Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-30
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Some Stray Leaves from Reporters
 Note Book.


 Note Book.
 They were pretty close-mOuthed people who were about town the past couple of days and managed to get along without swallowing some of the dust of the streets, which seemed to be here. there and everywhere at the same time.
 volney B. Cushing. "The New Man From Maine." who gives an address at the First Baptist church tomorrow evening on the Saloon vs Society" IS known throughout the country as an orator of exceptional ability, and IS well known to Connecticut audiences. This is his first appearance in Water bury and those who fail to heaE him on this occasion will miss one VI the most interesting talks heard in this city during the winter.
 ssIreland'' says an exchange, 'ls rep resented in the British parliament by oS peers and 1O3 commoners. S2 of the latter being elected by nationalist con- stituencies Ireland is "governed ln the English interests by lord Heuten- ant appointed by each successive min
  His salary is S1OO,OOO per annum. His power is greater than that of any other sovereign in the world. He can suspend the laws. arrest and keep in prison any one he wishes, appoint any and all government officials. and par don persons convicted of crime" If you are inclined toward rheuma- iism the words of q we'll known New York doctor may set you to thinking. He says: Rheumatism is simply a matter of food and drink. Some thing that a man puts into his stom- ach is the cause of it. When you find that you've got it and got it bad. stop eating red meats and drinking red H. ouors. What are read meats and red liquors? Beef is red meat and pork. and mutton. lamb and veal. The wings. drumstcks and second joints of poultry are red meats. When sifted down you will find that about the only meat you can eat is the breast of a chicken or turkey. Red liquors? Whis key. all clarets. vermouth. Burgundies. ports. SherrieS. brandies. Madeiras. muscatels and cocktails. There may be q few others. I can't thing of 'em all at once.
 
 Dr De Liguori indulged in an ami mated discussion with members of the city government the other day regard ing the removal of a tree from the sidewalk in front of his premises on Riverside street. the coming speedway of Waterbury. The trunk of the tree has been battered up badly and ap- pears to be rottin9 and the physician is afraid that it will blow down some windy night and cave in his house. After showing the officials the condi- tion of the tree and eXDostulatin@ rlD- on the danger of allowing it to remain there any longer he wanted to know what they were going to do about it. and then leaned back aeainst the fence to hear the answer The city fathers looked at each other for a few seconds and then. addressing the doctor one of them asked: "Ain't you 8 phySi cian: "Of course. I am.' replied the doctor, with great emphasis. 'Well | then. resumed the official. eff you can't prepare plaster that will heal the gaShes in that tree and follow this up with q tonic which will restore it to its former vigor I wouldn't want to have you prescribe for me or any of my family" This annoyed the doe tor and he went for the whole party with vengeance. He had not fired many volleys before the man who had started the fuss and his associates were out of reach and the doctor had the whole field to himself. A chicken was the innocent cause of a whole lot of trouble in a very quiet neighborhood during the past winter. A lady lost her wedding ring some where in the yard. but owing to a fieacherOuS memory she was positive that she had left it on q shelf in the kitchen and thought it could not have moved away without the assistance of some one. A few nei@hbors who had called at the house the day the ring was reported missing took offense at what the woman said about it. though she always denied that she ever thought of any of them in con nection with the ring. and stopped their accustomed visits. much to the confusion of the good lady and her husband. who are very anxious to command the respect and esteem of their neighbers. While there was no open rupture between them still the coolness continued until the other day when the family killed a chicken and in cleaning it the ring was found in the birds craw- The, lady was hon. est enough to make it known and all felt SO elated at the find that they came together and held a jollfication party This reminds us of q man who ynislayed his meerchaum pipe and, af- ter falling out with several of his shoDmates over it. finally recollected that he had left it in the pocket of an overcoat which he had discarded and hung on a peg in the closet at his hone But unlike the woman who had made the thunder about the ring, when he learned of his mistake he never said word about it. and kept on accusing those about him of the theft until he shamed them into giving him another pipe.
 ALTGELD FOR REPUBLICAN.