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Smyrna times., 1855-02-07
Written for The Smyrna Times.
Prohi bition.

Mr. EDIToR Had been governed by my
feelings, on the subject of Prohibition, should
have written you long since, but feeling my
ncompetency to do the subject Justice, have
delayed until can no longer refrain from what
conceive to be my duty to a cause, for the
;uceess of which, every good citizen OF Della
ware oua ht to feel deeply lnterested--not mcre-
ly because it may prove successful or detri-
mental to party interest, If such could be, but
from the fact that it has proved to be the cause
of God and humanity, and as such it shall live
to WELD happy influence down to the latest
generation. What Inducements can be held
out to any member of the present Legislature
to vote against a cause which lies so near a vast
ina inr;ty of the respectable citizens of Della
ware! And now, Mr.. Editor. we will vcnturr
! to ask the question: what has placed the present
prevailing party so far in the advance of The
other party That it has been done ;.lonc
through the prospect of Prohibtory Law is
demonstratve. As proof Of this assertion, |
will here state what know to be a fact, on the
day Of the Kent Comfy Convention 10 make
the county ticket, 1t was remarked, in the re-.
scpce Of the writer of this article, by an oppo-
nent. that it Was astonishing how the temper
ance men had been gulled into the American
party by certain individual named, and during
the entire clcrUonccring campaign, that party
used this, whtn 1t was advisable 50 to do, be
] Iieyng it would lead them to victory. An'
; what did they accomplish ! Nothing but ttt"l
, own defeat And, notwithstanding Prohibition
, was not made one of the leading PRIME pies o
the party, yet it was generally understood L
be among them by both parties. Tcmperanc
men are class {" known ana read OF all men,
and wherever they 20, success inevitably follows
Our motto is, the protection OF our fellows trou
drunkenness, and the securing of happiness t
the more dependent part of Gods credtion.-
And should not legislators listen to the prayer
of an honest. honorable class oI men and NJ
n men, instead Of the poor, whining cry, " r"i
u The party! rain the pdrty!" And tins Is a
the objection they can make. Even the poe
=. drunkard says it is right and justly due to h'
/ ,manity. But wait! What for Until I'll
&C party becomes giant. Forgetting that ilt'
: David. shepherd boy, WHO trusted in the G'
70 of Israel, slew mighty GolIah And nov
10 dear readers, let US suppose, for moment, tn
70 David had acted the part of coward on tn
~ occasion, what the consequence might ha
J., been none san tell! And should the prcsc
> Honorable Senate and House OF ReprcSentattv
!. of Delaware refuse to pass Pruhibhory LA
h they may net only incur the displeasurc OF I
,r Supreme Ruler fthe Universe upon their par
-, but the country also They have heard enou5
-. seen enough, and know enough, to urge th'
:, TO take prompt acton in the premises. Ll
. upon line and precept upon precepI," have b.
In gwen, and il our Legislators fail to pass I
',s hibitory Lawthe great weight of responsible
90 will rest upon them. May God help them
"a, act wisely ..rs .s9 -.
... i OhF.Sl
Smyrna times., 1855-02-07
FOREs'r.

= Run tN THE AscBNDANT.--Probably the only
manufacture in the Northern States which is
carried on proiitably at the present time is that
of rum and this was never before SO profitable
as at the present time. The dlstilleries all
through the country have orderstor many weeks
and months a-head, at prices which yield them
O hundred per cent. profit. This state ofthlngs
has beon accustomed by the prohibition Of the
fdStnlationa of grain in France and Belgiuns,
which has eaused large orders from those cOunr
tries for, rum from the Quilted States. Every
4 Etcket-ship from New York for France ano
4 Germany now carries out all the rum whIci
fcan be had III the market as part Of her cargo
1.-THE article soils at 47c. and 4Sc. n go don, unt
1the profit MAY easily be calculated hvhen at I
kiow 4 that tie molasses costs hut I'LL le NOR
n thar % cents agA AIions and one hundred gal
Z ions Of mo ORsses Ssgll make ninety-ive gallu
rfof f,irh.l AlarSe portion Dfthe molasses IN th
apU nited Suites has MA been beughtup o1Freac
accuufts.h AT Pottland 1900 hhl. were PuI
: chased last week for shipment to France'-
~ lkeeBaryp6fc Hsraidsad lid ym7f SHT Il
sljaiHvs9TqeA pstT'ii ahi "a hgauil1Uas st M
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Original 4oetru,
Written for the Smyrna Times.
Lines for a Friends Album.
BY WINNIE &. HOWARD. t..

BY WINNIE G. HOWARD.
What shall | write!
Merry and light
think is the song should sing to thee
try in vain,
A murmuring strain,
Is all that my muse will yield to me.
l believe tonight
That some wandering sprite
From that far-off realm called tairy-land,
Has touched my heart,
With her magic art
And led Inc back with her witching wand.
Back, far, far back,
Ger thorny track,
To the moss green bank of silver stream,
Where young child lay
So tired OF play,
And with eyes half open began to dream.
Thus she murmured low =
"Oh, the waters flow.
And the bird is ever on the wing;
The flowers bend
To the ruatling wind,
And there seems no rest for anything"
"Peace!" softly fell
Like holy spell,
On the troubled waters in that child's breast
"l.uok thou above
To the God of Love,
And ava! from earth for thy spirits rest!''
From that very hour,
An unseen Power,
But not mJelt, has controlled that child,
And in hours of care,
Or dark despair,
Has turned to blessings her m'rings wild
May that "still, small voice.
With It's holy joys,
Fall on thy heart like a healing balm,
And in hours Of We
Thou shalt surely know,
Or fiery trial, a holy calm.
Philadelphia, 1855.
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ENGLISH MARRIAGE STATIsTIcs.-ln Eng
Land 1t seems that the tweuty-sixth year is, the
mean age at which men marry, and the twenty
fifth that at which women marry. The average
age OF the wife is about 403 years. of the hUs-
band i3 years--.Or the husband in Great Britain
on the average, is 2A years older than the wife.
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A HIr.-Wear your learning, iikeoyour
watch, in private pocket, and don't pull II out
to show that you have one; hut if you are ask
sd what o'clock 1t is, 1t, tell 1t. .....
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o." Bob, by sitting on that side Of the cars,
YOU are missing all the sights on this side"
Never mind, Tim, am sighting all tho
misses Oh this side.
Smyrna times., 1855-02-07

o. The bridegroom and bride give each
other their hands at the altar as s'prize-6ghters
shake hunds before they begin to night. q
Smyrna times., 1855-02-07

I6'}- Miss Gilmore was courted by q. man
named Haddock. 81 only want" said he, "one
gill more to make mc perfect fish" 9''''
Smyrna times., 1855-02-07

OtF After the sting of folly has made men
wise, they find it too hard to conceive that
others can be as foolish as they have beens
Smyrna times., 1855-02-07

Or A man hearing that a raven would live
two hundred years, bought one to see il >.
would. 'a.t ...f Is ...l.
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g IR @ NJ
FOR SALE.

~ TON best Government Peruvian Guano,
- 5000 bushs. best Plymouth Stone Lime,
1900 bushels Hest Schuylkill Fine Lime,
Of. % Thousand, good lIarun Brick, ..
.raa I'D ,a 90 49," Sanon Brick,
.-7ss so perclles bnilding Stone.
saj 300 bushels Ground Alum Salt,
3. ga 20 sacks Ashton's best Salt
30 Jbls FresI-GroHnd Family Flour,
.Li25 lbbls Eastern Herring.
5000 lbs. Bacon. in Hams, Mlddllngs, &C.,
Best Building Lime constantly on hand.
Any tfi9ntity Of good Stone Lime, from Ply
.amSath qa.rries and kilDs, may be contracted
aof by Farmers for the land OF best quality, at
= @cuedpest going rates ~
~ Gll GI = ~ GEO. W.CUMMINS a. co
--A SMYRNA, June 80, lSj4.--6m. j.. j...
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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-09-22
COMMUNICATED.
For the Americaa.

For the Ameries.
NEAR Mnros, Sept. II, 1866.
H.B. MAssER, ESQ .--Dear Sir, You will
confer particular favor by giving the fol-
lowing notice Of appointments, place In
your paper. Yonrs in esteem.
JOHN J. REIMENSNYDER.
NOTICE.
The Superintendent of Common Schools
for northumberland county, will attend Gu
the days and at the places mentioned for the
purpose Of examining teachers. The school
Directors, especially, are invited to attend.
For Shnmokin township, October 10th, at
2 o'clock, p. NJ, at Mr.. Charles Leisenring's
tavern.
For Rush district, October llth, at 2
o'clock, p. NJ, in the Rushville school house.
For Gearhart district, October 18th, at
o'clock, A. NJ in the Gearhart district school
house.
For Point township, October 18th, at 2
o'clock, p. NJ, at Mr.. Henry Haas tavern,
in Northumberland
For Upper Augusta district "Wednesday,
18th, at Q o'clock, A NJ, at Mr.. j. Coverts
Hotel, in Sunbury.
For Lower Augusta township. October
18th, at . o'clock, A. NJ, at Mr.. Elias Emer.
ick's tavern.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-09-22
sS- suspuHr AND ERIE RartnoAp.-The

aT SUSBuRy AND ERIE RAItRoAp.-The
opening Of the link OF this road between
Milton and Northumberland, has been post
poned until the 2sth inst. The city councils
were not able to attend on the goth, the day
which had been fixed upon. We observe
that both the bridges between this place and
Northumberland, are making rapid head
way. The stone work will all be completed
in the course of month, and by the middle
Of November the bridge can be made passa-
BILE for locomotives.
We hope the short link necessary to con-
meet the Phlada. and Sunbury road, with the
Sunbury and Erie, in this Borough, will also
be ready at the tme so that coal trains can
run through from Elmira to the Shamokin
mines without any stoppages or transhp-
ments. In the mean time fats will be used
for the transhipment OF cars between this
place and Northumberland.
P.S. The first locomotive over the road,
came to Northumberland on Thursday even
ing last
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-09-22

ESs- The Sunbury Gazette endeavors to
screen the Inquisitlon from censure, by as
serting that in the appointment of Judges for
Mt. Carmel, there was vacancy which was
afterwards filed up with the name of Fred'k.
Fahrion. We have only to say that this is
a mere after thought, so bold and clumsy that
we doubt whether any one could be found
stupid enough to believe it. If The Ga=ehe
and its counsellors possessed only the most
ordinary discretion or judgement, they never
would have given such a stupid invention as
an excuse for their previous stupid and
ridiculous blunder as it makes the matter
ten times worse than before, if true. The
explanation of the Gazette amounts substan-
TALLY to this,--that the committee could not
find in Mt. Carmel township, more than two
men fit for Judges, and they were therefore
compelled to wait until the court could nat
uralize an individual for that purpose. Now
we ask if this is not legitimate conclusion
deducible from the arguments or excuses OF
the Gdsette. A pretty state of affairs truly
where three native born citizens cannot be
found in one township who can be trusted TO
hold an election.
The Gazette says We should have gone be-
hind the record. The editor has read Black
stone to little purpose if such are his opinions.
Every lawyer knows that We have no right to
presume anything against the record
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-09-22
m.son pRwAnr AND THE ropr.

The Gazette says, that the editor OF this
paper expressed great indignation last fall
because Mr.. Dewart wrote letter from
Rome, which, he, 1.-THE editor) said was dis
respectful of the Pope."--Now we have only
to say that this is another Of the fabrications
that the editor so frequently resorts to in
order to get himself out of tight place.
We ask the editor of the Gazette TO point
out the article referred to, and so that he
can have no excuse, we will exhibit the files
of our papers to himself or any one he may
designate. When we make charges Of that
character, we are always prepared with the
documents" to prove them. We defy him
to point out single line or sentence, that
has the remotest allusion to any thing of the
kind. Now. negbbor unless you are entirely
reckless of your character for vcracity, you
will see the necessity of producing the dec.
uments, in default of which, you will find
yourself in another tight place." from which
q dozen Inquisitions or swearing committees,
can never relieve you. Subterfuges and
ovasions will not avail you, for here is state
ment which, if true, can be proved without
any trouble.
In regard to Major Dewart, we have only
to say, that he is not on trial at present
When his case comes on in October, 1856
We shall attend to him. His history still
remains unwritten, and whether or no, VIC
shall become his 5iographer, time and cir
cumstances alone must determine.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-09-22

THE REIGN OF ARr-In this wonderful age,
Art lays her master touches on almost every
thing. The ceilings over us and the carpets
We tread on, are halowed by Art. Art winds
the railway through the mountains and the
mud makes her machines of wood and iron,
to act us il with knowledge and annihilates
space with lightning tanned down to the tutel-
edge of II boy Nothing is too lofty for her
touch and nothing too humble. A new proof
of this old conviction, has just fallen under
our notice, in the shape ola Cathartic Pill,
from the Laboratory Of that world renowned
Chemist Doct. j. U. Aver.
If we understand the subject, he has car
ried that article to the farthest perfection of
which it is capable, Instead Of employing
Drugs in its composition, as we have always
thought the necessary and only way, he has
with consumate skill extracted the pirtues of
the medicine to be employed and combined
them alone in their purity together. The
composition is then mixed and rolled by ma
chinery and steam power into o speriod pill
which is wrapped in an envelope OF gelatne.
for protection from the effects of weather or
time, and then thickly coated with sugar, to
serve as its passport over the palate. Not
withstanding all this labored perfection they
are offered to the Public at less than one
cent each. However humble the department
We think this may be safely characterized az
she censumstion OF Art in its line.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-09-22
THE FARMERS Hon SCUoor OF PENNsYl

vANIA.-The trustees Of this Institution met
at Harrisburg on the 18th inst, to examine
and decide upon the offers made by several
liberal gentlemen of the interior. An offer
was made by Col Elias Baker of four hundred
acres of improved land in Blair, and the coun-
ty had subscribed and rendered to the Trus-
tees ten thousand dollars in money. The
majority of the Trustees preferred the offer
of Gen. James Irwin, of Centre who presen-
ted to the Board tive hundred acres Of most
fertile and highly improved land, leases also
two hundred more, and the county has raised
more than ten thousand dollars in money
Under these auspicious circumstances is
founded the Farmers High School Of Penn
sylvania, to which all true lovers of their
State must wish the utmost success and pros
perity.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-09-22
CHULASKY FURNACE.

The Furnace at Chulasky in this coun-
ty, owned and conducted by our friend S. r.
Wood which has been in almost constant
operation for the last nine years, was stopped
for repairs and improvement, some time
since Mr.. Wood, We understand. has availed
himself of the experience Of himself and 9th
ers during this period, and has remoddled and
reftted this furnace which has always been
esteemed one of the best and most successful
in the State.
lie has enlarged the Bosh, raised the Fur
mace nine feet making it hold about double
the amount of stock that it originally held
He has also put up new boilers and new hot
blast pipes and oven, making them twice the
capacity Of the old ones. On the whole we
suppose it as complete Furnace as is in the
State.
1t was "blown in" on "Wednesday last by
the regular founder, Robert Vincent and we
are pleased to hear is doing well. The impor-
tance Of these establishments are well known
to those in the neighborhood, we have always
advocated their protection aud they have our
best wishes.
We trust that friend Wood will reap the
reward bis enterprise aud industry so richly
merits.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-09-22
THE GAZETTE AND RELIGION.

Our neighbors Of the Gd.ette devoted the
greater portion OF their editorial labors to us.
last week. The most of the facts as is usua!
with the GdseHe, about these times, exist
only in the imagination of the editor. lie
accuses us of drawing religion Unto the dirty
mud puddle of politics." We presume they
alude to the "dirty pool" occasionally stirred
up by the foreman of the Inquisition in this
place, and which we referred to heretofore.
We were really not aware that the cod fish
faction in this place ever had any religion,
or made any such pretensions, until we saw
their religious creeds paraded in the Deut.
scher (Dewart) Demokrat, q bastard edition
of new German paper, got up at Pottsvllle
especially to catch the Catholic and foreign
vote Of Schuylkill county.
We make no objection TO any one on &c
count of their religious belief or their place
of birth-but we do object to this traffic il
religious prejudices which has been carried
on in this country to an alarming extent, ant
can only be put down at the ballot boxes.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-09-22

ca In reply to the charge Of having boast
ed Of their support of the Know Nothing
candidate for Senator, in their own paper,
the Gdsette says:
perhaps our ncighbor can remember the
occasion of that article, which was written at
the time when the friends of Cen Cameron
in Sunbury were charging Mr.. Taggart of
ingratitude, us they represented that they
had voted for him at the time OF his election
We remember nothing Of the kind. The
friends Of Gen. Cameron are not in the habit
of making asses Of themselves.
If they could be guilty of such treachery
they would hardly be silly enough to publish
it to the world
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-09-22
THE GAZETTE on THE TICKET.

The excuse for the Gasette's opposition to
Jesse G. Horton, the democratic candidate.
Is not only untrue in point of fact, but is
most lame and impotcnt in its conclusions.
Jesse G, Horton was not only the political,
but the warm personal friend Of Governor
Bigler. But this was perfectly in character
with their previous course in opposing the
democratic ticket whenever it did not suit
them. AS an illustration, we quote an edi-
torial paragraph from the Gasette, in defence
of their opposition to one Of the nominees oI
the party U few years since.
From the !SunJurg Gazette, Of Oct. llth, 1851
However well it may be to regard party
organizations and party nominations, it is
certainly far better to elect good and faithful
officers"
We ask the editor of the Gasette if he still
holds to this doctrine, and whether it i.
recognized in the platform Of the cod fsi
democracy, These documents are, sometimes
ugly things.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-09-22

A MAGNIFICENT ScuEME.-Capt. Allen, Of
the British Navy, proposes to make some
thing useful out of the Arabian Desert, now
waste of sand. He argues that it has been
once an ocean, is now thirteen hundred feet
below the level of the Mediterranean, and
that if canal were cut from the head of the
Gulf of Akaba to lhe Dead Sea, and another
from the Mediterranean across the plain
Esdraelon, to the fssure in the mountain
range of Lebanon, the Mediterranean would
rush in, with fall of thirteen hundred feet,
fill up the valley, and substitute an ocean of
two thousand square miles in extent, for a
barren, useless desert; thus making the nav
igation to India as short as the overland
route, spreading fertility over now arid
country, and opening up the fertile reSions Of
Palestine to settlement and cultivation
This is certainly magnificent idea. If, in
the course OF time, it were found that the
ocean scheme did not pay, the canal could be
stopped up, the water pumped out, as the
Hollanders recently did with one of their
lakes, and fine fertile plain would be found
ready for cultivation.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-09-22
DANVILLE HOTEL,
NEW GOODS! NEW GoODs!l

lnlInSuSe AllTuCllO1 Ut IJl6DeISS OlOrG !.
As. Washington paS first in ,car, peace &C.. so
ElsJerg'S Clothing Store is first in receipt
Of NEW GOODS.
TIME subscriber having recently returned from
Il the city has just been receiving and opened
to-day splendid assortment of all kinds of Goods
il. his line. Having selected with care, and from
his being early in the market, purchasing cheap
he flatters himself in being able to offer to his
patrons and the public in general, such goods as
will suit all in styles, quality make and prices.
In addition to Goats, Pants and Vests of tweed
leans and other stufls suitable for fall wear, NAV
be found all kinds of wnte! wear, such as Over
coats, Business Goats, Dress Coats, pants and
Vests, made of all imaginable siufls of different
colors, from ght to heavy grades, cheap to good
qualities. In fact such an extensive assortment
Of Clothing as will not fail to suit every body.
Also large quantity of boys Clothing and all
sorts of Under-clothing.
HATS and Caps of all kinds and styles; the
Kansas N sbraska Hat, latest style.
A good assortment of BOOTS and SHOES,
among which arc good calfskin shoes made to
order; Also Ladies Gums of different kinds.
Asesual he has on hand a good assortment
of Jewelry, accordeOns, revolyers, various kinds
of pistols, fine cutlery, shirts collars, hosiery,
gloves, port monnais, besides great many other
articles too numerous to mention, all of which
will he sold at reasonable rates. Call and see
and judge for yourselves.
ALBERT ELSBERG.
The Store is in Market Square, opposite the
former Post Office, few doors below Masser's
pr nting office.
Sunbury Sept. 90, 1850
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-09-22

IMMIGRATION INTO THE UNITED STATEs.-
The Washington Union publishes statistics
of the immigration into the United States
during two quarters of the present year, as
shown at the principal commercial points.
The number is 106,5l5, against 1929 the
same quarters last year. This is great
falling off, and the newspapers attribute it to
the Know Nothing movement. That posi-
bly, has had its effect, but there are other
causes which are equally as strong. The ex-
ccssive dearness OF provisions during the
last year. and the depression in business,
drove numbers back again to Europe after
| they had reached this country, and deferred
thousands from coming here. The pay Of
agricultural laborers in Ireland considerably
advanced during the past season, in conse-
| querce Of demand for laborers. The war
! in England has also carried off a large portion
of the population, who are usually forced TO
immigrate from poverty. Among the class
Of immigrants who come to this country with
the means to settle upon farm lands, the de-
crease in immigration has not been very
marked, though some immigrants of this
kind have preferred to settle in Canada, on
account of the prejudices against foreigners
which they believe to be a growing element
in American politics.