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Smyrna times., 1871-04-26
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ENDURANCE,

lis bitter to endure the wrong
Which evil hands and tongues commit.
The bold encrOachments of the strong.
The ahaftS of calumny and wit,
The scOrniul bearing of the proud,
The sneers and laughter of the crowd.
And harder still it is TO bear
The censure OF the good and wise,
Who. ignorrnt of what you are,
Or blinded by the sanderer's lies,
Lock coldly on, or pass you by
In silence with averted eye.
But when the friends in whom you trust,
As steadfast as the mountain rock,
Fly and are scattered like dust
Before mistOrtune's whirlwind shock,
Nor love remains to cheer your fall
This is mere terrible than ALL
But even this, and thsse-ay. more,
Can BE- endured, and hope survive,
The n"bir spirit still NAV scar.
Although the body fail 20 thrive:
Disease and want may wear the frame
Thank God the soul is still the same.
Hold up your head, then, man of grief,
Nor longer tO the tempest bend
For soon or late must come relief
The coidest, darkest night will end,
Hope in the heart-it never dies
Trust on! the day. yet shall rise.
Conscious Of purity and worth
You may with calm assurance wal.
The tardy recomprnSe of earth
And ell should iA.tice come too late
!" sOoths the spirits huneward flight,
sui Heaven, at last, the wrong shall right.
Smyrna times., 1871-04-26

A WONDERFUL MEMORY.-A public exhi-
bition of the wonderful circumstancial memory
possessed by Daniel Mccartney, an old and il
night last week 1t began by some one asking
him on what DAY of the week was December l.,
1864. He answered promptly, Thursday, and
said it was pleasant where he lived (n Iowa at
that time. He associated with the day a
marriage in his neighborhoOd, and gave the
names of the parties. Similar questions were
asked until twenty-six dates had been mention
ed by different persons, and the answers on an
average given correctly inside of six seconds
lie was then examined in mathematics, multi
plying three figures and extracting square and
cube root mentally with great rapidity. His
knowledge OF. the Bible was then tested, and
he told, with rare exceptions, the exact chap
ter and verse of every passage read.
Smyrna times., 1871-04-26
WHOLE NO. S44

MINOR MISERIES OF IFE.-Thcre are some
transactions of daily occurrence which, though
unlmportant in themselves, yet form a part Of
the sum of human misery. 1t is extremely an
moving, Tor Instance, when you go to the post
once 20 receive, a percmpt0ry demand for a
settlen ent of " that lite bll'' by return of
ma md IN case o. noncompliance, &c.
ou are invited to dinner and the waiter, in
Mt OF absence Of mind, places the roast goose
before you with polite intimation that you
are expected to carve it. Now, you are per
tectly conscious Of your ignorance of every par.
tlcle OF goose anatomy, but you are ashamed to
confess 1t; you seize the knite in desperation,
and at the ilrSt attempt you strike the bone,
ana send the lucklcs> bird, stcaming in its rich
brown gravy, Iirht into the ady's lap who sits
opposite you. Talk Of presence of mind under
the circumstances! POoh there is but one
reSource-slope for Texas inst4nter
You are invited to an evening party. and
dress in your lest fitting suit Music, dancing,
and Irritation make up the entertainment.
GU dance your liveIlest and talk your wittiest,
and you are delighted to find you succeed in
ellcltlng SO much merrment, for the company
laughs loud and long at what you say and do
by ana by. turning corner in the dance, aud
Just opposite large mirror, you happen to cast
your eye over your shoulder, and discover-oh,
horror something like flag of truce stream
Ing out behind yOu. On investigation you find
! that some trOllcksomc miss has abstracted YOUR
handkerchief and pinned it to the tail of your
! coat
Smyrna times., 1871-04-26

A well known Kentucky minister, subject to
severe spells of nervous headache, was in our
office the other day, says an exchange, during
one of those attacks. Majer Brown, of Mexico,
was present, and proposed to relieve him in
five minutes, which he did most effectually.
The following is the prescription Take
dessert spoonful of common soda, such as is
used in making bread, aud dissolve it thorough
ly in cold water. With this thoroughly sham
poon the head for about five minutes, scratch
ing the skin of the head and the back Of the
neck we'll with the finger nails. Then rinse
the head with clean cold water. Major Brown
says that he used this remedy in perhaps
thousand cases since 1853, and never once fail
ed to give relief in five or ten minutes. s.-Rurat
Houte
Smyrna times., 1871-04-26

How NITRO GLYCERINE Is MADE-This
wonderful explosive was discovered in lS47 by
an Italisn named Sobero, but it's practical ap-
plicatiOn was made by Alfred Noble, Swed-
lsh engineer. The process by which it is made
is thus described: Every one knows what
giycerlne is--a clear, syrupy liquid, sweet to
the taste and somewhat greasy to the touch
Its scope OF employment ranges from the sur
geon 5 dispensaly to the lady boudolr Chem
lists term it triatomic alcohol, and it may be
derived from fat of tallow by the action Of
lime ID sulphuric acid. It's properties are
many and various, but, as they have no bear
ing upon the present subject, we shall abstain
from noticing them. If quantity Of nitric
acid be added to twice its weight of lp!uic
acid, glycerine be poured into this and care
fully Stirred--the whole being surrounded by a
freezing mixture-we obtain that wonderful
substance known as nitroglycerine, which has
more than ten times the explosive force of
gunpowder 1t forms on the surface as an oily
liquid OF a pale yellow color, is perfectly odor
Gus, and has a sweet aromatic taste. 1t is
poisonous, whether taken internally or absorb
cd through the skin, and small doses of it pro
duce distressing headaches. 1t does not ex-
plode when brought in contact with fire, and
remains unchanged even when raised to the
temperature Of boiling water; but at about
forty degrees Fahrenheit it becomes converted
into an icy mass which merely requires friction
to develop all its explosive qualities.
Smyrna times., 1871-04-26

There is something very charming in ths
trankness and genrleness with which religious
SSectarles sometimes speak of one another.
Thus, for example, the 7uGlct, Catholic pa
per, describes Henry Ward Bcecher as " the
Booth Of the pulpit, the Burton Of the sane
tuary and the Dan Rice of Plymouth Church"
and then adds: . In short, Mr.. Beecher is
sometimes very vulgar, positively low" 1t is
well tor the politicians that they have before
them such examples of Christian candor and
courtesy to shame them out Of their discour-
teous and denuncatoIy habits.
Smyrna times., 1871-04-26

a young lady zee observed: "When 20
to the theatre, | am very careless of my dress,
a. the audience are to attentive to play to OBJ
serve my ward robe but when 1 go to church
| am very particular in my outward appear
ance, as most people 90 there to see how their
neighbors dress ana depcrt themselves
Smyrna times., 1871-04-26

Joe King was i'll in boarding house, and
made up his mind for some chicken broth.
The order went down into the kitchen, and the
broth came up-wcak, fiat, and inspid The
sick man was subsequently relating his disap-
pointment to friend who said:
They just let chicken wade through it."
on,''
He recovered
Smyrna times., 1871-04-26
He recovered.
Girls don't know mucb in Florida

Girls don't know much in Florida. A girl
at Fernandina, who can repeat the multiplied
ton table with one hand tied behind her, had
a kerosene lamp that smoked, so she laid q
book across the top of the chimney, and went
on reading in her geography about an eruption
of Nesuvius. Soon she had little Vesuvius
Of her own, and landed in an adjoining sheep
DaStJre
Smyrna times., 1871-04-26

One of the finest retorts on record is that
made by an English ambassador to French
king, Of whom be asked the release of certain
HuguenOts who had been thrown into the Bas-
tile for their religion. "What would your
master, the King Of England say if sued for
the release of the prisoners in Ncwgate?" said
the king. The answer was ready: Your
majesty may have every one Of them, if you
will claim them as your brethren"
Smyrna times., 1871-04-26

Have you not mistaken the pew, sir ?"
blandly said Sunday Chesterfield to stran-
ger who entered it.
Z" | beg pardon" said the intruder, rising to
go out, " l fear have took it for a Chris
tiaus" "
Smyrna times., 1871-04-26

A Philadelphia sausage manufacturer gives
the following recipe for making bologna sau-
sage; Take an eel skin and stuff it with
ground cat or dog; season it with Scotch snuff
and perslmmon oil lay it on hog pen to dry,
and then hang it In grocery store for three
m )nths for the flies to give it the trade mark"
Smyrna times., 1871-04-26

A Western paper offers to write "Mr" be-
fore or Esq after the names of such OF its
subscribers, in directing their papers to them.
as will pay 25 cents extra, or add both of said
handles for so cts. Cheap enough for luxury.
Smyrna times., 1871-04-26

An exchange says: We are in recent of
two poems, one on the Throbbing Brain, and
the other on Beating Heart' We Will
wait until we receive one on the Stomach
Ache, and publish all three together"
Smyrna times., 1871-04-26

AN AFFECTING ScENE--A Julqe SeEten-
eng M OH SchOolmate 10 be Hanged. We
take the following from the Memphis Sun S
account OF the sentence Of a murderer:
Judge Flippin spoke as follows: Samuel
IL. Iost0n, this Is one of the saidest eraS in
my life. Our parents and their children knew
each other. We grew up together, went to
the same schools, the same church, and PLAYED
on hill aud in valley the same Innocent games in
Ooyhood Years have passed since then Our
roads in life have diverged. You now stand
convicted of a great, a capital crime, aud |, AS
a minister of the law, have imposed upon me
the painful duty of passing upon you the sem
tence OF death. Were it consistent with nv
othclal duties, | would that this cup would
pass from me But | cannot now shrink from
the performance of this sad official requirement.
and must not, and will not, in the future,
though other victims may fall, to avenge vic.
lated laW. 1t is, therefore, the sentence of the
court that you BE- r0mandcd to the county iail
OF Shelby county, the place from whence you
came, to be there securely kept until Friday,
the 10th day OF May next, when you will be
taken by the sheriff of Shelby county, between
the hours of 10 A. NJ, anG P NJ, within one
mile and halt of the courthouse of said
county, and there be hanged by the neck until
you are dead, and may God have mercy ON
your soul "
- heh TOsCOn was called, both the Judge and
Poston were very much moved. Poston shook
like an aspen leaf, and had to grasp chair for
support. At the conclusion Of the sentence
Judge Fllppln was in tears, as was also nearly
all the large crowd gathered there. 1t was a
most affecting scene, and will ever be remem-
oered by those who witnessed it, 1t was sur
prise to all to know the relation that had ex-
lsted in early childhood between Judge Flippin
and Poston, and it must indeed have been a
sad thing for Judge Flippin to consign to death
playmate of his early boyhood days.
Smyrna times., 1871-04-26

The widow of John Brown lives in Humbolt
County, Cal, with her son Salmon, and her
daughters Sarah and Ellen. Annie, who was
with her father at Harpers Ferry, is married,
in California. The two sons, John and Jason,
live in Ohio, Owen in Pennsylvania, and Ruth
remains at the old place in North Elba.
Smyrna times., 1871-04-26
The Bohon-Up Tree.

During the cruise Of the United States shin
PynoutA 10 the East Indies she visited the
coast OF DOrneO, ana there spent some time in
regulating our commercial interests. While
lying oft he mouth Of Bruni river, upon which
Is situated the capital city Of B0rneo proper. a
party was made to visit u upas tree which it
appears Is occasionally found i'll other islands
than Java.
With boats crew, we'll armed, we left the
SNIP at daybreak, IN order to accomplish the
distance Twenty one miles, before the sun
came out in iull strength Reaching the month
OF the river alter pull of an hour and-a halt
We landed to eat our breakfast and, after rest
ing the crew, put off again, arriving at our
destination about ten A. NJ. We were al look
Ing eagerly Tor the realization of one of the
wonderful stories that 50 fascinated our boy-
hood; but here were 10 barren wastes, or arid.
skeleton covered plains.
Following our native guide boat. we sheer
ed In alongside OF grassy bank, the summit
OF which was laid out III saali plots Ike child
rem gardens at home, each plot surrounded
by border OF shells, with carefully kept walks
between them. Nothing but grass and flow
els were growing there, but these were most
uxurant, for this was graveyard, and we
we've even then standing under the shadow of
the terrible pOISOn-trce, near which these peo-
pie bury their dead, which may partially ac
cout for the wonderful stories told by early
trave ers. The tree itself measured eleven feet
in circumference five feet above the ground.
and instead Of scattering death and destruc-
ton, was girted round with creeping vines and
many-colored para ties that wound their wav TO
the tOpmoSt branches, which were higher than
any CT the surrounding trees, and equaled, if
not surpassed, those OF our loiticst forest trees
at home
An incision was made, after the manner of
tapping mapletrees, and the sap, which is re-
ported to be deadly poison, commenced flow
ing drop by drop. 1t was Of a yellowsh white
COLOR thick and glutinous, resembling in its
general appearance good rich cream There
was no unpleasant odOr perccptible from it,
nor did any OF US experience amy diSagreeablr
SENSATIONS, though standing near by while the
sap was being discharged. This was SO slow
an operation that 1t required nearly an hour to
fll tw0-ouuce phaL Meantime it was de-
slrable to procure some Of the leaves and
branches, but these were beyond our reach, as
the lowest branch was at least a hundred feet
!lOm the ground, aud although the:men could
easily have clmoe1 up by the vines, the sur.
geon III charge of the party re used to let them
make the attempt, fearing that their hands
and feet might become poisoned At last,
having loaded all our carbines with ball, par
tlcu'ar limb was selected, and we fired togeth
er, by this means securing several fine speci-
mems.
Having obtained matter enough of all kinds
to satisfy the demands of science, we returned
to the ship, arriving on board at Two clock in
the morning, highly gratitied by the result of
our visit to this great natural curiosity, which
had been one OF the wonders and mysteries of
our bOyhOOd.
Smyrna times., 1871-04-26

An Irishman, applying for license to sell
whisky, was asked if he possessed a good NOR
al character Faith, yer honor, replied Pat,
" / don't see the necessity for good moral
character to sell whisky"
Smyrna times., 1871-04-26
SIMMONS

T--7 The symptoms Of Liver Compliant
II re- uneasinesS and pain in the side.
iSometIues the pain is in the shout.
Isl nj NUNS ller and is mistaken for rheumatism
iThe stomach is affected with loss of
I,nnetile and sickness, bowels IN gen.
L. ----.----s ----s -",Hsi,mes alternating with lax The
eIsi Co1. ,.lIsd with pain and dull heavy sensation
he4 =. lnss sf memory accompanied with pain.
.,in of having left undone something which
Iu' s. 80 Sava been done Often complaining of
o---1 onz-. - weakness debility, and low spirits
Sometimes many of the above
1,ympIoms attend the disease, and at
4 LIVER Ioher tunes very Few of them but
4 1 The liver is generally the organ
most involved Cure the Liver with
Smyrna times., 1871-04-26
%@ASN

Learn from the earliest days to insure your
principles from the perils Of ridicule You
can no more exercise your reason if you live in
the constant dread of laughter, than you can
enjoy your life if you live in the constant ter
roI of death
Smyrna times., 1871-04-26

At Franklin, Pa, on Saturday, Jennie Nc.
c. Wagner, oil merchant, for breach of promise.
Smyrna times., 1871-04-26

Compromise-An irritable man who was
disappointed in his boots, threatened to eat up
the shoemaker, but compromised. by drinking
a cObbler,
Smyrna times., 1871-04-26

A Quaker's advice to his son on his wedding
day: "When thee went a courting, told
thee to keep thy eyes wide open; now that
thou is married, tell thee to keep them half
shut
Smyrna times., 1871-04-26

A young lady Of Terre Haute is writing a
book on . What know about counting"
Smyrna times., 1871-04-26

A Boston lady's pins, when she is fully dress.
ed, are said to number 3O0i
Smyrna times., 1871-04-26

Mr.. MARK Twain bids farewell to the
readers of the GGLGry this month. Mr.. Don
Piatt is to be his successor,
Smyrna times., 1871-04-26
/ LIVER
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Smyrna times., 1871-04-26

Can lover be called suitor, when be don't
suit her,
Smyrna times., 1871-04-26

eral COSlIve, 'OIlle
head Is troubled "
considerable loss 81
ful sensation Of ha.
ought 10 have he
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-06-22

Clement u. vallandigham, of Ohio,
died Sunday, 18th inst, from the
effects OF pistol shot wound recoiy-
cd by the accidental discharge of a
pistol held ia his own hand.
IL is one of the most remarkable
instances of accidental wounding on
record, in that, rs lawyer, he was
defendinga criminal for murder, and,
in attempting to explain how the
murdered man might have shot him
self under the circumstances detailed
by the testimony, he, unfortunately,
gave the fatal shot. As an explRna-
ton, it may DO said to have surpass-
ed anything Of the kind ever before
attempted. .
Vallandigham was yet in the
prime of life, being only 40 years Of
age. His record for good and evil
is made. Lot tho future historian
detail 1t, and the readers Of the
coming generation pronounce the
verdict.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-06-22
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, June 20.
congressman Bowen, convict
cd Of bigamy, sentenced to two years
imprisonment and confined in the
county jail, doesn't suffer much from
the rigors of confinement, being fur
nished with the best room in the
building and allowed the freedom of
the grounds. He is furnished with
meals from his own house, and is
daily visited by numbers of friends.
The general belief is that he will DO
speedily pardoned. His case was
favorably considered in tho Cabinet
meeting on Friday, and the District
Attorney has recommended that the
pardon papers in the hands of the
Attorney General be forwarded to
the President tomorrow. The
friends of Bowen express the posi-
tive belief that he will get his seat
in Congress from the Second District
of South Carolina, over Delarge,
colored, the sitting member. His
friends also say three managers Of
elections in the county where De-
large was given by them a majority
of five thousand, having been tried
upon an indictment for fraud and
convicted, there can be no further
difficulty. They also say that a
wholesale stufiing of the ballot box
of the election is proven beyond q
doubt, that still other evidence re-
mains also that other managers are
now on trial for the same offense
with q strong likelihood of convic.
ton, which will 60 to make Delarge's
election invalid.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-06-22
NEW YORK.
Internal Rsvs.us oMesr Drissa.

NEW YORK, June ~.
Myron Winslow, the attorney for
the Anti-Income Tax Association,
has applied to Judge Gilbert at the
special term of the Supreme Court
at Brooklyn, tor an injunction to
prevent Fraeland, Collector of In
ternal Revenue for the 1st district,
including Kings, Queens. Suffolk and
Richmond counties, from collecting
the income tax. The Judge has
ordered the Collector to show
cause why the prayer for Injunction
should not be granted.
A dispatch to the Tribune from
Long Branch says it is stated here
by o person very close to the Presi.
dent, that last week positive infor-
nation was laid before him that Col.
Clifford Thompson, late Gen. Pleas.
anton's chief clerk in the Internal
Revenue Bureau, sold to the officers
of the New York Central Railroad
Co., two days in advance, the pro.
mitigation of the Commissioners
decision in the great tax case, such
information about it as enabled these
officers to save themselves from loss,
The sum received for this informa-4
ton thus sold as stated to tho Prcsi.
don't. is $1,000. Without voucbing
at oil for the truth of this story, /
can assert positively that this infor.
nation was given to the President,
and that the resignation of the chief
clerk OF the Internal Revenue De-
partment promptly followed
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-06-22

The Dt68O faSy q Iowa bave pE1y
into the forefront of their platform
tho astonishing declaration that they
Recognize tho binding, obligations Of
the constitution of the United States"
II has often been charged upon the
Democracy of this State that they
did not recognize the claims Of that
instrument and that while the South
ern wing Of their party was trying
with the force Of arms to destroy the
Constitution shd the aovernment
with Il, the northern Democrats
secretly, II mot openly, bid them God
speed IN thor unholy work. That
this charge was just, Is now indirect
", at least, acknowledged BY the
Democrats themselves; in the parade
which they make iii declaring their
constitutional obligations; and on
this they base their claim to be re.
stored 10. power. They say to the
people, We recognize our obligations
TO the Constitution, therefore you
should put the control of the govern.
ment into our hands. We opposed
the Constitution until our opposition
became hopeless, and now because
We do not oppose it any longer you
should not only overlook our past
offenses, but surrender everything IL
Us Was there ever o moro shame
full specimen Of unmitigated impu
dence ?-HasokeG<.
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Death Of o. Lv.Il.na,~A.m.

CINCINNATI, June IL.
Mr.. Vallandigham died at eighteen
before ten this morning. He
went down very rapidly after three
o'clock, having no pulse scarcely af.
ter that hour. DR.. Dawson, Of Gin
cinnati, arrived at three o'clock, but
was too late to do any good for the
dying man. Judge Haynes, his law
partner from Dayton. reached Leba-
non this morning, with other person
al friends, who were with him in his
last hours. Mcclellan, in the prose.
cution of whose case he lost his life,
was taken from Jail this morning to
his bedside, and shed tears a. he be.
held tho dying friend who had as
pired during tho progress of the trial
to summon all his energy and legal
ability in his behalf. Fallet made
his argument for the State yesterday
and was to have been followed by
Mr.. Milliken this morning, and it was
expected Mr.. Vallandigham would
commence his argument this evening
or Monday morning. Judge Page,
before whomthe trial was proceed
ing, adjourned the Court this morn
ing until Monday. Mrs. Vallandig-
ham started for Baltimore last eve
ming, called there by dying brother.
Mr.. Vallandigham's body will be
taken at onco to Dayton, reaching
there about three o'clock.