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"THE EVE’NING GAZETTE”
EVENING GAZETTE.
ENTERED AT THE POST OFFICE IN NOR-
WALK AS A NEWSPAPER.
_, «IA/L} sauce/Priors.
. DAILY-rrOne year, 83'; six months, $1.75;
three months, 81; one month, 40c.
WEEKLY—One year, in advancerifil; six
months. 600.: threamonths. 350..
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9,1897.
Atrocious Newspaper Fashions.
The daily papers are not content with
' plastering pictures over their pages,
. ,mOst. of whiclf are superfluous and
all of which are ' bad, says the-
San Francisco Argonaut. They have
~ now‘devised 'all sorts of typographic
‘ freaks with which to disfigure the
pages already defaced by poor pictures.
-. It has becomea matter of extreme 'dif—
ficulty to pursue the windings of an ar-
ticle in and out of the pictures and over
to the inner pages where its ramifica.
tions generally terminate. sFor, accord
in; to the “new journalism,” it is nec-
essary to begin all the new features on
1 1e first page with a. whoop and a howl,
:.llowing them to trickle out like stale
treacle on the inside pages. But this
desire to get everything “featured” on
the first page has brought about the
condition which make the daily papers
look like picture puzzles. As if to add
to the confusion, some inspired edi-
torial idiot has now devised a plan of
inclosing in borders all sorts of stories,
scraps of interviews, sayings of individ-
uals more or less obscure, and the flot-
sam and jetsam generally of the news
of the day. There is thus made up a
sort of journalistic remnant-counter or
newspaper rag-bag, which is surround—
ed with variegated black borders of
varying degrees of hideousness, and
' around which must coil and curl and
convolute the genuine news of the day.
The hapless purchaser of a newspaper
is now forced to pick out the news not
only from amid the pictures which de-
face the pages of the dailies, but from
these typographical monstrosities as
Well.
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Our Relations With Spain.
In viewvof the sensational statements
that have been made with in the past
twenty-four hours, touching our rela-
vétions with Spain, it seems proper to say,
saysthe Washington Post—and we say
it on good authority —— that there
is absolutely nothing in the rumor that
i this government is on the point of tak-
ing hostile or even threatening action
in the premises. All the rumor, all the
gossip and conjecture to tho contrary
is ‘wholly without foundation. We as-
sert, and the public may safely accept
the statement, that the United States
government has not the very remotest
idea of assuming an unfriendly attitude.
The controlling motive of the McKinley
administration is a desire for the peace,
the happiness and the prosperity of the
American people.
There is no possibility of war, either
with Spain or with any other foreign
country, except under provocation
from the outside—provocation that
will enlist the most fervent and enthu-
, siastic suppo:t of the whole country.
The simple truth of the matter is that
if Spain will revoke the edict of con- .
Centration, under which thousands of
helpless and impoverished Cubans are
now starving and dying in 'the fortified
towns of Cuba, and i-hring to fair and
prompt and civilized trial the- various
American citizens now languishing in
Cuban military prisons,,the last cause
of friction between the two govern“
ments will be removed, and the possi-
bilities of calamity be reduced to a re-
mote and imperceptible minimiim.
Our government has been proceeding
in a spirit of perfect amity and good,
faith toward Spain. It has been our ,
chief desire to mitigate that nation’s
gembarrassments and difficulties, and to
i that end we have employed extraordin-
ary forces and resorted to unusual ex-
pedients and methods. There is but
one couceivable -' contingency which
threatens peace, and that is the- con
tingency of some ignorant and irrespon-'
sible mob demonstration in Spainor
Cuba. The chances of this are ex-
tremely small, and, apart from that
possibility, the situation is wholly re-
assuring.- Mr. McKinley is not a Sen-
sational President. He does not seek
popularity by violent or maudlin meth-_
ods. What ‘he wants is the dignity
and honor of his'country, and that he
will assure by every imaginable exevr-
oise of his authority. '
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~Advertise in THE GAZETTE.
‘FEMININE CHAT. .'
The winter girl has a walk distinc-
tively her own.
A novel belt consists cf separate
discs in plaid enamel joined by tiny
chains of gold. é .
Was there ever a year when corn
and peaches were to be found on our
tables so late ?
It is the hardest sort of task to con-
vince oneself that the path of duty is
the pleasanter one to travel.
Some women seem to have nothing
to do but rock or write in the waiting
rooms of the large dry goods establish-
ments in New York.
If we could only peep inside the
plain gold rings so many women wear
what inte1 esting sentiments would be
found there.
Time was when physicians cried out
against, excessive water drinking.
Now they are all in favor of it for al-
most every ill that flesh is heir to.
Everybhrysanthemum has its special
name, and florists are particular in
giving these autumn flowers their cor-
- rect titles, as though they were adress-
ing the most distinguished persons in
the land. -
And now swell haberdashers sell oil
silk shields to be worn between the
bosom of a dress shirt and the under-
. clothing. This prevents that horrible
callapse of linen that Often follows an
othei social efiort.
Some of the very chic turbans look
as though the fowls of the air had,
chosen them for their resting place.
The Shirred velvets and tucked silks
are materials that2 lend themselves
readily to the making of beautiful
waists.
The auction-going mama is a species
of feminine dissipation that husbands
at times find to be quite as expensive
as their poker playing.
A rainy Sunday is always an excuse
for Staying home from church, but a
rainy weekday never interferes with
any project.
The ornaments for chatelaines grow
daily more unique, and we now find
everything dangling at my 'lady’s belt,
from a mirror to a pincushion.
For tempting Hominy Muffins—Beat
one cup boiled hominy smooth, add one
egg and beat; one cup'ful sour milk,
tablespoonful melted butter, heaping
tablespoonful sugar, one-half teaspoon-
ful soda—dissolved in hot water—salt
as needed and scant cupful of flour-
Bake in hot muffin pans.
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Theat-ros {fired li'y'HW’éinan.
It is not generally known that one
of the most expert wirers‘ of buildings
for electric lights in the East is a.
woman. This person is the wifeof a
theatrical electrician, whose labbrs
she shares, from wiring a theater to
designing a switchboard. Some time
ago, when it so happened that her
husband had gone to Nebraska, she
received word that a. large Polish hall
in Chicago, for which her husband had
the wiring contract, must be lit on a
certain night on which an entertain-
ment was to be given. The alterna-
tive was the forfeiture of a heavy
amount. Taking with her two men to
do the heavier work she set to work
on the wiring with her apprentice,
and kept at it all that day and night
and throughoutthe next day' until 8
o’clock in the evening. Then she
fainted; but she had finished her job
u. ...._.... -._.,
Pained.
Patient—Vot? Two dollars for tak-
in’ oud dem teeth?
, Dentist—Two dollars if you take gas.
Patient—Young man, I t'ought you
'vos a dentist. I didn’t know you van
a gas gombany.—Puck.
WIT ,AND HUMOR.
“Did you tell that young man not to
call here any more?” asked Mabel's
father, severely.
' “N—no. "
“Why not?”
“I didn’t think that it was necessary.
I don't see how he could call any more
now. He ,calls seven times a. week.”—
Washington Star.
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_ Wife—You saw Mrs. Bowser last
evening.
Husband—Yes; but not. to speak to
her. '
Wife—What a. story! I heard you
were sitting with her for more than
two hours.
Husband—That’s so; but it was she
who did the talking—Up to Date.
Handel Barr—Yes, other things be-
ing equal, the larger the wheel the
greater the speed. -
Little Johnny—Well, then, Pa, why
don't the hind wheel of a wagon go
faster than the front one?-——New York
World.
.. Grocer—Well, little one, what can 1
do for you?
Jenny—Please, sir, mamma says to
change a dollar for her an’ she’ 11 give
you the dollar to- morrow. —~T1 11th.
Mr. Hardtack—This recommendation
says you drink like afish.
Applicantfor position—Do it? Wa-al,
I ’spec’ he mean by dat I nebber drink
nuffin but watah.——Judgé.
Spriggs—“Hello, old man, I’m awful—
ly glad to see you out again. I heard
the doctors gave you up.’
Bowles'—‘ ‘Yes, I guess I’ d have died
if they hadn’ 1:. Cleveland Leader.
arduous evening of german leading or ‘,
Hoyt’s Theatre.
One Night Only.
THE FASHIONABLE EVENT.
«11111131115101. II.”
MR. EDWARD L. BLOOM HAS THE
HONOR T0 ANNOUNCE THE
APPEARANCE 0F
Mr. Henry E. Dixeyns
The Magician.
IN A
Marvelous Spectacular production of
11cm,
fie lRTI-l
YsTERY.
' Utilizing 2 car loads of Scenery and Proper-
ties. constructed at a cost of $50,000 and em-
ploying 23 people in its presentation.
PRICES, 250, 500, 750, and $1. _
Seats now on sale at Plaisted’s and Piuneo’s
kKYOPRHORSESHOER
it ABSOLUTELY prevents slipping,
and insures perfect safety and comfortto
horse and driv er.
Shod with the ‘3 Neverslip” your horse's
feet are always in good condition—kc too
by not having to constantly remove the
shoes for sharpening.
The CALKS arc REMOVABLE,
Steel-Centered and SELF-SHARPENING
. When worn out new Calks can be easily in-
serted without removing shoes. saving an
immense amount of time usually lost at the
blacksmith sho‘p.
On receipt 0 postal will mail free our do.
scriptive circular containing rices of Calked
\Shoes, ready to be nailed 011,01: trial, offered
winter at very low prices. .
L. L. ENSWOR-TH 81 SON,
Blacksmith’s Supplies,
HARTFORD, ’- - :-‘ : CONN.
AT‘
r. J. cun'rls. & co,
Can be found. Heating Stoves
from small Cyclinder to large
Heaters. - ' ' ‘
The St’amerd Ranges in va-
riety of patterns.‘
. The Electric Oil Heaters
with fine combustion. _
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Also Cooking Utensils and '
House Furnishing Goods.
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New York Announcements“:
'“Our American Homes and How to Furnish Thain."
Homer 8 Furniture
_ The Best in the Market.
All who desire to buy reliable Fui-
niture, whether in medium or finest .
grades, will find our stock the most ,
advantageous to select from for these
reasons. It lepresents the produc-
tions of the best makers only, and
is the largest and most varied in
America, while our prices are the
lowest at which goods of similar »
quality can possibly be sold for.
The completeness of our 115=01tments 01:3
best be undeistood from the fact in
we exhibit more than five hundred difeient
Bedroom Sets in every variety of wood.
over 70 patterns of Brass Bedsteads'. as
well as endless lines of Pailor Drawing
Room. Library and Dining Room Fuiniture .
of the most mtistic styles. and ranging
from the modest and inexpensive to the
most elabmatel carved and inlaid.
One entire floor devmed to Venetian
Carved Fuvniture. French Cabinets. and
other foreign productions.
Send for our Illustrated Book-.-
R. J. Homer 8: Col,
61-65 W. 23d St., New York ‘
(Adjolnlns Eden Mussel _ 1‘
* Piano Lessons. I
BS GEORGE W BRADLEY. (dau later
of the late Wm. B. Nash.) Rives e cent
a.
n satisfactory instructions on the Piano at
her home No.1” Main throat
Rano-nd & Son.
Successors to;George H Raymond.
Furniture Dealers and
General Funeral Directors
46 and“ Main St, Icrwalk, conn.
Residence, Berkeley Place.
Telephone No 77-4;
00 YOU KNOW
That you can save money
by buying youi Meats
and Fish at
FEW. SMITH’S
55 Main Stmi. _~
'Everythlng l-‘lrst Glass.
OPEN EVENINGS
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Christmas E
——FOR—f—
.«m- 11":
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Them vemng Baiette News Bays & NewsBiils.
.OVER' $100.00 WORTH 0F PRIZES.
WILL BE AWARDED TO THE BOYS 0R GIRLS MAEiNc THE LARGEST
sALEs PREVIOUS 1'0 DECEMBER TWENTYsFIFTH. '
Each boy or girl will receive on coming to buy a stock of papers, 3. number. To, thi
number will be credited [each day the number of papers sold. At the close of business on
the evening of December 24, the aggregate of the sales of each numbered seller will be on
record in the business office of this paper and [the prizes will be awarded.
'In this distribution of Christmas gifts not only the boys,but the girls now Selling the GA-
ZETTE may take part. Any bright lad or lass can compete for the prizes on the same terms
offered to those already on the list.
room, give the name of the applicant and receive a number.
All that is necessary is to apply at the GAZETTE counting
The appended list of prizes speaks for itself. News boys and news girls in striving fOr
them will not merely be working for the prizes, but making more money than ever before.
It is a great chance for bright boys and girls and there 18 little question of the way they will
The Prize List”.
No 1__—~A Scholarship of Ten Weeks’ Personal Instruction in the Academic, Business
at it.
Shorthand TypeWriting, Telegraphy and Penmanship Departments of Eastman Busing“.
No. 2—A Complete Course [Instruction by Mail, book included] in Shorthand at
Eastman Business college.
No 3—A Complete Course [Instruction by Mail, Without books] in Bookkeeping, at
Eastman Business college.
No. 4—A Ten Wééks’ Course [Instruction by Mail] in Shorthand at EISIIIIIIi Bug.
No. 5—A Complete Set of Shakespeare’s Works, 8 volumes.
No. 6—Pair 0f Nickel Plated Club skates.
.No. 7 —Rugby Foot Ball.
" No. 8—-Boy’s Sweater, a beauty, one .of the best.
No. 9—Pair of Boy’s or Girl’s Fine Shoes.
No. 10—Silk Gloria 'Umbrella.
No. ll-Boy’s Sled,
. No. ~12—‘F0ur-bladed Pocket Knife.
No.13—Silver Dollar.
No. 14-One-half dozen Handkerchiefs.
' N o 15-—Boy’ s Windsor Tie.
No l6—Half Dollar in Silver.
W Any News Boy or . News ' Girl bringing
$1.00 "to“ this qfice as a. new subScription to the.
waste eaznrrn and. New YORK WEEK-.-
LY . TRIBUNE win be credited with. 50- sales for,
every. subscriber obtained.
Help the Newsboys and Nengiris to win the I:
Pr
I’zes bybuying anGAZETTE every night. '
Norwalk Chronicler