Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-13
AS YOU LIKE IT.
Some Stray Leaves from Reporters
 Note Book.

Last Saturday evening Superin- tendent Walker of Hamilton park was compelled because of, lack or funds to lay off about 25 men, all most his entire force. They were just beginning to get the park in me shape for the summer, and It Is to
 be regretted that the work could not be continued. Considering the money spent there, the superintend- ent does wonders, but the appropria- tion should be larger. Imagine
 what could be accomplished In the park if some of the money that will
 be used for Library park were left out there. It would do wonders. It
 would be for practical purpose and would be a blessing to many
 families in the city.
 The As You Like It Man hears that within short time two more
 blocks are to be started on North Willow street which will soon in all probability resemble business street much more than it does now.
 It Is said that handsome block
 will be erected on the Kilduff prop
 erty at the corner of Hillside ave- nue and North Willow street. An
 other one is planned for a corner further up the street. Although couple of years ago there was not a
 store on the street there are now
 more than half a dozen. The Car
 roll block at the corner of North
 Willow and Ridgewood contains a
 bakery, meat market, drug store, a fruit store and cobbling shop. Changes are coming fast.
 The As You Like It Man often wonders why committees arranging for banquets do not use little more
 judgment in regard to the number of after dinner takers they select
 They arrange other details in an al- most perfect manner but apparently devote very little time to this side of the event. Banquets for the most part have too many speakers and, strange to relate, often the good ones come last. AS result the guests have become bored before 1t is time for the best takers to be heard and the hour Is so late that frequently the men selected to be the speakers of the evening say only a few words. The As You Like It Man has seen this happen so often that he is surprised that commit tees have not realized by this time one of the chief reasons why ban quets. that Is the speechmaking, are not nearly as interesting as they should be.
 A very sensible bit o: advice cx- pressed in homely language was given by man not long ago to an excitable and quarrelsome friend. It was in brick yard, and two of the workmen had engaged in dispute which culminated in fierce en- counter. In the skirmish one of the combatants was cut on the head, and the employer, who happened to come on the scene of action when the fight was finishing, and who was a man of more temper than dlscr,- tion, advised the injured one to ge. warrant for the others arrest. While the matter was being dis cussed by a number of workmen who had gathered around, a big. burly fellow, who had heard every thing and seen the whole affair, nude his Tay to the man with the damaged cranium and said: You don want to get no warrant. Bill. You just go to the drug store and get yourself two pieces of plaster good big ones-and put one piece on yer head and the other on yer mouth, an you'll he all right"
 Some men dislike very much to give | up q seat as congressman or in the | senate. For instance here is William | Boyd Allison, of Iowa who has been In congress forty-two years, ever since the second inauguration of Ab- raham Lincoln. For thirty-four years he has been senator. Already his | record of senatorial service is une- qualled, and If he siall serve out another term he will have held his seat for forty-two years, and been m congress full half century There are fourteen who are more than three score and ten, and half a lozen of | these are above seventy-fye. Five of | the twelve senators from New Eng | land are septuagenarians. At least l twenty members have served more 1 than two terms. Half of the New England senators are in that class. Long terms in the senate are q com paratively new feature. They wera rare in the first half of the nineteenth | century. The name of Thomas II. | Benton suggests striking exception to the rule in those earlier days, for he sat in the senate thirty years.
 Patrick CahIli. of Dublin. optician to Pope Pins K. recently arrived in Rome to present to his holiness 2 spectacle case in gold. richly wrought | and adorned with jewels, specially designed for the sovereign pontfff. | The name "Pius x. Papa pierced In gold. is on the outer part of the lid. | the two words being separatctl by the | ponificial coat of arms. wrought in colors The easket encins- Ing this very choice jubilee gift is lined with white poplin. and covered with green poplin. with a pretty pat tern of shamrocks and other tiny leaves. If Is rich and artistic speci- men of Irish workmanship. The poi- tiff was most gracious and affection nte in his reception of Mir cahiH. and his warm admiration of the exceedingly beautiful spectacle ease and the casket which held #. as well ss the eyIFlisifa HffIa tahla earer