Id and lth Tuesdays of
”ll—duly and August: as-
. addous
Robert .Wiisos.
.lts. lid. Order lantern star
ill Masonic Building, South
m Ad and 4th Wednesdays
niy and August as-
:"ila o’clock All Milk
. I! .cordially invited.
lisBscha r. W. ld Mrs. ids
lNlO'l’de’ ITATIMIM’.
‘ ’ v published in today's
, y the ministers is of inter-
pr‘ery one who is interested in
.. re of our city and town. It
tell that many recent events
- for some such statsmeut
V, of the ministers. They
it in a very frank and ex-
" Their intention seems to
sills lethal facts. leav-
their own in-
‘ he gained by suppressing
ledge of actual conditions.
-« be distinctly rwmetnbored.
. its work of the ministers has
' ly turned on the light, that
loses.
has supposed that these
exaggerating the situation
ointment will surely dispel any
re is no doubt but what. ill any
age get bad unless public sen-
, is aroused to vigilance. Un-
iy the lack of strong public
' t isuduc to ignorance. it is
* not only iustlllable, but no-
to turn on the light.
” er inritassr TO worsen.
i'l'ho butterfly is one of the best de-
‘ have seen this spring for shirt-
aaids from the feathery designs
up of tiny dowers and leaves. as
. clot and maidenhair fern.
best that hds been showu is
has the butterflies of dif-
as... the smaller giving the
living off in the distance.
: wvblouu effect is one of the
of the season in waists. and
. - - ider effect is another,
ttcr is not invariably becom-
should be tried In some ines-
, 'nstorlal before one attempts
.. up such a bodice in a nice
hallo or other good material.
_ woman who has the reputation
,, appearing cheerful says she
’ . it not going among her
‘ cos a has a disagreeable
' or feeli out of sorts: that
web”? disagreeable days but
' in forcing herself on
.. ;. r their .spcll.
she takes a b sh walk out in
- air away from the haunts of
. she is likely to know and
hub refreshed and ready to
one with her usual smile
. «- t word.
about to quote what seeped a
“Walton for wringing out a
r,‘ without. burning the hands
to wet only the center of the
leasing the ends am when l
was this s to "Dress-
slt-liome": on hot clothes
handed boat the cloths in a steam-
and avoid the necessity of wring-
usryons woman has more res.
any other to adopt a diet of
ass" nuts and vegetables.
' . y every display of hats this
will include one model with the
' domoshspod crows,
trimming departments are
"buttons" of marvelous beau-
-discswhosofacslsss
design or one of lowers car
rslah I
} trauma woven to hat is
, , stilts. indicates the popularity
- tfrm. At the some time
ad more beautiful month
toutltsswsbsvsthls I”
WILL CONT“? “T-
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fill
IllFLE MATCHES
AT CANI’ PERRY
Record Breaking Scores Antici-
Iiatsd at the National Tour-
nament '
WASHINGTON. D. C., March lit--
From now on the principal topic of
conversation between military rltlc«
men will be the national matches to be
held at Camp Perry. The states are
rapidly being equipped with the new
Springfield and every rideman will
have an opportunity to try out. the new
weapon and demonstrate his illness
for the team when spring permits the
use of the ranges several states and
territories not hitherto represented
are expected to send mama and the
attendance of individual villemcn and
0: ride clubs will be greatly augment-
e
The war department will have on
hand more regular troops than ever
before and possibly more officers. it is
probable that every state and territory
with one or two exceptions, will be
represented, together with the various
branches of the service and the colo-
nial possessions. More wines will be
offered than ever before. the range is-
cilities Will be greater and tho attend
ance will undoubtedly be the greatest
in the history of this country.
The national matches will begin on
August 21. with the national ram
match to be followed by the nail nal
individual and the national pistol
matches. The National lulu associav
tion will arrange its program. so that
its matches can be completed the tiny
before the two days allotted for pure»
ties for the national matches, Just be-
fore the National Rifle association
matches will come those of the Ohio
State Bills association, including the
contest for the Herrick trophy, one of
the handsomest in the world. it is
probable that the New Jersey lune ss-
soclatlon will follow with its matches
during the first week in September,
as usual.
The cartridge for the new military
rifle has a bullet weighing 150 grains
which has a bearing surface of .3! of
an inch. The charge of pyrocellulose
powder used imports to the bullet
muzzle a velocity of 2,750 feet per sec-
ond. This powder was developed to
decrease the erosion accompanying
high velocity. With the old powder
developing 2.750 feet, the life of a gun
was reduced to about 1.000 rounds,
while with the new powder the ord-
nance department reports the life of a
barrel to be between H.000 and 0.000
rounds.
While the friends of schoolboy ritle
practice. which includes the members
of the national board and the board
of directors of the National little as»
elation. regret that the proposition to
set aside "00, 000 for the promotion of
schoolboy rifle practice was set favor-
ably received by the house committee
on military ailslrs. they are by no
means discouraged. The results ob-
tained from 'eftorts already made by
the National Ride association and pri-
v'ale individuals to encourage the stu-
dents at high schools and colleges to
study the military rlile and to practice
with it have been must encouraging.
A large number of instances hsvh been
reported where the boys, becoming in-
tersstett while at school. have entered
the militia after graduation. and in
this matter the militia is acquiring
young men of excellent calibre and
who promiseh to develop into snrprig—
their good“ a hots.
"artisans Hours susotass.
Attacks Three Men and directs Ono
malty.
NYACK. N. Y., March lil.-—Post-
master David J. menu, of West Nyaek,
made a single handed attack e ate-w
day upon three burglars who it dy-
uamlted the postoillco safe, and wound-
ed one of the men so seriously that
it Is believed he will die, Postmsstsr
lmith was not lnlursd. The wounded
man.wltebsshnssenttosbos l'i
hers. gave his name as lldwsrd
ags thin gh't years. Beyond
that'bswosid it nothingflilltltllipv
m2“;gva‘smdlroctl‘y ov'dr the
. y morn sg s was
aroused byths soundsofsn explosion,
and alter arming himself. rushed down
lie fault! that the sofa in the
sure...” ""33"" fill
n up as
scattered over the oiled
picsion. When smith
voles the man stood...
a W. but a shot
summer sent
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3
ii,
:3
{rig
g5
EgEfi-ai‘
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for
,howvvsr.
hlal “fairly, and. be
all
git
Zoo taxation. as said that the theory
held in this state that every able
loll-,Isllasfhsapltsls .,
Will TAXA‘HOI
Laws on the Statute loos
,m
in an sddrads st Hartford recently.
Tax Commissioner Corbin gave some
interesting facts in regard to the laws
bodiedmsn shouldbearssharsofthe
expense of the government dated from
its earliest history, though the word
“tax" does not appear in the .eonsti-
tution of the state. in lldo a law was
passed requiring all property to he
lists: at its true value. The present
financial system in Connecticut It!!!
be said to date from use and last.
when it was provided that all property
not especially exempted should be
taxed, and when personal taxation was
restricted to the poll tn. in llidfi the
present penalty was established of ad- .
ding ten per cent. for not returning a
The inequalities in valuations of the
different towns on which the state
tax was laid has caused the state to
iconsidered necessary. The first was
and personal property are not new
safety. Osaof.ths mm
appoint commissions at various times
to inquire into the subiect of taxation.
‘dnn to report what alterations were
in 1le which reported in it“. in
1801 hn'other commission was appoint-
l'.d the pmutble of the resolution
reading as follows: "it is believed a
large amount of personal property le-
gally and lustly liable to taxation is
withheld from and not placed upon
the tax list and also that real estate
assessed at their value." The measure
of relief which this commission rec-
ommended was the appointment of a
tax commissioner. A bill for this one
was failed to pass the legislature in
NM. and another similar one failed
in 1876.
Another commission was appointed
in lsiio, and also recommended the
appointment of a tax commissioner.
A bill substantially as proposed in
this was not adopted. Another com
mission was appointed in last. consist-
ing of Judge ll. ll. Baldwin, Senator
issac W. Brooks, Charles Hopkins
Clark, the late Iiorris 1'. Tyler and live
other representative citisens of the
state. This commission made a thor-
ougb examination of the entire system
of taxation of the state, and reported
their iindings in January, 1887, in a
definite and comprehensive treatment
of the sublect. They submitted sev~
eral bills nearly all of which have
dually be'en adopted with few changes
Including the inheritance tax act of
i880 and the tan commissioner act
of 1001. The purpose of the latter
olllce as recommended by them was
"Io increase the state revenue by the
general supervision of its armament
and collection. and to adjust the state
tax sets between the towns on a basis
of greater fairness and equality."
Commissioner Corbin said there is
no need fora ad one in Connecticutto
attempt to or e taxation on personal
property. The statutes provide liberal
exemptions for household furniture
and farm tools and products, The
shares of stoclt of all Connecticut. cor~
porations and the bonds of Connecti~
cut railroads are exempt from taxation
in the hands of the holder. Savings
bank deposits are also exempt. A tax
of l mills per annum may be paid on a
certlllcste of money on d it. notes.
bonds and mortgages or it suits in ac-
tion. This covers practically all in-
tangible personal property, and no one
can claim that our laws imposes hard-
ship ln tbs respect, Any one, there-
fore. in Connecticut, who Is tax
dodger to the extent of harrowing his
conscience by concealing any of his
property does so because he seiilshly
determines not to hear his fair share
of the public burden.
In speaking of the returns received
at his olllce regarding the work of the
taxing odiclals of the state, Commis-
sinner Corbin said that last spring 47
of the id! towns, of 28 per cent.
claimed an aasmsed valuation of 100
per cent. Seventy-three towns claimed
between 75 and 100 per cent. of "fair
market value;" 31 towns claimed be-
tween 60 and 705 per cent.. and live
towns were frank enough to admit a
valuation below to per cent. Six towns
gave no definite figures. The reports
for this year are not all in. but there
seems to be a' large increase in the
somber of towns that have decided to
assess their property on the basis ‘of
a full market. value, as required by the
statutes. The determining motiveln
each case seems to be based on the
deilnitc idea on the part of the town
that it is more business like and an
absolute advantage to the community
to have a fair grand list and a lower
tax rate.
While any of the assessors re-
ported last year that they had re-
valued a large portion of the property
in their town: from the time given to
the work it was evident that most of
the assessors copied the list of the pre-
vious year, and made little elfort to
determine the value of the property by
their personal observation. Nanotec-
luring plants are listed ats lower
valuation than other property. "mill
from 25 per cent. to as alleged full
value, and many other towns malts no
account whatever of material and man-
ulsctsrad stoelt on hand,
The compensation van to the as-
lu‘h lti t Tut.“ 0.1“”.
great equal as vary ng root
day a“ issosra oftbs towns to 0m
in others. The time devoted to this
wort: the assssors often varies from
three ya in one town to an entire
year Members of the board of relief
are paid from it a day to tiers. Tax
collectors are paid a percentage as
wall as a salary basis, the compensa-
tion varying from I all per cent to
3% per cost. of their collections, and
laxlromdlltoflflayear.
Their“ is some towns show ex-
cellent results. in addition to Anatolia
7. whose shorter requirements
"immaculate“ withthsteivn each
your, several other towns "port
tasss whatever, . On the
,mssym towns. in
Commissioner Berlin falls at,
but apparently follow up in a busiue't
llhe manner.
Several towns, including most of the
large cities. make no effort to assess
the poll or military tax on non- prop-
erty owners of to collect them. if a
state statute of this kind is enforced
in one town or section of the state
there seems no god reason why it
should not be enforced in every cent-
mnnity. ii. the law is impracticable it
should be romlcd, but while it s on
the statute books it should not be is
noted It the will of the different town
and city odlclsls. The rate of taxation
in the different towns throughout the
slate varies from I mills to 16 nlills,or
mare, the average being about, fifteen
to s.
CASTOR IA
IUXMau'dChildfu.
liIIHYIIIIIlIAlllllM
Baarstho
signatures!
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ELIOTNICITV FOR DANIIN.
Town Going to dos About Having s
Plant of its Own.
Dark-n town will have
lighting plant and will light its
streets and the homes of its resi-
dents, if Selectman 0. ll. l-‘itcb can
bring it about. Mr. Fitch filthoi'od a
move In that directi t the adjourn
ed town meeting y night and.
in the face of considerable, opposition.
stood by his guns and secured on
pointttmnt of a commlll. .
into the amount of on-luuit-in mu d n
the town and to i'tlptlt'l in Hz. annual
town meeting on the llllllbithltlty of
the town erecting a plant audit-lent
in also to light the streets and also
to furnish current to the eitiscns of
the town. "
The commilloe outsider! of live
men-‘0. B Filo cg} Runssclaer
Farley and M listens soled:
men: Fl'odcrirk A Work" and Frank
A. llranda.
On the face of things. it is doubt-
ful if Mr. Fitch's plan will ever get
beyond the rv'CutlillH'nfllllg stage. lie
is very much in curiwat, humour, and
Will have the expert advice of A. h}.
Wincvht-ster, general sum-riutcndcufof
the municipal lighting plant at South
Norwaiw. The town counsel is especi-
cd to advise the committee on the
legal questions they may cumuntcn
Mr. l-‘Itcb made quite a spmch for
his measure. He said that the munici-
pal plant of South Norwulk showed
a net proilt over all Cpenses of Over
"4,000 last year. and the not profit
this- year would be over 816.000. The
llrst cost of the plant was something
over 520.000. he said, and it has been
increased in size from your to year.
it has been profitable to tho munich
polity from the very outset. T043!
it is one of the finest plants in the
country the city [out it. streets
iightcd at a lower rate than any oth-
er city in the state. tSis cents per
hour less than Darlon pays).
Senator Lounsbnry said for Mr.
Fitch's information that it cost Dar-
icn 85. 000 a year for the electricity”
it um. lie said the population is
less than 3.000, and added that. they
could hardly establish a plant for less
than “.000.
"i believe." said the senator, "that
when electricity is used in this town
to any extent the town should have
its own plant, but you can't establish
a plant here for less than 050.000."
Mr. Fitch pointed out that the first
appropriation for the plant at South
News": was only "2.500,
W. W. Ballard said it. wouldnt do
any harm to appoint a committee,
anyway. and Charles Clark. a tobac-
co druramsr. called attention to a ‘lsw
which requires ctlndelhntion procmd-
tags, etc. This didn't seem to phase
its own
on
lacsldsiu sstrsssns
beret tasss
11"
cm
dim
m
'lo inquire
NO Noel) on iT
This is an age of hurry and haste,’
This is an age oi worry and waste.
This is an age oi particular taste-
But there is little pad of
hurrying, worrying or wasting,
and everything will be to your taste
it you have a reliable Stamford,
Range in your kitchen.
t'OI BALI IV
Mace ll. Marshmallow Main and West Sis.
hlr Fitch. ‘
Roberts Pnrday the chairman, de-
clined to name a committee, so it
was named by the meeting
Aside from this the only matter
that occasitmcd debate was a motion
to accept the streets as laid out ill
llindloy Park, so called. C. W. Maury.
the broker, whose borne is in the No-
rotou end of Dorian was conspicuous
in this debate Mr. Maury took the
stand that the town should obtain
deeds from the owners of the land in
question before they undertook to no
cent the streets and ‘work them. it
was pointed out that the other way
of doing it had been in effect for
years. He said it was about time to
make a change. The meeting voted
to accept the streets when the were
deeded. and descriptive survey was
tiled. provided the streets be not, less
than forty feet wide.
The tax rate was lined at s 'mills.
the same as last year.
Ten thousand dollars was appro-
priated to purchase a chantical eu-
giuc for Eagle Hook and ladder Com-
pany and Volunteer Hook and Ladder
Company. Oneithousand dollars was
appropriated for u house for Norman
Heights Engine Company. An appro-
priation of $200 was made to widen
Newton avenue near W. ii. Plnch's
place. Another one of .600 was made
to improve West Side avenue.
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baclt to a former attack of this disease.
This modern treatment will help you
M
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to regain your natural health. Consul-
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to b: Ill) 3) In. Treatment administer-
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N0. l2 ISAAC. PLACE. NORWALKr
CONN.
..INKS.-.
CARTERS.
lodgers, Records. Joumais
andCult Books. Letter Files. so
W. A. Briggerman,
MIMIC IYOII.
Donovan NM“. ”2 WWW .0.
Agent for Crescent Laundry
C. L. ST. JOHN,
DALI. AGENT FOR
has ”several interesting bargains to I.
oiier. Today's offerings are:
One 18-foot scmlepeed launch. a
h. p. z-cyllnder, new. a snap .
One ”tool. a liter": boat. is h.
p.; used lost it hours ........ “7|
For particulars call or address
49 WATER STIlEET.
srmoaus.
‘AMECAN my
, CORSETS.
Smartly Gowned Women Are
Marked to a Large Degree by
the Corsets They Wear.
The Corset either makes or more the
figure, likewise the gown. ‘-
Spring Fashions demands—no hips—- l
The American Lady “new song hip” !
model solves the question of those long, 5»,
slender, graceful lines, so fashionable and
smart. Perfect in fabric, finish and fit. A
MODEL FOR EVERY FIGURE—
uoo to $5.00.
ASK TO SEE THEM.
l
ofiBos'ron Sronllfl
MEATS
At LOW PRICES
J. W. IDODGE,
22 Washington Street. South Norwalit.
GOLLECT PINK
Trading Stamps
And be satisfied with the Premium you
get in return.
Visit our pretty premium parlors and see the metal and hilld'
some articles.
GROCERIES AT CUT PRICES.
DlLlCIOUO 'Nlfll MADE IUTTIN. LI,
PUNK LEAF LAND. LI. .
MAUD Ir. INAND ".00“. IA“. . .
8 LII. VAL! 70A" CNACKINI FOR . ...'. .................. 26:
8 Lu.“ IICT IONILI“ COD Fill-l ............... . ......... 30°
3 CAN. NARROW. INAND TOMATOII. . . . . . . . .. . . . ..... . 256
We have s consist. tins of Good Things to let during the Last
on lesson at Popular Prices.
New York Grocery Company,
South Ncrwsllt. Norwaiir.
Tsiaphond 440. 0 Telephone 43!.
CUP AND SAUCER
«metaphor. Invests. cessslstercrsss.
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