Smyrna times., 1859-08-11
WHOLE NO., 437.
LITTLE OR NOTHING.
MAP OF BUSY LIFE, ITS FLUCTUATIONS AND ITS
VAST CONcERNs.- COwper.

: presses his suit.
Why is snythirp rccorsidercd accounted
"prohtab!e!' Because ii Is considered az ain.
r There is 10 objection to b, oils in house, so
that they cniy enanatv from the kitchen.
' A TRrLY grateful heart may not be able to
tell It's gratltuuc, tdt feel, ahd love, and
} act.
lr may sonnd ike paradox, yet the break
ing of bo'h al army's wings is a pretty sure
way to uIaae II IS.
TIE reason why whales frequent the Arctic
seas is probably because they supply the north
ern lights with oil.
How is it that the trees can put on a new
dress without opening their trunks q! Because
they tcale out their summer clothing.
II is an economical reflection that whpn gar
ments are too short, the difficulty may be reme-
died by wearing the,n longer.
! Mrs. PAfrINGr0N asks, very Indignantly, if
the bills before Parliament are not counterfeit,
( Why should there be such difficulty in passing
them!
lr may seem paradox, but it Is nevertheless
truth, hit man upon whatever part of the body
you will, the blow IS sase 10 20 against his
stomach.
VETERANS And VoLUHrgERs.-" dom dread
the eucusy," said old soldier, " half as much
as our brave volunteers who carry their rifles in
so dangerous manner"
4 PERSON recently returned from the Civil
Service Commissioners, England, in reply to a
question of where he had been, said q have
been after IN appointment, aud got the refusal
i it,"
Mrs. PARrIyCroX desires to know why the
captain OF q vessel can't keep a memorandum
of the weight OF his anchor. Instead of weigh
log it every time he leaves port.
TIE lIrrGBr OF CooLxEss-The top of Mont
Blame.
ApIpE Ike qurck medicine. is worth no,h-
ing unless Il ls poti' d.
WIrH Is Ia: ne" " isan English lady soonest
caught! \ coro-net,
WHAT is light! a sovereign not full
weight.
Be content wlh enongh You may butter
your bread until you are unable 10 eat II.
WHEN i'll news cones too late TO he service
able to yodr neighbor, keep it to yourself
SOMETHING THAT WAS NEVER YET Known
The number Of people tina! omnibus can hold
On wet day.
Coop sense ia The father of Wit, Truth his
grandfather, and MIrih aud Good humor his
boon companions.
Our "boy" cannot find in any arithmetic
how 10 calculate The ceight Of Indignation.
Mr.. BrYJAMIN GINNING recently presented
the pocr OF the city Of Liverpool with TWO hum
lred pounds. good 3. Ginning.
liz is happy whose circumstances suit his
temper; but he is more excellent who can suit
HE temper TO any circumstances.
TIE following notice mpy be seen on black
smiths shop in Essex No horses shod on
Sunday except sickness and DEATH
WnEN you negotiate for a house having all
the modern improvements you will generally
Ind that mortgage Is one of them.
He who gives pleasure, meets with it. Kind
mass is the bond of friendship and the hook of
love hc who sows not, reaps not.
A REVISING barrster having asked a voter
he value of ..nuse, the answer was, " that de-
1euGs upon what sort OF q wife there is in it.
JoHEs considers himself lucky fellow, for
lis food is principally bacon. Doesn't he there
ore, live on Ike fat cf the land
We run the risk of ex xpcrcucing the greatest
lisgust if we observe TOO closely how govern
nenl, Justice, and cookery aro managed.
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TERRIBLE INpiAE ENGAGEMENT-A bloody
nd sanguinsry butchery came off about one
hundred miles out in the interior of Nebraska
rom Decatur. between the Omaha and Brule
Sioux Indians, on the 23d inst.
A band of fifty Omahas, men, women and
hid5en, were returning from hunting expe-
lion, and while eucamped, were stcallhily at
acked 10 the night by large band of the
}rue Sioux. The Omahas had IL killed, II
Wounded and prisoners taken, and succeeded
n killing and securing D sea ps of their enc.
MES.
The survivors of the massacre arrived at
helr reserve, near Decatur, bringing the dead
nd wounded, on the day the Omaha passed up.
ir. Wilcox states that the Sioux neither
pared age sex. lie saw dead infant with
trighttul cash across its forehead killed in
he engagement. The dead and wounded lying
n The bottom presented a terrible spectacle
'he amentatlon Of the friends and relatives,
With faces blnckened, and in deep mourning.
vero truly piteOus and heartrendng. The
wounded are IN charge OF the agent, who en-
eavors to ameliorate their suterIngs as much
5 possible
Boy WITH HoRNs.-The Kinds county
Missy Gazelte UIVes RO account of a negro