.n.
OUR PRICES TO FOREIGN ARTISTS. '
A Mint of Money Gladly Expended by *
Americans for Fun.
. Paderewski went away with $280,000
hidden in his egregious hair—$280,000
that the public could know of, that
could be counted. How many thou-
sands more were laid on his altar as the
outcome of personal idolatry there is no
law to make him say. America and its
people, with the dollars left out, make.
Paderewski very tired, and he never
tried to conceal it.
And the Grand Opera artists! They
are the highest salaried persons brought
to this country. The De Rezkes’ con-
tract called for fifty performances, for
each of which they got $1,800 apiece,
and 15 per cent. of all receipts over
$7,000. Plain multiplication show that
they took away easily $100,000 each.
Maurel, Calve and Melba each receiv-
ed about $1,500 for each performance.
They were engaged for fifty perform-
ances, and carried away between them
$225,000.
Easy to figure: Nordica, $5.000 per
month. six months’ engagement, during
- which she appeared about ten times
each month, $30,000; Schalchl, for her
six months, during which she appeared
about sixty times, was paid about $18,-
‘ 000. Plancon, the tenor, carried home
$30, 000. When he sang he was probably
inspired by the knowledge that he was
making about $5 a minute. William
Gruening, tenor of Damrosch's opera
season, took $24,000.
These are only the mighty few in the
musical firmament. But there are still
the actor people. Bernhardt, for her
little outing in the country added $200,-
000 cash to her .balance at the bank.
She played for a percentage of the
gross receipts. Irving was $70,000 to
the good, and Miss Terry was able to
live through the Summer on her poor
salary of $1,000 a month, which'lasted
ten months. Duse was not here long,
but America liked her $60,000 worth.
The English farce~ comedy companies
in “The Shop Girl,” and “The Artist’s
Model," took in $200,000 in thirty
weeks.
And then the Vaudevilles! Chevalier
would have dropped dead five years ago
if he had been told he could pocket $18,:
000 for three months of his “turn.” But
that's the way of it.
Yvette Guilbert had $4,000 a week;
six ,weeks, $24,000. Fregoll has rolled
it up at the rate of 81,1,700 a week. The
Craigs, acrobats, $6,000 for eight weeks'
work; the Martinettis, $11,000 for six.
teen weeks. Harriet Vernon made
$4.000 in eight weeks singing her little
eerie-comics. The Pantzer Brothers,
acrobats, make $350 a week each, with
Proctor. Cinquevaill’s twelve weeks of
juggling brought him $5,000. {Herr
Graise and his performing monkey and
donkey worked just three hours a week
and got 850 for it every Saturday.—New
- York Journal.
Fish From Desert Wells.
The statement has been frequently
made that many of the new artesian
wells on the Desert of Sahara occasion-
ally eject small fish. This statement
which has been ,generally discredited,
has been prover; to be true by Mr. Des-
or, the Swiss naturalist. After his
return from a trip of exploration in
North Africa, Mr. Desor wrote as fol-
AOWBZ
”I found hundreds of fish in the
streams leading from the wells out on-
to the sands. It is impossible that they
should come from any place else than
from out of the wells, for the water is
not in communication with any basin,
creek [or river. The fish I saw at the
oasis of Ain-Tala, belong to the family
of carps. The most curious thing re-
specting them is that, although coming
from a depth of from any place between
200 and 500 feet, they are not sickly or
misshapen, and have large and per-
fectly formed eyes. This is contrary to
the general rule, such creatures from
subterranean waters usually being to-
tally devoid of the organs of sight.”—
St. Louis Republic.
Oldest Proposal on Record.
The oldest marriage proposal of which
there is a definite record is 3,425 years
old. This remarkable ancient record,
which is in the Oriental Department of
the British Museum, is a small clay
tablet, measuring eight inches by four
inches, and contains about ninety-eight
lines of very fine cuneiform writing. It
is made of Nile mud and bears upon it
the marriage proposal of a Pharaoh for
the hand of a daughter of the King of
Babylon. It is a duplicate celpy of a
letter written about B. C. 1530.—Boston
Gazette. I
It.
Why Ho Spoiled
He dropped on his knees at her feet
and began the speech he had been so
long rehearsing: “Darling, love, Ihate
you—I mean, darling, hate, I love you
—-no--no—~I mean—” (Here his face
assumed a livid hue and began to tie it-
self in hard knots), ..
"What is it-—paralysis‘?” she asked
frantically. ,
”No. love,” he whispered hoarsely;
“i am kneeling on a tack.”--Tacoma
News. ‘
Honoring Bismarck.
The Bismarck monument, which the
German Corps students have erected in
honor of their old comrade in the Ru-
Vdolsburg Hill, near Kosen, in Thurin~
gia, where many of them are wont to
spend the Whitsuntide holidays, has
been unveiled. The statue represents
Bismarck as a young student sitting in
an armchair, with a cloak thrown over
it. His lowered right hand grasps the
.duelling sword used by the German stu-
udents, and his left rests on his thigh. ‘
The Intelligent Officer. I,
"Mike,” said the superintendent,
"there isa dead dog reported in the
alley between Illinois and Meridon
streets. 1 want you to look after its
disposition." _
An hour later the intelligent officer
telephoned: '
“I have inquire} about the (log, and
find that h . as a very s .vage disposi-
tion.”—Indianacoli-: Journal. , ' ’
-———————‘-.>-—-o,——‘—
—Advertise iuthe Gamma. . I '
SIGNOR' CRISPI’S CAREER. I
He has Lon: Ranked among Great His-
tory Makers.
One of the great figures of the last
decade of the nineteenth century is
Francmoo Crispi, the distinguished Ita-
lm statesmen. whose life from his
earliest manhood has been crowded with
1mllm'tlnt events and who stands in the
front rank of modern history makers
besides Cavour, Bismarck and Gambet-
ta. His career is a striking illustration
of what one of the common people can
do and of the possibilities of national
expansion. He has been by turns law-
yer, conspirator, soldier, orator, news
paper man, but always an intellectual
giant. He is to- day, literally, the power
behind the throne in ~_Italy. Although
giMd with an intelligence and fore-
sight which place hifn far ahead of so
called Latin statesmen, he shows how
true it is that intellect of the highest
SIGN OR CRISPI’S CAREER.
order may yet be accomplished by thwe
weaknesses that are characteristic of ‘a
lower temperament and a more circum-
scribed range of thought. He lives ac-
cording to report, in daily fear of assas-
sination and is superstitious to a marked
degree, He not only takes the precau-
caution to provide againt sudden death,
or by that form of exit by whichsmny
statesmen have been removed from the
political arena, but he is also a firm be.
liever in the perils arising: from the
“evil eye.” In the one case he seeks
the aid of the police as a body guard.
and in the other he wears a coral iron
as a charm on his watch chain, con-
vinced that it will protect him from the
machinations of the powers of darkness.
Crispi is a Sicilian by berth, having
been born in Ribera, province of Gir-
genti, 1819. He is consequently in his
-77th year.
GEN. ANTONIO MACEO.
The Cuban Chieftaln’s Career. Five of
His Brothers Died in Battle.
Jose Antonio Maceo, the Cuban Gen-
eral, was born at Santiago de Cuba July
14, 1848. Five of his brothers died on
the battlefield fighting for Cuba.
three times by the Spanish troops. His
chest is pierced through and through,
and it is a source of wonder to every
physician who has examined him how
he can live. A wound in the chest
prevents him from speaking very loud.
His voice is so low that it is necessary
to approach him closely to understand
what he says.
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ANTONIO MACEO.
Maceo’s feelings at present are the
same as in 1878. He says that deathis
better than any treaty with Spain not
based on the absolute independence wt
the island. He will never accept an-
tonomy or reforms. He hopes onlyyin
the final success of the war, and 'with
respect to the work of the Cubans in this
country to obtain belligerent rights .Il‘or
the patriot army, he'wrote a few days
ago to them: “I am more confident 'in
the force of arms than in the abilities
of diplomacy.”
ALCOHOL FROM MOLASSES.
A. Process Whereby Alcohol is Very
Cheaply Made.
An enormous alcohol distillery is
just being completed on Long Island,
which has cost $750,000 and is of par-
ticular interest on account of the new
and cheap mode of producing this
product, so much used in the arts. Re-
cent discoveries have made it possible
to produce a high grade of alcohol from
a very low grade of molasses; so low a
grade, that heretofore it has been con-
sidered worthless.
'By this process the refuse of sugar
plantatations and sugar refineries may
nowbe turned into alcohol at a cost
far below that of producing the alcohol
from grain. From some experiments
made, it is stated that alcohol can {be
produced from this refuse for about
seven cents per gallon. That the effect
of this discovery must be serious to the
distillers of alcohol from grain cannot
be doubted. .
The great reduction in price will no
doubt also largely increase the con-
sumption. The quantity of refuse
which runs into the rivers and bayous
in Louisiana is sufficient to supply one-
half the alcohol required in the United
States. An enormous quantity of this
low-grade molasses and “tank bottom”
Will'no doubt be imported from Cuba.—
Boston Journal of Commerce. '
, Answer to a. Talker.
“Why, he yawned three times while I
was talking to him.”
“Perhaps he wasn't yawning. He
may have been trying to say some-
thing.”—-Life.
. _-Advertise. in the'Gazn n.
>.I"
Maceo himself was wounded twenty-
‘T H E 7E V E Nsi-‘N G"ffi-Gani:: 5r
SOUTH NORWALK. J
The South NorwaIK Office of the Gazette Is at the store of New-
man & PInney. No.
12 North Main Street. where Advertisements and
orders for Job Printing, as well as Items of News. can be left with
Homer’M. Byinzton, Manager.
Water at the Knob 68°.
A large number of local sailing craft
were at the Long Island boat race
yesterday.
Most of the Norwalk party of Chris-
tian Endeavorers arrived home late yes-
terday aiternotn, from their delightful
visit to Washington.
Judge Hubbell came down here this
morning ready to administer half the
justice due the Twin cities, but our
officers, vigilant as they notoriously
‘are, couldn’t muster a single case for.
the J udge—not even one measly drunk.
The Sunday ‘ school of the First
MethodistEpiscopal church are to make
an excursion to Glen Island, Wednes-
day, August 26th. The start will be
made from South Norwalk at 8 o’clock,
the steamer Myndert Starin conveying
the party to the island.
Edgar Boughton who was yesterday
sentenced to 120 days in jail by Judge
Hubbell and execution of‘sentence sus-
pended provided he would go to the
Town Farm was again found intoxicated
last night and was locked up. He said
that while he preferred going to the
Farm rather than jail, he did not . pro-
pose walking 6ver there this hot weath-
er. He will go to Bridgeport to-day
by rail.
Miss Ethel Keep and Miss Seymour.
daughter of Charles Seymour met with
a mishap at the Knob yesterday. They
were indulging in a frolic with the
waves and grasped the “life line.” U11}
fortunately for them some one ran
against the line causing the heads of
the young ladies to duck in the water
and fill their months with the same.‘
Friends on shore came to the young
ladies rescue and they were landed on
shore. none the worse for their ex-
perience.
«.
Oleomargarlne Bill Rejected.
BERLIN, July 15. —The federal council
has rejected the oleomargarine bill which
was recently passed by the reichstag. This
bill, had it become a law, would, in eflect,
have prohibited the importation of 0100-
margarine from the United States.
Southern Mills to Shut Down.
FALL Brynn, Mass, July 15.—-A circu-
lar letter received from T. H. Martin, sec-
retary of the Southern Textile association,
states that of the 2,500,000 spindles in the
south 1,923,000 will be stopped for vary-
ing terms.
Physician Killed by a Train.
SARATOGA, July 15.—Dr. S. Z. Gibbs of
Fort Ann was instantly killed at that
place by a Delaware and Hudson train
today. Gibbs was 69 years of age and
leaves a widow and three children.
To Save Vicksburg’é’ Historic Battlefield.
Gettysburg and Vicksburg stand out
pro-eminent in the history of the coun-
try, marking as they do two of the
greatest battles of the civil war. The
battle scene of the former has already
been taken possession of by the national
government as a national park, wherein
the regiments that participated in the
struggle are commemorated in stone
and bronze.
Vicksburg has yet to be made into a
national military pr rk, and the time for
such a consummation is not, if the
efiorts of the officers and members of
the Vicksburg National Military Park
Association are fruitful, so very far
distant, for through the work of Cap-
tainW. T. Rigby. of Mt. Vernon, 1a.,
the Secretary of the Association, the
movement has received the official en-
dorsement of the majority of the G.
'A. B. divisions throughout the country.
There is now before the national
House of Representatives 3 bill which
proposes to embrace in a reservation as
anafional military park about twelve
hundred acres in and around the City
of Vicksburg, marking the lines of
both the Union and Confederate
armies. This tract is as small as could
bombers and yet preserve practically
inland the general plan of the siege.
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Another “Richest Gold Field.”
An English mining expert says of
Georgia that “it has the richest gold
field know.- on the face of the globe to-
day. There are mines in North Geor-
glam are capable of producing $40,-
emcee gold 3 year. I believe that the
rem-d of the Comatock, in Nevada, will
bemeeded by some of these Georgia
nriumcs, perhaps within the next two
years.
Nothing New toHer.
Mrs. Jones—That Mrs. Tucker next
door must be an awful gossip.
Mr. Jones—Why; what’s the row
new?
Mrs. Jones—0h, nothing in particu-
lar, but I never can tell her anything
but what she’s heard it before.--Har-
pet’s Bazar.
Make Money in Jail.
Three-tenths of theearnings of a Bel-
gimconvictare given to him on the ex-
pinllm of his term of imprisonment.
Some ofthem thus save more money in
jail than they have ever saved be-
fore. " .
Price List of Chamberlain’s
Medicines.-
"Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy. The 'most successful medi-
cine in the world for bowel complaints, 25
and 50 cents per bottle. . ,
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Famous
for its cures of coughs, colds, creep and
whooping cough, 25 and 50 cents per bottle.
Chamberlain's Pain Balm. For rheuma-
tism, lame back, sprains, bruises, outs, bums,
scalds, frost bites and chilblains, 25 and 50
cents per bottle. For sale by E. P. \Veed,
druggist.
~Advertise in the GAZETTE.
A
lent the notices to the students.
AI
cor IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT-
President McCosh Remembered the
French Class in His Prayer.
The following story of President Mo.-
Cosh of Princeton, is told by the New-
ark Call, and it is said it is vouched for
by Princeton men: "The venerable
doctor was accustomed to lead the
.morning exercises in the chapel every
day, and during the exercises he glaze
a
closing exercise was a fervent prayer by
the doctor. One morning, after he had
read the notices as usual, a student
came up with another notice that Pro-
lessor Karge’s French class would be at
nine o’clock that day instead of half-
past nine, as hsual. Dr.'McCosh said
it was too late, but the student insisted
that Dr. Karge would be much disap-
POinted if the notice were not read.
The exercises went on, and the doctor
forgot all about the notice. He started
tomake the final prayer. He prayed
for the President of the United States,
the members of the Cabinet, the Sena-
tors and Representatives, the Governor
of New Jersey, the Mayor and other of-
ficials of [Princeton, and then came to
the professors and instructors in the
college. In the meantime Professor
Karge’s notice came into his mind, and
the assembled students were astonished
to hear the venerable President. 'And.
0 Lord, bless Professor Karge, whose
French class will be held this morning
at nine o’clock instead of at half-past
nine as usual.’ ”
NOTICE. I
curious
NOTICE is hereby given to all per-
sons liable to pay taxes to the City of
Norwalk, in the County of Fairfield
and State of Connecticut, that the
undersigned, Collector of Taxes for
said City, on assessment list of 1895, has
received a warrant from the Mayor for
the collection of the tax laid by said
City, March 2, 1896, on the ratable es-
tate liable to taxation therein; that
Said Tax is Payable July Isl,
And that he will be present at the
Council Room in the Fairfield County
National Bank Building, every week
day from 9 a. m. to 12 m., and from 2
to 5 p. m. from July I», 1896 until Sep-
tember 1, 1896. Saturday evenings
from 7 to 9 o'clock.
Also, that upon all of said taxes re-
maining unpaid after the 1st day of
August, 1896, interest at the rate of
nine (9) per cent. per annum will be
charged from the let day of July, 1896,
until the same is paid.
ADDISON A. Barrs,
Collector of City Taxes, List of 1896.
The Carpenters Union metlast even-
ing and decided to hold a public meei-
ing at Arion Hallon Tuesday evening,
July 2lst. The meeting will be‘ ad;
dressed by Frank Duffy of New York.
There will be dancing at Gregory’s
Point to-night
An Affidavit. ‘ ‘ ,
This is to certify that on May 11th, I
walked to Melick’s drug store on a pair of
crutches and bought a bottle of Chamber-
lain’s Pain Balm for inflammatory rheuma-
tism which had crippled me up. After us-
Ing three bottles I am completely cured. I
can cheerfully recommend it. -- CHAS. H.
WETZEL, Sunbury, Pa. '
Sworn and subscribed to before me on
August 10,1894.— VALTER SHIPMAN, J. P.
For sale at 25 and 50 cents per bottle by E.
P. Weed, druggist. '
HERE’S YOUR IIIIIIIIIE.
A fine building lot on Wilton ave-
nue. If you intend to build, look at
this before purchasing.
Water, gas and sewer on the avenue.
Will be sold at a Bargain.
W. H. BYINGTON,
Real EsIaIe and Insurance,
Room I. Gazette B’I’d.
CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK.
.26 WALL ST", NORWALKJ
ORPOBATED SEPT. 1. 1876.
$100.00C
APPEAL.
nus M. HOLMES. President.
. 1.. Berna. Vice-President.
WILLIAM A. Gnarls. Cashier
DIRECTORS :
0361-: M. Hermes, H. E. Dams,
l... CUNNINGHAM, J. T. Paowrr'l‘
1.1.. Borax. S. H. Bonus
J . Cousms.IJa.
lllscount Bay, Saint"-
MISS BAIRD’S
INSTITUTE.
Norwal, Conn.
25TH YEAR.
15th Year in Norwalk.';
BOARDING MID MY SBIIIIIII.
Primary, intermediate. academicland college
preparatory classes. Specialists employed for
physical culture, elocution, music, art and the
languages. Careful attention to morals and
manners. A limited number of day pupils
and special students admitted. Send for cir-
cular. Early application desirable.
Miss Baird is at home to visitors on Thurs-
day and Friday of each week until 5 D. m.
WAR PAIIII
SOLD UNDER GUARANTEE.
Actual cost less than 51-25 per 231-
ml the American Knight of the Brush
uses none ‘ but Longman Martinez’
Paint. which is unexcelled.
\
Is What the
Redskin uses when
he is looking for
fight, but for mak-
ing the home look
bright and cheer-
For Sale by the
South Norwalk Hardware (30.,
24 SOUTH MAIN STREETJISOUTH NORWALK,'ZCONN
Important -:- Notice!
- A Great Sale of . , l
W ALL - PAPERS.
$3.000 Worth of wall Paper Will be Sold AT cosr
During .the next Thirty Days.
. Newman & Pinney, '
. 912 North Main Street.
South , Norwalk. j'
.s.
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mBRIDGEPORT. _ A
2.1 he . . . .
10.1911. [Read
. @ompany.
BRIDGEPORT ' '
AND _ '
AROUND-ABOUT
Are busy thinking over our new
proposition to make Dress Skirts
free; talking with friends and ac-
quaintances about the wonderful offer
—that is. the women-folk are.
A simple little calculation will con-e
Vince anyone that there is a saving in
our offer. Suppose you buy material
for 39C. 9. yard, say 6 yards 2 $2.34
linings and thread, say 1.00
whole cost _ $3.87.
No matter if you happen to choose
a fabric that costs more. than 39c.
there is still a big saving for the cut-
ting, fitting and making costs nothing.
It’s a grand chance I
Men‘s colored Shirts—a big line of
cheviot shirts, well made,for 50 cents
each. Then there’s a fine quality of
laundered shirts, collars attached, for
50 cents. We‘ve others, 2 detached
collars, for 75 cents each. Still bet-
ter grades, attached collars, for $1.00
each. i , -
And the celebrated . Star’ shirts,
made right here in town, for $1.25
and $1.50. Quite a shirt store when
you come to know about them, when
you come to see the different kinds.
Those satin striped, plaid and check
Linens, 29 cents, are worth exactly
double the price ; easily worth double.
_.It’s just the right time, now, to find
short ends of fine Dimity and Organ-
die, 3 to 9 yards, for 12.1.C. a yard.
Plain black Lawns, such as are .
warranted fast black and will wash,
10, 12%. 17, 20 and 25 cents the
yard.
Chambray Underskirts, that make
a good summer skirt—washable-for
50 and 75 cents
—_‘——I
Bust Forms, for fitting waists,
$1.00.
Summer Suits are selling very
reasonably nowadays.‘ A regular suit
store (that sells nothing else) would
make a big hubbub and shout BIG
MID-SUMMER SALE if, they were
selling at our prices. We are selling
as quietly and noiselessly as .though
nothing unusual was happening. _
Norwalk Chronicler