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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-07-02
LIQUORS AND TOBACCO.
The Danger Which Nay Be Incur
red by Peddlers.

The subjoined letter to Hon. Isaac H.
Surgeon, United States revenue collector,
and the appended reply, give information
Of value to large class Of business men
especially IN the country districts:
Mr.. Isaac II. Spurgeon, Collector Fint
District Of Missouri:
DEAR SIR-Will you b 20 kind a. to
answer through the daily papers: IL
country stOrekeepers or saloon keepers who
have the license Of twenty-five dollars
posted up in their store or bars, ii they
have the same right to send their peddling
wagons in the country ceiling whisky to
farmers and tobacco to the harvest hands,
and If they have the right to sell liquor At
farm sales; or IL it necessary that there
peddlers need also license for selling whis-
Ky and tobacco? Please explain through
one Of the st. Louis daily papers.
OxE REVENUE TAY.PAYER
UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE
CoLLDCrOR's OFFICE, FIRST. DIST. Mo-,
ST. LOUIS. June 25, 1873.
EpIroR ST. LOUIS REPCBLIcAN-You will
render service by answering the letter oil
Zone Revenue Taxpayer" by saying that
no one can sell vine. spirits, beer, tobacco
or anything else for which U. ). special
tax Is required at any place except the
identicd place named in tine special tax. II
the revenue Taxpayer who writes knows
any party violating the Law, Is his letter in.
dicates, and he will give this Office the
name Of the party with witnes- - to prove
1.-THE party will be reported to the U. s. dis
trict attorney for prosecution. The penalty
fov such violation Of the Law il . fine Of no,
less than 500 nor over 5000 and impris
onment for not less than three days nor
over two yesn
Special taxes are issued TO peddles of to
bacco. who are required to have their special
tax receipts with them, and If using 4
wagon their name and occupation must b
painted upon the wagon and the district n
whatever State the tax was Issued.
There is no such thing - . peddler's
sp cial tax for liquon-selling them At any
other place than the number Of the hOus>
in the city, OF the specified house in thu
country, is . viOlstion Of lsw-the only ex
ception il pedilem Of tobacco Who Civ,
$1,000 in bonds and qualify "a above stated
Isaac II. STURGEON,
Collector First District Missouri.
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A DREADFUL SUICIDE,
CASE OF ILLREQUITED LOVE /.
A FALSE AND TICKLE WOMAN !

And then everybody would quit work and
not eat bite or sleep wink until they had
read it through twice.
Oh, rosdn'f it be nice
Lets have river.
Make it deep!
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-Fortify the h.hy asain-: disease by
purifying the blood with DR.. Bulls Blood
Mixture. Thus forearmed you will No, he
attacked by sickness.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-07-02

The right thing in the right place is
without doubt DR.. Bull's Baby Syrup, the
best remedy for babies while teething.
Price, ouly 3 cents bottle.
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Economy in washing.

A new system of washing has lately been
introduced in some French towns which u
worthy of special attention. it, economy
is 50 great - to greatly reduce the cost
This is the process One kilo two pounds)
OF soap is reduced with . little water to
sort Of pap, which, having been slightly
warmed, 10 cooled in iorty-6vs liters (ten
gallons) Of water, to which IL sdded one
spoonful Of turpentine oil and two spoonfuls
Of ammonia: then the mixture u asitsted.
The water ia kept ct q temperature which
may be borne BY the hand. In this so)u-
ton the white clothes are put, and left
there for two houn before washing
them with soap taking care in
the meantime to cover the tub.
The solution may b warned again and
used once more, but it will Be necessary 70
add half seaspoonful Of turpsntine and
another spoonful Of ammonia. Once washed
With soap, the clothes are pot in warm
water. and the blue i applied. This pro-
cen, il il obvious, spores much time, much
,, labor and fuel, while it gives 70 the clothes
. vh,tenes much superior to that Obtained
BY any other method. and the destructive
use of the wash-board or Of pounding il not
necessary to clean the clothes from the i'm
purities which they contain.
For Sale-A fine country residence
with choice surroundines, etc. Tins fire.
quently means that the occupant wishes to
regain health; because . rsidenos in .
malarial district will induce blood poison
ing, and hence disease. This can b most
expeditiously eounseracssd By the pro"ps
administration Of Dr.. Balls Blood Aix-
ture.
The Odd Fellow lodges Of Sedalis vill
participate istbs celebration here o. the
Fourth, and The Uniiormsd Pstriarchs Of
The order Of Odd Fellows from ssdslia viii
appear in the psoes'sioa 1t The eslbrasion.
Karesbxrs Nnaassd
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Important if True.

A new idea struck the undersigned as he
surveyed some opened crcqaet boxes this
morning. After using the croquet set, you
could keep the box for an umbrella box.
Every. prudent man-and Sedalis lie chuck
full Of 'em-ought TO have an umbrella and
a box to lock it 10 in. In dry weather you
can carry it around to sit down on when il
rains you could take out the umbrella and
shove the box up under your coat to
strengthen your back bone. II you were
out late at night. and couldn't find the night
key where you keep it in your hat, you
could crawl into the box and sleep the
happy hours away.
We know great many other things that
would benefit mankind a great deal, and
enable it to live TO be 1O2 EveL then there
would be no compulsion about dying, and
you conId worry along a right smart while
All of these things We will tell Won ~ soon
as we get our wheat in.
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A bright and beautiful child shows in
its very expression that its babyho w.s
not associated with opium, cordia.s, ETC.
for the continued use Of opium is antago.
nistic to health. That valuable and highly
recommended remedy for the disorders ol
babyhood, DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup, is ahso
lutely free from morphia and all osheu
dangerous agents, and can be safely EN-
ployed at all times. Only IS cents per bot
tie
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EDWARD s. STOKES.
The Slayer Of Jim Pisk, Pays q
Visit to st. Louis
How He Looks, Acts and Talks
His Personal Appearance.

There he goes, Don't you zee? That
man with the white hair and dark musiache
and imperial"
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on the Afghan question have naturally com
manded great attention in England. He adj
mits that the repuse of Sir NEVILLE CHAM
BERLAIN 8 mission In the Khybcr Pass is n
serious rebuff to the Government of India.
But he thinks the mission itself was a mis-
take. 1t ought not to have been organized
until the disposition Of the Amcer Of Cabul
had been otherwise ascertaincd; and Ger
tainly it should not have gone forward until
he had given his consent. Lord LAWRENCE
says he has heard it contcnded that no ma
tiOn has right to isolate itself and decline
all intercourse with its ncighbors; but he
submits that this view ought not to apply
as between civilized Governments and bar
barous peoples. He deprccates any dcclara-
tion of war. 1t appears to me to be con
trary to sound policy" he writes, "that we
should resent our disappointment by force
Of arms for by doing so we play the enc
my's game and force the Afghans into n
union with the Russians lie adds that the
finances of India would be utterly ruined by
the cost Of invading Afghanistan.
The leading English journals agree with
Lord LAWRENCE that the Government at
Calcutta has committed grave errors in
dealing with Afghanistan But they do not
approve the policy Of inaction which he adj
vocatcs. He would prefer to give SHERE
ALI assurances that no further attempts
would be made to force an embassy upon
him, in return for which promise he thinks
a satisfactory apology could be obtained
from the Amecr Tor the recent treatment of
Major CAvAGNARI on the frontier. This sub
mssivc course, however, Is deemed too dan
gcrous 10y all parties, on account of the GER
tainty that 1t would be misinterpretcd
throughout India ms evidence Of England's
weakness Indeed the Liberal newspapers
critcsc the administration for its delay In
Furnishing the afiront to the British mission
at the khybcr Pass The London Daily .Ne,cs
has urged prompt military measures
against the Aighans, from the very
first, rs the best means of securing rcpa-
ration for the insult, without making nee
cssary permanent occupation Of the
invaded country. In fact. it seems to lee
agreed on all sides that Lord LYrTON ought
To have been prepared to act more speedily
in the event OF refusal TO admit the en-
bassy. The delay which has already oc-
CURED will prevent any military movement
OF Cabul this autumn. aud this is regarded
as particularly unfortunate, in view of the
very unfavorable impression which the
Ameer's action has already produced among
the natives Of India
1t is conceded that the home Government
will have to bear a large share Of the cx-
pense Of an Afghan war Nevertheless
England seems determined to fight the
Ameer unless he submits. Doubtless this
resolve Is chiefly due to the belief that such
a course is necessary to the maintenance of
British power IN India; but the policy
which has made it necessary j. sure to be-
stcrnly nrraigncd. and Lord LAwRENcE's
letter shows that Justification will be diff
cult
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For the Legislature.

There is important work to be done in
Albany this winter, and men of integrity
and of backbone are needed to do It, First
OF all. the State should be reapportioned.
The Constitution expressly directs that once
in ten years new Senate and Assembly dis
tricts shall be formed, each district to con-
tain. as nearly as may be, the same number
of inhabitants. Anew apportionment should
have been made in 1876. but the Legislature
OF that year and those OF 1877 and 1875.
under Republican control, disobeycd the
constitutional requirement To district the
State anew was TO surrender partisan ad-
vantage. Through failure to do this duty.
the great Democratic cities OF New York
and Brooklyn were robbed Of just repre-
sentation. Men should now be sent to
Albany who will insist that the Legisla-
lures foremost duty is TO reapportion the
State, and who will see 10 il that the duty
il performed.
There is need OF substantial reform in the
Legislatures expenses. In 1867 they were
1929, 2l7i7; in 1877 nearly double that sum,
Sils, lA.4J, in 1878 yet more. There are rs
many attendants, messengers, doorkeepers,
and clerks, AZ members; or twice the number
needed to do the work. Through desire to
increase party patronage, Republicans have
employed men to perform slight or unneces-
sary duties. This is time TO curtail ex-
penses, not to increase them. Nine men out
of ten are feeling the pinch Of hard times
and are trying to economiZc. Retrenchmcnt
should be practsed in our public as well as
our private business. Send men to Albany
who will cut down the Legislatures ex-
pcnses.
New York city needs n new Excise law
The existing one is in dispute, is leading
into new complications, and is keeping liquor
sellers and the officers Of justice IN per-
petual tangle. Moreover, there has been no
pretence of enforcing it since last January,
when Commissioner ERIARDT compelled its
observance for a month to show the people
that an Excise law could hc enforced Send
men to Albany who will give US good
Excise law.
This Legislature should consider carefully
the important questions Of street cleaning,
OF conducting the Departments Of Insur-
ance and Banking through State Supern-
tcndents, aud Of the tee system in our public
Offices. Grave abuses have existed. They
should be prevented for the future.
But first of all, reapportion the STATE.
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The Difference Between an Individual
Fraud and the Overthrow of the
Constitutions.

II HAYES men bought votes in Florida,
Louisiana, and South CarOlina-in all or any
one Of these States-and If TILDEN men at
tempted unsucccssfully to buy votes in any
one or all Of these States such conduct
would exhibit n melancholy lack Of probity
In the politics OF the day. But the crime
would be OF an individual nature. Such
crimes may deprive man Of an Office, Of
his purse, or of his life. They are to be de-
plOred, to be condemned and to be punished.
Still in comparison with such an act as
the Electoral bill, which was nothing less
than subversion of the Constitution of the
country, they sink into relative inslgnil-
cance
There Is a limit to the evil which can come
from bribery aud cheating; whereas the
evils which must result from a displace-
ment Of the Constitution Of the country and
the substitution in its stead Of an arbitrary
power, are entirely illmitable.
Cheating In the election was bad enough;
the creation Of the Electoral Commission
was political offence second In henous-
ness only to treason. False counts and
forged returns are for a day; the overthrow
Of the Constitution unless 1t be sternly re-
buked by the people will be- for all time
We wish most distinctly to state that the
moral turpitude Of purchasing or attempt
ing to purchase votes would not, in our
Judgment, be cOndoned or diminished by the
fact that the votes purchased had been
wrongfully withheld from the purchaser
Az we have said before, we do not believe
In hiring election officers 10 do right" az
paying men not 10 cheat has sometimes
been termed
In reference to the recent cipher dos-
patches which have appeared in the Trib-
une-and the moro important Of which
have been copied into THE SUN-wo hearth
Y commend our contemporary for It's enter
prise IN obtaining this extremely interest
ing political Information. II is not only an
instance Of journalistic succcss-if the
TRANSACTIONS are correct; but IL Ia n dis
eIosnre fIaught with advantage TO tho pub
lie. II such kilograms were sent the public
good Is served by bringing them To light
The same code ~ morality applies to poll
ties as To other affairs and to ono party as
g. another
AT the same time we do not agree with
our contemporary in the opinion that II is
too late fOr Mr. TILpEN 10 diselaim all lot
~ part ID any negotiations even Tor the
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The Augu-tin DAILY Library.

The sale Of Augustin Days library was con-
unued last evening The attendance BUYERS
greater than on Monday evening. the bidding no
more spirlt'd ami the prices reached very low
Jeremy golfers short Wow of the rrotusness and
immortality ct tho En.lsh Stage knockcd down tor
a. the Comic Latin Grammar" with designs b. John
Leoch. for e. 3d. and long line books tor
from s2.2j 10 Sll so The "Crukshnnsiana' OF which
there many editions sold for very small prices
"Cuuositics Of Street Literature quaro half morocco
st top rare DuuS, bfuu-ht siao Tur idug ON Peter
tuuin-ham " Nell oN uic ami IN, SlNlnls u Charles
u Wa quite lively II was knocked down 10 Nr Bowen
TOR S1n "Garrick IA the Green Room hs George DANIEL
wi> started At $40 ami was bought by Mr. "rov for ss
The copy sold the authors IL contains ftV line
rare Inserted portraits cludng that the author
rrst edition cot sir william Davcuuut~ works went 10
Grey ior ~ 2th volume Five dollars houlhi nne COPY
of Baron Charles Avilcr's Spaul,l. Tour and DE
c9,itps Memoirs. stpDrh coy, viii MY inserted
plates. was kuu,k,i down for ga " John PhaniN's
So tDue, sold ior 81 ~u. Dlhllu. Sou.s illustrated
hN truk shank. for ~ Ditdin's Bilomluia Tor 81 5o
an ln-h.h edition ct Dickens thirty volumes hrou-h
- lp volume, anutlvr Dickens. IN twenty nine vol
uut-, ~ ~ volume collected edition " Isaac
dl.rtclhs Works IA five volumes, go a NoluNr
n bort puisleNs PLAYS, fifteen volumes ~ 4 volume
Dr. nuran's Annals the English stage r,trn.cd to
iNc thlck volumes. win ~ added plates 81 NuuIr
ports Wandering jew - 10. his Plcrin1so Si5
p"wdrns Shakespeare Scenes Hud tharu, tors. ~
ANA John DOwness kOsclus Anscauus, sls
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open sheds. and clothes arc left out over night
In all this time he has not once had occasion
to use force Weapons have been shown only
by his Indian constablcs In arrcsting Offenders
The Superintendent says that what is true Of
the S'Kohomish Indians is true Of nearly all
the other reservation tribes Of his district. and
notably so Of the Ncz Perces:
" Those who live near them. or who have observed
them IN all conditions. both ui and the reservations
tor the last fifteen aud thirty years. can bear
fishermen. workers iarius, mills, " umhtr
camps. or IN Kitchens and laundrics ur the whites.
citing no fear among families. aud causing no danger To
lone travellers on the prnires or In the forests The ROD
have been committed 10y white men. Shcrins trace
nearly every crime aud outrage 10 the white not To tic
luiiauN
1t Is no thanks to the Government. though.
that the S'Kohomish are so well behaved.
Nineteen years ago they were promised 10y
treaty the ownership of their farms. Tho prom
Use has not been kept " In private and public
speeches." says DIR. ATKINSON with one voice
they plead for their titles" They are alarmed
by reports that they are presently to DO re-
moved from the land in which they were born.
II that removal is attempted. there may bc
another story to tell.
Dr. ATKINSON Is only one Of q hundred wit
ncsscs whose testimony convcrges to one point.
What is needed in our " Indian policy" is not
more troops. but more Justice.
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THE UIDOW vAN corr's WORK.
a housing Revival Meeting In Peter Dwyer'.
Gospel Mission Room.

Widow Van Colt is holding q series "
revival meetings at Peter Dryers Gospel Mis-
sion. ~ Barrow street. Sunday evening was
her opening night. twas also the first time that
any OF the prominent rcvvalsis have laborcd
In that vineyard. On Monday evening the at
tendance was large II extended back to the
folding doors whore hangs the motto, Order
Is Heavens First Law" out into the entry and
part way up the stairway. Tho meeting was
opened with prayer by Mrs. Van Colt Billy
Walsh then sang. with a rafting banjo accom-
paniment. the vcrsined story OF his life con
Victon and conversion Almost before the Vi
bratlons of this latter day psalmist's instru-
mont had ccased the widow WAS on her feet
aud into her talk on The duty of paying vows
She occupied raised platform. aud her ample
presence, together with the volume of her
voice. mad" the room seem small She wore a
black, dress. white collar. and cap of black
edged with white lace.
At The conclusion Of hcr sermon she called
upon all who had given their hearts toGol to
hold NJ their hands, About nity hands went
NJ. Then she wanted 10 See the hands Of such
sinners ~ were ready then and there tO begin
leading u now life 4 very few hnnds went up.
There were. perhaps. two hundred persons in
the room who responded 10 neither call.
=, Brother Onderdonk led IN prayer collcc-
suggestion Of sister Van Cott-anl while the
pat was going around the gathering sang lusti-
~. the widow frequently hreakingout in spoken
appeals for tho exercise Of llbcrality.
Mrs. Nnn Cot then occupied the time with
more warnings to the unconverted calling upon
them To- lose no time in declaring their inten-
ton 10 lead a n " life. Don't b, afraid that
you won't be- able 10 hold out >" said she: cont
try To- hold out. but hold on" Again she asked
for showing OF hands on the part Of those who
wanted TO become Christians. NJ hands appear
Ing. she called upon all the Christians In the
room 10 stand up and then she asked that those
VINO wished to be prayed for would also arise.
There Were several responses. While the meet
ing united IN another song she requested that
the sinners on their feet would come forward
and let her take them 10y the hand.
To raise money FOR carrying on the meetings
she started a thrrc-ccnts-a-day subscription.
pledging herself To- pay that sum until next
Brother Dryer would approve % the proceed
ings or not and didn't care, adding that she
WIS % n sort Of outlaw" p" Now, my children. "
said she-she addresses them all rs her chit
drcn-'l want every one 20 tell in the fewcst
possible words what YOU have 10 prnise God
for-whnt have you to thank God for, Doctor -
and DR.. Lester replied " Everything have"
The meeting lasted till 81 O'clock
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win England Figh, the Ameer,

An important letter on the prospective
war between British India and Afghanistan
has been addressed to the London Times by
Lord LAWRENCE. better known in this coun-
try az Sir JOHN LAWRENCE. No one is bet
ter entitled To be heard on that subject, for
no ADLER man has been at the head of the
Government Of India In modern times
When he was appointed Viceroy, he did not
step from tho undisturbed and bclittlng
existence Of II second-class European court
into all the hOnOrs Of the nOblest Office In
tho colonial empire Of Great Britain. He
had won his way to that high place by long
and most honorable service To the great
country Of which he thus became the ruler.
His knowledge Of the people was unsur-
passed, and the marvellous control which
can be cXerted by high personal, political.
and moral character, as distinguished from
mere force Of arms wns never more CON
spicuouhly illustrated than In his celebrated
paoihcatiOn Of the Punjaub during the
Sepoy mutlny. There was much To Justify
Engishncn in calling him, AZ they did, the
savior Of India.
The Views of 50 experienced q statesman
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a VIE. Appeal In the special Sessions.

Henry Bergh mad forty-seven men and boys
arraigncd IN the Special Sessions Monday charges
Of cruelty 10 animals David Wolf the driver Of an ice
cart struck with his whip the horses attached 10 Grand
street car They reared aud toll HIS wife. with three
cd"n one babe, appealed 70 the Justices in the most
WVous tones Her children were starving because she
hll had no money since her husbands arrest
Mr. bergh, rising aud dangling his glasses said
that the Wonsn's appeal should not be listened Ia.
Mvlt WA tned eih Mrs Vol kneli down ami begged
the Justices 10 reduce the nnc They reduced II To
MAJOR Noah made strong appeal Tor In, ianiiy AMI
then Justice Murray proposed that a subscription be
rhl-si Ia pay the prisoners hne.
VI BetHh, ri,ia again. declared that such proceed.
ny vas only encouraging crime.
We'll Mas sent 10 uriSOn The LAWYERS prt svut tmuls.
iaieD subscribed az luI tho family.
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A Good Prospect for the Opposition.

The Kings Council met last evening but
adjourned, without making any nomina-
tions, to Saturday. This argues one of two
things: an indecision amounting almost to
imbecility, or purpose to spring upon the
people at late hour a ticket which would
not bear prolonged discussion. The King
distrusts himself or distrusts the people.
The Clown remained quiet last night, all
tho members OF his committee having
dropped of.
The Republicans appointed a committee
OF conference, and the other elements Of
opposition appointed committees Of con-
ference.
Under all the aspects Of the case, il is safe
to say uneasy lies the head that wears "a
Grown.
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purchase OF rights to which he believed
himself entitled. We shall be surprised
and disappointed IL such disclaimer by
him, is not forthcoming. Mr.. T1LDEN is not
yet destroyed. We do not believe he is 60
ing to be destroyed. We have faith that he
will come out from the fierce assault upon
him unscathed.
But were Mr.. TGLDrN guilty and right
fully adjudgcd to an ignominious political
death, the lurid light of his doom would not
relieve in the least the blackness Of dark
ness of the day that saw the constitutional
method Of electing a President set aside
and the unconstitutional Electoral Commits
sion substituted i'm It's stead