Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-31
HEARD IN PASSING

Corbett, the pugilist, is to appear as
the wrestler in 'As~You Like It." This
is the time for Shakespeare's bones to
turn. Philadelphia Ledger.
Surely his refusal to eat breakfast
under the same roof with Booker
Washington should insure Senator Ba-
cons e-elect1on.-Philade Inquir-
er.
A Japanese naval officer promises
that Japan will compete for the Amer
ica's cup at the next races. The Japs
also are great tea emrchants.-Detrolt
Free Press.
The dowager empress of China
makes Governor Pennypacker of Penn
sylvania look as cheap as his name
when 1T comes to effectiveness in muz-
zling the press.-seattle Post-1ntehi-
gencer.
Senator Quay declares that he has
heard of no opposition to President
Roosevelt. Some one should send him
a marked copy of the New York Sun.
Washington Post.
Canada is going to put more patrol
boats on the lakes, and already the
thoughts of the ingenious are turning
toward an economical form Of armor
for fishing vessels.-Indianapolis News.
The only objection to the British
governments increase Of the pension
of it's poet laureate is that in granting
it it is not made as clear at it should
be that 1t is meant as hush money
Providence Journal.
A missionary in China was endeavor-
ing to convert one Of the narlves.
Suppose me Christian me go to hea-
ven" remarked All Sin YES" re-
piled the missionary. Cali right" re
torted the heather, 'Sbut what for you
no let Cinnamon into Australia when
you no let him into heaven? An,
said the missionary with fervor, there
is no labor party in heaven. New
Haven Union.
A bum went into a New London
restaurant and ordered a good dinner.
After he had finished and received his
check, he coolly remarked that he
couldn't settle the bill as he didn't
have a cent. "You could be sent up on
the hill for that" said the indignant
proprietor ''I live upon the hill" re-
piled the nervy Observation-Disclosures
| Post.
| This story was told on one of the
yachts yesterday: "When Sir Thomas
came over here the first time he
| brought a lot of handsome silverware
J and other valuable things on the Erin.
| Almost everybody who went to that
yacht wanted a souvenir and took one.
A young lady had to grab one hurried
| ly, and when she got home she found
she had pair of pajamas.-New York
| Sun.
| The curtain will raise at 5 o'clock in
| the afternoon and will not go down
| finally until II o'clock on "Parsifal'' in
music-loving Boston. Orchestra seats
| will be $40 each. Information in re-
| gard to this particular item is lacking
as to whether the audience will be paid
| $40 a seat for attending or whether
they are expected to pay that amount
of money for the privilege Of attending.
Norwich Record.
Old Home week at Marlborough was
unsuccessful In at least one instance.
1t was thought to be a propitious time
to sell the old ribbon factory which is
assessed at $4,000 and cost more than
twice that sum. Not a bid was made.
What the smallest town in the whole
state needs-population 322-is troll
i
either be sold or reopened.-New. Ha-
ven Register.
All the socialists will be delighted
with the report of the committee on
commercial law of the American Bar
association, which in giving list Of
| the ways in which trusts may be de-
sfroyed says: ''Third, if necessary the
state itself can enter the industrial
| field as a producer and restore the
! force of competition to its former SUI
| premacy by becoming itself competi-
tor Of the great trusts" This, as the
New York Herald points out, means
that the United States government
shall become the most colossal and
powerful of all trusts.-Hartford
i Times.
Some people have funny habits and
most people do strange things. An eX-
change observes that a man will run
at full speed to cross railroad track
in front of a train and then stop and
watch it till it goes out of sight, when
he will walk slowly away. A woman
in a street car will open a satchel and
take out a purse, take out a dime and
close the purse, close the satchel and
lock both ends. Then she will give the
dime to the conductor, who will give
her a nickel back Then she will open
the satchel and take out the purse, put
in the nickel, close the purse, open the
satchel and put in the purse, close the
satchel and lock both ends. Then she
will feel of the buckle at the back of
her belt.
CHARTERING SPECIAL TRAINS.