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Dunstan Times, Issue 616, 6 February 1874, Page 3

The following euro for corns is n common led by au English medical jonmai Before going to bud, pare <be coin, and then apply castor oil. The com wi 1 soon btcomo ns tbe oli.tr flesh. A serious aecidcul lately occurred about cixly miles from Lima. A I ody of i»r;h, estimated at tcu million cubic yarns, fell from a mountain side into a vail, y, scierly injuring a number ui persons. itmwa.ao dummed up a river, tbe water 01 wbien has 11. eu one hundred feet above its usual level, and it is expected the flood will ,-o ,n burst its barrier, rush, towards, Lima, and suomprge the whole of the lower poruouof that city. Douglas Jerold once remarked “If an earthquake were to euguiubuglaud to-mor-row; the Engugltsu wouio mange to meet and dine somewhere among the luolislr, just to celebrate the event. A contemporary, thus , philosophises : - “ Had Adam been an Englishman, ms con djtion, with nothing to grumble at, and no ‘good old times to took back upon.’ would have beeu the extrcmcat of misery,!’ It is said'that a brueber of Oei r cant Bites, the Wisconsin flag bearer, ts m a line of business similar to theserg.ant’s, He shoulders a hod-full oi mortar, and marches from one end of the ladder to the other, without molestation from anybody. Au amusing occurred during the service in Glasgow University Chappie rcccmry, which Air. Disrao.i in his capacity attended as Lord Hector. The weather was very dull, and about barf past throe o’clock the light i.r the chapel was very bad. Principal (Jaird, who was preaching at this time, came to a sentence in his term ,n in which occurred the worde, “ U for light, more light,” when the boa•'lc turned on the gas, and the building Was in an instant brilliantly illuminated. The preacher looked a little disconcerted, and the circumstance provoked a suppressed titter film the audience. , It is staled that there has b.tn a regulor and steady decline in toe me of postal Card- and halt-penny circulars on the part of the public at home during the lust few months. Scaled envelopes are again becoming the chief men urns tor eoiaoapondeuce, especially for business purposes. It is proposed to moke a laLway to tbe Isle ot Wight by tunnelling the West channel of the Solent.

A new Swedish Nightingale has been diecovered -this time at Stockholm. The young lad) 's name is Martha Encson. She is of humble birth, but is said to possess a marvellous voice.

Dolus Mims' Work. —The process ot tine-art manufacture in this branch ot frade is strikingly .exemplified in a little work published l.y Mr. J. \V. Benson, of No. ’Jo, Old Bond-street, and of the City Steam Factory, 3S and do, Ludgate-hill, London. It is enriched aim ombcllished with designs, by Italian, French and English artistes, of brooches, bracelets, car-rings, and other articles, suitable for personal wear, or for wedding, birth-day, or other presents, with their prices. Mi. Benson, who hoi. s the appointment to H. K. H. the Prince of Wales, has also pmhlishod a very interesting pamphlet on the Rise and Progress of \\ alclnnaking. These pamphlets are sent, post,dree, lor two stamps each, and they cannot be too strongly recommended to those contemplating a purchase, especially to resi ends in the country or abroad, who are thus enabled to seieel any article they may require, amt luve u forwarded in nsrfeet safety.