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Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-09-25

LIEUTENANT GREELY recently wrote
to friend in New Orleans in response
to some cordial greetings from his old
army friends; "No words are more
grateful II me at this time than those
from my friends and comrades of the
war time. There is somewhere among
tho expeditionary property Masonic
flag which 1 sent by Lockwood's hands
to the polar sea, and which hope
some day to send to my old lodge.
The active efforts of the Louisiana
delegation for my relief indicate, ]
trust, that my appointment to the
army from Louisiana is not considered
as an unworthy one. AS citizen Of
New Orleans my interest has continu.
ally remained alive in my old friends
there"
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-09-25
ALI SchOOlmasters.

1t is q curious circumstance that
all the candidates for president and
vice-president commenced their careers
as schoolmasters. The two leading
candidates, Messrs. Blaine and Cleve-
land, once taught in blind asylums.
The late President Garfield, in early
life, had also been school teacher. II
must not be inferred from this, how
ever, that pcdagogues are in higher re-
gard than in the early history of the
republic. Had Messrs. Blaine, Cleve-
land, St. John, Logan or Hendricks re-
mained schoolmastcrs or professors
they would never have been heard of
in connection with the highest Offices
in the gift of the American people.
Our presidents and candidates for tie
presidency have so far been rigidly
confined tc the lawyer caste, with an
occasional exception in favor of SOL
dior. By some kind of unwritten law,
business men, physicians, college
presidents, however distinguished, arc
excluded from the list of candidates
for the presidency, nor are naval Off
GERS regarded as available for those
honors. True, Mr.. Blaine is not q law
yer. After being q schoolmaster, he be-
came an editor, and has made his
mark as politician. If chosen, he will
be the first president that was not a
soldier or lawyer. Demorest's Month
ly for October.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-09-25
The Burning of Barns.

1t Is noticeable, says The Scientific
american, that Il larger number of the
burnings of barns is mentioned by the
periodical press in the summer than at
any other time. Some of the fires arc
undoubtedly caused by Lightning, the
moist vapor from the uncurcd hay
making n favorable conductor for the
electric fluid. But there are barn
fires which can not be attributed to
lightning, to lighting of matches, to
light from lanterns, nor TO the inva-
sions of careless tramps. 1t may be
that the spontaneous combustion of
hay is as possible as the spontaneous
firing of cotton waste. All iibrous
material when moist, and compressed,
and defended from the cooling inilu-
onces of the outward air, is subjected
to heating similar to that of fermen-
tation: and in some instances the de-
gree of heat is sufficient TO cause
actual, visible combustion. In the
case of recently "curcd' hay this dan
ger is rs great as, in similar circum-
stances, other materials may be. Ere
quently the grass is cut in the early
morning, while wet with dew; is
turned twice during the day, and gath
cred and packed in the "mow" or the
"bay" before nightfall, with perhaps
II sparse sprinkling of salt. Such a
compressed mass of librous, moist
matter will heat. How far the heat
will go toward generating combus-
tiOn may be inferred from n foolish
trick which the writer witnessed sew
eral years ago.
A large meadow of hay had been
cut, cured, and cooked, previous to re-
moval. A shower threatening, the
cocks were covered with caps of can
vass and left for the night. While
getting the hay in. the next day, one
of the workmcn dropped an unlighted
match from his pocket into cock of
hay, and in n few minutes ii was
ablaze. 1t afterward was asccrtained
that he had spoken of the warmth of
the hay as he lifted it on his fork, when
companion remarked that it might
be hot enough to light a match, on
which he put match into rick, and
before they had passed on five minutes
the rick was on fire.
Everybody convcrsant with farm
life, where hay is permanent and
important crop, knows that for weeks
after getting in the hay the barn IS
warm when opened in the morning.
There is IN amount of heat that is alb
unpleasant when the thcr-
outside reaches GO degrees,
but which is quite welcome with the
temperature at 40 degrees.
This barn heat is undoubtedly from
the moist hay, cOmpactcd and inclOscd.
The cure for the possible danger of
possible spontaneous n-burning
would seem to be the thorough curing
drying of the hay before it is
housed. We dry all our herbs and
some of our vegetables without injur-
ing their peculiar and individual quail
tiles. There is no reason why hay or
other fodder material stored in large
masses should not be rendered equally |
to the influences of heat by |
thorough drying.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-09-25

AN American gentleman has been
examining the churches of LONDON and
the other great towns of England to
discover if possible the most perfect
model for Il popular church, And he
found that the church of the Rev.
Archibald Brown, of London, most
nearly approached his idea.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-09-25
THE TREE or LIFE.

In tho land Of the desert and palm,
Where creation In slumberous calm
Waits the secret the ages unfold,
when the caravan halts at the even,
Meath the arch Of the star-ghtcd heaven,
This mystical legend is told:
Where the river Of Paradise flows,
And the faithful enjoy their repOse
Within sound OF its silvcry tide,
With its leaves Of miraculous healing,
Tho great love OF Allah revealing,
The tree Of NE grows by It's side.
Meath It's boughs stands the Angel of Death
And the tender leaves chill at his breath,
But each bears, as II falls at his feet
The name of some mortal, forgiven,
whose vacant place waits him In Heaven,
For the tale OF his years is complete.
Then the Dcath-Arge, silent and strong,
Goeth forth from the midst nf the thrODg
Oi seraphs who wait round the throne;
by mort?ls unseen, without warning,
In deep night, in the first gray Of morning,
lie spcnkcth the names Of his own.
And when, in the last solemn hour,
Each soul feels his terrible power,
In the valley Of darkness and gloom;
When he seeth the frail body langtlish,
AS the spirit Is rackcd in lis anguish,
And dear ones stand mute in the room,
lie lays green leaf on the breast,
And the agony fades into rest,
And victory follows the striic
lie stilleth the heart that was aching
And weary well nigh unto breaking,
And so heals the fever Of life.
The legend is curious and old;
Yet beneath lis quaint busk II may hold
meaning both sacred and deep,
For OF all the good gifts that he givcth
Who thro' the ccrnitics lyCth
lie gives his beloved oncs-slccp.
And when am quiet at night,
MY loved ones withdrawn from nv sight,
And !, in the dark, wait alone,
In fancy | see the leaves falling
And hear the swft-wingcd angel calling
Ihe name that has long been my own.
And know when the leaf shall be laid
On my heart, by lis healing touch made
Too quiet To thrill me again:
IL shall give INC content fOrmy longing
And rest from life's busy cares thr0nging,
And peace from my passion aud pain.
Alice Cora Hammond, IN HDmc Journal.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-09-25

The old question of a speedier
, means of official killing than the blade
or the moose is again being discussed
in England. The Lancet not only thinks
that decapitation does not cause in
slant death, and that hanging is tor
turingly slow, but that neither prussic
acid nor electricity would be quick
enough in fatal effect.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-09-25

The Russian government has sought,
thus fan in vain, to bring about the
general use of coal in that country in
stead of wood, in order to save the
forests As though no such thing as o
good stove or heater was known. q
prize has been offered for the best ap.
paratus for utilizing coal in govern.
ment offices.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-09-25

FIFTY years ago Boston man wrote
of the new railroads: "The rich and
poor, the educated and ignorant, the
polite and the vulgar, all herd to-
gcther in this modern improvement in
travelling, and all this for the
sake of doing very uncomfortably in
two days what would be done delight.
fully in eight or ten days"
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-09-25

FEGGoKILT, on the island of Mos
Denmark, is for sale. The owner guar.
antees that it was the birthplace OF
"that remarkable man Hamlet" and
that on it "a hill with the grave OF
King Feggc who was the identical in,
dividual slain by the young prince tc
avengc the murder most foul of his
father@'
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-09-25

ALBERT EDWARD, of Wales, is now
making his usual autumnal round,
boarding on baronets and "sich" dur
ing the hunting scason-is supposed to
be saving something toward paying
his debts.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-09-25

VICroR HUGois now with his grand
children and NJ. and Nine. LOckroy
among the mountains of Switzerland
having n good time and enjoying for
the first time in his life absolute rest
from work.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-09-25

ENGLISH papers are scnGing out their
best correspondents on the Gordon re-
lief expedition, among them being
Mcssrs. Cameron, of The Standard, Bur.
leigh, of The Telegraph, 0'Kclly, of The
NetOS, and Melton Prior, of The Illus
trated London NclDS.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-09-25

RUSSIA has planned an expedition to
the north pole, starting from north
eastern Siberia or Jeannctte Island,
and going afoot on the ice in several
large parties, with large food depots
in the rear.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-09-25

STREET Improvements in Omaha are
rapid, and would be burdcnsomc to
the real estate owners, were it not for
the fact that the assessments are pay
able in installments lasting seven
wears,
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-09-25

Mr.. HENRY Nj. STANLEY, the cxplor.
or of the Congo country, says the guild
ing motto of his life has bccn Whatso-
ever thy hand fndeth to do, do it with
thy might"
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-09-25

Mrs. BELyA A. LOCKWOOD founds
her facility In running for the presi-
dency on the fact that she was the
first to introduce and use the tricycle.
in Washington.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-09-25

AN English bicycle rider has tray
eled from Lands End to John o
Groats, $50 miles, with considerable
baggage, in eight days and half.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-09-25

The Chinese city of Foo-Chow,
made interesting by French capture,
is surrounded by wall thirty feet
high and twelve wide at the top. Tho
streets are narrow and filthy, but
from a distance, in consequence of
trees and hills, THO place is pictur-
esque. The inhabitants excel in the
manufacture of ornaments from native
soapstone. The climate is hot and
enervating.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-09-25

lHE Lincoln Park Board of Chicago
Will probably grant permission to erect
within the park memorial statue of
Thomas Paine.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-09-25

An American prodigy, Ernest
Schelling, aged eight, has, by the help
of Ambrose Thomas, entered the Paris
Conscrvatoirc to learn pianaforte play
inu
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-09-25

BONNER has paid 1927 900 for eight
trotters; Joe Elliott, Edwin Forrest,
Edward Everett, Startlo, Pocahontas,
Dexter, Rarus and Maud S.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-09-25

The will of n sensitive musician in
Wisconsin contained an injunction
that the village brass band should not
play at his funeral.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-09-25

Sunday Is the poor mans holiday, but fol
the establishment of which he would meanly
and laboriously exist between two great sur.
prises; that Of being born into the world and
that Of leaving it, Iadiqnapolx ]oa,7,al.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-09-25

The question which the American Jew must
answer Alright and speedily is not how con
seryative he may be- or how radical he may be,
but how true and honest aud sincere he is,--
yoasA Messenger.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-03-13
SsScience in Agriculture"

1t is not necessary that q man be
highly educated to profit by the teach
inSs of science. If farmer has rea-
sonable amount of intelligence and
reads the agricultural papers and the
State Agricultural Reports. he may gain
a knowledge of the results of scientific
investigation. if he does not understand
the processes by which they are OBJ
tanned.
One of the most important lessons
which science has taught the farmer re-
lates to the value of manures and the
best methods of preserving them. Sci
ence showed the farmer that when he
threw out the droppings from his stock
into the yard under the caves of his
barn, and let the rains wash out what
was soluble into the nearest brook, he
was losing the most valuable part of his
fertilizers, and the only part which
roots of plants can absorb. Accordingly
science set the farmer to work building
barn cellars for the preservation of
manures, practice which has done
more for the restoration of the worn out
farms of New England than anything
else that can be named, and a practice
which the great States of the West will
soon be compelled to follow.
When the farmer has used all his
home made fertilizer and wishes to OBJ
tain further supply. science tells him
what elements are required for the
growth of plants and from what ma
terials they may be obtained, and there
is not a complete commercial fertilizer
made of any value which has not been
compounded in accordance with formu-
las furnished hy chemistry.
There is not a man who sows field of
wheat with lime, or potato field with
potash, who is not indebted to the chem
list whether he knows it or not.
Silence has put a thermometer in the
farmers churn, and a lightningrod on
his barn, and sends him a daily bulletin
of the weather.
But it is not merely material benefits
which silence has bestowed upon the far
mer. She has thrown down some of the
walls of ignorance which limited his Wis
ion to the little patch of earth he culti-
waited She has enlarged his stock of
knowledge, stimulated his mental activi-
ty, and taught him to respect calling
which will always engage the interest
of the student in botany, chemistry, and
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Ploughman.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-03-13
PHYSICAL Comfort from Old Newspapers.

Brittle s'wood-pulp newspapers are
more impervious to wind currents than
the thickest carpet. Three or four lay
ers of them with the air spaces between,
are as good non-conductors as plaster
ed wall with its minute air cracks, or
as an ordinary bed spread; and one or
two placed between the blankets are
equal to an extra quilt, to keep in the
warmth of the bodies of the sleepers.
Tackled on the beams over a cellar, q
few thicknesses of newspapers are equal
to an extra floor or ceiling placed there,
in keeping the rooms above warm.
Nailed up so that they will not be Wet
Inv rain. around the horse and cattle
stalls. or the chicken abodes, or any
buildings occupied by animals, human
or otherwise, newspapers are warmer
than the outer board siding, rough or
planned; and they can be renewed at
pleasure at no cost, and be removed in
spring for additional ventilation. In
short. the judicious use of newspapers
NAV be made to save half the fuel in
weil-to-do homes, and supply its lack to
the poverty stricken We call the
snecial attention of benevolent societies
to this fact. Farmers may by using
newspapers save much feed otherwise
used up by the animals in keeping
warm. Eggs will be far more abundant
If the hens are kept warm, by lining
their winter quarters with newspapers.
and stool, poultry go through well on
half the feed otherwise required
Orasage Judd in american A0r1ctttfuT:sk
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-03-13
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

The new Banana muskmelon is said
to grow from eighteen inches to two feet
in length and to be- very prolific. When
ripe it is said to resemble a gigantic
banana in Its rich flavor. 1t is exter-
nally of a straw color without netting.
-Cleueland Leader
The cake par excellence now is a
layer cake with chocolate and cocoanut
mixed together and put between the
layers. Prepare the chocolate after any
OF the well-known methods. and add
the grated cocoanut to it. No one can
think who has not tasted it what de-
lectable mOrsel it is.-N. y Post.
To canvas hams: When the hams
are smoked ready for canvasing roll
them in stiff paper. Cut your brown
muslin to fit them, and sew it on with
large needle and Irvine. Then make a
starch of flour and yellow ocher, and
with small whitewash brush cover
them well with it. Hang them up to
dry.-Prairie Farmer.
An experienced cultivator says that
the old notion that any soil is good
enough to raise beans is mistaken one.
In planning for next seasons cropit will
pay you to select one of your best pieces
of ground for beans, and see that it is put
in prime condition. While they will
exist in poor soil, they will only do their
best in a rich one. Given good, rich
soil and good cultivation. beans will
usually prove one of the most profitable
crops on the farm.-Chicaqo Times.
"A dish which is liked by the hungry
and the hearty is made in this way ::
Take some thin slices of cold roast beef,
brown them in butter, warm some cold
boiled potatoes which you have chopped
fine and seasoned well. Heat also cold
boiled cabbage chopped fine. When
these are all hot place a layer of meat in
a warm vegetable dish, then layer of
the potatoe, then of the beef. then of the
cabbage, and SO on until the dish is full.
Do this as speedily as possible so as to
send it hot to the table.
"A great many horses, the North
eastern Farmer states, are sadly abused
from the fears, whims and caprices of
their drivers. Some men are ever
ready for some excuse for putting q
horse to his utmost endurance. But of
all the bad treatment to which our
faithful horses are subjected there is
nothing comparable to that received at
the hands of a drunken owner and dri-
yer, whose character, for the time be-
ing, at least, if weighed by any just
measure of intelligence or conduct,
would be vastly below that of the noble
and faithful animal that is suffering
through his drivers abuse.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-03-13
A Postal Experience.

When General Burt was postmaster
in this city we witnessed a scene whic
was quite UNIQUE. A gentleman called
upon MIR. Burt and urged the import
ance of his business as an excuse fol
breaking in upon an interview. The
truth is" said the merchant, who wa
in a very unenviable state of mind
'.your folks are very negligent Las
week mailed thirty-two letters which
re ;uired prompt RELY. Twenty were
sent to New York, and we have re
sponses, but of the twelve sent to phila
delphia we have received no reply. II
is very evident they have been mis-.
sent" Mr.. Burt ventured to suggest
that it was scarcely possible that such q
mistake should have occurred, and
questioned the gentle man upon his
proof that the letters were ever mailed.
This was met with Indignation. His
MIR. Burt ordered the letters to be
for few days in the office on account
of being either without stamps or in
sufficient portage, and they were placed
on a large table and ca efnlly inspect
ed. ''Do you see any which look like
your letters?' inquired Mr.. Burt.
''There is a letter about the size OF
mine," said the merchant. .Well, let
us see," sa d Burt, show many of these
we can find.' After careful inspec-
ton twelve were found white envel-
opes without addresses or stamps and
no mark to indicate who sent them.
I've no authority to open these" said
Mr.. Hurt. ''but as there appear to be the
exact number you have lost, 1 will take
the responsibility" The letter was
opened and was found to be one of the
twelve. There was an apology offered,
and the scene closed. 1t Is never we'll
to charge neglect upon the post-ofiice
authorities without a pretty sharp in
yestigation. -BOStoa Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-03-13

The secret of perpetual motion has
never been discovered. There was. it
is true. a clock at the Centennial Exhi-
bition which, it was claimed, would run
100 years without being wound. The
weight weighed 600 pounds, and was to
fall six feet four inches during the cen
tury. This is probably as near perpet-
ual motion as man has yet come, and
even this may fail to fulfill its promise.
The Government at one time offered a
reward to the discoverer of perpetual
motion, but that offer has been with
drawn. Philadelphia Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-03-13
A Great HOrseman.

Mr.. J. II. Goldsmith, owner of the Wal
rut Grove stock farm, n. V, says of the
wonderful curative qualities of ST. Jacobs
Oil, that having long used it for rheuma-
tism and on his breeding farm for ailments
of horses and cattle, he cheerfully accords
this great pain-cure his preference, the
best he ever used, in an experience of
twenty wears.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-03-13
Answer This.

Is there person living who ever saw .
case Of ague, bilioumess, nervousness or
neuralgia, or any disease OF the stomach
liver or kidneys that Hop Bitters viii NOS
cure?
MY mother says Hop Bitters is the only
thing that will keep her from severe attacks
of paralysis and headache.-Ed Oss0eg0
Sun. -
My little sickly, puny baby, was changed
into great bouncing boy and was raised
from a sick bed by using Hop Bitters
short time. A You've MOTHER
No use to worry about any Liver. Kidney
or Urinary Trouble, especially Bright's Dis
ease or Diabetes, as Hop Bitters never fails
Of cure where cure is possible.
had severe attacks Of gravel and kidney
doctor to cure me until Fused Hop Bitters.
They cured me in . short Tina
z. r Arry.
Unhealthy or inactive Kidneys capso
gravel, Bright'S disease, rheumatism, and .
horde OF other serious and fatal diseases,
which can be prevented with Hop Bitters il
taken in time.
Ludington, Mich, Feb. 3, 1s7a-I have
sold Hop Bitters for four years, and there
is no medicine that surpasses them for bill
ious attacks, kidney complaints and all xlis-
eases incident to this malarial climate. III
III. T. ALEXANDER.
Monroe, Mich, Sept as, 1s75.-SIRs: I
have been taking Hop Bitters for inflamma-
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me what four doctors failed to dO-cured
me. The effect of the Bitters seemed like
magic to me. w. L. CARTER.
GENTs-Your Hop Bitters have been OF
great value to me. / was laid up with ty-
phoid for over two months, and could get
no relief until tried your Hop Btters. To
those suffering from debility or any one in
feeble health, I cordially recommend them.
J. C. SToETzEL, 63S Fulton St, Chicago, Ill.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-03-13

For % years l have been afflicted with
Catarrh so that have been confined to nv
room for two months at time. have
tried all the humbugs in hopes of relief, but
to no success until | met with an old friend
who had used Ely's Cream Balm and adj
vised me to try it, procured bottle to
please him, and from the first application
found relief. 1t is the est remedy have
ever tried.-W. C. MATHEWS, Justice of
the Peace, Shenandoah, Iowa.