Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-18
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Some Stray Leaves From a Reporters
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lures for the entire postal service prior to 1893. First Assistant Postmaster General Wynne intimates that the de i felt of the postof1ice department next | year will be about $1,000,000, and that | in another year the department will be | self-supporting. The last year in which the receipts of the postal ser vice exceeded the expenditures was just before the rate of letter postage was reduced from 3 to ? cents. Ofii- cials of the postoffice department be- lieve that when the postal service again becomes Self-supporting, congress will pass a 1-cent letter rate postage law Postmaster-General Payne is said to favor such move. When that time comes cur friend James l.. Cowles will be pleased, and will feel that part of the work he has been ad vocating is accomplished.
 k < * Chief Justice Gray, the distinguished jurist, was travelling in little town J in Colorado some years ago, so the story is told by Boston writer. John L. Sullivan, then at the zenith of his fame, was expected in that part of the state in a few days. The train which was carrying the supreme court justice made such connections at a Junction point that a stop=oyer Of one hour was necessary. The natives saw \ this great man and began speeulating as to his identity. One of the knowing ones hinted that it was John l.. Suili- van. and cited in evidence that he had seen BOSton" marked on one of the belongings of the distinguished looking traveller. This was enough. The crowd gazed in open -mouthed wonder; the re- port that the greatest fighter in the country was at the station brought half the population of the town there to get a glimpse of him. The justice could not understand the meaning of such a demonstration in his honor un- til one of the citizens, not altogether satisfied on the subject, asked Be you really John l.. Sullivan, the prize fghter?" In the police station house of New York they have some unique ways of restoring lost children to their parents For instance. in the thirteenth police station, situated in the lower east side Of the city. where there are more lost children than in half dozen precincts In other locations of the metropolis put together they have hit upon clever way Of advertising the lost ones for the benefit of the parents The young sters seem to enjoy their juvenile eX- perience. The captain has a number Of high chairs the regular property of the station house. and as soon as lost child is brought in. if it is in the day time. 1t is set up in a high chair and the chair placed in the window. When despairing papas and mammas arrive they discover the lost ones with a glance. Occasionally there will be one little child alone occupying the ad- yertising chair. The other day there were two little lost children at the ob. seryation posts and an unusual num- Der of spectators on the outside for the two infants. a small boy and tiny girl, were exchanging kisses between bites of candy
 Who is that new minister?" in quired lady in Riverside cemetery. as she pointed towards a group of mourners gathered around a grave where the last sad rites were being conducted over the remains of an East Mountain woman. His face is ia miliar," she continued. ''but I cannot recall what pulpit he fills' The words were spoken to well known hack man, and on looking in the direction indicated by the lady the horseman recognized the preacher as John Mori- tAC 1OACIdl Qn6ClOT. It WdS d rather peculiar case Mr Moriarty had charge of the funeral and when the time appointed for holding the service arrived it was learned that the minister would not be able to attend and at the request of the family MT Moriarty conducted service and deliv- cred an address at the house and also read passages from the Scriptures
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 A reporter, a friend of the As You Like 1t man, is being jo1lied consider ably on account of little joke of which he was a victim about week ago. The young man went to pay a visit to the home of one of his lady friends few nights ago for the osten- sible purpose of exchanging pictures of their fair faces The young man spent the evening very pleasantly, all the more so because the young lady was much pleased with his picture When the hour of departure came the young lady presented her caller with package which contained a picture her picture. so the young man thought-and asked him not to open it until he reached home The young man. thinking the young lady had asked the favor because she was not pleased with the picture. readily granted the request. But, alas! imag inc his surprise and astonishment when he unwpapped the package and saw before him the picture of a wo- man taken about thirty years ago.
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 Here is someone's summary of the qualities that make for success in a seiectman. The author must have been in the harness for years: GA se- iectman must be young man. sound fin body and mind. and intimately ac- quainted and on the best terms with everyone in town. He must be a practical road builder expert on cranks and insanity, triple entry bookkeeper, and all around mind read CT. He must bes able to foresee floods, snow storms, earthquakes and lawsuits, the probable yield of oats and the first circus. He must be thoroughly posted on diplomatic usage with relation to the adjoining towns and have spoiled no less than three suits of clothes in actual duty in the fire HeDarfmeIlf He must ho fauiI-