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The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-11-21
How to Pay the Doctor.

There are few persons ~Eo have not had
occasion to express. sen timents of the pro-
foundest disgust at the unexpected cost of
medical attendance; there are still fewer,
probably, who have reflected that the exist
ing basis OF. remuneration for professional
services is as absurd in itself as it is unfair
to both patient and physician. Whether,
as in England, fee is. paid down at each
visit, or, as in America, the doctor sends in
o tradesmaulike bill, the expense is pro.
porticned, not to the benefit received, but
to the number of visits made; SO that
whilst it is the patients desire to get well
quickly, it is to the doctors interest to
Keep him i'll as long as possible. To the ere.
dit of the medical profession, let Us affirm
our belief that the instances are very rare
in which even the poorest doctor is swayed
by such base motives but the temptation
and the opportunity are self evident. Set
ting these aside, moreover, the present
system of payments offers q premium to
Incompetence, inasmnch as the greater the
skill of the physician-i. e, the fewer
visits he makes to accomplish a cure-the
smaller his recOmpense whilst the bupg-
Ter VITO spins out his attendance with mis-
taken diagnosis and notifications treatment
is oil the richer for ignorance. Again, it is
not only possible, but frequently happens,
that in single visit a doctor may rave
life which would certainly have been lost
without his aid whilst ia another case of
have to make q score of routine visits, not
one of which taxes his highest skill or pro-
fessional resources. From the PATIENTS
point of view, the former of these services
is vastly more valuable than the latter;
but itcxoroble custom degrees directly
otherwise. Precisely how a jnster plan of
remuneration is to be framed, is matter
for much deliberation aud discussion. Per-
haps the Monaghan method of paying the
doctor while one is we'll and stopping his
salary during illness would be practically
most advantageous to the patient. But 1t
is evident that professional skill brought to
bear upon the saving of life and the relief
of suffering ought not to be estimated, like
manual labor, by the time employed, but
rather by the result achieved and the gra-
witty of the occasion ; and, to continue the
industrial comparison, we believe that it
would be better for all parties concerned
if the business part of medicine were
computed "by the job instead of "by the
day." with the further proviso that the
more speedily the job of cure were done,
the more cheerfully would most sensibo
people be willing to pay for it.-N. \.
| World.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-11-21
Bal ARL4.
UNCONSTITUTIONAL ACTION OF KIH0 LOUIS.
his REPLY To THE MAJORITY.
[Corresponderoe Of the NY. world /

tCeTesponderce Of the n. Y. World
1 MUNICH, October 2l.-King Louis has
made his choice. He processes to be con:
stitufional sovereign, bat he has violated
the plainest principle of constitutional gov
eminent. The majority in the Legislature,
representing not less than three fourths of
the voters in the kingdom, had demanded
the resignation of the Ministry. The
King, from his retirement in the Alps, has
sent his reply. He has probably commun-
icated with Prince Bismarck before writing
the letter which was read at the Cabinet
Council to-day. In fact, Prince Bismarck
himself might have written the letter.
The substance of it is this: "It is true that
a majority of my people are opposed to the
policy of my present Ministers; it is true
that they have elected legislature with
the express purpose of turning them out
OF power. and of preventing the few re-
naming liberties of Bavaria from being
swallowed up by Prussia, it is true that,
nnder the consultation, should respect
the wishes of my people thus expire ssed.
But shall do nothing of the kind. l shall
Keep these men in power, and if the
Legislature remain obdurate l shall rule
without their consent;if they stop the
supplies l shall levy taxes all the same !:
and if the people revolt I shall ask my
friend Bismarck to send me an army to
awe them into submission" This is the
plain meaning of the Kings letter. b" l see
no reason" writes the king" for accepting
the address of the Chamber of Deputies !;
moreover, the tone of the speeches made
by several Deputies during the debate on
the address has much surprised me.
hope the Cabinet, enjoying my con-
fideuce and supported by men of moderate
opinion, will succeed in establishing inter-
nal peace" Vain hope! The overshad-
owing influence of Prussia msy-pay, does
control opinion in Munich; but through
out the rest of Bavaria the people will ouly
become more and more dissatisfied and
angry. The tone of the advice and threats
from Berlin tends to increase this exasper-
alton. We are told that Bavaria is now
only province of the empire, and that
she must abandon her wish for indepen-
dence and Home Rule. We are told, also,
that when a majority is "ignorant" and
"bigoted " it must be made to vi eld to an
" enlightened" and " liberal" minority.
Two months ago decisive majority of the
Bavarian people, in spite of all the ingen-
ious expodients for nullifyipg their votes,
declared that the present Ministry should
retire from office, but they are told that
they are not competent to judge what is
good for them and that they must submit
to be ruled by the wiser minority. The
consequences of the policy thus resolved
upon remain yet to be seen.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-11-21
A Strange Spectacle

In September, 1929, the owner of the
schooner Michigan, the largest and rotten
est craft on Lake Erie, hit upon plan to
get it off his hands, and at the same time
not lose a cent. He induced the proprietors
of hotels on both sides of Niagara Falls to
buy the schooner and send it over the falls,
counting on the crowds that would be
drawn there to witness the novel sight for
their pay. For several days previous to
the great event the stages and canal boats
and wagons from the country were crowd
ed. Farmers left their fields and business
men their counters. On the appointed day
half a dozen excursion steamers were
called into service. Each had it's throng of
expectaut people and q band of music.
The task of towing the Michigan to the
rapids was entrusted to a Captain Rough
and FIVE stout-hearted oarsmen. They let
loose on board a buffalo from the Rocky
Mountains, three bears from Green Bay
aud Grand River, two foxes, racoon, a
dog, cat. four geese, and put up some
efiigies. When they cut the tow line this
extraordinary crew did what many other
crews have done, ran from one end of the
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-11-21

Mr.. John Brown, farmer, of Crathie,
father of John Brown, the Queens atten-
dant, died three weeks since in his eighty
fourth year. Her Majesty and Princess
Beatrice attended the funeral. Although
the weather was wet and bleak, they fol-
lowed on foot from the house to the hearse,
which, from the nature of the roads, could
not be got near the door. After the hearse
moved off Her Majesty returned to the
house and stayed some time with the
widow. Most of the members of the court
also ate nded the funeral.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-11-21

national confidence-the three men most
trusted for their truth, their fidelity, their
service, their sacrifice, their wisdom and
experience-the three men most sure to
compromise or undignified disaster-the
three men best entitled TO speak as to the
consistent continuity Of the Irish national
demand-these men would be John Mac
Hale, John Martin, and William J. O'Neill
Daunt. The individual who would come
forward now to talk of an immoral or
base surrender, must satisfy us that he
lie more devoted and fearless than John
Martin, more upright and consistent than
O'Neiil Daunt, more experienced and more
wise, more venerable and illustrious, than
John Of Tusm. Where shall such a man ap-
pearl Ia be to be found amongst political
picmies in the Mansion House, or amidst
political recreants in the outskirts of Roth
gar, covering aud hiding from the consti-
tuents whom he dare not face
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-11-21

THE NEW SAVANNAH CATHEpRAL.-1he
| work on the Cathedral Of Onr Lady of
Perpetual Help at Savannah, Georgia, is
progressing rapidly. AS many mechanics
as can jodicionsly be employed, are busy at
work. Mr.. Baldwin, the architect, has
grasped the same happy idea that inapired
the builders of the old Gothic Cathedrals
Those grand, majestic churches symb Olize
nature in it's alteration of the Creator they
are q Benedicite omnia. opera Domini
in stone, where angels and men,
the animate and inapimate creatures are
giving praise to their Author. Hence those
figures of animals, of plauts, flowers and
trees, that make such church look like a
petrified world. The same ideas will be ex-
pressed in the new Cathedral. The stucco
works will be more faithful representations
of the rich and gorgeous Southern vegeta-
ton, tie cotton plant. occupying q most
prominent place. That plant, the source of
Southern prosperity, will henceforth, from
the ceiling of the Cathedral, sym bolize our
gratitude to God. Thanks to the nuceasing
efforts of the energetic Bishop, and to the
liberality of the good people of Savannah,
the new Cathedral will soon be dedicated
to the service of God. The Catholics of the
diocese of Savannah have right to be
proud of their Cathedral which ia IN
doubtediy the grandest church building
south of the Potomac.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-11-21

THE SOUTHERN HISTORICAL. SOCIETY,"
The annual report of the Secretary of
the Southern Historical Society, of which
General Jnbal A. EARLY is President,
possesses nearly complete set of ali the
reports printed by the Confederate de-
psrtments, including Presidents messages,
reports of battles, acts of tho Confederate
Congress and State Governments, etc. 1t
has also full eet of manuscript reports of
General Longetreet's corps: all of General
EwelI's reports; the papers of General j..
E. B. Stuart; a full set of papers of Gen
eral S. D, Lees corps, and many other
valuable reports of Confederate officers,
besides number of Federal official re-
ports. The collection also contains the
report TO Congress of the committee on the
conduct of the war manuscript history
of General Lpngstreet5 corps, by General
Z. p. Alexander; large collection of pam
phlets published during tho war; a coIlec-
ton ofmaps illustrating the movements of
the armies, presented by General Hum
phreys, Chief Engineer of the United
States army, and many other interesting
historical documents relating to the war
and the Coutederacy.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-11-21

NEW ORLEANS RAILRoAD.-Somew weeks
ago we published an excellent comm unica-
ton from one our citizens signed ".Agri-
COLA" on the Importance of a railroad from
New Orleans to Shreveport, to the pros
perity of both cities, and to the people of all
this region of country. The present sit
uation forcibly illustrates the correctness
of the views of our correspondent. Nav
igatiou ON Red river is nearly suspended,
and cotton which ~onld have come to this
city has been forced to Galveston. Our local
market is as good as any 10 the South, and
has not been hurt by the interruption of
navigation. But cotton for New Orleans
has been turned to Galveston, aud thus
New Orleans and Shreveport both injured,
If we had rail communication with New
Orleans, our shpement of cotton this sea
con would sum~up at least one hundred and
twenty thousand bales. Unless we soon
have an Improvement in the navigation Of
the river, the shipments may not be
greater than last year. The great need of
New Orlcaos and Shreveport is a rail
road connecting them.-Shreueport Times,
NoU. s.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-11-21

Postm aster- General Jewell is Il humo-
rist as well as 40 unusually polite Off
cial. lie wrote as follows, recently, to a
woman who had applied for situation in
the Dead Letter Office: We have only
fifty seven ladies employed in this depart
meat, with the exception of few trans
lators and experts, and not more than two
changes have occurred in that force for the
last six months. None of them ever marry
or die or resign. In fact, the Dead Letter
Division is a sort of mausoleum of buried
affections-a place not governed by natural
taws-for those who 0nter it's charmed
portals eeem to lose all the motives and
hopes and aspirations which sway aud
govern the denizens of the outside world.
| regret it is 80, but so it u.s."
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-11-21

SPArTER WoRK,-One of the simplest and
dAiutiost of he home arts that have lately
como into fashion is the making of pictures by
"spatter work The following directions for
amateurs in the process are given in the
Scientific american;
"spatter- FORK picturcs." usually delicate
designs in white, appearing upon n softly
shaded ground, are now very popular, and are,
with a little practice, easily produced. Pro-
cure o sheet of fine uncalendered drawing
paper, and arrange thereon bouquet of tress-
ed leaves, trailing vines, letters, or any design
which it is desired to have appear in white
Fasten tho articles by pins stuck into the
smooth surface which should be underneath
the paper. Then slightly wet the bristles of a
tooth or other brush in rubber Indian ink or
common black writing ink, then draw them
across a stick in such o manner that the bristles
Will be bent and then quickly released. This
will cause q fine spatter of ink upon the paper
Continue the scattering over all the leaves,
pins and paper, allowing the centre of the
pattern to receive the most ink, the edges
shading off, When done remove the design,
and the forms will be found reproduced with
accuracy on the tinted ground. With rustic
wooden frame this forms very cheap and
pretty ornament"
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-11-21

During a trial the Judge called q wit
ness. No one answered, an elderly man
arose and solemnly said, s. He is gone"
g Where is he gone Z" asked the Judge, in
no tender tone. 81 don't know; but he ia
dead, >" was the guarded answer.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-11-21
MISCELLANEOUS

CONSULTING ENGINEERS,
Will furnish and Plans contract for the
CONSTRUCTION and Erection of all kinds of Ma
chinery and Iron Work. Mauufacturersof
COTTON PRESSES md COTTON GINS.
Banufacturers' Agent for
BLAKE'S STEAM PUMPS.
BAXTER'S PORTA BILE STEAM ENGINES
SHAPLEY TEAM ENGINES,
STRAUSS CORN AND WHEAT MILLS
NEW YORK RUBBER CO.'S BELTING,
HOSE AND PACKING.
A large stock ALWAYS hand, which we will supply
to the trade at manufacturers prices.
Also Agents for the
READING IRON WORKS.
full supply of their Pipes ard Boiler Tubes in Store
Dealers in PIPE THINGS. BRASS GOODS,
MACHIN1STS and ENGINEERS SUPPLIES
Send for Illus Grated Catalogue and Price List.
nol1 rs ly
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-11-21

We often hear men saying that "they can't
fud anything TO do" As a general thing such
folks hunt with great caution.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-22

would have 1900 Indians to subsist for the next 10
months at point where no provision for feeding
them had been made, while in fact little over
week has elapsed after the appropriation mas Deen
obtained before the Indians are ordered back TO
their agencies where provisions have been awaiting
them for about eight months, and where large guam
titles Of beef must have accumulated or been stolen
during their absence
It should be remembered that the number OF lndi-
ans to be fed has not increased. When these 3o IN
dian prisoners sent back TO the agencies where
they belong, there will be more Indians TO De leu
there than there were year ago. before they ieIt,
and when the appropriation for them was MADE anu
the fact that One-thrd of those to be fed at these
agencies have been away roaming about for eight
months and drawing no rations. instead OF making
the supply short should make it more plentiful Tor
the remainder of the year. The advertisement for
supplies, to be paid for out Of this new appropria
ton. bears the evidence of fraud upon its very face
II more beef was actually needed at these agencies
the present contractor is bound by the terms OF his
agreement to furnish it. But the new advertise
ment requires the beef to be furnished at the
agencies within five days after the award 1t
will be impossible for any body not already prepared
TO get beef from Texas in so short time, and the
result will be that the only man who can meet these
tTHis III NC some IaVOr1te OF tue hlnR Wno naNlug
no competitors, will name his own price, and as the
advertisement stipulates for no particular amount
of beef. he may be allowed to sell an unlimited
amount as long as the S3O0,O00 holds out
have said that no extra appropriation was
needed to feed these Indians at their agencies. For
the fiscal year ending June 30. 1874 the sum Of
S275oOo was appropriated for the support of the
Apaches, Kiowas, COmanches Cheyennes, and Ara
pahOes. Under the administration of the Friends
during that year $4,000 was left unexpended. For
the fiscal year ending June 80 1876, the appro-
priated on the regular appropriation bill for de-
creased number of Indians is, including the 100000
mentioned above, 100000, or nearly three times
much as was used in year under the honest admin
istratiOn by the Friends
The Indian Ring is never at loss for an expedient
to get money out of the Treasury Some years ii
asks for half a million TO feed Teton Sioux that
never existed and some years it asks for 100000 to
feed Indian prisoners. and then dispOses of the
prisoners that no part of the appropriation will be
needed for them. And the strangest thing of all is
that when the corruption of this Ring has been
time and again exposed it never has any trouble to
get an extra half million from Congress.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-22

steamed this week from Hull to Gravesend in a gale
ofwind and proveG an excellent sea boat and fast
Her two faults appear TO be an excess of draught,
and the unste1diness of her movable saloon. The
former Is partly accounted for by extra supply Of
COAL anaE may be got rid of in one way or another
must be got rid Of before she enter Calais on an
ordinary tide AS to the saloon 1t appears that the
machinery intended to control it, and TO neutralize
so far as 1t is concerned, the movement of the ship
is in some way defective. The saloon can be handled
with ease, bat cannot be kept still in other words
shares the motion of the ship. What we know about
1t is mostly from letter written to The Times by
Lord Henry Lennox, who came in ting ship, and who
explains that the present trouble ares partly from
some wrong arrangement of the levers. and partly
from the inexperence of the man who works them
He and Mr.. Reed believe, at least hope that all
will be made right but the public is Just little in
creduous But whether the saloon prove perfectly
stable or not, the ship will be vast improvement
on those now in use. 6. W. s.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-22

Recent floods uncovered the remains of Fed
eral soldiers buried at Belle Isle. Va
FIVE hundred persons recently attended a
fox hunt in Columbia County. Penn.
The immigrants reaching Sacramento since
April /, 1874. number $3.50.
The lion agricultural works are to build
. 200 moving machines this season.
New Hampshire grade Durham COW has
,roduced IN 200 days tons aud 800 pounds " milk
Wonderful is the intelligence of animals.
lean and hungry dog visited Tie late Fairs Boston,
of the Society for the Suppression &c, and was kindly
fed by the sympalhetp ladies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-22
VENUS DURING TRANSIT.

OFFICIAL REPORTS FROM OBSERVERS.
DETAILS OF THE WORK AT PEKISG-A REMARKABLE
SERIES OF OBSERVATIONS RESPECTING THE Al
MosPHERE or THE PLANET-REsULrs OBTAINED
BY THE PARTY IN SEw-ZEALAND.
The following is the first publication OF onlciaI
eports from the stations where the transit OF venus
was observed. They are in the form OF letters al
dressed by the chiefs of observing parties TO the
Transit of Venus Commission, Of which Rear Admi-
raj C. H. Davis H. S. n, is President and Prof. 81
mon Newcomb, Secretary. Aside from the fact that
these reports are more accurate and complete than
ANYTHING hitherto communicated on the SUBJECT
they have special value and interest in presenting
many details which are entirely new.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-22
OBSERVATIONS IN NEw-ZEALAND.
KEFOhI OF TlsOT' . III 4 =
NEW-ZEALAND.

Z. .
NEw-ZEALAND
QUEENSTOWN OTAGo, n. d., Dec f1,ySL
Rear Admiral c. H. DAVIS. z. S. a. President or Conc
mission Transit of Venus.
SIR: am very happy to report that our WORK,
the observation the transit OF Venus has been sdcc"s
fully accomplished Oar success would call complete
steady cloud had not interfered toward the close
that ecress could not observed As t s our record
stan thus
With the equatorial observed the Let external and
al internal act- former las or course) rncer
tam the latter with great precision as believe, none
OF the mach talked OF physical phenomena presenting
themselves eye. took IA measures OF chOrG ans
cu-ps while Venus the limb. further p measures
OF distances Of the planet from limb, and deiermfed
ts apparent diameter by 10 good measures. or photo
torraphs fnd after a careful revision and examine.
ton OF the plates, made yesterday afternoon IA Al
23T viz IFS contact picture and 80 pictures taken while
tue planet was the uisk. These are not uniformly
distributed the time TIE sun was OUT almost ln'
terruptedy during the first u hours Thereafter came
dads with but small intervals OF sunshine 80 mat the
system changed aud pictures we're taken whenever
there chance; Sometime therefore, also unln.
minute. before beginning OF egress Aud from that
time the was under dense cloud, until canE1t
the nrs glimpse Of N again SO -ecOuds after the
puted time OF last contact, when Venus had gone
The American parry ~ New Zealand NAV be said 70
have been particularly avoes by heaven None OF the
other observers on this Island nave seen the least 0 the
trapsat clouds seeming 10 hav, Oversung the whole
area. I received kilograms IA the forenoon, such
these rain at the Bluff. rain at Clyde, overcast al
Duneen, overcast at Chrstcaurch. &c. IL that
escaped disappointment oy being in greater eey2-
ton above tue sea | must add besides that our IN.
.IrumeDts worked admirably especially the mirror and
the hehostat. ciOoAwOrk. No SOONER the SUI showed
a beam throush gap ~ the clouds than u was
caught the pate by touch ~ me sprng. and re-
corded by the cron graph Also other precautions
.gainst wind. &e) proved OF the greatest usefulness
and the operations did nor suffer Interruption fton
sudden gusts OF wind. nor from heating Of the SOIL eE
may well make these remarks. because the greate.
OF these arrangement does not belong 70 me- Oh
u my assistant astronomer. Lieut. Bass Gu &C., &c,
&. H. 4 PETERS, Chlef Oh f.Etb'