Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-11
AS YOU LIKE IT.
Some Stray Leaves from Reporters
 Note Book.

Note Book.
 Among the list of passengers on the steamer Grosser Kuerfurst that sailed for Bremen, Germany, last Wednesday was Mrs Anna Probst, widow of Fidel Probst of Welton street, and her daughter Elizabeth. Their destination is Mrs Probst's homestead at Nefingen by Donane- shingen, Baden.
 One of the gravest perils which fire fighters are constantly facing is the fierce heat. After successful trIals, a newly invented ''heat veil" has been introduced into practice at Cologne, Germany, where fireinen have been supplied with, the appliance. The veil is made after the principle Of a safety lamp, with double windows. It is composed of fibers of cane, which possesses the peculiar property of re- taining water for q considerable length of time. The veil is made damp before being fastened to the fireman's ordinary brass helmet.
 
 Few are aware that the republic of Mexico has an area of nearly T64,- OOO square miles, thus covering terri tory larger than the combined area of England, Germany, France and Spain, or, to compare it with our own coun- try, it is II 1-2 times the size of New England, or 92 times as large as the state of Massachusetts. It is q 4S-hours' journey by the fastest ex- press train from Ciudad Juarez, upon the Rio Grandc, opposite Fl Paso, Texas. on the northern border, to the capital city of Mexico, which is far from being upon the southern cxtrem- ity of the republic.
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 When q business girl Is failure the reason often is that she regards the work she has taken up as only temporary thing-something to fill up the years that lie between leaving school and the husband and home that she hopes sooner or later will fall to her lot. This is an utterly wrong principle. Even if the chances are that the girl will marry, she must work hard and gain all the knowledge she can of her calling, so that should marriage not come her way, she may, instead of developing Into a complain ing old maid, become an interesting and charming woman, leading busy life-too busy even ever to think much of self, but never too busy to do kind action or help on younger women beginning life.
 During the past week one of the motormen on the North Main street line was arrested by order of Super Intendent of Police Beach who came to the conclusion that some measures should be adopted to prevent the cars down the above named thor oughfare at an alarming rate of speed. It was a step n the right di- rection and should have been done before, as the cars have been sent town that incline so fast at times that It was almost impossible for the men 1t the head to stop them until after they had we'll passed the passenger It is all fight to try to be on schedule time, but lost time. in the opinion of the As You Like It man should not be made up at the risk )f killing or badly injuring those who are not fleet footed enough to get out ,f the way. The superintendent action is step in the right direction md he should keep after the sprint ITS.
 The people of Waterbury for the most part undoubtedly do not realize he significance of the musical treat arranged for them for the coming week. Since the completion of the the As You Like It man las watched with interest the effort ,f group which has earnestly work d to have the public become inter- ,sted in high class concerts. Though he musicals heard by Waterburians he past few months have been of a nigh quality, the coming festival is iuch that many visitors will be here rom other cities of the state. Though my of the concerts has not proved a
  concert has been fully as excellent as hat which preceded, and the festival his week will eclipse anything yet cen or heard in Music hall. The As fou Like It man hopes earnestly that he festival will be a financial suc- cess so the Music league and its CO., workers will continue to have re- lowned artists appear in this city.
 The old saying that pleasant l March forbodes bad weather until the !. first week of May seems good to inc writer in view of the "fine'' weather | we have had the past five weeks. Did | rou ever ride on a trolley, that Is on | he front platform, and listen to lew weather seers discuss their pre- iictions. ''Well, don't want to l boast, neither am I conceited, but tee my prediction about a late spring has come true. You can rest i assured when you have thunder in . March there'll be late spring." that's 1 )ne of 'em. A couple Of others in l lnison will then state that it reminds | hem of so and so. just like so and 70 man, of course you know those so | md so people and from that time he motorman endures all kinds of i weather and learns how 1t all hap I pens. He gives a sigh of relief as hey allght from the car. Many of 4 he men who should know better. 'eem to forget that it is an unwrItlen aw that smokers should have the pre- erred places on the front platform. l The platform should not be used as