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FACTS AND FANCIES.

EVERYDAY absurdities- to go to
bed when you are tired and sleepy, be-
cause it is not bedtime. To make your
servants tell lies for you, and afterwards
be angry because they tell lies for them.
selves.
Emerson says that man touches
hardpan when he gets beyond wondering
how he can keep his neighbor from
cheating him, and begins to wonder how
he can keep himself from cheating his
neighbor.
ANIMPosslBILlrY-"Has any theologi-
cal point ever been definitely proven?"
asks correspondent of the New York
Commercial And it replies; DWELL,
yes We take it, for instance, to be an
axiom in poemcs that colored camp
meeting can never be held in the vicinity
of n poultry show without seriously
rctarding the work of salvation"
GENTLEMEN" said an auctioneer
who was selling piece of land, ait is
the most delightful piece of land; it Is
the easiest land to cultivate, 1t Is 80
light, so very light. Mr. Parker here
will corroborate my statement. He
owns the next patch, and will tell you
how easy it il worked" " Yes, gentle4
men, said Mr. Parker, cts very easy
to work, but it's plaguy sight easier to
gather the crop"
NINE MoDJEsKA tripped and fell the
other evening on the stage in Boston, and
a paper of that city says: "The swift
little smile and motion in which she
conveyed to the relieved audience that
she was not hurt, chat she was herself to
blame for not taking care, and that she
was grateful for the sympathy expressed
all this in one look and one step
were an Eimitable and indescribable
exhibition OF her art." And then
with one other little smile and one
little step she clearly conveyed to the
audience the idea that the villain of
the play was to be circumvented in the
end, that the Princess Vilette would in
the next act find her child trundling a
cart for Il rei>headed rag picker in the
Rue st. Antoine, that the stolen necklace
would be discove,ed in the stomach of q
dyspeptc Goldfish caught on the shores of
Labrador, by the Archbishop Dutry
disguised as fisherman, and that the
scoundrelly Duke was doomed to be
lashed to the mast by the pirates, and
kicked to death by mule travelling for
his health--the way in which she con.
veyed all this by one little smile and one
little gesture-why, it beats the tele>
phone New York Graphic.
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megs, but some Of the most valuable and
useful articles now manufactured.
MISCELLANEOUS.

The New York Graphic, the afternoon
daily illustrated paper, is doing somewhat
better financially, but it has sunk S7500OO
since it started.
No masquerade ball has been given in
Boston for six years, because of state law
providing for the imprisonment of persons
taking part in such entertainments.
A fige-cent luncheon room has been
opened at Washington, where nicke will
procure for the guest quart bowl of rice
soup, slice of boiled beef and bread, or a
piece of roast meat, potatoes and bread.
The tables are furnished with excellent
Crockery, cutlery, spoons and cruets, and
those VIII bring cans or dishes can take
their portions home.
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Bull Run.

- y, ~ !, ~, -, -
General Mcdowell, the feaerai COM
mander at Manassas, and trained solder
of unusual requirements, was so houndea
and worried by Ignorant and impatient
politicians and newspapers, as 10 De
scarcely responsible for his acts. ms
may be said OF all the commanders IN the
beginning of the war-notably or the
confederate General Albert sidney J0hn,
ston-whose early loss on the held OF
Shiloh was irreparable, and, mayhap de-
termined the tate OF the south. NC
DOwelPs plan OF battle was excellent,
and its execution by his mob no worse
than might have been conlldentiaiiy
expected. The late Governor Andrew
of Massachusetts,, observed that his men
thought they were going. to a town
meeting. This is exhaustive criticism;
With soldiers at his disposal, McDowelii
would have succeeded in turning and
overwhelming Beauregards lett, driving
him from his rail communications with
Richmond, and preventing the juno
tion of Johnston ffom the valley.
1t appears that Beauregard was, to
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-03-28

: AN English clergyman relates that two
English sisters had an audience with the
late Pope Plus TX, and as they were
withdrawing one of them fingered. The
Pope asked her what she wished, and
she, being convert to the Roman
Catholic faith, answered: "The prayers
of your Holiness that my sister may oe
converted from Professionalism. 80 Una.
we may not be separated after death
The Pope placing his hsnd upon nsr
clasped hands as she knelt, answered.
Daughter, those who love God will not
he separsted in the next world.'
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-03-28

Mr.. GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN is called
an "ungrateful son of Boston," He said
not long ago: at was my misfortune to
be born in Boston. l apologize to Bos-
!onforit. A meaner place l never knew.
1t was founded by a miserable lot of
pilgrims kicked out of England into
Holland, and then paid to keep away
from Manhattan Island"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-03-28

NEARLY all our native rice comes from
South Carolina, Georgia and Louisiana,
the former state supplying one>ha!f the
entire product of the country, and Geor.
gia going seven million pounds ahead of
Louisiana.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-03-28

CHAs. f. BLANDoY, a lawyer Of New
YoIk, has been sentenced to the peniten.
tiary for three months, and fined one
hundred dollars, for selling an obscene
picture.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-03-28

The New York Bulletin states that the
Turkish national debt amounts individ-
ually to three dollars per head of the
population; while in Russia the proper
tion is eight dollars, in Austria nine
dollars, in Italy eleven dollars, and in
the United States eighteen dellars.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-03-28

NEANL1 ull our udIlNo ilCC CoinCs iloh
South Carolina, Georgia and Louisiana,
the former state supplying one>ha!f the
entire product of the country, and GeOr-
gia going seven million pounds ahead of
Louisiana.
The New York Bulletin states that the
Turkish national debt amounts individ-
ually to three dollars per head of the
population; while in Russia the proper
tion is eight dollars, in Austria nine
dollars in Italy eleven dollars, and in
the United States eighteen dollars.
Miss THOMPSON, the young woman
who was 80 lavish with her money as to
satisfy the rapacity of Niagara Falls
hackmen and who shoed her horses feet
with golden shoes, has been placed in an
asylum for the insane in Great Britain.
She is Scotch woman, and daughter
of a former civi! official in Dumiries.
BAYARD TAYLOR says that the secre
of his enormous power of work is an
unfajling appetite, capacity for smoking
tobacco interminably, and eight hours
good sleep every night, So imperative
has the habit of sleeping at q regular
time become that, when now and then he
has deferred to 60 to bed at the usual time
and has tried to induce wakefulness by
drinking two or three cups of the blackest
coffee, and by other means, he has
nevertheless dropped asleep while work
ing at his desk.
FEW people not directly interested
have anything like an adequate idea of
the great Importance of the productive
and commercial Importance represented
by the national cheese, butter and egg
association. The value of the aggregate
product in the United States for the last
year is computed at $S4S, 900 in but
ter and cheese, $3.50, 100000 in eggs, and
$6S,O0O 900 in poultry. A large portion
OF this product is exported to Europe,
where it is sold at good prices, and the
demand is continually increasing.
THERE are sixteen directors of the
bank of France. Nobody can be a di-
rector unless he owns twenty-five shares
of the bank. Now, as each share is
worth 5000, each director must have $25,
900 invested in the bank the great ma
iority of the directors have two or three
times this amount in bank shares.
The Rothschilds, Holtinguers and Says
are among the largest shareholders, and
rs they bought their shares when they
were worth only $4OO or $500 each, their
dividends on the money invested are an
enormous per centum. Only the two
hundred largest shareholders ara allowed
to be present and vote at the annua
meeting of shareholders, it being assumed
that the interests of all the shareholders
would be securer in their hands than i
every holder of share had voice il
the bank management. These two
hundred shareholders consist of eighty
nine persons who own one hundred ant
one shares and upward; thirty-one per
sous who own one hundred shares, ant
eighty shareholders who own above sixty
shares,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-03-28

The senate, on the 1ltb, resumed
the consideration OF unfinished business, it
being the bill referring the claim OF Benz.
Holiday to the court OF claims, which was
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-10-29
HARRIsoNVILLR.

Special CorresPoedeaee SCALA ossoo.
Moody be- dog.
The aide walks need repsirsas % The
street lesdiag 10 The gallows, il The sssees y
to b 9sed nseh.
-Bssresi's ~ brand patent Aouss Good
Lack" 10 just good enough 70 heat say.
thing tsai CONES il eeopesisioa With il.
He = beildisg sp big trade for IL
-1easy C. Lsvene. E-q.. Who - cou.-
~ elesk Of Cooper eousiy for sveasy .oae
ysasa. u d"ias e neral mesehssdiss bsai.
eess ~ the Queen City Of this county. He l.
He h ssauoch eslisxn.
-Too0y ssd Billy Cleoeats, too live
y 1ada Gill deliver Tie SUNDAY MORNING
6A3oo 10 eustooev in H.rsi.oavilie. Give
The boya III, for il 10 the best Sunday paper
10 she Vese.
kelly did the bon busises On Friday.
Hia ssose - crowded With euAsooen Ill
jsy ssd ahs vsy shn.s heavy ovsscossa vest
vest Nut sad the dollsS AZ our dsddies cooe
u 80 pleasant 10 case upon.
III ~ - error sboxs Isasea seo6ae
1t sslisios - iaiimssed in l.ss SCxnAY's
BA1oo. He always treated the elesRy ssd
Ill 0sisem vho called on hin 70 talk Of ~
listous sunjeets rita great rssPecs.
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No Good.

A man named Wm. Wyatt Wa last
spring married to Young CIR! abou, iiteen
years Of age. ii 10 said that he was q
worthless wretch, snd one Of the papers OF
this city charged hon with attempting to
prostitute his child-wife at Brownsville for
money. A few days sgo he took his wife
10 Mrs. Lighter. on West Main street, to
board. Notwithstanding the fact that they
were searly destitute, be equandered the
little he had IN getting drunk. Yesterday
he begged the last half dollar his wife had,
and, despise her entreaties. went and
squandered it for liquor. He then attempt.
ID TO make hls wife give him the keys oi
her tru"k. in order that he might get some
thing DOT OF il. probably to dispose of for
liquor. She refused to let him hsse the
keys, when he drew knife upon her and
threatened her life. She immediately ran
into another room where Mr.. Jacks0n, who
boards there, war sitting, and tainted away
from fright. Mira Lighter, upon being in
formed If the Brownsville sffsir, immedi-
asely ordered him to leave the house. which
he oheyed. His wife now says she j. done
With him forever, ~ che is afraid Of her
life. The charge OF his attempting TO
prostitute his wife was made before her and
she did not DENY il. Wyatt will end this
An s~heslshy country for him il be Il moi
careful.
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IL WoFHeo-As worried.
he had read sooss she Srse frost IL
When . M. collected . ball Of H. !. p....d
wv UNA" As "!
''ered 'h'", yesterday. ~ses h's eyes bright.
e"sd and be vent TO work. In . tev min.
! utes be had COLLECTED q ,ood HE ,..vh.li
..;.. =. ,.,, ....s.,,. :. ~. ~ -.
NV" '''s"s .. =" .<"
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WARRENSBURo.
Stray Pebbles from the QuarrJ
CitV.

From orr Regular Correspondent
WARRESsBrRo, Oct. g.
This il indiana Hummer.
The regular session of the Johnaen
County Teachers Institute was held in that
city on Saturday, Oct. 2.
H. c. Rowland announces himself
ready and willing to exchange real estate
F, for claims on the First Naiionsl Bank.
! Mr. :. p. Sparks ofiiciated a mastes OF
ceremonies in the Circuit court when Judge
Given WAS called home on account Of TIE
death Of his child.
/ The excitement caused hy the suapen.
-ion Of the First N.tionsl Bank has some.
/. whs; sui,~i.le3 AID hu-iness moves along
sSont se briskly ~ il ever did.
The announcement that Col. Vest
would spe.k here last Tuesday drew . very
large crowd of people He was promptly
"n hand and spoke for two hours end .
half.
Hon. ]. r. Philips, of Sedalia, and
Jas. Il CAN'T. If Clinton, were attending
cour, here last week. They both expressed
themselves ~ being very fond Of quails 90
toast.
-Our e-teemed friend and fellow eitisen,
Andy Tyson. has accepted . position -
salesman in the dry goods house Of johnson
& Horton. of Ssdai'a. He left for that
plate last Thursday night.
John and Ell. Shewalter, backed by
three or four Of their associates, made .
raidof words upon Ike Rogers. last Wednes.
day. They accused Mr.. Ragers Of assisting
the detective 20 work up the recent bank
robbery esse against them, which was al
imagination.
The Republican State Convention,
which met in ST Louis IN the OH Of Ocio-
Der, conferred quite Compliment upou our
city in nominating our esteemed fellow ciii-
zen, +. Baldwin, Of the StaadaSd, for the
position of State Superintendent VI public
schools. Mr. Baldwin 10 q good scholar
and well qualified 10 81! that important po-
sitiOu.
The readers Of the BAzOo will remem.
her the tragic death of Mn. Kate Earle. In |
February isst, At this plsce. She VA . |
menber Of Gclden's Dramatic Troupe,
which WA playing here st thst time. After |
the performance Vas over the fsouPe starred |
to the s,mmon'. Ho1se from Enpire Hall. !;
A freight train standing on the track |
''oprned up" 10 let them pass. Without .
word Of warning the 'bumPers" came 70
geiher and caught Mn Earle between them |
and crushed and mangied her - badly that /
she died sbont twenty four houn after.
wards. Her friends claimed that Der death
was caueed by the negliRence Of the en-.
pIoyes on the train and vere shout TO com.
meace suit against the railr0ad compsuy
Ior damage. tor the benefit Of her two OF /
ph.n children ut Bsasii, lad. They kave
recently compromised By The railroad 0pQ-
psuy paying $50 to 10 ehj)dspa i
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Nuptials Of Ai00 lElls Aired and
xr. Lloyd ". Dick.

For some time past the good people q
wsrrea-surE have bern On the q; ri,e ovr'
the s~sicipsied wedding Of -somebvdy il
high life" - The. announced u. they tneu
not whoo. Nos ksoviag vho is "a. Md,
The thing more interesting. All The mar
riasesbls young lsdies Of the city ger.
painting and Po~desiaG shesr sweet f.ees
Ie.Peesing every day foe soms rieA and
hssdsOos young "iocd Of eseasioo" q
stsrtIe them With the down right PROPOSE
tiOa 10 .bsadoa all lean Of ever becsnins
old maids and embark u osce q The so!dea
- Of matrimonial hin. AID every youne
man in the bars that ever parted his hair
in the middle o. shos she.ps eyes At a
bsoo~i"x isss. vss vain esoagh to think
shas the desced sev.PsPess oeass hin add
wese soaoussirg his wedding ell to si.e.
Even The cosresposdsnt of The BAsoo ss
that place. didat know bot What be might
BE IL aooevsy oized sP in the stair. You
aee il 10 big thing. wedding in high
iils."
Bot msitess soon took . definite shspe
When the cards vese circulated Tor shs
union Of The happy couple that hssds shis
article ss The sssidence Of d. J. q. Miles,
Last Thundsy eveaiag.
Tie wedding took plsee Il 2 o'clock p.
=. The cese0oay - pssioe0sd b. Tie
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Married.

In SedaIia. Sept. 18th. 1873, xr. &. n
Morrow to Mics Alice y. Lail.
Tc-Morrow: Taas Is suddeu-spare' him -
Shakespeare.
Owing to waiting for to-Morrow, Ne hsvs
neglected to mention, this pleasant little in.
cadeat Of living future. The BAzoo con-
KsstsIases il friend Robert upon his nev
haPpisess, asd wishes hin joy and pros
perity throughout all his future life. How.
ever dark the day Of advessity msy appear.
hs eaa alssys look 70 shs Morrow for con.
ISOLATION sweet. In his ealsadar msy there
b many happy little 8osths that shall
grov to yssss Of gladneA
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A DEVILS DEED.
Attempted Murder and Successful
Suicide.
A Darkey Shoots His Wife and
Kills Himself.
Excitement Among the Colored
People Of Warrensbu1g.

A BAzoO reporter sends us the pssticu.
lars Of terrible tragedy that occurred on
Friday night. near Hazel Hill. few miles
from Wxrrensburg.
THOMAS COLLIER
is the name Of the bloodthirsty darkey
who performed the part Of the heavy sal.
lain in this tragedy in real life. Abou,
two years ago he married = colored woman
named Amanda Stevenson. They had one
child and innumerabie fighir, NJ both were
high tempered and prone to anger. Afies
carrying % war in ''the heart Of Afric -
for eighteen months, without either being
able to wave the dag Of victory, they con.
cluded TO part, and
THEY SEPARATED
about six months since. Amanda vent ic
that secnIe haven for troubled wives, heI
mothers. aud Tom went 10 work for Mr.
Wrinkle, n ne,ghboring farmer.
Tins move brought peace to both parti+s
out~ard!y. but inwardly Tom ragged and
chafed under the separation. Lat week
he thought the mstter over and concluded
that he would
MAKE CP WITH HIS AMANDA,
and try the rugged path Of msirimons
again.
Before taking this important step, Tom
thought 1t would be necessary to 70 to
Warrensburg and array himself in purple
and fine linen, that he might make more
favorable impression upon his vile. So he
ven, to town and purchased new over
cost.
REVOLVER
and q hottie If bourbon-the latter 70
warm up the smouldering 6res Of affection.
Thus provided. an last Friday night he
m.de his appearance nj 'Mandys ABIDE
full of affection ard bad whisky. There
was smile oE his Iiu and the devil In his
heart - he entered the house and stood
face to lace wiih his wife. What trans.
pired just then sc are not informed, bat
from what followed. it is very probable that
Mania had made ''previous arrangements
iefore" for her future life hereaf and
it IL alec presumed that she Informed
Thomas Of this fact.
But one thing il certain, and that ia that
Thomxs drew his revc!eer and
SHOT MS WIFE
in the mouth, inAicting . severe though
no, necessarily fatal wound He probabS,
thought that he had killed her, howcses,
and with the determination not 70 l6te
sigh; of her, or let her get much the start
Of him on the road to the New Jerusalem,
he sgsin cooked his deadly weapon. and.
deliberately placing the muzzle of the pis-
tol TO his breast, he blased away. The ball
-ped ON its fatal mission, and we'll per.
formed its errand. After he shot himsrlf
be reeIed wildly sround and instantly
FELL A DEAD NAN
Amanda i. still alive, and the physician
in attendance gives il AZ his opinion that
she will recover.
The coroner yesterday held m inquest
upon the body Of Collier, and the jury
returned a verdic; in accordance with the
above facts.
When the news reached Warrensburg i,
created
GREAT FxcIrENENr
amo ng the colored people. ~ both Col
lier and his wife had been known through
out the county for ye.rs.
The spirit of Satan must have got into
the darkeys Of Johnson county lately, for
evil reports from there come thick and
fact.
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CoNcoRDIA.

CoScoR0GA. Oct. 18th, 1874
tFroa our Special correspseS-eiI
-Tova dull.
Nina Yankees have returned.
-Sinas and J. Kroeneke vent hsn,ioe 9
leo days sso. They Travelled Ill day and
killed three squirrels al told.
-Lohorie"es & Terel<r. oar sraia ner.
chan,s, vs understand, have bo~shi svo
hundred heed Of cattle to iced shis winter.
-Nesm. Moons 4 Adams ere d<liverins
6s~ 'os ii fruit .sr~.. They have aoIsi
ahout $500 vorsh from SpsuldisR 4 Co. :.
NuTsery as Springfield. IiIe.