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Smyrna times., 1879-11-05
" INDIAN SUMMER. "

Now come the Indian Summer days.
When violet ColOrS fill the seas,
When ghUstiy hOrSemen storm the trees
With fibrouS banners, and haze
OF gold high-wa!ls the hollow hills.
When E0blctS trimmed with sparkling dew
Are poised by elves and to the rillS
The Spritcs and warluCGs bid adieu.
When airy cradles swing in pines
Dew-spangcd through the pendal vines:
When haunted ruins, gray and old,
Are mellow in mist of gold;
When DER the crumhling walls grOteSquc
The vines are wrought in drabesque.
And through the woods the quiet ewes
The footballs sound in crush Of leaves
When tented witches warm the wine
That thrills the cir with joy divine.
And silence dreams to whispers low
OF some sweet days of long ago,
When yellow bees sang down the thyme
Their burden of Il Summer cline:
And from the meadows hot and dry,
Was heard the twang of harvest fly,
And gossip of the bubhling brooks;
And elbow deep in sunny nGokS,
You read page, in quiet Gale,
OF some serene Arabian tale.
Smyrna times., 1879-11-05

The Duke of Beaufort, who has been
spending considerable time in the United
States, and picked up good deal of valua.
bic information, has returned to England
and written book, replete with good adj.
vice to the English farmers and his own
tenantry in particular, on the subject of
competition in cereals with Americans. He
goes into all the figures, cost of land, labor.
tillage, ect., and warns them against iunn.
ing to the conclusion that competition will.
soon cease. He thinks that our cerealar;U
grow cheaper and cheaper in the EnsNsh
markets, and he advises the English farn,.
ers to turn their attention to the breeeissv
of stock. His Grace's book is beina r1~s7.
with a good deal of interest acrdsrsl I'm
water. eej 2 az = (
Smyrna times., 1879-11-05

GRANT FOR "CArTAIN-GENERAL."- The
Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution, having published
what is called IAN extraordinary article"
commenting upon "rumors" that there is
"a movement at the South to nominate
Grant for the presidency with plenary
powers, the Washington Sunday Gazette
tries to trump" the Atlanta paper by
recommending the Southern members,
when Congress meets, to create for the ex-
President the life office of "captain-general,"
with "a salary ample to maintain the
dignity Of the station" The idea of nomi-
mating Grant for the presidency, without
regard to party" is not new one.
Smyrna times., 1879-11-05

1t looks as if Dakota would be the thirty
ninth State. 1t received sudden setback
in 1873 from the postponement of the
Northern Pacific project, but it shortly re-
covered, and its growth has since been
rapid. In 1870 its population was about
$4,000; now it is estimated at 10000, and
its people think it will be 10000 by 1880
This win clearly entitle Il to admission
unless the territory is divided, a question
which will be much discussed Dakota
is just three times as large as New York
State. The Missouri River is a natura
division north and south.
Smyrna times., 1879-11-05

BRAVE WoMEN.-Squaw Susan, sister Of
Ouray and wife of chief Johnson, Of the
Utes and Miss Josephine Meeker and Mrs.
Price, just rescued, after captivity Of
twenty-five days among the Utes are en-
titled to particular recognizance as brave
women. But for the devoted persistence
and watchfulness of Susan, who defended,
fought for, spoke for and with sleepless
diligence protected the helpless captives,
their fate must have been one of those un-
speakable tragedies which darken the his.
tory Of border warfare with such sombre
hues. As for the captiyes, helpless as they
We're, they never lost courage, and their
compOsure and brave defiance compelled
the savages themselves to applaud. Mrs
! Price had two children to look after--a
little girl four years old and a nursing
| infant-and Miss Meeker had her infrln
old mother to care for, siXty-four years of
age, lame and wounded. Bravely they did
their whole duty, even delying the savageS,
! thrusting them off when deriding and in
sulting the feeble old Mrs. Meeker, and
compelling even the painted brutes to
admit that they were heap brave"
When Chief Douglass put his musket to
Miss Meeker's forehead and said that he
was going to shoot, she looked him calmly
in the face and said " am neither afraid
Of Indians nor Of death" This cool calm
courage doubtless did much to procure
better treatment for the captives, since
there is nothing the Indians more admire
than selfpossession and fortitude in ex.
tremity. The government should not be
behind the savages in recognizing these
traits. Squaw Susan should be munificently
rewarded for her good deeds, and Mrs. Price
and Miss Meeker will ne esteemed anC
honored as they deserve to be in re
public full of brave men, who would wish tt
see them worthiy recognized in oilicia
quarters in whatever way may be founC
best hereafter.
Smyrna times., 1879-11-05

During the past year the American Bible
Society has printed an average of 1000
copies day of its ten cent testament, and
still did not keep up with its orders. A bout
$50 copies of its twenty-five cent bible have
been printed daily. This, too, notwith-
standing the bible is so repeatedly proven
to be unreliable as a book of history, and
absurd as book of revelation.
Smyrna times., 1879-11-05

ANOTHER ELEVATED RAILEoAD.--Phiiadci-
phia does not intend to lag long behind her
great neighbor New York, She has now
under contract one elevated railroad and is
asking for charter for another. \ new
elevated railroad company has been formed
under the name of the Philadelphia Ele-
waited Railway Company with duration
of 100 years. The route is from Chestnut
Hill, Montgomery county, to a point near
the old Navy Yard, with branch from the
main line to Frankford, total length in all
of fourteen and one-balf miles. The
amount of capital stock is $S00,000 divided
into 10000 shares of $50 each.
Smyrna times., 1879-11-05

Secretary Sherman is quoted as saying
that probably Mr.. w. II. Vanderbilt and
Mr.. j. w. Mackey are the richest men in
this country. Each of them owns $4,000.
600 in the bonds of the United States-and
they are the only two individuals known to
hold that amount in these bonds. Each of
them receives $4,000 in interest every
three months
Smyrna times., 1879-11-05

AS he scrambled, this morning, from his
bed, and gazing through the window, saw
the dark, gloomy dispairing-looking
weather, he softly whistled, "Tis the last
throes of Summer" and prepared to get
out his ulster. About noon be had an idea
that even chest protector would be q
superAulous abundance Of clothing.
Smyrna times., 1879-11-05

Took THE VEIL.''-A Cincinnati dispatch
to the Baltimore S,m says: " Miss Florence
Lincoln, the beautiful and accomplished
daughter of Timothy D. Lincoln, of Balti-
more, took the veil of novice at the
Ursuline Convent of st. Martins, in Brown
county, last Wednesday. Miss Lincoln is
but twenty-five years of age, is finely edu-
Gated and wealthy, and was one of the
queens OF socifty here. Her father is a
Protestant and leading lawyrr. Her mother
and sisters are. Catholics. The ceremony
was very impressive, and was conducted by
Rev. f. Y. Dutton, cousin of the candi-
date for nunship. Only the mother and
immediate relations of the lady witnessed
the ceremony.
Smyrna times., 1879-11-05

Extensive arrangements are being made
in Louisville, KY, for the reception Of ex-
President Grant, who is expected there
some time during the latter part OF this
month. The Courier Journal says that,
"polities aside, there is not man, woman
or child in Kentucky who would not be
glad to see him, and extend to him an old.
fashioned cordial greeting Cincinnati
and Columbus, o., have sent invitations
to Gen. Grant TO visit those cities also.
Smyrna times., 1879-11-05

+" | should like to sell you a gimlet," said
a careworn-looking man as he walked into
an office the other day. 1--WE have no use
for one" replied the cashier. But you
should always look into the misty FUTURE
went on the fend, demurely. Next
winter you will want to make holes in your
boot heels, so you can get your skates on"
:" use club skatesAno straps required"
" You may want to screw some boards
together some time. The old-fashioned
method of driving the screws in with a
hammer is pernicious, as it deteriorates the
tenacity of the tangs of the screw, as it
weren Nothing to-day, SIR" "This
gimlet acts as a corkscrew." 81 don't
want it." at also may be used as a tack.
hammer, cigar-holdsr and a tooth brush"
" don't want it." at has an eraser. a
pen, an inkstand a table for computing
compound interest, and lunchbox at.
tachment." 81 can't help it; don't want
it." II know you don't; you are one of
those men that won't buy a gimlet unless
it has restaurant and a trip through
Europe and an Italian opera company at.
tached. You're the kind of a man who
would live near an electric light to save a
gas bill" And the careworn man walked
out, with his mental plumage on the per.
pendicular.
Smyrna times., 1879-11-05

"oh, DOCTOR" said an Anxious mother to
the The amy quarantine, what can you do
for my son Hen? He sits around this house
and wants to eat chicken all the time"
There Is nothing serious the matter,
madame. That boy has fowl stomach,
that is all. Give him few eggs for q
change"
Smyrna times., 1879-11-05

The Confederate monument at Macon,
Ga, was unveiled Wednesday, in the pres
ence of 25,000 people. The military
pageant on the occasion consisted of over
twenty Georgia and Florida companies, Gen.
Cooks brigade and Confederate veterans
Smyrna times., 1879-11-05

Silver and gold are so plentiful at Wash.
ingIon that the salaries of government en-.
ployees are paid in them, gold being used
in the proportion Of 90 to 10.
Smyrna times., 1879-11-05

A GIRLS ENCOUNTER WITH DEER.-The
Philadelphia Press publishes the following
dispatch from Shohcla, Pa, and vouches
for its correctness:
Four or five miles back OF this place, in
an old log cabin, lives Thomas Henderson,.
He has pretty daughter about IS years of
age. Clara Henderson, can row boat,
shoot gun or trap bear as well as any
man in the county. 4 few days ago she
started across the lake known as the Great
Walker pond to visit friend. She used Il
light boat belonging to her father, and car.
RED, as was her custom, Il small rifle slung
across her shoulder by leather strap
When nearly in the centre of the lake she
discovered an object in the water, q short
distance off, and upon approaching nearer
found that 1t was large iive-pronged buck,
which had been driven in by dogs. She
| Immediately unslung her gun, and, after
| taking aim, fired. The ball passed through
the deer's neck, making painful wound.
The animal, enraged, struck at the boat
with its front foot, completely SCATTERING
one side of the fragile bark, which sunk,
! leaving Miss Henderson, in the water with
| the Infatuated buck. She was plucky and
could swim we'll. and as the deer came
toward her she caught it by the horns and
plunged her hunting knife into its neck,
killing it instantly. She then called for
help, and as none arrived she swan to the
shore, about quarter of a mile, and hur
ried home. She put on dry clothes, and
procuring another boat rowed out to where
the dead bucl; was floating and lowed il
to shore. When dressed the animal weigh
ed nearly $50 pounds. This is the seventh
deer Miss Henderson, has killed."
Smyrna times., 1879-11-05

\ number of medical students in In
dianapolis undertook to make a victim Of
professional "resurrectionist." They told
him that they had secured q body and
asked him to remove it from its hiding
place. The supposed corpse in the bag was
a live medical student. The students
pointed out the spot where the bag was
concealed, and the professional threw the
bag over his shoulder and set out for the
college. The corpse, with no Knowledge
of his whereabouts, Strengthened out Just as
his bearec was crossing the canal With
rare presence of mind the intended victim
of the joke heaved his burden over the
bridge into the water and calmly walked
on. Had not the companions Of the un-
fortunate fellow rushed to his rescue there
would have been "sure enough corpse in
the bag.
Smyrna times., 1879-11-05

Mrs. Mary Donohue died in New York,
last week, aged 112. She was born in
Londonderry, Ireland, in 1867. She had
thirty-two grand-children and three great
grandchildren, one of whom is serving in
the United States army.
Smyrna times., 1879-11-05

The general revival in trade appsafs III
have stimulated the stargazers to a guedter y
activity than usual and as CONSEQUENCE
the astronomical business is pickis9 III,
wonderfully. Within the past few usek8
four new planets have been discoy exalf y
record that has never been surpass sass:. /,
the whole previous history of the sciers<sx
Smyrna times., 1879-11-05

The tree-planting laws of the west are
working wonders. The Iowa law provides
for every acre of forest trees planted the
sum of 500 shall be exempted from the
owners assessment for ten years, and for
one acre of fruit trees $50 for five years
Taking advantage Of this opportunity to
improve their property without increasing
its taxable value, the farmers have gone
into the tree,planting business very ener-
geticall", and this year there is returned to
the auditor an aggregate of nearly $6,000,-
600 on which exemption is claimed, Noes
stating an additional taxation of $780, 0
on the other classes of property.
Smyrna times., 1879-11-05
The End Of the World.

Camille Fiammarion, the French scien-
fist, thus expresses himself in La Correspo's-
dance Sjentfqolc, Regarding the ultimate fate
Of our globe:
The earth WAS born; She will die. She
will die either Of old age, when her vital
elements snail have been used up or,
through the distinction of the sun. 10 whose
rays "er life * suspended. She might also
die by accident, through collision with some
celestial body meeting her On her route
but this end u: the world is the most i'm
probable Of all.
She may. We repeat, die a natural death
through the slow absorption of her vital
elements. In fact, it is probable that the
air and water are diminishing. The ocean,
like til" atmosphere, appears to have been
formerly much more considerable than it is
in our day. The terrestrial crust is pene-
IT,. +. ~ waters wEich combine chemically
81. We rocks 1t is almost certain that
the temperature OF the interior of the globe
reaches that of boiling water at Il depth Of
about six miles, and prevents the water
from descending any lower; but the
absorption will c0ntinu" with the cooling
Of the globe. The oxygen, nitrogen and
carhonic acid which cOmIOSe our atmos.
pherr also appear 10 undergo absorption,
but slower. The thinkcr may fOresce,
through the mist of ages to come, the epoch
yet atar of, in which the earth. deprived of
the atmospheric aqueous vapor which pro
tecls her lrorn the glacial cold Of space by
preserving the solar rays around her, will
become CALLED IN the sleep of death As
Henri Vivarez says; From the summit of
the mountains winding sheet of snow will
descend upon the high plateaus and the
valleys, driving before it life and civilization,
and masking forever the cities and nations
that it meets on its passage Life and
human activity will press insensibly toward
the Intercepted zones. st. Petersburg,
Berlin, London, Paris, Vienna, Constants
nople and Rome, will fall asleep in success.
sion under their eternal shroud. During
very many ages equatorial humanity will
undertake Arctic expeditions to find again
under the ice the places Of Paris, Lyons
Bordeaux and Marseilles. The sea coast:
will have changed and the geographical
map OF the earth will have been trans
formed. No one will live and breathe any
more except in the equatorial zone up tC
the day when the last family, nearly deac
with cold and hunger, will sit on the shore
Of the last sea in the rays Of the sun which
will thereafter shine here below on az
ambulent tomb revolving almlessly around
a useless light and barren heat"
Smyrna times., 1879-11-05

Religious revivalism in England has taken
curious form, outside the established
church. The converts join what they call
the salvation army, the leader of which is
styled a general, and the idea of warfare
carried out in numerous ways. The diff
ferent congregations are corps" and are
designated by members; the word "sol-
der" takes the place of brother" and
sister," and before each meeting a pro.
cession moves through the streets of the
neighborhood with drums, flies and
banners. The meetings are of the Ameri-
can campmeetng sort, the fever being so
demonstrative as to startle staid John Bull.
Smyrna times., 1879-11-05
WHOLE NO. 1919.
Newspaper Waits.

Perhaps Cesar intended to say L1s
Brute -
a girl may smile and smile, and be un-
wilIin' still.
lIighoutapprobation-Applause from the
gallery.
" am broken man" said poet $50
| should Think was the answer, "for
have seen your pieces"
a music seller announces in his window
a sentimental song, Thou hast loved and
left me- for three cents.
1t was the proprietor of Bessemcr
furnace who first reioiced when he met "a
iorman worthy Of his steel. BarLng,on
HacErye.
"What nave you to remark about my
snglng?' asked an iratc vocalist. " Moth
ing replied spectator: 1T is not re
markable."
Smyrna times., 1879-11-05
LATER.

Sweet the summer breezes gently
Sweep along the cottage thatch.
And almost smell the clover.
While l list, the robins hatch.
-SttbcnriUe Herald
Smyrna times., 1879-11-05


No clergyman should give a certificate
that any particular brand Of patent medi-
cine has cured him Of a disease which he
dd not have, however agreebic may be the
taste OF tie mcdicine.-N.0 Orleans Plea,
rang.
The indianapolis .Jy,oaM speaks Of mi
Eratory nomads." This reminds US of the
journalist who once spoke of an eques-
TRAN statue on horseback, and Of the re-
porter who SAID: 1.-The false alarm from
box 1909 was alse."-Boston Courier.
Home Teachings.-I must tell you of a
conversation | overheard on the beach at
Ireport between two children who were
playing in the sand together. The small
boy said to the little girl 9 Do you wish to
be my little wife," The little girl, after
retlecting "Yes--'' The small boy:
" Then take off my boots :"
During an election in certain locality
temperance candidate called upon rum
seller, and solicited his vote. ~ would
rather vote for the Evil One himself than
for you, was the savage response. eyes,
! know" said the candidate, "but in case
your friend should not be nominated,
might ! then count on your assistance ?"
"ThO.e suspenders, madam, are Icing
enough for the shortest boy or short enough
Tor the longest man they will Just fit your
tine-lookng youngster" Perhaps so, but
| don't want to sew buttons on his boot
/ legs. want them to hold his pants on.
Them suspenders is long enough for the
| Colossus of Rhodes" Just so, madam
| sold old Coloss pair out of the same box
yesterday"
Two grammarians were wrangling the
other day, one contending that it was only
proper to say My wages is high" while the
other noislly insisted that the correct thing
was My wages are high" Finally they
stopped a day laborer, and submitted the
question to him. (Which do you say,
Your wages is high, or Your wages are
high?" "Oh, off wild yer nonsense, he
said, rcsuming his pick, eyer nayther ov
we right; me wages is low, bad luck to it,"
" | know I'm losing ground, SIR" tear.
fully murmured the pale-faced freshman.
but it is not my fault, sir. If | were to
study on Sunday, as the others do, l could
keep up with my class, sir-ndeed, l
could; but promised mother never-never
to work on the Sabbath, and can't sir, no
never and as his emotions overpowered
him he pulled out his handkerchief with
such vigor that he brought out with it a
small flask. three faro chips and euchre
deck, and somehow or other the professor
took no more stock in that freshman's
eloquence than if had been craven image.
-Acta CohuaJiana.
Smyrna times., 1879-11-05
Discovery Of the Poison Germ Of
Malaria,

InnumeYabc attempts have been made
to ascertain the poison that produces
malaria, and in every instance until re-
Gently they have failed. This poison is not
cognizable by the senses, nor could it be
detected by chemical tests. The air Of
malaral districts has been analysed, til"
soil has been submitted To uicroscopical
examination, but no light was thrown on
the subject by any invcs:j CATION that had
been undertaken. 1t was not difficult to
describe the places favorable to the produc-
ton of the malarial poison, or to prescribe
the proper medical remedies for those who
were suffering from it. 1t was easy to say
that the poison was generated in salt and
fresh water marshes, in wet meadows, from
vegetation d@cayinC under Il hot sun, in
lands alternately Hooded and drained. IN
the moving Of earth rich in vegetable matter,
and IN the drylng up under certain attnos-
phcrlc conditions of stPgnant pools. But
what the poison was that produced those
rcmitting and intcrmittin% diseases which
are known 10y the various names Of marsh
fever, rAaialiai fever, fever aud a.ur, and
popularity as "chill5" and "shakps,' no
physician could explain. At length, how
ever, series Of lnvestig cations into the origin
OF malaria has been crowned with success
Two men Of science, Signo" Hommasi, OF
Rome, and Prof. Kleb, Of Prague, after
spending three weeks in that fever strich Ell
region, the Roman Campagna, experiment.
ing on its soil, its atmosphere and its stag
nant waters, Succeeded it is said, Sin
| discovering Il microscopic fungus which,
being placed under the skins Of healthy
dogs, caused distinct and regular par0xysms
Of intermittent fever, and produced in the
| spleens Of these animals that peculiar con.
dltiOn which is recognized part OF the
| pathology Of this disease" Tie report OF
their investigations and experiments, aud
the success that crowned them, was read a
short time since in the Academy of Rome
and if further tests substanitate the truth
Of their discovery, the next series of expert
ments will have for their object the means
whereby these poisonous fungi may either
be destroyed or rendered innocuous 1t i.
doubtful whether anything can be done il
this direction. The practicable agriculture
remedy for draining and limeing mus
remain, We apprehend, the only certain one
But the discovery Of the source OF malari;
in a minute fungus, discernible only unde
the microscope, merits nevertheless the CD
plause with which it has been received, anC
will strengthen very materially the belief il
the germ theory Of disease which has foun,
in Tyndall one Of its ablest advocates
Bali. SIN.
Smyrna times., 1879-11-05

The indianapolis Jouraai speaks Of mi
gratory nomads." This reminds us of the
Journalist who once spoke of an eques-
TRAN statue on horseback, and of the re-
porter who SAID: 1.-The false alarm from
box 1909 was false "-Boston Courier.
Smyrna times., 1879-11-05

And while autumn winds are signing,
EchOing my hearts sad thrObbin'S.
Yesterday we shot and made
Bully pot-pie of the robins.
D,,rY NH
Smyrna times., 1879-11-05

On, these memories all flow inward,
ON my tired heart to-day
And l almost smell the clover,
While list, the robins lay.
Smyrna times., 1879-11-05

No clergyman should give a certificate
that any particular brand Of patent medi-
cine has cured him Of disease which he
did not have, however agreeblc may be the
taste Of the mcdcine.-N4,o Orleans Ptca
Hauf.