Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-07
AS YOU LIKE IT.
Some Stray Leaves From Reporters
 Note Book.

Note Book.
 What we want in Waterbury is the same kind of feeling that existed be- tween employer and employe in the days when there was not q fence around any shop in town and work men took no more notice Of copper in- gots than they now do of paving blocks on the roadside. It may be folly to hope for return of such con ditions, but just the same 1t is pleas ant to think of them.
 ssThey're not so bad in this kind of weather" remarked one of Chief Egan's finest, holding up his gloved hands, and looking them over curious ,y. but what'll we do with them dur ing the summer months? Well, Pm not finding fault and I don't jn- tend to, no matter what comes. We'll be lucky if we get off without wearing bells in our ears before the present board retires.' The gloves improve the appearance of the policemen, but it is doubtful if they would not be serious handicap on him in case of an unexpected run in with some rough customer.
 Tn order to supply the very large and increasing demand for publications re- lating to the cultivation of flowers, the United States department of agri- culture has had prepared and will soon issue Farmers Bulletin No 19J, en- titled Annual Flowering Plants" This bulletin was prepared by L. c. Cor ! bett. horticulutrist of the bureau of plant industry of the department The bulletin contains suggestions for the use of plants about dwellings, and the construction of hotbeds md cold frames. The dates for planting the seed of each of the varieties enumer- ated in the publication, as we'll as the particular requirements in their clllti7 vation, are stated in the discussion of each species General cultural direc- tions relating to sowing seed, germina- ton, moisture, soil temperature and l transplanting. are also given. The bull letin contains plans for school gar dens, and is illustrated with 55 text figures. Copies will be sent free to any address in the United States on application to a senator, representa- tive or delegate in congress, or to the secretary of congress, Washington. ###
 A friend of the As You Like it Man called at the Democrat office this morning, and expressed surprise and regret at the death of Richard Pow CTS, the announcement of which she saw in last evenings Democrat. She said that he was not always the man that he appeared of late years, and spoke as follows of the deceased. He came to my home many years ago to get a boarding place, as he wanted to l live in private family as he did not like to stay where many boarders were kept, He appeared a nice young man, so I took him to board. He paid me extra as he had a room to himself. He earned good wages, being q good l burnisher and worked at Plume & At woods for many years. He dressed well and was very particular about himself. He stopped with me for four 1 years and I never saw sign of drink lon him in those years! Of late as l have passed him on the street and seen him going down step by step to what the poor fellow got to be, one cannot wonder at what curse drink 1 is. One day he was digging on the street near my home. As 1 passed he spoke of what a change had come to him. He felt the change and we all wonder what caused it. Perhaps the beginning of it was the death of two l lovely children, who were buried on the same day number of years ago"
 
 The order of Bishop Tierney with reference to funeral rites in Catholic cemeteries is not new. It has been observed all over the diocese for a 1 long time past, although public atten- tion was not directed to it until quite recently. As a matter of fact there is nothing new in it, anyway, for Catholics always believed that nobody but the priest was diyinely commiS- stoned to officiate at the grave of a departed member of that body. The l action of the bishop is by no means condemnation of any particular or ganizatiOn, nor is there anything In it which denies mOurnerS from kneeling about the open grave and offering a prayer as is customary at Catholic 1 burials Besides this strictly Catholic societies have no funeral rite and non- sectarian organizations with which members of that church are promi- nently identified, the Foresters, Elk ;, Eagles and many other social and fra ternal institutions, are not Roman l Catholic While respecting all re- l ligiOns, profession of no particular creed is essential to membership in them. Bishop Tierney's position on this question appears to meet with general approval in Waterbury. It should be remembered that the order does not apply to military funerals, l but rather encourages the nations tribute to it's soldier dead, knowing as the church does that such exercises are patriotic and conducive to good citizenship, so that nobody need fear II, 4I,Sx 1