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- flown. Actual tests show it goes one-
third further than any other brand.
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LocAL m OTHER NEWS
Not all are of a warlike mood
And seek the Victor’s crown;
For GAZETTE Want Ads will
bring them jobs
And keep them safe in town.
PUT IT IN THE GAZETTE.
Miss Daisy Diver of Bridgeport
.spent Sunday in South Norwalk.
Miss Anrie L. Smith of Osborn ave-
mue, is visiting in Bridgeport.
Miss Bessie BlOW of Danbury, ' is
visiting at C. W. Smith’ 5, East Nor-
walk.
Miss Grace Mann, of St. Augustine,
Florida, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Frederick C. Kline, of South Norwalk.
Mrs. L. W. Smelledge was called to
Boston last Saturday to care for her
sister, who is seriously ill.
Willis H. Selleck and Chester Sel~
leek are sojourning in the Catskills.
'Miss Minnie Roberts, who has been
a guest of M1. and M13. E. H. Fox of
West street, has gone to Heron Island
for a few weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. Schultze cf
Lowe street. .are entertaining Miss
Margaret McInerney Of Brooklyn.
Miss Lettie Atkinson. of Brooklyn,
who has been a guest of Mrs. -' E. J.
Thomas, of Berkeley street, has re-
tured home. '
The Norwalk Camera club will wheel
to West Norwalk, ‘Wednesday, and
photograph scenes in that place. They
will meet at the Armory at 4 p.‘m. '
Samuel Kingmau is spending his ya:
cation at Bridgeport, from which place
he will go to Great Ba1 Iington, Mass,
to remain a few days. .»
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One on Cher-lee Dudley W'arner.
This good story is told of CharleI
Dudley Warner, who hasn't yet de-
nied it: When he was a. guest some
time ago not an oldtime Southern home
near Nashville be expressed a desirI'
to see a reel, typical negro. So the'
most loquacious _old “aunty” waI
brought in. To the surprise of every
one she would not say a word beydnd
“Yes, sah" ‘or' “No, sah.” After the
departure > of the distinguished guesi
She was asked the reason of her si
lence. With as -much dignity and
scorn as a grande dame “Aunty” re 5
plied: “Ugh! I wa’nt gwine talk to
dat Yankee. I knowed him soon as 1
seed him. He’s de very one dat stole
mistiss’s silver durin’ the wah.”
At the mice of 160 Tons an Hour.
The rate at which British battle
ships of war take in coal nowadays is
simply marvelous. Recently one 01
first class battle ships in the Medite1'
ranean, the Magnificent, averaged
over 160 tons an hour—that is at the
rate of nearly three tons a minute
omcers turn to and work, as well as
the men, and they certainly look like
'them when the job is over. ——Philadel-
phia Ledger.
Desirable Qualities.
“I hope you. appreciate the fact, sir,
that in marrying my daughter you
marry a large-hearted, generous girl?"
“I do, sir”—with emotion—“and i
hope she inherits those qualities from
her father.”
In These Times,
Johnny—Pa, why is the pen might
ler than the sword?
Fond Father-Because, my son, ii
enables the Spanish to report an ce-
casional victory.—Jeweler’s Weekly.
It was the first time Johnny had
ever heard a. guinea hen. “Oh, ma,”
he shouted, “come and hear the chick.
en a-windin’ itself up.”—Montreal
Herald.
A Dainty Baby Blanket.
A unique baby blanket is made of
white broadcloth embroidered in white
silk, in conventional designs. It is
lined with white surah and the edge
finished in exquisite white ribbon.
Three baby afghans seen recently were
made of white eiderdown flannel. The
size was thirty-two inches by thirty-
cig‘ht., One was lined with pink, an-
other with light blue, and the third I
A. row off
with lemon—colored silk.
ribbon embroidery (done in narrow
baby ribbon) to match the lining made
a pretty finish about two inches from
the edge; a. large bow of broad satin
ribbon to match the lining was placed
near one corner.
\ Cw}: luv;-
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A PICTURESQUE LANGUAGE. l
lystem oI'SeaI-chnght Signals by Which
'Great Warships Talk.
The most picturesque language in the
world is the system of scare-blight sig-
nals by which the great wars-hips con-
verse with each other at night. The
letters may be said to be written with
great pencils of light, with the black
sky as a parchment. The accompany-
ing illustration reproduces a. short
sentence. spelled out in this unique
way.
I The searchlight signals are by far
the most successful night signals in the
world. The great beams of light
streaming across the sky may be read-
ily recognized at a distance of ten miles
or more, and a message may be trans-
mitted at this distance with very slight
chance of error. To the uninitiated
the language written in this curious
fashion would appear to be a rather
j remarkable exhibition of fireworks and
nothing more. A very little knowl—
edge will enable one to catch their
1 meaning. The alphabet of these m'agic
lsearchlights is merely an adaptation
l of the so-called wig-wag system which
has been in use for centuries and is
l spoken universally. .
1‘ The system of searchlight signals is
9 exceedingly simple and may be learned
very readily. The original wig-wag
.system is transmitted with flags or
I ‘ with lanterns by night, and the var-
ious signals are made by waving the
I flag or light. ,The man who signals
to trains merely follows a system
l which is an adaptation of the wig-wag
, system. In the original wig-wag sys-
tem there are but three signals made
by waving the flag or. light—to the
right, to the left or in front of the sig.
nal man. The alphabet is arranged
,much the same as the Morse tele-
‘ graphic alphabet by an arbitrary com.
bination of the two signals.
In the wig-wag system the man
sending the signal is required to stand
throughout in one position and wave
the flag meanwhile. It will of course
be seen that if he changes his position
he is likely to change the position of
f the flag and confuse the signals. Now,
i on a warship the vessel itself must take
a position just the same as the signal-
man and remain at rest until the sig-
nals are finished. The ordinary Wig-
wag signals are made by waving a flag,
and the signals on a man-of-war are
made merely by throwing or waving
the brilliant beams of, these search-
lights from side to side in the same
way. The rules of one system of
course apply to the other. In the wig-
' wag system-there is but one position,
1 with three motions. The system re-
' quires the ship to rest directly facing
’ the station with which it is desired to
l communicate, with the light pointing
directly‘upward in a vertical line. The
first motion, which signifies No. 1, is
made by waving the searchlight around
to the right of the ship. The signal
.must embrace an arc of 90 degrees.
starting with the vertical and return-
ing to it. The second motiOn, No. 2,
ls made bymoving the pencil of light
' in the same way,,only to the left of the
'sender. To make the third signal, No.
B, the light is moved from the verti-
cal position to the ground, or rather
the waterline, directly in front of the
sender and instantly returning it to its
original vertical position.
The various letters of the alphabet
Ire made by grouping the first and
second signals together. The letter
A is,*for instance, made by repeating
twice the second signal—thus, 22; the
letter B is 2112, C is 121 and so on.
Signal No. 3 is repeated at the end
of each word, abbreviation or conven—
' lional signal. The signals transmit-
ted in this way will be readily recog-
nized by the captains of ships of all
countries. This is the international
:ode and is used in times of peace and
in conversing with vessels of other
countries. In time of war, however,
each country arranges a. secret code for
use among its own fleet. This enables
.hem, of course, to tell each other all
lorts of secrets which the enemy can-
10t possibly read.
{ A Centenarian’s Mode of Living.
l There is at present in Anzln, France,
1 centenarian, who enjoys such excel-
lent health that he does not despair
of reaching the age of 127 years. M,
lean Baptiste Dubois—that is his
,uame—pretends to know the art of
{keeping well, and his doctor agrees
l Ihat his mode of living suits him ad-
mirably. When he rises every morn-
-ng he smokes a. pipe. This is followed
by a dish of milk soup. He dines at
midday, drinks two glasses of wine,
1nd takes his coffee without sugar. At
supper he drinks more wine, and flu.
shes the evening en famille. His hob.
by is gardening, and he varies it by
rocking his great-granddaughter in her
:radle and singing nursery songs.
Unfeellng.
l "A certain drill sergeant, whose se-
Iverity had made him unpopular with
his company, was putting a squad of
mecruits through the funeral exercise.
I Opening the ranks so as to admit the
cassag‘e of the supposed cortege be-
iaween them, the instructor, by way of
practical explanation, walked slowly
lioWn the lane formed by the two
ranks, saying as he did so:
“NOW. I’m the corpse, pay attention.”
5 Having reached the end of the party,
he turned round, regarded them stead.
lly with a. scrutinizing eye for a mo.
men-t or two, then remarked:
1 “Your ’ands is right, and your ’eads
is right, but you ’aven ’t got that look
I of regret you ought to ”a.ve
Desertions from the navy at times
seems almost inexplicable and can be
Iccounted for only on the ground of
ascination. Asked in regard to it, a
;aptain (if much experience once said:
‘I really believe that if you freighted
I ship for heaven, and were obliged to
much in at hell for wood and water,
half the boat's crew would desert.”
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Remember the Maine.
“Like a. thief in the dark,
With an electric spark,
It was done in the night by Spain:
. But in God’s bright light
In an open fight,
Dewey made them
Maine.’ ”
‘i'emember the
A LAZY BO‘I’S 'INV‘ENTlON.
Which Gave the Idea of Running an En-
gine Automatically.
Laziness moved a lad named Hum-
phrey Porter, of England, to invent
the forerunner of the eccentric. "his.
boy’s duties were rather humdrum.
He had to sit all~day long near the
cylinder of the clumsy Newcomen en-
gine and work the valves that alter-
nately let steam «and water against
the head of the piston—first a jet of
steam from the boilers to drive the
piston down, and then a jet of cold
water to condense the steam and allow
gravity to bring the piston back for
the next stroke.
As he glanced across the moor one
sultry day, he saw a number of his
companions sporting in the cooling
waters of the river. He longed to
join them, but he could not leave his
post. So he set his wits to work.
In a short time he had fastened stout
cords to each end of the walking beam
of 'the engine, brought them around
wooden pegs near the cylinder, and-
fastened them to each of the valves.
The device worked like a charm.
When one end of the beam went down
the steam valve opened, and when the
other end was lowered‘a jet of water-
rushed in to form the vacuum.
Then he Scampered off, and was
soon the gayest of the gay among his
fellows. Some hours later, Newcomen
was surprised to find the engine run-
ning without an attendant. He
searched for the boy, and found his
device. ‘ ‘
He saw the steam engine of the
future in the misshapen machine be—
fore him. Nothing else was wanted
to make the engine automatic. When
the sun and planet device of Watt
gave rotary motion to the engine
shaft, the eccentric. togkj the 51359 of
young Potter’s strings and p0
This lazy lad quite properly drops
out of history at this point, but he
cannot be forgotten as long as the
noble and faithful friend and helper.
~-Goiden Days. .' _. 1 r. a,
.-' ,. .,'.:
Paul du Challlu, the African explor-
er, telis how he once controlled 9. race
of savage cannibals while he was on
. the Dark Continent.
He had a number of watches whose
ticking completely nonplussed the sav-
ages and caused them to regard him
see. Spirit.“ He had aipractlce of leavv
ing one of these watches in a. village
where he had stayed After a. while,
the watch, of course, ran down and
stopped, and the cannibals said the
spirit had gone to overtake their mas-
tor.
When Du Chaillu returned to these
villages he always got the watch that
he had left behind, and, unobserved,
wound it up again. The 11111de heard
the ticking continued, declared again
that the explorer was a spirit, and did
their utmost to please him. .
No .More Receipts. '.
The up-to-date housewife doesn’t
ask for the receipt of such and such
delectable dish. She asks for its
“method” of making.
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—-The Pioneer of the Klondike.
Mr. Joseph Ladue, who was summon
ed to Washington 1ecently for a con-
ference with the Secretary of War re-
garding the means of fu1 nishing relief
to Dawson City miners has sold a large
number of his choice lots in Dawson
City, some of his best placer claims,
and a magnificent quartz mine, besides
his rich timber limit, including a saw-
mill which is earning $1350 a day net,
to the Joseph Ladue Gold Mining and
Development Company of Yukon. The
directors of this company are among
the most Conservat ve and prominent
men in the financial circles of New
York. Those who are interested in
the Klondike should read the notice of
the new company printed in this 1ssue.
LEGAL NOTICE
GONNISSIONEB’S NOTIBE.
The Subscribers appointed by the
Court of P1 obate for the district of
Norwalk, Commissioneis to receive,
examine, and decide upon the claims
of the creditors of the estate of GEORGE
H. NICHOLS, of Norwalk, in said dis-
trict, an insolvent debtor, hereby give
notice that we- will attend to the duties
: of 0m said appointment at the office of
,01ive1 E. Wilson in N01 walk, in said
district. on the 17th day of September,
1898, and on the 18th day of October,
1898, at ten o ’,clock fOIe noon, of each,
of said davs.
Said court has limited and allowed
three months f1 0111 the date thereof for
the exhibition to us of claims against
said estate.
- Dated at Norwalk, the 18th day of
July, A. D., 1898;-
OLIVER E. WILSON, l
WILLIAM H. BYINGTON.
_Co :n‘mis-
sioners. '
How the 63.133331. werefibntrnlledy.
Frn‘ElEv’EN IN G
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steam engine remains man’ s most val- p
‘peace.
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SAM PSON‘S REPORT.
H: wm 11e- Made Public Wednesday.’ in
Friction Be'ween Sclxley and Sampson.
‘i‘i'ashington, July 26.--The reports of
Admiral Sampson and Commodore
Schley on the naval battle at Santia-
£0,
destroyed, were received at the navy
department on Saturday night. Lieu-
:enant Hobson did not bring them, but
they came direct to the secretary.
In speaking about the reports Sec-
retary Long said that besides the re-
ports of Admiral Sampson and Commo-
dore Schley, the reports of the cap-
tains of all the vessels engaged in the
_ battle were also submitted, and they
made a voluminous document.
He has, therefore, decided not to
make the reports public until Wednes-
day morning. He said that at that
time he would give out the full reports
of - Admiral Sampson, Commodore
Schley, the two flag officers and Cap-
tain Evans of the Iowa; Taylor of the
Indiana and Clark of the Oregon. These
would all be published on Wednesday'
The reports of the other captains will
be given out soon after Admiral Samp-
son’s report is published.
The secretary refused to disclose
what was in the report, but he said:
“The reports of Admiral Sampson
and Commodore Schley, as well as the
officers of the fleet, are straightforward
and unvarnished narratives. They
show no friction whatever and give a
connected and detailed account of the
battle.”
As the secretary of the navy is go—
ing to make public Admiral Sampscn‘ s
and Commodore Schic y’ 5 reports at the
same time, the public will be able to
judge between the two, and see how
the admiral treats the commodore in
his official statement. It is deemed
significant here that the secretary says
the reports show no friction, and it is
evident that the department is satisfied
with all the reports.
THE GARCIA LETTER
Washington Officials Still Doubt. That the
Cuban Lender Wrote It.
Washington, July 26.--Nothing has
come yet from General Sh-after con-
taining any reference to the correspon-
dence supposed to have passed between
himself and General Garciai
The officials have'no doubt that Gen-
eral Shatter wrote a reply to the Gar-
cia. letter, but they still refuse to be-
lieve that Garcia either wrote or knew
_of the'in-itial letter said to have been
addressed by him to General Shatter.
one point that seems to afford some
basis for the disbelief is General Shaf-
ter's statement that he invited General
Garcia to be present at the ceremonies
attending the raising of the American
flag over Santiago. It is hardly con—
ceivable, therefore, that General Garcia.
should have made such a statement as
that attributed to him in the letter. _
While regretting the friction that ex-
ists _at Santiago
and American forces, the government
can see no cause for modification of‘
the programme for government of that
city.
One of the ables't advisers of the ad-
ministration has stated:
P'F‘Civil government
Santiago." can exist only- in time
'.....-, .
must be supreme, and until peace is at-
talned the only form of government
that can be maintained over the terri;
tol'y cocupied by an army is a military . :
government "
- GUANTANAMO’S GARRISON YIELDS
_Relulte of Lieut. Mlleys Trip. The Suffer-
, lugs of the Spaniards.
Santiago de Cuba, July 26. «Colonel
Angel Resill has arrived frbm General
Pareja, military governor of Guanta-
nauno, to ascertain from General To-
ral if the report of the capitula-tion
were true. As the result of General
Toral’s answer the 6,000 Spanish troops
at Guantanamo surrendered yester-
day.
All the surrendered troops are suf-
fering from. disease and starvation, and
General Shatter has instructed the im-
mediate forwarding of rations and re-
lief. He has informed the Spanish odi-
oers that their families will be given
transportation to Spain, with food, at
the expense of the government, and
that the maintenance of the men is
provided for by contract.
Gomez Has Confidence in McKinley.
Jacksonville, July 26.--Lieutena.n:
Charles Fritot of this city, who left
Tampa. on the Florida expedition for
Gomez’s camp, says that the Cuban
chief is anxious to work and c-o-oper’alte
with the .American forces, recognizing
their great services in Cuba.
The Florida expedition was met by
General Gomez and Lieutenant Fritot
had a. talk with the general, in the
course of which the gene;al said, when
askedflwhat message he had for the
American people:
“I have only to say that the only man
who has anything to say in the direc-
tion of matters is Mr; McKinley, and
we shall do whatever he says. I have
given instructions to all 'my forces to
co-operate WithAmericans, to whom
we are much indebted.”
Floatng Dry Dock Bought.
washington, July 26.--Chief Endicott
of the bureau of yards and docks has
just returned from New York, where he
succeeded in arranging for 'the purchase
by the government of a floating dry
dock capable of lifting vessels up to 2,-
200 tons displacement, which will bring
within its scope most of the gunboats
of Sampson’s fleet and a large number
of the auxiliary vessels.
This dock is not sectional, but in one
piece, so that it may be easily towed to
the point most available for naval use.
The first journey will be to Key West.
Bonds for 300,000.
Washington, J 115’ 26.--A te'asury
statement shows that there are-about
300,000 persons to whom bonds under
the government’s popular loan will be
allotted.
All persons offering to take $4,500 or
less will receive bonds. The first ship-
ments of the new bonds were made yes-
terday.
Ship Reported on Fire.
San Francisco, July 26. --A private
dispatch says that the ship Kenilworth
bound from Hllo, Hawaii, for New
York, with a cargo of sugar, has pu:
into Valparaiso on‘fire. :Both the cap-
tain and mate are reported dead.
when Admiral Cervera’s fleet waS‘
between the Cuban.
in a; town 111557.
of;
In war time the military arm'
’G'lA zE 5m 11
NOILCE.
CllY TAXES
Notice is hereby given to all persons
liable to pay taxes to the City of Nor-
walk, in the County of Fairfield and
State of Connecticut, that the under-
signed,Collector of Taxes for said City,
on the List of 1897, has received a war-
rant from the Mayor for the collection
of the tax laid by said city, March 7th,
1898, on the ratable estate liable to
taxation therein, that
$110 11x E 111111.:
.1011 15, IO”,
And that he will be present at the
Water Commissioners’ Room, in the
Fairfield County National Bank Build-
ing, every week day from 9 a. m., to
12m. and from 2 to 5 p. m., and even-
ings after July 15th, 1898, from 7.30 p.
m. to 9.00 p. m., until September 151.,
1898.
Also, that upon all of said taxes re-
maining unpaid after the 15th day of
August, 1898. interest at the rate of 9
per cent. per annum will be charged
f1 om the 15th day of July, 1898, until
the same is paid.
ADDISON A. BETTS,
, Collector of City Taxes, List of 1897.
nears 10111 I111...
A line buildinglot on Wilton ave-
nue. 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. evmcron,
Real Estate and Insurance
Room I . Gazettes we.
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'ROTDN POINT
GROVE
Grand
OPEN AIR
Exhibition of’the
_ WA BERN-PH .!
at Roton Point, -
J uly 19th and 26th
Commencing at 8.19 P. M.
40 ReallStic War Scenes
Direct from the Seat of War, and
' 20 Animated Pictures .
Band Concert Evciy Evening.
Programme Changed Nightly.
Everybody Free.
Folrilcld county National Bank
44 Wall 811., Norwalk, Conn.
INOOBPORAJED. 1824. Capital. 200.000
Enwm O. K111111111, President,
DAVID H. 111mm. Vice‘PI-esident.
L. G. Gauss. Cashier.
Enwm O. K111113111. Moses-s E'Gnov-nn.
strn E. MILLER. A, J. Mlnxnn.‘
F 81'. Joan Locuwoon. Tnnoooqu. 8mm.
123A- Conn. Cass. F. Tnxsml.
Accounts of Manufacturers. Morena and
Individuals solicited.
Safe Deposit Boxes fee to Deposiwrs.
NOT IN THE COMBINE
Although urged to join I believe it' Is my duty to STICK TO THE-
PUBLIC, who has stood by me and I will not shirk
my d uty.
YES OR Nov?
If it had. been yes, you would have to keep warm with $6. 00 coal 1192,.
winter.
at a reasonable price.
I have bought a large quantity of coal at a low figure.
the benefit.
All the best grades of
Hard
Mill?
It was no, so I am going to help you fight Jack Frost with coal
You shell have
19‘
1.
.4'
final 35 per Tun, Delivered.
Engage your winter’ I supply now, to be delivered when you want it.
If you want soft ccal for steam purposes, I can also make you ha. ppy. _
With Good Coal, Fair Dealings, and Honest Weight,
I am sure to gain new customers with each day. Careful drivers to handle "
the coal. 6 barrels of wooId, $1. 00. Phone 31-5,
InflARBIS,
Two Yards: Water Street South Norwalk and Rowaytcn.
DAILY TRIPS
BETWEEN
South Norwalk and New York
STEAMER—
Belle
N. u . _
ll lll'l".
HOrton
Leaves South Norwalk at 7: 30 a. m.
LEAVES NEW YORK:
Beekman Street, 2:15 p. 111. [1:30 Saturday]
East 31st Street, 2:40 p. 111.
[2:00 p. 111. Saturday]
FARE: Single, 40c. Excursion, 70c.
Propeller "GITY 0F NORWILK” Freighi .flll I
Leaves New York, Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 5.00 p. m.‘
Leaves Norwaik, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 5.00 p m.
Freight rceived from 7.00 a. m. to 5. 00 p. m.
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