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- FRIDAY, JANUARY}, 1900.
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The coal barons are happy, like-
wise the iceman.
It is hoped that Mayor Bohannau’s
message will not conflict with his Sun-
dayfox hunts.
Happy is the Stamford family, that
has finished the remnants of the heli-
day turkey.
;This is the month- when the wise mer-
Chant begins to turn stock, and the
quickest Way to tur n it is to advertise.
Superintendent Kyle’s big; snow
sweeper will not work in South Nor-
walk on Sunday from and after this
date. > '
It is said [that the penny-in-the-slot
machines at South Norwalk have been
Hubbardized.
The quick action of health officer,
Dr. Tracey,in closing the Center schoo
upon the first appearance of diphtheria
undoubtedly saved an epidemic of that
dread disease among the scholars.
It 18 a mistake to say that a man whr
has reached the noon tide of life ha:
seen his “best days,’ he has not,—
Bridgeport Telegram.
Such a positive statement as this will
tend to cheer up the bachelor editor oi
“the Palladium.
Now that Mayor Glover has called
attention to the disgraceful condition
of East avenue, it is to he hoped Streel
Commissioner Kellogg will insist upon
the Tramway company putting it in
good order at once. ‘
The average girl loves to figure in a
pressing engagement.—-New Haven
Palladium.
For shame, John!
the New Haven girls away in this reck-
Why do you give
less style.
There is common sense in Mayor
Glover’s remark,“ When. my people
want the objectionable Sunday law 91 ~
forced then I will act.”
the people are not one or two fanatics.
In this case
It will strike the average observer
that a municipal administration com-
prising a gold Democratic mayor, five
Republicabn councilmen and one silver
Democratic alderman is scarcely adapt-
edfor harmonious deliberation. That’s
the status of Norwalk’s‘ new city gov-
ernment. —Stamford Republican.
N01 w alk's administration is all right
but how about South Norwalk. There
they have a free silver Democratic
mayordeliv-eringa goody goody ser-
mon to six dyed-in-the-wool Republi-
cans.
In other words, the kind of “Moodus
names” the girls of that town want to
hear is an aggregation of young and
good looking men like Rodemeyor of
the New Haven Palladium whispering
in union: “Will you be my wife”?
Its no use brother Keyes. The bach—
elor editor is ready and willing to purr
with the girls but when it gets down to
the real thing he will dodge the issue
He’s the “artfullest”
on ever came across.
everv time.
dodgery
With this'issue the GAZETTE enters
upon its one hundredth year of publi-
cation. I
During its long life it has witnessed
It hasI seen old
marks disappear . and' new buildings
It has seen old
many changes. ' land-
arise in their. place.
readers pass over the river and new
faces step in to fill thevacancies caused
by their departure. It has assisted in
advancing many of Norwalk citizens to
positions of honor and trust. It has
made friends and it has made enemies.
It has stood for the good against the
bad. It has stood for the right mtny
times against its own interest. It has pro
tectcd the erring and seen them turn
against it. It has seen friends prove
true and alleged friends prove false:
and lastly it has ever labored for the
best interests of old Norwalk and its
citizens. .
As the GAZETTE
wishes all of its old subscribers and
readers a “Happy New Year,” and
journeys 01 it
God bless you.
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Demurrer Overruled.
in the case of C. .
Canaan, vs. The Nor-walk Tramway
compaiiy, Judge'f'tobinson' has over-.-
ruled the defendant’s demurrer.
A. Anderson of New I
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IIIDIQIOIVEIIIENI
DRY-ROT I’N BRIDGES.
“’hy “'oocfen Structures Should Not
Be Painted Until they Have
Stood a Year.
The effect of painton wet timber is to
retain moisture and cause the so-called
“dry-rot.” If the timber is dry and well-
seasoned, the better practice is to apply
a coating of paint. 'at once. It is, how-
ever, a. mistake to paint. unscasoned
timber in a bridge until it has stood a
year, and the work'pshould be done at
the end of the summer, when the wood
is thoroughly dry.
Because of the tendency of paint to
retain moisture, there has been. some
dispute as to the advisability of paint-
ing very large timbels in a bridge, the
tendency of the paint being to increase
the dry-rot. Nevertheless, the timber
.reaches a. certain stage, after sufficient
seasoning when to exclude the atmos-
phere by painting tends to its preser1a-
tion.
It is not considered good piactice,
however, in wooden bridge construc~
tion to use any timber more than six
inches in thickness. .. Where greater
strength is required. in caps, beams,
cords, braces, etc., a sufficient-number
of pieces, of this Or less thickness,
should be built together by keys, pack-
ing pieces and bolts, thus allowing a
free. Circulation of air. Over members
thus composed should be placed acov-
ering of galvanized iron, Extending a
half or three-quarters of an inch down
on the timber, and secured by galvan-
L iZed tacks, preventing the rain from en-
tering the spaces or resting on or
around the packed joints.
The bridge thus built. should be given
one thorough coat of paint the summer
following its construction, and a. second
coat should be applied the third year.
The ends of all timbers, all seats, joints
and bearings, should be well and thor—
oughly coated with white lead at the
time of construction. -— “\luuicipnl
World.
51min FARM GATE.
\threver Introduced It Has Been
Found Satisfactory and Very
Durable. as Well.
The gate shown in the il ust1ation I
have used and find. it the most duiable
I have ever had. Make it any desired
length. I'sc 4x4 pine, six feet long.
for end. upright. 11, to which the hinges
are attached. For the other end (b)
and the middle (1:), use 2x45, and three
2x4 braces as shown at e e e. For the
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A SIMPLE FARM GATE.
body of the gate select good 1x6 boards.
Bolt these to the uprights and the
braces, mortising them into the end
uprights. Put a wire, f, on top, to pre-
vent stock jumping, onto it. For the
t0p hingeuse an old wagon tire, and let-
it- extend the entire length of the gate,
as shown at g, bolting it to the gate at
both ends. and. the center. The 1101 tion
in the post is made of three- fourths—
inch iron extends cleai ih1 011th and is
'secu1ed by means of a tap (h). This can
be tightened if the gate should sag.
The low-e1 hinge may be short. Use
large oak. post, securely set. I have
used ten of these. gates 011 my farm.
and find lhem most satisfactory and
very durable—Frank Hummel. in. 01‘—
ungc Judd Farmer.
Farmers to Build Railroads.
The farmers of therich Covello wheat.
dist1ict in II ashington are planning to
build :1 Juilioad outlet for their giain
to be known as the Columbia & Cov ello
railway, a tie- -up bct11een the No1the1n
Pacific {ind the Oregon lailway &\ avi—
gation compan1 l1a1inn left them with-
out transpmtation facilities.
wheat growers pay large sums to haul
their crops to Dayton and other points.
some paying as high as $1 .1000 each year
for this purpose, and they conclude
that they might. just as well put. their
money into a. railroad of their own.
They propose to take stock in the new
company. some paying cash, others
working out ‘their shares grading the
roadbed. Should the. weather be at all
favorable, the grading 11 ill be complet—
ed by spring. The new company incor-
porates with 300, '000 shows of stock at
a par value of. one dollar-each.
Loading Bundled Cornutalkn.
I use a. common hay rack on which to
draw or haul cornsto‘cks, and when I
make the load I place all butts towards
the center so that. they lap about eight.
inches. This. insures the right distri-
bution of the load, but makes the most
weight in the middle, so that when driv-
ing over rough places or where the road
is sideling there is no danger of it tip-
ping or shaking off. A large load can
be made by placing it on the rack in
this mannerand the plan is much more
satisfactory than placing the butts out.
I have tried either way and found that
a smoother, safer load can, be made
with butts to the center, and when un—
loading it is much more convenient to
get a hold on the bundles as the heav-
iest-’-part is near the unloatker, who will
not need to exert much strength in
throwing the load off to the stacker.—
A. W. Rodine, in Farmers’ Voice.
all manure on the surface now, let it re-
main until spring. and then work it
thoroughly into the soil. '
These .. trict in which it is- employed—Country
Generally it is a good pldn to acpply
Tuononen DRAINAGE. '
This Is the First and Fundamental
_Requisite of All Good Roads,
Hard or Soft.
Evidences abound in every part of
the country that people of all occupa-
tions and pursuits are considering'care-
fully the results to be obtained by hav:
ing highways hard and firmfor travel
at allseasons of the year. A farmer in
Kansas states the case truly when he .
says that “there is no one that appre-
ciates good roads more than does the
farmer,” and he states that. last spring
they had enough experience with bad
roads to set anybody thinking. He says: '
“We ca'n’t go to town or anywhere else
till it gets to be a ‘ground-hog case;’
then we hitch up and drag through,
the mud rolling up over the wheels and
making great furrows in the- roads
Then, when the spring rains come, the
water runs down the hills in’those’ fur-
rows and washes out great ditches fin
the middle of the. road. Then, there is
just about enough road work done to
patch them up, only to be
again next year.
church on Sunday without" being afraid
of getting stuck in the mud or pulling
a single+tree in two, or something else
of the kind.”
Such experience is common to even
farming district and to each section
in the land where ordinary .“country
roads” exist. The only remedy is to
impro1e the roads by a thorough sy s- .
tem of maintenance, no matter wheth-
er they are continued as “dirt” roads.
or whether gravel, shell, stone or other
Substance be laid upon them to im~
prove them. It is often thought. but
most mistakenly, that if a. road is
macadamized, it- ’will need little or no
care, at least for a. number of'years.
There is. no worse error. Every road
or street, no matter how constructed
or laid, requires constant watching, in
order to keep it at its best and. get the
maximum results from it. Thisnot. only
secures the highest efficiency, but the
greatest economy of service. Coun-
try roads can bc.immensely improved
by having them cared fer constantly
by experts, and hiring competent per-
sons to attend to them, instead of de-
pending on the worn-out, inefficient,
extiavagant and unbusinessiikc plan,
of “11 orking out” road taxes.
In orde1 to hone better roads than
now exist, it is by no means necessary
to expend thousands of dollars in mak-
ing substantial stone surfaces. Such.
of course, are the most satisfactory and
useful when circumstances permit. 01
their construction; but there are hosts
of places nndlocalities and sparsely set—
tled districts in which theygarc not
practicable, on account of the expense
nor actually a. necessity, on account. 01
the relatively limited amount of travel.
In such places. and under such circum‘
stances. it is quite possible to get along
without- them, and actually to do very
well by improving the common earth
roads and instituting a. scientific sys-
tem of maintenance for them.
In order to get geod results from
common country roads. they, as a rule.
require to be thoroughly graded and
drained; for if they are not kept free
of water at all times. it is absolutely
uselcss to expect that they can be made
decent. The first and'fundumental re-
quisite of good roads is thorough drain-
age. and this means both surface drain-
age and subdrainuge. There must be
=suitable gutters on both sides of the
road; water must be carried away from
ilic road and prevented absolutely from
penetrating under it, and the surface
must he kept smooih and even, so that
rain will immediately r1111 off into the
gutters. .
After this is provided for. a system
of maintenance must- bc established
whereby some one man. or a :l'ew men,
will be constantly employed in going
over the roads, filling up holcs andde-
pressions, removing stones. clearing
gutters, and doing the thousand and
one things which are :1 daily necessity
if roads are to be kept good. This. of
course. means iha'i. “working out” road
taxes must be done away with forever.
and :1 business-like money system
adopted in its stead. This is a neces-
sary preliminary to decent roads, and
once put into operation is more econom-
ical, eificicnt and satisfactory than the
old 11111 , ad if propeily combined
with a suitable sy stem of mad main
tenance, will, in a short time, im-
mensely improve the roads of the dis-
Gentleman.
MAKING A DRIVEWAY.
How to Make 5 Permanent and Alto-
gether. Satisfactory Entrance
to Farm Buildings.
Too many entrances .to farm build
ings are made of planks laid on wooden
sleepers. These soon rot out and break
through, while underneath such drive-
"Fill 1111111
SUBSTANTIAL DRIVEWAY. '
ways are. the haunts of rats andmicc.
The best plan to follow is shown in the
cut. Lay up two side lines of stone
as high as the sill at the building’ 5 side.
and sloping to the surface of the
ground at the proper distance from the
building. If flat stones are to be had,
1- o cement is needed. All that remains
to be done is to fill in the space between
'the two lines of stones with earth. Then
one has a permanent, inexpensive and
altogether sutis‘ffictory entrance drive-
. 111a y.—-0range Judd Farm er.
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repented‘
Why, we can’t go to 1
are a few.
Read these Prices.
Spire us to still greater endeavor.
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The boundmg success of ourdaily offerings, the popular responses , accorded them, in-
It malerializes in many bargains Of which the following
Goods not advertised are sold just as cheap.
FAMOUS WHITE ROSE FLOUR,. ............... ........ ...64c bag, $4.25 Bbl.
GOLD MEDAL FLOUR.
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FAMOUS ELGIN CREAMERY BUTTER.
2| lbs. GRANULATED SUGAR at Refiners’. Prices.
X.-
3 lb. crock New Jelly. ........ .. . 150
’1 1b._can Plum Pndning ........... 90
3 lb. box of Starch ................ 12c
3 1b. can fancy White Cherries. . . . 17c
1} 1b. can Armour’s Potted Tongue 7c
1} lb. can Sardines in tomato sauce 60'
2 lb. can fancy Full Cream Cheese. 250
3 1b. can Pork and Beans .......... 7c“
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19 Main Street, Norwalk.
With one pound of Coffee, beans- or
ground, at 25c, 27c, 30c and 32c per
lb. or 1-2 lb. best Tea, or 1-2 lb.
Lynch’s Snowflake Baking
Powder,a beautiful CHINA CUP and
SAUCER, or your choice of 100
other different articles.
1 qt. bottle fancy Table Syrup. . . . 10c
1 qtbottle Salad Oil............... 120
1‘ pt. bottle Worcestershire Sauce. . 8c
1 pt. bottle strong Ammonia. . . . . . 90
4 cans Golden Pumpkin. . . . . . . . . 256
New Evaporated Peaches ...... lb. 120
3 lb. pkge. None Such Mince Meat 25c
H. O. Pancake Flour. . . . . . . . ...... 9c
HEP. J. LYNCH no
118 Washington Street, South Norwalk.
"TELEPHONE 188—4;-
HE . BIG STORE.
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CHRISTMAS-GOODS
'WILL BE DISPOSED 011
REGA RDLESS OF COST. 1
w. srsrumvnui,
North Main and Ann Sts.,
South Norwalk.
SPECIAL BARGAINS FOR THIS WEEK ONLY
50 doz. Men’s Colored Shirts, regular 753 and 980 Quality. Our price
1‘. 1r this sale,
25 doz. Men’s and Boy’s Caps, at 190-
50 Boy’s Z-pieoo Suits,
Great Reductions in Suits and Overcoats.
4:c8 .
(8 to 16) regular $2. 00, $2 50 and 3.00 Suits,
Our price, $1 '79
NORWALK
and
TWO STORESl
' SOUTH Non WALK.
Volcanlc Eruptions
A1cg1and. but Skin Eruptions rob
life of joy. Bucklcn s Arniea Salve.
cures them: also ()ld, Running and
Fever Sores. Ulcers, Boils, Felons,
Corns, Warts, Cuts,
Scalds, Chapped Hands, Chilblains.
BestPile cure on ea1th_ Drives out
Pains and Aches. Only :25 cts, a box.
Cuieguaianteed. Sold byJ. A Riggs
Druggist.
Bullodn C'lo'thcll-i’ne.
A Paris laundry has started a nov-
city in .the d11'i11g and purifying of
linen, and has succeeded in convinc-
ing most of its customers that the
notion is a good one. The air about
100 feet above the house is. particu-
larly good for linen, say the propri-
etors. and they accordingly send your
shirts and collars for a balloon trip.
Bamboo frames are attached to a
capti1e balloon, and the linen,‘ ‘rough
dry, ” is fixed to the frames and sails
away in the air. The balloon makes
six ascents daily. and an extra charge
is made for each article that under-
goes the treatment.
.TI1e Homllest Man in Norwalk.
\s wellas the handsomest, and ot her
are invited to call on any druggist and
get free a trial bottle of Kemp' 5 311153111
for the Throat and Lungs, a lemedy
that is guaranteed to cure and relieVe
all Chronic and Acute Cong hs.Asthmey
Bronchitis and Consumption. Price 25a
I and 501:. p, ,
Bruises, Bur ns, .
Masonic Building,
Closeat 6 p. m. Mondays and Salurdays excepted.
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FAIR -
CLOAK AND FUR STORE.
From Maker to Wearen
We have to give away lots of CLOAKS and
FURS for little money.
teralions free of charge.
Stock so large you known Al-r
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