Smyrna times., 1857-04-29
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our delinquent subscribers should learn IN s;no
with an understanding heart:
Oh how happy are they
Who the Printer do paw,
ana nave squared up the old year and more
Tongue cannot express
The great joy of the Press,
"heh uellhquents have squared the old score.
Printers all the day long;
Labor hard TOR their song;
Oh That all their hard fate could hui 500.
They have worked all the dav
And OF course want their psv
10 BUY sugar, bread, butter and tea.
w a bIl' has become a law in Ohio which
provides ihataIl property held for relirous nnr.
poses shall be deemed to be the propertv of the
congregation, and shal be held by cornorotiop
lor mat purpose. In cases where il has olrea.
uy oeen decided to an indv dual for the church.
exclusive OF any rights of the conrreGation II
may remain IN his hands till his death or rpmo.
"ali a!ter winch 1t must pass Into the possess
SION ol me contemplated corporation. But if
no such corporation has been formed. !, shall
pass to the State, to be held in trust for the CON-
gregation.
IHE LAST OF THE VIRGINIA VoLc,No--A
Mr.. Il. A. Picker recently travelled slxtv miles
through snow and ice, to satisfy himselfof ,bn
truth OF the report that volcano had bnrst
forth IN the mountains of Pendlelon countv -
Inc Staunton Spectator published a tcport of
MS explorations. from WHICH 1t appears that The
volcano Is nothing more than a :. hole in The
ground. discovered by MIR. Spoonagel, a cele.
Orated hunter, during The extreme cold weatb.
er of the past winter.
A WIDOW IN A BAD FIx-The New York
.nTror says there Is "young, healthy. and
handsome widow" in that city who has an in.
come OF Slo,UOO year, and who wants 10 marry
man who has not the slightest objection 10 m.
union. But her late husband lcf w,u ,i,-
ing all his property to collateral relative. #
his widow should we'd a sacond husband 'rLa
widow has offered $1,000 year on, of her in
come OF l5,0OO to have the condition cancelled.
out the party to whom the property would re.
vert Is memorable.
SALE OF NEGRO IN CoSNEcr,crr -No,-
the prohibition OF Slavery IN Con.
nectlc1t, negro was recently sold there under
the following circumstances: A Ru u.hanan iar.
iner disposed OF Il load of hay To- he parson. and
oelng anxious to get as much as pussIble for
MS crop, he covered negro in T. hav. and
weighed negro and clover together. aud The
parson was IN this way made 10 paw 81. so for
the negro.-BoStOn ALIAS.
"" Many more arrests connected with al-
le5ed secret societies have been made in the
I rehch provinces, pursuant TO orders sent by
electric telegraph. 1t is again affirmed .nd
IN the most positive terms, that NJ. de Persio.
ny has been instructed TO urge the EnuIisb
Government to eApel several refugees, and mr..
ticularly NJ. Ledru RUin."
IL Louis Napoleon knows when he is cornfor-
table, he Will think tw ce before he stirs mn thar
hornets nest again. LET sleeping dogs lie"
The INTENDING BRIDEGRooM-An ignorant
eHow VINO was about get married, resolved
70 make himself perfect in the responses of The
marriage ceremony hut BY mistake he commit.
led to memory the office uf ba ptism for ,hosenf
rlper years; so when the clergyman asked hun
IN the church, Wilt thou have this woman 70
DC thy welded wife! !" the bridegroom anss er-
ed very solemny: {" | renuunce them ali +"
Inc astonlshed minister said, al think Won a
DOL To which he replied, "All this stead
astly believe"
o." Mother, should not be surpr;sed ;f
our Susan got chokcd some day." "Why. INV
son" Because her beau twisted his arm
around her neck the other night, aud if sh. h ID
lot kissed him, he would have stranpL d her.
besides, mother, he sits by her. and whsu, rs 10
Ter, and hugs her," "Why Edward, Susan
lOes not suffer this, does she !" "Suffer that
-golly she loves it,"
O%s7-" Archbishop Hughes's library contain.
nearly nine thousand volumes, and is for tho
most part, devoted to Ecclesiastical wri,irgs
llthough there are a large number of volumes
IN general literature, some of which are rare
nd curious" ....
A rich library for poor man-with no bed
wo years ago to lay his head on ..-- u
GA prisoner, when called upon bv a mag.
strate for his defence, said, "a ordered n Law.
yer for tomorrow, and hope your worsbin
will be so gOOd'as TO put it off till he comes I"
: Why, what can the lawyer say about il ,"
lsked his worship. "That's what Iwant n
tnow, please your worship" replied the prison
,r. 'fel "a
RETORT.-A celebrated lawyer one dav ex.
Imining witness who iolled all his attempls at
1dlcue, by her ready and shrewd answers. at
asst exclaimed: There is brass enonoh in
'tur head, madam, to make fve-p pail Kettle "
And sup enough in yours, sir to fiji i,r
quickly reorted the unntinldated witness
OF" Mrs. Beecher Steve is at Nanles a.nJ
ttracts much interestain country where In
lie Tom has been twice translated. and very
.enerally read" '.. ... ~ ~
That's the country where people are pu, iH
risen for reading the Bible. g.. u.s.. .,r'',
or Mother mother here's Zeke fretting
he baby Make him cry again, Zeke: tbeS
Mother will give him some sugar, and ru tsLs
away from him, then he'll squall-and mo,b1
r will give him more, and you can take tha,
nd then we'll both have some.'' 'AI y t'""'@'
OF "Matrimony," said a modern Bepea;ok
he other day, "produces remarkable revoIn'
ions. Here am |, for Instance, in tea sbor,
months changed from a signing lover to a low.
ng SIRE" -t u-,a ....l }. .s.a....,1.,-..''',
OF Awestern editor vents his fupe ne 1foi9
ows: awe would say to the individual who
tole our shirt of the pole while W q, lay in bed
Waiting for it TO dry. that we since ely hope,,ss
ollar may cut his throat e'dr-o'as bni S1Y
I3.5 a.H.w lt1or h's1 a,i 'uJ d.. aa1id VI ngia