Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-16
AS YOU LIKE IT
sSome Stray Leaves from . Reporters
 


 cold. 1t was clear as bell, and long after sundown the western sky was illuminated and painted in glowing col Ofs, which made q charming picture.
 The editor who wrote the following must have been just getting over the effects of a run in with some indig- nant subscriber. He got the ladies and the shorthorn cattle mixed. The concert given by Odessas most beautiful young ladies was highly appreciated. They sang in a most charming manner, winning the plaudits of the entire audience. who pronounced them the finest herd of Shorthorns in the country. A few are of rich brown color. but the majority are spotted brown and white.
 
 Several days ago I noticed an arti- cle going the rounds of the state pa- perS which spoke of the present oldest Connecticut editors. If I mistake not. there is an editor at present doing ac- tive work in the eastern part of the state who was in the harness of news paper work before the editors named in the article were born. This man I speak of was War editor. and per hapS can show today some of the criticisms made at the breaking out of the rebellion. It was in the early fftieS that he began his newspaper career. True. he never stood behind the guns of daily paper. but his work in printing and editing a weekly was far greater than the work of get ting out the daily of the present time. think the man 1 refer to is the oldest living printer and editor in Connecti- cut.
 How does the Ave Maria spell Whs- key? See No 3, present volume. page SG first column. fifth line from the top. l notice very few typo"ra phcal errors in your magazine. You have praised your compositorS. and they de serve praise. But you were a little 'off' that time'' The word in question is properly spelled with a w. an h. an ''i.' an "s.' I ''k." an ''e'' and q " thus co-ordinated: or without 'e in second syllable. There is no other variant. Your familiarity with the or biography of this word and the phras- ing of your final remark are not with out significance to our mind. But per hapS you consult the dictionary more than you do the decanter We hope so. Any way, it would be no harm for you to enroll yourself in a temperance society. If there were an association for the suppression of anonymous let
 
 join that also. It would be no great discredit to you if you didn't know how to spell ''whiskey,' but no one IS excusable for sending off letter which he is unwilling to sign.-AVe Maria.
 Did you ever try Carrie Nation?' Here is what q friend of mine told me about it: At several of the better known hoStelrieS ill town one can get Q Carrie Nation.' Its component parts are as yet bound in secrecy, but brok- en glass and small hatchets do not figure in the new cOncOction. There is some whiskey, a dash of lemon, l touch of bitters, some sugar. two drops of sherry. and something else The something else is the secret. The publishers of the 'Barkeepers' Guide, or How to Mix Drinks and Keep 'em MiXed," do not mention the new cock tail. nor do they know what ill the world should go into the mixture. They think that the Carrie Nation is mere ly a companion piece to the Mamie Taylor but with a touch of Kansas bitterness in it, and made of liquors a tritie more antique than those used in the blushing youthfuIness of Mamie Taylor Now that Carrie Nations are sold in the saloons the Kansas wielder of the persuasive hatchet knows what it is to be behind the bars''
 I've had it: 1 have it; want to lose 1t, but I can't. That is what I hear about the grip. And there are thou sands more like me. All over the coun- try comes word of the prevalence of this indescribable disease. Cold nor heat seems not to affect it. and north nd ,J most prominent features of the grip this year are an excessive dry cough and long continued hoarseness. 1 can bear witness that they are a trial to the most patient grip victim, and I've learned from sad experience this win ter what it is to be obliged to whisper or make signs for what I need. There is an amusing side to everything, even the grip. It strikes me as very funny that when 1 whisper because I can't help myself, almost every one screams back their answer, as if I were deaf as we'll as nearly dumb. It will be q matter for Joyous congratulations if We all escape pneumonia. and live to see the springs advent, when grip, it is to be hoped, will flee away and ney- CT come back. How we'll rejoice as We bid it farewell and find health and voice back again. You can't go too soon, old grip.
 It is surprising how some people can make money out of things that others consider worthless and throw aside to De carried away by any one who thinks them worth reaching for. Not long ago sharp fellow walked over to where Edward McNIanus was re- pairing Little brook on South Main street and picked mp broken brick and took It into his store across the way. He placed it in soap box and nailed three or four strips over the JOpen space, just the same as one would confne rabbit or cat that he want ed to make sure would not escape from him. The next move was to put it Of exhibition in his show window with tile following words written above it sf in f1ariQO red letters. SsNOrfh Amari.