1‘ I
17?.
n;
.regard their money as part of them-
, 11:11 rec eipted'.
'the day of peace and good will?
' bicycle rider that'she can carry a muff
‘ ..
, EVENING * o-Azerre.
ENTERED. AT THE POST OFFICE ININOR-
. .WALK As A NEWSPAPER.
MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS.
DAILY—One year, as; six months, 31.75;
three months, .1; one month. 400.
WE Y—One year, in 'advance, .1; six
months. 890v .. 1tll‘ree months. 350.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER .30, 1891.
,Will Making. -
Human nature at the best . is quee1
muff, but, nowhere perhaps, does it
exhibit itself so truly as in will-making.
We may not know much about a man or
woman, but when we come to read their
wills :we {find revealed thereby their
true characters. We then learn wheth-
erthey had‘kind hearts, broad minds
clear judgments and took sensible
viewsof their duties and their prop-
erty; or, whether they were mean,
spiteful, narrow-minded and so, selfish~
I'y‘coacerned for post-humous fame or
thei;:.~soul’s salvation as to leave wills
dos. Ltute of natural affection and com-
1110- ,1. sense.
One idiosyncrasy that has been no-
ticed' 1n connection with will—making,
is the tendency to place money where
it is not' needed, those who need it not
generally receive it, and those who
need it the most get the least. .Men
selves, and as they prefer a tight roof
to a leaky one, they are prone to be‘'
stow their money, not upon the one
who needs it the most, but upon the
one who will probably give it the best
care. Poverty finds no mercy in the
hearts of most testators. .
Legacy hunting has existed as long
certainly, as the Christ1an era as is
proven by the Roman satirists, and
some of the English plays of the last
century abound in hard hits at this
captivating but generally profitless
sport. Taking it for granted that your
name is in a will, yoked to a nice fat
legacy, is a safe way to insure its being
struck out by a codicil or omitted in a
newly drawu will.
If you want to get the money of a
rich relative the safest way, is to leave
them alone and make some money for
yourself, fOr when they learn that you
are thrifty and capable they are. much
more likely to add to youi plenty than
to take pity on your poverty. VVhat—
ever you do, never ridicule your rich
relations, they may overlook a digni-
fied quarrel and pardon any differences
111 politics or religion, but contempt
and laughter showered upon some
whim or caprice are unpardonable sins
Those who are tale-bearers to the
rich hoping thereby to gain favor or'
undermine some seemingly favored per-
son, generally meet with disappoint-
ments commensurate with their activ-
ity. There is an almost ineradicable
superstition extant, that to sign your
own will is to hasten your end. This
chlmera finds some support in statis-
tics, but it is because people postpone
this business until the physician tells
them “to set their house in order” and
then when thelr minds are weak and
muddy they often make indefensible
wills. The lawyer who draws up a
mean will ought to be paid double and
thelawyer who breaks it ought to get
atreble fee; ‘
If people would only make their wills
when in good health, when theirhead’s
are clear and their heartls blood runs
walmand strong there would be fewer
will contests and more names that
would be written down as wise and good
rather than as mean and foolish.
I
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FEMININE CHAT.
Millinery is being blue penciled.
V'elvet house gowns are picturesque. '
Summer finery will soon replace furs.
Chinchilla seems to grow daily in
popularity.
The boy 01 gill who 1eceived a bi-
cycle at Christmas can see nothing
beautiful in the falling snow. , '1
It isn t the past 01 the future that is
bothering most of us this week but. the
presents, the bills for which are still
A woman may be terribly indepen-
dent in the matter of earning her liv-
ing, but she always wishes for a man
when she has a duck to carve.
1 Open fires are the cosiest items of a
home in winter.
Has your maid shown her disapproval
of your Christmas gift by destroying
some of your choice bric‘arbrac since
The woman who is such an expert
on the handle bars laughs scornfully at
the mercury’s antics and goes on mer-
rank, his sister,
‘ wedded her.”
.of humor,
_ tat -‘onstltution.
silly riding in comfo'rt.
' O
‘ IN SIR WALTER SCOTT' 5‘ MA. L-EAG
l.‘ uric-us oxen Made to the Great Aullwr
by "In. Gentle Sex.
Spine lettexs from the fair sex caus-
35.311 Walter Scott at lea-st as much
~ 3 . out as annoyance. .In his ear-
‘1' efyears “a mad woman fiom about
Alnwick,” by dintof letters and plans,
first extracted from him. a guinea for
a charity, then sent him the manu-
I seript»of a curious novel;'~ which ~_~he-
was to publish in lhis own name, and
of which he was to take half the prof-
its; flnally, on his declining the part-
'nership, that he should take shares in
apatent medicine for babies, her own-z
Dread of participation in.
invention.
“such a. Herod- like affair,” drove Scott
to decline the honor of future corre—A
spo'ndence. with the lady.
On a March day in his fatal year,
1826, Sir Walter answered two modest
requests from widow ladies. One of
these, presuming on a former slight ac-
quaintance with his mother, desired
that he should impress on Peel, then
Home Secretary, the merits of her sec-
ond son, whom he was to represent as
“flt Tor any. situation in a public of-
fice.” The second lady, who had al-
ready perused "Marmion”. and f‘The
Lady of the Lake," engaged, in return
for a suitable provision for 'her son’s
education, to read all her benefactor’ 5
other works. After dealing with these
letters Scott felt himself constrained
to record his conviction that “your
destitute widow, especially if she hath
a charge of children and one or two
fit for patronage, is one of the most
impudent animals living.“ Nor did
advancing age protect the too-celebra-
ted authorfromlmore dangerous de-
signs. In his sixtieth year Sir'Walter
received a letter from "a certain young
man of sapient family,” conveying to
him the information that a woman of
“had so far mistaken
his intentions as to suppose that he
was only prevented by modesty from
stating certain wishes and hopes, &c.”
Sir Walter’s reflections were not flat-
t‘ering to the lady, and be excused him-
self “with little picking upon the
terms.”—Temple and Bar.
LADY TENNYSON’S CHARACT ER.
Of Great Help to Her Husband in His
Literary \Vork.
In 1830, says Mr. Mabie in the At-
lantic, on a path in a wood at Somers-
by, Tennyson came unexpectedly upon
a slender, beautiful girl of seventeen,
and impulsively said to her, “Are you
a dryad or an oread wandering here?"
Six years later he met Emily Sellwood
again, on the occasion of the marriage
of his brother Charles to her youngest
sister. The friendship ripened into
love, but for lack of means the mar-
riage did not take place until June,
1850, the month in which In Memoriw
am ,was published. The cake and
dresses came too late, and the wedding
was so quiet that Tennyson declared
it- was the nicest wedding he had ever
attended. Of his wife he Said, many
years later, “The peace of God came
into my life before the altar when I
Of-this“'rmai‘fiage the
son writes: “It was she who became
my father’s adviser‘in'literary matters.
‘I am proud of her intellect,’~he wrote.
With her he always discussed what he
was working at; she transcribed his
poems; to her, and to no one else, he
referred for a. final criticism before
publishing. She, with her ‘tender,
spiritual nature’ and instinctive nobil-
ity of thought, was always by his side,
a ready, cheerful, courageous, wise,
and sympathetic counselor. It was she
who shielded his sensitive spirit from
the annoyances and trials of life, an-
swering (for example) the innumera-
"ble letters addressed to him from all
parts of the world. By her quiet sense
by her selfless devotion,
‘her faith as clear as the heights of
the June—blue heaven,’ she helped him
also to the utmost in the hours of his
depression and his sorrow; and to her
he wrote two of the most beautiful of
his shorter lyrics, ‘Dear, near and
true,’ and the dedicatory lines which
prefaced his last volume, The Death
of OeuOne.” ‘
His Admlrntlou Wuned.
The Philadelphia Record ‘tells the
following,tandem idyl: “He was an es-
timable young man in every way, and
she was more than estimable—in his
opinion—so, with the idea of wheeling
his way into her heart, he saved and
"boarded his Shekels and purchased a
fine tandem. But ‘the best-laid plans
of micegandmen—gangnft agley.’ They
had ridden some fifteen miles, and
after slowly and laboriously pedalling
to the top of a; long hill, be, after
mopping his dripping brow, gasped"out
convulsively: ‘M—M—May, you c—c—
can p—p—put your feet on the c—c—
casters now.’ ‘Why,’ said his com-
panion, ‘I’ve had‘them on ever since
we started.’ He said nothing, but set
his teeth grimly’, and she has wonder-
ed ever since then why he has not call-
ed on Sunday 'evenings.”
Poison 111 Plek- die-Ups.
It seems funny that whole races of
men should thrive on poisons;:.'which,‘
to common folk unaccustomed to their
use, are absolutely deadly.
For instance, the mountaineers of
Styria chew lumps of arsenic as big
as hazel-nuts,‘and say it refreshes
them; while, as is well known, num-
berless Chinese, Indians, and’Turks
find opium yields a solace all its own..
Then Peruvian miners take verdigris
as a stimulant. " The people of North-
ern Sibeiia eat a peculiar toadstool,
which with the uninitiated results in
madness or death. .-
A Kansas man was talking Of that
Sta-to and the “good times”.
“Well, its pretty lively,” he! replied,
“at least in my town.’
business are you in?” ‘Welh" he re-
plied, hesitatingly, “my wife is Chief
of Police, and I’m on the force. ——Atlan-
A..>'
w
9
' urine and let it stalridl t'Wenty-four
there.-
“Business brisk, is it?”,he was asked,
“What.
How To nun our. 5
Fill a bottle or cominon'glass with
hours; a sediment or settling indicates
an unhealthy condition of the kidneys .
When urine stains linen it is evidence,
of kidney trouble. Too frequent desire
to urinate or pain- in the back, is alsO:
cOnvincing proof that the kidneys and-
bladder are out of order. -'
WHAT ’.l.'_0 110.,
There' Is cOmfort 1n the knowledge so
often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer’ s
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy
fulfills every wish' 1n- relieving:pain in-
the back, kidneys, liver, bladder and '
everyxpartxof the urinarynpassagesu It'
corrects inability to_ hold urine and
scaldin pain in passing it, or bad ef-
fects fo lowing use of liquor, wine 01-
beer. and overcomes that unpleasant
necessity of being compelled to get up
many times during the night to min-
ate. The mild and the extraordinary
effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized.
It stands the highest for its wonderful
cu1 es of the most distressin cases; If
you need a medicine you s ould have
the best. Sold by druggists, price fifty
cents and one dollar. You may have a
sample bottle and pamphlet both sent
free by mail. Mention TanA'zma,
and send your address to Dr. Kilmer _&
CO. ., Binghamton, N. Y. The pro-
prietors of this paper guarantee the
genuineness Of this affair.
T0 RENT.
O RENTWA large hall in .1... GA-
ZETTE Building. Apply to Charles
Olmstead,- Masonic Building._
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE—On Newtown avenue, a
line house of 10 rooms, hot and cold
watei, iui nace. etc. Lot 9511400. Will
be sold cheap if taken at once. W. H.
Byington, Insu1ance, GAZETTE Build-
ing. , D29 tf
FOR SALE—Two building lots, on
Newtown avenue, 60x200. W. H. 'By-
ington, Insurance, GAZETTE Building.
. . D29 tf
FOR 8 ALE— A good Portland cutter.
Will be sold cheap f01 cash W. H
Byington, Insurance. GAZETTE Build-
ing. D29 tf
OR SALE— —Canopy top wagon, 2
seats. In good condition. Will
be sold cheap. Apply to W. H. Bying-
ton, Insurance, GAZETTE Building.
N‘ 0 ti
OR. SALE—One of the best building
lots 1n the city;' five minutes walk
f1 0m Biidge.VVate1 and gas on stt eet.
W. H. Bving LOH, Insu1ance, GAZETTE
Building. N30 tf
OR SA LE—A house on Wilton ave-
nue, 6 looms. Will be sold cheap. .
W. H. By ington, Insu1ance, GAZETTE:
Building. ' N30 tf
WANTED.
ANTED— Borrowei s to the
6 amount of $50. 000. Good secur-
ity required. W.‘ H. Byington, Insur-
ance, GAZETTE, Building. N30 tf
“declared a semi-annual dividend of
Three per cent. payable 'J‘ahuary 3d,’
band after J an. 3rd, 1898.
N30 tf .
gt.- AZ arr
DIVIDEND.
CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK
Norwalk, Conn., .Dec. 2S, 1897.
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The Board of Directors have this day
WM. A. CURTIS,
' Cashier.
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11111111 601111 11111111“ 1111.
Norwalk, Conn, Dec. 27, 1897.
151" ' ' I-——-——-—" '
' The Board of Directors of this Bank,
have this day declared a semi-annual-
dividendofThree‘ (3) per cent. payable
1898.
L. C. GREEN,
Cashier.
NOTICE.
Notice is .hereby,_giyen, that, at
a regular meeting of the Council
of the-Cityof Norwalk, to be held in
the Council Room, in said City, J anu-
ary 3rd, 1898, at 8 o’clock [in the even-
ing. it is proposed by'Said Council to
make a further appropriation of 8500',
from the Treasury of said City of Nor-
walk, for the Administrative Depart-
ment of saidCity,to be used in paying the
necessary expenses of said department.
And at 'the same time and place, it is
proposed by said Council to make a
further appropriation of $350, from the
Treasury of the City of Norwalk, for
the Fire Department of said City, to
be used in paying the necessary ex-
penses of said department.
Dated at the City of Norwalk, De-
cember 28th, 1897;
By order of the Council of said City.
Attest: EDWARD M. LOCKWOOD,
“ City Clerk.
It Is Easy
to Blow
Bubbles
‘ and to make
.promises, but not
so easy to keep
them.
We make but
two promises. We
have never bro-
ken either They
ANTED—Houses and Real Estate
to sell. W. H. Byington, Insur-
ance,_GAZETTE Building. N30 pf} .
'AN TED—Contractors to know
that the Fidelity and Deposit
Co. ofMa1 vland furnishes suietv. W.
H. Byington, agent, GAZETTE Build-
ing N 30 if
SPECIAL SALE
. (10 Days)
All kinds of Jewelry, Ladies and
Gent’s Watches, Clocks and all kinds
of Musical Instruments. Clothing, etc.
Money loaned on articles according to
value. D. FEINBURG,165 VVaShington
Street B1 idge. So. N 01 walk
Hoyt’s Theatre.
Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
DEC. 30, 3|, JAN. I.
Special Matinee llew Year al2130.
THE MARVEL-“OF THE AGE!
LATEST
EDISDNS...11-...
lloving Picture llachine’l
GRNHEIIO-
SCOPE.
Admission, 25c. Bosemd, 35c.
Hoyt’s Theatre.
' ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY
TUESDAY JAN. 41H.
OF- AMERICA’S
Greatest Laughing Success
MYL‘ .
FRIEND ‘ _,
’ FROM '
' INDIA.
Introducing WALTER E. PERKINS
the original barber , (title role) as
played by him 150 nights in New York
and a strong company‘and all the de-‘
tails which distinguished this produc-
tion in all the principal’cities. I
o u\o
PRICES.25c,SOcand ’75c. E‘s :1":
rado ?
Seats on sale at Plaistcd' s an '1 Glendening’ s
are—perfect satisfaction or your
money back.
' overcoats, Oxford Meltons, blue,
black, brown. fancy wool lining,
yoke and sleeve Satin lined. Silk
Velvet Collar, lap seams and raw
edges, 11 Wonderfully satis-
factory garment ........... $18
Suits, newest effects in' Worsted
Cheviots, fastidious-taste-suiters,
also blue {nd‘black' Cheviot, sin-
gle ‘ or double breasted
sacks ...................... $10
The latest for biking and horse-
back riding is a Stock Ascot in
Cheviot, plaid and red ef- 48 C
Mail orders will receive careful attention.
, . .
28% 310W“
' Outfitters to 'Men.
FOUR 47 Cortlandt, Near Greenwich
211 Sixth AV... Near 14th Street
125th Street” Corner 3d Ave.
KLON DIK ““1“”
. J W h y 31 o t
get your share of the great fortunes
Coveries already made and to be made
in this New Klondike— Alaska— Eldo-
THE WASHINGTON GOLD
unde1 its charter is authorized' to
p1 ospect for and acquire Mining Claims
and Propel ties in the wonderful gold
fects, swell ................
279 Broadway,Necr Chambers
NEW YORK CITY.
to be realized from the wonderful dis-
FIELDS EXPLORATION COMPANY
fields of Klondike and Alaska. Im-
mense fortunes have already been real- '
ized and millions more will'be made
there. Will you allow this golden Op-
portunity to pass, vou by? A few dol-
13.1 s invested' in this unde1 taking may
be the foundation to you1 fortune.
The rush to this wonderland necessi
tales immediate acfiion. The fist in
the field the first in fortune. N 0 such .
opportunity has ever been presented to
he people at the present generation as
is offered in the Klondike—Alaska ‘
Gold Fields. All shareholders get
their full proportion of all p1 ofits: N o
dividends are made on stock remaining
unsold. send your orders enolOsing
One Dollar. for each share of fully paid-
up and non-assessable Stock desired di—'
root to the WASHINGTON GOLD ;
FIELDS EXPLORATION COMPANY
Tacoma, Washington.
The followin'fig Tacoma dealers in
supplies for the Klondike and Alaska
trade or Stockholders 1n the company
and 11711 1nform you regaiding the re-
Inability of its Officer: Monty & Gunn,
Groceries: A. F. HOska, Harness Co. ,
Mor1' 18 Gross 00., Dry Goods and Cloth-
1311ng G Rowland, Outfitter; Hugo
Felitz, Tents; Tacoma Hardware Co.
-" I 10/ VM‘Jd/Il/dl/Mfl .
\- _- ‘ tumult-tho and cure or
Piano Lessonis.
RB. o‘nononw 111nm. len :3:
or the late Wm. 3. Huh. lives 11
HEN
aid shtishotory instruction on the Piano at
1191- 1101110 No. in lain “not. l
_ ————-—THE
NEW——
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ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
MINI“, 60“.
A. FIRST CLASS CAFE.
FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
AN EXCELLENT DINNER FOR 30 CENTS.
Q“ Conducted with a'view to please
its patrons in all..pa_rticulars.
Warranted Sol
SLOD‘T
Beautiful Chase‘d Holder;
Id Gold.
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You may think it cannot possess merit or durability, the price is so low; but
the “Lincoln” is a $2. 5031211 reduced to 8
but never drips, the ink. Wing steadily
ofllce, giving the best of satisfaction, and
1,1 ."lTAlN Grail—iffy: 1‘":
1 00. It is durable, always ready to “ o”
and uniformly. Thev are in use in is
they are in use in the be. 8, insurance
and business offices and among all classes of users of pens in Norwalk and vicinity.
Ordexs are received from all parts of the
country.
Samples to be seen and orders received at the, GAZETTE OFFICE.
Eye Testing Free!
Classes for the Masses!
DR. HUG-HES,
OPTICAL EXPERT,
Will Give His Personal Attention to
the Correction of
Difficult Defects of Vision,
3 DAYS OF EACH WEEK,
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thurman, ’
FITTING PROPER LEN SES.
Cure Insomnia, Vertigo, Hallucinations, Epi_
lepsy, Stomach Troubles, Nervous and Sick
Headache and other maladies, especially when
of a nervous complexion.
With the aid of the latest improved electric
instruments of America s and Europe’ 8 best
oculists, he is enabled to test your eyesight
scientifically i
OFFEIGE, 48 WALL ST., NORWALK
@ No peddlers or agents employ ed.
0. E. Wilson,
NAL INSURANCE.
Real Estate and Invests
ment Agent, . .
_L
Raoul 3’GAzE'r'rE BUILDING.
NORWALK, - - -
MONEY TO LOAN.’
HERE’S YOllll ennui.
A fine building lot on”; x7113:: ave ‘
uue. If you intend to build, look at
this before purchasing.
Water, gas and sewer on the avenue.
Will be sold at a Bargain-
. w. H. vacvoni.
[teal Estate and Insurance
Room 1. Gazette emu. '
W. H. HAYWARD G: 00.
P111111 111111111111 Solicitors
10951131 capitol Sfmlgj
WASHINGTON. D. c
All classes of claims prosecuted
before [the Interior Department.
Rejected pension claims a specialty
Correspondence solicited.
M A6“ I NERY.n,-,g,z 8”“"15:
: d C 1111 a. Machine steelmall sizes from
332111;?!) digmeterd down 1170 8-16 mnoheésofiliamet e1;i
. e
out any length. Roll
Rounds. Squares. Flats. muesxozans. togons.
lDecagons.and all shapes unlahe to ct sizes.
lEverythin gin inroadine ass to he s pod at once.
Our goods are withoutorivalan ll our vices the
lowest of all. Telephone 814. anflout]: ston.
COHPBESSED STEEL SH'AH'IMI WORKS,
. South Boston, Mass.
Ravmolnd,&Son
Successors toIGaorge H. Raymond
Furniture Dealers and
General Funeral Directors
46 1111411 [lain $1., Hamil, conn.
maiden“, Berkeley Place.
telephone No. 71-4.
CONN.
Give the Children the Purosl Candy.
The Best Is lone 10060“.
We will have for the
Chrislmas trade a large
Variety of fresh Candies,
.. Our own Make,-—-as well
as Choice Confections di-
rect from Leading Manu-
facturers, which we will
be pleased to supply you,
nomatter how small the
order, at Lower Prices
than ever.
SO kindly remembe1 to
call on us, we will suit
you in QUALITY AND
PRICE. .
Fl ‘- L‘HE’ 51 waSh'
ington Street South Nor-
walk.
: I $I.0' "
r HE Finest and Most Com-‘
plete Assortment of Cut-'
lery in Town can be Found at
A SPECIALTY made of poch-r
KNIVES; all warranted and sold at
a low figure.
It ABSOLUTELY prevents slipping,
and insures perfect safety and oomfortto
horse and driv
Shod with tho “Neverslip " your horse’s
feet are always in good condition —keptso
b not having to constantly remove
s 003 for sharpening.
i'l'he CALKS are REMOVABLE, '
Steel-Centered and SELF-SHARPENING
When worn out new Calks can be easily in-
sorted without removing shoe oes. saving an
mmense amount of time usually lost at the
blacksmith ishop.
0n race ipto postal will mail free our do.
scriptivec rcularcontaining rirceso
‘81! 008, edon. or trial. offend
this winter atxvory low prices.
L. L. ENSWDRTH a SON ,
Blacksmith’slSupplies.
HARTFORD, - CONN
.1. 11. Jennies,
UNDERINKEB!
No. 7,” MAIN smear.
1v roar DELL A! 0111-1191.
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la la Eu let.-
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