olhk countryin such a
’ ‘ thattheyshouldhe the pride
,flrmcitiaenaandtheenvyof
‘ ~ “uncut-def repntstions
“baublastedby the disclos~
fewyears assumes such
.. that itls absolutely l-
. Win the history of
”monotone-courts, govsrs
members of congress.
foreigncoorts,advissrs
to of the nation.
demand for reform has
. What is needed is
k- rsform. onein which the contest
0! m would be in well doing, with
on purpose of punishing evil doors
who“ regard to their party affiliations.
. .‘lclocnatant exertion to protect
"ntr‘of rahcals and thieves in their
Edda; by excitinz a great commo-
over s delinquencies of oppo-
out.
“ “unborn which honest men really
up i not to be obtained by any par-
“: political party being ll! power.
and consequently all others being out of
power. A distinguished political writer
and thicker has pointed out the absurdity
of the expectation that any one
man be chosen president who
would “be, competent to take hold of the
_ ‘ ”a which need reform and soccer
who} is desired. It is not alone in
‘ mowers that it is so alarmingly
”what. It sometimes seems more up
“at there than anywhere else. for
instances can be adduced to
show that those who are apparan tly hon
. in every other situation are not suf-
._ ,_ “Whoa '11:“ politics; they
“E“. to“!!! a double standard of hon-
. canotuawing things for the sake
m which they would scorn for
_ personal advantage. Yet breaches
«trust in every department of business
adjoin occurrence. .Clerlrs cheat
_ “no era for the sake of the play-
h-s. t iquor saloon. the gaming;
_ tabb and the brothel. The merchant
W into bankruptcy and cheats
& tors to gratify the expensive
m of himself or family. Let heaven
We whether clerk or employer is the
“culpable. The one gets ten years
" in til penitentiary. the other attends
a mating of his creditors with his ele~
“It coach and livsned footmsn and
‘hss a favorable Imagefllteffi. Lima
_“ Woodsman t t unemwe n
minibus homicides minutel
» in our paper we vote it do ; do-
“ Whistles are decidedly frequent.
Salas of our states have considerably
m the severity of the laws regulat-
ing divorces. so as to make their legisisv
tioumore in be ing with the s irit of
tbstimes, and t 6 statistics wh an the
of chancery courts daily
~ . 0" that this relaxation has
Ind Just the efl'ect which was intended.
has can be but one inference from
. idblc,‘ facts.‘ The political
of our'times is not a cause.—
_ 35 kt one of the many eflects result-
‘ Iron a common cause. It is an un-
demoralisat‘ion of the "general tone
{manifesting itself iii the false
inflated way of iving. It lsea-Iy.
' it is not fair. honest. or creditable to
v. the corruption of our politics
‘ our politicians alone. Vote buyers
flootpnschass votes unless some one
home to sell. Every American. be
”of?! at; rivnite citgsen. hasla
M. go I r or t e prevai-
zdidloness . and when disclosure
Motors has been made. it would
flit more to the pur if every one
flue hung his head in s arm, and asked
M? . birth“ gs my share in this in.
w rateprevsingtoneo my
mos-slit; and of my social opin-
ion-ed what: their influence upon
~Iutional character? It is idle to bog
o more political .vic in so '
county. state or national e notion
thereformaourgently eman-
tbscondition ofthstlmes. At the
“hm’tdoto sa it is other
Whilst: ti man.
“fits , »‘ {represents veorpresi-
“or that it isunimportsnt which
, “rpm thei limits of
. are mportant,
, flowers are comparative“
. and their eflorts only transi-
7‘ wvld%ha_abeen lamwiclrbsed.
- " ‘ pronoun leads t.
\ lthfoolish for him to mirely
' - , habits vile maels-
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than“ life. If that be
den?
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character back of the predominant will
determines that policy. Its tendency
determines its influence whether good or
. Thus with every turn of our sub-
jective resolve the needed element of
rebirth with gh
cup which makes mad. and destroys the
fool who becomesits slave. If thankless-
ness and ingratitude have there devel-
oped themselves with that intense selfish-
ness so characteristic of our times; if ex-
travagance resides as the evil genius of
the ho d: if his gossip is the
source and end of conversation: if there
is no thought to help the unfortunate.
no pitying cares for the friendless; if
there are no tastesp no pleasures. no
aims. above or beyond those which our
brace the ordin thoughts of the peo-
ple of the world; f there is no manifes-
tation of barman with the spirit of that
religion whose at declaration is the
Fatherhood of God. and the com letion
of whose creed is the proclamat on of
the brotherhood of mam—if such is the
state of our honing—woe be to the na-
tions which contains them.
Her fields shall be made desolate: her
daughters shall be brought low; her sons
shall be humbled; the story of her great-
ness shall be as a tale that is told; the
day of her greatness shall pass ssa watch
in the night. Over the monuments of
her proudest deeds the savages of future
ages shall hunt their prey: amid the ru-
ins of her storied structures the owl
and the but shall make their abode. The
historian of the future shall and! tell of
the degeneracy of the pea e; c shall
mourn over the fondant o of the
friends of humanity. he shuffle-esp at
the defeat of the ends which it seems
the wisdom of Providence had clearly
designed. The story shall come with s
gloomy power to the toilers of the fu-
ture. for borne on the night winds of the
past it shall sadder: their hearts and
weaken their hands.
if we are to have reform. these are the
sentiments which must be uppermost.
Future generations must not leave li-
tics to a class of people who shsl be
called politicians even if division of is-
bor is ve common and exceedingly
minute. he hope of reform lies in the
triumph of beneflcent home influence.
making everybody politicians, not in
the modern but in the true etymological
sense of the word.
It is for everybody to feel that lilies
are neither above or below him— or ex-
actly about him. on his own level, and a
part of his daily concern.
It is a personal work. and it demands
the efforts of all. It demands honesty.
integrity. patriotism. devotion to what-
i-ver is pure and honest and of re-.
pots. and it makes this deman of ev-
ery citisen. no less than of every oflloinl.
The work requires individual consecra-
tion and hearty and intelligentoo-opers-
tion. It will not. it cannot be ‘IOOOHI'
lished by any single public cficlsl. nor
y the triumph of any one political par-
ty at any given election. But make
predominant in American homes the
principles which have been emunerated
and we shall have s nation which is tru-
ly t. truly strong. and the true
id of a human government. A nation
such as the wise, good and great Lin~
coin wished for—a government which
is‘ truly by the people, and for the peo-
p e.
v..— v
The Nlnntlc Camp Ground.
Quartermaster General McMahon and
Brigadier General '8. R‘Smirh visited the
Frantic camp ground Tuesday to. logic
the new mess‘houses permitted b «an
act at thulast sesaion o the genera as-
sembly. There are to be four long
buildings and no more. thus doing away
with variety of structures hitherto pre~
lag. : Etch regiment will have one
and each company can have its own
sutlsr. These new culinary
menu will certainly be appreciated.
They will add much to the comfort and
convenience of the men and antlers. and
be more economical. The quarters for
the governor and use and for the zen-
ersl sod staff will remain as they were
last car. when they were put up. The
8 mg of the ground ts ing
rapidly. .and it is eapeo that the
whole will he completed b June I.
The large hole which can so much
oncogene“: front of the quarters of
the ourth regiment year has
already been filled. The date on which
the encampment will probably begin is
Monday, August 20.
w
The reachahmry urns-store.
Itiscommonto quote the o
the lowest exam
Sundaywussummwday.l '3!
afallday.snd1‘nesdaragsnulne‘A
A‘ssclsbls «a strawbe mom will
green by thuPlonesrs :3)“ the first
one.
“Prof. Hamilton“ ran a skating rich
for one ninhtJn Lockwood‘s Hall. on
Today evening.
Ir. John 3. Rita ls sellln nits a
numberof o s new just
issuedby lsr Twain.
and osrpets are leaving the
«33. Van Hoossar a Ambler very
rapidly for a dull semen.
The Union and S'umii'l some
vs good mu . a onto a Day
wo't’dd not be ashamedof them.
Rev. Ir. Everest will conduct the
prayer meeting to be held this evening
at e first Congregational church.
Your horse sadly needs a spring suit
and the only and oh to pur-
chase it is at J. F. kwell‘s No. 7
James Block.
Cometock Brothers are selling or! their
largelnvoloeofs whatever ra dl.
The seem to laws ”ootnetg' or? tile
heagooverlug.
'Ib‘morrow afternoon the Nameless ,of
South-Norwalk and dobnason’s school
try each others ablllfiss 0n the
grounds of the latter.
On the 81st. 88d and fifth Hrs. Faw-
cett will hold her grand opening of Hil-
linery, when all thlI girls who intend to
follow fashion may expect to attend.
Rev. Charles 3. Treat. of Stamford.
will deliver in Norwalk his three loot-
ures on ltsly, with stereopticon illustra-
tions. on May 29. June 5th and 13th.
Last Saturday night an overgrown
”hum" styled "Lil?" Bouton. .sssaulted
Mr. George Wytnan near Rstchford‘s sa-
loon. A complaint was entered and he
will summer out of town. .
A petition is being circulated by the
firemen to only allow the ringing of the
fire bell when there is a fire. A ,most
sensible idea, and it is to be ho that
all will add their names to the 1 st.
As Fore ugh‘s circus train did not
as- up 6 Dnnbury road till late on
unday ni ht. the crowds of people who
stationed t emselves along the road enr-
ly in the morning “got considerably
left."
There is a certain crowd of roughs on
Chapel street who may visit the lockup
if they do not quiet down in their nightly
rackets. It would not be out of the way
for the policemen to keep an eye in this
direction.
On Wednesday night. while a poor
hand organ man was grinding dulcet
tones from his instrument. a. bum Hi.
berisn kicked and literally smashed the
organ in pieces. 86 was not caught.
luckily for him.
City customers telephone free of
charge from Hoyt‘s pharmacy. their or-
ders to R. P. Beatty and receive their
goods very quickly. It shows that the
“Country“ can furnish teas and coffees
or groceries to much better satisfaction
than the city.
The Phoenix boys held a White on
Tuesday evening over the remains of
Will Bugardus' single blessedness. Man
torts were passed nr the future hoppi-
ness of William and wife. and n thor-
ough good time wuseujoyed by the boys.
The peculiar method of trying the
voice b one of our church committees
is wort g of note. A prominent tenor
was un er their critical examination.
and after singing all the tenor parts to
so many hvmnsas they could find ended
by asking him to sing Uld Hundred.
The greatest novelties in spring milli-
nery are found at the Misses St. John.
83Haiu street. And it is a close ques-
tion whether any of our girls will remain
outside of the prevailing fashion. judg-
ing from the crowds of ladies who con-
tinually swarm into their nosey little
store.
0! late the telephone time alarm has
gone off at other times than the regular
ones established by the company. and
there has been a mystery about it that
has bothered the manager and others.
but this week it has been 'explsiued.
Some sparrows had built a nest inside of
the gong. and in going tosnd from it
they have caused the alarm by their
wings coming in contact with the wire.
On Friday evening Prof. D. J. Canary.
the champion bio cllsl. Will give one of
his wonderful ex ibitinns at the Opera
House Rink. Photographs may be seen
stPlaisted’s drug stores Norwalk and
South Norwslk. Skating may be en-
joyed from 8:30 till 10:90. A full band
Will furnish music. On Friday. May
35th. Carrie Gilmore will a pear. She
is said tube a wonderful c ild skater.
She is from New Raven. No doubt these
special attractions will dnuv.
By rusing the advertising columns of
the ssrmat. the reader is convinced
that there are many "live business“ iner-
chants yet in our borough. Ever week
new ones are appearing. which evi-
dence enough that it in pretty thorough
medium by which to re s pumhss.
ing goblin. Asmany city people visit
the tough on Saturday even it the
. alumna s‘gt' as a [gut-cat's: dl-
rectorytn owtng emw cars l one
that sell goods and where they may be
obtained the cheapest.
On Sunda afternoon Eddie. son of
William E. onlgomery. while awaiting
the sp cc of Forepsugh's circus
gain. ell ffom one of the sbugnents a:
ear-adv run upon s too
below. When discovered later. blood
flowing from a deepgash in the back of
ill! head. He was taken to his home
and medical summoned He
remained unconscious until about four
o‘clock loudly motels and than it was
found hehad sustain severe internal
Movies. 80 es were discovered
doctor has hopes of his to-
svsnl last 3 th
an awn-m“... «film. lit".-
eat
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wow
ten
DIVE—ll this avhlg 1:th O. . ‘3‘
J
A. [by
WW”:
Spring and Summer
,.._, , . “y,“ ..
new nuts nae-non. "
“ Milos- Ildlutton.
Cloth Toplntton.
Kld 1‘0me
PebbleGoatDntton. .
Glove Ill! Congress. hand made.
" Prose" Kid Courses. .
Gents‘ Band Bowed Congre- Bntton and
Gents’ Congress Gallon. 1.00 to b.”
s
SLIPPERS,
Law Button Silas.
And all Kinds of
Children’s and Misses’ "
Shoes.
Onr Motto:
Good Goods. Low Prices. and a Desire to
Plesse our Customers.
lllslnrljs .Flimr‘
~18 THE—~—
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Largest Stock
. . ham-(«3.3
‘ “ i‘ 521;:
--—IN THE-—
3000 I T Youn'
llllumslocllllfs .
DUN L 0 P" S.
Washington Mariel.
~...n
Lender‘s M.- . so. Shrink.
A Q ‘t 8'
——-Of the Celebrated to: Brand of——r
Thames Given, my
. 4‘ l
o. I. vitamins. ems.
,- instruments w ms»
Boots and Shoes. “f
Goods. “ . .
' lull—earns as m'wlth in heavy brackets.
' ass-sums has! n stir. handle with low-
mums can“? ’ROXPI‘L'Y sxn
Traveling Bags holes Blan-
. bets. 'nte. ’
it lama-loss
aim. lug ' and all work executed
M‘ILLINERWY
-—-a ll D—
Moy Good...
“have a full and k of It .
.. ... .wcrcgm ... ti..l'.".“t.‘l.
“a: to ouulmly‘ mt"?
tot. large a .
wen '
and r sundoa'fis Even
' s. dkernhlsfs.
lunch. satin made up in the nearest
mnwmsgmnds£wl Wave; of all lilting-
m It It“ ' oaecn .
‘N'DnckeuOookBookfo. sag. )
Your impsctlon of our stock it solicited.
MlssesStJohn,
orb-tr. as rain amt. Hon-wand.
F. H. Nash & Bros.
Our Spring Stock of goods are now
repdy. consisting of Majolica. Pnrian.
Porcelain. Stone Chine. and Glass Ware.
Also Ranges. Tin. Wooden. and Hollow
Ware. We are the only agents in the
cit for the sale of Adams a Westlake
Ql Stoves. All those using them lust
summer were delighted with llwm. Alan
for sale the New Economist and the May
Flower Oil Stoves. We have the bust
Carpet Sweeper. It is the must easy and
smooth-running in existence. We have
the highest grade of Oil for lumps and
oil novel. Iron-Clad Paint. (rim Sinks.
Sheet Lead and Lead Pipes. First-class
Tin Roofs put on. Jolibers in Sheet Iron.
Copper. Lead. and Zinc. Metals. Our
prices are lower than ever. Conic and
see and judge for yourself.
F. H. Nash & Bras.
Best Goals! Lariat! Stack!
Lllllflll P116883-
Stoves. Runs". and Brick Sol. Purl-
able Furnaces. 0" Stores. l-tdlly’s
Refrigerauirsmrockerydllasu
'l‘la', Wooden Paper. Copper} null Iron
Wars, I. bear tan a, Toilet
and as Se s.
Also all kinds of Plain and Ornamental
Slate Roofing. illild Slate Roof
r ng.
Tin Bondy. and Generpl Jobbing. Sole .
‘hgsntf the sale of Richardson &
Boyuton Ou’sgoqu. for Nor-
walk and South Norwslk.
F. w. Jaqul, Jr.
48 Wall St... NORWALK. Cola. coo-um
Mann's Closed-Back Palail
--4-BANJUS.--
Rosewood veneered rim. buck and han-
dle. trickle-plated top rim. extra line
calf-skin head with first-class
strings. furnished With all
of these instruments.
Nos.
till—ll hesv Nashua with sldi 'llllflfu'l‘b
‘ nndnl Iii-plated nuplmu‘. * “ woo
till-la hear Machete. side so porters sud
more smitten-piece. "
lil—lnlsld backsnd run. finely polished. u
heavyilrackets. supporters. pickles
plaudtsll pleas.
MID II last. with I heavy buckets. 3.00
em
all)
$1.0)
they colored woral.
mas my brackets. 49.00
, “samurai-uni Iowersasd
“WWW...
' L and us would mu.
wand; . brass and all-
’ niihe furnished.
* _ “Nutrition
h.
Andrew is. Waterbury,
' -——I‘HI-—- .
Wanna-unaudi-
in. mm all Vlglllllll.
Canned Goods a Specialty. ,
Firsticlass Goodsaslow as the Inwmt.
“Eastern“ Goods—Tolerate. Com
C‘ansedBtnwber-lesuoents. (leaned was
mounts.
Fins Potatoes. ".00 per bushel. deliv-
cred.
mfllrfiwwgzmfimm wt:
William flllsdon.
1M
‘ Spring and? Summer
‘Bcormfihoes
or Ilrst-clms um outs-assumes.
Custom Work
-——or an Kinds.—
Repairing of all Kinds
Pro-aptly Attended 'l‘s.
John Schaub.
Washington St. - - So. Norwalk.
Million“ opening!
April 18. and. 14. at
Mrs. H. Kreiger.
AGoodAesortnicutd
TrimmedBonnets
Also ell the harm Styles of
Untrimmed Straw, Chip
lists,
(tan be seen. We have the new studio of ..
Saturn and Ribbons.
In (lrcster \‘srioty than in any other mtsblishment
in town. Also an Elegant Line of
.t rtfllclal Flowers,
and Feathers
Fancy Goods. Lsdles’ and Chil-
drsns’ Really-lads Gar-
ments. Hair Goods.
-—-—Selliug at the usual Low Prices.—
Mrs. J. l. _ Glilll‘fll,
78 Main St. South Nor-walk.
Customers are respectfully invited to
Inspect Bur Selectiun
_OF_'
French Bonnets,
—ANDf-
. 'Bllllllll Hats,
' , Also every line ssh-ctlon of”
Imported rand ‘llotnestlc-
banishment-nodule
"‘ hummus
Hr. M W'lllis, 1st Tenor.
Mr. G. Masters. 2d “
(e
Quartette Song Gobd Night.
During the evening.
Solo, “The Mocking Bir ."
simmers;
--—sssmmars~sL—-
Oriental nuance tins, or
in. F. White, milk a”
m- w. Duly. as
Iy land and M m It I p... »
No. 1. Grand Triumphs! larch,
2. Golden Crown Overture.
No.4 L offiold:
“ 5. iolinSolo. '
hardBlue senor.
"‘ 3. MedleyWaltnPeeka Boo “ 6. Twelve O‘clock“
Pros, ramme. »
a: an one-m sen-m . ‘,
Duet. Larboard’
Trio. Three Bellswitb Orchestra. Quartette, Popular
Prof. Eberhard will
with variations .
be a Grand Firework Quadrille by the Rotor: Point
Mini
there
sisal-nan. reggae. 3%
aficmmsg...
1W
vers.
Rear of Warwick Hotel. ~
BUHTS and SHOES
—— l 8833.—
. l have m crock in mm. use or
Mens’, Boys’, and Youths’
Boots and Shoes
ALL STYLES AND LOW Porous.
Womeu’. msses‘ un'a
Guilds-our.
-———ALL‘ limos——
Lalias’ Kid Blnun,
$1.00, 1.85, 1.50, 9.00. 3.50. 3.00. 3.550.
-—-—Gents’ Fine Hand-Served—
Blllll all claims Hillel's.
'l‘obnyspetfisotBootorSltos.
lnPrinsthat‘s Low. in Style that‘s New.
(lottythe loussthatplessss all.
Muskesyonglsdwhene‘eryoncsll. '
—-———-AND THAT lS——-—
“BROWN’S.”
stunner. ' . South‘ 1
. “-.‘.-
_ $.21.- ” it.
.wfllm
as" oelnyxbrelnthsmot
one.
ems or. mcIrwoon.
Livery, Feed, and Sales 8
5,... ,
Horses and Carriages to let at all hours with or without V
Fine Coaches for Funerals, Parties. Weddings,
Boarding horses taken at reasonable prices.
First - Class Single Teams st Specialty...
You know the bestwsytom'
hardearnedwealth,ktolssywbeul
csngetthebestgoodsforthe .
ey.andthisis.juattheplaoe.m w
whylcsn‘sellcheuperthsuanr
because, I have no cloth. Iii!
business myself.tberefosve havhga
hss expense. I csaand wt!
megoodsfcrless-ousy. I
receivedalargsstockof '
others in quality undpdoe. x“,
of gents fnrn'nbing M ‘
hats. trunks. traveltsghsga; .. . .
plete. remapping-an. M
theplsce. ‘ '
i1. DAV
30. Walk. c... . .
-—-A LARGE amen-ore;— ‘
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