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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-11-30
DRIVEN OFT IN THE STREET

The foiiosing lines sere written by =. W. Mad
duN. o' tiil> c',y, for the frAnkforf tInd-i Cres
s.-Gt :-Eb-
What No, !: e,n't ,-e that they've driven
T.s-r Father :" helpless and old.
l,'h ''"i 'Iiay rhrir crime t.- !orgiyen)
10 I--rI-h .'ti' h-r- IN the cold
pb i.--,-n- l sm ssid-Ded and weary.
49, "a. tear hos they course down my cheeks,
oii thu sOrii u - i"nely and jr-Ary,
And irt .'-sTf ter r'-lI-i vsiniy seeks.
Fer I'm Old snd I'm helpless and feeble.
h' ds. st my youth have gone Ly.
Th'-a over ia. hIii. TO the pcug hoIi,~
] sander sion. there Ia di--
All inc: yn that I'D door -t-p youder
] st- LAT sI'i. sny hates on any knee.
N.' h'h"r a. hspps-i ct ioni-r
Than al mS LATHE s.ne> there
%. h.s = 18th -. rosy ami chubi,y
Ani Iiily sth prsitl- 80 sweet.
i.o-i kBss- their father .is- Iov.-i them.
Hut thy ~ dIiv.n i,ln ouf the street.
It. bong YEAR >lnc- my Mary a., taken.
Ny faithful, sfi,~-IIossic sI:-.
since then I'm isrorn ais.i Ior-ak.n,
And thu y .lsi ir- died our of INV life.
h. bays grew q" manhood. I gave rn~En
4 deed for ih. farm ala. and NOR,
saw. then. tiIi- house they we're horn IN.
AM! n"s ii turned out from tbs. door
.'h children. bowed children: Vet hear me.
haze ,.'.iTn-y,'i along .n liis'> stage
Nth TIA" h.g-. iist Sou all would ~ near me
To comfort sn.t r.s'-.r nv odd age.
Ny life i.;..'-i III gIsily have gwen
q" >I'l. ID snd project YEA; buf hsrk'
Th"':g heart breaks Iii gf- o,i s driven
NJ ''':i hen. ;o In. IN tine dark.
i:l' ,s'si,I'- th-, will live happier wnhou, me
Farewell 'i.sr old home. ali. farewell.
f.rh pathway arsJ tire. here about n,.
, 'rn- isl'rD"ry pr.~.I"L- can tell.
w-li the flowers All bi..om bright as ever
tnd thu taTi> ing ~ sweet to the mora,
Thru "v'r the hills from the poor house
S.N' -pTIng Tia. old risn shall -. h-prn-.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-11-30
ATTEMPTED OUTRAGE.
The Wabash Yar6master at Han
nibsl Placed in an Unpleasant
Position.

From an NJ, X. Il T. employe,
who is running on the northern end Of
the road, a BAzoo refor'er learned.
Yesterday, of an attempted outrage that
occurred in Hannibal, Frij;.y night,
that caused not little excitement. Ii
seems a young Swede girl about twen-
~ years If age. unable 10 speak Il
word Of English. alone and unprotect-
ed, reached tina, city on her way to
Austin, Texas.
As the tram did not leave until 1
o'clock 10 the morning. she remained
in the waiting room. AT 3 o'clock, y
couple of policemen heard crying
within. They tried to open the doors,
but found them licked. After con-
siderable delay they made an entrance,
found the lights tarned out and the
girl 10 great distress. crying piteously.
The officers lit thu gas and found w.
HI. Kingdom, the night yardmaster of
the Wabash. in sinall dark room in
the rear of the wal ling room.
They questioned the girl through an
Interpreter, who s,ated that man had
entered the room. turned out the gas
and attempted to violate her person.
She made a vigorous and successful
resistance and during the struggle her
shawl was torn. Kingdom LET, the
room as soon as discovered by the Off
GERS, but was subsequently, arrested
aud placed under $500 bond to answer
the charge Of assaulting the young
lady. who is now in charge of the
Swedes of that city.
Kingdom is married man, whose
record previous TO this mysterious
affair had been god.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-11-30

This community will be surprised to
learn that the Rev. K. H. Miller, pastor
Of the Ohio Street Methodist church in this
city, will soon leave this charge, having
bsen transferred tn the Austin, Texss,
conference, and assigned to the passionate of
the Methodist church 1t San Antonio.
The causes which brought this about and
Why be Was transferred BY Bishop E. o..
Haven to the conference named above, will
probably be explained from the pulpit this
morning.
NJ. Miller hss been the pastor Of the
church in 6edslis nesrly two years. He
came here . stranger, and BY his urbane
manners, liberal policy end uniform cour-
tesy and kindness toward ssin: aud sinner,
be has won . place in all hearts second TO
20 preacher of the goepel who ever dis-
p6nsed salvation to dying world in this
city.
During his ministerial administration
sbout ooe hundred souls have Joined the
church, and prosperity IL now on every
hand. Mainly By his enterprise the store
rooms under the audience room were added
and the whole house greatly improved and
the property thereby placed upon . sue
cesful 6nsncisl bessie, which assures the
future Of the Ohio street Methodist church.
In the transfer o: Mr.. Miller, Sedalis
loss . thorough. live, energetic and con-
scientious preacher, and the BAzo0 com.
mends him and his to the good people Of
The far OF southern city.
Mr.. Miller will leave for his new field Of
labor in about one month.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-11-30

Learning that DR.. Willis p. King, Who
he's been sick for the last ten days, had
taken suddenly worse until doubts were
entertained - to his recovery. . BAzoo re-
,,orter called, both ~ . friend and pencil
shower, last night At his residence on
Third street.
He found the jolly physician in his old
time spirits but considerably thinned By
hi. Hines; Dr.. EIIir, his bro,her-in-l.w,
Who hae been By his side constantly during
his illness, was With him.
The reporter. considerably surprised
at seeing the usually robust joker lying in
bed 40 much reduced BY illneea, said:
SWELL, doctor, how are you feeling?" To
which the sick men replied: 81 am feel
ing tip-top tonight, but I've bad hard
poll of it. Yesterday ] was WORK
and the friends feleRrsphed 10 some of the
relatives. At one time during my ten
days' sickness, il looked pretty blue the
outside world wrapped in snov seemed
drsary. Ny suffering for . time was in
tense, end FIXED my business affairs 20 as
TO Be prepared for the worst. J. began
thinning seriously about the beings who
dit to and fro in the deep ssure sky, dress
ed 10 scs0ty clothing. In fact, ] felt that
was about to become q ripper myself"
R-How did you and the disease hap
pen to collide!
K.-Well, it was breaking down of the
entire nervous system, induced BY over
work and exposure.
R.-You are oct of danger nov?
K.-Oh. yes; have parsed the crisis
nov, and will soon be up sgsin.
R-Doc yOu know . storm puri6es the
atmosphere, and?
K.-Yss. I will be purified mentally,
morally aad physically By this little insar-
Fiction among the internal organs.
R-What shall / tell the boys about
you!
K.-Tell them that am coming that
I'll be With them soon again ~ sound a. q
dollar.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-11-30
SEDALIA'S SUFFERERS.
Much Misery Must Ensue Unless
Some Steps are Taken 1t an
Early Day.

A BAzoo reporter c.lled on Mayor Ivan.
1t his cfiire Yesterday to Ascertain from
h,,i, ~ PRECEDENT oi the S~dalia Benevolen,
socIety, what the co,ami;iee appoioi-d al
the meeting on the l:ih int. had scco,a
pii-hed ia lie WY vi soliciting snt.-crip-
tIon- and donations for the p.or ii the
city. and wxs not little .urprieed " hen he
Wa informed that comparatively nothing
hal bsen done.
Mr.. Evan. sisted that room had be~n
secured At 3O4 Wet Main street, vs. ,i.h
had been placed in chxrye oi Mis-. J. ID.
Briggs, WHO wzs const.ntiy at her ls~;,
ready to receive donation, in the lire of
provisions, ciohihg, ETC.. bat a. W, n"-
bo.!y h-d responded 70 the inyit.iion ex-
tended through the city pre--.
About $50 ia Cash has been turned
over To the treasurer, Col Desr, all of
which wa secured bv collection. t.keu
up in the different churches, aud there j.
still little more 10 Come. Mr.. Evans
said this rao,.~y would not be given Z, tie
poor Of Sedalis, but when worthy aid
nssdy persons presented ti.eIn-eive= for
assistance, tb-ir wants would liz suppli-d
by taking from, THE fund the amount
necessary Tor the purchase of the article
lie ir~d. In thi. manner, he thought, much
more good conld Le accomplished ihsn by
don.i,ng motev, which would, in many
instances, he used for improper puryor--.
A call AZ the room presided over by Mr..
Briggs ELECTED the inform siion that only
one donation had been received by her, ARD
that Was from our worthy mayor, Dr.
Evan. The committees appointed for
cansassius the different ward. have M,
yet proceeded to work. but will commence
Tomorrow, and Nd doubt by next Sabbath
something substantial will have been &C.
compiish~d.
Tbo-e who are willing to contribute Ia
this truly worthy object are requested 10 do
40 nj once, and NOT visit for the committee
to call on them. There are nov in S.d.iia
several families whO are in . deplorabls
condition, md unless assistance il rendered
them, and that soon, . great amount 81
suff-ring Inust ensue.
Let the charitable people Of Sedalia take
hold OF this matter in earnest and r~e Il
they cannot make az good . showing ~
any of her rival sister cities.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-11-30

Two yesn ego there arrived in SedaIia
. gentlemsn in search of . location for the
establishment Of . trunk mandatory.
He We 10 entire stranger. but he went to
work with will. and in short time he
had everything under Roadway. Reference
- made to Mr.. J. Rsutenetrauch, who is
20 veil and favorsbly known To oil the peo-
pie Of Sedslis to-day. BY courteous
treatment, strict attention to business and
furnishing good quality Of goods, he has
succeeded in building up a bu-ines~ Of
which any one might welt be proud. He
manufactures every style and quality of
trunks and valisss, from the smallest toy
to the largest Saratoga, and of ss elegant
finish and durable character ~ can be
fouad in the larger cities. Mr.. r. ir de-
serving Of success and the BAzoO 10 pleased
TO know that he has achieved il.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-11-30

Shall Sedalia be Heated by Steam |?
A meeting Of business men was held Last
night At Morey & Crswfordis Office to con.
slider the project Of forming II joint stock
company with q capitol stock Of SIS OOO,
for the purpose OF heating business houses
and residences Of the city by steam.
The plan proposed BY l. n. Gaild and
talked over By the gentlemen present, va.
that of the Holly steam heating eysten,
which IA nov in practical operation in fif-
teen cities Of the Union.
This system, which vas invented BY Holly,
the orieinstor Of the Holly wster works
system, 10 simple and cheap after it is in
running order. II consists Of . massive
steam engine, boiler, ETC.. which are con-
nected with the various buildings TO be heat
ed By pipes laid under ground and ending
in pipes which are distributed through
the buildings. The siesm can be turned
on or of, and is measured and valued by
meter in the same manner a. eaa The
cost of heating building BY this method
is said to be cheaper than by the ordinary
wood or coal style.
The proposition to form such company
and INTRODUCES such . municipal heater into |
Lhie city met with great favor With ell
present, and q meeting Of citizens and busi !
ness men will be held aome time THE week !
10 take steps towards forming euch a COM
pany.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-11-30

Why Don't the Civil Authorities
Ioterfere?

4
A report has come to u from the
CITY ut Cambridge. which We trust is
untrue, that the Chinese instructor at
Harvard college, dignilary who
dresses in silk aud is the author of a
volume of poems Oh which no Ameri-
can critic has been able to pass mn adj
ver-e judgment. since there is no
Western scholar who can Interpret its
tea chest hieroslyphics-is subjeciiag
his little daughter to the foot.binding
process. q fearful torture in itself. and
resulting in making the child a Grip
pie for life. We have been told that
the screams Of the poor child have
been heard BY the ishbors.
The operation has been often de-
scribed. Bandages ten fee; long and
two feet wide are land on the inside O.
the instep and carried over the four
small toes around the heel. drawing
the twO extremities nearer each other,
bulging the instep. and making deep
hollow in the sole underneath. Once
q month or oftener the bandage is re-
moved and the feet sre soaked and
kneaded. Pulverized alum is put ON
To prevent the slouchihg and put.
rescence which often occur. Some.
times . toe or more drops o6. The
pain, which is intense. continues about
a year. :ben gradually diminishes, aud
BY toe end of the second year the feet
are dead AMI painless. During the
first twelve months the poor girl sleeps
only Oh her back. lying crosswise the
bed. With her feet hanging down over
the side, 20 that the edge Of the bed
stead presses on the tendons and
nerves behind the knees in such way
a. to dull the pain somewha:. There
she swings her feet aud means, and
even in the coolest weather cannot
wrap herself in a coverlet. because
every return Of warmth to her limbs
increases the aching. The sensation
is said To be like that Of puncturing
the joints with needles.
While this bindiny is continued, a.
ever after. the feet are useless for
purposes Of locomotion. With dead
teet, only two inches long. the woman
thus .'heaufi6ed" is . wretched Grip
pie. As We have said. it is reported
that the learned instructor above
mentioned is thus treating his
He has remarked, We are
that were he to live perma.
Dently in the United States. he should
Dot bind her feet, but he expects to
return to China in . year or two. and
we're she then to have natura! feet her :
'ocial prospects would be ruined. This /
nay be true. but for the present be is
living in Massachusetts,. and under
Massachusetts, laws, and those laws
hould b invoked to protect the b
srstched victim of Oriental folly. 9
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-11-30
"HARD PAN" b
Rev Collyer's ADVICE to Students
Of q Business College.

On Thursday night diplomas were
awarded to students Of q New York
business college If the Academy Of
Music. Rev. Robert ColIyer made
the address. his subject being lizard
tan" During the course If his re-
marks he said that he had worked on
a farm. carried bod. shOd horses,
broken stones on turnpike. had
reapet and Graded grain. dug q we'll,
cut wood. and had preached sermons
nobody wsn,ed to hear. His wonder
fui success had been achieved BY pure
grit and honest industry. You mus,
dig down to the 'hard pan." he said,
u lay foundation to fame and for
tune. The re: erend gentleman SEEM
ed to have drawn the most Of his in
spiration from Poor Richards almanac.
His apiculated sphorisms may be
giOuoed as follows:
Any kind Of an honest job is better
than no job at all.
Take u dollar day for your work
it you can get no more.
A mans best friend are his ten
fingers.
When evil days come, as evil DAYS
will. no man deserves the title of
gentleman it he dnes not take honest
work to do. regardless of social infiu-
eDces.
When country boys come to the
city. il they can hold on to the old,
sweet ways. they c:n defy the world.
Keep your grip on the hard pan Of
principle aud good conduct. and you
will be men Of good Lsme and good |
fortune.
When boy fills house with bugs
he is all right, provided he don't run
after humbugs. He has the making
in him Of q great naturalist.
A good farmer is better than poor
doctor, and good horseshoer is better
than bishop who breaches sermons
that nobody wantd to hear.
A good days work Of what you can
hest do is the hard pan 10 which oil
must come.
Society says one thing and nature
says another.
Work is good medicine.
Only those who make clean money
and d. clean things win success. !
The honest Aan who dies poor is
rich If he only holds his own.
Sleep eight hours cut Of the twenty
Our. eat three meals day, and walk
IN the sunny side Of the way.
Have = reserve force that will come
'ut when you need il.
Don't wind up the solemnity of
'oarting a girl with prayer.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-11-30
small Accident on the Pacific

Al Pleasant Hill, yesterday morning, =
slight accident occurred on the Missouri
Psci6c, winch delayed No. =. the EASTERN
oOnGd passenger ir.in, something like m
hour. II SCENE that pa--enge: train No. 2.
hound west. when approaching the town Of
Pleasant Hill, ran into the s~iich engine,
which VAS standing on the main track.
Bob engines we're slightly damaged. but no
oce vas injured.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-11-30
ALL SORTS.

Young mercantile men who 90 out
collecting are often found collecting
at the theatre ON matinee days.-New
Orleans Picayuue.
A man has no remedy for his hair
falling of. A woman can always Use
hsirpins and keep on as much hair Is
she likes. New Orleans Picayune.
1t is said that pride must have fall.
1t Is probably when il is arrayed in
gorgeous colo;s. as with the fall Of the
year.-Bos'ou Transcript.
1t is proposed to make education u
necessary qualification in future pc
destrian matches. so that he who runs
may read. Cincinnati Saturday Night.
n Boston man has invented a new
word. "Astronometeorology." and al
ready there are six men i'm the country
who can pronounce it.-Boston Post.
The B,.ston Journal Of Commerce
publishes Il lot Of dyeing recipes; but
none Of them beat the old ~ay If tool
ing with an empty shot-gun.-Syra-
cuse Sunday Times.
Two captains quarreled about a We
man and challenge passed. What
folly" said the fair one. 1T is not
with iron or steel but with gold YOU
should fight for ME. Paris paper.
The Vermont housewife who read
that English mobiles have lots of hares
In their preserves saws that she tried
it in some blackberry jam aud d,esn't
believe the foreign ,ories.-Boston
Gloie.
We are progressing As a nation To-
ward refinement. The wbeeIbarrow is
now called the unicycle. But it is
just As hard To run with big
trunk ~ il was under the old name.-
Boston Post.
A story in one Of our exchanges is
called Love in an Elevator The ele-
vator Is typical Of the ups and downs
the young couple will experience af.
ter they are NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Herald.
a gentleman saw an old Highlander
one day fishing with ben: pin. He
said to the man. Fish will never be
caught with that. LAY they will if
they'll only take it into their heads"
Strict discipline Mai,r-"How
dare Won smoke at parade Throw YOUR
cigar awav at once :" Lieutenant -
with pleasure sir" Majnr (angri!y)
iou mast throw i, away without
pleasure. FIiegende Blaetter.
An editor in Georgia SAYS Gold is
found in thiriy-six counties in thisstate,
silver in three, copper in thirteen. i.nn
in forty three. diamonds in twenty-six
md whisky in all of them and the
asst gets away with all the rest.
Mr.. Priebsy Cat dinner to fair
on visit to Boston
or the third or fourth tir:c). I've
heard Won are 80 swful!y. ah. clever
ron know. Miss Sharp: Excuse mt
S1r. Priysbv. tor assure YOU I'm next
o an iot."-Columbia Spectator.
The LAWYER wanted to badger the
witness as he asked Have YOU ever |
,een convicted of crime ?" Of course,
he man was mad at the insinuation;
mighty mad. lie Indignantly replied .
do YOU think IN blamed fool enough |
o let myself get caugh, ?" He Mt
nee gained the sympathy Of the entire
audience. BOSTON Post.
1t must he rather trying to be mar
led To- an emotional actress. to have
Ter clutchins yon by the throat at 3
!. IN. and shouting in Il hoarse stage
whisper "Siave, dit;st lock the kiich-
n dor? The kew where i>'t quick?
II >trangIe thee. Di,lst Jay the milk
,i;ctsr ON the cutter baftIements d?
Ave. me good lord, IN msd."-New
lork Commercial.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-11-30

Nm. Poncena. the woman who was Ar
rested Wednesday 10 40 intoxicated con.
ditioo up3n the street, and Who created moi
. little nerriment BY huegipg Officer
Carnss in public, paid her fine of s. Friday
and then, stepping up to Aarshal Smith,
she handed him an extra auarter. with the
request that be present ii to that handsome
policeman, Mr.. Games, who 80 kindly
cared for her while she Was unable to care
for heraelf, "and tell him" said she, ito 20
and take good swig of Tom and Jerry,
bat Be careful and not take o. much az I
did," Carnes didn't squander the money
- she Desired, but purchased cigars, and a.
be refused to set EN- up to the BAzoc re-
portosa, Of course be must have Q benefit.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-11-30
Just So.

IL Pave to follow good advice. NJ. C..
w. Braun. 10 Eureka Springs, Ark, sends
the following item: I had bero sufferer
With dyspep~is Tor the pas: three years.
Advised BY . friend, used Hamburg
Drope. At once, sfler the 6rt dcee, I ex-
perienced relief. I continued il use fer
one month and found myself completely
cured. There are 20 many suffering With
indigestion that my advice to such would
be:-Do % l hsve done-take the Han.
burg Drops and get cured.-St. Louis Post.
Dispstch.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-11-30

Prof. Gniime,;e'. French Kidney Pads
have been sold in France for the last ten
years, and in that time hiss cured thousands
OF men and women who were troubled with
diseases Of the kidneys ard urinary Org ,ns.
For sale hy druggists. For saie by Ang.
Fieischmsnn, druggist, corner Second and
Ohio street,.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-11-30
A Visit to the KinderRarten.

BAZOo reporter, yesterday afternoon,
visited the well-conducted kindergarten
school Of Misses BAilinger and Stock, on
Fifth street, and witnessed some Of the ex-
ercise-. About fifty scholars, ranging
from three to ak years Of age, were pres
en; The walls Of the front room we're
decorated BY specimens OF drawing, paint
ing, folding and pricking work done BY
the children.
The pupils were formed in Q circle, and
to the music Of q piano, ., which Me.
Lena Gai.ie presided, following the di-
reciioDs of the teacher, Mis- Baliinser.
they dsncrd, ssng and engaged in various
plays which were amusing and interesting,
and will he profitable to the children, he
cau.e il learns them early in life the value
Of discipline and IN EASY. graceful use Of
the body - veil q drill Of the mind.
After the above osmed exercise, which
Ia really . combination Of work end play,
they were treated TO nest dinner 10 the
next room, where four large tables had
been :pread, nestly decorated With Cover.
and fruits and bearing excellent estables.
The marked decosum that VA preserved
BY the children during ell the exercises
was favorsbly commented on By ell the
parents and friends, . large number Of
whom he'd gathered to witness The stair.
The teschen, Misses Bsllineer and Stock,
are emine,tly qualified for their calling.
and the childreo and parents sIike, we're
veil pleased With the afternoon exercises.