THE EVENING GAZETTE. ENTERED AT ran Posr Omen 1N _Nonwanx as A NEWSPAPER. HAIL s UBSCRIPTION’S, DAILY, oneryear. 33: six months. $1.75; three months. $1.00; one month, 30c. WEEKLY. one year. in advance. $1.00; six months. 600.; three months. 350. n.__ THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1896. The Piano Contest. The only important changes in to- day’s vote in the piano contest, is the increase of St. Mary’s school vote over Hope Hose and the large increase in I-the . Welcome -» Stranger Lodge vote. This organization is coming rapidly to the front and hunting the leaders. The total number of votes cast is be- ginning to assumeim posing proportions but more than ten times the number of coupons deposited at this office have been printed since the contest began and the hiends of the should look them up. 'lhat is the way to win the piano. - Wrong AdvIIice. The News should not imbue Captain Colegrove with the idea that Robert Roosevelt Pearson has hatched up a conspiracy to obtain his scalp. If theCaptain wants to resign the News should allow him to do so grace- fully. It would look much better to go out peaceably than with a bounce. Of course the Captain knows a good thing when he sees it, but a good thing sometimes becomes exhausted and it is wrong for the News to attempt to make the Captain suck a lemoanhen it has been thoroughly squeezed. , The Nerve no doubt has been reading that long petition signed by all the merchants in South Norwalk, for the 1etent1on of the Captain, but it should Lot forget that Robert Roosevelt Pear- ron has a stylographic pen that he edifice in his top vest pocket with u 'nich to endorse his proposed reorgani- zation of the police department of that cit). -‘.—-————v— Norwalk Club. _ I Rev. C. M. Selleck by invitation of the Norwalk Club, will on Monday evening next, read some advance sheets, of his forthcoming History of Norwalk. I cf ,— co n testants WEST PORT S. D. Di Giovanni sells the EvENING GAZETTE 1n ISaugatuIck'. Seth Grumman of Wilton, was in town yesterday calling on friends! I The EVENING GAZETTE can be secured in Westport from either Jo'seph Mills or H. A. Stone. . We are pleased to note that Compo Engine company has entered the race for _the EVENING GaznrrE's handsome $400 piano. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas of Brooklyn; N. Y. are visiting at the residence of Mr. W. H. Thomas, of Compo street. The Epworth League society of the M. E. church propose giving a Colonial tea and entertainment in the basement of the church February 25th. A music- al pregramme will also be an attrac- tion. Mr. Samuel E. Elwood and John Mills and Mills’ son-in-law George H. Gam- pher Jr. are neighbors and some time ago, Elwood gave Mills and Gampher permission to cross his land for the pur- revoked the permission and yesterdav morning when they essayed to go for a load of wood he forbade them coming upon his land and upon their persisting he seized the horse by the head to back it out of his yard, whereupon he. was set upon by Gampher who knocked him down and beat him severely, Elwood made a complaint and later Gampher was brought before Justice Hyatt who fined him $5 and costs amounting to $14.88 which he paid. The entertainment given by the young men of the Congregational church~on Tuesday evening was very largely attended, and proved a grand success. Supper was served from 6 until 8 o’clock and such a supper could not have been surpassed. It Was a credit to the society. A new and novel entertainment was given in the way of a photographic album which opened and showed living characters, Laura D. Gorham giving a description of each picture. She was dressed in old fashion costume and took her part very gracefully. IMiss Edie Albin ren- dered a very fine vocal solo to Mrs. H. C. Woodworth’s accompaniment. The young men under whose auspices the entertainment was given are deserving of great credit. It is hoped another such entertainment will soon be re- peated, ——4-‘ Free “'liarfage at New Orleans. ; NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 13.—The city couri- cil passed the free Wharfage measure, rec- ommended by the joint committee of com- mercial bodies. The Wharfs have always been in the hands of lessees, who have de. rived large profits from the fees. These the merchants considered obstructive to co1111ne1 cial development. .AJI' William Marvin I Miss - MIGHTY LONDON A Group 0! Facts About the Greatest . ' City in the World. J . . Londonjhas.a. larger area‘than New YOI k, Paris and Berlin. allput together. Ten millons of eels are annually con- sumed in London. A London fog cbsts $35, 000 for extra gas burneda . - --» In London I861 streets are named after the queen, besides which there are 167 Queen streets. A thousand _piano organs are played in the London streets daily. This does not include common hand organs; Ten days of London fog cast :25, 000 people on beds of sickness. About 1, 250, 000 articles are pledged with London pawnbrokers weekly. London consumes about 4,000,000 pints of periwinklcs each year. There are 200 periwinkles to the pint. Total, 800,000,000 periwinkles. What becomes of the shells? About 2, 500' dress suits are hired out in London each night. It is estimated that in London fully 3,000, 000 people never enter a place of worship. ‘There are 90, 000 paupels in London. There are more than 4, 000 pledged ab- _ ,I sta’iners' uniting the London ca'bmen. pose of carting some wood. Later he ' The London jam trade provides em- ployment for 16,000 people and 65,000 tons. of sugar are used‘ yearly in the trade. . , . Morethan 1,000,000 readymade cigar- ettes are smoked in LondOn each day. Twelve thousand people are employed at the London theaters. London: has nearly 320, 000 maid serv— . ants. Only one person in four in London earns five dollars a. week. In the year 1894 some 13, 000 pewter beer pots were stolen from North Lon- don public houses. They are used to make counterfeit money. A London confectioner says that he is often called upon to furnish wedding cakes weighing 1,000 pounds each and puddings of a. size sufficient for 500 hearty appetites. A single firm in St. Paul’s church- yard once received nn order for 1, 000, - 000 ladies’ mantles from a retail cus- tomer. I London contains 250,000 Working single women, whose individual earn- ings do not average more than 25 cents a. day. On an average every London police- man arrests but seven people ayear. London streets are very long and each one is crossed by an unlimited number of other streets running at right angles to it or cutting it diag- onally or otherwise. From this it re- sults that there are an unconscionable number of street corners, each one the junction of two streets, or 5threé, 'or‘ You may sta-‘nd‘u'tanv . one of them Without being thd to thrive on and take in the vista. of that' portion; four, as may be. of the town in which you happen Ino- mentarily to be. In this way the eye may. grasp the perspectives of tvvo, three or four streets successix ely, al— '1‘," . most simultaneously, withouftgns' much? J'" :.,l ..“. éEEsTABLISI—IED 1868 H- I ' as ehm‘"mg the pOSItion of one" s deJI’.II z in fact, by simply turning one’ s neck. These streets are composed as follows: ‘ A row of houses to the right' 1s paral- leled at a distance of 15, 20, 30, 40 or 50 feet by a second row of houses to the left, or vice versa, the fronts of each row of houses facing the fronts of the opposite row of houses. unless it be the backs which face each other, when it is In mews. _ A long and comparatively narrow space is thus left between the rows of houses, the center being arcad- way for vehicles, and the edges being for the safe passage of pedestrians. This is the street. When you get tired of walking on it you can call a. cab and drive. back to your hotel. It is stated that London drinks every year 45, 000, 000 gallons of malt liquor, 8,000,000 gallons of Wine and 14, 500, (:00 gallons of spirits. It. is estimated that the great smoke cloud which sometimes hangs over London weighs 300 tons, 50 tons of .which is solid carbon and 250 tons of which is hydro-carbon. It is calcu- lated that the smoke of. the year is worth $10,000,000. London pays nearly a. third of the whole income tax of England. There are over 12,000 artists in Lon- don. I In winter as many as 40,000 per day of dead larks frequently find their way into the London markets. The cow population of London 13 18, - 000. On an average rain falls in London on 182 days of each year. c Over 1, 000, 000 pawn tickets for sums under ten shillings are issued weekly in London. One million eggs are brought into London daily from Italy alone .—Chi- cago Tfines-Herald. Don’t Edge Skirts with Fur. One of the distinctive features of the season's dressing is its use of fur and velvet and silk and cloth in combina- tion for the fashioning of gowns. A re- cent walking costumc consists of nut brown, smooth-faced _cloth, the bodice decked with a. deep yoke formed of al- ternate strips of fur and emerald green .velvet. The high collar is bordered with fur, and so are the cuffs of the vel- vet sleeves and the full, plain skirt. This sounds odd. A year ago it would have looked so. For a walking cos- tume an edging of fur at the skirt‘s bot- tom is objectionable because it wears out so rapidly, gets bedraggled in the mud and stirs up dust to soil the under- clothing.—St. Louis Republic. Many merchants are well nwzue that their customers nie theii best friends and take pleasure lll supplying them with the best goods obtainable. As an instance we men- tion PCl‘l , 8; Cameron, prominent druggists of Flushing, Michigan. They say: “We have no hesitation 111 Iecommeiiding Chum- bciluin’s Cough Remedy to our customers as it is the best cough medicine we have ever sold, and alwavs gives satisfaction.” For s2 is at 2-3 and 50 centsa bottle by E P. I“ eed, Diuggist. .1. i—Advertise in the “‘GIIZL-ltt'." MAHAGEEEMQ Eton-En BUILDING. of S. Holtz & Co 3.28 West Broadway, New Yerk at 50 Cents on the Dollar. vanced styles forS spring as well as 1012 present wear. Fine Black Diagonal Skirts, $1.19. Black Cloth Qkirts, lined throughout, piped «it i. V-clIvet) specialfor this sale, Black Figured Brilliantine Skirts, 4% wide, lined throughout, piped with Vel- \ $1.49. vet around bottom, special for this sale, $135. I Storm Cheviot Skirts, 5% yards wide, blue and black tailor made, with box plait in front, handsomely finished for this sale, $5,530, worth $8.00. About 100 Silk Shirts. 3. large assortment of designsmade in the most ad-I va- *ced style,special for two day s. only, $738 and $9.98. The cydippe, a, peculiar water .nsecti, NATURAL HISTORY. I propels itself with a. pair of paddles . W'hiChI, both: in shape and” general] RBI-I,- I P33181196, 0168er resemble those' In nsI'eI by oarsmen. ,_ The honeycomb made by bees is al- ways in geometric figures, and solves the problem of the largest economy (if 'space with the smallest expenditure of I’ material. A fossil dragon. Ifly. 27 inches long, armed with big jaws and teeth, has I been found' In the coal measures cf Com» mentry' 1n the Department of the Allier, I' rance. It has been christened Megan- cura. Mongi. The death' 15 announced of Prof. Her- mon Hellriegel, the well-known agricul. tui ist, at the age of 63. Most of his re- searches were concerned with chemical and physiological questions relating to the nutrition of plants. ' it Fleaus e. J Backache and Kidney Trouble While Backache in itself is not a. disease, it indicates a derange- ment of the vital organs—it’s a symptom of disease. Kidney trouble, at any stage, is serious and neglect of the symptom means neglecting the disease. Curing a Buckache means cuc- ing diseased Kidneys and Teller- ing them of congestion. can be done in the early st were. Buker’ s Kidney Pills are specific for the cure of Backache and Kidney trouble, if taken in time. It’s a vegetable remedy. IDiug-‘ gists sell them for 50 cents Book about Backache for the asking. Baker Pill Co., NOT CE NO I‘“E is hereby given that'at an adjourn- ed regu‘ar meeting of the Council of the City of For-walk. to be held in the Council Room, in said Ci v, February 17th, 1896, at 8 oclock p. m. ., a resolution “111 be ofiered to appro- 12.15 Hangar, Ale. priate 110m 1he city “615111? the fui ther sum* of SICO. 00 to be used in defraying the neces- sary expenses of the Police Depar ment of said City- ' I Da‘ttd at the City of Norwalk, Feb. 11th $896. By order of the Council of said City, , > E. M. LOCKWOOD, I I City Clerk. I Spring "will do lt:e l , OR SALE—Check the Elqmining of that , door; keep out the cold airnnd avoid the , breaking of class. The Eclipso Check and; -- easy to put on and keop‘n 1n ,- order. Weh aveit. scuih Norwalk Hardware - Co., 42 South Main Street. . . . WANTED. ANTED—.1 reliable lady or gentleman II I I to distribute samples and make a house to house canvas for our Vegetable Toilet Soaps $40110 5751:. month easily made. dress Cnolms Int IREED. 842 to I850 Austin avenue Chicago, Ills. If? (it ANTED—Purchasers for our I IfloOr , l ‘ paints: 50 different shades. dry- hard in 12 tours. South Aorwalk Hardwaio Co. - . - T0 RENT. I 0 RENT—At Broad River, a; nine-room house. With barn and ten acres of 11m . Convenient to Winnipauk trolley and on pro- posed Tramw 11y“ exteution. .Rent. :10. Apply to Mrs. Peter“ .Mead, New Canaan. or at this onice. J 30 tf 0 BEN T—The Colonial Residence No. 123 East avenue. All mod 91 n improvements ‘and partly furnished, JAMESL. S'rnvmzs. 124 East Avenue. - , 1'13 tf Norwalls Opera Hon so. O‘NE'WEEK BOMMEHGING FEB. 10 The old, 01 iginal Famous llliwnad’s Main Plains Supporting Miss Lettie Sheppard, The Singing and Dancing Soubrett'e. M D I S" ’ ‘ l‘. flit eymour, Late Principal Comedian Power's Ivy LeafII CoI Ladies cansecuxe reserved seats for the openingperformance for 10c. Ob- tain them at Weed’s and Tomlinson’s. nuns when... Fridav, Saturday and Saturday Matinee, FEBRUARY 14 and 15. ‘ Sicilian uni-1301111111 tn " Producing the Charming bucueas of the season. THE LITTLE DUKE! ’l he performance will be absolutely. first class. The best artists and gr and chorus, fine costumes and entrancing music. We auaxnn— tee a delightful evening’s entertainment. PRICES, - 25C, 350 and 506 .Secure your seats early at; Plaisted’ s and dWeed’s Drug Stores. KRIEG—ER’S, _ . Sonnet nonWAnEs. SALE COMMENCES ‘FBlDAY. FEBRUARY '14, FOB Two DAYS ONLY. 1 We have purchased the entire stock of Ladies’ and MisseS’ Skirts frOm the large manufacturing skirt house WAISTS. I All of our Trimmed Hats will go for 983, regardless of quality. . . Our Velvet Hats, Our best French Felt Hats. Our Children's Bats, all handsomely trimmed, worth all the way from $2. 50 to $5. 00 98:: will buy any of them, You can’t miss this greatest of all sales- Come early and get the cream of that lot. I These goods comprise all the ad Special for Friday and Saturday, one to each customer, 300 extra fine quality Black SateenWaists, trimmed with braid around collar and cuff. extra. large sleeves, worth $1. 00, special for this sale, i9c. SILK WI .ArISTS. Extra fine quality, made of the best Taffeta silk, in all the new designs, handscmely made and finished, worth $7. 00 to $9. 00, special fOr this sale, $3 75. « - I. , . Hundreds .1 other Article : suitable tor Ladies W earwnllbesoldatR-dwu
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