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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-04-21
DYNAMITE.
A Metropolitan Newspaper Sees no Ground
for Alarm in the Explosive Tendencies Of
the Times.

A metropolitan Newspaper Sees no Ground
for Alarm in the Explosive Tendencies of
the Times.
Prof. Ely, of John Hopkins Uni
versity, is quoted as saying, in refer
ence to the recent dynamite crimes:
81 believe we are just beginning to
enter on terrible era in the worlds
HISTORIAN era of internal and do
nestle warfare such as has never been
seen, and the end of which only the
Almighty can foretell." 1t is a pity
that Prof. Ely should have said
this, if he did say it, because the utter
ances of men occupying prominent
positions are apt to produce a serious
impression, and also because there is
really no ground for any such gloomy
and sensational forecast. As, however,
many timid people are liable to be
alarmed by the signs of the times and
by such dark predictions as the above,
it is worth while to show the unreason-
ableness of all grave apprehension con-
corning the future. The current of
civilization is a broad and powerful
stream, fed by innumerable tributaries
of inherited tendency, and flowing with
incalculable weight and force in the
direction of aggregated present social
evolution. Now, present social evolu-
ton, being the sum of social efforts at
advancement, shows clearly the lines
of greatest energy. The great mass of
men are plainly working up
toward better conditions by thor
oughly peaceful, legitimate and
natural methods. Development, in
fact. is the characteristic of modern
civilization; and since education is
more diffused than ever, and since be-
cause of this the common mind is less
conservative and more receptive of
new ideas, the obstacles to necessary
reforms are feeble, and change for the
better is so easy as to justify all reason
able expectation.
This is why there is no ground for
alarm in the present symptoms of dis
content and disorder appearing here
and there. These symptoms merely
indicate a surface disturbance. Trade
and industry all through the world
have been depressed for a considerable
pcTIOu rs consequence IHtIc HIS
been much suffering. and this has bred
discomfort, and some turbulence. But
whoever desires 10 comprehend fully
the significance of this surface agita-
ton should study English history from
1915 to the passage of the Reform bill.
During that period all England suf-
fered from disturbances which in these
days would seem to imply hopeless an
archy. There was no dynamite then,
but incendiarism did more mischief
than dynamite has ever done.
Famine, riots, organized outrages,
brigandage, epidemic disease, made
the country seem a Pandemo-
MUM, and this continued for years, and
grew worse instead of better, until the
timid had some excuse for thinking
that a general breaking up of society
was imminent. But all that condition
of disorder passed away so quickly
with the return of prosperity that il we
had not historical records to inform rs
we might doubt the facts.
The great current of civilization went
steadily on, unaffected by the foam and
the ripples and swirls which agitates
the surface Of the stream. And
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-04-21
Many a Lady

is beautiful, all but her skin;
and nobody has ever told
her how easy it is to put
beauty on the skin. Beauty
on the skin is Magnolia
Balm.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-04-21

1t has been observed that cooper
alive stores are springing up in various
parts of the country.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-04-21

The report of the Inspector of
Factories and Workshops for the State
of New Jersey, recently published,
says that the children in these institu-
tons are lamentably lacking. This
opinion is founded on the ques-
tons put to them One of the
questions was: ''Who was George
Washington" and some of the
answers were as follows: He is a
good man." '.He chased the Indians
away" HE died a good many years
ago" "He is President" Il saw
his picture" HE is high man in
war" "He never told a lie" He
discovered America" 1.-The best man
who ever lived. ~. Y. Tribune.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-03-19
4 DEAD MARCH.

pI,v me a march low-toned and slow, a march
for a silent tread,
gi, fog the wandering feet of one who dreams OF
the silent dead.
Ioutls-between the bones below and the souls
that overhead.
Herr FOR a while they smiled and sang, alive in
Here with the grass beneath the feet, and the
stars above the face.
Nop, are their feet beneath the grass. and
whittier has flown their grace
Who shall assure us whence they come, or tell
"a the way they gor
Verify life with them was JOY, and now they
once they were not, ard now they are not, and
this Is the s,m we know.
orderly range the seasons due, and ordely roll
the stars.
How shall we deem the soldier brave who frets
Of his wounds and scars
Are we a. senseless brutes that we should dash
Al the well seen bars
No. we are here with feet unfxed, but ever a If
Drawn from the ori,- which shine above to the
orb on which we tread,
Down to the dust from which we came and with
which we shall mingle, dead.
No. We are here to wait, and work, and strain
our banished eyes,
Weary and sick OF coil and toll, ana hungry anu
fain for skies
Far from the reach Of wingless men, and not to
lle scaled with cries
80. We are here 10 bend our necks to the yoke
of Tyrant Time,
Welcoming all the gifts he gives us-glories Of
youth and prime;
Patiently watching them all depart as our hcaus
grow white a. rime.
Why do we mourn the days that To-for the
same sun shines each day
gog every Spring her primrose hath, and ever
May her May;
sweet a. the rose that died last year J. the rose
that j. born to-day.
iss We not too return, We men, ns ever the round
earth whi.ls?
Never "a head l. dimmed with gray. but another
is sunny witt curls.
shr was a girl and he was boy, but yet there
are boys and girls.
Al but alas for the smile Of smiles that never
but one sace wore .
An for the voice that has flown away Ike bird
20 an unseen shore
Ali for the face the flower Of flowers, hat bios
SONS on earth no morel
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-03-19
.wRITTEN IN WATER.

A tortuous river through a weary space
Ran troubled deep and wide with earthly tinge-
The dismal oatafalque Of verdurous fringes,
Diffusing miasm in the suns red face.
Advanced one fair and strong, who on that
strand
A little while stood wistfully exploring
for human weal's great s<ke. An eagle soar
ing
Dropt one white plume within her resdy hand.
Then on the liquid page. like dimpiing rain.
Inspired she wrote, above the waters s,oop-
But each bright line. cen with the final loop
ing.
Resolved itself to nothing back again.
Vet 10, the turbid stream Transparent flowed,
And through that land redeemed all living
creatures
Had happier life. Lo, too. her mirrored feat
ures.
Who this had wrought. in those fair wave, seode.
Writing in water for the truth, the right,
The benefice of cleansed and healing waters
Transferred To earth and TO earth's sons and
daughters,
Shall be her guerdon fixed in peace and might.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-03-19
Crop STATISTICS.

WASHINGTON, March 10.-The report OF
the consumption and distribution of corn
and wheat from statistical returns to the
Department. of Agriculture shows that 379
per cent. of the last corn crop remains on
the farmers hands. against 33 per cent. on
the Is; of March. 1-s4. The supply in
farmers hands last March was 512,-
oo0.00O bushels; the remainder now is
about 90 100000 bushels. Two years ago
the stock remaining at the same date was
5s5. 600 bushels. The amount shipped
is d few millions less than last year. Ex-
ports were equal TO 2S,000,0o0 bushels,
against 32,00O,000 bushels last year. The
proportion of merchantable corn is very
large, being 81 per cent, against go per
cent for last year.
Wheat reported in farmers hands Is
about :i3 per cent. of a crop of l69,00O,OOO
bushels. or 5O,O00,000 bushels more than
the stock on hand last March, when the
crop was less by 92,000,O00 bushels. There
has been a slightly freer use of wheat for
bread, and little of the poorer quality has
been fed TO stock. The stock on hand
March 1st, lss3, was 2s.5 per cent. of the
previous crop, or li2,000,0O0 bushels, and
that on March lst, 1852, was 9sO00,O00
bushels The quality is reported above
the average in every Western State ex-
cept Illinois and Missouri, and in nearly
all the Atlantic and Gulf coast States.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-03-19

Under this head VIM. II. Mailer, the
veteren commercial traveller widely known
as the author of Drum Taps" is contribu-
ting to the Chicago later Ocean series Of
readable articles, narrating experiences
in the mercantile world coming under his
notice in the years of his observation. near
and remote. Here are q couple of his
recitals:
They that haste to be rich are to be
pittied. What risks they take; how
blindly thay Jump into the dark, and how
little the experience ofothers does for them.
Hardly day but the retail merchan, is
invited to step into the parlor of the spider
salesman. 1.-The will buy this he is sure to
make large profits; if he buy that he
can outrun all competitors if he buys
largely he can compete with any jobber.
How easy il is to buy. Look over his
shelves and note all the goods that wefe
easily bought but can not be sold. Take
pencil and paper and figure their cost, and
you will find full one-third of the stock is
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-03-19
The Senate Committees.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE caucus
of Republican Senators and the caucus
committee, which have been engaged early
and late since the session began upon the
allotmen mt of places on the majority sides
of the Senate committees, finished their
task to-day, Dut the result will not he for
mally declared until tomorrow.
Senator Conger succeeds to the chair
manship of the committee on pos;offices
and post roads, made vacant 10y the retire
ment of Senator Hill.
Senator Pike takes the chair of the COM
mittee on claims, held by Senator Cameron
Wis.
Senator Sewell takes Senator Logan's
place at the head OF the committee on mil
itary affairs.
Senator Evarts is made member of the
committees on Judiciary and foreign rela-
tions.
Senator Teller is made chairman of the
committee on mines and mining and "A
member OF the committee on public lands
The Judiciary committee is increased by
one member and the committees on COM
merce and public buildings by two mem-
bers.
membership of the committees for the pur-
pose OF egualizing the honors, responsible
ties and labors on the committees, and the
task of the committee was found one OF
considerable difficulty. Its members are
unusually reticent about their proceedings,
but il is understood that the feature OF
their work which proved the most perplex-
ing related To the finance committee. A
Senator, il is said. asked 10 he relieved
from further service on this committee un-
less its composition was changed in some
respects. He is credited with the impress
sion that New Englond's ideas were domi
nant in this committee and -
said To have given this rs his
reason for wishing to withdraw. IL Is
reported that when he brought this before
the full caucus it precipitated discussion
ON the tariff, III which wool and pig iron
figured a. the leading elements, neither
the caucus ncr the caucus committee
seemed To have seen its way clear to make
the change desired by the Senator from
Ohio for the Republican membership.
The finance committee, as il stands to-
night, is the same as IL was at the last ses-
sion. Many Senators have urged Sherman
TO remain upon the finance committee
upon the ground that his familiarity with
the financial affairs of the government
would he most conspicuously serviceable.
His name stands second upon the commit
tee list. he was not ut the Capitol to-day
and his further purposes with regard 10
the matter are unknown.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-03-19
IL NEVER KNOWED."

Old Billy Il was piOus man,
And heaven was his goal
For being a very saving man,
OF course he'd save his soul.
But even in this. he used TO say,
''Dne can't too careful tie
And hc sang with fervor unassumed,
I'm glad salvstion's free
But the means Of grace" he had to own
Required good hard-earned gold;
And he took ten pews a. well became
The richest Of the fold.
Hes a noble man" the preacher cried
our Christian Brother b.
And Billy smiled as he sublet nine,
And got his own pew free
In cIa---meeting next. old Billy told
low Heaven had gracious been,
Yea, even back ia the dark days when
lie was man of sin.
is huildin' barn ON my river farm
All then had. he said
ia run out o boards, and was feedin' hands
on nothin' but corn-brcad.
Il tell We brethren, that felt blue,
short o timber and cash,
And thought I'd die when the banks then busi
And flooded all my mash.
But the Lord was merciful To me,
And sent right through the rift
The tide had made in the river banks
A lumber rait adrift.
Plenty o boards was there for the barn.
And on top was "a cheese,
And "A barl o. pork as sound and sweet
As any one ever sees.
Then had bread and meat for the men,
And they worked with will.
While thanked God who'd been good to me-
And I'm doin II still
A shrill-voiced sister cried. Bless the Lord
The whole c.ss cried, Amen III
But a keen-eyed man looked at Billy II.
In thoughtful way, and then
Asked: brother h., did you ever hear
Who lost that raft and load -
And Billy wiped his eyes. and said
Brethren, 1 never knowsd.n
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-03-19

in unstable goods. But he walks into the
spiders parlor just as innocently to-day as
he did a year ago.
sat in q retail store while a glib sales
man was persuading the merchant that
there was millions in il" if he would only
take the agency for his goods and give
large order. The salesman succeeded he
took an order for about 500 worth of the
goods, and went his way rejoicing But
knew from what | had heard from other
dealers that $40 worth would have been
ample for the merchants trade.
Il want to settle with you at GO cents" !"
said merchant to me lately.
What has happened
IL am closed up. A firm East were
about to take judgment against me for
$4,000, so | made an assignment, that they
should not get everything i had"
Bur what has got you so heavily in
debt"
General agency"
II do not understand
Why. We took the general agency in
our couniy for an agricultural house, under
an arrangement that looked all one-sided
to us. We sold the machines to farmers,
took their notes, indorsed them over to the
factory and supposed that was the end OF
it. Our commissions for "a figured up
81, 800. But here come the notes back for
collection, and we are obliged to make
good all the poor accounts, and there are
about $1,000 of them
"Yon had a good business outside OF
this. hadn't YOU
''Of course We had i;ut we supposed
the notes of the farmers were To be taken
in full payment; aud now we must pay
every note that is not paid by the maker" "
l took my share at go per cent. and
charged tine balance TO profit and loss.
But il will not he long until some other
man will come in and tellthe same story and
the same result.
An old merchant said to me few days
ago People say they want to know when
the bottom is touched, so they can pile IN
the stocks and make money ON the boom
but | have made more money In forty
years on declining markets than ! ever
made on booms' When goods are going
down you buy carefully, keep ahead of the
trade in getting declines, and in the end
get more allowances than you are compel
led 10 give. But in time of advances you
buy recklessly. under the impression that
the more you buy the more money you
will make but in the end you learn that
your profit is either on your shelves or
only in your imagination"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-03-19
JARPHLY ARGUMENrATIyE.
The subject of Divorce Bngbtens
Up the CTOckery Trade.
Pittsburg Chronicle. !

Il see divorces are getting cheaper,
placidly remarked Mr.. Jarphly with signi-
ficant satisfaction to Mrs. Martha Jarphly
at the breakfast table yesterday morning.
Are they" said Mrs. Jarphly, with a
tilt of her nose. We'll, it's good thing,
and will be better yet if they only get
cheap enough to be within the reach of
some people know, and the lady absent
mindedly centered her eyes on the milk
pitcher and smiled sweetly upon it.
That was gage of battle and Jeremiah
Jarphly knew IT. When Mrs. Jarphly
smiled on the milk pitcher at the break
fast table, that meant war. Mr.. Jarphly
had recently written to Mr.. Cleveland that
he was Civil Service Reformer and would
accept postoffice, and Mr.. Cleveland had
not yet replied TO his letter. That made
him irritable.
"Half the men in the world are fools
for getting married anyway" he muttered.
And all the women ase," replied Mrs.
Jarphly, as she gave the milk pitcher
another smile.
There's good many wives in the world
that it's torture for a man to live with"
remarked Mr.. Jarphly as he drummed
with fork in retaliation for Mrs. Jarph-
lys smiling on the milk pitcher.
What do men marry them for, then -
sneered Mrs. Jarphly.
"How's a man going to tell whether he
can live with woman or not until he
marries her 2" cried Mr.. Jarphly.
LET him find out - answered his wife
with womanly logic
Find out !" yelled NJ. Jarphly. Find
out, It's AL courtship and taffy before
marriage and vinegar and find out after
wards
Whose fault is it?n asked his wife
with asperity.
Its the womens."
Its the mems \"
Before marriage they show up all
painted and vanished, and are too sweet
for anything, and
"Yes, and the men keep sober and be-
have themselves, and flat;er and deceive,
and"
And look as mild, and talk as sweet,
and
And are as polite and attentive and"
"And don't tell nothing about how they
snore in their sleep, and"
And stay out at all hours, and
And keep awake all night just to pick
quarrels with their husbands when they
come home, and
And come home in q shameful condi-
tion, and"
And wear their hair in papers for him
and in curls for other people, and"
And spend their money in disgracing
their families instead ofproviding for them,
and
And jaw . man to death, and"
And make them slave from morning
until night, and"
"Arc think more of dress than of their
wifely duties, and"
And GO"
And don't"
And
And"
SIR"
MANI
A short time afterwards Jonnie Jarphly
told neighbors little boy that his mother
had bilious attack and his father was
busy mending crockery, and that, all things
considered, he did not think he would at
tend school that day, but would 60 skating
SO to be handy in case Of illness.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-03-19
California Crop Report.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 10.--The Gail
will publish tomorrow crop reports from
the agricultural counties in California. In
the Sacramento valley grain is in good con-
dition, and showers within fortnight will
make an abundant harvest. The same may
be said of the bay and coast counties. The
grain in the San Joaqain valley is suffering
for lack OF moisture and in some localities
is likely to prove partial failure even if
rain comes within a few days. In the ex-
treme southern counties the prospect is as
good n usual, and the March showers will
insure geod crops. The acreage equals that
of last year
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-03-19

DIR. Andrew Wilson In Health.
The chief rules which must be attended
to and observed in connection with the
care of the teeth are as follows: First, if
possible, the teeth should he rinsed out
after every meal. Secondly, the teeth
should be brushed, night and morning
with tooth powder; mere tooth washes"
are ineffective in keeping the teeth clean
and pure A good powder is the ''precipi-
tated chalk" Of druggists, well made, and
having little camphor added. This
preparation is sold under the name of
"camphorated chalk, and the camphor has
a stimulating and healthy influence on the
gums. Thirdly, use medium tooth brush
neither too hard nor too soft, and use water
with the chill taken off, wherewith to
brush the teeth.
BY attention to these simple rules, not
merely will a notable item in personal APP
pearance be preserved, but health will he
secured and pain avoided. Many bad at
tack of toothache disappears if the teeth
are attended to, and when some light
aperient medicine has also been admins
tered If the gums are naturally irritable
and tender, a few drops of tincture of myrrh
in water should be used to rinse out the
mouth twice or thrice daily.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-03-19
Dull Times Out West.

A Boston man got hold of 8 Westerner
the other day in hopes of getting some con-
ISOLATION ont of the look of affairs toward
Sundown, but the man promptly replied (:
Il tell stu things have Just squatted out
our way"
wont wheat look up little?"
Not a look
ANY new enterprises?"
Not SO much as building woodshed. y
"How's E:atrimony?o
"Deader'n Joseph's old boots" was the
confidential answer. "A year age you
could have married anything or any body
and counted on six per cent dividends, but
the general depression has fattened matri-
mony until o widow worth $4,000 has
got to hunt down q man with a gun,
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-03-19
Nominations. !.

WASHINGTON, March 9.-Chas. s. Fair
child, OF New York, to be Assistant Secre-
tary of the Treasury, and John c. Black, oi
Illinois. 20 be Commissioner of Pensions
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE Presi-
dent to-day nominated Edward d. Clark,
of Mississippi, Assistant Secretary Of the
Interior.
WASHINGTON, March 13.-The follow
ing nominations have been made by the
President: Col. Nelson H. Davis, Inspector
General, to be Inspector General with the
rank Of Brigadier General Lieut.. Col
Absalem Baird, Inspector General, to be
Inspector General with the rank ol
Colonel Maj. Robert p. Hughes to be In.
spector General with the rank of Lieuten-
ant Colonel
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-03-19

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE general
court martial convened for the trial Of
General Hazen, chief signal officer of the
army, met in this city this morning, Gen.
Hancock presiding. Counsel for Gen. Ha-
zen challenged Brigadier-0en McFeely
m member of the court, on the ground of
unfriendly relations between them grow
ing out of his (Hazen) criticisms Of the
subsistence department of the army, Of
which Gen. McFeely is the head. when he
fHazen) was endeavoring TO abolish the
system of post tradershipsin the army. The
court sustained the challenge, and the ac-
cused waived the right to further challenge.
WASHINGTON, March 13-In the Hazen
court martial, the attorney for the defense
created q sensation by declaring that GER
tain newspaper articles derogatcry to Gen.
Hazen would be traced to ex-Secretary
Lincoln's desk and to his handwriting.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-03-19
WHAT HE SAID.

The old man snored on his corn-husk bed,
And dreamed OF rails and fodder and grain,
But his daughter watched by her window sill
For tie gay young man to come up the lane
oh, love Is mighty-and bolts are weak
To restrain a fellow that believes in cheek.
"Hither. my dove" In soft tones came
From under the window. Out in the night
She slid ON a clothes-line all prepared,
And in less than minute was out OF sigh,
While the rowdy old owl sung out ''too-hoo!
As they both skedaddled to Kalamazoo.
Tie san was up and the old man woke
He missed his daughter aud saw the racket.
As he spied n note in her vacant poom
Stuck in the crack Of a walnut bracket.
lie read II slowly and quietly said
"Doggon good thing that went to bed.