The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-02-14

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poorest and most deserving of the
lower class of London.
OF course the baker is not behind
with his cry of Baker, Baker! y as
he knocks at each door of his Gus
toners houses.
Many have been the cries of the
milk vendors, and in each locality
visited, different cry is heard, very
easily distinguished by the customers.
Very rarely does it happen that a mis-
take is made by going out for wrong
cry.
Cats meat slaughtered herses) is a
very lucrative trade. Very few peo-
pie live a lifetime without at some
time or another having had a cat.
Coal is also vended through the
streets, each one with a different
phrase, recommending their particu-
lar brand of coal. While last. and
not least, We hear the children's
voices, when, with a small hand-bar-
row, they retail "chump wood" and
chips. will here conclude with that
heart-tOuching school song:
mo father or mother have |,
No friend in the world can claim.
No refuge to which can fly,
Should sickness o'ertake my weak frame,
Bareiooted and wretched in plight,
come with my wood cut in strips,
And call out, morn, MONDAY and night:
want chips? Do you want any chips?
Want chips? Want chips?
Do you want, do you want any chipsT
E. A. Snively, clerk of the Supreme
Court of Illinois, is an old newspaper
man.
There is no g,lsh or false motions
about "Snive's" mouth. 1t goes of at
the right time and on the right sub
ject.
The first time | ever saw Snively
was at a press association meeting of
Illinois editors at Bloomington several
years ago.
thought he was not rery handsome,
but entertaining in story and with
al a heart like an OK. His stories
were pointed and could he told in
PRAYER meeting with impunity.
In fact, | reckon he heard his batch
of anecdotes there first.
At that Bloomington meeting he
gave his experience in endeavOring to
secure some legislation in the interest
of newspapers.
1t was lively, it WAS rich and racy.
but | noticed his methods. They
were good, and while he did
not succeed all the time he
did get various measures through
that were beneficial to newspapers of
Illinois.
The gentlemen of the press of ILL
nOis are stalwarts. Such men as Page,
of Jerseyville, Rees, of Springfield,
and others put their heads together to
make him pre- ent, IN part compen-
sation for his untiring and unpaid for
labor in their behalf.
''Sniye" is modest.
MOtlesty is one of his virtues.
lie acquired that after he left the
newspaper business and got into poll
tics O.
He objected to the present.
He is self:sacrifcing cuss and said
if they gave him a piano he would
make chicken coop Of it.
The instigators of the intended
deed abandoned the scheme.
The other day .'Snive" was away
from home car"sSing the judges Of
the supreme court.
Ii WAS fata ...v.
Messrs. Page ami Ree- raided his
residence and p lied Mrs. Snively
with a 81 300 plan, On behalf of the
press gang Of Illinois, and when
''Snive" come home that night, his
good wife was singing, playing an a.
compartment.
Music hath charms To >ootl,e the savage
breast" etc.
''Snive" heard it in the street and
went in.
He wears a subdued look now.
May his shadow never grow less.
He's as thin as a rail.
The Chatter has on his table the
biennial report of Arthur Win-Iow,
state geologist, transmitted by the
bureau Of geology and mines to the
Thirty-seventh general assembly of
Missouri.
The principal subjects Of work of
the geological survey during the years
1891 and 1892 have been: \ gen.
eral examination of the coal deposits
of the state, an examination Of the
iron ores, an examination of the clay
deposits. including a chemical and ex-
perimental investigation of the
qualities of the principal clays,