Smyrna times., 1902-03-12
SHORT, SHARP AND SNAPPY.
Pithy Sayings From Our Popular Wash.
ington Correspondent.

come in three, was strangely empha-
sized in the case of the Park Avenue
Hotel fire in New York. The fire was
the third disaster on Park Avenue
this year, the others being the tunnel
disaster and the subway explosion.
The oldest reigning family in the
world is that of Japan. The present
emperor is the 122d ruler of his line,
his ancestors having been on the
Japanese throne ever since 600 BIC;
or about the time of Nebuchadnezzar.
An ambitious advertiser not long
ago offered the government $50,000
for the privilege of having his face
printed on one years issue of postage
stamps. He had motives of trade and
made no secret of it, his offer being
for advertising purposes, pure and
simple. 1t was, of course, never SER
iously entertained, but it would have
meant his likeness published in the
biggest circulation of the country.
The New Jersey legislature has ap-
propriated $40, 600 toward the extermi-
nation of the mosquito. When Ano-
pheles hears of this, the monster will
only be goaded to greater depre-
dations.
Governor Taft says that the only
glory the United States can get out of
the Philippines will come in the
knowledge that we have taken up our
share of the "White Mans Burden
and can justify ourselves on the
ground that we are bringing an un-
civilized people out of the bondage of
ignorance aud savagery. He says the
Intervention of the United States in
the islands was the best thing that
has happened to the Filipinos, but
that it would have been better for our
country if we had not gone there.
1t is a matter worthy of comment
that the greater part of the addresses
at the Mothers Congress recently
held at Washington, DC; were de-
livered by unmarried women, who
told the mothers" how to train their
children,
A professor at a Northwestern Uni
versity says that the users of cigar.
cites constitute but small portion o.
the honor students and the majority o.
them are Of low grade of scholarship
He argues from this that the use of the
cigarette results in mental deteriora
ton and that it is responsible for tn,
weak minds of the smokers. With al
due respect to the erudition of tn,
learned professor we suggest that h.
is arguing with his premises and de
ductions transposed. Is it not NOR
likely that weak minds are responsible
for the cigarette habit, rather than Uic
versa?
Mrs. Coils p. Huntington has jus
paid $31, 200 duty on the gowns sh
brought from Europe. This is tn
record in customs duties for on
woman and it was paid without pro
test, the payment being in cash as tn
rules prohibit the use of checks o
drafts. Just what effect this will hav
on the controversy between Secretar
Shaw and the society ladies is not est
mated
Lubkan, leader of the rebels in ST
mar, has been caught and the war d.
partment regards it as the most signi.
cant exploit since the capture of Agu
naldo. Thus the end of the war
still in sight.
Santos-Dumodt, the great aeronal
and inventor of derigible balloon,
an examplar of the motto, eff yo
want thing we'll done, do it yourself
He is an indefatigable worker and a
tends personally to the most minu
details IN the construction of his ba
looms There is wisdom as we'll as il
! dustry in this, for it is true that h
| life may literally depend on a thread.
l A South Dakota man has Just be,
1 again awarded the contract for carr,
f ing the mail between De Smet al
f Howard. He has already been ma
y ing the trips for eight years and h
f aggregated total of 81, 800 miles,
# nearly four times the distance aroul
e the globe. This is supposed to be t
n record distance attained by any carri
a in the world over given route.
e Wherever the President and Prin
g Henry went together they were gre,
1t ed by canonades of 3S guns; 81 GU