TH E EVENING GAZETTE
NruaEn AT THE Posr OFFICE IN Nonwanx
as a N EWSPAPEB.’
NI AIL S UBSCRIBIIONSE
Dam. one year. :3: six'monthsr.§1.75; three
menths. $1.00; one month. 300. .
WEEKLY. one year. inladvance. $1.00; six
months. 600.: three months. 35c.
bf
THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1897.
Tariff Has a Fair Start.
It is understood and repor‘ted in
Washington that the new taritf bill sub‘
mitted to the .House by Chairman
I Dingley is to be assailed with great fe_
rocity by certain enemies, including the
Democrats; and, provided the discus-
sion is straightforward and honest,
there is nothing, to regret in the pros-
pect. Such animated
serve the purpose of public education,
discussion will
reveal whatever weaknesses have es-_
caped the scrutiny of the committee,
and bring about a settlement of the
subject that will protect the country for
ageneration to come and from all fur-
ther wrangling and loss due to thevsub-
ject.
Whatever the weaknesses may be the
chairman of the committee is at least
entitled to credit for the lucid and con--
'densed summary of the bill for the bone-
fit of newspaper readers. The general
purpose of the bill, to secure adequate
revenue with incidental protection, is
set forth briefly and bolily. Nobody
need remain in doubt of its general
plan for want of information.
Whether, after such a careful and de-
tailed considera \on of its provisions, it
will be found his satisfactory to the
country as to the committee is another
question. But it must be admitted that
its debut is highly successful.
Revenue First and Only.
, It will be noticed that, while Con-
gress may not. hesitate to deal with the
appropriation bills and repair the cr-
iors made by its predecessor and the
lute Administration in other relations,
President McKinley is careful to avoid
mention in his excellent message of any
other subject to It: considered beyond
the provision of a stifliiient revenue.
That is the fundamental condition of
national prosperity. He
tiined it (mm the first, and has pledged
himself to secure a return oi good times
through the agency of a well balanced
and revenue raisins: tu-ifl',
To this line of tuition, moreover, it
must be sail the Ripublicun party,
now in such strong control of the Gov-
ernment, in also committed. The taritf
is, for the time being, once more the
theme of the hour. and to its earnest
solution Congress must give full. and,
ifpossible, exclusive attention.
By the time that subject is disposed
of, the business of the country will be
ready to take full ad vantage of its. im-
proved surroundings and prepare for
the great era of prosperity awaiting it.
so.
Iiismarck’s Lack of Interest in Life.
l’rince Bismar'ck‘s life must be ::
melancholy. one if the words he spoke
‘to a visitorrecently give a_true mi
prcssiou of [ITS state of mind. He sn‘i'd‘
"i feel weak and "Ianguid, but npt ill
My existence is no longertof, Tiny use
I have. no official dilfiés‘, and what I
see. :is an onlooker ,g‘ives’me up, pleas-
are. Should I live longer it will std
he the. case. I feel lonely. I have los‘
my wife. and as regards my sons they
have their own business. \Vith grow
'ing age I have also lost interest in ag
riculture and forestry. I rarely visi‘
the fields and woods, since I can no
longer ride and shoot and move about
‘ as 1 like. Little by little politics begin
to tire rne.”—Philadelphia Ledger.
Presidents “’ho Began Life Poor.
John Adams was the son of a, Mas
snchusetts farmer. '
James K. I’olk was a clerk in a coun-
try store. So was Abraham Lincoln
A nd row Johnson was a tailor and his
wife taught him how to read.
.I:Imcs A. Garfield was a mule drive]
on the towpnlh. '
Andrew Jackson was born in a log
hut in the pine woods of North Caro-
lino.
Millzi rd Filmore learned the business
of :i ('IulIlIt‘l‘.
James Buchanan was born in a log
house. in Pennsylvania.—.\'ew‘ York
Mail and Express.
Tonsoria] Debtors.
Proprietor Tonsorinl Parlors—See
here; When that Mr. Norox comes herd
again to get shaved, before you com-
incur-c on him'just mention to him
that we have gone over to the cash sys
tom. ‘
Subordinate Artist—Gracious! I did
the last time he was here and his
i'ncc' not so .long that I didn’t get
ilirougli by closing time—Truth.
The Deceiver.
“How in the world could you tell
that old Mrs.’ .Viddor that she had a.
complexion that reminded you of a
peach?" . ' - .
._ “I mesptn dried peach.”- it“? *“fv
has main- '
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:mYTWHflEVENlNG okznrrn
THE EVENING o.
L—""— a.“
A Tosrooos 'Toe’ocGAN’ SLIDE."
None but: the Daring Could Ever Have'
the Courage to Try It.
‘ The steeplechnse co'urse of the tobo-g-
ganing world is a twisting, winding
mountain path—{tn icy incline three
quarters of a mile long, with a descent
of over 000 feet—running from St. Mo‘
ritz, in a valley of the Swiss Alps, in
the province of Grisons, to the fields'of
Cresta, nearly a thousand feet below.
St. Moritz is near Davos-Plntz, and,
like it, is it famous “’inter health re-
sort. -
As soon as a foot of snow has fallen
the . St. Moritz toboggancrs begin to
lay out the course, which it takes
twelve skilled laborers, with some amn-
tcur help, six weeks to construct. In
the beginnii 5; four men, arm in arm,
tramp over the projected course sev-
eral times, beating down the snow.
inequalities, and to bank the curves
and corners. The whole is then iced
until it is more slippery from start to
finish than the fabled descent to
Hades.
If it were in a straight line it would
be nothing
down it would be. the child’s play that
it is on the long direct chutes in. this
country. Canada «and Russia. But its
course is, instead, most devious and
desperate.
It twists and turns, describes semi-
circles nud-S’s, goes downhill and up,
or. on occasions, keeps level. It: has
“leaps,” and “corners,” “banks” and
“straights,”
coaster wildest excitement of
most varied sort during every one of
the forty-odd seconds while he is
hurling headlong down its length.
If the very sharp corners and
curves were not banked high, like 5‘.
cycle track, there is no telling where
the adventurous tobogganer would
finally land—New York Journal.
Refused to Ofiiciate.
The Mayor of a village in Brittany
recently resigned rather than ofliciate
’ at the marriage of a divorced man.
The assistant Mayor and four Munici-
pal Councilors were asked in turn to
perform the ceremony, and. rather
than comply, resigned one after
the other. The Sub-Prefect of the dis-
trict refused to accept the resignations
the recalcitrant officers for damages.—
New York Tribune.
Business and Honor.
Snid Judge Pcterby to Rev. Wliazng-
doodle Baxter:
"Just think of the deception prac-
ticed every day. “'hy, it: is dreadful.
Now, if you could make $150 by a lie,
your sense of honor wouldn’t allow you
todo it, would it, Mr. Baxter?”
“Dunno ’b-out dat nr," replied
Whnngdoodle. “Seems ter me dat am
:1. nrattah of bisnc-ss, wharin honah
linin’t got nuth'n ter say. Say, jedgc,
who is do man wid the $150?"——Texas
Sittings.
Then snow shovels are used to fill up.
remarkable, and‘ sliding .
which give the during:
the .
and the disappointed bridegroom sued '
ZETTE
CHECKEVR-BOARD. BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
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NOR'WALK
Fire Insurance Co.
In Successinl Oper-
ation Since 1860.
No Outstandino' Claims.
ti. Ward Selleck,
BEST GOODS.
TEAS and corrsss
18 WALL ST. '
Frank T. Hyatt
DENTIST,
8 West Avenue.
NASH XiVllNSUUY
—Dealers in—
Cnooncm’. CHINA AND
GLAss WARE.
PLUMBING. STEAM‘
AND GAS FITTING.
Cor.Main tit Wesr. Sts‘
so. No R‘VALK, or
GAZETTE ADS.
BRING
GOOD RESULTS
A LUABLES STORED
1x3
Safe Deposit Vault
OF THE
NATIONAL BANK
OF NORWALK.
Sales For Rent. .-
PIEL BllllS’.
ornmu LAGEB,
On draught -
and in Battles,
—-AT—
RATGHFORD’S,
Geo. W.Raymond,
DEALER IN
Staple and Fancy
Groceries .
AND
Provisions
No.9 ltIain St.
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Edgar Buttery:~
44 Main Street.
S. B. Wilson,
Carpenter
and
u i l der.
STEAM MILL l. YARD
OFFICE. 92 Wall St.
Norwalk. Conn.
L
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‘ FRED A. WALTE
MAKER or
AND DEALER IN
HARNESs AND
HoRSE GOODS.
Repamng of all kinds
done at short notice.
Harnessmade to or-
der a. specialty.
31 .M'AIN ST.
Nonwann. - - CONN.
Chas. T. Leonard
Wholesale and Retail
Dea er in ' ‘
BflAl. WOOD.
BLUE STONE AND
MASUNS' BUILD-
INIi MATERIALS
MANUFACTURER or
CEMENT -:- PIPE.
Office and Yard.
33 to 4% "Water Street.
ENTERPRISE
Bottling Works,
7 Wall Street.
mmrs no more
EXPRESSLY FOR FAM-
ILY USE.
Mail orders receive
prompt attention.
TVhen You \Vant
60 Washington St.
HIINT & ZELIIFF,
a Nice Fresh Fish
SOUTH NORWALK.
Nurser man
T Konwgpxygoxx. ; A. n. "Al-Kl"
rees. 1m 5 an -
\ lélfntts. S§rawberry carPENIEI‘
an s a poem ty. '
Bfinayhvciigg. R11? and and Budd";
ars e . ' or or
Varieties. SAWING AND PLANING
Office, 6 Water St. 76 Franklin Ave. ,
Nurs’ys. Broad River. NOBWALK. CONN.
5
Send Your Order to TRY
WEED’S
SODA WATER
38 Wall St.
PARLOR
BARBER-i-SIIOP,
H. S. LEOBOLD.
4-7 Main Street.
EMBOSSING
DONE AT
THIS OFFICE.
w. - .BYINGTON
INSURANCE.
. Hunt 1. Eazelle, Buliilng.
Painting. Pa er
Hanging. Ka somin-
mg and Hardwood
Finishlng. .
II. l. PLATT,
~ 52 Wilton Avenue.
Norwalk. Conn“
‘ Send for book con-
taining samples.
m
OF
_ '4 EVERY DESBRIPTIBN
' 'ExEcurED AT THE
GAZETTE OFFICE
THE
malt/o
Increas
policy-holders
in the history of life insurance.
or eyear l895.
J .C. WEBSTER, Vice-Pges.
C. E. GILBERT,‘Ass‘t. Sec. .
t n a Life
Made the Following Gains in the Year I896:
Notwithstanding the material increase
the expense in Life Insurance. is chietl
income on the Life business of this company. excluding the Accident
business, is somewhat lower than last year, and is 23 per cent. less
than the average expense of the ten leading “purely mutual” companies
J. L. ENG DISH. Sec.
G. W.,BUSSELL, M. D,, Med. Director.
ESE. HALLOCK, General Agent, 5 Hubinser Bldg; New Haven.
‘ J. I. HUTCHINSON, General Accident ,‘ gent, Hartford.
,_.__.__ _._.-..._ .._ r...— .-
glncrease gin} Income,
[$ I ,O57,8 I 6.28.
Increase in Assets,
$ I ,997.234,42.
Increase in Surplus,
$198,13l6,8|.
Increase in New Life Business,
$ I 598,668.00.
Increase in Life Insurance in Force,
$5,608,680.C
Increase in AcCident Insolence in Force,
$2I,736.5OO .1???
In 31'. use in Accident Premiums,
$ I 75.086.72—or 62 per cent.
e in New Lite Insurance Written in Connecticut, '
$310,642.00. ,
IDCI"(':I~(E in total Life Insurance in Connecticut.
$472,569.00.
From the increased Surplus the usual increase of dividends to
will be paid in IRS", making the Twentv-Fifth Regular
Annual Increase of Dividends to the insured, and a record unparalleled
Their figures for, l896 have not been. published.
nonom I. entrust, President.
H. W. ST. JOHN, Actuary.
W, C. FAXON, Ass’t. Sec. Accident Department.
JAMES CAMPBELL, M.D.. Med. Ex.
Insunincr ’.
NOW GOING- ON!
# . _ "EN’S
GREAT BANKRUPT SALE or SHOES.
of new business on which
y incurred, the ratio of expense to
conpiur.
' THEO. H. 01.
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350 pairs of 'Lounsbury, Mathewson~& Co;’s Ladies’ Fine Shoes at half price. -
500 pairs sample 3, 3% and 4-, C, D and E, from 7 so to $125; worth from $1.25 to .33 '
150 pairs Ladies’ Calf,'Lace and Button, worth $2.50, at $1.25. ' ' '
400 pairs Ladics’ nice fine Kid Button and Lace, $2.50 and $3, at $1.50.
300 pairs Ladies’ Goodyear Welt, B
utton, patent leather tip,
75 pairs Misses’ Patent Leather Spring Heels, at 7 5c.
80 pairs Misses’ Patent Leather Spring Heels, at 550.
250 pairs Men’s Calf, Squ‘are Toe,-Double Sole, Lace, regu
, 3 styles, worth $3,, at $2.
lar $3 shoe, at $2.
60 pairs Men’s Calf. Square Toe, Single Sole, Lace, regular $1. 50 shoe, at $1.
50 pairs Men’s Police Bals Tap, Lace, regular $2 shoe. at $1. 50.
50 pairs Boys’ Tap Sole, Lace, regular $1.25 shoe, at 75c.
100 pairs Boys’ and Youth’s, a good one, Lace, regular 85c.
180 pairs Men'sHigh Boots, same as a year ago 2.85.
100 pairs Men’s Storm King, same as a year ago, $2.7 5. ‘
UNHEABD or BARGAINS. CHANCE or A LIFETIME.
Norwalk Chronicler