Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-02
AS YOU LIKE IF.
Some Stray Leaves from Reporters
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 Cold has been found in Ireland in several places, In Swalinbar district, for instance, and notably at the base of Croghan, Kineel county, Wick low, some of the gold nuggets picked Up in the Avoca river weighing up to twenty-four ounces. It is we'll an- thenticated that ten thousand pounds in gold has been lifted in this dis trict. It is not SO well known that gold has been found both in Kerry and Donegal. Silver and silver lead is found in several places in Ireland. The ancient records tell of famous gold worker at the smelling works at the foot of the Sugarloaf mountain beyond Enniskerry. Gold has been found at Glenamole, and Kinahan tells of nugget that was picked up by some children in St Stephens green, where it was brought in a load of gravel from the Dodder.
 Peter A. Foley, the lightning talk CT" of Portland, Me, is the most won- derful telegraph operator in the world. Foley is totally deaf, an af- fiiction which ordinarily would be supposed to make telegraphy an ut ter ,impossibility to him, but since he became deaf eight years ago, Foley has developed what may be called a sixth sense and by touch and sight he can detect the finest movements of the instrument and correctly inter-. pret them. His nervous system is al part and parcel of telegraphy, and by means of the sense of touch in his finger tips he takes messages trans mitted from the ends of the conti- nent. He can read a message by watching the sounder. With his left forefnger placed lightly on the sounder, he can by his wonderful sense of touch, take message as. ac- curately as any man in the office.
 The As You Like It Man heard many comments during the week on the success of the mission going on at the Immaculate Conception church. Although the early mass was at , o'clock in the morning, which meant that many of those who attended had to arise at 4 or 4:30 o'clock, notwithstanding, the church was packed at the early service every day during the week. Although the evening services were not scheduled to begin until 7:3O the church itself was filled before 6:30 o'clock every evening. So large was the attend ance that the chapels across the street in St Patrick's building had to be used. It was, indeed, credit to the Catholic women the manner in which they attended the services and as a Protestant, minister re- marked it was something of which they might we'll be proud.
 One paper gives an account of tiny boat made by an Italian and formed of a single pearl. Its sail is of beaten gold, studded with dia- monds, and its headlight, carried at the prow, is perfect ruby. An em- erald serves as its rudder, and its stand Is slab of ivory. It weighs less than half an ounce, and it's price is said to be $5,000 The Italians are adopts at minute work for there are artists in Florence who will take particles of stone and glass no larger than mustard seed and piece them together on the head of shirt stud with such nice adjustment of shades of color that flowers and insects are represented in perfect detail, with all the truthfulness of nature. An Ital- ian woman has painted landscape in which appear a windmill, millers, a cart and horse and passengers, with such diminutive neatness that half a grain of corn covers the whole con- position.
 The As You Like It man heard 1 there were some very amusing incl dents at the democratic convention in New Haven during the week and thinks the one concerning Beacon l Falls delegate is worth telling. The village resident was one of party 1 that was out trifle late and when | Inc reached his hotel he had some ditti- l culty in finding his room-in fact any l room whose door was open. After | some minutes he struck a door which | opened when he turned the knob and | in he walked. There were three men in the bed at the time and when the fourth appeared, each thought either of the other two knew him. At any | rate he prepared for "sheetdom." He | was good christian for he said his l prayers before retiring. Going to the | edge of the bed he said. Push in" The man on the outside muttered l something about wanting the whole | bed' but moved in although the Bca- con Falls citizen had just about as much room as a clOtbesline occupies, | stIll he was glad to get any. In few ! he was fast asleep and the four slept as soundly as though each had whole bed to himself.
 Look here, young man." said the | chief, sternly. hereafter in writing up stories for this paper, don't assume too much. For instance you say here | that the cashier has stolen the funds You should say that ''it is alleged that the cashier stole the funds Never make a positive assertion of anothcr's ! action or standing. Please remember i, that" A few days later the cub re-