Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-10
HEARD IN PASSING

The London clergyman who says that he composes his sermons while shaving himself, no doubt when he is in his pulpit omits an expression Of the thoughts that came to him when he slashed his face.-New London
 Telegraph.
 Bank robberies continue to indi- cate. the great prosperity of the west and southwest. There's something doing in this line every day, showing that full time has been resumed In this branch of a great and successful industry y.-Bridgeport Post.
 The unfortunate accident on the warship Tennessee is the first serious matter of the sort that has occurred since the fleet started on its journey and it was of such a nature that 1t would doubtless have occurred wher- ever the Tennessee might have been. Bridgeport Standard.
 Another suit has been filed by the government against the railroads. This time the coal carrying roads, possibly nearer to the average house. hold than any suit entered hereto fore. Although 1t is June and the weather is comfortably warm, Wall street no doubt will have another hudder.-Middletow Press.
 One anti-Bryan democrat has gone so far as to withdraw his candidacy for reelection as congressman. This is Colonel LeGage Pratt of the eighth New Jersey district. MT Pratt says that he redeemed" his district from an overwhelming republican majority last fall, but he can't stand the defeat which he is sure will come with the nomination of MT Bryan. But per haps MT Pratt is 'too previous. - Springfield Republican.
 Secretary Taft knows how to frame things so as to catch the public fancy. In declining an invitation to golf tournament he is quoted as saying: Tt would be a shame for an invited guest to carry off the prizes. If l am able to negotiate certain arrange ments at Chicago, will have no time to play golf this year, and if l don't negotiate these arrangements at Chicago you fellows won't want me in your tournament, anyhow. ."-Meriden Record.
 The question now is whether John Hays Hammond is a voter. He states that he has legal residence in Glou- cester. Mass. but the Springfield Re- publican says he is not voter there but that he can be made this fall. John seems to be handicapped in his race for the vice-presidential nomina- tion. Every state in which he has lived for any length of time, except California. has a candidate for the same office to which he aspires.-New Britain Herald.
 Perhaps 1t expresses too super ficial consideration of the matter to allege in explanation of the delin- quency of an occasional bank clerk that such employees as class are un- derpaid. Notoriously. .high-salaried bank officials. even presidents. have fallen from grace. It might be diff- cult to prove that honesty is a con- modity that can be bought. The main proposition. however. that sal aries are not always fairly graded, may still be true.-Providence Jour nal.
 Now they are taking the finger prints of the women street walkers arrested in New York's Tenderloin. The new plan was put into operation last night. When a woman prisoner was taken to the station house she was escorted to a room where the im- print of her left hand and her left forefnger was taken. Then she had to write her name underneath. After that her pedigree was taken by the desk lieutenant. The police believe that by this plan the cumulative sen- tence will have a better chance at the old offenders who give fictitious names and get of with light sen- tenees in court.-Merlden Journal.