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Smyrna times., 1865-10-18

A WoRD ON CLOCKS ingenious men of
all ages, from ArchimcdcS. two hundred year,
Is. G., 10 Wallinglord, at the commencement o.
the fourteenth century, have been cited as in
vrntors Of the clock The fact is. that the
clock, like almost every other useful implements
gradually 9re'r to perfection one man SugeeS-
ted the wlccl-work another the weight for
maintaining or driving power; another the bal
ancc for regulating the expenditure Of that
power; another the tlialS and hands another.
the striking parts, and SO on; and at last one
man combined all together in one machine, and
gained the credit Of making the first clock
Tins man appears to be one Henry lie Wick,
or dc Wick, who placed clock in the tower OF
the palace Of Charles the Fifth about the year
l3G4: which clock is the most ancient which
there exists amy particular description The
principles upon which it was constructed We're
essentially the same as those Of the clocks of
the present day; that is, there was moving
power and regulating power. The moving
power was weight hung to a cord, wound
round barrel; the unwinding of which, by
the fall of the weight, gave motion to train
Of wheels that moved the hands around the dial.
The regulating power was balance whecl.
Springing backwards and forwards after the
manner of the watch balance, 50 familiar to Us
all.-Thc Sizzling -Haya.i,,c.
Smyrna times., 1865-10-18

FEARFUL SCENE AT NIAGARA = HAIR
BREADTH ESCAPE FROM DEATH.-A cores
pondcnt Of the Concord (N. H.. ,StateSntau
writes:
Prof. Rugglcs, Of Dartmouth College, had
very narrow escape at Niagara Falls, on Fri
day evening. While walking on Goat Island
with party OF ladies, one Ofthem dropped her
parasOl, which sid some fifteen or twenty feet
down the bank ofthe river. Mr.. Ruggles went
down and picked it up, but on attempting to
return, the bank being steep and the ground
hard, lost his footing, and fell down to the
very brink of the precipicc, which at this point
is eighty or ninety feet high Here he caught
hold OF the roots of an upturned tree, the
trunk of which hangs over the abyss. The
shock caused the tree to shake violently, and
it appeared on the point of falling over the
precipice The ladies shrieked and called fol
help, but no assistance was at hand. Amovc-
ment Oh the part Of Mr.. Ruggles, or gust OF
wind, seemed sufficient to cause the tree tl
fall. At this critical moment one of the ladies
took off her basquine and skirts, cut them into
strips, got shaWls and other articles ofclothine
from the rest Of the party, tied them together
fastening stone to the rope thus formed, and
let it down to Mr.. Rugglcs, who, taking hold
of it, walked slowly up the bank 1t was
moment Of fearful suspense. The rope wa,
held firmly by the ladies above, but it might
unite Or break, and fall Of hundred feet Oh
the rocks below must be the inevitable result
When Mr.. Ruggles reached terra iirma, his fan
rescuer, who had shown such remarkable pres
encc of mind, tainted, and was taken home il
an unconscious state
Smyrna times., 1865-10-18
StephenS-Reagan.

Mr.. Geo. w. Paschal formerly Democratic
editor In Texas, has been paying a long visit
to the Hon. John H. Reagan, late C0nfede-
rate PostmaSter-Gcneral, now prisoner of
state in Fort Warren, He spent hours also in
the company of the Hon. Alex. II. Stephens,
late FIce-freSldent OF the Confcdcracy, OF
whom he writes to The WruH:
" Mr.. Stephens conversed pleasantly about
the men, things and anteccdents of our Youth
tul b0yhOOd. lie looks cih distrust u96a the
erceettng dctiC1ty Of the SeceSSi0l.iSts IN the wor:
ct restordttoH. LIE remembers them as the
men Of 1850
" A Union man his whole life, he now finds
himself dlstanccd by those who bore down the
Union element"
OF Judge Reagan'S views, Mr. Paschal writes,
thus:
" He not only cheerfully accepts the situa-
ton, but he recognizes and accepts all the
logical conclusions deduciblc from that situa-
! ton. lie maintains that the contest of opin-
ion had assumed that form were the arbitra-
ment OF war could not be avoided; that the
South claimed the right to seccde that he was
not one OF those who thought it peaceful
remedy, but expected terrible war, and adhc-
red to his section intending to abide the consc-
qucnceS. lie makes no technical constitution
al OF legal qulbblcs, but says, We staked all.
and lost all. The Government offers to res
tore to the great masses their rights minus
their 81 aveS. While he thinks this hard ship
to the loyal 'nion men, no one else has the
right to complain. He advises all to regain
citizenship and RESTORATION of their rights ul-
der the Constitution, in good faith as soon n.
they can. AAd he advises that in future they
accept the logic of events and do at once what
he thinks it inevitable will have to be done ere
lQng-that is, to change the organic law to suit
the altered sltualion to adopt a Free State
Constitution, and to ratity the Emancipation
amendment of the Constitution Of the t'niteG
States, aud to leave no room for further agita
ton. While he would dislranchise no one now
entitled to vote, he 'c9nd IN future crtcad tie
prir7cge to er0y iicHiycnt man Of 0rly c,lo.
'cho could rcnd ond tcrite Hc woaH 1LSo err
tend to tie Jfeclmea eqadi rights IL couts. =
! He does not Miak Il posSiLjc hut McSr measure
eon be Tong acoi!iej, and he trouM hure Mcu
adapted at once :"
Smyrna times., 1865-10-18

An ingenious Seq g $n has found out a
method of utiising q ,,rto wasted powers
OF the common hoLsc>.c, ~ lie has invented
cotton spinning machine, 50 constructed that
u couple Of mice, if tossed into the right place,
cannot help working it. 1t is made or the
treadmill plan. A half pennyworth Of oatmeal
will keep each mouse five weeks, and during
that time it will do the work for which wo-
man is now paid nincpence. In other words,
it will earn seven shilngs and sixbcncc year,
which, after deducting sixpcnce for board. and
a shilling for wear and tare of machinery,
leaves a net profit of six shiIingS to the enl-
ployer. The inventor, it is said, is putting up
ten thousand of these mice mills, with the view
Of getting his living out Of them.
Smyrna times., 1865-10-18

DEATH OF A CATHOLIC BIsHoP.-Risht
Rev. Bishop Smyth, bishop Of the Catholic
diocese Of Dubuque, died last Saturday, after a
brief illness Of dyscntcry. lie hal been biS-
hop for eight years, and Il resident ol Iowa Tor
over 20 years. He was universally respected
for his christian virtues.
A large body of Major and Brigadicrs Gene
rails, who are on detached service throughout
the different States, are to be mustered out OF
service, and those more recently from the ar
duous duty Of the feld will be appointed to
succeed them.
The latest invention is "palpitating bo-
som" for the ladies', which is set in motion by
a concealed spring, when an extra display OF
'culobion" is required.
Smyrna times., 1865-10-18

y little ragged urchn, not more than seven
years old. wearing a suit, which, by its appear-
ance, must have decendcl from three genera
t!!ons, was brought into the second police sta
tI9n, at Boston, for obtaining luonoy under
False Irctences, His post Is usually one Of the
doorways on fremont row, where he Sits du-
rn" the evening, sometimes ill after eleven
cIoc k, and gives utterancc tna series heart
breaking, intantile cries. When Il sympathiz-
ing ra>~er inquiries the cau,, Of hi. anguish,
ne REPLIES: : Please mister. We lost i quar-
ther, and dlr>n't 20 home boo hoo o. -
| ihg contributions flow in upon him, and the
dodge is repeated night after NIGHT
Smyrna times., 1865-10-18

The treatment an old bachelor received at
fashionable boarding house, the last time he had
the aguc, has cured him not only Of single life,
bat of single mattresses. He ordered, he saws,
the servants to oring him up some cruel on
Monday morning, but which he never cot till
Wednesday afternoon. During his whole con-
tncnent not a single soul visited him, save the
young gentleman who cleaned the knives. and
he came not for the purpose OF consolation, but
to inform him that "mis>us would be much
obliged of Mr.. SkccsicAs would do his shaking
on chair, 50 as not to get the bed~tead apart. "
Smyrna times., 1865-10-18

TIE llYMENIAL MARKEr--A Saratoga cor
Respondent says So far as heard from the
matrimonial market stands thus Old stock
married of, none old stock hopeful of success,
|; widows Of tirst-claSS married or soon will be.
10; widows Of second-cla=s married or soon
will be, 10; young ladies married IL; engaged
and day fixed for wedding 9j; betrothed and
gone to get the consent Of patcrlamilas, G.
still billing and cooling, %; matches broken
OFT by stern pariants come together again,
3-but they have to dodge parents; in love,
but not reciprocated, 374 no one to love, 49
eIOpements, | private marriages, ,.
Smyrna times., 1865-10-18

IMPORTANT TO BACHELORS Rs-Among the
inventions at the American Institute, New
York, is an ingenious arrangement by which
buttons may be attached to any garment with
out the use Of needle and thread. This ought
who have no wives to depend upon for seeing
them properly buttoned, and wives with irrita.
bic husbands, whose tempers become effected
by the absence Of buttons on their clothing.
must both apprsciate souseful an Improvement.
Smyrna times., 1865-10-18

Artcmus Ward recently SAID, and it is one
oi his best sayings that ii would hcv bin
never been born And it certainly would
have been some S!5.UUu in George ~ Sanders
l'oek kct if he had appeared in PERSON and claim
cd the S2j.OOO reward offered by Govrrnment
for his apprehension lie might have been
hanged, but he wouldm' have been starved as
seems now probable. Some Wit suggests that
he has received the Office of postmaster in
Canada village, which is but one degree better
than Residence in the famous city Of Pesth,
where q" one lives and two starye to death. y
Smyrna times., 1865-10-18

ENToMOLOGICAL.-It has long been dispu-
ted point with entOmolOgists, whether the pc
culiar war cry Of the mosquito was produced
from whatever it has in the way Of lungs, or
was merely caused by the rapid vibration OF
It's wings. A party who inclined to the former
opinion recently declared thar he would not OBJ
ject to the mosquito holding sanguinary fes-
tival upon his body if he did not always say
grace before meat an eminently facctious Re
mark. But, nevertheless, it is certain that the
hum Of the blood thirsty insect is produced by
its wings Il fact sufficiently proved by the ces-
saton Of the sound when he alights to begin
his cannbali>tic rePast.
1t has been assertained by an instrument
called the sirene, that Il mosquitoes 5 wings Vi
brate at the rate Of fifteen thousand times a
second, the pitch Of the note produced being
more than two octayeS above the highest note
Of seven octave piano The wing of Il mos
quito is SO thin that fifty thousand placed one
upon the other, would not form heap more
than quarter OF an inch in height
The man who stated that the mosquitoes in
Atlantic county, New Jersey, made noise like
the passing Of railroad train, and that they
were in the habit Of clinching their stings in
the bodies of small children and carrying them
off, to be disposed Of at leisure, was guilty Of "A
heartless and base prevarication. There is al
50 no truth in the report that they eat oxen in
the fields and then take a SieSft on the sence,
picking their teeth with one Of the bOnes
Smyrna times., 1865-10-18

TIE IRISH SAILOR AND TIE CAPTAINS 8
COPPER kETLE.-Diffcrent people attach
different meanings to the same word. An
Irish sailor allowed the captain copper kettle
to slip from his hand into the sea: but being
a'witty fellow and knowing the captain to be u
Would you say that thing was lost, sir, if
you knew where it was?' 'Of course not, ="
was the captain reply. "WeE!. sir, your cop
per kettle is at the bottom Of the say
Smyrna times., 1865-10-18

WHY SHE "CUT'' HIM--A physician walk
ing in the streets with friend Of his, said to
him: Let us avoid that pretty little woman
you see there on tie left She knows Inc, and
casts on me looks Of Indignation. l attended
her husband"
" All | understand. You had the misfor-
tune to dispatch him
"Q4 the contrary, said the Doctor, Il
Smyrna times., 1865-10-18

Our TURN MUST COME.-'Gencration after
generation, says fine writer, have felt as we
now feel, and their lives were as active as our
own. They passed like vapor, while nature
wore the same aspect Of beauty as when her
Creator commanded her to be. The world will
have the same attractions for our offspring yet
unborn, that she had once for us as children.
Yet little while and all will have happened.
The throbbing heart will be stifled, and we
shall be at rest h our funeral aeG shall lind its way
in silence and darkness for the worms. And
it may be for short time we shall be spoken
Of but the things Of life will be soon forgotten
! Days will continue to move on, and laughter
and song will be heard in the room in which
we died; and the eyes that mourned for us vii
be dried and gisten again with joy, and even
our children will cease to think Of us, and vii
not remember to lisp our names.
Smyrna times., 1865-10-18

The last novelty in fashionable bonnets is
thus described by Partisan wIitcr: " Mad
amc dc Us bonnet consisted ottwo cum
ces of gom beaten into band' and iuur square
inches of black lace, the whole to conclude
with !. gold button, which fastened enc end Of
thn llce over the other.
Smyrna times., 1865-10-18
. . =

\ fellow in Cleveland. named George w.
Smith, stole guitar from a young lady board;
ing at the same house he did: was arrested
with the instrument in his hand; was commit
ted to prison: has. since cot rrligion.' and
been visited by the young lady prosecutor, and
they are going to be married.
Smyrna times., 1865-10-18

In country school where there were many
old scholars and young lady teacher, she told
one OF the young men to give the Imperative
Mood ot'the verb love. IIcuuswvlvd. Love :"
and She, to help him along, aArd, Love
what lie Immediately txrEil.cd, Love
struck. They said no more about " love" that
time but in few weeks were married.
Smyrna times., 1865-10-18

1t is reported that eighty plantations have
recently been coniscated in Louisiana, and that
king arrangements to divide the estates in for
tg-acre lots Sor freedmen and poor whites.
Smyrna times., 1865-10-18

A young lady, while walking with a gentle
tlcnan, stumbled, and when her companion,
to prevent her fall, grasped her hand some
what tightly, "Oh, sir!' she simpcred, " if it
comes to that, you must ask my p;,
Smyrna times., 1865-10-18

Owing to the high price Of all kinds ofmeat,
a company is soon to be started in Boston for
the manufacture Of pork out OF pig iren.
PRoTANE HYDRosTATIcs Miss Flutter.
who teased her father for waterfall receil.
ed two dams instead
!" Love in mems like the distemper indogs,"
said a disappointed spinster "Neithcr pup
pies nor men are worth anything till they have
had it"
Smyrna times., 1865-10-18

Very romantic case in Memphis. Wife Of a
rebel soldier, supposing him dead, married
again. Husband number two got killed.
Number one turned up again to console the be-
reavcd widow.
Smyrna times., 1865-10-18
TREATIES.

Treaty between the United States of America and the
Ottoman Empire. Concluded at Constdntinopte
February 25, 1862; notifications exchanged. June
S, 1862 proclaimed by the President of the United
States July 2, 1862. :t
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA.
A PROCLAMATION
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-08-14

Major General Prsntiss was recently ar
rested at Quincy. Illinois. and fined IS for
thsashing young man who kept company
With his daughter against the generals wish
ss. His son was also feed S. for helping the
old man lick the boy. IL takes two Prsntic-.
- to whip boy. This is about as brave an
act as that of Jim Beardslsy who got mob
Of soldiers to help him attack a man who was
not his equal in physical ability-and they
watched for him and 6rapety jumped upon
him from the corner of a building. giving
him no notice of the attack and no chance to
defend himself. No brave or honorable soldier
would ever be guilty Of such oowardly as
sassination and robbery.
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RESTAURANT.

M JOHNSON has the honor of an
w neancing To the people Of Rick Island thal
he has opened
Restaurant. Dining and Ice Crsan saloon
rsLAEp CRY HOTEL BLOCK,
o Where he trusts that satisfaction will be eivep
70 all who favor him with call. -r ---r, -
THE WEEKLY ARGUS
Is only Two Dollars Year
THE WEEKLY ARGUS
THE WEEKLY ARGUS car
i4il elgt4 Is only Two Dollars Z W.,
THE WEEKLY ARGUS
Is only Two Dollars Year.
TILE WEEKLY ARGUStIF9 SoE I'D %
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THE WEEKLY ARGUS dq sol 20 - :
90 = - g Es Is only Two Dollars Ye.r
THE WEEKLY ARGUS fHF aoI. $50 -
2. 20 = .iaaIs clly Two Dollar = Var
THE aWEEKLY ARGUS IZg ECx T-r, o.
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THE WEEKLY ARGUS rEg 4or 80 o.
mo ~. oai Z iis2L only Two Dollau . yea
LIS ak0Q 4ETTElgT aOL go % :
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WHEN I MEAN TO MARRY.
BY JOHN G. SAKE.

When do i mean to marryf Well
IT'S idle to dispute with fate
But if you choose to hear me tell,
Pray listen while fix the date:
When daughters haste with eager feet,
mothers daily toll to share,
Can make the pudding which they eat;
And mend the stockings which they wear
When maidens look upon a man
As in himself what they would marry,
And not as army soldiers scan
sutier or commissary.
When gentle ladies who have got
The offer of a lovers hand,
Consent to share his earthly lot,
And do not mean his lot of land.
When young mechanics are allowed
To find and wed the farmers girls
Who don't expect to be endowed
With rubies, diamonds and pearls.
When wives, in short, shall freely give
Their hearts and hands to aid their spouses.
And live az they were wont to live,
Within their sires' one story houses.
Then madam-if I'm not too old
ReIoiced to quit this lonely lite,
l'll brush my beaver, ease to scold,
And look about me for a wife.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-08-14
MANNER OF DISTRIBUTION.

GERIlficATEs naming each article and il,
'aue, are placed in SEALED ENVELOPES
"nien are wei mired. One of these Envelope,'
containing the Certificate or Order for some srti
Gle, ttooTfh at least one dollar at retain will be
sent oy mail to any address, without rer. nd 10
ehoce on receipt of IS Cents The purchase,
VIII see what article IL drGars and its y.lue hirh
may be from One TO Five Hundred Dollar, az
can then send One Dollar and receive the ,rtirI.
named, or sny other the list oftbe saue v,Ins
ana after seeing the article, If il does not Five
perfect satisfaction, we desire 1t to be inmed,ste
ne'ufned and the amount paid will be refunded.
D3 TINS mode we give selections from a yaries
STOCK OF hne goods, OF the best make and i.ts.,
styies and OF Intrinsic worth, at a nominal nrIre
wnhs an have chance ofseeurirg articles Of The
very highest value. " Ae
In all cases we charge for forwarding the Ce,,;-
ea.e, postage and doing the business the sum OF
twenty-five Cents, which must be eprio.sd - a.
oroer fl'e Certificates will be sent for 81: eIey-
en- Tor ~ thirty for So; siIty-6ve for $40; one
PARTIES deutins With as may depend on k,rfnr
PromPf returns, and the article dralrz .riY b. f1s
medidtefy sent TO any address 5y return mail =,
srPress. go "'@'' W
Entire satisfaction Guaranteed in all case..
,,, Write your Name, Town, County and State
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tUUR DUMMIES VIII ECRRAsE 'sc
~ you Advertise in your County Hwa
xOu1 BUSINESS WILL INCREASE
vo,,p ~, II you Advertise in your County Pspss
1Ouk BUSIURSS WILL INCREASF
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JOUR BUSINESS WILL INCREASE
vov,,, !, II you Adyertise in your County Paper
YOUR BUSINESS WILL TNCREAsR
you Advertise in your County Papss
tOU8 BUSINESS WILL INCREASE
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We1r SoD PRINTING DONE WELL
"a o. ,o., -, = Cal At the Argus Once
~ m. 80 CAL at the Argus 0Aca
~ A. 49,, Cal At the Argus 0eRce
~ A. no. Can a the Argus OfRce
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- ek1 LOB PRINTING DONE WELL,
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and county commissioners of6ce.
From that time to the day OF his death, he
has been citizen with us-and . most ex-
cellent and worthy citizen. He was by M.
ture modest, and bis infuencs was exerted in
! manner consonant With bis modest nature
He had 20 be we'll known to be fully appreci.
bed, and many who may think they knew
him, did, in fact. know but little Of his real
merit. That his integrity was appreciated is
tes titled by the fact that he was post master
for many years, was again and again elected
magistrate and probate justice, and il is not
now known that he was ever defeated for
any Office for which he was candidate
His unbending integrity and stern sense of
justice. was always apparent in judicial ad-
jud ications, and this it was that commended
him to public favor. He also was elected
county surveyor. During all the years that
he held Office no just word of reproach was
ever cast upon him.
As citizen his moral character was pure,
and without spot or blemish. He was kind,
charitable and devoted christian. Religion
was with him a practice and not q mere pro-
fession. He lived and acted his religion, in
his daily walk and conversation.
He was man of more than ordinary in
telligence. was great reader, and in this
respect, too. person had to be well ac-
quainted with him to ascertain, as his modest
nature shrank from public notoriety and it was
only in private conversation with intimate
friends that he was inclined TO converse free
ly.
He was an affectionate husband and kind
and indulgent father.
We cannot omit to mention fact in CON.
nection with his family. He had a number
of sons, and one son-in law. A peculiar fat.
atty attended all the male members of his
family. They all, with one exception, died
before him. There is but one living. and he
is now in Oregon. He was greatly afflicted
by the death of his sons, but he bore his
afn ictions as became a christian.
Now. too, he is gone. The good cirzs n,
the kind husband and father has gone to his
rest. The tear of sympathy with the family
was shed by many, and the large funeral
cortege testified the respect oil many friends
to his memory. Con-.