Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-18
HEARD IN PASSING.

Mark Twain has Sunered good many jolts in his time but the most unkindest cut of all was when he was taken for Buffalo Bill. And now it appears that Colonel Cody is also of fended-Let them fight it out Meriden Journal.
 Secretary Spooner of the Connecti- cut Temperance union says that the newspaper editors of this state are not as bad as they used to be. And it is a pleasure to feel that he be- lieved what he said when he said it. -New Haven Palladium.
 Boni is in Paris waiting for his cousin Helie to reappear on the bou- levards, and it's a safe bet that there will be something doing when they meet. Boni has half brick con- cealed about his person and means to use it in creating another sensational incident.-Bridgeport Post.
 Another Manassas for the Connect icut National Guard this summer? One can in imagination hear repeti- tion of the grand groan with which a footsore and weary bunch of citizen soldiers laid down it's arms on return to Gods country in the summer of 190S.-New Haven Register.
 If man is sick let him groan all he wants to. The man who grits his teeth. and bears his pain in silence, is something of a hero, but he is wasting his nervous forces. If you have man friend in distress, encourage him to howl. It may not sound pleasant, but l it will do him good.-New Haven Leader.
 For real living there is no season of the year like the good old summer time. Human beings may pant and perspire and do considerable growling when the mercury climbs up toward the top of the thermometer, but after all there are compensations that make up for all of the discomfort.-New London Day.
 It seems a virtual certainty that Senator Brandegee will not be re- elected. and it looks very much as if among the candidates for the success sion will be Congressman Hill and Hon Allan W. Paige. with Mir Lilley an aspirant at a later date for the seat now held by Senator Bulkeley.- Bridgeport Farmer.
 Somebody is going to get work in Philadelphia. Mayor Reyburn has allotted S4,0O0, 900 out of the late municipal bond issue to the depart ment of public works for filtration. street paving and greatly needed re- pairs. Four million dollars ought to keep quite a few men at work quite a little" time and give fair rake off Bridgeport Standard.
 The words of our Savior concern
 ing little children. "lnasmuch as ye do it unto the least of these. ye dc
 1t unto Me" seems to he bearing fruit
 in a practical effort to care for the
 least Of these" by protecting them
 from temptation through play.
 grounds No less than s50.OO0. .0OC
 has been used for this purpose by
 American municipalities in the last 10 yeaTs.-New Haven Union. The plain. ordinary blue jackets l NHt adEh ldEEs NdkluE HFtu uOlUt
 the society act in Frisco; shoulde
 and shoulder with their officers Goa , beavers and other prosey individual have been the partners of admirals wives and society danes and damsels while tripping the light fantastic
 From all accounts the splendor o the occasion did not feaze the Jack ies." who acted their parts as to tn manor born. -MeTiden Record. The fact that the Derby Y. N. A. has weathered a year of bushes
 depression we'll enough to declare it financial condition encouraging ] would seem 70 indicate that the ped Q pie of that community feel in dut bound 10 stand by a helpful institu ', tiOn even though it cost not a litti g seIf-denial It is a good indication when a community is inclined to loo . upon the '. NJ C. 4. not as a lux D lury but as a necessity. a thing e , moral and economic valus.-Anso1i . Sentinel