Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-07
Al YOU Ilxr IT.
Some Stray Leaves from . Rsporter's
 Note Book.

Note Book.
 The campaign Just closed goes to show that the party which draws the largest crowds at the rallies does not always win out at the polls. Take the majority of the rallies held In this city during the past few weeks for Instance: the democrats outdrew the republicans, yet the 6. o. p, men simply smothered their opponents at the polls on Tuesday. There was much more enthusiasm at the demo- cratic rallies, yet 1t amounted to very little 0hen the votes were counted up. It is becoming rather difficult to judge anything from the crowds for they apparently give no indica- ton of what the result Is going to be.
 The Irish gentleman who has lefe q 1000 to religious house on con dition that his wife enters 1t and spends the rest of her life in prayer Is another example of the quaint methods by which the dead some times endeayor to-control the living. It was blunt farmer who drew up his will leaving f100 to his widow. When the lawyer reminded him that some distinction should be made in case the lady married again, he doubled the sum, with the remark that "him as gets her'll deserve It." It was wealthy German who, ff- teen years ago, bequeathed his pros perty to his six nephews and six nieces, on the sole condition that each of the nephews married wo. man named Antone and each niece man named Anton. The first born of each marriage was to be named Anton or Antoine. according to sex Each marriage was also to take place on one of St Anthony's days. What happened to the nephews and nieces Is "wropt in mistry" in the office of the German Register General. .a5
 In the opinion of the As You Like It Man never before did crowd "cut up" on election night as on last Tuesday evening and the young men simply did as they pleased. It was perhaps one of the largest crowds ever on the streets during the even- ing of an eventful day, and one of the most good natured. Still some of the young men were inclined to be trife rough and nettled the feel ings of men whose tempers would oil tN yh house" tactics. On North Main street in front of the Odd Fellows building when the celebration was at its height one of group of men struck spectator on the shoulder with a broomstick. The recipient of the blow had nothing throwable in his hand at the time and saw he would be unable to catch the young fellow who was disappearing in the crowd. So he grabbed the pipe which he was smoking and let it fly at the chap who had struck him with the stick. The pipe landed squarely on the head of the smart chap and the man who threw apparently did not mind losing it as long as he had the sat isfaction of returning the whack he received. It was only one of the many humorous incidents that oc- cured during the night.
 Automobile fatalities continue in this city, indeed they come fast in view of the size of the town. Not withstanding all that has been said and the number of children, espec- tally, that has been injured, chauf- feurs drive recklessly on the princi- pie streets and parents cannot be too careful in watching their children. The new paving Is an incentive to speed along West Main and Will low streets and it Is indeed surpris- ing that more serious accidents do not occur on North Willow particu- larly where there are so many side streets Since that thoroughfare has been paved, the drivers are more than hitting it up.' Some of them go down the street at speed which is nothing If not reckless. And they do not stop when they reach West Main street. They lower their speed a trife but many of them keep it up until they arrive in Exchange place. The same may be said of the cars going up. They sure do open it up and travel at a pace that is bound to make work for the coroner. As stated parents cannot be too care. full It seems pity that little tots cannot play on such street as Will low, but under existing conditions 1t is very dangerous. What is true of Willow street applies to every street in the city where numerous autos daily pass.