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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-12-28
ApMINIsrERs THE PLEDGE

after which proceeds with candidate to
the w. +. for instructions, then TO the
NJ. w. for the address. and finally to the
VS..
The Password. issued by District Mas
ter Workmen, for the use of Local As
semblies attached to districts, is changed
semi-annually, in January and July of
each year.
The following instructions by the
General Master Workman AS TO the
proper manner of opening Local As
sembly are hereby officially promulga-
ted
When the M. w. takes his stand at
the capital and says, ''All persons not
entitled to sit" etc, the w. takes the
Globe aud Lance, and proceeds to make
the D. and L. V. with them. Previous
to that all persons were at liberty to en-
ter the room, but the Wells are then
closed and none can enter without Civ
ing the Password. When the w. L. goes
TO the D. V. to put the Globe in its place.
the D. Esq. or [. Esq. also takes his place
in the ante-roOm, and when the w. l..
enters the |. ", the |. Esq. takes his
place. The w. +. brings the o. Esq. in
with him when he returns, after exam
lining the Wells. A member of the Or
der is not required to give the Pass
word at the Wells until the proper SYM
Dol is in its place, and if these were not
in place while the w. /. was taking up
the Password. a shrewd person could
slip in without giving the password TO
either the D. Esq. or l. Esq, and at the
same time elude the vigilance of the
w. L.
Fraternally,
FRIEDRICH TURNER.
General Secretary-Treasurer.
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LOCAL LINKS.


Yesterday was warm but damp with a
drilling rain.
The streets bore Sunday appearance
yesterday except for the saloons.
No work was done al the shaft yester-
day, bus partof the machinery was taken
TO the shop for repairs.
John Mosimann and Mi Lauins
Henderson, of Hermann, Mo-, were united
in marriage yesterday by Justice Milo
Blair, and Immediately left for home.
The scholars of the junior class of the
fxkoadwsy school presented their teacher,
Miss Mary f. Leach. with q handsome
copy of the bible gallery as Christmas
William Latour gave James OBrien
beautiful and costly crayon picture rep
resenting his little son "Lionel." Mr.
3Brirn is delighted with his Xmas pres
eat @Lionep cigars viii be in the lead
In future.
-Messrs. Clay & Heyn.n have under
contract family monument for Maj. VIM.
Gentry, destined to occupy the center Of
their family greunds in the SedaliS ceme-
terry, which, for artistic beauty and gran
deur, will be surpassed by few in the coun-
tfy. The entire monument will be of Hur-
ricane granite. In heighth il viii be
twenty feet, and in design will be both
elegant and app opriate.
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THE SHAFT.
CeAi was Struck Yesterday i'm
the Improvement Com
pany's Shaft.

The shaft of the Improvement com
Pany yesterday reached a depth Of
one hundred and fifteen feet. AT
about one hundred feet the drill pass
ed through thin layer of cosl some
six inches thick. This is supposed to
be the first strata, there being three
regular veins in the state where coal
abounds. The first and second strata's
are the only ones which have ever
been worked, The third being gen.
orally very deep though by far the
best one. At present the drill is
passing through q blue slate which
indicates that the second vein is net
sery far away.
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Missouri Patents.

List Of patents granted to the PED
pie of Missouri for the week ending
Saturday. December 18th, as fur
nishe1 from the office of E. G. sewar,
solicitor of patents and counsellor in
patent causes, ga F street, Washing
ton, ID. C..
William NJ; and L. n. Bowma1,
Lincoln, broom corn tablers.
Thomas M. Brintnall, Maryvill
automatic safe bolt work.
George w, French, Kansas Cir
pilot and guard for railway cars.
Charles III. Fretz, St. Louis, sb 1
or boot I.
Theodore Hnrtz, Kansas CIT /
artificial stone or marble.
TRADEMARKS.
John G. Kupferle, st. Louis, y
drants.
Munson IL Co. st. Louis, medica,
of coca.
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give the proper instructions to a men,
Der who has been granted a Travelling
Card. Ii must never be given To candi-
dates as part of the Instructions of the
V. ., nor TO any member until Travel
ing Card has been granted, except as
hereafter provided. The NJ. w. of a To-
cal is authorized TO instruct IN the Test
and communicate the Annual Travelling
Password to a visiting member of the
Order, upon the presentation of d
Travelling Card and a written request,
over the signatures of VI. W., II. s. and
+. ). of the A. TO which the visitor be-
longs. (See NO. Al, Decision of the g.
VI. W.
The NJ. w. of a Local may also in
struct in the Test aud communicate the
A. T. p. to any member of the Local
who may have been elected a Represent
ative of the General Assembly, but only
just previous TO starting for the session.
With these exceptions neither the Test
nor the A. L. p. can be given. except TO
a member who has been granted Trav-
cling Card. 1t is intended solely for the
protection of Locals against the large
number of expelled and suspended
members who are roaming around the
country. and, taken in connection with
the A. L. p. and Travelling Card, is q
sure protection. for. if the
LAWS ARE COMPLIED WITH
by Local officers, it will be an impossi-
bility for member not in good stand
ing 10 get possession of all three.
The following Instructions will insure
both proper examination of visitors
and instruction of members who have
been granted a Travelling Card
"A member of the Order visiting a Lo-
cal on q Travelling Card viii be admit
ted 10 the Vestibule. Give the enter
ing signal at the inner Veil, and pass
in the Travelling Card instead of the
usual written slip. This will be an
in the usual manner by the w.
+. The NJ. w. and w. +. viii call some
members to their chairs and
proceed 10 the Vestibule and receive
from the visitor the Annua Travelling
Password. 1t is not intended that the
Test shall be imperatlvely exacted from
a visitor In every case. A Travelling
Card, where the time written upon its
face has not expired, is evidence of
in good standing In the Or
der, and ordinarily is deemed sufficient.
with the A. Il. p, to admit the visitor
to the Assembly. The Test is simply
additional evidence of membership in
good standing, and it is left optional
with officers, 10 be guided by circum-
stances and their best judgment in the
matter. Should there be anything in
he appearance of the visitor, OF the
lard, to
A REASONABLE SUSPICION
hat all was not right the NJ. w. will
furnish the visitor with piece of paper
md pencil, and request the test.
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can do many things. in fact, that ]
think all good women should do
And nov Mr.. BAzoo, shall be undei
lasting obligations to you if you will
call at my door and hand me m
letters, and save me the trouble q
coming after them again. Also lei
meIhear from some of my masculihi
readers. Address,
HELEN Try,
BAZoO OFFICE.
n. b assure all candidates for
matrimony that / am offering them
the opportuny of a lifetime.
Miss Try has since the above writ
ing received her mail and it is alto
gether probable that a wedding will
take place in the spring as a cOnse-
quences.-lE Ed. BAzoo.
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Mr.. Will j. Let's, the well known
East Sedalia grocer, and son of Rev.
John Let's yesterday took out mar.
riage license which entities him to wed
Miss Della Gatiff, of Jefferson City.
MIR. Let's, accompanied by his ia.
Their, left last night for the capital,
where theceremony will take place to-
day, Rev. Let's officiating. The yeung
couple viii return Immediately to Sc
dalia, where they will make their
home.
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The visiting member must make the
symbol as shown in the diagram. with
out hint or assistance. Place il on the
triangular table and place the NJ. w. OPP
pOsite the letters M. \. - the w. +.
opposite the letter 80; and the visit
ing member opposite the letter So
The words to be used are II am a
momber in good standing. the visitor
beginning and ending, each saying one
word at time. in double round thus !:
VISITOR, II" w. F.. ann. W.. s.a''
VISITOR, '.member'-W. F.. i'm
Nj. W., ''good:-vIsIToR, standing"
Members who have been granted a
Travelling Card must be thoroughly in
structcd in the TEsT. 20 IL 10 now what
will be expected of them. The V. :. be-
ing retired VI. ", is always supposed
to be 10 Possession of the TEST. and can
take the place OF the NJ. w. or w. +. i'm
the examination of visitors If desired.
Organizers are also furnished with the
TEST, and should thoroughly instruct
the vi. w. or w. +. of new Locals. If
there is q change in the Office of NJ. w.
or W. F., it is the duty of the retiring
NJ w. TO instruct the new officers i'm all
the secret work, including the TEST.
The O.. A, at the Philadelphia session.
decided to return TO the old form of mi j
iation. and the a.. X. is changed accord (
ngly. The L. h.
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Kohl.
Secrets OF the Knights Of
Labor Out.
GrfpsandSfgnals
How They Recognize Each
Other on the Street.
THEIR CRY OF DISTRESS.
The Mysterious Raps that Admit
to Their Meetings.
SIGNS OF MEMBERSHIP.
THEIR CRY OF DISTRESS
The Mysterious Raps that Admit
to Their Meetings.
SIGNS OF MEMBERSHIP.

How a Knight of Labor Can be
known Day or Night-Their
Calls for Meetings-The Pecu-
liar Symbols that are Used by
the Order-Testing an Appli-
cant-SOme Of the Ordeals
Through Which They Must
Pass-Squaring the CircIe-Rit-
ualistic Work that the Master
Workman Must be Up In-Curi-
GUS and Quaint Rites-The Ger
emOnies as Practiced by the
knights. Given. i'm. Full.
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spoiled Her Christmas.

Miss Belle Dix was out yesterday
making Christmas purchases and pre-
pairing for grand dinner on which to
regale Mr.. III. III. Dix and friends.
There was nothing strange or
amiss in this, but when nearly all her
purchases had been made and careful.
ly placed in her buggy and the ami
NAL which had been quietly standing
on East Third street slipped his bride
while she was in the store, and started
for home at lively gait. The mis-
chief was to pay. Like John Gilpens
horse, be ran a race and did not stop
until home was reached. All along
the route was strewn rsisins, turkeys,
candies, beef stake, buggy splinters
and other things too numerous to
mention. 1t is needless TO say that
Miss Dix was forced to weep over the
mishap, but her brother proceeded to
put up the horse, fed him, and pur-
chased new supply of Christmas
edibles.
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Stray Notice.

Strayed from A. L. Goodwins stable on
the morning of the 23d, one roanish sorrel
mare four years old, fourteen and half
hands high, Texas brand on hip, cut by
ssFbed wire on right shoulder close to
breast and small notch on ght ear. A
liberal reward will be paid for any infor-
nation left at GOODWIN & KEHL.
&I2-26-s&w LIZ
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when You want The Best

Call on Phillip Halsn. manufacturer and
dealer in harness, collars, blankets, robes.
currycombs, brides. brushes, saddles or
anything In the harness line. Remember
the place, liz second street, near market
house Sedalis, Mo. 1l-23 w5m.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-12-28

The sign of intelligence is made by
placing the index finger of the right
hand in the center of the forehead
the last three fingers of the hand
closed over the thumb, back of the
hand to the front.
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Sign Of Recognition.

The sign is made with shield, OF
left hand, thus; with the thumb and
first two fingers of the left hand take
hold of the end of the right sleeve at
the cuff on the right haDd-thumb
on the outside and the two fingers in
serted on the inside. Make q mo,
ton as if to turn up the cuff. The
language of the sign is: 81 am a
worker"
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Secret Work and Instructions.

Secret Work and Instructions.
1--WE give you herewith the official
and correct secret work for Locals. Ii
there is any Sign, Or part of sign ;
Grip. or part of a Grip, words or SYM
bols in use in your Local different from
what you find laid down here, dis
card the same at once, no matter
where or from whom received. 1t is
BOT official or authorized. Give the
secret work, hereafter, just as you
find it here, and give nothing that
you do not find here, and there will
be no trouble from lack of uniform.
ity throughout the Order.
''The work is here given. for the
sake of convenience, in the Order in
which it occurs in the instructions of
the Venerable Sage, as follows:
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-12-28

No matter what parts it may finally
affect, cstarrh always starts in the head,
and belongs to the head. There is no mys-
terry about the origin Of this direful dis
ease. Ii begins in neglected cold One
of the kind that is "sure to be better in a
few days" Thousands of victims know
how it is by sad experience. Ely's Cream
Balm cures cold in the head and catarrh in
all its stages. Not snuff nor liquid.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-12-28

Following will be found a complete
description of all the sigrs and sym.
bols in use among the Knights Of
Labor throughout the country. 1t is
taken from the official document sent
out to the high members of the order
by General Secretary-Treasurer Fred
erick Turner.
1t is genuine and will be read with
interest by the public in general, owing
to the thousands of Knights in this
vicinity, and will prove valuable to
those desiring to form secret societies.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-12-28
SIX KILLER SHOT.
The Cold BlOOded and Deliberate
Murder of the Best Officer in |
the Nation.

Ma skogee, Dee. A.-[Special. IA hors
race run here yesterday broght numbt (
OF the worst characters of the county &C.
this place, added to this lot Of vhiske,f
had been run In and il was almost . fore
gone conclusion that at least one KILN
would be recorded here during the holiday.y
there seemed 10 be- murder in the very air
About O'clock this afternoon Cunning
ham blue blood Cherokee threw down
his pistol on Tom Kennard . colore6 ligh :
horseman but did not shoot. A few
minutss afterwards Keneard meeting Gun
ninghaa knocked him over The head witt
his six shooter,
THIS AROUSED HIS CHEROKEE BLOOD
and getting Dick Vann, his brother-in-law
the two determined on revenge. Vann hs.r
always been considered as one Of oal
worst de.peradOes and only lately was
pardoned out of the peniteDtiary s.
by Presidents Cleveland. Taking time b. :
the forelock the Creek officers hastily LET
town, but the Cherekees we're still dete
mined ON blood. About SIX o'clock The
met
CAPT. SAM. sTx-KILLER,
chief of police, and without a word riddle
him with bullets, killing him instantl
From an eye witness who saw the Who'll
affair, bat who, owing 10 the reign of tsrro
here, does not give his name, your eorrss
pendent gets the particulars "Six-Kille
was standing by the steps of Sam1 Yat}
tin shop when Cunningham and Vaj
came along. Both fired at the same
slant, shooting the Captain through q
heart, face and arm. They then started
run down the street. Vann stepped Tor
instant to ERE another shot into the boo
to make sure of his work, and then rejoin
his companion. Together they ran dol
by the billiard hall and
LEFT TOWN.
The Captain was probably one of tE
bravest OF men, and as an officer In .
tempting TO make arrests he is reported &
have killed seven men. One of whom be
ing the notorious Dick Glass. As be haS
been the main stay in suppressing lawle.s
ness throughout the territory, his dea
viii be badly felt all through the countr
Writs for the arrest Of Cunningham az
Vann have been issued and placed In d
hands Of the deputy United States mai
shall, Tyson, who viii start in q
moments for the home of the murdere
As they are both desperate, they viii pre-
ably be killed or kill the marshall befo,
they are captured. Cunningham's fatht
lives at Eureka Springs, Ark, and il
most respectable old gentleman
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Sign of ObIiteration.

Place the palm of the right hand
on the palm of the left hand-both
hands in front of the body at the
height of the elbow-elbows close to
the body-right hand uppermost, then
SEPARATE THE HANDS,
right and left, as if wiping off the left
hand with the right elbows still
touching the sides-right palm down,
left palm up. Then drop both hands
naturally at the sides.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS not
bring the hands together with slap
or noise-an error in some Locals.
Do not held the hands higher than
the elbows. In separating the hands,
do not throw them out sideways be-
yond line with the body. This sig
nal being used more than any other,
strive to have your mem bers make
it an easy and graceful manner.
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for "thumb," thus: GAS the thumb
distinguishes man." etc.
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Entering Signal-Inner Veil,

Three raps, given in this peculiar
manner. One, a short pause-then
two in quick succession.
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This secret work must be returned
to the General Secretary Treasurer,
registered, within sixty days after its
receipt by you. Do not forget it,
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wAsa Baby was sck, szys hse cssssrsA.
Wha che w.a Chnd. che cried fe CsstsrsA
kha sas bscans Ma. shs cling % CsssasA,
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Grip.

Extend the hand with the thumb
parallel with the forefnger and close
to it. Clasp hands with the fingers,
without locking the thumbs with
a side
PRESSURE OF THE THUMBS
on the outside, thumbs still extend.
ed parallel with each other. Then
end by locking the thumbs and orii-
nary shake of the hand. Z
The single asterisk, or star, stands
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-12-28

Place theEindex iager of the right
hand on the left breast, back of hand
to the front.
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THE TEST.

The Master workman and Worthy
Foreman are the only officers of Local
Assembly allowed to be instructed in
the Test, as the w. r. has to act in the
absence of the M. W., and must be com
petent to examine visiting member. or
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"Helen Try" who has Won some
fame through the columns Of the
BAzoo has again written and as will
be seen her high hopes have not yet
been realized. The following is the
letter:
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-30
BY THE SEA.
warcHrAr BADLY BEATEN BY A
GANG OF THIEVES.
ons NJ Then shot-Rsvy.Yard Notes
ovsrhauiing Nackinery-Per.
sonai News.
c.-...,o,a.nce ofthe Richmond Dispatch

roorrespondence ofthe Richmond Dispatch
NORFOLK, June 20, 1885.
The Republicans have commenced TO
prepare for organization in the Second
cong, essional district, and the various
executive committees Of the cities and
counties will shortly issue their calls.
Il is said that ex. Collector George =.
Bow den, of this city, will be placed in
the field as an opponent OF Mr.. Liooey
and will start out with solid backing
from Norfolk, Portsmouth, and the
county. There will be warm work
among the Republicans over the nomi-
nation, and they express themselves as
confident Of carrying the district.
The United States steamship Alba
tross will arrive here from Washington
tomorrow and 60 in the dry dock for
repairs. This will necessitate calling
in a few hands on the LIST Of July. 1t
was hoped there would be good force
to resume with the opening of the fiscal
year, but there is no prospect just now
except for q lot of machinists, who
were taken in the steam.engineering
department this morning to overhaul
the machinery Of the various shops, q
job neglected for twenty years.
An attempt was made Sunday night
by river thieves to rob the Naval Hos
pital. One of the gang, named An
drews, was shot in the arm by watch
man ramed James Fullerton. The
gang then captured the Waterman and
beat him into insensibility, and, leaving
him for dead, made off with their plum
der. The police Of both cities are after
the gang, but so far no arrests have
been made.
Letters received here from Captain
W. II. Parker, United States Minister
to Corea, give a pleasing description Of
his reception at Yokohama by Admiral
Davis and the United States Minister to
Japan and Of an audience with the Em-
peror.
Professor Richard NJ. Smith, Of Ran
dolph-Macon College, is visiting this
section, the guest of Rev. j. d. Black
we'll, d. D., in Portsmouth. He leaves
on Thursday sia Boston for Mortified,
Mass, to Join a class of young men in
Bible teaching under Mr.. ID. l.. Moody,
the evangelist. &.
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Au.rrOy salEs-Fnsurs oav..

raNSyr1-Nff<l0-1<(t = r =
TRUSTEES AUCTION SALE or
J. TWO FRAME TENEMENT DWELL
INGS ON ELEVENTH STREET BE
TWEEN HULL AND ID ECATU
STREETS, WITH LOT fRONTlN9 50xloo
FEET, IN THE CITY OF MASCHESTEe
BY virtue OF deed Of trust TO me from J.
q. Donley and wife. bearing date June 10,
1855 and recorded on June ls, 1850. In the
clerks Office OF the Hastings Court OF the
city OF Manchester, default having been
made In the payment OF the debt thereby
secured, and being required 80 10 DO by the
beneficiary. shall sell by public auction,
on the premises, ON
SATURDAY. JULY 8, 1855,
Mt g O'Clock p. NJ. the above named PRO
PERTY. the lot having front OF 90 feet
more or less, on the west side OF Eleventh
street between Hull and Decatur streets
with depth OF 100 feet, more OF less. with
TWO FRAME TENEMENT DWELLINGS
thereon. and fully described In said deed OF
of trust.
TERMS: Cash as TO the expenses OF sale.
any delinquent tai es and the two notes for
the regpeciive sums OF 1913 and s206, with
Interest thereon from June Is. 1888, and
the residue upon such terms as the grantorl
i'm sai deed or the trustee shall direct and
az shall be announced at sale.
ie2o J. b ELAN, Trustee.