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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-10-26
pOST-OFFICE SLANG.
Technical Names for Every Class, Condi-
ton and Kind of Mail Matter.

Technical Names for Every Class, Condi-
ton and Kind of Mail Matter.
For every class, condition and klnd
of mail matter there are technical
names which have become so FIRMLY
established as a part of the system that
the Government has issued glossary
of them. If / we're 10 speak OF a
"blind reader" don't think that many
people outside of the service would
understand me, and am not surprised,
but anv old postal clerk would know
that | meant the man to whom was
referred letters so badly addressed that
no one else could read them. Blind
readers become very expert, anu IL
some times seems a. If they did IN fact
read il blindlv. or in some other way
not known To the uninitiated, for they
figure out an address from scraWl tnat
TO any one else is totally illeglole-
What are mixes? Well, we call them
tramps here. and | think the title Is
more appropriate. Tramps are letters
that can not find house on account Oh
the insuificiency of their address
They are sent from one Office 70 an
other, but will not stick anywhere
and. finally, they are sent back here
and placed in the morgue or
dead section. If they are un-
claimed or unidentified they 60 to the
, cemetery, which is the dieter
office. Star service is the carrying OF
, mail by other than steamboats, or raul
roads. and il is so called from the fac
that the printed contract form has a
, the head three groups of stars y
and these groups represent CELEBRITY
: certainty and security. The serylc'
produces not peculiar terms, but pc
culiar men, correctly denomlnate'
cranks. These are men who have 10
: wears held positions that occupied al
e most their entire time so that the.
5 rarely think OF any thing except tn
post-office or postal service. re
K member one railway postal clerI
Y named Poole who never heard nam
but he would Immediately try and lc
o cate a post-office of the same name
t He was walking on the streets In Osf
kosh with friend named Watkln
d when they met Mr.. Jessop whoI
d Watkins knew. Watkins introduce
If his Jessop to Poole, and the lattel
taking Jessop's hand, looked though
,e fuI for a moment and then murmure'
''JesSop, Jessop. Oh! yes. Jessol
Buchanan County, 10. am glad
p meet you, Mr.. JessOp-" We have an
b, number of such men TO deal with al
er it sometimes requires a good deal
m tact to get along with them. On post
Y: subjects they are all right. but on
y others they ars cranks.-MGJor Tia
IL Lotg. in So. Louis Globe Democrat
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Alice (troubled)-What DO you

Alice (troubled)-What DO you
meane Are you in sport?
Colonel-You see L am not. lswear
no other woman has ever heard, or
will ever hear again, the words have
just uttered. A.,
Alice-This is not rehearsal! Am
I Alice. or am Miss Manifold?
Colonel-You are Alice. 1t is to her
have spoken. 1t is she who has list
ened-Alice, the woman love.
bends over her hand to Kiss X
Alice (nergously)-Miss Morton will
see you.
Coionel-Hang that old woman!
Alice-Then our journey has ended.
Colonel-No, dear, it is only gong
to begin, if you will join me.
"a toot-tooting is heard. The coach
| drives up.l $500
Alice-And Miss Manifold?
Colonel-Oh, she has had her trip
Besides, Dawson has tenor voice, anc
she can play his accomplishments,
Maru GAY Humphreys, IN Ha'per !
Wseily. adapted from tie French.
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Capital Paid Up slnO, OOO
Surplus 10000
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-10-26
THE GERM THEORY.
A French Doctor who Anticipated Pasteur
by Over a Century and a Half.

A French Doctor Who Anticipated Pasteur
by Over a Century and a Half.
Ii really seems as if there is nothing
new under the sun. We have all along
been supposing that to Pasteur and his
contemporaries belong the credit OF
first establishing the fact that the pro-
paoation of diseases in animal systems
was due to the reproduction OF lnvlsl-
bic bacteria within the organism but
Doctor Guiffon, who published work
on the s'Origin of the Plague, in
l72l. anticipated Pssteur and his asso-
ciates by over one hundred and nifty
years. His statement of the theory Is
so precise that it is worth reproduction
here. He SAYS: Minute insects or
worms alone can explain these dis
eases. 1t is true they are not visible;
Int il does not therefore follow that
they are non-existent. 1t Is only that
our microscopes are not at present
powerful enough to show them. we
can easily imagine the existence o.
creatures which bear the same proper
ton to mites that mites bear to ele
plants. No other hypothesis can eS
, plain the facts. Neither the malgI
influence of the stars, nor terrestrla
exhalations, nor miasmata. nor atoms
whether biting or burning, acid o.
bitter. could regain their vitality ono
5 thew had lost it If, on the other hand
? we admit the existence OF minute llV
1 inc creatures, we understand how IN
{ lection can be conveyed in a laten
: condition from one place to break on
a afresh in another" Yet this acut
4 and wise anticipator in medical seienc
/ was not only ignored in his day, bu
e was regarded as a crank.-DemoreSt
q Ho,lflllI
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Not Her Experience

Mrs. Bagley Cat the Academy balD-
Such delightful evening Miss Sewer.
Miss Sewer (gloomily)-I suppose
so. am a little interested in these
gatherings. Indeed. l expected this
very night to be in Madagascar, labor
ing with the heather, and would have
been so had not missed the vessel.
Mrs. B. Qightly)--well. you know
imam proposes"
Miss 5. (more gloomily)-My expe'
rience, Mrs. Bsgley, is that ne doesn' I
-ThiL1deIDhid Gail.
Weekly BAzoo, 81 per year. Try It
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Palace Buffet Sleeping Cars
Are run by this line on Night Express
from
ST. LOUISTO NEW YORK
DAILY
WITHOUT CHANGE IN 80 HOURS.

BEST ROUTE TO JACKSONVILLE
And winter resorts in the Southeast.
The double daily lines of Parlor Cars and
Palace Sleeping Coaches by this road IRON
ST. LOUIS TO CINCINNATI AND
LOUISVILLE,
Making direct connections at both points
with morning and evening express trains,
having Palace Hotel and Sleeping Cans to
Chattanooga, Atlanta. Savannah and jack
sonvhle without change. No ferries or
transfers by this route.
For tickets, rates, or any particular IN
formation. call on ticket agents OF connect
ing lines, west, northwest and southwest,
or in st. Louis at l01 and 1O3 Fourth St
WV. PEABODY,
Pres. and Gen1 Manager, Cincinnati, y.
w. B. SHATIUC,
Gen1 Pass'r Agent. Cincinnati, U.
s. d. BACON
CenI West'n Pass Agt, st. Louis, Mo-
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n DAILY TRAINS

n DAILY TRAINS
7 To Washington in % hours.
To Baltimore In 20 hours.
This is 5 hours quicker than the fastest
time by any other line.
The Day Express runs entire trains,
consisting of Day Coaches and Palace
Sleeping Cars from St. Louis to Washing
ton and Baltimore without change.
The Night Express has Sleepers through
without change. No other lire from st.
Louis offers double daily through train
service to the National Capital.
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One 8 MIssIssPa BY
The direct and fast line to
Cincinnati,
Louisville,
Washington,
Baltimore,
New York and the East

4 solid as;ly trains to Cincinpati and
Louisyill ~ 10 hours, with through day
Cars, P2r1cr Cars and Palace Sleenlng
Coaches. 30 change of cars for any class
of PASSENGERS.
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a GRAND MACHINE,
An lnVehtion Which VIII Make Newspaper
Publishing a Recreation.

An lnVehtion Which VIII Make Newspaper
Publishing Recreation.
. A Philadelphia inventor predicts that
the time is soon coming when the type
setting machine will be perfected and in
use in all printing Offices. The Phil
adelphia man is not far from right.
Prof. Clamp, of Estelline, some time
ago became interested in the mat
ter and has labored on it to some
purpose. Ho had but little difficulty
in constructing a machine that would
set type perfectly from the most COM
pllcated manuscript, and soon found
that by the addition of a couple Of
cams and a thingumbob that it could be
used to write editorials. He had some
trouble in getting it so that it would
collect bills and put its feet on the desk,
but has finally succeeded. He does not
hope to get it so it will pay the bills.
After Office hours, by touching a spring
1t viii turn out aflidavits about the cir
culation till stopped One of the most
interesting sights in connection with
Prof Clamps invention is, when two of
them are working together, to see one
Of them stop and attempt to borrow a
chew of tobacco of the other, and being
unsuccessful turn around and strike the
editor for some. Few editors can look
on this without shedding tears. The
Professor expects to realize fortune
from his invention and is confident that
sales will boom right up to the highest
notch as soon as it is understood that
each machine is required to sign the
temperance pledge before it leaves the
shop. EStelljRe Cd. T) Bell.
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FALSE ECONOMY.
Carelessncss Displayed in Preparing Farm
Produce for Market.


Produce for Market.
In preparing produce for market, no
greater mistake is made than by using
packages composed of material toopoor
for the purpose intended or put to-
gether in a manner which will not
stand the test to which it is bound to
be subjected. This is done as a matter
of economy, but instead of eifectng
saving, it usually results in waste,
loss and general dissatisfaction. A
forcble illustration of this is being now
presented by some of the honey eases
coming forward to this market from
apiaries. The cans of the regular five
gallon size are, in the case referred to
made of such light tin that they weigh
scant two pounds and half, whereas
they should never weigh less than three
pounds. In order to save freight, these
cans and cases are shipped from this
city to the apiaries in pieces packed in
"shooks,n and there put together,
which would be well enough if the right
material was obtained and then prop
erlv Joined. Not only is the tin too
light, but the soldering is so badly done
that some cans will not bear removal
from their wooden compartment with
out the top or bottom breaking away. If
broken, more or less waste of contents
is inevitable, and new receptacle must
be provided. Thus the original can
proves an entire loss, to say nothing of
the honey which is wasted and the extra
labor and annoyance. Where these cans
do not break on first handling, their
weak and imperfect condition is almost
sure TO be developed later on. Packages
which are not thorough proof against
breakage in one ordinary handling are
surely not apt to stand being shipped
thousands of miles and transferred sew
eral times, as is necessary with most Of
the honey produced in this State. The
most secure cans and cases will prove
cheapest to the producer, as the honey
thus packed viii command more than
the difference in cost over an inferior
receptacle. Merchants in the interior
having occasion to handle honey from
first hands will do well to insist on
the cases being sufficiently stout to in
sure their remaining in merchantable
condition, with ordinary care exercised
in handling. There is no produce, ex-
cept such as must be removed from the
original package within a day or two,
which will justify economy in casing,
boxing or sacking, to the extent of en-
ploying what is not apt to stand Gus
tomary usage. The buyer, in nine
cases out of ten, will pay less for suGh
packages than the saving attempted by
/ the producer amounts to.-GrOCer and
Country Merchant.
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LINCOLN AND DAVIS.
Ward II. LamOn Contributes Some Remin.
iscences of the Two.
[DenVer lCol.l Trlhunel

Denver (Col.) Trlbune.l
Think that no man living had the lnflu.
ence over Mr.. Lincoln that Davis had. ]
went to Washington at that time, having
been promised the Consulship at Paris by
Mr.. Lincoln. But as soon as we realized
the state of political affairs Davis,
seconded by Lincoln himself, persuaded
me to remain near the Presidents person
to protect him against danger. was con
sequently made Marshal of the District OF
Columbia. During all my close acquaint-
ance with the two men l never knew them
to have quarrel. The only point on
which / ever knew them to differ was over
Lincoln's large-hearted-but, in Davis
opinion, sometimes sguided-toleration
and charity.
remember one occasion on which Davis
brought this out in an amusing manner.
Lincoln had appointed to an!office man
who was his political enemy. and who had
done him a positive injury. To Davis
remonsrance, Lincoln, with his never
failing large heartedness, responded:
"Yes, I know he is my enemy, but you
know never can think of these things"
"Lincoln," said Davis, "you never will
be worth a cuss until you learn to hate"
Davis, HIMSELF was far from being a
malignant man, but he was like other
men. Lincoln was, in this respect aim ost
godlike l remember at another time,
when Davis was again making the same
complaint, Lincoln said:
"Davis, had to appoint that man. He
was a personal enemy of mine"
Davis was the second man appointed by
Lincoln to the bench of the Supreme Court
of the United States. He never sought the
office. l do not think that he ever aspred
higher than the Supreme bench Of his own
State. was personally interested in on e
important case in which he delivered the
opinion. 1t was the famous case of MILL
gan, Bowles and Horsey, who were
charged with conspiracy in Indiana
against the United States Government.
1t being at a time when the habeas cor.
pus had been suspended General Burnside
was on the point of court martialing the
accused. But by the efforts Of Judge Me-
Donald a habeas corpus was secured
Judge Black, David Dudley Field and my
self we're the counsel for the defense. Just
before the trial Judge Black came to me
and asked whether was anxious to try
the case.
! told him that was very anxious t
get out of it.
"Well," said Judge Black, "what dc
you say to taking on Garfield? He is OIL
the opposite side politically, and then hi
reputation as literary man and a scholar
will help u.s."
YES" said, che is just the man W,
want But he doesn't know any law. HI
hasn't even been admi tied"
ooh, well, said Mr.. Black, "I'n admi
him, and as for the law; we will stuff hin
up all right"
So we stuffed him up with the case.
Judge Davis delivered the opinion OF
the ground that Indiana was not in a state
of war, and that, hence, martial law wal
not applicable.
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Knowing Who to Kick.

The late Colonel McClung, of Missis.
sippi, once got into dispute in the of
flee of the Prentice House at Vicksburg
with arowdy, when, to end the matter
without further delay, he took the row.
dy by the "nape of the neck, led him
to the door, and kicked him into the
street. The kickee picked himself
up, walked away, and here the matter
ended. Some weeks after McClung
was in New Orleans, and, when, walk
ing up st. Charles street, saw the fellow
he had kicked out of the Prentiss House
kicking a third party out of a drinking
saloon. McClung walked up to his old
acquaintance, once kickee, but now the
kicker, and scanning him closely, said:
"Look here, my fine fellow, are you
not the man kicked out ofthe Prentiss
House the other day?"
Softly, softly, Colonel, replied the
rowdy, taking McClung by the arm,
don't mention tim the man-but-
but-you and know who TO kick. -
A. o. Picayane.. r ...
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SHE WANTED GRAPES.

The Little Favor Asked by Detroit Ro
man of Prospective Tourist.
Some time ago it was announced in
the papers that prominent Detroiter
would make a trip to Spain this sum-
mer. Three or four days after the an
nouncement he received a call at his
house from an oldish lady, who intro
duced herself as living in the city and
stating that she had read the notice
eyes, shall visit SPAIN he replied.
"These Malaga grapes come from
Spain, don't theyP" she asked.
eyes M
"You will probably 60 right where
they growP'
Undoubtedly"
"Well, l wanted to see if you wouldn'
do me little favor, I'm very fond OF
malagas, but l hate to pay two shillings
pound for 'em. l don't believe they
are over ten cents a pound there, and
I'll leave thirty cents with you and have
you bring me back three pounds. Please
select large punches, and don have any
saw-duSt on EN-.
His establishment was so great that
she had laid down the money and got
away before he could speak. He rushed
to the door just as she boarded street
car, and she called to him from the
platform:
Large punches and no saw-dust,
The saw-dust never agrees with me. -
Detroit Free Press.
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STYLISH JEWELRY.
All About Favorite Bangles, Handsome
Bracelets and Pretty Brooches.

All About taVOrlte BRngles' hahusOmo
Bracelets and Pretty Brooches.
Scarf pins are having a greatrun now
among lady patrons.
Silver belts, also leather belts with
silver trimmings, are in demand for
summer wear.
A popular brooch is one of the many
forms of gold knots, chased, plain and
setwith gems.
A new gold brooch, just introduced,
is in form of large knot or coil ofgold
in the open or pierced work.
A new feature in silver jewelry con-
sists of lace pins, sleeve buttons and
studs set with moonstones.
A silver pin that has proven very ac-
ceptable is the clover leaf in enamel,
that exactly Stimulates the natural leafin
color
Bar pins and bracelets made of q
combination of metals, including gold,
silver and copper, furnish ornaments in
rocco style.
One of the handsomest bracelets seen
was at the theater. 1t consisted of
double row of large, clear diamonds
and equally fine rubies.
Very popular are the flower brooches;
some times a cluster, often a single
flower; sometimes entirely of gold,
again enameled or set with gems.
During the season just passed ladies
have appeared at the theaters, concerts
and other places requiring ordinary
street attire, wearing solitaire ear
rings, gem hair-pins and diamond brace.
/ lets.
A pretty conceit in silver neck pins
are those that take on the form of a
single flower, in the heart OF which ap-
pear double fancy stones These stones
are so set that by touching the stem OF
the flower the center is reversed.
Anoyel and very beautiful brooch has
moonstone for its center, and from
this radiate numerous gold threads in
curved lines that make the brooch nearly
round in shape, and at the end of each
gold thread quiyers a tiny diamond.
Bouquet pins in gold or silver always
find some demand in cities, but in this
city are as yet confined to the use OF the
ladies. In Paris gentlemen, however,
are wearing gold and silver safety pins
for fastening a flower in the buttonhole.
A unique chain seen recently consisted
of two slender strands made up of alter
nate Inks of gold and platina, and
barred off, here and there, with pearl
bead. This chain was the length of the
usual fancy vest chain, with swivel al
one end and a bar at the other.
Afavorite bangle consists of numerous
slender gold or silver wire circlets, nc
two of which are decorated alike As
many as eighteen or twenty-four O
these are worn on one arm, each one
Independent of the other, not being
connected in any way, but hanging
loose around the ARM Y Mail an.
Express t...e. f.t .N'.a
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Vegetables More Profitable.

The peculiar uses of words are often
the source of misunderstanding and
great amusement. A young lady stu
dent at Boston conservatory was ac-
costed by an old lady, when the follow
ing conversation ensued:
"GOod-evenin', miss.
"Good-evening, madam"
"Win We be so kind as to tell me
where is the consairvat'ry?'
Certainly, madam. There is the
building" Indicating it)
"An' will they let any body sec
'em."
"See whomPn
"Och, the flowers, to be sure!
"FlowersP There are no flowers
there
''Oh, is that so? Perhaps they find
it more profitable to raise vegetables. "
-YOuth'S COmpdai0n.
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London letter.

Pench, the house porter Of the Theater
Francois, has just been decorated with the
Legion of Honor. Whenever the hospitals
were in want of volunteer to lend vein
to be tapped for operations for the trans
fusion of blood Pench was the man. He
did so seven times and was the means of
saving three lives, of which one was a
Prussian. He would never accept remun-
GRAFTON.
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% All Men Arn Liars. i"

said David of old. He was probably
prompted to make the above remark after
trying some unreliable catarrh remedy.
Had he been permitted to live until the
present day, and tried DR.. Sage's Remedy,
he might have had better opinion of man
kind. We claim that no case of catarTh
can withstand the magic effects of this
wonderful medicine. One trial Of it will
convince you Of its efficacy. BY druggists
City cents,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-08-21

Of life which is usually unappreciated until
it is lost, perhaps never to return, is health.
What priceless boon it is, and how We
ought to cherish it, that life may not be a
worthless blank to US. Many of the dis
eases that flesh is heir to, and which make
life burdensome, such as consumption
lous and blood diseases, are completely
cured by DR.. r. V. Pierce's Golden Medi-
cal Discovery after all other remedies
have failed. Dr. Pierce's treatise on con-
sumption mailed for 10 cents in stamps.
Address Worlds Dispensary Medical Asso-
citation, 663 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-08-21

Those who are trying to break up the
baneful habit of intemperance will expert
ence great benefit from the use of Prickly
Ash Bitters. Liquors derange the system;
Prickly Ash Bitters will remedy the evil
results and restore the brain, stomach and
liver to healthy action, thereby strength
ening the will power, thoroughly cleans
ing and toning up the system, ana remove
every faint of disease. 1t is purely q med
icine, and while pleasant to the taste, 1t
can not he used as beverage by reason
of it's cathartic properties
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-08-21

The New York Examiner discusses
the preaching Of the day and the duty
of preachers in the premises. 1t SAYS:
''The great need of the time is fresh,
interesting preaching. The American
pulpit, rs a whole is respectable in
scholarship, sufficiently sound in the
ology and fairly trained in the art of
oratory. But it would be greatly the
gamer if the old truths were enforced
from newer points of view, if the treat
ment of texts were less mechanical, if
the style were less conventional, if the
range of topics was as full of variety as
the Scriptures themselves-if, in word,
it we're more interesting"
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Delicate diseases of either sex,
however induced, speedily and permanent
ly cured. Book 10 cents in stamps. Worlds
Dispensary Medical Association, 663 Main
Street Buffalo, ~ Y.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-08-21

The idea that fish is a good brain
iood has been exploded by the scientists.
The fact ia that brains is usually born
in 70 man ana not fed into hiin.-Hdrt-
f1rl Post
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-08-21

VICTIMS of those terrible female COM
plants, which render beautiful women
drones on society, can berestored to health
and happiness by the use Of Dr. Drom-
coolies English Female Bitters.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-08-21

SPECIAL attention is called to the adver-
tisement elsewhere in this paper, Of
Edward Thompson. His building paper is
deservedly popular; is durable as wen as
cheap; and it will pay you to investigate.