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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-10-16

In the closing entries of the 'diary"
which was given last Sunday morning, the
enthor Was left in rather interesting pO-
sition, concerning the advent of his whilOm
friend (?) Hattie The result will be found
more bark than bite, however.
April %, lS79.-Weather nice and
bright, went down town in the eve, and
then over to the Pacific train to see il Hat
tie came, which she didn't.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-10-16
Merton Chanel.

The Merton chapel in South Sedalia is
nearing completion, and will be, when fin
ished, . neat, substantial and commodious
building. Only two hundred and fifty dol
lars are needed to complete it, which Elder
Duncan, the pastor, hopes to raise within
the next few weeks. This 10 Q worthy en-
terprise and the amount necessary to it,
completion should be readily made up by
the citiseps Of Sedalia.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-10-16

The first real skin cure ever discovered
was DR.. Benson's Skin Cure. 1t cures all
rough and scaly skin diseases and makes
the skin smooth and healthy. II is an
ornament to any lady's toilet.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-10-16
Who spiked Fishers cannon ?

Who spiked Fishers cannon
Who wrote Engineer Bob YOpst the
letter
If Fisher and Lamm are really willing
TO loan their canon to the democrats?
The name of the gentleman who was
60 heavily loaded at the depot yesterday
evening?
If Ben Bartlett succeeded in making
. masL At Georgetown and how he enjoys
attending surburbon dances.
How many hearts were carried away
frym the car accountants Office by the
north bound train on the K. & I. yes
terday?
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-10-16

Church-yard coughs can be cured by
Hale'e Honey Of Horeh0und and
Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drop cure in
one minnie
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-09-20
Salt a Good Thing,

Some Of those superauous individuals
who are constantly denouncing as unfit
for human food articles on which man
kind has thriyed for centuries, have
now discovered that salt is a dreadful
thing to take into ono's stomach, and de-
clare their intention of abandoning its
use. To these persons the London Ian.
Get devotes a paragraph, doubtless fear
ing that. unless promptly suppressed,
they will organize society and hold
annual conventions. Common salt"
says the Lancet, sis the most widely
distrib uted substance in the body; it ex-
lists in every fluid and in every solid
and not only is it every where present,
but in almost every part it constitutes
the largest portion of the ash when any
tissue is burnt. In particular it is con-
slant constituent of the blood, and it
maintains in it proportion that is al
most wholly pendent of the quantity
that is consumed with the food. The
blood will take up SO much and no more,
however much we may take with our
food; and on the other hand, if none be
given, the blood parts with its natural
quantity slowly and unwillingly. Salt,
being wholesome, and indeed necessary,
should be taken in moderate quantities,
and absenta ton from it is likely to be
injurious"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-09-20

Correspondents of the Boston Tran
script furnish the following recipes lor
removing iron rust and mildew stains:
Powdered chalk and soft soap applied
to mildew in linen or cotton goods and
laid on the grass in the sunshine will
remove it. Repeat if the first applica-
ton is not effectual. This remedy has
never failed me.
Iron rust can be completely removed
from white goods by lemon juice and O
warm iron. Place the smoothing iron
in the lap, lay the stained part on the
face of the iron, and squeeze the lemon
Juice on the stain; continue to wet it as
the heat dries it, and in short time
the rust will disappear.
Dissolve two heaping tablespoonfuls
of chloride of lime in half a pailful oil
boiling wate.; strain, and plunge the
mi dewed article in while hot; stir con
stantly until cool, and rinse in plenty OF
cold water.
l have tried for removing mildew from
linens with success, both of the follow
ing recipes,
/. Take equal parts of lemon juice, salt,
dry starch and soft soap. Rub on the
goods ihickly. and lay on the grass ex-
posed to a not sun all day. The mildew
will then wash out.
3. Buy at the chemists Eve cents worth
of lime(or get it where they are building
a house,. Dissolve it in two quarts oil
cold water. Then wash. The miidew
viii have disappeared. 1t will not In
iuTe the finest linen.
/ have tried the above recipes on
white goods only, and. have found
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-09-20
Famous Poultry Farms.

A famous poultry farm at Lancaster
near Boston is described by CORE
spondent of the Country Gentleman. II
is owned by A. c. Hawkins, and he cal
culates to have apout 5000 fowls every
fall, and carries over $500 laying hens
through the winter. At the present
time he has $1,000, including all sizes,
his farm contains % acres, and his poul-
try buildings occupy an acre and half
They are situated on the south slope OF
a hill, and comprise six or seven sheds
200 feet in length. Each shed is divided
into apartments of II by 20 feet, and
about % hens are kept in each division
A ward is made in front of each apart
ment, so that the members of each are
0y themselves. Mr.. Hawkins believes
that if confined poultry have all their
wants attended to, they will do as
we'll in egg production as If allowed free
range. He bases this belief rpon sever.
NJ tests. In Matching time he sets 200
hens on one day, and puts 800 eggs in
an incubator which is due to hatch on
the same dav, the chickens from which
will be distributed among the 200 hens.
Boston is one of the best markets for
fancy prices for eggs and poultry, and
his sale of fowls and eggs for Matching
at fancy prices are large, about 80 per
cent being profit. He also has a stand
ING order for so to 80 dozens of eggs dai-
ly, for which he gets the highest market
price. Mr.. Hawkins began at the age OF
Fl. with 100 hens and, by careful man
agement and economy, his business has
enlarged so that, at the age of 80, he
has a very handsome income. The ma
nure from the poultry is quite an item;
he sold last year 500 barrels at $3.50
q barrel.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-09-20
Tanning Notes

Every dairyman should raise at least
one-eighth of an acre of corn fodder for
each COW, to help the pasture through
the dry season.
The Houdan stands at the head of the
French fowls as layers, and for the ia
pie. They are hardy, sprightly, hand
some, and the chicks mature early.
The advantage Of an ensilage crop is
that it makes the farmer independent
of drought. Drilled corn or sugar cane
is rarely injured seriously by dry wealth
er. II the weight is slightly lessened, il
is so much the richer, and the smaller
bulk of stalks will require nearly as
much room in the silo after being thor
oughly pressed.
Fuller, in his fSmall Fruit Culturist, ="
says, 81 do not believe that there is one
acre of strawberries in a thousand, cult
waited in this country, that yields over
one-h half what it would be if the ground
was properly prepared before planting
The dead leaves on squash vines
should be carefully removed and burned
They are usually infested with the eggs
of the squash bug, and the first leaves
that appear are of no use as soon as
others form, and are then
sure to wither and die.
The feet and legs of horses require
more care than the rest of the body
They must not be allowed to stand in
flth and moisture, and in grooming 6
horse the feet and legs must be as tho
oughly brushed and cleaned as the
coat.
Experiments have proved that musty
meal is not wholesome food for any o.
the domestic animals. Disease anc
death have been directly traced to it,
use. Wren fed to poultry, chicken
cholera or some disease resembling i
was the result. Cows to which it wa:
fed gave bitter milk, and ceased to thrive
as well as those insthe same pasture
which had no grain; swine fel upon i
failed to grow or fatten; only horse!
were not Injured BY it, and they escaped
because they would not eat it.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-09-20
Humorous Waits.

Some loaded trains went or yesterday
afternoon, without hurting anybody,
however.
entirely out of print" is the young
woman of very moderate means of sup
port, who by chance marries man
who can afford to buy silks.
An exchange says: "a Mississippi
dog bit off boys nose and swallowed
| it." This shows the thoughtfulness of
The dog. If he had swallowed the nose
without biting it off, it must have proved
fatal to the boy.
The ostrich can kick harder than
mule, but as it hasn't got the science OF
throwing back its ears and baking,
it can never quite usup the position IN
society now occupied by the mule.
"Ma!" called the faeetious small boy.
"Well, dear?" "Tm only one, amt I?'
Yes, love-" "Then if | eat this green
apple I'll be two, won't II" Glow is
hat, dear?" "Why, it'll double me up"
Rev. Joseph Cook told Chicago audi
ence that 1--WE must take American
journalism and reform it; and if we do
not, break its neck aud choke its sensa-
tional utterances." The papers have
commenced the work of reform by dis
continuing the reports of Cooks lectures.
He probably didn't mean that.
Old lady to druggist want box Of
canine pills." Druggist" the
matter with the dog?' Old lady Gndig-
nantly)-I want you to know, sir, that
my husband is gentleman" Druggist
puts up some quinine pills in profound
silence.
eyes," said young Fitzhins, "when l
aw go to the theatah, l always take aw
box" Two nights after that he was dis
covered il the pit "How's this" asked
the discoverer, II thought yo Il always
| took box when you came to the hea-
tre?" Jaw, SO do. Will you have
chew" answered Fitzhins, as he extend
ed his open tobacco-box.
Philip" said the president, sit ex-
asperates me exceedingly that this wind,
blowing along the river, should have
| put stop to our piscatorial 4dve INJURIES.
| But, Philip, do you know why this wind
is like Mr.. Blaine's chances for the nom
| ination?" II don't see the slightest re-
| semblance," said the lieutenant general,
"Why, Philip. it's because it will soon
pass away. The resemblance is very
| striking, Philip" THAT'S factw cried
Philip. "Look here, Mike, you'd bet
ter put that in your next telegram" The
entire presidential party then went in
out Of the gale to partake OF some new
| bear meat.
Mr.. and Mrs Widgaon do not live in
harmony. They live in Austin. They
| fight more or less every day in the
week, and we infer from the following
that Mrs. Widgeon is not entirely to
blame, as her husband causes her to be-
J come angry every once in a while. They
attended church last Sunday. and after
the service was over he asked her: Mrs.
Widgeon, you know why the preacher
always prays for the widows and orphans
and never for the widowers" 81
DON'T" wonderingly replied Mrs. Wild
geon. "I'll tell you. The preachers
know very well that the wiaowers, IN.
stead OF needing prayers, should offer
| up thanks" There was sound ofrev-
elry by night in the Widgeon mansion.
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CURIOUS LIFE.
That Led by the Men Who Make
Newspapers.


What Il curious life journalism opens
to its deyotees! Some fellows sit quiet
" in their Offices from o'clock at night
until in the morning doing nothing but
reading what other people have written.
taking out here, and putting in there,
knowing absolutely nothing of the world
except that which they read of, sleeping
the better part of it at home, giving to
their families not more than three or
four. waking hours. rarely if ever so to
places of public amusement, avoiding
as far as possible all in
dividual responsibilities, humdrumming
through life, busy, active, useful, but
uniformed out of certain grooves. 9th
ers devote themselves to specialties, in
which they become proficient, aside
from which they know no more than
the ordinary merchant or broker. 9th
ers, again, are immersed in politics,
writing upon no other subject. Some
deal with conventions exclusively. Writ-
ers on art, whether it be dramatic, lyric
or the work OF the painter, are of no
special use as Il general newspaper men,
but seek and find well paid employment
upon great newspapers which can afford
specialists.
Then, there is the correspondent here
to-day, there tomorrow, and some
where else ali the rest of the time. With
his ewes open he has ii in his power to
know everything knowable-ln super
fetal way He meets the great men OF
the country and the little ones, and is
known to them by name and sight. He
is ALWAYS welcomed because ne has it in
his power to serve. II he were to be
stricken blind or with paralysis, or b .
Iaid up beyond the posslblli ty OF conva-
lesence and re operation, they would
see him in hades before they would put
their hands in their pockets TO the eX-
tent of ST for him or his. Cores 2ond-
ents, by the way, are divided into sun
dry classes. Some men have noses for
news and nothing else. They seem an
item from afar. Others are enterprising
in the last degree. They not only know a
good thing when they see it, but they
see it before any body else is aware OF
its existance and understand how
to utilize it for the benefit OF their
employers. There are gossip writer's,
men who know nothing except stories
about this. that and the other man or
woman. If the gossip can have an un-
pleasant flavor to 1t, all the better.
They are mud singers, stirrers of COM
munities, people who are stunned by
reputable and thoughtful men, chiefly
because it is unsafe to talk in their pres
ence, men who do not hesitate to re-
peat private conversations, TO violate
he sauctities OF cof MENTAL commu-
nications. who would steal an idea from
a telegraph wire, or read an opened let
Ter on friends desk without the slight
compassionate. Howard. in Boston
Herald.
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tory. Every one was taken by surprise.
Blackleg went around saying it was the
most nexplicable thing in the word that
Blueskin should not have won, and that
he and his friends had lost heap of
money by backing the worthless brute.
For my part, have only to say that
/ was faithfully paid my winnings, that
/ went home rejoicing, and at once COM
menced business again in such a frame
of mind that it would not be easy for
OiIskin, or any other superlatively con-
scientious character, to catch me signing
a blank acce ptance .-Tinsley's Magazine
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-09-20
AWOMAN'S SUIT.
And With What Success She Sues
Poor Man.

A welI-rounded and petite figure, al
WAYS clad in black, with large, brown
ewes, clear-cut an regular features, and
small and and well-shaped hands, help
to make Mrs. Maria a. Harm, of Brad
ford, Pa, attractive. She has achieved
reputation as a Spectator in petro-
leum. She went in too deep, and to ex-
tricate has called in the aid of the law
She is a widow and the mother of two
bright and interesting boys. She en-
gagged as her broker Col. N. D. Preston,
and delivered to him duly certificates OF
deposit to the amount of about $4,000.
The broker held these certifi-
Gates, he pretends, for security, and put
no the margins himself For time for
tune smiled on the woman Spectator:
On the first deal she cleared 5000, and
on the second 81 ,348. The broker gave
his checks for these amounts and re-
turned one of the certificates OF depos-
it. Mrs. Harm then wanted to buy
100000 barrels of oil. Col Preston $
hair began to stand on end. lie would
not undertake to handle such bundle.
She then proposed to compromise on
Il. 600 barrels aud failing in this, plead
ed for a 5000 barrel lot. The broker
was not to be moved from his purpose.
At that time the oil country was on the
verge OF the great Cherry Grove excite
ment. which. when it came, ruined
, thousands and sent the price from eight
tv.six cents to forty-nine cents barrel.
Col. Preston, after much persuasion,
consented to and did purchase 25,0CO
barrels Of oil for her, and subsequently
5000 parres were added. Without
warning well No. SIG. the pioneer of the
| Cherry Grove excitement, was brought
in gushing out thousands of barrels OF
crude a day. The market went 70
pieces. Mrs. Harm hung on to the OIL.
| Col. Preston became alarmed. Marg rs
were daily swallowed UP and the marx
ct was fairly sinking out of sight. Every
| day for two weeks the broker, accord
| ing to his statement. called upon her
and appealed to her 10 take the oil out
of his hands. and one day he served a
written notice on her that il the oil was
not taken out of his hands by certain
| dav ii would be sold by public sale. The
dav came, but Mrs. Harm was absent.
The oil was sold. For time the case
was allowed TO rest. A few days ago
Mrs. Harm sued Col. Preston for 50, 400
| damages. The case wss heard before
arbitrators. Mrs. Harm claimed that
she had advanced $4,000 for margins,
| that other parties were ready to carry
the oil. and that the broker sold her ont
before he had right to. Col. Preston
offered no defence.
Tie arbitrator rendered an award in
| favor of the women for S24 900, the sum
sued for being only So, 400, Mrs. Harms
| attorneys having insisted that she was
entitled to the difference between what
the oil cost and the highest market
| price ruling between the day Of sale and
| the time Of trial. TIE case will be
appealed. New York Sun,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-09-20
4 Remartab1e cuFe ofa wen known

A Remarkable Cure nfa Well Known
st. Pual young trau-( Taken from the 81
Paul Pioneer Press. st Paul, Mimi, Oct.
81, Is8l.-Mr. S. Blackford, "a East 9TH
street, proprietor ofDr. Halliday's kelnedIss
Sir: For the benefit of the afflicted ! certl'
fy to the following; Four years ago con-
traeted syphilis or 6croinla, tried many
physicians fsr two years ana halt, all to no
effect, still growing worse. My mead throat
nRd mouth were one mass of sores. NV asfF
snH eyebrows all fell l could eat nothing
but sotlp for six months. / was so week |
could scarcely walk, AT last il settled on my
lungs and could not speak above whisper.
No tongue can tell whar suffered. This v ~
nav condition when I was induced TO w
your DIR. Halliday's Blood Purifier, Thfoet
Gargle, and Wash through seeing in the ps''
pefs the renowned Laura Moore's letter 20
Won of similar cure At this date am en-
tirely cured. My hair has come in again SO
thick as ever after using the above remedits,
and never felt better in my life. For the
truthfulness OF the above | would be pleased
to have any one call on me. The scars can
plainly be seen. Furthermore have sent
scores of persons similarly afflicted to Mr..
Blackiord in the past two years and all found
the same beneficial results. / am satisfied
from what ] have seen that this disease, taken
in the fist stage, can be cured by taking one
half dozen or a dozen of the large size bottles
of DR.. Halliday's Blood Purifier in double
doses, three times day, and using the Wash.
Hoping this may met the eye OF some poor
sufferer like myself in former days. am
yours in gratitude, CHARLES Z. McCARIHY,
sos Minnesota street, s.. Paul.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-09-20
DAKOTA.
TILE PrLGRIm Mornrps

THE PILGRIM MOTHERS.
From the land of the Dakotas,
Send We greeti4g:-friends afar
Listen, while we tell the story
Vi the far-famed land, Dakota.
Tell you of her fertile prairies,
Rich with fields OF waving grain,
Glistening, glimmering in the sunshine
Der the wide, extended plain.
Tell you of her sons and daughters,
Men of nerve and Drawn and brain,
Graphing with the mighty forces.
Heat aud cold, and wind and rain.
How the stubborn soil upturning,
Planting fields OF wheat and maize,
Looking for golden harvest
IN the coming autumn days.
Tell you of her brave young daughters
Daring to invade the haunt
Of the coyote OF the prairie,
To escape the wolf of want.
Heart and brain and soul awear,
With unequal strife,
In the worlds broad field of battle,
To this newer life.
From the land toward the sunriss
To the Golden West,
Many pilgrim feet are Fastening
To home of rest.
We have read of Pilgrim Fathers
And their deeds of gore,
But Of brave, strong Pilgrim Mothers
Who has heard before?
M. a. Robinson.
nnuis ID. T.. July 30 1893.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-09-20
Making a Sow Own Her Pigs.

A writer in the Husbandman says
that he had Chester White sow about
ready 10 drop her pigs So that day he
made 1t his business to keep a close
watch of her. AS soon as the first pig
came she flew at it, and if it had not
been for him and club which he had,
she would have killed it instantly, but
we got it away from her and as fast as
they came along she tried to kill them.
He managed to save all but one of them
out of eight. After she was through he
tried TO get her to lie down, and let the
pigs suck, but she would not have pig
in the pen. So what to do with them he
did not know. He had heard to get a
cross SOW drunk would make her own
her pigs, but never had any iaith in it,
yet he resolved to try the experiment.
So he got pint of alcohol and put it in
to four quarts or sour milk and stirred
in one pint of corn meal and turned it
INTO her trough; she ate it and in about
twenty minutes WAS dead drunk. He
Ibid her out as he wanted her and then
put the seven pigs to her, and they
sucked all they wanted and then snug
gled down beside her and went TO sleep.
He got out and left them for the night,
and went to bed Git was then ten o'clock
not expecting to find live pig in the
morning But, to his surprise, he found
them all alive and happy as clans, and
she was as proud of them as any SOW
could he
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FIELD AND FARM.
Flowing Under Glover.

A New York State correspondent
writes to the Country Gentleman: "Plow-
ing clover for wheat is still largely prac-
liced in this section, with the difference
that now the top Is mostly cut off and
saved for hay, and only the roots, with
what foliage cannot be moved, turn I'M
der. One fact about the recently cut
clover hay may not generally be known.
{ is that so long as the clover is stand
ng the soil will be as hard as brick,
and almost unplowable; but if plowed
within three or four days after the clover
has been removed the soil will turn up
with comparati re ease. | have noticed
TWO instances of this within the month;
and il is fact which have never be-
fore seen recorded. That the mass of
clov, foliage should dry the soil rapid
ly is not strange. The inexplicable part
Of it is that after this foliage has been
removed, without any rain, the soil
should become triable and comparative
ly moist. 1t may be that the process of
drawing water from the subSoil, which
with full foliage is at once evaporated,
goes on with little interruption for a
time after the foliage is removed. The
surface roots will thus be made very sap
Ply, just as the sap exudes from the
stumps of vigorous trees cut in spring
attel the flow of sap has begun. Prob
ably the effect in helping the blowing by
removing the summer foliage would moi
be the same with plants not having the
long deep roots of clover. The expert
ments OF Voelcker have shown that
clover makes the best preparation for
wheat after the second crop of hay is
removed. The soil is then richer In fer
tilizing material than at any previous
stage of clover growth. 1t is it benefi-
cial effects on the subsoil that makes
clover so good preparation for wheat.
Other foliage plants with roots near the
surface are of little value"