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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-08-26
Yesierday's Races.

There were four races yesterday, sill
being of the uneventful variety. The
only exhibitions in the speed ring
which were exciting and especially in
teres,ing were the exhibitions by
the Peek Combustion. Miss Peek
repeated the Roman standing race and
also took part in the running race, a
half mile dash for a purse of s170.
The Combination also gave a double
team running race, to wagon, the
half-mile being made in So seconds,
Miss Peek winning over her compel
itor. The following are the summa-
ries of the races:
FIRST RAcE-2:20 trotting class,
three best in FIVE to harness for a
purse of $500.
w. II. Mckinney, blk. g. Black Dia.
mono............ ..--.... ....... .--.-..I L
Dickinsor & Haywood, b. z. Romeo-2
George DYER. ch. e. Frank Patchen...S
Time: 2Sl; 2:3l; $50.
SECOND RACE:-2:35 trotting class,
three best in FIVE to harness for a
purse of S400.
g. 7. Faust, s. z. Trim.....-......9 l
E. c. Green, b.. 5 Val Sprague...4 ]
NJ See, b. 9. Advance, Jr............1 10 Z
Academy Hotel Stables, &. g. San.
.......................-...22 8 4 4
w. d. Taylor, b. %. Queen T......S 107 8
w. A. McNulty. b. 9. Friendless..7
J.tB. Colt, b. S. Joe Thorndale...S s DIR.
III. c. Fox,s. & Tom Scott. III ii DIR.
NJ. F. Keys. 8. s. Billie E..........6 6 dis.
--,s S. AcdIew Allisoo...5 dis.
-, b e. Pat Dyer ii 5 dis.
Time: 2:S5l; 2:3S; 1929; 2:S2i. 2.Ssl
THIRD RACE, for four year olds for
stake valued at 500 and 800
added by the association, three best
in five to harness:
Neva Seeley. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. i
Lady Savage. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2 2
Time: 2:422 2;40i 2:39.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-08-26
MesseT|y { Meuschks
NO. 232,
NV. COr.OliO and Third Sis.

N. B.-Our store will be closed
during the hot weather at 6 o'clock p.
m. excepting the 14th, 18th, 18th,
18th ahd SATURDAYS.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-08-26
LAST DAY.

The Missouri State Fair closed yes
terday, the meeting being the most
successful one held since its institu-
tuition. Upwards of 10000 people
passed through the turnstiles on
Thursday and the attendance GA We'd
nedsd4y, FRIDAY aud Saturday aver.
aged over 5000 for each day, maS-
ing the total admissions about 26, 900,
exclusive of children's day, when the
little folks were admit d free.
he weather yes erday was cool
and pleasant, d stiff breeze however,
slowing down the racing record. Ex-
hibitors of stock commenced TO re-
move their entries early in the day
leaving the speed ring and the ba-e
ball game as The chief and only at
tiOns.
The managers of the fair are to be
congratulated in the able manner in
which they succeeded in conducting
thel numerous programmes. They
gave better show than they promised
and no visitor went away dissatisfied.
The judges of the races, Messrs. s.
BlatI, OF Cliuton; B. f. Swaggart, of
Kansas City; and w. l.. Better OF
Sedalia performed their duties to the
satisfaction of everyone, excepting
perhaps one or two Jockeys, who are
chronic kickers.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-08-26
Fridays Races.

There were three races On Friday,
all being exceedingly interesting, the
ESQ trot requiring seven heats to de-
eide. In that race j. r. Gentry s
Bartholdi won two heats and came in
under the wire in second place twice.
Bartholdi's performance was remark
able from the fact that it was bis
second race in any class. The follow
ing summaries tell the tale /:
FIRST RAcE:-2:2S class, trotting
race for a purse of $500, three best in
five to harness.
Dickson & Haywood, b. z. Mon
dace. .....................-...-4
s. A. Ferguson, b William AZ 8
Academy Hotel Stables, r. g.
Mascot Bob....................-l
G. B. Blanchard, b. &. Tornadc..3 4
King Hill Stock Farm, br. Q.
Asbmore. .:......::..............-5 or
Hiram Smith, b. q. Teazor 6 dis.
Time: 2:Slt; 7:2si; 2:3l; 2'SO; 2:S2
THIRD RACE:-2:50 class, trottine
race for purse of s400, three best in
five to harness.
w. I. Taylor, b. 10. Kittie
acknowledgements 8 Il 2
j. K. Gentry, b. s. Barthel-
....................-....-1 s s l
w. Gibbs, br. s. Dictator....2 i i 2
Time: 2;4ll; 2:40l; 1891; 2:4S; 2:S9
2:40; 2:4l
FOURTH RACE:-Runping race, one
mile and repeat for 500 purse.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-08-26
A Pacing Race.

There were seven starters in the
2:35 pacing race. Telegram not only
set the pace, but kept it up until he
came in a winner He had the field
at his mercy. The summary is:
SECOND RACE. .. 80 class, pacing,
three best in five in harness for $500
purse.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-10-29

ment in the town is doubtless a gen
eral advantage to all the property
holders in the town.
The introduction OF water works,
the better lighting Of streets. facili-
ties for transportation Of freight and
passengers, a good police SERVICE
everything of this character improves
the value of real estate in a town.
But these are general advantages
in which all parcels of real estate in
the given town share in a greater or
! less share in greater or less degree.
cannot bring myself to the idea
that lot of land lying between Ala
kea and the next street parallel to it
is any more benefited by the widen
ing of Alakea than any other lot in
this town not on the street.
only especial benefits are to be-
assessed, not general benefits in
which all property owners in the
town, district or island participate.
The Legislature in prescribing
that the estates especially bene-
fitted by the improvement should be
assessed for portion Of the cost of
the Improvement, certainly did not
intend that the incidental advantages
which might accrue to all the landed
property in the district of Honolulu
should contribute to the cost.
THE statute of Massachusetts,
distinctly limits the assessment Of
betterments to such real estate in
Guiding that a part of which is taken
therefor which receives any benefit
aud advantage therefrom beyond the
general advantages to all real estate
in the city or town. Mass. Statutes,
1882, p. 344.
Il think our statute has the same
meaning, and accordingly l find that
part of the report or determination
of the commissioners which assesses
benefits on the appellants estate to
be void. The remaining objections
to the report of the commissioners it
is not necessary to consider"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-10-29

OPINION OF THE COURT By M'cULLy, J.
The point for decision in this mat
ter as 1t was presented on appeal is
solely whether estates or lots not
abutting on a street which has been
widened shall be assessed for the bet
terment.
The authorities are agreed that
such terms as Z" especially benefit
ed" must be construed to mean
something different from the gen
eral benefit to the city at large, and
from the locality near the street
which has been improved by widen
ing.
Chief Justice Gray, in Upham VS..
Worcester, 113 Mass, 81, says, the
benefits which may accrue to any
estate from the laying out of a high
way are of three kinds LIST, Those
directly occasioned to an estate
bounding upon the highway, and
peculiar to the estate itself as dis
tinguished from other estates not
bounding thereon. End, Those
shared by the estate in common with
other estates in the neighborhood.
3rd, Those which extend to all
estates in the same town or city.
Benefits of the first kind only can be
allowed by way of set-off against the
damages awarded to the owner
under the Highway Act for taking
part Of the estate and injuring it"
To similar effect are Parkes VS..
Hampden, 120 Mass, 396; Allen VS..
Charleston. 100 Mass, 246, and Cross
VS.. Plymouth, 125 Mass, 558.
This rule is founded on good rea-
son, and any other line of distin-
gushing estates which are assessable
for benefits from those which are
beyond the influence of the improve
ment would be difficult to establish
and arbitrary and unsatisfactory in
its working.
We adopt the reasoning and de-
cision of the Chief Justice, which
follows below.
w. A. Whiting, for the Govern
ment w. Foster, for appellants.
ooNcURRINa OPINION OF DOLE, J.
l support the conclusion of the
foregoing opinion upon the sole
ground that our statute only author
ICES the charging of costs for the
widening of streets against the lands
which have been damaged by such
widening. The wording of the stat
ute is somewhat loose and vague In
places, but reading the whole of il
and interpreting the doubtful parts
by the context one is led clearly to
the conclusion that other lands than
those which have been injured and
are awarded damages were not under
consideration by the Legislature
when the statute was enacted.
AS the land affected by the pro
ceedings before this court is mo-
within the class Of lands referred tC
in the statute, the assessment o.
costs against it must be cancelled.
SANFORD b. Dole.
August Goth, 1890.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-10-29

OPINION OF CHIEF JUSTICE JUDD.
Several important questions are
brought up by these appeals.
First; Have the Commissioners
appointed under the Statute to assess
the damages to property taken for
street opening or improvement and
benefits for such improvements the
authority to assess benefits upon land
situated not upon the street widened
but in the neighborhood?
Second; Are the particular es-
tates whose assessments are appealed
from within the authority of the
Commission
"Third; Do the damages or cost,
a percentage Of which is to be re-
couped by these assessments, include
the damages paid to owners of lands
which have been taken by the State
for street improvement?
Section ] Of the Act of 1870 pre-
scribes that the Commission shall
determine what estates are especially
b snefted by such road or highway,
a I'd the amount of especial benefit to
each
The appellants lots are situated,
Mr. Aliens on King street between
Alakea and Richard; one lot Of Mrs.
Bishops estate is on King street be-
tween Alakea and Fort, and the other
on Queen street between Alakea and
Richards; and Mrs. SHOWS lot on
Hotel street between Alakea and
Richards.
"No one of these lots is on Alakea
street, which was widened, and no
one has been made more convenient
of access or benefited in any way
that it is possible to discover.
There is no evidence that their sale
able value in the market or their
value to rent has been especially APP
preciated by the widening of street
in the neighborhood. Any improve
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-10-29
"opINIoN OF CHIEF JUSTICE JUDD.

August Goth, 1890.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-10-29
APPEAL FROM JUDD, C. J.
JUDD, c. J., M'CULLY, BIcKERroS AND
DOLE, J. J.

Assessments for the betterment of estates
will be limited TO estates abutting on
the highway or street which has been
opened or widened.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-06-27
THE VIRTUE OF MEDICINE rs
TESTED BY ITS EFFECTS.
MODESTO, Cal, May "a, 1S9

MODESTO, CAL, May "a, 1890.
DIR. J. E"gene Jordan, Seattle. Wash.
DEAR SIR: hope you will not consider
such as may not have come under your
observation. About fifteen years ago a
br ght red spot, about the size of a pea,
came on one side of the end of my nose.
1t was source of great annoyance to me
and great anxiety to my friends, who
feared the spot might be cancer. 1t
seemed strange such a thing would come
on my face, for my health has always been
good and never had so much as pimple
on my skin. did not know what to do
for the trouble. There was a throbbing
pain all the while, and last fall, when the
cold weather set in, the s. OF became fam
ing red and hard, and remained so. 1t be-
came very sore to the touch and hot. The
pain was throbbing, severe pain. Then
/ became truly alarmed, for the thing was
airy remember ed that you recommended
M water for the eyes when they were in
famed; so applied this to my nose one
evening and was sure that with this one
application the Inflammation was lessened.
l kept up the treatment week, and my
nose seem ed well. continued taking the
medicine for six weeks, and at the end of
that time the purple spot was entirely
gone. and there is no trace of the thing
left. The redness has also entirely disap-
peared. could not be thankful enough
that had heard of your medicines and
knew what to use. Respectfully,
MRS. J. PURvIS.
DR.. Jordan's Office is at the residence OF
ex-Mayor Yesler, Third and James, Seat
tie. Consultation and prescription abso.
lutely FREE. Send for free book explaining
the Histogeneic System.
are sold in but one agency in each town.
The label around the bottle bears the fol.
lowing inscription: CDR. j. Eugene Jor-
dams Histogenetic Medicine" Every
other device is fraud.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-06-27

THE BEAST LET GO AND FELL BACK.
partition like batterIng-ram. He not
only struck it, but he stood on his hind
legs and pulled and shook, and it must
have gone down had we not attacked
him. The native dealt one of his paws
a terrific blow with the stick, and cut
half way through the other with blow
of the knife. The beast let go and fell
back. 1t was now broad day, and we
could see him plainly. A photograph
of his head and face would make Wom-
an SILVER. He backed off, laid his ears
fiat to his head, showed every tooth, and
his eyes wandered up and down the
partition looking for weak spot. i ex-
pected a rush, but he was not quite
ready. He made three circles of the
room, and then, springing like flash,
he fastened to the bamboos again. If
we had not been ready the partition
could not have held him more than a
minute. He used teeth and claws and
the whole hut was shaken with his eX-
ertions. l got in a savage cut on his
hind leg and stabbed him in the Shout
der, and the native hit him an awful
whack on the nose. When he let go
this time he was done for. He retreated
to a corner and howled and wnined like
a puppy, and Captain White now called
out to know the situation. / explained
that the tiger could not get out as
could now see the silver which obstruct-
ed, and he opened the rear shutter and
passed me in rifle. When l took aim
at the tigers head he was moaning and
shivering, and 1 almost felt ashamed to
shoot him.
Not knowing whether the dead man
eater had mate or not we secured the
jungles for his lair, and found it in the
ravine not more than half mile away.
He had not devoured any of his victims
at the spot where he rested, but all had
been eaten within radius of a few
rods. From what we could discover it
was concluded that he was SOLITARY,
and as the village suffered no more this
must have been the case. In removing
the skin we found spot on the shoulder
where the beast had been severely cut
with knife. The slash was fully four
inches long and quite deep, and the hail
had not grown out to cover the scar
Ninety-nine chances out of hundred
the native who had inflicted the cut had
been eaten.-N. Y. Sun.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-06-27
THE LITTLE GOLD HEART.

I've quaint little keepsake,
A relic of childhood,
Among the odd trinkcts tucked by in my drawer;
It's dear little treasure,
A gift from my sweetheart,
tiny gold heart that my boyhood'S love wore.
remember the evening,
sweet recollection,
Twas long years ago, on a fair summer day,
When she gave me the token,
And babe me to keep it
And tenderly think of the giver Away.
In a PARKWAY church-yard
The dear child is sleeping,
The sweetheart who of my bOy-life part,
And hold above jewels
This token more precious,
Her pledge of aIecton-the little gold heart.
Frank B. WEIGH, in The Jeweler.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-06-27

This body of ours has been likened to a tene-
ment 1t often has a haunted apartment-the
stomach. Scared by the eldrich 81 rite, dyspep-
STA, digestion fl es and refuses TO return. What
can break the spell, what can raise the ban III
upon the unhappy organs? We answer unhesi-
tatingly, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, and we
are warranted in the response by the recorded
testimony of yriads, covering period OF over
begun in any stage of the affection and persist
emily followed, will terminate in cure positive,
not ia tial. The Bitters restores tone to the ep-
igastric nerve, renews and purifes the juices
exuding from the cellular tissue that act upon
the food digestively, expels bile from the stom-
ach and the blood, and promotes a regular habit
If body. Malaria, kidney complaint, nervous
ness, rheumatism and neuralgia give way to
this medicine.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-06-27

English officers to 60 out and destroy
man-eater who had rendered himself a
terror to large district. Hearing of
the presence of the American, they came
to him instead. The Government bounty
on the head of man-eater at that time
was sixty dollars. The villagers offered
to make up sixty additional and to give
the Captain a cow and four goats. In
ten minutes he had closed bargain,
and on the afternoon of the second day
we reached Aliwar. 1t was situated on
the Scindwala river, which is one of the
tributaries of the Gauges, and within
Himalaya Mountains. The country
was badly broken and covered
with heavy forest and Jungle, and
the Captain pronounced it the
finest tiger range in India. The village
contained about seven hundred inhab-
itants, and had considera BILE commerce
with points lower down on the stream.
1t was on the bank of the river strung
out for half mile, and the cleared
space thus occupied was not more than
quarter of mile wide. A days work
on the part of the villagers would have
been sufficient to clear away the cover
under which the tiger approached, but
not a move was made. The beast had
appeared about four weeks previous, and
the first intimatiOn Of his presence cost
a woman her life. She was cooking at
q fire on the north side of the village,
not over ten feet from the door at which
hnr h11ch anH ond
when a tiger, who had come out of a
ravine and kept the cover of some
bushes, sprang upon her. This was just
at shutdown. The spring of the tiger
knocked the woman into the fire. He
seized her by the foot and drew her out,
and, although her clothing was on fire,
he took hold of her shoulder gave her
body twist to throw the weight on his
back and was off at run. The woman
must have been killed by the blow of
his paw as he sprang, as she made no
cry.
In the four weeks which had elapsed
since the man-eater appeared he had
carried off seven people, and for dis
lance of ten miles around the people
were In great terror. There were half
dozen old muskets owned in Aliwar,
and these had been loaded and dis
charged at the ravine at high noon in
hopes to scare the tiger away. Two
nights previous to our arrival the tiger
had entered hut through an open win
dow, seized a boy ten years of age, and
made his exit by the door. The cries
of the boy awoke every one in the vii
lage and could be heard long way up
the ravine. He had not come the night
before, but was expected to show up on
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-06-27

tnls, the night Of our arrival W.
reached the place about two honrs ho
fore shutdown and as soon -. 40
captain got the lay of the land he
made his plans. Two huts on tho
northern edge of the village were aban.
ooned to u.s. The Captain and one of
his men took one, and a second na+;uo
ana myself occupied the other. Al1boS
guns, and the plan was to watch for To
tiger and pot him. The hut -occun;rd
belonged to storage merchant II was
soId building, made of small lops and
: neaVy match roof. The ground floor
winch was the only one, OCCUPIED a
space OF about 16x24 feet. It had ono
ooor and two windows. The door ond
one window were in front and the otbon
window at the rear. Sixteen feet fro,,
the door bamboo partition ran Across
.ne room. In this rear room goods be-
longing to various parties were stowod
at nxed charge, while the family o.
cupled the front room as a living room,
Inc door in the partition slid un and
aown in grooves.
"heh we began our watch we fastened
the door securely. The window beside
1t was an opening about two feet square.
protected only by cloth curtain. The
one at the rear had wooden blind. and
this was fastened on the outside.
1t was hot and sultry night, and we
had jar of water and brandy in the
store-room. The front window COM
manded good view of the country over
which the tiger was expected to ap-
proach, and for two hours 1 peered and
listened and waited, but without re-
ward. The native was stretched on the
noor and sound asleep. Weary with
standing on my feet and my throat very
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-06-27
BUCHANAN'S WAY.
Omce-Seekers Disposed OF IL . Manner
Most Deliohtful.

Omce-Seekers Disposed OF IL q Manner
Most Delightful.
A well-known politician recently gave
an amusing account of the diplomatic
manner in which James Buchanan dis
posed of office-seekers and yet sent them
away happy. The man who tells the
story was private secretary, during the
four years of Buchanan's administra-
ton. to one of the New York Senators.
His most intimate friend was private
secretary to Buchanan, and he spent
many hours with the Presidents secre-
tary in the Presidents private office, in
company with Buchanan. Buchanan's
manner with the office-seeker was in
variably the same.
MIR. Smith would call with letter
from Mr.. Jones introducing Mr.. Smith
to Mr.. Buchanan. Buchanan would
read the letter and say: "Show Mr..
Smith in" Mr.. Smith would enter, and
Buchanan, rising, would greet Mr.. Smith
with the greatest cordiality. Placing
his left hand on Smiths shoulder, and
taking Smiths hand in his right
Buchanan would proceed as follows:
MIR. Smith, believe? Glad to meet
you, sir. Friend of Mr.. Jones, 1 under.
stand. Warm friend of mine for twenty
years is Mr.. Jones. Are you married
Mr.. Smith?'
eyes, sir"
"How is Mrs. Smith,"
VERY well, thank you, Mr.. Buchan-
an"
ANY children, Mr.. Smith,"
"Yes, sir; three"
"How are the little ones?"
Every healthy, SIR"
"Glad to hear it. Have you seen
Jones lately? Yes? How is Mr.. Jones?'
lin perfect health, SIR"
"Ah! Do you know Mrs. Jones?"
''Yes. sir"
'How is Mrs. Jones? Charming WON.
an, charming. How are the little Jones
children?'' $780,.
Every we'll, SIR"
"Ah! Do you know Mr.. Hopkins, an
old friend of Mr.. Jones? Splendid man,
splendid. I've held Mr.. Hopkins as a
warm personal and political friend OF
mine for more than twenty years. How
Is Mr.. Hopkins?"
Nicely, the last time 1 saw him."
"Do You know Mrs. Hopkins?"
eyes, sir"
'How is Mrs. Hopkins?"
ALI this time Mr.. Buchanan was hold.
Ing Mr.. Smiths hand and patting him
on the shoulder, and Mr. Smith was
thoroughly happy at the interest dis
Slayed in him by so great man. Then
Buchanan would say:
81 an elighted-delighted to have
net you. h 'r. Smith. Any friend of my
old friend 10. "es is welcome, and 1 will
pay especial att. utlon TO your request
MIR. Smith. If you VIII ieave your pa
pers' Mr.. Smith. will LOOK tnem over
Mr. Secretary" turning 10 MS secre
Mr MY, sn, iake Mr. Smiths pape. friend =
MS Mr. smith, introduced by my dea. saT
oones-ana put his papers where Il.
see them; in fact, mark them so tba4
SHALL De sure to see them. Deliobtoa ~
nave met you, Mr.. Smith. Rememho,
me TO my old friend. Good morn;nm
Mr.. Smith, ''orhihg'
ana smith went out to make room for
some other man to come in immed;ateln
aI'er' when Buchanan would 90 throurI
.ne same scene with him. Each -.
-. .si' sure ne had carried his point with
sne PRESIDENT, and neither ever be.ri
"" as papers.-N. Y. Sun.