Smyrna times., 1902-04-16
SHORT, SHARP AND SNAPPY
Pithy Sayings From Our Popular Wash.
ingtOn Correspondent.

Pitny sayings FROM Our Popular Wash.
ingtOn Correspondent
President elect Palma and General
Leonard Wood are both agreed that at
least 33 per cent tariff reduction is
needed for Cuba.
Cattle outnumber all other domestic
animals in the United States, with
hogs second, and sheep a close third.
Horses, mules and goats follow in or
der.
The Philippines are pacifed, so they
say, but General Miles is not. 1t
would be interesting to know the Gen
anti-imperialists.
An editor, writing in one of the
prominent magazines of the country,
seriously asks the question, "Can a
newspaper editor be an honest man?"
and answers it in the negative.
Senator Hoar has reported the follow
ing addition to the Senate rules: ''No
senator in debate shall refer Extensively
to any state in the union" 1t is said
to be the result of the pleasantries over
the oleomargarine bill.
The average milk product in the
United States is 424 gallons per year
for each COW. The average price per
pound for the 518,OOO,OO pounds of
butter sold last year was II cents, and
the 15,000, 900 pounds of cheese went
at 8 cents pound.
Patriotism is not dead by any means.
When this country needs men there are
hundreds ready to throw themselves
~ tn imminent deadly breach
There are to be three consuls to repre-
sent this country in Cuba, yet there are
already 200 applicants for the positions.
Cecil Rhodes provided 81, 500 scholar
ships at historic Oxford for 100 Ameri-
can young men, the awards to be made
on the following bases: Literary and
scholastic attainments; success in man
lyoutdoor sports; qualities of manhood,
truth, courage, devotion to duty,
sympathy, kindliness, unselfshness
and fellowship; moral force of charac-
ter and instincts of leadership.
Professor Sylvanus Thompson, in
the London Saturday ReUieW says
that neither Marconi nor Slaby, who
have been i'll controversy as to the in
vention of wireless telegraphy, is the
real originator of the system, that
title belonging to President Lodge of
the University of Birmingham, who
first made his principles known in 1894
and at that time took out United
States patent.
Germany's exports fell off per cent
in the last year, and her imports six
per cent leaving a balance of trade
against her of nearly $500, 900, 900.
Imports from the United States increas-
ed while exports to this country de-
creased, so that we are getting the
best of the money end of the trade be
tween the two countries.
Senator jones of Arkansas, once
chairman of the Democratic Nationa
Committee. has been shelved by the
people of his state for coquetting will
round bale cotton trust. The election
was virtually by popular vote, as the
contest was carried before the people
and the legislature will be bound t.
vote for Ex-Governor James p. Clark
as the peoples choice.
German cartoon represents Mis-
Roosevelt crossing the ocean in al
open boat with a fat hog draped in tn
Stars aud Stripes. Beneath is the lie
gend: 1--WE received your Prince; yo
must admit our Hog" 1t refers to tn
old subject of shutting American no
products out cf the German market.
The United States Court in Floridt
has declared wealthy turpentine ope,
atOr guilty of holding several negroe
IN virtual slavery, by procuring thei
arrest and then compelling them
work for him until the amount of the
fine, which he, advanced, was paid o
at wages he dictated. This is the fir
time federal court has enforced th
the laws against ''peonage."