Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-01
AS YOU LIKE IT.
Some Stray Leaves from Reporter's
 Note Book.

Some Stray Leaves from Reportcr's
 Note Book.
 According to sne edict by the American Federation of Labor. the, Brewery Workers union will not be recognized after to-day and, there- fore, nearly all the breweries in the country will be making 'non-union drink hereafter The manufactur- CTS. however. fear no decrease in their business and say that there is no likelihood of union workmen ceasing to drink beer or of union saloons ceasing to sell it. It is not question of taste, but of the label. But no one drinks labels. or ever has. Ergo, the consumption of beer is sure to proceed.
 The As You Like It man has often heard stories, both real and fake, about the liberties New York police men take with the stock in trade of newsdealers, fruit dealers and oth- CTS, but he was witness to just such an affair the other day. In small way of course, but 1t meant just as much to the newsboy who had to give I'D his paper, as one hundred dollars would from the man who is allowed to do business illegally. Policemen take considerable license. probably 1t Is necessary in their business, but if they are that kind of policeman they should go for bigger game than a newsboy.
 With the arrival of June. we hope, we pray that on every day during the month we may be able to say because of the fine weather What is so rare as day in June." The As You Like It Man could find very few who were not finding fault with the weather of the past month, and no one regretted the passing of May. Have your eyes tested now to learn whether they are in good condition to view all the latest fash ions which will be in vogue until the weather begins to get cold. If you have something odd, do not be afraid to sport 1t. Everything goes in the summer time.
 What right has a big overgrown man to sit in trolley car and use foul and blasphemous language? None whatever, will be the answer, of course. But what towards people in general are to tolerate such a trade. This was called forcibly to | the mind of the As You Like It man on Decoration day. while on an East Main street car. There were many ladies and children within hearing of the man who knew 1t all, and told | 1t for the edification CD of all the patrons of the car. He was not only loud mouthed, talking so that nearly everyone in the car could hear him, but he injected an oath every now and then to clinch his argument. And yet none of those who over- heard him had courage enough to call him down for his language, or call an officer and have him arrested. Although the Saturday half holi- day is now on in all the factories, the number of people on the streets this afternoon was small, and this prompt ed many to inquire where the great army of men and women who work in the factories spend the few hours at their disposal. It would be out of the question to account for the whereabouts of each individual, but it appears to be pretty generally be- lieved that those who were in the habit of taking whirl about the center, looking in through the show windows of the stores and doing some shopping, don't stay in town Saturday afternoon, but hop on to a trolley and go to New Haven or some place else and remain away until Sunday night. The trolley has furnished such opportunities and while 1t is a godsend In one way. on the other hand 1t takes vast amount of money out of Waterbury that used to be spen here before the advent oi the Cheshire trolley. We'll, what if 1t does. A few years ago it cost nice penny to go anywhere out of town, but now you can go all over the state and return almost any time.
 The gambling fever is very preva- lent in this city if some of the stories that have come to the ears of the As You Like It Man are true. It is some time since any raid was made and any place. where a person can sit in for little game, "couped." l." Suckers" sit in week after week, or night after night. I say suck CTS" for 1t is the same crowd that is digging the greater part of the time and they do not seem to realize that 1t is a difficult trick to beat man at his own game. True the visitors cash In once in a while but the big majority. if they win to- night, are back at the tables to-mor- row evening under the delusion that once more they will come out on the right end. Yes, they come out on the right end all right-the right end for the other fellow. But as long as the lambs are content to