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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-03-26

An epistle written by Publius
Lentulus to the Roman Senate, in the
time of our Saviour.
CONsCRIPr FATHERS There hath
appeared in these our days man Ol
great virtue, named Jesus Christ, who
Is vet living among US, and Of the
Gentiles is accepted as "A prophet Of
truth, but his own disciples call him
the Son of God. He raiseth the dead,
and cureth all manner Of Diseases
man of stature somewhat tall and
comely, with very reverend counte'
nance, such a. beholders may both
love and fear his hair the color Of q
f:bert fully ripe. plain to the ears,
whence downward it is more orient OF
color, somewhat curled and waved
about his shoulders In the midst Of
his head is q seam, or partition of b.:
hair, after the manner of the Nazarites
his forehead plain and delicate. hi.
face without spot or wrinkle, beauti6
ed with comedy red. nose and mouth
exactly formed his beard thick, til,
color Of his hair. not any great length
but forked; his look innocent his
eyes gray, clear and quick. In re
proving, terrible; in admonishine
courteous /; in speaking, very modest
and wise. In proportion Of body,
we'll shaped. None have seen hin
laugh. but many have seen him weep
A man for his singular beauty sur
passing the children Of men.
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A friend living in Philadelphia
(says . writer in Harper's Magasine)
has q sweet golden-haired little daugh-
ter, aged three years. who d devoted
to her father, and endeavors, after her
baby fashion, to govern her actions BY
his own. This habit. causes much
amusement in tho family, though the
little one seems quite unconscious that
she Is the cause Of it al. Not long
ago the child attended divine service
for the irst time with her father, and
at quietly and gravely in the pew
until the close Of the sermon. Il
chanced to be communion Sunday, and
Mr.. -, being Q COMMUNICATE went
With Others toward the chancel, un-
conscious that his little daughter was
following him. As he knelt and
bowed bis head. the baby of three
years beside him also knelt and bowed
her sweet face upon her tiny hands.
Those who saw the touching sight
we're affected almost to tears, and no
body attempted to remove the small
COMMUNICATE. Not until my friend
rose to return to his seat did he dis
cover the child. Who also roe, and
clipping her little hand in bid. walked
Rrsvely toward the pew. The Clergy.
man, speaking Of it aftervard, aid il
va. in his opinion. the most beautiful
SIGHT he had ever seen.
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1t is said that the House Committee
on Postofice and Post roads will report
a bill permitting newspaper publishers
to send sample copies at the same rate
they pay for papers going to regular
subscribers. but that is not quite the
thing. The law should authorize pub
fishers to send all matter relating to
their publications at one and the same
uniform rate, for the simple reason
that it cannot prevent the dishonest
one from doing that, even when it is
forbidden. The prohibition, therefore.
is simply discrimination against the
honest publishers and a dead letter fur
the dishonest.
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little champagne lunches which earned
the Foreign AAain Committee room
the sobriquet of 'Cameron's pantry,
are spread now in the stone palace
across the way. Until I learned the
mystery Of those lunches, and saw
how easy it Was to slip a member or q
Senator out while an important bill
was pending. l never understood why
Butler built his house where it stands,
nearly two miles from the fashionable
quarter OF the city,"
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giving rain nor has the earth refused
giving it, food. We have all been
in many cases rather too merry, We
would sey too extravagant. When
the sun shone brightly, We had NO idea
that . cloud would ever rise to obscure
its radiance. That cloud now hovers
over rs. but it will soon disperse, and
give place to refulgent rays; the
hearts bowed down by sorrow will
again throb with joy.
With that wish but feebly expressed,
We felicitate the readers Of the Herald,
saying to them, "Merry Purim," may
wealth, health. spiritual and temporal
happiness be their future.
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Hard times in England threaten to
grow worse. The resolution of the
Coalowner's Association Of North
Yorkshire and South Derbyshire, to
reduce the miners wages q per cent.
affects between $4,000 and 80, 900
miners. The men would probably
consent to 5 per cent reduction, but
it is thought likely they will resist so
much larger a decrease. Manufacture
ers in the north of England iron trade
are also demanding reductions varying
from 10 to IL per cent. of the wages
of their employees. From the prepa-
rations which the latter are making it
is believed that they intend to organ.
ize general resistance. In England
and in this country labor knows as
we'll As capital that . reasonable re.
duction in wages is, in most cases I'M
perative in the interests alike of both !;
but it is at once natural and right that
labor should protest against unfair
claims of capital to save its much at
the expense of all the latter's little.
To him that hath enough may be
given, without taking away everything
from him that hath not. But strikes
are 90 hurtful to both capital and L.
Dor that both parties should exhaust
all proper means Of reconciliation b.
fore declaring war against eaek oeher.
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Gov. Packard, Postmaster-Gen
Key and several other gentlemen
called on the President after the de.
cision of louisiana Supreme Court in
regard to the case of Gen. Anderson
and other members of the Returning
Board was announced. The President
expressed his qualification with the de
cision, and said the entire Union
would applaud the action of the Su'
preme Court as patriotic and in the
interest of Cancellation.
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ALADY's STRANGE Pefs.


Boeton Herald.
Most ladies choose . dog, . cat. .
canary or pony for Q pet, set their
lives upon them" but rarely does one
hear Of q ladys attaching herself to
such strange pets as the writer saw at
Mrs. Lincolnis 81 Howard street. .
day or two ago. Living in the family
are . couple of lions. twenty-one
months old, brought up BY the hand
of Mrs. Lincoln. They are African
lions. . species not easily reared in this
country. but Mrs. Lincoln has succeed
ed by exercising great care, in rear.
ing them to their present age and
size. The male weighs about 25O
pounds, and the female perhaps fifty
pound less. They have been at the
house on Howard street since last
September, and until within q month
have had the run of the place,
going about the rooms with consider
able freedom. As q measure Of eau
ton. the police thought the creatures
should be restrained, and their quar-
tiers are now more limited than
formerly, although they have . safe
outdoor run ard q room adjoining the
kitchen. with only q strong wire door
separating the apartments. Mn.
Lincoln IS Is free with her pets a
ladies are with their poodles. She
plays with them; feeds them from
her hands, and has taught them
various tricks. They kiss her at he'
bidding. jump through q hoop. etc.
Before the police restrictions were
placed upon them. the animals were
accustomed to walk into the kitchen
Or parlor among guests. aud 60 back
to their quarters without Offering harm
to any one. A year ago the lioness
used to occupy the same couch with
the lady at night, but now she has
grown full large to be taken upon q
common bedstead. The animals arr
quite q curiosity, and in their gentle
ness. show plainly how potent IS thu
law of kindness, even with the brute
creation.
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OSo 6u0108 20 6t11l1o0t aop00.
Forty or forty-6ve years ago Bair.
bridge was the scene of tragic event.
A woman named Fessler, who was ad-
dicted to drinking, and who kept her
bottle hid in barrel Of tow, went one
evening with a lighted candle to get
her usual evening dram, when by
some accident the candle came in too
close contact with the tow, and the
tow caught FIRE first. then the clothing
Of the unfortunate woman was igni-
ted, and she was burned 50 badly that
death ensued. That woman was sis
ter Of John Jacob Astor, the New
millionaire.
YOrick Sherer, father Of John She
rer, who recently died in Bainbridge,
WAS acquainted with the family in
Germany, and on one occasion, some
years before Mrs. Fessleris death, was
sent by his employer, John Haldeman.
to New York, to acquaint John Jacob
with the circumstances of his sister.
On arrival at New York, (he travelled
Oh fOOt). he at once proceeded u the
millionaire and claimed recognition,
but the rich man knew him not, and
he returned without any encourage
ment for the poor woman. Some time
afterward q remittance Of $50 came IL
Henry Haldeman, by whom it Was
paid to the woman. This remittance
was continued fur some years, but ii.
nally ceased. When the woman died
there were two chilJren-One boy and
one girl. The girl was taken to New
York to be educated ut Astors ex-
pense, but she became home-sick and
did not remain there long. The boy
was simple minded. and years after the
death Of Mrs. Fessler, man-wan-
dering in mind-lived u whole sum.
mer under The roots Of an overturned
tree along the river bank near Locust
Grove, and died there and was buried
along the shore Of the river. abou,
midway between Locust Grove and
Trademarks limekiln. At the time
Ut his death many supposed him to be
the son Of Mrs. Fessler. The bones
Of the woman now lie in an old grave.
yard near Bainbri,lge-Laac,lster Ne't
En-
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There are tao women across the
water, the melancholy of whom is
we'll calculated to excite the deepest
commiseration. Carlotta, the widow
of Macmillan, hopelessly insane in
her castle, and Mrs. Abraham Lincoln,
the widow Of the assassinated Presi.
dent, living secluded in an interior
town in France, declining to return to
America, lest she may again be placed
in q lunatic asylum.
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The Dukes of Parma and Baganza
attempted one day last month to cross
from Venice to Triest in a gondola,
but the progress of their frail bark BE-
ing impeded by contrary winds they
were beating about for two days and q
halt, until at length rescued from
their perilous plight by a fishing
smack.
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Washington dinners are described
by q correspondent of the Boston
Post. 1t is q fact capable of proof by
history, according to this authority,
that no man ever became popular who
did not give good dinners, or "gander
parties" the possibly jealous ladies
term them. From the same source
We learn that a knowledge of how to
give good dinners made Colfax Speak
er; that Blaine uses the same seductive
means of success; that Simon Gamer
on is . peer of the great Sam Ward
himself; that Henry Wilson rose BY
dinner parties, and at last physically
succumbed to too much eating; and
that Sumner did not despise to reach
mems heads through their stomachs.
The most frequent and best giver of
dinners nowadays is said to be Mr..
Hewitt, OF whom the writer says ::
''His own stomach surrendered to his
artistic palate years ago, but his
science 10 still in its prime. There is
hardly a day in the seven that q dozen
knees are not knocking. neighborly,
under his mahogany" Fernando
Wood is set down as a liberal enter.
tainer; but his dinners are too much
like grand banquets, and the guests
too numerous. Nevada Jones' dinners
are elaborate feasts. Thurmau's Are
quiet and enjoyable. and Bayards are
eaten mostly BY Western members.
Of Butler it is said: The mantle of
Simon Cameron seems to have alighted
uron Ben Butler. Those seduct;v.
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There is q pubic officer in Englan

There is pubic officer in England
called the Queens Proctor, who, when
he suspects COLLISION in a divorce case,
''intervenes" in the suit, to the great
chagrin of the guilty party. Last
month he interviewed in time to pre-.
vent Mrs. Bloice getting rid of Mr..
Bloicc, and she was ordered to pay the
costs, and in default may share the
tate Of Mrs. Bardell.
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Joy to the Afflicted /.

One Of our most eminent American
chemists he's discovered process whereby
he obtains, in . palatable form, all the
active medicinal properties Of the East
India Chinchons bark, without disturbing
the irritant and inert matter. In this
preparation the alkaloids are in their nstive
combinations, and the same proportions Of
the ingredients are maintained a exist in
the celebrated bark from the Neilgherry
hills. This preparation il called Clidord's
Febrifnge, and il fast taking the place Of
Quinine and the so-called ague cures, ETC.,
in the market.
&c. RlcHARnsox, Propr.
For sale BY all drugg,sts. ST. Louis.
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Near Providence a bed of soapstone
has been discovered, from which In
dams long ago fashioned rude dishes.
Many of the finished and unfinished
articles were found under q mound,
together with harder stone axes for
hewing them out.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-03-26

John Laws welding day, in South
Bend, Ind, was enlivened in an un-
usual way. One Of his discarded
sweethearts went to the hotel where
he and the bride lodged, called him
into the parlor, and shot him.
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Mn. Abraham Lincoln.

~ H Suu
It is q sad fact that Mrs. Abraham
Lincoln, the widow of the late Preei.
dent Lincoln, is living . secluded life
in an interior town In France, and de-
clines to. return to America lest she
may again be placed in . lunatic
asylum. 1t 70 said in France she still
indulges in her propensity for buying
things for which she has no use, and
filling closets with articles wholly I'M
necessary.
It will Be remembered that in 1875.
Mrs. Lincoln's son commenced pro-
ceeding in the Chicago courts to have
his mother adjudged Insane, in view Of
her reckless expenditures. and her
many acts inconsistent with sanity,
and 70 have . person appointed to care
for her property. The court after
hearing the evidence adjudged her
insane, and appointed . trustee to
manage her estate. About $50, 600
in Government bonds was found on
her person. After the decision BY the
court, she left her room at the Grand
Pacific Hotel, and endeavoring to
procure laudaum at . neighboring
drug store, but received only . harm
les drug. and was prevented from
committing suicide. The next day
she was conveyed to a private asylum
iu Northern Illinois, and after . few
months with . sister. at Springfield,
from whence she sought Q quiet re-
treat in France. The loss of her hus-
band bore heavily upon her, bat the
blow which wrecked her mind vas the
shaft Of death that fell upon her loved
boy Erred" There b but little hope
of her recovery.
Robert Lincoln, the only son now
living Is engaged in the practice Of
lav in Chicago. and holds high rank
in his profession.
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John w. Mackey denies that he has
any intention ofpurchasing the man.
sion lately owned by Baron Albert
Grant, at Remington. England. He
saws he wouldn't take it as q gift.
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The Governor of New Mexico Is at
logger-heads with the Legislature of
that un-American Territory. Relig.
i3us prejudice seem to be at the bot
tom of the difficulty. the law.making
body being thoroughly Roman Catho-
lie. and the Governor something else,
it is not very clear what. The As.
sembly:: not long ago passed an act
incorporating the Society of the Jesuit
Fathers of New Mexico. The object
Of the corporation was stated to be
the education of youth in all branches
Of letters, arts, and sciences. The
society was authorized to hold rea
and personal property exempt from
taxation, and it was provided that it
might make bylaws and rules for its
government, not in conflict with Fed.
eral Constitution and laws, nor with
the laws ofthe Territory. The At
torneyGeneral of New Mexico gave
an opinion that the act was in viola
ton dissection 1889 of the Revised
Statutes, which prohibits the Legisla-
tive Assemblies of the Territories from
granting private charters or special
privileges. The Governor thereupon
vetoed the bill. and the Assembly
passed it over his veto. Now the dis.
pute is carried to Washington, and the
Governor advises Congress to annul
the act of the New Mexico Legisla-
ture.
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Rechefort sent two friends to Yer
sailles lately, to challenge Count de
Nun, q well-known French Assembly,
man. The Count declined the in.
yitation."
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A riding school for children, with
sixty ponies of different races, has
been opened in Jardin dAcceimatiza-
ton, Paris.
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DR.. Kenealy, NJ. p, announces that
he has received only ESP. q, toward
his election fund of q "million six
pences."
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Two:ll Trade Wives, and After
Enjoying the Arrangement for
Eight Years Attempt TO Swap
Back.
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The death of the Pope caused over
amillion pairs of black gloves to be
sold in Paris.
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eas.h for ten year, and %! TIE lass sx yeas have
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severS Sain ssross he ehess and eveTv in,ssssicS
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e ses nee Ssss
vec0ufDe 10 every means IN nv power % di1lod9o
ne mueue nom my throat and Head before being
eotc 20 weep eGeao. Ior period q etx years my
tons1n we're ulcerafe0 ana % much infamed that
could With dimSuhy swallow. finally consulted IN
aanmaiion and uleeretlon IN my throat esnsed BY
the poisonoue matter dropping down from my head
had % 1rrttAted and my urgs that cough
ed ineeeoansly.-ad deep. hard cough. Meanwhile
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Baroness Burdett-C outts has become
q governor of Christ's Hospital. being
the first lady Governor in 400 years.
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Light in the Window.

III tue CUoSt Vi QUO VI Suc OIAucv
Islands. and right opposite the harbor,
stood lcnely rock, against which in
stormy nights the boats Of returning
fishermen often struck and were lest.
Fifty years ago there lived on this
island a young girl in a cottage with
her father, and they loved each other
very tenderly. One stormy night
the father was away on the sea in his
fisherman's boat. and though his
daughter watched for him in much
fear and trouble, he did not come
home. Sad to tell, in the morning
his dead body was found washed upon
the beach. His boat, as he sought the
harbor, had struck against the
LONELY Rock" and gone down.
In her deep sorrow. this fisherman's
orphan did not think Of herself alone.
She was scarcely more than . child.
humble, POOR and weak; but she said
in her heart that while she lived no
more boats should be lost on the
Lonely Rock" if q light shining
through her window would guide
them safely into the harbor. And %.
after watching by the body of her
father, according to the custom of her
people until it was buried, she lay
down and slept the day; but when
night fell arose, and lighting . candle.
placed it in q window Of her cottage 50
that it might be seen by any fisherman
coming in from sea, and guide him
safely into the harbor. She sat by
the candle all night, and trimmed it.
and spun; but when the day dawned
she went to bed and slept.
As many hanks as che had spun be.
fore for her daily bread she spun still,
and one over, to buy her nightly
candle; and from that time to this
for fifty years. through youth, maturity
and old age. she has turned night into
day, and in the snow-stOrms of winter,
through driving mists, deceptive
moonlight and solemn darkness, that
northern harbor has never once been
without the light of her candle
How many lives she has saved BY
this candle, and how many meals she
won by it for the starving families Of
the boatmen, it is impossible to say.
How many dark nights the fishermen,
depending on it, have gone forth. can
not now be told. There It stood.
regular as q lighthouse. steadily as
constant care could make it. Always
brighter when daylight waned, the
fishermen had only to keepit constant
" in view, and we're safe. There was
but one thing to intercept it, and that
was the Rock. However far they
might have gone out to SEA, they had
only to bear down for that lighted
window and they were sure of . safe
entrance to the harbor.
But what do the boatmen and boat
mems wives think Of this! Do they
pay the poor womani No: they are
very poor but, poor or rich. they
know better than that. Do they thank
her! No. Perhaps they think that
thanks of theirs would be inadequate
to express their gratitude I; or perhaps
long years have made the lighted case
ment so familiar that they look upon il
As matter Of cou;se. and forget for
the time the patient watcher within.
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The new German ironclaa gunboats
have very venomous names-Wasp,
Viper, Bee, Scorpion and Gnat.
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Popular illustrated book (e6o pages) o.
Impediments to Marriage; tie cause and
cents, BY Dr.. c. WHITTIER, 6I7 s.
Charles Street, ST. Louis, Mo-, the greae
opeeialst. Read his work.
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STRAY NOTICE.
Taken mp by J. R. Barrett Of Sedalia township,
Pettis country, Mo. ,one ron9ray horse Isl. hands
high FIVE wears old, has Q outside Of right
hind foot and has collar marks and appraised at
80, by w. r. Boyer, w. ). Murphy and Henry
Boyer. Three householders Of said township,
duly appointed to and sworn BY me for that pur.
f'<' s.A. wARDAN, Up
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