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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-01-29
Modern MartyrdOm.

How easy to FREE, how hard to keep
silent. Every individual member OF
the household feels as though lie was
xunpowder OF burning match.
1t is no easier if We, with the same
feelings, go to the kitchen followed
by two or three little restless child
rem and endeavOr without mel - t. get
tie breakfos: on the table. The w,."d
is either in chunks" or else there is
nothing to burn bur corn co.'s, ami
thew are burnt to ashes about rs SO II
rs the flames take thea. The ice has
all melted, the cream is sour AMI the
meat is spoiled. The bread has run
over the pan and table, aud is on the
foor; the anis are il the sugar bucket,
and only half enough coffee browne !
for breakfast. The children pull at
the skirts and ask tor ''drink OF
water" "piece of bread, or cry
from sheer WEAKNESS, and his royal
highness rusnes through the hot
kitchen to the cool parlor wondering
audibly as he goes why it takes ii
woman so long to get breakfast
Then there is need of the charmed
water of the fairy tale, to hold in the
mouth until the nerves cease CULVER
ing.
We have great deal of sympathy
for a nervous, fretful, overworked
woman, and when such a woman
does preserve that golden silence, We
feel like comparing her to the mar
tyrs of old, But, after all, the COM
parison is feeble. The martyrs are
not to be compared to a modern,
nervous, overworked woman. What
is one stroke of the axe, or the
standing upon the pile of burning
fagots whose hot flames in an instant
take away the breath 80 ready 10 be
given! The being dropped into a
cauldron of burning oil, pain for an
instant, then glory forever. We
admit that one great blow requires
fortitude and courage, but you rally
all your forces 30 meet it. it comes
and passes and that is the end Of it.
But q trouble that worries and bam s,
and stings, and at which you strike
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-01-29
An Accommodating Clerk.

Wall Street News
One day three or four weeks ago a
retail grocer over in Jersey, sat down
with mis- clerk one evening and said /:
James, l owe New York houses
over So 600.
We have 1000 in cash in the safe,
the stock is all run down, and thii
would he the time to fail in business.
Ii certainly would.
But | want a reasonable apology to
give my credit"rs when they come
down upon us for explanations. See
if you CAN'T think of something to-
night, and let me know in the
morning..
The clerk promised, and the grocer
wheeled chest of tea and q bag of
coffee home as a beginning. Next
morning when he appeared at the
store the safe was opened, the cash
gone and in the desk was note from
the clerk reading:
1 have taken the $1,000 and am
prepared to skip. 1t will be the best
excuse in the world for your failing 30
fiat that creditors can not realize two
cents on the dollar.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-01-29
The California big Trees"

Correspondent of the Advance
The largest tree is The fallen "Fath.
or of the Forest" with traceable
height of 452 feet, and measuring IL
feet in diameter at its base, stipend.
Gus ruin truly! The interior, a hol-
low cavity. probably burned out GEN.
turtles ago, is sufficiently spacious to
afford ample room for a couple of
mounted horsemen to ride abreast for
200 feet, then dismouuting, if
so disposed, our cavaliers
could ascend ladder. and through a
very respeciabl size knot-hOle, emerge
into the outer world again, by no
means formidable undertaking. as
We can cheerfully testify. The noble
"Mother of the Forest" 327 feet in
height. denuded of her bark, and of
course, dead. white and ghostlike, is
still standing, though her top limbs
are beginning to fail. The bark re-
mo .ed from the poor defrauded
Mother" was exhibited at the Syden-
ham Crytal Palace. where il Was burn
ed with the partial destruction by fire
of that building some years since. In
1853 one of the most imposing Of the
family group Was cut down, occupy
ing five men twenty-five davs in per-
forming the herculean work, which
was accomplis ed by using aueurs,
the horings being made toward the
center Of the tree Upon the top
II the stump, smooth and polished, n
pavilion mas b en- erected and the siz-
able room incl"sed upon festive occa-
sions serves for dancing hall, and
is large enough to accommodate thir-
ty-two "sets" upon the floor, it is said !,
IL one time.
The MarIp'sa grove, in Mariposa
county, is a public domain having
been given by an act of congress Iii
1864 To the state of California. 1t is
two miles square, and from Its greater
area, larger number of trees and the
witness of the locality, was even
more impressive To us than the Cal
veras crnve Many of the big trees
have been scathed by fires. particular
" in this forest where, as Professor
Whitney says, thew have evidently
swept through again and again, great
ly marring Its beiuty. But mid all
these fierce conflicts, though scare /
and battered, many Of these brave
old veterans have sturdily maintained
their holt upon life. ~hile others have
b"red their lofty heads i'm the dust
There are not few of these PROSTATE
mnnarchs here in the MaripOsa grove,
IN the debris Of whose mouldering
trunks, shrubs loveliest wild flowers
and soft velvetv NOSES spring No,
gracefully bsautifying all that remains
OF their former stately majesty and
grandeur. Through one of the stand
ing trees, the monster Wawona-tbe
stage road has been made To pas, an
aperture not quite equai to similar
one cut through the stump of the Dead
Giant in the Tunlumne grove, through
which wooden tunnel our loaded six
horse stage coach was driven in eas-
lest transit.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-01-29
HUNGER APPEASED,
Where the Difference Between
Tramps and Honest Poor
Men is Detected.
New York Sun.

Jimmy, get the flag!
This command was given by the
landlord of q downtown restaurant
Just after an able-bodied colored man
had asked for a meal and been told
that he could have one if he would
earn If. Jimmy brought forth a ban,
,er wherein was painted the restau-
rants advertisement. The coiored
nan was told to walk with it --slowly
% slowly that everybody on the side,
walk might read it-arOund two or
three blocks. for an hour and MALT
the promise being that then he should
have a good dinner.
Larer in the day the reporter called,
and was told the colored man hal
earned his dinner and eaten it. These
applications have been constant for
years past, the reStauranteur said, and
/ have had that advertisement carried
ID the streets for years. Sometimes "A
confirmed tramp comes along, and he
invariably turns up, his nose al SD men-
nal "A job and occasionally a man
who really wants work ELECTS nv of
fer. No longer ago than yesterday a
strapping German applied Yes, you
can have a dinner if Won will earn it.
said. He assented. | called Tor the
banner, and told him what Was want
sd. Nein, he said, Struggling hi
shoulders and walked out. This morn
ing little boy sidled in ard asked me
10 buy some matches. Don't wani
them, | said. not looking up trom NV
books. Please buy some. at length
i heard him saw, haven't had any
breakfast. Well, l replied, if you
want something to eat 90 sit down and
order it. The little fellow hesilated,
and again asked me to buy his match
g., and again babe him sit down and
order his breakfast | haven't any
money, he whimpered. Whos,id You
had | demanded. 1t must have been
Eve minutes before that boy could un-
serstand that rtended to give him
ameal. He ate heartily, ard, on go
ING out, thanked me ard bowed as po-
htely as Turveydrop could have
done
Did you ever lose your flag?
Yes, a man in dress that vast
vet shabby nerved himself up to TAX
ing it out one afternoon two years ago,
and didn't see it until, three or four
days later, | was passing the store of
one of my neighbors, and he called me
In, saying that a man lodged into his
store and asked permission TO leave ii
there while he stepped round the cor
ner to see a friend TIE man had
carried the flag three blocks, and then
his resolution had failed him.
Many applications this winter?
Not more than in any other. In
summer We are almost exempt All
the men who are willing to work can
End plenty of work to do then but
after the falls work is over thousands
are thrown out, who have either spent
their earnings as they went or not been
paid enough to leave a margin for saw
ing. You will find this the case all
over the country.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-12
BLAINE. THE BluNDERER

Mr.. BLAINE, in tho excited presiden-
tial campaign Just closed, has added
very largely to his reputation. lie has
added to 1t a now feature and proven
himself the very clumsiest of blunder-
ers-a Handy Andy of political harle-
quinism. Undoubtedly Mr.. BLAINE is
man of talent, indeed, as party leader
he has ranked as the most gifted of our
statesmen. Bold, incisive and adroit,
he, as party organizer and chieftain,
in both lower and upper houses, won
reputation not confined to his own con-
tinent.
But strange fatality seems to have
attended every movement of the
plumed knight and fairly beckoned
him on to political hari.kari. And the
blunder of the statesman is a crime by
all the ethics of high politics. QUEEN
Deus vult, otc.-but not to he pedantic-
"Whom the gods desire TO destroy they
first make mad" Tho remarkable
series of mistakes, indiscretious and
selt-convictions that he has exhibited
and entertained his countrymen with
would have done great credit TO the
genius of any man who was endeavor.
ing to make of himself thorough and
unmltigated Bottom.
lie erred In selecting the bizarre STYLE
of securing his nomination. BY that
method at Chicago he became the nomi.
nee, but organized the opposition of the
independent Republicans, who stood
aloof, or in Intense disgust supported
CLEVELAND. He made very silly mis-
take in denying criminalty in the Null
LtoAN letters and in challenging their
production. He Numbered egregiously
in bursting into indignation when the
indianapolis Sentinel published its arti-
clio concerning his marriage, and, worse
still, when he came out In lotter subse-
quently, substantially acknowledging
the truth of Its charge. lie made very
false step in parading himself as
he did during tho campaign, and
shocked the moral sense of the
temperance folks by refusing
to vote at his own home In Maine whom
the issue was distinctly presented and
he was voting ON the other question
He Numbered in offending the leader,
OF his party and havingno reserve force
such as GARFIELD had, when, Just be
fore tho election, GRANT, BLAINE him.
self, CoNKtlNo aud dozen of the mos
. brilliant and influential Republicans
rushed upon the field aud swept tn,
, public sentiment of the north.
/. The truth is he Numbered from Oar
= to Boorsheba; but among all the mis-
Z takes of this unfortunate statosma,
= pre'eminontly and in bold relief, stand
out the great error that such amap
5 with so vulnerable a character and h
( tout record, should have consented /
). ask of this people 10 groat and dls,ir
e guished an honor as tho presidency.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-12
A SMiniller.

MOUNT VERNON, Nov. 1l.-John NJ.
Masterson was arrested last evening on
a charge of fraud perpetrated upon
Charles Hendricks, who deposited with
the banking firm of j. NJ. Masterson, in
receiving from him check for 81, 600 on
Friday afternoon last, when he knew
himself insolvent and was about to
make an assignment. The crime IL a
misdemeanor. He was taken before
Justice shepherd. Masterson waived
an examination and appealed the case
TO the county court, which meets on De-
cembor l, when the matter will be laid
before tho grand jury. Meanwhile
Masterson was held in bail In 5000.
Other charges are expected to be made
against defendant TODAY,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-12

the change in the returns? BY no
means! 1t is source of satisfaction
that the field of contention is trans
ferred in this canvass from the south to
the north.
The state board Of canvassers will un-
doubtedly count the state for CLEvE-
LAND, and if the Republicans succeed in
getting up row, ii will only be by hav-
ing partisan judges issue injunctions
and other dilatory writs until there shall
be two sets OF electors claiming to pre-
resent the will Of the people of
that state. In such cases. if
the contest is not settled until
the 4th Of March, the electo-
raj college becomes defunct and the re-
suit as to president must be determined
by the house of representatives, and as
to tho vice-president, by the senate.
The house being Democratic, by the ma,
jority Of states, the president will be
CLEVELAND, and in the senate the vice
president viii be LOGAN, most likely.
Such an avenue Of escape has been re-
sorted to often since the old times OF
JEFFERSON and BURR.
In any event the Democrats have got
the inside track. All indications point
Enthusiastically to tho election Of CLEvE
land at least. The Democrats have
carried New York beyond the perad-
| venture of "A dOuht
The count in New York yesterday was
all our way, as might have been ex-
pected, but if not then there is no dan
ger, for a squabble over the Empire
State would throw tho election into a
brave body of men, where Democracy j,
largely in the ascendent. From any
point Of view Democracy holds the win.
ming cards and will certainly get there
The state board in Albany is Demo
cratic. Failing there, the house, tina
elects, is democratic, and taking oithet
horn of the dilemma, the Democracy
with the face of the returns all thei
way, have tho best reasons for expect
ing the ultimate determination to 90 il
their favor.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-12

In is more than probable after the pc
litical excitement has thoroughly died
out the people of north Texas, and espe-
cially Of Dallas, will turn their atten-
ton to the construction Of two or three
railroads that for years have been "just
going to be made" The extension Of
the Gulf, Colorado 81 Santa Fe to Paris,
and the continuation of the Trunk Line
into the pinery regions are subjects of
momentary Importance no longer to be
neglected. The recent vote shows the
giant strides Dallas is making in popu-
lation and wealth. We will be able soon
to build our own roads by very light
taxation, and certainly offer bonuses
such as no other community can adj
vance. The HERALD has ever led in adj
vocacy of improvement and promises all
its zeal, energy and resources to the pro.
motion of public enterprises.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-12

GOV. Nc DANIEL, of Georgia, in his
message to the Legislature, urges the
pressing necessity for an assessment
law, or for some change in the existing
laws that win compel citizens to return
their taxable property at something like
its true value. The evasion of taxation
by differentiation on the part of prop
erty owners is something enormous,
and 1t is an evasion that not only prac-
tically robs the state treasury but Is un
just to that large class OF citizens who
find themselves unable or unwilling TO
put their consciences in a bag while
they are swearing TO the value of their
property. This is a matter
that should attract the attention
of every Legislative body in the country.
lfan houest valuation were placed upon
all taxable property in the United States
and all property subject to taxation
faithfully rendered to assessors the total
taxable wealth of the country would be
fully doubled. II is wel-known fact
that here in Texas by far the fewest
number Of Taxpayers place an honest
valuation upon their property when tits
listed by the assessor, and the legis-
lature, at it's next sitting should rass
stringent laws to remedy this great
wrong, and compel taxpayers to act as
fairly with the government as with in
diyiduals. Few men can be found who
would dispose Of their property at its
assessed value.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-12
Colorado CITY.

COLORADO CRY, Nov. n.-ISpecial. -
The we'll known firm of Ware Bros,
general merchants at this place, have
made an assignment for the benefit of
their creditors. The business is now
run under the name of VIM. Martin.
assignee, and ii is thought they will pay
all claims.
The Daily clipper suspended publica-
ton yesterday.
The HERALp, In ITS announcement of
the defeat of II, Tolar, Tor the state sen
ate, was mistaken In regard 10 his oppo-
nent being n lcase-law advocate. Mir.
Calhoun lisa straight out froe-grass man,
ana announced himself as such in the
beginning of the canvass.
our people are wildly happy over the
result of the election.
\ glorious rain fell last night.
business booming.
Cattle shipments continue TO be
heavy,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-12
Tho MethodI.t Conference wnou

WACO, Nov. ll--LSpecisl. The North
west Texas conference of tho VI. Il.
Church South adjourned this afternoon.
The following are the leading appoint
ments for the ensuing year:
Fort Worth District-W. II. D. Stock
ton, presiding older; Fort Worth station,
\. A. Allison.
Waco pls,rict-E. s. Armstrong, pre-
siding elder; Waco station, Horace
Bishop.
Georgetown District-James Mackcv,
presiding older; Georgetown station, W.
$. Conner.
Weatherford District-C. II. Ellis, pre-.
siding elder; WeaIherlurd station, NJ.
II. Wells.
Stephonsville Districts. s. Scott. pre-
siding elder; StcpheuVilla station, T..
\. Durham; Gatesvillc, j. =. Mus,ett,
Meridian, w. 5. Harris; Iredeli,
circuit tincluding Morgan), J. J, Harris;
Clehurue station, :. j. Frpues: Corsi.
cana station, Il. II. Vaughn; Ennis. j.
Fred Cox.
The next session of the conference
viii 10 held at Corsicana, November 7,
Bishop McTycire left tonight for Sui
plur Springs to preside over the con.
ference, which meets there Thursday.
Kahn has been falling here without in.
remission since midnight last night.
'ol. Barlow and bride arrived from
san Antonio this evening.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-12
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES
BIG SANDY NEARLY BURNED UP.
Diptheria Epidemic in Chicago-ItaIian
Killed at Houston-Bank Swindler
ARRESTED - Fatal Election
Dlspute-Other Dots.
Assaesinntlon OF Dr. AlIison.

LoNGvIEw, Nov. L. Special. DIR.
Allison, whose assassination was sent
the HERALD to-day, was one Of the most
respected Of citizens, prominent in an
good works for th general veal His
assassin is Of n family that has furnished
many criminal incidents for our courts,
though Jim Tillery himself has been
better than the other brothers. The
murder was entirely unprovolled and
the post norton disclosed the fact that
two of the three shots took effect. The
pursuit was fruitless, though the Pacific
railway company sent by special their
pack Of hounds. The assassin having
three or four hours the start of them,
the tracks crossing the trail threw
them out. The houses OF his re-
lations will be watched tonight,
and other attempts made to arrest him.
James III. TillerY is about FIVE feet six
inches, of small stature. very spare,
beard and mustachc, peculiarly thin.
sharp and indeuted nose, prominent
cheek homes, small, teuet-li<e ewes.
sandy, light hair aud sandy beard. He
wore black hat and dark clothes. lie
IS unprepossesSing in appearance.
From threats made, lynching may be
expected if he is caught.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-12

TYLER Nov. n.-lSpecial,l Tho SUI
promo Court affirmed; Texas and Pa.
ciiic railway vs.. Hardis, from kaufman;
judgement for $1,000; Texas and Pacific
railway vs.. Gilmore, from Wood; Inter.
national Il Great Northern railway vs.,
Tory, from Milan; Cooper vs. Horner,
from BrazOria; Texas and Pacific rail
way VS.. Taylor, from Wood.
Reversed and ronslndod; buchanan
vs.. Wagner, from Harrison.
Reversed and reformed; Mayes ct nj
w. Jones, from Wilson,
submitted ON briefs and oral argu.
mont for both parties: Skaugs vs.. MUIR.
Gibson y Coleman, from Henderson.
ON briefs for both parties; Texas and
Pacific railway VS.. Bond, from Kaut
man.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-12
State Cnnitnl Nntes.

AUSTIN, Nov. ll.-ispecial. The re-
port of Adjutant-Goneral King, lust
Issued, shows the following depreda-
tons by Indians and Mexicans, from
the year 1865 to November 30, 1882: Citi-
zens carried of, 81; killed, 800; burned
at the stake, Z; citizons attacked, 80;
horses and mules stolen, 2l,OsO;
cattle stolen, 1905; sheep and
goats, 2,i3O; value of other
property stolen, $6,l6O; mail coaches
robbed, 2; horses burned, 2; Indian
raids into state, 23i. The rangers had
Oh nights with Indians and with Mexi-
cans, killing 50 Indians and n Next
cans. Indians wounded rs; MeXicans
wounded, q; Indians captured, &; horses
and mules recovered, 5000. of the
rangers there were 10 killed and IA
wounded.
Friday night public school building
twenty miles west of here was DESTROYED
by fire, evidently the work of an incen-
diary.
Election returns were received to-day
from Atascosa, Bexar, Burnet and Rock
wall counties.
The land board to-day leased fortv-five
sections at So cents, situated i'm Kerr,
Scurry, Mitchell and OsAiltree counties.
Some years ago the cwy council gave
permission, or donated certain public lots
IN this city to the negroes, on which
they have erected churches. Certain
citizens deem the action of the council
unconstitutional, inasmuch as they al
lege that the streets and public lots of
the city are the property of the state,
and therefore the council has no control
over or authority to dispose of them,
The matter has been submitted to the
attorney general.
An act of atrocious cruelty is reported
from the eastern portion of the city. A
poor man and family, occupying small
dwelling, have been sore afflicted for the
past ten days. The man and his little
daughter, aged > years, being
seriously i'll yesterday, tho child
died, aud while the mother
was oil after the coffin, the
hcarlless proprietor of the house elected
her husband, moving him into the
street, whore he threw all their house
hold goods. lie carried the dead child
from the house and placed il ON a board
In the yard, where the grief-stricken
mother found it on returning from her
sorrowlul mission.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-12
WE WILL eEr THERs ANYWAY,

Many Weakened Democrats imagine
that in Now York, in the close count,
tho Republicans are going to count us
out Such result We have always
maintained would be impossible. The
face of the returns show from 100 To
1000 Democratic plurality. Buldozlup
they say doesn't exist in tho north.
fraud is thing unknown there, and a
false count Is impossible. IL such be the
facts the first figures are likely to stand.
That they win stand we have no doubt.
aud tho state be counted for CLEvr.
LAND.
But suppose, for arguments sake.
otherwise. suppose that the county
canvassers aud Others show up plural.
ny for BpAINk9 What thenp Tn,
Domocgacy affirm that they have car.
ried the state aud arc entitled ~
tue electoral count IL given L.
blaine, IL the face of these
tirst figures will they submit tamely 10
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Hoadlev and the strikers.

COLUMBUS, Nov. ll.-Gov. Hoadley
to-day issued a proclamation to the
citizens of three counties in which dep
relations have occurred on account of
the strike among the miners. He
ennmerates destruction by incendia.
ries, and intimates that it is in a great
measure due to sympathy extended bv
citizens, and calls on them to use ali
efforts to preserve the peace by dis
conntenancing all Unlawful acts and t.
Md the local authorities in efforts Ia
preserve property aud the peace. lie
assures them If the disturbance con.
tinueS il will he suppressed if Il REQUIRES
the entire military force of the state.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-12

Troy, N. ", Nov. ll.-Simon West,
of Wischors Forty, Saratoga comfy
entered tho hotel of George II. Smith
at that place, last might West attacked
Smith with butcher llnifo. Smiu,
lred three shots, all taking effect. Wos,
Is not expected 90 live through tho boy
Ambrose Berry attempted TO dissS;,
W est and was shot in the ler. TSc
election dispute. V'V' an