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Smyrna times., 1860-05-03
tribes.

DouBLy TOUCHING - Doing a 4 ntouching
duty 10 the memory Of the dead with one hand,
and touching the money" with the other, is q
curious coincidence but an instance of it is thus
stated :--a The Marquis de la Ceussaye, who
lately died in his villa, on the banks of the
peaceful Lake of Enghien, four miles from Pa
ris, left rather eccentric legacy, He bequath.
ed sum of fifty thousand francs tothe com.
mune of Enghein upon trust, topay the Interest
thereof every year TO some well-conducted
girl for her marriage portion, but upon this
condition, that the maiden TO be annually elec-
ted shall, in the month Of May, piece p z drIand
upon the testaior's tomb teith one hand, iohile
she receives her fortune Nth The other"
LOVE AND SICKNESS. The value Of love when
man is sick is thus beautifully stated - i
awhen sickness makes him pale and wan.
o mighty love man is one world, and hath
Another 10 attend him. p ils
LITTLE FINGER.-This rival Of Tom Tnurbl
| is but nine years old, and weighs only thirseer
| pounds. She is on her way from the west, ane
was giving lepees at Lockport, Corning, Ell
mira, ETC.. when last heard from Her hapts
NAL name is Dollie Duttou. But what treai
it would be to have leuee between Thanal
and Finger T. L
- IL.
FALsE HAIR GUARDED AeAINsT.--At Dieppe
in France, famous bathing place, there - )
police established, whose duty IL is TO rescu
persons from sanger. The following nolc'
was recently issued to them -" The bsthiul
police 10 requested, when a lady ia 10 dangefo
drowning, 10 seize her by the dress and pot y
the hair, which oftentimes remains 10 thei
grasp. Newfoundland dogs will alss gover
themselves accordingly y
ApprrArE rox sEws.-Tn letter from Re-,
III. Bingham of Apaiang, he says Thai ma
sent from Honolulu was intrusied TO The %
t tiyes en- remote part Of the island. Thel
supposing that its contents we're designed II
food, actually ca, up quantity Of letters AZ
newspapers" M
j DEFICIENCY IN A BELLE. Anamboos an All
can prince, visiting England, receivsd ~ man
/ attentions from celebrated belle of lsonooI
! that, in moment of tenderness, by could pt
refrain from laying his hands on hia hearl 40
! excIaiming- Oh madam, il Heaven had onl
made you a uegrsss, You would have been =
! resislible!' -
u CuARm or NEWSPAPER. = Mrs. Swisshel
4 says that the popularity Of her paper 10 Mi
If uesola is due TO the fact that /" people are .
ways expecting she will say ssmeshing u
ought not 70.
H. MATRIMONIAL cIRcuMrgRgscE.--ln IT'S .
l. servstlons apoO fashions an exchange him
/ tbs man that can get sround" 40 wife
ls travelling only twsasy-oue isas, eaghs 70
satisfied.
Smyrna times., 1860-05-03
WHOLE NO., AGO.
From |. Ths printsr. e, !, !,
7 rom
MY Mother.

An! well do remember me
In childhood's happy days,
Ofa mesk-eyed, gentle mother,
Who taught my lips to praise I
Who told me tales of years gone by,
And sung me oft to rest, = -
In Plainiive strains Of melody,
When pillowd on her breast. sa
An ! we'll | do remember me,
When riper years had come,
or that mothers tender counsels "a so
ln my own early home, 80 10
And when left, thro' love of change, 9
The scenes of joyous youth. ....
II was her voice that WHISPERED low
The words of love and truth. tisss
Ah /! we'll | do renember me,
When thro' The lapse of years, ~ N
hQmeward turn'd my weary steps .
Thro' guilt, and wo, and tears,
The same sweet tone and melting eve.
TO me a welcome gave.
Those speaking eyes, those welcome tones
Are now but OF the grave. i
Smyrna times., 1860-05-03
A PRACTICAL Joke.

Brooklyn is something of dull place, but
there are a few practical jokers living there,
without them, life in the City of Churches
would be very sad affair. One sof these,
B--b by name, whose only equal is believed
TO be Barnum himself, ia all kinds of specula-
ton, aud who, having made quite a fortune by
his shrewdness. has nothing to do in particular,
lately conceived that il would be an excellent
idea to "sell" few people, and afford some
amusement to their friends. Accordingly, he
secured the services of young lady, and haa
threeleiters written on giltedged paper, Inviting
three gentlemen each 10 meet Miss S.,
singly and alone, at 8 o'clock, on Thursday af-
ternoon, at The corner of Clinton and Joralemon
street. The invited were two prominent ex-
Office holders, and the editor Of Brooklyn pa
per, who is noted for both gallantry and good
looks. The writer was, of course, a myth. AT
half-past O'clock on the afternoon named,
about dozen persons, who had been let into
the secret, might have been seen entering an
unoccupied house on The precise corner where
the meeting was TO take place. In few mo.
ments they observed the editor vending bis
way along, and as last had the satisfaction of
seeing him stop on the corner and look at his
watch In a moment along came one of the
officials. The editor pushed into an area and
hid himself, sentnring to give an occasional
glance at his adversary.
AT last the third party came along, full of
pomposity. Observing the other at distance
just as be himself was discovered, both jumped
behind couple OF tree boxes, which gave
fthe editor a chance to emerge from his
hiding place. Finally, the trio could no lon
ger avoid meeting, and the usual courteses
were exchanged, the parties in the house hugely
enjoying the rich treat of seeing thsse /" sold."
Each gentleman trying TO get the other out Of
the way, in order that the " ysman'" might be
seen in comparative privacy. For two hours
The three bobbed around" every few min
utes meeting on some corner in the neighbor-
hood. The jokers then left the house one by
one, shaking hands with the party, which made
the editor say that /" he'd be -, if he ever me,
so many friends, all in a heap, during his life"
& 1t was six O'clock before those who enjoyed the
treat departed. and one Of the officials at that
time still held onto lamp post, waiting for tha,
confounded woman" esI6.g
Smyrna times., 1860-05-03
MISC ELAN oUs.
See How They Run.

Thagsgo on at rapid pace in the West
Yssy lately, says the North American, we had
xrs from the Pacific coast that the population
dtae territory Of Washington was estimated
a twenty thousand and now comes a lele-
gaPhic dispatch saying that such is the rate
asstaemisut 10 The Carson Valley mining re-
tna that IN two months there would be fifty
ssssnd leople there. We have already two
&aiea on lhs Pacific. Here are two more in
missing, which will probably be admitted into
- Vaioa before the lapse Of two years. The
fssif< di'lision Of the confederacy will then
hs'a - ~ felt in It's real i'm por,snce New
England c,usisss Of only six, and the Middle
&tes Of kut four, notwithstanding their vast
nMltion wealth snd commanding influence.
W. CsliIbrnia, Oregon, Washington and Ne
- samited as States, and forming The Pa
e. 1lvisNIn. united by community of inter-
~ xhst is to prsvesit the young members
~ astaiping somewhat Of our position =
f havs The empire Of the Pacific At their
- uatsid wealth Of gold and silver lies un-
Ss'slpsd p their sell. The commerce Of the
'sease nsy be theirs and the whole stretch Of
"~>senl ceast Of America cannot produce q
mil
hn lhe Psci6c division Of the Union j.
sse ~ asthe land Of promise. 1t asks
msnj favors, Of course. but it needs more
oea'ins. The Csrson Valley region hal
ssinlr seeking a territorial govcrnmen
sfat years past and Congress has refused
-" 70 the prayer. II has been condemned
ssn 70 the rule Of the Mormon hierarchy
H sat Lake, or have no government a
T. Aow y = proposed to 60 to the other ex
- put what ever else may happen th'
e''oaFaI rsgion bids fair to become popu
ssosgh foe State within year. A car
eHs Of The St. Louis Republican say
- building Ave thousand houses IN th
Whsts can weind parallel to soc
Smyrna times., 1860-05-03

and mother-tenderness over little brown curly
head, which she was lifting up for it's fathers
kiss. And the baby stretched out its hands,
and crowed triumphantly, and its fingers
clatched the mans hair, and this baby was ithe
irst-born child, and he had turned him forever
from his doors. Mary had spoken the truth
II was we'll that her mother was dead, for it
would have broken her heart.
William Reynolds, the banker, was a stern,
resolute man, honorable in his dealings with
all men, but sympathetic, pitifih to none. He
married, late in life, a woman much younger
than himself, one who combined rare qualities
of heartand mind, and who opened all the hid
den springs of tenderness in this cold, undem-
onstratiye nature. Their son had inherited tho
warm impulses of his mother, with the inilexi-
BILE will Of his father, and after the death of the
former, gradual enlargement developed it,
self between the two, and the gentle healing
element of the mother was not there TO recon-
Gle those she loved. Matters grew worse and
worse, until, after having graduated at college,
the young man fatty refused to crafty his fa-
TIERS darling ambition Of succeeding him in
business, he having chosen the law for his pro-
fession
Along and severe altercstion ensued betwixt
the tather and son. Harsh fierce words passed
between them, for both were equally determin-
ed and angry, and the whole ended in the rich
banker'sturning his son forever from his thresh-
old
Smyrna times., 1860-05-03

CuRIoUs charges have been brought against
three Jurors who sat through the second trial
of the Carsisng- Shaw case. at st. Louis. One
of them is said TO have been so indiscreet ais to
say, during the trial, that plainuff'e counsel
might talk allsdsy, but couldn't convince him
of any thing y another declared that Efie
would not get cent 8 and the third wentso
far as 10 say the fair plaintiff " wasn't decen.
woman" The couuse are arguing these state
meuts as reasons for new trial, while all three
of the offending jurymen make affidavit that
they never used the language imputed 10 them.
The dispute is becoming lively, and it does net
clearly appear which of lhess parties tells the
truth. The Court has placed lawyer in one
scale, over against ajuryman in tho other. and
is puzzled to strike the balance.
Smyrna times., 1860-05-03
Childhood and Home.

No hearihside 90 bright, and no greeting SO
welcome--most beautifully writes Thurlow
Weed Brown. of Wisconsin Chief--as 10 hold
the crait from the still waters where home is.
The light in the easement is no false beacon.
Once over the threshold, and we only listen 10
the faint murmur of the waves without. And
then always little hands extended to tow in
the craft, and 10 Chamber up the sides and up-
load the cargo of little things which have been
kindly shipped from other ports, for their benefit
And right here is suggested thought which,
had we the power, we would drive home TO
every parental heart. We do not believe it is
easy TO lure any person away from home which
lis pleasant and attractive. The feet may at
times be maynard 10 the path, but the clear
light by The hearth will not shine out over the
way in vain. la looking upon the young men
who shrong the saloons and taverns. we are led
to ask whether those at home have done all
they could to make home more attractive than
these places! These abominable aoslens efdig-
nifty and propriety, held to and prncticed by
many parents. are curse 10 children and sosi.
ETY.. We must erter into the joys and hopes
and little plaunings of children, if we expecl
their love and confidence. The idea that they
will forget just respect towards US, if we in,
dulge in familiar talk or play with them, is th,
rnerest nonsense. When they feel that W.
wish to give them All reasonable enjoyment
and 10 see them happy, they will not be apt t.
be unkind or disobedient. Singing 10 halfo
living here" remarked q mother not long since
where we were stopping. The household wa
ons Of all children, where there was an houl
for mifth or song. The canarias caught the
spirit of the group, and joined ID such an out
burst of ringing song, as filled the house will
the tide of JOY. Such children will love thei
parents and their home, and go out, by and by
10 remember it with holier and deeper love
and TO eagerly turn, from time u time, aud b
. child again.
Smyrna times., 1860-05-03

SHALL TkLK.--Nobody abuses small talk un-
less he be a stranger TO its convenience. Small
tilk is the small change of lite; there is no
getting on without il. There are times whea
g It's FOLLY to be wife, hen LITTLE nonsense
il very palpable, and when gravity and sedate-
ness ought TO BIO Kicked down stairs. A phi
losopher CUTS rsor figure in ball room, un-
lees he leaves bis philosophy At home. Meta
physics are as intrusive in the midst Of agree
able prattle, ss a deaths head on festal board.
We have met with men who were too lofty for
small islk-who would never indulge in com.
plants ~ to servanls, nor discuss the state o
the weather. They were above such triGng
in other words. they were above msking thsm
selves agreeable above pleasing, and above be-
ing pleased. They we're sll wisdom, all grsy
isy, all dignity. and ali tediousness and serious
nesa, which they bestowed upon company with
more than Dogbsrry's noble generosity. A maj
who cannot talk has no more business in SO
cissy than statIs. The world il made up o
tribes, and b who can tribe elegantly an.
| grscefulIy i valuable acquisition TO mankisd
He l. Corinthian column in the 6bric Of %
ciety.
Smyrna times., 1860-05-03
cHoIcE POETRY. P
Written for the Smyrna Times.
Evening.


The sun 10 sunk beneath the Western hills,
And evening de'vs are softly falling round !;
HE moons pale beams are sparkling on ths
Fills,
And new mown crops, lie heap'd upon the
ground.
Al Nature sleeps while DER her tranquil
brow.
UnrufIlei by the noise and strife Of day,
The beautsous eyes cIf Heaven are smiling now
ID each bright star that sheds its gliInmering
ray.
M sound ID heard for cen the gentle breeze
In harmony has lull'd itself to rest
fss fscking birds have sought within the
trees
Thcir peaceful slaniber and shetering nest.
And now the weary farmer seeks repose,
With JOY he sees his hour of rest is come;
Elis iruky scyihe upon his shoulder throws,
And oawud pIods to reach his humble home.
And mark his honest look and sturdy pace.
A shroagh the pIenteous field be wends bis
way
Aad see she smile that lights his happy face,
His mind rejecting on we'll spent day!
TAsss ID |. quiet calm within that breast.
To ensg which the proudesi heart might
deign;
AjeweIby that humble man possessed,
EnpeFets. might covet-but can ne'er obtain
s. II. B.
Smyrna times., 1860-05-03
PA and Encouraging Progress.

T. k& - N
eeiosy Of Sierra Lsons, and the republic
D.. ~. on The western coast Of Africa, are
eeaa@sats Of EngIand's and Amsriea's
aFopic sxertions- They were sstablish-
~ mssainsd on the true and only prin-
H. Cerissian colonization. And they are
- hspss of their founders and sup-
= atAndine forth q centres Of light 10
n@iaG Dizziness. The populations Of
e y eenputod % exceed sixty thou
~ \ eomPosef Of msmbers of some
n Africans, spsstiug - many dif
9kke Tksr we're noSly rescued b.
- e4bsed Tie sdvansagss q eduea.
eisiIIxasions Hsndrcds Of shsm n,
~ asalifsd +suisatsss X ths eospsI
lsAed tlsM have acquired Nor
d n ko1ne ~ dollasa othysu owI
sir4 ~ p1tir,ss thea
isesai.e - taewIe1eo !
Smyrna times., 1860-05-03

THE New York correspondent Of the Boston
Journal says 1t is rumored in New York that
the lady Of the " Diamond Wedding" has come
back from Cuba diseuchanted, and adds some
scandalwhich we won't print.
Smyrna times., 1860-05-03

AN did criminal was Once asked what was
the 6rst step thst led to bic ruin, when he sn-
~ cred :-s The irst ssef| was cheating prio.
tsr out Of two years Subscription. When /
kad doue that. the devil tick such grip on me
that ceuld not shake hiaa of."
Smyrna times., 1860-05-03

But, papa, you havnt sent him away forev-
err, and he will cone back sometime!s And
she pressed up her soft wet cheeks 10 The old
mans and her small fingers hu,tered among
his grey aprinkled hair, hike flock of newly
fedged birds.
Mary, you must never speak TO me Of him
again. Edward has offended me, past forgive
ness, and be is 10 longer son OF mine, or
brother Of yours. have disowned him. And
now, remember. must be obeyed.'
The old man took bis fair young child on his
lap, as he uttered ths cruel words. his face
still rigid. and his brow knotsed With blue veins,
but Highland rested sendeslY on her bright hair,
for Mary Reynolds was her fathers idol.
| There was no sound in the great library, but
the broken sobs Of tho lutte girl.
| Come, daughter, don't;" il was wonderful
how those stern sonss fell into sweetness that
Twas like mothers. a Papa will be very kind
TO his little girl. and make her very happy, and
she must not trouble him by grieving 30.
i Al last the child lifted her head, and hsI
gIancs fell upon the portrait Of . lady opposite
set in richly carved frame. a
i The fuca was still young, and the sweetnesl
4 of her azure eyes, and The huttarirg smile
about the lips. and the stft eIieacy Of the whols
lface weuId have won your heart 10 1t once
Psp. Fam glad now that she died before
csn remember her"
my ehid. what do yi,u mean !" with tonel
OF ans zement.
Because, Papa. Il would have broken he,
lhears.r
Il The oid man set down his child. and she wen
eslf ~ he library. Hs vtsfa lips did not quis
||us, nor biz iron will fallss ~ his purpose. ~
.ees ross sp before hiss sf1is pjetsrs of shs
I|reoag fsrs, above whi<Eh ~ grass Ind bee
l|pre wing W elevesf 1 rs = Il bsnt With prou
Smyrna times., 1860-05-03

Nor content with the preparations already
made 10 Canada for torturing the Prince of
Wales, the Portland papers insist upon revl-
sion ofthe programme, ia order to compel that
poor young man to 80 through the horrors Of q
I" Municipal reception" at that Maine seaport,
The plea urged in furtheranre ofthis conspiracy
il the :. intimate connection Of the city with
the Grand Trunk Railway Of Canads." The
fshy region Of Newfoundland is also agitating
the propsiety of appropriitng $20, 900 to get
up stunning !" welcome for His Royal High
ness. II the Prince ever dees get upon the
throne, he will make wal upon North America
as surely ~ be il crcwnFsd king. The aggra.
vatons endsred in these, his early years, VIII
be Sufficient pFovocstion for any extreme o
violence.
Smyrna times., 1860-05-03

SsTIoK THIS UP.--As the following table ol
the number of pounds TO the bushel may be o.
interest to The farmer and dealer, we publish it
and would advise them to cutit out and slick
il up 10 some prominent place for reference:
OF wheat, sixty pounds.
OF shell-corn. ffty-six pounds.
of corn in the cob, seventy pounds.
Ofrye, 6f,y-sx pounds
OF oats, thirty five pounds.
OF barley, forty-eight pounds.
OF potatoes sixty pounds.
OF beans, sixty pounds
OF bran, twenty pounds.
OF clover-seeds sixty pounds.
of Tjmothy-seed, forty-fve pounds.
OF fax seed. fifty-eighs pounds.
| 0fhemp seed, iity four pounds.
OF buckwheat, fifly-two pounds.
OF blue grass seed, fourteen pounds.
| OF castor beans, thirty-three pounds.
OF dried peaches, thiry-ihree pounds.
/ OF dried apples. twensy-four pounds.
| OF onions, 6fty-seveu pounds.
Smyrna times., 1860-05-03

Nh. N. PWfLLIs has taken census Of the
" stylish men, Of New York. and fnds that
they number thFes hundied. or - possibly lsss
than that figure. He further discovers that
the " inca of'styls hsvs whslIy iofsskea Broad
way, and now ai1 &hsif mannsss On horseback
u lhs C1sttal PRr1. II visw of The growing
poepion fes seqasstri6a exercise, ne reconlmsnds !
ahnt 9hee se.ntzy zsnslsmen iavitoH city
~ pIS4sase " the compepy Of the friend'a :
hoe1@, N way of shewink = ntabls and tabls
~ pitnIify - new method ofpgesefving the
eqeino.imity ~ ! 1nesal household.
Tn1 NlltNl6iI 4 j speassaea of Piks's psss
1ialI eofieo ~iIh thu naePwho .hvnt
~ ~ ~ ttt6ses,
+ ~ n1kek eeek T. spin
Smyrna times., 1860-05-03
..No hose p

"No hoper'
/" None at all, my dear sir | am compelled
TO tell you that your child will never behold
the sunset"
The prond, stern man turned away, and hid
his face in his hands, and groaned heavily.
The sunshine luttersd and fitted like the
sweet, tremulous dreams of youth, all about the
lofty chamber in which that fair child lay dy.
ing, stniiten suddenly by fever, which had
drunk the springs of her young life, and kindled
her pulses with fires that death only could
quench.
!" Papa, pa pa" the voice came up faint and
eager from the parched, palid lips, and the old
man went to the, bedside. and leaned tenderly
over the white, ghaslly face, which wore that
| look which faces only wear over which the
grass will grow in little while e-
| 's What is il, my precious child 7" ss
Papa, heard what The doctor said, aud now
am going away from you SO soon. you will
let me see him just once more before die !'
The bankers face grew white as the little
/ frozen one beneath il, aud he made depreca-
tory motion with bis hands. Mary raised her-
self painfully from her pillow, and clung to him.
20, papa, you won'trefuse your little Mary's
last prayer. You win be SO sorry IL you do,
when | am gone, and | shall SET mamma In a
II little while, and shall know her face in hesy-
en-, although never did on earth and when
she asks nae afier her boy, how can tell her
that you wouldn't let me see him"
i Lie down, Mary. Your brother shall be
sent for" answered the stricken man.
Smyrna times., 1860-05-03

. Has be come, o, papa, has he come =" and
she gasped out the words from lips that were
growing cold in death.
/" Yes, Mary, darling sister, | am here,'' and
the young mat sprung forward, and folded his
arms about her, aud his tears dropped on her
head, for they had shaven away the long gol-
den curls which crowned it--like rain. She
smiled up in his face, and her little cold fingers
clambered TREMENDOUSLY up his shoulder, and
rested with the old caress in his dark brown
hair Then her face grew troubled.
sit is gro Aing dark cannot see you
Papa, Edward--iake hold of my hands.
And the old man and the young one took her
small hands, and clasped theirs together,
Papa, you will take him back to your heart
once morel may tell mamma that you have
forgiven him -
III will take MIN back--I have forgiven
him." aud taa old mans voice was husky be.
cause Of its sobs.
"A last smile went like The dying sunshine
over The child's face, and Mary Reynolds sou
weat out like the day, without conyulson ol
struggle.
And the father aud son fell into each Others
arms, and wept like Jacob and Joseph of old.
Blessed are the peace emakers, for they shal
see God"
Smyrna times., 1860-05-03

The sun 10 sunk beneath the Western hills. :
And evening de'vs are softly falling round
lie moons pale beams are sparkling on the
Smyrna times., 1860-05-03

Nasars sIeepsl while ser hsr tranquil
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-01-16

N. Jan. ID.
The London Times, in leader on slay-
cry in the U. s., and the revulsion in favor
of the Southern States, caused by the vaga-
ries of the Abolitionists, says the Union of
the american people is not only of import,
ance to themselves but to the world at large
1t has been fully proved not only on the
American continent but in our own colonies,
that the enforced equality of the European
and African tends not only to the elevation
Of the black but to the degradation OF the
white man. We cannot find any sympathy
for those who would try in the U States the
plan ofa half-caste republic, and we trust
that the federal government and the right
thinking part of the community will protect
the South from repetition of such ontrages
as that of Harper's Ferry.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-01-16

OEoISN ATT, Jan. Is.
FLoUR-Dull aud without change 10 price;
600 bbls extra sold at $50 delivered at Law
reneeburgh.
wHIsKY-Unehanged aud hrm; 900 bbls
sold at 2OtS@2osSc the latter for wagon.
HoGs-Receipts tor the last "a hours 500
head; market doll; sales ,2eO head at s. .9O@6..
40.
GRooERIES-Moderate demand for sugar
At e@s7<cj fair selling at sJ4@s1Se 800 bbls
mOlassss sold at 46@46kc. Nothing transpir
ed In coffee. Receipts Of sugar aud molasses
have been very large since navigation opened.
but chiefly goiRg iotO store.
GRAIN-Whsat con tinues firm and 10 good
demand Al ,sS9l .2S Tor prime white, and l 20
q ,22 for red.
CoRN-Pirm and 10 good demand At $50
Soc; sales 300 bush ia bulk at $50; 500 do dc
at Soc; do white dAlivs I'd at 5sc.