Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-08-06
As You Like lr.
Stray Leaves From = Reporters Note
Book.

BOOK
THE best antidote for the bite Of a
mosquito undoubtedly is ammonia,
weakened with little water or salt and
water. Some people go so far as to
press the poison out Of the bite with
some small metal instrument like the
point of a watch key, before applying
the antidote. This prevents the paioful
swelling that sometimes occurs. AS in
other cases, Zone mans meat is another
mans poison" and the same remedy
will not apply to all individuals. Some
find camphor most efficacious, and salt
and water will not avail. Ammonia,
however, seems to be generally success
full as a neutralizer of the mosquito
poison. Where there are large quantl-
ties of mosquitoes and no reason for
their appearance is apparent, it is well
/ to look about the premises for some
/ thing which attracts them. An I'M
covered barrel of rain water will bring
1 them in hordes, and damp places and
stagnant pools are spots where they de-
light to congregate.
-
| BY common consent the meanest man
is the one who "buys" newspapers
from a newsboy and refuses to pay for
them. And there are scores of that
kidney in Waterbury. 1t may seem
strange, but 1t is fact, that there are
Il people who, when a newsboy tries to
collect after delivering papers for a
week or month, become indignant, re-
fuse to pay, order the boy. to dis
another boy upon whom they play the
same trick. Perhaps they think the
publisher is the loser by the operation,
but this is not SO. Except in the case
of regular subscribers, the boys must
pay in advance for the papers which
they sell on the streets and deliver to
their own customers. They are as a
rule faithful and honest and it is sin
and crime to cheat them out of their
hard earned pennies. Give the boys a
chance.
THE following, from to-day's New
York Sun, is interesting:
The course taken by The New York
Sun in regard to the labor troubles at
Homestead has caused its circulation to
drop off considerably among the factory
} employees in this city. At the Water
} bury Buckle company, where sixty Of
the hands took the paper, all have dis
continued it; and at Holmes, Booth &
Haydens' all but one of fifty-nine men
: have stopped the paper, and that one had
, paid his subscription in advance. This
/ action, the men say, is due to no con.
} certed move, but to general disap.
: proval of The Suns attitude on the
strike.-Waterbury Republican.
: When we read the above paragraph
in the Waterbury Republican we were
in some uncertainty as to what per
centage of it was a lie. When one OF
these country newspapers is edited by 8
fool, it is always difficult to estimate his
precise ratio of lying. In this instance
however, we were presently relieved OF
: all doubt by the receipt of the following
letter from the treasurer of the Water
3 bury Buckle company:
To the Editor of The Sun-Sir: Tht
l enclosed clipping was taken from the
. Waterbury Republican of the I'd inst
t At the time of the commencement o.
? the labor troubles at Homestead there
. were only two copies of The Sun takeI
3 by the operatives of this factory
Since then one of the subscribers hal
/. discontinued the paper for reasons othel
g than stated in the Republican. Your
e truly. EARL SMITH, Treasurer Water
: bury Buckle Co.
Waterbury, August 4.
Il We present our compliments to tn
t editor of the Waterbury Republican
and we beg leave to renew to him tn
assurances of the hearty contempt il
which we hold him.
ANGLING is a gentle pastime. Blu
- when two fishermen sit on the same lo
. and one gets nothing but nibbles, Will
the other pulls In fish as fast as he Cal
drop his line, it is impossible that Their
should exist between the two a feeling
of entire and unrestrained cOrdiality,