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Smyrna times., 1877-03-28
Cap and Gown.

Once more the students of respectable
Old Columbia College in New York citv
VIII try the experiment of wearing =
uniform gown and cap. There is every.
where an increasing fondness for regula.
ton suits. The conductors on the RAILWAYS
arc impressive in blue and silver: the tcie.
graph boys deliver messages in embroidered
garments which often appear too small for
| the wearers, and suggest previous official
dutyi the letter-carriers are arrayed in
modest gray about the tint of the more
gehteel letters which they handle; while
tle hremen from time immemorial have
/ liitted by us in sangunary shirts and pon.
derous helmets. There seems to be no
particular reason why a clergyman should
90 always in black clothes and white
heckcloth. The broadbrim and drab cuta.
way coat OF the Quaker have almost disap.
peared' out the friendly garb in its dav
was thought to exercise a wholesome moral
Hcnuehce and to make the wearer careful
OF his conduct as no doubt it did. On the
whole, uniforms are common enouob ont,
side the military and naval service.
Wherever the academic costume has
been adopted in this country there has
been trouble we believe, with the neighbor.
ing gamlns if the wearer venturcd in fulI
costume outside the college grounds. The
Harvard men who dared to 90 TO Boston in
Their somber regalia were sure to be chafTed
and likely to be stoned or snowballed bv
boys, and even by boys of larger growth.
But no trouble Of the kind necd be antjci
patcd IN cosmopolitan New York. No
dtesS, however novel or peculiar, attracts
mluch attention upon our crowded streets.
Even touter in full Oriental habiliments.
VINO Tor some time walked up and down in
the vicinity of the Post-Otficc, with board
upoH his back and another upon his breast.
lor the purpose of disseminating informa.
ton respecting a certain cheap restaurant,
ceased within twenty-four hours to be n
novelty, and as an advertisement was n
dead and stale failure. Visitors from all
parts OF the world perambulate our side
walks without the annoyance of being too
much stared at. Foreign ecclesiastics in
shovelhats come and go without the least
chatf. John Chinaman might have con.
tlnued to wear his tail glossy and black
and braided, if good sense had not coun.
seized HIM to cut it off or conceal it. If the
undergraduates of Columbia please, there
fore, to promenade in the new vestmcnts.
we believe that they will seldom be dis.
turbed, especially if they are careful ALWAYS
to behave themselves, and to keep out of
scrapes.-N J.. IriLulc.
Smyrna times., 1877-03-28

The debt of New York city is SO immense
as to attract attention abroad as we'll as at
home. The London Times says it is most
astounding fact that the debt should have
increaced from SIS, 100000 in 1860, to $780,
100000 in 1876 1t is believed by some
that unless curtailment of expenses be
made there must come insolvency and re-
pudiation. The municipal taxes are now
beyond the ability of the people to pay,
and the debt has doubled three times dur
ing the period in which the security for the
debt has doubled but once. So that the
ratio of debt to valuation, which was 3.2l
in 1860, is now l0.80.--.EaItimore Sun.
Smyrna times., 1877-03-28

SECRETARY EvARTs' DAUGuTERs.--The
Misses Evarts-there are five or six who
can lay claim to this title-are all blondes.
and have in them the fame vein of sepul.
chrel humor, so to speak, which character.
ICES their father. They are not pretty, but
thoroughly intellectual and refined, much
more after the Boston type than the me.
tTopolitan. In conversation, if you can
succeed in drawing them into it, they show
a keen sense Of the humorous and careful
training which is due to Mrs. Evarts. In
dress the young ladies are demure. They
commonly wear their hair in the most prim
OF knots, and display no ornaments unless
1t be an antique gem, or something valuable
for its age or history. But their silks are
the heaviest, and they do not eschew seal.
skin sacques. Mr.. Evarts has son in his
law office and another travelling, am told.
in China. His eldest daughter is Mrs. c..
Z. Beeman, who resides here. The town
house is at the corner Of Fourteenth street
and Second avenue, one of the old-fashion-
ed double mansions, and is beautifully fur.
nished. With hospitality and taste for
good cooking, and with family of such
size, Mr. Evarts has occasion to keep up his
business income, which is said to be over
100000, and probably does not despise the
revenue from his farm, which can hardly
equal the summer expenses.-N. y. Letter
to Chicago Tribune.
Smyrna times., 1877-03-28

Mr.. Beecher told the St. Louis roportar
with whom he talked the other day that
the trouble with the South was that wealth
and culture had mo pluck" "The men
OF charactar and means in the South" said
he, have never had the courage to con.
front the b'hoys who do all the mischief
ana to put them down. After a big riot. in
which a hundred negroes are killed and no
white men wounded, they will come out in
cards and protests, and say they are very
sorry that it happened; but then they will
immediately retire within themselves, and
you won't hear from them again until there
has been another riot and another lot of
negroes killed. Then they will write more
cards, and say again that they are sorry. But
they never seem willing to take hold and
prevent the occurrences, and hence have
no faith in their pledges or promises"
Smyrna times., 1877-03-28

Concerning the statue, "The Triumph of
Woman" upon which the late SCULPTOR.
Hart, spent so many years and so much
loving study, there is told little romance
SO pathetic that it seems almost desecration
to record it. 1t is said that in early life he
lost the woman he loved, the realized ideal
OF his artist-imagination; and in the face of
TINS statute, the work of the best years of
ms life, he has perpetuated the features
which long ago faded into nothing but a
memory.
Smyrna times., 1877-03-28

After all President Hayes has only gone
back to first principles in shaping his policy
OF civil service reform. The views ofThomas
Jefferson on that subject arc pertinent lust
now. few days before his first inaugura.
ton he wrote: " No ofiiceholder who has
conducted himself according to his duties
would have anything to fear from me, as
those who have done ill would have moth.
ing to hope, be their political principles
what they might" In regard to nepotism
the views of Mr.. Jefferson were very pro
nounced. To nephew who had been
urged for an appointment he said in
letter: "The public will never be made TO
believe that an appointment of relative is
made on the ground Of merit alone, unin.
tiueneed by family views; nor can they
ever see with appreciation offices, the dis.
Posal OF which they intrust to their Prcsi,
dents for public purposes, divided out as
family property. Mr.. Adams degraded
himself infinitely by his coduct on this sub.
Ject, as Gen. Washington had done him,
self the greatest honor.
Smyrna times., 1877-03-28

=" say, Cap'n," said little-eyed man, as
he landed from tic steamer at Natchez,
81 say, Cap'n, this ere amt all" That's
all the baggage you brought on board, sir"
replied the captain. "Well see now, it's
according to list-four boxes, two chests.
two ban-boXes, Il portmantu, two hams
tone part cut, three ropes, inyons and
tea-kettle; but I'm dutersome. | feel
there's something short though I've
counted EN- nine times, and never took
my eyes off 'em while OH board; there's
something not right. somehow" "Well,
stranger, the times up; there's all know
OF; so bring up your wife and children,
and were Oft. "Them's 'um, them's um |!
| knowed forgot something"
Smyrna times., 1877-03-28

The wisdom and humanity of the provi.
sion made by the U. S. Government for the
rescue OF wrecked seamen and passengers
on our coast has been abundantly establish.
ed. Within the last two months two large
steamers have gone ashore, and between
two and three hundred lives have been
rescued by the life-cars From the steamer
R'sland, on Sunday week, l2j passengers
and most of the crew were brought ashore
IN the intense cold, when high sea made
1t impossible to use the boats with safety.
a hne had been shot across the steamer
from the shore, on which the car wos
moved back and forth with great raniditv
taking four or FIVE persons ashore at each
trip. The passengers from the Ameyilo,e
were safely landed in the same manner
during the night on which she went ashore.
These life stations now stud the jersey
shore for long distance.
Smyrna times., 1877-03-28

A clergyman was preparing his discourse
for Sunday, stopping occasionally to review
what he had written, and to erase that
which he was disposed to disapprove, when
he was accosted by his little son, who mum.
bered but five summers: Father. does
God tell you what to preach ?" "Certainly,
my child" "Then what makes you scratch
it out ?u
Smyrna times., 1877-03-28

A New CORPoRATIoN.-it is rumored that
a number of lawyers are about to organize
themselves into n company called The
National Will-ConteSting Company" They
will contest any will, prove anything, and
take all the property for their pay.
Smyrna times., 1877-03-28

Tides are going out of fashion, says an
exchange, and if it be true-if we are to
sink into rocking.chair after this without
tearing lace dog from the back of il. or
settle down on a sofa and not feel yellow
worsted, farmhouse humping up against
the end OF our spinal column, then an
evenings tete-a-tete will seem as odd as a
man with his moustache shaved off
Smyrna times., 1877-03-28

A major in the United States army was
crossing from England in one of the Cunard
steamers, when one afternoon a band on
deck played "Yankee Doodle" A gruff
Englishman, who stood by, asked whether
that was the tune the old COW died Of.
Not at all, rstorted the major; "that is
the tune the old Bull died Of"
Smyrna times., 1877-03-28

No MILLENNIUM YET.-"I am convinced
that the world is daily growing BETTER" re.
marked the reverend gentleman to q
brother clergyman; "my congregation is
constantly increasing" "Yes, ;" interrup
ted the brother, who happened to be q
Penitentiary chaplain, "and so is mine. y
And there the discussion on the early
arrival of the millennium dropped .--CAicqgc
Journal.
Smyrna times., 1877-03-28

DoN'T UNCHAIN THE TIGER.-When an
lntidel production was ubmitted-probably
by Palmetto Benjamin Franklin, in manu-.
script, he returned it to the author, with a
letter, from which the following is ex.
tracted; . would advise you not to at
tempt unchainmg the tiger, but to burn
this piece before it is seen by any other per,
son. If men are so wicked with religion,
what would they be without it p
Smyrna times., 1877-03-28

Tuppcr says: "A babe in the house is a
well-sprng of pleasure" When the baby
Is well and good-naturcd, plenty of spring
and lots of pleasure. But when he has
something on his mind O nights, there is
more spring than pleasure. Comfort is
found in equilibrium.
Smyrna times., 1877-03-28

They WANT SoMETHING.-Thousand of
letters containing applications for nearly all
the offices in the gift of the President have
accumulated at the White House during
the past week. and several clerks are busily
employed in attending to them.
Smyrna times., 1877-03-28

a youngster, while warming his hands
over the kitchen fire, was demonstrated
with by his father, who said : "Go way
from the stove, the weather is not cold"
The little fellow, looking up demurely at
his stern parent replied: II amt heatin'
the weather, am warming nv hands"
Smyrna times., 1877-03-28

Soup houses are growing in favor all over
Germany, owing to the distress caused by
business depression and the resulting hard
times among working people.
Smyrna times., 1877-03-28

Blue eyes, with few tears in them,
sometimes cure man of the habit of stay
ing out late at nights-and then again
sometimes they don't.
Smyrna times., 1877-03-28

Art is pushing right ahead. They can
now weave a cat into a parlor rug so
naturally that one feels like tossing her a
hunk of boarding house beef.
Smyrna times., 1877-03-28

Don't write letters to the President for
office as he never sees them. Three cart
loads are now in his nnte.room, and if he
was to read them all he would have no
time left in which to manage the govern.
ment,
Smyrna times., 1877-03-28

The joys of this world are indeed fleeting,
but when a lot of boiled molasses gets into
a girls hair at taffy-pulling, it may stick
for weeks.
Smyrna times., 1877-03-28

John Henry, (reading to his wife from
newspaper): "Thcre is not a single woman
in the House Of Correction. There, YOU
see, don't you, what wicked creatures
wives are? Every woman in that iail is
married" 1T is curious" she said ''but
don't you think, John dear, that some of
them go for relief?"
Smyrna times., 1877-03-28

lnter-marriage of whites and blacks is
not allowed in Rhode Island. The bill re.
Gently introduced to change the law was
indefinitely postponed in the Senate by 4
vote of eighteen to ten.
Smyrna times., 1877-03-28

Buffalo has inaugurated a pigeon shoot
Tor the benefit OF the poor Sweet charity.
what crimes are committed in thy nameI
Smyrna times., 1877-03-28

WmrrlNG PosTa ONCE MORE IN KEN.
rrcEY.--There are signs Of returning
reason on the subject Of the whipping
post. Our penitcntiary is crowded to ex.
cess with convicts, sent there for such
offences as the lash, and only the lash.
Will cure, and by restoring this Scriptural
and humane punishment, that in
Stltutlon will not only be relieved, but
many suffering families whose heads have
been taken from them by cruel law, will
be restored to comparative comfort. We
nan tins evidence of returning reason with
no little satisfaction, and hope that, by the
time the Legislature meets. in December.
tnat body Will have recovered its senses on
this subiect.-Lcrinqtoa Ga-eHc.
Smyrna times., 1877-03-28

The price of Kerosene is coming down,
and the plea of economy will soon have
ceased to be an excuse for girl turning
down the lamp, when her fellow comes to
see her.
Smyrna times., 1877-03-28

A crusty old bachelor says that love is a
wretched business, consisting of little
signing, little crying, little dying, and q
deal of lying.
Smyrna times., 1877-03-28

PRISONS are made only for small crimi.
mails; the large ones go free. This is sur.
prising fact.
Smyrna times., 1877-03-28

If there is anything funny under the sun,
it is very thin, little man in very long
ulster.
Smyrna times., 1877-03-28
THE LETTER.

,-.. SMYRNA, Dec 4th 1876
UNKNOWN FRIEND This evening tak kim my non
IN 40 La,,u @ thouSht would drop you few lines to
pass away my unOccupjcd time which have nj his
present time to dispose of this evening nv mind has
Dceh wandering thinking what could do 10 relieve
hyseII OF TINS burden which is So intensely resting
upon me ana my mind has led me to take il uno6
l!selI 10 write TO you not knowing what effect il NAV
lntrudllS ana that when this letter reaches vnu /
sincerely nope that 1t may be received and ACCENTED
Wlth much pleasure and with great delight
Oiteltllnes thlnk of thee and how lnurh nnostiro
~ MOuiu give me were We iully acquainted with each
other for he that feels love iOr Woman has M mis-
Or them Tor friendship affection he is for In a IN,
ler feeling of the soul and to sweet Nntnres
ehderest ties heartless renegade this kind friend is
my opinion of man who has no love for woman be.
cause the strength OF true affection cnn never Lo
rightly estimated to love sincerely is no trng matter
70 have Il second self one whom we love more dearl,
tnan lille who to us is all and in all the beginning
theendlng otour happiness hat thp hCnr
only can nunderand-thatc experiences only can teach
such IoVe TO be pure and holy must be based on
esteem ones virtues are necessary lOVeand the more
they are exercised the more are its delights
increased the ilames of love once lighted on tho
altar Of ones affections mine has ON thine will b,rn
long tanned by both its vOtaricS but il undoubtedly
needs the attention of the two Happy hannv arc to
VINO serve at such an altar ami whose hearts arc
united forever in the tender bonds of love who learn
ing 70 love III the early spring time have love still
III the sere and yellow leaf such love must owe its
peIpetuty 10 mutual cOnstancy and unhounded faith
Iuhess ana confidence now kind friend must now
close as the hour of one is faStly apurOachinr and
am getting very sleepy feel someW hat going 10 rest
III my Ilttle bed so once more will bid thee
NOod Night hoping to hear from YOU soon Dlease
excuse this short letter for can hardly hardly keen
my eyes uncosed no more at present remain your
wB.T. '"ANo"N FRIEND
Smyrna, Delaware
Smyrna times., 1877-03-28
A Smyrna Youth with Fit of Love
on Him,

We have received a marked copy of the
D!la'y Madison Patriot, paper published in
Madison, Wisconsin, which contains the
following article. We publish it as we find
it, without knowing who the young man is
that has had such fearful lick" from
Cupid. Here is the article:
A young lady in this city, prominent in
social circles, visited, upon the occasion of
her summers Centennial trip, some old
friends Of the family in Smyrna, Del: a
young gallant of that rural retreat tried
hard to gain her affections while there, but
she seems to have rather sighted him, un.
der the very proper notion that Madison
boys had the first claim on the daughter of
the City Of the Lakes. The nice younc
man IN Smyrna recently addressed a letter
to the apple Of his eye; it of course re.
manned unanswered, but few days ago
the missive fell into the hands of a Patriot
reporter, and we herewith present it,
omitting full signature, as curiosity in
TOMS.
Smyrna times., 1877-03-28
WHOLE NO. 1.143.

One OF the most remarkable revolutiors
IN trade on record is the extensive imrorto,
Lloh OF American beef into Great Britain
John Bull has had great reputation nc n
oeei-catef, ana has generally been thounht
70 DC equally good as a producer. But
american beef dressed on this side and
SehC across the water in refrigeratOrs nro.
serving temperature of 3G to 50 degrees
Is superSedlng native beet. Even the Queen
mas taken to eating it, and pronounces il
excellent. They are now fitting up the
"Fe"t EaStcrn Tor carrying ship, and it is
proposed to employ her in sunnIving
England with meat from America on q
large scale. The English butchers arc
trying to arrest the revolution by IabcII;nc
their own miserable beef as American. ana
SO TO create prejudice against it. but tho
demand increases, and so will the supply.
Oliver Ames, the large manufactures.
who died few days since at North Easton
Mass, lett by will to his wife, 100000 TO
ms daughter Helen, $j00,000; to his sons
wife, $4,000; to +. l.. Amrs and wife rs
trustees, S5O,OOO for each 9randchild: to
ms sisters, each $4,000; TO his son Frede.
TICK L., all OF his interest in the shovel
WORKS, ana, excepting various other small
requests, all the Residue to his wife. son
and daughter. His wife and children are
named as executors. His uublic bc0uests
are $4,000 for public library in North
Easton; $4,000 for parsonage for the
Unitarian parish of the same town: SIOOOO
to keep the church and parsonage in re.
par; $4,000 for public school purposes in
the town Of Easton: $4,000 to the town of
EaSton and $4,000 to the same town for
highways and public roads.
Smyrna times., 1877-03-28
Kings may be bleSt
But ] am glorious
Ger all the ills of life viz

| find Aunt, there is nothing like stick.
ing up for your rights, and | am going to
do it hereafter. Come up and see me soon
and If they wont let you in ask for Papa
and tell him you want to see
Your Nephew,
w. II. C.,JR.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-06-06
(lUccIlee.

Qucchee.
-Wilkinsons Combination Troupe
gave one of their excellent pertorman
ces at the Village Hall Monday even
ing. They have our thanks for those
"complimentaries."
The Chnrch makes very good
appearance in its new coat. Nearly
enough has been raised by subscrip-
ton, it is said. to pay the expenses,
and the society will make appropria-
tons to cover the balance. 10.
The busters of which we spoke
a week or two ago sell like shot
cake . ~.
Charlie Hoisington will soon set
sail with "brand new" cart treighted
with tin and other wares. He is a
good boy and merits a share Of the
public patronage.
We are glad to see the genial
countenance of DR.. Smiths upon our
streets again, after a brief sojourn by
the seaside.
-Ru,nor has it that Beecher, the
Rev. Henry Ward, visited at Dewey's
mills last week.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-06-06

The store of Hubbard & Fay, in
Fay's Block, was burglariously entered
about three o'clock on the morning Of
June 2, by girdling the door panel
with bit, and clothing valaed at
some three hundred and fifty dollars
was abstraclee, together with about
five dollars from the cash drawer. The
officers thus far have been unable to
discover the thieves
MIR. A. G. Rowland of New York
is painting Secretary Evarts's farm at
this place. The farm Is in the middle
distance, a river runs in front of it,
and on the right are haymakers with
mountains behind them. The trees
are assuming the tints of early aut-
umn. The picture is one of the larg-
est that the artist has lately painted.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-06-06

AhnEsANHNs
Last week one OF the workme in
Morris factory at North Hartland,
was badly hurt by being caught on a
wheel and carried round several
times. One arm was broken three
times and one leg once. He was
badly bruised otherwise. 1t is
thought that his broken arm will have
TO be taken off.
Sam Willard of North Hartland,
while out riding in his fathers buggy
recently, by carelessness was thrown
out. The horse then ran away and
the buggy was smashed to pieces.
Mrs. McKabe, while riding down
the Cuts hill near North Hartland,
was thrown out of the wagon at the
turn near the foot Of the hill and con-
sidelnbly hurt. The horse ran as far
as Miller's store where he was secured
by Charley Griffin.
There is considerable excitement
here in regard to the potato bug. One
gentleman killed one hundred on less
than quarter OF an acre one day last
week. The next day he killed three
hundred and fifty. A corresponding
increase each day and we may say
good bye potatoes.
The Congregation and Methodist
societies will hold picnic, probably
i'll the beautiful grove of Frank Pierce.
en- Wednesday, June 18th.
Corn is coming up pretty well at
last; but there is quite general
complaint in regard to the wire worm
which seem to be very plenty.
A new roof Is being put on the
tramp hotel at the Depot.
In the 4 corners highway district,
MIR. James Walker is surveyor, and is
doing his duty faithfully. The roads
are to be put in excellent condition.
Cyrus z. Burk, meat. pedder, was
thrown from his wagon on Saturday
last and badly hurt. One foot and
the ankle were almost smashed and
his face cut and one arm badly hurt.
Mrs. Augustus Stevens, an aged
lady, while feeding chickens on Fri
day last, fell and broke one wrist. DR..
Stevens Of West Windsor is attending
upon her.
We congratulate the readers of
the AGE on having three good CORES
pondents from the town OF Hartford,
to wit: White River Junction, West
Hartford and Quechee.
We regret to learn the death Of
James Freeman, Esq, Of Plainfeld,
n. Ii. lie was one OF her best and
most reliable citizens. lie had always
lived In town and was last spring
elected as a Democrat to the Legis-
lature OF New Hampshire. His death
was sudden and occurred last week.
Age little over sixty.