Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-03
AS YOU LIKE IF.
Some Stray Leaves from . Reporters
 Note Book.

Note Book.
 A few days ago the As You Like It Man heard heard of new way Of "cribbing" in an examination and 1t happened right in this city. It was history examination and one young lady was certain that unless she was able to bring the answer to some Of the questions to the examination room she would in all probability be "plucked. On the day of the ex- animation she wore a skirt with box pleats to school. Between the pleats she had written enough information to bring her through a dozen exami- nations. Not only did she pass all right but her mark was one of the highest in the class. Miss - was much surprised by your examina- tion,' said the teacher, when the girl asked for her mark, it was so much better than your daily recitations."
 The manner in which the burglars that entered Hotchkiss & Templeton' s store on Wednesday night fingered round the place shows that often times thieves take plenty of time. In New York recently burglars while passing through back. yard stopped to pick tulips and forget-me-nots. They found a case of beer in the eel lar and they readily consumed this. Discovering bath room and good ly supply of towels, all turned in and went through the form of bathing. The police are saving the towels be- cause they think by means of the fin- ger prints, they will be able to cap ture the thieves. The heat, the beer and the bath proved too much of a combination for the band and when they reached the next floor where there were several thousand dollars worth of silverware and cut glass, they made so much noise they woke up man who called for the police and fire departments. But the men escaped.
 Speaking about flies, comfort is not to be thought of where these pesky things are numerous for they make it so annoying and it is impossible to get a moments rest. Flies are also breeders of disease and to help keep them from one's home the following suggestions may be of value: Keep the flies away from the sick, especial ly those i'll with contagious diseases. Kill every fly that strays into the sick room. His body is covered with disease germs. Do not allow decay ing material of any sort to accumu- late on or near your premises. All refuse which tends in any way to fer mentation, such as bedding, straw, paper waste and vegetable matter, should be disposed of or covered with lime or kerosene oil. Screen all food. Keep all receptacles for garbage care fully covered and the cans cleaned or sprinkied with lime or oil. Keep all stable manure in vault or pit, screen ed or sprinkled with lime, kerosene or other cheap preparation. See that your sewage system is in good order, that it d1es not leak and is up-to- date and not exposed to flies. Pour kerosene into the drains. Cover food after a meal; burn or bury table refuse. Screen all exposed food for sale. Screen all windows and doors, especially the kitchen and dining room Burn pyrethrum powder in the house to kill the flies. Don't forget that if you see flies their breeding place is in nearby filth. It may be behind the door, under the table or in the cuspidofe. Ifthere is no dirt and filth there will be no flies. If there is a nuisance in the neighbor- hood write at once to the health de- partment.
 The writer on western paper says that it is almost ludicrous the manner fin which writers of the present day throw in a lot of special scenery for filling, and it gives as an illustration a story now running in one of the weekly publications. The paragraph fololws: Some years ago story writ CTS depended upon adjectives as a fill ing. The heroine puts out shapely hand, which is grasped by his manly one. She stamps a dainty foot, the wind plays with her dusky hair, and she eats her cereal with cupid's bow of a mouth. But here of late, the story writers throw in lot of special scen- cry, and some of 1t is as inappropriate as the old parlor scene in Corinthian hall, which appeared alike in Shake speare and "Pinafore. In "The Fir ing Line' in the Saturday Evening Post, a man and woman walk on the beach, and making love in real red pepper style. There Is a lone eagle on the beach. and the writer. after throwing in bunch of kisses and hugs. says: The eagle on the wet beach, one yellow talon firmly planted on Its offal, tore strip after strip from the quivering mass. The sun etched his tinted shadow on the sand" Then there is more love mak- Ing, and another bit of special scen- cry is thrown on the screen. "The eagle, undisturbed, tore at the dead thing on the beach. one yellow talon in the offal" Why didn't the man shoot the eagle and have it stuffed? More sport in that than kissing a girl. And what has the eagle to do with the story anyway? 0ffal. in a love story. instead of is a blow to tradition