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Importance of Punctuation.

Punctuation not only serves to make an au-
thOr's meaning plain, hut often saves US from
being entirely msconceived. There are many
cases in which change of points completely
alters the sentiment
An English statesman once took adVantag ge of
this fact, to free himself frorn an embarrassing
position. Having charged an officer of gov
ernment with dishonesty, he was required by
Parliament, under heavy penalty, publicly to
retract the accusation in the House of Com.
mons. At the appointed time he appeared with
written recantaton, which he read aloud as
follows: "I said he was dishonest, it is true
and am sorry for it," This was satisfactory
but what was the surprise of Parliament, the
following day, to see the retraction printed in
the paper thus: I" said he was dishonest; il
is true, and am sorry for it," BY simple
transposition of the comma and semicolon, tn,
ingenious slanderer represented himself to th,
. countrys not only as having made no reeanta
tion, but even as having reiterated the charg,
in the very face Of Parliament. Qaockenbos'
Composition and Rhetoric. 3 eaW asm 81
Smyrna times., 1855-07-18

"OMAHA CITY" is the capital OF the Terri
tory OF Nebraska, and letter writer thus speaks
OF it.
"Omaha city can now boast Of some forty
houses, suchas they are, There are four stores,
one hotel, three boarding houses, two drink
ing houses, one blacksmith shop, one steam
saw-mlll, one printing office, twenty lawyers,
nine doctors, one minister, one hundred and If
~ specula tors, twelve government officials
thirteen babies, seventy-tve Legislative aspl-
rants, thirty congressional aspranls, forty gen
tleman about town, and few mere persons gen
ally. Of course the place is improving, pro-
crossing, advancing, going-ahead, aud vii
eventually be place ofconsiderabie Importance
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Dream Of a Quaker La1v.

There is a beautiful story of a Quaker lady,
who was much addicted to smoking tobacco
She had indulged herself in this habit until it
had increased SO much upon her that she not
only smoked her pipe large portion of the
day, but frequently sat up in bed for this pur-
pose in the night. After one of those nocturnal
entertainments she fell asleep, and dreamed she
died and approached heaven. Meeting an an
gel, she asked him if her name was written in
the book of life. He disappeared, but replied
on returning, 50 that could not find it, 40" said
she, "do look again-it must be there" lie
examined again, but returned with sorrowful
face, saying it was not there. Do look once
more :" The angel was moved to tears by her
entreaties, and again left to renew his search.
After long absence he came back, his face
radiant with Joy, and exclaimed, 1--WE have
found it but it was So clOuded with tobacco
smoke that we could hardly see t!' Tha
good woman, upon waking Immediately threw
her pipe away, and never indulged IN smoking
! again.
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From the Philadcrhia SRn.
Communication.

MAYOR Dow A%D THE P0RrLNHn RIOT-
IHcSSrS. EditorS--l notice in your paper this
morning that - the ScrOHd inquest held unon
the case of Robbins,' in Portland, has resulted
in Il verdict that the deceased came to hsdeath
by the rash ane illegal orders of Mayor Dow.
Second inquest! Why was it held For the
very purpose of bringing in the verdict above
named. | was at Portland while this inquest
was being held ! went in to see for myself
the course OF things. Eyerybody there under
stands why it was got up. Political capital was
the object The out and out Wings arc in a
hopeless minority. .and they want to Get the as
tendency, The old line Democrats are in the
same prcdicament, and they are anxious to pet
into power again. Thus these two wings of
the old parties are running Il scrub race TO sec
which can make the most of the late disturb
ancc. They say there was no mob No mob >
| went to the City Hall to see for myself On
one side of the building the door was utterly
demolished by the stones hurled arainst it. +
counted HFiy mdcntatlOns in a post i'm the
centre of the room and in the walls, made bv
pistol sllols frCG by tire Hi0G, and by the fury of
the stones hurled IN. Nearly twn bushels of
stones were gathered from the floor after the
riot was suppressed Violent demonstrations
commenced about o'clock in the cveninr. and
the shot by which Robbins lost his life was fired
Il llIllc aItcr IL Clpck, but bV whom BV
some Of the military, say the &ccond inquest
Perhaps 50, but it is by no lucans certain. 1t
Is in proof that the mob fired pistol shots, and
Robbins is as likely to have been killed bv che
OF his associates as by the military But be
that as it may, he was in the act of pushing
back the bolt by which the door was barred, TO
let In the mob, when he was killed. If he had
succeeded. who doubts but the excited thronr
would have stove in the liquor casks, and drank
freely, and who then can predict the terrible
scene that would have followed! Not one life
merely, but scores of lives in all probability
would have been the fina! issue. Decision. Gu
ergy and apparent severity in the ncipcnt de-
vclopments of mob spirit, are wise, humane
and mercitul. The first inquest was composed
of men, part of VIII IN were friendly to Mayor
Dow and the Prohlbtory Law, and part were
opposed, and yet their verdict was unanimous,
JustItylng and sustaining Mayor Dow and the
city authorities. The Sec0Md inquest was com
posed OF men, all OF whom are the violent on
ponens Of Mr.. Dow and the liquor law
Which verdict is entitled to NEST weight, can
did, Intelligent, unfreJudIccd men will decide.
JUSTICE.
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SISGING.-A ycuag man of a social partv
was urged 10 sing a song. lie rcpl3.- he wouli
first tell story, and then !. tI.y i.-ss.,;g. ia.
their demands, II" wo''lG ay cute il song
"NAen BOY, ne said, {" he took lessons in
singing, aui one Sunday morning he went into
his father attic to practice by himself When
IN t"Iipa!, he was sent Tor BY The old gentle
man.
4" This is pretty conduct" said the father;
= "r' hy eml loymcnt Tor the son of pious pa
r"n.s 10 he saving boards ON Sunday morning
o'la .ip"-h 70 d. hraru by the mcIghbors Sit
ta..l, aas. "a L. our nook.'
i1r "aa2 man MAS excused from singing
iho Irop"Srd song. q
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The Battles in the Crimea.

Since the time of the battle of Waterloo,
June l8, 1915, to the late general attack Oh
the Redan and MalakOfF works, in the south
ern division of Sevastopol, juno Is, 1855. Just
forty years afterwards, an English army has
not met with So severe loss in the field as is
represented in the last battle. The Boston
Courier says:
The great Aifgan loss which the East Indian
army sustained was not in action. AT the bal
tie of Waterloo, Wellington had under his or
ders about $4,000 men; a moie'y ofthese only
were British troops. The rrussars. undcr
Blucher. came np late N Ii" dav--tllev are 10,
incluGed IN tins est"0,ie. Yelling ms total
less than ii,utU nen ir.m his aiut o. G-.N3t.
BY t,r tn hcAEie-' 1pr. ION ot tins ~. u3.9 ~
B t.,G troops. ~ all the trooas uua.r a...: a.
th9t day were not enwag"d ~ acton. Mother
the numbers OF The Ereach ror Ea~lish who
took part in the assault or :hr Radat md th,
Malakotf are given, but the front o. he whole
attack was less than q half ii mile. and il Is
not al all probable that more than 5000 Engl sll
could have taken part in it, out of which BOO
is the smallest number given IN any English
paper as their loss alone, one paper estimating
it from to 5000.
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A Bit of Advice,
again.

Have you enemies Go straight on, and
don't mind them. If they get in your way,
walk round them, regardless of their spite. A
man who has no enemies is seldom good for
anything--hc is made of that kind of material
which is so easily worked that every onc has a
hand in it. A sterling churacter-one who
thinks for himself, and speaks what he thinks,
is always sure TO have enemies. They are as
necessary to him as fresh air: they keep him
alive and active. A celebrated character who
was surrounded by enemies, used to remark
/" They ire sparks which, if you do not blow
will 20 out of themselves" Let this be your
feeling, while endcavOring to live down the
scandal OK those who are bitter against yOu.-
Ii you stop to dispute, you do but as they desire
and open the way for more abuse. Let the
poor fellows talk-thcre will be reaction, j
youperiorn but your duty, and hundreds whC
were once alienatcd from you, will flock to yol
and acknowledge their error.
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6 boitt porms.
OLD TIMES AND NEW.

H.a
In days of old title was .. ...t ....
A sign nf gentle birth; ...
And rich men looked upon the poor
As cunlbcrcrs Of the earth;
They thought it Just the crowd should yield
To sccptrc and to crown;
And when they would attempt to rise, =
They were kept fastened down;
but better days on earth have dawncd,
And reasons holy light
Has cleared away the sombre clouds
Upon the brow of night;
AID now the poor and rich alike
lave perfect right to think;
They both can quatf from learning's fount,
And its pure waters drink.
In olden times books were, indeed,
Snch rare and costly things,
That none could read the hidden lore
But counts. and dukes. ana kjrcs;
The pnnr had quite enough TO do
To til the fruitful soil. -
To swing tn S'n:,.'r al. ;road thn rocnd
Of ncver-caajn2 toll;
Eut now within these latter days
The light of trtth has spread,
And ignorance and bigotry
With all their train are dead;
And he who has virtuous mind,
No matter what's his rank.
Can face the man who only boasts
His thousands in the bank
Then mourn not for "the good old times"
of which the poets sing,
For naught but recollections sad
From out the past can spring;
But let US hail with songs of praise
A brighter, apPler day,
When causes L at lave tostered crime
Are wearing fast away;
For now before the Pen and Press
Must old opinions fall,
And Truth aud Justice hearken 10
Sweet Mcrcy's loving call;
And every heart in thaukfulness
Siall tie old times review,
Forgetting all their evils in T..
The advr.t of the new.
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Poor Relations.
7. T..

Dear me, what task they are. Apart from
the modification to which they frequently sub
ject Us, is the supporting OF them. do not
mind giving them something now and then, but
when it is nothing but give, give, get out of
ali kind Of patience. They seem to be under
the impression that because they baye relations
who. are rich, they must necessarily support
them; as to my part, am totally Tired OF IT.
We have too maay expenses to meet of our own
without people incoming them for us. Well,
shall pul a stop to it atonce, for am getting
heartily tired OF it. .ino8'9s1E8fba r
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/. No RESPECT FOR ROYALTY.-The Countess
OF MOntejO, who is the mother of the Empress
Of the French, intending shortly to 20 to Paris
to see her daughter, sent all her Jewels in the
Ambassadors despatch bag, directed to the EN-
press, suppOsng that to be the safest way. BY
some means or other, a chief of the Carlists got
information of the fact, posted some of their
men on the road, seized the booty, and escaped
without discovery, The loss to the Countess
is estimated at over E50,0O0 sterling.
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s The "kINDE~r Cur OF ALL-A New
jersey paper tells OF man at work with Il
moving machine, who slipped while cmdcavor-
ing to Jump upon the seal, aud fell Just behind
the cutting bar, but in his fall his lett arm was
thrown IN front of the knife. aud instantly scv-
cred Just above the wrist. So sudden was the
cut that he did not know that he was hurt, and
jumping up and rhnning for his horses, he
found he was one hand SHIRT; this was found
where the knife had left it, as cleanly severed
as u surgeon could have cut it.
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lIUsBANDs vs.. WIvEs.-IIow much of bck-
rring, peevishnras and consequent unhappiness
might he avoided, if every married man wonld
treat his wife with the same courtesy and at
tentlon as he Wonld observe Ia Il lady visiting at
his house. While IT Is highly proper that he
should be gentleman abroad, it is doubly im-
prrative that he should not tasiiy the character
at home.
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ALL FOR A DOG We find the following at
the head of the leading editorial column OF the
Newport Daiiy NerS:
$500 REWARD-The above reward will
be paid for such information as will lead to the
detection and conviction of the scoundrel who
burglorlously entered the Daily News" Office
on Friday night, and killed, by hanging, Little
"lIarry," King Charles" Spaniel, belong
ing to the subscriber
". II. CRANSTON.
Isn't that a little dear for dog meat! 1t beats
beet!
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o. Bruddcr Jones, can you tell me the dit.
ference tween dying and deting!' r.-. ..-
We'll, oh course | kin, Samuel. When you
diet you lib on muffin, and when you die you
hab muffin TO lib on '''
well, dat's different from what tort it was
race atween doctorin' stuff and starvation,
TO see which will kill tust.'
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DRy Cows.-"I say, milkman, you give your
cows to much saltg" "Why-how do you
know how much salt give them 2" 81 Judge
from the appearance Of the milk lately Salt
makes the cows dry, and then they drink too
much water, and that makes their milk thin,
you know" q as1a2'a-' bar s9lhP m.g.sA ,.
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WADTED.-By an ancient maiden lady "A
local habtation and u name" The real es-
tate she is not particular about, SO that the
title is good. The name she wishes to hand
down to posterity.
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AN UNMTTIGArED ScoUNDREL.-Somecr crusty,
rusty fusty, lusty, musty, dusty, gusty curmud-
geon of . man, gave the following toast at a
celebration ;-s+' Our FIRE eugines--May they
be like our old maids-eyer ready, never want
ed,', 5f eas.et.se. a.af.ft4 .tsatg.,slaA q
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A FEELING REPLY.-Mlton was asked by a
friend, whether he would instruct his daughters
in the different languages, to which he re-.
piled -
"No. sir; one tongue is sufficient for wo.
man."
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srIttt 4t(tsttllanp.
The Loved, but Lost.
Tucker Hill, June 1855.

Lost! No, not all lost. Death can never
wholly deprive us of friend: His memory
still fingers with us " transfgured by the sepa-
ration" Precious forms may be taken away,
their living presence lost to forever, yet their
influence +" still lives " with us, and about us,
and for us. Spirit, as it were, may still answer
to spirit, and sweet consolation spring grateful
from r,collcctons of the past. Those memo
RES so intimately related 10 the soul, how valu-
able, hallowed-coming back to us, as years
roll away, Constant, like blessed ministerng
spirits 10 separate US from the present, to sepa-
rate US stil from the vain and noisy world, and
inspiro to look away to that realm where the
angels live---where our hopes live.
None. may venture to say, may know, un-
I'll VISITED with the fearful costs, in tears, and
sighs. aud groans, and blood, nay, the agony al
most OF tell despair, the awful gap there is be-
tween glorious hopes that seemed enduring,
and the utter desolation that followed swift on
their decay. But life is teeming with these
heart-crushing vicissitudeS.
"Oh my soul, it is fearful,
| We are each of US signing
The moment we are joyful,
Il That moment we are dying.
And all that is left for us,
f ..,... - And all that we've tasted,
! ~ Are hearts that are broken. FL.
; 7.sG . And hopes that are blasted"
/ f'A ---~~-- tey--.
: BREACH OF PRoMIsE-To maintain an actio
a for breach Of promise Of marriage, the promI'
!. must be proved, or such evidence offered as wi
9 satisfy the court that there was promise IN
e Piled Mere attentions go for nothing IN
court az layy Or S2lFJ s5H9ul owl sq GhfaF ~
~ : f~ii an9l c-lILg HnuL - IL .8aam.
o TO, You've PEoPLE.--- Choose the company
o iyoufsuperiors, whenever you can have ii; tn
n is the right and true pride. giDaa1 h1zees
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Cyan individual WAsarrested the other day.
in New York, indeayorng to pick man poek-
ct. He said he wasn't used to the business,
and was trying to get his hand in. ...'
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LAZY pEopLE-There is family In OHIO so
lazu that it takes two ofthem to sneeze, one to
throw the head hack, and the other to make the
noise.
,L.-l- . .ahsl ~ t-aL
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LIVING WITHOUT FOOp.-lIon. Ii. Boucher
de Boucherville sends to the Medical Chroni-
Gle. Montreal, Canada, an account of a young
girl, Is years of age, who ate no food for three
months. He says her health has not suffered
her complexion is fair, she is always lively, and
busy about the house, ortcaching the poor child
rem of her own place reading, writing, sewing
and praying still she does not seem 10 enjoy
strong constitution. Last Christmas, after al
absolute last of three months, she began to TAX,
some light food, which, however, she has neve
been able to keep on her stomach. The mos
remarkable feature Of the story is that Mr.
Boucher appears to religiously believe it.
Smyrna times., 1855-07-18

To You've PEOPLE, Choose the company OF
/ your fsuperiors, whenever you can have it, that
is the right and true pride,aa gi0ahi b11e~es,
Smyrna times., 1855-07-18

UNHEcoMING.-Itis notpropsr, when meeting
lady IN the stree after first introduction to
address her.at all. unless she first recognises
you, and gives some Indication OF PERMISSION
to address her, gsa.t.. .-r# -
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Criminal Attitlt.
Written for the Smyrna Times.
So -l 100 .-.
.. A RTE.
BY EXPONENT.

lr is the hour of one-yet | sleep not. |
have been lying here for hours endeavoring to
sleep. but sleep has fled from my eyelids, and
cannot prevail upon it to again
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aMERicAN OffIcERS IN The CRIaEA--Tho
statement going the rounds of the newspa-
pers that the three officers of the American
army dispatched to the Crnca by the Pres.
ident, for the purpose Of observing the i'm
provemcntS in the military sciences, have
been refused the necessary sanction of tho
RUSSIAN Government, Is a malicious fiJrica.
ton. y private letter from a friend by tho
last steamer assures US that the three otli.
GERS alluded to major Dclafeld, Captain
Movdecai, and Captain McClellen,) had been
received with distinguished honor by the
representatives of the Car Alexander. so
far as they had advanced at last accounts.
On their arrival at Berlin they were wei.
coined and entertained by the Russian Min.
lister in the most cordial manner; and when
they reached Warsaw Prince Paskicwitch
greeted them with splendid hospitality. He
gave them grand review Of the troops. and
ordered an engineer officer to show them
the iortiiica,ons, &c They had been of.
iered choice between an invitation from
the Emperor, first to visit the Russian cap
itaI, st. Petersburg, or to be expressed to
the Crimea. They accepted the first, and
have arrived at st. Petersburg, and doubt.
less, have received before this time such "a.
ciiitics for the prosecution of their object a.
the Emperor only can give. This country is
under great obligations to the Russian Gov.
ernment and its officers for their great kind.
ness and consideration to our officers
treatment which stands in such hold relief
when contrasted with the cold, cautious. and
suspicious conduct of the Allies, that we
deem it worthy Of special notice Wasa.
iHyt0A EAign.
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Totals.

The above figures show an increase as
compared with the crop reported in 1850
of TWENTY-FIVE million bushels. The aCgre.
gate Weld in 1850 was doubtless much larger
than indicated by the figures above, as is al.
so the crop Of the present year but the
statement shows the comparative yield
Last year the crop was smaller than in 1850,
by at least twenty-five per cent. so that the
increase this year rs compared with last, is
over forty million bushels. While it ap.
pears, from the figures thus furnished, that
the crop is not excessively large, it il also
shown that there is a sufficient quantity in
the country to supply the home demand at
moderate prices, and leave large surplus for
export 1t may be said that it will require
this surplus to ill the vacuum that exists,
with reference to stocks, as compared with
ordinary years, and the amount to be
marketed will not be sufficiently large
to secure any material reduction in prices.
1t must he considered, however, in this
connection that the exhaustion of supplies Of
wheat, this season, is attributable fully Ms
much to the failure Of other crops, as to the
short yield of this grain. There was not
full crop of any cereal, and in addition to this
there was not more than ne.foui,h of crop
Of vegetables. Consequently, wheat was
consumed TO much ercatcr extent than it
would otherwise have been. This year, we
have not only an average crop Of wheat, but
the crops Of other grains, and all kinds Of
vegetables promise to be unusually large.
We must therefore look for a very mate.
rial decline in the prices of -four, and all
kinds of grain. There will be an abundant
supply of all kinds for home consumption,
and as large n surplus for export as foreign
countries may require. England has u
prospect Of very fine harvest, and not
withstanding the probable cutting off ofsup
plies from the wheat growing regions of the
Black Sea, it is not likely, that with large
home yield, she will take any great Quan,-
ty from us. except at reasonable rates; and
in determining what reasonable iates are,
we must not look into the past Season for a
comparison.
1t is impossible, that in the face Of good
crops, present prices could be maintained.
Even when the famine prevailed in Europe,
and the exports of brcadstuils from this
country were larger than at any time before
or since that period, no such prices have
been realized as those current for six months
past. To ascertain the probable range of
prices for the product of the incoming har.
vest, we must therefore look to the averages
Of ordinary years. In this aspect Of the
case, il may be interesting to know the aver.
age prices of years preceding the current
one. These are shown by the following
figures, each year ending on the 8lst OF
August.
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Dbl for -four; 7jc per bus. for wheat and
36c. per bus for corn. II is not likely
that prices will reach such low points this
season, bu, the indications are that they can.
not be maintained at very much higher
rates, for any considerable time. 1t must
also appear from the facts presented above,
that 50 for -four, 5 for wheat and 45c for
corn, are very high prices, and cannot be
sustained, except IN extraordinary seasons.
and III the absence of average crops though,
at present, these figures would be consider.
ed very low, and some people we have no
doubt would be ready to pronounce such
piices as ru!nous to the agricultural! inter.
ests OF the country. In reality, however.
they areliar above producing point, and
the true interests Of the country arc best
promoted when the supply and demand are
such as to regulate the value of products, SO
as to afford fair profits to producers, and
reasonably cheap food to consumers. The
Indications at present are that both these
objects will be realized this year and wo
may look for the most beneficial results
therefrom.
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Five Dollars Reward.
DAGljEIsisEOTYPEs.

TIME subscriber would respectfully inform his
old friends aud the rest o mankind, that h"
sn, his post again. aud is prepared TO exec u!e
this city b,to,e tor have made new discovery
in the arrangement OF light which enables me to
give more truthful and life. like expression to
the likeness than is Otherwise obtained. Call III
any weather ut my new dugu.rrro,ype rooms
aud you may have your miniatures in PLAIN ease
Tor only Al 5O inner eases at small extra costs
Exlta heads on sane plate iiiy cents each, Al.
wayscome IN oaIk dress, as red, orange, green
OF black.
N b. Ny pictures cannot he excciled my.
whc',--can he .quallcd u, but lew places IN the
west. Gene IN bnJ see. az viii be glad TO show
faces whether you wan, sny'hing or not,
March 81 JAM. Mhss1oS.