The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-06-16
BAZOO GOSSIP.

BAZOU GOSSlP.
Said Lieutenant Gatchell of the
United States artillery, to the Cos
siper yesterday:
eve use different guns now from
what was common in the old service.
For instance, the old gun was three.
inch wrought iron muzzle loader,
while the new gun is 80 inch steel
breech loader"
"Six guns are the regular number
to a battery, but We do not use that
many, as general thing, in time Of
peace. A battery of a half dozen
guns, with carriages, caissons, etc., re-
quires not less than a hundred horses
and that is more than the govern
ment cares to employ"
"The Hotchkiss gun is used mostly
in Indian campaigning and answers
all needful purposes. 1t is light, cas-.
lily transported, and blast from it
will fiigh en- the average savage quite
as badly as that from one Of the lar
ger calibre."
"Everytime l see a telescope" re-
marked business man on Ohio street
to the Gossiper, one being mounted
only few feet away at the time, Gre
minds me Of an incident of years ago.
''One Of the sharp city jays came to a
little town in Kentucky, on the Ohio
river, with one of those machines.
He arranged it on the street corner
and with a smooth, fowery tongue,
worked all the country folks for
miles around"
1.-The cost was nominal, which wss
in his favor. The people became sus-
picious that something was wrong and
proceeded to investigate. One night
hi. game was discovered. Under the
telescope was a barrel hidden in an en-
closure which was entirely from view.
The sharper mad hired boy to stand
in the birrel and when he whistled
the boy was to rise with a can lie and
hold it at the end oe the telesc ,pe.
In reality there were no lenses in
the long pipe at all, but for the
bright Light at the end, half of the
Community could not tell whether it
was the ION or no.. He was ex-
posed and given hours to leave the
town."
Hello, BAzoo," hailed a gentle.
m whose nicknlme is 'Doc, the
other day.
"Hello, Doc" returned the Cos
siper.
"Did you ever think what trouble
that name Doc has gotten me into?
We'll, I will relate a little circumstance
which happened last fall"
The Gossiper, with eyes and ears
open. listened sttentively for some
wonderful revelations.
IF you remember correctly, at the
fair, there appeared on large strip
of canvas, attached to a tent in
glowing letters, "The Three Fat Sis
tiers, Of Mcdonald Co."
While standing in front of the tent
with the rest of the crowd, come one
called me "Dcc." The man selling
tickets made q bee line for me and
told me one of the sisters had taken
i'll and wished me to 60 and see her.
You can imagine my embarrassment
On being called in as M. d. 1
questioned the lady in regard to her
condition and thought Of something
to pres ,ribe. I fixed up a dose Of
lemon and water, directing her to
take tablespoonful three times a
day."
81 worked the show for admission on
my ability a. a doctor, and then took
my departure. I had q great time,
but don't give it away"
The value of cash in hand has
been very forcibly illustrated over
and over again during periods Of pc,
cuniary emba rrassment. The rich
est men are sometimes short of it !;
many OF them have been quite desti-
tute CT money that they could put
their hand on any Gay.
Now We wish togive word Of ad
vice on this subject to all the vas
number of young men. 1t is this {:
Lsy up 10 per cent of your income
no matter what your income is-and
keep it where you can put your hand
on it at any time, for the remainder
of your life.
We do not hesitate to say that the
value of this advice, if strictly acted
upon. would be worth to our readers,
on the average, the subscription