‘ Connecticut Baptist
SOUTH NORWALK
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Branch Office of GAZETTE No l2.-
North Maln street 1
’ At the fifteenth annual session of the
Bible
Union held at Niantic, Tuesday, Rev.
J. R. Stubbert was elected president.
Rev. R. O. Sherwood cf this city, was
elect-ed one of the vice-presidents.
The steamer Belle Horton will make
an excursion to Coney Island next
Sunday, leaving the Whalf at 9: 30.
Rev. John T. Winters has been pre-
sented with a valuable horse.
The Baptist Y. P. S. C. E. will meet
this evening.
New boilers are being placed in the
power plant of the Norwalk Tramway
Company.
M1s. Ruth G. D. Havens, sister of
Dr. Emily Pardee of this city. Was yes-
terday promoted to a 81, 400 clerkship
in the Treasury department.
The steamer Belle Horton did not at-
tempt to reach this port last night, and
consequently there was no passengel
boat to New Y01k this morning. It is
probable that the boat will come up to-
night and leave for New York as usual
in the morning.
An agent is in town taking the {meas-
urement of the city letter carriers for _
- their new winter uniforms.
Several cellers were flooded this
morning, notably that of the Fox Cycle
and Hardware company. Considerable
damage was done. The cause is as-
signed to the backing up of the sewer -
- age system.
Edgar Boughton, night janitor at the
station-house, stole an umbrella from
the piazza at the residence of Mayor
Bohannan last night. He sold it at a
low figure and as a result, figured in
I one of the cages at the station-house
" this morning, his arrest having been
almost as speedy as the theft. Poor
Edgar seemed to mourn the loss of
a drug to the use of which he is addict”
ed, far more than he did his incarcera-
[tion and liability of a term in jail.
It now transpires that the umbrella
“raised” by Edgar’Boughton from the
piazza at the .Mayor’s residence be-
longed to George Dufault.
The cellar in the new post office
now under process of construction on
Washington street was flooded by last
night’s rain,,and the morter beds and
sand heaps were submerged. .
Ex-conductor George Sweet of the
Str eet Railway line has secu1 ed a situa-
tion as delivery clerk at a groce1 y
atom in this city. ’
John Whalen, a brakeman in the em-
. ploy of the Consolidated railroad, had
his right hand and right foot crushed
" while coupling cars at West Haven
yesterday. His hand was amputated
and it is feared his foot cannot be
saved. 'His home is in Kent.
The Congregational Sunday school
preposes going to Glen Island on the
steamer Myndert Starin; to-morrow.
Ofiicer Pennington found a stray um-
_br’ella this morning which he is willing
to turn over to the owner.
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LOCAL AND OTHER NEWS.
The Grace church Sundayéschool
will picnic at RotOn to-morrow.
The monthly meeting of the drug-
ists’ association was held last evenin .
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The Pine Ledge club will meet at
the home of Miss Fannie Hoyt this af-
ge1 noon.
An important meeting will be held
at the Town House this afternoon.
Photographer Readman yesterday
secured an excellent negative of the
,_ floral offerings presented by friends of
the late Peter Chalmers.
. Miss Jane Goodwin, whose life was at
one time despaired of, and who has for
' some weeks been under treatment at a
New York hospital, has returned home
almost fully recovered of her health.
——875 In gold free. Aug. 23. Best
shoes; Lowest prices and chance at the
gold. A. H. Hoyt & Son, I37 Wall
street J. 23-.1wk
The Wall street cobble stones never _
looked cleaner and brighter than the
rain has made them.
Mrs. Sarah Dennis, of High street, is
suffering from an attack of accute
bronchitis.
Mrs. Hancock, mother of Rev. J. Mc-_
Clure Bellows, is ill at'Grace church
rectory.
The stream of water that is running
under the Wall street bridge to-day, is
worthy of the name that appears on
the map, Norwalk river.
The Stamford cricketers will come
to N01 walk on Satul day, August 21st,
and try to defeat the Sons of St. George
team.
' _ Mrs. William E. James suffered a re-
lapse at her home on East avenue yes-
terday, and is now seriously ill.
I A son was boin in B1 ooklyn, yester-
day to Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Taft»
This makes E. GuSowski of this city,
, . grandfathei, for the second or third
time .
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THE EVENING GAZETTE
INVENITIONS' "OF "THE ANCIENTS.
Water Supply of Pompeii Distributed by
Lead Pipes Under the Streets.
It is a singular feature of many in-
ventions that they are Subsequently
found'to be repetitions of old ideas.
'Th-e inventors are honest enough, but- _
the ancients anticipated them by hun-
dreds of years. '
Professor Goodman says the thing
that most impressed him, when visit-
ing Pompeii, was the resemblance be
tween many of the implements-of eigh-
teen hundred years ago and those of
to-day. On looking at the iron tools
”grouped together in an old factory
there, he could almost imagine he was
gazing into a modern tool shop, except
for the fact that there was a heavy
coating of rust on the iron.
Sickles, bill-hooks, rakes, forks, axes,
spades, blacksmiths’ tongs, hammers,
soldering irons, planes and shovels are
much (like those. used today; but the
most marvelous instruments found are
those for surgery, beautifully executed,
and of design exactly similar to some
recently patented and reinvented.
.Unlikely as it may appear, Pompei-
fans had wire ropes of perfect con-
struction. Their bronzes reveal great
skill and artistic talent. The bronze
brazier and ki-tchener had boilers at
the side, and taps for running ed the
hot water.
Ewers and urns have been discov-
ered with interior tubes, and furnaces
precisely like the arrangements now in.
vogue in steam boilers. Metal safes
had substantial locks. Many of the
locks and keys are most ingenious. and
some very complex. The water supply
of Pompeii was distributed by means
of lead pipes under the streets. There
were many public drinking fountains,
and most of the large houses were pro-
vided With fountains, many of them
being of very beautiful design.
BACTERIA HAVE USES.
The Minute organisms Serve a Purpose
and Add to Man’s Pleasure.
So much has been said about bacte-
ria as causing and propagating disease
that: it is difficult to make the public
regard these minute organisms as any-
thing but mischief makers. Neverthe-
less. an American scientist, Professor
Colin, of \Vcsleyan University, and Si‘
1110-11 0. Keith, of Boston, are demon:
strutting: by i'xpeiinlents that they serve
a useful purpose in nature, and con-
tribute. quite as much to one’s pleasure
as to oue's discomfort. The outcome
of their investigation is that it is to the
development of bacteria in milk that
the delicate flavor of butter and cheese
is due, and that the reason some kinds
of butter and cheese have better fla-
vors than others is that different spe-
cies cf bacteria have been developed.
They have succeeded in isolating these
different species.
In 1891 Professor Villlelm Storch,.-of
Copenhagen, succeeded in isolating cer-
tain acid bacteria from ripened cream,
and was able to cultivate aifdutilize
them in the creameries for accomplish »
ing an artificial ripening in the cream
and consequent fermentation, in order
that a more uniform and better fla-
vored butter might be produced. But
it was not until about two years ago,
when Professor Conn - discovered a
germ for the ripening of cream which
was radically different from any here-
tofore used, that the subject began to
be studied in this country with the
View of developing its commercial pos-
sibilities—New York Herald.
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TIRES THAT LEAK.
The Morgan & Wright single-tube
quick-repair tire must be regarded as
a. distinct improvement in bicycle tire
construction. It has the following ad-
vantages:
While punctures in it can be re
paired with plugs, or semi-liquid in-
jections, as well as in any other
single-tube tire, it can be permanent!)
. repaired by using the quick-repair
strip inside the tire. See cut No. 1.
By injecting M. & W. quick-repai1
cement through the puncture, and
then pressing down on the tire with
the thumb as in out No. 2, the repail
No.’2.
strip ins1deis picked up by the cement,
thus closing the puncture, as in out
No. 3.
The Morgan & Wright single-tube
quick-repair tire is guaranteed not
porous. This is on account of the way
in which it is made. Nearly every
rider has heard of tires that “leak
like a. sieve. ”
Many tires rot, because water gets
into the fabric between the two layers
of rubber. The Morgan & Wright
fabric is proof against moisture.
Everybody knows how comfortable
Morgan & Wright tires are, and yet
how seldom they puncture. This is
due to the fabric.
Ask any bicycle dealer whether
other itires last as long as Morgan 6;
Wright tires. Ask, also, what the
Morgan & Wright guarantee means.
' Morgan & Wright tires are repaired
free of chgrge, at the factory in
Chicago or at any of the Morgan 8;
Wright free repair shops, located in
the principal cities.
N.. B. —When_ you have a puncture,
get right off. Riding a. the flat, when
it has a tack or nail in it,"mayl
lamage it considerably. "
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Irrifidreth’s Pills
The difl'erence between these pills and all other medicines is
told in the following statement of facts:
ISt. They have been in active demand in the markets of the world-since 1779,
or for nearly one hundred and thirty years.
2d. They are purely vegetable, and are made of the purest and highest
class drugs obtainable. ~
3d. They are kept for two years in our storehouses after being made, and
no pills are sold until they are TWO YEARS old. This allows them to
become thoroughly mellowed and makes of them the very best
and safeSt cathartic medicine that it is possib‘e to procure.
4th. T hey never become inured to the system; that is, the same dose
will always produce the same effect. This cannot truthfully be said
of any other medicine. There are others who 'claim it, but
demonstrations show it to be true only of BRANDRETH’ s PILLS.
5th. They never produce griping or. pain unless the stomach is in a very
acid condition, and then only if the dose IS a large one. In doses of
one or two pills they never cause pain or other inconvenience.
6th. One pill taken after a heavy meal will relieve distress immediately.
7th. BRANDRETH'S PILLS are composed one-third of the beSt'extract of 5211511-
parilla that can be made. It is highly concentrated and it makes of-these
pills the best blood purifiers that you can' get, one 25-cent box coh-
taining more of the active blood-purifying principle of sarsaparilla.
than a dollar's worth of any liquid preparation in the market.
8th. One or two, taken eve‘ry night, will cure rheumatism in almost every
instance.
9th. They are a posxtive and effective remedy for constipation and for all the
long list of ills that follow in its wake—-su¢h as dyspepsia, dizziness,
drowsi ness, coated tongue foul breath, headache, pain in the stomach,
etc. Take one or two pills every night—one is usually enough—and
be certain that a cure will follow.
They are the best complexion pills. After you‘have taken them for a
few nights, your skin will assume a wholesome, healthful color, your
eye a brilliant lustre, and sallowness and pimples will disappear.
BRANDRETH’ s PILLS NEVER injure—you are always in better. health
after taking a dose—they are the safest medicine to give children and
women in delicate health. One pill is usually sufficient.
. No medicine is made with such infinite care as BRANDRETH’S PILLS
—no medicine but BRANDRETHI’S PILLS is kept for TWO YEARS before
they are boxed to be sold, '
. Except in sudden and acute sickness, when the dose should be from
four to eirrht pills. the'bcst results are obtained by taking one or two
pills every night for a week or two. They act on the liver and leave
that organ in a perfectly healthy state, and when your liver is right
your blood is pure, and you are well. Don’ It bully your liver with
powerful medicine, but cos: it with BRANDRETH’ s PILLS.
BRANDREIH s PILLS are sold throughout the world with and without
They never fail to do their work.
10th.
11th.
14th.
sugar coating.
DIAMOND FRAME
[INTENT TANTTM T55
COMBINATION
TRITNT TANTTM TTII
SECOND HAND WHEELS AT ABABGAIN
Talk quick while I am in humor.
Yours Unlil Dealt,
'II. A. SAUNDERS, Expert in Bicycles,
I2 North Main Street, Soulh Norwalk.
SPECIAL SALE 2
PENNANT BICYCLES $38.00.
A first class high grade wheel, large tubing and all 1897
improvements- Made by the Acme Mfg,
111 e money.
THE J.-‘l’. PRDWITT UD.’
TO RENT.
The fine oflioe formerly occupied by
Police Headquarters. Suitable for Insur-
ance, Real Estate, 850
é
Terms moderate. Apply at
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. Insurance in Force 5
Co., E)makers of the
celebrated Stormer bicycle. A chance to get a fine wheel for
Possession July 1. g
GALETTE 0FFICE '*
Stick and Mutual Management
- For a Quartel'fientury
CC M PA R E D.
INTNA LIFE AND CONNECTICUT MUTUAL
Com paratlve History showing the re-
sults of the twenty five ye‘ars’, administration of the
present conservative management of .--the leading Mutual life
insurance company in New England in contrast with. the
progress made in the same period by the greatest exponent of
Stock management in the United States.
Statement of the Relative Standing of the
Etna Life and Connecticut Mutual, on
DECEMBER 31, 1872. JANUARY 1, 1897.
[The information below has been gathered from the sworn statements filed in the
Insurance Department of the State of Connecticut for the years 1872 and 1896.]
ELENA LIFE.
JANUARY 1, 1897.
$l7,592,504 Assets, $45,557,272
I6,759,938 Liabilities, 38,368,920
$832,566 Sunto policy-holders, $_7,|88,352
Increase in Surplus to Policy-holders, $465,740.
Assets,
Liabilities,
Sur. to policy-holders, I
(1872)
Insurance in Force,
. (1897)
$97,653,682 (Insurance in Force, $l4E,635,94l
Increased Insurance in Force, $47,982.259.
a?
. (1872) (1897) .
Premium Income, $4, 750, 6l0 (P1emium Income, $5,56l,350
Increase Premium Income, $47,982,259.
. (1872) (1897)
Total Assets to each $1, 000 A Total Assets to each 81, 000
of Liability, $l,049 I of Liability, $l,l87
Increase in Assets to Liabilities, $ I38 per 3 l ,OOIO.
(1872) (1897).
Ratio of Expense of Management
to Premium Income, I3.82 per cent.
Ratio of Expense of Management
to Premium Income; 20.88 per cent;
Increase Ratio of Expense of Management, 7.06 per ct.
CONN MUTUAL
DECEMBER 31,”.1872 JANUARY 151897.
Assets, .' . . $34, 936, l 4 I Assets, . $62,947,270
Llablllties, 29, 875, 362 Liabilities, 54, 684, I79
Sur. to policy-holders, $5 ,060,779 Shr. to policy-holders, $8,263,09l
Increase in Surplus to Policy-holders, $3,202,312.
- (18.97) .
$I8l,735,488 (Insurance in, Force, . “57,422,626
Decreased Insurance in Force, $24,312,862.
(1872)
(1872)
Premium Income,
(1897)
$7, 7I5, 068 [Premium Income, . 4,743,236
Decreased Premium Income, $2,971,832.
(1872) ,
Total Assets to each $1,000
of Liability, $l,|69 sum
Decrease in ASsets- to Liabilities, $18 per $1,000.
. , (1897)
Total Assets to each $1, 000
of Liability,
(1872) . I (1897)
Ratio of Expense of Management Ratio of Expense of Management
to Premium Income, I3. 27 per cent l to P1 em1um Income, 24. 73 per cent
Increase Ratio of Expense of Man. I 1,“... per cent.
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SYNOPSIS.
IETNA LIFE. CONN.-MUTUAL
Increase Surplus to ~ Increase Surplus to
Policy holders, $6, 355,786 '. Policy-helders, . 3,202,312
or 63 per cent.
or 763 per cent .
,. Decrease Insurance
Increase Insurance in
Force, . . 47,982,259 in Force, . 824 ,312,862
Increase Premium ' ' Decrease Premium
Income, - - $465,740 Income, -‘ :4 2,971,832
Decrease in Assets to each ‘
$1,000 of Liabiritien,
Increase Ratio ot’Man- ,
agement Expenses, ', 11 14,“, per ct.
Increase in Assets to
each $1 600 of Liabilities,
Increase Ratio of Man
agement Expenses,
$138 $18'
’7 ‘10,;‘0 per ct.
Extract from a recently published letter of the President of the
Connecticut Mutual Life InsuranCe Company.
“It: Kilo)» OHIO nusoll vmv TIIE PASTSIIOIILI) IIOT REPEITITSELF.”
Warranted Solid Gold.
Beautiful ChIased Holder. -
$1. mil “151.60
. You may think it cannot possess merit or durability, the price is so low; but
the “Lincoln” is a $2. 50 ‘pen reduced to $1 00. It is durable, always ready to “go"
but never— drips, thé ink flowing: steadily and uniformly. They are in use in tnls
odlce, giving the best of satisfaction, and they. are in use in the be 5, insurance
and business officesand amdngmll classes of users of pens in Norwtlk and vicinity.
Orders are: 1' cm om- all parts of the country.
(1 orders received at the-i GAZETTE, 011T. 16E.
Norwalk Chronicler