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raised before it, The decision is sufficient
for the case in hand in that State; and
under it, it is understood that Brown uni
versity has decided to retain the original
congressional fund, and to receive the more
valuable la,er appropriations made by the
last Congress The experiment station is
not affected by the opinion and Will, we
suppose, remain at Kingston.
Tho bearing of this Rhode Island opn-
ion on our Vermont matter is obvious. 1t
is the decision of State Court
in order to receive the recent
congressional grants of money from the pro
cceds of the sale of the public lands, tho in
stl,ution must be something moro than an
a yricultural school or a mechanical school,
or school of agriculture and the mechanic
arts. 1t must be n college proper and
college established under the act OF 1852
That is, of course, that 1t must not exclude
classical courses of study, it must include
military departments; it must have chairs
and facilities for instruction in agriculture,
the mechanic arts, the English language,
and the various branches of mathematical,
physical, natural aud economic science; it
must provide "liberal' as well as "practi-
cal" education-al as distinctly specified in
the congressional acts.
The separate agricultural institution,
winch some OF the farmers undertook TO
establish in this State, though called "a col
lese in the bill was not intended to he and
could not have been under the terms Of the
BILL anything more than an agricultural or
agricultural and mechanical school. Nor
could it have been established unl2r the act
Of 1cG2, the State having already estnb-
ished its State agricultural college under
that act, and having given to it the whole
of the original laud-grant fund.- and con
nectei it permanently with the University
OF Vermont, under terms and conditions
which constitute a firm aud binding con-
tract--a contract which cannot be legally
broken by either party to it,
In this connection u Connecticut decision
is of interest and Importance. in that
state, the income OF the original a.-ricui-
tural land grant fund las gone to Gas
college, under an agreement on the part of
that college, TO maintain an institution which
should comply with the provisions of the
Morrill, act OF 1862 In view Of long con-
tnuad dissatisfaction on the part OF some Of
the farmers and a recent demand that No,e
college should surrender the fund 10 The
6torrs Agricultural school in that State, tne
Legislature Of Connecticut instructed its
JOINT standing committee on the judiciary,
10 examine the legal questions and 10 report
whether or no the existing le ti,llti0n and
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The Rhode Island College Case.


tural colleges have already been mootcd to
n greater or less eXtcnt IN several other
States, and may come up in still others in
the near future. In Rhode Island the ques-
| ton was submitted by the governor to the
Supreme Court Of the State with a. result
which has been widely Published. We have
not commented on this hitherto, preGerring
to wait thu receipt OF the full text of the
opinion OF the court. This is now before us,
with accompanying documents and state
ments which show case so similar in vari-
GUS RESPECTS TO that existing in this State
as to make the decision one of much impor
lance here as well Us elsewhere.
Aftcr the passage by Congress OF the
original agricultural college act of 1862 the
problem OF the establishment Of a college
under the act presented itself in Rhode
Island. There, as in Vermont, the amount
Of the land grant was insufficient for the
founding Of a separate college and the agri-
culturi-ts Of the State were net ready to
provide the additional funds needed for
buildings and equipment and professorshps.
! Tho Legislature, accordingly, in January.
| 1863, established "college of agri-
culture and the mechanic arts'
as department OF Brown university
under n permanent agreement with that
university by which the institution agreed
to accept the Land scrip voted by Congress
and to maintain a college such as was re-
CURED by the act CT Congress, viz: one in
which "vithout excluding the scientific and
classical Studies and iuctuuiug military tnc-
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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-12-22
WORE DIAMONDS.

A few days sgo a fellow giving hi
name as A. d. Hawkins applied Il
the city authorities for employment
and was put to work on the sewer
system. He claimed that he was pen
niless and hungry. He has been work.
ing but a short time when he visited
several jewelry stores and tried to sell
an elegant ladies diamond pin. 1t is
a genuine article and is a cluster with
six large diamonds.
The value Of the jewelry and the
appearance of the man not CORES.
ponding, suspicion was excited and
he was arrested last night and lodged
in Jail. The pin is now in the posses.
sion of Officer Lou Kahrss
who made the arrest.
The fellow claims that he found
the articles on Twelfth street in st.
Louis several months ago-that he
had put it up for sale but the consid-
Grafton heretofore offered was only 81
and he was unwilling to take that
amount.
1t is the opinion of the police that
The pin, which is very valuable was
stolen and that they have effected
clever capture.
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OF INTEREST TO HOUsEKEEPERs


Inasnuch as several legislatures and
boards of health have lately taken
action respecting baking powders con-
tanning alum and ammonia, it will be
OF use to our readers to have an off.
cial list of such powders in order that
they may be able to distinguish be-
tween them and the pure and whole
some cream Of tartar article. This is
not an easy matter, as most of the
alum and ammonia compounds are
not labeled as such, but frequently
masquerade as absolutely pure
cream Of tartar powders. Our space
will not admit Of a complete list and
We give therefore the powders in most
general use, which are known to con-
tain either alum or ammonia or both.
ROYAL. Bon Bon.
CALUMET. KENYON,
CHICAGO YEAST. ECHO.
FOREST CITY. Snow PUFF.
ONE SPOON. (TAYLoRs) UNRIvALLEp.
YARNALL's ONE SPo0N.
SHEPHARD's ECONOMICAL
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-12-22
MISSOURI PATENTS.

Higdon Il Higdon Il Longan, sol
citors Of patents, office in Odd Fee
lows building, st. Louis, No., ian,
Washington, d. Co. report the fol
lowing patents granted this week:
| House and street letter box-Geo
W. Anderson, st. Louis.
Photographic printing frame
Henry kunn, Springfield, Mo.
Car couplIng-Wm. j. Walker, St
Louis, Mo-. assignor to Walker An
tomato Car Coupler company, East
st. Louis, Ill.
Churn-Charles j. Bloom, Elmo,
No.
Toy-Charles E. Coe, St. Louis.
Tongue supporter Charles E.
Davis and &. Lewis, Neosho.
Metallic railway tie-John W.
Hardy and w. o. L. Jewett. Shell.
bina.
ID. afting instrument Christopher
&. Hare, Kansas City.
Device for taking nails out of kegs
G. Arnett, Frederickstown,
Mo.
Vehicle wheel-Numon H. Horton,
Kansas City.
B,cycle-Numon H. Horton, Kan
sss City.
Water elevator-WesIey Z. Jones,
Warrensburg.
Paper cutting machine -Benjamin
J. Puvyer and I. Burns, st. Louis.
Churn-Elbert H. Roberts, Mex.
cO.
Dish washer-Thomas j. Trew.
Macon City.
Fan attachment-Albrecht Nett.
mann, assignor of one half to c. Wit
ermacon, st. Louis.
Paper file-Henry A. Wanlert, as
lgnOr Of two-thirds to c. C. Higham
nd E. L. Andreon, st. Louis.
Memorandum book-Marcus AL
liller, 1t. Louis; assignor of one.
alf to G. E. Green, Binghamton,
lew York.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-12-22
A Safe Investment.

Is one which is guaranteed to brins
you satisfactory results, or in case o.
failure return of purchase price. Or
this safe plan you can buy from our ad.
vertised Druggist bottle of DIR. King:
New Discovery for Consumption. 1t is
guaranteed to bring relief in every case,
when used for any affection of Throat,
Lungs or Chest such as Consumption,
Inflammation of Lungs, Bronchites,
Asthma. Whooping Cough, Group, etc.,
etc. Ii is pleasant and agreeable to taste.
perfectly safe, and can always be de-
pended upon. Trial bottle free at Mertz
& uale's Drug Store.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-12-22
THE NEW HOUSE.
A lew Notes Of Interest On the
Aake-up' Of the new
House.

There are but twenty foreign-bor,
Farmers, aud those who own farms
turn up to the number of IS. ''
MIR. Blouut, of Georgia, holds dovr
the record for smallness of vote
; Mr.. Clancy of New York. looms n,
al the strongest of the congressman.
Bankers never "get lett There
body. ne"
Zen. Curtis, of New York, il the
.a'iest standing 6 feet &
inches in height. " =
VI Inc new members 1 43 were never
before occupants Of seats in the ma
tlonal legislature.
Journalists are gradually COMING
TO the front In the halls Of legislation
They row number ten members.
The school master seems to he
abroad in the land" and represent
~ members of the present congress.
Lawyers, as usual, predominant in
inc new house, there being PIP mem
bers, who have at some period of their
lives practiced law.
MIR. Lanham, Of Texas, has the
honor OF having the largest popular
0 vote and the greatest majority. 49,
900 is hard to beat.
Mr.. FOrman, of Illinois, was horn
In Mississippi, while Mr. Stockdale
OF mississippi fist saw the light in the
old keystone state.
Mr.. Scull, Of Pennsylvania. takes
rank as the eldest member. being 73
years old-born in 1918, and is said
to look 20 years younger.
Eight of the members are Irish
three are Germans, three Canadians.
Two Norwegians and Sweden, England
and Greece contribute one each.
One-third of tine new members are
veterans of the civil war In one army
or the other. Sixty-five served in the
Union army and Fifty-six in the
Confederate.
There appears but one colored man
IN the assemblage, and strange to saw
ne comes from the ''Solid South" the
Did "tar heel state-North Carolina.
his name is Cheatham.
The new house of representatives,
contain greater party majority than
my other that ever preceded it, and
'et It Is denied thai the democratic
'arty is "the party of the people"
The district in California, which
ENDS MIR. Bowers to congress, cast
he largest vote of any congressional
listrict-nearly 81, 900 of which the
uccessful candidates received $1,000
handsome vote.
There are five physicians, three
silors and two ministers, and the
liners, machinists, blacksmiths, cleo
ricians, book binders, carpenters,
lnners, car-fnishers and harness.
lskers count one each.
Printers are not saying much, but
icy will be heard in the deliberations
the new house. Nine of the men,
ers were at one time type-setters,
I'd could yet earn a living at the
'se If it became necessary
Texas sends the youngest as well as
le handsomest member. His name
Bailey Baby Bailey" be is called,
I'd he is but 20 years of age. His
ce Is said to be as fine as that of q
oman, and he il possessed of the
anners of Chesterfield. A SLOUGH
It covers bis head, and in his old
.hioned frilled shirt front he sports
beautiful diamond pin.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-12-22

osiuS uitccu mluute6 the
raped on the jury room door whic
was quickly answered by Deput
Sheriff W. o. B. Dixon, and the iur,
filed into their seats.
The court addressing the Jury
Have you agreed on the verdict
r. N. Lower-We have.
/ Court-Mr. Sheriff, l want no dem
onstrations.
Judge Ryland no doubt anticipate,
the verdict of "not guilty" and want
ed to guard against any outburst o
applause that might come from tn,
lips Of popular opinion.
Court Hand your verdict to tn,
clerk.
Deputy Sheriff Dixon took the YER
dict from the hand of Mr.. Lover and
passed 1t to the clerk, who read:
We. the jury, find the defendap,
not guilty. X. N. LOWER,
Foreman.
The defendant, who sat beside Mr..
jackson, was congratulated from all
sides, as was also his aged father, Col.
j. G.. Higgins.
After reading and signing the re.
cord, court adjourned, and thus end.
ed one OF the most exciting trials tina.
ever transpired in Pettis county.
BRIEFS.
The jury have the appearance of
being well ted.
Sheriff Smith left at noon Friday
to catch an evil doer in a PARKWAY
state.
Col. T. F. Houston of Houston;a
was listener at the criminal court
yesterday.
The family of John w. Menefee
one of the jurymen. has been qnite iii
but is now better.
john w. Menefee is the only
nan on the jury that is without wbis. |
lers. He is clearly shaved.
The sick juror W. r. Robinson.
esides near Green Ridge. He has a
milo. attack Of the la grippe.
Attorney Lamm was the only
nan in the court house that wore a
'outenaire. 1t was red, red rose.
The crowd Saturday in attend.
nee upon the Higgins trial was
reater than that of any previous day.
Joe Scott ought to feel compli.
nented, the attorneys and Judge all
ouched for his honesty AMI upright.
ess.
The testimony developed one
hing from the medical fraternity-l
nat they do not agree and all can
Sc great big words with reckless pro-
cheney.
Mrs. Jno. P. Higgins and Mrs.
allie Buckner wife and sister of .
Judge Higgins, the defendant were T,
court today attentive listeners to :
le proceedings.
An old gray haired gentleman +
as standing in the court room this t
orning mixed in the crowd Of spec s
tors. The judge sent a deputy c
eriff to invite him within the bar. lie
re old man accepted the seat with t
anks. \
The jury will not attend church t
day. No blood and thunder ser. o
On is expected to be delivered, but &
e law will not permit them to at |
nd anything to divert their minds u
I'm the main issue. b
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-12-22

ouu uOScltleS. lhe'
see what is advertised. who the mer
chant Is, and then they 20 for tb,
Mayor Stevens, yesterday, in speak
ing to the Gcssiper, regarding tn,
prosperity of Sedalia, said. "Tbere
Is certainly no city in the west thai
to-day has the indications of brighter
future. The season just closing has
been one of unexsmpled prosperity in
every respect. Nearly every day 1 ride
over, the city. and the improvement
IN the line OF building is simply Won
derful, and shows faith on the part
OF our people in the future of the citv
that will PROFESSIONALLY result in
making this one of the best cities in
the state. l have recently been in a
dozen or more western cities, and /
have yet to see the first one 10 com.
tare with Sedalia, everything coz
sidered.' In regard to the improve
meets n the city-on the streets and
othe' VIZ, as ordered through the
council the mayor seemed to think
that while some unavoidable DELAYS
had been made that the work would
be completed in good time, and that
1t would be of a first-class character
In connection with the council. the
mayor makes personal supervision
OF all city work, that mo guilty con-
tractor will escape"
The Gossiper last night met a very
prominent politician, of national repu. |
'atlon, at the Union depot, who has
been in Washington the past three
weeks. He said: ''The speakership
contest was a friendly one between
democrats. and while it was spirited,
here was none Of the i'll feelings en-
rendered that is reported in a too
press. IL is acknowledged
hat MIR. Crisp will make an able and
acceptable speaker. HE is a perfectly
air man and all portions of the coun-I
ry will receive a JUST consideration
rom him. There is no one more free
rom animosities." The gentleman
ontinued on national affairs
The democrats gathered at
be national capital are taking a very {
opeful view Of the situation of 1892.
is considered certain that there will
e ulited demOcracy, for the rea.
ms that no issues would be brought .
'rward that would tend to disinti- :
rate. There is a general impress. ion :
nat Mr.. Cleveland will receive the
nomination to the presi-
ency with some good western man
" the second place." Coming down I
more local affairs, the gentleman d
iii: 81 think Gov. Francis should s
I'll a special session. as it is a disput. a
question in reference to the elec
raj vote of Missouri. About H. 8,
'artin Williams? Oh, yes-he came o.
Washington with the expectation I,
getting a first class appointment t.
ON the house, but was disappointed. m
don't know that the democracy are
'der any particular obligations to >,
m. However, John Hannay. of the u
ersailles Leader, was more fortunate o.
d will receive a good position under o.
e doorkeeper in the document al
om." ca
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-12-22
A WORD TO THE WISE.

II you are going to make q Christ
mas present, you can get anything
you want in the jewelry line, watches.
chains, charms, ETC., at A. Kahrs,
511 East Third street.
1220sW1
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-12-22
BAZOO GOSSIP.

Said a lady to the Gossiper: You.
don't know how eagerly the papers are
looked over inst at this timeIand +
is not altogether for local news. II i
Christmas times, and the ladies ALWAYS
get pointers from the papers where to
60 for bargains and novelties. Tbev
see what is ADVERTISED. who the mer.
chant is, and then they 90 for the
gods" "
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-12-22

SEQ the Sunday school book
ut DeXters book store.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-12-22

Smoke "El Universe" ) cts,
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-12-22

At l:3O p. m, Judge Ryland wa:
in his seat as also was the ATTORNEYS,
The court raped order and said
one of the jurors was quite sick and a
physician had been sent for to deter.
mine upon his illness. DIR. j. w.
Trader came and pronounced William
r Robinson was too i'll to take his
seat.
Court then adjourned until 8 o'clock
a. m, Dec. IS.
FIFTH DAY, DECEMBER, 10.
Court was called to order about
1880 a. m. The sick juror came in
with help and took a seat bolstered up
by q pillow.
JUDGE HIGGINS RESUMED.
Cross examined--My object in
was to get Price of of me
and l shot to hit. When Joe Scott
came back into the car was crushed
IN the seat. l was facing the side of
he car and back of the seat.
Redirect am q married man and
rave five children. The Oldest IL
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-12-22
THE ARGUMENT,

After the evidence was all in, the
attorneys submitted the instructions,
as to the law which was to 90 to the
jury, to Judge Ryland, who sat upon
the bench and carefully reviewed
them. After giving them a careful
consideration he handed them to the
attorneys who read them to the Jury,
after which the court stated that three
hours would be allowed each side for
argument to the jury. The opening
argument was made by w. ID. Steele
for the state, followed by G. ". Bar.
nett, for the defense. Judge Sbirk
then spoke-made a powerful plea
full of logic and argument for the
state appealing to the jury for the
of the law.
A recess was taken until 7:3O p. m. |
for supper.
After supper Mr.. Lamm spoke to
the jury for one hour for the defense,
in his usual way of argument and
good oratory. He was followed by
George +. Is. jackson, who made the
best argument of all. His speech
vas q convincing one and drove home
o the minds Of the jury the truths as
hey had been brought out in the evil
|ence. Prosecuting attorney Longan
made the best effort of his life and
his closed the case. II
The case was submitted to the iurv
II o'clock p. m, and they retired.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-27
A sKEPTIcAL DOCTOR.
He Takes No Stock in Stories About Ami
mails Living in the Stomach.

He Takes No Stock in Stories About Ami
mails Living in the Stomach.
"It has been demonstrated more than
once that the gastric juice in the stomach
will digest anything living" remarked a
physician last evening" 'T do not be-
lieve the stories you often see in
the newspapers about snakes and
other animals existing for months
in the stomachs of men. If you swallow a
small reptile while drinking water from a
spring, in due course of time I will wager
that the creature will become part and par
eel of you through digestion and assimila-
ton. 1 have experimental with dog in a
rather cruel way, but it proves my assertion.
once cut into dogs side and placed
the ear of a live rabit in the stomach. Sew
eral hours afterward the end of the ear was
gone as if it had been cut off with sharp
knife. The gastric juice had pulverized it.
"Now then, how do you suppose can
accept the story of Jonah and the whale.
He lived in the animal three
days, 1 believe. Besides that
a whale can't swallow am; OBJ
ject as large as man. They live on
the small fish of the sea. In the mouth is a
kind of sieve, through which the whales
food passes into the stomach. The animal
swims through the water with its jaws
spread apart and scoops up small objects in
the trap. Snakes swallow toads alive, but
in a short time they are dead"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-27
WHISKY DRINKING IN KENTUCKY.
The Liquor Bought Down There by the
Bottle, and Not by the Glass.

lhc loOuShb DO"n 1neTo Dy tn6
Bottle, and Not by the Glass.
Fred Lawrence, the veteran newspaper
man, and at present representative in ad-
vance of Barnum & Bailey's show, looked
out of his room window in the Seventh
Avenue yesterday afternoon and silently
blessed the blue laws which prevented his
buying cigar on the Sabbath. Mr. Law
renee is. however, an old traveller, and he
soon forgot to repine at what he could not
alter
"Of the many sections of the country I
have travelled over, he said, in the course
of chat, 81 like Kentucky as we'll as any.
Gentle and chivalrous, courageous aud hos
pitable, the Kentuckian acknowledges no
man as his superior; nor should he, in a
State so celebrated for its women, whisky
and horses. The first time 1 was in Lex
ington 1 was initiated into the science of
drinking pursued in the Blue Grass State.
There is no doubt about the quality of the
whisky they drink there; you could not
deceive schoolboy with. inferior
liquor. But the system is peculiar
If you are invited into a saloon
by Colonel Smith and Colonel Brown the
bartender hands down either Colonel's bottle
from the shelf, and it is passed around.
Then the other Colonel orders his bottle
down and that goes around. Kentuckians
buy their whisky by the bottle and not by
the glass, and they drink it without water.
1t is considered too good to spoil by dilut-
ing it.