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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-11-21

a representative OF this paper call
ed upon him ut his office. Yesterday,
in order t. obtain brief biogriphi
cal notes concerning the gentleman,
whose courtesy is only outweighed by
his mo,lesty.
Assuring him that no harm should
befall him in the columns of the paper
published for the people now on earth.
the interviewer finally succeeded in
securing some memoranda which cam
not fail of interest 10 many readers.
No!ly y. Hart and the famous
MisSourian, Silver Dick Bland,
were born in the same city-Hart-
ford. Ohio county, Kentucky.
From this incident alone it
may he readily surmi.ed that
the distinguished Sedalian l. a
straight democrat.
NJ. Harris father died when the
son WAS only Two years old and he be.
came the ward of the late Hon. :. O.
Payton. who represented Il Kentucky
district m congress for four terms
In Hartford the subject of this arti-
Gle received his schooling and when
he had abnut attained his majority he
entered. a. u conductor, the service of
the Chicago Il Northwestern Rail
WAY cnmpsny. where he remained
quite a number of wears
He removed 10 Sc,lalia in lSS:; and
became conductor on the Missouri
Pacific road, and while serving in
that capacity. he met with an injury
which compelled him to retire. lie
thcreupon engage, in general mer-
chandi>iug in East Sedalia.
In the Thirty-ffth general assembly
be Wis chairman of the legislat We
board Of railway einpioye>; and was
reelected To the same position TOR the
Thirty--eventh general assembly. In
the interest OF the railway employees
OF Missouri he laborel inteliigently
and faithfully. His work was sue
cesStul in many important particulars
and he won both the respect of the
legislators with whom b. mingled
daily and the gratitude Of the men
whom he 20 ably represented.
In 1890 MIR. Hart was elected city
collector Of .,edalia. and ~ mcrito-
rious were his services tina, he was re-
elected to that office in 1892. Only
last September he WAS elected. in a
primary, To serve Us postmaster when
Capt. II. &. Dcmnth shall retire.
Mr.. Hart l. now in his fortieth
rear. He has an interesting family
"a wife and four children. His son
he named Cleveland the wear that
gentleman went down in defeat before
EX-President benjamin Harrison.
Not many men have The courage To
name tavoritc child after vail
pushed candidate. Together with
thi, trait, however. Mr. Hart Is Il
thorough democrat. Il fine speaker. Il
good organizer and pleasant gentle
man in s,..ial and business circles.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-11-21
SMITHTON METHOOISTS.
They Propose to Celebrate
Their Twenty-Fifth Ami.
versary This Week.

MethOdism is about as old as any
thing that exists that don't decom.
pose.
1t never dies.
1t lives forever.
lift was ever downed, history has
failed to record it.
The older it gets. the better it is.
1t is religion that the more it is
prosecuted the more it thrives.
In fact it gets stronger with Oppo-
sitiOn.
1t gets up every mOraing before
the cock crows aud don't 90 to sleep
until after all the other sects are
snoring.
1t is twenty-five years old at Smith
ton, in Pettis county, and the church
folks there will celebrate all this
week, commencing Monday, Nov.
20, and continue until Sunday night,
Nov. 26.
The silver anniversary will be quite
an event and a large attendance is
expected.
The former pastors Of the church
have been invited and number have
signified their intention to be present.
Rev. W. +. Jones is the present
pastor and he, with some amen corner
members, are whooping up both saints
and sinners to make this the event of
the year i'll religious circles.
Next Saturday evening DR.. Viii
liam Jones, presiding elder of this
city, will preach to the young people
on What is your life?"
: He'll give EN- bung-starter.
Sunday evening he will preach
again on the achievements Of
Methodism."
Sunday mOrnlng-Love Feast.
On Sunday at 1890 a. M, DIR
Thomas Haggerty, who was presiding
elder here in 1868, will preach on
Riches Of the Gospel of Christ"
DIR. Haggerty is an able expounder
of the gospel and will draw more'n
a mustard plaster next Sunday.
The Methodists of Smithton should
feel proud.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-11-21

The BAzoo takes this tardy OppOr-
tunity to refer TO the death of Sena-
tor J. &. McGinnis, which took place
at his farm near Houstonia, while
this paper was temporarily suspended.
Senator McGinnis Was one of the
most prominent and popular men in
Missouri. He was stalwart repub-
lican leader, an accomplished gentle
man and noble man. This state
lost one of its best citizens when he
died.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-11-21

The Knights of Labor are at war.
The members of the ''nOble order" are
accusing Powderly of stealing from
the homestead fund, which was money
collected to relieve the wants of the
strikers at Homestead Capitalist.
are not quite 50 bad now as the gang
of mouthers. For the time being the
hated employers are forgotten and
the dynamiters have become "scrap-
pers."
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-11-21

The .u'nHcr days are ra>t.
Ind cold, bleak day> will come:
And MY ;hough,- are turned at last
To my heating store and ds"~.
The coal and wo,d come next. Won know
:" down in town III speed.
And buy my coal and wOo'l. i"a 50
Of HARRIS, who keeps the FEED.
80 don't forget the place
Where IN. largest stock i found.
have coal and wood for every race,
Aud ie,d for all the town.
Ny prices. too. are low, Won see.
See nr before Won engage.
My goods are way mp in q.
Ar 2lS OaAsE.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-11-21
Their Fourth Anniversary.

Mr.. and Mrs. n. d. Chase cele-
bratel the fourth anniversary of their
marriage, at their residence on East
Third street, Thursday evening, at
which time they entertained a few
friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Chase are
among Sedalia> most esteemed citi-
ZenS.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-11-21
Bankrupt Stock.

Peter Ari,on at Is. East Main street.
has Just opepe,! mp with fresh stock Of
Bankrupt Goods which he will sell way
below FIRST cost. \ large stock Of boots
and shoes, clothing, gents furnishing
goods and notions. Many of these goods
will be sOld at half value. 1i-l!d6t
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-11-21

Thanksgiving will be religiouslv
observed in Sedalia on the fourth
Thursday in this month. Among
other things for which devout thanks
will be returned by the people now
on earth will be that for the resurrec-
ton of THE BAZoO.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-11-21

DIR. A. NJ. Grow, of Kansas City.
said the other day: 1T pays to use
printers ink and advertise. Just
wait until the balance Of the doctors
of the city have meeting and DIR.
Crow will have to make a written
apology for his indiscreet words.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-11-21

Rip Van Wrinkle slept twenty years.
THE BAzoO slumbered three months.
When Rip awoke and attempted to
lift his old Dutch rifle, it crumbled to
pieces. But THE BAzoO's Calling
gun is still in fine working order.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-11-21

President Cleveland is a man of his
own head. and has a spinal column
that is thorou. hly stiff. Missouri
congressman better learn this before
it is too late.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-11-21

Thanksgiving day is coming
And the turkeys roosting high,
Likewise the smaller poultry
When We mention chicken pie.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-11-21

THE BAzoo jumps into the ring
again as bris and breezy as clog
dancer in Niger minstrel show.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-11-21
HOLIDAY.

Harry Servants Pharmacy Is ON. of the
houses anticipating big holiday business.
The large shipments u perfumes and
fancy articles ordered, most Of which were
imported. are just coming in for this store.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-11-21

Now that the extra sessions done
And peoples nerves once more relax.
We want to see the president
Weld his decapitating axe.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-11-21
Gentry g. Cloney 2l9 Ohio
street, can sell you underwear
cheaper than any one.
A BIG VENTUREI

That's wha, we are doing. Come aud
>,c ii We aini offering larger monu-
mcnt> and grave marks for les money
than ever before. Fifty nice finished monn-
m-ni> to select from.
CLAY A IIrYNEN.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-11-21

Cleveland's policy seems to be moi
to turn a rascal out in order to get a
scOundrel in.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-11-21

Not ANYTHING is being said aoout
Baby Esther these days. She seems
10 have been lost i'm the silver shuttle.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-11-21
vOlLY p. HART.
Brief Biographical Sketch of
the Democrat c Postmaster.
e ect of Sedaiia.

THE BAzoo is pleased to present to
its readers to-day sketch and por-
trait of Mr.. Vollv y. Hart, postmas-
ter-elect of Se,ialia
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-11-21

They may talk about silver
And high tariff, too,
But the talk of the town
l. the DAILY Il zoo.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-11-21

respectable poet, declared that ''Truth
crushed to earth will rise again" He
might have included The BAZOO.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-11-21
The Worlds Fair

Gave To the AnhenSer- Bush Beer the
highest medal in their power as being the
purc>t and hest in the world. The most
expert chemists in the old and new world
say the same. Fred Helm is agent for
Sedalia and surrounding country. Tele-
phone ~
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-11-21

A word to impatient democrats:
There's plenty of pie left in the cup
board.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-11-21

Very many men get rich by saving
their discounts. Try it by buying your
fuel Of Whipple for cash. Telephone "
corner Third and Montgomery.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-11-21

Governor Mckinley. of Ohio, re-
sembles the late Napoleon Bonaparte
in more particulars than mere facial
likeness. For instance: He has a
way of getting there.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-11-21

To the patrons oil the new BAzoo: We
would advise all in need OF carloads oil
coal to call on Stanley Coal Co. They
can and will sell you cheaper Than any
body. Telephone 26.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-11-21

Missouri's delegation in congress is
in the soup.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-11-21

What's the matter with Cleveland!
He's all right!
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-11-21
BAZOO
RETROSPECTIVE.

At six o'clock p. M, August 9,
1888, THE BAZoO was taken posses
sion of by.creditors and the paper sus-
pended publication, with the excep-
ton of two issues, in small way,
printed at the office of the Sedalia
Printing Company.
The idol of my life was temporarily
dead.
For nearly twenty-five years l had
nursed the publication with devo-
ton that could not be exceeded by
mother to her offspring. | had no
other thought but its success The
midnight oil had never been ex-
hausted. and while my ewes had been
dimmed by excessive use and hair
silvered with age, I hoped on and on
to see this paper continue prosperous.
1t prospered As no other paper in
Se,lalia ever had
In an unguar,led moment its man.
aver became involved in real estate
purchases, the panic struck the coun-
try, financial stringercy prevailed,
failure to make collections long past
due, impossibilities to realize on notes
or real estate, the crisis came and the
result was as above.
The story is soon told.
Creditors came on as if that was
the last opportunity.
Little drops of water,
Little grit and sand,
Little luck on my side,
Profits simply grand.
But | was bound to strike on my
feet and through the aid of kind
friends. a new company was formed
and the establishment purchased at
public cutlery and to-day THE BAzoo
is itself again with the undersigned to
direct its future destinies.
During the quarter of century
that | have conducted THE BAZOO it
has been nv aim to serve this people
with fidelit, and zeal. have written
columns booming their town lots and
public and private enterprises without
money, price, pay or hope Of reward.
have in TIE BAzoo applauded
men for public place, advocated their
elevation to offices Of honor and trust,
without even hint that they wanted
| should perform such service.
have applauded the young-the
sons and daughters of citizens-writ-
ten them into notoriety and society,
PAINTED their virtues in vivid colOrs
and successfully hidden their faults
from public gaze.
l do not regret this work
rejoice that did it.
will do like work again with more
fidelity and zeal, if such is possible.
] bear no malice toward any one
for my misfortunes, but with profound
thanks to legions of friends, / am
again on the tripod with face to the |
front ready to battle for Sedalia and
Sedalia's good people-as good as ever
lived.
Life has pleasures and SORROWS, in
all avenues.
Newspaper work has been my pleas
ure. l idolize my occupation. II
have devoted many years to its up
building, to advance it as a calling |
and to assist my brethren of the craft |
to excel each other a. conductors Of
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-11-21

You say times are hard, then buy
your fuel Of WhipPle and save money.
Telephone ~.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-11-21

Ladies' filed watche> from - TO ST..
AT Angus, Kahrs, 5lI East Third street.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-11-21

Ladies filled watches from IS "a Sl2.
ut August kahr>. 5ll East Third street.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-11-21

Tom Moore paraphrased:
You may crush. you may shatter the vase
If you will,
But the DAILY BAzOO will remain with
you still.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-11-21

Go to the Opera House Bar aud get
the celebrated Worlds Fair Beer and also
the finest liquors in the city for medical
purposes at reasonable prices.
CHAs II. RAIrFEHEN,
Prop.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-11-21

The late William Cullen Bryant,
Who was . great editor and Q pretty
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-11-21
CASH
Buys Cheap Groceries at
The Cash House.
No. 3l5 Ohio Street, Ramsey's
Old Stand. Tel. 113.
He IS a Pioneer.

ne - q p10neer.
james NJ. Byler has the distinction OF
being the pioneer real estate and loan
agent of Sedalia, il not of Central Mis-
souri,. He has been in this city for mor
than quarter Of a century, has earned
and spent many thousands Of dollars, and
has had land transactions in q score OF
states. He can be found in the le (;ranle
hotel block.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-11-21
FOURTH EDITION.

Christmas Gilt. at Charley l;ard'-
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-11-21
for Infants and Children.

"Castoriaiss 30 wen adapted to children that
recommend !; as superior TO any prescription
known to me-" II. A. Archer, IL D.,
Ill So. Oxford ST., Brooklyn, NY
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-05-24
HAS SUE EoReorreNi

Has shs foreostcn3 On this very May We were Co meet herc wl,h tae birds and bees As on that Sabbath underneath tbe troes We stfayed among Che t0mbs and stripped away The vines from tlese old granites' cold anu
 gray
 And yei indeed not grim enough were they To stay our kisses sIniles and eestasies Or closer. voice lost vows and rhapsodies, Has she forgOtton that the elay has won Its promiseg That Che biGd soulas from the tree Are sprayed above the grs,scs es the sun Might Jar the dagsling dew down show cfinel}i Has she fongOtten liic-luYr-sYCry uise~ Has she forgotten me forgotten mel Low. low down in Che vialcu lfcss My lips and whsIVr lo her Does Nhe hear' And yet hold silence, though cal her deaf' Just as of old, save Cor thc teaffalaea or the clinchcd cyus and tho souls yaat dls
 trCssy
 Has sho fofgptten thus thc old cares That made oar brcath a gUickvBvd aimo pherv That failed nigh unto swOouins with the sheer pehghly Mine arms clutch now this eatthen
 heap
 sodden with tcars shAt flow uu ccasrlsssly As autumn rains tbe long. lous, .ons nghis
 weep
 In memory of the day- that used Go be- Has she fcr7ottcn th,,sof And ln her sleep Has she forgotten mo forgotten niC5 Tonlsht, against uy pillow. vith shut cyee. mean Co weld our faces thWnsh ihe Geusc, lncalculahle darkness make pretcnsa That she has riscn uum her rCrcfirs 10 nato her dreams with mine Ca msrriacrs or mellow palms. smooth faces and trf.se ease or every longing nerve of iDGoiolec lIft from the grave her 4aiet i,Is and lfup Ny sense Wish her sweet kirecs- Graoi tl'e glee Of her sind mouth full hhthe and icuSsfy Across mine own. f0rgviful if is done The old loyu's awful dnwniime wacn said se, To-day is oural' Ah. heaE ol, cai, lt To She has forgotten -f0n.uttcu ta,s
 James Whitcomb ktley.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-05-24
DEAD MEMS HANDS.
Weird and GhAstiy Charms and Impls-
 meRts Some Criminals Employ.

Weird and Ghastly Charms and Imple-
 meRts Some Criminals Employ.
 Oneof the most curious and strange phases of superstition relates to the criminal classes. The mystic code which regulates the lives of these en- emies of society is in many cases a survival of fctichism of the oldest kind. Believing tenaciously in the dread efficacy of certain ghastly charms and incantations. the male factor boldly enters upon his enter prise, occasionally carrying with him "a dead mans hand" taken from one who has died a violent death. Such a charm being gsupposed to over power with sleep those who come under its influence, it is naturally an invaluable adjunct to the implements employed by thieves.
 Some years ago an attempted rob hery was made by burglars on an ss- tate m the County Meath. and. to quote contemporary account of the affair, they entered the house armed with dead mans hand, with & light. ed candle m it, believing that a can dle so placed will not be seen by any but those by whom it is used. and also that if 8 candle in a dead mans hand be introduced into house if willprevent those who may be asleep from awakening. The inmates. how ever, were alarmed, and the robbers fed, leaving the dead hand behind them.
 Many similar stories are told of the use of the dead hand by thieves, one communicated by the Rev. s. Barring Gould being worthy of notice Two men having come to lodge in a public house with a view to robbing if asked permission to pass the night by the fire and obtained it. When the house was quiet the servant girl suspecung mischief, crept down stairs and looked through the kevhole when she saw the men open n sacl, and take out dried, withered hand. They anointed the fingers with some unguent and lighted them. Each fin ger famed except the thumb. which
  indicated that one of the household was not asleep.
 Grose gives a full account of tbis charm as used by the French house breakers. and variation of the same | belief prevailed in Belgium. Not far rom Bailleul, in West Flanders a thief was captured on whom was found the foot of a man who had been hanged, which he used when engaged In his robberieS for putting persons to sleep. Similar instances are quoted from Spain and Germany. and 1t is noteworthy that Mexican thieves have been known to carry with them the left hand and arm of a woman who died at the birth of her first child.
 Then there is the corpse candle q weird implement of the robbers trade, which, although common throughout Europe, seems to have been more general in Germany than my other country.-Pall Mall Ga sette.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-05-24
Detecting Thiere.,Inn.,,o.

A simple means is used to discover where coal thieves are numerous along the line of some of the Pennsyl- vania and New Jersey railroads. The coal is merely splashed with white wash after it has been loaded upon the cars. AS coal trains are slow ones and are often side tracked for days together at obscure little places where there are few or no employees to guard them the enemies of the coal trust take advantage of these delays to replenish their bins. A glance at load that has been sprin- kled with whitewash shows where coal has been removed and places where such removals are frequent are either guarded or avoided after ward. Chicago Herald.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-05-24
nsard. nnh ,In..ael.e. Is chLn..

Chinese common law forbils a man to preside in a court of justice, in other worl5 to bea mandarin ofrnk. unless he has ada>lut pan of mus taches, This law forces many albi dous men who arc naturally be2rd less to go to tine Chi Nov Sn Foo to make brand new faces for them. From this it can be seen that there IS no excuse and none Is tolerated in China for beaTtjless faces or bald heads in CSS.s where it k ncces Sary for those parts of the body to be GOV cred with hair
 Advertisements, are often seen in American papers for removing hair but never for planting it IL Is DOS sIble that in this, as in sO many other inventions. tho hoathen are ahead of the Christians Wong Chin Foo m St. Louis Post Dispatch.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-05-24
A s,nr, once rnlh D, I.nssll.

Something happened ono day In James Russell Lowcll's office which suggested the following Therc was & time, some Go years ago. when the fastest sailing shipsin the world wegc built in the smp yards of New Eng land. About that time au American clipper and an English yacht were entering tho harbor of Geuoa to gether, and therewas race between the clipper and the yacht, unO tae clipper won in the uee When the two vessels were Iu port the owner of the English yacht, u person of polished manners, came Un loapl the American and very handsomely con graduated the captain of the clgpoI upon his achievement which ho sad was all the moro remarkable ia v.ew of the fact that it was the first t.me that his yacht had ever been beaten The liberal minded cid Yankee cap tain replied; Well. now. that's Cgri ous, It's the first ume the Polly AHu ever beat anything "-E < NaGel in Critic
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-05-24
4 Blind Newa Dealer.

Probably one of the most curious and interesting news agents in Lon don is James W. Heading. the pro- prietor of a small wooden hut outside the Prudential Insurance company. Holborn He is an ex-policeman. having been on the force for nearly IA years, and is now totally blind. All the papers in the hut are kept in apple pie order, most of them being placed in wire racks. Seldom, if ever. has he served a wrong paper. al- though he has frequently over 40 diff ferent periodicals constantly on sale.
 Mir. Headings blindness is heredi- tary, and curious to say the afiiction generally comesupon the unfortunate members of his family between the ages of r and 20. At the present moment Mir Heading has three cousins and two nephews living who are similarly afflicted. d.-London Tit Bits.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-05-24
Good Sponges.

There is a great difference in the quality of sponges. A good bathing sponge has rather coarse pores. but IS soft and strong in texture. The most expensive sponges, however. are the tiny ones, which have the very finest holes and a silken texture They are used for washing little chil- dren and by surgeons. It is always better to purchase a sponge of a wholesale dealer, who handles them from the original package as they come to market, or from a trust worthy druggist.
 The sponges that are sold by side walk vendors and are very white and clean looking are said to be often the refuse sponges thrown away by hos pitals and afterward collected. clean ed and bleached by acid. A sponge that has not been bleached is a brown ish yellow or light yellow in color. New York Tribune.