Smyrna times., 1866-06-27
Magazines,

Magazines.
THE LADY's FRIEND FOR JULY-The July
No. opens with an unusually handsome and
suggestive engraving called "Thc Distressed
Bachelor" In the Fashion Plate, tasteful
and attractive as usual, is charming bridal
dress. Then there is wood cut of many pi-
quaint faces illustrating 1.-The HAIR" 1.-The
Pointalide Veil" ''Zouavc Jacket" &C.
Price So. 50 a year Address Deacon Il Peter
son, 3l9 Walnut Street, Philadelphia.
"Our Young Folks" for next month sus-
tains its usual interest 1t contains eleven ar
ticlcs, instructive alike to children and adults.
6 The Children Of the Flood, the opening pa
per is unsurpassed. No magazine fol. young
folks has such popularity as this. Address
TicknOr and Fields, Boston, 81 year.
HARpER's MAGAZINE for July, contains the
second paper of : Personal Recollections of the
War" an illustrated article on the curiosities
of natural history an Illustrated and very en-
tertaining paper entitled 9 A look at Lisbon;
the conclusion Of Wilkie Collins Armadale,
various tales, sketches and essays For guam
tity and quality Of reading matter this maga
zine is eXceled by none. Published by Har-
per & Brothers, New York, 81 year.
GoDEY's LADY's Book for July, as usual, is
filled with matters of interest to the ladies'
The tales are by the best authors, and the
fashions from the best authorities. This num-
ber commences the 73d volume of the Lady S
Book. During the 364 years it has been pub
hshed, it has at all times been favorite with
the fair sex, and it is no disparagement to say,
that it is as good now as it ever was
PETERsON's MAGAZINE is also upon our ia
BILE. Its fashion plates and other engravings
are fully equal to those of any other magazine.
Among its contributors we notice the names of
Mrs. Ann S. Stevens, Frank Lee Benedict,
Louis Chandler M0ulton, and other we'll known
writer's Address Chas. } Peterson, Publish
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The July number of the atlantic Monthlp,
the leading literary publication of this country,
has, among other interesting papers, the fol-
lowing: "The Case of George DedlOw," On
Translating the Divina Commeda, The
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Slavery" &c. Address Ticknor T. Fields,
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For the Smyrna Times.
| Mr. EDITOR 1t may appear to you and to
your readers strange that |, a small boy, should
raise my pen against an immortality in our midst
which in my estimation is doing great injury
to the morals of this community; mean the
rum traffic This is growing evil in this town,
and is indeed becoming very alarming even in
the estimation of boys Those little grOggerieS
which are scattered over our town, mostly kept
by foreigners are poisoning the morals of young
men and youth to an alarming extent NV
heart was panied few days ago, when saw a
young man, the son of one of our most prOmi-
nent citizens, come out Of the door of Mrs.
-s S rum shop, and stageer across the
street; that young man. with scores of others.
is on the broad road to ruin. Now the ques-
! ton arises in my youthful mind, why are those
dens of iniquity tolerated among us? Why is
there not an uprising of this community, and
hurl those sinks of infamy into oblivion?
All the reason is Obvious-it is unpOpuldr
hence we see many of the leading men of our
town making apologies for this infamous busi-
ness, excusing those, who are engaged in this
netariOus work, To Wit, that he is a poor man
1cnh q family Of ChiLtreH, or that she is poo,
H"t0tC; this Is the acme of humanity to those
miserable seekers of popularity, to plead for
the poor man and po0r ,0i{0U to vend spirit
ious liquors This is not the kind ofhumanity
which characterized Jehovah, at the time wher
Israel was jOurneying through the wilderness.
Achan was poor man and had a wife and a
family of fchildrcn to support, but notwithstand
ing his poverty and his children, vet because
nv OO dIIlClCS ilO camp, NIlICl
proved to be plague in Israeli Achan witt
all his family was stoned to death. Gods hu
manlty is the greatest good to the creates
number
1t may be argued here that wedge of GOLD
and BabyloniSh garment were cOntrabanC
goods, hence the punishment True, the,
were, and so is the rum traffic cOntraband witt
God, as is clearly set forth in his Holy Word
but our legislators make void the Word Of Goo
by their humane(?) legislations, and am sorr.
to say that great many Of their constituent
say Amen! Now it is patent to all person
that those grOggery establishments in our tow
are not only plaques, but they are the ver
vestibulcs of hell They are the fountains, tn
streams Of which poison the morals and de
grade the intellect of our Youth. and send then
bowling over our town at the dead hour o
night, to disturb the quiet repose of peaceful
citizens. Men, tool blush to say it, but it i
tact-gO to these degraded places, and ther
drink themselves drunk, and then stagge
home and beat their wives and abuse their chill
dren. And all this must be tolerated for tn
specific purpose that few politicians may b
popular
Oh, Shame Shame Why does not tn
community rise in one great phalanx, and bur
III the same Political tomb both the politician
and his better half the rum seller, so deep tina
they will never rise again, until Gabriel 5 trunl
pet shall arouse their guilty fears and brin
them to Justice? All, Echo answers why!
In conclusion, feel to thank God that cal
CalthOugh in very weak way) raise my pei
against this evil and if | should live to be
man, will raise my voice in thunder tone
against the rum traffic.
JOSEPH NJ. HUNTINGTON.
Smyrna, june %, 1866.
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