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Smyrna times., 1869-08-04

A WEDDING PARTY DISPERSED. An event
occurred near one Of our city churches on Sun
day, which, although public, has since been
kept very quiet. Itappears that the daughter
of well known lady living on Broadway had
been keeping company with popular young
groceryman The old lady objected to and re-
peatedly forbade her daughter from assoclat-
ing with the young man. But the young lady
affections were centcred in the grocery keeper,
and all attempts to dislOdge that love or dis
suade her from her purpose were as naught.
The old lady soon became convinced OF this
fact, and determined to prevent any intercourse
between her daughter and her lover by force
and violence, if not otherwise. For while
she succeeded in her object. The parties were
plighted for marriage in November, but the
girl urged change OF the day, and named
Sunday last She thought " the quicker, the
BETTER" and believed by this means she could
deceive the old lady. The bridegroom had
some cards printed, announcing the proposed
marriage, and for the purpose of inviting few
friends to be present The daughter indscreet,
" allowed one of them to lay around loose, and
it fell into the mothers hands. The parent be-
came greatly excited. She prepared tor the
emergency The daughter left her home or
Sunday afternoon, met her lover and friends al
the house Of an acquaintance, and at once pro
ceeded toward the church to be made one. al
they neared the edifce they were met by the
inturiated mother, who stepped before the wed
ding party, forbade the nuptials to go on, as
sailed the bridegroom in the most RUTHLESS
J manner, and by her conduct dispersed the hap
by gathering as effectually as bombshel
! would a crowd in an enemy s camp. The par
ty and wedding were effectually broken up, ant
the mother carried the daughter home IN trl
umph.-Al6any Knickerbocker.
Smyrna times., 1869-08-04
A Minister'S Joke.

I was spending a night in hotel in Free
port, LII. After breakfast l went into the SIT
ting room, when | met pleasant, chatty, good
humored traveller who, like myself, was wait
ing for the morning train from Galena. We
conversed freely and pleasantly on different
topics, until seeing two young ladies' meet and
kiss each other in the station, just about the
time the train was approaching, Come, said
he, taking up his carpet-bag, since we are on
so sweet subject, let us have q practical APP
plication. l will make a proposition to you.
l will agree to kiss the most beautiful lady in
the cars for Galena, you being the judge, If
you will kiss the next prettiest, being the
judge.
This proposition staggered me little, and
could hardly tell whether he was in earnest or
in fun; but as he would be as deeply in it as
could be, agreed, providing he would do the
first kissing, though my heart failed somewhat
when L saw his jet black eyes fairly dance with
Yes" said he, "I'll try it first. You take
the back car, and 90 in from the front end,
where you can see the faces of the ladies' and
stand by the one you think the handsomest, and
| then | will come in from behind and kiss her. "
had hardly stepped inside the cars when
beheld at the first glance one OF the lOveIest
! looking women my eyes had ever seen. A
beautiful blonde with auburn hair, and bright
sunny face full of love and affection, and as ra'
diant as the morning. Any further search was
totally unnecessary. Immediately took my
stand, In the aisle at her side. She was look
ing out of the window earnestly, as ii expect
ing some one. The back door of the car open
ed. and in stepped my hotel friend. pointeC
my finger at her, little dreaming that he woul(
carry out his pledge, and you may imagine M!
horror and amazement when he stepped VI
quickly behind her, and STOPPING over her, kiss
ed her with relish that made my ''moutl
water" | expected, of course, shrek of ter
ror and row generally, followed by a knOc
down, but astonishment succeeded astonlsh
ment when [ saw her return the kisses with q
least compound interest.
Quick as q fash he turned around and said
NOW, my dear sir, it is your turn, poin
ing at hideously ugly, wrinkled old woma
, who was sitting in the seat behind.
!, "Oh, you must excuse me you must,
exclaimed. u am sold this time. give VI
Do tell me who you have been kissing.
"Well, said he, since you are man {
. so much taste and quick perception, LII Il
you of.
Q And we all burst into hearty peal of laugl
ter as he said, "Ths is my wife. | have bee
waiting for her. l knew it was safe prop
sition."
He then told the story to his wife, VT
\ looked ten-fold sweeter as she heard it.
Before we reached Chicago We had eXchan
u ed cards, and discovered that my genial cor
y y panion was an Episcopalian preacher OF CE
& cago, whose name had frequently heard
e Whenever l go to Chicago, l always go
y hear him, and heartier, more natural preac
q er is hard to find. He was young man the
he is now one of the ablest diyines in Il
i Vest Halper's Weekly
Smyrna times., 1869-08-04
IOofland's German Bitters,

HOOFLAND'S GERMAN TONIC,
lpsred BY DR.. C. M. JACKSON,
PHILADELPHIA, PA
hihy.6ve years since they were first introduce !
this country from Germany, during which time
y have undoubtedly performed more cures, and
lsiusd suffering humanity IN greater extent, tEaa
yOlher remedies known TO the public.
These remedies will effecIually cure Liver
nplsint Jaundi e, M NDyspeps Chronic OF
.TOus Debility, Chr i'll one DIarrhea, Disease
hs Kidneys, and all Diseases erlsing from a
nrdered Liver Stomach or IntestInes.
Smyrna times., 1869-08-04
DEBILITY.

E.tng from any cause whatever; PrOstration ol
he System, induced by Severe labor, Hard
ships, Exposure, Fevers. &c.
llsfe is 30 medicine exIanI equal TO these RENE
an such cases. A iOhe aud vIgOr is impaired to
shole sysienl the appetite Is strengthened, food
1oIed the stomach dIgcsts properly, the blood is
hhed, the compile xIOn becomes sound and healthy,
lsIlOW tinge is eradicaled from the eyes, bloom
Hlen 10 the cheeks, and the weak and nervous IN
becomes strong and healthy being.
sisOns Advanced in Life. anc feeling The hand OF
sEelghlRg heavily upon them, with a It's attend
u.s. will find in the use Of this BITTERS or the
NC, an elixir that will insIil new life into their
h,resOre in measure the energy and ardOr OF
slOOIhful days, build up their shrunken forms,
give health and happiness 10 their remaining
a.
NOTICE.
aawell established fact that fully One-haf OF the
ae portion Of our population are seldom IN
alOyment Of good health, or, TO use theii
oppression. '' new Aer feel we'll" They are
l'ld, devoid Of all energy, extremely, nerv
and have no appetite.
'lA class OF persons The Bltters, or the onlc, II
sally recommended
WEAK AND DELICATE CHILDREN
made strong by the use Of either Of these rene
they will cure every case Of MARASMOS
out fail
0asands Of certificates have accumulated IN ih'
Of The proprietor, bul space will allow OF tn
4eallon Of but few Those, il will be observed
aea OF note, and Of such standing that they mHs
sleVed.
Smyrna times., 1869-08-04

ooaFLANuS GERMAN BITTER'S,
AND
Hoohand's German Tonic.
Tho Great Remedies for Diseases of the
lrER. STOMACH, OR DIGESTIVE OReNs.
HNOELlID'S GERMAN BIITERS
- .amo sed of The pure juices. (Or as they are me
,,e"sJlv termed Er tracts Of Roots, Herbs,
4 Barks, making a H preparation highly con
otraIe ed, AMI en- Ill treiy free from all al
.,i,e admirture Of any kind
HOOFLANDS' GERMAN TONIC
,omb,nslion of all the ingredients of the Bitiers,
IN The purest quality SANTA Cruz Rum, Orange.
I making one Of the most pleasant and agreeable
ladies' ever offered to the public.
|rbo,e prelernng Medicine free from Alcoholic
nrure. will use
HOofand's German Bitters.
r,rs who have no objection to the combination Of
!. Bluen as stated, will use
4 VOOFLAND'S GERMAN TONIC.
Tbsy are bOln equally goud and contain The same
,.dcaal virtues, the choice between the Two being
mere matter of taste, the Tonic being the most pal.
able.
The stomach from a variety Of causes, such as In
,ssIon, Dyspepsia. Nervous Debility, etc.. is very
Tiobaye lis functions deranged. The v y
,1s,. sympahIzIng asM a AclOsely as il does with
!, Stomach then been $omes affected, The result
\ Nhich is that the pa tIenl suffers from several
more Of the following diseases:
Constipation, Flatulence Inward Piles,
FuIness of Blood to the Head, Acidity
Of the Stomach, Nausea, Heart
burn, Disgust for Food, Fulness
or weight IN the Stomach,
Sour Eructatons. Sink
ing or Flutterng at the Pit
Of the Stomach, Swimming OF
the Head, Hurried or Difficult
Breathing, Fluttering at the Heart.
Choking OF SufOcatlng Sensations when
in lying posture, dImness oF vision,
Dots or Webs before the sight,
Dull Pain in the Head, Defci-
ency Of Perspraton, Yel-
lowness OF the Skin and
Eyes, PAIN IN the SIDE,
Back, Chest, Limbs, etc., Sud-
den Flushes Of Heat, Burning in
the Flesh Constant Imaginings of
Evil and Great Depression of Spirits.
The sufferer from these diseases should exercls
sEreatesI caution in the selection of a remedy fl
ease purchasing on Iy that which he is a
ed from his invesli ri MgatiOns and inquire
ntmes true merit, is skilllully compounde,
free from INJURIOUS ~ gradients, and has e
,ished for itself reputation for the cure Of thei
.sses 10 this connection we would submit thOi
ll.knOwn remedies
TOOfIand's German BItterS.
Smyrna times., 1869-08-04

DRuco,FoR SALE BY ALL
'srS md ST0REKEEP FRS.
enls l.. EVERYWHERE.
@gaa ,ssp ,p. hoFFECKER, Smyrna, Del.
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THE LADIES' FRIEND FOR MAY.-The
steel plate for this number is an amusing
scene called "The First Visit" The Col
ored Fashion Plate is unusually brilliant,
and the leading wood-cut represents boat
ing on the beautiful Lake of Killarney.
The music is the melissa Schottishe y
and variety of well-chosen illustrations
present in the most attractive light the
present picturesque fashions. The lovers
of fancy work will find this department
attended to. In light literature, this ma.
gazne has no superior. Mrs. Moultor
leads off with "The Story Of an Old
Young Man." Mrs. Woods continued sto-
ny of Roland Yorkc," increases in in.
tcrest, Mary l.. Bodies contributes "a
Morning Glory" fresh and bright, Miss
Prescott's Between Tow" is fascinating
as usual, and there is paper upon The
Jews in Rome" by Julia Ward Howe
Published by Deacon & Peterson, Bis
Walnut street, Philadelphia, at $3.50 a
year (which also includes large steel en-
graving.) Four copies, 6. Five copies (and
one gratis,) IS. 1.-The Lady's Friend
and 1.-THE Saturday Evening Post" (and
one steel engraving,) $500.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-05-04

A New INSTRUMENT OF DEATH.-Sever-
al cases have recently occurred at New
York and Brooklyn where windows have
been pierced and persons SHOT by bullets
without the usual noise incident to the
discharge of a gun or pistol. A cores
pondent of one of the New York papers
states that these bullets are not shot from
air guns, as has been generally supposed,
but that there is a new kind of gun now
sold that somewhat resembles the old
cross-gun, except that instead of the ar
row or bullet being propelled by the elas-
ITCHY of a bow, it is in this case accom-
plished by the equally forcible elasticity
of an India rubber strap. A bullet plac-
ed in this gun and the strap being forcibly
drawn back and then unloosend by a
trigger, its sudden relaxation gives force
to the bullet but little inferior to the ex-
pansion of the suddenly released gases of
gunpowder; and this can be done without
any greater noise than is created by the
bow-guu as its bow is released. IF these
statements are true, these weapons will
prove very dangerous in the hands of ass
assins, as the absence of any report at the
time of shooting will greatly facilitate the
escape of the persons using them.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-05-04

TEA SwINpLERs.-within a few years
large number of tea companies have
sprung up in New ork which claim to
import direct from China, to furnish q
superior article at reduced rates, and
which advertise largely all over the coun.
try. One street (Vesey) is fairly lined
for a considerable distance with them,
We are assured by those claiming to know,
that several of these tea establishments
are organized frauds upon the people
that they use the leaves of the Cameia,
which so closely resemble genuine tea
that they are frequently mistaken for
them by botanists; that they largely i'm,
port and palm off upon purchasers Chinese
die tea )" that they use the leaves Of
ash, plum, and other trees, and mingle
them with good tea and furthermore,
that they redry and color genuine tea
leaves that have once been used, or have
been damaged by water, &c. There is
one of these companies which we, arc
told, does nothing else but purchase dam
aged cargocs Or chests of tea, and then
dries it on the roofs of certain buildings
not thousand miles from where we are
now sitting. The drying process having
been completed small quantity of q
superior article is added to the damaged
in order to give flavor and it is then done
up in packages for distribution all ovel
the country. Those who are accustomed
to patronize these tea establishments
would certainly do well to analyze anc
test the quality of the article which il
dispensed to thcm.-Ne,c York CONNER
cial Advertiser,
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-05-04
From the Philadelphia Press.

THE AMERICAN YEAR BooK.-From o.
D. Case & Co., Hartford, Conn.,, publish
ers of Greeley's "American Conflict, "and
other well printed and handsomely illus
trated works, we have the first of what we
sincerely hope may be long-continued
annual series 1t is edited by David N.
Camp and is entitled "Thc American Year
Book and National Register for 1869"
1t contains S24 clearly printed pages,
with copious index. To gentlemen of
the press particularly and to all others who
dosire to obtain instant information on ma
tional affairs, personages, statistics, and
institutions, not alone American but all
over the world, this volume will be in
valuable.
Its various American departments are
astronomical, historical, political, financial,
commercial agricultural, educational, and
religious-incIuding general and state sta
tistics brought down to the appointment
of President Grants Cabinet. This is
very full and explicit, occupying 522 pages.
Nothing nearly as complete as this, in all
points, has ever before been published.
In some respects, it is even more full than
the "National Almanac" of which Mr..
Childs produced two volumes, some years
ago.
What is here done in full for the Union
and its several component States, is also
dene, though less in detail, for all the for
eign States is the world-done so we'll
that it seems as if the spirit of the cal
manach de Gotha" had been extracted and
put into some so pages-a feat accom-
plished by the liberal use of small and
clear type. This is followed by the Gre
ligious Statistics of the World" There
also are Miscellaneous Essays on the Pro-
gress of Agriculture, by N. G. Meekcr
on Currency and Finance, by Ii. Greeley;
on Mining, by A. d. Richardson; and on
Literature and Literary Influences of the
Day, by Evcrt A. Duyckinck, surviving
author Of the American Cyclopedia Of
Literature, and better qualified, we be.
lieye, to write upon this subject than any
other man in the United States. Lastly,
there are full Presidential returns from
every State; population returns; records
of important events throughout the world
in 1868, arranged under countries, and a
copious obituary in alphabetical order,
for the same period. In an Appendix the
Cabinet appointments, military changes
and committees of the Senate and House
are given. We have, on careful examin.
alton, discovered only~two errors, which
are unimportant. The American Year
Book is correct as well as comprehensive
and complete.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-05-04

LITTELL's LIVING AGE, No. 1899, for
the week ending April Oath, contains ENG
fish Hymns since the Reformation" by f.
7. Palgrave; "Grimm and Cruikshank )"
"The Country House on the Rhine" part
XIII, by Berthold Auerbach, author Of
"On the Heights; !" "Lettice Lisle," part
VIZ" "Children;" "Chaucer's England )"
ERNEST Jones, ESQ.," can Egyptian State
Ball." "Chinese Charities" The Chi
nese from Home; !" besides short articles,
and poetry. 1.-The Living Age" is issued
every Saturday, giving so numbers, of Ga
pages each, or more than 5000 double
column octave pages Of reading matter,
yearly. Subscription price, IS year, free
of postage. To new subscribers, RENTING
to the publishers for the year 1869, "The
Living Age" is sent from the beginning Of
Auerbach's romance (No. 1877, for Nov.
2lst, 1863 to Jan. LIST, 1869, free Of charge.
LrrrELL & GAY, Publishers, 30 Brom6eld
Street, Boston, Mass.
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GOES DYSPEPSIA CURE.

7 Ms long trica and pOpslsr re nsiJ ir again
called to the attention ofthe public. As often
as the yearrolls around the proPrietors annually
make their bow to the people, and remind thsm
that amongst the many things required for the
health. comfort and sustenance of tho family
through the long and tedious months of winter.
Goes Cough Balsam should not be forgotlenI-
For years it has been household medieine-s and
mothers anxious forthe safety of their children.
and all who suffer from any disease of the throat
or chest and lungs, can otafford to be without
it. In addition to the ordinary four ounce so
long in the ma ket, we now furnish our family
mammoth size bottles, which will, in common
with the other Size, be found At all the Sru 6
stores.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-05-04

for which thousands may yet live to thank
him, namely, the introduction and progress
of the Order of Good Templars in YER
mont. He lived to see and to help them
grow from one lodge to one hundred and
five, and from membership of less thai
a dozen to seven thousand. Gratifying as
this must have have been to him, he re-
allied that the work was but just begun,
and so kept on laboring and achieving,
and literally died in the harness.
Few men could have died whose loss
would have been so much felt. As Mas
ter of the Grand Lodge of Good Tenn
plass, President of the Vermont Histori.
cal Society, member of the Board of Ed.
ucation, legislator, pastor and friend, he
did so much, and did that much so well
that his departure makes US realize ah
how forcibly, show large large place
bis presence filed"
He was man, take him all for all,
We shall not look upon his like again"
H. ... ... Messenger.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-05-04

TO cure a sprain-Take medium
sized bottle of Renne's Pain-Killing Mag
ic Oil, and as soon as possible after the
sprain, rub this Oil in with the hand
freely and faithfully, until it is cured.
We have seen a cure performed by this
treatment in half an hour
--Wc should not hesitate to recommend
to any friend of ours, Parsons Purgative
Pills; they are scieni ideally prepared, and
are adapted to all the purposes of good
paEss;ivsmedieiae.
---nosidea,y the best remedy that has
ever been discovered far Rheumatism,
Swollen or Stiff Joints, Flesh Wounds,
sprains, Bruises, Cuts and Burns, is John.
Hut Ancdyne Enimeut,
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-05-04
Without a Good Digestion

All other temporal blessings are comparatively
worthless. The dyspeptic millionaire who has
tried all the potlons of the medical profession in
vain, and believes his complaint to be incurable,
would give half his fortune to be freed from the
horrors of indigestion, and thus enabled to en-
joy the other half Of course he rould.
Perhaps H0STETTER's STOMACH BIT
TIERS has been recommended to such a sufferer.
Possibly he has turned from the friend. who
made she suggestion with sheer, intimating
that he has no faith in any "patent medicine. +"
If this has been the case, so much the worse for
him. His incredulity dooms him to a life of
misery. All the luxuries which wealth can pur-
chase are at his command Not one Of them
can give him pleasure. His own irrational OBJ
stinacy is his bane.
The masses, happily for themselves, are less
skeptic There is such thing as bigoted unbe-
lief, as well as bigoted credulity, and golden
mean between the two, which men and women
who are gifted with common sense adopt and
profit by. These are the class that patronize
and recommend HCSTETTER'S BTTTERS.
Why do they approve this famous anti-dyspep-
and anti-bilious preparation? Simply because
they have not been too much the slaves of sense
less prejudice to give it a fair trial, and have
found that when all other tonics, stimnlauts
and stomachics failed, it produced the desired
effect.
s'Strike, but hear" said the Roman sage
when his ignorant enemies were assailing him
"Doubt, but try" says the man who has beer
cured of indigestion, or biliousness, or inter
mittent fever, by the Bitters, as he relates hii
experience of the medicine to his invalid friends
Whoever is SO welded to his own foregone theo
retical conclusions, as to decline to test tn,
properties of a medicine endorsed by the testi
mony of intelligent men in every walk Of life
and approved by the people at large, deserves t
suffer.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-05-04

If WORkS LIKE CHAhM
Every person in this town will find it for their
profit as well as for their comfort, if they use
RENNE's PAIN KILLING MAGIC Oh when they
Headache, Toothache, Chilblains, Ague, in the
Face and Jaws, Lame Shoulders. Rheumatism,
Sciatica, Bruises, Cramps, Colds, Group, Sore
Throat, or any pains of this nature. The ladies
will find its use blessing to relieve their pccu-
liar pains. 1t is one of the best things to use
in the family as a general remedy for any kind
of painful disorder, or hurt or burn, ever dis
covered, and it is clean ana delicious to use.
Use it feely
WIN. RENNE, Sole Proprietor and Manufact'r,
Pittsfeld, Mass.
Sold by Brush & Pease, Cambridge; E. H. Shat
tuck, Watervile; A. o. Gates. Morrisville, and
by all druggists and merchants. 11-y1
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Special Notices.
IRON in the BLOOD.

The necessity Of due proportion Of iron in
the blood is well known to all medical men ;
when it becomes reduced from any cause what
ever, the whole system suffers, the weakest part
being first attacked, and feeling Of languor,
lassitude, and call goneness" pervades the sys-
TEN. stimulsnts only afford temporary relief,
and have the game effect as giving q tired horse
the whip instead of oats. The true remedy is to
supply the blood with the necessary quantity Of
iron. This can be done by using the
PERUVIAN SYRUP,
q protected solution Of the protoxide of iron,
which is so prepared that it assimilates at once
with the blood, giving strength, yigor and new
life to the whole system. i{
To take medicine to cure diseases occasioned
by adefciency of IRON IN THE BLOOD, with
out restoring it to the system, is like trying to
repair building when the foundation is gone.
An eminent divine says: 81 have baen using
PERUVIAN SYRUP for some time past; II
gives me new vigor, buoyancy of spirits, elas-
ITCHY Of MUSCLE"
Pamphlets containing certificates Of cures
and recommendations from some of the most EN-.
inent physicians, clergymen and others, will b.
sent free to any address
The genuine has ''PERUvrAs SYRUP" blown
in the glass. J. p. DINSM0RE, Prop'r,
No. SO Dey st. New York.
Sold by all Druggists. q
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Prana's American Chromos.

Are fac simile reproductions of exquisite oil
paintings, so admirably executed as to render il
impossible for any one but experts to detect the
difference between them. Ask for them at the
Art Stores.
Prang's "Chromo Journal" contains a CON-
plete descriptive catalogue of onr Chromos, with
special information about the art. Specimen
copies of the Journal sent to any address on re-
ceipt of stamp.
20y1 L. PRANG & CO., Boston.