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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-04-18
NATIONAL LEAD CO...
81. Louis Aransh,
ClaTk Avenue and Tenth Street.

that General Taylor had gained two
important and decisive victories and
that the American troops already in
Mexico were amply ah!e to take care
of themselves.
Captain Stephens. and his soldiers
thereupon returned home. to follow
pastoral professional or mercantile
pursuits. instead. Of fighting Santa
Ana ON the plans Of cur now friendly
SISTER republic.
That experience xas the extent Of
fudge l.evens military career, and it
X not likely he will have another Op-
gortnnay To set q squadron in the
Seld.~
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prosecutor can ever more touch the
heart now turned to ashes!

Brilliancy was a trait and tragedy
was the ending of a trio of newspaper
writer's whom the's biographer knew
and with two Of whom he worked,
back in the early sos. Isaac N.
Hicks was Quaker and the editorial
paragrapher of the Kansas City Times,
under the later DR.. Munfori. He
was portly. large and lazy. He did
his work easily and quickly, how
ever, and brilliantly. His odd edito-
rial conceits were for time popular
and widely quoted. He had a love-
able, accomplished, Christian, ener-
getic wife, who like himself, was a
Quaker. and an only child-Ralph.
bright and beautiful. Hicks lived
costly in Kansas City and his home
was well supplied with books. Tom
Hood was his favorite poet and 1.-The
Bridge of Signs" his favorite poem.
which he often read. He and his
patient wife finally separated, through
no fault of hers, and he drifted to
Chicago. There he obtained EN-
ployment on humorous paper. His
was sensit We soul. The shadows
deepened. the things about him grew
distasteful and darksome, and one
day, in mood of temporary abbera-
ton he put a rope around his neck.
and that was the last of this gifted
writer and gentleman. Will Baker
was his friend, associate and
admirer. Baker was young. straight,
swarthy and athletic as an Indian.
He had done great deal of work on
the Kansas City Times, and when Col.
Nelson founded the Star, Baker was
selected as its first city editor. His
work was of the first order in his par
ticular department, and his special
contributions under the name,
"Whitelock"- out of the masses of
his jet black hair a single lock of white
fell over his forehead-gained him
great local reputation. But the evil
days came apace. He became entrap-
ped by the habit of drink. He began
to drift from one city to another, at
one time. and briefly, being connected
with the Milwaukee Sentinel. One
night he stepped into the St. Joe
Herald office snd soon fell fainting to
the floor. He had taken deadly poison.
Howard Hetrick was widely known
in the West. The commencement of
his journalistic career was more than
ordinarily promising. h worked on
many of the best papers, but liquor
finally laid him low. He, too, one
day in St. Joseph where he had, in
former years, been artlently admired
by men and women, took his own life.
Perhaps there is no other instance in
American newspaper annals that can
match the tragic ending of this trio of
friends.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-04-18
BAZOO CHAT.

A certain well-known minister o.
the gospel, residing in a neighborine
town. was in the city the ether day.
While here he met former parishiOn,
er from another suburban town in an
opposite direction from Setlalia.
The pastor was his tamily's true
friend, but since the parishioner bad
met his old pastor, the wife of the
parishiOner had died, but the pastor
did not know Of his great sorrow and
loss.
This occurred during the late heated
term, and it was during that time he
met the bereaved husband. on the
street and after the usual greeting the
pastor. with the utmost cordiaiity,
said:
''Oh! Brother B, how are
you? And how has your wife been
standing the heat"
The pastor will ALWAYS be apollo
giving for SC cruel a remark.
The late Judge George Miller Of
Cole county, was as cratic as he was
good.
A kinder hearted man never lived
and in his day he was a good politician
and mixer.
A good story, that has been told at
every term of court IN his old circuit
for years, will bear printing. ]
1t was about twenty years $50.
The judge at one time knew almos.
every voter in the district. Time had
faded the judges memory of names a
little, although he would not admit It.
1t was his habit to shake hands
and pretend to know all whom he
met.
He .as holding court in Miller
county.
He was approached by long, lub-
berly specimen Of the genus homo OF
the Usage hills, who held out his paw
and said:
"How dye DO, Judge, you don't
know me, do YEP
''Oh! yes, said the urbane holder
down of the bench, show is your
father"
Osagsr-Oh' he's been dead eleven
years.
Judqe-Sure enough, but how is
your mother?
Osager-Why, she's been dead
eighteen years.
Judge-Well, how the devil are
you =? you amt dead, l know.
This brought down the crowd,
which soon adjourned to the nearest
pump, 70 drink to the live mans
health.
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Throws Down the Glove.

New YORK, April ia Wash
ington special to the World Saws ::
Senator Hill has begun his fight for
federal patronage in New York State.
He has persuaded the post office COM
mittee to demand from the postmaster
general, copies of the papers contain
ing the recommendations of appIica-
ton of presidential post masters,
recently appointed in New York.
The purpose of Senator Hill is evident
and the administration accepts it as a
challenge.
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THE TEACHERS CONTEST.
The Worss1's Fair Excursion
Bringing in Many. Ballots.

Is the days go by and the vacation
draws nearer the contest for the Worlds
tar excursion promised TO the mos. popu-
lar teachererows more interesting. Bal
lots are sent in now by The hundreds and
the friends Of the teachers are vieing with
each othsz, in their efforts to secure the
prize for their favorits. The score for the
week is IS follows:
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II there's any one thing that come, his
way,
That chills his heart and his sad soul
sickens.
IT'S that ola chestnut, bald and gray.
Which links the preacher with yellow
legged chickens.
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Cases involving risk to the physi-
clan, as in malignant and infect ious
diseases, cholera, smallpox, &c, adj
ditional charges will he made accord.
ing to circumstances, never less than
double.
Extra charges IN cases involving
extreme sOlicitude, responsibility, at
tention and skill, as in uterine or other
hemorrhage dangerous to life; threat
ened abortion, acute or chronic oph-
thalmia, threatened loss of vision &c;
at the discretion of the physician ac-
cording to circumstances.
Obstetrical operations as version,
use Of forceps, craniotomy, embryoto-
my, &C.; surgical operations as re-
ducing dislocations, adjusting fractures
amputation, excelsior of tumors, DC,
&C.; will be charged for in proportion
to the foregoing rates according to the
circumstances of the case"
i. b. McGIRK, President.
WILLIAM G. WEST, Secretary.
JON =. hthlSSOn. T. W. DtCk,
b. F. Hughes, FL c. Walker.
Thomas Anterior, J.H. Shoot,
4. A. Davis, p. H. Stone,
X. NJ. Davenport, B. F. Dobyns,
William Walker, NJ. W. Hall,
II. A. Brown, J. p. Thatcher
The above proclamation has some
points in it worthy Of notice, mas
much as there are some mirth-provok.
ing propositions in it.
Their motto "tO live and let live" is
old, as we'll as good, and must have been
quite refreshing to the early inhabi-
tants of Sedalia and surrounding coun-
try, that the Sedalia physicians would
"permit the people to i've"
Quite suggestive to say the least.
"Visits in town, 81"
"Visits in the country one mile and
under, $780,"
These charges were a little curious,
since they, would charge less in the
country one mile than they would in
town.
"In case arrive too late, mileage
only"
This is . new one, but for aught the
public know the "toc late" clause may
be in active force to-day.
Extra charges in cases involving
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-Dont!If dealer Offers you bottle
of Salvation Oil without labels or wrappers
or in a mutilated or defaced package, don't
touch it-don't buy it at any price, you
can rest assured that there 10 something
wrong-it may be . dangerous and worth
less counterfeit Insist upon getting per-
feet, unbroken, genuine package. Price
Is cents.
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The minister will take his text
He'll preach to us the Word;
But we'll go home, our souls unvext
As ii We had not heard.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-04-18

Some go to church to sing and pray.
Some 60 to sleep and nod,
Some to observe the holy day
But few to worship God.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-04-18

Get out your bibles and les lay
Aside our thoughts of self:
And read that passage which doth say
"Your neighbor love, as self"
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-04-18
SUNDAY RHYMES.

There's something in the Sabbath day
That makes each sin rug-er.
There's something in the Sabbath eve
That makes us want to hug her.
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SEDALIA DOcTORS-Ie64.
Bill Of Prices Adopted and Pub.
lished by the Sedalia
Physicians.

The following taken from the Sc
dalia ADVERTISER, published at Sedalia
by Lingle & Brother, December II
1864, is an interesting document ant
well worth perusal by both the pro
iession and by patients:
''At meeting of the Physicians o.
Pettis county, in Sedalia, on the Isl
day of November, 1864, the following
remarks and bill OF charges were
adopted and ordered to be printed:
The high prices we are compelled
to pay for everything We consume, es.
pecially medicine, and the great
amount of practice We do for which
we receive no pay, has forced upon us
the necessity of either abandoning the
profession or advancing our charges.
The public well know that the fewest
number Of the most frugal can &C.
quire more than competency by their
professional labOrs, and under the
pressure of the times few could sup
port their families by their profession
alone without better compensation.
The public also know that most ply
sicians, after few years of active
practice, find their health gene, con-
>titution broken by the exposure and
irregularities of life incidental to the
profession. We propose for our mot
to: "To live and let live" No one
should ask more. The long credit
system is death unto us. for as Others,
we have to pay cash for everything
we buy, and unless our labor is cash,
how can it be done? In the future,
then, accounts are considered due and
their payment demanded when
services are rendered. Those who meet
and settle their calls promptly may
expect closeand prompt attention from
the physician. This will save time to
the profession, for often they have to
neglect their practice tn rsle over the
and collect.
We will be governed by the sub
Joined charges, subject to- such modifi-
cations only as the times or circum-
may warrant
Y isits in town. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 200
Visits to the country, one mile and
under. ....-.--........... ........ l.oU
i.?ch additional mile 80 .......... IS
Returning at night, extra per mile. 30
Each hours detention over two. | to eco
Night visits always double.
Staying with patien, all night. ~ to 1000
nbstetric fee. ordinary case, mileage
tn be added 1000
Ohstetric lee, twin cases, extra
charge S5to .... ...... ................ 1000
In case arrive too late. mileage only.
Removing adherent placenta, SIS to 300
Ordinary prescriptions and medi-
cine. $50 to.................. 800
Special prescriptions 800 to .......... 1900
Consultation fee, mileage to he
added. .-........................ 1000
Subsequent joint attendance with
regular physicians As other visits.
accinatIon 200
Cupping and bleeding. $50
teeth. Observation-Disclosures. LOO
Injections ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 200
I.ancing ab>e>>es. felons. &c, to-. 500
Of catheier. ...- 800
Medicine will be charged for in adj
dition to all visits never less than. 30
Induction of anesihesia. ....-.......... 800
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The preacher, he will preach an hour,
On purgatory, hell, or Heaven
And maybe ON the mighty power,
Of Just little bit OF leaven.
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" Strictly Pure
White I.ead?"

This Barytes is . heavy white pewter
(ground stonel having the appearaace
Of white lead, worthless As . paint,
costing only about cent q pound, ana
IS only used to cheaper the mixtnee.
What shoddy is to cloth, Barytes =
to paint. Be careful to use only Il
and standard brands Of white lead.
"Southern "Collier"
"Red Seal"
are strictly pure. "old Dutch process
brands, established By a lifetime Of use,
For eolors use National Lead Cas-
Pure White Lead Uniting Cologs Win
Strictly Pure White Lead.
For sale by the most reIisble dealers q
paints everywhere.
II yos are going to psint, n will pay -
TO send to US Tor book containing infor1e
ton that may save you many dollar; Il win
only cost you postal card to do 30.
NATIONAL LEAD co..
Broadway, New Ye11k
Sc. Louis AranSh,
Cart Avenue ard Tenth Sep>>N
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The fly young man who goes TO church
And sings among the choir,
Should take tumble to himself.
Or he'll get in The fire.
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Perhaps some sister, good and true.
Will browse and nod and sleep betim,>
but then you know that all's not true,
In such set Of rambling RHYMES
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Why? w w: !; Sc s;::s; s: &c s:
viii outlast all other paints, give Z
handsomer finish, better protecfsoa -
the wood, and the first cost will be less.
u Barytes and other adulterants a
white lead are "just as good" as
Strictly Pure White Lead, Why are an
the adulterated white leads always
branded Pure. or
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Sinner, poor sinner, come into the church,
Times wheels are rapidly spinning;
At the last day don't be left in the !urch,
Come in and cease from your SHINING.
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The man who hallelujahs sings
And chips him in dime,
Expects Ia sprout out angel wings
And gi, there in good time.
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The choirs sing oil Canaan,
And they sing exceeding well.
While the preacher pounds the Bible,
And hattcrs the gates Of hell.
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Don't pass the mission basket by,
Help those who far off roam;
But also heave little sigh
For heithens here nj home.
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1t &. to say tie least. wrong Tor any
body ia ~ to church or pubic meeting,
and disturb the peeaeher or orator cough
ing. Use DR.. G,slrs Cough Syrup at once.
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for Infants and Children.

"Castoris $50 ven adapted to children thai
recommend itas superior to any prescsiptioo
known to me-" II. A. ARcFER, L. D.,
Ill So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, NY
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II kind o knocks teller out.
To hear ''Salvation's free
And then a contribution plate
Beneath his nose to see.
C. ". f. md T.. T..
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-04-12
Dehorning Calves.

A correspondent writes asking ii iG
Is possible to prevent the growth OF
horns on calf and thus avoid the
necessity of removing them from the
adult. He also wishes to know If the
dehorning of young bulls will affect
their prepotency.
1t Is possible to prevent the growth
OF horns by the application of certain
chemical preparations, and the prac-
tlce Is to be commended on the prin-
ciple that prevention is better than
cure. The proper time to perform the
operation is within twenty.four hours
OF birth or as soon as the horn germ
can be- located. The preparations
known ~ Haat's horn killer and the
March chemical dehorner are both
very effective and easily applied.
The hair should be clipped off The
spot to be treated about the area of g.
quarter dollar. The chemical should
then be applied with small cotton
swab, care being taken that the liquid
does not run beyond the cleared spot.
In about ten minutes make second
application and the work is finished.
There is no fear of the dehorning OF a
bull having bad effect on the ami
MAILS prepotency.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-04-12
How to Kill John SON,

One OF the johnson grass advocates
who has done enough mischief to earn
for himself life term in the peniten-
tiary, gives the following instructions
for exterminating if, he says, any one
having It'll mad enough to wish to get
rid of it.
In the month of July and Angus.
the sap returns to the root. Take q
two-horse pillow and break up your
grass and land to The depth of ct least
six inches, leaving the ridge as rough
as possible. The action of the sun
melts the soil away from the roots, and
all exposed to the sun, die. In q
month go crosswise of the land and
pillow little deeper, if possible, leav.
ing the ground rough as before. Two
or three weeks later take o straight.
toothed harrow and go over the land
thoroughly, which brings to the sur
face many roots buried by the pillow,
which will be killed by the un.
Your land is now we'll cultivated
and grass roots pretty we'll destroy ed.
II desired, plant the field In wheat,
oats or rye, and when cut off
III tuo spring you Will ma
but little johnson grass alive
that only which escaped the sun.
Now go and cultivate any crop you
desire and you will have no more
trouble than you would have from
weeds. Two things worth remember
ing are these: All the roots you cut
off six inches below the surface will
not trouble you any longer. Any
other summer months than July or
August when you pillow your Johnson
grass you cultivate it. Should the
grass be scattered about too thin for
pillow in small patches and you wish to
get rid of 1t, get dirty meat salt, dig
down Six inches, cut off the root, cover
II with handful of salt and cover
with ear n to surface. The same can
be accomplished with coal oil.
This plan is given as "sure cure"
but 1t is not guaranteed or the money
refunded" 1t is an easy matter to
give a cure on paper, but 1t is like
farming on paper; 1t looks better in
print than 1t pans out in practice in
the field.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-04-12
Cattle Going up.

The old prpverb-"the longest lane
has an end and the straightest one a
turning''-often qnoted to buoy up
the sinking spirits of those suffering
from "bad luck" or some other cause
of the present condition OF the cattle
industry. Just ten years ago cattle
were on boom and the COW puncher
was "a man of high estate" We
know how the mighty fell, and fell so
hard, that they have never been able
to get fairly on their feet again. They
have struggled 'manfully and held on
with logged tenacity, hoping against
hope, for the good time coming.
Prophets have often fixed dates for
revival of the good old times in the
cattle business, only to find themselves
false and without honor in their own
country. 1t Is never safe to prophesy
unless you know; and as don't know
l will not take any risk. Those who
have paid any attention to meteorolo-
gical affairs in Texas, agree that
in our state all signs of rain
fail, except when it lie showering all
round and coming down solid water
in the middle. So it may be with
the cattle industry. If signs are to be
relied on we are entering upon an era
bright with blessings for the long
suffering cattle man. From every
quarter comes the cry of shortage of
beef cattle, and every market is ready
to pay greatly advanced price for
beef stock. Those fortunate enough
to have fat cattle for sale can fairly
reckon upon realizing 81 per hundred
more than the same quality Of stock
would have commanded year ago.
This is cheering to the farmer and
cattle raiser. 1t may be but "a flash
in the PAM" but all the indications
point to the improvement being based
on conditions that insure a consider
able term. Arguing from past exper-
fence we may fairly look for cattle in.
creasing in value for the next three
years. During that period, the now
depleted pastures will be stocked up
with young breeding stock; and it
may be that five years hence, we may
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-04-12
Gated, and in addition, frequent irri-
cations of warm soap and water are
recommended,
Feeding Idle Horses.

At certain seasons of the year both
CITY and farm horses have an idle
time, when they do not require the
high feeding necessary during the
time they are actively employed. At
such periods it Is we'll to alter rheil
ration on the ground of health as we'll
as economy. A correspondent writing
to the Breeders Gazette asks the diff
ference in value for feeding idle stock
between wheat bran or shorts and
oats, also between bran or shorts and
ground wheat. All of the articles
named are good horse feeds, oats
leading, wheat coming next, but idle
horses can be fed OH shorts and brar,.
in summer cheaper than on oats. csG.
largely on shorts and bran With a lit.
tie corn, horses will svmain in good
c ndition ana ready for service at an y
time; but it requires more care on ile'
part OF the groom, than when oats are
fed. An overfeed of bran, shorts or
ground wheat might prove inju1 ious.
Where horses ale to be absolutely
idle for long period and good grass
pasture is available, that is ali the
feed they require.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-04-12
Corn Cultivation

There are many causes influencing
the corn crop. Some OF them cannot
now be altered for the better, but 1t IL
possible to remedy, to great extent,
the neglect of the past. Early and
deep blowing of corn land is the first
essential of success; that generally en-
sues through pulveriZation which il
the next prerequisite. When this
condition of things has not been secur-
age, but even then, may make h good
yield, If intelligence and Industry are
applied.
1t is generally admitted by success
full )rn growers that the harrow is
the first Implement that should touch
the soil after planting. Its use stirs
the soil and kills young grass and
weeds without buryiDg too deeply the
seed. The harrow may and should
be kept running till the young plants
are big enough to pillow with Guilt
vator. The old double shovel will do
the work equally well, but only in
double the time, SO that is not profit
able implement. The first blowing
should be pretty deep and near the
plants, but all subsequent culti-
walton should be shallow. This
may be considered false doctrine by
the old OK team farmer, but 1t the true
faith of later day, practical farmers.
who have tried every method.
Where the soil was not 10 good fix
at planting time the greater necessity
for cultivation now. The object should
be to break down clods, kill weeds and
keep loose surface. The less rain the,
more frequent and thorough should
the cultivation be. In 1887 not drop
Of rain fell on my farm from Jan. till
May 2. rhe land was dry and cloddy
at planting time, but the seed was
put in very deep and came up. 1t
made very slow growth, and it looked.
like a waste Of time to cultivate 1t.
My neighbor over the fence acting on
that Lelief stopped blowing, while my
cultivators were kept running more
briskly than ii there had been ia
vorable season. The result justified
the labor. When rain did come 1t
found my corn growing in soil in con-
dition to get its full benefit and made
an excellent crop, while my neighbor
only missed making total failure.
Corn begins to Iced rain, but it will
not suffer much for lack of it for
another month If the cultivation is
kept up.