Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-20
HEARD IN PASSING

Mrs Charlotte Perkins Stetson Gill man condemns mans clothing vigor- Ously-but has she ever tried it?-Bos- ton Herald.
 Now had Dr Osler referred to pugil- ists when he said mans best days are over at 40, everybody, would have agreed with him.-Kansas City Times.
 A bill to regulate football is to be introduced in South Dakota. As yet, however there has been no movement toward Government ownership of foot ball teams.-Puck.
 Standerd Oil magnates deny that they have any connection with the beef trust. They naturally scorn any concern that makes but ? per cent New York American.
 Now they're organizing a great lob ster trust. and this is to warn the average voter that 1t will be no longer safe for him to wander about alone at night.-New York Herald.
 If you care tO retain that beautiful delusion that in American politics it is the office that seeks the man, you had better skip the reports of that gubernatorial fracas out in Colorado. Chicago Journal.
 Two TorringtOn men have settled q quarrel in q manner which might well be tried by others who bring their lit- tie differences into the court for an air ing. They have agreed to let bygoncs be bygones and have drawn up papers which provide that the first one of the two who violates the agreement shall be brought before the court by the other. The agreement puts both men upon their good behavior and each will think twice before he violates it, Naugatuck Daily News. That the Japanese concealed the fuli extent of their own losses fn the naval campaign last year is undeniable. and every one saw the wisdom of such Il course. It is now recalled that Gen eral sherman, in the preparation of his memoirs. wrote to the war department at Washington for the exact facts re- garding the losses in his own cam paigns. saying incidentally, We were all liars in those days" When the Japanese readily estimate the Russian losses at Mukden as from 1J0.OOO to .OU.OOO. although they cannot possibly do more than guess, General Sher- mans remark helps to Illuminate the situation somewhat.-Springtield Re publican.
 Former Lieutenant- Governor Timo thy l.. Woodruff is being boomed for mayor of Greater New York. X much worse selection could he made. NIT Woodruff Is prince of men. An en- tirely erroneous impression has gotten abroad because of his sfondness for fancy waistcoats. At first Inc enjoyed the notoriety and then. when he want cd the stories called of. it was too late Mir Woodruff. besides his magnificent residence in Brooklyn, maintains apartments in New York and Albany and also has a lodge in the Adiron dacks. At all of these places he keeps complete outfits of wearing apparel. sc that when he takes q trip he does moi have to be bothered with trunks ol clothes. Now. if q man has SJ.0C0OG and wants to spend it upon lavisi clothing. fancy vests if he pleases. who shall say him nay!-Bridgeport Post.
 The fact that scarcely thirty voter came out to the annual city meeting last Monday night. when the appropri alton of forty odd thousand doilas and the laying of a tax was at stake. is q grieyous lack of interest the taxpayer. of the city Of Norwalk take in municI pal affairs. Nearly five million dollars represents the assessable property ly ing within the limits of the city and yet only q mere handful of citizens who pay taxes on this amount showesi any desire to have q voice in the eN. ps.Isditure of the public moneys.-Nor. wslk Hour.
 The yellow peril in California is a false alarm We have only t0 treat Japan as we treat England. France cG Germany to Ierpetuate the implied al- ; liance. We nave only to give them. as Mr Roosevelt would say. "a squar, deal. no more. no less Then. if must ie rememhered- Great Britain Is aI. ally If Japan and her good offices would be employed to keep the peace between the two great Pacific powers We gre sory the chairman of the committee an military affairs gave a free rein so his imagination and gal IspeJ ruugh<hod over discretion. for the interview will sesmieunderstood in Tokio and may rankle.-New York sEvening Sun.