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Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-04-01
A PLEA FOR DUMB ANIMALS,

Yc call them dumb; and deem it we'll,
HOVER their bursting hearts may swell,
They have no voice their woes to tell,
As fabulists have dreamed.
They cannot cry, 20 Lord, how long
Wilt thou, the patient Judge and strong,
Behold thy creatures suffer wrong
OF those Thy blood redeemed?"
Yet are they silent2 need they speech
His holy sympathies to reach,
Who by their lips could prophets teach
And for their sakes would spare;
When, wrestling with his own decree,
To save repentant Nineveh,
He found to strengthen mercy's plea,
$50 many cattle" there?
Have they no language? Angels know,
Who take account of every blow;
And there are angel hearts below
On whom the Eternal Dove
His pentecostal gift hath poured,
And that forgotten speech restored
That filed the garden of the Lord
When natures voice was love!
Oh, blest are they the creatures bless!
And yet that wealth of tenderness,
In look, in gesture, in caress,
By which our hearts they touch,
Might well the thoughtful spirit grieve,
Believing-as We must believe
How little they from man receive,
To whom they give so much!
They NAV be silent as yc say,
But woe to them who day by day,
Uuthinking for what boon they pray,
Repeat, "Thy kingdom come"
Who, when before the great white Throne
They plead that mercy may be shown,
Find awful voices drown their own
The voices of the dumb
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-04-01
paehg
SONNETS.

All, yes! we have mind within a mind
Which keeps its counsel to itself, and DEEM
The issue only ours. Thus do we find
A lost self waiting mid the broken CLEANS
OF knowledge on whose steps we dare TAXI
hold
In hallewed moments only, while VT
stand
The younger mind in presence of the old
Listening to that strange arguments com
mand,
Which levels all things in its fearful course
SO, sometimes, will an intuition deal
With abstruse thought, with instant lightning
force,
0utdoing, as it were, the work of years.
Wondering within ourselves, we seem tC
feel
The growth of energies our own soul fears.
III.
Pale subtitle memories still haunt the soul.
When her bright day is dead and her moon
shine
Comes, with tender calm; like wind-tossed
scroll,
Whose half-known words are half guessed
whose design
She vainly grasps, for but in hints 1t comes.
Yet to the memory will the mind conform
As if it met with such in mistc tones,
To oil but sleepers closed, and half forgot
The moment days dear influences warm
To wakefulness and life. o weird and
deep,
Beyond our knowing, art thou, SOUL yet oft
We live with thee, as though we feared thee
not
Forgetful of what times we feel the soft
Uncertain signs of secrets which you
keep.
-Cnftl,yI1u Pei,io,p
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-04-01

new mining town, who Is q Surveyor and
aseayer and has much to do in that line.
lie also takes in everything elteiaAi cones
along, including hair.cutting, taking
boarders, ard publishing the weekly news
paper--a metropolitan sheet-which con.
sists of one written copy, called the Red
Cliff Wasp, and when it is ready for its
readers it is fastened by a strong string Ia
the inside door Of the grocery store, SO
that It can be read in turn by every one in
the place. Subscription price one cent, i
anybody chooses to pay; influence and
power immense
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-04-01

ITO sum II up, six long years Of bed.ridden
sicknets, costing &2O0 per year, total 81 POO
all Of this expense was stopped by three bot
ties of Hop Bitters, taken by my wife. She
has done her own housework for year since,
without the loss Of day, and want every
body 10 know II, for their beneft"-M u.
Farmer.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-04-01
Boats tho Ceutonnit

TIV7W wv 7777IT777E W ~ lNlFII tIlla.
A gentleman of our acquai
has just returned from Kansi
he saw more people one day al
NAL than he ever saw before
but that the number he sav
City each day far exceeded the
They were bound for different
Over two hundred thousand p,
through Kansas City last y
state Of Kansas alone, and it
that double that number will
that state this year.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-04-01
ON the Kansas City Journal.

FIul1 lHt hHHHHB OTly JUUtfHI.
The way things go in the Indian Terri
tory was well illustrated last week. Some
time ago one Edmund Thomas was assas.
sinated. His friends, all Indians, armed
themselves with long range rifles and at
tackled his murderers. A regular battle
ensued, and four Of one side and three ot
the other were killed, beside the wounded
And this is not the end. Yet we find mer
in congress, who, under the plea Of phi
lanthropy, object to the establishment Of
courts in the territory.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-04-01

The San Francisco Journl cays .ast
three million acres Of fall whei have ee
sown in California the past sssla 'hc
early and abundant rains hayt embed
the farmers 10 put in full CT lhng
which has not happened for y1srs
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-04-01
illng for the Rqrnsers,


asas City JomnhL
ler of exodusters at the bar
l,sta little over 800. Consider
attic al prevails among them, and
Ag ta p,a Is are filled with the sick.
Y 3atib buttons have been received
mi cAg f 500 from q lady not signing
nor ne Mrs. Comstock leaves in a
.s 94 lr Nebraska, to which state
o.ue o te "exodiles" have at last con-
8ntc % "a. The good lady goes to pre-
ett iiR WY before them. There is a
pr.atug tream of letters, advising the
e9u nt.9sof the incoming Of new parties
lreaag led and others making ,prepa-
4aals 10 come.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-04-01

y new remedies advertised for
do not waste your money for q
you know that DR.. Bulls
- has stood the popular test
aars. Price, rs cents.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-04-01

The Joblochkoff electric burners in the
Avenue de r0pera, Paris, have been re.
placed by gas.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-04-01

Catharine de Medics once said that the
highest praise q woman could receive
was. that she could cook good dinner.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-04-01

There are $1,000 Jews at work IN Am
sterdam cutting, polishing and setting
diamonds,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-07-24
MIXED UNDERWEAR.

Mark Twain, in his new book, call
ed "Tramps Abroad" tells how a
party of tourists got wet. and what
they did when they am back TO the
hotel: eve stripped and went to
bed, aud sent Il clothes down to be
baked: Ill the horde of soaked tourists
did the same. The CHI los of clothing
got mixed in the Kitchen, and there
was consequences. | did not get
back the same drawers | sent down
VIXEN our things came up at 6:ls. |
got q pair on the new plan. They
were merely a pair Of long white
ruffied, cuffed sleeves, hitched- to-
gether at the top with a narrow band,
and they did not come down 10 my
knees. They were pretty enough,
but they made me feel like two pee
| Pile, aud disconnected at that. The
man must have been an idiot to get
himself up like that to rough it in
| the Swiss mountains. The shirt they
brought me was shorter than the
drawers and hadn't any sleeves to it
at least it hadn't any more than
Mr.. Darwin would call rudimemtary
sleeves; these had edgimg around
them, but the bosom was Ridiculous
" plain. The knit silk umder-shirt
they brought me was on a new plan,
and was really q sensible thing, ii
opened behind and had pockets in it
for the shOulder-blades; but they did
not seem to tit me, so found it a
sort of uncomfortable garment. They
gave nay bobtail coat to somebody
else, and sent me an ulster suitable
for a giraffe. had TO tie my collar
OIL because there was nc button on
the foolish shirt, which L described t
little while ago.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-07-24
JAMES A. GARFIELD.

iInN1872 CART cid was elected to con-
gress bv 1000 majority. III lS74.th
Credit Mobilier investigation having
occurred meantime. that majority
was reduced to 1888, there being then
three candidates in the field, II of
whom was a republican, supported
bv Independents of that party. In
1876 these Independents maintained!
their attitude of hostility to Gen.
Garfield, proclaiming in a set of reso-
lutiOns passed III convention, "that
there is no man to-day officially COLI
nected with the administration of
our national government against
whom are justly preferred more and
grnver charges Of corruption than
are publicly made and abundantly
sustained against James A. Garfield.
the present representative of con
gress and the nominee OF the repnb-
Iicxn conventions for reelection. That
since he first entered congress to this
day there is scarcely all instance in
which rings and monopolies have
been arrayed against the interests OF
the people hat he has been found &c
tipe in speech o. pote upon the side
of the latter, but in almost every case
he has been the ready champion of The
rings and mOn0pOlieS."
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-07-24
T T ON THE POLICE.

"Well, my man." said a philan-
thrnpist to 3 misunderstanding chap
confied in the New Orleans Parish
Prison, "what are you in for 7"
sin forlthirty days, I reckon" said
the prisoner, sulleniy.
"No, not that. What offense did
you commit 2"
didn't commit anything. The
judge committed me-"
"Well, you must have been &C
cused of some crime"
~ t'Oh. yes I was accused of trying
to get on the police"
'Nonsense. Trying to get on the
police is no crime. L have myself
recommended many worthy men for
position on the police force. and have
helped to get them on.
at is a fact. That is all / was sent
here for. You see there were two of
US. and we both tried to get or the
same policeman. We had him down.,
but SOME OF the other peelers thought
we're crowding the man toe hard,
and"-
.sThat will do, SIR" said the phi
l~anthropist. I" understand your case
perfectly. Here are n lew tracts for
the improvement of your mind,
which just now appears 10 be a little
warped"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-07-24
A YOUNG WIDOW.

A certain census enumerator OF this
city called upon q woman the other
day, who resides not far from the
capitol. and propounded the usual
as by law directed. The
woman said she was a widow, her
age was 25, and her husband died
two years ago. The faithful recorder,
on receiving the name of the woman's
deceased husband and his occupation
when slive, surmised that he must
have been a relative, if not the same
Mr.. b who was a member Of the
177th New York volunteers during
the war. A conversation ensued.
when. finally the enumerator ~
Gently asked If her husband was the
same Mr.. B who died during the
war, saying that he himself was o
member of the same regiment, and
that he was well acquainted with the
man. The widow, in a modified tone,
replied: "Oh, yes, but that was a
long time ago." The amusing part
OF the affair is that the man has been
dead about seventeen years, and If
the woman is only 25, she became a
widow at the early rye of 8 years.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-07-24
TRUSTEE,S SALE.

NIHEREAS. Henry Grotheer and Adelheid
w GrOtheer, his wife. by their certain deed
OF trust, dated the 18th day OF July, 1875, and re-
corded in the Office of the recorder OF deeds tor
Lafayette county. Missouri, in deed Of trust
record No. %, at page 365. conveyed to the uii-
drrs igned, trustee. the following described real
estate. situate in the county OF Lafayette. and
state OF Missouri, to-wit: The west half OF the
nor. heast quarter OF the southeast quarter OF sec
tiOu thirty go, also the west sixty (6O) acres Of
the south half Of the northeast quar- ter of section
thirty one (3l); both of said above described
twenty Jour G24) also the northwest quarter OF
section lleeen Q5). in township fOrtv-nine f49).
OF range twenty-five (25), containing in all Two
hundred and forty GAO acres. more or less; 70
secure the payment OF u certain promissory note
or bond therein described and the interest there
on; and. whereas, said note or bond and Interest
thereon have become due and remain unpaid;
now, therefore, notice Is hereby gwen that the
undersigned, trustee. ut the request OF the legal
holder OF said note or bond, Will, in accordance
with the terms and conditions OF said deed oil
trust, proceed to sell the real estate therein de-
tcrihed, ut public vendue. TO the highest bidder.
Tor cash in hand, In front OF the courthouse
door, in the city OF Lexington. county OF Ln-
iayrtte, and state of Missouri, on .
TUESDAY, AUGUST 10TH, A. D.. 1880.
between the hours of nine O'Clock In the fore
noon and five O'Clock In the afternoon OF said
day, to satisfy said note or bond and the inter-
est thereon, together with the coat OF executing
this trust. WILLIAM +. BAIRD,
iuiyIOtd Trustee.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-07-24
THE FIRST MAN WHO ATE CROW.

The origin of the phrase "eating
crow" is appropriately revived III
these convention days. An old farmer
on the Hudson, below Albany. took
summer boarders to exc out the
profits of his farm. He sold the best
of his farm products. however, and
often palmsd on his boarders %''store".
articles bought at a low price. To
their murmu he replied :F"t kin eat
anything, Il kin eat a crow" This
remark was repeated SO often that
one of the guests finally shot a crow
and got the cook to prepare it for
dinner. Fearful, however. that the
farmer might have stomach for even
such a dish, the bird was literally
seasoned while cooking with Scotch
snuff. The farmer was rather taken
back when the dish was placed before
him, but had too much pluck TO give
in beaten without a trial. aud attack
ed the bird, with the remark: II kin
do it," At the second bite he re-
peated, 81 kin eat crow" and rs he
suddenly suspended the operation
|. of cutting the third mouthful aud
began to retreat toward the door, he
aided, "but dang me if | banker after
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-07-24
MRS. SURRATT.
from HopkinsviIle New Era Dem .

From Hopkinsville New Era (Dem., } July II
The party of bad morals and shorl
memery has the audacity to attempt
10 make capital by charging that
General Hancock lie responsible for
the murder of Mrs. Surratt, when it
il all Indispensable fact of history that
the unfortunate woman was tried by
II commission composed entirely Of
republicans; that she was sentenced
to death by republicans : that a writ
of habeas corpus was tfused by a
republican executive, aud that Hart
rsnft, . republican, executed the SELL
tence of the murderous republican
commissions. Notwithstanding these
facts of history, which are of record
aud of universal notoriety, the re-
publican party, we repeat, has the
effrentery to censure General Ham
cock because he happened TO be in
command of the departmental Wash
ingtou at the time they committed the
hellish deed. They uhwittingly pre-
claim the deed All imexcusable Inur
der, aud pronouce their own condem'
nation for it by attempting to con
demn General Hancock for its com
mission. They ADMITTING fact of thei1
crilhe by their insane endcavors tt
iucuipate ali Innocent man.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-07-24
TUESDAY. AUGUST Sd. 1880.
SHERIFF,s SALE.
State to the use of Fulkerson

State to the use of Fulkerson
VS..
and Margaret johnson.
d Y virtue OF q special execution, issued from
ID the Office of the clerk of the circuit court of
Lafayette county, Missouri, wherein the state OF
Missouri at the relation and to the use of PutnSm
5. FulkersOn. collector of the revenue of Lafay-
elite county, Missouri. is plaintiff, and against
Newton johnson and Margaret johnson. defend
ants, to me directed. and returnable to the
August term, 1880. of snid court, 1 will. on
TUESDAY, AUGUST 3d.. 1880.
between the hOurs OF nine O'Clock In the fore
noon and five O'Clock in the afternoon of SAID
day, and in front of the courthouse door, in the
city OF Lexington. in Lafayette county, Mis-
souri,, during the session of the said Circuit
court of said county. sell publicly. by auction.
to the. highest bidder, for cash in hand, all the
right, title. interest. claim and estate OF
the said Newton johnson and Margaret
Johnson, defendants in SAID execution, in
and to the following described real estate
situate. lying :and being in the county OF
Lafayette and state of Missouri, tO-wit: Lots
seven 90 and eight (s), In block Gfly-one (5l)
st. Thomas addition TO Waverly; and twenty
live one hundredths t25-lOOihs) of an acre; Z
strip west of block twenty-five (25) ST. ThOmas
addition TO Wayerly; and sixty One-hundredthi
go lOOths) OF an acre, u strip west Of lot six ~
block twenty-five t25), in ST. Thomas addition
to Waverly.
Given under my hand this 9Th day OF July
lSSU. GEO. NJ. MOCNTJOY,
juiylOtd sheriff.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-07-24
THE NEWS.

Some supposed friends of a news
pauer have peculiar ideas as TO wha:
kind of items a paper really requires.
Not long since a gentleman comig ILL.,
10 the Galve,ton News sanctum said !:
Look here! You miss a heap OF
live items. Pm on the streets all day !;
U,U come nm every once in a while and
post you" u.
Cali right, fetch on your items out
remember, we want news. :,
Next day he came up, beaming all
over. "Pve got q live item Tor you.
You know that internal b~ow-lcgged
gorilla of a brother-in-law OF niue,
who was in business here with me -
81 believe 1 remember such a per-
son." said the editor, YEARLY.
"Weil. rve just got news from Ne
braska, where he is living. that he is
going to u for the legislature. Now,
just give him y blast. Lift him out
Of his boots. Don't spare him OIL my
account" u
Next day he came up again. Only
little item was crowded, out. l
brought you some news,S and he
hands in an item about his cat, as fol-
lows:
ga Remarkable Animal-The fam
lily cat Of our worthy and distinguish
ed fellow-townsman Smith, h keeps
the boss grocery store of Ward No.
10 (beer always on tap), yesterday
became the mother OF five singularly-
marked kittens. This is % the first
time this unheard-ot event has taken
place. We understand Mr.. Smith is
being favorably spoken of as a cam
didate for alderman"
The editor groans in his spirit rs
he lights q cigar with the effort. 1t
is not long before he hears that Smith
is going around saying that he has
made the paper what it is, but it is
not independent enough tor a place
like Galveston.
Many readers will say this sketch is
overdrawn, but thousands OF editors
all over the country will lift up their
right hands to testify that they are
personally acquainted with the guilty
party.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-07-24
SuERIFF,S SALE.

Stutt 10 IN ~ VI
vs..
Ann and stephen W. Barker.
" Y virtue of i special execution. ISSUED from
the Office of the clerk OF the circuit court al
Lafayette county. Missouri, wherein Use stale NJ
Missouri M the relation and 10 the usc OF iuinim
S. Fulkerson, collector of the revenue OF Lliiy-
cite county, Missouri, is pilmtin, aud against
Anu Barker and Stephen w. BARKER, TO me tit
lected, and returnab.c TO tine August term, leSo,
of said court, l will, on
TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, lsS0,
between the hours of nine O'Clock in the lore
noon and five O'Clock III the afternoon oI s:tid
day, and in front of the courthouse door; IN the
city of Lexington, IN Lafayette county, Mis-
souri,, durii & the session Of the SAID circuit
court of said county, sell publicly. by auction,
to the highest bidder, for cash III hand all 'ir,
right, title, interest, claim and estate OF the sal't
Ann barker and Stephen ". Barker, defendants
in said execution, in AMI To the following de-
scribed real estate, situate, lying and be ne inihr
county of Lafayette and slate OF Missouri, to-
wit: The northwest quarter of the northeast
quarter OF section nineteen uD ana The west
half of the southeast quarter. and The east hall al
the southwest quarter OF section eighteen uS),
township forty-nine tiO, range lweniy-sr,ci
(2).
Given under my hsnd this sth day Of Jniy,
1880. GEO. NJ.
julyl0td slerin.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-07-24
GRANT SPEAKS AGAIN.
He will not be sorry IF Gen. Han.
.-" cock Is Elected.
Especial 10 the Cincin matt Commercially

Especial 10 the Cincin natl Commercial.
WAsHINGToN, July 1.-The Post
publishes n letter from a Kansas cor
points of 8 conversation Gen. Grant
had on his recent trip through that
state with l.. e.. Entwright, now MI
Ia the days when he was out in Ore
gop, many years ago. Mr.. Emtwright
says that Grant was quite reticcnt as
to the treatment he received at Chi
cago, but intimated very plainly that,
although unfamiliar with The work
iBgs of party machinery, and in no
sense a politician, he had been led to
believe that his nomination was not
only possible but probable ; in fact,
that he rather expected it /; but, upon
serious reflection, had Ome time be-
fore almost determined TO
his peremptory Withdrawal as a can
didate, for the reason that he saw
aud appreciated the objections that
many people entertained TO u third
term, and knew that this would be
rather al embarrassing difficulty III
the canvass.
His confidential advisers, however.
insisted that he should run. aud, as
it has since proved, greatly exaggcr-
ated To him his chances for success.
lie seemed to teel grateful to those
who stood by him out of friendship
and Oh principle, but could not
conceal his thorough disgust for
Conkling, Logan and others who had
so recklessly miscalculated the posi-
lion aud overestimated his strength.
As to the pending canvass, Grant is
said TO have eyaded expressing any
opinion at first but when allusion
was made To the military recOrl +
Gen. Hancock all the latent enthu-
siasm of his nature seemed to be
aroused, and he freely remarked that
in bis opinion no better or safer man
could be elected TO the chief magis-
tracy. He %eulOgiZed the merits of
Gen. Hancock as u corps commandrr
very highly, aud said he was a man
who never faltered in the performance
Of his duty and seldom, if ever. made
a blunder.
-. The eX-presidcnt evidently looked
upon II as something of a compliment
TO himself that n soldier of such high
rank should have been selected a,
Cincinnati, apparently feeling thai
the preferences of the people are rath-
er for Il man who combines the quail
ties OF statesman and soldier both
than for a mere politician.
alt cannot be Denied" he added
with a significant puff of his cigar
"thst the democracy have at | st cOmn,
to their senses and well impro>e t
their opportunity. 1t is the first time
in fact, sure circumstances led III
out OF the party that il has made
nomination for which there was suci
a show of success, aud this time
shouldn't wonder if they had hit TN
right nail square on the head-and oil
the whole, as between ourselves an
, the horse track, l can't say that AL
sorry for it,"
The general had nothing to say
however, in depreciation of MI
Garfield, further than the remark tn
he had rather too Many volumes Il
congressional deb ties behind him I
! make IL smooth and successful ca,
vass.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-07-24

A drag. driven by an ele gantly at
tired lady, with a trim and neatly-dress-
ed colored boy perched on the foot
mans seat behind, was passing through
the street. when it was espied by an old
negro m Dress de Lord" she
exclaimed. raising her hand as she spoke,
..Bress de Lord !! l never 'spected to
see dat. Wonder what dat young cul-
lud gemman pays dat young white
'oman Tor driving dat kerridge? | know'd
it. Dls nigga's ready to 60 way