Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-14
HEARD IN PASSING.

uC SoNSIuIuSut may not De QdQQ- ing out a square deal" for every body, but it is laying a heavy hand upon the violators of the Sherman antitrust law, which the democrats pronounced to be of no use.-Nor- wish Bulletin. .+..- Instead of building up an infant industry by tariff protection it seems that the repeal of the tax on denat- uralized alcohol is likely to add a great industry to the south. The cot ton seed oil mills now idle for sev- eral months in the year can be used to manufacture alcohol from the. po- tato and other vegetable products Bridgeport Farmer.
 The Boston Traveller takes the trouble to remind its readers that there were 39s9 laws passed by the 'lsstdeongress, in its etesession,oal- most twice the number, enacted, in the preceding congress. during both its sessions. If ignorance of the law out of trouble if one is expected to know all these laws. Fall River Globe.
 The extinction of the American ex- port trade in preserved meats for the time being seems to be complete. In June of last year there arrived at the Albert docks, London, from Boston and New Orleans, 27,000 cases of timed meats; in June of this year the receipts were only 1000 cases. In July, 1905, 24,000 cases were re- h,,t Co timed meats have arrived from the United States.-Hartford Times.
 Crying, declares a scientist of physical culture, is as beneficial as deep breathing. Woman's common method of emotional relief in certain contingencies is thus approved as of pronounced physical advantage to her. Unfortunately, there appears to be no authority in support of any health-giving properties that may be similarly presumed to lie in what man does when he Is filled, beyond the limits of polite expression.- Providence Bulletin.
 We export something like s12.- 000,000 worth of oleomargarine an- nually. and the most of 1t goes to countries in Europe which enjoy the reputation of producing fine butter, great part of which is consumed in England. We are reasonably sure that none of this widely used substi- tute comes back to us. for we import little or no butter. but we have no such assurance in the case of cotton seed oil. which comes back to us with handsome labels signifying that il is olive oil made in Spain. New Lon- don Globe.
 The development of the telephone system has been brought about with marvellous rapidity. but the engineers say that what has been accomplished is only the beginning. It is predict ed that the time will come when there will be one telephone to every five persons in this country. At the same time, improvements in appara- tns and the invention of new devices. such as the loading coils and re- peatsrs now being introduced on the long distance lines, will greatly in- crease the distance over which tele- phoning will be possible.-Norvich Record.
 Chicago has cut down the number of her saloons 10 one 10 every 500 of population. and she has gone up on the price of licenses % that the tn- come from them Is greater than be- fore. Chicago claims about 2.000.- 900 popuIation-<he had 100000 in 1s06-and on that basis her peo- pie are entitled under the new law to 4.OG0 saloons. If they all ma terialire and pay the license fee. which xe understand is to be s1.00O. there viIl be an income to the city of s4.g00. GOO. which ought to help pay for the damage done in various ways and the expenses entailed upon | the city by the business. or course that eliminates any moral eonsidera- tfo7 from the case.-Bridzeport
 Standard.