Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-10
HEARD IN PASSING.

Mr Hartman declares that rail- roading is d poor business and that even farmers make more money. Gee, then where did all those millionaire railroad men get their money?- Bridgeport Post.
 A strange fish discovered in the Mississippi is apparently combina- ton of whale. shark, bull-frog and eel It ought to be adopted as the emblem of democratic issues and fu- sions during the last twelve years.-- New Haven Palladium.
 The drouth in the SChuylkill valley in Pennsylvania is so great that com panieS running forty miles of trolley roads have been compelled to sus- pend operation and there is a pros pect of an indefinite shut down in the cOlierieS of the Philadelphia Coal & Iron CO.-Bridgeport Stand ard.
 Maude Adams admits that shes thirty-sX She is advised to stop right there and take on no addition al year, no matter how long she may remain upon this earth. Thirty-siX is just right for the star actress: after that time years begin to hold danger signals when announced to the public Meriden Journal. It is said that MT Bryan has de- nied that he said soon after election he was willing to run for the persi- denCy again in 1912, if his party wanted him A denial of the state ment, however, is very different from saying he would not run. Of course if his party wants him, he will have no right to refuse e-Ansonia Senti- nel.
 John W. Gates. the "bet mil lion tinanCier, is reported as prepar- ing to go into the circus and menag- erie business. His experience in training the wild and savage bear and bull of Wall street, and educating the gentle lamb, would seem to have given him the requisite qualifications for his proposed Hartford Post.
 With great emphasis Admiral Ev- 3l,s has made t known thGt he will under no conditions allow the people of Los Angeles or any other place to subscribe for q house to be given to him. Evidently Fighting Bob" is well aware of the mighty tumble which a certain admiral's reputation underwent not so many years ago when he accepted a Washington home bought with the money given by thousands who at the time felt real admiration for the man.-New Haven JOurnal-COurier.
 It seems that the reason why Mir Roosevelt is not enthusiastic over woman suffrage, and does not con- slider it very important is that it does not visibly improve the condition of women where it is in force Would Mir Roosevelt be kind enough to point out state in which the suffrage, alone and of itself, has improved the condition of man. To elevate the citizen has never been conceived as the province of the suffrage It is the duty of the citizen to elevate the suffrage New Haven Register.
 Housekeepers who have long felt the price of meat to be almost pro hbitive will contemplate with dis may the possible consequences of a general outbreak of the foot and mouth disease during the winter sea son when animal food becomes a nec- essity to most people who rursue any active employment There is fOrtu- nately some hope that the energetic measures which were immediately taken at the first indications of the malady among American cattle will succeed in averting the threatened plague If these anticipatiOns are all persons of limited means who still place their faith in butchers meat are likely to eXperi- ence many priyations Bridgeport Telegram.