The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-12-04
THE RAMBLER.
Squibs from q Bazoo Reporters
Note Book Jotted Down at
Odd Times and Places.

At the las, session OF the legislature 8
bill was passed requiring all doctors to
make returns Of all births and deaths that
they are attendant upon, and that the
county clerks shall keep a permanent
record of these at the clerks office. Yes
! terdsy, / was shown the books and blanks
necessary 10 accomplish this. The books
are massive affairs, with distinct portion
for each initial. They, as we'll as the
blanks, require that a general outline shall
be given, as the name. sex, color, date and
place of birth, nationality, birthplace, age,
and full pame OF father and mother, and
the attendent, In the case of birth With
regard to a death IL is about the same, ex-
cepting that il requires the place, cause,
and date OF death, and the duration and
complication of the disease. The perma-
nent records have to be purchased by the
county. Those nov In use cost one hun
dred and sixty two dollars. The certificate
books for the doctors are furnished BY the
State Board Of Health. AS vet, quite a
number of the returns are imperfect in
some OF the particulars. No extra CON-
pensstion is allowed the clerks for this ad-
ditional work, which is considerable in a
county that contains q large city.
The failure on the part of the doctor to
make ont certificates lays them liable to u
fine Of SIU.
The American people are q rushing race.
They never 60 snyvhere or do anything
unless they either are or assume the ap-
pearance of having about FIVE minutes in
which to accomplish q hall hours job.
They are entirely different from their staid
English cousins, who are more phlegmatic
and have plenty OF time for every action.
Rut the true American never cultivates
slowness in anything. even should be have
the entire day in which to accomplish his
object. No better illustration Of this pro-
cliviry can be found than at any of the
trains which arrive in this city. The trains
ali stop here FIVE minutes or more, vet as
soon as the whistle sounds those going
away rush for the edge of the platform and
as soon SIS the train stops the scramble be-
gins. They pile on, bag and baggage, and
when about half way up meet the out COM
ing crowd, then often ensues a scramble
which is many times ludicrous in the ex-
IRENE. But no remons,rsnce or request will
obviate this tendency as long as the Amer
can nation is a nation. IL is Unborn and
must work out in some form or other.
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Sedalia is beyond a doubt city, she
claims, and has q right TO claim the name
of city. Her $1,000 inhabitants, her rail
roads, gas, water works, city charter, and
other innumerable characteristics, stamp
her as q city but il stranger had walked
up Ohio street almost any day of lsst week,
he would have taken il for some country
village. In front Of about every other
door you would either find stack of cord
wood or some men busy saving and split
ing it ready for storage. IL causes no
small amount of inconvenience and annoy
an,e, especially 10 pssser-by. Not only is
one likely to get in the way of flying
stitch, but the saudust blowing into ones eyes
is not as pleasant an affair as it might be.
sss
Monopoly is hard to overcome, especial
ly when once well established. The
Western Union Telegraph company is one
of the monopolies with which this country
is afflicted. In opposition a rival line is
being established that now has offices
from Kansas City to ST. Louis. The name
of the rival line is the Pacific Mutual, and
its city Office will be the front part of the
BAZoo building on the ground floor.