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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-02-07
BAZOO
SEOALiA, Mo-
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY Z. 1875.
A NEW FEATURE.
How You Proposed to Your Wife
or How Your Husband
Offered His Hand.

The BAzOO is well aware that there is
plenty of romance connected with matri-
nony. To draw it out for the columns OF u
newspaper, The BAzoo has concluded to
offer an elegant armed easy chair TO the
lady or gentleman who will write the hest
incident which is connected with their en-
gagement As to how the gentleman offered
his hand in matrimony. The lady has the
same opportunity to write as the gentleman
and the one who furnishes the best, be it
new or odd, or otherwise-all will be taken
into consideration in rendering decision
as to its merits. The decision will
he made BY a committee.
The articles will all be published in
The BAZOO and must not he over 500
words in length. The old boys and old
girls of central Missouri-put on your
thinking caps and see who can get the
chair, for it will b. nice one. Send your
manuscript in a sealed letter, addressed,
"Prize Editor BAzOo, Sedalia. No." giving
your real naL.e, which will not be pub
iished with the story. but he retained ex-
clusively with the prize editor" There
must be at least six different articles by six
different writer's.
The contest will close April 80. 1898.
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As will be seen in another column,
Mrs. Mary Lease will lecture in this
city Wednesday. February &. Mrs.
Lease will talk of ''Ireland and her
people,, and as she is one of the best
takers in the country there is no doubt
that she will not only entertain, but
instruct all who heai her. AZ 6g.
ure in Kansas politics she has made a
reputation which Is as far reaching AZ
the globe. and as a talker with some.
thing to say, she has I"osened more
arms at the socket than all the sur
geons of the late war. Mrs. Mary is
an unique production and her ability
is unquestioned. The BAzoo would
especially recommend her lecture to
its Irish friends.
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KANSAS CITY. Mo.
Judge Lynch.

Chicago News.
The horrors of The incident nj
Paris. Tex, are so vivid and peculiar
as to demand comment. From first
to last the episode il one to make the
human mind revolt in wonder tina,
such things can he. Ii was a fendish
crime punished in spirit of fiendish
vengeance.
The affair waS not an art Of indi
vidual revenge. The entire pOpula
ton of the surrounding district par.
ticipate.l. the schools were closed nv q
proclamation of the mayor, business
was suspended. the railroad compan
les lent their assistance, and almOs,
the entire county turned out en- ~osss,
with the deliberate intention Of pro.
noting performance beside which
the terrors of the inquisition seem
mild pleasantries. Instead of saving
their prisoner to be dealt with by the
aw, the aut horities willingly turned
him over tn the mob.
There are MANY who will say that
the barbarious punishment was thor
oughly deserved. But even these ON
second thought must admit that the
mob which dealt with the ruffiap de.
graded and fouIed itself by its con
duet. The act Of torture must react
upon the torturers, degrading and de.
bashing every one participating in it.
The infection of suffering is absurdIy
useless: it does not satisfy the de.
mands of justice: it cannot, in a case
like this. he adequate to the desire.
for revenge.
The vengeance taken by the Pari.
crowd il to he condemned in the sc.
verest terms. The spectacle is one
that debases humanity and casts m
inefiaceable stain upon the reputation
Of Texas.
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Referring to the Texas horror the
Marshall Democrat says:
As the offense was 80 slight and the
mobbed wretch "a; poor black man" it
is now in order for Fred Douglas, the
republican press, and the NJ. r.
church to fUth at the mouth and pass
Notwithstanding their betters for
depressing the negro.
The above is an insult to thousands
of law abiding people. The BAzoo is
democratic journal. it believes in its
principles, it believes in upholding
everything which uplifts and benefits
mankind, it believes that Thomas JEFF
ferson was the advocate OF a creed not
only good for men TO live by, but for
men to die by, but it can see no sense
in making political capital out of the
acts of mob and it would not he do
ing its duty to the people did it not
denounce such atrocious, nay such a
fiendish act as that which occurred in
Texas. The Methodist Episcopal
church holds many hundreds
Of good democrats, but they do not
put their democracy before the Son
IF God and they do not believe that
an "eye for eve and tooth for tooth
policy" is better than His teachings
No man worthy of the name could
think of the "otiense" which the negro
committed, without heart throbs of
Indignation and loathing. but no man
worthy of the name could look upon
the father of. even little dead child.
with red hot irons burning the eyes
out of a wretch who could not escape
his torture, without shuddering horror.
Savage warfare never furnished the
world such sight and the BAZoo he
lieves that neither democracy nor re-
publicanism is paramount to that
which belongs to our culture, our en-
lightenment and blessed Ike God, eur
Christianity.
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As will he seen in another column.
the grounding edition caught OF"
and the BAzoo manager herewith re-
turns thanks for the many kindly
words of appreciation which his breth-
rem of the press have 50 kindly pub
lished. The BAzoo has never shirked
its duty to Sedalia, and it is always
glad to know that its efforts are ap-
preciated.
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elected to gil the vacancy. Mr.. Johns
is one of the most respected and sue
cessful business men in the city and
his election as a director in the Citi-
zens' National will give that already
well known and prosperous bank an
additio nal strength which will place
it in the front rank of solid and sub
stantial banking institutions in the
state
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Will Appoint a Receiver.

WASHINGTON, ID. C.. Feb. r.
Comptroller Hepburn will probably
appoint within a few days a receiver
for the Capital National hank of Lin.
coin, Nebraska. The affairs Of the
bank are in a very had shape and the
state, it is said, has some s225, OOO
locked up in il. President Mosher.
according to the evidence in the
hands of Comptroller Hepburn,
wrecked the bank. Some parties on
the outside are said to be implicated
with him.
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"Bald-heads to the 'front.'" is the
significant card hung on the outer wall
for Tuesday the 9TH inst. Brothers
Emerson and Hall, our esteemed CO.
temporaries, must go early and stay
late. If the apparel of the girls is a
little gauzy or abbreviated, remember
that you are in the wild and woody
west and while you are there you must
do as you please everybody else does.
The BAzoo will pray for these two
brothers and all good people will he
kind to them.
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Mrs. Lease will lecture in Sedalia
at Woods Opera House, Wednesday,
February 8. This lady has national
reputation, and as political manipu-
lator, she has no peer on the rostrums
of the world, and Sedalians, both
ladies and gentlemen, cannot afford to
miss her.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-02-07

CHICAGO
wspaTer

CHICAGO. Feb. 4.
The E1aia9 Journal reports:
CATTLE - Receipts, 100; shipments,
400. Heavy beeves lower; light. steady;
COWS. firm; feeders, steady; good To prime
export steers $3.50 800; good to choice
lat steers, Si75ta $50; medium, $1,000,
$50; common. $1,000 $40; feeders, $50
G425; stockers, S225; cows, S200ta 100;
bulls, Sl..5ta LOO; calves. S22.00f, 500
HOt;S-Receipts 5000; shipments, 4,0O0.
Steady, closed weak. Rough ami common,
81 SOFA 40: mixed and packing. S1.75Ca
500; prime heavy and butchers, $50.
S.35; prime light, S7..0ta,1.s0; pigs and
other light, $1,000 $50.
SHEPPARD lambs, receipts, 800;
shipments, 200. Heavy sheep and lambs
neglected.. Others steady. Prime nstive
wethers. 5000 $50; mixed natives, S4.iO
G4.90; westerns, 5000. S5.25; feeders,
Si25(s475; lambs, $5.5OtS6.l5; medium
lambs, S4.50@5.25: buck, $1,000 loo.
KANSAS CIrY-sToCK.
KANSAS CRY. Mo-. Feb 4.
CATTLE Receipts 800; shipments
loo. Market dull, steer, 10 3 Is cents
lower; cows 10 cents lower; feeders lower.
HHiS-Receipts $500: shipments 400.
Market opened "a Toe higher; and lost
the gain; all grades 6 a. \; bulk - 81 a.
80.
SHEEP-Receipts 900: shipments. none.
Market active and strong to Toe higher.
cHICAGo-PR0DUCE.
CHICAGO, Ill, Feb. 4.
WHEAT-Steady, cash 74i May, 7si (;
July 77fGE.
CORN-Firm. cash A. February, A +;
April, 45.; May, 47s.
OATS-Steady, cash 81; March, 3l:.
PORK-Easy, cash, Sl9.05; May $685..
LARD-Sseady. cash, Sll.7O; May. ST.
20 July, $ll.5O.
RIBS-Easy, cash, Sl0.O7s; May SOTO.
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many respects showed signs of Editor
Goodwin's push Of former DAYS. 1t
was credit to him and his city should
feel proud of his efforts to keep new
attractions in his Journal which adds
prominence to the enterprises of one
of the best citi,s Of Missouri. 1t was
new. novel, and we'll worthy special
praise. Long live The BAzoo.-La-
monte Record.
NEVER FAILS
The versatile j. West Goodwin, of
the Sedalia BAzoo issued a special
mommoth Grounding day edition OF
his paper printed and published for
the people now on earth and those in
other climes. The grounding was
discussed in happy strain by such
popular writers as Eugene F. Ware
of Fort Scott. Kan, Sol Miller of
Troy, Kan, Geo. w. Terrell OF Mis-
souri,, Rosa Pearle of Sedalia,
Will Bumbarger, of Jefferson City,
and the editor. The grounding may
crawl into his hole, but the BAzoO.
Never,-Rolia Herald.
OUT OF SIGHT.
A reader of the Ga.ette thus adj
dresses its editor: Il wish to express
to you how much enjoy reading your
paper. It's editorials and literary Sc
lections find of an elevating and re-
timing influence;-a feature long
needed in Sedalia journalism
This is well deserved compliment.
Its refining influence has even affected
the BAzOO. Hence the people now
on earth" have been treated to the now
famous grounding edition which will
fill more than a page in the history of
newspaperdom. For solid substantials
that arouse thought, the Gasstte is at
present leading, but for a ge:-there-
Nancy-sort-of pungency the BAzoo is
''Out Of sight. "-Enterprse-isntiasI.
GRoUND-HoG SETTLED IT.
Last Sundays Sedalia BAzoo was
devoted exclusively to the grounding.
Its columns bristled with articles in
prose and poetry descriptive of the
life and habits of the little rodent
which Col. Goodwin claims can give
Mr.. Tice, Prot. Virgins, the goose
bone and the corn shucks, cards and
spades, and beat them out when it
comes to predicting the weather. Col.
Goodwin has constituted himself the
special champion of the down trodden
and much maligned grounding and
swears by the point Of his pencil he
shall have justice done him in the flu
ture. And yet after all his labors and
research Col. Goodwin did not settle
the vexed question as to whether the
End or 18th of February was ground
hog day. Richmond Conse,rator.
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When a mob began rIoting in Bogo-
Ia the Governor at once sent the MIL
tary to quell it, and quell it they did
In Texas the authorities encouraged
4 mob, despite the governor, and the
consequence is pail of shame hangs
upOn Texas fair name.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-02-07

A Sedalia tMo.) minister. finding
that the children of this world profit
by judiciOus investments in printer :
ink. has hung cards in the hotels and
other public places advertising hi
church and its special attractions:
Good music and short sermons.
St. Louis Chronicle.
This is business. When good
music and short sermons" confront.
Zine drinks and hearty welcome
the devil is being beaten with his own
weapons.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-02-07

Fulton has a fresh cure from
Dwight, Illinois. His name is Oscar
Wilkerson and now whenever he passe>
a gin mill he vomitr.
The Fulton Telegraph wants the
legislature to pass an act TO tax old
bachelors to support old maids, and
then Brother Hook will he happy.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-02-07

Thomas H. Frame. for the past two
years connected with the BAzo". has
taken editorial charge of the Choper
County Democrat, published at Boon
vile. He is thoroughly competent
person for the place and will doubtless
prove himself a capital card for his
employees. He has had many years
experience on some of the bert
papers in the state and is Ia
miliar with public men and
measures in Missouri. He makes
friends wherever he goes. and, like
David Bennett Hill. he can con-cien-
tiouslv assert-"l am democrat.
We commend Mr.. Frame and his ex-
cellent family to the kindly considera,
ton of the people Of Boonville.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-02-07

In a brief notice in the local col
umns it will be seen that Mr.. J. j.
Yeater, having resigned h,s position as
a director of the Citizens National
bank, Mr.. s. P. Johns, ST., has been
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-02-07

The second issue Of the Enterprise
Sentinel, Van B. Wisker Il Sons new
venture, is before us, and it is with a
sincere interest that the BAZOO COM
mends it. 1t is bright and newsy
journal and cannot fail to be popular
with all classes.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-02-07

"A boy who is page in the Thirty
seventh General Assembly Of Missouri
is six years old and wears dresses. His
father ia a member. The kid draws
$10.50 per week salary, enough to put
a knee pants suit upon him.
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ST. LOt'IS-PRODCCE..
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, FeI

ST. Louis. Mo-. Feb. 4.
WHEAT-Closing, higher; cash 6Si;
May 73sa!; July 7i!.
CORN-IIigher; cash Hole; Nav 49,;
July ALE.
OATS-Firm and better cash 81: May
Sale.
ORK-Easier; old jobbing SO.
LARD-Nominally, $ll.JO.
WHISKEY-Steady, Sl.17.
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And now there comes adown the way.
The man with wisdom filled.
And with ta-ra-ra boom-de-aye-
Declares the peach crops killed.
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Written for the Sunday Morning hazoo.
THE SCRAP PILE.

In the fOlIlu& mlII OiC ScI1p PIE,
Voices there I thought heard.
And stopped my steps to listen,
And, perchance, to catch word.
There saw worn out spindle
From an old-time spinning wheel,
And stirrup from 4 saddle,
And an old scythe-partly steel.
Saw an ancient iron hayfork,
And shaft from modern mow'r.
Boiler plate from blown-up steamboat,
Rusty latch from kitchen door,
Broken frame from locomotive,
Broken axle from q car,
Worn out gear from press of printer.
Lightning rod Of iron bar
Now. they talked: knew the spindle
BY its humming, whizxing noise,
And il said: IL hummed in concert
With 4 sweet soprano voice,
When the wheel propelling trcadlc
Was propelled by pretty feet,
And the fax was drawn from dissaff
BY maiden's fingers neat"
Then. caught the stirrup saying:
"Once had a silver coat,
And my owner kept me polished,
Did to me much time devote;
His gray horse and saddle trappings
Were the clcanest Of the clean
When he went TO see his lady
Where the cottage door was green"
Then, the latch said II remember
How his own peculiar knock
Gave the maiden, who was spinning,
Just pleasant little shock;
How her pretty, shapely fingers
Lifted me from out the catch,
How he drew her close beside him
And n greeting kiss did snatch.
YES" up spoke the listnin2 spindle,
Il. my humming had to cease.
] was thrust into corner
Where had to hold my peace;
hut. Inv single eve was wandering,
Half "bscured by linen thread,
Vet, il saw their spoony cooling
While heard the words they said"
Then the boiler plates sad story,
Told in accents piercing shrill,
Through my system sent shiver.
And nv nerves do vibrate still:
And the frame Of locomotive
And the axle lying there
Told tale OF end collision
Tale Of anguish and despair.
Next the geer from press for printing
Said unto the lightning rod;
Working printer was your father;
At type-setting he did plod;
And the press that he did work at
Was thing both small and slow,
A. compared with press most modern
Where the folded papers flow.
Then the lightning rod quick speaking,
Said: "Mv sole inventor, Ben.
Paved the way i'm 'lectric science
For the works Of later men;
Showed men how To lead the lightning
In the path they'd have it walk;
Now It's used for light and power
And TO reproduce mems talk.
Il was placed on church high steeple.
Running down close by the bell;
Church that taught, by Gods ordainin,
Sweetest infants roast in hell.
But, If smallest spray Of water
Re applied by preachers hand,
Little souls will rise triumphant
To the happy, angel land"
In that pile were fractured pieces.
More than could tell, by half;
And they ranged through years hundre
Down to talking photograph;
And they seemed 20 be uneasy
While nv soul, their talk, did drinl
Now, half believe with Edison,
Universe's atoms think.
G,orp C,ehoSe,
KANSAS CITY. Mo.
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Vernon county has 81 800 in
habitants. two daily and nine weekly
newspapers.
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PROFUsELY ILLUSTRATED.
The Sedalia BAzOO issued a ground.
hog edition last Sunday, which was
profusely illustrated Dem
0crot.
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hog edition Sunday. 1t was remark.
able for the amount of meat it con.
tanned. Especially conspicuous were
the portraits Of a gigantic cat, a NAM
moth hog and Deacon Dinwiddie. The
write-up Of Sedalia was good and the
general character of the unique pro-
duction excellent.-Columbia Herald.
BRILLIANT EFFORT.
The grounding edition" of the
Bazoo issued last Sunday was simply
immense. 1t may not have been
cranmed with choice literary produc.
tons, but it will possibly suit a great
many Of the people now on earth, and
is illustrative Of the fact that Sedalia's
newspaper men have some enterprise.
We congratulate Deacon Dinwiddie
ON this his latest brilliant effort
E"ie'pri~-Seniind.
SUCCESS BEYOND DOUBT.
The grounding edition Of the Sc
dalia BAzoO came out on time, accord
ing to promise, last Sunday morning,
and afforded excellent reading. When
a newspaper is made up of contribu-
tons from the pens of such bright and
rscy writer's as Will Baumgartner and
George w. Ferrell, and is fortunate
enough to have communications from
such men Is deacon Dinwiddie,' its
success Is beyond doubt or question
ing.-Boowclle advertiser.
WORTHY OF PRAISE.
The Sedalia Bazoo's grounding
edition, Sunday, was daisy, and in
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-02-07
UNIQUE ISSUE.

The Sedalia BAzoO's grounding il
sue was unique and enough Of variety
to nullify the weather prophets.
souri, Enterprise.
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A STEM wINDER.

The grounding edition of the
Bazoo last Sunday was a regulation
stem-winder and no mistake. 1t con-
sisted of sixteen pages, containing a
large and varied stock of observations
relating to the interesting little animal.
Windsor Revier.
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ALL BRIGHTNESS.
The grounding edition Of the Sc
dalia BAzoO came out, but it cast no
shadow, for all was brightness. Mis-
souri, and Kansas talent joined in
Frightening the issue.-Kansas CITY
Star.
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The Sedalia Bazoo's grounding
edition, Sunday, was daisy, and in
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MISSED CONSIDERABLE.
AHEAD OF TINE.

AHEAD OF TINE.
The Sedalia BazOO issued big
grounding edition last Sunday. It
was bound not to be behind time.
The grounding didn' think of COM
ing out until to-day.-CalJornia Dem
OcT,0f
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-09

on Free Tontine 20 A. T., policy Mt
this axe would Doe $1,000
AZ his death the sum of $1,000 every
year Tor twenty-five years viii be pay
able 20 his beneficiary.
~ /. NJ at age 80. assures his
ltte' nc the Limited payment life rate
lmyNhle for twenty yearsl, for SIS. 600.
payable TO the beneficiary after the denth
oI inc assured ON the thirty-year install.
ment dian
Premium paid Is Sl4T0.T5 dhe premi.
um on "A Free Toutine 20 A. p policy
at this age would be S9332. 5M
AZ his death the sum of $500 every
year for thirty years, will be payable TO
his beneficiary.
lll-Tontine lnstalment Policy
at Twenty-year Endow-
mont Rate
/. y. o., nc age 40, assures his life
tat the twenty-year endowment rat0 for
$4,000, payable 70 the beneficiary after
ne death of the assured, on the twenty
Premium paid is Si55020 Othe preni-
/ MN on a twenty-year Endowment Frec
! INntine policy az this age, would be
At his death the sum OF $1,000 every
! year for twenty years. will be- payable
20 his beneficiary.
=, I. O., az agt 30. assures his life cat
! the twenty-Year Endowment ratel for
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-09

100000 payable TO the beneficiary after
Tue death of the assured on the twenty
hye-yeur insJalment plan.
Premium paid is S3473 thc premium
on a twenty year Endowment free Tom
Tine policy at this age would De $5O8O).
AZ his death Tie sum OF $1,000 every
year for twenty-five years, will be pay
able 10 his beneficiary.
3, Il. S. at age 30, assures his life nt
the tweuty-year Endowment rat0, for
$4,000, payable 10 the beneficiary after
the death of the assured, on the thirty
year nstalment plan.
Premium paid is S2S32.30 (the premi-
um on Nyenty-year Endowment Free
Ionune policy at this age wonld be
SiiG4
At his death the sum of $4,000 every
year, for thirty years, will be payable to
his beneficiary.
N Is. In the last three examples the
instalments are payable after twenty
years, If the assured survives that Pc
Rod
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-09

at the end OF the Tontine period (which
may be either ten, fifteen or twenty vearsl
OPTIONS corresponding with those of.
Tered ON the Free Tontine policy: but
whatever be the mode of settlement the
amount payable 10y the society win he
pald ~ twenty, twenty-five or thirty equal
instruments, as described above.
Again other things being equal, the
return made under any option selected
at the end Of the Tontine period NH
be larger than on Free Iontine policies
Tor II the assured chooses to spend in
premiums as much as he would paw for
Free Tontine policy the assurance will
uS Tor a larger amount, and the sum
OF the instUluents under any option viii
be corespondingly large. or. 60 put the
ctsr in another way; IL the same amount
OF assurance Is taken, the sum of the
premiums viii be less, while the sum Of
Sne instruments paid by the society will
DE for the same nmout ns Tho retnrn
under Free rontlme policy.