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Year: 1877

The new law passed oy the I'm
nois Legislature regulating the
practice of medicine is stringent
one for the doctors. 1t provides
that every medical practitioner IN
the State shal! hand in his diploma
TO the State Board cE Health, and
if he has no diploma be must be
subjected to a rigid examination by
the board. Every doctor changing
his residence from one county TO
another must have certificate en-
dorsed by the county clerk. An
attempt to practice on forged OF
borrowed certificate is classed as a
felony. and violations o: the law are
punished by heavy fines and i'm
prisonment
Year: 1877

An exchange says that the old
world is threatened with a fearful
innovation in fashion. "Pairs" are
going out. Hereafter it will be the
very best taste toF 2 lady to 60 to a
ball with one white glove cpd one
pearl gray.
Year: 1877

A belief in the value of fresh
blood as medicine in cases OF
consumption is entertained by sew
eral st. Louis physicians, and ev-
cry morning the chief slaughter
house of that city is visited by pa
tipntc
Year: 1877

The pencil marks you see around thi
paragraph (thus) mean that your


scription is out or unpaid, and that you
are requested to pay up at once. We
would take great pleasure in extending
credit TO our friends and patrons, but
cash alone will way our expenses, and
we are forced to adhere 70 a strict cash
rule. We hope you will comprehend
and appreciate the necessity of such
course, and renew your subscription
without delay. We solicit your favor.


tB- We enter no new names on our
books without the money In advance.
Year: 1877

Love IS big thing for.conFicts.
An Illinoisian, on his way to the
penitentiary. was kissed by his
sweetheart and with her lips she
passed into his mouth the key with
which he subsequently unlocked his
handouts and gained his liberty.
Year: 1877

The grave digger is the king of
spades.


Cool, but not always collected
an ice bill.


You must tell some men a great
/ deal to learn them a little.


Bustle is not industry any more
than impudence is courage.


Those who jump at conclusions
are apt to fall upon uncertainties.


When you dispute with a fool he
is certain to be similarly employed.
The lady who knit her brows has
commenced pair of socks.


Never defend an error because
you once thought it to be the truth.
Thunder threatens, but never
strikes; the bolt'comes from a silent
Year: 1877

It is intimated by the knowing ones that England, in case of WAT with any foreign nation, will tender General Grant commis- sion and ask him to command the British forces, and not only that but will bestow upon him some title of honor. The next thing is, would Grant accepti
Year: 1877

LARGE AMOUNT.


my TELEGRAPH TO THE rRTBUNg.l


WAsH1NGToN. Aug. 17.-Treasury officials say
there IL nothing in the Government bond market
TO discourage the Treasury Department regarding
the four per cent bonds reference to the history
of the sale of the four-and-a-half per cent bonds
shows that the Syndicate are having an experience
similar to that of last year. with the difference that
so far smaller proportion of the four per cents have
come out for resale After the introduction of the
four-and-a-half per cent bonds there was an in
terval of n month two when bonds were
taken from the Department and the Syndicate sup
piled themselves in open market. In the same way
now the Syndicate from day to day is taking up the
offerings in the market and during the past week
has purchased large amount Of the four per cents
which have gone into permanent investment. The
four-andone-half per cents were brought out about
Sept l. last year, and the Syndicate after supply
ing all buyers at the outset did little for the Treas
ury in October, and nothing in November, and it
was December before the wholesale subscriptions
were resumed, and the business became marked
success.
Year: 1877

THE EXTENT OF IT LEFT VERY sMALL-MAJOR


POWELL PREPARING A REPORT ON IT.


lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRiBuSE.l


WASHINGTON Aug. 17.-Maor Powell, in charge
of the Geological Survey of the Territories recently
made statement that there is comparatively
small area only of available land now owned by the
Uni d States. This statement has been frequently
controverted Major Powell is preparing for Con
gress. at the direction of the Committee on Public
Lands an accurate statement of this question. The
results Of his survey viii attract general attention
He divides the United States into three
regions with respect to agricultu re. In the
arrabe portion, which includes the country
east of a line drawn from the point of Lake
Superior to the Gulf, the United States owns no
land. In the belt Of country, $50 miles IN width.
from Canada to the Gulf adjoining that on the west
the United States owns considerable quantity OF
land which may be cultivated by irrigation. West
of that is the immense arid belt. extending from the
Rocky Mountains into Eastern California. Only two
per cent of this land can be cultivated and of this
two per cent one per cent has already been taken
up. Mai. Powell is preparing a land atlas Of the
entire country in which the arabic and timber lands
are shown.
Year: 1877

The Sultan has sent a message
OF coincidence to Madam Theirs.
1t would have been more appro-
pirate if Mrs. 4. had sent q few
words of sympathy to the Sui
tan, considering the fix he is in.
Year: 1877

Governor Groswell, of Michigan,
in his Fourth Of July oration, spoke
as follows of his experience at
Adrian in his early days:


"The men Of years who are here
will bear me witness that the strin.
gency of the times following the
panics Of 1887 and 1857 was greater
that at present, Why, | we'll re-
member in those days money was so
scarce that it was difficult to get
twenty-five cents in silver to pay
the postage then required on an
ordinary letter. Our circulating
medium consisted mainly of wildcat
bank nots, individual shinplasters,
and orders on stores. All was barter
and dioker. When ! worked at my
trade, fellow-workman wanted to
consummate an engagement with a
fair friend of the opposite sex. He
called on our boss for money to pay
the clerical fee usual on such ooca-
sions, but he could not getit Our
employer told him he had not taken
ten dollars in a month. But being
a man fertile in expedients, he sug-
gested to the workman that he
would give him an order for the
amount Of the marriage fee on a
minister for whom he was soon to
build q house. This was finally ao-
repted and used, although it liked
to have broken the match, as the
Year: 1877

old and young, every week. 1t is just to say
that the patrons of the WESTERN
METHODIST belong to the best class Of
community.


We desire our business men 10 make note
Of the above facts before completing their
advertising arrangements for the coming
season.


We use our best efforts to keep our columns
free of oil irregular and irresponsible adYer-
tisingi for many good people seeing an ad-
vortisemont in a paper, especially their
church paper. take it as a guarantee of 70
spOnsibility. Such confidence should not be
abused whom It can be helped. We want.
therefore,


The Advertising Patronage
Of such business men and firms as We can
recommend to our friends and tho public
without compromising the character of the
paper.


oar Terms Shall be ia Harmony


with tho Business Outlook.


Send in Your FavOrs.
Year: 1877

preacher was of the orthdox Baptist
persuasion, and at first the woman
protested that she never would be
married by a close communion
clergyman of that denomination.
She relented, however, and they


were duly united in matrimony,


and the order paid the bill"
Year: 1877

While The strike spreads the insurrec-
iionary spirit by which it is accompanied
has waued since the Pittsburg riot.
New strikes are announced, but the mob
demon strations of the last two days have
been less than those OF the two previous
days. While the strikers are responsible
for all the lawlessness. destruction OF
property and boodshed which have oc-
Cured, it is probable that these have ex-
ceeded the intention of the strikers and
have been largely the work of the rough
element in the cities where the riots have
prevailed. The strikers set in motion
ball which once started they were unable
to control had they desired to have done
so. They set the example of lawlessness
in their interference with the run
ming of the trains. and thus en-
courage the incendiaries, thieves and
roughs to ply their deviiish business in
open day and in defiance of all authority.


There was doubtless at first some SYM
palhy with the strikers. considering the
hard times and the straitened circumstan-
ces of the class of laborers TO which they
belong, but in view of the shocking deeds
of violence which have followed the
strike, if they were not contemplated by
its orignators, there is now but one SEN
timent among all law-abiding and intelli-
gent workmen, that of utter condemna-
tion of the strike, and approval OF prompt
and certain means to support it. This
feeling is having its effect where new
strikes are inaugurated, and hence the
riot-leaders are not so bold as they were
a few days ago.
Year: 1877

We wish to call the attention of honest
and respectable workingmen TO an impor-
tant distinction which it does not become
them TO overlook. 1t is one thing to SYM
patbize with strike and to wish the strik-
ers success: it is quite another and very
different thing TO wish success to a mob or
to men who engage in lawless actions.
An orderly strike may deserve the sympa-
thy of the whole community. We believe
II the train men who have struck work
had contented themselves with this, and
with presentation Of their grievances to
the public and to the stockholders of the
companies, they could have carried the
sympathy OF the country with them, and
undoubtedly public opinions would in such
case have been inclined to force the rail-
road managers to come to an amicable
arrangement with their people. Every
thing shows that these are thoroughly or
ganized, and that they had il in their pow
er by a general strike to put the compan-
les and the public TO such Inconvenience
as would have caused universal demand
for an arrangement.


But all this vantage ground they have
forfeited by their lawless conduct; and
to-day. as matters stand. they do not de-
serve the sympathy or help of any honor
able or intelligent workingman anywhere.
1t is fatal b.under they have made, and
the less excusable because there is now
abundant evidence to show that the strike
WAS prearranged. and was to take place
simultaneously on most of the great lines
So general stoppage OF work, so great
aud widespread demonstration could not
have failed to be effective had it been car
ried on in a peaceable and Legitimate man.
ner. If the men have been wronged, as
they profess. they would have advertised
their cause TO the public in a manner
which would have gained them universe
Year: 1877

VEeErATIoN.- iB a forward
spring, although many suppose it back
ward one. Grass and wheat look better
than for many years. J lie wheat has
grown finely and the grass is so forward
that many Of our dairy farmers have
turned their cows out to pasture. The
consequence will be an early large sup
ply of rich, sweet butter, and more abun-
dance of cream and milk. Asparagus,
lettuce and radishes are larger and finer
than usual, as is all other early vegeta-
bles. This is agreeable news, and Will
cause a cheapness in these articles that
will help to make up for the advance i'll
-four,
Year: 1877




WASHINGTON, May 4 As was stated
in a telegram to the DAILY GAZETTE
yesterday, it was decided at the cabinet
meeting yesterday that the extra session
of Congress, rendered desirable by the
failure of last Congress to pass the army
appropriation bill, is not 10 he called to
meet In June xext, but on October To-,
This change of the original programme
was made upon a careful consideration
of the general interests of the country
with the almost unanimous desire of the
business community as well as of the
members of Congress themselves, as far
as they could be consulted, that there
should be no session Of Congress this
summer, and, upon mature inquiry into
all the circumstances of the case. IL was
ascertained that without any immediate
appropriation of money the army could
be- clothed and supplied with all its ne
cessities, and that until the 10Th OF
October only one regular pay day has TO
be passed. II was also considered that II
Congress meets il. October it may remain
in continual session and finish its busi-
ness before next summer, so as to avoid
the Inconvenience of the hot season next
year as well as this. A proclamation cal
ling the extra session ON October 10 is to
issued without delay.


A member of the cabinet says this af-
noon, with reference TO the postpone>
ment of the extra session of Congress,
that to-day's change IN the date for its
comm encement WIS determined upon
solely for the reasons above stated, and
was not in any degree caused by appre-
hension on the part of the administers
ton as to the consequences of an early
congressional discussion of the Presi-
dents Southern policy.
Year: 1877

INTERNAL REVENUE CoLLECToR.-lt
was stated through our Washington tele-
grame yesterday that the Rev. James
McIntire would be retained as the Col
lector of Internal Revenue for the Della
ware Districts. Our lo1g acquaintance
with Mr.. Mclntire enab les us to assure
the readers of the GAZETTE that they
will find him one of the most pleasant
and agreeable gentlemen to do business
with; and to say further that he will be
scrupulously careful ID discharge his
whole duty in the most exact yet unob-
jectIonable way. If we cannot have
Democrat and must take gentleman
from an adjoining State, we do not think
the President could have made a wiser
selection or consulted the good of the
people more fully than he has done in
retaining Mr.. McIntire.
Year: 1877

THE State Department yesterday re-
ceiyed from our Minister In Mexico Off
cial information of the release of the U.
S. Consul at Acapulco, who was impri-
soned by the local authorities without
cause. The Secretary of State has direc-
ted our Minister to demand an apology
and full reparation for the outrage.
Year: 1877

THE Delaware Pension Agency has
been abolished. The the law is to take
fleet shortly. Expectant Republicans
will have one less Office to fight for, and
Mr.. Burton win have the pleasure OF
showing that he is not to be succeeded by
An enyious and grasping Hayesite.
Year: 1877

FROM the virginia CITY Chronicle.


On last Friday an autopsy was made
on the body of q deceased patient who
had been sick in the County Hospital
for long time. About twenty-five years
ago he repeived bulle5 in his left lung,
which he supposed-had been lodged
there ever since. He said that it was in
the neighborhood of the heart, and the
complaint of which he died was supposed
to have resulted from the bullet work.
ing itself to that organ. DIR. Kirby made
an examination, but found no ball. Yet
during the twenty-five years the patient
was fully persuaded that .he felt the
bullet in his lungs. His Imagination,
tless, caused his death.
Year: 1877

National Associated Press to the Star.


BOSTON,, Jan. 31.-The third day OF
Moody and Sankey in Boston was
marked by an immense gathering. The
noon prayer meeting, held at fremont
Temple, and the regular evening meet
ing at the Tabernacle, both had crowded
houses al hour before the time for the
services.
Year: 1877

Pursuant to "a commission to me directed
by the honorable the Parish Court sitting
in and iorthe Parish of Lafourche. | will
offer for sale at Public Auction, on the pre-
misses near the town of Thibodaux, on
Year: 1877

The Picayune of the llth in an
article on the political prospect in
the State thus sums up the hopeless
condition of the Packard Legislature :


They cannot collect a cent of reve-
nue.; ; they cannot concoct a single
scheme of jobbery in which the most
daring Speculator would venture to
invest; there is not corporation IN
the State which now so breads their
power for evil that it would submit
to the levy of black mail upon its
Golfers; the physical force at tI'ell
command is il source Of expense rath'
er than of active service, and t'elI
most trusty protectors are the people
whom they have so long insuited and
abused. 70 sum it all up, the Con
servatives are assured an almost Ger


tain success if they will only adhere
faithfully aul patiently to that wls(
Year: 1877

In some countries common tree
frogs are used as barometerS. The
fro. is placed in u tall bottle with a
light ladder. In fine weather the
animal always climbs np the ladder,
and always comes down when storm
is approaching.
Year: 1877

and the tears blinded him so that hc
could act see face. Elder Graves
went down on his knees again, every
man with him, and there we're more
tears, and prayer 50 beautiful, and
tender, that Jack Bullet sobbed like
q child. His heart was broken, and
all the Satan in his nature was driven
out 10 a moment.


Joe Whites Dream was q mining
camp for many months after that and
Jack Bullet was one of the best men
in it. The head board grew gray as
the rain beat down and the sun shone
and the Wild rose grew till it covered
all the grave, but no one disturbed
the sod. The grave was a sign-a
beacon light, as it were-and perhaps
miners we're right when they said of
our town:


They've had a revival up thar, an
they are the best chaps an the hard.
est~workers on the slope"
Year: 1877

The motives that impel the man Of
the world to 60 to church are not al
ways Of the highest order, though we
doubt whether quizzing him pays as
we'll as to preach the gospel straight at
him with earnestness and power. There
is such a man in Toledo, and his long
and steady attendance at a revival
meeting finally attracted the notice of
the preacher. Last Sunday evening
the good man made his way to the pew
in which the subject of this incident
sat unmoved by the excitement around
him, and the following conversation
took place:


"My friend, are you Christian -


''No, sir" was the reply.


"You seem TO be always looking to-
ward the rostrum with great earnest.
ness. hope an interest has been
awakened in your heart"


81 am just waiting to see what that
man up there in the choir with tho
blonde moustache and projecting teeth
will decide to do"


"Ah. my dear SIR" said the pastor,
''you must not wait until your friends
come to Christ. You must act for
yourself You must embrace your
Savior whether any one else does or
not"


"Oh, that amt it. You see that man
always gets religion at every revival,
and am just layin' low for him to
come forward and say that he has had
a change of heart, so that can stand
at the door when he comes out and ask
him to pay me that ten dollars he owes
me before he has & chance to back
slidA"


The minister turned sadly away,
Year: 1877

THE State Board of Agriculture of
Illinois, will present the Legislature
when it re-assembles this week, a pc
tition, urging upon that body the
Importance of prompt and efficient
legislation t. secure thorough scien-
tific investigation into the disease
known as hog cholera. The statistics
gathered by the board last year,
showed that the disease is constantly
on the increase, and the annual re.
ports to the Auditor show a decrease
in the number Of hogs. Reports re.
Gently received by the board indicate
a prevalence of the disease to some
extent in Lightweight counties of the
State. 1t is estimated that the loss to
the farmers of that State during the
past year from hog cholera, will fooI
up nearly $S,O000OO.
Year: 1877

New YORK, Jan. 9.-The New


York Tribune says, editorially: eve


have never believed in the compro-
mise bill. We have looked upon ii
as unconstitutional and dangerous,
and had no doubt that at least rcpub-
licans, If not also democrats, would
yet learn to consider it, as in party
sense, impolitic. While it was open
to discussion we opposed it. The de-
cision ofarbitrators, whatever it NAV
be, must be ratified not only by FORM
al assent of the Senate and House of
representatives, but by the cheerful
acquiesence of the whole country.
There must be no wrangling over
the Judgment no attempt to SET aside
the verdict, no complaint by the ad-
herents of the unsuccessful candidate
that a president has been made by
violence or fraud. The country has
agreed to submit this controversy to
arbitration, and both sides must abide
Loyalty by the result"
Year: 1877

JUDGE DAVID DAVIS, who has been
on the Supreme Bench for sixteen
years by the grace of the Republican
party, seems determined TO hold on
until the 4th of March, to give the
democrats chance to fill his place,
provided they manage to huggermug-
ger Tilden in under the High Joint
Commission.


It is too much to hope that he may
retire in time to enable Grant to fill
his place with such an eminent jurist,
as say John +. Dillon, or Thomas
Drummond.
Year: 1877

Here's a woman got to be President
after all--and an unmarried woman
at that-Mrs. Sudlow, just elected
President of the Iowa Teachers As
sociation.


The little state of Delaware has
adopted new flag 9x6ls feet of blue
elk with a yellow fringe. 1t will be
used to spread over the State to keep
the frost off.


A Lafayette street man says he
hopes tied back dresses will never
go out of style; his wife hasn't kicked
him in the face since they became
fashionable.


Profound reflection by man who
made mistake in marrying: "Ah!
if had only married as wanted to
and as my first love didn't want to
Year: 1877

confidence in the righteousness of
his cause.


find, sir, from my brief expert
ence here, that it is always hard to
yield, even in the slightest degree,
what any of my own party may re-
gard rs an advantage, believing as
do, that it is the only party which
stands firmly by the immortal doc
trine that the rights of all our citi-
zens as granted by the Constitution
shall be maintained; and | am not
unmindful that, in crisis like the
present, reflections like these might
come to members: "Through this
"measure defeat must come to one
"party or the other, but woe unto
"him by whom the defeat of his party
cometh; better q milestone be tied
"about his neck and he be cast into
the sea. II vote mo- and my party
sis defeated by the bill, it will not be
"my fault; if it is sustained, have
"done it no harm ii can never be
"known, but it would have been SO
Gin any event, and l am politically
"intrenched." But he who, if his
judgment is convinced that this is a
measure in the interest of truth, right
eousness, and peace, would let per-
sonal or mere party considerations
turn the weight Of hair in the scales,
is not worthy to occupy a place on
the floor of the American Congress.
believe no one has higher re-
spect for the judment of the noble and
patriotic men who compose the re-
publican party of Iowa, than ], and
have regretted to find that they were
not more earnestly for this measure
but the last word / received, a tele-
gram on yesterday, has the true ring;
1t was:


Hold the fort! Country before marty, The
people will sustain peaceful solution.
This was signed by men whose re-
publicanism is as strong and pure as
exists in the republican state which
gave to Mr.. Hayes, whom we hope to
see by fair and righteous means Pres
ident of these United States, near
GO,OO0 majority.


am heartily for this measure, and
doubt not it will pass and demon
stratc to the world that this great
American people are yet capable OF
self government.