Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-31
HEARD IN PASSING

Chairman Babcock, who was sum- struck by the Iowa idea, declares it is too hot to talk politics. We all stand pat on that.-Atlanta Constitution.
 Since Governor Pennypacker signed that libel act against cartoonists he has been made to ride everything from a hobbyhorse to a live wire.-Dallas News.
 Unless the cable is misrepr presenting him, there will be no occasion during visit Blarney castle.-Chicago Inter- Ocean. =@
 Thank the good Lord" exclaims a Georgia philosopher, ''the railroad s done cut off dads left leg, an the mort gage is took off the nnule!" Atlanta Constitution. :
 Another bunch of St Louis boodIers placed behind the bars. Really begins to look as if a good many of the fly politicians of that city would miss at tending the worlds fair.-Meriden Rec ord.
 The official head of the tobacco trust says he is paid $100,00O year for the mistakes he does not make. His abili- ty to avoid mistakes makes his service valuable to the conpany.-Bridgepo Telegram Union.
 J. Pierpont Morgan is going to give his collection of art treasures to the nation. MT Morgan is getting real kind, but he mustn't expect ship subsi- dies in exchange for lot of chromos.-- Galveston News.
 Forced, unwilling abstinence from strong drink may not be the ideal thing; it isn't But the southern farm CTS have judged that at the worst it is vastly better for farmhouse county than drink madness, hideous felony and murder--Hartford Courant
 "What wuz de narrowest escape you ever had, Dustyy' Ut was last week. I was ridin' on de trucks of passen- ger train what got held up in Kansas by lot of villains huntin' fer farm hands. Wunst thought dey was dead sure to discover me.'-New York Her. aid.
 That there is going to be a strong effort to pass a financial bill of some sort next winter there is no doubt, and it is not at all improbab that it will be a modification of the bill introduced into the senate at the last session of congress by Senator Aldrich.-Savan- nah News. ..-.. .. Another Georgia negro claims to be the Messiah and is frightening the poor colored people of that state out of their wits by telling them that the world is coming to an end within few days. Nothing could strike more terror to the soul of Georgia negro than a belief that the world is coming to an end be- fore the watermelon season does.-- Georgia Eagle
 A Salem, Mass, man having been sentenced to jail for three months for stealing a railroad tie, the Fall River Globe suggests that had he stolen the entire railroad he would have been eligible to a seat In the United States senate or on the board of management of the New York stock exchange, and have had his picture in all the papers as a captain of industry.-Me Meriden Journal. -~@s. Superintendent Egan took oath when he assumed office by which he swore to enforce the law, and, that is what he will do. His first action has shown that he is fearless and that politics or home influence will cut no figure with him in the performance of his duty. With this good start we feel that we may predict with considerable conf dence faithful and fearless admins tration for the newly appointed office. By the way, we have not heard any thing from the assistant superinten- dent. Norwich law breakers would do we'll to watch theirq ''p's and q's'' for the time being at 1east.-New Haven Palladium. ..~.rr~