Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-19
Al YOU LIu-n n.
somc Stray Leaves from Reporters
 Note Book.

deed weird thing which makes the
 red flyer seem all the more terrible
 as 1t shoots along the street. It's
 sound seems to hang right In the air
 and is heard more in the rear of
 the machine than in front of 1t. For
 before the horn is really heard
 there Is a cloud of dust and some
 thing has whizzed by. In some of
 the towns of the state these siren
 whistles are not allowed but they
 were used in Waterbury long before
 the chiefs machine came It Is bad
 enough to hear 1t during the day
 and 1t Is not strange that timid per
 sons when they suddenly catch the
 sound at night are for the moment
 frightened. The machine Itself has
 given the As You Like It Man the
 shivers couple of times lately as 1t
 went down Grand street.
 When a man has reached the al-
 lotted three score and ten years, or
 more, and Is still in the enjoyment
 of good health surely he has reason
 to believe that he has been blessed
 far beyond most of his fellow men. During the past half year five or six events of that kind have taken place in Waterbury, the last one, that of James C.. White. coming in the pres- ent week, but 1t passed off quietly, the only attention 1t attracted be- ing the presentation of gold head ed cane to MT White by his fellow employees at the post office, where he has been an efficient clerk for the past r years. MT White was town clerk for several years and one of the most popular men that ever held the position. He is a native of Lim- erick, Ireland, but has resided in for over half century, MT White, 1901 congratulations.
 Straps are becoming scarcer and scarcer in the schools of this coun- try and 1t looks as though 1t is only a question of time when the leather" will be eliminated entirely from the school room; still there might be change in opinion and the strap become more popular than ever before. At present in the schools of this city, teacher. if she wishes to strap pupil must first re. ceive permission from the principal. After the strapping is done she must i'll out blank stating the why's and of said punishment which report is sent to the superin- tendent of schools. Naturally when .here is so much red tape connected with the strapping not to mention he physical effort on the part of the .eacher very little licking" so- called, is now done in the local schools. It is not like the olden lays and the As You Like It Man often wonders if mistake is noti being made in practically excluding
 he strap from the schools. It is mighty effective in some cases and often has done more in a moment ,r two than teacher could accom-, )lish the whole afternoon by scold- i ng, betting or advising a pupil.
 The following story in regard to remembering names makes the As You Like It Man think of an anus ng. incident that happened in To-
 al business office some time ago: physician in small town in Northern Michigan got himself into serious predicament by his inabil- ty to remember names and people. )ne day while making out a pa ient's receipt his visitors name es- aped him. Not wishing to appear Q forgetful and thinking to get a lew he asked her whether she spell- d her name with an or i. The ady smilingiy replied. Why, doc- or, my name Is Hill.' A we'll nown physician stepped into the of.
 ce on the day in question and sked what his account was with the ouse. The clerk whom he asked new the doctor all right but at the loment he. could not think of his anne; of course 1t was a trifle neces- ary If he were to find how much the [. D. owed the house. Thinking that he right name had dawned upon i'm he said: "Dr So and So?" with r
 rising infection of the voice. The hysician almost fell to the floor
 hen he heard the name. No, I'm ot Dr So and So," he emphatically eclared; my name Is Dr -."
 e seemed to be saying things to lmself on his way out. No wonder, 'r the name the clerk mentioned as one of the doctors bitter rival, nd one whose reputation was far { 'om being on a par with his.
 The As You Like It Man was nrsed by story heard during the eek concerning youth who went ) school for the first time this term. . e attended the kindergarten and course did not have to return to hool in the afternoon. But unlike le majority of small boys he ap. I lrently liked the school. Early in , le afternoon the teacher of the first { Id second grade pupils in the Hiding was just starting her , asses when the door was opened , Id little fellow came running in. , Hello" he said, Ifs this the kids . 'om?" He said it in such a man. :. 1T that the teacher could not help 1t smile. "No. this is not the lildren's room," the teacher re- :. fed. "Ain't there any kids here?" !! next asked. No" she informed. We'll, I was with a lot of kids this orning, where are they this after )on?" he inuuired of her ssThey