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Smyrna times., 1874-09-09
WHOLE NO. I,OIl

A NIGUr IN THE COUNTRY, The St. Louis
Globe say: About IL clock, the dogs take
a tongue in. The faithful watch-dOgs generally
form themselves into oranges, each containing
about 700 dogs for mutual aid and benefit in
the illicit distillation Of mutton. Every night
one hundred dogs steal away silently to kill sheep
while the other six hundred bark furiously, to
induce their owners to believe they are, like
the Hon. Elijah POgram, active to their trust,
and to cover the bloody operations of their
fellows, At midnight the COW whose calf has
been reft from her, having reflected on her loss,
lifts up her voice and aments. The lament of
u sOrrOwful COW in a barn is something sue
GeaeriS in the matter Of sounds. In the first
place, it takes her long time to become loud,
aud an equally long time to fill the barn with
noise. But when the building is crowded with
moo and it begins to leakeOut at the windows
aud doors in mutfled and melancholy thunder,
she has long interval of rest to prepare
another blast ere the first ululation has been
exhausted About two in the morning she is
drowned out and slenccd by jackass some
where in the country, who, having nerved
himself tor the effort by silence of twenty
four hours delivers himself by a bray that
makes the sky bright with a responsive shower
of shooting stars. There is an awful silence
for about twenty minutes, no animal daring to
call his voice his own then the iackass sings
again. just as the country side is congratulate
ing itself that the inhiction is over, for
another interval of twenty minutes, he dis
charges third volley, and then is heard no
more. You, however, do not know that he
has broken blood vessel or gone to sleep
but, with "A adreadful uncertainty as to when the
next bray will occur, put your head under the
clothes, and your thumbs In your cars, and
wait.
Smyrna times., 1874-09-09
lGKyERAL yATuRR-No, 19.I

Az ACT entitled An TO provide for the
ymrnt and other property destroyed the
O the United states approved March third
eighteen 6Feti aud forty nine.
- n enacted the Senate and House of Representatives
nj The nIte states America in Congress assembled That
ne t section March third eighteen hundred
I providing the horses and equip
mems lost by enlisted in the military service
shall not be construed deny to such officers
d en which have been purchased by them
IN nsurrectiOn aud payment in shall not
h. where loss resulted from eXgency
sy ~ the unless caused by the fault
u-gliKeDce . such officers enlisted men.
2 claims under said section or this amendment
thereto shall considered unless presented the
t-v nf January eighteen hundred and seVenty-sx.
Aapruyed, June lS74.
Smyrna times., 1874-09-09
POetrY.
THE SONG OF THE FLAIL.

lu the autumn, when the hollOws
All are filled with flying leaves,
And the colonies of swallows
Quit the quantity succeed ewes,
And silver mantle slstens
Over all the misty vale.
Sits the little wife and listens
To the beating OF the fail,
To the pounding OF the fail
BY her cradle sits and listens
To the Tapping of the fail.
The bright summer days are over
And her eye no longer sees
The red bloom upon the clover,
The deep green upon the trees;
flushed the song OF the finch and rObbln.
With the whistle of the quail;
But she hears the mellow throbbng
or the thunder OF the fail
The low thunder of the fail
Through the amber air the throbbing
And rcverberating fail.
In the barn the stout young thrasher
STOPPING stands with rolled up sleeves,
Beating out his golden treasure
From the ripped and rustling sheayes.
Oh. was ever knight in armor-
Warrior all IN shining mail
Half so handsome her farmer
As he plies the flying Hail,-
AS he wieldS the flashing ilal?-
The bare throated, brown young farmer.
As he swings the sounding llailr
All the hopes that saw the sowing,
All the sweet desire of gain.
All the JOYS that watched the growing
And the yslowing of the grain.
Aud the love that went TO WOO her,
And the faith that shall not fail
All are speaking softly to her
In the pulses OF the fail
Of the palpitatn2 fail
Past and future whisper to her
ln the music OF the fail.
In its crib their babe is sleeping,
And the sunshine from the door
All the afternoon Is creeping
Slowly round upon the noor
And the shadows soon will darken,
Aud the daylight soon must pale.
When the wife no more shall heaTkeu
To the tramping of the hai,
To the dancing OF the fail
When her heart more shall hearken
To the football OF the fail.
And the babe shall grow and strengthen,
BE a maiden, be wife,
While the moving shadows len2then
Round the dial OF their life;
Theirs the trust OF friend and neighbor,
And an age serene and hale,
When machines shall do the labor
OF the strong and the 6ai.
OF the stout heart and the hail-
Great machines perform the labor
OF the good old fashioned aail.
But when, blessed among women,
And when, hOnOred among men,
They look round them. can the brimminE
OF their utmost wishes then
Give them happiness completer2
Aud can aud wealth avail
To make any music sweeter
Than the pounding OF the hsilP
Oh, the sounding OF the Hail
Never music be sweeter
Than the beating OF the Hail
-HARPER's ron SEPTENBE
Smyrna times., 1874-09-09

Father Ignatus, a wellknown divine,
preached some time ago at the London church.
Before the sermon one of Watts hymns was
sung The singing over, Father Ignatus slowly
repeated the last line-"Demands my soul, my
life, my all, )" adding: We'll, | am surprised
to hear you sing that. Do you know that
altogether you only put fifteen shillings into the
bag this morning p
Smyrna times., 1874-09-09

A New Method of Navigation was sue
cessfully tried on Long Island Sound on
Tuesdsy last. A boat was drawn by kite
twenty-five miles in three hours aud quarter,
no other motive power being used. Kiting
over the waters OF the Sound or the Hudson
River may now be considered the correct thing
in navigation.
Smyrna times., 1874-09-09

A foreigner, in learning the English Ian
guage and finding that the word plague is q
mOnOsyllable, while ague, which contains only
the last four letters OF plague, is dissyllable,
said he wished that the plague would take one
half of the language, and the ague the other
half
Smyrna times., 1874-09-09
oFFICIAL.
svxs and Resolutions of the United States Pas
sed ut the First Session of the Forty
Third Congress.
IGExRRAL NArURE-No. 1871


~ ACT 70 egaLe entries Of public lands under the home
~ - stead laws in certain
R il enacted the Senate and House of Representatives
- b limited States America in Congress assembled. That
IN entries OF public land heretofore made under the
nftIpd 10 hOmesteads actual settlers
az hlc domain approved May twentieth eighteen hundred
& the affidavit required by section two
ID before the clerk OF the the resden-
. The making the entry without having first made
required by the provisions
titan three entitled AN act amendatOry OF the
homestead law and tor other purposes. approved March
eighteen hundred and sixtyfOuI said aldavits
~ and the same hereby. egalized and conf med.
80 he same and validity IL the provisions OF said last
nsmei ACT had sTcky complied with Provided That
hing this act shall have the effect or be construed to
The valid paramount adverse rights of
=, rnrporstiOn such lands except tar the
LII n protect the claims rights nf homestead
tter upon lands within the limits Oi grants OF lands to
sd have heen reserved in the act making
- n rrants and be lawfully existing.
Inne Y, 1874
Smyrna times., 1874-09-09

Too OFTEN TRUE-Some men take too
much money out OF their business to expend
in household expenses and lavish display, and
speedily bring themselves to the verge Of bank
ruptcy. One old gentleman, who had COM
menced life as poor boy had by mastering
the difficult steps to final success gained con-
siderable wealth as merchant. When he ar
rived at old age he retired to private life, to
live in ease and comfort on his income, leaving
a prosperous business in the hands of his son.
In three years the young man was bankrupt.
lie had failed in business and was compelled
to take position as a clerk in a stranger j
store
His father was asked why it was that, in
business in which he succeeded 50 well, his son
had failed.
He gave this characteristic answer
"Whcn first commenced business my wife
and lived on porridge. AS my business in
creased we had better food, and when could
afford it we had chicken. But you see Johny
commenced with the chicken first !"
Smyrna times., 1874-09-09

THOSE CIVIL RIGHTS. s.-The Philadelphia
Inquirer argues that the resolutions of the
Alabama republican convention are quite
important as an indication of feeling upon the
question of civil rights They declare that
the republicans of Alabama uphold the civil
and political equality of all men, but that in
the practical application of these principles
they neither claim nor desire the social equality
of different races. They do not desire or seek
mixed schools, or mixed accommodations for
the coored people, but only ask that all these
advantages shall be equal We want no
special equality enforced by law" they say.
I'VE recognize the fact that every home is
sacred from intrusion and that in free country
every one can dictate for himself the line OF
social exclusion that society gave US by laws
more inexorable than statute or common law.
They cmphatically reject the issue of race
against race, and demand the equal enforce
ment of the laws against all offenders. This is
sound doctrine, and if their political associate.
in the next Congress will make a note of it and
be governed thereby they will save much
trouble. -Fhiladelphid Ledger.
Smyrna times., 1874-09-09

1t was mentioned one day to President
Lincoln that two young ladies of his acquaint-
ance had quarreled and loaded each other with
abuse.
Have they called each other ugly?' asked
the President.
"No, sir y
Very good then l will undertake to recon-
cile them.
Smyrna times., 1874-09-09

The most artlul dodger Is u married man who
lives in this city. He points with pride to the
shattered wall opposite his seat at the break
fast table, where the tescups. saltcellars and
sop basins that she heaved at him struck
Smyrna times., 1874-09-09
IGENERAI NArrRR-Nn. an

An ACT amend the act entitled An act TO establish
western iutical district Of North Carolina
b. il enacted the and House at Representatives
Of the United at America Congress assembled, That
son eight Of the lOurih, eighteen hundred
seventy entitled An act to establish western judicial dis
fIt U North Carolina. be amended by aiding thereto the
There shall also be appnintei marshal OF the
district Oi North Carolina wll0
st. b.. entitled \ salary u two hundred dollars
p,Vwrt Ia male quarterly the Treasury o the United
addition thereto the tees vi Office affixed by law.
we'd Juue ~ lS74.
Smyrna times., 1874-09-09

A Teacher, wishing to improve the occasion,
said to the boys at the conclusion of a straw
berry festival:
"Have you enjoyed these berries to day p
Yes, sir!' came from all sides, with
unmstakabe heartiness.
"Well, children, if you had seen these ber-
ries growing in my garden, and had slipped ia
through the gate without my leave, and picked
them from the vines, would they have tasted
as good as now? "
No, sir? was the prompt reply.
" Why not
" Because, said "a wide-awake boy, then
we shouldn't have had sugar and cream with
EN-
Smyrna times., 1874-09-09

A citizen of Rock county, Wis. is recorded
as saying: Z" | can always tell water when see
tit looks SO much like gin. "
Feast of Imagination Having 40 dinner,
but reading cookery-book
Smyrna times., 1874-09-09

PERILs OFOLD AGE-An old man is like an
old wagon with light loading and careful usage
it will last for years but one heavy load or sud
den strain will break it and ruin it forever.
So many people reach the age of fifty or sixty,
of seventy measureably free from most
OF the pains and infirmaties of age, and with
reasonable prospects and opportunities for con-
tinued usefulness in the world for a considera-
Bile time. Let such persons be thankful, but
let them also be careful.
An old constitution is like an old bone
broken with ease, and mended with difficulty.
a young tree bends to the gale, an old one
snaps and falls before the blast A single
hard lift, an hour of heating work, an evening
Of exposure to rain or damp, severe chill,
and excess of food, the unusual indulgence of
an appetite or passion, sudden fit of anger,
an improper dose of medicine-any of these or
other similar things, may cut off valuable life
in an hour, and leave the fair hopes of useful
ness and enjoyment but shapcless wreck.
Smyrna times., 1874-09-09

Patrons of Husbandry-Mothers with mar
riageable daughters.
Smyrna times., 1874-09-09

The terms of twenty-five Senator'S expire
March a. and nearly all the Legislatures which
elect their successors are to be chosen this
year. These Senators consist of seventeen
Gratis. Northward of Virginia and Ohio six
Republicans and three Democrats retire. Two
of their successors have been chosen. Hamil-
ton, Democrat, of Maryland, to be succeeded by
Whyte Democrat. Buckingham, Republican
of Connecticut, to be succeeded by Eaton,
Democrat. Rhode Island has adjourned it:
wrangle to January. In New England
Hamlin, of Maine Edmunds, Of Vermont
and Washburn, of Massachusetts, expire
Fenton's time is out in New York, and th'
Republicans have a nominal majority Of tive
in the Senate. Stockton, Democrat, of New
Jersey, goes out, and the State is close. Ii
Delaware Bayard, Democrat, goes out.
Smyrna times., 1874-09-09

The DUMMY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS- 1t
is a curious fact that many Of the names of
men that have recently been telegraphed to
the press as renominated to Congress are of
persons who seldom if ever appear in the
debates on great measuresin Congress These
men comprise the greater number of members
who are known as dummy" members, and
figure only ia the yea and nay record Of the
House. Very few of the whole number of the
members of The House are working members,
aud these have sll the legislation thrown upon
them The dummies draw their mileage,
occnnv seats in Congress, live well, and have 8
good time generally.-Bah San.
IL a he dinner table.
Smyrna times., 1874-09-09

A table Of intcrest-the dinner table.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-07-07

STORY OF Tom MARsHALL.-Tom Mar.
shall at one time INDUCED in such exces.
ses that his friends became alarmed, and
determined to make an effort to reclaim
him. Mr.. Mangum was designated to
demonstrate with the wild Kentuckian,
and endeavored to impress him with
the proper sense Of the peril Of his posi-
tion.
"I'll hear any thing you have to say,
Mangum," said Marshall as the Senator
opened the conversation.
Your friends have been greatly con-
cerned at the manner in which you have
been conducting yourself
Don't wonder a. it. Been badly
bothered myself. Sent you here to talk
with me, didn't they ?"
"Yes; they thought as sometimes
take glass myself, my advice would
have the more effect"
"You drink too much, Mangum. I've
been thinking of speaking to you on the
subject. But what do yon want NE to
do :"
Your friends have the greatest admir-
alton for your genius and talents. They
are confident that with sobriety and ap-
plication you might reasonably aspire
to the highest place under the govern
ment."
"What do you think l could get ?"
II have no doubt you might be made
Chief Justice of the United States"
There's been one Chief Justice in my
family; | don't care to follow him."
"You might hope to become Presi-
dent"
mo great credit to follow Captain Ty.
Ter. But | tell you what I'll do, Man
gum; you make me President of the
United States, and if don't make you
Secretary of State I'll agree to be blank
ed Let's take drink"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-07-07

A Cool FIsHERMAN.-"l met the other
day." writes foreign sportsman, "with
an Euglshman who travels some hun
dreds of miles every year to indulge in
his favorite sport of trout fishing. | be-
lieve that. provided his favorite ttream
was undisturbed, this enthusiastic fisher
man would be but little concerned if the
whole world were submerged in second
deluge, as may be judged by the follow
ing anecdote : One day he was exploring
the banks of his fayorite stream, accom-
panied by the landlord of the inn at
which he was stopping. The latter hap
pening to come too close just at the mo-
ment when his guest was throwing his
fly, the hook caught the poor wretch's
eyelid, causing him intense pain. The
sportsman cody took out the hook, re.
adjusted the fly, and, as the iunkeeper
continued bowling at the top of his voice,
You cam said he, in whisper, put
your eye down in your bill; but I'll
trouble you to stop that noise, SO as not
frightsn my fish,"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-07-07

SIcKENING STORY OF Low. w.LIFE.-Here
is true story of low.lifc in England
which is not without its pathos as we'll as
its horror. William Parker enlisted IN
the English army when he was twenty
one he served for ten years in India
and elsewhere he was good soldier,
and remarkably kind, patient and plea.
SAINT man. He was married when in the
service and two children were born to
him. He was discharged at the end of
his service his health was broken down /;
his wife soon died, aud he was left with
his two children. He was devoutly at.
tached to them, and there never was a
kinder or better father. Times grew
hard with him his bad health prevented
him from getting work, and last Novem.
Der he found himself owing G2 los. Cor
rent and not penny in the world. His
laDdlady, herself a very poor woman,
was very kind to his children, and fed
them out of her own scanty means ;
but her husband ut last said that he could
not allow her to keep them any longer
She told Parker this sad news with a
heavy heart lie received it quietly be
went to the room where the two children
were in bed he took them into his arm
one at time, cut their throats, allowed
the blood 10 drain into bucket. replaced
them in bed, and walked 10 the police
station where he gave himself up for the
murder of his two children. He appear
ed to be very i'll, but was perfectly calm
and collected. although he seemed to be
in very distressed state Of mind. There
was not particle of food in the room,
and there was every indication of extreme
poverty, Parker was tried for the mur-
der Of his two children, and was of course
convicted A feeble attempt was made
to show that he was insane, but il failed.
He was sentenced 10 death, aud there is
no hope that Mr.. Love will let him off.
--L0ad0N Letter.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-07-07

A FAYETTEVILLE LOVE SToRY.--He
was young, he was fair, and he parted
his hair, like the average beau, in the
middle; he was proud, but the truth
must be told, he played like 6end on
the fiddle. But aside from this vice he
was everything nice, and his heart was
so loving and tender that he always turn.
ed pale when he trod on the tail Of the
cat lying down by the fender, He clerk
ed in the store, and the way that be tore
off calico, jeans and brown sheeting would
have tickled calf and made the brute
laugh in tho face of quarterly meeting.
He cut quite dash with a darling
moustache, which he learned to adore and
to cherish for one girl has said, while
she dropped her proud head, that twould
kill her to see the thing perish. On a
Sunday he'd search the straight road to
church, unheediug the voice of the scorn-
er and demurely he sat like a young
tabby cat with the saints in the far amen
corner. lie sang like bird, and his
sweet voice was heard fairly tugging
away at long metre ; and we speak the
truth when we say that this youth could
outsing hungry mosquiter.
She was young, she was fair, and she
scrambled her hair ike the average belle
Of the city; she was proud but not bold
yet the truth must be told that the way
she chewed wax was pity. But aside
from this vice she was everything nice
and the world much applauded her bustlei
and the Fayetteville boys, being charmed
by the noise, walked miles just to hear
the thing rustic. She cut quite swell
did this wax.chewer belle, and the mer
focked in armies to meet her but she
gave them the shirk, for she loved the
young clerk. who sung like hungry
mosquiter. She hemmtd and she hawed
and she sighed and she chawed until he,
heart and jaws were both broken ther
she walked by his store. while he stooG
at the door awaiting so Inc amative token
She raised up her eyes with pretty
surprise, and tried to enact the PROUD
scorner; but to tell the plain truth. she
just grinned at the youth who loved tho
devote amen corner,
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-07-07

TIE INTENSE HEAT OF MERcuRy.-To
begin with Mercury, says Prof. Proctor,
in one of his lectures, it is the nearest OF
all the planets to the sun. The feature
which strikes us first in dealing with Mer.
curry is the great heat to which that plan
ct is exposed Mercury travels on an
eccentric orbit, and is exposed to a great
er heat from the sun at certain times
than at others. We have before US dia-
grams of the orbits. This inner orbit is
the orbit of Mercury, and you will notice
Mercury is at one time much nearer to
the sun than in another part Of his year.
The year Of Mercury is 81 Of our days,
so that in the course of SO days Mercury
passes from a very great heat when nsar-
est, to a comparatively less heat when
furthest from the sun. But, even when
the suns heat is least, it is much greater
than that to which our earth is exposed.
The quantity of heat received by Mercu-
ry varies from four times to ten times
what we have. Now, that is really a
serious difference. Only imagine what
would happen to us if the suns light and
heat were increased four.fold, and then
extend your conception to an increase
ten.fold. l think peed hardly say that
the heat in that case would be so great
that creatures such as we are could not
exist; animal life would be destroyed on
the earth if the sun suddenly gave as
much heat as he actually does. Then,
can there be inhabitants in Mercury
Some say that if only the atmosphere
were very rare which surrounds Mercu.
ry. that planet could possibly have life
there. In the Torrid Zone, at certain
height you reach the snow line, ,and above
that line there would seem to be no life
but yet it does seem possible that life
may exist aud does exist there.
But there is one circumstance that is
overlooked in that. In reality when you
60 to the higher regions where the air is
so rare. the suns rays are not diminished
The air does not get warm it does not
get warm, and in the shade the air is
cold. Out in the direct heat Of the sun
expose your hand, and the heat is more
intense than is easily bearable. Even
with snow and ice covering the mountain
tops, the face and hands are blistered hy
the heat of the sun. We should have d
more intolerable contrast in Mercury thar
in the case of an atmosphere like OIL
own. There would be very intense heal
under the direct rays Of the sun, aad
comparative cold in the shadow, and liit
would be almost unendurabie to US ; aai
if the atmosphere of Mercury were Sc
thin there would be evaporation Of all the
water, and there would be acother ccn
dition opposed to ours. 1t appears &c
me that that difficulty is sufficiently grea
to make US doubt whether life can exi>
on Mercury; l will not say such life az
can exist on the earth, but any of the
higher forms Of life, under these condi
| tiops.