RP .\ ‘L N. ..,_'-i;.-.~——~.‘ "\;N‘ \;\W ' -.....,__ SOUTH NORWALKP " Branch Office of. cAzs’T'rE No. 21' North Main Street The Stevens club are having a shoae . dinner at Sheffield Island to- day. ——-Have you tried one of those $1 Fountain Pens at the GAZETTE office? They are equal to any high p1 ice pen. Call and examine them. / Eugene Tolles will give a clambake to a number of his friends at his home on South Main street to-night. James Stevens a veteran of the 17th C. V. has been granted an increase of pension. ' ‘ There was a fairly good number of persons who took an excursion to N ew- port. to-day. Mr. and Mrs. daughter of New f1 iends in this city. _ , ——5 monthly payments of $7 each pays f01 one year’s tuition in the night school, Business, Shorthand and Eng- lish Departments of B1 own’s Business College. A 16 6t. Captain W. H.7Bouton is trying to become acquainted with a suit of clothes that he won at Whelpley’s cigar store. John Lineham was arrestéd last even- ing for breach of the peace on com- plaint of William Smith his former em- ployer. He will be taxed in the Town court according to his merits. Messrs. Coleman and Saunders are arranging for a bicycle race to take place on Labor day. The start will be made on North Main Street and the run will be to Darien and return. There will be seven prizes. It Will. be Robert Ireland and York are visiting ' what is termed a “kids race” , and the weight limit is placed at 95 pounds. All will start at the scratch. The balloon ascension whiCh was to have taken place yesternay at Roton Point has been postponed until this evening at 7 o’clock. A young lady riding a bicycle 001- T lided with one of Jones 8: Hotchkiss’ teams yesterday afterhoon. She es- caped with.a few slight bruises. The matter of the bids on the new ~school house on Franklin street is a source of argument by reason of the fact that they have been returned to the bidders. A report that out of town contractors would be invited to bid on the work, has caused more or less ex- citement, as it isunderstood that the work was to be done by local contrac- tors. Work is booming at the cigar manu- facto11es of Hoyt & Olmstead, John Oldenschlager, and the Old Well Ci- gaI company. Dr. Boutwell took a header frOm his wheel on South Main‘ street yesterday. He escaped injury but the handle bars of his wheel were badly bent. The roof of the new post-office build- ing is being laid, and it now looks as if the building would be finished on the time scheduled. Vv FIREPROOF ROPE. Made of the Blue Asbestos Recently Dis- covered in Cape Colony. Canadian and Italian asbestos will find a serious competitor in the blue asbestos recently discovered in the Cape Colony, since the South African product is less than half as heavy and furnishes fibres considerably finer and longer than any other. The South Af- rican fiber has been worked into webs, which are but little inferior to, those made of vegetable fibre, and are abso~ luteiy fireproof. Twine, cord and rope made of this blue asbestos will not only resist fire, but also most of the known chemical-s, corrosive vapors and atmospheric influences. in the employment of asbestos fabrics chemical laboratories and for caulking of chemical apparatus. In order to test the resistance of the 7 new material, a blue «asbestos rope of about three-fourths of an inch in diam- 1 ‘ eter was weighted at one end with 220 pounds, and exposed to a constant flame from a large gas jet, so that the rope for a considerable length was sur- rounded by fire. The cord-only broke after twenty-two hours. Still it was a trifle lighter than a rope of the same diameter made of Russian hemp. Com- pared with a new hemp rope, the as. bestos rope has two-thirds of its strength, but as the ropes get older the proportion is altered in favor of asbes- tos ropes, Since they suffer but very little from the influences of the atmos- phere. Another novel application of this ma- terial is the working of blue asbestos fibre into mattresses for hospitals.- They are cooler in summer and warm- er in winter than those made either of. .. animal hair or vegetable fibre, and no vermin can live in this mattress. Ex- periments are now being made of working this fibre into cloth for fire- men’s apparel. Of course, the long fibre of blue asbestos can also be em- ployed for all the uses to which white asbestos has been ‘ put heretofore. While a trifle more expensive, its su- ' - perior qualities make it well worth the diderence.—.Philadelphia Record. OverMyard. Big Calf (vainlyl—Get out of my way, or I’ll step on you. You’ re no- . body Barnyard Fowl (hauvghtiiy)--If you could hear folks glumble when they find veal in chicken salad, you’d ' change you1 tune. -1\ew Y01k T11bune. . 'These quali- . ties will open up a new field for the -’ -_.. _* ~~—. VICTORIA HONORS A HORSE. The Only Qné Which the Queen Ever Dee- ousted u ith the Iron Cross. One of the most interesting features at the Jubilee procession was a small white Arabian mare, which attracted is much attention as the Lord Mayor nimseif. she is 22 years old and was ridden by Field Marshal the Right Honorable Lord Roberts, who-also rode her when ne commanded the British troops in :he famous battle in Egypt, after which she is named. Around her neck was 1 broad band of red, white. and blue ribbon, from which hung a gold medal of ’honor and the iron Victoria cross, :wo decorations which are bestowed 3y her Majesty only as a. reward for Icts of the greatest gallantry and mil-' .tary service of unusual importance. GeneralRoberts has ridden the mare :hrough three campaigns in,Egypt and the Soudan, and she is said to have saved the life of this famous soldier, who is second only to Lord Wolseley, in two cocasicns. She is a very small animal, and General Roberts is a very small man. For the last four years Tel-ei-Kebir has been ,kept in the'sta- ties of the Horse Guards and has re- ceived as much attention as her owner. She is the only horse that was ever decorated by Queen Victoria, and it was, therefore, apprOpriate that she should have a place in the procession. —Chicago Herald. The Needs of the Negro. , The power of the ballot, says W. E. B. 'Du Eois in the Atlantic, we need in sheer self-defense, and as a guarantee of good faith. We may misuse it, but we can scarce do worse in this respect than our whilom masters. Freedom, too, the long—sought, we still seek,— the freedom of life and limb, the free- dom to work and think. Work, cul- ture, and liberty—all these we need, not singly but together; for to-day these ideas among the Negro people are gradually coalescing, and finding a higher-meaning in the unifying ideal. of race,—the ideal of fostering the trait and talents of the Negro, not in op- position to, but in conformity with, the greater ideals of the American re- ,American soil, two world races may give each to each those characteristics which both so sadly lack. Already we come not altogether empty-handed; there is to- day no true American 'music but the sweet wild melodies of: the Negro slave; the American fairy tales are Indian and African; we are the sole oasis of simple faith and rev— srence in a. dusty desert of dollars and smartness. Will America be poorer if she replace her brutal, dyspeptic biundering Negio humility; or her coarse, cruel wit with loving, jovial good humor; or her Annie Rooney with Steal Away? Simply a Stern concrete test of the underlying principles of the great re- public is the Negro problem, and the . spiritual striving of the freedmen’s sons is the travail of soulswhose bur- den is almost beyond the measure of their strength, but who hear it in the name of an historic race. in the name of this the land of. their fathers’ fathers, and in the name of human op- portunity. Women in Kansas Yet it is said that Kansas is gov- erned by petticoats, says William Allen White in the Atlantic. If by this it he meant that women shape the public sentiment of the Kansas town, the saying is true. In most towns in other States, the corners of the prin- cipal streets are occupied by dram- shops. In the town where the paper is written, the influence of women has been exerted so forcibly that three of the four corners where the two main streets cross are occupied by banks. Instead of Hogan’s Retreat on the fcu1th corner, stands a bookstore. There the boys and the young men of the to1. 1. find a meeting-place. There they make their appointments. There they browse through the weekly ii- lustrated papers and the magazines, and look through new beeks. In this bookstme the football games and bul- letined, the baseball games are talked over, and politics finds its forum. .Among all the men and boys who fre- ’fuent this Iesoit there is no habitual drinks-1; there is not one whose name has been stained with scandal. These young fellows are business men, clerks, professional men, real estate brokers, and college students. They are clean, shI ewd, active young men, who have been brought up in a. town where the women make public senti- ment, wherein a woman has never held an administrative municipal of- fice. It is a town of eight thousand inhabitants without a. saloon, without a strange woman,, without a town drunkard. _ Saved by His Wit. Needy Ned—Kind sir, give a poor man a dime to help support a wife and family? Mr. Worthy. -—Why, I gave you a. dime yesterday to help bury a. wife and family. Needy Ned.-—Yes, sir. another wife and family. But this is WHEN TWO MEET. “Chai- ._ nearly strangled me with kisses 11' he 11 I accepted his p1 oposal, ” Oh, he always does that.” Her name is Tel-el-Kebirj. public, in order that some day, on would you ' The difference between these pills and all: other medicines is told’in the followmg statement of facts . , 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 possible to_ procure. ' 4th. They never become inured to the system; -_that- is, the same dose, will always produce the same efiect. This cannot truthfully be said of any other medicine. There are others W1119 claim it, but demonstrations show it to be true only of BRANDRETH s PILLS.- 5th. They never produce griping or pain unless the stema‘ch 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 sarsa— 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 con- taining more of the active blood-purifying principle of sarsaparilla than a dollar' 3 worth of any liquid preparation in the market. 8th. One or two, taken every night, will cure rheumatism in almost every instance. 9th. They are a pOS1tive and effective remedy for constipation and for all the long list of ills that follow in its wake—such as dyspepsia, dizziness, drowsiness, coated tongue, foul breath, headache, pain in the stomach, etc. Take one 01' two pills every night—one iS usually enough—and be certain that a cure will follow. Ioth. 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. 11th. 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. 12th. No medicine is made with such infinite care as BRANDRETH’S PILLS —no medicine but BRANDRETH s PILLS is kept for TWO YEARS before they are boxed to be sold. 13th. Except 1n sudden and acute Sickness, when the dose should be from four .08 ight pills. the best 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’t bully your liver with powerful medicine, but cos: it with BRANDRETH’ s PILLS. 14th. BRANDREMIH S PILLS are sold throughout the world, with and without sugar coating. They never fail to do their work. DIAMOND FRAME IIlIITNT TANIITM, -_ $3 COMBINATION IIIIITNT TANIITM $7 SECOND-HAND WHEELS 11 1111111111111. Talk quick while I'am in mir. Yours 1111111 neaih," II. A. SAUNDERS, Expert In Bicycles, 12 North Main Street, South Iorwalk. SPECIAL SALE 21 ' l'a PENNANT BICYCLES $38. 00. A first class high grade wheel, large tubing and all 1897 improvements. Made by the Acme Mfg,, Co., makers of the celebrated Stormer bicycle. A chance to get a fine wheel for 11119 y. THE J. ‘1'. PRO-UNITY CD. T’ORENT. The fine oflicc formerly occupied by Police" Headquarters. Suitable, for Insur- ance, Real Estate, 85c: Possession July 1. Terms moderate. Apply at GALETTE Hermon. Stock and Mutual Management COMPARED. ETNA LIFE AND CONNECTICUT NUTUAL. IIIE FUTURE of a life insurance company can, and prop- erly ShOIlld, be judged by its success in the past. _ No life insurance institution can be Continuously suc. CeSSful unless the management makes the earning quality, as well as the safety of the Investments, the first conSideration when selecting securities. THE IETNA LIFE’ S Success in these particulars has been unparalleled. Not only have the investments been of the best character, but their IIIIOI'GST earning qualities have been a great factor in producing the well- known success of the company. As evidence of the goo:I judgment exercised 1n purchas- . . ing securities, and of the great care shown in selecting lives upon which to grant insurance, the follOwing exhibit gives the results obtained by the re<ponsible Stock Management of the IETNA LIFE since 1850 in comparison with the results reached by the Proxy —Management of the Conneclicut Mu- tual since 1846. , INTERESTS RECEIPTS, AND DEATII LOSSES From Organization to Jan. I, 1897. ; ETN ' .A. LIFE. Interest received from July, 1870, I January 1,1897, . 3 o $45.872,135 D th Losses aid fro 11.1 I 1850, t eaJanuary 1.131897,1 . u y 0 42,401,483 Excfigasthqfosiggercsl income 0er $3 370: 652 CONN M U TUAL. Death Losses 'd f" D b , " I 1846, to JanNJZIry 11(31118978fem er $891115~151 nter st ' d f‘ D b 1 ' , 18e46 tfcfd‘htuaiylgm'l897gfem e1, 8418359195 1.- “Slidfnc'lillf‘ ““95 ‘ 1541279356 I I " of; the 'ZETNA LIFE""has been Whe Whale hlStDry closely identified with anEco- nomical Administration of its great and growing businiss, and a Wise Investment of its Assets And ' 7 which has been aitained in producing Whe success the combined elements of Safety and Lowest COS’I to the Iasmed IS the Direct and Logical Result of a responsible Stock Manegement. COMMENCING JUNE 21,1897. DAILY TRIPS TO NEW YORK SIDEWHEEL PASSENGER STEAMER BELLE » HORTON! Leave South N orwalk, 7:30 a. 111. Leave New York, Beekman St., 2:15 p. m., (Saturday, 1:35 p. m.); East 31st Street, 2:40 p. m., (Saturday, 2:00 p. m1 FARE: Single, 40c. Excursion. 100. SPECIAL SUNDAY SAILS. lillfi. 2211 to New Rochelle. Leaving South N01 walk, 10 a. m. Leaving New Rochelle, 4. 30. p. m. , Excu1sionists will have 4 hours at New Rochelle. EXCURSION FARE, 40c. 1111111111 1111111111511 10 111111111111 1111 so. 111111111111. Leave Beekman Street, N. Y., Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 5 p. 111 Leave Norwalk, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 5:00 p. m - 1 , 9 2 *OC 0 0 MMMMMMMwowwwwowwwwowcoma: ,7 ‘ TEN OGRAPHY Bookkeeping, Banking, Correspondence’ X .i,-’«‘-‘ etc" thoroughly taught, by new and exclusive methods' o Six months with us equal to a year in any other school <> Z wanted, Unemployed Young Men, <> . whose education has been finished in Public Schools, ¢ Academies and Colleges, to write for our plan of instruction :5?! mail. We train for practical work and always secure sit, New York Business . 5 Institute 81 E. 125111 81., New York. or the o¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢+¢+¢ REWARD Dto any one for first information of a. 731-. ° ‘ .cancy for a Bookkeeper, Stenographer, ¢ Clerk or Telegraph Operator which we succeed“ 1n filling. Busi- ’ ness men supplied with competent assistants without charge. If <> you are seeking employment and willing to study, send ten tw0ocent <5 stamps for five easy lessons in Shorthangl. Students commence work ¢ any time. No vacations. Board and other expenses moderate. Railroad <> fare. paid. If you expect to go to College write for our free catalogue. <> Address (mentwn this aper), ~ CL EMEN C. GAIN ES President, Poughkeepsie, N. _.Y vvvvvvovvvvvvaOCCOCOCCOCvaCOOOCCCOCOOCMOOO 0 ¢ ¢ ¢ *2 ‘I 2*990000066v000000090090999090906‘000000000
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