SOUTH NORWALK.
Branch Office of GAZETTE No. 21
North Main Street.
’Mrs. Henry 1. Smith is very ill at her
home on West avenue.
A'local firm is- reported as having
made a “cut” in the wages of its em-
ployees. .
Several ladies mourn the ruination
of their dresses caused by their coming
in contact with a freshly painted and:
unguar ded fire hydra-1f... 119.0“ the old
post office. ,
———Prof. M. S. Rose ,the well-known
oculist Optician, ca be consulted at
his office in the pin or of the Mahacke-
1110 Hotel, South orwalk, Tuesdays
£10111 9 a. m. to 8 .m. Eyes examined
lee.
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Ill 15 under stood that members of Co.
, D Travis pleferred sel ions charges
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against Ca‘ptain Wilcoxson, who was
recently placed on the retired list, and
will seek to have such order revoked.
. Miss Maud Haskins suffered a severe
illness at the Corset factory last even-
ing, and by order of Dr. L. M. Allen
the ambulance was summoned and the
young lady taken to the hospital. Her
mother, who had, accompanied a young-
er child to a hospital in New York, was
advised of her illness and reached here
by the first train. Miss Haskins lives
at Broad River and has scores of
friends who will regret to learn of her
illness.
The schooner Lottie and Annie with
a cargo of brick to be used in the con-
st1 notion of the F1 anklin street school
house is being unloaded at Ferris’
11ha1f .
John Craw made a large shipment of
laundry ironing-boards to a New York
firm this morning.
Trains on the Consolidated railroad
were considerably delayed last night
by reason of a wreck at Bridgeport,
an account of which will be found in
another column.
Miss Julia Stow won the first and
Mrs. Elton Baker the second prize at
the Yacht club whist games yesterday
afternoon. ‘
J. Frisgham reported to the police
yesterday that'some one had stolen his
bay horse and bakery wagon. The po-
lice incline to the belief that the horse
simply wandered away.
It is reported that David A. Rosen
who conducted a store on Raymond
street, has sold out to a man named
'Harris, and has left town to evade the
‘ payment of several little I. o. U’s. Mr.
Rose-n has in the past had considerable
experience in mattels of law, but as a
1ule has come but first beStg
The County Commissioners will re-
ceive applications for license in the
Council rooms to-morrow.
At the coming athletic 'entertain-
ment in Arion Hall, Thursday evening,
October 21, an elevated stage will be
erected in the centre of the hall.
The Salvation Army held an, out of
door meeting on Railroad square last
evening, and then adjourned to their
barracks. '
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fiis Stipulation.
“My friend," said the Grand High
Punk-a-Punk, with sepulchral solem-
nity, “you new approach that portion
of the ordeal of initiation into our
noble order in which you will be re-
quired to take upon yourself a binding
obligation. While this obligation will
“No-no, I didn’t think of it, dear,
not conflict with any duty you owe to
society, your family, your religion, or
your country, it is my duty to warn
"you that it commits you to the per-
formance of what we regard as im-
portant and necessary works and to
the forsaking of certain things we re--
gard as evils. ’ Bearing this in mind,
are you ready to proceed further in
this solemn ceremony?”
(“I am ready to take the obligation,"
replied the candidate in a. clear, firm
voice, “provided it does not deprive
me of the privilege of manufacturing
and selling the ‘housekeepers’ friend,’
a little device of my own for seeding
’raisins, grating horseradish, putting
scallops around the edge of a pie, open-
ing a tin can, lifting a pan of hot bis-
cuits from the oven without burning
yourself, and cleaning lamp chimneys.
The usual price of this unique article,
gentlemen, is 25 cents, but in order to
introduce it I will sell it- to members
of this noble order at the ridiculously
low figure of 15 cents, with a further
discount to purchasers of six or more.
Upon the removal of this hoodw'ink
from my eyes, gentlemen, it will afford
me pleasure to read to you a lot of un-
solicited testimonials to the merits of
the ‘housekeepers’ friend’ from par-a
ties who have used it and are thor-
oughly acquainted with its merits. Go
. ahead, mister, with the obligation."
‘He was subsequently tossed in a
blanket and treated With great per-
sonal rspect in other ways, 'but he had
no regrets. He had got his work in.
A Precise Definition.
“Oi must confiss, " said Mr. Rafferty,
“that it ain’t clear ty me what’s meant
by arbithration.”
”imp a gleat t’ing,” :replied Mr. Do-
ion. “05’ ll explain it till yez. ‘Spose
two people hev a quar’l”——
“Which is liable to happen any
day" -
“They call in three or four other
people to take a hand and ixprcss an
opinion, an’ the result is absolute
leace or a gineral fre‘e fight, ayther of
'which is to be desired. I—Washingtonm
S.tar.
AYOUNG‘ NAPOLEON OF FINANCE.
ilLotu'n-r in Speculation on the Chicago
Board of Trade.
F“ rg-e B. French, the man who dis-
":‘......cs orders on the Chicago Board
of Trade for some unknown influence
111:.ch thus far has proved itself pow-
enough to master any market
:h;t it enters, is a Virgini-,an a member
of 1.3.3 of the oldest families of that
state, a breat great-grandson of Gener-
3“.
a1 Mercer, who fell at the battle .of’
Princeton. He was born at Richmond
in 1864.. graduat" ed at Princeton College
in 18‘85‘-".'.1d went on the New York
8‘4"?) Exchange in 1885. He' was heav-
ily short of stocks and closed them out
at a loss just before the panic of 1893.
Mr. French then quit Wall street
and went to Arizona to look at a gold
mine in which he was interested. Find-
ing it a swindle he started out through
the Cobrado desert, joining a party of
prospectors. On his way to New York
in October of that year he stopped at
the world’s fair. He called on Presi-
dent Roswell Miller of the Chicago,
Milwaukee ‘and St. Paul road while
here and was offered a position in the
general freight department of the road.
He remained at this six months, when
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.‘m s” GEORGE 13. FRENCH.
he decided that he did not know the
details of the freight business, gave
up the position and applied for a
place as trucker in the local freight of-
fices. Her-e he remained six months,
when he returned to his old position
In the freight.department. In '1895
his ability in the freight department
was recognized by his appointment as
traveling freight agent for Minnesota.
In the latter part of that year he was
sent for by E. P. Ripley, then third
vice president of the St. Paul road and
made chief clerk of the general freight
department.
Mr French gave up his positionlast
March and entered the grain trade. He
is unos-tentatious in appearance and
manner, simply looking the gentleman
that he is. In all of his business deal-
' lngs- with members of the'board he
has inspired confidence that he is a.‘
man who can be thoroughly trusted.
Somewhat above the medium height,
well built, well. proportioned, smooth
shaven, with a- clear blue eye, fresh
and fair complexion, and wearing a
neat business suit for sack pattern, he
presents the picture of a man who is
full of strength, quiet confidence in
himself and with considerable regard
for others. He has none of the self con-
ceit which many older men might feel
if given the responsibility of handling
millions of dollars worth of preperty
and, despite the fact that he mingles
daily with the thousand or more oth-
er members of the board, the identity
of his principals is as much a secret to.
everybody 'as it was when he first ap-
peared on ’change—Chicago Times-
Herald.
Ball Bearing Oar-locks.
The introduction of a new oarlock
for boats, involving an additional ex-
tension of the ball-bearing system in
minimizing friction, is announced As
described the row locks in this case. are
of brass, with three-point, ball-bearing,
case—hardened steel working parts;
they are furnished in either polished
brass or nickel-plated, as may be de-
sired. These materials will not bend
or spread, and some oars will move in
them always the same, and thus there
can be no liability to uneven rowing on
account of the locks being of different
shapes and angles, as is not infre-
quently the case with compositions of
a softer character. The statement is
made that this ball-bearing rowlock
affords a'n ease in rowing which’ is-
most remarkable—Chicago Tribune.
Not Apprehensive.
“It’s all right,” said the elderly gen-
tleman who has an unwavering confi-
dence in masculine superiority, “let the
girls improve their minds as much as
they possibly can. I have never been
otherwise than thankful that I had my
daughter taught the dead languages,
the English classics, law, rhetoric, and
athletic accomplishments.’
“Have they led to a career?”
“Not yet. But they’re going to lead
to one. She is now teaching them all
to my grandson.”
' A Pessimist and No Patriot. ,
“Is it, possible,” exclaimed the as-
tonished man in the bicycle suit, “that:
you can say that you have no rever—
ence for the flag of your country when'
you think of all it has cost to place it
in the proud position is occupies?”
“I don’t care a dern,” retorted the
old gentleman, with the long beard and .
the Bryan button. “S’pose you think
fer a minute what them son-in-laws of
mine has cost, fer instance; but that
don’t make them none the less no-ac-
counter than they air.”
________‘__.__._ .
She—The Sanfords contemplate
taking a trip to Europe. I Wish we
could afford to do it;
lie—Why,
than can emplation -—Toron.to News
1 .=
t’heres nothing cheaper‘
THE EVENING GAZETTE
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. down to them.
THE JOHN ADA WELL.
JOHN MARTIN’S LONG STRUGGLE TO" '
FIND WATERCN THE ARID PLAIN,
31: “'11:; Ready to Abandon the Work but
Allowed the Men to Try One More Shot
to Blast the Rock—This Last Efl‘ort
Prof ed the Crowning One. I
“'Do you see that house and windmill
”off to the east?” said an old- time New
Mexican to a New York tourist. 'lne
two were occupying the same seat in
the Atchison train rolling southward
over the Jornada del Muerto and had'
struck up a friendly acquaintance to-
gether. “That is Martin’s well. The
Mexicans called it Aleman, the word
for German in their tongue. Martin
was a German who came to New Mex-
ico inearly days when the Jornada had
the worst name of any traveled re-
gion in the Territory, and deserved it.
The trail from Santa Fe to El Paso
crossed it, and the trip over this plain
meant a seventy-mile stretch without
water except the chance (of
finding a pool in the time
of the summer rains. At all
other seasons the plain was arid.
Travelers undertaking to cross it gave
their horses all the water they wanted
at starting, drankall they could them-
selves, filled1their water bottles, said
their prayers then if they ever did,
and rode’ upon the plain with their
lives in their hands. There could be
no delay with safety, for, with the best
luck, thirst was oppressing them when
at last the trail came down among the
cottonwo-ods ' that border the Rio
Grand-e and man and beast could drink
their fill from the muddy . current;
Bands of Apaches swept the plain and
lay in ambush for travelers bythe river
bank at either end of the Jornada
trail, and it is little wonder that the
crossing of it should be dreaded and
that it should receive , the name it-
bears, the ‘Journey of Death.’
“Martin was an‘Original character,
with lots of push and sand. After
crossing the Jornada «a number of
times with. wagon trains he made up
his mind that water could be found by
digging at a point about midway across
it, and made his arrangements to sink
a well there. He began with the rainy
season, and with a force of diggers and
blasters set to work in earnest. The
J ornada rests on a foundation of hard
volcanic rock, and after digging down
a short distance he had to use powder
all the rest of the time. It was a slow,
expensive and dangerous piece of busi-
ness.
place, all supplies had to be brought
fifty mil-es from Mesilla, and every
spoonful of water used was hauled in
barrels from podls left by the rains in
hollows of the prairie. But Martin
kept the work going through the rainy
season and after until, one by one, the
pools dried. up, and, it beesm'e very, _
difficult to provide his 'crew with wa-
ter. Still no sign of water could be
found in the well as the men worked
slowly downward through the rock.
“The end came one day when Martin
rode in from Mesilla and looked down
into the hole where the men were drill-
ing in the solid rock. . -
“ ‘Work till. noon, boys,’ he called:
‘When you come up to
dinner bring your tools with you. We
pack our wagons and start for Mesilla
this afternoon.’
“ ‘Shali we load up. the holes we're
putting in and try one more biast?’
asked the foreman. _
“ ‘Yes, welll waste one more round
of powder on the thing,’ answered Mar-
tin, and turning his back, walked away
to think over by himself what a. fool
he had been to invest everything he
had in an undertaking that all his
friends had told him was bound to fail.
“The men filled and tamped the
'holes, and at noon came up out of the
well, the last manstaying behind long
enough to light the fuses. The blast
went off while they were seating them-
selves at. dinner. The meal eaten,
while some of the men helped to bring
in and harness the mules, and others
began to pack the wagons, one man
sauntered over to the well hole and
looked down to see what the last blast
had done. He yelled as if Indians
were in sight, and the men came run-
ning to see what he had found. The
well was half full of water and the
water was still rising. The last blast
had opened the rock down to the wa-
ter vein, and Martin’s fortune was
made.
“All the great wagon traffic and the
stages over the J ornada had to pay him
toll, and his well was a mine of wealth
to him. The charge per. horse or ox
for watering was 25 cents, and with
the long wagon trains constantly
crossing the desert, the profits counted
up fast. One class of travelers, the
Apaches, never paid toll to Martin.
They would come to the well, usually
by night, water their horses, and ride
away, never molesting the people in
charge. This mutual understanding con-
tinued until these Indians ceased to'go
on the war path and kept to theii
reservations. Aleman was made a sta-
tion of the overland stage route, and
a railroad station near the well now
bears its name. When, in. 1880,
Atchison Company built their railroad
across the J ornada and settlers coming
out on the desertbegan to build res-
ervoirs for rain water and to sink ar-
tesian wells, the glory of Aleman de-
parted, and the place became the head-
quarters of a cattle company—New
York Sun.
Elucidated.
Teacher—“Tommy, can you mam
fully explain the adage, ‘Old men for
counsel and young men for war '3’.”
Tommy—“It means that the old men _
do the quarreling and then let too
young men do the fishtlng."~—Indzapa-
polls Journal. . .
The men had to receive high
wages to risk their lives in such a
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T‘r wins ladle South Norwulk as follows:
FOR NEW YORK — Accommodation
trains at 9.36 a. m., 1.11, 3.04, 4.07, 5.33,
6. 41, 8.11, 10 20p p. 111. Express trains
at 4.55, 5.45, 6.15, (local), 6. 55, (local),
7.15, (local), 7.56, (local), 8.17, 9.03 (local)
9. 58 .10. 35, 11. 37, (local) 21.111.12.47-
2. 25, 5 05 5. 55, 7. 35 p. m. For Washing
ton via Harlem Rive1 12.53 a. m. (daily)
SUNDAYS—Accommodation 9.15 a. m.
5.43, (local), 7.23, (local) 9. 28 p. In. Ex
press 4. 55, 5. 45 a. m.
FOR NEW HAVEN AND THE EAST—
Accommodation in aims at 6.32, 7.42,
8.46and11. 42-.a m., 1.37, 2.42, (toB’p't),
4.,20 5,276.27, ’7.28(toB-‘p’t), 8.41, 9.41
and 11.15pm. Express t1 ains at 1.11,
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5.04 (N augatuck Express) 7.10 p.111
SUNDAYS+Accommodation 7. 42, 9. 12
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