EVEN l N G GAZETTE.
ENTERED AT THE POST OFFICE IN NOR-
WALK AS A NEWSPAPER.
m IL SUBSCRIPTIONS.
DAILY—One year. :53: six months, 81.75;
hroe months, 81; one month. 400.
WEEKLY—One year. in advance, 81; six
months. 600.: three months. 350.7
WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1898.
Feminine Chat.
Why is it oue’s duty is rarely, if
ever pleasant ?
Theie are ve11 few men willing to
sttnd by the consequences of thei1 own
rashness.
The happiest disposition in the world
is the one that adapts ltself to every
change gracefully.
A trite but somewhat 11"o1n saying is
that there' is but one way to 111 e, and
' that' is to keep house.
It does not make the vegetables any
fr'eshe1 to have the huckster info1m
you what 1eligious denomination he
claims as his own.
A. disposition to work seldom attacks 4
us at periods when it- is really more
than ordinarily necessar y that it should
be done. . -
. One reason whya woman. is not 3.
Superb success at hanging . .pictures is
that she guesses distances, :while a.
man depends on a rule. '
'The man who wants to sell his house
77declsres.1t to be just three minutes’
walk from ,the stat1on—but the pros
{pee-rive, puichasei rarely discove1s this
7. 7,10 be true unless on a bic1cle or: in a
. balloon.-
"'"'The1e are two kinds of housekeepeis
"'—one who takes altogether too much"
care 01‘. 11...?- hands and the othe1'w1io
idocsndtttake any. at all:
4.» Apparently the only ce1tain way to
0 ct goods delivered pro111ptlyis tohave
7 them 30111. “C. O. D. ” 'To p'a1'for them
:beforehand means delav.
Ill! there were any May Queens 0111 Or t-
7 111g during the first week 0fthe p1es7ent
A month 17't is safe to4s7'1a1 they a1e now
struggling with a .terr71b7le attack cf
wgrip. -- - 4 -
The theatre season will V's'oo'n be at an
the bald head in the front row during
clectriéal exhibitions of his favorite
gu11:e.- .7. .
A man always thinks he wants some-_
thing or somebody until he gets either
one, 'when he at once proceeds to 1e-
g1 et the very things he gave. up to
accomplish his object.
A newcome1 in a small communit1 is
he fav o11te topic of com e1 sation,
mom'entaril y" usurping‘ ' the ‘ place Oc-
cupied by war news and views retailed
in the village postizofilce.
The very previous woman who always
has her house cleaned and her furs put
away long before any one else thinks of
doing so now shudderingly regrets th at.
she was so far in the lead.
Women generally cherish those
clocks with which they have to forever
mentally calculate how much too fast
or too slow they are. On the other
hand, a man would pitch such a time-
piece Out of the window.
. WHEN NATURE
Nieeds assistance it may be best to ren-
der it promptly, but one should remem-
ber to use even the most perfect reme
dies only when needed. The best and
most simple and gentle remedy is the
Syrup of Figs, manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Co.
AA‘
Wilton.
' ."Fire was discovered in the historical
Horton homestead on Belden Hill Short-
ly. after noon on Tuesday, and}-despite
the strenuous efforts of a number of
neighbors who quickly assembled the 4
building was in ashes in less than one
hour from the time the firelwas discov-
ered. As soon as it was realized that
all hope of saving the building Was
gone, all efforts were diiected to saving
the furniture, and the greater portion
was removed in safety. The house -was
0: 1c of the oldest in town and was of the
typical colonial style with” ”sloping
roofs reaching almost to the ground at
the rear, and with massive chimnevs
containing great life places. It was
built by the Davenportfamilyfin Colon-
19.1 times, and remained in the family
101- many years. It was purchased by
the late George Horton about twenty-
five’years ago. and has been owned by
his son Charles Horton since his father’s
death. There was no insurence. The
origin of the fire is not
' supposed to have started from 11. 00100-8
' tive flue.
THE INDIANS’: BATH.
Sn eatiiuuses Whore British Columbia Nu-
tives Cleanse Themselves.
The N’hia-Kanmuh Indians of the
interior of British Columbia have
sweathouses and indulge in a. treat
somewhat similar to our Turkish bath'.
By the side of streams of melted snow
at some distance from the village,
among the pines and firs, are two curi-
ous structures. One is nude 01 small
poles set up like the roof of a house.
These are covered with fir boughs, and
finally with earth, the door, facing the
setting sun, has a. blanket hanging
over it. Within, on the south side, is
a circular hole (in the ground) about
two feet indiameter and one foot deep,
filled with burned and crackled stones.
The remainder of the floor is covered
deep with a soft bed of. fir twigs. In
front of the door one will see traces of
a. good-sized fire, and many stones,
both those that have been burned and
blackened in the fire and those brought
near, but still unused.
'men's sweathouse, or part of the bath-
ing outfit of the village.
The‘other structure is similar to this
in essentials, but at this particular vil-
lage it is not covered with soil. It is
roofed with blanket mats or skins when
in use. This is the sweathouse for the
that realistic?" ; '7 .. .7
7001': in a. superior .way.
" “Do you mean that
it was not a. 1119111 lca‘
known but 14
women.
.When the N’hia-Kanmuh wants to
take a bath he builds a fire, and heats
a number of stones. These he rolls
into the hole in the floor of the village
sweathouse. He then enters, closes the
door with his blanket, and reclines on
the new bed of fir boughs. Here he
lies until in the close small hut, with no
opening for ventilation, and close to the
roasted rocks, he perspires as freely as
do the stokers in the hold of an ocean
liner. He then rushes from the house
and leaps into the melted snow of the
mountain torrent. Returning to the
sweathouse he repeats the operation
until satisfied that every pore of his
skin has been cleaned by this vigorous
treatment.
These Indians say they take this bath
aboutoncea month,- :and: we may well
imagine that .that..4is-.snffic'ien.t,4for it
718 not hardto believe that the absence
of sick people at the village is due to
this trying custom. I—Chicago Inter-
Ocean.
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BEAL CHAMPAGNE USED..
a-Bculilm on tho Stngc that II 2 Butt 0! the
4- Progress 0! the Drama.
One of the features of a. much- dis?
cussed play once "running at a Broad-_
way theatre was the breaking" or a bot-
tle of champagne in the second act.
The bottle loOk'éd like the imported ar-
ticle and the fluid that poured from it
resembled champagne. A man who
77knew it all s'at witli‘ a' woman in' Orches-
tra. seats near 51110 stage one night, and
when the champagne" incidem: was in-
7tnodiiced4 the said:
“Why, just look at that! He 1.1.57
broken a botle of. r0111 champagne. 1511' 11
"“It's a gOOd imitation, paid her es-
; Isn‘t . cham"
plague?” '.
“No, it isn’t, " 'aid the escort. 7“It is
either weak tea or a. preparation of gin-
ger ale. They never use the real thing. "
His statement carried convi- :tion to
the people who sat within sound of his
voice and every one of them expressed
admiration at the cleverness ot the
counterfeit. As' a matter of fact, ac-
cording to the mm mm. real Champs
pagne was providel for the scene, and
Stage realism has been the making of
many plays, and managers now know
that in well- -311g «1 per'tmmances it
0 slight sa1ing7 in expense. The time
when. tea could serve as a substitute
1'01 champagne has passed. An actor
who is as well known because of! his
many quarrels as because of his acting
introduced real champagne in a. sup-
per scene ten years ago, and, what is
more, he starred it on the bill. Under-
neath the cast was a. line stating that
“the champagne used in this play is
imported by the well-known wine firm
of Fizz & Fizz,” or words to that effect.
ing the attention of the audience to
the realism of the scene and of adver-
tising the wine-New York Sun. 1
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A Chinaman’s End urnnco. '
’The Chinaman, it is said, can write
all day, work all day, stand in one po-
sition all day, weave, beat gold, carve
ivory, do infinitely tedious jobs and dis-
cover no more weariness and irritation
than if he were a. machine—Indianapo-
lis News.
Human Nature. '
We always like to see something
new, and talk of something old.
Piano Lessons.
MRS GEORGE W BRADLEY. (dun
of the late Wm. 3. Noah.) lives a 113
and satisfactory instructions on the Piano at
her home No. 193 Main «treat.
5 J. ll. ' JENNINGS,
UNDERTAKER!
No. 7, MAIN STREET.
N'err BELL .41 0111103."
HERE’S YOUR GIIIIBE.
A fine building lot on. Wilton ave-
If you intend to build, look
nue.
at this before purchasing.
Water, gas and sewer on the avenue.
Will be sold at a Bargain.
w. ,.H. evmcrou,
This is the:
1; "Newtown avenue, 4360x200 W’:‘
ington, Insurance, GAZETTE Buigéng
- Building.
novelty, either. _
:W. H. Byington, Insurance, 0171\ng
should not is neglzctc'l for the sake of
This served the double purpose of call- -
Real Estate and Insurance
office license, goods On which loans
have been made must be redeemed. As
I am soon to leave t0wn, I will sell my
stock of men’s bicycles, watches and
clothing at lowest prices. D. Fineberg
154 Washington street bridge. m4 1m
LOST.
STRAYED. —From premises at Broad
River, Monday night or early Tues ,
day, a chunky bay mare. Any inform-
ation leading to her recovery, will be
suitably rewa1ded. Geo. C. Comstock,
Box 363, N orwalk Conn. A 11 tf
WANTED.
ANTED—Houses and. Real Estate
to sell. W. H. Byington, Insur-
ance, GAZETTE Building. N30 tf
AN TED—~Cont41 actors
that the Fidelity and Deposit
Co., ofMar,yland furnishes surety. W.
ing. N30 tf
TO RENT.
O RENT—F1rst floor No‘. 35 010113.173
street. Bath and other modern
improvements: price $1.0 per month.
Inquire, O. E. Wilson, GAZETTE build-
ng. A 15 ti
0 RENT—Six rooms lower floor in
_ - Orchard street. Bath room,
kltchen range and boiler. Two min-
utes walk from West avenue trolley.
Very moderate rent to small family.
Inquire N o 6 Orchard Stl eet. F28 tf
TO RENT—A large hall 1n the GA-
ZETTE Building. Apply to Charles
Olmstead, Masonic Building. N30 tf
FOR SALE.
OR SALE—Planet Jr. Seed Sov'ver,
Drill, Hoe, Cultivator, Rake and
plow. South N orwalk Hardware 00m-
pany, 42 South Main street. South Nor-
wal. A 14 tf
FOR SALE—House at Broad River,
6 rooms and basement; new barn;
lot 7511200; chicken house and fruit. W.
H. 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 Budding 7717118 11
4»FOR SALE OR RENT—.House on
,.Camp street; .13 rooms, modern im-
.provements; barn and large carriage
house. W H. Byington, Insurance,
GAZETTE Building .7, M87tf
FOR SALE—On Newtown avenue,
fine house Of 10 rooms, hot and cold
water, furnace, etc. Lot 95117400 Will
be sold cheap if taken at. onée.
Byington, Insurance, GAZETTE Build-
ing. , 7. 13,2917!
R SALE—Jrhree fin‘e‘ bu1ld1n lots
on Wilton avenue. 0. E‘. W}
FOR SALE—Two building 1315 on
H 4311'-
FOR SALE—~One7 of the both}. building
lots in the city; five minutes walk
from Bridge. Water and. gas on street.
W. H. Byington,, Insurance, GAZlgl‘Ff:
1‘.
OH SALE—A house 7011 Wilton ave-
‘ nue, 6 rooms. 7-Wi7ll besoid cheap.
Building. 30 tf
NOTICE
Highway Constructions
Proposals will be received by the
'Selectmcn of the Town of Ridgefield, at
their office in the Town Hall, until 2
o’clock p. m., on Saturday, May 14,
1898, for improving the highway lead-
ing to New Canaan, near the State
line. .
Plans and specifications can be seen
at the office of the Selectmen or at the
office of the State Highway Commis-
sioner, Hartford, Conn.
A bond of one thousand dollars
(81,000) must accompany each bid.
The right to reject any and all bids
is reserved.
JOHN BROPHY,
SAMUEL A. COE,‘
GEORGE A. KNOX,
Ridgefield, April 27, 1898.
Hoyt’s' Theatre. ,
ONE NIGHT ONLY.
1 Selectmen
MONDAY, MAY 16th, ’98.
SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT
.RICE & HALL’S
MINSTRELS.
Management of George E. Gouge.
Presenting the original and only
BILLY RICE.
and a GRAND COMPANY.
PEOPLE’S POPULAR PRICES:
25c., 35c. and sec.
Seats now on sale at Plaisted’s and
Weed’s Drug Stores.
‘r the Treatment and —o(Cu1-o
11011011, MBRPHINE
‘ 7 ar 4 Narcotic Dray Habits.
1 Finland 1111111710 and fem-lo
' Room Io'c'alVQttO'H’d. V I V
to know 4
H. Byington, agent, GAZETTE Build- 7
n :72:
Insurance, GAZETTE Building, N 30 ti
NOTICE—Having given up my loan _ 7
Tom Harassing;
121‘
property held by th
sary in such
SAMUEL D. BABGOCK
RICHARD .A. MOCURDY
JAMES C. HOLDEN
HERMANN C. VON Pos'r
WILLIAM J. 'SEWELL
OLIVER HARRIMAN
ROBERT OLYPHAN'I
GEORGE F. BAKER
DUDLEY OLco'rr
THE EVENING GAZETTE
OF NEW YORK.
111011111113 A. McG'URDY, ' President.
Statement for the Year EndingDec. 31 ,’97.
According to the Standard of the Insurance Department of the State of New York.”
' INCOME.
Received for Premiums .
From allyther Sources .
$42,693.20! '99
11,469,406 24
$54,162,608 23
BISHUESEMENVESo
$13,279,630 66
To Policy-holders for Claims by Death . . .
To Policy-holders for Endowments, Dividends, etc. .‘ 12,712,424 76
For all other Accounts _ . . . . . 10,132,005 57
W
' Assume.
United States Bonds and other Securities
First Lien Loans on Bond and-Mortgage . : . .
$132,017.34! 45
69,423,937 3!
Loans on Stocks and Bonds . . . . 12,880,308 00
Real Estate . 1 . 7 . . 21,618,454 88
Cash in Banks and Trust Companies . . . .4 .7 . 11,705,195 82
Accrued Interest, Net Deferred Premiums, etc. . . - 47 " 6,141,200 no
: " . 4 4 tzsgflSgAn '55
Reserve for Policies and other Liabilities . . M
sum... . . .4 - ' 7 . $35,508,194 59
Insurance and Annuities in Force - ' - -. . . _ j" . 593656345496 63
- lhavo carefully examined. the foregoing Statement and find t 0 same .to be correct' .
liabilitiec calculated by the Insurance Departinent'. CHARLES
.‘PREVLLER, Auditor.
From the Surplus a dividend will be apportioned as usual
Report of the Examining Committee.
' foice of the Mutual Life Insurance Company 0‘1“. New Y01'k..
THE BOARD 01" TRUs'nnns 011.7 7 ' = ' '
'flIE IllTll’Al. LIFE" “Still-AME MAI? (IF I“ "IL.
0 undersigned, a Committee appointed by your. 'hdnorabh body, on the twenty-
second clay of December, I 897 to examin0 the Annual Statement of the Company and
to v0rify the same. r00pectfully-'—— - - ‘7 _ 1 7 ‘7 VV
-' - n... 75‘ T‘.
“' '| 1’37).-.“ 'I-I'-.'.n :7.
That, pursuant to the power and authority thereby conferred, the Committee have, at various dates between the
date 017' the said reference and the date of this Report, attended at the office Of the Cbmpany,' and have been waited on
by, th :Treasurer, the COmptroller,the Auditor, and the Cashier, together with the respective assistants of such ofiicers,
and'7 {have carefully gone over all the items contained in the said. Statement, and have found the same to be correct. They
have examined and ctxantcd every certificate of stock, bond and other Obligation held- by the COmpany, and compared
the prices at which the some are carried in said Statement with the market quotations, and find the some not exceeding
uch quotations—em fact, in many cases below them. They have examined and counted the bonds and mortgages on real
e Company, and find the same to be as stated. They have also verified the valuation of the Com-
panyls hobdings of- real estate and have verified the depositsof money in the various banks and trust companies, and
have counted the cash on hand held by the Cashier.
And the Committee certify that all the books, papers, documents, and evidence of title of every description neces-
examination have been freely submitted to the Committee by the said ofiicers and their assistants, and that
the same are accurate, in good order, and well kept.
And the Committee further certify that the investmentsof the Company are of a high order, and that the system
All of which is respectfully submit-ted.
NEW YORK, January 21,1898.
and methods adopted by the Company' 1n recording its transactions and caring for the assets are entitled to commendation.
ELBRIDGE T. GERRY
J. HOBART HERRICK
A N. WATERHOUSR
JAMES C. HOLDEN
CHAS R. HENDERSON
S. V. R: CRUGER
Board of Trustees-
FREDERIC CROMWELL
JULIEN T. DAVIES
A. N. WATERHOUSE
S. V. B. CRUGER
CHARLES R. HENDERSON
Burns W. PECKHAM
J. HOBART HERRICK
‘ WM. P. DIxON
ROBERT A. GRANNISB
GEORGE G. Haven
ADRIAN Issmn' JR.
GEORGE S. BOWDOIN .
WILLIAM C. WHITNEY
WILLIAM RocKLrRLLRR
J AMES N. J ABVIE
CHAS D. DICKEY JR.
ELBRIDGE T. GERRY
J AMES SPEYER
HENRY H. ROGERS
JNO._W AUCRINCLoss
THEODORE MORFORD
WILLIAM BABGOCK
STUYVESANT F1311
AUGUSTUS D. J UILLIABD
CHARLES E. MILLER
WALTER R GILLETTE
H. WALTER WEBB
ROBERT A. GRANISS, Vice-President.
WALTER R. GILLETTE, Generai Manager.
ISAAC 7F. LLOYD, 2d Vice-Piesident-
VWILLIAM J. EASTON, Secretaiy.
WILLIAM P. SANDS, Cashier. :1
DUEB du-P. BRECK, Corresponding Secretary
ALBERT KLAMROTH, Assistant Secretary
FREDERIC CROMWELL T1 eaturer
JOHN A. FONDA, Assistant Treasurer. ‘
JAMES TIMESON. 2d Assistant Treasurer.
EDWARD l’. HOLDEN, Assistant Cashier.
EMORY MCCLINTOCK, Actuary
JOHN TATLOCK, JR, Assistant Actuary.
CHARLES A, PRELLER, Auditor.
C. CLIFFORD GRETSIN GER, Assistant Auditox.
WILLIAM W. RICHARDS, Comptroller
HENRY S. BROWN, Assistant Comptroller
JOHN C. ELLIO l‘, Superintendent of Domestic Agencies.
EDW ARD LYMAN SHORT, General Solicitor.
ELIASJ. MARSH, M D'
MEDICAL DIRECTORS.
GRANVILLE M WHITE, M D '
.G. S. WINSTON M. D. Consulting .
mesons a manner. General Agents.
"‘ AH. CAME, Local Agent.
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