Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-21
AS YOU LIKE IT.
Some Stray Leaves from Repcrter's
 Note Book.

Note Book.
 The shower of fishes which recent ly fell in the Caithness district or Scotland was discovered to be due 10 some small fry having been lifted from the water and carried over dry land by what is popularly known as a waterspout. When a whirlWlnd reaches the surface of the ground dust, mud and debris are sucked up into the column and carried along. If the path of the axis of the disturb ance crosses the sea or river, the surface water is whirled up into the funnel, and mingles with the whirl- ing column of descending vapor. rms is the effect known as waterspout. When the rotary motion ceases the accumulated moisture descends in cloudburst or as very heavy rain. The small fish in the sea or even con- paratively heavy fish from shallow lnr land waters, are frequently thus car ried over dry land, and astonlsh per- sons by falling on or around them.
 The following conversation was heard in the lobby of Jacques theater Thursday afternoon, on which oay all blondes in this city who cared to attend the matinee were admitted free: "Why, just look at that one there: the idea of her trying to get in as a blonde" "Oh, yes; is that so and so? knew her when her hair was jet black. You can tell by the awful color of her hair now that it is bleached. Such wool l never saw before.'' Isn't she the brazen one? See the manner in which she is elbowing her way through the crowd in order to be one of the hrst in. Some people have such large amount of nerve. 1 wonder II tnat manager, Clancy, is trying to pull strong with the light topped glrlles by letting them in for nuthin'. 1T were blonde I would stay home to- day." Just then the conversers caught sight of one of the type writers and when last heard ot they had started to pick her to pieces.
 The AS You Like It man has al ways had an inkling that handbills, dodgers and other pamphlets TOT aa- vertising purposes are never property distributed unless boys with true sense of honesty do it. During the week a business man informed him how he had been fooled by a boy who to all appearances was the best handbill distributor that he had ever hired. "The boy was in my employ for more than week and each day worked diligently, so l thought. on the last day of the week he seemed to be handing out the bills more rapidly than usual, but he said ne was hustling as he wished to finish early in the afternoon and there were not many bills left. I paid the boy off that night" he continued. and was certain I would employ him In the future when any more bllls were to be sent out. Imagine my surprise few days ago when l went nome and I saw enough of the handpllls to fill a clothes basket. My wife said they had come wrapped around some articles from tea store. It was al most a knockout blow for me and Tn all probability when I wish bills given out in the future I will perhaps supervise the distribution personal ly." r.,
 The power of acquired languages which some men possess IS yer! eA- traordinary. There was an eastern monarch named Mithridates, of whom tbe tradition is that in an immense noIvglot army, composed of great variety of nations, he could talk to avery soldier in his own language. The Chancellor d'Agnesseau or trance made himself master of the Latln' Greek, Hebrew, Italian. Spanish, For tuguese and English languages. 50 easily did he add new language to his list that he always spoke or US acquisition as an amusement. NlepuhI the learned historian of Rome, ana son of the celebrated traveller, was one of the greatest of modern lin- guists He had actually mastered nineteen languages in addition to ms own. In this showy accomplishment the Russians excel other nations. II vou meet a Russian at a table d note abroad you are sure to find that he converses fiuently with the miscel- laneous persons about him in their own tongues. And this is the case for obvious reasons. The Slayonic languages have no literature of their own: the Russian, therefore, in order to receive any passable education at all. is made acquainted early Tn lire