Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-01-17
FACT AND FANCY.

1t is very easy to grace eoronet; 1t
is hard to grace wash-tub.
A new National bank building in At
lanta, Ga, has cost $4,000.
Gail Hamilton is short in stature, but
she makes up in conversation.
"I'm sitting on the style, Mary"
said Mary's father, when he refused to
buy her n new bonnet.
The Norristown Herald fears the
winter will be so open that q great
deal of snow will blow in.
The thermometer was As below at
Winnipeg, which shows that place has
advantages as a winter resort.
The city authorities of New Orleans
are discussing the propriety Of taxing
telegraph poles S. a year apiece.
At Fresno, Cal, the other day
couple who have been twice divorced
were married to each other for the
third time,
A colony of / 900 Italians, located In
0rizaba, Mexico, two years ago, Is
breaking up, and the people are COM
ing to the States.
1t is reported that Mr.. George Au-
gustus Sala has again grown tired OF
England and will soon go to Australia
on lecturing tour.
The Venus of Milo has been packed
away in straw, to remain for a year.
The gallery OF the Louvre, in which 1t
stood, was found to be damp.
Last year, in the United States, there
were on an average two murders and
one suicide day, and two hangipgs
and one linching week.
At the latest sale of Texas State
lands, tho average price paid was
81 01 per acre The highest bid was
$40. The Land Board sold 272,047
acres.
On their way to the South, Pere Hya-
cinthc- Loyson and wife spent couple
of days in Washington, where Nine.
LoysOn was once q newspaper oorre-
spondent
The average age of the hog is only
fifteen years. This always consoles US
when we see man spreading himself
out over four seats in railway COM
partment.
Joe Howard, who is a handsome man
himself, says that Wm. Vanderbilt
would give $4,000, 600 for new nose
and 100000 ,OO0 more to have the curl
taken out Of his fat lips.
Willard is now penniless again. He
started in to be great railroad mana
ger; but his early training as news
paper reporter had disqualified him
it had made him too honest
"You look tired, Smith," said a
friend to a granger, who emerged
from a savings bank, wiping his
face, with an exhausted expression.
Shouldn't wonder. I've been lifting
n mortgage"
Richard Neusman, of Preston, Eng
land, who recently died, left to that
town his entire collection of pictures
porcelain and bronzes. 1t is said that
the pictures alone, ten years ago, were
valued at between S3OO,000 and $500,
! 600.
After his retirement from the stage,
Mario found his chief delight in the
study OF archaeology, languages and
painting. and also amused himself at
carpentry, at which he was very
clever. But he carefully Stunned all
musical instruments, and never sang
sing 10 note.
Albert Z. Kent, the San Francisco
millionaire, has added S25, 600 to his
recent gift of $4,000 to Yale College
for the purpose of erecting a chemical
laboratory for the academical depart
ment. Mr.. Kent was a member of the
class of '53.
Tom" inquired young Skidmore,
"what word OF seven letters will read
the same backwards and forwardsP"
"Whiskey," replied Tom. "Oh, no,
you are wrong. The word is 'Reviv
err "Well, isa't whiskey reviver9"
inquired Tom.
Seeing that the fire was getting low
during the performance of long con-
cert piece, in a chilly parlor, gentle.
man asked his neighbor, in whisper,
how he should stir the fire without
interrupting the music. Between
the oars, was inc reply
Mamma, what's bookworm"
"One who loves to read and study and
collect books, my dear" The next
night company called. Miss Edith,
who wears rings innumerable, was
present. "Oh, mamma, look at Miss
Edith's rings. guess she's a ring
worm, ain'L sheP"
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bosnmGht @ nh tHe Chicago naners not TO
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Sbo writes "fniSbcd the business at
the christening services, when she
called me Kate instead of John, and
if your reporter had any supplement to
add he sbould have been there at tho
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