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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-12-16
Told By the Engineer.

st. Paul Day.
"Gad! but you have cold climate
up here! Why, down south on the
Central Pacific road it is as warm as
roast potatoes, and then to come up
here. Whew! it is as coed as ether
for dental operations.
The speaker was Wall Smith, one
of the oldest engineers on the Central
Pacific, and noted as the champion
prevaricator on a bee line from St.
Louis to San Francisco, a sort of
Mulhatton on wheels, but at the same
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-12-16
Couldn't Help Himself.

"Ysur son went to New Mexico
some time ago, didn't he ?" asked q
man Of an acquaintance.
"Yes."
"Have you heard from him re-
Gently ?''
"No.r
"Tbsn it devoles on me to tell you
paiuful piece of news. Your son
died last week
ooh, heavens!"' exclaimed the
father :. she should have known bet.
ter than that"
HE was hanged" continued the
bearer Of painful news.
"Oh,, well, "rejoibed the father, "in
that easel don't suppose he could
help himself. "-Arkansaw Traveller.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-12-16
Two of u Trade.

Two middle-aged women, who had
not seen each other for years, met the
other day in the city hall park and
embraced efnsively. After they had
embraced one asked
"Are you married p
"Oh, yes. and have five children /;
nv husband is a brick carrier on
West Twenty-third street. Are you
married 7"
"Yes, indeed"
"And your husband p
"He is brick carrier, too"
"Where does he carry?
SIN his hat. brakes Travellers
Magazine.
IT. B. Anderson, Santa Claus & Co.,
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-12-16
An Attempt to Fire the New Court
House

Would fail, so would an attempt to buy
iewelry at less prices than 7. B. Anderson
offers. Don't fOrgetthis. 9-22d & w.t.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-12-16

This gave rise to new scandals which
finally compelled Blackwell to seek
safety in fight, which he did between
two days taking his family with him
including the latest addition.
Some weeks after.
Morris tribune., 1884-10-15
POLITICAL NOTES.

Hon. Fred Douglas is in Indiana to take
part in the campaign.
Hon. Carter Harrison addressed large audi
ences at Carrolton and Albion, Ills., Friday.
Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood left Washington
Saturday night for Cleveland, Louisville
and Lexington.
A throng variously estimated at from rs,
600 to AZ, 900 people welcomed Gen. Butler to
Pittsburg Friday night.
Theodore Roosevelt has arrived at New
York city He visited the national commit
tee and announced his intention of speaking
in Brooklyn and then going to Massachusetts,
to speak.
A large Democratic meeting was held at
Kenton, Ohio, Friday night which was ad-
dressed by Senators Pendleton and Bayard.
A torchlght procession two miles long was a
feature.
Five thousand people attended the joint
discussion at Terre Haute, Ind, Friday, be-
tween Gray and Calkins, and the rival
parties made the town brilliant at night with
torchlight professions.
Senator Sherman spoke at Cleveland Friday
night. Previous to the speaking an industrial
procession paraded the streets, in which there
were 1900 wagons, representing the various
industries of Cleveland, besides foot and
horsemen.
Speaker Carlisle spoke at DEBORAH, Iowa,
on Saturday of this week, and will speak at
Waterloo Monday, Oct 10; Cedar Rapids,
Tuesday, Oct. IA; Des Moines, Wednesday,
Oct Is; Webster City, Thursday, Oct. Is;
LIE Mars, Oct. II; Council Bluffs, Saturday,
Oct. IS; Creston, Monday, Oct. 20, and
OSkaloosa, Tuesday, Oct. 81.
Blaine will first appear in Indiana al
South Bend, where he will spend Sunday the
18th. The Goth he leaves that place at 10
a. m, via Elkhart, Goshen, Ligonier, Ken
dalville and Auburn, to Fort Wayne,
reaching the latter place at 2:2O p. m
He leaves Fort Wayne at $50 the morn
ing of the 21st via Huntington, Wabash,
Peru, Kokomo, Upton and Noblesville, te
indianapolis, arriving there at 2:3o p. m. .He
will leave at $50 a. m. the ed. going to
Martinsville, Spencer, Worthington, Vim
cennes and Princeton, reaching Evansville
at $50 the Esd, going to Sullivan, Terre
Haute, Brazil Greencastle and Crawfords
vile. reaching Lafayette at $50 p. m.
Morris tribune., 1884-10-15
Lockwood's Last Letter.

Tho following is the last letter writ
ten bv Lieutenant Lockwood before the
return of the ship which landed him at
Lady Franklin bay. 1t is to an army
friend at Fort Leavenworth where he
was once stationed:
LADY FRANKLIN BAY, Grinnell Land,
Aug. II, 1881. My DEAR Boy: l wrote
YOU before leaving on the present ex-
pedition. Now that we have arrived
at our destination, suppose that a few
lines regarding this distant abode will
be acceptable. No doubt Lieutenant
Greely's account or some newspaper
report of our trip will reach you. We
have had q wonderful run north. Now
that we are here and see the ice, we
discuss % good deal rs to whether the
thing can be repeated, and even if the
ship can return without spending q
winter in the ice. saw good deal
of Greenland, the Esquimaux and the
few Danes in the country. The man.
ners and customs of the natives are
very interesting and show how people,
as we'll as the animal world, suit them
selves to every condition of climate.
The mountain glaciers, icebergs, and
all the wonderful characteristics of the
Arctic regions you have read about. OF
course. Coming up the straits we
killed some seal and polar bear.
had q hand in the latter, and killed one
of the former, and on our arrival here,
on the 18th, Mr.. Clay, one of the men,
and myself, killed whole herd of musk
oxen-thirteen in all We have been
very busy since our arrival in getting
the ship unloaded, working night and
day for this purpose. The young ice
forms every night now and gets thicker
and thicker. Yesterday we had little
snow. The shore is lined with barrels,
kegs, boxes, bales, and packages innu-
merable, and our house is progressing
rapidly. We have got about one hun
dred tons of coal on shore, by dint Of
hard work in boating it ashore and al
forwards wheeling it up the bank in
barrows. We expect to land about for
ty more. We should be entirely indie
pendent of coal had we reached Cape
Murchison. We were prevented from
doing so by the ice. have been over
there, about six miles from here, and
found the excellent coal mine spoken
of by the last British expedition. Oul
location is very good indeed. 1t is wei
sheltered, and the surrounding country
is quite prepossessing for the Arctic re
gions. i expect we shall be quite com
Portable, and if we stand the $50 day.
of darkness we will come out Of it yer.
we'll. l look forward with more con
Germ than anything else to those ex
ploring expeditions, as that Is mod
of life I have not had the slightest ex
perience in. A letter in these region
is the most acceptable thing one cal
get. Sincerely your friend,
j. B. LOCKWOOD.
Morris tribune., 1884-10-15
A Sea Cucumber.

Yesterday there was quite a sensa-
ton created on Sulliyan's island by the
capture of fish of genus hitherto
unknown in our waters. 1t was
beached by the waves, and was taken
by party of ladies, who were unable
to satisfy themselves Us to what man.
ner of fish it was, until one of the
party, q lady from Michigan now visit
ing the island, and whose knowledge
of technology is by no means limited,
threw light on the subject. The fish
belongs to the species known as sea
cucumber. and to the genus holothuria.
They are not rare. by any means, the
only remarkable feature of it's capture
being the locality in which it was
found. This fish is indigenous to
tropical waters, and it is the first ever
caught in our harbor. In size it is
about six inches long and is shaped
very much like cucumber, from which
it takes it's name. It has neither fins
nor feet, but swims by the motion of
its body, as an eel does, its body being
very supple, considering its bulk. It
has large mouth, which is surround
ed by soft fuzzy fringe. 1t will eat
almost anything and can be easily
Kept in an aquarium for years with
proper attention. = Charleston Nes0s
and Courier.
Morris tribune., 1884-10-15
MODE BEFORE THE JURY.
Her Tears and ssSveeto Looks Ar.
Better Than eminent COUNSEL,

Her Tears and ssSweet,, Looks Are
Better Than eminent Counsel.''
New YORK, Oct 1s-Mrs. "Oofty Gooft, "
otherwise known as Mary D. Phillips, the
wife of Gus Phillips, the actor, walked into
part of the general sessions courtroom Fri
day morning, attired in a well-ftting
suit wearing dainty hat and
feather, while diamonds sparkled from
her ears, fingers, and her necklace. She was
charged with passing forged check drawn
on Henry L. HOguet, president of the
Emigrant Savings bank, of this city. Mrs
Phillips had bought two bonnets at an up
check in payment. She received S25 in cash
us balance due her In her defense, Mrs
Phillips looked sweet, shed copious tears, and
told the following story:
GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY: / received the
check from Col. Phillips, who said that Mr.
Hoguet owed him S65, and had told him tc
draw for that amount The colonel owed
me the money on some business transaction
in which we were both engaged. After he
had gone l went out to buy the two hats.
wanted one to match the suit have on now
and another to take to Coney island. l dont
know what business he is engaged in
The prosecuting attorney offered in evi
dence another check which he claimed Mrs
Phillips had endeavored to pass, but the
court ruled it out, and the jury after being
out but few moments came in with yer
dict of not proven, in spite Of the fact thai
Mrs. Phillips has figured upon the cour1
record before under similar circumstances
Morris tribune., 1884-10-15
A Nation of Ice-Water Drinkers.

What nation of ice-water drinkers
we are. There is to be ice-water on
the Brooklyn bridge this summer,
though it will probably have to be paid
for. That London hotel which, it is
published, declines to receive Ameri-
cans, gives as one objection their con-
slant demands for ice-water. But the
American in Europe soon gets over the
ice-water mania. Somehow or other
he soon ceases to care for it, and after
while forgets to ask for it. Possibly
it is the climate, but anyhow it is the
fact. 1t is tho same way with the salt
less butter in Paris, and elsewhere on
the continent. At first we mix in salt
at the table, but in q week or two we
take the butter as it is served. We
drink too much ice-water for our own
good. Doctors say it is one OF the
causes of Bright's disease. know
families every member Of which has a
pitcher of ice-water in his sleeping
room every night, winter and summer
alike. -For7sey's Progress.
Morris tribune., 1884-10-15
Gas and Electricity.

The introduction of the electric light
has not hurt the gas interest; rather it
has led to an increased consumption OF
gas. 1t has certainly created demand
for more light, and people whose eyes
have been dazzled by the glare OF the
electric light use gas more freely and
extravagantly than they ever did before.
There was never more gas consumed
in New York than now, and the same
may be said of all other large cities in
the country. This, in measure, may
be ascribed to the increasing demand
for gas as q source of heat rs well as
LIGHT You can cook better with gas
than with coal and with less trouble
and discomfort. Then the gas-engine
is being introduced extensively. Manu-
facturers are months behind with their
orders and running to their full ca
pacity to supply the demand. People
do not know how much light can be
got out of gas. Electric discoveries
have stimulated inventions in gas burn
ers, and there is now at the Manhattan
gas-works, in this city, q Siemens
burner that gives light equal to l, 900
candles, and there arc others which
are of 5OO-candle power. l see no
reason why tho Illuminating power of
gas may not be indefinitely increased.
These burners have been recently in
troduced, and the demand for them is
so great in Europe that we can get none
here. By their use gas is cheaper than
electricity of the same Illuminating
power. The electric light has not had
things all its own way, by any means.
1t has been repeatedly beaten by gas on
the continent and in England, mainly
on account of its expensiveness, and
many electric light companies have
collapsed there IFillian' Farmer, Gas
Ea,ni1laer
Morris tribune., 1884-10-15
Stale Candies.

"You have no idea how much we
lose by candies becoming stale, " re-
marked well-known confectioner to a
Boston Globe reporter yesterday. "Ihe
finer varieties, such as chocolate
creams, choice French mixed and fresh
fruit candies are quite worthless. The
common candies we melt up and make
over again, but the operation, OF
course, entails considerable trouble
and expense"
.Why don't you sell stale candies at
reduced prices?"
my dear sir, that would never do.
1 presume some confectioners doit, but
it is very bad policy. Candies, you
see, stand on their own merits, and
there is no class of consumers more
critical than the people who buy the
choice varieties. The class includes
many gentlemen, it is true, but it is
largely composed of the young OF the
fair sex, and you can't fool the little
dears with stale candy. Not much!
They can tell, at the first taste, wheth,
er candy is as it should be or not, and
the sale of single box of poor candy
might do me q great deal of harm"
allow is that, if the candy is sold as
stale?"
"Why, don't you see? An immense
amount of candy is bought by young
men for their sweethearts. The best
candies costs, say, 81 per pound,
while the stale ones, closely resembling
them in appearance, are marked, We'll
suppose. ct 40 cents. A young man is
little short, perhaps, and buys some
of the stale, thinking his girl won't
know the difference. She does,
though, you bet, every time. She'll
eat piece and say: How awfully
awful! Where did these come from?'
He, of course, tells her, but omits to
mention that he bought them as stale!
Or, if she is one of the quiet kind, and
knows where the candy came from,
she will quietly suggest to him her
preference for some other maker
candy. You see what a great injury
might be done to q mans business in
that way-a far greater injury than the
loss of a few pounds of candy day.
In no branch of business is q reputa.
ton more to be desired than in mine. -
..How long will candies keep fresh?''
'That depends upon the candies and
the temperature and the character OF
the place in which they are kept. SonA
kinds will not keep fresh twenty-fou1
hours, and others are perfectly good
! for week or even longer.
Morris tribune., 1884-10-15
Jumping Fish.

One of two things is evident. Either
ONE of tho fish down the river have
ncrobatic tendencies or the author of
the following story did not have his
spectacles with him when he went
fishing: While MI. Sloat was drawing
seine in the Rondout Creek ho noticed
several large black bass in the net in
dustriously gobbling up the small fry.
AS the net was hauled into shallow
water the bass became alarmed, and,
swimming around the top of the net
until thoy arrived ut the lowest place,
jumped over the rim like sheep over u
fence. mot content with their es-
cape, said Mr.. Sloat, "aiter swimming
about 100 feet out into the stream, one
after another they jumped four feet in
to the air. their bodies cleaning like
new milk-Dans in the sunshine. - Troy
en- ~ Times.
Morris tribune., 1884-10-15
Horatio Seymour,s Views.

New YORK, Oct 13-The national Demo
cratic committee has received long letter
written by the Hon. Horatio Seymour to the
editor of The Freeman's Journal, at Coopers-
town, N. 7. MIR. Seymour regrets that he
cannot take an active. part in the present
campaign, and says he takes deep interest
in the result The present canvass has
been marked by unfortunate personalities,
which have turned attention from more inn
portant subjects. On the question of pro.
lection he says only our manufacturers need
aid from the government. Mr. Seymour dis
cusses the question of free canals. There is
no free-trade party in this country he says,
and there will be none if high-tariff men dc
not call it into existence by extreme meas
ures. Government taxes should be reduced,
and our industries should be so legislated
as not to build up one at the cost of others.
Morris tribune., 1884-10-15
Love Among the Peaches.

Several wears ago gentleman living
in this city bought farm near Wyom-
no. ON the Delaware Railroad, just be-
low Dover. He removed thither with
his wife and only child, a daughter
now about 20 years of age, a bright and
accomplished girl. To vary the mono
tony of her simple rustic life she taught
music in the surrounding nelghborhood.
A young man dressed like laoorer,
but showing evidences of more refined
nature than his external appearance
indicated, applied for and obtained work
from the heroine's father. He was o
well-built, pleasant looking follow, al
though not handsome, and wore q
bright auburn beard. A mutual afec-
ton sprung up between the daughter OF
the household and the new hand. A
sharp watch was kept on the maiden,
but in one of her usual rounds among
her pupils her lover took advantage OF
the opportunity, proposed, was accept
ed, and the twain went to the nearest
minister, where they were made one.
They returned later in the evening,
confessed, and tho newly welded wife
pleaded forgiveness. Her father be-
came very wroth at her undutiful act
and elected them, with a fow articles
belonging to them, from his home, and
told them never to return. They went
to her uncle s house, where they stopped
for the night The next morning, with
out any further parley with the indigg-
nant father-in-law, they went north on
the first train and did not stop until
they reached Albany, in New York State.
To the astonishment of his wife ne
here disclosed his true position-the
son of very wealthy parents and him
self possessed of competence in his
own name, He had fled from home
for some folly, but his parents received
their new daughter-in-law with open
arms. A letter of explanation was sent
to her parents at Wyoming, who were
overjoyed at their daughters good
fortune. - Wilmington Net0S.
Morris tribune., 1884-10-15

Colonel HOLSTERS fruit ranch, at
Glen Annie, near Santa Barbara, is as
Stunning large proportions. The Colo
mel cultivated fruit trees without irriga-
ton, and, according to the Independent,
has /, 900 olive trees, 1900 orange, 500
lemon, 500 lime, 10000 almond, 1000
walnut. $500 apricot, apple, peach.
pear, cherry, nectarine and Plum with
200 japanese persimmon, besides tigs,
loquats and plums, making over 10000
trees. That is very good start in
fruit growing, and Our Los Angeles
orchardists will have to be up and doe
ing to get ahead of our Santa Barbara,
an. In vineyards we are q hundred
fold ahead, but there are few orchard
lists equal to him in Los Angeles.-Los
angeles (CoL Herald.
Morris tribune., 1884-10-15
Large Purchase of Mineral Land

GALENA, Ills, Oct. ia company Of
Chicago capitalists have just concluded the
purchase of 120 acres of mineral land on the
Shullsburg branch, in the town of Shulls-
burg, Wis, on which is located the we'll
known Baldwin and Dunn mines, and will
put a large force of men to work at once
to develop the ground The land is
known to contain heavy deposits of
lead-ore, drybone and black jack, the two
latter being the minerals from which zinc
is extracted, and until recently regarded as
valueless. 1t is believed the mines can be
worked with great profit. Shullsburg is the
center Of the richest mining district in south
ern Wisconsin, and Chicago capital is being
freely invested in lands in that region known
to be rich with deposits of lead and other
f,rac
Morris tribune., 1884-10-15
BUILDING ACTIVITY.

During the past season there was erected
brick court house; three brick business blocks
and over 300 wooden buildings, involving an
expenditure of over 81 100000.
The first industry established in Pierre was
Brick Making, of which there was manufac-
tnred last season over 100000 Of superior
quality, and arrangements have nov, q been zee
completed to manufacture more than 10 6DO,. :
GOO the coming season. There is great demand
here for iron work, and a foundry and ma
chine shop which could make cast pieces ioi
do repair work on implements and steam
boats, would do a very profitable business.
Morris tribune., 1884-10-15

After much experimenting, DR..
Richardson has found a satisfactory
means of causing painless death, and
has introduced it into the Home for
Lost Dogs, in London. The animals
to be killed are placed in chamber
charged with mixture of carbonic
oxide and chloroform vapor, when
they TRANQUILITY fall asleep and wake
no more.
Morris tribune., 1884-10-15
United After Thirty wears.

SEELBYvILbE, Ills, Oct. 13.-Thirty years
ago Robert Foulke came to Illinois from Vir-
ginia, bringing with him his little motherless
boy Of two years. The California gold fever
broke out about that time, and leaving his
little one with friends here he started for the
Pacific coast. For more than score OF years
no word was received from him, and he
was counted as dead. The little boy grew to
manhood. married. and moved TO Kansas.
Morris tribune., 1884-10-15
A schooner lost with All Hands.

DETROIT, Mich, Oct, lS.-It is now be-
lieved that the schooner Kittie Grant, OF
Pentwater, Mich, which left that port Tues
day night with a cargo Of shingles for
Chicago, foundered on Lake Michigan
Wednesday night with all ON board Her
crew consisted of Capt. Davis, John Cook,
Warren Cook and Fred HouShtley, all of
Pentwater, and unmarried. A vessel was
found bottom side up by a tug and supposed
to DO the Grant, but before it could be got
into port the tow line parted and she was
abandoned
Morris tribune., 1884-10-15
Death of Judge Fest. of Indiana

VINcENNEs, Ind, Oct. 13.-Judge Charles
Fl. Test so years old, died at the residence
of his son-in-law, N. +. Dalton, Friday after
noon. Judge Tests home is in indianapolis.
He was probably the oldest lawyer in
Indiana. He sat upon the bench for over
forty years, and in the early days was one of
the party who helped survey the land upon
which Indianapolis is now located. Judge
Test has son and two daughters surviving
inn,
Morris tribune., 1884-10-15
ACTIVITY IN REAL ESTATE

began last year and more sales were made
than in the previous two years or Inc Guys
growth, aid fLhere has been o healthful, grad,
1ai advance Iii tie price Of city property, and
every one has made money by 9Rerating IN
real estate. The indications pointto an early
springs business and an advance in prices.
There are opportunities to invest in real
estate which VIII produce handsome returns turns
and money used IN the erection of buildings
has and will pay Is per cent. If you desire to
avail yourself Of the opportunities presented
i'm q new country and q rapidly growing CITY,
and wish any reliable information In refer
ence to Pierre, it will be gladly fufm,sneu oy
addressing Zohio
Morris tribune., 1884-10-15
DISASTROUS CONFEDERATION.
Fairbury, His. Experiences Loss
OF over 100000.

FA1RBCRY, Ills, Oct. 13.--Fire broke out
in this city about l o'clock Saturday morn
ing, and burned iercely for two hours, de-
stroying property valued at $4,000. Wal
tons mill, Walton brothers six stores, Horn
becks restaurant, Yoe's saloon, Mrs. D.
Kelly's millinery store, Thompson's harness
shop, Rinkle's restaurant, Naples harness
shop, Gilbo & Hudson's marble works
Tresize's photograph gallery, Mcdonald &
Combs cattle yards, Lawrence's shoe shop
Mrs. Fishers millinery. store, and Hovey's
photograph gallery are in ashes. Ats O'Clock
p. H. the flames were got under control
The losses are partly insured.
Morris tribune., 1884-10-15

as impoverished by grasshoppers, but
friends here rendered assistance, and he
drifted further west, first to Colorado, then
to Washington territory, and finally found
himself in Bodie, Cal, whore, by happy &C.
cident Friday, he met the father whom
he had not seen his babYhoOd.
Morris tribune., 1884-10-15
Important Statistics.

WALL STREET, Oct -13.-The imports at
the port of New York during the week end
ing Saturday were $6,325000, of which
81, $4,000 were dry goods, and s4,S97,000
general merchandise.
The imports of specie at the port of New
York for the week ended Saturday were
soos 0aO