Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-13
HEARD IN PASSING.

There are 43 nationalities rep resented in the work on the Panama canal. Evidently the whole world is to have some share in the glory of thls great achievement.-Meriden Journal.
 Richard Croker continues to make himself unpopular in England by owning winning race horses. The old man is having a little fun, after all and is certainly getting some thing back on his investment Bridgeport Post.
 The protests are being revived in all parts of the country against the making of Memorial day a day for sport, and setting forth that this day was sacredly devoted to honor ing the soldiers of the civil war and for instilling patriotism into the minds of the young.-Norwich Bull letin
 About the most grotesque and ex- asperating enterprise ever charged to the practice of yellow journalism was the attempt by pen and picture, originally ventured if now aban- doned, to make of the leaden-faced, massive and generally repulsive looking monster of Laporte, a beautiful murderess!''- !''-Proyidence Journal.
 A man quarreled with his wife. and took to drink. His wife, hop ing to reform him, hired mas querade suit one night, and accosted him in the street. 'I am the devil" she said. Her tipsy husband grasped her hand cordially. Shake, old boy" he said; q am your brother in-law; I married your sister. ."- New Haven Union.
 Admiral Evans said something about the practicability of egg-shells used as armor-belts on our warships. Perhaps that explains the expres- sion We have heard so long about the burdensome yoke" of war. We quite agree with the admiral that it is the man behind the gun" that does the business and regret that his days there have ended.-New Haven Journal-Courier.
 It may be of significance that from Herbert Parsons, who is sup porting Governor Hughes presi6en- tial boom more from necessity than from choice, comes the declaration that, if the anti-betting bills are not passed at this special session which the governor has called, MT Hughes must run for governor again. It would be comparatively easy, and urh 1lXs nho cfn let nf Mr to see to it that the bills do not pass.-New Haven Register.
 Dispatches from Pittsburg indi- cate that resumption of business on large scale is promised for that section of the country in a short time. The railroads are getting ready to do things that were held truded itself and large amount of work is to be given speedy atten- tion. The steel mills are also pre- pairing for business and there is an air of activity that is in pleasant | contrast to the stagnation that has been so apparent of late.-New London Day.
 One incident of the ceremony at the laying of the corner stone of | the building of the international bureau of republics in Washington on Monday was a sort of joint debate | between the president and Andrew Carnegie on the subject of peace | and war. The president used the | occasion to present once more his theory that a very big navy is nec- essary to prevent other nations from picking a quarrel with the United States. Mir Carnegie, who followed, said he looked forward 10 the time when there would be a. universal treaty among the world powers. He declared his disbelief in huge naval and said: When the president is as old as I am and has had as much experience I think he will agree with me" The audience applauded NIT Carnegie in a man. ner which indicated a belief that Mr Carnegie had the best of it.-Hart- | ford Times.