Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-03
AS YOU LIKE IT.
Some Stray Leaves from Reportnrs
 Note Book.

Note Book.
 It was news to the As You Like It man when. one day last week he was informed that 1t takes policeman al- most three years to cover all the beats in this city. There are thirty four beats, twenty-one night and thirteen day. On each beat the police man serves four weeks, so 1t takes him about one hundred and thtrty-six weeks to complete the circuit.
 The As You Like It man dislikes to believe that the time Is not far distant when open trolley cars will be ab- olished. Even though the manner in which the people ride on the running boards and over-crowd the cars gives cause for alarm. just imagine the sit uation should the open car pass into oblivion. Stand in the center on a Sunday afternoon and evening and you will soon be convinced that troll ley riding is rage" It would be downright mean" to deprive the peo- pie of refreshing trolley ride during the summer.
 Judging from some of the base ball questions that are sent in to be an- swered. some of the fans have very vivid imaginations. Some of them also do very little thinking for them- selves. One of the interrogations last evening was concerning the New Lon- don-Springfeld game. Brain" bet that Springfield would win; "Brainfood" wagered that New London would Do victorious. Neither knew that two games were scheduled. But as the first was postponed because of hail. storm their bet was not affected in any way. Still he. who had placed a dollar on New London, was of the im- precision that the bet was off. The sporting editor was not at hand, but the offlce-boy renderd his opinion. Wonder how many like that float in during the week.
 The wealth of the United States in 1907 is $11S,000, ,OOO, 900, or as much as that of its two nearest rivals Great Britain and France--in the ag- gregate As the United States na- tural resources are only in the early stage of their development and as its supremacy over the rest of its old time rivals is steadily increasing. It's social and business leadership In the world is assured. The United States passed England in the extent of It's manufactures in 1880, in iron and steel production in 1895 and in coal output in 1900, and It's leadership in each of these fields is rapidly lengthening. New York city is the business capital of the country which produces 20 per cent of the worlds wheat. 25 per cent of Its gold. 35 per cent of its manu- factures, 40 per cent of it's iron, AZ per cent of it's steel, 52 per cent of its petroleum. 55 per cent of its copper, 70 per cent of Its cotton and 80 per cent of its corn.
 The stories about the oppressive landlord and the tenants who have been compelled to endure all kinds of hardships at the hands of the prop erty owners are numerous. But a family, known to the As You Like It man, was given the surprise of its life not long ago when rent day came around. The usual amount for the month was handed to the landlord. T am sorry" he said. as he took the money, but I will have to increase the rent 8 for last month" For what reasony' he was asked. "Well, you see. you have couple of children visiting you the past month. and as they consume more water and rack up the house to some extent I think 1t only reasonable that you pay the few dollars extra" The tenant paid, but he thought 1t was the smallest piece of business he had heard of in an age. The landlords will soon have signs out Tenement to Rent, No Dogs. Cats or Children Allowed on the Premises. Rent Advanced if You Have any Visitors"
 It was in one of the dressing rooms at Jacques opera house. The aft ernoon was dreadfully warm. but still the audience at the theater was un- usually good. The majority of those present seemed to be thoroughly en- toying the performance. as did the thespians. But there was one woman in the company whose heart was heavy. Shortly after the perform ance had started she received cable gram from London that her mother had passed away While the actress was in her dressing room weeping, q big dog, the property of another mem- Der of the company. seemed to realize what had happened. The animal re- mained with the woman as though willing to share her sorrow until she was given her cue that it was time for her to appear on the stage. Perhaps few in the audience realized what an effort it was for the actress to go through her part. Truely, life behind the scenes Is not all happiness. espec- ially for members of summer stock companies.
 It Is simply amusing to me. said Dr Yorke-Davies, a celebrated physi- clan, who daily deals with ailments arising from improper food taken. and to excess of fluid in the shape of wine. beer. etc, to observe the ig- norance that exists as to the relative merits of food and fluid in relation to health and long life. It Is by no