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Year: 1869




Paint square rag to rot on the we'll,
Hew a white stone to totter and fall
Blow sweet tune that soon dies away,
Build a big house where fools may go pray
Bridge q bold stream that knsves may enter
A city vast where vice doth centre;
Lay down a railroad of length sublime
SO cheating may thrive in every cline;
Defend william before paek'd jury,
Urge a bad bill with Congressional fury,
Preach vile sermons to peope asleep,
Deceive g sweet woman and make her weep;
Write some thick books to feed the gay moth,
Dress your poor carcass in costliest cloth
Poison mankind with your doctors stuff,
Waste your life to make money enough;
Marry rich shrew, fruitful in brats,
Who'll fret you worse than q garret Of rats;
Own much bank stock and high priced
pew,


Raise mp your children to do so too;
Buy in the country fine estate,
And die like dog at your dinner plate.


q. w. y.
Year: 1869

GRAND CONCERT.-The Richmond Musi-
cal Association have held their meetings in
the lecture-room of the Second Baptist
church from about the time of the organ
ization Of the Association until recently,
and the church has declined to receive any
compensation for rent, fuel, or lights. IN
testimony Of their appreciation of this
liberality, the members Of the Association
at their meeting on Thursday night unani-
mously resolved to tender to the church a
complimentary concert for the benefit Of the
church. This concert will take place on
the night Of the second Wednesday in May.
The programme selected for the occasion
will call forth the best talent Of this de-
servedly- popular Society, and we doubt not
will secure crowded house on that occa-
sion.
Year: 1869

R1CHINGs TRouPE.-The coming Of this
splendid English Opera company will be
looked forward to with great pleasure by
their many admirers in Richmond, and VIC
doubt not but that their season will be as
successful as their previous ones in this
place. Their repertoire is most excellent
one, and comprises six of the most faVorite
operas,
Year: 1869

You talk about the canal the shmus Of suez
the lsthmus of Danenwe Will talk about the canal from


Smyrna to the Delaware Bay


1t well remembered with older heads of SMYRNA


that the most ourshing town IN the State
when business all alive, happy and con-


tented But alas! what change and well can say how


the mighty have fallen. For the last eight nine years we
have been laid the shefbut broke the sky is
clear But yesterday insignificant


little INLAND tOwnOd3y incorporated city with an
Alderman an1 City Council with their satetes-town police
dOgcatchers and muzZerS;fUr well i'm
CITY, where the thronged with people, passing and
repaSng in the hot rabd dogs not knowing
what moment they be bit by those canines But our
city fathers have laid the Shelf harms way
And the used to at large droppin their
mud the pavemen-a nuisance inolerabe to be
borne All OF this has been swept by the dragging
of the ladies dresses but by the potential powers of an


man. As we said day has broke See what
have made in the last we have commenced and
nearly completed Town Hail. building that is going to he
credit to the town. with host of smaller all
going to show that enterprise and prosperity
again. We now turn to notice the Smyrna to


the Delaware Bay which is the topic hit US into tho
annals of fame and Improvement can be done for one
hundred thousand dollars and when we will
have the of the North opened to us and an nAx 0
the products of the souh-whch will the spirit Of
enterprise by starting cotton and wooden with
other enterprises which will spring lead great
Who wouldn't Smyruap So after we have done all
can for beloved town turn to the inner man.
SELF and show where get cheap cothng-where
you may find suits of Clothing Reiymade 81 up to s6
Under Cothing-Shts and Drawers SOO up to S4OO


splendid assortment OF OverShrts cents up to
splendid assortment of Buck Sheep Gloves and aunt
let's; fine stock OF Fancy Bows Handkerchie
Paper and Linen Cuffs and Collars fact all of the little
novelties that completes Gents splendid stock of


Hats aud Caps of the latest greater stock than can be
found elsewhere in Smyrna the Bee not excepted
full line OF Trunks. Travelling Bags and Valises.


We wish TO call especial our stock of Beavers
DOeskns Black Cloth and Fancy Cassmeres, the piece
which we will sell at prices little are


rou of quitting this branch business person
Ing to obtain Bargains in Piece Goods will well
as we are determined to close the stock
cost. WARD & PHILLIPS
Year: 1869

Some important changes have recently been
made in wedding etiquette. The card invita-
tons should be issued three weeks before the
marriage, and should be p. divided by the bride s
parents. BrideS-expectant should entirely Sc.
Guide themselves after the cards are issued
At large receptions each guest should leave his
or her visiting card, so that the hostess NAV
be positive who was present There should be
four bridesmaids and groomsmen present at a
wedding. Congratulations are out of place in
church. and should be reserved for the recep
ton. The display of bridal presents is going
out OF fashion among people of taste When
the collation. is announced, the bride and groom
lead the way to the dining room. The brides S
cake is in the centre of the table, and the bride
cuts the first slice. The reception lasts dur
ing the afternoon, and is sometimes followed
by dance in the evening. If the bridal party
go on a tour, their departure is usually the
signal for the guests to disperse The old SUI
perstition of throwing an old shoe after the
happy pair, to insure good luck, is faithfully
observed
Year: 1869

A CHANGE IN THE CLIMATE OF THE WEST.
"A singular change seems to be creeping Owl
all our Western regions. Summer rains are
rapidly on the increase, and the necessity of
irrigation is lessening, especially for the grain
and slow growing vegetables When the Nor
mons first went to Utah, their was no rain from
April to November; but now Summer showers
are of frequent occurrence. 1t is so in Colora-
do and in California there is growth in the
moisture OF the Summer and lessening need
of artificial watering for the main crops Salt
Lake is growing in size and freshness, and the
Jordon Increasing in width and sluggishness of
movement The whole basin once filed with
water, is slowly returning to its old condition.
The lake is rising at the rate of foot year.
General Conors little steamboat that has been
carrying ties for the railroad across the lake
during the last year, certainly rode a mile over
what was good grazing ground five years before.
Does Providence propose to drown the Nor
nouns out, and with water solve the problem
that is puzzling our moral philosophers and
statesmen2
Year: 1869

THE SUEz CANAL-One of the most i'm
portant effects of the opening of the Suez Ca
nal is already being experienced in London by
the fall Of the rates of freight offered for YES
sells sailing to and from China via the Cape of
Good Hope The benefits arising from this
fact are the more important because they re-


fleet upon the community at large, by causing
reduction in the cost of many of the most cur.
rent articles of daily consumption. On all
merchandise drawn from such long distances
the items of freight and insurance occupy
prominent position, and the means by which
they can be lessened are benefits in which the
general public participates The effects already
caused by the success of this colossal under
taking, in the trade between Europe and the
East, are but foreshadowing of the results
that will accrue to us and Europe generally
when canal across the Isthmus of Darien
shall have been established. The government
has already taken active steps in this matter
by ordering surveys, and it is to be hoped that
no time will be lost in the commencement of a
work so essentially necessary to our general
interests,
Year: 1869

>, HOGGISH.-Our Milford cotemporary, the
Mutudl Frtnd says:


This fall one year ago, we took occasion to
mention of a number of big hogs in this vicini-
ty We thought at the time and we think now,
that there was no disgrace in this thing but
the Smyrna Times saw fit to dub as the hog
organ. Now our object in mentioning these
things is to stimulate our raisers to improve
their stock" &C.


That was " sarkasum," neighbor, as Arte-
mus Ward would say, and We had no idea you
would take it SO hard or that it would stick 70
your ribs so long We fully appreciate your
motive in trying to improve hog culture In
your community, and we won't call YOU ugly
names any more if you devote your entire pa
per to that object much less half of it, as last
year.
Year: 1869

A delegation of the republican members of
the Virginia Legislature, who recently bolted
the Republican Convention in Richmond, Wis
tied the President Saturday and had an inter
view with him upon the subject of the admis-
sion of the State. The President expressed
himself favorable to the admission of the State
if the officers could comply with the reconstruc.
tion laws, but said that he would leave the
matter entirely with Congress.
Year: 1869

We take it for granted that by this time all
our patrons have visited Philadelphia, and at
tended the great sale now in progress at the
great Oak Hall Buildings of Wanamaker &
Brown All whom we have met with have ex
pressed their surprise and qualification at the
rare bargains they were able to effect there
Any man will miss it who let's this chance slim.
and any mother will miss it who does not
see to it that I" the boys " are well provided
for in this emergency.
Year: 1869

PRoF. ZENKER marked = number OF
bees with a solution Of ochre. aud found by
observation that these left their hive five
times In quest Of honey. between half past
five In the morning and uoon-visiting a
rape field in blossom. "ne-thrd Of a mile
distant. lie could not discover that any
OF these marked bees lett the hive In the
afternoon of the same day.
Year: 1869

Too SMALL TEAMS. But wc lack in
oue thing we try 10 get along with too
small a team. We will try 10 make the
old mare and steers do this year, and sell
the oxen; but II our team Is light We must
plough light and We have 80 much Ia do
that we have not time enough TO cross
plough. We must harrow and lei IL 20
this year till the steers 20, large, and 80
ne cheat ourselves. Perhaps next year
we can sell the old mare and make the
colt do but this wont do; We must keep
team enough.
Year: 1869

A good farmer is generally true friend
an affectiOnate husband, al excellent par
eats, and AN honest man; aud it is esfab-
Ilshed axiom that = sceN titled farm denotes
the supervision Of an enlightened mind
Year: 1869

The gem of all others which encircles
the corOnct of a lady's character is un.
affected picty Nature mry lavish
much upon her person-the enchaut.
ment Of the countenance, the graceful.
ness of her nlien or the strength of her
intellect, yet her loyeliness is uucrewn-
ed until picty throws around the whole
the sweetness and power Of her charms
she then becomes unearthly in her tenn
per, her desires aud associations. The
spell which bound her affection 10
things below is broken, and she mount,
on the silent wings of her fancy aud
hope to the habitation of God, whlre it
will be her delight to hold communion
with the spirits that have been rau-
somed from the thraldom Of earth, and
wreathed with a garland of glory.


Her beauty may throw magical
charm over many princes, and conquer
ors may bow with admiration at that
shrine of her riches--the sons of sci
cace and poetry may enbalm her memo
ry in history and soug-yet piety must
be her ornament, her pearl. Her name
must be written in the Book of Life"
that when mountains fade away, aud
every memento Of earthly greatness is
lost in the general wreck OF nature, it
may remain and swell tic list Of that
mighty tbrong which have been clothed
with the mantle Of righteousness, aud
their voices attuned to the melody of
Heaven. With such treasure every
lofty qualification on earth may be pur.
chased; friendship will be doubly sweet;
life will be but pleasant visit to earth,
and death the entrance upon a joyful
and perpetual home. Aud when the
notes Of the last trump shall be heard,
and sleeping millions awake to judg-
ment, its possessor shall be presented
before the throne, faultiess, with OK.
ceeding joy, and shall wear away
crown Of life.


Such is piety. Like tender flower,
planted in the fertile nature Of womsn's
heart, it grows, expanding its foliage
and imparting its fragrance to all
around, till transplanted it is set to
bloom in the paradise Of God.


Follow the start will light you
through every labyrinth in the wilder
ness Of life, gild the gloom that will
gather around you iu the dying hour,
and bring you safely over the tempos-
tuous Jordan Of death into the promised
and settled rest.
Year: 1869

A SAILING FAcE.-Which will you
do--smile, aud make your household
happy, or be grabbed, and make all
around you gloomy and miserableY The
amount Of happiness you can produce
is incalculable il you show smiling
face, kind heart and speak pleasant
words. Wear a pleasant eountenance,
let joy beam in your eyes, aud love glow
on your forehead. There is no joy like
that which springs from kind act or
pleasant deed and you will feel il at
night when you lie down to rest, at
morning when you rise, aud through
the day when at your business.
Year: 1869

Sermon by the Rev. DIR. BeII0ws'


The text of the Rev. DR.. Bellows yesterday morn
ing's discourse was taken from the seventyseventh
Psalm, third verse:-I remembered God, and was
troubled,n The reverend gentleman remarked, IN
the opening of his discourse, that he did not believe
the Psamist meant that he was troubled with the
remembrance OF God, but that his mind was over
whelmed with the divine goodness and mercy. Our
sins never look SO hideous as In the light OF Gods
infinite mercy. When angels hid their faces before
their Master how must the repentant sinner, who
feels the light OF Gods love penetrate his heart be
dazzled with the brghtnesss God Is merciful as
well as Just and, therefore, II we bow ourselves In
obedience to His will we may remember Him with
out fear, God Is refuge for all the frail family
ofmankind. He did not hold up the cloudess Image
Of his own perfection TO the gaze or mankind wltn-
out providing means for our rescue from the
hldeous bonds OF sin. The spirit that should have
possession Of those who would approach the divine
presence was not one OF despair. God Is not an
Egyptian taskmaster TO force us to bear burdens too
weighty for oursstrength, but father and friend,
OF his children We should approach Him as


child approaches its father trustingly, believingy
and without fear. No accuser does as much service
love; its gentlest Sigh is louder than the thunder
Love Is law and sin is the fracture Of law. mis-
multiplication table SIN by rectitude and truth.
But as Gods justice Is superior to all law and his
remember @ shh Him % Without being troubled The reye
rend gentleman said that during the late war he
often stood in the ante-room Of our martyred but
not forgotten nor dshonored President when poor
people whose relatives were In trouble called to
appeal to that kindly and benevolent ruler on their
behalf and there he was impressed with the great
mercy Of God; for II In human affairs 1t s blessing
that The chief ruler Of nation can be approached
mankind 10 appeal personally to God for thai mercy
which justice cannot sanction. God Is the friend Of
the miserable, and loves best those who suffer most.
Are they blessed m0stf In the oyster Is the pearl
the diamond In the waste OF sand; and these poor
suffering unfriended people have the light OF God
Chi nU IN fhaU yVh a
ocean OF life. Sickness and trouble make God re-
membered, for though pain is an unmitigated evil
1t carries jewel IN Its hideous head.


The reverend gentleman concluded his eloquent
discourse by fervent appeal to the congregation to
prepare for the troubles that would be theirs sooner
or later that they could the dark hour OF their
sorrows remember God.
Year: 1869

Sermon by the Rev. ID. X. Lee.


The Rev. d. X. Lee held forth at the Blocker
street Universalist church yesterday morning,
on the words OF the twenty-eighth and
twenty-ninth verses Of the fifth chapter OF
the Gospel according to st. John-"Marvel no.
at this; for the hour Is coming In the which all that
are In the graves shall hear his voice. and shal
come forth they that have done good unto the res
direction OF life, and they that have done evil unto
the resurrection Of damnaton.n The orthodox min
listers place literal Interpretation upon this text and
hold that those who have done good shall be brought
forth to resurrection Of life in heaven, and those
who have done evil to aresurrecton OF dannaton; but
this Interpretation Is not correct 1t only provides for
two classesthose who have done good and those VINO
have done eyileavng the TWO otner grea. classes
whoihave done neither without any resurrection ALL
According to this doctrine salvation Is thing OF
merit and not OF grace as the Scripture teaches US
to believe According to the literal Interpretation
all who have done one evll act VIII rise TO the resur
eeon ey and o. S evil Sna y no
for them. Therefore we see that the words OF the
Apostle must not be interpreted literally. What,
then the meaning OF the resurrection OF damnatonf
Is damnatiOn endless woe The preacher thought n0t
for In the original the word condemnation was often
is said in the Bible Of the duration Of damnation; IN
no place do we read that 1t 10 endless The true In
depreciation Of the text teaches US that those who
have done good shall rise to life OF JOY and those
who have done evil to condemnation. The Univer-
salsts believe In an immediate ana continuous res
direction Of the dead in the order in which they died.


Those who left the world at peace with God shall
wake to eternal happiness. and those no died Inn


penitent TO be condemned and converted, not
sa;d Is doctrine sSsaea oy Wnas peter
lrmed by the current voice Of Scripture.
There is no such thing as utter damnat0n. Creation
itself shall be delivered from evil The dlscords and
sins Of the world shall pass away forever. The
whole Of moral creation will be brought to final per-
fecton II VIII be the crowning Joy OF the universe
none are left to mourn In sin. Can we think OF q
more comforting doctrine to preach to mourners
than that the dead shall liver As In Adam all die,
even in Christ shall all live. Since by man came
death, so by man came the resurrection.
Year: 1869

nua messages took strong ground against the eIten
sion of slave territory He subsequently elected


limited States Senator, serving from 1851 to 1851
when he retired to private life and spent some years


in foreign travel At the breaking out Of the Rebel


lion he was outspoken in support of the Republic, and
participated in the great Union gathering at Union
square, May 90 1861, where he made short but stir
ring address. In January, 1862 he was appointed
with Bishop Ames upon a commission to relieve the
Union prisoners in the South and though the Commits
soners were denied admission to the territory held
by the insurgents they succeeded in negotiating a
general exchange of the prisoners of war; Later IN
that year Mr. Fish wrote letter in which Gen.
Grants peace principles in time of war are so pun
gently set forth that his earnest words uttered at
that time of doubt, may have gone far to commend
him as a member of the new Administration. He
said 1--WE must conquer peace-wo cannot buy it,
and if we could it would be valueess, as it would be
disgracefulD Such is the Secretary of State whom
Grant has chosen,
Year: 1869

NEW-ORLEANs, March II-Ihe COMMITTEE OF
the Cbamber q, Commerce to which was submitted
memorial and petition to Congress- from the Philadelphia
sugar reners asEng an increase OF duties on sugar.
ported that the present condition Of the sugar refining
Interest docs moi seem require Congressional ad that
sugar planting interest of the South appears prosper
Gus enough under the present tariff TO render additional
duty that the general sentiment OF te peO
pie is unfayorabe TO higher duties therefore, they can
petition Congress for higher duties on any grade OF
sugar. The report was In the form OF a resolution.
Year: 1869

Ex.Secretary Stanton authorizes
the denial Of the story Of the New
York Times correspondent concern
ing the order for superseding General
Grant before vicksbprg by General
Banks. He eave be never issued
such an order, and be does not be-
lieve that anybody else did.
Year: 1869

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Dr. Jones President Of the Board OF Police Sur.
geons Yesterday submitted 20 President Bosworth,
OF the Police Board his report OF cases attended by
him personally at the station houses last year. The
report shows that Dr. JONES' at least has performed
his station house duty credably. In MS report he
covers the whole ground in dispute between the Two
Boards takes the ground that the law does not In
tend that surgeons shall attend at station houses
upon persons sick suffering from accidents, but
merely to exercise general supervision over the
members OF the force, examine applicants FOR ap-
polntment on force, and attend upon sick members
and prisoners IN the custody OF the police In station
houses. lie had lengthy Interview with Mr. Bos-
WORTH in which he maintained that the great ma
jority OF the surgeons had complied with the law
and performed all the duty demanded OF them by the
law. Regarding the Central once duty, DR.. Jones
asserts that DIR. Pooler was employed by the
be required OF MIN, and Is paid by them
pro rata from the salaries OF the members
OF the Board that some time ago the Board instruct
ed the surgeons 10 appoint person TO duty al the
Central ONCE, for whose action they wo1id be
responsible; that they consequently named two
efficient surgeons, and entered INTO contract with
them. believing that the Police Board would approve
the appointments and now that they have not done
80 they are IN dilemma, and know not what TO do


Yesterday number OF the surgeons appeared at
the Central ONCE, and few OF them denounced the
every particular One OF them, TO sustain his reck
less assertions, declared that reporter had
INFORMED MIN that the representatives Oh every
paper that had exposed the neglect Of the sur
geOns had received money to do so, and that II was
rendered 10 him and declined. He declined TO give
his authority but the party with whom he had con-
versed in the presence Of the aggrieved parties
voluntarily informed him that his statements were
false; that he had made any such statement to
him. This enraged the medico. who took the names
of the reporters the building, preparatory to de-
manding satisfaction from each one individually.
The reports Of the physicians are being sent In,
and in few days a synopsis OF what they have
done viii be given, so that the public may know
who have performed their whole duty.
Year: 1869

New YORK, April 1.-The Times In
speaking of the recent Developments
in the Pacific railroad litigation says 6
great deal of Congressional wisdom has
been wasted III pretended efforts to in


vestigate the af;lirs of these railroads


but two or three days. work before {
court Of justice has sufllced to lay bare
one of the most monstrous frauds that
was ever perpetrated upon any govern


ment. The Vice President of the Tn.
ion Pacific railroad company was forced
to testify, admitting that construction
contracts had beer made at rates vary


ing from $4,000 to S96,000 per mile


prices notoriously equal to thrice the
actual cost Of construction, and ccmpar-
ing these prices with the receipts Of the
company it viii be found that they are
calculated with great exactness to strip
the company of every penny Of its
funds, so that in a short time its proper


ty may be sold under foreclosure Of the
first mortgage bonds, leaving the United
States to look where it may for its pal


try loans of S30,000,oO0 to S50,000.000