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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-05-20

eleven delegates to the congressional
convention. to be held at Fayette,
Wednesday June 18th.
The finest bed of slate in the
United States has Just been discovered
ON the farm of N. Blakeslee, thirteen
miles north of st. Joseph.
The editor of the johnson county
Star left Thursday for St. Louis to
spend several days at the Southern
Methodist general conference.
The second congressional districts
convention will meet at salisbury
June 18th, for the purpose of nomi-
mating a candidate for congress.
The democrats of Howell county
have instructed delegates to vote for
Downing for railroad commissioner
carry the news to Howard county.
AT Carrollton, May 9th, j. w.
Sebree received the nomination for
tue seHat"Ishir: O. L.. Chapman, at
the 438th ballot, withdrawing h:-
name.
Monroe county is to vote on the
question of issuing bonds in the sum
of s25, 900 for the purpose of build
ing a new court house. The present
court house is disgrace to the
county.
The Carrollton Democrat pro-
poses to give the two MOST popular
young ladies in Carroll county .
pleasure trip to St. Louis. Public
favor is too often purchased at terri
BILE sacrifice.
-Tapdy III. Trace. an ex.collector
who was found by the County Court
Of Buchanan county to be $14, 900
short in his accounts, has compro-
missed the matter by paying into the
county treasury $4,000.
Natural gas has been struck three
quarters of mile south of Liberal,
Barton county. Nothing of that kind
ever happened there while the people
were down on providence and given
over to infdelity
-Railback cows are permitted to
roam the streets at Fulton and COM
NIT all sorts of depredations. That
! would do for jefferson City, but Full
ton ought to brace UP and have more
style about her.
The tin to replace that part of
the capitol roof blown off Monday will
not be ready to put on for some days
vet. All the woodwork was in readi-
/ ness for the roof yesterday and every
thing is in such shape that the ex-
posed parts of the building can be
protected by tarpaulius in case of bad
weather.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-05-20
Hes Come.
Hail 4! summer days +!
Vnu,,,o ANNA

Hail summer days
You've come.
Had it not been for the prophetic
almanac, the human heart would
have been destitute of hope in the
long, cool spring past But when the
frost was on the pane and ice in the
pitchre, we could look over the calen-
dered months of Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup receipt book, and
there find balm for our frozen feel
iDgs in the good time coming.
Oh, we knew there were brighter
days bef re us-when the sun would
rise at six o'clock in the morning, the
air fraught with spring flowers, and
Gods orchestra of feathered songs'ers
food the earth with melody and hap
piness.
Yes, its come.
We know its here.
For we hear him buzz.
Shoe!
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-05-20
No Fiify-Cent Reduction.

In talking to a railroad man of
considerable experience and ability.
yesterday afternoon, a BAzoo repre-
sentative was told that the rates
would hardly 60 t, fifty cents, intact
not lower than a dollar, "for this
reason" said \ the gentleman. The
railroads at present have all the trade
they can handle, look at No. 2. yes
terday, when il pulled out. After
putting on an extra coach, there was
hardly room for the people, and yes
terday noon was not q circumstance
to last night. Twenety-seven coaches
were brought out of Kansas City for
no oiher purpose than to accommodate
the passengers who would 60 to st.
Louis. And if people 60 in crowds
like that, at 81, one read simplycould
not accommodate a fifty cent rush. I"
"What is your opinion of this pres
ent reduction 7" inquired the reporter.
"Well. there are several good reas-
ops. One is that some road started il
and the others had to follow. The
first, perhaps, did it for an advertise
ment. Then the others were not to
be outdone, and went road No. 1, one
better. Then it might have been done
to get the passenger traffic stirred up.
There are numerous reasons why the
different roads have taken this step,
and if you will notice, but very few,
if any, roads have made a reduction
that had no competition. While the
roads are not making as much as they
would if the regular tariff rate was iu
effect, still the railroads never sac.
rifced their gains, and you may say
with some assurance that there viii be
no further reduction. The roads have
all they can do"
This coming frem the man it does
is bound to carry weight.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-05-20
THE FIRST FLY.

IT'S the first fly of summer.
That has come all alone;
With the cheek of q drummer
BE Ia always at home.
There he sits on the window,
Throwing kisses to sun,
And laughs at his shadow.
In his frolicsome fun.
In the bowl of white sugar,
Are sweets not forgot;
And the house of the baker
Is to him a bright spot.
On the nose of the preacher,
On a lady's fair hand,
On scholar and teacher
He leads his winged band.
Der the table he'll flutter,
And lightly he'll drop,
Till right into the butter,
His body will Aop.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-05-20
A KENTUCKY ROMANCE.
What a Note, Written i'm Joke
and Thrown Into the Ohio,
Did.-Strange, but True.

That truth is stranger than fiction
was never better shown than by the
romantic marriage Tuesday night of
Miss Stella Adams, of Madison, Ind.
and Mr.. Louis F. Rivaud, of Louis
vile. Six years ago party of four
young girls were strolling along the
banks of the Ohio river at Pleasant
Ridge, six miles above Madison, Ind.
The river was then at the highest
stage ever known, and It's rolling
grandeur was the very inspiration of
romance in the hearts of the four
msidens. They resolved, as they
watched the turbulent water. that
they would each and every one write
a note, seal it up in bottle and cast
L. - a. ri --.uIuCu
wrote a note without letting her fel
low-romancers know what it contain
ed. Miss Stella Adams wrote the
following
February "a, 1874 am down
taking a view Of the river to-day. II
write this letter to see how far it will
60, and the one that finds this letter
will please let me know where they
found it. | dropped this letter in at
Bee Camp landing, l live only one
mile back of the river, and six miles
above Madison. Pleas let me know
when you found this bottle and where.
My address is as follows: Bee Camp
Post Office, Jefferson county, Ind.
"P. ST. am sweet Is.
"STELIA E. ADAMS"
"To an unknown friend"
Miss Adams was not 16 at the time;
she was only IA, but as Is seems the
more romantic she gave that charm
ing age. She folded the note care
fully and, placing it in the bottle,
threw it far out INTO the water. On
the 18th of March, seventeen days
latter, Louis Rivaud, a boy IL years
Of age, was strolliDg along the river
bank some little distance below the
head of the canal in this city. He
espied green object bobb;ng up and
down in the water. He fshed the OBJ.
lect to the shore, opened the bottle,
and read the note. Being also of a
turn Of mind, he resolved
to answer the note. He did so, and !
in return, received note as tender
AS his own. Pictures were exchanged !
and correspondence of two years in |
length fol owed.
Then the young people began to
to write less aud less frequently, and
finally, for no reason except that the |
romance of the affair had begun to
cool, The correspondence ceased alto
gether until April 4, last. Then
young Rivaud received letter from
a young man at Madison, who stated
that he was in love with Miss Adams, |
and that he wanted her picture, which |
she had said he could have if Rivaud
would send it to him. Rlyaud's love
was aroused by jealousy, and he re-
opened the correspondence once more
with the heroine of the floating bot
tie. The letters grew more warm in
their tone, and finally, a few weeks |
ago, Rivaud visited bis lady love at
her home. After few more visits
the engagement followed, and the Sc
quel of the affair was their marriage
at the brides home at Pleasant Bidge
Tuesday avoninp
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-05-20
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.

The Best Salve in the world for Cut
Bruises. Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains
Corns, and all Skin Eruplions, AID posi-
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is guaranteedto give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price % cents per
box. For sale by Mertz & Hale.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-05-20
WITH CLOSED EYES.
A Blind Man Successfully En-.
eOmpasses the Globe With
out Companion.

The 1880 a. IN. Missouri Pacif
east bond passenger train YESTERDAY
carried a very remarkable individual
His name is Lafayette w. Montgom
cry, and his destination, New York
City. Mr.. Montgomery is totally
blind, and yet travels with no Other
companion than his cage of canary
birds. Learning something of his
peculiar history, a BAzoo reporter
entered the coach and in the short
stop made at the depot, CLEANED the
following story.
MIR. Montgomery up to six years
ago, was connected With the machine
shore ~ D:..-l--g, Pa, when by an
accident he lost the sight in both of
his eyes. He WAS therefore unable
to continue at his trade, and rather
than depend upon the charity cf
friends, resolved to emb,rk in a 70.
munerative scheme of his OWL. He
secured the cooperation of frienos
and together they proceeded to train
a number of canary birds in doing an
endless number of tricks by the simple
word of command. He then travelled
through the southern states exhibit.
ing his birds. Finding the plan sue
cessful, he resolved to "see" the
world. Three years ago on the sec.
ond Of next month, he left New York
City for Liverpool. Arriving there,
he travelled over England, Scotland
and the eastern and southern portions
of Ireland. HIS success was phenOm-
inal, every one seeming to look upon
him and his birds as rare curiosities.
In London, he exhibited every night
for four consecutive weeks to packed
houses.
He then went to Paris and made a
big hit. After travelling through
France and The provincial towns
of Germany, he spent four months
beneath the sunny skies of Italy and
Spain. Leaving there when the
weather became too intensely warm.
he went back through southern
France and embarked for Asia, taking
in large portion of the Chinese EN-
pire. 1t seems that the Chinese have
a peculiar superstition in regard to
blind men, and here be was treated
with the greatest kindness and mag
From China he embarked to Aus
tralia and other South Sea islands,
and on the first day of April LANDED
10 San Francisco. He stated ne
came home over s25, 900
better off than he was
when he left New York City. Mr..
Montgomery is a small built gentle
man, slightly inclined to be stoop
shouldered, and is apparently we'll ed
ucated. He was neatly dressed in q
plain gray suit and the only matter of
ornament or jewelry he wore was a
small ebony crsss with three dia.
mOnds in the center, presented to him
by Spanish prince, whose graces he
gained. He will give an exhibition
in st. Louis next week and will then
go direct to his home in New York
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-05-20
perit!y.

People hear that the New York
Tribu0e is worth 100000, and the
st. Louis Republic as much, and they
Nonder how on earth they ever came
Ito be worth so much.
We expect the Gazette is worth
about $500, 900. We know the BA-
ZOO is worth mi lion and half.
And here's how We make it.
There never was anything made,
grown or created, from tack hammer
kup to a steamship, but what the in
(ventor wanted the newspaper to ad-
yertise if, and to pay for half of it in
his own wares. he receiving cash. for
the other half.
Sewing machine and Piano people
beat the world for this.
The other day a piano man struck
this office and talked steady strain of
parlor grade. upright and Easily for
three days and three nights, and never
missed note.
Every day the average newspaper
gets 81 bushels of letters like this:
New YORK, May Is.
EDITOR BAzoo:
Enclosed you will find our adver
tisement and blank contra ct. Gu
Marsard Roof Frescoed Pianoes are
the best in the world. If you will
insert our advertisement for six
months aud send us 81, 100 in cash,
We will send you one of our M. K.
f. Ps. Yours,
PUNK.
To which we reply with great haste
and steel pen:
Peter Funk, New York:
Dear Sir:-With heart overflow
ing with gratitude, (through the mer-
CIV of the Lord) We thank you for
your liberal proposition. MAY you
be rewarded on high.) 1t is, with cad.
ness, we have noticed that the praise
of God has been remarkable thin
throughout this section, owing to the
lack Of pianos. We have also noticed
Mr.. Funk, that sacred music, as here
tofore performed on tin horns and
through fiue-tooth combs, does not
reach the innermost recesses of the
soul, with the same effectiveness, as
when scientifically thumped on Par.
lor Grand We have also felt the
necessity of piano, ourself. If any
man needs piano, it is an editor.
For instance, how encouraging il
5would be in the morning TO leave home
under the inspiring strains of
"When early mornings ruddy light,
Bids man TO labor 60"
Then when he arrives at the office,
to be saluted with:
aSee, the scribbliug hero comes"
Then a piano in the composing
room would encourage the composition
with:
Strip, slap set 'em up again,
Set 'em up again. set 'em up again"
Likewise, when a delinquet sub
scriber came in, he could be induced
TO ante up to the pathetic strains of
Hard up hard up! never shall forge
The days when | was hard up,
And / am hard up yet.
So, too, as music has charms t,
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lection when some six-footer come
up to lick the editor. For he could
be Gained down with
Mister, oh. share that be
Touch not single hair
Twss badly thinned BY an irate she,
He now has none to spare.
And he would walk down stairs a:
quiet as Mary's lamb.
On the whole, sir. we accept your
proposition, aud will take 10000 OF
your pianos right off. We will send
special train after them, bearing
our first instalment. AS for our
notes, you can take few out of the
pianos and then you'll be sure they
are good. You endorse your pisnos,
and consequently their notes. Please
send us something nice to learn to
play with some short hymn as:
"You don't FIVE dollar me-"
If you would ever happen to come
this way, please call and take supper
with us-hrin1 some PL~-+ mnsic with
you, for we are short of bed clothes
and the ''bsrs" would keep the skeet-
ers off. By the time you come we
think We snail be able to entertain
you with feast OF reason aud flow
of soul. Respectfully,
The BAzoo.
p. S. Don't forget the "pian-
ners."
But seriously, ninety-nine hun
dreths of these eastern advertising
agencies are frauds of the first water,
aud we only publish the above as an
illustration of propositions which we
almost daily receive.
One fellow invented sheep tags
to put in sleeps ears TO mark them.
He wanted Us to advertise them and
take our pay in tags. What the d i
do We. want with sheep tags?
Another has invented an abomnina-
BILE or abdominal supporter. He
wants Us to advertise them and take
'em for our pay. Hang bis abdomi-
nal supportersl Will our advertising
his abdomen put ANYTHING in our alb
domen? 1t wonld be a weak old
support for us
Then some lunatic has manufac.
tured The Bloom of Youth" He
wants us to take Bloom" for our pay
for advertising. What in the thunder
could we do with his Bloom? We
are already big gorgeous sunfower,
and don't want any more bloom.
We tried this business once. We
a fellows Hair Restorer,
and took six dozen bottles of it. We
sold one bottle 10 a partially bald old
sea captain. Three days afterward
his head was as bare ssa peeled enion
and chuck full of pimples! He came
around to the office with a donble bar
relied gun. to kill us on sight but we
paci6ed him by telling him that the
pimples were caused by the hair COM
ing through. The next day We
learned that the pimples he'd COM
menced to run. and we run too. We
took the balance ofthat Restorer, AMI
labelled it Magnetic Balsom," and
sent it to the Indian Relief Committee
as donation. Two weeks afterwsrd
the telegraph informed us that the
great chief Kick-a-Hole-T Through
Daylight and forty of his tribe had
been poisoned.
So we don't want any more eastern
advertising, unless it comes through
legitimate channels.
And We would rather 60 to Hades
beating a Dead March on bass drum,
than scar high 10 the realms of bliss
on one of those pianos ofthe Religious
Newspaper Agency, So there!
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-05-20

Carriers Little Liver Pills will be
found an excellent remedy fer sick head
ache. Thousands of letters from people
who have used them prove this fact. Ask
your druggist for thsH.i
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-05-20
Dress Goods /!

D~-"tiful line of plain French Goods.
Plaids.
Beautiful line of trimming Silk In
suberb colorings. Buckles, Clasps,
Braids, Fringes and Vandyke Laces
Challies, Organizes. Lawns, Delains-
White Goods, etc.
A new invoice of Embroideries just
received. Tiny Edges to the full
Swiss Flounce at lowest possible
prices.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-05-20

The fambeau club held a meeting IN
their hall last night to perfect arrange
msnts for their Kansas City trip.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-05-20
Our Hosiery Department.

We are agents for the celebrated
darlington Fast Black" Hosiery,
every pair warranted fast black and
guaranteed to wear, the fabric Is not
burned by the strong dye used in
many other brands of EAST Black"
Call at our store this week and see our
stock and prices.
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MesseI|y { Meuschke
NO. 232,
\. v. COr.OliO and Third Sis.

N. B.-Our store will be open rili
8 o'clock every night after this date,
"rsin or shine"
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-05-20

To do the largest business possible.
Now don't think for q moment thst
this Is 81 cent a paper for iron pins.
warranted to rust" advertisement, but
a genuine mark down sale.
See our immense stock of
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-06-04
W. nted, first class tailor. F. e

Wanted, first class tailor. f. g..
Jacobs. i 31 . Is 8. .s.ss.$ ILL.,. =
More census in the Third Ward. Mr..
and Mrs E. J. Austin were delighted by
the arrival of ten pound boy on Mon
day. 81. %.~:.:9 r.. ~. ...<s..c - r..
The school board at their regular
meeting last night elected the following
teachers for the ensuing year. Miss Har'
rison. Miss Clark, Miss johnson, Mrs.
J. NJ. Engle,. Miss Fannie Giles,
Miss Kit Ellis, Miss Almeda
Truesdell, Miss Minnie Belle Nudge,
Miss Gertrude Sherwood and Mrs. Leslie.
A letter from the architect stated that
the plans for the school building would
be here Saturday ready for inspection.
The Austin Steam Laundry narrowly
escaped destruction by fire Monday. The
fire caught from the explosion OF a can
of Oenzine IN the ironing room, and be-
fore the alarm was given the entire roof
and upper story were burning tiercely.
The hose company were PROMPTLY on the
ground and soon succeeded in extinguish-
ing the flames, The loss on the building
is about 500, with no insurance. Pierce
Bros. lost about $500 in electric ap
planes in the building 1t is hard
stroke for the boys, as they had Just got
started in good shape.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-06-04
Open Grange at Varco

Enterplse Grange met last Saturday
afternoon with Worthy Master E. r.
Spooner IN char Doors open to all
farmers interested IN cooperative work.
After calling to order, the worthy mas
ter stated that the object of the meeting
was to consider the probable benefit that
might be derived by farmers co-operat.
ing in selling farm produce and buying
general farm supplies, after which he in
troduced Brother D. Williams. of Dexter,
who gave US some very interesting re.
marks as to his experience in forming
cooperative warehouses. and the bene-
fits that might be derived by shipping our
own grain and stock, thereby saving the
profits now made by the middle man
That there was not only saving in ship
ping our own produce, but quite as much
in buying direct from wholesale houses,
and that there would be large saving in
coal by car loads lot. Remarks were
then made by Brothers Huntington, T.
Varco. +. Pike and G. w. Shapley,
A motion by H. Huntington, seconded
by T. Varco that Enterprise Grange take
some action toward building warehouse,
was amended by G. w. Shapley and Sec
onded by F. Pike, that the Master call
an open grange and that all farmers who
might be interested be invited to be pres
ent and take part in the action. Motion
as amended was carried. The Master ap-
pointed an open grange to meet June IA,
at Z o'clock p. m,, 1t being the second
Saturday of the month. and all who are
interested and feel that farmers might
receive a benefit by cooperation are in
vited. Brother farmers let US buy to-
gether and sell together; by this means
there can be as much money saved as we
now make in whole year tolling on the
farm. But IN order to be successful. the
business of buying and selling must be
conducted by man that is well qualified
and one in whom we all can place full
confidence, We must ever be on hand
with the cash to meet the bills. To buy
for cash from first hands is an object to
be kept constantly in view, in all COOP
eratlve efforts. We should not only CO.
operate in the handling of our produce,
but the time has come when the farmers
of our country should vote for the men
whom it may he to their interest to elect,
the same as do all other business men. If
any scheme detrimental to certain line
of business IS prepared for consideration
in any branch of the government, either
state or national. the men who are inter-
ested in that branch of business come up
in mass regardless of party and enter
their protest against it, and usually get
things about as they want them. In I'M
ion is power; let us organize as do other
business men, regardless of party for the
better protection OF our interests as pro-
ducers. Let us organize under the the
leadership of cool-headed men, and then
show solid front to that class of poll
ticians who live by their trade and what
they can obtain from the political pot.
MILLBANK.
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Free Temperance Lecture!

Mr.. A. W. Guterage. state organizer of
the Father Mathew Total Abstinence In
ion. will deliver free lecture on temper
ance in the court house, on Wednesday,
June II, 1890. Everybody is invited to
be present. Remember the date, June II.
CONMITTEE
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-06-04
Miles Nerve and Liver Pills.

An important discovery. They act on
the liver, stomach and bowels through
the nerves. A new principle They
speedily cure biliousness, bad taste,
torpid liver, piles and constipation
Splendid for men, women and children.
Smallest, mildest and surest 80 doses
for 25 cents. Sample free at Giles &
TryOn's.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-06-04


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