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DYING, AND LIVING.

BY THEODORE TILToS
She died-yet Is not dead,
Ye saw daisy on her tomb;
1t bloomed to die-she died 10 bloom
Her summer had not sped
She dicd-yct is not dead
ie saw her jewels all unset;
Lo, God then gave coronet,
To crown her ransom d head
She died-yet is not dead
Ye saw her gazing toward a sky
Whose lights ns'er beam on mortal eve
She lingcr 'd--yearn d-and nd,
She dicd-yct is not dead,
a messenger on nois less wing
Bore sweet summons from the King
She follow'd where he led
She dicd--yet is not dead
Thro pearly gate. Ger golden street,
She went her way with shining feet -
Go We, and thither read
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-12-19

What b that which, when the whole 10
takan. some will still remain The word
wholesome
WV is lady swn tHst when she Il just
out Of bed in the morning Bocauso tlsen
s1e's a-ross!
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-12-19
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Smyrna times., 1856-07-09

SINGULAR HABITS OF AN AurHoR.-It is -
;"'e"' as an instance OF DE Quincy carelesncss
III money matters, that having been onco o.
rested for debt Of twenty pounds in E1;.
ourg"' lie was dragged TO iail, where bo ~
manned tor two weeks. Durinr tho nor;',I :
MS incarceration, his daughter freouop,l,, ~; "
'eu num- and one day broue ht him neat yrois.
Cou', H, 'he one he then wore being somerba.
snaoOy. Alter DE Quincy had taken OFF 'i"t i;t
ola vest, the daughter careesslv ev.n,i,i -, iiS
PccHe's' discovered bank note of thirty nonnd,
OF the exlstance of which her father LaJ 'uS rs
khowiedge Whatever, and with which ofco',n'o nv
'hG twenty pound debt was instantly discbor,raI
be quincy, when he writes. ilings each s1,a.
as soon as finished, over his shoulder ,nd '''eet e
CT sees II again. His daughters gather nm H.,
scattered leaves, arrange aud correct ,Le'
ana nawk them, among the maoaziua oJ;,a"
for sale. e"~'"e edltors
A long time De Quncy's nerv,nSnos. G.
opium, was so great that he was obl;,oi io.i m
walk fourteen miles day in order to n5oo., ~ 10
Two hours sleep at night. The wov in ut;nt
'his was accomplished was curiOus 'Tho d~1l
u i'"u ihile measured on a neighboring roa,I
a"u at one extremity placed a heap of seva''
stones when the JOurney~w was TO conn,or.'
nc quincy took up a stone and carried :. =,
The other end of the mile, then ratnrnaJ 10 10
ahother' until the pile was exhausted rhi,
Necessity OF carrying the stones prevented na
quincy irom forgetting the number of ,a;ia,
he had walked, which would otherwise Ia L;nt
~ probable.-N Y. Times.
Smyrna times., 1856-07-09
q 9otte potm.
Write" for the Smyrna Times.
MON EY,

III o " e Y.
'Ifs money makes the mare 60,
And for it men will dare 90
into dark Dangers arms-Danger's arms.
1t sent the arrowy Argo,
'Gainst Honor's just embargo,
After feecy cargo,
10 COlchis, by its charms-by its charms.
For it the sail-ship hieth,
And the locomotive plieth
on the rail, myriad miles-myriad miles.
The venal lawyer lieth,
The hawker loudly crieth
And the doctor gladly hieth
AT midnight, for its smiles-for its smiles.
The cunning cOxcomb gasses
And talks love to rich lasses
Forts charms in their dower-in their dover
The forger false coin passes,
And the landlord rings his glasses
10 make good fellows asses
Detested, for its power-for its power.
Alas! most men are given
10 love its magic leaven
vi power, more than they should-than they
should
For, though it can cnliven,
The love of it has riven
The strongest hopes of heaven
AND crushed all moral good-moral good.
Camden, Del. Sr,,.,
Smyrna times., 1856-07-09
CtmperMte Stems.
1ne Judges of England on Temper.
ance

o,,;i Ihe Judges of England are waking IN 70 ,bo
Io; Lvis resulting from the liquor traffic The taI
,I" "tug mg Impressive passage is from cbar0a IS
@ tne Grand Ira Jury, by the Recorder Of Hni 60 o'
uel warren, Esq, This gentleman Is n'nrr 'Ya.l'
Year u en- thousand
rhtemperance and ignorance woro lho
seI) nsa) TWO mighty evils at the root of an o,6np
"oTua. :. W., evils He continued as follows
Would that holy crusade could Gn,oms he W., - -
Ut.a ilatIonH movement, against these t,vn
,"Ve'erate and deadly foes of mankind, ! u"o u.D
never heard to speak syllable with joyi,r "os
1iSreSpect to the Temperance movement, 9s T.
- called for to me the sight of man, esnaci'
c.y !" humble life, who voluntarily absta;ns
a"" va pleasure and excitement, which he fonnJ
~ ieau MN tar asary from virtue, peace and
pplness, is very noble and affect;n0 -. 'l'u
act OF self-denIal which must be accanfatIo .lI =,
a AInIshly Hod Gentleman, to the bc.t or.
IcIe'' no temperance man ever stood at ,ha,
oar' 10 receive judgement from this seot in "t
.'iles I at least; while tremple to exnress ,!,
Jei'e' Je mat seven out OF every ten who hare
iohe so' have been brought there hv intoxiaa
ing ilquor; lhave talked with them y aftorI"a-'i.
N IN prison. and they have owned il with ,on-s aaus
Of agony" - WIN tears
Smyrna times., 1856-07-09

KUM's DOINGs.-Ncholas Graham, who was
recently hung by the Vigilance Committee. in
California, attributed his ruin to intoxicating
hquor. lie was quite young man, and had il
not been for this scourge of our race-this
curse OF our cOuntry-would have been n rc-
spectacle and useful CITIZEN. In view of This
TACT and others which are transpiring almost
daily, we think that the voters of this State
should pause and reflect on the consequences
llke'y to ensue by the election of men to the
Legislature, in favor of the repeal of the Ia ~
tor the suppression of intemperance. The time
Tor action is near at hand, and we coniure every
voter as man, a christian, n parent. n friend
OF morality and virtue, to array himself against
legalizlng the ndiscriminate sale of this great
agent Of poverty, vice, wretchedness and even
murder-worse than the pestilence that vast.
eth IN the darkness and smieth at nOondav.-
10 the following extrc ct from the confession of
Graham, we invite attention
81 acknowledge my guilt and the Justice of
my sentence OF death. | am satisfied to die
ieel tlat deserve TO. The free use of splr.
nuous liquors Is the cause Of my coming to this
dlsgraceiul end. For the past seven or eight
years have worked constantly; | have spent
al The money that earned for liquor, and have
drank deeply. write this for publication after
my death, aud If the notice Of my execution
and the cause Of the commission of the cri,no
for which | suffer, should deter but one of ,nv
fellow-creatures from following in my footstens
and induce him TO refrain from the use of n,n,s >
greatest curse--Rum-l feel that | shall no,
have lived or died in vain.
NY fellow creatures, let the voice of a man
on The brink OF the grave be heard in solemn
warning against this detestable vice. | kna,v
from my own experience, that the use of IN.
toxlcatlng drinks is the cause Of the greatest
evils Of life. .. ..'..
Smyrna times., 1856-07-09
The Kansas Report.

The Kansas Committee made their renor, :
the House of Representatives on TuoOdar r
i' very lengthy document, embracing seven
teen closely printed columns of the New Yorl
Ir'O"ne. The closing portion of the report
winch embodies the conclusions at which th,
committee arrived, after carefully reviewina
the evidence submitted, is in the following
words:
| Your commtte report the following E,cts
anu conclusions as established by the testimony:
T"St' mat each election IN the Territory
.leld under the organic or alleged TerritoriaI
rh" mas Deen carried by organized inyasious
'o"" t'le state OF Missouri, by which the peo-
PIE OF the Territory have been prevented from
oAeiciSlnS the rights secured to them by the
organic law.
Neco"d. That the alleged Territorial Lcgis
azure was an Illegally constituted body, and
'ou "o power to pass valid laws, aud their en-
actments are, therefore, nun and VOID.
THIRD. That these alleged laws have not. as
general thing, been used to protect persons
and property and to punish wrong but for un.
lawful purposes
f0"Fth. That the election under which tbo
sitting Delegate, John w. Whitfield. holds his
seat was not held in pursuance Of any valid
iaw' and that 1t should be regarded only as the
expression OF the choice of those resident citi-
zens who voted for him.
FDth. That the election under which the
cohlesting delegate, Andrew ii. Reeder. claims
MS seat, was not held in pursuance of law. a nd
mat 1t should be regarded only as the expres.
sion OF the choice OF the resident citizens who
voted for him.
SLrth. That Andrew ii. Reeder received
greater number of votes of resident citizene
Than John w. Whitfield. for delegate.
Nctenh. That in the present condition of
The Territory a fair election cannot be held |
Without new census, stringent and we'll |
guarded election law, the selection of impartial
Judges, and the presence of the United States
troops at every place of election.
EtShh. That the various elections held he
lhe people Of the Territory preliminary to the
formation of the State Government have been
IS regular as the disturbed condition o, the
territory would allow; and that the Constitu-
ION passed by the Convention, held in pursu-
nee OF SAID elections, embodies the viii of
majority of the people.
as 1t Is not the province of your Committee
o suggest remedies for the existing troubles in
ne territory OF Kansas, they content them
elves with the foregoing statement of facts.
All OF which Is respectfully submitted.
VIM A. HOwARD,
JoHN SHrRNAS
Smyrna times., 1856-07-09

o.;i nHE IEMpERANcE CAusE-AlI manner of
E.'iIes, tra all manner Of Deaths result djrrc,I~
ion lhe sale of strong drink. Here in Ib;S
@ emy are Two thousand shops, where, witbom,
any stretch OF imagination, it may be fair 70 sa
'llaa disease and death are sold, and to wbicy icy
Hi%y oe Traced the cause Of the most terrible
I%s'erS that nave ever been recorded. If rUo
Soa',ns ,~a snouId not be suppressed by law. them
nna n's"t as wen abolish all laws and let Ioosn
rpJ" rahhar soclT'y all the murderers and highway
noJ"o tL al 'Le 'hieves and scoundrels of every
noano o' .,tat nr are now shut up to preserve the
' Vi our commonwealth. If there is :,
cause under heaven that demands the aid onJ
support OF every good man, it is the Temna"' ,,'
a"ce canse.-Bostom TeicgropA. r'''
Smyrna times., 1856-07-09

Precious PAIR OF PATRIOTS. editor
OF paper published in Oxford county, Maine.
is out openly and savagely for dissolution OF
the Union The editor OF the Richmond I'm.
q"irer, speaking of the sympatllsers of Sumner
says, "elther such wretches must he huag. or
put ~ the penItentiary, or the South will anil
the Union !" If these are the conditions upon
which the South remains, we fear the bour of
disruption is at hand But if there is any han0.
ing to be done, we suggest that the rome be
thrown over some high beam. with the Maine
editor on one end and the Virginia editor on the
other. Thus perish all traitors"
Smyrna times., 1856-07-09

SCRAMBLE FOR LAND IN TUE TERnrrouIEs.-
a correspondent OF the Boston TrareLler. writ
ing from the West, says the scramble for land
IN the Territories is greater than the scramble
ior bread IN the old settled States. Millions of
acres are uncultvated, but all the choice spots
are eXtravagantly dear. Spectators have cot
hold OF nearly all the marketable lands,and those
who want cheap land for cultivation have 10 90
sllll inr'her into the Wilderness, aud still more
remote from all that makes hfe desrable-so-
ciety and CIVILIZATION
Smyrna times., 1856-07-09

SINGULAR ArFAIR.-It is related in the Re.
Vue Franco ltalllenne that recently, in the Ital-
nan Iyroi, at Belzans, Il boy attending the
Town school threw stone at peacock be-
longing ID the master and killed it. On hear
ing tliS' the boys father voluntarily came for
"afu 10 pay the value OF the bird, but the two
masters, who were priests determined that the
child must also receive exemplary nun;shmo,,,
They beat the boy till his back was broken, so
that he died on the spot. Some people who
heard the cries of the child, sent for the father
lhe latter went at once to the school. and see
ing his son dead, fell upon the two priests, and
Killed them by repeated stabs with knife.
Smyrna times., 1856-07-09
correspondence Of tie Smyrna Times.


MlLLsBoEo', DEL, June 80. 1850
-Hr. Edfor:-I have again resumed NV non
To Scrlbble you few lines from This sec,ion .,
'he " Diamond State" If remember ariobt
your correspondent 81. Alphinus" inouired
why dId not make Attempt No. ,, and if the
Bard had demolished me. am clad to assure
the s"llcltouS 81. ~" that am still alive and
NicNlhg' but dld not think newspaper quar-
rel on the subject Of chemis,ry-a subject Of
winch no doubt the " Gard'' and mvself oro
equally lgnorant-would be either pleasant or
profitable to the readers Of the Times
lhe weather is unusually hot and dry. Yes.
teru"y (S"nday) was the warmcst day of the
season. We have had very little rain for t,vo
months past; the consequence is. that rarJars
are almost worthless. The early crop of pota-
toes particularly, is remarkably poor.
The present range of the thermometer has
decided tendency to keep our citizens cool on
The subject OF politics. Though there are half
dozen candidates in the field for the p,csdoo
cy' no active demonstration has been made nv
the trends of any of the aspirants. The friends
OF MIR. Buchanan are, however, looking with
quiet satisfaction on the various splits and isms
among the opposition, which will doubtless rive
Mr. H. an easier road to travel in his passacc
to the White House than if all the elements of
opposition were united
had, few moments since, the pleasure off
convcrslng with Rev. J. Pasterfeld, who was
reported in the Times of Wednesday as drown
I'd. The worthy and Rev. p. is cnioyino nm.
usually good health, and laughed heartily at
the premature announcement of his demise -
lie Is one of the few lucky ones who are privi- |
legged to read their own obituaries. The mes
ton arises who started the hoax Nobody will
ever acknowledge the parentage of the rnmor.
What a world we should live in, if EVERYDAY
would attend to his own business and lei his /
neighbors alone!
The citizens of Milsboro' will have Pic /
Nc on Thursday, the 10Th of july. Great
preparations are being made, and no doubt our
young folks will enjoy it exceedingly.
Having nothing more worth TELLING Won. I
flose until next time. Yours,
+. PIPER, JR.
Smyrna times., 1856-07-09
,nat searches out The mysteries of the works of

.nat searches out the mysteries of the works o.
Nature
As it rolls its swift current onward, it ga.hers
INTO Its bosom the waters of all the vast region
" countryside Mississippi valley-gathering
in'0 It's widening, deepening current, stream
d'ter stream and river after river, until it be-
comes the mightiest river of the world: and
'neh when At reaches the gulf, refusing to min.
g'e It's waters with those of the sea, it rolls its
O"u"''ess' daShlng waters through the yielding
waves thereot-a swift current among the wa
'erS' river IN the midst of the ocean and.
having It's waters heated by the rays of the
tropical sum- and its course changed by COM
PreSSloh between the continent and the islands
ol the guilt rolls its impetuous current across
'he broad Atlantic, dashing its waters into the
seas and bays-and around the shores and
islands OF Europe, radiating its heat into the
atmosphere and rendering a continent, other.
wise trIgid, sterile and uninhabitablc. nIaa.
sant' fertile and populous region. How won.
derful-how unsearchablc Is the wisdom and
providence of God
f"yette, Missouri, June II, 1886.
Smyrna times., 1856-07-09

a SIGN.-The last Democratic Statc Co0
VentIon IN Connecticut did not define ts Ion- ooii
.,oh on The Temperance question, either n O.
Vor OF or opposed to prohibition. Consdor;ne-
'lI' 'He previous conventions of the narty h;t
'e[ly denounced the Prohbitory Law AMI cIa
ofeu lor It's repeal, their studious silenco
IS significant. The rum traffic is 50 oJ;ons ,pw ,I
even The united support of its venal odyoco,ot at
10 poor recompense for the loss which H.
championship lncurs among the resnrc,alIo
grasses OF the community. Especially wiII ,r,o
,t,1pcrats n,t'p scorn association with anv nar'v
~hlch seeks to protect tke rankest ar;st,dy p"'ay
ulat ever festered on the ear,h-the aris,ocr.yy
cy ot rum seIllng.-A j. Rclormer,
Smyrna times., 1856-07-09
= . . . .

TIE MORMONs.-The New York Mirror save
the atrocities cruelties and domestic hits md
manners OF the Mermons in Utah as deyeIoped
IN the proceedings now pending before one ot
It's city courts, are disgusting beyond all nro.
cedcnt, and yet these infatuated people arc
hurryng TO our shores by the thousand tn
trlguing emlssares from Utah have penetrated
INTO all parts Of England, making proseIvtes
and separating husband and wives mothers ond
children, and despatched their infatuated con
verts to the Paradise of Lust, on the Graat Sol,
Lake. The English newspapers represent tho
state OF things IN some of the villages as trn,v
dcpOrable and alarming. The Preston G,,o:-
diam says: cit is not unusual for workinrn,on
to return nome at night and find their housos
deserted the furniture carried away, and lonr
list of debts unexpectedly incurred. Trados-
men, too, in seeking after debtors, are astonisb-
ed TO find those who had promised to nav on
their way to the land of promise " The G,or.
dian mentions the following as amonr nav
similar cases: "'
"A laboring man took his wagon home on
Saturday evening, and returned to his work
whchdetaned him until late hour. Whom
he had finished his labor he again returned
home, but found that the wife and family had
He'd, and his home stripped. Subsequently he
aScertalned that instead of applying his waves
to their proper use, they had run HIM decnlv in
debt, and allowed the money TO accumulate n
assist them in their flight They sailed from
Liverpool on the 23d ut., with a large numbor
OF others from various places, in the Horizon.
bound for Boston.
And these are the kidnappers and rufions
who are asking Congress to admit their noliti.
cal theocracy into Union as a sovereign State
Smyrna times., 1856-07-09

" Women endure pain, poverty and Tho
seVertst misfortune, with more fortitude than
men, Out melt at the first harsh word from those
.hey love- With her own heart open before
net no true mother can speak harshIy 10 ber
cElia-tne tone would rend the little tendrIs
.; ameetSn tnat are clIngng to her, and, ike
"."GS u, spring rnthleSsly cut they might bleed
Smyrna times., 1856-07-09

u z ,,S;o GoMMoN MISTAKE OF FARMsRs.--A f,rmor
~ pno, last tall put up his wheat c-o ~ Gu nea
nGn n1gn price In February he was o7sred SIo en-
WV ~ ~ AprIl he was offered S7OOO. IN t. Tno1
ne : wl'i probably sell for 5000 Thers '"Pe
lesson IA Tins for other farmers. - 80. -
Smyrna times., 1856-07-09

- W presentations are getting common IN
captain OF a canal boat out west bns ;"., no
presented with service of five ve,ra u.s. !, "oen zen
PenltentIary, IN consideration oftbe d;s,;n :" tie
ca aol'i'y with which he plundered n'u.., u'sl.-
ger and kicked him overheard ''''e" pasSen-
Smyrna times., 1856-07-09
UNICORN MILLS.
Vi "a a I'd G ID - KC 20
MANUEACTORY.

THE subscribers would respectfully inform
their friends and the public, that they are now
manufacturing, on larger scale than usual,
every variety of their well known CAssIMEREs,
embracing beautiful fine Wave and other Cas-
nmercs, equal to any manufactured in this
country together with all kinds heretofore manu.
faetured by them. Possessing the advantages
OF superior water-power, the latest improve
ments in machinery, and the personal attention
Of those brought up in the best manufactures
Of England, enables them to offer a better and
cheaper article than can be obtained elsewhere.
Also, FlaBnels in variety, Stocking Yarn, Roll
CardIng, sc.
10000 pounds of WOOL WANTED, for
which the highest market price will be allowed.
Wool left at any Of the Stores in Smyrna,
either for exchanging or Carding into Rolls,
will be taken, carded and returned in week or
ten days
MALLALIEU g. BROTHER,
Daicorn Mills, @. Anne's CO., near Millngton,
may2l-Jm. Md.
N. B-The above firm has no connection
with any other establishment in the country.
Smyrna times., 1856-07-09

UT In private, place a watch upon your
thoughts; IN crowd, place thought upon
your watch. Ey not doing this, Jenkins lost a
chrononieter the other day at the circus.
Smyrna times., 1856-07-09
- . - =

U What glorious thing it is for vonn,,
man TO have the SMILES of approval and ""n ',onS
wishes OF everybody. 1t is a certain ";a,' GU" q
ne preserve an honesty of purpose. and nS =, nm /"
SuIlled reputation for veracity. thai no r;lI ~
successful sue, IN any business he may enpa@c !" T
ana IS also one of the surest paths 10 sSeo%,, w.,
wealth. Mind that, now, young men f"5
Smyrna times., 1856-07-09

" a correspondent of the ProLjL;t;oo;s,
at ,Hurtreesboro', Tennessee, says, 1--WE ha~o
nnG naG hard struggle in Tennessee. The linnor
s''iluence , is strong and fought hard, but the
ite i.esIslattre repealed the old license law and
VIII be great Improvement" "0Pc
Smyrna times., 1856-07-09
WANTED,

A smart. active and industrious BOY, TO
learn the Matchmaking trade. None need ap-
ply unless they can come well recommended as
regards good moral character and habits.
Apply to ii. r. PARsoNs, agtjll-tf.
SYyrna, June IL, 1856.
CenlreviIie Times copy three times and send
bill Ia this Office.
Smyrna times., 1856-07-09

90 One virtue, at least, has been discover.
ed ~ the hoop petlcoat--mad dogs cannot bite
the wearers. Excellent thing, therefore, for
summer wear!
Smyrna times., 1856-07-09

TO LET.-A good Dwelling,
situated in pleasant part Of the town.. The
house will be leased for the rema inder of the
year, ending lst Of March next. For particu.
Iars, make early inquiry at this office.
Snyrna Del June 25. 1856
Smyrna times., 1856-07-09
LOST. Coral Armlet with Gold Locket,

aa Sunday last. in this town. Any person re-
hiraing the same to the subscriber will be suita-
BY rewarded. Jos. B. Benson.
Smyrna times., 1856-07-09

Blanks Tor sale at this ollice.
Smyrna times., 1856-07-09

WANTED, Immediately, Two Appren-
lice Boys. between the ages OF ID and IL years,
% leafn the Moulding Business.
Apply to PRATT g. DAVIS,
myI Iron Founders, Smyrna, Del.