Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-21
HEARD IN PASSING

The governors of our colonies traVel insstyle. The yacht Mayfower carried Eeyernor Allen back to Porto Rico. E The fhreatSof the steel trust to re- duce wages if the tariff is taken off steel products is another good reason why it should be taken off.
 The Sultan of Turkey is doubtless many kinds of rascal, but he is with in his rights in demanding the post offices maintained in Turkey by sever al European nations should go There isn't one of those nations that would allow Turkish postoffice to be main tained within its borders.
 Andrew Carnegie has made one of the largest and most useful gifts of his life, if London dispatch of to-day is correct It. announces that he has given e2,O00,000, about $10,O00,0O0, for free education in the universities of Edinburg, Glasgow, Aberdeen and St Andrew. This time his gift is to Scotch education and for the use of Scotchmen alone He expressly stip- ulates that benefciaries shall be his "Scottish fellow countrymen," and that no English, Irish, Colonials or foreign CTS shall share in it's, advantages Hartford Times.
 The Philadelphia Record believes that instead of having any concern about German emigration to Brazil or Venezuela, the American people should rejoice over it, as in time their patient industry and law-abiding disposition will tend to make those countries our best neighbors and best customers for our surplus products. There is good deal of truth ill this. The Germans make good colonists and good citizens of countries to which they enligrate as is shown by the thrifty German born population of the United States .-- New Haven Union.
 Some months ago it was announced that the New York Sun" and Typo graphical union, No 6-"Big Six''- had friends again. It was an authoritative announcement, too. But now Charles M. Carter, John H. Delaney and S;tIE- uel B Donnelly, defense committee of Typographical union. No 6, and George G. Ailingcr and .cl D +. Connor, ,aE"e- | senting Stereotypers' union, No l, an- nounce that hostilit.es have been ,a7 sumed. Their statement is that, ten or | eleven weeks after the making of the peace, w NJ. Laffan informed them that any of the Suns" old hands wishing to be taken back could make their applications, and that these would be considered if the paper had any places to fill, but that the organiza- tions would not be recognized | change.
 Some of the Hartford readers, in the insurance business, may not have heard yet of regent kissing-bug de cision at Indianapolis. A man named l Carson, living in that city, had an ac- cident insurance policy. One night last summer an insect bit or stung him in the face. He doesn't know flor sure" but he thinks it was a kissing bug. His face swelled up in a painful manner, and he couldn't go to work. He thought he had a valid claim against the insurance company, under the terms of his policy, for this period of enforced idleness and wagelessness. The company thought not He brought suit, and Judge McMasters decides that l the bite of an insect, when followed by such sequels, is as truly an acci- dent as any other accident on the list. The reward in Carson's case is $30.2O. Hartford Courant.
 The ssdall of Fame" is to be ded- icated in New York on Memorial day If any more foolish and impractical ble scheme has been set before the