Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-19
As YOU LIKE IT.
Usns Stray Leaves Frem . Rspsstee's
 Note Book.

Don't cry over spilled milk was
 our earliest lesson ill stOicism. Fol
 instance: If the house you have had
 your eye on" was sold yesterday tc
 your neighbors-simply because you
 had not been reading the real estate
 advs lately. and didn't know it was
 for sale-let the incident instruct you,
 but not depress you.
 As figured by the statistician of
 the New York Produce Exchange, the
 governments figures indicate win
 ter wheat crop of 424, 100000 busheis,
 compared with last months estimate of 413. .149.OOO bushels and tine 1904
 harvest of 332 935, ,346 bushels. The in-
 dlcatfon on spring wheat is for crop of 2S5, ,331 900 bushels against the July
 estimate of 292,375.OO0 bushels and
 with 219,464 III bushels the finai crop of 1904. The total estimated wheat crop is 7O9, 731 900 bushels, comparing with the total indication of 7O5,524,000 bushels month ago and with the final
 wheat harvest of 552 .399 GOO bushels
 in 1904. The indicated crop Is 2,69S,-
 116,OOO bushels, which compares with
 an indication in July of 2.6510OO.OO0
 bushels, and with the harvest last year of 2.487, ,48O,934 bushels.
 The committee appointed by Speak CT Nixon to inspect Adirondack lands has about completed it's trip through the woods and will probably make several important suggestions to the legislature of 1906. The state owns thousands of acres of land in the northern counties. the greater part of which is covered with virgin forest. The title of some of this property is tn dispute The richest part of it lies in and around Upper Saranac lake. and it was through this lake and along the Saranac river that the committee was piloted by Attorney General May CT, who Is defending the states right in the land. Mir Mayer has rustic camp, one of the prettiest in the woods. not far from the lake. and he is an enthusiastic advocate of forest preservation and the extension of the states interests in that region.
 The As You Like It man. while spending a few days at Cliff Haven recently. had the honor of being in troduced to Vice President Fair banks and his wife. also to Chief Jus tice Brewer and Speaker Cannon. The Fairbanks party is touring New York state and Vermont at present. and the opportunity of paying visit to The Catholic Summer School of America on the banks of the beautiful Lake Champlain could not he passed by. Fairbanks, who has the presidential bee buzzing beautifully, saw in this visit golden opportunity to make friends. and he was not slow in talk ing advantage of it. No doubt he had in mind President Roosevelt's visit to the same place some time ago. and the number of votes 1t made for him. For 1t is we'll known that the Catholic vote, particularly in New York state, went pretty solidly for the man who claims to believe in "a square deal.'
 The distinguished guests were giv- en a royal reception, Dr McMahou. the president of the school. in an elo- Quent address granting them the free dom of the school grounds. Cottages were decorated for the occasion and the approach of the private yacht, owned by Congressman Sibley, l think. and containing the party, was heralded by the firing of many sa- lutes. At the reception in the audi torium speeches were delivered by Messrs Fairbanks. Brewer, .annon and others. after which one thousand voices joined in singing "The Star Spangled Banner" It was jolly. joyous occasion, but the thought oc- cured to me. how these republican office seekers do seize on to all these opportunities. democrat would sail by the place with his field glass fo- cussed on Vancouver or Crab Island. and never give thought to the cleo ton that is three years away. Such is the game of politics as played by republicans.
 Of late spurious article of post card has been offered for sale upon the streets and in the stores that is cer- tainly low-bred relation of tine orig inal. Someone. remember, objected not long since to the offering for sale | of post cards which had a row of l heads of very homely people illustrat- | cd thereon which purported to repre- 1 sent a certain Mir Dam and his fam fly. There was no m in the name. | but since the men offering the cards | for sale seemed to be continually us- ing swear words complaint was i made Those cards and the phrase I objected to did not begin to he as vul | gar as the cards which meet ones eyes | so frequently just now. They are not I funny. if they were there would be I some excuse for their existence: they , are simply atrociously vulgar and nasty.
 A certain postmaster, who though holding office in a small place has none the less the courage of his con victions. refused recently 10 transmit these nasty post cards in his baill- wick. and since "a little leaveneth the whole LImp." it is to be hoped that other postmasters in more important towns and cities will go and do like wise. Things like these. which are simply "cheap and nasty" at first. work like the thin end of a wedge. The first editions are just vulgar: the last generally outstcp the bounds of decency. It seems strange that after ? thing has climbed to point of ex- if must often become over ripe and ,dwindle down through the horrors of decay until 1t finally be- comes lost in the mass of other de rayei and forgotten things. IL Is. of course. the way of nature. It is strange. however. that in this day of we cannot enjoy "ciean