Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-01-24
FACT AND FANCY.
The bullion yield of Mexico for 1888

The bullion yield of Mexico for 1883
is estimated at 10000, 600.
Congressman Laird, of Nebraska,
was only thirteen when he entered the
army in 1882.
Nebraska's MeDnonites dam the ra,-
Vines on their farms, and thus store
water for their stock.
A man in Vollnia, Mich, pays $3.50
tax this year-60 cents On his house
ach lot, and 50 on his dog.
The Sunday Graphic neatly evades a
direct charge of badness in q refer
ence to the 'ex-silyer-haired orator OF
Tammany Hail."
a side-track of the Southern Pacific
railroad is balasted for |, 200 feet with
shining blocks Of rock salt from the
vast bed to which 10 runs.
/ a petroleum well lately sunk in the
Baku district of Rassia promises to
surpass the most famous "gushers" of
this country 1t Is said to b0 yielding
from 1000 to 5000 barrels Il day.
! Cow.catchers will probably soon be
applird TO the Philadelphia street-cars
not to sTeep Off stray cows. but
venturesome small boys and careless
drunken men who may be encountered.
hlme Nilsson is said to have been
presented IN Christmas with pair Of
wooden shoes, suCh rs she wore when
a peasant child at her parents home,
and she confesses TO having wept when
sh9 received them.
"You sny you were elected from the
premises in summary mannerF
asked Deacon Gilpin of a young man
who was telling of his interview with
the young lady's father. "Summer-y!
| should say so. They made it red
hot for me-"
a young woman who was married
three months ago, was asked how she
was getting along with the mysteries OF
housekeeping oh, I'm learning very
fast. Why, would you believe it" she
exclaimed, 81 hemmed a whole towel
myself in six hours yesterday.
DR.. Mortimer Granville, of London,
says that the man who thinks he has
caught cold should take q large pinch
of pungent snuff, like the lapee or fine
Scotch, and wrap his coat around him
while he has big fit OF sneezing.
This, he says, is natures remedy for a
chill.
Calamity" Weller is the nickname
of one of the Iowa congressman, be-
cause of his frequent political defeats.
HIS education was attained by night
study, while he worked in the fields
during the day. Law and religion, as
well as politics, were among his
"branches OF learning"
Mrs. j. J. Astor mas sent ,063 home
less children TO the south and west in
the last few years, at an expense Of
nearly $4,000. The reports show that
in an immense majority OF the cases the
transfer of the children to new sur
rOunairgS has resulted in great good to
them, aud to The satisfaction of the
families to which they were sent.
The story comes from Paris that q
lady who visited four churches in ono
day missed her umbrella on returning
home. She Immediately revisited all
four churches and found her umbrella
in the last one. When lhe umbrella
was handed to her she thankfully said
to tho sexton: The people at this
church are much more honest than
those at the others"
An invalid residing at San Rafael,
Cal, who was directed by her physi-
elan to take daily sun bath of sew
eral hours duration on the lawn, has
diverted herself by patient and in
genius efforts to tame q couple of hum
ming birds. After two or thee months
Of acquaintance the little creatures are
now so tustful as to sip honey from q
spoon held in her hand.
Sprats are so numerous in Scottish
waters this season that millions of them
har" been sold for manure. Sixty tons
of them were lately caught in the river
Tay and put al once upon the Ian ]. AS
there are about 1000 average sprats
in ton the total number destroyed
must be enormous. They are whole
some food, but the cost OF getting them
to English markets leaves no profit for
the salesman.
Mr.. John Shirley, one of the largest
landowners IN Australia, has just pur-
chased from the Southern Pacific rail-
road all the camols used by that COM
pany in carrying goods and freight
across the deserts of Arizona. There
arc about five hundred animals now
living. Mr.. Shirley intends shipping
them to Australia, where he will use
them for carrying purposes on Lis cat
tie ranches.
Major William Arthur, OF the army,
bears y strong personal resemblance to
his brother, the president, though OF
lighter build and more distinctively
military bearing. He has seen great
deal OF active service on the plains,
and was u brave and efficient officer
during the rebellion. He still bears the
scars of severe wounds received in
battle. For politics he cares little, his
tastes being purely military.
The official report Of the committee
appointed toinvestigate the earthquake
on tho island of lschia fixes the mum
Der of persons killed at 2,Sl3, and OF
the seriously wounded at 1852. Seven
hundred barracks of wood covered with
corrugated iron, housing Q 800 persons,
have been constructed by the govern
ment Professionally. 1t has been de.
cided that the most promising means
of providing against the recurrence OF
similar catastrephes will be found in
constructing all editices, public and
private, on framework of stout
chestnut timber; and all other con-
structions will be prohibited.
The year 1884 is a leap year and has
three hundred and sixty.six days. 1t
is so called because it leaps forward
day as compared with an ordinary
year. 1t so happens that the leap years
coincide with the years that are divisi-
bic by four, aud thus they may be
known. OF the years concluding CEN
turtles only every fourth is leap year.
beginning with 1000, which is divided
by 40, as is also 2,400, etc. The term
bissextile, applied by the Romans to
leap year, arose from their reckoning
the 9Th before the Kalends OF March
Oath Of February twice, whereas we
add day to the end OF the month,
making the Goth Of February.
During visit to the great needle
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