Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-09
AS YOU LIKE IT.

Some Stray Leaves From a Reporters Note Book.
 man who knows something about what "Jack Frost'' can do says that a pail of water placed in the cellar at night goes long way toward taking the edge off Jacks" teeth. For years he declares, he has saved the pipes from freezing simply by putting a pail of water in the cellar nights. Some mornings during the recent cold snap tbe ice was several inches above the edges of the pail, r@..
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 What queer people inhabir the rural towns. Up in Watertown they have almost gone out Of their wits because it has been discovered that one of their public officials Is a trifie short in his accounts. They have become so worked up over it that an indignation meeting has been held at which a reso- lution Was passed demanding the al legged offenders resignation. What fools these Watertown folks arei Here In Waterbury a similar condition ne affairs exists, but the people are so broad-minded that they haven't given $ 1t thought. These gray boards of Watertown ought to be ashamed of themselves to create such a rumpuS over small natter
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 The school board thinks 1t Is pretty tough to see children under IA years of age working In the shop Perhaps this is so, but it is far worse to see the youngsters roaming at large, a burden upon their parents and doing nothing to fit themselves for the battle of life. If boy uoes not want to study you cannot drive him to 1t, and the sooner he is put to work the better for him. self and everybody else. 1t is all non- sense to say that 1t Is cruel to put a boy to work until he is IA years of age. The world is aware that boys who re fuse to take advantage of opportunities to acquire a good education are making a hard bed for themselves, but what are you going to do with them after you see that it is useless to get them to make any headway at school
 eS@s s#A After all perhaps. there is some truth ip the remark of the joker that many yare in poor health and thousands die z from the effect of too much sleep. Dur ing the last week while the thermom- eter was farther below zero than 1t has been in Waterbury for many years, So far that 1t must have had to inquire the way back, the women of St Francis Xavier's parish have been out early and late making a mission which Is being conducted by the Jesuit fathers. Some of them were little timid about going out at o'clock Monday morning, but they went just the same, and they kept 1t up. and now that the end has come they claim that 1t is 8 serious Rr-A ar.~ ExNVn a SN4 %lan n Many began the mission in poor health, but the early rising and rushing about in the frosty air did them good and de- prived the medical profession of lot of practice. If the women will but stick to the early rising the men will be in 1t from now on and will never cease sounding the praises of the good fath- CTS who brought about the change.
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 wish could get the ear of all the Stockholders of the new hotel com pany and tell them allAI have heard and thought the past few weeks re- carding the selection of name for the hostelry. Almost every man you meet has an opinion of his own about this matter, but the bulk of the people want the building to bear the ancient name of the town Mattauck. A few think it would be well to perpetuate the "ScovilI House." but others claim that they hope the building on the north side of the green will be bigger and better and have cleaner reputa- ton than the one that stood beside city hall ever enjoyed and make no bones in stating that it would notgbe bad plan to bury the name with the ashes of the structure But what mat ter about that What wanted to say is that no more suitable name could be written over the entrance to the new hotel than sMattatuck,v and after the committee gets together and talks the whole matter over feel confident tIlat they Till say so too.
 Notwithstanding the published an faouncement that there would De nc school last Monday number of teachers arrived at their respective schools bright and early on that day Several had cut short their delightful vacations ana had succeeded with much trouble and difficulty In reach ing town on Monday morning. When they reported at the school buildings and were informed that there was nc school, their anger Knew no bounds And they couldn't or didn't try to conceal it. One teacher went to his room at the High school building. He was seated at his desk only few minutes when cold breezes began te play around the bottom of his trous CTS. Jumping up quickly and look ing at the thermometer. he saw it was very low. He immediately soughi the janitor and asked him what he meant by having his room 80 freezing on the opening day of school. Words cannot express the change that passed over his, face when he learned that school would not reopen until the next day Neither is it fitting tha' his remarks at the time should bt published.
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