Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-07-19
AS YOU LIKE IT.
Stray Leaves From a Reporters
 Note Book.

 The man who habitually swears off, is | almost invariably a breaker of his pledge | The fact recurs to me just now that | there was a circus last week and every | man who swore off last year after att | tending the circus, attended the show again last Saturday, and afterwards de- clared that he would never go again, 8 VOW which will undoubtedly hold good until the next circus comes along. If the mans swear was "not loud but deep" and nobody knew of it but himself, he made no bones of it, but joined in the crowd that went to the circus tent, hung on the platform of a street car, was crushed half to death at the ticket wagon, viewed the show and never grumbled until the swearing off time came again. If he is vociferous swearer, he went with his sister, his cousin or his aunt, or he took the child ren along for an excuse, so that he might have it to say that he didn't care to go himself, but just went to accom- modate someone else. But he went just the same.
 There were 1S1 failures in the United States, reported to Bradstreet's during the week, against 134 in the preceding week and TO, Al, 152 and 164 in the corresponding weeks of 1889, 1888, 1887 and 1886 respectively. The total number of failures in the United States, January 1, to date, is 5, 1883, against 6, ,425 in 1889.
 An incident occurred on the New York & New England railroad yesterday, says the Bridgeport Post, that shows that the companions of the help less are yet not all dead. When the boy with small lanterns filled with perfume was passing through the cars yesterday he was accosted by a couple of roughs, who asked to see some of them, and after getting possession they unscrewed the tops and disseminated the essence upon each other, and in a very uncere- monious way through the car. When the bottles were empty they gave them back to the boy (who was crying) and started for another car; but a merchant, of this city, saw the heartless act and detained them and asked them to settle with the boy. They then began to abuse him, but when they found him inexor- able they drew a couple of revolvers, but the gentleman was not easily fright ened and began to fondle them, and he dld it in such 6 vigorous manner that they were only to glad to settle with the boy but get off at the next station. The name of the gentleman who acted in this role is John Bowling, who keeps a market corner of Washington avenue and Grand street. The name of the doctor who dressed the wounds of the two roughs is not known.
 All attempts to manufacture a low priced watch possessing the merits of the "Waterbury" have met with failure. The Cheshire company has lost barrels | of money, and at present the directors nf Ina fn do. For some time the works lave been shut down and the stockholders are al most ready to cry quits. A correspond ent waiteS: The success or downfall of | this business means very much to Cheshire, and the people should go very deep into their pockets before they let it go to pieces. Hold on to it, gentlemen, with real grit and put in more money if necessary. It can be made success. l A vacation on the installment plan is better than no vacation at all. If you cannot spare the time, or bear the ex- pense of a season at the seashore. gC there for day whenever the opportu children.
 Did you ever notice that man who goes about with a hat jammed on the back of his head and his handkerchief stuffed inside his collar? We'll, he is the identical man who invites a case of sun stroke to visit him. The philosophy o1 the case is very simple. All of the blood from the head and brain flow. away towards the heart through si1 large veins in the front of the neck and just beneath the skin. Stuffing tht handkerchief inside of the collar presses upon these veins, dams them up, as i were, prevents the blood from escaping from the brain, and as a result there soon follows a congestion, with violen headache, nervousness, turgid veins anC reddened face, while the precipitation pours out and aggravates the poor un suspecting victim of his own ignorance When you see one of your friends pull : soaked handkerchief from within hi collar, hold it up to the breeze and gloa over it, gently remind him that the prac tice is doing him no good.
 At the north corner of South Mail and Scovill streets a pool of stagnan water has been standing for severa days. Will the street inspector con siderately remove the nuisance? Or, i he does not, will Mayor Baldwin applI the official whip once more?
 
 Since the above was written a clerl in NugenLs drug store, acting upon tn advice of a reporter pasted a sign as fol lows upon a telegraph pole upon tn bank of the pond:
 LAKE FRONT.
 SITE oE THR WORLDS FAIR.
 This did the businsss. As we ar going to press 8 workman is cleaninI