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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-04-26

How pleasant il II to slt within the
household. whom the burden of care l. lifted
from the mind. surrounded BY the bsppy
association of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. that do
not have regret. But this more properly
belongs 70 old age, when there 10 nothing
more TO do, but 70 wait tor the calling
the old grandfather sitting for hours in the
chimney corner, the place that u always set
apart for, and held sacred 10 him, With his
head resting on bic hands End gssing Va
cantly on the floor or in the 6rs. He says
nothing, but his mind il active end his soul
IL In communion With the long ago. He 10
turning over the pages of his memory, read
ing and never tiring. The old history With
it, lessons never grows old. bat creates =
longing thst Cannot be subdued. The first
chapter begins again where the last ended.
and there seems to be no end to II.
Sunday 10 the "old age" to the chriatian
soul, but il is attsinabls BY ell. The Bible
,s the memory, and those Who love the
Bible never tire of turning the pages and
reading Of the promises and consolation
and hope held ont, and of the new life that
is worth living an earthly life to attain,
and of the .dmonitions that keep the soul
in the right course especially one that
all read and read again" Remember nov
thy Creator in the days Of thy youth. while
the evil days come not nor the years draw
nigh. when thou shalt say have no pleas
ure in ibeni."
The beautiful visions Of the life heresf-
Ter. contained in the revelations, il OF its
self enough to enlist the interest OF the soul
TO its own welfare. A time is given each
one to ponder over the subject, to choose
for himself, thxt no enc may say that no
opportunities were offered end then 60 IN
prepared. The churches will he open to-
day, that those who are troubled in spirit.
those Who .ee and know the necessity Of
preparing for the judgment, can 60 and
learn Whist must be done.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-04-26

ING w 8ff0000UFR VfOUOi0s
The Journal Democrat will lash its gerry
sides into white streaks of foam. II will
demand IN unconditional massacre of ell
the singers" and will very strongly hint
that ell republicans are no better than they
should be. We call attention to this mat.
ter in advance of the ids appearance, as
We predict that it will expose what is in
the secret heart of the unrecoostructed de-
mocracy.
The above beautiful extract W take
from the Standard of yesterday. More
lies were never contained in the same space.
Never since the birth of thie paper has it
ever directly or indirectly countensnced,
aided or excused mob Law. But what has
been the history of the STANDARD? When
mob law ruled the day IN thie county the
Standard wss the organ of the mob. When
Sins, Who stole an old horse west of town
come ten or twelve years ago and was hung
= for it BY . mob in broad day light, the
Standard, edted BY its present editor, IN an
editorial. endorsed the crime aud closed
Its editorial With the quotation, Necessity
knoGs no Law" But now when . band of
negro thugs who have boone the terror
If the town. openly Law in wait for
freight train in brood dsv, in the cen
ter Of the town and In accordance with
their threats snoot down . young man in
the discharge of his duty, Who has simply
incurred their ill.will BY not letting them
ride on trains from place to place when
ever they saw st, the Standard comes 10
their defense, and in poor. pitiful man
ner attempts to q, AXE political capital out
of 1t for the benefit of class Of vile Va
gr.nss and outlaws. the chief of whom has
nov dyed HE hands With innocent blood
after be has cost the people Of the county
hundreds of dollars to prosecute him for
the many crimes that he has committed
since he came to the county. The poor, pitt.
full dodge IL we'll worthy the source from
whence il sprang.-Wsrrrosburg Journal
Democrat
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-04-26
On q Lark, You Know.

Two commercial travellers, supposed to
hail from ST. Louis, but representing them.
selves from the stsid old city of Boston
went out for . lark Friday night, but
their fun wae brought TO . rather .brup,
termination. They we're wandering Ground
after the midnight hour, uncomiortably
full, and creating not . little confu~ioa BY
one of them firing 4 revolver, when they
fell INTO the clutches Of O6cer Goesee,
Who took them 10 charge. They vere
taken to the cslaboose. where they put %
$50 for their appearance yesterday morn.
ing.
Their true names are unknown to the
BAzoo's young man. - they gave the 70
mantle aliases Of jim GofortA and Sam
Smith-the latter . deseeodant Of the
much-ialked-of John Rmith. A Zoe Of SO
was assessed against Mr.. Soitb for intox.
icstion and Carrying concealed vespoas,
while Mr.. Goforh paid s. for the pleasure
OF plain, unvasnished drunk. OF oil the
drummer in The city yesterday you
couldn't end one Who he'd not retired NJ
Q o'clock The pesvio0s evening.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-04-26
What the Old Man Said.

al tell you What, NV friends, honesty j.
the best policy" said an old m.n ct the
depot yesterday morning "Whsn I uas |.
young man ] hadn'; 0uIhin' and mo- ri scs
To put il. When l was iwsni, -ons vent
10 q man kuowsd but short time, and
axed hun 10 loan ne twenty dolisrs snd
would give him my note Tor sixty days,
With ipirust added. AID he done il. A.
I hsd thirty miles 10 60 On foot he loaned
me HE hor.e and promised 10 return il in
elk da,s While var gone got sick. bu,
toward the sixth day ] got up outen bel
end rode all night and delivered the horse
- l agrced. Exactly On the sixiisth day
I vent 70 the mao Who held nv note. He
gar . sitiin' on the porch . tsirIing . big
hick'ry cane around in his fingers. Says
be, laughing.
We'll, young man. you hsv come - yen
agreed
Sc. l, Il hev.'
'Hev you got the money :" ST he.
Il hev,' eel /.
And counted out twenty silver dollsFs
and the intrust right down into his hand.
He took one Of those dollan and showed
il back.
'Whzts that forT sez ].
'Tbai's for your HONOR ssz he. Take
il, young man, and don't you ever loss
sight Of it,
Gentlemen turning to thoss around him)
that's the only dollar ever had given 70
me in ny life, and I've got that dollar yit.
remember that mans vords u this day
don't you lose sight Of it, He meant my
honor, and l never have, though that's
nigh on to City years ago. have worked
for thirty cents day, but 1 lived within
that thirty cent?: / have worked for .
dollar and half day, and ! always ssved
part OF that dollar and Q half And I'll
tell you what, my friends, IL every man IN
thee God blessed United States would do
that, we'd have no corruption in high
places. we'd have 10 bankrupts. or suicides,
or criminals, bot we'd have the biggest and
the fsire-t snd the moot prosperous country
that Code Gun ever sboue upon, add the
noble.t men snd women that God ever
msde to live in il"
A ringing cheer greeted the old man.
words. inst carried Conviction TO every
heart.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-04-26
East Sedalia Items.

Everybody is making garden or build.
ing sidewalks.
-Msjor Vim. Reck took ride through
Eat SedaiIa this afternoon.
Otto Van Briggle will spend to-day
with friends % in the country.
Fresh groceries received daily at Cum
ningham Il Bros. on east Fifth street.
Rev. s. ID. Fuller will preach at the
East Sedalia Baptist church to-day at ii
m, and in the evening at z p. N.
The little len-year-old son of EXPO
liceman Pat Brat,on fell from a second story
window OF Mrs. Ferrel.'s boarding house
on Fifth street, yesterday afternoon. Be-
sides receiving few bruises and getting
pretty badly shaken up, no serious inju-
Yies We're su tanned.
"A team owned by Sicher Bros, and At
tached 10 Az ice wagon, was left standing
In front of Larry Cations saloon, on Third
street, when thew look fright from q pass-
ing tram, about 8 o'clock, yesterday morn
ing, and ran away. They ran down Third
street to the prairie south OF the Washing
ton school house, scattering the contents Of
the " sson all along the line. They finally
got tired of running, aud stopped. when
they we're osertsken nv the driver and re-.
tarned to the city. No damage wss done.
One of the largest aud mott expensive
refrieerstors ever shipped to this place, ,s
nov owned BY Mr.. J. B. Hickman, the
weii-known butcher. 1t Was manufac-
fured expressly for him. and il what il
known rs the Stevenson patent. 1t will
hold two beeves and then give the owner
plenty of room TO walk around inside OF il,
which ia saying good deal for refrigera-
tor. The ice is put in . chest overhead,
and il is 30 constructed that the ice OF
water cannot in any way touch the meat.
Ii is one Oithe nesiest thingsOf the kind
ever put Up in Sedalia.
A stranger left valise at the grocery
store Of Cunningham Bros. OnFriday even.
ing, saying that he would return in Q few
minutes and get il. This he has not done
however, and il il still there. Yesterday
evening something in il exploded, shaking
everything around it, and soaring
in the room 70 they were afraid to 70 about
1t. Finally Mr.. Silas Cunningham took
the valiss and put il into IN empty barrel
and rolled the barrel into the back yard,
since which time several explosions. max
ing an noise much louder than IN ordinary
revolver, have occurred. If N owner
does not turn up b, rhuraday, il will b.
opened to end out what kind OF IN internal
machine IL contains.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-04-26

The Jefferson City ealooDs have con.
fributed SIT towards the estertainment Of
the State Pres association next month.
We don't consider this very betty dona-
tion, coming, - it doss, from . class OF
trade TO which the visitors will be likely to
give most Of their patronage while 1t the
1cspitsi.-Kausas City Times.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-04-26
Military Bali.

Parsons has had . military ball which
vas no ordinary affair. II occurred Friday
night, the 22nd inst.
Ii Wa gotten mp under the aus.
pieces of the Psrsons Light Guards, 8. w.
Knif6n, captain commanding. The ball
Was given at Edwards' opera house, which
is nov q resort Tor al sffairs of the kind
in Parsons.
Among the beautifully dressed ladies
was Mn. W. G. Adkins, in cream organdie
null, with pearl ornamental.
Mics Eta Talbot, looking very charm
ing in handsome dregs of wine silk, with
blue satin trimmings and natural flowers.
Decidedly the belle of the evening.
Mrs. N. Davis, in pale blue India null.
Breton lace and natural flowers.
Mrs. Henson looked very elegant in
black satin, DeLyon. with Spanish lace
and diamond ornamental.
Mis- Ns.tie Karr. very pretty in pink
swiss and natural roess
Mrs. Hawk, wife of q. w. Hawk, cashier
of Commercial bank. very stylish in black
satin, DeLyon, and pearls.
There were many other very handsome
toilets that Ne were unable 10 obtain.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-04-26
Moberly's Dramatic Company.

MOBERLY, Mo-, April ..
The Mccullough dramatic company r..
peated their beautiful domestic drams, en-
titled "Reiribution," TO night, {. . crowded
house. Justice we done to all parts-es-
pecially. Miss Matte Gould, - Med.
,me De Braupre. which We compIimsnied
highly BY the audience. Music Was fur.
nished By the Moberiy orchestra.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-04-26
Curran & Fry,
AN OLD MANS DARLING.
What Befel Q Young Glri Who
was Married IN Ssdslia Some
Years Ago.

Those vino ,esIded in Seia:,a ,rior Ia
1874 xiil remember an old ysntiema an
naued L. II. Barber, esq. Although,
nearly seventy years Of age At that time,
he Won and welded younx
girl named Mary Adams, ~ge.. >i.nut INF
teen years. This wss something like six
years sgo. They then removed TO Vernon
county, and the Nevada Democrs, Of Fri
day has the following 10 regard 20 them:
"Some years ago. m cid MN by the
nsme OF c. ii. Barber. living in the eastern
psrt of this county, sBd about seventy five
years of age. vas married TO . young girl
of fifteen years n Sedaiia. FROM parties
living IA the neightorhood We learn that
three men. one by the name Of 81. Clair,
one named Barber, said to be son OF &. H.
Barber by former marriage, and smother,
named William Collins, called on the
couple Yesterday, and taking the young
woman aud S2iS. ief, for parts unknown.
The party was traced To this place where
they took line snuih-hound frcigh, train
last night. Ii is not known 10 Whist point
they are making. hut, as officers are On their
trail, il il not unlikely they will ba over
hauled before they get sery far away"
As To the mysteriou- disappearance oil
Mrs. BARRIER, the BAzoO knows nothing.
Ii does know. though, that Barber vss con-
sldered a tough customer while resident
OF this city. Before the var he killed iwo
men here, and in 1864 he shot aud aeverels
wounded Jack Femstsr, . noioriou. chsrsc.
ter in those dsys. For this he was tried
and acquitted. He wa also, some four
years ago, arrested for higamy. aud con-
fined in the jill here. He compromised
the matter. however. and thus secured hi.
liberty.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-04-26
High Water.

Special 10 the Sunday Morning BAzoo.
HANNIBAL, No., April 2s.
The river IL nov IL feet s inches sbove
low wafer mark end still rising fast. The
people expect the Isvee to bresk at any
minute. The NJ. X. h T. and Wabash
freight houses are surrounded by three or
four inches of water.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-04-26
II have q Ettle sirl. said Mr.. Henry

Il have . litdle girl, said Mr.. Henry
Dole, Of this city, in . conversation. Who
vas troubled With . severe lsmeoeas in her
Leg, pronounced BY some erysipelas. By
others rheumatism. had tried sesersl
reusdies without effect. when was induced
to apply 81. Jacobs Oil, and l an happy
to say that the uss Of bat one bottle eored
her, and she 10 uoW able n 60 70 school
aeaiu.-Delropt Post and Tribune.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-04-26

A telegram from koobnoster. received
hs the BAzoo last night, slatee that Will
ID. Carr, edi,or of the Gem, vas horse
whipped by ar. J. r Baker, q prominent
merchant Of that place, yes,erday after
noon. The cause that lei to the difficulty
was . Publication made by Carr. rejecting
on Bakers seveosesn-year-old daughter,
Mics josie.
Mr.. Baker was 10 Sedalia yesterday
morning, and, in conversation With BAzO0
reporter, expressed supreme contempt Tor
Carr, % he inclined TO the opinion that to
him should be attributed all the blame for
the spresd of the scandal Evidently the
pot is boiling 1t the Knobs. and the next
chapter is anxieUsly awaited BY the BAzo0.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-04-26
Murder IN the First Degr ,e.

CLINTON, Mo-. April p.
The jury in the Patterson murder cs.e
brought in verdict Of guilty of murder in
the first degree. TIE jury wss out twenty
hours. The counsel Tor the defense will
probably file . motion for new trial on
Monday, and, il not granted, will appeal
to the supreme court.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-04-26

Fam truly thine - said enc. leaning lovisg-
y on his ssToag and 0snly arm. 81 should re-
la1 ~ features to bet dollar" was the reply.
''rneu, Oh. Thea kn0wese thou that there il
sleiGh party going to Bradford-!' And ere the
setting sun had sunk behind the western snow
hank thoss two hearts we're seperated forever
asA for aye. He coulAn't get ahvery stable IN
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-12-28
A Town Saved From Destruction.

The natives generally of WILCOX,
THIS State. are unfamiliar with
the nature of "a torpedo, ana
recently when it was runored that
one ofthose cxplodcnts was to he fir.
ell in the Wilcox Oil Compnnys well
the advent of nitro glycernc INTO
the town was looked forward To
with great curiosity and trcpldation.
The people were familiar III u meas.
ure with accounts OF horrible casual.
ties resulting from the use OF tie
internal compound, in the OIL re-
gions, and certain Of the bol'lrr spir.
its were determined that nothing OF
tho kind should happen III their
town if they could prevent it. 1t
so happened that u party OF survey
ors were, working in the vicinity,
and they carried their maps III
cylindrical tin case. When at DIN
ncr they left this case at the office
of Moses Schultz. 1t required no
effort of the Imagination on the part
of the uninitiated to invest this
harmless map holder with all the
dreaded properties Of a torpedo, and
people stood aghast at the Thought
OF having such thing in then very
midst. An informal council of war
was held and it was determined
this monster should be removed at
all hazards. Like the timid mice
who proposed to "bcll the cat, they
were unable to suggest n committee
Of ono who should remedy the evil
Finally u modest hero, by the name
of Phillips, came to the front and
volunteered To remove the "torpcdo'
20 n safe distance. To the mingled
awe ana admiration of the throne
he entered the deserted office, care
fully raised the can and holding 4
horizontally with both hands walk
c,l out Of town with gingcrly steps
followed ut II respectable distance h!
citizens generally. Arriving nj
field some distance away he laid tn
case on the ground, and with grca
precautions it was plowCd under
The amazement a'd Indignation n
the surveyors when they retnrnc,
{, ON dinner and learned of the II
markable int, rment of their harm
less package of maps were onl
eQualcd by the ccstacy ofthc towns
people when the so called torpcd
had been cffcctually plantcd.-Er
(Ph.J Dispatch.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-12-28
THE Sun FOR 1851.

Evcry body reads TuE SCN. In the cdi-
Il tlon> OF this newspaper throughout
the wear to come everybody viii find:
|. All the worlds news, 50 presented
that the readers will get the greatest
amount of information with the least I'M
profitable expenditure of time and eye
sight. The sun long ago discovered the
golden mean between redundant tulluc-s
and unsatisfactory hrcvity.
ii. Much ut that sort of news which de-
pcud> less upon it, recognized Importance
than upon - interest {" mankind. From
morning To- morning Ih- sun prints con-
tiuurd story ui the lives of real men and
women. and Of their deeds, plans, loves.
hates. aud troubles. This story is more
varied and more interesting than any
romano" that VAS ever devised.
Ill Gond writing in every column. and
freshness. originality accuracy, and deco
rum IA the trratmcut of every subject.
~. Honest comment. The suns habit
is To- speak ont tcarlrSSly about men and
things.
sN Equal candor in dealing with each
political party. and equal readiness TO
commend what j. praisrworthy or To re-
bukc what j., hlamablc in Democrat or Re
publican.
VI. Absolute independence OF partisan
organizations, lint uuwaVcrlng loyalty TO
true Democratic principles. The sun
hrlicy"~ that the Government which the
Constitution gives uN * a good one to keep.
It. notion Of duty j. to resist to It's utmost
power the efforts of men in the Republican,
party to set MP another form ofgovcrnmcnt
in place Of that which exists. The year
lS-l and the years Immediately following
will probably decide this suprcmcly impor-
tant contest. The sun believes that the
victory will he with the people as against
the Rings for monopoly. the Rings for
plnnlcr. and the rings for imperial power
Our terms are ~ follows:
For the Daily SIM, four-pagc sheet o'
- columns. tine price 10y mail, post paid
i - cents n month, OF Sc 80 year; Grin
ending the Sunday paper. an cight-pag,
sheet of 10 columns, the price is 60 cents &
month. or = 30 a year postage paid.
The SUNDAY edition Of The sun j. also
furnished separately ut 81 20 year, pos
tasc paid.
The price Of the Weekly sun, : pages, II
columns, is 81 wear, postage paid. For
clubs Of ten sending $40 we will send NJ
extra copy free. Address |. W. ENGLAND
Publisher Of The sun. Nov York Cty
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-12-28
A Queer Way Of Building Houses.

There arc in the world many
queer ways of making houses, and
one of the queerest is found III tue
.city of Polenbahg, Sumaira. Inc
town extends for three or four miles
on both sides of "A rather wide river,
and both shores are lined WIN
houses. First comes row punt
upou piles which are driven into the
bottom Of the river, and outside OF
that another row resting on great
bamboo RATS, which are laid by ca
bles of rattan to the piles OF the
next houses. OF course these rats
rise and fall with the tide, and the
doors open upon the water, so that
| they are reached by boats. Inc
thresholds are not more than Il foot
above water. and one step directly
from q boat into house. One can
buy anything there is tor sale IN
this town without getting out OF
this boat. The people are Malays.
and it is said that they never build
house on dry land if they can find
water to set it in, aud never go any
where on foot, if they can reach the
place in Il boat.
Once upon Il time woman dleu'
and as the mOurners were carry ing
her To the grave they tripped
against the stump and let the coffin
fall. She revived, having been
, only in II deep trance. Two years
: after she really died, and aS they
/ were carrying her down the sam,
road and nearrd the same STUMP
the disconsolatc widower sobbed
"Steady, boys, steady there. Bt
very carcful."-Qulz.
"lou must not play with ina
}. little girl, my dear, SAID an lnJudl
q cious parent. "But, ma, like her
II am sure she dresses as pretty rs
do, and she has lots of toys. 4"
:. cannot help that. my dear, rrpllr'
II the foolish mother; cher father is
shoemaker" "But | don't pIa
II with her father, ! play with hrI
she amt "A shucmakcr.
II Mrs. Flood and her dauGhtc
N Travelled from New York to 81
q Francisco last week ~ Il Spccla! ca
, the use of the ear across the cont
ncnt cost ~ lO0.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-12-28
Angry Words.

A special telegram in the Times
Democrat, dated Washington, De
Cember 5, says:
An alteration occurred in the
House this afternoon which was
witnessed by only very few mem
bers, although the parties almost
came to blows. When King object.
ed to swearing in Van Noorhls, OF
New York, the latter lost his ten.
per, and walking toward King, sald
that he had objected To him DE-
cause he believed the people OF Lou
isiana prevented fair elections by
fraud and bulllozing honest voters,
and he Wan Noorhls) meant to DO
all he could to put a stop TO H.
Gen. King told the New Yorker
that he was u liar and a cur, and
would not permit remarks OF that
kind 10 be made TO him. Van
Voolhis said he thought he wa'
speaking to a gentleman. King re
Piled, "you are, sir, blk | am speak
ing to q dog. | will not allow YOU
TO Islander my constituents TO my
fnce.- Van Noorhis looked savage
Is at King and muttercd something
inaudible as il member stepped be
tween them, aud Van Noorhis walk
cd away and afterward Withdrew
his objection to Kings being. swor'
in. King then Withdrew his oWec
ton to Van Noorlis 1t is under
stood that Van Noorhis, who is on
of the bitterest of Republicans, wa
persuaded by Lanier To proven
King from being seated to day.