Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1882-09-21
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

c, clOpeula, win the remark: II Know
~ could never learn TO ride one.n
y The Philadelphia Bulletin exclaims
IL 'This is great country. We ar
= sending Russian Jews away bccaus
e. they cannot work, and Cinnamon be
t. cause they can"
81 Port Royal, S. c., boasts of th
,t champion female rover of the state
Il She is dusky maiden, who can spin
~ II heavy boat through six miles in ont
:. and three quarter hours.
G You dog of n printer" cried the
d enraged poet, 'you have not punctuat
l. ed my poem at ALL" "Ycs, but you
n see, sir, | am not pointer-I'm set.
V Ter" replied the printer.
u q Raleigh News and Observer: North
, Carolina has 17S varieties of minerals,
- 20 more than any other state can show
/, up. There are 1l2 varieties of woods,
y and again we are in the lead.
r A drum, 20 feet 4! inches and 10 feet
broad, weighing 1900 pounds, and
believed to be the largest ever made in
this country, was cast at Pottstown,
Pa. last week 1t was ordered by Il
Canada concern.
A man who has been herding sheep
near Dripping Springs, Hays county,
Tex, became suddenly insane, and
without known cause attacked lady
80 years old and literally tore her eyes
out. He then attacked two young Ia
dies, but they escaped him. He was
arrested.
The Portland Press reports that
great falling of from last years work
is noticeable in the cOrn-canning indus
try of Maine this year. The sweet-corn
crop in many sections of the state, es
pecially on light lands, is almost to-
tai failure, on account of protracted
droughts.
Two children died in Westmoreland
county, Virginia, last week, from eat
ing poisoned watermclons taken from q
field owned by Mr.. King. 1t appears
that Mr.. King had put strychninc on
his melons for the benefit of negroes in
attendance upon camp-meeting in
'Hc HclShDOlHOOu'
The new l00-franc notes of the bank
of France are now being printed. The
design was drawn by Baudry and en-
grayed by Robert. and is said to be
marvel of beauty. Robert was engaged
on the work of engraving it for several
weeks in the strictest seclusion, in an
inner chamber Of the bank.
There seems to be no doubt among
experts that artesian wells will prove
successful at various mining-campS in
New Mexico. and will be very inn
portant agent in the development of
the mineral resources of the territory.
Golden is trying the experiment, and
its example will be followed by other
camps.
During a minstrel performance at
Colusa, Cal, the other evening, one of
the coal oil lamps exploded. The au-
dience was seized with terror and
rushed for the door. Several were
knocked down and tramplcd upon, re-
ceiying serious injuries. One or two
had their legs and arms broken, and
their hands fearfully lacerated.
All Florida hogs are not of the razor.
back variety. The local of The Talla-
hasse Floridian has found some in that
city, which, for babies, are hard to
beat One Berkshire Poland China pig,
ten months old, weighs 32S pounds;
one Berkshire, II months old, weighed
1863 pounds, while another Poland Chi
la, about the same age, tipped the
beam at 547pounds.
An Oswego man has peculiar kit
EN- which in appearance and habits
lartakes of the character of the rabbit
md the kitten. Its hindquarters are
Exactly like those of the rabbit, even to
he short tail, and when frightened it
its on its launches and erccts its ears
Exactly as the rabbit does. The hind
egs are long, giving it the peculiar
,ait of the rabbit family. 1t has the
playful habits of the kitten.
An employe in the salt-mill at Ged-
les, n. Y, named David r. Smith,
while passing 4 revolving shaft, had his
prom caught by nut in the shaft. In
N instant the unfortunate man was
'hirled around with terrible violence
ntil his body, stripped of clothing, fell
o the floor n manglcd mass. His right
I'm was torn from its socket, and his
ight ankle was completely broken of
rom the leg, and landed some distance
way with the shoe still on the foot.
The amount of mackerc landed at
he port of Wellilcct, Mass, for the
Month of August, as compared with
he corresponding month OF last year,
! as follows: The number of vessels
ngaged last year was thirty, and the
lumber of barrels landed 1882. The
lumber engaged this year is twenty
ine, which landed 1929 barrels, while
he amount landed the past month is
ver 1000 barrels less than last year.
The total amount landed thus far this
eason is 2S,S6S barrels, against 13, 175
Or the same time last year.
There is kind of dwarf kangaroo in
he staked plains of northern Texas.
is body is about eight inches long; its
Orelegs are not more than an inch and
half or two inches in length, while
S hind legs are all of six inches. II
as tail about eight inches long, COM
letely bare except tuft of long hair
t the end, and ridge of short hair on
S upper part. 1t is also a marsupial,
he pouch being well developed. It is
soft blue color. Its only mode of
,comotion is by Jumping precisely
ke the kangaroo. 1t can jump eigh
+ ten feet.
David Shelmeyer, of Downington.
hester county, Pa, was surprised
arly the other morning to find a COW
nietly rubbing her back against the
antel in his parlsr. Somehow or
her the front door had been left open,
nd tho cow, seeking a quiet place to
ass the night, had wandered in. She
I'd chewed up plug hat and two
raw ones that were hanging on the
,t-rack, had eaten part of an umbrella,
section of the baby's coach, and fol
dessert had taken about half of the
ush covering of the sofa. She had
ept part of the night on the best rug.
I'd from the way things looked around
e parlor had made herself thoroughly
home.
The town Of Garfield, in the new oil
slds of Pennsylvania, is built on a sin
. street, and II looks as though it'came