' They have ‘. WEEKLY-NORWALK-Gaze-rain.‘ THE CRISIS. ' BY HARRIET E. ORCUTT. Robert Strong, reported millionaire, stood in the bay window of one of Chi- cago’s mansions one brilliant sunshin y December morning. There had been a light fall of snow the night before; the breezes had played with it and dis- tributed it most unequally. The mil- lionaire was watching his enterprising young neighbor over the way, who in- habited the poorest house on the street, and who was out shoveling snow from his sidewalk. Mr. Strong was in a meditative mood. Although surrounded by every evidence of wealth and luxury he did not look nor act like a man who was perfectly sat- isfied with life. He had been pacing up and down the room more like some caged animal than like aprosperous member of the board of trade. . “It is time that Hobbes was here!” he was saying as he walked up and down, making an occasional pause at the window. “Why does he not come? I am anxious to know my, fate. Wealth or poverty—which is it to be for the future? That fellow over there shovel- ~ ing snow for exercise works on salary, and has no business cares. Iwonder who is happier, he or I? How we are hampered by our environment! I would really like to take a. shovel and dispose of those drifts still reposing undisturbed on our front steps. The exercise would do me good, but what a shocking thing it would be! The servants, the family, the whole com- ~munity would- be shocked, inexpress- ibly shocked! A hundred dollar bill would hardly induce one butler to so :far compromise his dignity as to shovel snow. And if I should do it! I have half a mind to try him with a bill and see what the effect would be! He is fond of money. A hundred dollars so easily earned would be a temp- tation. I am curious to know what he would do! The experiment would probably result in his giving notice, and Mary would be sorry to lose him. Iwonder when I saw her last? She seldom takes breakfast with me. Last night I came home late; she had gone pm“ the eveniiigmand came home later still: Yesterday—did I see her yester— day? Egg, we passed each other in the hall and said i good morning and good- by! We had an hour together Sunday. Blessed be Sunday! Mary and I are on the best of terms—we have not gnarreled for ten years! I think we love each other. But we are both so busy. film has the care of this great house. and company, and society! I have business interests, and the club, and a little politics. So our home life gets lost somewhere. I wonder if we are any happier than we were in the old simple days when we lived for each other, instead of for servants and soci‘ ety! Was that the doorbell? I shall not breathe freely again until I know whether that sale goes through. If the deal goes against us-—my God! It can’t go against us! If it does I shall be ruined! If Hobbes would only come! ‘A man needs nerves of steel in these days to bear the strain of busi- ness. If the deal goes he will come himself, that we may plan together. If it fails—he will write. A messen- ger will‘bring the news. That young man over there works as if he enjoyed it. How he makes the snow fly! Here comes his wife. Happy creatures! no dignity to be compro- mised. He can shovel snow and she can sweep it without shocking the whole community. What abeautiful morning! The air is like wine, and the sunshine turns the snow into ten thousand glittering diamonds! Surely that was the doorbell! Can it be Hobbes? I must not look too delighted lest he should guess how near ruin I am.” > It was not Hobbes, but his daughter Lucy who entered the room. “Do you like the snow, Lucy?” he asked, as she came and stood by 'his side at the window. “No, papa! I don’t like it at all. I can hardly walk to school, the side- walks are in such a. condition! If it was a little farther I should order the carriage.” “That would hardly pay for three blocks. Your mother walked' two miles every day that she was in high school.” “‘How perfectly dreadful that must have been! Why didn’t she take a car?” “It was acountry town, and there were no cars.” ~ “0 papa! just look! Those people in the cottage are both out working in the snow. He goes ahead and shovels and she follows with a broom. Isn’t It too bad they are so poor they have to work so hard. I always feel sorry for such people.” ' “Do you? How about those who are glad to see the snow that they may earn a few pennies shoveling it?” “They are wretched, of course! body expects them to be happy!” “Our neighbors. the snow shovelers, look happy,” he remarked. “They always do, but I should be perfectly miserable if 1 were so poor. There are three children and they only keep one girl! She trims her own hats and hardly ever has a new dress, and when she does she has to make it her- self.” . “They can’t be so very poor,” contin- ued her father. “The lot that cottage stands on must be worth ten thousand dollars at least.” V “It is. Edith’s father wants .to buy it to enlarge his yard, and has offered that, but it has always been her home ’—her father gave" it. to her, and her mother died there—and they won’t ~sell. She doesn't want the cottage torn down. They are not poor the way folks are that accept old clothes and provisions. She has a piano and books, but they are too poor to have a good time. They can‘t keep a carriage or go into society or travel in Europe.” There was a moment’s silence. His daughter‘s views were something of a surprise to Mr. Strong. “When are you going to get mamma those diamonds you promised her?” No- asked Lucy, turning away from the Window. * O “I don’t know. Is she suffering for them? I am short of money just now.” “They are only twenty thousand dol- lars.” “Which is exactly four times the amount of money which could be allot- ted to. each family in the United States by equal division of all the property it contains.” "I don’t understand you, papa.” “Very likely not! But if all the property in the United States should be equally divided among all the peo—’ ple in it, there would be about one thousand dollars apiece. The average family contains five members. so you see when your mother wears those- twen ty-tliousand dollar diamonds, she will be wearing the capital of twenty people, or of four families.” “What do you mean by that, papa? Do you mean that if mamma has twenty thousand dollars’ worth of diamonds, twenty other people will have to go without anything at all?” “That is about the size of it, my" dear. If there are twenty people and twenty peaches to be divided among them, and one man takes half of the peaches, there will not be but ten left for the other nineteen people, will there?” ' “I should not like that if I was one of the other people—but I do want mam- ina to have her diamonds! Mrs. Van Smith has beautiful diamonds and they are not half so rich as you are, papa!" ' "I fear you do not realize the value of money.” “Perhaps not! I hope I never will. I should hate to be poor! By-by! Edith is on her steps and we go to- gether.” A moment later the butler appeared baring a letter on a silver tray. “He brings my death warrant!” was the thought that 'passed through Mr. Strong’s mind. “Hobbes did not come ——he has written. The deal has failed. It is my death warrant.” He waited until the butler had left the room and then 'opened the letter with trembling fingers. It was as he feared. The deal had failed! *le sank ‘ into a chair and covered his face with his hands, caring nothing about partic- ulars. It was enough to know that he was lost. All the world must know his financial distress to-morrow. Ruined! Ruined! Could he face the world and begin again? Could he face his own family? The words of his daughter: “I should hate to be poor!” rang in his ears. In his mental distress, those carelessly-spoken words, uttered with out thought, weighed more than they should. It seemed to him that they expressed the sentiments of the whole family. How could he tell them that his wealth had vanished even quicker than it had come. He started up and paced the floor. his “thoughts acting like whips to scourge him on.” In this, his hour of despair, hiswhole life passed in review before him. He thought of the high hopes of his youth, when he had wished to be num. bered among those who fought for justice and truth and the rights of the people. In the mad scramble for wealth he had ceased to be just,he had dishon- ored truth, he had trampled upon the rights of others! He had sold the best part of himself for wealth, and now—- even that, the price of his infamy, was gone! His life had been a failure from first to last—a miserable failure! Measured by the highest standard it had always been a failure—even though his check had been good for a million! Measlured . by the lower standard of worldly success, to-morrow men would write upon his brow—fail- ure! It was unendurable! Why should he continue to live when life had lost its value? With a sudden re- - solve, born of self-contempt and de- spair, he stepped into another room and came back with a revolver. And yet—he could not go out of life witout one last word to Mary. Poor Marv! She might take it hard! He would assure her that it was not ‘lirough lack of love for her that he ended his existence, but—\Ivhat reason could he give for deserting his post at her side? He sat down to his writing desk and took out some paper. “Dear .Mary,” he wrote, and then words failed him. How could he tell her? He stared blankly at the paper. After all, would it not be the act of a coward to leave his family alone to fight poverty? Had he a right to do it? Suddenly asoft white hand glided past his, seized the revolver and re- moved it. “Robert! Robert! What is the mat- ter? What are you about to do?” cried his wife in distress. “John told me that he brought you a letter, and then you began to walk up and down the room, crazy-like, With a revolver in your hand! Why didn’t you come and tell me about it? You have no right to try to bear trouble alone. What is it, Robert, dear?” . ller arms were around his neck. and she was covering his lace with- kisses. “Itineans, Mary, that we are poor! This house will have to be sold; you w‘..l have no carriage, no diamonds, no trips to Europe. I shall not save enough out of the general wreck to pay the running expenses of this house for another Six months. We are poor, Mary; poor. Our wealth has taken wings to itself and flown away. There’s nothing left, but the little house your father gave you, and perhaps two or three thousand to start me in business in a humble way.” . ‘ “But Robert! You have no reason to despair! We have health, strength, the'children and each other! The best gifts of life are still ours! Do you know, Robert, I have thought some- times that it would be better for the children, if we were not‘quite so rich? The possession of great wealth tends to make us forgetful of our common humanity. We will move back into the little house in which we were so happy, and let the social bubble float Without us. We will live for ourselves and our children. While you are with us, dear, we will be happy whether we are rich or not.” Love conquered. . The cris:s was past. Robert Strong .decided to live, and to so order his fu- ture that self-condemnation should not be his portion—Banner of Gold. A FRIGHTF_UL DEATH. ' About 8 o’clock Saturday evening, the attention of Charles 0. C. Betta who lives on the Church Green, was at— tracted to a. horse and carriage which . stood near the watering tank at the south end of the Green. He observed that seemingly there was no one in the carriage and that a blanket was drag- ging on the ground. He saw a man, who proved to be James Whitney, standing 3 short dis- tance aWuy and called his attention to the horse. Whitney went to the tank and was horrified to find a man hanging head downward from the carriage. With some assistance he succeeded in disentangling the man from the carri-. age and upon placing him on the grass discovered that he was dead. Oflicer Bartram was summoned and the dead man who proved to be William Tuhey, was placed in a grocery wagon and his remains taken to Jennings’ morgue. e Coroner Burke was summoned and after making an examination of the body adjourned the hearing until 10 o’clock Monday morning. The entire left side of the unfortu- nate man’s head—skin, hair, flesh and all—was worn down to the skull as smoothly as if done by ii grindstone. His windpipc was broken as was also Ilie frontal [)1th of his neck, and his lelt hand was badly scratched. Other- wise, no apparent injuries to his body are shown. lemarkably enough there are no ubrasmns of any kind on his face. , . Just exactly how the accident oc- curred will probably never be definite- ly established, but the occurrences leading up to the same are substan- tially as follows: John Grafi‘. a. German, has been for the past four years in the employ of John Geihiim at Chestnut Hill. He had for some years previously worked for the Finch Brothers who live in the some locality and was considered to be a faithful workman. *. Saturday morning, Mr. Gorham paid Graff$lfi and understood that he was coming to Norwalk, and he did. At five o’clock in the afternoon be ex- pressed 3 wishto return home, and madeabargoin with the unfortunate Tuhey to drive him to his home or rather to Sherman Morehouse’s, who lives in Wilton, the price to be paid being $1.50. Tuhey secured a horse at Liveryman Dunn’s and in company with Grsfi' started off. The next seen of Tuhey in this city was when he wasr discovered on the Green as above stated. 'Yesterday morning, Chief Bradley secured a team and drove to the Finch Brothers farm and asked for a man answering the description of the one who had left here in the company of, Tuhey. He found that the party of whom he was in quest, worked at John Gofham’s, and he drove to Mr. Gor- hsm’s residence where he learned that the man’s name was Grafi' but that he had not been home since Saturday morning. To the Chief’s inquiry as to where Grafi' might be found, Mr. Gorham suggested several places and to facili- tate the search sent another of his em- ployees to accompany the Chief. Graff was found at John Butler’s on Hurlbutt“ street, South Wilton. He unhesitotingly told the story of what had happened to him since leaving Mr. Gorham’s’ the morning before. \ He said that he came to Norwslk and after tiring of being about town on- gaged Tuhey to take him a part of the way home. He said that liquid re- freshments were secured preparatory to the start. ' It was understood that he was to be taken as far as Sherman Morehouse’s l from which place it was his intention to walk home. On their way they stopped at McGrath’s salodn .in Winni- pauk, the supply of refreshments having become exhausted. At McGrath’s they , had a drink and secured some to be uiied later on. He says that he finally concluded to go to John Butler’s and gave Tuhey an additional 25 cents to take him there. Reaching his. destination he got out of the carriage and bidding Tuhey good night the letter drove ' off while he 'walked to Butler’s house. He expressed surprise at the and fate of his companion, but could give no further information than that he had already told as to how the accident hap- pened. He .was brought to this city but was released‘on his own recogniz- ance to appear at the adjourned coron- er’s inquest Monday morning. It would seem that after leaving Grail, Tuhey drove to Cranbury and started to- come home by the way of Cranbury, that being almost as direct a route of roughing here as the other. Tuhey was seen driving by the black- smith shop in Wilton, and was slightly leaning out of the carriage. About 100 feet north of the residence of S. T. Ruby in Cranbury, some prac- tical jokers had strung up in a. tree a. frightful looking efligy formed from a cross made of two split rails, wearing a. black shirt and with two stumpy legs made from an old pair of light colored overalls and a head formed from a. pumpkin covered with an old flour,bag. It is believed that the horse saw the effigy and shied to one side of the road throwing Tuhey partially out of the carriage, his head striking the ground, and being unable to disentangle him- self he was dragged the entire distance, over a mile, his head bumping and grinding along on the frozen ground, leaving a. trail of blood in the wake of the runaway horse, which evidently be‘ came tired out as he was seen by the sex- ton of the Baptist church on the Green slowly walking up to the water tank where he was found. - One arm of Tuhey’s overcoat was found to be covered with grease which leads to the supposition that the poor man when he fell- swung his arm over the axle which may account for his not having fallen entirely out of the car- riage. The fact that Tuhey’s hat was found some three hundred feet north from where the effigy hung. leads to the be- lief that he was asleep when the horse became frightened and ran. But then this is nothing more then a surmise. Coroner Doten of Bridgeport held an inquest at police headquarters this morning, and after listening to the testimony of several witnesses among them being Deputy Coroner Burke who stated that there was an abrasion to the whole of the left aide of 'l‘uhey’s head and the larynx was dislocated from the Wind-pipe and that he believed death to have been caused by the latter in- jury, instructed Dr. Burke to issue a death certificate in accordance with his diagnosis. The deceased was 31 years of age. He was a. son of John Tuhey and a hat- ter by trade. . Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of St. Paul’s church was held Monday evening at which time the following officers were elected: Senior Warden—Allen Betts. Junior Warden—E. K. Lockwood. Vestrymen—Charles T. Leonard, G. Ward Selleck, Daniel C. Nash, LeGrsnd Jackson, Homer Merrill, Frederick Mead, Robert G. Hunford, Stephen H. Smith, Oscar W. Raymond. Clerk—St, John Merrill. . Treasurer—E. K. Lockwood. Delegates to Diocesan Convention— John Cotter and Charles E. Miller. Alternates, Horace E. Dean and Sher- wood 0. Cummings. INORWALK’S CHANCES coon ' ——-.— The River and Harbor Bill Reported 'to‘ the House of Representatives. ' The river and harbor bill has been reported to the .House of Represen- tatives at Washington, Connecticut fares very well under the circumstances, receiving $149.000-—$88,500 for harbors and $60,500 for rivers. Twenty thous- and dollars is appropriated for dredg- ing the Connecticut river below Hurt- ford. Bridgeport does not get all she ex- pected but the amount may be increased in the Senate. The allowances for har- bors in Connecticut are as follows: Bridgeport, $18,000; breakwater at New Haven, $100,000; New Haven har- bor, $8.000; Stoningt'on, $5,000; Slam- ford,.$10,000; Norwalk, $10,000. For Connecticut rivers the amounts are: Connecticut River below Hartford, $20,000; Housntonic River, $25,000; Thames River, $12,000; Mystic River, ‘ $3 ,500. .0.———— Credit for Congressman Hill. Congressman E. J. Hill of this dis. trict deserves praise for having secured the largest amount ever put into an ap- propriation bill for Bridgeport channel alone. Mr. Hill has worked faithfully for the improvement of our commercial facilities and he should have the credit that belongs to his successful efforts.— Standard. .- Death of James E. Hayt. James E. Hoyt died on Monday at his residence on Deer Hill avenue, Danbury, aged 76 years. He was a native of Patterson, N. X, and spent most of his active life in Ridgebury where he was a deacon in the Congre- gational church, a successful busincs man and the occupant’ of numerous positions of trust and honor.‘ Some years ago he married Miss Augusta Ben- nett, daughter of the late Eli B. Bennett of this city, who survives him. The pews in St. Paul’s church'will be sold this evening and it is anticipated that there will be a. large crowd of eager purchasers. .*_.n°.__._..—. $190 Reward $100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there 15 at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages and that is Catarrh. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to themedical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mu- cous surfaces of the system, thereby de- stroying the foundation of the disease, giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers, that they ofler One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of Testimonials. Address, F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0. @Sold by Druggists. 7 5c. 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The cry of the~whole world is for Gold! and its value and, necessity is being'more fully appreciated each day. All precious mineral discoveries are practically gifts to the people. Each person is entitled to what he can fairly get. Why no: try for yourself through us now ? Splendid opportunies for securing great bargains in mines come to us constantly. Our agents are re- porting from the gold fields of this continent and from Africa. The company owns two promising properties in Cripple'Cree): . We propose to develop one of the most remarkable, well-proven placer mines in the world. It has already produced about ~$2,000,000 by crude bungled working, and is esti- matedto contain over 325000.000 in gold. Now is the time to invest with us. Do not wait until every man, woman and child is eager to buy Ind priceshave advanced enormously. In 1887 the first shipments of gold, amounting to less than $000,000, were made from South Africa. In 1894 the production was nearly $40,000,000. It is estimated that works under way and contemplated will produce $100,000,000 per year. Less than five years ago Cripple Creek was un- known as a. mining camp. In 1892 it produced $200,000. It is now producing $1,000,000 per month. Two old men, tired out and almost hopeless, not many years since clung despei‘ately to a small hole . in the ground which showed some traces‘of gold. That hole has since yielded over $2,000,000. The Idaho Mine has paid nearly $6,000,000 in dividends, the. Crown Point nearly $12,000,000, the Belcher over $15,000,000. '9 cWe know of no other prominent industry paying such large dividends on capital invested as fully developed producing gold mines. The rate of 25 per cent. per annum is quite common, while phenom- enal returns are made in many instances. We offer for sale 50,000 shares of our capital stock at the par value-— $l0 PER SHARE. Payable $2 per share on application and $1 fort- nightly, beginning Feb. 1. 1896. However, those desiring to pay in full can secure certificates of full paid stock at once. ' I Remit by check or post-office or express order or registered letter to AUSTIN GALLAGHER, Sect» tary. 100 Broadway-New Y-irh. — FOR SALE BY S.B. WILSON. BUILDER, 92 WALL srnEnr. One 8-room cottage, Roton Point; 1 lot Myrtle avenve and 1 lot Howard avenue, 37x300 feet, East Norwalk; 1 lot, 129x180 feet, Broad River; 1 Cabin- Stesm Launch, 302:? feet; 1 two-seated Sleigh; 1‘ two-seated Business Wagon; ? good Stowe; House and Lot on easy cruis. Wm. Lockwood, Real Estate. Insurance and Investment Securities. _nIONEY T0 LOAN.— Insurance Placed in First-Class Companies. Office—Corner Main 6: Wall Sta. Norwal ETER L. _GUIGUE,E'lorist and Nursery man Uuion Avenue, north of Union Cemtery Norwalk, Conn. Dealer in Green House Hot. House and Bedding and Vega. table Plants. _Fruit and Ornamental Trees S ubbery, Vines, Cut Flowers, always on hand,and all sorts of designs in flowers ar- ranged to order. . Grading and refilling cemetery lots at- tonded to. HENRY TILLY. CARRIAGE MAKER SO UTH N 01?. WALK , CONN, ”Manufacturerof— Famili Carriages. Vicinmastuniis iii ALL KINDS OF REPAIRING. ETNA INSRUANCE 00., of Hartford Incorporated 1812. Charter Perpetua Capital and Assets, $8,902,272.04. Insures against loss and damage by FIRE on terms adapted _to the hazard and consistent With the laws of compensation COWLES 8.: MERRILL. Sole agents for Norwalk and vicinitvi J. Beldcn l-Iurlbutt, Allan and UllllllSBlllll‘ at Law Room 4, up stairs, GAZETTE BUILDING. ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY Low Rates. Prompt Delivery .Bracnh )‘l‘ice, Norwalk, at Morris Beuedic t Mam Ofllce, ilepot.f-'iiiitli Norwalk. , L. HUNT, Agent. -‘ GAVEATSg TRADE MARKS. DESIGN PATENTS. COPYRIGHTS, etc. For information and free Handbook write to MUNN & 00., 361 BROADWAY, New .Yomt. , ' Oldest bureau for securing patents in America. Every patent taken out by us is brought before the public by a. notice given free of charge in the stimuli»: gallium Largest circulation of any scientific paper in the war (1. S lendidly illustrated. No intelligent man shou d be without at. $3.00 a. vear; 31.50 six months. dress, MUN’ N & 00., Russians, 361 Broadway, New York City, l‘lllll BRlillLEY’S, , illAPES’, . PRESTON’S And all other standard goods always in stock. Sold at Monufaclurers’ Prices. “Raymond Bios. sour: nonwsnz. WYORK.NEW HAVEN it HARTFORD RAILROAD. ' -NEW YonxDIvismx. December 15, 1895. Trainsleave South. Norwalk (is/allow”. FOR NEW YORK—Accommodation trains at 9.36 a..m., 1.11. 2.54, 4.07, 5.30, 6.50. 8.11. 10.20 p. m. Express trains at 5.20 5.30. 6.15 (local) 6.55. (local). 7.05. (local), 7.55, (local). 8.21. 9.03 (local) 9.58.1045. 11.37. (local) 21.. m. 12.52 2.25.4.20,5.25.6.20 7.57 p.m. Fpr Washington v13. , ~ Harlem River 12.53 a..m.(d§.ily') - _ Simona—Accommodation 9 15 a. m.. 6.141 (local),7.23.(locol) 9.28 p.m Express 5.20 5.3 a. m. , ‘ F93 anfixvnn AND rm: EAs'r.—Accommo-, dation trains at 0.32. 7.38. 8.46 and 11 44 a; in, . 1.37, 2.42. (to B’p’t), 4.20. 5.27. 6.27.128 (to B p t). 8.41.9.41 and 11.15p.m. Express trains at 1.03 1 20 9.11 10.05. 11.06 a. m. 12.05. 3.03. 5.07 (Nougat tuck Express) 7.10 p. m. _ . . _ SUNDAYS.—Accommodation7.38. 9.12 a. m. and ‘- 7.15 mm. Express 1.03 and 1.20 s. m. , 7 . , G. '1‘. HLMPSTEAD. Gen l’nsaquentJ l” . .
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