Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-20

Those mOtOrmen on North Main street wil, become aware of the fact soon that they cannot send their cars down the grade at any old speed they wish The As You Like Man thinks the practise of shooting down the incline should have been stopped long ago by the police department. But as 1t appears that the department Is now determined to put a stop to it, their tardiness in the past should be overlooked.
 A well known merchant before filling his inkwell dropped in two or three old pens and poured the writing fluid upon them. Thus he said, T practice pen economy, pro longing three or four times the life of all my pens. You see the corro- sive power of the ink, which is fm- mensely strong, vents itself on the old pens kept in the well and has little of no strength left with to attack the pen I have in use. Try this scheme, young man, and you will find that your pens will practically never wear out"
 The obelisk erected in Buffalo by the state of New York and the city of Buffalo in memory of President Mckinley will be dedicated in the first week of September. A fund of $50,000 is being raised by popular subscription to defray the expenses of the occasion. The obelisk is a pure white marble shaft eighty-six feet in height. With base of six feet 1t tapers gradually to the top, where it is four and half feet square. It rests upon pedestal four teen feet high, the base of which is twelve feet above the street lvel.
 During the week, when everybody was sweltering because of the warm weather, those who were unfortunate enough to land in the police station were agreeably surprised at the con- diitons existing in the coop" espec- ially in the northern section. It is one of the coolest spots in the city.s Yes- terday, in the afternoon, the As You Like Man was going through the station when his attention was called to the atmosphere in what was refer red to by Doorman Lynch as .'the coolest spot in town" In former years 1t is understood that one of the officials was wont to spend the warm afternoon in hammock which he had placed there because of the ideal con ditions prevailing on warm and sul- try day. Evidently the public is not acquainted with the station or during the week the blotter would have been filled with those eager to get away from the weather.
 The As You Like Man has heard about slow deliveries aud fasc deliveries in base ball and has listen ed to some good pipes" but during the week he ran into one which he thought was a hummer. The relater of the yarn, although the man telling 1t was so convincing that one would almost come to the conclusitn that he was telling straight fact, was from the country. The conversation was con corning the ability of pitchers to mix 'em up, when the man that had been standing by not saying much, started. 'Talk about pitchers with slow bah in this town, he said, Why they have nothing in comparison with what we used to have in Goshen. Our star twirler had slow ball that when he sent 1t from his hand. if he thought the batsman was going to hit it he would run mp and catch the bah before the batter had time to swing on 1t. I've seen him do it savera times. On another occasion saw him throw a ball to first. The first base man was evidently asleep at the switch. The pitcher saw the ban was not going to be caught so he him. self hustled over and grabbed the bali, which was just going by first base. and retired the runner. That's gospei truth" Wheels was the only thing the writer could think of as he walk cd away.
 Two small boys were run down by horses the past eight or ten days. UOlu CdSto hAlCNiis AAAC notice of the As You Like It man. While no criminal carelessness might be attributed to the drivers. 1t would appear as though a man or woman either driving through crowded thoroughfares would take extra precautions. One of tho Demo- crat newsboys was run over fin Ex- change place Thursday evening. The driver brought his horse to a standstill immediately, so that the real danger Inf this case came from the close proximity of tho horses hoof to the boys body after the ani- mal was stopped. By scrambling rapidly the boy escaped under the wagon and out at the rear end. He received few scratches and bruises. The other case. and one the As You Like It man was more interested In. occurred at the terminus of the troll ley line In Watertown. A sprightly [ year old was there with his par ents and others. Perhaps twenty persons in all were waiting for the car to return to Waterbury. Just as the boy started to cross the street after a double team had passed to- ward Waterbury, a single team came prancing along at a good clip. and boy and horse met squarely: the boy. of course. went down. The horse passed over him without touching him. and he lay in such position that the wagon also passed without hitting him. Only a few scratches were received. but the onlookers ex- Dectod he would he hadiv fin