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Entered in the Post Office as a Newspaper
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4.331896.
THE WEATHER—Today fair and
growing warmer. To-morrow, fair to
slightly cloudy and warmer.
Our Daily Food.
Current Literatu’re calls most serious
attention to one of the universal and
crying evrls of our every day 'dietary
life. In a recent article it says that the
theory has been somewhat'authoritively
advanced that the alarming prevalence
of appendicitis is due to the common
use of certain dangerous preparations
of flour, and that this directs attention
to- the prevalence of adulterations in
our food products, and the werk which
has recently been done in different
States by local food commissions. Ac-
cording to a report of the Ohio Food
Commission mentioned in the Outlook,
a crusade was instituted against the
grocers of the State for selling fraudu-
lent articles! It was found that they
were commonly selling vinegar that
wat a chemical chpound; jellies and
jams with but u. small percentage of
,fruit in them; lemonade made without
any lemons,but with tartaric acid and so
on. They then moved on the druggists,
who were selling'ton‘cs that were mere
concoctions of alcohol, “pre-digested
foods that were dangerous to the sys-.
tem; and tablets purporting to contain
certain medicines, when only the merest
trace of such drugs could be found in
them. There are hundreds of articles
of household use which are now pre-
pared in this fraduient way. A few
vigorous commissions to look into them
and prosecute the makers and sellers,
would be of lasting benefit to the race.
’I’heEnglish Parliament put an end to
this dangerous practice in the United
'Kin'g'dom some years since, by the
enacting of the Food (Adulterations
Act, and every state legislature: within
the bounds of the American Union,
should pass and rigidly enforce suchtna' 4
humane act as to food and beverages.
Marking the Gettysburg Field.
The Gettysburg National Park Com-
misriun has made a report to the Secre-
tary ol War '0! a year’s progress in
marking and making easy accessible to
all visitor 3, that historic battlefield
The commission was created by» Con-
gress for the purpose of preserving the
feature” s of the battlefield as they exist-
ed at the time of the battle. to make all
its interesting points accessible by good
roads. and to ascertain and careiully
mark the positions and evolutions of
both the contending armies. So far as
the UJIUD troops are concerned, much
ct this work has already been done by
the survxvors of the several commands
and by the dilferent States. This con-
fined the work of the commission Chit fl y
to fix'ng and mirking the positions of
the Confederate troops and the United
States regulars.
The road making consists of, con-
structing telford roads along the Con-
federate and Union lines. These ave-
nues are known as Seminary avenue,
Confederate avenue, United States
avenue, Hancock avenue, Sickles ave-
nue und Sl'bcum avenue. Of these,
United States avenue traverses the
field from east to west between the
Union and Confederate lines, and the
others follow the respective lines of
battle Seven and three-fourths miles
of this teltord road have already been
constructed. Two sections of Confed-
erate avenue‘have been delayed until
(3. indemnation proceedings will give the
commission control of the necessary
laudt Fivesections, aggregating near-
ly three miles 0! this avenue, have been
completed.
The position of the troops and bat-
telies is being marked by monuments
and guns, two guns to each battery,
like those composing the ,original bat-
'_ tery, but mounted on irom gun car-
riages, closely resembling the old
wooden ones. Tablets of iron ”will
. mark the position of each battery and
each command of infantry and cavalry,
a work requiring great care and delib
oration. ' The completion of this work
awaits the acquircment of the needed
lands. The avenues are closed with a
neat fence of iron, capped locust posts
ins galvanized iron railings: All stone
fences and walls and all breastworks
existing at the time of the battle are be-
ing carefully restored. Sections of
' forest which have been denuded of
..
by planting and five steel ob~ervatorié s,
afl‘ording commanding views 'of the en-
tire field, hav;-been erected.
This recital of what the commission
has done and is doing, very clearly in-
dicates that when its work is completed
the Gettysburg batllefield will be an
open book that can be known and read
by all future generations. The location
of the two lines of battle and the smaller
commands composing each, will be dis-
tinctly marked and every part will be
easily accessible by smooth and durable
driveways. Not the least of the com-
mendable features of the. commission’s
work is its absolute impartiality. Con.
federate and Union positions are treato'
ed alike, the sole ol'jact being to restore
of those who fought there may to, all
generations visit the scene of their
farthers’ sanguinary struggle on this
memorable field.
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SMALL_ THINGS THAT .CCUNT.
The Size of the Article Does Not Indicate
the Magnitude of a Business.
George Redmond brought a stranger
home to dinner with him one night
last week, and the family were quite
delighted with his appearance. He was
a young Eastern man, full of life and'
energy, and though he talked trade a
good deal, he did it in such an easy
way that it wasn’t at all offensive.
Business was so dull in the East, he
said, that he thought he would take
a little run through the West and look
up some of his customers. He was
quite shrewd enough, however, to
avoid being drawn into any financial
controversy with Papa Redmond, and
seemed much better pleased to take
part in a general conversation with the
whole family, with a slight concession
perhaps, in favor of George’s sister", J u-
lia. ’
“This has been a great season for the
flag business,” he casually remarked,
as he dextrously steered Papa Red-
mond from the crime of "73. “My un-
cle Joe writes me that there has been
a wonderful demand for penny goods.
Uncle sells flags, you know.”
“What, penny ones?” said Julia, in
some astonishment.
“Oh, all kinds. He‘s President of
the Cohasset Bunting Company.”
There was silence for a moment or
two, and Julia concealed a portion of
her flushed face behind a teacup.
“Theremust have been a lively busi-_
ness in _ campaign buttqps,” said
George. ’ ‘
ener. “When I was in New York last
week brother Jim said they were still
going like hot cakes. I’ve forgotten
how many gross of street outfits he
said-he’d sold.” ‘
“Does—does your brother sell buttons
on the street?” asked J ulia.
“Not exactly. Jim is manager of
the Erie Novelty Company, up at
Springvillc.” -
£6011!"
Again Miss Julia was forced to hide
her blushes.
“Unfortunately,” said the guest, “we
are not all in buttons just now. Cousin
Charley Stow was down from Maine
before I left and said that toothpicks
vcre a drug on the. market.”
“I shouldn't think there was any
profit in toothpicks when you can get
so many for a nickel,” commented Mrs.
lcdmond. "
“Oh, Charley’s factory at Plum Lake
has paid handsome dividends up to
the present year. He turns ’em out in
billions, and makes spools, too, you
know. But I’m afraid Cousin Joc
Hooker is going to suffer more than
any of the rest of us, poor chap.” ‘
“What does he sell?" inquired
. George.
“Slate pencils.”
“Slate pencils?" echoed Julia, and
blushed again.
“Yes, he's got a mill of his own up in
loshcn with all the improved machin-
cry, but with so many public Schools
shutting down on slates, I’m. afraid
he'll have to add something to the
plant. He’s talking of making lamp
chimney cleaners.”
“Any money in that?”
George.
“Oh yes, indeed—and he may
mouse traps.”
. Miss Julia almost echoed the “mouse
traps," but she refrained just in time.
“Are you also in a manufacturing
business?" slw sweetly inquired.
“Yes." he answered, “fly paper.”
“Fly paper?"
“Yes, and shoestrings.”
Miss J ulia. leaned back from'the ta-
ble and breathed-hard.
“Shoestriugs?” she softly repeated.
“Yes. I have a quarter interest in
Brother Tom’s fly paper factory over,
in Hoboken, and a year ago father set
me up with a shoestring plant in As-
toria.”
“And do shoestrings pay—'and—fly
.paper?” quoth Miss Julia.
“Why, yes, certainly,” replied the
guest. “Fly paper gave up a 12 percent.
diVidend last year, and I have eighty
"men at work in Astoria. I guess our
shoestring output will reach pretty
close to a couple of hundred thousand
inquired
add
by December.” 0
Miss Julia looked at him With di-
lated eye.
Then they all went back to the
drawing room. -— Cleveland Plain
Dealer. ‘
WIT AND HUMOR.
Glennie: “Because when you whip
me some.” '
Father: “Whip you, my son? ,Why
should I whip you?”
Glennie: \ “Because when you whip
the momma gives mepears."
I —.-Advertise a. the Guam;
trees since the battle are being restored, '
the battlefield so that the descendants,
., it
“Wonderful,” cried the young East‘
. Mrs. MEAD’S‘g
ALL
APPLICATIONS
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TH EEVENO INGGAZETT E
CHECKER-BOARD BUSINESS DIRECTORY. ,
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. N ORWALK
Fll‘fl Insurance CI].
In Successful Oper-
ation Since 1860,
No .Outsranding Claims.
GAZETTE ADS.
BRING '
GOOD RESULTS
Sales For. a...
VALUAILES STORED
' IN .
Safe Deposit Vault
OF THE
NATIONAL BANK
OF NOBWALK,
It
DENTIST, "
8 West Avenue.
' EXPRESSLY F03 FAM-
EMBUSSING
FRED A. WALTER,
_ manna or ,
AND puma m
HARNESS AND
p ~ 'R» HORSEfGIOODS.
.. ‘ epairin o a lkinds
DONE.AT done at 51m, notice. \
. amessmade to or-
THIS OFFICE deraspecialty.
. +1 7 31 MAIN 81'.
.. honwamr, - - CONN.
w. n. svmmou- i
INSURANCE. '
" Illllllll l. iuelle Illlllng.
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Painting. Pal er
fianmng. Ka somin-
6. Ward Selleok,
BEST Goons.
TEAS and COFFEES'
1s TWALL sr.
TIRES! TIEESI TREES!
we. at 58 Belden
Avenue, if you are 30-
. mg to set out trees
this fall. All stock
warranted to live.
Edger Buttery,
58 Belden Ave.
25 years foreman of
Hoyts’ Nurseries.
Frank T. Hyatt
. 'e in: and Hardwood
Finishing.
B. l. MATT,
52 Wilton Avenue,
Norwalk. Conn.
. Send for book con-
taining samples.
PARLOR
BABIEII-i-SIIOP,
E. S. LEOBOLD.
.. 4-7 Main Street.
ENTERPRISE
Bottling. works,
7 Wall Street.
' EIIE AlES All lAEER
ILY USE.
Mail orders receive
prompt attention. r»
TRY
WEED'S
SODA WATER
38 Wall St. _'
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[- - _ _ _ «lab (Priming. 2*
. . _ . . -, , . g - "flugtmmnb
unicorn!) a'r uni
, mSGHOQll
WILL REOPEN
sunrises, 1896.
For admission should be
made at Hillside at an
early day.
CHEAP FUEL
Owing to many of the factories having
been shut down, we have a large accumu-
lation of first class coke.
We offer the same during the month
of December at six cents per bushel at the
works, or eight cents per bushel delivered
within either city limits, in not less than
twenty-five bushel lots. Extra for car-
rying in. .
The llorwalk Gas Light Company.
rPiano Lessons.
. EORGE W. BRADLEY (daughter
gfehe late Wm. Fallow.) gives efliner t
and satisfactory instructions on the Piano at
her home No.193 Main street.
A BICYCLE FR BE. ,
v lIllLIII-AY roots.
o. FElNBERG,
IjEALER IN
SOLID GOLD GOODS
AN D J EWELRY.
Loan Office.
Repairing of Firm Watches and Jewelry
Neatly Done. '
164 Washington St. So. Norwalk,
‘[on the Bridge ]-
10 Day’s sale Unredeemed Pledges. Clocks,
Jewelry. Clothing and Musical Instruments.
HALE’S
LUNG-
LBALSAM
. 25C.
Ask Your Draggist
’ We shall give away a High Grade Bicycle on
'the'evening of December 24th,just in time for
Christmas.
Every- cash purchaser of 25 cents’ worth will
receive a coupon.
so. hoBWhhllllABDWABE so,
South Main Street,
- .~ yours and others
good it might have done.
and wewill as the rest.
South Norwalk.
cu read this advertisement. If it 1...: been
had read it, ”Fulfill
send in join: adv—
Rategfion application.
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io THE PEOPLE OF NORWALK
Plumbing, Gus-fillzug, Slczzm-flllzug, Tz'u and Sheet lrou work
(lily of ‘N‘nlwalll. Earle ‘1 and Vulcan
GAZETTE Ill-'FIOE -
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_ Tbcuudcrsz'gucd having purcbuscd tbc Plumblugaud 7m-
umg busmess formerly conducted by Wm. P. Holmes at o
7 Water erect, and filled lbc same as u first-cluss-Plumbmg'
Steam-filling. Gas and hurling Establishment, respectful];
solzczl u sburc of public patronage - ‘ V
' All work will have our personal supervision and inspect-
zou, and be executed wile promplucss uud' thoroughness. .fluy
rue waulcugfirsl—cluss work done at the lowest prices will do
well to gzvc us u call. We will cheerfully ' cslz'matc on all
of every descrzplzous. .
.flll jabbing will be» attended to promplly. 'Hol az’r m
gleam healers cleaned uudpul z'u thorough report. Call or ad-
rcss, ' '
PHILLIPSON. & BRO WN, ”
Practical Plumbers, Steam & Gas Fillers, Tin and Sheet Iron Wailers.
' 1 Water Street, llorwallr.
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NewYu-r andNorwal Freigh line
PROPELLERS
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Will Leave Pier 23, E. m, n. Y. (Beedma‘n ea). or
NORWALK ill] sun-ill NURWA-LK
Leave South ,Norwalk Daily at 6 P. it-
‘ Leave Norwalk Tuesdiy, Thursday and Saturday at 5.15.11,
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