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Ancient Mining,

h'hhg anu sClehuhc PresS.
The methods in vogue among the
ancients for the development of mines
were III many respects far different
from those in use at the present time
In the country to the south of MS the
descent and ascent of shafts were made
by means of notched logs. These logs
were from twenty to Thirty feet long,
extending from level to level The
logs or ladders were climbed by the
sure footed miners, the A2tecs, and
more recently by the Indians, who
were engaged in the dislo olgmcnt Of
the precious mineral. The ore was
placed in rawhide bags containing
about half a bushel, this same being
rested upon the back, while it was held
in position by straps extending across
the shoulders, united in front and fas
tened through its own weight upon the
forehead.
"lf mine was overlooked with wa.
ter, the troublesome fluid was removed
in these bags in the same manner Il,
the ore, by the miners, who tediously
climbed the nOtched poles, and whose
notches answered the place of wider
steps. The ore was removed in man,
ner almost as tedious. Fires were
built against the walls of the mine, and
as their surface became calcined, the
incinerated portions We're dislOdged by
stone hammers. The melting was
equally cumbersome, being effected
with charcoal and bellows. Yet min
ing was profitable under these crude
methods. 1t is not surprising, there
fore, that wonderful reports continue
to reach us as the richness OF the aban
dOned old mines of Sonora, which, witt
the introduction of modern machinery
worked by energetic and experienced
Americans, will soon astOnish The
world with their rich productions"
In the early days of the Comstocl
we have seen these nOtched poles il
use in the Mexican mine in this city
also the rawhide sacks. However
they used picks and shovels and blast
ed out the ore instead of burning it out
The ore was worked in arastras, az,
by the patio process--indeel the pa
10 process was in use here for years
and not alone by MeXicans. Horse
were used for treading these patios t
stir up the pulp, and in a short tim,
the poor beasts presented pitiable ap
paarance. The blue stone in the pull
took all the hair off their legs and COY
cred them with sores, while tho quick
silver salivated and poisoned 1t wa
said that the horses became so charge,
with mercury that it oozed from thei
eye5
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Jimmy Brown Gets Up Private Cir
Gus.

We had a private circus at our house
last night-at least that's what father
called it, and he seeppd to enjoy it,.
1t happened in this way. | went into
the back parlOr one evening, because |
wanted to see Mr.. TIavers. He and
Sue always sit there. 1t was growing
quite dark when | went in, and going
toward the sofa, / happened to walk
against rocking.chair that was rock
ing all by itself, which, come to think
of it, was an awfully curious thing, and
Pm going to ask someb, dy about it.
don't mind walking into the chair, for
it didn't hurt me much, only | knocked
it over, and it hit Sue, and she said,
"Oh, my! get me something, quickI'
and then tainted away. Mr.. Travers
was dreadfully frightened, and said,
"Run, Jimmy, and get the cologne, OF
bay rum, or something" So l ran ur
to Sues room, and felt round in the
dark for her bottle of cologne that she
always keeps on her bureau. l found
bottle after minute or two, and rar
down and gave it to Mr.. Travers, and
he bathed Sues face as well as he could
in the dark, and she came to and said
"Gracious goodness do you want to put
my eyes outp"
Just then the front door bell rang, ant
Mr.. Bradford four new minister) ant
his wife and three daughters and hi
son came in. Sue jumped up and raj
into the front parlor to light the gas
and Mr.. Travers came to help him
They just got it lit when the visitor'
came in, and father and mother cam
down stairs to meet them. Mr.. Brad
ford looked as if he had seen a ghost
and his wife and daughters said, "0h
myp and father said, What on earth ?
and mother just burst out laughing
and said, "Susan, you and Mr.. Traver
seem to have had an accident with tn
ink-stand."
You never saw such a sight as thos
poor young people were. had mad
mistake, and brought down bottl
of liquid blacking-the same that
blacked the baby with that time. MI
Travers had put it all over Sues fac'
5 so that she was jet black, all but Iii
tie of one cheek and the end of he
! nose, and then he had rubbed his hand
lon his own face until he was like Q
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Salutations.

The ceremonies employed by men in
salutng each other are as various as
the nation in using them; and every
nation imagints it employees the most
reasonable ones. A Frenchman will
raise his hat in entering an omnibus,
while Turk would think it very iT-
revereat to uncover his head even in a
mosque; and one of the distinctions
of Il Spanish grandee was the right to
appear in the presence Of the king, on
all public occasions, with his hat on
The ancient Franks tore the hair from
the head, and presented it to the one
they saluted. In New Granada, ac-
cording to an old voyager, the inhabit-
ants, in saluting, put on their heads
the leaves of trees. Some tribes rub
noses; among others they open vein,
and present the flowing blood as IA bev.
craze to a friend whom they wish to
honor.
The ceremonial between officials in
Japan, according to description of it
given by Prof. Pumpelly, in his "Jour.
ney around the World" is sometimes
quite complicated. Where the Japan
ese had been in the habit of meeting
foreigners, there was kind of com
promise between the foreign and Jap,
anese etiquette. But finally our tray
eler reached a part Of Yesso where the
ceremony of shaking hands was un
known, and had to meet the magistrate
of a district with all his retinue. The
magistrate entered the apartment of
the Americans with two or three Otli
GERS.
we ranged ourselves and the officers
of our escort says the narrator, "in 9
row. squatting upon our marrow-bones
while our visitor and his attendants
faced us in another row, exactly hv,
feet distant. This done, using our fee
rs ptvo,s, every man threw his body
forward, with the palms of his hands
resting on the mat, and, regarding fol
an instant the man placed III front o.
him, lowered the head till the forehead
rested on the door. In this position
each side murmured, in low tone, tht
customary formula, and then RAISED
the heal just far enough to see tha
the other side was beng equally po
lite. Another lowering of the head
and another formula, and the ceremon!
WAS ended. Returning again to tn,
usual sitting position, not without
strong tendency to vertigo, on my par
at lea,t we began an informal conver
sation. assisted by the fragrant tea AM
tnLuppn nf Jlngn
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Training Shepherd Dogs.

Darwin thus describes the training
of shepherd dogs: "When riding it is
Il common thing to meet large flock
of sheep guarded by one er two dogs at
a distance of some miles from any
house Or man. | often wondered how
so firm friendship had been e5tab-
lished. The method of education con-
sists in separating the puppy while
very young from its mother and in ac-
custOming it tn its future companion.
A eve is held three or four times Il day
for the little thing to suck, and nest
of wool is made for it in the sheep pen.
At no time is it allowed to associate
with other dogs, or with the children
of the family. From this education it
has no wish to leave the flock, and just
as another dog will defend its master,
man, so will these dogs defend sheep.
1t is amusing to observe when ap.
prOacring Il flock, how the dog imme.
diately advances barking and the sheep
all close in his rear, as if round the
oldest ram. These dogs are also easily
taught to bring home the sheep at a
certain hour in the evening. Their
most Troublesome fault when young is
their desire to play with the sheep for
in their sport they sometimes gallop
the poor things most numerically
The shepherd dog comes 10 the house
every day for his meat. and rs soon as
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1882-02-23
A Perilous Journey.

A young lady resident of Hartford
Conn.,, STATED last Monday morning for
her school in Bloomfield. On her ar
rival at the depot she could find nc
team to convey her to her school. She
finally made up her mind to brave ii
out by plowing through the drifts
along the track, and, alter some COM
pliments about her "pluck" from the
ticket agent, she started out. All went
well until she reached a short road be
tween the track and the main one
when before her loomed the snow in
enormous drifts. she was completely
hemmed in and could not move from
the track. Her first attempt was tC
wade through it, but she got buried
A high fence connects the roads; and
nothing daunted, she succeeded il
mounting the post, and threw hel
satchel and heavy cloak some feet
ahead of her, but could go but foui
lengths, when back once more she fell
buried to her head. Her strength be
gan to fail rapidly, but not her cour
age; for back she turned once more t.
the track, ready for another journey
she knew not where. At that junctur'
she heard the welcome voice of he
committeeman on the other side. ii,
told her to keep up good cheer and b,
would rescue her If possible. By tn
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1882-02-23

Indians are tough animals, says The
Winnemucca Silver State. In midsum-
mer, under the scorching heat of a
July sun, savage will trivel around
with as many shirts as he may be the
owner of on his back, and perhaps his
blanket, if he has one, wrapped around
him, while in midwinter, if he has been
unlucky at gambling, the same savage
will walk around clad in a cotton shirt
and an old cast-off coat, apparently
comfortable. At night he retires to
his wickiup, which too often is nothing
more than a winrow Of sage-brush
shaped in the form of a circle,inside of
which he huddles to shelter himself
from the chilling wind, which sweeps
down from the north and penetrates to
the marrow. A few nights ago a
squaw gave birth to pappoose in one
of these open wickiups, with the mer-
curry at zero. The next day she was
around, and the babe, wrapped in
rabbit-skin robe, is apparently as con
tented and comfortable as If born in
mansion.
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For the TEMPERANCE Lecturers,

ROchese IN. " Democrat.
William Johnson, residing near Bel
lono, in Benton township, met a hor-
rible death on Saturday night last. The
particulars, as detailed to the coroners
jury are as follows: William Johnson
and James IIallan, after drinking
heavily in Penn Yan, on Saturday,
started for their homes late in the
evening of that day. AT II o'clock the
family of Johnson were aroused by
screams, and on going to tie blrnyard
discovered Johnson in the wagon or
his knees, his neck over the dashboard
1t was evident that he had been il
that position a long time, for wher
found he was dead. His companion
was found between the spring and tn,
wheel, his head resting on the hub ant
one hand under the wheel. Is was his
cries for help that alarmed the family
He, too, must certainly have died in ;
short time if timely aid had not arrived
The jury found from the above fact
that Johnson came to his death b,
strangulation. His wife has instituted
an action against the parties who furn
ished the liquor to johnson under tn
civil damage act.
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Facts for the Curious.

The coon, in printing, does not oc.
cur before 1890.
Laplanders sometimes possess from
500 to 1000 reindeer.
A horse was once tried and con,
d.mueI at DyOn, France, for killing a
child.
Pulverized toads were used by the
ancieuts in medicines, and afterwards
as puisOns.
1t is said that nightmare derives its
name from Mara, an evil spirit of the
ScandinaYians,
The habit Of carrying their dead
away from The nests is universal among
all speCleSGt ants.
TIE Lapdnders use stick for an
almanac npon which are marked the
festivals of the year.
The raness regions in North
America are the great valleys of the
Columbia and Colorado rivers.
Baked, coarse bread, called horse
| DreHu, WAS tOIllllOu lOOh lol hOioCo ~
the time of James ]. instead of grain
A Florida man sees millions in tht
founding of an alligator ranch. Profits
to be derived from sale of hides anC
oil.
A colt in Norman, ILL.,, has sever
perfect feet. One foreleg is supplied
with three feet and the other with two
The piano forte was invented il
Germany, and began to be popular il
England and France near the close o
the last century.
In the time of Edward |. of England
the pay of knight or esquire was six
teen shillings day, and that of Al
archer three shillings.
Pleasure carriages, save in Boston
were rarely seen in this country till tn
, middle of the eighteenth century
Chaises were introduced about tina
time.
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You couldn't have any idea how an.
gry Sue was with me-just as if it was
my fault, when all did was to go up
stairs for her, and get a bottle to bring
her to with; and it would have been
al right il she hadn't left the blacking
bottle on her bureau; anu | don't call
that tidy, if she is a girl. Mr.. Travers
WASH t bit angry: but he came up to
my room and washed his face, and
laughed all the time. And Sue got
rwfuIly angry with him, and said she
would never speak to him again after
diSgracing her in that helrtless way
So he went home, and | could hear him
Laughing all the way down the street,
md MIR. Bradford and his folks
thought that he and Sue had been hav-
ing 4 minstrel show, and mother thinks
they'll never come to the house again.
As fvrfitler, he was almost as much
amused Mr.. rravers, and he said it
,rrvei SUI right, and he wasn't going
30 luni-n the boy to please her. I'm
gong to try to have another circus
come day, tough this one was all an
accident, and of course | was dread
fully sorry about it.
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An Owl Story,

Luray (Va) News.
A short time since boy who lives
with Mr.: Isaac Koontz, near Alma
had been setting a steel trap for opOs'
sums. On going to where he had his
trap one morning he found the broker
chain, but the trap was nowhere to bt
seen. On the following Monday he
and Mr. Keontz had occasion to go tt
the mountain, some distance off, ant
seeing number Of crows fighting
another bird in a tree, they approached
the tree, and found large owl with
steel trap attached to his foot being at
tackled by crows. After capturing tn
owl the trap Was found to be the on'
lost week before. The owl measures
a little over four feet from tip to tiT
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1882-02-23
AT HOME IN HEAVEN

Here In the body pent,
Absent from Him roam,
Yet nightly pitch my morning tent,
A days march nearer home.
My Fathers house on high,
Home of my soul-hOw near
At times to Faiths fOreseeing eye
The golden gates appear?
All, then my spirit faints
10 reach that land | love;
The bright inheritance of saints,
Jerusalem above.
Yet clouds will Intervene,
And all my prospect flies;
Like NOah's dove, fit between
Rough seas and stormy skies.
Anon the clouds deperse,
The winds and waters cease,
While sweetly DER my gladdaned heart,
Expends the bow of peace
Montgomery.
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"All through advertising" remarked
ex-Mayor Gregory, to us as he went
homeward with a bottle Of st. Jacobs
Oil, "that l bought this. Your paper
contains so many wonderful cures
of course they are facts-and so
thought I'd try bottle for the rheu
matism. ."-Madison Wis) Daily Demo
crat,
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1882-02-23
Natures Remedy.

II is evident that large portion of our
city people suffer from diseases of the liv-
er, bowels, or kidneys. Kidney-Wort Is
natures remedy for them all. Those that
cannot prepare the dry can now procure
Il in liquid form of any druggist -Globt
J Democrat.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1882-02-23

In the German empire there are $500
flour-mills, employing l26,b63 hands.
There are 7s,252 bakeries, employing l2s,-
O34 hands. The proportion Of mills to the
population is larger than in any other
country. A great number of them are
are grlst mills, however, and do only a
small local trade.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1882-02-23

Eleven thousand seven hundred and
eighty-eight people are employed in the
manufacture of cotton in Alabama, Geor
gia, South Carolina and Tennessee; double
the number employed in 1870.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1882-02-23

A party of English capitalists are devel
oping the coal interests near Dayton
Tenn. They propose mining coal on al
extensive scale, erect coke ovens and al
iron furnace, . So w.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1882-02-23

The village of Port Jervis, N. Y, will
have about $4,000 to pay IN vaccination
bills.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1882-02-23

Thi, country produced over so,OOo,oc
bushels OF salt last year,
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He Kept Her Warm.
BrookIyn EseIe.

Brooklyn Eagle.
1t was a spring night. The
FIRE had gone out in the furnace,
the thermometer stood at goo
above zero, and the lovers were
the sole occupants of the parlor.
Presently her mother came to
the head of the stairs, and in a
voice like the scream of a steam
whistle, cried: "Amandy, come
up into the sitting room imme-
diately; Pm afraid you'll catch
your death of cold down there"
But Amanda, answered in soft
lute-like tones ''Don't make a
fool of yourself, ma, Charley's
keeping me as warm as toast"
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WOman's Tears.

Women give way to tears
more readily than men. Grant
ed; but are they any the weaker
for itf Not a bit. 1t is simply
a difference of temperament,
that is all. Itinvolves no inferior
ity. If you think that this habit
necessarily means weakness,
wait and see. Who has not
seen women break down in
tears during some domestic
calamity, while the stronger
SEX were calm7 and who has
not seen the same woman rise
up and dry their eyes, and be
henceiorth the supportand stay
of their households. and per-
haps bear up the stronger sex
as a stream bears up a ship !
said once to a physician watch
ing such a woman, "That wo-
man is really great" "Of
course she is" he answered;
did you ever see a woman who
was not great in an emergen-
cy?Y
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The last French vital stats
tics are not very flattering to
the manhood of the nation. 1t
is found that 27 per cent. of the
annual recruits for the army are
rejected for physical disqualifi-
cations. In 1880 the number of
marriages was 27o,os5, which
falls greatly below the number
year or two ago, 100000.
The deaths were 85T,337, a
large increase over any previous
year since the Franco-German
war. The births were o2o,I76,
of which 68,z27 were illegiti-
mate. This is a decrease in the
whole number, and there is a
steady increase in illegitimate
births: Taking these facts and
figures as a basis, it does not
appear that France is in a good
state of health, either morally
orphysically.
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aIrne HospItantg.


True hospitality OF the home
IS never loudly or noisily DEM
onstrated. 1t never overwheIms
you with its greeting, though
you have not a doubt of its per-
feet sincerity. You are not
disturbed by the creaking Of the
domestic machinery, suddenly
driven at unwonted speed for
your accommodation. Quietly
it does.its work, that il may put
you in peaceabie possession of
its results. He is not the true
host, she is not the true, grace
full and charming hostess who is
ever going to and fro with hur-
RED action, Hurried manner and
heated coantenance, as if to
say "See how hospitable 1
can be-" but rather the one that
takes your coming with quiet
dignity and noiseless painstak-
ing who never obtrudes atten-
ton; yet s very attentive all
the while; who makes you, in
ose word zthe most expressive
word in the English tongue-to
be at home. There is no rich
or. deeper, larger hospitality
than that.
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w eekly Banner.
To Clean Teeth.

A good way to clean teeth is
to dip the brush in water, rub it
over genuine CASTLE soap, then
dip it in prepared chalk. A
lady says: 81 have been COM
plimented upon the whiteness
Of my teeth. which were origin
ally anything but white. / have
used the soap constantly for two
or three years. There is no
danger of scratching the teeth,
as the chalk is prepared, but
with good stiff brush and the
soap it is as effectual as soap
and sand on a floor"
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Wife,

May the choicest blessing Of
Heaven rest upon her. II we
are cast down by sorrow or mis-
fortune, there she is to sympa-
thize and alleviate our suferings
and when our life hopes, per-
haps, are nipped by the chilly
winds and bitter frosts of an ad-
verse fate, she is ever ready to
sustain US on a pillar of strength.
II we act unworthily, which
many of US too frequently do,
and we shrink in shame from
the relentless gaze of the world,
with what gentleness and disin-
terestedness she can soothe our
wounded manhood and rekindle
the lambert fame of selfrespect
in our bosoms.
Truly we can say she is Gods
best gift to man.
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A Great Southern Industry.

Sheep-raising and wool-grow-
ing would be highly remunera-
tive in Tennessee, Kentucky,
Alabama and other parts of the
south, and this would be one Of
the easiest industries for people
to engage in who have not much
capital to begin with. But the
south, in common with large
portions of New England, is de-
voted to another industry which
is always incompatible with
sheep-raising and wool-produc-
ing. This is the rearing Of dogs.
/ did not find anything else, l
think that can be attributed to
the south generally. l found
plenty of white republicans and
black democrats there, and
there is, as in the north, almost
every variety of opinion on ev-
cry possible subject. The south
is so large, and its life and
thought so varied and complex,
that a real observer will be slow
to impute many things to this
part of our country in general.
But in regard to this business
the south is really solid" The
popular devotion to the rearing
of dogs recalls the animal-wor-
ship of ancient Egyptians. l
was often on the point of asking,
"How,.much do you make a year
on your dogs?" They are so
numerous, and are increasing so
rapidly, they occupy a place of
much prominence in the general
life of the south, and so domin-
ate public sentiment and infiu-
enee public morality, that one
is constantly inclined to the
conviction that their rearing and
care must be among the most
important and valuable pursuits
OF their people. l was told that
there is a dog-tax in some of
the states, but that when the as
SCISSOR of taxes goes his rounds
scarcely anybody can be found
who will confess to owning a
dog. A vigorous effort was
made by the legislature of one
of the chief southern states few
years ago to enact a law to linn
it or discourage the rearing of
dogs and to stimulate the pro-
duction of sheep and wool. But
a colored member of the legis
lature made an eloquent and en-
thusiastic defence of dog rear
ing, and talked sentiment, and
quoted what the poets have
written in praise of dogs (some
white ways having assisted him
in the preparation of his speech)
until one would have thought
that the highest interests of civ
ilization depended upon having
as many dogs in the country as
possible. The obnoxious bill
was voted down by large ma
jority, and the imperilled indus
try was recued.-June Atlantic.