Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-12
AS YOU LIKE IT.
Some Stray Leaves From Reporters
 Note Book.

Notice how the big trusts have pulled and are pulling themselves to- gefher since election? The As Yon Like It man notices that the Standard Oil got there first with it's raise in price. The American Ice Co with it's fifty million dollar capital held q meet ing Thursday to re-arrange things and fix prices for the coming year. Too late to affect the summer consumers this time, but there is another year coming. The others will all fall in line soon and the men who pay tho bills will be squeezed to the limit.
 The As You Like 1t man last even. ing saw q woman almost on the front steps of the residence of dyed in the wool democrat, and she was wayin9 q stick of red fire to "beat the band." /" The owner of the place was on the point of telling the woman to get off the corner" but on second thought de- tcided to let her enjoy herself, even If some of his neighbors gave him credit for celebrating. 1t was great night for the sane, safe and conservatives, and everything went. Some of 1t was late in going, but 1t went before morn ing.
 Those steps leading up to the drink ing basin of the Carrie Welton foun- tain are going to be the biggest nuisance we have ever had iu that vicinity. Tn cold weather when the water freezes there will be 2 mass of ice there all the time. It will be ex, tremeiy dangerous to mount the steps and 1t will be q wonder if accidents are not numerous. 1t seems too bad that the architect that superintenden the Improvements could not have found some way to bring the basin down instead of constructing steps to bring the people up.
 The idea of indoor ranges for pub lie schools will appeal to the boys, but may, at first, alarm the parents. The national board of promotion of rife practice recommends the establish ment of ranges in schools where boys of 15 years and upwards can be taught to shoot with the government rife and gallery ammunition. On sec ond thought most parents will agree they would rather have their boys do their shooting under proper super vision and Tn a well-regulated gallery than to be popping away at sparroWs Wiln p plOUeTL. JIlueS, Shy 6. AIlcHo VI the movement, to make better marks men. Young America loves gun. Let him learn to use one under the safest conditions.
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 It seems that after all Wynne is not to be left at the head of the postoftice department, although some people made great handle of his promotion in an effort to get votes. It is pub lished that Postmaster-G General Wynne will be transferred to seme other post, after the 4th of March. Frank H. Hitchcock of Sonleryilie. Mass, will probably be made first assistant post master general under Sr Cortelyou. Hitchcock's rise has been rapid. A graduate of Harvard, class Of 1891. he was admitted to the agricultural de> partment as clerk through the civil service examination. He made good progress, and in the Mckinley admin, istration was appointed chief of tho division of foreign markets. In it's investigations he made several trips to Europe. When Mr Cortelyou organized the new department of commerce ghe took Hitchcock into it as chief clerk, and with Cortelyou he resigned to go to New York for the campaign.