Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-28
AS YOU LIKE IT.
Some Stray Lsayss From . Rsportsf's
 Note Book.


 The health department, evidently thinking that it will need the assist, ance of both sides of the house to so. cure favorable action on its proposed charter amendments in the alderlnanic chamber. invited the full board to talk matters over yesterday. Notwith- standing the fact that some folks claim that this is d business administration. it cannot be denied that there is'a lit- tie tinge of politics in its make up. If not, what is meant by the insinuation that the changes sought are substan' tially the same as the ones asked for some time ago by q democratic board:
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 While everyone, that is nearly every prognosticator of the weather, is try, iiic to take some of tile credit for pre- dieting the big storm that struck us this week. the old Farmers Almanac should not be overlooked. Opposite the dates January g and "A. last Mon day and Tuesday, this old relia ble book makes this announcement. signs of snow.'' The signs materialized iii pretty good shape the night of the 23d and the following day. The Old Farm CTS is all right and the As You Like It man wouldn't wonder if Horace John | son and some of the other weather | forecasters carried one of the books i'll their inside pockets pretty nearly all | of the time. .sa.a' .4 On the southern shoreS of an island | in the Pacific ocean still lives specie 1 of giant shellfish which are related to | the extinct molll,sks of the pliocene | age. Some of these great shells were | brought to St Louis by the United | States government for exhibition pur. H poses, and Father Meagher bought the II largest specimens for holy water fonts. One, four feet by two or more, Il may be seen at the door of the Chris N tian Press association. 26 Barclay Il street, New York. For many genera | tions two shells about tho size of f''' I have been used for that purpose t I the door of St Peters church, Rome, where they attract the attention of 1 visitors.
 The As You Like It man took his l first trip through the New York sub | way a few weeks ago. and seems to be 1 none the worse for it, even if the air is bad and the decorations profusr. If | there were not few advertising cards | to peruse it might he dull place to | spend the few minutes between trains. | One thing he discovered. however, and | that is the fresh fellow that opens and shuts the car gates. This fellow, whether in the subway or on the ele. Nated, thinks he owns pretty near all of New York. With q party of four or five I approached tine gate of the first train down, and had the satisfaction 0. seeing the gates closed. One man, who was evidently iD a hurry. pr0reSt ed. but without turning Il hair the fellow behind the gate said. well. We cant wait all day And the train waited there fully half a minute after he closed the gates, in order to allow people to get on it the forward end "f ti.e same car. He was boss of the bu>i- ness, however. and the only thing To lo was to c,lss him q few times aid wait for the next train.
 It was said today by gentleman who ought to know something about the plans of the present city admins tration that as soCn as Hamilton park satS few more touches. which will be earl, in the coming spring. an or dinancc will be passed reservinG tho green for the accommodation of fla vored few. "'rhc string of loafers.' be said. "that So long held down the Lest seats on the park has always been an eyesOrc to people of refined tastes. but as there was no pltte where they could be told to gO. nobody cared to run cOrnter with public sen" timent by ordering them away. When tue new hotel is thrown open and guests from all parts of the country will look out on tfe park. it Is hoped that they will witness some more in vitinc prospect than dozens of idlers gaping at everybody After listening to this little speech one cannot help remarking that the gentleman over looks the fact that some very good citizens have often been found on the seats in the park, End it is question if they can he deprived of the priyl- lege unless they abuse it.
 rrom an English paper Is gathered . bunch of schoolroom stories. some of which are so good as to have their genuineness doubted. as, for example, the definition of lie: An abomina- ,ion in the sight of the Lord, but a very present help in time of trcuble.' To be received with equal skepticlsm is perhaps the boys sanswer to the question why David preferred to be doorkeeper in the house of the Lord Because if he was doorkeeper he could walk outside while the sermon was being preached" More natural. however. is what a child said of Eli jah: AS Elijah went up to heaven he dropped his mantle and Queen Elizabeth walked over it. IL need hardly he explained that it was an Irish boy who gave the text: He that humbleth himself shall be exalted. and he that exalte'h himself shall he a baste." It was small boy of eight who. asked why Moses took off his shoes in the presence of the burning bush, gave the novel explanation: "Pleasa sir fo warm -eeS ipei