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Smyrna times., 1870-10-05

SLIGHTLY MIXED-A New Bedford paner
says that on Saturday evening recently. lady.
who lives near church in that city, was sit,
ting by the window listening to the crickets.
which were loudly chipping, the music from
the ch9lr rehearsal being family audible, when
gentleman dropped in tarnillarly who had
just passed the church and had the mnSic f"II
in his mind. "What noise thew are makina
to night said he. Yes. replied the Iadya
and 1t is said they do it with their hind legs -
Smyrna times., 1870-10-05

JEAN PAUL RICHTER says: "To insure
modesty, L would advise the educating of the
sexes together; for two boys will preserve
twelve girls, or two girls twelve boys, innocent,
amid wlnks, jokes, and inproprieties merely
Dy thet instructive sense which is the sorerun.
nef OF matured modesty. But will gurantee
nothing where girls are alone, and still less
where boys are. !"
Smyrna times., 1870-10-05

A passenger having hired a boat to take
him across very rough stream. asked the
Irish boatman if anybody was eyer lost there.
- No, said Pat; me brother was drowned
there the other week, but We found him again
the next day"
Smyrna times., 1870-10-05

The Mission to England, accordinr 70 II.
patch from Washington has been tenJcroJ ~ us -
lion. lion. O5lver YER +; Morton, of Indiana who has
Smyrna times., 1870-10-05

IA a ln9ICGHTFrL traveller who saw nrettv
i'te 4. girl IN the same car with himself savs st'S
- IN a few years, thought |, that infant w;u
pc an ornament to society; but had sbn wa wa
9etter die? Very soon thew viii tie nV so1no moe
aead mans hair to the back Of her head @ '{sne faS
oyn ogm nef llDs with corset and hang bird,care
around arc her lower limbs Worse than tLat
Will WIN Sne arrives at maturity she will he com,
ION or - % uetermlne whether she is for protec.
Of tbe Gna wee oraae' to comprehend the mysteries
lntrlcaces Of pgiron, and 20 TO tbe aHu noIS Ins
ttt tote, Alas in the coming age had we we %ms not
Smyrna times., 1870-10-05

A short time since a Mr. Knott was tried in
an Interior county in Georgia for violation of
law. The verdict of the jury was: I'VE find
the defendant Knott guilty" The Judge was
at loss whether to sentence or not.
Smyrna times., 1870-10-05

In ancient BGotia, brides were carried home
in vehicles whose wheels were burned at the
d )or in token that they would never again be
needed to take them back.
Smyrna times., 1870-10-05

Twelve bridesmaids, twelve groomsmnn and
twelve ushers are to help to marry couple in
New York next month, in a church where the
decorations are to cost over $4,000.
Smyrna times., 1870-10-05

r, The New York Herald says that Napoleon
Ill is king Williams white elephantEorna.
mental, but eating his head off.
Smyrna times., 1870-10-05

IHE LOST BoY.-A Paris paper tells the
following story of a fete in that citv: a
wealthy family in the arstocratic boulevard
MaleSherbeS were amusing themselves in seek
ing the King portion, or the ring in the fes-
tval cake, when a lady of the company said 70
the hostess' | wish my portion to be given
TO the poorest little boy we can find in the
street. The serva mt was dispatched on this
freezing night aud not far from the house he
found ragged urchin, trembling with cold and
munger lie brought him up, was ordered into
the gay saloon, where a thousand lights oIit.
tered, and sparkling fire gladdenod and surprised
MN. tie drew her portion which the benevo-
lent lady had promised, and, as luck would
have It, the little fellow found the ring (beons :
they used instead in Paris and of course he
was king They all shouted out that being
KING he must choose queen. He was ask
ed SO to do, and looking around the companv
he choose the very lady who had proposed to
cede her portion of the cake. He was asked
why ne ,chooSed her. He said Il don't
know she looks the most like mother I
never knew her, but was stolen away from
her, and here is her Portrait" With this he
drew from out his ragged coat likeness. which
proved to be that of the lady herself who. in
Italy, had her child stolen from her, and now
he turns up poor little ragged Savoyard. drag
ging along miserable existence in Paris. while
his mother, by an intuition, perhaps. felt that
IN the air near to where she was was one
so dear to her.
Smyrna times., 1870-10-05

That was very grim humor of the deacon
who remarked to his newly-settled min;sta"
The Lord keep you humble and we will kesn,
you poor. NeP
Smyrna times., 1870-10-05
THE AMERICAN
ButtOnhOIe, Overseaming.
SEWING MACHINE

SEWING MACHINE,
mas 'lI loIowlng advantages over most of ali
otHer Sewing machines in the market.
!. l. II has tension which prevents cutting ot
thread or dropping of stitches. s u
Z. 1t has the most powerful construction vbioh
VIII insure good work for quarter Of century.
s. 1t sews the lighiest cambric and the u.,ol
Shoe leather without any strain whatever.
T. 1t has feed bar which can be lowered and
teridl. - una
D. IL is impossible to get the machine out Of order
unless oy rust dust or taking apart 1t will never
get out OF order by working.
6. 1t has the highest attainable speed making
bout 2'2OO stitches per minute by foot, and 3OOI
by steam. O'0O0
l. 1t Is the lightest running shuttle machine.
8. II makes ;he most beautiful Lock Stitch.
9. 1t has the handsOmesl appearance.
lO; 1t has the strongest, most convenient. hand
Somely Plllshed, hraced table, with drawer. and
board to prevent soIllng the dress.
IL. Its cover is polished, fitting and locked a.
little trunk here is nothing better than This n
preserve the machine.
II. 1t has straight needle.
10. -Four hobbins hold "a spool Of cotton
IA. 1t has the BE- st hcmmer.
10. 1t has the most complete attachment. the
JACK of-a trades, hens, ells, binds bastes. tucks
nrads and rutIles.
l6 1t is as simple as anv machine in the narke,
IL. 1t needs but little time to learn its operation
H. 1t has the best embroldering attachment.
- II Sews on straight a piece while putting
another at the same time without bas,inr at,aohs
nent or after work.
These advantages combine the hest qualities of
sewing machine for the family who want to use it
steadily in all kinds of work.
Smyrna times., 1870-10-05

The water of the Ohio river is described bv
the Pittsburg Commerciai as down to a yery
low figure beneath a mans notice"
Smyrna times., 1870-10-05

A woman in Catoosa county, Ga, is report
ed 20 have recently shouted herself to death
under excessive religious excitement.
Smyrna times., 1870-10-05

A Saratoga bell who dresses nineteen times
day. has gone into a decline 81 La1 ''lhes hs
father. He declines to pay his notes. mas "er
Smyrna times., 1870-10-05

, n bAFTLE PICTURE.-Those who paint bat-
tIes' says a correspondent, are generally svco.
phants. In MeiSsonier's SOlferino tbarn = not
much to be seen beside the Emperor and he
morse The galleries at Versailles are disgn.t-
ing IN the everlasting adulation of rovaltv
1"ur picture OF battle consists principallv of
king or emperor or marshal on portentions
morse IN an impossible attitude and incredible
ii 1tua'loh: 30 WREN the PruSsians paint the
Vt!ties W!ti OF OTavelotte the feature will be King
Villain on his steed, daShng drcadfullv at
staggering square of infatuated Frenc6mon
and my only consolation will be in making oath
that the staiwart and superb old monarch aid
nothing of the kind. N'0
=, The scene on the hill at 3 O'Clock: The
hlng, with Prince Frederic Charles and R,ron
M@ltKe and gllttering company of princes
ana hlgane,se and great cantainS and shin.
ing stan Otficers-an Count Bismarck living in
ms water proof overcoat on the ground. sun
porting ms puls>ant head in the viii can with
Ted band on hairy French knap>ark-and
M sheridan few steps aside and aheaj
Nun WI ms ieid-gllSseS watching the fght-anl
the hlng carriage with the oriental servant
on the right, the slope of the hill toward the
battle Uttered with dead hor>es2the buriaI
party between the hills (if we NAV sneak ot
NUS IN merely rolling plain dragging head
ana heeIs the fallen heroes into the broad. but
not deep trench where the ripe fruit of ambi.
ton Is gathered; the next slope facing west
ward so covered with dead that the sIope re.
flock of sleepy sheep lying among
red rags is striking and obvious. Take this
scene and for back ground give us VILLAGE
with single sharp stub Of spire and burn.
ing house, a few dark lines and a great deal Of
smoke and II the artist had the root of the
matter IN him, and did not elaborate the Kinp
too much, he might produce picture not >sIbs abss
soute!y absurd, as are nearly all the war pic-
lures in the world. "'' P'0'
Smyrna times., 1870-10-05

A correspondent tells this story: After the
battle of Saarbruck, a Westphalian, going
about about to help the wounded, came upon Pruseo
sian sian infantry who had been shot through the
D0dy tsM}.S and was leaning heavily against a wall
phalian, Pale and faint, the poor fellow SHOOK
his head and feebly indicated tha: he would
like his lips to. be mOistened. When this bod
been been done, he asked in a whisper whether the
Westphalian could write The latter at once
took out his pocket-book, when the diving man,
" ;, with Frightening eye," dictated the words
" Dear, mother farewell, adding the address
AT this moment the Weslphalian was called
by second wounded man. When he return
back and died. "'0 i"i'0"
Smyrna times., 1870-10-05
Smart Folks,

mere Is great deal said about certain ner-
sons being smart, but do not believe that two
individuals can he found who would give tbo
same definition Of the term ''''
:, II "a baby has teeth little sooner or nrst-
lles Ia ba, when a little Younger tLan
some some other mothers baby did, whv its a
{. If child is bright and chi,dlke It is
:. s'laIt b9t II 1t Is bold and impudent it is
IFy smart IN the eyes of some people.
{, II boys or girls are studious, thew aro etvlod
smart but if they are full of the verv S;,;r;t
OF m mischief, they are smart also pa =
II a lady Is dressy, smiles bewitcbincIv and
Pra'9ces funny little nOthings, she is smart :"
De' Il she Is Stald and grave, or talks AuentIv
smart too. '''oi'' S"e Is
II she plays the pianoforte, she is sunnosad
20 T. DC smart; but if, without KNOWING Az
IRON. from sharp, she vie ds the rolling-pin and
oi4Iolh' OF course she is "smart."
IL II "a man Is learned and wise, he is "smart :"
3u, 9uu II ne Is witty and funny, even though he
smart" also i0 10
I, 1t he makes speeches. of course bo ;s
smart but if he does not YOU will sursIv
knows" ~ 'cH al he
II he employs his superabundant brains on
other people affairs he is very smart :" bnt
II ne has sense enough to mind his own busi-
ness, ne Is " uncommonly smart"
4 II a boy supports his widowed mother he Is
a good, smart, clever lad :" but if he bnlIies
MS little sisters, runs in debt, and breaks his
mother n heart, he may still be spoken of as n
smart young rascal, after a Il. .
EaIrIy, ,nSerss are invariably dubbed " smart"
put the lazy fellow who lies abed till noon. and
!pen rqSheS down town and CANDLES shrewdy
the smart. '''0 'ni"r'eSC OF
A faithful book keeper after years of active
service may be called "a good. smart faI'
low by his employers but if he cheats them
syIy, out of few thousands, they must admit
at the de4o"ement, that he has been . too
smart for them 0N 'oo
The fact is very few persons are smart
enough to define exactly what smart means
Smyrna times., 1870-10-05
NEW SERIES VOLUME XVI.~-NO -
Grand Exposition

rand Exposition
FUR THE FASHIONABLE WORLD
=. COMPLIMENTS OF MRS. VI. A. BINDER,
NO llOl N W. cor. Eleventh Chestnut Streets Phiada
FASHIONS FOR THE FALL AND WINTER
I,, of 1870, Wholesale and Retail,
which Paris and the first manufacture sipniv
A special department of plain and trimmed no
OF the latest PaTisAn English
II you want handsomely lifting, well su a short
notlce go 70 Mrs Binder for tasteful
and Fancy Costumes ~ ""'Nins
DhESS AND CLOAK TRIMMINGS RTJT,
TONS, ORNA MENTS.
the latest Paris novelties in nlact and ooI
Glinps, kuches, Loops Flowers (iIovss R,
fats hooOns new shades Velvet Satin and r.
N 0F LACE GOODS-GRAND DgCHESSE LACE FOp
n DRESS TRIMMING. ~ A"I'
,ion pPique, Nalenciennes Hamburg Fdpings an, i
nodsrat Gupure and Thread Laees new i'm dssgn sUd
CHOICE INDIAN ORNAMENTS
Geod' 5lrds' Mats Cushions, Mouchors Cases and F,
EIsS.n1 SvGteu lieu ny MRS Binder at Niagara. ''
rings Neckacao % %noy Jet Goods in sets Breastpns Ear
Goods G0Ha au bracelets. Splendid of French st
Gbsn Cral ana French Gold Charms Sleeve Bnf
eh or price variety style cannot hs sr
yitsd 10 strangers visiting city are respectiu in
.yse M ana G@feng Cutting and Fitting Also persct
press to all the Union sent " hall or ex-
....,,.., MRS. w. A. BINDER'S
sepIl4mI N W. cor Eleventh Chestnut Sts Phiisda
Smyrna times., 1870-10-05

HOW TO WORK OFF A DEBT.-Debt is a
very bad thing for Iaboring man. but il is
not the worst evil that could befall him. If il
IS made stlmulOus to extra exertions. and if
1t lncltes to close, rigid economy in saving
money, 1t may help man to form excellent
business habits 1t is perversity of human
nature that we seldom do more than we are
obhged to. An honest young n an will feel
that ne has not any right to uxuries that can
Just as well be dispensed with when his credi-
tors, are waiting for their money. If his wife
is suitable helpmeet, she will eschew fnery
and expensive house furnishings until she can
BUY them with honest money. IF both will set
out with fixed determination to make all thew
can and save all they can towards paving off
the debt, they need not fear, under ordinary
circumstances, to go into business on a mod
crate amount of borrowed capital. But let
every one In such a position remember to
save even the pennies towards the debt.
j., by slow and steady small savings. even very
hleaVy debts are thus worked off, and more than
TINS, habits are formed which Law the founda-
ton OF future princely fortunes. Manv a per-
son never began to think pecuniariy, until he
was IN debt. Butto incur debt above vonr
probable means of defraying within the given
time, 1T Is not only unwise but dishonest, Re-
member, 1t will not depend so much upon what
YOU earn, as upon what you save, whether YOU
VIII De able to pay it or not
Smyrna times., 1870-10-05

A guest at Saratoga is told of, who was
umerge9 ,nie SIo Tor the washing of one of his
"iie dresses, that only cost $2S originally.
Smyrna times., 1870-10-05
CuriOSitieS Of American History.

American political history is full of curious
ana singular incidents. For instance. Three
OF our Presidents, all of whom participated in
the revolution, died on its great anniversary
1l dMe fourth OF July-namely: John Adams
In0inaS jefferson, and James Monroe.
VI the trNt six Presidents, four of them
we're taken from the office of Secretary of
| could not perform its duties From this fact
arose the precedent that makes the Secretary
OF state the first officer of the Cabinet instead
OF the Secretary of the Treasury, which is the
| case in Great Britain. - '''0
NO less than five of the greatest American
statesmen were born in the same vear-17Io.
DANIEL Webster, John G. Calhoun, Thomas
H. Benton, Martin Van Buren and Lewis
CasS. From 1900 to 1865 only two persons fin
eu Gu tue once or Chief Justice of the United
0taIeS-John Marshall and Roger B. Tanev.
The capital ofthe United States was located
at " aShlng on, IN pursuance of corrupt bar
galn' Dy which two or three members Of Con
gresS' VINO lived adjacent to it, and whose dis
CrlctS would be greatly benefited bv it. voted
1or the funding Of the national debt for that
purpose. '""'
But two men in the United States have. as
they say In Odd Fellowship, passed throncb
the chairs, been Governors of States held
a nrst-class foreign mission, been the head of
,ne .OaDlhet, the ' Ice President and President
Their names are Thomas Jefferson and Martin
Van Buren,. '7''' A"N 'iai'in
r Three Presidents died in ofice-Harrisop
Taylor, and Lincoln. ''i'o"'
Three persons were elected Vice President
before they came to be President-Jobn
adams adams Thomas Jefferson and Martin Van
~: Three Vice Presidents died in ofice-Geo
linton, Elbndge Gerry and VIM K. King.
the death of their cheis-John Taylor. MilIard
Fillmore, and Andrew Johnson-and eyerv one
OF them pursued policy adverse TO that ot
the party by which they were elected
Smyrna times., 1870-10-05
Ills Hopkins Philadelphia Ills
hoop NKlRT MANUF4CTORY,
No. HIS Chestnut ST.. (.irorG po
FormrrlN - Arch NJ nLn.l-1-, !.

Formerly 62S Arch ST.. Philadelphia
complete assortment of all the new Fall shsnas of O
toxtb Gh@mplon Hoop Skirts in every length and size
sTsty and nj HuT own make Of Keystone Skirts second
1 MH9LESALE and RETAIL At PRICES JUST REDTTC III
SSu.. tnoSL @ VI AM FORMER SEASON. Our CbamnIon
ali other spd An s sustain tgr rpGtson superiority over
views OF all and warranted in every respee ~ ee' 'he
.ats , CohSEdS CorSets Our assortment of Cor
se contains over 100 kinds and prices and inclu sv -
Mraoe KIND such as ThOmsons Glove Fitting B4cks R
Madam EOys and Mrs MOOdys Patent Self Adinat
h N Supporting Corsets in all grades together
Corss1. anu onuren and every grade of Handmade
~ ranging ~ prices fOowS:4c sc Soc 75c Soc S3c
M S6 SIOu Sill Sill Sl9, Sl25. &c. up to S7O0
AEh d. lies IN u styles, from 3j cents up 10 81 s5
@ Garments IA aknds prices NIght Dresses
10 oSo Infant Dresses long and short from, 20 *
to Sl3 GOrel Muslin skirts Tucks IS cts 10 TcE. at
ID rueks, Sl.32, &c, &c. up to $40 ' " N0N'' 'io'S
H90pskirts and COrsetS ma lr 10 orlar aItaro5 ~ :,
C.I r anI SatH Rooms, HIS Chestnut ST. Phada
P'1-'m WM. T. HOPKINS.
Smyrna times., 1870-10-05
THE AMERICAN

Gan De had as plain sewing machine without the
given prices, '''"" 'he
We want few reliable agents everywhere ,o
whom we will! make it an object to sell these p9pu.
Machines will he sent to any address on receiD,
OF price, Every machine has full outfit for pIain
We simply ask an examination TO verifv all ,,o
state. J "i' VIC
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-03-16
4 PRnTEYTIOUS SCRTRRLEsr

The young man ("Avery') who does
up the Tennessee correspondence for the
Cincinnati Commercial is quite merry
over the ignorance of the people of Ten
nessee. In his letter Of March 9, he says
the Universalists care getting up a memo
rial to Congress to have that great body
take some steps" to relieve them from the
operation of the second section of the
ninth article of the new constitution,
which declares that "no person who de-
MES the being of God, or future state of
reward and punishment, shall hold any
Office in the civil department of this
State, " and he adds:
''But the reader viii appreciate the
richness of the whole affair when / men
ton the slight Circumstance that the
clause over which the Universalists are so
excited has been in the Constitution since
1884. II is fortunate that some one has
pointed it out to them, or they never
would have known it.
Another instance of how well the
people are verscd in the provisions of the
fundamental law: In my hearing a man
was reading the new Constitution aloud.
When he came to the clause where minis
tiers of the Gospel are prohibited from
holding a seat in either branch of the
General Assembly, q minister present
jumped up, and declared that he would
vote against the whole thing on that &C
count. The good man did not know that
he had been living under thai very clause
for nearly forty years, for it was copied
word for word from the old instru-
ment."
In the self-same letter in which these
filings are made at the ignorance of the
people of this State, occurs this para
graph:
''When the penitentiary was erected
years ago, the power OF appointing di-
rectors was vested in the Governor, and
there il has remained ever since until the
present immaculate Legislature changed
the law, so that the Governor can now
only appoint such men as will suit the
Senate. TheGovernor, being Republi-
can, would, of course, prefer to appoint
Republicans, but the Senate'is Democratic;
therefore the Governor is compelledto ap-
point Democrats"
The law governing the penitentiary has
not been altered one iota in this particu-
lar. The Governors nominations of In
spectors had to be confirmed by the Sen
ate before the war, just as they do now.
Before "Avery" again makes sport of
ignorant people, he should be sure that he
is not himself legitimate target for ridi-
Guile.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-03-16
THE NEXT ISSUE.

The tone of the Western Radical pres:
indicates trouble for the Republican party
on the tariff question, unless that party
shall repudiate the heresies of the New
York Tribune. A most bitter and Radi.
cal sheet is the st. Paul Dispatch, yet
it gives warning in the following man
ner:
Greeley never said truer thing than
when he declared that the tariff question
sis the issue next in order" When he
hears from the West next fall he will
realize the truth of this prophecy more
than he does now. The people of the
West propose to accept the issue, and if
the Republican party is not bold enough
TO grapple with the question, and take
the side of the people, it must look for
defeat.
This is all very good on fhe tariff.
But another question presents itself, not
only to Tennessee but 10 every other
State. II Massachusetts Radicalism can
carry into effect and fully establish the
doctrine of Congressional supremacy,
may not the States of the West be recon-
structed at no distant day, if they should
prove obstinate in their opposition to a
tariff for the protection of Eastern manu-
facturers. Congressional supremacy
once established and the end is nigh.
It affects the West as well as the South.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-03-16

The manner in which contested election
cases are decided in Congress is beginning
to disgust fair-minded Radicals. The
Washington correspondent of the Gin
cinnati Gazette says of the Julian case
"The party has had heavy loads
enough in the more usual forms of con-
tested elections, and there were many
who feel that Julian had no right to lay
his own unusual case upon the House
and demand that because he had been
prominent in the party he shall be re-
tanned in a seat against the clearly eX-
pressed wishes of his district. If il were
not for the course which parties have
adopted of voting in every one who be-
longs to the majority, at the expense Of
ali connected with the minority, Mr.
Julian would have no expectation Of
being retained. There is no abuse of
political power which needs more speedy
correction than that connected with the
decision of contested cases; and there is
no better case than Mr.. Julian's among
the twenty-three yet pending inthe House
to begin the reform upon"
This is a frank confession that contest
cd election cases are not decided on their
merits by the Radical House of Repre-
sentatiyes. This confession is justified
by the few cases that have been decided
at the present session.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-03-16
GRAND PROCESSION AND sOIREE.

| TJNHE IRISH CITIZENS OF NASHVILLE WILL
L unite on Thursday, March IL, in a Grand Cele-
bration of st. Patrick's Day as follows:
The Societies will assemble at their respective
places Of meeting at A. NJ, and will march from
thence to the south front of the Courthouse at half
past nine o'clock Citizens not connected with So
cletes taking part in the procession, will assemble
at the southeast corner of the Courthouse at NINE
O'clock when the Marshal and his aids will receive
them and assign places for them. Citizens on
horseback and in carriages will assemble at the
same hour on the east side of the Courthouse. At
10 O'Clock precisely the procession will move around
the Square to Cedar street and thence to the Ca
thedraL The ceremonies in the church being
ended, about 1890 the procession viii move
thence through Summer to Church street, through
Church to High High to Cedar, Cedar to Vine
Vine to Church, Church to Spruce, Spruce to
Broad, Broad to Summer, Summer to Church,
Church to College, College to Broad, Broad to
Market, Market to Union, Union to Cherry, Cherry
to Cedar, and thence to the Square, where they
will be dismissed.
Avery entertaining SoIREE will be given ut
Masonic Hall in the evening, Admission 80 cents
marl6-2 p. OLWILL, Chief Marshal