v 1 as. a", «M 1". ., T HE. EVE N1 NGG A'ZVET TE I " ' ‘ THE EVENING GAZETTE. l ENTERED AT THE POST OFFICE IN NOBWALK as A NEWSPAPER. HAIL S UBS GRIPTI ON 8, ' _ Duns. one year. :3: six months. $1.75; three ‘ months. $1.00; one month, 300. WEEKLY, one year. in advance. $1.00; six months. 600.; three months. 35c. SATURDAY, JULY 11,1896. Justice Done All. The consensus of public opinion about our city, is that the committee on the Mill Hill improvements has executed a very difficult public duty with rare goodjudgment and J efi‘ersonian “equal and exact justice to all.” The property owners, as is natural, in some instances. think they are not paid enough, while on the ther hand, good and conserve- tive judges think if the committee erred at all, it was in a too liberal allowance in their cases. All in all, fair-minded tax payers will feel that full justice has been done. Feed My Sheep. Such gs the command that Christ gave unto His Disciples after He had risen from the dead. And if he were to come upon the earth 'once more he would be astonished at the quality of the fodder that is now being dished out to "the hungry sheep. Each shepherd has his own particular brand of religions food, and the result is a composite bill of tare that, in general, falls very far short of satisfying the spiritual hunger that afliicts the world. It has somewhere been written that some shepherds placed the fodder so high'u'p in the rack that the sheep can- not reach it. They get only the dust that is sifted through, and that, falling in their eyes, is a punishment as well asadieappointment. - ‘Uther shepherds strive to satisfy their flocks with the mold of dead creeds, the result is a sort of religious dyspep- ma, unfitting the stricken for any true spiritual enjoyment. Others set forth such highly spiced nutriment that it defeats its own pur- pose and leaves only a bad taste behind. And there are others still who press all the sweetness from the grain before they offer it to the sheep, and then 6111'- round it with such an immense quantity. of chafl‘ that the sheep get bewildered in the almost hopeless search, and many times have to do without any nutritious food whatever. .Some shepherds chop up thistles and thorns-and bitter Weeds with their fod- der, and the sheep turn away in disgust from the unsavory mess. ' There is but one religion—the reli‘ gion that Christ Himself taught, and of Which He was the one sublime exemplar. In that religion is all man- ner of delicious food, nutritious, exalt- The love of ing and soil satisfying. 1- God that gave the only begotten Son to die upon the cross that we may have life eternal is a sufficient theme for every true shepherd who desires that his flgck shall, some day, roamthrough green pastures and by the side of Still waters. One great reason why so many sheep remain unfed is that the shep- herd is incapable of placing the sweet and precious food before them of J esns Christ and Him crucified. Preachers of the Gospel should be men of the keenest and brightest intellect, and who to this unite a soul all aflame with the love and power and compassion of the eternal God, and the infinite sacrifice made for humanity of His only Son. Ill-hey should be men of the highest type of, natural ability and of the great- est personal magnetism. There 111:0 Iplenty of such men in the world and they are the ones that prove true shepherds and feed their flocks into a condition of strong spiritual growth. A. great many true Christian men have gotten into the ministry who really have no busxness there. Their reason- ing powers are too vague and indefinite; they do not themseIVes understand the oxquisite beauty of the Christian faith, ' and are therefore unable to impart the true knowledge to their iflocks. They cannot comfort, they cannot inspire with hope; hence their influence for good is infinitesimal. Other so call shepherds are mere sen- sationalists, anxious for notoriety and not very particular as to how it is ob- tained. They are generally very bright men, with good oratorical powers, but so wrapped up in self-worship as to be absolutely incompetent to preach a Christ who was “meek and lowly.” They preach everything else but Christ and Him crucified, and while they-may appeal to the brain they never go deep enough to reach the soul; Hence there are thousands of sheep, eager and impatient to be" fed, who never get abite of 'the true herbage, but wander discontentedly over arid plains and up bleak mountain sides. Christ’s admonitIop still ricgslout upon the air, “Feed my sheep,” but ignor- ance, stupidity and sensationalism still prevail, and too many of the sheep re- main unfed. O»- NOVEL STAKES WON BY A BLUFF Desperate Game of 3 Poker Sharp to De- feat 13 New Woman. She was a business woman, and she went at the affair in a businesslike way. “You proposed to me,” she said, shortly. “Great Scott! that was last summer!” he exclaimed. “Very true,” she replied. last summer at the seashore.” “In idle flirtation,” he returned, try- ing to hedge. “Of course,” she answered, “but you wrote to me about it once’ “And you still have the letter?” “I have, and if I were still the old- fashioned woman that I was then I would be following you around asking you to keep your promise, or else I would simply look upon it as an idle flirtation and let it go at that; but. as a new woman—a new woman—” “Well?” he said, inquiringly and anx- lously. “AS a new woman I look at the mat- ter simply from a business vieprint. and wonder how much it’s worth.” ‘ ‘You—you—” ~ He was too startled to say more. “As an old- fashioned woman I should try to force you to marry me by suing you for $50, 000 for breach of promise; but asa new woman, I know that such a course would be preposter- one. I will put the damages at some figure that is within reason, so that we can eflect a settlement without going into court.” “And if I refuse to settle?” he said. “Then I shall sue you for breach of promise.” He was silent for a minute, as if studying the situation. Then he smiled and said: “I see that you are a business woman of the ultra modern school, and you have figured this out very closely, but have overlooked one point. An old poker player can generally tell when a blufi is being worked upon him by one who is new to the business. You’re trying to bluff now, and I’ll call it. If you go into court I’ll marry you.” ‘ ‘You—you’ll marry me l” “If you sue for breach of promise I’ll do it in order to have the case thrown out of court.” “I don’t believe you’d do it,” she said, as she backed toward the door; “but your bluff is good just the same. Nei- ther of us wants the other, and you know it, but you’re just mean enough to do something like that rather than let a woman get ahead of you. And this looked like such a sure thing, too, when we talked it over at the Business Woman’s Club.”-—Chica.go Post. SHE WANTED ORIGINALITY. “It was A Girl Who was Particular About the Form of a Proposal. He—I came here to-night with the distinct idea of proposing to you? She—I am simply delighted. , He (eagerly)—Then you will accept me? She—I didn’t say so, did I? I said I was delighted. He—But— She (smiling)-—But you haven’t pro- posed yet. Don’t forget that. He—W’hat do you expect me to do? She—Something original. I am tired of all the old ways. One gets that way, you know. He—I might begin with a statement of my assets and liabilities. She-That is very circumscribed. He-True. Suppose I should ask you to be mine? She—Worse and worse. I can’t im- agine anything more commonplace. Besides, I wouldn’t be yours. He—Then you refuse me? She—~You haven't proposed yet. He—But you have anticipated me. She—Not at all. Even if I married, I wouldn’t agree to be yours; that is, not altogether. He—One half? é She—You forget you haven’t pro- posed yet. He—And everything I’ve said goes for naught? . She (somewhat uncertain)—-Why, of course. He—Then I’ve changed my mind. She—About what? He (taking her hand) about propos ing, of course. She—Then what are you going to do? He—Kiss you. She—What. sir, before we are en- gaged? He (suiting the action to the word)— N o. Afterwards. ’ She—You horrid, mean, despicable thing l—Tom Masson. McSwat’s Great Economic Head. “It seems to me. Billiger,” said Mrs. McSwat, “it would be a waste of money to buy a tandem when we have two bi- cycles already.” “That’s just like a woman.” retorted Mr. McSwat. “Don’t you see, Lobe‘lla, that when we go out riding with it at night we only need one lantern l”-—Ch.i- cage Daily Tribune. A Wise Judge. Judge—For striking the plaintiff a bunch on the nose I fine you ten dol lars. Culprit—Ten dollars is a big thing with me, Judge. Can’t I pay it in in- Stalments? . "No, Sir. Did you punch his nose in installments?”—Fliegende Blaetter. I THE EVEN IN C. oAz ETT E CHECKER-BOARD BUSINESS DIRECTORY. l1” NORWALK Sales For Rent. EMBIISS ' VALUAILES STEREO ING FIFE IllSIll‘flllGB 00. ~ n, In Successful Oper- Safe Deposit Vault DONE AT ation S1nce 1860. OE'TEE ,, ‘ No Outstanding Claims. NAgiogigjfiNK’ I” IS OFFICE. GAZETTE ADS. W. H. BYINGTON BRING INSURANCE _ GOOD RESULTS 1; IIUIIIII 3| IIIIIBIIE BIIIIIIIIIEI G. Ward Selleck, BEST GOODS. TEAS and COFFEES 18 WALL ST. I , I Couture You Money 111 LANDSCAPE GARDENING, TREES, SHRIIIS, ETG. Edgar Buttery, 58 Belden Ave. 25 years foreman of Hovts’ Nurseries. I Frank T. Hyatt PARLOR T ‘ Bunsen-1.3m, DENTIS l E. S. LEOBOLD. 47 Main Street. 8 West Avenue. TRY WEED’S 38 Wall St. ENTERPRISE Bottling Works, . 7 Wall Street. 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'SEND YOUR ORDER AT ONCE! New York. I 896. I THE ADVEBISEB GREAT REDUCTION SALE OF -SUII|MER SHOES- AT THE WHITE SHOE STORE, DURING JULY AND, AUGUST. Our Men’s $5.00 Tan Shoes Reduced to $3 50 a pair. Our Men’s $4.00 Tau Shoes Reduced to $3.00 a pair. Our Men’s $3.50 Tan Shoes Reduced to $2.50 a. pair. Our Men’s $2.50 Tan Shoes Reduced to $1.48 a pair. Three Hundred pairs Men’s Congress and ‘Lace Shoes worth 3.125 at, 89$. A PAIR. 308 Pairs Men’ s 32. Lace and Cong1ess Shoes at $1 48 a pair Vs 6 will sell the ba ance of our immense stock of Ladies’ Tan and Black $3, 00 Oxfords at $2 00 a pair. Two hund1ed Pairs of Ladies’ $1. 50 Russett and Black Oxfords at 75c. 21 pair. Two Hundred Pairs" uadies Tan Lace Shoes at $ 1. © 5 @ A. PAIR WORTH $3.00. - Three Hundred Pairs Child’s Russet Spring Heel, Lace and Button Shoes at 50c 11 pair. This 18 the greatest lot of Shoes in town for the money and we want you to come and examine these goOdS for yourself. l Full Line of Trunks, Bags and Ladies’ and (tents. Maekinloshes. OLSEN BROS.” 3cA1ET-TE BUILDING, NQRWALK. 0 . TWINNER‘ The Reduction in Hartford Bicycles has proved a drawing card. Ladies, Pattern No,'2, is in great demand, and orders are being received right along. Come in and examine it. Columbia, standard price to all, 3100, ‘ The F. S. Antler cycle Ga, 29 Wall Street.
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