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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-13

If Senator Burnside's coIored soldier
bill succeeds, he will move that among
men there shall be no distinction on
account of side whiskers.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-13

If Bob Ingersoll says much more
about the jolly and game death of
Tom Paine he will make the Christian
world wish to see how IngersolI can
die
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-13

1t seems to be conceded on all sides
that the Tall Sycamore of the Wa
bash will be Morton's successor in the
Senate.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-13

Young men who hang around church
doors are not as likely to become
Christians as bar-room loafers are apt
to become drunkards.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-13

Dan Rice was fined 81, at Lake
Providence the other day for hitching
his circus to a shade tree in violation of
a city ordinance.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-13

ALI over the world Dr.. Bull's Cough
Syrup is making its way, and every place
il reaches coasunptive people are more eel.
met. It is truly . bleaing 10 humanity,
and only costs 8 cents.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-13

Texas Indians have raided Con.
cho stage. which sort ola thing should
not be permitted at this stage of the
Indian game.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-13

There's heap o nonsense about the
''last rose of summer" Just examine
one and you will end it fui. of flies
and smelling like burnt boot.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-13

1t is said Meissonier never painted a
woman. The wretch thought there
was no necessity for him to do such
work.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-13

A Government expedition. with
scientific men. is studying the life and
habits of the oyster on the Atlantic
enact
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-13

If your boy wants a fishing rod for
Sunday use, remember what Solomon
said about sparing the rod and spelling
the child.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-13
Money to Loan.

500 coo 10 loan NJ 8 per cent. on I'm
proved productive farming land. Commits
son unusually low.
UorSroN & B.ITHwELL
oi.,SS3m ATTORNEYS at Law. Sedalia.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-13

DIR. Bull's Baby Syrup 10 RECOMMENDED
BY all druggists .. beng purely vesesa'
bic and reliable preparation for babies.
Price. IS cents.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-13

If Sitting Bull concludes to lecture,
he will do so under Redpath, of
course
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-13

Public squares ere great ble.ins to
The community. We can say Tie zane fos
D.. Balls Baby Syrup. IL - The bess
remedy 1oe The cure d all diseesss baby.
hood kas 10 sacountes. Pries, 8 cents.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-13

Some one has said that mo creature
smarts so little as a fool" and he
might have said that no creature is so
little smart.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-13

Boston is now the only city having
an organized show for babies.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-13

Speaking of the Cecilia Quartette
Club. Boston papers agree that Mis-
Whinnery has a good voice.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-13

A public dinner, where too much
is eaten and said, is all stuff and non
sense.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-13

A bad word in dictionary should
he allowed to stav there.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-13

A repeal of the bankrupt act is not
intended to interfere with the carriages
and double teams Of those who make
assignments.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-13

1T il the only medicine I would give
to nv baby, . mother said, speaking of Dr..
Bulrs baby Syrup. At al drug stores, %
cent?.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-13

Charity begins to hum when YOU
give small boy a top.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-13

Riches have wings, supplied by
Chicago savings banks.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-13

The unpaid army is enlisting public
sympathy and very few soldiers.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-13

In making appointments LET no
guilty man escape.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-13

Distractions In the sidewalks of life
occur to every man.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-13
Rev. J. NJ. v an Wagner in Macon

hSS- o. IN. Oh "oSuc1 Al "oCOu
The Macon Republican has this TO
say concerning the Murphy move
ment i'm that place, and the work Of
Mr.. Van Wagner:
4 few friends of the temperance
movement. a short time ago invited
Rev. J. NJ. Van Wagner. Of Selalia,
TO come to Macon and lecture on
temerance and more particularly
to inaugurate the Murphy move
ment.
In compliance with this r.ques,
Mr.. Van Wagner came last week and
delivered his first lecture Mt the Cum
berland church last Thursday e, ening
He has lectured almost every even
ing since TO full audiences, notwith-
standing a portion of the time the
weather has been unfavorable. Mr..
VanWagner is a very entertaining and
forcihle lecturer and he has awakened
great interest in this movement that
is now going on all over the country.
The spirit Of this movement is very
different and much more acceptable,
as well as effective, than OF temper.
ance movements ordinarily. 1t is a
spirit of kindness and persuasion, not
of denunciation and abuse. Of those
who imbibe or deal in spurious liquors.
The purpose seems to be to convince
men Of the evil and consequent misery
that results from the use of intoxica-
ting liquors and then persuade them
to abstain. The pledge that is taken
is different from any other. and one
that appeals to personal honor.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-13

Oysters on the half shell are open
for an engagement.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-13

Mother Nature seems to be pretyi
good wet nurse.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-13

Tramps expect TO be received with
open aims.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-13
Col. Bob" Ingersoll.

A correspondent of the Utica Her.
aid. writing from Marshall. ONEIDA
county, claims that Hon Robert q.
IngersOll, the eloquent speaker anil
notorious in6del, was born there. and
that his father was q clergymen. In
one Of his lectures Col. Ingersoll en-
presses his views Oh child whipping.
Of this the writer SAYS The colonel's
earnest protest against child-whippins
inclines those who remember and who
we'll knew his father. to believe that
his early experience had a good deal
to do in inspiring his words. Priest
Inger>Oll was a very stern man, even
cruel. in his family. An incident re-
lated BY Mr.. Peck will illustrate. The
family were at breakfast one day,
when the son. a mere lad, was seized
with a fit Of coughing. His father
told him to stop. The boy either conld
not or would not. The father took him
out to the carriage house and whipped
him severely. The punishment could
be heard in the house. The
preacher-parent whipped till he WAS
tired, probably, and then ceased for
prayer. The praying. like the whip
ping, could be heard by the family.
After praying awhile whipping was re-
sumed. Then more prayer; then more
whipping. And thus prayer and the
strap alternated for a considerable
time. Meanwhile Mrs. Ingersoll was
CRYING and none of the household
could continue the meal. Mr.. Peek
said the affair "made his blood boil"
and when the parson came back 10
the house he told him there must
be no more Of that on his premises.
Ingersoll did not relax his sternness.
but he never let his temper impel him
to brutality again, while he remained
in the house of Mr.. Peck. Probably
the colonel got his share of whippings
in after years, and to the severity of
his treatmen NAV be due the touching
tenderness he now displays, also the
unorthodox views he entertains.
The colonel comes IegitimateIy by his
gift of eloquence. Priest Ingersoll was
a very iorcible and engaging speaker.
He could hold congregation or a
crowd as long as he choose to talk. by
an eloquence. l am told, that was
magical. He generally preached
without noies.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-13

10-2dkwlyr
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-02-22
Capture of q Wild Man.

A Wild man was lately lodged in Nor
folk County Jail. He had been living in
the woods near Langton during the entire
winter, sleeping without cover or protec-
ton of any kind, except that which the
woods afforded, and exposed to the bitter
cold weather with but a few rags of cloth
ing On him. A charge was lodged against
him for living without any visible means
of support, and he was ordered to be
placed in the common jail for three
months at hard labor. He was captured
with considerable difficulty, as he is very
light on foot, and can jump over an ordi-
nary fence without touching his hands to
it. He had liz his possession when cap
tured an ak, which he used for cutting
wood to build his fires with and cook his
frugal meals. From appearance he is
about forty years of age, with black hair
and whiskers, and when he was lodged in
Jail he was so filthy person could scarce
ly tell whether his original color was white
or black. He appeared to knew very
little about himself. He said he came
from across the waters, and thought his
native country was Ireland. His brogue
indicates that. He did not know his age
nor how long he had been in this country
knew nothing about his parents, but said
he had lived in the woods ever since he
came to this country. He had on his per-
son rs cents in money and some tobacco.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-02-22
Waste No Time.

After allowing yourself proper time to
rest, don't live single hour without do.
ing exactly what is to be uone in it, an id
going straight through it from beginning
to end. Work, play, study, whatever it
stake hold at once and finish il up
squarely and clearly; then to the next
thing, without letting any moment drop
out between. 1t is wonderful to sec how
many hours these prompt people contrive
to get out of day; it is as if they picked
up the moments that the dawdlers lost. If
ever you find yourself where you have so
many things pressing upon you that you
have hardly time TO begin, let me tell you
a secret. Take hold of the very first one
that comes to hand, and you will find the
II st all fall into file, and follow after like
company of well-drilled soldiers: and
though work may be hard to meet when
it charges in a squad, it is easily van
pushed if you can bring it into line
Northeastern christian Adoocate.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-02-22
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

10 prevent the skin discoloring after
bruise, take little dry starch or arrow
root, merely moisten it with cold water.
and place it on the injured part.
Counterfeit beeswax is being sold all
through the United States. II is com
posed OF California clay, paraffine and
i've per cent. or beeswax. 1t can be made
lor flve cents per pound, while pure bees
wax is worth twenty-five cents. Look out
Tor lt.-I0aoa State Register.
To clean lace curtains without wash
ing them: Shake the lace gently to re
move the loose dust; then spread clean
sheet on table, and lay the curtains one
ABOVE the other with plentiful sprink
ing OF unsifted corn meal or bran he
tween them. Then roll them up snugly,
and put away in safe, dry place for
week or ten days; then shake the bran
out, and, with moderately, hot iron, press
out the wrinkles, and your curtains are as
nice as new.
DIVERSITY more. Let US have more
sheep- They are even safe investment
IN graSShopper regions. There is no meat
SC Wholesome as good mutton, and it is
always IN demand. And then wool COM
ihahos Ialr prices, though good deal of
it should be worked ND and used at homo
In these hard times much money conld he
saved If we had more home made wooIens
ana stockings, giving us something dura-
BILE and substantial in place of the sboddy
Whlcn comes IN from abroad.-T0to1 State
Register
A correspondent of the Garden tells
now he manages to cultivate successfully
IN his house the beautiful drawing-room
ornament, the maiden-hair ferns: e re-
pot them once a~year in January, using
pure peat mold; water every two or
three days, literally, with luke-warm
water-giving enough to run quite
through into the large deep saucer in
which the pots always stand 1t is not
necessary TO keep them always standing
IN water. The saucer may, however, be-
come dry In single day, though much
will depend on the heat of the room.
Prof. Swing thus pictures the return
of the sun and the prospects of seed-time:
" The sun has begu.. to move toward those
States and Continents which hold all the
powers of the human race Toward all
these nations the sun has started back with
its long arms full of new flowers and
fruits. Soon the fig tree will put forth its
leaves all along from Vera Cruz to Jeru-
salem, and northward will move sweetly
and slowly the wave of light. Thousands
of song birds will be the music of the
march. The line of light will not come
like an invading and desolating army.
There will be no artillery of death in the
center and on the wings; no blood to red
den the fields; no weeping will spring up
before and behind the gay columns. The
bayonets will be the rays of light that will
not jar the daisy's cup; drops of spark
ling dew will be the only blood of the cam
paign and before and amid this advance
every industry shall revive, and all hearts
again grow happier"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-02-22

passing through the monsters inch-thick
hide. A few shots killed him, after be-
ing badly wounded, and, in fury, trying
to smash the young ice on which the
hunters stood. AMI seize them when once
IN the water. The further moving of the
colossal carcass for our own purpose was,
beside, no small matter. With the united
strength of ten men and the help of a
powerful pulley, it was several hours be-
tore we got the walrus out Of the water
on to the ice. SHINING the specimen,
too, was dreadfully difficult, for it soon
froze, in cold Of 300 F., To hard,
stony mass, over which we had no power
Under the skin lay coating three inches
thick of fat, which afforded US very ac-
ceptable fuel. The tongue was excellent;
indeed, among the wholesalers of the
Behring Straits sailed walrus tongues are
a tavorite dish"
The walrus is much sought after by the
inhabitants of the most northern part of
the world for its skin. thongs of which
seem to have been generally used in for
mer times for ropes and cables. These
were at one time deemed so valuable that
the Finlanders paid tribute in walrus
skins. The oil, which is not very abund-
ant, is employed like seal oil, and the
tusks are much valued as ivory, being
superior in compactness to those of the
elephant.
To the Esquimaux the walrus, like the
seal, is of universal utility They cut
straps out of their skins, make dresses,
finish their boats, cover the floors and
walls Of their snow huts; the bones they
use for the repair of their sledges and
weapons, the fat as fuel and the flesh for
food. The latter is coarse, but not alto
gether unpalatable, and in such matters
the Esquimau is not disposed to be fastid-
ious
Occasionally, walruses have been seen
on the British coasts, probably trans
ported thither from the north on icebergs.
Hampers Weekly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-02-22
THE GREAT REPUTATION
WHICH vEeErINE has attained in all parts OF
w the country as
GREAT AND GOOD MEDICINE,

And the large number of testimonials which are con-
stantly being received from persons who have been
cured by its conclusive proof OF its real yalue
AS a BlOod-Puriher and Health Restorer it has no
equal
VEGETINE is not prepared for a fancy drink made
from poor liquors, which debiitateS the system and
tends to destroy health instead of restoring it.
Are not the many testimonials given for the differ
ent complaints satisfactory TO hle persons
suffering from disease that they be cared? Read
the different testimonials given and douhr
In many of these the persons say that their pain
and suffering cannot be expressed, of SCro
ua, where, apparently, the whole body one mass
ofcorruption If VEG ETNE will relieve PAIN cleanse
purify and cure such diseases, restoring the patient
perfect health after trying different physicians
remedies suffering for years is it not conclusive
proof, If you are sufferer, you can be cured? WHY
Is this medicine performing such great cures? 1t
works in the booG in the circulating fluid 1t can be
truly called the Great Blood Purifier, The great
source of disease originates the blood: and no med
cine that does not act directly upon it. purify and
When the blood becomes lielcss and stagnan either
from change of weather of climate, want of exer
else, Irregular Diet from other cause VEG
ETINE will renew the blood, carry of the pUtrid
humors cleanse the stomach regulate the bowels and
impart tone of vigor TO the whole body. The con-
yiction is in the public mind well i'll the medical
profession, that the remedies supplied by tie Teget
Die hRqdOBl are more safe. more successful in the
cure of disease, than mineral medicines. NEGETINE
is composed of roots, barks and herbs 1t is pleasant
TO take and is perfectly safe to give infant. Do
you need it? Do not hesitate to try it, You will
never regret 1t.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-02-22
POnuIarffV.

The popularity of Messrs. James 8. Kirk q
Co.'s soaps, manufactured in thicago, is
shown by the unprecedented sale which their
goods have reached during the year 1876. This
by far is the largest soap manufacturing con-
Germ in the United States, producing and selling
in all parts of this country, from the Red River
of the North to New Orleans, and from Port
Lard, Me-, 10 San Francisco, 25, COG, 00J pounds
annually No o-called greases en- or into these
soaps. Only pure refined tallow and vegetable
oils are used, containing no adulterstion. Fair
and square weights always reliable. This is
why their soaps are SO popular with all good
and economical housekeepers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-02-22
Treatment of Frozen Plants.

It is fact, proved by innumerable H.
Illustrations, that, within certain limits,
more plants perish from the manner of
thaWing than from the process of freez-
ing. Hardy shrubs and trees, exposed to
the full sunlight and warmth, generally
suffer more from the winters exposure
than others Of the same species that occu-
Ply shaded position, although in this
last case the degree of cold, both as to its
maximum and its average, may be
greater than the first. 1t is the frequent
freezing and thawing, especially the lat
ter, that does the damage. Many exper.
iments prove that various plants, when
frozen to such degree as inevitably re-
suited in death, might, by a iudicious use
of certain means that are within the reach
of every person, have been saved. There is
one precaution that's should always be kept
in mind in dealing with frozen plants: that
is, never to expose them suddenly to
temperature more than one degree above
the freezing point. Exposure to an ele-
waited temperature will prove the death
kneil of all frozen plants, especially if
they be of tender species. The sudden
raising of the temperature in green
house, after it had been allowed to get
too cold, has often resulted in more loss
IMAM the frost Itself naQ produced.
Plants that have been exposed to the
frost should, if possible, be placed in a
dark room or cellar, where the tempera-
ture is but slightly raised above the freez-
ing point. Light, as well as heat, IS
known to be injurious to frozen plants.
When thus projected from both light and
heat they may be left to slowly return to
their normal condition, which they gen.
orally do without any serious injury, pro-
vided no organic or structural injury has
been ned.-C9lmdn' Rural World.
"A colt is the most cOnfidiDg, sociable
and inquiring animal on the farm, and,
when rightly treated, delights to be
guided or commanded by man. And he
is h best boy, and makes the most use
full man, who loves and delights in ten
1II.- L. ...,-;r,.r E1-. u colt ~. hnrSa
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-02-22
Rand, McNalIy & Co. IS Indexed Maps.

Something entirely new in the way Of
maps. Maps of each State and Territory,
accompanied by an index enabling any one
to ascertain the exact location of counties,
lakes, rivers and towns as readily, and wi h
as much certainty, as a word can DC found in
a dictionary. Bound together in atlas form,
or separately for pocket use. Prices cheaper
than the binary maps. Address, for circu-
lar, price-list to Agents, ETC., RAND, MCNAL-
LY 81 Co., Publishers Of Indexed Maps, Chi
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-02-22
A Mystery Revealed.

For some time past a large accumula-
lions of oil has appeared in bayou adj
joining kingsland flats, and several hun
dred barrels of the green fluid have been
dipped from that locality and sold 1t
seems that three years ago the Octave
Pipe Company had large tank on the
George Custer farm, on tie western hill,
about 800 feet above the bed of the creek,
which was taken down two years ago
During its existence in that locality it is
claimed that there was 1900 barrels of
unexplained shortage. About three months
ago oil commenced flowing from a spring
on the Custer farm, about 200 feet below
where the tank stood, and about sixty bar
rels of oil were saved from this source.
Another spring about fifty feet below
subsequently commenced flowing, and now
the dipper brigade are getting the oil as
il oOZes from the flats. The exclamation
to this mystery was yesterday given to
one of our reporters by Mr. Custer. He
states that at one time he had occasion to
open quarry on the side of the hill, and
he came across a very extensive fissure or
crevice in the rock of unknown depth and
extent. This crevice is in the Immediate
vicinity OF where the tank stood, and
doubtless it formed receptacle for the
lost oil. During the rainy season the oil
was t1oated on the top Of the water
in the crevice and found egress in these
springs .-IituSUiHe pa Herald
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-02-22
VEGETINE
WHAT is NEEDED.

" D s BosToS, Feb. Is 1871.
Dear Sir--Ab0ut one year since found myself in
fceble condition from general debility. NEGRTINE
was strongly recommended to me hy a friend who had
been much benefited by itsusc. procured the arti-
Gle and, after using several bottles was restored 10
health and discontinued its feel quite ndent
mat there Is no medicine superior TO it for those com
paints for which ii is especially prepared and would
caeerfully recommend il to those who feel that tney
need something to restore them 10 perfect health
Respectfully yours U. L. PETTINGILI
Firm of S. NJ Pettingill & CO..
No. 10State St, Boston.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-02-22
Colds and Coughs.

Sudden changes of weather are sources of
Pulmonary and bronchial affections. Take at
once 6 Broacn's bronchial Trocfes," let the
Cold, Cough, or Irritation OF the Throat be
ever so slight.