WEEKLhY - NORWALK - GAZETTE. IHEHAIR CUTTER 1 cystic Building; Norwalk, , .4 No.0 , ,; 1101‘ AND com) Barns. DENTISTRY. PR. W. H. BALDWIN is now permanent- _ ly located in the Bishop Building, No. 96 all street._ where all in need of Dentistry in u .formgvnll find valuable assistance. _ ‘referencesare your'friends and neigh. ore, and he invites inquiry as to l 's ability and past record. Consultation free. 00100 are: 3 a. m.~t1110 p. m. , tf85 HENRY'HUSS, Restaurant,:cale and Smoking-Room, ‘ "amen Centric”; Duro'r, 426 Street and 4th 'Avenue, New York Entrance from waiting room of New York, New Haven d5 Hartford Railroad. . t 82 Building Materials, Ste. gmnbllfl STONE-all gualities of sand. 0 f cellars dug. ardens an grounds renovat- " and horses an carts for him. I have some . arbuilglivrotted and verv fine manure for flower . J. _ . EDMUNDS. i ‘ - No.‘ 6 South Union Avenue. 1’. 0. Box 654. Norwalk. TARAND CONCRETE WALKS. Laid in new and the best possible manner erg old ones neatly and substantially repair a at ‘v'sry reasonable rates. All orders Mum-nth executed. 4 Wm." Lockwood, Real Estate, Insurance and Investment ' ' ' Securities. __.ronnv T0 LOAN. insure-cc Placed in First-Class Companies. Office—(Corner Main and Wall Ste" Norwalk J. Belden Hurlbutt, Attorney out Counselor at Law, 1100')! 4, UP STAIBS, Gazette Building, Norwalk, Co Alex. 8. Gibson, Organist of the First Con regation 1 Church Waterbury. and Teacher 0% Pianoforte, Organ and 4 Musical Composition. P. 0. Lock Box. NORWALK, CONN. TNA INSRUANCE C0., of Hartford. Incorporated 1812. Charter Perpetual. finite! and Assets, $8,902,272.64. Insures against loss and damage by runs on tefiihadfiptedfto the haggard and consistent \vi . e ws 0 com ensa ion. - COWLES a MERRILL,_ Sole agents for Norwalk and vicmity. one reruns Fire Insurance on. - . Has now Completed its _' 26th SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS YEAR, Aid has not outstanding a dollar of unpaicI lo s or claims for losses. No sound com pan: tnsmresfor less. W. . Smear, Pres; G. B. Sr. J GEN, Treas., Gso. 1t. Cowmzs. Sec’y. n. BfCRAUFURD. Investments, Real Estate and Insurance BOO)! 2. MASONIC BUILDING. Retentions. Geo. H. Raymond, Furniture Dealer, Has removed to the new and commodious store four doors above his old stand and stocked it with NEW GOODS of the LATES STYLE and FINEST FINISH. GEO. l-I. RAYMOND. Agent. Furnishing Undertaker and Einballner. I give my personal attention to laying out and furnishing everything necessary for the interment of the dead. Residence. No. 3 Berkeley Place, Norwalk. Telephone communication with residence. To Horse Owners! We. keep constantly on hand :1 good assort- ment of Kentucky and Ohio Horses. Selected with great care in the western mar- ke s. We have horses suitable for all purposes an. no one who wants a thoroughly reliable animal should purchase before seeing what we have to ofier. We also keep constantly on hand at our Carriefige lieposntory a complete line of CARRIAG S from the best makers which are manufactured for us to s ecial order; every carriage warranted. WACONS and OARTS of every description; HARNESSES WHIPS, ROBES, BLANKETS. 4 DAN N’S LIVERY STABLE, ()FFIGEz—is WALL STREET, NORWALK Opposite D. & N. Railroad Depot. FURNITURE. ‘ A Full Stock of Furniture of all kinds. Parlor and Bedroom Sets, A Specialty. DAVID STOW. Main Street, 93233? South gllorwalk. HENRY , TILLY. ~ CARRIAGE MAKER, SOUTH NOR WALK, 00- uv.’ ——‘.'.Ian ofacturcr of~—~ Fertile Carriages, Vietoruos, Bunnies in ALL KINDS OF REPAIRING. bond for their crops. , mail brought to his door. THE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE. [Continued] at the time dcposn'ted in the treasury as 0. ac»- curity for its redemption. Upon this subject, as upon the tariff, my recommendation is that the existing laws be given a full trial, and that our business interests be spared the distressing influence which threats of radical changes al~ ways impart. Under existing legislation it is in the power of the treasury department to maintain that essential condition of national finance as well as of commercial prosperity— the parity in use of the coin dollars and their paper representatives. The assurance that these powers would be freely and unhesita- tingly used has done much to produce and Bus. tain the present favorable busmess conditions. I am still of the opinion that the free coinage of silver under existing conditions would (lis- nstrously affect our business interests at home and abroad. We could not hope to maintain an equality in the purchasing power of the gold and silver dollar in our own markets, and in foreign trade the stump gives no added Value to the bullion contained in coins. The producers of the country, its farmers and laborers, have the highest interest tlmt every dollar, paper or coin, issued by the government shall be as good as any other. If there is one dose valuable than another its sure and con- stant errand will be to pay them for their foil The money lender will protect himself: by stipulating for payment in gold, but the laborer has never been able to do that. To place business upon a silver basis would mean a sudden and severe contraction of the currency, by the withdrawal of gold and gold notes. and such an unsettling of all values as would produce a. commercial panic. I cannot believe that a people so strong and prosperous as ours will promote such a policy. The producers of silver are entitled to just consideration, but they should not forget that the government is now buying and putting out of the market what is the equivalent of the en- tire product of our silver mines. This is more than they themselves thought of asking two years ago. I believe it is the earnest desire ofa great majority of the people, as it is mine, that a full coin use shall be made of silverjust assoon as the co-operation of other nations can be ac— eured and a ratio fixed that will give circula- tion equally to gold and silver. The business of the world requires the use of both metals; but I do not see any prospect of gain, but much of loss, by giving up the present system, in which a full use is made of gold and a large use of silver, for one in which silver alone will circulate. Such an event would be at once fatal to the further progress of the silver movement. Bi- metalism is the desired end, and the true friends of silver will be careful not to overrun the goal and bring in silver monometalism, with its necessary attendants, the loss of our gold to Europe and the relief of the pressure there for a larger currency. I have endeavored by the use of official and unofficial agencies to keep a. close observation of the state of public sentiment in Europe upon this question, and have not found it to be such as to justify mo in proposing an international conference. There is, however, I am sure, a. growing sentiment in Europe in favor of a larger use of silver, and 1 know of no more effectual way of promoting this sentiment than by accumulating gold here. A scarcity of gold in the European reserves will be the most persuasive argument for the use of silver. - The exports of gold to Europe, which began in February last. and continued until the close of July, aggregated over $70,000,000. The net loss of gold during the fiscal year was nearly $53.0“).000- . The Surplus. The prcsence of a. large cash surplus in the treasury has for many years been the subject of much unfavorable criticism. The surplus on March 1, 1889, was $188,827,190...“9. The policy of applying this surplus to the redemp- tion of the interest bearing securities of the United States was thought to be preferable to that of depositing it without interest in select- ed national banks. There have been redeemed since the date last mentioned of interest bear. ing securities $259,079.350, resulting in a reduc‘ tion of the annual interest charge of $11,684,675. The money which had been deposited in banks without interest has been gradually withdrawn and used in the redemption of bonds. The result of this policy, of the silver legis- lation, and of the refunding of the 4%. per cent. bonds has been a large increase of the money in circulation. At the (late last named the circulation was $1,404,205,896, or $23.03 pei capita; while on the lst day of December, 1891, it had increased to $1,577,262.070, or $324.38 pei capita. The offer of the secretary of the treas- ury to the holders of the 434; per cent. bonds tc extend the time of redemption, at the option of the government, at an i11tcrcstof2pcr cent., was accepted by the holders of about. one-hull the amount. and the uncxtcnded bonds are be- ing redeemed on prcscutalion. The Var Department. The report. of the secretary of war exhibits the results of an intelligent, progressive and businesslike administration of a. department which has been too much regarded as one oi ' I ‘ 1 . more routine, 1 he separation of Secretary Proctor from the department by reason of his appointment as a senator from the state 01 Vermont is a source of great regret to me and to his colleagues in the cabinet, as I am sure it will be to all those who have had business with the depart mcnt while under his charge. 'l‘ ’4‘ i [The president here at some length concur: in the attorney general‘s recommendation that the right- in felon y cases to a review by the su- premo court be limited, and other minor mot. ters.) Extension of Free Mail Delivery. In the report. of the postmaster general somi very gratifying results are exhibited and man) betterments of the service suggested. A pe- rusal of the rcpcrt gives abundant evidence that the supervision and direction of the postal system have been characterized by an intelli- gent and conscientious desire to improve the service. The revenues of the department Show an increase of over five millions of dol- lars, with a deficiency for the year 1893 of less than four millons of dollars, while the estimate for the year 1893 shows a surplus of receipts over expenditures. Occau mail poslofiiccs have been csfahlishcc upon the steamers ol’ the North German Lloyd and Hamburg lines, saving. by the distribution on shipboard, from two to fourteen hours’ timt in the dclivcryof mailsat the port of entry and often much more than this in the delivery at interior places. 80 thoroughly has this eye lem, initiated by Germany and the United States, evidenced its usefulness that it cannot be long before it is installed upon all the great ocean mail carrying stcamsliips. ‘ Eight thousand miles of new postal service have been established upon railroads, the can distribution to substations in the great. cities has been increased about 12 per ccnt., while the percentage of errors in distribution has. during the past year, been reduced over one- half. An appropriation was given by the last congress for the purpose of making some ex- periments in free delivery in the smaller cities and towns. The results of these experiment: have been so satisfactory that the postmastei general recommends, and Iconcur in the rec- ommendation, that the free delivery system be at once extended to towns of 5,000 popula. tion. His discussion of the inadequate facili. ties extended under our present system tc rural communities and his suggestions with a view to give those communities a fuller par- ticipation in the benefits of the postal service are worthy of your careful consideration. It is not just that the farmer, who receives his mail at. a neighboring town, should not only be compelled to send to the postofllco for it, but to pay a considerable rent for a. box in which to place it or to wait his turn at a gen- eral delivery, while the city residcnt has his It is stated that over 54,000 neighborhoods are under the pres- ent system receiving mail at postofiiccs where money orders and postal notes are not issued The extension of this system to. these commu- nities is especially desirable, as the patrons 01 such offices are not possessed of the other fa cilities offered in more populous communities. for the transmission of small sums of money. I have in a message to the proceed in g congress expressed my views as to a modified use of the telegraph in connection with the postal serv' 100. In pursuance of the ocean mail law of March 3, 1891, and after a roost careful study of th( whole subject and frequent conferences with ship owners, boards of trade and others, ad. vertiscmcuis were issued 'by the postmastei general for lift y-thrce lines of ocean mail service—ten to (front Britain and the Count. noent, twenty—seven to South America, thrce tc China and .lupan, four to 3‘. uslru-liu and tho Pacific islands, seven' to the West Indies and two to Mexico. It was not of course expected that bids for all these lines would be received or that service upon them all would be con- traded for. It was intended, in furtherance "of the act, to secure as many new lines as 1108-. Sifléi.,while including in the list most or all of the foreign lines now occupied by American ships.“ It was hoped that a. line to England, and per- haps one to the Continent, would be secured: but the outlay required to equip such lines wholly with new ships .of the first class, and the difficulty of establishing new lines in com- petition with those alrcady established, den terred bidders whose interest had been en- listed. It is hoped that a way may yet be found of overcoming these difficulties. The Brazil Steamship company, by reason of a mis- calculation as to the speed of its vessels, was ' not able to hid under, the terms of the adver- tisement. The policy of the department was to secure from the established lines on im- proved scrvicc as a condition of giving to them the benefits of the law. This, in all in- stances, has been attained. The posmaster general estimates that an expenditure in Amer- icau shipyards of about $10,000,000 will be nec- essary to enable the bidders to construct the ships called for by the service which they have accepted. Ido not think there is any reason for discour- agement or for any turning back from the pol- icy of this legislation. Indeed, a good begin- ning has been made, and as the subject is further considered and understood. by capital- ists and shipping people, new lines will be ready to meet future proposals, and we. may date from the passage of this law the revival of American shipping interests and the recovery of a. fair share of the carrying trade of the world. We were receiving for foreign postage nearly $2,010,000 under the old system and the outlay for ocean mail service did not exceed 8600.0“) per annum. It is estimated by the postmaster general that, if all the contracts proposed are completed, it will require $3517.35! for this year in addition to the appropriation for sea land inland postage already in the esti- mates, and that for the next fiscal year, ending June 30, 1893, there would probably be needed about 356000. The New Navy. The report of the secretary of the navy shows a gratifying increase of new naval vessels in commission. The Newark, Concord, Benning- ton and Miantonomoh have been added during the year, with an aggregate of something more than 11,020 tons. Twenty-four warships of all classes are now under construction in the navy yards and private shops, but, while the work upon them is going forward satisfactorily, the completion of the more important vessels will yet require about a year‘s time. Some of the vessels now under construction, it is believed, will be triumphs of naval engineering. When it is recollected that the work of buildings. modern navy was only initiated in , the year 1883, that our naval constructors and shipbuilders were practically without experi- ence in the construction of large iron or steel ships, that our' engine shops were unfamiliar with great 'muriue engines, and that the manu- facture of steel forgiugs for guns and plates was almost wholly a foreign industry, the progress that has been made is not only highly satisfac- tory, but furnishes the assurance that the United States will before long attain, in the construction of such vessels, with their engines and armaments, the same pre-cminence which it attained when the best instrument of ocean commerce was the clipper ship and the most impressive exhibit of naval power the old wooden three decker man-of—war. The officers of the navy and the proprietors and engineers of our great private shops have responded with wonderful intelligence and professional zeal to the confidence expressed by congress in its liberal legislation We have now at \Vushington a gun shop, organized and conducted by naval officers, that in its system, economy and product is unexcellcd. Experi- ments with armor plate have been conducted during the year with most important results. It is now believed that a plate of higher resist- ing power than any in use has been found, and that the tests have demonstrated that cheaper methods of manufacture than those heretofore thought necessary can be used. I commend to your favorable consideration the recommendations of the secretary, who has, I am sure, given to them the most consci- entious study. The Department of the Interior. The report of the secretary of the interior shows that a very gratifying progress has been made in all of the bureaus which make up that complex and difficult department. * 'l‘ * [The president‘s remarks on the work of the bureau of Indian affairs and on the general In- dian situation are lengthy. Several recom- mendations are made therein to congress.) The Pension Bureau. The administration of the pension bureau has been characterized during the year by great diligence. The total number of pension- ers upon the roll on the 30th day of June, 1891, was 676,100. fiscal year ending at that time $0,565 cases. Of this number 102,387 were allowed under the law of J mm 27, 1860. The issuing of certificates has been proceeding at the rate of about 30,000 per month, about 75 per cent. of these being cases under the new law. The commissioner expresses the opinion that he will be able to carefully adjudicate and allow 350,0“) claims during the present fiscal year. The appropriation for the payment of pensions for the fiscal year 1890-1 was 012708539339, and the amount expended 811853064935, leaving an uncxpcndcd surplus of $9,155,144.64. . The commissioner is quite confident that there will be no call this year for a deficiency appropriation, notwithstanding the rapidity with which the work is being pushed. The mistake which has been made by many in their exaggerated estimates of the cost of pen- sions is in not taking account of the dimiu. ished valuc of first. payments under the recent legislation. Thcsc payments, under the gen- eral law, have been for many years very large, as the pensions, when allowed, dated from the time of filing the claim, and most of these claims had been pending for years. The first payments under the law of J one, 1890, are rela- tively small, and, as the per cent. of those cases increases and that of the old cases dimin- ishes, the annual aggregate of first payments is largely reduced. . The commissioner, under date of Nov. 13, furnishes me with the statement that during the last four months 113,175 certificates were issued, 27,893 under the general law and 85,282 under the act of June 27, 1890. The average first payment during these four months was $131.85, while the average first payment upon cases allowed during the year ending June 30, 1801, was 55:30.33, being a reduction in the aver- age first payments during these four months of $107.48. The estimate for pension expenditures for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1893, is $144,956,- 000. which, after a careful examination of the subject, the commissioner is of the opinion will be sufficient. W'hile these disbursements to the disabled soldiers of the great civil war are large, they do not realize the exaggerated estimates of those who oppose this beneficeut legislation. The secretary of the inferior shows with great fullness the care that is taken to exclude fraudulent claims, and also the gratifying fact that the‘persons to whom these pensions are going are men who rendered, not sli ht, but substantial war serVice. * ’5 [gl‘he resident here refers briefly to the rail- roads, t c census, the territories, repression of polygamy and town government in Alaska.) The Department of Agriculture. If the establishment of the department of agriculture was regarded by any one as a mere concession to the unenlightened demand of a worthy class of people, that impression has been most cil‘cctually removed by the great re- sults already attained. Its home influence has been verv great in disseminating agricultural and horticultural information: in stimulating and directing a further diversification of cro s; in detecting and eradicating diseases of o- mcstic animals; and, more than all,in the close and informal contact which it has established and maintains with the farmers and stock raisers of the whole country. Every request for information has had prompt attention and every suggestion merited consideration. The scientific corps of the (lepeu'tmeut is of a high order and is pushing its investigations with method and enthusiasm. The inspection by this department of cattle and pork prmlucts intended for shipment abroad has been the basis of the success which has attended our efforts to secure the removal of the rest rirl ions nmiutuincd by the European government <. . . For ten 5' cur-1 protests and petitions upon this when freon the packers and stock raisers of the l. nit ml sir :rtcs have been directed against these ova-J. vie-u ions, which so seriously limited our marks... . : curtailed the profits of the There were allowed during the' farm. It is a source of general congratulation that success has at last been attained. for the effects of an enlarged foreign market for these meats Will be felt. not only by the farmer, but a: our public finances and in every branch of c. It is particularly fortunate that the increased demand for food products, resulting from the removal of the restrictions upon our meats and from the reciprocal trade arrangements to which I have referred, should have come at a time when the agricultural surplus is so large. Without the help. thus derived lower rices would have prevailed. The secretary ofpagri- culture catimates that the restrictions 11 on the Importation of our pork roducts into u- rope lost us a. market for 20,000,000 worth of these products annually. The gram crop of this year was the largest in our history. and yet thc'ncw markets and the larger demand resulting from short crops in Europe have sustained riccs, bringing relief and prosperity to_ an in ustry that was much do rcssed. . ' ‘he valuepf the grain crop of the United States is estimated by the secretary to be this year $500,000,000 more than last, and of all products of the farm $700,000,000 more. It is not inappropriate to suggest that our set- isfaction is unclouded by any suspicion of the currency in which the farmer is paid for the product of his fields. The Civil Service Commission. The .civil service commission invites a per- sonal inspection by senators and re resent- atives of its records and methods. t is not claimed that the system orits administration is perfect, but Ibelicve that the lawis being executed With impartiality and that the sys- tem is incomparably better and fairer than that of appomtments upon favor. I have dur- ing the year extended the classified service to include superintendents, teachers, matrons and phys1c1ans in the Indian service. The heads of the several executive depart- ments have been directed to establish at once an efficiency record asthe basis of a compara- tive ratiugpf the clerks within the classified servnce, With a view to placing promotions therein upon the basis of merit. I recommend that the appropriations for the civ11 servzce commission made adequate to the increased work of the next fiscal year. A Protest Against the Gerry'mander. The method of appointment by t states of electors of presrdent and vice presi out has re- cently attracted renewed interest by reason of a de arture of the state of Michigan from the met 0d which had become uniform in all the states. Prior_to 1832 various methods had been used by the different states and even by the same state. South Carolina, until the civil war, continued to choose its electors by a vote of the le isla- ture. but after the war changed its metho and conformed to the practice of the other states. After a full test. of other methods, without important division or dissent in any state and Without an purpose of arty advantage as we must be icve, but sole y upon the consid- erations that uniformity was (1 sirable and that a general election in territo 'ial divisions not subject to change was most consistent With the popular character of our institutions best preserved the equality of the voters an perfectly removed the choice of president from the baneful influence of the “gerrymander,” the practice of all the states was brought into harmony. 4 That this concurrence ould now be broken 15,} think, an unfortuna.c and even a threat- ening episode, and one that may well suggest whether the states that still give their approval to the old and prevailing method ought not to secure, by a constitutional amendment, 0. prac- tice which has had the approval of all. The recent Michigan legislation was of course ac. companied by a new congressional apportion- ment and the two statutes bring the electoral vote of the state under the influence of the “ errymander.“ hese gerrymanders for congressional pur- poses are in most cases buttressed by a gen- - mander of the legislative districts, thus ma - ing it. impossible for a majority of the legal voters of the state to correct the appointment and equalize the congressional districts. minority rule is established that only a politi- cal convulsion can overthrow. I have recent- ly been advised. that in one county of a certain state three districts for the election of mem- bers of the legislature are constituted as fol- lows: One has 65,000 population, one 15,000 and one 10,011). while in another county, detached, noncontiguous sections have been united to make a legislative district. Now an evil start has been made in the di- rection of applying this to the choice by the states of electors of president and vice presi- dent. If this is accomplished, we shall then have the three great departments of the gov- ernment in the grasp of the “gerrymander,” the legislative and executive direct , and the judiciary indirectly through the power of ap- pointment. _ . Vthn the constitution provides that “each state shall appoint,” ctc., an unrestricted power was not given to the legislatures in the selection of the methods to be used. “A republican form of government" is guar. anteed by the constitution to each state, and the power given to the legislatures must be ex- ercised under that limitation. It will not be claimed that the power given to the legislature would support a aw provid- ing that the persons receiving the smallest vote should be the electors or a. law that all the electors should be chosen by the voters of a single congressional district. The state is to choose, and the legislature can neither vest the right of choice clscwlierenor adopt method: not conformable to republican institutions. It is my purpose here only to recommend such regulation of this matter by constitutional amendment as will secure uniformity and pre- vent disgraceful partisan jugglery. Nothing just now is more important than to provide every guarantee for the absolutely fair and free choice by on equal suffrage, within the respective states. of all the officers of the national government. Respect for public offi- cers and obedience to law will not cease to be the characteristics of our people until our elec- tions cease to declare the will of majorities fairly ascertained, without fraud, suppression or gerrymander. If I were called upon to declare wherein our chief national danger lies, I should say, with. out hesitation, in the overthrow of majority control by the suppression or perversion of the opular suffrage. That there is a real danger ere all must agree, but the energies of those who secit have been chiefly expended in try- in to fix responsibility upon the opposxte pa 'ly. rather than in eiforts to make such practices impossible by either party. Is it not possible now to adjourn that inter- minable and inconclusive debate while we take, by consent, one step in the direction of reform by eliminating the gerrymander, which has been denounced by all parties, as an influ- ence in the selection of electors of president and members of congress? All the states have. actin freely and separately, determined that thec oicc of electors by a general ticket is the wisest and safest method, and it would seem there could be no objection to a. constitutional amendment making that method permanent. If a. legislature chosen in oneyear upon )urely local questions should, pending a presi ential contest, meet, rescind the law for a chmce upon a general ticket and_ prov1de for the choice of electors by the legislature“ and this trick should determine the result, it. is_not too much to say that the public peace might be seriously and widely endangered. l have alluded to the “gerrymander” as af- fecting the method of selecting electors of president by congressmnal districts, but the primary intent and effect of this form of_poht- ical robbery have relation to the selection of members of the house of representatives. The power of congress is ample to deal With this threatening and intolerable abuse. The un- failing test of sincerity in election reform Wlll be found in a willingness to confer as to reme« dies and to put into, force such measures as will most effectually preserve the right of the people to free and equal rgu‘esentation. An attempt was made in the last congress for the correction of frauds a ainst the suf- frage. I must yet entertain the ope that it is posésible to secure a calm, patriotic considera- tion of such constitutional or statutory changes as may be necessary to secure the chmce of the officers of the government to the people by fair 9. portionments and free elections. _ believe it would be possxble to constitute a non artisan commission to whom the question miglit be committed with a good prospect of securing unanimity in some plan for removing or mitigating those evils. The constitution would permit the selection of the commission to be vested in the supreme court, if that meth- od would give the best guarantee of impartial- lt . leiile the policies of the gen rat government upon the tariff, merchant inurinennd other matters of general concern are liable to be turned this way or that by the results of con- gressional elections, and administrative poli- cies, sometimes involving issues that tend to peace or war, to be'turned this way or that by the results of a presidential election, there is a. rightful interest. in all the states that Will not be silenced by the audacmus rctense that the question is a matter only 0 local concern or control. _ , _ We must not entertain the dolusxon that our people have ceased to regard a free ballot and. equal representation as the price of their alle- giance to laws and to cwrl magistrates. I have been rrcatlyrejorced to notice many evidences of t e increased-unification of our people and of a. revived national spirit. Grati- fication and amazement struggle for supreme, cy as we contemplate the population, wealth and moral strength of our country. A trust, momentous in its influence upon our people audu on the world, is for a brief time com- mittc to us, and we must not be faithlcss to its first condition—the defense of the free and equal influence of the people in the choice of 4 public ofllccrs and in the control of public affairs. BENJAMIN HARRISON. Executive Mansion, Dec.9, 1891. :srncunu. ATTENTION is pronouns) TO OUR WILTON onerous not m... They are in Latest Moquette Effects, wear as well as the latter, and we believe are better value to the purchaser. :Also to our extensive assortment of Tapestry Brussels at 550. per yard, Which come within the means of all desiring an elegantly furnished apartment with DURABLE CARPET AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE COST. 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People who have suffered say it is F O R aGod‘s blessingto mankind. Ploasantto use. No bad effects are Cure. For sale by druggists, or by mail 25 cts. 8 WINKELMANN a BROWN DRUG 00., m0“. ID, | W YORK. NEW RAILROAD, HAVEN (t HARTFORD —-NEW Yonx Divisiox.— October 18th, 1891. Trains leave South. Normal); asfollows; For. New Yuan—Accommodation trains at 9 36 a. m..1.06, 2.54, 4.07. 5.07, 5.50, 6.44, 8.11, 10 “8 p. in. Express trains at 5.26, 5.46, 6.18 (l , 6.5o(local).7.20(local). 7.55 (local), 8.26 (loca. , 8.30 (local), 9.03 (local), 10.11, 11.37 (local) 8.. m., 12.45h_2.20. 4.20, 5.20, 6.20. 7.30 p. m. For Was ington via Harlem River 1.02 a. in. (daily). Simona—Accommodation 9.15 a. m., 6.14. (local express). 7.23. 9.28 p. 111. Express 5.26 and 5.41? an? H on two Aer AND THE EAs'r.—Acco - dation trains at 6.10, 7.38. 850and10.42li:nll:, 1.42, 3.42. 4.25. 5.30, 6.27, 7.23 (to Bridgeport). 6.41, 9.41 and 11.03 p. m. Express trains at 9.15 a. m., 12.09, 1.07. 2.07, 3.06, 5.08 (Naugatuck Ex- press) 7.15 p. m. (Springfield Local). 12.25 a. ll. (Boston Express), 1.10 a. in. (Boston Expressl. Saxons—Accommodation 7.38. 9.12 a. n and 7.15 I). m'. Express 12.25 and 1.10 a. m. UCIUS UTTLE. Gen. Manager. 0. T. HEMPSTEAD. Gen. Pass. Agt. OUSATONIC RAILROAD. DANBURY d: N ORWALK DIVISION Corrected to Nov. 15th. 1891. Trains leave South Norwalk for Danbnry— 6.15. 9.18 a. m..12.11, 2 23. 5.10, 6.27 and 10.25 p. n. Sundays—9.26 a. m. and 5.16 p. m. Trains leave Daubury for South Norwalk- 6.35. 7.36 9.05 and 11.45 a. m., 3.15. 5.05 and 6135 p. m. . Sundays-8.05 a. m. and 5.05 p. m. Trains leave South N orwalk for Ridgefield— 6.15 and 9.18 a. m:, 12.11. 2 23, 5.10 and 6.22 p. m. Trains leave Ridgeheld for South Norwalk— 6.15.7240. 9.18 and 11.55 a. m., 3.25 5 and 6 p. m. . New York and Pittsfield express leaves New York .at 3.30 0.111., South Norwalk at 4.33 p. m.. 111leng at Pittsfield 8.00 p. in. . Pittsfield and New lork express leaves Pittsfield at 4.00 p. m., Bethel 6.47 p. m., con— necting wnh the 6.35 p. in. train from an- bury).4South Norwalk 7.30 p. m., arriving at New Iork 8.30 p. m. fDaily except Sunday. WILLIAM H. Srnvnxsox. Vice-President and General Manager. A. W. I’Eimix General Passenger Agent. GO TO F. J. Curtistho’s FOR HEATING STOVES. AMERICAN JEWEL, an entirely new stove, duplex grate and shaking ring, with double base. THE TRUE AMERICAN, full nickel and plain; to very fine stove with a we- tem of ventilation. THE LorAL AMERICAN, nickel, a powerful heater. THE YOUNG AMERICAN, a low priced square stove. THE NEW AMERICAN. a good cheap base burner. CYLINDER STOVES. Funpuus full G001) SECONl)—I‘IA.\‘D SELF 'DUCHESS. OUR OWN AND UNCLE Nrmr RANGES, (With Duplex Grates. T a b 1 e I.- a no so 5 In great varietv. also HALL AND HANGING LA MRS House Furnisln'wr Goods. nIonInsrn “unseen on. 0F MIDDLETOWN. CONN. Chartered in 1872. Under the Bank‘ 1:; Laws of Connecticut. ' Cusli Capital, $600,000. Surn‘uo Six per cent. Investment Boots at or a ‘ accrued interest. At the last sessionp of ti: legislature these bonds were made a legai in ' vestment for funds held by executors. ndmi n- istrators and trustees. . n‘. B. CRAUFURD, Agt., ROOM 2', MASONIC BUILDING, NORWALK. .4 SEENTs: ..--._..___ . :7. . EYZNG'I'ON, '7 \‘e'zlfllgl‘lg’ffln, D. C. 1,5135; ,‘,,.3- a of: to Inventors Mailed tree.
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