Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-19
AS YOU LIKE JT.
Some Stray Leaves from Reporter's
 Note Book.

1 As You Like It man thinks that the
 month of falling leaves is about the
 best of the year. Who would not en-
 thuse over such weather as has been
 ours the past week!
 A teacher in one of the public
 schools of this city was recently ill | for few days and when she re-
 turned she filled out an absence blank,
 as teachers do in such cases. She
 gave her excuse that she was ill, and
 thought no more about it until the
 principal later in the day approached
 her and said NOW Miss -. I
 know you were i'll the first two days,
 but I cannot conscientiously put on
 my report that you were unable to
 attend school the third day if you had tried" The teacher acclaimed for
 a few minutes. The teacher and the
 principal are not on the best of terms.
 In an address to women's club in l Washington, wherein he touched upon the responsibilities assumed with mar riage, Andrew Carnegie illustrated his point by the following story: "A | country laird in Scotland at his death left his property in equal shares to | Iris two sons, who continued to live most contentedly together for some l years. At last, however, one of them said to the other: Tam, we're getting to be auld men: you take wife, and | when I die you'll get my share O the land.' Ma, na, Jeems, said the other, You're the youngest, and the maist lively; you take a wife and when die you'll get my share, mon.' That's 1 always the way wi you. Tam,' said the first brother. when there's any | deeficulty or trouble, l must take it all; you'll do naething.'"
 The simultaneous celebration of the silver jubilee of their ordination to the priesthood was recently celebrated ed by priests who were twins. The priests are brothers to the premier 1 of the province of Quebec, Canado, and their names are Rev Abbe J. Ar thur N. Guoin, of Quebec, and his as- sistant, Rev C. P. s. Guoin. They were born on January 12, 1855, en- tered Quebec seminary in 1870, and were both professors in Lewis college in 1878. In 1882 both were ordained together, and they celebrated the first mass the following day. For some time they were in different parishes, but were reunited in 1885, at St Leon de Standon, and later transferred in fa I to Henri de Lewis in 1906 Of similar tastes and dispositions, the brothers have kept their remarkable likeness.
 Why is it." asked the inquisitive customer in an umbrella shop. that one can never roll up an umbrella as cOmpactly and neatly as it IS rolled when he buys it?' You can if you only know how," said the shopkeeper, but if everybody knew how it would mean less business for us. The um- brella would last longer and there would be much less work for the re- pairers. Perhaps I ought nor to tell you how. but it's so simple you should know. If you have noticed, nearly everybody who rolls up an umbrella takes hold of it by the handle and keeps twisting the stick with one hand, while he folds and rolls with the other. Now. that's just where the mistake comes in. Instead of twist ing with the handle he should take hold of it just above the points of the cover ribs. These points naturally lie evenly round the stick. Keep hold Of these. pressing them tightly against the stick, and then roll up the cover. Holding the ribs prevents them from getting twisted out of place or bend ing out of shape. Then the silk will fold evenly and roll smoothly and tightly"
 It was a party from Waterbury while visiting in Hartford recently ordered dinner in one of the leading hotels of the capital A table for four had been reserved in the main dining room for the quartette from this city. Several hungry mortals en- tered the room and were about to seat themselves at the table hut were informed politely by the waiter that the pretty little table was reserved Rut when the party of four came in the walters were most attentive aud hurried to bring in the various courses. While the party was enjoy ing itself immensely. another party of four, and this was the Waterbury party. entered the room and were about tO start for the table which they thought was waiting for them. when To and behold the saw that it was already busy. There was con siderable hustling for a few minutes and the Waterburians were SO angry that the manager was notified of the incident Of course the head waiter came in for a good call. The party which had taken the table without the asking. thought it was huge joke. and as the As You Like It man looked at them. he could not fail to appreciate the humOr of the sit nation.
 An item read by the As You Like It man during the week in regard to lobster and milk causing one rO feel the need of a physician made him re- call the case of a well known real estate man who suffered once from partaking of the above combination at his evening meal There were soy eraI at the table. including the real es- tate man and one of the most prom iDent physicians in this city. Que of the courses was lobster and the real estate man said he thought it all bOsil about lobster and milk knocking a person out and declared he was gO- fnrtn trr ff aNnr,- ff r-,rr r.a- tI,.t