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Smyrna times., 1872-11-20

A PET WASP. One of the most curious
attendants at the gathering of the British
Association at Brighton was Sir John Lubbock S
pet wasp; and the respect which would
naturally be paid to any friend OF the benevo-
lent savant who has given l.ondon its new
holidays, was really due to this insect on its
account Captured in nest of soft gray paper
in the Pyrenees Mountains. the wasp Yves the
first of its species that had ever received an
education. Sir John exhibited it to the As>o-
citation with Just pride, as proof of VIII It
kindness and patience can effect upon, the most
unpromising creatures and even Mr. Foster
might have wondered TO see it come out OF the
glass bottle where it lives, eat sugar from its
masters fingers, allow him to stroke it. striped
back, and fly. round aud round his head,
returning always 20 its home in the bottle. AT
first, says its distinguished educator, it was
rather too ready With its sting; but now it
never thinks Of unsheathing the tiny rapier at
its tail;' and nobody who saw the insect
could doubt that its nature had been greatly
changed
Smyrna times., 1872-11-20

A SOUIB OF THE RECENT CAMPAIGN.-ln |
looking over an old campaign speech the
other day our attention was arrested by the
following extract, from an address OF Major
Mclean, OF Virginia, who was made chairman
OF Grant meeting. We publish the extract
for its interesting "reminiscences, not for the
politics in it. The Major said:
suppose that few lin my county, lost as
much by the war as myself The first great
battle of the war began on my land, near or on
Bull Run, and the last campaign ended by the
surrender at my house, at AppUmattOx Court
house, whittier with my family | had refugeed
for safety. | lost my slaves and most of my
property by the war, but if | have to choose
between politician who stirred up the strife
and carnage aud the soldier who fought it out
| bravey TO the end, | shall choose the soldier.
1t was my fortune to witness the closing
scenes of the grand drama Of the last war at
AppOmattox Court house. | remember it as
though it were yesterday, and | recall with
| much satisfaction that not one act done,
nor one word said 10y General Grant and his
Federal officers, to humiliate General Lee o.
the remnants of his brave army. | cnuld no
have told from the demrauOr Of the two com
manders which was the conqurrOr or which wa
the conquered, except that when General lie
rendered General Grant his sword. to which h
, was entitled by the laws of war, the latter re
. marked quietly: Keep you sword, Genera
4 and tell your officers to keep their side arms.
= A little la'er he 5 id to General Lee, Te
f the boys to keep their horses, they will Wal
them to cultivate their crops by this ACT
), kindness, General Grant endeared himself
y the southern soldiers; for if they had not bee
). allowed to take their horses home, how MAJ
l. Of thu women and children nf the conIedera,
3 must have suffered greatly for the staff OF llf'
Smyrna times., 1872-11-20
WHOLE NO. GIG

A MEAN JOKE.-A rather contemplate
trick, says the Dinbury NecS, was played on
one OF our young clerks Sunday night he
bought cut-g glass bottle OF cologne, with
glass stopper and pink ribbon, to present to
young lady he is keeping company with but on
reaching the house he felt a little embarrassed
for fear there were members of the family
present, and so he lett the beautiful gift on the
stOop and passed in. The movement was per-
ceived by graceeSs brother Of the young lady,
who appropriated the cologne to his own use,
and re6ed the bottle with hartShorn from the
! family Jar, and then hung around to observe
the result. In little while the young man
slipped out on the stOOp, and securing the
spIenlId glft, slipped back again TO the parlor,
where, with a few appropriate words, he
pressed it upon the blushing girl.
Like a faithful daughter She at once hurried
TO her mother, and the old lady was charmed.
They didn't put up scent stuff like that when
she was girl; it was kept in tea cup, and
was held together by samples of all the family s
hair. She drew out the stopper and fetched a
pull at the contents. She soon picked herself
up together with brass mounted fire shovel
and said she, as soon as she could say anything:
5 Where is that sinking hratY And he, all
{ unconscious Of what had happened, was ia
t front Of the mirror adjusting his neckte and
|, and said to him: "Oh, you are laughing at thu
y trick on an old woman, are you, you wall-eyed
Il leper.' And then she basted him one on th'
IT ear. And he being by nature more eloquen
OF with his legs than his tongue, FASTENED frou
TO there, bowling like mad, and accompanied I
IN the gate ty that brass mounted shovel. I'll
~ says he would give everything on earth it b
cy rond ~hak" off the Impression that mistEk
3? has been made.
Smyrna times., 1872-11-20

A STORY WITH A MORAL-The following
anecdote is applied to those deluded persons
who were lately engaged in the Cincinnati
movement, and supported Horace Greeley Tor
President of the United States: A boy got to
footing with his fathers horses, until finally
one of them put his foot in his face. He was
carried in aud the doctor sewed up his lip, and
bandaged his eyes, and poulticed his checks.
but he puffrd up and laid abed number of
he called for looking glass, and casting his
eyes upon it his countenance fell. Father"
said he, do you think shall ever be as pretty
again p " No, my son, the old man replied,
you will never be so pretty again, but you II
know id sight more
Smyrna times., 1872-11-20

The STEREOTYPED SMILE.--Beware OF man
or woman with a fixed smie. Trust the most
hideous Scowler before the being who goes about
with an angelic grin carefully exhibited to all
eyes under any and every circumstance. 1t is
not natural to smile pcrpctualy and no one
ever assumes a mask without being conscious
of necessity for concealment Do not mis-
understand me, There are young women, and
afew old men, who break out into smile when
ever they speak These are not the people
mean. The smile of which | warned you Is a
motionless, hypocritica fixed expression, which
| have seen worn on a silent, three hours JOUR
ney BY rail. without the slightest alteration
that sort of smile which most misguided lady
artists present upon their canvas when they
delineatc martyrs, saints, and angels. The
portrait of q lady has different smile-the
fashion-plate simper-which, though semi
idotic, is not dangerous. Persons of no penetra-
ton allude to the chronic smile az $50 sweet
and any one capable of holding the muscles of
the face under control is generally able to
smile sweetly, to move quietly, and to use
choice language and measured tones in mo-
ments Of the greatest excitement, aud so can
always place "a better man or woman at great
disadvantage, and appear injured and innocent
when actually most guilty.
Smyrna times., 1872-11-20

1t will be remembered how Chicago was
agtated by the marriage of Mis-, Ella Hancock
daug hter of j. l.. Hancock, an eminent packer,
to her fathers cuachman, Thomas Lyndeu,
native of Great Britain. The matter has been
in the Supreme Court on the report of
Master, and has caused further agitation. In
every way, the case Is a singular one. Mrs.
Lynden at present is not more than l5 years
Old, childish III appearance and manner. Her
husband is 35 years of age, and bald at that
He used TO take Miss Ella out to drive alone,
and improved the opportunity TO win her con-
6dence lie told her among other things that he
"a Prince in disguise, aud when she expressed
admiration for i beautiful house he would say:
''All right! you shall have that house after We
are married" After deal of this surrepttlous
wooing Thomas got license from the County
Clerk. swearing that his intended bride wa
over Is, and the parties were married. Eller
returned to her family aud never cOhabiteC
with her husband, or acknowledged him IA
such. Finally, she told the secret TO her sister
and Thomas was kicked out Of the house. Sht
has utterly refused so live with him. Tn
Court, upon technical grounds, refused to Sc
the marriage aside bu: gave the complainan
leaYe to amend the bill into a petition 70
divorce. Lyndeu by his attorneys declares tha
his wife is cnerced in the action which she ha
taken 1t doesn't make much difference WIN
he declares, as he is evidently, upon the facts
a scoundrel for whom the State prison woul
be far more luxurious retreat than he dC
seryeS.-N. Y Tribune, Of 7th last.
Smyrna times., 1872-11-20

Theological writer's aScribe the cheerfulness
of Peter and the sadness of Paul to mere
difference in temperament. Paul, however,
mentions that Peters wife's mother lay sick
Of fever" Here we have the secret Of Peters
cheerfulness while the omission of Paul to
mention that any such fortune fell Ito his lot ac-
counts not only for his sadness, but for the
thorn in the flesh, OF which, he mysteriousy
SDeaks
Smyrna times., 1872-11-20

Colonel Titus Rice, who since the war las
lived solitary in an old barge at Fortress
Monroe, committed suicide by shooting him
self on Friday night He was about 10 years
of age, and was a native of Connecticut.
Twenty years ago he was prominent citizen of
Richmond, and during the war he was Colonel
OF the famous Black Horse Cavalry"
Smyrna times., 1872-11-20

Beecher's course in regard to the Woodruff
slander is Indicated by his reply to gentleman;
If, said Bcecher, you are walking down
the street and chambermaid empties slop-
pail on your head, what can you do about it
but wash yourself and move on p "a
Smyrna times., 1872-11-20

Chicago's last wonder Of smartness is boy
who began business some time ago by selling
qmre of paper and pack of envelopes, and
now owns stationary store, paper route and
printing office, and proposes to edit weekly
m
Smyrna times., 1872-11-20

In the Paris theatres, professional laughers
are employed, who engage to indulge in the
most contagious hilarity, the time for their
merriment being previously arranged. A few
nights since the programme was changed with
out the laughter's knowledge. and when he
burst forth uproariol,ly in the midst of a
touching couplet about Alsace and Lorraine,
the audience nearly killed him.
Smyrna times., 1872-11-20

Yankee was term or name used to denote
the early settlers of our country. 1t originated
with the Indians, land not from cant phrase. }
The Indians, in their broken language,
Yin0ese, Yongese, Pangese; and hence the
term, Yankee. n".
Smyrna times., 1872-11-20

Adam Smith, the great political economist,
makes tn following curious definition" Man
is an animal that makes bargains. No other
animal does this; no dog exchanges bones
with another"
Smyrna times., 1872-11-20

A Virginia paper says: "The Governor is
about to commission four hundred colonels of
militia, tn It being the number of Virginians
over twenty one who have no titles already.
Smyrna times., 1872-11-20
JOSEPH X. IL AWLEY. FfeSldeHt.
LEWIS WALN SMITH, Temporary Sec'y.

A Docs MAsS.-A curious ceremony Of the
middle ages was long kept up al ChAntIlly; a
dogs mass which was celebrated with much
magni6rence on each anniversary OF st. Hu
bert day, the patron saint of dogs On this
solemn occasion the chapel was decked with
flowers, flowers we're strrwn on the ti0or, they
covered the high altar, and fest0OUed the great
circular court Of the chateau. The oldest gen
teman among the retainers OF the house OF
| Bourbon Conde, mounted on the Ollest horse
il the prince stable, and followed by the
oldest dog, proceeded to the kennels, where the
! various packs had been well wa he'd, curried,
combed, and shorn. The whippers in and
huutsmen led them out, and, following the
old gentleman and his dog, went TO the chapel.
There the different packs were lntr0duced into
| the sanctuary, according to the priority which
sporting traditions ascrihed 10 their respective
races Such dogs a. had distinguished them
selves in the chase were placed in the front row,
before picture of st. lluber:, which formed
/ the altar piece. Fhe alm3ner Of the chateau
then co,nmenced the sicriice OF the mass,
taking care 10 omit no. hing cont lined in the
itany of the day. When the office was ended
the princes favorite preacher assembled thu
| pulpit and pronounced u panegyric on the
! patron OF dogs aud hunters. During the ser
vice several gr0Oms, armed with sharpv
pointed goads kept a strict watch over then
charges, ard woe betide the unhappy hound
! that yawned or attempted to go to sleepi Thi
ceremony was believed To be good specih,
against accidents to which dogs are liable, o.
diseases to which they succunlb, especially by
\ drophobia. ifa'' e. -f.'4 tr.'..t +" II. ~
Smyrna times., 1872-11-20

A blue eyed gentleman in Germantown who
contradicted his wife has a beautiful pair of
black eyes now. His wife gave them to him
with fat-iron. .
Smyrna times., 1872-11-20

A Mrs. Jones of Cambria, Iowa, fell dead
on seeing her little son sitting on the top OF the
Staging OF newlY-buit windmill, to which
dangerous perch he bad climbed.
Smyrna times., 1872-11-20

The now well-known phr use, "the almighty
dollar" was first used by Washington Irving,
Smyrna times., 1872-11-20
NEW sERIES---VOLUME XVIII.--NO. "a.

chase IN full all necessary deeds
property the purchasers behalf the United
SEC g. That the proceeds Of said sales after the
necessary Thereof shall receipt Uf the same, be
paid nv the Sec etarV Of " at
APPROX ed jane TO- 1872
Smyrna times., 1872-11-20

The phoenix was raised in hot bed, and
that 5 what made him soar.
Smyrna times., 1872-11-20

A pumkin followed out was used as a ballot
box at recent Kansas election. ,4,A
Smyrna times., 1872-11-20

Monkey skin (think of it, will be a fashion,
able iul Tor next Winter.
Smyrna times., 1872-11-20

Fret NoT.-"The horse that frets is the
horse that sweats" is an old saying OF horse.
men, and it is just az true Of men as horses
The man that allows himself TO get irritated at
every little thing that goes amiss in his busi-
ness or 10 the ordinary affairs Of lite is the man
that, as rule, will accomplish little and wear
out early. ). He is . man for whom bile and dys.
pepsia havea particular ionduess, and for whom
children have a particular aversion. He is a
man with a perpetual thOrn in his flesh, which
pricks and wounds at the slightest movement.
Smyrna times., 1872-11-20

1t is curious fact, that if the same letters y
the, same size precisely are painted on two
boards, the one white on black ground, and
the other black on a whife ground, that the
white letters will appear larRer and he read at
TO what is calIed the irradiation of light. 1t
depends on this Thatl the impression made
on the bottom of the eve by bright objects
extends little wider than the actual portion
of the organ struck by the light, aud, invading
the space occupied by the darker objects, make
the brighter appear larger than they really are.
Smyrna times., 1872-11-20

An old gentleman out West, aged ninety
years, is engaged in trying to get a divorce
from his second wife with the intention of
marrying third one. a.1 .,tt-. .t =.
Smyrna times., 1872-11-20

A disease called the 'strangles" is killing
California horses. i
Smyrna times., 1872-11-20

Large pearls are the correct thing in shirt
studs Tor full dress. f.-..-u. IA
Smyrna times., 1872-11-20

Murder ou the high C's-sOme vocal efforts
in our churches. ..... ...... ...., .......-
Smyrna times., 1872-11-20

A long tongue is even harder to conceal than
q long nose. ---~-ss
...EYI
Of what nation are all stocking menders2
Dar-nation. ...ya
"Sck transit" is an epizootic motto in
Hartford. - .-, D... ~. say
Precious stones are now initiated with great
success. 'i'
New York has self-propelling steam FIRE
engine. t... ma
Bad Sign-to sign another mans name to q
note "'i "1
jug Town, Nevada, was dedicated the other
day. +.
,Honestv--An exeallent ioke is.E
Smyrna times., 1872-11-20

A long tongue is even harder to conceal than
long nose. .----...---'.s -..,-. .--- .---,--s
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-27

Chief Justsce Chase, whose health has
been reported failing, is now At Frederick
town Ind, and writes that he Is improv.
ing.
Horace Warden of Nashville, aged
about 10 years, very emseiated in APP
pearance, was found dead in bed At the
United States hotel in Louisville to-day.
"A New York millionaire's daughter,
Annie Dean, who married her fathers
Waterman five years ago, died in q colored
woman's hovel in Washington city to-day.
"A special New York dispatch Of this
date says;
A third arrest Of reticent citizen in his
own house has been made. This morning
Special Deputy Marshal Bowers, called at
the residence OF Mr.. John Curlcy, No. 500
Pear, street. Bowers said he was taking the
census, and demanded Of MIR. Curley TO give
his name. age and other facts In relation TO
his right to vote. MIR. Curley replied that
he had answered oil such questions when his
name was placed upon the registry. The
produce a warrant for his arrest II
he did not give the required information. Mr..
Curley refused. and Bowers went before
Commissioner Belts and procured warrant
Curley was ARE sted in his own house and
taken before Commissioner Belts. Mr.. Cur
lev. when he was arraigned. said he was not
conscious Of having committed any offense
The commissioner then fixed his bail at one
thousand dollars.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-27

ANNA Dickinson is lecturing in thu
cause Of the Liberals, whose candidate fol
president, Horace Greeley, is known to be
sternly opposed to women assuming any
of the offices or responsibilities of state, now
devolving exclusively upon men. This
sensible little woman, who, Of course, on
this subject differs with Horace Greeley,
sinks her personal feelings in her devotion
to great cause, and furnishes an example
of self-sacrifce which might DO followed
BY all the Bourbons in the land with
credit to themselves and profit to their
country.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-27

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 20, 1872.
The Brotherhood of locomotive engin.
GERS have been holding their annual ses.
sion at Polytechnic hall in this city dur.
ing the past two weeks. During this
time they have been the recipients Of many
Inequalities from our citizens, and have
repeatedly expressed themselves in un.
qualified terms of pleasure at their recep-
ton here. Last Sunday evening, by invi-
tation, they attended in body St. Nicholas
church, corner Of Seventeenth and Lucas
Place, where they listened to an interest
Ing discourse from DR.. N, in the course
OF which he paid them handsome com.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-27

REV. T. X. BEEcHER, brother Of Henry
Ward, and Liberal in sentiment,
preached a sermon last Sunday night in
Elmira, New York, against fraud at the
'ballot-box, corruption at the polls and
undue influence in elections 1t was
considered says special dispatch, "a
great blow at the administration" and
will not be without effect, the Rev. Thomas
X. Beecher exercising almost as great in
fluence in his section as Henry Ward
Beecher does in his.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-27

Auckland, England, is now implicated In
series of other charges, which, II verified,
will prove her TO have been systematic
poisoncr nom her youth. Cotton,
who died in September, was her
fourth husband The first two had their
died of what was medically certified TO be
gastric fever, she promptly realized her
widows consolation. During the first mar
rage seven children died. The third was
fatal TO six more. and the fourth at West
Auckland had reached its fifth victim. when
this horrible career Of crime was stopped.
II Is now remembered that Cotton's own
mother died under mysterious circum-
stances, similar to those noted in all the
other cases. With hers there will be twenty
cases of sllspicion.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-27
THE SMALLPOX,


As a matter Of news, of public interest,
and from sense of duty, We re-publish
from the Chicago Tribune, a special dis
patch from st. Louis 10 that paper in
reference to the fea rful ravages and alarm
ing spread Of the smallpox in st. Louis.
The press ofthst city have either persist
emily denied that there is any cause Of
alarm from the spread of the disease, or
have been signally silent on the sub
ject. While the plague has been surely
and rapidly spreading, the flow Of travel
to the city has been uninterrupted The
great fair was held, and thousands ofpeo-
pie crowded its grounds within dangerous
nearness TO the infected districts, and in.
Vulnerable strangers carried away with
them the seeds Of the loathsome disease.
In nearly every case Of smallpox now
under treatment in this city, both in the
pest house and out of it, the disease was
contracted in st. Louis, and nearly every
steamboat which leaves that port carries
the contsgion to other localities. In truth
st. Louis has been plague spot of small
pox for months past and the fact has been
sssiduously concealed by her mistaken bus
mess men and short-sighted authorities
The candid announcement of its presence,
coupled with determined efforts agains,
its spread would have done far less harm
to the business interests of st. Louis
than the coIceslment practiced by it
newspapers and business men has done
The plague whichis terrible enough
will now be magniaed by the people of st
Louis and other cities hundred fold and
will be power in keeping away from the
city travellers and trade, which all the
efforts of her authorities will not be abb.
soon to overcome.
The unfair treatment of tho Democrat
by the merchants Of st. Louis cannot b.
too severely condemned. That newsps
per which publishes facts Of the kind il
question, with the purpose of enlisting tn
attention Of the people in matter whic
affects the welfare of every man, woma
and child, should not be regarded a
an enemy Of the interests Of its city. ]
wounds to heal. A journal whic
refuses TO sound the note of alarm, 70
fear of creating panic, discovers its mis-
take too late and finds its over
caution was no caution ut al
The true policy of tho press in St. Loui'
and all other cities infected with tn
dreadful disease which seems about I
sweep the country, is to make known tn
| fact to call the attention of the author
titles to the best remedies for its suppress
sion to impress upon the people the ne
cessity of vaccination, and after that, tn
importance Of carefulness in the matter O
disinfectsnts, absolute cleanliness an
avoidance Of contagion. The newspape
which follows this course at this time, per
forms an imperative duty-nothing NOR,
nothing less.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-27
CORRESPONDENCE.
ST. LOUIS LETTER.

THE BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMO.
TIVE ENGINEERS-REV. q. ii.
SMALL-POX-THE DIS
EASE ABOUT TO BE DECLARED
EPIDEMIC-MUR AND SUI
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES THE
MONEY MARKET.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-27

A RESPECTABLE Republican Of Quincy,
after hearing Oglcsbys speech in that
city last week, said IL five hundred dollars
would defeat him for governor, he (the
respectable Republican,, would willingly
contribute that sum. This is a specimen
Of the effect Oglesby's speech, made in his
"happiest style" had on his Republican
hearers
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-27

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