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Y Do You Realize
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WHAT I! pt cent. of the people
in Norwalk own their own
times?
MAT 5.000 own automobiles?
FIAT 0.140 are telephone sub-
where?
T eight banks are located
, etc. with total deposits of
ingots than szs.ooo.ooor
WT 154 manufacturing plants
1 are located here. with an out-
;. m values] at. morn than Ill,-
i .000 I 18”?
finnuminatairwsyto
Mme a. reg) NoNllk booster.
é Learn To Swrm
m
on you swim? If not. you have
opportunity of learning during
alk's Swimming We k. sent-
mshéi‘hg July 27, at‘ Cal Pasture
do).
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gno cannotoverestlmats the value
1 swimming.
_ It should its the aim at every red-
looddd American to master the art
h! ‘mlng. so that he or she can
Help borease the number of lives
lost l the water. -
D {you realize that each day ll
0
sopl
kites. ponds and rivers?
h month will claim its toll of
ihore 5 hen 540 lives.
Eh ugh people have been drowned
tb country in the last 11 years
dilutho great Yale Bowl.
~Th . who have lost their lives in
his 1?. outnumber more than two
on America’s losses in action dur—
dag World War.
or t would you do if a child were
to us?
Go d you spring to the rescue.
ring he boy or girl to shore. per- v
rm esuscitatien. it necessary. and
iltsl'
* ould you have to look on in
A rownins person needs help—-
1101' uneasy.
help. you had better stay
. e a good swimmer is one
to be a life saver. involves
ng quite different.
lng people are endowed
‘Co parstive weakllngs have been
to drag beneath the water
mfihom capable swimmers much ’
, 1' than themselves.
No we all have a chance to be-
amahn asset to Norwaik by dimin-
hl tits number of non-swimmers
and aking every swimmer an effi-
onthnd capable life-saver.
“to to swim.
Th is your opportunity.
arrangements for swimming
tlon through the Norwsik
“=2 Association or the Calf
Unit of the Life Guards.
ember! Norwalk‘s Learn to
. iwi Week comm-noes July :7.
§ True Enough
ing through the Norwalli
this summery weather brings
. forcibly the truth that more
dropping way behind in one
‘. and that is in comfort of
{the beaches, on the trolleys.
h the shopping districts. the
. are wearing the most com-
lo clothes of history. And at-
. too—for Norwallt members
fair sex are not behind in
. clothes with a charm.
, light. thin dresses of simple
. featherweight stockings and
.shoes. women make hot days.
{perhaps not a thing of pleas.
. . ’l something not to be dread.
man is several decades be-
.. am in this matter. With stiff
heavy worsted suite. clumsy
’pnd hot headgear. die sweltors
When he is dressed he is un-
told and, in his shirt sleeves.
, ‘1’ looks attractive.
women got the vote. and
»- | . the right to enter bar-
ons- they equalled man. Now.
”mummy here. they become
lamaaolpatod mortals. From
‘ . heights of absolute coolness
‘. . the laugh to man. '
True to We \
This is my latest picture.
r-sra at Work." It's quite
‘d—But they are not at workl
‘ ’ that's the realism!"-—Dortv
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teais
drown on America's heachss.‘
Norwalk
‘20 Years Ago
From the I'll-sot The ”fluid
sentinel.
The lollowing items 090.0!“ in
the issue or the Evening lostlsol ot
July 21. 1005:
Superintendent William 1!. Arnold
and his assistants and agents in the
John usnoolilt Lite Insurance Com.
psny's silica in South Nervous went
to period's Paint. this morning at
ten o'clock and are participating in
the annual outing and the athletic
games. a shore dinner will be serw
ed at one o'clock.
The first annual olambako of the
Decker Club was held last evening
at Decker Field. About at room
bars were present and enjoyed the
old fashioned Rhedo island clam-
boko which was prepared by the
committee.
A meeting of Company 9., Third
Intantry. was held last night. at the
Armory. Second Lieutenant How-
ard It. Masonite presided. career-
al Ls Grands Raymond was elected
Sergeant to succeed Charles 6. Meal-
iar.
One of the test ears of the Con»
necticut Railway and Lighting
Company was going under the
Washington street bridge. this morn
leg. when it became stuck. duper.
intendent Wainwright had held or
the trolley reps in such a manner
that he was thrown to the ground.
He escaped serious injury.
The milk producers of Lowlsboro.
Joseph Leckwor l and James Wake.
man. are no‘ Lending milk to Milk-
msn Hawxhurst st Norwslk.
Street Commissioner Kellogg has
a gang of man at work grading the
north side of Wall street.
Drawtender John Cole of the
Washington street drawbridge finds
lots of things to ruffle his temper.
This morning a psddler went away
snd left a horse and wagon halt on
the draw and half off. It was some.
time before Mr. Cole could find the
owner and have tho~obstructien rs-
movsd. '
Earl Thomas of Rowsyton is re.
covering from an illness of severiil
days.
Gardens and grass throughout
the city are suffering severely trons
the continued drought.
Richard Riggs has taken s. posit
tion as motorman on the local trolw
ley lines.
Judse H. W. Gregory was tonsil.
ed to his home in West avenue yos-
tor-day. by illness. As a consequence
no probate court business was trons-
actcd during the day.
Today’s Poem
LEAD. KINDLY LIGHT.
Lead. kindly Light. amid the encir-
eling'gloom.
Lead t u role on! .
The Filthy}... dork. and! on: for from
hem
Load Thou me on!
Keep Thou my feet; I do not ask
to sea
The distant scene on ‘ens step
enough for me.
I was not ever thus. nor prayed that
Thou
Shouldst lead me on.
I loved to choose and see my path;
but new
Lead Thou me on! -
I loved the garish day, and. spite of
tears. .
Pride ruled my will: remember not
past years.
So long Thy power hath blessed me,
surelt still
Will lead me on.
o'er moor and ten. o'er crag and toy.
rent. till
The night is gone:
And with the morn those angel faces
* smile .
Which I have loved long since. and
lost awhile.
—John Henry Newman.
The Thirteen Button Balls.
(George M. Woodrutf’s thchileld Ad-
‘ dress to Colonial Dames.)
Our broad streets lent themselves
to ornamentation with shade trees.
Stimulated by the example of his
friend. James Hillhouso of New lia-
vcn. who by his planting of elms
gave to um city the name of "The
Elm City," Gen. \‘Voleott. after the
war. planted. chiefly on this stre‘et.
13 button-bails or sycamore trees.
naming them severally after the or
iginai 13 States of the Union.. A
blight killed all of these trees except
one which he had named Connecti-
cut and which still stands in front of
the Roman Catholic Church across
the way. This I knew sounds fabu-
lens but the governor’s eon. Fred-
erick. told my father that such was
the fact. The governor's sons.
Frederick and, the second Gov. Oll-
ver, replaced the dead sycamores
with aims and the tradition is that
they planted none in front of their
neighbor's. Reynolds Marvin. the
former king’s attorney, because of
his Tory proclivitiss; but I doubt
the tradition. as I think the making
of 11.050 cartridges by Mrs. Marvin
and Ruth out of the status of lilo:
George should have stoned for any
such proolivities of the husband and
fathom. '
Oceans of Gasoline.
(Tampa Tribune.)
It is estimated that it will take
7.000.000.000 gallons of gas to sup-
ply motors this year in the United
States alone. At :0 cents a gallon.
that would mean” 01.000.000.000.
That is why when oil is discovered
on the farm it makes the farmer's
family rich. In 1000 gasoline pro-
duction was only 7.000.000 barrels.
That was when the motor car was
something ot a curiosity. This year
production will probably surpass
”0.000.000 barrels osd'-0I.ooo.ooo.-
000 are invested in the oil industry
as cornpsred with about 81.000.000.-
000 15 years ago. At that much
more money has been lost than
made on oil stock-
Sdenos blade Elli. I
(The Epworth rascals.)
Chemistry“ Professor -,- "3"
oestoiatu seem.
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Michael’s
CHAPTER i".
The Menlow dinner was at its
helllit. A young hostess" standlns
wss in the balance.
It had been many a year since
M low house had shape so re-
spssdontly. The grand old resi-
doiilcs. a relic of the gay nineties.
pondorouu. but .strangely. not
gaudy. lent itself to decoration and
displey.,snd Susan Bromley. in-
terior decorator. aided and abetted
by Ronn. florist had worked won.
ders with its interior. Outside. in
the glow of the big. brightly light-
ed house. was parked a long line
0! cars: small red tall-lights gleam-
ed on the moist pavement of the
street. for it had been drissling.
Children and curious old women
from the next neighborhood. pass-
ing by. stopped and peered as best
they could into the windows. Men-
low house had the look of wealth.
and inside. it seemed to them. was
all that was desirable in life. They
were awed by the sisteliness of
Meuiow house. Such houses are
built no more; bricklayers worked
for one dollar a day and the work-
man‘s day was ten hours long.
when it was erected. It was a
house of a big-walled solidity to
withstand time. file. and tornado.
But at this time it was being con~
fronted by an assailant not to be
resisted by anything: this conquer-
or. called Progress. being tho
‘growth of the city. Garages and
'lshops were creeping up around it.
So far there had been no hitch
lit the aifalr. The catsrsr had pro.
vided {or every eventuality and his
henchmen had not made a single
blunder. Liloh wondered later how
the caterer managed to keep such
trained servants. The music was
all that could be desired. No one
at the table appeared to be bored.
At every opportunity Bertha Basil
smiled confidently at the nervously
happy Lilah.
To Mrs. Michael‘ Msnlow this
was the most important evening in
her life. W'And she was enjoying
every minute of it. despite the
periodical disoomtorturo occasioned
by fears that something would go
wrong.
(by mosses)
Marriage
and proud. Moor all, it Lilah was
satisfied. he was.
Much oi the talk at the tables
concerned the disappearance. two
days before. of Lonnie Copper and
Helen Hunley. So far the affair
had not gotten into the nswsps.
pars. The police had not been ask~
ed to aid in the search.
“It‘s plain they‘ve run off," the
women agreed. The men were less
certain. . - ,_ .
Because «of Michael’s closeness
to Lonnie. and the apparent sym.
psihy displayed by Lilsh for Helen.
noione will ever believe that the
climax of the Menlow dinner was
not. planned by the host and
hostess. nut it wasn't.
This climax came with sudden
swittncss about 0:80 in the evening.
The guests were having liquors
when Alonzo Cappor. immaculate
in evening clothes. arrived with
Helen Hunlcy. gorgeous in a new
town creation that looked as if it
was only 14 hours from Paris.
silence seized the assembly.
Michael hastened to greet them.
Lilah was too stunned to make a
band could say to his unexpected
move. "th." was all her hus-
guests. Lennie shook hands with
him without a word. and after
Michael had bowed ‘to his com»
panion. stepped forward dramatic-
ally till he faced the assemblage
with her at his side.
"Mr Alonzo Copper and Miss
flelen Huniey wish to announce
their.marriagc." it said quite for-
mally. aware of t e sonsatidu he
was creating. His wife blushed. and
met the gaze of the Crowd. which
new began to buzz. Liiah. her wits
collected. hastened forward to con-
gratulate them. others came for-
ward more slowly.
"I'm afraid they spoiled every-
thing." Lilah trotted. after inla-
night .when she was alone with
Michael in the great house. the
light! low “and the library lighted
only by the mess of embers la the
fireplace.
“Oh. I don't thin): so." Michael
responded. 'But he was uncertain.
Whatweuld be the verdict on the
dinner.
ricd.
Michael. satisfied. was severe
(To be continued.-
Can CommuniSmeome Back?
Can Communism compromise
with Capitalism and yet be Corn-
munism?
The question cmbarrasses com-
munist loaders when it is put \to
them. They smile. and mumble. and
exprega'thslr confidence in Stalin.
Rykoit. Ksmensi‘f and Zlnovlsv. the
"Big Four" who are dominating as
positively as ~tile Czar ever did. Rus-
sia's 8.250.000 square miles and its
180,500,000 people.
The question is pertinent. because
of the workings of the newest soon.
oinie policy put into eitsct in the U.
8. d. R. a few months ago. This pol-
icy is. after all. a reversion to the
principles of Lenin. who daily be-
comes more of a diety and loss a
ghost.
When. in 1921. Lenin issued his
N. E. P. (New Economic Poilcyl-—
inviting torelgn'capltal to exploit
Russian concessions sharing profits
with the government - it was a
fearless step to save Russia from
economic ruin. It showed that Mos-
cow Communists. whatever else they
were. were not atraid to admit their
error! and rectify than: but the
Party held many die bards. The
N. E. 1’. wall kept in force until
ms. Private tradm began to gain
confidence. -
N. E. P. as good” disappeared.
Followies this reaction. the year
1934 in Russia was economically
and politically rotten. The country
went from bad to worse. Co-oper.
atlve trading between town and
village broke dowel industrial un-
rest ass‘uined alarming proportions
at Leningrad and Moscow: the
peasants stuck more closely than
ever to their hoarded grain; ths
capitalists. such few as there were,
wars hounded into inactivity.
On top of this. some heavy frost
in the autumn before the ilrst
snowfall. With inesloulabll damage
to the sown grain. .
And,,wlioro recognised or where
unroeo lsod. Russia secured few
real vantage» and Communism
was seemingly drifting to Never
Never Land. starvation was once
more diaieult to control. Elaborate
propagando‘fall‘ed to screen the so-
tuslities of a situation that was not
tar from duper!!!-
Then some «knowtedgsment of
blunder. ‘epoody uterine. premises
at thereiassuraneos that the change
of the government's policy was
"meant seriously and for a long
period.” " ' ‘ ‘
‘L‘sde‘r the Newest Mobile pol.
tor. privat- capitalists .snisr tho
They went to bed wor-
\\'hcu People Luvs Town.
(Chicago News.)
As they reached the corner 0! the
street and turned toward the elovau
ed railroad Smithers paused. "I
wonder." he said. "whether I locked
the front door."
“I am sure i cannot say." replied
Mrs. Sniithers.
"Then." said he. "I had better "-
turn and make sure."
“I think you had.” agreed his wife
“It you have that treat door on
your mind the rest of the day. Aunt
Martha. won‘t enjoy our visit."
Smilhora was walking away. "You
might sea it the gas stove was turn.
red off." his wife called all" him.
Mr. amithbrs waited. "I wonder
what can be keeping him." she
thought utter live minutes-
Bhe retraced her footsteps. Smith-
on came to the door. "Liston." he
said. "First 0! all the front door
was unlocked. I've been looking ov-
er tho house to see whether any-
thing else was overlooked."
"I hope you are satisfied." said
she..
When ll'iI Smithere returned home
at 10 o'clock that night they touns
a small crowd beiors the house.
"I wonder." said Imltbers. new.
oullv. "What can be wrest"
Mr. rsttus their outdoor neighr
bor. hailed them. “The police are
searching your house." said he. “1
saw a light in your basement and a
side window open as. knowing you
were away. I Just phoned the po-
lice. 1 hope they catch the burg-
late."
But the police were unsuccessful
and after they had gone Mr. and
Mrs. dmlthers looked guilty at one
another.
"I left that light
omit." He contesssd.
"And I." said she. ”left the aids
window spam" '
,sfsybe That's Right
Teacher-«"Whioh would you pro.
tsr. half of an orange or ll-ldthst"
Pupil-é‘flsif!"
Teacher (Iaroastica'lly) .— "Why
would you prefer heltl"
Bonn—"Because if you gsvo me
18-36ths I should lose nearly all the
lulce:"——l'iiule. Ingres.
mm
. is m Moonlight .
In the cold moonlight his lips were
whites .
While hers wore
shade.
Our hero felt the call to arses.
* Arid loll!“ the colors “30!?le-
Cbioaso theoeis.
\ W's—s;
. El! Grid Shower
Physical Culturistw'vDo‘ you take a
cold shower in the morning?
Another Nut-Yes: 1 always have
grapefruit for breobtast. ‘ .
m
Orange nus Ioetball. '
CONSTANTINOLE.‘ Sula-A new
species of oranges. almost as large
as tobtballs. are being raised la the
Near East- '
in the ' base.
vivis .earmine
it. An American concern. W. A.
I-Isrrlman and Company. boa obtain-
ed one of the most valuable eon-
ceasioss tor exploitation of Georgia's
manganese mines. Capitalism is re-.
turnina to Russia.
Reports of ruptures between the
"Big Four" are deaiod‘ia dispatches
from Moscow.» No doubt there is
Jealousy between them. but all are.
cooperating. mindful. it is to
supposed. that it any of then: .
trouble it will bring down the whole
structure. The Communists are
still in the minority .1! Russia. it Is
to be remembered. -
The whole tendency 1 things ‘is
toward moderation. R is wants
Americas rsoesaitioa and. bridal:
recognition. and it knows the eel!
was unset it. A new foreign policy
appears to be sharing itselt.
These countries now recognise
Russia: .lstboala. Lithuania. hat.
via. Ilnlaad. Joule. Attbaolaloll.
NM...«HMB_¢.. Wham:
Attbeoado
o‘prml. o‘go'ho gm oatuo‘ao
. - . as .-
geed roads than to put the burden.
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T o n i g h t1 H
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Molten-“Norma with deuls."
Potato—"The Hoosier." ‘ ‘
Regent—"I'll Show You the
Town." ‘ ‘
. Annual outing. louth Norwalk
Club. Chemp's Fem. .
reirtiold County Waniga, club
osrd party. « ~
July "muons“: irl loom
outnig at Cal! Posture leach.
July u.—-luoklosltssi Women's
Relic: Com picnic at devils Rock.
July u.—-Wsiasu's Guild Trinity
auuroh picnic at Howls leach.
July ta—Thirty-fittb anniversary
Douglas Fowler Post.
July lQ-ewlsllln tote. Missal: Cir»
old. ltius‘ I ”bulkier-s. >
July Ila-0t. "star's Lutheran
church Hesio braves Home.
July IL—"Ioelal" at the Village
loom. '
bell.
July is.--0uuns and picnic. or-
portunlty Circle. King's Daughters.
July so.—Unesa Tribe clamboke.
July IDs-’00", readies at Nor-
walk Library.
July 81. -- Irookeido "Village
”‘14." , .
August t.--Post Commanders'
picnic.
Ausuot Cal-ANN” lessor Wols-
oa's Association. south Normik
baptist church.
August d.-luppes-dsnes. notes
hint-«Jews roesle's Musical and
Dramatic Guild. ‘ ‘
Ausust 10.34 - cam else for
raising tunds for News is Nurses'
Home.
august ll-ll-llmlresd ‘Ilvsr
Community club carnival on the
Austin grounds.
Dinner Stories *
The four stris were all good-leek-
lsg: indeed. the three younger ones
were beautiful: while Annie. the old:
ost .oasily made up in capability and
horse sense what she locked in looks.
A young shop. very eligible. cslied ‘
on the girls frequently. but seemed
unable to deal which to rhasry. Bo
Annie put on her thinking cap. snd.
one evening when the younl chop
coiled. she appeared with her pretty
arms bare to the elbow and her hands
white with flour.
"Oh. You must excuse my appear-
ance." she said. "1 have been work-
log in the kitchen all day. I baked
bread and pies and cake this morn.
ing. and afterward. as the cook was
ill. I prepared dinner."
"Miss Annie. is that so?" said
the young man. He looked at her.
deeply impressed. Then. after a mo-
ment's thought. he said:
“Miss Annie. there is a question. 1
wish to ask you. and on your an-
swer will depend much of my life's
nebulous."
“Yes?" she said. with a. blush.
and she drew a little nearer. “Test
What is it?" a
"Miss Annie." said be young
men. in deep earnest louss.’ “I on:
thinking of proposing to your sister
Kate—«will you make your home
with lid?"
The wife had neglected to sew a
button on one of the most depend.
ent portions or the husband's low-
or garments and the husband was
grumbling about it.
"Well. I wasn't feeling well
enough to do any «Wing. Which
is more important—your'wito or
your pants?" .
‘ "There are a few places I can
go to without a wife," he grum-
bled.
(Nsw York Times.)
Our British cousins should not
laugh too loudly at the United States
or even at Tennessee. for it was not
so long ago that Englishmen with a
much better cisimuo intelligence
than the men who passed the anti.
evolution law were showing just
about the same sort. of wisdom-
!l'i the course ot the article print-
ed‘ in The Times on lunday. pre-
senting the translation at certain is-
teresting tablets loud at Nippur
and written in the lumcrisn loo.
guego. Dr. Chisra casually mention»
ed the almost forgotten fast that
about lo “an see. when an often
was making to get the British gov.
srnmont to supply funds for turther
exploration of Mesopotamian sites.
Mr. Gladstone opposed the grant and
succeeded in build: it refused. His,
reason was that a recently tound
t'sblet from there had contained on
account of the deluge more or less
like and much older than the one
st which Noah was the hero. and
iron: this it had been deduced that
the latter was derived trons the tort
mos. That. to Mr. Gladstone. was
"an attack on the Bible." and he
would have no hand in isollltating
more of such wicked work as that.
The needed mosey. fortunately.
was obtained from private sources
and the work of exploration went
on.
will Here in Taxes Than Needed.
' (Haruerd Times)
It is undesirable that the Legis-
lature should lteep on taking from
the taxpayers much larger some
that: are needed to run he State.
Ono ‘resl denser 0! the nation is
illustrated in the words of a dis-
Juiy ism-First District Fireman's ,
PROSPERITY
Saving your spare dollars regularly will help
force prosperity to you.
Start saving now with
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invari bly has a savings account
at this‘ bank. for being thrifty she
appreciates the advantage of hav-
ing a savings account here and
adding to it regularly. This
Hauler ssvills habit coupled with
Interest paid by us results in a
:onstsntly increasing balance which
can be relied upon immediately in
any emergency.
The City National Bank
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An extension lamp may be
needed and a cord is secured
and fastened by means of
bent nails. Then some day
after the insulation has be-
some worn, a short circuit re-
sults. Fires await only this
right combination of eircum~
stances. .
Tilers is no substitute for
sound insurance in a good rs.
liable oomptny. Get it here.
Walter R. Collings
filial. insure ancient!
GENERAL meunmcu
Office Phone—8910
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' Some Young People
in South Norwalk
out quite a good figure in
society: -- But out no
figure at all at the Bank:
They Sacrifice future
comfort and independ-
ence for the sake of a
little present satisfaction.
Start NOW to save
systematically.
W
The Peoples
Trust Co.
tinguished statesman who declared
a ,large balance in the public tress.
ury to be undoalrablr and even
dangerous. It is an invitation to ex-
travagsnos. No sooner does it be-
come known that the ltsto has idle
millions than scheming men begin
to think of ways of spondinl them.
I! public buildings or institutions
and engineers run
wild. because the matches plenty
of money. . . .-
lt._would have been far better tor
the lists to have avvrobrlatsd a
million dollars out o! surplus for
on the automobillets by doubling the
gasoline tax. It was ridiculous. with
a treasury surplus for the year of
nearly 81,000,000 accumulating. to
insist. upon a tax on motion picture
dlins merely because that business
was escaping taxation. Certainly it
is not suthciest J cation to soy.
oaths press does. that these are
do” of good business" and "the
sources e! revenue are responsive to
business activity." All the more res!
i
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. sea 030.110? conserving our sources
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are built. the imaginations o! arehi— this subject.
tests. experts
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as x aimi‘ilifihsifi.’ s.
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- . NW. 00“ First Bank Under
-- the Bridge
Executive Mansion Not. Wanted. . an Wsshlngtos Street
(New Haven Times—Leader.)
W6 have no doubt concerning the '00“! ”01""Jk
generosity and public spirit at Mr.
Islt. but we do not believe public
sentiment will support his views on
Connecticut does not ~
need an executive mansion. and no
good purpose would be served by ex-
pending tho big sum necessary to
build. equip. maintain and operate a
luaury. We are a plain people and
most of us are opposed to make the
tax burdens any heavier than they.
are now unless we are to have bone.-
tlts commensurate with tho added
costs.
Many who have been governors of
state could not have afforded to pay
its cost of running an executive
mansion. for it is assumed that the
governor would be expected to pay
the ordinary expenses of running his
temporary home. Connecticut people
-oot many s! then: at least—bo-
lovo that there is need or call for
use ins. out governors train quiet. _
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The motives of Mr. Bell are un.
impeachable. his public pride unsol-
ilsh. his generosity bouutltul. his do.
sire is add to the happiness of man-
kind and to swell tho hearts of his
fellow cltissns with pride undoubted.
but by almost unanimous voice the
people of Connecticut will say "Good
Night" to the Bali plans for build-
ing a palace for governors. most of
whom are poor.
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Beginning Right.
(New York MedieyJ
Maiden Aunt—And what brought
you to town. Henry?
Henry-0h. well. I ius' come to
see the sights. and i thought that
I'd call on you first. .
M
0-“ routs
doatinol advertisements bring
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Norwalk Chronicler