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Smyrna times., 1860-04-26

MODERN EUrHuIsM.-The newspapers have
greatly contributed to enrich the English lam
guage. We shall sherlly have, thanks to the
gentlemen of the press, pretty, delicate, idio-
matte turn of speech for all the principal affairs
of life. Thus, ,OidosO "i is q fair relic;"
young woman making her debut at police
Office, is San interesting female" Formerly
a criminal used TO be hanged, but now he is
4" launched into eternity" A man was some.
times drowned in old times, but it oftener oc-
ours that he was immersed in the liquid ele-
ment till the fire of life was extingaished.'' -
When man fell down in a fit, surgeon used
to be sent for; but now, medical aid is said
to be in immediate attendance" and should he
die before the surgeon comes, the "vital spark
has fed" In the time ofour plsin-spoken an
cestors, horses and cattle were sometimes
killed by lightning, but they are now "struck
by the electric fuid," and nobody now bat rum
suckers get killed by Lightning" Again, a
ship was formerly launched, but there is no.
thing of the kind now she "glides majesti-
cally into her native element" in which na-
tine element, by the way, she never was before.
In Old-fashiOned times, bridegrooms and brides
used to be married. We are really quite
ashamed to say that there is no such thing as
marriage now; the "bride is led TO the Hy-
menial altar" The wedding guests sometimes
danced in the evening, but now there is no
such thing we I" trip it on the light fantastic
toe."
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A Negro in a Bad Box.

NO one would think TO charge the Adams
Express with being concerned in the Under.
ground Railroad business, but from an affair
brought to light at Seymour. on Saturday night
it appears that the Express. without the knowl.
edge Of its managers, messengers or any of It's
employees, was made the medium Of running
off negro which came near being successful.
II appears that on Friday evening a white man
called at the Adams Express office at Nash
vile, Tenn, and inquired whether he could
have a box forwarded to Cincinnati, Ohio. He
was told to have il there at nine o'clock in the
morning, and it would be delivered at Cincin-
natl on the morning following. Accordingly
the box was sent 10 the Office al the hour named
and placee on the train which leaves at 10
o'clock. IL was received here at o'clock on
Saturday night, taken in the Express wagon tc
the JeffersonviIle Railroad depot, and Forwarded
In the l0p. M. train, the shipper ofthe box being
a passenger on both trains On the arrival O
the train at Seymour the box was transferred
to the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad srain.--
Being roughly handled, a piece of plank cam,
off and live negro was seen snugly Gagged il
/ it. He was brought out and proved TO be
runaway from Nashville. Ia the meantme tn
Ohio and Mississippi train started off with tn
white man who had shipped the box, leayin
the negro at Seymour, who was brought bac
to this city by the return messenger. yesterda
morning, and lodged in Jail, subject 10 the Of
der OF the owner.
: The negro says he belongs to MIR. McCo,
, Of Nashville. He gave the white man, whol
| hs had knows but few days, $40 in none
, and gold watch. The boz being TOO sma
10 whice he was placed, he bad TO occupy
stopping position and could not move, and
q Bowling Green, where the box was turned
y the car. bis head was dow and his whole boz
= was resting on it. He endured it, however,
His eyes. when released, was bIoodshot, B
= his appearance had not changed in any 9th
rsspect..-LouisUills Joernel
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The Seckel Pear.

A writer in the Minnesota Times, speaking
Of the various fruits, gives the following account
of the origin Of the Secke Pear.
About the year l76l, Frsnchman was BAN
ished from his native country and settled on
the neck" below Philadelphia. This point
of land, then deemed valueless, s a low marsh,
lying between the Delaware and Schuylkill
rivers, Immediately above their confluence
He built his cabin" on the bank of the Della
ware. Some years after taking possession, he
observed small tree growing up before his
door. He guarded it with scrupulous care.-
1t proved to be Pear tree. When Of suffi-
cient age to bear fruit, much to his surprise,
the pears were of superior quality and
righteousness Carrying some to market they
attracted unusual attention, and were speedily
sold. For two score years, he derived quite a
revenue frcm that source, obtaining fabulous
prices. '7
have been told by persons fully acquainted
with the facts, that in some instances he OBJ.
tanned thirty dollars bushel. From the fact
that " Peter" (his name,) was in the habit oi
hanging his "sickle," useful harvest imple
menl, on the branch of said tree, it took the
name of the "sickle" tree. Modern parlanes
has refined said vulgarity into Seckle." The
art of grating not being practiced then to any
considerable extent, and Peter" not wishing
to impair his exclusive monopoly, permitted nc
one to obtain shoots. When he died, in 1921
he bsqueathed his possessions to Stephen Gil
rard.
These strange beings had long been neigh
bors; but portion of the time invereate enc
mics. reconciliation was brought about il
the following singular manner :--Girard had
trench cut near the boundary line Of " Peter
of considerable depth, for the purpose Of drain
ing his land. When "high tide' was in, thi
trench was nearly full of water, 1t so har
psned one day that Girard tumbled into sal
ditch, he was unable to extricate himself an
called loudly for help.
His enemy, Peter, heard the dolorous cry an
cautiously approached to ascertain the caus,
Grard was almost suffocated by the mudd
water. II occurred to his mind that it was
happy time to exert faUorabIe peace. II
accordingly proposed his own somewhat selfs
terms. The we'll nigh drowned Stephen glad
acceeded, and Peter signed and sealed the PR
visions thereof by pulling his heretofore bitl'
adversary out of the awful ditch. The peac
SO unauspiciouly inaugurated was presery,
inviolate to the death of odd Peter" and 81
Q phen Girard became his sole heir.
: After Stephen Grard became the fortuna
T possessor of old Peters heritage he permitt'
I gratis TO be taken from the old Seckel tree.
|. BY this means the vnriety was extended. Fro
s this one tree all the numerous Seckel pear tre
2 throughout the length and breadth of the Uni
]. at the present day, originated. Probably b
n few even of our irtelligent fruit growers a
i aware Of this indisputable fact.
sl
Smyrna times., 1860-04-26
Triaes.

Tranquil pleasures last the longest. We
are not fitted to bear long the burdens Of great
Joys. ...,
The wasp attacks the ripest fruit first SO
will SANDER attempt to wound the most honest
fame.
ACQUISITION yourself to some employment for
every hour you can prudently enatch from bdsi-
ess. s.s ......
THE violet grows low aud covers itself with
it's own tears, and of all flowers, yields the
sweetest fragrance. Such is humility.
In the time that men waste 10 bewailing the
perverseness of their fortune, they could gain
competency.
No man will excel in his profession il he
thinks himself above it; and commerce will not
flourish in any country where it is not respec-
ted. \, s-,sa. sa.
A DRUMMER is the fastest man in the world,
because time beats all men, but the drummer
beats time. '}.. o.s ..l.s s3s1e.f ss i..t-fi
THE Chinese picture of ambition is, a Man
DARN trying to catch comet, by putting salt
on his TAIL
"MR. JONES, why do you wear that bad hat
80 Because, my dear sir, Mrs. Jones vows she
will not 60 out Of the house until get new
one."
"WARM day. Jones, warm day." said Smith
as they met lately. " Yes, it is" said Jones
sit is some warm if not summer" ~
Those two celebrated divines and scholars
Drs South aps Sherlock, we're dsputing som'
religious subject, when the latter accused thl
other of nsing wit in the cnntroyersv. a Well.
said South, suppose il had pleased God Il
J give you w.t. what would you have done T.
A coLoREp cook expected company of he
own kind, and was at loss how to entertai
her friends. Her mistress said "Chloe, yo
must make an apology" La missus, hoy
, can make itl get no apples, no eggs, q
butter, no muffin 10 make IT wild"
!. A RAPID and emphatic recital Of the follow
!. ing is said to be an nfallibls cure for isping
|. q Hobbs meets Snobbs and Noble; Hobs Dol
Q Ito Snobbs and Nobbs; Hobbs nobs with Snobl
and robs Nobbs' fobs. That's says Nobbs, th
worst for Hobbs jobs and isnobb's sObs
h A GOOSE WITHOUT FEArlsERs.--A goose thl
n sees another drink will do the same, though
is not thirsty. The custom Of drinking {
10 company, when drinking 10 dispensable al
" preiudicial, seems 10 be case of the san
- kind. and TO put q man, feathers only excepts
10 upon footing with gooile.
III MAN much addicted to drinking, being Q
- tremely i'll with q fever, q consultation w
= held in his bedchamber, by three physician
- - how to cure thu fever and sbatc The thirst.
:" "a Gentlemen" be said, al will tnke half /
trouble off your hands you cure slle fever. q
III will abats the thirst uyselE
81 d
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CHOICE POETRY.
Farewell.
Hs u. ). ..

The word is solemn, but, alas!
It's meaning soon mass come to pass!
leave thee, Anna, leave thee now
One loving kiss upon thy brow,
One longing look into thine eye,
And then, oh, then, the solemn kneIl,
Fareweili
4 bic me to a distant land, "a
All conscious. when touch the strand,
To meet the strangers look and frown,
To lie on straw or lie on down; ~
Bat SHY caress this gloomy spells
y &. Farewell! tFy
Oh! Anna, darling, lovely girl.
Before leave cut off curl--s ~
Yes, curl of thy light brown hair;
Thaa give it ma. that may wear
n where intrusion cannot creep.
Bat yonder SQUADS the great ships bell.
Is Farewell!
All there she stands upon the slip,
Atssr has fallen on her lipl
Oh, speed thee gallant bark away,
'TwiIl kill me if longer stay; b
What longer stay and see those tears,
To see that bosom rent with fears! f.i
Once more bid thee. Anna Fell,
- ~ Farewell!
4.
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Leaves from a Travellers Journal.

The Spring of l6-- was remarkable for the
prevalence of North Eastery winds, particularly
along the coast Of New-Jersey.
During the month of April, in the above
named year, the staunch and well built schoon-
er - started from Great Egg HarbOr.
bound for tie coast OF Virginia, for load of
oysters, grain, &c. Immediately after getting
under way, the wind veered to the n. E., and
we had most glorious run" down the coast
of Jersey. The vessel being only in ballast"
the captain deemed it prudent to seek a harbor.
which we accordingly did, at the breakwater.
For ave days we lay at anchor in the harbor,
the wind bowling like SO many demons from
the regions of Pluto, and the sea rolling ITS
heavy swells in towards the breakwater, seemed
to bid defiance to our wish to be released from
what appeared to us dismal prison. But on
the morning of the sixth day the sun rose clear
and bright, the wind blew lightly from the
| North, and soon was heard the welcome voice
of the captain, calliug {" all hands TO weigh an
chor and make SAIL" es r.ta 15il
Soon we were ont on the bosom Of the rolling
deep, the vessels prov turned towards the
South but on account of the heavy seas. we
did not make rapid progress until near noon.
when the wind again settled to the NORTHEAST,
and we went bounding along, sometimes dash
ing through and sometimes over q wave which
crossed sour path" Thus we went on, on
until Assateague Island was nearly abreast o
trs. As before stated, the vessel was only " ir
BALLAST and in consequence Of which We hat
made considerable lee way, and thus placed
ourselves in a very critical position. Chinco
league shoals ahead, the sea running so higt
and the wind blowing SO hard that to escaP'
by sea was impossible. Our only hope wal
that possibly there would be water enough OF
, the lower part of tho shoals TO permit US q
pass safely. Accordingly every one on boar
anxiously eyed the shere, and, as firmly be
lieve. offered heartfelt prayer that the nov
struggling vessel might be able to gain tn
deep water near the outer shoal; but it wa
otherwise ordered. Tae captain, after meT
tally calculating the chances OF escape to b
impossible, as we were then noarly in th
, breakers, with voice that rose above the dir
gave the order, Quarter Master, hard dow
!, with your helm, and run her hard on the shoa
and let every man look out for himself =
. few moments Of painfnl anxiety elapsed, an
: the noble vessel struck the shoal. Imnedlatel
I afier, tremendous roller came Kissing alonl
g and completely submerged the hull of our u
fortunate craft. The next swell lifted and ca
ried her probably some forty feet farther on Il
n shoal, when she again struck; and thus 81
was lifted some five or six times. sWU
mi Fortunately for US, we happened to stril
II the deepest part Of the shoal at that place, al
ID our vessel being light, we were carried ov'
is and in a few moments after were smiling alo
re by the far famed Ihincoteague Island cur fac
n. bearing the happy token Of thankfalness. a
rs our hearts lifted in gratitude to Him W
nd hcldeth the waters as in the hollow Of
IL hand. eEE AGATHA.
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Scientific or Book Farming.

Ma. EDrroR:-- overheard, few weeks
ago, an animated conversation between two of
cur worthy though rather behind d-ths-ag age farm
srss They ridiculed. as preposterous, The idea
Of Scientific or Book Farming. II seemed to
me to be ridcnlously strange to hear them
talk thus. Verify, Mr. EdItor, the more our
farmsrs know of tae botanical value and chemi-
cal analysis of the productions Of the soil, the
more competent and successful they will be-
They cluug to the opinion Of their ancestors,
and brsnched oul rather eloquently on The old
mode OF farmisg. But, sir, it 10 an established
fact that If we do not progress We shall mos
certainly retrogress, and can farming be an
sxcsp ptisn to the general rule
Ms. dear Fs rsesrs, search through the depth
Of Science. find out the value Of tho variou
herbs. plants, ro<'ts, etc., you cultivate. FIN
sut and bring 70 light the mysteriss Of the sun
| derground' Why even now pour remorselss
heel sight be Crushing germ Of ofinlrnsic vsl
Smyrna times., 1860-04-26
Written for the Smyrna Times.
Enigma. ~.

am composed Of AZ letters.
My IL, 6, IL, SO, %, o was an author. ars.
8, 1, 3, "a, %, IL, was celebrated author.
l6, 81, 30, 6, Is, le, AZ, 90, 10, Al is usu-
ally regarded as the inventor of the COM
mon mercurial Thermometer.
81. 80, 6, SO. "a, IL, 40, %, ID was king of
Naples.
10, q, 80, IS. Z. %, ls was a Greek Ply.
sicisn.
33. "a. 6. is river in Europe.
%, 6. 81, 80 was e historian. .'.s..
"a. 80, 10, 90, 80 was French General.
" %, "a, 26, 36 was bishop. ...
80, 81, 81, 33 was king of Mercia.
P. G. w.
Smyrna times., 1860-04-26

.
TOTAL EcLIPsE OF THE SUN-0n the 18th
of July, total eclipse Of the sun will give an
opportunity of determining the longitude Of the
Coast Of North America, such as will not oc-
cur again for many years. The determination
Of longitude by means of this observation is se-
cond only in accuracy 10 the telegraphic me-
thod, from which SO much was expected in case
the Atlantic Cable had been successful. The
path Of the Total Eclipse will be eastward from
the mouth of the Columbia river, across Hud-
sons Bay, leaving this continent at Cape Child
ley, the northeastern point of Labrador. II
then crosses the Atlantic, Spain, and Algeria,
and, passing to the south Of Tripoli leaves the
earth at Massowa on the Red Sea. The AS.
tronomer Royal Of England, the Bavsrian As
tronomer, and several corps of French obser
vers. will watch the Eclipse in Spain and AL
geria. Nearly q hundred observers will b.
stationed along the path ofthe Eclipse there.
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ue. for all you know Why willye linger in
darkness-why be tainted by your sister
States as being 25 years behind the timesl
By this system Of Scientific or Book Farming,
the farmers of Pennsylvania, New-Jersey and
other neighboring States have reached that
proud eminence which alone entitle them to
the appellation of'farmers.' Will the Diamond
Stale be the last to wheel into the line of pro-
gress and ambition! Will she still be drone
in the busy hive! a5.
!. .9&9a A,s.H& H.
Smyrna, April 20, 1860.
Smyrna times., 1860-04-26

Tbs SILENT EMPERoR---In an able sketch
Of the Emperor Of France, the following 10 given
as bis leading peeuliariiy e
ssAmidst whole nation oil takers, Louis
Napoleon is silent. Conscious Of his inability
10 cope in argument with many even of tilose
about him. be listens quietly TO what they have
to say, and follows in the end his own intuitive
decision. This power of holding bis tongue
has done aim good service. II eepened the
impression of his stupidity, which threw his
adversafies off their guard; md, now that bis
reputation is gained, be seems to the valgar--~
"A statesman of cousummate mind
Solving an aneient problem
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n Observation-Disclosures BELL RE.

A AsTROLOGY.-MAD BELL RE-
N SPECTFULLY announces that she commences
business again, and be found at her residence,
No. AZ, on the west side of Jones:street between
Linn and Cutter and Liberty and Wade, where she
foretes past present and future events by planets,
palmistry, or by cards To all those who may wish
to consult her the luck of business any under
taking, journeys, lawsuits, love, matrimony, lot.
terry tickets, perfect satisfaction will be given.
Hours from A. NJ. to p. M. Prices low. Fifteen
cents for running the letterS the name. jy3-am'
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Wines and Liquors.

y datawba Vine ; Pure sd 81 M Port Vine Pure old
Madeira Wi9ei Old Bourbon Whisky Old French
Selected especially for medicinal use. For sale by
- ALBERT ROSS Druggist,
jy8 3. w. cor. Central av. and Eighth-st.
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". II. BALDWIN. -. BALDWIN
BALDWIN a. BALDWIN,
A TTQRNEYg AT LAW, BANK BUIID-
IN ING, No. A West Third street, Cincinnati, Ohio
-.--I.rf myl7l
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No. SO Sixth-street.
runra

NGADAME ELLIS, FEMALE BOTAN-
" IQAL PHYSICIAN;I;-Ma Madame EtLlSs UTE III
RINE ELIXIR never fails to cure all kinds Of dis
eases of the Uterus the Kidneys, 0varies, Bladder
and Urethra, Prolapsus (fallng( Uterie, Infamma-
ion and liberation of the Womb, no matter of how
,ong standing, permanently cured by the use OF the
Elixir,
Of one Of the best druggists in the city:
ITO The Public and the Ladies IN Porticuldr:
''we, tho undersigned arc not in the habit Of Civ;
ing our name to Patent Medicines but knowing well
the Lady Physician, and the medicine called the
Uterine Elixir, cbeerfuy recommend 1t TO all ie.
males suffering from Female Diseases Of any kind; II
Is purely vegetable, and in do injury; we
ay to all try, and our word for u you will find relief
"Corner of Fifth and Race-streets."
N B.-For sale at the principal office, LA West
Hixth-st., between Race and Elm EDWARD SCAN-
Ian 4 Co., corner of Main and Fourth-sts. =. d.
HILL, corner Of Race and Fifth-sts: and drug
gists generally throughout the city and country.
Price, ONE DOLLAR PER BOTTLE.
Madame ELLIS has returned from the South, and
can be found at her office, Ia West Sixth-st, at
all times. iel7
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cient hospitality of the patricians on James
River, were amonghis favorite topics ofwhich
he nevertired, and with whichhe never tired
me. In short, the impression on my mind,
never to be eradicated, is, that his heart is nat
urallyliberal, open and gracious, and that his
occasional ebullitions of spasmodic impa-
tience are the spontaneous, perhaps irrepres-
sible, efforts of debilitated frame, to relieve
itself moment from the impression of its
own ceaseless worryings.
Mr.. Randolph is. beyond comparison, the
up of contradictions. Thouhg his person is
exceedingly tall, thin, and ill-proportioned I;
he the most graceful man in the world
when he peases; and with an almost femi-
nine voice, his whispers are heard across the
room. When seated on the opposite side of
the hall of Congress, he looks like boy of
fifteen but when he rises to speak, he seems
to stetch and expand his figure almost into
sublimity, from the contrast between his
hight when sitting and standing. In the
former his shoulders are raised his head de-
pressed, his body sunk almost into invisibil-
ity; in the latter he is seen, his figure dilated,
in the attitude of inspiration, his head raised,
his long white finger pointing, and his dark
Indian eye flashing, at the object of his over
whelming sarcasm.
man will, in all probability, survive but a
few years. A premature decay seems grad
ually creeping, almost imperceptibly, over
all his vital powers, and an irresistible, un-
seen influence, that battles human skill and
means, appears TO be dragging him like an
inexorable creditor to the grave. At the age
of thirty-one or two, with wealth in his po-
session, fame as his handmade, and glory and
power in bright perspective, he is mere
wreck of humanity; with light glossy hair
parted over his forehead, and tied with a
black ribbon behind teeth white rs ivory,
eyes instinct with intellect and n counten-
| ance scanned with innumerable wrinkles.
At the distance of hundred yards, he may
be mistaken for an overgrown, Premature
boy approach him, and at every step his
appearance changes, and he becomes grad
ually metamorphosed into decrepit old
man. You will then see face such as you
never have seen, never will again; if he
likes you, smile such as you never beheld
light up any other visage; and when that
passes away, a countenance wearing an ex-
preston of anxiety and suffering, that will
make your heart ache if it never ached
before
Such is John Randolph, the descendant of
Pocahontas, as he appeared to me. He may
be self-willed and erratic. His opponents
some times insinuate that he is insane, be-
cause he sees what they can not see, and
speaks in the spirit of inspiration of things to
come. He looks into the clear mirror of
futurity, with an eye that never winks, and
they think that he is staring at some phan-
tom of his own creation. He talks of things
past their comprehension and they pro-
nounce him mad.
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womANs NEED OF LOVE.
ny n. p. WILLIS.

May slighted woman turn
Aud, as q vine the oak hath shaken on,
Bend lightly TO her tendencies again.
q no by all her lovelincss, by all
That makes life poetry and beauty, mol
Make her slave; steal from her rosy cheek,
by needless jealousies; let the last star
Leave her watcher by your couch Of pain;
Wrong her by petulance, suspicion, all
That makes cup bitterness--yet give
NJ emblem Of fdevoteduess like hers.
But, oh estrapge her once, it boots not how,
BY wrong OF silence, any thing that tells
A change has come upon your tenderness-
And there Is not a high thing out Of Heaven
Her pride o'ermastereth not.
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INDIANAPOLIS AND CINCINNATI
@ 90 III g.
SHORT LINE RAILROAD.
Shortest Route by 80 Miles.

Nc CHANGE OE CARS TO INDIANAP.
~ OLls, az which place IL unltes with railroads
for and from all points In the West and Nortn-wss.
THREE PASSENGER TRAINS
Leave Leave Cincinnati daily from the foot of MIL and
$40 A. W.-oHIoAG0 MAIL L--Arriyes at In.
dianapolis at l0:4T A. Nj Chicago at 8 p M
1880 A. M.-Terre Haute and Lafayette Accom-.
modation-aIr y NsiatIndianaPolis at 1850 p. M.
0P.M.-CHIOAGO EXPRESS,-ArriyeAa al Jndt
apHApolis a il0aoP. MI Chicago at 1880 A, M. f
this linsp and and run through to Chicago without
RD-Be sure you are In tho right tioket-ofeo befora
Lawrenceburg and indianapolis. A'" 'i@
route. ~ ""y 0th's
Baggage checked through
Tmdk0g,SSH ~ TioKEIs, good unit used, can be- OBJ.
HoIth:west corner Of Broadway and Front; No z
purne{ m hopSe corner; at tho Walnut-street Honse.
No East Third street, and at Depot Once fool ~
tan miI $ on Erqntstreot where all necessary informs
omnibuses run to. aud from each train, and viii
% oail " pass9nger ~ all hotels, and ali parts on ibs
CITY ny leaving address at either OfHce ~ '"o
Apti ii. O.L0RD, President,