Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-11
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 MT MagelsSen may thank his lucky stars that it wasn't Breathftt county man behind the gun.--Milwaukee Sen tineI.
 Alas that the hiss of the steam radi- ator should become welcome sound so early in the year!-I Indianapolis Sentinel.
 Paris should never poke fun at American farmers for buying gold bricks, after the revelations made in the Humbert case.-Mexican Herald.
 Chicago had 1250o0 men in line on Labor day, while New York, with nearly three times the population, had but 10000 out. Parks done it-- Hartford Telegram.
 The St Louis method of stopping work in New York city. A gatling there.-NOrwich Record.
 General Miles thinks an automobile is better in war than cavalry horse. We prefer the horse when 1t comes to taking an oId-fashioned chestnut rail fence.-Baitimore Herald.
 The Germans are beginning to yearn for American meat. Times must be very good in Germany if they can af- ford to have meat over there at pres ent prices. Albany Times Union.
 It is much to be hoped that the Pulitzer school of Journalism will once in while turn out a reporter who will not refer to well known citizen" as having accepted a position for which he has been hustiing hard for six months Florida Times-Union.
 For his heroic act in saving man from drowning last July a petition has been forwarded to the Connecticut Hu- mane society that medal be awarded to William R. Bannister of Meriden There Is heroism of peace as well as a heroism of war. but it is seldom re warded with medals.-New Britain Herald.
 To build yacht at great expense which can never be used afteTWard which nobody would take as a gift with the obligation of cruising in 1t. and to incur the risks attendant upon 8 voyage across the ocean only to race in local waters handicapped by ig- norance of their peculiarities-this is g fools errand upon which no English man, we think, will be willing to em- bark again. Washington Post
 If. as is almost certain, the regularly elected delegates will be largely op- posed to Bryan, the contestants will be thrown out, and then we may ex- pect bolt, separate convention and separate candidates This seems more likely at present than that Bryan will submit to the will of the majority. And almost to certainty the bolters would nominate Bryan and George Fred illiams.-Springfeld Union.
 John H. Clarke, the democratic can didate for United States senator in Ohio tells in very few words what he would do with the Philippines. In his speech at Akron last night he de clared in favor of granting the Fili- pinos immediate independence, reserv- ing coa1lng stations which they have always been ready to grant to the United States. and of saying to all the rest of the world, "Hands of this at tempt to form government of the free. ."-Hartford Times.
 Things are looking up for the labor ing man in Ireland, who has not been bitten by the emigration microbe. Men are scarce and wages, comparatively speaking. are high. Father John Bros nan Of New York, who has just got back from a vacation in Ireland, says: ssIt seems to be craze among the young people to come here. asked many if they knew anything about this country and the conditions of labor, and in every case the answer was no. There is 8 great scarcity of labor to- day in Ireland as in the big harvest fields Of our own west Wages are 50 per cent higher in Ireland than when I was a boy, and they are not much below our average, but a dollar there has double the buying capacity it has here."