Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-20
HEARD IN PASSING

A farmer in New Jersey has discov- cred gold mine on his property. He found particles of yellow looking metal which experts declared to be gold in the crop of chicken. Let's see, was it not two years ago that q | big diamond was found in the gizzard of a Bridgeport turkey? y?-Bridgeport Post
 It is just as well not to mistake the Increase of Wall street quotations for stocks as the threshold of the era of prosperity we are expecting. True and lasting prosperity does not come at the bidding of lot of specula tors Nho football prices to suit themselves. [ IL comes from an increase in employ m@nt and wages that sets people to spending and keeps the mechanic and farmer busy.-New Britain Herald.
 Senator Platt seems to hold control in full degree of legislation in New York. He declares that q state con- stabulary bill must be enacted and that the franchise tax Jaw will not be repealed. He speaks as definitely as if he constituted. in his own person aiUheI the entire legislature. There is Fot lin the country la more fragrant Illustration of bossism. Crokef's power in New York City is not nearly 50 bsoiute.-BridgbpoT Farmer. Perhaps the prospect of having the New York police force taken from un- der his control is the motive for Gro ker's determination to make war on vice in New York city. Saturday the war was begun by the arrest and fin ing of sixteen women in the police court for loitering on th.- streets. This is a peculiar idea of warning on the vice. We cannot stop iucendiariSm by pouring water on q burning house. We must catch the inccndiary and take away his matches and his bottle of oil -AnsOnia Sentinel.
 An admirer of Mir Bryan in East Hartford writes to the Times that he understands a large number of votes for Mir Mckinley were purchased in this city at the recent election. He therefore supp0seS that the same thing happened on an extensive scale throughout the counIry. This is the first we have heard of any buying of votes for MT Mckinley in Hartford, and our correspondent has probably got things mixed. There was vote buying in Hartford on November 6, but we do not think it was done in the interest of any of the presidential can didates.-HartfOrd Times.
 A. J. Sloper has reported to the
 
 as candidate for senator amounted to S391 40. That amount is far lower than the popular estimate of what the expenses were. but taking the reported expense of $391. 40 and it will be read fly seen why candidates for senators are hard to get. The salary for the term is only $500. so that Mir Sloper will not only have to spend about five months at the capital without any com penSatiOn, but has paid $01 40 more than his salary to get elected, to say nothing of what he will have to spend. as member of the senate during the time the legislatu is in session. If he is not more than S1 ,O0O out of pocket before his term expires he will be lucky. The one bad feat of it is that such an expense is necessary. for it shuts out poor men from the senate and gives monopoly of senatorial hOnOrs to men like Mir Sloner who have $1,000 and are willing to spend it to purchase the honor of represent ing this district at Hartford.-New Britain Independent.