Smyrna times., 1856-06-25

S"'S '"e FORM ana pCrvadng the entii
human SYSTEM that the spirit possesses eve
nasr, hands, mouth limbs and feet: and ihp
wh'le IN the body, the body is simply nee
OF mechanism by which the spirit operates n
,imlieriai things. and through the medium q
,Whch IL receives impressions from eXterno
'cc that the sP rlts may be separate, eve,
4 thiS llie, from the body, and almost uncon
Sc'PlS OF It's existance; that when such is Nh,
ease ihH body re- aims animal life, but not tbf
e'"erS o. action; nj when the spirit is s,
se'Pr''c" from th4 body, 1t has full power to sec
F"1 converse at VIII with disembodied spirits
ana that, at death, the spirit is only semrnted
2nd freed from the body as the butterfly IS freed
from the bonds which have envclopc,l il. and
i"'t IN leaving the body at that time the spir,
- aS unconscious nt the separation as when
separated at any other time, as in swoon. &c
MEN "P ANERIHA-lTpa Of the irr.-Tb,.
'''"'cSt man, let the sag-ntchts say what they
tidy' " take hun all in ALL" of the last thou
s'"u years, was George Washinptun.-au
American. "
Fhe greatest Doctor of Divinity was Jona-
s}Hln EIwards-an American.
me greatest Philosopher was BENJAMIN
tfahklin-aR American
he creates. living SCULPTOR is Hiram po,,-
ers-an American
The greate:t living Historian is VIM. II.
;1'r 'Sc"tt-an A Eerican.
INC greatest Ornithologist was J. ]. Audu- !
Or American.
Ii:e greatest photographer, since the timo
n E9hnSon. was Noah Webster-an American
me greatest inventors Ofmodern times wars
t9lton' Fitch, Whitley and Morse-aH Ameri.
cans. ' -A'''0''
asked him: 10y o"'e
Mr. Wesley, suPposing that Won knew ,b,,
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no wosld You spend the intervening time
now, m adam he replied. Whv. INST a.J
INTEND 70 spend 1t now. | should preach this
evening at Gloucester, again at > to-morrow
,"or"ihs Alter that should ride to Tewkes
oury' preach in the afternoon, and meet tho
soc'eles IN the evening. l should then re- {
Pa.l 70 friend Martins house, who expects To
e"'eI'aih me, converse and pray with them as
usua, ret'r" 10 my room at 10 o'clock, COM a
manu- ihyseii TO my Heavenly father lie down b
10 rest, dnd wake up in glory. =
Blessed is that servant whom his Lord G
"nen he cometh shall find so doing."-Iuke
Xii, 43. A'u"e' il
c:n Ms amsaMEDANIsM.-The IA religious homage g
ffthe Mohammedans far raDcends in Jnvo,.,nass d
That of any Christian country. and tbe;r r;tes
ana ceremonies are so strictly observed as 70 ~ ~
scIiousiy ine:fere with the hours usually devo- M
'u " industry and secular occupations Not Ii,
"i'nstdhding The number and exertions Of
"T'stiah missionaries, it is asserted-notwith- =
ftandIng rep eltat ols to the contrary. that Y
true Mollamnedan has never been converted
ty them.
DURABILITY OF TIMBER.-A most sinoular ~
%ample OF the durability of timber in wet
tate, is found in the piles of the BRIDGE bnit 20
ouy 'hf Emperor Tajan, over the river Danube :,
ne el ,nc pes was taken Up and found to be o9
pe~lhed TO the surface, to the depth of atout Be-
hteeiortils OF an inch; beneath this the wood Me
preserved It's original state, though sixteen Fla
hundred years had elapsed since thew we're div m sn
en-. WI
The special CORE sp1ndent of the Daily DR.
Advertiser st,tos tLr So i s,'e DdIiy Bu
ormtlly sIgnIted to the Danish Minister tho F95i
purpose OF the President not to make forcibla POI
ssstdhce To the collection of the sound dups nj da
1lsInOre, Tor one year from the l4th inst. Thus -
irtually bequeathng this question to the next
ADMINISTRATION. Meantime, the dues will bo 90,
'aid under protest, never to be recovered Of h.,
ourse,by our merchants 49,
Politics AND HYMES-John Van Rnro,,S lar
udden devotion to Southern men and SoutL.
lh rights is explained by his approaching mar =
age with youI laly recently returnt d from
"ioPe' ana now IN New fork-the only child
wealthy Senator OF South Carolina, lately Le
e Q scd. John will thus become large slave. -
older. ''a' ing
we learn from the Milwaukee Sentinel that dei'
y The land offices in Wisconsin have beon moi
osed until lands granted for railroad purposcs ing,
iaii have been selected. The land offices in anu n
IVA have also been closed, so that the Terri. =
ny OF kansas is the only spot where the tiller1 a.
the soil can turn his steps. !hc
James J. Strang, the Mormon leader. was oJ7
rot at Beaver Island, on the 10th, by two of s
IS followers. lie received three balls in the Sro
'dy, and severe blow from a pistol on the -
Fad. Strange was alive up to noon of the n,
th' but lay ia very critical condition. The
sassInS have been arrested.
TisCanada paper states that the Legislative p
s-aeIl OF Canada has reported the Prohibitory /!
Iqnor Law, which was lost last year, with
odIteation. They state that in $50 petitions
''S0I petitioners have asked for relief from At
C spread OF ntenperance that intoxication not
the parent OF crime that licenses are impro- will
rly granted, both as to persons and places veal
'ASTALooSs AND PETTIcoATs-A young wo- thu
an has been working in the factory Of the
nerlcan whip Company at Westfed, during A.
last SIX months, attred in male clothes o.
&c pretended to be nice young man of seven tue
m smoked large IIayanas made at FEEDING c. :
u.s. was successful beau among the youn9 s',b'.
lies, aud acted her part as modern gentle. "I' 70
IN very we'll to all outside appearances. h.if