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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-17

If, as Paul Kruger said, once on a time, that the cost of the Boer war would stagger humanity, we are pretty certain also that the cost of smallpox is going to stagger and perhaps bank rupt Waterbury taxpayers. The dis ease is not checked by any means in this city and yet the cost is away up in the thousands. The bills presented at the meeting of the board of health yesterday afternoon show what the city must expect from some people when they are given a free hand. 1t is to be hoped the board of finance will be able to whittle these bills down to their proper size. The bill of Dr Frost for assisting the health officer looks large enough for at least half years work, and yet it only covers 8 period of few weeks. If the board will only cut the doctors bill into twelve quarters" as the small boy would say, and give the doctor one twelfth and the city the other eleven twelfths, it would just about suit the taxpayers. and they would think the doctor would be well paid at that The city officials should make a bargain with doctors as well as joiners and let the job to the lowest bidder.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-17
THURSDAY. APRIL IT, 1902.
When the Filipinos get copies of th,

When the Filipinos get copies of the senate and house Philippine bills, they will be excusable for asking where they are att on the financial question. The senate bill provides for a continuation of the present sil- yer standard in the islands, while the house bill provides for the establish ment of the gold standard in the Philippines. There are also other rad ical differences in the two bills.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-17
National mesnoriai to Rhodes

CAPE TOWN, April 17.--A meeting of citizens to establish national me- morial in honor of the late Cecil Rhodes has been held here A commit tee composed of Sir Gordon Sprigg, the premier; the mayors of Cape Colony and a number of other prominent per sons were appointed. The committee will issue all appeal for funds through out the British empire for the purpose of erecting an immense cairn on Dew iFs peak, overlooking the Cape penin- sdla. The cairn is to be surmounted by heroic bronze figure of Cecil Rhodes looking to the north.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-17
HEARD n PASSING

Governor Taft defends the arrest of Philippine editors under the sedltlon laws. Of course. He is, largely re Sponsible for those laws.
 The new commissioner of pensions is said to be humorist, but if he finds any fun in that job he will do more than any of his predecessors have been able to do.
 Local spring elections in Ohio, Michi- gan and other states brought out very light votes, national issues not being involved, and no results of general in- terest being secured
 After a long investigation the grand jury of St Louis, Mo, has decided that the city has the most corrupt and dis graceful administration in the coun- try.
 Paderewski was present at dinner at the White House last week and af- forwards he played several selections for the guests. It recalls the old story attributed to Ole Bull, the violin vir- tuoso, who, on being asked to dine and bring his violin, replied: My violin does not dine"
 Twice within a month Mrs Tom Cummings of Warren county, Tenn, has been taken out of her house at night and whipped by Whitecaps. The only explanation given is that her daughter eloped while ago with country doctor and that Mrs Cum mings herself is suing her husband cor Exchange.
 The pope on Tuesday granted a pri- vate audience to Bourke Cochran, who says he found the supreme pontiff amazingly stronger than at his last au- dience, five years ago. The pope showed a wonderful memory, recollect- ing all the circumstances about his vis- itor and New York affairs, speaking with a firm voice.-Hartford Times.
 English finances show a healthy con- dition in spite of the Boer war, the tre- mendous drain being met by the war income tax, which puts the burden on the well to do. The increased tax on beer actually resulted in decrease of revenue from that source. showing that the common people have met the war tax matter by consuming less strong drink
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-17

The president of the New south Wales Miners federation, after a visit to America, says that the British work mans opposition to labor saving ma chinery is sheer nonsense. When MT Westinghouse put up his English cleo trical plant his workmen from Ameri- ca showed the English how foolish were the trades union limitations on bricklayers. Before long even the Bank of England may tolerate q telephone within it's sacred precincts.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-17

There's advertising every day,
 And each on fancy lines; There's patent cures for all diseases
 Except the use of wines. We know not if they. tell the truth,
 But this we say to thee: For health and strength and merri-
 ment
 Drink Fenton's Breakfast Tea. There are many imitators
 Of our business and our art, And there may be some pretenders
 Who may fancy they are smart. But we stand before the public
 As solid as can be, And the best produce from China
 Is Fenton's Oolong Tea. We are not monopolistic
 Tn the race for mundane gain; We'll treat you well whene'er you call At Jefferson and South Main. That is an old established house
 Where many things are free. And all our goods are up to date, Like Fenton's Ceylon Tea.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-17

Secretary Root has taken a round about way to try to galyanize the corpse of the bill for the reorganiza- ton of the army, which General Miles knocked out by his explanation to the senate committee on military affairs. He managed to persuade" General Schofield and Major General Merritt, both on the retired list, who are in Washington in connection with the se- lection of a model for the Grant mon ument, to appear before the senate committee this week on behalf of the bill. Questions asked by members of the committee did not indicate that their minds were changed by the praise of the two retired officers.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-17

We must request the headline artists throughout the state to quit charging up to Hartford the two cases of small pox which have developed in West Hartford. Hartford Post.
 No need of it now, MT Editor, for you have it right in your midst. We only hope you will be able to nip it in the bud before it reaches the big bulld- ing on Bushnell park, where there is so much doing @ these days.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-17
BRoWER WAS INNOCENT.
Man from Philadelphia Said So ce- cause He Believed i'm Having
 Things Harmonious.

''The first time I was ever in the vest" said the Philadelphian, they got me on jury in Montana. It was case of shooting with fatal results, and there was no doubt in my mind that the defendant was guilty. A man named Brewer had ridden up to the cabin of man named O'Dell and called him out and shot him down, and there were three witnesses to the fact. The case oc- cupied three days, and I supposed ev- cry juryman had made up his mind
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-17

The late Hazen Pingree, when mayor of Detroit, started system of vacant lot gardening for the poor of cities. The custom has since fallen into lis use in the city where it was started, but other cities have developed the plan and last year the gardens in Phil- adelphia yielded $3o,oo0 worth of pro- duce. The expenses, amounting to $4,- 300, were met by subscriptions from philanthropic citizens. In Philadelphia and other cities the plan will be fur,
 ther developed during the coming year.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-17
Crimes Act In Force,

DUBLIN, Ireland, April 17-Three sections of the crimes act have been put in force in large number of the districts i'll Ireland by proclamation just issued by Earl Cadogan, the lord lieutenant of Ireland. These sections provide for summary jurisdiction in cases of criminal conspiracy, intimida- ton and unlawful assembly, for trial by special jury and for change of venue at the option of the crown.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-17

Hartfords new mayor, Ignatius A.. Sullivan, made his first nomination last night, and it was confirmed by the board of aldermen. although it had been rumored that there would be
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-17

If troubled by weak digestion, loss of appetite, or constipation, try q few doses of Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets. Every box warranted. For sale by all druggists.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-17

as had. When we retired to ballot, however, I found myself the only one voting guilty. The other Il looked at me for awhile, and then the fore man blandly said:
 Stranger, you don't appear to make allowances
 Allowances for what?, I asked.
 Allowances for the fact that if that blamed Jim O'Dell had poked his gun out of the winder instead of coming to the door, he might have pumped pound of lead into Tom Brewer inside of 30 seconds. We are here not to decide who killed Jim, but to find whether he was a fool or not in acting as he did, and guess we'd better be considerably unani- nous about it.
 T didn't want to be the one to interrupt the harmony of the occa- sion," said the Quaker City traveller, ''and so we speedily came to what the foreman announced as a chorus of conclusion. and Tom Brower was acquitted without stain on his character"
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-17
PIANOS

If you want an instrument that will zast-not a week-a month-or a year. but a lifetime, call on us and let us show you the kind we mean. We also always have big bargains in Second hand Pianos. Tuning and repairing orders given prompt attention.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-01
INCREASE PLACED ON
MORTGAGES TAKEN OFF
Ramsey County Securities, After Be.
ing in the GiIt-Edeed Class for
Week, Are Reduced.


Last week the state board of equali-
cation unanimously voted an increase
of from 10 to LOG per cent on the VAL
uation of item % in, the personal prop
erty schedule. This item Is known
as credits and under this head the
owners Of mortgages are supposed to
list these forms Of securities and in
vestments. II Sd
The increase in Ramsey county was
made 100 per cent, and the board took
the ground that as there was a falling
off of about half from the figures sent
in by Ramsey county last year it was
no more than right to raise the valua-
ton. e u
Yesterday the board, also unanimous
ly, voted to reconsider it's action and
allow the item Of credits to remain as
returned by theicounty board and as
SCISSORS. o. avi
In arriving at this decision those
members of the board who expressed
themselves on the proposition took the
same ground as did Assessor Conley
in T h G l o b e last week.
p Where a man has been honest and
made returns of the mortgages he
holds it is not justice to make him
pay double the tax simply because
some other holders of mortgages have
failed to list THEM securities was the
way Chairman Sprague put it, and the
members of the board agreed by vot-
ing to make no increase,
The total valuation of this item as
returned to the board is $S,135, O92.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-01
TO SIT IN JUDGMENT
SIS. ON TWOMBLY'S PLACE
License Committee Is Not Expected to
.-o, Take Drastic Action at To-
norrow's Meeting.

The assembly committee on license
will sit in judgment tomorrow after
noon on the Twombly saloon and the
agitation being made for the annul-
ment of William Twombly's license.
The call for the meeting was issued
yesterday afternoon by Assemblyman
Van Slyke and City Clerk Jensen in
addition was instructed to notify Will
liam TWombly, the proprietor, Harry
Weiss, his attorney, William Hamm of
the Hamm Brewing company, F. A.
PrendergaSt of the same firm and As
semblynaen Schiffmann and Arnold.
What the committee will do or what
action will be taken, Assemblyman
Van SIyke was yesterday reluctant to
discuss.
81 have called the committee togeth-
err" he said, land it can do what 1t
pleases in the matter. The license
flee and I know nothing about the
place beyond hearsay. 1 hear no COM
plant now, so it is presumed that the
saloon is being conducted as the law
demands"
The general opinion is that no &C
ton will be taken beyond warning the
proprietor that his saloon must be
conducted in an orderly manner. In
vestigation will be made and on it will
be based the desirability of again is
suing the license when the time for re-
newal again rolls around. The license
was taken out last January and to
revoke it now would cause Twombly
a loss Of nearly $500. Again, there is
some doubt as to the councils author
ity to revoke the license or close up
the saloon. The courts have never
been called upon to correct it's main
tenance, and until guilt is established
by them and a penalty imposed it is
said the city's right to interfere is
vague.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-01
LOOKS FOR TROUBLE
AND FINDS A PLENTY
Peter Haney Goes Back to the Work
House for Cutting Avn
ing Ropes.

Peter Haney, age twenty, who works
in a candy factory on the West side,
drew his pay Monday night and
promptly started on a hunt for trouble.
Shortly after q a. IN. he landed in
the central station.
officer Licha Ia the police court yes
terday morning told of finding the
ropes Of four awnings cut in one block
on East Seventhstreet. This eccentric
form Of destructiveness put the police
man on the lookout for the offender.
Shortly Afterwards he saw an awning
fall at No. 42e, in the next block. The
defendant was standing under it at the
time, and Licha. arrested him. The
ropes had been cut with a knife, but
no knife was foHnd on Haney.
D. L. Smith, proprietor of the place
at No. 420, zcorroboraAd the officer, and
Nathan Laff, Of 96G East Seventh
street, told the court that he was an
other victim of The rope cutter. &
Haney declarsH hes never carried a
knife, and that whel arrested he had
lust come out Of saloon, where he
had been drinking from 8 o'clock till
Q. He admitted having a week ago
completed a thirty days Job at the
workhouse for vagrancy.
Fifteen days for malicious destruc-
ton of property said Judge Finehout,
and ten more for lettering after mid
night"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-01
TAX LEVY is LOWER
FIGURE SERVED COUNTY AUDI.
TORS Is THREE-TENTHS MILL
LESS THAN 1901
Reduction Falls on State Revenues
Dunn Looks for Action by Legisla-
ture Fixing Specific Amounts for
Soldiers Relief, Funding and Univer-
sity Purposes.

State Auditor Dunn made up the state
tax levy yesterday and today will
send out notices to the county audi
tors. The levy will be 2.53 mills, as
against 2.S3 last year. The reduction
comes in the tax for state revenues,
which is l mill as against 1.3 mills last
year.
The total state tax as made UP is 1
mill for school purposes; 10 of a mill
for soldiers relief; 2-10 of mill for
funding tax; 23100 Of a mill for the
state university, and 1 mill for state
revenue.
Should Fix Amounts.
"There is no question:" said Mr..
Dunn, 'but that the next legislature
should fix specific amounts for the
soldiers relief fund, funding purposes
and for the university. AS it is now
the law fixes the rate at lilo mill for
the soldiers relief; 2-10 of a mill for
funding purposes, and 23-1O0 of a mill
for the state university. 1t would be
better to fix definite amount, say
100000, for the soldiers relief fund,
and also fix sums for funding and the
maintenance of the state university
Would Reduce Levy.
"This would allow the auditor to fix
the rate, and as the valuation of the
state is constantly increasing in few
years there will not be the need of
levying as much as the law now pro-
vides. If the constitutional amend
ment increasing the gross earnings OF
the railroads is adopted this fall and
becomes operative, the amount, togeth-
er with that from other corporations
will render it unnecessary to levy any
tax for the support of the state gov
eminent inside of four years."
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-01
10. IS
DOESN'T WANT THEM
TO DRINK IN RAG TIME
AssembIyman sehurneier Wants sa-
loon Faction Deprived Of
4 Music. ross

No more rag time will be played in
the saloons if Assemblyman H. G.
Schumacher can stop it. Even classical
music is to be barred if an ordinance
that will stand the test of the courts
can be drafted. aiIs
Mr.. Schumacher has found that music
is responsible for many evils when
permitted in saloons and he has asked
the legal department to inquire into
the city's right to stop it. If such is
possible an ordinance will be drafted
at once and submitted by Mr.. Schur-
meier at the next meeting of the city
council.
In some cities music is only permit
ted in saloons after a permit from the
mayor is secured, and then under re-
strictions of a nature that only permits
it on certain occasions. Mr.. Schur-
meier would have such a law on the
city statute books.
There are few saloons In st. Paul
without music of some character, even
if it is only music box. Some de-
light their patrons with piano, While
a few have full orchestras. If Mr.
Schurmeiers efforts were to bear fruit
all of these would be affected.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-01
SIXTH WARD WATER
MAINS ARE MODELS
City Has 255 Miles of Mains-Hereu-
lean Task of Cleaning Now
in Progress.

st. PauPs water system was increas-
ed to the extent of four miles of new
mains this year, making total of
mains now lying beneath the surface
of the streets of over 255 miles, The
major portion Of this new pipe was
laid in the Sixth ward, with the Fifth
ward close second. According to Sec
rotary Caulfield, the Sixth ward now
has one of the most complete water
systems Of any community of its size
in the United States.
The department just now is engaged
in the task Of cleaning out it's reser-
voirs, mains and the big aqueduct
leading from Vadnais lake to the main
pumping station. What it means to
clean the latter can be imagined when
1t is known that this immense tunnel
Of brick and stone extends a. distance
of four miles and is fully six feet in
diameter its entire length. A score of
men armed with brooms and brushes
are now employed in it, scraping the
sides and removing the accommodations
of sand and vegetable matter. In
cleaning the big reservoir, which is
the principal source Of supply for the
high service district, men in skiffs and
on RATS scrub the sides, the washing
which the cement covering is given be-
ing aided by the wash of the waters
which is allowed to drain out through
the bottom into the sloughs near by.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-01
AWAIT GOVERNOR TO
RAISE ASSESSMENTS
Twin City Rapid Transit and Other
Companies Will be Appraised
Higher.

Gov. Van SAINT will be home Friday
from a short stumping tour in the
northwestern part of the state, pre-
pared to take a hand in the fixing Of
the assessments of the public service
corporations of the Twin Cities.
Expressions from the members of
the state board of equalization are to
the effect that Substantial raises" will
be made in the assessments of these
companies, and particularly those OF
the Minneapolis and st. Paul street
railway companies.
The st. Paul street railway company
is this year assessed at $4,000 less
than it was in 1900, and unless there
is change of front by the members
of the board the governor will be oblig-
ed to elevate both the assessment OF
the st. Paul and Minneapolis street
railway companies anywhere from ST.
100000 to $4,000, 000-possibly more.
Officials of the Minneapolis and st.
Paul street railway companies, Min
neapolis Gas company, st. Paul Gas
company and Minneapolis General
Electric company were notified yester-
day by the state board of equalization
to appear before it Friday morning and
show cause why the assessment of
their companies should not be given a
substantial raise"
of the committee on public service cor
porations had been held, which ses-
sion was attended by State Auditor
Dunn and Moritz Helm.
+. N. Stacy of Minneapolis notified
the board by letter yesterday that there
should certainly be something done in
the way of raising the assessment for
the Minneapolis Gas company. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Stacy, while assess
ments of other public service corpora
tons in Minneapolis had trebled in the
past five years, the Minneapolis Gas
company had only been increased from
100000 in 1898 to $4,000 in 1902. The
assessor had fixed the valuation of the
company at sS9S,000, but the city board
had reduced this to $550,000.
II advise the board" said Mr.. Stacys
letter, ito sustain the valuation as
fixed by the assessor and add the raise
which you made last year which by
some means was lost in the shuttle and
never materialized in the shape of
taxes"
The board at its session yesterday
afternoon took up the assessment of
private banks and made raises of from
10 to 500 per cent in the assessments.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-01
AN EYE-oPENER.
Didn't Believe it Possible That Coffee
Was at Work.

People often attribute their ill health
to some indiscretion in eating, and
change diet in the hope of recovering
their wonted good health; finding no
change for the better in their condi-
ton, they are at a loss for the cause,
never for a moment thinking that the
cup of coffee which they take in the
morning is the true source from whence
all their ills have come.
A lady in Philadelphia had her at
tention called to the pernicious work.
ing Of coffee on the system by reading
a little book on How to Live" She
says: cit was truly an eye-opener to
me- All the many symptoms of the
nervous stage under which 1 had been
laboring so long were here directly
traceable to coffee drinking. Especially
was it shown to be responsible for the
complete breakdown Of my nervous
system, which I had ascribed to many
different causes, and which had become
sc great that my hands shook like that
CT a topper whenever I carried things
to my mouth or reached out to grasp
anything. I found myself subject to
frequent spells of dependency and
gloom, a feeling of emptiness, with
constant sour eructations.
Now, like every slave to an inordi-
nate appetite, was loath to belive
that my 1dVOTllG dnQ 1nlQ-QdY
beverage was the true cause of all this
nervous wretchedness.
Having noticed the advertisements Of
Postum Food Coffee, I determined to
test it, and purchased package and
had some prepared carefully, as di-
rected. I enjoyed my first cup i'm
mensely, and Postum has been my IA
vorite drink ever since, and that is a
year and a half ago. had barely used
1t a week when 1 realized a general
'tone-up' of my system. First, my
appetite improved; next, had no feel
ing Of depression for days together,
and a sensation of comfort, especially
of my stomach, was noticeable. After a
month was aware that my hands no
longer trembled, my nerves were i'm
proved, and this Improvement continu-
ed until I entirely recovered my
health.
Whenever learn Of a case of nery-
o,ls prostration, dyspepsia or stomach
trouble among friends and others, at
once urge the abandonment Of coffee
as a beverage and the use Of Postum
in it's stead, and have yet to learn of
a single case in which 1t failed of its
effects" Name given by Postum Co,
Battle Creek, Mich.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-01

would be better for us all around to
be organized. We don't know yet just
how We'll get in or where our charter
will come from, but we think we ought
to be affiliated with the musicians.
Some of them don't want us to, though,
but they're most all our friends. They
say we're not musicians, but I say we
are, because we use our voices and
ask you the same as I ask them
amt man who uses his voice for a
living alongside Of an orchestra a mu
stefan? Amt he, now? Yes, he is.
Of course he is. Well get organized
all right, all right, though. You can
bank on that. We're going to have a
meeting this week, maybe Wednesday
night III
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-01
Expenses Of candldates Are small.

Leo s. Bayrell, a candidate for the leg
islature from the Sixty-thi district, filed
his affidavit of expenses during the cam
paign with the secretary Of state yester-
day. Bayrell paid $40 for filing his nom
ination papers, and nothing more. Judge
nation as Judge of the district court in
the Third judicial district, also filed his
affidavit Of expenses. Judge Snow paid
pers published at Winona for nomination
notices.