TH E EVE N71 E G“ o A‘Z'E T-TE; THE EVENING GAZETTE. ENTERED AT run Pos'r OFFICE IN Nonwam: as A NEWSPAPER. HAIL s UBSQRIPTIONS DAILY, one year. $3: six months, $1.75; three months. 8100; one month, 3-30. WEEKLY. one year. in advance. $1.00; six months. 60c.; three months. 350. WEDNESDAY, AI BIL 8, 1896. Not In It. It is lamentable to find “the glory that was Greece” nowhere visible in the performances of the Greek athletes who are pretending to assist in the re- vival of the Olympian games. These gentlemen do not apparently know the A B C of athletics. The running, leap- ing and sledgethrowmg of the Greeks is something tremendous, as we have it in literature; and so are the perform- ances of Hercules, who it is said to have originate the Olympianfpoits. If we had Hercules on earth today it is dol- lars to a red apple that he would be un- able to achieve even one of the twelve labors for which he has so long taken credit. ._......_ A Word to Wheelmsn. It has come to be a common habit with the users of the wheel to ride as close as possible to the car tracks, in order, it- is rxplained, to get the adVan- tage of the smoother pavement that there exists. Occasitnilly, a passen- ger on a car steps from the platform only to be run down by a wheel, which is being driven along at too rapid a pace to be swerved from its course in time. 'ihere is little reason for the wheelmen taking such paths. These accidents do not always occur as the result of fat riding, or “scorching,” but are caused by the presistent habit of wheelmen of followmg the cars so closely that collisions are inevitable whey passengers alight without t=king the precaution to lock in every direc tion. This is a matter thathis probably beyond regulation, Lxcept so far as the Whreimeu are susceprl-Ie to suggestion. Ow—‘w - Appropriate and Adjourn. Now that Congress has wrestled with , and thrown the great international problem of Cuban beligerency, so far as it had power to deal with it, there remains for it no pressrng duty to per- form outside the ordinary routine of making appropriations. ' , What‘Mr. Cleveland will or will not do in the matter of adeclaration no- body knows but himself, if, indeed, he has made up his mind. I ' For Congress, therefore, to remain in session merely for the purpose of overriding any veto he may send in on the Cuban resolutions would be the climax'of supeifiiity. —Every day that the session extends adds to the aggregate amount of' log rolling that naturally accompanies the appropriations for rivers and harbors, postoflices and the rest of m'embra dis.- jecta of the “porkbarrel.” The longer the session, therefore, the longer the bill, and with more than half a billion already to its account, in spite of the economic exertions of Mr. Reed, the majority party will find more than the soul of wit in the brevity of its delib- erations. . >—— “Did led Prouty.” Richard Golden, the creator of 01d .Ted Prouty, which is coming to Hoyt’s [‘heatre to-night, was the original four legs of the heifer in Rice’s celebrated burlesq 1e, Evangeline, which was first produced in Boston sixteen years ago. Preparing for a Late Spring. Some bold "thief who evidently be- lieves that we are going to have a late spring last night stole an overcoat from one of the figures in front of Bryant & Besse’s store on Main street, leaving Mr. Dummy exposed to the cold night 0111‘. To Keep Banks Open Saturday. New Britian merchants have started a movement to haVe the National banks remain open for a short period Satur- day evenings. The recent burglaries ' have created a scare and they desire to .leposit their Saturday afternoon and rvening receipts. .0. A Liberal Gift. Co. F. (L'ockwook Rifles) C. N. G. were last night made happy by the presentation to the company of the en- tire gymnasium outfit formerly in use at the Y. M. C. A. rooms. The donor was Col. F. St. John Lockwood who modestly sent a representative to act for him in the presentation of the out- fit.- IIt was a handsome gift and one that will be gleat appreciated by the company. A v ~Advertise in the Gazu'r'rn. ‘ A .HERE AND THERE. . Buckingham Post, G. A. R. will meet to-night. —Opening Day at Miss Fitch’s on Wednesday, April 85h. a 7 2-1; The Carpenters’ Union will hold a smoker to-morrow night. The Barbers’ Union will hold a regu- lar meeting tomorrow night. GleslStJohn broke ground this morn- for his new h ruse on Pine street. —There is a large demand for tickets to Farland’s banj ) recital April 10. Miss Josephine Little is ill with the grip at her home No. 40 Orchard street. Phoenix Engine company met last evening and transacted routine busi- ness. ' . Kabaosa'Encanpmeit, I. O. O. F. Wlll confer the first degree, Thursday evening. Twenty-five transients were provided with lodgings at the tramp quarters last night. —-Sample of Comfort Powder given aWay to-morrow at wrist department, Boston Store. Don’t forget that Old Jed Prouty has arrived in town and will be. at Hoyt’s Theatre to-night. Sewer inspector Kellogg is superin- tending the cleaning out of several of the City catch basins. Tue grand lodge of Connecticut, New England Order of Protection is meeting in New Haven to-day. Miss In. 2 K *eler will entertain a party of whist players at her home on Mott avenue, this evening. The Misses Belle and May Nolfhegel of Paterson, N. J. are visiting Mrs. G. Fred Austin on River street. ——Miss Fitch will hold a Spring Open- ing at her Mlllinery Rooms, (4 Wall stz'ee', Wednesday, April‘Sh. a 7 2 t The regular meeting of Hope Hose company, held last evening, was ad- journed for one week, at which time important business Will be brought be- fore the meeting. ' There are sev/eral persdns much in- terested in knowing whether Bride- groom Ben Harrison is preparing to get out of politics or getting ready for a fresh start. A horse belonging to Dr. W. J. Tracy ran away on Main street, Monday afternoon. The driver, aman named Dongherty, was thrown out and sus- tained severe injuries. I ——Frames made by J. T. Hayes. tf Fifteen inches of snow fell in El‘za- beth, N.J., yesterday. It snowed in Norwalk but the sun made it so hot that the flakes disappeared much more rapidly than they had fallen. H. H. Williams has put in a full line of Chilton paints and varnishes which he reéommends as being reliable and superior t ) any which he has ever sold. They are of all colors and shades of colors. __ General manager W. F. Acton of the Street Railway line says th it Superin- tendent Kyle will probably have a gang of men at work placing Newtown ave- nue in first-class condition as soon as the first of next week. —James Sexton .I'c Son, the leading granite and marble dealers of New Eng- land, have the largest stock of monu- ments and headstones to select from of any dealer in the United States. There wasa large attendance at the funeral of William Tuhey yesterday afternoon, [he interment was in St. Mary’s cemetery. The pall bearers Were Messrs. Patrick McSally, Patrick Burns, James M. Creagh, Pat-rick Cun- ningham, DuLDlS Horan and Daniel Gormley. Captain Daun threw the Cranbury efigy into the creek Monday night with the remark that he did not care a f-i-g whether it ever CLUJ; back, as it had been the means of killing one man and bringing ridicule on another. It- re- fu-ed to sink and floated down the riVer as gracefully as a duck. O —The record of James Sexton St Son in the past is a sufficient guarantee that, you Will get your money’s Worth. Two lads in one of Adams Bros. de- livery wagons met with an accident on Harbor avenue, yesterday. As one of the boys was attempting to turn the wagon around one of the wheels got caught in the fifth-wheel and the vehi- cle would have overturned but for the oldest and went to their assistance be- f0re the horse had a chance to run away. “ . The Pioneer Hook and Ladder com- pany Iheld a regular meeting last even- ing,'at which it was voted to purchase furniture similar to that in the Norwalk Club rooms for the refurnishing of their parlors. It was also voted to £8- tablish a non-active membership list, to which all ex-members of the com- pany will be eligible upon the payment of back dues The company is in a lprosperouscondition. ” ' action of a gentleman who saw the ac-. —Opening Day at Miss Fitch’s onI Wednesday, April 8th. a 7 2-t Business is reported as being excel- lent at the Arnold foundry .on Hoyt street. ‘ The executors of the estate of the late' P. T. Barnum, yesterday paid over to the Bridgeport Universalist cl urch, the $15,000 legacy left by the late showman. Elward 0. Stuart of West avenue is visiting friends in Danbury. Victor Selleck propcses taking a. va- cation before assuming his dutics as secretary and treasurer of the Fail-field County Savings bank. . A. E. Bohme returned home on the noon train to-day. ' _ Washington Chapter, No. 24, R. A. M., will confer the Most Excellent de. gree, to-night. ’ wriioll. -, —If you intend to purchase a monu- ment or headstone call at James Sex- ton & Son’s works, at Bridgeport, Conn You can buy f)!’ just one-half the usual price. , 0. During the winter of 1893, F. M. Martin; of Long Beach, \Vest Va., contracted a. severe cold which left him with a cough. In speaking of how he cured it he says: “I used several kinds of cough syrup but found no relief until I bought a bottle of Cham- berlain’s'Cough Remedy, which relieved me almost instantly, and in a short time brought about a complete cure.” When troubled with a cough or cold use this remedy and you will not find it necessary to try several kinds before you get relief. It has been in the market for over twenty years and constantly grown in favor and popularity. For sale at 2:3 and 50 cents per bottle by E. P. Weed, druggist. I“ ‘” SILVEE MINE. -—James Sexton A: Son have 300 beau- tiful monuments and headstones that they are selling out at just 50 cents on ' the dollar. .———-———< - EAST NORWALK. Daniel Crofut is on the sick list. Jed Prouty at Hoyt’s‘ Theatre to- night. i The fire police held their regular monthly meeting la. 1'. night. William Reed now occupies the Mar- v1n house on Calf Pa:ture road. I Mr, and Mrs. J. C. Hawkins are ex- pected home to-day from their trip to Longlsland. . ' .i. , ’ Miss Mary Reeves has moved.from Osborn avenue to the Warden house on Fort Point street. 7 > u, ' Mrs. Josephine M. Brown, of’Brooks' lyn, is visiting her son, Dr. F. G._ Brown of Riverside th use. —-A chance of a lifetime to purchase a monument to ,mark the last resting: place of your deceased/friends. 1' Mrs. Claude Dennis returned to her New Haven home yesterday, alter ’a visit with her father,Charles,Underhill‘. o0.- GLENBROOK. ——James Sexton & Son, of Bridgeport. Conn. are selling all of their stock of monuments and headstones for about 50 cents on the dollar. " DARIEN. Darien readers of the EVENING GA- ZETTE get eight pages of live reading matter for one cent. —At'ter 26 years of successful busi- ness, James Sexton & Son are going to . dispose of their vast stock of minu- ments for just 50 cents on the dollar. The friends of the rival would-be tax. collector are said to be sharpening their knives for Saturday ’s election. It is reported that “Bump” Smith is to organize a Darien drum corps, Frank Taylor, state organizer of the Improved Order of Heptasophs, will soon start a conclave here. . BROAD RIVER. —-—Beautiful sarcophagus monuments selling at $100. Give James Sexton & Son 9. call and see them. ‘wmmrriux. . Fine monuments that wr-ue sold last May in other yards for 5200' are being Suld at James Sixton & Son’s yard now fUl'IJiliz‘.’ La.f. .00 ROWAYTDN. —Any granite firm that has a record of erecting over 20,000 memorials, as has the James Sexwu 85 Son, is a sulfi- cient guarantee. 000 . All last’winter Mr GeoTAf Millsrof Lebanon, Conn., was badly afflicted with rheumatism. ‘.‘ At times it was so severe that he could not stand up straight, but was drawn Over on one side. “I tried different remedies without receiving relief,” he says, “until about six months ago I bought a bot- tle of Chamberlainis Pain Balm. After using it for three days my rheumatism was gone and has not returned since.’f_~For sale by E. P. \Veed, druggist. ’ . M wEsrou. —-—Weston residents can save about 5‘.) cents on the dollar by~ purchasing a monumental: .the Works of James Sex- ton & Son, Bridgepor.t.i_ Railroad ... allowed to all.purchasing.= ‘ ' .‘ i the collection of autographs. if“ I BRIEF' PERSONALITIES. Gov. Greenhalge‘vvas the first gov- ernor of Massachusetts ’00 die in oflic for more than 70 years. - Mrs. Langtry, who has become apub- lic reciter, frequently receives as much as $500 for an evening’s performance. Gen. Sewcll, of New Jersey, is the only genuine Irishman in the United States senate. He was born in County Mayo, Ireland, and came to this country in 1851, a penniless orphan, at the. age of 16. In all the world tlhere is but one man that can read the translation of the Bible into the language of the aborig- ines, which was made by a. Mr. Elliott. in what is now Paxton, in 1649. That man is the well-known antiquarian and scholar, Trumbull, of Hartford, Conn. Mrs. Grant is said to be happier in her new Washington home, with her daugh- ter, Mrs. Sa-rtoris, and her children about her, than she has been since the death of Gen. Grant. She is busily oc- cupied with her household duties and with the prepartion of a book of remin- iscences. James Smith, a. wealthy retired mer- chant of Cleveland, who died a. few days since, was associated with John D. tockefeller in the early days of the coal oil business. It has been said that Mr. lockefellcr’s start was due to Mr. Smith, who loaned him the money to build a. frame shed and place in it an apparatus which he had invented for refining crude oil. ' SOMETHING ABOUT SILK.. All moths produce some forms of silk. i The silk worm is liable to over 100 diseases. Silk worm eggs are about. the size of mustard seeds. The French introduced seri-culture in Louisiana in 1718. In the year 1000 the manufacture of silk began in England. In 1840 the silk factories of Prussia employed 14,000 operators. The product of silk in Connecticut in 1839 was five. tons of raw silk. The supreme judges of the United States wear gowns of black silk. There are from eight to ten species of silk worms in this country. The Silk Association of Great Britain 'and lreland was formed in 1886. Henry VIII. was the first English king to wear a pair of silk stockings. , Silk goods are said to take dyes more readily than any other fabrics. The imperial library in Parishes 20 books printed on white silk. . Germany manufactured in 1887 6,800,- ‘ 000 pounds of silk, worth it 14,500,000. In 1714 thc first regular silk mill in England was put in operation at Derby. The inner fibers of the cocoons are much finer than those of the outer layers. ' FADS OF THE RICH. The duke of York's collection of! postage. stumps, which he recently sold to one of the Rothschilds, bore an in- surance of $000,000. It is commonly supposed that Mr. ICIinmbcrIui-n is the .g'routcst. ninutcur orchid grower in the world, but this is ' far from being the case. Ills collection is worth from $75,000 to $100,000. The collection 01' the. downgcr empress of Germany, however, is worth nearly double that of Mr. Chamberlain. President Faure’s particular fad is He he— gun the collection some years ago and has greatly added to its value since he became president. The collection embraces. the signatures of every liv- ing sovereign, author, inventor and * actor of importance. Miss Alice Rothschild is a most eu- tliusiastic horticulturist, her collection of roses alone being valued at $50,000. The Archduke Joseph of Austria owns $200,000 worth of flowers. TV. IV. Astor rdccntly paid $0,000 to an English grow— er .for the stock of a. single variety of i‘bse' tree. THOUGHTS OF BRILLIANT MEN. This melancholy flutters, but me- naces you, what is it else but penury of soul, a lazy frost, a. numbness of the mind ?—Dryden. ' The passions, like heavy bodies down steep hills, once in motion, move them- selves, and know no ground but the bottom.——Fuller. . Man hath his daily work of body or mind appointed, which declares his ' dignity and the regard of Heaven on all his ways—Milton. The honest heart that’s free free a’ intended fraud or guile, however for- tune kick the ba’, has aye some cause to smile—Burns. There is always and everywhere some restraint upon a. great man. He is guarded with crowds and shackled with formalities—Cowley. .Among the pitfalls in our way, the best of us walk blindly; so, man, be wary, watch and pray, and judge your brother kindly—Alice Cary. The heathen mythology not only was ' not true, but was not even supported as true; it not only deserved no faith, but it demanded none.—Whately. FAMOUS MYTHS AND STORIES. Caesar did not say “Et tu, brute!” Spectators say he died silent, fighting like a wolf. Seneca. was not a half-Christian phil- osopher, but a grasping money lender and usurer, who died worth over $3,- 000,000. Richard III. was not a. hunchback, but a soldier of fine form, some preten- sions to good looks and great personal strength and courage. Augustus was not the public benefac- tor he was represented. He was the most exacting tax collector the world had ever seen up to his day. Although the story of King Arthur and his round table is'a myth, there is in a. southern English town a table which purports to be the original board around which the knights sot. " ——The army rules are that two-inch .ice will sustain a man or properly- spaced infantry; four-inch ice will carry a. man on horseback, or cavalry or light guns; six-inch ice, heavy field guns, such as 80 pounders eight-inch ice, a. battery of artillery with car- riages and horses, but not over 1,000 pounds per square foot on sledges; and ten inch ic‘e sustains an army or an in- numerable multitude. On 15-inch icc railroad tracks are often laid and oper- ated for months. —The most important, as well as the commonest metal in the world, is iron. It is almost everywhere in nature. We are bombarded from cosmic spaces by ‘meteorolites of nearly pure iron; the spectroscope finds it in stars so distant that the naked eye sees but emptiness in the nbysscs wherein they burn. It. makes a 12th part of the crust of the earth. 'Its particles are mingled in the dust of every country road, in the air we breathe, in the water we drink, in the food we eat. It is the great color— ist of nature. blood is due to its presence. ...-- ,._ One Night Only, Wednesday Evening April 8 8th “BACK AGIN.” YEAR The Favorite Comedian Four Old Yankees! Guessing Bee! Prices, 2 5, 3 5, 50 and 7 5 cents. RICHARD GOLDEN, Of Buckspt rt, Maine. SAME Buck sport Fire Tub I Under the direction of DODGE .St NORMAN. Seats now on sale at Plaisted’s drug store Familiar Original Cast‘. A Gramaphone given away! “Old Jed's” HAROLD Cox, Manager. and Pinneo's stationery store. Even the red of our - HOYT’S THEATRE? WANTED. _ ANTED—Farmers to see our newline of . . PIOWS; 'ust rec‘ ~ . ‘ HARBWABECQ,J , sued to. Nonwank 103 SALE. - I I I FOR SALE—The b' ' cot and shoe busmess of U. H. Harvey. includin ' fixtures and lease of store. hilt? ssdfik and ' . _ , v r ‘ cheap 1f sold at once. Apply at store. 9 y m7tf . ~ B103l Eglfafiz‘fiwo and Dthree plytarred roof- * cemen . HARDWARE 00. mg at So Nonwam: PERSONAL. . OULTRY netting lower than it e P at the So. ixonwamr HARDWARE éObefore GAR PET Mattre s s as renovated. Feathers steam dressed. . Send order by mail. or a telephone to Adams’ Market Will receive prompt attention. R UFUS WAKEMAN, Ssncarncx. Cleaned by machinery. Having purchased the Market ofE. J. WADHAMS, I have WADHAMS HAS SOLD OUT- -restocked the same with Meats, Fish Vegetables and Can- ned goods, and so? licit a share of your patronage. seHARLES E. SGHEDBEII,E 2 l Wall Street. Norwalk Opera House FOR. ONE WEEK. COMMENCING TUESDAY, APRIL 7th. washbasins GREATEST FREE SHOW ON EARTH. Introducing plenty of Specialties. and THEIR OWN ORCHESTRA. — A SPECIAL IIIVITATIDII TD LADIES. ' DYEIIlti MID alumna. We are sole owners in this country of a new substance, made in Europe. for dry cleaning. which prevents goods from shrinking and brings out the colorings clean and bright. we nuarahtr-e our new black dye not to crock on all wool or silk. Curtains and Blankets laundered by hand. and wi'hout the use of injurious chemicals. We wrl store them free of charge during the summer months. ‘ Gents’ Clothes cleaned and Dyed AT SHORT NOTICE. ‘ Gents’ Suits Sponged & Pressed,15c F. c. 'rocouE, , Broad River, Norwalk. enjoyed on a Rambler. HANDLER I'idiic. Of inc re. However, we keep in rv—v VIHEELINE DELIGHT is beyond measure the greatest when There is, in itself, a pleasure in knowing-.tliatbne' is mounted on absolutely’the best Blizyclegin the World. That’s the comfort of course, like all good things, it costs more than the midiou‘e article, and is worth stock a line of lower-priced wheels, such as the Gales, Ideal, Stormer and Gotham. All good and reliablewhetls, THE J. T. PROWITT CO., 45 MAIN STREET, NORWALK, CONN. Calf Shoes at $2.00 a pair. A full line of Trunks, Bags .' OLSEN BROS.’ WHITE SHOE STORE Will sell until April lst The Balance of their Ladies $3.50 The Balance of the $3.00 Cloth Top Shoes at $2.00 a pair, , There is still a few of the bestfof the Men’s $1.48 Cork SOIe Shoes left, “ all sizes,” worth $2 and $2.50. ' ' . Don’t forget that $3.50 Men’ at $1.95. The biggest bargain‘in town. s4 Patent Leather Shoes are sold and Macintoshes at the “W h'ite Shoe Store. ALL. DRUGGISTS. YOUR FRIENDS ans USING ‘ PLAISTED’S caucu REMEDY _‘ AND RECOMMEND' I’l' S USE ’ Get a Bottle at once, 25 0114150 Cents.
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