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Which for Racchus.

Tic question has been we'll put thus:
We ask the farmers whose votes and infiu-
ence is cast in favor of continuing the
saloon curse, which one of their boys are
they willing to yield as victim to the
wicked influences and temptations of the
dram-shop9 These drunkard factories
must have material to work upon and your
boys are as likely 10 fall victims as youl
neiglibors.- Er.
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Il will undertake and give bonds for the
fulfillment Of the contract. that if the city
of Philadelphia will stop selling liquor
and give me as much as was expended there
for liqnor last year, to run the city next
year. will pay all the city expenses; no
person within her borders shall pay taxes:
there shall be no insurance ON property:
a good dress suit shall be given to every
poor boy, girl, man and woman: all the
educational expenses shall be paid; bar
rel of flour shall be given to every needy
and worthy person, and | will clear a half
million or million dollars by the opera
ton. p r. BorRam. IN HHmiagtoann
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i saloon can no more he run without
using up boys than a Touring mill with
ont wheat, or a saw mill without logs.
The only question is, whose boys-your
boys or mine-our boys or our neighbor' 5?
win you give your husband and sons, or
must other women give their husbands
and SONS, that the mill of ruin may grind
on? How long will christian people sleep
over these things Sentinel Democrot
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Abraham lincoln.

Abraham Lincoln was a total abstainer
for fifty years. On his election to the
Presidency large number of citizens
crowded to the White House to congratu-
late him When the audience chamber
vas full he cleared it by one of the prac-
teal Jokes Of which he was fond, Gen
tlemen said he, Il am sure that you will
agree with me that on this suspicious &c
casion we should drink each other 5
health This proposition was greeted
with applause. soon a servant appeared
carrying tray with number of glasses
and large decanter Of water. Turning
to his guests the President then said
''Gentlemen, we will now drink each
others health in the best beverage given
to man, pure cold water" subsequently,
the President added to one of his friends.
That water Joke effected two purposes
it cleared my room and gave them lesson
in the disuse of strong drink
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Our prices are SO low on straw hats that
we have more than once this season missed
sales on them. for no other reason than the
customer concluded there must be some
hidden wrong about them, else we would
not quote such low prices. This looks in
credible but it is true. f. B. Humphreys
g. Co.
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The probabilities Of life for moderate
drinkers and total abstainers, according to
a comparative table furnished in lie Jou7
noie n Hygiene, are that a moderate drinker
at twenty years of age may expect to live
1910 years: at thirty, 13; at forty, l1.6; at
fifty, 1913; at sixty, 80; The probabilities
for total abstainers are: At twenty years,
4i.2; al thirty, 3G.5; at forty, 2s.s; atfifty,
21.25; at sixty, 1923.
Miss Cleveland. it is said, does not per-
nit the walters in the White House to
pour any wine in the glasses at her plate,
no matter what guests are present
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LIPPINCOTT'S
Executors Notice.

Edward b. Humphreys, Executor of Ann Null
deceased, by direction of the Surrogate of the
county of salem hereby gives notice TO the cred
itors ofthe said Ann Null deceased. to bring in
their debts, demands and claims against the
estate of said decedent under oath or afiirlna.
ton, within nine months from the date hereof
or they viii be forever barred of any action
thereof against the said executor.
EDWARD b. HUMPHREYS,
Dated April y, lSsj-Mayl-2m Executor.
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Mems seersucker coats with vests to
match at $3.50 for the set. Just the the
thing for warm weather. f. B. Hum
phreys.
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Leaving salenl3 al $50 arriving at Atlantic
City mt 935.
Returning ieaye Atlantic City at g, arriving
at Bridgeton at Is. and salem ut :. ~ thus Civ
ing eXcursioniFs hours AT the "Caty by the
sea-, one OF ths most popular places OF sum
mer resort in this country.
Fare for the ronnd trip, 81 . from all stations,
except GlassifDro, Clayton, Malaga ana New
field, which will be 800; from Monroe, sI.I5 !:
Harding. u. p; Union, sl.i0 children, half
price.
\ strong pSliee force will be on the cars to
preserve Taer, and every one that does not
conform 10 fhe rules Will be elected at the next
station. DO not wish the patronage Of any
that will nf abide by the rules. order will be
preserved IN all my excursions.
IA The 3,lem Band viii accompany this OK
cursion.
The Fifth maryland Regiment and the
Washington Marine Band 7gN be in camp
at Atlantic City on The day Of this excay-
JOHN r. BRt'NA
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We have good assortment of the popu-
lar batiste dress goods-heavier than lawn,
aud lighter than cretonne. We are selling
them freely and the buyers are pleased with
them. Price l5c and Ice. Nearly a yard
wide. E. b. Humphreys & Go.
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i"1'ii .''+' 49, z F''"''' go
state of New Jersey, county of salem. =:
[. William Z.Flitcraft. Cashier OF the above
named bank. DO solemnly affirm that the above
statement i frue to the best of my knowledge
and belief. T
WILLIAM T.. fLHcRAFT. Cashier.
SubscrilSd and affirmed TO Re fore me this sth
day Of j gsiy. lsSi.
E. :. FoeG. Notary Public.
CORR %T-Attest.
NATHAN THoRNE, "
ISAAC X. LIPPINCoTT.T Directors.
>kMtEL BoRToS. W
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REPORT

3nF the condition of the FIRST ATioNAL BA SR
of Woodstown. at Woodstown. in the
State Of New Jersey. AT the close OF business
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1885-03-19
A Horrible Heritage.

A pitiable sight came to notice here
last evening on passenger train, says
a Nevada Mo, )dispatch to The 81,
Louis Globe Democrat, being a Mrs.
Hale and her four idiotic and helpless
offspring. The party was taken on
board at Ellis, in this county, and was
on its way to some point in Henry
county, where they have relatives liv-
ing. The mother is 20 years old and
in feeble health. The eldest of the imbe-
Giles is a man SO years old, while the
others are growing gray. Some of
them were as helpless as infants, and
none OF them were capable of caring
for themselves. The family has been
living in this county for a number of
years, and its history is peculiarly sad.
The father of the children is familiarly
known as "Parson Hale" title which
he acquired by his frequent exherta-
tions at Methodist meetings in his
neighborhood. He is OF an eccentric
nature, and would frequently leave
home for weeks at time, without APP
parent reason. Several months ago
he left, and has not been heard OF
since. There were eight children born
to the old couple, seven of whom are
;"idiots, " the other being of sound
mind; three have died, and the sane
one is living out in the country, the
four helpless ones being with then
mother. They have lived in wretched
poverty for years, being possessed OF
no means and having only what they
could provide for each other. The
pitiable condition Of the family is not
without its moral. The parents of
Parson Hale were cousins, the parents
of Mrs. Hale We're near relatives, and
Parsoa Hale and bis wife are cousins
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1885-03-19
The little Child on the Track.

As the freight train on the East Side
Road was coming into Stephens Ad-
diton on Monday night the engineer
,thd fireman saw, to their horror, q
little child not over three years old,
balancing her tiny self upon one of the
rails ahead and clapping her hands in
greatest glee as the iron monster
thundered along toward her. The en-.
gineer shut off steam and reversed the
lever, while the fireman sprang to the
top of the train and set two or three
brakes quicker and tighter than they
had ever been set before. To blow the
whistle would be nothing but murder,
thought the engineer, for 1t would
surely freighten the child and cause
her to fall in front of the train. So he
called out, and probably the tones of
his voice had never before been so ten
derly modulated. But calliug and
motioning were of as little avail as the
endeavors to stop the heavy train so
suddenly. The little girl, knowing no
fear, was waving her sunbonnet and
her laugh could be heard in the cab
of the engine. The strong man clos
ed his eyes and feeling of sickness
came over him. But.it was not deslin,
ed that that little life should thus be
crushed out. Something-was it mere
chance or the brush of an angels
wingp-caused the wee one to reel and
fall backward away from the track,
jher tiny feet almost touching the
wheels as they went rumbling past.--
Portland OreqOniai.
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Discovery of Gold in California.

In your issue of Friday evening,
writes John Kane in The Sacramento
Bee, | saw an item headed, "The Dis
covery of gold dated at New York,
where the writer, an alleged California
pioneer, objects to j. w. Marshall
having all credit for the discovery of
the precious metal and asserts that
Capt. Sutter is deserving of the lion $
share of praise. With all due respect
to both those pioneers, | wish to show
through the columns of The Bee that
there are other parties equally as de-
serving. ] refer to Mr.. Weimar and
lady, the latter of whom had the first
piece of gold discovered in California
in her possession in 1854. The writer
of this paid a visit to the Weimar
family, IN the town of Coloma, FL Do
RADIO county, in company with Mr..
Hill, and our only object was to get a
look at the specimen, and the lady in
formed me l was only one of hundreds
who visited her for similar purpose.
1t seemed to please the lady to have
people call on her. now give you her
version of this discovery. She said
that Mr.. Marshall and her husband
went out from the cabin one Sunday
morning to visit a water-course, or
tail-race, where Capt. Sutter had a
number of Indians employed. They
were walking along, and one of the
men saw the glittering specimen,
picked it up, and brought it to their
cabin. Neither of the two mon knew
what it was, but she exclaimed as soon
as she saw it that it was gold, but the
men only laughed at her. She then
convinced them that she was right by
testing the metal with soap-suds, and
her husband was going to the fort, at
Sacramento, the next day to give the
important news to Sutter, but as he
(Weimar) was superintendent. or boss,
of the laborers on the tail-race, he
thought it best to let Marshall go.
Such is the history OF the discovery
of gold as given to the writer of this
by a lady who could have had no OBJ
ject in coloring the story. She re-
marked to us at the time that she had
been offered 5000 for the specimen,
and it was only about S. value in
weight. l asked her why she did not
accept the offer, and she said she
would not part with the specimen for
money, but that if the state of Calfor-
mia desired it as memento for its col
lection of historical relics it could have
it; and | think that remark speaks vol
umes for the lady.
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Songs of the War.

Someone describes in Philadelphia
paper the methods of Frank Howard,
popular singer and ballad composer
1t is stated that after writing the
words he will get together several
members of the minstrel company
with which he is connected, and they
will all sing, suggest, and criticise
while he cmbodics on the piano, till
at last the melody thus hammered out
is made to fit The author of that
famous war song, John Browns
Body" describes in n letter to The
Graphic similar process in conuec-
tion with that wonderful piece of pas
sion and nonsense, patriotism and
brutality, highwrought enthusiasm
and emotional fcrvor. The author, y
Mr. jerome Leonard, resides at Rus
sci, Kan. He was II boy of 16 years
during that hrst battle in the summer
of 1861, living at LeavenwOrth, Kan,
whore his elder brother was an orches-
ira leader in variety theater. Leo
nard was fond of music, and very
much in the habit. with boy COM
panion, of thrummlng off combination
tunes from old melodies floating in his
head. The Sth Kansas volunteers,
commanded by John A. Martin, now
governor of that state, were. in Leaven-
worth during June, 1861, preparing
for departure to Kentucky and Tenne-
sec, from which department they did
not return until the war was ended.
The soldiers frequented the Cantcr-
bury, and John Brown Had Little
Nlgger," "One More River to Cross"
"Canaan's Happy Land" and other
catch songs were exhausted. Young
jerome heard his brother talking Of
the need of new war song, went to
his room and hammered out of an old
cracked piano and two old Methodist
camp-meeting tunes the stirring rhyth-
mic melody with its "hallelujah" Choir
us we know as the John Brown song
and music. He wrote two of the verses
aftcrward so famous, and it was sung
on the boards that night. 1t set tho
soldiers wild, and so travelled from
Lcavenworth to Boston harbor. where
it was adopted by the l4th Massachu-
sets, then garrlSoning Fort Warren.
BY them it was brought to the Poto-
mae. The Sth Kansas carried it to the
armies of Thomas, Logan, ct al. A
ncwsboy on the street next day added
the striking, if coarse, line, half hui
,morous. half brutal, and wholly i'm
passioned:
Wen hang jeff Davis to a sour apple tree
As We 90 marching on.
With that line the John Brown song
was fairly launched, and met every
where in the union lines the favor of
the soldiery and the adaptive verdict
of the people. Nothing ever replaced
it. Mrs. Howe's Battle Hymn" was
sung by the campfire, but the rude
and stirring John Brown" first set
echoing over a continent by the boy,
Jerome Leonard, held its place on the
march and on the battlefield until the
end, and still has power to stir and
rouse with associations of "deering
do. .'-NeV Yorh Graphic.
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GRAINS OF SAND,
OF all who toll from youth till death
To win the gilded laurel wreath
And wear II at their latest breath,

on all who toll from youth till death
To win the gilded laurel wreath
And wear 1t at their latest breath,
Who struggle with the hope, the trust
That ages will not let their dust
Fall down and unremembered rust
Not one in every thousand gains
The glorious bauble for his pains;
Yet bears around his heart Woes chains
That burn and fire the pangs we feel
After the point OF Failures steel
Has opened wounds that will not heal.
Whate'er may be matters not;
Enough II peace falls to my lot
WIN CLEANS of tranquilness and thought
TO me my native wales are dear;
/ love them for their hOmcly cheer,
Their quiet moods and language clear.
To me there Is mystic spell
In each dusk-glOoming hill and dell,
And music in the lowicst rll
That ramblcs humbly like heart
Which scorns all petty tricks of art,
And wisely takes the better part.
The laughter Of the brooks that pass
Ihro' my own meadow plots, like glass;
The crickets in the summer grass;
The herds that seek the gladcs at noon;
The men who, sweat-crowned, late and sooI
Toll In the harvest fields OF June;
His birds who look to me for food;
His kline, who plead with language rude
To me as primal source of good
These keep the heart-founts pure and warm
These drain the soul of all its storm
Whose loves Nature knowns not harm
Who writes Gods poem Beautiful
Is 1t nOthe whom fools call dull,
And yet, withal, whose fervent soul
Writes Beauty on each rolling plain
In yerdure billowing like MAIN
ldylls OF grass and songs Of grant
Poems Of light and life and toll
Uprising thro' Arts vain turmoil
Truths which nor scorn nor hate can soill
Why bow to Fame whose restless thirst
Leads on from slime impure to worst
Truth is true art, and licth first
With Duty; such my songI: The years
Repay all troubles and all fears,
All anxious longings and all tears.
No one strives truly but at last
Is recompenscd for all the past,
Nor shall the guiding desert blast
That raves across the arid lands,
Crush flat upon Times level sands
The column raised by careful hands.
--ChdrleS j. O'Ndlley, IN The Current.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1885-03-19

Mr. GLADSTONE, whom some people
regard as growing too old for the office
of premier, is in the 10th year of his
age. Lord John Russell, who was an
active member of the house of lords to
the time of his death, after long ca
reer in the house of commons, was 90
years old when he died, and Lord
Palmerston, who died while occupying
the position of premier, was 81 years
old. Earl Derby, Lord Aberdeen.
Lord Melbourne, and Earl Gray were
also old men when holding places of
power.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1885-03-19

WINDOW to the memory of Prof.
Williams has just been put up in the
Battell chapel at Yale. The inscrip-
tion at the bottom, reads: "In men,
ory of Samuel Welles Williams, LII.
D., OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Missionary, Scholar, DiplOmatist, Pro-
fessor of the Chinese Language in
Yale College," Above in Chinese
characters is quotation from Con-
ucius, which is translated: "By his
earnest activity his achievements were
great. By his justice all were delight
ed "
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1885-03-19

"LIoNEL SACKvILLE WEST" writes
Washington correspondent, sis of
middle height, with inconspicuous fea.
lures, pair of large, sad blue eyes,
and look so wearied and bored that
it can only proceed from ill-health or
hopeless ennui. He is of middle age
quite bald, and slightly gray. His
court dress is notable as the most
heavily embroidered among the loga-
tion. 1t is embroidered in gold bull
lion until it is as stiff as a cuirass, and
the only place where the cloth is visi-
BILE is on the back, between the collar
and the shoulder-blade.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1885-03-19

NAVAL CADET TILToN, late of the
Naval academy at Annapolis, and now
In the Chinese service, commanded
tho only Chinese vessel that captured
a French vessel IN a late conflict.
Capt. Tilton was thereupon made a
commander in the Chinese navy. Ex-
Naval Cadets Sparling and Tcnnant
are going to China, also to enter the
Chinese navy.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1885-03-19

MArLEsoN arbitrarily changed the
opera for the opening night in San
Francisco from "Semiramide" to
"Linda," and the result was the
crowded house refused to applaud
Patti, venting their spleen in this way
upon her manager, while on the fol-
lowing night the audience went wild
over Fursch-Madi, who was wholly
surprised by so much applause.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1885-03-19

LIEUT.. Col. PHILIP EYRE, who lost
his life in tho battle of Dulka, was
once a clerk in the Dublin post
Office. He was careless in his work,
and one day the head of the depart.
ment angrily told him he never would
earn his salt as a clerk. "What shall
do. thenPh asked Eyre. Better 60
and enlist. You'd make good
target" Next day Eyre did not put
in an appearance, but late on the
second came strolling in lelsurely.
"Well, sir" demanded the enraged
chief, "explain why you were absent
without leave yesterday" "Oh, |
took your advice and enlisted.
Thought I'd just call in and bid you
oil good-by."
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1885-03-19

ERNEST LONGFELLOw, who is on his
way homo from a trip in the south,
said to an interviewer in New York
recently; 81 do not know whether
the sale of my fathers works has in
creased since his death or not. My
family do not get royalty upon the
sale, but other arrangements are
made. Several biographies have been
published of my father, but none arc
authentic. My uncle, Samuel Long
fellow, is now engaged in compiling
extracts from my fathers dairy and
papers, and the book will be published
next year. 1t will be the only author
lzod biography of my father"
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1885-03-19

"RICHELIEU" ROBINSON, whose
burly form will not be seen on the
floor of the house for an indefinite
time, relates an amusing incident in
which he was the chief actor. More
than forty years ago he took out his
first papers of citizenship. The clerk
repeated the usual formula, which re-
quired the applicant to renounce alle-
glance to all other governments, and
concluded, without ever making a
pause, "but especially to the queen of
Great Britain and Ireland so help you
God give me dollarp' Pardon me,
sir, Mr.. Robinson said, "but shouldn't
you have put comma between God
and the dolla +"
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1885-03-19

Some Of the citizens 0pelika, Ala, are dis
satisfied with the rule of the city commission,
and propose 10 test It's consti,ntionality. They
want to exercise the right OF electpg their own
mayor and COUNCIL
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1885-03-19
CURRENT TOPICS.

Mr.. HENRY IRVING does not mean
that the London public shall forget
him and Miss Ellen Terry while he is
adding to his fame and fortune in
America. His appearances here arc
advertised as regularly in the London
papers as though he were playing in
that city.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1885-03-19

A FEW days after Dickens death an
Englishman, deeply grieved at the
event, made pilgrimage to Gad's
Hill, and as he was having some re-
freshment at the famous John Falstaff
inn. near at hand, the eifusiveness of his
emotions prompted him to take the
waiter into his confidence. "a great
loss, this, of Mr.. Dickens" said the
pilgrim. "a great loss to us, sir" re-
piled the waiter, shaking his head,
"he had all his ale sent in from this
house."
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1885-03-19

LORD LYrToN will shortly publish
new narrative poem somewhat of
the character of Lucille" under the
title of "Glenaverie; or, The Metamor-
phosis." The story is said to be entire
ly modern, with stirring narrative
interest, and will contain some par
llamentary portraits of contemporary
English statesmen as well as sketches
of modern London life. 1t will be
published in six monthly parts. The
first number will appear in March.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1885-03-19

A man In Helena, Ark. last week drank q
gallon Of beer In three minutes on a wager.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1885-03-19

The special order being the Fulton asylum
bill, it was taken up and the house went into
committee Of the whole An amendment strik
Ing out the first sect on which appropriates
Sll5,0CO for additional and improvements was
adopted.
DR. Shields offered resolution that as the
bill was actually defeated the committee rise
and recommended to the Louse that the bill do
not pass; adoped
The committee rose and so reported
House bill TO pave and improve High street
in jefferson CITY was refused engrosSmcnt.
The Shields dramShop license bill was or.
dcrcd cugrOssed
Mr. Smith Of jackson by leave introduced
bill providing for making transcripts to courts
of appeals.