Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-13
AS YOU LIKE IT.
Some Stray Leaves From a Reporters 8
 Note Book.

A good story is being told about the being exhibited at the Company G car nival. A few evenings ago we'll known local doctor called at City hall and, of course, though. he would look the freaks over and pick up few points that might be useful to him. With knowing smile he approached the manager, who, they say, looks something like the freak he repre- sents. The doctor quiZzed him for a short time about his appearance, and finally asked him "How long have you been this way, my friendf" The man ager looked at him for a moment, and then blurted out: "Oh, 1t isn't me; ain't 1t. Iuere's the freak over there" The laugh that greeted this remark was heard in all parts of the hall, anu the expert moved on to the next freak.
 The resources of an up p-to-date jour nalist are unlimited, as the following will show: i've got to have some thing to fill out this column with," sald the foreman of the Spiketown Bliz- gard. poking his head into the editorial sanctum. "That's all there Is about It. I've run in all the dead ads and all the catch lines, and I've slugged every thing out until there isn't even a piece of wood reglet left in the office, and am short yet half dozen lines or more" Whereupon Editor. Clugston sat down and wrote as follows: Ow- ing to the crowded state of sour col umns this week we are obliged to omit several interesting communications now standing in type. Friends will please bear with US. Advertisers must be accommodated. Until the pressure on our columns has eased up cor respondents will please write briefly and stick to simple statement of facts."
 Business booms when 1t is skillfully boomed, and seldom does take On & great spurt unless something is done to push 1t, remarks on exchange. The best way to push business is by ad- vertising 1t, and good business men agree that the most effective advertis- ing is newspaper publicity. It costs more than some other kinds of public fly for the first outlay, but when the results are taken into consideration the cost is seen to be very small in- deed. Newspaper publicity should be made use of in the way to produce the most beneficial effect, and this in itself demands no little skill, either the result of personal experience or that of others. There are so many "doc- tors of advertising nowadays that the whole subjtct may be learned 1r extense at little cost, and "ready-to use" ads may be bought at minimum fee. There is no trouble in getting good ads; the difficulty comes in decid- tng how and where to use them.
 On one occasion when President Lincoln visited General Grant, General Porter. who was General Grants sec retary at the time, says that three tiny kittens were crawling about the tent. The mother had died, and the little wanderers were expressing thelr grief by moving piteously." MT L.in- coin picked them up, took them on ms lap, stroked their soft fur and mur- mured: Poor little creatures, youli be taken good care of" and turning uo Bowers, said: @Colonel, II hope you will see that these little motherless treated kindly" Bowers replied: T will see. MT President, that they are taken in charge by the cook of our mess and are well cared for" Several times during his stay MT Lincoln was found fondling these kittens. It was a curious sight at an army headquar- ters, upon the eve of great military crisis in the nations history, to see the hand which had signed the commission of all the heroic men who served the cause of the Union, from the general in-chief to the lowest lieutenant, ten derly caressing three tiny stray kit tens. It well illustrated his kindness, which was mingled with the grandeur 1.e ,1 %r1yeca