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Year: 1872

n London surgeon, Mr.. p. Hewlett, re.
ports several cases of serious fractures of
limbs indirectly caused by these heels, which
had tripped up their wearers; and he refers
also to the distortion and injury to the foot
that they often induce. The following ex.
tract from mis- remarks on the subject we
commend to the careful consideration of our
fair friends, who will not, we trust, be so in.
consistent as to follow fashion that is at
once foolish and pernicious


Ladies' will, for the most part wear
them; but they could not do a worse thing
for their feet are placed in difficult and
most unnatural position. They are very te.
nacious about this fashion, but you must be
as tenacious against it the number of acci.
dents In consequence is great. To show you
how very tenacious ladies are on this point.
last year | was sent for to see Young lodv
IN one OF our London hotels. She wished 70
consult me about her foot. On SEEING II
thought Its state depended upon her boots.
and asked to see them. The boots were
brought in by the lady's maid, but the oplv
thing could observe about them was the
immensely high heels. | said lit is the
high heel of your boots that causes the mis-.
chiei, and unless you diminish this can do
nothing Tor YOU She became quite angry,
and said she could not alter them. Il can.
not do it and will not. Suddenly she again
toned down, and said Pray sir, what would
people say if they saw me walking about the
park without heels :? | said 1T IS simnlv
heels cerSuS brains. If you have brains Won
will cut off the heels; if you have no
brains you will continue to wear them She
fortunately had brains, cut off the heels, and
her foot got we'll"


Another medical authority remarks:
" Fashion is at best cruel tyrant; but the
whole history of her caprcious rule does not
exhibit grosser violation of natural laws,
and a more objectionable assault on the
beauty and health OF woman, than the inyep.
tion Of high-heeled boots"
Year: 1872

An Ohio hog raiser advocates the system
of Pasturing on clover during the summer
He presents, as the advantage of this plan,
the statement that an acre of ground in clio.
yer will pasture FIVE hogs four months, and it
will take the corn from half an acre to feed
them the same time. The cultivation of the
corn he counts equal to the use of the other
half acre. He further claims that hogs pas
tured on clover are in far better condition
than if fed on corn, as they are better framed,
healthier, and eat better, and also states that
the land is enriched by the clover pasturing.
Year: 1872


rm only Charcoal, the blacksmith's dog
Ugly and fast growing old
Lying in sunshine the live long day,
By the forge when tho nj ghs are cold
look across at the little house,


The door where used to walt
For school-boy shout, merry face,
To meet me within the gate.
My master, the smith, remembers too,
see on his grimy cheek,
As he looks across at the cottage door,
pitml tear-drawn streak.
lie, STOPPING, lays, iE trembling way,
His hand on my lifted heads
I look and whine, but we understand
Each thinks of the school-boy dead.
Prince Is the tawny and handsome hound
That comes with the hunting Squire
Smooth and well fed, with a stable bed,
And place by the kitchen fire.
The squire is going away, he said
He waited an hour to-day,
While my master carefully shod his mare
In his slow, old-fashioned way,
Iheard him say, with an oath or two
"Put an end to that sorry cur;
Better buy my Prince, he's a noble beast"
heard, but did not stir;
For knew was only worn-out thing,
Not bright, like the tawny hound,
And felt l would gladly go and die
On short, new ehurchyard mound.
"Well, sqSrs, s,"--the brawny arm rose and fell,
The sparks from the anvil flew
81 s'pose the eritter that's lying there
Is not much account to you.
But while live and can earn his keep,
Old Charcoal and wont parti
For Squire, really think sometimes,
That dog has a human heart
''My little Jaeky-he loved him So
And Jacky he's gone, you seej
And SO it pears as If Charcoal knows
That he's more than folks to me-"
The Squire is gone with his horse and hound,
And master and l still wait
Together, and side by side go in
At night through the lonely gate.
But by-and-by one must go alone
One only be left Of three,
To pass the gate and the cottage door,
Alas lift should be me


-HaPPy Hours
Year: 1872

Put into vessel with little water, the
white OF one egg, well beaten, and stirred
well into tho water; let it boil and whilst
boiling, throw in a few drops ofcold water.
Then stir in a cup of pounded sugar. This
must boil to foam, then be used this makes
beautiful glazing for cake,
Year: 1872

A special to the New York papers from
Berlin, reports the following military
preparations, and assigns as reasons
therefore substantially those in our edito-
rial of Sunday:


"The German nation is arming again.
Two corps of the army have received or
ders to hold themselver in readiness to
move immediately when directed. The
reason for this is the great and unu ual ac-
tivity which just now prevails among the
French political parties at Versailles, and
consequent apprehension on the part of
Germans of a possible occurrence OF a
change in the form of Government in
France. Prussia reserves to herself the
right TO judge of and pronounce on any
new government which may succeed that
of Thiers, on the following important
point Whether the Emperor Williams
ministry deem that government unlikely,
10y inclination or incapacity, to execute
the treaty of peace and to discharge the
obligations incurred under it to Germany.
Should Prussia decide either point in the
affirmative against France, new Ger
man invasion in the French territory will
follow O-
Year: 1872

A story is told of young man who had been
taught in his childhood the Importance of never
negec;ing his daily evening devotions, but
whose inventive turn of mind conceived the
happy idea of writing his evening player in a
very elaborate manner and pasting it TO his
head-bOard Upon cold nights he would quickly
undress, point TO the written document and say,
"Oh Lord thcms my sentiments jumping
into bed fully satisfied with his devotional eXer-
cises. - ...-.....


In matters of devotion we do not recommend
that the example of the young man in question
should be closely initiated, but in another mat
ter we think the example above could be sensi-
bly, followed and We weuld suggest that in as
much as the Jurics and Grand Juries of each
successive court since the recollection of man, has
thought it proper to tell the Judge when
court adjourned how happy they were TO find
that they were still alive, and that he was not a
Hcathen Chinec," and that he, much 10 their
surprise, although a Judge, had behaved de-
Gently, Now, We say that, inasmuch as fresh
edition of these wonderful documents have been
postcp upon the court record, let future Grand
Juries facilitate matters by pointing to them and
saying, Those, Oh Judge, are our sentiments.


\ HEATHER
Year: 1872

Not long since Mr.. Williams the commercial
traveller Of the house of Martin Bros. was at
tackled by some footpads, which was considered
a good joke by some of his friends, and Mon
day evening one of them, knowing, Williams
would return, made it convenient to be a little
beyond the limits of the suburbs on horseback,
and seeing Mr.. w. approaching halted him
with the appropriate formula of the Knights of
the Road, at the same time pointing at him a
piece of hoop pole. Williams fortunately rec
ogniZed his voice and when he drew bead on
the practical joker with his " navy" omitted
to pull the trigger, and laugh ensued instead
of the crack of bis pistol
Year: 1872

We are called again to chronicle fright
and Cincinnati Short Line Road, which
occurred on last Friday morning. We
find this account of it i'll the Cincinnati
Commercial


The terrible smash occurred at half paSt
IL o'clock yesterday forenoon, at point
on the railroad four miles this side of Zion
Station, where the railroad crosses Ten
mile Creek over Finck suspension truss
bridge, of sixty feet span, resting on tive
stone piers. The train was the regular
passenger which left Louisville at $50 A.
NJ and due at CovingtOn at 12:20. 1t con-
sisted of two passenger ears, one baggage
and one mail car, Capt. d. B. VOris, CON
ductor; Dallas Pullam, engineer. The
speed of between IS and 20 miles per houl
was checked as usual in approaching q
bridge, but after the whole train was on
and near end the locomotive had reached
the solid and near end of the structure the
crash came The tender and the four cars
went down.


THE RESULT OF THE FALL.


The front passenger car was smash
ed to pieces the mail and the bag
gage cars, of stronger build were not sc
badly wrecked, and the hindermOst par
TALLY escaped, having lodged with Oneend
up against the far stone pier. The seats,
however, were torn from the fastenings,
and were piled up at the lower end, with
the unfortunate passengers in shock ing,
quivering mass. The scene of the disaster
is distant from Covington about thirty
miles, and is wild and rugged i'll the eX-
treme. The country around is mountain
Gus and very sparsely settled. There was
only one human habitatiOn in sight, and
that a wretched cabin into which few
only of the wounded could be crowded.
Fortunately the day was bright and the
atmosphere genial.


When the crash occurred the engineer
jumped from the locomotive, rushed down
to the wreck and extinguished the fires
with water scooped from the creek. This
forethought was executed witha cOOlnessS
and dispatch, which the injured passen-
gers praised, and were grateful for, since
the act undoubtedly saved many from a
death at the bare contemplation of which
the face blenches and the heart sickens.


AS already limited, the cause of the acci-
dent is, and will probably remain, mys-
terry, although those who can recall SIM
liar disaster on this very road, soon after
it was opened, will not be without a
shrewd guess. At that time a bridge OF
the same pattern and construction gave
Year: 1872

The symptoms of lvercOm.


plant are Uneasiness and
pain in the side Sometimes
01ARaE0HN, the pain is in the shoulder,
MINNIE INN : and is mistaken for rheuma-
II ' tisn. The stomach is affected
II with loss of appetite and


sickness, bowels in general
cOstve, some alternating with
lax The head is troubled with pain, and dull heavy
sensation considerable loss of memory. accompanied
esEsszHszzzssz with painful sensation of hav-
ing left undOne something
(which ought to have been
j DONE Often complaining of
INER weakness, debility, and low
Glt III spirits Sometimes many of
the above symptoms attend
the disease. and at other
times very few of them; bu
the liver is generally the organ most involved. Cure
the Liver with
Year: 1872

energy and intelligence in the premises. The
Shah Of Persia has placed every possible him
drance in the way Of the movements Of pilgrims,
who have hitherto been carrying the pesti1ence
with them and spreading it at their own Will.
II. Papillon thinks that the most danger is to be
feared from the Russian side. Turkey and Rus
sia between them ara powerless to effect any sort
of quarantine. The railways defy control White
about 30 peraons dzembark daily at Odessa
and are placed in quarantine, about 400 arrive by
rail and enter the town uncontrolled, ana the
same is true of Turkey. Thera is vigorous
quarantine for all who come by water, and tbs
result is that travellers go from Russia to that
country by rail, although it is longer distance
As the Russo-Turkish system Of railroads Is be-
ing rapidly Developed it is easy to see that it Is
only furnishing greater facilities for the speed OF
the peatilence. Unless some form Of railroad
quarantine is established, the world is being
daily brough. into nearer contact with the birth
place Of cholera.
Year: 1872

The Philadelphia Press rejoices to know that,
under our management of the Mint, there can
be no such issue Of debased coin as has Just
occurred in England, where the new gold sover-
eigns are received by the Bank of England itself
as eight cents short of standard weight and
value, and where 10000, 900 shillings are allowed
to be coined by private firm which are exactly
9A per cent short in silver of the standard
shilling. The evil is attributed to the fact that
Mr. Lowe, Chancellor of the Exchequer, is also
temporarily Master Of the Mint, an Office for
the duties Of which lie receives no salary, has
no time, and is not fitted. In our Mint, On the
contrary, We have Director, Chief coiner, As
sayer, Redner, and Engraver, all Of whom re-
ceiVe salaries, and hence the Absence
Of all debasement in our coin.
Nov, as coin itself disappeared
from our currency some eleven years ago, and
instead thereof we have been producing paper
money which is at 8 discount Of from so per
cent to 10 per cent it is not easy to see wherein
our currency is SO free from the mishapa that
befau that Of England. Nor is it easy to see Of
what particular use so many officers for the
Year: 1872

Chief Justice Chase, We are informed by one
in daily intercourse with him, is not going to
California for his health OF for any other pur-
pose. and is not going to resign. His work
speaks for itself in the last volume OF the Su~
preme Court Reports az in the preceding. He
has performed ably and continuously his full
share Of Judicial work since October, 1871, and
has been absent from his seat during the
present term but single day. He is in vigor-
Gus physical condition, and, after his long
career of usefulness, finds his mind SIS clear as
when he represented Ohio in the Senate, or
administered the Treasury.
Year: 1872

Now that the smoke has lifted from the Bos-
ton fire, and that the tables Of losses and in
surances are corrected, the real facts arc made
apparent and these real facts, reduced down to


their ultimate, tend to make it manifest that
Boston has been indu1ging in an expensive at
tempt to rival the Chicago fire, the absurdity Of
which is probably before this very clear to the
people Of that city, The events both during
and since the fire point to this very clearly.
The first news which Boston sent us WAS that
her loss was two hundred millions. That was
our loss, it will be remembered We made the
game claim, and We established it within six
millions, while Boston has fallen off one hun
dred and fifty millions. The next news was, that
the fire had demoralized the insurance interests
Of the country and excused the majority of the
companies from doing business any longer. It
will be remembered that Chicago accomplished
this result very satisfactorily, and not only wound
up most of her own companies, but several
others through the country, not forgetting
New England in the distribution of her fayors.
It now appears that the Boston fire has done
little harm to insurance, and that those compa-
MES which have closed up business have been
mainly country companies, not accustomed to
city eondagrations The measures instituted in
Boston in regard to relief, while they we're based
upon ours, failed to approach them in real
grandeur Of extent or elaboration Of detail.
Boston could not even achieve q Cincinnati
soup-houHe. It has not enjoyed the edifying
spectacle Of a Beacon street millionaire taking
his place in the procession Of applicants for the
purpose of getting an overcoat, nor of shrewd
mendicants coming round twice in the process
sion, on the same day, and duplicating cooking
stoves and sewing machines. On the other
hand, having met together a few times, the
people are uncertain whether they want any
relief at all, and so we're reluctantly obliged to
yield the palm again to Chicago.


There is another fact which goes to show the
Year: 1872

curious and rather significant occurrence
took place recently in the little French village
La Chatre-Lang]in- a violent thunderstorm
devastated the fields Of the peasantry, which the
parish priest had previously blessed, assuring
them in doing SO that their crops we're thereby
secure. The e1asperated people resolved to
hold him responsible, forced their way into the
church while he WIS there, thrashed him
soundly, and then tore down his dwelling.
Fourteen OF them were arrested and condemned
to pay fines Of various amounts. The verdict
against them seems hard one. It is difficult
to see what moral responsibility attaches to
people who would take stock in such security as
WAS offered them by the parish priest. The
negroes in Africa have long reserved to them
selves the right to beat their sorcerers if they
did not prophesy ightly,-apractice which tends
to make the latter very careful. The RESPONSE
biity in the French case ought to have been
divided in some way between the priest and his
flock.
Year: 1872

Although not more than 300 families have
been unhoused by the Boston fire, at least 1000
sewing women and clerks find their occupation
gone. For this reason, the Relief Committee Of
Boston have announced that they will accept
all contributions.
Year: 1872

Legal measures are being taken to throw the
Republic Fire Insurance Company into bank
1uptcy, On the ground that in this way only
can the collections of assessments be enforced
for the settlement OF unpaid losBes.
Year: 1872

While thepeopeo Of the United States have been
comparatively Indifferent concerning the recent
settlement Of the San Juan boundary dispute,
and but very few OF them have the remotest
idea Of the real question at issue, the English
have got very excited over the decision Of the
Emperor OF Germany, who was the arbitrator
appointed by the Treaty Of Washington. The
comments of the press are very pointed The
Spectator Says s. the Emperor of GermaDy's de-
cision is very disagreeable fact for British
Columbia, and an unfortunate one for the
popularity of arbitration In Great Britain
The Morning Post thinks the decision is ''dam-
aging to our interests and to our diplomatic rep
utation, as we'll as to the character OF the Gov
ernment." The Telegraph berates the
geographical ignorance Of the Eng
ish negotiators. The other papers
swallow the pill with as good grace as they
can. In the meantime, that our readers may
know what it is which is so exciting the English,
We may state again that it is the decision OF the
question as to the boundary line between Van-
couver's Island and the American territory,
south Of the forty-ninth parallel The decision
Of the German Emperor fixes the line along the
channel between Vancouver's Island and the
Island Of San Juan (the Haro ChannoD. The
only particular advantage Of this new line is the
fact that in case Of fort could be construct
ed on San Juan island, which would cut off COM
munication between Victoria and the continen-
tai part OF British Columbia.
Year: 1872

STARVING COLORED CnILDREN.-Wtthln
the past ten days there have been two deaths
OF c0l0red children in Richmond from priva-
ti0n and neglect. In one case an infant sctu-
ally starved to death for want Of nOurishMent,
the mother being unable to nurse 1t and TOO
poor to buy nrOper food. In the other case
the mother was in the habit Of going out day .
work and leaving her one.year old son locked
up in her room, neither giving 1t proper care
nor sufficient food,
Year: 1872

VERY NArrRAIa-An old lady. on entering
a store the other day, said; Why, ltrant be
that you keep this store yet! | thought you
had gone out of business. amt seen your
name or anything about your store in the pa
per ior over Il year, AND everybody in our
ncghborhood thinks You have gone out of
business -
Year: 1872

first.


The House on the 1st likewise
talked much, but accomplished no.
thing.-The session on Saturday
was to be for general debate only;
and no further report will reach Us
in time for this issue.
Year: 1872

Detectives Heidelberg and THEY seized four
trunks yesterday afternoon at the Philadelphia
depot that were supposed to contain goods stolen
from some persons In that city the week before
last. On Monday morning last Captain Irving
received telegram saying that q large guam
tty OF personal property was lost In Phila-
delphia. He detailed Oficers Heidelberg and
Tilley to look after the matter, and they yes
terday captured large portion OF the goods
Counsellor william r. Howe has been commits
stoned to watch the interests OF the merchants
who lost the property, and there Is no doubt the
police will be able to recover the property and
catch the thieves bef0r the present week Is at an
end.
Year: 1872




An employee OF the wire mill at Passaic Village
N. j., whose name was not ascertaned, met with
horrible death yesterday afternoon. red.not
piece OF wire was drawn against him, and COM
petely cut and burned of. clear to the bone, the
neshy part OF the back OF his left Leg from the knee
to the heel He was carried home, and four sur
geons were doing what they could towards Dress
mans ipdescribsble agony was ended IN death.
Year: 1872

There are still three gentlemen remaining Of what
was once known as the Committee OF Fifty and
they, with the aid OF their indefatgable secretary,
have prepared another report which they feel con-
fdent is calculated to open the eyes Of the commu-
nifty on the mismanagenent OF the AFFAIRS Of the
East River Bridge Company. The community, new
ertheless, cannot shut their eyes to the fact
that the work on the bridge still progresses, not
withstanding the ffty-ninth communication on the
subject by the committee The communication is
addressed to the committee appointed at the an
nual meeting OF the Bridge Company to examine
into all the business of the bridge and report its
management. The committee is composed OF highly
respectable citizens, in whom the community have
every confidence.
Year: 1872

tive, energetic, thinking man than the
middle>country Southerner,' and that
they will hereafter produce, in rapid
succession, inventions of permanent
utility to man. We are glad to hear
this from an authority evidently famil,
lar with the subject spoken of, aud in
the truths expressed thereby lies the
germ of marvellous promise to the
South. When the genius of her people
shall be turned to the utilization of the
minerals hidden, and as yet almost un-
sought for, beneath her soil, the timber
thas grows untouched in her forests, and
the water power that now wastes itself
in picturesque tumbling over the crags
of her valleys, it will take but a little
while to attain thrift, far nobler in
itself and more honored by the world,
than was ever the luxuriant but idle
prosperity of score of years ago.


1t is especially desirable that the
work of devising new machinery to
meet the peculiarlties of Southern IN
dustries should be done by Southern
men. The inventive skill of Northern
mechanics can supply devices to fulfill
any demand with the nature of which
they are familiar. But the condition
under which machinery IN the region
referred to must be used are so differ
ent from those obtaining in the North
ern, Eastern and Western sections of
the country, that no experience, how
ever thorough, gained in these las;
would be of use in celebrating improve
ments for use in the other We believe
that there is room for hundreds of new
inventions applicable to agriculture, ARTS,
and manufactures IN the Southern
States, and the sooner they are produced
by the energy and talent of the people
thereof, the better will it be-"
Year: 1872

l. JOURNAL, is in every respect a First
Glass Magazine. Its articles are Of the highest


interest to all. Itteaches what we are and how
to make the most of ourselves. The iDforma-
ton it contains on the Laws Of Life and Health
is well worth the price of the Magazine to every
Family 1t is published at $3 90 year. By
a special arrangement we are enabled to offer
the PHREYoL0GIcAL JOURNAL as a Premium Tor
6 new iubscribers 10 the OREGON REPUBLICAN,
or will furnish the PHYSIOLOGICAL JOURNAL
and OREGON REPUBLICAN together for 81 90.
We commend the JOURNAL to all who want q
good Magazine.
Year: 1872

No one remedy IL louder
called for by the necessities Of
the American people than a
sure and safe cure for Fever
and Ague. Such we are now
enabled to offer, with a perfect
certainty that 1t Will eradicate
the disease, and with assur-