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Smyrna times., 1870-02-16
Hon. Jas. S. MorSell.

A special meeting Of THE Association of
Old st Inhabitants OF WasI in gton City was
held on the I'd OF February, to take measures
to celebrate Washington Birth Day. Among
other business transacted was the following:
Mr.. Jenkin Thomas, OF Georgetown, an
nOunced the death of Hon. James S. MOrsel,
as follows:
The death of Hon. James S. Morsell, late
one of the Judges of the old Circuit Court of the
United States for this District, recalls to memo
ry the earlier and purer days OF the Republic
and demands from this association its tribute
to his virtues and services as a citizen and pub
lie officer.
He was, at his death, ninety five years of age,
an honorary member Of this society, and is
oldest member, regular or honorary.
He resided here when CONGRESS- assumed ju-
risdiction over tt g 1T n m is suu and
when the Circuit Court was opened in 1901,
then filled by Kitty, Chief Justice, JAS Mar
shall and Cranch, associates was admitted to
its bar, on the first day of its session.
Among his contemporaries were John Thomp
son Mason, the first United States attorney for
this District, the two Keys, Philip b., and
Francis s., Walter Jones, Swami, Robert j.
Taylor, fancy, Harper, Shaaf and Martin, anC
other renowned advocates, the ornaments of the
profession Of the law of their day.
In 1914 he volunteered his services in the
defence of his country in the war of 1912, was
a lieutenant in Major George Peters corps o
infantry, and was commended, with his brOthe
officers and soldiers, for gallantry and good be
havior at Indian Head,..' on the Potomac
by Commodore Oliver II. Perry, the hero
of Lake Erie.
In 1915 he was appointed by President Madi
son one of the Associate Judges of the Unitet
States Circuit Court for this District, and re
manned in that honorable and useful Office I'll
March, 1858.
We all know the benevolence, fidelity, pune
tuality and diligence with which he met tn
claims of duty on him in his long career as
citizen, Christian, public officer and mar
We all know the purity, bearing and fearless
ness with which he filed the judicial office
undismayed by the frowns of power or tn
clamOrs ofthe pOpulace. We all know the COZ
fidence 10 him and reverence for him felt b
all the virtuOus and the good He has gone
his last account full of years and hanors, mourn
! ed unfegnedIy by all the good in the commun
ty he served so long,
ResOIred therefore, That we sympathise wit
t his afflicted family in their bereavement, an
! that copy of this tribute to his memory
e sent to them.
g ResolUed further, That copy of this mem
g rial be entered on the records, and that Il
e members of the association wear the usu
n badge of mourning for thirty days
{; Mr. Brent seconded the adoption of the res
5 luton, and paid feeling tribute to the mem
q nv of the deceased
Smyrna times., 1870-02-16

BACHELORS, LOOK OUT From New York
paper we clip the following pretty romance
of the pave"
"A few weeks ago a poor, lonely bachelor,
who had never loved nor been loved, LETT his
dreary home for the sake of a little exercise.
The morning was bright and sunny, and as he
walked up Broadway he gazed along at the
girls as they passed him, and thought of his
own wretched condition. As he saw their
bright and smiling countenances, and the hap
py faces of their male companions, he could not
but contrast his own loneliness and single mis-
ery These thoughts weighed upon him, and
he became quite melancholy. As he was stand
ing on the sidewalk, gazing listlessly about, he
saw beautiful young girl coming toward hlm
leading a venerable blind man. Unmlndful OF
the danger she incurred from the passing vehi-
cles, her whole thought was devoted to her
charge, which she finally landed IN safety on
the sidewalk. He thanked her for her kind
ness, and she left him. The lonely bachelor
saw the whole transaction, and it struck him sc
forcibly that all his ideas concerning the gentlel
sex OF the community we're changed. He took
a good look at the young lady, that he NIGH
| know her again, and went his way. lie subse
auently described her to some Of his friends
and, after ascertaning who she was procured
an introduction He found she was just as gooC
as he thought her, and now he is a married
man OF course he told her Of the incident
that led to their acquaintance. She In turn
told it to her lady friends, and the consequence
is that a new society has been started, called
The Young Ladies Humanitarian Association
for Helping Blind Men Across the Streets
Bachelors, look out y
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PEABoDY's LOVE AGAIN.-There have
been many versions of the story OF George
PeabOdys early love. The facts are said to
be that, about thirty years ago, young lady
of Providence, having finished her school edu-
cation, went to Europe; but not before she had
given her affections to young man living in
Philadelphia. The young man, however, met
with misfortune, and was in no situation to
marry; and, unwilling that the lady should
waste her youth in long years of waiting he re.
leased her from her engagement In Europe
she met George Peabody, then, comparatively
speaking, young man, but one who was al
ready making his mark. He was struck with
her grace and loveliness, and, though her
heart still cung to her loved one across the
Atlantic, after a time she became his afhanced
wife. When she returned to this country, and
met her first love, all her former affection came
back, if, indeed it had everleft her, and she was
willing to share a moderate income with him.
All was told to Mr. Peabody, and ne, with that
manliness that characterised his every action,
gave her up, and in due timo she was married.
The marriage proved happy one; and the
lady is now widow, living in Massachusetts,
Harper's Weekly.
Smyrna times., 1870-02-16
Women in California Twenty Years
Ago.

In those days men would flock in crowds to
catch glimpse of that rare and blessed spec
tace, a wOmanl Old inhabitants tell how, in
camp, the news went abroad early in the
morning that woman was come! They had
seen calico dress hanging out of wagon
down at the camping grOund-sign of emigrants
from over the great plains. Everybody went
down there and shout went up when an ac-
I tual bona fde dress was discovered hutterng
| in the wind The male emigrant was visible
The miners said Fetch her out2" He said ::
6 1t is my wife, gentleman-she is sick-we
have been robbed of money, provision, every
thing by the Indians-we want to rest. !"
Fetch her out We've got to see her |"
That was the only reply He fetched her
out. " and they swung their hats and set up
three rOusing cheers and a tiger; and they
crowded around and gazed at her, and touched
her dress, and listened to her voice with the
look of men who listened to a memory rather
than present reality and then they collected
$2500 in gold and gave it to the man, and
swung their hats again, and gave three more
cheers, and went home satisfied. A year OIL
two ago dined in San Francisco with the fami
ly of pioneer and talked to his daughter, 9
young lady whose first experience in San Fran
cisco was an adventure, though she herself die
not remember it, as she was only two or three
years old at the time. Her father said that
after landing from the ship, they were walking
up the street servant leading the party will
the little girl in her arms. And presently
huge miner, bearded, belted, spurred, anC
bri.tling with deadly weapOns-just down from
a long campaign in the mountains--evidently
barred the way, stopped the servant, and stood
gazing, with a face all alive with qualification
and astOnishment Then he said reverently
"Well, if it amt a child2" And then hC
snatehed little leather sack out of his poke
and said to the seryent: There is hundred
and fifty dollars in dust, there, and I'll give i
to you to let me kiss the chld" That anec
dote is true. But see how things change Sit
ting at the dinner-tab!e, listening to that anec
dote, if had offered double the money 70
the privilege Of kissing the same child, wou
t have been refused. Seventeen years had ia
, more than doubled the price. .-Rcnli,,iscence o
an Early Settler.
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wrist trickling from the hillside on his premi-
ses. The Ophir Company segregated 100 feet
of their mine, and swapped it to him for
the stream of water The 100 feet proved
to be the richest part of the entire mine
four years after. the swap, its market value
Including its mill) was $l,5OO,OOO l was
down in it about that time, 600 feet under the
ground, and about half of it caved in over my
head-and yet, valuable as that property was,
| would have given the entire mine to have
been out of it. | do not wish to brag-but
L can be liberal it you take me right
An individual who owned twenty feet in the
Ophlr mine before its great riches were revealed
to men, traded 1t for horse, and very sorry
! looking brute he was too. A year or so alter
ward, when Ophir stock went up to $4,000 a
loot, this man, who hadn't cent, used to say
he was the most startling example of magnifi
cence and misery the world had ever seem
because he was able to ride $60000 horse,
and yet had to ride him bareback because he
cOuidn't scare up cOu age enough to buy sad
die. He said if fortune we're to give him an
other $50, 600 horse it would ruin him. /.
The shittleSs peOple~I have been talking
about have settled sedimentally down to their
proper place on the bottom, but the solid min.
ing prosperity of California and Nevada con-
tinues-the two together producing some $40
600, 900 annually in gold and silver. White
fine is giving birth to the usual number of sud-
denly y-created nabobs, but three years hence
nearly every one of them will be scratching for
wages again. Petroleum bred few of these
butterflies for the eastern market They don t
live long in Nevada / was worth half mil
lion dollars myself, once, for ten days-and now
| am prOwling around the lecture field and the
field of Journalism, instructng the public for a
subsistence. | was just as happy as the other
butterflies, and no wiser-except that am sin
cerely glad that my supernatural stupidity lost
me my great windfall before it had chance to
make a more inspired ass of me than was be-
fore. am sati-6ed that do not know enough
! to be wealthy and live to survive it. | had
two partners in this brilliant stroke of fortune.
| The sensible one is still worth hundred thou
sand dollars or so-he never lost his wits-but
the other one land 10y far the best and worth
lest of our triO), can't pay his board.
| l was personally acquainted with the severa
nabObs mentioned in this letter, and so, for ole
acquaintance sake, have snapped their occu
! patiOns and experiences around in such way
as to keep the Pacific public from recognizing
these once notorious men. have no desire 4
drag them out of their retirement and max,
them uncomfortable by exhibiting them with
out mask or disguise. | merely wish to US
their fortunes and misfortuues for moment fo
the adornTent Of this newspaper article.-By
fdIO Express. .......
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The following advertisement is published in

The following advertisement is published in
a country paper; Wanted.-A young man
wishes to obtain board in sor2e respectable pri-
yate family, where his moral department and
example will be considered sufficient remunera-
ton" That fellow must think that board IS
cheap in the country.
A little boy, some six yeas old, was using
his slate and pencil on a Sunday, when his
father, who was minister, entered, and SAID:
" My son, l prefer that you should not uso
your slate on the Lord 5 day. " am draw
ing meeting houses, father, was the prompt
reply.
A gentleman, bat few months married, as
he was bearing home a cradle one day, was
met by friend, who exclaimed with smile;
"Ah! these are the fruits OF matrlmony
"No," returned the other, " this is only the
fruit basket
An Arkansas paper concludes an account of
the accidental killing of a citizen as follows:
"The deceased owing to his frequent marriages,
leaves several families of numerous children,
but bequeaths little else to the world
1t was a famous saying of Lord Eldon that
"some barristers succeeded by great talents,
some by high connections, some by miracle,
but the great majority by commencing without
shilling.
a man IN LeaVc0WOrtO Wcnl OuI 10 uTOWu
himself, but met another who called him liar.
That saved his life, for the thrashing he got,
In attempting to correct the false impres-
sion put all thoughts of death out of his mind.
Mis-, Susan B. Anthony says she never heard
of so many men in one place being simultane-
ously affected with sore throat as she found in
Washington in selecting Congre Ssmen to speak
at her Female Suffrage Convention.
Bad as men are they dare not appear to be
open enemies to virtue when therefore, virtue
is prosecuted it is represented as counterfeit,
or some crime is laid to its charge.
Somebody says that Ike's last trick was to
throw Mrs. Partington's gaiter into the alley,
and call the old lady down from the third floor
to see an aley-gaiter.
Men are frequently like tea-the real strength
and goodness is not properly drawn out of them
until they haYe been short time in hot water.
The boatman's autumnal song-the last rows
of summer.
| An attack of the blues''-a police onset.
J Implicitly follow no human leader.
Smyrna times., 1870-02-16

IF woman wants to be lawyer we do not
see why she should not be permitted to be, if
qualified. Mrs. Myra Bradwell, after an ex-
animation by Judge Williams of the Seventh
Judicial Circuit of Illinois, was pronounced
duly qualified. But the Supeme Court have
refused to allow her to practice for great va.
riety OF reasons, the principal one, so far as We
and is therefore not bound by contracts not eff.
fecting her own property; so that if Lawyer
Bradwell should cheat client the said client
would have no action against her. But how
much business would Lawyer Bradwell get, If
she begun that little game.-N L. Tribune.
Smyrna times., 1870-02-16
WHOLE NO. 792

TAKING A POsITION-JOe Doyctail had
strong-minaed wife She looked upon Joe as
sort of necessary evil, treating him very much
as the lady did her husband on the steamboat,
who ventured to object to some OF her arrange
ments for travel, when she shut him up sud
denly by telling him, in the hearing OF dozen
passengers:
why, what is it to you? IF had known
you where going to act so, wouldn t have
brought you along!
But Joe and Mrs. Dovctsil never Travelled.
They were always at home. She had long
trained him to the habit of retiring under the
bed when company called, and SO familiar was
he with that retreat, it was aquestiOn whether,
in default of personal service, warning to
militia training would hold him unless lett un-
der the bed, as being his last and usual
place of abode" During the stay of Mrs.
Dovetail friends he occasionally thrust out
his head like turtle, but one glance of his
spouse would send him under, with cold shiv-
crs running up his back. One day, as she was
hobnobblug over the fire with a friend and a
social glass Joe thrust ont his fgure-head,
and defied the shakes and frowns of his wife,
till, growing valiant and desperate, he sang
out:
"My dear, you may shake your head just as
much as you please, but l tell YOU, as long as
l have got the spirit Of a man will peep!'
Smyrna times., 1870-02-16

A ludicrous scene took place at the Tuiller-
les on Christmas eve. There was to be chill
dren's party for the friends Of the Prince I'm,
perial, and very fine specimen of the Christ
mas tree All was ready, and the Prince
thought he should like TO see the, tree; so he
entered the room, and l0l he found an uninvit
ed guest already there-a fayorite monkey be.
longing to some one in the palace had got into
the room, treated himself to all the prizes
eaten all the "goodies, and, finally, having
set fire to the tree, was sitting down enjoying
the fun.
Smyrna times., 1870-02-16

They have phenomenon in Beverly. He
is an old man who has reached the age of one
hundred and five years, and yet, strange to
say, he doesn't remember Washington He
has none of his own hair; he couldn't saw
cord Of wood to save the balance of his life,
he has always drank as much whisky as he
wanted to, and he takes kindly to tobacco. He
can't read without specs, and he finds it i'm
possible either to walk fifty miles in one day,
to hoe his own corn, to kill his own hogs, or to
remember voting Tor Thomas Jefferson.
Smyrna times., 1870-02-16

A most singular case of depravity is mention
ed in Philadelphia paper. A young woman.
only twenty-one years old, is stated to be one
of the moving spirits OF gang in that city
known as the " Forty Thieves" She is cali
ed the Queen" and goes wherever the gang
goes doing the cooking for the vagabonds who
compose it. She says that she is the daughter
of local preacher living in Germantown who
once was minister to India. But to all en-
treaties of parents and friends to return home
she has turned deaf ear. Some strange in
tiuence must have induced a young girl to such
course of life. ''''
Smyrna times., 1870-02-16

An English gentleman entered barber
shop at Calais, and addressed the barber: Il
am delicate about the skin. Shave me with
out cuttirg me, and l will give you sovereign.
Cut me and-here are two loaded pistOls!' The
barber, nothing daunted, shaved the delicate
skin with admirable skill. Humph y said
the EOglishman, then my pistols did not
alarm you?" NO sir. And why not ?"
. If my razor had slipped, said the barber,
81 should have finished by cutting your
throat" The Engishman disappeared.
Smyrna times., 1870-02-16

The New Hampshire Democratic Conven.
ton met Wednesday, aud nominated General
John Bedell for Governor, and General Nj. +.
Donohue for Railroad Commissioner Resolr-
tions were adopted favoring the taxation Of
" all contracts, bonds and sureties," and the
payment in currency of "debts not otherwise
specified One of the members protested
against these resolutions.
Smyrna times., 1870-02-16

The newspapers have greatly contributed to
enrich the English language. We shall shortly
have-thanks to the gentlemen Of the press-a
pretty, delicate, idiOmatic turn of speech for
all the principal affairs Of life. Thus, widow
is 9 fair relict a young woman making her
debut at police office is an interesting female.
Formerly criminal used to be hanged but
now he is launched into eternity" A man
was sometimes drowned in olden times but that
never occurs now he may indeed be " immers-
ed in the liquid element till the fire of lite be
extinguished When man fell down in a
fit a surgeon used to be sent for, but now
p" medical aid is said to be in attendance ~
should he die before the surgeon comes,
"the vital spark had fed" Iu the times of
our plain-spoken ancestors horses and cattle
were sometimes killed by lightning, but they
are new struck by the electric fluid" Again,
a ship used to be launched, but there is moth
ing of the kind now. "We are loosing all Of
our amusements," as Crockery has it the
ship now 50 gides majestically into her native
element, in which native element, by the
way, she never was before. In old-fashioneC
times bridegroOms and brides used to bt
married. We are really quite ashamed. to say
there is no such thing as marriage now; th,
bride Is . led to the hymeneal altar" AnC
the wedding guests, instead of dancing, nov
-" trip it gaiy on the light fantastic toe.
Smyrna times., 1870-02-16

A new thing for brides is plain gold brace
let, which fastens with a lock and gold key,
and which the husband places on her arm at
the altar, locking it, and placing the key on his
watch chain. The bracelet cannot be removed
without the husbands assistance, and thus
both are constantly reminded of each other.
Smyrna times., 1870-02-16

Phillip Herbard, of Qudncck, Rhode Island,
is at the head of a weighty household. He
weighs 225 pounds and his wife 1870. Fifteen
children have been the result of the marriage.
the youngest being eleven years of age and
weighing 1870 pounds, and the Oldest thirty
nine years of age, weighing 237 pounds.
Smyrna times., 1870-02-16
Tho eollorr;no. ln4ter conns TO the snrGace

The following letter comes to the surface in
a Texas paper: " Galveston, january the 7th,
1870. My Lovin Wyfe-Ime comm ONE mex
week an hav forgiv you for iawin me. III
come on the O'Clock trane and shall stay ONE
hcarter & tri to be a altered man. | want
peace and so do yew; why shoodn't we love
each uther, as we use ter when We were first
jined together in the wholly bands Of maddox,
I've jined a temperance society but if you ever
jaw me agin for cummin ONE i'll wallap you like
City fur we must heve peese as grant ses."
Smyrna times., 1870-02-16

The numerous deluded American heirs"
to English estates, who are cOnsta ntly being
1eeced by lawyers, would save their money if
they are aware that an alien cannot be an heir
in England when there is no will, and that he
cannot take real estate, even if left to him by
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POetaV.
PARTING.

The summer sky was overcast,
1 knew the sunshine would not last;
We unused upon the golden past
Together.
And then we thought OF what might be-
Ofall the lifelong misery,
The sunless days We should not see
Together.
And ere left my happy land.
This is the last time we shall stand"
said, "my darling hand in hand
Together"
"And since We two may never wed,
Dear love how blessed to be dead,
And laid to rest ~ ''Ah yes,' she said,
Together"
Smyrna times., 1870-02-16

THE VI. f. CHURCH (SoUTH). The reports
concerning the Methodist Episcopal Church
South recently made by Bishop James, who has
just returned from that region, are said to be
very favorable to the interests of the denomi-
nation. He reports growing cordiality of
feeling towards the Northern brethren, which
it is hoped will result in reunion The sta
tistics for 1869, Of the South Carolina Confer
ence, which includes Florida, are as follows -
members "a, ,067; LOCAL preachers, l94; church
es, lOS; value Of churches, $9O,6Oj Sunday
schools, 1856; teachers, 525; scholars, S640.
While Bishop James was in South Carolina he
ordained 81 colored deacOns and IA colored
elders At iOrangeburg, the Clahin University
has been established, and is chiefly attended
by colored students. the property of the In
stitution consists of six acres of land and a
large building, used as female seminary be.
fore the war. The report Of the Texas Con-
ference gives the following statistics for 1869:
members, $500; travelling preachers, 4S To-
cal preachers, II; churches, 26; value OF
churches $34, 600 Sunday schools, 80 teach
ers, l39; scholars, 2092 These figures show
an increase over the statistics of 1868. The
| Louisiana Conference also exhibits indications
/ of reviying prosperity in the Methodist Church
South, and of increasing goodwill towards the
brethren in the North.-7I'hiLa. Ledger. II
Smyrna times., 1870-02-16

THE PUBLIC PRINTINd.-The cost Of print
ing public documents has been made the sub
ject of examination by tile Printing Committee
of the House of Representatives. The heavi-
est items, it is asserted, are caused by the
Patent Office and agricultural reportsr In1 s64,
thirty-one thousand copies Of the Patent Office
hepo we're printed th Ior the hoGse osa and len
number was reduced about one-h half, and has
been continued at that figure. The cost of
printing the Patent Office Report in 1865 was
$780, 900 for the House, and Sll.926 for the
Senate Ia 1869, the whole cost of the print
ing done for the House was $40, ,423 and for
the Senate, $ll9073. Nearly halt the amount
for the House was expended on the Patent
Office Report. 1t is proposed to reduce the ex-
penses by only printing enough copies to sup.
ply each member of Congress with one copy,
aud to send one copy to the principal public
libraries
Smyrna times., 1870-02-16

Astonishing fashions in spring hats and bon
nets are promised. Perhaps the bonnet will
be worn under the chin, aud bow-not tied on
the top of the head.