Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-16
AS YOU LIKE 1T.
Some Stray Leaves From Reporters
Note Book.

you something valuable for almost
nothing A fraud order has just been
issued against the Cosmos Supply 90
of Boston, which advertised to supply,
for 10 cents, instructions whereby Wo-
men could make from So to s. day at
home addressing and mailing circulars.
Upon receiving the dime 1t sent to the
remitter list of few companies
which do considerable advertising, sug-
costing that letter be written to these
companies and asking for work of the
nature outlined. ....
Don't be discouraged If you nave
reached the half century mark or sun
higher without much success, for 1t Is
said many men have made their Dig
gest hits late in life. J. P1erpont MOT
gan achieved his great successes since
his 60th year He is sc now, and Is
getting younger He used to fall short
in some of his undertakings. lie DullC
the famous elephant at Coney Island
and lost lot of money in the venture.
He tried to rejuvenate the Long Island
railroad and got another elephaht on
his hands. There Is no record, now
ever, OF his having made the same mis-
take twice.
The crying need or humane euuea
ton was never better exempineu'
says one who believes In protectloh
for animals, than when a rev months
ago In Oregon, many young women
armed with clubs, took part In the
slaughter of 1000 Jack rabbits Wnlcn
were chased into a long wire netting
nv men on horseback. when the
animals were once in the net they
were killed so rapidly that their bod
les were in winrows, heaps and piles
The scene was sickening but the men
and women taking part In the affair
seemed to enjoy what they called
snort. The drive was not as success
full In the number killed as that OF
January /, when 10000 animals were
killed"
The question occurred to the As
You Like 1t man the other day, how
sincere are lot OF these labor fell
lows anyway In their shouting for the
labor cause. One of the rankest Ia
Dor men in the city, or out or 1t, TOT
that matter. who has shouted early
and late for the cause, and whom II 10
said is marked by the anti-union men,
was seen by the AS You Like Tt Man
coming out of q radical non-unfon
place of business, and he had his bun
ole with him when he came out too.
Now the question arises at once in my
mind why did he go to this n0n-un1on
place, when in the same line of bus1-
ness are men whom are friends of Ia
Dor and labor men generally consider
stwhiteT" Perhaps this man wanted
to save a few cents, even at the ex-
pense of organized labor, or perhaps
he has changed his opinion generally
and intends to give unions and labor
men the cold shoulder hereafter.
Knowing the man so well and being
aware of his strong leaning towards
organized labor heretofore, was
more than surprised to see him conn
Ing from this shop with his package
of non-union goods. The question
then occurred to me how much do the
majority Of the shouters and spouters
care for nnfonism anyway when it
means dollar more or less to them
Some of the American-Trish Histori-
cal society exhibits which have reach
ed st Louis and have been
Installed there are: First re-
cord book of the Charitable
Irish society, teh Oldest Irish organi-
cation In America, founded in 1887;
letter of Thomas Dongan, governor of
New York, 1683-S; letters from Char
les Carroll to his son, Charles Carroll
of Carrollton, telling OF his appoints
ment as delegate to congress: letter
to General Richard Montgomery, ask
Ing the British general to surrender
the city of Quebec: fragment OF the
ballast of the British armed vessel
Margaretta, captured during the revo-
tuition by Captain jeremiah O'Rrien;
letter from General Anthony Wayne
to Philadelphia friend during the
revolutionary period; Irish flag car
F1ed by the Twenty-efghth Massach1l-
aetts. known as the ssFaugh -a-BaN1
laghs," carried during the civil war:
portrait of Captain William w.
Sweeney of civil war fame. who com
manded the arsenal at Jefferson bar
racks; American and Irish flags pre-
sented to the Sixty-ninth New York
tor gallantry In civil war.
$50
He is the Beau Brummel of the wa.
Eerbury newspaper men, Attired In
clothes of the latest design and finest
make he Is somewhat of a leader for
The other scrlhea. AS he walks alonc
the street with quick, alert step, he
attracts much attention, and his gent.
n good nature has made him many
friends. But there are some persons
who are not his friends, and he met
Dne of them in New York last week
while spending a day or two in the
metropolis. He is very fond of sports
especially horse racing, and can give
4 tip as well as some stable boys al
The tracks. He charges nothing fol
them. While in New York he decided
b pay a visit to the race track with
another scribe and to clean out thu
betting ring. They formed a pool, en-
tered the ring and placed a small bel
On one Of the favorites In the first
race as a starter As stated before
This scribe is a conspicuous figure
wherever he goes, even in the betting
ring. Standing In the ring, waiting
for his bet, was the wise scribe I'M