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, 1875-11-04
REAL. ESTATE.

The following inatrumcnts were Gled fcs record
Wednesday, Suy. 3:
c.rr PROPERTY. .
wes.ern AZ, 4tn Of tr,n.' s,;sf. isHs1eas -,
am1d mta Il, IoiIns !. Il "f Art,stan ~ Il soi ''
~ II. witl:tuIilix1 y .;i aacl os' 4eo
WI aateI Isrrso ssI 4. cor of friaeisco IT.
I. lal,l.l@. 4: With it0sl?sH It III same
ALtsc nst :,sfe, ussf cor cf Vnt:nns. nv, T. '''
Il Il y aey, viii Luthlsns-. dated NV. t.. 1900
Michigan az, p It II Of Sixteenth st, ct. SIX
elk :, +. eof sso 4 s"s Il Suste:nta il: a;.;; ''0
Sgrt ir4nk1!n IT, sssN ~ ' Of n;n ny, '0'
I. a3 feet to alley, with huihtfln., dltea ..
Jeflerson It. 70 Il 1t DcKoyrn Il, I, 9jx WV
rtr premises III GIN No. South slcia Il. .iati
ws.f ; harrison ST, 1ct California and a,ian; '''
svs. 81, undivided II Of i,2'oxs's IT, datcd
st.nr a1"s; IT, II cor cf tostnc Il; lot ;e:wp; ''o
n.sk aftysway y 4 aets { os 70 1000
I. 9511:! IT, dated Nov. 1......... ......... 1900
Tysnt'-o II Is :. &, Of Stewart as, a'z
Wi 5acHson j. su It, IT,; e " Il q Rockwell IL e''
241ts5 7-lo H. dated Oct. .@..............,... 1900
wtss jackson q. 9 cor of Lincoln st, n t, 10.
F1onrnoy T. 3ao + o OF Hosne ar, t, ?o,ss 1loo
It, istcd Oct. $500
NORTH or CIT LIMITS wtT1lrs RADIUS or ,I1Es or
CouRT.H0Ctr.
Fart Of Lots and in Assc:sors Lots mud la ...
Of " Sec q, 10, II. dated Oct. 5.....,. 1000
SOUTH OF CITY LIMITS w1g3t1N RADIUS or M1LEa us
CoCNI-lfUtfSE.
Bellevue ns, cor Of Fosty-ioufsh st, wf, aa1
ssss .sss 4 s,es ser of ri fy::fsut toI 'o
sfsa,oa ~ lio Of Chestnut st, iiii;o 'V'0
,n m fTaeciseo UG' ay 25i II of 4 9o0o
, 1875-11-04

There Wal good inquiry for vosseis, but carriers
and shippers failed to together Oh fes thouGh
towards tho close several charters wore made. An AZ
vance of Ar was paid Gil wleat. roon bcipa 1xen ~
etlc, while 6te was asked. The charters taaen Hfn
follows: For Batralo-Hchrs J. 3. Ntchards. y.
Massen. Fitzgerald, and ua!tey, wheat at ele; fees
San Diego, cosa tesrly> at 6.o; schr waucon'' oan
at &c. TO Port CplGorne-Barges dsansb1 Aha
Clinton, whest At 6sfc aud schr Lady adsFn. Thes.
4 Mayes eorn through Capacity about .s 600 su o.ts
lOo oj hu corn, and i30 000 Dn wheat. In Tho aftst
noon tho actra HKg.s Jones aad Alougntgoa os ,os
III, 100 bu wheat 10 HuTA0 at G4ct srhr Gece1s Ut
2s00j bn barley to Port ColboFue on lsivt't te nss
TWa ytasels 10 to Milwaukee for wheat ta 0gdstso@s
at lie.
, 1875-11-04


WARRINGTON, D. c., Oct. 3o-The annual rerort OF
United States Treasurer Now shows that out Of total
uolplna balance Of sl71, ,87G A;03 duo to tie United
States By tho Treasurer tho 3o day OF June, 1856
thero should 10 deducted, unavailable itcna the
total sum Of $7G5 a6G.3J. Tho Treasurer sayn that
three years will probably tapso befnro final settle
fnens OF Gen. Spnnors eau b. made ca many
OF then, arc outstanding and tie Audors sn Comp
trolafs cannot paaa upon them before TINT ti.np.
The number Of National Banks organized mil which
derosed security foE circulation to July l. Ia; was
2,155. Tho ulmtet Of hunks organized III tito tlHcJl
year Of 1875 Was 1e; the number Of banks oreInized
10 July 1875, VIA 2s9 tho number Of banks doing
husiues! June 30 1675 2OsY number faile urlvr
TO July las6, 35 number failed In tbs fiscal Ycsr OF
1s75 number OF banka liquidation prior 10 july
J, ls73s 81 humter in voluntary lluiIauon which
made delosa in th fiscal Of 1876 10: number nf
panks ~nig up business for tho purpose cf cousolj
dating with other hanks. lU number having no circu.
latl0nt TIC securities being withdrawn, II.
The amount Of United Stat+e CURRENCY outstanding
aount OF United States bonls retired to july 1875
both conpon and Registered, ia follows l1lrchascu
0o; converted. I'll, 600; redeemed s3y9
b,2so0: total, $7v4 S1c,4D. The bonda purchased
cost tn currency t34, ,2o.GiI TIC Interest paid iu tho
fiscal year on coin coupons $751; Go936, Tbe tofn!
number Of official letters written during tat r+rioti
was ~ tJ The total II rro in the rreasurers ojfce
consists Of sc persous, tLelr salaries ssErsEatipe
SsA,293. eS''e"1e
CURRENCY OUTSTANDING,
WARRINGTON. Oct. 30.-The following Is IN Official
statement Of the uuiled States currency outstanding
Mt fnta
, 1875-11-04

hAEEt--IAesH Waa IN AttlsH dortlRll at ~ kOa 81
for common to prime nultnn ahesp. lnfurloF iols
wcse lot wane1 At 3ioo33.:3 whtio for y.tra thera
wore lnysrs ut st75aet0. Most Of thu sasa wcfo a
t3.7o9t.23.
NrPPAto.
DuprAlo. Nov. s.-IA1TLk--Raoetnts today, 6o1
total for thu week, 1884 head. or aGa cuEx 1n,rkn
dull prices weAker Rocl 10 pslms stock hes ia Ut
a:! 1.ns w.t., gassaa,us Mela~ " g common.
Essnrn markets for aals iu drs hluds u preipfenco
70 ~. ssl4ng g, hcss 1.-The st .hn prices offered; about
os4 Of rsne ir,na,nug In tho yar.la arc
GsnK shipped tast tor sale III nrt handa saea Of H.
llno. sse'rs. ranging $50. llY and i,22l. At 3l25,
?it1H xhd $o3i uhlo stsefs ranging O3l, l16i and
!37a. $l.a14 anu <s.7a Ts1as ateess, rang
tns !tt % lvI u aaA4tsU; Indiana atsers. rang
suA f3.'D. '''1
sNE1P AND I4ANIs-Reeelpts to-day, coo head, ma
1otty Of slrtn lanla total supy fur tho week. so1
bead market Lively for laubs fairly sntise for VEST
OIL saeep latubs rsnsa }sc sdysncs all offerings hnd
10y fs4dy sae We*ssrs4 sheep unchanged ranging
$40, az. md ts,t0 fron ths eoninoa'
extra qu4liy ayorsatng loo IN; Csnsaa l.n.bs =;
fs73 loo, ,l3A. 420. mud f. % Tor common quail
" ci light grades 10 heavy sud pEuo Cah4lA sheer
ss1sssu; =; but low kasas 0f Western sAssp remain
, 1875-11-04

.,h.en: 2oea hraA c!n.i. l,'nl,; tuo head Canada
i1"iA--K's.t,.a. .:,o ':sl, ii.,ua head; m,rsc.
Larry a'lrr fer f"rk. n Ef'l t. h',an nG all ami.
y, ~: ""':Fss n a,,, !e1'' FIT - =, ,esyy; 5 heaa AZ;
fsirs s7SoS''s; h',, f'.7aa7.ss heavy hog, s7.is
uAtrtMnAC, Nil, Nur.a--CAi1tH--ActLvc for ron.t
eoni1aou dull and rasar; very hs:, hi.rr.6c; frat
sHs{ sno nrnt III, tncl.am nr a"ad fay quality 4t
n'If. pT aa'fi it?"i',r. Eeceipa. sao: s,le*. .6n
o,sra sio aud YeF range 1loo1s'Oto; few
soo; receipts, l,h1B.
ar 1or,s. xoy. aEjI,dss,c,,r ri: nou ,n, trm sh,,.
Psf"; a;~ 4 's's7.oo; packing, s7.o 12s; buiohars
n,tscs. !3.tpafi9,i: n:ti,n 10 Fir. iedp 4.Sj
nat'o No kHF., sA"tj3I: frtlets, {l.aia4.3,: M
1atiium 0 ;o uji IT, i. s%H sss evsp:. ;sss e;
r,,r ,,,,,. East Liberty
telling at fs,4amt.a5.
lf",,-'!.esps. to.t1ny, ANS lc,'', n,nkInn 4.7fs
$1.hi,H t.2h.
H'.S:rttsr!lts today. 1850 tea making g, 500 for
'"o days past; selling nj fi.0r,i3.s0
lusfaen,
StshinK was offered at to ducks until ato In tho af-
ternuo, and tho MARKET yery et and little tet.
ter than aomGa! ut ss.2l far joi.ta uut scau.1ina:
ts"o| iofo for common nrl, and sll co a1+.,u fsr
iAr 10 cho!ce. There were III rhan5cs III shingles or
lath.
Tho rcsatl lonana continues large, anil prsces for
tlie i'wcr eratrs rrr grncrni!y adhered to.
Eirst and tecol'd .sl2o0at5.os
1.3ru cc ZIG. iuch..... ............. 3it9ts3I.uD
analu cieals tnltH .,......... a9 U1a tu
Lear 11GnHAH itst and secot rungn.... ~. tn
,.tr ha'ug. ufat AMI accoGd ......,.. la.s0 nID.W
rires Solninn h!'9tnE...: tt.n 51i.N
rionIln9t ilsst common. dressed. ..... 10 H1 !.1
E!oor3ssS second cunl1non. dressed. 9i.ts 46I
Hox ooafIa a,.NUa37 10
u9t HtAIHa H.... q. .0L !S,t0
ftoex boards, l0and J! i!tn............ 35Dn9 37u0
nfthk hnarts...-.. ...............,.. 2f.il 2iD0
e1HK bnlFns.......... .............. l5..ARa1H0o
Ecsici9 t!H .......,............. 11,O1 a1200
common inmErr, IL It and Hn3cr lO.50Gai90
1oht Hhd aaantitt1g % to - ft......... 1t.MA14U
..................,....... 1.T5s AGO
a Ara4na!os.. 9.tUC3 2uJ
, 1875-11-04

1Han H. 5n Pacific Mall Z, lol 81. Paul IL ath) Vest
rrn Enh,n. and 800 G'lunhn-, ChE:IGu L Indiana
e. r,rll.
Money aeira nj :'s!7. riaa!nR al t. irtl, murran-
Tile FA1cr, fua'
lnstt m rtrttl II. $i7Sund.
Thr A.asrant Trc,sutsr ,fiabursed $jd9,000.
jloiuce exports, s.. aI,uuO.
C,cartnRa, tta,Grth4o.
EtfrtInC firm.
, 1875-11-04

l1o0a-TrAde opened active on packing and ss,ip-
doru % the cloae. Tho rnceipts wcss considerably
!argcr than uf late, but With nine tan Ut Tho city
packers sn9ages aud tho usual call iron, tbs Eastern
pr!tcs for all RraIss except common light wsro fully
snAta'ue Trading w4s ut S'.1s.ts.00, with aa!es ii
common to rr!n7e packing hogs at S7,t5a7.45 Of
Yorkers at 7.Ja. aud Philadelphia ii $7.10
s0. Tho maskst closed firm at 10 decline In NRht
Welglis. n ..eN'
, 1875-11-04
TELEcRAPHtc. MARKET REPORTS,

- FOREIGN MARKETS.
Spfffd@ Nitrafrh h tbs EhIrGHa Triburs.
LvEntooL, hoy. 3-1l Il. n,.-ELouu-No. i, 25s Cd !;
No. :, ala Cd.
unA1N--"hcat-WInter, No. l, los Id; No. q, 10.: !:
spfhE, No. ], l0A; No. ., rs Sd: wlite, No. |, 1is
~; No. =, 1Gs I'LL; club, No. I, 11a sl; No. ?, 1Is
III. corn-So. !, ats I'd No. Q Ills ed.
lEosfaloSs--rors, Sic. Iar4l, els "a.
LlrEnroot Nov. 3-:15 p. 1a.-1Ant-co.,
LONDON, Sor. c-A1oaES-The rate u discount in
tho open n1nrAet for .hrce montlla' bills Is pcr
cent or per cent below tho Da,lk OF England 1atp
Tho discount ratio n Emer, In consequence OF heavy
herman nrtiors. Thu bank into Will probably rc1uAIu
unchanged Tomorrow. Tito ratio for money at tue
Stock Exchange Go7ernn,cut securities IL * pcs
cent.
TIE DAsT or E.nLAwn-The an,o,,nt Of bullion
gene Into tho DaiIk Ut England baallco to-doy Ia
E370.O11.
CoSeots-1lonny. Of 5-lf :: account 9i 7-1G.
tS1TEn arArrl DoanR-G5s. 1lJtf; Ga, 108h:
la.tos lo1al; now -, 1888; New York Central vi
Erie, 1S's; preferred, g..
TALLow-5ls ID,
I1NsEEn oit-24s nd,
CALCUTTA L1N1Etp-50s 9l6Bls,
aF1nrTs TunrExsrHE--!3s,
L1yEnrooL, Soy. J.-1..np-Amcrican, Con- Bacon
Cumberland cnt. Gfa; short clear 1u!dtle., COS.
ANTWERP. Nov. a.--pE rnoLruu-2aa Dd.
EAH!s, Suv. uv.J.-ltiST:s-Gif 6715c.
FRANKFORT, Nor. 3.-Us1IED SrArks BoSps-New
5s,0o.
, 1875-11-04

The following were tho receipts and shipments Of
tho leading articles Of produce IN this city during The
forty-cight hours cnlliuq At o'clock or "Wednesday
morning. anil for the corresponding date ona year ago.
, 1875-11-04

Total of I'll kinds in store, 3.7si4 BIZ. Titeso te
uses show an Increase during Last week OF 914,A24 L
rle't. 2a'tsa bu oab :a,o.D bu ryo: atd decrease
Of 1',ool ou corn, te,23l bu barley Total trcressc
5C0, 81 bu.
, 1875-11-04
QUcTATtoNn.
Choice Heeves-F!nc. fat, wcll.forued . yeAe

Choice neeses--F!nc. fat, well.lormed yeae
TO- year oil sseors, Weighing 1,23O tn
o,a lto b. so.5caao
doou Heescs-W -WelI.iAtsened steets, weigh
Ing i:iuo to l,so9 ia: 4.cc@s.2
Ing i.lo9 70 9'o 4.,10&s
connon 10 chocc cows. for city slaughter, ..
o. weighing 400 to 100 iea,, 2.5o2a.7
" 4et1 los- n.GSf43.1
Infertor-Light lud thin COVE heiferr,
~ stags hull, an.l scatswap stsers......... 1ooe2I
1e1aa G4t&1o-IhfonRl1 drnVe4. ......... 4.13NJ. u
, 1875-11-04

WILMINGTON TuRpENTtNE MA7XET.
WILMINGTON. n. G., Nov. 3.-spI.lta Of turpcntlue
steady at 27No.
, 1875-11-04

PtrTsnrnH, Pa. Nov. 3.-pETRoLECM--Quict but
firm: crude, sl,Gl at Pasker'a; refined, 1856 phIt-
dclphia delivery.
, 1875-11-04

Ihr following are tie fo,:lnGt Vt tho ofti.l report
Of grain In :tnec In this ry lie eseas Ut Sa.,y.
uay laas. sud at corresponding tIa.e4:
Smyrna times., 1875-01-27
Russian Drinkists,

EIihu Perkins has been to Russia and he
depicts, IN glowing terms, the fearful snread nj
lntemperance in that kingdom. He saws:
After travelling among the temperance 81.
cietes OF Scotlani, seeing few mudded red.
n!oscd lords of England and France, and spend
ing some time IN Germany, where it is irnpos
| s'ble for people to drink enough of their tlimsv
beer and sour wine to ret drunk on, it is ouite
refreshing for an American to drop down in
Russia and see bearded barbarian having a
good square drunk - When saw tba grcot
0lear eyes OF these Russians rolling foolisklv
| and listened to their meaningless but LOVING
twaddle, | felt the impulse Of smell. What
was it? 1t was the power of association Il
carried me back to New York-carried mo bock
to the theatre bar-room at the Grand Opora
House at l0P VI. 1t reminded me ofthe lob
by-r9oms In the Capitol at Washington-re
minded me OF the air about the Citv Ualpin
the palmy days of the "ring," and of the tail
end of Fifth avenue wedding reception. II
was revival OF American associations to ace a
man honestly drunk all over-drunk in bic
eyes, legs, in the scowl Of his eyebrows and
the small OF his back But, alas it was =
sight that wounded my national pride
thought that, in the consumption. of bad
whisky tho Empire City bore off the palm,
1t was sad thought that in this gloat mart
OF ciVlIlzatIon, we were indeed behind Moscow
y" 'Sdio iu my eyes L turned away from the
sad spectacle-the eclipse of the bright career
OF American intemperancs! In Moscow every.
body dram drank steady; and drank-like
the Bostonians-between drinks, too Wbv.
Old Brewery sprees, or the struggles of the
regular army officers with raw commissarv ON !
the frontier, are nothing to the struggle with
whisky IN Moscow on Sundays and fte days.
The drinking of our Senatorial champion. Z9ck |
Chandler, aud the pouring in of our beloved |
Secretary Fish, are only samp'ing. And when
you come to our auburn-nosed Robsson, and
the great lmbiber GohOral of the u. Sour
reyorsd President with his periodic sprees-
Why, you can't call it drinking at all compared
with the vodka drinking Russians
Smyrna times., 1875-01-27
WHOLE NO. 1,O31

He LIsPED.-Very likely the following is
not new, but it would be difficult to prove that
1t Is not true
A merchant, whose articulation has decided
tendency in the direction of lisp, had engaged
liariy Pe'O
"John," said the merchant, who wished to
lay IN his winter stock of pork, ''go out and
buy Tor NE two or three ho,oS and pigs"
John went and returned late at night.
day s work.
"'Did you get them ?" asked the merchant.
OnIy a part of them, was the reply, II
bought all | could fud, but there were only
eight hundred to be had"
Fight hundred! Eight hundred what.
thlr! asked the astonished lisper.
Eight hundred pigs, was the reply. "You
!olu me to buy two or three thousand pigs:
Dut 5hey re not TO be found"
Ir0 or three MoUSoud Diqs! didn't tell
you any thuch thupid thing | thaid Won
,noud ,le;, buy teo or three Ho,os and pigs" sx-
hat just what I said" answered the
clerk; Two or three thousands pips. and 7
bought all | could find" The merchant nov
began to see the origin of the mistake, i wa.
apparently costly Joke but there was no
Smyrna times., 1875-01-27

:, 1t IS unreasonable, to be sure, to bring nm
the subject of mosquitoes in midwinter bnt
Such an interesting theory in regard to these
little creatures has just been doyeloped tEat
we think it would be cruel to keen if from
people until next summer. According to the
recent revelations OF physician, the mosquito
mas been, shametully abused, and instead Of
6elng plague, should be regarded as \ nnbIir
OsneiactOr. The mosquito was created for tho
purpose OF driving man from malarial districts
It's presence Is warning; but if man will not
2eed the warning what does this public bene-
Iactor do Why, it injects hypodermicaIIv =
little liquid, which serves double purDo.ey;t if
renders the blood thin enough to be drawn nm
oy the hungry insect, thus afordiDr him =
good meal and as this liquid contains the
principles OF quininc, a useful h0meonatL;c
dose IS thus administered Such a theory
must reconcile every reasonable being to the
sshght inconvenience of what are ponularIv
known as bites, and should make MS grats.
ful Tor that considerate beneyclenca on the
part OF the mosquito in thus adninistering =
preventive against malaria. 1t should NOT
preJuuice Us against WeiIeducated mo>nuito
prachonerS that there are some ouacks among
them who give overdoses, and don't sion t0
inquire whether or not the patient lives in
maarial locality. ''''' - .
Smyrna times., 1875-01-27

SHUT Your MOUTH. The Science of Health
thus calls attention to fact which cannot be
too frequently enforced on peoples minds +:
The pernicious habit of breathing through
the mouth while sleeping or walking is very
hurtiuL There arc many persons who sleep
with their mouth open. and do not know IL
They may 90 to sleep with it closed and awake
with it closed but if the mouth is dry and
parched on waking it is a sign that i. has been
open during sleep. Snoring is another sure
sign. This habit should be overcome. At all
Tunes, except when eating drinking, or speak
lug, keep the mouth firmly closed, and breathe
through the nOstrils and retire with firm
determination to conquer. The nostrils are
the proper breathing apparatus, not the mouth,
a man may inhale poisonous gases through
through the nose. D0'
Smyrna times., 1875-01-27

9 In certain localities among the Aims the
Swiss mountaineers produce a striking and
beautiful effect of echo by singing songs in
such time that the reflected notes form an
accompaniment to the air itself. There are fine
Bohemia, there is an cello which reneats scvou ~
ssylIables three times; at Woodstock. in Enc.
land, there is one which repeats a sound scvnn.
teen times during the day and twenty times
during the night. An echo in the Wiz
S,mIonetta, near Milan, is said to rsneat =
sharp sound thirty times audiby. An echo in
Fairfax County, Virginia, possesses some
curious properties: twenty notes PLAYED unon
q, nute are returned with perfect cearness but
the most singular property of this echo is tLat
% some notes of the scale are not returned in
ens'r places, but are supplied with notes which
Smyrna times., 1875-01-27

LOCOMOTIVE CAPRICEs 1t is perfectly wei
En9wn to experienced engineers that if dozen
dl1erent locomotive engines we've made at the
same time, OF the same power for the same
purpose, OF like materials in the same factory,
each OF these locomotive engines would come
out with Its own peculiar whims and wavs
only ascertainable by experience. One engine
VIII take great meal of coal and water NJ
once another will not hear to such thing.
put insists on being coaxcG by spadefuIs and
eucketfgl9. One is disposed TO start off when
REQUIRED at the top OF his speed another must
nave little time to warm at his work and to
get well into it. These peculiarities are so ac,
curatey mastered by skillful drivers that onIv
particular men can persuade engines TO do
thelr best. 1t would seem as if scme of these
excellent monsters" declared, on being
brought from the stable: IF it's Smith who
Is to drive, @on'tgo; If it's my friend Stokes,
am agreeable to anything" All locomotive
engines are low-spirited in damp and loggv
weather. They have a great satisfaction in
their work when The air is crisp and Grostv
AT such a time they are very cheerful and
brlSE but they strongly object to haze and
mlstS. These are points of character ON which
they are united. 1t is in their peculiartirs
and varieties Of character that they are most
remarkable. must
Smyrna times., 1875-01-27

fLAIN IALK FROM Mas. Swiss sHELM.-The
COOK, the dressmaker and the nurse are the
! trinity which rules the cansus Of this country
| ior our LADIES' have generally been too lately
llited IRON humble stations to have learned the
arr OF governing households. The habit of
command only comes through generations of
culture aud our arlstocracy of wealth found
Yesterday 1--we IN state of chronic war with
the servants who hope to displace them to.
MORROW, IL SO, your American lady, weighed to
the earth byIsllks, yelvets, laces and Jewels nee
esSary to advertise her husbands sucee IS in
BUSINESS, becomes the. easy prey of Biddy, not
yet broken. on the wheel of fRe lady hood. and
mistakes her dressmaker for the autocrat of
destiny. in dress and the nurse in general
department AS the arbiters of fate are gener.
aVy persons. .of marrow intallects and weli.shar-
pened wits, and it is to their Immediate interest
10 cultivate the dependence on which they
depend our domestic history teens with
rrspetltlons of the old story of Queen Anne and
Lady Churchill of mistrssses held in most
degrading bondage by their own servants. AS
l9 that case so IN these, physical vigor was the
Plus which overbalanced legitimate authority
wealth and sociel position in the sum total ofl
the problem. SO long as woman's servants
can rule her through her physical disability and
increase tins at will. 80 long she is their tool.
instead OF mistress or employer.
r trH. uleSsmaker VINO sneers at the feminine
form as God made it, and as the greatest
artists and poets the world has ever seen have
dellneateed it, in marble, on canvass, and in |
immortal song, issimply an impsrtinent igno- |
ramus, and, should be treated as such. The |
nurse who seeks to cultivate helplessness bv |
making vigorous health something of which |
the Possessor should be ashamed is akin 10 the
witches. who plotted the destruction Of
Macbeth. They are deliberate imposters of
decsivers of whom sensible women
Smyrna times., 1875-01-27

9. For eighteen years there has been in Sipc
0lng prison woman who was convicted OF
murder and sentenced to be hung, but the
sentence was commuted to imnrisenr,ont tne tos
lite. AT the time of her trial She was known %
the ''velled murderess," as she kent herself
closely yelled in court and in prison, Shs Is
called Mrs, Robinson, but nothing in regard
to her family is known by the pu6Gc. + is
SAID that the chaplain who attended her during
her trial has always expressed belief in her
entire innocence; and it has been supposed
that she has made to him some i'm portant com
munlcatlons under the seal of secrecy, which
may be disclosed some time in the future.
be that as i may, she preserves a strict silence
to the ordinary questioner in regard to her
family history. ~
Smyrna times., 1875-01-27

The Rev. DR.. Deems, of New York. said in
ms sermon last Sunday: ''To my mind the
hL Io4r sweetest things in the world are-6rst,
good gg0 old men fourth ripe, good old ladies' :;
mat Is very nearly our creed, but we rather
think we like healthy mother in.Iaw host
And next, a ripe, good old man, who sit.
quietly IN the corner and tells lies about how
lar he used to walk to school through the snow
when he was boy, and how he used to come
nome and saw up cord of wood before suppsr.
instead OF sneak king in the back door for hi.
skates, as boys do nOw-a-days. .-NH Sem.
Smyrna times., 1875-01-27

"A9uaa-puncture is the name given to .
remedy tor neuralgia which has lately been in
tTou4ced SIo into France. It consists of porta-
structed as to deliver thread of water Win
great force. The point OF the tube il held
about half an inch from the painful spot the the
pump worked, and the thread of water nIsvs
on the skin. A white vescle appears Tbers
the water strikes the skin, and any number If
punctures may be made in the skin, accordinr
10 the extent of the pain. The operation is
painful, but so is neuralgia, aud the relief
experienced is said to be great -eAe'
Smyrna times., 1875-01-27

"A gentleman was looking into the window
Of toy store the other day, when two bows
balted, and one remarked: Say, Jim. don'f
you wish We had ten cents to buy present for
our poor Ians sister?'' Jim replied that he
dld' and the gentleman pulled out a shinplastcr
and said he was glad to be able to assist them
in such praiseworthey enterprise lie met
the same boys half an hour aiterward. and
each had his pockets stuffed with pop corn
balls, w DettoH, Free Lfess. 7'''' ~
Smyrna times., 1875-01-27

Sir Edmund Beckett makes s,ror, doe.n,.
OF the English yard stick as against The FrenoS
metre. He says, ''the French metro-39 Az T
inches-ls the worst measure in the warld
because 1t is inconsistent with any natural Ono
whereas our yard is the long stride of a man Of
go2d height, AMI the natural length of his
walking stick, and halt his height or half the
stretch of his arms, and the metre is not evan
what It pretends to be- The 40-millonth of a
meridian OF the earth for the measure taken
was erroneous and if it were, such a standard
IS OF no more real value than the d;stanoa &c
the moon" Yet there are nsonle Who 49, =.
engaged in the crusade of trying to force on ne
this arbitrary and revolutionary measure. Which
came to life in company with an atternnt -
days. ~" ONS VI ten