Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-10
HEARD IN PASSING


 Doctors have trouble in diagnosing Hanna's illness. Has anybody sug- gested Roosevelt luck p--New York World,
 Those Europeans who are revolttng against American cotton may taka to wearing silk to spite ,is.--Memphas Scimitar.
 It looks as If The Hague peace tri- bunaI would have to advertise In or. der to get any business:--Los Angeles Herald. $. 2, s<<s ...r
 The success Of the St Louis fair ts assured. A lot of 40,bO0 bushels of peanuts has just been received there.- Rochester N. Y., Union-Advertiser.
 J. Adam Bede has hard road to travel in the future. He will be ex- pecred to remain funny all the rest of his days, while Washington laughs Birmingham Age-Herald. .,.s~.. ..
 John D. Rockefeller has resigned from the directorate of the steel trust. He probably prefers to stick to his speciality of oil instead of trying to mix it with warer--W ashington Post.
 The project Of building new home for the president in the suburbs of Washington is advanced again. Better sttck to the old white house.--Buffalo Express. 43 5r .,~ a.ss ,. Z ..
 Only g delegates so far have been chosen to the republican national con. vention. but these stand: Thirty-two for Roosevelt: none for the dark .horse.--Springhel Union. ..a
 Schwab admits that he is the owner of $20, 100000 worth of steel common. If he owns nothing else, he might be considered a man without visible means of support and would be liable to arrest for vagrancy. .--Bridg Telegram.
 The normal branch of the public, school system is disturbed because the teachers will marry. We'll, what Is one to expect of 8 young woman WAo has a lively and well trained mind! :! And what is 8 young man to do under the circumst ?-New Haven -teg- ister.
 With Great Britain trying to steal Thibet, Japan trying to steal Korea. Russia trying to steal Manchuria, an. Germany trying to steal anything that is not nailed down China must feel like a minority stockholder in the United States Shipbuilding Co.-De- troit Free Press
 'sMr Carnegie is something of ail au- thor, Is he not ?" asked the visitor from London. ''Yes; he has published a number of volumes" said the poet. s'What is his most successful book v asked the Englishman. His pocket book" said the poet. "It is in great demand" d."-Town Topics.
 A school teacher boxed the ears of a pupil few days ago. lie boy told his mother, and the next day the teacher received the following note: Nature has provided a proper place for the punishment of a boy, and 1t is not his ear. I will thank you to use it hereaf eafter.--Muscotah, Kan, Record.
 New Britain believes that thing worth having is worth working for, and that was why twenty-two of her ablest citizens went to Washington to hold coIlfab with the committee on public buildings. If some other cities fail to get what they want,, while New Britain builds, they know the reason. - Ansonia Sentinel
 ! The last. American soldier has left Cuban soil, and the American flag has been hauled down, as marking an American garfisoned place President Palma was present at the departure of the last American force from the island, and in speech expressed his appreciation for all that the Ameri- cans have done for Cuba. The Amer ican government has kept its word and made q record for national truthful ness and honor that is unfortunately rare in the history of nations.--New r