Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-20
HEARD IN PASSING.

It turns out that the spirit of dis. content in Porto Rico is real and
 not imaginary and it is up to Uncle odlh to get busy and do something
 to put the natives in a better frame of mind. The native complains that cltlzenship has been done away with
 ana he seems to have something
 Ike evidence back of the assertion New Haven Union.
 Thaw's view of it is that he was crazy only 90 seconds, covering the
 time In which he shot Stanford
 White. That was too long to be crazy, judged by results. What con. cerns the public at present is the fear that, if he is allowed to be at large, he will have another of those
 90-mlnute periods, and do equal damage.-New Haven Register.
 There are several hundred thou. sand Methodist voters in this coun- try. and the general conference, without dissenting voice, has de- clared that the president of the United States must be a total ab- stainer. Would-be candidates will therefore promptly sign a temper ance pledge. Perhaps some of them might do well to sign two-one to break and one to keep.-Ansonia Sentinel.
 The recent theft of crown jewels from Dublin castle is charged upon Augustine Birrell, chief secretary for Ireland, but as the charge is made by man who. is, probably a crank, little importance attaches to 1t. The jewels are valued at $250,- 900 and grave scandals have been intimated in connection with the matter but nothing has materialized thus far that is of Bridge port Standard.
 Savings banks in Massachusetts are getting ready to go into the life insurance business and will issue policies that will provide for pay ment of a certain sum at death or if the insured lives to be 65 years old will furnish an annuity for the rest of his life. This move is prob ably not considered wise by the reg ular companies that are paying spe- cial attention to industrial insur- ance.-New London Day.
 Immigration into the United States during the first four months Of this calendar year amounted only to 124,392, compared with 404,332 in the same time last year, and 3S3,115 in the first four months of 1906. This is indicative of a small CT incoming of aliens for the whole year than has been known since 1899, when the great business re- covery from he depression following the panic of 1893 began.-Spring- field Republican.
 Again the story is circulated that President Roosevelt wishes Mir Cor telyou to be the republican candi- date for governor of New York this year. The president is said to be of the opinion that while MT Hughes would make strong candidate for vice president he has antagonized so many local interests that he would make poor run for re-elec- tion to his present post. This, of course, is matter for dispute, but what he president says "comes pret- ty near going" in the republican party days.-Providence Jour nal.
 And now the talk is revived that, New Haven being so wicked it should have Sunday police court sessions This is to accommodate our Satur- Hay night police court trade, which Is always very large. Before this can be carried out, however, the country people will have to be con- suited. New Haven will have lit- l .le to say about working police | court judges on Sundays, or about liquor licensing matters, until the | officers who handle such things are ,hosen in accordance with distribu- | ion of population and not left to he small towns who realize nothing | Df New Haven's needs.-New Ha- I fen Palladium.
 In 1852 two rabbits were import d into Australia from England. | These arrivals in that continent | low number billions and are a great | pest. Five rabbits eat as much | grass as one sheep. From 1878 to | 1888 the Australian government | paid out s5.SSS.015 as bounty for he noxious animals, at the rate of ,5 cents each. and from 1883 to IsS6 s2,200.00O for the same pur- pose. For some years the rabbits lied hy millions owing to the drOuth, put since 1904. with the rainy sea ,ons increasing. they have again ,ome into notice and bid fair to be- ,ome as great pests as in the past. Press.