Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-19
HEARD IN PASSING

Kansas grain growers are organiz- ing for. the purpose of boycotting the grain dealers combine and doing their own shipping.
 Ex-Congressman Adelbert s. Hay, who had an excellent opportunity to know, says the Boers are. not antI- American in sentiment.
 Men of decency will not condemn the Louisville mob which publicly whipped a man for insulting a young lady. A similar dose should be ad- ministered to every smasher" guilty of the same offense
 Chinese puzzles have long enjoyed a reputation as the most intricate in the world, and the indemnity puzzle upon which the representatives of the DOW CTS at Pekin are working seems to be the most intricate of them all
 The Sentinel's recent suggestion. that Waterbury might do well to meter her beer and thus check it's consump- tion, has been improved upon in Little Rock, Ark. where ulll has been pre-. sented to the legislature asking that all men who drink, be made to pay for the privilege at $5 each--Ansonia Sentinel.
 The Steel Trust people should think twice before they cause q strike of half a million men. With big orders on hand they would cause much tlisap- pointment. A trust should recognize a labor union. Labor has as much right to unite as has capital. A strike just now in this country would cause Euro pean manufacturers 7 to chortle.- Bridgeport Post.
 Even in Pennsylvania the intelli- gent public is clamoring for reform in ballot laws and Boss Quay has been quoted as in favor of some sort of re- form, but in doubt as to the sort We fear that Alr. Quay's ideas of reform the strength of his cinch in the state. But we only judge by his record. It is never too late to repent.
 An eminent Scotch divine was once asked how long he would require to prepare speech. .sThat depends said he, upon how much time I am to occupy in it's delivery. If I am to speak for q quarter of an hour I should like q week to prepare; if I am going to speak for half an hour three days will do; if am to go on as long as like am ready now. Hartford Post.
 Actor Bob Fitzsimmons, .sThe Hon, est Blacksmith .' in performing at Har-
 
 took his sick wife's place. not wisely but too well. and q family sparring bout followed, which resulted in Bob going away with the policeman for 2 little while. On second thought, can it be possible it was ofiy.anetl4er scheme for procuring free advertising.- Bos- ton Herald.
 In notable article on Queen Vic toria in the London Quarterly Review. the explanation given of the queens prejudice against MT Gladstone is that it started n the suspicion that he gave her too much work to do. until she was. as she put it. dead beat.". He tried in his eagerness to press her to do what she considered to be his work, and when she resented it and he re- newed the attempt she formed a per- tinacious prejudice against him which never was removed. The author states that it was always an element in her reticence with regard to Mr Gladstone that he was too high church and had the mind of 2 Jesuit.
 One of the first, things done by Tom Johnson when he went into office as mayor of Cleveland was to employ one hundred clerks, who. with maps of the city before them, went over the real es- tate in the city and made out statis- tics upon which every bit of it Is to be revalued for taxation. Mayor Johnson declares that it shnll all be valued on the same basis and that each property owner shall pay city taxes in propor-. ton to his holdings. Will Mayor-elect Stndley on assuming the dates of his office. follow the example of Mayor Johnson of Cleveland? The inequal- ity in assessments need a thorough overhauling.-N Haven Union.
 The ceremony which took place at Dubuque yesterday closes an inter esting chapter in. the history of the Catholic church in the United States. The clouds which oyershadowed the setting sun of the old century are now buried in the friendly sea of oblivion. The new century opens auspiciously.s With brotherly accord and plenty of apostolic energy, we, can work wonders in this fair land. Look to the older continents and behold how religion is persecuted. After such contemplate ion, We will agree that we have some req