”filial-bio. ll. Washingtonstreet. Mil ,llorwalhttelenhm .lu-li. Museum-amt. egg-m telephone . , situations should in all cases be ‘ addressed to ‘ t Ill IMO Ill!!!“ . Dom Normans. Con. savanna . HAY lit. not SAVE THE mm TREES. Contributions willbe received at the silica of Tris Evamso‘ Saarinen for a ‘ fund to housed in saving Norwalk’s noble elms from the ravages of the elm tree beetle. The following contributions have thus far been received: _ . Tramway company .......... “0.00 Emile Silurian. ....... 10.00 mini-e Golden. ........ 10.00 l-LWooilward ............ 10m Oath 1.00 New York Herald Weather Forecast. The weather today promises to be partly cloudy and fair. generally. with slight tem- perature changes, possibly preceded by rain. Tomorrow it. promises to be clear and slightly cooler, followed by rising tpmperature. Lowest Point of the Thermometer. The lowest point of the thermometer for the twenty-four hours ending at noon to-day was 52° above zero: highest. 85°. miniature Almanac for Il‘o-morrotv. * Rises Sun Sets High This how This shit-.28 at'lel) “11:43 at 5:33 EDITORIAL SYMPOSIUM. Dceeprating Nature's Scenery. A step has been taken in our town in a direction which tends to bring us into touch With nature, and will undoubtedly unite our citizens in warm interest in the beauties ofthis our home. Our trees arebrave sentinels, sturdy warriors and f ' . of us all. They fully deserve the care'm thasbeen suggested, and their preservation is indeed needful; but. while we are laboring for their "physical" needs, their exterior adornment should nothe forgotten. Of course physically well, with them, means strong of limb and full of leaves most beautiful adorn- mentstobeeure, but we refer to the ways in which they are encumbered with signs and plastered and painted with advertieenienm. We scorn to think - that people of the intelligence we know our townsfolk possess, must utilize these mediums of communication with mer- chants or merchants with people. The rocks along the sides of roads, which otherwise form our prettiest drives, are no longer monuments of the earth's foundation. but cpitaphs for the praise of man and his business. The newspaper is an adver- tising medium most successful and by no means troublesome. It is a true friend toemhof its patrons, always working for their interest. It never is an unwel' come sight, yet it never spreads its pages where it would even seem to be intrusive. That these burdens be removed from our friends isa suggestion we believe made at an opportune time. Many towns much smaller than Norwalk’ have perms’ neat improvement societies, whose aims aretobeautify the places and brighten the lives of the people, and with this last in view some of them receive contribu- tions of flowers during the summer months to be distributed among the sick and poor. The women's and girls‘ clubs have responded as workers in obtaining, arranging and distributing the flowers. and fragrance has been shed within the walls of homes which knew not be- fore the comfort and happiness of having the beautiful blossoms for their own. We have all heard that "flowers are the alphabet of the angles. whereby they write on hills and fields mysterious truths," but how often they whisper to a lone and weary heart words of comfort, love and mace in terms wherein no mys- tery lies. but the very simplicity brings blessing. One last appeal is in behalf of our mounds. They really seem mourn- ful, and no wonder. At this season why could not iield flowers be used in decor- ating the interior of the churches and the plants from the hot houses he set out in the mounds in front of them. It is a shame that they should be compelled to suffer the dilap- idated appearance they now have. This is the timo'of year when all nature is brilliant and beautiful, and without doubt our mounds will feel quite slight- edit in the distribution of flowers they are, omitted. We should be up and doing um these spots of beauty no longer look as though the blast of pestilence had swept over them. L. M. 8. A Plea for a rublic Dock. Atthsprsssattiniethsio seem to be amenable scam relating to them i %tiy being presented and consider as. but how far do they go? Until someone who, perhaps. thinks that such an improvement will in some way be ‘Muleutsl to him as a taxpayer. 'i'bat F'lssrsuouthatoaonotbs ilsteuedto or isolated iasuy lottilieeut community, , tile estate to which the property belongs, a front? lie appearance is disgusting: ltls a veritable dumping ground for not only ashes, but swiil and the stench aris- ing from it is far from invigorating, and the appearance of the decks are not It all inviting. One prom,. owner. or the n-pretentatives of is contemplating extensive alterations to the dock on this propm‘y, and it would be an excellent opportunity for the others to do likewise and for the city toprovide a public dock. This should be given some prominence in the list of necessary improvements. No craft of any kind can land anywhere at the pre. sent time, without the owner or owners being guilty of using, and what'euo couragementis that to a navigator? It is not our with to assume a dictatory standpoint, but it is rather monotonous to allow such an eyesore as our harbor front to exist in so dilapidated a state as at present. An old captain who had not been in this vicinity for nearly thirty years, until one day recently. said that for the facilities afforded this town, its harbor front was in a condition an- worthy of the name of harbor. Of course the Bilbjecil of a public dock may be an old one, but at thesame time we should respect its old age by preserving our town from presenting a front which so many have referred to as the fac simile of an entrance put on by a deserted vil- lage. __ J. F. on. The Kind of" Men Norwalk Wants. Of all the weaknesses to which the human family is heir, probably none lindsngreater number of subjects than that of envying a man the success he has achieved in business life. We lay at his feet all the malevolence of our nature be. cause he has attained the goal we have striven for but have failed to reach; we question the motive that prompts his every undertaking. allowing some per- sonal prejudice to belittle whatever he is constrained todo for the benefit of the community; we say he is avaricious, ty- ranioal. conscienceless, and often ques- tion his integrity because he is seemingly severely exacting in his businessmethods- Yet we lose sight of the fact that these are the men who have made Norwalk what it is today. They have given us our factories. built our business blocks, erected our churches, established our banking institutions, constructed our street railroads, founded our public li- braries. organized our benevolent socie- ties. and fostered every public improve- ment known in this thrifty town. They are the men of good judgment, quick per- ception, keen, active, alert; who don‘t wait for somethingto turn up. but turn up something: who take chances. then push, persevere and win. They are the brains of the community; the men who are valued for their wise counsel, their ability to ” grasp the situation“ and reach results. Without them we would be all at sea. No community antlers, from a progressive standpoint. by the presence of a whole regiment of Bills, Ferris, Rowena, Beards. Taylors. Raymonds. Swartzs, Blanchards, Woodmrds, Iowa. dos. Cutbills. Smiths. Lights, Reeds. Fmsts. Solmans, Knapps, Adams, Volks, Bakers, Marvins, L‘lloinmedictni, Jon- nings, Parsons. Lees, Bohannons, Boyle, (Iorbetts. Donovans. Keclel'e, Van- Burens, Lockwoods, Holmes, l’rowitte, Wilsons, Earles, Osborne, Kimmeys, Coles. Comstocks, Meade, Buckleys, Hyatts. and other equally public-spirit~ ed citizens and successful business men whose names might be mentioned. What Norwaik wants is more of such men. W. A. T. Neglected Graves of Our Ancestor-s. uom Northllr," as the town is famil- iarly called in these days of preparation of historical reminiscences for the cola bration of the two hundred and forty- fourth anniversary of it foundation by our honored ancestors, has ninny histori- cal spots which should be better taken care of. One particular place is the ancient cemetery on Mill Hill, near the old Town House. llere lie the bones of many of the early settlers of this enterprising town, and yet their graves are over. grown with weeds and brim; mora- growu tombstones are strewn slamt, and the mounds of earth which mark their last resting places are fast disappearing from view. A stroll among the neglected graves shows many names honored in Norwallt history, but surely not in the sepulchro. This spot is controlled by the Not-walk Congregational church, and it is surprising that the society have not taken steps to keep up the place, in- stead ot letting the graves and head- stones disintegrate, allowlng this sacred spot, a monument of our early strife as a settlement, to go into disgrace. Why do notliorwalk’s patriotic citizens and the society to clear up the brush, reset the stones. and make it a place of silent worshlpcver deed heroes rather than a pasturolots with plenty of triers and stubble. The out of a horse grazing continuity from the sunken mounds, yesterday afternoon. was one which would give rise to disgust in the heart of any patriot sad pabliovtuhded allied, and show Moibiy tau-um bill!“ was lacking somewhere, or else the old cemetery would be more honor: Tarra- . .‘mmtashuunmwwrm quite as bad in the east. although hardly a freight train passes through South Norwelk, upeolally at night. without at least two or three of these men on board. There is alew in this State against walk- ing on the track. and also again» stealv lag rides on trains. Once a month or so some of the men guilty of the latter of- fense who have been captured are brought before a local justice and new ' ally sent to jail. The railroad coro- panies should take stringent measures to protect their interests. The roadway should be closed to all but employee. and this would result in the banishment of the tramp. If this.were doneit would possibly have the effect of making that personage dielppear altogether, for with- out stoien rides on the railroads to assist him on his wesrisome journeyings, it is probable he would soon become too tired with the greater exertion of walking all the time, to continue them. R G. M. .— A Dangerous Place. People living on the Terrace are uu-‘ easy, and by the appearance ’of the bulg- ing well which faces the Terrace they have occasion to be. People who use the walk on the wall, or pass through theatre“ below it, are doing so, we be- lieve, at the imminent risk of their lives. The ,wall at the head of‘ Washington street will surely tumble soon. As it and the walk on top of it are city pro. perty, it is the duty of the city to make them safe. Should any one be injhred when the wall tumbles, the city will be liable for all damages, and until every means is taken to avert the danger the city is almost criminally negligent. The warning is sufficient, and it ought to be immediately heeded. ' It was very fortunate there was no [one on the portion of the wall that fell last sum- mer,’but such good luck cannot always be expected. We advise people to avoid the use of the street below the wall as much as possible. and those livi on the Terrace had better avoid using t a walk in the dangerous section. The courses of lectures to teachers and pupils given in the public schools are not always so useful and so in touch with practical things as they are iii-Philadel- phia, where a course of laboratory lec- tures has this winter been given ioteacho on and school principals. One of the top- ics recently was on buds and branches. Many specimens of both were laid be- fore the audience and dissected. and their differing parts traced out with a master hand. The teachers probably learned more of botany in an hour than some of them had found out in all the years of their life before. it was a pity that all the school children in the city could not have heard the lecture. Whatever tends to make human beings become interested in nature and to love the country makes them happier and better as well as healthier in their minds. One of the most notable and pictur- esque gatherings of the year 1894 will be the reunion of the blue and the grey on the battlefield of Shiloh April 6 and 7. it isil‘.’ years since that great lightoc- curred. The Shiloh Battlefield associa- tion has the best wishes of all Ameri- cans in its odort to preserve the memo- rablo. spot as a national park. Hundreds of unknown dead. both Union and Con- federate, are buried there. If Canada were part of the United States, the justice who forfeited his bail rather than face the consequences of aiding to corrupt the ballot would not now be cooling his heels comfortably in the Dominion. - If you want a story spread thoroughly and quickly, tell it to your best friend and charge him solemnly not to repeat it. Colonel Brocldmidge has an eloquent lecture on the subject of "Mini Puri- tr." The most singular case of counterfeit- ing that ever fell under the notice of civilized man is probably that of certain silver dollars now in circulation. These dollars have the exact amount of silver in them that is contained in the standard dollar of the United States. yet they are worth about 40 cents loss than that dol- lar, because in the bullion market of the world a United States silver dollar is worth as bullion something like 40 cents less than its face value. The question has been asked whether the making of these silver coins of the exact weight and fineness of the government dollar is pun. ishable under existing law. it certain- ly is under that clause of the constitu- tion which forbids the coining of money by any other power than the federal gov- ernment. Any money otherwise coined, even if it were gold dollars, would be counterfeit. WWW... It issad tossethat ovens goodlnan alps up his foot nowand that. The waorkbcardof health has VII me biein . elm ,. timtornsrryW. . .Brccklnrldcelo- cretlytoflraWingsndthenpuposely omittoiseordthemurisgemssaquiud bylaw. Thebesrdwlllruellenbr. mwmimeimmm meflkbmtoa.a nation’maswlilm, 'NoRWAL'K, CONN. .q- lerrilic Slaughter in by tools. The Bottom Knocked Out ill Prices. Now is Your Opportunity. ** ' WE HAVE JUST PURCHASED AT THE BIG AUCTION SALE IN NEW YORK, 25' CASES STAPLE GOODS. AT AWAY UNDER MANUFACTURERS PRICES. ’ Note These Values: Domestics. 5,000 yds. best Ginghams, dress styles, all this season’s make, sold everywhere at 12130. We start them Saturday at ‘ Giro 100 doz. all-linen, heavy Huck Towels, imported to sell 12in at 17 0., each 50 doz. extra large Turkish Towels, regular 25-cent goods, genuine bargain at 10c Carpet Department. Specials for Three Days. Five pieces all—wool Ingrain carpets, 7 5-0th quality, per yard, 49c All-wool Ing 'uin Samples, each, . , 25C Remnants of best Tapestry Brussels, in pieces from 10 to 25 yds., per yard, 50C Lace Curtains, beautiiul designs, a great bargain, per pr. 493 House Furnishings. Extra Values lnr This Week. 8-inch all-wool Dusters, 120-foot Clothes Line for 3 French China. Festoon Plates, 6 hot. best Household Ammonia, Six-quart Sprinkling Can, Six-quart Porcelain Kettle, Cloak Department. The balance of our Spring Jackets and Capes are offer- ed this week at a Great Reductioanrices almost out in two. We can suit all tastes and fit all pocket-books. Ladies’ and Misses’ Covert Cloth Capes, Good value at $3.98; reduced this week to 29c 29c 29c 29c 29c 29:: $2.19 _“ TELEPHONE CALL. 57-4. TllE Illilllll -' STIllil, tamer ,_ illill ltd W3“ Straits} ‘NOTWlils
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