Smyrna times., 1880-10-06

of the new school, are natures prophy-
Tactic against malaria, the liquid injected
by the sting depositing a crystal which,
upon analysis is supposed to be ldentlcal
with quinia. The idea of the mosquito |
beng the coun .er-irritant to malaria is
certainly a benevolent one, thoug n 1t VIII
hardly prevent people from killing their
medicine on sight
THE Methodist, on a case in point, re-
marks that of the Il, 900 Methodist Epis-
copal ministers in this country there are
only eleven who have blots on their
names. and that three of these have been
condemned uniustly. This is remarka-
BILE showing, and would be if all and as
many more were Justly condemned. And
the proportion in other denominations Is
doubtless no greater; so that the charge
of ministerial immortality is very limited
indeed.
G. w. DEsvoUEx, governor OF the FIJI
islands. is in New York on his way to
Fiji ria San Francisco, accompanied by
his family, staff and suite. 1t is stated
there are no British soldiers now In FIJI
Island, and that the last of the cannibals
is dead these four years. The FJians are
VIGOROUSLY fine fellows. Governor Des-
voue says that among gathering OF
Fiiians before he left there, numbering
over two thousand, every man would
have passed for the Queens Life Guards.
This means minimum height OF hive
feet ten inches. They maintain rigid
aristocracy among themselves, the chiefs
and prominent men being remarkable for
their fine physique and keen intelligence
Ten years ago 81 per cent. of the for
eign wheat laid down in Great Britain
came from Russia. A few weeks ago
two American vessels, laden with wheat
from this country, steamed into the port
of Revel and discharged cargoes. Car
rying Goals to Newcastle, or cotton goods
to Manchester, or cutlery to Sheffield Is
not so great performance as selling
wheat to Russia. Yet this we are doing
Not to any great extent, perhaps, bu
enough to show that Russla's exporting
power is on the wane. The most sub
stantiaI proof of this lies in the fact tina
northern Germany is now giving prefer
ence to American wheat over Russian
because it is cheaper and of better quality
TIE Boston IrareLIer is calling atten
ton to the remarkable decrease of mai
riages in Massachusetts during the las
ten years. In 1870 the rate was one
1854 of the population. In 1878 it Wa
one in 60.16 Last year the ratio {
white marriages in proportion to I'll
white population of the State was one
6994. The noteworthy fact is mentione
by the Trarellcr that ''the decrease is foun
among the wealthy classes, where
would not be expected to occur" Youn
men also, we are told, "who spend mo
annually than would be required to secu
an abundance of domestic felicity, assiG
as a reason for not marrying that tht
cannot support family" In old tim
the Puritants were prolific race, but
this respect they have greatly degenerate
of late.
FRENCH flat houses are growing in pc
ularity in New York. Many wealtl
people prefer these tenements, even
high rents, to entire houses. They a
very convenient for families, especial
the females of households. They sa
''friction' in housekeeping, require few
servants, less furniture, and involve Il
responsibility. They simplify the pre-
lem of living, and, never being entire
unocupied, are practically burglar-pro
The tenant is relieved from the dread
being robbed when he knows that
key is in the hands of trustworthy ia
tor. Some of these flats are large a
elaborate, containing from twelve
eighteen rooms, and renting at frC
$2,500 to $4,000 year. The comfort
living altogether on one floor is W
great, and tenants in these houses
quite as private as they would be in $
arate houses.
In view of the numerous fatal az
dents to river steamers and excurs
boats during the season Just ended
company has been formed in New Y
to remedy the lack of system in the pl
ent management of excursions and C
struct iron steamboats, which will be s.
This company is organized with cap
stock of $-0,000,000, its plan being
build a fleet of excursion steamers c,
bining safety, speed and comfort
boats are to be built wholly of iron
steel, each to be divided into TIVE
water-tight COM ~ at3, and to d
not over eight feet of water. They
not sink from the effects of a coils
and will be freproof The propositio
to build eight of these steamers at Of
and to have feet of thirty ready in t
for the New York exposition Of Is
The projectors are Messrs. John Ro
Cramp & Sons, Rufus Hatch, and m
other leading capitalists, bankers
steamboat men of New York.
In rs an encouraging symptom for
future of the South that leading M
papers in that section are taking str
ground on the question of lawless
and the insecurity of human life.
tainly an appalling array of figures is
sented in proof of the proposition
human life is more unsafe in the Sout
States than in any other civilized coul
According to book just issued by II
Red6eld, of the Cincinnati Conane
734 homicides occurred during 49,
the three States of Texas, Kentucky
South Carolina, and 522 persons
seriously wounded by shots and sta
the same time. In the same rati
slaughter to population there would
the New England States over 900 /