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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7,1897
Growth of College “Sportsmanship.”
I “Sportsmanship” is likely to carry
the day at Yale this year, says the
Hartford C‘ourant. It looks as though
there would be a race 'with Cornell.
MAW things come to him who waits”
and Cornell has proved a good waiter.
She now has Yale Where she so long
has wanted her. Yale good» nature
and “sportsmanship” are responsible
for it. Times have changed since the
"=76 races at Saratoga. Then‘both Yale
and Harvard thought they had had
enough of open intercollegiate racing
with its confusions, delays and embit-
They concluded that in each -
as they had
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other they could find,
_ flinnd in the past, sufficient to command
their best energies. Moreover, on any
available water course a dual race was
enough, while more than one four-mile
contest at the time of annual examina-
tions was hardly commendable.
Cornell did’not like the dual arrange-
ment. Developing a powe1 ful eight,
she trumped up and down America and
England defying Yale to knock the
chip 011' her shoulder. Yale then was
accused of being “unsportsmanlike. ”
When she beat Harvard, Cornell kept
shouting, “But we claim the American
championship.” Yale went on her way
undisturbed; the Thames regatta con-
tinued the great aquatic event of the
year in college circles. And the world
considered it as a thing by itself apart,
with no desire foriimprovement except
when the distance between the boats
Then came the Yale-
Harvard football break, which Har-
vard carried over into 1'0wing. Harvard
flocked with Cornell. After two years
Y ale’s simpatience got the bettei of he1.
She consented to row Har v ar 6. last y eai
ex en if Cor nell made a third par ty.
The boys from Ithaca we1e worthy foe-
men, yet Yale had, to feel. ‘i'How,
happy I would be {with either, were
t’other dearcharmer away. ” ..
Before that race, the old sentiment
was too great.
prevailed which recognized something '
higher than “sportsmanship” for a mo-
tive for students and it was the belief
that after that race the old Yale—Har-
vard agreement, renewed for five years
would stand as of yore. Harvard
could row as many colleges as she
liked; Yale, with greater study re~
quirements of her students, would row
only Harvard. If she didn’t draw the
line sharply, Columbia, Pennsylvania
and no one knew how many others
might be clamoring for a contest. For
a four-mile course and with the time
possible under the college curriculum.
. Yale had found the Harvard race just
her measure. Some authorities say one
four—mile ram: is too great a strain on
young men; others, that more than one
in a season is emphatically reprehensi-
ble.
But as soon as Cornell had won the
race at Poughkeepsie, “spo1 tsmanship”
stalked through the land. The past
Cornellwas a victor in
- as the issue
was forgotten.
more senses than one,-
seems about to prove.
in reply to Yale’s challenge Cornell
wants a conference of the three colleges.
Yale has agi eed to row a three-001 ner-
ed race 01 two laces. Cornell’s pu1-
pose is clear. What mo1e can she de-
sire than that an agreement be entered
into for successive years and that. thus.
she reap the full benefit of the I‘isports-
manship” craze of 1897 ‘1’
quarters the 'triumph of “sportsman-
ship” at Yale is applauded. But allow-
ing that as to that each man is entitled
to his own opinion, may we not hope
that this is the last yeai when Yale
students shall be called upon to divide
In some
their energ1es and attentlon and that
the good old times will return ‘9
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FEMININE CHAT.
It is always so much harder to select
a gift for a man than for a woman.
Does‘ everything happen just as we
eppect it to?
Quininé pills rather than bon bons
seem to be the order of the day.
, Better order your Christmas wreaths
soon if you want the best of the lot.
The woman who would indulge in a
street! flirtation deserves all the un-
pleasantconsequences that such a. lack
. How horiible everything
them'completely. ignored '9-
-of the superintendent of the cemetery.
1‘
of good breeding and common Sense is
apfito entail. '
What a helpless sort of feeling it is
to find oneself without a night key and
the seven sleepers were owls in compar-
ison with the slumbex mg inmates of
y our home.
appears
when we lie awake at night and think
over our troubles, but like a magician
daylight makes the greatest change in
in our sentiments and in the greatest
general espect of affairs as well. '
Boxes from, reliable jewelry houses
and swell confectioners will be made to
do the1r annual bit of Christmas deceit
by those who have kept them with a
view to putting in cheaper articles than
the ones that came in them originally.
The home where there are no chil-
dren never is dominated by: the real
holiday spirit.
We never realize how little we can
get along with until we are forced 1nto
a state of self—denial.
To be cheerful when the rain is pourv
ing down and a good-seized note is due
means a disposition akin to angelic.
It is very foolish to put your private
thoughts in a diary and then leave the
little volume where everyone can read
it. I
Is there anything more exasperating
than to write a letter full of questions
and in the reply to have every one of
N early. all the new evening gowns
have sashes of net, tulle or chiffon,
which, however, tie in front instead of
in the back as formerly.
Disappointment can become so con-
stant that after a while it really begins
to lose its sting.
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RUSSSAN PlCKPOCKETS.
A Little Incident to Prove Their Skill
Over Others of Their Class.
One day, while dining together, the
French ambassador and a Grand—
Duke of Russia were discussing the
cleverness of the pickpockets of their
respective countries.
The Grand—Duke claimed that the
Russian pickpocket was the more
skilful. Seeing the ambassador in-
credulous, he told him he would, with—
out knowing it, be relieved of his
watch before. leaving the table.
He then telephoned to the head of
the police to send at once the cleverest
pickpocket-he could lay his hands on.
The man came and was put into
livery, and was told to wait at table
with the othe1 servants. He was to
had done the trick.
But this was not given very soon, for _
the ambassador was very "wary, and
always kept on the alert, and held:his
hand on‘his fob, even when conversing
with the most distinguished guests.
, At last the Grand-Duke received .the
preconcerted signal. He at once re—
quested the ambassador: to tell him the
time. The latter triumphantly put
his hand to his pocket, and pulled out ‘
a potato instead of his watch.
To conceal his-feelings he would take
a pinch of snuff—his snuff-box Was
gone. Then he missed his ring from
his finger, and his gold toothpick which
he had been holding in his hand in its
littlecasc.
Amid the hilarity of the guests the
sham lackey was requested to restore
the articles; but the Grand-Duke’s
merriment was changed into alarm and
surprise when the thief produced two
watches, two ilngs, two smurf—boxes,
etc.
His Imperial Highness then made the
discovery that he himself had been
robbed at the same time that the
French ambassador had been despoil-
ed so craftily.—Harper’s Round Table.
Help for People Bxiried Alive.
A Russian Inventor has constructed
an apparatus which is-to enable people
buried alive to communicate with the
outer world should they awake- from
their trance in the grave. The inven-
tion consists in the main of a button
on the inside of the coflin, situated‘im-
mediately over the breast of the ap-
parently dead person. If the unfortun-
ate person comes to life and begins to
breathe, the first action of the body
is the expansion of the chest; this
presses the button upward, and an
alarm— bell is set going in the office
—-New York W01 id.
The Reply Courteous.
Gentleman (to tramp who has been
begging)—-Look here, there’s a frienc
of mine lives down that road ha.
some work he wants doing, and he 1:
looking for some one to do it.
Tramp—Thanks, awfully, sir! That’.
a. narrow escape. I might easily ’av.
gone down there it you hadn’t told me
—Boston Globe.
Thomas W. Burton, 11 Wisconsin
‘armer, who was a Federal scout in the
jivil War, once lay within twenty feet
at General Robert E. Lee, and tried for
five. minutes to make up his mind to
shoot the great soldier. The deed
seemed too much like murder, how-'
aver, and the General’s life was snared
'81 ton now treasures a letter, 11;
.vl1 ch Lee thanks him.
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Ravmond &Son.
Successors toiGeorge H. Bu mend;
Furniture Dealers and
General Funeral Directors
46 and 48 Maln St, Iorwalk, conn.
Residence, Berkeley Place.
give the G1 and Duke a sign di1ectly he .
.T 11 E E v E 1v 1 1x G GAZETTE 1
PE 10‘ Notlce
Notice is hereby given that
a meeting of the Harbor Line
Board of the Engineer Depart-
ment, U. S. A. will be held in
*the Council Room, Norwalk,
on Wednesday, December 8th,
at 10.0’clock, a. 111.
The Board desire the at.
tendance of all interested in
the establishment of a harbor
line in N orwalk above the rail-
road bridge at South N orwalk.
SMITH S LEACH, Majors
D. W. LOCKWOOD, of
A. M. MILLER, Engineers.
Norwalk, December 6, ’97.
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LEGAL NOTICES.
ISTBICT of NnrwAalkU, ss Probate ( 'oult.
November 291211.111 _. .
mnnd County , New York (Ill) eased.
walk. hath limited and allowed six months
from the date hereof for the Cieditors of
said Estate to exhibit their cl ims f01 sert e-
ment. ’lhose who neglect to present their
accounts, properly att Stud. within said time.
will be debarreda recovery. All persons in-
debted to said Estate 1116 requested to make
immediate payment to
WM. WARDWELL,
Administrator.
To the Board of County Commission-
as f01 Fan field County:
I bet eby apply f01 a license to sell
spii ituous and intoxicating liqu01 s, ale,
lage1 bee1, rhine wine and cidei at
No. 37 South Main st1eet, town of N01-
walk.
My place of business 1s not located VV ith-
in 200 feet in a di1 ect line of a chuich
edifice 01 public school house, 01 the
p1em15es pertaining thereto, 01 any
post office. public 11b1aiy 01 cemeteiy-
Dated at N01 walk this 7th day of
Dec., A. D.,1897
JACOB WOLF. Applicant.
We, the unde1 signed, electors and
tax paye1s. as defined by law, of the
town of N01 walk, he1eby endorse the
application of the above named Jacob
Wolf for such license.
Dated at No1 walk this 7th day of
Dec, A D. 1897.
Ch1 istian Michel, And1ew Chris-
tensen, S. S. L’ Hommedieu, John Old-
enschlager, Dana C. Bissell.
I he1 eby certify that the above named
endorse1s are electors and tax payers,
as defined by law, of the town of Nor-
walk.
Dated at N01 walk this 7th day 'of
Dec., A D.. 189 7.
HERBERT B. SMITH, Town Cle k.
' kKYOURHORSESHOER
: - ’ .. FOR THE
' .. Iw1NIERus1
It ABSOLUTELY prevents slipping,
and insures perfect safety and comfort
horse and driver.
Shod with the “Neverslip” your horse’s
feet are always in good condition—kept”
b not having to constantly remove
a 068 for sharpening.
The CALKS are REMOVABLE,
Stee l-Centered and SELF-SHARPENING
When worn out new Calks can be easily in.
eerted without removing shoes. saving an
immense amount 01! time usually lost. at the
blacksmith sho
scriptive c rcularcontainlng‘ rices of C
KBhoes, ready to be nailed on, or trial,
this winter at 'very low prices. ,
Blacksmith’s Supplies.
HARTFORI),
Telephone No. 77-4. .. J
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D3 31. .,
amount of $50. 000. Good secui- .
1897.
Estate of JOHN M. KRUGEB late of Rich-«'1'
The (.ourt of Probate for the Distri1 t of N01--
011 recei t otp. postal will mail free Our de- ”
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CHRIST A EVEG‘
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OVER $100.00 WORTH 0r rmzns.
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SALES PREVIOUS '1‘0 DECEMBER TWENTY-FIFTH.
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Each boy or gel will receive" on coming to buy a stock of papers, :1 number. To this
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 nol only the beys, 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.
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 is little question of the way they will
The Prize List.
bhorthand Typewriting, Telegraphy and Penmanship Departments of Eastman Business
college. 1 , ,
' No. 2—A Complete Course [Instruction by Mail book included] in Shorthand, at
Eastman Business college.
No 3—A Complete Course [Instruction by Mail,W1thout books] 111 Bookkeeping. at
Eastman Business college.
No- 4—A Ten Weeks’ Course [Instruction by Mail] in Shorthand, at Eastman'flus,
college.
No. 5--—A Complete Set of Shakespeare’s
No. 6—Pair of Nickel PlatediClublskates.
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.
N0. 10—Silk Gloria Umbrella.
No.11—Boy’s Sled,
No. 12—Four-bladed Pocket Knife.
No. iii—Silver Dollar.
No. 14—.One-half dozen Handkerchiefs.
No. 15—Boy’s Windsor Tie.
No. l6—Half Dollar in Silver.
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W Any Ne‘ws Boy or News Girl bringing
WEEKLY GAZETTE and NEW YORK WEEK-
LY TRIBUNE will be credited with 50 sales for
every Subscriber obtained.
L. 1.. suswo'n'ru a. sea,- ~ «1
IPrIzes by buying a GAZETTE every night
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The appended list of prizes speaks for itself. News boys and news girls in striving for
No;1———A Scholars hip of Ten Weeks’ Personal Instruction in the Academic, Business:
WILL BE AWARDED TO THE, BOYS 0R GIRLS MAKING THE LARGEST,
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All that is necessary is to apply at the GAZETTE counting .
$1.00 to this cflce as a. new subscription to the‘
Norwalk Chronicler