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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-04-08
SANCHO PANZA.
Tells of a new Scheme to Work
Business Men.

Whether il Is an old or new scheme
to work business men, | am unable to
soy, but It's effectiveness is, ] have no
doubt, more general than is currently
believed.
A sharper enters your store or place
of business In the gaise ola drummer,
P-osonts his carl aud is go affabiy in
Ierested in your prosperity, as to alb
solutely startle you with bargains.
He has no grips or sample cases usu-
ally but is so thoroughly versed in
his vocation as to impress you with
his sincerity and makes you prices
that are absolutely reckless.
'tOrder or no order" is all one to
him. He has the opportunity and
springs his little "fakes." The sound
of train whistle is his favorite signal
to begin operations, or Fin lieu of that
any fancied cause for haste will suf.
flee. He is suddenly reminded by
the sound of The whistle, that he
must hurry away, and as he has moth
ing less than a twenty" requests
you to change it. You are conscious
that you have but little time in which
to oblige him, so you count him out
three fives and five dollars in silver,
for which you receive his twenty dol
lar bill. No. it is not counterfeit. 1t
is genuine L. S. currency.
Now follows the trick. He accident
ally discovers just here. that be has
an extra quarter, half dollar or dollar,
that had been overlooked, so he
5landly observes that he does not care
to be encountered with so much sill
yer, and will you give him bill for
the five dollars you had just given him
in change. Of course, you will, and
DO SO, he laying down his silver and
taking up your bill. He then very
CONSIDERABLY and courteously OBJ
serves that, as you may need the |
change you have favored him with, |
ne will return it to you for his
wenty.
All right you may need it. He then
avs down three five dollar bills along
ide of the silver and reaches for the
wenty. If you have become suffi-
'ieetly confused by this time to pass
t to him, you will find OH footing up
7our cash, that you are just five dol.
airs out, for the FIVE dollars you gave
Tim IN exchange for his silver has dis
while the three original
bills and the silver are all that re.
Mains, yet there are twenty dollars
'sfore you, in plain view, see?
/ have no doubt but that this trick
las been PLAYED many times, but the
'ictims think too much of their pru-
Ience and reputation to allow it to be
,nown, as they would at once become
liable to ridicule, especially from ]
heir companions in business. p
SANCHo PANzA.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-04-08
EaSter SBIasueS


Written by a Ssdalienne, April 5,
1890.
Oh, the slush
The beautiful slush
Making the street like q bed of brown
mush /;
Covering Sidewalk and crossing and
road
Like q mud river with banks oyetfowed.
Miring the trousers of man and dude,
Treating white skirts in manner so rude
That wearers of them with a giggle and
blush,
Lift them and skip through the beautiful
slush
Beating like batter as horses slosh through,
Stealing the shine from the shimmering
shoe,
Spsttering sealskin and satin aud plush,
Dragging and dabbling the town with .
rush,
Knocking from beautiful spring all the
gush-
These are the antics
Oh beautiful slush
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-04-08
False ReuoPt

A rumor that the wife Of Col. Wu.
Hall, of Springfield. formerly of Sweet
Springs had become insane and which vas
mentioned in the BAzoo last Sunday Is en-.
tirely untrue. There il not the .iiRhts,t
foundation for il, so the BAzoo is now in
formed from reliable sources. and this pa.
per regrets that it was circulated.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-04-08

Yesterday morning, the infant child
of j. j. Belts, conductor of the mid
ole division of the Missouri Pacific.
Funeral yesterday afternoon at four
o'clock to the city cemetery.
Mrs. Emma Dillon, aged 26, died
yesterday afternoon at o'clock from
an attack of measles, after an illness
of ten days at No. 406 Washington
avenue. Her funeral will take place
at o'clock, this afternoon, at Mt.
Pleasant church, in Benton county,
Mclaughlin Bros. being the under
akers.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-04-08

Some of eur most prominent citizens
have been cured of chronic rheumatism by
that wonderful Observation-Disclosures
Oil. Price Is cents.
"Why Jones, what a ho(alrse you have
iu your throat! Eyes, / raised il from a
ol(d)t in my head. Pve too much live
stock" "Well, like cures like; DIR Bulls
Cough Syrup will cure you. The Bull
will quickly scare the ho(s)rse away"
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-04-08
A Pleasing Sense

Of health and strength renewed and of
ease and comfort follows the use OF Syrup
of Figs, as it acts in harmony with nature
to effectually cleanse the system when
costive or bilious. For sale in t0c and
$1.00 bottles BY all leading druggists.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-04-08

Are you distressed with an overloaded
stomach Are you troubled with head.
ache. dizziness or constipation Does your
bead swim One dose of Bailey's Saline
Aperient will give you relief.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-04-08

/ suffered ten years with nervous dys-
pepsis. Doctors and medicine failed 10
releiye me until / used Smith's Bile Beans.
They cured me entirely and my health il
now than 1t has been since the civil war.
w. II. CARTER,
Arlington, Va.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-04-08

The Ex-Confsderats Association of Pet
tbs county will hold their regular monthly
meeting next Saturday night at Cassidsy5s
hall,
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-04-08

/ like nv wife to use Poazoni's Complex
ion Powder because it improves her looks
and is as fragrant as violets.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-04-08

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoris.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoris-
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-04-08
LOCAL POINTS.

Trains from the west light last even.
ing.
Sidewalks full of promenaders last
evening.
The Bunch of Keys will Jingle in
st. Louis the coming week.
Farmers be hard at work again in q
day or two if it don't rain.
About as dull day for news as ever
dropped down on the city.
Theodore Brickle, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Brickle, is very i'll.
George Washington elected president
Of the United States, April 6, 1889.
The shot" man on the corner didn't
do land.ofice business last evening.
All the churches will be we'll patron.
lied to-day, If they aren't, they ought to
be.
DIR. Joseph Patti, the veterinarian, WIS
called to Beaman and La Monte yesterday
on surgical business.
Born to the wife of Louis. A. Warford,
1907 Harrison avenue, fine daughter.
The horse sales on the main street,
mud or no mud, draw q crowd of buyers
and spectators. -
The fire alarm bell will be one of the
when it gets down to business.
Imported hosiery at Minter Bros. this
week. Absolutely fast black; if stain or
crock you will get your money back.
-Sedalia lodge No. %, Knights of Pyth-
las, conferred the third rank on Sam +.
Johns, ir., Friday night in amplihed form.
Spring already blooms out in the garb
and garnishment of the ladies, "whom
Heaven bless forever and aye" as the
Irish gallant once said.
Looked like good times again yester-
day with the sidewalks full of people from
the farming "deestricks" and trading
with our merchants.
-Tramps and fellows who "bum"
freight trains, give Sedalia as wide berth
as possible. They generally surround it,
snstead of passing through.
Last night was the advertised time for
the Sedalia Chicago Worlds Fair Excur-
sion association to have meeting and
adopt constitution and bylaws,
1t is thought that, as there are three
men missing from Sedalia. sinte the horse
and saddle mentioned elsewhere were
stolen, one of these truants must naturally
be the thief. There is a little more than
surmise in this.
$3.50 GssaI II M ssssif f iaSS on
Very lowest rates. F. HOUSTON, 40 Ohio st.
FARM LOANS. S 81 % q k ASP
In Pettis County, at 6 per cent. interest
with special priv eyes, including partial
payments.
BOZ HWELL &JAYNES, Atty's.
1-lSd&w1v Democrat building. Sedali.
The menu at the Hotel LeGrande for
fo-dsY's dinner will be a marvel In the
gastronomic line, as special preparations
have been ma lie to honor the glad Easter
day with pre- I'd that will be not only an
artistic delight but will also appeal to the
best senses of the craving inner man, and
appease the eye and the palate with Joys
and pleasures not often vouchsafed to
weary, hungry mortals here below. To
speak plainly, the lie Grande's bill of
fare to-day, is a triumph over all proceed
ing victories in the way of cuisine. And
all who partake of the dinner are to be
envied, in advance. Stroll around that
way about noon and verify the above.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-03-06

The people of this country are expressing
themselves as greatly shocked at the stories
of the cruel and inhuman manner in which
Russia is treating her exiles and convcts in
the Siberian prisons. But what right have
we to cry shame" at Russia while within
the borders of our own country there are
states who treat their convicted humanity
in as shameful. if not more shameful man
ner than Russia treats her cOnvicts in the
wilds of Siberia. Geo. Kennan's vivid
descriptions of the worst prisons of Siberia
cannot compare in horror with some of the
convict camps of the southern states. A
worse state of affairs could not be than ex-
lists in those places recently described by
investigating committees who were sent to
the camps by the governors of the states.
Y on may say that those southern cOnvicts
are only ''nggers" while many of the ST.
berian cOnvicts and exiles are noble white
men. but that should make no difference to
the humanitarian. If it is inhuman to tor
ture noble Russian in Siberia it is equally
inhuman to torture poor. ignorant black
man in the United States. 1t is a case of
the pot calling the kettle black.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-03-06
It looked while back as though we were

It looked a while back as though we were
about to have Chautauqua circle organized
among the inmates of this institution. but
of late nothing more has been heard of it.
We hope the matter has not escaped the
memory of those who first agitated the
question, for it would no doubt encourage
many to make systematic effort toward
self-imprOvement 1t seems there is no
other system of education so we'll adapted
to state prisons. The plan has been thor
Oughly tested i'm the Warnervlle, Mass,
Reformatory, aud the chaplain of that in
sttutiOn says:
Our Chautauqua class was the literary
and social movement that first took public
shape here. We should rejoice if it might
be introduced into other prisons and espe
c!ally if it might be followed by as large and
splendid development of literary activity
and social influence as has followed here
since Nov 10. 1885 when the first meeting
of prisoners was held i'm the interest of the
G. l.. S. G. Our G. l.. S. G. class has
varied in size. numbering sometimes thirty
or forty and often less. 1t has continued
with some obstacles that might not be met
in other institutions. for large part of our
best men go out in year or even less. The
G. l.. S. Z. work here illustrates the entire
practlcabilty of such studies in a well
ordered prison and the great comfort, profit
and inspiration that should follow.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-03-06

We have received the first annual report
of the Home of Industry located in Phil
adelphia, Pa. TIL is one of the several
institutions established by Michael Dunn
for the aid of discharged prisoners. Here
a comfortable home is provided and work
furnished until the discharged prisoner finds
situation. 1t is supported by the labor
of the inmates assisted by liberal donations
from the good people of Philadelphia.
Michael Dunn. superintendent of the Home,
is an eX convict. having served time in
Europe. Australia and the United States.
Thirty five years of his life we're spent in
penal institutions previous to his reforma
ton some twelve years ago. since which
time he has labored for the welfare of ex.
convicts. and has established Homes i'm the
cities of Chicago. San Francisco. Detroit.
New York and Philadelphia. These places
are all doing good work and should be sup,
plemented N every large city of the Union.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-03-06

We have all heard of the terri ble tragedy
that occurred in Saltwater few days ago
by which two lives were destroyed and four
young children were made orphans. The
dead couple were buried Tuesday. They
were members OF the Lutheran church. but
the pastor of that church. acting in accord
with his ia ill., refused to participate in the
funeral services. Yet there was at least
one minister i'm Saltwater whose faith did
not forbid his following the dead to their
last earthly resting place. and the Daily
Gazette speaks of this man as follows:
Rev. A. ID. Stowe. that large hearted
christian of the Ascension church. however
gladly aSsented to come and Officiate. al
though. under the circumstances. he was
obliged to bear the cross. He read portions
of the burial services and a passage of
scripture, and While condemnng i'm unm-
taxable terms the sin of suicide Che taking
of that which God gave. and which man
cannot restore) he pleaded in behalf of the
human heart over weighted to madness
with real or imagined wrongs. He prayed
and spoke in behalf of the little orphans and
by his act and simple words did good beyond
the little circle of mOurners whom he was
addressing.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-03-06

THE PRISON MIRROR. published by the
inmates of the state prison at Saltwater, is
now in its third volume. The outfit was
purchased by the inmates and the first year
it paid for itself and turned over $15O to the
prison library. the real cause of its establish
ment being to raise funds sfOr the purchase
of new books. In addition to the above
benefit, it furnishes the prisoners an Oppor
tunity to exchange ideas through its col
umns and many an able article is penned
inside the walls. The press work is done
outside for the present. Over 1900 copies
of THE MIRROR are printed. each inmate
receiving one copy free, and the remainder
to subscribers outside. The subscription
price is 81 per year. The
MIRROR claims. undsputed. the cleanest
printing office in the state.-Montevideo
Leader.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-03-06
TO THE PUBLIC.

THE PRISON MIRROR is a weekly paper pub
lished in the Minnesota state prison. All matter
published in its columns is contributed by the
inmates. except that properly credited. Its sup
port must come from the outside every inmate
is given paper without cost 1t is published in
the interest of the prison library nd after paying
for the printing outfit, contributed $3.50 to the
library fund the first year. Its OBJ; ects are to en-
courage individual Intellectual effort, provide
healthy journal for the inmates of this and other
prisons, and. above all to acquaint the outside
world with the needs of the prison by reflect ng
its inner life and thus aid the cause of moral ad-
vance ment and prison reform.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-03-06

''Why. hello. John. what have you
been doing that they have you here in the
chain gang-killed or robbed some One?,
'Oh no. 1t was like THIS; drew my pay
day before yesterday. had forty dollars.
[ met friend and the poor fellow was
busted SO l asked him to take some
thing with me. Well, we drank a good
deal. and somehow we got into row with a
policeman. The next morning we were
fined twenty dollars each; but the srangest
thing about it was. my good friend had the
money to pay his fine while l had nothing
him 90. but here am cleaning the cutters
My pards here say am sucker and l
guess l am"
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-03-06

In the few following lines the Saltwater
Gazette gives one of those sad, sad stories
of whisky wrecked lives:
Preliminary steps were taken to- day to
wards sending Joe Hageman to the county
poor farm. where he may be- cared for dur
ing the rest of his life. Joe is a well known
person about town. man of naturally good
ability and good impulses. but now reduced
by improvdence and dissipation to a con
dition which prompts this move in his be-
half.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-03-06
Major T. NJ. Newson has accepted War

Major T. NJ. Newson has accepted War
den Randalrs invitation to deliver lecture
in our chapel and he will be here next Sun
day afternoon. We will be assembled in
the chapel at about one o'clock. Evolution.
we believe will be the subject of the Majors
lecture The jor has national reputa
and we here who have had the pleasure of
listening to him on several occasions. an
ticipate having grand treat next Sunday
afternoon.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-03-06

The police rules of London forbid an of
fcer to arrest drunken person unless he
is trying TO do some one an injury. and it is
not an uncommon thing for an officer to
have six or eight ''drunks" asleep at inter
walls along his beat. They may all sing,
whistle or shout, but he cannot arrest
them.-EX.
That is a good rule and should exist in
every city where the sale of liquor is licensed
by law. If it is to the decency and safety
of the city that drunken men should not be
seen on the streets. then it is against the
decency and safety of the city to have
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-03-06
THE PRISON MIRROR is inhexiblv op

THE PRISON MIRROR is inheXiblv Op
posed to the gushing platform nonsense
that makes heroes of criminals the moment
they are detected. Nor is there federation
of it among cOnvicts themselves. accord ng
to the MIRROR. which says; I'VE are un
sparing in our condemnation of those of
our fellow prisoners who occasionally pilfer
things from our cells while we are absent
working in the shops. We think there is
Whether we be i'm prison or out of prison
no one is a wise friend who attempts to eX-
PLAN away all our sins. Reformation does
not come through that sort of dealing
Minneapolis Spectator.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-03-06

A story told of man who was out hunt
ing and met with little success. and just as
he was about returning heavy shower
came up. and having no shelter he crawled
in hollow log which was barely large
enough to admit his body. He remained in
this cramped position until the rain was
over. but to his surprise the water had
caused the log to swell. which made the
hole too small for him to get out. This pre-
dicament made him review his past life and
think of his sins of commission and Omis,
sion and when he thought he was not a
subscriber for his home paper. he suddenly
felt so small that he crawled out without
any difficulty.-JackSon Republic.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-03-06

A case has just come to light in an Eng
fish pr son where Irish political prisoners
are treated with greater cruelty than the
people of Siberia. Russia. John Days feet
were blistered by fire and the man was also
given poison by the prison physician. His
sister found DAILY in a dying condition. The
crnelties practiced in British prisons are be-
yOnd belief.-StamfOrd Mirror New York.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-03-06
WHAT Is GOOD.
what is the real good2"
l asked in musing mood.

"Whatis the real goodW
1 asked in musing mood.
Order, said the law court;
knowledge. said the school;
Truth, said the wise man;
Pleasure. said the fool;
Love. said the maiden;
Beauty. said the sage
Freed m, said the dreamer;
Home. said the page:
Fame, said the soldier;
Equity, the seer
spake my heart full sadly
1.-THE answer is not here"
Then within my bosom
Softly this heard:
Each heart holds the secret;
Kindness is the word"
John Boyle o.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-03-06
HE DIDN'T KNOW.

Some queer specimens of humanity are
sent to state priSOn-the white haired old
man whose lettering footsteps proclaim his
near approach to the brink of the grave;
the young man in his prime; the boy just
entering manhood; the cripple and the
crank; but the unfoit unate who excites
most pity is the imbece i'm mind. A sad
specimen of this latter class was released
from this institution few days ago. We
do not know for what crime he was sent
here; but we do know that he should have
been sent to the home for the feeble minded
instead of to penal institution. When
questioned he could not remember where he
was sent from nor how long he had to stay
here. He was quiet. handwriting boy
and did without question whatever he was
set at. He did not know when the day of
his release had come that his sentence had
expired. and when dressed in suit of cit
liens clothes even then he did not seem to
know that he was going out After re-
ceivng his gate money and discharge pa
pers the Warden called him into his private
room and tried to induce him to talk; but
he stood mute, with eyes wandering about
the room. and was seemingly oblvious to
the Warden's questions. Once he frightened
up as if he would say something, but i'm
mediately his cOuntenance resumed its ex
preSSOnleSs cast. His ear seemed deaf to
words of kindly advice and when asked
where he was going and what he intended
to do he only replied. Il do Mt k H. O W.
and anyone seeing him at that time would
have been satisfied that he spoke the truth.
The Warden babe him good bye and tod
him that he might go. He pulled his hat
as far down as possible, then shambled hur
riedly out of the Office. then out of the g
door INTO the street free man without
sense enough to appreciate his liberty
Now, what good end do you suppose that
simple boys Imprisonment has wrought in
him or for the world? Nature endows
some men with bright intellects while she
sends some into the world with so little
intellect that it would seem they should
not be accounted responsible for anything
they might do, yet the law is no respecer
of persons. and contrary to the fundamental
principles OF charity, mankind is more apt
to be charitable toward those whom nature
has made most responsible for their actions.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-03-06

We have received another excellent con
tributon from A., our Charleston
Mass. correspondent, which will appear in
our next issue.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-03-06
As Requested.

Prisoner: Yes. your Honor it is true that
l was intoxicated last night; but l can ex-
plain all if your Honor will give me little
time.
HIS Honor: Ten days.-Puck
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-03-06

drunkard factories in the city. If a man
gets drunk he does no more than what the
law says he may do and the law should not
punish him for doing it.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-03-06

1t is all very we'll to talk about giving a man
show; but how many are there. should like to
know, who would know enough to conduct it
after they got 1.-THE Eye st. Paul
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-03-06

Love looks through telescope; envy
through microscope.-H. w. Shaw.