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Smyrna times., 1879-10-29
The Coming Man.

Victor IIugo's striking assertion that " in
the nineteenth century the White has
made man of the Black, and that in the
twentieth century Europe will make Africa
n world" has been read with approving
interest by many who have not looked into
the details of what may make the state
ment either desirable or probable. Such
persons will find pleasure in perusing the
report made Wednesday to the Syracuse
missionary conference by DR.. John ..
Means, who was sent sons time ago by the
Board to England to learn all that the
geographical and missionary societies Of
that country have collected about the
Dark Continent" and its people. DR..
Means says that nearly every country in
Europe now has an exploring party in
Africa that there are towns of from forty
to one hundred and fifty thousand persons
hidden in its mysterious depths" Ten
different missionary organizations are at
work there. While circumstances and
fortune have varied, much steady progress
is always made. There is no doubt of final
complete success. The expectations oil
Africa show that barbarous, as in great part
sheis, there is no little industry there But
that such industry can be prodigiously
increased there can be scarcely Ques
ton. A country as large as North America
and Europe put together, which contains
one-sxth Of tho whole human race, mus
have capacities Cor growth of which as We
we have but the slightest indications. Blu
that tide Of human affairs which in spite 0
current and just ethical criticism, moves
majestcally on, and which overwhelms ant
destroys those who are not or cannot be 0
it and with it, is destined, we may be sure
to bring about wonders in Africa within
the time fixed by Victor Hugo. The Zulu
war, wrongful as in some aspects appear
the attitude Of the stronger combatant-
although no more SO perhaps than our owl
with reference to the Utes--wil yet in tn
end be productive of good. 1t Will set
great many men at work who refused t
work before. 1t will tend to bring to tn
markets of the world a new and vast arm
of consumers who will learn to produc
something beside elephants tuslls to offe
in exchange. We may far prefer tn
methods Of such bodies as are representa-,
by DR.. Means and those who have employee
him but the processes of war sometime
have their good effects as well and serve t
expedite the progress which is so conf
IDENTITY predicted.-N 7. Post.
Smyrna times., 1879-10-29
Sunday School Music.

Rev. j. T. Umsted of this town made a
sensation in the Baltimore Synod, which
met in Wilmington last week, as the follow
ing report Of the proceedings will show:
" The Rev j. I. Umsted, of Smyrna, next
read an essay on Music for the Sabbath
School" He regarded such music as highly
important. The Sunday school song books
he ridiculed, declaring them like the frogs
OF Egypt, coming into our houses and
covering our land. 1t would be we'll if they
would all die, not speedily as they do one
after another, but in one mass by fire. lie
would not be surprised if "Dear Little
Buttercup, Sweet Little Buttercup" should
not be parOdied and brought out as a sun
day school hymn. lie favored the old
hymns Of the Church for the Sunday school,
50 that children may be bound, as it were
to the altar, by a sllkcn cord of song. lie
had not seen much in the last % years that
he would care to preserve. They are writ
ten by machine poets, and machine
musicians. lie made an eloquent appea
for improvement in the matter, anC
suggested that this might be effected by
a competent committee to compile music
book of selections made from the Churcl
hymnal and the best Of the SUNDAY
school songs now in use, having leave
with the musical staff in blank for til,
insertion of such stray gems as may bc
published in new Sunday school hymn
books
1t was moved that 1000 copies of tn,
paper be printed for distribution among tn,
churches.
Mr.. Doyle, of Baltimore, opposed tn,
printing, as he thought the paper to,
radical.
DIR. Smith thought the paper excellent
1t should be published. 1t was the onl,
one he had ever heard that reached tn,
heart Of the subject. He hoped Mr.
| Umsted would do the same for the Sunda,
school library
Mr.. DuNal was with DR.. Smith on til,
| point, but he thought the paper should b.
little modified in language. He himsel
had sometime since become so disguised
with the Sunday school hymn books tina
he had swept them from his Sunday school
The Rev. Mr.. Gibbons endorsed tn
paper.
Mr.. Fulton liked the paper but though
it too strong. lie had had some lessons il
this line of strength lately. 1t should b.
toned down a little.
Mr.. Nixon thought it would be sufficien
TO publish the paper in the minutes of til
Synod.
The Rev. DE-. Vullandiglam, Of Newark
thought the paper should be published jus
as it was.
The motion was carried.
Smyrna times., 1879-10-29

William Ringgold Cooper, at the Old
Bailey in London, pleaded guilty on Tues,
day last to two charges of forgery made by
Messrs. Glynn, Mills & Co., and the Bank of
England, and he is to be sentenced to-day.
So ends a rather remarkable criminal
career. In this country Cooper was we'll
known as an incorrigible forger; but he
went to England with some $4,000 feloni-
ously obtained, set up as an honest man
and gentleman, lived in excellent style,
and was beloved by his neighbors, one of
whom cried in court as he identified
Cooper's handwriting, at the same time
declaring that "a more highly educated,
refined and honorable man than the
prisoner he had never met" All the time
this handsome, highly respected, accom-
plished and refined man was winning the
affections of the best people and giving
freely to the poor, he was engaged in
schemes of swindling, two of which he has
now acknowledged. Forgery seems to be
peculiarly the crime of sham gentlemen,
and for the simple reason, we suppose, that
it requires for its successful preparation
good manners, some education, and fair
appearancc.--N. Y. Tribune Of % inst,
Smyrna times., 1879-10-29

PosITloN IN SLEEP.-A writer in the
Christian at Work insists that position in
sleep is of great importance. lie says:
"The food passes from the stomach at
the right side, hence its passage is facili
tated by going to sleep on the right side
Water and other fluids flow equally on a
level, and it requires less power to propel
them on level than upward.
"rhe heart propels the blood to every
part of the body at each successive beat,
and it is easy to see that if the body is
placed in horizontal position the blood
will be sent to the various parts of the
system with greater ease, with less expsndi.
ture of power, and more perfectly than if
one portion of the body were elevated
above horizontal line.
I" If one portion of the body is too low,
the blood does not return rs readily as it is
carried thither; hence, there is an accumu.
lation and dstention, and pain follows.
eff person goes to sleep with the head
but a little lower than the body, he will
either soon wake, or will die with appoplexy
before morning, because the blood could
not get back from the brain as fast as it was
carried TO it.
"Ths savage uses log of wood or bunch
of leaves, civilized man pillow and if thi:
pillow is too thick, raising the head too high
there is not blood enough carried to the
brain and as the brain is nourished and
invigorated by the nutriment it receive.
from the blood during sleep, it is not fec
sufficiently, and the result is unouet sleeE
during the night, waking up in WEAKNESS
without refreshment; to be followed by |
day of drowsiness and discomfort and gene
raj inactivity Of both mind and body"
Smyrna times., 1879-10-29
A CHALLENGE.

have lately been challenged to fight strange man
And I'll tell the proceedings as well as | can:
never once thought any quarrel to make
BY telling of Teddy 0 Flannagans wake;
repeated no more than the man told to me,
And cause for a duel yet fail to see,-
But the fire eating loon took it into his head
said I'll not do it. come veal or come woe,
Having choice of the arms chose daggerS ten PAGES
But he only said bOsh and made ugly, wry faces;
Then l said Colts revolvers. five hundred yards.
But he said such strange methods were not on the
cards.
Now" said oer this matter we've had enough fuss,
I'm determined to fight with the old blunderbusS--
Six balls and ten slugs as a load for each piece
And I'll try my real best to giveyOu release =
The distance ten paces-I claim the first shot
BY right of being Crippled-ill hold on to that;
You then have full right, and may pepper away,
You may load and reload, and keep shooting all day
Ill have no such advantage" at once he began,
" BY taking two shots to my enemyS one.
Very well then" said well each sit in chair
Just six feet apart, or if three. don't care
Our rcvOlverS well loaded with good. heavy ball,
And we'll shoot and keep shooting I'LL one or both
fall"
" No, that would be murder" at once he replied,
And I'll never consent 10 the name that's implied
see you're gentleman. let the thing stop
am perfectly willing to make it all up"
So we settled the thing l had played him a bluff.
And between you and IL just felt glad enough
If you have white feather, just hide it from view,
And bluff, i'll most eases, will carry you through
SMYRNA, Oct. 25th, 1879. 5. Z. G.
Smyrna times., 1879-10-29
More Wealth in Petroleum.

1t is hardly thirty years since petroleum
was mainly valued as a medicine. Men
bottled it up, to be used during the Winter
for chilblans or rheumatism, but neglected
to analyze its compositions with view to
its commercial value. With the excite
ment of 1860 over the wonderful flow of
petroleum, came a new era of discovery in
technology. In the first place, by refining
process a cheap burning oil was obtained
which forever drove the candlestick and
shutters from even the most humble cottage.
When the profits from the preparation Of
kerosene for market grew less. experiments
were made in utilizing the residuum of the
rock oil, and no less than nine valuable
articles of commerce were added to our
wealth. Three kinds of naphthas were
manufactured and sold for mixing paints
and varnishes. and dissolving resins, and
other uses. Then came the mineral sperm
oil almost odorless and slow to ignite.
This is of great value to steamers and rail
roads. The neutral lubrcating oil, also,
and various paraffine oils, it was found,
could he profitahly extracted from the
crude petroleum. BY mixing in some cases
with animal oils they are especially adapted
for machinery. Among the products of
lesser general value, but needed in surgery
and mechanical purposes, may be added
rhigolinc and gasoline. In its crude state
petroleum is also used in the manufacture
of Illuminating gas.
Within a few months, new discoveries
have been made Of great Importance. In
Trnmbull County, Ohio-the new oil region
recently brought to light-a we'll was sunk
into a vein of the best quality of lubricating
oil. 1t is fit to be used on the finest ma
chnery without any process of refining
An ordinary barrel of Pennsylvania petro
leum brings GO to 65 cents the Ohio oil com.
mands SIG. Other wells are being put
down in that region, and there is a pros
pect wonderful, developements. We may
soon be able to 60 into the markets OF the
world with our lubricators unburdened by
any cost of refining
The next step in the steady march of pc.
troleum will be its utilization as fuel
Many minds are at work on this problem,
and some divices have been put before the
! public; but 1t is still in an imperfect state
! Long reports and elaborate drawings can be
found at the libraries, but the suspicion
that these fine furnaces may cause toe
much heat by way of an explosion prevent.
its general use. The time will come, how
ever, and that soon, when the inventor will
be able to cage this dangerous element
tame it, and make it do duty rs heat pro
Queer. Ifthe introduction Of electric ligh
is successful, petroleum will become cheaper
than ever, and necessity, the mother o.
invention. may be trusted to do her part in
developing still further the commercial
products of Ol-wells.-N Y. Examiner.
Smyrna times., 1879-10-29

One Of the leading st. Petersburg Russia
journals makes this significant statement {:
"Sooner or later war of life and death
with England is inevitable. The only
question now to be considered is which is
the most available route to Hindoostan ~
When that war comes, if it ever should,
the sympathes Of the United States will be
warmly with England. Russia may have
been cordial and England unfriendly during
our Slate unpleasantness," but in war OF
life and death between enlightened civilza-
ton, as represented by England, and des-
potic barbarism, as represented by Russia,
there can be but one choice. England
stands in the fore front of the worlds ad.
vance. Russia fingers far in the rear. II
will be sad day when this war for the
survival of the fittest begins, but when il
does, then, by all means, let the fttest sur
vive."
Smyrna times., 1879-10-29
A Man who Ought to be Encouraged,


Not long since Il clergyman within four
thousand miles Of the Connecticut River
resigned his charge. He was preacher Of
mors than average ability, a strong, original
thinker, good writer, and a man of un-
blemished character. Soon afterward,
leading member of the church. deacon,
was met by q we'll known Hartford divine,
and something like the following converse
ton ensued
" | was sorry to hear that Brother Blank
has resigned. | always liked him. He is
regarded as a very able man isn't he ~
" W-e-e,l ye-es (hesitating.) ooh, ye-es
he's an able man"
But he is first-rate preacher, isn't
he ?"
"W Veil, yees he's very good preacher"
"And he's q nan Of the highest Christian
character, so we have always thought
here?i
well, yes. Oh, yes, he's good
Christian"
but there must be something the
matter, Deacon?' Why do you hesitate SO
and, We'll, ye-es;' has Brother Blank
been guilty of anything wrong? | know of
a church lie is just the man for, and mean
to recommend him very highly. Have you
any reason to suppose that he would not
give satisfaction ?"
well, Doctor, Mr. Blank is all you say
about him, but I'm afraid he's not calcu-
lated to make successful pastor in the
country"
"Why not, Deacon? You surprise me
very much"
! Well, | will tell you one reason. Mr.
! Blank lived next door to a neighbor whose
hens and chickens troubled him very much
by digging up his garden. lie spoke about
it several times, but it did no good those
fowls kept in his garden all the time. And
what do you think he did? Instead o.
shooting some of them or building a high
fence around his garden he came here t.
Hartford and bought the host game. cock
he could find, and took him home, anC
turned him loose in the garden. The mex
day that neighbor heard great commotior
among the poultry, and when he look ed
over the fence, there were all his hens anC
chickens lying in windows, and the game
cock walking over the bodies and Growing
Now, you can't say that was unchristiaI
conduct, but it was certainly calculated t.
destroy Mr.. Blanks usefulness in that sec
ton"
And when the Hartford divine heard tn,
full extent of Brother Blanks offense h,
roared with Misunderstanding laughte
which might have been heard at Talcot
tower, and he said that any clergyman VIII
could devise so effectual a method of dis
posing Of his neighbours chickens deserved
, an additional diploma, and he wondered
) what the proper letters should be, an,
whether it should be on sheepskin o
, chicken parchment.
Smyrna times., 1879-10-29

The latest variety of matrimony is re-.
ported from Vandalia, Ill. A brother and
sister named Fred and Louise Rauckman,
children of a respectable farmer, living
about twenty miles from that city, went to
st. Louis and got married. They remained
there a day or two as husband and wife,
and then returned homeward, wandering in
the woods for day or two near Vandalia,
to avoid their parents, who were much
opposed to the MATCH" they said. The
young man is twenty.one, and the girl
nineteen. They affirmed that they did not
know it was against the law, and they
loved each other and thought it would be
all right to marry" They have been ar
rested and sent to Jail in default of $500
bail. a.
Smyrna times., 1879-10-29

The western farmers are rejoicing over a
new invention for facilitating dressing their
hogs. 1t is a bristler that takes off the
bristles Of six thousand hogs in ten hours.
This is another and important substitution
OF machine for manual labor, which will
throw large number Of men out of EN-.
ployment. But in this case, as it has been
in oil other cases, those who lose one kind
of work will find their services needed in
some other kind, and this kind which
the new machine has made necessary.
Smyrna times., 1879-10-29

Virginia willvote in November either for
or against reputation. They call. it
"forcble reimbursement" but it amounts to
the same thing. A section of the Demo.
cratic party is making hard fight against
the regulators, and its leaders claim that
if the negroes will vote with them the honor
of the State can be saved.
Smyrna times., 1879-10-29

That free labor is more productive than
slave labor in the South is proved by the
statistics Of the cotton crops during recent
decades The ten crops from 1852 to 1861
aggregated 81, 995. 430 bales. The ten crops
from 1870 to 1879 inclusive, comprised
4l,454,742 bales. The excess to be credited
to free labor is 6,459, 303 bales.
Smyrna times., 1879-10-29

TIE UNITED STATES SENATE.-Only five
changes are required to make the United
States Senate tie in 1881. Thurman will
be succeeded by a republican, but there
will be stand.otf with the democratic
Senator who will be chosen to succeed
Senator Bruce. The gains which the re-
publicans hope to make are in the success
sors to Senators Herman, of New York,
Eaton, of Connecticut, Mcdonald, of In
diana, Randolph, Of New Jersey, and Wal
lace, of Pennsylvania. If they make gains
in all these cases the Senate will be equally
divided, and for the democrats to have a
majority kellogg would have to be ousted.
Davis, of Illinois, is not included in the
calculation, because it is not known where
he stands when the two parties are SO
closely divided Washington Star.
Smyrna times., 1879-10-29

The Philadelphia brokers have been busy
this Fall working up the price of fancy
stocks. They have got some of them up
within q few DAYS to double their worth,
yet the Ledger says: 1.-THE money market
the past week, considering the very large
and exciting business in stocks, was re.
markably quiet, and rates ruled unchanged
pretty much all the week" Somebody
will "squeal" before long.
Smyrna times., 1879-10-29

Mrs. Harriet Lane johnson has been on
visit to Mercersburg, Pa, for the purpose
of purchasing the spot of ground at Cove
Gap, three miles northwest of that town,
which is known as the birthplace of her
uncle, President Buchanan. Mrs. johnson
proposes to erect a monument to the ex.
Presidents memory at that place.
Smyrna times., 1879-10-29

Each family Of wild Indians, it has been
determined by a careful calculation made
some years ago, when it subsists by hunting
alone, requires ten thousand acres of land
to enable it to live comfortably. This much
land will subsist at least one hundred fami-
lies of civilized white people. At bottom
these facts constitute the real substance of
the controversy between the Utes and the
frontiersmen which has led to the present
war in Colorado. 1t is claimed that there
is no longer hunting ground to spare for
the wild Indians, and they resent being
penned up in small reservations, where
they cannot earn their living in their old
savage way.
Smyrna times., 1879-10-29

yorktown CELEBRATIoN.-<The celebra-
ton at the scene Of the siege of Yorktown
last Thursday was complete success.
There was a large gathering of military
companies and of visitors and spectators.
Salutes were fired from the fleet at anchor
in the harbor. Governor Holiday went
ashore and was escorted to the speakers
stand with ceremony. Speeches were made
by the Governor, by General Taliaferro,
Captain Hope, Mr. Goode, and a large
number of others. A resolution was adop.
ted looking to the raising of funds to repair
the fortunes of William and Mary College.
Smyrna times., 1879-10-29

At the Yorktown Celebration on last
Thursday " blarsted Hinghlisman," after
surveying the situation and surroundings,
said, 81 can we'll understand now why Lord
CORVALLIS surrendered Yorktown. If |
owned such a place would give it up
myself.n
Smyrna times., 1879-10-29

There is young lady in Newark who is
so exceedingly modest that she places a
veil over her stockings when she hangs
them on the clothes line.-Ne,oark Ledqer.
Young men on the lookout for wives won't
take any stock.in' her.-MiddletoWn Tran.
ScIipt.
Smyrna times., 1879-10-29

In Luttich, Germany. a new kind of sport
has been invented. Thirty-seven cats were
taken in sacks fortnight ago to place
twenty. four miles distant from the town
and turned loose at 2 o'clock in the after
noon. The winner of the singular race
that followed arrived home at 48 minutes
after 6, and within twenty'four hours every
cat had returned to its own hearthstone.
Smyrna times., 1879-10-29

A friend and neighbor has a relative,
practical Christian, who has forcible way
of putting things. The other day the sub
ject Of death-bed repentance was under
discussion, when he said: "Some men
think that they can live any kind of life,
yet save their souls by a so-called repent
ance few hours before death; but have
my doubts as to how that kind of washing
will dry when hung out on the heavenly
clothes line"
Smyrna times., 1879-10-29

Eugene Hale and James G. Blaine. u
have been stumping in the West, have III
compelled to return home-the former
cause of hemorrhage, and the latter
cause his voice is so badly used up thass
could speak no longer.
Smyrna times., 1879-10-29

Freeman, the Pocasset fanatic who XII
his child in the protested belief that it "a
ordered of God, has been indicted for mid
der in the first degree. No bill was four
against his wife, and she has been di
charged. e. - =
Smyrna times., 1879-10-29

With cooler weather the yellow fever
epidemic is gradually decreasing in the
number of new cases and deaths at Mem
phis. Four new cases and no deaths was
the report of Thursday. The total numbss
of cases up to date is 1,403 and of deaf
467 HI
Smyrna times., 1879-10-29

Louisiana and Kentucky charter lotteries.
The companies thus legalized find it COM
paratively easy business to operate in other
States. Largely advertised in Pennsylvania,
these companies gather their victims from
almost every neighborhood. After all that
has been written on the subject, it seems
passing strange that anybody would throw
their money away in lottery tickets. But
it is done.
Smyrna times., 1879-10-29

"Death of Prelate," wrote the editor
of the Winnipeg Times in announcing the
end Of a bishops life, but the compositor
made it " Death of Pirate"
Smyrna times., 1879-10-29

" Reconstruction is the thief of a good
time" was the lament of the small boy
who got up too late TO take the excursion
train.
Smyrna times., 1879-10-29

Prune currant and gooseberry bushes as
soon as the leaves fall. Cuttings may be
made at the same time, and planted at
once in rows O few inches apart.
Smyrna times., 1879-10-29

The reception given Gen. Grant by Sena.
tor Sharon in California cost $4,000.
Smyrna times., 1879-10-29

1t you want man to let you alone, let
him have loan. This is effectual.