davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Newtown bee., 1903-02-20
to occupy the pulpit and present the missionary course to the people.

"rRULY ONE SWALLOW DOES NOT MAKE
 A SUMMER"
 Although the call of the phoebe was noticed here early in January, spring weather has not arrived. To-day, February Is, the earth is covered with snow and every twig on bush or tree is laden with ice. Springs forerunners are still coming and people are prophesying that as the notes of robin have been heard in some leatleSs tree-top, spring will soon be here. The memory of the writer "harking back" to childhood recalls time in early April when the weather had been so mild that the more thrifty house. wives had finished their housekeeping, and the robins as we'll as many other birds had returned to us by the hundreds and were thinking of setting up housekeeping all. by themselves. Alas, for their hopes! One sad day the beautiful blue of the sky became hid den by dark, sullen clouds. Snow began to fall and kept coming fol many long hours and the Spring which the birds came to find suddenly changed to bleak, dreary winter. When the warm April sunshine had taken the snow from the earth, the lifeless bodies of the little sOngsters were found where they had perished from hunger and cold.
The Newtown bee., 1903-02-20

Milo Peck will have charge of the farm of George Newton, for the year beginning April 1.
The Newtown bee., 1903-02-20

J mark.
 Mrs A. E. Turney and Mrs John P. Fitch of Weston spent Tuesday at J. L. Perry's.
 First and second degrees will be con- Grange, February "A.
 G. $. Gillette and S. Mallette San ford are saving their wood.
 A great many people are suffering
 with severe colds.
 Although Miss Grace Sherman has been student at Browns Business College less than six months she has
 recently been sent out from there as ) substitute stenographer in cases where
 sickness or other causes had taken the regular worker away for short time.
 The White Wing Poultry farm of
 Nichols sell all kinds of poultry sup:
 plies. Write and see what they can
 do for you before buying elsewhere
 The postotfice address is Bridgeport, g Route 4.
 Mrs Ada Bradley has rented he1 :, fcottage to c. Lewis, who tool A possession on Saturday last, moving . from the late H. K. Wheeler's place. f A young carpenter was welcomed a n the home of H. McCOllum, last Sunday John H. Wheeler, through the medi y um of an lad" in TIE BEE, has solt + four of his young cattle. He still ha | more to dispose of. A son was born to MT and Mrs c MiddIebrooks on Valentines day. Il H. McCullom has purchased the farn
 of T. Rolf.
 MT Metcalf, owner of the steam say
 mill, has rented the place known a
 the Andrew Perry place. y MT and Mrs John H. Wheeler recent y ly visited MT and Mrs G. Burr Tucke e Mrs B. G. Jennings and Jess o Wheeler are sick with humps. is Paul Svihra was home from Ne, IS York over Sunday. u Little Mary Sil1iman, who has bee .o staying for some time at her uncle's, ( F. Sillman's, is now at home.
The Newtown bee., 1903-02-20

J. B. PITCHER OPENS HIS LOCAL WARE
 HOUSE.
 J. R. Pitcher began asserting tobac- co in Robert Keeler's shop, last week Monday. He has about 25 hands en- ployed. The tobacco he is asserting was all purchased in the Connecticut valley but he expects soon to buy and sort the~crops in this vicinity.
The Newtown bee., 1903-02-20

LITCHFlELD COUNTY. BRIDGEWATER. DEMOCRATIC REGISTRATION LIST. Ahlstrom, Hans Allen, Ethan Bankhead, David, Beach, Benjamin B. Beach, Bruce B. Beardsley, Oliver W. Bristol, Henry. Carey, Jeremiah F. Castle, Austin l. Gillette, Austin H. Gillette, Harry A. Greer, William J. Hatch, Arthur B. Hawley, Franklin J. Hill, Horace A. Kane, Thomas D. Keeler, Darwin. Keeler, James H. Keeler, Reuben J. MacEslin, Robert. Mallett, Albert B. Mallett, Marcus B. Morris, George w. Northrop, Amos. Northrop, Charles A. Northrop, George A. NOrthrop, Harry G. Northrop, Lewis G. Peck, Edgar l.. Randall, John H. Shannon, Christopher c. Shannon, James. Warner, Frederick J. Warner, Reuben M. Wells, William R. Welton, William W. WixOn, James. WiXOn, Warren F. Wooster, Edward R.
The Newtown bee., 1903-02-20

NEWS IN BRIEF.
 Mrs Edward Nichols has been con- fined to the house three weeks with a serious throat trouble.
 Edward Nichols is home for short vacation, through the advice of his physician. With the exception of hol- idays, this is the first rest that MT Nichols has taken since he entered the employ of Plumb & Atwood as book keeper, six years ago. J.. Dowd is out with new horse, Arthur Judson purchased severa1 head of cattle, recently.
 Edith Allen, Mary Dowd and Hattie Atwood attended the drama at ROx bury, Thursday evening.
 Florence WAite has severe cold and is under the care of Dr Karrmann
 Edward Nichols took a photograph of the Weekeepeemee school in a groul recently.
 The carriers were busy distributin the usual love ditties, February IA.
The Newtown bee., 1903-02-20

,ent guests of R. c. Mallory of New Milford.
 c. B. Terrill is employed in the American Knife & Shear Go. in Hotch' kissville, setting up machinery. J. B. Summers and son, Henry, made flying trip to Hartford on Saturday Dewitt H. Warner and Anson Sum mers spent Saturday at Bantam lake fishing. Farmers are busy filling their ic' houses. Lee Dickinson was in town on busi ness, recently.
 Mrs c. H. Josephson recently enter tained her uncle, T. O. Warner, iron Danbury.
The Newtown bee., 1903-02-20
ORDER EASTERN STAR.

Wiona chapter, No. 39. o. E. S., held very pleasant dance and supper in Gibbs hall, last week Thursday even ing. About 35 couples were present and the supper was voted prime suc- cess.
 The regular meeting of the chapter was held on the 10th.
The Newtown bee., 1903-02-20
REPUBLICAN REGISTRATION LIST.

REPRESENTATIONS LIST. Bayette, Charles B. Cantield, Burton B. Frost, Elmer. Hatch, Charles N. Marsh, William H. Pitcher, James B. Pitcher, Hiram. Olsen, Gustav. Sanford, David c. Sanford, Henry c. Smith, Merritt H. Treat, Charles. Treat, Harmon w. Treat, Stephen P. Worden, Abel M. Young, Ezra M.
The Newtown bee., 1903-02-20

BAPTIST CHURCH INTERESTS There were about 20 present at both
 services on Sunday. There is talk of having some change
 in the order of the church service for a | while.
The Newtown bee., 1903-02-20
TRUMBULL.
A FREIGHT WRECK.

As the local freight went onto the siding, Saturday, to allow the 10 o'clock train up to pass, one of the rails on the siding broke, throwing the engine from the track. A wrecker from Bridgeport was soon on hand, and the engine was soon backed on to the track.
The Newtown bee., 1903-02-20
CORNWALL BRIDGE.

LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF. Cornwall Bridge is resting under a
The Newtown bee., 1903-02-20

diseases CT in1iammstieas 4 tie Eys. Sc.
The Newtown bee., 1903-02-20

REMOVING AN OLD LANDMARK.
 The old house on the Seeley place near the Center, lately purchased by John Jurco, is bein torn down. It is over 100 years old and has been a land mark
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
The Inheritance Tax.

An inheritance tax law 81 appeals so
strongly to the sense Of justice. and ac-
cords SO Well with democratic institutions
that 1t is not strange that legislators
when baffled by the courts, return again
and again to the effort to. give us such
laws. Almost every sort OF tax is in a
way a tax on industry, but an inheritance
tax comes as near to escaping that evil
OF taxation as any form that can be
imagined. An inheritance tax is levied
on unearned property, the. property left
by person summoned d by death. 1T Is
property that is very frequently dissipated
by the extravagancesand carelessness that
50 often attach to the possession of I'M
earned wealth. An Inheritance tax is in
a way measure that makes for a more
equitable distribution Of property. 1t
forces the person who comes into the pos
session of property through a death to
share his fortune with the public.
At present the portion taken by the pub
lie is SO small as to be called a tax, but
in time to come when some Limitation Of
private fortunes may be considered de-
sirable, the easiest way to limit them will
probably be found in a law which gives
to the state a very: substantial share of
the property, thus tending to prevent the
accumulation Of great estates that can be
handed down from generation to genera :
ton.
In England, the inheritance tax yields
$60,O00,0OO year to the national revenues
and has in no way operated to discourage
enterprise. While man may strive to
| amass wealth partly to hand 1t on to his
children, the main object Of wealth-get-
ting is the power and pleasure Of the
money-maker and his friends and family
| while he is yet alive. ~
Heirs should not count it q grievance
to be compelled to give. a portion of an
| estate to the public. They should remem
Der that it is only by grace Of the state
| that they are permitted to have wealth
! which they have not earned. The state
! now limits a mans disposition Of prop
| erty after death, and in some countries
| he may voluntarily dispose of but very
| small part of It; the division being accord
| ing to law, the will of the state instead OF
the will Of the individual.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
BOWSER'S BAD EVENING
He Begins Family Row and Mrs. Bowser Ends 1t. \

thrsna
he @ @ waited for
pee@ for him. as he
husband talk With
"That exactly" she promptly replied
pas. S ssr they s p s @ . %
z snn say ns es @ Ts s red Mr. as he
shall and trust will see in different light after &C.,
to TT be T pt sit tb s f at Su sneak a I k
1S by thunder woman am I awake or dreaming?"
zs m S that @ globes
Certainly. You are Mr. Bowser and my husband
dare talk want TO- tell you that don't like
in for
the yet up debts me- and the CASH in
crack AM How do know m9sh 1
ars
coming roo,
Woman command you STOP want you to understand that \
a man. h h tie e f e t1 ~ th YOU @ @ that
and1thi tn beztthn cal 10 $ % -
need oh ,s. my lawyer
the train home % mothers time
any sss should cali 70: an" % evening" s s that ss
Here Bvser as h.
replied shoulder
and % put o saa 7;
"Ah Jared real hd?'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
The Nonpareil Man.
Casually Observed.

Casually Observed.
through
with
]
O o O @
holer
will be heard half the globe 3
statement favor
a
has moderated little the insatae may Of the furnace
a
O o O o
When the
9 @
presidency
sshelved In the
his
@ 9
proved
downfall due to the o a
o
ment o &
n
to
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
LITERARY NOTES.

Henry r. Coates 6: Co, Philadelphia.
have issued Jim and Joe, Two Brave
Boys" by Edward S. Ellis. author Of
"Boy Pioneer Series.''.It is a very good
detective story. including, incidentally, a
rather thrilling account Of the abduction
of a girl There is a really fine descrip-
! ton of the race Of a railway passenger
| train to make up for lost time. Price. so
cents.
Houghton Mifflin & Co., Boston. have
issued q, very handsome Catalogue of An
thors, - comprising authors whose works
are published by them. with biographies
of the authors. a sketch of the great pub
fishing FIRMS history, and an account of
the origin and character of their great
literary enterprises like the Atlantic
Monthly, Folk Lore and the various series
of books they publish.
The Psychic Research company, Chi
| cago. have issued THE Law of the New
Thought by William Walker Atkinson,
who processes to be a leading exegete Of
1.-THE New Thought an explanation Of
(which he says Is very difficult but
hazards the opinion that 1t is 1.-The oldest
thought in existence but, as he insists
that only chosen few are permitted
to bask in the sunshine of ''The New
Thought" he being one of them" there is
no hope for the mass of humanity getting
in the inner circle, although he assures
us that "a great wave. OF spiritual and
psychic thought is passing over the
world
The Harpers have published ."rhe Pride
of Eellfair,' by Gilmore E. Peake au-
thor Of The Darlingtons' This firm is
preparing a. new and enlarged edition of
'ssThe Mikados Empire" by William FL
lot Griffis.
A recent visit to Victor Hugo's old
residence in Germany found there the
carved oaken .bedstead of Francis T. Of
France, and many paintings and carvings
by Hugo himself, III over the house. The
desk where he wrote his books. is a shelf
Of black wood fastened by hinges TO the
wall Of his workroom.
Literary Editor. Journal: While thank
ing you most coro,a s.,o aor your very Kind
"John Gildart," in The Journal of
the, 24th inst. would ask little space
to correct a very slight error in the re
Iyiew. 1t was there. stated that Mrs,
n 2 ais - 10
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
STRENGTHENING the Sea Power.

The naval appropriation bill passed by
the house on Thursday provides
for a larger increase in the number of
fighting ships of our navy than any other
measure augmenting that service passed
in time Of peace.
1t was predicted that three battleships
and an armored cruiser might be provided
for but in addition, the bill provides for
two steel training ships and wooden brig
for training purposes and for several sub
marine boats. .r.
An important feature Of the measure is
the provision made for the greatly needed
increase in the personnel Of the navy. 1t
has been discovered that, in the earnest
desire to build UP a navy demanded by our
position as world power, we have built
more ships and are building more than we
can properly man, and the naval ap-
preparation bill provides for an increase
in the number Of midshipmen and addi-
tional training ships for the training of
young asprants for naval honors.
An effort has been made at Washing
ton this winter to secure the passage of a
regular naval building program, a project
whhc has been Endorsed by several state
legislatures, but the resolution does not
seem to have a place in the naval APP
preparation bill. The advantages of a reg
ular naval building program are obvious.
1t would insure regular systematic work.
and the production of all classes of ships
on time instead of ship construction being
tn w he hob, Il
time as is the case with some of our war
ships now constructing.
/ Under the new arrangement our war
ships can be manned fully, as they go into
commission. Officers must be drawn
from the naval academy and we are build
ing ships faster than that school can fur
nish officers for them.
The promptness with which congress re-
spends to the requirements of our navy
indicates, the interest and pride felt by
our citizens generally in this branch of
our defensive service. Opponents of army
| increase and army efficiency present no
opposition to the Strengthening of our
navy.
| The presence of the gulf squadron in
Galveston Earbor this week has put that
| city in gala day attire, while the trains
| from interior points have Brought null
titudes to see the ships, the admiral, the
commanders, Junior officers and the blue
Jackets. The same pride in our navy exists
all over the country. About So per cent
of the enlisted men of ourlnavy are Amer
! leans and there are many naval appren-
| = - 1
struction on shipboard and who will take
1 their places in time.
! AS compared with Gernany's navy, ou1
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21

own makes very lHVOIaDl0 SHOWING.
Germany has been making extraordinary
exertions to get even with Great Britain
on the sea, but she Is very far behind, as
yet. She shows on paper some 275 war
ships to our 40, but account must be TAX
en- of her torpedo boats, of which she has
a hundred more than we have and she has
have ben found OF very scant and uncer-
or defensive weapons. We have only
thirty-two and want no more. Germany
is ahead of us in battleships. for she has
twenty-five in commission to our ten, but
we are constructing more Of such ships at
present than she Is, and we are building
nine armored cruisers to her three. We
have more coast defenders than Germany,
while she has thirty torpedo destroyers to
our twenty and she has twenty unprotect-
ed cruisers to our six. OF submarine boats.
Germany apparently has none while we
have eight and will soon have more.
Great Britain's navy OH paper over
shadows all others, but, Judging from the
very positive statements Of the English
press, fully half that naval armament is
absolutely unfit for actual modern warfare.
Great Britain has had no actual naval
practice in war since 1S12-14 except the
bombardment of the obsolete defenses and
guns at Alexandria during Arab Beys
rebellion In 1881, and that was child's plaS.
During the 'Crimean war the British navy
had no serious work. Britain's naval arm
is little habby, no doubt. Our own has
demonstrated, stalwart muscularity, while
Germany's has only been employed bonn
harding helpless African natives on the
west coast and equally helpless whites on
the Venezuelan coast.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21

Ruffin is a Virginia lady. While honor
ing the great Mother of Presidents and
being specially interested in that state.
as my late husband was Virginian, /
cannot claim Virginia as my home.
am a native of Alabama. and my home
for many years has been in this dear old
gulf city, which all true Mobilians be-
lieve to be the very best place this side
Of Paradise. Respectfully
M f.. Henry-Ruffin.
Mobile, Ala, Jan. 81.
At a recent London book sale, copy OF
the first edition of Keats poems dedi-,
Gated to Benz f. Hayden, the artist, in
Keats autograph was sold for 1885,
Sherthouse's John InSlesant" is still
in demand to the extent of $4,000 copies
a year.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
while Let any damage OCCUR to winter
wheat. and the bulls would be quick to
start a campaign for a rise.

It IS to be hoped; that the Northern Pa
cif1c will be successful in its efforts to re-
enter Manitoba. Railways connecting the
American and Canadian vests are neces-
sary If reciprocity is to be realized when
1t is finally brought about SO far as tar
ifs are concerned. To encourage trade
between the two countries we must have
railways that are Interested: I'm it, II
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
A Vicious Measure.

& II. F. sos, Misunderstanding for the dis
coura cement OF duty-doing in public Of
f1cials. a.
That Is not the official description Of the
bill introduced into the lower house of the
legislature Yesterday by Representative
Wilson Of Worthington, but it IS a cor
rect description.
Mr.. Wilson, who represents an agricul-
tural comrnunity who represents farmers
whose property Is always in sight, has the
audacity to introduce q bill which is in
effect a legislative reprimand Of Public
Examiner johnson for having unearthed
and recovered $4,000 Of unpaid railway
taxes, to say nothing Of good claim to
some $4,000
Mr.. Wilson says in effect to Public Elk
aminer Johnson: you have done we'll.
Therefore we shall deprive you Of au-
thorlty and transfer it to an instrumental
ity which has not done WE'LL
We have had railway and warehouse
commission inSthis state for fifteen years.
During all Of that time it has permitted
the railways to fix their own taxation,
through its slothfulness in accepting their
reports of gross earnings without question,
or without Investigation. Last winter Mr..
johnson. knowing that railway officials
are human, concluded that the investiga-
| ton Of these reports held out promising
| field. and persuaded the legislature to en-
dow him with the necessary authority.
AS a result of that legislation and Mr..
Johnson's work the state Is now $50, 0OO
ahead, and a most extensive and unjust
system of railway rebates has been un-
| earthed. Surprising isn't it, as Mr.. Will
son and those who sympathize with him
| find that Mr.. Johnson has "antagonized''
the railways? They seem to think it is a
capital offense to antagonize the rail
ways.
It seems to us that railway tantagonisn
that is aroused by collecting $S3.000
in lodged taxes is an article that this
state can stand some more of.
After Mr.. Johnson set to work, the
commission awoke from it's fifteen-ye
sleep and in Rip Van Wrinkle fashion dis
covered unpaid taxes to the colossa
amount of $411.95.
| Se1SoSAOSAS
and proposes to give to the commission
the work Mr.. Johnson has successfully
prosecuted to the extent Of $4,000.
| Apart from the efficiency of the public
examiners work in this matter and the
| inefficiency Of the commission, there Il
the fact that the railway commission's
work is properly administrative, and tina
such work as scrutinizing the reports O.
railway companies for taxation naturally
belongs to the office that has the equip
ment and experience for the examination
of fiscal matters.
| We have little doubt that the house
railway committee will favorably repor
the Wilson bill. We urge the voters O.
every district having a member on tina
committee to watch his vote on this
measure, and when it gets to the house
we urge the people Of the entire state tt
watch every one Of their members. !
i legislators vote on this question will bt
a sure index of proper classification TO-
consideration in the future. y
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21

Christian socialism; has waged vigorous
warfare against anarchism and mob law,
and, withal has been very uncom-
promising claimant for the restoration Of
the temporal power, which Is impossible
Of accomplishment and manifest barren
ideality.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
SHOCK TO THE SENATE.
Grand Forks Herald.

The assertion of the correspondent Of
The Minneapolis Journal that the senate has
been SO well tanned that it was eating out
of the presidents hand. must have caused
cold chlls to run up and down the spines
of the dgnified gentlemen who have TAX
en- the position that when a man enters
that body he is no longer of the same clay
as other mortals. Such irrererence should
be punished.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
TWO BLACK EYES FOR BOOZE


it to be- He
The sentiment in Texas and Tennessee against whisky
am
mportuned cities
n
in
sea seldom
ambl
indeed sentiment
tIues 50 much in OF
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
WHERE NoRTH DAKOTA LEADS.

Devils Lake. N. D.. Inter- Ocean.
The North Dakota Agricultural college
has 700 students-the largest attendance
in America. More buildings are needed
TO accommodate them
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21


Author of..Th. ronn. harmless and enter
try God Forrotn tanning should be read
(Arisoaa). occasionally and he
commended Fielding
ana Smollett, although authors of "a Pc
culiar species OF fictitious history" be-
cause mingled with the offensive coarse
ness, there are some very Virtuous charac-
tiers presented. Macaulay was well versed
IN Fielding and Smollett and he was so
devoted to Richardson that he knew ella
flssa.' by heart and kept that sentimental
novel under his pillow, that he might read
1t at odd times during the night. Withal
Macaulay declared that the purely moral
novel can be read with considerable bene-
mt, and he confessed to fondness for Miss
EdseWorth's tales, and did not hesitate
TO commend the religious novels of Miss
Hannah More.
Doubtless, If Macaulay were alive to-
day, he would be a sedulous reader of
current fiction, and it would be interest
ing If we had his judgment now, as to
which one of the bad novels he would
throw in the fire."
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21

We can't understand why Congressman
elect Buchanan should wish an appoint
ment to a committee usually sought by
'grafters." Perhaps he thinks the COM
m1ttee needs bracing up.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
MR.. HENDERsoN's DENIAL

Mr., Henderson hastens to deny that he
is in any way connected with efforts to
delay or defeat trust legislation. Even
a man who is going out of politics hardly
likes to slap the public in the, face as he
goes
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
"NorHlNG DOING"
Sioux Falls Press

Sioux Falls Press
Ii, three weeks congress will adjourn
and three days later the South Dakota
legislature will adjourn. Then the world
will have to pause.