Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-12
HEARD IN PASSING

face of the Japanese war god looks like Governor Jeff Davis of Arkansas When he Is averaging his wounded honor with chair leg.-Denyer Re- publican.
 His glorious majesty, the bright and shining sun, the mikado, would probably like to have an honorable talk with. the honorable man who made those honorable Iyddite shells. --Springfield Union.
 When the war experts at Washing ton are told of a Japanese strategic move, they say, "Yes, that's what we thought they'd do." But when asked what the Japs will do next, they say, 'Oh. wait and see'--Philadelphia h. quirer.
 While the public is marking" to Dartmouth's call for a quarter of q million, let 1t not forget that Connec- ticut's Wesleyan wants two millions and that Yale can dispose of any num-
 Der of millions and still calmly bid for more.--Ansonia Sentinel.
 Santos Dumont is not all airship. He
 Is also the lover, and the object of
 his affections is q daughter of the
 warning house of Spreckles, which ob-
 ects with great strenuosity. Why
 doesn't Santos pick her up in his air
 ship Number Something and spirit her
 away like an atmospheric Lochin-
 var? It would furnish fine morsel
 of news.--Pawtucket Times.
 The present war situation offers
 just the best possible opportunity for
 fairy tales. It is probable that each
 side in the contest is carefully con-
 cealing the real facts or the battles
 so far, and everybody except possibly
 Richard Harding Davis is pretty
 thoroughly. at sea as to what is going on. And Richard Harding Dabis l.
 bottled up" for the present.-New
 London Telegraph.
 For the next five years Professor Fr1ggs will be the best card in the lecture business of America. Hear Professor Triggs. He will lecture ro- night on Walt Whitman! The same
 lecture that resulted in his being ex-
 pelled from the University of Chica.
 go! No wideawake, up-to-date citiZeu
 of Belvidere should miss this oppor.
 tunity!' Professor Triggs fortune is
 made. Tribune.
 Here is an item that should be
 agreeable to faulttinders: Bishop Tlerney of Connecticut was given S15,00O on the tenth anniversary of his bishopric by admiring friends The money burned his pockets so
 badly that he immediately distributed the whole amount among the needy organizations of his diocese. There is evidence i'll this that all the men of his age are not as selfish and sordiu as many people would have them. selves believe.-Nashua Press.
 A great Outburst of indignation has been aroused in Germany by min isterial decree which has been issued ordering officers and soldiers to usC their weapons ruthlcsslv when civil 1 ians affront their military honor | Soldiers who hesitate to kill or w0un such offending civilians are termed us s,eriting degradation and dismiss. al. Some day, not distant, thiS h. dignation will flame up into rcvolf" tion with very unhappy results [" both civilian and soldier. BNt in t1l meantime the American civilian c&l congra tulate himself on living in : l land, where there is no oppression o% cept that furnished by the fnsti E
 monopolists.--New Britain Herald But this does not alter the fac. ! that the publication of the report and ! the huttering of the lame ducks" is l going to be a bad thing for the repub ! lican party. A good many members have reason to be anxious both abou1 their renomination and their re-elec ton. Watchful party rivals are ready l to make use of all such matters aS these postoffice charges" to defea1 them in the nominating conventions and if they obtain a renominatlon the candidates of the opposition will bt equally ready to emburrass them o rhe stump with the material Whicl ! the blunderinc house committee has 1 "wormed" out of the department ans
 given to the public.--H Hartford Times Captain Mayo of Rampant, Alaska has the following rules and regula tions printed on the letter heads oi his chop-house: Best bunk-houst north of Mexico. First class ill every particular. Every known fluid, water excepted, for. sale at the bar. Private entrance for ladies by ladder in the rear. Fire escapes through the chim ney. Electric lights threw out last summer. Doc Hodkin medical eX I aminer. Rates are one ounce pei
 day Indians and niggers charged extra. Special rates to ministers anf the gambling "profesh.' Guests will
 be provided with breakfast and din uer. but must rustic their own lunch Spiked boots must be removed at l night. Dogs not allowed in hunks I Candles and hot water charged extra
 Towels changed weekly. Craps chuck a luck. horse poker and black jack run by the management Dogs ! bought and sold. Insect powder foE sale at the bar, Always notify the bartender the extent of your poke. -