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Smyrna times., 1877-06-20

Mr.. JARRETT's ANECDoTE OF Miss CUsH-
MAN.-ITarry Jarrett spoke the other night
about that Cushman farewell at Booths
Theatre. The arrangement was that Miss
Cushman should receive $500 a night, and
it was distinctly agreed that the engage
ment should be advertised as the actress S
farewell to the stage. The nights all paid
well, but special efforts were put forth to
make the last night and ovation. The pub
lie got wild over it, and seats sold at tre-
mendous premium. One hundred and fifty
dollars were paid for box. Seats sold at
$5, 81 and $50. Miss Cushman saw all this
going on, and the day before the last Satur.
day she said to Mr.. Jarrett:
" | am feeling very badly think shall
be sick tomorrow night-in fact, know l
shall. Haven't you got some medicine you
can give me?'
Jarrett thought of returning the money
of an $4,000 house and trembled. lie
said: "Don't you think $1,000 check
would be good medicine, and would ward
off the sickness?"
"You are my saviourm exclaimed Miss
Cushman, 81 knew you were good ply
sician." The extra $1,000 were given her
and she played.
In Philadelphia, the week following,
business was again immense, and when the
farewell night came near, Miss Cushman
said she felt ever so much like breaking
down, but she thought repetition of the
New York medicine would do her good.
Jarrett & Palmer had to give her another
extra thousand.
Smyrna times., 1877-06-20

A PRETTY LITTLE RoMANCE.-Ten years
ago handsome young man passed through
Monticello, Ky, and was noticed by a
young girl sitting at the window of the
most aristocratic house of the town. She
fell in love with him at first sight. She
had wealth, culture and beauty. He was
poor, and was then on his way to seek a
fortune as a cattle herder in Texas. After
many ups and downs, he found himself the
owner of silver mine in New Mexico.
The girl bloomed into rarely beautiful
woman, with literary ability, and became a
contributor to the Apostolic Times. She
learned who the unconscious object of her
fiIncy was, and they corresponded through
out the ten years. She never wrote word
OF her personal attractions or family, nor
did he speak of his good fortune. A few
weeks ago he wrote her promising mar.
riage, and soon followed his letter to her
Kentucky home, where he saw her for the
first time. Recently they were married,
and Miss Anna Berry, that was, learned on
reaching Silver City, that her husband, r.
B. Metcalf was the greatest capitalist in
New Mexico.
Smyrna times., 1877-06-20

OLD CLoTHEs.-Old clothes pass into the
hands of two distinct dealers, and by them
are turned to n valuable use. These
dealers are the men who buy old clothes,
and the men who pick them out of the
street. There are about one hundred old
clothes dealers in the city who have shops,
and who send men out to collect old
garments. Many of these sell the old
clothing for small advance to one or two
large concerns. In one of the large shops
men and women work early and late for
the trilng pay they receive for the stitch,
stitch, stitch, by which they put in some
kind Of shape the old clothes that their
master has bought up the day before.
These clothes after being purchased by the
"boss," are assorted and secured, and are
then cut and sewed into shape, and made
to resemble new garments. They are ther
packed into boxes and sent to an agent al
the West, who disposes Of them to the bes
advantage, the advantage generally being
the realization OF about seventy per cent
on the original cost. The other dealer, HI
who picks up the scattered rags, takes then
to large warehouse, where busy men as
sort, weigh and price them. The buyer o
these rags has them carefully assorted ant
washed, when they are packed in bales an'
shipped to the different factories, who bu,
them for the purpose Of making them int
paper.
Smyrna times., 1877-06-20
Great Real Estate Engineering.

The Mont Cents Tunnel, the Suez Canal,
the Euphrates Valley Railroad, are among
the engineering achievements whereby the
nineteenth century has eclipsei the ex-
ploits of all the past and given trade
worldwide range; but the greatest engi-
neering feats are those that relate to i'm
proving land-the grandest real estate
operations. Two such are now in prospect,
by exactly opposite methOds-one con-
sisting in drawing off water, the other in
letting it in. The brilliant engineers Of
Holland, the country where scientific
agriculture is probably carried the farthest,
and, where real estate is probably most
valuable, are engaged in pumping the
water out of the Zuyder Zee, the large
inland sea that covers so much of the
domain of the Ouch nation. Little by
little the waters of this sea daily sink !;
lower and lower, not to rise. In few
years this vast tract of virgin and fertile
soil will be dry and ready to yield harvests
and otherwise minister to the needs of the
dense population of that small yet truly
great country. While this is doing, French
engineers are arranging to cut through the
Isthmus of Gabes, in North Africa, to let
the Mediterranean waters into portions of
the Sahara sands and restore the Triton
lake, which all the powers of the Roman
Empire could not develop intelligence
enough to revive. A cutting Of twelve
miles through desert sand will food the
burned and glowed under the fiery sun
will return to them the moisture and the
verdure that for ages they have not known
and will "make the wilderness to blossom
as the rose.' A great lake will lie south o
Algiers, and Tunis, whose vapors will
temper the fierce south winds and supply
those countries with cooling fertilizine
rain. The mosque of the last port Meta
may again be bathed at its foot by salt
waves, while through Algiers and Tuni.
little brooks will run, beautifying the land
scape, giving life to vegetation, and making
parched places green. Agriculture, in
dustry and trade will receive new strength
and where triremes once rowed, where
bare and fruitless rocks and sands have
long glistened in fervid light will float th'
triangular sails and the swift craft. No
need it be feared that the withdrawal o
eight thousand square miles of water eight!
feet deep, from the Mediterranean, to FL
this restored lake, will make a differences
in Mediterranean depths that will worl
mischief. The Rhine, the Danube, the Pc
the Adige, the Nile, will keep up thei
level by their supplies; and even if ther
should be temporary arrest and diversion
of the under current wherein their mingle
waters pour into the Atlantic through tn
Gibralter Strait, the level will be mair
tanned by an increase of the upper curren
that always flows through that strait int
the Tideless sea. Thus the fabled deeds {
magic are outdone by modern science an
skill.
Smyrna times., 1877-06-20

HEALTHFULNEss OF MILK.-If any one
wishes to grow heshy, pint of milk taken
before retiring at night will soon cover the
scrawniest bones. Although nowadays we
see good many fleshy females, there are
many lean and lank ones who sigh for the
fashionable measure of plumpness, and who
would be vastly improved in health and ap.
pearance could their figures be rounded with
good, solid flesh. Nothing is more coveted
by thin women than full figure, and
nothing will rouse the ire and provoke the
scandal of the "clipper builds" as the
consciousness of plumpness in rival
In cases of fever and summer com
plant, milk is now given with excellen
results. The idea that milk is "feverish
has exploded, and it is now the physician
great reliance in bringing through typhoi,
patients, or those in too low state to b
nourished by solid food, 1t is a mistake Il
scrimp the milk pitcher. Take more mill
and buy less meat. Look to your milkman
have large-sized, well-flled milk pitcher
on the table each meal, and you will hay
sound flesh and save doctors bills.
Smyrna times., 1877-06-20

STRATEGY BRUTALLY MURDERED.--"
don't cost you much, little hubby, do I?"
asked she, tendcrly patting his chin
" "Please say l don't" continued she, win
somely, laying her little check against
his
"Wal, aw-s-of course you don't cost
me anything, darling" replied he, hcsitat
ingly, and with visions of new silk dresses
in his eye, "but-"
" But what ?" asked She
90, nothing, nothing was his hurried
answer, "only | was going to say
"Say what?" stcrnly demanded the
little women.
"Why," said he confuscdly, "why say
say that though you don't cost me much to
s-speak of, yyour clothes do so-mightly :"
She stopped patting the brutc's chin.
Smyrna times., 1877-06-20

1t is astonishing how many people know
just where Charley Ross, the missing Phil.
adelphia boy, has been, not to mention an
equal number who profess to know where
he is now. John Stevenson, a burglarious
resident Of the Illinois Penitentiary, prof.
fers the latest disclosures. According to
this fellow, the child was living last Winter
with family named Gregg, near Leaven.
worth, Kansas. Stevenson declares that
he was knowing to all the particulars oi
the theft Of the child, but from motives oi
prudence hewithholds them, Hei proba
bly, an ingenious liar, with q large and very
dull ak to grind,
Smyrna times., 1877-06-20
VOLUME XIII. mo. 3.
WHOLE-HEARTED.

Whatsoe'er you find to do,
Do it boys, with all your might,
Never be a little true
Or little in the right,
Trifes even,
Lead to Heaven,
Trifes make the life of men,
So in all things,
Great or small things.
Do as thorough as you can.
Let no speck their surface dim,
SpotleSs truth and honor bright,
I'd not give fig for him
Who says any lie is white,
He who falters,
Twists or alters,
Little atoms, when We speak,
May deceive me,
But believe me,
To himself he is a sneak.
If you think a word would please,
Say it, if it is but true,
Words may give delight with ease,
When no act is asked of you;
Words may often
Soothe and soften,
Gid joy, or heal a pain,
They are treasures,
Yielding pleasures,
1t is wicked to retain.
Whatsoe'er you find to do,
Do it, and with all your might
Let your prayers be strong and true,
Prayer, my lads, will keep you right.
Pray in all things,
Great or small things,
God will hear and answer too,
Trust Him ever,
Doubt Him never,
Then He'll show what he can do.
Smyrna times., 1877-06-20

A remarkable case of suicide occurred in
Holden, Mass, last Wednesday night.
The wife of Frederick Bryant, arising in
the middle of the night, kissed her four
children and babe them good by. She
then left the house and walked into a
neighboring sawmill,pond, where her body
was found the next morning Shewas sub
ject to attacks of insanity.
Smyrna times., 1877-06-20

Girls have their sorrows and their
troubles, but nothing is more humiliating
to the average young lady than to be
beaten at game of croquet by girl who
wears her last years dress.
Smyrna times., 1877-06-20

The domestic man who loves no music
so well as his kitchen clock, and the airs
which the logs sing to him as they burn on
the hearth, has solaces which others never
dream of
Smyrna times., 1877-06-20

When husband and wife live unhappily
among the Arizona Indians they are con.
demned to be burned together-as if they
didn't find living together "hot" enough.
Smyrna times., 1877-06-20

A GOOD DISTINGUISHED potatoes with
cream is plain and capital dish Peel
and chop fine some boiled potatoes; put
into a stewpan with pint of cream, a
little salt and three ounces of butter; set
on fire, stir occasionally, boil slowly for
five minutes; mingle well with wooden
spoon, and serve in a hollow vegetable
dish.
Smyrna times., 1877-06-20

In some parts of the world the days are
four months long, and when boy of six
years accompanies his parents to church
for the first time, he thinks he has struck
one of those days sure.
Smyrna times., 1877-06-20

Women charm, as a general thing in
proportion as they are good. A plain face
with heart behind it is worth a world of
beauty. Men who have tried both uni
formly agree to this.
Smyrna times., 1877-06-20

A lady was engaged in domestic affairs
when some one rang the street door bell,
and the Catholic servant girl was hidden to
say her mistress was not at home. She
answered, eyes, ma'am, and when con-
fess to the priest, shall l confess it as your
sin or mine?"
Smyrna times., 1877-06-20

"Is he a good doctor?" asked one
gentleman of another. "Well, people call
him so,'' replied the other "but as far as
my experience goes, if l was patriotic
man, and there was going to be a long war,
l should like him to have charge of the
enemy wounded"
Smyrna times., 1877-06-20

The sewing machine agent, since the
patent run out, has to talk just as much
and just as fast, and tells just as many lies
for sos as he used to tell for $l35.
Smyrna times., 1877-06-20

Questions for debating society: In sick
ness which suffers the most, short man or
long man? In other words isn't there
more pang in six feet of pain than five feet
four2
Smyrna times., 1877-06-20

We are slowly but surely approaching
that season when a girl unintentionally
leads her fellow up the street that is most
thiclxly populated with ice cream saloons.
Smyrna times., 1877-06-20

The New York beauties walk out with
their pet dogs attached to strings, and
foreigners wonder at the number of blind
ladies going about.
Smyrna times., 1877-06-20

A fashionable young lady dropped one
of her false eyebrows in church pew, and
badly frightened young man next to her,
who thought that it was his moustache.
Smyrna times., 1877-06-20

A gentleman, in search of man to do
some work, met on his way lady and
asked her "Can you tell me where can
find man 7" No, cannot" she replied,
with twinkle, "for have been looking
these twenty years for one nyself.n
Smyrna times., 1877-06-20

The man who puts on spring coat with
the most satisfaction is the house-painter.
Smyrna times., 1877-06-20

Why is situation of great trust like .
back tooth9 Because it is hard to fill.
Smyrna times., 1877-06-20

The man who was filed with emotion
hadn't room for his dinner.
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THE STAGE.
At Home and Abroad.

The S'l.lene Tronp has gone to Aus
tralia.
Miss Anna Dickinson has written a
comedy.
lie Petit Corsaire" IL running at the
Boston Museum.
New Haven has enjoyed a dramatic
novelty, in which negroes chalk up to take
white parts.
Miss Kate Thayer again appeared at
Gilmore's Concert Garden, New York, on
Sunday evening last.
There will he produced at the Chest
nut, Philadelphia. next season. number
loi PLAYS written by native authors.
Miss Anna BOYLE, young girl Of four
teen, opened an engagement ut Booths
Theatre, New York, week before last, ap-
pearing as Juliet, but only lasted two
nights.
/ AT the Fifth Avenue Theatre, New
York, on Tuesday evening last, the joint
dramatic production of Marx Twain AMI
Bret llarte, entitled "Ah Sin," was pre-
-ent,d, with l.. r. Psrshoe in the title role.
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FASHIONS OF THE SEASON.
A Chat with the Ladies, About
What to Wear and Bow to Wear
It.

Embroidery ia Poinpaiour c"l"r-. iiiiN"f piik
and ilue edges the new linen ems ana collars
psr.b silk sample will make a pretty dr".s For a
Young girl If trimmed with gay Breton ..i""i M
India ceiors.
The most stylish travelling clo,i> an" long si.ii-
der garments I'll sack shape reaching from The
throat 20 the fo.f, AMI aii"r,iig anl." projection
for the dress.
In soiid-""ior"d Lawns there are man. i.rt
they We're ts.fore the cuinbiiIatIen style al dress
Was introduced.
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The latest imporfarI"ii- ar" iu-n collars WIN "a
SQUARE piece turned over m the back, Will" tir
front has standing English points
The shrimp color which MAS hrst called sur
esns-s has is~oIne deeper and how approaches
deep brick II is much mixed with 'au"-
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KILLED us SON.
A Terrible Crime in New Madrid
County-A Father Murders His
Son, and Then Plies tho Country.

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.,.:.,s ~l:,L H.. II xo., .l.,ns
from a private letter written To gentleman
in thi. CITY. by a person acquainted with
all the facts in the case. IL is nothing less
than the
MrIpER ~ Ills >oN
bv . brutal and eprs.rd father. For many
wear. the f,milv II Johnson have been
I,xle.. and ,,.sm,,,e race. Iynorsnr and
x;,.;o,,s ,h.;, c,;mss are q bv-woni IN the
.,,,,,.,;,x infested nv ,h.;r pr,-,enc,.. and
their ,l.sm,,,c cuurSe. b,. more than onc~
,,,,x.Ls,i I'm. Interference If the ..iriIan,es.
an ,bc.e men Edward johnson has hecome
,o,;crablv cons,,icuo,,s for his ier.ciu,s
d.....,s ,r.I .x;, ,sw,., lie Is sixty years
e .. ,,,, s,,.,, .vJ ,;,..,,,. aud /. .u,.
,.-l T., L,r. co,,m;,,el more ,h,, I'm.
m.n,., w.-l leforc las, h. v,. engaged
viii, his s.u William in .,ec,in. . corn
.h.l,cr when \ d;.uute ,rose ,Iout tl,e
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Clara Morris IN Boston.

The greatest dramatic triumph ever achieved
that Of Clara Morris in Boston. she opened
against Booth. great fsvorite here. and not only
won the crowd, hat. What Is more important. tli..
critics The houses were packed lay people Who
wept and appiauded i'm a manner new to fho>..
cold ATTITUDES. A. new York actor took great
pride ma this victory. The poor little woman Was
Ill that she had 10 le carried Ia the tleafer
while doctor in ATTENDANCE administered reSt"r-
she does posses, oe treated the Ro-toniana Ia "a
scene not put down M the bl- one night. II Was
the opening night of Miss Mutton. She had l-een
too ill To have rs,hearsais and the result thai;
the comlany-fiie best IN BoSton-werc all az sea
The first act dragged the second SfrIRk and
bumped Ike a steamer ON Sand-irar. and when
the curtain fell Clara Marris was carried to her
dressing room. avowitg that she would not again
appear. Probably you can imagine the constcriia-
ton. at:si proralaay you cannot. The manager. =
handsome old cove, danchd a dance. What !,
dismiss 200 people. Boston people, He begged
he swore, lac prayed. he wepf. I happened lpe-
hind the scene. and II the funniest sight ever
witnessed The entire company. including the
carpenter and csll-lay, followed the manager
about like a fock If startled mutton. The orclse>-
ira came up and took hand in the ex,fe-
ment. But il 81 avail. Nothing could
move the American Rachel. She went 90 her
home. and the leading man went before the cur
tam, and stating the difficulty dismissed the
Morris. far as Boston i. concerned. II will H..
regarded Nc an insult and, treat Bunker I'LL
who ever dared Insult Boston since Warren fell -
Hat Boston knows itss-lf better than that. The.
people here in their artistic culture approved and
applaud~d. The next night the houise Was Jim.
and the entire crowd fs feet and apl.latll-
ed like mad.
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A Female Mason.

There Is a story current IN regard Ia lady w,n.
n number Of years ago. made FreInason ia
England under very peculiar circumstances. sh.
having overheard mnch If the work that IL
MAS thought hest l.y those who discovered her
hidden near the lodge tn initiate her in order Z"
close her m"ufh- The London Precursor l.
authority for stating that another lady hal Recently
admitted Ia the mysteries. The toilowin. l. the
story: Countess Hadi"h has been received a
Freemassn in Hungarian io.ise under the Grand
Orient If Hungary. The Countess is 4 highly
educated lady. and having studied and tec"me
well yersed in Masonic literature, she proposed
aud seconded in open lodge. l,liosd for. and
in dine time Was duly initiated. The Grand Orient
pf Hungary that the initiation is
mil and yold the ground that woman H. df>-
qualified from being Precursor; and the eur
ious question now arises whether, As the Countess
was actually Initiated, she can he refused ani-
sion 10 the lodge.
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rHEPARTlNG HOUR,

There's something ia the parting h"nr"
Will chill the warnest heart;
Vet kindred. comrades, lovers, friends.
Are fated all {" part.
But this I've seen, and many l'sns
Has pressed il on my mind
The one who goes a. happier
Than those he leaves behind
No matter shat the journey be
Adventurous. dangerous. far
To the wild deep. or iaeak fr"nt"r'
To solitude, or war-
SaiIl something cheers the heart Thar 'tsres,
In all IL human kind.
And they who go are happier
TiIan ihose they leave i-h'nd:
Have YOU friend, a conrsl" dear
An odd AMI valued fri.-,sd:
Re sure yotir term Of sweet r"nc"ar-e
Al length will have end:
And when you part, a. part y"n "W'
-, take II not 1Bkint
" ine who goes - hapia'.r
Than yo1 he leaves '.iinf
God wills IL se-and 50 II Is
The ti.grans on their WAY
The voru and weak, more cheerful are
Than all TN. TEST Who stay,
And " hen, al last poor man, su'-iued,
Lies down, Ia death resigned.
Nav he not still tie happier tar
Than those le leaves ishiid:
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went a. lker6cId AMI spent . reek IN the
neighbOrhood ii the
sCExE az THE NrEpER
and pnrsned his Investigations in that quiet
but effective wy which always di-tin-
guisl,es the detective officer. lie was salts
fed in his oxn mind that the Numbered
girl vas Luly King, but the fact could not
he established until lee discovered Willis
aud compelled him u account for her
ais-enc~. Two weeks afterwards he picked
mp the trail Of Willis ag,in in 81. Louis.
but this time
he WAS ALONE.
lie purchased a through ticket I" San
Francisco, and il is in that direction nos
that the detective inquiries are IN he AL.
dressed. lie does not Pr 'I1use to give up
the chase until he finds his man. hut his
success in that particular the future can
alone disclose. The circumstances, hos
ever. a. far n they are developed now -ce"'
"a point Ia an early
.s,iITtoN or THE MYSTERY
which has So long envelols.l the murder nj
Bachman's farm, involving n IL does n
story possessed II all the elements Of ro
nance, and revealing \ sad and mournfnl
Oh .pter in the evil ways Of men,
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NEW PUBLICATIONS - SOMETHING
ABOUT THE Books, AUTHORS AND
RoN>NCEs OF The DAY.

H., e.. Auo,,st ;llustr.tea the White
v1.s:,s -. S;sc"..,;e. If Knr;mm' and
~ . ''.:.~;~ MI" Y,s Sct;on and mi.cel-
,.nv = s~,.r,.;n;no ~ usual.
o.. ,.., o.. .,,.,..;,;.v articles in
O"s .. ."e . ' 90 81 n. e,.icry il bv
,se A"s ~ n, NUM-: .nJ s"s;,,e.s S.fvn;c.i
! re%ry '" .,rr" P;c,n-. Ss..on in Io1d"n"
!, "I L. I.".a. n. !. sc.rce,, lss. inter.
oy e"''
ssti"s'
little hook without literary pretenaion.
" S;.v;r;ed il published at Paris, and
W. n,.sn.~ Il The ph;I.n.hrouv Of the
n;ns.e.nsh century.
The suthor Of "Fsst"s has been 20 much
ridicule,l and overlooked in recent days that
It will be surprise to many that a new
edition Of Mr.. Bailey's drama u called ior
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Pike county has CentenarIan: He il
long past his first hundred and il rapidly
climbing mp the hill Of the second century.
He is looked upon BY the astonished inhab-
itants "a second Methuselah.
The people Of Sullivan county are great
ly sgitated over the proposed removal of
their school house. They have got up a
anvassof the question. and their local ora
tors are stamping the county.
"A lady j" St. Joseph took morphine
last week and it required seven doctors to
bring her back TO life. She was tired Of
the world and the flesh, and wanted to zee
what the devil had in store for her.
Versailles wants railroad, and is will
ling TO do anything reasonable TO get it.
Johnny Hannay is preaching the project SO
earnestly that he has won the soaLregna of
"ihe Apostle Of the Narrow Gauge" Nay
his shadow never grow less.
ST. Joseph is fast place Two Of its
"beauties" recently dashed out 70 see the
world and hesded towards Atchison. They
were brought back by an amateur detective
specially commissioned to overhaul them.
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Pains in the hack, head, heart, lungs
rbeum ssism, neuralgia, lumbsgo, scisiica.
rheumatic gout, nervous and kidney dis
ea~es. positively cured BY Dr.. F~sen
Rheumstie R<nejy and Vegetable Liver
Pills. A Phy.icisni. sPecislties Tor =
years, never fail vhea takea - directed.
Charles Roll 4 Co., sole sseats for Sedalia
xS5,dAW1y