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Four squares estimated a3 a quarter-column, eight squares as a half-column, and sixteen squares as a whole column. ; "'MSF TheJFAMJXrJBR has a large and grow- inn xlMtJnfim flull fhf. ftfijtt. tilaftS of favm ers and planters of the South, especially in tne two uaroivnas, - - JB9 Tlie Postage en tbe Farmer Is only five cents per quarter, payable at the office where the paper is received. 49- Post Oiaee Money Orders may le obtained in all the cities, and in many of the . 1 a yrra trkum a Wa Annai a fir them Terf ectlv safe. and the best mean of remitting fifty dollars or less. ' - ' ' . i ' 43- He&rlstered Letters, under tne new eastern, which went into effect June 1st, are a very safe means ot sending small sums of mo ney where P. O. Money Orders cannot be easily obtained. Observe, the Registry fee, as well as postage, must be paid in stamps at the office where the letter is mailed, or it will be liable to be sent to the Dead Letter Office. Buy and affix the stamps both for postage and registry, put in the money and seal the letter in the presence of the post-master and take his receipt for U. Letters sent to us in this way are at our risk, j High-Heels A Warning. .1 ; . The Philadelphia Age, describing a visit to a hospital in that city, remarks that the wearing ot high-heeleii boots by ladies and children is openly J Condemned by ;jV',learned;surgeons, and adds: f' ir-ivwi ham h : Pftnrnasr. remarKeu iiie . - i JtaiB . jk v w w - - otherday after performing a painful operation on an interest! Dg little girl whose feet had been ruined by wearing wrongly-constrncted shoes, uThis j is the beginning of a large harvest of such cases." And what, pi teA 9 ! Mothers . WMW Vtt M W V V ..walk the streets with heels on their boots . from two and a half to three inches high, and not more than an inch 1n diameter, and their daughter follow the same bad and barbarous practice. In many cases severe sprains of the ankle are suffered. But these are not the worst fruits ot the -high-heeled torture. The toes are: forced against the ; fore part of the tootj antl , soon begin to assume unnatural positions. In many cases ' thev are actually disld cated. In others the great toe: passes under the foot, the tendons harden in that position, and; lameness is contracted, for which there is no cure but the knife. When the iniurv does not take this form L it assumes l other ; aspects almost as hor 'Irihlft and distressinor. There are thdns- ( , q. . . . ! Stands of young girls 'tip-toeing it fegffe--". - ' ' . - - " 7 - . i 1 V V'-'- ts . ; r 4 - - - - - -- " -" -- - " r pi '-'A- :J:'-'''!-AA': A- - w f.'h-v:" - ::-:j'-kC'.V''""-, -A-' i - - ::AiM ':A : : i:-.y:'::A iAW-A :l v1-' : AA ' A :'A A' a-A'A -;.-" A". A,-- A - ::-A'A'-'':: AA - : 'A--iA'-A A A- r .';!'- ' :;Ai- . '. " I 1 it ' f , FABMBBS; WRITE FOB YOtJR PAPEB. WILMINGTON, N. C FRIDAY, along our streets to day, who, in a few years, will be cripples if their parents do not interetere and remove the ctuse. We will have a race of women almost as help less, so far as walking is concerned, as those of China. We condemn the practice of confining the feet of Chinese , children in wooden shoe?, and yet that pactice is no more injurious to the feet than forciDg them into a small boot with an Alpine heel. This is a matter ot a grave and serious import, and hence w e press it upon the mothers and fathers of tue land. If they would not feed the s-urgical hospitals, and have groups ot maimed daughters in their homes, they must commence a cru sade on high heels. No father should have high-heeled boots in his house auy more than he would keep a yiqious dog in the pailor. When skillful surgeons use Dr. Paocost, from the operating room, raise their voices against high-heeled boots it is time for old and young ladies to pause and listen. At this period they can choose between iiign ueeis aim operating knife. In a horr time it may be the latter or permanent lameness. We canaot let the occasion thns offered pass without entering our own protest against tnisrooiisn anu perinui"" "u,uu. How sensible parents, at alt careful ot the health and comfort of their children, can permit them thu to sacrifice themselves, can only be accounted for by that facina- tion which fashion exerts, lr lames cnooss to disfigure themselves, destroy their comfort and injure their health by wearing high-heeled boots and tight lacing, there is no power in man to restrain tbem. They acknowledge but one dictator, one Inrrt and master, and that is fashion. The united German armies could not coerce thfim to renounce a dear pernicious fashion. Tint Riirelv something can be done to protect young children. Are fathers al- . . 1 n -TITill .U.nUfllll togemer poweness vyiu now muuuum mothers unite with them in discountenan cing this pestilent fashion ? Rinre his death ignominy is heaped thick and fast upon the body and name of the unhappy Rulloff. Not only have thfi nensnaners devoted themselves to the work of publishing all sorts of paragraghs concerning him, which probably have but a slight foundation in tact, but ine aoc tnm na well, have been in pursuit of his head, to preserve it in spirits for a sped- mon ntthR llftfl.fl OT a DO Id. D&U IUUD. il W VU V i W s w J atfltpd in a newspaper that Rulloff confess ed to his counsel that he drowned his two companions in the. burglary : also, that he THIlprl his wife man v vears ago. and that h nrnnnsHd to his counsel tne act visa oi in y .. ---- , ... of having Burrows, tne ieiiow cierK m Mviirk. whom he killed, and who was the . . y . it i i principal witness against him, put out of waythe job being feasible, he stated, if but the necessary amount were raises, as regards bis head, tbe statement is also pub- lished that alter the execution, as no one came to claim the body, it was given in rhflrcrp. of the nhvsicians who were pres ent at the iail. These cut the head off and delivered the headless, body to the undertakers. Thus was Ruloff buried : but on the very night of burial a party of resurrectionists trom at. Louis are saia to have opened the grave, in order to obtain the coveted head. Finding the head gone, however, they tumbled the dishon ored remains back into the grave, disap pointed at not finding the object of -their search. , The present possessors or tne head will take a plaster cast thereof, and will preserve the original in spirits. Thns grows the wonder, and so do the horribly grotesque incidents collect about the murderer's memory and posthumous ca-J- rcer. Wasn. rat. A Wheeling editor was shown at the postoffice, on Wednesday last, a mail box sf W. that were on their wav from Illi- nia to Christiansburg. Va. They.were ot some rare species, and seemed to be doing .n rf. rlead one being visible. . A eWt time aoro a "horned toad" passed through the office" h ailing from San Fran- CiSCO and DOUnu iur nivsuiugiuu, '.' lizard also lately, performed the samejour ney. Thrilling Balloon Adventnre. : The balloon ascension yesterday i after noon, by Prof. Torrey, of Grady's circus, was a very exciting affair, and came near proving a terrible disaster. The balloon was inflated with hot air by means of a furnace set in the groun.d, the chimney or tube for insertion in the mouth of the bal loon being a section of steam boiler. Just as the rising balloon eleared the tube, the flame flashed and set fire to it. The ropes were let go, when the immense canvas globe, inflated with the heated air, rose rapidly upward, the daring aeronaut clinging to a trapeze suspended from be neath with ropes, and performing a num ber of graceful feats asthe air ship soared aloft, ard was borne along by the wind, which was blowing almost a gale at the time. Meanwhile the fire, which had been communicated to the lower portion of the balloon at starting, continued to blaze around the edges, but the Professor, apparently oblivious to the dangerous po sition in which be was placed Kepi up ins daring feats on the trapeze, .hanging alter nately by one foot or one hand, and per forminor sundrv graceful evolutions while carried along at an elevation of about one thousand ieet from the eartu. ; The balloon was borne eastward for some distance by the current, .when the heated air having cooled it commenced a ranid descent. I landing on the commons east of the hydraulic, near Gary's flax mill, ahout half a 'mile from the starting point. While approaching tbe eartn witn oonaiderahle force the balloon came in nrnttt -with the willow tree, when the Prnfpssnr releasincr his hold of the tra peze, took retuge in the branches and broke his fall by seizing hold of a Jlimb, which gave way and lie came to the crnnnd. ending his perilous jo lurnev, with- out serious injury, thougn uis anKiq was lifht.lv snrained bv the concussion. J The ascension was witnessed by hundreds of neonlft. who were thrilled with the specta cie or ine aanng aeruuaui uug"B air, ana penorming nM,uuiauiug fpata while the names tnreatenea io; uuu- eume the frail bark which bore him along. Tt was altoorether the most exciting lexni- hition of the kind ever wituessed here. The balloon was dragged for some distance ftttpr thfi Profpssor landed, ana was garn ered up considerably damaged by nre, and torn by coming in contact witn a tree in its descent: Day ton Journal 24 th. Sad Case of Insanity A Craay German In a Newarfc Cbureh. j Ahont 11 o'clock this morning a man nam prt Wartrer. while at work in the base mpnt. nt St. Peter's Rfman Catholic Church, on "Rplmont avenue, heard a loud noise on Tip. flnnr above, and oo Droceeding thither, found a man, entirely naked, clinging to the alter abbut fifteen Ieet irom ineinoor, o'Ki nrQ'riinivirlial ffdr such he i proved to be) had already hurled the statues of fit John &W St. Elizebeth from S their nnaitions on the sanctuary, and was then attempting to throw down the stutue ot St. Mary. That ot at. jonu stoou sia. fppt hiwh. knd weisrhed over two hundred pounds, being of solid wood: it strucK the alter fl6or, breaking the front railing onA hmmriM tpn or titteen ieet iorwara. UUVl wvuuvn " . it was cracked seriously. Before attempt ing to mount the sanctuary, which rises at ipet thirtv fppt from the platform ana is riohlvnamted and decoratea, ne naa re moved his clothing, and, stepping on the lace drapery with his soiled ieet ascenaea from one nirh to another, evidently intent on rpar.hincr the bleeding form of Christ, which hung upon the cross directly over thp Rtatnpa of fit. John and St. Mary. . o w Mr. Warger called in ueorge jmicdois, .Tr and some of his workmen who were ncraTPfi on . hinidinsr near ov, ana dt raising a ladder on-the altar, succeeded, nfter a desnerate.ficrht. m tying ine nanus of th manian and netting Ms clothes nnon him. when Officer Device was called in nr! rpm overt mm IO a uen iu iuc oi 'tintl TTonsp. ' . The. name of the man IS Jobn KunK. tTp ia aprmnn S2 vears ot age, and without a family. He is a trunkmaker, and, nntn recently, wucu uiwww uu, JUNE 2. 1871. he earned large wages in Cagawitz's fac- tory, and formerly m ex Mayor red die s. HisS brother's death preyed on his mind sa mnch that two nishts ago he visited Rev. Godfried Prieth and desired to stay in his house all night; saying he dared not CJ CJ stay at home for fear of his dead brother. Last night the poor fellow , attempted to set fire to the house ot his landlord, Mr. Rpchler. ot 154 Barclay street. This morning he imagined he was Jesus Christ, and gained an entrance at the rear.door of the church with the intention, as he said. of casting do wn all false flights. The affair caused great excitement in the neighborhood. The damage occasioned will amonnt'to nearly two hundred dol lars. Newark Journal, 3$ay ZQth. jLafitte's Treasure. Manv unsuccessful searches have been made for the treasure supposed to have been buried by the pirate Lafitte on some one of the islands in the Gulf of Mexico, some eisrhtv miles from New Orleans. One ot the pirate's men, when dying, j gave a familv named Newell, who had befriended him, a diagram and written description of the exact spot where tms Doaru or weaitn was bnried Mr. JNewell made tnree at temnts to reach the place, but on on the the first vovage was shipwrecked, i . i -i second his partner was sun-strucK, ana on the third voyage Mr. Newell hihaself was taken suddenly ill, and also died. - But Mr. Newell had a son. then a young man and a printer, working in tne omce qi the New Orleans Picayune, who! resolved to trv to accomplish what ms iatner . . h , ... could not. Therefore, some three years aero, vouog Newell fitted out a small ves sel and made the voyage to within sight of the island, when a violent storm came on and his vessel was wrecked. . Une year after this he made another attempt to reach the island but was again wrecked. A month ago he fitted up another vessel, and made a third trial toootam tne goia- en treasure. A week ago his lifeless body was nicked ud near the Rigolets, floating in the muddy waters of Lake Pontchar train. perforated bv two bullet holes. There seems to be a singular fatality ac- nomnanvinfir the snot where Lafitte buried r rj o- . his spoils, livery person wgo nas yei ai temnted to approach that island with the object of unearthing his treasures has met a sudden deatn. "A ahockinor accident occurred lately on the Vermont Central railroad. I A single woman by the name of Parkburst ; was walkinor on the track ot tne ranroaa in Sharon, Vermont, a dozen miles above White River Junction, accompanied oy her mother, a quite old lady, lhe aaugn- tot xxraa tfllrpn with a fit. and droDDed down upon the rail in a curve of the road, and tne momer, Deing uuamo. w iepuc hpr started for a house at a considerable distance off to procure assistance. Before reaching the bouse, noweyer,! sne neara thp down exnress train coming; and started hack to where her daughter was, and ar- Ti xreA near at hand to witness tne tram Tasa over her. killing her instantly, and mantrlinff her in a frightful manner.' Both feet were cut off, and part of the head. When the engineer discovered her,- she seemed to be sittiug in a stooping posture on tne rail, anu wearxug a tiguk-tuiuicu shawl, he mistook ber ior a sneep, ana aia not. reverse in season to stop the train un til it had passed several rods1 beyond the spot wnere sne waa iyiug. j j&nlshis or Pytnlas. Tt is stated that at the next meeting of the finnreme Grand Lodge of the world of the Knights . of Pythias, ;in July, , the differences which have caused New Jer- set and other States to branch off will be healed, and the order will again oe nniiea in one grauu uju), wnu a mcuiuwaui ui near 500,000. Saturday night about 10 o'clock a stable dtnate on Pine street. Petersburg was struck by lightning, and in a few. minutes completely enveloped m names, loiaujr destroying it. 1 0. 31. A Man Blown to Pieces Tne Fearful Effect of Driving a Load of Nitro glycerine on a Bough Road. A Titusville paperi gives full details of the awful death of Charles Clark, by nigro glycerine. It says: f TTp. left Titnaville for Tidibute. haviner in his wagon abqnt 400 pounds ot nitro- glycerine, w men ue was couveyiug across. the country to nil orders tor orpedoes in his district. f. , He was desendingla hill and was pass- ing a since in the road, over wnicn were laid some logs and a plank, in such a manner as to be uneven, and his horses being on the fast trot, the jar as he passed .i. i. i. i l: over ine routru unugecauseu aucapiusiuu of the! glycerine in his wagon, and he was burled into eternity in an instant. The shock was terrinc, and his bbdy was blown to I atoms, parts of it being scattered over; the fields and in the road for sixty rods around. The explosion was heard in Tidioiite, 12 miles away, and at Enterprise; the people were severely stunned by the concussion. All the win- . I - " L . .. r. J, dows lor some aistance arouna were . broken. f The house of Daniel Arnawine, which was further down oh the opposite side of the road, was also greatly 7 damaged oy having the windows knocked out, and Mrs. Arnawine received a blow from the . butt ot the whip, which was blown from . Clark's wagon through the window into her house, strikingjher in the breast. ' The body was bldwn to shreds, and men soon after commenced looking in tbevicin- itv for nier.es: of th same, and were sue- m -j r " . cessful in finding portions of it, but the - largest portion must nave Deen oiown 10 atoms, and can never be traced. The face was found in; the road near ; the old Reed wellj about forty rods below where the explosion occurred, j Stranse as it may seem, he could be identified by; it, although it was the mere outside, but the mouth, nose and eyes were preserved, also the moustache ana a por tion jof his front hair ; the eyes were open, the mouth wore a pleasant look, ana ine features presented n air of dignity x as if absorbed in a deep study. :.;; j JTapoleon in Exile. A London reporter caught two members of the ex-Emperor! Napoleon's household ft J 1 j t Z M a - bn.AW.A ln wnne iney were uimug iu a icsiauiouv m that r.itv. and. between the soop and the pours cafe, corkscrewed out of them some interesting items regaramg tne moae 01 life jn vogue at Chiselhnrst. In the first place, be learned that the belief among tbe Imperialists is, tnat tne uonaparte regime will! be resumed, with the Young Prince Imperial and a regency in power. Then, in tne iamuy circle at uamueu xzuusc, iiuugo look a little blue. The Empress has become very peevish and discontented, giving much trouble to all around her, besides which her health is not so good. The "court circle" consists of six persons, of whom M. Conti is chiet ot tne .emperors cabinet; M. Pietri, his private secretary ; Colonel Lepic, his . aide de-camp; Count Davilliers, his equerry ; M. Duperre (cap- tain in the navy), aiae-ae-cnmp 10 ujc Prince Imperial, j and M. Conncau, the Emperor's i surgeon. The seryantsV de partment includes oniy ,eigm, pcisuuo, namely, a gate-Keeper. txs"8"; tt , de chambre of the Emperor, a lady's maid tor the Empress, two rooimen, a ibic cook, and a couple of female scullions. The mot Xordre of Cambeh House is strict onnnnmv Tie "RmDeror dines quite en famUle with the Empress and the .Prince, ana tne imperial wuic, cinjo ous, pass their dull evenings in consulting meir iorjunes m The Governor of NeW York has yetoed upward of one: hundred bills since the Legislature: adjourned The l Worjd learns from Albany that he would send these bills to the office of the Secretarv of State with his objections in brief. It h report ed that among the number is the bill ma- Vino amendments tn the code. bV .'which the liberty: of counsel as , well . as th.e'res s ;was w oe resincieu u-ji juc v V' soiete "contempta ' oi couni ' ' ' .- ' ' ti 7
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