Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-18
HEARD IN PASSING.

Perhaps Secretary Taft was rnak
 ing sly bid for the prohibition vote
 when he held General Grant up as {
 horrible example.-New Havet
 Union.
 The man who expects to have busi
 ness come to him voluntarily had al
 well go out and wait for the ravens
 to feed him, like the Bible character | of old. The day of miracles Is over When woman is young she will
 wash all the morning and iron all the afternoon to have clean dress that she will only be able to wear once. As she grows older. she ouys clothes that don't need washing.-New Ha- ven Leader.
 There is no doubt but that the people of Connecticut want Governor Woodruff to succeed himself, but un- der the present plan of party leaders naming the candidates in place of the people, some other candidate will be named. .-Middletown Press.
 Report comes from Georgia that a resident of that state has killed a rattlesnake which had eleven rattles and two campaign buttons. Anyone finding difficulty in swallowing this story is at liberty to knock of one campaign button.-Meriden Journal.
 On June 1 there were 257 rural free delivery routes in this state. an increase of fourteen during the year. Petitions for 301 have been received, of which thirty-eight were rejected and five are still pending. There are 1O1 in this congressional district. Rural free delivery has become very popular. With the trolley, the tele- phone. the automobile and the rural free delivery, country life has lost most of its disadvantages.-Bridge- port Post.
 Congressman Boutell. chairman of the Lilley Investigating committee, is booked to make the nominating speech for Uncle Joe Cannon for the presidency. It was Uncle Joe" who appointed MT Boutell and Mir Lilley, who is attending the conven- tion, will have an opportunity to hear what the congressman thinks of the speaker. It is reasonably certain that Mir Lilley will not join in the praises of Mir Cannon or that he will not even applaud the oratorlcal effort of Mir Boutell.
 Property valuations will not be disturbed by the vote of the Musi- clans union to put the city of Provi- dence on the unfair list" because the council committee engaged a non- union band for the Fourth of July celebbration. In this case the non union band proposed tO furnish music at a lower rate than the union bands demanded. and of course the contract was awarded to the lowest bidder. It is immaterial to the pub lie whether or not the music is ap- proved by the union: the taxpayers are entitled to the best price. and union musicians have no grievance in the refusal of the committee to award the contract to the highest biddeT.-Proyidence Journal.
 A city magistrates decision in New York on Tuesday held that the sign on some benches in New York parks. flor women and children" Is of no force. Eight men had been ar- rested for sitting on benches in the Madison Square park which bore this sign. Tn diseharEing them he said that neither the park department nor any other city department has a right to say who shall sit on the benches in public parks. because the parks are for the public. and s0 are the benches therein" Whether this de- 1 cision is sustained or not. it accords 1 with a practice of long sanding as to the disregard of such sizns in cer. tain places. practice which has !. grown to meet new conditions and Is 1 not generally disspproved.-Hsrtford i Times