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


last analysis-swift, impressive, terri
BILE.
The month of AguSt last year was
the driest known for twelve years.
The present month promises TO be the
wettcSt.
At Trenton, n. j., the potters now
make excellent limitations of Chinese
and japanese ware. The demand for
these goods is unabated.
During the twelve years occupied in
the translation of the new version of
the Old Testament, twelve Of the
twenty-scyen translators died,
AZ Cold Spring, N. Y, the earth
quake dislodged large numbers of
oyster spawn in the artificial hatcherjes
at that place. Many Were killed.
The average depth of the Pacific and
Atlantic oceans is about two and half
miles. A short distance off the banks
of New FOundlnnd bottom has been
reached at u depth of five miles.
At Crislicld, Md, recently, one man
caught one thousand soft crabs in one
day with scrapc. The usual ship
mcnt of sOf. crabs from Cristield
averages five thousand to eight thou.
sand dozen per week.
Young men, it isn't always the girl
who looks lovlc,t in the soft, sweet
shadows of the darkcning twilight,
who takes that beauty with her in the
grim. gray morning as she wrcstles
with u Kitchen stove.
"Nlr. Jones'" said little johnny to
that gentleman, who was making an
afternoon call, "can whisky talkP"
"No, my child; how can you ask such
a question: 80, nothingl only ma
said whisky was beginning TO tell on
YOU
South of Long island six fathoms
beneath the Atlantic, are the remnants
of 4 vast marsh. In very clear water
roots of great tees can be seen from II
| boat, and in stormy weather masses of
decayed wood and peat are thrown
upon the shore.
or the gulf coast of Texas is the
Padre island, containing 3jO,0OO acres,
and owned by no man knows whom.
There are scores Of claimants to the
title, some Of whom have already
induced credulouS Englishmcn to sink
500, 600 in ideal schemes of improve.
mcnt.
MAY | have the pleasure of seeing
you homc?" bashfully asked Il re-
porter. "Ccrtainly," she graciOusly
replied. There is Il high hill just in
front of the house, or, if you prefer it,
you can climb biz tree in the COW
lot. Go anywhere where you can get
good view
Dcscronto, Canada, is lighted by
gas made out Of SawduSt. 1t is claimed
that the works show product of
100000 feet of gas ont of 30 tons of
sawdust at IL cost Of Sl06, with by
products of IN aggregate value of
SlOl, making the net cost of the gas
s., or ! .66 cents thousand feet
"llow glorious it is to be engaged
in Il purely intellectual occupations"
murmured Boston maiden gazing
rapturously into the admiring eyes of
Il country editor; "your own mental
faculties for tools and the whole uni
verse for Il workshop. Now, tell me,
she added, "what do you find the
most difficult thing connected with
your profeSsionP' Paying the
hands, said the editor.
Dor bcdsteods ure now popular.
Ono 0wncd Inv n New York lady is the
lower nort of n barrel sawed throurh
at ten inches from the ground. The
mattress is filled with hair, and has
an artificial leather ticking. The
wood is painted in dark colors, and
around the edge is an embossed leather
triming fastened with brass-headed
nails On the front stavc is an oval,
in which appelrs the dogs name in
gold letters. From bar attached to
the back falls mosquito netting, en-
veloping the bed and occupant.
Tho lotcst crozc with tbc vounp
women Of Now Yorl ciiv il tbc maxine,
IS ora,,, ,,,tcbuorl, oui of hits Of silt
ont frGni Tho nocLtins of their male
acouaini,ncns Rri,rht-colored scarfs
tbat flo ,roupd The neck nrove the
grco,cst temntations To the fair pcti-
5;nnors and thcv tbinl, nothing of
Lono;n,, ims, iittIn nn,rb whom to
D55 ~r59S5t TbS favor would he to shorten
Sn % aII readv donlctod scarf bevond ali
Snno Of cyor heinz mscd nGoin, A
hodGIv- oG -mutiIotcd tie is evidence of n
: i"roS I"S nnn,Lor Of ynurr loL,, oconoint-
ancSs and a ,opyishins niece ofnatcb-
,yorl sno,Es woll for the esteem in
/, which the possessor is held.
Tho streat-cors Of tbo CITY of Mexico
orc MANAGED on n novel system. A
: inttrr in 5Se Sam Francisco Bulletin
9 saws. "Tbc entire system of street
n cars & througbout the republic of Mexico
! 10 owned by one man, and he seems TO
! rnU ,hon, 20 Snit bis own fancy rather
thon ,Hu '" ,Sn onnvonicncc W @ Of tbe travelling
', ,,mhi;c nII ~ Instoad of onc car at time
. oov;ur J tho terminns and allowing an
= = h,S iutoruaI hntwecn 1 that and the next one,
.huoa L,U, 90, Four Of tha same ronto start of,
ahiocU, ouon iu nnd thoro % viii % ba no more for
u, o,s Vnuo' nn hnmr "n Tb;s allows time for the
!. naa .rna,. y" tn noT hc ntiiizeJ between the
u n';,"hos Sr%." w ond III, mSed for movinc fur
. smi.unoI' @ La',i;nn "IH ~ d;rt transnnrting mor-
IL lL.u,1; nLo.1;n n" nnT oonyov;no tho dad I,
cli"nu.so; i ,,,,";oO %o Tho iotter is certainly
y aho ECU ue.icoo,,uS, onneonionno and docs awoy
n III.