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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-09
OUR SENATOR.

The marked feeling Of approval
with which the State has received the
appointment of David H. Armstrong
to the Senate, and no where more
warm and cordial than in Central
Missouri. makes sufficiently evident
the fact that the Governor has hut
given expression TO a sentiment that
was universal. The politicians and
trickste-s may be resentful. but the
great body Of the people will endorse
IL. Col. Armstrong will make a use
ful. able and prudent Senator. tie Is
a man in whom honest men have conf
dence-whom tricksters dislike-whom
politicians have never been able to
make subservient to their purposes,
but whom the democracy Of Missouri
has always found steadfast, unfaltering
and true. A man of unusual but not
snowy abilities. Of wide experience and
great political knowledge, he will 60
TO the Senate fitted in all respects to
make one Of the best Senators the
State has ever had. 1t was m this
view of the man that the BAzOO over
a week ago suggested and urged the
rropriety of his appointment He is
the man we preferred above all others,
and it is pleasant to know that the
Democracy of Missouri cordially ap-
prove the choice.
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ton Of the country. But the point
which is chiefly objected to. is that
which relates tn the exemption Of the
banks from taxation. This, however,
only includes federal taxation, and
to the government even they propose to
paw a fax on circulation. They &C.
knowledge the right Of the SUITES to
tax their bank shares in the same way
it does other personal property. No
fair minded man would certainly wish
to single out the hanks sor M excln-
size and excessive burden. to which
other descriptions Of property is not
liable. Bot the bankers went even a
step further aud recognized the public
demand for the reconciliation Of sill
yer, and the Use Of silver as a subsid-
larry currency. They asserted what
everyday knows to he true. that sill
yer will help (" restore the value of
paper money, by making that which
the exlgencie> Of commerce and trade
requires to he f.ated over and above,
what silver and gold is able to supply.
interchangeable with coin. The BAz""
then cannot for the life Of it see in
what respect the bankers have placed
themselves in antagonism TO the true
interests Of the country. They want
settled currency. and 81 does every
one who has any respect for values. or
who wishes to see the people prosper
ous again-industry reviving. and
commerce put upon secure ami per-
manent footing.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-09
THE ENEMY OF THE POOR
NAN.

The greatest enemy the poor
man hiss in this country is the tariff
the scheme by which Legislation bene.
fits the rich at the expense of the
poor. That this evil should be cor
rected, there can be no question. The
interests Of the entire country demand
that the tariff in almost al essential
particulars shall undergo a radical
modification. What We want is free
trade-let our doors be thrown open
to foreign competition, 50 that the in
dustries of other countries can COM
pete with our own. This. while de-
stroying monopolies will help the poor
man. to hi greatest nccc<ity-cheap
living.
Strange as it may appear. nearly all
the workingmen's platforms are de.
handing protection. If any argument
was wanting to show that they are
utterly ignorant Of how to go about
lettering their condition, this would
DO it. Protection to American
always hss been, and
ever viii b the foe Of labor. They
forget. If they ever knew, that il vi
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-09
BORDER WARFARE.

ne cOI1ultiot Vi dnsiITs vi tue ucA>
lean border is growing every day more
serious. Indeed it will not he sur
p:ising if hostilities should commence
there at any hour. Nor can it be
said that the sentiment of the coun-
try is at all averse to a conflict with
Mexico. She has long been regarded
as our most malignant and inveterate
enemy. Her people living along the
Rio Grande are necessarily raiding
into Texas, and doing all they can to
stir up bad blood between the coun-
tries. Our policy in view of these
persistent and repeated outrages has
been temporizing to the last degree.
We have forbcrne until forbearance
has long since ceased to lie a virtue.
Yet the friendly intentions Of the
United States have been mistaken and
dernled-its forlearance has been con-
strued into cOwardice-and the effect
Of the policy pursued has been rather
to invite than repel the outrages which
have converted our Texas border al
most into a desert. With the incom-
ing Of the present administration it
was given out that these aggressions of
Mexican outlaws would no longer be
tolerated. The announcement was
hailed far and near with the most in
tense satisfaction. The idea Of get
ting even with the Mexicans stirred
the fierce blood of the Texas bOrderers
into a frenzy of delight. 1t did per-
hars more than anything else to recon
Gle that State to the administration
which it. in common with the rest of
the Union, believed to have been
forced upon the country through the
most gigantic fraud Of modern times.
But for the sake Of different Mexi-
can policy, they were willing to ac-
quiesce on that as for the same reason
they would perhaps have been willing
to acqniesce in anything. No matter
hsw the Mexican question may he
looked upon in the East, here in the
West and in the Southwest it is re-
garded as a matter Of supreme me-
ment. 1t is hoped that the recent
raid Of Lieut.. Bulls across the Rio
Grande will have the effect of bring
ing things to a crisis. The hostile re-
on the hanks Of the Pc
COS should lead the way to the occu.
patton Of Matamoras. where Cortina
and his cattle stealers have 40 long
had their lair. At the first clash of
arms Texas will swarm with soldiers
and the happy work Of national unity
which Mr.. Hayes has SO Admiralty
begun in the South will be cemented
when the men of the North and the
South fight together upon foreign soil
and against a common foe.
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QUESTIONABLE RRI.IcaL


Uncle David La Rue exhibited q
razor with which his father shaved
George Washington the night before
the battle of Bunker Hill. Uncle
Daley said his grandfather had brought
the razor from France and had given
it to nis father, Peter La Rue, who
was soldier in the revolutionary war.
belonging to the North Carolina troops
and that the night before the battle Of
Bunker Ilill General Washington
came to his father, and says he
Peter, l want you to shave me with
that old black-handled rascr Of yours
and his father said, "Generel Washing
ton, will gladly do it," "And," said
Uncle Davy. "he did shave him, and
kept the razor, and when my father
died he gave il to me, and I have
shaved With It ever since, and shaved
with it this morning.
Uncle Robert Graham stated thathe
came to Indiana in 1914, returned that
fall to Kentucky to get . little more
schooling. but went to New Orleans
with the Kentucky tooops and Was in
the battle Of January. 1915. Said the
old gentleman, II saw Packinghanl
ride hack and forth in front Of his
lines twice that day when the bullets
we're flying 20 thick it did not look to
me like bird could escape, but he
escaped twice. The third time he
was struck. and fell from his horse
and never saw him again, but saw
his horse running up and down the
lines" Uncle Robert alao exhibited
an army belt. rusty amd flimsy from
age, which he said really belonged
to Great Britain, but, said he, IL came
by it honestly. ! picked it up on the
hattie 6eld ut New Orleans on the
evening Of the 9Th Of January. 1915"
He also exhibited a patent signed by
James Munroe President, for . quar-
ter section Of land. upon which . por-
ton Of the western part Of Blooming
ton now stands, and which was enter
ed BY him in 1918. Some of the
oldest settlers were not able to come.
Among the number was Old Uncle
Jimmy Parks, ninety six years Of age,
and Others upwards Of ninety. Upon
reading list BY Mr.. McPhetridge Of
the men composing the first organlza-
ton It was found that about four-fifths
have since died. Among this number
was John Roe, Who died about eigh-
teen months ago at the age Of one
hundred and sixteen. He could re-
member the battle Of Guilford court
house distinctly. and recount the par
REGULARS minutely.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-09
WHAT tbs BANKERS DID.

A great deal of comment has been
made of late concerning the action Of
the National Bankers Convention. A
portion Of the press-and particularly
in this State seem to be impressed
with the idea that it is deserving of
unmixed blame. But like almcst all
extreme opinions, these violent antago-
nisms are excited in consequence of a
very imperfect understanding in many
cases, Of what the bankers really did.
After careful perusal of their pro-
ceedings. the BAzoo is unable to per-
ceive anything so seriously objection
able in their conclusions. They did
not declare in favor Of an unlimited
supply of greenbacks certainly. and
al this We are persuaded they did q
very wise thing. But their declare
ton in favor Of specie payments was
modified to the extent OF soliciting the
cordial cooperation of the people and
the government to that end. They
did not insist that this should be done
next year or the year following. or at
any specific time. Nor is any definite
plan arranged for its consummation.
This has very properly been left to
The exigencies of the times and such
future legislation rs Is deemed essen
tial. It Is true that the bankers hold
10 the idea that the institutions they |
represent can very materially assist |
he government in accomplishing this |
purpose, and they feel that this A.
istance ought not to be rejected. The
BAzoo Is unable to see anything %
Fery wrong in all this On the con-
;rary, it looks very patriotic. and
hould commend the public spirit Of
he bankers to the grateful coosidesa-
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-09
/ DEMOCRATIC JOURNALS
MISTAKE.

Ii is very evident that the appoint
ment If Col. Armstrong 10 the Senate
has hurt somebody very badly in ST.
Louis. The Times. for instance, squeal-
worse than the famous pig SO often
used for illustrating disappointment.
1t not only squeals Justify, but it keep
on squealing as if the invisible person
who is pinching its tail never meant
to let loose. Its blatant and pro.
longed di=may even excels the turbu-
lent Outcry from the robbers roost.
To saw that such condition Of affairs
has created infinite surprise would be
putting it very mildly. Every body
thought that the amiable and digni-
fled Sylvester would swallow his first
disappointment with more sereni-
ty. Especially as he failed to Indicate
the man on whom he wanted the sena-
torlal mantle to fall. But after awhile
we are persuaded the Major will come
to view the event with more philoso-
ply. lie should not forget that life
is full Of disappointments, and he is
most courageous who bears them with
perfect equinirnity. 1t will not he
considered impertinent to say to the
Times that it is better to show ones
teeth before the fight is over. than
wait until after it is done. The dog
which opens on the slot after the quar-
nv Is dead il bad hunter. But to draw
an illustration from a more refined
in life, We beg to refer the
Times to those peculiarities Of good SD
ciety where the sharpest thrusts are
given and received with smiling coun.
tenances. The fashionable belle will
sec all of her hopes of fortune
wrecked with a serene Indifference that
robs triumph Of half it, exultation-
and disappointment Of its sting. The
Times certainly cannot have forgotten
the heroism of the Spartan hoy whs
carried the fox home in the folds O!
his gown. Although our gay old SEN
atorial fox has ripped open til. bowels
Of "the leading Democratic newspaper
in the Mississippi valley" it should
have emitted no cry Of pain. On the
it should have put on its
most fascinating smile. tipped i,s jour
nalistic beaver in the jauntiest and
most devil-may-carc fashion. rolled up
its pantaloons around the ankles Of its
patent leather boots. and changed the
tremors Of its lachrymose lips int rip
pies of congratulatory laughter. and
extending its socialdexter, exclaimed:
Armstrong Pasha, old fellow how are
YOU Give US your Aippor. You are
a wheel horse-a regular rip shorter Of
the Couldock breed: what you don't
know about Congressional legs
lation amt worth continental. There
is more senatorial dignity in one Of
your broadcloth swallow tails
than old Bullion ever knew or Jim
Greene ever dreamed = Damn il.
I'D man. we're glad to see you. and
The fellow that says you sin't the
yamest old cock in politics. is a horse
thief and the Times can lick him any
Jay IN the week"
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-09

On Saturday last, q large iron
fastening, to be used in the recon-
struction Of the Union Paci6c bridge,
fell into the river from the frame
work. It Was an important piece Of
iron. and without il, the work on the
bridge would have been delayed q day
or two 1t the least before its duplicate
could have been Obtained. One Of the
workmen thereuPon volunteered to
dive for Il. and, IN case he recovered il,
he should b paid IS. This was per-
fectly satisfactor. although no one
thought he would get it. A rope was
tied around his body also q chain. He
then dove into the water, going down
fifteen feet, and, finding tie iron
fastening, he hooked the chain to it,
and then came to the surface, and Was
pulled out Of the water. The iron
piece was then hauled up BY the chain.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-09

1t is not strange that Mary Cary has
captivated the hearts of the San Fran
cisco people. She captivates every
body-even Poor Joe.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-09

When q mans neck is to be broken,
It doesn't make much difference
whether its from being tight himself
or q tight rope which does it.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-09

Americans st the Funeral Of Theirs
General Noyes. the Minister Of the
United States, who had but just ~
sumed his duties, and Mr.. Hit. Sc
cretarv Of Legation were present at
the house. i presume Mr.. Wash
burne was there. but did not hap
pen to SO him. He would b there
IL double capacity - late Minister
and q . personal friend. He knew
NJ. Theirs veil, Was much At his
house, and i the preseason Of . life
sine portrait Of him By Healy. TAX
ing General Noyes With him, Mr..
Wsshburne had called The day before
- . mark Of homage, and his in
tin.acy he'd been such that he was one
Of the few whom Nine. Theirs 10
ceived, and 10 her he presented his
successor. Among the tributes
which were hid upon the colln next
day was . large cross 10 natural
flowers, With the eards Of WashburDs
aud General Noyes attached. ! Do
not know that any nark Of respect
which could b paid olbeially b our
leeat;oa vas omitted. NJ. nldea
asd Mr.. Bieslow. WHOSE pse.esee !
have already mensioaed. len Loodoa
sooner than they he'd intended in
osles to Be present IL haPPensd,
therefore. tha6 ths United Hsstss vese
reps&4snted b three gsaesasious Of
q MisisesreNr. bieelo.. Df.
Washb1sss and Noyes. NJ. Hsslow
NJ. Tilden Vere GGered bot declined
places With tie dip'onas1es, ut near
b tie diplomatic boz ansag ~ d. |
putasioas, aad fblDevsd IL bo1y 10 !
- esossssy i ear'iags jast altss tie |
mourning eossAeA
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-09

Since the bones of Columbus have
been discovered in San Domingo, they
are thinking of giving the old navi-
gator big funeral.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-09

The next Congress will BE- verv
nearly unanimous on the silver qu.s-
tion. Trust a Congressman for know.
ing on which side his bread is but
tered.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-09

The extent Of the famine in India
Is gradually lessening. There are not
more than a million of people there
now who are starving. The rest have
died.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-09
Presbyterian Preaching in Q Roman
Catholic Church.

The Rev. DR.. VIM. N. Taylor.
going to worship with the Scotch Pres.
byterian congregation in Lucerne.
Switzerland, found that the service
was held in a Roman Catholic church.
On entering the edi6ce the main
altar proved to he decently yelled, hut
all around him he saw cruciixes, pic
lures, legends and other accessories Of
the Roman idea. In front If the al.
tar steps q small desk was placed, and
here the Presbyterian preacher off.
ciate1. conducting simple and i'm
pressive service. The church, it
seems. belongs tn the Canton, aud the
use Of it could therefore he granted
irrespective Of ecclesiastical lines.
Upon this DR.. Taylor moralizes thus: :
I do not know what DR.. Begg and
his friends would say to all this. I
only know that the presence Of these
pictures and other ornaments did me
no harm. and that left the building
with little more kindly feeling in
my heart toward those Of the Roman
Catholic faith than I had when / en-
tered it. This modern travel is a
means Of grace. after all. for it has
put the leaven Of liberaiity and broth-
erhood into the hearts OF Roman
Catholics. Would the Free Church
Of Scotland do with any Of its build
ings for the Roman Catholics what
these Roman Catholics have done for
them! Would the Presbyterians or
Congregationalists Of America? / do
not presume to answer these questions
but the mere putting Of them has Get
me to thinking. and leave my readers
to think on them also.
The DR.. Begg referred to Is . Pres
byterian who distinguished himself BY
some sort of narrowness ut the Edin-
burgh Council.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-09

Gov. Hendricks will endeavor to
reach home by the time that Congress
meets. but there is nothing significant
in the fact.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-09

Disolution.-I hereby notify my patrons
and the public in general, that the Drug
firm Of Conway 4 Peequiae, in he town Of
Lamonse, No, has this day, b mutual con-
sent, been Dissolved. J. J. Pesquite s.
sumes all liabilities, and i the only author
ised pemoe 70 collect outstsnding sccounts.
I shall eoatisue The business at The above
mentioned plsee. Thaahiag ny friends ior
esseened patronage extesd~l 10 ~ in the
past, I would request . continuance Of same.
Very respectfully,
9-17dltv3t. ]. J. PnQUrrE.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-09

The new Senator has at least the
very unpolitical virtue of honesty.
Perhaps that is the reason the bum
mers don't like him.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-09

All of Gen. Fremont's glory is in
the past. They are sueing him now
for back pay.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-09

MacMahon is making it very un-
pleasant for the Republicans in France.
The Democrats are doing the same
thing for them in this country
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-09
A Remarkable Berl.

A $500 pound black walnut berl,
obtained at Farlinville BY r. A Den.
ton, of this city, was shipped from
here for Cincinnati, Thursday morn
ing. Mr.. Denton has rode steadily for
four weeks, and can find no more berls
m the country. They are very valu-
able for veneering purposes.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-09

Mrs. Hayes was the most sensible Of
the presidential excursionists. She
had nothing to explain.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-09

Blanton Duncan has fallen out with
the workingmen, and is now engaged
in an ambitious search for the old
Wing party.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-09

How can affairs be straight on the
Rio Grande when the stream itself is
30 awfully crooked?
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stray NOTICE.

, TT Ts p 2 IS sd: csS 3 - = sy
of sepsr1sber iss7,. anA $500 6s1ese James
TtagHe. o. by hosse - $1,000 On the
80 - suposaed - - tge ysosD - sppsais.
e e forty doasss by \. y. vEaes. n aavsf.
ga Al no. A. TeaeWs. JAnO fnAsg1, J. =.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-09

The action of the Rochester con-
vention may be called Mr.. Conkling's
lost opportunity.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-09

To all whom ID may concern. take notice that the
undersigned guardian and curator Of the person
and estate Of Jessie Janney, Q minor. did q the
May term Of the Probate court, Of Pestis county,
file his accounts and vourhsss tOr final settlement
IT said estate. AND, that h. viii ct the November
term ls77 of said court apply for the approval OF
his said accounts, and for . 6aal discharge from
saii guardian and curatorship.
JoSAfaAs JANxxy,
lN-9w<t Guardian and Curator.
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The Union Club of New York has
gone back on Conkling. It believes
in honoring the powers that be.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-09

We shall never thoroughly enjoy
the delights Of city life until we have
street cars.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-09

Miss Combs who recently rescued a
young man from drowning at Roche
port, must be a diving belle.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-09

Senator Armstrong is in favor Of
remonetizing silver, and the repeal of
the resumption act.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-09

The Texans would soon bring peace
to the Rio Grande If the President
would lei them.
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Winter PROJECTS Of the Russians
Army


The question q: maintaining the
Russian army in Bulgaria during the
winter is becoming an Importance
ono. believe that the supplies OF
food for man and beas; now stocked in
Roumania and Bulgaria would main.
tain 3OO. 900 men through the winter,
and 80, 900 men would he sufficient
to hold the Russian positions during
the season when the roads are practi-
cally impossible tor military purposes.
and the rest Of the troops could be re.
tired across the Danube until spring.
The question Of getting there supplies
to the army is the chief one for con-
sideration. The Danube Is rarely
frozen SO rs to pre- vent the passage Of
steamers, hence the transporion across
the river could be managed, and then.
If the large cavalry force were dis
mounted far the winter, or a portion
Of it. the horses Of the cavalry. artil-
cry and transport trains could be or
vanized int" immense trains Of pack
horses. which would he sufficient tn
supply the troops with the
necessaries Of life. The scarcity of
fuel is the greatest difficulty to sur
mount. Underground barrack huts
might be sufficient to keep the soldiers
warm. In connection with their
heavy fur or sheerskin coats, but for
cooking proposes fuel is Of course q
necessity. If the Russians can over
come the fuel difficulty. they can win
ter in Bulgaria.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-09

There is water enough about town
now to run first class temperance re-
vival.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-09

The condition of Senator Morton is
regarded a. hopeless. 1t will not even
be changed by death.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-09

We should like to know who it was
the st. Louis Times wanted for Senator
ANYWAY.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-09

The cloud no bigger than mans
hand is beginning to hover over the
Mexican border.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-09

The Indian question will never be
settled until the Indians are.
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Summer has changed places with
Spring and has got to he the most c.
quettish of the seasons.