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Smyrna times., 1866-09-05
THE MARKETS

PHILADELPHIA MARKETS-Fo Red,
Wheat $27O92.75; White Wheat s. SOFA
$500. Rye is selling at slO6 r busheJ
Yellow Corn, 95(a96c Oats 4S(q SOC Cot.
ton 34C935c per ID.
Gold closed yesterday Tuesday at $l.5O
Smyrna times., 1866-09-05
hEv. EDWARD A. WILSON
JanlOy WIllamsbureh. Kings Co Ne,S VI

ERRORS OF YOUTH.-A GentIeman ,Yho .7ac--
Gu io years IRON Nervous Debility. Premature Decay
aiu al 'he effects fyOulhiul ndIscreUn wI for Ibs
he oi suffering humanity. send free to all who need
% aie teclpe and directions for making the simple re-
ptoh' oy The advertisers experience can do SO by aS
u'esslng JOHN g. OGDEN
Ianl0y No l3 Chambers 81 a.. "
Smyrna times., 1866-09-05

STRANGE. BUT TRUE.-Every young lady and
gentlenaL IN the Uniteu States can hear soms,h;.s
very much 10 their advantage by return mail i,aa n
chargel by addressing the undersigned Those hsv;n
iears OF being humbugged will obge by not no,;c,ns
nis caro- All others will please address their obed
Gu. servant TllOS. +. CHAPMAN.
JahlOy S3l Broadway, New York
Smyrna times., 1866-09-05

DEAFNESS. BLINDNESS & CATARRH ,,..,.,
W. . 'le utmost success by J. J.lSAACS, NJ D OcnI,,t
p aIS A1risl' IOrmery Of Leyden iIollandl No 5Is
i,nN, nlNE street Philadelphia. TESTIMONIALS, frm III.
seen at his office The medical facnI,v ara can 90
accompany Their patents he has no secrets IN -
Ptacuce; ARTIFICIAL EYES inserted w,,hn,,
PAIN No charge for examination mvo,iee ~.
Smyrna times., 1866-09-05

WHISPERS! WHISPERS DIR L. O. MoSrr,.
totce Whlskers or Musiachn grow on the smoohs.
Iace or chm; never known n laII; sample tor ,,.i
sem Tree 10 any ore desIrOus of testing its ment,
Smyrna times., 1866-09-05
Inc following correspondence explains it.
self -
Spring Mills, near FrederIca. Del

En,o, S, August 29lh 1866
EDITOR SMYRNA TINES, Dear Sir:-There is s,.ind.
,lns concern gong on IN New York which is caIcvs.
oul oI n, oa1' ,e ana swInde The unsuspecng
would be dong good service show the ,b,ng mn 'C' s
'na al ieast the reader OfIhe Times will he aaE
- ,tI enclose The letter ard reply did moi much like
con"I"Ja% y 'GTee cent stamp Ihe concern. but
thfm' would le'ng Yours, rruIy' : '"''eau o'
Smyrna times., 1866-09-05

n GOLD QUOTATIONS. STOCK, &c.. from
NcLear oL.. 4 Son. Bankers, Wilmington, Del.
Smyrna times., 1866-09-05
SPECIAL NOTICES

"oNDERt VI BUT TRUE H.D.wr Kx-----
TON the world rennwned AsrrulopIsI a,,t ~ 'HI NG-
llstc tIarVoyant wnIle ciaIrvo, AMI .rI. ,I,na
ales lhe very features OF The person Won are IN n,
anu oy ipe ad OF an instrument Of intense powrr kn,n
n c I1ohoinorope guarantees TO produce perfect
!he a. plic"nt with date OF marriage occunsnon lead
ihg ltalls OF Character, &c. Thus Is no Imtms,,Ion
testimonials without number can assert Nv sIai,n@
PIioe VI Oflh' age, disposition. color Of ewes and ha,,
and enclosing fifty cents and samued snSain'.a "at' a.
dressed TO Yourself you will receive the nr,',s ~
return mai together with desired Informat,on y
Aunfess IN confidence, MADAME & ERrRuDr RrW,uo
TON r y Box 297, West Troy. n. Y rs tsnSS e1
Smyrna times., 1866-09-05

r. DELEGATEs.-At meeting held at Delaware
Glty on the 3lst ult., in response to a cali Of
the loyal citizens Of Red Lion Hd, John G.
Elark, ST., was called to the chair, and ". H
II. Clark chosen Secretary. The folIowing
named gentlem were elected as delegates 70
represent rep; that Hundred in the Loyal Conven,
Ton Ton which n n, met at Philadelphia on Monday -
Po,hoI 2omh =; Clark Sr, James B. Henry, Barney
NJ. Higgins. i' 4Aii'nony
Smyrna times., 1866-09-05

We learn from Mr.. Smithers, Station Agent
on the Delaware Railroad, that the shipments
OF grain from this Station during the month
OF August, amounted to 55, COZ bushels.
Smyrna times., 1866-09-05

MUSTERED OUT-By order No 429, from
the War Department, Captain and Breyet
Lieutenant Colonel VIM. A. Lammott, of VII
States Service. '-0 0"''0O
Smyrna times., 1866-09-05

:, POST CHAPLAIN.-Rev. DR.. Mcleod, late
Hospital Chaplain to Tilton U. S. A. Genl.
Hospital in Wilmington, has been lately ap-
pointed Post Chaplain, by the Secretary of
War, to Fort Delaware, Del.
Smyrna times., 1866-09-05

DETACHED : Commodore John Rudd has
been detached from duty as Light House In
spector Of the Fourth District, Including Della.
ware and is awaiting orders. Commodore
Rudd has occupied this station for many
years "J
Smyrna times., 1866-09-05

BUSINESS NoTICEs.-W. r. Loag will offer
his farm, near town, at public sale on the 26t6
Miss Sarah j. Stevenson is going omen a
private school on Monday. wv" :"
{. q. LObdell, Wilmington, has fine lot of
mules for sale. 'o' u
Smyrna times., 1866-09-05

The camp in Hills woods, near Kenton, is
In progress, and will close on Friday. There
are about 25 tents.
Smyrna times., 1866-09-05

:, POST OFFICE AFFAIRs.-At St. GEORGES
New Castle county, Robert p. Tauressy Is an, ~
pointed postmaster vice James Darbee remoy-
Office at Clover Dale, Sussex county, is dis
continued; papers should now go to Bridge
Smyrna times., 1866-09-05

BASE BALL MATCH. On Thursday. the 6tb
INST, there will be grand Base Bali Match
between bet, the Diamond State Base Ball Club Of
Wilmington, WI and the Brandywne Club Of
!, Vest Chester, on the grounds of the Diamond
state Game to commence at two o clock, nre.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-12-04
One Gambler Forces Another to-Marry
the Formers Wife. :

A few days since singular marriage oc
CURED in the private house of Presbyterian
clergyman in New York, the circumstances
of which are as follows:
The bridegroom was what is styled spor-
ting-mau, and was on his way to Chicago with
a brother blackleg, who possessed a very de-
slrable piece OF property, in the shape of an
extraordinarily pretty wife. The married
gambler had not been long on the boat before
he observed something in the conduct of his
spouse to induce him to suspect that she was
more fond of his friend than was pleasant to
contemplate, or prudent to permit. He kept
his own counsel, however, and made an ex-
cuse for leaving the pair alone They profit
ed by his absence; and just before the steam
er reached the capital, he went suddenly to
his state room and forced open the door. He
found the twain within, and, at the point of a
revolver, but calmly, made the lover swear
that he would marry the false wife Immediate
ly on returning to New York.
"You say you love her." he added. .tProve
it in the way l prescribe, and shall never
trouble you or her. Fail to make her your
wife, and I'll pursue you to the ends of the
earth, and take your life as sure rs there is
God in heaven. Have no hesitation about
the legal difficulty. shall never make my
appearance On your domestic scene and few
will know, and no one will disturb you in your
connubial relation. have loved that woman
better tln my life-I love her still. But.
after what has occurred, cannot take her to-
my arms again. She hasafaasferred her AZ
fections to you, believe. Donot abuse them.
Cherish and, protect her; and, if ever You
need a friend, apply to me. You have sworn
to marry her. If you have any regard for
your life, keep your oath, for 1 have sworn as
you have, to kill you If you do not redeem
your sacred word
At Albany the betrayed Benedict parted
with the wife and her lover who came directly.
over to New York, and were straightWay
joined in wedlock. The aforementioned per.
son is said to be man Of education. at one
time merchant In Baltimore, and remarka-
bic among his profession for the strictness
with which he keeps his word, and the per-
feet coolnessof his play It is said that he
killed man in duel at-Riehmond, Va. be-
fore the war, on account of the woman he
has quilted, and that he is about to sail for
California, TO pass the remainder of his days.
He Is well known in New York and CHICAGO
among the larger and better class Of faro-deSl-
ers and freqUenters of the turf.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-12-04
NO. II.
Career and End Of a Fast MANI At
Paris.

The death of Mons. Roger de Benuvoir
has released him from pains which Mere we'll
nISh Intolerable. He was young man of
great wealth, some thirty eight years of age
aud became the ''fastest-mann of his day'Z
Handsome, quick, brilliapt, atlro;t in ali the
manly exercises, fond Of luxury, possessiOsr
great taste, auauthor successful as a poyelist
and dramatist, singularly popular with the
sex, he was for many years, from 1928 to Is
5O, the fast man of Paris. lie was the hero
OF all the wild suppeTs, the observed man on
the Avenue des Champs Elysees, and in tile
theatres on the first night of new pieces
After hvlng for many years with the most
beautiful actress of Paris, ii 'ilo Duze. in ;n
evil hour he married her She mat!o his M,
miserable. She sullied his name in every
way. She wasted his substance with frenzy
OF extravagance strange even here. and. after
running other mems estates. ruined her own
constitution and died, still young and still
beautiful, of her excesSes, and as bankrupkof
wealth as she was of Iealth or honor, she left
not enough to pay her funeral expenses.
When she saw her dying hour at hand She.
begged Prince Napoleon to save her from the
potter's field i
AS she invoked past hours to plead for her.
he granted her prayer and she now sleeps IN.
the Neuilly graveyard. Her husbands aissi.
4 tssNASA wiz StAtiy Ou HIS e zee
oned one day he had paid $40 600 FOR cham.
pagne wine alone-judge of therest NJ hen
he was fifty he was attacked with the e6ut
and softenipg of the spine. BE daily crow
worse and for years past has not been sl,ie to.
steep in bed. The moment he trit.;n uY.
right position he was menaced with suEoca-
tlon. AT times his tortures were so great his
screams could be heard all oyer.the neigh
borhood, which they alarmed His impaired
estate forced him to retire to one of our sub.
urban villages, where aman is more complete
F y forgotten than he is at Pere Ia Ghaise.-
Funerals sometimes carry men to the GENES
terry; nothing takes them to the neigtboring
village reached by an unknown road along Of
fensive streets. Roger de Beauyoir did not
escape the common fate of them who retire
from the world. The last years of his life
crawled sadly, painfully, lonely away. he
could taste only two pleasures in the inter.
walls of his pains his love for books was un~.
cooled to life's last hour, and, whenever col.
chium permitted, he had good table, He
had saved an income of twelve hundred doll
lars out of his estate which once afforded him
s thirty thousand dollars, and that pittance
proved enough to ward off poverty's shafts.
All his old friends attended his funeral. He
was buried in family vault at Pere la Chaise.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-12-04
From the N. Y. Journal of Commerce ]
Send Them Back.

The curse which attaches to the possession
OF stolen goods may not always be manifest.
but there is a curse, nevertheless. The peo
pie OF the North have not yet taken fully into
consideration the fact that while the war for
the government was carried on as war. there
was vast amount of private plundering car
ried on without license. NoGlaws of God OF,
man can be cited to justify these crimes.
Thegexcitement-un under which some men were
induced towink at them has passed away,
and there IS no honest person in all this coun-
try who does not wish in the bottom of his
heart that this business had been effectually
stopped when 1t began to be practice. But
there is the fact, and ut this moment the NOR
alevil which results from it is incresed and
perpetuated by the further fact that all over
the North there are, households which retain
possession of the goods of Southern families.
and the children of those households are by
this very fact educated in immortality, and
taught disrespect to the first principles of hon
esty. What is the'remedy? In the words
of the New York ObScrOey ''send it back !''
Restore the plumber to its owner. The ad-
vice is enforced in connection with starts
lingaccusation made by distinguished South
ern clergyman. We quote from the N. Y.
Observer =
SEND IT BAok-Rev. DIR. Adger, offs. c..
in letter to DIR. Backus, of Baltimore, lately
published; makes the following statement and
vouches for the fact:
"Whena General Shermau's army passed
through Winsboro', s. c., a Captain r
, and six others of that army robbed one of the
ruling elders of the Scion Presbyterian
Church there of an elegant silver communion
set, the gift of dying female member OF the
same, costing in New York two hundred dol
lars, and having the church's name and the
donors name engraved upon each article"
DIR. Adger makes the following additional
statement, which, for the honorof humanity
as well as for the honor of Christianity, we
would hope cannot be true:
ga certain congregation of your body now
has that silver communion set, which Captain
F. presented to them, and are now using
it for their communion purposes, with those
names of Scion Church and Its diving sister
staring them in the face as they eat the bread
and drink thewine which set forth the body
and blood of our common Master !'
The idea that Christian church can ceIe-
brate the holy ordinance of The Lords Supper
in the use of vessels thus obtained is too
monstrous to be entertained for moment
unless they are held only until the church
from which they were taken can be ascerS
tanned. This notice may assist the Church
: in ascertaining it, and We are sure that if the
sacred vessels should be sent to DIR. Adgor,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-12-04
Boiling Food flor Hora.

At meeting of the New York Farmers
Club Prof. Mapes made the following rc-
marks in regard to boiling food for hogs:
The proofo the saving Of food by boiling
has been given here; we may as well have
it Mr., Mason was matchmaker in Cam.
deni N. j., and among other fancies he liked
to keep hogs he had his hog pen built lust
back of his shop, so that he could sit at his
window and watch his hogs. Every spring
he bought some pigs and fed them through
the season. just opposite to NIr. Mason was
the store of Mr.: Van Arsdale, and eyerv
pound of food that Mr. Mason gave 10 his
pigs he bought at this store: At the end of
six months he got his bill from Mr.. Van AIRS.
dale, and he slaughtered his hugs at the same
time, SO that he knew exactly how much his
pork cost. For several years it figured up at
IL cents per pound. At length some one
advised him to boil his corn. lie according
ly got large kettle and cooked all the food
which he fed to his pigs t;Then his pork cost
him 4 cents per pound. We also had the
experience of Mr.. Campbell, which wns about
the same as Mr.. Mason's. Henry Ellsworth
made some extensive experiments in the same
thing, and his statement is that thirty pounds
of raw corn makes as much pork as thirteen
pounds of boiled corn"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-12-04
Hints to Farmers.

Don't try to hold it out at arms length.-
You can't do it.
If you haven't plough of your own get
outan attachment on your ueighbor's who owes
you. Any justice will tell you whether YOU
can hold it or not
How to Keep Corn Ths-best place to
keep corn is good corn-honse, though some
prefer to keep it in the system-in the Juice.
Ii they don't keep corn they keep corned.
Fences and Fencing Good fencing is es-
sential en- farm. Get good "feneine mas
ter to learn you You can't repair a worm
fence by taking vermifnge. Neither can you
cut good whitewash brushes out of brush
fences.
: To Mate Your Stables Warm in Winter.
Set Gre to them
To Drain Lands. Drink whiskey, and
spend all your time at the village tavern
This win drain you of your lands in short
time.
To Make Stone Fence-Eoual uarts Of
whiskey and cider. This is the reciprocal
stone fence; the more you lay Of in the more
Easy Way to Draw Saw Logs. Draw them
on piece Of paper with crayon PENCIL
After little practice you VIII be able to draw
the largest kind Of saw logs with case.
Pork. Packing thread Is Of NO use inTpaek-
ing pork. In curing hams the time varies.
Hams that have got trichina can't be cured
at all.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-12-04
Top Dressing.

by various methods, throng ii diffeTsnt sea- i
sons nave learned that masses of rich uiS j
trogenious mannres are annually lost. by.be-,e
ing buried below the plant root, instead of
being applied to the surtace in either LIQUID
OF sohu form. Whoever seeks to copy nature
will learn, by Observing her operations el6seiy a
that she never enriches her products With
crude masses of concentrated substances but
gives her shmulants in minute proportions.
chiefly from the surface of the earth 1T has
been urged against top dressing, that the aegs a
cayIng manure gives large portion Of its.
ainmvnla to the atmosphere. 1t Is und6nbt-ife-
ed!y fact that some ammonia does s;
OH; yet aeeurate experiments have establishe5-s5
anoth'.r fact, viz: that the Absorption 81 th.
manure OF P9isture and its ahimonia. moro
than cOmp9s ates for the amount thrown an
here manure hes exposed on thesiffisc -,
decomposition takes place SLOW acSi the s6I =
ubies, potash, lime, soda apd slosphafcs as
not volatile, butremain to beapl topriated b.
the plants as required.
Ihe slave of Baechus, sho used his sl;p,snss
ulantsi claims thai Sssarmeai IN winter :. S
and cooled 10 snfrncs sThis 4. -,
Whist msilchiug and top dfcss1g do 10 tlieiaS
soll 3 par me- Iplfrrc and oif arc rc1tfi-is,tI
SUES 'e- Y. at bog nd miners oconp a
- pes' feq'47a i'er.s are nlet hy surface ma "a
nrf'ea' sna t''e themie co1.ilt MS whom
set fuo, 81 once become icoi for vSset5bie
A'e hs the ranurs disapr ears from the
sefitec n o. Was he'd intethe sol in the MIS-
eise CONDITION ]tiise by the growine plasits.
Nnlcs 10 turn 3 seolne active agents In O. figs
ings Toward ienlical changes through az &
entire sui aec = which they act .
= Waste ~ In nare by burying It tinthesoil -
Top dress in by and August and NAL sl,s,.
ierce rays of tae sumnef sun a cbsn;cSl IL. -
6oratcry to enrich your fields Top dress in
September and October and make theautnmna =
rains distil, upon your lands showers. Of am
monla. Top dress IN the spring, and make
the harbinger Of plenty to distfiButc over
your fields the wealth accuninlated by the
frosts and SHOWS Of winter EeaEuE An.ert-
c0ns
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-12-04

Columbia, S. c., he would see that they were
restored to the Church to which they belong.
We echo the sentiment that the idea that
Christian church can retain such articles is
monstrous. We should imagine that the
communicants in the church, while using
these vessels, would see the vision of their
Master entering the temple with the sccurge
in his hand, and saying to them, 1T has been
written that my house shall be called house
of prayer, but ye have made it den of
thieves"
What can we expect for the future of our
country if we do not reform this great wrong,
which has cursed churches as we'll as fanii.
lies An old friend of ours, Union man in
the South through all the war, told us that
his chandeliers were in certain house in
Massachusetts,, his piano in another, and va
rious family treasures in others. He had
traced them to their positions We have
heard of Southern lady sitting down at a
Northern table and recognizing silver on that
table as her own, We have heard of lady
receiving from an officer present of iewelry,
which she recognized as tho jewelry of a
Southern lady who had been her own school
mate and friend. Public sentiment needs to
be aroused to this subject, and the holders of
such goods should be compelled, by the in
dignation of their honest fellow citizens, to
s'send them back ~
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-12-04
P.0ETICAL.
IN MEMoRIAM.

PRENTICE OF the Lotissille journal, thus speaks
he following beautiful lines:
One might almost vvishto die, If he knew that
'cautiful a tribute as this would be written 10
''>-' -
On the bosom of the river
Where the sun embossed his culver
Where the star light streamed forever,
Sailed vessel light and free;
Morning dew drops hung like mamma,
On the bright folds of her banner,
While the zephyrs rose TO fan her
Softly to the radiant sea.
At her prov pilot beaming
In the flush OF youth stood dreaming,
And ne WAS IN glorious seeming,
Like an angel from above;
Through his hair the breezes sported
And as on the waves he floated
Oft that pilot, angel throated,
Warbled lays OF hope and love.
Through those locks so brightly flowing,
BUDS OF laurel bloom were blowing,
And his hands anon,were throwing
Music from a lyre of gold;
Swltter down the stream he glided,
Soft the purple waves divided,
And rainbow arch abided
On his canvas snowy fold.
Anxious hearts with fond devotion.
Watched him sailing to the ocean,
Prayed that no wild commctiou
Midst the elements might rise
and and ne seemed some young Apollo.
Charming summer winds to follow,
While the water-hags corolIa,
Trembled to his music sighs.
But these purple waves enchanted,
Rolled beside a city haunted
BY an awful spell that daunted
Every conner to her shore
Night shades rank the air encountered.
And pale marble statues numbered,
Awoke to life no more.
Then there rushed with lightning auichness.
Der his face mortal sickness,
And the dews in fearful thickness
Gathered o'cr his temple fair,
And there swept dying murmur
through Ihe lively Southern summer o
As the beouteous pilot conner
Perished by that city there.
Still rolls on that radiant river.
And the sun unbinds his culver
Ger the starlight streams forever
On its bosom as before,
But that vessels rainbow banner
Greets no more the gay savanna
And that pilots lutte drops mamma q
On the purple waves no more 15
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-12-04
The Prra 81 Reart.

"Blesscd are the pure in heart, forsilie
shall see God. - Matt-v. 8. The spfing Of
everlasting life Is within. Here ate Clear
streams gushing N from tie depths 81 the
SOU. and ae5i6g ous to euliyen The srljere u.
outward existence. But IKE TIE watdis of
Siloah, they 'tgo softly" You ulust listen TO
catch the silver tones of the little rilIs asst
glides from its mountain home you may not
witness its silent march through the green
vale, but its course will be seen in the fresh
verdure and the opening flowers lis presence
viii be known by the forms of life and beau-
ty that gather around 1t. Its ever thus with
the pure You may not hear the ssstiII small
voice" or heed the silent aspiration but t5eTe
is moral influence aud holy power which
you will feel The Wilderness Is made 70
smile; flowers Of new life and beauty spring
up and flourish, while an invisible presence
breathes immortal fragranee through the spir-
ituaT atmosphere
+. The ladies. Of Warr1er.tou have Organized
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-12-04

would with any other species of property.-
Let tie operations of the country be conduct
ed II accordance with the principles of politi-
cal economy. Let us look forward with hope,
and, let us go to work and do our duty.