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Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-12-09

The farmers Of the United States
have raised during the last year $2.2Sl,-
O0O,OOO of produce. But after the Shy
lock, the priest, the pap-sucker, the
coupon clipper, the insurance vampire
the transportation thief, get their "roy-
atty" ont of it there is mighty little left
for the horny-handcd son of soil.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-12-09

luUlllNplllH sun
loyal Greenbackers all over the
country have reason to rejoice that
their cause and party are saved from
future alliances, and that justice will
now regulate the issues. Let their be
no fusions in the future with any party
We must fight our own battles"
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-12-09


Right in the very heart of Paris, IN
the Rue DIES LyOnnais, and next door
to the Church of st. Medard the visitor,
who has courage enough to see sight
may find u lodging house and reStaur-
amt patronized by the pariahs of Paris.
The sombre building, covered with
smoke and begrimmed without ard
within, has no flaming placard. It's
owner has not christened his home
with any high sounding name to quail
fv the word "hotel," and the lantern
which hangs out at the first floor alone
indicates that lodgings may be had with
in. The windows of the ground hoor
are closed, and the panes have been
carefully whitewashed to save curtains.
Now and then a man comes slouchlng
down the street, pushing with his
shoulder against the greasy door, and
enters.
The hesitating wanderer, who casts
his eye up at the lantern and shudders
when he reaches the door as if all hope
were abandoned, has, perhaps, seen
better days. His demeanor contrasts
strangely with that Of the next conner
who has his hands in his pockets, llng-
ling the few copers that will enable
him to eat and drink, as well as obtain
bed. All sorts and conditions OF
men find their way to the Rue des
Lyonnais. The place has reputation
for chcapness, and poverty gives men
strange bedfellOws and companions,
SO that the tastdious must put all
their finer feelings in their pockets
when they find that their ideas are not
counterbaanced by a certain sum OF
money sufficient to enable them to
maintain their reputation.
Follow the man who has just gone
in. who looks like student of the
Raou Rigault school, and who car
rirs bundle of manuscript under his
arm, as if he had taken cOpiOus notes
ut lecture, or had been copying some
data from the well thumbed fOlios in
th" public libraries. The door, when
pushed open, leads to passage, the
lpOr of which is caked with dirt. In
front are the stairs, and lantern hangs
on dark days at the turn 50 as to pre-
vent the lOdgcrs from breaking theil
limbs. On the left of the door is the
restaurant, with its low ceiling, dirty
loor and green tables, with an indies
cribable OdOr of damp straw, old
clothes, etc, pervadcs the place.
Honesty does not appear to be 4
prominent trait in the character OF
the customers of this establishment
The pewter platters. which are used tc
protect the food served from any con
tact with the table, are attached to the
wood with thin but stout chains, fol
the proprietor knows that the mercS
triir has some value in the eyes of ;
man whose cravings and stomach
cause him 10 rise against his ncighbor
take what belongs to him, and fine
, some customer for the stolen property
Benches. worn and stained, are the on
" seats provided, and the luxury o
knives and forks is unknown. True
+ every customer carries his own knife
/ and knows how to use it on the pincl
} white more than one has been amestc
A., hy the police dragged from his lai
| his hands and lngcrnaiIs bearing trace
, of the bloodshed he has committee
e Forks are quite supcriluouS wheI
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-12-09
The Fundholder's Frightened.

The unexpected demand for the new
silver dollar of late has frightened the
fundholders; they feai that the present
coinage will be absorbed into circula
tion, increasing the volume of money
that can't be redeemed nor retired 81,
100000 a month,
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-12-09

"Ah, how well do Iremember-it was
in the bleak November when caught
the Cold that was wearing me surely
and swiftly away; but | herd of Dr.
Bulls Cough Syrup; took it, and am
as well as ever,
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-12-09

Mr.. c. O'Callahan, of III Sycamore
street, is another greatful witness to
the infallible power of st. Jacobs Oil,
which he tells us has made a new
man of him. Cincinnati Irish CHi-
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-12-09
Fixing Her Hair.


Whraa giIl cnu"IuIrf toPnt up her
hair and make herself loo', sweet, lh"
best policy is TO let her DmVe her own
way. She cant he drawn away from
thrmirror hymy Of theordimny t,in@s
of this life, \ fire will sometimes do
IL, Int it has been shown that even a
fire will iaiI to excite some girls, The
other night II New York lodgin%-house
took fire, and at a most mromiortabir
horr, when most girls probably have
their back hair down. one Of the
Young ladies heard that the place was
burning down, hut she didn't feel liN"
making her appearance before the
crowd that had gathered in the street
looking like perfect fright She shut
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-12-09

New ufk NlNlllN
The Tribune contained . capital ar
ticlc ON middle age the mtmnru, 60
ing to show thpr the period Of middle
are is too often one wherein the father
and mother sacrifice time, talent, aim,
ambition and even necessary recreation
for their childrcn's sake. It is so,
Thousands of mothers slave, grow pre-
maturcIy old, forget and neglect their
own accomplishments and drag them
selves about as mere appendlgeS, some
thing between Il nurse and Il house
keeper, to Il daughter too Young to re-
alize or appreciate the sacrifices made
for her. It's every persons business
to make, morally, mentally, physically,
all of themselves that ii is pOssible,and
this settling down at thirty-liye and
forty into IN old woman and taking a
back seat that the daughters may shine
is mistake and defeats the very end
sought. There's often altogether toe
much done for children, and the chief
result is that of making them helpless
dependent creatures. Mothers to-day
are saying: 81 don't care for myself
now SO that Enie or Nettie get theil
full quota of accomplishments" when
if that mother went on building her
self up on the basis of her own ma
twed experience, and ceased to sinl
and absorb herself so completely il
Eme and Nettie, the world with whicl
she came in contact might be prohtted
Society needs matured women as live
potent factors, and the shining shoul,
not be left entirely to hedgelings. Wer
there time and space, word would b
said here in this matter for the oil
man, too, though he is more apt to TAX
care of himself,
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-12-09

There was no indication of Il uaml
in that handsomely dressed gentleman
The clear, earnest eye showed no mci,
light, kindled by Satan's breath. Clasp
ed hands-kisses-renewal of VOWS
That evening the buggy went to Bowl
ing Green. Next morning happ,
couple left on a southern bound train
They are now in this city, stopping Il
the Grand Central. Tomorrow the,
! leave for Texas.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-25
Artificial Diamonds.

Professor Maskelyne's positive state
ment that the method of producing dia-
monds chemically has been discovered,
does not admit of much doubt or dis
cussion. He is, probably, the highest
living authority on precious stones; and
Just as lis dictum quashed the claim re-
Gently preferred by Mr.. McTear, so does
it now sustain the claim preferred by
Mr.. Hannay. Probably the diamonds
produced by this ingenious Scotchman
are of no value as gems-mere tiny
scraps of crystallized carbon. But even
in this form they will be of great value
commercially, being as useful for gem
cutting and polishing as natural dia-
monds. For little while, therefore
the jewellers with diamonds in stock,
the well-to-do folk who own diamond
rings and necklaces, will not be dis
turbed by the depreciation of their
property upon their hands. In the LONG
run, however, the depreciation is Ger.
tain to come. If Mr.. Hannay has dis.
covered the principle in accordance with
which the Transformation of carbon into
diamonds is effected, The perfection O.
the process is inevitable. While the
useful arts will reap great benefits from
| this triumph of modern alchemy, ro
nance will suffer. For the children O
the next generation the story of ,,in
dab's excursion into the valley of dia
monds will have no charm !-PhiiadeI
phid Times.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-25
He Remembered Exactly.

A lying witness will often tell a very
glib story, but he generally fails to
guard all his weak points. At recent
trial in court the following took placein
attempting to prove an alibi: volta M
Attorney S. : You say that Ellis
plowed for you all day on the Goth Of
November
Witness referring to his notebook
Yes. 1l-.ll % u. I'd.
What did he do on the 3Oth?
W.-We chopped wood. H
S. On the 3lst? q. -s.. 20
W.-That was Sunday, and we went
squirrel hunting. istlHL Lslll -.
S.-What did he do on the 32d' n.
VILE thrashed wheat on that day.
S.-What did he do on the 33dP 20.
Wit was raining, and he shaved
out some handles. .5.H s..-t v4.
S-What did he do on the 34thg
VILE chopped wood.
S.-Wh hat did he do on the-p
But before the question could be lin
ished, the witnesses's wife seized him b!
the collar and whisked him outside o.
the witness-box, yelling in his alright
ed ear H 4Wdlg1l lD el.Na0 gll
"You old fool don't you know ther
are only thirty days in the month Q
Novemberp" Hi -
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-25
Words of Wisdom

Good will, like good name, is got by
many actions and lost by one. edg
Convey thy love to thy friend as an
arrow to the mark, to stick there; moi
as Il ball against the wall, to rebouI
back to thee. E1t lau.a1o e3
Self devotion is hut form of gener-
osity the generosity of those who give
to themselves, having nothing more and
nothing better to give, and belongs
equally to the nobler natured of both
sexes-bla Aus sua0Y 1ol e3iul9'Q
1t is well enough to be humble, but
it is possible to boast of your humanity
until it sours into the worst kind of
selfpride. There is hardly a virtue in
the calendar which man will not lose
if he talks much about it. gGsH
" Whatever your sex or position, life is
a battle in which you are TO show your
pluck, and woe be to the coward
Whether passed on bed of sickness or
in the tented field, it is ever the same
fair flag. and admits of no distinction.
| Without earnestness no man is ever
great. OF. does really great things, he
may be the cleverest of men; he may be
brilliant, entertaining, popular; but he
, will want weightag No sopl.movine
picture was ever painted that had MOI
In 1t the depth Of shadow.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-25

Roads mighty popular, but it's pretty
independent, too. See, didn't one OF the
division superintendents down East
discontinue one of the Oldest stations on
this line two or three years agop But
it's mighty pleasant road to travel on.
Always has such a pleasant class of
passengers" .. ,,f....,-- .t. .s,ss
Perhaps you tried the BaptistP''
guessed once more. 3'ai AiiA ~
"Ah, ha!' said the brakeman, ''she's
a daisy, isn't sheP River road beauti-
full curves; sweep around anything to
keep close to the river, but it's all steel
rail and rock ballast, single track all the
way, and not aside track from the road
house to the terminus. Takes heap of
water TO run her through; double tanks
at every station, and there isn't an en-
gine in the shops that can pull pound
or run mile in less than two gauges.
But it runs through lovely country
these river roads always do; river on
one side and hills on the other, and it's
a steady climb up the grade all the way
till the run ends where the fountain
head of the river begins. Yes, sir, I'll
take the river road every time for a
lovely trip; sure connections and good
time, and no prairie dust blowing in at
the windows And yesterday when the
conductor came round for the tickets
with little basket punch, ] didn't ask
him to pass me. but / paid my fare like
a little man-twenty-five cents for an
hours run, and little concert by the
passengers throwed in. Itell you; Pill
grim, you take the river road when you
want" .vr rTs p5dur. ohio an tG8 .
But just here the long whistle from
the engine announced a station, and
the brakeman hurried to the door,
shouting: agisss 1g aapB 30 .'.a
"Zionsville! This train makes NO
stops between here and Indianapolis!
-Bmrlingtoa Hasokeye.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-25
A Martial Ornament,

Hungarians are celebrated for their
remarkably fine mustaches, and are in
the habit of devoting much care to the
cultivation of this martial ornament.
The national custom originated with
a number of cavalry regiments who dis
tinguished themselves in the wars
against the Turks, and whose colonels,
finding that the fashion served to in
spire the troopers with manly pride and
dashing gallantry, made the training
and cultivating of their mustaches a
regulation affair. A beardless youth
was excluded from cavalry service.
Here is the method employed, and which
is in daily use throughout the land
among men who set their pride upon the
display of fine curly and provokingly
sticking out mustache. After the
morning ablution, and while the beard
is still wet, piece of string is drawn
across the face, under the nose, and
fastened over both ears. Both hands
then twist the hair around the string,
to which an extra pull is given, with a
final fastening behind the ears. In this
ingenious condition of early toilet, one
may comfortably get through breakfast
and lot of early work indoors. and
emerge at noon with a more or less
fierce and martial countenance, the
pride of the girls and the object of envi
Gus swells ignorant of the plan. During
the French wars toward the end of thu
last and the beginning of this century
there was one Hungarian hussar regi
ment speciality distinguished for tn,
magnifcence and fierceness of its mus
taches. The regulation exacted a dis
play of five inches of hair. in corkscrev
form and shape, on each side of tn
upper lip, and, when natures suppl
proved insufficient, the regulation
length had to be made of pits OF horse
tail worked into pricking points av eac
end by means of a sticky mass of greas
and wax, which became known in Pari
during the restoration under the elegar
name of " Pommade Hongroise."
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-25
A Weird Fancy
t the dead lying under the grasses,

Unseen linger near the bereft,
| Having knowledge and sense OF what passes
In the hearts and homes they have left,
What tear-drops, than sea-waters salter,
Must fall when they see all the strife
When they sec how we fail, how we falter,
How we miss in the duties Of life.
| If the great, who go out with their faces
Believed by weeping worlds tears,
Stand near and see how their places
Are filed, while the multitude cheers;
If the parent, whose back is bent do 'le 81
With delving for riches and gold, bow
Lends an ear to the wrangle and tro' le
| About him, before he is cold;8 bsn1l
II the wife, who left weeping and sorI ow
Behind her, bends down from above 80
/ And beholds the tears dried on the mo. row.
| And the eyes newly burning with love;i
If the gracious and royal-souled mother,
From the silence and hush OF the tomb
| Can hear the harsh voice of another, ,,rt
Slow-blighting the fruit of her womb;
If the old hear their dearly-forgotten asls
Rejoicing that burdens are gone;
If the young know how soon they're Tor
=. gotten, ..,...-.s...,s.
While the mirth and the revel go on
What sighing Of sorrow and anguish
| Must sound through the chambers OF space
What desolate spirits must languish il}
| In that mystic and undescribed place!IF
Then lite were farce with its burden, if
And death but o terrible jest ! . e.5.ft
But they cannot. The grave gives its guerdol
Of silence and beautiful rest. .....-l
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-25
The Rattle OF the Bones.

1hO As8ebAO VI thC DUubBe
How many bones in the human faceY
Fourteen, when they're all in place.
How many bones in the human headf
Eight, my child, as I've often said.
How many bones in the human ear?
Three in each, and they help to hear.
How many bones in the human spine u
Twenty-six, like climbing vine.
How many bones in the human chest?
Twenty-tour ribs, and two Of the rest
How many bones the shoulders bind
Two in each-one before, one behind.
How many bones in the human arm?
In each arm one; two in each forearm
How many bones in the human wrist?
Eight in each, if none are missed.
How many bones in the palm of the hand ?
Five in each, with many aband.
How many bones in the fingers ten?
Twenty eight, and by joints they bend.
How many bones in the human hip?
One in each like dish they dip.
How many bones in the human thigh?
One in each, and deep they lie.
How many bones in the human knees?
One in each, the kneepan, please.
How many bones in the leg from the knee
Two in each we can plainly see.
How many bones in the ankle strong?
Seven in each, but none are long
How many bones in the ball of the foot?
Five in each, as the palms were put.
How many bones in the toes half score?
Twenty eight, and there are no more
And now, altogether, these many bones fix,
And they count in the body, two hundred anc
six
And oen we ha, e, in the human mouth
OF upper and under, thirty two teeth.
And now and then have bone 1 should think
That forms on joint or to fill up chink.
A sesamold bone or a worm can we call,
And new we may rest for we've told them all
indianapolis Sentinel
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-25
TIMELY TOPICS.

1t is proposed to build in certain dis
tricts on the western frontier of Kan
sas churches made of sods. A few such
already exist. The walls are of sods,
the roofs are covered with sods,
and the floors are of earth. A church
can be built, in size about 26x36, for
an outlay in money of only $40, and
this has already been done in at least
one instance. A wall of sods, if prop
erly built, and protected, will last loo
years. Roofs of shingles and floors OF
wood are greatly to be desired, but, OF
course, they add very much to the cost
of q church.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-25
Two gushing Rostop o;rls were volL

Two gushing Boston girls were walk
ing'one day in the suburbs OF the Hub,
when they stumbled on little old-iash-
ioned milestone, forgotten in the march
of Improvement. One of them stopped,
and parting the grass discovered the
half-effaced inscription, II. m. from
Boston," upon which she exclaimed,
ecstatically; Here is grave, perhaps,
of some young girl who wished it writ.
ten on her tombstone, I'm from Boston.
How touchingl so simple and so sufi'
cientl"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-25

y" Does your machine sew evenly, Mrs
Smithpo Even sew." was the laconic
response of Mrs. Smith, as she held UP
her work tor inspection,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-25

The proverb, Every bullet has its
billet, is said to have originated in a
superstition common among soldiers
fifty years back that their name was
written on the bullet that stretched
them dead.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-25

n a u
anu Ihe noors are " eaI1h. a cmurcn
can De ouilt' IN SIZE apoug SoxSo, IoI
an outlay IN money OF only @lo' ana
Gnis mas aIreaoy Deen gone IN at least
one 1nsIance. "A wall OF sous, II prop,
erly oull6, anu Protecteo, VIII dast ioV
Years. MODS ~ snilgies anu n0ors OF
woou are greaIiy W pe uesireu, DuC, Oh
course, Iney aoo very mucn 10 the COST
VI oiuroh' .liFu WelT
#'N" H"
Germany, with population of 40
OOO. 900 has 1000 schools and an At
tendance of 6,OOO. 900 pupils: Great
Britain and Ireland. with n nonulation
of "a. .OOO. 600 has ia OOO Schools and
8, ,OOO, 900 pupils; Austria. hungary. with
population of 81 900. 600. has 10000
with population OF 100000, has H.
Oo0 scnools ana 4'Ioo,UO0 pupils Spain,
with a population OF 100000, has 90,-
600 schools ana i,oO0, O0O pupils; Italy,
with populatlon OF so:OOO,OO0, has Az,
QUO schools ana l,9oO,OOO pupils; and
Russia, with population OF %, 100000,
mas 3S,oVo SCHOOLS ana i,l0O,oO0 pupils.
Glucose manufacture is making an ex-
citement in the maize districts of the
West, the factory at Buffalo and its re-
mark able success being the prime slim
ulant. Half dozen establishment is
have been planted within a month in
Indiana, Illinois and Iowa. Cvr,ls Nc
Cormick and Others have. II is said
put $3.50. 900 into one at Chicago. II is
to have 8 capacity of 90 600 bushels a
day. which is the eouivaleni, Of 3D1 TONS
of sugar. A bushel of corn. COSTING
about forty cents, produces thirty
hounds of crane sugar. or three pallons
of syrup. This sugar. which costs them
net two cents per pound. thew can sell
at from three ana one-half to four cents,
soia at lroh 'nlrCy-hVe 10 1orty cents
gailoh'
One of the Irish parish priests tc
whom Mr.. Redpath, the New York
Tribune correspondent, sent a letter OF
inquiry concerning the distress caused
by famine, SAYS: "It would be impos
sible for me to individualize, where hun
dreds and hundreds in my parish are il
this state. May God, in His mercy
open wide to us the American heart
In it, under God, is our hope. A better
day, l trust, is coming; and when i
comes and when the merry word anC
Joyous laugh are again heard, believ,
me, though we forget everything els,
connected with the dread times of TIN
year 1880, we shall never, never forge
America, who, by being the true frien,
in need. proved herself to be the frient
indeed" Another priest writes: IN
house is actually besieged from earl
dawn till late at night by hundreds O
ragged, hungry-looking persons, mos
piteously craving and clamoring for re
liet. No amount of private charity.
fear, will be sufficient to meet til
present appalling distress"
p,ofossor s,r;, .ho o,l,
Ch;co oro n,;r;Ster @ - mo,shhom Wet ho ""
National Republican., 1880-03-10

taking Off? We had thought that the peo-
pie of San Francisco were fan of spirit and
fire, aud stood ready to resent, redress or re-
venge a wrong at sight, but their forbear-
ance under the KEARNEY reign of terror
leads to the opinion that they are a phe-
nomenally meek and patient population.
KEARNEY evidently smells danger TO
himself, for after having instigated the peo-
pie TO lawlessness and violence almost to o
point beyond restraint, he last Sunday re-
sorted to the meek aud good dodge in his
Sond-Lot speech, and warned his hearers
that those men who iucite them to deeds
" of violence are their enemies aud must be
avoided; that the workingmcn had moth
ing 70 gain by violent measures" This
hypocritical cant is now resorted to to turn
aside impending popular wrath. 1t ought
not to save him from prison.
National Republican., 1880-03-10
NEW prRF,rmE.

A correspondent Of the Scicatifc american
claims to have discovered in the despised bed
bug IAN odor as delicate and delicious as II
was before rank aud disgusting" This results
from treating mice, fat bod-bugs with q sat
urated solution of nitrate of potash in water
exposed to the air for several days; the odor
is unlike any other perfume, and no one would
suspect its low origin" Nitrate Of potash Is
cheap, the raw material is plentiful, and as
the process is quite simple there is no reason
why any one who chooses may not, like the
actions of the just" smell sweet, aud blossom
in the dust"
We earnestly recommend the above pre-
scripton to the FITz-JoHN PORTER Com
mittees of both Houses of Congress, and
suggest, for the benefit Of the less odorous
Democratic candidates for the Presidency
the powerful properties of saturated
solution of SAM TILDEN and nitrate of pot
ash.