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Smyrna times., 1875-05-26
WHOLE NO. l,04S.

Mr. James Lick, the san Francisco mil
lionairc, who gave away large sums in trust
for various purposes, has made new trust
deed, which differs III some particulars from
the one revoked. The donation Of $250,000
for statualy at the State Capitol in Sacra-
ncnto is changed to 100000 for statuary
at the City Hall in San Francisco. The
appropriation for the Key monument is
reduced from %l5O.000 10 $6O.OOO; S7O0,U00
given for the Lake Tahoe Observatory Is
transferred for the same purpose to the
University of California. The donation Of
S30O.OOO to the Mechanics Art School is
increased to $J4OO0O The gift to Mr..
Lick'9 son is increased from $1,000 to $l5O,-
GOO. and Mr.. Lick himself gives up his lien
| Of $4,000 annually, taking instead gros,
sum Of S5Oo.OO0. 1t is stated that most Of
tn" bcncticiairc~ have a.scntcd to the new
arrangements, and there i, no doubt Of the
/ acquceccncc Of those not heard from. Mr.
| Lick will himself be one of the trustees. and
| the estate will become available for benct
ciary purpose.
Smyrna times., 1875-05-26

Even the LATEST boy can sometimes catch
a whipping.
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Until Death.

Make me no vows Of conStancy, dear friend.
70 love me, though die, thy whole life long.
And love no other till thy days shall end
Nay, ii were rash and wrong.
II thou call>t love another, be it so:
would not reach out Of my quiet grave
10 bind thy heart, if it should choose to 20 -
Love should not be saye.
My placid ghost. trust. will walk serene
In clearer light than gilds those earthly mornS.
Above the lealousies and enyics Keen
Which sow this life with thorns.
Though wouldst not feel my shadowy carcss.
If, after death, my soul should iinger here;
Mems hearts crave tangible. close tenderness,
Loves presence, warm and near.
1t would not make me sleep more peacefully
That thou vert wasting all thy life in woe
For my poor sake; what love thou hast for me,
BeStoW ii ere 90,
Carve not upon stone when am dead
The praises which rem0rsetul mOurnerS give
To Womens grayeS-a tarlv recOmpense--
But speak them while | live.
Heap not the heavy marble on my head
To shut away the sunshine and the dew;
Let small blooms grow there, and let grasses
wave,
And rain-drops filter through.
Thou wilt meet many faircr and more gay
Than | /; but, trust me, thou canst never find
One who will love and serve thee night and day
With more single mind.
Forget me when die. The vioIcts
Above my rest will blossom ust Il: blue.
Nor miss thy tears; cen natures self iOrgctS !;
But while live, be true.
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attracted the notice of the soldiers, of whose
weapons the Apaches stood in wholesome
awe. | was soon among friendly faces,
although. 50 exhausted Was | with fatigue
and emotion. that tainted before reach
ing Fort Webster
My story, thus hastily narrated, is near
" at an end The Kindness Of the COM
manding officer at the fort enabled me to
push on, so soon as rest and retreshment
had somewhat restored my vigor; and
reached Cristobal without further hinder
ance or peril, and was in time t. save the
credit ol the firm whose representative
was and to alav the suspicious Of the
halt-wiid Mexican and Texan cattle farm
ers, who We're already beginning to chate
and murnur at the delay. The oxen and
other live stock, some weeks later, were
sent, along with a wagon train that tray
elled under a strong escort Of the United
States cavalry, to Tucson and ! should
have availed myself If the opportunity
to return. had not an attack OF fever,
brought on 10y anxiety and over-eXertion
prostrated me for time, although youth
and 4 robust constitution enabled lnG to
shake it Off
| was still very pale and weak, ana was
sitting lStieSaly among the maguONd BUSH
es and cOtfee-shrubs IN the garden Of the
little inn, when saw Hosaluond aud MS.
Gray, whose Kindness to me during nay
illness had been unremitting, apProacL-
ing me with ioy1ul looks
Can You bear good news, Harry 4"
asked the latter. smiling; and indeed the
tidings We're very goods ones. My quaint,
worthy Old employers had been better
than their word, having not merely taken
me into partnership, in recompeuse for
what had done on their behalf, but also
appointed me their resident agent at Girls
tobal, a far healthier and more pleasant
place than Tucson, with a share in the
profits OF the firm that was only TOO libcr-
al, | have every prospect Of competence
and ultimate wealth, while my engage
ment 10 Eosam0ud Gray is very shortly
to be brought to Il happy conclusion; hat
in the midst of my new-found prosperity.
. saddening recollection will sometimes
intrude itself, rs remember the faithful.
dumb friend whose bones are whitening
on the banks OF the ella
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proportionally large. But truth compels
me to different version. In fact he was
as il made of India rubber stretched out
to huge length He ought to have
weighed at least 800 pounds, but lie ouly
weighed 253 pounds. In consequence OF
this want of conformity he was excessive
y awkward, lank and gawkY. Only one
quality did he possess in a larga degree.
and that was his ability to walk. He
could stoop forward at heavy angie.
and start off in his awkward shuGliur
gait, that rivaIled any horse lie thought
nothing OF walking to Linden, : miles,
and back, to dinner. He is, as before
stated, 81 years and a few months Old.
and is still growing. lie has never been
out OF Perry county. | suggested the idel
Of an exhibition to him, but he seemed
aversG to publicity
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The Suffering Poor.

The cold winter following 50 closely up
on season OF business depression and
lack Of employment, is producing a good
deal of suffering among the poor and la
boring classes. Many Of these make the
mistake OF supposiIg that their condition
can be hettered in the great cities. and
take tIclr way thither. The Boston Her
aid of Monday makes the following notes
regarding this matter
At The station houses, the only public
places where male wanderers can secure
a nights lodging, the applications tor
reliel--at all central statl0ns-are very
tar in excess ofany means Of afl'ording ii.
and often the cells would be filled before
dark should the officers allow It, ester
day Mt Station , - Il fair representative
applications We're made long before sun
set and candidates continued to arrive
almost in professions at times No less
than fourteen men preferred requests f0r
lodgings within a period OF two or three
minutes soon after sundoWn Eheir APP
pcaranrc would Indicate Il range OF age
between ~ and 80 wears. At that time
more than half the places which could be
occupied were already taken, and the men
were sent to more distant stations, where
more moderN accommodations and dis
tance from central points rendered their
chances better In the early evening all
cells We're fail and newcomers had no al
tentative but to 'lnoye on" Below stairs
ia the crowded crll-room thus metam0r-
phosed it to q dormitory, the most vilaln-
ous fumes polluted the air, ana the con
Viction needed TO further support that
men and women - some of whom We're
not experiencing the situation lor the first
time-who could thus seek shelter want
ed il badly In one cell were four women
and a little girl of . years In the severe
cold of yesterday morning this little child
in company with one Of the women had
started of for Il walk to Melrose As will
easily, be credited, This walk, attempted
in sheer desperation, was not Of long dur
alton, and the pair returned to the station
house, where they remained until this
morning The bare board afforded for
bed can only be regarded rs luxury when
compared with what might have been
had the journey been pursued
Many Of the lod@erS in the cells We're
from distant points, and were getting
their first experience Of the kind. A black
smith from IIall0Well Il laborcr from
North Adams-who walked in from Franz
ingham during the day yesterday, a. '.jump-
err from NeWburvport, and y score Of
men from as many different points, told
the same story of scarcity Of work at home
and expectations of larger opportunities
in 4 larger community.
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One night recently a clergyman OF this
city was called down to his pmlor at midi
night to marry a couple who had just ar
rived in town.
II will take Your certificate" said the
parSon.
"We have no certificate, replied thy
feminine.
II cannot marry you without a certii-
cate from Mr.. Gallagher the registrar,
remarked the parson
suppose You marry us to night, and
we bring you a certificate in the morn
ing" said the woman
1T will not do at all - | cannot break
the law for the pleasure of any party,
was the response.
Then you will not marry us to night?
said she sharply
"No maam-I will not"
"Well, them" said she-looking ut the
manly illiam, we will go and marry
ourselves. New Haven Reg.
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The Boomerang

"a u Clt@l lCIIS US SOllltlllIl8 u tt -lIi"
gular weapon used by the natives Of Aus
tralia, the boomerang, lie saw laem used
by the natives. They ranged from u To-
3S inches in length and we're Of warrior,
shapes. all curved little and looking.
he describes them something like a wood
en- new moon. They were made OF dark.
heavy wood and weighed from l t. 3
pounds, In thickness they vary from hall
IN inch and taper to IL point at each emit
One Of the natives picked up the piece oi
wood, and, posing it an instant, threw il,
giving a rotary motion. For the fist luf
feet or more it went straight ahead Ihrl
it tackled to the lett and rose slightly, stlli
rotating rapidly. 1t kept this latter cour7e
for It hundred feet more. perhaps, hui
soon veered to the left again describing It
broader curve and Il moment later fell t.
the earth q or $ feet in front OF the throw
er, having described nearly a circle In the
air
Another native then took tAs same
boomerang and castlt, holding IL Wilh IL"
same grip. 1t took the same course but
made broader curves and aa il camr
round the black caught it Handsomely l4
his right hand. Another latiyc threW i
and lodged it on the ground about - t-ra
behind him. after It had described cjrr.c
OF 200 yards OF upwards. After him they
all tried it, aud but one Of them .ailcd t.
bring the weapon back to tbe SPOT where
they stood.
Carnboo, n native, then selected lrom
the heap of boomclunga another one. aua
cast it with Il sort ot jerk. II flew very
quickly tor iD or ~ yards, Whiglug Ike 50
top. Then it dartcd into the mir. nYjuJ-
ing fully one hundred feet %ui camto oVou
our heads, where i seemed tJ hang -.l
tlOnary for a moment, then settled -,ur..
still whirling till he caught IT, Two at..-
ers OF the blacks then did the same thing
Meanwhile had with my injte shaved d.,
little of the wood iIom the cuuypN side .i
one OF the boomcraugs. This j. HaW nl-
tered to one ot them to throw. ia tout
it without noticing what had done. poised
1t, but stopped short, with Il contemPEuu,
glance at my Improvement, threw lt ,;oHu
and exclaimed: bale bud-erl 4" (p,
9oodl The others then .ookrd at il g.ta3-
tiouSly, but it was u bale bu1gcry also tu
them. No one could be induced 10 throw
it. Myers asked them why they did uut
use it, but they could not give y drtiuit.
answer. 1t was plain that tley did not
like the way it poised, when held iu the
hand, yet | could not distinguish aHN di-
ference whatever between th;- and the ulh-
er weapons.
Burleigh then walked to distance ',
200 Ieet or more from the blocks auJ bid
Carnboo throw to him The native IooN-
ed at him Il moment rather luripu,h then
comprehending what was wanted be- So
lected one of the heaviest Of the missiles,
and, turning halt round. threw it with
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For Engaged" Young Ladies Only.


1liele - liii'e III every young 9!Fi
life when she aWakens from the vision
.idealn in the arms of an udored fact
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ment, when every faculty Is on the alert
and her innocent little heart is in a con-
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Sre, '.ee' i"i ir'9 '''t t,,,t
no wnn1d Iouno,a Infn 1hr sn,,i ,i,'s-,.,,,.,,
vbara tbo trof7..aaIl was haino. 9,a,i,,I-
lated as he sometimes d;l man-1ii,,
without knowino hc b,h MO- rioht tbn1.a
sha wnuld RIM anl bidn t,in6s -. vof
shannjnss nndrr sornnfhfno Nv 0thn, ~
as If hu snind . hit ut I,on n, ], si,n,t
s1nnvn narrb,ncn , oa,.n,nnf that nnn1ad
no Sleeves ut MI if WonId throw HIM int"
, n,rovvsn
Woll III valdiro v.s co1an.,+.j ia
tin,n anj tLn nic, 7hn.I,,,,I ra,.irl Ill
Ia.1 liftla villa from the a,rny NJ nqront.
and trian1s tn his own bon,n in fhn c;f,.
wbara % his business was
Atte,. j %entael Inn,.th ~ tioo , ,@na,.
;,t;,n,to f-;and .crn,ttnI ~, in1.if,tion. 4,
1-isit tho vnrng hrdr and ntfrl .h1 I,Ito,
had nnesf;nnnI and hnu,i iii ahotri tbr
nainbhnr,s tittans anI oraoI,nnthc,.s c..-
no,ias onl tha latnet nn,7sp,.,, nI.ri,.Is n,r
;"'tniri"1 a'[.,,' ~ tI,n Hthn,. .In
no,,rsn
'.j',.+ tni,I, IF !, ,h.. ,,,n.r ,.;f; n.-
oon ,nni,a ;.'a. ,.;ol.f dnv,3 ~ ln,.inc.s
s,Yn,1 renlnl7hnr 3nw m,. hn.hn,d usnl fn
det4st n1IJal Sam, hnnansn # sniJrG Nj.
Inrol,, n1nnsfarh, and u,au oltor,tha,, ln-
roaos'rnal,In tn gnt to his month VIII
hn inot daorlv Inves if, ,nd nsiSts nn
bavino If twice \ week ana he says he
nn1, s,i1 ha I,ln,t Ii,n II m +n,.n n,n hn-
consn was tond of II And only thinl.
| cannot indlce him to wear liobt Eid
Gloves now. and formerly he never wore
INV other An1-oh ,lear-I really M
ashamed 70 ten Won bnt he min wear
hl,ck silk Shirt fronts and the ualjesr. old
worn coat TO the conntino-roon Won over
saw
Tina Grst timo he had the,o on 4fter
,vo wnrn ,,arriaI / .rqr.,ly know Lim
prise at all and when | kissed him with
!, baarty GOOD mo,nino or.ati,o bn v.s
" ~ - So ,o r i'7' -
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The steamer Queen of the Lake, built in 1874
at cost of over four thousand dollars and
since run on Jefferson Pond during the sum
mer seasons, was sold at auction on Friday last
for nine hundred dollars to satisfy demands
against the company. Mr.. Page, recently eng-
necr of the boat. was the purchaser.
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promising young shaver of five or six
years was reading his lessons at school
one day in that deliberate manner for
which urchins of that age are somewhat
remarkable. Ashe proceeded with the task
he came upon the passage, keep thy
tongue from evil and thy lips from guile"
Master Hopeful drawled out: keep
from-evil--a lips
--trom-girls."
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A RAT IN TIE TELEGRAPH SEHl ICE.
Rats are not generally supposed to be Of
any particular use in the economy of ma
ture. unless it be to eat up refuse, make
a noise. or haunt the subterranean caYi
ties of large cities \ telegraph inspect
or in England has however upon IL recent
occasion, proven that the rat as an opera
tor in case Of broken wires may be turned
to good account 1t was necessary, says
the Popular Science Monthly, TO overhaul
a cable of wires inclosed in iron tubes. y
certain length of the cable had to DE
taken out of the tube, and the men COM
menced hauling at one end, without hay
inc taken the precaution to attach to the
other a wire by which it might be drawn
back after inspection and repairs. The
question arose how the cable was to be
restored to its proper place. The i'll
spector invoked the aid of rat-catcher,
and provided with a large rat, q ferret,
and a ball of string wound on the Morse
paper drum, he repaired to the opening
in the tube. The !" flush boxes" We're
opened, and the rat, with one end Of the
string attached to his body, was put into
the pipe. He scampered away at a rae
ing pace, dragging the twine with him
until he reached the middle of the pipe,
and there stopped. The ferret was then
put in. and off went the rat again, until
he sprang clear out of the flush box
One length of the cable was thus safe,
and the same operation was commenced
with the other; but the rat stopped short
a few yards from the pipe and boldly
awaited the approach of the ferret A
sharp combat ensued, but after sundry
jerks at the string the combatants sepa-
rated, the rat making for the other eX-
tremity of the pipe, carrying the string
through and relieving the Inspector from
his anxiety.
There is already a grand rush of winter
visitors to Florida, and the hotels and
boarding houses are rapidly filling up
The Jacksonville papers say that halt a
dozen northern steamboats, are to be sent
to St. Johns, and two or three fine yachts
(Astor's and Buffers included) are to be
there for the winter The st. Johns will
be lively and brilliant winter scene, even
the present winter, and more yachts and
steamers will 90 there each succeeding
winter. New hotels are in process of
erection at several points on the river.
among the prominent arrivals are eX-
treasurer Spinner and ex-senator Fenton
| OF New York. The weather continues free
| from morning frost, and the noon temper
ature rises daily to about 20 dcg. in Jack
| sonville.
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now than for many years before, and
every one having real estate bordering on
that pond will rejoice over. this intorma-
ton.
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NUMBER 26.
a Modern Giant.

(
The Franklin, Tennessee, correspondent
Of the New y ork Sunday Sun writes: In
| all ages OF the world departure from the
| formal growth Of man has excited the cur
iosity Of every one. Princes delighted to
! have the greatest extreme of mankind in
their retinues, and the country was eager
" ransacked for both giants and dwarts
Even the sacred historian Moses, though
hut few names are vouchSated to us from
those early times, did not hesitate to send
down to later ages the names Of giants OF
those days. Dean Swift has immOrtaliZed
his name by the most eXtravagant trayes
ty of any age, in the production Of the
wonderful adventures OF GulllVer among
the iilipulians and the Brobdignagian
We aIl remember with what pride Fred
erick the Great exhibited his regiment
Of giants 10 his royal visitors, and how
difficult Tor bim to procure them. But in
all mv researches have Yet to find par
alIel to the ease brought to my notice last
summer in Perry county, Tennessee, 1t
often happens that while nature either too
soon arrests her work OF hurries it up too
rapidly, thus forming the dwarf o1 giant,
and this is easily explained The dwarf
Ply 9lNIjS ELON H. anu Ii4G JSSIllillG-
tive organs Of the giant work more rapid
~ than usual. but Still he i, a giant at the
customary age ot IN adult But this is
not the case with James Homer, the Ten
ne>see giant lie exhibits within himself
DEPARTURE FROM NtluEH
entirely abnormal and sing ilar. will
describe my visit 70 him Lust summer
business called me to Linden. the county
seat oi Perry ana while there | met with
Elder i. u. " hltWell Ui The B3ptiSt (lIard-
shelD CaWcb in my conversation with
HIM one Gay 1S to the pecHIlalltle5 OF hls
country, ne mentioned among other things
the existence OF james llorncr, who, he
9ald, NWas Il giant, but he was not always
one" James llorner. the deacon continue
ed, wa citizen OF Perry county, one OF q
family OF eight children none OF whom
had exhibited any unusual traits. At
eighteen years he was Well-groWn man,
six feet high, and weighed lSO pounds.
Vt = he was six inches taller aud weigh
ed two hundred anu ten pounds He
ceased to notice any growth after that.
unit! he was tWenty-fC II years old, and
then only hy the smallness of his clothes,
and be then measured in his stockings sin
feet nine inches. Since thcn-ne is now
thirty one wears OF age-he has attained
the height of seven feet nine inches and is
still growing, this being an increase of
about two inches annually some Years
nc grows more ANA some less, pul lhl5 Is
I,9 q, VI"9e ms WIS 80 'C'O a l'3i W. 81
In. \yhitv.li Li1IIv consont7J to accom-.
n1n,. NE s. 81, tI,o mnrnin~ ot INV a
IS-5 wr ,t,.tcJ p.rlv trom linden Il tlo
month Of ME Cynrcss where
NE LIVED WITH us EArtILE,
Deiar unmarried The morning was
bright. and on these highlands was pleas
andy COOL We rode through the Bar
rem rs ID is called. for few miles. The
country, though 500 on 400 feet above the
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HIS LrGs WE'RE rRopIGIor,.

and his arms reached fully to his knees
His featuges were long, yacuouS and
rough; his hair a dirty yellow; and, in
deed, his whole appearance denoted an
effort on the part of nature to give size at
the cost of intellect. After greeting, the
object OF our visit was stated, and the
giant seemed rather tlattered that we had
come to visit him, He was evidently good
natured, and was, | atterwarl learned,
rather Il iavorite in the neighborhood
lie showed us . place on the wall where
his various measurements had been mark
ed with chalk, and the date of each meas
nre was opposite, rudely but plainly
marked. The first and lowest was when
at eighteen years OF age 1t was SIX feet,
and then ut twenty-One it was as before
stated The marks were from half
inch to an inch apart the last having
been taken about two months previous
At my request he stood up, and | accu-
rately measured him, and found that
within the two months past he had in
creased his height just one-half inch.
which | noted on the wall in pencil, with
the date, July p, 1879.
He ROLLED Ur Ills PANTALOONs,
and his shanks We're simply immense, and
his knee Joints were extremely large and
bunglng | took a careful measurement
of his various lengths. His bead to top
of shoulders was eight inches, from shoul-
der to top hip joint, two feet three inches !;
thence to centre of knees, two feet two
and one-hall inches, thence to the floor,
two feet and eight inches, making the
enormous aggregate of seven feet nine
and one-half inches. From the shoulders
to the tip of his fingers, was four feet six
inches. What magnificent specimen OF
humanity he would have been had he been