Smyrna times., 1855-06-13
Country Newspapers.

We have been for many years in the habi.
OF reading severa newspapers printed in ruras
towns IN different States-a habit which we
would commend to all desirous IF keeping up
a general and comprehensive view of society
at large a1d its influences It is mistake IN
imagine that all tue talent extent is monono.
llzed by our cities. and a still greater error to-
suppose that the LATTER with their selfish,
though great energies, and with their admX-
ture OF foreign population and education, Can
show lhe stranier @hat the heart Of the Amcrl-
can people really is. Those who are Qapare
Of paking the necessary allowances, of forget
ting the draYhack to, which many a country
editor is liable, and of which many city rdl-
tor never dreamed, will find in our American
tpress as compared to that of other c0untrick,
la degree Of originality aud campon sense which
Lholds out tile faITest hope for years to come,
and that we have little reason, to fear that the.
spTing Of criginality which. gives life ~to~oar
national character will ever be dried up. The
straightforward earnestncss with which the
Amcrican country press dseHsscs importait
political, or other questions, and the slrrwt-
ness which 1t displays in bringing thea. direct,
ly home to its readers, from a subject OF ioxa>
riablc commenda tion to those intelligent Euro =
peans who have had opportunities tor obscrva7
ton. Last, and perhaps least, though not le -
attractive to many, the AnScrican country press.
can collectively lay claim 10 more dry hum r
than any one who has not examined the sui :.
iect is aware of. There is more real 0riginak
; wit envolved by tie American press in one daN
than can be found in all th. collective news.
papers of Europe for one year, and the very
great proportion of this is from the county,
Philadelphia BSLLetin.
BARNUM's BABY Show, was visited OF, Tues
| IaU ths first rav hv I SRT WoHnn.,,u
by l7,940; on Thursday by l4,3Gs; on Friday,
the last day, by 1915; and Saturday.
thou:h the show had virtually closed, nome
but the prize babies being on exhibition, S606,
visitors were present at the Museum. The
aggregate, receipts of the five days named, it
. will be thus seen, amount to $l7, 1894. Really
: this is a success. The prize babies are to be
seen at the Museum throughout the present
week, though the I" show" is over.
q GA merchant informs the Philade! phia
Gazette there has been a new discovery of
l. guahO in the North Pacific Ocean, which bids
It fair to prove of great value. The first cargo
arrived in the United States a few days since,
and having been nalysed, proves 10 be equal
m to the Peruvian. 1t is said that this dlscOI cry
a ls strictly American, and therefore the lslanC
= or island belong to US.
e OF The Charleston Mercury says that the
y Ladies Of Charleston, who have been activel,
;" engaged for some time past, in raising funds iC
~ erect monument to the memory OF John {
~ Calhoun have been successful as to ensure
- the accomplishment OF the noble design.
IN 0F One afternoon ,ast week, as the expires
nd train came near to Manvllle, Pa, "a pugna
y, cious bull who was OH the track, showed tigh
n against the locomotive, but the ''-lrUn horse
ey came of victor, running over his bovine anita I I
INST with the cars, and cutting him into piece ,
II. 0[.F a society has been formed in De S. ia
of Iowa, by persons desirous of maintaining
bo character of fsObrieiy in that town." for the vi
e pose OF tearing down and ddomoishlng the pr emf
r. SEES OF such sell liquor contrary to law. Sc,
ed 9ral temalas belong to it, and sign the wiitiI,
on with the men.
'e- OF An Office holding chap being asked b.
~: he cOnlrlved TO hold office under successive a,
vi minstratlOns, replied that the administrati 10
's must be darned smart that could change ufteI
VI er than he could"
he 0>1- The aybrook (Mass.) Mirror says til
We endowment of SlOO,0O0 for the Wesleyan I'm
les versIty-$49OOOO by subscription aud $1,000
u by the State-has been filled,
0TA New Haven negro has challenged NJ
VS. Muddox of the House OF Representatives,
he meet HIM to discuss the subject OF color, vutr
nd &C., the negro to pay half of the bills!
ad GT The snow the great ridge of Il
he White Mountains, in New Ham pshire, was tin
at ty feet deep on the first OF June.
~ 6- Hon. Theodore Frelngh0yson has col
bo sented TO address the State Temperance Co
Vention at New Brunswick, on the 18th. ~
W. 6r Green corn are among the luxuries III,
'as have now at Augusta, Ga. ,t
sas ~ Hon, 70 ,naLo H., -,
i'e him.
cb OF Prosperity is no just scale; adversely
RS, the only balance to weigh irlends.-Piuiarc
'ut OF Idleness is the stupidity of the body, al
oi stupidity the idleness of the mind.-SeuIpe