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Smyrna times., 1877-09-12

Prof Swing, the eminent Western minis.
ter, preached his first sermon since his re.
turn from his Summer vacation, in CHICAGO
last Sunday. His subject was "The Reia.
tlons o: the Pulpit to the Temporal Wants
OF the Multitude" and he endeavored to
retute the popular notion that the minister
must deal only with the cardinal doctrines
OF religion, and never with mans temporal
interests. lie said: Mans life is single
piece, and the pulpit must be the guardian
OF all mans dearest interests, and must,
like its leader, Jesus, not only speak faith
and righteousness, butask, with tears, where
shall this multitude get bread2 The genius
OF Christianity is love, and to the true
pulpit an oppression, by way of life insur-
ance or savings bank, is as much a matter
OF grief and oppression from inherent de.
pravity or the daily temptations of Satan.
The modern Satan has become too strong
to be frightened away by holy waters Of
rhetoric. The good that came to religion
by the revival last Winter is, perhaps.
counteracted by the harm to public virtue
by one fraudulent bank failure. 1t will be
great gain to religion when its chief
thinkers draw nearer the daily life of man.
Theology will then become practical, in.
stead of vague, cold and quarrelsome. The
pulpit cannot cure all the ills, but it has
immense educating power"
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12
VOLUME XXIII.--NO. Is.
MISCHIEF MAKERS,

o, could there in this world be found
Some little spot of happy ground,
Without the village tattling.
How doubly blest that spot would be
Where all might dwell in liberty,
Free from the bitter misery
OfgOssips' endless prattling.
IL such u spot were really known,
Dame Peace might call it all her own,
And in it she might fix her throne
Forever and forever.
There like queen might reign and live,
While every one would soon forgive
The little sights they might receive,
And be offended never.
'TiS mischief-makerS that remove
Far from our hearts that warmth of love.
And lead us all to disapprove
What gives another pleasure.
Ihey seem to take ones heart-but when
They've heard our cares, unkindly then
They soon retail them out again,
Mixed up with poisonous measures.
And then they've such cunning way
OF telling ill-meant tales they say,
Don't mention it, pray;
would not tell another"
Straight to your ncighbor then they 20,
Narrating everything they know,
And break the peace of high end low,
Wife, husband, friend, and brother.
0, that the misunderstanding crew
Were all reduced to one or two,
And they were painted red or blue,
That every one might know them!
Then would your villagers forget
TO rage and quarrel. fume and fret.
And fall into an angry pet,
With things so much below them.
For It's sad, degrading part
To make anothers bosom smart,
And plant dagger i'll the heart
We ought to love and cherish.
Then let us ever more be found
In quietneSs with all around,
While friendship, joy, and peace abound,
And angry feelings perish.
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12
Moon Madness,

Inc popular belief that the moons ravs
VIII cause madness i'll any person who
Sleeps exposed to them, has long been fnIt
70 DC absurd, and yet it has appeared to
nave Its source in undoubtcd facts. Some
ueIeterouS influence is experienced bv
CloSe VINO rashly court slumbcr in fulI
noonshlne, and probably there is no supcr.
sutton to which the wcll-to-do pay moro
attention. Windows are often c9r.n..,y
covered to keep the moon-bcalu, from
entering sleeping rooms 4 c,ntIeIuan
HVlng IN India furnishes Nature with an
explanation Of this phenomenon which is
at least plausible. He says 1t has often
Deen observed that when the moon i f1lI
or near It's full time, there are rarely anv
clouds about and if there be clouds before
the iuIl moon rises, they are soon dissi-
pated; and therefore a perfectly clear slv
with bright full moon is fre9ucntlv ~
served. A clear sky admits of rapid Tadio.
ton OF heat from the earth, and anv nor.
son exposed to such radiation is sure 10 bo
chilled by the rapid loss of heat. There ;s
reason to believe that, under the circum.
stances, paralysis Of one side of the face is
sometimes likely to occur from chill, as
one side of the face is more likely to be ex.
posed to rapid radiation, and CONSEQUENT
loss OF It's heat. This chillis more likely to
occur when the sky is perfectly clear.
nave often slept in the open air in India on
a clear summer night, when there was no
moon; and although the first part of the
night may have been hot, yet toward two
or three o'clock in the morning, the chill
mas been so great that | have often benn
awakened by an ache in nv forehead.
which | as often have counteractcd by
wrapping handkerchief round my head.
and drawing the blanket over nv face.
As the chill is likely to be greatest on a
YER very clear night, and the clerest nights are
likely to be those on which there is a bright
it is very possible that neuralgia,
paralysis, or other similar injury, caused
by sleeping in the open air, has been attribu.
ted to the moon, when the proximate cause
may really have been the chill, and the
moon only a remote cause acting bv dis. |
'lpating the clouds and haze (if It do sol, |
ma leaving perfectly clear sky for the |
play OF radiation into space. TIE Galarv. |
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12

A SPLENDID LITTLE LOVE SToRy.-Iere,s
IN 1ne story OF an unfortunate young LAWYER.
ms unlucky wight was head over heels in
love with a beautiful girl, and was about to
De married to her. On the eve of the
Weddlng-day, he was called on to defend
an awful mlscreant-a man of thirty. who
had poisoned his mother and father. The
case seemed lost one, and when the prose.
cutlon had closed, the young LAWYER was
just about giving up the struggle witbomt
al an eiiort' Suddenly he perceived, in the
lar extremity of the courtroom, his beloved
ana her parents, who had come to see
what Kind of stuff he was made of The
presence OF the one he worships chances
MS train OF thought He feels that he
must make show of talent, and com.
M Gniehclhg ms argument, rises TO the highest
hignts OF eloquence. In word he suc
ceeded IN showing that the criminal is an
upright, virtuous and much.abused man
ana obtains his acquittal. In the evening
the lawyer, with triumphant air, calls al
the house of his future father.in.law. ex-
pecting that his success will ensure him
warm reception. To his surprise he finds
the young girl cold, and her parents much
He asks what this sort of re-.
cepton means. any friend" said he
whom the young man had already begun
70 call father-in.law, 4" must tell you-mv
daughter loves another "AnotherI Wbo
IS the man2" "The good and virtuous
man whom you, to-day, by your eloquence,
restored TO society,"" replies the father.
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12

Of Mrs. ex-President Grant this story OF
unostentations benevolence is told: "George
5. Joice fUnadilla served faithfully through
the war of the Rebellion, and early in
PRESIDENT Grants first term was appointed
a doorIkeeper at the Capitol, or Executive
Mansion. He remained there until some
three and q half years ago, then sickened
and returned to Unadilla, to linger through
the balance of life with consumption. He
lived some twelve or fourteen months, and
died. While in Washington he attracted
the favorable attention Of Mrs. Grant. His
fathers family were in very limited finan.
cial circumstances, and George was worth
nothing but an irreproachable character
and good name. Mrs. Grant, in some way,
knew of these conditions, and during the
entire time that Mr.. Joice was lying sick
in Unadilla she sent him each month a
check for 800 until he died. There was
never any bluster over the matter, and few
people in unadilla know of it to.day.n
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12

FULToN's FOLLY.-On the 18th of August
ioO9Iseventy-two years ago.-Robert Fulton
TOOK ms departure for Albany on board Of
his venture the C2ermont, and satisfied the
people of the United States of the possibili.
tles OF steam navigation. lie had been
experimenting the construction of the boat
lor FORA long time, and people looked upon
Fulton as fool, and the boat itself was
Gnrlstened by the mob Fulton's FoYv. II
ana not daunt his enthusiasm in his project.
however, an the day that she was launched
ne made promises concerning her future
trlumphs which made his best friends look
upon him as demented. 1t is hard to do.
scrioe at this day the surprise of the thous.
ands OF spectators who witnessed his first
voyage on the Hudson. They saw the
wheels OF the vessel revolve slowly at first
and the craft glided up the river, and when
she passed the sailing vessels within a half
a a, mile OF her their astonishment was such
that they looked upon Fulton's discovery
rs such. O"'0e"
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12
Origin Of the Marseillaise."

| NJ. de Lamartinc, in his Tsto;re dies
""o"d1"a, published in Paris, gives the fol
lowing account of the origin Of the French
national air, the Marseillaise :"
In the garrison of Strasburg was QUAR-.
tered a young artillery officer named
Kouget dc Lisle, a native of Louis de
Salnler, IN the Jura. He had a great taste
ior music and poetry, and often entertained
MS comrades during their long and tedious
hours IN the garrison. Sought after for
ms musical and poetical talent, he was a
frequent and familiar guest at the house of
one one Dietrich, an Alsatian patiot, Mayor of
Strasburg. - u
The winter of 1892 was period Of
great scarcity at Strasburg. The house Of
Dietrich was poor, his table was frugal. but
a seat was always open to Rougct de LisIe.
Ohe Gay there was nothing but bread
ana some slices of smoked ham on the
Iaoie' DIetrch, regarding the young otli-
dance fails at our boards; but what matters
that, if enthusiasm fails not at orr civic
J3e$, nor courage in the hearts of orr
soldiers. have still a last bottle of wine
IN my cellar. Bring it, said he to one Of
his daughters, and let us drink France and
Liberty! Strasburg should have its natri.
QUO solemnlty. De Lisle must draw from,
these last drops ore of those hymns which
RAISE the soul of the people,
he wine was brought and drank. after
winch the officer departed. The night was
cold. De l.isle was thoughtful His heart
was moved, his head heated. lie re-
turned staggering to his solitary room, and
slowly sought spiration-somctimes in
the Iervor OF his citizen soul, and anon on
inc Keys OF his instrument, composing now
the ar before the words, and then the
words before the air. lie sung all, and
wrote nothing, and at last, exhausted. fell
asleep with his head resting on his instru.
ment, and awoke not till daybrcak.
ne music OF the night returned to his
nina IKE the impression of a dream. He
wrote 1t, and ran to Dietrich. whom bo
found in the garden digging winter let.
tuces. The wife and daughters of the old
man were not up. Dietrich awoke them.
and called in some friends, all as passionate
as himself for music, and able to eXecutc |
the composition Of De Lisle. At the first
'tanza cheeks grew pale; at the second, |
tears flowed, and at the last the delirium of |
enthusiasm burst forth. The wife of Die. |
-rlch, his daughters, himself, and the |
Young officer, threw themselves, crving.
INTO each others arms.
), he hymn of the country was found. |
Executed some days afterward in Stras.
'urg, the new song flew from city to citv.
md was played by all the popular orches,
ras. Marseilles adopted it to be sung at
ne commencement of the sittings of the
,Ilnos, and the MarseilIaiso spread it
hrough France, singing it along the pub
lc roads; From this came the name of
Marseillaise -
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12

AVERAGING THINGS.-A man who nrido5
himself on his morality, and expected n
De saved by 1t, was constantly saying:
| am doing pretty well, on the whole.
| sometimes get mad and swear, but then
l am perfectly honest. | work on Sunday
"hen / am particularly busy, hut give a
good deal to the poor; and | never was
drunk in my life"
MS man hired canny Scotchman to
ouIld a fence around his pasture LOT. Ue
gave nm very particular directions. In
the evening when the Scotchman came in
from work, the man said, "well. Jack. is
the fence built, and is it tight and stron1 ~
Gamma say it is all tight and trongr'
Jack replied; "but it is a good aver9c
fence anyhow. If some parts are a little
weak, other parts are extra strong. | don't
know but may have left little gan here
and there, yard or two wide: but then 7
made up for it by doubling the number If
rails on each side of the gap. dare saw
that the cattle will find a good fence on
the whole, and like it, though Gamma saw
1t IS perfect in every part"
Whatl" cried the man, not seeing the
point, "do you tell me that Won bnilt
renee around my lot with weak places and
gaps IN 1t? Why, you might as we'll have
quilt no fence at all. If there is one open.
ing or place where an opening can be
made, the cattle will surely find it. and
VIII go through. Don't you know, man.
less ?" WI VII
:" used to think so" said the dry Scotch.
man, " but hear you talk so much about
averaging matters with the Lord, it seemed
to me we might try it with cattle. If an
average fence will not do for them. | am
afraid an average character will not do for
us in the day of judgment"
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12

Her WATERING-PLAcE HoME-A citv
chap at country party in his conversation
with one Of the prettiest lasses ventured to
inquire:
We're you ever at a watering place?"
Oh, yes replied she, 81 live right at
Indeed y exclaimed he, growing in.
terested ''where might it be ?"
On, just out here little way" was her
qulslcal reply, "my father keeps the rail,
The city chap, wondering whether she
was IN earnest or making fun of him, there
dropped the subject.
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12

HE LAND or THE PHARAoHs.-Tbe mast
lends to Egypt charm more entrancinn
than its cloudless skies and delicious
climate. Go where you will, antiquity
meets you at every turn. Around Won lie
the ruins OF cities whose very names have
been obllterated in the silent march of the
ages. Before you flows the sacred river
upon whose waves floated centuries ago the
little ark OF the Outcast Hebrew infant. and
the golden barge Of the gorgeous daughter
OF the Ptolemics. Time was when this old
Nile was the highway down which many
successive nations rushed to conquest for
the Ethiopian, the Assyrian, the Persian,
the Roman, and the Saracen have ali
lorded 1t III turn in this ancient realm of
the Pharaohs Now veXed no longer with
inc neets OF rival monarchs the mighty
river rocks with slumburous swell the lotus
lilies on its lonely banks, which have runr
SO often IN days gone by to the shrill peans
OF triumph, the palms in the sultry noon
tlde throw their long shadows athwart
ruined temples and colossal statues, grand
IN execution and faultless in detail. which
reveal IN every outline the perfection to
which the arts of architecture and sculn.
ture were carried in this their earliest
cradle. The soil is strewed with fragments
of broken columns and defaced colossi.
Buried beneath the drifting sand of the
Desert lie the glorious and yet grotesoue
masterpieces of the Egyptian chisel. Serene,
grave, majestic, inundated with food of
harmonious light, the calm features of the
once inscrutable Sphinx look down upon
us, as many centuries ago they looked
down in their grand repose upon the
wondering Father of History. Time has
passed lightly on these Titanic temples and
vast tomb palaces, but from their shadowy
portals the worshippers have gone for
ever. Desolate and state-fallen, they open
now only to admit the curious stranger
Chambers Journal
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12

schoolmistress in a suburban town who
had been annoyed by the perversities of a
male pupil of nineteen, on one of the clos.
ing, days of the last term, kept him in and
undertook to whale him. He, however.
dlsarmed her and returned several kisses
Tor each blow. The schoolmistress, unable
to forgive this breach of discipline, looked
him sternly in the face, and shaking her
toretinger at him in a menacing manner.
said solemnly, William, l will give Won
precisely fifteen minutes to stop hugeing
me- and If you disobey me shall punish
you very severely"
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12

Col. Thomas w. Higginsons wife, The is
a distinguished writer and lecturer Of
Boston, and once prominent abolitionistl
VINO died at Newport, Sunday week, was q
sister snI T OF William Ellery Charming, the poet,
ana an niece of the late Rev. DR.. William F'
Ghanning. She was also related 10 tbo
Dana family, of Boston. Mrs. Hipeinson
had been chronic invalid and one Of the
most beautiful things in her husbands life
mas mas always been his touching devotion to
ner, ana ms unwillingness to be separated
IRON her. For many years he denied him.
self the qualification of his life dream. n visit
70 Europe, only because she shrank from
havlng the Atlantic between them
although. unable to leave her house. and
Ior months at time even to leave her
loom' room she was often bright enough to re.
eelve friends; and thus her sick.room be.
came the centre of a coterie of clever mao.
PIE, as It was at all times the place where
her husband did his writing.
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12

There were established during the month
OF August in the United States rs publica.
tlons, consisting of daiies, semi.weekly.
"a weeklies, 6 monthlies and | quarterly
81 papers suspended, comprising daily.
y weekly and monthly publication.
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12

Instead of asking the blessing on sitting
down at the table, a family have for wears
oeen following the custom of repeatinq
exerses from the Bible, each person repeat.
ing one, commencing with the head of the
family. A few days since young man in
sne family brought to dinner with him
Trend TREND who was not aware of the custom.
When they sat down at the table. the
young friend was placed next to the head
OF the family, who began the worship bv
repeating The love Of money is the root
OF all evil" The friend took it that the
remark was made to him, and replied by
saying, Well, pass along the root"
sensation all around.
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12

While growing at her husband the other
day, New York woman was struck by
lightning, and instantly killed. If you
wish your wife to see this paragraph, cut
1T out and paste it on the bed post.
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12

Duties are ours; events are Gods. This
removes an infinite burden from the shoul.
ders OF the miserable, tempted, dying
creature. On this consideration only can
he securely lay down his head and close
his eyes.
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12

The foolish man rushed out to see the
MOB, and is shot through the lungs, but the
wise man huggeth the constitution of the
United States to his bosom, and abideth in
the cellar until the evil days be over.
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12

Diogenes being once asked the bite of
which beast was the worst, answered Z" If
you mean of the wild beasts, tits the SLAM
derer; if tame, the fatterer."
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12

A bright boy in suburban school, being
asked the other day to give an example of
the comparative and superlative degrees,
promptly answered: "Miss, mister, mis-.
tress.n
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12

A witty lady says: off you want to find
out mans real disposition, take him
when he is wet and hungry. If he is
amiable, then dry him and fill him up, and
you have an angel.n
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12

The Importance of consant practice in
music n is well illustrated by remark of
Paganini. "If," said he, al let day 90
by without touching my violin, immedi.
ately am aware of it: if | let two days
ecla!pse, it is the public who are aware of
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12

Saturday, July 7th, was the seventh day
of the week, the seventh day of the seventh
month of the seventh year, of the seventh
decade, and the decade the seventh of the
century.
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12

The great cafe in Venice-Florian's, on
the piazza of St. Mark-has never been
closed, night or day, for one hundred and
fifty years.
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12

About half of the fashion plates scnt
here from Paris are said to be colored at
the prisons by female conyicts.
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12

1t was very careless leaving the parrot
IN the parlor Sunday evening, but
she S1 never thought anything about It until
Monday morning, when he reused the
whole house by making a smacking noise
and crying: Darling Susie. DARLING
Susie" He kept it up all day, too, and the
old folks are much Interested in the case
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12

A lady, who did not want to use slang,
recently inquired Of shopkeeper the
price of "burst of Gen. Grant.
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12

SPRING CHICKENs.--Cut them in pieces
when they have been properly dressed.
dlP each piece in water, salt and pepper II
roll it in flour and lay it in boiling fat F.
cover the frying-pan well and turn the
pieces from time to time so they will NOT
ourn. When done, arrange on n hot
platter, pour nearly oil the fat from the
lrying-pan, pour in half pint of cream or
milk IN which tablespoonful of fiour has
oeen smoothly stirred, and when it Is we'll
cooked add salt TO taste, pour the gravy
over the chickens and serve. Say
-
Ho foil. l., -.
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12

=. what would you think of the man who
aiiyuiged q secret lntrusted to him p,
IhlnkY Why | should think that he
only Initiated the other man %
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12

10 die rich and "cut up handsomely y
IS the ambition of majority of our co1n
trymen; but Ruskin, the English author.
art critic and philanthropist, confesses to
an ambition to die poor! And in late
number of F2ors Gtmgcrya, a monthly
periodical addressed to workingmen. he
shows how he expects to realize his ambi.
ton. The inheritor of el75,O0O, he has 70.
duced this amount by poor investments.
donations to poor relatives, colleges and
general charities, until he is able to an.
nounce that after the present year he will
no longer be rich man; his income will
9 1G limited to 81 sterling per day or less.
l ms event he proposes to properly celc.
orate by spending $4,000 the present season
IN amusements in Venice and other con.
tlnental cities.
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12
WHOLE NO. ,l,lG1.

. BOY LETTER-ln the following speci.
lHeh OF boys letter, there is such trnth
u GIharacter-so much of that spirit of
uIoIlcry mixed with mischief, which often
PIeEAli" III the young human being of the
1i Il~le seActhat with him we declare it to be
capital tun." The letter proceeds from =
country boy to his friend in town;
now, LOB, ii tell you what | want.
Want you to come down here for the boli.
day. Don't be afraid. Ask vour sister, 70
ask your mother to ask your father to Iot
you come. It's only ninety mile. rho two
Pfehtlces, George and Will, are TO he mado
farmers OF; and brother Nick is took homo
ii, rom school, to help the agriculture. We
IKE farming very much-its capital finn
Us lour have got gun and 20 out shoot.
ing; It's famous good one, and sure to 90
OH Ii you don't full cock it. Tiger is 70 6n
our shooting dog, as soon as he leaves of
klIilhg sheep. He's real savage, and wor.
RES cats beautiful. Isn't it prime. Bob?
ou must come. If your mother wont
give your father leave to allow vou-run
away. Remember you turn up GosweU
street to 60 to Lincolnshire and asL, for
Mlduleten Hall. There's a pond f1lI Of
IIog'' put we wont pelt them till Won
come, Dut let 1t be before Sunday. rs
chere T 5 our own orchard to rob and the
1!3 fruits to be gethered on Monday. If YOU
IKE sucking raw eggs, We know where all
the hens lay, and mother don't: and I'm
bound there lots of birds nests. Do come,
Bob, and I'll show you the wasps' nest and
anything that can make you comfortable
dare say you could borrow your fathers
volunteer musket Of him without his know.
ing anything about it; but be sure ANYHOW
70 BRING the ramrod, as we mislaid ours bv
hrlng 1t OFT Bob, goodbye"
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12

Prayer, if III be done as task, is no prayer.
Smyrna times., 1877-09-12

lie tolls in vain who strives to please all.