Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-27
As you 11KE rT
Some Stray Leaves from Reporters
 Note Book.

It is said that when the parties ln possession of the copper mystery de eide to tell what they know about 1t, the public will be treated to the best story that ever appeared in the Wa terbury papers, and that the reporter who can get a scoop on it will be ln a position to demand an increase ID wages.
 History gives slxty-eight sentimental surnames to emperors and kings whom it chronicles. For instance, Charles VIII. of France had the alias appella- tion of ''the affable"; Philippe l. of France, that of "the amorous"; Al phonse NI. of Leon and Castle, the avenger'';; Victor Emanuel, Re galan- tuomo,s etc, etc. Many potentates are ranked by history under the same alias. Eight are good" forty-one are great" seven are 'conquerorS," two ..cruel." two flair" and four fiat" But none was surnamed Athe happy"
 The servant question problem has reached Waterbury and amusing are the stories which come to the As You Like It Man. In the western section of the city, there has been a soap
 
 past few weeks. He happened to reach a house where the servants English vocabulary is restricted to yes and no. As soon as the agent had knock ed, the servant answered the door. The following conversation occurred: Agent-"Good morning, madam" Ser vant-"No," in very monotonous tone. Ats very unpleasant wea- Al. 1xza& r sell you some soap to-day?" S.-The same answer as heretofore. Apo you use soap?' S-'.No," in the same tone A.-"Not use soap-What kind of house Is this?" 'No," was the response in the same beautiful mono tone Sufficient to say that the agent turned and fled.
 Speaking of the progress made by business men in the line of advertis- ing and preparing advertisements. q writer in trade journal says the news papers published along the Missouri river are away behind the times. In the river news he says: read an ad word for word. as it appeared forty years ago. with the exception of the name of the boat, captain. clerk and agent The ad was indented with a cut of steambOat-aH steamboat cuts were alike forty years ago. They have not changed along the Missouri. Lis ten to the reading of the ad: "The new. elegant. swift passenger steam CT, Belle of the River, Sanford Moore, commander. will leave this port every Friday for Kansas City, Leayenworth, < -f. oil Ior, ings For freight or passage apply on board or to Rothwell & Pumphrey.' Forty years ago the tavern signs and hotel ads announced Entertainment for Man and Beast They are the same now. The hotel runners look the same now as then, except that many of them wear an army hat and a rough rider coat, The old names of the hotels are sti1l retained"
 Thomas Jackson of James street thought he had suddenly become rich during the present week and was con- templating a trip to his former home in Merrie England when one of the local jewellers wrecked his hopes by pronouncing what he supposed to be nuggets of gold nothing more than or dinary brass and not worth over 3 cents. MT Jackson came by the gold in a rather peculiar way. The family killed a chicken and during the pro cess of cleaning 1t about three dozen caps were found in the gizzard. The shells looked for all the world like pieces of gold and when Mir Jackson's attention was called to them he pro- nounced them, the real thing and de Slared that he would forthwith give up the business of setting curbing and revisit the scenes of his boyhood. He put them in a bottle where they could be seen to good advantage and then offered them for sale in one of the jewelry stores, but as soon as the as- sayer cast his eye upon them he laughed and taking one out quickly convinced MT Jackson that they were nothing but caps that had been fired from revolver. A close inspection showed where the hammer had come down upon them. It is supposed that the hen picked them up in the lots.
 Here is a little secret which was confided to the As You Like It. man to-day by an out of town gentleman who Is here on business: Hast sum- mer," said the distinguished visitor as he knocked the dust off his cigar and leaned back in his chair, while stop ping at the Scoyill house, I was in- vited to have a-stroll through the green while the band was giving an open air concert. The place was crowded with young people and towards the close of the program we had become sufficient ly acquainted with two ladies to ask permission to escort them home. The offer was accepted and we walked, and talked and tested until we had got quite a distance out of the center. My lady friend called the place Brooklyn. During the stroll she requested me to put her pocket book in my coat pocket until we had reached the house. for safe keeping as she expressed it. I did so and that was the last thought of 1t until returned to the hotel. You see we chatted for quite a while on the front yeranda and when we were parting neither of us thought of the pocket book. didn't ask the lady her name so that I never had an op- portunity of putting her in possession ofsher property and am keeping the pocket book and It's contents as a sou Fenir. It contained enough to pur- chase nice spring hat and I should