Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-03
HEARD IN PASSING

Uncle Sam's Oklahoma land lottery turned out on prize for every thirteen ticket-holders, but that doesn't lessen the kicking of the other twelve. 4 A fight to the death." is all very well for q sensational headline, but "The strike settled" carries much more satisfaction.
 The fellow who yells. "zill the um- pire,'' isn't half so bloodthirsty as he sounds. The chances are ninety-nlne out of 100 that the umpire, blindfolded and with one hand i'll sling, could llck the stuffing out of him.-Meriden Rec ord
 A bell boy in Winsted hotel recent ly swan the whole length of Highland lake. distance of two and q half miles. When he became tired he turned over on his back and hoated, like any other bell buoy. This being a Winsted per formance, it is to be presumed the youngster is simply in training for the feat of Swimming across the Atlantic. New Haven Palladium.
 A Berlin newspaper says the Pope receives every day from 22,o00 to 23,- GOO letters and newspapers. King Ed ward VII comes next with 5000 news papers and 1,OoO leters. The czar and the German emperor receive each from 600 to TOO letters, appeals, etc, the king of Italy, 500; Queen Wilhelmina, from 100 to 150. The Pope, says the same authority, employs no fewer than thirty-fve secretaries.
 Articles of incorporation for an cleo tric line ninety miles long, in the state of Michigan, have been filed. The cap itaI Is one million. The time is com ing when the electric road is going to do the passenger carrying trade of the country. Obstacles placed ill the way by the steam roads in every state, can only retard, but never can defeat the triumph of the electric road.-Middle- town Penny Press.
 :. A project is on foot in Philadelphia to combine at least three thousand Of the fifty-fiye hundred retails groceries in the city under one head, with cap- ital of S6,500,000. The plan is to 'pur- chase the stock and stores at cash average of $2,0O0, making a total irl- yestment of $6,O00,000. in addition to which $50O,0O0 would be put up for a working capital. The idea, further, is to employ former owners as managers of the stores.-New Haven Journal and Courier.
 In accordance with a mandate of congress, the census of 1900 will show the total population of each state, the number entitled to vote and the num- Der actually voting. Thus far returns of this nature from only four states have been announced. but the result in these four indicates q condition of af- fairs which will tend to confirm any disposition that. may already exist in congress to curtail the representation of the southern states in that body. Ac- cording to the bulletin recently issued by the census department, Alabama in 1900 had a population of 1928, ,697, of whom All ,152 were voters, but the vote cast was only 157, ,205. or 3S per cent, while Connecticut, with a population of sos, ,355, of whom 230,993 were vot- CTS east 1S0, 40 votes. or IS per cent. Arkansas had a population of 1,311 ,564, of whom 31O.746 were voters, but the vote cast was only 127.S .S39, or 41.10 per cent. while California. with a popula- tion of l, ,4S5, ,053. of whom AZ, ,909 were voters, cast 303, ,S73, or 68.60 per cent New Haven Register.