Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-12

What Is probably the highest res taurant in the world has been opened at the Eismeer station of the Jung frau railway in Switzerland. It is 10000 feet above the level of the sea and close to the summit of the mountain. The food Is not cooked by means of ordinary fuel but by cleo tricity generated by the Lutschine waterfall, deep down in the valley | below.
 Some funny things are heard oc- casionally at the police station. One day during the week three of Wa | terbury's good citizens were having little social chat there when dis cussion came up as to what was cockney. One of the trio, and he was an Irishman, too, caused a big laugh when he said, in all serious ness, that he understood that 2 cockney was person born in Eng land of Irish parents
 | Money is very tempting to people of mature years as well as to chil- dren, and school teachers and others who leave their cash where young sterS are liable to get their eyes on it are not wholly blameless. It is true that everybody ought to be hon. est, but this is not so, and in any case even where there is no sus- picion of dishonesty nobody cares to leave money where 1t is within reach of anybody who might happen along, especially youngsters who have not reached an age when they know the consequence that usually follows the taking of what does not belong to them.
 Looks as though Santa Claus with his cotton whiskers will soon be d thing of the past in some cities. Santa, of course, will stay, but his cotton lilacs have got to go. The fire marshal in Philadelphia has started a crusade against the cotton beard and asked that an ordinance be made prohibiting Santa to use no kind of whiskers except those made of asbestos. He maintains that so many fires are caused by the cotton i spinach" which Santa is accus- toned to wear that it is now danger Ous to have him in such makeup. If asbestos is easily to procure and looks all right on St Nick, it may be nsed, otherwise the cotton kale is likely to remain.
 It was at one of the recent fairs ill the city that young lady was very insiStent that everyone whom she asked to buy ticket should accom- modate her. One young man whom she encountered politely but firmly refused to take a chance, but the girl did not lose hope of enrolling his name on her book. So she contin- ued to persuade him until finally she | became almost a nuisance; but he did not lose his temper. Finally she said to him in a joking manner; You would not be cheap sport for a dime, would you?" She thought 1t would surely strike home and that she would get him for a chance. It struck home all right, for he replied: II would rather be a cheap sport any time than pest"
 + He was indeed a forbearing man middle aged, too. He stood man fully in the trolley car but he did not have the courage to inform the pret- ty young woman that she was mak- ing the ride to town trifie disagree able for him. It was very rainy morning last Monday and the car was crowded The man was on first but that made no difference. When the handsome woman with the large blue eyes bumped against him in her eagerness to reach a strap he did not mind, in fact he smiled. A moment
 later she rested her umbrella down his shoe. His was a low shoe, too, notwithstanding the stormy morn ing. He must have had world of patience for he did not say word and allowed the umbrella to drip into his low shoe until the fair lady found a seat. Such chivalry was not surpassed in any age.
 Il ate one of the election pickled pigs feet and l can feel the taste of it yet" said a fifth warder last night in a local cafe where q few persons were discussing the probable outcome of the rumpus in the republican camp, some of the boys being charged with running afoul of a law made by them selves Just what became of the three barrels of pigs feet said to have been devoured nobody cares to say, but if everybody who picked one or more of them should be called upon to state where he got them there will be peo- pie present who didn't vote for Mr Lilley, so that there are democrats who would willingly join hands with republicans in running down that New Haven Fox and putting a mug gle on him. If he pushes that pigs feet part of the programme he will put more than republicans on the hog.
 If you really have the right spirit of Christmas you will be much pleased with the present no matter what it is. If you want an eye fOy an eye. and a good eye for a good eye, you won't say you think she has horrid taste The feminine pronouu is used because to the stronger sex it does not matter much what the gift is if there is something practical