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Smyrna times., 1869-11-17

A PRINCE AMONG Fools IN CANADA The
eagerness with which certain class of people
seek after anything in any way pertaining to
any celebrated individual has been especially
noticeable throughout the whole tour of Prince
Arthur in Canada. Where he has stopped to
dine, the remnants of wine and water have
been eagerly drunk up, and in some cases the
glasses themselves have even been taken away.
One servant gave satisfaction to a much larger
number than could otherwise have had sip,
at one railway eating saloon, by changing the
glass and then reflhng it as often as the credu-
lous maidens drainedi it, When the prince had
turned the sod of the new railway all the la
dies in the vicinity of the new earth rushed for
it and triumphantly exhibited small bits of the
same wrapped in handkerchiefs. Colonel Elph-
instone very considerably wears nice new gloves
when he travels, and the prince usually wears
pair of soiled lavenders. The two gentlemen
also wear hats exactly alike on all occasions.
| When they take off their hats and leave theiI
gloves every one thinks that the best gloves be-
| long to the prince, and the consequence is that
Colonel Elphinstone has lost seven right hant
gloves The Princes pocket handkerchief was
snatched from his hand at London, and every
effort to recover it proved Intellectual, but abou
a week afterward it was sent to him through
some unknown source. The gOvernor-g general
TOO, is sufferer at the hands of the relict plum
derers. He is accustomed to wear white ker
sey hat, and during his trip through Ontari'
he has lost no less than six.-LoadOn Canada
| Journal
Smyrna times., 1869-11-17

Doc STORY, WITH MoRAL-The New
York Post, with reference to the watering
of the Central and Hudson River railroad
stock, tells us:
"There is an old story of man whose wife
had horror of dogs, and teased him long to
kill or dispose of his mastiff One day he as
tonished and delighted her by announcing that
he had sold his dog for fifty dollars. But she
scarcely had time to enjoy the surprise before
twenty, five dollars apiece. Some people may
think that he would have been no better off
had he valued his dog at hundred dollars, and
called his pups each fifty; but certainly his
credit would have been higher in Wall street,
and stock in the Grand Canine Consolidation
Company would have gone up immensely on
the announcement of such a contract"
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A Peaceful End of Troubled Life.

We notice in one of our exchanges the death
of man at Pittsfeld, Lorain county Ohio, on
the 23d ultimo, whose name will bring to the
recollection of many of the older readers of the
Journal the circumstances of an excitement In
about the year 1888, which for intensity and
widespread prevalence, has scarcely been ex'
celled by any of the thousand and one events
that have since absorbed the public attention
for the time being. The body of young girl
by the name of Sarah A. Cornell, of Fall River,
Massachusetts,, was found by the side of hay
stack, in field remote from the highway, with
the indications of q struggle and atrocious muir
der upon and about it. Il Methodist minister
of the place, named Ephraim X. Avery, was
suspected, arrested, and tried, both in civil and
ecclesiastical courts, as the author Of the afro
cious homicide. Mr.. Avery was very talent
ed and popular preacher, and the girl was a
member of hischurch. The ecclesiastical court
acquitted him, with full conviction of his inno-
cence, and the civil court failed to make case
against him and discharged him. But that
did not settle the question of his innocence in
the minds Of great portion of the people therea-
bout and of the whole country, for the excite
ment on the subject was as intense in Ohio and
other distant States as in Massachusetts,. One
half of the people believed him innocent, and
the other half were well persuaded of his guilt.
Mr.. Avery, after his acqulttal, resumed his
occupation as preacher, and laDored In sever
al localities, being settled for several years a
Richmond, Massachusetts, and other places il
that neighborhood. Hundreds for while wen
great distances to see and hear him but it wa'
evident that curiosity more than anything elsC
tended to swell his audiences, and he could no
OutgrOw or Outlive the suspicion that existed
against him. So he finally retired from th'
ministry and removed to distant country, tt
seek the quiet and freedom from annoyance
which he could not expect in Massachusetts
For the last twenty or thirty years Mr.. Aver.
has led the life of an industrious and quiet far
, mer at Pittsfeld, Ohio, where he died on tn
23d ult, going to the grave with the respec
and regret of his neighbors and acquaintance
His age at death was seventy years.-Ohi
State Journal.
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OB1TUARY.-Hon. Robert James Walker

OBITUAKY.-Hon. Robert James Walker,
whose death at Washington, ID. G., on Novem-
Der llth has been announced, was born at
Northumberland Pa, in 1901. He graduated
at the University of Pennsylvania in 1919, then
studied law, and commenced the practice of
his profession at Pittsburg, Pa, in 1921. He
then became interested in politics, was Chair
man of the State Democratic Committee in
1923, and in 1924 was prominent in directing
the action of the Harrisburg Convention :"
which nominated General jackson for the
Presidency. In 1896, he removed to Natchez,
Mississippi, and entered on a successful and
lucrative practice. In 1885, he was elected to
the u. s. Senate, defeating Geo. Poindexter,
and served until March, l845, when he was ap-
pointed Secretary of the Treasury by President
Polk, whom he had been instrumental il
nominating at the Baltimore Convention. Ii
l849, Mr.. Walker resumed the practice oflaw
In 1857, he was appointed by President Blu
chanan Governor of Kansas, position which
he resigned in consequence of political dis
agreements. He again entered upon the prac
tice of law, and withdrew, to a great extent
from public life In April, 1861, he made al
address at mass meeting in Union Square
New York. strongly supporting the govern
ment in the civil war then commenced, and il
| 1866 he was delegate to the Philadelphia
National Union Convention.
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The recent duel, fought on little island in
the Rhine, near the bridge at Kehl, between
Mons. de Beaumont aud the Prince de Meter
nich, Austrian Ambassador to the Court OF
France, has been creating great excitement in
Paris. De Beaumont having discovered in his
wife's boudoir a collection of letters from
several gentlemen of the fashionable world,
answered them himself by invitations to the
duel. He has already fought with three per-
sons, and has five more on his list One OF
the conditions of the meetings is that they
shall be continually renewed as soon as the
wounded recover, until the death of the chal-
lenger, or all of the challenged, shall decide
the quarrel. A singular circumstance occur
red in the duel with the Prince de Metternich,
who having the choice of weapons, selected
the cavalry sabre. Mons. de Beaumont, un
familiar with this weapon, used it like rapler
thrusting with the point, and with great fury
and in few seconds disabled his adversary b.
piercing his arm, from which copious eifu
sion Of blood flowed.
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A WOMAN WILL NOT CONFESS that she la

A WOMAN WILL NOT CONFESS that she la
ces tight that her shoes are to small for her
that she is ever tired at ball; that she paints
that she is as old as she looks; that she has
been more than five minutes dressing that she
has kept you waiting that she blush d when a
certain persons name was mentioned that she
ever says thing she dose mt mean that she j:
fond of scandal that she-She of all persons in
the worlds in love that she can't keep Sc
cret; that she dosent want new bonnet
that she can do with one single thing. less when
position of an angel, or the temper of saint
or else how could she go through one halt o.
what she does; that she dosen't know better
than any one else what is best for her that she
is firt, or coquette; that she is eyer in th'
wrong,
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ARMY ANECDoDE.-Army anecdotes being
still in order, we give this of a jealous Chap
lain of the Army of the Potomac, who called
on Colonel noted for profanity, to talk of the
religious interests of his men. After politely
motioning him to a seat on a chest, the follow
ing dialogue occurred:
Chaplain Colonel, you have one of the fn-
est regiments in the army.
Colonel believe so.
Chaplain-Do you think you pay sufficient
attention to the religious instructions of your
men2
Colonel (doubtfully) We'll, don't know
Chaplain-A lively interest has been awak-
ened 10 the - Massachusetts, Ia rival regi-
mentl. The Lord has blessed the labors of his
servants, and ten have been baptised.
Colonel (excitedly)-Is that so? ITO the at
tendant) Sergeant Major, have fifteen men
detailed Immediately for baptism. I'll be GUS
sed if Ill be OutdOne by any Massachusetts
regiment
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A METHODIST DoG-The following curious
dog story is vouched for by paper in Mon
treal:
ga gentleman owns dog that has some re.
markable instincts. On week days he has all
the passions and propensities of other dogs,
but on the Sabbath his peculiarties and sec
tartan sentiments come out He knows when
this day comes. He is not the same dog as on
other days. He INDUCES in no pastimes, en-
courages no company, and seems to say, in ac-
tiOAs louder than words: Six days may we
play and do all our sport. The family are
Presbyterians; the dog is Methodist. On
Sunday morning he attends the family to the
Presbyterian house of worship, and then holds
on his solitary and unbroken way until he
comes to his own church, which is a little
further on. He has a particular place up
stairs where he Sits. No belle or madam Of
fashion, who sweeps up the aisle of popular
church, and finds plebeian in her pew, can
give more decided expression of displeasure
than this dog, if he finds any one in his seat.
He seems to attend to the service, and to give
dogmatcal heed to the word spoken. An ex,
ample to many protesting Christians, he may
be seen on his way to church, in foul weather
as in fair; not half day hearer either, while
his denominational preferences are as well
known as any i'll the city. ."-EUangeIiSt.
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Our OF THE GUTTER.-Ragged, dirty and
ugly. He had fallen into the muddy gutter
his hands and his face were black, his mouth
wide open, and sending forth sounds not alto
gether musical A rough hand lifted him up
and placed him against the wall. There he
stood, his tears making little cutters down his
begrimed cheeks. Men as they passed laugh.
ed at him, not caring for moment to stop and
enquire if he was really hurt. Boys halted a
minute to jeer and load him with their insults.
Poor Boy he hadn't friend in the world that
he knew of. Certainly he did not deserve one
but if none but the deserving had friends, how
many would be friendless?
A lady is passing; her kindness of heart
prompts her to stop and say word to the boys
who are joking their companion and laughing
at his sorrow. Then she looked fxedly at the
dirty, crouching lad against the wall.
"Why, John, is it your"
He removes one black fist from his eye and
and looks up. He recognizes her. She has
taught him at the ragged school.
"Oh, ma am, I'm hurt so bad j.
| She has him examined, then taken to the
| hospital Afterwards she visits him kindly
and frequently.
| A year passes by.
There was fire one night-a dwelling
house in flames. The engine has not yet arriv
ed. The inmates cannot be rescued. A bo!
has looked on. Suddenly he shouts, " Oh, sh'
lives here |" Then he climbs up the heated
falling stairs. He hunts about till he find
what he sought. She has tainted-is dyinl
perhaps. No he will save her. Five minute
of agonizing suspense, and she is safe In tn
cool air.
The by-standers are struck with the intrepi
dity of the boy. He only walks away, muttel
ing, "She didn't turn away from me when
was hurt"
Oh, friends, the stone looks very rough, bu
it may be diamond.
Smyrna times., 1869-11-17

A gentleman absent from Nashville on q
business Journey received dispatch from home
to this effect: "Your wife had child last
night, but is doing we'll o-day." He hurried
home, with various emotions, to find there was
a mistakes The nurse who signed the dispatch
had written chill and the operator, knowing
that there was a letter missing from the word.
guessed it should end with d.
Smyrna times., 1869-11-17

VIM Cullen Bryant recently advised young
newspaper contributor: My young friend,
| observe that you have used several FreHch
expressions in your article. think if you will
study the English language, that you will find
it capable Of expressing all the ideas you may
have. have always found it so, and in all
that have written do not recall an instance
where | was tempted to use foreign word,
but that, on searching, found better one in
nv own language"
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F." Call me When Breakfast is Ready"

Call me when breakfast is ready
Oh mother don't call me before;
Do not deny me the pleasure
OF moderate rest, iInplore.
Eight hours OF sleep are too little
For delicate maidens like me;
Dearer, by far, Is my pillow
Than a cup of the daintiest tea,
Mother cannot endure it,
This getting up early S bore
Call me when breakfast is ready,
., please don't call me before.
Call me when breakfast is ready
mother, don't call me too soon,
Shopping of course needs attention,
But that can be done before noon.
Talk of the folly of fashion,
l do not consider 1t so;
Parties must not be neglected,
And style is important you know.
Mother it makes ma SO nervous
To think of your steps at the door;
Call me when breakfast is ready,
D! please do not call me before.
Call me when breakfast is ready
o! don't call mo early, pray,
Doctors advise to be quiet,
My spine is affected they say.
Sleep is potent elixir,
And better than drugs or the knife;
Why, then so much in a hurry.
Since rest is the solace OF life?
Mother, do have some compassion,
And chide my late rising no more;
Call me when breakfast is ready.
o! please do not call me before.
Call me when breakfast is ready
OmOther! think I've been told.
Multitudei struggle for riches,
And barter their comfort for gold.
HypOcrites often rise early
Their motives are perfectly plain;
Sundays they always sleep later,
Because they have nothing to gain.
Mother 1 cannot endure It;
This getting up early s a bore
Call ME when breakfast is ready,
But please do not call me before.
Smyrna times., 1869-11-17

"Sing Song of Sixpence " is as old as the
sixteenth century. "Three Blind Mice is
found in music book dated 1000. "The Frog
and Mouse " was licensed in 1880. "Three
Children Sliding on the Ice" dates from 1888.
London Bridge is Broken Down is of un-
fathomed antiquity. "Girls and Boys, Come
Out to Play y is certainly as old as the reign
of Charles IL
Smyrna times., 1869-11-17

Gen. George B, Mcclellan visited the New
man from the rural districts, seizing both his
hands exclaimed, with sympathetic tears cours-
ing down his sunbrowned cheeks: General
am so glad to see you am delighted to see
you | have long desired to meet you'll l al
ways believed that you managed the army as
,oeiL as lou kne,o ho,0l" The general thanked
him.
Smyrna times., 1869-11-17

A lady, whose deceased husband had not en-
joyed a continuous flow of felicity during life.r
was asked at a Seance one night if she would
like communication from his spirit. be-
lieve not" she said if he IS got no more spirit
in the other world than he had in this, it's not
worth bothering about"
Smyrna times., 1869-11-17

A pretty girl says I" If it was wrong for
Adam to live single when there was not
woman on earth, how guilty are old bachelors,
with the world full of pretty girlsI" Sure
enough
Smyrna times., 1869-11-17

Sir John Herschel always maintained that
the. moon was furnace-so hot place that
nothing could live under its torrid influences
disputes, declares that the moon surface is ON,
mass of solid ice. When such men disagree
who shall decide2
Smyrna times., 1869-11-17
POeIrY.
BELOW THE HEIGHTS.

sat st Bearns, and watched the chain
OF icy peaks and passes.
That lowered like gods above the plain
In stern majestic masses.
waited till the evening light
Upon their heads descended;
They caught it on their glittering height,
And held 1t there suspended:
saw the red spread DER the white,
Just like maiden's blushing,
Till all were bathed in rosy light
That seemed from heaven rushing:
The dead white snow was full of life,
As If some huge Pygmalion
Had sought to find himself wife
In stones that saw DeucaIion.
Too soon the light began to wane.
Though lingering soft and tender,
And the snOw-giants sank again
Into their calm, dead splendor.
And. as 1 watched the last faint glow.
turned as pale as they did,
And sighed to think that on the snow
The rose so quickly faded.
Smyrna times., 1869-11-17

" You get drunk every morning" said one
drunkard to another; "you are wrong drink
too, but only when my business is DONE"
|Ol" answered the latter, IF [ get drunk
in the morning, my business is done for the
dav"
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"As he fell back, pallid with his pain,
Across the bridge in safety passed the train"

The facts derived from official sources, do
not justify the sentiment The drawbridge
was off to allow the passage of vessel
Drecker and his wife were on it, working it
back into place A train from New York, at
full stop, one thousand feet from, the draao, as
required by law, was waiting for the draw to
get into position. The boy was not on the
draw at all, but, in crossing plank-walk from
the railroad to the house, he fell into ditch,
and the outgoing tide swept him into the river,
where he sank midway between the shore and
the draw. The father did not offer to aid him
for two satisfactory reasons: First, he could
not swim: second, he was too far away.
Mr.. Drecker is no doubt worthy man, who
deserves and has the public sympathy in his
bereavement. He probably wants no more
than his due, and must therefore keenly fee
the absurdity of the tall writing the unfortu
nate accident provoked. -.
Smyrna times., 1869-11-17

Occasionally, when the train arrives at Mid
dletown, Conn.,, nice young man jumps of
and kisses the best looking girl at the depot,
nice that the girls are getting 80 they look for
him regularly. Some big brother will jam bis
nose yet.
Smyrna times., 1869-11-17

There is an establishment in Bristol, Eng
land. where butt Of sherry wine can be manu-
featured from the raw material in half an hour,
without using a drop of sherry. ....
Smyrna times., 1869-11-17

In Africa, if any one comes before a king
without full dress costume-that is, a stray
hat and a ring in the nose--his head goes into
the waste basket before he can wink twice.
Smyrna times., 1869-11-17

UNEARNED LAURELs.-A sensation story
has got on foot to the effect that the watchman
of the Passaic River drawbridge on the New
ork and Newark Railroad saw his little child
fall into the deep water just as he was closing
the draw to permit the passage of train COM
ing at full speed, and that he permitted his
child to drown while he saved the train.
A weekly contemporary thinks that Sir
Philip Sidney, giving the cup of cold water to
the dying soldier, is not nobler figure than
that of Albert G. Drecker keeping the Passaic
bridge" And a poet repeats the story in
heavy verse, and says of the bridge tender:
The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1869-12-16
ga Blaze Or1Seauty.o .

The Pictorial chronological Jour
nal for January, 1870, appears in
bright array. A ne ow form, new types,
numerous rich illustrations, with
sound and sensible reading matter
renders this the best ever issued. Tt
contains Hon. s. S. Fisher, of the
United States Patent office De Les
seps, of the Suez Canal President
Cespedes, of Cuba George Peabody,
and many Others. The Wasp Waist,
its physiology Our Agricultural
Resources-Aproductions during the
past fifty years; Natural History
will horse hair become a snake 2
The Observation-Disclosures {; The
Sponge-its origin, growth and uses.
This favorite Journal has now reached
its 5oth VOL. and appearsin hand
some magazine form. We think it
will prove even more popular than
ever. So year, or 30 cents num-
ber. Now is the time to subscribe for
1870. Address s.. r. Wells, 3S9
Broadway, N. Y.
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SHERIFF'S SALES.

RY Virtue of sundry Executions TO me di.
- rected, will offer for sale ut Fcirfeld
Court House on the first Monday and the
day following in January next, within the
legal hours Of sa'e, 10 the highest bidder
for Cash, the following Personal Property
Purchasers TO pay for titles:
l mare and 2 colts, 2 mules, 3 COWS and
calves, wagon, lot cotton seed, household
and kitchen furniture, lot blacksmith and
plantation tools, levied upon as the proper.
~ OF a. p. Irby, at the suit of Nancy
Watt.
8 head cattle, sorrel mare, l sorrel sta,.
lion, horse mule, levied uron MS the pro
perty Of James F. Cloud, ut the suit of
Thos. II. Clarke, Ex'or, and John b. Cloud.
372 pounds seed cotton, 10 bushels corn
and stacks fodder, levied upon rs the pro.
perty of Henry Crockett, at the suit of
john c. Mackrell.
265. pounds seed cotton and 10 bushels of
corn, more or less, levied upon as the pro.
perly of Anthony Bevard and John Dob.
bins, nt the suit Of John c. Mackrell.
697 pounds seed cotton and about 10
bushels corn, levied upon as the property
of James Williams, at the suit of John G..
Mackrell
600 pounds seed cotton levied upon as the
property of George Caldwell, ut the suit of
John @. Mackrell
L. W. DUvALL, SEC.
Sheriff - Office, Dec. Is, 1869.
dec l6-tlx2
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TeAeSraphic.
From Washington.

, WARRINGTON, Deo.-Another bill
introduced providing for the admis-
sion of Virginia on certain conditions,
has been referred to the 4Reconstruc.
tion Committee.
Gross purposes in the Committee
apparent. The whole matter is post
poned to Saturday, ostensibly because
the various bills are not printed.
The Committee has taken no action
yet regarding Georgia.
The Senate is engaged in eulogizing
Fesse1den.'
The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1869-12-16
The COin-billrst Passed a
Good NaSure.

1t seems that Sh Carolina bonds
TO the amount of ant $500, 900 have
to be paid next ar. The money
with which to met them cannot be
raised by taxation,it by issuing and
selling new bonds. 1t present prices,
it will require $4,000 of new bonds,
which bonds, whetk it be so express
ed on their face or II, will Ultimate
ly have to be paid hgold. Now the
bonds that will beE sued under the
ooin-bill just pasty ypldging the State
to redeem all of is securities, princi-
pal and interest in gold, will rise
from sos to $50 in currency, and
command about 90 in ooil, so that
the debt which must be mbt, will be
met by the isfae of about $47O, 900 of
coin-bonds, Instead of 100000 of
bonds without specification Of payment
in coin. The Stats thus gains by this
one effect of the measure $4,000,
which will moreithan pay the differ
ence between paying the interest on
the rest of it's debt in coin and pa aying
it in currency. There are, however,
many other collateral benefits to ac-
crue too numerous to mention.
But the measure is said to be Gin.
tended to benefit speculators." Be it
80, if only it also benefits the people
of the State.
Candidly, II strikes us that the Ma
tional Republican party has been al
lowed to take and hold the inside
track so far, in the financial affairs of
the Union. And VIC very much fear
that opposition, on principle, 10 every
hsng originating with the Radicals in
this State, may give them also
the inside track upon the ques.
tion of State finance, and 9TH
er questions almost as important. A
warning from US, who have no party
at present, but are equally rejected
by Radicals and Democrats, may
nevertheless attract some attention.