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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-06
THAT PErRIFED MAN.
What q Denver Assayer Says
About 1t.

4 Denver assayer gives the following
in reference TO the "petrified man" that
was exhibited in St. Joseph a week or 20
since:
an August, 1875 five men were pros.
Pectins in the vicinity Of Pueblo. In
coming nron sandstone quarry, one
OF the party observed .ort OF Likeness
Of man drawn upon the rock. The in
cideni occasioned deal Of talk abou,
ancient creations and the idea Of getting
mp second cardiff giant Was iavorably
discussed. The party agreed to under
take the task. and . stone cutter named
Sannders, who had been working ir the
vicinity, aud known 10 be clever hand
at modelling, was At once sought out and an
agreement made for tile figure. While the
plan was in prOgresA, one Of the party, in
joking way, said the thing ought to have
tail. and in ancient times men had tails six
or seven inches long. II was decided
among the party that the figure should be
known a. a petriiied Aztec Indian, and that
they wohld resurrect him after six months
"ss>s Ossss oss sssC ossSsAs VIC
stone cutter not seeing the joke, set to
work and made the figure, with tail ap-
pended. The price paid the artisan was
1885,, and after he had completed the figure
it was buried. The "Nuldoou"was made
out Of sandstone and dried BY the cabin
fire, which partly accounts for the little
holes on the surface. After the bu-
rial-two feet from the surface of the
ground-the party vent their ways to await
the resurrection. A few Of the prospecton
had got wind Of the proceedings and were
keeping IN eye on the party, and 20 they
dispesed ia different directions. Finally
thev became scattered, some in New York
and the remainder in di6ereot portions Of
the country. I had forgotten nearly all
about the matter whea The discovery Was
in the papen. But considered
il hest 10 keep still about it, and it wss only
through acc;deat that Isaid anything in
regard to the matter.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-06

"Rioi"sy,' by Jc-ePh Cook, published By
OSgooi y To-. Boston. is u republication oil
Monday lectures delivered by Prof. Cook,
md disc.o-es remarkable learnin: and re-.
search in science. They will he highly
priced by scholars ior their deep and pro-
found th"LSht, aud a. the results Of the
most recent German, Engli-h and American
inquiry concernin; the relations OF religion
and science. The work il one oi profound
interest, AMI the topic. are treated with
unusual force and clearneS-.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-06

"They All Do It, ia the lille OF Mr.. J.
NJ. Baileys new vsEture. published 6y Lee
4 Sheppard, BOSTON. IL will he remem.
tered that Mr.. Bailey is the ''funny man"
III the Danburv .Ne'cs, snd has acquired his
reputation CHIEFLY in the columns Of that
paper. The volume which he has sent cut
with this remarkable title, will derive its
greatest distinction from its Iame, ior like
Jenny Fi.Ler's pocket, there. nothing IN IL.
4 more vaPid compilation j, would be
difficult To conceive. Mr.. Bailey is the
author ci some very brish, and sparkling
paragraph. and hss ~cn Just Distinction
in that line. hut l,- il not hook maker,
and probably never will he The book in
question is merely reproduction oil news
paper work.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-06

Had abe not been Of tissue to which
caprice vas ~ impossible - crime. he
would scarcely have felt for days space
coa6dens Of his new and dazzling claim
Her bessnshal fitted upoa her impatiensly
like tie esse ARTICLES in treaty Of capieuls-
'soa. only looking askaoce .: yet towards
aiely defended Lost csuse vas To 70 down.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-06

'One Year Abroad" by the author oi
"One Summer" published by O.sood Il Co..
Boston. Is a narrative OF travel, and il
crisp, chiPPer and entertaining. The ego
iism 81 foreign tourists generally croo out
~ith unpleasant prominence, In, the author
OF thi, little volume has .;u.iiorsly
avoided anything Oi the s'r, and he has
embodied great deal al useful iniorma-
ton in very attractive form. II il free
from anv faint ii offensive personal intru-
sion, and, to use graphic expression,
"sters upon pobc.ly's corn.."
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-06

The SchOOimarm. ar Summer in
North Sparta published by L"rin2, Bos-
ton, Is the work oi beginner in letters,
and IL somewhat crude in makeup and
detail. hut there IRE some passages in il,
which show culture and thought. and ior .
iir-t effort, the volume j. decidedly credit
able performance.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-06

DIR. w. 4. May6eld has moved from
Main street to Whites Building, on Ohio
street, first Office up stairs. Office hours
between and ~, a. m, and I and 3 p. no.
9-lQ.tf
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-06

~ Counterfeit Pnss.himeni,' j. new
story By ". ID. Howcli-, Published hy ~
good h CO., Boston. II IL even better than
Mr.. Howeiis Previous Productions, and
that j. saying n good deal, for he is amor.
the brightest and most FASCINATING. vi our
siory makers. lie Is the an,l,or Of the
adaptation Of SAMPSON" which, within
the last iew years. has grown so popular On
the stage, and a Counterfeit prr>eEtment
n one Of those wIn.on,e, bright anil spark
ling sketches which can b~ very easily
utilized for the stage and ms.:e bright
anil sparkling gem ia dram ,.i.. literature.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-06

We can forgive our friend much. All
true allegiance deepena in eeomessical pro.
portion to his deserved miaiortune, and .
crime We can only tese the temper Of
sound loyalty. but Who can psrdoa him
for no. being happy vhe" 3 have foresold
II Vas Eden In the old fasaiooed house:
man and the lrst woman 6lled it. To
them vss given dO0i.ioc over . world
- unreal TO souls Incapable Of suSlinatioa
By great love - the Paradise Of Niltc0
or the Palace Of Kubla Kahn.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-06

"a True Story, AMI the Recent Carnival
OF Crime" by Mark Twain. Published BY
O'goo'l X Co, Bo-ton, is, from casual
glimpse ., il, one ii the moot entertaining
productions Of this popular author. lie
will never fail to find readers, and the
Carnival OF Crime" seems 10 be in his bes,
vein.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-06

NEW PUBLICATIONS. - SOMETHING.
Abort rnE Decks, Authors AND
RONANcEs ~ THE Day.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-06

There ID certain shade Of expression
peealiar 10 maa's face which every
woman knovA but few understand. II
falls - far - short Of the Aash Of over.
mas1ering feeling On The one hand n Il
do0 Of self-posession o. the Other. Its
O0ngee D at 0oce Constrained to admire.
and REORGANIZATION, does this delicate
play Of The features take "a the APPEARANCE
OF the stroayest emotions.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-06

The Russian police have discovered a fresh
Nihillst plot, watch said to have been support.
ed BY persons Of all ranks and classes IN various
parts Of Ihe empire. Even general officers hold
ing commands in the army, now in the field, are
implicated. Numerous arrests. have been effected
In consequence, chiefly at Moscow and KEN. The
political cinbs and associations in these circles
more stringent regulations have been enacted
agsinst the press. copy has been found of an
anonymous letter, dated Kaxan, melting the
people TO rebeliaon. and suggesting disturbances
on the occasion Of the sek train. from the seat or
war, and Of friends OF soldiers Who have fallen
victims TO the campaign. The minister Of Justice
presented . report 70 the cear starting that
NihiIism, Socialism and diaaf5ectioa arc rapidly
spreading, and that the police and themselyes un-
ahe 20 suppress those tendencies in the face Of
the corruption and moral decay prrysiiinS
throughout Russian Society.
, 1877-01-21

iNeto YoTE DrGi1A4tfc Nttcs, Jan. 20 1t
Mr.. Leonard Grover recently took into his
head that Boston wanted Italian opera We
don't know that Boston expressed any such
wish; but Grover is not man to hesitate at
tri1es, and he went on there, promised Tompkins
& He'll, the lessces of the Boston Theatre, that
he would give them the best in America, hand
ing them ut the same time q list Of people he
would furnish. Grover then came back to New
York, aud went about seeing the people he had
promised Boston. They, it seems, did not sceit
in the same light as Grover, and wanted some
advances. This didn't deter his exalting spirit,
and he visited Boston again, telling Thayer that
he would give Is The Flying Dutchman ~ and
''Fidelio." On his representations, the iessees
of the theatre signed their names to some con-
tracts, and Grover returned. But even the
names Of the people who ran the theatre in Bos-
ton didn't satisfy the craving singers, who want
cd more substantial guarantee. In the mean
time they went to work i'll Boston advertising
the coming. opera This advertisement is
curiosity, and We wish we had space to give it in
its entirety. Among the names announced
were Madame Pappenheim and Madame Palm
icri Brignoli, Baccei,. Preusser, Blum,
st .:1 and and sG ss.s and eerns
ri. These last, no doubt, Mr.. Grover intended
to import from Europe, as there are certainly
no persons with these names III America The
sale OF seats WAS announced, and tickets we're
sold. It wasn't till Friday; when Tonlplins came
on here, that the lcssets Of the Boston Theatre
found they were sold themselves. The money
was refunded, and the managers, unprepared as
they were, found themselves Obliged to con-
tinue their old attraction for the current week.
Mr. Grover went to Philadelphia in the early
part of last week, and since then has not ap-
peared to mortal eye. His presence in Boston
about the present time would, no doubt, excite
some lively times.
There is also another side to this story, which
is, that Mr.. Grover had been promised some
what important sum, which was due him, in
good time to have allowed its expenditure in nd
yanccs to the artists. Unfortunately, the money
promised WAS not forthcoming In time, and,
when it did come, it was alreany too late to use
it in the manner proposed. Mr.. Grover is still
in his project, which is only post
rnne1
, 1877-01-21

ta} This move is. We believe, an American y
seation. and its illustrations in the present -
canuoI, re think. be quoted in evidence asz!n=' u
souuduess. though the attack finally sncer-dA
tb) Black seens to be lritling with the canst.
Surely he could with greater advantage ffss ~
III with Is, checking, aut then exchange Qaten'.
der tbe c.rcu1nstances % and anpa1snil, slso soupt
w Time WAS great object. and The at1ae1 - -
to be txken in hand vigorously, otherwise bfsa
would have forced an uncomfortable retreat VI 'a'
kt by B To -.
tel to Il i /, with the view Of offering The e.
ehango Of Queens at b =, wis apparently mof9 y
The purposc-
n Tic precursor Of future trouble, for it Te'k.
Gus Bsack'2 tenderest flank, where the mas " "
defended. Wearisome Al it looks. We should .. n..
elected to retreat the ht from 8 to Z 49, ta's'
eulny Il to l.
ts5 The way in which the Professor has aeeane, l;'e,
lated minute advantages md kept np paz1r1I p;4.sI
attsck is thoroughly admirable. The onni1r{ LIZ
stroke lie dealt ut this point would have teHss
many Btont adversary.
(h) But PuulHcn is not dazzled, and cooHy ks..s
the correct answer. Simple as it looks + cover e.
combinations which were extremely dlihcolt " ~
through. :.n.
IL zir Pnulscn has confronted the brunt Of y. ,.
hottest attack with remarkable stc1dintsa " ~
this iuncture but now he :as to grasp seeun1 1.on
which. believe within reach, though u xeIs ~
not appear rlear At the urst blush. be 9ns1s ~
have moved the II to z 1T 50. with ths oolfs 3 ~
making bis position inlpregnape by 81 70 ~, ~
unless hite took tha, 1T ni once In tns asi II
ease, after the q retaking it. the unuaaskinx y
Whites Z would do No harm The u1ost mers ss~u
ing way was removing tho to @ . l. ana WI vi
Black would simply take it OF with the :, ~. ~.
stand the answer Of q or takes Kt ch Hatn ~.
punity. ..s.n
ID Andersen every inch. II the be anst taksa
Blacks t}ueen is lost BY to o. ch, and ne easI ~
give the ch 1T once for the Ks would take LIE -
attacking the q. .~or~
pensc. II II black % taEs the .. mate follows in t*e
moves, commencing with 3 to h eh.
, 1877-01-21
REAL ESTATE.
Chicago Paying of It's Mortgages Fas-
ter than New Ones Are Made.
Loan Agents Dasing Their Hopes on
the Fire Mortgages Due This
Year.
Real-Estate Market Enlivaned by Small
Purohasers--some Important Sales
kew Building lmproYements...Reaf Estate in San
Frantisco.- DIRECTORY.

Loan agents are doing but little. The dull
| season Is fairly upon us, aud no improvement Is
| expected for several weeks. There is no deartl
| Of unemployed capital which can be had at the
rates noted for some mouths past. The actual
transactions show nothing lower than II pei
cent, while the majority Of loans have Aeen
negotiated at 0. lnquircrs are not numerous,
especially these holding lrst~class security and
entitled to a low rate OF interest. The coming
season will be busy one with loan agents, a
large amount falling due this year that was
negotiatcd after the fire. The probability
is that a great part Of this indebted
ness will be renewed, as the times have
not been favorable to accumulations necessary
to clearing off these mortgages. Payments
have shown gradual improvement since the
commencement OF the year,-a most gratifying
condition Of affairs. Chicago is paying off
faster than it is borrowing. It is an encou-ag
ing fact that the actual transfers have increased
from week to week since Jan. l. For the first
week they were $685., ,2l0; for the second week.
$49l, 1856; and for the week ending Jan. 20 there
we're $6t;6, ,34S. OF course this includes all the
voluntary conycyanccs in Cook County, but q
very large proportion Of these we're city sales,
or sales OF property contiguous to the city The
average Of each conveyance was slightly in ex-
ccss OF 2,000,-sho@ing that men Of small
means were the chef purchasers Of real estate
during tile present dull times. Such parties buy
for improvement, aud there is but little doubt
that there will be q fair demand for small loans
the coming season. The following transactions
OF the past week show the drift Of the market:
State street, 63 feet east front by III feet,
northwest corner OF Thirty-tirst street, $1,000,
five years ut per cent
No. 60S Michigan avenue, $500, five years at
8per cent.
Clyde third division, Blocks / and 2, 5000,
two years at 10 per cent.
One hundred lots lii Bayter's Subdivision Of
the southwest 4 Of the southeast II of Scr. 20,
10, II, $l5,0OO three years at 9 Der cent.
Oak street, 50 feet north front by ITO feet,
southwest corner OF North State street, S4,0o0,
five years at per cent.
West Washington street, 60 feet south front
by 130 feet on Dcsplaines street, Sa3,500, five
years at 7}55 per cent.
Michigan avenue, 10915 feet east front By III
feet, northwest corner OF Twentieth street,
S36,O0O three years at s per cent.
Carroll avenue, 20 feet north front By 1o3 feet,
$1,000, five years at 10 per cent.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT FOR THE WEEK ENDING
, 1877-01-21

basement stone fronts, on the northwest corner Of
Adams and Wood streets- .
A. n, Johnson is building four two-story and
basement stone-f fronts, on ADAMS street, aeat
Oakley,
J. i. Williams is building double two-storI
stone front house. 3ox50 feet on the corner OF
Washington and Hoyue streets.
Eich I;ro.. are building ten two story stone-
fronts, each 20136 feet, at Nos 1893 to 1887 VIII
cox street.
r. 4, .Weage is building five two story and base
ment stone fronts, each 20x36 feet. on the corner
OF Franklin md Indiana streets.
REA1-EsTATE DIRECTORY.
j. N. Wing il Co. have just issued their
Real-Estate Directory for 1877. This handy
volume is made IS nearly as possible conl-
plcte register Of nll the real-estate dealers in
the United States and Canada In addition to
this, 1t contains brief synopsis Of the tax laws
OF the different States.
REAL ESTATE IN SAN FRANCISCO
The San Francisco Bun<tin Of JAM Ii says:
The demand for real estate IL not as active as
dealers could wish. The long spell Of dry weather
Holders are still hopeful, and values are pretty
we'll sustained. 1t is only in cases where urgent
necessity conlpels transfer that buyers are able
10 get concessions Tiet easy condition Of the
money market helps owners very materially, rs
there is plentiful supply Of capital for any bar
gains that may be offered. There is some apprc-
hen-ion, however, That n partial failure Of crops
this year may lead to u scarcity OF money later in
the season, and thus prevent the appreciation in
street expenses on unlmprovcd property.
The Bulletin gives the following comparison
Of the aggregate transactions for the past de-
, 1877-01-21

|fttsbnr1 Dispatch.
francisco Post, describing what was termed
a 'sgreat engineering feat" viz: the lowering
Of LOGO feet OF twcnty-two-fnch rater-1nai1l
simultaneously BY means Of screws, and great
flourish Of trunpcts, has reminded Supt. Akin
son, OF the pittsburg Water-Works, tha: he has
accomplished greater feats, without once think
ing them Of sufficient Importance to make 4
blow about. The San Francisco main Tas low
cred twenty-si1 inches, and, before doing it, the
water was shut off. In the extensive street i'm
proyczacnts IN tais city, it has frequently been
necessary to lower large mains, which has in
yariably bccu' done without the brcakagc Of
single joint, and without shutting Oft the water
The tiftccn-iuch east-iron mains running from
Soho to Shady Lane was lowered fully four feet,
and i'll some instances 1,500 feet we're dropped
at nnc time. Screws were formerly used, but
subsequently they we're discarded, the only sup
port left for the pipe, in deepening the ditch,
being small piers OF earth under each joint OF
pipe. This performance was much greater than
the San Francisco job, although not considered
sufficiently wonderful to herald far and ncaz.
, 1877-01-21

THE SEASIDE STONES STORY.

'.Sermons in stones, and good in everything"
Down on the beach, at break Of morning,
strayed one sumner-day. alone,
Till, with the way Id walked grown weary,
sat me on low, hat stone,
Where, wrapt in thought, staid and wondered
What happenings had there befell-
When, strange! heard the stone a-speaking-
This sadsome story did it tell:
''As sportful Sea one morn was trying
To wake his playmate Sand from sleep,
While romped the ripples with the pebbles,
And !; :bonnd' ny post did keep
Along the printful path came etroIling,
Linked arm in arm, loving pait,-
4 maid with ebon eyes aud tresses,
4 fisher youth, suuhurut, but fair.
:sThcy sat on my broad back, and whispered
What, tell my heart will not allow.
Enough, when too soon came the parting,
That he made her q sacred VOW
To snfl his one last voyage that evening,
And that, ere twice had turned tue tide,
He'd meet her here, then soon in marriage
Fulh1l her wish to be his bride.
"At night, impatient Sea grew angry
That sand did yet unheeding lie;
His voice loud vent gaye to his passion,
And swelling heaycd his bosom high;
Athwart him fishers steered thc1r vessels,
And strove against his wrath TO wage,
Though, just his fury more provoking,
They proved Int victims to his rage
$50, when the hopeful maid at daybreak
Came here, to prove her lovers pledge,
She found him, to a ship-spar fastened,
4 clammy corse, among this sedse-
Transhxed she stood; held dumb with horror,
Her lips gave out no uttered tone,
But palcd her face like hts bicachcd body:
The sight touched my hard heart OF stone.
''Fast joined her rcn-s their kindred briny, .
Till fainting fell she at his side;
Then soon in flight had fed her spirit.
And she in Heaven WAS n,atle his brlde'
Thus told the seaside stone its story;
4 lesson does the sad tale lend:
Seek not to brave an angtred passion,
Nor on the changing tide de pend
MALCOLM TAYLOR,
, 1877-01-21
THE COL oRED FOLK VOTED AS THEY LIKED.

No. no. Massa, want 'euadcd-
Dis was just de way it was:
De White Leagues come around my cabin,
Talking freely for der cause.
Fo sure, dcy said, Mas Til!rn loved us,
Would give every lip he'd gut
If we'd only vote 10 'lect him.
Otherwise we'd starve an rot.
Ole Pete Johnston, ;as was preacher,
He h:erd cherry word dcy say
TIE was helping us a. a-picNing)-
Den he rose to 90 away.
Just dar M1Esn William stop him,
An xx him how he meant to vote
Poor ole Pete, lie st raiyltcn up, sir,
Eut lie words stuck in Ills iroic.
at last alc ole man III, an tells en-
lie wuuld vote de Ddur way.
kasc he always dill hare justice
While tho 'Puhlicans held sway.
Good Lord! you ought to hear ticn boiler
At tie words from ole pete|s Hl0uf:
Dcv swore ht ebery word should swallcr,
Wheder lie vote Surf ur Souf.
Den one says, - | think we'll 'snade him.
Tallr him, boys, OH to dc right"
0 sir! hear ole Pete praying
De las time dat berry night.
F'1tR dcy whip. an den dey hung him,
Right in front of dis hyar door.
Dat is all know ahnut it
Only dat, an nn!.in more.
But dcy did not try to 'suadc nc
No. sir. ! pns my vote in free,
kasc cou!d moi help a-thinSin:,
OF poor o.epetc upon tut tree.
CHICAGO. j. j. NcktgMAx.
, 1877-01-21
rr CHIC AGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY

II. andw Of Henry w., is well known. Her
black hair fell naturally in curl: during
her youth, aud In her old a9c,
although she still retained her beauty,
she wore blonde wig. Mile. Dtca-Pctit de-
serves ccnsurc for distortlng history to suit tile
fashions Of to-day, and the true representation
of the youthful Queen In her natural beauty
would be far more welcome than an attempt ut
style according to the notions Of those who ad-'
miro nigh blonde wigs. Incongruities At times
appear that wofully detract from the splendid
costuminy and mise EN- scene" Acteon, the
magnificent greyhound of Charles IA., has an
important place in this drama Of Dumas, but
Aetcon Of the Porte STUNT Martin is called ayil-
lainGls dog, aud no one could imagine the proud
Charles IL. walking with such an animal at his
side. MAruILpE.
, 1877-01-21
LIFE's PILGRIMAGE.

See re not a fair one
CltElhin, to her mothers kneeI
; LIES short Journey just begun,
Cay. happy, blithe, and free, ::
or life's sorrows naught zecls shell
See re not fair one -
Standing at Gods altarl
Piighted Is her solemn VOW
Never will her deep love faltcf. e.:
Life to her looks fair, 80 faiEi
Will she reck not Uf its care!
See ron fair one bending low
Ger that couch OF pain:
Will her strength outlast the blow
Which snaps their lives in twain,
Never more to clasp again! -:
See yon fair one in her shfoud; ...t:.t
She hath quickly dropped IN death. so i:
Nnaghr, through Sorrows darkest e'usot
Could she do but yield her breath, n..,hl :
And whisper, Come, most we'eofnff, resx r1s11x
JAN. 20. coSsrAscs hsAeA
, 1877-01-21

had no designs on the young Prince. She had
time engaged to Mr.. John a. Walsh, Of St.
Louis, and not long afterwards was married TO
him. Mrs. Walsh Is now more beautiful than
ever, and has already two or three children.
The Duke need not fear the guilcs Of the Kan
sas girl. This piece OF news will serve to re-
yfve the hopcs Of the Washington belle, the
New York coquctte, knowing in the gossips Of
clubs and b0astiDg OF the blood OF the kncker-
bockcrs. or the Boston member OF the famous
class Of Sanscrit, or even the Chicago divinity
combining the graccs and requirements Of all
The others. Z. G. l..