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

seedy looking stranger. 81 WAS In the
rebel army. myself, and fought hard
for old JEFF Davis, but I've had hard
time since the war and am going to
the ex-confederate home at Higgins
vile"
81 am almost sure the
fellow was Eonumen al fraud
but he appealed 50 pitifully to me
for assistance that he touched q ten.
der chord in my heart. I handed
him piece of silver, remarking to
him at the came time that believed
he was playing a false game"
"The management at the Higgins.
vile home have adopted rules how.
ever. which are 60 strict that / do
not think any but worthy and de-
serving confeaerates will be ad-
mitted."
We don't think be was much O. Q
liar he was such a sad-eyed, meek
faced man, and We supposed he merely
wished to give US a news item, but
when he commenced telling us about
building a barn on his farm 19Ox2S0
feet, seven stories high, and orna-
nented with bay windows, We thought
it was time to check him, aud SO We
commenced
"Well, We must admit that this is a
pretty large barn for this country,
but back in Kentucky our fathsr
built a barn S25x500 fest, nine
stories high and furnished with steam
elevators the"
Back in Kentucky" Interrupted
our listener, "why' that wasn't much
| of barn for Kentucky.
/ remember, now that when l
was quite young. my father built a
chicken coop 550xS3S feet. 1 don't
recollect how many stories it was high,
but know there was cupols on i:
for roosters."
"About how high was that cupola p
we asked.
81 don't remember the exact height
now, mister" was the reply, "but l
know it was SO high that the fourteen
upper tiers of ROSTERS died from the
effects Of the light atmosphere the
first night"
Then be looked up toward the cell.
ing and commenced humming "Jesus
loves me-" and We went out and sat
down on the woodpile and wondered
why somebody was always ou.strip-
ping US in the race Of life.
Professor Squirez, who has made
three balloon ascensioos at Forest
Park during the past week has had
several years experience in the bust.
ness.
at is not so perilous as may ap.
pear to many people" SAID the pro.
fessor, ''snd as for myself, I rather
enjoy mounting the blue ETHEREAL and
then coming down in q parachute"
81 have been exceedingly lucky in
my flights upward and in falling. I
think l csn recall only two accidents.
One happened to me in Kansas
City. l vent up from a
populous part Of the city and
happened to come etraight down
among the buildings. My parachute
accidsntly struck a telegraph pole and
collapsed, leaving me to fall thirty OF
forty feet. I was pretty well Jared
up and had to lay by several weeks.
The other accident happened 10
Kansas, but did not amount to
much"
81 have to avoid as much a. pos
sible falling into deep water for the
reason that am unable to swim"
Professor Squires always has sew.
ersl engagements on hand to make as
centeons at parks, fairs, on Fourth Of
July and other public occasions.
( A reporter is often led on a Wild
goose chase. even sometimes when az
officer of the law Is connected with
the case.
Last week while q BAzoo represen.
taiive was perambulating in East Sc
dalia, he was accosted by an office,
who remarked:
''Do you want to strike something
rich this morning?"
Of course it was some one in Eas,
St. Louis or some place else who
wanted to "strike it rich," and no,
the scribe.
;! "Come along and let's take Q wall
down the track"
Along went the pair, one thinking