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TYNE undersigned, Attorneys ST Law an
i Solicitors in Chancery, have, this 3rd.dsy
81 July, 1866, formed corartnership in the
practice Of their profession, under the name
and styie Of Combs & Downs They win prac-
sice In the county Of ST. Mary and the adjoin-
ing counties, and in tho Court of Appeals.
Especial attention viii be paid TO the co.lec
ton of claims against individual, the State, or
the Government.
references given, when required. Address
Combs Il Towns, Leonardtown. P. o., ST. Mo
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ROBERT CCOMBS,
JAS DOWNS.
July lsss-iY
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date for Congress. and say that he viii
be supported by our District.
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"A TRACT Of land called "CAM.
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This is Home Company. gotten MP ex-
pressly in the interest Of the citizens OF
Southern Maryland. to enable them to over.
come the difficulties they experienced in
procuring Insurance in the ordinary Insur-
ance Companies. with a majority fits Di-
rectors well known In that community.
Ii has been in business now over four
years. All losses accrued, and they have
been unusually large, hare been faiikfnllv
and promptly paid, which as our Lcst guar
antee for the future.
The plan adopted is the safest and cheap
est known in Insurance. and affords TO a u
Insurance at its exact cost, and ough, TO be
encouraged by all who wish TO protect them
selves against loss or damage by fire.
If those interested will get ittheir pa.ro-
mage and interest themselves in theincr,ase
of its business, in a few years it wil.rank
among the largest Insurance corporations
in Maryland. credit and benefi, to all
and an honor to the State.
GEO. A. SIMMS,
General Agent for St. Mary's Co.
June 2s. ls73-tf.
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FIRE! FIRE FIRE !

DIRECTORS.
s v Caughy. q Noah Walker& Co
Philip T George, 90 George & jenkins
Anderson, {" Anderson & Bro
John Stack, Carpenter and Builder.
Hon George Brent Court Of Appeals.
George PJenkins, Charles county.
George Combs, St. Mary's colniy.
u. G. Harris, 8.
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Ess- For Soie hy Drnggists. Ipothecariss and
Merchants throughout ne country. Ejan i5-ly.
Smyrna times., 1874-06-24
REASON HOLDS ITS THRONE.

DR.. Willard Clough, of Pittsfield, Mass,
who for the past thirty years has been famous
for his skill, for his gratuitous services, and
his eccentricities, died Thursday night, aged
sixty-twe. His most noticeable eccentrcity
was a dislike to collecting or receiving money
for his services; his real estate was sacrificed
and he presented the spectacle of man grow
ing poor in the midst of & driving business
His excessive 6berality was afterwards mod
Grated but his charges were never tithe what
they should have been. Twenty-Five yeals
ago he purchased beautiful location on North
street and began stone house, in which he
gave full sway to his eccentrcities. When
ever a fee was rendered him by person own
ing horse, he would accept it only in the
form of one of the marble boulders which lay
scattered over the fields, and which when
brought were cut into blocks by the Irish
laborers who resorted to him as patients.
Lumber, nails, &C., were obtained in the same
way, and a house rather stately, but mottlcd
10 hue, and unfinished, is one of the curiosities
Of Pittsfeld. The ground has increased in
value, and his economical habits keeping him
out of debt, he probably leaves a handsome
property, especially as he also had some quar-
ries which his exaggerated ideas of their value
have kept out OF the market. In the closing
stages Of his illness he permitted no effort to
collect his dues, or to give information of his
condition, and was absolutely without money
until the facts became public.
Smyrna times., 1874-06-24
A Question for the Colleges.

During the next three or four weeks we
shall hear great many platitudes on education
from the chosen orators Of the literary societies
at our colleges. The choice of orators is usu-
ally made from motives so whimsical that it is
not surprising 60 few Commencement ad-
dresses attract any attention whatever Be-
cause a man has made some fame as a lawyer
or politician is no reason why he should be
asked to come to his alma mater and bore
everybody with Il speech on a subject which he
has nOught thought about since he left college;
nor Is there any reason why the old line OF
topics should be any longer discussed. There
is nothing new to be said of the poems and ro-
mances of Sir Walter Scott and kindred sub
jects Advice to young men even is we'll
worn theme, that might be LETT to the bacca-
laureate sermon. There are plenty of new
themes growing out of the progress of the age
which would be filter subjects for discussion.
1t was good impulse which prompted the
young men of a Massachusetts, college two or
three years ago to ask New York editor to
tell them something about the profession of
journalism. The editor could not fail to
interest and instruct them, for he came be-
fore them with fresh topic, concerning which
he knew great deal and they nothing.
| What we wish to do is to call the attention
of persons connected with our leading colleges
| to the changes which have taken place in the
last I0fty years, aG0 the consequent necessity OF
looking upon educational processes from a
different standpoint. The common schools
| have become the foundation for all subsequent
instruction. 1t is idle to oppose them either
for sectarian or social reasons, and what is OF
more importance is the fact that our colleges
must adopt the methods of instruction which
| find favor in the common schools. In conSe
quence the controversy about the value OF the
classics in mental training is practically over
If the older colleges fail to appreciate this fac
younger institutions will spring up to take
their places. Harvard occupies the first place
among our institutions to day, not because sht
is the oldest, but for the reason that she is
with all her years, the youngest Of our colleges
Her optional courses give wider Opportunitie
than are afforded by those institutions whicl
oonfne themselves to an effete curriculum
This, then, is the topic we wish to suggest 70
Commencement Day-the great question o
, how to make our colleges take up the work Q
the common schools and carry it forward i
the spirit in which it was begun. 1t is on thi
question and on the necessity of adaptin
: collegiate instruction to the needs of tn
time that college professors and the alumni {
all our higher schools should give their in
mediate attention, for if they fail to meet til
e wants of the people the sphere of public educ'
) ton will soon he so widcncd as to destroy ii
uneHdOwed colleges and to make the othe
D useless. This Commencement season will
an excellent opportunity for the considerable
e of a question which, if left to itself, will
| settled adversely to the colleges. .-Ne,0 HOI
4 Herald
Smyrna times., 1874-06-24
Marriage by Agreement.

Miss Selma Garfield Gibbs, a beautiful
and accomplished young lady, gained a
verdict in her favor before Judge Van Brunt
recently, the question involved being her legi
tmacy and her title to about $4,000. In 1853,
when she was but nine months old, she was
adopted by Mr.. and Mrs. Edward NJ. Gibbs,
who reared and educated her as their own
child Until about q year ago she did not
know that she was not the child of her puta
tive parents, who had kept their secret so we'll
that even their own brothers and sisters were
not cOgniZant of the facts. In 1865 Mrs. Efhe
Simmons died, leaving about 100000 to her
two sons, Peter and William. The latter had
been many years married, but Peter who had
become very dissipated, lived most of the time
with his mother, and was supported by her,
though he absented himself much of the time.
William Simmons took possession of all the
| property, Peter making no effort to obtain his
share. He died in 1872, bequeathing certain
pictures also left him by his mother, to Miss
Gibbs, declaring her to be his daughter. Then
| the executor of Mrs. Efie Simmons sued to
determine whether Peters share should go to
Selma, as his daughter, or to his brother Will
liam. Then, upon the service of the papers
upon her, the young lady was FIRST apprised Of
her parentage. The case, which was strongly
contested by William Simmons, was for some
days On trial 1t was shown that Peter Sim
|
in 1850 in a Methodist church in this city, and
they became intimate sad lived together 1t
was asserted, however, on the part of the de-
fcndant that the relation was illicit, and that
the two were not husband and wife until 1865,
when formal ceremony of marriage was per-
formed. Mrs. CorRelia Simmons, however,
testified that on February %, 1851. they agreed
to be husband and wife in presence of wit
nesses and Peter Simmons repeatedly declared
that they were married, and in 1864 said that
they had been married for thirteen years. On
the question whether Miss Gibbs was the legi
innate or illegitimate child of her father
Judge Van Brunt repeated the law which he
laid down in the Brinkly case, that an agree
, ment Of marriage is a marriage, with the ad
dition that all presumptions are in favor of the
| legitimacy Of the child under an informal mar
rjage.
8 The jury stayed out little over on hour
, and returned with verdict for Miss Gibbs OF
. every point-N Y. SUI, June 10.
Smyrna times., 1874-06-24

In his address to New York editors on a
visit to the South, the Hon. Ben III. Hill, of
Georgia, said: During the war, at one time
during the cessation of hostilites, Federal
troops occupied one bank of the Rappahan'
Each had their band. One day the Federal
band struck up "Dixie," and the Conteder-
ates rent the air with shouts the Confederate
band struck up Yankee Doodle" and the
Federals made the welkin ring. Both bands
then simultaneously struck up " Home, Sweet
Home, and both armies sent up such shouts
as were never heard before. We, perhaps,
have sung the song OF Radical and Yankee
long enough you have sung secesh, rebel, and
traitor until you ought to be tired of it. Let
pie Of the Union, With united voice, sing
Home Sweet Home"
Smyrna times., 1874-06-24

REMEDY FOR RHEUMATIsM.-A patent medi-
cure the rheumatism of nineteen years stand
ing" AS far as it goes this is perfectly salts
factory but we want light upon another view
of the matter. Suppose mans rheumatism
is only of three years standing, must he let it
stand sixteen years more before the medicine
will cure it? Or if it has stood twenty years
is there no hope Of remedy? We want to
know about this 1t is going to be very un-
pleasant for man to endure rheumatism for
seventeen or eighteen years before he can
take medicine for it.
Smyrna times., 1874-06-24

After severil years Nv refecktion, l have
come to the konklusion that the three most
difhkut things in life are-lst. Carryin' an
armfull Nv live eels up steep hill without
spillin' an eel; I'd. Aktin as referee at
dog fight without getting mad 3d. Edith a
newspaper. Billings.
Smyrna times., 1874-06-24

WHEAT AND GoLD.-It seems that many
wise pioneers who sought gold in California
have found wheat An estimate of the har
vest for this year alone is that after deducting
the amount of wheat used for home consump-
ton, enough will remain for exportatioa to
double the amount exported last year by Rus
sia, much larger indeed than that exported by
the rest of the United States. 1t would be aR
odd and at the same time gratifying circum-
stance if the land of gold should become the
land of wheat, and richer from its wheat than
it could ever have been from its gold.
Smyrna times., 1874-06-24
Why do I Dislike that Woman.

You ask why hate that woman should
think you might see for yourself She has
better complexion than mine, and | hate her
for that. Her hair is two feet longer than
mine, and [ hate her for that. Her face is
fresher than mine, and that is another reason
why l hate her. Her jewelry is finer than any
| have, and that is enough for me to talk about
her. She lives in better style than do,
and | hate her all over for that. She has
new bonnet every month and | have only six
in year, and despise her for that. She has
beautiful dresses, and they always fit her SO
well, and that is another reason why hate
her. She minds her own business and never
says mean things about any one, and a woman
who does that should be hated by every other
woman. Her husband is more prominent man
than mine, and hate her for that. She never
goes about grumbling and telling things to
make others feel mean and uncomfortable, and
hate her on this account. She will not lend
me her jewelry, and feel above any woman
who will not cheerfully lend her best clothes
and jewelry. Then, her diamonds are real,
while mine are paste, and | hate her for that
Hate her2 | should think l had enough to
hate her. She can sing and | can't, and hate
| her for that. When offered to tell her half
dozen of lies that had heard and twelve
more that L made up about her and she would
not hear me | was mad enough at her to bite
her head of-the stuck up deceitful thing.
When give her advice she paid no attention
to it, and hate her for that. When try to
tell her of something about her husband that
will make her hate him as hate mine, she viii
not even listen to me, and hate her for that
When 1 would tell what somebody or some
other body has said against her, she says she
does not care what folks say, so long as she
has her husbands devoted love and conf
dence; than | hate her more than ever fo
throwing out slurs against me. Her breath il
sweeter than mine. and hate her for that
And Ill hate any woman who is happier o.
getting along better than am.-Fdnny Fern
Smyrna times., 1874-06-24

A fashionable miiner lin Punch): you'll
have the flower on the left side of the bonnet,
of course, madam Fashionable lady: "Weh
-er-no The fact is, there's pillar ON the
LETT side of my pew in church, so that only the
right side of my head is seen by the cOngrega-
ton OF course could change my pew!''
Fashionable lady's husband "Ya-as Or
even the church, you know, if necessary"
Fashionable milliner considers.
Smyrna times., 1874-06-24

IMPORTANT TRANSFER OF STEAMERS The
Ncvport, Rror6lencc, and Metropolis, belong
ing to the late Narragansett Steamship Com
pany, Of which Mr.. Jay Gould was president,
including all the wharves, real estate, &C., in
New York and in Newport, r. l., have been
sold to the Old Colony Railroad Company of
Boston, and will hereafter be managed by
them. The completion of the transfer was
made in New York on Friday The price
paid was $l,SOO,OOO. The oil officers of the
company will be retained Tor the present !;
otherwise no change takes place. The vessels
in question originally were the property Of the
new purchasers.
Smyrna times., 1874-06-24

You've MEN TAKE WARNING Young men
who sit up late on Saturday night playing
cards, and who go to church the next morning
with a " full dock" in their pockets, should be
careful about their being 50 bestowed as to not
fall out When Bob Howe went to the Bap-
tist meeting in Circlevillc, and took his seat
with his sweetheart in the front pew in the
gallery, he had occasion to use his handker-
chief, and drawing it from his breast pocket,
drew with it the entire pack of " Cohen's best
linen, which flew about below The good
minister g saw it, and knowing whereof he
spoke, simply observed, Young man, your
Psalm book has been poorly bound !" That
seemed to be the prevalent impression.
Smyrna times., 1874-06-24
POetrV.
POPE AND SULTAN.

The Pope-his life is free from care;
OF Peters pence he has his share;
He Quaffs the very best of wine;
wish the Pope's estate were mine.
But no he lives In wretched bliss;
He knows not wOmans glowing kiss;
He sits alone in prisOn-hOmei
1 would not be the Pope of Rome.
The Sultan dwells In revelry;
His halls are filled with minstrelsyi
His houris number ninety-nine;
wish the Sultan's lot were mine.
But, no he's not the proper man,
AccOrdant with his AlkOran;
He never drinks the praise OF wine;
The Sultan's fate shall not be minei
But Pope's and Sultsns life in one
No happier state beneath the sun;
Their dual natures give to me;
Ualf Pope, halt Sultan, would be.
Come, maiden, let your kisses rule,
For now I'm Sultan OF Stamboul;
Come, brothers, let the brimmer foam,
And l will be the Pope OF Rome.
Smyrna times., 1874-06-24

A New Bedford paper tells story about
shop. keeper, who advised lady customer to
buy two mohair switches instead of one, as the
article was becoming scarce. He said that the
man whom he had hired to hunt NOES had
only caught two within fortnight.
Smyrna times., 1874-06-24

The following is said to be good antidote
to use on vines that were infested with potato
bugs at this time: White helibore mixed with
twice its bulk of -four or plaster and applied
with dredging box. 1t is not so poisonous
as Paris-green.
Smyrna times., 1874-06-24

A Southern journal issues the following
notice Many people ask for papers at this
Office who would scOrn to beg for Eve cents /;
yet that is the price charged for copy. We
hope they will see the point"
Smyrna times., 1874-06-24

HARD WoRK.-A young man "out in the
country not exactly of the country, tried
milking cow, and as he MIXED he he smoked
his cigar He got on very well, as he believed,
until he lowered his head and touched the
cow flank with the lighted end of his weed.
The next instant hiMself rs and cigar were dread
two tons weight into one of her legs, and then
passed it under the mixers left jaw. When
he ceased whirling around, and myraids Of
stars had disappeared, he said farming was the
hardest work "a man could put his hands to.
Smyrna times., 1874-06-24

Medical students are warned not to ask q
certain WesterR minister to preach for them.
He has his text ready: In his diseases Asa
sought not to the Lord, but 60 the physicians
And Asa slept with his fathers.'
Smyrna times., 1874-06-24

At Evansville, Ind, recently, man fell into
ditch on the outskirts of the town in such
manner that he was unable to extricate him
SELF A kind-hearted pedestrian helped him
to his feet, and after the thing had been ac-
complished cur hero said: An right-hic-
I'll vote for you" The stranger looked at
him doubtfully, and wished to know what for.
"Wha' office ye running tor?' l? None at
all, was the answer. Not candidate ?"
j" No, why?' Why-hic-why? Cause [
don't know as any man d-hic-hep mother
as you did, 'thout bein' a candidate !"
Smyrna times., 1874-06-24
Charity and Lecturers.

The Dramatic Critic of a newspaper in
neighbOring city recently wrote to Miss Char
lotte Cushman asking her to give a gratuitous
representation for the benefit of the poor of
that place, and requesting her to answer by
telegraph "Yes" or No" To this sum-
mons Miss Cushman sent the following reply
DEAR SIR: | am in receipt of yours of the
lst, in answer to which find myself under the
necessity of saying mo" to your request that
L would give one of the nights of my short
engagement in Washington for the benefit of
your local charities. My reasons for this
decision are as follows:
L think the time has come in which some one
should make protest against the system now
so fully inaugurated of making artists pay 50
much more than the rest of the community for
charities in which they are not especially
interested, and which have no claim upon them
You simply ask of me that | should give from
$40O to $500 to your poor, while those more
| Immediately concerned, those who are bound
by all the ties Of neighborhood and common
brotherhood think they are doing their part in
paying their quota of dollar or two, when
they receive in return full equivalent out of
the labor, severe enough, of the often hard
pressed and struggling artist Each one of
these already does to the best of his or her
ability, within the range Of the claims which
fall upon every human creature alike. You
may tnlnR IL lnueUcato, but 1t is surely not
irrelevant for ME to say here that | every yeal
give to my poor and needy, and my poor S poor
and needy, upward of $4,000 which | consider
very fair percentage upon my income. A.
for myself, it would take every day of every
year, if [ were to respond to one-haf the ap
plications of this kind that meet me at ever!
turn and each one of us who are SO frcel,
called upon in these ways, | have no dOub
have not only their regular clientele of clai
mants to whom they are bound, and for whom
they are accountable, but also hosts of such ap
!, plications and claims for which they are in n
way bound.
1t strikes me that the whole affair is one
sided and that word is necessary in the wa
J of justice. | am willing to place myself in thi
breach, and say for all my confreres in art
whose errors have never been on the side {
r niggardliness-that it is unfair we should i
f all the work, and pay also, both publicly an
privately, as we do to my certain knowledge.
D Allow me to suggest that in place of th
5 easy manner of doing good, house to hous
z visitation for charitable objects would place
e within the power OF every citizen to help tt
f poor of his own city and neighborhood, wit
J. much greater comfort to his conscience thu
c this cent per cent. contract of SO much mon(
= for so much amusement-and the poor throw
Il in. Believe me to be, with much consider
IS ton, respectfully yours,
70 CHARLOTTE CUSuMAN.