l : .4-:..-.<_Am.... . ) New I . England Production. The result of 14 years in cycle construction. Iverlohnsnn cycles Send for Catalogue. Iver Johnson's Arms & cycle . Works. Filohhurg‘, Mass. assoc-17’s '5 Hill iiiiliflli 5' Born Paint Cures CORNS, BUNIONS and WARTS SPEEDILY and WITHOUT PAIN. FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS. LIPPMAN BROTHERS, Prop’rs, Lippman’s Block, SAVANNAH, GA. CALF PASTURE BEACH HOTEL. C. A. HUBBAttl), Proprietor. SHORE DINNERS I SEA FOOD OF ~ ALL KINDS. Special attention to Parties, Clubs and Societies. Conveyance connects With Tramway Cars at oth Avenue. REGULAR SHORE DINNER, 750. aEEKER COAL co. FLOWS, FLOWS llEPAlllEll, GOAL, WOOD, BRICK, iEME, EEMENT, TILE PIPE. ur‘ij‘lilE. \VITH G. WARD SELLECA L\‘ A Isl. STREET. NOBWE LIX DORLONHOUSE .GREGORY’S AOINT. —— NOW OPEN FOR THE SEASON 0PI1897. SIIOIIE DIIIIIEIIS, RHODE ISLAND GLAM CAKE, BATIIIIIli, BOATING, FISHING. Electric cars to Hotel, every twenty minutes. JOH N E. O’SULLIVAN, Manager. HALE Luz-3.; G.- BALSAM / ' 25C. Ask Your Druggist IT IIIIIE. Don’t go out of town to have your Awnings made when you can get them right here at home just as cheap. If you want a canopy for a party or a wed- ding. I will supply it at two hours’ notice. A letter or postal Card will receive prompt at. tention. P. E. CALLAHAN, Awning MakerJ 53 Cross St. ._Noeralk. WEEKLY Noun ALK - GAZ LOCAL NEWS. —'_"—' E The will of the late Miss J ulia. A Lockwood has not yet been offered for probate. but it is understood that she has in the main bequeathed he'r prop- erty to immediate relatives. There are certain legacies to others including a few societies but not to any large value. Judge Donahoe of the Middletown city court has ruled that it is an act of mercy to sell Sunday newspapers on that day. Now if he will only fine and imprison the prosecuting attorney who brought the case into court he will give additional evidence of possessing the good sense that no judge should lack—New Haven Palladium. The remains of James H. Nichols a veteran of the soldiers’ home at Noro- ton who died at that institution on Sun- day last, were yesterday transferred to Bridgeport for interment. The re- mains were taken in charge at the de- pot by Funeral Director Bishop and interred at Lakeview cemetery. Up- wards of 100 old veterans attended the funeral, four of whom acted as pail bearers. It was an impressive scene at the cemetery where the veterans paid their last tributes to their comrade and among the assemblage were many tear stained faces. William H. Adams, a former em- ployee of this ofiice, died very suddenly this morning of an attack of heart fail- ure, aged about 40 years. “ Bunty ” as he was familiarly called, was perhaps the best “all round print- er” in this section. He became appren- ticed at this office a number of years ago and has since worked in nearly all the offices in this county. He was of a jovial disposition and made many friends, and his mistakes were those of the head rather than of the heart. He leaves a wife, two brothers and a sister to mourn his loss. Mr. John Pike of Orangebury, S. C. came up on the steamer Belle Horton last evening on a visit to friends in N orwalk and lVilton. Forty years ago Mr. Pike as a genial stiring youth, was a clerk here in Norwalk for J. C. Ran- dle, and some two or three years prior to the breaking out of the war, he ac- cepted an engagement from the late C. N. Case, to go to Orangebury as a clerk in his general merchandise store there. The boy Pike has remained there all these years, married, reared a family now adults and won local fame and a fortune, and now in his old age visits the old friends of his Childhood’s home here. Arrangements have been made by the Consolidated road to carry Con- necticut visitors to the G. A. R. con- vention to be held in Buffalo on Au- gust 23, 24 and 25. A special train will leave New Haven on August 23, and will take aboard passengers at VVall- ingford, Meriden, Hartford, Spring- field. The round trip rate from New Haven will be $9.75. Tickets will be good going, August 21 to 24, inclusive, and for return from Buffalo (without extension, from August 24 to 31, in- clusive, with the privilege of extension until and including September 20, pro- viding ticket is deposited with joint agent atButfalo between August ‘23 and 27, inclusive, on payment of fee of 223 cents. Bright and early Wednesday morning Peter Jones, a Mt. Kisco painter, and John Raymond of Vista came to this city in the latters wagon and attempted to raise sufficient funds to take them to the Klondike gold fields by selling rub- ber overshoes. Business was either too brisk or too dull as both men soon started in to paint the town a vermillion hue. They first tried cider but that proved too weak and then they resorted to Nor- walk whiskey. Here is where they made a mistake, however, as no up country man has ever yet been able to successfully carry away a dose of Norwalk spirits firmenti. and they were soon both suffering a bad attack of paralysis. They remembered that they had left their turnout on Isaacs street, and towards this point they steered, but when the wagon was reached both were too drunk to get in. After making a vain attempt to climb into the vehicle both gave it up and laid down in the gutter where Captain Dann found them later in the evening and carted them to the Smith street lockup. Both came before Judge Gregory, this morning, broken in spirits and pume and were fined $10 and costs each, but the generous judge suspend- ed execution of sentence and allowed them to depart sadder but wiser men. The alleged actions of Luther John- son of Green’s Farms,who is now at the county jail awaiting trial on a serious charge, has of late caused 'his brother R. D. Johnson much trouble. The lat- ter is about to enter into a litigation with the sele ctmen of the town of W'estport. It seems that both the brothers were residing with two elderly spinster la- dies in Greens Farms until. the arrest of the one now in jail. The two wo- men who owned the property were un- able to support themselves on it with- out outside assistance and were com- pelled to deed the property over to the selectmen of the town.’ This was done as near as can be learned, about one P year ago with the stipulation that they i would be supported on the same land until death when the property, would become the property of the town. After the selectmen had accomplished this agreement they made a deal with the two J ohnsons. It was to the effect that they should in turn support these two ladies and give them everything they wanted that was within the bounds of reason. For this they were given the rent of the house and the use of the extensive farm in the rear of it. Both of the young men got down to business and as they were of an indus- trious character they soon had the soil sown with seeds of various kinds. They received the compliments of all their neighbors for the good work and they were the first to have the crops show abOve ground. Everything ran along smoothly until Luther Jphnson was ar- rested on the charge of criminal assault on eight year old Bertha O’Meacham which it will be remembered happened about a month ago. Johnson was given a hearing and held in bonds for trial before the September term of the Su- perior court. Not long after being- sent to jail in default of bonds, Johnson was again arraigned on the same charge. . He was given another hearing and the complainant alleged that the assault was committed upon her eight year old daughter over a year ago. Probable cause was found and the ac- cused was taken back to jail with his bond $500 higher. It now appears that the ladies with whom the innocent brother was resid- ing and supporting, after his brother had been taken to jail were a little afraid of the talk of the neighbors and were anxious for the removal of the brother of the accused man. At any rate the selectmen took a hand and have ordered Johnson to quit the prem- ises in a spec ified time or eviction will follow. Johnson refuses ,to quit the premises and has consulted the attorney of the accused bronher who is busily engaged in collecting evidence which he is con fident will secure the release of his client who is now in jail. He is satis- fied in his own mind that the accused man is innocent and this he will try to explain to the Superior court next month. The neighbors of the J ohn- sons speak well of them and it is very probable that a number of them will be brought into court to testify. The ac- tion of the selectmen in trying to re- move Johnson has caused a sensation in the usually quiet place and the result is being watched by a large number, as young Johnson was always looked upon as a model young man despite the allegations against the brother. The latter is a regular visitor at the jail and he is confident that he will be ac- quitted. _ One of the local papers has stated that the J ohnsons are colored people, but the statement is not true. EAST N ORWALK. Frank Spaulding who has been en- gaged as Instructor of Languages at the Wilmington Preparatory school of Wilmington, Del., will assume his duties on the opening of the school Monday Sept. 13th. A large number of the young friends of Ray Selleck tendered him a surprise by gathering at his home on the Dorlon road yesterday afternoon. the occasion being his sixth birthday anniversary. The luncheon which usually accompan- ies a surprise was served on the lawn, and the young folks enjoyed themselves until late in the afternoon. ‘ DARIEN. The following officers were elected at the meeting of the Middlesex Social Club, at Dr. NoxOn's office, “Tuesday evening: Dr. G. H. Noxon, President; C. W. Morehouse and C. W. Bell,Vice- Presidents; Edward S. Austin, Secre- tary; Ronald D. Lyons, Treasurer. Vv‘r‘ John-mu P‘l.r:“v Luna” “.3 m Enlar..-- yin".- Clevelaud. Aug". ill—President Mayan:- ci‘ the It 1:31:01] S'eel (.‘cmpany i'-' ii‘ lTW'ortz—W 1r e‘z-tia‘iu: for $3.000 000 of for- ei-.:= "trial. This man is to be expended on the Johnson company’s plant at Lo- rain. The improvements to be made in- volve the erection of a large blast fur- nace and a plant for the manufacture of coke. \Vife Murderer Taken to J il. Bordentown. N. J.. Aug. 19.—James Robinson. the wife murderer, was today removed from the St. Frances hospital at Trenton to the Burlington county jail. Robinson killed his wife by cut- ting her throat on the 7th inst. at their home in Fieldsboro and then cut his , own throat in an attempt at suicide. fir- Died \Vhen Thrown to the Floor. Cortland, N. Y., Aug. 19.—Frank F. Dickenson died suddenly after a quarrel with his two sons over a board bill. He and his son Leroy, aged 21, clinched and fell to the floor, the father dying immediately. Leroy ran from the house excitedly, crying, “I have killed the old man.” Snow In South Dakota. VVilmot, S. D., Aug. 19.—Much dam— age has been done by a snowstorm west of this town. A terrific wind accom— panied it, and fully 2 inches of snow stood on the level and all grain was more or less blown down. This is the earliest snowstorm recorded here. Massachusetts Benefit Life. Boston, Aug. 19.—-Judge Lathrop of the supreme judicial court today ap— pointed as temporary reb‘eiVers of the Massachusetts Benefit Life association Alfred Woodworth, president of the Eagle National bank of this chm-and Mr. Arthur Lord of'Salein. - "”‘FARM PRICES. ’ HAVE NOT DECLINED IN IOWA SINCE 1860. Decline of London Price of Wheat Due to Decreased Cost of Transportation. “Crime of 1873" Had No Efi‘ect Upon Prices—No Evidence That Gold Is In- creasing In Value—Professor Nipher’s Conclusion—No Occasion For Political Hysteria. The great grievance of the silveritea ' against gold is that it has appreciated in value since 1873 and that it will buy too much, or, as they prefer to state it, prices are too low. If it be true that the gold dollar is increasing in value from year to year, then this grievance is a real one, especially if the appreciation does not result in a lower rate of inter-' eat or is not compensated for in some other way. Because prices of manufactured arti- ‘Cles have fallen since 1873 and London prices of grain are now lower the silver- ites usually take it for granted—and sound money men too often concede it —that gold has appreciated. One great factor, labor, is nearly always omitted in these discussions, and yet it is per- haps as important as all other factors combined. If the purchasing power of both labor and commodities is consid- ered, it is absolutely impossible to show that gold is appreciating. Properly con- sidered, it is doubtful if it can be shown that gold is increasing in value even when measured by farm products. One of the best pamphlets ever published on this subject is that of Professor Francis E. Nipher of St. Louis. It is entitled “The Appreciation of Gold” and is volume 4, N o. 14, of ‘ ‘Sound Currency. ” Here is what Professor N ipher says on prices of farm products in Iowa (the figures or diagrams are omitted for lack of space): “Mr. George E. Roberts of Fort Dodge, 121., has published a paper enti- tled ‘Iowa and the Silver Question.’ In this paper he gives a great mass of Du- buque market quotations taken from the columns of the Dubuque Herald, on file in the historical department of the state of Iowa at Des Moines. The quo- tations are taken on the first of each month between 1861 and 1892, in- clusive, and the value of the gold dol- lar in the currency of the day is also taken at the same date. The prices are then referred to gold. These results show the average annual purchasing power of gold as applied to wheat, corn, oats, hogs, cattle, butter and eggs be- tween the years 1861 and 1892, in- elusive. “Corn and Oats—Figs. 4aud 5 show the Dubuque prices of corn and oats from 1861 to 1892. There is nothing about either curve to attract attention to the year 1873 except the word i“crime, ” Which indicates where the act of 1873 was passed. Both curves show a distinct rise from 1861, but after 1867 the prices of both have been practically constant, with perhaps a. slight upward tendency and distinctly higher than during the War. The price of corn has fluctuated around an average of about 38 cents, and that of cats around an average of about 30 cents. This‘does not mean that at various times the daily quotations may not have been much lower. In 1861, for example, during August and September, the price of oats was 10 cents per bushel. The similarity between the slope of the curves for corn and oats is very striking. “Cattle—Fig. 6 shows the Dubuque price of cattle per hundredweight from 1861 to 1892. From 1861 to 1864 the annual average was a little less than $2. From 1866 to 1892 the price was .very steady at about $3. 40 excepting during the period from 1880 to 1885, when prices were abnormally high, run- ning up to $5. 30 in 1882. Here, as in the other cases, the war prices were the lowest. The highest prices were not be- fore, but nine years after, the crime. “Hogs—Fig. 7 shows the Dubuque price of hogs. Compared with subse- quent prices, the war prices for hogs were better than in any of the other commodities. The demand for army supplies may perhaps account for this. Prices during 1868-9 and 1870 were ab- normally high. Since that time they have shown no tendency to either rise or fall. They have fluctuated around an average of about $4. 50 per hundred- weight. “Butter and Eggs—Fig. 8 shows the Dubuque price of butter and Fig. 9 the price of eggs. Here also the lowest prices were during the war, and in both cases there is a marked rising tendency from start to finish. ” ‘ “If gold has been increasing in value by reason of the so called crime of 1873, these quotations should show a decrease in price dating from 1873. The farmer has been told that this state of affairs exists, but it is the price of wheat in Liverpool or London that has been ap- pealed to for proof of this decrease. In order to detect any change dating from 1873, it is necessary to make the exam- ination cover at least ten years prior to 1873. 'I'heresnlts are shown in the dia- grams which follow. They show at a glance how prices have been changing and how they have been affected by the events of 1873. “ Wheat—Fig. 3 represents the price in Dubuque from 1861 to 1892. The average annual price in gold of wheat during the five years ending in 1865 was about 60 cents. This covered the period of the, :ar. During the period from 1866 to 1 85, the annual averages fluctuated between 63 cents and $1.30. There was no general rise or fall. There were simply fluctuations up and down. From 1885 to 1892 the prices have been more steady and lower than during the preceding interval, but with an upward tendency. They were, however, nearly down. to war prices. There is certainly nothing which indicates that anything happened in 1873 which afiected the price of wheat. From that date to 1885 the general tendency of prices was dis- tinctly upward. No person not previ- ously acquainted ’ with the diagram could pick out the year 1873 if the dates were removed from the diagram. When too many people raise wheat, the price is low. If wheat commands a high price, by reason of a short crop, more people begin to raise wheat, the price gradually falls, and people gradually stop raising wheat. Suddenly a. short crop may again raise prices to an extent that will again increase the number of wheat growers. The average price of wheat at Dubuque during this entire interval has been 79:cents. This price has been so nearly reached recently that it is hardly profitable to speculate about the causes which produced the low prices of wheat during the panic and hard times beginning in 1892. But it does seem unreasonable to attribute it to a crime said to have ‘been committed 23 years ago and which few people con- sidered criminal five years' ago. Mr. Bryan evidently had not discovered this crime on March 16, 1892. Professor N ipher then quotes London prices of wheat and shows that they have declined faster than Iowa prices mainly because of reduced cost of trans- portation. He says that“without doubt the future, price of wheat will be deter- mined by the amount of wheat grown and the ability of people to pay for it. ” He draws the following conclusion: “In not one of these diagrams is there the slightest indication of a falling off in price dating from 1873, nor is there the slightest feature to indicate that the year 1873 has any significance what- ever in our commercial history. In not one of these diagrams could any person pick out the year 1873 if the dates were removed. What ground have we, then, for asserting that prices have fallen by reason of the crime of 1873'? What is this grand display of political hysterics all about? “From 1861 to 1892 the farmers in Iowa were getting on the average slightly increasing prices for their prod- uce. This was certainly true of produce which was not forced to seek foreign markets. “In the name of all that is reasonable why should these farmers object that the dollars in which they were being paid would buy more of manufactured goods in 1892 than they did in 1873? Let us be candid. Let us remove these business matters from the corrupting influence of partisan politics and think about them soberly and talk about them calmly. They concern our welfare and the happiness of our families. ” No Longer Wedded to Silver. Senators Stewart and Jones. those two old silver war horses, are mystify- ing the enemy and dumfounding the silverites by their sudden change from pessimism to optimism. They are both in Wall street and are speculating on a great wave of prosperity. Senator Stew- art said on Aug. 12: “There is no room for pessimism in this country. No one can .be. w‘bear’ in the face of the wheat famine in Argon-r tina, Russia, Hungary and India. In view of .. this condition abroad I should not be surprised to see silver sell as low as 25 cents and wheat as high as $1. There is nothing in talking silver at the present time, and my advice to my friends in the west is to fall into line with the forces of prosperity and prog. ress and receive their due share of the reward. “The time has passed for the old is- sues. We must turn to face new issues and new conditions. “I frequently hear it said that this security market is a 'duplicate of the market in 1789. It is not. It is more of a bull market. All a man has to do is to get into it—go to sleep and get rich. The wheat situation in the west will make every railway not only a dividend earner, but a dividend payer. ” Senator Jones talked in a similar vein. He seems to have discarded silver and gone back to gold. He said: “I be- lieve a great deal of gold will be found in Alaska, and it is certain to restore prosperity. An abundance of money means prosperity.” It is a relief to be told by these for- mer gold haters that prosperity can come through gold. They are welcome to their more money theory of prosper- ity, mainly because it differs from the 16 to 1 theory. No Respect For "Chicago Pla‘L’fox-m. Once more the market price lists show wheat going up and silver going down at the same time. The fluctuations of the markets show no respect whatever for the Chicago platform.—New York World. It Always heads with the nearest cc; - petitor way cistern— Because B—L tobaccos are always the same *made from best leaf, of finest flavor, last the longest and always satisfy. Chewcrs know good tobacco as sailors do a boat —— that’s why B—L always leads. J. II. JEIIIIIIIES, UNDERTAKER! No. 7, MAIN STREET. NIGHT BELL AT 01?me The Joke Went into the Record. “Now. your honor," argued the at- torney in the court of Justice Brown of Santa Rosa. “I move dismissal 01 this case on the ground that the cor pus delicti has not been established.” Judge Brown rubbed his chin in a perplexed way, fixed his gaze on the ceiling for a moment, and then clear— ing his throat, said: “Of course it is an old principle of law that the pro bator must correspond with the alli. gator. and in this case I am of the be lief that the corpus is all right, but 1 don’t know about the delicti.” “Your Honor, I want that to go into the record,” demanded the opposing counsel. “1 want the record to show that your Honor said the corpus is all right. butyyou do not know about the ‘ delicti.” Judge Brown realized that he had blundered and sat staring at the attor‘ ney for a moment. Then, pulling him- self together, he said: ”All right, lei '- that go into the record, but you fel- i lows know danged well I was only joking when I said it, and that will go into the record too.”—San Francisco Post. . l mu.- Sawrfiill Runwby' Wine". There is a sawmill in Grandin, Mm, many departments of which are in charge of women. There is a woman in charge of the engine. One of the rooms where the big saws are operated is managed by women. The latheroom is also populated by femininity, and the machines of all sorts are handled by them. In the rooms adjoining a force of young women is constantly employed, filing and getting the saws in shape for work. The care of the machinery is in their hands, and it is said they are quite as adept and as competent to handle it as any force yet employed in the mill—From the Ore gonian. aw ‘ ~v—_-..~ A IVeakness Uoiii'esscd. “I do my best not to be envious,” said the nervous man, “but'sometimes i can’t help it.” “Why, you never manifest much zovetousness.” “No, I don’t covet. the Fourth of July comes around I ‘ff‘lll't see a deaf and dumb man with- tut being jealous."—\Vasbington Star. Sick Headache and disordered stomach, there is but one reliable remedy, and that is 50:. and $1. All druggists. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA It? I E s@ i,h MW' WW» .. for Constipation as WWWOWW lights the way and stays ligh nickel-plated—no tin; outside oil-filler; cotton packed oil taunt; double convex ground‘photo- lens _: burns keroscne, throws a light 90 It. and m weighs but 12 ounces..;: Three years a leader, and three ymS’ See. our new, cheaper lamp-the. “ Searcher." ”§ i ‘a‘ .1 improvements now added. 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