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Eoceedings Of the Meetihg of the Agri-
X cultnrslSvefsty.

cultprslsvsfsty.
~.---s BRooKviLLR, Die. I, 1866.
The Franklin County Agricultural Society
met Present, the President, Vice President,
Secretary, Treasurer. and quorum Of mem
berh The minutes Of the last meeting we're
read and approved.
ME-. jackson Lynn, the Treasurer, made q
reports which, on motion, vas referrsj TO q
committee Of three. Msars Line, Roberts
and Hockenberry we're appointed said commit
tee.
Mr. c. G. Binkley. from The Committee OF
Arrangements, made the following report;
Received from Stands, &c., sl6a 90
/" Stalls, l2O0
Total receipts. SITS 90
Credit BY amount paid out for
watch, labor, &c. los IS
Leaving balance paid to Treasurer. 500 Is
which vas accepted and ordered to be placed
on Gle
The Committee on the Report OF the Treas.
arer made the following report.
To the President OF the franklin County Agri.
cultural Society:
The cammities 70 whom was referred the
report Of the Treasurer OF the Society have
had the same under confederation, aud make
The following report:
We End upon examination OF said report
that the whole amount received since the Isl
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-01-04
TIME TABLE.
White Water Valley Rail Road.
TAXES HrFYcr ToV1nBER a5. 1899
Explanatory.

The length of The proceedings Of the Teach
era Institute, which we publish entire, COM
pels us TO omit large amount Of editorial and
local matter prepared for this issue.
Smyrna times., 1867-12-25
fPUBLIC-No, "a.

AN ACT making appropriations Tor the pay
ment of invalid and other pensions of the
United States for the year ending June thir-
tieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of Amer
lea in Congress assembled, That the following
sums be, and the same are hereby appropriate
ed, out of any money in the treasury not 9th
erwiSe appropriated, for the payment of pen
sions for the year ending the thirtieth of June,
eighteen hundred and sixty-eight
For invalid pensions under various acts, ten
million dollars.
For pensions of widows, children, mothers,
fathers, brothers, and sisters of soldiers, as
provided for by acts of March eighteen, eigh
teen hundred and eighteen; May fifteenth,
eighteen hundred and twenty eight June sew
enth, eighteen hundred and thirty-two; July
| fourth, eighteen hundred and thirty six; July
seventh, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight
March third, eighteen hundred and forty
three June seventh, eighteen hundred anC
| fOrty-f0ur; February second, July twenty. first
! and July twenty ninth. eighteen hundred anC
| ffty.three; June third, eighteen hundred anC
| ffiy-eight; and July fourteenth, eighteen hun
dred and sixty-two, with its supplementary
| acts and for compensation to pension agent
and expenses of agencies, twenty million dol
| lars.
For navy pensions to widows, children, faith
erf, brothers, and sisters, as provided for b.
acts of August eighteenth, eighteen hundre
and forty-eight, and July fourteenth, eightee
hundred and sixty two, with its supplements
ry acts, two hundred and eighty thousand do
lars, to be paid from the navy pension fund.
Approved, February o. 1867.
Smyrna times., 1867-12-25

THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WoRLD.-It
is probable that we have published an account
of the seven ancient wonders at least seven
times, but being hard to remember we give
them again. They we're:
/. The Brass Colossus at Rhodes, 12l feet
in height, built by Ceres, A. d. 2SS, oc
cupying twenty years in making. 1t stood
across the harbor at Rhodes 66 years, and was
then thrown down by an earthquake. 1t was
bought by Jew from the Saracens, who load
ed 900 camels with the brass.
2. The pyramids of Egypt. The largest one
engaged 800, 900 workmen, was 50 years in
building, and has now stood at least 3,00O
years.
3. The Aqueducts of Rome, invented by Ap-
Plus Claudius, the Censor.
4. Labyrinth of Psalmetichus on the banks
of the Nile, containing within enc enclosure
1000 houses and II royal palaces, all covered
with marble, and having only one entrance.
| The building was said to contain 1900 cham
bers, and hall built of marble, adorned with
statues of the gods.
5. The Pharos of Alexandria, a tower oi
Ptolemy Philadelphus, in the year l72 before
Christ. 1t was erected as a lighthouse, and
contained magnificent galleries of marble "a
large lantern at the top, the light of which was
seen nearly hundred miles off. Mirrors OF al
enormous size were fixed around the galleries
rejecting everything on the sea A common
tower is now erected on the same place. ~
6. The wall of Babylon built by order OF Sc
miramis, or Nebuchadnezzar and finished IL
one year by 200, 900 men. They we're OF I'M
mense thickness.
7. The Temple of Dinana at Ephesus com
pleted In the reign of Servius, the sixth kim
of Rome. 1t was 44O feet long, 200 broad, an,
, summarized by 1913 marble pillars.
Smyrna times., 1867-12-25
WHOLE NO 67I.

WE copy lhe following yarn from the
Lynchburg Vngtnian, which paper credits 1t
to the Elk Run (Del.,) Gazette, paper We
never heard of before:
A CURIOUS FROG STORY Mr. wager, hv-
ing near Mitchelfs Station, in Culpepper
county, relates some very curious facts about
remarkable frog. at has lived, he says,
many years with US, and is great favorte,
and the greatest curiosity Is its becoming so
remarkably tame. Jthad frequented our door
steps before our hall door some years before
my acqualntances commenced with 1t. My
father had admired it on account OF its life
size and color, and he visited it every evening,
when it would come forth at his summons, and
by constant feeding it would come to the can
die and look up as if expecting to he taken
and brought to the table and fed on insects of
all sorts. On presenting live insects, it fixes
its eyes intently and remains mOtlOnless TOR
while as if preparing for n strike, which Is an
instantaneous throwing Of its tongue to great
distance, upon which the insect sticks last to
the tip by glutenOus matter. l can say
how long my father had been acquainted with
it, from my earliest recollection he spoke OF
it as Old Tom the old frog. | have known
it for number of years. can answer for
| fifty-sevcn years. 1t makes it appearance
with warm weather and remains with us till
fall, appearing morning and evening to our
great amusement, having been trained to do
many things, such as lcaping, turning sumer-
saults, holding alternately by its feet and hands
to small rope, swinging and whlrlng alter
the manner Of a slack rope performer, march
ing erect on its hind legs; and at the word Of
command going through the manuel exercise.
1t seems perfectly good natured, and never
shows temper but it is dreadfuly afraid of a
cat, on whose appearance it will often leap
four feet from off the floor, with the utmost
precision, plump into the mouth Of a large
water pitcher, and thus secure safe retreat
Yet he is in no wise alarmed or disturbed by
the presence of dogs, of which we may have
many about the premises. They seem to re-
gard him as one of the household and pri-
vieged character. The Hon. Judge Taylor,
who will attest the above statement II ade by
Mr.. Wager, in speaking of the frog remarked:
=" 1t is certainly one hundred years old, and
though he may have been here before the In
dians lett the country, he may be even now
but in his Infancy.
Smyrna times., 1867-12-25
MISCELLAN EOUS.
NEWSPAPERS.

When Richard Pierce, printer, of Boston, in
the COLONY of Massachusetts, worked Oft upon
his hond-press, on the 25th of September,
1890. the first newspaper ever published IN
Amar;ca. the General Court took the shabby
I;ttle sheet into custody, held solemn debate
over the daring disturber of the public quiet,
and voted that it contained reflections OF a
very high nature" and its publication was
contrary to law. The poor thing was not al;
lowed to appear again. fet II we could read
that journal to-day - which unfortunately we
cannot do, because the only copy OF 1t IN exist
ence is locked up in the State Paper Ofhce in
IondonMwe should probably find nothing so
verv alarming in it; we should probably re-
gard it, on the contrary, as particularly stu
Did publication. A newspaper nowadays
which does not sometimes disturb the public
quiet, and indulge in reflections OF a very
high nature" has little chance of long life and
nrosperity. We have made wonderful progress
In almost everything since the generation oi
our great-great-grandfathe but in nothing
perhaps has our advance been so remarkable as
in the profession of journalism. The newspa
per is no longer merely retailer OF petty loca
gossip, or a summary record OF great analrs O
state, or a mouthpiece OF Individual opinion
or a social or political essay; 1t Is all OF !nes
AT once. The province of the journalist Is e
gather intelligence, and to spread it abroad
10 tell of the auarrels of street-hghters and tn!
revolutions of empires to chronicle with fidel
| ;tv the theft of dollar and the theft OF king
dom TO reflect public opinion, and at the sam
.;ma N Guide il; to be the organ at once Q
,.onniar Sentiment and of individual conviC
t;ops the representative and the monitor G
nar,;es the guardian of great interests, an
the f;reside gossip. If poor Richard Plerc
could come out of his tomb, he would pe ~
Smyrna times., 1867-12-25

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of Ameri-
ca in Congress assembled, That the provisions
of chapter two hundred and forty of the acts
of the thirty-eighth Congress, first session, ap-
proved July fourth, eighteen hundred and six
ty-four, shall not be construed to authorize the
settlement of any claim for supplies or stores
taken or furnished for the use of, or used BY
the armies of the United States, nor for the
occupation of, or injury to, real estate, nor for
the consumption, appropriation, or destruction
of, or damage to, personal property, by the
military authorities or troops of the United
States where such claim originated during the
war for the suppression of the southern rebel
lion, in State, or part of State, declared in
insurrection by the proclamation of the Presi-
dent of the United States, dated July first,
eighteen hundred and sixty-two, or in a State
which by an ordinance of secession attempted
to withdraw from gthe United States gov
ernment: Provided, That nothing herein
contained shall repeal or modify the effect of
any act or joint resolution, extending the pro-
visions of the said act of July fourth, eighteen
hundred and sixty-four, to the loyal citizens of
the State of Tennessee, or of the State of West
Virginia, or any county therein.
SCHUYLER COLFAX,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
LA FAYETTE S. FOSTER,
President of the Senate pro temnore.
Endorsed by the President: Received Feb
ruary 9th, 1867.
| NoTE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE The
foregoing act having been presented to the Pre-
sident of the United States for his approval
and not having been returned by him to the
House of Congress in which it originated with
in the time prescribed by the Constitution ot
the United States, has became law without
his approval.
Smyrna times., 1867-12-25

THE WONDERS OF ANCIENT ROME Mod
ern writers taking London and Paris for their
measure of material civilization, seem unwil-
ling to admit that Rome could have reached
such pitch of glory and wealth, and power
10 him who stands within the narrow limits of
the Forum, as it now appears, it seems incred
ible that it could have been the centre of a
much larger city than Europe can now boast
of. Grave historians are 10th to compromise
their dignity and character for truth by admit.
ting statements which seem to men of limited
views to be fabulous. and which transcend
mod 'rn experience. But we should remember
that most Of the monuments of Ancient Rome
have entirely disappeared Nothing remains
of the palace of the Caesars, which nearly COW
cred the Palatine Hill; little of the Fora
which, connected together, covered a space
twice as large as thet enclosed by the palaces
of the Louvre and Tuileries with all their gal
leres and courts almost nothing of the glories
of the CapitOline Hill and little comparative
| ly of those Therm9 which were mile in cir
cult. But what does remain attests on unpar-
alltled grandeur-the broken pillars of the Fo-
rum: the lofty columns Of Trajan and Marcus
Aurelius; the Pantheon, lifting its spacious
dome 200 feet in the air; the mere vestibule
Of the baths of Agrippa; the triumphal arches
of Titus and Traan and Constantine; the
bridges which span the Tiber; the aqueducts
which cross the Campagna, the Coaca Maxi
ma, which drained the marshes and lakes Ol
the infant city; but above all the Colosseum
What glory and shame are associated with that
single edifce That alone, if nothing else re-
mained of pagan antiquity, would indicate g
grandeur and a folly such as cannot now be
seen on earth. 1t reveals a wonderful skill in
masonry, and great architectural strength; il
shows the resources and wealth of rulers whC
must have had the treasures OF the world a
their command; it indicates an enormous
population, since it would seat all the male
adults of the city of New York it shows the
restless passion oi people for excitement. anC
the necessity on the part of the rulers Of yield
ing to this taste What leisure and indolenc,
marked city which could afford to give up 81
much time to the demoralized spOrtsl Wha
facilities for transportation were afforded, wher
so many wild beasts could be brought to tn,
capital from the central parts Of Africa with
out calling out unusual comment How i'm
, perious a populace that compelled the govern
ment to provide such expensive sports.-Hour
at Home.
Smyrna times., 1867-12-25

1t is ungrateful in the World to bring out
Gen. HANCOCK as a Democratic candidate for
President. What has the General done to de-
serve such fate? His career hitherto has
been brilliantly successful in military point of
view; does the World now wish him to turn
to politics and be defeated in his first cam
paign? The World says his present career in
Louisiana bids fair to place him among the
small number from whom the Democratic can
didate will be selected" We answer that this
is unkind but it should at least serve as an
awful warning to all others, to mind their p's
and as, lest they be seized upon for the barren
honor of Democratic standard bearer. N
Times.
Smyrna times., 1867-12-25

The custom of reading speeches in Congress
seems to be increasing. Sometimes. they are
from printed slips. 1t is an imposition upon
Congress and burlesque on parliamentary de
bate. Congress out Of self.respect ought to
put a stop to it, and probably would do so, if
so many of its members were not addicted to
it. A member who cannot speak, but can
write an essay, ought to be content with doing
what he can do, and not attempt something
which he can't. Let provision be made for
printing these essays at the public expense il
Congress to be turned into a hall for liste ming
to such readings,
Smyrna times., 1867-12-25

paled at the magnitude of the institution
which has grown from his unfortunate enter
prise. If he could compare his rude hand
press, upon which with much labor and pa
thence he struck off perhaps few hundred i'm
pressions in a day work, with the complicated
and beautiful machines whose steel fingers seize
upon the huge sheets of white paper, whirl
them at lightning speed upon the revolving
types, and hand them forth by tens of thOus-
ands an hour all ready for the purchaser; if he
could contrast his little sheet of four pages
lone of them blank with the fOrty-eight broad
columns of The Tribune, each one of which
contains more than the whole of his newspa-
per; or turn from his narrow Office to the
great busy world of modern newspaper es-
tablishment, with its thousand workers; its
pressmen feeding the Gathering monsters deep
in the vaults; type-setters, with flying fingers,
busy at their cases carriers pursuing their
rounds, clerks at 3ir ledgers ; reporters
securing the city and all the neighboring cOun-
try for items the telegraph flashing news
from the remOtest ends of the GLOBE watchful
correspondents transmitting letters from every
quarter of the world editors reducing to or
der and shape the chaos of intelligence, and
explaining and commenting upon the reports
and occurrences of the night; scholars and
critics discussing carefully all that is worthest
of notice in science, literature, and art bril-
liant essayists writing upon all themes that are
entertaining; and finally men making known
their wants to one another through the far
reaching advertisements Il he should get VI
and see all this he would make haste, in be-
wilderment, to go back to his coffin.
We do not know what price Mr.. Pierce got
for his paper but we can hardly be far wrong
in guessing that if we made a prOportionatt
charge for ours, the cost of The Tilune wOulC
be two or three dollars a copy instead Of four
cents. Every number of The Tribune for ms
tance, contains as much matter as duodecmC
book, such as is sold for Il dollar and half ol
two dollars. The expense of preparing thi
matter vastly exceeds that of preparing half {
dozen ordinary books. The annual outlay of
| good daily journal, such as we endeavour t.
make ours, is in the neighborhood Of mlliOr
/ of dollars. In the Weekly and Semi Week.!
editions of The Tribmein the course of year
beside volumes of news, essays, public dOcu
ments and popular information of every des
cription, there are published three or four com
plete novels or other works, which, if purchSeC
in book form, would alone cost twice as much
as the subscription to the paper The bes
productions of the most popular writers a
home and abroad are thus presented to ou
readers at price which is really Insignificant
and the modern press stands acknowledged a
not only marvel of enterprise and ingenuity
but paragon of cheapness. Y. Tribune
Smyrna times., 1867-12-25
POET r Y
MOTHERS GRAVE.

Why seek for line or sentiment
To place above her clayp
There is no marble white enough
Her virtues to display.
There is no language strong enough
Our sOrrows to portray
But the sacred name OF Mother
Says all that words can say,
And is the fullest tribute
That loving hearts can pay.
Then carve upon the tablet
That marks her place Of rest,
The word we learned to utter
As we hung upon her breast,
Aud in that simple utterance
Our fondest love expressed,
For the hallOwed name of Mother
To us was truly blessed,
Then carve in enduring letters
The name we loved the best.
Smyrna times., 1867-12-25

RITUALrsTGC. There was very grand we'd
ding at Trinity Chapel, New York, last week.
Mr. Elblidge T. Gerry talented lawyer, Of
that city, was married to Miss Louisa NJ. Liv-
ingston, a descendant OF the Livngstons, Of
" Livingston Manor" The ceremony was
performed by Rev. E. A. Hoffman, assisted hy
the Right Rev. Bishop Of Maine. The bride
was elegantly attired in white satin and point
lace, and was much admired The ritualistic
service, the white dresses of the choir boys,
the many lights in the chancel, and the dazzl-
ing brilliancy of the bridal corteye, with tho
bridesmaids in white tulle dresses, made up
really beautiful tdJledu
Smyrna times., 1867-12-25
The New York Commercial 1Adrertixer hu.

The New York Commercial Adrertixer :hus
philosophers on the subject of riches:
6 1t is said that one of the quickest ways of
young lady, and sell her clothes. The princi-
pal objection to this proceeding is that the sci
Ter might also be sold in the transaction. We
think however, that there is little question
that the quickest way of spending fortune
would be to marry fashionable young lady
and Joy her clothes. The experiment has
been tried frequently, with the same results. :"
Smyrna times., 1867-12-25
Spec!allties.
MEDICAL TREATMENT.

CsaIculstIOns on extensive aud reliable data, show
Aeereased Of nurIaliIy uuder what Is known as
he iIomeopalhc system OF medicine. Therefore
We make dedncOn of ten per cent from table ra' les
lpon each payment of premium by those habtually
Ising this mode OF treatment. In case OF medical
nraeIee being CHANGED thereafter full rates will be
.narkeA In order that injustice may be done 10
those preerng other schools Of medicine all aPpor-
Ionn of profits, uner reduced rates. will be sepa
-stelv made.
Smyrna times., 1867-12-25

CURE FOR TIE TOoTHACHE-A meeting
of the London Medical Society. DIR. Blake, a
distinguished practitioner, said that he was
able to cure the most desperate case of tooth
ache, unless the disease was connected with
rheumatism, by the application Of the follow
ing remedy Alum, reduced to an impalpa-
BILE powder, two drachms: nitrous spirits of
ether, seven drachms mix and apply to the
tooth
Smyrna times., 1867-12-25

An editor wrote leading article on the fair
sex, in the course of which he said Girls of
seventeen or eighteen are fond OF beaus. -
When the paper was issued, he was rather
shocked to discover that on unfortunate typo
graphical error had made him say, Girls of
seventeen or eighteen are fond of beans |"
Smyrna times., 1867-12-25

A Frenchman who had purchased a coun-
trv seat, was complaining of the want of birds
in his garden. "Set some traps" replied an
old officer, "and they'll come. was once in
Africa, and there wasn't supposed to be wo-
of earrings, a collar and bonnet upon tree,
and the next morning found two women un-
der the branches"
Smyrna times., 1867-12-25

They are fond of titles in the East Among
his other high sounding titles, the King of Ava
has that of Lord of Twenty-fOur Umbrellas. !"
This looks as though he had prepared for a
long rei0n
Smyrna times., 1867-12-25

When the most insignificant person tells us
we are wrong, we ought to listen AID examine
ourselves, and see if it be so. Let US believe
it possible that we may be in error when any
one thinks We are
Smyrna times., 1867-12-25
[PUBLIo--No. %. |


AN ACT to declare the sense of an act entitled
:" An act to restrict the jurisdiction OF the
Court of Claims, and to provide for the pay,
ment of certain demands for quartermasters'
stores and substance supplies furnished to
the army of the United States"
Smyrna times., 1867-12-25

Since the formation of the Government,
the laws of Cong Gas have been pronounced
unconstitutional, by the Supreme Court, in
only three Instances.
Smyrna times., 1867-12-25

A Chicago divorce case rests on the COM
plant of the lady that her husband made her
get up in the middle of the night and make
the bed over
Smyrna times., 1867-12-25

A line in one of Moore songs reads thus:
"Our couch shall be roses bespangled with
dew" To which sensible girl replied
"T'would give me the Rheumatic and so it
would Won -
Smyrna times., 1867-12-25

Love cannot exist in the heart of a woman,
unless modesty is its companion, nor in that Of
man unless honor is its associate.
Smyrna times., 1867-12-25

An exchange says the fall style of Ia lies
bonnets is very, tea tableish. 1t is round at
the back like tea cup, and turns over at the
front like saucer