Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-04
AS YOU LIKE IT
soge Stray Leaves from Reporters Note Book.

Every device and scheme that the human mind can hit upon is being brought into play these days to see who can devise the most unique and impressive advertising scheme. A New Yorker who keeps tabs on the newest things in that line says that tour friends of the Salvation Army are very prolific in strong advertising ideas. During the holiday turmoil in New York men and women were posted upon busy corners, each with large Folding tripod, from which was sus- pended a small iron kettle. The pur- pose of the latter was made plain by a placard: Keep the Pot Boiling-Con- tribute to the Salvation Army's Christ mas Dinner for the Poor-'
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 Two Waterbury disciples of Black stone who lost neat pile through the sudden drop in the price of copper, and who up to that time were warm friends, are said now to be looking in different directions when they chance to meet. One blames the other for getting him into the box, and hints that he is of the opinion it was done simply because he wanted to be able to say that he was not the only man in Waterbury that got caught. Botn are young men and one of them mas had sufficient experience in different kinds of games to open his eyes Wlue enough to be able to see through the schemes of the Wall street sharks ana hold his own against the shafpesl game of the bulls and bears, but It seems his knowledge of such things did not serve him right on the copper question, and they scooped him III. Then he concluded to play the spider and fly trick with the other fellow
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 Almost every man you meet aDoul town these days is looking for Mayor Kilduff. Some get hold of him, put others claim that they ind It dlIlcull 10 see him. How his honor can man age to prepare his message, give q IT, tie thought to the calibre of the men he wishes to have associated W1tn nill on the boards for the next two years attend to his duties and say word of two to the people who are persuadin@ him, is a mystery. 1t is doGbttul II this persistent nagging helps one to receive recognition. Any citizen who is eligible to place on the boards and wants to serve the public in that ca pacity is clearly within his lines ia making the mayor aware of the fact. but after he has done this he should go way back and sit down and wait. Wouldn't it be an excellent plan to allow the mayor to exercise his own Judgment about these matters? It IS but fair to assume that he ought to be competent to select just such men as he wants And it seems to be gen. erally understood that he will do that in the end. In the past, when the ap- pointments to the boards were an f1ounced they turned out to be people who didn't bother the life out of theA executive beforehand, and the chances are ten to one that the same thing will happen this time.
 There was rather amusing incident At banquet which was held during the past week. A response to one of the toasts of the evening was made by a well known politician. city official and officer of the volunteer companies which is about to go out of existence. 1n his remarks the officer of. the hose company referred to the proposed new engine house in the Brooklyn district l He had not proceeded far in his speech when he made the astounding remark, 1 '"The present engine house was built for horses" A fiye-minute interrup- tion followed, so great was the laugh ter produced by his statement But greater was the laughter when the speaker continued as follows: "But the place is large enough for the horses now" An intimate friend of the city official responded to a toast few min 1ofn IT
 much as one of the officers of the con- pany had said that there were horses at the hose house for so many years. he thought that it was about time that :, petition was sent to the city fathe. s asking for an appropriation for drivers for the horses. This remark pro- uuced much laughter among all pres ent except the fireman. The latter has been asked since the banquet by sey Pfal members of the hose companv f., explain his remarks at the banuuet. HIS explanation is that he was mis- unuerstood; that what he meant to say was that place had been built origin- aIy Tn the engine house for horse. HIS explanation has not been entirely satisfactory.
 The fierce wind storm that raced around Waterbury on New Years eve set people talking about similar dis furbances. and naturally recalled the story of the night of the bic wind in ireland, when almost eyerythine in certain sections of the country was Tossed about and much valuable prop- srty destroyed. There appears to be some misunderstanding regarding the date of this storm, some claiming that 1t occurred on January l, 1S36 and others putting it on the night of Janu- ary 6, 1889. The last mentioned is correct. In began on the 9th and con- finued with unabated fury for over "A hours. Sixty-three years may appear long time to keep an occurrence like this in ones mind, but it is a fact that every person who lived in that coun- fry In 1859 and is still in the flesh has R very vivid recollection of that awful night, even though he were but a baby tn arms at the time The wind lev