Largest Circulation. THE'PEOPLE’S‘ PAPER. Vol.1, No. 247; The Daily Gazette Is issued: very week-day at 3 P. M., at ZONE GENT PER copy. The Cheapest Rates for Advertising, and TEEZLAEGEST CIRCULATION. The Weekly Gazette. [Combined with Friday‘s Daile Is issued every Friday at Noon, at mass CENTS PER COPY, 03 $1.50 PER YEAR. 7 The Daily and Weekly. Served to Local Subscribers at ”TEN Genre PER WEEK. on $5.00 PEI! YEAR. A. H. ‘BrINGroN. Proprietor. This paper has the largest circulation of any paper in the State west of Bridgeport.- JOB PRINTIN Cr. Mn. HARRY M. GARDNER. JIL. formerly of New York‘Gity, is the superintendent of our Printing Departments. He is an experienced Book, Job and Newspaper Printer, and all work entrusted to him will be satisfactorily done. Special care and attention given to CHURCH AND SOCIETY PRINTING. Dime Museum Methods. The Springfield Republican, moved to utterance by the spectacles which New York and Connecticut are pre- senting to the world in their struggle with two peculiarly idiotic ballot laws, remarks: There are two states whose election laws should be revised in time for the presidential election. They are Con- necticut and New York, and the fact that they are classed as “doubtful” states makes the necessity of rev1sion the more imperative. Connecticut would do better perhaps to return tem- ’ porrrily to the old system rather than- imperil the nation With her present dime-museum election method. It is so seldom, says the Norwich Bulletin, that we have the luxury afiorded us of being enabled to agree with the Springfild Republican, that we really feel a sincere pleasure in copy- ing this, especially the very neat char- acterization it contains of our “dime museum” methods. The Bulletin’s subsequent remarks are so identically our own and so in accord with the views of most of the ' best men of both parties, that the GA- :ZETTE appropriates them in full. - Various states were asked, about the .. :same time, to adopt the Australian bal- ilot system for the presevation of the purity of the ballot, the simplification (of existing laws, the protection of the voter, the discouragement of bribery, (etc, and all but two of the states thus called to attend to the question either adopted a genuine reform ballot or de- clined to change existing laws. Two states, Connecticut and New York, had legislatures which designing and un— scrupulous politicians were able to se- duce into something worse than the worst which had previously been known. These two states passed two utterly in- congruous, palpably absurd and need- lessly complicated laws which the true friends of ballot reform, on reading them, suspected were drafted and ad- vocated chiefly because of the chances they would afi'ord for trouble. The event has justified these suspi- cions in both coses. In both states the first election held under the new laws is in suspense because of the crude, ex- perimental character of the laws and the opportunities which their loose iwording affords for dishonest work. .Bcth states wound do well to take back seats for a while until they can secure legislatures which will humbly copy the excellent laws in force in other commonwealths on this subject. In the meantime it isn’t impossible that the Republican’s- suggestion in favor of a return to the old ’system might be an advantage for the time be- ing. It is plainly evident that our botched and imbecile _.ballot law must either be radically amended or else wholly discarded if we are ever to have another peaceful and decently fair state election. ' ..—_—— WHAT MISS SPINSTER SAYS: That Miss Hattie McPherson will give a birthday party at her home, the Norwalk Hotel, Saturday evening. That Mrs. Pennoyer has returned urom Brooklyn, and is at the home of the Hon. Levi Warner, Arch street. That the Rev. James H. Van Buren or St. Stephen’s church, Lynn, Mass, answered Rev. James Field Spaulding, I). D., the Roman Catholic convert, recently rector of Christ church, Cam- brid e, Mass, in defence of the Epis- copa ian belief, in Support of the tenets of the faith against the impeachment of the doctrine of the creed. Mr. Van Buren is a son—in-law of the Hon. Asa Smith. .. That at this time of the year the lives of a great many thousands of people are temporarily made miserable by the fact that they feel themselves to be the slaves of a social custom which they would willingly abandon if they had the needed courage. It is a "pleasant thing to .give Christmas presents, in many cases quite as pleasant to give them as to receive them, but it frequently, hap- pens that. the habit of making gifts dezconds into a mere exchange of pres- en a. . ’ \ s51 L 4 1% _' :45 u _/ ’5 . a “:1. 'Llhi.._ “fi:' A3? _‘_-_\.I‘ ’1.- -—-~ .733; _ ‘ “Equal and Exact J astice to, all, Men of Whatever State or Persuasion, Religious ur Politicai.”—Jqfferson o TERSE TALES OF THE TOWN. Slew fevers, are quite prevalent about town. -_- What more beautiful than a spring day in December ? Judge Crisp is file first ex-confeder- ate ever elected speaker. Max Taft, of New York, is visiting relatives on Mott avenue. : Newfoundland has levied retaliatory duties on Canadian goods. The Chinese Imperial troops have again defeated the insurgent forces. The late Dom Pedro had a magnifi- cent civil and military funeral in Paris Yesterday. - ——Special prices on Carpets next ten days at Scofiold 8:: Norwalk and South Norwalk. for the Hoyt’s, A man was arrested in Brooklyn yes- terday, charged with forming a plot to blow up a building in lower Broadway. —The best place in Norwalk to get an appropriate holiday gift is Plais - ted’s drug store. Speaker Crisp is already being wor- ried by members of the House who do- sire appointments on good committees, —-The N. M. I. Bugle, is on sale at Pinneo’s and Gregory’s. Leading Senators and Members of Congress of both parties speak approv- ingly of the President’s long message. —~Gold, Silver and Ivory-headed walking Canes at A. W. Austin’s. The County Commissioners have 13 cases of contested applications to try in Danbury between now and the new year. ‘ —A frame given away with each doz. Holliday Photo’s at Lewis’ 11 Main St. Secretary Foster has sent to Mrs. Windom the first silver certificate is- sued bearing her late husband’s like- ness. - "“r"‘ .._._. .._. —COOK (female) WANTED immediate- ly at Collins’ American House. 288tf Secretary Foster submitted his an- nual report to Congress yesterday, showing the condition of the finances of the country. __ . —100 Fancy Chairs for the Holidays at Scofield & Hoyt’s Norwalk store. 1t George Landeck, of Williamsburg, is under arrest for his crazy antics in try- ing to hire help to assassinate a banker who, he says, swindled him. —The largest stock of lamps in town at R. Goldschmidt’s 18 \Vater street. 240 tf Burgess Vanderhoef says that he will reply to the article in last evening’s Sentinel signed, “Kicker,” because the writer is a “damphool.” The report is current in Washington, that Congressman Mills contemplates withdrawing from the House to. enter on a campaign for the Senatorship. —The largest stock of bar glassware in town at It. Goldschmidt’s, 18 Water street. 240 tf No. 18 Main street, formerly occu- pied by the Centennial Tea store, has been rented .by a New York party who who will open a fruit store there in the near future. —-P. S. Bartlett, movement in 14-kt. Essex gold-filled case," warranted to wear 20 years, for $22.00, at A. W. Austin’s. James Martin, an old rounder from South Norwalk, ran foul of the Bor- ough police last evening, and is now serving out a fine and costs amounting to $10.42, at Bridgeport. Mrs. Florence having returned from Europe the burial of her husband, W. J. Florence, took place at Greenwood Cemetery, at 1 o’clock today. There was no public service. —My stock of lamps and glassware must be closed out by January 1st, in order to make alterations in my busi- 1162820 ii. Goldschmidt, 18 Water street. Mayor Grant reached New York yes- terday after a month’s absence in Ire- land. He was warmly greeted by a host of friends, who waited on the steamship company’s dock to greet him. —American Watches, bought after the recent reductions made by the companies, and sold at corresponding prices by A. W. Austin. . SVestport people are circulating a pe- tition for an appropriation of about $90,000 by the government for harbor improvements. Congressman DeFor- est has the matter in hand. —Prof. N. K. Ferris 'will deliver a free lecture in the rooms of the Y. M. C. A., Tuesday evening, December 15, at 8 o’clock, on “Sight Reading.” All ladies and gentlemen interested in that part of musical study are invited to be present. ' The stockholders of the Consolidated Railroad Co. of Vermont, met at St. Albans yesterday and confirmed the company’s action in leasing our Con- necticut New London & Northern Rail- road for 99 years. Norwalk, Conn., Thursday Evening, December 10, 1891. Mrs. Frederick St. John has experi- enced another ill turn and her friends are very solicitous about her condition. Yale university was greatly surprised yesterday, by the resignation of Capt. J. Avery Gould, of the ’vars1ty" crew, because of “circumstances over which I have no control.” ’ —Lamps sold at bottom prices at R. ' Goldschmidt’s, 18 Water street. 240 ti Mrs. Mary Sheldon, of West Nor- walk, an inmate of the almshouse, Wlll be taken to the Middletown asylum to- ‘morrow. Mrs. Sheldon has once be- fore been an inmate of the institution. Connecticut pensions: Original— Stephen P. Almy, Andrew Bodge, Henry D. Lewis, Cyrus U. Barber, Michael Fay, John W. Caroley. In- crease—John Gallagher. Re-issue— Edwin F. Hinckley. —Norwalk Bridge Souvenir Spoon at A. W. Austin’s. The annual meeting for the nomina- tion of a new Chief Engineer and two assistants of the fire department will take place at Pioneer Hook and Lad- der Company’s rooms next Tuesday evening. The call appears in an- other column. George S. Stokes. a dangerous luna- tic, recently discharged from the asy- lum at Middletown, N. Y., successfully repulsed an arresting party of Six p0- licemen by barricading the entrances to his home in East Fourteenth street yesterday. __—_ —Nickel Alarm Clocks, 87 cts. each, at A. W. Austin’s. Hon. John H. Leeds, of New Haven, sails on the Umbria, Saturday, on a business trip to Syria and other Orien- tal lands. Bon voyage, friend John; may thy ocean voyage be calm and sunny and thy camel rides not too joltv and thy safe and prosperous return not too long deferred. ——$50,000 worth of dry goods and kitchen furnishings must be sold at the Norwalk Boston Store between now and January lst, as Mr. O’Gorman re- tires from the business on that date. The prices which they have placed on their goods will convmce you that they are determined to_ reduce their stock as speedily as possible. 237th A suspicious looking individual was noticed prowling around the reSidence of Frank W. Woodward on North ave- nue, about 8 o’clock last night. Fred. D. Anderson, Mr. Woodward’s coach: man, was notified of the occurrence when he returned-”from down town,an went out to investigate.’ He discovered the man standing at the corner of the fence, but when he started towards him he ran through John P. Treadwell’s yard and down the bank towards Der- ry’s pond and was lost in the darkness. 'QOD———-.———‘ Partially Cleared Up. The two men drowned 011’ Stratford in last Friday’s terrible storm, are sup- posed to belong at Oldfield Peint, a little hamlet at the mouth of Port J ef- ferson harbor, as two persons have been missing from that place since that time. ____.....___.‘..._——.— Keep the Head Standing. Editor—Did you keep that head-line Another Accident on the New England R. R., standing? Compositor—«Yes, since ,we have to use it daily, we keep the head-line al ways standing. - .. . . . Christmas Coming. The finest array of tempting and really sensible and substantial Christ-.- mas gift goods we have yet seen any- where, are displayed in the windows of Drygoodsman’ Street in the GAZETTE Building, and besides his prices for his fancy articles are also astonishingly ow. —————-—<+ His Eleventh Year. The selection~of Samuel McGowan a Chief Engineer by the members of the South Norwalk fire department last evening, makes eleven years that he has been unanimously chosen chief of that department. Our city friends should feel proud of their worthy chief as he is a veteran fireman, and there are no airs about Sam. , Ob Masonic Election. At a meeting of Washington Chapter, No. 24, R. A. M., held last evening, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: H. P., David Pollard; . A. W. Austin; S.,- E. Lehn, Jr.; Treas., O. E. Wilson ; Sec’y., J. D. Jennings; Capt. of Host, 1L. L. Sherv wood; P. S., James W. Storey; R. A. 0., S. W. Lockwood; 3d V., E. Smith; 2d V., Wallace Dann; 1st V., Charles E. Squires; Trustees, T. E. Smith, George Ward Selleck, George W. Ray- mond. “.6.- “Auntie Miller” in Danger. John McLaughlin, formerly of Nor- walk, but now of the N oroton Soldiers’ Home. received his pension money yes- terday and came to Norwalk to “blow it in. ” He got very drunk by evening and‘was driven out of several saloons, but for some reason was not arrested. About 7 o’clock he brought up at the residence of Auntie Miller—Bonk, who resides in what is called the “lon building,” on Water street, secon story, rear. While at Mrs. Ronk’s house a lively rumpus occurred, caused by John trying to take undue liberties with the lady. Mrs. Ronk screamed at the top of her voice for help, the neigh- bors poured in, John poured out, and the police was sent for. McLaughlin steered clear of them, however, and up to this writing has not been arrested. .0. That the short ice crop we have «a1- ways with us. Organized on Saturday. Thegrand secretary of the Boot and Shoemakers International Union was in South Norwalk ‘last Safiirday and organized a union among the shoemak- ers of the Lounsbury 83 Matthewson employees, the esteemed Sentinel to the contrary notwithstanding. ‘ O . Wants a 'Pardon. The December session of the board of pardons, which was held in the Sn- preme Court room at the capitol, Mon- day, considering the petitions of pris- oners. Among the number was Hugh Leary, of South N orwalk, who was convicted of horse theft in/February, 1891, was sentenced for two years. He told the board he had been hired to take a number of . horses from Con- necticut into New. York state and was innocent ofthe crime. A Mysterious Affair. The ofiicials of the New York& New England railroad have taken steps to prevent the relatives of Edward H. Bath, supposed to have been killed in the wreck last Friday near East Thomp- son. Conn., from collecting indemnity on his death. The watch and bone found in the wreck, they claim to have been placed there as a part of a con- spiracy. If steps are taken by Bath’s relatives to compel the company to pay, the officials say that a warrant will be issued for Rath’s arrest on the charge of conspiracy. The. Bugle. The December number of the Bugle, the schoolj ournal issued by the students of the N orwalk Military Institute, which is just out, is by far the best number yet printed. The original matter is very creditable to the young gentlemen who are responsible for its editorial conduct, while the printing of the present number is much superior to its November predecessor, while its array of select advertisements gives it a comfortable air of pecuniary success. All hail to the Bugle; may its shadow never be less. . . -,..,_____,__ Nearly Correct. As only $5,000 worth of the $9,000 capital stock ofthe proposed Ridge- field Electric Light Company has been. subscribed up to date and no organiza- tion havmg as yet been effected, or a meeting held, the Thompson—Houston system has not been adopted, neither will Supt. Avery leave Norwalk early in January to superintend the construc- tion of the new plant or the Superin- tendent of the Danbury W‘orks be an applicant for Mr. Avery’s place at the Norwalk station. With these few cor- rections the Sentinel’s article of yes- terday is, in the main, correct. Enf‘ef‘talnm'ehts’.’ " Large numbers of our Borough peo- ple went to South Norwalk last even- ing to listen to Will Carleton, and many more would have been glad to have gone, but for a feeling that duty dictated that they should attend the Y, M, C. A. entertainment here at the Opera House, and thus aid by their presence and their money so good and needy an organization and cause. It was a great pity that two such really excellent ,and drawing entertainments should have been arranged for the same evening, although in different parts of the town. Another Suicide Club. The Meriden Republican announces, in all apporent seriousness, the forma- tion in that city of a Suicide. Club, based on the principles which imagi- native writers have attributed to the so-called suicides of Bridgeport. The by-laws provide that upon a certain date in each year the members shall draw lots, and the member receiving a certain lot or number, must make way with himself before the end of the year. During the last year of his existence the club pays to the victim $300 per month, which enables him to throw off all business cares and live in luxury durtilng the short interval of his stay on ear . 09 American Tissue Paper Can Now be Made Profitably in Jersey City. J erley City is becrinning to feel the benefitsof the McKinley bill in a new direction. Previous to the passage of that measure tissue paper, of which an enormous amount is used in this coun- try, was all imported from abroad. . As soon as the protection bill went into force the Jersey City Paper Com- pany began _ to ‘ manufacture tissue paper, which is sold at one-quarter the price of the imported article and which is considered the equal of the imported paper. The interesting part of the above statement is that Mr. F. J. Mallory, a native of Norwalk, is the leading spirit in the American manufactnre of this line of these tissue papers of all colors. ‘He is at the head of the Jersey City enterprise in that line of manufacture. «op—————_. .- The Gossoon. E. E. Kidder’s Irish Comedy Drama, The Gossoon, with Carroll Johnson in the principal role, will be the attraction at the Opera House Monday evening, Dec. 14. Mr. Kidder has done some of his daintiest work in this play. It is in some essential respects a model play of its order. The author has with rare Judgment avoided many of the worn— out conversationalities and given to the stage a bright, spirited, well-written and fairly well constructed drama, in which the serious and the comic ele- ments are judiciously dovetailed. and in which there is little superfluous talk. Mr. Johnson has found in Mr. Kid- suitectto his personality. Incidentally he sings a number of pretty songs, dances with all the grace of his old- time minstrel days, and in the absence of cork shows his manly beauty, which, on the stage, is always a potential fac- equipment. ders play a character that is peculiarly- tor in the sum of a romantic actor’s .. SOUTH NORWALK. The GAZETTE is on sale at the news cflicc of Fred Coleman, J.H.Flynn, W.L.zlther- ton, and H. E. Bodwcll. Advertisements and Orders for all kinds of J 01'; PRINT- ING received at our branch office on Rail- road Square. “Eb” Dupignac was in town yester— day. . ‘ . . . Miss Meda Adams is visiting friends in New York. . Frank Richards has moved into his new house on Burritt avenue. Messrs. Michel and Froeb washed twenty “ niggers ” this morning. Leroy. Taylor is in New York to-day purchasing balls and green goods. Louis Sheldon has been elected to full communion with Putnam Hose Co. The meadows at the lower end of Woodward avenue were afire yester- day. A car load of leather came into port this mornlng forfiLounsbury, Matthew- son & Co. Will Carleton pleased a large audi—. sweat the Congregational church last evening. .. J. P. Francis this morning presented the baggage expressmen with hand- some whips. “ Rosy ” Thompson is living up to his statement, “ Tell the boys I will be out in a few days.” ‘ William H. Meeker has been granted a_ patent on an improvement in roof-fit- ting for sail-pipes. ’I he officers shot of the fire depart- ment “did the handsome” at the City Hotel, last evening. . George R_. Nash has been engaged to Sing at Trinity church on Christmas day and the Sunday following. John Ellis was arrested last night for being out_of order. Justice Townsend this morning, imposed a fine and cbsts. John N._ Tuttle, of West N orwalk, and Miss hellie Upham, of Port Ches- ter, are tobe married on the 28th of this month. The funeral of Willis P. Morrell will be attended from his home in East Nor- walk to-morrcw at 2 o’clock. The pall- bearers _are his brother expressmen, John Finch, Calvin Snyder, Walter Hall, Oscar Snyder, Charles Clark and Win. Knapp. ' At a meeting of the fire department last evening, the following officers were elected subject to approval of the council : Chief, Samuel McGowan; lst ass1stant, Wm. Clark, of the Old Well; 2d assistant, John Whele, of Putnam Hose Co. A. surprise party was given Wm. Wal- grain of Brooklyn, last evening, at the residence of Charles Yost, on South Third street. Dancing was indulged inwnntil 10 o’clock, when a fine colla- tion wasvs‘erved. The festivities were kept up until a late hour. »»———~.--——-—— a o e -»-—A—————--~~- A Bit of Advice. —The Christmas shopping season has come round again, though we are posi. tively sure last Christmas was only a month or two ago. We feel like giv1ng a' bit of advice which though it is valua— ble, as we have proved by experience, shall not cost youa cent. Instead of jogging about New York, getting cov- ered with the dust and “microbes” with which the elegant dresses of the ladies fill the air—being shouldered and pushed about and treated like the dust of the earth yourself—just drop into our home stores,——take your shOpping quietly—and find that you have saved—- first, weariness of the flesh,—second, car-fare,—third, actual hard dollars. It is a much mistaken idea that it is al- ways possible to find “bargains” in a big city. As an actual fact country dealers mark their goods lower than city folks, with their enormous ex- penses, are able to do. As for good taste, the time has gone by when any merchant can afford to neglect this qualification, as the taste of the public is growing more critical all the time. Look into J. Arthur Pinneo’s window and tell us if you find any prettier things in Stokes’, Brentano’s, or Scrib- ner’s? Mr. Pinneo’s stock of books is unusually large, be having made a specialty of the beautiful publications for children illustrated by Maud Hum- phreys and Robert Elliee Mack. “Snowbound” is out in a white and gold edition with“ beautiful fine line engravings and wide margins, at the low price of $1.50. Here is an Edi- tion de Luxe of Howells’ “Venetian Life” in two volumes with water color prints, the daintiest sort of thing, for $5.00. Some of Stokes’ niost beautiful etchings and photo-gravures bound- in book form with beautiful covers. Lorna "Doone, The Water Babies, and all the standard poets in the quaint “orchid” and “chintz” bindings for $1.25 and $1.50. Countless dainty gift books and booklets, all new designs, from .15 up. _ In fancy goods there are repousse candlesticks, inkstands, and stamp- boxes in the beautiful “white metal,” a combination of aluminium and silver which will not tarnish, onyx blotters and inkstands from .50 to seven dollars The lap tablets are now made more cheaply than formerly, ranging from $1.50 up. Little bisque and iron fig- ures of animals» are the cunningest things you oversaw. Everything is entirely new this year, Mr. Pinneo tell- ing us that the people of Norwalk showed such good taste last Christmas that there was not a holiday article in his place which was not cleared out at that time. The morning is a good time to investigate these pretty things, and nothing pleases Mr. Pinneo better than to have his customers browse 'about and take plenty of time to examine. His goods are marked in plain figures, and he has put up a number of Signs telling where the different goods, cal- end rs, religious booklets, children’s bed '8, and so forth, are to be found, thus simplifying matters when people are in a hurry. ' '- -—-—-————000 —Diamond and fancy stone Rings at A. W. Austin’s. ‘ ‘N. Y. DIET KITCHEN. . Annie Louise Cary Raymond’s Work For the Poor. The Great Singer’s Effortto Comfort the Sick and the Wretched-Cheery Words Spoken From Behind a Charity Milk.- Counter. [From the New York Sun.] Any .one of the five establishments belonging to that eighteen-year-old benevolent institution, the New York Diet Kitchen Association, is a good place to collect material for the simple annals of the poor, and to add to one’s gallery of curious human types, but there is apt to be "a monotony of mis— fortune about the examples. All the people and children who come with cans and baskets to receive the simple food furnished on the requisition of’ a dispensary doctor are just so many variations on the common theme of woe“ The cheery little woman who flourished her tin dipper infofie' of them ,‘ administering milk and consolation,'ad- Vice and warning, loaves of bread. un- cooked rice, and sympathy, seemed to have an inexhaustible fund of the char- ity which never faileth. She was clad from head to icot in an all—concealing calico apron, with long sleeves coming closely down to the busy, deft, grace- ful hands. There was a flash of rings as the dipper plunged into milky depths and then porsed over the pitcher, pail, or can, and an unerring stream emptied therein without spilling a drop. a. MRS. RAYMOND AT WORK. “It’s the result of long practice. I’ve poured out rivers of mflk in these kitch— ens,” said Mrs. Annie Louise Cary Raymond, making her applicants wait a moment while she greeted her visi- tor. When this charming woman took her sweet presence and beautiful voice into the retirement of the married state the public lost a favorite at the zenith of her popularity, but the poor gained a friend. One rarely hears of the good work she is engaged in. It is done so unostentatioust that it was only a hap- py chance which revealed her that morning in the diet kitchen. The place is on the west side near that weirdly named locality, “Hell’s Kitchen.” It is in the basement of a dispensary, in a long, low-coiled room, With small windows Just below the level of the pavement.‘ A flight of shaky wooden steps,steep as a precipice, do- is wide pathway of bright oil cloth from the door to the further .end of the room, where a long table is set across. The 'milk can stands at the 'end. At the other is a wooden bench, where the poor, weary, breathless, wheezy old persons SHE NEEDED IT. who totter in sit‘ to rest while their portions are being put up for them. Meanwhile they relate all their symptoms and sorrows. _ There is a ma‘ron ,in charge of each kitchen, but on this morning she was absent, having gone to investigate a case rec- ommended by the Charity Organisa- tion. So the directress was unaided in her labors. What a procession of unfortunates came! And the running commentary Mrs. Raymond gave as they departed revealed glimpses of gruesome ex1st- ence among the poor. .“That old woman lives alone With her sister. They must be 150 years old, between them, and they are' feeble. But they fight so incessantly that we call them t e Kilkenny cats. They scratch and beat each other fearfully. “That old man who looked so neat and respectable is 75. He takes care of his sister, who is 80 and bedridden. He does allthe housework, and even sews. A society pays the rent for these two people so that they may keep together, for they are tenderly attached and pray that only death may part them. They have bread and milk from the kitchen daily.” . . _. Two tiny, chubby boys, carrying a pail between them, toddled in. Their "mother is dying of some chronic mala- dy. The little heads barely reached to the top of the ta- ble, so ' Mrs. Ray- mond went around to them, poured out their allowance of milk, gave them along loaf of bread, and then, when they smiled up into her gentle face and lisped, “Dood-by lady,” she impuls- - ively called them GOOD OLD BROTHER. back to get a red apple apiece. A sad- faced young woman, with an appear- ance of having seen very much better days, was gracefully as well as grate- fully thankful for what was given to her. “ That woman has a rather romantic history,” said Mrs. Raymond. “ er husband is seventy years old: They have two young children. She is a sec- ond wife. The old man’s children by his firstmarriage have behaved ivory ' LEADS mannerisms scends to it. There‘: was. .I *cent”.‘w.ra; If? Price One Cent much after the manner of King Learfis' ‘ ' Wicked daughters. Their father'was' a‘ - ' man of considerable property. . And he . divided it between his children. believ- f ‘ ing they would be good to him in his old age. $30,000 apiece._ One’is the wife of a wealthy building contractor, another of a well-known practising "lawyer, business. They will not 0 anything for their father unless he will desert his Wife and youn children, and the young wife’s poop e refuse assistance ,. unless she will abandon him. But they ‘ appear devotedly fond of each other. The old man used to be employed in the Cu‘ttom House at a salar of $5,000 a year, but he is now old. i l and dis- couraged, and cannot get employment. The family is in positive need, and the little we can do for them here is most acceptable.” - A little eight-year-old girl came down. the steep stairs and paused a moment in the drift of sunshine streaming through the open door. She looked like a Christmas angel, with pink-and- white dimpled cheeks, blue eyes, and Silken yellow hair. She got a warm greeting, and answered questions about her mother and the babies with a smil: ~ ' ing confidence that betokened the most afl'ectionate reliance on her benefac- tress. She got a red apple. This is her story: ‘ _ The child’s father deserted her mother and three little girls—two younger than the Christmas angel. In a few months another baby came. There was no “ other help for hours but this lit- tleone, who did all in her power with the utmost faith- fulness. Afterward two of the child- ren were put into an institution and the mother took a ‘second baby to nurse with her own three weeks’ child, A CHRISTMAS ANGEL. 3: waif from SiSter Irene’s foundling asylum. The mother is still feeble. Little Goldlocks attends both infants, and gets a daily supply of bread and milk.‘ . . The sick and sorrowful kept arriving, and the kindness which ministered to their‘ needs was unvarying. Graduallv the piles of requisition blanks which had been ranged in rows on the table dwindled as the orders were filled one, by one, and the slips were put away. It was nearing 1 o’clock, when the diet kitchens always close, and Mrs. Ray- mond had leisure to answer a few ques- tions about the work. She said : “ In the years I have been interested in this work there have been some im- portant changes. The almost univer-~ sal adoption of milk diet for the sick has simplified the work considerably. Formerly a strong beef soup, with yea- etables, was prepared daily in the little cookery which is attached to each kitchen. But not only did we find that it was consumed by the well mem- bers of the families, to the uttar priva-~ tion of the sick, but the physicians became convinced that it was too heavy food fer the patients. Milk in nearly every case is now preferred. We are served dai- ly with an enor- mous number of quarts, and, if by any chance there DOOD-BY, MA’AM. is a quantity left over, ourmilkman, who is most accom- modating, takes it back and gives us credit-for it. Then we distribute bread at this kitchen, through the kindness of Mr. Wall, who gives us a daily sup- ply. Ours is the only kitchen that has broad. Whenever a physician desires apatient to have beef tea it is- men- tioned on the requisition, and we pro- pare it specially. Uncooked rice .is given out to those who wish it. " In some kitchens the rice is boiled, but I have found it best to let my peoplepre- pare it for themselves. If the doctor- orders them to have it cooked we com— ply willingly. The requisitions are IS— ' sued for seven days. At the end of that time they must be renewed. Only the dispensary physicians and the directors can issue them. Several :benevolent societies have applied to the association to be allowed to recommend people, but our rules must be observed. The Charity Organization often sends us word where there are deserving ca es, and we invariably help them, but only, after the matron or I have personally 'investigated their claims. Most of them are of a rather better class than the dis- pensary patients from the neighbor— hood. But there is no trouble about securing help from a diet kitchen for any one who is in need_of assistance and who goes about getting it in the right 'way. ' “Occasionally cases are presented which do not appeal to one in the least. For instance, an elderly woman walked in here the other day with a note from one of the Charity Organization’s of- . ficers. She was comfortably but rather loudly dressed—fin fact she had so many gay colors on that she looked like a Mexican parrot! She was very per- emptory and demanded a check. 'I told hersthat we did not give money,; but food. Then she abused’me round: ' 1y, told me I did not know my place, and demanded the letter she had- brought, sayin it contained an order for money. W en she found it didn’t she departed in anger.” . Mrs. Raymond pointed out a row of lockers at the side of the room where clothing, which they are very glad to receive, is kept ready to give the needy. They have one blanket wrapper which they do not part with, but lend to con- ' valescents. "Oh I if I were only rich how much good I could do with the money I” exclaimed the famous woman of the stage as-she stood up’ to have her apron unbuttoned by the matron who-5 had Just come in. The caliCo folds slipped off disclosing the trim figure in a dark. cloth gown. The small bonnet, the veil. and gloves were quickly donned- and with a smiling good morning, Annie , Louise Cary Raymond went out from ‘ her matinee ”at the Diet Kitchen. ,f. while his only son is not on aged in any _ _ V
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