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Smyrna times., 1881-03-02
BY ONE WHO LIVED THERE.
(CONTINUED.)

CONTINUED
The officers Of the Bank, were Isaac
Davis, President; Samuel IIodson, Cashier;
Alex. McClyment, Teller. Of Judge Davis
| have previously written.
Hodson was bachelor, tall, erect and
slight of person, methodical and strict in
the rules of Banking. As cashier he
"meant business" all the tiMe, He was
ttciturn and had few intimates; was
regular attendant at Methodist meeting,
always occupied the same seat and stood at
prayer. During the great revival ofrelision
in 1929, David lockwood became a convert.
anil warm in his first love, was Jealous for
the conversion Of others. On one occasion
young Lockwood went to Hodson, in the
congregation and with tears and entFeaties
urged Hodson to give his heart to God.
Lockwood's appeal affected Hodson. seeing
viii n Lsck wood said, am young mex.
perienced christian and don't know how to
talk to you, but will bring Mr.. Budd to
talk with you and explain it all. Lockwood
Immediately went in search of WIN. A.
Budd. Hodsen fearing reinforced attack
quickly beat q retreat by the side door,
that led from the gallery, and when Lock
wood returned with Mr.. Budd, Hodson WAS
non est. Subsequently he resigned the
cashiership, went South and became @
planter.
Mr.. McClyment was a widower with one
son. Hewas man of most regular habits; h'
ate. slept, talked, worked and lived by rule
If he we're at church or a social gathering
nothing could induce hian to remain. so lonj
as to prevent his being in bed precisely at II
o'clock p. NJ. The Bank was great mys
terry to me. | used to wonder how tn
money was made there. Perhaps sons pei
sons older and wiser than was, have sine
wondered how the money was lost there
For some cause John Cummins becam
hostile to the Bank, and planed run o.
it, aud nearly depleted it Of coin, and fror
that time until his death, he kept tn
Bank struggling for its credit and existence
His son Daniel, became director unds
|, the Presidency of jacob Raymond, an
continued such until his death. Anoth,
son David James, who has had large expe
ience in businesssnd in Banking, and il ms
y highly esteemed wherever known, is no
its popular and efficisnt Prssidsnt--alFor
Ing another illustration Of the adsgs th
1, animositiss rarely survive second gensr
tion. ~ eas
From the Bank house, to the cabin
" shop Of Daniel Nc Dowell, was closely bu
up. OF those vino lived there, rsnsmt
the Earies', Dixon's, Mrs. spearman a
Mrs. Walker, the most of whom have be
,rs previously introduced in these articles.
r. r.. There were also several shops, one
I. which was the watch and jewslry store
Fphriam Jefferson, at whose window
Smyrna times., 1881-03-02
A BOBBING ROMANCE.

A wintry night. tn, moon shines bright.
The stars look down with clear cold light.
A vast expanse Of glittering ice,
A coasting hill all smooth and nice.
A hooded maid with scarlet mits,
A fnr-lined cloak and her rubber 'tips."
A college youth in an ulster long,
A polo cap and muustache brown.
A bob of latest manufacture.
With rope and wood of finest texture.
Amaiden seated with much grace,
An arm around her slender waist.
A gentle push. rapid glide
Safe to the bottom of the slide.
A slippery walk up the hillside tall,
A gentle stream and O snowy fall.
Another bob" to the foot of the hill,
a crash. q plunge, O general spill.
A mustache close to a scarlet check,
A triumphant youth, a maiden meek
A disregard of the wintry weather:
Say, shall we bob through life together? q
A glance from the dewy eyes half wet
I" If were sure we would never upset"
Smyrna times., 1881-03-02
For the Smyrna Times.
THE DANCING GIRLS S0LIL0-
GUY.
For the Sm,jrna Times.

know that the old foSy preachers say,
1t is wrong to dance, be giddy. and gay:
But what do care, I'll dance. dance away,
Have fun while can and every day.
High ding diddle,'
Get out the fiddle,
The catgut rig,
For the round, and Jig.
I'll put on my trinketS, go to the ball.
Dress in my thinest, without any shawl
That my form may be seen admired by all,
As the prettiest girl within the hall
High ding diddle"
Get out the fiddle,
The catgut rig,
For the round, al Jig,
All the nice young men their bright eyes will keer
On my fine person. and like hungry sheep
Jump into the pasture. to me will leap.
For dancing partner. the laurels to reap.
High ding diddle,"
Get out the fiddle
The cat-gut rig.
For the round, and Jig.
What do care if 1 show my pegs,
They are just like all other human legs:
Only differing in size like chicken eggs
Very useful things as appendages.
High ding diddle,"
Get out the fiddle;
The cat-gut rig
For the round and Jig
Ill dance the polka. I'll dance the round
AS the figures change at the fddles sound,
I'll gracefully move. or make my heels bound,
As the arms of the men are around me wound.
High ding dddle,"
Get out the fiddle
! The catgut rig,
| For the round, and jig.
I could dance all night. till the break of day.
Itseems hard work. but it's nothing but play
Though one sweats at IL as horse at sleigh,
The fiddle, like bells keeps the tire away.
High ding diddle,"
Get out the fiddle;
The catgut rig,
For the round, and Jig.
Cicero says something that is very bad,
NO one dances unless he is drunk or mad;"
But morals have changed. and I'm very glad
That no old Roman ever my dad.
High ding diddle,'
Get out the fiddle;
The catgut rig,
| For the round, and Jig.
want nimble feet to spring like frog,
Mincing footsteps like a little lap dog.
And not like Biddy's who tramps the bog,
With the clumsy tread of the hob-nailed clog.
High ding dddle,"
Get out the fiddle;
! The cat-gntrig,
For the round and Jig
love. yes love. how love to dance
Just much as young horse does TO prance;
1t gives one air as If schooled in France,
A Partisan style seen at glance.
High ding diddle,"
Get out the fiddle;
The catgut rig.
For the round and jig.
Then dance away. dance, lads, and lasses too,
What else can be better for US to to do?
Let us train the feet to be dancers true.
If the head goes empty, It's nothing new.
, High ding diddle"
|. Get out the fdde
The cat-gut rig
II For the round and jig.
JUvENA
Smyrna times., 1881-03-02
MORE ANON.

LABOR SAvING.-The demand of the peo.
pie for an easier method Of preparing
Kidney. Wort has induced the propristors,
the well.knswn Wholesale Druggists, Wells,
Richardson d Co., OF Burlington, VT, ts
prepare it for sale in liquid form as well az
In dry form. 1t saves all the labor of pre-.
pairing, and as it is equally efficient it ia
preferred by many persons. Kidney Wort
always and everywhere proves itself per
feet rsmedy.-Bg6a!o Ne,os.
Smyrna times., 1881-03-02

SHREwDNEss AND ABILITY.-Hop Bitters
so freely advertised in all the papers, secu'
lar and religious, are having large sale,
and are supplanting all other medicines.
There is no denying the virtues of the
Hop plant, and The proprietors of these
Bitters have shown great shre"dhess and
ability in compsunding Bitters, whose
virtues are 90 palpable to every ones OBJ
servation n.-Eraniaer and Chronicle.
Smyrna times., 1881-03-02
Our Bodies and Bones.

Number of bones, 240.
The average number of teeth is 80.
The average weight CT skeleton is about
Ii lbs.
The average weight of an adult nan is
40 tbs. OF.
The weight of the circulating blood is
about % lbs.
1000 az. of blood pass through the kid
neys in one hour,
The brain of a man exceeds twice that
of any other animal.
A man breathes about 20 times n mute,
or 200 times in an hour.
The skeleton measures one inch less than
the height of the living man.
The average weight of the brain of man
is 81 fbs.; Of woman, 2tbs. ii OF.
$40 TBS. or hogshead Ii 'pints OF oIooa
pass through the heart in one hour.
A man breathes about IS pints of air
minute, or upwards of 7 iogsheads in day.
174OOOO0O holes or cells are in the lungs,
which would cover surface 30 times
greater than the human body.
The average of the pulse in infancy Is
| 100 per minute; in manhood 50; at oo
years, go. The pulse of females is moro
FREQUENT than that of males.
The heart beats IS times in a minute )
sends nearly 10 lbs. of blood through the
veins and arteries each beat; makes iouf
| hssts while ne breathe ence.
Smyrna times., 1881-03-02

Edgar T. Page, Esq, Druggist, writes us
from Chicopee Falls, that Mr.. Albert 6uen.
ther, under -Wilds Hotel, has used that re.
markable remedy, St. Jacobs oil, foF q
severe case Of rheumatiam and II cured
mia, as il by magic. He also used itwith
great success among his horses, in cases o.
sprains, sores, etc, and it cures every time
--SprinQfeld [ Mass.l Rspa6lean.
Smyrna times., 1881-03-02

The Brooklyn clsrgymen are considering
the propristy of revival movement, not
so much, apparently, to bring in new naem-
hers as to wake up the old ones. At their
meeting Mr.. Psntecost said incisively, that
"in the early days of the Church 5000 con-
verts were made by enc sermon, and now
it takes about 1900 sermons to make one
convert"
Smyrna times., 1881-03-02

Halls Journal of Health says that person
can catch the dipthsria by holding his
head over a drain for fifteen minutes.
This ia the only American invention we
know of that 10 not patented.
Smyrna times., 1881-03-02

The War Department, by direction OF
the President, has issued a general order
prohibiting the sale OF intoxicating liquors
at military posts and stations.
Smyrna times., 1881-03-02

Too many professors Of music begin a
the end, and merely teach their scholar
pieces to show of with.
Smyrna times., 1881-03-02

"Go west,.' young man. Not much.
Better the slush We have than the billiards
we know not of.
Smyrna times., 1881-03-02

One Of the leading questions: Shall 1t b
wine Or huttsrrailk at the white houssa
Smyrna times., 1881-03-02

Yog may be poor, you rnay be unknown
you may never reach distinotioH. Still
yeu can shut the dsor.
Smyrna times., 1881-03-02

For The Smyrna Times.
"reminiscences of Smyrna 90 Years
Ago,
Smyrna times., 1881-03-02
BRIEFLY!

am putting in the best assortment of Shoes ever
offered in this place. especially selected to
build up and retain my trade
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-05-08
The First Wheat.

The first wheat raised in the new
world was sown by Spaniards on
the island Of Isabella, in January,
1894, and on March 80 the ears we're
gathered. The foundation of the
wheat harvest of Mexico is said to
have been three or four grains
carefully cultivated in 1880, and
preserved by slave of Corttz The
crop of Quito was raised by Fran.
ciscan monk, In front of the con-
vent. Garcilasso de la Nerga at.
firms that In Peru, up to 1919,
wheaton bread had not been sold
in Cosco. Wheat was first sown
by Gosnold on Cuttyhunk, one of
the Elizabeth islands, in Buzzard's
bay, off Massachusetts. in 1902,
when he first explored the coast.
In 1904. on the island of st. Croix,
near Calais, Maine, the Sieur de
Monts had come wheat sOwn, which
fleurished finely. In 1911 the first
wheat appears to have been sown
in Virginia. In 1926 samples of
wheat grown in the Dutch colony
at New Netherlands were shown in
Holland. 1t ia probable that
wheat was so wn In the Plymouth
colony prior to 1929, though we
find no record of 1t, and in 1929
wheat was ordered from England
to be used as seed. In 17lS wheat
was introduced into the Valley of
the Mississippi by the "Western
Company
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-05-08

greed of thieving corporation,
then bid adieu 10 this govern
ment and take my chance with
these who know nothing of civili-
zation.n
There Is deep feeling here over
the Majors homeless condition.
the scaio hug.
SAN JOSE, May 7th.-The Santa
Clara Horticultural and Vinicultu-
raj Society met this afternoon.
Several specimens of branches raw
aged by scale bugs were examined
under . microscope. 1t was the
general opinion that an application
Of coal oil at the right time would
kill tue bugs without iDjuring the
trees. Under the new law to pro-
mote the interest of horticulture,
DR.. II. F. Chaplin, D. G.. Vestalo
and O. G. Mason were selected to
be presented to the Board Of Super
visors as Horticultural Com mis-
sioners for this county.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-05-08
Jackson and the Wagon Tongues.

Mr.. Howell, one of the proprie.
tors of the Atlanta (Ga.) Constitu.
ton, recently said of Stonewall
Jackson:
"His genius lay in two things
the thoroughness of discipline and
his devotion. do not think he
was q man of great natural ability.
He could not talk at all. He was
not an entertaining person. He
was rigid military man; educated
at Wet Point, he had learned his
lesson thoroughly, and applied it
unflinchingly. I remember q sin.
gle order which he alwaas enforced,
which, in my mind accounted for .
good deal of his success. 1t was
that Whenever we stopped on
march the wagons must go to the
side of the ro..i, and be unhitched
with their tongues pointing to the
road, 80 they could be driven
either up the river or down. Now
that would seem to be a simple
thing but it accounts for the re-
markable celebrity Of Jackson's
marches. Suppose a man would
stop and his wagon tongue would
point the wrong way, and at q GER
tain hour Of the morning we would
begin the march, and that the
wagon would block up the road? II
there were many such wagons the
march would be delayed q certain
time to let them get ship.shape.
Jackson rode up and down his
lines every day, morning and even.
Ing. to see If such orders as these
were strictly carried out"
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-05-08

Although sparkling champagne
has made its appearance at highly
patrician tables In England ever
since the time of King Charles IL,
who was very partial to it, the con-
sumption of the wine among the
middle classes was, SO recently as
fifty or sixty years ago, Of the m st
limited kind. CRITICS have often
animadverted on the parsimony of
the British government in allow
ing only q single bottle of cham
payne day for the table Of Napo.
leon at st. Helena; and Sir Waller
Scott protested against the cond uct
OF Lord Bathurst and Sir Hudson
Lowe In denying the captive "even
the solsce of intexication." The
truth IL that Napoleon did not
care for champagne. His favorite
wine was Cham berlin, and of that
he partook very sparingly; and it
is possible that the largest share Of
the solitary flask Of "dzz" allotted
to his table fell to the officers of
his suite. Champagne was always
a ladies' wine. In 1915 is was eer-
tainly not vintage much priced
by gentlemen. The recognized
beverage for good, steady after.din-
.ner drinking was port. with sherry
for a wind-up or "whitewash;" and
the British government, SO far
from being stingy, doubtless ex-
pected that the exile would take
his bottle or SO OF Carbonnell or
Sandman after dinner.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-05-08

hundred people, on Tuesday
showed the perfection to which the
Palace Hotel force has been drilled,
They were all.in their rooms with.
In ten minutes. This was certainly
. miracle of quick work. The
Palace Is coming steadily to the
front Is an investment proposition.
am reliably informed that, last
month, the receipts from regular
boarders footed up $4,000. The
Palace Is able to accommodate
three hundred more guests than
any hotel In the world. In honor
Of the visitors from the hub the
courtyard and balconies were
gloriously lighted up, and what in
theatrical pArlsnce would be called
the mise en- scene was superbly eff.
fsctive and beautiful.
Major Ben. G. Truman, who still
delights to style himself as of Los
Angeles, has just issued from the
press q work entitled Occidental
Sketches! 1t is u small volume
Of only two hundred and twelve
pages, but it is doubtless charac.
torized by the Majors urquestion.
ed ability as q writer Of .racy and
entertaining sketches. l promise
myself an early persusal OF this
work and ] will take the lib erty of
recording my impressions of the
Majors effort hereafter. Knowing
the man. I have no doubt that it is
highly effective and pictorial.
]. D. L.
San Francisco, May 4, 1881.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-05-08
EASTER ~.
0ss Il eide rHcttcs 20 For 50 the Fig ne
ON RabertsOD.

0.s s,d's rncsscs 20 For 90 the Figns
Ou Robertson.
WASHINGTON, May 7th.-It is
intinated to-day that the Presi-
dent has concluded not to send in
any more nominations or, at all
events, none but q few unimport-
ant ones, until the Senate shall
have taken action on the NewYork
COllectorship matter. His idea 10
said to be that by thus Withholding
nominations of contested CAGES, the
Repu blican caucus programme for
cisposing of uncontested cases only
will sooner be exhausted and the
Senate will thereby be confronted
with the Robertson ease at an
earlier day than IL he continues to
furnish supplies of so.called unob.
lection able nominations. 1t lie also
reported on good authority that the
President will not return to the
Senate the nomination Of Tyler for
Collector of Customs at Buffalo,
even if Robertson be confirmed and
the rest of the withdrawn nomina-
lions be sent in again. This gen.
tleman, like his Baltimore nance
sake, is involved, 1t is alleged, in q
social scandal, and many petitions
for the withdrawal of his name had
been received some time before 1t
and the other New York nomina-
lions were withdrawn.
Bond Exchanges.
WASHINGTON, May 7th.- The
amount OF six per cent. bonds re-
ceived at the treasury to-day for
continuance at 81 per cent. was
Sl5,630,200; aggregate amount to
date. $l02, l65. 700
4 ass IUnsEaei Approved.
City OF MEXICO, May The
Eads ship railway contract has
been unanimously approved by the
Chamber Of Deputies.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-05-08

A talented family: The McSpill-
kins family Ia one of the most fash
ionable in Galveston. The old
man, however, is not as nics as he
ought 10 be, but the rest OF the
family are highly accomplished
Somebody was speaking Of them
the other day, and he remark ed
that they all played on some in.
strument. "What does the old
lady play ?" asked a bystander.
"She plays on the piano.h "And
the youngest daughter 2" "She
plays on the harp" "And the
next daughter ?" "She 10 very
proficient on the f1ddle.n "Well,
does the old man play 2" "You
bet he does. He plays the stavin-
est game Of draw poker on Calves.
ton Island"
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-05-08
Interesting Facts About the Elec.
trlC Light.

The London Graphic OF April 2s
contains an illustrated account of
the Swan electric light which will
prove to be Of especial interest to
people residing In the country or
IN places where . sufficient dow OF
water to turn small turbine wheel
can be secured. After the cost of
the lamp and its accomplishments
no other outlay Is necessary. The
experiments made by Mr.. Swan
himself at Crngside, in England,
were with his perfected lamp, which
makes use of a continuous carbon
conductor enclosed in a glass bulb
Theoretically sealed. At distance
of three.quarters of mile the over.
flow of pond was used to propel q
six.horse power turbine wheel.
This moved a small dynamO.elec-
trio battery encased in strong box
near the wheel and produced the
electricity, which is carried to the
house over double row of copper
wires.
The lamp itself is said to be ex.
ceedingly simple aud may be hung
from the ceiling, placed in a brack-
ct on side wall or in the porcelain
body of an old oil or kerosene lamp
Of the style SO much used at pres.
ent. 1t consists of glass bulb
three inches in diameter, from
which a cylindrical arm extends.
Two platinum wires connected with
the intermediate carbon conductor
pass through this arm and into the
bulb and are Theoretically sealed
by fusion of the glass around them
on entrance into the glass wall of
the lamp. The carbon filament IL
a special feature of the lamp and
is "wonderfully thin and elastic"
locking, in the engraving given of
it, like piece Of looped wire.
Since the air is exhausted from the
we'll the carbon does not decom-
pose, in fact it becomes harder
from continued usage. The carbon
thus used by Mr.. swan in his ex-
psrimsnts has lasted uninterrupt.
eddy since last October. 1t is
claimed for the system that the
light can be absolutely divided
without sacrifice of economy, for
ty.five of them being in use at
Cragside, each lamp giving a light
equal to that Of three ordinary
lamps and the current being turn
ed on or off by small switches in.
serted in the walls.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-05-08

A gentleman bought a plaster
cast OF the Venus Of Milo, and hav-
Ing paid for 1t, desired that 1t be
forwarded to his address. The fol-
lowing day, having to leave home
early, he said to his servant, "John,
In tho course of the day Q statue
that have bought will be deliver.
ed here. Place 1t In the drawing
room" On his return he inquired
whether the statue had arrived.
Yes, sir,n replied John, "they
brought . great figure In plae ter,
but I would not take IL In" s'And
whtW "Good gracious, sir, It had
two broken arms, and I knew you
would have said I had broken
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-05-08
SPECIAL NOTICE.

Hereafter notices OF companies, soo!e-
ties, churches, etc., will only be inserted
In the HERALD as paid advertisements.
We reserve, tor Places of Worship, graf
Is directory. which will appear every
Sunday morning.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-05-08
Herald Steam Printing House.

/. Tho facilities Of the HERALD Steam
Printing House for doing Job work are not
surpassed in California outside OF San
Francisco and Sacramento. All work en-
rusted to as will be executed with neat
ness and dispatch At the lowest living
rates.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-05-08
NEW TODAY.
Wanted.

TO EXCHANGE-A first-class Cort-
land two-seated buggy, almost new. for
tOp-buggy or phaeton, or would buy
the latter. Address W. L., P. o. box ia,
Los Angeles, Cal. m8-Iw
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-05-08
80 REWARD.

Lost or strayed,' on Tuesday. May Sd.
from the Virgines Ranch, A BAY
MARE, branded (Cl on the left hip.
Ten Dollars reward will be paid for the
return of the mare to Nordholt's store,
corner OF First and Los Angeles streets.
myS-lm
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-05-08

HO! for Catalina Island!
THE GREAT BATHING, HUNTING
AND FISHING RESORT.
The yacht DON GEORGE. Captain Ed
ward Johnson, will commence running
to Catalina on or about June Is, making
regular trips during the season. The Don
George Will start from the Wilmington
wharf, thus saving passengers tho ex-
pense of transfer Of baggage, ON Tues.
days, Thursdays and Saturdays. Re.
turning, she Will leave the Island on
Mondays, Wedn esdays and Fridays.
Fare for the round trip. 81.
JOHN MORRISON, Agent,
ap24tf Wilmington.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-05-08
NOTICE..

OF WATER FROM
Water Company Will please exercise
economy In the use Of water for the next
four or five days, ~ the ditch u under
repairs from DAMAGE bL the cennL ana
reservoir dltehs Ex69s 2A3QNs
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-05-08
LAST NIGHTS NEWS.
Especial to the HERALD by the Westel n
Union Telegraph Company.l
PACIFIC COAST.
STOCK REPORT.
BAN FRANCISCO STOCK AND Elk.
CHANGE BOARD.
MORNING SESSION.

SAN FRANCISCO, May7
40 Ophir. 81, So, Il405 Justice, Ito, LIS
81 1856 Union, 1921, 10s4
SIS Mexican, IL, 1ls 1910 Alta, 8.S5, $50,
1l74 $50, 3.95
$40 g q C,6N, 61s,7 &5 Andes, 2 20
100 B d b, li5s, lIA 1885 Benton, 81
$40 Gala, I.3O, I.2o 100 Scorpion, l so
$40 Savage, 440, Ass $50 g Gate, 1.s0, l So
265 Con "a, 2.35, 2. IS 385 Curtis, l. 20, 1.26,
70 Chollar, 3 20 l.S5, lao, l.50
80 Potosi, 4.O5 100 Capital,
$50 n & N, 512 $40 Andes, 2A. go
100 Point, 260 $50 Navajo,
50 jacket, 80 5000 Albion, $50, 8 81
400 Keptuck. $50 $50
80 Alpha, $50 10 Mt Diablo, 6as,
255 Belcher, $50. 2.40 6Ns3
400 9 Nevada. l27 % Bodie, "a
l2A 1870 Bulwer. 81
375 Bullion. 1.05,l l20 MOno,2h
So Utah. on 100 Noonday, ~
100 ExcheQuer. 40 200 King, 22L
s65 Overman, 1.90, 10 Bulwer, 81
LBS, I.9J
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-05-08

SAN FRANCISCO, May 7.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-05-08

nIAll the old favorites in new acts
and specialties! Change OF Bill Satur-
day Night!
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-05-08

The arrival OF the Boston excur-
slea party consisting Of ovsr two,
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1881-05-21

J. ". COLEMAN,
General Passenger Agent,
New Orleans, La.
J. G. MANN,
Supt. North Division,
Jackson, Tenn.