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WHOLE NO. 1,4l5.
The Heavenly Armies.

Again, l remark that those of our
departed Christian friends, who in this
world had very strong military spirit,
are now in armies celestial and out in
blOodless battle. There are hundreds
of people born soldiers. They cannot
help it. They belong to regiments in
time of peace. They cannot hear a
drum or fife without trying to keep
step to the music. They are Christians,
and, when they fight. they fight on the
right side. Now, when these, our
Christian friends who had natural and
powerful military spirit, entered Heav-
en-, they entered the celestial army,
The door of Heaven scarcely opens but
you hear military demonstration.
David cried out, "The chariots of God
are twenty thousand" Elisha saw
the mountains filled with celestial
cavalry, st. John said, 1.-THE armies
which are in heaven followed Him on
white horses" Now, when those who
had the military spirit ON earth sancti-
fed entered glory, suppose they right
away enlisted in some Heavenly cam
paign; they volunteered right away.
There must need be in Heaven soldiers
with 4 soldierly spirit. There are
grand parade days when the King
reviews the troops. There must be
armed escort sent out to bring up from
earth to Heaven those who were more
than conquerors. There must be cru
sades being fitted out for some part of
Gods dOminion-buttles bloodless,
grOanless, painless Angels of evil to
be fought down and fought. Other
rebellious worlds to be conquered.
Worlds to be put to the torch. Worlds
to be saved. Worlds to be demolished.
Worlds to be sunk. Worlds to be
: hoisted. Beside that in our own world
Z there are battles for the right and
the Heavenly military. That is what
keeps us Christian refOrmers so buoy
ant. So few good men against so
7 many bad men, so few churches against
50 many grOgshops, SO many pure
/ printing presses against SO many
polluted printing presses, and yet we
e are buoyant and courageous, because
s while we know that the armies of evil
/ in the world are larger in numbers
than the army of the truth, there are
IS celestial cohorts in the air fight
d ing on our side. have not so much
d faith in the army on the ground as |
v have in the army in the air. o God,
If open our eyes that we may see them
It the military spirits that went up from
/" earth to join the military spirits before
d the thrOne-Joshua and Caleb, and
1t Gideon, and David, and Samson, and
m the hundreds of Christian warriors who
on earth fought with fieshy arm, and
ID now having gone up on high are COM
" ing down the hills of heaven ready to
Id fight among the invisibles. Our de
parted Christian friends, who had the
of military spirit in them sanctified
Id are in the celestial army. Whethe
or belonging to the artillery or the caval
ry, or the infantry, know not. 1 onl!
know that they have started out fo
IN fleet service, and courageous service
'st and everlasting service. Perhaps they
er may come this way to fight on our side
es and drive sin, and meanness, and Sata
er from all our hearts. Yonder they ar
coming, coming. Did you not hea
an them as they swept by ?-Dr. Talnaag
on in Frank Leslie's Sunday Magazine fc
September.
Smyrna times., 1882-08-16

BUYING BoOTs.--In the last few
weeks of the war q Confederate, serv-
ing under Lee, wrote home to his
father in North Carolina that he was
almost harefaoted and completely dis
couraged. AS soon us the old man
received the letter he mounted his
mule and set off at a gallop, but was
soon halted by an acquaintance, who
called out:
"Hello! has there been another
fight?"
"Not as I've heard of, but I've got g
letter from Cyrus"
"What does Cyrus sayS"
"He's out o. butes an clean discour-
aged"
"And where ye going7"
"Down to Abner Smiths to borrow
500, 900 to send to Cyrus to git a cheap
par o. shoes, and we're gOing to write
him long letter and send him box o
pills, and tell him to hang ON to the
last, for if Cyrus gets low spirited and
begins to let go the Internal Yank'
will be riding over us aforc we kir
back a mule outer the barn"
"That's so, that's So" nodded th'
other. II kin let you have the none!
myself as we'll as not ] was a saving
up to buy three pucks o tObacker an'
box o. matches all to once, but tn
army mustn't go barefut when it onl,
takes seven or eight hundred thogsap
dollars to buy q purity good pair {
shoes, Go home an git q cart an II
have the money tied up for ye,"
Smyrna times., 1882-08-16

A WILD FEMALE OF THE WOODS
A nude colored woman, wild as goril-
la, is startling the people of the Mar
veil section, twenty miles from Helena,
Ark, on the Midland Railroad. She
has been seen several times, and the
last time threw a young lady, who was
misunderstanding, into hysteria, and
with a grunt, not unlike that of wild
hog, jumped up and ran into the forest.
At the time of her discovery she was
burrowing into the side of the road
catching and eating crawfsh, which
she ate, claws, hide and all. As yet
nothing can be ascertained as to her
identity, but steps will be taken to that
end. She is very black, and foams al
the mouth when angry, like a wild
animal at hay,
Smyrna times., 1882-08-16

While last year the Southern States
depended upon the North for their
cereals the crop Of corn in some OF
tho States below the Mason and
Dixon's line this year promises to be
enormous. Sanguine estimates predict
fully 125,000 bushels in Texas alone,
and it is confidently expected that in
stead of raising barely enough to supply
its own wants the Lone Star State VIII
export $4,000 bushels of its surplus to
some other market. The Texas cotton
crop also is going to be above the aver
age this season, and altogether the
outlook promises a boom of prosperity
In that region. And, by the way
Texas is the State, we believe, that has
nearly 81 100000 cash balance in th'
State Treasury.
Smyrna times., 1882-08-16
THE LEGEND OF TIE ROSE.

The Summer came TO Paradise.
thousand years and more;
But still the carrier winds that went
No rose-scent up to Heaven bore,
Till Man to Eden's garden came,
And Cain his brother slew;
Then where the earth drank in the blood
The primal rose-bush sprang and grew.
The incense from the ruined shrine
Then to the flower was given,
Which, with the prayer of him who fell,
The carrier winds took up to Heaven.
While telling of the martyrs blood
The flower its bushes bore
The thorn speaks of the lurking curse
Fixed there by God for evermore!
The wandering murderer still its pang
Through all the years had borne,
Till He who ere the cross they made
The plated crown of thorns had worn!
For never till then were Rest and Hope
And Love known by poor Cain;
And ne'er till the blood of Jesus fell
Would the rose bush bloom in bushes again,
Save on the spot where they buried the slain
M Y. Moore, IN Frank Leslies Sunday MdgG=iT
for September.
Smyrna times., 1882-08-16
The Value of Kind Words.

A pleasant-lOoking country lady
,ame to my home not long since, and
said to me-
"Do you want to buy a jar of but
5er?"
1t was very nice, and asked the
price. She informed me, but added:
"You shall have it for five cents a
pound less"
How was this? She was not one of
my parishioners. She was a stranger,
and l was at loss to know why was
thus favored. But soon the mystery
was solved.
You said kind word to my John,
and neither he nor l will ever forget
you"
AS she said this the tears came to
her eye, and 1 felt little moisture
gathering in my own.
The Incident is worth repeating, and
though am party concerned, | will
tell it modestly, and with the hope
that the story may do somebody a
little good.
Three months previous to this a
young man called to see me. | was in
my study preparing my discourse for
the next sabbath He was cdnrdsser,
and took from his pocket a book. My
first impulse was to tell him | was
busy, and had not time to spend in
that way. But he was a young man,
and at once thought, eff he was my
son, would l like another man to repel
him ?"
l took the volume in my hand. 1t
was Coughs Sunlight and Shadow"
l looked it through, and then said to
the young man:
"You have very fine book, just
such a book as | would like to have
and which / wish was in every home
in the land. But | cannot buy any
more books just now. am a minister
and not n moneyed man."
He looked disappointed, and said:
"You are a temperance man, and
cannot sell this book in this community
unless / have your name"
"Well," / said, 81 will give yOl
something better than my name"
So wrote him little notice of tn
book, and commended him and hi
work to the intelligent, and apprecia
tive public.
1t is true l lost half an hour by thi
interview. But l was in better moo
, to return to my study than if | ha
l rudely driven the stranger from m
door. Indeed 1 believe the smile {
f that face, and the pressure of tha
e hand, and the hearty "thank you
r coming from those lips, gave my min
e and my pen an impetus, and l am nj
n sure but in reality that young ma
a proved a benefactor to me.
A few weeks after he returned an
n brought me handsomely bound COP
h of the Sunlight" For this he wOuI
" take no compensation.
e 81 have sold a large number
Y copies. Everybody likes it. Al
s your recommendation did more fl
= me than all Others"
" But now we come to The Sequel:
N l had not asked the young ms
where he came from, and had almo
re forgotten his name, when his moth
IS coming from BallstOn, seven mil
Or South of us, offered me her good butt
le at u reduced price.
ye "Do you remember the young m
K, to whom you gave rOcOmmendati
to for Mr.. Coughs bOOk?"
rs "Oh, yes"
lis "Well, he is my son, and has be
We an invalid for years. He never {
lis any business before. We had to co
We him to try this. Your kind ,VOrds sta
he ed him. He succeeded splendidly
nd selling the book, and because he "
las so successful he has obtained a perm
nent situation with a good salary.
on ReU. Peter Stryker, d. d., an Fro
er LesIie's Sunday Magazine for Septemt
Smyrna times., 1882-08-16

A Concord philosopher says: "God
cannot know himself correctly unless
He, the self-known, is in every respect
the same as the self that knows, and
here we have no longer a self other
than self, but a subject object" We
never would have thought it.
Smyrna times., 1882-08-16

Cincinnati is as devoted to music aa
ever. The esthetes that city are now
in rapture over a new song which has
lust come out. 1t is entitled, " He Has
Wallowed in the Gutter and His Pants
Behind are Wet"
Smyrna times., 1882-08-16

In some parts of Chicago there IS q
saloon for every six houses. 1t is
different in CincinAati, where they
generally manage to have six saloons
foE every house, and very often that
house has keg in the cellar.
Smyrna times., 1882-08-16

1t is hard to get down to social classi-
fication in this country. AT Newport
the cottagers won't associate with the
the hotel hoarders, and at some other
Yesorts the hotel boarders won't
associate with the cottagers.
Smyrna times., 1882-08-16
A Mysterious 0rganiSt.
FROM THE GERMAN.

Years ago, at grand old cathedral
overlooking the Rhine, there appeared
q mysterious organist. The great COM
poser who had played the organ so long
had suddenly died, and every person,
from the peasant to the king, was won
dering who could be found to fill his
place. One bright Sabbath morn, as
the sexton entered the church, he saw
stranger sitting at the crape-shrOuded
organ. He was a TALL graceful man,
with pale but strikingly handsome face,
great blue, melancholy eyes, and hair
like a raven for gloss and color, sweep
ing in dark waves over his shoulders.
He did not seem to notice the sexton,
but went on playing, and such music as
he drew from the organ no words can
describe. The astonished listener de-
clared that the organ seemed to have
grown human-that it walled, and
sighed, and clamored. When the music
at length ceased, the sexton FASTENED
to the stranger and said:
"Pray, who are you, sir?"
"Don't ask me my name," he replied.
II have heard that you are in want OF
an organist, and have come here on
trial"
you'll be sure to get the place. y eX
claimed the sexton. "Why, you sur
pass him that's dead and gone"
"No, no, you overrate me" replied
the stranger with a sad smile, and then
as if disinclined to conversation, h
turned from old Hans and began t.
play again. And now the musi
changed from a sorrowful strain to
grand old pean, and the mysterious OF
ganist,
Smyrna times., 1882-08-16

No use trying to be poetic or look
for the romantic nowadays. The
Waterbury american has diseoYered
that even the much-sung milkmaid is a
man.
Smyrna times., 1882-08-16

One Saratoga hotel has chifdrens'
piazza way off at the furthest end of
the building where the yells won't
disturb anybody except transient.
guests, whom nobody knows,
Smyrna times., 1882-08-16

The dress coat regulation at Long
Branch hops has been abandoned, the
girls having got tired of dancing with
each other.
Smyrna times., 1882-08-16
Looking upwards full of grace,
Prayed, till from happy place
Gods glory sInote him on the face

and his countenance seemed not unlike
that of Saint Michael, as portrayed by
Guido.
Lost in the harmonies that swelled
around him, he sat with far-seeing gaze
fixed on the distant sky, glimpse of
which he saw through the open win
dow, when there was a stir about the
church, and royal party came sweep
ing in. Among them might be seen
Young girl, with blue eyes like the
violet hue, and lips like cherries. This
was the Princess Elizabeth, and all
ewes were turned to her as she seated
herself i'm the velvet-cushiOned pew ap-
propriated to the court. No sooner
had the music reached her ears than
she started as if n ghost had crossed
/ her path. At last her eyes met those
of the organist in along, yearning look,
when the melody lost its joyous notes
and once more walled and clamored.
"By my faith," whispered the king
to his daughter, " this Organist hath a
master hand. Hark ye, he shall play
at your wedding"
The pale lips of the Princess parted,
but she could not speak she was dumb
with glief. Like one IN painful
dream, she saw the pale man sitting al
the organ, and heard the melody that
filled the vast edifice. Aye, well sh'
knew who he was, and why the instru
ment seemed breathing out the agon!
of tortured soul.
!. When the service was over ana Tn
y, royaI party left the cathedral, he stoi
| away as mysteriously as he had come
$50 He was not seen by the sexton until tn
vesper hour, and then he appeared !
IN the organ loft and commenced his tasi
While he played, yelled hgui
qlided In and knelt near the shrin
There she knelt until the worshipel
dIspersed when the sexton touched N
on the shoulder and said: MADAM
" every one has gone except you and m
and wish to close the door,"
he The sexton drew back into sha'
{ niche and listened. The mysterlo
organist kept his place but his he
work was bowed upon the instrument a.
he could not see the deY9tee.
length she arose from the isle, 9
u sale moving to the organ loft paused hel'
$500 the musician,
: "BertFam r. she murmered'
l., Quick as thought the orgaplst r''l'
his head. There, with the llght Q
lamp suspended to the arch above
nos stood the Princess who had g'aoea
llO0I royal pew that day The court ~ u
Oor' of velvet, with its soft ermlne u
mings, the tiara, the necklace
Y, as. bracelets, had been exchanged 10
grey, serge robe and 2 long thll
ecaeS which was now pushed back nom
girlish face.
"oh, Elizabeth, Elizabeth ~
lated the organist, as ne sank az
y by feet, and gazed wlstfuiiy INTO
ound troubled eyes. -
souaa es'ina "why are you here Der'ra
asked the Princess.
Smyrna times., 1882-08-16

It is said that 100000, 900 glasses of
beer went down the throats OF thirsty
Cincinnatians last year.
Smyrna times., 1882-08-16

Invalid wives and mothers quickly
restored to health by using Browns
Iron Bitters. A true tonic.
Smyrna times., 1882-08-16
CARPETS AND OlCLOTHS.

cp,l, ,fromN York at New York Prices
Carpets" Three Ply
f,,ots Rugs Borders Tacks, Bindings, Thread.
OIeOlF' York desired 5centsa
Smyrna times., 1882-08-16
DRY GOODS And NOTIONS.

Swisses, Pgues, NansOOks Percaes.
Tkne Prints Muslns CretOnne Linens Skirngs Fannels.
s CoOnad Table Linens Towels, Crashes
. co Hosiery, Buttons IAces Sewing Silks, Braids, Webs.
GreU " Ladies' Gents and Chldrens Gauze Underwear
Suspenders, KerchieE. Umbrellas.
Smyrna times., 1882-08-16
BOOKS AND STATIONERY.

Miscellaneous Books Youth and Older People.
Music Books, Albums Frames School Books
NJ p Memorandum Books Pocket Books School Stationery
BanA Paper, Envelopes Inks Fluids Pens Pencils Cryon.
Blank Bonds Mortgages Deeds,
Gold Fine Holders together
Smyrna times., 1882-08-16
CROCERIES and PROVISIONS.

, lava Iarlavra, NIaracaibo, Rio and Mixed Cofees.
Moasses and all other
Baking
PeST'N" Meats, Poultry Fish, Vegetables Fruits.
Cboso Choice Nackerel Beef, Lard Crackers, Cakes
Powder Shot Tobacco Bungs.
nj Oil Iinseed Oil, NeatsOOt Oil.
Flour
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-03-11
A Losisg Business.

The examination Of II. Robinson. the
junk dealer. charged with receiving
stolen goods. has been in progress at
the court Of Justice Henderson. Viz
sinia, today. II those guilty OF receiv.
ing stolen goods are convicted. q great
deal Of theft now committed BY boys
will be stopped. In this connection a
Circumstance is remembered that taught
a certain foupdryman q lesson. He had
been in the habit Of buying all the old
iron brought to him BY boys. because he
could get it cheap. It worked all right
for a time, but the boys got holder and
more expert in thisving after n while.
and il was not long before 1t was discov.
cred they stole some oi'ths mans wi
iron, broke II into unreeognaole pieces
and sold ii back to him. They played
the game successfully for Q month or
more before il was found il. 1t is esti-
mated that he bought one lot no less
than six times. That man does not now
encourage boys to pick up old iron.
neither does he buy II from them.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-03-11
An.r..s. ssr..s Rspess.

San Francisco. March Ill p. NJ
Ophir. 81 bid; Savage. 10 bid. Is
asked; Mexican. 81 bid; Uu,vn Con-,
l0S bid. IL asked; overuan. ioc bid;
Alta. 2 80 asked: Andes, zoe bid. 75c asked;
Eureka Con-. 10 asked; Hale Il NorerOss,
II bid. 80 asked; Yellow Jacket. l IS
asked; Gould 4 Curry. 3 Is bid, 3 20 asked;
Potosi. I bid; Justice. Goo bid; Beloher,
Toe sales; Benton. 4Oc bid. 45c asked
Utah. 4 co sales; 0phir, 3 s. bid; Savage.
I 10 sales; Union. loh bid, l0R sales;
Sierra Nevada, ~ bid. ia asked. ia
sales; scorpion. zoe bid. $50 asked
Con Virginia. 75e bid. soc asked; Yellow
Jacket. I 80 bid. I IS asked. l IS sales;
Chollar. I Is asked; Hale 4 Noreross, II
sales; Mexican. shs bid. 81 asked; Potosi.
I sales. 95s bid.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-03-11
Latest Flood Reports.

New ORLEANS, March l0.-It Is ofa-
cially requested owing to tho danger
from waves caused by the wheels, tina.
the pilots and captains of steamboats,
pass as far away as possible from the
lsvsss ct exposed and threatened points.
and run slowly and carefully. 1t 10 also
requested that steamboats, cease running
altogether for the present in Bayou La.
fourche.
A dispatch from Bayou Sara says that
two bad breaks have occurred in Point
Coupee lsvee. e%ndanRering q large dis.
,riet Of valuable sugar plantations.
WASHINGTON. March TO- Secretary
Lincoln has just received o telegraphio
report from Captain Leo in regard to the
damage and suffering caused BY the
Mississippi overflow. which is the most
disastrous aud widespread that ever 90
CARED, and which has resulted In de.
struction Of q correspondinRly great eX.
tent. The very lowest estimate OF the
number Of destitute persons 10 placed at
lS. 500. Many residents OF the back
counties have taken refuge In the hills
to the east, and their immediate want
are provided for through local aid.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-03-11
County Jail No. ,.

Judge Rising today rendered bis de-
cision in the case Of Frank Fredericks,
r%elstor. vs.. the County Auditor and the
Board Of County Commissioners. where
in the legality Of the old city jail and tho
bills for its maintenance were involved.
His decision shows that the position
taken by the News in denouncing that
institution On illegal one and IN unwar-
ranted expense. was correct. In decid-
ing the writ OF cer,iorsri, under which
the matter had been brought before him,
the Judge said he had thoroughly exam.
med the Law relating thereto. he had
found the office Of City Jailer had been
created by an ordinance under the
charter Of the city o! Virginia. The
charter had been repealed by the Con.
solidation Act and the second section OF
that Act had absolutely abolished all
offices existing under that charter or
by virtue OF an ordinance under that
charter. The Board OF County CON-
m~issioners, under the law, had no
legal authority to create such an
office or appoint q man TO fill that posi-
ton. His conclusion was that The in
stitution Was maintained by the
County Commissioners without lawful
right and the claim Of +. d. Plunkett.
as City Jailer THAT bill was used as o
test should not bs paid by the county;
consequently the Auditor and Recorder
is prohibited from drawing his warrant
for the amount Of the claim.
Counselor Deal. for the defendants,
said he had been instructed to appeal
from the decision in case II should be
u~nfavorable to the Commissioners ana
and Auditor, and he therefore asked q
stay Of ten days from the day Of filing
judgment to prepare his appeal. Ihe
stay vas granted.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-03-11
NAMING LETTERS.
Yellow Jacket.

GOLD HILL. March IL. lSs2.-R. n.
ToQis. Esq. Vice President The pumps
have been kept running at i've strokes
per minute since tbs last weekly report.
The water this forenoon is IS feet above
the $500 level station, and Is evidently
reaching the elevation OF it's head. ~ 1t
has risen but IL feet during the past 1--WE
days. and but IS inches the past "a
hours. Five strokes per minute was the
speed required to keep the mine free OF
water bsIors the extra fiow from the Ex-
chequsr mine came. The pumps at i've
strokes throw 800 gallons q minute. At
seven strokes aud the assistance OF bail
ing tanks, We can discharge 1900 gallons
Der minute. No other work is being
done in mine at present.
II. G, TAYLOR, Superintendent.