Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-24
HEARD IN PASSING.

didate for mayor, and done his worst
 10 defeat him, Editor Hearst being at the time a Tammany member of congress, of course Tammany repudi-
 ates him.-Bridgeport Farmer.
 A fashion writer maintains that the use of the scrubbing board mixed
 with a generous dose of homework
 Will make a woman thin and beauti-
 ruL1 Only part of this assertion seems to have reached the majority of women.-Meriden Record.
 The retired mayor of Meriden seems to have the courage of his dis gust. It isn't every mayor who re- signs his office when he finds he isn' t fitted for it. More frequently they serve out their terms and stand for re-election.-Boston Herald. Dear, dear, but some editors are simple Meriden Journal.
 Baltimore had murderer convict ed and locked up waiting to be hanged. But about two weeks ago the convict took dislike to his ac- .commodations in the county jail and left. Blood hounds have been on his trail for two weeks, but it is not like ly that he will be present at the hang ing bee.-Farmington Register
 The late strike among postal and telegraph employees has convinced the Russian government that women are more reliable than men, and henceforth only women will be ac- cepted in the postal and .telegraphic classes. Thus in the course of time all the places will be occupied by women.-N. H. Journal and Courier.
 This is the kind of weather and the season of the year when the greatest caution is necessary for guarding the health. Many suffer from the delusion that winter is over and become careless or relax their attention to the details of keeping warmly clothed and dryly shod, and the result is anything but enjoyable or desirable. Be sensible.-Bridge- port Post.
 Pawnbrokers over the state will not be anxious to have the Hartford plan of dealing with those who have received stolen goods taken up and pressed. The mayor has decreed that henceforth the men who take goods and advance money on them without finding out whether they were stolen or not will have to stand the loss of what they gave. This would make some of them amateur detectives and greatly reduce the profit of the busi- ness.-New London Globe.
 Either Judge A. Heaton Robertson has tremendous confidence in his own political strength or else he Is suf- fering a sudden attack of marytr- dom. Two weeks ago he appeared in newspaper interview as stating that he did not believe that any democrat, no matter how prominent, could be elected governor of Connec- lieut." and yesterday he announced himself as ready to make an aggres- ! sive fight for the nomination. As ] he leader of a self-acknowledged 1 'orlorn hope, he will occupy unique i md unenviable position in the com i ng eampaign.-Ansonia Sentinel.
 When Admiral Dewey says that ! he United States navy needs battle ! battleships-the Ameri- i ,an people will believe that is the need in spite of all arguments to the contrary from members of congress ,r navy department officials. Dewey ] Snows our sea problem as no other 1 nan in this country and when he ad- { 'ises two 1s,O00 ton ships after orig ] nal American design, it is the duty If the house committe on naval af- ! airs to recommend. the construction ] If these vessels without delay. l Neither the British navy nor the ] lavy of any other world power hould outstrip the United States in he size of its battleships.-New Lon 1 lon Day.