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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-03-07
NEGRO NEWSPAPERS.

1t is not generally known but it is a
Eact, that out of about one hundred
newspapers in the United States there
are perhaps not five of them but are
provided for by the republicans in the
several localities in which they are
published. The proprietors of every
one of them are holding some posi-
ton or other of an official nature.
But In this state there are some six
OF these papers, not one of which is
provided for or assisted substantially
by the party, yet all the while they
are calling on these papers to whoop
up the negro. And now We feel war
ranted in saying that if all reports are
7-rue there will be some lively whooping
up this fall.
The above is clipped from a paper
published in St. Louis, by darkey.
The influence of this Senegambian
Journal may not be very large, but
The above declaration means a good
deal, ifit means anything. But then
you mustn't lean too confidingly on
-he African. He is treacherous.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-03-07
A Nice Note.

As BAZoo reporter was hurrying along
a street. yesterday, he saw scrap of paper
living on the sidewalk. The paper was
picked up and on il was found the follow.
ing nice little note
'Dear grandma wee are all well at pres
ent hopeing these few lines NAV find you
enjoying the same gods blessing. have
two horses and one COW all giving milk at
the same time. would be after sending
YOU COW but am afraid that she would
be running"
No name was signed to this atiectionate,
but funny, epist!e, probably the writer
having to suddenly go out and milk his or
her horses, rs it is said they were giving
milk, with the COW to help them supply the
tactical fluid
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-03-07

A new method of municipal trans
portation is about to be tested in Bos.
ton. By means of a system Of cOu-
pons the passenger, upon his arrival
in Boston, can take coupe, especial
" reserved for him, and be conveyed
directly and speedily to any part Of
the city desired. No attention to his
baggage will be required, as that will
be provided for by the company and
will follow him at once to his hotel,
residence, or Office, as ordered. The
company having charge of the matter
is now completing the details of the
arrangement, and already has contract
ed for the construction Of several ele-
CANT coupes and cabs.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-03-07
Il AM COMING
Married on His Dying Bed-A Love
That Was Stronger Than
Death

San Antonio Express, March l.
Some months ago a young gentleman
named e.. III. Burke gave up his business
i'm Chicago and came To Texas, hoping To
recover from a very advanced stage OF con-
sumption. But he came too late, the fatal
germs of this dread disease were too firmly
planted 10 be eradicated by even the genial
climate and balmy air that sweeps over
the prairies of Western Texas, and he
gradually became worse, until at last he
was too weak TO even walk. Before leav-
ing his northern home, he had won the
heart of young lady, the daughter of the
Rev. j. \. Peirce, of Clinton, Mo-, and
when he at last perceived that his end was
drawing rapidly near, he telegraphed her
that he was dying, but wished to make her
his wife before the world had entirely
slipped away from him. Il am comm
was the response flashed over the wires,
and wistfully young Burke waited for the
coming of his loved one, who so molly
words of Scott.
30, woman in our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy and hard to Please;
Blu: when toll and anguish wiring the brow,
A ministering angel then ART thou"
As he lay i'm his room at Hord's hotel,
many who saw how pale and emaciated he
was doubted 4 he could live even a few
days, but hope buoyed him up, and when
his 6ance arrived on the late train Monday
evening in company with her father, he
was we'll enough to receive them. But the
excitement and Joy of meeting proved too
great q test for him, and brought on pro-
fuse hemorrhage, which many though,
might end in death. But the use of slim.
ulants judiciously administered gave him
sufficient strength to go through the mar
riage ceremony yesterday morning, at ten
O'Clock. This unusually impressive cere-
mony was performed in the room of the
bridegroom, who lay white and still on
his bed, by the father of the bride, Rev. j,
n Pierce. There were but two witnesses
to this deathbed marriage, and they say
that all passed off smoothly and quietly
though the bride could hardly keep back
her tears.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-03-07

Mr.. Carlyle gave the lately discov-
cred manuscript of his Irish diary to a
friend who is now dead, and who pre-
served it as q kind of secret treasure
so carefully that its existence was long
unknown. The style is described as
racy, and it contains many frank OBJ
servations on such points of national
character as are of the highest int r
est at the present political juncture.
Mr.. Froude is greatly impressed with
its Importance, and intends to write an
introduction to it..
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-03-07

When Jasper Jones enlisted for the
war, in NJ zine reyim ent, he was
by mistake paid the bounty of $3.50
twice over. When he was recently
on his death bead, eighteen years
afterward, he confessed his fault in
keeping the money, and died bewail-
ing his inability to refund it. The
loss had not fallen on the town of
Wells, Me-, as he supposed, but on
the Rev. w. P. Merrill, who had
acted as the towns agent in filling the
quota.
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Some one THUS writes of Gov. Cri

Some one THUS writes of Gov. Crit
tendon:
when he wants a drink he takes
it like a mann. He takes it openly, in
broad daylight, like a man. He goes
where it is sold to buy it; that is to
say, he goes into saloon when he
chooses. He does not step into some
hidden place. swallow a pint. aud
then slip out again, chanting psalm.
If our worthy executive should
swallow a pint he would soon head a
funeral procession.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-03-07

Here is a real adventure in the far
west for boys to read: Christian
Alison, aged IL, wandered into Utah.
He was employed awhile on a sheep
ranch, but was too small to do the
work, and was discharged. For
twenty days the poor little fellow
trudged almlessly about, in bitterly
cold weather, scantily clothed and fed.
One day he was found insensible in a
snow drift, with a little -four in q tin
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-03-07

Late estimates indicate that nearly
a million acres of French VINEYARDS
have been turned to other uses, and
that more than two-thirls of the re-
mainder are more or less affected by
the phylloxera. Everywhere in the
wine districts windlasses are at work
tearing up the shrivelIed and black
ened stalks of the vines to be carted
away for firewood.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-03-07
Three Eyes.

A boy dropped into Blair>' Yesterday
and Blairs' got nipped. 1t was how as this.
He looked. he saw, he smelt of the wool,
he stole the buttons off their coats, he ate
up their mastodon teeth. he picked the
rubber out OF their suspenders he was
meek, he was mild he would bet he
could read their cost mark and buy them
higher than their selling mark. They bet
a suit of clothes they lost The boy had
3 ewes. Come and see him show you
$4,000 dollars worth OF men and boys
wear
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-03-07

The Lakeview Oregon Herald
says that the remnants of the Modoc
Indians that were transferred from
the lava beds to the Indian Territory
are now among the quietest, most
peaceable, and indus rious i'm the
country. There are only 100 left,
but they cultivate $50 acres of land ,
nave established schools, and are
thriving generally. Scar-faced Char
lev, one of the heroes of the ModOc
war, is now respectable farmer.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-03-07

The total number of newspapers
and periodicals published all over the
world in 1880 was, according to the
Newspaper Directory" 34,274, and
the circulation amounted to 10. 592 ;
600, 900, Or six copies to each indivi-
dual living.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-03-07
WEEKLY BAZOO.
SEDALIA, Mo,
TUESDAY, MARCH ., 1882.
SUNDAY PAPERS AND THEIR
USE.

everybody, nearly, reaus. Ihis Is
signt. They read books and papers
magazines and circulars-read hand
bills and everything that comes along,
nut few can tell, after it is done, what
hey have been reading about. Nine
-enths of mankind read as they eat
as though their very existence depend
III upon the completion of the task
within a specified time. The result is
That the great majority fill their minds
With mass Of things-mere fragments
~ the entirety, and when they throw
down the daily paper, know but little
more than they did before they be-
ran. 1t is like a rapidly moving
panorama the mind has not time to
grasp the thought or situation before
me eve is attracted to something else,
and the former thought is lost. And
herein lies one of the greatest argu-
znents i'm favor of Sunday papers.
They come at time when the reader
mas more leisure to devote to their con-
sideration. They look over, weigh
and digest its contents carefully.
There are no waiting customers at
he store-no employees to be looked
after to see if they are on time. No
goods to be shipped, or letters to an
-zwer. The wife, if she ever has a
z1oment to rest, finds it on Sunday
The meals need not be ready before
daylight, the children are not hurried
If to school, the cooking has been
~ione for the day, and the head of the
domestic circle has time to read,
something, perhaps, that has not oc-
cured during the entire week. 1t is
not the great, unwieldy daily. filled
with tales of horror, accounts of blood
sned. or the doings in a foreign land
That she wants. 1t is the happenings
2f local note. the arrival and depar-
-ure Of friends and acquaintance, and
these she finds i'm the we'll conducted
Sunday paper-like the BAzoo, for
instance. Hence it is that the man
vshc advertises in the Sunday paper is
more certain of a return for the money
ne invests. What there is i'm its col
lmns is read, not to see how quickly
Il can be gotten through with, but
carefully and Understandings, that
is purport may be understood. Men
are not the only buyers. Women are
-apidly drifting into this channel. and
trey look to the Sunday papers to sup
ply them with information of all that
Is new and novel in the way Of news
and bargains. 1t is not the man or
woman who reads the most that
knows the most, or is the best posted
on current events and literature. 1t is
the man or woman who reads leisurely
and ponders over what has been read,
that acquires the knowledge.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-03-07
A Dirty Dog.

Some low-lived whelp has been sending
to young ladies of the city a number OF
transparent cards, showing up obscene pic
lures. and requesting the parties to call
upon him at room No. in a certain bust
ness building. The BAzoO will investigate
the matter further, and the culprit need
expect no mercy.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-03-07

The one hundreth anniversary of
ThOs. II. Benton's birth is to be cele-
brated by the Missouri Historical
Society on the 18th of March.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-03-07

The San Francisco Call reports
that Gen. John Bidwell has shipped
to the eastern states and Europe over
10000, 900 pounds Of fruit during the
last six months from his orchards
around Chico, Cal.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-03-07

There is a movement In the Ken
lucky legislature for the equalization
of the distribution of the school fund
between the white and colored people
Of the state. A discrimination is now
made against the colored people on
the ground that they pay taxes on
only So, 800, 900 worth of property.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-03-07

A Manitoba immigration company
is offering free tickets from any point
in Canada to persons purchasing
their lands.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-03-07

The ex-queen of Spain buys a
ticket in every lottery of which she
hears, repeating the proverb, Never
shut the door against fortune"
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-03-07

The death of girl in a ball room at
Georgetown, Colorado. Was caused by
tight lacing. She did not squeeze
herself from choice. but because she
wore her slender sisters dress.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-03-07

The religious revival i'm Louisville
has taken an exciting hold on the
negroes, twenty-three of whom we're
immersed in one evening. An i'm
patient convert, unable to restrain
himself until his turn came, threw
himself head foremost into the water.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-03-07

Detroit has house of correction
which last year paid profit of
$50, 900.
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Grateful to Invalids.

Floreston Cologne is grateful to inva-
lids, because il is refreshing without the
sickening effect of most perfumes.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-03-07

pail as his entire stock of provisions,
and so badly frozen that, OIL being
sent to Salt Lake for treatment, his
feet were amputated.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-03-07

The prince Of Wales has presented j.
l.. Toole. the comedian. with q scarf pin
set in onyx and diamonds.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-03-07
LAMAR OPERA HOUSE,
LAMAR, Mo.
Brown 4 Avery, Proprietors.
Fun scenery. Seats 600.

Advertisements at the head of this column nat
exceeding four lines, s. per annum.l
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-03-07
FOOTLIGHT FLASHES.

Items Of Interest to Play-0oers
Everywhere.
SMITHS OPERA HOUSE,
SEDALIA, Mo.
Geo. L. Brown & Co., LeSsees.
Seating capacity 800
DURLEY HALL,
APPL ETON CITY Mo.
j. w. Grantley, Proprietor.
Will seat so.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-10-18

PRACTICAL PLUMBERS, GAS
j. AND STEAM FITTERS-WM. HARE &
SON, 80 Twelfth street.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-10-18
My Speech.

Mr.. PRESIDENT AND FELLOW CIT
IzENs; 1t is usual, [ know, to make
speeches before the election, but |
want to make mine after it has oc-
Cured. 1t is an easy matter to find
fault with men and plans, and un-
der the excitement caused by dis
appointment, to say silly, unkind
and unjust things, forgetting that
these same utterances may come
home to roost," at very inconven-
lent time.
Some of the Republicans are
talking without thought, and will
regret it when too late. AS Re
publican I would say to such to go
home and mediate, and especially
give earnest thought to the par
ticular subject of the difference in
the vote cast for Mr.. Spencer and
the Legislative ticket. 1t is not
possible for this to be laid at the
door Of the temperance men of the
opposite party. 1t strikes me that
Mr.. S. was slaughtered in the house
Of his friends and by system Of
political dickering that, to say the
least of it, was most disreputable
to all concerned. All such men
should be in party to themselves
The FREEMAN must have done
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-10-18

about right, from the fact that it
is soundly abused by some Repub-
licans IN this Congressional district
and as much abused by some Dem
ocrats in the First Congressional
District.
The great mistake was made at
Ravenswood when the State Tenn
perance Convention decided to
make no temperance fight for Con-
gressional candidates. For this the
FREEMAN was in no sense RESPONSE
BILE. A few persons present be-
lieved there was a mistake made by
this action, but abstained from
pressing their views, for the sake
of harmony. Several other mis-
takes have occurred since, that
need not be mentioned now. The
FREEMAN will live and work, how
ever soundly abused by either
Democrats or Republicans. 1t is
to-day the most popular paper in
the State; and has exerted great
er influence in the late election
than any other one paper in the
State. To antagonize it is to dis
integrate things more than some
what.
Legal prohibition is right and
the moral and religious people of
this State intend to have it or fight
for it to the end of time. Already
those engaged in the liquor bust
ness have fired on the American
flag, by shooting down United
States officers and we propose to
get rid of the evil by lawful means
so as to make it impossible for the
wicked monopoly and immoral
business to strike down not only
the home but the nation itself.
Now word to my Democratic
fellow citizens. A little meditation
will do you good, especially any of
you who have been talking and
praying prohibition and voted the
other way last week. | have no
doubt it was a hard pill to swallow,
and your moral machinery has
been slightly unlocked ever since.
I pity you and hope you'll be better
in the near future. "When thou art
converted, strengthen thy breth-
rem"
But my friends, you rejoice over
a victory in Ohio, Democratic vic,
tory. This may be true, but to me
it looks like a DenVoh',ac victory
and there is great danger that you
will be smothered to death in the
fumes of beer and bad rum. 1t is,
to me, a sad thing when the posi-
ton of great party on q great
moral and social question is so neg
alive as to invite the saloon ele-
ments of our people to full COM
munion and cordial cooperation.
Unless this should be changed
soon, there must fall out on the
moral side of the party a great num-
Der of those whose hands are clean
and breath sweet.
The party of temperance is the
one best suited to this age. But |
must close What I want is for
all to keep cool and stand together
in mutual forbearance until the vic
tory is complete and prohibition is
a part of the organic law of our
State.
MAN ABOUT Town.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-10-18
ROane County.
SPENCER, w. VA,

Oct. IL, 1888.
ED. FREEMAN: We are very glad
that we can note that the temper
ance cause in Roane county has
very noticeably improved in the
last six months. Our county COM
missioners refused license to one of
our druggists for the coming year,
And we can but say amen! for the
upholding him as druggist has
done the people more harm than
all the good he is likely to do in his
future life will overbalance
We certainly think it is time
that the good people of our county
should awake to their best inter
ests, and elect such men to office
as will keep sober and attend tc
their interests
We wish the temperance cause
great success, and hope that the
FREEMAN may find hearty wei
come in every family to whom il
may 60, and do it's part of the great
temperance work.
ROMEO
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-10-18

MAIL, RoBBERY.-The young man
McCarty, who robbed, the mail he
was carrying between Beverly and
Bealington, on Thursday Of last
week, was arrested near Weston, a
few days since, and lodged in Jail
at Clarksburg. One hundred and
ninety-fve dollars of money taken
from registered letters were found
on his person. He was from Ohio,
and was making his way back to
that State when caught, His pre-
vious character was good.-Grqfton.
Eagle.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-10-18
WEST VIRGINIA FREEMAN.
The Innocent Druggists Of Ripley.
SANDY, Sept. 30, 1882.

SANDY, Sept. ~, 1857.
ED. FREEMAN In a late issue of
the Jackson Herald, some one has
attempted to reply to 'Mrs. Tenn
= perance," but he has completely
failed, for "Mrs. Temperance" rep
resented said druggists truly, only
she did not tell enough.
This correspondent says that the
charge against them of giving out
whisky during the Teachers Insti-
tute is false.
On that subject some of the good
citizens of Ripley who were at the
door on the evening of the temper
ance meeting might be heard from
and and we wouldssee who or what is
In the next place he says chat
the Institute was called for the in
struction of the teachers and that
they went out of their bounds and
resolved themselves into prohibi-
ton meeting, in which the drug
gists were abused and vilifed and
instead of resenting, Gas the human
heart dictated), they followed the
teachings of the Master, chat when
you are smitten on one cheek, turn
the other ALSO" Now SO much for
that. The Institute was called for
the benefit of the teachers. That
is just what they tried to do, make
it beneficial to themselves and 9TH
ers. They wisely thought that one
evening spent in talking temper
perance would prove as beneficial
to them as to spend it otherwise.
AS to the Institute going out of
its bounds and having prohibition
meeting, it did just what it
ought to have done. They have
seen enough of whisky's doings in
the last year in this county and can
be silent no longer. Whisky has
robbed us of one of our best
farmers and of one of the best young
merchants in the county. 1t is
time for the. teachers and all others
to 60 to work.
And as to the poor innocent
druggists following the teachings
of their Master &C., | think the wri-
ter meant to say that when they
got all the money out Of one of their
victims pockets, they turned him
around and searched the other al
So" And the innocent drug men
say that they sell no whisky, We
want to know where the men we
see drunk about the streets of Rip
ley get their whisky. They are
generally seen go into the drug
stores and after remaining for a
short time come out reeling, stag
gering, swearing, &c. Can the hon
est drug men account for this?
Now to the latter part of the cor
respondents article. He says, the
druggists being moved by spirit
of christian charity &c. Who ever
heard of whisky sellers being SO
moved? If he ever was he would
certainly quit the dishonorable bu
siness Of selling rum and go at
something else.
He also believes the FREEMAN cor
respondent participated in the
melon supper. We do not believe
it, and want to say that most of the
leading teachers did not, and that
had the teachers had a little time
to reflect, but few if any would
have participated.
Hurrah for the FREEMAN and
prohibition.
LITTLE SAM PAGE.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-30
a Monkey Up q Tree.

A frolicsome monkey belonging to q
colored seaman, considerably diverted
crowds of people for about five hours
by his antics in Independence square
yesterday. At 9 O'Clock in the morn
ing the owner was carrying the mis-
ehievous little brute on his arm down
South street, when he was accosted by
friend. He released his hold on his
companion, who, apparently inspired
by the associations of the neighborhood,
resolved to make an effort for freedom.
He slipped his master, and before he
could be caught had reached one of the
lofty trees in the square, which he ran
up like a squirrel. He jumped about
among the leaves and branches and
grimaced with delight at his escape.
While the seaman's monkey was up, his
spirits were down, for the animal was a
great favorite. A crowd of men and
boys collected, and to them the discon-
ISOLATE owner of the monkey offered
reward of So for his capture. The
hazardous task of climbing the tree
was undertaken by young fellow, but
when he got among the weak branches
the monkey leaped to another tree.
j his tree was climbed by another man
with like result, the monkey skipped
to higher tree close by the Sixth street
pavement. Here he found birds nest.
in which he ensconced himself, and
rested for someshours. 1t was not till
half past 2 o'clock that telegraph re-
pairer. furnished with climbers, appear
ed. He was up in the tree in quick
time. and shook the branches till the
runaway dropped to the pavement and
was captured. The reward was paid and
the owner, captor, and captured went
away in company to take drink
PHILADELPHIA Times.