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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-12-28

At al the restaurants in the city -lsgs ant
;nez's ~sre served. The old relIs, le
Kaiser WA put to h,s most to ace, mmo-
date the irronx n noon, but he knew 10
such word ~ Tail. Al Eonusr',, Macs
English Kitchen end o;tsr places. large
numbers we're cared Tor, = special Christ
mas dinner having been prepared.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-12-28
IN Q GAErisON EAR

hsd . clAss Of customers Of which any q.
tabii-hwent might feel proud. There va
no drunkenness, loud talking or disosderly
conduct, aud the day passed % quietly
with all.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-12-28
At the Saloons.

A msjoriiy Of the houses set elegant
lunches and kept oren during the entire
day and lac into the oisht; but during
the afternoon some Of them were compelled
TO close. owing to the fact that hell Dozen
drunken ro~dies vented 10 run things 10
-uit theu,selves
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-12-28
AT HUNRuc0'S

. large nnmber vere sur2ing IN .nd out
during the entire day. He eo,estsined eli
hsndsomely. and ooshing occurred 10 mar
the pleasure Of either proprietor or custom
ers.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-12-28
As sNIvH q yogNsONS

the genial pI"prielors we're all smiles,
greeting their ,riend- xith a"merrv Christ.
ma" aud 40 invitation to try their egg noe
and bus few refused They seemed 70 b.
doing . very eatisfaciorv business.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-12-28

ssloon wss crowded With -. OF fellows,
who ss~med disposed % drive ''duii care
a~sy," and devote one day 10 the worship
Of Bscchus.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-12-28
Fret Baptist Church.

The Sunday schoor children q: this
church assembled Friday evening at The
church TO receive their annual presents.
The audience room was very preitily
decorated With evergreeBs. Letters wrought
from evergreens. merry Christmas" On /.
white background, suspended mid-sir in
the church, near the front, was the most
noticeable thing as the sanctuary was en-
tered. Over the pulpit platform wac the
American flag, from Its folds which slightly
showed earIsnds of evergreers. On one
side Of the pulpit was Q map. on which
was star and the words, Fear, Faith,
forgiveness and Frien iship." On the OPP
posite aide of the platform was . map on
which Was represented golden sbeaf OF
wheat. and the words "Incustry and Re-
Hard."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-08-27
How the Mormon Trouble VIII Come
Ont

A correspondent of tile New York
Times, who has htcntrnycling through
Utah. takes II very philosophical view
of the Mormon question The polyga-
NY matter, he thinks, will settle itselfin
time If left alone, andthesc IRE his argu-
mcntS
"Mormpnism II Il good deal ~ slavery
seemed once 10 those ut tho north who
had never seen but only read one.
sided. unre liable representations Of it,
not half rs bad when you come rs see
it, II is u comfort to know that IL Ia
not necessarily contagious, You can
live in the midst Of il and not he wor-
ricd All that il necessary is tn simply
attend To your own business If you
have amy, and not come among n PEG.
pie To he blatant and find fault with
their peculiar institutions, II you
don't like their Ways get up and leave
or don't come Mt all, They came off
70 this uninyitiug country to get out Of
your Way--don't follow them up aud
Try 10 provoke fight polygnmy IL
mn evil TINT will regulate itself in prop
or time; already there are uumistaka.
bic evidences of II change Of sentiment
IN TINT particular, A large proportion
of the young Mormons do not indorse
this tenet Of their predecessors; few Of
them take more thnn one wife, and
there il scarce Mormon girl in the
Territory TINT Il not ambitious to mar,
~ u gentle One generation hence
may see 70 great change Of sentiment
in the Mormons themselves in this par.
! tiCi1lar ns Ia render nnV further lpoisln.
ton unnccessary-let en- alone. There
i no danger Of our following in their
footsteps, ~ the usual view Of the
situation with us is TINT when fellow
gets one good wife hci satisfied; il he
gets "A bad one, he don't know that an
other would be any better, aud he don't
want any more Of that kind of chicken
pic
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-08-27

ago no, one save the principal person
age herself is now living,
The great majority of tho inhabitants
vt Portugal have chestnut hair and
brown cycs, although there is also u
decidedly blonde type, The dominant
form ofthe head is dolichocephaho
The ahlest wayin which to disguise a
peach is to inclosc il between two crusts
and try to call the combination n pie"
II spells the peach. and rs for the
culStS, the man who invented them
spoiled the Hour when he did it,
The failure to identify the two old
trNmpS arrested us the BenderS is the
drolleSt ot recent commentaries on our
detective system, The plan OF modern
detectives seems to I've not to know
somebody guilty and then try to catch
him, hut to catch somebody and then
Try to prove him guilty.
Jack lncc had Just fitted up his
saloon at Arkana, rcx,, with fine
black walnut bar Tom DAILY. n dos.
perade, took drink az the new count.
er and began to carvc his initials with
i bowie knife on its polished surface,
lncc protested without avail and then
commanded haly to stop, Tim go.
ing to cut this bar or YOU, and | don't
caro- which, MAS the rrtort "Nou
won't do either" said mcc, and shot
the bully dead
The Bishop Of Manchester in re-.
cent sermon referred to the BurialS
bill lie said lie did not believe that
amy church ever persisted or ever came
IL amy apprcciahlc harm Ivy making
reasonable concession IN spirit ot
tolerance and charity Never we're
ehurch'S days more surely umhcred
il she Was content to intrcneh herself
ON rights and principles which were
ncvcrgcnerous and had nov become
mtolemhle
The Chinese army is WriouSly cSti.
mated, some placing il MS low rs 80,
GOO men, while other accounts raise II
10 2O0,0o0 mon already in the field
some critics, who profess to speak
from personal knowledge, praise highly
the efficiency of the Celestial hpttalions,
which, with Very few exceptions, have
for field officers military experts who
| learned the trade of warin the armies
ot England or France, Tho systcm Of
organization and tactics being that eN.
ist,ng IN the armies of the republic,
II is generally supposed that the
bronze cents and the nicklc 5.ccnt
pieces are worth mtrinsieNlly the value
marked upon their faces, Very far
from il Reckoning nickel At - per
pound tho 5.ecnt piece isworth u cont
and quarter II weighs sovcnty-tive
grains and fraction The proper
tions III the composition of II arc SOW.
cutN-tivc per ccnt, of nicklc, Copper
il rcokouod At ~ cents per pound, II
then, micklc 5-rcnt piece is lost, tho
government clears ~ cents ON the is.
sue.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-08-27

allow the removal otGeneral Merritt rs
collector OF New York, but the SEereta-
~ Was obstinate and declared hcwould
resign his portfolio itthe president X.
tempted removal sherman has said
to his friends that he knew he hao been
sold out hy Garfield IT Chicago, and
that he ought To have known better
than To trust to the honor of ono Of the
Credit Mohiher men, Now, Slrcwd
men at this point are figuring on the
vote Conkling will bring 10 Sherman,
minus the votes of the Fenton-Merritt
wing 81 the party, and Of Secretary
Sherman's friends and supporters. Ii
is by ne means promising outlook for
Garfield; ON the contrary, one of his
hest friends here predicts that Hancock
will have +0o0o majority in the state Of
New York.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-08-27
The Milwaukee SentinelS Opin-
ion Of Chester A. Arthur
Last Year.
Republicans Burning the Stars and
Stripes in Vermont.
Opinions of J James \. Garfield by Har-
per's weekly and the Buffalo
Commercial in 1879.
Ra>rne ConkIing', Triumph.
Nav y N " rld

senator Roscoe COullling has notified
the national republican committee that
liz is ut their service during the cam
paign He has also given personal
assurances IL ex-senator Dorsey that 1t
i, hi purpose te support the ticket by
Gery means III hi, power. The rcpuh-
leans are very happy over the return
Of Conkling to the fold LIN a few days
il is said hr will he on the stump in
Ohio and before the campaign Is over
he will speak 1t least two or three
times in most of the northern states.
lie will also participate III the grand
republican ratification meeting to be
held here next September,
The president, with the concurrence
of Secretary sherman, now ahandons
the pretcn>c of civil service reform III or
der to eonciliatc the managers Of the
machine, If whom Gen. Arthur
is one. Mr.. Hayes it seems, directed
the appointments, III tile custom house
of two persons for each republican
congressman III this state, and ordered
that the persons recommended by those
congressman shall forthwith be COM
miSsioned. This action is more III the
spirit of Gen. Garfield ) letter of accept
ancc than ofthc letter of acceptance ot
Mr.. Hayes himself, of which it is only
justice to its author To say that he has
treated it with the same contempt
which it has inspired in everybody
else.
The districts bosses, like Jake Hess,
Barney" Biglcn, and mike" Cregan
have been busy during the last two OF
three days in hunting up the men
whom the republican congressman
Of this city desire appointed and
marching them down to the Gus
tom house where they have At
once ben commissioned without amy
questions being asked Of them i'll ge-
ography, mathematics. or, any branch
of public learning They have simply
been asked to what member Of con-
greSs they owed their appointment and
AL has thonceforward been serene
For the purpose Of CARRYING out this
civil service reform. Jake Hess i
known at the custom house as con
gresham Morton, and Jake Patter-
son us Congressman Enstein,' while
Mike Cregan and -- Van Cott
Esq, divide the honor Of personating
congressman MeCook. 1t also now APP
pears that it was for tho purpose of Sc.
curing this abandonment of civil ser
vice reform that Gen. Garfield was
brought to New York and made t.
swing around the circle. While here
lie Was brought face to face with Seere
tay sherman as the representative ofthC
Hayes administration, and his demand
Of the "old set" for the removal of Mer
rift was compromised by the abondon
mcnt of the civil service farce and the
carrying out of Mr.. Gariields declara
ton in his letter Of acceptance.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-08-27
Milwaukee Sentinel on Arthur.

The Milwaukee Sentinel eighteen
months ago was IN enthusiastic sup
porter of Hayes civil service and John
sherman Then it saw Arthur in his
true light, and in the contest Of Hayes
and Sherman against the corrupt ring
in the New York custom house,
the Seatinet spoke truths that are
strangely at variance with its position
now. On January 2sth, 1879, the Sen
tnel published Sherman's broadside +"
(the quotation is the Seatineisl to the
senate against Arthur, and in an able
editorial on the subject, the Sentinel
said
While there j. nothing IL he urged against the
New York appointcc. Merritt and Burt except
the personal wishes Of Mr. Conklng THERE ARE
COOP AND srFFiclENT pEAsJNs ToR TUE RE-
MoyAL oF AKTHt r ana Cornell. The conduct
Of the New York custom house has
been a SHAME no THE COS EaNNiENT r0R WARS.
1t has been vast political machine filled with
political strikers and faYorites who drew their
salary from the government gave i no service IN
return, working tor the political advancement OF
the politicians by whose favor they were appoint
ed. Upon the advent Vt the present almnstra
ton commission va, appointed to investigate
the workings Of the New ork custom house and
found that there existed IGNORANCE ASb ~
CAPACITY IN ALL DEPARTMENTS, and that many
Of the mon appointed were totally unfit fur the
position appointed solely on political grounds. IL
was also found that many Of the empoyc. Nere
guilty 0f taking fees from importers. IL wa, o.
timate1 that the loss 70 the government ~ The
under valuation Of silk was sX million Ot dollar.
per annum and on other articles by under lalGI-
ton or non collection Of duties enough 10 make
the total ten to twelve million dollars per annum.
some reforms were recommended but they r.
NAMED UNDECIDED By the collector arthur and
affairs continued the same AZ before pom these
grounds Collector Arthur and Naval Officer
Cornell were removed Thu i brief statement
IT the ease.
On Feb. 9TH, 1879, after the senate by
democratic votes had confirmed Mer-
rift and Burt, the Sentinel rose to the
dignity Of an independent newspaper.
battling for the cause OF the people and
good government. Ii went over the
history Of the struggle of the admins
tration to reform itself from within, in
the matter Of the Iew York custom
house. i pointed out plainly and for.
clbly the corruptions and dishonesty ot
Arthur, by which the government was
loslng millions of dollars annually
That editorial i 50 able and truthful,
exposes % thoroughly the corrupt
character Of Arthur. and shows " com
eiusiYely Why il would be absolutely
diegraceftll ~ elevate such i man %
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-08-27
Burning an American Flag.

Boston, Mass, Aug. 1S.-A Herald $
special from Montpelier, VT, .iqys there
is great excitement in Berlin, an adja
cent town. H. r. Mcader, democrat.
and an ardent supporter of Hancock,
living OH premises owned by Edward
Hutchins, republican, suspended II
flag bearing the names of Hancock and
English, across the highway. Hutch
ms ordered the flag to be taken down,
but the demand was, Of course, ignor-
ed, whcreupon the iratc landlord tore
it down. Meader protested against this
infringement of his personal rights, but
did not forcibly resist the action Of his
political opponent. Another flag bear
ing the same inscription A. the first
was procured and put up, and it was
likewise pulled down by Hutchins, who
afterwards tore the banner into sfreds
and burned that portion containing the
names Of the candidates. Meadcr AT
once took measures toward prosecuting
his landlord. At democratic ratiiica-
ton meeting held after the occurrence,
the outrage was discussed and great in
dignation expressed Col Waddell, IN
ex-southern soldier from North Carroll.
ma, said that If the affair had occurred
in the south, it would have been made
a matter OF national importance.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-08-27
EATING CROW.

The Buffalo Commercial il entitled 10
the sympathy of the republican party;
it j. doing all il can for Garfield, but
it i. working under very embarrassing
circum stances. All its democratic
ncighbor- have standing III the most
conspicuous place in their columns,
the following charming extracts from
the Commercials
Bpftio COMMERCIAL F'eirnry 81 l375.)
Thr prominent congressman whose names were
Hr.t u.ed IN connection With the Credit Mobior
were Blaine Dawes Kelley Bingham Schohell
and GARFIELD and beside. these Vice Pres=
dent Colfax. Mr.
Blaine comes out II It without stain upor III.
record. HIS COLLEAGUES CERTAINLY
DID HOLD The STOCK And LIED About
IT.
Btfoio Coaoi>reiai. FL. %. 1875.
Influential republican Journal. mention that
every me 81 the congressman who dabhled with
Credit Mobiliet stock OUGHT TO BIZ PUBLIC
Ll GENTTRED.
Bsfaio Commercial. FL. q. 1873.
should congressman decide to lei enlprits escape
tisy must ail know by this time that THEY
HAVE BEEN CONDEMNED At THE BAR
gF 1T Bile OPINION.
Bsgoie Cou.s,eaeioi. .lJor,i ], 49,
Nov the case has gene e the people. Thsf
Eiinst spin hair. III hHIing out whether thsy cau
open thr public reegri 81 man who has cert an
RAJ es hs would Ike u s9nfsal from examination.
Ilis aaopia viii pre.de II Tue balut Dox a. their
tribunal When thee wks hars betrayed tie
egnllenee sep9tei il them can- ~ fir trial,
dtg esv 5ats ~ 1Y THIEF WILL BE RI
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-08-27
HARPEn'S EEMI.N 1879.
NIadison ponolrat

On the Sth of March, 1898, (the first
issue after The Poland committee re-
portod) HmpfrA Weekly reviewed the
report of the Poland committee, and
the implicated congressman in cam
did spirit hut with all the leniency
possible. In that rrvicw we find the
following
y result ct their CHE Poland conmittccN in.
designations ut the charges against Mr. blaine the
cnmmittcr eNourratc him vt all connection with
the matter, hey find that he did not take amy
ct The stock, although strongly urgrl tn 10 -,
MIR, Dawes II Massachusetts. held 4 small portion
At The stock for awhile and received a dvtdcr "
10 per cent, on his money dawes paid the cash
for his stoCl) and then parted with the stock. lie
received liz othor hcnckt from the transaction
than to get thi dividend aud after settling with
MIR. AmHs. had no further 'ntcrrs
in the stoch McssrS. bingham SEQ.
field. GARFIELD and Kelley rNsN
Hgtn PORTIONS or THE STOCK Am rsEw NV
pE>ns, Ann rHEN srlrlrn wru Mn. AMEs oN
TERMS rltE COMMITTEE GOWN ser ntsCoNER IL
ruElR sArIsrNrrloN.
This agrees with the report madohN thc
Po,and committee hut il does not agree
with MIR Garhcld'S sworn statement be
fore the committees But further along
in the same editorial. RdrpV'S l'orklb
attempts to let Mr.. Garfield ont 1T his
convenient rat-holc of innocence and
ignorance" by throwing III this son
tCuCc:
Had it appeared that these gentlemen tBng.
ham Scohed Garfield and kcllcNl were aware "
the enormous dividends on this stock, and how
they were to Ne earned, We couldnot NcQuit them,
Garfield ought to have had some idea
If tile enormous dividends when five
months later AmeS informed him that
ms 81 0OO had already earned $3.50,
and that after dcducting the price OF
the stock Isl ,OOOl and the St6 of inter
est, there was $500 duo him, which
Polands committee found, was paid
over 10 Mr.. Garfield hv check OH the
scrgeant-at-arms, and MIR, Garfield then
understood this sum Nns the balance OF
dividends after paying for the stock.
Even Hppcr'S Weekly seems 10 have
arrived mt the conclusion that these
cheruhs knew what kind of stock they
were trading in, for one week later
March II, 1879 il contained II double
page cartoon of the disgraced congress
men and Garfield for once appeared in
Harper The same week the paper
said cditorially:
| In al the melancholy history one thing nlnnc !
clear, and that il the universal conviction nmonl
the persons implicated that public opinion wanl'
severely punish any public man who W.. even sue
pciou,ly involved
All this dish Of crow must be takcl
now hy Harpcr's Weekly in support o.
Garfield. II is most unpalatabl,
dish hut il is part Of the duty of NJ
organ.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-08-27
4 Beautiful Wedding Glft
I.0nfl1n " ord.

A curious and beautiful wedding gift
has recently been executed in this city.
The fair recipient will have the proud
distinction Of being the sole possessor
Of such an ornament II consists Of q
solid gold chain, Of the cable pattern,
Of great weight and 80 constructed TO be
worn AZ il bracelet M well. To this
chain is suspended large circular
lOckct with gold back, crossed by
broad band Of fine diamonds and en-.
circled by small chain Of very deli.
cate workmanship. The locket is
unique specimen Of artistic jewelry; ii
IL Of crystal, seal-engraycd on the back
and painted IL has been produced by
the only artist Of this kind Of work IN
London. The design IL extremely elab-
crate. On the curling waves Of green
sea the Cambria, Mr. Asbury's lannon's
yacht, the winner OF the ocean race in
1870, is coming proudly in, her white
sails filled by the summer wind. The
second object on the glittering expanse
il the "spot-boat' Mt Sandy Hook, its
red hull, two black balls, and the Amer.
lean ensign flying from il, forming an
exquisite contrast Of color. In the
middle distance Of this sea piece Of
crystal il yacht, presumably the
Cambria's defeated rival, miles behind
with tiny hull and speck- like sails while,
the funnel aud smoke Of the tug wait
ing on the winner completes the design
on the left. Nothing can be finer than
the engraving and coloring on this un-
riYaled specimen Of artists skill, and
the originality OF the design equals the
splendor Of the gift.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-08-27
4 Museum Gathered from n Sewer.
Washington Stan

The large area drained into the 1ihcr
creek sewer causes grcnt quantity Of
gravel and sand to accumulate in the
level section of that conduit between
Indiana avenue and the James Creek
canal. This section requires to bc
cleared out every year and many hun
drcds Of carloads of sand and gravel
is removed thcrelrom which is used for
street paving In the office building.
within this yard. Mr. Larncr has mu
scum of things takcn from this debris,
t. which III has been adding from day
TO day for two or three wears. Of
course there are no gnss cn4cs nor
gildcd caskct- for their arrangement,
bat for the most part they are tackled
up ona rough board partition, where
they can be looked ut no one caring to
handle them. Among tho rusty and
corroded things The STIR reporter noted
i shoemaker's plnccr, screw bolts gas
fixtures, waist-bclt buckles, spooIs
skatc-irons, andirons, hoes, cnsters, doll
baby heads, metallic and mineral toys
for children, smoking pipes door
knobs. clasp and part Of buckskin
purse, metallic matchbox, milk-strain.
or, jewshnrp. gaming-chccks, silver
thimble, oil-cans, combs, hair.brushcs,
parlor skate, paintltrlshes, gutta
pcrcha nipples for babies nursing-bot-
ties, eyeglasses, glass alleys, screw
driver, chlld's gutta pcrcha rattle. part
Of a mouth harmonlcon, pocket aud
table kniye. tea and table spoons.
horscshoes, brass whocls Of clocks, u
toy steam engine, iron rings. stoye-cast.
ings, set Of rams horns, skull bones Of
dogs and sheep, i looking-ghss frame,
a nut-cracker, "A copper kettle, stove
CRATES, gimlct, German silver watch.
saw, cake plate, scarfpin gun.car.
tridgc-, and 4 childs skull.
On shelf Il arranged quantity of
chunks Of lron-scraps gravel, aid sand,
all cemeuted together III compact
masses, formed, il i supposed, in low
places within the sewers, whore these
things settle owing TO their weight, and
during heavy frcrhetr are forced out
in large chunks and washed down to
this leyel. These masses appear to be
composed mostly Of iron nails and
iron scraps among which now and then
Il d horseshoe, gun-lock, KEYS, screws,
an old large copper cent. hair.pns
hoop-.klrts scissors, etc.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-08-27

IECTEn " WICKED AND CNrRoFlrA.
BIZ PtBLlt SERN ANTS. This Is the dcSrts
DAY. Ii SANS 10 each one ot those who aN
N;ail Ia punish corruption, Thou art weighed
In the balance ana teu,i wanting
1t viii be noticed that these remarks
Mere within week after the report Of
the Poland committee, except the last,
and that WAS immediately after con.
gross had MhitewaShed the whclo bust
ness. The CoNlHcrrSdl was then honest
in its rcmark. That was the voice
81 tie press then, and it iSthe jnds-
meat o( the country now. 6gchdrgs,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-08-27

Tvs name ~ prisoner iii the police
count wa. misspellel in the Galveston
Ncus report and lie called on the edi-
tor imm ediatelg Il want you 70 say in
tho paper he said that ! am the
man TIA got drunk and smashed i gas
lamp. | want 70 be understood that
il took Tx policemen three quarters ~
an hour to take me tothe lock up want
I'd w put before tie public iii my true
light " II bring suit for damages
That's What | got drunk for; II WI. u
get ny name u the paper IS people
would knop an dnly qualified