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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-10-16
THE FRAGRANT WEED.
Notable Smokers and 8nu6. Takers
ofpast Times.

Indeed. says the London Telegraph,
it is possible that the pipe smoked
by Sir Walter Raleigh on the occasion
when he made and won his famous
bet with Queen Elizabeth may still
be extapt in some cabinet of the curl
GUS. Thomas Cooper tried to prove
that Shakespeare INDUCED in the weed;
it lie certain that he might have done
30. Milton and Newton both "took
tobacco" Thomas Campbell and
William Makepeace Thackeray were
all ardent devotees of the pipe-bowl,
and Thomas Carlisle. the sage Of
Chelsea, pulled at a straw in the open
street. Lord Beacons6eld loved q
good cigar. Mr.. Tennyson prefers a
pipe. As for literary snuf-takers.
their name is legion. Moreover, the
practice of snuf-taking at one time en-
ployed large number of artists and
arti6cers in painting, enameling, gem
setting. engraving and chasing the
beautiful and costly works of art,
the pride of the collector of curiosities.
The presentation and acceptation of
snuf-boxes formed, and forms to this
day, part of the duties and courtesies
of diplomacy. Formerly a physician
would not have dreamed of going
abroad without his gold snuf1-box and
gold-headed cane. Catherine de Med
icis and Charles TX. both snufed.
According to Molier ground tobacco
Is the craving of upright men, and he
who lives without it is not worthy of
life. 1t encourages Righteousness and
virtue. What would Bonaparte have
been without his snuffbox /? There is
a story told of a Dutch general, who
during the heat of action, begged a
pinch of snuff of one of the members
of his staff. Just at that moment a
cannon-ball had whisked by, and car
ried off the gentleman's head. The
military Hollander, equal to the oc-
casion, quietly turned around to
another Of bis lieutenants with, per
haps you. sir, will kindly give me a
pinch !? His late majesty George
Ills Queen Charlotte was Familiarity
spoken of at court-behind her royal
back of course-as "Old Snufy."
At that period everybody snufed
from the proud Highlander who SHOW
elled up the dust with his wooden
or silver spoon, to the ticket porter
grooming beneatha heavy load, and
the long-coated night Charlie in his
watch-box. When gentlemen wore
wigs and smalls there was an etiquette
of the snuff-box, and according to a
high authority, taking pinch artist
ically involved twelve separate and
operations. The operator was
to take the box in his right hard, pass
it to the left, rap the box, then open
it and present it to the company. He
was next to receive it after going
round, by striking the side with the
middle and fore fingers, and take a
pinch with his right hand, holding il
for the space of a couple of seconds be-
tween his fingers before carrying it to
the nose. Having performed that
task, it only remained to sniff with
both nostrils without making a grim
ace, shut up the box, sneeze gently,
and apply the lace-edged handkerchief
to the gratifed organ of smell.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-10-16
A 6,OOO-YEAR-OLD SNAKE.
Remarkable Specimen of Petrifl-
cation in q Coal Mine.

Philadelphia Record.
We want to zee the big snake.
Such was the request made of
Mr.. d. NJ. Lienhardt in explanation
of a ring at the doorbell of his resi-
dence, No. 1925 Poplar street.
yesterday morning. On the steps
vere gathered half-dozen children
belonging in that neighborhood, rang
ing in age from b to IL years, who
cautiously inquired if the serpent
were likely to harm them. They
were told that no harm would befall
them, and 30 the little ones entered.
No sooner had the door closed when
another tug at the bell informed Mr..
Lienhardt that more callers were
awaiting to be admitted to satisfy
their curiosity. This time the visitors
proved to be adults, and so q steady
stream of men, women, and children
kept up all day, much to the dis
comfort of the obliging owner of the
thing which many had come for
squares around to see. Entering
the hall the spectators beheld petri-
fed snake IL feet long and 20 inches
in circumference, weighing over 375
pounds.
1t was found a month ago imbed-
ded in coal vein in one of the mines
of the Leonard Coal company, in
Centre county, Pennsylvania. The
miner who ran across the remarka-
bic specimen of petrifaction many
hundred feet beneath the earth's sur
face was thunderstruck at the discov-
cry, and experience something like a
cold chill down his back for tie first
few moments after his pick had
brought to light the serpent's head.
He called his comrades, and they aided
him in digging it out. 1t had to be
cut into sixteen sections before it was
cotton of of the vein. The snake
was exhibited for several days in a
hut near the mine, and people for
miles around focked to the place to
see the strange thing. the like of
which. it was said, had never before
been seen in those parts An officer
of the Leonard Coal company obtain
ed possession of it, and had it on pri-
vate exhibition for several days at his
Office, No. 2O7 Walnut place. He
soon became tired of the rush which
included brokers and business men, to
his Office to get a glimpse of tie petri-
fled snake, 30 he presented it TO its
present owner. The latter has also
been run down by visitors. but his love
for cCriosities is SO great that he would
sooner put up with such annoyance
than part with his present.
The snake is of a dark lead color.
lis head, body, and tail are wonder
fully well preserved. the outlines be-
ing quite distinct. 1t is somewhat
flattened on top, and through the GEN.
ter of the body is ridge an inch in
depth.
A weli-informed naturalist, connect.
ed with the Academy of Natural
Sciences, examined the thing for two
hours on Saturday last. He said it
was the best petrifed specimen he
ever saw, and he claims to be well up
in that line. The ridge he explained
as being due to the wasting away of a
portion of the en,rals and undigested
food previous to the time when petrif-
cation set in. He claims that the
snake was fully six thousand years
old, and belonged to species now
found in certain portions o: Africa.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-10-16
ELY'S
Cream Balm !

has gained an envia-
BILE reputation wher-
ever known, display.
ing all other prepara-
tons. An article of
undoubted merit. Is
cow en- lent and
clearly. 1t causes no
pain nor sneezing.
IS NOT A
Liquid or SNUFF.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-10-16

Eczema of the palms of the hands and of the
ends of the fingers, very difficulty to treat and
usually considered incurable; small patches OF
letter and salt Iheum the ears, and side OF
the face.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-10-16

cleanses the blood and perspirati OF impurities
and poisonous elements, and thus removes thu
cause.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-10-16

Father IL Getting Well.
"My daughter says:
"How much better father is since he
used Hop Bitters."
"He is getting we'll after his long suffer
ing from a disease declared incurable."
"And We are so glad he used your Bit
ters."-A Lady of Utica, N. Y.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-10-16

Cuticura Rem dies, are absolutely pure
and the Ouly Real b oil Purifiers and skin Beauti
iers, free from mer Try, arsenic, lead ziuc, or an
other mineral or vegetable poison wha' otver.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-10-16
Did She Die 2
F'oRRA1
CURES

Did She DteP
"Nop
"She fingered and suffered along, pining
away all the time for years."
"fhe doctors doing her no good"
"And at last was cured by this Hop Bit
ters the papers say so much nbout."
"Indeed Indeedp
GLOW thankful we should be for that
medicine"
A DAUGHTERS Misery.
eleven years our daughter suffered on
a bed of misery,
"From a complication of kidney, liver,
rheumatic trouble and nervous debility.
"Under the care of the best physicians
who gave her disease various names
"But no relief.
"And now she is restored to US in good
health BY as simple remedy as Hop Bit
teri, that We had Stunned for years before
using 1.-THE Parents.
Daily Republican., 1883-11-09
The Remains Of - Little HenFy.'

After the body Of Henry Thompson.
familiarly known as Little Henry"
the dilnnutive bootblack, was removed
to undertaken Palmer's establishment,
it was embalmed, and Coroner Smith
investigated the cause of death and
gave a certificate Of death from natural
causes without holding an inquest.
The deceased will be inferred in Ezion
cemetery and will have a decent burial.
as be had laid by about $llO,which was
in the hands Of prominent official at
the ?. W. & b. Railroad station. There
will probably be some difficulty over
the money not expended for his burial.
as bis wife, who has not been living
with bim for some time, has been sent
for and she will probably contest the
right of the Chrisdons, to whose care
Henry left his children as q dying re.
quest to the money.
Daily Republican., 1883-11-09
Fatal Acclden {.

The roof, inside walls, and iron and
stone columns of the new south wing
of the capitol at Madison, Wisconsin,
fell yesterday morning, killing fonr
men and injuring eighteen others,sev
raj mortally. .
-Four more persons have did from
injuries cieved oy the recent tornad.
at Springfield, Missouri. This makes
eleven deaths in all. Two other persons
are not expected to recover.
A Pan Handle freight train was rur
into by a Baltimore and Ohio train al
Kockport, near Newark, Ohio, Wednes
day night. The freight train had J us'
taken q siding, but the switch was let'
open Engineer Mathews and fireman
Kennedy, Of the passenger train wer'
killed and David Wilson, baggage mai
was severely injured. Davis, the engl
neer. and Powell, the fireman of thu
freig int train, were dangerously, II no
fatally. injured.
Daily Republican., 1883-11-09
The StA& Q.

Next Monday night Oliver Doud
Byron and his combination VIII presht
the famous drama, entitled Across
the Continent. This play is a com
binatlon of effects in high and low lie,
and shows the children of poverty pass,
ing to atfluence. The company is hrs'
class in every respect, and the play 1t
calculated to amu,e and electrify al
audience.
On Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day evenings, the Silver King
which has been pronounced the great
est drama Of the age, will be prest,nn''e:'
for the first time in this city. This
play has had a successful run Il
England and several Of the larger cite
in this country, and is now III the mt
week of the second engagement !,
New York, with overhowing houses. !
will he produced in this city with th
same grand and magnificent sceher
used at Wallack's Theatre, n. 7.
Daily Republican., 1883-11-09
FOURTH EDITION,
Dots.

Dots.
Rain and sur shine to-day.
New Castle County farmers are seri'
ously annoyed by gunners.
A small boy was bitten by q dog at
Thir,, and Madison streets yesterday
The banks Of the Christiana below
jackson & sharp's are being repaired.
The Democratic rooster 10 not crow
ing 10 loudly ~ he was before tues
day. He will be carefully shelved.
A very fine horse, belonging to Tat
raj Brothers, lumber dealers, died yes
terday morning of blood poisoning.
A new mating has been laid in the
United States Court room by Granville
Worrell.
A mum sociable will be held on
Thursday evening, November ~, by
the Sons and Daughters of Noses.
On Thanksgiving night the colored
knights Templar will give = drill ana
promenade concert.
Farmer White, who serves milk III
this city, lost . valuable horse u few
days ago from spinal meningitis.
Parents should see that their children
are all vaccinated as u preventive
against smallpox.
The schooner James Satterthwaite IL
new undergoing repairs at the shipyard
of the Jackson x Sharp Company
MANY Of the farmers living near Viii
mington are seriously annoyed by
thieves who steal chickens, wheat, and
anything they get their hands on.
The coming Teachers institute,
which convenes at Middletown on tht
2lst inst, promises to be an interesting
session.
Geo. f., Carter, of White Clay Greek
Hundred, wishes to recover llght gray
horse which strayed away on the ON
inst.
A large caisson is being constructed
at the wards OF Henhoetltr X Naughi
bv the Delaware Bridge Company to bt
used in the construction ofMarket strer'
bridge.
The matrimonial season is at hand
and hymen is scoopiHg them IN. ooiht
have already gone, but there's always
more to follow.
The chapel of Grace NJ. Il. churci
was well filled last evening, and th'
audience listened very attentively t.
the lecture of Edward s. Morris, OF
Liberia rs saw it.
A child's cloth coat was found few
evenings ago at Third and Frencl
streets, and can be had by the owne
calling at SLoemaker's eating house OF
the corner.
Seidel, Hastings & Company vii
lcommence the re-modelling and re
building of the forge department o
their works next week. New furnace
will be built and many needed improve
ments made.
An invitation has been received b.
the Friendship Fire Company to par
ticipate in the firemen's tournament .
take place at Waynesboro, Pa , on tn
completion Of the new water works a
that place. A number of prizes will b
completed for
A water stop in the centre OF tn
, street at Fourth and Lombard streets
caved in last night, but no serious dam
7 age was done, and workmen were re
pairing it this morning. The groun
, had become 20 soft below the surfac
that the bricks around the stop cave
Daily Republican., 1883-11-09
Death Of Israel FOtS.

Israel Fols, a prominent citizen OF New
Castle, died last evening, in the 64th
year of his age, Of enlargement of the
liver. Mr.. Fols has been in rapidly
failing health for year or more past
and though his many friends hoped toI
his ultimate recovery they were doomed
to disappointment. =,
He was collector Of county taxes fol
1873 and lS74,an again in 1881 and 1888.
He was elected in 1868 Trustee OF tht
New Cattle Common for life, and at hi
death he was a Jail Commissioner Mr
Fols married Miss Askew, a sister o
the late DR.. H. +. Askew, of this city
who survives bin. Healso leaves 81
children-tive daughters and one son
Two of his daughters are married. Mr.
Fols was possess d of warm, genla
nature which made him an agreeable
com panion, and he was always read!
to assist IN relieving the distressed. iii
| funeral will take place from his lat
residence, in New Castle, on Sunday al
ternoon at two o'clock. A special trail
will leave the depot IN this city at on
o'clock -. m., TO take over a large mum
ber Of Masons, odd Fellows aud oths
! friends to the funeral.
Daily Republican., 1883-11-09
Fall In Pies.

About Q o'clock this morning Charles
Yetter, baker and confectioner on Mar
ket street near Fourth, returned home
with his horse and wagon from serving
his bread route. He removed the
bride from the horse 10 allow him to
eat, and when he had finished a small
boy undertook to replace it. The horse
started to ran Oft, and Mr.. Yetter seized
him by the name and held on until the
animal ran into a telegraph post on
King street near Third, which broke
the front axle close to the wheel and
pset the wagon scattering the pies,
some of which were still smoking hot,
all around the street. The horse was
then scared and bride placed on him.
The small boy was soon on hand from
all points of the compass, and after
gathering up the pies from the street,
even tried to raid the wagon. and was
only kept back by Mr.. Yetter and
others
Daily Republican., 1883-11-09
In Their New building.

The Friends new school building on
West street, between Fourth and
Fifth, having been compl+ted is now
occupied by the school the scholars
and teachers being highly elated over
the comfort and convenience of their
new quarters. In addition to the main
hall or sitting room 1t has eight recita'
ton rooms, a laboratory,a private room
for the teachers and large basement
and play room. The building Is fur
nshed with broad, well lighted stair,
cases and halls, heated by steam ano
well ventilated by means of tiues IN th'
walls. The school is supplied with
CORPS Of Ave excellent teachers ana al
attendance Of l15 pupils. Tue mum be
Of scholars attending the school i
growing every year and the new buiid
| ing was not erected any too soon.
Daily Republican., 1883-11-09
THIRD EDITION,
rp~ub,es of an AeiPess.

George M. Mott, . Brooklyn lawyer,
tells this story of . handsome young
woman, aged about twenty-five years,
who gives her name a. Annie johnson,
of Virginia. She proposes to bring
. suit 70 recover $4,000 for breach OF
promise of marriage against Cap ain
Thomas Pearsall, OF Rockville Centre,
L.. l.
According to the plaintiffs story she
II the only heir and daughter OF
wealthy Virginia oyster planter. She
says that she irst met Captain Pearsali
at her fathers house, and was induced
to clone with him after an acquaintance
of six weeks. They were to have been
married on arriving in New York. Al
though Pearsall, who Isl well known
Long Island sporting man, introduced
Miss johnson AZ his wife, she declares
that they are not married. After having
lived together for nearly three months
Pearsall few days ago suddenly left
for parts unknown.
Pearsall and his supposed wife board
ed for several weeks at Lotz's Hotel,
in Rockyill Centre, where he left her.
Having no means of support, the for
saken woman engaged herself as house,
keeper to family in the village. Being
unable 70 retain her position because OF
ill.health, she returned to the hotel. The
proprietor Henry Lott, agreed to al
ford her home for one week
Miss johnson says that at midnlgh'
on Saturday last she was earned oS
force from her bed and out of the hote
by three men, who subsequently il.use'
her and kept her for two days prison
er in a fisherman's hut near Christian
Hook, owned by one Of the men, named
Charles Rhoads. Regaining her llber
ty she made her way back to the hotel
a distance of three miles, but was denlt'
admittance. She subsequently applied
for admission to the Queens Count.
Poorhouse on Barnum Island, but wa
refused because she was nota reslden
of the county Almost starving sh'
wandered to the sidence of Mr.. Mott
where she was given food and shelter.
The deserted woman says she wou
rather die than return disgraced to he
Virginia home. Miss johnson claim
that her fathers estate Is worth owe
$4,000.
Daily Republican., 1883-11-09
nov. R,d,,s On street Cars.

There are frequent complaints aDous
small boys Jumping OH the street car:
and stealing rides, and 1t is saiu that
President Candy censures the ponce
officers for not putting . stop to u.
Sergeant Zerby said this morning that
freq uently when the officers undertake
to nut boys off, they were told by the
drivers to let them alone, as they had
given them permission to ride, NO taat
It was impossible for them to tell VINO
was privileged to ride or who was not.
The Sergeant also wished it stated that
with the size of the districts that have
to be patrolled by the officers, 1t was
impossible to have men all the time
along the line of tho Railway, without
neplecting other sections of the city.
Daily Republican., 1883-11-09
Large Cargo Or oysters.

The sloop William H Vennom, owned
by CAPTAIN Sutton and John w. Rey'
nolds Of the Malta House restaurant,
arrived at Front street wharf this morn
ing with $1,000 cove prime plant oysters
and l25 bushels of cuttings, and IL now
unloading.
The new schooner now being built Tor
the above nam d gentlemen, at the shi J
ard of Colonel Enoch Moore, Jr., !:
nearing completion and will be launche'
ol Tuesday next.
Daily Republican., 1883-11-09

NEW York, November s.-Harpooner won
the race for maidens of all ages, three-quar'
ters of a " lie Riddle Tea second, Tea Rose
third, Time, 49,. Murmur won the sell
ing allowances for three.year olds. three
quart ,rs of miles Ben Woodley second ,Shel
6y Barnes third. Time, l.lsA. iizzy Blonde
won the race tor four-year-olds and over
Clarence second. Garfield third. Time, 5sllt
Hartford won tho rroe fot all ages, one mile
and three-eights; Marry Mann second. win
xer third. Time, 2.29L Mixes Pride Won
the welter weights for all ages, one mile
Tennyson second, Treasurer third. Time
l.463l.
Boston, November s.-There was fair at
tendance at Mystic Park to-day, where th'
attractions were sweepstakes race with fuu
starters and d0uble-team race between II
b. Windship and running mate and Frshl
and a running mate, The race was not fin
ished. Belle Shackett and Vision each win
ming two heats Best time. 1861 The d0uhle
team race was won ea lily by Windshi
and mate in three straight heats. Time
2.16A, 2.l24, 2ll4.
Daily Republican., 1883-11-09
Resore Aauire vandegrift.

Last evening Charles McCoIlis, ,GeOrHe
Gillespie, George Watson, Thomas II.
Grisson, William Wilson, James Nc
Cafferty, Edward Redten, William
Newton and john Ayers, were before
Squire Vandegrift toanswer a charge OF
disorderly conduct, preferred by George
Shubrook, Who claims that on Hall0w
Fen they took his wagon over Eleventh
street bridge and threw 1t down an EN-
bankment, rendering it complete
wreck. Rplden and Ayers stated tina
they we're not ready for trial and thei
hearing was postponed until Saturday
night. After hearing the evidence II
a-gard to the others, he Squire salt
that he did not consider it sufficient u
hold them, and dismissed the case.
Daily Republican., 1883-11-09
EDITION.
GOLDEN " GDDING.
=. Tho Pest II Memory Dl0o0s
Agatn. 4"

Again." %
October 18th was the golden an.
nivsrsary of the marriage Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Curtis Is. Ellison, near KirkwOOd,
Del, aud they csi braird 1t 10 . most
appropriate style. Beautiful gold letter
ed cards we're issued ut the proper time,
desiring the presence Of relatives and
friends at their home on the occasion.
Bellevue was rsdiant without and with.
I'M Its apartments we're tassefully
decorated by loving hands; the grace
full fern was well chosen for back
ground, upon which were placed the
dates 1883 and 1883 in gilt lovely pot
plants, and many in bloom, choice cut
flowers and evergreens. grscod the
inches here and there; q perfect Gala
lily" seemed to have hastened to be
eady for the happy time.
Mr.. aud Mrs. X, avoided unnecessary
fornality, reserving sufficient to bear
them through with ease in receiving
their hundred guests as they arrived to
pay them homage, and, although some
we're missing whose memory IL sacred,
very happy appeared the bride and
groom, and we'll might they enjoy such
an event after their well-spent life. The
bridesmaid of 80 years ago was In at
tendance, also others who were present
at that date.
Many handsome offerings were
brought, conspicuous among them being
the gold coin. At the sound Of the
v edding march, played by Gone of the
charming daughters" we were hidden
to the supper which was worthy Of
note. A gentleman remarked that the
coffee was worth a trip across the Allie
ghenies. At the close of the evening,
by request of Mrs. E., prayer was Of
tered and hymn sung, "shall we
gather at the river" and we hope all
will gather at the river and be admit
ted TO the marriage supper of the
lamb, not missing link in that chain
of relatives and friends. A GUEST.
Daily Republican., 1883-11-09
Chase ana Capture Of . Thief

About 2.3O O'clock this morning oficer
Marauess saw a colOred man at Frcnt
and Market streets with bag on his
shoulder. He called to him to stop.
when the fellow took to his heels and
started out Front street, closely followed
by the officer, who fired two or three
shots at him. He was finally over.
hauled on Marsh lane, near Harlan 4
Hollingsworth's, and taken to the nal
here the bag was found to contain o
pair Of chickens whose necks had evil
IDENTIFY just been wrung, and number
Of flannel cakes, with a piece of boiled
ham. The man still remains In the
hall, and will have hearing as soon as
the owner Of the articles can be found
Daily Republican., 1883-11-09
TSe Crima Record.

A drunken man named Parker shot
and killed sheriff McGee, who was try
ing to arrest him at Tishmipgo, in the
Indian Territory, a few days ago. Al
ter killing McGee, Parker knelt beside
the dead body and blew out his own
brains. A.
Near Kansas City, yesterday, the
children of II. Clay Magee, returning
from school, found the lifeless bodies OF
of their father, mother and ,oldsr sister
lying on the floor. 1t is thought Magee
shot and killed his wife and daughter
and then committed suicide by swAi'
lowing morphine.