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Smyrna times., 1879-02-19

Insuring ones life is getting to be de-
cidedly a risky piece of business. Aside
from the chances of losing by failure of the
company, after one has made numerous
annual payments, the chance of being sud-
denly knocked over by some one being eager
to pocket and spend the amount of the in
surance is by no means small. Hunter is
hardly cold in his grave for having caused
the murder Of Armstrong, in order to get
the amount for which his life was insured
when six men in Lebanon county, Pa, are
arrested and lodged in Jail for a similar
offense. 1t will be we'll in the future for g
man to make his will soon as he takes out
an insurance policy upon his life.
Smyrna times., 1879-02-19

SEVENTEEN SERMoxS.-The perfectly con-
tented man is also perfectly useless.
Try to see yourself through the eyes of
those around you.
The ideal saint Of the young moralist is
cut from sappy timber.
The vigorous idea keeps warm though
wrapped i'll few words.
Great powers of acquisition are common to
millionares and hogs.
Faith that asks no questions kills the
soul and stihes the intellect.
He who thinks poorly Of himself cannot
win the respect of his fellows.
Happy is the man who has neighbors
willing to forgive his mistakes.
Appear to be better than you are: and
aim to be what you appear to be.
The trouble with many communities is
that their dead men refuse to be buried.
Only infinite wisdom can distinguish
the difference between some men and
beasts.
Man believes that to be lie which con-
tradicts the testimony of his own igno-
rance.
The gilded calf, having wealth without
soul, finds more worshippers to-day than in
the days of Moses.
He whose only claims to the title oi
"Centleman is in his clothes must neces
sarily be careful as to what he wears.
Whether he is great or small, set that
man down for fool who boasts that he
does not read the local papers.
The Lord can more easily have faith IN
religion that wears an old coat to church
than the man in the coat can.
1t is better to arise from your knees and
shut your hens out of your neighbor's yard
than to indulge in long prayers.
Smyrna times., 1879-02-19

A St. Louis cat has so far forgotten her
self as to suckle a rat after her kittens
were drowned. A Union City Mich COW
allowed pig to suck her milk. When the
porker was found out and removed, the
cow beloved after it for several days, as if
it had been her own offspring.
Smyrna times., 1879-02-19

The religious element in South Caroln"
appears to regard Wade Hampton as one
whose life is blessing to the community.
There were in conference recently in Char
lesion some $50 Methodist clergymen, and
upon the bishops announcing that he was
in receipt of information that the Governor
was better, they rose to their feet as one
man, and sang heartily, " Praise God, from
whom all blessings fow."
Smyrna times., 1879-02-19

Paper teeth are new invention in
Germany, and a number of specimens were
displayed at the late paper exhibition in
Berlin. They are warranted fully as
durable as any other teeth.
Smyrna times., 1879-02-19

The VIcIssITUDEs OF FORTUNE.-Many
years ago two Poughkeepsians were school.
boys in the old Dutchess County Academy.
Their father was poor and disspated, and
they worked hard out of school to help the
family along. Another schoolboy was the
son of one of Poughkeepsie's leading mer-
chants. He was proud and overbearing,
and scorned the companionship of the two
lads referred to. To-day those two lads are
leading citizens in the far west, each worth
over 100000, and the boy who scorned
their company in his youth is now a dis.
sipated, gray haired old man in an ain 8
house. Such facts should make young
men think.
Smyrna times., 1879-02-19

A mule in Salt Lake City, driven on
the horse cars there, has five trips
to make. He has so far learned to count
that he knows when he has made his five
trips, and after that limit he cannot be
persuaded to bulge.
Smyrna times., 1879-02-19
WHOLE NO. 1,241.
A MODERN ROMEO.

He was swinging on the gate
She had cautioned him L. wait
And he waited.
Hours fitted. came She not;
Fled his patience and he got
Aggravated.
" v ii give her a surprise"
This hc muttcTcd-and he flies
To her "indCr
And he warbcd. am here;
Come and comfort me, my dear
Ny Eclindcr.'
Then he scootcd, taking not
All the cumpuncutS of what
Robcd his body.
And the cur that eot and chcwcd
NiHk-cd Shy. as if lie kMOwcd
1t was shoddy.
-R0mc Sentinel.
Smyrna times., 1879-02-19
Asa Man TUTNEFTH

d
BE not afraid of Truth; she cannot harm thee;
'Tis only Error that can quite disarm thee.
Dare to think rightly; to do rightly then
Shall be all easy duty. 1t is when
We yield to wrong in thought that we are sure
To yield in action; always the wrong dOer
Is the wrong thinker-God has made it so;
Who doubts it cheats himself, and is his own wOr
foe
Smyrna times., 1879-02-19

The American manufacture of steel last
year was 100000 tons, against $4,000 tons
in 1877. The cost of steel is less than that
of iron few years ago. This increases real
wealth, but it throws some out of employ
ment.
Smyrna times., 1879-02-19

Mr.. George w. Childs is said to have
peculiar fondness for clocks. He has more
than forty of the scarcest kind, and has
one in his business Office that is said to
have cost $4,000.
Smyrna times., 1879-02-19

A stingy husband accounted for all the
blame Of the lawlessness of his children
in company by saying his wife always
gave them their own way. "Poor things,
It's all l have to give them," was the
prompt reply.
Smyrna times., 1879-02-19
FORGIVE AND FORGET.

FORGIVE AND FORGET
Forgive and fOrget-it is better
To fling every feeling aside
Than allow the deep, cankering letter
Ofrevenge in thy breast to abide.
For thy step through life's path will be lighter,
When the load from thy bosom is cast;
And the sky that's above thee be brighter
When the cloud of displeasure has passed"
Smyrna times., 1879-02-19

al walked the floor all night with the
toothache," said he. TO which his unfeel.
ing listener replied, you didn't expect to
walk the ceiling with it, did you"
Smyrna times., 1879-02-19
Evening Echoes
home Sentinel.

Fanny Davenport weighs $50.
\ rifle club-A gang Of burglars.
Young man. 60 South.-G,,. ,Msrman.
One Of the old mast-e -ers-The ship spar
In Shanghai Grant will be quite roos.
ter.
100000 tons of ice are stored about
Boston.
parision street cleaners begin at 3 in the
morning.
Some bakers make bread alum mode
p. /. .Eon.
One herder near Carson, New. has nearly
5000 Cashmere goats.
Mormon preachers are trying to make
converts in kentucky.
A good way to cutter acquaintance
Give her a sleigh ride.
Doubt Of any kind can be removed by
nothing but activity.-GGthc.
1t cannot be possible that the gas COM
panies have bought Edison off?
Austria has only $2OO,OO0,0OO worth Of
paper money afoat on the market
1t is alleged with much plausibility that
bugle call is " Sound to the Corps"
Fifteen of the nineteen window glass
factories Of Pittsburg are in operation.
Eli Perkins has been engaged to tell
300 lies III 200 quarters Of a minute.
a hen twenty-five years old is Western
curiosity. Never used tobacco in any
form.
There are - counties in Kansas each Of
which raises more corn than New Hamp.
shire.
No enjoyment can be transitory; the
impression which it leaves is permanent
| GGthe.
New Orleans fired so guns in honor of
! the repeal of the charter of the Louisiana
State lottery.
An old lady who recently died in Mano
had stored away l02 pairs of stockings,
knit by herself.
As soon as the frost goes out Of the
ground the bodysnatching business will be
picking up as usual.
The January thaw has been postponed
on account of the weather.-Picapmc
That's what we thaw-t.
Turkish steamer is loading at New
Haven with cargo of rifles, kerosene oil,
pressed brick and COWS.
a ST. Louis girl is said to have won 5000
from her lady friends in one year at penny
ante.-Detroh Free Press.
Railroad-crossing signs may not be con.
sidered artistic, but they are certainly an a
track shpn.-Bostoa Transcript
There is very little difference between q
man who sees ghost and one who swallows
bad oyster so far as looks are concerned.
There is a misery the one,legged man
escapes. He never has to break in two
new boots at the same time.-CHrontc!t
+ Herald.
u through a tunnel on a dark night. lie
never knows when he's through.-N. !
% Express.
!, The melancholy days remain,
Il The slipperiest of the year,
When little folks, and big ones, too,
O Go sliding on their-ear
Chokichi Kikkawa, a Japanese student
e has Just carried off three medals at The
annual exhibition of the Chauncy Hal
ot School, Boston.
- The young man who wrote and asked
. his girl to accept "bucket" of flower
4 became little pale when she said she
wooden ware it.
is A BAKERS RHAPSoDY.-
dough nut you love me, Sallie Lun,
knead your love, do;
III used to loven-other girl.
n But ne'er as wheat as you"
The murderer who was sentenced to
H. years imprisonment in Kentucky th
O. other day, vows he will never serve out hi
time-he'll die first.
4; He walked into sanctum,
III And said he thought he'd call
To ask us a cOnundrum-
of Did you ever see fish bawl?"
IS. His attending physician informs US tha
he is slowly recovering, and thinks he
at sorry he called.
"a --<S--
Smyrna times., 1879-02-19

1t is estimated that the State of New
York has 6,4OO ecclesiastical organizations,
with sttings for 100000, and a member
ship of 100000. The value of church
property is reckoned at Sll7,000,000. The
Methodsts are the most numerous and
powerful sect.
Smyrna times., 1879-02-19

Slopkins was returning home with a
friend, and he was telling him. Said he,
-" I've made resolution not to fail down
on the ice this winter. Last winter fell
and nearly broke my neck-all through
carelessness. l tell you, it's all careless
ness, anyhow; a man wouldn't fall down
if" And his feet slipped from under
him, his heels flew into the air, and both
splashing mud all over him. Blast the
ice on that blasted old blasted brick, any
how" and as he picked himself up he
went off muttering about how he'd I" give
ten cents to see some other blasted man
fall in the same blasted slippery place"
Smyrna times., 1879-02-19

Mrs. Sherman says her husband must
not dance. But the general keeps right
on, and says it's naughty but it's nice.
Smyrna times., 1879-02-19

Don't judge a man by his failure in life,
for many fails because he is too honest to
succeed.
Smyrna times., 1879-02-19

FRUITS OF THE PARIS SHow.-The Phila-
delphia Record says the manufacturers of
that city are beginning to reap the fruits of
their displays at the Paris exposition.
Large orders are coming in from various
parts of the continent for machinery, hard
ware, woodworking machinery and canned
goods. Several orders for American stoves,
which were first seen on the continent at
the exposition, have also come to hand. A
Philadelphia firm is now filing an order for
a large number of sewing machines for a
firm in Greece, the first demand Of the
kind which has come from that part Of
Europe. Several orders have also come
from Australia, ono for 100 wagons and POO
iron clad " milk cans having been re-
ceived during the present week. The
amount represented by the order is $4,000.
Smyrna times., 1879-02-19

LET IT DRY.-Mr. Spurgeon once went to
preach in church little outside of Lon
don. The day was wet and muddy, and
the pants Of Mr.. Spurgeon was plentifully
covered with dirt. A good deacon in the
vestry said Brother Spurgeon, let me get
a brush and take off some Of that mud !;
you can't so into the pulpit in that state"
" Don't be foolish, deacon y said Mr..
Spurgeon in his usual, good-humored way !;
don't you, see the mud is wet. and if
you try to brush it off now, you will rub the
stain into the cloth. Let it dry, and then
it will come off easy enough, and leave no
mark" There is an admirable hint here
for every one. When evily spoken against,
as we may be for the sake Of truth, and
men throw mud at US, don't be in a hurry
about brushing it off. Too great eagerness
in this respect is apt to rub the stain into
the cloth. Let it dry, and then, by-and-by,
| if need be, it can be removed hy little
effort. If there is a little trouble in the
church, don't foster it by haste and hurry
in doing something. Let it alone-let it
dry, and it will be more easily settled than
you think now. Time has a wonderful
power in such matters and it is surprising
how many things in the world would be
better arranged and many difficulties easily
got over, by judiciously letting them dry
| Er.
Smyrna times., 1879-02-19
For the Smyrna Times
Words.

Words, though changed and modified to
SUIT the changes Of time, were doubtless
gwen to man soon after the creation Of the
world, as Il medium of communication
between man and his Creator, fitting him
for the responsible position he was to occupy
upon the earth. Thus the intimate one be-
came his teacher. The confusion of tongues
at the tower of Babel-when God manfes
ted bis displeasure at mans disbelief OF
his promlsc--was another proof that
language was of divine origin.
The study of language is to the young a
dull and tedious one without knowledge Of
Its utility, and thus it often happens that
the most essential Of all intellectual acquire
ments Is neglected because it is not under
stood. Yet how often in after life is an
ignorance Of language regretted when per.
sons of superior intelligence are obliged to
occupy humble position in life, learning
then that knowledge ennobles and elevates
the mind, while ignorance has only
tendency to degrade our thoughts.
The dialect we speak in youth remains
through life, and, though we may modify it,
yet 1t is essentially the same, and though
in conversation or elOcution mistakes in
pronunciation or misplaced accent may not
often occur, yet the force of early habit
will assert its power, and like a note of dis
cord in finely executed piece Of music,
they fall unpleasantly upon the ear.
Unless knowledge of words and their
correct classification into sentences and
their definition is known much of the wis.
dom of past ages is lost to us. The sermons
of eloquent diyines coming to US from the
sacred desk, warning and intreating us to
prepare for the better land, are not needed
| if not understood and are spoken to the
ignorant in an unknown tongue. And too
often man denies the eXistance of his God
because through ignorance he fails to re-
cognize his Divine power in his attributes
for no can not look from nature up tc
natures God.
Words in their influence are as limitles;
as widening ripples Of the sea, extending
through time and far into the long eternity
The words of the dying, when faith tri
umphs over the last conQueror, are better
than words Of the living, and hope is evel
painting upon the tablet of our hearts the
happiness and JOY we shall experience
when sweet words of greeting shall fal
upon the ear in heaven.
If the Creator was mans first teacher, i
it not our duty to speak the language h
taught as correctly as our advantages will
enable us? Let our words then be pure tina
our thoughts may be pure also. Pure t
perform all He requireth Of us on earth
and pure to worship our Father who is il
heaven. NJ. n.
SMYRNA, Feb. l4th, 1879.
Smyrna times., 1879-02-19

Ancient Greece-Old butter.
Smyrna times., 1879-02-19
For TIE Smyrna Times.
A LETTER.

.hss lately come into my hand
letter "a, 70 friend Tom in far distant land,
From VII, Wits sU III give you as well aS l can
The col u w hate to offend him, or any young man.
Smyrna times., 1879-02-19
The melancholy days remain,
The slipperieSt of the year,
When little folks, and big ones, too,
Go sliding on their-ear.

His attending physician informs US that
he is slowly recovering, and thinks he is
sorry he called.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-03-28

and dressed, and the JOY of a change Of
diet firm deer TO bear.
At that time rattleSnakes were plenty,
and many times has she lent helping
hand 20 destroy them.
When the war Of 1912 was declared, she
remembered well how some of their neigh
bors with her father turned out, went to
Erie and enlisted. The position assigned
To her father was Express messenger to
carry dispatches between Erie and Cleve-
land.
That eventful 10th of Sept. she we'll re-
members when Commodore Perry caused
the red flag Of Great Britain to come
down. The booming Of cannon was dis
tinctly heard in this town and the Baldwin
family were amongst the listeners. Pat
rintIsm was handed down from Daniel
Baldwin to the third generation and
several Of his descendants enlisted in the
war Of the Rebellion, and some never re-
turned.
or hardships, Mrs. Fcx says they had plenty
of them TO encounter, though they never
suffered like many of the pioneers, as her
father was always able to raise plenty Of
The substantials but were sometimes short
of the luxuries of life.
II was not always convenient TO get mill
ing done, and she has seen a grist of meal
divided into several small parcels amongst
the pioneer families until grist could be
ground.
Mrs. Fox has two sisters living in Town
now both her junior, and aside from them
l know of 10 person in the township who
can score up to seventy years that are ma
tives of COnneaut. 1t seems to me that
the historian Of AsAtsbula Co., left out the
missing link when they passed by the
Baldwin family, and especially our es-
teemed friend, Mrs. Diana Fox, and the
prayer of your correspondent is, that the
old pioneer should never be forgotten.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-03-28
Ano1her ToMn henrd frnm.

Busti. n. Y. July 81, 1878.
DR.. N. Fenner Fredonia. n Y.
Dear SiT:-I have always been op-
posed to patent mediciI es, but had been an in.
valid, being affected with dizziness and f.inting
fits, caused by billIousmess, deraEged stomach
and bowels, and impaired nerves for several years.
/ dOctnred great deal but they grew worse.
have taken seven bottles of your Blood and Liver
Remedy and Nerve Tonic, and have not had one
since began its use. am happy to say that |
feel fully restored by your excelleht medicine,
which recommend on every occasion. If sys-
TEN is out Of order il appears to have the power
ed. Very truly,
' %. G. CHASE.
DR.. Fenner's Blood and Liver Remedy
and Nerve Tonic may well be called 1.-The
cOnquering hero" of the times. 1t is the
medical triumph of the age. Whoever has
''the blues" should take it, for it regulates
and restores the disordered system that
gives rise to them. 1t always cures Bilious
ness and Liver Complaint, Jaundice, Dys-
pepsia, Constipation, Headaches, Fever
and Ague, Spleen EDlargements, ScrOfula,
Erysipelas, Pimples, Blotches and all Skin
Eruptions and Blood Disorders; Swelled
Limbs and Dropsy; Sleeplessness, Impaired
Nerves and Nervous Debility; Restores
flesh and strength when the system is run
ming down or going into decline; cures Fe-
male Weakness and Chronic Rheumatism,
and relieves Chronic Bronchitis, and all
Lung and Throat difficulties. 1t does
these things by striking at the root of dis
ease and removing its causes.
DIR. Fenner's Improved Cough Honey
will relieve any cough in one hour.
DR.. Fenner's Golden Relief cures any
pain, as Tooth-ache, Neuralgia, Collie OI
Headache in to 30 minutes, ana readily
relieves Rheumatism, Kidney Complaint,
Diarrhea, Dysentery. For sale by dea'
lers.
DR.. Fenner's St. Vitus Dance Specific,
One bottle always cures. 1906.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-03-28
COUNTY NEWS.
PROM OUR own CORRESPONDENTS.
JEFFERSON.

The hardware store Of Henry TalcOtl
was burglarized Tuesday night, and lot
If pocket cutlery. spoons, etc. stolen. The
entrance was effected by opening an out.
side door leading into the basement from
the bacKside Of the store; thence through
openings in the floor into a room used "a
store iron in, where door leading TO the
store room WAS opened by boring through
it sufficiently TO make two apertures large
enough to admit mans hand.
The value Of the property taken amounts
to about $500, and as no clue has been Oh
tained as yet, it is doubtful about Mr. L.
realizing much IN the future on the prop
erty taken.
The .sGreat Unknown" who was taken
in SayhrOok about two weeks ago, MAKING
of with the horse, buggy, harness, rooe
and whip he had stolen from Matthew
Noxon. At Portland, y. Y, was brought
before Esquire Means last Saturday, and
In default Of bail. which was fixed at $500,
Was committed to jail to await the action
of the next grand jury.
Sheriff Stiles arrived home last Tuesday
from an extended tour in the Western
States and brought with him, as an sddi-
tiou TO his already numerous family. one
HuerQOn Oull6T, WHO was tHulCtSu " TIC
grand jury at the January term, 1873, for
forgery.
Rev. S. W. Dickinson, Of the Congrega-
tional Church, is delivering a series of sci
entifc lectures at his church. and much in
terest is manifested in them by the public
Mr.. D., besides being ready speaker, Is a
clear and logical reasoner and his efforts
are always scholarly and interesting.
The buggy" man has arrived and about
a dozen carriages stand IN front OF the
Beckwith House, to be sold at auction.
Miss Lizzie Giddings will lecture at the
High School Hall, Saturday evening of
this week Her subject is Washington
Irving" and it is safe to predict a crowded
house and a very interesting lecture.
ROCK.
M-.b oetb 1S-o
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-03-28
n. o. Asylum for the Insane.

We are in the receipt of the oath annual
report of the board of trustees and officers
of the Northern Ohio Asylum for the In
sane, pamphlet of p pages. The capaci-
ty of the Asylum is estimated at 600; and
the quota for Ashtabula County is 80; the
numOer of patients from this county is IS,
which is four less than the quota. During
the past year there have been 219 patients
admitted, 12 being from Ashtabula Co. OF
this number were males and 6 females.
or the ia males admitted during the past
year 3S were farmers; II were !aborers
and students.
From the tables showing the alleged
physical and moral causes of insanity OF
those admitted during the past year we
find the unknown causes among the males
to be AZ, females Al; of the hereditary cases
48 we're males, 12 females; masturbation,
Insles ls, females Il elimaeteric, females
II; intemperance, males 8, females /; puer.
peral, females 6; dissipation, males 6; ep-
ilepsy, males 8, females 4.
DIR. Strong, the superintendent, in behalf
Of the patients thanks the publishers Of the
TELEgRAPH and the publishers of fifty-fve
other newspapers Wh9 haEe during the past
year furnished gratuitously their neWpa.
Pers.