Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-24
AS YOU LIKE IT.
Some Stray Leaves From a Re DO rter
 Note Book.

The editor who does not know what is in his paper takes chances. Ran dolph Miller, colored man, editor of the Chattanooga Weekly Blade, was mobbed in Cincinnati recently by six members of his own race. Editor Mill ler's part of the Blade, which was en- tirely acceptable to his fellows, was printed upon a patent inside which was devoted to the upholding of cause directly antagonistic to MT Miller's views.
 If the petitioners for more trains in and out of Waterbury get their de- desires fulfilled, I hope they will continue the good work and ask for more coaches. phe people should have a place to sit down, and It should be at least clean enough so that an ordinary suit of clothes would not look like thirty cents after trip of thirty or forty miles. The As You Like 1t man made trip the other day and the one car. which was crowded to suffocation, was in terrible state. And it was the same both ways, only one car, and so filled with dirt, dust and other things that one would be slow about taking seat even ii ne had an opportunity. Get after this, too, please MT Mellen.
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 What is the trouble with the 1 Waterbury Agricultural fair and why don't the people patronize it is question which many persons would like to have answered. Hundreds of Waterbury people will pay $4 or $5 to see the Wolcott fair or the Dan- bury fair, yet they refuse to pay q quarter to see the local fair. Is It that the other two fairs are better or As 1t their name and reputation that count? Perhaps lack of enterprise l and a lack of money on the part of l the local management are partly re- sponsible. Whatever is the cause the fact remains that the last two fairs given by the Waterbury Agr1- cultural society have not been howl ing successes.
 { Another thing, while I am on this ] subject The ten minutes before l train time rule about baggage, should ] be extended to thirty, killed alto- gether or else hire more help, so that if three or four or half dozen people, if they come ten minutes be- fore time can be waited on. know of a case where trunk had to be sent by express because the owner could not get it checked, although there was plenty of time. But there was so much red tape that the time slipped by quickly, and the trunk owner was left to get along as best he could, and the trunk was also left. While you are about it President Mel len, give us help enough in the bag gage room, so that more than one or two pieces can be handled in the time allotted.
 The grave of the greatest humorist this country ever knew has long been neglected, so 'tis said, having as a / monument only stone at each end. They are stones picked up in the vii cinity and have no marks on thems A tree is growing at the head, but the story that there is an empty bottle at the head is lie Mrs Wye said it was q ridiculous to start such a story. The International Sunshine society is working to erect monument, and Mrs J. N. Ransfer of Henderson, N. G., is at the head Of it, her work being sanctioned by Mrs Nye. The Nation al Editorial association contributed $1O0 at their meeting at St Louis. Iowa newspaper men will do as much and they will be glad to do it. Mrs Nye says she appreciates the senti-i ment of the newspaper men that prompts them to take this interest. While she does not enjoy the con staflt advertising yet she realizes that if the admirers of her husband feel like honoring his memory she should not stand in the way. She says she hopes the work will be be- gun at once and the monument com pleted not later than this autumn. There is already quite sum of money in the treasury. The purpose is not to spend any fabulous sum nor to erect anything unusual in the way of a monument, for Mrs Nye says it would not be to the taste of her hus- band to do anything out of the ordi- nary.
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