Smyrna times., 1885-01-07
WHOLE NO. 1889.
Here and Elsewhere,

Toy stocks are badly broken.
Manure saved is manure made.
Chinese women cry their eyes cut.
One gum drop is worth dozen grum
words.
From small beginnings large resOlu-
tiOns grow.
Vassar College girls exercise in gum
snow shoes.
1t is now shoemaker stick to your
commencement"
The New York World paid cash
dividend of $154, 900 in 1884.
An earthquake has killed 1000 peo-
pie in Spain since Christmas.
Russian Jews at Vineland, N. j.,
have not found their prosperous level.
The answer to the sc line riddle in
last weeks TINES is Rooster"
South American Republics enjoy
their holidays in revolutionizing.
In the hands of some men the curry
comb is barbarous instrument of tor
ture.
Panics in public assemblies are Gre
ated by one thing, Reductio ad ad-
/ surdum.
Some of the Philadelphia New Years
masquerading costumes cost as high as
/ 5000 each.
1,2OO blocks of ice will be required
to build MOntreal's splendid ice castle
"Condara."
The friends of General Grant are
coming to the rescue of their "Old
Commander"
Amidst the gloom and sadness Of
Hamlet" Edwin Booth leaves the
American stage.
A stop was put to the poultry lotter-
les during last week in few of the
cities by the police.
The ratification of the Nicaraguan
treaty paves the way for new canal
across the Isthmus.
1t has been showing for fourteen
days along the mountain divisions of
tho Pacific RoiIrOod
Russia is more and more ignoring
liberal ideas and paving the way to a
tremendous revolution.
Mr.. Cleveland is fast being compared
to Tallyrand who always signed his
name at the top of the page.
Germany and France insist that
their exports shall go into the Spanish
West Indies free of duty too.
The ancient "bOar's head " was
served upon the Queens table at the
Osborne House, on Christmas.
A salmon weighing eighty pounds
was taken from the river Tay.
Nothing like tay for breakfast.
A small cotton factory in Sou tn Car
Olina, with seven operatives, pays a
regular dividend of 40 per cent.
While it took 10000 trees to supply
Philadelphia last Christmas there was
no call at all for the prettier moss.
A veritable sea monster, 3S feet long
caught off the coast of Alaska, is de-
scribed as villainous looking thing
The old Liberty Bell will go to New
Orleans in charge of three Philadelphia
policemen of fine personal appearance.
The curate who married Charlotte
BrOnte and completed her crown of
misery" is again married in Scotland.
= The inventor of the soft pedal" in
pianos has commenced suit for back
royalties against leading manufactur-
. ers.
At the Bureau of Information at
Broad Street Station, Philadelphia, lots
of people come to ask where they are
f going
DR.. Pepper, of the University of
Pennsylvania, objects strongly against
specialists devoting only one or
two years to study.
The book sales during the holidays
showed preference for Dickens first,
next Scott, and then down the long
list the troopers came.
Observations of the utmost nicety
will be made this month to determine
the exact latitude of the Naval Obser-
, vatory, at Washington, D. C.
The checker championship game be-
tween Brest, of Philadelphia and Bar
, ker, of Boston, this week, will draw
Q players from all over the country.
, A New Yorker bought himself a
. $1,000 St. Bernard dog in Boston, but
! as the affection of the dog was not in
cluded, it persists in running back to
his old master in the Hub.
> Rev. Henry Ward Beecher says in
view of the prospect of diminished
pew rents for the part he took in poll
E tics that when the pinch comes he can
live on his old salary of 81, 500 a year.
t The Queens Cup" won by the
: yacht America, some years ago, is like
a ly to be taken back by two extremely
1 fast English yachts, the GenestG and
e GGIateG, now on their way over for
Q that purpose.