Smyrna times., 1906-02-21
SHORT, SHARE, PITHY NEVIS
FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
GLEANlNGS PICKED up FROM OUR WASH.
INGTON CORRESPONDENT OF INTEREST.
News Of the Day Boiled Down and Treated
in an Interesting Manner About Men
and Affairs of National Interest,


and Affairs of National Interest.
The Roosevelt demand for publicity
has been rather over supplied lately.
There is Chicago woman who has |
not tasted water for twenty five years,
and strange to say, she is not chorus
girl either.
"Sleeves are getting shorter and |
shorter" says fashion magazine. but
there is no corresponding decrease in
the dressmakers bills.
1t is intimated that Pouitney Bige-
low will have nothing to do with Wash
ington's birthday celebrations. The
cherry tree incident is, without inter-
est for him.
Helen Gould is probably, felicitating
herself on being spinster, and having
proved that the surest way to keep out
of the divorce court is not to marry.
If the Americans had not driven out
the Chinese from the United States,
there would not be so many Chinese
now to drive the Americans out of
China.
A Pittsburg paper announces that
the public sympathy is with the min
ers. 1t may be in Pittsburg, but every
where else it is with the consumers
who pays for the coal.
1t is probable that when the Hep
burd railway rate bill gets back to the
lower House of Congress that 1t and
its author will scarcely have bowling
acquaintance.
Ex-Chief Engineer Wallace says he
was all but crushed by Secretary Taft
The papers at the time, said that the
Secretary sat on Mr.. Wallace, but it is
clear from this statement that he did
sit with his full weight.
General Sherman Bell is to appear
In melodrama in Denver. The only
difference between this and the melo-
drama that he has always been playing
is that the public will now have to
pay to see him.
At dinner in honor of Lyman Gage
few nights ago he was introduced as
''the most distinguished Illinoisan
living" 1t wont be we'll for the mar
who introduced him if he has any fu
ture favors to ask of Speaker Cannon
Fifty students in the graduating
class at the Naval Academy failed il
their final examinations. Evidentl,
there has been too much time devoted
to hazing and being tried for it to ad
nit of actual study.
James j. Hill says the country is to-
extravaganza. The country had jus
come to the same conclusion and j
preparing now to economic on Rail
road mail rates, the Army, Navy an
Civil Service.
Count Boni do Castellane has an
nounced that he stands ready to MARI
''the lady of high degree who causes
n a. 4-1.Ll. rba lad.y hoe on In
come of $500, 900 but it is doubtful
she will feel she can afford him.
Jack London's bridal tour will be
trip around the world in sailing yes
sci. II the new Mrs. London planne
the trip she must have understood he
husband who has The reputation of bt
ing hard to keep-on hand.
A ship load of criminals who wei
found to be too dangerous to leave
the Philippines have been brougl
back to this country and given the
freedom in San Francisco. OF VIII
use are those 1400 islands If one
them cannot be used for maroonil
criminals?
A Toledo woman who claims that b
husband beat her 300 times, is suil
for divorce now because he desertt
her. There is no accounting for ii
taste of a woman who would rather
beaten than deserted, but curious
enough there are many like her.
The Woman Suffragists who are
convention in Baltimore-ha split
the Zone woman one-vote" propo
ton. 1t is evident from their conte
tion that they are entitled to me
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