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Smyrna times., 1855-08-08
Vankeeisms out of Yankeedom.

Foreigners call all Americans Yankees. and
they are not far from right. The peculiaritie,
OF our country are widespread. Indeed. the
genuine Yankee New Englander) is al,nos
omnlpresent in the United States and Canada
II not IN the world. ! do not, however, attri.
Dute to this fact the prevalence of Yankeesms
out OF lankeedons but suppose they are pccu-
iiar TO human nature, many Of them at least
and by some accident fastened upon the Yankee
character. TO illustrate:
have travelled extensively in New Enp-
land' Tor years in succession, and was never
questioned anywhere This may be deemed an
unaccountable statement, but is strictly true.-
With much less experience of travel in New
Jersey and Pennsylvania, have often been
questioned by strangers to a most ludicrous ex-
tent and they giving no other evidence of Yam
kee character.
Not long since, alighted from stare coach
IN town in New Jersey, in the neighborhood
OF celebrated Watering Places, an entire stran-
ger. A man came directly to me, and with
polite bow, said: "Iou're "a stranger here. I
expect Yes. "Come TO see the place -
No. "Been down to the water - Yes. " Red
Bank = No. "Long Branch 2" No. And
thus he enumerated most of the Watering Pla-
ces in the vicinity, getting the same brief mega
tiVe' when with great astonishment depicted in
his countenance, he inquired with emphasis:
" What Udter hare ylu been to hen?' Hardly
able to maintain my gravity, n said, "salt
'odter !" Somewhat mortified, he exclaimed
" Perhaps | didn't ask fair question !''-
" Indeed you did ask good many fair ques-
tlons," / replied, "and will leave it to these
friends If | havn't given you fair answers! Z"
They all agreed with me; and nv particular
friend took himself away to look for another
customer, or perhaps to reform his Manners
Cor. Of the Phila. Bulletin.
Smyrna times., 1855-08-08
Westward Ho!

Ihere Is country where men are not an in
cumberance, but where humanity is even At,
pteni'um' 10 many parts of the western re
gIons good hands are now commanding rate
OF wages for harvest-work as high as two an,
nall dollars per day. Farmers saw that il i
easier to borrow "a thousand dollars than to bir,
a good hand. Is there not some wa,, tha+ 81,
men iol'ering about our eastern cities, loafne
ABOUT the streets, and lounging about the grog
snops' can be induced to go and work for these
wages The "two dollars dav and roo.,
oeet OF which we heard so much in ,4O was
not as good pay as this
IT another inducement were needed 70 call
TO the west the surplus population that are liv-
ing from hand to mouth here in citv filth. and
swelterlng IN pollution, it is the bloominr faroi-
lies mat spring up, as ifby magic, around prai-
TIE Hrms' Napoleon told Madam De Steal
That she was the greatest woman that had r.;s
Gu most children. By the ancient Roman law
the father OF three children was eXemnt from,
taxation. But notwithstanding the inferonces
mat may be drawn from AIr. Barnum's babv-
shoW' we still remain of the old faith. that il ;s
impossible to raise fine family in tba oity
ne oluost french families run out in two or
'h[ee generations, when transplanted to Paris.
A"eie are many men in this city that COM
ihenced business years ago. with prospects of
carry independence, who now toll for their dai.
ly bread. Atevery turn of life thev have to,,.J
'"a' ds lhe habIts change their necessities be-
come greater; SO that, somehow, they were ne
Tar as ever from competency. Others have
seen their children fall around them. like
leaves IN wlntry weather. Others ookaround
them IN VAN for the children that shouId have
'P'u"g up like olive plants around their board"
10 cheer their declining years and honor their
gray hairs All of them feel that the penaltv
d city lie has been visited on them. and that
iaule and generation must, at no distant dav
perish from the earth.
In the words of the plantation melody
They wish that they were young again.
They'd lead different life;
Ihey'd save their money and buy farm.
Take Dlnah for a wife.
with inducements like these. whv shonId
oung America remain sucking his thumbs, in
tiles and villages! Let him shoulder his rifle.
nd put Mary and the baby. and the ak and the
zoe, INTO the cart, and turn his face towards
ne setting sun; and, twenty years hence if
We should chance that way, we will call on
m' and find him a jolly prairie farmer; the
roprIetor of small village OF barns and out
ouses. The baby that ,Oas, will be a stout.
road-sheuldered man.-American Agricultu-
iSt.
Smyrna times., 1855-08-08

LAGER BEER-IIow MADE.-An interestipp
lager beer trial came off at PETERSBURG. Va
on Saturday, in which interesting larer beer
statistics were brought out on oath, and MAJ.
therefore, be believed. Mr.. Sololnan Kevser
was the defendant, and was charged with keen
ing dlsorderly beer saloon. A very respecta.
bic German witness in the case defined what
lager beer was. He said it was manufactured
OF malt and hops, and to make it bitter, an ox-
ira amount OF the latter was thrown in-that
was 6Ser. This compound was placed in a
parreI lined with casing Of resin, and was
i''I IaIu IN celIar' from which laying in store,
was derived the name lager. This was Iarer
beer or stock ale." The witness thought II
might burst man, but would not make him
drunk. He had known German ladies in New
York and Philadelphia to put II to 20 glasses
Pmts) under their Wristbands in one day, and
never feel the effects.
Smyrna times., 1855-08-08
A Powerful Preacher

In the Life of Bishop Hedding the following
incident is related.
In one of the societies in which the Bishop
presided, two brothers-n-law, members of the
church, and connected in family relation with
nearly all the other members, had a bitter feud
respecting some property, and the church was
on the eve of being rent in twain by the dis
pute. Mr.. Hedding called church meeting,
that the difficulty might be settled.
Mr.. Hedding sat between the two men, and
the wife of each sat beside her husband They
began to talk over the subject of dispute, when
one Of them suddenly warmed up and called
the other liar. Instantly both started to their
feet and rushed at each other; the females
scrambled, aud general alarm ensued. Mr..
Hedding proved himself equal to the awaken
ed emergency. He rushed between them sei-
zed each by the collar of his coat and with
his herculean frame and strength, held them
at arms length, face to face, but unable to
strike each other. They struggled for me-
mentl but found themselves as through clutch
ed in the jaws ofa vice. Holding them at arms
length, he commenced to lecture them in round
terms. From the hearing of this en-
tire lecture there was no escape, and they
writhed under its withering power. When
they were somewhat calmed, Mr.. Hedding ex-
claimed, "Let us pray" and kueeled down,
bringing the two men with him to their knees
upon the floor. Still retaining his grasp, he
prayed for them in most fervent and power
ful manner. When he had closed, he shook
the one he held by his right hand, saying, "Pray,
brother, pray" Soon he commenced praying
and weeping, confessing his sins, and beseech-
ing God and his brother to forgive him. When
the first had concluded, Mr.. Hedding shook the
other, and called upon him to pray. He was
the most pugnacious of the two, and it was hard
work for him to clear his throat so as to give
utterance to words. "a. thousand frogs SEEM
cd clogging his speech )" but he at length broke
through his difficulty, and prayed God and his
brother to forgive him. When he said "Amen, y
Mr.. Hedding relinquished his grasp, and they
all rose to their. feet. "Now shake hands
BRETHREN" said be, and live as brethren, and
love each other as long as you lIve." They
Immediately embraced each other, and almost
as quickly settled their dispute. y = The
two men ever lived on the best of terms. of fra
| ternal and Christian fellowship.
Smyrna times., 1855-08-08

LIVE STOCK IN OHIo.-A correspondent of
the Louisville Courier, who has been traver-
sing OHIO, gives very interesting account of
The progress made in that State in the improve.
ment OF live stock, especially the breeds Of cat.
te' Some parts of the State, such as the coun.
ties OF Plckaway, Madison, Highland, Licking,
etc, have long been celebrated in this respeci'
put 1t is within comparatively few wears onIv
that all sections have gone to work industri-
onsiy ana energetcally to improve the breeds
Gi u 'helr cattle and establish herds of comman-
uIng reputation The writer attributes this
Gsuil N great measure. il not chiefly, to leg
is!atlon tavoring the establishment Of arricn1-
tural societies nall the countics. Men of Ian
ued estates and pccuniary resources are at the
present time embarkng energeticallv in the
business of cattle raising and farmers pener-
any throughout the State are catching the in
tection from them. -"
Smyrna times., 1855-08-08

AN Act OF COURAGE AT THE CR1MpA--Ar
oncsr OF the 18th regiment writes the follow
ing:
Frlvate John Lyons, of the Grenadier com.
pany OF my regiment, performed a daring and
gallant act IN the Quarry work which our fel.
lows took from the enemy the other evening.
n o2-pounder shell sent from battery near the
round Tower truck the ground short of the
"ork' and thence by ricochet, alighted on the
Parapet From the parapet it rolled down to
the inner SIDE among group of men who were
yIhg uhder It's cover--some belonged to the
aIne I'll BRIGADE some to the 10Th regiment
There was seemingly nc escape. The fnze was
burning and Kissing with that peculiar rnsbing
noise which few can hear close to them with.
out some degree of alarm. 1t was what is com.
monty called olive shell ~ that is, a she'll
ready TO scatter death and destruction on all
around. A few moments and the fuze yvonld
communicate with the bursting discharge. the
smell would be rent to pieces, and no one could
say now many would fall victims from its frac-
ments. MY God we're all murdered (" cried
out one OF the men but on the instant. I.vons
VINO ia q tall and exceedingly, powerful man,
started up, rushed TO the shell, and graspintr in
ooth hands the threatening missle, hurled il
overtime parapet. What moment of suspense /,
but 1t was gone and all danger was over. A
second scarcely elapsed after it reached the
ground on the opposite sde when the explosion
took place. The men who saw the thing done
could hardly believe their eyesight, and only
telt secure after the shell had burst You NAV
Imagine there was no want of gratitude to their
deliverer. An offices who also saw the occur
renee reported it to the general, and as an ac-
count OF the transaction with the names of the
witnesses, has been seat to Lord RaUlan 7
have no doubt the man will be rewarded"
Smyrna times., 1855-08-08
WHOLE NO., 228.
The Germans in the Political FieId

Our friends, the Germans, or a portion of
tlein out West, are trying to see how ridden.
louS they can make themselves. and VOC o.
pound to say they are succeeding to perfection
we puolished yesterday the constitution of
un'oh OF tree Germans, which seems to have
81 mated at Louisville, Ky, and to conpre.
n.Hu n;,; most OF the German population in the
te Sl.teS oi tne west. It's object is of course to
revolutlonlse the country.
The free Germans are convinced tbot a.
! united States are going TO the dog. and 49,
! hothlhg can save them but energetic action on
! tle part OF the German immigrants. The n1o,
'n"y propose to pursue is to obtain control of
~ al leglslalure, as a preliminary rnea-
sure; then to put down slavery praduailv =,
throw open seats OF honor and trust to atheists
10 10 aDolish the laws for the Observance nj tho
0aoDatil' to get rid Of the Bible; to abolish the
luihous tralnc IN the public lands" by giving
''io"i 70 al VINO enc Sc to settle on them: TO
give any "poor cooniats'' who desire il q sun,
oi money out of the national treasury ~ start
IN ilie with; to establish a new State donsr+1
''ieuV 10 look after the immigrants; TO render
ti''%ehship as easy as possible to immi0rants.
;" GStdoiIsh nInInura of wages for labor. and
10 declare by law that no man shall be cor,
Pelleu 20 w@rk more than ten hours dav. n
give all State contracts to ASSOCIATIONS of work
men, or, where no associations comna,a -
contractors 10 give security that thev
VIII pay high wages to their men 70 arno;ry.
herman teachers in the free scboois. to abrIisL
ices IN courts of justice to render anv cit;1e,,
ei,giole TO office IN any State or coupty. 70 es-
.aoIish tree trade with nations who do the lite
towards US; to abandon the principle Of ;ptar.
natIonai neutrality and get into trouble with
lore'gn nations on the earliest pretext: TO CON.
ceae TO women the same rights as men to
give the tuil right of suffrage to the blacks
anG hnaliy to abolirh capital punishment
n mere is pretty fair platform for Fritz and
~ tiails 10 work upon. Jolly good fellows. how
they Will slash and hash at our rotten old inst.
tutlons and what a splendid government thew
vii set up. when they have accomplished their
preliminary object Of obtaining the contrsI IF
congress and electng q thoroughbred Dutch.
man to the Presidency.
The Free Germans of the West are en>,+,ad
10 the thanko of the country for having proved
conc clusiVe!y that they are not fit for American
'tlzens: No man, properly mbued with the
'PlFlt OF american institutions, would think of
o ofgaHlzlng an isolated German nationalitv in
ms country or would seek to abolish the Sab.
'atn laws or would want to give awav all our
pubic lands to Germans; or would seek to em.
3roil ron the nation with foreign powers or would
ieslre 10 see legislative interference between
capital and labor.-.N Y Herald
Smyrna times., 1855-08-08
From the AthenGUm.
L 0 S S E S.

Upon the white Sea-sand
There sat a pilgrim band.
IellIng the losses that their lives had known.
While evening wanrd away
From breezy cIIif and bav,
And the strong tides went out with weorv moan
One sPake, with quivering lip,
OF a fair treightc. ship
WIN all his household to the deep gone down
BIt one had wilder wo
For fair face long ago
Lost IN th" darker depths Of a great town.
There were who mourned their youth
With most loving truth.
or us brave hopes aud memories ever green;
And one upon the West
Turned an eye that would not rest
fof tar-oit hills whereon its JOY had BEEN
Some talked of vanished gold
Some of proud honors told.
Some spake of friends that were their trust M
more;
And one of green grave
Beside foreign wave
That made him sit so lonely on the shore.
But when their tales were done,
There sPake among them one,
stranger, seeming from all sorrow free
"Sad losses have ye met,
But mine is heavier yet,
For believing heart hath gone from me-"
"Aas!" these pilgrims said,
"For the living and the dead,
For fortunes cruelty, for loves sure cross,
For the wrecks of land and sea!
But, however it came to thee,
Thine, stranger, is lfes last and heaviest loss. :
FRANCES BRowx
London, July 2.
Smyrna times., 1855-08-08
What is an Original Package I?

The recent opinions and decisions relative 10
the right importers to sell liquors, " in the ORR
gInal packages" under the PrOhibitory Law
lead very naturally to this inquiry The law
OF March z, 1899, organizing our Customs Sys-
tern, contain the following provisions, which
have never, that we arc aware, been sat aside,
except for three years, in the case of Brandy,
some thirty years ago:
no Beer, Ale or Porter shall be brought into
the United States by sea or from any foreign
port OF place, except in casks or vessels the CT
pacity whereof shall not be less than forty gal
Ions beer measure, or in packages containing
not less than six dozen C72) bottles, on pain
OF forfeiture of the said beer, ale or porter nor
shall any distilled spirits (arrack and sweet
cordials excepted) be imported or brought into
The United States, except in casks or vessels
OF the capacity of ninety gallons, wine measure,
and upward, on pain of forfeiture of said distill.
ed spirits imported contrary to the provisions
herein described, together with the shin or YES
sci in which they shall be so imported.
Or presented in tabular form, these defni.
tions of original packages stand thus:
Arrack - ANY amour,
Ale (casks) 40 gallons.
Ale (bottles) 6 dozen.
Beer (casks) 40 gallons.
Beer (bottle) dozen.
Cordials '- Any amount
Porter (casks) 40 gallons.
Porter (bottles) dozen.
Spirits (ncluding Alcohol, Brandy,
Gin, Rum, Whisky, ,kc) 90 gallons.
Wines Any amount
"a . "a q :
Smyrna times., 1855-08-08
Cholera Patient Buried Alive.

special correspondent of the New Orleans
Plcdyune, at Bolivia, Mississippi. writing nm.
der date OF July 18th, says:
learn that there is considerable s;cLrass IN
the river now, the boats often stopping 70 hnrr
their dead. l was informed by a 1bvsicia =
that seven were put off on Tuesday last 81 NJ
Poleoh' Our country continues healthy. |
n'afa OF good story the other day. 1t is
tCus"' Out my informant vouches for the truth
OF IL. On the steamer -, on her last trin
mere were many cases of cholera-manv died
ana were buried. At length all the coffin-nlanl,
was USED up, and the carpenter was compelled
10 make his boxes out of old fatboat blank =
At sundown another case died-a deck passep-
gen. lie was thrust into the box and the ton
loosely nailed on.
Inc captain ran into woody and not
liking to stop to bury the body, bargarfed with
the owner OF the yard, an acquaintance. to do
II LOT MN. The box was left under the bank
alone until morning, when the wood merchant
promised to hide It, In the morning he sent
Two OF his negroes down to dig a hole, when
they came back, their eyes dilated with hor.
rer' and their wool standing on end. swearing
that the dread fellow was humping and knock.
ing TO get out. The master went down and
strange sight presented ITSELF The corpse had
revived, and finding itself in rather close omar.
'ers, e%erted itself, aud bursted the rather
sllght lastenlngs, thus releasing itself. The
man was soon well, and is now choppinp wood
at this place. The boat has landed there since
out although the resurrected will come TO the
ianalng and talk to the officers, no persuasion
can induce HIM to g0 on board. He is fearful
OF being served another trick.
Smyrna times., 1855-08-08

,tSr boarding school miss, deemins {" eat"
a word too vulgar for refined ears, defines it
thus; ITO insert nutritious pabulum into the
dentcuated orifce below the nasal protuber.
ance, which, being masticated, peregrinates
through the cOrtilaginous cavitiesof the larynx,
and is finally domieIliated in the receptacle for
digestive PARTICLES"
Smyrna times., 1855-08-08

LIME WILL Destroy SoRRE1.-Edmund
kuttn gives, IN the last number of the Southcy1,
Planter, the experience OF twenty-four farm.
ers' on the subject of lime, as a remedy against
sorrel. Their experience is from nine TO TWEEN
ty-sIx years, and their unanimous opinion is,
mat marllng and lining. in proper manner
ana quantity, Will entirely destroy the growth
Ct sOrrel, and prevent lis return.
Smyrna times., 1855-08-08

% A strong solution OF alum with some
whskey mixed in it, is said to be a most excel.
lent remedy for the galded shoulders of horses.
healed. 80
Smyrna times., 1855-08-08

0C15- Beat this who can We heard yester-
day Of two ladies' in this city, who earned 81
a day each, for 1--WE successive days, "machin.
ING shoes" We call this pretty tall wages
Lynn Reporter.
Smyrna times., 1855-08-08

or A Brooklyn gentleman has been plant.
ing some Wlnnebago corn, which he received
from the Agricultural Bureau of the Patent
Office, and IN eleven weeks after il was nnt -
the ground it produced ears 1t for bo;ling -
Smyrna times., 1855-08-08

V7- If continued wheat cropping has ex-
hausted the soil, dollars worth of bone dust
is worth ten times as aucn as dollars worth
of barnyard manure.
Smyrna times., 1855-08-08

W Jenny Lind and her husband, it is said.
are narmoniously and actively engaged in car.
rying out her plans for the establishment Of
public schools in Sweden. She keeps mn her
correspondence regularly with the friends She
maze nia. IN 'hs country during her professional
Smyrna times., 1855-08-08
Cbutte ,4oem,
Written for the Smyrna Times.
A Hearts Bitterness.
CLARA.....BY J. p. d.

CLAhh.....BY J. p. d.
Death LOUes shining mark"
Bright Clara-gentle Clara,
Gliding through the giddy throag;
BowIng, courteous-jesting, merry,
As she gaily glides along.
Loved Clara-noble Clara.
Tripping Ger the parlor floor;
BlIihsOme as an angel farie,
TASTES to greet you at the door.
Dear CIaIa-crring Clara,
Heart alive to every bliss;
Mindless of the world eternal,
Seeking all her joy in this.
Pale Clara-lonely Clara,
Lying in her chamber now;
And her dark, fantastic tresses
Hang disheveled DER her brow.
Sad Clara-weary Clara,
MIrth and music all are flown,
Health and beauty all departed;
Clara, brother, all alone.
., Clara--idol Clara,
Where are now thy friends of yore
Father mother, tender brother,
Constant only as before.
Lost Clara--angel Clara,
Still is now thy glad young heart,
And thy ruby lips are livid,
Cold and bloomless all thou art
POOR CLARA-LovELY CLARA"
From lov'd lips in anguish fell,
While the clods fall on the coffin
Echo back the last FAREWELL
Smyrna times., 1855-08-08

aOS1- Mosquitoes, it is stated, were never ksown
to be so numerous and troublesome at New Or.
leans as they are this season.
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appeal.
NEW ORLEANS, Decent

NEW ORLEANS, December 10, 1855.
The underslgned Board Of Directors Society
lief of Destitute Orphan Boys make this their fellow
citizens Of New Orleans that which
utel3 requires They ofer their personal
they havs been mped make this appeal
only by dire necessity and while they
In hits great city who, the suggestion appreciate
their obligation to contribute this cause yet
imperative duty declare the pres
and its caima the public bounty ali
bue fully know 10 whom and for what they contributing
TbinSoeieiy the first that organized the
Orleans for the purpose Of providing home destitute orphan
Ills at the prefent time ths only midst founded The
broad bsais OF bsrssoehcs without regard nation
been in aueesssfu operation for thirty years. during which
upwards OF thousand hays recipients BENEFITS
and all these far heard om have given pref that have
become assfal members of society and rapng the rich sdvr
tages Of their early training.
There now than hundred and twenty boys the
suton feed eohe instruct provide with
occupations In the treasury there dollar expenses
for October snd November bout $500 per month";
Iqudatsd.
The undegnsd saasured from the Of whom
they address themselves that their appeal will be san
CD. DUNCAN E.MAcPHERsoN
II. W. PALFREY ADAM CITIZEN,
THOMAS l. DIX, DAVID MADDEN,
P. Al ozANNE. WIN. PERKINS.
E.B.-Eaeh Director will receive donations. d9s 9ptF
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The PALACE MUSEUM. There seems to be no
limit % the novelties to expect when the Floating
Palace arrives Besides the countless oufiostes briefly
referred 70 in their advertisement In another column tbe
steamship Granada, due brings White Polar Rear
brace Of ostcher and other varieties for the Palace
70 give our readers faint idea Of the yastpess and
completeness Of the whos affair have only to mention
tnat daily paper is published on hoard-sst up and
printed in the presence Of the audience The corv III
fore us rss printed at ST. Joseph this state on hoard
the Palace, and Is well gotten up.
70 the antiquarian the student, and especially to FAINT
lies and Schools this exhibition will be the most interea
ing and instructive that has offered in this city.