The Republican journal., 1874-01-08

policemen, counSelllng calmness ana eau
tion only added to the general confusion
and terror. One Of the most singular feat
ures OF the foe was its disastrous effect up |
on the magnificent cattle on exhibition at |
the great cattle show in the Agricultural |
Hall at Islington. The sheep and swine |
fortunately were not seriously affected, but |
the noble oxen were seized with coughing, |
accompanied by frothing at the mouth and
labored breathing, which soon became ep
idemic, SO that ii was deemed advisable to
kill one hundred Of the finest animals and
remove many Of the others. Throughout
the day the sun was shining brightly above
the fog, and could now and then be seen
| citrate the gloomy pail which oyerhung
the city.
These black fogs Of London have occa-
stoned much speculation as to their origin
and punctual recurrence at this season of
the vear-notably in ihe months of Novem-
Der and December Perhaps the most rea-
sonable theory is, that the moisture arts
ing from the large marshes in the neigh
borhood of London. becoming mingled
with the sooty. sulphurous emissions from
tens of thousands of chimneys, forms the
unhealthy and depressing compound which
We call fog, while the atmosphere at the
Time being unusually heavy and inactive
prevents the yapor from becoming ditfused
or rising above the house-tops. Old resi-
dents, ~hopmen, and even our intelligent
cabby, who managed to grope his way
! safely to Regent street and the Victoria
Railway station nj the West End. all as
| sWed Us that nothing so bad had been eX
pcrienced by them in the daytime during
the last thirty years.
We were not sorry 10 exchange the
gloom and oppression Of the modern Baby
lon for the clearer air and brighter skies Of
the country, although the experience was
rare and valuable To rs. and thus ends q
most unsatisfactory description of the
trTors and dangers OF black fog in Lon
don What, ! wonder, would our friends
1T home think, if such a visitation should
happen 10 them in good old Boston, where
the skies are Often t. blue and the atmos-
pherc as agreeable a, in sunny Italy?
surely nothing less than that the final hour
of al things earthly had arrived-the
usherin" in Of the Day Of Judgment
Dragging is 4 game at which two can
play. AZ an Illinois farmer found 10 his
utter discontinue:
The lllinoisan was Boosting OF the su-
perior yield Of thefprairie land, telling
Large stories. rs the western men do
III tell you what, stranger" said the
Texan, they make larger corn in your
clearing, but it amt q circumstance to
what we raise in the Colorado bottoms
Why. the corn there averages thirty feet
in height. with twelve ears to a stalk, and
4 gonrd fall Of shellcd corn on the top
The man who made foolish purchase
on the strength of an assurance from the
seller that if he should be dissatisfied he
would = consider him something" the
next time he came to town, subsequently,
ascertained on application that he :" con-
Sderad him 4 darncd fool"
CACGnr 4 TARTAR Professor Ilaines
caught 4 Tartar on the Grand frank the
other day. The stranger found those
four Kings in his cuchrp hand, and was
quite eager to bet OF course he PROBES
sor had the four aces The two men kept
raising, until liaines had his last dol
lar on the board, Then the green one
arose and slapped down 4 pocket book con
tanning 5000 The Professor went through
the train, showing his hand, and endeav-
Oring to borrow 50 rs to get 4 sight for
his money No one would lend 10 him
and after 4 time the stranger raked in the
$500 on the board. smiled beneyolently,
and col off n the next station
A remarkably dirty man stepped in
front OF = small boy sitting on 4 fence,
expecting to have some tln b.. chafting him
He SAID, How much do you weigh g"
The answer was, '.Well, about a. much as