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Smyrna times., 1877-07-25
Wedding Presents.

There are at least six persons, possibly
moro, in New York City engaged in the
purchase of superhuous wedding presents,
three of whom deal exclusively i'll that
class of articles. One of these dealers, in
terviewed by a reporter, carries on business
in the Bowery, where he has large store
ostensibly for the sale of unredeemed
pledges, but his most lucrative business is
in the purchase and sale of wedding
presents that are only so much old lumber
to the owners. When asked how he con.
Quoted the business, he replied You see
when a young couple belonging to good
families get married, their friends all make
them presents, and in nine cases out of ten
the young folks find themselves in posses
| sion Of certain kinds of household stuff
enough to last several generations. The
| young wife .often discovers that she has a
set of jewelry for almost every day in the
month. Why some time ago did business
with newly married couple now living on
Lexington avenue, where the young bride
and a beautiful girl she was-had eight
opera-glasses. Of course she didn't want
them all SO bought five Of them. Here's
one Of them left showing a small but
handsome pearlmounted opera glass /
Silver-ware and china are other things that
newly-married people generally find they
have too much of, but 1 don't do anything
in that way. There are other men in busi
ness who deal in that and nothing else I
confine myself to jewelry and trinkcts."
" But how do you know on whom to call
and when ?"
That's simple enough. You see, the
marriages are all published in the papers
and where it is a wedding between two
rich folks, a report is made of it and
list of the presents given. You see when
have got the names and residences am al
right. Q, no; | don't 60 to them as soor
as they married; that wouldn't do. They'C
kick you out of tho house if you went OF
such business for the first few weeks. Yol
have to let them settle down to house
keeping and find out how much useles
stuff they have got, and then if you cal
they may not be willing to sell. Tn
husband generally is, but the wife is sure t.
object at first. 'Oh, no, dear, she'll say
| can't sell that. You know Aunt Marth
gave it to me and it wouldn't be right t
sell it, and SO on with everything else
but after seeing them two or three time.
they fall in with the idea and are willing t
: sell anything they don't want
$ 81 suppose you purchase such article
l very cheap?"
f well laughing you may be sure
e don't give more than they are worth
r You see, often have those things in m
t store for a year before sell them, and O
. some things, such as fans, l often los
5 money, Sometimes | sell things in tha
9 way to gentlemen wanting to make wee
T. ding presents; for you see buy from til
h rich people and they are first-class good
/ When get them they are as good as new
- but can sell them for much less than the
u cost at first, and people who can't afford t
y pay high prices come to me for their wee
ding presents"
Smyrna times., 1877-07-25

The poet Longfellow's daily life is some.
thing like this, says the Boston Herald
" lie rises early, takes a comparatively
light breakfast, and if the day is not rainy,
sets out for walk, which takes up an
hour or two, according to his inclination.
His gait is firm and hearty, and as he walks
he holds himself perfectly upright. lie
does not ramble two mornings in the
same direction, but varies his route daily.
Every day or two he calls on his printers,
at the University Press, and receives or
returns proofs of his works, if he has any
thing in type, which is mostly the case.
He studies his matter carefully after it is
in print. Little, if any, of his poetry, as
published, is written on the spur of the
moment. 'The Divine Tragedy is said to
have been rewritten after it was nearly all
in type. During late years he has been in
the habit of publishing his poems in the
magazines, aud after having obtained a
sufficient number, adding a few new ones
to them, and issuing them in book form
He brings his copy to the Office Of the
University Press, which is only half mile
or so from his own residence, written in
lead-pencil, in small back.hand, very
much like the average newspaper mans
style of handwriting, clear, and mostly
free from interlineations and erasures
His magazine poems are always revised and
corrected, or at least altered more or less
before their publication in hook.form, sc
that the reader rarely encounters one in
exactly the same shape as in the periodi
| COL -
Smyrna times., 1877-07-25

AS Chicago man came gliding from his
house the other day, he wiped his fore
head, and remarked to neighbor:
+" believe have the best wife in the
world for hot weather"
" How So" inquired the neighbor.
{" Oh, she's always acting cool toward
me" was the glum reply.
Smyrna times., 1877-07-25

BANK OF ENGLAND NoTEs.-Few of the
persons who handle Bank of E1waand notes
ever think of the amount of labor and
ingenuity that is expended on their pro-
duction. These notes are made from pure
white linen cuttings only, never from rags
that have been worn. They have been
manufactured for nearly two hundred
years at the same spot-Laverstock, in
Hampshire, and by the same family-the
Portals, who are descended from some
French Protestant refugees. So carefully
is the paper prepared that even the humber
of dips in the pulp made by each workman
is registered on dial by machinery, and
the sheets are carefully counted and
booked to each person through whose
hands they pass. The printing is done by
a most curious process in Mr.. Goes depart
ment within the Bank building. There is
an elaborate arrangement for securing that
no note shall be like any other in exis
tence. Consequently there never was 6
duplicate of a Bank of England note except
by forgery.
Smyrna times., 1877-07-25

SOUND LOGIC.-The State of Minnesota
has made a discovery, and the discovery is
deemed so original and important that il
is being given great currency in all parts of
the country. Briefly, the facts are that
only $4,000 of 5,280,000 bushels of wheat
raised there last year where shipped as
grain, the residue having been manufactured
into flour. The comment and discovery
are that the State is three millions of
dollars better off than it would have been
to have sold the grain unground. The
truth of this discovery does not seem to be
so uncertain that surgical operation is
needed to get in any ones head. And yet
apparent and simple as the fact it is not &C.
cepted by half the community to-day, and
cannot gain the sure support it should
have. Every community gains by the
labor expended upon whatever raw material
it sells, and the highest profits Of all trade
are those which repay labor given u
advance and finish raw products. For thii
her wheat ground rather than allow it t
be ground in Philadelphia, New York Of
Liyerpool-whereyer it is handled or con
sumed. The simple profit of production il
then the source of profits to transportation
milling, labor, barrelling and incidenta
agencies; and the State which could hav
gained little by direct sale Of wheat gain
very much more by selling aour.-Philade
pliia NORTH AMERICAN
Yes, and sound logic for Delaware as 70
Minnesota.
/ Why are all games of chess Of equa
duration? Because it always takes fou
Smyrna times., 1877-07-25

The Pottsville (Pal Miners Journal de-
scribes fight between a sparrow and
chicken, the latter only few weeks old.
They quarreled about a crumb, and like
human being, resorted to blows. In few
minutes the chick was lying on its back,
with its feet up, dead, and the sparrow,
having eaten the crumb, few away.
Smyrna times., 1877-07-25

" He is man after my own heart, pa"
said Julia, reverting TO Augustus. "Non-
sense," replied old Practical che is a
man after tho money your uncle left you.n .
And then all was quiet.
Smyrna times., 1877-07-25

There are men who will trust their
hearts and honor with women, but not a
dollar of money. Such men have correct
ideas as to which is the most valuable in
their own particular cases.
Smyrna times., 1877-07-25

II is stated that $4,000 persons have
signed the pledge at the Murphy Christian
Temperance Meetings held in Philadel-
phia.
Smyrna times., 1877-07-25

Bathing shoes with metal soles full of
eyelets are the thing for the seaside.
Smyrna times., 1877-07-25

Why are all games Of chess Of equal
duration? Because il always takes four
knights to play game.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-12-13
MEDICAL BOOKS.
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or TIE
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DR.. Tut has been en-.
gagged in the practice Of
medicine thirty years, and
forAlong timcwas demon.
Strator OF anatomy in the
Medical College Of Geor-
gia, hence persons using
his Pills have the guaran.
tee that they arc prepared
on scientific principles,
and are free from all
QuickcTy.
lie has. succeeded in
combining In them the
heretofore antagonistic
qualities Of a strengthen
ing, fHrgdtirr, dHGd fHr.
i,yIRg iGHir.
Their first apparent ef.
feet Is to increase the ap.
petite by causing the food
10 properly asSimilatc.
Thus the system is nour'
ished, and by their tonic
action on the digestive or.
gaus, regular and healthy
excavations arc produced,
The rapidity with which
ttytoRS idsf on flesh,
while under the influence
OF these pills, Of itself in.
diratcs their adaptability
10 nourish the body, and
hence their rliicacyin Cur.
irg nervous debility, mel.
ancl,oly, dyspepsia, vast.
ing Of the muscles, slug,
gishness Of the liver,
chronic constipation, and
.rcth to the system. Sold
luiray Street, New York.
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MEDICINES.
FOEIl IEA.s bL,OAA lnA ruhLie'
DIR. e. MqLANE'S
Celebrated American
WORM SPECIFIC
OR
vERMIFUGE.
SYMPTOMS OF WORMS.


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aswellingofthe upperlip occasional
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breath very foul, particularly in the
mornings; appetite variable, some
times voracious, with a gnawing sem
sation ofthe stomach, at others, entire
lygone fleeting painsin thestomach;
occasional nausea and vomiting vio-
lent pains throughout the abdomen;
bowels irregular, at times ccstivc;
stools Shiny not unfrequently tinged
with blood belly swollen and hard;
urine turbid respiration occasionally
difficult, and accompanied by hlc-
cough ;coughsometimesdry andcon-
vulsive; uneasy and disturbed sleep,
with grinding of the teeth; temper
variable, but generally irritable, &c.
Whenever the above symptoms
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DIR. C. MCLANES VERMIFUGE
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1T DOES NOT CONTAIN MERCURY
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A LII the type now In this Office Ia entire.
IA ly new We have all ihe late styles
card and poster typo, and flattor ourself
that We can do as good work rs any office
In the State, Give w trial.
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1t cast gloom over an entire
church fair the other night when the
minister's son walked up to the grab
bag and prizo-cake table and deman'
ed that the game he explained to
him before he bought his chips.
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WIT, FACT AND SENTIMENT,

No true woman, married or single,
can be happy without some sort Of
domestic life.
aMapkind," said a preacher, Gin
cludes woman; for man embraces wo'
man."
When a mans liver gets hopeless
ly out Of order, he must expect to be-
come a deer.
Why are heavy showers like heavy
drinkers2 Because they usually be-
gin with little drops. =
If somebody would write book on
sour Hired Girl" the whole family
would be represented in literature.
Quaint Rowland Hill said of the
speakers of his day that they had
a river of words but only spoonful
of thought.
The wise man weareth q combina.
ton lock on his mouth, and remem.
bers the numbers thereof only at,
meal.time.
The Brooklyn Eagle thinks it bet
ter to have less pomp at wedding
ceremonies and more pork and pota-
toes afterwards.
Sampson Goliah presented petit,
ton in the United States Senate, for
an increase of pension, Truly a gi-
gantic namcl
The man who said he'd just got
out Of tigHEplace had been seen a
few minutes before wiping his mouth
In drinking saloon.
Girls who are not handsome hate
those who are, while those who are
handsome hate one another. Which
class has the best time of it2
1t is said that the kind, mothers
down east have grown soafTectionate
that they give their children chloro-
form previous to whipping them.
A charming female writer says
that "the men like to pick the wo-
men to pieces" 1t is certainly very
pleasant sometimes to take them
apart.
"A man out in Western Iowa has
just been sentenced to the peniten-
for ninety-nine years. He thinks
it is the longest sentence on record
since Mr.. Evarts lost his breath.
1t is n well-known truism that
people learn wisdom by experience.
IA man." says John Smith, "never
wakes up his second baby to see it
laugh"
"My opinion is" said a philOsoph-
ical old lady of much experience and
observance, "that any man as dies
upon a washing-day does it out Of
pure spite"
Ifshe doesn't invite you into the
house after having escorted her home
it isn't worth while to waste any
more candies on her, as your case is
hopeless.
A while ago, out in Kansas, a par
ty of lynchors postponed the hang
ing five minutes to allow the victim
time to finish smoking a cigar
Another argument that the use of to.
bacco prolongs life.
elbow is it that you have never
kindled a flame in any mans hearth"
asked a rich lady Of her portionless
niece. II suppose, aunt, it is be-
cause I am not a good MATCH" meek
ly replied the niece.
"My DEAR" said husband in the
most startling tones, after awaken
ing his wife in the night, 81 have
swallowed a dose of strychnine l"-
"Well, then do, for goodness sake lie
still, or it may come up"
1t cast gloom over an entire
church fair the other night when the
minister's son walked up to the grab
bag and prizo-cake table and deman'
ed that the game he explained to
him before he bought his chips.
The politest of all darkies lives in
this place, When he meets gen
tleman Of his own color by moonlight
he says "Mr, Sam, do you know any
place in de neighborhood whar u
Al = 4. A L u
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"My DEAR" said a husband in the
most startling tones, after awaken
ing his wife in the night, 81 have
swallowed a dose of strychnine l"-
"Well, then do, for goodness sake lie
still, or it may come up"
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elbow is it that you have never
kindled a flame in any mans hearth"
asked a rich lady of her portionless
niece. II suppose, aunt, it is be-
cause am not a good match" meek
ly replied the niece.
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MAAACan't be made by every agent
hSSSevery month In the business we
EOOiu furnish, but those willing to
work can easily earn u dozen dollars day
right.in theirown localities. Haveno room
to explain here. Business pleasant and
honorable. Women, and boys and girls do
~ well az men. We will furnish you a
complete Outfit free, The business pays
better than anything else. Wewill boar
expense Of starting you, Particulars FREQ,
Write and see, Farmers and mechanics,
their sons and daughters, and all classes in
need Of paying work at homo, should write
10 tis and learn all about theWork NJ once
Now Is the time. Don't delay. Address
TRUE & Co., Augusta. Maine
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Under q free government, no wrong
can be redrcssod by violent measures,
The courts and legislatures are the
creatures of the people. But power
is ever stealing into the hands of the
few, and eternal vigilance is Recessa-
ry to guard the ark of tho peoples
liberties To wantonly inhOmo
mems passions at Il time like this is
a crime against social order; but to
remain passive while an oligarchy of
wealth is mhrShaling its forces for
an assault on popular institutions is
q crime against American libortyl,
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1877-06-29
Children.

complete substitute for Castor on,
,yitl,ou, .ts unpleasant tasto OF recoil III tlle
throat, The result of 70 years practice ny
Ir. Sam,l Pitcher, Of Massachusetts.
Pitchers CastoTIa is particularly roeohl-
men,lod for children. 1t destroys worms,
assimilates tho food, and allows hatnal
sleop. Very efficaclous in Group anu Ior
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ness, Disorders oftho Bowels, and stomach
Complaints, nothing is no effective, IL Is
AS pleasant to take as honey, costs hui DO
cents, and can be had of any Druggist
This is ono of many testimonials
"CoRSwALI., Lebanon Co., Pa
March II, 1871.
Dear sir-I havo used your Castoria IN
NV practice for some time. take great
pleasure in recommending IL to the proiesS-
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cino. IL particularly adapted to chiluion
where the ropugnant taste OF Castor WI
renders il so difficult 10 administer.
L. A. ENDERS, NJ. d.
Mothers who try Castorla viii iinu thal
thew can sleep nights and thei llleir babies
will be healthy.
j. ID. RosE & Co., Now York.
yl2II2.
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