Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-07
AS YOU LIKE IT.
Some Stray Leaves from a Reporters Note Book.

we nave enough SIOpS SOlu6 up this hill and when people are not at white poles we simply pass them" said motorman on North Willow street car one night recently, when he left man and woman standing in the street to wait for the next car. The couple were on the street and near them was pole, but it was not, white one. The motorman saw them long before he reached them, but he sent the car right along as though he saw no one. Rather tough that you passed those people, said bystander on the front plat form to the motorman, and the lat ter made the remark referred to above. ''We have to make more stops on this line than any other in the city and it is only because of carelessness that people overlook the poles," he continued. The life of the motorman, especially during the wln- ter, is not by any means a bed of roses.
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 This was a great day about town. The streets were crowded with men, women and children, and all appeared to be having very good time. Why pot? Were it not for the presence Of little snow here and there and the cry for aid now and then from drivers of vehicles whose horses came down OH the slippery pavements, one would think it was day along towards the middle of June. On the sunny side of the streets one could get along com fOrtably in his shirt sleeves and even in the shady spots it was warm en- ough to suit anybody. The Christmas toys in the show windows were the principal attractions and young and old took great delight in them. The youngsters were in their glory and the older fo' KS were radiant and happy, too. Most of the factories were idle and this explains why so many were on the streets. In time when no shops will be running Saturday afternoons, people will not notice such things, but until the Saturday half holiday becomes permanent thing crowds on the streets during working day will always attract more than ordinary at tentiOn.
 The As You Like It man was sur prised to hear during the week that the new hotel that is in the course of construction in this city will not contain a bar. Neither will the owner. as far as he is able to pre- vent it, allow the employees to take tips. The hotel will be located on Harrison alley in the big block which i, being erected by c. H. Cables. It will contain ITO rooms and will be an up to date establishment in every way, but the bar will be conspicuous by it's absence. MT Cables Is of the opinion that hotel can be run as successful, even more so, without q bar than with the same, and has come to the conclusion that he will at least try the experiment. Many of the guests at the proposed hotel will undoubtedly be pleased if he is able to suppress the tip business, which during the past few years has grown to such an alarming extent that one cannot sneeze without hay ing to pass over tip. It is con- tinual case of tip, tip, tip, in a hotel, and if the necessary change does not drop into the hand of him awaiting it, the person who fails to 'let loose a little change" is likely to be sub jected to a look of scorn and placed on the n. g. list of the walters.
 It is a long time since the As You Like 1t man saw so many strangers in town as last evening. To see the crowd of men around the center and the groups here, there and every where, before and after the exhibi- tion at Polls, one could easily sur mise that something exciting was going on in the town. And, as usual, the pickpockets, who are under the delusion that in the New Englard cities they have easy picking, were here ready to reap harvest, but they received big surprise both from the police and their intended victims. The As You Like It man has often wondered why there are not more thefts in crowds of such proportions. Not only are men care less, but there s such a jam that it is much of a temptation for light fingered fellow to make a try for something big. This Is true wherever a crowd congregates, at boxing ex- hibition, a show or any other strong attraction. By the way, is it not surprising the manner in which a crowd conducts itself at boxing ex- hibitions since the sport has had a revival. There are very few re- marks from an audience at the ma jority of the shows and they seemed content to take what they get if 1t is anywhere near right.
 Invariably the sympathy of the people goes out to a man on trial for crime for which he is indirectly responsible, and this is true in the cases which have come before the eyes of the citizens of Waterbury the past couple of weeks. Although eg- eryone wished Justice meted out tC the person or persons responsible for the wreck of the Grays' train back in March, almost nine out of every ten asked the past week wished that En- g.neer Fisher would be found not guilty. Although the state has been trying to prove that Fisher was neg ligent, and many things point against rz-4A.r~ ho