Smyrna times., 1859-06-16

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The ART OF LYINa probably best learnt in
the manufacture OF war bulletins. 1t is difficult
TO say which is the more perfect in the trade
tie French or the Austrians-but we conclndc
they are about even
1he Irst reports OF The battle of MloutebcIIo
IL VIII De remembered. from French journals.
represented the allied forces 10 be only some
SIX or seven thousand men, with some Sar-
dlnlan cavalry" Nnw, The Austrian official
account OF the battle, brought by the Africa.
says: q" The enemy numbered 6ortu thousand
men," The French said the Austrian loss was
from I,3OO to 1000; but General Gyulai's re.
port to the Emperor of Austria gives fiat con.
tradlcllon to all that. He says he had bur
2SO Killed, 7fS wounded, md 2S3 missing"
"A material difference, certainly!
IL IS worm while pointing out these discrep.
ahcles' III order to appraI.e at no more than
ther relative value the bulletins that are 10
come to US from the respective Camps in future
OF lisa pity that laws cannot be made 10
punish 0H kinds of scUundrelism. A young
laly in c ncInnati was 10 be led 10 the altar on
Monday evening last, by one to whom she had
given her hearts affcc IONS Friends and nc. |
quainanccs had been invited 10 the maria =
ceremony, and large number had convened |
The hour arrived, yet the brdeg room came not. |
Inc bride and guests were in waiting, and the |
hour passed by, and still the bridegroom DELAY.
ed making his appearance. AT length the post
man called at the house with letter for the
intended bride. 1t was from hcr betrolhed. and
contained the cards of himself and bride-he
having been married The night previous to ann.
ther. What punishment does the dasta I'd de.
serve who could be guilty Of an act like this!
GI- The great establishment of the Harpers
is not carried on without immense toll. The
Monthly and the Weekly can boast of a corus
OF eminent writer's, VIII" have the compliment
ary title Of editors. But the real labor comes
back finally on to Mr. Fletcher Harper, the son
OF one OF the firm. He CONSUMES nearly every
AFTERNOON and night, clear up to the small
hours, IN wadng through the innumerable
plles aud heaps OF manuscripts submitted.
FfUoabiy there Is not man 10 New York that
noes tne amount OF literary drudgery that falls
10 the LOT OF Mr. Fletcher HIrper, The editor Of
HarPer'S Monthly aud Weekly One dny III
each week the Hirpcr5 give literary dinner
IL 10 genial hour. WIZ sparkies the cbocesr
gifts OF The season crowd the table, and the
gems OF VII, thought aud good sentiment rule
The hour allotted to the festivities.
" Two additional vessels--thc Mystic and
onmpter-haTe been added 10 our squadron in
he Guf OF Mexico, winch now Comprises l3 IN n
I'll. The squadron has been strengthened with =
view Of being able To protect American in. Il
eresis generally in the Gulf, IN case of emer n
,ency, as It is thought that 10 effective force b
Il that quarter will exert a beneficial Influence {
Npth'ng ls positively known with regard 10 the d
ol cy our Government will pursue in Mexican C
Affairs. 1t is denied that the French and Eng. Il
action OF the Juarcz Government.
6- Jacob Maie, young German, who has
or two or three years been living IN Wheel A
ng, Va has started for his nj live land 10 ioiu
he armies OF his country, now in The feId-I
Every male child born in Germany is regis. II
cred and required TO give, in times Of peace.
hree years service, aud in time OF war, six G
'ears TO the King. If he leaves The country be-
ore arriving at II years OF age, he has TO give
'ecuriiy for his return when he uttains his ma
oriiy. Hence young MaIe had to go back, or a
lis father had to pay $500 as forfeit to the =,
Government.
TIE WASTE OF Wan In the sixteen years {
Intervening between 1897 and 1915, the French d
rmy absorbed 4,556,0O0 men, The number fl
aised by conscrIptlon for NapoIeon's army was d
476.000 men. The army of 1913 was com. =
1ssd of recruits from Is to 90 years of age
,f a million and a quarter raised in 1873 only 81
ne hundred THOUSAND remained alive in 1914 70
rance, 10 addition to this loss of her citizens
ad to pay 100000 900 francs as an idctnnily of y
'ar to the allied powers aud 400 O00, 900 for or or
3 suppJr of foreign gtrrIsons. These figures WI
aw the cost of war such as the powers Of En-. st'
pc sge oow about entering into. Ill
or Mr. Roberts, the great English billiard
layer, sent an agent over oy the Asia, 10 ma Ike
match between Phelan and himself The
mount, # the mitch be made. will be for S.. Is
M ~ aIo aoo s;do "a ,,ili oor,. ..r =; NJ me
ork next fall. Ba