Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-16
HEARD IN PASSING.

The government keeps spending thousands annually to destroy the pests so prevalent to agriculture but still permits the speculative pest, the worst of them all, in trading ill sev- eral more millions of cereals every year than mother earth produces.- Middletown Press
 Hartford's city directory, soon to be issued, it is claimed, win show population for that city of close on 102,0o0. This is considerable in- crease over the 9S,614 residents Of last year but really no more than nor nal growth in city as busy and prosperous as Hartford is just now. New Britain Herald.
 A race riot between Greeks and Americans at Roanoke, Va, started in dispute over five cents. Doubtless Senator Tillman, as usual, will be able to justify the riot on the ground that this is white mans country and in- termarriage between whites and negroes must be prevented at any cost.-New York World.
 hao hblblAiS VI war in the entertaining by the presi- dent of the Japanese ambassador and the newly arrived Japanese admirai at Oyster Bay. The occasion was full of friendly sentiment and express es the relations between the countries much more correctly than does the chatter of the trouble makers outside. -Bridpanort StaDdord ....#.
 The elimination of smoke from the tunnel leading to the Grand Central station in New York city by the sub stitution of electricity as a motive power to handle trains will be a won derful improvement The necessary agreement has been reached between the New Haven road and the New York Central for furnishing the cur rent.-New London Day.
 Boston's imports have risen in value from SS0,O00,0C0 to nearly $125, ,000- GOO, notable gain for the fiscal yea: ended on June 30. The exports for the same period were over S100,00G- 000-a total not reached in any pre- vious fiscal year. But these figures will look small after MT Mellen shall have had the management of the Massachusetts railroads for a few years.-Hartford Times.
 As an indication of how fast Ameri- cans are saving up the forests, 1t is interesting to note that in 1905 the number of saw mills reported was 1927, and their combined capital was $3S1 ,621, 1S4. They furnished employ ment on the average to 223,674 wage earners, paid Sl00,310,S91 in wages, consumed materials costing $263, ,S65,- 101, and manufactured products to the value of $491, ,524 24,662-Ansonia Sem tinel.
 The senate of Connecticut, which is republican on a party vote Of Ito 5 endorsed the referendum, as prin- cipjle of legislation. this week in de- ciding to refer the question if issuing state bonds to the amount of $h.5O0.- 900 to the people. This is a notable triumph for Hon William J. Bryan, who has the satisfaction of seeing the cardinal principle of his political platform, recognized and approved in the very home of aggressive and dom- inant republicanism.-New Haven Union.
 A slight instance of the, American de- mand for labor is the fact that within the last two months more than 5000 immigrants have found employment in the Pittsburg works of the United States Steel corporation. They were principally Magyars. Slavs and Ru- manians, sent to Pittsburg, by the New York agents of the company. Uncle sam requires a lot of raw labor material for his business, and the same industrial processes serve 10 make useful manufactured articles and trained American workers Springfield Union. -ar. ......