Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-30
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Il yesne Stray Leaves From RepOrter'a l3 Note Book.
 Last week the New York World of lered $500 reward for the apprehension j. lf the murderer of Jacob H. Thomp- ' lon, exchange editor of the New York \ hines. This naturally caused com ! uent, as the public would expect the i Bier to come from the Times Now q the Times offers $1 ,000 reward for the ! arrest of the murderer, with evidence ! to convict. We have Scripture for pro- Voking one another to good works.
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 How careful mighty corporations | are becoming in regard to accidents that happen in which any of their em- Nbloyes are concerned! An instance of Ithis happened during the week when I la certain writer was Investigating an l taffair which occurred during the week 1 lThe employees would not open their < mouths concerning the matter and the 8 Hips of the officials were glued just as l nightly. It only goes to show that they are getting rather strict as to the I lstatements which they give out, ana Itell nothing except what is necessary.
 
 An amusing incident which was the 1 cause of many hearty laugh hap { spened Monday afternoon as the audi fence was on its way down Thoenix lavenue from Jacques theater. A young fellow was walking along when sud i lhenly a gust of wind- came and blew l his cap off. The cap, which was one 1 of the skull variety, was so light and 1 small that the owner did not know 1t { was gone until he had proceeded for l some distance When he discovered Ehis mishap he quickly retraced his fsteps and amid the laughter of the frowd he picked up his top piece. II #s~
 A Are the boys and girls nowadays Isstunted in growth or are they growing gSbrighter earlier in life than those or Sformer years? The AS You Like It EEMan noticed the pupils coming out of Esthe local High school one day during Sfhe week and he could not help but Eponder on the size of the scholars. Every few of them were anything like Sthe pupils of some years ago and some Ssof them were so small that it Is a &wonder that they were able to find Htheir way home. A recent visitor ask Bed Janitor Kelly, who serves the 1unch there, if he had yet added baby food to his menu. . s'
 One of the funniest stories that the As Ton Like It Man has heard in fsome time is that which happened dur ling the week in one of the local schools. A certain teacher was both cred considerably by one of her pupils who sat in the front seat and kicked Hfhe shin bones of his instructor every time she came within reach of hls feet. Finally the teacher sent him home and the next day his sister Fcalled upon the teacher. She told the fmagister that her brother was not very intelligent and had not an overabun- dance of brains, But never mind, Dr
 - is going to supply him with some next week"
 That the souvenir postal card fad is sgrowing can be seen from the follow ing interview with large manufac- turer, Joseph Goldman of New York, who declares that his house alone sells t$2, ,O00,000 year in Europe in postal cards and S500,00O year in this coun- htry. But the souvenir postal Is yet lin it's infancy in this country" he add led Europe has been enjoying the lcraze for years, and we are making lsouvenir cards for practically every lcountry on the face of the globe. For #instance, we make cards bearing scenes of farthest Alaska. because the lone traveler in some lost canon hasn't time to stop his reindeer to buy a pos ital card, but we put them on sale in large cities for the benefit of collec- ltors. This branch of the postal craze lhas grown immensely, and now the country is full of collectors, who buy in lots of 200 or more whenever they can run across a fresh line and put them by with their thousands. Yes, the collecting fad has taken firm grip and is hanging on with the ten acity of a bulldog that has obtained a Jaw hold on some unwary tramp"
 We are inclined to the opinion, after n reasonably long experience. that those who resent the supposed lntru. sion of the reporters are usually men of mere momentary importance. and nearly always are they quite mistaken as to the functions and the value of the reporter, writes a man who has been Used well by the pen pushers. TheT nay be lifted up by the selection of the post which they command for an urusual purpose, or they may be vossilped of as the possible incum- & bents of public office, or they may be concerned in a marriage. or in a birti, or in a death which. for one req son or another. Is justly and properly 8 intresting to the public. The idea
 thf possesses such persons of tempor- # lar interest is usually that their pri- fvey is being intruded upon; that they As being annoyed and persecuted for
 te qualification of the curiosity of the i..porter himself. whose unpleasant
 sity it is to gather and present what
 te public desires to know. Such a
 srson may rest assured. however,
 nat the reporter is no more pleased
 iith the task of visiting him and in-
 erviewing him than he Is to receive
 he agent of the newspaper. The re-
 ,orter Is a very intelligent servant of
 he public. His duty Is to find out what the puhlie wishes to know about. md n usually has the right to know An rnt-