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Smyrna times., 1872-03-06
More of Mrs. Wharton.

Washington correspondence of the Chicago
Tribune says: The Wharton social quarrel
extends to Washington, and as much has been
said about the Van Ness family, it is now
alleged that they propose to reverse their
former decision and press the State authorities
of Maryland to try Mrs. Wharton for the
attempt to poison young Van Ness. If con-
victed of this charge, term of Imprisonment,
and not death, would be the penalty.
The testimony upon the Van Ness case is
said to be more startling and definite than in
the Ketchum tragedy. Van Ness says that he
had never been asked, in all his acquaintance
with Mrs Wharton, to drink anything until the
particular time when she asked him to have
some claret. He drank but little of this, and
cried out that it was bad, and then started to
go home, only short distance away; he was
seized with blindness, and experienced a sensa-
tiOn as if the back Of his neck had been pinched
in vice and then lifted up.
! Cropping along like drunken man, he was
able to reach his door step and pull the bell
| AS the door opened he fell forward in his hall
and knew no more for several days. The frs
| thought on recovery was to send word to Mrs
Wharton not to give any of that claret to any
body because it must have been that which
made him sick.
When Van Ness, got out again his relatives
had the idea that he had been sun struck
but Immediately after repairing to Mrs. Whar
tons she invited him to drink of anothe
beverage. He felt the same pain coming OIL
him as before, and almost Immediately starte
for the front door, to rush home before tn
attack should come on. "Where are yo
going?" cried Mrs. Wharton. Don't sto
me, said Van Ness, ''that thing is coming o
me again"
He groped his way along the hall, but bt
fore he could put his hand on the front doc
knob he reeled and fell into the hall, and wa
dragged into the parlor, where he laid for
week, suffering nausea, vomiting, and tn
+ agonies of internal fire during the whole peric
of Ketchum S sickness, who, in the meantim
\ died above stairs.
j During the sickness, it is alledged that Mr.
n Wharton frequently prepared his medicin
i and every time he drank of her preparatio
: his agonies returned while, fed by his ov
E family, he recovered at last. 1t was at tn
!. time the milk punch was rendered him whic
when thrown out, contained the sediment
j tartar-emetic all around the bottom.
Smyrna times., 1872-03-06

A PIG SToRY.-Piggy got into large yard
where he did not belong, and, trying to get out
again, he stuck fast under high board fence,
and there began to kick and squeal in the good
old way. His master, big, tat Irishman,
hearing the hubbub, ran out Of his house near
BY, and caught his pig by the ears, endeavor-
ing to pull him through the hole before his
trespass was detected. But this treatment had
no effect but to make the pi g yell the more;
An old ram in the yard, hearing the noise. and
seeing piggys hind-legs and tail fourishing
away in menacing Manner accepted what he
thought was challenge, and lowering his
head, charged with all his might he struck I *
through the hole like pork cannon-ball, and;
striking his master full in the breast, knocked
him fiat on his back The only person who
witnessed this closing, scene was just entering
the ward, and, not being aware how masy
actors were engaged in it, was very much sur
prised to hear W hat he supposed to be the pig
swearing in Irish on the other side of the fence.
Smyrna times., 1872-03-06
Will 1t Pay.

Young men, as you lift the cleaning winecup
to your lips in the jolity of the nights spree,
will it pay? 1t is gross insult to call man
a fool Every man would resent it; but in the
suffering of the next morning, with disturbed
conscience, aching head, thrObbing temples,
racking brain, hot, fevered tongue and all the
horrible reaction that might come, does not the
victim clasp his burning hands, and bitterly
call himself, ''foOl, fool" If the first glass
brought at once the suffering of the reaction
and excitement the next morning, who would
drink?
1t does not pay to begin. First, you tolerate
it, then you touch and taste it, then you jest
and laugh at it, and then revel in it. When it
becomes your master, then what? What num-
bers have been swept down by the hurricane of
temptation! In the mad power of this passion
they have burst the bonds of mothers love,
trampled a fathers counsels in the dust,
Knocked at reprOois, tears and prayers; and
now, with tattered sails leaking hull, and
splintered masts, are drifting on, amid bowling
winds and wintry skies to utter ruin, when
they might have reached the haven of peace
and security, laden with horror and happiness
| Truly, it does not pay.
| 1t is grand thing for a man so to live tina
he can look back with complacency; for we do
live in the past. 1t is the past that must tel
for or against us. How often we say, 1t i
past; think no more of it." Why it is onl
when it is past that thought begins. Tn
present began, the past only remains. We ar
making our past as well as our future. Th
present has moved and excited, drawn tears o
provoked laughter; the mirth has fed, tn
sorrows are comforted, the excitement has dice
but the past lives and is perpetual.
There are times in every mans life whe
duty is plain, often difficult to perform. Eas
comfort, luxury, inclination, stand in the wa.
) If duty is performed it must be sacrifice; bl
| it always pays to take the hand of duty an
let her lead, whether through storm or SUI
shine, darkness or light, grief or joy, life
death.
Duty, duty; always first. Men have foug
/. mighty battles, but ever when they have yiel
/, ed to sloth or fear of inclination it has been
5 loss; and when, triumphing over eve
n obstacle and apparent impossibility, they ha
s obeyed the stern mandates of duty, it has pa
!, them, gloriously paid them. 1t pays for a m
f to do his duty. Truly, it pays now and /
all time it pays-Ectract from Coughs L
tire.
Smyrna times., 1872-03-06

How TO ENJOY LIFE.-It is wonderful to
what an extent people believe happiness de-
pends on not being obliged to labor. Honest
hearty, contented labor is the only guarantee OF
life. The gloom of missnthropy is not only
great destroyer of happiness we might have,
but it tends to destroy life itself. ldleness and
luxury produce premature decay much faster
exhaustive and fatal to longevity. Labor in
general, instead of shortening the term OF life,
actually increases it. 1t is the lack of occsupa-
tion that annually destroys so many OF the
wealthy, who, having nothing to do, play the
part Of drones, and ike them, make speedy
exit, while the busy bee fills out its day In
usefulness and honor.
Smyrna times., 1872-03-06

Parson Welsh was the Congregational minis
ter at Amesbury Mass, two Or three genera
tons ago. On one occasion he was called on
&c Custom he Bse Bsgsn 'G % FSs2sccd join +" ydaf Sf
right hands" Thereupon the groom, with
his right hand, takes the brides left. "Please
Join your right hands" The groom, a little
confused, lets go his grasp, and with his left
hand takes the brides right. "Your right
hands please join your right hands !" The
groom thinks moment, lets go his GRASP
again, and turning around, seizes the bride
with both hands, her right with his left, hel
left with his right, and exclaims. "Now I've
got her."
Smyrna times., 1872-03-06
"IF I ONLY HAD CAPITAL! l OF

"IF ONLY HAD CAPITAL! L!''-"If only
had capital" we heard young man say few
days ago, as he pulled away at ten-cent cigar,
" / would do something.
"If only had capital" said another, as he
walked away from dram shop where he had
lust paid ten cents for drink, Il would go
into business.
The same remark might have been heard
from the young man loaing on the street.
corner. Young man with the cigar, you arc
smoking away your capital. You from the
dram shop are drinking yours and DESTROYING
your body at the same time; and you on the
Street-c corner are wasting yours in idleness and
forming bad habits. Dimes make dollars.
Time is money. Don't wait for fortune to
begin with. If you had ten thousand dollars a
wear, and spent It all, you would be poor still,
Our men of power and influence, did not start
with fortunes You, too, can make your mark
| if YOU will But you must stop spending your
money for what you don't need, and squander'
ing your time in idleness.
Smyrna times., 1872-03-06

LIFE IN BR0oKLYN-A gentleman, while
walking in Atlantic avenue, Brooklyn, on Sat.
urday evening, was jostled by stranger, and
after proceeding few yards felt in his pocket
in vain for his watch. He FASTENED back
overlook the thief, end pointing his revolver
sternly demanded, 'Give me that watch!' The
stranger surrendered it without a word and
hurried away. On reaching home the gentle
man was startled in the middle of his narrative
of his desperate encounter with highwayman
by an interruption from his wife. why,
John, you left your watch on the bureau this
morning, and have been wearing 1t all day,
Smyrna times., 1872-03-06
his
THOMAS : HAWKINS
mark.
ROBERT SoWDER.

:, The Richmond Enquirer refuses to believe
mat Virginia is too poor to be honest, and so
! makes earnest war on the repudiating Legis-
nineteen millions of dollars worth OF whisky
every year, and spend nearly twice that amount
On ribbons, laces, and circuses, to say nothing
d Otherluxuries, can not honestly claim poverty
san excuse for their refusal to pay about two
millions year in the way of interest, on an
honest debt To a disinterested reader the
EtaqIrer's argument would seem a rather
iOrclble one; and if we are right, in our estl-
mate Of the Virginian character, the editor re-
ascts the public sentiment of his State much
more correctly than the Legislature does. In
aoy case there is no cheaper way OF getting rid
ota debt than by paying it, and Virginia Ger;
1a'aly can not afford to throw away her good
name, now that she has SO little else LETT.
Smyrna times., 1872-03-06

DESTRUCTION OF THE Glove CROP.-It is
nositiyelv asserted that the Glove crop of the
island of Java has been completely destroyed
by storm. We can manage to worry along
without cloves, but what are those poor men to
do who are obliged to be at the Lodge" nearly
every night till o'clock, A. NJ, aud then go
home suffering with the toothache or some
thing, and have no Glove to chew to conceal the
fact from their loving wives? Here is where
the destruction of the Glove crop is going tC
strike the hardest!
Smyrna times., 1872-03-06

Man is strong-wonnan is beautiful: Man is
daring and confident-woman is difhdent and
unassumng. Man is great in action-woman
in suffering. Man shines abroad-woman at
home. Man talks to convince-woman to
persuade and please. Man has rugged heart
woman a soft and tender one. Man prevents
miserv-woman relieves it. Man has science
woman taste. Man has judgment-woman
sensibity. Man is a being of justice
of mercy
Smyrna times., 1872-03-06

SELF FRELIANcE.-Don't rely upon friends.
Don't rely upon the name of your ancestors.
Thousands have spent the prime OF their lie
in the vain hope of assistance from those whom
they called Friends and thousands have
starved, because they had a rich father Rely
upon the good name which was made by your
own exertions: and know that better than the
best friend you can have, is unquestionable
determination, united with decision Of char
acter and integrity.
Smyrna times., 1872-03-06

An Irishman who was very near sighted
about to fight duel, insisted that he should
stand six PAGES nearer his antagonist thar, the
other did to him, and that they were both to
fire at the same time. This beats Sheridan S
tale of fat man who was going to fight slim
one that the latter's slim figure ought to De e
chalked on the others pOrtly person, and II
the bullet hit him outside the chalk mark, 1t
was TO 90 for nothing.
Smyrna times., 1872-03-06

THE POPEs.-The whole number of Popes
from ST. Peter to Plus TX. is 257. Of these 81
are venerated as saints, 33 having been mar
tyred lO4 have been Romans, and l03 natives
Of other parts of Italy; Is Frenchmen, 9
Greeks, Asiatics, Africans, 3 Spaniards' 2
Dalmatians, l Hebrew, Thracian, l Dutch
man, Portuguese, Candiot, and | English
man. The name most commonly borne has
been John. The twenty-third and last was q
Neapolitan, raised to the chair in 14l0. Nine
pontiffs have reigned less than one month
thirty less than one year, and eleven more thar
twenty years. Only five have occupied the
pontifcal chair over twenty-three years
These are ST. Peter, who, it has been asserted
was Supreme Pastor 25 years, 2 months,
days; Sylvester l., % years, 10 months, 2
days; Hadrian l., % years, 10 months, l
days Plus VI. "a years, 8 months, IA days
Plus TX, who celebrated his twenty-ffth yea
in the ponti6cal chair June 10th, 1871.
Smyrna times., 1872-03-06

A man once went to an eccentric lawyer to
be qualified for some petty office. The lawyer
said to him:
"Hold up your handl I'll swear you; but
all creation couldn' qualify you !"
Smyrna times., 1872-03-06

my son" said good mother to young
hopeful did y9q wish your teacher s0snord.d dd'PRs 3Rs
how ho~ |Weh why not?' :" Because" said
the the youth, "she isn't happy unless she's whip,
ming some of US boys, and was afraid If L
wished her happiness she'd go for nae.
Smyrna times., 1872-03-06

Scene in the cars: A candy-boy passing
through car meets cross old gentleman, and
says, Pop corn pop corn liam gos
dropsl gum-drops!' calls the smart boy.
Smyrna times., 1872-03-06

The Boston Post tells that man in Troy
left boarding, house just because rat bit on
his ear. When people get that particular apout
trihes, they ought to quit boarding and 90 TO
keeping house.
Smyrna times., 1872-03-06

A New Orleans paper says that young
widow in that city, who writes well, " is train
ing herself for an editor" Who is the editor
she is training for?
Smyrna times., 1872-03-06
Inm DIVING. Katrin. dYingi

am uyIHg, NaITTH, uyIHg'
What was fading now grows bright;
Change Ger all is sweetly lying
Angels l shall see tonight
I am dying, Katrin, dying!
And | feel-a Heavenly splash
am dying, Katrin, dying!
am dyeing my mustache!
Smyrna times., 1872-03-06

, The editor of country paper remarks that
half the people who attend musical entertain
ments in his town, don't know the difference
oe'Heen symphony and sardine.
Smyrna times., 1872-03-06

A Kentucky girl says when she, dies she
desires to have tobacco planted over her grave,
that the weed nourished by her dust may be
chewed by her bereaved lovers.
Smyrna times., 1872-03-06

A bachelor has expressed the opinion thai
he prefers slim ladies, because he can be nearer
their hearts.
Smyrna times., 1872-03-06

A little girl was heard to wish that she was
a bow. $50 she could swear when she dropped
her books in the mud.
Smyrna times., 1872-03-06

A letter writer, describing ball, says the
feature which made the deepest impression on
him was the usual number of very, plump
women foaming over the tops OF their dresses
Smyrna times., 1872-03-06

Live temperateIy-go to ehurch-attend to
vour affairs-love all the pretty girls--marry
one of them-live like a man and die like
Christian
Smyrna times., 1872-03-06

A young lady tells how to prevent cnappy
cheeks. Have nothing to do with cheeXy
chaps.
Smyrna times., 1872-03-06

Half the ills we hoard within our hearts are
ills because We hoard them.
Smyrna times., 1872-03-06

A squirrel in revolving case runs sewing
machine in the show window OF a Saratoga
shop.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-05
Single B eds.

The enormous beds in fashion in the middle
ages, i'll which not only the whole family, but
favorite domestic animals, hunting dogs, cats, &c.
reposed together excite our liveliest astonshment.
In those days the arstocracy did find it undig.
niied to share their couches with friends or que sts
who sought their hospitality. 1t was on the con-
trary, considered II mark of sincere friendship. -
But it Is now commonly believed that where two
persons sleep together abstracts from the other
some amount Of vital force. This is especially the
case where old and young persons share the same
bed Besides IN room where there is no dec led
skin oil sleeper poison the atmosphere for con.
hospitals never less than two and half feet is al
Sleeping apartments OF royalty and nobility sin.
gle beds everywhere the rule and noYhsrs tn.
exception. The Emperor Of Germany sleep.
upon narrow bed and Il hard mattress The singi.
bed-coverng is u wadded silk quilt. The Emperor
and Empress Of Austria take their royal slumbers
on similer beds, with the same description OF Gov
eriet. One OF the principal advantages of these
narrow beds is that the mattresses are more easily
aired Even the poorest housewives in Germany
recognize the fact that bedding requires daily air.
ing: and OH pleasant day in winter, and nearly
every day in summer, one may SEQ stretched oui
OF the courtyard windows for an entire half day
the feather beds and coverings so dear to the
heart OF a German trau. 1t IS not necessary her,
to enter protest against feathers, this essa,
is not written for Germans. The physicians o
Germany make the most energetic complain,
against the use OF these ith, as vet, among tht
lower classes, very little success GALAXY.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-05
Address Of the National Democratic
Committee

New YORK, December, 3.-The National
Democratic Committee have s,ied the follow
ing:
HEADQUARTERS NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC
CoMMIrrEE New York, December 3, lS.2-
The democratic national convention did in July
1877. with an unanmity unprecedented in the
history OF the party, nominate As their candidate
for the office OF President Of the United States
Horace Greeley OF New York Six States cast
their electoral vote for him at the late election,
and millions of men in the other States where
we failed Of success testified their appreciation
Of his noble character and the great services he
had rendered the country byvotiag our electoral
ticket.
But HORACE Greeley ia dead, and the splendor
Of the political victory achieved by his oppo-
nents Is now dimished by sorrow which this sad
event has cast upon the people whom he loved
and who regarded him as one Of the best, trl,est
and bravest Of men. The lessons Of his pure and
blameless life will long remain expressed upon
the age in which he lived.
Every beat fhis great heart was in sympathy
with humanity in its broadest form. lie loved
the government, lie loved his fellow men, and
the labors of his whole life were to elevate the
the condition Of mankind. No struggle for
liberty, civil or religious, was ever made on the
surface OF the earth since his manhood began
with which he did not afiecliona,ely synipathize
and to which he failed to give faithful and pow
erful aid. Every day Of his life abounded will
acts Of kindness Of charity, OF forgiveness and
love. Not his stricken f,mily alone, bu. 4
stricken people sorrow for loss so wholly in
scrutable and almost unparalleled.
The national democratic committee in beha
Of great party, who achieved honor by theil
faithful effort To elect him to the first flee il
the government, will do all in their power lt
honor his name and memory.
AUGUSTUS ScnELL,
Chairman National Democratic Committee.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-05
LECTURE.
For the GaIstte.

General Hall, who is announced 10 lecture at
The Masonic Temple. on Monday and Tuesday
evenings has reputation Of being one Of the
most impressive, interesting and successful
speakers on military operations. lie possesses 9
rich store Of ideas, on topics of war, that are
presented with perspicui.y. Ills style is marked
by beauty grace and strength: and when warmed
ialr'y on his subject his language is strong. and
his descriptions 10 exciting Of contending hosts.
AID faithful, that his hearers feel he is mas,er
OF his theme, and are almost carried by his
touching and persuasive eloquence 10 the battle
held; enter its contests; become actors filled
with hopoand fears; see its horrors; its carnage
rises before them; hear the laments oil the wound.
ed and witness their struggles in death.
The General ia faithful relater Uf events;
when commendation is due it is accorded; when
censure is deserved, it is not withheld. As q
de.ineator of battle scenes he is true aud graphic
His opportunities Of gathering incidents, seeing
the shades Of 7assiDg events, and noting the
changes, and their characteristics were many
and continuous. Of,he "Three Days::Fighting,'
the Boston Post said, ''it will be remembered
| the General commanded the Battery, the Se-
cond Maine, which opened the fight on the Grs
day; and that he was prominent actor in tht
whole Of the Three Days conflict, in the arti
'erv corps" 1t also should he added from The
time the cavalry Of Buford met the advance o
General Lees, on the march to Gettysburg, il
command of Gen. Hill, whenj Gen. Reynolds
was killed, until after the terrible cannonad,
between Generals Meade and Lee, General Hal
participated in the several actions, until Picket
made the desperate infantry charge, which afte
partial success, was repulsed, and Lee fled anc
Meade held tiiumphantly the Battle Field o
Gettysburg.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-05

IT is stated that the profits netted by the
engineers of the last successful CORNER in
Northwestern" will amount to some 5000,
600 or 100000 These figures may or may
course, upon the rates at which the "cOncern.
ed party agreed to settle their lOsses-but
there is no doubt that the operation. such as i,
was. resulted in transferring considerable
sum of money from the pockets Of the van
quished bears" to those of the victoriOu.
''bulls," the veteran Drew and Henry N
Smith. the late partner Of j. could, being
named as principal losers. a
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-05
The Credit Mobilier Bribery,

JUDGE BLACK ON TIE FLOOR OF TIE HOUSE.
LONG CONFERENCE WITH Mr.. DAWES
RUM0Rs OF A COMPROMISE wITHlMcCoMB
WAsHINGToN, Dec 3.-Considerabe excite
ment was created to-day by The appearance d
the Hon. Jere. Black, the counsel of McComl
in his suit against the Credit Mobilier, on the
aoor ofthe House just after adjournment. lie
was met by Gen. Garfield, and introduced by
that gentleman to Mr.. Dawes who Immediately
conducted him to the Ways and Means Com
mittse room, where they held long conference
As it is known that Judge Black is thoroughly
conversant with all the details ot the Credit
Mobilier bribery, great significance Is attached
to his appearance here so soon after the inves-
tigationi was ordered.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-05

Here's statema anshlp for you. President GRANT
thinks that ian expenditure of five millions per
aunum would be protitably expended this is his
own language" if it would restore to us our
proportion of the carrying trade OF the world"
This matter OF subsidy. To this we venture
to say two things: First, that the suggestion itself
il On par with the idea OF annexing San Domin-
90 fer the purpose otpayng the national debt in
tropical products; and secondly, that the dstrlbu-
tion OF twenty-five millions on subsidies in the
next i've years would do more mischief in the way
OF corrupting Congress and the people and making
all our business interests depend OH legislation
and Government aid than could be heated in a
hundred years after.-SUN.