The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-06-30
BAZOO GOSSIP.

CAptaln Nlay the OeOail6 MAIOie
ealer. was out through the couD-
= the past week and reports that the
Impression is prevalent in some local.
lies that an admittance fee is to be
harged at the Blue and Gray en-
ampment.
The Gossiper inquired of Secretary
Archer yesterday as to anything of
he kind is intended, and he answered
alphabetically in the negative. There
Fiji be no charge whatever to the en-.
ncampment grounds.
D. 81. Mercer, assistant United
tates marshal for the eastern district
f Nebraska, with headg larteIs at
omaha, stopped OF the union depot q
ew minutes yesterday. When he
|aw the beautifully decorated train
which was to take the Sedalia Elks to
Hannibal he said:
"That makes me feel proud that l
I'M an Elk. 1t looks as though the
Joys are going to have a gay time.
Sedalia rigs up that way she must
ye dandy town. / am almost per-
|uaded to stop owe and see the parade,
including the goat I hear you talk
about.
Across in Lincolnville the other
bay two negro lads we're overheard
outlining a bold scheme for Q Fourth
bf July celebration. Each of them
agreed to chip in % cents and buy q
half dollars worth of powder. On
he day of the celebration they would
20 to some convenient field and plant
Their powder in hole in the ground,
and have q concealed fuse running
from it. At q designated time in the
day the boys would gather there, and
pretend that they were fighting bum
bic bees. When they had got . lot of
darkies interested in the sport and
gathered about the spot they would
bcretly light the fuse, scamper away
and leave their brethren to the mer.
cies of an explosion of fifty cents
worth of powder.
The scheme is worthy of the nctO.
kious Guy Fawkes in his palniest
days.
If those who have charge of pre-
pairing entertainments would be more
considerate to the patience of
audiences it would, we doubt moi; be
conducive in increasing the size of
those audiences. This is particularly
true IN regard to benefit concerts and
Entertainments. In order that as
many as possible may have an oppor-
tunity to show their sympathy and
Willingness to aid, it is dee med neces-
sary to extend the programme 90 that
often it becomes nearly a physical
impossibility fer either audience or
performers to remain to the end. Yet
the performer fe Is under obligation
to stay, and most of the audience is
usually too well bred to depart before
the close. A short programme well
rendered is more pleasing than one of
even greater excellence when long.
If one suspects that he will be obliged
| to remain until the middle of the
night for the completion of a mis-
|cellaneous programme, be has rea-
sons to hesitate before be decides to
undergo so great q sacrifice of his per-
;sonal comfort as that will occasion.
The probability of encores should be
taken into consideration. If we must
have them, and there seems no way
at our present stage of civilization Of
abolishing them, let us not allow them
to unduly lengthen the duration Of
the programme.
When General Price invaded Mis-
souri in the fall of 1864. he fought
bis way west to Boonville and re-
manned there about two days.
Just as the Confederate troops were
entering the city, quite . number of
Union people and some members of
the militia, fearing they might be
mistreated, sought refuge with their
Southern friends.
Among thcse who were thus fright.
ened was a certain Captain Shoe
maker, of the so-called home gm.-as-
He had proved himself terror to
7 Southern citizens both in the town
and country and fully realized that
should he fall into the hands of the
rebels, many OF whom had relatives
whom ne had beaten or killed, be
would fare hadlv.
Seeing that he could not escape
through the rebel lines, be
sought protection of the late
Capt. John Porter, one of the strong.
est southern men in the community,
Captain Porter kindly took him to
hisshome and concealed him. His
hiding place was shortly made known