Smyrna times., 1904-09-28

Penny-in- the-slot telephones have
been discontinued in England for the
very good reason that they did not
pay.
Chicago has built a pneumatic tube
to Milwaukee. Perhaps some air will
get IN it, but tubes are adopted to the
conveyance of other fluids.
Perhaps there has been much war
over Clara Barton, as any woman liv-
ing, and yet she was one of the vice
presidents of the Peace Congress at
st. Louis.
Japan which went to war in the in
terest of 'justice and humanity, is
now collecting taxes in Manchur1a!
What will be said when Russia escorts
her tax -gatherers to Korea?
During the past summer the local
pleasure steamers of Boston carried
100000 people upon excursions. So
far as known not one became sea sick,
and the horror of the Slocum did not
intimidate.
John Matchell, Jr., the negro presi-
dent of the Mechanics Savings Bank
of Richmond, Va, addressed the
American Bankers Convention in
New York on the 10Th and was re-
ceived with warm approval.
Recently In Cincinnati fifty hello
girls were caught flirting over the
wires, and all of them were discharged
he managers laid trap and called
hem sweet sisters" and they all
tumbled 1t was down right mean.
From all accounts the Germans have
gone in and are capturing the Cuban
market. At a recent banquet in Man
tanzas, nothing on the table or in the
building was of United States origin
but the -four in the bread.
The statesman who propose to set
apart territory to be occupied solely
by negroes will please to take notice
that California papers announce that
watermelons would grow in that
State. May we not detect benevo.
lent purpose in this fecundity of Ma.
ture?
The profession of forestry Is taking
its place by the side of the other
learned professions. No less than
sixty students have entered Yale Uni
versity to stuy trees, how to plant and
grow them, and how to extinguish
forest fires.
1t is said that next to the dog:
women are the hardest worked crea
lures in Belgium. Some of them gel
thirty cents a day for cleaning tn,
streets. One-fourth of all the people
earn less than forty cents a day. Il
iswonderful they have never heard O
wages in the United States.
1t is now said the farmers of Kansa
have 500, 100000 on deposit in tn
banks of that state. Mortgages ono
as plentiful as grasshoppers have quit
disappeared. There seems to be n
more cry of hard times in the Sun
flower State.
The famous English author an
statesman, James Bryce, has com
over to this country to study politics
He struck a dull time. There ism
any politics in America, just now, t
speak of. If he is gathering items fC
new book, the work will of necessit
be a small one.
In the practice off Newport blan
cartridge was fred at one of our mos
expensive battleshlps which was tee
nically struck amidships at the waite
line and constructively sunk, in fou
teen fathoms OF water. Our office
cannot be too careful in these mi
neuvers.
Recently in st. Louis two gentl
men friends, D. r. Hurst and WI
Hampton, of Jackson. KY, became
cidentally separated in the crowd
tie fair. Mr.. Hurst hunted for b
companion for a week and at last four
his body on the dissecting table OF
hospital.
Sir Thomas Upton declines to chi
lenge for the cup again on the groul
that 1t is impossible to cross the Alta
tic in any yacht which could win
race under the rules Of the New 70
Yacht Club. Do Americans think tn
persistence in such handicap as IL
Is creditAble to us and entirely spor