Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-17
HEARD IN PASSING

Why doesn't somebody persuade Grover to tell how he voted?
 EMssissippi's attorney general is after the cotton seed trust Here's luck to him.
 s Ben Harrison and Tom Reed forgot to forward congratulations to MT Me kinley.
 The future of the democratic party is much more promising than that of the Individuals who are protesting great worry about it.
 Several gentlemen who expected to get pulled into the United States sen ate by the Mckinley band chariot are up against great disappointment.
 Republicans denied the charge of Imperialism during the campaign. but now many of them are talking about making MT McKinley's second inaugu- ration royal" event.
 Most men would be satisfied with bossing q president for two terms, but Hanna isn't, he is already reaching after the republican nomination for himself ill 1901, and denying that he wants it.
 Senator Clark of Montana seems to have got his tide OF straight this time which is more than can be said of little Billy" Chandler. who was con- spicuous in the fight made on MT Clark in the senate.
 San Francisco is. going to shame New York by erecting a handsome monument to commemorate DeWey's victory at Manila, The design. which has been accepted, is the work of c. T. Brewster, a New York artist. There is food for thought in this ex- tT1p+ from an ASGnci1tpJ I10cs, gram. from Manila. on the effect of the presidential election news: So far as the EflipinOs are concerned no notice able change in the situation has en- sued nor is likely to occur in the inn mediate future"
 When q seat in the New York Stock exchange sells for $46.5OO. it is evil dent that the business of buying and selling stocks upon commission must be very profitable. Occasionally q broker fails. but almost always be- cause he has been speculating. .on his own account CT because his customers become unable to maintain their mar gins.-BridgepOrt Farmer.
 If these are times of peace. as wo are told they are-the conditions in the Philippines to the contrary nOtWith- standing-we should not be burdenpd with war taxes. Some of these. like the check stamps, are more Of a nuis-. ance than they are worth and they cannot pass too quickly. The coming congress should see to it that in times of peace we have q peace revenue New Britain Herald.
 The "rummage sale'' must go-or rather, stop. Up in Clinton. Mass 'where one of these sales was held. an outbreak of scarlet fever and diDh- theria followed. which traced up were found to have originated in articles sold at this 'rummuge saIe.'' They had been given by people in whose houses the disease had appeared. years ago, and the germs were held in the old furniture, old clothes, etc. given for sale. The danger of spreading dis ease in this way is so great that health authorities in several places have been urged to take action.-Ansonia Senti- nel.
 ftConnetieut bettovs on. the election. says the Hartford Times, may get point from the New York Suns story of some shrewd betting in that city. X Bryan man explains how he madn $50. First he found another Bryanite who offered to lay S100 even. Though in violation spf his principles. he GOV cred the bet betting on Mckinley. Then he happened to get into q crowd of republicans, who were offering odds of three to one. Against this he staked $50, getting S150 against it. This was all He lost his $50 staked on Bryan. and won his S100 staked on Mckinley. Had Bryan been elected he would have lost $100 and won S150 When one comes to look at it, the game seems as easy as betting on sure thing.