Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-11-20
HEARD IN PASSING

It has been estimated that 25,000 horses are employed in London carry ing trade, that their value is a mil ion and quarter and the cost is, for food alone $4,000,000 a year.
 There is perhaps no railroad presi- dent in the country whose views and advice on the question under consider ation would have more weight at the White house than those of MT Mel len.-Stamford Advocate.
 When the Y. M.. c. A. was started on June 6, 1914, it had twelve mem- bers and it's weekly expenditures amounted to half crown. Now it owns buildings valued at over six millions sterling and has a member ship well over 500,0o0.-London Elk change.
 By what right do people refer to "the presidents fight against the rail roads?H He thinks, and millions of people think he is right, that he is not fighting against but for the rail roads. He is not hostile to the rail- roads but he does hate injustice and believes in a square deal. That's what he is fighting for.-Hartford Courant.
 Who's the best football player on your teamT' a west side small boy was asked by his uncle recently. Its between me an Fat,' replied the boy. Fats had one ear tore an his left thumb sprained so fur this season, an I've got a eye blacked an my nose blooded twict. Which do you think ought abe called the bestT"-kansas City Times.
 In France it is not only the unedu- cated who plunge in the public lotter- ies. They are patronized by all class es and Calais doctor has just found Dame Fortune more kind that he was ever likely to find Aesculapius. His name is Dr Hue, and llr took a whole ticket in the last issue Of Panama lot tery bonds. He has just received no-. tification that he had drawn the grand prize of E20,O00 Dr Hue was chief surgeon to the hospitals of Calais Exchange. .
 That "woman's work is never done" is evident from the enumeration of the duties imposed upon single de- pertinent of Connecticut's federation of women's clubs. They are as fol- lows: "The taking of steps to prevent the eontagion of tuberculosis, the pro- motion of school gardens, the raising of flowers by school children, the lm- proyement of streets and yards, the beautifying of waiting rooms of rail- road stations, the erection of flag poles and efforts to secure land for public parks and play grounds" These are all in line with public betterment anG well worthy of any energetic woman who has spare time, apart from home duties, to devote to outside matters Ansonla Sentinel.
 The physician of the New York city board of education's stan is quoted as saying that seven per cent. of the young women graduates who come to her for the physical examination now required before a teachers H. l.eense is granted, fail 10 pass this test. The doctor finds in these girls a eon- ditiOn resembling in many ways that produced by OyerwOrk and anxiety in business men. There is bad heart ac- ton and a broken down nervous sys- tenn. The doctor attributes the con- dition not so much to oyerstudy and lack of exercise as to bad methods of study and carelessness in eating. Tn order to be healthy at the end of her four years course the college girl must live a simple life with c0mpara- tively few disslpations fin the shape of theaters and dances. The physl- cal condition bred by Overwork Ead careless eating during this important | formative period of a wOman's life may never be recovered from.-Meri- ! den Journal.