' b r1 ‘ THEEVENING GAZETTE mnnnn AT Tan PosT Orsrcn m; Noawami , ‘ as A NEWsrarnn. H AIL SUBSCRIPTIONS} DAILY. one Year. S3: simeonths,.$1.75: three months. $1.00; one month, 30c. Wannv. one year. in ladvance; $1.00; six months. 60s.: three months. 35c. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1896. THE WEATHER—To-day cloudy and possible snow. To-morrow, cloudy and warmer. Saturday fair, to partly cloudy and warmer. The Wilson Bill. Mr. John Wannamaker estimated the loss to the nation throught the Wilson bill calamity at $3,000,000,000 per year. He calculated thus: There are 20,000,- 000 workingmen in the country, and they earned on an average 32 per day, or $40,000,000, as the total earnings in one day. This gave them $12,000,000,- 000 a year as the earnings of American workingmen. The universal out every- where of 25 per cent in wages, not counting those thrown out of employ- ment, gives a loss of three billions per year, or of twelve billions for the four years. And now the party inflicting the wrong ought to assist in setting it right at the earliest moment by voting to protect all our markets. ——-<-»—— Exploded Fallacies. One of the many fallacies that are getting efi'ectively disproved by events is that theory of some American poli- ticians that the country can get along best without commercial or financial intercourse with other countries. This is the old Chinese policy, which even China is beginning to abandon. It has formed the basis of much of our eco- nomic legislation since the war and was the inspiration of the Bryanite cam- paign. But the falling ofi' of our for- eign commerce has been associated with hard times. The agitation for an “in. dependent." monetary system has pro- longed and increased the depression. And now there comes a final burst of business activity and. hope of prosperity because it is known that this agitation will cease and because our foreign coin- meroe has taken a bound. , Another fallacy thatis exposedgb‘y these same eventsis that prices are largely fixed or..co-n-trolled, by . specular» tive syndicites. They may be in pure- ly domestic trade, when under the de- fense of legislative restrictions; l at where commerce is free and the mar- kets open, supplies flow in or out to meet demand and. prices go up or down with the conditions of trade in spite of anybody’s efi'orts to control them. A speeulato: who was wise enough to foresee the coming demand for wheat may have made money by the rise. but he did not create it. . Awociated with this fallacy is the kin- dred one that the movements of gold are controlled by the “money power.” This also is refuted by recent events. While we "were doing little trade abroad, but still were obliged to import supplies and to pay a good deal of, borrowed money, and at the same time men were going about the country pro- claiming a purpose to repudiate a part of these debts, there was a very natural demand. for cash payments, which had to be met in the money of the world. Now that trade has turned the other ‘way and foreign countries are buying large food supplies from us, we collect payment in the same coin and gold comes back this way. The whole world is so closely. con- nected now by steam and electricity that no country can shut itself ofi‘ from the rest Witho-it disaster to itself. It dannot, if it would, so isolate itself as to escape these periods of depression that come to all alike, but the more bu'- warks it builds around itself, the more it retards recovery. We have exper- ienced this since the world-Wide depres- sion of 1891'). from which other nations have fullv recovered while we are only beginning to see our way out. What was the difference? In 1890 we began to inflate our currency, thus putting ‘ artificial obstacles in the way of those natural laws that, if unimpeded, would before this have brought us far on the road to prosperity. .- The Best for Children. “I believe Chamberlain’s Cough Remedv is the best for children I ever used. For croup it is unequalled. It is a splendid seller With us.—-T. M. ECKLFS, Pb. (in, Manager Wampum Pharmacy, - Wampum, Pa.” When used .as soon as the first symptoms appear, that is as soon as the child becomes hoarse or even after the croupy cough has appeared, it will prevent the attack; ‘ The mothers of croupy children should bear this in mind and always keep the remedy at hand. It is also the best remedy in the world for colds and whooping cou h. For ‘ sale at :25 and 50 cents per bottle by E. P. Weed, ruggist. 7 ". '"' ’ i 0351;“). "cam, IN THE? SLO 1 Gallon ’or ' Boiling Water or All, the Gal You Need Follows the Act. E”! V The ingenious individual 'who in~ 7 vented the, penny-in-the-slot machine probablynever had any idea that it would come as a boon and a. blessing to man; ' and-to tell the truth, itihas ' hitherto distinctly not 'been regarded . in the light of a boon and a blessing by man—at least, not in the United States. = But no matter. A novel penny-in-the slot machine, after a triumphal debut in Paris, is touring through England and earning enthusiastic encomiums wherever it makes its appearance. The invention. in question is a hot water lamp slot machine, that is so practical, so infallible, that ere long the ordinary street lamps now in use will be collected by the antiquary, along with brass candlesticks and flint and tinder boxes. In their place there will be at the street corners big orna- mental columns, with improved and magnified lights at the top, the heat. from which, instead of being allowed to go to waste in the atmosphere, will be used to boil water. At the base will be placed a machine into the slot of which an eager public will drop a cent and get a gallon of boiling water in exchange at any hour of the day or night. A Frenchman is credited with hav- ing originated the idea of utilizing in this way the h t generated in the street lamps of cities. However this may be, it is certain that these public boilers were first set up in Par-is, where their success was instantaneous and unqualified. The machine has now been tried in London and several other large cities in the United Kingdom, where it has come to be regarded in the light of an indispensable adjunct of civilization without which life would no longer be worth living. , The possibilities of the scheme are, in fact. limitless. Each machine sup— plies fiftecn gallons of boiling water an hour, or a gallon every four min- utes. That it would suply a real want is proved by the fact that there are a considerable number of people who make a snug in'COme' in the tenements of London—and possibly in those of New York, for all I know—by selling hot water in the summer, and even in winter, at two cents a kettleful. One woman is said to have made a tidy fortune by starting such a business in an East End tenement district. One enterprising gas company sup- plies houses with a‘ slot meter. The occupant of the house drops in an Eng- lish penny, or two ocnt piece, when he wants a light, and a certain number 'of cubic feet of gas is f-hrnislied by the meter. When the gas goes out he ‘drOps another penny in the slot, ’and the supply. is] renewed. The same, system has been put in operation on the railroads. If you are reading and desire a better light you dropn' penny in"a slot and a little elec. tric reading lamp. just above your lead, immediately throws its‘effulgencs upon the eye tiring’pages and renders your reading easy and agreeable. Didn’t Know the Ropes. Gen. Morgan of Illinois, who com- manded a brigade in Davis’s Division. was one of those men'so slouchy in his appearance that a stranger ~would never have picked him for an officer of high rank, says Harper’s Round Table. brigade, who had lost some books, asked a veteran where he might be likely to find them. The veteran said the only thief in the brigade was Jim Morgan, who occupied a tent near the clue flag. The recruit hastened to Mor-_ gan's tent, shoved his head in through the flaps, and asked: “Does Jim Morgan live here?” “My name is James Morgan,” an- swered the General. "Then I want you to hand over those books you stole from me!” “I have none of your books, my dear man.” . “That’s a lie,” cried the soldier “The boys say you are the only thief, in the camp. Turn out them books, or I’ll grind your carcass into apple-sass? General Morgan appreciated the joke, and laughed heartily, but when the recruit began pulling off his coat to make good his threat, the officer informed him of his relations to the brigade. “Waal. blast me if I’d take you for a brigadicl-I“ said the man. “Excuse me, Gencr: E. but I. don’t thoroughly know the l 39:5 yet.” ‘ ‘ "Vindows of Cloth. Windows of cloth instead of glass. sounds like an impossibility, and yet it ‘ is a reality, and the employment of such a substitute is an acknowledged success. It is not ordinary cloth, but such as is translucent, through which light comes just as through glass. To all intents and purposes this cloth win dow is similar to the sheets of glass. and lasts ever so much longer; while still having just as good an appear- ance. Now, the remarkable feature of this new fabric is that it never leaks, does not break and is nearly one-third cheaper than glass. A large skylight composed of the new substitute for glass, which has been in constant use long enough to show its worth, re- mains in perfect condition, not one cent having been spent on it for re- pairs. The material has many advantages claimed for it, chief of which is that by its employment in train sheds, freight houses, large auditoriums, and public buildings having skylights of large area, the light weight of the ma- terial permits of a simple, inexpensive and light form of skylight constr'..c- lion. / ‘AdYGfliflO in the Gmm. One day a raw recruit of his T ‘H n E v ENI iv 9+ 6’ A znTT n l I .6 . H E EVE NW C. GAZ/E CHECKER-BOARD BUSINESS DIRECTORY. I N ORWALK Pll‘fl Illilll‘fllltfl CO. In Successful Oper- ation Since 1860, ‘d No Outsranding Claims. BRING GAZETTE ADS. coon RESULTS Sales For llenl. VAlllAllES STORED IN Safe Deposit Vault OF THE NATIONAL BANK OF NORWALK, 6. Ward Selleck, BEST Goons. TEAS and COFFEES 18 WALL sT. TEES! IIEESl TREES! wll. at 58 Belden .Avenue, if you are go- ing to set out trees this fall. 'All stock warranted to live. Edgar Buttery, 58 BeldenAve. 25 years foreman of Hoyts’ Nurseries. Frank T. Hyatt DENTIST, 8 West Avenue. EMBOSSING DONEZAT THIS hOFFICE. ENTERPRISE Bottling Works, 7 .Wall Street. "I! MES All USER eranssmr nonran- ILr use. . Mail orders receive ' [prompt attention. FRED A. WALTER, MAKER OF AND DEALER IN HARNESS AND HORSE GOODS. Bepairiniof all kinds ' done at s ort notice. Harness made to or- der 8. specialty. 31 MAIN ST. Noawamr, - - CONN. ° ‘ W. H. BYINSTON INSURANCE. Halls 1. Emile Building. N :9 Painting. Pa er Hanging. Ka somin- inc and Hardwood Finishing. B. l. PLATT, 52 Wilton Avenue, Norwalk, , Conn. 1 Send for book con- taining samples. PARLOR BARBER-:-SIIOP, a. s. mesons. TRY WEED’S SODA WATER 38 Wall St. 4-7 Maln Street. ' .loll‘rrlnling - Q ;..m" Sawmill pxscurnn 91' was turns other Mrs. Malina... Messiaen SEPTEMlilitLZt 1896. ALL ' _, r" i - APPLICATIONS , _ f’ _ For admission sheiild be made at Hillsidev'a‘t ‘an early day. CHEAP FUEL Owing to many of the factories having been shut down, we have a large accumu- lation of first class coke. We olfer the same during the month of December at six cents per bushel at the works, or eight cents per bushel delivered within either city limits, in not less than twenty-five bushel lots. Extra for car- rying in. The llorwalk Gas Light company. M...“ $iano Lessons. . SGEORGE W. BRADLEY (den hter -. of the late.Wm.B.Nash.) lziiies e cert and satisfactory instructions on the Piano at her home No.193 Main =t-reet. . I oln Tlll ROOF FOR SALE DALI. IT GAZETTE OFFIGE. HALE’S -BALSAM _ 25c. F Ask Your. Draggist A mailing FREE. ' We shall give alwaya High CfradeBicycle on thegevening of December 24th,;ust 1n time for Christmas. Every cash purchaser of 25 cents’ worth will receive a coupon. so. rostrum HARDWARE 00.. South Main Street, South Norwalk. 0U read this advertisement. If it had beenlg yours and'others had read it, how much good it might have (13116. _ . . and we'will-'do-.Jthe frost. Rates ‘on applicant)”- Send _ in your advl T0 THE PEOPLE OF NORWALK . Thc;.undcrszgncd hawng purcbuscd lbc Plumbingand Tz'n- mug buszncss formerly conducted by Wm. P. Holmes cl W0. solz'czt a sborc of public patronage, . All work will have our personal supcroz'szon and inspect- zon, and be executed wile promptncss and thoroughness. .flny (no wdnlz'ngfirsl-class work done at the lowest prices, will do well to give us a call. Plumbing, Gas-fillzng, Slczzm-fillzng, flu and Shccl Iron 5' work of every dcscrzplzons. eflll jabbing will be attended to promptly. Hot air and . steam healers cleaned and put in thorough repair. dress, -. 7 Water 'srcel, and filled lbc same as a first-claw Plumbing, Steam-flung, Gas and Hunting Eskblz'shmcn I, respectfully We will cheerfully cstzmalc on all Call or ad- / l . PHILLIPSON & BROWN, Practical Plulllllerl, Slflfllll ll Gas Fillers, iii and Shell Illll Workers. 1 Water Street, llorwalk. Nelell and Nolw'al leig Lille DAILY. 'PROPELLERS lllll- ol Norwalk. Earle. and .thcan Will Leave Pier 23, E. R., ,N. Y. (Beedman st). 0. NURWALK AND SUUTH NORWALK AT 5 P. M. Leave South Norvlalk Daily at6 P. m, Leave Norwélk Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 5 P. M. It i
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