Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-08-16
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Nora Rook


This is the season when the workers |
who have toiled, day in and day out for |
h year, feel restless under the daily |
grind of business and sigh for change
which will bring rest and recreation.
Unfortunately those who most need
little recreation are debarred from TAX
ng it. The butterflies of fashion are
! he first away to the summer resorts and
he last to leave them, while the plod-
Hing workman, whose days are spent in
newer ending toll, and the tired house.
wife whose many cares tend to sharpen
her features and make her prematurely
yray, must for financial reasons remain
It home. They, more than any other
need the change and rest.
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A preacher whose name do not now
recall once said that the poor were divid-
I'd into three classes: The Lords poor, the
levil's poor, and the poor devils. take
It for granted that many of those to
whom reference is made in the preced-
ng paragraph fall under the third class.
The poor devils should take an occasion
ii day of freedom from toll, if possible.
It will do them good. But If you can't
get away even for a day, don't worry
Rbout it. A contented mind is after all
tire only basis for even partial happiness.
Take it all in all you are not so uncom-
Portable ut home as you might be. In
fact you are having better time than
some of your neighbors who are away.
The summer hotels are generally models
of heat and discomfort. There are snakes
in the woods, mosquitoes by the lakes
and pickpockets at the seaside resorts.
Hotel proprietorS can't impose on you at
home, and come to think of it, the air
may be as fresh and the thermometer as
low here as it is at the great resorts.
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NY neighbor. the Americans Satur-
day contributor, went considerably out
of his path, week ago, to ridicule
newspapers using stereotyped "plates"
containing the early news of the day.
1t was an indirect thrust at this paper
and has recently been referred to edito-
rally. The contributor with great cere-
mony told how he picked up plate
paper containing an account of the
Kemmler electrothanasia. There was a
curious mixture of news, he said one
account describing the execution as it
was and the other saying that death
came quicker than thought. In con-
clusion the contributor volunteered the
information that it must require some
skill to read such a paper intelligently.
If the contributor is looking for errors
of that kind it would be well for him to
begin nearer home. On Thursday the
American published two items of local
news diamet rically opposed to each
other.
1t frequently pays to be a vigorous
and unblushing "kicker." The fellow
who takes what he gets in silence and
puts up with it, whether it suits him OF
not, will be too often put off with any
thing at all. The worst of everything
will be good enough for him: whereas
the man of whom it is known that he
won't allow himself to be imposed upon
will get the best that's going.
There we've 1913 failures in the United
States reported to Bradstreets during
the week, against 155 in the preceding
week and 1T, ISL, IA and 139 in the
corresponding weeks of 1899, 1888, 1881
and 1886 respectively. The total mum
Der of failures in the United States
January to date, is 6,5O3, against 20!
In 1899.
In connection with a marriage which
was solemnized not far from Water
bury, recently. little incident occurred
that is too good to keep. All through
the ceremony the groom manifested
signs of uneaSlneSS ana lmpaClence
When the officiating clergyman asked
the final question, "Will You take thi:
woman, etc" the groom nervously
answered in the affirmative. The ques
ton was then put to the blushing bride
but before she could form an answer the
groom broke in with, "She will, l., father.
Solemn as was the occasion the gooC
priest could not refrain from smiling
The now excited groom was not slow t
see his mistake. His face turned scarle
and when he heard the Impious gigglt
of the assembled multitude he wished HI
was in Africa. 1t was a trying TIM
for the poor fellow.
On lower Franklin street, is a Majestic
: maple whose broad spreading branche
hang so low that footman passing un
der them would have to make an humbl
bow. But when the groceri's Wagon
l passes the driver catches at the branches
breaks the ends and throws them ava,
while he mutters words which are full
/ of indignation. When night comes an
f the driver receives the butts in his fac
his wrath wakes warm and re consign
S the owner of that tree to sheol till h
e agrees to spend quarter hour in saw
? ing off the branches whose develop
ment would be beauty were it on
4 wide expanse of lawn instead of tn
middle of a narrow street