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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-01-31

ago, and what win aha 90 with this
vast deserted place whon by Law Il
fassos lato her handsi Fpr no ~
membera are enirring the Shaker
rommounlty % remain permanently.
The community s slowly but surely
asins out
Survivors viii ne Women.
The last survivors VIII undoubtedly
b. soMsa. The gfesi majority o. the
members are BON women. about 6S
oui of the 50 The yonnger members
are az wom0B. These gounecF women
are mostly 90 The fnics although the
remarkably youthful appearance %
an shaker weiuen makes them look
ia MANY eases AZ least 4b years
younger The great majority Of all
the mombefs are aFad wofaen, IAN.
sing from the seventies wen along
toward tho ninesiea
Eldtcfs Harriet nauard. who Is a.
she head oe afi the shakers iu the
United States. "a vel over ~ So a.
Eldress Anna white the head az Tho
North family the most distinguished
family 80 ~Shakcndom These old wo
mon are marvcis Of activity and
achievement lor their aEo. IKE nfl
shaker women Yet they can hardly
I've many Years longer; and consider.
ine ihc large number % them of about
tho Same age there must within tho
next lev years b. d marked timinur
ti0n of numbers.
HoW eli ne few who remain man.
ngc this great place. already too vast
Tor she p%urvleorsg Miles OF shaker
ferfllory iie u~noceufied and u~nprodae.
tive ono great house "a the valley.
Nith lNs hiE harms aud outhulidlnes
stands vacant its famliy died out
within q few years past and g IS
quietly falNnB 10 decay
Nohodl Joins the shakers nov.
People enter from time 10 time. stay
+ few weeks ~ months and chem 60
anas The Shakers haYq taken CHS.
dfen from limo % lime 10 raise and
hate ralstd them ven nai when they
ucre Grown these chlidrtn nearly ~.
WAYS Slipped quietly away ipto Oe
ble world outside
Rlth and proertroue
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-01-31

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Der 81 It's lcemciAse1 ga
lae 81 1sas ahs SpfinEnsld a
iaas seie ol rafnen ae4 Grade az
pin IS usel asssSa 81 coak frssea
aficasis tay t.at 81 wa aot euiy -
= chesrer faei hut that R wa -
apsy rith 1,li ana ctneers Ant aslsa
lr5n caaI
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-01-31
- 80 81. -.

Rube~ Ogiesby. who s. nov q men
Der OF The state board e railroad CON
misSioners. has renewed hig suit
against the Missouri Pacific for SIS
600 damages becsas 81 persorai H.
5uries received Deoamher H. 1882
while he was serving IS q brakeman
on the road. ne story Is wei hosn
0glasby three different times received
a verdict for $4,000. only 10 be re-
rersed b. the supreme co1rk r
his petition he alleges that the car
on watch be was AZ work vas I'M
fit for service. Unsafe. etc The wreck
occurred near Little Biue - 1acksun
county. One Of Ogicsbys legs Was
so badly crushed THAI & had 70 be
amputated 81 January 1sQ4 oE
By brought his original ac1ion
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-01-31

rlenish their dsindiing numbera
Conservatism Triumphed.
This policy seemed good az nrat
During the sumner 81 the peace con
venaion seven new members entered
the North family. uy winter al were
gone the history % two 81 them is
an example 81 the rest Both were
men Ia he prime 81 llfas enc ar
American who had been the naaAeial
editor 81 a hiK daily paper. the other
: London merchant Both belonged
20 that small bst persistent percent
age If The population "a whom com.
manisiio hfa Is attractive othurwiae
there was nothins % take them 90
The place. Tor no shaker receives any
pegeonal cmoinmcnt All GOES into
the commoa treasury.
These puo men sas possibilities IN
the place They advanced various
riana Cor making q more profitable
they entered with enthusiasm into
tho IDEA og ~modernlnsinE the whole
organisation. hginsiag a. ln touch sith
the present day world. getting Ia
fresh blood and building up q strong,
EruWinE Organization nee more
They were alloHed 10 40 noihlng.
Eseryihing they proposed was vetoed
hy those in authority. aud they be-
came conscious q aR unepskca bpt
acate Jealousy
Gradually they saw thcy Nefe % b.
reduced 10 simply two pairs Of heads.
duiag the manual tasks thar were or
dercd. lie little boys Their brains
wefe nor wanted their new ideas
were NOT wanted. and they had 50
take orders from men who were nan.
tally their inf0riois Then they went
away end b. winter me reat Of the
aegca BAD followed them
One Woman's Experience.
A yonng woman went q Mount
Lobanon last semmef thinking per-
maps oho mifhf Join She Nas A
dreamer ana al ldeaiial She bad
had > bard ana rovelty.ainekcn uia
Tor 4MnW years. and she Nae rtnni.
less The ilfe at,racicl her. tao work
was conecnlsl she ,lked ~ lhe ms.
icflsi coneidora nut aho ionnd that
should aht begone a mtniheG she
Ncn't newer aea|n have s meatsIe
nf|faff WoIlanE 81 4eflInH 4n-
etsl eoNAa would BE- sreats via
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-25
WAR At An END
/ PRESIDENT FLEES
NICARAGUA cRusHEs HoNDuNAM
AND sALvApoREAN FoRcEs
IN Battle.
INTERVENTION NEEDED
X " Declared 10 Preserve psacs N
Central Americs-e eonilla Nay
IN Try TO Rscuit New
Army,

Managua, Nicaragura March ~
Santos Ramiret. director general n
telegraphs and telephones today made
the following statement 70 the Assoc
ciated Press:
THE Nicaraguan forces have cap
turcd choluteca, Honduras. which was
held by the Honrnran and Salvad0rean
troops, and President BoniIa has fed
by boat. Steamers will pursue the
fugitive president.
II believe fhe war Is ended
The government Is without further
advices concerning the capture Of the
city but details are expected shortly.
Choluteca IL the most strongly fofti
fed town OF Honduras ii IL one the
Choluteca river. about three miles
from the Gulf OF Fonseta. Il was here.
some years ago, that ex.President Vas
qnez was defeated by the allied rcvU
luIionists and the Nicaraguans.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-25
FAMINE BRINGS
CRISIS TO CHINA
DYNASTY TpTTERiNG ON VERGE
or UPRISING Bv STARVING
NATIVES.
US. DEEPLY CONCERNED
Together With European Countries
life Of Every White Person In
Empire In Peril II Empfrt
Falls.

Washington. March a.. From
Shanghai advicGs received / at Il the
state department 1t appears that the
ruling dynasty In China is seriously
alarmed oyer the effect Of the fam
inc through the country and the oppor-
tunity II offers TO ssditionary societies
to enlist coverts to the cause directed
against the government,
The suffering OF the people Is used
rs capital, 1t is said In that judicious
assuaging of vast places the persons
given assistance under obligations to
the societies. Tho governments In
abaility to relieve suffering. IL Is said,
has been magnified and the hardships
of the people attaributed to lack OF
sympathy by the government for the
poor classes.
That the Chinese government rscog-
nizes the danger is shown by the fact
that viceroy Tuan Fang Of Yanking
has memorlalized the throne for ST.
100000 to purchase East Indian rice
10 feed his people. In taking his ac,
tion the viceroy predicted a general
uprising In the famine stricken dis.
tflcts unless prompt relief Is provided.
White Persons in Peril.
general movement throughout
the civilized world to aid the suffer
crs. lis believed, will enable the Chi
nese government to strengthen It's
hands and possibly suppress uprisings
and riots. For the protection Of for
elgners In China the United States
and European countries are prompted
by selfish. US well as humanitarian In.
.tescst to come promptly 10 the assist
sance of the celestial empire,
That any rndvenirnt which threat
ems the overthrow of tie present dr..
nasty In China gives d feeling Of
grave unrest to the United states and
every European nation which has In
tcrests and people in China. is not de-
MED. The life OF every white person
in China is believed BY the officials Of
the state department to depend upon
the continuance Of the Chinese gov
ernment as II stands, the, uprising be-
ing cited as an instance OF what might
result II the present government
sbnufd he weak eued
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-25
.MARCARETTA DRExeL
SEEN AS PRIZE FOR
SOME FRENCH NOBLE

Paris. March 2i.-Prince Louis of
Orleans recently met Anthony J..
Drexcrs daughter Msrgsretta and
showed great admiration for her. But
as her mother would not cvuntenance
the idea Of her marriage before she
has seen some OF the world the
prince was strongly discouraged.
Margaretta has nov finished her
lessons IN Paris, where her mother
has been experimenting her iustruc-
tion in music. singing painting the
French language, and literature. under
the best mat ers Paris can produce.
and al one Of the Oldest convt nts In
the ST. German quarter. near Ssinte
Cloihilde church. she received lessons
in department from a son Of the an
cient name OF Duchatcl.
Miss Drexel Is now fitted for tina;
exclusive social circle in Paris to
which her mother has ever been vel
come and no doubt the fair young
American viii marry into one Of the
OLD French families. Her mother says
her daughter shall marry a Catholic
and few English peers unmarried arr
Of that religion
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-25
BEAUTIFUL SPANISH
GIRL HAS NOW WON
HEART OF LEOPOLD

Nice. March 2f.-That intense ad
mlration for lovely women has al.
savs inspired King Leopold of the
Belgians is being manifested in new
direction. Leopold has a fresh fa-
vCritc. il seems. marvelously beau.
tiful Spanish girl, who Often accom-
panics his ardent majesty on his
walks and motor drives.
As usual in Lcopold's affairs of the
heart. mystery surrounds this Span.
ish besuty's identity. But IL is ru-
mored that he saw her for the first
time a year ago as he was yachting
along the Spanish coss.
Mischevious gossip has II that she
shares the pavilion wherein dwells
The Countess Vaughn on the grounds
of the royal villa at Cape Ferrat, a
superb site. from which the blue sea
stretches on three sides.
King Leopold ofte0 appears here
with the Countess Vaughn. ,oo-in.
deed be makes himself almost con
spicuous. probably 10 soneleh the re-
ports from Brussels that be has had
a stroke Of paralysis OF an attack Of
syncope. His majesty win 90 70 the
Belgian capital after Easter.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-25
CITIES ABANDONED
OWNERSHIP IDEA
MANY MUNICIPALITIES CHANGE
FRONT REGARDING PUBLIC
UTILITIES.
FIND FAD TOO COSTLY
In Hamilton, Ohio, Where Taxpayers
Vote to Hepudiate Experiment
Iowa and Nebraska Towns
Follow Suit.

Hamilton, o., March a. The cit,
OF Hamilton Is justs5recoverlng from
one Of the most prolonged terms Of
municipal mismanagement ever exper
fenced by 4 an American town. and
there Is every. reason to hope that u
will now steadily reduce the debt Of
81 1855 $50. which Is largely on account
of its municipal plants. This city was
the first III America to build and con.
duct all its public utilities and the
result brought about by gross mis-
management have Gone incalculablc
HARM
Hamilton has been written UP In the
newspapers and magazines as the
most extravagant and worst governed
city In the United States. AT one time
this could be said with some degree of
truth, but not so now. Business moth.
DDS and business men predominate at
present.
Az Utilities UnprofitabIc.
The city electric lighting plant has
never pai,l the interest on the bonds
which created 1t, the water works
plant has been badly managed and the
gas plant up to May IL, 1906, lost
money each day.
The present officials have made rad
icaI changes. The city has ceased to
operate the gas plant entirely and on
May IL, 1896. began topurchase gas la
the holder from the Hamilton Gas
and Electric Company. which Is anil.
lated with and Is a. part of the liam.
iItcn-Otto Coke Company. The price
paid for the gas by the Hamilton offf.
clals Is 80 cents per 1000 cubic feet.
This gas il sold to the public at the
former rate Of 30 cents per i00O CUBIC;
feet ..a
! From May II. f9oc. TO Jan. /. 1907.
the, city gas department showed pro.
at Of $4,000. which will mean about
e2O 900 for the year. During the few
previous to making this ar.
rangement with the private corpora.
ton the Hamilton gas plant, which
was in state of extreme desrepair,
showed. according to the report OF an
expert. an average net loss to the cIty
Of sC5 per day.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-25
STUDENTSK|LLED
IN TRAIN CRASH
SIX COLLEGE soys MEET SUD-
DEN DEATH WHEN SPECIAL
AND OVERLAND COLLIDE IN
LOS ANGELES.

Los Angeles. Cal. March IA
special train on the Atchison. Topeka
and Santa Fe railway. carrying scores
OF students home from an intercol
legiate field meet at Claremont. col
lided head on with the outbouod linn
tied No. 9 while both trains we're
Moving at rapid rate. within the
city limits here last night. Six per.
sons we're kiIIe'i and i7sinJufed, sew
eral fatally, . .s,a,f- 4se.
Boh engines. one baggage car on
the Overland Limited and the
smoker on tine speciHi wcrr de-
molished. The crash was terrific and
heard for blocks.
The dead:
c. g. FRANKLIN. student rniser-
sity OF Southern California
A. II. EDWARDS.
MAJOR c. GALL
FRED HODGSoN. studsnts a. the
Occidental college.
Workers at the wreck stated ioisT
that they are convinced that ~ least
two more bodies are under the
smoker.
The injured. with few exccp,tsDs.
are resident Of los Angeles and
vicinity. Among the hurt are Eugene
Estcppey. winner Of the two mile
race at the fcid meet The collision
occurred under the Bucaa Vista
street bridge.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-25
ONE OF THE 900 VETS
POISONED DIES; Is
STILL SERIOUSLY ILL

Jcsvenworth. Kss.. March zs.-one
ieath resulted today among the 300
I'D soldiers AZ the National Soldiers
Hcme here who were poisoned " ster-
day by eating tainted hash. Tho vic
tim was William J. Cook. aged Gi. a
member Of the Fourteenth Missouri
cavalry. He leaves widow at Mex-
leo Mo. About Is Of the veterans arc
stu in q serious condition but II Is
not thought any Of these will die.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-25
HATED enemy OF
PROGRESS DEAD.
Nj. poBlEDoNosTsEFF, RUSSIAN
REAcTloNARY DIES At AN
OLD AGE.
DEVOTED TO AUTOCRACY
No Spent His Life In Opposing the
Demands Of the PeopIe--D Denounccd
Reforms With His Dying
Breath.

st. Petersburg, March 24.--M. Po
biedonostseff, former procurator gen
eral Of the holy synod and for twenty
Ave years, looked on by many as the
evil genius OF Russian politics, died
at a o'clock this evening. aged 81
years.
Nj. Pobledonostseff had been virtual,
In retirement for two years when he
lost his influence over the czar. Twen
|ty-five years ago he induced Emperor
Alexander II to overthrow Loris-Me
likoff and abandon hts whole reform
policy. For two decades he remained
the greatest reactionary influence In
the Russian governmc Mt.
Devoted to Autocracy. v
The secret OF his wonderful sway
over the minds OF two emperors was
his unshaken belief in and devotion
to the principles of autocracy and or.
thodoxy as the twin corner stones Of
Russias future greatness Holy Rus
sia he believed with all the intensity
Of his soul was destined TO dominate
the globe, aud he was ever fond OF as
sertlng, as he did TO Senator Bever
idge cf Indiana:
1Russia Russia is not state!
Russia is world"
Figuratlvely NJ. Pobiedonostseff spat
upon the civilization of the west. De
mocracy to him was irresponsible des.
potism and liberty a license, and he
was e. pecially hostile 10 free press.
For irresponsible editors sitting In
Judgment on any and every thing
and lightly fomenting trouble and in
ternational strife, for which the mon
arch would be dethroncd and respon.
sible officials disgraced was to him an
abomination.
His Victories Eesion. iyN
In the council Of the empire for y
quarter Or 4 century none Of the tem.
percr's ministers could hold his own
against M. Pobiedonostsef and his
victories we're legion. With all his
might and main he struggled, in spite
of failing health. against the new re-
form movement and when he was un.
able to win outright he managed at
least to secure the appearance of
draw by inspiring his imperial master
TO balance the reform rescrlpt with
a reactionary manifesto. His last
signal triumph was the blocking of the
scheme of the Metropolitan Antonius
for a church council and the restora-
ton of the patriarchate and in having
the satisfaction OF seeing its author
bsnished to the Caucasus.
He was directly responsible for the
of Count Tolstoi. M.
was the schoolmaster
Of the present czar and his father. He
was aclose student as well as strong
writer on church and political topics
But the crowning defeat Of NJ. Po"
biedonostseff came with the imperial
Jkase striking the shacklcs from re
igion. the blow being all the harder
because II was delivered on the ami
of his jubilee as procurator
general of the holy synod.
To intimates noted were admitted to
his bedroom the dying statesman talk
ed bitterly. He saw only ruin ahead
for church and state. The govern.
ment. he declared, had gone mad to
allow the people 20 play with ques-
ions of states as they would with new
Toys.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-25
EUROPEANS ARE
ATTACKtOBY MOB
MURDER or FRENCH PHYSICIAN
rN MOROCCO FOLLOWED BY
RAIDS ON FOREIGNERS
TROOPS ORDERED OUT.

Tangicr. March 2f.--Later dis
pa ches received from Morocco City
say that the assassination there of
DIR. Mauchamp, who was connected
with the French Geodetic Mission,
was followed by a general attack
upon the Europeans who were be-
siegcd in their houses and that the
British consular agent was forced to
fire. killing two persons.
The pasha finally sent troops. who
drove OF t5e mob. The troops are
still guarding the houses. although
comparative calm has been restored
FRENCH POLICY NEEDS CHANGE.
Paris, March 24.-Public pinion Is
generally exercised over the assassi
nation at Morocco City OF DR..
Mauchamp. which IL Is regarded
should be the signal for a total
change In the French policy in North
Africa. The Temps urges the
abandonment Of the "fiabby policy"
in Morocco. The paper rehesrses a
long list Of outrages on Frcnchmen.
rcparation for which, ii says. was
never exacted.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-25
WHITE CAPS NEAR MURDER

GsIlipolis. Ohio. March 2f.-Moscs
Shoemaker. a farmer living pear ky-
ger. was visited late last night by
mob Of White Caps. who whipped
him yearly TO death because - vas
reported % have mslircsted bis bind
son. Shoemaker begged FOR mercy
and vas told hc would b kiIirS TIRE
next tine HIS Co1iltion L c-iticat
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-25
NO SERVANTS IN
THIS new EDEN
poMESTicS, lcEMEN, MILkMEN
AND COOKS ARE TO Dc
HANlSHED.
A COOPERATIVE BASIS
In Proposed Apartment Buildings---
kindergarten for Babies While
Parents Are Away--Bia
Danes Great Scheme.

New York, March 24.--"No more
servants in fiats!" Is the war cry 0l
Professor Otto Flick, slx-foot Dane
who has arrived from Copenhagen to
spread the doctrine Of domestic peace
and happiness throughout the land
Of Uncle. Sam.
The harsh yell Of the iceman, the
|frenzied shrek Of the milkman at the
bottom of the dumhwaiter shaft, the
crash of crockery on the kitchen floor
--all these. and other trials and trib
ulat.ons which appertain to fiat-house
existence under the present modus
|operandf are to give way to bliss,
bliss. bliss, under Professor F1ickis
schemes.
Plans Cooperative Flats.
His idea. which he described with
sparkling eyes to reporter, Is to
build cooperative fiat-houses In New
York like those he has established in
Copenhagen and Stockholm. Each
building will be not less than FIVE
stories high and will contain not less
than twenty-five families. Most OF
the flats Will be cozy little three
room affairs. Each tenant must sub
scribe to stock In the building to an
amount equivalent to what the rent
of his fiat would ordinarily amount TO-.
He can turn his stock over I'd hls
successor as tenant but Is respon
sible for 1t as long as his fat remains
vacant.
All the cooking Is to be done In a
central kitchen by high-priced chefs
employed by the company owning the
building. The company also keeps a
corps Of servants, who supply all the
domestic service required BY the tea
ants. Families that do not need a
Escrvant all the time can hire ode ~
some In al any timd every BHlhfday
afternoon, for instapne tss aweap.
Icfean the windows and the HIVE. tn
meals are sent 10 the various fats hy
means of dumb walters Each family
eats hi ITS own nat Also In each
building. there VIII be 4 Kindergarten,
where pepper and rapfnmefv may
feaye their 'chiltirsn IN care Of one or
more attendants while they shop Or
visit or attend the theatre.
Advantages Of Scheme.
"The idea first came to me in 1885,"
said Professor Flick, while was
head master Of my own school at
Copenhagen. My wife and had a
servant and the servant had Swed-
ish sweetheart who smoked my
cigars and wore my trousers. re-
fused to prosecute him, but my soul
revolted against all servants and |
resolved they must go. Under my
plan a family may. of course. keep
servants II they wish to, but individ.
uai servants will not be necessary In
our apartment houses. am not
going TO build any houses myself. ]
am here merely to spread the doc
trine and aid II need be, In financing
the scheme
Professor Flick estimates that In
New York, where servants are costly.
his cooperative housekeeping will
save 20 per cent for the families that
adopt IL and they will eat better,
sleep better and be fatter and hap
pier than any other fat dwellers in
town. Today he will visit his fellow
Dane, Jacob Riis, the friend Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, and explain the plan
tn him
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-25
FRENCH POLICY NEEDS CHANGE.
WILL BOOM SPANISH TRADE.

Madrid. March pa degree en-
bodying measures intended to en-
courage Spanish trade abroad and
appointing agents in South America
and Morocco has been signed by the
king.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-25
WILL SEEK CHURCH UNITY.

Oklahoma City. Ok March "a
Two. hundred and sixty churchmen
from the central southwestern states
here last night formed federation
10 work for the union Of the north
and south Methodist churches
throughout the country
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-25
spAuLDines HAVE BIG FIRE.

Chicago. March 24.-The porting
goods house Of A. @. Spsnlding and
Brothers on Wabash avenue. was dam
aged by frs ton GIT. The loss Is $50
600
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-25
DEMOCRATS GIVE UP THEORY.

Omaha. Neb-. March 24.-The two
experiments Ia municipal ownership
that have been made IN Omaha have
proved such signal failures that Demo
CT attic councilmen elected to Office last
fall on an ownership platform and the
Democratic daily newspaper that com
pelied the Democrats TO commit them
selves to the ownership fad IN the last
municipal campaign are now openly
condemning those experiments.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-25
AGAINST OWNERSHIP.

Des Monies. Iowa, March 24.-Muni-
cipal ownership of public utilities has
received two severe blows In Iowa
during the last week. Citizens of Pella
at popular election voted down n
proposition to isue bonds for $4,000
to Establish municipal light plant
and to extend the water works system
The city council of Council Bluffs
because of the demand OF hundreds uf
taxpayers and prominent business
men, decided not 10 submit the ques-
tion OF purchasing the waterworks
there TO the people. In both places
the result is the climax OF campaign
of education and period OF careful
consideration of the project.
In Pella for several months the
papers have thrown open their col.
umns 10 the discussion of the project
and the ownership problem has been
literally discussed pro and con. In.
terest became SO intense that num-
Der Of women entered into the debate
and availed themselves of the privil.
cge Of voting on the proposed bond is.
sue. The fact that the present sys-
tenn of lights Is extremely poor and
the water not OF the best quality ma.
turally worked In favor OF tho munf
cipaI ownership proposition.
Failure at Fairfield.
According TO the report Of George
PennelI. state inspector of municipal
affairs just filed with the auditor of
state, the municipal ownership of the
water works and electric light plant at
Fairfield has been a failure
The period inspected by Mr.. Pennel
is from April 1. 1903, to Dec. 81. 1906.
On the first date there was on hand in
The water fund 1855. At the end Of
the three and one-half years OF NUM-
cipaI ownership he finds the treasury
is oyerdrawn s2.355 for this fund. thus
showing loss of s4.3i3. not taking
into account that the city is stiIl pay
ing interest on $4,000 outstanding re
fund water bonds which must them
selves be paid.