Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-19

cruelty and attempted poisoning. Gan 1t be that the veteran wild West man. ager is becoming tmid, or has he reached that stage where advertising is needed ?-Springfiel Union.
 ''The fact that Senator Hoar, after all his scolding speeches about the Panama affair, finally voted to rattfy the Panama treaty, recalls the saying of President Mckinley: oh, yes; Sen ator Hoar is the man who furnishes our opponents with their arguments and us with his votes,' "Galveston News.
 With the laws as 1t stands, under this decision it becomes MT Roose- velt's duty to proceed impartiaIly against every corporation or combina- ton tending to restrain interstate commerce or to monopoliZe trade, no matter how reasonably, or possessing the potentialiHes of restraint UT monoply. Against whom will the Hon Philander c. Knox be next directed to proceed? Will it be the Standard Oil company ?-New York Sun.
 When Joseph Chamberlain travelled to De La Keys country in South Africa he found that the only hall available was very small for the audi ence he wished to address ana accept ed De La Keys offer of This parlor." When he reached the ruins of De La Keys house, however, he found plat form built out on to the open yeldt. "Rut where is the parlor?" asked the statesman. 'That is the only parlor you have left me- replied the soldier. New Haven Union. \. ,%t.., .s
 The verdict of $24.OoO against the Zion's Herald newspaper in Boston in favor of Mir Schell. the former general secretary of the Epworh leagues, is the largest verdict of the kind that has been given against any New England paper in many years. It appeared that the Herald and its editor. the Rev Charles Parkhurst, were seriously in error in supposing their severe criti- cisms of Mr Schell were privileged be- cause printed in the interest of the Methodist church. of which the paper is an organ.--Hartford Times.
 A new potato has been perfected by Luther Burbank, who perfected the famous Burbank potato. About a year and a half ago MT Burbank se- cured from remote part of South America some potato to work upon. He crossed and recrossed plants, and to-day saws that ha has between 2O,- GOO and 10000 varieties of new pota- toes under his care. The new potato will be sweeter than the ol' one. It's pulp will be almost of carrot hue and will be very palatable. MT Bur- bank says the new kind Of potato will revolutfonize the industry. What a handsome potato salad the carrot coIored potatoes will nlake.--South Norwalk Sentinel.
 Tn the campaign now being tbn- ducted against the turbulent Moros of JoIo the American troops seem to have made a thorough job of 1t. The original force of 5000 men led by the rebel chief Hassan has been reduced by processes of elimination with which Philippine campaigns have made the public familiar to mere handful. That band after band of these fanaticaI natives can be practi- cally exterminated with an American loss of never more than nominal arouses admiration for the courage of the islanders mingled with pity. The worst of the whole wretched business is that, so far as these tribes are concerned, there can be no pacifca- ton without extermination. A desert will be made and it will be called peace.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.