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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-08-19

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you are weakenzned down through exces-
sive study, or By early inGi-cretions, AL
leu's Brain Food viii permanently restore
ali lost vigor, and strengthen all the mus
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druggists, or by mail from j. II. Allen, 3i5
First Ave. New York CITY.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-08-19

would care to wear a suit of clothes
liable at any moment to melt away
If be is caught in shower, or to be
torn into shreds when he is passing
through a crowd. Nobody would
risk going TO picnic in paper suit,
az the accident of sudden shower
might leave him entirely unprotected
and compel him to take shelter in the
woods.
THE GAMBLERS OF Pairs.
Rochester Democrat and ChrOni.
Gle: The headquarters Of the gamblers
IN Paris is beer shop in the Eau
bourg st. Denis. where, in the last
fortnight Of June, all the shady
knights of baccarat assemble. The
house looks very tidy and respectable,
and 10 games are allowed there but
BACKGAMMON and dominOes. Num-
bers who frequent this cafe are not
aware that they are in a den Of card.
sharpers. The latter, the philosophers,
and their .cOllahorators, STYLED in
England "bonnets," keep their APP
pOIntmenis there. transact their little
business aud mahe their arrangements
for the season. without paying any
attention to the detectives. one or two
Of whom are always present in
disguise that never deceives those
interested.
WORK OF THE DEAD LETTER OFFICE.
Washington Post: During the last
year the dead letter office has handled
about 100000 letters. OF these
about 10000 were mailed without
any address, and nearly 200. 600 with
out stamps. Halt a million are from
other countries. wnOSe owners can not
be found. Foreign dead letters are
returned to the country from which
they come. Those origin ating in
this country and whose owners are
not found are opened. At the post
office Is museum made up from the !
articles found in these letters. II |.
contains everything from money down |
to pair of dirty socks. The money |
amounts 10 nearly $4,000 for the |
year, while the drafts. checks. notes. |
etc amount to 81 100000.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-08-19
JuSt ODep,

On East Main street, bran new livery
stable, new buggieS, horses and harness,
also II hue landau carrisge, which will
make sll trains and all calls To funerals.
weddings, parties, in any part of the city.
Terms reasonable. BUD SHY,
50 dl2tw2t Proprietor,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-07
Sauce For AMeethearts.

A poet sings: Let me die when all
is drear." That poet knows nothing
of the delights of sieighing with a pref
ty girl. Philadelphia Call.
When the papers speak of the prize
ring they mean the circle in which a
prise-fght is held, but the girls will
have it that the real prize ring is the
little golden band to signify their eR-
gagement Chicago Sun.
A Girl of GOODNESS and courage is
the one to 60 skating with. When
her escort tumbles into an air-hole in
stead of standing and shrieking for
help, she'll calmly unwind her hair.
switch, throw one end to him and
pull him out, Philadelphia Item.
mo, She said, stating her case to
divorce lawyer, II never did love
him. / married him because he kept
an ice-cream parl0r, and he basely de
ceived me three months later, by sell
ing out and going into another bust
ness. Fall River Advance.
A young lady, taking advantage Of
leap year, proposed. The youth was
not that way disposed moreover, his
parents were opposed to the match, and
the thing has fallen through, it is
supposed, all the girl says faith in man
cannot be reposed so from the soy
ereignity of her affections the youth
has been deposed, and sorry she is that
her affection for him she exposed.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-07
TALK OF THE TODDLERS.

Somebody asked the four-year old
son Of one of our citizens what
he would do if his father died.
" Why, said the youngster "rd
wear my new boots to the funeral ~
Evansville Argus.
A small boy, who stood gazing visit
fully at large candy man in a city
confectionery window, Suddenly ex
claimed II could lick that fellow
with both hands tied behind my back y
Norristown Herald.
Philadelphia Bey-"Mv ma has got
a gold watch, and a big diamond PIN
and new sealskln sacque whal cost
5000"
Chicago Boy -" Pooh That's
nothing My mas got new divorce. "
A little boy in Yonkers, N. Y, was
discovered in the act of putting a
piece of mince pie into his mothers
clock He said he wanted TO hear what
kind of noise a clock made when it
had the stomach-ache. Burlington
Free Press.
Young Alphonzo-" Do you know
how to courtesy2"
Little Nell-"Yes, I know"
Young Alphonzo 49, " Well row
stand up, | will bow to you and you
courtesy to me. l want to see you dc
it"
Little Nell-''But the dancing mas
ter said we must only courtesy ia
gentlemen"
Young Alphonzo-"Well?"
Little Nell PA and ma both told
sister you were no gentleman. Phil
adelphia Call.
''Ma, does bod take care of de little
birds" asked little Emma,
eyes dear
Does he feed 'em?'
eyes.
Den he don't feed EN- enough, fur
when Mollie shakes the table cloff in
de yard EN- all flies down at de crums
like 'em were starvin'. Mehby be dot
too many birds to feed
you bet yer sweet life" plurted
out Johnny. Hes got too many to
feed since them English sparrows
come Kentucky State Journal,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-07
why do Eggs Spoil.

We find lining the shell thick
skin, which, when kept in a healthy
condition by the albumen of the egg,
is impervious to air, but if the egg
remain too long in one position,
the yolk, being heavier than the albu-
men, gradually sinks through 1t, and
having none of the qualities resquisite
for keeping the skin fabricated and
healthy. the skin soon becomes dry
and pervious to air, which penetrates
through 1t to the yolk, causing the
mass to rot Therefore, the true plan
is to keep the yolk in a central posi-
ton. By doing this the egg can be
preserved for a long time. My plan
for accomplishing this is to take keg
or barrel and pack the eggs on their
sides, end to end, laying tier first
around next to the slaves, and so con-
tlnue until layer is filled so on until
the barrel is full. Use oats for pack
ing jar them down as much as is re-
CURED to keep them firmly in their
places; head up the barrel ready for
market BY rolling the barrel about
a quarter around every few days the
yolk of the egg will be kept as re
quired. BY making chalk marks
across the head of the barrel at right
angles across each other, you will
have a guide for rolling the barrel as
required. When eggs are packed in
large quantities for market | think
this plan will be found convenient
and safe.-American Farmer
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-07
A HEARTLESS YOUTH.
The Cruel Manner Ia which he Crush
ed a Maiden's Hopes.
Ynnkofs Slaieamnn

Don't you believe that marriages
are made in Heaven n asked Mr. Yeast
Of Miss Prin the other day
~ most certainly do, replied the
lady of uncertain age, Frightening up
at the very suggestion of "A proposal,
and throwing her head on one side in
her endeavor to look eoquettish but
why do you ask"
well, l thought you did, was the
young mans satisfied reply
'But why did you think didl' per
sisted the antiquated maiden, almost
swallowing her overskirt in her at
tempts to appear captivating.
" Well, " responded the heartless
young man, lighting a cigarette, and
getting a respectable distance from his
antagonist, " it doesn't look as though
there was much chance of your being
married before you reach there'
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-07

Anna Dickinson believes Hamlet
was mere collie &c boy, and, there
fore, that a women can play the part
better than "A man. Anna has evident
ly seen some of the cigarette-smoking
college boys to be found in the theatre
Hobbies.
Mrs. Quincy Shaw. of Boston,
spends $50, 600 annually out of her
private income in support of
thirty kindergartens and twenty
nurseries which she has, established
in those parts .of the city where the
toughest and most squalid features
reign. In addition TO this she
spends $500, GOO a year in other CHAIR
ties.
Mr. Min, once preacher and now
actor, has in hand new play written
for him The play is entitled INA
poleon ~ and Mr.. Min is to be Napol-
con lie wants to go to Paris az the
end of the present season to get into
French ways.
Rear Admiral Worden, commander
of the Yankee cheese box, the Mon
itor, that whipped the ram Merrimac
in Hampton Roads, is critically i'll at
Newport, II l. lie has been in the
government service on land and by
sea for fifty years.
In the absence of her parents at
Milwaukee Sunday, John Brasch's T.
year-old daughter refused to tell two
thieves who entered the house, where
money was concealed, when they
hung the child by her thumbs to
hook in the wall Her screams
brought assistance, out the men es-
capped
Miss Elizabeth Me Ieod, "a native
of the Hebrides, whose hobby is the
the most excellent one of lettering
the condition of the poor crafters of
Skye, has succeeded in organizing a
colony to be placed in North Carroll.
ma The colonists. numbering three
hundred. sailed on the LIST. 1t may
be news TO some that whole communi-
ties IN Richmond Co, N. c., speak
only in Gaelic.
Mr.. Huntington, the man OF rail
way enterprises and other kinds of
business, is described by correspon-
dent as "A large. rather hard faced
man, weighing 800 pounds, perhaps
six feet high, Of "A face without pride
in it and without much resentment.
There are a good many 81, 200 clerks
in Washington city who go to their
desks at in the morning and go
away at o'clock who look like Hunt
ingtonN
Chang, the Chinese giant, put aside
a velvetcovered copy Of Confucius as
/ a Cincinnati reporter addressed him
the other day Eyes, said Chang,
Americans Go Chinese wrong.
\ Cinnamon work hard, save much, lie
very little, steal not at all, never
make bad citizens. Some say this
free country. No, mol But | am
coming for TO live here. Am mar
ried No VIII marry in five years
from now. Lady IN China nine feet
high We open big tea store IN
New York Monsieur will excuse
me. -
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-07

Florida, Atlantic and Gulf-Grant,
226, $50 acres; no road constructed
no lands earned; all forfeited.
Mobile and Girard Grant SIS. GA
acres; no road constructed; no land
earned; all forfeited.
Selma, Rome and Daiton-Grant.
64l, PSI acres; miles of road construct
ed, 100; laad earned, 400, coo acres
forfeitable, 241, 2S1 acres.
NIcksburg. Shreveport and Texas
Grant, 725, 700 acres; miles of road
constructed, "a; land earned, 800, 600
acres, forfeitable, 365, 760 acres.
Sioux City and st. Paul-Grant
4SI,24O acres; miles of road construct
ed, So; lands earned, 3l6,70 acres F.;
forfeitable, 10, $40 acres.
There are 12l, 000, 900 acres of land
granted-21 600, 600 acres earned and
100, 900, 600 acres forfeitable."
But the worst feature Of this awful
showing is that in addition to the en-
ormous grant given the Union Pacific,
that road owes the government more
than
A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS,
which it refuses topay. They simply
laugh at all attempts Of Uncle Sam.
to get his rights When old Judge
Thurman, of Ohio, was in the Senate
he got a bill passed that forced them
to pay part, but they are still lower
ing on it, The debt is for money loan
ed them TO build the road. This debt
to the United states was originally a
first lien upon the properties, but to
enable the Ameses and Huntingtons
to market their own bonds, Congress-
permitted the first issue of the rail
roads to become the first lien and so
to be in fact first mortgage bonds. The
government bonds are therefore a
second mortgage and any default upon
the first mortgage may compel the
government to buy in the property or
see its own claim eXtinguished. This
debt, principal and interest unpaid,
now amounts to Sl02, 376, 600.
The Thurman act required the roads
to pay in the treasury annually one
quarter of their net earnings, as we'll
as gave them credit ON the debt ac-
count for one-half of the transporta-
ton earnings charged to the govern
ment, but this has been decided to af-
feet only tn Jse earnings accruing upon
the portions of line expressly subsid-
lied. Commissioner Armstrong reck-
ons that if the Thurman act was fully
complied with, the roads would still
owe the government over So, 600, 600
when the bonds fall due. But as is
well known, the roads have fought the
act through the courts, and the litiga-
ton is not yet at an end
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-07
A CRANK KICKER.
Disappointed because tbe Hotel
Didn'I Sutt him

please, sir" said the bell boy
to a Texas hotel clerk, number
10 says there amt no towel in his
room
Tell him TO use oneo the window
curtains
He says, too, there amt no pill
lers.
Tell him TO put his coat and vest
under his head. "
"And he wants a pitcher of water
Suffering Cyrus Bat he's the
worst kicker ever struck IN my
life. Carry him up the horse pail
He wants to know if he can have
a light"
Here con found himl Give him
this lantern, and ask him if he wants
the earth, and if he'll have it fried on
only one side or turned over2'
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-07
A Bird Newsboy.

Camden has some very fine parrots.
Editor Bonsall Of the Camden Post,
bought one which he heard shouting,
Extra Post. All about the Hunter
trial." a sentence he had picked up
from the newsboys on the street.
Another Camden parrot sings Little
Buttercup" all the way through when
accompanied on the piano. II his ac-
companist strikes a false note, the
bird will stop and not sing another
word until the piece is started again
at the beginning
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-07
The Changes OF Music Teachers.
Musical Herald.

One of the greatest evils Of the ~
erage American musical education is
the tendency to change teachers ire
quently. The experimental feeling
is strong in our nation, and many
pupil who is advancing steadily in
music interrupts her progress by the
restless desire to try another teach
er or method. We wish that every
pupil would consider this feeling as
the most prejudicial to a musical ca
reer Never change teachers, unless
your own has proved utterly incom-
petent. No motto should be more fol
lowed by the young than the good
one of Let well enough alone
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-07
How They Met Mr.. Lineon.
Lansing Telegram,

On the Fourth of July, 1851, four
of the young fellows of Company L,
Third Michigan Infantry, of whom
was one, We're strolling up the Poto.
mae River road, when ne met a large
cab driving toward the city. Two
colored men sat ON the drivers seat,
in suits of dark blue, with large, plain
brass buttons, anG plug hats. One
of the boys remarked "Thcy think
they are some, don't they3 Let's have
some fun with them. All agreed,
and as they came upwe kept the road
so did they, The team came TO a halt,
and a voice from the cab said, Whats
wantedl' and when we looked that
way there was a silver haired man
looking out the door. We told him
we wanted to take a ride with him to
Washington to see Old Abe. There
upon he stepped out of the carriage,
saying, Didn't you ever see him2"
and was -ollowed by another man,
and then another, until four men
stood in front of us four boys. / had
only noticed that they were fine look
ing men, when the first one said
Soldiers | introduce you to the Pre-
sident OF the United States; also, the
Hon. L. NJ Stanton, Secretary of
War; the Hon. William III. Seward,
aud myself, the Hon. Gideon Welles.
The President stepped forward, shook
hands with us, and laughed, at the
joke; but our situation was beyond
the laughing point, and soon there
were four silly-looking fellows going
for camp at quickstep gait
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-07
4 Fortune Tia. Came Too Late.
virginia tNcv Enterprise

We are informed by Deputy United
States Marshal Ricketts, that about
three years ago fortune, estimated
81 SOC. 900, was left John Spring,
who died in this city few days ago.
The property and coin was left him
by his cousin, Captain Arthur
Springs. a merchant q. Calloa, Peru.
Inquiries for John Spring were at the
time set on foot, but he was not
found until about three weeks before
his death.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-07

and business goes on inside just as
before, without any appearances of
trouble or fear Therefore, all OBJ
servers agree that Liu Yuen Fous is
an excellent ruler.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-07
Coffin Plate as Frying Pan.

nj. Du Sommerard the founder OF
the Cluny Museum in 2 ris, was one
day ia a common public-house IN St
Denis. where, on the wall, he noticed
brass frying pan of uncommon
shape He took 1t down to examine
it more particularly, and discovered
some engraved letters under thick
coat of coal and SCOT. Without say
ing anything about his discovery he
bought the pan from the astonished
owner. and, after a process Of clean
ing. it appeared that 1t was the plate
from the coffin of Louis XIV. The
three legs were taken out and the
original shape restored, but the holes
into which the legs had been fastened
remain until this day. 1t is now IN
the Cluny museum.
Pious New Zealanders do not fail
to pray earnestly to their gods for
recovery after they have received
run-shot wounds, but this does not
prevent their using their own sclen-
4 tific methods Of cure, which consist,
: in these cases. of drinking hot dog S
blood. Professional observers say
that the percentage of cures affected
i by native doctors IS very large, ana IS
attributable TO the abstemlon h abIts
of the people
Miss Hamilton, whose mother,
Lady Nisbett Hamilton has just
died. is the great beiress Of England
at present She has just come Of age
and has am annual income Of s62ai
1000.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-07
THE PUBLIC LANDS.

A Move by Congress TO Get Some of
Them From the Railroads.&c. Inn
mense Tracts That Have bosn Devot-
ed 80 Corporations-The Debt of the
Linton Pacific TO the GOYernmenf.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-07
Curing Weak Eyes.

Battle your eyes daily in salt water
not salt enough though to cause a
smarting sensation. Nothing is moro
strengthening, and we know several
persons. who, after using this simple
tonic for few weeks, had put aside
the spectacles they had used for years,
and did not resume them, continuing,
of course, the oft repeated daily use
OF salt water. Never force your eye
sight to read or work in insufficient or
too broad light Reading with the
sur upon ones book is very injurious
to the eyes.
David r. Atchison, after whom the
city Of Atchison, Kansas, was named,
lives. at the age Of eighty years, on
his farm near Pittsburgh, Mo. lie
is regarded rs the most interesting
character in that neighborhood.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-08-22
HerOisln ut Home.

How useless our lives seem to us
sometimes! How we long for an OPP
p%ortunity to perform some great action!
We become tired of the routine of homo
life, and imagine W. would be far hap
pier in other scenes. We think of LIES
great battlefield, and wish to be heraes.
We think of the good WI might de- if
our lot had been cast in other scenes.
We forget that the world Lestows no
such titles IS noble ., father, mother,
sister or brother. In the sacred pre-
cincts of home we have many chances
OF heroism. The daily acts Of self
denial for the good of a loved one, the
gentle word of soothing for another's
trouble, the care for sick, may all seem
as nothing; yet who can tell the good
they may accomplish? Our slightest
word may have an influence over an
other for good or evil. We are daily
sowing the seed which will bring forth
some sort Of harvest. Well will it be
for us if the harvest will be one we will
be proud to garner. If some M in
that dear home can look back in after
years and, as he ~tenderly utters our
name, say: '.Her words and example
prepared me for a life of usefulness; to
her l W my present happiness" we
may well say: 81 have not lived in
vain. "--Nahonal Presbyterian.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-08-22

The rapidity with which one may
learn = foreign language is demon-
strated by Mr.. Howard Vincent, late
Director OF Criminal Investigations at
Scotland Yard, London. On his arrival
in Russia he advertised for a Russian
family where he could be received,
versed in the language, and allowed to
study Russian to his hearts content
He employed four tutors, each with q
different system, with whom he studied
eleven hours a day. In SIX weeks he
was able to onvers in Russian. with
Auoncy and accuracy.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-08-22

q, ;rc fragrant memories" I said
iEsnftly unto myself, and smiled.
aims ttcstcd on the sunny head
ar lie owed ch Ia.
scniig touched tne little cap,
WIN. full of glee, upon my lap
Nv darling used to climb.
, ,oo, IN now into tho face
That GIN smiled so sweetly on me then,
~ ioy 10 see him tlke his place
With inoble-heartcd mon.
e,nS hahy sh0cs-that used to be
mn ree1 that puttercd to and fro
VIII rent through which we'd, laughing. see
me tiny rosy toe!
rbo feet. grown strong, a'ong the way
of lie are toiling-otttimes rough
Co thcy, dear Lord. go not aStray,
Nc feel il is rough.
Here lies a sunny tress of gold,
lnat shaded oHce the fair young brow.
OF one whose soon were told.
she dwelis with angels now.
And here. a lock of snowy white
OIlitc so fuilo of tender grace!
|Vc sin must feel the truth, and light.
\ That hone from that dear lace,
|x.Ilnd which these snowy treSses lay
like silver coronct SO fair!
|rh" influence of that life to-day
sreaks TIN ough this tress of hair.
uorc is n soldiers cap. All! mo
1hn tears are falling thick and fast,
shut down the lid; and turn the key!
sweet memories are past.
-Rsbecco Ruttcr Springer.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-08-22

The bridegroom in an Oregon we'd
ding was nineteen and the bride fortv-
six Moreover, the man was handsome
and the woman plain. But he had been
for a year a herder on q lonely ran.e,
without a feminine face OF any kind to
look at, ana when she visited TIE place
with some tourists the ccur .aip was
rapid aud resultant .Ds,tsAer Tribune.