The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-13
CURRENT NOTES.

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Sugar beet cultivation has been COM
menced in California on an extensive scale, and
experienced workmen and the best machinery
for making sugar, have been imported into the
country from France.
1.-THE number Of women studying medicine at
the University OF Munich" says the Pail Mall Ga
zette, increases steadily in geometrc progress
sion Four years ago there was but one, the next
wear there were two the next year four, last year
there were eight, and there are now sixteen. We
are assured lit is true by partisan Of the move
ment.) that none of the inconvenience which it
was feared might arise from women being al
lowed to share the school with men have at pres
ent been experienced, the classes are as large as
ever. and thetdean reports that the innovation
has undoubtedly improved the discipline of the
school,"
1t is asserted that the means OF communica-
ton with Bolivia, which now requires a six
months voyage around Cape Horn, can be facili-
tated and the time shortened to forty days, by
making use Of the River Amazon, as the route
from the Atlantic side. The tributaries OF the
MADEIRA, one of the branches OF the Amazon, pen
citrate into the interior OF Bolivia, and it is as
serted that the construction Of railway or q
canal one hundred miles long around the rapids
will give easy access to the region in question.
The cost of the work is estimated at $4,000, 900,
and an agent of Bolivia who has been negOtia-
ting with English capitalists to procure this sum,
1t is reported, has met with encouraging success.
The products OF Bolivia are gold, silver, cotton,
coffee, cochIneal and calisaya bark.
The November numebr Of the Druggists Cir
cular and Chemical Gazette, under the head OF
"Notes and QUERIES" gives its opinions of "the
| practice of doctors exacting percentage from
the druggist for their recipes, and also Of the
druQpist who would allow such swindle to be
| nernetrated on the customer" ''In such cases.
II saws. "neither the doctor nor the druggist is
| any better than he should he. We have no good
opinion Of dishonesty and we don't believe we
shall ever think that robbery is just. If the doc
tor arranpes with the druggist for share OF
profits on prescriptions, he knows well that he
must levy from some one an unearned contribu-
ton, and as the druggist expects to live by his
business, he carries clandestinely the levy to the
pocket Of the Doctors patient. In short, the doc
tor uses the apothecary to extort money, to which
he is no more entitled than the foopad is entitled
| to the purse to which he has unceremoniously
helped himself from the pocket OF the wayfarer'
The Cologne Gazette in commenting upon
the influence exercised upon the Emperor Napo-
leon III, by Lord Clarendon, the English Minister
for Foreign Affairs, contends that his advice was
the moving cause Of the changes recently made
in the Constitution OF France. The Gazette
asserts that Lord Clarendon finding that recent
events had prepared the French Cabinet for
peaceful policy, made the best use OF the golden
opportunity, and showed the Emperor that mo-
derate reform would deprive the opposition OF It's
sharpest weapons and helpto secure his dynasty
In foreign affairs Lord Clarendon recommended
non-intervention in German matters, anu That
every step which might hurt the pride OF Prus-
sia should be avoided. 1t Is asserted that Car
endon has never used his influence to impede
the reconstruction Of Germany, Notwithstanding
the general belief that his leaning towards Aus
trIa and his friendship with Napoleon would rem
der the relations Of Prussia and England less cor
dial than they had been during the administra-
ton OF his predecessor, Lord Stanley.
Complete tranquility, 1t is oflcially announc-
ed now prevails over the entire peninsula OF
Spain The capture OF Valencia, it is asserted,
put finishing strUhr to st,---epcr atione &c the
revolutionists, and the city is now quiet, mon
archists and republicans going freely and quietly
about the streets examining the destruction
caused by their dlssensions The force accumu'
lated for the capture Of Valencia, where the In
surgents amounted to about 10000 fl-trained
men, was out OF all proportion to the resistance
expected. The Spanish army consisted OF thirty
battalions OF infantry, two thousand cavalry,
ffty-six field guns, besides heavy siege train.
Resistance was therefore, useless, and the polcy
of crushing out the revolution at once though at
heavy expense, was less injurious than pro-
tracted conflict BeXar, where republic had
been proclaimed, held out for short time after
Valencia fell but as soon as news OF the ap'
proach of the regular army was received, Inc In
surgents abandoned the town. One or TWO petty
encounters with the remains OF the 1nsurgent ar
mics followed, but resulted in their defeat and
dispersion.
A European letter writer says Of American
girls in Europe: 81 do not wish to undervalue
English beauty, which is most satisfactory and
enduring. and most of which will wash. But
confess that American beauty, from New York to
New Orleans, has spoiled my eyes for any other
fear YOU do not half appreciate them at home
Here they admire and envy them-that is, the
men admire and the women envy. On the conti-
nent they rave aDOut lucu' Lah u NoHSH hmSii
can girls send q whole German town distracted
1t is not only their beauty and grace, but their
will, spirit, and happy audacity. The continental
customs favor their triumphs. No girl over there
ever dares to say her soul IS her own, let alone
her body An American girl, on the contrary, as
serts her freedom, goes wherever she pleases,
talks with every one she cares to talk with, says
du to German at the first introduction, and
orders him about just-just as she would do at
home He is overwhelmed and astounded, but all
the more delighted. He tells his friends that the
beautiful girl he walzed with said Il" to him, and
told him to bring her glass of water, whichsets
them all crazy to be introduced to her, hear her
say du to them, and be made water-carriers like
wise. Next day the whole town is talking about
her. and staring at he.. The women are in
race but the result the conviction that America
must be a great country, increased emigration,
and the consequent progress of civilization"
4 SHOCKING RECTAL.