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Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-12-04


The hcathful enlargement OF our trade with
Europe, Asia and Africa should be sought by
reducing the tariff burdens on such Of their
wares as neither we nor the other American
states are fitted to produce, aud thus enabling
ourselves TO obtain In return a better market
for our supplies of food Of raw materials, and
Df the manufacture in which we excel. II
seems 10 me that many Of the embarrassing
elementsin the great national conflict between
protection and free trade may thus he turned
to good account, that the revenue may be re-
duced so no longer TO oyertax the people; that
protective duties may he retained without be-
coming burdensOme; that our shipping inter
csts may be judicOusly encouraged, the cur
rency fixed on firm basis, and above all such
an unity uf interests established among the
states Of the American system as will be OF
great and ever increasing advantage to them
all.
On the Goth Of February last transmitted to
congress the first annual report OF the civil
service commission together with COmmunl'
cations from the heads Of several executive de-
partmcnts Of the government, respecting the
practical workings " the law under which the
commission had been acting. The good re-
suits therein fOreshadOwcd have been more
than realized. The system has fully answered
the expectations Of It's friends IN securing
competent aud faithful public servants, and in
protecting the appointing officers of the gov
crnmcnt from the pressure Of personal impun-
ity and from the labor Of examining the claims
and preteDtiOns OF rival candidates for public
employment. The law has bad the unqualified
support OF the president and of the hends OF
the several departments, and the members OF
the commission have performed their duties
with zeal and fidelity Their report will
shortly be submitted aud will he accompanied
by such recommendation for cnlarging the
scope Of the rXaCting statute, as shall com.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-12-04
A Commercial Commission.

One Of the gravest Of the problems which ap-
peal TO the wisdom Of congress for solution is
the ascertainment Of the most effective means
Of increasing our foreign trade, and thus re-
lieving the depression under which our indus
tries are now languishing. The secretary OF
the treasury advises that the duty of investi
eating this subject be entrusted in the first in
stance to a competent commission. While
fully recognizing the considerations that may
be urged against this course, ] am neverthc-
less Of the opinion that upon the whole the
other would be likely to effect speedier or bet
ter results. That portion Of the sccretary's
report which concerns this condition Of our
interests cannot fail to command YOUR attcn-
ton. He emphatically recommends that as an
incentive to the investment Of American capital
in American steamships, the government shall
by liberal payments for mail transportation or
otherwise, lend Its active assistance to indiyld
ual enterprise, and be declares his belief that
unless that course be pursued our foreign car
ryipg trade must remain as II is to- day, al
most exclusively In the hands of Foreigners
One phase Of this subject is now especially
prominent ip view Of the repeal, by the act OF
June 90, 1884. Of all salutatory provisions ar
bitrarlly compelling American vessels TO carry
the mails to aud from the United States. As
1t Is necessary to make provisions TO compen-
safe the owners OF such vessels for the per-
formance Of the service after April IS, 1885, 1t
Is hoped that the whole subject will receive
early consideration that will lead to the enact
ment Of such measures for the revival Of our
merchant marine as the wisdom Of congress
NAV devise.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-12-04

The preservation Of forests ON the public
domain, the granting Of government aid foi
popular education, the amendment of the fed,
cral constitution so us to make effective the dis,
approval by the president Of particular item.
In appropriation bills, the enactment Of stat
utes in regard To the filling of vacancies In the
presidential Office aud the determining Of
yexcd questions respecting presidential In
activity, are measures which may justly re.
cclve yOur serious consideration.
As The time draws nigh when am to retire
from public service cannot refrain from cx-
pressing to the members of the national legis.
iature with whom have been brought into
personal and official intercourse, my sincere
appreciation OF their unfailiDg courteous, har.
m0nious cooperation with the executive In so
many measures calculated to promote the best
interests Of the nation, and to my fellow citI
zcns generally, acknowledge a deep sense Of
obligation for the support which they have ac
corded me In my administration Of the cxccu
tive department. -.- .....
CHESTER 4. ARTHUR
WASHINGTON, D. c.. December lst, 1874.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-12-04
Making Beds and Climbing Stairs.

There is nothing more cheerful to
the sight of tired person than a
clean, soft couch-pleasant to the eyes
as well as to the touch, and giving
promise of dainty rest, / may add that
in no occupation is woman more at.
tractive than when engaged in the
servile work of making up just such d
bed. Don't you remember how the
heroine of "She Stoops to Conquer"
bags her game-I mean wins hus.
band-by letting him view her at such
houseworkP My advice to girls, in
cases where desirable young man
happens to be n guest IN the house, is
not to disdain all connection with
household affairs, with the idea of i'm.
pressing him with your too-goodness
for that kind of thing, but instead to
find some excuse for becoming cham
bermaids, so that the visitors may see
you tranform a tousled bed into a
snowy, slick and enhancing one. II
the job is done deity it is sure to be
potent in its effect on the fellow who
beholds it. But there are things
which are dangerous for girl to do
at home in the presence OF her ad-
mirer. Going upstairs is one of them.
1t is easy enough to descend with
sprightly grace, but | defy any living
being in skirts to ascend without
awkwardness. In the current play at
Daly's Theater two of the acts have
Tor scene an interior in which a
broad staircase leads directly back
from the rear. The characters go up
and down uncounted times. The
women are personating fine ladies and
wear the most fashionable of dresses.
On the stage level they are objects Of
estimable regard; but the instant they
begin to mount those dreadful stairs
they become camels, elephants, any
thing that walks grotesquely with the
hind legs. They wabble from side to
side, they strain every gusset and
seam in their clothes, they threaten to
burst their corset-strings, their joints
seem to refuse all customary action,
and the outlines presented by their
backs bears no semblance to their nor
NAL shapcliness. 1t is clear to my
mind that nature never intended that
women should go upstairs, for / don't
believe an angel, Il feminine, could
mount the golden stair other than
absurdly.-Clard Belle.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-12-04

The condition Of our finance and the opera.
tiOns Of the various branches of the public
service which are connected with the Treasury
department are very fully discussed In the re-
port Of the Secretary It appears that the or
dinary revenues for the fiscal year ending lune
10, 1884, were from customs Sl95 O6I4S9 20;
from internal revenue. Sl2l SO or. 81; from
all other sources, $3l ,Nli3O1.t5; total ordinary
revenue Of SiAS, ,jlg. SGJ9l
The pubic expenditures during the same
period were iOr civil expenses S2I3l2,WG1, {,
for foreign intercourse Sl,.6l, 1851; for
Indians, s647j, ,gg929; for pensions, s5j421-
23S3j; for the military establishment, mClud
ing river and hnrhOr improvements, and arse
nlls $50, ,i2g,6O3 IS; for the naval establish
mcnt, including vessels machinery and i'm
proycmcnis at the navy wards, slI.2.L, ,GOl A /;
for miscellaneous expenditures, including pub
lie buildings, lighthouses and collecting the
revenues, S43,E9 1000.
For cNpcnlit res on account Of the District
OF COlumhip. t3,iOI G!: for interest on the
public debt, A,41S, ,31SiS; for the Siuking
fund, $40, 100, 29g50: the total ordinary ex
pcnditureS were s2gO9lG 4S3 50, leaving sur
plus OF S56 ,603, 1860. As compared with the
preceding fiscal year there was a net decrease
uf over $2l coo, 900 In the amount Of cNpend-
lures. The aggregate receipts were less than
those Of the ycaI previous by about Sol, l,OOO,OOO,
tine falling oil Of revenue from customs made
up nearly S2O0O0,0jO Of this deficiency and
about 23,UOO. 900 Of the remainder was due to
the diminished receipts from internal taxation
The secretary estimates the total receipts for
the fiscal year which will end june 10Th lsSj
at S330.O6O,a 100 and the total expenditure at
300, 900, POI, ,lG in which are included the inter
ests on the debt and the amount payable to the
sinking fund. This would leave surplus for
the entire year Of about $4,000 600. The value
of exports from the United States 10 foreign
countries during the year ending June 20, 1881
was aS fOllOws-dUmcstlC merchandise SG!i
gGi, 81; foreign merchandise Sl5,jiS. Ij1, total
merchandise STi0j93,GO9; specie Sill, lB,3N3,
total exports Of merchandise and specie SSO1-
GiG,gg9
The cotton and cotton manufactures nCul-
ed In this statement were valued at f2NS 9OO-
40 The hrcadstuiIs at Sli2 5ii,1l5. The
provisions at slli Gi9, ,5l1 and the mineral oils
s41, ,1l3,34S. During the same period the i'm.
ports were as follows merchandise S667 69I,
G93 gold and silver S37, 7,i2j 262, total $7O5 l93,
g53
More than G3 percent of the entire value
Of imported merchandise consisted Of
the following articles; sugar and mo-
lasscs $l0S, ,SS421i, wool and wuOlGn manu-
facturcs s53 542992, silk and its manufactures
:49 9iS l2S coffee S49, $50 1J5, iron aud steel
and manufactures thereof S4l,iH 500, chem
cals $3S, AGA, ,9G5, flax hemp and lutc and like
substances and manufactures thereof S33, 3,463,-
3gS cotton and manufactures Of cotton $50,
iii6, hides and skins, other than fur skins.
So, $50 3O6
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IT may not be generally known,
saws The Musical Herald, that Gilbert
and Sullivan had superstition that
the letter "Pn in their titles brought
them luck. "Pinafore" made the first
great hit, and then came the "Pirates
of Penzance" with two "P's." Then
followed Patience" and then
"Iolanthe" with the subtitle the "Peer
and the Peri" again oublc "P, ="
and at first they thought of adding to
this by calling it "Perola." Princess
Ida" followed, but the ''T' seemed to
break the charm. Sardou, the great
French playwright, has fallen into a
similar way Of thinking, and believes
that fate blesses his "Doras," so he
has written Dora" a success; "Fe-
dor !" great success, and is now at
VIC on "Theodora.
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PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

To he Congress Of The United States.
Since the close of your last session the
American people, In the exercise Of their high.
est right of suffrage, have chosen their chief
magistrate for the four years ensuing. When
1t Is remembered that at TO period In the coun
try's history has the long political contest
which customalily precedcs the day of the
nationcl election been wagcd with greater fer.
voi and intensity, II is subject OF Cougratu-
latlon that after the controversy at the polls
was over, and while the slight prcpOndcrancc
by which the issue had been determined was
ns vet nasc'rtaincd, the public peace suffered
no disturbance, but the people everywhere
patiently and qu ctly awaited tie result. Moth.
Ing could more slrIingly illustrate the temper
OF The American cit II. /, love NJ order, and
his loyalty 10 law; nothing could more Signally
demonstrate the strength aud wisdom Of our
political institutions Eight years have passed
since controversy concerning The result of a
national election sharply called the attention
OF congress 10 Tie necessity Of providing more
definite rcgulat Ons for couniu. the electoral
vote, 1t Is Of the cravesl inpuran e that this
question he solved before cuuh ct'ng claims to
the presidency shall a"a'u distract the cOun-
try, And am persuaded that by the people
at large any OF the measures Of relief thus far
proposed would he preferred to continued in.
action,
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-12-04

SINS, the successful dramatist, who
cleared S15O,00O last year, was born
in London in 1S47, and was placed as
a clerk in his fathers Office when 10.
Having a literary turn, he tried his
hand at stories and poems for the
magazines and papers, but was un-
successful for long time in obtaining
publication for any of his manuscripts.
The first guinea he earned was for
writing q column of "Waifs and
Strays" in The Weekly Dispatch, Then
came Simpsons establishment of The
Referee, for which he contributed the
articles signed "Dagonet" without in
termission from the commencement
until now. His first dramatic attempt
was "Crutch and Toothpick," which
realized $3.50. Then came the Lights
of London" and he found himself
famous and rich,
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-12-04

concur with the secretary Of the treasury
in recommending the immediate suspension OF
the coinage Of silver dollars and Of the issu
anCc of silver certificates This is n matter TO
which in former communications | have more
than once invoked the attention of the nation
al Legislature. 1t appears that annually for
the past six wears there have been coined in
compliance with the requirements Of the act
of February IS, 1873, more than 21OC 900 Of
silver dollars. The number now outstanding
is reported hy the secretary TO be nearly
Isl, ,0OOUNO whereof but little more than
40C0O, 900 or less than - per cent. are in actual
circulation. The mere existence of this fact
seems 10 Inc to furnish Of itself cOgcnt ar
gumCnt for the repeal of the statute which has
made such fact possible, but there are other
and gravcr considerations that tend In the
same direction. The secretary ayows his con-
viction that unless this coinage aud the
issuance Of silver certificates be suspended
silver is likely at no distant day to become
our sole metallic standard and the impairment
of the national credit that would be thus
OccasiOncd can scarcely be over estimated
| hope that the seCrcary's suggestions re-
spCcting the withdrawal from circulation of
the one and two dollar notes will receive our
approval. 1t is likely that considerable
portion Of the silver now in the vaults Of the
treasury, might find its way into currency, while
trade dollars have ceased for the present at least
to be an element of active disturbance in our cur
rency system. The same provision should be
made for their surrender To the government.
In view OF the circumstances under which they
were coined and OF the fact that they have
never had legal tender quality, there should
be offered for them but slight advance over
their bullion values. The secretary, In the
course of his report, considers the propriety
of identifying the designs of our subsidiary
silver coins and Of so increasing their weight
that they may bear their due ratio of value
to the standard dollars. His conclusions in
this regard are cordially approved.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-12-04

AlusiOn has been made TO the circumstance
that both rs between different Indian tribes
and as between the Indians and the whites the
past year has hccu one Of uubrokcn rest, In
this circumstance the president is glad 10 find
Just lcatOn for the policy Of tue government
in dealing with the Indian question and Il con.
iirnatiun uf the views which were fully rT.
pressed in his communication To the Forty.
seventh congress, The secretary urges Il new
rcenactmcnt Of statute for the punishment
Of crimes committed on the Indian reservation,
and recommends the passage OF hill now
pending in the house Of representatives for
The purchase Of a tract of 5000 square miles
from the Sioux reservation. Both of these
are worthy Of approval. ! concur with him,
also, in advising the repeal Of the prc.emption
laws, the enactment Of the statute resolving
the present legal complications touching
lapsed grants TO railroad companies and the
funding OF the debt Of the several Pacific rail.
rOads, under such guaranty as shall effect.
ually ensure its ultimate payment.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-12-04

The pcstIlcnCc which for the past two year.
has been raging in the countries OF the east re-,
ceutly made It's appearance in European ports
with which we are in constant communication.
The then secretary Of the treasury in pur.
'suancc Of proclamation Of the president, Is
sued certain regulations restricting aud
for time prohibiting the importation Of
rags and the admission Of baggage of immi
grants, Of travellers arriving from the infected
quarters, approve the recommendation Of
tue present secretary that the congress take
action in the premises, and | also recommend
the immediate adoption Of such measures as
will be likely to ward of the dreaded epi
demIc and TO mitigate lis severity in case II
shall uuhappily extend TO our shores.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-12-04

This government Is in frrVucnl receipt of in
vitations from foreign statc- 10 participate in
inter national exhibitions, often Of great inter
est and importance. Occupying us we do an
advanced position In the worlds production,
and aiming 10 secure a pr iitabc share for our
industries in the general competitive markets,
II is matter Of serious concern that the want
of means for participation in these exhibits
should so often exclude eur products from adj
vaniagcs enjoyed BY those other countries.
During the past year the attention Of congress
was drawn TO the formal invitations in this re-
gard rendered by the governments OF England,
Holland, Belgium, Germany and Austria.
The executive has In some instances appointed
honorary commissions. his Is however a
most unsatisfactory cXpcdicnt, for without
some provision to meet the necessary working
expenses Of Il commission it can effect little,
or nothing, in behalf Of the exhibitors, An
international inventors exhibition is to be
held in London next May This will cover a
field Of spt Cjal importance In which our coun-
try holds foremost rank. But the executive
is at present pOwcrlcss to organize proper
representation If our vast national interests in
this direction. have In several previous mes
sagcs referred to this subject. 1t seems to me
that statute giving to the executive general
discretionary authority to accept such invita-
tions, and to appoint honorary commissions
without salary, and placing at the disposal Of
the secretary of state small fund for defray-
Ing their deemed reasonable expenses, would
be of great public utility.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-12-04

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The attorney general rcncws the recon,
mcndatiuns contained in his report Of last year
touching the fees Of witnesses aud jurors. lie
favOrs radical change in the fee hill and the
adoption Of a system by which attorneys and
marshals of the United States should he com.
pcusntcd solely hy salaries, aud the erection By
The government OF peniteStiary for The con.
incurnt Of offenders against its laws Of the
varied government concerns in charge uf the
interior department, The report Of Its -ccrc.
tary present, an interesting summary Among
the topics deserving particular attention, ic'
fer 10 his observations respecting our Indian
affairs, the 'r caption and timhcr-cullurc
acts, the failur, %. rilruad companies 10 take
title 10 lands luul,d Y the government and
the operation, oi tlc pension Office, the patent
office, the ccnsu, bureau. and the bureau Of
education
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-12-04

through the operations Of the sinking fund
.iurirg the coming year, as these bonds still
continue the chief bases for the circulation Of
national banks, The question, how to avert
the contraction Of the currency caused by their
retirement /, one Of constantly increasing I'M
puriancc. II seems To be- generally conceded
that the las governing that matter eSacis from
lhr banks excessive security, and that upon
their prrscnt bond deposits a larger circulation
luan is now allowed may b, granted with
safety. hope The hil which passed the SEN
ate at the last session, permitting the issue Of
not equal 10 The face value Of deposited
bonds, viii commend itself to the approval Of
the house Of representatives.
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The Question Of Naturalization.

Our existing naturalization laws also need
revision. Those sections relating to persons
residing within the limits Of the United States
n IDS aud 179S have now only historical
interest; section 2712 recognizing the citizen
ship of children of naturalized parents is am
bguous in Its terms and partly obsolete
There are special provisions OF law fayoring
army, or In merchant vessels, while no similar
privileges arc granted those who serve In the
navy, or marine corps. "Au uniform rule Of
naturalization, such as the constitution con-
templated, should, among other things, clearl,
ieflne the status Of persons born within the
United States subject to foreign power"
Be wise to provide for central bureau OF
registry, wherein should be filed authenticated
transcripts Of every record Of naturalization In
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-12-04

read with interest. 1t disCloses the results Of
the recent legislation looking 10 the prevention
and punishment OF pOlygamy II that territory,
still believe that II that abOminablc practice
can be suppressed by law it only eau be by the
most radical legislation consistent with the re-
straints of the constitution. | can again
recommend therefore, that congress assume
absolute political control of the territory OF
Utah, and provide for the appointment OF a
commission with such governmental powers as
in its judgment may justly and wisely put into
their hands.
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the honor to transmit 10 the congress Of The
United States, | cannot too strongly urge on
lis attention the duty Of restoring our navy as
rapidly as possible TO the high state Of cf.
ticicncy which formerly character zcd II, Ms the
long peace that has mllcd us into sense Of
fancliul security, may at any time be dis
turbcd. Ii is plain that the policy Of strength
cning this arm of the service is dictated by con.
slleTaiiuns of Use