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Smyrna times., 1880-03-03

A QUESTION NO MARRIED MAN WOULD
ASIA man on the cars was offered
newspaper. He took it, looked at the head
and remarked: 81 don't want any news
from that paper al supposed everybody
read it in these parts" l answered. {" las
it been pitching into your Pitching
into me? Great Caesar! | should think it
had. But you just let me meet the editor
of that paper" You never make any
thing by striking an editor" said " better
grin and bear it" YES, that's all right
for you to say but just let rae meet that
man I'll show him how to run news
paper" What did he dor "De? He
did deal. Here's how it is l often go to
Springfield and come home on the frat train
in the morning. Well, one night met an
old crOny, and we went to the Music Hall
and the theatre. Whom we came out we
met some friends. OF course l could not
get right out, SO treated in fact, we were
having a pretty good time, when some
some fellew came in and began to raise a
row. la less han no time the police were
in and had us. The next morning | was
hauled before the Court and fined $40. l
did not care much, because I gave a false
name, and know my wife couldn't find it
cut; but the next morning I'll be eternally
confused if that very paper didn't have it
all in, and my name too" Did your wife
see ?" 81 should say she did" did
she make fuss?' Fuss Godfrey Elihu!
Are you married ?'-SprinQfeM Mass. J
Republican,
Smyrna times., 1880-03-03
Chowder.

Clothed with verduro a fresh young
MANY. 7. Mail.
A poor relatioA-ths crude effort of a
story writer.-Americaa Paach.
Hash Mondays are more numerous than
Ash Misunderstanding argus.
An editor can collect his senses easier
than he can his dollar Whitehall Times,
good deed is never lOst-especialIv if
it be good title dsed.-T4raera Fails Re,
porter.
Ladies belts have grown so wide that the
latest styles have arm holes in them.
SteuJenrUc Herald
When the prisoner was asked to confess
his guilt, he naively replied: I'm be
hanged if do" GrceasHH.
Smoking q cents worth of tobacco in n
fifty dollar pipe is like dressing a scarecrew
in sealskin sacQue.-0f CIH Derrick.
If Dsliliah were alive now sbo conla
have boom in barbering boarding h,tter
and taking away its strength iVIellino
Leader.
The great interest in certain variety Of
corn and also of certain variety of vounr
men is whether ii will pop or not.-Wc,
Grcgor Meas.
chinese widow, rather than wed asain
hanged herself. This cOnclusively proves
there is nothing in common between the
yellow and the white race.-Bosten Post.
There is considerable difference betwean
a man and horse. The latter is Sood for
nothing unless it is broke, and the ferner
is good for nothing if he is broke Uylkpns
The ladies' style of wearing their hair
Is pronounced to be perfectly horrid;
For instead OF Eeeplng It in its place on the head
They train it to lie on the forehead -'N
Z; W Greensiu.
A witness in court was asked if a party
to the suit was q truthful man. "Noin he
answered; be would rather lie at s;xtv
days than tell the truth for cash. "-HJiinoS.
ton Freeman.
Mr.. BSecher says that the man who can
learn to love tobacco can learn TO love- asxI
thing under heaven. Ladies with tobacco.
loving husbands may now life in hone
Boston Post.
NeighborS are great convenience. for
some OF them know more about your busi.
ness than they know about their own.
Besides they are handy when you are lust
cut of tea.-Setk Tack.
The monkey climbed toward the rasing sl-v
And twisted his tail round a lofty limb
While the Hood beneath went laundering by.
For he was monkey that couldn't swim 20
But the man was caught in the torrent mad
And his dying speech in these words ram.
"lf had q tail, as my forefathers had 49,
I'd be live monkey not a drowned man,
-Aadrelgs Basar,
Smyrna times., 1880-03-03
CLEOPATRA.
BY EMILY THORNTON CHARLIE,

Cleopatra glorious name,
In dreams. to me vision came
And babe be sound again thy fame
And weave anew thy glowing story
"LOrients" pride, old EgyptS glory.
Yea, picture on the walls of time
My dreams of thee, and thy fair cline.
All radiant as bright-winged bird
In dreams thy perfumed breath hath stirred
Ny sleeping heart, and have heard
Thy silvery tones like music swaying
In ripping waves of laughter playing.
seem to see form divine:
All, peerless one, that form is thine.
Thus / might MARBLE sweetest lays,
With poets mystic power to raise
The thrilling song, thy beauty praise
While Greece and Egypt both combining
Their names with thine are INTERVENING,
Uniting thus to form through thee
One blazoned page i'll history.
More beauteouS one was never seen
Than Egypts Gree, Siren, Queen,
EnchantreSs bright, of royal mein--
Through royal weakness lovers signing
Were squadrons conquered, hosts were dying
Unmoved by loyal Antony'S fate
Before thee fell the Caesar great
And yet, in all thy perfect face,
Thy lovely guise. thy form of grace,
Unseltish goodness found no place.
In hayward thoughts and deeds delightng
The tairest lives forever blighting,
Thy words. thy grace. thy luStrouS eyes
Were weapons used to tyrannize.
Looking with retrospective sight
| see the reign through beauty'S might
Nor use thy power to WELD it right
Laughing i'll glee at lovers raving
With pleasures chains the throng enslaying
Too true, too true, the comment sad,
For such as thou, world went mad.
Smyrna times., 1880-03-03
When winter come init its coldt, shtormy veddhe
The Familiarity that Breeds Con-
tempt.


Of all the sources Of bad manners, we
know Of none so prolific and pernicious as
the license Of familiarity. There is no one
among our readers, we presume, who has
not known Il village or a neighbOrhoed in
which all the people called one another by
their frat or Christian names. The Jim"
or " Charley or " MOllie," or " Fanny" of
the young days OF schOol-life, remain the
same until they totter into the grave from
old age. Now there may be q certain
amount Of good-felowship and homely
frlendliness in this kind of familiar address,
but there is not a particle Of politeness in
1t. 1t is all very well, within u family or a
circle of relatives, but when it is carried
outside, it is intOlerable. The courtesies Of
life are carried on at arm : length, and not
ia familiar embrace. Every gentleman
has a right to the title, at least, OF
Mister" and every lady to that of " Miss y
or Mistress" even when the Christian
name is used. For an ordinary friend to
address a married woman as Dolly" or
Mary is to take with her an unpardon-
able liberty. 1t is neither corteous nor
honorable; in other words, it is most
unmannerly. We have known remarkable
men, living for years under the blight of
| their familiarly use first namss--men whose
| fortunes would have been made, or greatly
mended, by removing to some place where
they could have been addressed with the
courtesy due to their worth, and boon rid
forever OF the chcapening processes of
familiarity. How can a man lift his head
under the depreciation Of being called
Sam, by every man young and old, whom
he may meet III the street? How can a
strong character be carried when the man
who bears it must bow decently to the
| name of " Bily?"
This is not matter that we have taken
up to sport with. We approach it and
regard 1t with all seriousness, for this fosliR 9
and exhibition OF familiarity lie At the basis
of the worst manners of the American
people. We are not asking specially, for
reverence of age or high position, but for
manhood and womanhOod. The man and
woman who have arrived at their majority
have a right to courteous form
of address, and he who withholds il
from them, or, presumng upon the init
macies of boyheod, continues TO speak tc
them as still boy and girl, is boor, aHG
practically a foe to good manners. We
suppose the Friends would object to this
statement, but We do not intend to EN- brace
them in this condemnation. They look a
this matter from a different standpoint
and base their practice upOn certain con
siderations which have no recognition in tn,
werld arouAd them. We think they are na is
taken, but their courteous way of spsakin;
the whole of the first name is very differen
from the familiar use Of names and nick
names of which we complain. There is II,
use in denying that the free and genera
use Of first names, among men and women
in towns and neighborhoOds, is to the las
degree vulgar. Gentlemen and ladies d.
not do it. 1t is not a habit Of polite society
anywhere. February Scri5ner.
Smyrna times., 1880-03-03
SMYRNA, Feb. 22nd, 1850.

For an active business in artistic and
beautiful things, and in jewelry, watches
and silverwhare Of the most varied and
novel styles, we visit Bailey, Banks &
Bddle, Twelfth and Chestnut streets, Phil
adslphia. This old and well.known house
has in the last two years very largely in.
creased its transactions in every depart
msnt. The popularizaton of articles which
were formerly purchased only by the veal
thy is to a great extent due to the efforts of
Bailey, Banks g. Biddle. The house has
taken determined stand as to prices, and
has brought them within reach of the
people. This has been dens without
abating anything from the superior quality
of the goods on which the reputation Of the
house has been made. On the contrary,
the character Of all the articles, both foreign
and domestic, is recognized as the most
| excsllent, and always fully up to the stan.
dard of superiority in material, work man.
| ship and style. Mr.. Bailey, who makes
semi-annual trips across the Atlantic, is ROW
In Europe, making personal selections Of
the most acceptable percSlaias and other
fancy goods for the Spring business. His
purchases Of diamonds have been unusually
large, and many of these, rs we'll as of his
other choice thlRgs for SpriRg, are already
beginning to arrive. The Winter business
was so much larger than in previous seasons,
and has continued with such activity since
the commencement Of the year, a period
usually devoted to dizziness, that prepare
tons have been mnde for a very large bust
ness during the Spring months. The
counters and cases now present an attrac.
tive display, exceedingly inviting to all who
| admire the beautiful.
Smyrna times., 1880-03-03

RATTLEsNAKEs AS MIssIONARIEs.-In 1850
there lived in the southern part of Missouri
family by the name of Weav0r-very hard
characteristic old man, his wife, and five
grewn-up boys. During the Spring John
Weaver was bitten by rattlesnake. Every
thing was resorted to for his relief, but all
to no avail. When they saw he must die
they sent for an old Baptist preacher to
pray for him. He prayed as follows: 1--WE
thank thoe, Almighty God, for thy care over
US, and for thy goodness and tender mercy,
and especially do we thank thee for rattle.
snakes. Thou has sent one to bite John
Weaver. We pray thee to send one 10 bite
Jim, one to bite Henry, one to bite Sam,
one to bite joe, and we pray thee to send
the biggest kind Of a rattlssnake to bite
the old man, for nothing but rattlesnakes
will ever bring the Weaver family to rspen.
lance. There are others in Missouri Just as
bad as the Weavers. We pray thee to stir
Missouri, and if nothing else will bring the
people TO repentance, We pray thee to
shower down more rattlesnakos. Amen"
Smyrna times., 1880-03-03
WHOLE NO. 1896.
Clippings,

The winter Of the cars discomfort is bis
| palace.
"a .-s|' year IS a Coca year Tor jumping ih'o
A peal Of beIles-tJe riu,Iipg loucbtor
of a grouD of ,rett,, women
Fhiladel ,hia maa who was married a
year ago says ho dont think much OF leap
song OF the South Lynch, brothers.
lyhch with care; lynch in the presence Of
'"e PrisonaFe.
90 not pretend to raise fruit trees: the
cyclones do It fer them.
gyC
I;nl. ,TI i'EleIs 'Houi" nave credit ier one
s,,,,s Iey nave not taxed the people
,r..
T,;o.I l., / oiN I"'""E laIhs a"out " 70
,.,..,' l.,'II.:s "a ne HoutH' ahd doesn t
'o' '''oI'Sf either
The difference ls,.,.-a., ,lo,..,-..,,
y vh Is NAY az me former get fees from those
do III "'e IA ''Hu the latter from those who
The Supreme Cont Of O,,;o La. d.o;5.J
that it is illegal to dun a debtor TO-, on ,os,ai
ca''', as Such Is liable to njure the credit or
VI 'He ""oIef elsewhere.
An eminent outbor;,,. i.,-..;i
wife rs ,ha rhoa.nl' ne s''''' 0''o'se
tbing th,t Vii '. q =! Set @"4'e
LILY use nov" most people have their
"7'-'"S Ss'' Out
Tho last nOL;o ;la,..
machine I'm. Oj,;a l.''. g, :" PrIPe'"1.
and promise. to be for snoa .,, '''''o ~
,or,la+I,oI ~ .0r s"'Hf '':ne 20 come
GENITAL cah3idat"s
The rro,,,,,,c,.oa ,...1..
Francisco ,oarci,.d o.,.,I '.'p'' - -"
estab}i.bnnrts o,a I.',. ~ a. 'ou' Ia 20
inc Tho gisrharra of r;,. ,,egN 'rii'',I''-
su6stitntion 81 =, ,---'''''li """ me
Tn. latest fraol, 81 ot..,,,;.:..
cord NJ = i;,h'.a,,;,,'.s 'oi'y - ne re-
dav was strSol, h.. ii',l,,,ts; :"'Ii' o'"E'
and fell dead "a H. e,i, ,,,i w Ti"u''S'
ton County, Sonth Ce,lii,,o Ms ~ mann
The PhiladeI1bis E.,:., ~. "a. ;r
about rbo nIire nr ~ ''e itu",
bonorl, Lings If tl,o-.', ~ '''i' az"
placed Nv rag.r,icI.c ,,r:rno.. 7''''' o' 's
1t j, safer to tell fond another. saws tI,
Philadelphia Ercr.,1 Ngrs, that her jim
resembles her homiost RELATIVE. tL.n 70 i,
That ever lived or ero, yiII i ';,a '''F "a'H
a tramp getting some advice. the othn,.
day, instead Of something else that h.,
wished, replied, No matter, now Inv low,
man gets IN the world, tbers arn ,wa
things he can always eet-nood olr;c,, .,rJ
Smyrna times., 1880-03-03

LOUD CoLoRs IN DRESS Sign OF Low CUL,
TURR-A psychologist of much acuteness
once asked me: Why are bright colors
beautiful in the sky but cut of taste in
dress? Why should it be sign of coarse
taste to dress ia the most brilliant colors,
when all 80 to see an imposing sunset ~
High culture and sensitive nerves react to
slight irritation, while lew culture and un-
sensitive nerves require strong irritation
Loudness in dress is justly regarded as a
proof of coarseness in nerve fibre. The
American girl is exouiSitely susceptible, is
impressed by mild irritation acting upon
any Of the senses. She dresses in taste and
when the means are at hand, with elegance,
in eolors that ara subdued, and noticeable
only at a shert distance. If we could cIethe
ourselves in sunsets; if all the resplendency
of crimson and scarlet and geld, and all
the varieties of hue and form could descend
upon the delicate maiden, and fall about
her in pRlpitating folds like rich garment,
the eyes of that maiden and of those who
gazed upon her would soon weary the
irritation of such spleAdors would become
pang and they would only be worn as
badge and sign of a nature in the
lower stages of evolution. Bright colOrs
scarlet and red, so common in Switzerland
and Germany are never seen IN America
iR any class.--ReCietp
Smyrna times., 1880-03-03

HE GAME OF FIFTEEN."-Th playing
OF the game Of Fifteen has become sucb
an epidemic, that for the benefit Of those
who have not yet been infected dsscrip
ton may be interesting. In a box hayinu
room Tor just sixteen blocks. fifteen are
placed and numbered from one to fifteen
censscutlvely. This, as will be at once psr
celved, leaves a vacant space the size of one
block, making it possible to shift the blocks
IN every way imaginable. The puzzle of
the game is, after the blocks have been
placed IN the box promiscuOusly, to succeed
III arranging them az they number bV
merely moving the blocks legitimately.
PROBABLY as good a plan Of placing the
blocks fer the start as any is to have them
arranged with one exception consccutyelv.
his exception is to place the block mum.
bersd ID before the II thus making the
lowest row in the box -, -, II. TO read
a SIMPLE description Of the game its fascl,
HatnS nature would not be appreciated.
II any one goes into a store, hotel or parlor
and speaks to person five or six times
without receiving any answer lie can rest
assured that nine times out Of ten the
blame rests upon that game of Is. 1t is
stated on good authority that several vii
mington business men have puzzled over
TINS simple little game all the way from
New York to this city. However as a
warning, it should 10 stated that if spare
tlme Is wanted for ether purposes it should
be avoided
Smyrna times., 1880-03-03

A little Of the bounty now being poured
out ON Ireland might with advantage be
used in the tlood.deyastated districts of
Hungary. The people there are actually
starving, and the tales told by the forty i'm
migrants just arrived in this country are
enough to open the highest purse. Most Of
the party are married men who could not
get money enough to bring their families
with them, but were compelled to leave their
GEAR ones unprovided fer while they came
all the way across the Atlantic in search Of
work. By the time they find work and can
send their earnings home it raay be too late
Who will start q Hungarian relief fund.-
Smyrna times., 1880-03-03

A New CoMET.-Dr Gould, formerly of
the Dudley Observatory, Albany, n. Y,
but at present director of the Cordova
Observatory, (Argentine Republic, South
America,) announces that great comet is
just now in the nsighborhoOd of the sun,
moving nerthward. This is an unexpected
visitor, as no large comet has been looked
for this year, and no small one of impor
fanpA
Smyrna times., 1880-03-03

You've MEN BEwARE.-It is ruled by a
Brooklyn IN. Y. judge that definite offer
of marriage is not essential to q suit for
breach of promise if young man is pecu-
liarly attentive to young woman that
settles it. If he goes away and leaves the
lass forlorn, she has cause Of action forth
with
Smyrna times., 1880-03-03

Acarpentsr, who was always prognesitica.
ting evil to himself, was once upon the roof
of fvsstory building upon which rain
had fallen. The roof being slippery he
lost his footing, and, as he was descending
toward the caves, he exclaimed: "Just as
] told your Catching, however, in an iron
spout, he kicked off his shoes and regained
a place of safety, when he thus delivered
himselfi knew'd III THERE'S pair OF
shoes gone l"--Hartford Times.
Smyrna times., 1880-03-03

Mrs. Harriet Hink, a widow, aged go
was outraged, murdered and robbed III her
Lodgings in Paterson, n. j., last Thursday
night. She was found in her bed with her
skull crushed with an axe. She was known
to have considerable sum of money and
a fine gold watch which were missing A
man was seen to leave the premises early
Friday morning.
Smyrna times., 1880-03-03

The most agreeable of all companions il
simple, frank man, without any high
pretensiens to an oppressive greatness; one
who loves life and understands the use OF
it, obliging at all hours, above all golden
temper, and steadfast as an anchor. Fol
such one we would gladly exchange the
greatest genius, the most brillient artist
and profoundest thinker.
Smyrna times., 1880-03-03

1t seems probable that New York will
follow the precedent set by Massachusetts,,
and pass an act comforting upon women a
limited suffrage. A bill to that cad is now
before the Albany Legislature. 1t en-
powers women to vote for school officers,
and it has been received in manner which
indicates that there will be no serious
difficulty in putting it through
Smyrna times., 1880-03-03

SEXsIRLE.-While Mrs. Machey, wife Of
ths Bonanza king, is in Paris moving in
select circles and negotiating for the title at
Marchioness with some impccunious Gle.
scendant of tho ancient rcgiiua. her hus.
band, it is said, works twelve hours each
day in ono of his eva mines. O'Bnen,
another Of the Bonanza trio, died in the
prime of life, and Flood is reported as beia !.
threatened with softeAing Of the brain, but
such calamity is not likely to befall
Mackey as long as he work. hard. Proba,
bly, too, he enjoys himself better and has a
healthier appetite than if he spent his day
in Paris
Smyrna times., 1880-03-03

Eager to see, she pressed the sash.
The slight frame broke with sudden crash,
And fell into the street
4 splinter struck a gallant knight.
lie upward glanced; there met his sight
The little maiden sweet.
She smiled; he smiled: you know the rest
My tale you have already guessed,
The end, of course, is plain:
The maid confused, drew back from view,
The knight passed on amid his crew
They never met again.
Smyrna times., 1880-03-03

Mr.. George r. Latham, census superin.
tsndent for the Wheeling Nv. Va. district,
says he proposes to act on Gen. Walkers
suggestion that there is nothing inappropri
ate in the appointment of women as emu.
merators where the surroundings are such
that they can do the work properly, and he
Intends to give places to such ladies as he
knows are competent and will do their
work faithfully.
Smyrna times., 1880-03-03

The democrats Of Chicago are making
strenuous sxsrtions to secure the holding
of the democratic national convention in
Chicago, and a committee of eleven emf
nsnt citizens went to Washington last
week for that purpose.
Smyrna times., 1880-03-03

The POPULARITY OF POSTAL CARps.-Tbs
growing popularity Of the postal card as a
means of correspondence is something won.
derful. The entire number manufactured
and used During the first year Of their intro.
duction was l00,000,500, and during the
year which has just closed the aggregate
number sent out was 246,063, O60. This
latter number is an increase over tho
number issued in 1873 Of 36,67o,o6O.
Smyrna times., 1880-03-03

A succession of storms has interrupted
travel on the Northern Pacific Railroad
during the last two months. Only three
trains from the East have reached Bismark
since the first of February.
Smyrna times., 1880-03-03

The Wemen's National Christian Tenn.
perance Union has taken rooms for it's
central office in the Bible house in New
York, and will hold ana opening reception
there next Thursday evening. The Union
IS now established on a broad foundation.
having twenty three auxiliary societies in as
many States, and issuing handsome
Journal called Or Ua.9n Its objects are to
educate the young, reform the drinking
class, create public sentiment in favor of
temperance, and advocate legislation TO
aOate the gros shop evil. Its work is mainly
done through the agency Of the Christian
churches. Founded upon the idea that all
thorough reform must have religious basis,
and employing the potent influence OF
devoted women, it commends itself stron Civ
to all friends of the temperance cause. The
society will require material aid in the
larger field it has just entered and will un.
doubtedly receive the liberal support it
merits.
Smyrna times., 1880-03-03

The youngest theatrical star in the eoun-
try is at the Arch. 1t is o six.months-old
baby, but it carries /" Hearts Of Oak on its
shoulders. Eveninq Ne,gS,
Smyrna times., 1880-03-03

The missing county returns of the last
September election in Maine were last
wee k found in tho chamber recently occu.
pied by Gov. Garoelon, with other papers.
1t is said that these papers implicate several
persons in changing and substituting re-
turns.
Smyrna times., 1880-03-03

Strawberries raised under glass have been
for sale for some weeks past in the fruit
stores of Philadelphia, at the very insic,
niiicant rate of three dollars per basket"
each basket holding about twelve speci.
mems ! Vinsland Nj Vegetable growers
send considerable quantity of radishes
and tomatoes at present & that city, re.
ceiving $40 per barrel for the former and
60 cents per pound for the latter.
Smyrna times., 1880-03-03

When paper gets SO high that a piece
the size of bank bill is werth a dollar in
gold, the in6ationists will have no difficulty
in getting up party.
Smyrna times., 1880-03-03

M. de Lssssps says he subscribes to the
Monroe doctrine, and asks the people of this
country to subscribe to his canal scheme.
Smyrna times., 1880-03-03

The individuals who advertise to do white
washing are badly needed in some laun.
dries.
Smyrna times., 1880-03-03

As the blue birds have arrived it is about
time FOR SEINE paragrapher with love for
the antique to remark that "the trees will
soon leave"
Smyrna times., 1880-03-03

Jefferson Davis has turned his sword into
a ploughshare with good results; his cotton
crop next season will reach 1000 bales.
Smyrna times., 1880-03-03

dark. -
Smyrna times., 1880-03-03

The new style of spelling program, tels.
gram, ETC., saves great many ems.