‘dwellingrstreets
' piper simulating the American flag.-
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eveNINo GAZETTE.
ENTERED AT THE_POST OEEICE IN NOR-
WALK As A NEWSPAPER.
MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS.
DAILY—One year, 83; six months, 81.75;.
hreo months, 81; one month. 40c. . .
WEEKLY—One year, in advance, 81; six
months. 60c.; three months. 35c.
TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 1898.
Nature’s Springtinie; Life’s Too.
Now that springtime‘has come to
stay, once more the Streets are peopled
with children—boys with marbles and
tops, and girls with jumping ropes,
hoops and jackstones. The chatter of
childish voices blends blithely with
the chirrup of birds; and young laugh-
ter leaps lightly upward in the sun-
shine-laden air. , .
Spring, when nature and man seem
more closely in harmony than at any
season of the year, appeals persuasively
to. the child; so that with the exit of
the despotic. days of winter which drove
l is children within doors, and the ad-
vent of the halcyon days of spring
which beckon them to come out, the
present a joyous
spectacle of spontaneous, healthy”, ac-
tive childhood.
Among the attributes of childhood
most irresistible are its unconscious-
ness, its spontaneity, its almoSnt bound-
less capacity for taking and making
enjoyment.
SPY-e
War Taxes.
War is costly savagery, and at no
time in the history of the world has it
approached the present cost of equip-
ment ‘O‘fnrmies and navies. Chairman
Dingleyihas introduced into the HouseE
,axarwcvenue :biil, designed" to in-
cremthe revanues from direct {war
'1taiesr0ne hand red. millions annually.
The additional revenue to bewraised
bydirecthtrtaxésifalls chiefly upon
l-abéer, tobaé‘Co ind'its varied fOrms, to-
bacco licences, stamp. tax on _docu‘-‘
ments, stocks, checks, etc;,-and tax on
tonnage. _ _ g " '
The tax 0n- beer, ale, porter, etc,, is
fridrie'ased from $1 a barrel to $2. ,‘The
taxpn'tobacco and swift however pre-
pared, is increased to ‘12 cents per
ppund,a_nd upon cigars 'ajtax of $4 per
thonsandion: all weighing more than
three: pounds per thousand, and $2._.per:
thousand on all cigars weighing not
more, than three pounds per thousand,
with start of $4 and 82 respectively per"
thousandjon cigarettes, according to.
whight} . 4 . _
An additional tax is also imposedup-
on all dealers in leaf tobacco. Those
whose annual Sales do not exceed $10,-
000 are taxed $2l and exceeding $10,-
000 sales, the tax is doubled, while
those-whose sales do not reach 810,-,
000 pay $12; and- (manufacturers of
cigars pay on thesame basis.
The stamp tax follows .very closely
the stamp tax levied during the civil
warand‘applies to notes: Checks, bills’
of exchange, contracts, certificates of .
stock, bonds, deeds, leases, etc., cover-
ing almost the entire range of formal
business transactions. It was expected
that a. tax would be levied on tea and
coffee and on wines, mineral waters,
chewing gum, etc., but they have been
omitted in the original bill as reported.
The measlre will doubtless be prompt-
ly considered and passed at an early
day and put into effect as}, speedily as
possible.
Feminine Chat.
Have you seen the golf bonnet?
It is the trillcs in our lives that
makeits history. I ’
In some restaurants Spanish omelets
are prohibited from the menus.
' ;. Boxes of candy now come done up in
War assumes a far different aspect
when some onewe love depart-s to fight
for'_his country. .
It is strange. how very few women
are willing to admit that they remem-
‘ber' anything of the late war.
We may make it hot for the Span-
iards, but the climate of Cuba will
do its, part in making it hot for our
boys. ..
It is a wise woman who can calculate
the exact moment when she should be-
gin sitting-with her back to the light.
One would think that Spanish war-
ships were captured about one a
-minute judging from the newsboys’
.. cryof “extra.”
‘ TWhen a woman has once been told
‘she is pretty she begins immediately
‘1 m pose as a professional beauty.
Most of usspend our lives in fighting
in!“ those things that once possessed
‘ we wonder at their fascination.
armed we are. at leiSiu-e we‘gencrally.
r
f ‘
contrive to infuriate some one who is
working hard to enjoy the same priv-
ilege. ~ . . -. _ .
I A lot of cushions on a cOuch look
tremendously comfortable, but it is
very few women who can sit so as to
make them truly so.
We are told that the bang has had
its day. Maybe as a coilfure this state-
ment is reliable, but the cannons are
still with us. '
A bulletin is very interesting, but a
bullet in is a bit more painful than the
most appalling news on the street
boards. ~
If the young spend much of their time
worrying about the future old age must
be positively horrible in its worriment
over the past.
It may seem strange, but the minute
we are willing to confess how ignorant
we are is the instant that we start on
the road of knowledge.
_ “What I am about to say is for your
good,” is always the preface for the
meanest things our friends can possibly
retail into our unwilling ears.
The young woman who bangs on the
piano while the servant plausibly de-
clares to some caller that she is out,
need not wonder at her loss of popular-
ity.
Many a husband is dubbed “good’y’
simply because he is liberal in his
money contributions to his family,
though his outside record would fail to
come under that epithet.
Have you met the young impostcr
who is trying to raise money enough to
buy a hat? From the tales of persons he
has victimized at so much per head,
his ownhead should be covered with
one of the - most correct tiles in the
market.
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l-,-.m A. Valuable Coin. .
It is generally believed N.
French people that there is a fiVu“ :21.
piece still in circulation which is \vul‘il
100,000 francs, which is equivalent Lin
$20,000. The story ,of this valu zill-
coin is, that the Emperor Napoleon in
8.;2- ‘
-,Flrst finding that a new issue of ‘five
franc pieces,“ which- he had‘Orde'recl to
be coined, wasrby no means popular
with the p’cople,,made it kROWn that in
one of the coinsof this issue he had
caused an assignment for 100,000
francs-to be hidden, and afterwards
had had this particular piece reminted
so that it should be undistinguishable
from the rest. The story was received
by a. large number of.t'he ‘French with
the greatest -'incredullty, but those who
believed-it, pointed out that the five-g
franc pieces werelsu'flicie'ntly large to,
concea1"'a'small paper, and in‘joi'der
that the assignment should ‘pass un-
injured in the re-minting Of thecoinr.
it waswritten on asbestos, paper. The
consequence was that every year hun- -
dreds of five-franc pieces were split
open, and those who believe that the
cOin is still in existence continue tO‘
destroy as many five-franc pieces 'as
they can afford} in the hope Of lighting
upon the assignment. It gOes without
saying thatlthe'scarch is an. expen-
siveonc, as when split open the coins
"“can‘ Only be sold for their silver. worth.
However, it'has now been suggested
that the Rontgen rays should be called
into the service, as any difference in
the density of a piece of, metal could
readily be discerned by their aid. In
this way the 100,000 francs assignment
istence proved to be a. myth, by the
examination of all the five-franc pieces
' issued under therul'e of Napoleon, and
seeing the years that have elapsed
since then, the number of these coins
cannot possibly be verylarge. .
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mun Tact-i unlit win-t.
At this season of the year when the
weather is so uncertain it is well. to
include in onc'l wardrObc a silk or
light woolen waist. Black taffeta shirt
waists are tucked, corded, or shirred in
every possible manner, and trimmed
with lace insertions, or if preferred
made perfectly plain with loose fronts
and fitted sides and backs, with which
is worn a scarf tie in bright colors, or
one of net or mull. '
An attractive woolen waist is of fine
dark red serge, made tight fitting in
back, slightly bloused in front and
trimming Consists ofsmall gait fronts,
which also adorn the small leg-o'-mut-
. ton sleeves.
Willi—livid run our.
Fill a bottle or common glass with
urine and let it stand twenty-four
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 urinateoc pain in the :back, is also
convincing proof that the kidneys and
bladder are out of order.
WHAT To 130..
There is comfort in the knowledge so
often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy
fulfills every wish in relieving pain in
the back, kidneys, liver, bladder and
every part of the urinary passages. It
corrects inability to hold urine and
scalding pain in passing it, or bad ef-
fects following use of liquor, wine or
beer. and overcomes that unpleasant
necessity of being compelled to get up
many times during the.night to urin-
ate.
effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized.
It stands the highest for its wonderful
cures of the most distressing cases. If
you need a medicine you Should, 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 upon receipt of three two-
cent stamps to cover cost of postage on
the bottle, Mention THE . GAZETTE,
and send your address to Dr.'Kilmer &
00., Binghamton, N. Y. ’ The pro-
j
,- 'rietOrS of thiS “puller“fguaranteé'the
kfeni‘iin'efi‘es's' ofthis’olfer. g »- '
The mild and the extraordinary,
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"AUWN'I.
, WANTED."
WANTED—Houses and- Real Estate
to sell. W. H. Byington, Insur-
ance, GAZETTE Building. " N30 tf
ANTED—Contractors to know
that the Fidelity and Deposit
00., of Maryland, furnishes surety. W.
H. Byington, agent, GAZETTE Build-
ing. N30 tf
——Wanted~—A girl for general hogg-
work. Apply at N o. 17 Belden avenue,
Norwalk. A. 22 tf
TORRNT.“
O RENT—First flOor N0. 35 Orchard
street. Bath and other modern
improvements; price $10 per month.
Inquire, O. E. Wilson, GAZETTE build-
ing. A 15 tf
O RENT—A large hall in the GA-
ZETTE Building. Apply to Charles
Olmstead, Masonic Building. N30 if
O RENT~Lower floor of six rooms
in pleasant house in Orchard
street. All modern improvements,
bath room, furnace, etc. Rooms freshly
decorated. Two minutes walk from
'West avenue trolley. Very moderate
rent to family without small children.
Inquire N o. 6 Orchard street. F28 tf
FOR SALE.
OR SALE—Planet Jr. Seed Sower,
Drill, Hoe, Cultivator, Rake and
0w. South N orwalk Hardware com—
pany, 42 South Main street, South Nor-
walk. A 14 tf
OR SALE—House at Broad River,
6 meals and basement; new be. -n;
lot 7511200; chicken house and fruit.
[-I. .ByingtOn, Insurance, GAZETTE
Building. - M8 tf
FOR SALE——House on Franklin ave-
nue, water and sewer connection; barn
and hennery. W. H. Byington, Insur-
ance, GAZETTE Building. M8 tf
FOR SALE OR RENT—House on
Camp street; 13 rooms, modern im4
provements; barn and large carriage
house. W. H. Byington, Insurance,
GAZETTE Building. . - M8 tf .
FOR SALE—On Newtown avenue, 8.
fine house'of 10 rooms, hot and cold
water, furnace, etc. Lot 952.400. Will
be sold cheap if taken at once. W. H.
Byington, Insurance, GAZETTE Build:
ing. D29'tf
OR SALE—.Three fine building lots
on Wilton avenue. , ' _
Insurance, GAZETTE Building. ‘N30 tf
FOR SALE—”Two building lots on-
ington, Insurance, GAZETTE Building-.1
- . , D29tt;
FOR SALE—One of the best building;
lots inthe city; five minutes walk
from Bridge- Water and gas on street,
W. H. Byington, Insurance, GAZETTE.
Building. N30.tf'
OR SA LE—A house on Wilton ave~f
nue, 6 rooms: 'Will be sold ch'eiap. .
Insurance, GAZETTE
W. H. Byington,
Building. ETC
insult: & vsoll flutters.
.: .VA-LUABIL-E _ _ . _ .
PRIVATE ' RESIDENCE
AT PUBLIC ’
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1 I Will sell by FubliC AuctiOnon
WEDNESDAY, April .237,
at 3 o’clock, p. m.
unless previously disposed Of, the place .
‘ now owned and occupied by _ . ._‘
sar
GEORGE s. GREGORY,
144 East Ave., Norwalk. 4.
The property was formerly owned and 0c-
cupied by the late United States Senator, Or-
r'ls S. Ferry. and cost nearly $20,000. Lot 250
feet front on East avenue. 293 feet wide in the :
rear. 220 deep on 119th line. and 225 feet eep
on south line,r_unning back to orwalk harbor
Rouse contains thirteen (13) rooms, and has
all modern Improvements. Three gables and ,
in good condition.
Barn with coachman’s room. Boat house.
Good Garden, Fruit and Shade recs.
Fine view of 'Norwalk. South Norwalk and
Norwalk River, Electric cars pass the door,
Five minutes 0" Norwak and seven min-
was of South Norwalk Stations. Electric,
Light in f'rontof house. his is a rare bar-
gain for any gentleman of means to‘become
the owner of one of the finest realdences In
fastens under a large bOx..pleat' The 230‘"!
If'stormy, sale will-[take place next day, at
same hour.
Particulars of TAYLOR &. GOLDEN, 74
Washington Street, South Norwalk. or
MITCHELL & SON,-48 Wall Street, Nor-
AWE ll'S
.MILLINERY LPARLORS,
33' MAIN STREET, NORVVALK.
CHOICE ASSORTMENT "
OF
TRIMMED & UNTRIMMED
HATS AND
' BONNETS,
Flown's an Feathers ,
and all Novelties in
First-class Millinery.g .
made up after
Ladies’ own materials
French pattern.
MRS. W. FAWCETT, Agent. - - '
M ACH I NEEY. ....
and Couplings. Machinery Steel in all size ‘ t
' 0‘ inches diameter down to 8-16 inches diasmtgt‘cT
cut any length. always in stock.
Rounds. Squares, ts, Hoxagons. Octagons,
Decagonaand all shapes flniahcd,to exact aim.
Everything inroadlnesc to be Shipped At once.
a . . . .
WM -. {iii-"'ifitifdil"
. 00.93388!!! STEEL >SIIAI'TIM
1 ‘ : Banach lie-ton. lose.-
'10-:"* - ,‘ l p; .,
E. Wilson, _
property held by
'pany’s holdings
' WILLIAM J. EASTON, Secretary."
Cold Rolled 5
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OF NEW YOBK.
RIcRARD 'A- man”: figment
Statement for the Year Ending Dec. 31:97; _
According to the Standard of the Insurance Department of the State of New York.
~,‘
INCOME.
$42,693,301 99
, 11,469,406 24
" $54,162,608 23
BISBURSEM'NTQO
Received for Premiums
From allgother Sources
. $13,279,630 66
1397;33434 7.6
'10,132,005 57
$36! I 249060 99
To Policy-holders for Claims by Death
To Policy-holders for _Endowm_enfis, Dividends, etc.
For all other Accounts
' ASSETS.
United States Bonds and other Securities
First Lien Loans on Bond and Mortgage
Loans on Stocks and Bonds. 12,880,308 00
Real Estate .- , 21,618,454 88
Cash in Banks and Trust Companies . . . 11,705,195 82
Accruedlnterest, Net Deferred Premiums, etc.. w
$25 483.437 66
31 937 9343 07
$35,508,194 59
593616349496. "33
if
* 51.32.017.341 45
69,423,937 31
Reserve for Policies» and other Liabilities
Surplus
Insurance and Annuities
in Force
Ihavo carefully examined the foregoing Statement and find the same to be correct;
' u n - . ‘ . ‘ ' . . . P . .
Newton Meme, 60x2“). W_ EB)“ liabilities calculated by the Insurance Department CHARLES A . REFLER'A‘WRW
From the Surplus aigdividend will be apportioned as usual
Report of . the Examining Committee.” 1
i ll - Office ‘of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York. ' ' '
To, T1115 HONORARLE, [THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES or. 4 . . . ,,
* ‘ ' ”THE .uuiun. use IISIlllAIGE commit! law-Ion;
The undersigned,a Committee appointed by your honorable body, on the twenty-.-
second day of December, I897,t0 examine the Annual Statement of the Companyand
to verify the same, respectfully
’BEPon-r ~
That, pursuant to the power and authority thereby conferred, the Committee have, at various dates between the
'- I“: ,. . at
.K.‘
date of the said reference and the date of this Report, attended at the office of the Company, and have been waited on
by the Treasurer, the” Comptroller,the AuditOr, and the Cashier, together with the respective assistants of such ofiicers,
and. have carefully gone over all the items contained in the said Statement, and have found the same to be ”correct: They
have examined and counted every certificate of stock, bond, and otherpobligation held , by-fthe- .. Company, and Compared ,
the prices atywhich the same are carried in said Statement with the market quotations, and find the same not exceeding
such quotations—in fact, in many cases below them. They have examined and counted the bonds and mfigageson real
the Company, and find the same tobe as stated. They have also verified the valuation of the..Com-
of real estate and have verified the deposits of money in the various banks and trust companies, mid
have counted the cash on hand held by the Cashier. ' . . _ . .4 .
And the Committee certify that all the books, papers, documents, and evidence of title of every description neces-
y in such examination have been freely submitted to the Committee by the said officers and their assistants, andathat
the-same are accurate, in good order, and well kept.
And the Committee further certify that the investments of the Company are of a high order, and that the system
and methods adopted by the Company in recording its transactibns and caring for the assets are entitled to commendation,
All of which is respectfully submitted. CHAS. R. HENDERSON ELBRIDGE T. GERRY A. N. WATERHOUSE
NEW YORK. January 21. 1398- . S. V. R. CRUGER J. HOBART HERRICK JAMES C. HOLDEN
Board of Trustees-
GEORGE G. HAVEN
ADRIAN ISELIN JR.
GEORGE S. 'Bowoom
WILLIAM C. WHITNEY
WILLIAM .ROCKEFELLEB
JAMES N. J ABVIE
CHAS D. DICKEY JR.
ELBRIDGE T. GERRY
JAMES SPEYER
HENRY H. ROGERS
JNO. W AUCHINCLOSS
THEODORE MORFORD
WILLIAM BARCOCR
STUYVRSANT FISH
AUGUSTUS D. J UILLIARD
CHARLES E. MILLER
WALTER R GILLETTE
H. WALTER WEBB
FREDERIC CROMWELL
J ULIEN '1‘. DAVIES
»A. N. WATEREOUSE
S. V. R. CRUGER
CHARLES R. HENDERSON
‘ RUFUS W. PECKRAM
J. HOBART HEBRICK,
'WM. P. DIXON
, ROBERT A. GRANNISS
SAMUEL D. BABCOCK
RICHARD A. MCCURDY
JAMES C. HOLDEN
HERMANN C. VON POST
WILLIAM J. SEWELL
OLIVER HARRIMAN
ROBERT OLYPHAN'J'
GEORGE F. BAKER
DUDLEY OLOOTT
ROBERT A. GRANISS, Vice-President.
. ' ' . WALTER R. GILLETTE, Genernl LéanfiggébK C d' S t
~ ' ' L ' , ' - -PIeS.ident-. DUEM t u- . ' , orrespon mg ecre ary
ISAAC F. L OYD 2d Vlw ‘ ALBERT KLAMROTH, Assistant Secretary.
FBEDERIC CROMW ELL, Treasurer. _
JOHN A. FONDA, Assistant Treasurer. JAMES TIMI’SON. 2d Asszstant Treasurer.
WILLIAM P. SANDS, Cashier. hDWARD‘l’. HOLDEN, Ass1stant Cashier.
EMORY MCCLINTOOK, Actuary. : ’ ,
. JOHN .TATLOCK, JR , Assistant Actuary.
CHARLES A, PRELLER, Auditor. WILLIAM W. RICHARDS, Comptroller.
C. CLIFFORD GRETSINGER, ASnistant Auditor. HENRY b‘. BROWN, ASSlstantComptrolleI .
' ' JOHN C. ELLIOT, Superintendent of Domestic Agonmcs.
EDW ARD LYMAN SHORT. General Solicitor.
. MEDICAL DIRECTORS:
ELIAS J. MARSH. ill. D' GRANVILLE 11 WHITE, M D
G. S. WINSTON M. D. Consulting
NICHOLS a SILEERT, clenched Agents.
,- Antananceelsgeaa
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