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Ing some nine hunnrcd illustrated
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ance ana destruction or the people at large,
and which nsy be had for sl.t0 Iost-paid) by
addressing the author, DR.. Pierre has now
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east and west.
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Che 8utlana 9aily 6lohs
THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1876.

THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1876.
THE POETS FIRST SONG.
Translated from the German Of Houwald.
ny WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT.
Already had wandered
DER b ~ the globe alone;
The tongues OF other nations,
knew them IKE my own.
And great men called me brother
In many q distant land;
And many a mighty monarch
IN greeting gave his haDd,
Amid Pompeiis ruins,
Amid the Swit2er's SHOWS,
And by the mounds OF Egypt,
And where La Rata ilOws,
stood and sang my verses,
And what the poet sad
Thrilled through the hrprt5 OF thousands
BY eager thousands read.
a star upon my bosom,
heaven within, came,
All conscious OF the CORY
That Uttered round my name.
Came from afar to visit
The little nook OF earth,
Where stood long since my cottage
Tho vale that saw my birth.
And now from the last hilltop,
ISIS boundary stone beside,
Ger that q small shady valley
| cast look OF pride.
And, g!orying In my fortunes
said, : / tn ,nk Thee, late;
|, who went forth 50 luwly,
That / return so great"
Then up the hill came tolllng
A woman, faint and pale.
And with Joo lovely children
sat looking down the vale.
And soon heard her singing
a simple little lay,
A strain that moved me strangely,
Though why, could hot say
SO timidly asked her
Whence came thai simple rhyme'
"Frcm happy days shs answered,
"a lon -rcmembSrod Tine
"on parting with the maiden.
a you,h composed the song
All. then knew the verses
Ny first, fOi gotten long.
And eagerly questioned,
Who gave the song 10 thee
She blu>hed "NO mortal knows IT,"
She said, "save only me-
Thou art the poets Mary
Her silence owned II true,
But whittier went the poet?
"Nay, that never knew
Hast heard Of him no further?
mo, never since that day."
Wrote no no other verses?
ain truth, | can not say"
His name? "Nay, gentle stranger,
Ask not the name he bore"
Perchance ], too, may know MIN,
''But he he knows 10 more"
Yet sing again, pray thee,
That simple melody,
"Not now my husband, yOnGcr,
waits for my babes and me.'
saw her then descending
To where her husband stood,
Upon his arm he TOOK her
And led their little brood.
Here was mighty poet,
HIS name 10 thouaneS known,
But in his native valley
TO one and one alone.
And lost In sadder musings
THAI when he went away,
He yielded al hi7 hOnors
To that forgotten lay.
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"A -
by order of the district court OF the United
States for the district OF Vermont ] shall sell
at public auction, on the premises, In Rutland,
one O'Clock In the afternoon the home farm OF
Leeds A. Billings. Said farm contains 100 acres
forty acres being Otter Creek meadow land,
supplied with wood and water. Also, an un-
divi1ed half OF an eight acre meadow, situate 4
In Clarendon, and pasture, containing one
hundred acres. situated part In Rutland and
part in Clarendon.
A portion OF the purchase money can remain
on mortgage. For further information inquire
OF the assignee, at Bardwell House, Rutland.
NV. CRAMTON, Assignee.
Rutland. April cath, 1876. 2bd&wtd
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PICTURE FRAMING,

CABINET WORK. COUNTERS, SHOW CASES
WINDOW CORNICEs,
Sash, Doors and Blinds, and everything OF that
description, made TO order on short notice, al
K. CANDLlsHs,
No. 3oCenter street, opposite Berwick House,
-Ru,land, Vt.
dtaprla.
Smyrna times., 1876-02-09
MARYLAND ITEMS.

The Elkton papers of Saturday announced
that Rev. DIR. Phebus is i'll.
Charles II. Bennet, Cecil county man,
killed seventy-two wild ducks one day last
week.
Twenty-nine dogs and thirty mounted
horsemen participated in red hot fox
chase in Elkton last week.
The farm of the late Stephen 7. Amos, in
Queen Anne's CO., containing l3l acres, has
been sold to John Heaton for $22.30 per
acre.
One hundred and forty-fve different
properties are advertised for sale in Talbot
county for non-payment of State and county
taxes.
Last week, in Easton, child was born
to eolored woman, one evening, about 8
o'clock, whilst she was walking on one of
the principal streets of the town.
The new NJ. +. Church at Preston,
fredericksburg Circuit, Caroline CO.. Rev. w.
| J. O'Neil, Pastor, will be dedicated, on
Sabbath, February Goth, by Bishop Scott
assisted by Rev. j. NJ. Williams, P. f., and
Rev. A. Manship.
Hon. P. F. Thomas, of Easton, member
in Baltimore on Saturday week to Mrs
Clintonia G. May. Of that city. The lady
Mrs. May, owns in Queen Anne's one oi
the handsomest estates on the Eastern
Shore.
A bill is before the legislature asking fol
a charter for a canal company, for the pur
pose of cutting a canal to connect the
waters of Tired Haven and Miles River, nea
Easton. The object is to make an inlanC
route to Baltimore from Cambridge vii
Easton, Miles River Ferry and Kent Mar
rows.-Easton Star.
Scarlet FeUer.--Mr. Charles L. Starkey
residing near Busic's, in Queen Anne's co.
lost three children by it few days ago, al
three dead in the house at the same time
The house in which Mr.. Starkey lives wa
! occupied last year by family who los
several children, and IL is supposed that th
disease has fingered there ever since.
A Centennial Side iSlow.-Mr. Jesse I
! Comegys, leading sport Of CentrevillC
proposes to exhibit himself at the center
NAL as one OF the greatest curiosities of th
! sge. He claims to have written 76 loyG
9 letters in his time, been jelted 76 time
! and was confined in Jail just rs days fo
I only man ever put in Jail for falling in Low,
I Centreville Observer
) Can Il bef-Mr. Jos. Gibson, of spaniard
r Neck, was robbed on Saturday Of $l02 an
some other things Of less value. II seem
4 that Mr. Gibson, being in feeble healtl
i had laid down on his bed, when his pocks
n was rihed Of the money by man name
Holden and woman named Langley, {
Smyrna times., 1876-02-09

THE Maryland Citizen, published at Cen
treville, seems to have about as many lives
as a cat. Before the last election itsuspended
publication and then revived again. After
the election it suspended again, and now 1t
has again come to life. Its reason for Its
suspensions was that it was not receiving a
living support. But if it finds it hard to
live it finds it still harder to die. And we
hope it will go on with its living. We be-
lieve it is something of a necessity, even il
not very profitable to its esteemed publish
er, who has the good wishes of us all. Mr.
Hand can keep'it afoat if any one can
perhaps.
Smyrna times., 1876-02-09

LEr's HAVE 1T SErTLED.-We presume
that it never has been denied that the
change made in our assessment law was
partisan legislation on the part of the
Democrats to hedge in the Republicans
from securing the franchise to all the
negroes who of right htoughtto bevoters. 1t
is very evident, at all events, that if the Re-
publicans had had control of the assessing
machinery the change would never have
been made. But whether or not the fiasco
created in the Levy Court last week is in
tended to be a test case on the part OF
Assessor Learned we cannot say. 1t looks
as if 1t might be. The Levy Court accuse
him of emitting a number of names that
ought to have been on his list, and putting
on a number that should have been left off
of misspelling names, &c. So we are told.
Yet it is stated that he has assessed l2O
more persons than his predecessor had on
his list. motion was made in the Levy
Court last week to not accept his list, but
his counsel, Mr.. Smithers, instructed the
body that they had no right to throw il
out, nor alter it in any respect--not ever
to dot an 1 or cross a t. They were bound
to accept the list, and if it bore evidence O
fraud or dereliction on its face, then the
body had the right to proceed in due course
Of law against the offender. The cas-
comes up for final decision to-day, we be
lieve.
Smyrna times., 1876-02-09

A New IDEA IN THE WILMINGTON LOAN
AssOCIATIoNs.-To make matters easy for
some of the old borrowers in the Whining
ton loan associations, the following plan
has been hit upon, the Commercial says:
This is, in brief, to issue a new series of
stock, to which persons who have borrowed
in the old series can subscribe, and by
borrowing on these new series a small
amount, they can pay off in advance their
dues and interest on the loan which they
held in the old series. The way of this
simply is that where party has borrowed
in the old series, say $1,000, he may now
borrow in the new series about $500, and
clear off the old mortgage by paying up in
advance. The result is that lie then has
to pay only $3.50 a month, instead of $50 a
month, as heretofore and the burden upon
him is three-fourths lightened. How this
will work for the community may be seen
at glance. 1t will relieve the strain on a
great many men, who have been for over
seven years and half pinching and scrap
ing to pay up their monthly dues in the
Loan Association. They will now have,
taking the example of the $4,000 borrower
to pay only S65 year in that direction
instead of $24O, a difference of $l75.
Smyrna times., 1876-02-09

SOME "CRooKED WHISKY IN SMYRNA
Last Saturday night two lads from Kenton
lit would be pity to make their parents
blush to see their names in this article)
came to this town and got on "bendsr."
They kicked up disturbance in Short
mans saloon, or in the street in front of
it, and one or two knock-downs resulted
therefrom. The proprietor of the saloon
had them promptly arrested for disturbing
the peace. They were put in the lookup.
Some friends of their parents "bailed them
out" until Monday. On Monday they put
in an appearance before Alderman Budd,
plead guilty to the charge of disturbing
the peace, and were fined, one $40, the
other S., with costs. The $40 fine was for
resisting the officer. Having thus been
mulcted they decided to turn the tables on
Shortman. So they entered complaint
against him for selling liquor to minors
(they are both under age) and had him
| held to bail in 5000 each in four or five
cases. Afterwards he was arraigned before
Esquire Colt for selling to the lads whilst
drunk, and was held to bail for that offence
in $500 for his appearance at court. His
bail in all amounts to 81, 400. lie puts in
the plea that he did not know the youths
were minors; and they surely are well
|
say they were asked no.questions until they
had spent their money, and that they
would not have disturbed his peace if they
had not been disturbed by his whisky
They think it was nothing more than fair
they say, that he should have put up with
the row that they bought from his owl
decanters. And they went home happy.
Another Case.-Last week Bill Williams
negro .man of this town, entered sui
against VIM. McAffee to recover wages du,
him. The suit was brought before Squire
Colt. McAffee brought in a bill of charge
to offset Bills bill. Among said charge
were "drinks," "pints," &C., amounting t,
about SIS. The Squire asked what tina
meant. Bill said it meant whisky. McAffe
said he wouldn't count them and told tn
Squire to scratch them off. The 'Squir
said he Me- had no license to sell whisl
and held him in $500 bail to settle tn
matter at Court. Bill left in a. cheerful
mood.
Smyrna times., 1876-02-09

A LITTLE TOO SPICY.-Rev. John Wilson,
President of the Wesleyan College, Will
mington, is also President of the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
in that city. Last week he had a man
hauled up before the Mayors court for
working a mule with a galded shoulder,
but as the man produced several witnesses,
one of whom was a veterinary surgeon, who
testified that the sore was not sufficient to
cause the animal much suffering, or to
render it unfit to be worked, the Mayor
dismissed the case. This decision not
suiting the views of the Reverend plaintiff,
he INDUCED in some remarks which the
witnesses construed into delicate insinua-
tions that they had perjured themselves and
given in false testimony. Archie Given
one of the witnesses attempted to resent
this imputation, and was met with the re,
sponse, from the President, al have moth
ing to say to you; you are a man of no
character" Here the Mayor interposed
and sternly informed Rev. Mr.. Wilson that
| such insinuations and remarks were very
improper and must not be persisted in
This rebuke checked all further contro
versy and the parties to the trial left the
Court. Other accounts state that the Mayor
was especially harsh and unkind to the
| President.
Smyrna times., 1876-02-09

A SoABBLE BETWEEN THE LEVY COURT AND
THE DOVER AssEssoR.-Last week the Levy
Court met at Dover and examined the
assessment lists cf the various assessors.
All the lists were accepted but Mr.. Lear
ned's, the Assessor for Dover Hundred.
His list, the DclasoareaH says, ''was apparent
" so inaccurate that he was summoned to
appear before the Court to explains the
irregularities. Learned is a Republican,
and he seems to have acted with un-
exampled partiality for his party in making
the assessment"
The Sentinel, on the other hand, puts
this construction on the matter: "The
whole trouble with the Democrats, and
especially a few of them, is that their law
of disfranchisement does not work as well
as they thought it would. Mr., Learned
has placed names upon his assessment list
after the first of January, without afidavits.
This they claim to be in violation to the
law. We hear that Mr. Learned is not
only supported by legal opinion in his
construction of the statute, but is fortified
by the s5saoL and habitlaL practice of all
assessors, not only in this county, but
throughout the State. There is no question
made in New Castle or Sussex of the asses
sors' right to do so, nor has there been in
Kent county until the political managers sau
kat nr. Learned, By full assessment, had re
turned on his lists one hundred and t,centy name
Wkieh he dominant party had omitted. Il
might be well to remark, that in the mids
Of all this discussion, as to Mr.. Learnedi
right to so assess, nothing is said of thu
assessment lists Of other hundreds returned
at the same time, which contained names
placed thereon after the first of January
though public attention was called to tn
fact in open Court. Mr.. Learned will re
ceive the appreciation Of the whole com
munity, without regard to political affilia
tiOns, for thus trying to secure proper take
to the county. lie ought to count tn
opposition of men who trade in politics a
an honor"
Smyrna times., 1876-02-09

The high wind of last Tuesday night blew
the steeple from off the barn of j. X. Bur-
nita, near FELTON,.
Last week, in Wilmington, eight bodies
were taken up from family lot in one
grave yard and reinterred in another. All
the coffins but one were sound and good,
though some of them had been under
ground for thirty years. One of the bodies
was buried about twenty-five years ago.
with society honors, and one of the cere
monies was the scattering of lockwood leaves
over his coffin. These leaves were still on
the coffin, and, strange to say, many o.
them were still green on the under side.
Smyrna times., 1876-02-09

An ECCENTRIC fool of some note in Phila
delphia, Dr." S. NJ. Lands, is coming into
notoriety again. He is the queer character
who has a kind of Eclectic Medical College,
at which he also delivers "sermons" on
Sundays, and sells his books on matrimony
and medicine These publications have
been alleged to be immoral and illegal
works, and Lands was once sued and i'm
prisoned for engaging in the business, but
after his term of punishment he proceeded
to sell his books the same as ever. lie has
now added to his other claims upon popular
admiration that of being an actor. He has
appeared in certain wonderful melodramas
of his own construction at some of the
variety theatres, and has challenged con.
| genial spirit, Count Joannes of New York
to compete with him in rendition oi
| Hamlet, for prize of $4,000. The count has
accepted the offer, and tits announced that
this unprecedented performance will soon
be given in New York. In the meanwhile
Lands is preparing for the joust by giving
nightly solitaire performances of Hamlet al
Concert Hall. The bills announce that the
eminent tragedian is j" supported by a full
imaginary company" and Lands is in fact
the only actor in the troup, the other par
being read aloud by parties out of sight
The absurdity of the thing lies too deep fol
laughter; it is pitiable, and it is really
serious question how far individual liberty
is compatible with such proof of failure t
apprehend its duties and obligations.
Smyrna times., 1876-02-09

A LITTLE RAILROAD SQABBLE.-The Queen
Annes & Kent and Kent County Railroads
are at logger-heads, it seems, and have
been ever since the Kent County has been
running its trains to Clayton. The Queen
Annes Company would like the Kent
County Company to run over its branch to
Townsend, from Masseys, but the X. C..
won't do it. So to have some grist to its
mill from the X. C. the Queen Annes &
Kent Company last year tried to make the
X. C. pay it $400 for using about 400
feet of its track, which it has to do at
Massey's in crossing over to the Bombay
Hook branch. But it seems that there is
a law in Maryland regulating such charges
upon railroads in that State, on the pre-
rate plan. According to this pro rate law
the Queen Annes Company was entitled
to only so instead of $400. Accordingly
so was the sum paid-paid last November
to the agent at Massey's, by w. ID. HAZEL
financial agent on the Kent County road
and duly receipted for by the Massey's
agent. Now, to make matters hot for the
X. c., Hon. B. T. Biggs, President of the
Queen Annes d Kent road, is lobbying the
Maryland Legislature to have this pro rate
law repealed, in which event he proposes
to sue out an injunction to prevent tn,
Kent County trains from running over thi
40 feet of its track. But it is stated tha
he has the Baltimore & Ohio Compan,
against him, as the law was passed for thai
Companys benefit number of years ago
He stands no show. So we are told b,
parties to the transaction.
We are further informed that influence
are or have been at work TO induce thu
P. w. & B. Co not to hire its rolling stool
to the Kent County unless it run over tn
Townsend branch, but this too hardl
promises well, as it is ascertained tina
Fred. Gerker, the lessee of the Kent ca
be amply supplied with rolling stock fror
the New Jersey Southern. As matter
now stand it looks as though Mr. Gerk c
held the whip, instead of Mr.. Biggs.
Smyrna times., 1876-02-09

THE REVIVAL in this town, now in its
sixth week, goes on with little abatement
Crowded audiences still attend all the
meetings, and the noon-day gatherings,
with the pastors talks, are as heretofore
the popular feature. The conversions now
number about 200. On Sunday "a persons
were taken into probationary membership,
making l27 up to that date.
DoUer-Says the Delaeodrean: The revival
meeting in the M. E. Church closed last
Friday night. The services continued in
teresting to the last, and large number
of persons who have been at the altar
during the meeting are left without salts
factory change. One hundred and twelve
persons have united with the M. E. Church
on probation, others will join tomorrow
The whole number of converts is estimated
at about 100. Last Sunday a subscription
was taken up to pay off the debt of the
church. The sum of $1,000 was asked fol
by the pastor, and in a little while subscrip
tiOns were made to the amount of 81, ,46l