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Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-11-24

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"What u beautifully arranged table
and what handsome articles" remarked
o lady toher escort at Il fair in an Up-
town church. The table contained q
1ue alry Of fancy articles. There
were silver-mounted hand glasses,
carved dressing cases, lace neckwear,
iewclry ana other goods. "lIow the
ladies in charge must have worked to
get $, many nice things contributed,
What a marked contrast this table
presents to some of the Others" said
lhc gentleman. ut will bring the
church q lite fund 10y itself" The
couple moved on, and a gentleman who
had heard their conversation ap-
preached, and said:
"Iou must excuse me, but can not
help putting you right on the subject
about which you were just speaking.
The table which you 50 admire, and
will so benefit the church, is what is
called 4 commission table, and will
not obtain for the church rs mach
money as the palmer ones. The goods
are obtained from regular business
houses at the current prices. What
are sold are paid for, and what are not
sold are returned. All that the church
receives is the commission given by the
merchant. This commission some
times reaches as high as Il per cent,
but more frequently does not exceed
10 per cent. From this you can easily
see that il a commission table in an
evening tlkes in $50. the profit only
amounts 10 SIS. If so is taken in at
one OF the tables where the goods are
contributed, the church fares dOubly as
well. Many ladies like to make great
show at their tables and adopt the
commission method. 1t is much easier
to get them this way than to get them
for nothing, or to personally make up
fancy articles. People are attracted by
the greatest display, aud, as in the
present instance, the lady who has the
commission table gets greater credit
than the one who has got her goods
contributed. and who has been to much
more trouble,
"Fair3 are usually gotten up for re-
llgirus Or charitable porpose, and the
money expended at them is not for the
article received, but for the benefit Of
the deserving object. When a man
spends so at commission table he
thinks that his money is expended for
this good purpose, whereas nine-tenths
of It goes into the pockets of the
we lJhy merchant, who really owns
the articles until they are sold"
For the past three years the system
Of selling goods on commission in fairs
has steadily gained ground. Many
merchants sell thousands Of dollars
worth Of goods in this way. 1t is con-
sidered n regular source of revenue,
and is courted by many firms who, in
addition to receiving a fair price for
their wares, also get very good ad-
vertisement. Frequentlya piano-manu
featuring firm give a $500 piano to a
fair, which is ratified for at 81 chance,
there being FIVE hundred chances.
For this piano the firm gets $3.50 in
cash and $50 chances, to say nothing
of the advertisement. Other valuable
articles which are raflled for in large
fairs are often obtained in this way.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-11-24
A Tour of the Country.

National EnGu!rcr.
We have read the story of the nations
return to prosperity so much, and so
often, that we began to think the "song
of prosperity was again echoing from
shore to shore, and that the hum of
enterprise made sweet music upon the
air." That the weary, wandering tramp
had returned home there to know hung
er and want no more. That honest
paths to fortune had again opened to
the industrious farmer and mechanic.
That the laborer could go forth to his
toll, conscious that what he earned was
his. That the throne where once set
golden gods to rob the people Of the
fruits of their toll had been overthrown,
and that equality and justice erected in
its stead, in fact, that cOntentment
reigned in every weary workers home,
where at evening he could sit by his
own freside, and listen to the sweet
songs Of her he loved instead of signing
over future prospects broken. Mindful
that the Goulds and Vanderbilts, the
money lenders and spectators, were
increasing their wealth as never before,
we made tour of the country, that
we might see for ourselves whether the
picture had been overdrawn, doubling
the possibility of so general prosperity,
when one oil company is accumulating
so millions in single year, and other
monopolies are amassing fortunes in
like proportion, while the productive
ness of the country is so little advanced
from 1873. We meet the farmer, the
carpenter, the blacksmith, the painter
and the mill operative, and all say there
is no material advance in wages, but
in some instances there is larger
amount of labor to be done. The nee
essaries of life have advanced largely
and the accumulations of the people
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-11-24
lady the while; it won't be but a
minute Or two"
.IRnt am frnlhlinr rnn So

lany the while; 1t won't be but a
minute or TWO
but am trouDllng youso.
MOI a pig; Just take the warm seat,
please you'll not likely to have any
customers. And seating her beside
the desK' lie look the check and hurried
our;
IallSle FOntenay threw Dack her veil
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-11-24
Humbugged Again.

saw so much said about the merits OF
Hop Bitters, and my wife who was always
d0ct0ring, and never well, teased me so
urgently to get her some, concluded to be
humbugged again; and | am glad | did,
for in less than two months use of the Bit.
ters my wife was cured and she has re.
mained so for eighteen months since, |
like such humbugglng.-H. T., st. Paul.
Pioneer Press.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-11-24

4 question widely discussed involves
the relative value of the wheat, cotton,
tea and hay crops of the world.
Which Of these products involves the
greatest amount of the worlds capital?
1t is sad by the Hay Reporter that hay
leads the rest, and the items that enter
into the account IS stated are some
what startling. Cotton and tea are
local crops, while hay is produced
everywhere the world over, and the
hay crop generally Outweiahs either Of
the two. The aggregate reported value
Of AL fam products in the United
States for 1870 was $2,ilI53S,GjS; but
as this includes additions tostocks, "bet-
terments," etc., it was probably too
high then, but the census Of 1880 will
no doubt show even larger figures.
Now the hay crop for 1S7O-that is,
the grass dried and cured for Use or
sold, is reported at over 2GOOO,OO0
tons. This at half the selling price
in the large cities would amount 10
$iO5,O 5,OC0.OOO. and is far greater than
the aggregate home value of the cotton
crop Or any other crop. But the "cuIed'
hay is but a portion of the grass crop,
The other portion is used on the
ground, and it requires considerable
calculation to get at the value 50 used,
even in the toughest way.
In the first place, live stock. includ-
ing horned cattle, horses, sheep, swine,
etc, to the value Of $l,j25, 900, eco,
were fed from it that year, Ayerag-
ing the lives OF these at five years, we
have One,hGth of that sum as repre-.
senting the grass fed to them in 1870,
viz: f305,OO0,00O; next, We find the
value Of the animals slaughtered for
food in that year to he $3O9,0O0,OOO;
and rs this isannual product, the whole
Of it will, for the present, be credited
to the grass crop; next, we find that
the butter crop of 1870 was $4,000.
600 pounds, which at the low average
of twenty-five cents amounts TO $685.
O00,C0O; and this goes TO the credit of
grass next, We have 22j,OO0,OOO gal
Ions Of milk, which, averaging al the
low estimate Of ten cents per gallon,
adds @25,0O0,OO0 more to the credit Of
the grass crop: then we have 100000
0O0 pounds Of wool at twenty-five
cents apound, adding $2j,O00,00O more,
and finally 100000 pounds of cheese
at ten cents, adding over fj,000O0O to
the total of these credits to the grass
crop of 1870, which aggregates ;SS7,-
100000
Now, let us add the value of the
"hay' crop as given above-viz: 44O5,-
000,00O-and we have Il grand total
for ebay and the products of grass
consumed on the ground amounting
to 81, 292,000,000. This ia. Of course,
subject to deduction, as the meat, but
ter, milk, cheese, and wool-producing
animals consume Other food besides
grass and hay. To make ample allow
ance for this we deduct the entire
value of the corn and oat crops Of 1870,
estimated at $270,000,0OO, and this
leaves a remainder of 81, l,0S2, 100000 to
he credited to the hay and grass crop
of that year, when the reported aggre.
gate of all farm products was s., ,447,,
529,658. If our estimates make even
the roughest approach to accuracy, the
value of that crop was two.lifths Of the
aggregate value Of all farm products,
/ ,,,l t,.f fn,, thot t,,, nftlr
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-11-24

are nearly all absorbed by a few, who
have robbed the nation of her money
and Glched her credit and her public
domain. "Where wealth accumulateS
men decay" That prosperity chanted
in our ears for the last three years has
not yet reached the common people,
and will not, 50 long as class laws pour
all Of the accumulations into the pock-
els nf the money power.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-11-24
THAT CLOCK.

! have listened TO the clock
That hangs above my head;
10 licked away the livelOng day,
And curious words il said.
II whispered first, "You love him."
Then softly sighed, "Take carew
II called his name out clear and loud,
Then murmured low, "Bewarew
1t said, Gle thinks not of yOu;'
And then it said, "lle dOtes;"
Then came merry interlude
OF growing, chuckling notes.
o wicked, wicked clock,
10 tell my secrets so;
| still my heart for very shame
That you these things should know
i'li take you from the wall,
III tie your naughty hands;
i.ll Tie veil across your face,
Doom you TO garrett lands.
Unless you quick repent,
And tick back every word,
You never more shall sec the light
Where you such scandals heard.
Minnie c. Ballard.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-11-24
Homo Education.

Tie following rules are worthy of
being printed in letters of gold, and
placed in a conspicuous place in every
household:
|. From our childlen's earliest in
fancy, inculaatG the necessity of instant
obedience.
2. Unite lrmness with gentleness.
Let your children always understand
that you mean what you say.
3. Never promise them anything, I'm.
less you are quite sure you can give
what you say.
t. If you tell n child to do something
show him how to do it and see that it
is done.
). Always punish your child for
willfully disobeying you, but never
punish him in anger.
6. Never let them know that they
vex you, or make you lose your self
command.
z. If they give way to petulance or
i'll temper wait till they are calm, then
gently reason with them on the impro-
priety Of their conduct.
s. Remember that a little. present
punishment, when the occasion arises,
is much more effectual than the threat
ening of a greater punishment, should
the fault be renewed.
8. Never giveyour children anything
because they cry for it.
10. On no account allow them to do
at one time what you have forbid
den under the same circumstances, at
another.
H. Teach them that the only sure
and easy way to appear good is to be
good.
II. Accustom them to make their
little recitals with perfect truth.
13. Never allow tale bearing
IA, Teach them self-denial, not self
indulgence.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-11-24

The St. James Gazettee, in an article on
Scotch shooting, asserts that "Mr. Winans,
an American sportsman, who slaughters
deer on scientific principles, pays Lerd
Lnvat $4,000 for the forests of Glenstrath-
feran and Culegrain, in addition to which
he hires eight neighboring shootingS in
this and the adjacent county-which
makes the largest game preserve in the
country, and brings his annual rent up to
$4,000.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-11-24

Oregon has sent away fourteen vessels
with wheat, has six in port and seventy
one on the way, due between this and
next March. These will larry 136OOO tons,
leaving 29S,500 tons, or l67 vessels to be OBJ
aimed
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-11-24
THE EMERALDS.

--
Onn wintnry afternoon in January
ow,y nm in th9 1,Ioal, offic of wratci
cd tanemnrt Lomgc y noIe eod.aved
women sal sewin7 Thc garment I n1on w
which cha was cno,gnd was vow
rich drose Tbo t,vilirII7t closad in r,nii
To- with a bIinding f9lI of enoy bit.
io, wntIiro ljast That modn tha win
Iows rottIn in thc coscmnnts sin tbo
ToIp focad woman stitcheI nm
"lI"tbSr" ninaJ swoot yoico fron
rho cof Eonoatb ,So rginSow ,vi Swi,i yom y,r,
cot tbo Gno Jress Jorag Ob motior
+ am co bnngryr ri onIy had some
,oa % and Iii of eoraarn" '''''
Sbo ,ycrtoJ on aposdi,y for , tiroo
,onsinr oniv to brmsh n iear from her.
white cheek. then arose and shook out
the gllmmeripp robe
pTIg done af lastn she said "Now
mothers little cirl cau have her sun
pcr: on'y be pltient a little longer,
Flora. Ross. come, my bow"
A manly little fellow came ont from
The hcdr1om beyond.
"The Gnc dress ia done. Ross and
YOU NUT run home with it as fast as
you can Miss Gracin will he out of
patience, | know. Tell her | couldn't
finish it one moment sooner, and ask
her to give you the money. We must
have it tonight. And you can stop at
Mr. Rays as you come back and buy
some coal; and We must have some
bread and tea, and a mite of butter,
and you must gel a sausage, Ross, for
yJor little Flora"
"IIl get tham ull, mother" he said,
and be back in time. You shall have
% big sausage, little Sis" turning to-
ward the cot.
The girl nodded her curly head and
Lar great wistrul eyes sparklgd with
delight.
And you shall have halI Of il, Ross"
she pipcd, in her splendid bird voice,
Hadn't You better put on you thick
jacket, my boy?' continued the mother.
"ihc wind cuts like Il knife"
"Pshaw! little mother, don't mind
ihe wind" and away he went down
the creaking stairs and out into the
storm. Miss Gracie FOntenay was in
a perfect furore Of impatience and
anger, Her dear five hundred friends
were assembled in the halls below, and
her handsome dress hadnOt come home
"What did that L5ggar woman mean
by disappointing her:'
At that moment there was a ring at
the door and voice in the hall.
"Please tell Miss Gracie my mother
could not finish it sooner; she wants
the money Tonight"
The servant took the handsome dress
apJ message.
u'u mover oire her pnoiher stitch Of
work" cried fine nnrv beauty 81
or,Ii to Loyo h,l If tIroo Lonys ooo
IIaro Tamcbon dro,s mo at oncn
iLeras rnt a minnie tn losc No I
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-11-24

Mr.. L. G. Gartman, the business
manager of the Ecening Dispatch, of
York, Pa, was cured of neuralgia by
three applications of st. Jacobs OIL
Boston (llaSs.) Saturday Evening En-
DyeSS.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-11-24

Georgia had four gold mills in 1874, and
produced that year $4,000. In 1881 she
has seyenty-three mills at work, and will
approximate S4,0Oo,0O0 production,
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indulgence

A Maryland Exchange refers to Mr.,
Thos. G. Forward, of Belair, that state,
who was cured by st. Jacobs Oil of
rheumatism.-ROcheSter Nv. " Sun
day Morning Tribune.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-11-24

Smith college, Northampton, Mass, has
265 students,
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-11-24

ment, and wished this distinctly under
stood, AT the conclusion of his remarks
the prisoner rose, and in an excited man
ner insisted he had not yet accepted the
service Of the counsel, and that, until he
did so, he would defend himself. The
court then adjourned until tomorrow.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-26
THE INDIAN TROUBLES.
Surveyors Asking for an Escort
Threatened Outbreak at the Salt
River Agency.

TUCSON, ARIZONA, October 25,-The
Texas and and Pacific Railway surveying
party applied for a military escort, which
has not yet been granted. The course of
the survey leads them through San Carlos
Agency to Globe, and it is feared that the
Indians may be suspicious of their move
ments and give them trouble.
special to the Citizen from Cosa Grande
says: "Early this morning Mrs. P. B.
Wheeler, the wife of the Piona Indian
Agent, arrived at this station, accompanied
by three other ladies and a young son Of
Wheeler. They report that the Salt River
Indians have become provoked az the agent,
and having armed themselves are on
the wag to attack the agency.
They say these reports are
verified by old settlers on Salt river, who
are arriving at the agency. Rev. Mr.. Cook,
an old resident Of the agency, expresses
himself as much alarmed at the outlook. II
seems that the Indians are In the habit OF
going to neighboring town and getting
drunk. Wheeler has had them arrested for
this and punished them by compelling them
to labor. This is thought to have been the
cause of the threatened difficulty. Tney
are said to be too strong, and will probably
appear at the agency to- day.
"What makes this movement somewhat
inexplicable is the fact that they have al
ways been peaceable towards the white
men, though implacable foes of the
Apaches, for whom in time past they were
more than a match. it is not thought
that anything serious will come
Of this, as the Indians when they started
were doubtless under the influence Of
LIQUOR, and by the time they reach the
sgency they will be sobered down and will
not carry out their threats. The agency
guard consists of the officers and teachers
and fifteen policemen"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-26
HOMEWARD BOUND.
Departure of CbarIestOn's Northern
Quests.

CHARLESTON, October 25.-The Connecti-
cut troops left for home by rail this morn
ing, after a splendid time In Charleston.
Their drill and discipline are pronounced
by competent judges to be unsurpassed by
any troops in the world. They were escort
ed to the depot by large body of citizens
and soldiers, and left amid the hurrahs Of
the crowd and a salvo Of artillery.
Governor Bigelow and the Connecticut
State officers left to night for Atlanta via
Augusta. They were escorted to the depot
by the Mayor and Aldermen and by large
concourse of citizens. The visit has been a
most enjoyable one to the visitors as well as
to the citizens, who cheerfdlly contr buted
a very large sum for the entertainment of
their guests. New friendships were made,
and the ties that have been formed will not
soon be broken.
Governor Bigelow said: "There is one
thing that is beyond all question. The State
of Connecticut will ever cherish the State
of South Carolina In the sisterhoOd of States,
and will never forget the brotherhood of
the men OF South Carolina Loud cheer
ing. The people of Charleston and South
Carolina have given US warm and hearty
welcome. don't know what could have
been done that has not been done to make
our visit here one of unalloyed pleasure"
Mayor Bulkley, of Hartford, said that
when they started on the expedition there
was some feeling that they might be tread
ing on dangerous soil, but since they had
come they had found that they were at
home.
Colonel Barbour said: "We cannot begin
to express the gratiication that every
member Of the First Regiment and of the
Governors Guards feels at our recep-
tion, and the very lavish and warm
hearted hospitality that we have received
everywhere in Charleston. Yes, gentlemen,
every man, woman and child in Connecticut
is proud Of it, and l tell you that this is
something that will last beyond our life
time. 1t will 90 down into history and tend
to renew that brotherly feeling which will,
know. never again be rudely broken asun-
| der" Tremendous cheering.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-26
RUM0RED FENIAN PLOT.
ALLEGED CONSPIRACY TO MUIR
DER FORSTER.
what the Chief of Detectives Knows
-.MOre Arrests.-The Freedom of
Dublin Refused TO the League
Leaders by n Tie VOte.-GOId
Smith on the Governments Coup.

LONDON, October 25.-A priest near Clare
morris yesterday evaded police interference
by holding Land League meeting in his
chapel. It is thought this plan will be gen
orally resorted to for future meetings.
Two arrests have been made in connec-
tion with the Maloney murder near Ennis
on Saturday last. 1t is now believed that
though the difficulty was about land, it was
rather family quarrel than an agrarian
outrage.
The arrest of Miss Hadnatt at Bsllyde-
hob yesterday was merely Police Court
affair, and was not under the coercion act
Several more arrests under the coercion
act were made in Ireland to day. No i'm
portance is attached to the revelations con-
cerning the Fenians. Their only serious
object is thought to be to raise subscriptions
for the skirmishing fund in America
The correspondent of the Press Associa-
tion in Dublin says he has interviewed the
| Chief Of Detectives, who confirmed the re-
port that there was plot to assassinate Mr..
Forster and added that he knew the names
OF the two men told off to commit the
| crime. The chief denied there was any
plot against Mr.. Gladstone or Sir VIM. Yer
non HarcOurt.
LUG Duolh HTeeHtIG SotfTt~t says ne
revelations are monstrous, absurd and wick
ed" "Not his fiercest enemy" it says,
would believe that any Irishman would
| stoOp to the crime of assassinating Mr..
Gladstone or Mr.. Foster"
The Irish Times considers the revelations
| insane.
At meeting of the National Liberal Fed
Grafton at Liverpool letter from Professor
Goldwin Smith was read, commencing the
action of the government in ireland, and
declaring that the Land League movement
is akin TO Fenianism, and If not checked
would only lead to revolution.
DUBLIN, October 25-At meeting OF the
corporation to-day twenty-three members
| voted in favor of the motion to confer the
freedom of the city upon Parnell and
Dillon, and twenty-three voted against it
The motion was negatived by the casting
| vote OF the Lord Mayor.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-26
A Vanderbilt HuntingtOn Alliance.

FROM q CtfaGbHfAtA LcttcFs
MIR. Huntington and Mr. Vanderbilt
have quite recently become fest friends,
the result of which has been the adop-
tion of a plan for mutual protection and
an interchange of business on fair and
eouitable basis. This plan is far-reach
ing and will embrace interests that are
as widely separated apparently as are
Cincinnati and the Pacific slope, but
which are really closely interviewer. MIR.
Devereaux did not deny, but more than
admitted. the agreement between Mr..
Vanderbilt and Mr. HuntingtOn-a close
alliance to last until the Erlangers quit
in disgust-between the Ohio Railway
and Mr.. HuntingtOn's Kentucky and
Tennessee system and his proposed Ar
kansas and Texas extension. Upon its
completion the Kentucky Central will be
used in connection with the Cole sys.
tenn to points reached by them, except
Memphis and such other points as can
be reached via the line controlled by Mr..
Huntington. In the West the same in
innate relations will exist. The Central
Pacific. controlled by the Huntington
marty. is to accept and receive business
from the Union Pacific, a line in which
Mr.. Vanderbilt is largely interested, on
a basis that will be entirely satisfactory
to the New York Central people. Under
this arrangement Mr.. Vanderbilt will be
in a position, he thinks, 70 compete with
his strongest rivals for the business
coming and going between New YORK
and Cincinnati, the South and South
west and New York and California,
and his own lines reaching from the sea-
board to Chicago, st. Louis and Cincln-
natl