Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-04-14
HEARD IN PASSING.

The man who downed the Roose-
welt first choice" resolutions in the
Minnesota republican state conven-
ton was the great Yale guard, Bill
Hefiefinger, Is years ago, "Hef'
was for Mr. Taft or nobody. The Yale
spirit again.-Springfeld Republican
If congress adjourns the tenth Of
next month without having passed
any of the various measures recon-
mended by the president-and this is
said to be the intention of the repub-
lican leaders-it will offer another
illustration of the truth of the old
saying that whom the gods would de-
stroy they first make mad.-Provi-
dence Journal.
In New Jersey the administration
Of justice is not on quite as sentimen-
tai lines as in some of the states. A
young man of Is has been sentenced
to prison for 80 years for murder in
the second degree. There seems to be
no doubt that he richly deserves his
| fate but in some communities he
would have escaped with much les.
punishment.-New london Day.
If the republican majority in con-
gress wishes to stultify itself and the
party, it will go in haste and place
wood pulp and paper on the free list
while refusing to touch the tariff
otherwise. The newspapers, the spe-
cial interest benefited, will be the
Ga c,,at claSS laois1a-
ton as that. They have asked for nc
special dispensation in their favor
New Haven Register.
West Ravens village improvement
association expended $500 for the
betterment of that place during the
past year, and the associations re-
port states that for sum of money
1t was able to do work which ordi
narily would have cost Sl,100 more
than that amount. That is, the as
ISOLATION has been so helped by vol
untary labor and by other donations
that 1t has made a saving of about 80
per cent-Ansonia Sentinel.
Miss Hattie Greenfelder of ,
Louis recently conducted a suit at
Mexico. Mo, for damages for the
death of a child. 1t was the first time
woman had ever appeared as a
lawyer before the bar of Audrian
county, and IL is said that about hall
the people in the country came to the
court house In the hope of hearing
her. Among the most interested o.
her audience were $50 young women
students from Hardin college. Miss
Greensfelder won her suit.-Ex-
change.
T. Il. Curran. formerly member
Of parliament, said that South Sea
islander, whom a traveller had
brought home with him as a servant
in a local tavern was praising up the
British constitution when one of hi.
hearers said TO him: What do you
know about Il? You're not an Eng
lishman. You haven't a drop OF
English blood in your veins. >" Don
you be SO sure about that" replied
the black. my grandfather helped &c
eat Captain Cook. "-Reynolds's
Newspaper.
The expression OF opinion by the
New York Methodist conference adj
vising the dropping from the laws OF
the church Of the rule forbidding the
OF members Of the
church in certain forms OF amuse-
ment. which rule has long been obso-
lete. is a piece Of good common sense
and will be so considered everywhere.
We wish the members OF the legisIa-
ture % Connecticut could feel the
same way with reference to certain
antiquated and obsolete laws still on
the statute Bridgeport stand
ard