Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-02

He says that the Englishmen are grad ually getting in line to follow our meth ods. He was surprised to learn that one daily took an ad for $1,00O per issue and traced sales through It to the extent of $7.000, to say nothing of sales made to the same buyers of unkeyed goods. Sir Thomas also alluded to a dry goods house which took $S,00O worth of Sunday advertising fort night before Christmas and the next Mondays receipts were over $60O0O.
 It is stated that the elder Bennett once inquired into the causes that had made the Herald few moments late lh its appearance on the street, and learned that certain editorial writer had made such demand upon the italic font as to exhaust 1t, and the search for sorts had delayed the forms. MT Bennett thereupon made an order that from that day forth no italic type should be used In the columns of the Herald. This was sixty years ago; and rxplaing why it is that no man now living has ever succeeded in getting an italic word or sentence into an editorial or an advertisement in the New York Herald F
 The Hon William C. Curtiss of Wy onllng, who is visiting in this city, says he never was more surprised in all his life than he was one afternoon many Years ago. in Texas, when man stopped him~on the street and asked him if he were a native of Waterbury. adding that he felt quite sure that he had worked there for his father when he was youngster. After comparing notes 1t turned out that the man was night. He had worked as farm hand for the Curtiss family. and although the children were small at the time. still he recognized MT Curtiss at sight ana mentioned things that had hap pened many years before which left no ,houbt upon his friends mind that he had tended cows in Waterbury when the stAkets in the north end were few and far between.
 How old is Ann? It Is. perhaps, Nather a delicate question, but, not withstanding, one over which the east ern papers and their correspondents are rackfng their brains. Of course, Ann. being woman, is as old as she looks. hence cannot be expected to tell; but Mary Is not afraid to reveal her own age, and not too backward in giving hint as to her sisters. This much is known: "Mary Is twenty-four years old. Mary Is twice as old as Ann was when Mary twas as old as Ann is now" Now, how old is Ann?
 Anyone who chooses to soar into the
 realms of the higher mathematics, or one who must perforce depend upon the common school arithmetic or the light of pure reason, may venture calculation CT guess. and the Demo- rrat will be glad to record 1t. The question will appeal to those who could solve the 13, 15. IA problem some years ago, or succeeded in cal
 culating the output of a ben layin~ m J egg and a half in day aud half.
 A man who has children attending the public schools says experience has forced him to the conclusion that tue short session in the High school was a step in the wrong direction, especially for young lmen. He is of the opinion that 1t gives them too much time to themselves which many of them do not make good use of. He claims to be in possession of information regard ing the conduct of some of the High school pupils which goes a long way toward explaining why go many Of them fail to meet the expectations of their parents aud tutors. How" he asks, ''can young man be expected to { amount to anything in a literary sense who spends his afternoons in the pool rooms and other places of amusement about townT He believes that the su- perintcndent, the principal and corps of teachers are as good as can be found in any city in the country, but con tends that sessions in the High school gro too short. Whether the gentleman Ia right or not, 1t is certain that he is thoroughly in earnest and honest about tic matter and if he had his way the sessions of the High school would last at least couple of hours longer than they do
 s.1yhe same to you and your family remarked a merchant to a reporter In answer to the usual New Years greet ing. Say" continued the business man, at the same time looking as If in ! q TGullLISCGAL$ luOUd, Lu0 years EO " so swiftly now that I scarcely notice them. When was youngster year seemed an age, but when I got on the other side of forty. aye, and before 1t. time speeded up so that year didn't appear any longer than day. I won der if things work that way with other folks. Pm hustling around here now since the eighties, and when think Of 1t I'm puzzled to know where my life has gone. It is a beautiful New Years day and I'm in the enjoyment of excellent health and spirits and our business Is growing every day, still, some how or other, l feel that I'm not In the swim. I stood in Exchange place last night and watched the young fellows and girls hurryiog along to the different places of amusement. and while was pleased to see such good feeling after season of much confus- ion in Waterbury. yet It reminded me If more juvenile day. and as am hled home thought of the time when was one Of the boys myself and wou1dn't think of going to bed until folly daylight" This Is inc same old