Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-27
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| AAAAAA@%W &GN < fA6GA6W With, formaldehyde making a glass of milk dangerous, wood alcohol poison n whiskey and arsenic in beer the tune honored question What will you haveF becomes difficult one to an. swer.-New York Tribune.
 Daniel J. Sully, the cotton plunger, IS going through the unpleasant ex. perience of having his office furniture sold at auction. Sometimes these "plungers" strike their heads on bot tom.-Minneapolis Journal.
 Two years ahead is a long time to estimate for; but the Japanese finan- cfers have, 1t seems, to look facts in the face. They seem to have no doubt of their ability to raise all the money needed for the war.-Baltimore Sun, John Joseph Jefferson Hunter, who recently shuffled off this mortal coil at Freedom, Pa, didn't waste any yerbi- l age on his will. This is the text of the document "This is my last will. leave all my property to my wire and make her my executrix. ."--Hart- l ford Post.
 A good many people who have trOu- bies. and think some other people are immune. should consider the case of Supreme Justice Blanchard of New York. The judgeship is a boon. no doubt, but the judge has heard recent ly fifty-six divorce cases in three days New Haven Union.
 1 Just as the democrats begin to think they are convincing the voters that the republicans and the trusts are in "ca- hoots," along comes John C. Have meyer of the sugar trust and attacks President Roosevelt and his party most savagely. No wonder Tom Tag gart says there isn't enough team work l in his camp.-Ch Chicago Post (Rep)
 While the archbishop of York waA, being hissed by mo popery'' mob at Liverpool Wednesday the archbishop Of Canterbury was listening to a ser mon in Boston by Bishop Doane In which reunion with the Roman Cath olic church was advocated. There is no particular stagnation in religious circles at present.-New York Evening Sun.
 A leading republican paper in New York states that, at the formation of the Lincoln club, the chairman .sbegan his address by experimenting the club on the name it bore. If any name in history, he said. deserved to rank with Theodore Roosevelt in standing for all that is good and pure, that name is the name of Lincoln" The editor who let that get by his blue pencil must have lacked sense of humor.-NeM Britain Herald.
 A country sexton in England off1ci ated at a funeral clad in a red waist coat. At the conclusion of the obse- quies the vicar gently demonstrated with the old grave digger, saying. Robert, you should not wear red Waistcoat at funeral; you hurt tho feelings of the mourners,' Robert re piled, placing his hand on his breast Well, what does it matter, sir. so Iona as the heart is black ?"--NeW Haven Journal and Courier.
 Among 100 diseased Italian paupers who sought to enter New Orleans on an immigrant ship and who are to be sent back to Italy, was one fellow who had 15S stilettos concealed in false bottom in his trunk. We forget just what rate the Dingley tariff imposes on stilettos, but such serious attempt to injure an infant industry in the I United States was reprehensible. Be sides it was foolish, for every Italian immigrant ought to know that the pis, t0l is the weapon of defense in this country. Hartford Times.
 There is something influencing Mir Watson's continuous assaults upon the democratic candidate beyond the find- ing out, though if Judge Parker's tra- ducer were not the honest man he is believed to be the suspicion would not unnaturally be that between him and the republican national committee q very definite understanding exists, ana that in the event of President ROose. ,l velts election the latter will not fail to express his gratitude in some prac,
 tical fashion for the services the popur list candidate rendered him during tho entire Philadelphia Ledger.
 The largest dealers in human hair in
 New York, who practically supply the hair crop for the entire country. are
 authority for the statement that the sl demand for this commodity was never
 as great as 1t is at present. The rea-
 son is that the price of all shades ana
 styles of human hair is rapidly soar,
 ing upward. There has been an ac.,
 vance in the price of first-class human
 hair of from 30 to 90 per cent within
 the last three months. The present in-
 dications are, Judging from the size
 of the crop now being imported, that , there will be still further advance
 in prices during the winter months.
 One dealer said to-day that it is al.
 most impossible to supply he demand
 for frst-class gray hair. A wig of
 gray human hair of fine Qanality is
 worth it's weight in silver, or perhaps
 even In gold.-B Boston Transcript. |