Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-09
AS YOU LIKE IT.
some Stray Leaves from q Reporters
 Note Book.

A certain Dr Julien von Bernauer has been devoting his attention to the characteristics of good hus- band and how they may be ascer- tained. He suggests that the man with round face is most desirable, although this is not sine qua non. The ideal age of marriage for a man is 25, but to the woman he leaves a wide range-from 20 to 40 years of age. The doctor inclines to the view that the happiest marriages are con tracted, as far as the woman is con cerned, when she is about 35 years of age. A widow often makes a good second selection, profiting by her former experience. The most un- happy marriages are those in which Ia young girl falls in love with a spendthrift or dandy, and marries him either on account of his profus- ion or his address.
 While standing in Exchange place one afternoon during the week the As You Like It man saw trolley car on the Naugatuck line come in with the front wheel sliding. He wondered just how long it would take the wheels of the car to become fiat wheeled. A motorman who knows how to apply the brakes sell dom has the wheels of his car sliding because he Is aware of just how hard he can set the brakes without lock- ing the wheels. The writer rode on car one evening. recently and such rough going-it must have had all fiat wheels, for 1t bumped along in a manner to give the passengers heart failure. It would seem that officials of trolley company would be very particular when instructing motormen as regards brakes. for when the fiat spots develop on a wheel the car soon goes out of con- mission.
 In view of the fact that the board of safety of this city has recently in stituted the civil service examinations for applicants for the police and fire departments, the opinion of Fire Chief Croker of New York on this plan of securing men might be of interest. He maintains that this system of picking men for these departments, especially the fire department, keeps many men who would make good fire fighters at the foot of the list and places at the head, college and high school graduates who often are un- fitted for work. This may be true in large city like New York but in a place like. Waterbury there are few high school or college men looking for the positions. The questions asked the applicants In the examinations held in this city have been very easy and gave the applicants very little trouble. The civil service system promises to grow popular in this city.
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 Representative Bourke Cochran of New York entertained notable party at dinner at his residence in Washington Thursday. The guest of honor was Cardinal Logue, the pri- mate of all Ireland, and those in- vited to meet his eminence were dis Roman Catholic prelates and prominent public men. The guests included Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore, Monsignor Falconio, the apostolic delegate in Washington; Archbishop Farley of New York, Bishop Browne of Cloyne. Bishop O'Connell, rector of the Catholic uni versity; Speaker Cannon, Justices White and McKenna of the supreme court of the United States, Attorney General Bonaparte, Senator Foraker. Senator Aldrich and Richard Hard ing Davis. A visit was paid by the cardinal and several other prelates to Mount Vernon, where his eminence placed a wreath on the tomb of George Washington.
 How strongly some men are at- tached to dogs is well known. Men who have valuable dogs and can af- ford them love their pets. just as do the men with less of the worldly goods. In the city court one morn. ing during the week man was with keeping an unregistered dog. The man had been warned that he would have to have it registered or get rid of it. The canine was hardly worth It's salt but nevertheless 1t w1s a prize in the eyes of the owner. He did not register it because he did not have the money, still he kept 1t and as result he was brought into court. He was fined S5 and costs. Althnugh he had no money, he promised to pay as soon as he went to work. He could buy dozen of dogs for tls amount 1t will cost him for failing to register 1t. This is only one of numer- ous cases which show that the feel ing that some owners have for thcir dumb beasts Is indeed remarkable.
 There is a natural disposition amonk most young men to "act smart" Although very we'll be- haved when among themselves, they net smart when with the girls. They l talk loud, slap each other. put the 1 girls hats on their heads and spread 1 ants on their bread at a picnic. and [ do great many other absurd things l To attract attention. which Is always l attention. Girls do not ! lct smart as much as boys. indeed. ' t Is quite rare to find n girl guilty lf the foolishness. A girl goes into | company as naturally as a duck takes | 10 water. but the savage in every boy 1 must be tanned before he Is fit to go nto a parlor. In case this should | attract the attention of a young man rho is anxious to learn. we desire to I ,av that this acting smart is in very |