Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-25
AS YOU LIKE II.
Some Stray Leaves from Reporters
Note Book.

1t is well that the police station Is
so close to the aldermanic chamber
Judging from the manner In when
some of the aldermen are whooping
it up at this early stage the police
reserves may be called out often dur
ing the coming two years. with
| Sergeant Pagan on the desk 1t would
be quick and efficient service, and
there would be no need of the patrol
wagon.
The Waterbury Burns club has APP
parently incurred the displeasure OF
the snow god. Two years ago be-
! cause of bad storm the annual con-
| cert and dance to be given in City
hall had to be postponed. A year
ago youthful blizzard struck town
| on the night of the event. There
was no snow last evening, but there
was enough during the day to nave
plenty on hand.
Conversation heard on car this
morning: Rather cold morning.
said the married man, who was hud-
died up in a corner of the car. You
just bet it is" replied passenger
seated near him. But you know
nothing about it," replied the first;
you don't have to get up early to
light fires The listener thought it
was a rather clever way of express
| ing a moral. So when she pops the
question ask her if her father has a
| furnace.
1t is a very unappreciative person
/ who one day will call at the Office OF
a newspaper, ask to have some arti-
Gle, no matter how unimportant,
killed and a few days later en-
| deavor to have the item inserted
| only in manner to deceive the pub
lie. 1t is often tried and although
| the perpetrator is generally
| squelched, once in a while he may
succeed in accomplishing his pur-
pose.
1t was only the other day that the
attention of the AS You Like 1t man
was called to the number of Satur-
| days in next month. Strange as it
may seem, February in this year
will have five Saturdays. The month
begins. on the last day of the week
and ends on the last day of the
week. February never has five Sat
urdays except when it begins on Sat
urday during leap year. 1t is years
since it happened before and will
| /, ~ -,
| The contention that the public
schools should be in session every
| day of the school term notwithstand-
| ing the weather, will never meet
with approval-while there are such
storms as that of yesterday. Sup
posing there had been school yester-
day morning or afternoon, how many
would have attended? 1t is safe to
say that scarcely 40 per cent of the
scholars would be present, and it
would be practically useless to go on
with the classes. The blowing of a
whistle to announce no school on a
stormy day seems to be the part of a
well regulated system and there is
little chance of its being discon-
tinued.
The case of the young man arrest
| ed in this city within the past week
| for embezZling money from the firm
he represented is another instance
| of how foolish a person is to spend
the coin of the company just to be a
good fellow. This good fellow bust
ness has been worked to death, but
| Is still living when il should be
dead. 1t is only a few months ago
that this young man took his first
money from the firm, a S. bill. Ito
| blow the house" where he had re-
| ceived an order. IL was not long
before many fives had been so used.
1t was the beginning of the end for
his arrest came in due time. Not
withstanding the number of cases
that comes to light daily, some sales
men and collectors still endeavor to
cover up" II they only stopped
and realized that at the present day
il is next TO an impossibility to do
so with immunity, they would allow
some one who could afford to do the
spending.
The choice of name for the baby
seems TO be regarded as a most impor-
tant thing even among people whom
we are apt TO regard as unciviliZed.
And. curiOusly enough, these very folk
contrive 10 avoid the arguments that
SO often ensue when father and moth
or disagree over whether the little
stranger shall he called Jack or Mar
maduke. Priscilla or Jane. The
Mohammedan father and mother
each write their choice Of name on
a slip Of paper and place both in the
Koran. Whichever slip is drawn first
is the name given TO the child. 4
pretty Egyptian custom is to light
three candles. naming each after a god
or some exalted parsonage. The child
Is called after the candle which burns
longest Hindoo mothers name their
| children. pateTfamilias not having a
word 10 say in the matter. The nam
ing ceremony usually takes place when
the baby Is about twelve days old.
and a flower name is usually chosen.
Chinese girls are simply numbered
one. two or three until they reach
years % discretion. when they are al
lowed To choose a name for them
selves. The boys. however. are given
temporary name until they are
/ twenty. when pa decides what magni-
ficent appellation they shall rejoice