Smyrna times., 1857-02-18
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TALENT AND GENIUS.

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Talent convinces-genius but excites.
This tasks the reason, that the sonI ideGob,.
Talent from sober judgment takes lis birtb -
And reconclles the plnlon to the earth. s.t
Genlus unsettles with desires the mind
Oontented not I'LL earth be left behind
IdlehI, the sunshine on cultured soil
Rlpens the fruit by slow degrees for toll ~
Genius, the sudden Iris of the skies. = .oa>
On CLOUD Itself reflects it's wondro1s dves..--i
And' to the earth, in tears. md glory given.
Glasps In ITS airy arch the pOmp Of IIesveaT
= naleh! gives all that vulgar critics need
rom lts pam morn book learn the dull to read:
Genius, tae Pythian of the beautiful
Leaves Its large truths riddle 10 the dnII-
From eyes pro ane vail the Iris screens. a!
And fools on fools still ask" What Ha,u,a,
.B. z.-. al BuLper. <,
HANGING AND SUICIDE The back New ~
leans mail the l7th,s gives us an acconn., -
'ne execution of Jas. Costlow for the murder
OF policeman Dunn, and Patrick Kennedy far
the murdor OF james Cruise. Costlow cemmi,~
ted suicide by taking strychnine the nigbt he
lore the DAY OF execution; but Kennedv, ys.
ton, and was executed
Costlow having reported he would navor h.
hung, ne was stripped and searched few dav.
before the execution, and lancet fon1d-E;s
cell was also we'll searched--and where he oh
talned the poison is mystery. CostloW ua.
a native OF New brunswick, and quite vonna
man. 1T'e I" young
hennedy was native of Ireland. abont o5
years OF age. lie leaves a Young wife snJ -
aged mother. On the wall of his ceIt-ha aoa
SAD momento-the labor of his leisure bonrs
10 months past 1t is drawing of Chr;s, o.,
'ne cross very well executed for NOVICE
VT TO consider the world as dungson al
the whole human race as SO many cr;a,;r 1'e
doomed to execution, is the idea If al ..,tS
slast; TO suppose the world to be a s.at C,r A.
nght, Wnere we are TO expect nothing but nla...
ure, is Tue dream OF a sybarite; but To concI,1J.
'nat the earth, man, and the lower animaJs 80
al OF thein' suoserVlent to the purposes Of an
unerring Providence, is the sysiem - =. sn
and good man.-Addison. "'ee "s
w Many persons wear India rubber ovor-
mn 1uoes ~ coiu weather 10 keep their feet warm
nL TL'o 'eiy injurious and unhealthy practice
Ihey may be worn during wet and sIoa'',,
weather, but should be worn as liitle ~ ',pPPy
bic IN the house, because they are air.s;'.s9
and both retain and restain the nersn,r. IS -
Ine leet' Their sole use shOuld be 10 keen on,
| wafer and IN any ether way they are positiva-
y Injurious to health. F99Nt''e-
| W pAF' 'onh 1ickner OF Mobile, Ala. ,hna
oo1eu up par Of horned owls, aud sent them
20 ner majesty. Queen Victoria. They were
'aken III the woods OF Baldwin county, Alabama
auu iroui their size and broOding, the doubt il
expressed whether such pair can be to,Ind =
all the Geological gardens of Europe. : --
W DIR. Kane, on his arctic voyage. on,,,...a
bound, used the following daily prayer:..IorJ
accept our gratitude, and bless our un5ot,o'
King Atterall hope of further explors ,;ons
ceased, aud the only effort was 10 get his nar,s
PACK nome, The prayer was changed and ra.y
lnus: Lord' accept our gratitude, and restore
| VI The geographical Society of Brazil. ovs,
which the Emperor presdes, has determine :.
dlspatch scientific expedition for the ax 49,
ton OF the interior Of South America = SSiHsta@I
try rich in natural proddcts. A sciept,6t SDa.s
from the United States is already eno.uod pd';f
exploring the more norlherly petition eff the
continent. W 'as
DECAyED TEErH.-An old subscriber s...
an exchange, sends us the following rec;no;
stop the decaying of teeth, assuring rs lba,ho
has tried it with success: IN 'f1ti"'
Mix chalk, powdered fine, with enon,6b Lag
to give it decided saline taste. Use, os.6'.ss
twice day as a tooth powder, with no ,nutss,
but applied dry, with a, tolerable stiff. ,oo,h.
brush. R'f''' s''sH
0~- An eminent moderu writer beant;s,i,..
says: "The foundation of domestic hanp;na:y.
is faith is the virtue of woman. The f,nnSs
tion Of political happiness, confdencsH HsuHa1 :
integrity Of man. The foundat ton Of I'M 4 ~
piuess, temporal and eternal--relance .n,s sIT
goodness of God" -, ~ ~ .', 'Ne
New STATEs.-Oregon and Minnesota h.
been admitted as states into the Union
as the action ofthe House Of Represent tYas =
concerned. Re t5i 'ey..-.t - :. et .3l.'t''>Ni"Ab
or Miss Lizzie M Benson. b.s7ho!1 ..ss
pointed postmaster, at Dagsboto.i SasSs. ePs
Del, vice John Smith resigned. j.. - 80. co.
OCT Many flowers are expressive af,ha
heart ofcdbbage! y '.'''' 'Ni'r s''''e '''s'
OF Men often forget that many a nr;y,,;o..
has a hidden joy, as the flower blooms rsS%I
the leaf Shadows sometimes shelter. NY'sss
0r A restIessness in mems miod. - avs
something they are not. and have somsth;p ps
they have nat is sherOot of all limmoraIIyJ'
OF Flowers are the alpbabs,s 5dlc ~ opt
wherewith they write on hills a nd .b ~ fs
terious truths. ni ,rsoy y0ln+as "a, aniIRb stsss
0%5- The Greenfield GAZETTE says,.-.t,nsok
our subscribers who was eight years in ar
rears, last week paid the eight years Of arraSr-
age and eight yearsin adEance." = asss6-1 80,
| !s0%%T Why is an auger hole, when boa,ea al
deep. IKE q man in the waterl Because I,
| is over bored. sH
.slsilob
| Q Why is a cat-ranning after her tail IN.
milienseF Because hehas his IA tter s,,Is sse
F'o~'"hi o. y1h'n3issnq 1ss@ 3ssq 9tl nTiIsf
?, e1rsust for The dfdnof the thing swevS6 we vSv660ia
hketo see asstuttering moman, or ia' 'so,., Sst
with wooden legylaials bus a., ,as - -Ie' "1re'
q QT Moses Sheppard, a rich retired msrch-
aai, Quaker, OF Baltimore, died recently "a
left $6O0,o0O, with which 10 found an ;n.a ns
lssyiainsi7 10 sniiae1g $50 ssgthls SsI S'~SAnS
10 Istiqso 3 dIiw ",yasqmo0 seJ an1yms saa