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The Waters of Youth.

One summer noon young, bloomine
peasant wandered through a cornfeld
holding in one hand basket and in the
other stone jar.
She was going to meet her husband
wood-cutter, whom she soon espied.
"Stand where you are" he shouted
"the tree is falling"
The fir tree gave deep sigh, bent
over and fell to the ground with crash.
The wood-cu;ter then embraced his
young wife, and they sat down to their
midday repast.
Il have forgotten something" said
Hans, raising, and he cut three crosses
in the tree.
"Why do you do that, Hans?" asked
his wife.
"The lady of the wood commands it."
he answered: "The crosses protect her
from the wild hunter"
The young woman opened wide her
eyes.
"Did you ever meet the lady of the
wood?" she asked, curiously.
mo, She rarely allows herself to be
seen. But to- day is the summer solstice,
and she will show herself" And Hans
suddenly called out into the wood !;
Lady Of the wood, come forth"
He did 1t to please his wife; but on
the holy solstice day we should not
make light of such things.
Suddenly before the couple stood q
little woman no higher than your finger,
with delicate form and beautiful face.
She wore long, white robe, and in her
golden hair spray mistletoe.
Hans and Crete were frightened.
They sprang up quickly, and Crete made
courtesy as well as she could.
You called me early" said the little
woman, pointing to the sun just over
their heads. "and one good deed" she
said, pointing to the tree, deserves an
other. Gold and silver have l not to
give, but i know something better. Come
with me. No harm will befall you.
Bring your jug with you, for you will
need it."
Saying this, she walked on. Hans
shouldered his ak and Crete took her
Jug, and both followed the little woman.
They came to the house of the lady of
the wood, buried in the fir trees and
nailed together with the thorns of the
rose bushes.
The lady led her guest behind the
house, and pointed to brook whose wa
tiers silently flowed over the dark earth.
"This is the fountain of YOUTH" she
said, "A bath in it makes the gray-haired
man boy and the gray-haired woman Q
girl. But if one drinks the water one
will retain youth until death. Fill your
jug and bear it home. But be prudent,
one drop every Sunday is enough to
keep you young. And once for all, Hans,
If you cast your eye ON strange woman,
and you, Crete, on strange man, the
water will loose its power. Remember
that, now 60, and fare you we'll"
So spoke the lady of the wood who re-
fused the thankr of the lucky couple and
went into her house
When they reached home Hans bot
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This cereal has decreased in are. =
compared with that of 1884. : littlo
more than 2 per cent, the State area, =
estimated for 1885, being about 5000
acres.
The acreage of oats has increased over
tbat of 1884, about 10 per cent, the
State area being estimated at $4,000
acres; much Of the wheat ground having
been seeded to this cereal..
The prospect for fruit Is very encour-
aging. III varieties, except peaches,
promise . full crop. The counties lying
in the south-centrsl section of the State
have . fine prospect for peach crop,
but outside of this section, there will be
none. Small fruits, especially grapes,
promise an abundant yield.
THE SEASON.
In the extreme western portion of the
State, and some of the counties on the
northern line, the season is reported as
far advanced as it was last year; while
the reports from the remainder of the
State show it late from ten to twenty
days, as compared with last season.
WV. SIMS,
Secretary St Bid. of Agriculture.
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TIKI GIFT OF TEARS.

The legend says, In Paradise
God gave the world to man. All me!
The woman lifte1 up her eyes:
woman, have but t. ars for thee"
But team? and she began to sned,
Therst, the tears that comforted.
No other beautiful woman breathed.
No rival among men had he;
The seraph's sword of fire was sheathed,
The Colleen fruit lung on the tree.
Her 10 was lord of all the earth,
Wherein no child had walled its birth.)
"Tesrs to bride?' "Yea, therefore tears"
"In EdenT' "Yea, tears therefore"
All bride in Eden, there were fears,
In that first blush your young cheeks wore,
Lest that first kiss had been too sweet,
Lest Eden withert from your feet.
Mother of women! Did you see
How brief your beauty, and how brief,
Therefore, the love of 1t must be
In that first garden that first grief?
Did those first drops of sorrow fall
To move Gods pity for us all?
o sobbing mourner by the dead,
One watcher al the grave grass grown;
o sleepless for some DARLING head,
Cold pillow ed on the prison stone.
Or wet with drowning seas, He knew
Who gave the gilt OF tears to you!
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A POEM By DANIEL WEBSTER.

ON THE DEATH OF HIS LITTLE SON CHARLES, IN 1926
The staff on which my years should lean
Is broken ere those years came DER me;
My funeral rites thou should'st have seen;
But thou art in the tomb before me.
Thou rear'st to me no filial stone,
No parents grave with tears beholdest;
Thou art my ancestor my son,
And standst in Heavens account the oldest
On earth my lot was soonest cast,
Thy generation after mine;
Thou hast thy predecessor passed,
Earlier eternity is thine.
should have set before thine eyes
The load to Heaven, and shown clear;
But thou untaught kprlng'st in the skies;
And leav st thy teacher lingering here.
Sweet seraph, / would learn of thee,
Aud hasten to partake thy bliss;
And oh, to thy world weIcome me,
AS tirst i welcomed thee to this
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oh: Cast that Shadow From thy Brow"
You can't do it if you have liver com.
plant or dyspepsia. The darkened con.
tenance tells the story of inward com.
motion and woe. Clear your stomach,
strengthen your digestion, regulate your
liver, tone your nerves, and then away
goes the shadow from your brow, and
you are happy because you are well.
Mrs. NJ. J. Aston, of Littelton, N. c.,
says, Il recommend Browns Iron Bit
tiers to the nervous and debilitated. It
greatly benefited me-"
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Grant asa ralker.

Senator ingalls,, in speaking of Gen.
Grant week ago, said: "Gen. Grant was
one of the most entertaining after-dinner
takers ever knew. He was only the
silent man in crowds and at times when
fatterers tried to draw him out and made
him talk about himself. But after din
ner, or with few congenial friends any
where, he was ready, interesting, and
often fascinating in conversation. 1 re-
call especially one evening when Gen.
Grant was president. 1t was a. q din
ner-party he gave at the white house.
Among the guests were a number of
senators and Gen. Sheridan. Mrs. Grant
and the ladies had retired from the table
and we were smoking our cigars. Gen.
Grant talked q great deal. He was in
his happiest mood, and I know every
body enjoyed him just as much as did
don't know how it came about, but
finally we began to 60 backward and
talk of the time of life q man would
most care to live over again.
Each one mentioned some particular age
when life seemed brightest and most de-
sirable, and q period he would enjoy to
live the second time. Some turned back
to boyhood, others to early manhood,
with the pleasantest recollections, while
to some the present was most satisfacto-
~. And yon, general; what part of your
life would you like to live oyer again?
one of the guests asked the president.
General Grant dropped his chin on his
breast and was silent for minute or two.
/ can see him now, as we all waited for
his answer and tried to read it in his
face which, as usual, was sealed book.
But we fully expected he would choose
that part of his life which had been pros-
porous and great. He lifted his head
and said in voice of quiet decision that
left no doubt of sincerity:
.'All of it. l should like to live all my
life over again. There isn't any part Of
it should like to leave out"
II shall never forget the impression
bis answer made on me, and think it
impressed everyone else. He was the
only one in the room who was ready to
take the bitter with the sweet in his life.
Everyone of rs had left out some partic-
nlar time of hardship or encouragement,
when the world seemed darkest. Not
one was brave enough to face that time
again; and probably not one of Us had
had such hard times and 30 much Of real
diversity to begin with. I think the
most OF Us had begun to prosper before
he was out of the woods. But General
Grant was the only man smoking his af.
er-dinner cigar at the white house that
evening who had the courage to live his |
whole life over sgain."
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Grant and Horace Greeley.

Many anecdotes illustrating q ten.
derness of heart and q generosity of
spirit, which those who looked only up
on Gen. Grants impressive features might
never have suspected have been told du-
ring his sickness; but no act or incident
of his career disclosed finer sensibility
or evoked warmer tribute of popular
appreciation than that which Is COM
memorated in the following letter, from
the Tribune of December 7, 1872, now
published by request:
HORACE GKEELEY'S MEMORY
AN OPEN LETTER.
To the President of the United States.
SIR: trust that shall not be charged
with presumption in addressing you on
the subject of this letter. 1 want to
thank you, not for any favor bestowed
on my friends, or shown to me. Thanks
for euch things are as common as the
benefits they confer. desire to thank
you for something greater and better
than these; for something much beyond
the ordinary practice of high official life.
l desire to thank you for the respect
shown by you to Mr.. Greeley on his
death-bed, and for the great respect you
paid his character and memory by your
attendance on his funeral. 1t was a
great compliment for the head of q great
nation to decline attendance on an Off
cial festivity while private citizen who
had no claims on the sympathy of the
official, either of blood or close friend.
ship. It was much greater compliment
when the executive laid aside the press
ing duties of his great Office, and making
q night journey of hundreds of miles, at
or In o0v~t 10 Il
private person among the thousands
gathered together to pay the last tribute
Of respect that the living can pay to the
Greeley, dying; for your attendance at his
funeral; for the fearful attention you
paid to the cad ceremonies of that occa-
sion, Mr.. President, thank you with all
earnestness. / am very sure that in do
ing so but echo sentiments of hundreds
OF your ellow-ciiizens, whose views of
public affairs led them and myself to
support, in the late canvass, the man to
whom you have shown such high re-
spect. BY these acts you have removed
prejudices, changed opponents into
friends, and shown the world that great
official lie need not deaden the better
instincts OF our common humanity. By
snoo0 SCs0 YOU u8Vo tAuSuG the 02IlO00
that Americans never forget what il due
to the character Of their great citizens.
snd that the passions of an exciting DO.
litical contest never destroy the respect
that American partisan opponents have
for the good lives Of good men.
Thank you, Mr.. President, and prav
that long and happy life may await
you. And whenit shall please the Great
Ruler to send the Angel Death TO call
you home, mW your passage to the tomb
be made smooth BY the affections Of
kind friends, and the. grave close over
vou with the heartfelt prayers Of your
for your eternal rest. Terv
your friend.
SINcLAIR TouxEY.
New York, December 9, 1872.-Nev
York Tribune.
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KANSAS CHURCHES.

Items Of All Kinds Concerning Them.
Rev. ]. w. Hunter formerly of. Chero-
kee has taken charge Of the Methodist
church at McCune.
The Methodist church at Wichita has
been repaired and renovated and the
Beacon says that its appearance is much
improved.
Belle P:,ine Meas: The installation of
Rev. w. w. Curtis as pastor of the Pres
byterian church in this city took place q
short time ago.
Rev. II. D. Fisher, of Topeka, deliver
ed q lecture recently at Winfield. Sub
ject: utah and the Mormons." It was
for the benefit of the Ladies' Aid Soci-
ETY..
Nortonvilie Nesrs: The members of
the Methodist church and others, band
ed together last Friday and had q special
arbor day of their own. They set out
about one hundred trees around the
church premises.
Wichita Eagle: The Lutheran Evangeli-
cal association have not only Organized,
but purchased building lots and will
build. The gentleman who comes as
their pastor is . real live, wide-awake,
practical man, and we have no doubt of
his success.
Paola Spirit: The Presbyterian church
has recently been reprinted inside and
thoroughly cleaned up. It presents q
most attractive and cheerful appearance
for which the several good and industri-
GUS ladies and their gentlemen assistants
can take pride and credit.
Clay Center Times: The Central
Kansas Congregational Minister'S Union
met in this city short time ago and
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KANSAS CROPS.


Condition of the Growing Cereals In Kan
We are under obligations to Major
VIM. Sims, Secretary of the State Board
of Agriculture, for the following infor-
nation regarding the condition of the
growing crops in this state, which has
been prepared for his forthcoming re-
port:
OFFICE OF STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE,
TOPEKA, KANSAS, MAY 6, 1885. !
WINTER WHEAT.
From information received at this Of
fee it is found that the area sown to
winter wheat in this state, in the fall of
1884, did not exceed 70 per cent of tina.
sown the preceding years. decrease of
$50, 600 acres as compared with the acre
age of last year; that of the acreage sown
q per cent has been killed by frost and
destroyed from other causes, ana the
land, to large extent, seeded to other
crops, leaving but ], 145,OOO acres from
which product may be expected-an
area equal to but So per cent of the acre
age of 1884.
From q careful compilation of the re-
ports of BIS legal and volunteer cores
pondents of the Board, representing ev-
cry county in the state except one bar
ber) the condition of the crop, April 80,
is found to be 70 as compared with the
condition one year ago-an improve
ment of 3 per cent. over the condition
shown March 81. We therefore esti-
mate the winter wheat product of the
State for this year at 20 SOC, OOO, bushels or Q
small fraction less than As per cent. of the
total product of the harvest ofl884-and
slightly in excess of IS per cent. of the
average annual product for the last five
years.
The acreage of rye has fallen off
from that of the preceding year about
20 per cent, leaving an area of about
240,0O0 acres. There was an improve
ment in condition during April, and
as compared with April 80, 1884, ii
Is SO.
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Peabody Gazette: Theirs are lots of
of strawberry patches around Peabody,
and many new vines have been planted.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-05-21
A DARING RIVAL OF SAM PATCH,
Clad All in Red, Jumps Boldly From
Brooklyn Bridge.

New York, May l9.-This afternoon
n cab left the entrance of the Brooklyn
bridge and was driven to the middle of
the great span. Here the driver pulled
up and two men got out and began to
climb the railing. Before they had
reached the top, bridge policeman
came running toward them, brandishing
his club and ordering them to "gct
down out of that
While he was talking with the young
men, a covered wagon containing Pro-
fcssor Robert L. Oldum, and n COM
panion stopped about 100 feet behind
the cab
Quickly divesting himself of the blue
flannel suit in which he was dressed,
the professor clad in red shirt and
trunks jumped from the carriage and
sprang lightly to the railing. He quick
ly reached the top and perching himself
for moment he stood erect and glanc-
ed hurriedly at the surface of the East
river far below him.
The people on the bridge sent up a
cry of horror when they saw the pro-
fessor prepare to plunge off the bridge
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-05-21
Order OF Publication,

In the circuit court Of Livingston county State
Of Missouri.
Joshua NJ. Mansfield, plaintiff,
vs..
Horace NJ. Button, defendant
Now ut this day comes the plaintilG and files
with the clerk in vacation his petition. stating
among other things that the defendant is non.
resident Of the State Ut Missouri, so that the
ordinary process Of law cannot he served. on
him.
1t is therefore ordered by the clerk in vaca.
tiOn that the defendant be notified by puhlicil.
tOn that plaintiff has commenced Il suit against
Inn by attachment, the object and nature of
which is to secure the payment of an account
for medical services amounting to S3I2G5.
and unless he appear before the circuit court
Of Livingston county Missouri at the next
term thereof, TO he begun and held at the court
house In ChlicOthe, Mo-, on the 2ith day of
May, lSSj, aud on or before the 9th day of said
term, answer or otherwise plead to said petl-
tOn Judgment will be taken as confessed by
him.
II is further ordered that copy hereof be
published In the Chilic0the CRISIS, n newspa,
per published in ChilllcUthe, In said county,
this 9Th day Of April, 1885.
A true copy.
-, Attest -
isEAL W. =. MUNRO
I ~ 81 Clerk.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-05-21

George W. Weaver. Defendant.
Now 1T this day comes the plaintiff by her at.
tOrncy In vactiOu, March 23rd, 1885. and files her
petition, stating among other things that de.
irndant Is non resident VI the State Of MiSSOu,
RI, 50 that the ordinary process of law cannot
be served upon linn.
1t Is therefore ordered by the clerk in vaca.
tlOn, that defendant be notified by publication
that plaintli has commenced n suit in this
court against him, the object and general n;l
ttlrc Ol which slOcOmpel said defendant to sup,
port and maintain plaintilf and her children
and unless he be and appear on the first day Ol
The May term 1880, thereof, To be begun and
held NJ the court room In the city Of ChilllCOihc
Missouri, on the lth Monday in May, ls>j, ii
being the 18th day OF May, 1855, and on or be
lore the 9th day " said tcrIn and answer On
otherwise plead toplaintin's petition, the same
will be taken as confessed and Judgment rem
dcred accordingly.
II Is further ordered that n copy hereof be
published in the CmLIICoGnE CRISIS, Il
newspaper published weekly in said county and
State
,-'- A true copy.
! SEAL Attest,
'--l W. i. MUNRO, Clerk.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-05-21

Administrators Notice.

Notice Is hereby given that letters of admin
istratiOn upon the estate Of John Simpson, late
OF Livingston county deceased, have been
granted to the undersigned @. Il. j. McInturiT
by the Probate Court Of said county OF I.iylngs-
ton. bearing date March 10Th. 1885. All persons
having claims against said estate are requested
to exhibit them for allowance TO the mdersgn-
ed within one year after the date of said letters,
Or they may be precluded from any benefit OF
any such estate; and such claims be not ex-
hlbited within two years from the date OF this
publication they viii be forever barred.
Q. II. j. MCINTURFF,
"A Administrator,
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-05-21
Final Settlement Notice.

Notice Is hereby given to all creditors and
others Interested IN the estate OF j. w. McClcc.
ry, deceased, that ], j. I. McCleery, Admins
traitor Of said estate, intend TO make final set
tlemcnt thereof at the next term Of the Probate
court Of Livingston county, Missouri, to be be-
gun and held on the second Monday in May,
1885.
j. I. McCLEERY,
"a Administrator.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-05-21

pended upon and that the only reliable
remedy for our financial difficulties and
the only safe course for our people, is
the total abandonment of the gold basis
and n sufficient but wisely regulated
and carefully limited issue OF grcenback
mOnCY.