Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-01
HEARD III PASSING
newspaper poet notes the fin sh of


 one female: .
 She used to read novels
 With heroes so fine
 Whose speech and whose manners
 She vowed were divine.
 She read lem devoutly
 A third of her life,
 Then married fellow
 Who eats with his knife.
 Naugatuck Is in bad fix. Neither republicans nor democrats have been able to find man who is willing to run for the office of warden. We are returning to the good old times. The office once more seeks the man.--An- sonia Sentinel.
 tThe way to win woman's heart," says north Missouri editor, Ifs to let her do the talking. Our wife didn't like us a bit the first few times we went to see her because we did our half of the arguing. We shut up and listened right into her heart. he's been doing the talking ever since, too.'
 With President Cleveland it is fishing or duck shooting; with President Roosevelt it is getting close to nature in some spot where the hand of man has not too much marred the original plan. With each the effect is the same -refreshment and recuperation for hard tasks ahead.---New London Tele- graph.
 The Other Part of the Job--1he con- l tract has been awarded for the con- l struction of free bath houses for the poor. So far so good. Next thing will I be to make the poor take bath. The contract for that job is not yet award l ed. You can drive a horse to water, but you can't make him chew the trough. Saturday Chronicle. The New York Sun answers qucs. ton asked as follows: You cannot 1 legally offer $100 worth of pennies, dimes and quarters in payment Of debt You can pay 25 cents in pennies, 25 cents in nickels $10\in dimes, S10 in quarters and $10 in halves; the rest, If you want, you can pay in silver dollars which are legal tender to any extent
 The southern counties of England have lately been having 'colored rains' It was popularly supposed that this coloring of rain was caused by vio- lent dust from Martinique and St Vim cent. Scientists assert that the same cause is behind those recorded year l or so ago on the continent. 1t is dust 1 from Sahara that has been carried to 1 the north.
 Society women in New Orleans have begun movement to have the street railway company, put on palace cars for their convenience and comfort They say that they cannot ride in the present cars when they are in after noon or evening dress, as the cars are dirty and there is no telling who their seatmate may be. They do not mind ! paying extra fares for the use of ex- elusive cars. .s.4 If King Edward had been weak kneed enough to give up his visit to the pope, because of the remonstrances of few bigots at home, he would have shrunk considerably in the estimation of the liberal minded. But one of the most striking characteristics of the English monarch is q broad minded tolerance and the visit took place as scheduled Now let the non-conform ist rage!-New Britain Herald.
 A young and impetuous lover in At lanta, Ga, recently decided to get mar l'ied. He took out his license for him self and girl who he thought would make a good wife Then he went tc consult her about it. He produced the license and served it on her as sor1 } of warrant. mandamus or other poten legal document. She said she did no want to marry. Her father agreed : with her, and held gun on him, giv l ing him his choice of the contents o1 the gun or a horsewhipping from ths young woman. He took the latter and regards the marriage license as ( 5 failure.