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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY ’0, 1898.
. The City of New York. ‘
The new city of New Yorkiwas born
full grown at midnight Friday night,
says the Hartford Times. The birth
was celebrated with music and (marché
:i-ng, and fireworks, with much crowd-
. ing of nien in the streets, and much
' 77 jovial excitement. Itwouldbeinterest-
ing to know how much of all this dem-
enstraliOn was really a celebration 'of
tov:power.'
Much of it certainly was, The New
'York Tribune in its account of the cel-
7the return of Tammany
ebrudon says:
ing 71nd of license, for was not Tam:
11111.1 y about to assume thegreins of gov-
“It- was a night of revel-
E17f'1ment over the second largest city '
of the world? Were not things to be
“wide open” again as in the "good
rule?
run
old days”, of Tammany’s former
. For this the spirits of disorder poured
fourth into the city streets and found
their noisy and tumultuous way to City
H.111 Park.”
’i‘he'consofidation of cities and villages
which makes up the present city of New .
York was objected to by a large part
of the citizen’s. Brooklyn, in fact, vot-
‘ ed against it. but asmall Ifiajority of all
The
new charter was hastily drawn, is con—
concerned took the other view.
fessedly imperfect, was made to retain
as much of the old opportunities for
bcss rule as the bosses could get into it
in spite of the demand for something
different, and offered such a prize for
politicians as has seldom
It
r'évision before it began its
managing
been offered for their competition.
'needed
work, and must certainly have it be-
fore it can fulfill even-7 moderate ideas
7 of what the charter of the enlarged
New York should be.
tion which is now in power promises a
The administra-
’ good government and declares that lit-
ness for office shall be the first condi-
tion of appointment. If the promise is
kept, the city "will rememb'er it 21111177
stand by the men who give it; if'it is‘
not, will the people re‘member efi'ective-
ly enough to throw it out four years
, from now ? ' '
Not unless times .havechahged, or
abuses have become very bad indeed.
The modern plan of having each party
controlled by a boss, and these’ bosses
standing by each other if a7 popular
movement threatens to . swamp ei’ther,
radical 2
makes improvement - harder
than it was before. Yet it will come
out at last-in some way or other.
Whether this is by a revolt against 11n-
bearable oppressions, as in the Tweed
days,lor by development of an inde-
pendent 'vote large enough to carry
measures that make the boss system
unprofitable 017 impossible, remains to
11.9.5991]. _
The city of New York is. now the sec-
It nas a pop-
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I and largest in the world.
nlation of 3,338,000. an
' square miles, 1,200 miles of streets,
area of
' miles of elevated 717ai1ways and 466 miles
of surface railways,and353miles of water
' - from. It is one of the richest capitals
of the world, and at least as likely as
anye to realize in the nekt hundred
years Colonel “’arin‘ir’s dream of a
Tare-at municipalim of the intuit.
4 An.
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FEMININE CHAT.
The average woman prefers being
' idealized to being understood.
Some very lover hats can now be
bought at equally entrancing prices.
1 ' Does. any one’s lips or ears seem
really clean afterusing the telephone?
W'alk straight up to your troubles
and they will turn out to be only half
as large asthey looked at a distance. '
(‘andied mint leaves are the special
sweets found in the l7)onbonnie1e of the
winter girl .
Tell your cook to putadrop of vanilla'
in the pot of chocolate she makes for
your luncheon. y
. twas not so long ago that a woman
' . would as soon have thought of flying as
to give their hair a genuine washing.
, An old fur colla‘rette'canbe used de-
lightfully as the soft crown of a winter
'7 . hat. ‘ 7 ~ ,
The real gi‘ily giil ties a bow'on the.
7111711111.; bars of her bicycle just as she
insed to decorate her whip when she
, drove her little phaeton through the
country lanes. . .7‘ , . .
’ ' How“ easy it is to unintentionally of- I
nd"'thost, we love, and yet wilat dif-
same thing to ,those of. whbm we would
gladly rid ourselves. 7 A
It would seem that the Swell Woman
had In very truth taken the veil, judg-
ing by the way she wears it, morning,
noon and even night. 1
Some of the very newest wall papers
011 view at the decorative sheps are
enough to give a timid person nervous
prostration. 1
received a dead cat fr om some faceéious
person as a Christmas present. Now'
the said funny person will probably
pie happy this coming vear.
Gulrctt P. Serviss.
It is safe to say that no American
lecturer now before the publichas a
A:
and matter than Mr. Garrett P. Serviss,
president of, the department of astron-
omy in Bro‘oklyn Institute. His
warmth” of ‘ enthusiasm, breadth ’of
knowledge, glow of coloringin descrip-
tion, raise the auditor into the realm of
poetic feeling. In his chosen field he
conveys a vivid0 idea of the vast ex-
pause of interstellaib space, of the
grouping of the nebulae, colored and
double Stars, and the Milky Way. All
(1.1111111117717217.a sanviss.
his lectures are replete with photo-
graphic reproductions of the heavenly,
bodies. made with the largest of mod-
ern instruments, "‘A Ride with 7a
Comet" transports the awed listener
through fields of astronomical splen—
dor. Mr. Serviss is equally fascinating
when leading his audience over a tour
of the planet on 'which we live. ’All
the points of interest in Europe under,
the charms of his camera and the be-
witching allurements of his narrative
style, come out with the clearnessof
a noonday landscape
Boston’s Clerical R 1111111137.
111th Bostonians are giVen as author—.
ity for the, statement that there is in
the capital bf Massachusetts 11 certain
clergyman of widespread fame, who,
unknown to the World at large, is a
Romany. E1 ery summer this reverend
gentleman cannot resist joining some
gypsy band and 10aming from place to
place as his kindred have done 'since
within the memory of man? Little do
the good man’s. congregation dream
that, while they picture him as se—
dately journeying abroad, he is sitting
beside gypsy camp fires and chattering
the wild Romany tongue,'to all intents
and purposes a vagrant. But, as Mr.
Howell’s pointed out,'no'1'1e ever heard
it said that this preachergpreached any
the worse for ,his wild, free life over
road and prairie. I'ndeed,the increased
vigorand eloquence of his sermons
immediately after eat-h successive an—
nual ‘vacation’ have long been matters
of comment in Boston ”—Washington
Stall.
A Puzzled lCorredpoml'ent." "
“I’m afraid,” said Mr. Meekton,
7111a: I‘ll have to give up, trying to
Ilease Henrietta. ”
“W111. °" 7'
“If I write her short letters she
.ays I am slighting her, and if I write
ong ones she says I seem to have 2
neat denl of time to waste. ”—Wash-
ngfon Star
'7 ' é’ ..
—7—-—--—-M——u-
Ignatius Donnelly to Marry.
St. 1571-111 \Iirm. Jawn. 5.-—The an-
110112‘1712 went is made that Hon. Ignatius
DL'1l'1l‘ui‘llX. the well— known Populist
lender. famous also ,as the 'upholder of
tilt? [taconian authorship of Shake-
sp: 779's works, Will in six7weeks marry
Ml::;-7.' 11111711111 Hansen, who has been
stenugrapher in the office of ‘his news-
1121;117. Mr. Donnelly is 661 years old
and Miss Hansen is 20.
Oven-man \Vlieel C’nnpuny Resumes.
Chicopec Falls, Mass. Jan. 5.—The‘
0179111111111 Vi'lieel Company has sent
word to its agents throughout 't‘ne'
c-7-70unl13 that work in its factory has
been resumed, and that lost time will
be made up by night runs. It also
gl1-7ES assura ndse thgt the company will
pay one hun red cents on the dollar,
with interest. ‘
NEWS IN BRIEF.
One of the Havana papers says Ge‘n.
Blanco will take the field within the
nexttwo weeks. 7. r "
Burglars cracked and robbed the
Standzud Oil Company's safe at S3117-11-
nose.) esterday morning.
The contraCts for guns for the 'l'ur—
k-ish navy Gwill be given to the Krupps.
21nd the contracts for ironClads to the
Ai r7s110ng7s
The replies of the 7mgmbers of. the
Cabinet to the Senate resolutions call-
111g for information regarding the civil-
to— day. .7
. A delegation of Gov. Bushnell’s
neighbors from Springfield, headed by;
- tong1essma-n eaver; invaded his 70f-
.. castrated withJfim for. 111s apnea-tron
.lq) cur-\I‘Or- .Hflxna ‘ _e _
The1e is a woman in Brooklyn who-
ladéuiSh behmd prison bars in contem-'
plation of other means of making peo-
more decided magnetism in manner,
William Dean Howells and other em— '
ficulty .'we experience in domg the'
4W
. ing.
700.. ofMaryland furnishes surety. W.
service law will' be sent to' the Senate '
fire at Columbus esté'rday and re—.
7 _, lowest of, all." W’Tldfiphone 81:4. llon'th
For twenty years or more he has had'
' owner’s eyes.
‘they cannot be distinguished from the
AND THE BLOW ALMOSl-w-f:
For It fileaut Twenty Years of Inbm
Thrown Away.
Representatiire Eddy of Minnesota,
is a man who makes a friend Of his
'pipe. It is his companion when alone- He
dreams over it,’ philosophizes over it,
and it is a. sort of condiment to aid in
;the digestion of the books he reads.
one favorite meerschauin pipe. ’ It has
been his pride and the comfort of his
quiet -.h0urs It was a beautiful and ex-
pensive pipe when he got it, and year
after year a deeper richness of color
came upon it, until it came to be just
about as perfect in every respect as a
meerschaum can'be. A short time ago ‘
the amber stem got broken.
'1 Mr. Eddy took it to a. foreigner who
has a shop on a side street in this city
and who was recommended as’a re-.
pairer of broké’n novelties. . The next
day the mender of nevelties appeared
with the pipe carefully done up in a
cloth. ,,
”Ah,” he said, “I dona a bea- -u- -tiful
repair. It is, ah, so bea-u- tiful like.
new,” and‘as he unwound the cloth a‘
proud smile played across his dark
Face. Then he held the pipe up 77to its
A new amber replaced
the broken stem and the pipe was _
white and new looking. .
“It was, on, so dirty. ]; thought I
cleana it. With alcohol and sandpa-
per, very fine sandpaper, I cleana-it
bea-u- tifully.”
The pills had been carefully sandpa-
pered—very carefully sandpapered
—Washington Star. 7
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BOGUS RAW OYSTERS.
..——-
‘Vlien Seasoned ,Said Not; to be Distin-
guished from the Real Bloalve.
The municipal authorities of Paris
are engaged in the suppression of an
altogether novel form of food adultera—
tion which is .assu’lning phenomenal
proportions. Real oysters are expen-
sive in Paris, and so, with'the object
of suiting slender purses, artificial Oys-
ters on the half shell have been in-
vented, which are sold at 20 cents 'a
dozén, and they are so cleverly made
and look so nice and fresh that, once
lemon juice or vinegar. has been added,
real article, especially when white
wine is taken in connection therewith.
The only genuihe thing about these
03 steis is the shell, the manufacturers
buying second— hand shells at a small
cost, and fastening the spurious 037 sfer
in plfce with a tasteless paste. The
uninicipal laboratory has not yet p170-
claimed the ingredients of which these
bogus oysters are composed, buthas
announced that they are of a harm-
ful cha1711cte17.——New York Tribune.
1' summit of the Bible
Mr. Albert E. Turner, one of the7
Nell-11111111711 book men of the United
the lepresentative of . a main-
7.1111111 publishing concern, says:
”11‘! 9 one book whose sales go on in-
.17e7as 111g year b37 year, and which leads
.‘1’ other publications by hundreds of
thousands of copies," said Mr. Turner,
77:; the Bible. Where do they go? I;
721179 1; up. - You can go into hundreds
.2' 31011185 And never see the Holy Book,"
nevertheless the’ demand never,
‘.-2r.‘:~:-:-ns. Generally speaking. the bus-,
-'.‘.~'.< 2.: :n a flourishing sta',te end the
1.7.97.7 5. can’t turn them out fast.
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Byington, Insurance, GAZETTE Build-
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FOR SALE—Three fine building lots.
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Insurance, GAZETTE Building. .7N30.tf
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'When urine stains linen it is evidence
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Hoyt’s Theatre.
THURSDAY, JAN. 6.
111'
Fun. " Fun. L! Fun
THE GORMANS,
. JOHN, JAMES AND GEORGE IN
“MR BEANE
FROM
BOSTON.”
Management of CHAS, F. BROWN.
. Fun from First to Last!
PRICES—25, 50 ,and 750.
Seats‘n Sale at‘Plsisted’s and Glendening’s
I-ont’s Theatre.
FRI. & SAT., JANJ & 8
’ and Saturday matinee. .
VVashburn—Burns’ Mammoth Scenic
Production of Frank Harvey’s Thril-
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The Land Of
the LiVing.
300 Nights, Adelphi Theatre, London.
150 Nights in New York. . .
I-A Story of City and Country Life.»
- Unexcelled in Heart Interest.
Pulse-quickening Scenes. Laugh-
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Tons of Massive Scenery! tracts of
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Most Thrilling and Sensational EX—
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Imposing see nery! Impressive features!-
PRICES—;25, 35, and ECG.
Matinee 251: Children 10c.
Seats on sale at Plaisted's and Glendening’s
[son 111-1111 Savings Bank.
Interest N otice.
South Norwalk, Com. Dec. 28, 1897.
At a meetiiig of the managers of this
Bank held this date a dividend to de-
positors of interest at therate of four
per cent. per annum was declared for
the six months ending January 10,1898,
payable on and after January lst, 1898. 1
Interest not drawn will be credited _to
accounts and draw interest from J anu-
ar .3? 1,1898.
JOHN H. KNAPP,
Treas.
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under its charter is authorized to .
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Tacoma, Washington.
The following Tacoma dealers in
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trade aie Stockholders in the company _
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The CALKS _ are REMOVABLE, _.
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