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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-10-06

~Der clothing Peesness," he replied.
rs he wiped his face with red bandans
and sat down on so trunk at the door,
s'vhas What you might call played oudt.
It vhas hard scratching to make tol-
! lar"
"But people wear clothes all the
time"
"Oxactly, but peoples haf changed q
good deal Some folks vhas all for
style. and deg 90 to tailor to get hit
Odder peoples puy ready-made clothing,
but so many of us yhas in der peesness
dot it vhas hard Shedding. Eafery man
look der goots all oafer for cotton, und
it vhas hard to deceive him."
"What do you ask for that tweed
suit?''
"Vhell, my first price on cot suit vhas
S14 After talk for ten minutes drop
to 81, If der customer pegins to pull
out cotton fibers L make der price So
at which L put my hand on my heart
und assure him dot lose oafer tree toll
lar"
"But if he doesn't take it?''
"Vhell, 90 oudt und my White sells IL
TO him for SO as a great favor. Der
vhas no more brofit in tweed suits. / hat
to pay ii in Rochester"
eel suppose you make up on trunks
and satchels?'
snake oop! Why, man. it vhas dot
| part of der peesnesS What ruins me.
Look herei Here vaas a trunk NIT a
| patent lock and all conven iences dot
ask ~ for. If l doan' get 30 much !
drop to p. If der shentleman saws ne
look aroundt leedle, | tell him to t,ke
it along for -, but it vhaS soo-h loss
my children cry all night long"
They must cost you nearly that"
"Vhell, hat an uncle who makes
! der wood work, brudder who puts on
der lock. sister who papers der inside,
und nv fadder screws on der hinges,
und by sweeping oudt my own store
vhas able to puy dot trunk for sixty
cents"
'.Do you ever let a customer GO out
without buying?"
s.Vhell, | doan' remember of sooch a
calamity. If can't sell him, my White
comes in and tries it. If she can't sell
nm, her sister comes in und speaks
like an angel Sometimes man vhaS
sharp as steel. He WANTS an eighteen
dollar suit for twelve dollars. He
knows dot we haf TO sacrifice, because
our stock vhas too large, und he hangs
OF und peats aroundt, und / finally
close der bargain und assure him dot
1 leaf for der County House to-mor-
row."
"And YOU lose ="
"Vhell, dot suit cost me 1926 in Ro-
chester"
Il guess you'll pull through"
81 hope SO. You see, If oop- stairs
TO SAFE house rent. l keep no clerks
| to emteZZle from me. use some kerO-
sene TO save gas. My rent vhas low
because | vhas a good tenant. / hat
aunts und uncles und brudders in der
clothing und trunk peeSness. / vhaS
acquainted w tn Vanderbilt and Gould.
puys when il vhas hard times. i dis
count my own paper. All dhiS vhas
VERY favorable for my peescess, and it
vhas dose re sons dot makes me offer
you a complete suit of dot French
broadcloth for twenty-five dollars.
assure yOE dot it vhas der greatest bar
gain N der world"
"And that suit cost you-'
Seven dollar in Rochester, but if
you pay fourteen dollars fare to Roches-
ter and back, lose two DAYS und vhas
out four dollars for hotel bill how much
you make, eh? You must think of
dose things" -DetroI Free Press.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-10-06

"A rip Tor FrpElnS.-rnpKIns
came down to the club last night with
a great problem weighing on his mind.
If | should stand on my head" he
said, coming up to the boys with the
air of man who has got a poser. If
| stand on my head the blood all
rushes into my head. doesn't it?" No
one ventured to contradict him.
Now" continued he. triumphantly,
when stand on my feet why dOesn t
the blood all rush into nv feet?" BE
cause" replied Miss Coshannigan's
brother, because, Flipkins, your feet
are not empty."-LyHH Union.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-10-06

committee viewed MIN sternly until MIR.
Moulder motioned him TO retire. A
vote was instantly taken and the boys
request emphatically refused. - San
Francisco Call.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-10-06
LIFE AND crime Of BILL FOX !

The life and murderous crime of BILL FOX,
one of the most noted criminals ever IN the
west, executed at Nevada, Mo-, December %,
1888 has been published in pamphlet form. il
Illustrated. The book gives the full details of
the trial of Fox for the murder of T. w. Howarc1I
May 20, 1888 and the confession of his MUIR
der, duplicating the woman Mrs. Rose.
Price, 1Oc Address,
J. WEST GOODWIN,
Sedalia, Mo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-06
HOW PENyDEH WAS cAPrUREA
An Eye Witness Account Of the Ross
sian Attack ON the AfxhaaH


SINrA, May Aye witnesses of the penjdeh
affair say that on March 29th Tab sslax. the
Afghan commander. received Gen. komaSoff1s
ultimatum. in substance that unless the AZ
ghans retired from the left bank OF the Kushk
and right bank OF the Murghab before the even
ing OF that date, the Russians would drive them
out Capt Tate then conferred with Col. ZACH
arevski, as already reported. The same
night Taib Salar, after consulting with
the British officers. declined to evacuate tie
positions referred Ia. but offered Co consider
reasonable proposals regarding pickets and out
P.sis Gen. komaroff made no answer 20 the
offer. and next morning. during a rainfall ae-
companied by heavy mist, the Russians adj
vanced, the Turcoman cavalry covering the in-
iantry. This movement drew the Afghan fire,
when the Turcomans opened out showiue a
battalion OF the SeVenty-thrd Regiment a SONIA
OF Cossacks and eight guns. Two Of the latter
came INTO action, and the infantry fired volloys
Tor hali an hour, sweeping the Afghans down In
nles. The Afghans. with muzzle leaders and
badly placed. replied to the Russian artillery.
The kuShk was swollen and uniordable.
Inc Inc, only means Of retreat was by the Pull
khtSti bridge. seven feet wide. The CoSSacks
swept forward ON the len Hank OF the Afghans,
and the Russian infantry charged their I'm.
trenchments and carried them al the point OF
the bayonet killing hundreds OF the defenders.
who resisted bravely. At the first shot the
British officers, who were five miles south OF
Afghans I'm full retreat, both from Ak-Tapa
and Pul--khisti. Col. Alikhanofr with a
strong escort. crossed the bridge and occupied
the Afghan military governors tent
but no pursuit made. Col. Alikhanoff
ordered his Saruk Turcomans TO attack Capt
Yates party. which arrived during the Afghan
retreat. Capt. Yate asked Col. Zacharevski for
an interview, and requested that troops be sent
To guard the British camp. No answer was
given To this request. Some Tekke Turcomans
appeared on the scene and the Saruk Turco-
mans, with Capt late, urged n retreat. The
Irilish retired under the escort of the sarnk
chiefs Tab Salar was badly wounded. The
Afghans were demo.alized.
A copy OF the telegram giving the news Of the
agreement OF March 18th was given TO Col,
Zacharevski on March 9th.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-06
Alik hanOf1'S Adventures.

From Meshed Letter to the London Daily News
The principal performer in these Russian adj
vances, more particularly on the Murghab is
Col. Aiikhanoff, now governor of Merv He is
a man OF some reputation, at least he is well
known in the Caucasus and in the Transcaspian
district. He is likely to be heard of in connec-
ton with future events in Central Asia. The
name he bears is Mohammedan, but Russian
lied. 1t is Ali Khan. General report says he
belongs to Daghestan, which was Schamyls
country In Circassia, and that his parents were
MohammedanS. At Tif1is he received his edu-
cation, where he entered the army. Some time
ago, from being involved in a quarrel which
event of that sort, he was reduced in rank
After the taking of Geek Teppe he with one or
two officers in disguise traders visited Mery
and shortly after he had command of the troops
which occupied that place, for it was taken
without fighting. This service brought Alike
hanoH back into favor, and his former rank was
restored. de was made governor of Merv, and
1t Is from that point that he has been so active
lately among the Turcomans on the Murghab.
He has shown himself to be bold, daring and
interchangeable. Alikhanoff is the fitting man to
keep a frontier in a ferment, and he has
already proved his capacity in this line of
action. When Sir Peter I.tmsden visited
Sarakhs In November Alikhan.T crossed from
the Russian side, and rode through the skirts OF
done in a very defiant style. A man carried a
white standard before him, such as is borne be-
fore chiefs and persons of rank and position,
and an escort of Merv Tekkes followed. In
doing this he had passed from Russian to Persian
soil, but he knew that no one could or would
object, and that the piece of bravado could be
done with impunity. 1t has to be recorded that
he did not return TO the Russian camp onite IN
SO grand and dignifed q style as he came for
his horse stumbled, throwing the rider whose
lower garment got torn, and in such manner
that his appearance was not presentable, and
In this condition he had to beat hurried re-
treat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-06
How Many Men Did Lee Surrender.
From the New York sun

| from the New York sun
| During the celebration of the southern memo
rial day at Augusta. last Monday, the Confed-
crate Survivors Association passed resolutions
of sympathy for Gen. Grant in his severe ILL.,
! ness, referring to him as follows
Remembering him now as the generous VIC
tor who, at the ever memorable meeting at APP
Pomattox, to our immortal Lee and to the
| the Army of Northern Virginia on the 9th day
OF April. 1865, conceded liberal and magnani-
nous terms of surrender"
Gus impression, originally arising from an
inexact statement Not long after the cap
| itulation at Appomattox, an account of the
scene described the remnant of Lees army
as containing only about eight thousand men
having arms in their hands. To ascertain
how this calculation was reached, and how
nearly correct it is. might require very labor
ious Investigation. 1t is possible, to begin
with, that some soldiers who had used their
weapons we'll during the long struggle may
do In that thiekly wooded country, when they
learned that the army was to be surrendered
time. too, many men were unfit for duty: and
exactly how many muskets Lee could have put
into line, had a violation of the pledges caused
sudden recourse to arms, must be a matter OF
But the question how many survivors of the
Army OF Northern Virginia accepted the terms
granted at AppOmattaX Is entirely different
The wounded and the sick were paroled no less
than those fit for duty. The stragglers and the
detaehments ont IN search of food and forage
were, no doubt, called in for the purpose. All
these were essentially among the surviving
troops who surrendered with Lee, and within
the Language of the Augusta resolution.
The official records Of the War department
contain statistics Of the number of officers and
enlisted men paroled on that occasion. A very
noteworthy compilation of these statistics is the
comparatively recent one OF the late Gen. A. A.
Humphreys, who commanded the Second Corps
OF the Army Of the Potomac at the time of the
surrender, and before that was chief of staff of
LOaL army. His results follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-06
Hotel Contrasts.

When you go into an American hotel, You
know, boy takes your baggage at the door,
the clerk embraces you at the counter, brushes
whisH, and attendants dance around You till it
seems as if the whole establishment had been
eagerly expecting you for a week.
Now when you go into an English hotel it is
different
You tug and twist and shoulder-heave at the
door awhile, until at last you worry it open
and drag yourself and your baggage in by pain
full degrees against the protest of an inhospita-
Die spring that has been cunningly contrived
somewhere to keep you out. Then you set
down your things in a narrow. private sort of
an entry with the feeling of a burglar awaiting
an arrest, and wipe off your forehead and look
,,s the ground There are no signs, no bells,
around for a while, and by-and-by the commo-
ton wakes up somebody in the rear of the
house, who opens the door and peers through.
This is your oportunity. If you are affabie, and
persistent, and plausible, and state your case
with respectful urgency, this person usually a
iemlalel after some preliminary examination.
with another and higher functionary also q
female), who examines you in the higher
branches, and may end, under favorable con-
dition, with your admission.-Cbrrespond
Detroit Free Press.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-06
The ChIorofOrm Habit.

A new vice appears to be in course Of devel-
opment, according to certain physicians, who
write that the "chlorOform habit" is, to their
knowledge, becoming prevalent to an extent
scarcely known outside of the profession and
of the Medical Record, DIR. A. G. Browning men,
lions several cases, one only of which, through
early medical interference, was known to have
been cured. The mental condition of o con-
frmed chloroformist is stated to be abjectly
miserable, and the physical state loathsome.
The man maudlin drunk on the meanest
whisky is a prince in comparison. Every physi.
illogical function goes down in the wreck, and
but shadow is left for sepulture. In nearly
every instance known to DIR. Browning the
chlOrofOrm habit has developed in individuals
who come OF a line of drinkers more or less re-
mote, and has seemed to replace the appetite
for drink
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-06
A Queer Town.

Bill Arp In the Atlanta Constitution.
Texarkana is q novelty. never knew un til
now where its long curious name came from
Texas and Arkansas, and it is all right, for the
state line splits the town in two. This line
does not run with the streets, but diagonally
and right through business houses and pri.
waite residences, SO that when the merchant is
behind his counter in Texas his customers are
in Arkansas. / thought that there would be
some conflict of laws, and there is some-es-
pecally about crime-but these people all
unite in everything for the good of Texar-
kama, and the criminals can't dodge over the
line to do any good. They have extradition
laws of their own, not state laws, nor munich
pal laws but the laws of custom and self-pro-
lection. When y man skips over the line the
officers Of that side shove him back, law or no
law. If he wants to sue for kidnapping he
can't ind respectable lawyer to take his case;
public opinion is against IL, and SO he has to
submit They have double city government,
TWO mayors and two marshals, but there is no
clash or conflict and no jealousy. Well, be-
lleye that the people on the Texas side are a
little more airy and consequential that those
over the Arkansaw hne-for a Texan is-well,
he Is just q Texan, and that means good deal.
They are not only proud of living in their state,
but they are sorry for those who don't They
look upon all the rest of us as unfortunates.
The time was when they invited immigration,
but they have ceased to feel concern about that
now, for the cry is ''still they GOMEZ They give
cordial welcome to all, but they hint that after
awhile they may take vote as to whether q
foreigner may come or not.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-06

London Letter to Springfield Republican
The queen is furious over the Su inner, Hoare,
Cholmondeley business, and has had all the
names of the parties concerned expunged from
"the list" and forbidden the levee, drawing
room and hall. The Cholmondeley came close
to her, the marquis, father of the lady who con-
veyed the letters from a married man to a
young girl, and admitted that she thought she
had done very wrong being joint hereditary
grand chamberlain of England AS for the
titzhardings, they have always been a measly
lot. One of them was mulcted in a large amount
in an action by the beautiful actress Miss Foote,
for desertiOn under very heartless circum-
stances and Berkeley castle is said to have held
as many ruined maidens Of late years within
its walls as in the days when Scott pictured it
as the Castle Of Front de Boeuf Miss Summer,
the heroine of this dark story, who clings with
fond tenacity to her elderly married lover, is a
very beautiful and accomplished girl, and is
styled In Worcestershire Diana Vernon from
the gallant way in which she goes across coun-
try. On the top of all this comes the Fitz George
Arkwright scandal, OF which we gave some ink.
ling, but which has now come out in full de.
tall showing the SON of the Duke of Cambridge
as having betrayed in O very heartless way the
confidence of q brother officer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-06
lEeraf.
Nerat
Charles Marvin. I'm "The Russians the Gates OF

Charles Marvin. I'm "Ihe Russians at the Gates OF
HeraL'
1t lis one OF the oldest cities of the East and
was once one OF the richest. To use the word Of
a Persian scographer, 'the city has been fifty
times taken, fifty times destroyed. and fifty
times ii has arisen from its ashes" Six hundred
and sixty years ago IL contained, according To
the records OF the period. ~ 900 retail shops
5000 public baths caravanserais and water.
mills, $50 school and monastic Institutions and
$4,000 occupied houses, aud was yearly visit
ed by caravans from all parts OF Asia ss Our
generals and the generals of Russia value He.
rat, not solely on account of the city, but on ac-
count OF the resources of the district In which IL
Is situated-resources in corn and beef which.
II swept into any point of the Herat district
not necessarily TO Herat ITSELF would feed
an army Of at least 100000 men and
sustain them during the final advance
upon India. IL Is this great campaign ground,
and not exclusively the town of Herat, that Is
the Key of India. II a line be drawn south Of
Herat 100 miles to Furrah, a second west 20
miles 10 Kusan on the Persian frontier and q
third 100 miles north, behind the points occu.
pied by the Russians. "A rough idea may be
formed of district as fertile England
throughout, and possessing marvellous mineral
the place OF arms, which Russia wants, In order
that she may be always able To threaten India.
hat e,, m, no snrh canplng ground ANYWHERE
between Herat and India. Hence. not without
reason, have the ablest generals of England
and Russia designated the district the Key Of
India.
General MacGregor put this plainly enough
In his "khorassan," in 1873: "From the fort
attached To the village had a fine view Of the
valley OF Herat, which stretched In every diree-
ton but the south, one sea of yellow fields and
verdant trees Without going lurther IL was
easy to see the value of Herat To any power
with intentions on India, and to recognize the
justice of the dictum which termed IL the gate
OF India. Just as in the minor operations of the
capture Of city the wise commander will give
his troops a breathe on their gaining the outer
defenses, SO must every general coming from
m -nl 1aN
And no better place could he found for this
purpose: abundance OF beautiful water, guam
titles OF wheat and barley and rice, endless
herds of cattle and sheep, good forage. and a
fine climate-all combine Ia make the Herat
valley the most apt place for halt before en-
tering the desolate country between Furrab
and Candahar-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-06
The Happy Land Of Japan.

TOXIC Lotter In ChlcagO News.
There is remarkable absence of pauperfsm
in this country. The rich men are few and far
between-that is, counting riches as we count
riches in America-but man with an income
OF 81 900 year is considered wealthy man,
and peasant or farmer whe has 500 laid by
capitalists of his district. In all the empire it
is estimated that there are less than ten
thousand paupers-a wonderful record for a
population of 81 100000. Not to make COM
parisons---which Mrs. Darlington says are
"odorous"-1 suppose you have at least ten
thousand Raqpers In Illinois. Perhaps your
the habit-a habit as old as the days of Shakes
peare-of travellers who praise everything in
their own. There Is o tendency in that direc-
tiop when one compares the social life, the hap
piness and contentInent Of all classes here with
lea. am not opposed to missions or mission
aries, but honestly believe that enlightened
America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-06

TWO HUNDRED LONG ISLAND CITY PUPILS WHO
HAVE REAL BANK BOOKS.
From the n. Y. sun
Mr.. Thirty, who has been a school commission
er Of the third ward OF Long Island city for a
few months, came from France about thirty
years ago. He is an enthusiast in matters of
education. Lately he instituted i'm the schools
Of his ward penny savings banks. Banks OF this
kind originated in France, but they are now i'm
successful operation in many OF the schools OF
Belgium and England. Deposits OF from one TO
ten cents are received by the teacher OF each
class every Monday morning. When the roll is
called each pupil declares how much he has to
save, II anything, and these amounts are hand
ed 70 the teacher. who delivers the total thus
same day in the Long Island city savings bank
when pupils deposits amount to 25 cents. lac
or she is entitled to a bank book from the bank.
Inc amounts on the bank books are then
drawn from the general deposit made I'm the
name OF the principal All the books of the
thapm ar t nept ny ,he principal who may hand
their parents. At the beginning of every month
the teacher adds up the deposits o. every pupil
ana sho In case they exceed % cents, he deposits
the even % cents at the savings bank, but
Keeps the surplus over 25 cents on the register
leaves the school the bank book is handed over
70 MN ana he cannot withdraw his money
without the presence of his father mother
ana also the consent OF the principal, who may
have reasons TO believe that the parents want
the money for themselves, I'm which case he
iuust MS consent Inc whole system
Is managed successfully by the use of blank
cards for the pupils and the school register
The system was begun five weeks ago and
$40 has been saved by about 400 pupils
About 300 already have bank books Commits
sioner Thirty was found the other day working
among his grape vines. In speaking of his new
school project he said:
Economy must be taught to our children like
any other virtue, by causing it TO be practiced
A man must learn to save when he is young or
he never will learn. Children are the best
agents OF social reform, and a habit OF saving
Will be the means of their success in later wears
The money which boys and girls spend i'm
trihes, as candies and toy pistols. is a great
stream of wealth which can be saved 1t is only
the intellect of the young that our public edu-
Gators are expected TO develop, but they ought
also to encourage habits of thrift and industry
More skill is required to keep dollar than to
make 1t. Future laborers especially must learn
the great Importance OF small savings Ii
laborers knew better how TO save what they get
there would be less socialism and nonsense
afoat. We may, think, be able, IL this custom
is extensively introduced into this country In
the right way, to help reduce crime and pau
perism. think all the schools in Long Island
City will adopt the system in a few weeks.
Pupils are pleased with the idea and save ali
they can. To the one who saves the most at the
end OF the term have promised one Of these
me Catawba crane vines"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-06
The ArbutuS Hunter.

Now the pink arbuius spray
Lures the maid.
As its dainty petals peep.
Ronsing from their winters sleep
Welcoming the vernal day
Bright arrayed.
Bids she then her lover HE
To the dell,
Where the flower Iifts it's head
From it's lonely forest bed,
And her lover with sigh
Murmurs "'Gehenna."
Yet he tramps the woodland through
All the day,
Searching meath each spreading tree;
But not blossom can ha see
And he swears il never grew
Anyway.
Home at even he takes his way
With a curse,
But the maiden bids him go
Seek some other love. and so
When they meet each other, they
Don't converse. Boston Post