Smyrna times., 1903-09-30
SHORT SHARP AND SNAPPY
GLEANINGS OF THE WORLD
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST FROM OUR
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT.
President Roosevelt Returns to Washington
From Oyster Bay And the Political Season
Formally Opens Agains.

Formally Opens Agains.
The i'll luck of Sir Thomas Lipton
seems to stay right by him.
Will England be scared when she
hears that General Miles champions
the Irish cause?
When the Sultan :of Sulu dies,
which one of his six widows will be
entitled to his pension?
The President will return to Wash
ington on September 2S and the po-
litical season will again be on.
The power of Bebel continues to
rise and Kaiser William doubtless
feels that he ought to destroy it.
Some people are beginning to sus-
pect that the Sultan's policy, like his
cartridges, are made in Germany"
President Roosevelt does not carry
pistol regularly, Notwithstanding
the recent revelations of the wild
winds.
Just occasionally Fashion puts her
common sense foot forward. Word
comes from Paris that high heels have
gone out of style.
Some statistician has figured that
sunshine ON the western corn field,
just now, is worth to the nation
! $4,000 a minute,
The new Philippine census, placing
the population at 100000, will neces-
state new computation as to the cost
of FilpinOs per head.
Sam Parks may yet organize a
labor union among the inmates
Sing Sing; an advocate of short hours
would be popular there.
Not satisfied with home course of
watercure, 100 young Filipinos have
come to this country to undergo a
course in college (hazing).
The Grand Vizier of Persia has
been summarily dismissed. He was
probably particularly and personally
obnoxious" to the Persian Addicks.
According to builders estimates, it
requires as much money today to build
fifteen school-houses as would have
been needed to build thirty-six in 1903.
An electric car in Germany has Just
been run at the rate of 106.8 miles an
hour. This was, of course, an expert
mental trip, but it may indicate what
will be accomplished on regular trains
in the future.
Kansas City is to have an oppor-
tunity of recalling how it was before
there were telephones. A fire which
destroyed the main telephone ex-
changes will cripple the service for a
full month.
Probably the most remarkable case
of forgetfulness in high places occur
red recently, when both the President
and Governor Murphy forgot the
name of "Little Mac" on the battle
field of Antietam.
Secretary Goodwin, of the National
Civil Service Reform League, seems
to have conclusiyely proved his point
that fourth class postmasters cannot
be removed for political or religious
reasons.
Mr.. Balfour refers to the fact that
there is absolute free trade between
the various states of the United
States, and designstes it as free
trades "Most momentous and perma-
neut VICTORY.
Secretary Moody is right in his con-
tention that American battleships
should be fast The most efficient
warship that arrives latter the fight
is over" viii count for little, moreover
ships have sometimes to run from an
enemy.
The indictment of State Senator
George E. Green, of New York, for
fraud in connection with the Post
Office scandal is a remarkable evidence
of the futility of the most potent po-
litical influence in the current in
vestigation.
John d. Rockefeller's Sunday School
class recently .dined at his home and
enjoyed five courses, while the mill
liOnaire host confnad his maa1 70