Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-09-17
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 THE writer was subjected to a volley of abuse the other day for refusing to accept for publication an anonymous screed, seasoned with venomous ad- iectives and directed at person against whom the author had long-standing grudge. It is strange what ideas some people have about newspapers. They seem to go on the supposition that papers are published for the fun of it, and are to be used by the public as shotguns in which the disgruntled can shoot off their spleen under fictitious name and leave the editors to take the kicks, and if they refuse to publish backhanded fling to appease personal spite, the paper is accused of lack of independence and courage, when the fact is whatever cowardIce is shown is by those who come out under an name assumed to slap their neighbor in the face. As rule those who find the most fault at a papers alleged lack of independence, squeal the loudest Twhen their own actions are criticised.
 HERE are some cholera precautions recommended by the health authorities. Don't eat or drink to excess. Use plain, wholesome, digestible food, as indigestion and diarrhea favor an attack of cholera.
 Personal cleanliness and cleanliness of living and sleeping rooms and their con- tents, and thorough ventilation should be rigidly enforced.
 Foul waterclosets, sinks, faucets, eel lars, etc, should be avoided. Food and drink should be cleansed by cooking, water by boiling. Green fruit and rotting vegetables are unclean, because they are favorite turk s..a zI, H.ns should therefore be summed.
 Take care of your general health. Disease always seizcs those whose sys- tems have begun to run down, and cholera is no exception to this rule. Don't try to doctor yourself. Call in physician at the first symptoms of disease.
 Don't be frightened.
 Don't get into panic and start for some remote point away from the city.
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 THESE are the days when the annual liar from the rural E'deestrick" comes into the newspaper office with corn stalk spliced together, until it measures eighteen feet in height, and then has the phenomenal audacity to brazenly aver that he picked the shortest one in that ar cornfeld.
 
 THE New Britain Record hears that manufacturers of that citys have agreed not to employ any more immigrant help. To secure employment there a | foreigner must have been in this country at least six months | FRUIT thieves are numerous this fall Many citizens complain that young | IL-- T rIc rrN int gardens and steal apples, pears anC grapes. These thieves do not seem tc consider that choice fruits are highly prized by those who raise them. The pleasure of cultivating fruit trees Ii greatly enjoyed by many people, wh( prize the the fruit raised by themselve
 much higher than the market value | Were the thieves to steal double thu amount of money from them thai
 would purchase an equal amount O
 fruit, they would not feel so greatly Tn
 jured.
 N
 No less than eleven pack peddler
 were counted at the Naugatuck station
 the other day after the arrival of tn I11:17 train from New York. Thes
 transients are public nuisance at al times, taking money out of the city tha
 the local merchants who pay taxes am
 help to build up the town and it's insti
 tutions should receive. With choler
 at our doors people take many chance .. who invite peddlers in with their dirt packs. Most of them come from tn
 east side districts of New York, wher
 poverty and filth prevail. Pass then
 along.
 A PROMINENT member of the board o agents of the Bronson library said to reporter to-day that every man on tn board is opposed to letting the cente district have any portion of the Gram
 street lot, deeded to the library, for High school site. The only reason tha
 the center district can allege for Settin site, is the saving of a fev thousand dollars. "The objec of the library, continued the gentleman "is not alone to teach by means o ] books. We want room enough to grov
 so that when we can afford hall of ar and science we may have room for il The grounds can be beautified, too, an, statuary and bronzes placed in position
 and everything that can appeal to an. instruction will in time be don
 in connection with the library. w feel that many of Waterbury's sons vii emulate the action of Silas Bronson il the years to come, and this lot will il
 feel that the people will be on our sid
 if they give this matter sufficient con , sideration."
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