Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-09
HEARD IN PASSING


 A New York man recently went crazy because he could not invent per petual motion. He should have walt ed. His wife has just given birth 70 quadruplets and four lively young Americans can put up a pretty satis- factory imitation of perpetual motion, to say the least.-New Haven Union.
 The practical operation of the trolley which was recently introduced 1nto Greenwich, after strenuous opposition, has knocked some theories higher than Gilderoy's kite The contention Of the opponents that the trolley would cause real estate values to depreciate ana that it wouldn't get sufficient patron age to make the venture profitable proposition has been upset by the facts of the case.-Hartford Post.
 George D. Meikleiohn formerly assistant secretary of war, told the senate military committee yesterday that he saw no impropriety in the ofn- cers of the government investing III such enterprises as sHeistand's and Hawkes's proposed hemp company i'll the Philippines. This remark may partly explain why Secretary Root was so determined last year to have a change in the office of assistant secre- tary of his department.-H Hartford Times
 But after all, whether anything is done or not, the victory of having the right of the people of Connecticut to assemble ill convention to discuss their form of government vindicated is in it self enough to justify a rejoicing. But something useful conservative and progressive will be done. The people have acted wisely and their representa- tives will act wisely in convention. Connecticut has always been safe and always will be safe. Her sons are loyal and sensible.-New Haven Reg ister.
 Perhaps we may be in too much of a hurry not about raising that $110,000 for the ransom of Miss Stone, but in letting the brigands know we are will ing to pay their price. We are not accustomed to the ways of brigands, and we might as we'll let some of our. missionaries, who are familiar with them, arrange the details. There is no particular fear that they will take Miss Stones life: she is worth much moPeto them alive than dead, and they mayrbe induced to shade the price. Probably, if the negotiations were properly conducted, a payment of $10,- eco would secure the liberty of Miss Stone. If wes should pay the full amount demanded we might as we'll give-up missionary work in that part of the world.-New Britain Herald
 The efforts of organized labor to se- cure representation at the coming cleo tion was not entirely successful. but as some of the members were success ful there is hopes of securing repre- sentation on the board of assessors and board of relief for the coming year. Atthe republican caucus every candidate presented by the labor or ganizations was defeated except Charles J. Anderson, and he would have shared the same fate but for tlae. fact tlfat he Waa non1ilated by the Swedish republican club. Tn the dena- ocratic caucus three candidates were successful and two were defeated At both caucuses the attendance was much smaller than expected. The two principal reasons for this were because the factories were working overtime and the help could not get out in time and the neglect of the democratic town committee to post notices of the cau- cus.-NeW Britain Independent