Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-23
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Another month will see politics ill New York in violent state of ebuli- tion.-New Britain Herald.
 It may be noted, incidentally, that people who keep cool, don't get excit- ed, banish worry and don't fret" in order to avoid danger of sunstroke, stand very fair chance of being pret- ty comfortable and avoiding number or other ills of life, also.
 Tenants of the big office building at No Il Broadway, New York, are not called upon to face the danger of a thirteenth floor. There is no such un- lucky location in the edifice. that num- Der having been jumped. The next floor above the twelfth is the four teenth.
 Pension Commissioner Warner has received from faith curist a request that his (the faith curist's) pension be discontinued. because the disability which occasioned it's granting has dis appeared, presumably at the instance of perfect belief in it's non-existence, The faith curist is to be congratulated; also the government. It is pity that more pensioners can not be relieved of their ailments as readily.-Providence Telegram.
 Boston is experiencing a scarcity of salt just now. A good many of us have suspected that the Hub was sui fering from lack of that commodity for some time. The present scarcity. however, we are told. doesn't affect the majority of the people, about the only ones feeling the condition being the packers of fish. They are begin ming to wonder what they are going to do. and packers at Gloucester have already suffered considerable loss.- Meriden Journal.
 A Dorchester. Mass. drowning mys- tery was cleared when the supposed suicide appeared at the police station to explain. 4 bundle of clothing was found on the bank of pond and it naturally was supposed that its own- CT had found watery grave. The ''victim's' story was to the effect that he had undressed and taken a swim. but when he had returned to the spot where he thought he had left his clothes nothing could be found. He then retired to the woods. He barely" escaped. as 'twere-Meriden Journal.
 It is strange proposition which Spain now makes to Cuba, demanding the cannon which were in the island and the property of Spain at the time of the final treaty of peace. The terms of the treaty specified 'immOvable property as to remain in the island and as the cannon are movable Spain claims that they should. be given un 1t would cost Cuba pretty sum to arm all her forts and batteries over anew and naturally she does not fall in with Spain's proposition. How Is The Hague for such a matter as that? Bridgeport Standard.
 That the British government is i'm pressed with the feeling that it must make serious preparations for war is evident when it finds it necessary to enter into arrangements with the newspapers of the country, providing for the withholding of important news in war times or times of national emergency. The secretary for Scotland in the house of lords told that body the other day that the admiralty en- tertained hopes of protecting the na- tional interests by making proper representations in responsible newspa- per quarters" and intimated that if this could not be accomplished legis- lation would be resorted to- The Jap anese have taught the world that the suppression of the correspondent on the spot" is one of the essential fea- lures of success in up-to-date warfare. -Hartford Times.