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Smyrna times., 1855-05-02
Punch and Fanny Fern.

"What is the height Of woman's ambition
Diamonds. ."-Punch
Sagacious Punch Do you know the rea-
son 1t is because the more " diamonds"
woman owns, the more peciOuS she becomes
III the eyes of your discriminating sex. What
pair OF male eyes ever saw "crow's foot"
grey hair, or winkle, in company with genu-
me diamond Don't you go down on your
marr0w-bones and swear that the owner is a
Venus, Hebe, Juno, sylph, a fairy, an an
gel Would you stop to look (cOnnu6iaIly) at
the most bewitching woman on earth, whose
only diamonds were ain her eye ~ Well, it
is no great marvel, Mr.. Punch. The race of
man is about extinct. Now and then YOU will
meet with a specimen: but I'm sorry to inform
you that the most of them are nothing but coat
tails, walking behind mustache, destitute of
seficlent energy to earn their own cigars and
" Macassar," preferrng TO dange at the heels
of a diamond wife, and meekly receive their
allowance, as her mania's prudence and her
incllnatlons may suggest.
1t Is out of my power to express to you the
generation feel for such dignified donkey.
Mr.. Punch. If / owned him, Iimagine should
slip my bridal (bridle.) ...
FANNY FERN.
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Original 4ottrp.
Written for the Smyrna Times.
THE SToR m KIM
BY EXPONENT.

The evening was dark and the sky was o'ercast
With thick clouds and gloomy, the rain show
cred FAST
The winds whstled wildly and sadly around,
The sky it was stormy, the darkness profound,
The storm spent its fury and rage on my head,
As The path that led homeward onward did
tread
As onward I travelled, my mind was engaged
In musing upon the wild storm it ragged;
The pitIless storm which still beat on my head
With wind, and with rain, and with darkness
so dread,
Till at length, become desperate, my rage |
expressed,
And in language like this, the storm-king ad-
dressed:
20. p,tiless demon. that rdeth the air!
Say, why not thy fury an hour forbeor!
Till | could fad shelter meath some friendly
roof;
Then, during the night, is there no; time enough
To water the earth and salubriate the air
Then, pitiless demon, say, why not forbear!
u
Till Icould find shelter at the house of a friend.
Thy power is oppressive, thy rage is unjust;
On the weak and defenceless thy storms are the
worst"
thus in my rage, to the demon did cry;
And thus in my ear did the storm king reply:
"WGak man of the dust, say, why dost thou
dare
To question the demon that rideth the air
Who art thou. frail mortal, that thou dost de-
mand
A reason of me why water the land
With oppressive injustice, say, why dost thou
dare
To charge me, the demon that reigus in the
air!
"S1y, what art thou more than the rest of man.
kind!
That should refrain till thou shelter could
find.
And were to command that t should never
rain more
Until all men were sheltered and safe within
door
No more would my showers descend on the
earth,
For many long years of drought, famine and
dearth.
"Know that the Omnipotent Maker on High,
Directs me with clouds when to curtain the sky
The clouds are my chariot-and at his command
With the winds for my steeds, | ride over tn,
land
AT His bidding, with rain do water the fields
That they, unto man, their rich products MAJ
yield.
"The wisdom that guides me is greater thai
thine,
Ny right, my commission, my power is divine
No more let thy weak murmuring voice be hear
III mplllnts at the wise and the mercifu
Lord "
An, thus in my ear did the storm-king reply,
Al the dark, bowling winds bore his chariot by
said in my heart, / will murmur no more
Against my Creator, but rather adore:
When his hand, i'll chastisement, is laid on m
head,
When with sickness ard pain I'm confined {
my bed,
tn remember the Wise and the Mcrciful wou
In His wisdom send nothing but what's for n
good.
Friends may die, one by one, or they traito
may prove
Misfortune deprive me of all that love-
Though, perhaps, | may weep, for tits manly
grive
When loved ones are laid in the cold, sile
grave
Ill remember they're sent by the Merciful Oh
And mcekly will say, Lord, may thy will
done!" ....-
TucEER HILL, near Laurel, April. 1855.
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FANNY FERN.

0E@r A Sailors Letter from the Crimea Thus
describes the Turkish camps:
Some of these mud huts are highly finished
oH-tor instance, we saw one with a GLASS
window, one with chimney, and one with a
wooden door, to which was suspended by piece
OF string large stone, as substitute for
knocker." -
Smyrna times., 1855-05-02

0@~r In Siam the penalty for lying is to have
the mouth sewed up. Suppose such a law were
in force here, what a number of mutes we wonld
have. -
Smyrna times., 1855-05-02

OF To become respectable--sly " yes " tc
every other mans opinions, and have none O
your own. .s.
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ApTlI 4, GD--1!n.
,..,.., -. uum y1s. 5T1.~,.>~
in 1000 they were sold, usually at I20 head
to settlers. In 1917 transportation was inser-
ted in the crim'na code; and about 1890 it
was generally introduced Iii place of the for
mer amiabllIties of the whipping post, absci-
sion of noses and ears, branding OF the hands,
&c, &c.
The number of criminals transported to the
New World during the one hundred and forty
years preceding the revolution may have
amounted to hundred thousand. Johnson, so
famous for his Eypochondriacal definitions, de-
clares that the Americans are pack of con-
vlcts who ought to be satisfied with anything
we give them, except the gailows." Macau-
lays History of England informs us how this
system was managed. After the rebillions OF
Argyle and the duke of Monmouth, Judges, al
derman, and the mayor of Bristol traficked
with the prisoners; trade which was even
follow by the court ladies of James H. Our
independence, of course, put an end to this spe-
cles of relief TO the mother country the prls-
Ons began to TEEN, the whole mass of crime
and misery was damned up and denied egress
and it became comparatively necessary either
to build new prisons or to cOlOnlZc new coun-
tries. Thus the loss of the American colonies
opened to England u new nilsson, and devol-
we'd upon her the execution of a new idea.-
Fable relates that Romulus secured the pros
perity of Rome by assembling in ITS walls the
thieves of Italy. William Pitt now boldly un-
dertook, not merely to reclaim criminals to the
pale of society, but to make the criminal secre'
tions of an old community the germ OF new
one. No spot could be better adapted for the
pusuit ofsuch design than the abode othowl
ing fiends," which had Just been found to COM
bine with its secure remoteness, advantages o
soil and climate that had not been previously
suspected. Botany Bay, a locality recently
discovered by Cook, was selected for the eX
periment.-Phila. Bulletin.
Smyrna times., 1855-05-02

OF To correct an evil which already exists
is not so well as to forsee and prevent il.
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OF Earn your money before you spend it.
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6TPlow deep while sluggards sleep.
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The evening wasdark and the sky was o'ercast
With thick clouds and gloomy, the rain show
Smyrna times., 1855-05-02

aye saw me once,-ah those regretted days,
When boyish innocence was all my praise -
---EolDDPr
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-10-26

COUNTY GOING INTO THE BROOM BUsINEss!-
An arrival on the cars ola lot of freight con-
sisting of Broom corn and a complete set of
machinery for the making ofbrcoms directed to
Gibson County, created considerable enquiry
and some witty remarks and irterrogations as
to when the County was going to open the
Broom Factory, &c. In order to explain thu
mystery and satisfy curiosity upon this SUBJ
ject, we will unravel the seeming usurpation
of 'the powers that be- Some two or three
years ago, a couple Of lrishmen in blasting rock
at the summit lost their eyesight totally
One was young man and the other of mid
die age. They being poor and destitute, were
placed into the County Asylum cured but their
sight unrestored-were sent to the Blind Asy-
lum at indianapolis to learn trade, that of
broom making-completed their apprentice
ship and were sent back to this county to be
taken care of. They having no means at their
command, proposed to the County Commits
S oners, that if machinery and stock sufficient
to give them a start were furnished them, they
could readily support themselves Independent
of the county and probably reimburse them for
the outlay The board knowing them to be
industrious, willing and anxious to make their
own living, did they have the opportunity,
complied with their wishes--herein the "arri-
val' first spoken Of The Board acted in this
matter for the advantage ofthe county fnan-
ces, as it costs much less to purchase the ma
terials they did, than to board and clothe those
men in idleness during their lifetime.
Princeton Clarion
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-10-26
Resignation Of Bonn piatt.

The New York Tribune learns from It's Paris
correspondent, that DOM PIATT, Esq., q. S.
Secretary of Legation at Paris, has resigned
his post, and notified Gov MARcY that he de-
sires to be relieved by his successor as soon
as convenient. The Tribune says:
Its understood that some trouble about the
transmission of private letters in the despatch
bags ofthe embassy, is at the bottom of this
resignation Mr. Piatt found the practice of
sending such letters ally established when he
entered upon the discharge of his official du-
ties, and he did not change it. He was espe-
cially ready to favor the American journalists,
correspondents, artists, &C., who abound in
Paris, many of whom were reluctant to in
trust their letters to the keeping of the French
Post-ofice and the consequent surveillance of
the French police. Such favor has been made
the ground Of attack on Mr.. Platt, who has
been accused even of forwarding the letters of
journalists hostile to the Pierce Administration.
The correspondence that ensued, is of course
withheld from the public; but our correspon-
dent can hardly be mistaken in his ayerment
that the result is Judge Piatt's refusal to retain
his position any longer than it shall be his i'm
perative duty to do so.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-10-26
PROCLAMATION
By Joseph A. Wright, Governor of Indiana.

ny sOsepn a. Wrlght GoVer0or OF indiana.
At the close of a session of unparalleled
prosperity and abundance year crowned
with the richest blessings Of the Benifcent
Giyer of all things, it becomes us as a free
Christian people, surrounded by all the evil
dences of physical and moral progress, to give
"a public expression of our gratitude to the
Divine hand that has preserved our heritage
of civil and religious liberty-has poured upon
our land an overlooking abundance Of fruits of
the earth, and has given us health, and hearts
to enjoy his bounties, and blessed us with
peace.
Therefore in acknowledgement of Gods
mercies, | designate Thursday, the 29th OF
November, 1855, to be observed as day of
Thanksgiving; and respectfully recommend the
good people of Indiana, to suspend their ordi-
nary avocations, and assemble in their usual
places Of worship on that day, and render
thanks to Almighty God for all these distin-
guished blessings.
In witness whereof, I have here unto set
my hand, and caused to be affixed the
IL. S. seal of the state, at the City of Indiana
polls, this I'D day of October, 1855.
E. B. COLLINS Secretary of State:
JOSEPH A. WRIGHT.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-10-26

only party sustaining opinions on the slavery
question which men living in any part of the
country may consistently uphold And they
are denouncing the American party, because
they sayit sustains just such views as these
Free-soilers sustain-views sanctioned by the
actions Of the very Administration which the
Old Line party placed in power. This too
right in the face of the American National
platform, which declared it the wish of the
American party, to permit the Slavery question
to rest in peace, and rebuking any further agi-
tation of it one way or the otheri A beauti-
fully consistent party are these Old Liners to
invite Wings and pro-slayery men to unite
with them if they wish to act with National
party. In this very State it has only been a
few years since this same party were as bitterly
Free-soil as any other in the country. They
are base deceivers throughout and every
where.
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IfrTMr. Robert walsh, tho. Paris cores

6TMr. Robert Walsh, the Paris cores
pondent of the National Intelligencer, in a
letter to that paper under recent date says:
z It is plainly to be seen that the French crop
of this year will not suffice to make up the
deficiency of last year, and meet the current
demands. The abundant harvests of the
United States are anxiously yet confidently
looked to, to supply the anticipated wants;
The government has caused official notice in
the journals throughout the south of France,
to the effect that government intended to keep
hands off and leave to individual enterprise
yand sagacity the conception and execution of
all measures that might be necessary to meet
and carry with safety through the coming crisis,
government intending to become purchaser
and storer only for the supply of the army and
navy. The price OF bread is constantly rising
throughout France The events of the war in
the east will greatly diminish, if not quite in
terrupt the supply from the shores of the
Black Sea, and our grain will be in great de-
mand.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-10-26

(67-For the last week or two there has been
a continued pap, pop, popping-all around and
about Bardstown-just as if the place was
bombarded, and everybody was firing off brass
pistols and pop-guns On enquiry we find
that it is nothing but the bursting of self-seal-
ing fruit cans, and the scatteration of badly
put-up peaches, pears, apples, tomatoes, and so
forth, and so on. The waste is tremendous
premises look nasty-and housewives in a
worse stea0 than their fruit ever was. So much
for new-fangled notions and old-fangled nog-
GINS Bardstoa0n Gaz.
The Gazette is no doubt right in saying
they were BADLY put up" The fault was not
in the cans, but in the ladies who can't put up
peaches right. Our Hoosier ladies take care
that their peaches don't get on basts of this
kind.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-10-26

| OF There is no cause presents more in
teresting aspect to the Christian Philanthropy
snd patriot than the great bible cause. Upon
its precepts and principles our free institutions
are based. Its teachings and influence more
than any thing else, ameliorate the condition oil
the suffering, and elevate the down-t rodden
and oppressed and in it a long '.lite and i'm
mortality are brought to light" the lost sim
ner returns to God, and man dies in cheerful
hope ofliving foreevr in Heaven.
The American Bible Society is engaged in
the Philanthropic work ofgiving that blessed
volume world wide circulation; for this pur-
pose 1t operates through county and township
auxiliary societies, and by system of county
and local agencies the most of which are graf
uitouS, the cause is brought to every mans
door, and all the destitute are supplied In
carrying on this great work, a number ofcoun-
ty agents are now needed in Southern Indiana
men who love the Bible and who loved our
Lord Jesus Christ Who are of good business
qualifications and industrious habits, who are
willing to devote themselves to this one work
as late as the mechanic, six days in every seven
at reasonable compensation, and who will
think as much or more of this work than they
will of the pay they receive for it. Persons of
the above description, by writing to the under
signed at Madison, Indiana, will receive any
information in regard to the business that we
can give.
Papers in Southern Indiana who are favorable
to the Bible cause, (and are there any who are
not?) are respectfully requested to give this
communication place in their columns
w. TERRELL.
General Agent Am. Bible Society,
for Southern Indiana
nor Oof 1QSS
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-10-26

CErRev. Henry Ward Beecher it is said,
has "hired himself out" to Mr. Wells of
Chicago, for $500, as a lecturer, during the
coming winter Exchange.
This report, and the charge of fifty cents
to hear his lecture, made the attendance
very thin at his discourses at indianapolis
We are informed by gentleman, that this
matter has been Inexperienced. A church
in Cincinnati being in distress for funds to
wipe away an old debt Mr. Beecher has I'M
dertaken to raise $500, for the congregation
He made an arrangement with Chicago gen
tleman, by which the latter gives him $500
for twelve lectures, and is entitled to all the
proceeds above that amount. Not a dollar of
the $500 goes into Mr.. Beecher's pocket.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-10-26
Election in November.

Elections will take place in the ensuing
month of November as follows: In Louisiana
on Monday the 9Th, for State officers and four
Representatives to Congress. In Mississippi
on Monday and Tuesday, the 5th and 9th, for
State officers and five Representatives to Con-
gress. In New York on Tuesday, the 9Th for
State officers, except Governor and Lieutenant
Governor. In Wisconsin on Tuesday, the 9th,
for State officers. In Maryland on Wednes-
day, the 18th, for six Representatives to Con-
gres. In Massachusetts, on Monday, the 12th
for State. officers. In each Of the States Of
Alabama, Missouri, Indiana, California and
Pennsylvania the Legislature will have to
elect one United States Senator.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-10-26

APPoINTMENT.-J. B. A. Archer Esq, has
been appointed mail agent on one of the boats
between Louisville and Cincinnati, in place of
the old, faithful and clever agent mo- NJ An
derson, who resigned for the purpose of engag-
ing in business in this city. Mr.. Archer has
had experience, and will make good officer.
Lou. Cour.
Mr.. Archer was mail agent once before for
a long time, and made an excellent oficer.---
He is moreover a very clever and estimable
gentleman. In fact we never heard anything
against his moral character more than he was
connected short time editorally with the
Louisville Times. But by long life of moral
uprightness, with little religious devoutness
he may yet be able to live down that stigma,
We wish him the long life necessary to try
the experiment, anyhow.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-10-26

GRAHAM FOR NovEMBER.--This excellent
magazine is early on our table for the coming
month. 1t contains the usual excellent read
ing matter with illustrations, fashion plates,
&c. The new volume Of Graham for 1856,
will commence with January, and the pub
Usher is determined to surpass all past efforts
in the magazine line. New subscribers would
do we'll to send in their names so as to COM
mence with the new volume. The price is
So per annum; two SIS; five copies (and one to
AGENT SO Address Abraham Fl. See, No
log Chestnut street, Philadelphia.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-10-26

The RAB1D PREss-The Baltimore Sun vely
truly observes that it never before has witness
ed any thing like the low, virulent, scurrilous
stuff with which some of the party papers are
teeming every day. What may be the infiu-
ence ofsuch papers with their readers we can
not conjecture; but if it is at all commensu-
rate with what the influence of a we'll conduct
ed journal is supposed to be, the households in
to which they are received must in time become
fetid with the poisonous exhalations Bipartisan
strife. We cannot suppose it possible that any
considerable number of the people of any COM
munity can derive temporary qualification from
the perusal ofsuch things, and least of all that
they can voluntarily surrender their own sense
ofdecency and selFrespect to such influence.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-10-26

0TMr. John G. SAKE, the Poet, has ae-
quainted our Library Association that he
would be happy to accept an invitation to visit
Evansville and lecture here, anytime after the
middle Of next January. He is now on his
return east, and viii visit the West again in a
month or SO. We hope he may be prevailed
upon TO make US visit.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-10-26

GFIn Milwaukee, on Tuesday, H. c. Adams
a banker, was shot down in his office by Ger
man who was unable to obtain small sum Of
money which he had once left in the bank on
deposit. Mr.. Adams has since died, and the
German has been arrested and taken to Jail.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-10-26

0FThe Free Lovers, it is said, have or
ganized a society in Cleveland, and are now or.
ganizing one in Cincinnati.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-10-26

SINGULAR D1sEAsE.-A malignant disease
resembling the cholera, is prevailing to an
alarming extent in the town of Springwater,
Livingston county, n. Y. 1t proves fatal in a
short time after the patient is attacked Many
have died with it within a few days, and the
physicians do not succeed in checking its raw
ages.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-10-26

CErThe Grand Jury at Pittsburg have for
hidden any further trials of female equestrian
ism at Agricultural Fairs.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-10-26

0ITThe Pittsburg Journal mentions the adj
vent of four children at birth, at Tempe
ranceville, on Monday hast.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-10-26

GrFifty-four liquor dealers in Cincinnati
were arrested for selling the ardent on Sun
day. A portion were fined, and the remain
der had their cases continued. - qsg +
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-10-26

CEAATLESS sACKs-i,sn0 Two BusheI Sacks reed
y this day and for sale by JAMES LOWE Il CO.,
oct22dw AIS Main str ct. Louisville KY.
GSTREs.-5 cases colored LGstres:
IL do biAek do; received this da ana
for sale by JAMES Low Il CO.. y
cet22dT AIS Main street. Louisville, Ky
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-10-26

GeFThe health of the Hon. Linn Boyd con-
tinues very low.
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A DEMONSTRATIONS SALE OF REAL

virtue ef decree rendered by the Court Common
- Pleas Of Vanderburgh County at its last will
eeed to sell at the Court House door in Granville tbs fol-
loving real estate belonging the Of Martin
wt all that OF lot No ID in block No 81 In the
Eastern Enlargement of Evansville Indiana bound
At the corner Of said lot =. the ineItion 81
street three fourth of the width of saidiot
SO hrndredths et thence parallel to 9Th Al
ley in the of said lot thence 18th
aforesaid and thence the place of beginning Ase
in block in the enlargement
Like wise Lot 81 and % In Llletons and Loskhsrs
largt glent.
The aforesaid Property or the folio tsrs
tovit: One-tfd the purchase paid cash;
third in six. and third in twelve
sae the purchaser giving with approved security
interest and waving all relief from valuation Laws.
F+z JOHN A. REITz, Adm'rs
SWEET & LEoSARn, Auetoneers. oetI7w4s
(V0lksbote eopy times !.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

INDEPENDENCE COUNCIL NO. 2,
Meets at o,eoc at their Hall on water street over
the Telegraph Once the first and third Saturdays of
month. ott25d6v