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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-01-27
BAZOO BITS
4 Current Gossip and a Few
FancifGI Reflections.
ELIJAH'S LAND.

ELlJ Abs LAND.
BY GEORGE W. FERREL.
When life is done, aud sorrow
Lies sunken in the sea,
A happier land and morrow
Will welcome you and me-;
A morrow no man ever
Hath seen with earthly eye,
Whose sun is darkened never
By shadows from the sky.
LAST eve l saw a planet
The distance SO supreme
No bridge of gold could span il,
Nor aught that we might dream.
My spirit burdenea, signing,
And held BY mortal bar,
Would gladly have been flying
To reach that radiant star;
So golden ii was cleaning
As though in Herschel's sight,
its million banners streaming
Abroad upon the night.
20 there my Heaven hath waited"
L cried, ito hear the wings
Of nay soul, Joy elated,
Sweep in firm earthly things"
But when the morning prIn ted
Against the east its face,
And all the green grass glinted
Amid the dew apace,
That globe with lis glad morrow,
Was lost away from me,
And earth's old clinging sorrow
Was still not in the sea.
o far beyond the dreary
Depths of the telescope
Is ther rest for the weary
The rlpened fruit of hope
We see with our dim vision
No planet intervene
So pure as that Elysian
Land that E!ijah's seen.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-01-27

On the BAzoo's literary table are
two famous and beautiful volumes,
published by Scribner's Sons, and
sent with the compliments of the
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-01-27

Fifteen years ago" remarked
Undertaken Dave Ramsey to a BAzoo
representative yesterday afternoon.
was keeping store at Clifton City,
Cooper county. One night my clerk
who usually slept az the store, haG
gone away, and when / locked up l
left nothing in the room but a large,
shaggy dog. Next morning when l
entered my establishment l was star
tied to find the hack window partly
broken in, and the old dog sitting
near it, bloody about the nose. 1t
flashed upon me that burglar had
been there the night before, and had
hit the old dog welt. Upon closer in-
spection | found an old hat on the
floor, and, lifting it up, also found a
mans CORY scalp inside of it. The
fact was plain enough then. A bur
glar had broken in the window and
as he had stuck his head through the
pane, the faithful old dog had grabbed
him by the crown of the head and
literally scalped him as clean as an
Indian ghost dancer could have done.
Nothing was ever heard or known of
the burglar afterward. His scalp
laid around my store for several days,
aud then some one carried it away.
The grand old dog, which had become
q general fsvorite and pet, was pois-
oned to death one winter night, not
long afterwards-it may have been
by the man who attempted to sack
NV store
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-01-27

"Do you know" said a gentleman
as he sat at boarding house table
in SedaIia the other day, that COM
mon salt is the best consumptive cure
IN the land ~ and as he made this re-
mark to BAzoo representative, he
swallowed a tablespoonful of it. "If
this hadn't been my daily praotioo for
the past several years, L would have
been in my grave long ago. Salt
snuffed up the nostrils is also an ex-
celient remedy for cold in the head.
1t will effect a speedy cure every
time"
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-01-27

While standing in the gentlemen's
waiting room at the union depot In
Sedalia yesterday. BAzoo repol ter
saw a stack of new books on the
counter of the news stand, and prin-
ted upon the cover of each one the
following: "Life of Jesse James"
Said 7. 6. Price, the agent for the
Southern News company, Il have
just received lot of these books, as
the demand for them is greater than
that for any other detective or sensa-
tional volume that / handle. 1t is
quite safe to say that l sell three
times as many of these Jesse James
books as [ do of any other kind.
They have big sale all the year
round, at both the news stand and on
che trains. No, indeed, the men and
Kids never tire of reading about this
king Of modern outlaws"
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-01-27
for Infants and Children.

"Castoriaisso well adapted TO children tina,
recommend it as superior to any prescription
known TO me-" III. A. ARCHER, NJ. D.,
III So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, n. Y.
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MAIL ORDERS.

People residing out of town can have al their wants filled through the mails, at the same prices and with the same painstaking care as if personally selected.
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not for the fact that this lady is the pos sessor of considerable property, it is doubt full if she would ever have been subjected to the present annoyances or the injurious scandal connected with it. It is truly strange perversity of human nature when those most bitter and venomous against her are the ones she has most befriended and helped. In her dealings with the world Mrs Pearsall has always had the reputa- tion of being frank, honest, open hearted, generous and kind. They who have fed and fattened on her bounty are the only ones thus meanly to show their ingratitude by wantonly injuring their benefactress. It does not seem as if this sort of conduct could be successful in injuring or harming deserved good name, and we trust that Mrs PearsaH may yet vindicate her own over such contemptible foes. Still, law is queer and uncertain. and when you cover up good case with legal rubbish it is i'm possible to predict the result. It will make many rejoice to see her triumph.
 We have heard of an Englishman who once came to this great country, spent a day or two here and then returned and wrote book of t'Life in America" But this has been recently outdone. Little McCarty of the Democrat started for Eu- rope on the steamer Servia, we believe, which after getting few miles from land broke her crank pin (McCarty calls it her screw). The steamer returned for neces- sary repairs, and Nc. came with her. Not withstanding all this, Mo, when qnes- toned about politics or the state of the crops in Ireland at present, gives all the required information. 1t is whispered that he is about to start an information bureau, not to rival Chris. Downey's, for Mes. will be devoted to transatlantic informa- tion only. Nc. has been also telling of his trip to Block Island. Dropping into Shee- hans fish market last ~ eek, he began tel ling of sword-fsh spearing expedition he took part in. "We got three good big ones," said Mo- s'How much did the lar. gest weight" queried Sheehan. "About IS pounds" was the answer. Sheehan laughed and Me. wondered A small section of sword fish then in the market was weighed. It was 72 pounds. And the marketman smiled louder than before.
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about unjust taxation, unfair taxation, etc has come and always will come in the ma iority of cases, not from the men who pay the taxes, but from those who pay none, but yet rely on politics and political office. for livingg Does our active little mayor himself pay any tax? Go to the tax list and you will indeed be sorry for his pow erty. And yet he is one of the orginators of this great scheme for ameliorating the condition of the poor man.
 wild idea seems to prevade the minds of some men, that only real estate, the homes and fresides, should bear the bur- den of taxation. The fact that there is such thing as personal property. funds, mortgages, money at interest, stocks, etc., never occurs to them when thinking of taxation It is only and-land-which must, with houses, be taxed. The rent es capes.' If these reformers really mean re- form, if they honestly mean honesty intax valuations, let them let up on lGnd for a while, although there are undoubtedly many wrong valuations there.-and turn attention to the matter of personal proper ty, nearly all of which, even in open sight, systematically escapes the tax book. It would surprise the taxpayers of Water bury if there should be published the names of all our merchants whose ''stock of goods on hand" amounts, Oct. 1st of each year, to absolutely or nearly nothing. Suppose piece of real estate worth $15,- 900 has bytaccident gone into the list for several years at. $5, 900; what is this com pared to the case of leading Bank street merchant, which came to THE EXAMINER mans own knowledge, who owned, by his own inventory, a stock of $30,00 of goods last October, but paid taxes for "stock on hand" of only $50O9 The piece of land at $5, 900 was paying twenty times over the merchants taxi Here is the radical trouble in our taxation. Personal property escapes almost entirely and in violation of law, while real estate bears the burden. Care ful assessors-not any such mongrel crew as the unauthorized gang now gotten to gether-but careful assessors, elected for their fitness, would begin. a systematic equalization of taxes in the way indicated. They would make personal property bear it's share of the load. The tendency is and
 has been to throw euery burden upon land- cd property. It is easier to be seen-eas- fer to be m ensured oH-easier to be gotten at. Yet, such is not the spirit or intent of taxation. The effect will be, if landed property is thus crowded too hard, that land will flow into the market, land values will shrink, or rents will rise to those who do not own home in order to meet the un- natural burden. This was the trouble years ago when the whole city of Elizabeth New Jersey, was sold at auctionsunder the hammer to pay taxes, where for years any man could have any house in town by pay ing the taxes on the land, and thate would bankrupt him. Meanwhile, let us get rid of these leeches on our treasury by in- junction or public meeting.
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Transfer from P. T. McGee.

Transfer from r. T. McGee. FTNo the Board of County Commissioners for Hart= I ford County.
 I hereby apply for license tn sell spr;,nous and intoxicating liquors, Ale, Lager Beer, Rhine Wine and Cider, at l51 Main street, town of Hartford My place of business is not located within20n feet in direct line of church ed1fce or public school-house.
 Dated at Hartford, this 2Oth day of. July A. D. 1891.
 Frank J. Madden Applicant We, the undersigned, electors and taxpayers, as defined by law of the town of Hartford, hereby en- M alden for such license. And we hereby certify that we have not endorsed the application of any Dated at Hartford, this goth day of July A. D. 1891.
 Thomas Mullen William Mullen, H. Bolton, Frank Dungan, John Madden.
 hereby certify that the aboveDamed endorsers are electors and tax payers, as defined by law, of the town of Hartford and they have not signed TOT Dated at Hartford this 2Oth day of July, A. D. 1891.
 D. J. MURPHY, Asst Town Clerk. that am not disqualified to receive such license by any of the provisions of the laws of this State and that the place in which said business is to be carried means of access to any part of the same building used or occupied as dwelling or lodging house, and I agree to comply with the Screen law in regard to having full and unob- structed view of my bar and interior from the main entrance or sidewalk adjacent thereto
 Frana J. Madden, applicant. State of Connecticut, ss. County of Hartford,
 Hartford, Conn.,, July 20th, A. D. 1891. Personally appeared Frank J. Madden, the above named applicant for license. and made oath to the truth of the matter by him subscribed and contain ed in this application, before me,
 D. J. Murphy, Notary Public.
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WATERBURY.

The reappearance this week of that well come stranger, rain, has reduced our un- paved streets to horrible condition of slimy paste, over bed of small stones, and demonstrated anew the folly and stupidity of our present plan of working our streetsl and highways. Large quantities of dirt and small stones are carted on the roads and off again with periodical regularity, in order that a gang of men who have votes or Influence" may be found working for the party" on election day, and horse flesh and humanity in general have to suf fer. Wagons and animals are ruined and worn out by the methods of our grand fathers, simply that the politicians may thrive at the expense of the taxpayers. A good stone crusher and little extra first cost would put stop to this. But that would not be good politics.
 The brave fight. which the American Spectator is making against the monopoly medical laws of, notably, New York and Illinois reminds us of the effort being made in Connecticut to pass similar law, which IS likely to prove successful through the. help of the Homeopaths and Eclectics And our good friend Dr. Mum, who brides himself on being one of the fathers of Ec- lecticism, probably imagines that in those days when this is done, the lion and the lamb will lie down together, or in other words, the old school will consult with him, whom they have heretofore denounced as an ignorant quack. We'll, perhaps they will. Strange things happen sometimes Perhaps then he may advise his patients to go to a hospital and secure it's benefits and still employ him. But, as the Spectator pertinently remarks, such class laws are a crime against freedom, and Dr. Mum and his ilk will be the greatest sufferers by their enactment.
 There is widespread and constantly growing feeling in tbe community, since the recent trial of the Camp divorce case in New Haven, that Mrs Pearsall, one of the parties in the suit growing out of it, is very much abused woman. Were it
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PARK R. Popular Halter and Furrier. Manufactures, Whole
 ale and Retail Dealer.
T,o THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSION.
 \ era for Hartford County.

T,O THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSION 1 CTS for Hartford County.
 I hereby apply for license to sell spurious and intoxicating Liquors Ale,@Lager Beer, Rhine Wine and Cider at 68 Temple street, town of Hartford. My place of business is located within 200 feet in direct line of church edifce Or public school house.
 Dated at Hartford, this 22nd day of July A. D. . 1891. We, the undersigned, electors and tax payers. az defined by law, of the town of Hartford here McGuane for such license. And we hereby certify that we have not endorsed the application of any other person.
 Dated at Hartford, this 22nd day of June. A. D. 1891.
 hePatrick Garagy, Seymour Bunnel Joseph Carlin, N. P. Seymour, Charles Cote.
 hereby certify that the above named endorsers are electors and tax payers, as defined by law, of the town of Hartford, and that they have not signed for any other person.
 Dated at Hartford, this 22nd day of June A b. 1891.
 D. J. Murphy, Asst. Town Clerk. I,rMichael McGuane. on oath do depose and say, that am not disqualified to receive sucE license by any of the provisions of the avs of this State, and that the place in which said business is to be carried on has means of access to any part of the same building used or occupied as dwelling or lodging house, and agree to comply with the screen law in regard to having full and unob- structed view of my bar and interior from the main entrance or sidewalk adjacent thereto
 Hartford, July 22nd 1891
 Michael McGuane. Applicant. oary s1arF or Of Hasfosd e1pa named applicant for license, and made oath to the truth of the matter, by him subscribed, and con- tained in this application, before me,
 D. J. Murphy. Notary Public.
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Pn1sr1se.-Clark & Smith, ss2 Main. PUMPS. &B. Douglass, ,Middletovn,C ,C. PATENTS PIANOS 4 M ORGANs.-
 L. Barker & O., 15S Asylum. PLunrB1Ne.- PAINTING AND PAPER HANeINa.- PICTURES AND PrcrURE FRAMns.- PIANO TUNING AND REpAmNe.-
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s.

For particulars see our advertisements in the daily papers.
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For butter, cheese and eggs at prices that are always right, go to Russell Bros., 3S3 Main street.
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WHEN THE ENERGIES FLAG Use Horsford,s Acid Phosphaae.

Dr. T. c. Smith, Charlotte, N. o., says: ssIt is an invaluable nerve tonic, delight ful beverage, and one of the best restorers when the energies flag and the spirits droop.'' s.
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800 of those adjustable window screens 25 cents and upwards. Clapp 6 Treat, GA State street.
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Screen Doors all sizes. Doors made to order at Clapp & Treats, 64 State street.
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The celebrated "Leader" lawn mo wer at l lapp $ Treats, 64 State street.
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MUZZLE YOUR DOG. Get muzzle at Clapp 6 Treats 64 State street.
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Advertisers Directory.

Comprising Some'of the Most Reliable Firms in Hartford. The Patronage of Only. Such Accepted.
The Portland daily press., 1891-10-22
TO FLASH THEIR NUMBERS.
A New Scheme for identifying Out
lying Lighthouses.

WAsHIN GToN, October 2l-A plan has
been devised by Captain F. A. Mahan, Corps
of Engineers. which will change the charac-
ter of every light of the lighthouse estab-
lishment. Captain Mahan Is at present act
ing as engineer secretary of the Lighthouse
Board, and In his scheme has endeavored to
effect such a systematic arrangement Of
lights as to make it impossible for mariner
suddenly coming on light to be uncertain
whether 1t belongs to the lighthouse estab-
lishment or not, or to mistake one light of
the establishment for another. Along the
Atlantic coast, for instance, from the st
Croix river In Maine, to the western end of
the Florida Reefs, there are 62 off-shore
lights. OF these, 2S have fixed white lights.
2S have lights with characteristics, three
have each a double group of fixed white
lights OF the same order. and three have 9TH
er similar distinguishing features respect
ively
1t is, found then. that there are 50 lights
and only tye characteristics, leaving dan
gerous chance for confusion. 1t is held that
tne true purpose OF a light should be its
means OF being identified. The present
nasn lights are susceptible of change in ap-
pearance by atmospheric Influences, and In
operation by barometric changes. 1t is pro-
posed that system Of numerical character
istics be substituted for the present method,
the number of each light to be indicated by
groups of flashes. Thus. No. 123 would be
represented by one flash, followed by tw o
flashes and three flashes. 1t is decided that
the flashes of figure may be two seconds
apart. so as not to cause too great nervous
strain In watching from one to the next ;
there must be partial eclipse Of about four
or five seconds to clearly define the interval
between the figures; there can be no more
tnan SIX nasnes In any one figure. lest the
count be lost; the total number of flashes In
characteristic must be limited to 10, so as
not to make combination too lengthy In ex-
hlbition; the same figure must not be re-
peated in combination.
The Portland daily press., 1891-10-22
KNOCKING AT THE SICK MANS DOOR.
cossacks and Russian Infantry
Threaten constantInopIe.
A Great Army Ready to Move on
the Turkish Capital.
This Is a European Rumor Via
the windy City.

CHICAGO. Illinois, October 2t.-A special
from New York to the Evening Journal says
that the following cablegram was received
In that city from London today: "On Mon
day large feet Of barges and vessels ap-
peared on the Turkish coast Of the Black
Sea near Derkas, town about seventy miles
northwest Of Constantlnople. and landed
1900 Cossacks and 1900 infantry. They
seized the railroad along the coast from
Constantinople to India and Immediately
crossed the coast range and seized another
railway from Constantinople to Sophia about
sixty miles west Of Constantlnople. This
commands the two roads to Constantinople
and gives the Russians control of the narrow
wedge between the Black Sea and the Sea Of
Marmosa: At the point of this wedge lies
Constantin0ple. This movement fanks all
the defences of Constantinople except those
around the city and renders help from the
sea practically useless. 1t Is said that
Russia has been accumulatiDg barges and
shipping OF all kinds near the mouth Of the
Danube for six months past without discov-
cry and that the whole of 100000 troops
assembled In Southwestern Russia can be
transported and landed within sixty miles OF
Constantinople inside the next four days,
before anything can be done by England,
Germany, Austria or Italy.
The Portland daily press., 1891-10-22
FASTEST HEAT ON RECORD.
One of Three In Which Direct eeat
Hal PoInter.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, October L. In a
match race for $1,000. at the Cumberland
Park today. Direct beat Hal Pointer in three
straight heats. The time in the second heat
was the best ever made in race in harness,
lowering Pointers record half a second.
Neither PAGER broke in either heat, both
moving like clockwork all the way around.
Hal Pointer had the pole in the first heat,
and held 1t until the quarter pole was
reached, when Direct, VINO had been on al
most even terms with him from the start,
made magnificent squirt and secured the in
side Of the track. After that 1t was easy
sailing. Eggers pulled up Pointer before
reaching the wire. The time was 2,10. The
second heat saw Direct at the pole. which he
held throughout. The pest that Pointer
could do was to stay abreast until reaching
the half-mils post. when Direct gradually
drew away, the Tennesseean's fine burst of
speed In the stretch being of no avail. 1t is
believed that Direct could have gone il in
20S had Pointer pressed him more closely.
He was running easily In 2.094, George Starr
driving him magnifcently. The last heat
was repetition of the others, Direct lead
ing nearly all the way time, I'll.
The Portland daily press., 1891-10-22
Cumberland North Conference

The semi-annual meeting Of the Cumber-
land North Conference Of Congregational
churches, met with the church In Turner,
Tuesday morning. Owing to the storm the
attendance Of delegates was light, and the
forenoon was spent in social and devotional
services conducted by Rev. s. j. Thomas.
The chair appointed as the committee on
nominations: Rev. Messrs. Reynolds.
Newport and Osgood.
The conference sermon was preached by
Rev. FL. G. Mank, assisted by Rev. l.. Rey-
nolds in the preliminary services. Text,
l. Peter IS Whom having not see We
love-" The question "How far Is 1t iwise
to foster the UNCONVENTIONAL spirit?" was
treated by Rev. Z. Bean in an able paper on
the subject. The question, "What extent
Is church unity praetica ble2" was opened
by Rev. l.. Reynolds in vigorous speech.
He did not think 1t practicable. We couldn't
all be Roman Catholics. nor Episcopalans.
nor Baptists, nor Free Baptists, nor Metho-
dists. He did not think by any machinery
the denominations could be brought togeth-
or. After remarks by Rev. N. g. French,
the conference adjourned till evening.
In the evening there was praise service,
led by Rev. Fred Newport. The choir gave
some fine selections.
The topic planning for the winters
work." was opened by the moderator, Rev.
L. j. Thomas.
The conference next took up the discuss
ion Of the Young PEOPLES Society Of Chris
tian Endeavor; first. its value as an educa-
tor. The discussion was opened by Rev. +.
Newport. In an able speech.
The next question "What Is necessary
to its greatest eficiency?" was opened by
Rev. Arthur Smith. He thought recognI.
ton Of its work by the members of the
church increases Its efficiency. Doing more
in the line Of benevolent work, work for the
| poor increases Its efficiency. The question
was further discussed by Rev. Messrs. Rey-
nolds and Mank. Yesterdays programme
| was
Wednesday ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: "Ihe rtia. "a
tiOns of the church TO the practical issues Oi .o
day. "SOcial and Industrial, !" opened W hee' @
| Mr. Mapk Education and RelglSV.us, S., w
| ened by Rev. Mr.. Howe OF Lewiston: ~ %VI p anu
| Political" opened by Rev. DIR. Mason Vi Druns-
| wick. p,st,asa sass,oo and
| EOrds supper.