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Smyrna times., 1861-04-11

THE CRoPs.-The Springfield (Ohio) Neus
says; "The fruit is in good condition, even
the prospective peach crop beng as yet eppa-
rently uninjured The present rather cceI
weather is favorable for all sorts of fruit, and
We hope it will continue till 1t can leave
itself, and leave the trees IN good style, TO be
unmolested thereafter by il.
The Detroit Advertiser says; "Our advices
from all parts of the State are to The effect that
the whesi crop is entirely unlnjured by frost.
md that everywhere farmers are sangulne Of
another abundant harvest"
Green corn, BEARS radishes, and the general
run of early vegetables, are in the market again,
from the second crop, at Brownsville, Texas.
The few countrymen who have Ventured to
town the last week report the wheat crop as the
finest prospect we have had for several years,
expressing some feare, however, that, owing te
The scarcely of feed for stock, it may be inju-
red by late pasturing.-G0llatin (TenneSsee
Courier.
The wheat crop of this country was never
moro promising than at present. A favorable
season fFoa ;Als time on will insure an over
whelmiug crop-Lebanon (Tenn.) Herald.
We are iaformed by q gentleman who has
just returned from Northern Alabama and Mis-
sissippi, that on Friday night last the peach
crop in that section of the country was entirely
cut off. The trees were in full bloom Evans
Vile Jour.
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Fl u NJ o r OU S.
mixing Up the Babies.
AN OUTRAGEoua rR1cI

no"e TINE ago there was dancing partv
: fa'e" Up "h0rlh." Most of the ladies present
"ou 'i''ie babte, whose noisy peryersIty re-
t"iro 'co much attention to permit the mo.
I"o,' t",, 10 ENJOY The Gnhce. A number of cal.
""' young mch volunteered TO watch Tho
5"o|s ""cs MtHe The parents INDUCED in
u''Skdo"h: W 'l,: No sooner had The women left
.le .le oaoles IN charge Of the mischievous rovues
~ 'uuh "ey stripped lhe infants and CHANGED
'heL ci"ihes, giving to one The apparel of
aHo.ht'. The dance over, it was Time IN gn
n"o'e' ahd The mothers hurrlcdiv took each a
Da'y' IN tie dress of her oyu. snd started 70
rh'T homes, ten or fifteen miles off. end waro
Iaf -, On Their way betorc daylight. But the dnv
'i'o"'"g here was prodiglous row in Thai
settlement; mothers discovered that a sin,rIo
d"y Ia" chlrged the sex of theIr babies. obs9r
'a''"" o.Sci'scd starting phys, gicsI pL enom.
'"9' aId thcn conmCnced son.e of the tollest
'e"s'e walking. Living miles apart. II re.
I'"'d TWO day 10 unmIx the babies. and es
many mon rs to restore the women 10 their
na'o'aI ~. ucffoSit,on' Tc tins day 1t is unsafe
l"f any OF the bnby mixers to veiiture within
the territory. "'''''"
Smyrna times., 1861-04-11

He MADE HIMsELF.-All admire q self made
man, when he does his work well, and makes
man of himself. Such a man is Andrew John
sou, of Tennessee, who made the great South.
ern Union speech in the Senate, some time
since.
johnson is a native Of North Carolina, aud
was brought up q taller. He left his home
early, and with ais kit-goose, press- board,
shears, and trsmped from house
to house, till he found himself at Memphis.
Here he found debating society, and married
a wife. Soon after his marriage he told his
wife she must open a school and | will go to il.
and learn 10 read and write. She did so, and
Andrew became an apt scholar. lie ,dropt the
shears and became a Legislator, then a Gov
ernor, then Senator, and finally he has shown
himself better than all three-a patriot, pru.
dent, firm, sensible man.
All Andrews's propensity sprang from going
to n wOman's school, and having good teach.
er.
Smyrna times., 1861-04-11
"WhO feels a thirst for knowledge
In IielicOH may sIake 1t,
If he has still the Roman will

AMERICAN NATIoEAL AIRs.-Ysnkee Doo-
die is an old English agricultural song, and
was suug in derision by the British soldiers du-
ring the Revolution, at Boston.
The music of the " Star Spsngled Banner Z"
10 an old English air, once bearing the title OF
"Anacreon in Heaven" Robt. Treat Paine
adopted this air 20 one of his popular songs,
adams and Liberty" during the life Of
Washington, one verse OF which was Ia praise
of the Father Of his country. But it was not
until 1914 that Francis Scott Key, then a
young lawyer, composed the present words in
remembrance of tho bombardment of Fors Me-
Henry, when Baltimore was besieged by the
British fieet; the sight Of the national banner
proudly floating enid The carnage aud desoIa.
ton of the attack Inspiring The refrain, which
has given the title 10 the title of the song.
The words of" Hail Columbia were writ
ten in 1898 by Judge Joseph Hopkason, one
of the signsrs Of the Declaration of Indepen.
dence. TO what was called the {" Presidents g
March," an air composed by German named
Foyles, on the occasion Of a visit Of the Presi.
dent TO one Of the New York theatres.
Smyrna times., 1861-04-11

BAD CHARACTER The importance of pre-
serving good reputation for tru and honesty
is quite sirklngly set forth 10 the following:
A mortal tcVer prevailed on board ship at sea,
and negro man WAS appointed TO throw ihe
bodies OF those who died from time tc time
overheard. Que day, when the captain was on
ueck he SOW The negro dragging oct of the fore.
castle SICK nan, who vas Vlo;t ntiy struggling
TO e&tr'cate himself from the Regro's grasp,
shd semonstrst hg very bitterly against the
cruelty OF being buried alive What are you
said the captain. "Gong to throw hun over
boaTd, InaKs4. cause he dead" Deed you
scoundfel" SAID the captain, don't you see
he moves aud spcaks?" Yes, massa, know
he says he no dead, bat he always Ii, so, nobody
never know when 10 believe him"
Smyrna times., 1861-04-11

SPEAKING OF errors oi the press. Mr.. Pycroft
relates IN his "Nsys and Words of Men and
Letters" conversation he had with printer.
" Rea ily.' SAID the printer, [" gentleman should
not place such unlImi'ed confidence in the eye-
sigh, of cur hard wOrked aud ha.f.blinded read
er of proois; for am ashamed to say thai we
utterly ruined one poet through ludicrous
misptint "lEdPed! and what was the un-
happy lIne 7" WHY, sir, the poet intended
TO say See the poor martyr in sheet of fre;'
instead Of which We made him say See the
pale martyr with his shirt on. fire . Ofcourss
the reviewers made the most Of bluhder so
entertaining to their readers, and the poor gen.
tleman wss never heard OF more in the field of
literature. .... ....4a
Smyrna times., 1861-04-11
SCELLAN NEOUS.
Written for the "Smyrna Times
The Literature Of America.
BY II. J. S.

The Literature of America, though in its in
fancy, is full of promise. 1t has gained the
admiration of, and successfully competes with, /
the Literature of the Old World We cannot
marvel at this. MATERIAL is all that GENIUS
requires, aud surely, in land where
Hills peep DER hills, and Alp ON Alps arise
her craving appetite can easily be appeased.-
This material may be chaotic, but like the
diamond buried in strata deep, it's brightness
only be revealed by reduction. Bancroft
undertook this. To say he was qualified for
the task, would be but reiieraton Of self.
evident truth. He was born for it, aDd his
destiny would have been incomplete without
He was the historian of the age, and as such,
stern duty, if not public necessity, compelled
him to minister TO the wants of his countrymen.
History was his proper sphere, and ia this par
ticuar he ressmbled Macauley. Outside of
this sphere they were other men. Nothing
more. Philosophy would teach US, therefore,
! that these two individuals were born for the
express purpose Of compiling aud publishing to
the world history of their respective coua-
tries. The scope OF American genius knows
no termination, for truly,
! mo peni-up UIlca contracts our powers,
But the " hole b1undie.s cunInet Is ours
aud whether it be 10 cities grand, or prs iries
large as smaller worlds, we have the proud sat-
lsfaction of knowing that each and ell contain
the elements either for fancy or for truth
| Brighter than the rainbow tnts that reflect the
| peaceful bow of heaven. methnks, will De the
futsre career of happy America. Isaid happy
America. Yea, happy in her adversely. Happy
in the genius Of her sons Her people, keeping
we'll in view that
a. Who feels a thirst for knowledge
In IIelicOE may sIake It,
1.-The has still the Roman will
| To- find tDoy make uI'- ..t
will follow under the heaven.born banner of
EXCELSIOR, until America is recognized as the
seat of knowledge, aud her Iitterattt the dicia-
tore of the globe. Dream on, then, thou
snuffer of the midnight taper. Heed noR the
sound Of revery without. Better to die by the
phantom pen, than by the blood.red grspe.-
Happy the msn that lives hundred years &c
come! We would freely exchange with the
unborn babe, to see the realization Of American
genius. Happy. happy America!
SMYRNA, DEL.
Smyrna times., 1861-04-11

CONTEMPLATED SEIZURE OF THE FEDERAL
CAPITAL.-The following is an extract CT a
letter received in New York city from gen.
tlcman of high position in Washington. II is
dated on the I'd inst.
The possession of the seat Of government
by the southern contedsracy is an event most
confidently predicted to take place within 90
days. The wife Of United States Senator
told me an snecdote illustrative of the purposes
o. the President OF the southern contedeTscy
lie holds a very elig Bile pew in the Rev. Mr.
Halls church, and lady, wishing TO obtain il
wrote to him that she would give what he gave
for it. lie replied, "that SO far from relln.
gushing my (his) pew, have ordered an en-
grsved plate to be affixed 10 it bearing my
name" A lady just from Montgomery, in ts-
king leave of Mrs. Davis, asked, And what
message must bear from you to your lady
friends in Washington She replied, Tell
them shall be happy to receive their calls at
the White House some two months hence."-
This s very elaborate trhiDg, or unsurpassed
castle building"
Smyrna times., 1861-04-11

'IHE following is valentine sent by siqh.
ing s"ein to his adored Mary Ann on The
l4th he is certainly sound on the Union
question:
hhereHs' dear girl, plainly ece,
a bachelor am doomed TO be:
Unless you emile upon my suit,
And give me your heart aud hand to boot.
ana 'chereGS, with thee in my possession,
would never dream aught Of secession:
Aud 'ohereas, 'twIIl agree " ith our constitu.
tionS,
| submit the following reso!u,icue:-
HeS0tU@d. That OF Gaioa measures $ here's cur
version:
We J"io 'ogethsr withou: coercion.
Resotced, Thstre live together in sw eet com.
n.nhIOu.
And our only cry he for the Union;
ReS0teed That Cortifcdt,onS enter not our
thoughts;
We II only have piano fortes'
heSotCcd That wen ne'er be false, nor tell
foolish lies,
u we do, We'll Try and compromise.
ReSoioed, That we'll have no arms not a sin.
gle one;
Unless we get, some day. son.oC a, gun.
Smyrna times., 1861-04-11
Conflict with a Tigress.
A SCENE OF HORROR.

The Liverpool Mercury says:-Whilst Ma
como was going through his performance with
the Bengal tigers at Mandcr's Menagere,
Liverpool, on Friday, tigress caught his hand
in her mouth. Planning hls knee 10 The small
of the iigress' back, and pressing her against
the bars of the cage, then seizing her lower
jaw with the right hand, he held her pOwerless
TO do no more than retain the left hand in her
mouth. So cool was MacomO in this trying
position thai lockers on thought it part OF the
performance but when MacomO called 10 one
OF the keepers: "She has got my hand fast in
her mouth geI bar of hot iron," the truth Of
his dangerous position flashed through the
minds of those present. and created great ex-
cliement; one lady fainting away, ethers run.
nlng from the sight. Four or five minutes ell
apsed before the iron was ready, daring which
time Mocomo stood as piece of statuary, rot
qulver of lip to show the pain he was endu-
ring. When reHdy the hot iron was applied
quickly and surely by one of the keepers to the
large teeth in the upper jaw, and, as though
electrified, her mouth sPraug open. MaComo
as quick as lightning, drew his hand away,
caught hold of a thick stick, struck the snimul
terrific blow on the skull, brought her down,
and forced her to finish her performance before
he left the cage. When Macomo came out of
the cage, his bleeding hand testified TO the
tr'ghttul struggle which had been going on
between man and beast
Smyrna times., 1861-04-11

PARsoN GREEN, an American prea cher in the
habit sometimes of drawing upon a box of SER
mons bequsIhed him by his father. who; was
also preacher, upon one occasion got hold of
sermon, by mistake. which the old gentleman
had once preached to the State prison con.
VETS. 1t opened we'll, and the congregation
were becoming deeply interested, when all at
once the pSrson surprised them with the infor-
ma lion that, I" had il NOT been for the clemency
of the governor, every one of them would have
been hung long time ago." ,-sv.. $3.50.
Smyrna times., 1861-04-11

ne late JoHN RANDOLPH AND HIS MAN
JuBA' The toiioW ing anecdote of the late
Joha Randolph, OF Roanoke. was recen1lv toId
me ty Mr. Cotton, the author Of the bioGra nbv
OF the Hon. Ma haniel Macon, Of N. c.:
,Nahaoiphs tavorite body. y.setvn Mt, Juba. had
oilehoed ms master very much. In conse.
qdence' Juba was summoned to his masters
presence a"d informed that he placed too biqb
u" est'h's'e on him to have him whipped as he
punished his othe- nggers when they misbe.
hHVeh' but, as mis- offence could not be passed
oy' he would have to adop, different courss
WIN nam. " You know, Juba," said Randolph.
" 10" ! settle my qusrrels with gentlemen
on the heid You viii have to fight mo a dneI
with Piatos!" The pistols were nrcdncod
ana ioad"d-one was given to Juba. Eight
PAGES were measured of IN the psrlor: !, was
agreed that they should stand back TO back !.
" Ten should be slowly coun,pd-wheel and
nfe They took their places, Juba happened
10 be near door When ten was conp,ed
na"do pa wheeled, but no Juba was to be seen.
On walking to the door, Randolph espied him
Crossing field at a 24O lick.
Smyrna times., 1861-04-11

"JoHN," SAID a Quaker to young friend, 81
hear thou art going to be married. .''-' Yes"
replied John, 81 am."-' Well" replied the
man Of dra5, " have one little piece of advice
to give thee, aud lhati never TO marry a wo.
man worth more than thou art. When / mar
ried my Wife was worth just fifty shillings,
and shs was worth sxty.two; and whenever
any difference has occurred between Us since,
she has always thrown The odd shilirgs 10 my
face, ... -.rtaE
Smyrna times., 1861-04-11

FEMALE ACCOMPLISHMENTS -Fenale edu-
cation is more detrimental to health and happi-
ness than that of the male. It's grasp, its aim,
10 at accomplishments rather than acquire.
ments--at gliding rather than at gold-at such
ornaments as may dazzle by their lustre, and
consume themselves in a few years, by the
intensity of their own brightness, rather than
those which radiate a steady light till the lamp
OF life is extnguished. They are most prop
erly termed accomplishments, because they are
designed TO accomplish a certain objeci-MAT.
RIMoEY. That end, or rather beginning, OBJ
tanned, they are about as useful 10 their owner
as the lease oi a house after The term has sx-
pired. .a- ~. aa.'v - a-l..iaf
h4..lsifaa fss - +ts ssat ID aae 34a7f 81 fe i7
Smyrna times., 1861-04-11

81 am very much troubled, madam, with
cold feet and hands," said fop. al should
suppose. sir" was the reply, /" that young
gentleman ho had SO many Iwittens given him
by the ladies might at least keep his hands
warnl." Hi ait tf''t' ~. n.H*
Smyrna times., 1861-04-11
CHOICE POETRY.
I'm Sitting by the River.
BY WILLIAM BELL.

I'm SiCtlnS Cy Cne HlVer,
BY WILLIAM BELL.
sit bv the river. and onder
A boat with gay streamers now lands;
Happy pBrents and lovers to wander,
And children with flowers in their hands,
All under the dusk in the branches,
To the music of many bands.
II.
They linger, and whisper endearments,
While the twilight its shadows weaves,
And the gleam of their snowy garments
see through the summer leaves.
Half deeming the gods OF the fountains
Go roaming about on such ewes.
Oh. faint thrO' the dusk that hangs DER us,
And vague as in dreams, espy,
Slow dipping their oars 10 a chorus
The skiff Of the Happy pass by;
Youth and Beauty are out on the waters
I'm sad, vet cannot tell why.
PHILADELPHIA.
Smyrna times., 1861-04-11

Oil has been discovered at Aurora N. y, and
the fact has caused considerable sensation.
This must be the source OF the :" Aurora Bore.
pills" t-e.sse4 e.-...s.
Smyrna times., 1861-04-11

A recent philosopher discoversa method to
avoid being dunned " How? howl how -
every body ask. NeUsr run in debt. .
Smyrna times., 1861-04-11

MARRIAGES IN THE UNITED STATES Cir
cumstsnces sometimes unite to give an extraor-
dnery aspect TO certain unions. Thus, il is
related that, in the Stale of Maine, the driver
Of railway trhlR-loo busy, no doubt. TO be
able 10 devote whole day TO his wedding
made his bride and minister starl In ore of
the carriages, and had the ceremony performed
while the train was running still mere
original occurrence is the marriage of a young
Virginia couple, i'll 1856, who had to croes 4
rIVer to reach the minister who was TO unite
them. But food had converted the river into
a torrent, it was neither fordable nor fcrriable
aud they coald not expect that, TO crown their
happiness, the minister would brave Leander' S
tate. They therefore shouted to the people on
the opposite bank, explaining what they want.
ed. The pastor appeared they folded the pa
per containing the necessary authorization,
tied II TO stone, and threw II to the minister,
who, after reading land exchanging the usual
questions and answers, married the adventu-
couple across the river according 10 the
rites of the Church. These marriages, singu.
ar as they appear in form. are not the lees in
earnest for that, and are followed by every
civil consequence required.
Other eccentric weddings, not in earnest
are a serious blow to the respect due matrimo.
other folIiCs, certain young Americans have
amused themselves by contracting mock mar.
| rlagee, or rather by getting married in joke
Ii two persons with no serious Intention O.
marrying, nevertheless 60 through all the for.
tnalILies thereof, by way of pasIime, they a =,
we'll and efectually married by legal bond
A case OF this kind occurred in Pennsy yIvania
IN 1857. Miss J. met Mr. f at party they
exchanged plcasantrles on the subject Of marri
age Mr.. E. asked Miss Us hand, which wal
! given. To continue the joke they went to tht
house Of neighboriBg minister, where III,
conjugal knot was tied. After the young lad,
had recovered her senses a little, she did no,
choose to carry The simu lation of matrimony
! further. But the bridegroom took up the mat
ter, in serious light. The girl was obliged
/ to petition for divorce, as the only means o
escaping the legal consequences finer thought
less engagement. Another similar fact is quo
ted and 10 both cases the divorce was pro
nouneed. .-Dicken' All the Year Round.
Smyrna times., 1861-04-11

There is bright Chinese editor in Sacra-
mento, named Ye Yuue. He writes we'll. and
ia fond of the ladies--just now he is in Jail for
abdueting one. a.e sasss4s .l,sa ..fg e.. i
-----.-..- 49, a n - - a -
Smyrna times., 1861-04-11

IT rs better to love person you cannot
marry, than to marry person YOU cannot love.
This 10 short text for long sermon, which
human experience will continue TO preach un-
til the last syllable ef recorded time.
Coon MEN are the Stars and planets Of the
age whersin they live and SO illustrate the
p-~~a iasa axfs1 asss saBrst5 tfisi Al assis s
sssl.ststs ssasatdl 80 t8s sod tesaa4t ta
ii E1Ifk & tg4A i#aag
Smyrna times., 1861-04-11

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4st 4ess 9as-
Smyrna times., 1861-04-11

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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-03-28

Benedict, in one of his Washington let
ters to the Cleveland Herald,s says:
We believe the labor of the clerks ir
the Departments does not average two
hours faithful work per day. Many clerks
do not accomplish half hours unremit
ted toll. These employees of Uncle Sam,
recognizing the magistrates rule that it is
nine until ten, consider themselves "on
time" if at their desks within sixty minutes
of the nominal hour for commencing busi-
ness, and the instance has never been
known in which the janitor of public
building could not close-in the ediice when
the clock was striking three, without the
least danger Of "shutting in" clerk. OF
course, at or about one O'Clock the stomach
must be sustained by a half-dozen from the
shell and drink, and when the business
Of the day is over the whole army moves
from hotel to hotel, from restaurant to res
taurant, 10 learn the news, get a glass OF
whiskey and cigar. The monthly sti-
pend is discounted in advance to satisfy
some clamorous creditor, and the nightly
couch is sought on an empty stomach and
q bad headache.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-03-28

SHor AND SHELL INsPEcrED.-The Uni
ted States OrdInace Officers have been en-
gagged for some days past in Inspecting
. large number of cannon balls and
bomb shells at Fort Pit works. The
present lot embraces fifteen hundred eight
inch shells and five hundred balls; twenty
five hundred shells are yet to be cast
Great accuracy is required in casting both
shot and shell, as the inspection is close and
thorough. The average weight of the balls
is sixty -four and five-sixth pounds, and of
the shells forty-eight and six tenth. They
are cast with such uniformity that the ag-
gregate of three drafts, of six balls each,
differed in weight from tho aggregate of
the next three drafts but lfpound. Two
rings are passed over the balls differing in
diameter but five hupdreths Of an inch,
through the largest Of which they must
pass, and yet not through the smaller
The interior of the shell and thickness OF
metal is then carefully measured, and the
shot or shell rolled through cylindrical Of
the same diameter as the grn, through
which it must also pass easily. By the
latter test the spbericity of the balls is de.
tsrminsd.-Pitts6srgh Chroniels.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-03-28

LOCOMOTIVES ON COMMON RoADs.-The
success of the experiment in England Of
running locomotives on common roads is
so complete, as TO induce Parliament to
provide for their regulation. A bill has
been introduced into that body which en-.
acts that the weight on each pair of wheels
is not to exceede one ton and a half. The
weight of locomotives over county, parish
or suspension bridges, is not TO excede
fifteen tons, and any damage is to be made
good. The locomotives are to consume
their own smoke. Two persons are to
drive and conduct every locomotive, and
red lights are to be fixed conspicuously in
front of locomotive and wagons one hour
after sunset and one hour before sunrise
The speed of locomotives on high roads is
net exceed ten miles an hour, and through
prns, cities, or villages, five. No locomo
tive is to be used within the city of Lon
don more than seven feet in width and
with wheels six inches wide. Parliament
does not stand in the way of improvement,
but recognizes it and endeavofs to regu-
late it for the benefit of the public.