THE EVENING GAZETTE." ENTERED AT ran POST OFFICE IN Nonwm ' AS ANEWSPAPEB. lllAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS ;.- ‘ DAILY. one year. 53; six months. $1.75; three months. 81.00; one month, 300. WEEKLY, one year. in advance. 81.90; six. , months, 60c.; three months. 350. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6.81896. _ A Missing Letter. Our interesting daily letter. from ». Washington was either delayed by the storm to-day or was carried to Boston, not an unusual Occurrence, by the pos- tal clerks, as up to the time of going to press it had not "been received at this office. a———-——-—‘+ The Piano Contest. The gallant firemen of Hope Hose still lead in the race for the Gaznrrn’s €400 piano. Only one change of posi- tion is recorded and that is St. Mary’s school which has jumped into third. position and will no doubt make the other contestants hustle to keep up, The New Serial Story. The WEEKLY Gaznrrn’s new serial story, “The Sign of the Four” is one of Conan Doyle’s best stories. Sherlock Holmes, the great detective, is made the hero of this most exciting tale. The opening chapters will appear to- 'm0rrow and our readers should not miss it. O ‘ A Greater Norwalk. “The interveiw with ex-Mayor Hub- bell on the question of consolidating Norwalk, South and East Norwalk into a greater Norwalk, published elsewhere in to—day’s GAZETTE, should be read by every one interested in consolidation and more especially by the committee appointed by the two cities to consider the question. Mr. Hubbell presents some excellent idem Many of them it might be well to adopt should consolidation become a settled fact. His suggestions relative to the city offices, public schools and the formation of 17111139 are worthy of attention. .0. Patriotism. If anything were needed to prove the patriotism of the people of these United States, their national pride and their confidence in the stability and the in- tegrity of their Government, this was furnished yesterday by the bids for bonds opened at the Treasury Depart- These came from nearly five housand different sources, only about 16 per cent. of which was foreign—a fact which is almost surprisingly reas- suring in view of our past dependence upon transatlantic capital,and is indica- tive of a condition of general prosperity here at home as well as of an increased The offerings of gold in payment for these Government securities were nearly 600 per cent. in excesss of the amount asked for. There must, therefore, be enough and meat. public confidence. . more the n enough gold in this country to meet all, the requirements of busi- ness. There is an immense surplus, too, forlong-term investments at a low rate of interest—for this latest issue of bonds is not payable until the year 1925, and the premium offered is so large that the interest yielded cannot exceed 3% per cent. per annun. HERE AND THERE. Did you bid on any of the‘bonds? The streets are being nicely washed by to-day’s rain. Security Council, N. P. U. will meet to—‘morrow evening. Fred 0. Bennett of New Yorkis call- ing; on friends-in town. , Mr, Frank Mallory of Jersey City Heights is in town to-day. The funeral of the late James L. Dy‘cr was held this afternoon. —New novelties in valentines. You should see them. Bayes’, 5 Main st. United we progress, divided we stay - where we are—ex-Mayor Hubbell. The conference on the tramp question did not take place yesterday afternoon. Theodore Brothérton, the mason, is laid up with an attack of rheumatism. Buckingham Post, G. A. R. met last evening: and transacted routine busi- ness. Mrs. Aithur Burt presented her hus- band with a 12 pound boy baby Tues- day night. , —-Fiu» I .Ii.sr 25 cents per pound» at 13.2- :1 u; If bilingual) d J 22‘tf -10 ’ Wellington A. Tolles, city editor of the Sentinel is sick at his home on Mott avenue Stamford and Danbury teams will play basket ball in Stamford, to-morr row night.. 1 U. S. Patent Commissioner John ’S. Seymour expects to return to Washing- ton, to-morrow. —Three pounds prunes for 25 centsiat Betts & Farringtons. J 22 -tf The opening chapter of Conan Doyle’s great story, “The Sign of the Four,” will appear in to-morrow’s annrrn ~ The Phoenix fire-fighters will hold a sociable in the Athenaum, this even- ing. Excellent music has been pro- vided. Joseph Keeler had one of his hands badly injured Tuesday, by getting It. caught in some gearing at the .Norwalk Mills. _ Mr. W. F. Bishop of this city has been elected a. director of the Norwalk Lock company vice Hon. R. H. Rowan resigned. -—Soda crackers” 0 cents per pound, 6 pounds for 25 cents at Bette 8r. Farring- ton’ s. J 22- tt'a The weather of yesterday and to-day besides being decidedly unpleasant is a breeder of colds, influenza and pneu- monia. The funeral of Marie, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Saunders, Was held from her late home in Cranbury, this afternoon. Ike Williams, the well known ex- pugilist, formerly of this city, has se- cured a license from the County Com- missioners and will open a Salem on Pembroke street, Bridgeport. —-A handsome crayon and frame worth $5 to every purchaser to the amount of 83 at Harvey’ s shoe salfe: 4t 0 The crossing of-a telephone wire with an electric wire on the Opera House building, last evening, caused a bright light at the point of contact which at- tracted considerable attention from passers-by. A show case at the foot of' the stair- way leading to the ladies’ hair dressing saloon in the Jackson block on Wall street, blew down this morning and was smashed to smithereens on the sidewalk. SOUTH: NOEWALK. ‘ The regular monthly meeting of the board of managers of the Woman’s Ex- change was held this morning. Mrs. Leslie smith will give a mus- icale to her friends, at her home on Elmwood avenue this evening. The Duplicate Whist club is meeting at the home of Mrs. Ida S. Keep on Fairfield avenue this afternoon. The thieves who stripped the private car of-President Clark of the Consoli- dated will be tried‘in New Haven Sat- urday. The engine of the Boston Shore Line express, which is due here at 3:58, had a hot box and was delayed at Stamford yesterday afternoon. The Red Men will give 11 smoker to their friends this evening in their new rooms in the Sentinel building. AJ large number are expected to be pres- ent. Mr. Henry Ciapp gives his lecture on Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night’, in the Norwalk Opera House to-morrow night. Those who have heard Mr.- Clapp lec ture will be sure to be present. The Wednesday Afternoon Euchre club met with Miss Minnie Knapp at her home on Washington street yester- day afternoon. ' Miss Euleta Hatch won the first prize and Mrs. R. H. Golden the second. The Woman’s Missicniry association of the Congregational church held a meeting yesterday afternoon. The sub- ject was Home Missions. Mrs. Ida - S. Keep led the meeting and papers were read by Mrs. George A. Jennings, Mrs. C. E. Jennings and Mrs. Homer N. Dunning. Nine smokii: .r sets were drawn for at Trowbridge’s cigar store last night. They were dra wn 1n the following order: Ira Hoyt, Felix, the boot-black, Wil- liam Clarke, 6:. Washington Gladstone, Charles Helmer, George W. Gladstone, Joseph Good win, Joel Lewndes and Michael Gibbons. ' \ The Fish club celebrated their anni- versary at their club house on the bridge, last night. There were OVer one hundred present who partook of one of Speeler Smith’s chowders and the other good edibles weich had been prepared for them. “Ike” Hamilton acted as toast master and songs and recitations were rendered to the enjoy- ment of the guests. . ...—._____._._ WESTPORT. Miss Winifred Kemper is visiting friends in Stamford. . Mrs. Ebenezer Beers Sr., of Greens Farms, died at the residence of her son Mr. Ebenezer Beers, Monday night. Mrs. Beers has been a sufl'erer from paralysis for a number of years. Miss Clara ’N. Hurlbutt entertained a number of her friends 'last evening at ‘ her home. After whist was played the .r hostess served a dainty collation. . Miss Helen Hurlbutt has returned to New Haven to resume her studies. Mr. John A. Berge of Milford was in town yesterday. At the special town meeting held- on Wednesday afternoon it was voted to expend the appropriation of the three thousand dollarson State street, com- mencing at the bridge'over Dead Man’s brook and going east as far as the ap- propriation will allow. Miss Vernie Elwood is visiting friends in New York city. Tickets for the concert to be held at Rev. J. E. Coley’s, Edgehill. Thursday night are selling rapidly, and those who wish to attend should purchase their tickets as soon as possrble, as the number is limited. , A meeting of the “7.0. 'l‘. U. was held yesterday afternoon in the Blue Ribbon room. The Woman’s Auxiliary of Memorial church met with Mrs. E. F. Marvi yesterday. Yesterday noon as Druggist Cannon and his daughter, Miss Fannie, were driving across the State street bridge the sleigh runner suddenly . broke throwin: the occupants to the ground, but they fortunately escaped With a few slight bruises. The horse started to run but was caught by Mr. Frank Green before any damage was done. The owners of a number of our local trotters had them out yesterday trying their speed. . The first‘experimental trip was made by a trolley car to Saugatuck yesterday afternoon. Invitations are out announcing the . Leap Year Reception, to take place in Toquets Hall, Thursday evenin 3, Feb- uary 13th. Grand march to be led at r9 o’clock. Admission only by cards, as i“ is to be a very select affair and ful dress. Over 200 invitations have been sent out, and it is expected to be a very brilliant affair. the ladies providing everything, and the gentlemeuare un- der no expense whatever. .0 MENTAL, PHYSICAL DIFFERENCE Woman’s strength is about two- thirds that of man, while her height is as 16 to 17 and her weight as nine to ten. Woman’s 1ung<capacity is in propor— tion to her size much less than'man’s. The pulse beat is fromeight to ten faster than in man. Woman are more alike than men and more normal. Most geniuses are of the male sex. IVoman is naturally con- servative, while man explores new fields. In perception woman is decidedly quicker than man. She grasps a writ‘ ten paragraph in much less time than does he. Her perception of details. however, is less accurate than is man's. Among all civilized races woman is both shorter and lighter than man. Her form is more rounded and graceful, less bony and angular, having relative- ly less fat and more muscle. / W'oman’s head is carried less upright than man’s. The greater length of the first finger as compared to the third is a feminine peculiarity. The vocal cords in woman [are shorter and the voice higher and shriller. In respect to memory woman are superior. In slow, logical reasoning they are deficient. The arts, science and philosophy owe their advancement more to men than to women. What woman loses in profundity she gains in quickness. In languages she is more apt than man. ' Differences in habits of thought. be- tween the two sexes is shown by the fact that if 50 men and 50 women were required to write 100 words as rapidly as possible without time for thought, in the woman’s list will be found more vords relating to the concrete than the abstract, the whole rather than the part, the particular rather than the general. FIRST THINGS. Modern needles came into use in 1545. The first almanac was printed in 1460. Post offices were established in 1464. The first watches were made at Nu. remburg, Germany in 1477. The first printing press is claimed for Copenhagen, in 1493. The first, English newspaper was pub— lished in 1588. ‘ The that copper cent was coined in New Haven in 1687. The first steam engine in America came from England in 1753. Omnibuse s were introduced in New York .City in 1830. Glass . w indows were first used in England in the 18th century. ‘ ‘hc first American newspaper was published at Boston in 1790. The first telegraphic instrument was operated by Morse in 1335. Georgi. 1 W ashington was first 1n war and first in peace. The first railroad 1n the United States was opened in 1820. The first iron steamship was 1830. uilt in THE COST OF WAR. Ev en Belgium spe'nds everv year 46, - 000, 000 francs on her army. In the last 200 years France has spent £993,000, COO in war. Italy spends every y car 14, 000, 000 lire (82,800, 000) on her army and navy. In less than 300 years Great Britain alone has spent £1,359,000,000 in war. The huge guns of modern navies can only be fired about 75 times, when they are worn out. The peace footing in the Russian army calls for the services of 170, 000 horses. The estimated cost to both sides of our own great civil war was $6, 500,- l 000. 000. , SOMETHING m;- A ,sronm Wind and Rain Maks. it" Very Disagrreable ' for the People of Norwalk. A wind and rain storm of unusual severity‘ and fierceuess has prevailed here during the day, and no small amount of damage has been done to telephone, telegraph and electric light wires. The rain has fallen in torrents and the 'wind has blown at a high rate, driving the rain drops in front of it with such force as to form them into rain-sheets that drove nearly every one with the exception of the reporters indoors. . None of the stores seem to have been doing any business for the simple reason that there are no customers on the streets which presenta very mucbly deserted appearance. The wind has blown in’a northeaster- ly direction and has-seemed to increase. in furry allvday, and in its prankishness turning umbrellas (inside out, making swinging signs bang about, awnings to flutter and humanity to get in out of the draft. The force of the rain is doing one blessed thing and that islaundrying the streets and making the paving look as clean and bright as some of the tea kitties at the Boston Store. The electric cars on both lines are being run on schedule time but are not very well patronized. Taking into consideration the force of the storm the amount of damage thus far reported is remarkably small. 0 A Bid use of Rheumatism Cnrea. On the m01ningofFeb.20, 1895, A. T. MOREAUX, of Luverne, Minn. was sick with rheumatism, and laid in bed until May 2lst., when he got a. bottle of Chamberlain ’ s Pain Balm. The first ap- plication of it relieved him almost en- tirely from the pain and the second af- 1’ sided complete relief. In a short time he was able to be up and about again. For sale at 50 cts. per bottle by E. P. Weed, Druggist. 1* 0.0—— A FATHER’S TEM ERITY. Fought a. Lion with His Fists to Release H18 Child. ‘ An English missionary in Africa. was sitting in his tent door when he saw a party of natives approaching. They were bringing to him a. boy whose head was covered with a piece of calico, on removing which the missionary saw two deep furrows, one on each side of the scalp. The wounds had been made by a. lion a. few evenings before, says the Youth’ 5 Companion. The boy had been brought to the Englishman for treatment, and while he did what he could for the sufferer the men related what the missionary calls “as curious a. lion adventure as I ever heard. ” The party were on their way to the coast, and at night had made fires and- lain down to sleep. Suddenly they were awakened by the deep growls of a lion. It had leaped among them, and had, already seized a boy, whose screams mingled with the horrid growls of his captor. The men ran this way and that in their terror, each thinking of his own safety. Not so the boy’s father. He was big and strong, and besides, it was bischild who was screaming. He had no time, to snatch up so much as a. spear, but went straight at the lion, and struck it again and again full in its face with his clenched fist, all the while uttering fierce cries of anger. The lion was cowed; it relinquished its hold of the boy, and sprang away into the darkness,'leaving the father with his bleeding son in his arms. The scattered company came together again, replenished the fires, and took care of the lads wounds as best they could. Now they had brought him to the. missionary, who Washed his wounds with carbolic' acid and water and bound them up. The patient was doing well when the missionary last saw him, more than a. week later. ONE AMERICAN IN SIAM. Sent as a Missionary, IIe Became the King's Counselor. There died in Siam a. few days ago an American named Marian A. Cheek, who had been a. resident of that coun- try for twenty-two years, and at the time of his death was one of the most distinguished and influential men in that land, says the Boston Globe. Sent there twenty-two years ago as a. medical missionary under the auspices ' ot’ the Presbyterian church, at the age of twenty years, he gradually rose in power and wealth until he became the most intimate counselor of the Siamese king. Mr. Cheek left a. family consisting of a. wife and four children, who havoc re- sided in Oakland for the last two years. Mrs. Cheek received a. cableg‘ram re- cently announcing the death of her husband. At the time of his death he was pressing a. claim against the United States government for several . hundred thousand dollars alleged to be . due on uccountof negligence of Ameri- can officials in Siam. ' Mr. Check a. number of years ago obtained :1 concession from the king to farm out a teak forest. In getting the logs to 11. market they were floated down rivers, and it was while he had many thousands of them in the form of a wit that the logs were confiscated by 1epresentutives of an English com- PanY- '” Cheek had the stars and stripes pinned to his rafts, and he called on the American officials for assistance. They failed to come to the rescue, the logs were confiscated and Cheek ac- cordingly sued the government for damages. The officials at Washington question- the right of Check to fly the American flag 1n the situation he was then in. The army of Bolivia cm the people; of that impoverished country £360,000 9. year. I __ A .,._.._.., _._...._.. ..‘. .._.' .m.... a... 1' _7 if they are little wrongs, lead to 5 » ‘ an old back new again. Little .;Th_1nrgs: -: a large vvrong'ness. Backache' 1s: a little thing—not a very serious thing, in itself. It is often over- looked because it is so slight—_ it may come day after» day: and not be bad enough to cause any anxiety. The smallest kind of a. Backache means coming ill mass—probably Kidney trouble. Buker’s Kidney Pills will cure a Backache—cure it so- il: will stay cured T hesc pills cure the ache by removing the cause—Kidney trouble. They are a specific for Kidney trouble in the early stages—they’ 11 make Drug- gists sell them for so cents. A book about Backa’che and Kid- ney trouble, free. , Baker Pill Ca, Bangor, Me. ’ STATISTICAL ITEMS. The street accidents of London amount to about 3, 500 a year—nearly ten a day. Twenty-five per cent. of all the babies born in Russia die before they are a year old, and 42 per cent. do not reach the age of four. A journal devoted to the pen, ink and paper trade says that the world now uses 3,500,000 steel pens every day in the week. ~ Virginia. negroes own $11,000,000 of the $303,000,000 worth of real estate and improvements in that state re- ported by the assessors for this year. Fire losses in the United States and Canada seem to be increasing. Total for October, $13,411,500. For ten months, $109,689,400. ' The persons of African descentin the' United States. are classified according to the degrees 'of colored blood into. 6,337,980 blacks, 056,980 mulattoes, 105,- 135 quadroons and 69,936 octorodns. Agricultural returns from the county of London have a. queer sound. Yet of the 75,442 acres, 011 which its population of 4,232,118 lives, no fewer than. 14,401 are cultivated, besides 267 used for grazing, making nearly one-fifth of the whole area used for farming purposes. Between 1893 and 1895 500 acres were lost to cultivation. THE WORLD OF ART. A monument to the late Bishop Wy- man (colored) will be erected in Balti- more. Twenty- ~0ne sculptors competed for the statue of Sarah Siddons to be erect- ed in London. The model chosen is by a Frenchman, Chevalier. “The Sleeping Cavalier,” by Meis- sonier, which belonged to the late Mrs. Paran Stev ens. has‘been sold. £01 83, 500, a sum much below its supposed v.alue A monument of Bertholdi, the central figure in which is Helvetia, has been set up at Basel, to commemorate the hospitality shown to the people of Strasburg by Switzerland at the time of the siege. 9 Two miniatures of. J 0am of Arc by a. contemporary artist, now in a private collection at Isenheim, in Alsace, are said by M. Gut-r10 to be probably por- traits of the Maid of Orleans from life. No other painter has chorus of such artistic luxuriousness as Almn- Tademu. Perhaps its most remarkablc feature is the wall, which is paneled with tall, slim pictures, each of them by a differ- ent painter. Leighton, Boughton, Sar- gent, Calderon and a full score of the artist’s friends have contributed to this remarkable embellishment. SCHOOL NOTES. Volunteer life-savers of New York risk the board of education to add swim- ming to the public-school curriculum. Dr. Frederick Wines, the authority on criminology,tha,s been appointed lec- turer on social classes and social evils in Harvard university. Russia will next year subsidize the Bulgaiinn schools at Constantinople, O1chida and Buyukdere, and give free instruction to Bulgarians in its uni- versit-ies. There is a movement on foot- for the establishment of industrial schools for the training and education of the Rus- sian con’victs’ children in the penal set- tlements of Siberia. NOTES OF ‘VENEZUELA. Liberty of worship is guaranteed by law. ' ' . The standing army consists of a little over 3, 000 men. The republic claims an area of 632, - 807 square miles. . The constitution is modeled on that of the United States. . The emancipation of slaves took place on March 24,1854. The national militia consists of all males between the ages of 18 and 45. , From 1550 until early in this century the country wasunder Spanish domin- ion. ‘ - ' The coast of Venezuela. was the first part of the American mainland sighted by Columbus. - The monetary system of Venezuela' IS that of the Latin convention, the franc _ being represented by the bolivar. Don Guzman Blanco was. dictator from 1870 until Februru: y 23,1873, when he was elected constitutional president. It was not until 1845 that the inde- pendence of the republic was recognized » by Spain in the treaty of Madrid. In 1810 Venezuela rose against the ' Spanish y oke, and in the following year the independence of the territory was proclaimed. —Advertise in the “Gazette.” I * Confirms It Saves the Cro‘upy. Children. . Snavrnw, VA. , March 9,1895. We have a splendid sale on Chamber-l 1:5 "-‘ laiu’ s Cough Remedy, and our custo- said that their children wouldh’ave died; of crOup if Chamberlain s Cough Rem; ecly had riot been given. & Druggist. ._ W PERSONAL". ABLY risersjshould secure one of those $350 electric alarm clocks so by the South Norwalk Hardware Company. i20tf . k. FOR SALE. FOR SALE—Electric bells and equipments * I‘ - \ furnished, ,dmt up and repaired by the 4111th For sale by E.-P . Weed; 3 . meis coming from; .far and near,s . , , cf it in the highest terms. Many ave‘a ‘ a South Norwalk rdware Company. jmtf WANTED. \v ANTED—Purchasers tnr those medical batteries. from $3 to 86, by the South - Norwalk Hardware Company.120lwf TO RENT. CREDIT—At Broad River, a nine-room Ohouse. thbarn and ten acres of land. Convenient W inuipauk trolley and on pro- posed'l' ram“ 3' extention. Rent, :10. Apply to Mrs. Peter W Mead . New Canaan. or at this office. J 30 tf 0 RENT—The Colonial Residence No. 123 ’ East avenue All modern improvements ' ‘- and partlv furnished. JAMESL. S'rnvmvs, 124 East Avenue. .j13 f ,. ._---.__...__ Wonderrnny *1} ‘ _ Interesting ' , l’ ‘ 9 . ...ARE THE... 4 ‘. % ADVENTURES OF ...A8 RELATED BY..- CONAN DOYLE "INN-Id - g The Sign; at I I l l l #:The Four. WWW Which Commences Tomorrow in 1 its hotly tazelie hail ll WIIIIUIII Fail! Norwall Opera House. ONE WEEK COMMENCING FEB. ID The old, EllI'IIIIII’ llS IIIIII PlaIeIs Supporting Miss Lett' 19 Sheppard, The Singing and Dancing Soubrette. llI. Dave Seymour, Lat-e Principal Comedian Power’s Ivy Leaf Co Original Famous Ladies can secure reserved seats for the. opening performance for 100. Ob- tainthem at Weed’s and Tomlinson’s. HOYT’S THEATRE Thursday, Friday 8:. Saturday, FEBRUARY 6. 7and 8. With SATURDAY I-IATIN'EE. MES’I‘AYER AND BELLS C ciizedz'mn. Opening with the well-lino“ 11 comedy “JERRY. ” A Change of Comedy at Each Perform- ' ance. PRICES—253.,.350. 5013 , - Matinees—Children 10c. ., Adults 20c. now on sale at Blaisted’ s and Weeds. CITY OF NORWALK. Board 0__f_ Relief. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Relief of the Citv of Norwalk will meet' 1n the Council Room in said city at the times follow:' ing: Tuesday, January 28th, from -7.30 to 9 P. M Thursday, January 30th, from 2.30 to 5?. 111 Tuesday, February 4th, from 7.30 to 9 P. M Thursday, February 6th, from 2.30‘to 51:11 Tuesday. February 11th,‘from l1530 to'9r. 11.. ' for the purpose of hearing: and determining all appeals from the'doinzs of the assessors-of- Seats SHERLOCK HOLMES I 1 said city in the assessment of taxes for the ’ yearn-1895, and to transact. any other business by law provided. Dated at the City of Norwalk, January 21st. 1596. , JOHN H. WADE. THOMAS s. STOUT, , , '~ ’ AMESJ SU’I'HERLAND, Board of Belief.
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