Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-05
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Some Stray Leaves from . Rcporter's
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Note Book.
 There are advertised letters at the postoffice as follows: Miss Mary Cur tis, Peter Devita. Mrs Ora Grover, Mrs Matilda Hebert, Gus J. Lawson, John Maloney, Lewis B. Mix, Erastus Ockerman. Mrs N. 0'Brien, M. A. Rogers. John Shannahan tR. F. D. No 2.) Nicholas Seleriack, Lex Thompson, Miss Mamie Whitely, William Young, Miss Isabella Wilson, Miss Anna M. Williston.
 Monday practically brings to a close the summer. Although there should be considerable warm wealth. CT during the month of September. With the passing of Labor day. everyone prepares for fall and win. ter. Monday practically marks the passing of the straw hat season al- though the ."bell does not sound until the middle of the month. The headwear for men will be almost the same this fall and winter as 1t was last.
 A man who keeps track of what appears in the papers says he noticed in the Democrat the other day that the rainfall within given period amounted to an inch of water. Did you ever stop to consider" he in- quired, "what that means?" An swering his own question he said that when the precipitation meas ures an inch of rain it means that a hundred tons of water falls upon every acre of ground covered by the storm. He added that there is over two acres of ground in the green and that the rainfall referred to left two hundred tons of water on the park. Some of the New York papers take Vt very much to heart because Shnnie Hayes, the Marathon win Ter, is going into vaudeville. They eeem to think that he should have made that announcement previous to the big celebration in New York last Saturday One paper commenting upon Hayes's decision said 1t was sad to think that the big reception the awe ding of prizes and the other honors bestowed upon this youth full hero were only the preliminaries to "a music hall turn.' But the peo- pie in general do not regard these matters in that light. No one car blame Hayes for taking advantage oi the, opportunity to receive a goodly income in a legitimate manner. True he will have to leave the amateur ranks but that will not detract iron his ability as runner, neither vii it change his personality whtcf makes him big fayorite wherever he goes.
 According to the old records the oyster was one of the Indians prin cipal articles of diet before the arri' val of the white man, the coas1 tribes seeming to have carried on 2 considerable internal trade in this commodity. judging by the piles ol shells that were found hundreds oI miles in the interior long after tht Anglo-Saxon had subjected the rec man to his will says a magazine writer. The oyster was one of thu Indians principal means of exchange in his barterings with the first set tiers, and 1t seemed to him, accus toned to regard all shellfish with in difference. rather extraordinary tha the white man, who lay claim to { higher civilization than his, should be so ready to relinquish his bead and other pretty trinkets for so in different an article of food; little dit he know what this luscious reminder of home meant to the early Anglo Saxon immigrant
 'I wish it could be so arrange, that every voter and taxpayer il the city could hold office at som time of his life,' said a city oficia to the As You Like It Man durinl the past week He would then real ize what man in such position has to endure. Although the ma jority of people understand that
 man in an office where he has lit tie power is greatly annoyed b persons seeking favors. very feN really know to what extent such
 man is pestered, and the abuse tha is heaped upon him. And the A You Like It Man was aware tha what the office holder said was true Whether man is commissioner an alderman, superintendent, t fact in any way connected with tn city government his life while in of flee is none too enjoyable. Me who should know better, are anon the foremost to criticise becaus everything does not go to suit them Did you ever notice the change i some men after serving for a coupl of years? Why some of them ar completely transformed!
 A reporter is running chances O entering a lodge room and more s when the scribe is stranger, an there are few practical joker present. It happened that recent one of the local newsgathers fell in to a lodge room and immediatel some of the members present pro ceeded to see if he would stand fo a joke Suddenly the lights wen out and the members began to GU ~Ac all kinds of capers. Even thoug life reporter wanted to get out h could not find his way. He aske a couple of questions and said some thing about assignments but tha only caused the -jokers to keep thing moving. At length the lights wer turned on once more but the scrib
 L naturedly taken" everything tha l, h1on diroofaI de biv