Smyrna times., 1904-08-03

or unwise, it must be conceded that
he is rich.
Latin and tropical people are mag.
nanimous. The Republic of Columbia
despoiler of her fairest and richest
province, has sent minister to Wash.
ingtOn again with assurances of most
amicable regard.
Roosevelt, Parker, Tom Watson.
Swallow, and Dabs, all running for
the Presidency, two of them with hone
of success, there's our colored
friend, nominated out West-wbat's
his name?
DR.. Swallow of Harrisburg, Pa.
who took wing from the Indianapolis
Prohibition Convention, is probably
jealous of Rev. Mr.. Burchard. who
tried to help Blaine, for he has
shouted to the people the illiterative
battle cry "BuncO, Doodle and Booze. "
statesman named Bower has been |
nominated for Congress in Pennsvl. |
vania After looking over recent ma.
jority in that district, the Joker re-
marks that he will probably be the
left Bower.
The dredging of New York Harbor
must be resumed. The new White
Star liner Baltic, now the largest ship
ahoat, draws 36t feet, while the depth
of the channel at high tide is only "a
feet She cannot load to full capacity
till the channel is cleared
Curtis writes from Manila that the
two faults of Americans are ''criticis- |
ing the government, and "not going
to church" But then, the same thing
happens here. He says that the Brit.
ish marauders in India and Burmah
are very religious and devout.
wealthy sugar 'refner in France
has offered to buy considerable group
of the Philippine Islands, if the United
States will sell. The trouble is be
wants to be the sole ruler and set up a
government of his own. OF course,
the United States cannot listen to such
proposition.
There is money enough if the right
persons have it-an average of $94 for
every family in the country OF the
total money in the United States, es-
timated by the Comptroller of the
Currency at 81, 2,6S8, 900, 900, over one
half is outside of the Treasury and the |
banking institutions and is in daily |
use in business.
Economy is the rule IN New Eng |
land. Owing to the vigorous competi-
tion of the trolley lines, one of the
great railways, the New York, New
Haven and Hartford, has cut down
it's train mileage something like 5000 |
miles daily. This will save a half
million yearly expenses.
Navigating the st. Lawrence in the |
summer is especially dangerous on
account of the fOgs which prevail. |
To overcome this and enable steam
ships to pass up and down the river,
an electric cable has been laid along i
the channel An instrument on the
steamer indicates any deviation from
the channel.
Norfolk, Va, Is sending a cargo of
bituminous coal to San Francisco by
steamship. The Minnesota, built at
New London, Conn, will carry 10000
tons at nearly 81 per ton freight, This
will yield a handsome profit. Coal
fetches a high price on the Pacific
coast because Of it's scarcity.
A lot of college-bred girls in central
New Jersey, taking advantage of the
scarcity of farm hands, have gone in
to the field and are making it fashion
able to do q mans work for pay-$2 a
day. Some scores have survived the
blisters on their hands from work and
on their necks from exposure, and will
persist to the end.
Oklahoma has been treated shabbily.
Her population is more than 100000,
or greater than that of Rhode Island,
Vermont, Utah, Nevada, either of the
Dakotas, Oregon, New Hampshire,
Wyoming, Delaware or Arizona. She
had more new railroads built last year
than any state In the Union, and has
more money in her banks according to
population.
About all the telephone lines in'this