Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-08-30
AS YOU LIKE IT.
stray Leaves From Reporters
 Note Book.

AS YOU LIKE IT.
 stray Leaves From a Reporters
 Note Book.
 Waterbury furnishes a revised version | of the fable of the hen that laid golden | egg. Some time ago it came to pass that a certain resident of this city went | to Meadows End, in the town of Mill | ford, for a weeks vacation, bringing with him his family, and occupying one | of the Tinkham cottages. The morning after his arrival Esop, Jr, was surprised and pleased to find hens egg under the veranda of his cottage. He gathered 1t in. The following day another egg was in the net nor did the faithful bullet neglect to perform her duty for six sue cessive days. On the last day of his soiourn at the shore, the ungrateful wretch. unmindful of all these favors, captured, killed and devoured the hen without a qualm, and even boasted of the performance. Oh Waterbury how many crimes are laid at thy door!
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 "rve struck an awful lot of nickels to-day" said a street car conductor to the reporter, yesterday. Its funny" he continued, ''some days l don't get enough nickels to make change readily another day 1 get so many that they are a nuisance. and the first man who gives me dollar gets nineteen of them in change, although he sometimes uses cuss words when I unload them upon him. Once in while I strike some thing good. Here is penny of 1858 that is worth twenty-five cents. The other day I picked up quarter which Is listed at $2. By keeping our eyes open we can make little on the side. Not a bad scheme, eh"
 Next Monday will be Labor day and in many towns great preparations are | being made for its proper observance. At recent meeting of District assem- bly, K. of L., a resolution was passed instructing the secretary-treasurer to re- quest the governor to issue proclama- tion asking that work be suspended on that day. In compliance with instrnc- tions Secretary Kehoe of New Britain, under date of August l3 requested Governor Bulkeley to issue proclama- tion to that effect. A few days ago an answer was received from his eXcellency in which he says that the law having set apart Labor day as holiday, the isSu- ance of a proclamation to the same appropriate. The members of the Knights of Labor are in a state of mind at the governors refusal to issue a proclamation as requested, especially as governors of other states have done it.
 Last Sunday was the third coldest morning in August since 1855. And yet a man who has kept a record says that this has been the hottest summer eX- perienced in these parts in ten years. While it has been oppressive upon peo- pie who have to work hard for liVeli- hood, it was just that delighted the
 
 and they are all praying that the end ay not be yet.
 Here is another test for drinking water. The purity of drinking water
 may be tested by teaspoonful of pure loaf sugar in a clear glass-stoppered bottle. Close the bottle, dissolve the sugar in the water to be tested and place it m a sunny window for two days. If , the water then has a milky or cloudy . appearance it may be considered impure. The merchants of Ansonia and Birm- ? ingham have taken heroic measures to keep away from their doors the tramp
 dealers in shoddy clothing, who make the rounds of the state every spring and fall, iniuring the business of the home merchants, and at the same time dump ing upon gullible public a lot of worth. less trash that may hold together until the swindlers leave town, and may not. Fully understanding that without the assistance of the local papers fire sales" will not ':draw 5 flies" as one dealer put it. s meeting was held and it was resolved tC 5 boycott any paper that accepted the ad vertising of the transientS. As result 2 one of the daily papers of the town pub l fishes card in which it approves of the action of the merchants, and the other [ will probably follow suit. Here in Wa terhury the DEMOCRAT is the only daily paper that will not accept this class oi s advertising. For three years this paper
 has fl om time to time waged war upon
 the swindlers, and quite recently the
 board of trade lent its assistance anC
 took the first steps to secure the passage of a state law under which home mer
 chants will receive protection. Our two L, esteemed contemporaries were to all ap '- pearances enthusiastic over the action oi s the Loard, and yet within month botl t, have accepted the advertising of wan : dering dealer in cheap clothing. The o fact that the fellow silently stole away a after doing a starving business for few t days is conclusive evidence that tht n DEMOCRAT has not argued and advised | ill vain.
 l II. P. Whiting of this city, was ir s New Haven last night in consultation n with the polo magRates. Among othel s things he said Waterbury would build g q large rink as soon as admitted to tht n league. We doubt it.
 t A we'll known conductor on the Naug V atuck road was taking up tickets be 8 tween Waterbury and Union City, a few r mornings ago. He had a heavy
 train and was hurrying to get through
 before Union City was reached, when
 woman stopped him, asking "Does
 this train go to New York;" "Ye n madame" he replied. "What time doe
 1t leave Bridgeport" ?" followed by "Wha ;- time does it arrive in New York r t What time will the first train leav,