Smyrna times., 1902-10-08
SHORT, SHARP AND SNAPPY.
Pithy Sayings From Our OpuIar Wash
ingtOn CORRESPONDENT.

An appropriate retort to the report
that Secretary Shaw will resign. Oh!
Psha.
Jules Verne says romance is doomed.
We note that Jules sold his long stock
before he thus put himself short of the
| market.
1t would be a dreadful thing if we
should get in trouble just now. Miles
and Corbin are both out of the country.
Geese, serpents and men hiss. Geese
because they do not know better.
serpents, as warning of defense, men,
to offend
John W. Gates says Wall street is
no place for an honest man. Correct
Mr.. Gates but who said it was and how
does it happen that you are there?
There is lot of good wrapping
spoilt every time some of our esteemed
contemporaries go to press.
1t is Insignificant of the progress
recently made in Japan that the re-
cent election witnessed the successful
operation of the Australian ballot sys-
TEN.
An exchange says: The United States
imports a million Holsters year. We
do not know about this, but we are
sure there are ten million native lob
sters which might be exported with
profit.
If the republicans would redeem
some of their promises, and if the
democrats would stop theorizing and
get down to work, what a fine country
this would be.
Somebody has discovered that one
democrat was elected to the Senate in
Vermont. How can you tell whether
this was loss or gain?
1t seems that Roumania is disposed
to treat our overtures with dignity,
silence, contempt. The Isles of Phil
ippines, Roumania The Isles of
Philippines Beware!
A letter carrier from Washington
who attempted the politico walking
delegate act in Congressman LIQUIDS
district has had his vacation cut short
and may lose his official head.
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China is preparing to make an un-
precedented exhibit at the st. Louis
Fair. China has made several un-
precedented exhibits of herself re-
Gently, and if she is not careful the
powers viii take hand and make an
exhibit of her.
The owl is no wiser than other birds
although it is a symbol of wisdom. 1t
can see truth only in half lights and
even its admirers do not hatter its
voice. Many men have the same repu-
tation for wisdom who have the same
claims therefore as the owl.
"Old War Horse" has long been a
complimentary and affectionate subri-
quet bestowed on veteran political
workers by their party confreres and
admirers. Our Washington correspon-
dent once endeavored to compliment
Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady
Stanton and other woman sufragists,
by an adoption to suit their sex. He
referred to them as ''old war mares. +"
He protested that he had heard them
say there could be no oprobium in sex,
but he lost his job.
1t is reported that there are $50, 900, :
600 worth of paintings in Europe be-
longing to Americans who will not
import them because of the duty.
This tariff on art is tax on education
and aesthetics and leads intelligent
Americans to spend millions in Europe
for the purpose of studying the very
art which the tariff bars out of this
country. We should keep these people
and their money on this side by re.
moving the tariff and offering pre-
MUM on genuine art importations.
The New York banks say they are
short of money because the west and
south have drawn on them to move the
crops. Secretary Shaw offers to re-
Iieve the situation by helping the
banks east and west, and now the
western banks go on record as saving
that they not only have all the money
they need, but are looking for good
investments for their surplus. Why
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