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Smyrna times., 1867-07-10

tabshcd branch of manufacture of which
they had monopoly. Scott S novels were to
Edinburgh what the tobacco trade was to Glas
gov about the close of the last century AL
though several labOrers were before him in the
field OF the Border Ballads he made fashion
able those wonderful stories of humor and pa
thOs AS soon as "The Lay of the Last
Minstrel appeared, everybody was raving
about MclrOse and Moonlight He wrote,
The Lady of the Lake." and the next year
thousand tourists descended on the TrOs-
sachs, watching the sun setting on Loeb Kat
rlnc, and began to take lessons on the bagpipe.
lie improved the Highlands as much as Gene
raj Wade did when he struck through them
his military roads Where his muse was one
year, mail-cOach and hotel were the next
His poems are grated down into guide books.
Never was an author 80 popular as Scott, and
never was popularity worn lightly and grace
fully. In his own heart he did not value it
highly, and he cared more for his plantations
in Abbottstord than for his poems and novels
He would rather have been praised by Tom
Purdle than by any critic He was great,
simple sincere, warm hearted man. He never
turned aside from his fellows in gloomy scorn ;
his lip never curled with dsdain. He never
ground his teeth save when in the agOnies of
toothache. He liked society, his friends, his
dogs his domeStics, his trees his historical
knicknacks. At Abbottsford he would write a
chapter of novel before his guests were out
of bed, spend the day with them, and then, at
| dinner, his store of Shrewd Scottish anecdotes
frightened the table more than did the cham
payne. When in Edinburgh, any one might
see him in the streets or in the Parliament
House. He was loved by everybody. No one
so popular among the souters Of Sclkirk as the
Shirrd. George w., on his visit to the nor
thern kingdom, declared that Scott was the
man he most wished to see. He was the deep
est, simplest man Of his time. He sinks like
Ben Cruachan, shoulder after shoulder, slow.
ly till its base is twenty miles in girth. Scot
land Is Scott Soottland tie has pro%faalmhoa an haa al
money into pockets of Scottish hotel keepers
Scottish tailors, Scottish boatmen, and the dri
vers of the Highland mails.
Smyrna times., 1867-07-10

NARROW. MINDED PEOPLE mind
ed people are obstructives; to their minds all
good is centred in themselves or others, in
what they are or in what they believe. Their
politics can only be right; their government the
only safe one their religion the only true one.
Save us always from narrow minded people,
who make their own armchair the centre OF
the world, who persistently refuse to look
through any other spectacles than their own
pooh, pooh all that other people think OF
say. They are bad-tempercd, too, as a rule,
cannot stand contradiction, get into rage al
Opposition, and like to be " lions. J"
Smyrna times., 1867-07-10
Walter Scott.

Scott has done more for Edinburgh than all
her great men put together. Burns has hard
ly left a trace of himself in the northern capl-
tai. During his residence there his spirit was
soured, and he was taught to drink whisky
ing " Edna, Scotia's darling scat" in copy
of his tamest verses. Scott discovered that
the city was beautiful-he sang its praises over
the world-and he has put more coin into the
pockets of its inhabitants than if he had es-
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p O ETR Y
Good bye, Sweetheart.

Goodbye, sweetheart.
l leave thee with the loveliest things
The beauty Surdened spring time brings.
The anemone in snowy hood,
The sweet arbutus in the wood,
And to the smiling skies above
say, bend brightly DER my love.
And to the perfume breathing breeze
sigh. sing sOitest symphonies.
o, lute-l like leaves of laden trees
Bear all your sweet refrain TO him.
While in the June-time twilights dim
He thinks Of me as l OF him,
And so goodbye, sweetheart.
Goodbye, sweetheart!
leave thee with all purest things,
That when some fair temptation sings
Its Turing song, tho sore heset
ThOu1t stronger be. Then no regret
Lifelong will follow after thee.
With touches lighter than the air,
kiss your forehead brave and lair,
And say TO God this las. deep prayer:
guard him always. night and day,
So from Thy peace he shall not stray.
And so good bye, sweetheart
Goodbye. sweetheart. We seem TO part;
Yet still within mine inmOst heart
Thou goest with me. Still my place
hold in thine by loves dear grace;
YeI all my life seems going out,
As slow turn my face about
To 60 alone another way,
To be alone to lifes last day.
Unless thy smile can light my way.
Goodbye, sweetheart. The dreaded dawn
That tells our loves long trust is gone,
Is purpling all the pallId sky.
AS look sigh. sweetheart, goodbye.
Smyrna times., 1867-07-10

CATERING TO VEGA Paris correspondent
makes the following statement, which IS un-
dOubtedly true, as men base enough for such
things are TO be found in all communities:
Let me tell you of an inducement of the Ex-
position which will produce results that will
make every honest man ashamed OF his broth
er men who can cOndGScend to such measures.
In one of the grand cafe concerts of the Exhl-
bitiOn gardens the guests are to be waited on
by young girls, who are to be obtained from
the provinces. They must all be young and
pretty, not the faded flowers Of Paris-and
they are to be tastily dressed in uniform. The
effect will be fine in an artistic point of view,
but this is not all that is intended. These
young girls are to be paid no regular wages for
their service they are to depend for their liv-
ing on the walters fee which one always gives
in Partisan cafe. This will amount to some
thing no doubt but there will come time
when this cafe will not be full to rcpletion every
night, or, what is more probable, these young
girls will be charged exorbitant prices for the
rooms which they must occupy near their work
their work which will last from noon to mid
night Well, the moment they hnd they can
not earn enough to live ON honestly, and when
they have once seen the allurements of PARIS
gaiety, they will supply the market of courte
cans and vice will have new lnstallment o
! victims This is no item culled from ParlSlaT
! feuilletons it is the truth, as any candid OBJ
server will find. The reality is-no woman cal
earn enough to live IN in Paris, as well as sh'
! ought to live, at present prices. What do yol
think of salary of sixty francs o month for
lady at the counter Of an elegant cafe OF Paris
That will buy her perhaps one eighth OF tn
toilet that she needs in her position. True
she has her food also, but that Is not the Onl
necessity of life--then mistreSs-then some
thing worse Z?
Smyrna times., 1867-07-10

INCOME OF EDITORs. following are the
returns Of the incomes of editors in New FORK
city:
$46,OOO; Erastus Brooks, $26, 900; William
c. Bryant, $Sl 900; G. Nordhef, $500 i;
Thurow Weed, $4,000; Robert Bonner
5000, 900; Frank Leslie, SOL 900; John X
Young, $23, 700; VIM. Swinton, $4,000 /;
Moses Beach, s7l 900; VIM. Z. Prime, S32
900 James Gordon Bennett, $292, 900 James
Gordon Bennett, Jr., $1,000; John D. Stock 9t9s6
ToS iSn S,0SDU s go; o. X Kane S1sBE 0BoH1e $slOO
JAS as Mcdonnell, Sc, 400; Benjamin Wood
Dewy, $500; Frank Bellow, $500; &; ooA a.
Mantou Marble, $4,000; VIM. H. w HIrlbgt' gl.i'
81 ,250; &. A. Dana, $72,OOO; w. W. UufuS'
SI4 OOO
Smyrna times., 1867-07-10

"SOmc of the cases of iewclry on exhibition
at Paris are nothing less than condensed bnl,
liancy. as if cut from the electric light, and
this is often increased by mirrors that are in
serted on every side These not only augment
apparently the size of the show, but allow the
Jewels to be viewed from different points and
on ali their faces. This is a somewhat severe
test of goldsmith work, and if any part Of
an ornament is done in sloyenly way it will
be pretty sure to appear. What | have said
applies to the imitation jewelry, OF which there
are numerous collections. 1t would be impos-
sibe for any one but connotsseHr to distn,,
guish the difference between the genuine and
the false This is especially true OF the dia-
mond and the coral, both of which are coun-
terfeited with miraculous skill and artistic
taste. And their setting is often as costly and
elegant as that of the rest. This very natural
| " leads to the reflection that it is quite unne-
cessary to expcnd money for bona tide jewels,
unless one does it for investment, as it is un-
der the circumstances merely waste OF capi
! tai "
Smyrna times., 1867-07-10

The man who forgets great deal that has
happened has better memory than he who
remembers great deal that never happened.
We have often heard of a man being in
s1vance of his age;" but who ever heard OF
Momln being in the same predicamsnt!
Punch's direction how to make hole In
your income tax is sound-tO pay large rent.
Smyrna times., 1867-07-10

A very coquottish looking vehicle is now the
fashion in Paris. 1t is hung on the finest
springs, and is like the car of water nymph
"a theatrical one There is only room for
the fair owner and her skirts, and she fills it
as completely as an oyster does its she'll
There is no changers on, neither tiger behind
nor lion at the side, and, on account Of Its pc
culiarities the ladies call it "The Exclusive, .
and the gentlemen call it the EgoiSte. Mis-.
Ball, of Boston, is said to have introduced
them in Paris.
Smyrna times., 1867-07-10

1t is not generally known that many OF ahIe the
presents exhibited at so-called fashionable
wedding rec?pS%ns %sw are York &9T %ho oF does s large
BUSINESS IrU," s' renting" bridal presents; ,Ap-
DoSrances D@SiT"1 must be kept up, and Sarah Jane
Smith must not get ahead of Polly Ann Jones
Smyrna times., 1867-07-10

HINDoos BURNING THE BODY OF TIE DEAD:
Immediately after the person is dead, and
in many cases before this event, preparations
are made for burning the body. Sometimes
the wood is brought and placed beside sick
person while he is living. About three hun
dred pounds of wood are sufficient to consume
a body. A hole is dug in the earth by one OF
the relations Of the deceased, over which the
wood is placed. The body is then laid on and
the heir at law having lighted some straw,
walks round the pile three times, with face
avcrted, touches the mouth of the deceased
with the fire. after which those present set
fire to the pile and the body is consumed. In
some parts of Hindoostan the body is buried
in the earth, and the funeral services are said
to be very solemn and affecting. The ofhciat-
ing Brahmin on these occasions addresses the
respective elements in the following language ::
90 Earth to thee we commend our broth
er; of thee he was formed; by thee he was
sustained and unto thee he now returns
80 Fire thou hadst & claim in our brother;
during his life he subsistcd by thy influence In
nature to thee we commit his body thou en-
blem of purity, may his spirit be purified on
entering a new state of existence
80 Water! thou ddst contribute to the
life of our brother thou vert one OF his sus-
tanning clements His remains are now dis
persed receive thy share of him who has now
taken an everlasting flight"
Smyrna times., 1867-07-10

JEwELRY AT TIE PARIS EXHIBITION.-An
article of jewelry at the Paris Exposition is
thus described: 80.
Here are draperics fringed with brilliants,
lace in Jewels elaborated into the most delicate
lines Of diamond points, rubies wrought into
rosc,hues Of infinitely graduated shades. and
brooches like bursting fireworks that really
dazzle the eye. Here IS a cluster of white Ii
lscs in briiants, every petal distinctly portray
ed, and the whole combining to form the most
graceful and airy floral deception that jewels
could produce. 1t hangs from its stem with
the graceful wave of an ostrich plume. In the
front of the cabinet is humming bird of mi
mute size and finish. The breast is Of rubies,
and the wings and body Of diamonds of the
ciearest water. lie is poised upon spring of
the finest steel, and every motion about him
causes him to sway to and fro, while the gilt
tering sheen OF light passes across his breast
az if he were swinging in the sunshine OF his
native Brazilian flowers. This little triumph
of manual skill and taste has been bought BY
the Emperor.
Smyrna times., 1867-07-10

yoltaire says a physician is man who
,,,;xcs drugs of which he knows little, to
nour into a body of which he knows less, to
cure disease Of which he knows nothing.
Smyrna times., 1867-07-10

Oliver Cromwell was a staunch Puritan, and
could not brook the least approach to Popcry
"What are these?" he once asked as he saw
n dozen silver statues in the inches of chapel.
"The twelve apostles, answered the trembling
dean Take them down." said Cromwell,
"and coin them into money, so that, like their
Master they may go about doing good.
Smyrna times., 1867-07-10

TIE AMENITIES OF LIFE. = Thus says the
Springfield Mass Republican There was a
noteworthy, illustrative incident on railroad
car out of Springfield the other day: A big,
black, but clean, well-dressed 9 colOred bro
ther entered and sat down by one of the
"ruling race" The white man looked We
nom at the black one, and, kissing out, . Do
you suppose am going to sit by a - black
niger like you? - let me out, squeezed into
the aisle, and took a vacant seat in front by
the side of small, Dale student lad from
Springfield The latter looked at the new
conner, and saying, : DO you suppose can SIT
by you, sir? let me pass out, got up and
went back to the just vacated seat by the black
man. Tho party Of the first part grew pale
with added feeling, and said, :" DO you prefer
to sit by niggcr?" g prefer to sit by a
gentleman" DO you dare to say that | am
not a gentleman? " 9 4 gentleman never
swears or insults man because OF his colo
Z" You shall be taken care of you impudcnt
iackamapes. When the black brother, stal
wart and suggestive, spoke in, = | will tak'
care of him, sir" there ensued "a sP lendlC
passage Of silence" the car went on, and there
was no assault and battery for the Worceste
Police Court
Smyrna times., 1867-07-10

THOUGHTs. i cannot but pity a man who
recognizes nothing godlike in his own nature.
| see the marks of God in the heavens and the
earth, but how much more in IA liberal intellect,
in magnanimity, in unconqucrable rectitude, in
a philanthrophy which forgives every wrong,
and which never despairs of the cause Of
Christ and human virtues do, and | must
reverence human nature. Neither the sneers
of worldly scepticism, nor the grOan5 OF a
gloomy theology, disturb my faith in its god
like powers and tendencies. | know how it is
despised, how it has been oppressed. how civil
and religious establishments have for ages con
spired to crush it. | know its history, shut
my eyes on none of its weaknesses and crimes.
/ understand the proofs by which despotism
demonstrates that man is a wild beast in want
of master and only safe in chains. But in
! iured, trampcd on, and Scorned as our nature
! is, still turn to it with intense sympathy and
strong hope. The signatures Of its origin and
its end are impressed too deeply to be ever
wholly ehaced | bless it for its kind affec-
tions for its strong aud tender love. | honor
it for its struggles against expressions, for Its
growth and progress under the weight of SO
many claims and prcjudices, for its achieve
ments in science and art and still more for its
examples of heroic and sanity virtue. These
are marks of divine origin, and the pledges
of a celestial inheritance, and | thank Coo
that my own lot is bound UP with that Of thu
human -ChdnntHg.
Smyrna times., 1867-07-10

"Do you believe in the appearance of spir-
its, father?' asked rather fast young man of
his indulgent sire.
"No, Tom, but I believe in their disap-
peaeancc, since | missed my bottle of BOur-
bon last night" said the old gentleman.
Smyrna times., 1867-07-10

George Francis Train says that our modern
marriage ceremonies should read thus:
CIergyman-Wil you take this unpaid mil
liner bill, this high waterfall of foreign hair,
these affected accomplishments and feeble con-
stitution for thy welded wife. Ans.-Ies..
Will you take this brownStone front, this
carriage and span, and these diamonds, Nc,
for they welded husband? AnS.-1es
Then what man has Joined together let the
next most fascinating man run away with, so
thut the first divorce court may tear them
asnnler
Smyrna times., 1867-07-10

Once. at n coronation scene, a person who
was IMPRESSED with the majesty ofhuman SOW
ercignty, said to gentleman beside him:
"Our emperor is very great.
"But God is greater, the gentleman re-
Yes" said the sycophant, but our empe-
ror is young yet,
Smyrna times., 1867-07-10
J. 3. COOPER 3 BRO.
Commerce Street.

Have always on hand choice stock of
Coffees, Teas, Sugars, Syrups,
Pulverized Thyme. Sage, Majoram, Summer Savory,
soaps Oils Candles Specs Meats, Cheese, Fish, Salt
Lard English and American Bottled Pickles, Sau-
ees, Caisups, Canned Fruits, Olive OIL. Prepared
Mustards Chocolate, Cocoa, Corn Starch Rice.
Farina, Pearl Starch, Rice Flour Barley, Ba-
king Powder, Hops, Family Crackers, Fari-
Crackers, Soda Biscuit. Sugar Biscuit,
Raisins, Currants, Citron Figs. Apples,
Lemons, Mats, Plain and Fine-Cut
Chewing Tobacco, Common and Fine
Smoking Tobacco. Cigars. SnuH, Pipes.
Snuff Boxes, Flour, Meal, Buckwhest, Corn,
Oats Ship Stuff, Tubs, Buckets, Cans, Kegs,
Keel4rs Br0Oms Broom Handles, Brushes, Work
Baskets Knife Baskets, Fruit Baskets, Travelling
Baskets Fancy Baskets and Saches, Seine Twine.
Gill Twine Broom TwIne, Sail rwiEe, ChOku Twine
Seine Rope. JuIe Rope, Manila Rope.
PEACH BASKETS,
FLOOR AND TABLE OIL CLOTHS,
stand Covers Fine Window Shades, Paper Window
Blinds, Umbrellas. Walking Canes, Boys Canes,
GLASS WAR
Granite Ware, Common Queensware, Toy Glass and
Queenswaro, Stone Ware, Pocket Cutlery, Table Cut
lery Spoons Scissors, Shears, Cloth Brushes, Tooth
Powder, Shot, Bullets, Gun Caps, Cartridges, Powder
FIasks, Shot Pouches,
SCHOOL BOOKS, BLANK BOOKS,
Books, Photograph Albums, Diaries, Toy Books, Gen
sral Stationery, Drawing Pencils, Drawing Books ant
all other articles embraced any of the above classe
Of Goods can be had at the lowest prices can ator
10 sell Ihem taking Quality always into consideration
GARDEN AND FIELD SEEDS in
2cr Harper's Weekly Frank Leslie and Gimme
Garner kept for sale. Subscriptions taken for Magi
zines. fe27 J. B. C. & BRO.
Smyrna times., 1867-07-10

A little boy being ASKED, "What ifthe chief
end of man p replied: "The end what is got
the head or"
Smyrna times., 1867-07-10

George Francis Train drives nail Of truth
in the following brief biographical sketch Of
his own life
''When started out in life, travel was my
idol; the world doubted. Then | tried know
ledge; got no praise. Theu books they ridi-
culed. Then language; they snecrcd. Then
patriotism they cheered first, then knocked
me down in Boston, shot me in Dayton, bayo-
ncted me in Davenport, arrested me in st.
Louis, and tried to assassinate me in Altou.-
But in spite of this have kept my indepcn-
dencc and individuality. Loud applause. |
asked the world what it wanted; it replied
money. ! have made it, and am now devot-
| for the opinion Of men. No more soitcning Of
the brain, but hardening of the heart.
Smyrna times., 1867-07-10

A STALE BEAU.-A funny story is going
the round in Paris =
A lady in the first society was obliged to dis
men and private soldiers too often repeated.
After choosing RS a successor to this criminal
very pretty girl, the lady, explaining why the
first was sent away, enjoined it on the second
not to do likewise. She promised that she
shouldn't 4" i can endure great deal, said
the lady but soldiers about the kitchen L
won't endure" After week or eight days
the lady came one morning into the kitchen,
opened cupboard and discovered youthful
military character "Oh, ma am " cried the
girl frightened, . give you my word never
saw that soldier before in my life = he must
have been one Of the old ones left over by the
other girl.
CANT Do HIMSELF JUSTICE.--A colorcd man
who had stuck to General Hood through thick
and thin, and was in hopes of being able to
march into Nashville and pay his respects to
lady of the upper crust OF the coored society,
when he discovered that the beSieging army
was retrcating, determined to break through
the lines and throw himself upon the mercy of
the Yankees He presented himself to Gene
raj Thomas hat in hand, when the following
dialogue ensued: where are you from "
" / Sc Jest from the army, sah What ar
N.Y." 'Massa Hood army, sab. Where
is Mr.. Hood now" :" He's leavin', sab !;
he's leavin'." All! | thought Massa Hood,
as you call him, was coming into Nashville. ="
: No sab Massa Hood links he can't do his
| self Justice in Nashville !"
Smyrna times., 1867-07-10
WHOLE NO. G52

AN OPPORTCNE ARRIVAL.-ln the year
1913, | was engaged collecting outstanding
debts due the ApaIachian, paper published
III BlairSvillc, Indiana county, Pa, and my
business led me to the Cherry Tree, at the
headwaters Of the Susquchanna river. 1t was
In May, and the flowers were out i'll all their
pristine beauty. The water in the river was
still pretty high, and had ridden some dis
tancc along the bank when my path diyergcd
from the riverside some distance, and then sud-
denly came back to the margin, uSt where the
river took turn and the water deepened. AS
| approached, | heard some one sobbng and
crying III the greatest distress, and on looking
down to the river | discovered a young girl,
apparently fifteen or sixteen years Of age, and
remarkably good looking, wrnging her hands
and moaning in the most deplorable manner
| asked her what was the matter, and between
her sObs | made out the following:
" was playing on this-lOg-and-my baby
fell into the water, nd-the-there it goes
down th-there. y
And upon looking down the stream about
four or five yards from the shore, there floatcd
a child, its one little hand raised above the rip
pling waves, while its little head and face bobb
ed up and down with every curve of the wa
ter Without q moment thought, | sprang
from my horse and into the stream few
strokes brought me up to the little innocent.
Carefully putting my lett hand under it, and
holding it almost completely out Of the water
with my right, | made my way to shore, and
carefully gathering it in my arms, | laid it az
carefully in the arms of its little nurse; but
but Judge of my surprise when [ behed-for
! | had not taken time to look at it before that
it was a-doH baby, acith q china heal! On
looking round for my horse, l saw him Just dis
appearing over the hill. | gave chase, but my
clothes were wet and | didn't overtake him
until had footed it for more than seven miles
| can't bear the sight of doll baby since and
if | ever come across the girl-though | sup
pose she girl no longer, and has found out
ere this the difference between real and doll
babies.