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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-05-12
URBAN GROWTH.
The Enormous Aggregation OF PopulatIo
and Wealth i'm Cities.

The Enormous Aggregation OF Population
and Wealth I'm Cities.
The enormous aggregations of popu
lation and wealth are not confined tc
our coast-line cities, but are true of all
centers of trade in the interior of the
country. Recent statistics show that
while our agricultural population has
increased four per cent, our urban OF
city population has increased nineteen
per cent. The recent discussion in
England as TO the basis of representa-
ton in Parliament under the new Dis
tribution Bill have revealed some
curious facts. The vast majority O!
members of Parliament viii be from
the cities, for the reason that the British
Islands are now dominated by groups
of populated centers. 1t has been found
that the rural districts proper have de-
creased in number, that the villages and
small towns contain fewer inh bitants.
but there has been an enormous increase
in cities of lOO,O 900 population and over.
But the heaviest percentage OF growth
has been in the very largest cities like
London, but more particularly in the
suburbs-the ring of towns Immediately
adjacent to the large cities. The SUI
perior attractiyeness of great cities over
rural districts to human beings is be-
cause man is naturally gregar:ous-he
longs to be with his fellows. TIE null
tiplication and diversity of modern
industries permit men and women to
follow their natural bent, which is,
to make their way to the most at
tractive of the human hives. This ten
dency TO aggregate in large centers
of population is as marked on the
continent of Europs as it is in the
British Isles and the United States
Demoresfs Monthly.
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of the seventy-six United States
Senator's. thirty-two are professors of
religion, of whom sixteen are Presby-
terians.
james Freeman Clarke says Boston
is the only city in the world which ex-
ponds annually $4,000 for library
purposes. The country NAV continue
therefore to cast anchor off Bunker
Hill.-CUrrent.
Horace Greeley never learned. with
al his requirements and vast stock of
miscellaneous information, to pronounce
the name of the newspaper he had
founded and felt so proud of. He in
yariably called it to his dying day the
Tribune.
-Osman Digma's original name was
Alphonse Vinet, he being full-blooded
Frenchman. He was at one time sold
as a slave TO Mohammed Ahmed ell
Mehdi, but quickly rose in that prophets
favor and became his son-in-law. He is
now about fifty-three years old.
"A new .'literarian," 9 per.
son devoted to literary pursuits-is pro-
posed by the Literary World, which
says: Litterateur is foreign; literary
men is awkward, besides being restrict
ed in gender; librarian, following the
analogy of parlismentarian,' Is nat
ural; it is also sensible, euphonious and
convenient"
in February, 1860, Abraham Lin
cola registered at one of the Philadel-
p!iia hotels No one knew him, and he
was given rather high-up room. His
bill was two dollars, which he paid and
departed as he came. alone. In just one
year from that time he registered at the
same hotel. the President-elect of the
United States, was given the best room
i'm the house, and his coming and going
were known by every body in the city.
philadelphia Record.
1t is related of General Gordon that
at dinner in London club one of the
members jokingly accused him of Sc
cre:ing Il bottle of wine in his pocket.
Others observing that his pocket bulged
OFT made lets that they could guess the
brand and challenged him to produce
the bottle. In Indignation he drew from
his pocket a prayer-book, and said:
This little book has been my cOmpan-
ion for wears, and | sincerely trust that
yol may find comforter and supporter
in the trials of life that will prove as
true to you d this has been to me-"
Then he Withdrew from the company.
AMI the next day received many apollo
gies.
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General Gordon.

While Gordon was in command of
the fort at Gravesend, previous to his
representing England at the Confer
ence held at Constantinople in 1871, he
had occasion to read up his French
with a professor, who relates the fol-
lowing incident, of which he was q
witness: Toward the end of 1871 an
ex-oficer of the Chinese Legion pre-
sented himself at the Fort House and
asked to see the General. On his card
being given to Gordon, he threw it
from him with disgust, and his anger
was so great that for q few seconds he
was speeches.. When he was some
what calmer. he expressed his feelings
In the following words: Tell that
man To enter if he wishes me to blow
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HUMOROUS.

They were talking of weighing at
a friends house the other night. Turn
ing TO bright little son OF nv host /
said: Charley. how much do you
weigh?" 'Tm about eighty-five pounds
now, but when get mad weigh q
TOM ]. Star.
"A gentleman who usually wore
bushy whiskers almost as white as
snow had his beard cut off. When he
entered the house his little three-year-
old grandchild exclaimed: why,
grandpa, whose head have you got
on?"- Golden Days.
fare you going out to the theater
to night?" asked one lawyer of anoth-
or. no" was the reply, 81 have a
retainer to keep me at home" ''In-
deedr exclaimed his companion. MAY
| ask what the retainer is?" "You
may-it is my wife. IN Y. Herald
Little Tim-Good night, mamma
Mamma-Why, you must not 90 to
bed yet. You have not had your sup
per. Little Tim-Oh. no; I'm not GO
ing to bed. 1 thought you were.
Mamma-Go play, child. This is my
new Mother Hubbard. Philadelphia
Gil.
English tourist-''Why is it, can
sou tell me, that your American inn
keepers always put pink muslin over
their pictures7' American wit-"Very
easily explained. The productions of
our chrome manufacturers are so ex-
ccedingly natural that we are obliged
TO take some means to prevent the mos
quitoas from biting them. - Harvard
Ldnpoon.
"A teacher In one of our schools in
quired the other day if any of her
scholars could give the definition of the
word dandy" This seemed puzzler
till little boy near the front held up
his hand and said: Il know what
dandy it'll" ''And what is it?" HE
It'll boy what kitheth the girlth. ~
Brooklyn Gazette.
''Buckle my shoe, Egbert, DEAR" said
Chicago belle to her near-sighted
fiancee. Egbert went down on his knee
like a true knight, but, as he had lost
his eye-glass, his vision was a little I'M
certain. SIS this your foot, darling"
AOu OCtf ouC
saw, pawdon, II thought it was the
lounge" Egbert is now disengaged.-
Teras Sittings.
A New York physician reports q
case of wallpaper poisoning-the per-
sons who slept in the papered room hay-
ing contracted ''catarrh, pharyngitis,
migraine, conjunctivitis. muscular pains
and swelling of the salivary glands"
1t must have made 'em sick; but they
are lucky that the wallpaper didn't
also give them ingrowing nails, Dunions
and strabismus.-NoTYisto Herald
1t being agreed at party of twelve,
equally composed of ladies and gentle
men, that a disputed question should be
settled by the opinion of the majority,
the six ladies expressed themselves OPP
posed to the six gentlemen. and claimed
the victory. A gentleman objected to
this, as the number of votes was equal,
saying 'they were half and half"
True" replied witty fair one; '.but
We are the better halves. IN y
Ledger.
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SHERIFFS SALE.

By virtue ana author ty of general ex-
ecution. sued from the office OF the clerk
of he circnit curt of Pe.tis county, Mis-
souri,, dated the 7th day of Msrch, A. ID.
1885, and to me directed, In favor of Ault-
man, Miller & Co, and ag,inst Wayne j.
d v-npoTt and David K Davenport, / have
levied upon ind sliced sill the right, ii lie,
in crest and as ale of Wayne j. Owen.
port, OF, in and to the following described
real est ate, siIuated in PeItis county, Mis-
souri,, to.wit: The north asst quarter OF
he southeast quarter of secion thir v
three 1887, township forty seven (47), range
wenty-rhree (23J, containing forty acres
mere or less, and l will on
THURSDAY, THE 7TH Day OF MAY, 1885
between the hours OF MIN o'c' ock a m. and
five o'clock p. IN. said day, at the court
hIuse door in the city OF Seda la, Pet,is
couny, Missouri, and while the circuit
court Of sail county is in session, sell the
rhove descr bed r estate at public auc
ton TO the highest d Ter for ,sh in hand,
20 satisfy sid execution ard costs.
LIS. MURRAY.
4-14Std Sheriff of Pettis County, Mo.
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Outside Pursuits of English Judges.

Being free from all anxiety-for no
servant of the Safe has so secure q
position as Judge. who can only be
removed from his Office by a joint adj
dress of both Housewife congenial
work, with regular hours, and regular
holidays. Judge ought to live to a
great age. Most of them do so. Sew
eral among them have intellectual pur-
suits other than the law, and enjoy
ample time in which to crafty them.
One of our Judges is devoted to physi-
cal science, and is said to know even
more of it than of law; another is
skillful painter and has been hung on
the line. Another is a considerable
Greek and Latin scholar, and would
probably edit classical books sooner
than do anything else, if he thought
that Judge might decorously do so.
Another is an ardent essayist. Another
is learned and widely known musician
and skillful performer on the violin.
Another is understood to legislate un-
for what is commonly called
our greatest of National sports, and, if
so, must have enough to do.-St. James
Gazette.
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SHERIFEIS SALE.

By virtue aud authority of general ex-
ecu,ion, issued from the Office of the clerk
CT the circuit court of Pettis county, Mis-
souri,, dated the 9Th day OF February, 1885
and to me directed. In favor of the Mol ne
PlOw c~mpsny, and sg ,inst David Blocher,
10 ish Blocher and Daniel hi, cker, hav.
levied upon and seized all the rght, It'll,
interest and estate of defendeuI David
Bloch, r, OF, in ard to the follow ing de-
scribed real est tie situated in PeItis county,
Missouri, to-wit: Block three, (3) In Jack
sOn and Nc ntgomerv's addition 10 the city
Of Sedalis, Missouri. Also, the west half
OF lot TWO (2), ard 10, four (4), il bloc k
thirty-:o IT (34), in The city of Srdalia, Mo
AlsI, the east half of Let four (4), in block
thirty 800, in the city of SedalIa. Also,
begit n n at the northwest corner of Il t
four (4) in block d., in Woods addition
10 Sedalia, thence south sixty three 1851
iset; TN nee east, one hundred and sixtg
(l6OJ tee;; thence rorth sixty three (63)
fee, thence west one hurdrtd and sky
(l6O) ieet; 10 the place of beginning !:
also, beginning at the northeast corner of
Ut three 81 in block d., in Woods sddi
ton to Sedolis. theme, west along Fourth
street, twel,y-four GA feet thence, south
,ixIy-three 1851 feet; theme. east, twenty
four (Z4) f ct to the east line of said lot :;
henc. north, sixiy-thrt (63) lest; to the
p ace of b ginning l hav, also lived up
On and seized oil The right, title, Iut5 rest
ard estate Of defendent Daniel BlJcher of,
IN and 20 the follOwirg described n al esta,e
siIuat' d in Pet,is county, Missouri, to-wit ::
lot niue (9), in block seven (7), in Smith
and Martins first addition To- the city OF
SD lila. AsO, loIs.seven CD, and eight (8).
N block one IL, in Smith u Martins FIRST
addition to the city of Stdalia also. los
eight (Sl and nine (9), in block ole (1). in
LESTER Br, 5. add !tIOn 10 the city OF Soda
liza; also, lots live (5) in block two (2), in
George K Smsth'S addition to the cry OF
S-daii also the south faif of the moth
h If OF tie north III OF lot four (4l, in
block B., in Woods addition TO the city OF
SvdsliI; also The north hi! Of the SOUTH
west quarter OF the northwest
gu rter Of the no Invest quarter OF
s.c;ion ten (lOl, township forty FIVE (45,) OF
range tEeniy-Cne (2D; Rave also Lived
upon and seized ali the right, lille, interest,"
and est,te OF d-fen1ent, josiah Blocher, OF.
in AID to the following described real estate
situated in Pettis county, Missouri, to Wit.
Lot eight (S). block two (2), in Hesrd's ed
ditiou to the city Of Sedslia, Missouri, spd
| will on
FRIDAY, the 18th DAY OF MAY A. d.
1885.
betEseu the hours of o'clock a. m. and 5,
o'clock p. m. of said day, at the court
house DOR, iu the city of Sedslia, add
while the circuit court of said county of
Petite is in session, sell all the above
de cribed real esta'e at public auc-
in, to the highest bidder for cash in hand,
TO satisfy said execution and costs
L. s. MURRAY
2l4w4t Sheriff of Pettis Coun'y, Mo.
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out his brains.'' This would seem
violent, but when it is known that the
officer in question had deserted his
colors and joined the rebels against
whom Gordon was fighting in China,
the righteous indignation of the Gem
eral can be understood. The servant,
who knew his master. repeated the
message, word for word, and the Off
Ger took his leave as quickly as posi-
bic " Y Erpnirr host
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All Sorts of

hurts and many sorts of ails of
man and beast need a cooling
lotion. Mustang Liniment.
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Suicided.

Eureks, K s.. May 7.-Yes'er1av after
noon at $50 o'clock Ma. George Rose com.
mited suicide by shooting himself in the
breast. He died in few minutes after.
Dis prominent in love was the incentive
to the act He was % years old and was
from Rockville, lows, where his faith r
lives.
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One of the longest courtships on
record was happily terminated with q
marriage at Harrisonville, n. j., few
days ago, the parties being Hiram j.
Cheeseman, of that place, and Miss
Eve Nj. Thomas, of Clayton. The
couple had been keeping company"
continuously for twenty-eight years.
~ y. Tribune.
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aKidney Wort brought me from INV crave ssa
were after had been given up by IS best doctors R
Detroit" u. w. Deveraux, Mechanic, Ionia, Mich.
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Miss Emma johnson, of Kentucky,
went to Africa few years ago to con-
vert the natives, and is now First Lord
of the Treasury and Grand Vizier of
His Majesty, Ja-Ja, in the Cameroons
country.
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LIFE AND Crime Of BILL FOX

The life and murderous crime of BILL FOX,
west executed at Nevada, Mo-. December 90,
1883, 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. Howard,
May 20, 1888, and the confession of his muir
der, duplicating the woman, Mrs. Rose
Price, 1Oc. Address,
J. WEST GOODWIN
Sedalia. Mo.
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Vice Chancellor Sir James Bacon,
who celebrated his eighty-seyenth birth
day recently. is the Oldest Judge on the
English bench.
The Osceola times., 1885-04-18

of the Improvements; their locality
and by whom to be conducted; were
yielded up to the one important
question: the claims of the twenty
millions of people, who inhabit the
valley of the Mississippi, upon con-
gressional aid and the federal treas
ury for adequate assistance in giving
them tree and unobstrucfed trans
portation for their products to the
Gulf of Mexico, and the markets of
the world, by securing deep naviga-
ton, and in securing them from
overflow. To this end, the eonven-
ton unanimously resolved: That
it was the duty of Congress to make
suitable provision, from time to
time, for the improvement Of the
Mississippi and its tributaries, COM
mensurate with the interests of a
people, who control one half of the
commerce of the United States--and
it furthermore memorialized the
Secretary of War to apply the un-
expended appropriations to the
credit of Rivers and Harbors, (some
S9,O00,000,) as far as they are avail
able, under the law, to be used in
protecting, preserving and prosecut-
ing the unfinished works on the
Mississippi and its tributaries, until
the action Of another Congress
can be had in the premises. After
the adoption of the resolution, which
was without debate, Mr.. Congress
man Glover, of Missouri; Gen.
Hooker, Of Mississippi; Hon. G. r..
Breckenridge, of Arkansas, and
Judge r. S. Taylor, of the River
Commission, by invitation of the
Convention, made able and interest
ing addresses. The speech Of Judge
Taylor, of an hour and a half, was
particularly instructive and elo-
quent. 1t can be claimed that this
Convention has accomplished its
full mission. Its declarations will
be a powerful monition to future
Congresses--to recognize hereafter
the just demands of the people of
the Mississippi valley-and will re-
suit in favorable action by the Sec
retary of War, in using, at least, a
portion of the unexpended River
and Harbor appropriation on the
Mississippi River Improvement.
Can he do so, under the law? He
has expressed himself in favor Of
the measure, and has referred it to
the Attorney General for an opin-
ion.
The Osceola times., 1885-04-18

FATHER Phelan, the clerical edi-
tor OF the Western Watchman, has
a novel plan to dispose of the col
ored "man and brother" Here is
what he says on this subject.
"The Soudan is the native heath
of our colored brother. All the
negroes Of this country, and they
number five millions, can trace their
descent from the tribes that are
fighting Wolsely on the sands of
Soudan. Instead of mastering vol
unteers from Australia and Canada,
why not offer large pay and free
transportation to the hundred thou
sand veterans of the late war who
were our former slaves? We could
very well spare them, and if the
whole Soudan were handed over to
them as a possession forever, we
could even submit to the permanent
loss. We have put one African
government on its feet, but Liberia
has proved failure. Why not re-
store them to their native sands
We have five thousand preachers,
any one of them would make better
Mahdi than the one who now usurps
the title. Then, what country for
primary elections! They could
hold mass meetings every day in the
year, and the forty acres and mule
could be increased to camel and a
whole plantation. We offer the
suppestlon."
The Osceola times., 1885-04-18
The Western Waterways
Convention.

We learn from our delegate, Maj.
S. S. Semmes, that the Western
Waterways Convention, which met
in New Orleans on the 7th aud Sth.,
was very large and imposing af-
fair. 1t was composed of upwards
of 500 delegates, from every state
contiguous to the Mississippi and
its tributaries-most of them the
best representative men of the great
Mississippi valley. The convention
organized with Gov. Long, of Missis-
sippl, as its chairman, and transacted
the business for which it was called,
roughly and with perfect harmo-
ny. All side issues, as to the nature
The Osceola times., 1885-04-18

CAPT. Crouch, the leader of The
Oklahoma boomers, went to Wash
ington recently to find out what
course the administration would
pursue in reference to the settle
ment of the disputed territory. He
was distinctly given to understand
by the Secretary OF the Interior,
that the administration did not re-
gard Oklahoma as part of the public
domain, and all encroachments for
the purpose of settlement, other
than by the Indians, for whom it is
reserved, and to the protection of
whom the government is pledged,
will be strictly prohibited.
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tsr~In all legitimate demands of the demo-
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the TINES will not fail of It's duty
The Osceola times., 1885-04-18

ArToRNEY-G GENERAL Jones has
decided that pupils seeking free
school privileges can only attend
school in the district in which they
are enumerated. Persons who move
from one school district into another
can get their share of the school-fund
money from the old district and ap-
plv to their credit in the new. So
il will be seen that no child is pre-
vented from attending school, pro-
vided It's parents or guardians will
take the proper steps to have the
money transferred to the district in
which he desires to send.-tQuit-
man Light.
The Osceola times., 1885-04-18

QUITE a sensation was caused by
the discovery at the Southern Hotel, +,
St. Louis, on the 1ith., of the mutt
lated body of a man packed in a
trunk. Written on piece of paper
inside the trunk were the following
words: $50 perish all traitors to
the great cause" The corpse is
supposed to be that Of one of two
young Englishmen who had been
stopping at the hotel, and registered
as Walter II. Lenox Maxwell and
C.. Arthur Preller. The latter oc-
cupied the trunk, Maxwell disap-
peared, leaving his baggage behind,
Detectives are working up the case.
The Osceola times., 1885-04-18

false pretenses, from Goodbar & Co.,
wholesale shoe dealer.
Sheriff Haskins, of Mississippi
county, Ark, to-day arrested in
Memphis John Henry Oliver, a
negro fugative from justice. lie
will be taken back to Osceola, where
he is wanted for larceny"
Shanks mentioned above came
here from Tennessee sometime in
December. He represented him
self as a teacher; and after loafng
around for a few weeks obtained
work in the SherifT's Office, where he
did Office work until about three
weeks ago, when he disappeared.
The Osceola times., 1885-04-18

RUSSIA is pushing her troops by
the thousands, to the Afghan from
tier, while she whispers soft nonsense
in Eugiand's off ear, explanatory OF
the recent attack upon the Afghan
troops.
The Osceola times., 1885-04-18

MEMPHIS dispatches to the l.. r.
Gazette of the 1lth., contains the
following: ,
-. T. Shauks, formerly employed
as a clerk in store at Osccola,
Ark. was arrested here this after
noon for obtaining goods, under
The Osceola times., 1885-04-18

MEMPHIS has been greatly excited
this week over two scandal cases, IN
which white married woman and a
white married man seem to have
been badly mixed up with a man
and woman of the opposite sex and
color.
The Osceola times., 1885-04-18

THE price of grain, -four and pro-
visions of all kind is steadily going
up, while cotton is down. The
prospect of England and Russia GO
ing to war accounts for this thusness.