Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-05-10

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A writer IN this weeks issue Of the
Connecticut Catholic pours q volley of
hot shot at the Americans SATURDAY
liberal Catholic, so-called. "An out-an-
out, Protestant" says the writer, lone
may respect, but liberal Catholic,
never" Whether or not the contributor
is a Catholic, the general public can
only surmise, but certain it is, he is get
ting himself thoroughly disliked by
Catholics for his two-edged thrusts.
Town Clerk Madden tells me that up
to this morning seven hundred dog licen-
ses have been issued being less by several
hundred then TIE number issued last
year. Dog owners who have not CON-
piled with the law will save themselves
trouble by doing so at once. Last year
about twenty delinquints were mulcted
IS and costs each in the police court.
''Why is it that every man thinks his
watch keeps perfect time!" the re-
porter was asked by a jeweler the other
evening. do they, he asked in turn
"Of course they do; have you never
noticed it? Well, try it and see if am
not right. Go into a circle of men and
ask the time eight out of ten will take
out their watches, some Waterbury,
some perhaps Jurgensen, consult them
carefully and tell you it is just exactly
ten and one-half minutes past nine, or
nine and three-quarter minutes after.
or whatever time 1t may be by each par
ticular ticker. The chances are that
none has given the exact time, but each
puts his watch back in his pocket with
the calm consciousness of a duty
done, and firmly believing that his
neighbours watch is an old snuff box.
Funny isn't it p
Speaking of watches I am reminded
of little feature not down on the bills
that occurred at the opera house few
evenings ago. The scene was one in
which a crisis was rapidly being reach
ed. The heroine, lin a stage whisper was
reciting tale of woe and everybody
waited with breathless anxiety for the
end. Suddenly a stroke of the fire
alarm bell denoting the hour of nine
was heard. Instantly one hundred
hands reached for as many watches and
the sound of winding could be heard in
all parts Of the hall. The exhibition
was harmless enough, but it looked
ridiculous.
The postoffice employees enjoy their
little joke as well as the rest Of man
kind. A few evenings since while pass
ing through the office l discovered an
individual rapping loudly on the small
door at the delivery window. OF course
it was after o'clock and the window
had been closed several minutes, but the
poor fellow didn't seem to realize, or if
SO, he didn't care about so small trihe
as that. He evidently thought the
whole force of the postotfice should i'm
mediately respond and pass out his mail.
Looking upward just at this time 1 dis
covered one Of the good-natured clerks
at an elevated window a grin on his
calmly gazing on the belated individual.
The clerk looked with pity at the poor
fellow for moment or two and then
quietly dropped from view, the smile
on his face broadening as he went.
Some day wise reformer will hit
upon plan for selecting a jury that
will not 80 often exclude Intelligent
men from serving as under the present
system, and then liberty loving people
will rise and with one voice call
him blessed and wonder why the matter
was not studied out before. Just now
the less a man knews, in many in
stances. the more acceptable he is as a
juror. Newspaper readers, the most in
telligent class in every community, are
avoided as much as possible. A good
example was furnished yesterday in the
court OF common pleas at New Haven.
The victim was a resident of Beacon
Falls. The usual questions were put to
him and the attorney for the defense
finally asked {: Have you read anything
about the case p II don't read no New
Haven paper only the Seymour Record
and haint got time to read that" re-
piled the candidate. Judge, jury and
spectators Joined in the laugh. 81
think he will make a model 1uryman'',
said the attorney. Half a dozen men
before him were rejected because they
were guilty of reading the daily papers.
Pipes that lead from the roofs of
buildings and in rainy weather empty
water in a stream on sidewalks over
which people have to pass, ought to be
prohibited. 1t is all right when they
lead under the sidewalks to the gutter,
but it isn't pleasant for ladies or any
q
of water on a sidewalk, especially when
the pipe is so broken at the outlet that
it scatters the water for several feet,
This cap will fit many heads.
Venus is now shining with increased
brilliancy in the western sky, and she
will continue growing brighter and ap-
preaching nearer to us all summer. She
will keep an eye on lovers at the sea-
shore and on the mountains, and if she
doesn't seem to inspire them with some
of her particular genius, then they won't
come up to the regulation summer
lovers, that's all.
The driver who was in charge of car
4 on the South Main street line yester
day ought to receive reprlmand for
insulting remarks to passengers. Yes
terday when at the East Main street