The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-10-22
Foreign Gossip.

AshuelOt, has sailed up the Yang-tZe Riv.
er, in China, over !, 900 miles, or more than
800 miles above Hankow, and consider
ably above the point hitherto reached by
foreign vessels. At one stage of the
steamers progress the assemblage along
the banks of the river was computed at
DC, 900 to $4,000, immense numbers hav-
ing repaired to Ichang from the districts
around to see the extraordinary visitor.
Russian medical legislation does not
allow liberty of work to medical men,
who, when required either by sick per-
son or any one believing himself to he
ill, are not permitted to refuse help. The
physician, surgeon, accOucheur, midwife
or assistant who should either refuse to
act when called on or neglect to do so
is punished by fine on the first occasion
OF from five to ten roubles us. Cd. to
$685.; on the second occasion of from
ten to fifteen, and the third time from
fifty to one hundred roubles; while the
physicians and surgeons who are in Gov
eminent employ may be deprived of
their Office. These laws are sanctioned
BY usage and NO lat4r than this year two
Kuesfdn physicians were tried for an in
fraction of this law and one of them con-
demned for having refused to afford
assistance to III invalid during the night.
London Medical Record.
Every great library either has or has
had an aged librarian who is living en-
cyclopedia. Just now they are telling
great stories Of the venerable librarian
of the National Library at Paris, which
contains 1900, 600 volumes and 100 900
manuscripts. One day a man asked for
romance.s He did not know the title
nor the authors name; he only knew
that it began with the words, 1.-THE
Marchioness walked alone in the park"
and the old librarian brought it, though it
was the production of an obscure author
of the eighteenth century. A veracious
exchange says that the fact is that the
venerable gentleman knows precisely
how many letters there are in each of the
1900, 600 volumes and which of the let
tiers are small and which capital, and the
exact number of letters turned upside
down by the printer and the number of
marks augmentation on each page.
Shaking Hands With Bright.-The
Birmingham Nesos states that as Mr..
Bright with Mrs. and Miss Bright) was
walking on the sands one afternoon re-
Gently he was accosted by local black
SulCu, WAO Salu W uln: DcllcVc YOU
are the great Mr.. John Bright?" INV
name is john Bright" said the right hon.
orable member. "Then," said the smith,
" should like to shake hands with YOU"
Why" was Mr.. Bright's rejoinder.
" Because I consider you to be the great.
est man in England" "Well," said Mr..
Bright, you appear to be funny man."
No doubt am" replied the smith,
but nevertheless 1 should like to say |
had shaken hands with you" "Verv
WE'LL" said Mr.. Bright, "your wish shall
he gratified." They thereupon had
shake of the hands, the smith taking off
his hat with his left hand. To use. his
own words, che did give the right hon.
orable gentleman q good shake"
The Price of Kiss-A London cor.
respondent of the Chicago Journal saws:
= What is the tariff in the States for kiss
ing bsrmaids? ask for information be.
cause we have just established one here.
Mr.. Partridge, one of our most conscien.
tious magistrates, in q case recently he.
fore him, has decided that kissing q bar
maids hand is French manners and only
= bit Of fun, and from the point of view
6f an English statue is nothing, and
hence it may be INDUCED in with inn.
,Sunity SO far a. he is concerned. But
70 kiss . barnlaid on the cheek is an Of
4ense within the law, and he must inflict
= fine Of Is. The supreme offense is put.