Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-08
HEARD IN PASSING

When it comes down to the facts, there are but few who would not get cold feet life Engineer Wallace of canal fame, when the proposed salary is S60,OOO for private corporation against S25,0O0 annually by the govern ment.-EXchange
 If Chauncey NJ. Depew makes a col lection of all of the paragraphs that are written about his losing that S2O- coo retainer of the Equitable Life he will have a large sized scrap book full and some of them will probably not strike him as jocular in character New London Telegraph
 The anti-imperialists call President Roosevelt war lord" Cardinal Gib- bons calls him ''an angel of peace" As the president has started no wars and is bringing about universal peace. it is not difficult for intelligent people to determine which title fits him the bet ter.-kansas City Journal.
 Lolita Armour. the crippled little Chicago girl to operate upon whom Dr Lorenz. the famous "bloodless' sur geon, made his trip to this country a NcupAS VI NCuiS dSo. Is Ao" pI without trace of her former lameness. She has been in Europe for time un- dergoing further treatment, but has been brought back to Chicago, where she is taking part in outdoor play like other children.-Meriden Journal.
 Of the six directors of the Philadel- phia company that negotiated the 16 years lease of the city gas works which aroused popular indignation and inaugurated the reign of needed re form, four are prominent members of leading churches "one is member of the Society of Friends: all are spoken of as men of mark and great influence in religious, philanthropic. educational social and financial circles. The same is generally true of the directors of the Equitable Life who have been disclos- ed to the public in such an unenviable light of late.-Fall River Globe.
 Announcement that MT Roosevelt has succeeded in eoaxing Elihu Root to accept the portfolio of state is news of extraordinary interest, and it's a tri- bute to the presidents powers of per suasion. Mir Roots re-entrance into the cabinet will involve considerable f. nancial sacrifice, for the official salary of SS.0OO is beggarly in comparison with the fees which he can readily exact from moneyed corporations. Mir Roots intellect has positive and as- sertive quality, and he doesn't hesitate to ladle out very aggressive advice to the president if circumstances demand. Does his return to public life mean that he has definite ambition to move up to the head of the administrative table on March 4, 1909:-Hartford Times.
 Out of the 5i municipal street rail roads in the United Kingdom in l9Oi. 19 showed a deficit. F made a protlt of less than 5000, 13 a profit Of be. tween S5COO and SJO.UOO. and h d prof it of over SJO.0O0. Those contributing to the municipal treasury in 1904 are: Leeds. S2G0.roO: Manchester s2JO.U00; Liverpool S160, i05: Glasgow. S125.OO0: Hull. S91.JO0: Nottingham. s65,O00: Stafford. s60,0O0; Sheffield. s39,IJO: Southampton. S25.0DO: Sunderland. s20.010: Bolton. S11.305: Cardiff. s. 21O. Municipal ownership. il seems lTOll tNtSt StdLslltS. goes lndntldll! when it is given half a chance by the politicians. but otherwise il come to just such grief as any private corpora ton would which adopted the same lac tics.-New Britain Herald.
 Dr John Duncan Quackenbos says that the amount of sleep required varies with age. sex. temperament. cli- mate and habit The state of the un- born child is one of unbroken slum- ber. and the sleep of the infant extends over the greater part of the twenty four hour. 4 child of five or six should sleep fully half ifs time. and this half gradually shades into third. which is the standard for adult life. Alfred the Great made a most sensible division of time when he advised eight hUurs for sleep. eight for vocation and eight for avOcations Did all men live uV to this principle. serious inrOads would be made on the incomes of doctors and lawyers. Women require more sleep than men. aged persons than TeJpie Of middle life. mental workers than man. uaI IaIporers. who take q large part Of their rest before midnight