Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-18
HEARD IN PASSING.

Democratic campaign managers have found out that 1t will cost some thing like a million to finance the Bryan campaign. A million is whole lot of money-especiaty so for the. democrats to raise T .ess the pre- aptory trusts come to the:r rei.ef.--- Bridgeport Pos
 Judge Golf of New York suggests to one young lady, who sought a court decree in order that her name may be changed, that matrimony would be :. simpler way to accomplish that result. Most young women have not waited for Judge Golf sugges- tion.-uIidgaport Telegram.
 Chorus gIrls al! over the country are treating as a ioeid jest he claim O. Chinese MlaiSter EI that he has discovered the secret of how to live 200 years. ani very properly 90, for diin't these same chorrs girls disaGv- er he 'e' several generations ago. National Wnmen's Daily.
 Speaking of the republican and democratic platforms, John Mitchell the conservative labor leader, says that from t..c standpoint of labor the democratic platform is decidedly the better of the two" John Mitch ell is a man whose judgment is highly respected by the workingmen of the United States.-New Haven Union.
 General Henry C. Dwight of Hart ford is highly desirable and honoi- ed citizen. But if an opinion may be ventured at the distance of another district, it is not apparent from here wherein he possesses qualifications which should fit him to dlsplace Hon E. Stevens Henry, who now holds ;he office of congressman from the First district.-New Haven Register.
 The authorities of the court of At- lantic City have the care of two lions and a lioness attached by the Penn sylvania railroad for feright charges and the question is what to do with them, pending the settlement of the case. They have no really proper ac. commodatiCns for them and they rather dislike to let them go out on bail. They might let them out m charge of a probation Oficer.- Bridgeport Standard.
 The rain fell in buckets. the thur- der racketed terribly, and the light ming drew zig-zag lines of bright gold upon the violet sky. 50, you. too. don't know what an inch of rain is exactly" said the weather clerk, as he looked at his rain measuring in- strument. Very few people do. 1t seems. I'll explain it to you. An acre Is s.272.s40 square inches. An inch of water on an acre Is therefore 6.272.640 cubic inches That amount at 22T cubic inches to the gallon equals 22,00O gallons. or 220.000 pounds. or 100 tons. An inch Of rain is. in other words. rain falling at the rate of 100 tons to the acre.-Phila- delphia Bulletin.
 There is traceable in all this con- men upon Congressman LilIey arous- ed by the open letter of a New Lon don citizen 10 the voters of COnEecti- cut note of sympathy for the Wa tsrbury statesman because he vas so shsmefully used by the BouteIl com AAAttSt- Hl IS AAt hAhu bl ssulpdIhg that counts. this feeling for the under dog. and we are Of the opinion that the letter incident has added to the strength of Mir LiIlsy as a guberna- torial candidate To meet the con- gressman gives one a fine opinion of him: 10 know him intimately is ta honor him as a weIl-csntered. honest earnest. and manly man As the toys say. he found the BoutelI committee "One too many for him.-Nsw Lon 1nu 0zw