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Brady Street, between Fourth aud Fifth
MADAME LOUIS, WOULD RESPECTFUL
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BANKING.
TALLMAN, POW ERS a MCLEAN,
Dankers ssd Dealers IN Exchange,
O0ee, brady 81, htws sscond aud Third,
ExcuANuE ON ALI. THE PRINCIPAL
~ Ctsies az the rnifed stssrs area, Britain, Ire
land And Con,inrhtai Europe. bought aiid sold
Nntea and nfaft- collected and prace.d- refnitied
10 any part u the GATED State. enrrrn, rates 80
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COLLECTIONS ~ So,as, Dtafls, Accounts, Legaeies
aud lnhsfitAaees made IN all parts ef the thitea
Btates, caAAlss aud Europe
a,ecks and Bohd- hea9i, aud .oid commission
and Dividend. collected
Land Warrants, bought snld and located
Exchange ON cities IN the U.it.d STATE.
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REMOVAL.

MIR. JACOBi HAS REMOVED HIS DRUG
M and Prescription Store from BRADY street 70
he nv bsa1tsg eoraet Third af'd rerry .,reess
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Smyrna times., 1857-07-15
MariO's Admirer.

A paragraph has recently gone the rounds,
announcing the tragical end of " Miss GouIts,
the platonic admrer of Mario" But an error
exists as to the name of the unfortunate lady.
1t was Giles. Her unhappy passion, which may
not have been purely platonic, commenced with
a dream, wherein she saw before her phantom
of possible lndlgestion--a man Of noble mien
and musical voice-who was, as she imagined
upon awakening, to be found among me1, and
TO be united to her in the destiny for life. I'm
pressed with this idea, which became a mono-
mania, she devoted her time to the pursuit of
the reality of the shadow. Upon entering an
opera house one night, her joy knew no bounds
when the shape in her dream became a thing OF
life in the person of Mario! After this, she
was unceasing in her efforts TO attract his atten-
ton and TO obtain reciprocaton Of the feel
Ings she entertained towards him. But how
ever much tiattered the great singer might
have been with her proffered passion, he cid not
requte it, as Grsi had already possession of his
heart. Disappointment did not damp the ardor
of Miss Giles. She followed him everywhere,
even acress the Atlantic, and when he appear
ed in New York her bid was the highest for n
prominent box in the theatre. For this she
gave a check on the banker Coutts for $500.
Thence originated her pseudonym, which she
retained in after life, and as it appears even in
death.
We have heard many anecdotes connected
with her romantic career. In the winter of
1855, finding that Mario was to embark for
England, although he endeavored to keep his
departure a secret, to prevent her from going
with him, she managed to appear before him
upon the decks of the Atlantic when outside of
Sandy Hook, to his utter dismay, and still more
to that of Grisi. She tormented the one with
love and the other with jealousy for the whole
passage. friend of ours who happened to be
in Marseilles soon after, when Mario had Just
taken his departure for Nice, snw a carriage
driving in hot haste from the Lyons railway sta.
ton to the door of the Hotel des lEmpersnrs -
Miss Giles protruded her head frora The window
and inquired for Mario. He had gone There
was no boat or diligence that evening for Nice.
Therefore, dark and rainy was the weather,
she ordered post horses and was off in half an
hoOr! Poor Miss Giles AS she jolted over
the rough road on that dismal night, well might
she have realized the "course of tue love never
did run smooth. - Boston Journal.
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Selttt 4NistcIIanp,
The Language Of Dress.
CHESTER.
July 7th, 1851.

Under this head we are impressed to say a
few words to the ladies, the manageable girls
especially. We do this privately and conf
dentialIy," and request all young gentlemen to
have the politeness not to read this article. IL
is for the girls ercIusircLy.
Well, then, girls, you expect to get married,
do you not! II you DO not, you should. You
also wish to marry, don't you! If you do not,
you are either more or less than woman. Pre-.
suning that you are all right in this matter, we
call your attention TO the following extract, the
words oi popular author:
A wife looks prettier, if she did but know it,
in her neat morning frock or calico, than in the
incongruous pile Of finery hich she dignifes
with the title of full dress. Many an unmarried
female first wins The heart of her future hus
band in some simple, unpreteading ATTIRE which,
If consulted about, she would pronounce too
cheap for ordinary wear, but which, by its acci-
dental suitability to her figure. face, and carri-
age, idealize her youth wonderfully. 1.-THE sex
would study taste in dress more, and care less
for coslliness, they would have no reason to re-
greet it.
Now we assure one and all-the unmarried
of the lair sex-that we have known many fe
males who really wished to marry, to live in
single blcssedsess and die husbandless, for no
other reason, in all human probability, than that
of dressing too gaudily. We have heard the
sentiments of the male sex expressed thou
sand times on this point, and in every instance,
whether the observer was young or old, young
man, bachelor, or wid0wer rich or poor, ugly
or handsome, wise man, fop, or dandy, in every
instance an over dressed or expensively "r rigg
ed out" female has lost caste in his estima ton.
This is perfectly natural and proper. A fool
ish and silly man is not worth marrying; and
a sensible man will surely Judge you advantage
ously i'll exact ratio to the plainness and sim
plicity of your dress.
A poor man, or a man in moderate circum-
stances, however worthy aud deserving, dare
not marry female who is superfuOusly done
up in ribbons and hounces, however lovely and
talented she may be, because he has sense
enough to suspect she will be an expensive
treasure. He may love her, and still feel that
he cannot afford to marry her.
And the rich man, though he likes her per-
sonally, and admires her other accom- mplshments,
dare not take her for better or worse, because
the dashing style of her habiliments indicate
too great passion for the admiration of the
world. He fears, justly too, that her passion
for general admiration will be serious obstacle
to the manifestation of affection for him in
dividualy. And as all men are selfish, whether
women are or not, both rich and poor, in select
ing wife, act on the principle, that,
Beauty, when unadorned, is adorned the most.
.-...-.. &c.,. Life Illustrated.
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hour,-'twas still the same,-with the same
willows around it, to afford shade for the young
and aspiring genius that daily congregated
there,-and as looked at it and the happy
group assembled, and thought of by-gone days,
the sad tears found their way to my eyes. Even
the teachers had left, and of but one could /
learn aught.
From the school-house wended my way to
the "old churchyard." New graves were
there, and among them many of those that l
loved,-and strolling on, was wrapt in sombre
gloom as the tears fell thick aud fast. O.,
Smyrna theu hast many things in thee which
| love and cherish with veneration.
But why grow melancholy! Twas plea
sanity spent day, that Such day as have
not spent for years, and may many more of
Smyrna's wandering youths spend such pro-
ftable day before long, is the earnest wish of
one who is sick of the wanderers life.
Wilmingt ton, DEL, July 2, 1857.
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ele-especially so for those for whom it was
gotten up,-the children; and they will refer
to it as one of the happy points of their life
The afternoon became dry AMI warm. Steam
ers and sail-vessels were arriving and departing
during the day and nothing occurred to mar
the happiness of any. And should not neglect
to say, that much praise is due to the families
of the neighborhood, for the sumptuous table
which they spread for the hundreds here gath
cred.
That Ode on Washington's Grave is most
excellent thing. As the rich tones of that
piece of music rolled out over that audience,
all was still. Thoughts of the herosm, hon.
esty, energy and skill of Americas noblest son
dashed in upon the entranced mind, touching
gently the purest affections; followed by
thoughts of his frame mouldering below the
sod, his heart stilled in death, his voice hushed
sad But his genius is still
with US, deep in every heart. and his memory
gratefully cherished by every freeman,-pleas-
ing! And as the voice softened upon,
Awake not his slumbers,
Tread lightly around,
'Tis the grave of Il freeman
'Tis liberty's mound !"
a sensation akin to the sacred stole along the
bosom's tenderest cords, and we could not but
glory IN the name of a son of America.
CHESTER.
Julv 7th. 1887
Smyrna times., 1857-07-15

HARD TO CoNvINCE.-A good story is told OF
the efforts of lodge of Odd Fellows 10 conn
try town, to improve the resources and infu-
ence of their institution, their chief obstacle be.
ing the women of the place. 1t so happened
that the husband of one Of the most infiu-
entail ladies became a candidate for admls-
sion to the lodge, hut suddenly fell i'll before
admission. Conceiving this to be an excellent
opportunity to illustrate the benevoleDce of the
institution and gain over potential enemy, the
brethren made an extra display of generosity,
hoping fer the most favorable results. Afler
the brother had fully recovered, some OF them
called at the house, and in conversation with
the lady endeayored to gain her approval of the
order Why" SAID one, " Mrs. H., are you
not now satisfied of the advantages of belong.
ing to the order, especially during such vista
tions of Providenca as thisi" The brethren,
however, had not been very self-sacrifcing in
their charities, and the shrewd matron " wing
ed" her interlocutor by replying, "Yes, just
see how you helped me. Our poor horse was
watered nine times in two hours, one day, and
though VAS choppisg oven-wood right IN the
yard all the time, no one offered TO lift finger"
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Original 4otm.
Written for the Smyrna Times.
A Farmer ! Will Be.
BY wELLwIsHER.

BY wELLwIsHER.
lam a" hale and hearty boy" as Uncle Davi'
said;
Though young. thoughts on "vocation" arr
often in my head 30
Mechdnic, merchant, sailor,-ah, none of these
for me;
If ever sheuld be man, farmer will be.
All natures scenes much admire, for some &C
smiling seem;
The shady nook, the ffswery grove and little
silver stream
Now those who live eity-life, these beauties
seldom see,-
If ever should be man, farmer I will be.
love to look at pleasant fields-I love the
balmy breeze
love to hear the little birds warbling in the
trees;
And those who live country life such things
as these may see,-
If ever | should be man, farmer will be.
love 10 furrow-up the ground and cultivate
the soil
I love to see it bringing forth tho good and lus-
cious spoil;
For fields of wheat and corn, indeed, dearly
love to see,-
II ever should be man, farmer will be.
Upon the verdant pastures the Aocks love to
see,
Where little lambs do gambol, SO lively, brisk
and free; ~.
Now several years have pass'd away, and still
this is my pleas
Ii ever should be man a farmer l will be.
Let people ramble o'er the world in search of
fame or wealth;
lie, them travel from their native land TO foreign
shores for health;
This is very pleasant cline, and good enough
for rme,--
If ever should be man, a farmer will be.
Iwould not be doctor, the people to cure or
kill;
1 would not be lawyer, no, to talk against my
will;
would not be preacher, though like him of
the three.
If ever should be man farmer will be-
Though am young and in my youth, it long
has been my cry;
The truth I've told, as you have heard,-the
thing can't deny;
Nor do | wish it to deny-1 tell il frequently:
II ever I'shOuld be man, farmer will be.
My friends may say, at least, they know what
one intends to be;
Come boys, you, blithe and merry, can't you
coincide with me,
And shout these thrilling words aloud, right
free and m4nfully-
II ever should be a man farmer will bet
Salisbury, Nd, July, 1857.
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A CoBBLER ON THE ORIGIN OF OPINION
" You see, SIR" queth the cobbler, T." that a
mans business has deal to do with his man.
ner of thinking. Every trade, | take it, has
ideas as belongs to it, Butchers don't see life
as bakers do; and if you talk to dozen tallow
chambers, then to a dozen blacksmiths, you
will see tallow chambers are peculiar, and black
smiths too" "You are keen Observer" said
he, admirlngly; "your remark is new to me; |
dare say it is true" "Course it is; and the
stars have sumtum to do with it, for if they Or
der mans calling it stands to reason that
they order a mans mind 10 fit it. Now, tailor
sits on his board with others, and is always a
talking with 'em, and a-reading the news; /;
therefore he thinks, as his fellows do, smart and
sharp, bang up TO the day, but nothing 'riginal
and all his own like. But cobbler," continued
the man of leather, with ma jestic air, sits by
hisself, and talks with hisself; and what he
thinks gets into his head without being put
there by another mans tongue" You en-
tighten me more and more," said our friend,
bowling respectfully y" tailor is gregariOus,
cobbler solitary. The gregarious go with the
future, the solitary stick to the past | under
stand why you are Tory, and perhaps poet"
" Well, bit of one,' said the cobber, with an
iron smile. "And many's the cObbler who is
a poet-or discovers marvellous things in a crys-
tal-whercas a tailor, sir" Spoken with great
contempO only sees the upper-leather of the
worlds sole in a newspaper. SIR BuLtoer
LyttOn'S NeW NOUet.
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Original drtitlss,
Written for the Smyrna Times.
Stray Leaves from Typo.
" Home again, home again from foreign shore"
I..n

" Home again, home again from foreign shore"
Anonymous.
had been for years wanderer over the
"wide, wide world,r-I had visited almost
every portion Of the globe, and was now hurry
ing once more, tired and sick at heart, on visit
TO the place where had spent so many of my
youthfal days-to Smyrna,-and, as neared
this loved spot. what strange thoughts flashed
ACROSS INF mind How should be received by
those friends with whom had spent 80 many
happy hours i-would they receive me with
open hands or would they do as the rest Of
who had been so wild and so sad a wanderer =!
At length | saw the steeples of its churches,
and, shortly after, alighted at the place Of my
destination. But what changes had taken
place in Smyrna during the past ten years -
ke~ shops-new stores--new faces; old things
bad aimest passed away. In vain sought the
haunts of my old schoolmates--ihey were no
where to be found,- here and there barely one,
which seemed sinost like myself TO be out Of
place. How did they receive ma! Some with
open hands and warm hearts, but most Of them
coldIy. Perhaps they, who had never known
whstis was to leave their own warm fireside--
bad never known what twas 10 leave the home
of their youth--who had always had the plea.
sure of bsskng in the warm sunshine Of friends
perhaps they could not tell how 1T was sha
enc who was once che happiest boy in tn,
churchyard- green. could have become so chang
ed, and could have wandered SO far and s.
widely from the path which they had trod. Bu
let them be driven forth by the cold and unre
leniless hand of misfortune, to buffet their wa.
through the stormy world, and then, meshinks
they too -solae Of tAsm at least--will wandei
and make sad deviations.
LETT them and sought the ~dear old school
house,s where had gamboled for many al
Smyrna times., 1857-07-15

CT 1t happened some years ago, in one of
the northern countries of Vermont, that the
then State attorney, though man of great le-
gal ability, was rather too fond of the critters
and with a pergcrsty of habit which we have
often seen IN others, was pretty sure to drink
too deep at the very time when it was most ne
cessary TO be sober. On one occasion an i'm
Psrlant criminal case was called on by the
clerk, but the attorney, with owl-like gravity.
kept the chair--being, in fact, not fairly able
to stand on his feet. e,.s...
J I" Mr.. Attorney, is the State ready to pro-
ceed !" asked the Judge. !. -
Is Yes-hic--'no. your honor" stammered the
lawyer, &" the State--hc--is not to try this
case to day--the State, your honor, is drunk
Smyrna times., 1857-07-15

KuLING PAssION.-IIow hard it is for many
persons, and probably ALL to break offfrom hab.
It's which they have contracted and made al.
most second nature In every attempt TO re.
form they betray the thing itself. The late
Bishop Heddng used to tell the story of youn0
minister who was arragncd before the Confer.
ence for too great excess in the use of exaG-
geratlon. He did not exactly lie, but his Ian
guage showed that the truth was well stretched. j
and sometimes be did much harm thereby. He
was sentenced to be admonished by the Bshop.
who accordingly administered severe rebuke.
The young man arose, bathed in tears. ac-.
knowedged his offence and his determination
to DO better. In concluding he said:
" regret it, have wept over it. Yes. NV
(brethern, by night and by day have wept on
account of 1t, and can truly say that it has al
ready caused me to shed barrels of tears"
1t Is said that when Dr.. Watts was bow he
was so inclined to poetry that almost ali his
conversation ran into verse. His father, being
annoyed at his rhyming, undertook to chastise
hIm for It, The son in alarm, cried
"Pray co. kind cir, some pity take,
And no more verses will make"
II is an old saying, that " what is bread in the
bone will not wear out in the flesh"
Smyrna times., 1857-07-15

DEAR LUxuRY.--The vanilla bean, which is
used in favoring pudding, jelies, &c. grows in
Mexico, near Vera Cruz, and has become very
profitable to the cultivators. The bureau at
Washington has information that last years i'm
portation and consumption in the United States.
of this article, amounted to FIVE thousand
pounds, at cost of $50 per pound. or $780,
600, paying the United States duty of 20 per
cent, or $4,000. At the present time the
vanilla bean is selling at from $50 to $40 per
pound. Al1 p
Smyrna times., 1857-07-15

0Nr singular sort of a man, not 40 miles
from here sent for a magistrate to write his
will. After mentioning a number of bequests,
no went on Item, give and bequath TO my
beloved brother, Zack, one thousand dollars
Why you are not worth half that sum in the
world interrupted the magistrate-'Well no
matter if l ami replied the other, It's my will
that brother Zack should have that sum, and he
may work and get it if he has mind to.
Smyrna times., 1857-07-15
Oty-" How old are you Bridget q, said gen.

or" How old are you Bridget Z" said agen-
tleman to his servant girl.
About fifty. sir" replied Bridget.
You are mistaken, Bridget, you are not over
twenty" "Yes, sir, that is it, I'm about twen-
ty, or fifty, somewhere along there" This an-
swer indicates about the same degree ofintelli.
gence as that cf an old grey-headed negro in
South Carolina: "How old are you, Peter Z"
said a gentleman to him one day.
81 dunno, Massn, feels very old; 'spect Use
about five or six hundred.
Smyrna times., 1857-07-15
0e.z-A Boston trader called at country honsa |

0E7-A Boston trader called at country house
sometime ago. to bay cheese, but when he came
to look at the lot he concluded not to take it, il
was SO full Of shippers. As he was going off,
the farmer said tohim, look here, mister, how
can get my cheese down TO Boston the cheap
esli" The trader took another look at it, and
seeing more and more evidence Of it's being
alive, replied, Well, let 1t be day or two
longer. and guess goa can dripe Il rigat
doun ~
Smyrna times., 1857-07-15
.Straps--Uar arietp

1ooD BAcEERs-An Incident of Spiritual.
aSm.-A long bearded customer recently enter.
Gu spiritual bookstore in this city, and applied
ior an agency He proposed to take a large
quantity OF books to his part of the country.
" away out west" where he represented that
he could soon sell them, as he was assnred h,,
the inVlsibles." The enterprisinp bookselIo,
was of course delighted with this pTospect If n
sale; but his enthusiasm was somewhat damn
ened with the long-bearded gentleman remark.
ed mat he had no money, and wanted the hooks
entirely upon credit. "Are you responsibleq''
was the natural inquiry of the merchant.
"Perfetly."
furnish g. ~" '0u
81 have the best of backers-men vboeo
names you know wcl'
~ ne merchants countenance brightened.-
nEry ,r, "elI' SAID he; - let US see your papers,"
Ihereupon the customer presented the fol.
owing document:
10 Ghom II may concern: We, the un-
derslgned, having been acquainted spiritnaIIv
with Mr.. -, of -, Wisconsin. for manv
years, recommend him as perfectly reliable. and
would not be afraid to trust him to any amount.
GEORGE WASHINGTON,
THOMAS JEFFERSON,
HENRY clay,
THOMAS PAINE,
JOHN MILTON, and others.
Through Jane E., medium"
Ihe BOOKSELLER remarked that the hackers
were good, if the medium was reliable: but he
thought on the whole, he would prefer to keen
lhe books. The customer hereupon denounced
the bookseller RS an imposter, telling him that
he did not believe his own doctrines. and that
the spirits would expose his duplicity to the
world. Of this he felt assured by the spirit Of
prophecy within him. The bookseller was NOT
Y Ere. Post.
Smyrna times., 1857-07-15

Or An imaginative Trishman thus gives ut
terance to his lamentations: al returned to the
hall of my fathers by night, and found them in
ruins! al cried aloud, My fathers, where ara
they :" and echo responded, Is that ysu, Pat.
rick McGlatherty! aTFt
Smyrna times., 1857-07-15

OF Ia the olden time divines argued on
f" tiow many angels can dance on the point of
a needle !'' An interesting inquiry, of some
what similar nature, would be-" How many
lawyers can stand on point of law!"