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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-14

init private corporations to issue bonds. based not upon investment, but upon the power of monopoly to extort an in- come from succeeding generations. Then, too. there Is very clear distinc- ton between a debt incurred fin the establishment of a municipal plant which will yield an income to the city. and the incurring of debt which brings no specific return. A city can justify a large indebtedness if the money borrowed is expended on a plant which not only pays an interest upon the investment. but creates a sinking fund sufficient to discharge the debt in a reasonable length of time. A generation would thus bequeath to the succeeding generation not an incum- brance. but an annuity.
 And so the teachings of Jefferson. when studied in the light of his con trolling purposes, furnish guidance for us now. and will furnish guidance for ages to come He built not for a day or for a century. but for all time. be cause he built upon the solid rock. In- srirei by the love of his fellows. he turnel the training of a master mind and the energies of a still greater heart to the service of mankind. And although hIs contemporaries showered upon him the highest honofs that man can give. he left the world his debtor beyond OUT power to calculate.-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-14
SHE MARRIEs HER MONITOR.
Public School Teacher Picks Out .
 Good Boy.

y
 New York, April 14.-The pupils of Miss Mary M. Steffens's class in public school 15S, at Seventy-ninth street and Avenue A, had new teacher yester- day while Miss Steffensl was explain ing to District Superintendent Hunt how she married Bennie Trigano, who was once one of her pupils.
 The marriage took place on March :, but news of 1t didn't get out until yesterday, and it caused no end of cOmmotion in the school. Miss Stef- fens is 28 years old. Her husband is only IS, and is working hard in the barber shop of his uncle, J. Licalzi, at 1500 Avenue A, which is two blocks from the school
 Bennie has worked in the barber shop for several years. Five years ago he attended school 159. Miss Steffens was one of his teachers there, and as the boys conduct was good she made him monitor and allowed him to do errands and take messages to the prin- cipal for her. They got to be very good friends, and the friendship continued after Bennie left the school three years ago.
 He used to walk home with her near. ly every day, and patrons of the barber shop noticed that Bennie was wearing better clothes and becoming very par. ticular about the way his hair was brushed
 "Bennie's got a girl" they said. Sure" assented Uncle Licalzi, the boss, but even he didn't know who Bennie's "girl' was.
 How long they were engaged only the teacher and Bennie know, and they aren't telling. Bennie did his best in the barber shop trying to make enough to support a wife, but money didn't come very fast, so finally they decided to get married anyway, but not to tell about it. It was also decided that they shouldn't begin housekeeping until some time this spring, when Bennie's bank account would be larger, and that Miss Steffens should hold on to her job fin the school for the present any. way.
 So they were married. They went to the office of a notary at 2O72 First avenue on March and signed a mar riage contract. Not until yesterday did the secret get out.
 Bennie would like to know who told. Only few persons knew, and he was afraid that his wife might lose her job if the board of education knew she was married. Bennie also had some mis. givings about what his uncle might say.
 Principal Purcell, Miss Steffens's su. perior, heard the news yesterday morn- ing, and as soon as the teacher ap- peared he told her to go and see Dis trict Superintendent Hunt about it. Miss Steffens did so and took Bennie along. MT Hunt said later that he did not see any reason why the teacher should lose her job just because she had got married.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-14
TROLLEYS. AND GRADING.
Companies Object to Any Change in
 Present Law.


 The grading of roads whereon are trolley lines occupied the attention of the railroad committee yesterday at Hartford. A bill introduced by Senat- or Brown provides that no town shali change the grade of any highway on which street railway is located a: substantially the grade of such high way without changing the grade the full width of the traveled part of such highway, including the portion ol which the street railway is located.
 This was opposed by Senator Jud- son representing a number of places down Westport way, and he presented a substitute. as follows:
 Section 3824 of the General Statutes is hereby amended by the striking out in lines 9. 26 and 2 the words ''noth- ing herein shall require any such com- pany to change the grade of any pOr- tion of the highway upon which its tracks are located after such location: but" and by adding to said section the following words:
 Whenever such change of grade is made by any town such company shall reimburse and pay to such town the cost to such town of changing the grade of so much of highway as 10 included within its tracks and a spaco of two feet On the outer side of the outer rails thereof. It shall he the duty of such towns to keep q separate account of such portion of such high way. unless such town and such com pany agree in writing fin advance Of such change of grade upon the propor- ton of the cost of such change that each shall bear."
 Senator Judson claimed that tliefo is no real difference between repair work. which the company must pay for. and grade changes. He called on number of persons to speak. includ- ing Selectms. Birge of westport, Rep resentative Rnic of Farmington and Selectman Gibney of Berlin. Tho towns of Milford. Fairfield. Hunting ton and other places. said Senator Juds sC.l. slSo favor this substitute bfn against that put in tr Senator BfUwns He made point of the fact that in several instances corporations in Fair field county had made private bar gains with towns and dohe just what his bfIl wouId make then do. Thia. he t1ought. indf0ted thaf tAe cumponiqD felt the justice ef wAat he wSnina
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-14
NO SWEARING BY PHONE,
Dill Passes New York Senate Aits,
 Faeetious Debate.

Albany, April 14.-After the wits of the senate had expended their humor on the Wilcox bill forbidding the use of profane and indecent language through the telephone, the measure passed yesterday by vote of 40 to 2.
 Senator Sake feared that the bill might interfere with a notary taking an oath over the telephone.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-14
Look Out {!

Pneumonia Is very prevalent just now. White pine and tar wards 1t on. Take ours. Take no other. and you take no chances. 9 cents takes the bottle. FITZPATRICK'S Pharmacy. East Main and Wall streets.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-14
BRYAN AND PARKER.
Both Made Addresses at the Jefferson
 Dinner in New York.

New York, April 14.-Seven hundred democrats attended the Jefferson day banquet of the Democratic club of New York at the Waldorf Astoria last
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-29
One Cause Of Divorce.

1t is strange that those who are en-
gagged in war on the divorce evil have
failed to note among the frequent
causes of domestic trouble the neWspa-
per communications and magazine arti-
cles on how to live on an Insignificant
sum week. These, asserts the Phil
adelphia Ledger, are apparently benef-
cent publications, but in fact they are
to the last degree mischievous. It is
the more exasperating because every
experienced housewife knows they are
untrustworthy. The faithful wives
who deny themselves necessaries in
order to keep down the cost of living
would contemplate with demoniacal
pleasure the electrccution of the mis-
chievous authors of these pretended ex-
periments in economy. They are the
helpless victims of their husbands
trust in printed figures. If we are to
fight the divorce evil with laws in
stead of public sentiment, then stat
ute forbidding the publication of arti-
cles on how to live on less should be
an early enactment.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-29
Good COMPANIONS.

An excellent test of friend is the
making of journey in his company
Many who are most agreeable amid the
little events of every day at home, or in
an accustomed round, says writer in
st. Nicholas, are unable to with
stand the petty annoyances that come
with travel-the deferred meals, early
rising, loss of sleep, the minor discom-
forts we all have suffered. But none of
these affect the temper of favorite
book. 1t is ever ready for your amuse-
ment, yet never resents being put aside.
1t has no choice as to your route, and
asks no more than little corner of your
travelling bag, or, at pinch, will go into
pocket as snugly as pet squirrel. The
London Acadamy says: Indeed, of
all travelling comrades books are the
most congenial and the most gentle; not
books of travel-they are for the home
Preside, but tales that have for back
ground the scenery you are looking
upon, or histories which deal with men
and women who have dwelt and worked
in the cities you are visiting"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-29
BARREL JUMPING.
A Little Trick Connected Herewith
Which It Is Worth a Boys While
aE to Understand.

Many boy who is first rate stand
ing broad" jumper will be stumped ut
terly in barrel jumping. 1t is no easy
thing, and, like many sports OF the
kind, it requires ''knack' to win at 1t.
We will suppose that several OF your
boy friends can beat you in standing
broad jump. When yout tell these chaps
that you can turn the tables on them
in barrel jumping they will naturally
scott atyouand say: well, get your bar
rel, and We'll show you'll" Then you get
your barrel.
Make them jump first. They will
climb on the barrel. which lies innocent
~ on it's side. The barrel will roll
and wriggle beneath them, and when
you tell them that "a rule OF the game
is that no jumper must stay on the bar
rel more than 80 seconds, one or two
of them will be out of it from the start,
for they will be quite unable to get
their balance in that time, so they can
get in their favorite jumping position.
The best of them will be able to jump
but a few feet from their ticklish perch.
for the barrel will roll beneath them,
offering no resistance to the backward
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-29
Roomed in Pews.

A Philadelphia who recently re-
turned from trip to Florida, in narrat-
ing some of his experiences, says that it
is almost impossible to conceive how
great was the rush Of visitors at the
height of the season. Illustrative of the
enormous crowd he told the following
anecdote, which Lippincott's Magazine
repeats: Zone day man came to one
of the big hotels and was told that there
was no room for him in the house, but
that place to sleep could be made up in
the memorial chapel on the hotel grounds
if he desired. The visitor replied that he
was satisfied. By bedtime he had par
taken of all that he could stand in the
way of unsolicited refreshments. When
he woke up in the morning he looked
around for push button, and, finding
none, wandered out into the vestibule.
There he saw a bell rope, and he COM
menced tolling the bell with great gusto
until man opened the door and asked
him what was the matter. Bring me
cocktail and a siphon of carbonic, and be
quick about it, answered the guest, "and
charge it to pew a."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-29

Ernest Thompson Seton was address,
ing the Cosmos club of Washington on
the habits of animals, says recent re-
port from that city. In the audience was
delegation of Pueblo Indians from New
Mexico One Of them, evidently an edu-
Gated man, asked permission to inter-
rupt. This being granted, he subjected
Mr.. Seton to a cross-examination such
as would have delighted a lawyer. The
lecturer finally acknowledged that he
had no more information on the subject,
whereupon the redman took it up and
gave the audience an intensely interest
ing discourse on the habits Of bears, CIV
ing details of adventures with bruin
such as Mr.. Seton never conceived. The
latter was inclined to be huffy at first,
but at the conclusion Of the Indians re-
marks joined heartily in the applause.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-29

1-s
push Of their feet when they try to
Jump.
Now you yourself take turn. You
stand about two feet from the barrel
and jump lightly upon it, but the in
slant your feet touch it you jump again
and sail through the air, landing several
feet beyond the farthest mark made
by the others The secret is that the
momentum of your first jump carries you
forward, and that when you jump from
the barrel you leap straight up in the
air, not forward, for the momentum OF
your first jump carries you on far
enough. The ground below the barrel
lends resistance from that direction,
while there is none to keep the barrel
in place when the others leap straight
forward from It.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-29

freight train going over q woouen
bridge. Jim looked over his snouloer
and saw the great ice barrier nosAA =
down after them.
The hills of ice rose and came doWA
in ruins. Other hills arose AZ once -
their places, forced up by the mlsh'y
pressure underneath. Great cakes o!
ire four feet thick and hundred 1eee
across. heaved themselves on end' shon'
green in the sun and fell with thunder.
The ebb tide pushed behind-20 square
miles of water striving to get out 10 sea-
Fast as the scooter sailed, the pay
men knew that the ice-shove was NOV
ing faster. Before they had sa1leo .
thousand feet the ice was beginning 70
writhe and billow under them. Ihele
was only one hope, and that was 10 san
straight for the mainland without turn-
ing aside for anything. The least Dlt
Of luffing or easing OH would make the
boat lose way enough so that the tnou-
sands of tons of ice that were tumbling
and crashing behind them would catca
them. and that would mean the instant
end of the scooter.
So Jim sailed smack into air holes,
drove headlong at great hummocks,
wrestled through mush ice by helping
the boat along with his pikepole, ana
darted over drifting foes as If the boat
were seal.
Just as he touched the mainland No
could hear the roar of the "shove" al
most in his ears, but he did not turn 10
look. Quickly he gave hand to MS
father and helped him up the beach TO
high land. When he turned the scooter
was gone For an instant he saw It's
mast toss in the ice. That was the last
he ever saw of it.
Farther out toward the inlet were
some black specks on the plunglng noes.
They were the ruins of the shanty. Jim
Rutland had been just in time.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-29
Dfatrf fur Gtgt,faa
By DIR. A. HI. STEPHENS,
Pastor Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Chicago.

ambition greatness In life military and civic
with overwhelming desire for bgness May God call
back from following after this mirage that has led SO many men
the PERISH simply of their lust
for big things that of peace greater
than the victories of war. sz=# .3$ %.s
In competitions dea strifes by which society beet
emphasize power might and magnitude forgetting
the swift the battle to the
Have men the side of the largest
strongest Do like Napoleon important
only cavalry infantry and artillery?
The true disciple his Master who found
in CUP ministry human thirst
Sad which and suffering make appeal and
adde that itself
benefit of its kind.
The fulfill her must not allow her
be led into the riotou assembly that nders in the teater at
Epesu the upper Jerusalem where she
may be alone with her Lord to for her ministry
of tenderness.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-29
scooTERING FOR LIFE.
How jim Rescued Els Father from
Death in the Ice Shove by His
Staunch Little Craft.

+ The great inland salt sea OF the
South bay was frozen over white and
smooth from mainland to beach, but
the south winds had begun to blow and
vague, ghostly noises stole over the
great expanse, says the Philadelphia
Inquirer. Sometimes they sounded like
the wall of far-away storm, but there
was no storm; sometimes they sounded
like cannon fired miles away at sea, but
there were no ships off shore firing can
non; sometimes they sounded like tho
peaceful long-drawn signs of sleeper,
A stranger would have been puzzled
hopelessly to say what these strange
sounds were or meant; but.the bay men
knew, and all along the miles of shore
men hurried to drag boats as far up on
the land as they could, and to secure
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-29
THE FITNESS OF THINGS.
we1l-Chosen Subject for an Essay 81
Youth Who Wanted It Writ
ten for Him.

The boy was nearing the time Of H.
graduation from the high school. He vs..
= fayorite in the school, but he had taken
higher rank on the baseball and football
fields than he had in the classroom, and
This was when he began to be sorry. The
exercises" Of graduation day doomed larss
before him. He was down for an essay.
+ looked more formidable than any OBJ
stacle he had ever encountered ON the
sthletic field, and the nearer the day came
the larger It looked, says the lewiston
There was Harvard man staying il
the village at the time, and to him, final.
". the young athlete went and besought
lis help in the writing of the essay. The
university man was amused, but he con-
well" he said, 70 graduation essay
il a fussy piece of work. ! haven't done
much writing lately, and / hardly feel Ike
tackling such job" The boys face fell:
"Still." the Harvard man added, Il
don't know-perhaps-I suppose you've
picked out the subject you want to write
about?" ~,
subject is Self Reliance
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-29
what the Dentist Says.

Toledo, Ohio. March 27th.-(speciall-
Harry I. Lewis, the well-Snown dentist:
Of col Sumit street, this city, is telling OF
his remarkable cure Of Kidney Disease BY
using Dodd's Kidney Pills.
Il was flat on my back and must say
{ had almost given up all hope of ever
getting any HELP" says Dr.. Lewis.
"My kidneys had troubled me for years;
The pains in my back were severe and !
had to get up several times at night. !
tried different medicines but kept on get
ting worse till was laid up.
1'Then friend advised me to try Dodds
Kidney Pills and in about two weeks l
started to improve. Now ! am glad. to
admit / am cured and ! cannot prise
Dodd's Kidney Pills too highly,
YOUR. kidneys first show signs Of being
out Of order you will never have Bright,s
Disease, Diabetes, Dropsy, Gravel or
Rheumatism.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-29
SHE OUTWlTTED THE GUARD
Mother with Baby in Perambulator
That Set the Officer to
Guessing.

A St. Louis woman's cleverness fairly
took a Jefferson guard off his feet the
other day, and gave hearty laugh to
dozen witnesses of the comedy, relates
the Globe-Democrat.
She was picture-loving mother, and
had toiled up Art Hill with her cooling
babe in small pushcart. She gave a
sigh of relief as she mounted the last
stairs leading to her goal, and as size
mopped the perspiration from her face
she explained to the baby what glori-
Gus time they were going to have look
ing at the beautiful pictures. Twas
evident that the woman and the baby
were on the best of terms and out to en-
joy things together.
AS she was about to enter, pleasant
faced Jefferson guard, with an express
sion that said plainly that he didn't
relish the task, said courteously, but
firmly: Il am very sorry, madam, but
we have orders to admit no perambula-
tors inside the building"
For a moment the tired mother was
dazed by her disappointment She
looked hopelessly in at the door, up at
the sympathetic guard, and down at the
cooling babe. Suddenly her face bright
ened, as by an inspiration. She seized
the handle with firm grip, slipped it
over her arm like the handle of a basket.
There was a click. and, presto, change!
Miss Baby was seated in wicker swing,
suspended from the mothers arm, kick
ing and cooling as happily as ever To
the questioning glance of the mother the
courteous guard said, as well as he could
for laughter: That mode OF transpor-
tation is not mentioned in my orders,
madam" And in triumph mother and
baby entered amid the cheers of the on
lockers.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-29
For Bows.
One of our great American leader
saws a bow should learn.

One of our great American leader
says boy should learn:
4 To let cigarettes alone.
To be kind to all animals.
To be manly and courageous.
To ride, row, shoot and swim.
To build fence scientifically.
To fill the wood box every night.
To be gentle to his sisters.
To shut a door without slamming.
To sew on button.
To do errands promptly and cheer
fully.
To have dog, and make companion
of him.
To get ready to go away without the
united efforts of mother, grandmother
sisters, chambermaid and cook,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-29

"After q heated debate, in which
four women took part, says a recent
dispatch, 1.-The Bayonne, N. j., Political
Study club has voted, by a large ma
iority. that the proper way for a girl
to salute the flag is to touch the fore
head with the right hand, precisely
as a man does" 1t is we'll that this
has been authoritatively settled, re-
marks the Louisville Courier-Journal.
otherwise some girls might have as
sumed that the proper way to salute
the flag is to wigwag powder-bag
At II as they have been known to sa-
lite one another.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-29
Pay Taxes by Telenhone

Taxes are paid by telephone in Hick.
DRY county, Mo. A farmer calls I'D tbs
collector, learns the amount Of his ~,
bill, and deposits the money with the
operator, who, having listened to thu
conversation, is qualified to issue re.
ceipt Farmer saves time and trava,
expenses; county gets its money with
out delay.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-29
Know Nor. va 49,

PRESIDENT Faunce, of Brown uniyers,.
ty, declares that while the freshmen ~
to-day know more than their fathars
knew at the same age they are inferior
TO their elders in logical strength. nows,
OF concentration and the faculty Of sus
tanned thought. sus"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-29

According to the New York Sun,
Rev. DR.. Parkhurst on recent SUNDAY
scored the late corners of his congre-
o.t;on. Il realize" he said, that
there are those whose professional or
other duties render II O'Clock an I'M
POSSIBLE hour, yet 1 must believe that,
so far as IS per cent. Of the struggling
e concerned. it is an insult to the God
IF the sanctuary and betrays that ab-
sence of a solemnized and spiritually
nrenared mind that renders Intellectual
s,cb norton of the service as they may
no in time to participate in
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-29
Mistake Made Somewhere.

Mrs. Kindle Whose husband mad told
her that the apartment house was the
proper thing for her, on the principle Of
suites to the eet)-Henry said an awful
" nice thing to me to-day.
Mrs. Kandle-Yes?
Eyes. He said this was just the place
for he-hats to the-why, somehow that
doesn't sound right, after al."-Boston
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