Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-06-17
AS YOu LIKE IT.
Stray Leaves From a Reporters Note
 

Stray Leaves From Q Reporters Note Book.
 'IT's astonishing how circumstances alter cases," said prominent city father to the writer, the other day. "Before became a member of the com mon council read up pretty thoroughly on city matters, and when I saw the draft of a measure could tell on the in stant just how to vote on the question. I was quick, too, to condemn the actions of the representatives of the people, and plumed myself on how much better I could do than the fellows clothed with a little brief authority have had experience now and know better. Things have to be decided on entirely different lines. My point of view as citizen and taxpayer was not exactly broad enough. did not apure- bend the difficulties and perplexities that constantly arise. There is no doubt that good many look upon my record prove upon it. They are not to be blamed for that. have been there my self and know how it is."
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 THE New Britain Record, in com menting upon an interview with prominent real estate agent published in these columns day or two ago, who stated that there were many vacant tenements in this city, advises Water bury builders to invest their money in New Britain, where, it says, rents are always high and scarce, and the in crease in population is inadequately pro- vided for. Comfortable modern tene- ments from $12 to $16 monthly are never vacant long enough to change occupants, in New Britain, boasts the Record. This last statement kills the force of the Records plea for Water bury capital. The idea of securing a tenement with modern improvements in Waterbury for $12 a month IS en- tirely out of the question.
 THE one-session idea suggested by some of the teachers of the Center school district will not find many advo- cates here. The boys of Waterbury, as la rule, know more than their fathers. That is, they think they do, and the fact that they are allowed to run wild in the streets at all hours of the day and night is largely responsible for their tendency to wildness. One session of school would make trouble for anxious mothers and would retard the progress of the ones who go to school to learn Those who attend through compulsion would like to have the one session idle; adopted.
 YOUNG women are cautioned against Answering advertisements placed ir eastern papers by Chicago people, offer , ing lucrative employment to girls during . the progress of the Worlds fair. A Wa
 terbury lady answered one of the adver
 tisements, being under the impression that domestic help was wanted. She re ceived a reply coached in ambiguous B terms, asking her to go at once tC Chicago and telling her that she would
 be given good position the remunera , tion she would receive depending some [ what upon her ability. The lady wal f not tempted by the offer and wisely con , cluded to remaln in Waterbury. It il possible that in this particular instance
 the situation offered was of a legiti
 mate and respectable nature, although there is considerable doubt in the writer ; mind on that point, as the advertiser
 urged the girl to go to Chicago at once
 when the whole matter would be ex , plained to her. Before going to Chicago to accept positions ladies should consul
 their parents or friends. The World
 fair managers give warning that many
 innocent girls from the east have beer 3 decoyed to Chicago under false preten ses, and much to their sorrow.
 
 cir is like putting a premium on bri bery to pay members of the general as sembIy only $500 salarv," said Repre- sentative Sake to me to day. "It is no 3 enough. A man to have any influenc' in the legislature must cultivate the ! friendship of his associates. To do that costs money, because one must be soci able, and sociability in this ago." tn, ! NIIx .knks 1.NI Io lively stroked his goatee, s'is a drain ol the pocket book. Any man who goes tC Hartford and works faithfully during five or six months for the interests of hI town, his constituents ar d the common wealth at large, will come home poore than when he went there. Of course h' will have the honor and things, bu after all he is entitled to something sub stantiai, don't you think so." The poin is well taken.
 l JULIUS DENYING has been appointed postmaster at Litchfield. Owing to thu } fact that the democrats were divided o1 , a candidate for the position, the Ho1 Seth Pratt, the present incumbent, who is well known here, has had two months } of good democratic time. Everybody likes Seth and would be glad to see hin hold the position forever, but "politic } is politics."
 HEALTH Officer O'Hara received { card this morning, signed "Citizen, asking him to visit the Hotchkiss farm on the Wolcott road, in the interest O. the sanitary condition of that vicinity The doctor drove out and found larg' amount of excreta taken from city closets and sending forth a most malo dorous odor. The officer left orders t. change the condition of things imme | ofn1u