Smyrna times., 1903-05-13

AAOAohN HAS COuCluuSu 10 accept bne
land bill for better or worse and will
try and ''live happily ever AFTER
Perhaps some light on the trust
question could be obtained from
Mexico whose constitution forbids
monopolies.
An indianapolis court has decided
that the cooking of onions in a flat
building is a nuisance.
A few years ago there were nearly
one hundred exclusive millionaire
cattle kings in the south west. To-day
there are but thirty.
There was a general impression
among visitors at the Saint Louis Ex-
position dedicatory ceremonies, that a
persistent and organized effort was
being made to boom Cleveland for the
Presidency.
A remarkable change in the nativity
of Americans is shown by the recent
census. Seventy-nine per cent of the
American people are natives of the
state or territory in which they live.
A Saint Louis newspaper recently
published an editorial explaining that
when President Roosevelt shut his
eyes almost tight and showed his teeth
he was smiling. Some of the people
of Saint Louis took this expression for
one of anger.
1t is futile for the press to insist
that Archie Roosevelt's 'calico" pony
was the first pony" that ever went up
in the White House elevator. Probably
no ponies went up in Mrs. Hayes
time, but since then!
OF the Al, 900, 200 people in England
more than half live on incomes of less
than $l2 week and the earnings of
1000, 600 of these people do not exceed
S6per week.
J. Pierpont Morgan is a striking in.
centive to men of advancing years.
He Is sixty-six years old and most of
his success has been achieved since his
sixtieth birthday.
Chicago has certainly demonstrated
its right to be known as a cosmopolitan
city. 1t has native Mayor, a Polish
City Attorney, German City Trea-
surer and an Irish City Clerk.
Postmaster General Payne has taken
occasion to assure the newspaper men
that when he. secured Mr.. Robb as
temporary attorney general for the
postoffice department he was not set
ting a thief to catch thief
Since the President has assured the
people of this country that Germany's
professed friendship for the United
States is sincere it is to be hoped that
the German press will take the hint.
A modern epigram reads every
wife Is the architect of her husband"
but that does not prevent some women
from having to undertake the thank
less task of making buildings without
material
The officials of the Department of
Agriculture assert that there is no good
reason for the recent rise in the price
of beef Evidently the officials are
unaware of the existence of the beef
trust.
A movement is being promoted in
Philadelphia to prevent the selling of
milk on Sunday. It would seem that
the good people of the city of Brother
ly Love might better devote their
energy to routing the city's political
machine.
An exchange says that Great Britain
buys her butter and cheese from Den
mark but forgets to say that the
British consumption of American
cheese and butter is constantly in
creasing.
Students of labor problems who
come from Europe to study the con-
dltions Of American labor are unani-
nous in their belief that American
working men consume less liquor than
their European cousins. To this is
largely due the better social condition
of the Americans.