Smyrna times., 1904-02-10

Australia, where women vote, and a
sort of socialism has been established,
is losing her population on account of
the flight of her manufacturers to
other lands.
The farmer who advertised for eight
grafters can he accommodated III Mil
waukee, where eight aldermen and
other officials have been arrested for
The Supreme Court of the Unued
States has decided that Porto Ricans
are not foreigners and can come to
this country without obstruction.
They can also be naturaIized. Curious,
isn't it.
Holders of the common stock in |
United States Steel are so disappoint- |
ed over the lack Of dividends that they |
have sent up the Macedonian cry to
Andrew Carnegie. But isn't he other
wise occupied?
Senator Quay put jocular provision
in his bill to a Init Indian Territory
as state that one Senator shall at
all times be Of Indian descent.
Mightn't the pocahontas family be
transferred from Virginia?
Your Congressman will still, may
hap, DEFEND the Treasury aud lock it,
Unless unnoticed he can clap an extra
thousand in his pocket. But bringing
him to the rollcall square, when he
when he would snatch his mileage
double; He'll dodge the vote with hon
est air and save himself heap of trou-
bic.
Mayor Harrison of Chicago seems to
be victim of adverse circumstances.
Because the building inspectors and
other subordinates failed to do their
duty and the Iroquois horror resulted,
the mayor was arrested and even me-
naced with the Jail. However, it may
make mayors more vigilant.
Gen. Thomas of Chicago violently
denounces Secretary Shaw for disc
beylng the Civil Service law in remov.
Jag him and others from office.
He charges him with miserable un-
truths and arralgns him before the
President for chicanery and censpir-
acy.
Dowie says he leased Zion City for
one hundred years only because
Christ will then return to earth and
diferentiate the Heayenbound from
the Hellbound. When Elijah III is
helping to put handouts on Satan he
doesn't wish to have heavy mort
gage to look after.
A play entitled 1.-The Orphans is
presented in Baltimore on Sunday
nights, in large church. Among the
victims of the Iroquois theatre disaster
were two Methodist ministers, five
deacons, and a hundred other mem
bers of that denomination. The pro-
hibitions of the church seem relaxed.
Perhaps they need attention.
There is trouble in Washington. If
the bureau chiefs and other subordi-
mates have to give up their thousand
dollar carriages and coachmen paid
by the government, they may have to
use the street car or the female quad
ruped of Mr.. Shank as the justices OF
the Supreme Court do and have al
ways done.
A correspondent writes us; "Foul
presidents have reached the office
through the death of the chief exeeu-
tive, but none of them have been re-
elected. The Republicans have never
elected a president east of the Allegh
enies.. The next Republican National
Convention will be the thirteenth.
The last Democratic candidates named
at St. Louis were elected" Well,
what of it? Is our government direc
ted by the changes of the moon and
the flight of birds?
On Saturday it seemed certain that
war would occur between Russia and
Japan unless peace should be arrived
at. On Sunday peace seemed to be
assured unless further irritation re-
suited. On Monday the angel OF
peace was waiting on the corner with
an olive branch in her hand and a
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