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Smyrna times., 1855-10-03
Waiting for Luck.

The Yankee is proverbially lucky, even in
his falls and failn1es coming down eat-like on
his feet, and up and at it again still staggering
from the shock. But the same Yankee is pro-
verbally actire and apt at anything, preaching
or peddling, sehool-teaching or bush-whacking,
rOOt-grubbing or roOt-doctoring; and is, Of
course, successful according to his limited am.
bitiou. = If be miss success in one road, he will
take another, and that falling, another, and still
another; and when all roads. fail Will = cut
across lots |" TO his ends, and rarely miss oi
finding what he seeks, at last. -. ~.
IL this is not precisely the model of great
ness, it is nevertheless the secret of good luck,
and lesson may be learned from the loves,
endeasOr which will be useful in the highest.
Work well and wisely, dig and keep digging
run and not weary, and if something does moi
turn up, turn Il up! and be assured whatever
is the goal of your ambition. you will get much
znearer 90 IL by pushing 90, than you ever
could by waiting for il 70 cosne 70 you.
Smyrna times., 1855-10-03

eT A correspondent says.--There ia 40
much talk about corn now-a-ciays, we shouId
think peoples, voices would get huskv H.
should be " cobbed = for such a Joke. -
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uEN. SCOTT AND THE SECRETARY OF Wan
Inc washington correspondent of the Times
speaks OF sharp correspondence going on he.
tween zen. Scott and the Secretary of War
not as TO his pay, which is understood. the adj.
ihhls'ratlon wlthholds as yet-but-
IL seems that some months sice. Gen Scott
gave Gen. Hitchcock, who has lone bnan an
intimate personal friend, leare of absonco tor
SIX months. The Secretary of War immedi.
ately wrote to Gen. Scott, demandlnr his raa.
sons Tor this act of favorism to Gen. IIitchcock
ahu at the same time cONntermanded the Gen.
erai order, granting leave Of absence.
Hen' Scott replied that he had granted Tho
ieaVe OF absence because he had richt to do
it' ana was Convinced of its p.opriety-tbat he
was not responsible to the Secretary of Iv.r
Tor ms action in such cases and thai no would
De Obliged to him if he would thereafter in am,
ohlclal communications he might have occasinn
10 ADDRESS him, write in the name OF The Pros
deht OF the United States--as he was tho onl,
oihclal superior whom he acknowledged. Tbc
"eheral's letter was quite as sharp as the Sor-
retary's VIZ ~
Secretary DAVIS, in reply, entered into verv
I pl"oo[ate detail exposition of all the alledred
breaches OF order and violation of proprietv
committed by General Scott duFinr his Who'll
military career! His letter is very lono. and
hiled with the severest criticism of the Gsner'
ais conduct"
Smyrna times., 1855-10-03

VI God hears the heart without words--but
never hears words without the heart
Smyrna times., 1855-10-03

SLIcEs FABLE OF THE SPIDER AND THE
Fly" Few things resemble each other more
IN Datur' than an old cunnn' lawyer and a spi-
der. lie weaves his web in corner. with no
light behind to show the thread of his net. hut
III shade like, there he watts IN his dark office
to receive his visitor. A buzzn', burrn'
thoughtless fly, thnkin' of nothn' but his
beautiful wings and well-mado legs, and rather
near-slghted wtthal, comes stumblin' head over
heels into the net.
al beg your PARDON" says the ly, :" really
didn't see this net work Of yours; the weather
is fOggy, and the streets so confounded dark.
they ought to burn gas here all day. Pm
afraid I've done mischief"
mot at ALL" says the spider, bowling. 81
guess IT'S all my fault. | reckon had ought
10 nave hung lamp out; but pray don't move.
or you may do damage. Allow me to assist
you" And then he ties up one leg and then
the other, and turls up both his wings, and has
him fast a. Gibraltar. Now" saws spider
my good friend, Ga phrase n feller-lawyer
always uses when he's a-goin' to be tricky0 i'm
altered you've hurt yourself considerable
sum- | must bleed you
:" Bleed mel" says the fly excuse me; I'm
Obliged to yon; don't require it,"
On yes, you do, my dear friend,' and he
gets ready for the operation
"lt you dare do that" says the fly, I'll
knock you down; and I'm q man that what |
lay down | stand ON
"fou had better get up first" says spider,
laughn; "you must be bled--you must paw
all damage;" and he bleeds him, till he gasps
for breath, and feels fantin' comm on.
Let me go, my good fcller," says poor fly,
"and will pay you literally"
"Pay J" says the spider. You miserable
uncircumcised wretch you have nothing left
to pay with; take that - and he gives him the
last dig, and he is gone cOon-bled to DEATH"
RAcY ADvERTIsEMEET.-We extract from
an English paper the following racy ADVERTISE
ment:
WANTED-By young lady, aged nineteen
OF pleasing countenance, good figure and agree
able manners, general information aud varied
accomplishments, who has studied everything
from the creation to crotchet, a situation in the
family ola gentleman. She will take the head
of the table, manage his household, scold his
servants, nurse the babies (when they arrive,
check his tradesman's bills, accompany him to
the theatre, cut the leaves of his new books.
sew on bls buttons, warm his slippers, and gen.
orally make his lie happy Apply IN the first
TO Louisa Caroline, Linden Grove; and after
wards to papa upon the premises. Wedding
ring, No. a, small p. 3. No Irish need an.
ply" ,59e as.s a Is.. -. t.....-
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CURIosITIEs or WATER In this admirable
huld' so clear, so bright, 50 grateful to the sys.
tem' so h"althfu to the temperate, so necessary
to all-th' delight Of Grecian song-the charm
oi tx + rn paradise-of this fluid, lauded
" '.Ay ce, by the Psychologist, chemistry tells
rs nat three-tourths of our apparently solid
bodies consist, and that it forms nearly as laroe
proportion Of all living vegetables during the
height and vgor of their growth. In this
huld' looked upon az elementary till nearly our
own times, modern research has taught us TO
see the result of a subtle union between tho
oxygen and another gas, to which the maine of
hydr"gen er-tormcD has been given. Kim
die TINS latter gas in the air, and it burns with
Il oale flame. Hold cold bell glass over the
flame, and its under surface will become be-
dewed with moisture, and drops of water will
trlcke down its sides. Collect this water and
submit II to current of electricity the LIQUID
will disappear, and in its stead the two gases.
oxygen and hydrogen, will remain.
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A MODERN BEILE--A young woman whose
face has become enamelled with hardlhood,
whose freshness Of grlhood is forever lost {;
who wliitls around with any saob whose, arm lis
inclined to clasp her waist, arid loads her with
bouquets like theatrical fayorite. Her walk
and air court notice; there is.a selfconscious-
ness of her power; her smile is mechanical,
her eye hard. she issmore hRckneycd in her
soul than her grandmother, WAC educated on a
less public ard 'ndiscriminate system, actually
holds IN herilnwithered hear tn9r q Of the dew
of love aad truth than her, Precociousa scion.
A-~--s-s- ---.2--2 c1.~s-s s--.4------ lt s.s .45
VICE AND FoLLY.--Every vice and folly has
"a train Of -aecret and necessary punishment
IF we are, lazy, we must expect to be poor; if
intenperste, 10 be diseased if luxurious, I'd
die prematufely.
.osiilo sid1 is siSa 1da 1HThIa ay-O !
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d IssocEscE.- the sweetest thing
in the world, and there is more Of il than folks
GENERALLY lnaginess Ifyou want some to trans
aplaat, don't seek II ID the enclosures of can't
: for it has only counterfeit ones--but goto the
gardens Of truth and sense eoerced inno-
cence is like an imprisoned tark---oPen ihedoor
and it is off forever. - =. 49,.
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or Many people drop tears at the sight OF
distress. who would do better 10 drop six
pence. .e9:e1 sffr - i,.i,,s...a sF.aae !
Smyrna times., 1855-10-03
Bar Rooms and BIoodshed

Cne week ago. IN speaking of the recent ira
geGy at the st. Nicholas, we put forth som,
Strlctureson the conjunction Of Bar-Rooms with
famlly Hotels, which have subjected MS to y
very general vituperati0n from the anti.Probi.
oltioh journals, but we have not seen that one
VI 'heh has ventIred to let it's readers sec the
P"S''ioll winch subjected us to the flood of oblo-
guy Let us briefly restate them:
l. D"r- Rooms furnish ercitantS to quarrel-
."S .tS """ 0SoodShed. Who disputes this! OF
'ne last twenty persons feloulously killed in
our City, were not three-tourths immoIatad
utluet the Immediate inspiration of Alcoholic
Drlhks And were not a large proportion
s'rucK down either IN or Immediately after quit
'ihg grog-shopE! We appeal to record.
Dar-h -h0omS Gre NOT NECESSARY adjuncts
70 Hotets. Ot the fifty best Hotels in Europe
we caanot now remember single one that
Keeps Bar. They all supply liquor on call
10 thelr guests (mainly at dinner y but sucb
thlng as Bar for outsiders to step in from the
street ana drink at, is nearly or quite coufin.
ed 10 low pot-houses. Whv should if he otb or
wise here Are we such guzzlers thai The
more decorous arrangements OF Europe will
not serve our turn!
.: Dar-Ro0mS are UNFIT aGjknctS to Fa,ai
W HotelS. Those who controvert our farmer
structures generally assert or imply that th,
"i iOOih vi Che ot. Nicholas Is less cOnVPnipnf
TO those portions of the house inhabited or nass.
ca oy women and children than we supposed
1T. All pleas of this sort coaceGe our mann no.
sltlon' They admit that Bars ought not to he
kept where their conversation however lond.
Ct can reach the ears Of ladies', nor where their
ifequenters can cross the path of at least The
Iehiele boarders. This seems to us yjrtnal
confession that they should not be kent in Fam.
ly Hote Is at all. So long as they shall he !,
WIN DC impossible wholly to prevent disa greea
Die results from the contiguity. Consider the
matter lmpartaIly, and Judge.
Our adversarles on the Liquor Question are
perpetuaily appealing to Europe in support Of
-nelr views; People generally drnk; on the
10 TUnlineni, they say, "yet few get drunk -
he People OF Europe would MT stand ProLi.
9itory Laws" &c. We cite them one Emro.
'ran example IN offse!lt to then halt-dozen -
europeans would not tolerate iquor-bars, open
o an thrsly comers, IN their irst-class Hotels
IL European usdges and nations are of such
NGgHt Whch cited on the other side, why not
when they favor ours " Y. Tribune.
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Creeping Things.

Let me put spider into lady's hand. She
is aghast. She shrieks. The nasty ugly thing.
Madame, the spider is perhaps shocked at your
brussels laces, and although you may be the
most exquisite painter living, the spider has a
right to laugh at your coarse daubs as she runs
over them. Just show her your crotchet work
""eh you shrek at her. Have you spent
half your days." the spider, if she be spitefu,
may remark, have you spent half your days
Oh those clumsy antl-macassis and those Otto
man covers? My dear lady is that yotr web
II were big enough might with reason drop
you and cry out with you. Let me but spend
day with you and bring my work. | have
four little bags ofthread-such little bags. In
every bag there are more than 1000 holes,
such tiny, tiny holes! Out of each hole thread
runs and all the threads-more than 00O
threads--l spin together as they run, and when
'hey are spun they make but one thread of the
"eo weave. have member of MY family
VINO is herself no bigger than a grain of seed.
imagine what slender thread she makes. and
that, too, each thread is made of4, 900 or 1000
threads passing through 4,00G or 5000 little
holes Would you drop her, too, CRYING out
ABOUT her dellcacy. A pretty thing, indeed,
lor you to plume ysursef on delicacy, and to
scream at u.s." Having made such a speech.
we may suppose that the indignant creature
lastens a rope around one Of the rough points
OF the lady's hand, and lets herselfdown gently
Oh the floor. Coming down stairs is noisy, drtv
work, compared with such way of loconotion.
Inc creeping things we scOrn are miracles
9f beauty They are more delicate than any
'rmuln clock or any lady's watch, made for
pleasure sake, no higher than a shilling. Ly.
'nnet counted 4,O4l muscles in a single cater
'Iliar' ana these are a small part ofthese works.
1ooke found I33O0 bits that provide nothing
'ut the uct OF breathing in carp.
Smyrna times., 1855-10-03

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Snake Elected from a Mans StOm
aCh,

For some time back, gentleman named
Harrison Tyler Wade, on visit to friend
in the neighborhood of Rcedy Creek, near
Cox's Creek, felt at certain hours, cho-
king or sufocating symptom, as if some
thing was being forced up his throat
This was attended with pain and restless
ness indeed, he seemed as if going off
suddenly into consumption, and puzzled
both the family and medical faculty to
know what allied him.
When this suficating sensation came
on, Mr.. Wade felt always as if he had an
uneasy load on his stomach, which, as he
fancied, if removed, would cure him; SO
he resolved to try the merits of an almighty
powerful emetic on his constitution, in Or
der to bring forth whatever was bad in
him !!
The remedy he made use of was very
near giving him quietus in more ways
than one, for it nearly turned the snake
laden gentleman inside out completely
After very violent spasmodic workings
and retching, small milky-colored snake
leaped from his throat, and seemed most
thunderstruck at finding itself in broad
daylight, and suddenly transferred so un-
tremendously into a cold temperature.
The snake was almost transparent, had
reddish eyes of great brilliancy, and was
five and quarter inches long. 1t made
sundry efforts to turn few lofty summer
sets, protrude its sting, and as if in an ago
ny of grief at an ejectment by such meth
cd (which can only find its equal in Ire
land between landlord and tenanl) from
snug quarters. The small snake died. We
assisted at its interment into bottle of al
cohol, (excuse the bully and noted the
whole affair down as something uncommon.
Mr.. Wade, during the last summer, while
out in the fields, used frequently to slake
his thurst at rivulets and creeks, and may
then swallowed the snake when it was Of
very small dimensions. He certainly felt
considerably relieved when he got rid Of
the creature, which he prefers keeping ir
a bottle much better than in himself.-Pe-
terSbHrg Va Express.
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India and Elephants.

Bayard Taylor, in his lecture on Hin
dostan, at Chicago, recently, related al
amusing instance Of the ubiquity of ouI
negro music:
was sitting one day in a ruined will
age musing on the decay around me
when a wandering Indian minstrel ap
preached me. He carried an instru.
ment resembling harp, and begged me
to allow him to play for me. sssented
expecting Of course 10 hear the strains OIL
some old Per sian melody. Whist wa
my surprise. then, when tie minstrel. af
ter brief prelude. broke forth in the ne
gro song of Old Dan Tucker = He
gave both the words and the music with
surprising accuracy, although he did
not understand word Of our language
Mr.. Taylor relates also that the Hin.
docs regard animals as having souls,
and the drivers of elephants always keep
a running conversation with their ami.
mails when on a journey, as TO where II
to put their feet, the propriety Of going
oD one or the other side of road. &c,
the directions OF which are implicitly
obeyed In illustration Of the extraordi.
nary sagaCity of these animals. he re.
lates circumstance, which he says i,
authenticated by the best testimony
which exceeds all we have ever read o
the sagacity and docility Of elephants
Here is the story:
During the last Sixth War, a portion
Of the English army was encamped OF
low peice OF ground near the bank o.
a deep river. The river became sudden.
ly swollen by mountain torrent, and ar
inundation was inevitable. The mean,
being at hand, bridge Of boats was
made, and the army prepared TO cross
In the train Of the army were a large
number Of elephants. The elephants
obslinately refused to cross. 1t was III
vain that threats and persuasions were
tried. Every means failed, when the
commander ofthe detachment bethough
himself of an expedient which haPpil!
proved successful. He had the elephant
all drawn up in line, and presenting
himself before them, he took off hi
chapeau and made them sect speech
He told them Just as he would tell men
what the peculiar position ofthe detach
ment was, and The only means of extract
ing themselves. He assured them tha
the bridge was strong and perfectly safe
and pledged his honor 10 that effect and
finally he appealed to their honor as ele
phantS, not TO leave him in the lufch
The elephants listened attentively, and
as soon as he had finished, an elephant
of ofenormous size, the leader ofthe band
raised his trunk in the air, wheeled 10 the
right, and marched deliberately over the
bridge, followed by the whole party.
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THE CORPORAL.

During the American Revolution, an
officer, not habited in the military cos.
tune, was passing by where small com.
Pany Of soldiers were at work making
some repairs on a small redoubt. The
commander Of little squad was giving
orders 10 those who were under him, re-.
lative 10 a stick Of timber which they were
endeayoring to raise 10 the top of the
works. The timber went up hard, and
on this account the voice OF the little
great man was often heard in his reg.
ular vocferations Of 'heave away there
she goes heave hol
The officer before spoken Of stopped
his horse when he arrived at the place.
and seeing the timber scarcely move,
asked the commander why he did not
take hold and render little aid. The
ater appeared TO be somewhat surpri-
sed, and turning 10 the officer with the
authority Of an emperor. said:
Sir, am corporal
You are not, though, are you 2 said
the officer. Il was not aware Of it, and
taking of his hat and bowing,' ask
your pardon, Mr.. Corporal,
Upon this he dlsmounted from his ele.
CANT steed, flung The bridal over a post,
and lifted till the sweat stood in droops
upon his forehead. when the timber
was elevated to its proper station turning
to the man clothed in brief authority, he
said:
'Mr. Corporal Commander, when you
have another such job, and have not men
enough, send for your Commander.in-
Chief, and will come and help you
second time,
The Corporal was thunder-siruck. II
was WASHINGTON.
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THE CHOCTAW INDIANS.

This tribe is one of the most civilized Of
the Aborigines. They are in the immedi-
ate neighborhood of the great States that
lie on the west side of the Mississippi, oc-
cupying that extensive tract Of country
which, in parallelogram form, lies immcdi-
ately west of and adjoining the State Of
Arkansas, between the Canadian, tribr.
tary of the Arkansas River, on the north,
Red River on the South, and having the
State of Texas on the west.
Their population, which is already 35,-
900, is rapidly increasing. Although their
landed property is held, according to the
Indian custom, as community or tribal
right yet they are cultiyators of the soil,
having reduced and holding in seyeralty
their farms and tracts, which they cult
vate, and from which they derive subsis-
tence. The chase is abandoned, and they
are gradually advancing in civilization, and
in those pursuits which, under the wise
management of our Government, are eleva-
ting them in social point of view.
They have regularly organized assem-
bly,, consisting Of four Senatorial districts,
each sending four Senators, and assembly
districts, from which there is one represen-
tatiye to every thousand people. The Sen
ate elected for two years; the House Of
Representatives annually. They meet once
a year at Doaksville TO legislate for the
tribe. The executive consists of a. chief for
each district, elected quadrennially, and
these chiefs assemble at the same time that
the Legislature does, and from sort of
executive council, the signatures of two of
them being necessary to give effect to an
act of the Assembly.
They have eight principal schools, con-
sisting of from fifty to one hundred pupils
eaeh Their language is reduced to tcrit.
ten form, and elementary works in it have
been published.
They are peaceful people, possess a.
mong them men of ability, are under reli-
gious precept, and exercise decided in
Auence for good upon the wild tribes that
roam around them.
THERE'S tradition in the tribe that there
were three brothers, named Choctaw,
Chickasaw, and Muscogee, who came from
the far West each giving his name to ma
tion-the first two, to wit the Choctaw
and Chickasaw, are now blended, speaking
the same language. The Muscogees are
now known as the Greeks. From the
Creeks sprang the SeminoleS Tor Wander
ers, tribe whose acts of violence it re-
quircd years torepress in Florida.-Wa
ingion Star.
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DESoLATE.-.t winters bed room
without red checked stove and vile.
If bachelors are ever 20 be pitied, it is in
winter, when the thermometer falls 10
zero and frozen feet. Married men are
less troubled with rheumatism than any
others. DR.. Francis explains the reason
they sleep warmer. Think OF this thing
and connubialize as soon as possible.
There are fools in this world-but there
is no fool like that man or woman who
don't believe in hugging and kissing, ba'
bies and malrimony.
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RlCHEsT MAN IN KENTUcKY.-The
Danville Tribune SAYS: esa. ~
Bishop Spaulding, the Roman Catholic
Bishop Of this State. is the wealthiest
man in Kentucky. His real estate, con.
ssting of cathedrals, churches, mona.
steries. nunneries, asylums, hospitals
&C., is worth not less than from two to
100000 of dollars. Since the Council
of Roman Catholic Bishops assembled in
Baltimore H. 1848, promulgated their de-
cree requiring all individuals and trus-
tees holdidg property for use of the
Church 10 convey the same TO the Bish-
nps, all the Church property in the State,
as we are informed, has been conveyed
10 Bishop Spaulding. He is now more
than millionaire. Since the issuance Of
the decree by the Baltimore Council
there hiss been concentrated in the hands
Of the Roman Catholic Bishops Of the
United States one hundred millions Of
dollars.
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Grave of a Stranger,

The grave ofa stranger is holy ground.
1t is not SO because his hopes are gone
that friends who doated on him are dis.
consolate-or because female bends
over the coffin and watches the earth
thrown upon it. No, this is not the rea.
son; i! would be difficult to explain why
it is so. To witness the slow procession
"a widow among strangers, laying her
earthly hopes in place remote from
friends-the mourning kindness ofneigh-
bors, and to hear the coincidence of pie
ty-tbe blessing of an aged and venerable
clergyman, asking the assistance and sup
port of divine power; all these occurren-
ces and scenes cannot but produce a sol.
emn impression.
And there may be friends at distance
wishing and hoping for happy tidings in
relation to bis health. The anxiety which
is occasioned by sickness, cannot be con-
fined by space. 1t is in the air; it looks
on the stars, wishing them to tell what
they know; it asks of the moon, lis our
friend betterl' All this is easily concieiv.
ed. But can the stars publish the truth?
If the moon could transmit news, how
many hearts would beat when it rises,
and how many spirits sink ere it goes
down.