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Smyrna times., 1875-05-26
Mistake of Infallibility.

Roman newspaper announces that the
Pope has resolved to convCkc the Vatican
Council again to discuss certain ccclcsiasti
cal reforms in the Catholic Church. We do
not know how true this story is, nor are We
disposed to accept it without reserve. 1t
would be difficult to assemble the Council
in Rome without cmbarrasSmcnts which
the Pope would scarcely wish to encounter.
Considering that the last Council before it
adjourned, made the dogma Of miallibility
an article of faith. we do not see why it
should be necessary to reopen its dclibera-
tions for the purpose Of discussing ecclesas-
teal reforms when it is III the power Of the
Pope, as a supreme head and obsolute
master of the Church, to proclaim these
reforms 10y the stroke of his pen. Nor do
We know in what respects the Holy See
considers reform to be necessary.
At the same time, if we were allowed to
express an opinion, it would be that the
course of the Pope toward Spain, for
instance, is a blunder and calculated to do
harm to religion. We observe in des-
! patch from Madrid to the London DaIY
Nr,"s that the PapaI Nmcio had made a
formal demand upon Alfonso to restore the
Catholic religion to the position it occupied
before the revolution. In other words,
that the Catholic religion should be the
only tolerated faith in Spain; that no
other churches should hc allowed but those
dedicated to the worship of its creed that
no cemetery should be opened but those
which had been consccratrd to the use of
persons who died in the faith. We cannot
imagine amy religious system more diShcart
cning and narrow than that which pre-
vailed in Spain before the fall of Isabella
and which the Pope would now re establish
1t is to the honor Of King Alfonso that he
has not permitted his clerical advisers tC
restore it. He answers, according to tn,
despatch. that he is resolved to maintain
liberty of worship i'll Spain. This i jus
answer. 1t Is incredible that the Holy s.,
in this nineteenth century, and in til,
presence of what may be seen in Amcric;
and England and other free countries
should make such demand as this upon
f til" Spanish government. 1t only give.
ri.e to those criticisms Of the Catholic fati
, which in the end do harm. The Holy So
, has no more faithful followers than in tn
! United State. In no country has it
ministers so much freedom nor are tn
. decree, Of the Pope 50 widely respected
Why. then, should the Holy See. in tn
. presence Of the liberty c&tcndrd to it
churche, and priests in Il republic largrl
i. Protestant. insist upon policy Of repre-
!. sion and illihcrality in 4 country where it
followers are raramont? l. the Holy :,
+ demands in Spain that, hcc;;u~r the span
!. iards are generally Catholic no other Chri
:. tian system can be tolerated. what rcaso
,r have We to doubt that the same deman
~ would not he repeated in America if Il
!. prayers Of its prclatcs could he answer,
: and the American States were to bccon
ID Catholic in a, large a proportion as Il
il provinces Of Spain?-N. !. H1uM
Smyrna times., 1875-05-26

alienation which too frequently attend it
as proofs of It's decay, it behooves those
who would protect and uphold it to purify
its sources and "nnoblr its character. Only
as love. true, pure and earnest, is its foun-
dati"n, only as mutual sympathy. conf
dence and respect are its guidingprinciPles,
only as noble aims, purposes and aspira-
tiou~ yitalize and animate it, can it firmly
resist attacks and preserve its position as
the corner stone of the social edilice.-
Ph"'. Lclg.r.
Smyrna times., 1875-05-26
Advice to Young Students by Bap,
tiSt Divine.

We extract the following from a lecture
delivered by Rev. 5. \. Matchmore before
the student, of the Crozicr Theological
Seminary in Chester co.. Pa.
Some men are born to the defence Of the
faith in great public contests: every power
set for death; and they must do the war
rior's work, and they have warriors re
ward But many have neither calling nor
fitness for this work, and are great pests,
cverla-tingly stirring up strife, and instead
Of killing errors are numbering charity. /
have never been deeply impressed with the
value Of amy conquered peace not gained
by love. have known one of these self
constituted polcmics, (who, like Artemus
Wards hornet, if he felt tolcrably well,
could break up whole campmcrtin4,
getting all the community at each others
ears, and killing themselves and the Church
in the end. \ major general i'll the West
| conceived the bright idea Of using howit
zcrs against the Indians by having them
strapped on the back of mules. The cX
pertinent was tried with loaded howitzcl
girt on the back of mule with the muzhl,
| tailward Leading the c.'rn and pcnsiv,
beast to the river blull, tn turning Iii
rear in range with target across the river
he made experiments, with the following
result Tho officers stood round in !
scm-circlc while the general lircd iii,
fuse. As soon as the fuse began to liz an'
sputtcr, the calm mule took another chal
actcr. He reached his head round to So
what was going on, as he did, hIs body be
gan to 90 round with it, and the howit2c
began to sweep around the horizon. II
this moment he hGcamG c%citod, as his cur
; osity became moro and moro intense, an
unaccOuntablc to tell he planted his Ice
together, forming pivot out OF his legs, o
which he is reported to have made 81
revolutions minute the'hOwtzer threa
cning instant death to every mortal with
, the sweep Of half mile. 1hcrc was SON
J slight CONSERVATION there. The gener
i climbed II troo TO observe further opor
, tions. The leutcuants slid over the blui
. as if they did not care for the price of m
e forms The ABUNDANT made for the fort
o the scrgent began to throw up brcastworl
g with his bayonet In a dreadful momel
q there was a quick fz, fash, and thu
!" and then-and thon-a solitary jack.a
: was sean turning somersaults over tho blu
81 from the gun into the river, "a stream
IL circular fire proceeding. The last seen
y him he was going to his rest beside /
y howitzcr in the bottom Of the river.
" ---r-7sf $50
a Even the LATEST boy can sometimes cat
q whipping.
Smyrna times., 1875-05-26
The Man Who Wanted Information.

Yesterday noon, while all the people
around our office except the ''head reporter
were at dinner, thc smell Of smoke suddenly
became apparent, and foreigner, smoking
Il big pipe, came toiling up stairs When
he had recovered his breath and taken q
seat he inquired:
''Ie der big editor what knows every
dings m?''
"No-gonc to dinncr," was the reply.
"Und he shall come back purity soon?
in about two hours
''I cant wait 50 quiet as dot haf to %
toa funeral.
Did you want anything?'
"Ycs, wants to know Something's about
dot Pcccher scandal. You nee, one day
about drcc months ago fcllcr comes nit
my Aaloon and he says Did YOU hear
noddings about Mr. Pccchcr?" und say
niA. nd hc ,ay Mr. Pccchcr shtole corn.
! "Yc,.'
"Ind der next day when | went home
my wife say: Did YOU hear noddmg,
about Mr.. Pccchcr?" Tmd She said Mr..
Pccchcr -htolr dog
Yes
"Und when wa, in der street gal a man
,ays: Hello, Mr. Rttclman. what you
dnk> about Mr.. Pccchcr?" ind says no
man can bc a goot man who will -htcal a
dog. And everybody laghc, md winks.
umd don't know about it.
"Yc.."
'Und when wa in der lily Hall a man
>htrikc- me on der pack, und zay>; "IIcIlo,
ole trcnt. i, Mr. Pccch"r guilty" Und |
said dunno, und he said Mr.. Pecchcl
hirct man to blow up II ,church init a
barrel Of howGcr.'
..Yc-.'
"'nd den When vas in Dearborn man
look, brctty sharp at me md says; You
lif in Dr,Iroit don't you?" Ind said
If in Dadroit. Und he says: What i,
your sIudgemcnt On dat Prechrrl li~mcs,?'
: Cnd said holdings I'md he said Mr.
. Pccchcr lad fight NIT zircu, man.
'Yc-.
"Und when my pig poy come home from
Dolrdo he say "Faddcr, what YOU dink
about- dot Mr.. Pcocher ?''-Und ,ay,
dunno. Hans Und he says Mr. Pcrche
p. got some glozo und ~humpcd der dailor'
bill"
"Yc.."
."J'nd when goc, home, or in der stree
, gar, or nit my zloon, or in der Io>t-otlict
i somebody say ,omr,IingS about dot Pcechc
: p>ine~s. and dunno. Who i Mr.. Pee
y cher? Where lie lif?"
"lIris q great preacher. and he liyc~ j
Brooklyn"
l. "Zo? Ind What he do?"
i "IIc got one of those tobacco boxes wit
0 a needle in the cover. and carried aroum
II in his pocket When a man tried to olc
9 it the needle went INTO his thumb abol
" twenty-five feet
e "IS dot bo>siblc?"
e YES. and he had his vest pocket mad
II 50 deep that cigar would 20 clear ont
Is sight and he kept ii full and deceived til
Is public.
e My zoul but Is dot zo?''
e. ''Ye~, and he keeps an old wildcat hi
d in his wallet to lend out when man wan
n to secure the loan Of dollar for fc
minutes
1t We'll dcelgrcs Ven preacher shg
IS do Ike dol we shall wonder vat next.
T. dot is der rcecher pisiness, ELI? We
at veil H,'ro5 Free Press
Smyrna times., 1875-05-26
Defense Of the Swallow Tails and
White Neck Ties.

The No'ion does it up in this Style The
savage makes no change of toilet for the
evening. He dresses for war and religious
ceremonies, but he goes to Il social reunion
or feast in such clothes as he happens to
have on when the invitation finds him.
The plain man of civilized life, under SINH
lar circumstances. puts on a clean shirt and
his best suit of clothes. This suit. among the
European peasantrv. is apt to be simply of
the same cut and material as the working
suit. or. a. it would be called in Brooklyn,
the garh of toll. among Americans it is Il
black suit, like that of Il clergyman, and in
cludr> Il silk cravat. generally black. but
pcrmi~sibly cololcd The whole matter is.
however. one OF pure convention. Now, ii
has been found OF late years Il matter of
convenience, especially to hard-worl<ing
men and men of moderate means. who are
exposed To- the constant social demands of
the great cities of the world, to have cos
tune in which one can appear on any tcS-
tive occasion. great or small, which all,
Gentle or simple, are alikecXpccted to wear.
which Is neither rich nor gaudy, and in
which every man may feel sure that he is
properly dressed. and the dress fixed on
for this purpose throughout the civilized
world is the plain suit of black. with the
swallow tailed coat commonly called even
ing ,lre,, Nothing can be simpler or less
pretentious. or more democratic. Nobody
cam add anything To it or take anything
away from it, Many attempts to modify il
have been made ,iuiing the last thirty year:
lV leaders OF fashion. and they have tailco
because il meets one of the great wants o
human nature Nevertheless, il makes it
way with difficulty 1t i only within the
E lat fifteen years that it has obtained firm
, footing in American cities. People looked
OH il with suspicion. as Il sign Of some i'll
ward and spiritual hauShtinr>@. and re
e;trlrd the trocll coat, with it, full skirts
as the only garments in which serious
minded man. with proper sens" of hi
origin and destiny. and correct feeling
about popular government, could max
! hi appearance III a lady's larlor. Why
. nnbody could tell. for there was Il time, nc
very far back. when the irock coat wa
itself am innovations OF latr-that Is viii
! IN perhaps ten year,-the swall"w-tails {
! the world have exchanged the black {
coiorrd for white cr;tvat and Justify tiloI!
selves by saying that it not only lool
:, cleaner Of necessity than silk one, an
e that YOU cannot look too clean or fires
=. about your throat when you present you
,. self in lady house on II festive occasion
= Nevertheless, the plain blunt mon arc II
:. satisfied. They do not as yet feel sure
# to its meaning. They think it indicat
:, either oycrthoughtfulncSs about trillcs.
;, else Il leaning. Slight though il be, towal
dcspotism and free trade. They will nc
+, ALL or nearly all. Wear evening dress with
i. black cravat. but even those of them wI
- will consent to put on white crayat do
witt, "a certain shameface'lncSs and bac
+. sliding and Of trcachcry to some good eau,
II though they do not exactly kliow which
Smyrna times., 1875-05-26
Opening of Car Windows.

You are sitting in the first st@gcs Of
cold, or your wife at your side has a little
fever, and the car is warm and lmdrniably
close. Suddenly some person Of either sex
remarks audihy, what cycry body pcrccivcs
and deIlorcs. that the air IS close. lie or
she adds that such an atmo-phcr is mwholc-
some, THAT it is positively poisonous. that
the car is Black Hole. and that we all
are autiocating; and thcrcupon, the train
al thirty miles an hour, on Il bitter night
or day, up GOES the window. and the blast
drives full upon you and madam, heated
and i'll, and there is no escape for you, all
the seats being full, but to 90 forward and
stand. The good man or woman holds the
ground insists that the oxygen of the air
is exhausted. that we are all breathing
carbonic acid ga. and that all the books
agree that apoplcXy, paralysis. softening Of
the brain, with vast train Of occult nala
dies. begin under just such conditions.
And 50, madam. to spare yourself the
chance Of some remote disease YOU expose
my wife to immediate ,lcuri,y and Incrr-
monia.
''Sir, you know nothingof hy@icnc laws.
Madam, you know nothing Of common
sense.
1t Is true that fresh air is desirable: but
will not these pcripatcd philosophers learn
/ that icy blast, or sudden chill- may ho
/ fatal? When one Of the apostle, Of fresh
air opened a car window under thc>,
circumstances, a gray-bcard sitting behind
instantly arose and closed it again clnpha
ticaliy. And when the astomded lady
lookin" at him severely, SAID, III tone o
exceeding wrath, Sir" he answered
blandly. " My dear madam, bird in til,
hand Is worth two in the BUSH" Sh,
looked srorniul. but not in the least as i
She understood his meaning. :" mcai
only" lie said that the one illness whicl
YOU are sure to give me may be more fata
than the two or twenty which YOU think t
prevent by opening the window. Madam.
he added. solrmnly, &" have been thcr
before. But She turned her back and
rs hr said aftrrward, if there was less frr,l
air. there were fewer colds-UuJrr'< Mtr
| -jyr.
Smyrna times., 1875-05-26

THREE VICTIMS or UNREQrITED LOVE-
The village OF Cuba, y. y, was the scene of
a dreadful tragedy last Wednesday. James
I.a!icrty, notorious character, had for
more than year professcd love for Miss
Vannov, daughter Of George Nannoy, a
farmer, but she had invariably repulsed
him. On "Wednesday he went to Nannoy's
house and :"HrYcd his proposal Of mar
riagr, SAYING that his grandmother had
gwen him lot Of money, and ho would
give il all to Miss Vannoy if sho would
marry him. She told linn that she did not
wish To have any association with him, as
his character was not what it should he.
He said he would be better man if She
we're his wife. She then rose to leave the
room, when he handed her a newspaper
and told her to read paragraph he pointed
out. 1t was headed, "Nurdrrcd for Love
/ She had turned her face away from him IN
/ looking at the paper, and had just glanced
at the heading Of the article, when ht
drew a revolver and fired. She ran
shrirkjug apd ilcndipg towards the door
when her mother rushed into the room
Laferty then shot her, aud ran hnrriedl
out Of tine house. Mr.. Vannoy, hearing tn
firing, left the barn, and was Fastening t
the house when he saw Lafierty leaving
with his pistol in his hand and wild loo
in his face. I4aficrty wheeled and fired i
the farmer, but tiniased him. Without wal
ing to see the effect Of his lgst shot i
placed the revolver against his own hea
and blew out his brains The ladies su
yiyed their wounds but few hours.
Smyrna times., 1875-05-26

Love is sed tn be blind, but l know lots
of phellows in love who can see twice as
much in their gals as | kan.-,Josh Bi;aoe.
1t is an extraordinary fact that when
people come TO what is commonly called
high words they generally use low language.
What is the difference between q belle
and a burglar The belle carries false locks.
and the burglar false keys.
Title for tive-cent savings bank-the St,
Nickle US,
Smyrna times., 1875-05-26

A few days since a seedy person applied
to a wealthy citizen for help, and received
the small sum of five cents. The giver
remarked as he handed him the pitIance !;
Take it, you are welcome; our cars arf
always opened to the distressed. "ThaS
may be- replied the recipient, "but never
before in my life have | seen so small an
opening for such large ears,"
Smyrna times., 1875-05-26

at is not our fault" says a Milwaukee
editor. "that we are red-headed and small,
and the next time that one of those over
grown rural roosters IN ball room reaches
down for our head and suggests that somo
fellow has lost a rose bud out Of his button
hole. there will be trouble
Smyrna times., 1875-05-26

"My DEAR" said husband, i'll startled
tones, after waking his wife in the middle
Of the night, ~ have swallowed a dose of
strychnine y "Well, then, do for goodness
salSe>lie still, or it may come up
Smyrna times., 1875-05-26

jeremiah Hamilton. awellknown colored
broker and banker of Wall street, New
York. died last week aged 62 He was
reputcd to possess g., 100000 and to be the
richest colored man in the United States.
Early in life he was a slave in the West
Indies
Smyrna times., 1875-05-26

"Is this the Adams lIousc?" asked a
stranger of n Bostonian. "Yes," was the
reply, 'it's Adams House until you get to
the roof, then it's caves
Smyrna times., 1875-05-26

The tenor and soprano in Boston choir
were married recently. \ facetious ex-
change says that they met by chants, the
usual way, and ultimately agreed to duet.
And the first addition to the family will be
Il trio.
Smyrna times., 1875-05-26

\ traveller called for mint-sauSc at a hotel
the other day, and the waiter said that they
had none, adding: "Our cook makes all
the mnse into pies, not sauce,
Smyrna times., 1875-05-26

Why call him tho groom" as eight out
of ten people do: A groom's business is to
look after horses. AbrideSgroom's business
is to look after his wiies mother.
Smyrna times., 1875-05-26

They wondered at tho short collections
in a Missouri church, and investigated to
find that one of the collectors had tar in
the top of his hat
Smyrna times., 1875-05-26

woman entered a crowded street car
the other day. and for moment or two no
one offered her a seat. Then a fat man.
affected with the asthma, bcclloned to her
and said; Madam please tal<e-takc'
cough, cough. She stood there waiting
for his seat, and a~ soon as he was over his
coughing fit, he concluded: Madam,
please take care and not step on my sore
foot The look She gave him was appal.
ing, Lu, al the rest saw the joke.
Smyrna times., 1875-05-26

\ bootblack followed man around for
several minutes, repeating the inquiry
Have shine and finally the man
exclaimed, Didn't tell you FIVE minutes
ago that didn't want my boots blacked p
You did. mister, replied the boy. But
thought you might be lying obout it"
Smyrna times., 1875-05-26

An Aberdcenshirc laird, who kept avery
good poultry yard, strangely enough could
not command fresh egg for his breakfast.
one day. however. he met his gricvc's wife
going toward the market, and. very spsl,ic,
iou>ly, with nice basket. On passing and
speaking a word he discovered the basket
was full Of beautiful white eggs. Next time
he talked with his grieyc he said to him
flames. ! like you very WELL and | thinI,
You serve me faithfully. but | cannot say
admir-" your wife. To which the cool reply
wa: "oh, deed, ~ir. I'm not surprised at
that for dmna nucllc admire her myser."
Smyrna times., 1875-05-26

Mrs. Lincoln. widow Of President Lin
coin, has been adjudged insane 10y the
County Court at Chicago, and will be placed
in the hospital at Batavia. ILL., The case
came ul' on petition from her SON. Robert
Lincoln. praying for test Of the question
Of her sanity. When the verdict was
announced. Robert took the hand Of his
mother atirctionately, and She exclaimed.
"Oh. Robert. to think that my son should
ever have done this The poor lady's
insanity began at the time of her husbands
! ASSASSINATION.
Smyrna times., 1875-05-26

FATal tiFrLuTS OF OlIIEr AND SnAME.--Mr.
Tylor Curtis, at ono time prominent citi
zen of San Francisco, Cal, and an early
settler there, died at Barnum's Hotel, in
New York, on Friday morning. lie was
the husband of Annie Josephine Curtis,
who diod few weeks SinCo hGn the effects
of malpractice, Mr. Curtis had previously
boon married to woman of considerable
means, by whom he had three children,
two of whom were living in New York. On
the day of Mrs. Curtis's death the husband,
who was in San Francisco, was informed OF
the sad event. lie huriqdly telcgraphed
to have the body placed in Il receiving vault
until his arrival, While packing up hi,
effects preparatory TO leaving San Francisco
he got an evening newspaper in which he
read with gricved amazement the story o
his wile's shame. DIzcd and hcart-broker
he took the train for New York, where lac
arrived on April 3. Tho sudden shock tc
his feelings was too much for him to bear
and he sank rapidly, dying on Friday las
from grief and prostratlon under the blow
which he had received.
Smyrna times., 1875-05-26

Governor brogdcn, Of North Carolina, has
written a letter to the New York HraLfon
the uhjrct Of the representation of his State
at til" Centennial Exhibition. He hopes
North Carolina will make a liberal display.
The Legislature having failed to respond to
his special message on the subject. he will
appeal to the leading citizens to give their
patronage and support He considers the
celebration Of the greatest moment in the
interest Of l'eace and friendship, believing
that it will exercise the most favorable in
fiuence III promoting concord, union and
harmony. and he halls it with JOY and will
do all in his power to secure its success.
Smyrna times., 1875-05-26


AFTER MANY NEAES-TTc Lost F"md.-
The failure thus far to discover amy trace of
the stolen Ross child has led to Il general
feeling that the boy i dead, but numerous
instances are recorded of lost or stolen chill
drcn who have been found long after all
hope bad been abandoned. Judge J. J.
Wright, formerly of Indiana, but now Of
Washington city. gives the .N.r Of that city
two instances Of the kind:
one was the case of boy namcd Brown.
who had been sent out by his mother in a
settlement in Northern Indiana, in lS.,4, to
tell hi, fathcrto come To dinner. The man
came home Lut had not seen the boy. Tie
country was secured in search of him, and
! the camps of several Indian tribes We're
searched in vain. Thirty years after the
"hoy" was found in a Cheyenne camp, with
and Indian wife and children, and was
/ thoroughly nomadic in his inclinations as
the rrddcst Of the tribe to which he re-
turned after once visiting his birthplace.
He had been stolen by Il stray Indian, and
was sold and rcsold until he settled down
finally with the Cheycnncs.
The other is that of Quaker gill named
Catherine Slocum, who was stolen year.
ago, in the nri@hhorhood Of Lancaster
Pennsylvania, hy Indians then living in that
State. She was identified by her brother,
after seventy years had passed ant
She had become an aged woman, having
become identified with the Miami tribe o
Indians, and married amongst them. She
had frequently attracted the attention o
settlers in Indiana, and finally gave one o
them an account Of her early history whicl
led to her identity, one or her brother
going from WiIllc,barrc, Pa, and anothc
from Columbus, O., to see her, one of whom
called her attention to the fact that he ha,
accidentally cut of the end of one of he
fingers in childhood which "clinchcd
the identity. Her descendants are no,
living in Indiana, drawing an annuity frol
the government as Miami Indians and Ell
; ioying all the advantages of citizenship il
that State