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Year: 1875




There are few persons who have not
had occasion to express sentiments of
the profoundest disgust at the unexrect-
ed cost of medical attendance there
are still fewer, probably, who have re-
flected that the existing baisis Of re-
muneration for professional services is
as absurd in itself as it is unfair to
both patient and physician Whether,
as in England, a fec is paid down at
each visit, or, in America, the doctor
sends in tradesman like bill, the ex-
pense is proportioned not to the benefit
received, but to the number Of visits
made so while it is the patients de-
sire to get well quickley, it is the doc
tors interest to keep him i'll as long as
possible. TO the credit 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 motive; but the temptation
and the opportunity are self-evident. Set
.;.es .haao ae;I~. .,,o-eoue~. fhn r-~~--.s
system of payment offers a premium to
incompetence, in as much as the greater
the skill of the Physician. e.. the
fewer visits he makes to accomplish a
cure-the smaller his recompense
while the bungler who spins out his at
tendance with mistaken diagnosis and
ineficacious treatment is all the richer
for his ignorance. And, it is not only
possible, but it frequently happens, that
in single visit a doctor may save
life which would certainly have been
lost without his aid while in another
case Of tedious but not dangerous all
ment he may have to make score Of
routine visits, not one Of which taxes
his highest skill or professional resources
From the patients point Of view. the
former Of these services is vastly
more valuable than the latter but IN
exorable custom DEGREES directly other
wise. Precisely how a juster plan Of re-
muneration is to be framed, is matter
for much deliberation and discussion.
Perhaps the Mongolian method of pay
| ing the doctor while one is we'll and
stopping bis salary during illness would
be practically most advantageous to the
patient. But 1t is evident that profcs-
sional 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 aud the gravity
Of the occasion and, to continue the
industrial comparison, We believe that
it would be better for all parties con-
cerned If the business part Of medicine
we're computed .'by the job" instead of
by the day." with the further proyiso
that the more speedy the job Of cure
were done. the more cheerfully would
most sensible people be willing TO pay
for it.-N. r. World


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Year: 1875

An irate actress in California lately went
into the editorial sanctum of Laura DeForce
Gordon. with regular war whoop and
much hustle, and attempted to horsewhip
the editress. 1t is proper to say that the
actress got the worst Of the job. 1t is easy


enough, for woman to horsewhip Storey
porter, because she who lays his hand upon
q woman" is coward, and he who runs
away is q coward; but when one woman at
tempts to chastise another the attacking
party faces certain danger, which must
culminate in exposing the weakness of q
fashionable mako up. Readers who have
not ssen the relics Of : female battle ground
caa scarcely realize the havoc that can be
made in such contest. cr =
Year: 1875

The election just closed so favorably to
the Democrats, is expected to be fruitful
in results. The Democrats promised the
people reform in the municipal govern
mentj and the people expect them to


make good these promises. They ex-
pect the Democrats to lessen the ex-
penses of the city government, and to
lop off from it all useless employees. We
know there are numerous persons now
employed on salaries who can be dis
ponsed with entirely. This should be
done without delay. If it is not done the
party will be hold responsible and be
made to atone for its failure to fulfill its
pledges at the polls next year,


We know that many official terms do
not expire with the election Of q new
City Council. These of course will hold
over until their terms are at an end.
But there are number who are paid
high wages and whose services are not
needed. We hope the election will not
be without its fruits, and that the peo-
pie will find that they have nc. been de-
ceived
Year: 1875

The Indictment OF General BabcOck.


The indictment of Gen. Babcock is
all the more significant, in view of the
official telegram, jointly signed by the
Secretary of the Treasury and the At
torney General, and sent from Wash
ington to the United States District
Attorney at ST. Louis, on the I'd inst,
directing him TO use erery effort to
PreUent the impltcdt ton Of any innOcent
person in the conspiracy to defraud the
Government, but to spare no one who
is guilty.


1t is fair TO presume that tie District
Attorney obeyed this order from his
official superiors, and used every effort
to prevent the implication of any in
nocent person; and yet, it seems lac
did not prevent the implication of
Babcock.


We have now The extraordinary
spectacle of the Chief Clerk of the
Treasury Department at Washington
convicted of conspiracy to defraud the
Government, and awaiting sentence to
the penitentlary, and the military sec
retary and most confidential companion
and friend of the President of the
United States under Indictment, in the
same court, for being concerned in the
same conspiracy; while several other
public officers, less important, but of
no mean grade, have pleaded guilty to
indictments for being implicated in
the same fraudulent conspiracy,
Year: 1875

\ very important matter Is 20 have two
rooms for sick persons, given up entirely to
their necds-oue to be used only at night


and the other in the daytime Even ifthe
patient is so i'll that he cannot bear his
weight, and must be carried to a bed or
sofa in an adjoining room, or into room
across the hall, it must be done. Expert
ence has taught us that this is Of the great
est assistance in the recovery of either
grown people or children, only by so doing
can you give the invalid the purcst, freshest
air, and the kindest attendance.


A little child was very i'll with fever !;
his room was up stairs bat every day, af-
ter he had been sponged in hot water and
alcohol, and had been rubbed gently with
soft hands, he was wrapped in a thick shawl
and carried in loving arms to an attractive
room down stairs, where sweet flowers and
lovely pictures soothed his senses, and kind
hands ministered to his wants ali the day.
Then a clean, sweet bed whose bedding
had been aired in the sun for hours, awaited
him at night, and SOothcd his limbs to need
ful repose This practice was commenced
at the mothers desire, when the child
was in delirium, taking no notice of any
yhing but the first night proved how bene-
icial it had been, for sleep, tired nature S
sweet restorcr" came TO him, and the next
morning he awoke TO consciousness, and
was highly pleased at the change when he
was carried down stairs, and charmed to
rest by the pure air and pleasant surround
ings. The physician was surprised at the
marvellous dispatch with which his patient
recovered from what he had feared would
prove a fatal attack, and attributed it, IN a
sreat measure, to the restorative powers OF
pure air, we'll summed bedding and change
If rooms When the head of the house
was attacked with severe disease, two rooms
on the ground floor were Immediately given
up for his requirements, and daily the kind
physician lifted the stalwart form in his
arms and carried him across small hall In
to the parlor, where i blazing fire on the
hearth frightened the room, and brilliantly
inted autumn leaves and green vines made
j. bower Of beauty upon which his weary
.y S rejoiced to gaze. Although his re-
covery was declared most doubtful by physi-
clans and friends, yet exceeding care in air
ing the bed and bedding, in keeping the
room sweet with ceppcras, and in feeding
and rubbing him hourly, brought him back
to comparative health, aud gladdened /;
household who sadly shrank from the ever
dreaded presence OF death.-N, l. Times
Year: 1875

with instructions to get herself up "nobby,"
as he wanted to take her to ball After
he had given her the money the young
man who was with him took bottle of
champagne out Of his pocket and they made
merry. When this bottle was drank Phil
lips produced another one, and that was
also consumed The men then left and
the girl had not seen them since On these
ample facts the police went to work, but
did not obtain any clew to where the bonds
had come from or where the great bulk of
the stolen money had been placed But
for Sweeney's confession it IS very doubt
full whether either would be found. At
this juncture Sweeney turned States eyi-
dence, and by his confession all the clews
are strung into consective story.


In his confession to Mr.. Hoey Sweeney
stated that he was informed by Haury that
the safe was on the truck and everything
was fright. The next morning Sweeney
went over on the same boat with the wagon
| which contained the safe and waited out
side the freight depot until the wagon had
been unloaded. When IIaury returned he
| jumped into the wagon and in about three
minutes had the safe open and the contents
put into one bag On the way back to New
York they threw the safe overheard. Haury
went to the Office and Sweeney went to his
house, corner of Albany and Washington
streets, where in about half an hour he was
joined by the driver Here they divided
the "swag"


About ten o'clock the same day Sweeney
says he went up to "Mote" Ehrtch house
in Fifty third street, to have the bonds
''straightened," or, in other words, con
verted Enrich keeps one Of the most ia
nous 'fences' in the country, having done
business with some of the most noteG
criminals of the day. Enrich tool
the "crooked stuff bonds CAV,
him about $500 in exchange he alsc
/ bought a diamond valued at sl5G0 anC
some specie, both proceeds Of the robbery
he did not give full value, but told Sweeney
to call again. The next time Sweeney
called he told him he had seen the bond,
advertised, and being a little frightened
he threw them away.


As soon as this statement was made off
GERS were despatched to arrest Enrich, anC
three hours later he WAS brought to head
quarters prisoner. When Sweeney hac
progressed thus far, Mr. Hoey inquired
what had been done with the money, anc
! Sweeney answered that it had been burieI
in z basement in Nassau street that h
had hired little boy to bury it for him
This ended the confession, and in company
with the superintendent and tir. Hocy
! the iuformer set out to look for the boy
who was found without much trouble Tho
! boy conducted the party to the cellar O
! No. 81 Nassau street, where S2G,G65 o
the stolen money was found secretcd under
q stone in the foor. The boy was in tn,
employ Of the gentleman who occupies tho
cellar 1t appears he did not know what
was in the package.-Nc'o York Herald
! 9th tllSt
Year: 1875

Estimating Ice to be worth half cent a
pound, or ten dollars a ton, the lee crop OF
100000 tons just harvested ON the
Hudson is more valuable by two million
dollars than either the wheat or the corn
crop of the entire State of New York.
Year: 1875

\ citizen of Leavcnworth Ks, on goins
to his. barn to milk in the dark of the early
morning, got into the wrong pen, ana
undertook to mix mule lie don't re
member which side of the barn ne went
out at, but expects his bucket in few days,
Year: 1875

A young gentleman had been told that
a sudden shock or fright would cure the
hiccups, and the other evening, while be
was studying his lessons for the morrow
by drawing picture of the schcolmar'm
on his slate, his respected prcgenitor was
seized with fit of hiccups. The old gen.
tleman was tilted back in his chair, with
his feet resting on the top of the stove,
and the young hopeful concluded to try
the cure on him. just as the old man
was 'rastling' with heart breaking hi!
the boy jumped and yelled 'Fire!' The
old man was just getting out cuh,cuh, but
lie never got it out. lie gave jump
which tilted over the chair, and in en-
deavoring to regain his lost equilibrium
his feet flew up against the table, upset
ting it and q student lamp which stood
upon it, and his head landed in the ashes
on the stove>hearth. The old lady hear
ing the racket, came running in from the
kitchen and tripped over the old mans
PROSTATE form, knocking down whats
not with lot of glass and china orna.
ments. When that ooy's father arose
from the wreck and shook the ashes and
splinters of glass out of his hair and
clothes he was cured of the hiccups, but
there was a look oc sternuess in his eye.
lie cant play tag now, and the boy sits
on the edge of the seat at school and lies
ON his front in bed, and silently murmurs
that the old man can hiccup his consarned
old head off before he will ever try to
cure him.
Year: 1875




We always think ofgreat men as in the
act of performing deeds which give them
renown, orelse in stately repose, grand
silent, and majestic. And yet this Is
hardly fair, because the most gracious
and magnificent of human beings have to
bother themselves with the little things
of life which engage the attention OF us
smaller people. No doubt Moses snarled
and got angry when he had a severe cold
in hs head, and if a fly bit his leg while
he was in the desert why should we sup
pose he did not jump and use violent
language, and rub the sore placer And
CGsar-isn't it tolerably certain he use Il
to become furious when he went up stairs
to get his slippers in the dark and found
that Caiphurnia had showed them under
the bed so that he had to sweep around
them wildly with broom-handle. And
when Solomon cracked his crazy bone Is
it unreasonable to suppose that he ran
round the room and felt as if he wanted
to cry? Imagine George Washington
sitting on the edge of the bed and putting
on clean shirt, and growing at Martha
because the buttons were of; or st. Au-
gustine with an apron around his neck
having his hair cut; or Joan-of Arc hold-
ing her front hairi her mouth, as women
do, while she fixed up her back hair;
Napoleon jumping out OF bed in franzy
to chase musquito around the room with
a pillow or Martin, Luther in night
shirt trying to put the baby to sleep at 2
o'clock in the morning; or Alexander
the Great with the hiccoughs; or Thomas
Jefferson getting suddenly over fence
to avoid a dog; or the Duke OF yelling
ton with the mumps; or Daniel Webster
abusing his wife because she hadn't
tucked the covers at the foot of the bed;
or Benjamin Franklin pairing his corns
with razor; or jonathan Edwards, at
the dinner-tabIe, wanting to sneeze just
as he got his mouth full OF hot beef; or
Noah standing at his window at night
throwing bricks at cat.-Mar Adler.
Year: 1875

A married lady, compelled to show he
letters to her husband, sent the following
to friend:


| cannot be satisfied my dearest friend,
blest as am in the matrimonial state,
unless pour into your friendly bosom,
which was always in unison with mine,
tie various sensations which swell
with the liveliest emotions of pleasure,
my almost burning heart. My dear
husband is the most amiable Vi, men.
l have been married seven weeks and
have never found the least reason to
repent the act, as my husband is
in person and manners unlike the
ugly, cross, disagreeable, and Jealous
men, who think by confnipg to secure.
A wife it IS his maxim to treat as
bosom friend and companion, not as
menial, slave, or anything the woman
Of his choice---Neither party,
he says, should always obey implicitly,


but yield to each other in turns.
An ancient maiden aunt, near seventy,
cheerful, venerable and kind old lady,
is staying with uS---she is the de.
light of both young and old; she is els
vii to all the neighbors around,
generous and charitable to the poor.
My husband likes nothing better
than ne does me he fatters me more
than the glass and his intoxication
(for so | call tue excess of his lore)
makes me blush for the unworthiness
of Its object, | wish | was deserving
of the man whose name | bear. To
say all in one word to
crown the whole my former love
is now my own husband, my fondness
is returned, and might have had
1prince, without the felicity find in
him, \dleu ! be you as blcst as I'm un.
able to wish that | could be more
happy.


ExPLANATIoN.-Read the first line
and then every other only.
Year: 1875

One great cause of the poverty Of the
present day IS the failure of our people
to appreciate small things. They do not
realize how a daily addition, be it ever so
small, will soon make a large pile. If
the young men and young women of to.
day will only begin, and begin now to
save little from their earnings and plant
it in the soil of some good savings bank,
and weekly or monthly add their mite,
they will wear a happy smile of compe>
tence when they reach middle life. Not
only the desire but the ability to in>
crease it will also grow.


Let clerk and tradoSmen, laborer and
artisan. make now and and at once be-
ginning. Store up some of your youth
full force and vigor for future contingency.
Let parents teach their children to begin
early to save. Begin at the fountain
head to control the stream Ct extrava
gauce-to choose between poverty and
riches. Let eur youth 60 on in habits of
extravaganza for fifty years to come as
they have fer ifty years past, and we
shall have nation Of beggars, with a
moneyed aristocracy. Let a generation
of such as save in small sums be reared,
and we shall be free from all want. Do
not be ambitious for extravagant fortune,
but do seek that which is the duty Of
every one to obtain, independence and a
comfortable home.-Wealth, aud enough
of it, is within the reach of all. 1t is
obtainable by one process, and by one
only-saving.
Year: 1875

louis Chandler Moulton,in Harper's Magazine
Playing there in the sun,
Chasing the butterflies,
Catching his golden toy,
Holding it fast till it dies:
Sin. ing TO match the birds,
Calling the robins at will
Glancing here and there,
Never moment still


Like child.
Going'to school, at last,
Learning to read and write,
Puzzled over his slate,
Busy from morn till night,
Striving to win prize,
Careless when il is won,
Finding his JOY in the strife,
Not in the thing that's done.
Busy in eager trade.


3uying and selling again,
Chasing a col Zen prize,
Glad of transient gain;
Always beginning anew,
Never the long task o'er,
Just as it used to be
The butterfly before.
Seeking woman's heart,
" inning it for his own,
Then, too busy for love,
Letting it turn to stone,
Sure of his plightcd truth,
What more had wife to ask2
Is he not doing for her


Each day his daily task?
A child, to pine and complain
A child, to grow so pale
For want of some foolish words
Shall Il wOman'S faith fail?
Words he said then once
What need ofan thing more?
Does one who has entered room
Go back and wait at the door?
Baby Mary and Kate


Never can climb his knee
Mothcrly arms are open
Father is busy, you sec."
Too busy to stop to hear
A babblc of broken talk,
TO mend the jumpingrjaek
Or make the new doll walk.
SO busy that when Death comes
He pleads for little delay,
If not to finish his work,


At least Il word to say
A word to wife and child.
A scnteLcc to tell the truth,
That he loves them now, at the last,
With the passionate heart of youth
The kisses of Death are cold,
And they turn his lips to stonej
Out of the warm, bright wWld
The man goes all alone,
Do angels wait for him there
Over the soundlesS sea?
He goes, as he came, h0lpless wight
To new worlds mystery


Like Il child
Year: 1875

Would you show yourself really good
10 your daughters? Then b eenerous
to them In a truer sense than that Of
heaping trinksts ON their neeks. 1rain
thoin for independence hrst. and then
labor 10 give 10 to them. Let them. a.
soon as ever they are grown up. have
some little money. or means OF making
money. TO bc their own. and teach them
hsw TO deal with IL. without needing
overy moment somebody To help them.
Calculate what you give them or will
bequeath 10 them. not as Ia usually
done. ON the chances Of their making
rich Marriage. but ON tho probability OF
their remaining single. and according to
the scale Of living TO which you have
accustomed them. Suppress their lux
ury now. u need be. but do not leave
them with scarcely hare nscessaries
hereafter. in striking contrast TO their
present home. Above all. help them to
help themselves. Fit them to BE- able 10
add to their own means, rather than To
be forever pinehins and economizing
till their minds are narrowed and their
hearts arc sick. Give. all the culturo
you can to every power which they may
possess. II they should marry after
all. they will bs tho happier and better
for it. II they should remain among
the million Of the unmarried, they will
bless yon in thcir grave and say OF you.
what can not be said OF many doting
parent by his surviving child: MY father
cared that should BE- happy after his
death as while was his pet and his
toy."
Year: 1875

A PHOTOGRAPHER In San Francisco
made a likeness for man who refused
to take the picture. claiming that Il did
correctly represent him. Ne thought u
made him uglier than tho reality. The
maker sued to recover the pay, aud In
the trial the picture WAS put in evidence
and shown to tho jury The jury. by
their verdict. decided that the defendant
was as ugly n the photograph. n
Year: 1875

THE HINDU OR NELLIE MARTIN SUPPOSED TO


BE ON GILGo INLET BAR


About three O'Clock yesterday afternoon the Atlantic
Mutual Insurance Company received from resident OF
South oyster Bay Long Island, telegram saying that


large steamship must be aground the beach that
place. he could hear herwhstes blowing in distress
though she could not be account OF the density
the fog The report caused the greatest excitement
in Wall street and throughout the city generally,
less than eight steamships due at this port and
thousands of citizens expecting friends
relatives oy one another OF them
Among those familiar with
the opinion prevailed that the vessel
either the Hindu, OF the Wilson line, the Nellie
Martin OF the new Brazilian line


immediately upon receipt OF the news the Coast
Wreckng Company were notified but the fog
dense that up late hour last gh they had been
able to in the matter They ready TO start at
a moments notice should the mist be dispeled The
point Which tho vessel lies is about twenty live
miles from sandy Hook and about five miles this side of
Fire Island Light little spit of sand bar that projects
into Glgo Inlet between Oak Island Beach and Jones'
Beach Life Saving Station No. % is located the west
end of Oak Beach and No. % is the west end of
Jones Beach, that assistance be easily rendered
in case tho wind should blow strongly from tho south,
placing tho lives Of those board in jeopardy.
Year: 1875

Tho fog on the North and East rivers was so dense
last evening that fcrryboat navigation perilous
The Jersey City and Hoboken boats made trips long
intervals and the passage across the river occupied
han an hour In some instances About seven O'Clock
the ferryboat Montague, plying between the South
Ferry and Brooklyn, codcd with schooner the bow
spirit and gunwale Of which carried aBay The
icrryboat escaped with slight damage Tho Grand
street ierryboats had some narrow escapes


The steamer Clinton Of Wall street ferry about
O'Clock, came IN collision with tugboat and had her
guards stove in and rails carried away The damage TO
the tug could not be ascertaincd No person was in.
jurcd.
Year: 1875

The following scale Of weights have been lately
adopted by the American Jockey Club and Saratoga
sociation. We would advise all the other racing asso-
Citations throughout the country to at make the
change that all may be governed by the
weights The great advantage between this and the
old system viii be that good jockeys will be able to ride
horses OF all ages and that our two and three year
ods will not in the future be obliged run with babies
their backs The following is a substitute for
rule 3d.


Tho following weights shall be carried when no
stipulation is made in


WEIGHT FOR AGE RACES


HALF A