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Smyrna times., 1874-02-18

MARRIED AND UNMARRIED. or these two
classes Of women, the one who marries respec.
tably is called. by the consent of mankind, for
tunste; the one who misses her ideal, or from
any cause remains unmarried, is assumed to be
the less fortunate OF her sex. Nor is the cpl
thet misappliOd, as certainly she is endowed
with fewer OF the gifts of fortune than her
welded sister. But this difference is one apt
very sensibly to diminish with years. What
ever the advantages of the bride, the balance
of the account may very likely be on the other
side at fifty or thrOc-score. Many an old maid
blssses her lot as she compares it with that of
her married compesrs, and sees what the gay
husbands of their youth have turned into un.
der the attrition of years-sees them in all the
helpessness, peevishness, and exactng discon.
tent Of uuwelcome, unlovely old aye. She
speculatss, perhaps, on the short lived ma.
ture of attraction. Two young people meet
bright youthful, debOnndire a sense of fitness
strikes not head but fancy. If they are thrown
much together, the fancy natures into liking
from mere propinquity, and 20 the people
with little really in common, have come to pas,
their lives together, and are now wearing them
out in contact rather than agroement.-Es.
Smyrna times., 1874-02-18

CALIFORNIA SOAP PLANT.-In California a
small shrub grows abundantly all over the
country the roots of which are in general use
for soap, and by many are even preferred to
the artificial article. 1t never grows more than
foot high; the leaves and stocks drop in
May, and the bulbs stay in the ground all snm-
mer. They are dug up, stripped of their
husks, and rubbed upon the clothes when these
is produced and the odor is like that of new
brown soap. From the roots of the soap plants
peculiar substance called saponins has been
extracted, to which property of making emul-
gents is attributed.
Smyrna times., 1874-02-18
WHOLE NO. gSl

DETERRENT KINDS OF Folks. Kinds
FOlk-The man who makes you present you
DO not want; the friend who gives you 50
much advice; the lady who insists that you
have not made out your dinner; the old gem
tleman who is starving himself to lay up money
for YOU the shOpkeeper who abates the price
OF the article just because it is you, and the
mother who lets the dear children do as they
please.
Happy Folks-A child with rattle small
chap drumming on tin.pan; shoolboy on
holiday two lovers walking by moonlight a
sucking new cider through a straw.
Genteel Folks-The young lady who lets her
mother do the ironing for fear of spreading
her hands; the miss who wears thin shoes on
rainy day; and the young gentleman who is
ashamed to be seen walking with his father.
Industrious Folks-rhe young lady who
reads rOmances in bed the friend who is al
ways engaged when you call and the cores
pondent who cannot find time to answer your
letters.
Smyrna times., 1874-02-18

A Boston lecturer the other night repeated
story which an old lady once told him. This
lady at one time kept the most select boarding
house in Cambridge, near the college One
day seedy looking man, with unkept hair
aud beard came to her door aud asked for
board.
Sir, she said, understand that receive
none but gentlemen into my house."
Very we'll, he replied, ' will go else
where.
And who do you think that shabby fellow
was" the venerabl. lady said to the speaker.
" lie was no less than Professor John Quincy
Adams, President Of the United States.
Smyrna times., 1874-02-18

APPLYING THE BRAKE.-A nervous lady re-
Gently took passage at the Tiptop House, White
dicular railway. After they started she inter-
viewed the conductor: "Mr Conductor, how
do you hold these cars when you want to make
stop2' Madam, we apply the brake,
which you see there Suppose, Mr.. Com
ductor, that brake should give way, what do
you do then?'' Madam, we then apply the
double acting brake, which you see at the other
end of the cars" But, Mr.. Conductor, sup
pose that brake should not be sufficient to
check the cars, where will we go then?"
Madam, that depends entirely upon how you
have lived in this world"
Smyrna times., 1874-02-18

Thirty years ago young man entered the
city OF New York in an almost penniless con-
dtion, and without single acquaintance in
the great wilderness of houses. To day his
name is known wherever humanity breathes.
1t is spoken in every city, and is as familiar to
the workers in the mines as to his brother in
the mills, and wherever language is known and
ideas expressed the name of the penniess, un-
known and uncouth lad of thirty years ago, is
uttered. 1t was John Smith.
Smyrna times., 1874-02-18

Marriage among the Burmes is most Pc
culiar institution, and the " marriage knot" is
very easily undone. If two persons are tired
Of each Others society. they dissolve partner.
ship in the following simple and touching, but
conclusive manner They resdectivsly light
two candles, and shut up their hut, sit down
and wait quietly until they are burned up.
The one whose candle burns out first gets up
at once and leaves the house land foreverl
taking nothing but his clothes he or she may
have on at the time all else then becomes
the property of the other party.
Smyrna times., 1874-02-18

ORIGIN OF THE DOLLAR MARK-A writer
in the current number of the Atlantic Monthly
has curious paper on the origin of the dollar
symbol ($). In brief, his theory is that the
two parallel upright marks may be traced back
to the pillars of Hercules, and S-like figure to
a scroll entwined around them. According to
tradition. when the Tryian colony landed on
the Atlantic coast of Spain, and founded the
ancient city of Gades, now Cadiz Melearthus,
the leader of the expidition, set up two stone
pillars as a memorial over which was built a
temple of Hercules. AS the temple increased
in wealth the stone pillars were replaced by
others made of an alloy OF gold and silver, and
and these two pillars became. in time, the EN-
blem of the city as horse head became that
of Carthage. Centuries later when Charles V
became emperor of Germany, he adopted a
new coat of arms, in which the pillars Of Gades
Cadiz occupied prominent position IN the
device. Hence, When new coin, the colon
nato, was struck at the imperial mint, it bore
the new device, two pillars, with scroll en-
twined around them. This coin became
standard of value in the Mediterranean, and
the pillars and scroll became its accepted sym
Dol in writing. The two horizontal bars which
cross the symbol of the English pound sterling
are also thought to have a similar origin. II
the ,me paper the symbolic origin of the pil
lars of Hercules is traced far back into tn,
remote era prior to the dispersion of the fu
man race from its Asiatic birth place. Ths!
are identified with household pillars of tn,
Scan linavians, and the idea from which th'
concrete embodiments spring is to be founC
alike in the Sanskirt Vedas and in the glowing
ina ssry Of the Hebrew poets. They are sym
bols Of day and night, Of light and darkness
which to the dawning intelligence Of the Aral
races were evidences of the Omnipotent, ant
to the Jewish patriarchs the work of reveal
ed Creator.
Smyrna times., 1874-02-18

"WHAT FATHER TAXES -" What will
you take to drink asked a waiter Of young
lad, who, for the first time, accompanied his
father to a public dinner. Uncertain as to
what to say, and feeling sure he could not be
wrong if he followed his fathers example, he
replied, "I'll take what father takes" The
answer reached the fathers ear, and instantly
the full responsibility of his position flashed
upon him. "Waiter, I'll take water, said be. Z"
Smyrna times., 1874-02-18
POe[T'V.
WAITING FOR YOU, JOCK.

Winters agoinE;
The streams are Allowing;
The May flowers blowing
Will roon be- in view.
But all things seem laded,
POr mx heart it Is jaded,
Waiting for you. Jock,
Waiting for you;
Oh. but ITS weary work.
Waiting for you!
As soon as the days done,
Ny thoughts to the west run;
envy the red sun
That sinks IRON my view.
On you it's ash ming
While here 1 am pinine.
Waiting for ySu. Jsck.
Waiting for you;
Oh but it's weary work.
Waiting for you
I sigh whea the day beams.
The pitiful night seems
To cheer me with sweet dreams.
That bear me to you.
Each morn as you fee me.
The fading stars me
Waiting for you. Jock,
Waiting for you:
Oh. but it's weary work,
Waiting tor you
Go. robin. fly to him.
Sing ever nigh to him:
Summer winds. sigh to him:
Bid him be true,
Whers he sleeps on the prairiss,
Oh, whisper. kind fairies.
waiting for YOU. Jock.
Waiting for you
Oh. but it's weary work,
Waiting for you -
Smyrna times., 1874-02-18

Most young men consider it great misfor-
tune to be born poor, or not to have capital
enough to establish themselves at their outset
in life, in a good comfortable business. This
is a mistaken notion So far from poverty be-
ing a misfortune to them, if we may judge
from what we every day behold, it is really
blessing; the chance is more than ten to one
against him who starts with fortune.
Smyrna times., 1874-02-18
Do you 60 to school now, Joe 2"

DO you 60 to school now, Joe? ?"
Yes, sir, had fight to-day, too. :"
"You had ?" Which whipped 2"
"Oh, | got whipped" he replied, with
great trankness.
"Was the other boy bigger than you?'
"No, he was lttler.
"Wel, how came you to let littler boy
whip you ?"
"Oh, you see, he was madder nor / lcas -
Smyrna times., 1874-02-18

A gentleman at an eating house asked the
person next to him if he would please pass
the mustard.
Sir, said the man, do ysu mistake me for
waiterS
Oh no sir, was the reply, mistook you fer
q gentleman.
Smyrna times., 1874-02-18

The following concise and comprehensive
note was sent to an Illinois merchant by a
nsighboring farmer the other day: Send me
trace chain and two hinges. Jane had
baby last night-alsO, two padlocks.
Smyrna times., 1874-02-18

Young man, do you ever drink asked 3
mild looking man, accosting Jones. "Wsll,
yes, thank you, as it's cold morning | don't
mind" replied Jones removing his quid Of to-
bacco. 'iThen don't do it any more, re-
ioined the mild man.
Smyrna times., 1874-02-18

A California paper, having obtained a new
subscriber, records the startling fact in half.
column article, headed "Still another! Ut
course endorsed by the people"
Smyrna times., 1874-02-18

5000 children are born every day in this
country.
Smyrna times., 1874-02-18

The public servant who is willing to take
care Of the siver-Butler.
Smyrna times., 1874-02-18

Laughing cured Philadelphia patient Of
brain fever.
Smyrna times., 1874-02-18

An Ohio young lady died from chewing
gum.
, 1874-11-09

Thopoople arc apparently not d'aposod to limit
themselves by constitutional nmondmon&a. 1t lis
but a short timo since The proposed now Ohio
Constitution, which cost months Of highly skillod
labor, was rejected by an overwhelming voto; !;
and tho draft Of now Constitution for Michi-
gan eIlarod tic Hame fato at tho election last
Tuesday. It appears also that aoven Of tho
eleven propositions submitted to tho people Of
Now York havo boen uogatiyod. Tho oauBea
aud coucomitanta Of this change In popu-
lar scntimont--for thoro cortainly 1aa been a
chapgo within few years-ars pcrhaps far to
sock, and caunot be Immediately discovered.
Some Of them, howover, no have found. They
arc tho burdcuHomeness Of restrictions which
the people have already agrood to, growing
distrust Of delegated authority, and an increased
scuse OF confidence in tho verdict Of mnjoritiea
expressed ut the polls. propositions to limit
the powor Of townB and countics to contract
dobts hayo beon generally rejected, whilo tl,oss
to limit tho powers Of tho Legislature, whor
submitted separately haye been ~ genora!ly ap
rrnvnd
, 1874-11-09

An important iBsuo WIS made before Judge
D:umtnond in tho United Statcs Circuit Court
Saturday by representatives Of tho Chicago
Northwestern and Cblcago i Pacific Railroads.
The lattor road is now III process Of construc-
tiou. It crosBcB tho line Of tho Northwestern
Road. a controversy haa arisen between tho
two Companies as to tho proper place for maxi
ing tho crossing. Tho Northwestern Company
in WiBconBin has sued for an injunction to pro-
Tont Il crossing ut grade. The Court hestatcd
to tako Jurisdiction Of the suit. aince tho
plaintiff cnn only DO considered q citizen Of
foreign State by legal fiction. tho Northwcst-
ern Railroad Company in Illinois md tho North
western najlroad Company in Wisconsin being.
to all intents and purposes, ono corporation.
Tho question Of jurisdiction aside, tho Court is
disposed to think that tho right Of way granted
to tho Chicago l. Pacific is not exclusive; that
somo reasonable accommodation ought to 10
reached without litigation and that. undor
certain contingencies. both partlea interested
should bear the expeuso OF making an under OF
ovor crossing. Tho vigorous, incihiyo, and acute
treatment Of tue matters in controversy By Judge
Drummond will do much to settle the practice In
regpeat to railroad crossings, which has hitherto
been irregular nnd confused,
, 1874-11-09

Tho Chicago produce markets were quite an.-
nntea OH Saturday. Mess pork Was aetiyc, and
aocliued 10@a0o por brl on options, closing Mt
e17.75@1s.0D cash, and s17.15@l7.2o roller the
Fear. Lard WA active. and cnsier, closing at
bla0o per 100 lbs casl, and 1721i1@d1.75 selier
:ho year. Meats wore In faig denaana aud
drm ut 014@7o for shoulders and 91l@V}1o
for short ribs, both aellor the month. High
wineR wore quios aud steady at oGHo per
gallon. Lake ffelghA wore dull and steady,
closing at A9@c for wheat to Buffalo. Flour waH
notive aud unchanged. Wheat was active aud
1@91]tc higher, cloaing 1t sGalo cash. and S72so
seller December. Corn waa aotive aud 1114092o
h1gler. cloaillg at 751lo oaAh, 1910 for tho
month. and 79c for tho year. Oats wero actlyo
aud 10 higher. closing At 479lc casl,, APO
sellor tho year. Rye was 4uiot and atsoug 1t
a3@83>1c. Barley was dull sud weak, closiug
Ut CLIO cash and el.l8 for November. Hogs
were fairly aotiYa and steady Ut S5.25@0.2o for
, 1874-11-09

Nop tllat Mr.. MetltA haa a4Hu,ed the control Of
THE CnicAao Tn,uuHE, would 1t be too mnch To ask,
very respectfully that Wholesale aud reta slandars Of
the ministry in tic co}mnH OF that ahle paper bu atop
pel7 Clergy.tE DO not Ike to rush into pE!nt against
unseen aas.inllts OF their regulations for honesty
nor ie It consona with human Atliro to bear such
things III silence. M immunity OF tho cnHs from
er!tcd exposure aul public opprobritn' In naked, but
Mz Metl "a tho C1riaian gentleman flat 1e ia
ptcl to bc is under obligations to $40 that wanton
aud grounulcss assaults aro not nado III tho columns
Of h!a paper upon tho personal Integrity Of private cit
ize,ls Of ts clerical my than Of any othor pro-
ie.sIou or occupation.-fntcr'or.
As tho editor Of this paper has boon absent
from Chicago considerable timo he cannot
couscientiously or iu.oi1igontly agreoto anything
in tho promises mentioned above, without know
lug something of tho uattlro Of tho circun-
stancca. Whose character has boon sssailoa
Or what do these assaults consist? What aro
tic facts in tho caso? II there bayo been as-
aaults. ul,at was the provocation offerod2 We
beIloye tlat tho Interior ia edited by Prof.
Patton, Of whom wo know only by report,
aud what nc have hoard has not giveu ua
livery Tutoring opinion OF him. Is Prof. Patton
the peraou who haB heon hunting Prof. Swing, a
| clergyman in whose behalf NO feel yory lively
into,cst? Has Prof. Patton boon assailed, aud
| it 40, what provocation did no offer? We can
| not agree to DO anything until wo know the
| nature of tho alleged offenaos and no thoro
| foro. submit these questions in order to obtai1
| some light upon the situation.
, 1874-11-09

II tho average man had made 1t the object Of
his life to know nothing about political economy,
Ills Ignorance Of It could scarcely DO moro pro-
found. lts very maine la . puzxlo. propoao to
hlu, to toaoh his children politics, aud yague
idea Of training them to proficiency III packing
ward-,ueetiug aud running 4 CAUCUS Hits acroas
la mind. Propose to teach them economy, aud ho
thinlB Of tllem a. instructed to invest their pon-
ules III bank Instead OF in buua. Dut suggest
course IN political economy and ho IL dumb
founded. II he torms any idoa about that sci
enco, it is AZ somothlng which theorists who
have nothing better to do can waste their time
in atudYlug. II they are foolish enough to wtah
to do 10, but which couccsna "pracscat
u,en" not at all. Tlis la1nentable ignorance
30 dense that the victim doea not even
know LIE ia ignorant, La caused by tho lack OF
syatc1natlo instruction in tho acionce. luis
lack u partly duo, iu turn, to the faet that tAere
IL no politlco-ecuuonl!ca mauual su1lclont'y
simplo to DO uacd ia our public sohools'
Our Whole syatom Of public instruction reats
on tho idea that the country il bound to 30 tran
isa youth thst they will become good citze''s.
On no other ground eau tue expenditure Of
cont Oh public Hchool5 bo juatihe{1 Now the
| study Of political economy IL The best possible
| preparation for citizenship. It t9aol,es what
c}oysrumont may rightfully demoud Of tho oitl-
xou aud what Il may not. II tesohoa tho folly Of
, 1874-11-09


In caatiug about for the causos Of the recent
defoat Of the Republican party, the man who
keeps h!s ayea open will not be long in anaiug
ouo whict, las contributed AZ much "a all other
aroucics combined to tho SUCCESS OF tho Democ-
raw, aud TINT ca.,so 10 the monatrous absurdity
ct Prohibition. Moro than thirtl-torn prattlo,
moro than nutloeisua, moro than resa-Gag
and Croait-Mobl!ies Jobs aud sanholn coa-
tractB. moro than Grangerism or auy other iBm.
Prohibition has steadily and swiftly wrought the
defeat of tho Republican party, and placed its
oupouonts 10 power III every State where 1t was
made d political Issue. It's misohieyous ils1u-
euccs commenced in tho October elections. For
so,ue ttne previous, tho States OF Ohio
md 1n,}iana Lad been tue ooutra OF
tho most active efforts Of tho prohl.
bI.ion,sta, which resolved themselves Into
tho sl,are OF woman oruaados, aud wero attended
with the most reckless uvaaiona OF private rights
Taking advantage Of tho temporary popular OK
oltoment and tho t,midity Of tho Ropubican
leaders. tho Prohibition leaders not only baaod
tnslr agltaton upon moral but political grounds
aud Rayo tho Republican party to understand
that If Prohibition we're not iadorsod In itf
platforms, they would Withdraw aud form I
tlisl party. Taking advice OF thor fears, i
waa dono, and the procoha OF dlatntogsason
commenced 1t onoo. Temperance Democrats
, 1874-11-09

Mr. Sturges las been roundly brought up by
tho Executive Committee OF tho Board Of Trade,
aud will be tried for uncommercial conduct. Tho
Board has now IN opportunity Of yindicatiug its
good name from the nspersious which hayo been
freely cast upon it iu consequence OF Mr.
sturges dcaiuGB; if this opportunity In
not improved, wo fear tho Board will
aoou be past redemption. We inform those
persona who are disposed to deal lenleutly by
sturges that the proposed establishment Of a
now aud respectable Chamber Of Commerce ia
scrouBly considered by men whom the Board
cannot afford 10 lose. Tho treatment Of Sturgoa
will havo much to do with tho SUCCESS or failure
Of the new project.
, 1874-11-09

A Georgia journalist haa hecu Studying the
lax-booka Of that State, aud has fouud i'll them
somo interesting faets about tho amount Of
property owned BY Georgia negroes. Tho as-
sessed total Ii aG.15T,79S. Tho real total must
10 considerably higher, since the assessment il
presumably far below the selling prleo aud since
a large fraction OF tho amount owned doubtlosa
escapos assessment altogether. Tho fignros mny
seeu small to ouo who knows TINT thore are huff
q million blacks in Geore1a, hut they show,
nevertheless, that tho process Of accumu-
lation Is vol under way. It il not
q small thing that tho ponnilcas Slaves OF
1866 should now, as frcemon, hold $7'ooo.ouo
worth Of taxable property. That SUM repro
geuts much patient saving. In oloven counties,
colored mon own an aggregate OF oVoT $1ooooo
WORTH. In thrco Of theso counties, they own
oyor s2O0. .000 worth. THOR poHsossions arc
very evenly distributed throughout tho State
amoug themselves. Eyory county reports some
colorod tax-payers There are not yot any very
wealthy men among them. Tho riohest negro
| in tho 6tate payB taxca on only slo.8o5. only
| afteou, all told, pay on moro than 6,ooo As
| eouoxal rule, whou they have any property at
all, it III aascsaed ut from $500 to 81 ,ooo'
| cusioua feature about their property Ii, that
noarlv two-tAlrds OF it III in tue hanas Of women.
| Eight Of the fifteen persons who pay taxos on
more than 5000 aro negroaaes. It may
he that tho colorel brother lnyoats hls
awnings In bis ,yife's name. In order to keep them
ont of The clutches Of hls creditors, or 1t may
bo that Fanny Kemblo'a belief iu tho innato su-
neriority of tho uegreas over tho negro iB tho
true ono. aud that the fFoodHoman has shown
more industry aud frugality than tho freedman.
It ID to bo noted tlat this property, BY wjlomso-
aver aoa,rirod, has not boen gained by Hpoouln'
t,on or polItical knayery. What tue negroes now
ovn they uayo aarnol. Thoy haye got IL by
hard work.
No candid man, whatoyor hia political sytnpa'
thies may be, can hear of this acquisition o1
properly by tho Southern blaoks without gratia
cation. Property IL conservative. 1t will act al
check upon wild raaicaligm. So long as whit<
aud blaok ars synonyms for employers aut
employed the pscjuGiccs Of color and poitici
will 10 reinforced by those OF capital Us. labor
aud tue two races will DO hopoloasly separated
An the negro bocomea property la vii
stcp oyer thia lust liuo OF demarc&tlon. Th
posaoas!on Of money utmost always adds to
persons responsibility. It !s comparatively cas-
] | to think we'll OF q man who wears goo
. clothes aud very eaBy to think Ill OF = wreto
t ut-at-tho~oIbows. Tho moro property th
, ncgsoes accumulate tho moro soepeet they wi
, gain. A. floating population, Living from Ian
, 1874-11-09
poor to choice. Cattle sud ahoep woro quiet anu

In ano.lor column will bs found ss"tefncnt
of the reasoue which shaped tho conduct Of
Prof. swtng's fsiends during tho trial Of tho sp"
pssled case In tho Synod, dofonso Of thor ao-
tion, and crittolsm Of tho synod's. Tho doeu-
mont ia in several rospecta remarkable. It
probably o1osca tho oase. or 90 u1uoh Of 1t aa tho
eouotal public carea to bear. It Ia luminous,
direct, and aovere. It points out many incou-
sissouotos Of tho Synod Which tho ordinary OBJ
server probably would not doteot. It shows that
tho Synod waa intertor in numbers to tho prca-
bytory and hinta that 1t was lnfcrior In lnto1li-
gonco and honesty.
, 1874-11-09

Tho Forty-fourth Congress will dovoto much
Of its time to. the consideration Of contested
election cn6os Somo OF thoBo arise logitimnte-
", and many moro will probably DO brought with
the ASSURANCE that u Democratic House will
know aud love Its own. OF COURSE the rule Of
the House, when in doubt. will be, to recognize
Democrats. We have yet to notice disposition
Oh tho part Of tho victorious Democrats to
soar Ia tho on1pyre4n towards which they wore
always aspiring. whom out Of power. Tho llR-
grant practices which were not proven but
charged agaiuHt tho Republican party are not
too bad for Democratic acceptance, now that
their inning has como.
, 1874-11-09

The iron manufacturers and the pudtllers arc
farther apart than ever. 4 conference between
representatives Of both interests will be hold to-
day. but there is little prospect OF an accomodn-
tion. The MASTERS say, and tho facts bear
them ont. that a continuance OF high wagcs is
impossible. Tho men talk f1ercoly Of their rights,
mud tho dustea OF persous whom they have
mado rlch; aud propose to rcast Te-
duction at tho expense Of q general strike.
Sympathy for either party to tho controversy
would probably run to waste; but t!loso IL 8
large number Of mon aud women, estimated ut
100000, wlo will DO innocent of any Hlsaro In u
STRIKE to whom it means w1otcLedncsB and
want. Their situation can be viewed ouly with
the deepest interest and oonooEn.