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Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-09-18
Skeletons Wrapped III Skin.

Commander Schlcy, who VIII take
charge Of the bureau of equipment of
the navy department tomorrow, said
to-day in an interviews
81 am very glad indeed to be here.
Our voyage was quite sailing away
from the joyous, sunny, pleasant world
that we are accustomed to. | did not
suffer from the effects of the exposure
to any great extent. had no uncer-
tainty or anxiety to prey upon my
mind. | was absolutely certain of
what | had to do, ready for any cmcr-
gcncy, prepared for the worst or the
best, and had the utmost confidence in
my men. My only regret was that it
was not 4 wear earlier. The voyage
was, of course, one of peril and dis
comfort, but | did not gain or lose 4
pounds weight, and am in very good
health. The whole voyage was one of
sensational scenes and incidents, peril
Gus moments, furious storms. narrow
escapes, etc, but there was nothing to
compare with the terrible impressive
ness Of the hour Of rescue. The only
tears | have shed for many year
were shed on that memorable occasion,
and there was not Il man who could
retain his composurc. The scene was
incXprcsSivcly horrible and thrilling.
a little camp of survivors, looking
actually Ike skeletons, and nearly all
Of whom were in the last stages of
starvation, while one at least, Conncll,
was actually in the very agony OF
death, doomed to death whitman hour
if nourishmcnt had not been at hand,
and unconscious for two days after
ward that lie had been saved. The lit
tie camp, dcsolatc, filthy, barren, or
nm ice bound coast, with the long row
Of graves that told their story with
awful pathos-thc first grave made
with all the care and skill that a vii
lagc sexton could have bestowed upon
it; the second less carefully construct
ed; the third more narrow and shall
low, and the others showing waning
strength and failing energy, until the
last body had just been dragged out
Of sight of the camp, and left TO the
mercy Of wind and storm uncovered,
because no one could lift the earth or
ice with which to cover him, The
picture was Il terrible one indeed, and
the days Immediately following were
scarcely less terrible, Grccly and
those Of his party who were rescued
were bathcd in the cabin. They were
perfect skeletons wrapped in skin.
Every bone was clearly visible. Hips
and ribs were frightfully prominent
Those men were hungry every live
minutes; raycnous is an inadequate
word
"Whcn will your report be made?"
at will goto Secretary Chandler with
in ten days, describing every detail of
the expedition from its inception to
its abandonment, illustrated by 800 in
stantancOus photographs and covering
$50 pages.
"What will it tell about cannibal-
ism?'
Nothing whatever. The discovery
of the living and the dead will be ac-
curatcly described, the mUtilatiOn of
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-09-18
A Profitable Office.

Brooklyn Eagle: 1t conveys an idea
of the lucratiycness of high places in
England in "the good old days" that
in 1924 the then Attorney General
stated in the House of Commons that
the late Lord Ellenborough had refused
100000 for the Office in his gift of
Chief Clerk of the Court of Kings
Bench. When Lord Ellenborough
heard that 1t was vacant he was on
horseback, and, alighting, he wrote in
pencil on his saddle his sons appoint
ment, the groom being witness. The
place "a complete sinecure--was worth
SS5, 900 o year,
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-09-18

blOOh NUlCb.
A horse wearing shoes weighing
Nteen pounds, in the course of a
mile lifts 2l,Q0O pounds.
Ventilation in tho dairy should be
done at night or early in the morning,
when the air is the coolest.
Any falling Off in the condition of
farm stock should be strictly guarded
against as cold weather approaches.
The lilst dairy fair was held in Wis
consin in 1873, and now Sheboygan
county has no l,ss than ninety cheese
factories.
Pastures are now beyond their
prime, and need to be reinforced by
roots, todder-corn or other food. All
animals profit much from any extra
Feed at this season Of the year.
The average weight of cattle now
slaughtered is third more than it
was half 4 century ago. 1t is certainly
made fit for food in little more than
half the time than was then required.
Apples may be fed to cows in con-
siderable quantities, with the effect
of increasing the milk, but it will be
best TO begin with small quantities at
first, and gradually increase the
ration.
The through drive is about over.
Nearly 100000 head of cattle passed
this place for northern ranges. The
drive out Of the State of Texas for
1881 will foot up 100000 head of cat
tle.-GloJe Lire Stock Journat.
According to DR.. j, c. Peters, it is
filth that causes most of the diseases
Of domestic upimals. He mentions
particularly the habit of allowing
bedding and manure to accumulate
under the horses and other animals in
stables.
1t has always been one unvarying
test Of the purity of u Galloway that
it has not the very slightest trace of u
sour or horn. If any so called Gallo
way presents such in appearance it
should be unhcsitNtingly rejected as
impure.
1t is said that IN infallibic test for
distinguishing butter from butterino
is to melt the substance and then sud-
denly chill it with ice. The lard will
20 to the bottom and the butter to the
top, the line of separation being dis
tinctly visible.
Keen the horse collars clean. Tho
dust and dirt which adhere to collars
when thew are wet with sweat works
into lumns and RIDGES, and sore shoul-
dcrs orr The result If the collars he
come hard wash them clean mound
them and annly oil
In fooJ;ni. h,rI.,. s,od u,o oh;oo. :,
III 'L ,oI"'7 Ii.!i D",m! tIo' ,T 2 ,,U oyI'Iu ~ %
20 in"ol ~ , ''9,e"" 'mv J'Vi'I fnI INV ="
"GnrI "'J Thi '"ou ;,,o" go ,ho m
ne,r;o "n % ;"inn ,,.,n o;r,nIn,io INV throndrL I
the contents Of the stomach, and t5e
food is pronerly dioested and applied
to thc pcofs If t6n bodv' instead of
causipr fever by remaining in the
stomorb
a. Ill, .oo.o, Lo ,,ou,.h, ,rhoro
aaT. va" 'C.,o" a,',I INV L,I77 MP" II" MI Ill
oioom ] I'o ,a.. m"'tiu" o''"u.J ,,,noi na mom
elcnncu; at Ie"SI '!,I o'Tu Il & Meeh' huaScs .,.'
"n" Ieu."vI Lnry ITo"S Lo ,n wa,
To"'nui "'I H. ''to tiu 's - .toI. W. nt tLo
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-09-18
RAIN.
With a cadence sof. and low

With cadence soi, and low
Falls the rain!
All the heavy grasses seem
Bowed with pain;
While the tender flowers drOop
To the sod,
Bent like penitents that knecl
To their God;
And the trees loom indlstinct
Thro' the mist,
While the roses red and sweet
That were kissed
By the sun TO fragrant life
Blanch with fear.
From each starry jasmine's cup
Drops tear
Pure as those the angels shed
Der mans fall;
And the dark green moss that clings
To the wall
Drinks the rain up thir.tily.
On their stalks
Lilies bend their stately heads.
Thro' the walks
Tiny strcamlcts, running clear,
Make 1t seem
Like some fairy island viewed
III NIfdllls
Oh! my garden brings a joy
To my heart,
AS stand and watch the rain
Far apart
From the throng around me there,
Who know nought
OF the healing that may come
(All unsOughD
From the hand of Natures God
To the soul,
When 1t pants with weary breath
For the goal.
When Of all our brightest hopes
None remain,
Life is dark aud every thought
Brings but pain
Then in faint gray clouds that veil
Brilliant skies,
And in shCcted rain that falls,
Comfort lies.
When all Nature seems 10 Join
In our grief,
From the sympathy she Yields
Springs relief;
While the flowers teach 10 us
Lessons sweet,
OF the sOlacc to be found
AT Gods feet.
Thus the clouds that dim our lives
All depart,
Washed away by blessed tears
From the heart
Ike {. HujH in The Curcat
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-09-18

The cOlorcd congregation at Eighth
and Christy avenue had Il rather un-
pleasant experience on Sunday morn.
ing, Two months ago the pastor was
induced to buy IN SIS bible on the in
stallmcnt plan. He paid 81 down and
the remaining Sl7 were to be paid in
as many months. When the time came
for the first payment the reverend gem
tlcman had not the ready cash, and
the collector was told to call around
again. He kept calling until he got
very tired; then he made up his mind
to get back his bible. So Collector
Herman Fischer appeared in the church
Just as the preacher was entering the
pulpit and asked for his money, but
the preacher didn't have it. He asked
for his bible, and the preacher said he
couldn't get it; il was in the house OF
God, and the collector should be
ashamed Of himself for coming into the
sanCtilicd presence on such an unholv
mission as the collection of 81 or Sl7
either. the collector didn't seem to
care, however He reached for Il
cracker box, in which the bible was
concealed under piece of bagging,
and drew the book forth. The pastor
got one end of it and the collector the
other; two stout colorcd brethren hur.
ricd to the rescue, but Fischer succeed
ed in gaining possession of his book,
which he carried away triumphantly,
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-09-18
BOhn and the Bows.

1t is probably literally true, and is
certainly not mere figure of speech,
to say that for many years past every
school-boy has been familiar with the
name of the late Mr.. Bohn. His
friends and acquaintance knew him
as remarkable man, Il considerable
scholar, and an eminent publisher and
collector, but his name was, and doubt
less is, n household word in the mouths
of an enormous public who associated
it exclusively with the "crbsn of
which he was the standard providcr.
1t is difficult even now for some of us
to hear his name mer''Cuu' without
fHr',rg gwI. w .twarl iopryl-
On. "rnul, mr uu, alwH- ur.
good lraug0n..N. a,a mos, school
masters 1r familiar enough with
them to uo able ,o B.. nzg NIass ge
ludiirDH0nlca ~ ttns alton; h1j The
Nrl Ilu. existed for almost all known
chss.ci works gave iHgm uniispptcd
supremacy. Ofcoursr liany puns have
been made on the name, "llc may
not have skeleton IN his cupboard,
but he has . shelf iull Of Bohns,h - and
such weli-kuoVn io.t- will long testify
to the wide spread character of the
great publisher fame.-St JaneS3
Gdseile.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-09-18
A Mean Trick On Bees.

1t was German, believe, who in
vented the extractor now in common
use in England and in this country.
That idea came to him upon seeing his
boy tic Il bit of string to piece of
honey comb and swing it around his
head in order to get 'hr '.np' uD
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-09-18
Mexican Silver Production.

Philadelphia Press: From the days
of Cortez, in 1921, down to the begin
ming Of this century, and ven to the
present time, except when interrupted
by revolution, the Mexican silver mines
have poured forth an unceasing stream
Of silver, such as the world has never
seen. 1t is estimated that the value
of the silver coin and bullion produced
in that country since tho conquest is
over $4,000, 100000, and 1t Is well
known that some of the mines have
been prolitably worked almost without
interruption from that day TO this, and
that one Of them, at least, is still run
ming out silver at tho rate Of over
90, 1000 per year.
------s--.----------
Richard Grant Whites opinion that the
style Of Shskeslran as = writer deteriorated
toward the close Il hls NE is certainly un-
sound.--Qhicaao FnnDm iarsial.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-03-07
Enooh Arden In the r,..iou oae,

Enoch Arden In the 1snsaou oAoe.
Washington Letter in Boston Traveller
1t frequently happens that the PEN
sion Office furnishes O. romance which
reads more like the flights offiction than
the stern reality Of truth. Congressman
Cassidy, Of Nevada, relates an incident
which happened under his personal OBJ
servation only short time ago, which
shows this to q marked degree. About
two weeks since he received . letter from
a man signing himself Eli johnson of one
of the small towns in his state, saying that
months and months agohe made An appli-
cation for pension, and, as his papers
were complete, without 8 flaw, he wished
TO ascertain where the hitch was and
how much longer he would have to
wait. He furthermore stated that he
served during the war in company F,
first California cavalay, and that the re-
cords of the War Department would
show such to be the fact. Mr. Cassidy
went to Commissioner Dudley andlooked
up the papers in the case, when, Judge
of his surprise, lie found tina the records
showed that johnson was killedin bat
Tie, and that his widow had received back
pay previous to 1875, of sum amounting
to over 81, 900. She, however, believing
that johnson was dead, had married
Mr.. Sill, and was residing in Florida.
Mr. Cassidy communicated these facts
TO Mr. johnson, and the latter answered,
saying that he had heard that his wife
had died while lie was away. to the war.
He came east, and went down south and
claimed his wife, and the couple only q
day or two ago started for his home in
Nevada. The only party who is not
entirely satisfied with the tlenouement
is Mr.. Sill, who finds himself minus q
wife.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-03-07
Choice Of Fowls.
Ifone should ask which is the hest fow

Hone should ask which is the best fowl,
we say candidly, we cannot toll: 'you
pay your money and you take your
choice" and if you treat your fowls we'll
they will do just as we'll by you. We
can have fine feathers, beautiful forms
and figures, good and plentiful eggs,
tender, sweet and juicy chickens, and
plump and savory fowls. But if
one will do his duty, he may succeed
with any one kind if he will only know
his own mind. If he wants large chick
ems he must have large fowls, and the
same is the case if lie wants to keep
them inside ola low fence. If he wants
eggs, he should keep the smaller fowls,
the Leghorns, the Spanish, the Ham
burgs, Polish OF Games. If he wants
the choicest eating of flesh and eggs.
the Games will supply it: and he wants
to please the children, ho will keep the
natty little Bantams. But whatever
kind of fowls he keeps lie will have no
luck ut all unless he provides colnfor-
table, dry, clean quarters; provides
good food and pure water. and treats
them kindly, and either gives them a
large yard that can he plowed up oc-
casionally, or permits them to range
abroad in a grass field or ON grass
stubble.-Rllral New Yorker.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-03-07
ny ns. Lsnss 8 ~ Z gspss weight. = y gold pen

ny Lambs ! 4 pspsr weight. : gold pen
and IN edGht-diy clock Z. 4 q s
The third sclsrgy yman smilsdsin i. sad
way and mousnflily replied !. \. I
Put mo down for twenty two dress.
ing gown, twenty -four pairs o. slipper
and thirty pen wipers. a
! But you may get an inkstand or b
shoe-box or 8 MOTOR 49, /, {,
"No; it viii be exactly what / tell yon:
I've BEEN here eighty years and I never
knew the list to vary.
The fourth one doubted whether he
ought 20 Igiysit away, but finally 70.
You can put me down for fifty-twc
paper weights. I have never received
less than .fifty-two, and sometimes o.
many as eighty-five. have over 400 in
the house now, outside of oil I have
thrown at cats"
The fifth one tried hard to get away,
but after being driven into store and
cornered, he said:
Well, my congregation rather runs
to hardware. shall count on forty
pairs of scissors, Twenty-Five bootjacks.
fifty erasers, forty pom racks and about
thirty pocket knives"
Still another Clergyman wls inter.
viewed as to what disposition was mad,
OF the surplus presents, and he replied
Bless you! but it wouldn't do to gel
rid of single present.! We simply boA
EN- up, label the boxes and build din nd.
.lltion to the house each year to store
1rnvHN y, n.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-03-07

Work hard friends, when you lo
work. Isn't it better .todo certain
amount of work i'll ono hour than in
two? Suppose you can spread ccr-
tain amount Of manure OF SOW a certain
quantity Of seed between breakfast and
dinner; isn't it better to do so and rest
or read during the afternoon than to
take the whole day to the same amount
of work? Promptness, system, cntlu-
siasm and jolly spirit arc not seen Of
ten enough among farm people. clam
obliged to work from sunriseto sunset"
is too often the feeling that oppresses
the farm hand. And SO labor is diluted,
diffused, watercd, as it were, to make it
go further. Wo say, work with will,
and quit work early. Go to bed early
and without the feeling that life is mere
ly routine of drudgery. We do not
believe there is any real economy in
working ones selftired; in goingto bed
worn out and rising with the dread up
on one that the same tedious, mcchan-
ical drudgcry is again to be repeated.
If farmers could but bring themselves
to believe that it is their duty to mingle
physical and intellectual occupation
with social intercourse, it would be bet
ter for them i'll every way Rural New
Yorker.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-03-07
THE BATTLE OF MONTEREY.
Some Reminiseenoes of tho War with
Mexico.

Some "Reminiscences of tho War With
Mexico.
From all / can gather Gen. Ampudia
was both q liar and braggart, and q
book published in 1850 by the leading
Mexican officers engaged in the war in.
sinuates as much. Monterey was one
of the first great battles Of the war, and
its results had much to do with cncour-
aging our men and discouraging those
of the Mexicans. The city itself, lying
at the foot of u mountain, was strongly
fortified naturally, and in wars previous
to this it had been besieged but
seldom taken. 1t was the capital of the
district in which it was situated and
contained, says one authority, in ortlin.
ary times 5000 people. 1t was finely
built, had many stone houses, a great
cathedral, and many public buildings.
On its outskirts We're forts for its pro-
lection, and the Mexican forces at the
time were more than 10000, while Gen.
Taylor had only $500. Notwithstand.
ing this, after three days hard fighting
the city was surrendered and the Mexi-
can army marched out in disgrace. The
fighting done. says Gen. Van Vliet, was
ola peculiar kind. ."Thc city was very
soliilly built. All of tho streets ran in
to the plaza at the center, where tho Ca.
thedral and the halls-of Justice stood.
These streets were barricaded. and can.
non were so arranged that they could
DO swept by them, Tho tops OF
the houses, which were fat, were COW
cred with armeti soldiers
and citizens, and it was almost death to
go into the streets. I was in Gen.
Worth's division. After we had stormed
the forts on the outside of the city, and
had taken one Of tho minor plazas-the
Plaza del Carnia-the serious work be.
gan. We were now in the city, and
shot and. shell came down upon us from
all sides. We succeeded in taking it in
curious way. The streets were inn
passable, and VIC took to the houses will,
pick-axes. We would cut our way
through from one wall to another, always
working toward the Grand Plaza, wlicl,
was Ampudia's stronghold, and where
all of his ammunition and
artillery were. In cutting
through wall, if any one happened to
be on the other side, we would throw a
shell in. AS soon as we entered we
would climb to the top of the house, and
from thence fight the Mexicans We could
reach. In the meantime others of our
troops were fighting in other parts Of
tho city. At last fighting this way we
came within fifty yards of the citadel,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-03-07
"Nater,, vs. Milk.hot.la..

In Il crowded car of railroad train
just pulling out of Boston all old lady,
whose hair had been turned to al iron
gray by some seventy years of earthly
care in the rugged New England climate,
and whose nature had been thoroughly
imbucd with the hard common sense of
her hardy ancestors was sharply cate
chising young man about 25 years of
age, evidently her son, whose more
modern home i'll the suburbs of Boston
she was OH her way to visit.
$50 the baby died last week, did she,
Charlie?'
"Ycs"-vcry quietly and humbly.
"What OH airtll was the matter? She
was healthy when she was born, want
she?"
EYES: but she didn't seem to thrive"
Didn't seem to thrive! There was
sutllin' T. other the matter-now what
was it?"
"Well." apologetically, "you see Lily
was nervous, an,l-and-well, we finally
had to wean"
"What! YOU, Charlie Granard, whom
I raised up! you allow baby two
months old to bc wcancd? I don't Won
der We sit--there and feel Uneasy. 1
should"
"But mother. the Doctor"
doctor to tiddlesticks! What do We
spose we did fifty years ago when half
the time VIC couldn't get II doctor? We
raised our children then: VIC didn't kill
enl; but we didn't have anything to do
with weak-knced doctors. nervous gals,
and milk bottles"
We'll, but You know that the wom-
ell then we're
Yes, yes. I know yell say they
want SO nervous, and grant they want
Thank the Lord, was born fore they
had narvcs. Then woman was sup
posed to marry man to help him
along: but now, goodness they're more
expense'n they he good. and /, for one,
don't blame q man with any sense Jump
in the traces when it comes to marryin'.
Lor' sakes, If Il gal has one child now
folks think it's something wonderful
and she must have Il sarvant gal to help
her and the whole family to wait on
AACI AltSA Itlol pNSINS lIu
my own work and it wasn't counted no
great shakes, cithcr-and no more
it ought to be. Yer father worked
airly mornin' till late at night, and Why
shouldn't I? But things is changed
now. A gal must have absolute rest a
year or two arter she's married ,and then
arter that she don do notllin''
ssBut. mother. Lily"
eyes, I know. OF course Lily is
different, and couldn't help it; and was
nervous, and that's what all you foolish
young fcllcrs say. But she's ~ gal, ain t
she? And was gal, and what could
she could, if she only had the grit ;
but instead of nursing her own child
she gave it cows milk and it died. Now.
Charles Granard, I've sed my say, and
1 do hope, if the good Lord forgives yer
foolislness and sends yc another baby,
yell consider that he's full's good II
jcdgc's you'n yer foolish Lily are how it
ought to feed, and that We wont go to
tryin' to improve OH mater with yer new
tangled rubber arrangements. Thar,
now; yc hev piece o my mind, and I
hope veil heed it,"