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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-03-26
The Fun Of Dictionaries.

There is no end to the involuntary
humor Of dictionaries. The Boston
(England) corporation records of 1873
contain the entry: THAT dictionarys
shall be bought for the scollers of the
Free Scoole. and the same boke to be
tyed in cheyne. and set upon deske
in the schoole, whereunto any ssoller
may have accesse as OCCASION shall
serve" Possibly they obtained Rich
ard Hulote's ..Abeccdarium" which
tells us that n ''cockatryce" lis a SER
pent called the kynge OF serpentes,
whose nature is to kyll with hyssinge-
only" But even Bailey's famous die
tionary, which is the foundation Of
Johnson's, tells us that the loriot or
golden auriOle is "a bird that being
looked upon, by one who has the yell
low jaundice, cures the person, and
dies himself" Edward Phillips, though
a nephew of John Milton, defines in
his dictionary of 1868 a gallon as "a
measure containing two quarts" and
again, a quaver is stated to be "a
measure OF time in musick, being the
half of a crotchet, as a crotchet the
half of quaver" And Webster. in
his first issue, has some curious mis-
takes in crickcting terms. The wick
et-keeper. he says, is "a player in
cricket who stands with bat to pro-
tect the wicket from the ball" and a
long-stop is lone sent to stop balls
sent long distance" An anonymous
of 1859 derives hassoclS
'.from the Teutonic Hare, an hare, and
Socks; because hare-skins are some
times wore instead OF socks, To keep
the feet warm in inter "-BOSton Bed
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-03-26
PERSONAL AND iMPERSONAI

jay Gould allows his daughter s25
q week for pocket money, most of
which she spends IN charity.
Baron Reuter-. the telegraph king
OF Europe. keeps a secretary whose
sole business it Is to investigate and
relieve cases OF distress.
Since his interview with Mr.. Par
nell. Mr.. Gladstone has expressed him
self with much admiration for the Irish
leaders personal qualities and polit-
zeal sagacity.
A gentleman residing in Bath.
Me-. recently gave an account of trip
he took thirty-five years ago from
Bath, Me. TO Peoria. ILL.,, which cost
him $li1.J0. The same trip can be
taken now for $50.
President Cleveland. Mr.. Blaine.
Speaker Carlisle, Senator Ingalls,,
Warner Miller and Congressman ). S.
Cox are few OF the men prominent in
public life who began their careers as
school teachers. Mayor Hewitt paid
for his first trip to Europe out of the
proceeds III a years school teaching.
Mrs. Leland StanfOrd's Jewels are
valued At n round million dollars. Her
diamond necklace i the finest in the
United States. and possibly in the
wGfid. IL CO.: srvrnty-four thousand
dollars. AM consists OF large. blue
tint s"iitaircs. Besides this she has
seycIa: PAIRS of magnificent solitaire
earrings and enough other precious
stones i0 fill quart measure.
1t is said THAT the Princess Maud
of Wa;'> carefully collects in the
yHr'i- Of tn Sandringham House and
iii those of Windsor Ba!mOral and Os-
borne ri. the pcaCccts' feathers. and
begs them also from her young friends
OF the English nobility. With this
plumage wlthcu, cost. sine makes pref
" hand-sc:crn- and sells them at the
bazaars for the profit OF poor little
1t has been discovered that nearly
every Colorado statesman has red hair.
Grant has a Titan top.
Jim" Bedford was a shining light in
Congress owing To his brilliant hair.
Representative Symes. his successor,
has head which is said To look like |
an angry sunset across a field of car
rots." Ex-senator TabOr's hair has a |
tinge. Minor Colorado pOliti-
clans show the same remarkable char
acteristic.
Charles CrOcker, who left an |
estate OF S25,OOO.OOO. was never so
happy. it is said, IS when enjoying
the fun his wealth enabled him to get |
out of his fellow millionaires. 1t is
told of him that he enjoyed with the
keenness of boy the sport of running
up the price % picture or bit of |
bric-a-brac that aEo:her millionaire
was bidding Oh, and that he was
equally well pleased il the other had
to pay a big round sum for il or If it
was knocked down to himself
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-03-26
"a LITTLE NONSENSE"

"A new novel has lately been pub
lished in raised letters for the use a
the blind. IL is said To evoke a great
deal of feeling. -Terre Haute Express.
"A good housewife never opens the
condensed milk can with her husband 5
razor, nor will "a loving husband curry
the horse with the nutmeg CRATER
N. y. Evening Sun.
"A man that marries a widow is
bound to give up smoking and chew
ing. III she gives up her weeds for
him, he should give up the weed for
her.-S Louis Hum0riSt.
-"oh, when does the honeymoon end. tell me,
pray,
And ths gall show itself on the honeyr'
"The honeymoon ends. believe, on the day
When the wife says she must have some
money"
Boston Courier.
-Citizen-''What are you doing
with that man." Policeman-"Tve
just arrested him" Citizen-"But
he's as deaf as a post" Policeman
Hell get his hearing before the mag
istrate. "-Harper's Bazaar.
Lady of the house (shivering)-
HAS the furnace gone out. Bridget"
Bridget think not, mum; I've been
at the gate all the evening with gen.
tleman friend of mine, an il didn't go
by me, I'm sure. "-Merchdnt Traveller.
"A magazine writer tells us that
there are only 5000 stars visible to the
naked eye, but any uneducated man
who ever ran his nose against the
cellar door in the dark knows that
there are at least four times Us many
as that.-SomerUiiie Journal.
-Exasperated mOthar5"YOu gooo
for nothing little brats! You made so
much noise | couldn't hear myself
speak when Mrs. Smith was here.
Which one of you shall spank first?"
Tommy-"Take Emma Ladies are
always served first. "-TcTGS !Sittinqs.
Doctor (who has been taking a
patients temperature)-
Now, my good woman. how do you
feel?" Patient (eyeirg the thermome-
ter with considerable awe)-'.Much
better. thank We. Sure an that's u
thing that'll help a body so
quick!'-Jadge.
-Churchly-''I gave Deacon Snap
per so this morning for the Kangaroo
Mission Church in Homicide alley"
Mrs. Churchly-"O. Arthur! how good
you are; | wish could do something
for the mission" CEurchly-"W
till they start the foundation. my dear,
and then you can contribute some of
Ihat angel cake of yours for the cor
ner stones. "-LoUeH Ciiizen.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-03-26

The St. Louis Critic now and the
hits on a truth which is pointed but
which is worthy of consideration.
Here is an instance:
'eThe murder of the distinguished
editor Dawson at Charleston, s c..
by the disreputable Doctor Mellow
calls public attention to facts,
which may be we'll be borne in mind
Dawson had gone to the latter's Office
to remohstIst with Mellow regarding
improper Liberties the doctor had TAX
On with q fem ale servant in the house
Of Dawson.
The rights or wrongs Of the matter
may never come to light, but as /
said before it brings certain facts to
public notice and emphasizes some
statements [ have made in the past
Creatures like Mellow who coil about
their victims in the livery of doctors
ere dangerous. as by reason of their
peculiar calling they have unusual OPP
portunities to work evil. That
large percentage of physicians. and
probably majority, act as abortion.
lists occasionally if not regularly is
too plainly a truth to need dwelling
upon, but there lie worse phase of the
relation of physician and patienr which
frequently exists and occasionally
comes to light. If Doctor Mellow is
found guilty of murder, his nam
should be expunge'i from The list of
members OF the medical society with
out unnecessary DELAY"
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-03-26

Arbor day will be generally cele-
hrated April 5 in this state and i f for
nothing else than to make the children
understand the value of trees the idea
,s a good one. The state superiuoend-
emit of schools las given full instruc
ION concerning the trees to be plante,i
and it would be we'll if every teacher
would thus instruct their pupils. In
past years, there has beeu a grea
many trees planted, but only a very
small percentage Of them have lived,
owing to the faulty manner in which
the work was done.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-03-26
The Sedalia BAzoo invites the q. /

The Sedalia BAzoo invites the q. A.
r. boys TO visit that city again. They
will do it, Bro. Goodwin; the boys
know when they are we'll treated
Clinton Advocate.
The BAzoo is glad to know that The
G. A. r. appreciated their treatment,
and it is also glad to know tia. they
will come again. 1t is a fact that Sc,
dalia never entertained more refined,
genial or handsome body of people
than the O.. A. Z.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-03-26
THE BIBLE AND THE POOR

Whatever may be said about lh,
church. there can be no question that
the binle is the poor mans book.
Let us try 10 condense into a few par
graphs its testimony to itself iu this
respect.
FIRST of all, it tells us that our sa-
viour, the Son eff God, when he lived
in this world was poor He declared
hat he came to preach the gospel to
Inc poor He choose his disciples
from the poor. and said to
them, BLESSED are We poor,
tor yours is the kingdom OF
God" Now, Savior who, Though
he was rich, became poor for our
sake, TO get near to US, TO learn how
10 syHpathize with US; Savior who
preached especially to the poor. who
associated with them all his life, and
who pronounced blessings upon them,
can not be very sristocratic. He is
now in heaven, just what he was
while on earth, the friend of the poor.
And his book is like himself.
Let us 60 back to the old tesla
me"t. 10 the 10Th chapter of Deut
erouomy We read these words of the
Lord to the children of Israel: Thou
shalt open thine hand wide to thy
brother who is poor, and to the needy
in thy land" The rich Israelite was
required to lend money to his
poor brother without interest.
He was required, whenever
he hired him, to pay
full wages, and pay every night. He
was required to leave the corners of
his fields. that the poor who had no
harvest, might CLEAN. We have a
beautiful story, in the book of Ruth,
Of poor widow who thus gathered up
three pecks OF barley in day. When
The Hebrews celebrated the ingatber
IN of his crops with a feast he was
eninined to invite the poor. Every
seventh year the land was to rest,
and whatever volunteer crop it pro-
iuced that year did not 90 to the
owner, but to the poor. If man
W imprisoned and had to sell his
farm. IL CAM hack to bin or his heirs
in ,he year of Jubilee. There never
was cod of laws since time began, !
hat ma so many provisions FIR the
poor, as that which God gave 10
Moses.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-03-26
The report of Lieutenant Carson

The report of Lieutenant Carson
puts another face upen the matter of
the Oklahoma boomers, and accord
ing to his report it would be a good
thing if they could be allowed 10 en-
ter the disputed territory without
awaiting the presidents proclama Jon,
for, as Lieutenant Carson reasons,
should day in the future be fixed,
he points ont. hundreds of people.
good aud bad together, would make
an excited rush for the lands in ques.
aud serious contentisn would inev "a
bly, follow over the selection of CLAIMS,
whereas a process of gradual Sc l.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-03-26

An epidemic of mumps has struck
Norwich, Conn.,, and every girl in the
place is said to look as if she were
Carrying wad of chewing gum in
her mouth, as large as her fist. The
young,men are glad in all probability,
as they will not be compelled to buy
any more gum for a week at least.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-03-26

Whether it is because of Lent or
whether it is because there are so
many people suffering from illness in
Sedalia. it is a fact that society is re-
markably dull. During the past week,
there was not society event worthy
of record and there is very few an
nouncements for the coming week.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-03-26
ment would obyiate all trouble of that

ment would obyiate all trouble of that
kind.
There is much truth in this raason-
ing, hut on the other hand there lie no
more reason why certain class of
people should be exempt from obey
ing the law than there is for another
class, and while it is possible that it
would be better for the boomers To
enter the lands by process of grad
uaI settlement" yet the fact that they
propose to take the law in their own
hands, regarding the matter, does not
speak we'll for them, and while the
law is as it is, there is DO Way to evade
N
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-03-26
SCROFULOCS HUN0RS.

l. It ring L wl> vef sick. be Hg covered With
"'ihe Slhd 4 scroluia. T"e u c"rs cOutS not help
ts''. vas a0Yeiti>ed IL try the CUTtcU, RE-
SOLVENT. Ill. 30. and in day -. W heIt-r an
80 or, uat1. am ~ " II - ever. I tina 20 foc
- very mu n, dnd woOli like ina 1t soli 10 he
puf liz. '
EDW- HOFMANN, North Attleboso. MAJ.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-03-26

FOUR years old, afflicted with q pain
ful skin disease. Six doctors tried To
cure him all faileI. Got worse and
worse Comple'eiy cured by one 8.
ofCuti cura Remedies, COSTING onlx
s 75.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-03-26
ANNOUNCE HENTS.

The BAzoo is author zei 10 announce
Everett Darand as a candidate for cou.'ty
school commissioner, subject to the decision
of the voters at the polls. April 2, 1889.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-03-26
Be Careful.

You will save great deal of future
trouble and gain great benefits by using
God~froy'- face powder and freckle re-
mover. Ga sale at Fieischman's. 9-2.s6m
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-03-26

CUTIcURA. tn" great skin cure, and CUTIcUsA
OAP pep re trO.' -, extern ally. ant CUrIcURA
hEsoLVhNT. the ''w hloOi purifier r, intern Iiy as
a os'tIye Ga for every form Of skin and bo.Si
disease from P'mp.eS u scrpful-.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-03-26

@di everyvaere. prjcc, CUTICUkA SOC; soar
: - REsoLyEsT, 81. PGepa IA Oy the PoTrYR
DkUG AND CHEMICAL Co., BOsfon Mas.
o-~,s' i f0c Chow 10 Cure Skin Diseases" "a
pages, D IliIsi, a:i5. an 100 Il sLimo ia.s
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-03-26

II A RV'I ~ in and ,c4I presrv-{i an! beaat,-
DAAO L ~ i.d by CUTIcURA MEDicArEu 70 AZ
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-03-13

James Robinson, the athletic trainer at
Princeton College. Princeton, N. j., says:
II have found it imperative to have sure
and simple remedies on hand in case of cuts,
bruises, strains. sprains, colds, rheumatism.
etc. Shortly after entering upon my profess
sion, discovered such remedy in Alie0ck's
Porous Piasters. | tried Benson's Capone
and other plasters, but found them too harsh
and irritating Allcock's Porous Plasters
give almost instantaneous relief, and their
strengthing power is remarkable. In cases
of weak back put two plasters on the small
of the back and in a short tiRe you will be
capable of quite severe exercise. In sprint
and distance" races and jumping, the
muscles or tendons in the legs and feet some
times weaken. This can invariably be re-
lieved by cutting the plaster in narrow strips
so as to give free motion. and applying on
muscles affected" dit
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-03-13
coMFoRr.
xhs Foundation OF Another 6uccsssful
Publishing House.

The fame Of our city is spread abroad
over the whole United States not % much
by the fact that it is the capital Of Maine a
by the countless numbers Of periodicles
which are continually issued from the pub
fishing houses, carrying the name of
Augusta into the farthest parts of the civil
lied globe. Besides the establishment of
Il. G. Allen Co., the circulation of whose
papers reaches into the millions, and that Of
Vickery Hill, the subscribers to one of
whose three Journals number more than
one hundred and fifty thousand. new
hrm has just entered the field with a publ
cation which is daily increasing in popularity.
Some two years ago when the enterprising
firm of Gannett & Morse began to extensively
advertise their stock of toys and novelties
their efforts met with such unprecedented
success that at the close of the last year they
decided To issue a publication Of their
own, to be called Comfort Ae-
cordinsiy the paper started with
list Of one hundred aud twenty i've sub
scribers. BY jadicious advertising this
number was rapidly increased till less than
I'VE months from the issue of the first num-
Der there are now twenty-five thousand copies
sent to all parts Of the Union. As the name
indicates, the paper is devoted TO the promo
ton of comfort in all ways imaginable, and
contains many interesting stories e1cellently
illustrated. Yesterday the scribe visited
the publishing house in Novelty Hall and
found the proprietors and their assistants
literally up to their ears in work. In the
private office clerk under the superinten-
dence of Mr.. Morse takes charge of the
and transfers to the lists the
names Of 800 subscribers which are being
added every day In another room are
parcel of youngsters who seize the papers
moist from the press and with that de xterity
only to be acquired by long practice quickly
fold them into the required form. The
hall itself is temporarily partitioned into
two rooms by screen of cloth on one
side of which are seated bevy of eight
young ladies industriously addressing the
paper wrappers, while in the other part are
a number of boys folding and wrapping.
The present arrangement is only temporary,
and as soon possible the ball will be per-
divided into separate offices. The
contents of the paper consists mostly Of Or
iginal stories, written by well known authors
from all parts of the country, and arranged
by the editor Mr.. w. II. Gannett. At pres
ent the paper is printed from ordinary type
tons are increasing so rapidly that special
press with attachments for folding will soon
be purchased, and arrangements made for
stereotyping the matter.
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Franklin County.
The following are the real estate transfers
for Franklin county for the wee k ending Mar.

The following are the real estate transfers
for Franklin county for the wee k ending Mar.
0, 1889.
communications and Howard Sewall Of
LiveTmore to Nathan N Freneh., land, 100.
WELD.-Hamlin X. Butierield to ID. b. Sweet,
land, 500 u. b. SWEET to J. r. Maxwell land, $3.50.
tARTHAGE.-John +. Libby TO Edwin Libby in
terest in land and buildings, s53 Lydia A. Libby
est, TO John +. Libby, interest in land and build
ings, $50
NEW VSEYARD.-B c. Harvey of Augusta to F
\. Dsggett land and buildings. $500, +. y. Dagget
to Caroline Dagget, land and buildings, $500 NJ
q Greenleaf to J. K. Briggs. land 49, Mabel and
chas. 5. Harvey ct ais of Augusta, TO b. c. Harvey
Of Augusta, land and buildings, $500.
EAKTHAGh.-W. W. Half of Wilton to 5. A
Adams, land and buildings, 800.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Bragg TO ). b. Hunter ct
al land and buildings, sl0s 80; Mary c. G0odrnow
TO Julia 4 smart land, s2j; Joseph Norton TO the
Baptist church. land 81.
>TRoNG.-,I. W. Porter ct ais to William II. by
land and buildings, 500, Porter Mfg Company to
J. W. Porter steam Mil &c, 81.
JAf.-Androscoggin Pulp Co, to Otis Falls Pulp
Co, land etc, val. con.
IowSsHiPs.-E. 5. Winter of kingheld 10 Chas
l.. Raymond ct al Trustees OF Boston, land, 81.
EusrIs.-Nancy sylvester to W. 5. Emery, land
$3.50.
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The following are the real estate transfers
for Lincoln county for the week ending Mar.
., 1889;
BoorHBAY.-David Howe TT ais. to Thos Boyd
land, 500.
BRIsroL.-Martha Clifford to Francis l.. Coburn
land, 500, ihos Nichols ct ais. to Andrew J Jones
land, $50 Joshua f. carnage to Arad Fossett, land
els.
EDGEcoMB.-Andrew Lacy to Alfred c. Dodge
land, $3.50
JErFERsoN.-Jason NJ. Cartoons heirs TO Henry
W. Clary, land, 800.
NoBLFBoBo.-Albert g. Hodgklns to Lorenzo D.
Dixon, land, sl,0O, etc.
soUrHPoRr.-Stsphen X. Pierce's heirs to iona
than Pierce, land slt0; Jonathan Pierce 10 Minnie
q, Pierce land, $50.
WALDoBoRo.-Mary Ann Wallace to Elbrdge NJ
Wallace, land and buildings, 500; Prudence Burn
to Della 7. Wnehenback, land and buildings, 800,
Mary A. Hutchings to hares Y. keens, land, 500
WEsrPoRT.-wm. Heals minor heirs to Levi ),
Heal land and buildings, 500, Harriet q. Heal "a
Levi s. Heal, land and buildings, $3.50.
WHIrEEIELD.-W. johnson to Martha Hewitt
land, $50, Jason VI. Cartoons heirs to james
Prebe. land, SO.
wiscAsstr-Oscar VI. Chandler to Thos. NJ
Babson, land, $500 etc.
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The Boston Journal Of Saturday contained
N article from resident of Bangor whose
initials viii be recognized by many - those
Of . gentleman we'll known in this CITY. re-
ferTing to toe late severe accii enss On rail-
roads in this State. which resulted in loss of
life, and suggesting measures TO prevent
such fatal results in future. The following
extracts from his communication will COM
mAnd approval:
ALLOW me to suggest. a. q remedy for
this EVIL, tina, every car on every passenger
train should have q complete outfit of tools
suitable for such an emergency in duplicate,
one set in proper tool box on each side of
every passenger car. In almost every
case of accident 10 railroad car,
one side Of every car will be accessible. and
working tools suitable for the occasion would
be thus instantly available for relief. These
BOXES should be suitably lettered, the tools
should never be used for any other purpose
than thus designed, and they should be con-
spicuoasiy placed on the car in full view of
every passenger, so that all would know the
purpose, and thus, in case of accident, when
every minute of time is valuable, implements
for such special use could be easily and
promptly found. 1t should be the duty of
the conductor, or OF some one specially de-
tailed for the purpose, to make daily exam
nation TO see that these boxes were fully
equipped with the proper tools and all in good
working order.
One special implement would recommend
and advise as one of the most useful and
valuable for relief in general wreckinz cases
is the famous Peavey Cant Dog" we'll
known all through the numbering regions of
the United States and Canada, a powerful
instrument, which, when handled by one
man or more, is capable Of raising immense
loads OF prying up, or apart, heavy timbers.
Had one of these tools been available at
"Boyds Crossing" last Saturday, probably
the poor men who were roasted alive at that /
time, while their friends looked helplessly |
on, would have been with US today. A /
sufficient number of such implements, with
other tools suitable for the purpose, securely
placed, as have suggested, on each side of |
every passenger car, would be great safe |
guard and add materially to the safety of
life and limb for those who are compelled,
by business or purposes of pleasure, to take
the risks of railroad travel. J. F.
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A Warning.

The modes of deaths approach are various,
and statistics show conclusively that more
persons die from diseases of the Throat and
Lungs than any other. 1t is probable that
everyone, without exception, receives vast
numbers of Tubercle Germs into the system
and where these germs fall upon suitable soil
they start into life and develop, at first slowly
and are shown by slight tickling sensation in
the throat and if allowed to continue their
ravages they extend to the lungs producing
Consumption and to the head, causing Ca
tarrh Now all this is dangerous and if al
lowed to proceed will in time cause death.
At the onset you must act with promptness
allowing a cold to go without attention is
dangerous and may lose you your life. As
soon as you feel that something is wrong with
your Throat, Lungs or Nostrils, obtain q
bottle of Boschee's German Syrnp. 1t will
give you immediate relief.