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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-29
That Problem.

LANONIE, Jan. IOth, 1878.
". Editor:
notice in your paper Of Jan. s,h. a per
cent. problem for the school childen, and
rs am a school girl, I will give solution
according to my understanding Of the ques-
ton. "What il the difference between
u per cent and one-haif Of one per cent.
Observation-Disclosures
Ans. O.
ELIZA CHrNARD, Lamont, Mo.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-29

-tiet the best and cheapest in the world
Dr.. Bulls Cough Syrup costs you only Is
cents, and If it does not cure your cough
You can get your money back.
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Five Business Houses Destroyed.
Special Dispatch TO the sedslia Ba.oo.
BooNvnLE, Mo-, Jan 24-10 q. m.
A special telegram to the Advertiser,
this morning, from
BUNCET0N,
. thriving little town in Cooper coun-
ty on the Boonville Branch Of the
Missouri Pacific, gives the following
particulars Of . very destructive fire
at that place
A DISASTROUS CONFEDERATION
broke out in Bunceton, early this
morning. which resulted in the total
destruction Of Eve business houses!
leaving but two remaining.
PRINCIPAL LOSERS.
Kramer 4 Bros, Miss Ella Green
lease, r A. Stephens, d. E. Put
nam and j. L. Jelison are the princi-
pal losers.
NO INSURANCE..
One Of the most remarkable and I'M
fortunate features of tie disaster u
that it will result in total loss, -
there Is not dollar Of insurance upon
the property.
THE LOSS.
The Loss Is very heavy, - al Of the
stores were heavily stocked, and scarce
| " any Of their contents were saved.
IT'S ORIGIN.
The cause Of the con6agratioo has
not vet been ascertaiined, - every.
thing at present is in excitement and
confusion
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-29

The bsss reform in domestic Life y
without doabe Tie introductios Of DR.. BulP
Baby Syrup. Whsse il i known 70 more
landasua i eivsa 70 babis. II sslb fes
36conA
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-29

I am laboring to save the life Of my poor
brother, who u sentenced to Be hung on
Friday, the lat Of February. All that am
going to ask Gov. Phelps to do 10 to COM
mute his sentence to imprisonment for life
and, in doing this, am not going to claim
my brothers innocence. He violated the
law; he committed . great crime be &C.
knowledges it; but he did it when fred
with liquor and heated with anger. The
next morning he did not know what he had
done. He would have gwen anything "a
have his victim again alive. And he il %
young to die II he lives, I know be will
be better man. will struggle to make
him 50. Many kind words Of sympathy
have been given me, and feel thankful
for them. am going to present my sp.
peal to Gov. Phelps the latter part Of this
week. and any person Who will give me q
letter to Gov. Phelps for merciful action
toward1 WillieiI'll Be ever thankful to. You
Who wish to assist my feeble pleading e nd
your letter Addressed to me, No. ITO Nor,h
Eighth street, Sc. Louis.
ANNIE WIExERs.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-29

In another column Ne publish . card
from Mis Annie wieners. sister Of wn.
wienes, now under death sentence in g.
Louis. Misc Annie i . noble girl, and ahs
has worked night and day With supsrhunan
exertions to save her unfortunate brother.
Who in moment psassoo, erased With drink,
shot down tie man be ~ quasrslling with.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-29

Nobody should 90 70 church, or public
meeting. hacking away and disturbing the
preacher or orator with their cough. Use
DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup at once; j,
costs only Is cents . bottle.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-29

removed, As dealt, t" her was preferable to
her condition. Accordingly she went
calmly to work TO put her house in order.
She settled up all the affairs Of her est ste,
made her will, and provision for her only
child, a boy of six or seven wears Of age.
She even prepared her funeral garments,
M case the operation should result fatally.
After completing her arrangements, she
announced that
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-05-09
Aerial Navigation.

A "fying machine" invented and
built by Prof. Ritchtel, of Michigan, and
patented by P. J. Cullen, of Bridgeport,
will, it is expected, be publicly exhibited
and tested in this city some time in May.
We have seen photograph Of the ma
chine, which combines an oblong shaped
balloon-bag with suspended machinery
for propelling and steering. Suspended
in a skeleton framework of light iron the
aerial navigator is seated, and propels
the machine by crank and gear motion
which runs a screw propeller under
meath, and another wheel or screw, man
aged by the feet, is intended to steer the
machine in the air. Experiments in halls
have shown that the navigator can pro-
pei and guide the machine. We do not
know how thoroughly it has been tried
out doors, with varying conditions of
wind. But the apparatus is quite in
genious, and the exhibition, when it is
made, will be pretty sure to be an inter-
esting and attractive one-much more so
than the ordinary balloon ascension. -
Hartford COasrG7at. sgr4t.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-05-09
= Secretary Key Talks.

Mr.. Key says: "I have no faith
whatever in the confessions made or the
character Of the men who made them.
I have always believed that Florida and
Louisiana were counted for Hayes
wrongfully, and that the electoral votes
for both States should properly have
been counted for Tilden, both before
and after the election, and, indeed, made
asspeech in the Senate during the cleo
toral debate, in which I urged as strong.
ly as Icould that Florida and Louisiana
belonged to Tlden., 1t was after that
Mr.. Hayes paid me the extraordinary
compliment of inviting me into his
Cabinet. i went into his Cabinet O
Democrat, believing Tilden was elected,
and my views on that subject are not
yet changed. / believe Mr.. Hayes.
however, to be an honest man. I know
that he honestly thinks he was elected.
And, whatever may have been the
frauds practiced in the States above
mentioned, L have good reasons for
knowing he was not cognizant of them;
therefore, no matter what may be the
future developments, they will not influ-
ence nay action. / shall remain in the
Cabinet so long as Mr.. Hayes will be
pleased to have me there. I do. not
think there will be an investigation. I
don't think the Democrats will get up
an investigation on the testimony Of
such men as McLin, Dennis or Morton %
" 0Slaingtoas Cor. Boston Herald. a..
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-05-09

and approaching the spot where Ida
was still seated he sat down by her side.
The beautiful girl blushed scarlet and
would have fed, but he detained her by
clasping her hands in his own.
ct met your friend, Mr.. Gordon, a
moment ago, said Rafe, mischievously,
"and he seemed to be terribly down
cast about something. What is the
matter with him9"
Glow should I know p replied Ida,
trying to withdraw her hands.
"But he was talking with you:
heard your voices. he looked just as
fancy man would who has proposed to
the woman he loves, and has been re-
iected. Did you refuse him?"
"Why do you ask?''
Because think you treat him badly,
little girl. he is a good fellow, and
loves you devotedly. If you knew how
you hurt his feelings, you would not
treat him so"
/" 1t seems to me you concern yourself
a good deal about that persons affairs,
said Ida, growing indignant, and almost
ready to cry. what difference does
it make to you?"
Well, my darling, I love you so my
self that can feel for others who love
you, as fear [ do, hopelessly. Deal
little Ida! can you ever care for me q
all, or must [, Like poor Gordon, kiss yor
and depart forever?"
Ida gazed earnestly upon him for &
moment; then, sobbing with joy, she
threw her arms around his neck, and lait
her blushing, happy face on his shoul
der. ~
"That's right, little GIRL" said Rafe
"Do you know, when held you in m,
| arms under the chestnut tree, I vowed
that they should be your resting-plact
through hfe?''
"And I loved you at first sight, too,
confessed Ida, shyly.
Given SO, darling. If we do not Low,
at first sight We never will love at all,
said Rafe, kissing her lips.
With which little bit of doubtful phi
losophy we will leave them.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-05-09
Effect of Hard Water Upon Animals

Horses have an instructive love for
soft water, and refuse hard water if they
can possibly get the former. Hard water
produces rough and staring coat on
horses, and renders them liable to gripes.
Pigeons also refuse hard water if they
can obtain access to soft. Cleghorn
states that hard water in Minorca causes
diseases in the system of certain ami
mails, especially of sheep. So much are
race horses Influenced by the quality of
the water, that it is not infrequent to
carry a supply of soft water to the local
ity in which the race is to take place,
lest, there being only hard water, the
horses should lose condition. Mr..
Youatt, in his book called "The Horse, :"
remarking on the desirableness of soft
water for the horse, says: Instinct or
experience has made the horse himself
conscious of this, for he will never drink
hard water if he has access to soft; he
will leave the most transparent water of
the well for river, although the water
may be turbid, and even for the mud
diest pool" And again in another place
he says: "Hard water drawn fresh from
the well will assuredly make the coat of
a horse unaccustomed to it stare, and
will not infrequently grippe or further
injure him." 81 a5 laoI f- q
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-05-09
I Bank of England Notes.

Great labor and ingenuity are expend-
ed on the production of the Bank of
England notes. They are made from
pure new white linen, and for 200 years
have been manufactured in the same
family. The printing is done by most
curious process in the bank building.
There is an elaborate arrangement for
insuring that no note shall be like any
other in existence; consequently there
never was duplicate of Bank of En-
gland note except by forgery. Ho18 x.@
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-05-09
How to Make Coffee,

It is not at all difficult to make good
coffee. That it is SO often spoiled in the
making is perpetual wonder to us.
Given, good coffee, water, clean
coffee-pot, good fire, and condensed
milk or cream. it seems to us that most
delicious beverage is sure to result. We
give you one method, which has stood
successfully the test of many years.
Put your ground coffee in a bowl,
large tablespoonful for each person
break into it the white of an egg 1--WE
use an egg for two mornings, the white
for one, and the yelk and shell for the
next; stir this thoroughly-this is an
important part of the process-then add
cold water very slowly, stirring all the
time, until teacupful or more has been
mixed in. Having previously scalded
your coffee-pot, pour the coffee into it,
rinsing out the bowl with little cold
water fill the coffee-pot more then half
full with boiling-hot water then, with
spoon, stir it q moment set it on the
fire, and when it first boils up stir it
down and add half teaspoonful of cold
water this settles it. Then set it back
on the range, where it will keep hot un-
til your breakfast is ready. It should
never be set back far enough to grow
cold. When needed let it boil up once
more, and then pour into your silver
cofee-pot, and serve as hot as possible.
Use block sugar, and condensed milk
or cream. Boiled milk will not give it
the proper color or favor. If you really
desire to get up your reputation for
good coffee do not forget this.-Chris-
ti0as I7ateIliqeaacer.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-05-09
An Unpopular Play.

The actors in ssThe .Shaughraun'
travelling company are having expert
.ences very similar to those of the Count
Joannes. The cause of trouble is the
burlesque wake scene, which gives Of
Tense to Roman Catholics. In the
South they were compelled, by the
nightly showers of missiles from the
gallery, to omit that part of the play.
In Providence, few nights ago, the
stage was covered with eggs, and there
was almost riot. 5 et& a9f
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-05-09
Six Million Farmers.

By the last census there were nearly
100000 of farmers and planters who
owned their lands. There were about
an equal number of men who rented
lands or worked as farm hands. In the
South these were mostly freedmen, but
in the North farmers sons. The num-
Der of land-renters in the North is small
as compared with the number of land
owes. The whole number of men who
work land for a living. including ten
ants, hired laborers and farmers sons, is
not far from 100000, and represent
about 5000, 000of families, or more than
half the total population of the Ameri-
can people. - C2aicQQO Tribune. q. .1
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-05-09
ElOpement of a Senator's Daughter.

Senator Mitchell's eldest daughter
was suddenly and secretly married. on
Tuesday of last week, to a young man
of % years, named Handy. The mar
riage notice, which was published this
morning, reading, "No cards." drew at
tention to the marriage, and it has been
thoroughly canvassed. The bride is
barely Is, in short clothes six months
ago, and still with three years of school
life before her. Pretty, bright, and not
infrequently seen out during the winter,
she has received much attention, and
the engagement resulted three months
ago. Handy had been in bank, in the
Navy Department, and at one thing and
another. He is now living at home with
two or three sisters Senator and Mrs.
Mitchell gave guarded recognition to the
engagement, STIMULATING that their
daughter should remain at school three
years longer. On Tuesday last Miss
Mitchell started for Baltimore, ostensi-
bly, with schoolmate. She met Handy,
and they were married by clergyman
in this city. They made q trip to Bal
tlmore as man and wife and returned.
1t seems TO have been the original in
tention of the parents not to recognize
the marriage. Their daughter returned
to her place in school Thursday and
Friday. To-day she was absent, the
marriage being generally known to the
friends OF the family yesterday. Called
to choose between her fathers home and
her husband, it is said she elected to
stay at home. Another report indicates
that the family has agreed to receive
Handy as member of the family
WQshi7sQto2a Cor. NeaO York San.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-05-09
A Wonderful Snring.

Silver spring, Fla, is one of the
greatest curiosities in the South. It
bursts forth in the midst of the fertile
country, bubbles up in basin near 100
feet deep and about an acre in extent,
sending from it deep stream sixty to
100 feet wide, and extending six to eight
miles to the Oclawaha river. In the
spring itself sixty boats May lie at an
chor-quite feet. The spring thus
forms natural inland port, to which
three steamers now run regularly from
st. Johns, making close connections
with the ocean steamers at Palatka. 81 B
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-05-09
THE COMING MAN.

A pair of very chubby legs,
Incased in scarlet hose;
A pair of little stubby boots,
With rather doubtful toes;
A little kilt, a little coat,
Cut as mother can
And lol before us strides IN STATE,
The future " coming man..
His ewes nerchance will read the stars
And search their unknown ways;
Perchance the human heart and soul,
Will open to their gaze;
Perchance their keen and flashing glance
Will be nations light
Those eyes, that now are wistful bent
On some big fellows kite.
That brow, where mighty thoughts will dwell
In solemn, secret state,
Where fierce Ambitions restless strength
Shall war with future fate;
Where Science from now-hidden caves
New treasures shall outpour--
IT'S knit now, with troubled doubt,
Are two, or three cents, more?
Those lips that, in coming years,
Will plead, or pray, or teach;
Whose whispered words, on lightning flash,
From world to world may reach;
That, sternly grave, may speak command,
Or, smiling, win control
Are coaxing now for gingerbread
With all a babys soul?
...--s- .r t.ese. tNeNf
Those hands-those little busy hands
SO sticky, small and brown;
Those hands, whose only mission seems
To tear all order down
Who knows what hidden strength may lie
Within their chubby grasp,
Though now tits but taffy-stick
In sturdy hold they clasp?
All, blessings on those little hands,
Whose work is not undone!
And blessings on those little feet,
Whose race is yet unrun!
And blessings on the little brain
That has not learned to plan
Whate'er the future holds in store,
God bless the coming manu-
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-05-09
Claims Against the Government.

A bill has been introduced in the
lower house Of Congress by Represents
tive Foster, relating to claims against
the United States, which provides that no
claims shall be paid for property taken,
used, injured, or destroyed by the mill
tary forces OF the United States in the
course of military operations in time of
war, and after Jan. 1, 1880, no claim
against the United States shall be audit
ed, allowed, or paid by any authority
under the United States unless duly pre-
sented for allowance within ten years af-
ter the claimant had the right to pre-
sent the same.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-05-09
MurderOuS Redskins.

The latest sensation at military head
quarters is a report from W. Ell. Steele,
who writes to Gen. Ord from Palo Alto,
Nueces river, Texas, stating that the In
dians had made raid upon him, and
had killed his brother and all his shep-
herds. The savages also carried off into
captivity George and Dick Taylor, two
youngsters aged respectively l2 and 7
years. Gen. Ord is requested To use his
influence in notifying all Mexican Off
Gals to recover the boys and return them
to their mother, who is well-nigh dis
traught. Gen. Ord has taken the neces-
sary steps to recover the boys.-Chi-
cago Tribune. aas haRRes
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-05-09
A SPRING POEM.

Spring hez cum wild all its sunshine,
Doan' you hear de frogs?
Doan' you hear the gentle zephyrs
Jumpin' DER the logs7
Spring hez cum wild gentle showers.
How de pastur' smilesl
How de COWS sport on de hillside
In de latest styles
How de baby jumps an boilers J
How de blue-birds sing
How de man wild de hsn-organ
Smiles at ebbery fng!
Glad We isn't In de graveyard
Kivered under ground,
Whar we couldn't hear de breezes
EG dey sigh around.
Now bring out de whitewash brushes,
Mix de kalsonine;
Charge de usual price for ceilings
Make yer jobs look fine.
)etr0it Free Press.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-05-09
A Ghost.

A man saw a ghost while walking
along a lonely highway at midnight
The ghost stood exactly in the middle of
the road, and the wayfarer. deciding to
investigate, poked at it with his UNI
brella. The next instant he was knocked
twenty feet into mud-hole. Moral
Never poke an umbrella at large white
mule when it's back is turned.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-05-09

ports come from the afflicted regions.
In one town man opened shop for the
sale of human flesh, and did good
business in cannibalistlc joints and roasts
till the local Mandarin caused the shop
keeper to be arrested and beheaded.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-05-09
1 The Famine in China.

A correspondent of the New York
Evening Post, writing from Toxic, Ja-
pan, sends the following: The famine
in the North Of China RACES with increas-
ing severity, and the most dreadful re-
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-05-09

WISCONSIN, has over 10000, 900 acres
of good farming lands that have never
been plowed.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-05-09

Col. FoRNEY says there are over 81
600, 600, 900 held in the private banks of
England, drawing not more than per
cent. interest, held simply for safety
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-05-09

VERY few imported carpets are now
sold in this country.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-05-09
Duration of Legislative Sessions.

The following facts in regard to the
duration Of Legislative sessions in various
States will be found of interest:
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-05-09

but that is no reason why I should
marry you" --
4 II didn't mean tosay anything against
him; [ don't know anything about him;
but oh, Ida, he doesn't love you as [
do Only think how we played together
as children, and how I have loved you
ever since, caring nothing for anyone
else I" -
81 ann sorry for you, John, if you
love me as you say" replied Ida, gent
". But can never care for you only
as friend, and it would be wrong to
marry you."
you never can love me as I love
you?' ia = .3it 7if1
81 never can, John. " i'll tash
"Then good-by," said the honest fell.
low, rising to his feet, and holding
Ida's hands in his, while his mournful
eyes, filled with tears, met hers. ST
shall never trouble you any more. 7
am rough and ugly, [ know, but loved
you truly. Will you let me kiss you
once, Tor the first time and the last % q
I . As friend, you may, John" said
Ida, plying his sorrowful face. 6 81
"As the only woman I shall ever
love + he said passionately, catching
her to his breast for a moment; then
he released her, and disappeared with
out another word. TfsY HrIHaag aa q u.
Darrell pitied the poor youth sincere
"; but at the same time his heart beat
high with the Joy of renewed hope
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-06-07
Profitable Pork Raising.

My experience the last few months
convinces me more than ever that we
must raise pork as cheap as possible if
we are to sell at present prices at any
profit. l have been in the habit of feed
ing my young pigs soaked corn pretty
freely; but have come to the conclusion
that bran and shorts or rye and oats
ground together and fed as a thin swill
is better. 1 think it is better cooked,
and, in cold weather, fed warm. Feed
no more each time than they will eat
clean. / am well pleased with nv ex-
perience with the Red Brazilian Arti-
choke as a cheap food for. swine, and
shall this year increase my fields to
twenty acres. Last year was a poor
year for them, and yet mine yielded 800
bushels per acre. am well satisfied
that they sometimes yield 800 bushels
per acre. The hogs seemed to like them
as well as corn, and, whgre they have
plenty OF them, will not only grow but
fatten in fact, will leave their corn to
eat them. l think them the cheapest
hog food we can raise. Besides the tops,
of which they produce a large amount,
can be used as fodder. Cattle, mules
and horses are very fond of it. Last
season raised 500 bushels of Mangel
wurzel beets, which 1 am now feeding
to my brood COWS. They eat them
eagerly, and 1 have no fears of their
eating their pigs when they come. 1
tried to secure a nice lot of clover, (sec-
ond growth) but the "best laid plans of
mice and men gang aft aglee." Twice 1
cut it and cured it carefully, but lost it
with the storms before could stock it
1 think if 1 had such stack of clover
now could make good use of it, cut
short, dampened and mixed with ground
feed. To fatten with or finish, admit
corn is king, but my experience con-
vinces me it is not the best food for
young growing hogs. They need coarser
or more bulky food, and some exercise
to develop large forms, with plenty Of
muscle and healthy digestive organs.
When they have reached this stage, they
are ready to receive finishing touches
that the corn and leisure can give, and,
if placed on a cheap market viii still do
the breeder some good