecump" and "Resump"--both favor
the project to retire Grant as ex-prcsldent.
''Tecump" doesn't want Grant In his way
as captain-general of the army, and RE
sump" would be glad to have the Sphynx
removed as IL presidential candidate.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-12-11
POLITICAL MENTION,

THE expenditures of the government
Tor this year exceed those of last by $780,
22S,7Sl.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-12-11

DEACON RICHARD SAITH, of the Cincin-
natl Gazette, has good reason to think
that if Grant is offered employment which
is lucrative, honorable, and permanent,
he will not accept presidential nomlna.
tion. This means that if he should de-
cline the Nicaragua appointment and
accept presidential nomination it would
be because he regarded the latter more
lucrative, honorable, and permanent than
The iOrmer.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-12-11

Buttons also must be enameled IN all
the colors found in suit
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-12-11

The success Of the lmperialists in the
fall elections has embodened them, and
they now proclaim openly what they
hardly dared to whisper before. They
are possessed of the same spirit of arro-
gance and madness that drove the slave
arist0cracy over the Niagara of civil war.
Give them plenty Of rope and they will
hang themselves.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-12-11

The use of gold and silver certificates
obviateS the objection to the inconvenent
handling ofboth metals. Certificates will
be the soundeat currency that has ever
been floated in this or any other country.
having a specie dollar on deposit for every
paper dollar in circulation. In view of
these facts the president hardly expected
to secure II repeal of the acts authorizing
he coinage OF at least 100000 month
OF silver dollars. 81 fas as the retire.
ment of legal tender paper is concerned
it is safe to say that the country desires
topreserve the outstanding present vol
ume OF legal tender paper, and if there is
a redundancy of paper currency let bank
bills go into retirement For every dollar
of legal tender currency retired an in.
terest bearing bond must be issued in
its place.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-12-11

The receipts of the government from all
sources have amounted, during the last
year, to 81, ,0G6, ,63i, ,S27, of which $792,.
SO76t3 were from loans, Sl372 O,047,
from customs, $ll3,56l $40, from internal
eovcnuc end 23,Ol5, ,523 from sale of pub.
lie lands and from miscellaneous sources.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-12-11

II would be u wise man who could pre-.
iict accurately the outcome OF this session
of congress. 1t will be noisy and without
doubt long one. 1t is very easy and
simple matter of getting at certain class
of things that congress will do; that is, to
think very hard what it ought to do, and
then fall back upon the absolute certainty
that it will do exactly the reverse. A
short, quick session would be great wis
dom upon the part of the majority in con.
gfess, and nothing would help them more
than that in the presidential campaign.
For that reason one may safely count upon
II long and stormy session.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-08-15

NEEGESNEs.- Charles Lawrence and
family, Of Chicago. ILL.,, and Mrs. Henry
Picrpoint and family, Kansas City, and Mrs
Albert II. Cobb and family are spending Il
few weeks at the pleasant residence Of judge
Picrpoint. Misses Cobb and Pierpoint ART
expected 10 join them at the paternal home
stead soon.
Henry Edmonds of Norwich, Conn, and
his family are spending few days at this
city, the guests of the Stevens House: also
Mrs Robert Edmonds of Richmond, Va
We.wcre shown fine large ripe strawberry,
on Saturday last, grown in the garden OF
T. ii. London, Esq, from Il runner which is
unusually vigorous and now has several large
berries not maturcd. The parent vine is Of
the variety known as Monarch Of the West.
The young plants will be tested another
season, and should the late maturing quail
ties he maintained it will prove very dcsir-
able acquisition TO the meagcr list of cx-
tremely late varieties.
On Thursday last, Il man named Louis
Davies, from Port Henry. who had been in
the employ of a. F. skill X Son of Bird
port, during the having season visited Il
large pasture owned by A. Dukett, near The,
Lake, in the town of Bridpon, and about
eleven o'clock at night, stole three year
old steer, which, with Il rope, he led Il dis
lance of some sixteen miles, arriving in this
city about half past four in the morning
when he endcavored To dispose of the animal
to the butchers. About ten o'clock Davis
was arrested by Constable Burroughs upon II
warrant issued by Justice Geo. W. Grandry.
Davis at once confessed the stealing and, ac-
companicd by Officer r. c. Middlchrook.
an f.l-. I.E
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again, even if she liz unable to spring to
my arms and tell me how true she has
been To me through all that long and
weary absence. feel as if every moment
away from her now is II wrong To both Of
lis. Please send Edna to me-"
''Of course I'll go but wouldn't it he
better for You to tell me something about
yourself before | seek Edna? The child
will ask Thousand questions, and, per
haps, he unwilling to leave her sister for
II moment. She knows that this is the
crisis of the fever, and that everything
depends on careful nursing"
Staunton regarded him with n search
ing stare, and then impetunusly SAID:
Before the Lord, Loser, | could al
most believe that there is somthing wrong
here, and that you are IN quandary u.s.
to what course to pursue. | am losing
the last grain of patience that is IN me.
he cried. almost furiously. Words
words words do ynu think am to he
put off with them, Luis, when my very
heat is aching to see that dear face which
has been my bacon star through all the
efforts have made to make myself rich
for the sake of the smiles it would lavish
on me in the time to come Gn-go-I
will not he triiled with another moment
Loser thought it best to obey this i'm
perions command, and got ont of the
room us quickly as he could hut he
paused IA moment III the hall to review
the position, and reassure himself rs Ia
his power to manage the complication Of
affairs 81 rs to bring about IA satisfactory
denouement, well knowing that if Stam-
ton got the slightest clew to what had
taken place between Kate and Harry Con
rad he would wreak IL terrible vengeance
on them ALL The above We publish as II
specimen chapter but the continuation
of this story will be found only in the n.
Y. Ledger Ask for the number dated
August % which can now be had ut any
news office or bookstore. If you are not
within reach of n news office, You can
have the Ledger mailed to Won for one
year by sending three dollars to Robert
Bonner, publisher $50 William street,
New York.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-08-15

%. -.
FLoI Il. The Flour market REMAINS Withuui mt
rria change The demand IS tiir and sales made
AT full prices. sales have been at - ja a. inrN r~i
crn Supcrlinr: - 80. - Tor common extras. = =
''' for Wisconsin extras. and - s,sr Il Tor Mime
sofa extras. including choice bakers brands. IN
winter whcJtS. sIOo ct = - Tor OHIO and Michigan
= 90 Tor Illinois aud Indiana. aud ;, :; ~ iur
-. LOUIS. including tIvuriir family brands. Patent
spring whrIi~. nrluim" WISCONSIN aud Minnesota.
al 81 Z" :. ~ r. hl. Minnesota rNtr. n - = uu
nrlmiInE choice bakers brands. and Wisconsin
extras al = ~ n"5' hh AMI patent winter wheat
a t"a - lhl. Coru Meal at 3 O., e, . - :, LII.
i've Flour Al = ad :. - T. hhl cat Meal at - - set
& ~ q bbl.
GRAIN. Corn Is in steady demand anl prices firm.
The sales ri mixed and yellow have been II Is 70.
Jlr : hushrl. Oats are IN tar demand. Sales have
been at 81 q, IIc T. hu>hc rive - tr 10 r I al
81. In shorts and Fine Feed the sales have been AT
ILL., ~ "t 81 ~; and Mlllmgs At slif u - r tuu.
PROVISIONS. There Is a moderate ,lrmlui Tor
Pork this week. la prices no material change.
Inc sales have been al - Tor prime $40
IA /" - mes. and Sil IA T. 81 for clear and extra
clear As To quality. III Beef sales have been at SIu,
II Tor mess and extra mess. aId .ll IL 80 = bid
Tor family. Lard l. IN tar demand The sales have
been at e.. d r. % lur ciiy lnd Western. nrlnd-
ing steam Ind Kettle rendered. smoked Hams al
@. D' lni. r. D. Tor riil AMI Western.
PEpDl oE Iiut uItr change IN Prices Eu1frr
Sales OF crrlmrrrs have been 1T Il q. l.,. for r,nI
and choice ; New YORK aud Vermont ,llirl at o.. %,
l5' TN Tor "h"lrr Itl tee l9 ri Tor iIir ami good
thrrSr. . TT &c. Eggs AT L. .t lI,'. White Beans
hrm. Sales ul Western and Northern Pea al : ~
IL 80 choice mediums al y - et IL: yellow
Eyes At - ~ o, - and Red kbnrVS AZ - ~ .f
= - + hhl. sales at new Fniltors at = 500 =.
per barrel Green Apples - "ocri 81 Z hhl.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-08-15
PERSONAL.

Gen. James $. Peck of Montpelier is now
rusticating at Loon Lake and is, we are glad
10 hear, gaining in strength, being able TO
take as long II walk as two or three miles.
The mother Of judge II. II. Powers was
recently stricken with paralysis at Alhursll
Springs.
There was quite commotion in the house
of our musical friend, A. J. Phillips, Mon
day night, caused by his ccry young son try
ing to sing tenor, when his voice is an octave
or more higher than that Mother and child
doing well. N0HfBeHer Hdchmdn
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-08-15

hltLE ol""llN"' ih''' WI.
sa'her'ns Oh i'''''''i It,
ii"''Se' III 'i'i''n' WI ''''
'eii'''i' uii'''' '''' "'i'''''' VI ','N
MIC 'iuo' WIN "'i'c i''"Ni''' i'''i''' VI
ssoo l" DE competed tor-'w" prizes ~ e"'
''oii 'o' the peS' 'ilarhsheh al '"o ''''' i'''o
sal''S anu N"h 'he second uay Il Pr'" OF
1i'o i"r inc oeSt team III SUI 'oo an" '''''
anus \ hummer al rlilt ''"''S ''a'' '','i' I'll
Vited and among others the famous Walnut
Iilii cluo oil Boston VIII ht present
The Rutland HeraT attributes the build
ing of the railroad ON the west side of the
lax, and tho consequent iniurv 10 the lake
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-08-15

CATHOLICISM IN New ENGIANp The
Roman Catholic diocese of Burlington ,cum
prSing the State of Vermont numbers e.
churches and - priests. There are three
academies, with more than 100 pupils. II of
whom are mentioned as ecclesiastical stu
dents" Twelve parochial schools are
specified, with 81 teachers and !, 80 pupils.
One orphan asylum exists in This city, with
90 orphans. and there are also two conventuml
houses. The religious orders in this diocese
are The Sisters of Mercy. the Sisters of the
Holy Name of Jesus and Mary, the Sisters of
Providence. the Sisters of st. Joseph, the
Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Mary and the
Gray Nuns. The papal population is esti-
mated at $1,000 The entire clerical force
of Romanism in New England. including the
archbishop and the bishops, is COZ. In 1871
the Congregational ministers in these States
numbered | ,6li, the BaptiSts 901. the Mctho-
dists l.Oi2; total for the three denomina-
tions 3, j66. The United States census for
1870 reported in this territory the following
of five leading churches:
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-08-15
State Temperance Camp Meeting.

In anticipation Of the State Union TEN
perance Camp and Mass Meeting To he held
at Mortified, Aug 10Th, Goth and 2lst, it is
desirable that the public he more thorough
ly notified of the plan OF the meeting The
first day, Tuesday is to be occupied AMI the
meeting conducted hv the churches OF the
State, and it is desired that all denomina-
lions unite in lending it their support.
Wednesday, the a0lh, is Ia be- occupied lay
the various Temperance organizations of
the Stale the afternoon having been
assigned 10 the Womrns Chris
tian Temperance Union of Vermont.
This organization has secured rs speakers
Miss Frances L. Willard of Illinois. Mrs :.
VI. Perkins of West Concord, and Miss Anna
c. Park of Bennington. Thursday is 10 he
occupied by the Grand Lodge of Good Temp
lars. There will be three sessions each day,
beginning at 10 IL M, and trains from both
north and south will arrive in season for these
exercises.
The Central Vermont and other railroads
offer special rates to those attending these
meetings. Price of tickets from Bur
lington, round trip, 10 parties of
ten 10 twenty, Sl.5O; To parties of
fifty and over, SIPS The speakers ST.
cured for this meeting heretofore announc-
ed are said To he the best combination of
talent and eloquencc ever brought together
for the purpose, in this Stale, and it is great
ly 10 he desired that many of our people
avail themselves Of this pleasant opportunity
10 hear them and to gain new inspiration in
the work
For all matters relating to beard. lodging
etc, address Frank Plmley, Esq, North
field Vi
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-08-15

VEEMoNT DIVISION OF THE PoETIAND AND
OGDENsBrRG RAILROAD meeting Of the
stockholders Of the Vermont division, Port
land and OgdensJurg Railroad was held at
Hydepark, Tuesday, and the following elect
ed directors for next year: franklin Fair
banks, James Bell. John H. George. IT. =
lolman, @. W. IIendce, Waldo Brigham
Orange Buck, Il. :. Reed, ID ID Wead, o.
>; kIXiord and II. \. Burke At meeting
ol tue directors, the following officers were
elected Waldo Brigham, president; John
III. George, clerk and secretary o. $ RiN-
ford, vlce-president ID. D. Wcad. treasurer.
1t IS understood that the Mercantile Trust
Company of New York own a majority of
every class ui the roads securities The
pending litigation will probably soon result
in taking the road out of the hands Of the re
ceiver and placing it under control of the
preference mortgage bondholders The meet
ing Tuesday is probably the last stockhold
ers' meeting which will be held.