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Smyrna times., 1871-03-15

The Dying SOLDIER" Put me down" "
said wounded PruSsian at Sedan to his com
rades who were carrying him " put me down,
do not take the trouble to carry me any furth-
er; am dying
They put him down and returned to the field.
few minutes after an officer saw the man
weltering in his blood, and said to him, "Can
do anything for you?"
" Nothing, thank you"
Shall | get you little water?" said the
kind-hearted officer.
" No, thank you, | am dying"
" Is there nothing | can do for YOU? Shall
| write to your friends?'
g have no friends that you can write to-.
But there is one thing for which [ would ba
much obliged. In my knapsack you will find
Testament will you open it at the fourteenth
chapter Of John and near the end of the chap
ter you will find verse that begins with
Peace Will you read it?'
The officer did so, and read the words,
Peace leave with you. My peace | give
unto you. Let not your heart be troubled,
neither let it be afraid.
Thank you, sir, said the dying man. 81
have that peace. | am going to that Saviour
God is with me; want no more. These
were his last words, and his spirit ascended tc
be with Him he loved.
Smyrna times., 1871-03-15
WHOLE NO. 838
THE SLANG OF OUR DAY,

The slang of our day is puzzle,
Invented 6y-ah, who can tell?
drink is a " smile, OF a" guzllo;"
swindle is merely a e sell"
one tells you u tale you can't " swailer"
lie tells you, d" by thunder tbs true;
You bet him your last bottom dollar"
BY thunder that's all you can do.
They ask you How goes it ?" on meeting,
Take care of yourself" is adeu;
Ihey substitute beating TOR cheating,
ANA sometimes combine beth the two.
II FOOLISH your head isn't level
or NAV be, your head isn't clear -
Instead Of saying, " Go TO the devil"
They tell you walk off ON your ear
To praise you .hey say &" You are bully
For honest they nickname you " souare."
Although pleased to understand fully
IheE0 not many that way, " | swear"
"Elle robbinE they call q" going throagh YOU"
ANA b." 20 Ter him means an attack
When financial troubles come to you
They say, " Oh, he's up his back"
"Fusii oil " is the new name for whisky,
">ponduIX cognomen for pelf
You've been there, when charged as too frisky
Wen, You know how it is yor rselE"
And if a reproof you should offer
They tell you " that game il quite played"
Say walk OF you big, dirty loafer"
Or a large Mansard roof will be made.
Then sometimes you're cornered or "euchered."
That is, if you get ina"Gx;"
They call you " galoot if untutored
Ia every galOsts knavsh tricks
There are " That's what's the matter with Hannah"
And dead beats on every side,
1t the skunks will not alter their manners
don't euss," let EN- slide"
Smyrna times., 1871-03-15

His APOSTOLIC MANNER The discussions
of counsel are often animated, but seldom
loud. Some pursue the conversational style.
This was always the case with the late Chief
Justice fancy. William Writ was seen one
morning in his room walking to an fro rapidly,
and on being asked what was the matter, said
that certain case was to be argued that day,
and fancy was his adversary. To the inquiry
whether he did not consider himself his equal,
he replied, Yes but it is. difficult to contend
against that apostolic manner of his
Smyrna times., 1871-03-15

If you don't wish to fall in love, keep away
tlom Calico You can no more play with the
girls without lOOSing your heart, then you can
play roulette without looSiug your urmoney. As
Dobbins aptly remarks, the heart string to
women are like the tendrils of vine-always
feeling about for something TO cling to. The
consequence is, that before you have any idea
of going, you are gone, like one-legged stove
at an auction.--Ndrk 7icdiR.
Smyrna times., 1871-03-15

NEURALGIA sufferers from neuralgia may
be pleased to learn that medical correspon-
dent of the London Lancet writes: "A few
years ago, when in China, | >ascertained that
the natives when attacked with facial neural
gia used oil of peppermint, which they lightly
applied to the seat of pain with camels' hair
pencil. Since then, in my own practice, have
frequently employed this oil as local an@s-
thetic, not only in neuralgia, but also in gout,
with remarkably good results.
Smyrna times., 1871-03-15

A HIT PALPABLE.-A Boston minister says
he once preached on The Recognition Of
Friends in the future and was told after ser
vice by hearer that it would be more to the
point to preach about the recognition of friends
here, as he had been in the church twenty
years and didn't know any of its members.
Smyrna times., 1871-03-15

SeaSonable advice from John G. SAKE:
" In going to parties just mind what you re at
Beware of your head aud take care of your
hat,
Lest you find that a favorite son of your
mother
Has an ache in the one and brick in tbs
other"
Smyrna times., 1871-03-15

At recent fremen's celebration in New
Bedford, Massachusetts, the following neat
toast was proposed: The Firemen-The
army that draws water instead of blood
thanks instead of tears"
Smyrna times., 1871-03-15

GOOD WHISKY, Father and son keep,
within a thousand miles of Hartford, a shop
where whisky and other decoctions of like
character are sold by the glass One morning
recently the old man got his keg full at an
early hour, and by nine clock he was laid ia
a chair as drunk as boiled owl. At this par
ticular period Of the old mans existence, two
chaps entered the place and called for whisky.
The son stepped behind the bar and put the
bottle down.
" Is this good whisky ?" asked one of the
customers
:" don't know, myself" replied the son,
" but there the old man, he's been drinking
it steady for two years past, and he amt dead
yet.
Smyrna times., 1871-03-15

A NICE SPECULATION. A cow belonging to
a Western family recently strayed into neigh
Dor garden path, and he secretly penned her
up The COW ) owner was obliged to have
milk, and hearing that their neighbor had a
good COW, bought their milk of him for three
weeks. They then ascertained they had been
buying what was their own, and rushed to law
tor vengeance. This is equal to the story of
Yankee out West, who during some excite.
ment which called the neghbors together, rais-
ed tent over a barrel of cider which he had
somehow obtained while it was rarity in the
country, and began selling it at twenty-five
cents glass. For a while his custom was
tremendous and his cider was bringing him in
heavy revenue, when all of a sudden his Gus.
toners grew fewer and fewer Presently a
man came In, and asked him how much cider
was. When told that it was twenty-five cents
glass, the would be customer told the cider
vender he could get it around the corner for fif.
teen cents glass Supposing his was the only
cider within hundreds OF miles, the man went
with the other one on a tour of discovery, and
found, to his CONSERVATION, that some one had
pitched tent Immediately to the rear of his
covering the end of his cider-barrel which he
had left exposed, tapped it, and was doing an
immense business at very little expense
Smyrna times., 1871-03-15
0ur Publie Schools.

Reply to the Speech Of Hon. Thomas F. Bay
ard Feb. 20, 1871, and PecjouS Remarks,
on Dela1oare's System Of Public Education
IN the T. s. Senate.
Smyrna times., 1871-03-15

Under the head of Crimes and Casual
ties rural paper mentions the fact that a
rival editor has just published book.
Smyrna times., 1871-03-15

In Boston poor man, who less than one
year ago had only one suit Of clothes, went
into the newspaper business, and now has
eight suits-seven Of them for libel.
Smyrna times., 1871-03-15

Say, Smith, where have you been for q
week back p :" havn't been anywhere for
it +; / haven't got weak back"
Smyrna times., 1871-03-15

NANNY said precocious little boy, whe
against his will was made to rock the cradle of
his baby brother, @ if the Lord has any more
babies to give away, dom you take EN-. -
Smyrna times., 1871-03-15

An Illinois postmaster gives notice as fol-
lows: after this date everybody must lick
their own postage stamps, for my tongue give
ont"
Smyrna times., 1871-03-15


THE BoNAPARTEs.- Whether Louis Napo.
leon, late Emperor Of France, was a Bonaparte
in blood or Ony in name, it is uudoubted that
he was profound admirer and would-be imi-
tatOr Ot the great soldier who first made the
name OF BOnaparte famous if not ilustrious.
COnsl 'tent IN little else, the prisoner of Will
helmshOhe has evinced lifelong perseverance,
in voluble panegyrics on the character and ca.
reer of Napoleon |. Neither great command
er nor frugal administrator, as the real BO-
naparte was, his putative nephew has parodi-
ed the conduct of the founder of his family so
far as he was able. Like him, a vOciferous
republican while poor and pOwerless, he valut-
ed to despOtlc power over the ruins of Liberty
and the violation OF his own solemn oath of
fidelity to the republic. Like the uncle, the
nephew first placed himself at the head of the
popular regime, which he proceeded forthwith
to subvert and overthrow. Like the uncle,
the nephew cloaked his successive usurpations
by juggling appeal to Universal Suffrage to
sanction his crimes. Like the uncle's, the
nephews public career lasted a little more
than twenty years, and was then brought to
an ignOmniOus close by war which he had
commenced without right or reason with in
tent to extend and consolidate his power, and
enable him to transmit it unimpaired to his
son. AS with the uncle, the minions who
basked in the sunshine of the nephew's pros
perlty, made haste to desert and repudiate
him when the clouds of adversely lowered
darkly around him. Let the nephew be re
stricted for the remainder of his days to some
lonely isle not a fittieth part so important as
st. Helena, and the parody will be completed.
"MILLERIsM is almost a forgotten no
ton. Ii may be well to remember, however,
that the year l843 was made famous by the
great Second Advent excitement. The fol
lowers OF WIN. Miller, numbering hundreds oi
thousands, believed that the propheses OF
Scripture pointed to that year as the end oI
the world. When the year closed without any
advent, Miller frankly confessed that there was
" a mistake somewhere" aud that he "fell
bad. But many of his leading followers pro
longed the excitement by theory which car
ried forward the great crisis to certain day
in October, 1874, which they called tenth
day of the seventh month" Then of course
came second failure as bad as the first; anC
thenceforward the sect, thnned out by the de
parture of those who felt bad" at each sue
cessive breakdown, settled into chronic state
Of alternate speculation and bankruptcy il
prophetic stocks.
Smyrna times., 1871-03-15
NEW SERIES---VOLUME XVI---NO Al

r. The symptoms of Liver Complaint
II re uneasluess and pain in The SIDE
Iior1rzro1To iS0metlmes the pain Is in the shout
Isl M MUM D Ter and is mistaken for rhe umatlsm
n irhe stomach Is affected with loss Of
ii IanneIre and sickness bow els In gen
- -n---I-s -1meiImes alternating with lax The
Snat ~ t,ophled with pain and dull heavy sensation
JerabIe loss sf memory accompanied with pain.
Si ssn.ation of having left undone something " hich
roS, ~ IN have been done Often complaining of
weakness. de bilmy. and low spirits
II sometimes many of the above
Isvmptoms attend the disease and at
II LIVER other times very few OF them but
Il The liver is generally the organ
4 most lnv vOved. Cure the Liver with
Smyrna times., 1871-03-15

BlObbs says he is material born poet."
Hear him on Sunday night event -
If a iei!er meet his Hannah,
Out upon the sly,
Ifa feller kiss his Hannah,
How is that for HighY
Smyrna times., 1871-03-15

\

eral COSllte, som
head Is troubled
considerable loss
fuI sensation Of h
ought to have h
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-11-25
New YORK. Items.

NEW YORK. November 24.-Af1er a long
litigation $500 has been recovered for the
loss of trunk by an accident on the Hud-
son River railroad. The case is considered
an important precedent.
4 meeting of the deDositors Of the Bow.
ling Green Savings Bank, whicq was re.
ported 10 have failed, have been assured
they would be paid. 4 committee was ap-
pointed to protect the rights of depositors.
The Canadian Colonization Society, COM
posed of British subjects, has passed reso.
lutions favoring the annexation Of Canada
TO the United States.
The World has the following London
special GA distinguished Cardinal au-
thorzes me to say positively That the Pope
will not leave Rome unless he is compelled
to do so by physical force or personal vio-
lence." ...---..
Judge McCunn has denied the motion for
q new suit in the ease of j. o. Davis to
compel Smith, Gould &c Martin to fulfil
contracts made on the Thursday preceding
the celebrated "black Friday"
Six additional cases of smallpox are re.
ported to-day.
Several faro banks were broken up along
the docks to-day, and forty arrests made
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-11-25

A SHREwD SwINDLE BY A WoMAE.-A
Mrs. B., described as moving in the
best circles" Of San Francisco, was lately
informed by letter that beautiful and
accomplished niece Of an intimate friend
was about to make her visit. Glad to
welcome an eastern belle, Mrs. B. de-
termined to omit nothing that could render
her guests stay pleasant. In due time
Georgia ManderviIle arrived, and her
beauty, her rare mplishments, and,
above all, her luXuriant golden tresses, be-
came at once the theme Of conversation
among the San Francisco bachelors. The
story il easily guessed. She came, she saw,
she conquered. A wealthy broker offered
the fascinating niece his hand and heart,
and, being fortunate in his suit. pressed for
an immediate marriage. Mrs. B. re-
joiced, and to her rejoicing came the
anxious niece. What should she do for a
trousseau? She had written to her banker,
but it took time TO receive money. OF
course Mrs. b was only glad to advance
the necessary $1,000, and magnificent ar
ray OF laces and other goods was ut Geor-
gia's disposal. Meantime, having told her
predcament to her betrothed, he, too, had
handed his check for like amount to his
enslaver. AS they say on the stage, "EXit
Georgia, enter police" a trunk of cast
off clothing and a profuson of golden hair
was all that the fictitious niece but clever
swindlcr had left behind her.
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Unfortunate Meath OF n Young Csf
lnls;as.
From The Missouri Democrat.

From The Missouri Democrat.
\ burglary, Guiding in Il tragedy, was
committed at No. 2.G07 Franklin avenue,
st. Louis, between l. aud | o'clock last
Friday morning. The premises are occu.
pied ny AR. Boring, hardware dealer,
who sleeps in the store, and who was
awakened at the time mentioned by an I'M
usual grating noise at the window IN rear
Of the store. Arising hastily and armln@
himself with large revolver, he stepped
cautiously towards the windo" and raised
the curtain Just rs pane Of glass was
htoken from without. Two men were
standing behind the sash, having torn open
the outside shutters aud broken the class,
perpetrators to ctiIctD@ IN entrance. With
out hesitation Mr.. Boring raised his pistol
and tired one shot at the burglar nearest
him. They both turned and ran rapidly
through ii hallway in the building leading
10 the street, where they met officer Con-
nor, who, attracted by the shot. had hast
cncd 10 the spot. The policeman pursued
lhc one nearest him, but the man ran only
few yards when he threw up his arms
and tell to the pavement: The officer tore
omen his coat and vest and found his life
fast ooZing from CHASTITY wound on the
left SIDE. The ball had passed entirely
through his body, intljcting fatal wound:
In a wagon the dying burglar was carried
to the Third district sub station, where a
telegram was dispatched for the hospital
ambulance. in which he was takon to the
city hospital. Ee proved to be William
Culkin, a young man OF respectable family,
but who has for year or more been the
associate Of thieves and burglars, and has
Oh more than one occasion been III the
hands of the police. Although only niue
teen wears Of age he has been convicted OF
yanrancy, and on the Sd Of July last was par
doncd ont of the workho by the Mayor
ON his promise to avoid his evil associates.
August 2lst he was again before the police
court, was tined $500 and allowed Stay oil
execution for six hours to enable him TO
leave town. Since that time it is supposed
that hc has been lurking in the suburbs
OF the city, visiting town at night ana
assisting in any unlawful enterprise that
his comrades might propose. dc confessed
that he and three others visited the store
for the purpose OF committing burglary
anda robbery, but supposed that the owner
slept on the second floor. When informed
that he could not recover he voluntarily
cave the police the names OF the three
others connected with him in the unfoflll'
nate affair, and they are doubtless III
custody. unless they have fled from inc
city. At the request OF the "ouhoGu
yoillh his mother and brother, who reside
here, were sent for to visit him ut the hospi.
tai. and were with him when he dled, apou'
Q O'Clock that morning.
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The Tobacco Market as Reported by the New
York Tobacco Leaf

Smokin0.- Business In this department OF trade
has been eYeE le's bGoyant than usual Gales hayiue
been neither numerous nor important.
Virginia Ledc There Is nothing OF importance
to chronicle IN the Virginia leaf market ~ this
time. Business duriag the past week was neither
betLey nor worse than during Its predecessor. We
hear Of some few wrappers and Tugs having beer
sold at full prices for home consumption, bu
aside from this there Ia Little Of general Interest tc
conm unicate.
From Richmond the news IS abont as previously
reporred-frm prices and sm all offerings, the lat
ter item referring TO old tobacco. or new stock
good deal Is no " coming in loose, with some ed
vance In prices within a few days.
We advance quotations a tribe on funky ant
common TO good iugs to meet the altered state Of
the mar kes In this city. Other varieties ara IN
changed.
Manufactured TRADE quiet; sales moGerat,
ana Almost entirely for shipment; receipts light
sud prices generally well sustained. Briefly told
this Is The history OF tho trade during the periot
now under review. Given little In detail, 4
may be stated that the business done wS5 mainly
In black work. though brlghta were, as usual
dealt In, both for home consumption and export
and we learn OF some shipments OF the latter II
Australia. TIE California market Is reported te
ba dull, and shipments lhither are altogether fol
local needs. As illustrative or the apathy pre-
vsiliug there. 1t msy be mentioned that goods In
tended for auction nave been Withdrawn rather
than take the risk OF selling 1t losing rates.
Until the tax and warehouse questions are Sc
rest for another season 1t 10 probably useless tc
anticipate or hope for a marked change for th'
better.
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! TRANCE ACCIDENT.--A strange and
b. .cul.ty unpleasant: lai-takc occurred IN
.-. 4 >tOn recently. i ucW domestic had
81 f.rcn engaged br family on London
.,r. The lady OF h" house had had oc-
.-, ~ - u~s an application OF croton oil,
.sj bad lclt bottle Of it i'll the Kitchen.
ar rcw .irl supposed il TO TIC hair oil, aud
..s..t.t an :lanlicatiuu would benefit her
,.rr. - >he poured on good quantity OF
- hey seldom do anything Of The kind by
.,c>--aoG went TO Bed. The effect OF II
g. not ugiy very surprising, tut very
juIlI. When she arose III the morning
.,. head was "a bald - The traditional bill
,rd haIl. aud the OIL, which had trickled
s.,n her face, had run iato her eyes, burn
a.s her face and seriously cndangeriug ner
.,, ght. She was removed 10 the city hos
Tor treatment. - gst0n 1dcCrttSer.
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:. VIRGINIA NEWS.
letter from Petersburg.

L p correspondence vi tue h1Cnmnnu DISPATCH.
PETERSBURG, November "a, 1871.
The regular monthly meeting Of tho
hoard OF oversecrs of the Poor was held at
tue amshouse yesterday. All of the mem.
ocrs were present with one execution,
and Dir. Donnan, the president, was In the
chair. An unsuccessful effort was made bv
MIR. Max Marshall to Dust the Conservative
reporter present; falling In which Mr.,
Marshall retired, saYing the Conservative
papers systematically misrepresented the
words aud acts Of all Republicans. and he
would not consent to salute the hand that
smote him. '''
There are now In the poorhouse 4s IN.
matcs--l9 Whlte and 20 colored. Eleven
nave leit during the mouth and six new
ones received. There were no deaths last
month. A''''
The entire amount of the Boards in
dcbtcdncss is 1860. Cash account To
cash. S6s.ol; by cash, 1926; balance,
This Is rather an unsatisfactory exhibit.
NJ many think and argue that the tnstitu.-
ton should DC Self-sustainng.
The case OF MIR. George Hoiloman. CHARGED
WITH rohhing the negro man Gray, came up
tins evening before Justice Atkins. Major
". +. Z. Gregory represented The accused.
' he Inject the drfp nee is that Holoman and
the negro brought in their produce to town
together they live close together In South
amptonl. and llolloman, finding the negro
drunk on tho streets that night, took his
caryri- sack from him. from friendly mo.
tivcs, ~ prevent HE losing it. He insists
that he knows nothing Of the rcgro's mo-
ncy, aud SAVE he was robbed himself during
hi4 STAY IN The city. The magistrate defer
red his decision until tomorrow.
y White man from Brunswick county
had his pocket picked Of $50 nj tho Thea
ire t"miGuc last night. He was drunk At
the tllur. and has no clue to tho money.
which was taken from him while he was
attempting to rescue IA friend from some
(prooably hogus) row.
The annual celebration of st. Andrews
Society Will take place next Thursday
night. II is a great and memorable occn-
sion i'll this city, where So many OF the old
est and most substantial citizens arc
"brithe ScotS.'
The Methodist ministers have returned
from the Conference ut Portsmouth, and
the churches OF the city will be occupied
by the regular incumbents next Sunday.
All the pastors Of the Methodist churches
here have been returned TO their old
charges.
Mr.. James Rogers, an old resident Of
Chesterfield county, residing near the city,
was pr0stratrd by paralysis yesterday, and
i in most critical condition.
II has been raining aud cod all day.
ROBIN ADAIR.
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t,-fLY WAY or ECoNoMIZISG.-The Lou
-. lotui.r. Jo,uuul relates this

t.-flY WAY or ECoNoMIZISG.-The Lou
- lotut.r.J o,uuul relates this
TWO handsome young men, without
...s4oy, crayG led ugun jiIc bumpers between
..,o cars oi Il freight train and rode ycst"r.
~ from Cincinnati 10 louisville. Tbs
.vl.. Oh travel il known rs heating the
"a,. auJ j, frequently productive OF seii-
10. railroad accidents.
The Young men reached this city al
l.-4f. and left immrti lately for Nashville 10y
. 3D. same conveyance. The conductor, O.
.oUr,c. knew nothing about their being or
. ,r IRAN, - they would dodge about the
..yheS, and Keep concealed when me tram
lld~ came near. The joltS, aud stops,
nd Jerks We:c Ia them exceedingly TN.
...4-aft. The it'll. knobs upon which they
..u.l were Only about six inches square,
..a q 2ui.-tep would have thrown them
.,Htr The rolling wheels and crushed them
death. In SPITE. however, oil all tins
u.rr, they pursued their way, and hui
e n accident would exc this have reached
s'.r city o! rocks.
B.. Alojt TWO miles from Louisville tie
n made sudden halt, which caught
ss.. .yrr between the bumpers and
..-hrd The bones BADLY, and, fearful OF
auI-r accident. they jumped OIL the tram
h,y wcr" badly woundcd and had nc
80. rs Of Getting a.>lslaucc.
lone vi them ~, n&incd Daniel Ki!cy
Ne eTaw!ed OH tie ground for nearly mile.
nG Ih.u rode in 4 wagon The rest CT the
~a> cost. J0scph's luiirmary. The wound
" II ,l.,uu hun ioT some time. The other
,u.tu. man, when Last seen. was near the
..,,. ut the accident. II l. not known what
g a,.ar OF him. He was probably the worst
III ii TIE two"