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Year: 1871

\ gentleman advertised for a boy
to assist him in his office, and nearly
fifty applicants presented themselves
to him. Out Of the whole number
he in short time selected one, and
sent away the rest.


!" | should like to know" said a
friend, con what ground you Sc
lected that boy, who had not even
single recommendation"


/" You are Mistaken said the
gentleman; he had great many.
lie wiped his feet when he came III,
and closed the door after him, show
ing that he was careful. He gave
up his seat instantly to that lame
old man, showing he was kind and
thoughtful. He took off his cap
when he came in, and answered my
questions promptly and respectfully,
showing he was polite and gentle
manly. He spicked up the book
which l. had purposelys laid upon
the floor, and replaced it on the ta-
BILE, while all the rest stepped over
it, or showed it aside; and he waited
quietly for his turn, instead Of push
ing and crowding, showing that he
was honest and orderly. When
talked with him l noticed that his
clothes were carefully brushed, his
hair in nice order, and his teeth as
white as milk; and when he wrote
his name, noticed that his finger
nails were clean, instead of being
tipped with jet, like those Of the
handsome little fellow in the blue
jacket. Do not you call those things
letters of recommendations? l do,
and | would give more for what
can tell about boy by using my
eyes ten minutes than all the fine
letters he can bring me-"
Year: 1871

Joint Resolution to sell exchange the site of Gus.


tnm-house in the city OF Nashville, Tennessee,


that more suitable location may be obtained.


Be it resolved bv the Srnate ard House of Repre-.
sentatlves Of the United States of America in Con.
gress assembled, That the Secretary OF the Treasury
hereby authorized, in his discretion, to sell at
public auction, to the highest and best bidder there
fore the present site for cusIom-house in the city
Of Nashvl e, Tennessee, or to exchange the same
for new and more eligible site, as directed in the
following section


SEC =. And be it further resolved That out of the
proceeds OF said sale OF by such exchange the
Secretary Of the Treasury is authorized and direct.
ed to purchase procure a new and more eligible
site for cusiom-house in said city of Nashville
Provided, That the cost of the site shall in no
event exceed the amount Of the proceeds from the
sale or exchange of the present site.


Approved, February "a, 1870.
Year: 1871

rangemenu for the War Department: Provided
That the commission should reach the conclusion
that the present site of that department the most
suitable for the State Department. and report 10
Congress on the first day of next session.


Approved, December ID, 1869.
Year: 1871

The present convent n shall 90 into effect imme
diately on the exchange of rat6cations. aud shall
continue in force for ten years. Ii neither party
shall have given TO the other six months previous
notice Of It's intention then to terminate the same
it shall further remain in force until the end O
twelve months after either of the high contracting
parties shall have given notice 20 the other of suct
Intention
Year: 1871

A Paris correspondent of the London
Times gives some information respecting
the composition, objects and processes of
the insurgents whose warlike movements
are now attracting general attention. 1t
seems that they are fusion Of three organ
izations. There was the Central Commit
tee of the National Guard" formed of the
delegates of that military body who had
become disafiected, for various reasons tow
ards the Versailles government. Then there
was the "Committee of the Republican
Federation" which has for its aim the
maintenance of the republic even against
the wishes of France, and the constitution
of the "Commune," which would extend
its power over the whole country. Finally,
there appeared a third party, having no om-
cial name, but generally designated as the
"Committee of the Left Bank" lis aim is
to make Paris n free city, independent Of
the rest of France, over which it has no in
tention of extending the tutelary power of
its commune. How this faction could atlil
late with the second is not explained; but
revolutions are not particular in the assort-
ment of their agents. The latter of all





chy, by which each hopes to profit, secretly
intending to make way with its rivals.


with regard to the means by which such
organizations, neither great or powerful,
have been able to get control of Paris, with
its two millions of inhabitants, the same
correspondence from French source gives
some-though an irndequate-light. The
delay of the government and its indecision
did much to strengthen the disafIected ele-
mentS. The population Of Paris is used to
a strong hand, and 1t is liable to call for
bearancc weakness, and that II despises.
Then great error was committed in en-
ployng against the insurgents troops whose
fidelity was not perfectly assured. The fra
termination that ensued gave the impress
sion that all the soldiers of France would
desert the government. The main trouble,
however, was the demoralization of the
people of Paris, meaning thereby not the
populace, in the usual sense of the term,
but more or less of all classes. \ great
many learned so little from the war that
they could not forgive the National Assem-
bly, for making peace. They declare still
that the Prussians would have been beaten
and driven of, with a little more time.
Others cherish the kindred delusion that
Paris Is still the admiration of the world,
and that the provinces of France are only
full of rustics, who are represented in the
Assembly and want to subdue Paris. 1t is
easy to see how these simpletons fell in
with the insurgents, especially when many
of them sported the uniforms of the nation
al guard. In addition to these were the
classes that had run into debt during the
siege and wanted the sponge of general
liquidation" passed over their accounts,
and those workmen who wanted to draw
money from socialistic fund, instead of
earning it. Such were some of the causes
which have led to the last tenthrallment and
disgrace of unfortunate Paris.


The latest intelligence from Versailles
corroborates the news published elsewhere
concerning the defeat of the insurgents and
it seems now as though the end of this in
sane effort was not far distant.
Year: 1871

to the capital of Hayti in search of infor-
nation, and the expression Of confident
opinion that the annexation of San Domin-
go TO the United States would be Of scarce
ly less benefit to the Haytlan than TO the
Dominican neonlo.
Year: 1871

Gentlemen We have been informed that
you have threatened to prosecute us to the full
extent Of the law for making and selling, or
any person for buying or using our stave peach
baskets, on which you claim Letters Patent.
Your advertisement in the SMYRNA TINES,
May 3lst, is also intended to prevent the sale
of our stave baskets by threatening any person
who may buy them with legal prosecution.


The peach growers Of this Peninsula have
too long used the stave peach baskets and
during the last two years been forced to nav
entirely too high prices for them to be easily
frightened by such expedients as you seem to
think will prevent the further use of them un-
less bought of you, at such prices as you may
charge them, now that we are making much
better basket, and selling them at lower prices
than they have been sold heretofore


We desire, however, to inform you that we
are now making our stave peach baskets and
selling them IN large numbers to peach grow
ers, who express themselves we'll pleased with
them. Our orders are daily increasing.
IT you desire to test the legality of your
Letters Patent, as claimed on our stave bas ct,
you now have the opportunity. We will also
furnish you with the names of one or more re-
spOnslOle persons who have bought our baskets,
against whom, we are authorized to state, you
can also institute suit


Very truly, your ob't servants.


WoRDEN 4 EVANS,


SMYRNA Ilal
Year: 1871

INTERESTING To PEACH Growers
are authorized to say that the freight this sea
son on the Delaware Railroad will be no more
nroportionaby to Philadelphia than to New
YORK. This Is a considerable deduction from
last year, and is in favor of those who shin to
Philadelphia.
Year: 1871

There is foolish report that a man named
Springer is claiming Wilmington; that it was
let to man of that name on a 80 years
ground rent lease over two hundred years ago,
and the papers have come to light


The Gazette has the following in reference to
the matter: A few days ago a gentleman, who
claimed to be one Of the heirs to the Springer
estate, came to our Office with Baltimore law
yer and searched the files of the Gazette with a
view to get some information on the subject in
question. And we presume the paragraph
lease alluded to, if ever it had any existence,
expired over one hundred years ago. and our
people have had undisputaba possession for
over twenty-one years, there will be no occa-
sion for the predicted terrible rafting among
the dry bones"
Year: 1871

Another "honest" man of the
''honest" party has turned up
way down in Alabama. This
time the fellow turns up a chris
tian gentleman by the name of
Larkin. This Rev. Larkin re-
ported that 33 indictments had
been found in Judge Busteed's
court for the violations of the
Civil Rights bill. Judge Bus
teed himself testifies that only
one such Indictment had been
found, and that even that was
untried yet. The Rev. Larkin's
testimony before the Outrage
Committee was submitted to
Judge Busteed for his opinion
thereon to its truth. In answer
the Judge said it was entirely
untrue This Larkin is only
one of a large class who
since the war infest the South
and manufacture lies for the
use of the Radical party in the
North.
Year: 1871

A young man in Benton county
dreamed that he had proposed and
been accepted by young lady to
whom he had never spoken. He
made her acquaintance forthwith
and the result was--a wedding.
Year: 1871

A Western journal says Gen.
Butler would take no appoint
ment from the present admins
tration, even if offered him on
the point of a silver fork. He
might not take the appointment,
but the administration would do
we'll to keep an eye on the fork.
Year: 1871

The shape and position of the horses
neck should be particularly observed
by the person who trains, rides or
drives the horse. It is rare to see two
horses formed so exactly alike that they
can bear to have their heads elevated to
the same. height, without painfully in
terfering with the action and power of
all parts of the body. How unseemly
and how barbarous is it, then, for
some ignorant trainers, riders and driv-
ers, to screw. up all the horses, no mat
ter how diversified their. shapes, that
unfortunately fall into their hands, to
the same point, for the purpose of Civ
ing them what they are pleased to call
graceful carriagel Do such people
ever imagine that gracefulness results
from peculiar and appropriate adapta-
ton of the different parts Of the animal
to each other and not from a partial
distortion, such as we often see exhib-
tied under the influence of the heavy
bit, or that most brutal invention, the
check-rein


Were it not for its cruelty, it would
be very amusing to observe the manner
in.which some men in riding or driving
prop themselves up, for the purpose of
pulling, with might and main, at the
poor animals mouth, in the foolish
hope Of being thus able to keep them
from falling, at the same time that they
render them SO much more attractive to
the passers by. Their task is certainly
very anxious and laborious one,
and, if persevered in, it is sure
to end with broken knees. and
perhaps broken nose. The horse
is placed in such an unnatural position,
that his entire action is interfered with,
and he gets such habit of leaning on
his bit, instead of watching for himself,
that he is nearly certain Of dropping
the first moment his governor forgets the
pulling process. A taut rein, with a
quick hand, will have far the best
chance for keeping stumbling horse
on his feet. He will then. depend on
his own diligence and exertion, in the
same way as he would if he were run
ming at freedom.-Dr. Pddreaa IN Praa-
o.5o EL1o.o11pS. II T@ -.--..a'
Year: 1871




Some one has asked the Farmers
Club of New York, the reason why
apples are rotting. The savans were
unable to reply. Did they not know
that the season was earlier than usual,
say by three weeks, and that fruit, in
stead of being picked when ripe, was
permitted to hang till the usual time,
thus giving chance to the sun (Which
was then still hot) to scorch it, as it will
do fruit that is disconnected from the
bough lying on the ground, for the con-
nection with the tree when fruit is fully
ripe, can necessarily have no influence,
the fruit being dead to the tree and to
be cast off? Had fruit been gathered
three or four weeks sooner than it has
been there would have been little COM
plant about the rot. The case is .ex-
emplifed. sr:


It seems people will never learn to
gather their fruit when ripe, irrespect-
i've of the time. Seasons will vary :;
we must be governed by that. The
past season was one of unprecedented
heat and mild weather; there was o
constant advance, day and night, and
early in the season Of fruit. We suf-
fer the Consequences Winter fruit
when gathered was fit ito use at once;
this is unprecedented. 81 It should have
been gathered some three or four weeks
sooner, and then it would not have
been fit to use; then put away in the
shade, that is, in barrels in out houses
or in cellars the first being preferred
general lly-and no sun would have af-
fected it, and would have been less sub
ject to the changes of the weather In
this way we have fruit as usual that
does not rot, though all around us are
complaining. #. G. an Country Cen
tLen107a. '-l
Year: 1871

A AsCHooLMAsTER in Indiana, on gong
to his school house, on recent morn
ing, found himself locked out by a
large number of his scholars who were
on the inside. He Immediately erected
pole, ascending to the roof OF the
house, and checked tho. passage OF
smoke from the fiue. But they lnnme-
diately took away his artificial ladder,
and left him sitting on the TO p of the
roof until his fingers and ears We're
completely frozen, when he was allowed
to descend.
Year: 1871

The clerks in apothecaries' shops,
says the Boston Traveller, are asking
for extra pay for getting up in the night
to answer calls. They think one dollar
would not be too much, to be received
every time they are compelled to get
out of bed, but would not object to be-
ing called up ten times night at that


rate. H -aG
Year: 1871

The latest born offspring of the art Of des.
truction is thlrty-ive ton gun Just completed
atthe Royal Arsenal in England. This mon
strous creation was made upon the coil prin-
ciple, with two strips of wrought iron, which
before they were wrapped around the core,
were about one hundred and fifty feet in length.
On its way to the praotlclng ground 1t crushed
its own carriage and the tramway upon which
it was travelling but it was coaxed into NOV
ing again, and the sponsors of the interesting
infant fired it half a proof charge and its own
shot, weighing seven hundred pounds and
measuring foot in diameter and two and a
half feet in length. With this load the mon.
ster recoiled nearly niue feet up an inclined
trail of seven degrees, but was otherwise unat'
fected. When it has cut its teeth with larger
charges it is to burn, as a regular dose, one
hundred and twenty pounds of pebble powder
the shot being the seven-hundred- FOUNDER be
fore mentioned, with brass studs to fit the RI
fiBglof the bore. In firing IL, wire was at
tached to the vent, the bell was rung, and al
present fastened under cover. In one OF the
proof houses a gunner III canvas suit stooC
before a magnetic battery, and at the wore
Fire |" touched stud, when there was {
| loud report, and the gun was seen smoking
prodigiously. 1t will be tested with charge
of ono hundred and fifty pounds of powder
the regular service charge being one hundred
and twenty pounds.


This gun is the largest piece of ordnance in
the world not excepting those ancient Tltan'
the Beejapore gun, called the King OF thu
Plain" the huge stone ball cannon of the Oar
daneles, and "Monseur Meg" If an invad
ing enemy will only be kind enough to. come
sufficiently near to this triumph of behgeren


art, we think there might be chance o


slaughter on both sides But what tele


scope might have been made for the money
and what different kind of victories nigh


have been obtained with that SOFT of weapon


The reflection is, we know, ridiculous: "Guns
drums and wounds absorb the world.
Year: 1871

We get very tired of chroncling Mr.. Gree
ley agricultural absurditles, but what can you
do with man who gives such advice as this7
A being in Wisconsin wrote to Horace to ask
what kind of ram would be the best to buy,
in order to force the water up hill to his
house. The misguided old man actually sat
down and replied that, if his correspondent was
determined to have ram, it would be better,
perhaps to get one of the COtswold variety,
and gear him to a cart; but at the same time
Mr. Greeley said he really couldn't perceive
why the man didn't hitch up his oxen and
bring up hogshead or two of water at once
This is worse than the letter which he sent to
a farmer who wanted to know how to make
hotbed, and in which he advised the rural gen.
tleman to stuff rags in between the rails of his
fences around his fields, and to keep the bars
constantly up, so as to exclude the cold air
A hot brick put round in each corner, adds


Mr.. Greeley, Z" will perhaps help to elevate
the temperature !" 1t is about time the Agri-
cultural Bureau suppressed this man; for, if
this kind of thing goes on, the country will be


deserted, sterile waste in twenty years!-
Sunday DiSpntch
Year: 1871

HARDER THAN THE IcE.-An ice dealer
in Evansville, Indiana. says a colored man
amused himself awhile on Saturday by swing
ing his corpus from hook suspended in the
Suddenly, by some mishap, he missed his hold
on the hook and fell into the deep ice cellar,
depth of from fifteen to twenty feet, and
"lit'' on his head and shoulders. OF course
those who saw it expected to find him dead,
but when they looked in at the door he sat
scratching his head with foolish look on his
face, first examining the broken ice where he
fell, and then slowly measuring the distance
with his eye upward TO where he fell from.
When he saw Mr.. Wheeler he looked very sor-
ry and said, "Fo' de Lord, boss, Use sorry
broke dat ice, is, sartin.
Year: 1871

They were trying a man in Dakota the other
day for murder, but the citizens regarding the
proceedings as unnecessarily tedious, in view
of the fact that tho prisoner more than once
confessed his guilt, brought the trial to sud
den conclusion by taking the man out and
TSsD Ri~s T % bs M6s had sU h% % srGnS judge up TD
was rigging up another the condemned wretch
was allowed to enjoy himself by placidly smok-
ing pipe.
Year: 1871

The latest way the ladies of New York have
of Furnishing gentlemen who don't give up
their seats in cars is, by sitting down in their
laps. The very heavy and old and ugly find
seats in plenty now when they enter cars; but
the young and Eretty are still compelled to do
take their punishment as though it were g
GOOD Joke
Year: 1871

CHICAGO. June 27.-The town of
Frankfort. Perry county, Illinois, is
greatly excited over what the citizens
regard as clear case of witchcraft, re-
GENTLY developed i'm the vicinity of
that town. Two young ladies. daugh-
ters of James Williams, are victims.
1t has been thought by the neighbors
for some time past that something
was wrong with the girls, and a few
days since a physician was called TO
visit them, but he failed to discover
the difficulty. Since that time i'm
mense ere wds have visited the girls,
averaging from fifty to one hundred
each night. They are perfectly sane
during the day, but at the approach of
night they become frenZied and un-
comfortable. performing feats that
would put first-claSs acrobats to shame;
scaling the house. they will gyrate on
the comb of the roof with perfect ease
and impunity; utttering at the same
time the most hideOus and frenzied
screams. Very frequently while per-
forming such feats they fall perfectly
rigid with spasms, but they never fall
off, however near the caves they may
be- During the day, ut which time
they are perfectly sane, they seem
modest and reserved. The spell
comes upon both at nearly the same
time, generally during twilight when
they both break into run. They al
ways, run north in the direction of
the house of lady, who they say has
bewitched them. These spells are put
upon them, they say. on account of
their telling something that she for
bade them do, and that she and a cat
ave with them on the hOuse-tOp dance.
Their conversation, when iabOring un-
der these spells, is in an unknown
tongue. They catch and eat all tile
flies they can get hold of until nausea
is produced, when they both vomit at
the same time What one does the
other does at the same time-they
seem TO bc moved hy one controlling
power.
Year: 1871

BY D. ". BALDWIN.
rm thinking now Of Nobody


And all that NobOdy's done,
For I've passion for Nobody
That Nobody else would own.
Ibear the name Of Nobody,


For from Nobody sprung,
And sing the praise Of Nobody,
As Nobody mine has sung.
ln life's young morning, Nobody
To me WAS tender and dear,
And my cradle was rocked by Nobody
And nobody ever was near;
Twas patted and praised by Nobody
And Nobody brought me up:
And when was hungry, Nobody
Asked me to dine or sup.
went to school to Nobody


And Nobody taught me to read,
Iplaved in the street with Nobody
And Nobody ever gave heed;
recounted my tale to Nobody
For Nobody was willing to hear,
And my heart it clnug,o Nobody,
And Nobody shed tear.
And when grew older, Nobody
Gave me a helping turn;
And by the good aid Of Nobody
Ibegan my living to earn,
And hence I courted Nobody
And said Eobody's I'd be,
And asked to marry Nobody,
And Nobody married me.
-Tlus, trudge along with Nobody
And Nobody cheers my life,
And have a love for Nobody
Which Nobody has for his wife;
So here's a health to Nobody
For" NobOdy's now in town"
And I've passion for Nobody
That Nobody else would own. @
Year: 1871

FANCY JUVENILE MAsQUERADE.-Nr.W Willis
is getting up juvenile fancy dress parade
and masked party. TO come off at his hall some
evening within few weeks. This will be .
sensation for the little world, and under Mr..
Willis management will doubtless prove not on
ly . rare aud beautiful entertainment, but .
complete success.
Year: 1871

Saturday Night Of the year!


The old is fnished-or soon
will be. And then the New Year
will begin, with its rolling shad-
ows and wondrous experiences


1t is within fifty minutes Of mid
night as We commence this para
graph. All the evening have We
beer sitting alone. The noise Of
the street las not reached us-for
we have bcen busy with memory,
and talking with the unseen, who
have given us light and promise
that during the year to come we
shall do more good and make more
people happier than in any year
before since we took up the pen
to write words Of earnest, kindly
meaning.


We have been thinking. Do you,
good friend, ever think? Do YOU
ever pauselin your race for wealth,
position, or dissipation, to let the
good spirits, who are with US ev-
er, tell us what they would, and
suggest the heaven horn thoughts
which make US better as we stop
to listen, then remem Der and adop t..
We have been thinking Of the past
year. 1t has been one of trial, of
joy, of sorrow, of happiness and
Of struggling. We have done ma
ny things We would were blotted
from the record, and if any one
who reads has not, let that person
censure! We have made q few
persons happier; have wronged no
one; have not swerved from tha.
we believed and believe to be right.