EVENING S NTINEL.
Amount“. Bolt!!! in: Motor
W . lost ”manual. In ad-
mmimd: Oummmlhm
mam at: math. Mono rest. will.
Wummmsm. to herald
thearrlar
”mun fil’l‘u-“Wltlt.” "To
3 and “In: his" advertisements. not ex-
mull-ammutlmlutbmjlm
Minimal. auu Reading nttlosa. 10¢. a
' - , anddaalh notioanIIc. Schad-
Il strata‘a‘for “Inbred Idvsrtiaementamr-
Island on application.
J “I! (Infill-No. IIII Wafhggmngltrce:
‘ orwalh; this» home cal. . ranc
wadduwmio‘éet. Norwalk; telephone
.” a at! t. .
, (DMIUNIQAIIONS should in all cases be
,1! resasd to "
‘0 BE EVENING SIMINIL
Somu Normans. Coma.
SATURDAY. JANUARY 0. 1804.
stopper. um;wu...... ure-
Quoting with words of approval that por-
I lion of Mayor Lee’s message to the Com-
mon Council of South Norwalk bearing
“2 upon. the subject of taxation. The
pernicious practice of assessing
property on a basis of about
for» per cent. is quite general
throughout Connecticut. but occasion-
' l WE are found who have the to-
merityttmarfup' the/nix lists of their
fallow citixens in a way that will make
them long remembered. Litchiield just
now furnishes a notable example.
Chief Justice Andrews is lifted from
1 $3,500 b.0000; R lilr‘osd' Commissions:-
’Woodruff from $10,500 to $23,000; Senn-
tor J. Deming Perkins. who has done so
much for the place. giving its $30,000
engine house. from $15.000to $40,000;
‘ Dr. Buel's estate from $27,000 to $52,000:
F.Ratchford Starr‘s estate from $11,100
to $23,000; Thomas R. 'l‘rowbridge, of
New Haven. from $5,000 tl1$15,000, and
soon, and it is said the Board of Relief
has no inclination to reduce these figures.
......_..___———
Tin: recent exposure of the green
goods combination in Bridgeport has
mused the public to turn wondering eyes
(lithe police department of that city.
Thoprosecntim attorney, too. has for
several months been acting as private
., council for the reputed head of the green
goods gang. It is a peculiar state of
.affairsno say the least. and the good
ple of that wicked city are crying
{and for an inVestigntion.
__..____
. Adaapatch from Washington quotes
‘jOonnecaman DeForcst as saying there is
7 nodonbt that the Wilson bill will pass
both houses. The Stamford Advocate
(DI
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" ”Elli?”Rddlldr'tim’l'iiiifé'if'"employedI)"
AMEN us
- Genome Article.
at.” a lawn. or «find-3.721%“: f:
TIBllll. JOHNS“ I 60..
“Ola-tans at, Brooklyn.
warn lama. mo mars.
"I:
III M halt Imus.
' . lemurs. flu.
old goods to work off.
8 NORTH MAIN STREET.
MMMIIIM d0
Arthur Grific. who has been employ-
ed by I". Boyhton for several years. has
bullt‘a bridge across the brook In the
Into the horseshoslng and hiaakamlthv
log business In the shop located there.
Iii- Gartrude Cole celebrated the
eighth anniversary of her birth. Wednes-
day evening, by entertalning anumher
of her young friends
Ills. H Rowland, left today for her old
home in Richmond, Va. ' ' ‘ ' ' '
Miss Belle Chambers. of New York
city. has been the guest of .1. El. Shaver.
and family this week. .
Mrs. R. H. Boylston will go to Spring-
with relatives. ___
DAIIIEN.‘
Grand Chief A. L. Otis, of Merideu,
with Grand Vice Chief W. A. Wilmott.
Jr..lnetalled the newly elected officers
otlvauhcecislle. Knights of the Gold
on Eagle, last night. The sociable" and
dance on the erenlng of the 10th. prom
less to be a very enjoyable aflair.
Miss Ethel Staples, of Brooklyn. “who
has been the guest of Theodore Austin
nnd family. returned home Thursday.
Miss Estelle Foote and Leeds Neil have
also returned to Brooklyn.
The town meeting called for this after-
noon was adjourned indefinitely, as
there was some irrregularity in serving
the papers.
William H Mather, for many your; a
resident of this place, died at his home
in Tecumseh. Michigan, December 90.
Greenleaf Chasmar returned yesterday
to the college he ls attending in Ilsthlil-
hemnPar ' ‘
Mrs. Andrew Lockwood has entirely
recovered from her recent severe illnms
0.0. Bowen is expected home from
Honesdale, Pa. to-day.
N030TON.
Several young people narrowly escap‘
ed drowning on (lorham's Pond. last
Wednesday evening. while enjoying the
skating. The ice broke in' several places
and Fred Bouton went in the water owr
his head. but when rescued was appar-
ently none the worse for the accident.
Miss Davis's seminary opened Wednes-
day, after the holiday vacation. One of
the teachers, Miss Caroline Bennett, has
returned to her home in New York, and
her position is now filled by Miss Maggie
L. Moulton. of Boston.
OYSTER CULTI‘ICE.
Stratlord Growers [lava Opened is New
Method of Ital-In; ltlvnlvca.
The experiment of planting oysters in
the marsh creeks has been tried by the
oyster companies of Stratford. and this
week is reported a successful venture,
The question was raised that they would
not thrive in the creeks. For the ex-
periment the road was first dredged out.
, anon-Ind
”we MAN AN HOME.
CHILDHOOD MAY BE BRIGHTENED
AND THE LITTLE ONES HELPED.
luldu ”Inwar- aad Luncheons -- Why
Wom- DlaaoabIa—v Girl III II" Dan.
lunatic-a In tho lionuhaopar-L-Pcr-
anal Hutton of Active Woman.
' It Is oftaa said. “Howllttla It takalto
l. 1..-}: whet. tidal!
my, y youth also. not that ex
growth. fostarad Into discontent by lux-
..but tbs boys and rla.
wad-ll] farwholn lIfa Ia so to l of
promise.
By anntlna fulfillment toaomsof their
Innocent. little fancies we can (1 much to
thatr ha plans and contact. or oftsnan
nub-cont wn garment
spoiled the
to wear her
and her budding
act purple. wbIsh
about have '
I dornot I should have liked bainu
mien «gillddhwah 60,!le the!
mash “ plum. srsu wit *tha‘stern
monsoon, the lengthy sobriety
sf thair lives. for they eveloped lntopeo
pl; of aterllng worth.
k we aide often fall to realize the
t of the lit-t e crosses we lay upon the
no _ with the hast intentions. lrccall a
girl who will always r'amembor dila-
ly a winter In het chlldish life. and
VIII all on mount of atair of shoes. Her
llttla bat, with much swiftrunnlng. pooped
to «tan hum th coverings that her fa-
ther took her to t :vlllatre shoemaker and
had her measured or a pair of shoes. Oh.
how ual they wars when they were fin“
lahadl sooaras. stiff leather. the great
square toes and buckskin lacing; And she
had. to wear than sun to Sunday acbooll
There the child failed to find tbs heaven
I meaaags. She could but think of her
i-aadful feet and try to ”cover them with
her short skirts. Every titter or whisper
among her classmates sent the hot blood
rushing through her veins. The time was
one long misery.
How they wore: No stones cut them. no
rough around hurt them. and the careful
father failed to realize the hurt tothc sensi’
tlva nature which would be remembered
what she was an old woman.
When we give presents to our needy
yum glrl frIsnds. while we remember the
substantial things for warmth and comfort.
can ya not add the pretty ribbon, the deli-
cate pair of gloves? How delighted the
young girl will be. who has longed for some-
thing pretty, something now of her own.
not secondhand or made over. In our selec»
tion of gifts to such. let us try to change
pianos and recall what we would have liked
In the daya when the shop windows par
ceased a fascination like unto the mines of
Golconda.
Al we grow old we care less for the tridaa
of pcraonal adornment. The affairs of life
run too heavily upon us to cause any pain
horn bcln obliged to forest) some pretty
fancy. but y the young those things are on
joyad and leased for.
There Is to me something pitiful In the
yonna girl trying with her faded trim.
mings to remodel her old hat or much
worn dress. which must do anyway. and I
long and wish that I could give her all the
b at things that belong to youth.
“ on would make them win and frivo
Ions." perhaps you tall me. but no. the In-
nocent desire for beauty gratllicd will have
an Influence for good. with no more harm
than comes to our mother earth when she
revels in the beauty of the aprIngtIme.—-
Marla Allan Kimbell in Housekeeper.
art
Thayareallofthisyear'adaalxua. No _
Tomlinson’slharmacy .
marina hideous curling pawn-ha lata
grhalrfall Icawavlnxlnaaa. ”
In place of an Inartlstis auto! wrapper
ah. Infolda herself In a downy gown that II
ad“ and dlky and covered, nearly "a"
Inch of it. with ruffles and lace and littll
lover's knot» of ribbon. And her feat!
Well, she doesn't wear slippers that era run
down at. the heel at all. libs has hrlaht lit»
tls comfortable ones that are trimmed with
big mantles or pomplma or diamond buc-
kles that aren't dlnmonda.
Sha has sofa cushions till you cannotraat.
They fill every chair and corner. and when
she lace»~ her shoes she dumps them all in a
" 'hscp‘arahnrakrmr'rbrune “of-them: ' ”When“
abs Ia moody. she cries on than too. One
onto smilmwmulrw all, rl'l ”TM“?
Ia why she «ain’t always loo as pretty“
she does \vht-trahe Is In her own room.
Serving Fish.
hover. under any «momma» arma-
dltiou. should a knife be used In aervlug or
satin flab. If a regular dab knlfs cannot
' be a ballad. the hostess can serve the
mackerel. bans. halibut. em. with a fork
and a “won. The guest will eat. It with a
fork and If need In: borrow assistance from
a crust. or a clam lllscuit. Some raona
malice lho miatulu- or trylnfl to cut rat: h
the backbone. win-wan the alrln should
cut and turned aside and three or four c
tiona of the duller-tomcat remand. an
the spinal column is ravaalad. It can 3.
taken up and the under half of the fish
served. It is customary In refined families
to save the tail and head for tho cat—Ex-
change.
lunar ‘I‘naw Hpongln“.
A gram than) suppose 'that ladies” cloth
should be “winged before using In (ink! to
prevent a sporting by u aler when madcap.
A young man who handle: cloth. In I
large dry goods house In town tells me
that it is by no arenas mmry.
for eight or ten hours. the air will be better
for it tlmn «pnuginq. particularly If carols
worn. -
goods prrpuml and cold pressed for cus-
tomem A [moat any proceu Is better than
spooning. as that takes away all tha fresh-
man—Saw York Recorder.
Illa-drums” of Being I Woman.
her brother has the absolute rlaht to avald
In the dance. while her brother may neck
2sz worm his moist hand for the dance.
clumsy, old and unattractive has the right
wall as a part of Its human dado. Why
should not ritnmblcovsrtake his place be
side lxer’ .‘lntr. on if life werea mere colli-
the Coming ur Imrlord and mustcrl—Waah
inuton Post.
John Ullvrr Hobbs.
More from the London Queen Isapor
“A Study in Temptations." who Is by birth
past ‘35 years,
Mrs. (‘rngir Is a slender women of roadi-
um height; hht‘ has dark. apeaklng syn.
from a Wide. low forehead.
character she is unselfish and kindly.
A llonacliolvl Nancaalty.
If the material is hung out in the place
used the first. few times the garment In
Some of the large houaaa will have tha
A woman unmt heat. home to bores. while
drill woman. She must wait for a partner
$hc must smile on old Stumblcover
although she knows that bruised anklsa
will be the penalty. A woman equally
to put herself in bold relief against the
loa. must our daughter watch and wait
trait of John Oliver Hobbs. otherwlaa
Mrs. Cmgie. the collar of “Some Emotions
and a Moral.“ "The Sinner'a Comedy" and
an American. Shela the eldest daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John Morgan Richards of
Boston. wlmhnve lived In England for the
and her dark hair is drawn carclaaaly away
She is a clover
talker. and while of a strong and ambitious
No household should be without a tight.
J Thé Sentinel « *
at the low rate of twentywllva cents for, one Insertion; fifty cents
for three insertions. or one dollar for a whole week. All such
advertisement! are carefully classified. State clearly what you
want and you will be pretty sure to get prompt returns for
’ 0- ‘ The Sentinel
has an established circulation in the homes where such advertis-
ing is read closely—Just where you want to reach.
cred the matter for n nmment and then
answered: "Now tlmtltllink of It i am
rather apt to claw a turban shape. .They
are more becoming w rue." That, she was
told. was the main trouble. The effect was
similar tothat produced bya man’s stiff
derby or alllt but. And everybody knows
that men become bald muohoftener than
women.
A Parisian Within.
A vogue In Purluit to drum plcturea and
screens and Ill'llnllll'l'll tho table with heavy
ropes of flowers. Not mly does this coll
times attached atrma thl- backs of the
chair: about a round table. so that when
ance of being united by a clialn of blosmma
and foliage. A brilliant effect was pro»
ducal ata dinner rrt‘rntly by the use of
scarlet geranium-i urinal in this way with
amllax aml fern loaf asparagus.
Minor Dot-Ila.
Do not wear shoddy jewelry or too much
of the real article. for overabundance ln'
dlcateo vulgarity and when t o detract from
anotherwise entirely corn-u makeup. If
you Wear a roll. lllIVt.‘ it adjusted orally
with no flying ends and fissure that It Is
not frayed at the mixes nr aides. Atten-
tion to there Inllml'rllet-fllrl- Count-i for a
great deal in the long run and bones“!
produce the emu-t, whlcb all worm-n are so
anxious to obtain.- Pittsburg Punt.
Don't Neglect tho Plano.
Are the pianosupon which your children
practice in good condition! If not. we that
the met-usury repairs an: nmlle at once.
Would you cut with dull .v‘ciyuu'lrs or Would
you attempt to work with a Illltl‘llllll- that
I: out of order? What Would you do with a
clock that fails tolleepgood time? of norms.
you would have your aclrwmv sharpened.
your machine 'llyml and your clock re
paIrcd. [lo Ibo some with your piano. lul-
vlaca The Musical World
Don't Teller (hlldrr-n.
The positive dellght which mmvother
wise very good people take in mulnu chil-
dren Is nurprlainfi. "I Would mucr dic-
chargo a nurse for thin Inuit than for any
other." mid a wise mother. "and when I
find a friend who thluka it Is an amusing
matter to tease my child I ropmve him as
readily as I would a child for the same of»
fence. I hare known dispositions to be ut-
terly ruined through this silly practice.”
Baal and Imitation Lam).
Aclcar point for wmmm not rem-d In
discriminating imitation from real lace.
and the Inability is by no nu-amso repre-
hensible as it once was. is to bear in mind
thatvthe mealwnof mil lace are iii-verso
remxlar u tho-«l in the nuwhino woven.
All real lace Ia hand made. and it follows
that. it is impovilvlr to haw It My petfrcr as
that spun by Tllfli'llllll‘r).‘ «Trillion l’mt.
Iionuty and [In-Ia.
Never touch false Intuit-my. lion‘eanic
ltely' absurd to ll‘m'll a girl that lwauly Ia
of no value. tires! of no use? firmly is of
value. ”or whole prospects and happiness
in life they often depend upon a new gown
or a becoming bonnet lf shr has Iiw grains
of common ucnm-V she it ill find fhlhuul. The
great thing is to tearh ltt‘l' tiwlr prnpl'l'
value. wriydm‘y Smll h.
Our l'ngllah Slater-a.
England swim in Izr qnm- as progressive
if not more so than .\lllrl'lt':l l’rofeaalona
to which American unmvn have warrvly
turned their tyre Itt'v lwum rapllll. l.\hf"||
pmrirtiuu of by llwlr linulith wt”.-
Then: are. for luuuplv. xm.:-~ than Mu)
women gunlrm-ru in England Six women
are said to lw engaged In TII\\II drainage
service.
ring .mm;rmmn efi‘wnuldi ' ”
{soothe-table. but tlislloralvrope-ls-ooma»
tangent-ore a‘euted‘thcy have the appear? f '
‘ thinks there is no doubt. oither.that M r.
Dd'oreat will have ample time to prev
. oslaw in Bridgeport after this year, an
.. . .. n that seems to be very generally
f .
irritated by people up this way.
I lltart Elatory of Damfoollahneu.
(New York Sun)
. . twenty-five years ago the national
Moran of the Democratic party de‘
Wthe “slmpllflcallon of the sys-
lntl discontinuance of inquisito‘
revenue.”
tax denounced In 1868.
* a
modes of assessing and collecting
“it referred to the Income Tax Law,
it“ time still in force as a war mea-
“I the only Income tax law over enact-
fl Ia thlaoouutry since our Government
my-four years later the national
‘. pf the DemocralIc party. while
, g with great fuloeas and frank-
tho whole problem of taxation.
, toaay one word In favor of a
(if the inquisitorial and odious
If tha
phtforrn of 1m had needed to
at all. It would
Manly todanouaca the Idea as
y repugnant to Democratic
but that was not considered
same year. last year. the Popnlls-
» a party adopted a rasc-
ina an Income tax. The
of assassin; and
alumina. so odious to
naturally commandad
Popullm and dental»
. 0,869,148 cltlaaaa sohd
leaving a good bottom. Then their sand-y Dlnnera and Luncheona.
young stock was bedded. According to “Wendou't have Sunday dinners at our
the report they have grown rapidly and 52331.32
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