Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-23
AS YOU LIKE IT.
Some Stray Leaves from Reporters
 Note Book.

Note Book.
 About three years before his death Daniel Webster wrote the following good advice to his grandson: You cannot learn without your own et- forts. All the teachers in the world can never make scholar of you If you do not apply yourself with all your might. Be of good character and behavior, a boy of strict truth and honor, and conscientious in all things. Remember the Creator in the days of thy youth. God has given you mind and faculties, and He will surely call you to an account"
 | You have all heard that Friday is an "unlucky" day, and many per- sons have so firm belief in the su- lperstition that they would not on
 any consideration begin any work or start journey on that day. Here is a partial list of important historical
 events that happened on Friday; read I it and then make up your mind
 whether or not the day deserves its "unlucky' reputation: The, May flower landed; the bastile was burn ed; Moscow was burned; Washington
 was born; America was discovered;
 Shakespeare was born; Lincoln was
 assassinated; Queen Victoria was married; the battle of Marengo was
 fought; Charles I was beheaded; the
 battle of Waterloo was fought; Julius
 Caesar was assassinated; the battle
 of New Orleans was fought; Joan of Arc was burned at the stake; the
 Declaration of Independence was
 signed-all on Friday. Now, what
 do you think about the day?
 | &*s
 I Some men on the road write let lters to themselves before they get to
 the next hotel, so they will appear Important when they register and ask for their mail,' said hotel clerk.
 But that isn't always the reason. We
 soon catch on to them, because we see their handwriting on the register land on their mail, and noticed it tonce in man whom finally got to tknow very we'll. He wasn't the kind
 of fellow who cared anything about
 appearing important I found out, so Ii asked him why he did it. The ex- lplanation. He had a miserable mem- lory, and when he was in town and
 would think of something he had to
 do in the next town he was going to Il he would write it on slip of paper
 and mail it to himself. He didn't put
 the memorandum in his pocket for fear he would forget about putting it
 there. He said he had used the plan for a long time, always writing ahead
 if there was something in another !, town he wanted to remember partic- [ ularly, and said it was the best plan he had ever figured out to keep from : forgetting things.'
 During the past week the As You Like It man watched boy endea' voring to teach a few tricks to wee
 little pig, and 1t reminded him of the
 hog that was born in Marysville. Ii got to curling its tail in the shape oi
 the figure and always held it that way. A hired man who-was working on the farm, being something of ar
 animal trainer, tried his skill on tho
 hog. Soon he trained the animal tc
 change the to 6, then to g, ant
 then to 2 and 3. Had hin
 trained fine, and did 1t by holding
 just as many grains of corn in hi
 hand as the number he wished. Il
 the hog figured right, he got tht
 corn. The hired man had an ide; that he could make much none! . with the hog at the state fair, so ht , bought 1t from the owner. The plar , was to have the hog guess at peo ple's age, 10 cents guess. It nigh have gone all right had not the da! : of the fair been very foggy; it wal so foggy that it took all the curl ou of the hogs tail, and it never figured , after that. Judging from the sue
 cess the local boy was having, ht l also must have been enveloped in ; : dense fog.
 , The weather, always a subject fol ) conversation by those who have noth | ing else to talk about, has been yer! , widely discussed the past week. : was a case of discuss and disgust , It seems that this part of he countr. is to have no more spring, judging , from the weather during the month r that spring should hold forth. Tn, [ store keepers are wondering wheri : they will dump their straws unles the sun begins to work long afte : hours. Speaking about he weather did you ever stop to notice the mum ? Der of people that will say, Mic, I day" no matter what kind of 5 morning 1t is? It may be raininl : pitchforks, blowing fifty per, coll I enough to make one stiif, yet per f son will be greeted with Nice day. f It all comes from force of habit. l } was one rainy day recently that th 9 As You Like It man was in stor g when a customer came in. Well this is a pretty good day" said th s proprietor. Yes. it is a fine day, . damned fine day, I don't think." re l. piled the customer. The proprieto q wisely came to the conclusion tha e the purchaser did not care to talk ' But there is no use kicking about tn 2 weather, for just as the ''jokesmiths g in variety houses say and have sai
 time and again, Whether it's cold
 or whether it's hot, We must hay
 weather whether or not"
 Now that budding foliage. pnrlin l. brooks, hanging willows, spreadin t oaks, sunny wales and glistening car O pets of green are inviting wear