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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-12-29

examined all that Is at present known
of the interior of this enormous building.
He states that the measurements in the
chambers, ETC., show the exact length
of the cubit of the Bible-namely, twen-
ty-fiye inches. This cubit was used in
the building of Noah's Ark, Solomon's
Temple, etc. He also maintains that
the pyramid shows the distance of the
sun from the earth to be 91,S40, 600
miles Cor. st. James Gazstte.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-12-29

Some Aregories, n Good Way after Esop
Which Teach Healthy Morals.
THE CROW AND THE HARE.


A Crow and a Hare met by chance
one day, and were so well Pleased with
each other that it was Agreed to form a
Partnership.
1.-THE first thing in order" remarked
the Crow, sis to select q Home, which
will, of course, belong to both of US.
Have you got your eye on any particu-
lar Tree?"
Tree" echoed the Hare, "why, we
want q burrow, of course"
"Burrow! But can't live in Hole?"
Sand can't Climb Treer'
eff you didn't intend to Consult my
Wishes why did you Propose this Part
nership.'
And if you weren't ready to give
way in these little Matters why Accept
my Proposals."
They were Holly Disputing and
Abusing each other when the Fox came
along, and being Appealed to for his
Opinion he said:
"My Friends, while You are both
wrong, you have still exhibited rare
Judgment. The Human Family alone
are Fools enough to Marry First and
Quarrel over their likes and dislikes and
Natures IncOngruities afterwards.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-12-29

The New Hampshire papers speak
of ''potato-b bees" We don't exactly
know what kind of bee this is. but it
ought to be very popular if it puts po-
tatoes up in pretty little cells like
honey.-Puck. No. dear. they sell the
potatoes and sometimes the buyers in
Boston. A "potato-bee" Is social
gathering. a sort of potato-ball. as you
might ssy.-BostoH Commercial Bul-
Ie&n
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-12-29
THE BEAR AND THE WOLF.

The Bear and the Wolf had been
Warm Friends for many years when the
Wolf one day asked for q Loan to help
him out of Tight Squeeze. To his
utter Astonishment the Favor was
Promptly Refused.
Haven't we been Friends?n asked
the Wolf.
Truly, we haver'
Sand don't you wish to be in the
Future?"
at is for that reason" answered the
Bear, ''that / refuse the Loan. III
you have no Trouble in repaying me
you will Depend upon me in all Future
Emergencies. If you fail to repay you
viii Become my Enemy for Life"
MORAL:
Go TO your Friends for sympathetic
your Pawnbroker for loans.-Detroii
Free Press.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-12-29

The indications of an improving ac-
tivity in the general industrial cOndi-
ton of the country, was happily exem-
pli6ed in the great increase of sales
during the preparation for the gift sea-
SON of Oh ristmas. There was no gen.
eral advance in prices either, although
the demand was certainly from a down
ward to an upward tendency. These
straws tell which way the wind blows,
and indicates that the situation is
strengthening, and that confidence is
taking the place of apprehension.
These ia vorabIe indications are likely
TO continue also, into the spring. A
large volume of business has undeubt-
edly been transacted in iron, steel,
hardware, railway appliances, coal /,
coke. etc. In the more finished de-
psrtmeuts of industry q great improve
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-12-29
IL 29s4t Sheriff of Psttis couutv, Mo.
sHERIFF'S SALE IN PARTITION.

SHERIFFS SALE IN PARTITION.
In the Circuit Court OF P.t,is county.
Missouri Louis Deutsch, plaintiff,
agains; George G. Vest, John F Philips,
the unknown heirs of Russell Hicks.
deceased d, Bacon Montgomery, Maria I.
Montgomery, his wife, and David w.
Bouldin, Martha E Smith, Sarah Z.
Cotton and David II. Smith, defendants.
In pursuance of an order of sale made
at the September term, 1885, of said court
in the above entitled partition case and to
me directed, J., l.. s. Murray, sheriff OF said
county, will on
WEDNESDAY, THE GOTH DAY OF
JANUARY, 1886,
between the hours of 9 o'clock .. m.
snd o'clock p m. of said day, and while
saId court 10 in session, at the door
of the court house in said county, sell
all the right, title and interest of all of the
shove named parties (plaintif and de-
lendAnts) in and to the following described
real estate in Pettis county, Missouri, to-
wit: Lot thirteen (13) in block forty five
(45) in the city of Sedalis. at public auc.
ZION to the highest bidder for cash.
i. s. MURRAY,
Sheriff of Peitis county, Missouri.
WILKERSON & MONTGOMERY,
i2-29w4t Attorneys.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-12-29
WEEKLY BAZOO.
SEDALIA, Mo-,
TUESDAY DECEMBER 90. 1885.
THEATRICAL LICENSE.

Last week Mr.. Collins the gentle
manly manager of Woods opera house
made application to the county court
to have the county license tax ofS125
per anBum, removed from his business,
but the court declined to take action
in the matter but whether they will do
so or not when they meet tomorrow,
remains to be seen. That the license
imposed would not be burthensome in
flush times can readily be concluded,
but when there is such a general de-
preston of bushes as has character
ICED the present theatrical season, there
can be little or no question that 1925
will make very serious inroad into
the small profits the business affords
m a city the size of Sedalia, and un-
. der the circumstances the BAzoo can
not but feel that the court would act
both wisely and generously in reliev-
ing Mr.. Collins of the burthen at least
3 temporarily.
1t has for many years been conceded
that a ffrst-class theatre is an indispen-
sible adjunct to a prosperous thriving
city, and an institution that should re-
ceive hearty cooperation and encour-
agement. Through the enterprise and
pluck of DIR. III. w. Wood, Sedalia
has been enabled to boast of the finest
opera house in the west, and although
its rental at present will hardly pay
the expense of keeping it up, he has
no disposition to abandon the enter
prise, and while he certainly cannot
afford to lower that rental, neither can
the present manager hope to keep it
up to the high standard desirable, and
continue to pay so large rent, unless
some leniency is shown him in regard
to the matter of license. The city IL
,esnse is high and the added burthen
of county license is more than he can
bear, and hope to live. Another
strong reason why this license should
be removed, is the fact that while the
state law gives the counties power to
impose it, it does not make the imposi-
ton of a county license on theatres
obligatory, and the experience of cities
tends to show that such license is det-
gimentai rather than beneficial, if any
Inference can be drawn from the num-
Der of cities and counties where no
such license is imposed, among which
may be noted the following cities whose
theatres have county license tax:
Kansas City. st. Joseph, Hannibal,
Springfield, Louisiana, Joplin, Mober-
ly and Butler, in Missouri, Des Moines
Iowa, Ounce, ILL.,, and Atchison and
Topeka, Kansas. These however are
only q few that have no license taken,
as they. occur to the mind of the
writer at random. The county court
you'd do well therefore to give the
matter careful consideration, and if in
their judgement, they believe the
county can afford to dispense with this
small revenue, there is little doubt
but that their decision will meet with
the approval of the people.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-12-29
Perfect SiRnr.

As thousands can testify, there II nom
ne so much to be desired as perfect sighs
and perfect sight can only be obtained by
using perfect spectacles. G. g. Taylor, our
home optician, exercises grestskill and pa
tience in fitting those needing spectacla
With care md comfort to the we&r@,
I1&l1dtl
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-12-29
Palace Buffet Sleeping Cars
Are run by this line on night express
from
ST. LOUIS TO NEW YORK
DAILY
WITHOUT CHANGE IN 80 HOU rs.

BEST ROUTE TO JACKSONVILLE
And Winter Resorts 10 the Southeast.
The double daily lines of psrlor cars
and palace sleeping coaches by this road
from
ST. LOUIS TO CINCINNATI AND
LOUISVILLE,
making direct connections at both points
with mining aud evening express trsins,
having PLACE Hotel and Sleeping Cars to
CHAT n 'Cga, Atlanta, Savannah, and Jack
sOnville without change. No Ferries or
Transfers by this route.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-12-29
DAILY TEAMS

Ut UAIL1 ICAlNS
4 To Washington in % hours.
To Baltimore IN 30 hours.
This is hours quicker than the fastest,
time by any other line.
The Day Express runs entire trains con-
sisting of day coaches and pal.ce sleeping
cars from ST. Louis to Washington and
Baltimore without change.
The night express he's sleepers through
without change. No otner line from St
Louis offers double daily through train
service to the national capital.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-12-29
OHIO 6 MISSISSIPPI R'r
The direct aud fast line to
CINCINNATI,
LOUISVILLE,
WASHINGTON,
BALTIMORE,
New York and the East.

q Solid daily trains to Cincinnati and
Louisville,
In 10 hours, with Through Dsv Cars, Par
Tor Cars ard Palace Sleeping Coaches. No
change OF cars for any class of passengers.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-12-29

Ladies who would retain freshness and
vivscity. Don't fail to try "Well's Health
Remover"
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-12-29

For Tickets, Rates, or any particular in
formation, call on Ticket Agen,s of con-
Meeting lines, West, Norrhwes' and South
west, or 10 ST. Louis at 10l and lO3 Fourth
street.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-02

Siege guns built of wire are the
newest description of ordnance for
the national service. A very tough
steel wire is used, having a breaking
strength of 100 tons to the square
inch, which is wound over a steel
tube as tape may be wound on a
reel, being frequently fastened off to
secure its cohesion and so neatly
put together as to look like solid
metal. An experimental howitzer
has been made on this principle,
and passed a satisfactory proof at
the Royal Arsenal. 1t has calibre
of 10 inches, but weighs only about
20 hundred weight. IL its trial this
howitzer threw shell of $50 pounds
with a charge of % pounds, and at
tanned a velocity of 1000 feet per
second--a result which may be COM
pared vito two guns of a similar
weight which are at present in the
service. One of these is the S-inch
howitzer, which fires shell of just
half the weight-1S0 pounds-with
a velocity of $50 feet, and the other
is 100 FOUNDER gun of 6 6 calibre,
which with its light shot of 100
pounds. manages to reach velocity
of !, ,390 feet per second. The trial
weapon seems in no way impaired
by the strain to which it has been
subiected.-LOndon Daily Telegraph
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-02
Mexican Hotel and Servants.

The hotels in Mexico are so bad
that those who have to remain there
any length of time invariably go 70
housekeeping, and can thus live as
comfortably and econom ically as
anywhere in the State. There is no
aristocratic quarter in Mexico, and
it is fashionable, not only to live on
business street but to have saloon
or a meat market on the ground
floor. Every body lives in flats,
the houses are usually three stories
high, and the top floor is considered
the best. It viii rent for 500
month, while the second floor rents
for $40. When a house is to be let
in Mexico the owner sticks an old
newspaper in the window. 1t isn't
very tasteful, and seldom improves
the appearance of the house, but it
is economical and understood by
the community. Servants are cheap
and plenty, and you are pretty sure
to have several descendants of the
Aztec kings about the house if you
hire one, for it is the rule here that
the whole family go with the father
or mother when they go out to SER
vice. Your cook brings her husband
her children aud pretty near all
her relations, and they are fed from
your table and sleep under your
roof. The husband may be shoe
maker or saloon keeper or hack
man, but he lives where his wife
works. There are usually rooms
enough in the house for them all,
and the only food they want is plen-
ty of beets and what is left from
your table.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-02
A Corpse asks for . Drink.

On last Wednesday DR.. D. A.
Pangburn. living in Oregon Town
ship, abobt four miles north of
Charlestown, Ind, was taken very
i'll of pneumonia. He grew worse,
and on Thursday morning Drs.
Sanderson and Carr were called in.
At 6 O'Clock on that evening he
was pronounced dead, and laid out
far the grave. About an hour after
ward those in attendance were as
tonished to hear the supposed corpse
ask for drink of water. The water
was given him, in a short time he
breathed freely, although he still
seemed in a dying condition. He
grew worse, however, during the
night, and was again laid out for
dead. Mis- brother. Mr.. S. c. Pang-
burn, of Jacksonville, was sent for
to attend the funeral, and started on
the early traia Friday morning. He
arrived Just in time to see his broth
er return to life and consciousness
the second time. This case is pro-
nounced one of the most singular
known to the medical profession.
Mr.. Pangburn, though still very i'll,
is alive, and may entirely recover.
He has for some time past been af-
fected with cold. and the phlegm
lodging in his throat caused a sus-
pension of his breathing. During
the whole time, however, he was
dimly conscious of all that passed
around him. but was powerless to
move or speak.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-02
Well PAID for wheeling a Barrow.

The head clerk of large firm in
Charlestown promised an old Gus
toner one day half bale of Russia
duck, to be on hand at l o'clock when
the man was to leave town with his
goods. The firm was out of duck
and the clerk went over to Boston
to buy some. Not finding a truck
man, he hired man to take it over
on his wheelbarrow. Finishing other
business. on his return to Charles
town the clerk found the man not
half way over the bridge sitting on
his barrow, half dead win the heat
What was to be done? 1t was then
half past II, and the goods were
promised at l. There was not a mo-
ment TO lose. In spite of the heat,
the dust and his fine clothes, the
young man seized the wheelbarrow
and pushed on. Pretty soon rich
merchant, whom the young man
knew very well, riding on horseback,
overlook him. What said he,
"Mr. Wilder turning truckman ?"
"Yes,i answered the clerk; the
goods are promised at 1 o'clock, and
my man has given out; but you see
| am determined to be good as my
word Good, good" said the gem
tleman, and started on. Calling at
the store where the young man was
employed, he told his employers
what he had seen. "And | want to
tell him" said the gentleman, shat
when he goes into business for him.
self, my name is at his service for
$4,000" Reaching the store. which
he did in time. the high price set on
his conduct made amends for the
heat, anxiety. and fatigue of the job.
You would like to know, perhaps,
that this young man became one of
the most eminent merchants of his
day, and known far and wide, both
in Europe and this country. His
name is S. v. s. Wilder, first Presi-
dent of the American Tract Society.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-02
The Law OF Ancient Laghts.

A new and rather surprising Il
lustration of the common law rela-
tive to ancient lights" is furnished
by recent decision in England in
the case of Buffers versus Dickinson.
1t seems that an old building, three
stories high. stood upon certain
street, projecting several feet over
the street line. The building, which
was once a dollhouse, had been al
tered into shop, and large win
dow had been put in the front walls
of the first story. The window had
been in long enough to have acquir-
ed right to light under the ordi-
nary rules, when the city authori-
ties decided to buy and remove the
portion of the building TO which it
belonged, in order to give the street
in front of it the full width. The
old wall was not parallel to the street
line. and it was necessary to cut off
q portion of the building four feet
in depth at one end and seven feet
nine inches at the other; and the
owner, rather than have his proper
ty 80 extensively mutiIated, pulled
the building down and erected one
story building on the site, with a
front on the new line, and a shop
window in it, A large building.
which was constructed on a neigh
boring lot, was then found to inter-
fere with the light of the new win
dow, and the owner of the shop
brought suit to prevent the infringe
ment of what he claimed to be his
ancient right to uuobstructed light.
The proprietor of the offending edi-
nee maintained that as the window
for which his adversary claimed the
protection of the Court was a new
wall, in different position from the
old one, and forming part of a new
building, of different plan and di-
mensions from the old one, it could
not be regarded or entitled to all the
rights which had been enjoyed by
the window to which it had sue
ceeded but the Judge decided that
even sucn notifications in the cir
as those which had tax
en- place did not amount 10 an aban-
donment of any original right, and
ordered decree for the plaintiff.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-02
The Client Appearing for his Counsel

A good story is told of famous
LAWYER of the Essex Bar, well known
as a politician, and even better as a
wit. He was in early days defend
ing a man charged with illegally
selling liquor, and the facts were all
against him. The prosecution prov
ed the sale of pint of whisky, and
found that be charged an extra price
for it, saying it was Saturday night,
and that was the last drop of whisky
ne had in the house. The poor pris-
oner seemed to have no witnesses
and no friends and he stood there,
bloated and boozy, the picture OF
dissipation and degradation. The
Squire was, however, equal to the
occasion. Turning to the jury, he
said Gentlemen of the jury, |
shall detain you but minute. Pris-
oner, look upon the jury juror,
look upon the prisoner. That is all.
Now, gentlemen, if you can say as
honest men that, after looking at my
client, you believe he is man wlo
would sell the last pint of whisky
that he had in the house, whv, then
convict him r' There might have
been flaw in the argument, but
the jury acquitted the prisoner.-
Boston Record
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-02
An Editsr's Adventure.

A large coachwhip snake had
wrapped his tail several times round
the top Of a stiff scrub post oak bush
and had caught SOW and was hold
ing her fast. His head part had
three wraps around one of the sow's s
hind legs and he was making the
hold doubly sure by holding with
his mouth. The SOW was moving
first to the right and then to the left
on three feet. and had already de-
scribed two segments of circle on
terra firma. The senior editor grab
bed a pole to XIII the snake. The
snake turned loose, and as he
stretched out his full length he look
ed fully as long as fence rail. The
snake and hog went in opposite di-
rections, and it is hard to tell which
went the faster. As we rode of we
could hear the old SOW running
through the woods, 4" bliekety, blick-
ETY., bliekety. whoo, boob, who"
From appearance the snake intend
ed to suck the SOW, and the latter
had three teats full and appeared TO
have only three pigs. But his snake
ship couldn't hold and suck, too
Walton { Ga Neics.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-02
History Repeats Itself

Papa, did you ever smoke when
you was a boy p asked a 10-year
old Brooklyn lad who was vigorous
ly chewing coffee to disguise the vile
odor of 2 cigarette which clung to
him still.
Yes, once" replied the father, as
he shifted the smell of tobacco in
the air.
What did your papa say ?" ask
ed the boy, with unusual interest.
"He didn't say a word, son; but
this is what he did when be found
it OUT
When the father finished the tenn
perature of his scion was several de-
grees hotter than the ambient az
mosphere.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-02
Ex-President Harrisou's Craze.

A movement is on foot to erect q
monument over the tomb Of exPres-
ident Harrison, which is at North
Bend. Ind, near Cincinnati. 1t is
on a natural mound in the midst of
COW pasture, and it overlooks the
Ohio river. A dilapidated board
fence, inclosing a space of fifty feet
square, separates the burial place
from the pasture field. Within the
enclosure are two or three old cedar
trees. The tomb itself is structure
of brick, all under ground except
the gables. and it is covered with a
roof of shingles that are now dilapi-
dated and rotten. Even the brick
walls that show above the ground
are covered with a green mould.
A sloping cellar door covers the
steps which descend to the vault,
and even these doors of iron expos
ed to the summer rains and winter
SHOWS, are eaten through with rust.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-02
All the Difference in the World

The following interesting conver.
sation occurred between a Maysville
attorney and a witness in case in
which a certain tree played promi-
nent part:
Lawyer-Did you see this tree by
the roadside?
Witness-Yes, sir / saw it very
plainly. s5
Lawyer-It was very conspicuous,
then?
Witness-Well, 1 can't. say that
I saw the tree very plainly. though
Lawyer-Well, now, / would Ike
to know why if it was plain it WASH :
conspicuous. What is the difference
between plain and conspicuous. An
swer that, will you?
"Well,n replied the witness, 1t
is this: I come into this court room
and glance over the bar. see you
plain among the other lawyers, al
though you ANITA darned bit con-
spicuous."
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-02
The Law OF the Tailor Shop.

Where a tailor agrees to make
clothes ito the satisfaction" of the
customer, the latter has a right to
reject them if they do not suit.
Brown vs.. Foster, 113 Mass, 1856. )
Where there is no such specific
agreement, the implied contract is to
make the articles in a workmanlike
manner, in which case ofcourse they
will fit, and they may be rejected if
they do not. But it is a reasonable
usage that tailor may have an OPP
portunity to alter a garment so as to
secure a ft, and if he offers to do
this, and is denied the chance, the
probabilities are that be will get the
better of his customer in a law suit.
-Ner York Journal of Commerce.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-02
How to Pur an Egg In . Bottle.

A writer in the Rsral NeU Yorker
tells the young folks how they may
perform the magic feat of putting an
egg in bottle. Like many other
things it is easy enough when you
know how. This Is the way it is done:
Soak a fresL egg for several days
in strong vinegar. The scid OF the
vinegar will eat the lime of the shell
80 that while the egg looks the same
it viii be soff and capable of COM
preston. Select q bottle with q
neck q third smaller than the egg.
With little cafs you will have no
trouble in pressing the latter into
the bottle. Fill tbe bottle half full
of lime water, and in . few days
you will have . hasdrshallsd. egg in
q bottle with . neck third smaller
than the egg. Of course you pour
of the lime water as the shell hard
ems, How the egg got into the bot
tie will be . conundrum that few
can answer.