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Emigration to Brazil.

The Chester Standard remarks on this
subject: .t
We have had the pleasure of congratu.
lating DR.. j. McF. CASTOR upon his safe
arrival from Brazil. The result of his ex-
ploration-of that country will soon be Civ
en- to the public in an extended report,
which is now in the course of publication.
The doctor will remove, with his family to
Brazil In the course OF few months. He
corroberates, in every respect, the report
of Messrs. Meriwether and Shaw, of Edge
field, portion of which was published in
our last issue. His general opinion OF the
advantages offered by the soil, climate and
productions of Brazil is highly encourage
ing to those contemplating emigration
The soil is exceedingly fertile, the climate
healthy, and the productions varied aud
valuable. In the province of St. Paul,
where he designs locating, lands Of the
best quality can be purchased for twenty
two cents per acre, on credit Of FIVE years,
without interest. The water is freestonc,
and unalloyed by minerals.
An industrious cmigrant can comforta-
bly, support himself by his own labor dur
ing the first year and lay up something
handsome. The method of agriculture in
Brazil is of an exceedingly rude and prm-
tive character. The crops of cotton, corn,
coffee, sugar, &C., are planted and worked
By the hoe alone. The average yield of
corn is from thirty to fifty bushels and one
thousand to twelve hundred pounds of seed
cotton to the acre. Tropical fruits of every
description grow spontaneously and in great
abundance. The better classes of society
are Intelligent, courteous aud refined, and
DIR. Castor met everywhere the utmost
kindness and hospitality. The authorities
are anxious to secure large immigration
and every facility will be afforded stran-
gers to examine the country and make
settlements. No distributions are imposed
on religion or education. Taxes are light,
and the policy of the Government exceed
ingiy liberal and enlightened.
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why Children Die.

The reason why children die, says H1lrs
Journal Of Heath, is because they arc not
taken care Of From the day Of their birth
they are stupcfed with food, choked with
physic, slashed with water, suffocated in
hot rooms, steamed in bed clothes. So
much for indoor. When permitted to
breathe pure air, once week in summer,
aud once or twice during the colder month 5
only the nose is allowed to peer in daylight.
y little later they arc sent .out with no
clothes on at all on the parts OF the body
which most need protection. Bare legs,
bare arms, bare neck, girted middles, will,
an inverted umbrella to collect the air and
chill the other part of the body A stout,
strong man goes out on cold day with
gloves and overcoat, WOODEN stockings, and
thick double soled boots, with cork between
and rubbers over The same day child
OF three years old, an infant Of flesh and
blood and bone aud constitution, goes out
with shoes as thin as paper, cotton socks,
legs uncovered to the knees, neck bare. an
exposure which would disable the nurse,
Kali the mother outright, and make the
father an invalid for weeks. And why !
10 harden them to Il mode o! dress which
they arc never expected to practice 10
accustom to exposure which dozen years
later would be considered downright fool
cry To raise children thus for the slaugh.
ter pen, and lay it to the Lord, is too bad.
We don't think the Almighty had hand
IN it. And to draw comfort from the pre-.
sumption that he had any agency in the
death OF the child, is presumption and pro.
fanation.
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DIR. Butler came from land, he said
where the sun shone constantly and bril-
liantly, where every thing was fair and
perfect to the eye but amidst all the cul-
tivated love!iness he did not remember
a single fowe., except the rose, that emit
ted any fragrance, and though the birds
were gorgecusly apparcied, there was not
Que that sang. 1t was a sad thought, but
might also be applied to the people. He
had never heard hearty, happy laugh
from woman outside the pale of Christiani.
ty. With every opportunity for observa.
ton, he had never seen amongst them a
happy female face 1t was land where
dark and dreadful idolatry had taken the
JOY from her heart, and sunk her to the
level Of the brute. He was once on Jour
ney from Benarcs to Calcutta, and went to
see "dhurbar," or court, held by Sir j John
Lawrence. A native prince, during re-
hcilion, had given shelter to n number of
Europeans who had escaped from the Sc
poy murdcrers and Sir John had been
commissioned by Her Majesty, Queen Vic.
toria, to invest the Rajah with the order of
the "Star of Indio" The great men were
assembled in an immense pavilion, await
ing the arrival of the Rajah; and after
about an hour spent in settling the difficult
matter of precedence amongst these nabobs,
salute of twenty one guns announced his
coming. The scene within the pavilion
was very grand, and the habiiiments Of the
Rajah were i'll keeping with the surround
ings. He wore cloth.of gold coat, was
loaded with gold and jewels, and had on
large crown glistenting with gems. But
rs he went to take his seat on the throne
at one end of the tent, and while the Gov.
ernor General was presenting him with the
various paraphcrnalia of the order, the
doctor remarked the singular awkwardness
and helplessness of the pfince. Upon in
quiry, he learned that this great man was
leper, without finger on his hand or i
toe on his feet; and with all his wealth
and grandeur was burdened with oath-
some disease that no money could cure.
And this was exactly the condition of poor
India; decked with splcnder AMI raagnif
cence, and yet moral lepcr, reeling with
"wounds and bruises ani. ntrif ing sorosj''
and with no means Of publication, except
the fountain opened in the house Of David
for sin and uncleanness. lie had seen
100000 people standing upon the banks
of the Ganges, and at u given signal all
plunged beneath the sacred stream, in the
vain hope of washing their sins away
change which the children knew naught
but the Gospel could effect:
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Causes OCSuddcn Death.

Very few Of the sudden deaths which
are said to arise from diseases of the heart
do really arise from that cause. TO ascer
tain the real origin of sudden deaths. an
experiment has been tried in Europe. and
reported TO a scientific congress held at
Strasbourg Sixty-slx cases OF sudden
death were made the subject of thorough
postmortem examination in these cases
only two were found who had died from
disease of the heart. Nine out of sixty
six had died from apoplexy, while there
were iorty.six cases Of congestion of the
lungs; that is, the lungs were SO full of
blood they could not work, there not being
room enough for sufficient quantity of air
to enter to support life. The causes that
produce congestion of the lungs are, cold
feet, tight clothing, costive bowels, sitting
still until chilled after being warmed with
labor or rapid walk, going too suddenly
from close, heated room into the cold air,
especially after speaking, and sudden de-
piessesing news operating upon the blood.
These causes of sudden death being known.
an avoidance of them may serve to length
EN- many valuable lives, which would 9th
erwise be lost under verdict of heart com
plant. That disease is supposed to be in
evltable and incurable; hence many NAV
not take the pains they would to avoid sud.
den death il they knew it lay in their DOW.
er.
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The Army orNor,hern Virginia


fS The concluding paragraph in an article
in the Crescent Monthly, entitled General
Lee and his Campaigns, by j. Quitman
Moore, Esq" is the most graceful and
,toucning tribute to the gallant army of
Northern Virginia, and its last and most
renowned chief, that we have read
" J" There stood the mournful remnants of
that once glorious army, that had dipped
its conquering banners in the crimson tide
Of eight and twenty sanguinary battles,
and strewn its heroic, slain from the feet
of the Pennsylvania mountains to the gates
of its own capital city; that had given Ma
nassas to Beaurcgard, and twined the fame
of the Seven Pines battle in the laurel
wreath Of johnson that had caused the
waters of the Shenandoah eternally to
smurmer the fame of Stonewall Jackson,
and, stretching out its right arm to the
distant West, had planted victory on the
dropping banners of Bragg; and had wit
messed four gigantic campaigns and through
all their shifting and tragic scenes and un-
der all difficulties and dangers, had remain
ed steadfast and faithful to the last And,
after having witnessed the rising o. The
Southern constellation, as it loomel up
brightly on tho horizon of war, pursuing
to its splendid zenith the fiery path OF
Mars, now beheld not unmoved, its deci-
ming splendors going down in the gloom OF
eternal night. -s.'
= "And he, its illustrious chief, whose
lofty plume was ever its rallying point in
battle, and around whom its affections
warmly clustered, now commended it for
its past devotion, and bade it adiou forever.
Slowly aud sadly he rode from that mourn.
ful field, and the cause that he fought for
was beneath the foot of power. Few were
the eyes that grew not moist at witnessing
that departure. 1t was the agony OF "a
great cause fading expression in the sub,
hrne soul of its great defender And though
that cause be dead, yet will its memory
continue TO live, aud ever honored will be
those illustrious names that sacrificed at
Its altars. And on the scroll of fame no
name among the list of eminent worthless
will shine with a purer, serener, or more
respondent light than that of Robert Ed
mund Lee. His fame is monumental.
His Dame will be placed alongside Of those
Of the great captains Of history-Marlbor-
ough and SAKE, of Tilly and Eugene; and
as long as the fame of the Southern strug-
gle shall linger in tradition aud song, will
his memory be cherished by the descend
ants of the Southern races; while his char.
acter will stand UP in the twilight of his
tory like some grand old cathedral, lifting
itself in imperishable beauty above the OBJ.
jects Of earth, majestic in its vas. proper.
tions, awful in its solemn stateliness, sub
lime in its severe simplicity"
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"No dogs admitted, sir" said the porter
20 gay assemblage, as a young msfi and
his dog appeared at the entrance ty.you
must leave him behind, if you 90 in.n,ss-
"Fery we'll" said tho Young man: ssstay
about here, Prince, until I como back !"
ana ne Joined the crowd d-within. BY and
py the young man wished to refer to his
watch, when behold, the chain had been
nipped IN two, and the. valuable time piece
was gone. He considered the case q mo-
ment, and then sudden thought flashed
into his mind. So, stepping out, he whis-
pcred the fact to the porter and gained
permission to take in his dog for q minute
or two. fao ~ s1se 5TissrI
"Look here, Prince, said he, 6my watch
is stolen," and he showed him tho ernp.y
pocket and the cut chain. SIN there IL
the thief You find it, my good doygie.
ou understand, do you I" j. Prince wag.
Sed his head and tail, aud then the two
went IN again. Quietly this dtIub detect.
i've Glided around among the people smell
ing st this ones coat aud that ones chain.
until at last he set his teeth firmly into
the coat skirt of a genteel looking man,
and could not be shaken off. The young
man quickly made known the case to the
by ISLANDERS who gathered around him. and
mad the thief's pockets duly searched. Six
other watches were found about him, which
ne gathered up in the course of the morn
ing, and which their rightful owners were
very glad to get their hands on again,
Prince selected out his masters property
IN a twinkling, as that was all he cared
tor, and gave it to him joytully. 1t would
have taken very keen policeman 10 do
the work so neatly and quickly, and an
agreed that he merited as finc a dinner as
a dog could have. q g -, - '53ssrT Z
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How Astor became Rich.

"A writer in Harper's Magazine, speak
ing of the late John Jacob Astor thus re-
fers to the mode by which he acquired his
great wealth
Iii was neither furs nor teas that gave
him S20000,000 When he arrived in
New York, it contained only 25, 900 inhab-
itants. In 1900 when he began to have
money to invest, the city had begun to
double in population, and had advanced
nearly mile up the island. Astor foresaw
its future growth, and bought all the lands
aud lots just beyond the verge of the city
that he could get. One little anecdote
will show the wisdom of this proceeding.
He sold lot in the vicinity of Wall
street.in 1910 for sS, 900, which was sup
posed to be somewhat under its value. The
purchaser, after the papers were signed.
seemed disposed to chuckle over his bar
gain..s4 rsf
a"Why, Mr.. Astor," said he, 'this lot is
worth $4,000" z.1H
every true" replied Astor, "but now
you shall see what I shall do with this
money. With $4,000 will buy eighty
lots above Canal street BY the time your
lot is worth $4,000, my eighty lots will
be worth sS0,000," which proved to be
fact!
In the course Of time the island was
dotted all over with Astor lands to such an
extent that the whole income from his es-
tate for fifty years could be einvtsted in new
houses, without buying any more land.
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Awful visitation.

We find the following amongst the Sc
ections of the Dublin Nation:
a correspondent sends us the following
remarkable narrative 4 melancholy in
stance of the danger of taking God 5 name
i'll vain has occurred in Brikhton, Eng
land.< A few days ago, as some boys we're
playing together in court leading ont OF
Edward street, in that town, q dispute
took place between them about the number
of "notches' one Of them, lad named
Richards, had made whilst playing cat
and dog" Richards declared that he had
scored more than his companion gave him
credit for, and high words and bad Ian
guage were INDUCED in on both sides. At
length Richards flew into violent passion
and exclaimed, "May God strike me blind
if | have not made more than twenty ~ He
had scarcely uttered the adjuration when
he threw up his arms aud exclaimed, ooh,
l can't see" and begged of one of his
companions TO lead him home. This was
Immediately done, and on examination it
was found that thick film had oyerspread
his eyes, completely obstructing the sight.
In this pitiabe condition he has remained
ever since, and there is little or TO hope of
his ever recovering his sight. The affair
has caused considerable excitement in the
neighborhood in which the occurrence
took place. Richards Is only thirteen years
OF age.
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a good story is told of a doctor in a
town not hundred miles from Ncrm Mt.
The doctor kept missing his wood, and set
watch, AS was expected, it proved to be
the work of a near neighbor, who soon ap-
peared, and carefully culling out all the
dry wood, started off with an armful. The
doctor hastily gathered up an armful of
green wood and followed, trudging as fast
as he could, and just as the man threw
down his armful, the doctor did the same
excIaiming, "There, you must burn green
wood part of the time, as well as - and
departed, leaving the thief to his own re-
Elections.
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- eS>->r S~----
WHAT CONES OF GETTING FLIES IN
THE EAR.-A French Medical journal con-
tains tho following account of singular
case:
y locksmith, aged ffty.two, having been
treated at the Hospital Bcanjoin for dis
location, has been sent to the Aisle de Vim.
cennes Tor his complete recovery. a few
days bafore leaving tha; establishment he
felt Us if fly had got into his left ear.
lie took luciier match and tried to get
out the intruder with it; but not succeed
ing, and the pain haYjng subsidized, he
took no more notice of it. Three days
later, being at st Queen, lie experienced
tickling in his car, which prevented him
from sleeping, and on the following day
he went to DR.. Jarjayay's consultation.
Here upon examination, two small Larvae,
like those which are met with in dead
bodies, were found in his ear. The patient
complained OF very violent pain in that
organ, and all along line which, begin.
ming from the middle Of the forehead, fol.
lowed the eyebrow, and, crossing the tenn
pie, ended behind the mastoid apophyais.
He had cramps and tingling sensation in
the arm, fits of trembling, sickness, &c.
On visiting him in the evening, DR.. Jar
javay poured few drops Of ether into his
ear. This caused great pain at first but
soon after it produced considerable relief,
and during the night upwards of one hun,
dred larvae fell out of the ear on the mans
pillow. On the following morning the
doctor perceiving some large larvae of musca
carnaria at the bottom of the mcatus audi
tarius. The doctor got few out with
proper instrument, then made some injec
tons which brought out fifteen more and
in the evening poured a drop of ether in
the ear, whereby three more were got rid
OF. On the day after no more larvae were
visible, but the tympanum was discovered
to be perforated. The case was now treat.
cd with injections of molows and emolli.
ent poultices, and three days later the pa.
ticnt left the hospital perfectly recovered.
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Very Heavy on the Thicc.

Some yiilainous fellow, without the fer
OF the law before his eyes, ielouionsly en-
tered the sleeping apartment of n ,printcr
at Atlanta q few nights since, whereupon.
Watson OF the Ne,o Era, lets off the fol-
lowing series of shells, grape, schrapnel,
and minnie balls at him. lie had better
send back the stolen goods aud Get A. II.
TO take back his "cussin." Hear the latter !:
"Somc wretch entered the sleeping
apartment OF printer on Saturday night,
and stole most of his wardrobe. including
suit of new clothes \ man who could
do such thing as that would steal the
headstonc from his mothers grave to knock
out his fathers brains. He would borrow
key from his mothcr-n-law to unlock his
wife's toilet that he may steal her pin
money. He would steal an orange from
his sick baby if he could sell it for two
cents.
May his head be taken for foot ball and
the balance Of his carcass for scare-crow.
May he have the itch, the measles, and the
small pox all at once. May the suit cling
to him like the shirt Of Nessus and sting
him with tho stings of ten thousand scor-
pions. May the cholera riochct through
his intestines till he howls like mad bull.
May he have the toothnche, the headache,
the earachc, the other ache, neuralgia and
all other ills that flesh is heir to. SIay he
grow potbellied. May his nose turn UP,
his mouth get twisted his hair and whis.
kers turn to little snakes. May hornets
build nests over every door and window in
his house. May all his chimneys refuse to
draw, his wife scold and his children squall
May his pickles all be sweet and his sugar
sour. May all his whiskey be made of
rotten sorghum, and his lager beer be mean
as garbroth. May every dollar ho puts in
his pocket burn hole in it and get lost
May his creditors be as thick as Shippers
IN fly time, and his debtors as scarce as
doodles in December. May no rain fall on
his potato patch, his pea-vines grow green
persimmons and his snap beans grow
emetics. May twins be born unto him,
and cow-hide given to each to lash their
father with. May nc be compelled to teach
negro school through the month of Au-
gust. Nay lie DC allowed 10 read nothing
but Harpcr's Weekly, New York Tribune,
and Brownlow's Wing. May he have the
Poll Evil, the Kings. Evil, and legion of
devils, and when he dies may his starvc-
ling soul be metcmpsychosized into n vel
low cat and be worried by stuwp tailed
egg sucking, sheep killing dog.