Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1885-02-19
FACT AND FANCY.

effect Is striking.
Mrs. Croly, the "Jennie June" Of
journalism, is reported seriously Ill Of
pneumonia in New York.
The Boston girls must not be con-
sidered hard drinkers because they
take to their glasses early.
"Your wife dead. Please return
home and live in happiness, is per
sonal' in st. Louis paper.
The aggregate trade of Canada In
the year ending June 80 last declined
in value nearly S22, 100000.
St. Louis assessors have discovered
hfty people in that city who pay taxes
on property worth $3.50, 900 each.
Beverly Tucker, of Virginia, expects
to have his volume of "reminiscences
ready for publication in November.
The United States senate, after
March 4, will have three gentlemen
named Jones, but not single Smith.
A forged deed of 500 acres Of land
was the present which an East Saginaw
man made to his intended bride few
| days before marriage.
A bill is before the Minnesota legisla-
ture requiring n man to take out
| license before he can drink anything
stronger than water.
A bill has been introduced in the
New York legislature to make it
| Unable oifcnse to send flowers or tokens
of sympathy to convicted murderer
or fclon in prison.
A man walked from Campbell coun-
ty, Ga, to Blairsville, Union county,
S. G., says the AbJeUiIle Medium,
distance of 100 miles, to pay his tax
Qour cents) on lot of wild land.
at is considered unlucky to get
married before breakfast" and ii does
not make any difference whether the
breakfast comes the day of the mar
riage or the next day.
"My husband is troubled with insom-
mia, " remarked Mrs. Gray. "ls hep"
replied Mrs. Green. 81 thought some-
thing was the matter with him. Don't
you think he needs restP"
"Who made you, Georgia." asked a
country Sunday school teacher:
God" "Who made those hills?"
"Don't know. sir; just moved here"
The youth had been living IN the city.
Since that Connecticut woman left
her husband because the latter joined
the Salvationists, that organization re-
ports the largest accession of married
men to ITS ranks ever known in the
history of the army"
The Campagna regeneration works
have begun. Five hundred laborers
have pitched their tents in the ravine
of the AlmO who are employed in
drainage At night their huge disin-
fectant boniires present highly
picturesque effect.
The man who discovered one of tho
richest mines in Lcadville received
| $4,000 for his find, and the two pur-
chasers made million dollars each
within year. The discoverer applied
recently for nights lodging in q
Leadvile station house.
"Pat, believe saw you asleep in
church last Sunday" mo, indade,
your riv'r didn't. You might a
seen me with me oies shut, but diell
bit o sleep could get anyhow, with
your screcchin' and your thumpin' Of
the poor cushion long life to ye."
A pious convict in the Philadelphia
penitcntiary, where the system of soli-
tary confinement is IN vogue, manages
to do some missionary work among his
fellow prisoners by writing scriptural
| texts ON the backs of immense cock
reaches, which wander from cell to
cell.
Little Clara was taken with sudden
but not serious illness. Mamma"
she said, "do you think | shall get
well?h ''Of course you will, darling"
IL don't think | shall, mamma, and
guess it's best shouldn't. Being un-
der 5, perhaps could get into heaven
for half fare"
A lady travelling in railway car
riage was much annoyed by cockney
companion continually embellishing
his conversation with This ere" and
THAT air." A few moments after
ward she quietly requested him to
close the windows, remarking: "This
ear is affected by that air"
MAY it please your honor" said o
| good deacon, in defending minister
from the charge of kissing members
wife, 81 had dream last night, and
saw two angels, who declared the pris-
oner to be not guilty" "Very good"
returned the judge, "cause them to
apper as witnesses, and I'll swear
| them"
The practical genius of the English
people occasionally receives homage
even from the most patriotic French
papers. lie GduloiS tells story of
''un Anglaisn who married rich wife
for her money, and who, upon discov-
ering too late that she had wooden
leg, did not give way to useless re-
pining, but promptly insured his bet
ter half against fire.
Down in Banks county, Georgia, a
few nights ago. Squire Cristler was
called upon to join n couple in the
holy bands of matrimony. Getting to
the river he found it impossible to
cross. Determining not to be disap-
pointed, he summoned the couple TO
the waters edge, on the opposite side
of the stream, and having the groom
tie rock to the license and pitch 1t
over, some sixty yards, he proceeded
to tie the knot at the top of his voice.
Some remarkable statements are
made of Georgia pear tree and the
planter of it.. The tree is In Mont
gomery county, and although 81 years
old has not failed to bear crop of fruit
in over eighty years, 1t was set out In
1898 by Mr. Stafford Davis, who is now
living in Worth county at the age OF
107 years. He married four years ago
(at the age of 1903 years) young lady
of 18 years. Mr.. Davis is a farmer
and made crop last year. He plow-
ed regularly through the working sea-
son.
The prettiest of literary anecdotes
has been related by Wilhelm Grimm,
one of the pair OF famous story-tellers.
| One day little girl rang their bell and
met him in the hall with the words:
care you the Mr.. Grimm who writes
the pretty talesP" Eyes, and my
brother" "And that Of the clever
little tailor who married the princessP"
Eyes, certainly" WELL" said the
child, producing the book, "it is said
here that every one who doesn't be-
lieve it must pay him thaler. Now,
| don't believe that the princess ever