Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-15
HEARD IN PASSING.

The same congress that prohibited race-traek gambling in the District of Columbia side stepped on child labor throughout the country. But then, it is the oddities through life that go to make up the real situation.-Middle- town Press.
 The republican managers have passed the word to the party touts to make it their business to announce the arrival of prosperity. They haven't yet nerve enough to say anything about the full dinner pail.--New Haven Union.
 Women teachers in Philadelphia schools are threatened with the loss of their positions if they marry while in the employ of the board of education. An amendment to the bylaws of the board has been offered to that effect Bridgeport Standard.
 David E. Francis of Missouri, who was president of the St Louis eX- position, is again among the mention ed as democratic candidate for the presidency. He was wanted in 1900 by many, but lis friends have yet 10 be shown" the way to beat out Bryan at Denver.-New London Telegraph.
 About September 1. look out for a republican cold fit. When the nomi- nations have been made, all hands will go home singing lively songs about MT Taft's walkover Six weeks later, word will go out from head quarters that the party must beware of overconfidence and then there will be semi-panic over the discovery that it's real fight.-Springfield Re- publican
 Hearst is gaining at the rate of about half vote to each ballot box whose contents are reeounted. That is not nearly enough to justify his grievance, and is no more of an er- TOT than can be accounted for by normal human stupidity. Hearsts well-worked ballot box outrage" was a sleeping dog which he might much better have let alone. It is now barking up the wrong tree..-- Hartford Courant.
 Senator Morgan c. Bulkeley, presi- dent of the Society of the War of 1872 has issued the following notice to the members:-"The Society of the War of 1872. in the State of Connecticut, will hold it's annual meeting at the Nathan Hale schoolhouse, Nathan Hale Park, East Haddam, Wednesday
 @0S." And yet some of our clergymen will insist that Senator Bulkeley is not public spirited man. New Haven Palladium.
 The Rev C.. H. Beard says that Sen ator Morgan c. Bulkeley has not done a single thing for Connecticut since he has been in Washington. This is pretty severe charge to bring against a United States senator who has time, money and ability and political pull. Besides. hasn't Mir Bulkeley been en- in lavish fashion ever since he went to Washington? Hasn't he given morning afternoon and evening the honor of old Connecti- cut? What more should be expected? -Ansonia Sentinel.
 Unless something entirely unrore- seen occurs the crops Of the United States this year will be cf the bumper sort. Wheat, oats ana corn are in splendid condition and if the present promise is kept there will he such a great supply that there ought to be plenty of food at a reasonable price after the crops are harvested and the gathering of them will furnish a great amount of employment for those who really desire to earn money. Fruit is also promising we'll and with such conditions there does not seem to be any excuse for a continuation of business depression. When the time comes to get the grain 10 the market there ought not to be any further complaint of Idle cars or lack of freight traffic by the railroads.-New London Day.