Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-06

land was held for Mrs Purdy until she should be twenty-one years old, She married before that dime, but has finally come into possession of her property. .:
 There is no present call for sym pathy with Cuba. She is getting ] along very well, maintaining q de- gree of order which puts many of the states of the Union to shame, and Is | without need of American compassion. She is buying her goods largely of Germany, Spain and Great Britain, al- though the United States might have had the entire trade to itself if the re- 1 publicans in congress had used Cuba honestlly.-Buffalo Courier.
 Governor Beckham has a corn. The | newspaper men have trodden upon it. 1t hurts and the governor remon- strates. It's perfectly natural. It's human nature. Governor Reckham should remember, however, that Ken 1 lucky has a rather unenviable reputa- l tion on account of certain pecullarities which have characterized it for years and from which it doesn't seem able to free itself-Meriden Record.
 From Brookline, Mass, comes the
  terminate mosquitoes. It is asserted that certain musical note raised to q great number of vibrations per second will cause the mosquito to experience sudden and complete paralysis and die immediately. But does any mosquito that ever lived deserve to be put to sleep" in this symphonic manner? In the not distant future, We suppose, there will be placed in every sleeping room in the summer hotels of the New Jersey coast 2 fiddle or bass viol, and directions to guests how to sound the mosquitoes death knell when it in- terferes with human slumber. Hart ford Times
 1 Why kick against an accepted facti | Connecticut long has been and still IS known to the nation and the. world as 1 the Nutmeg state, not because of 8 groundless and long forgotten canard about that woody article of commerce but because of the aromatic flavor o1 Connecticut wit, the pungent keenness of Connecticut business capacity and 1 the indispensdbility of the state as 8 l continent in the national menu. There l Is not a state in the union which has not been mellowed, refined and ren- dered palatable by judicious blend of l Connecticut manhood and womanhood Far from being a reproach the title is one of unique distinction Connectt- cut, like the nutmeg. favors agreedbly ] the whole nation.-New Britain Her. | aid. sm I The person to whom you owe more than you ever pay, or even imagine, is 1 your mother. She endured more fol 1 you, served you more patiently, loved you more fondly, thought of you more bravely than any other person yot have known on earth, or ever will
 know, save your wife or husband, if
 indeed, they can always be excepted l If your mother be spared to you ther you are bound to make her a frs
 charge on your life. as you desire { peaceful conscience and as you shal
 answer before the judgment seat ot
 God. She must be encompassed witt
 every observance of comfort and hon
 or and gentleness and love; with sac
 rif1ces also, if so be it will please he
 tastes and occupations and time, ant
 even friendship. And after you hav' done all that you can think of or any
 one can suggest, you will still remail bankrupt for the love wherewith sh' loved you.-Ian Maclaren.