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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-30

The question of how far Congress should 90
in building or improving a canal lying entirely
within one State is likely to be thoroughly DIS
cussed before the present session ends. The
advocates of the HennepiD Canal and the Ohio
Canal schemes want National aid and some of
the friends of the Erie Canal have now ranged
themselves on the side OF Federal apprOprla-
ton TO enlarge, and in other ways improve,
our great artificial waterway. Evidently there
is chInce here for powerful combination
between Eastern and Western influences. But
the opponents of Federal and for such purposes
have already taken the alarm, as is Shown by
Congressman POtter's speech to the Erie Canal
boatmen yesterday. With powerful forces thus
array ed on both sides of the question, it is safe
to say that the discussion viii be lively as well
as searching.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-30
THE HoRsT YET TO COM
A SERIOUS OUTBREAK.

Congress Is taking rest just NOW, Odl go0h now ny
country Will catch II when Congress gets us se'o
winul
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-30

From Tne Minneapolis Ht5uDe
The most >ome aiiOn just seems 70 De on
this side of the Atlantic. VaXEnation It's rising w ~
arms all over the country.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-30

THOUGH THEY COQUEr IN PUBLIC.
From The Boston Herald
Parties like husbands should be judged by what they
AT home.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-30
SHINING By REFLECTED LIGHT.

From The BufGtO Express.
The son OF his father II numerouHly represented Oh
Governor Hills military stan. just appointed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-30

The attempt of one of the school trustees of
the Twentieth Ward to regulate the action OF
the Board of Education through the courts
came to a speedy end yesterday. Justice
Donohue decided that the Board was entirely
within the law in granting additional pay to
primary teachers who have served seven or
fourteen years. The long-serving teachers.
therefore, Will now get their dues whether the
ward trustees are pleased or not And just
here it is only fair to say that this money has
often been improperly called Christmas gift
for the L, cipients. 1t was intended for nothing
of the kind. The Board of Estimate and
AppOrtlonmen allotted 1t to be distributed as
an increase of certain salaries during the last
six months of 1856. That the distribution did
no; begin last July is due to the slowness of
the Board of Education.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-30

Ii is an open question whether Tammany is
stronger in adversely than in prosperity. When
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-30

If tho broadway property-owners are to be
harasscd with another underground railway scheme
they should at least lie shown that 1t is conceived
IN good faith and founded on an ample capital
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-30

NJ. Pasteur who is either great physician or Il
clever crank suggests through correspondent that
Americans shall send him no more patients unless
it is absolutely certain that the log which bit them
had rabies. 1t is being somewhat doubted if NJ.
Pastcur would do such a thriving business or effect
so many cures were his advice generally followed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-30

If Mr.. Digelow's letter did not say any OF the
shrewdy suspected things that there is more or less
reason to believe it might say why should there be
any objection TO letting the public have irf Either
there is a concealed African somewhere in that
fence. and his wool is almost plain enough to grab
or there is q tremendous cry, for wool
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-30

Senator Mcpherson, Of New-Jersey. it is an
nounccd, will speak tor the President in answer TO
Senator Bccks assault. The next question will be
as to who will speak for Senator Mcpherson 1t
wasn't 50 very long ago that he seemed badly IN
need of champions in New-Jersey.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-30

II Grover Clcyclands New Years Day is not 50
happy this year It was last, 1t Will merely be a
new Illustration of tho fact so beautifully expressed
by the moralist that hope is sweeter than
possession"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-30

It was not only pleasant but emlnentiy p,opoi
that the retirement of Chief Justice Daily snouu oo
made the occasion for such testiinohlai as - III
dictate the popular esteem IN WHICH, ai'or LILO i"Ae
term of public service, he is held.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-30

Senator Plumb has bill prepared by which he expects
IN sion Gambling In the Army He can abolish draw
poker III the Army most easily by aboshns the Army
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-03-17
At the HOSPITAL.

You have struck il dry this time. sa d
! DIR. Bsne, as the reporter entered tie b. s.
pilal Office We terday.
VIVA is the matter here?
Oh, nobody is crming in since the strike
| How is that? Don't you Sdmit strikers
Well, no N ,n is admitted unless he is In
the employ OF the company.
Somt body told me th,y had 20 b. en-
ploy.d thirty days before being allow ed the
! ho>pilsl benefits.
That is n mistake. II a man only works
one day. thirty five Cents is deducted for
hospital fund from his wsgss, and il he
only works hall All hour he is entitled 10
come here if ok.
What does il cost per head for patients
per day In the bOspila.?
have Just completed the years estimate
and IL Is within a traction OF Sl.Sl pr pa
tient per day.
BY the way, want TO show you a curl
osi'y in the way OF a box, said the doctor,
come up s'airs?
The reporter followed and was led
away up into the gaIret ab,.ye The hos
pitsl whtre was stored The complete records
of the K. d L. road irJm is trst inaugurn-
ton, and among the hundreds of books
was one marked freight record OF The Nj, h.
d I. railroad. 1t is a book fise feet long,
four feet wide and SIX inches thick, and
weighs about 100 pounds Ii is ssid to
nave cost S!5G.
Another things you might say is about
S-dalia .uiik. Some of The boys thought
Thy were not bling property served in mat
commodity by Mr. Barrett so they conclud
ed 10 analyE II, and yea NAV Judge Mr.
Barrei,'s perpleziy when We iuform.d him
Ii CONTAINED ninely-6ve per c,nt water,
two per cent. chalk scd three per cent.
milk.
But you do not mean tos,y that is a
fac
Well The truth is, il was ninety-seven
per cent. pure milk and three cent.
water which is the purest milk |
ever saw bat we don't W ant you 10 tell that
as il would spoil siae jok-.
The reporter PROMISED the gentlemauly
staff at the hospital not to give them. away
aud he will keep his word for il Mr.. Bar
ret ever finds il onr it will be Without his
beiIg told nv the reporter.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-03-17

The town of Hildesheim (Hanover)
can boast of the Oldest rose tree in Eu-
rope. 1t is said to have been planted
by the Emperor Louis the PiOus, in the
beginning o. the ninth century, when
the Episcopal see founded by his father,
Charlemagne, was removed to Ele. The
documents proving this fact were de-
strOyed by fire in the Cathedral in
1913, but later recor g show that in
1913 Bishop Hello had a wall built
round the tree to protect it. For cen
turtles past this rose tree has been an
object OF interest to travellers and nat
ralists, and few strangers ever 60 to
Iiildesheim without visiting the 1mpe-
rial rose tree by the side of the Cattle
dral. Within few years the old roots
have sent forth several new shoots, one
of which is now twelve feet high and
nearly an inch in diameter-M Y
Heratd.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-03-17
GALLEY CAB.

A splendid birthday party came of al
the residence of MIR. j. l.. Warren los.
Monday night, near this plsc.. The party
was gwen In honor of NJ. john Warren,
who reached his majority at that date and
is now a full fedged Democrat" The
supper was compile tie in all its appointments
ano was elegantly served up, 10 the guests
who it is needless to say fully appreciated
aud enjoyed ii. Miss Lille Warren wore
tailor made suit of pale blue cashmere.
trimmed In satin of the same shade, gold
ornaments and flowers. Miss Sallie
Matheny, dress, of cream silk null, trim =
med In lace, Y shaped corsage filled with
illusion, cream sash, and bows of baty
blue. Ornaments of gold and flowers.
Miss Minnie Culp, elegant sgit of black
gros grain silk. Miss Laura Hubbard,
black satin costume, knife plating and
panniers. Ornaments of gold. Many
other richly dressed ladies were present.
among them were Gussie Hatton, Myrle
Conner, Susie Mitchell, Nina Ferguson,
Belle Bohon, Cordie Franklin, Bell Steele,
and others Among the gentlemen were
Johnnie Warren, Frank Haiton, Holly
Culp, Earnest and Buford Yankee. Bud
Shy. Ed. Scott, Ed. and Grant Crawford,
Will Higgins, John Poundstone, Walter
McCo: mick and others.
The evening YVES pleasantly whiled away
in social conversation and music, until
about midnight when the guests took their
departure wishing Mr.. Johnnie many re-
turns OF his natal day and a happy and
useful life.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-03-17
A NEW INDUSTRY.

Natural gas wells are being devel-
oped rapidly in the east. PIttsburg
alone, in the city, and around it, pos
sessing fully one hundred, gushing
forth hundreds of til usands of cubic
feet daily. Already SO 600, 600 have
been invested in gas lands and scores
of wells are now being drilled.
1t is said also, that from one end of
the Allegheny mountains to the other,
from New York down into Ohio ard
Virginia, are a number of undeveE
oped but known gas fields which
promise the richest yield. Natural
gas is one form of petroleum or rather
petroleum in a gaseous state and
wherever petroleum is found a GER
tain amount of gas is also found and
as it is equally adapted for either
heating or illuminating purposes its
advantages are great. For the former
it is much cleaner than coal and is
much more easily handled and regu-
ated. At the large manufacturing
establishments in Pittsburg where
natural gas is used, one man can do
the work of ten. No stokers are re-
CURED, fires are started instantly, ex-
tinguished instantly, regulated to anv
temperature by a turn of the finger
or thumb. There is DO smoke no
ashes and in fact it is claimed that its
superiority is unquestionable. Surely
this is a wonderful country and just
80 fast as one industry becomes over
worked or its producing facilities be-
come less abundant nature takes
hand and 10! something never before
discovered, or if discovered, not de-
veloped, shows poss bilities which lead
to the grandest results. Natural gas,
it is predicted. will be as great an i'll
dustry in few years as petroleum is
at present and there is little reason to
doubt the prediction.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-03-17

ton that he can perform a goOd 1oD OF
work. How often do we have the ques-
ton put to us by our customers when
ordering work done: "Win you send me
that last man that done our work."
Why? 20, because he attends to his
business; don't fool with the girls; goes
about his wOrn in a workmanlike man
ner. and don't mess and dirty the entire
house up, and tear the woodwork Of
the whole house apart. If YOU can't
send him | would prefer waiting day
or two until YOU can" Amt this salts
factory proof to boss? Yes; and these
are the men that study their own inter-
ests as well as the bosses, and an orna-
ment to any trade or profession
Plumbers Trade Journal
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-03-17
Popular Fallacies.

1t would add many years to the
average longevity of our species if we
could free the next generatian from the
curse of the following fallacies, which
are either direct sources of disease or
add an unnecessary burden to the cares
and troubles of domestic life: The idea
that cold baths are healthy in winter
and dangerous in midsummer; that
rain-water is more wholesome than
hard water; That bedrooms must be
heated in cold weather; that the misery
OF everlasting scrubbing and soap-sud
vapors is compensated by the comfort
OF the lucid intervals; that q sick-room
must be kept Theoretically closed: that
1t pays to save foul air for the sake of
its warmth; that ''draughts'' are NOR
bific agencies; that catarrhs are due to
a low temperature; that even in mid
summer children must be sent to bed
at sunest, when the air just begins to be
pleasant; that an after-dinner nap can
do any harm; that the sanitary condi-
ton of the air can be improved by the
fetor of carbolic acid; that there is any
benefit in swallowing iugfuls of
nauseous sulphur water; that rest after
dinner can be shortened with impunity:
that outdoor recreation is waste of
time; that athletic sports brutalize the
that normal human being
requires any other stimulant than ex-
ercise and fresh air; that mechanical
contrivances can compensate for the
lack of manly strength; that any plan
OF study can justify the custom of stint
ing children in sleep; that the torpor of |
is preferable 20 insomnia;
that the suppression of harmless recrea-
tons will fail to beget vice and hypoc-
risy; that stimulation is Identical with |
invigoration; that fashion has a right
70 enforce the wearing of wooden |
clothes in the deg days-Lippineotfs
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-03-17
Boston Light.

The Boston light is at the very en-
trance to the channel. and the white
shaft towers up from its foundations in
the reddish-brown rock of the little
island like saint in the desert. Its
rays are visible sixteen miles away
one flash every thirty seconds, and with
the twin lights of Thatcher's Island in
the northeast and Minot's Ledge to the
southward-an American Eddystone,
pillared in the seat defines the po-
sition of the harbOr TO the approaching
mariner
There has been a light here since
Ills, for the general benefit to
Trade" but the present tower was
built in 1888, after the destruction Of
the original building by the British as
they passed out of the harSor. 1t has
been frequently strengthened and al
tered, and is now in excellent condition.
The walls are six feet thick at the base
and four feet at the top. The lantern
is nearly one hundred feet above the
ground. and is nearly ten feet in diam
eter. In this glass house man can
stand upright. and in the center of it
the illuminating apparatus revOlves,
emitting its penetrating flashes at in
tervals of thirty seconds. Under the
tower there Is steam fOg-hOrn, which
splits the air with stentoy1an warn
ings when The weather is thick, and be-
tween the harsh trumpetings of this in
strument the ear catches the moaning
of the whistling buoy anchored off the
Graves, and the tOlling OF the bell-buoy
which floats over the per.lOus Harding's
Ledge.
But the custodians of the light have
their Lares and PenateS enshrined in
the comfortable house which is con-
nected with the tower by covered pas
sage; and when the curtains are drawn
over the windows it is cheerful in there,
even though the channel is chOked with
ice, and the winds blow as if they would
rock the pillar with its six-foOt walls
off its foundations. Music exerts its
soothing spell through the medium of
al ACCORDION. played ty Assistant
keeper Gorham: and sometimes, when
the family ioin voices in Hold the
Fort or the Sweet By-and-By,"
Keeper Bates, carried away with rapt-
ure, urgently cries: Bar down thar,
Edward; bar down on that instru-
ment." rs if the accordion were the
pump of a sinking ship, and salvation
depended on the vigOr of the per-
former.
The keepers occasionally have more
exciting WORK to do than trimming
their lamps and rubbing the moisture
off the panes of glass in the lantern:
Bates is pOSsesSOr of the Humane Soci-
ety's medal. He does not wear it on
his breast, a. bicycIe-riders and roller
skaters wear their trophies: it is
slowed away somewhere in a drawer,
and he does not care TO talk about it.
Ii Is, however, memento of the time
when the Fanny Pike, of Calais, was
wrecked on the Shag Rocks, the ledge
which extends seward from the point
of the Little Brewster. She struck and
went TO pieces during very heavy
northeasterly snOw-stOrm, and reckless
of the tremendous sea, Bates put off
in small boat To rescue her crew, all
OF whom he saved, with the aid of As
sistant-keeper Bailey and Charles Po-
young fisherman belonging TO
the Middle Brewster.-W Ii. hldein0,
iH Hdrper'S MdqdziRe.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-03-17
RileY's Race.

William Riley is a very b coon, but
he yesterday proved that he was not at all
backward In going forward, but on the
contrary was good match for an ordinary
race horse on the run.
He got in,o very ugly quarrel in front
OF Sicher's, on Ohio street, with another
gentleman of color, and proceeded
to summarily settle the dispute BY
giving his antagonist sound
drubbipg- Co'ore1 Dsputy Consiab BE
White happening along about that time
undertook 10 arrest Riley and one of the
prettiest races ever witnessed ensued down
Ohio street TO Pacific, east Cd Pacific TO La
mine and north on Lsmine to the G., tholic
church, where White IVES distanced and
called halt, seeing which Riley stopped
long enough to halloa back, mo White
niggah can ever catch dis chilel" and de.
parted.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-03-17
Lee Grant.

Lee Grant is III jail tut even in confine-
meut Lee does not propose 10 he iO;gous n
or 10 go back on his friends, the ne~spa-
per pOrters, In The way of furnishing
them an occasional item. Lee has, by
force of circumstances, been hard up for
ne aterial 10 do so of la;e but hi fertile
brain his at LAST struck upon pin TO Z, [
his name IN print again.
Monday Lee got sick. He assured the
sheriff he had ID Yer been sick before I'M his
life "But / tells boss I'z- mighty sick q
time," said Lee. 4 do ctor was sent for,
who proneUnc d IL case OF bi.liUusness.
He Was given medicine ard got better, but
yesterday morning he was wo,s.. Halipg
sheriff Murray he said: "Boss, l'ze con
jur.d, sub. and you ought 10 let me OUT
c Use I'ze bound ter DE"
His request was not grained, however,
and yesterday afterr onn Grant set up a
yell that could have been heard alt mile,
and for some time he fairy
made Rome howl" sheriff Murray wss
absent and the deputies and trustees were
to do. AT last Deputy Bowers rived.
"What On eartn is the IN tier with YOU"
lac asked of the nOisv negro.
''Oh, boss, I'ze conjuIei suah. and I'ze
gust snlotheriu in dis prison Fer Gods
sake let me ont foah dies"
"Well, Sir" said Bowers. 'you holler too
loud for a man who is smothering You
have got too much wind for any use whe-e
you are. and if you do not stop expanding
SO much of it In noise / shall put you Ill
irors."
This cured Lee and be sstt'ed back into
sullen silence.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-03-17
Road ElOckaded

A very heavy slide occurred at the rock
cut east oil Mount Serrat last night, which
completely block'ded the raad, causing the
laying up Of the midnight passenger ira N
al Warrensburs. Road Master Rockwell
was telegraphed TO and proceeded to get out
the wreckiDg IraiD, which the strikers no
only const MED 10, but assisted him In do
ing, and the train aft for the scene # the
blockade about 1890 Mr.. Rockw, II
stated to a r. porter that he did not think il
possible 10 clear the track so the train
could pass before daylight
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-03-17

The old saying that "a man is taken
by the coat that he wears" applies to
journeymen plumbers. Show us a man
that loses his self-pride as to his APP
pearance. as a general rule he also be-
comes careless in the work he performs.
On the other hand, man that has a
good appearing tool-bag, containing
tools requisite and necessary to perform
good job of plumbing, also keeps him.
self clean and tidy it is o sure indica-
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-03-17
PrOfuse Directions

When a man has missed his way. and
h wandering around in perplexing
search of the right road, nothing is
more annoying than for some one
! to give him directions which he can
not understand. Ii is difficult matter
for any man, no matter how we'll in
| formed, TO give directions in satisfac-
tory manner. A gentleman while en-
route to Morey's mill, below Little
Rock, missed the right road. After
wandering over a large extent of terri
tory. he met an old negro.
Uncle, can You show me the road to
Morey's mill?'
"Wan's ter 90 dar, ] reckins?"
"Of course"
9Th, huh
Eyer wants ter 90 de bes' road,
| 'sumes?'
"Yes."
"Wall, dis road heah,' pointing. ''is
de bes' one. but Lawd, white man. yer
doan wanter 60 dat way
.Why?'
case it's 80 fur
"Well, is there any other road9"
''Oh, yes. sab; yer ken take dat road
Ober dar," pointing again, ''but law
me, Yer dOan wanter 90 dat Dad"
"Why?"
"Case it's so bad"
''How far is it by tie good road?'
"'Clare ter goodness, / doan know
fur it peer like yer jis' keep on er goin'
an neber stops"
''How far then by the bad road?''
Il tell yer, boss. dat road is so rough
dat airter erwhile yer's iis' boun' ter git
o1en it."
''Can't 60 around some wcv?'
''Oh, vas, eff yer wants To 20 'roun'
yer ken do it easy huff. JiS' 90 fru'
dis gap i'll de fence. De fus' place yer
comes ter is Martin Whites. He's
rentin' it dis year but it longs ter ole
man George. Vas. de fus' place is
Martin Whites. Martin aim at home
now he's dun summoned on de Jury.
Den yer takes ter de lef an airter dat
keeps straight on. De next place is
Dan ThOmases. He's runnin it dis
year. Sad some time ergo dat he
lowed ter buy il but he ain done it
yit. Wall. yer ain ap'ter fine Dan at
home Gaze de Guberment tuck him
erway fur maxim wildcat whisky. De
naiXt pla e -
Never mind the place 1don't care
who lives OH any of them
"COse Yer doan. sab. ease I doan
care much myself. Can't 'Speck err
stranger ter take much interest in err
neighbOrhoOd. De next place is whar I
lib. Been hbin' dar sense last Nav
when ole man Branham tuck sick an
died fore his son whut wuz workin'
down in de swamps could git ter de
house. Yer'll find some good lam in
dat"
81 care nothing for the land want
to find my way to Morey's MILL
lin co'se, sab; in cO'se. Doan kere
nuthin' bout de lam an why should
yer EFF yer doan wanter bur some. Vas.
sab, de next place is mire. Yer needn'
stop fur ain at home. Use out hidin'
while de Gran Jury is in session an I
blehes dat yerse'fs deputy sheriff an
er gOOd-by"-and leaping over fence
and lodging behind tree. the colored
gentleman was lost to view.-ArkanSaw
IrdUeLer.