Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-14
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''I don't propose to give my seat to
ladies, any more" said an acquaintance
whom met on South Main street car
the other day. "They demand as a
right what is simply a courtesy. 1 am
a bachelor and propose to remain so
until a woman thanks me for giving her
my seat in car. To such a one I think
l would propose marriage at once.
Pretty soon men will be surrendering
their seats in the theatre to the woman
who buys an admission ticket. And
why not? Your theatre ticket costs
you 81, and your seat in the car costs
five cents. The principle is the same,
and no woman with a proper sense of
delicacy ought to accept anything from
a stranger which costs HIM money.
What would a woman think at the
stamp window in the postoffice if a man
ahead of her in the line turned around
and said: Pardon me, madam, won't
you take my stamp"
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THE successful dealer is a continuous
advertiser. His advertisements, though
the space may somewhat vary in size,
appear year in and year out. He does
not recognize any dull seasons except
by doing more advertising. He believes
it to be as senseless to put an advertise
menJ in one month and take it out the
next as it would be to force his custom
ers to enter the front door Monday and
the back door Saturday, or to be located
on Bank street Wednesday and on
South Main street Thursday. He knows
that the strength of advertising is in
the continuity of it, that it should be
done as continuously and persistently as
any other part of business, from buying
to SweeDinp the store,
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IT has been authoritively stated that
the next collector of internal revenue
for the district of Connecticut will be
John G. Byxby of Meriden. 1t will be
remembered that Mr. Byxby was col
hector of customs at the port of New
Haven during the last administration of
Grover Cleveland. That he is to be-
come collector of internal revenue will
be surprise to many democrats of the
state undoubtedly, but it is authori-
lively stated that there is no question
but what he will receive the appoint
ment 1t is also stated that Mr. Byxby
expects to assume charge of the dis
trict by the first of April, but this is
rumor only and he may not secure his
appointment in time to begin his duties
on that date.
MAYOR WEBSTER is making arrange
ments by which the boys and girls can
enjoy coasting on some of the city's
streets. He will confer with Chief Egan
AS to having policemen in the vicinity of
those streets. The streets which will be
open for coasting are: Porter, Liberty,
Walnut, Wolcott and Central avenue.
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THE attention of the lawmakers of
Connecticut is thus early called to the
useful, Ubiquitous valuable and pestifer-
GUS dog by the following bill, intro
duced by Mr. Lounsbury of Darien: Be
it enacted, that any person or persons
who are the owners or keepers of any
dog or dogs, who shall suffer or permit
the same to run out upon any highway
to the annoyance of any travelling
vehicle or person by running in front or
after the same, shall pay fine of not
more than seven dollars and the costs of
prosecution, upon conviction, to the
treasury of the town in which said con-
viction was obtained, or be imprisoned
not more than thirty days in the county
Jail, or both; notice having been pre-
vlously given to said owner or keeper of
said dog or dogs.
THERE has been no end of talk con-
corning a large hole which is being dug
in front of the new Y. NJ. G. A. building
on West Main street. People would stop
look at it and exclaim: "Well, that looks
like we'll; but what in the world is the
cause of building a we'll in the very CEN
ter of the CITY," 1t was remarked that
the young men fearing that the settle
ment Of the question of additional
water supply seemed so far distant
were being prepared for any emerg-
ency. Others suggested that probably
that Providence company was sinking
an artesian we'll to show the city fathers
just what they could do. No one seem
ed satisfied, however, as to just why
the work was being done, so a DEMO
Graf reporter started to hunt up Mr.
Griggs and satisfy public curiosity.
WELL" said Mr. Griggs, "that is to be
well-an artesian well. We have got
down now just twenty feet and struck
ledge of rock, which we propose to
drill through. A steam pump will he
put in, and in this way the water for
the large swimming tank in the gymna-
SUM will be furnished. The tank is a
large one, having a capacity of $4,000
gallons of water, and this work is all
being done in spirit of economy"
POLICE COURT.