The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-05-12
BAZOO GOSSIP.

on the court house steeple," said
Judge Daily yesterday. 1--WE don't
see our way clear yet to buy one
though, as it will cost us $1,000.
What we want is clock with an IL
Illuminated dial which can be seen
both by day and night, and a bell
that can be heard to the city limits
when the clock strikes. Such a
thing would improve the appearance
of the court house and would be of
great benefit to the citizens
Yesterday, DR.. w. C. Overstreet
did what was perhaps the longest dis
lance telephoning ever done in Sc
dalia. The message was from this
point to Valley Falls, Kansas, l60
miles, at the dictation of P. II,
Kamm, whose father is lying in a
critical condition at Sicher's hotel.
The messages, back and forth, were
quite distinct; in fact there was less
! trouble in transmitting them than is
often experienced with telephoning
between points in the city.
"Do yo1 notice how bread is shrink
ing in the last few weeks?" asked an
observing individual. The loaves are
gradually growing smaller and lighter
andif the same state ofaffairs continue
in the same ratio for the next six
months, a man will get a loaf about
the size of a cracker for q nickle.
There should be city ordinance here
the same as in other cities regulating
the size of a loaf of bread. The coun-
Gilman who will introduce an ordi-
nance covering the case will endear
himself to all bread buyers.
"The taxes in Mount Sterling town.
ship will be less this year than last,
remarked county official yesterday.
"Tbe taxes last year and for several
previous years have been heavy on
account of the debt incurred by this
township in the building of the Lex
ington branch of the Missouri Pacific
railway, but there is enough money in
the fund now to dispense with the tax
and the county court at its session
last week concluded to abate it. The
tax was ten mills on the dollar or ten
cents on the hundred dollars"
A well known gentleman of this
city remarked to the Gossiper yester-
day that Ed holland, ex-treasurer of
Missouri, who is now on trial for
embezzlement, does not look like the
same man since he became involved
in the storm of trouble on account Of
which he is now in a court of justice. |
"He does not look any more like
himself than you look like Bismark, u
said the gentleman. Of course that
is sn extravagant comparison, but it j.
said to be true that holland presents a |
haggard, worn, worried appearance in |
striking contrast with his former jovial
and bouyant manner. The disgrace
weighing upon him and his family has |
been a grievous burden for him to |
bear and will probably never be lifted
this side the grave.
One of the most impressive illus
trations seen by the Gossiper in a long
while, appeared on the front page of |
q recent number of Puck. 1t repre-
sents Bismarck, with his great head
bowed and arms folded, standing in |
solemn majesty between two csskets,
one of which contains the body of
Emperor Williams l., and the other |
one the body of the famous field mar
shal, Won Moltke. The pale faces of
the mighty emperor and the illustri-
GUS warrior are shown, while laurel
wreaths of green rest upon their quiet
bosoms. Beneath the picture is
printed the solemn question supposed
to be uttered by Bismarck: "Will
my memory be as green as these when
/ am dead?" The solemnity attach.
ing to greatness is more pathetic and
impressive than that to be found any.
where else in the world.
The Rev. Puddifoot, who is a
shining light in the Congregational
church, and whose home is in Boston,
Massachusetts, was in Sedalia for q
short while Friday morning. The
Rev. B. F. Boiler, pastor Of the Con-
church in this city, is quite
well acquainted with the now dis
gentleman. Something
like ten years ago." remarked Mr..
Boiler to the Gossiper, "Puddifoot
was common cobbler in an out of
the way village in the northern part
Of Michigan. Somehow he got int
the ministry and his talents soon man.
Tested themselyR and pushed their
possessor to the mont. Mr.. Puddifoot
was at LENGTH called to the sHuh and