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Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-08-28

TIE recent miniature earthquake so
far arrested the attention of the leader
of Gilmorc's band at Coney Island
that he raised his baton, and in an in
stant there burst forth upon the ears
of the startled multitude the first chord
of "Oh, dear, what can the matter
hn ~
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-08-28

TIE prison reformers count both of
the presidential candidates us their
friends. Gov. Cleveland is the first
vice president of the Prison association
of New York, and Mr.. Blaine was one
of the original incorporators of the Ma
tional Prison Association of the United
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-08-28

MAYOR SMITH, of Philadelphia, csti-
mates that city's expenses next year at
over S13, 100000. an increase of nearly
$4,000, 900 over the present year. The
Board of Education wants S2,7l2,37S,
and the police S1,G73, ,969.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-08-28

PROFESSOR DANA, of New Haven,
does not trouble himself about the
scientific causes of the recent earth
quake. As it severely shook up Yale
College he pronounccs it simply "an
unaccountablc impcrtinencc.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-08-28

MosT Of the soda water of ST. Louis
has been made from well water. This
water has now been found to be full of
poisonous and disease breeding germs,
and the wells have been ordered closed
by the city authorities
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-08-28

The Macon Telegraph is of the opin-
ion that Georgia could afford to follow
the example of Alabama in hanging
house burners, without regard to race
or previous condition.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-08-28

A chicken rooster entered n lady's
house at Marietta, Ga, the other day,
and, seeing himself reflected in a
large, handsome mirror, deemed 1t
his bounden duty to go for the reflect
ed intruder, and he forthwith threw
himself against the mirror, shatterlng
Il al to pieces. With the breaking
of the glass, his shadow disappeared,
and he concluded he had demolished
his supposed antagonist. The noise
brought the good lady into the house
when she found hcr valuable mirror
in ruins and the rooster perched on
the marble slab growing for victory.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-08-28

TIE coffee fields of Brazil cover
100000 acres, with S0O,0OO,OOO trees
that is, 400 per acre. Each tree
averages one pound Of coffee per
annum, the industry employing S,OO0,-
600 hands.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-08-28

ATLANTIC coast scientists are already
thcorizing oyer the recent earthquake.
Their hindsight beats their foresight
very considerably.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-08-28

EDWIN BooTu has furnished his
Newport cottage in very cosy and
homclikc manner, and the place,
which is near Hanging Rocks, far from
the fashion and follics of the gay
watering place, includes eleven acres
tastefully laid out in walks, gar
dcns and lawns.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-08-28

SINCE DR.. Dio lewis mentioned
farm work rs u cure for hay fever,
haying parties have come into fashion
ut the summer resorts.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-08-28

THIS "boy preacher business is
rather over done. Besides Harrison,
the only and original boy preacher, so
to speak, New York has boy preacher
who came up from the cutters, and
another boy preacher has been arrest
ed at an Indiana camp meeting for
eloping with another mans wife.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-08-28

The policemen of Montreal, Canada,
are hereafter to be required to be able
to speak both English and French.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-08-28

LORD CHESTERFIELD having on q
certain occasion respectfully remon-
stratcd against an appointment which
George IL. wished to make, the King
cnraged, exclaimed: "Vell, appoint
te tellil ifyoulike." "As your Majesty
plcascs," replied Chesterfield, "and
shall the instrument be filled up in the
usual way: To our right trusty, well
beloved cousin and oOunsellor?
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-08-28

ACCORDING to u cOrsetmaker the
Oh tcst-laced girls in the world are on
the American continent.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-08-28
Tons of Dollars.

Washington letter in Boston BmigCt:
There are now in the treasury vaults
here l36, 1000, 600 of silver dollars, which
weigh 9,73S, ,OOO pounds, or upward of
i.SG9 tons Of 1000 pounds each. If
placed in ordinary coal carts, ton in
each, and allowing fifteen feet of space
for each cart, it would make n contin-
uous procession fourteen miles long.
The above figures do not include tho
silver bullion and fractional silver
held by the treasury. OF the latter
there are now ON hand $50, 600, 600,
and of the former i,OOO,OOO, the ag-
grcgatc weight Of which is l,2l7 tons,
thus making the total weight of silver
now in the treasury G,0S6 tons. To
provide storage for this stock of silver
an additional vault has been construct
ed in the basement Of the treasury de-
partmcnt. directly underneath the cash
room. This vault is 81 feet i inches
wide, 81 feet / inches long, and 3 feet
i inches high. 1t will hold 10000, 600
silver dollars, which represents in bulk
l,7gO tons. The walls, ceilings and
floor are constructed Of three chilled
iron and two steel plates riveted to-
gcthcr thus making the metal case
which forms the dcfcnscs of the vault
over two inches in thickness. The
foundation of the vault rests upon the
earth, and the iron and steel flooring
is laid upon II inches of hydraulic
cement to guard against entrance by
means of tunnel The two doors by
which entrance is sobtaincd are massive
all known material being used in theil
construction tOmakc them safe agains
fclonious assault Each door is fur
nishcd with two locks, one key being
kept by Treasurer Wyman and the
other by Cashier Wheplcy. Large a
the vault is it will not hold the surplus
dollars if their coinage at the prcscn
rate of $500, COO per month is contin
ued for two years to come.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-08-28
CURRENT TOPICS.

HIGI-BALL poker is the most flour.
ishing industry on the Pacific coast.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-08-28

SIX inches of hail fell in ten minutes
at Lone Tree Valley, Col, recently.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-08-28

AT the Paris Grand Opera there has
been Il deficit on the last two seasons
fEl1,000.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-08-28

AN army of nearly 6,OOO officials at
this time watches over the order and
safety of the capital of the German
Empire. This army is composed of
3,34S policemen of various branches
and grades, sol night watchmen, 746
ircmcn, 81 lamp lighters, 647 func-
tionaries of the Street Cleaning De-
partment, besides 1872 messengers and
orderlies attached to the special SER
vice of the municipal authorities, and
224 tax collectors.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-08-28

THE project of cutting ship canal
across the province of Holstein, con-
Meeting the North Sea with the Baltic,
is now being taken up by the German
authorities IA earnest. The canal is to
run from near the mouth of the Elbe
TO the harbor If Kiel, Germanys chief
naval port on the "0stsee." 1t is to
be constructed of such dimensions as
to permit the largest ironclads in the
German navy steaming from the Baltic
to the German Ocean, or vice versa,
thus avoiding the necessity OF making,
asat present, the long voyage round the
peninsula of Jutland. Detailed draw
ings or1the subject are to be..submitted
to the new reichstag.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-08-28

THE old Holmes house in Cambridge,
Mass, in which DR.. Oliver Wendell
Holmes was born, has been practically
demolished, the l. which was of mod
crn construction, having alone been
removed to another lot. The house
was sold to Harvard College about q
pozcn years ago, and has since been
occupied by Professor VIM. Everett
and Professor Thayor. In pulling it
down a copper coin of l74l was found
under one of the floors. The cornices,
mantels, doors, door knobs and hinges
have been sold as relics.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-08-28

The church at Newark, New York, is used
for a skating-rlnk during the week and for Its
original purpose on Sunday, the seats being
replaced on Saturday nights.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-08-28

Six good-sized watermelons sell for 25 cents
al Canton..Texas.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-08-28

Haytl has 4 Mormon mIssIonary.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-01-19
A Washington Romance.

Twenty years ago in this city lady
was married to an army officer, and
year afterward plump girl-baby
blessed the union. Major w. and his
wife subsequently quarreled ndparted.
Mrs. w. taking the child with her to
San Francisco, where after few years
she secured divorce and afterward
married Mr.. h. in the ..Golden City
Her second husband died in the course
of time, and about a year or two since
she made her way back to this city,
with her daughter, who had grown TO
beautiful womanhood and secured apo
sition in one of the departments.
Major w. left Washington shortly
after his separation from his wife. He
was mustered out of the service. settled
down in western city and married
again.
The whirligig of time brought him to
the National Capital, where he became
Government clerk. This was some
time before the arrival of his first wife.
Time had dealt gently with both Of
them, the ear-marks Of the destroyer
telling more plainly on the Major by
slight stoop in the shoulders and a
plentiful sprinkling of gray hairs.
One day not long since the Major
passed his first wife on Pennsylvania
Avenue in company with apretty young
lady He had not heard from her for
fifteen years and knew nothing Of her
Whereabouts dnring that time. She
knew him, but did not care to recognize
him, for she had not known OF his life
since they parted. The Major looked
long and wistfully ut the former part
ner Of his bosom, who, though slightly
aged, bore pleasing traces of her former
beauty. and the thought struck him as
he looked at her beautiful companions:
'.This is my daughter!'
After search of some weeks he dis
covered that his former wife and
daughter resided on Capitol HILL He
addressed them letter; the wife did
not respond, but allowed the daughter
to do so. The latter met her father by
appointment away from her mothers
home. The meetingi is said to have been
an affecting one. Since that time the
Major has showered upon his long-lost
girl not only his parental love, but rare
and interesting gifts. and the twain can
be seen together on Pennsylvania Ave.
nue. on any fair day, mixing with the
promenaders The daughter still lives
with her ls4other, who does not speak to.
and has made no sign to, one whom
she once loved and who did not treat
her kindly, she alleges, in "Auld Lang
Syne"
The reality of the above story SUR
passes the romances we see from week
to week upon the dramatic stage, and
only reminds us of the old, old truism
tat Truth is stranger than. fiction. .
Washington Letter.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-01-19
MORGANTOWN. WEST SATURDAY. JANUARY 10. 1884,

was going to be fight, and of one of
them replying that some folks might
not call it 8 fight, but just simply a
massacre.
'.Afterward,n Mr.. Haddock went on.
wiping the perspiration from his fore
head, ''afterward, when / lay tossing
and gibbering on my narrow iron cot
at the hospital, and watched the golden
summer weeks drift slowly past into
the mellow autumn. and learned to
keep my false teeth in, vowed that if
kind Providence spared me, and let the
tar get entirely off my back, would
devote the remnant of my life to some
pursuit that offered no temptations to
stray off into the fair, fatal paths of
fancy. You may think. sir, that the
coal business is Incompatible with my
vow. hut get around that by.hiring y
young man of fertile imagination to
tend the scales, and never got off the
books myself, sir, never-and that is
why-ah! but upon my word" he in
terruptef himself, staring suddenly out
of the window, ''here's my getting of
place. Good day, sir. Stick to the
cold facts. You may not have so much
excitement, but you'll live longer if
You do, and eat more regularly good
day, sir; pleasant trip to you"
As the train pulled out he was stand
ing on the platform. He had quite re-
covered himself, and waved me cold,
formal adieu.-- Orth Harper Stein, in
Tenas Sifttags.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-01-19
Some Instances Of Discipline.

In many of the departments at WASH
ington much grumbling is heard among
the clerks of the rigid enforcement Of
the rules governing employees. An as
sistant chief Of a prominent division OF
the treasury, who had been in the de-
partment twenty-five years, went into
the corridor the other day to point out
the direction of the cash-room to his
wife and lady friend, and upon re-
turning to his work found on it a card
directing him to report to the Secretary
for disobeying rules in leaving his desk
on matters not connected with public
business. Not long ago clerk in an
other department was few minutes
behind 10 reporting for duty. He was
fined seven cents for being tardy, and
the fine taken out of his wages at the
end of the month. To do this it wa
necessary for his immediate superior to
formally communicate to the disbursing
officer Of the department, who carefully
computed the value Of the time lost, and
then the Auditor and First Comptroller
had to approve the account, and by the
time the red tape performance was
ended the Government had lost prob
ably the value of one days time Of
clerk in formally passing the fine Of
seven cents npon the tardy employee
and collecting the same.-Detroit Post
and Tribune.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-01-19
THE CITY CAT.

He is gaunt and thin, with a ragged coat,
A scraggy tail and hunted look:
NO songs OF melody burst from his throat
As he seeks repose in some quiet nook
A safe retreat from this world of sin.
And all of its boots and stones and that
For the life of a cat is a life of din,
III he is city cat
he Is grumpy and stumpy and old and gray,
With sleepy look in his lonely eye,
tThe other he lost at a matinee
Knocked out by a boot from a window high.
wherever he goes, he never knows
quarter or pause in the midnight spat,
FOR the life OF cat is life of blows,
If he is a city cat.
He is pelted by boys IL he stirs abroad.
He Is chased by dogs il he dares to roam;
His grizzled bosom has never thawed
Meath the kindly blare of the light of home;
HIS lite,s perpetual warfare, waged
On balcony. back yard fence. and Hat;
For the life OF a cat Is a life outraged,
II he Is a city cat
The country eat is different beast
Petted. welhoused, demure and sleek;
Three times day he is called to feast,
And why should he not be quiet and meek?
NO dreams of urchins. tin cans and war
Disturb his scnsuous sleep on the mat;
AMI cat life Is a thing worth living for,
III he isn't a city cat.
And even when dead the city cat
With strident members uneasy lies
In some alley-way, and seems staring at
coming foe with his wild, wide eyes.
Nobody owns him and nobody cares
Another dead ''rom," and who mourns for
If he's only city cat
Providence PreSs
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-01-19
The German Railways.

The total length Of the German rail-
ways is 30,002 kilometers, or 1s, $50 En-.
glish miles, of which 20, 354 kilometers
are main lines. In the aggregate the
capital value of the German railways Is
about 800, 000,0 900 sterlings. The large
proportion of PITS kilometers out of
the total are State lines, and of this
again 1896 kilometers are owned by
Prussia, which, as was lately intimated,
now proposes to buy up the chief pri-
vate lines remaining in that Kingdom
at n cost of about 100000 sterling
Before many years are over it is prob
able that the German States will own
the whole of the railways, and.-which
is not probable in France, for example
will get a large profit out of their
working. German politics are wonder
fully methodcal and business-like.
Laxity in the conduct of railways by
State officials, especially Prussian,
would no more be tolerated than laxity
on che field of battle. The money spent
on railways by the German Govern
ment is one Of the few instances OF
really profitable reproductive State ex-
penditure. Chiefly wanted for strate-
gical purposes in time of war. the lines
are nevertheless worked on commercial
principles in time of peace. Accounts
are published for the five months ended
with May last, from which it appears
that the combined railways Of Germany
had gross traffic receipts of 1913, 10000
marks, or nearly 100000 sterling,
being at the rate of 45,000,000 per an
mum: and the increase last year for the
five months is f713,000, or 81 per cent.
If this rate of progress continues the
earlier the Governments of Germany
buy up the whole system the better in
vestment the railways will be, for the
lines are no source Of loss, as it is under
State control. Pail Mall Gazette.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-01-19

James Ross was called, in Judge Buck
ley's court. to answer a charge Of petty
larceny Ills attorney, Mrs. Laura De
Force Gordon,wa not In the court-roofn,
and his Honor manifested his annoyance.
Lawyer Budd. explaining that Mrs.
Gordon's mother was i'll, asked for an
adjournment until one p. m.
The Court with acerbity) The case
must 20 on. II she wants to pract co
law she must do MS other attorneys do.
Mr. Budd--As have said, / am al
ways willing to extend courtesies to
brother--and sister attorneys IA de-
lighted litter among the lawyers, but
| don't want to try this case. u the
court wishes, / will impanel the jury
and telegraph Mrs. Gordon to be here
at half-past one o'clock.
The Court breaking into SMILEY
Just as like as not she wouldn't be hero
then. In military matters, Mr.. .Budd.
there is such thing as draft. You
may telegraph her, and if she is not
here at the proper time / shall draft you
as her subst tute.
After the jury had been impaneled
the trial was ad journed to half past one
O'Clock At that hour the Judge. jury,
lawyers, clerk and reporters sat waiting
for Mrs. Gordon. Within twenty sec
onds she swept in, breathless, in d fur
trimmed satin cloak and Gainsbor-
ough hat, with an immense brim and
imposing feather. Both she removed,
and then brcathlessly she shook back
her curls, and said she didn't want the
trial to go on until an important wit
ness. then missing, had been found.
His Honor, with more directness than
politeness, said that she should have at
tended to business Mrs Gordon re-
torted that her mothers dangerous i'll
ness had detained her, and she ought
not to be expected to compel the at
tendance of witnesses.
THE trial must go on said tho
Court, CURLY.
~ note an exception" exclaimed tho
lady lawyer.
flake your exception" growled His
Honor. And the trial went on. Stock
ton (Col.) Mev5.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-01-19
For Young Readers.
THE OLD CLocK.


What does the old clock say, mamma,'
Aud Edith climbed the stair,
And stood with face upturned and grave,
And tossed back, golden hair III
= Tick, took,
Tick. took.
All night and day.
Rat. after all, dear mamma,
What does the old clock sayI'
We do not know. little Edith.
Even mamma cunt say a
What the old clock on the landing
Is telling us every day.
Only a part of Its meaning
TO even mnmmn Il clear,
But the tick, tock, tick, took,
Has one message for your car.
y II says: Dear little Edith.
Time marches steadily by.
Don't waste minute OF II
For cross word or a cry.
The tick, took,
Tick, took,
Is only its marching tune.
Hours slip by, days slip by,
And years from June to juno.
" FIJI them with Joy, little Edith;
Fiji them with work and play.
Never NOPE. never FRET
And waste the time away;
hut let tick, took,
Tick, took.
A merry march tune be,
And march to II a merry round
OF happy INDUSTRY.
@'Merry play, happy work.
Through days short aud long,
Will show the meaning, as you march,
or the old clocks song.
Tick, took,
Tick, took, fl
All day and night,
That is what the old clock says
IL we hear 1t right.
--June andrttes. u, Golden Dam.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-01-19

During the late great Java earth
quake it was discovered that it was ut
terly impossible to use the telephone at
Singapore in consequence of the effect
of the phenomenon on the wires. The
instruments produced sounds like those
of a distant waterfall. On one part OF
the line, part OF which consists OF a
cable. detonations like what might be
called pistoI-shots were heard. Chicago
journal,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-01-19

C. G. DOYLE, Passenger Agent, Lynchburg Va
r. H. WOODWARD, Passenger Agent, Staunton,
Virginia.
]. q. DAME, General Southeastern Agent 51s
Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D. G.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-01-19

REMEMBER, that the Chesapeake Ohio Route
can ticket you and transport you to any point
WEST, NORTHWEST on SOUTHWEST
Moro chssply and comfortably, with less number
Of changes, than any other route
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-01-19

"A negro convict in Adams, Miss.
sentenced for life, drew eight hundred
dollars pension money the other day for
4 wound IN ths war,--Sf. Louis F0st.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-01-25
GIRLS IEAlINOCKs.
Some Reasons why Sleeping sgcauty
Should not swing in Railway Cars.
tFrom the Burlington Uawksye.l

An advertisement before us in an exchange
looks as though it was a good thing, but we
are little skeptical. The article is "a car
seat hammock" and there is a picture of
the hammock swung from the back of one
seat to the back of the scat ahead, and over
the picture are the words: "Slcep darling,
sleep" The girl seems to he asleep, with
her loot in the stirrup Of the hammock, but
there is weird, wicked wildness about her
face that convinces the beho,der that
she is wide awake. Such a hammock
might be made to work IN an empty car on a
side track, but in car running forty miles
an hour that girl would get spilled out on
the floor. In the first place the person with
a hammock has gJt t. have two whole seats,
which no railroad company would allow,
unless the girl was a friend Of the brakeman.
1t would be nice sight, wouldn't it, to see
girl come into crowded car, cause passen-
gers to move ont Of couple of seats, then
swim. heT hammock and get in and 90 to
sleep. Imagine such scene and listen to
the comments of ,hcpassengers. The drum
mer for the grocery house, sitting on the
wo)dbox, would lOJk at her and say She
looks AS though she had only one lung but
she has two gals Aul would g up to the
pied ?' The gill would open her eyes and
give him look that would cause him to pass
on to the smoking car in a hurry. The brake
man wouli 90 to the hammock girl and
touch her on the vaccination mark and say
Miss, you will have to take down youl
circus tent and let somebody help you
occupy this seat and she would
paralyzc the brakeman with look,
and he would 20 off and send the con