Smyrna times., 1903-07-29
SHORT, SHARP AND SNAPPY.

SHORT, SHARP AND SNAPPY. I
''By the sad sea waves is where Vhe
,verage man wastes his yearly savings
these days.
There are over one thousand women
in tbe United States who are earning
their living as insurance solicitors.
One in every 4O1 railway employees
was killed during the last fiscal year
and one in every twenty-four was in
jured.
There are some men who never get
a vacation. President Castro of Ven
ezuela is still busy fighting the insur-
gents.
It would appear that President
Roosevelt had converted ex-President
Cleveland to his gospel of anti-race
suicide.
Russia has again promised two open
ports in Manchuris and the United
States has pronounced the Kishnef
petition 'closed incident. p"
The textile strike in Lowell, Mass,
cost the operatives approximately |
81 300, 900 in wages. There were
II, 900 employees involved.
It is estimated that practically all
the pine timber growing in Mime
sofa, approximately 100000 feet, will
be cut and marked within the next
fifteen years.
The death of Leo XII mas called
forth a remarkable manifestation of
admiration and respect throughout the
world and regardless of creed or ma
tionality.
Recent experiments have demon
strated that the pressure of rising sap
in single grape vine is sufficient to
J sustain column of mercury three and
a half feet high.
Connecticut has discovered a new
t use for the injunction and one that
T. will probably benefit the public. A
, run on bank has just been stopped
n by an injunction.
r Senator Platt of New York has nom
d mated Senator Aldrich for vice-presi
IS dent but there are those who suspect
d the Senator from New York is merely
y perpetrating a joke.
The total commerce of the United
!. States, imports and exports combined
for the fiscal year just ended wa
10 81, ,445, ,61O,417. The excess of export
5 over imports was 1894, ,372, 1853.
8 Secretary of War Root is in grav
10 danger of becoming unpopular If b.
70 persists in his attitude of knowing
IL more about his retirement from tn
. Cabinet than the newspapermen.
m Speaker be Cannon has come
ri Washington, en- route to New England
e; 1t is intimated that the next Speake
is to be given hearing before the A
n drich financial subcommittee.
ry Prof. Langley could score the be-
d scoop of the season by putting b
at flying machine into commission, sal
Is ing up and getting an interview fro
ty the two tailed comet. 1t would be GOO
ne for several tales.
n"
ed The extent to which athletic prov
NJ ess appeals to the people of this cou
tte try has again been demonstrated
the lcheers, metaphorically speakiu
which have greeted General Mile
'. ride of min ETY. miller in nine hours.
BE An interesting modern invention
:" a clock for busy or absent mind
people. The user makes note or ca
90 and inserts it in the clock. At Il
~ proper time the clock rings bell al
: projects the card before the clock fac
% Several cards can be inserted stint
A. taneously.
er- New York has been experiencing
aa interesting object lesson in fnanC
ult Heretofore, New Workers have imagl
req ed that any financial disturbance
rec Wall Street would affect the emit
ner country, but within the past few wee
lay over billion dollars have been squee
OF ed out of stocks and several smr
10 spectators have failed, while I
prosperity of the country at large
experienced no shock.
1t is announced that the POstOff
Fer investigation is nearing an end /