NORWAHW
“Truth above all things.”
FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1892.
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CHI'RCH AND (SOCIETY PRINTING.
Dress in Woolens.
The terrible and fatal Fourth of July
accident to the little Nash girl recalls a
‘ similar one just one year ago, resulting
in the death of-the five-year-old O’Con-
ner child, west of the Armory. Both
of these children came to their deaths
in consequence of their muslin clothing
taking fire from a firecracker. A very
narrow escape from a serious burning,
if not from death. was‘averted on the
Fourth, at the Knob Boat Club house,
at Wilson’s Point. A little lad caught
his muslin jacket on fire, in attempting
to explode a firecracker. He had ma-
ture judgment and presence of mind
enough to instantly strip it 011‘, and then
finding the flames had extended to his
under-waist and pants, he rushed down
{into the water and thus extinguished
the flame. A mother on Belden ave-
nue, who had taken the precaution to
dress her children in woolen garments
on the morning of the 4th, found on
putting the youngest to bed that night,
that the little one had evidently sat
down in the grass upon a burning
cracker, as her woolen dress and skirts
for-three thicknesses, had been roasted
through, making a hole in the garments
half as large as her hand. Owing to
the fact that the goods had not blazed,
the child was not harmed. Had her
dress been of cotton fabric, she. no
doubt, would have been enveloped in a
sheet of flame, as thin, summer, cotton
dress goods will bl .126 up as quickly as
tissue paper, OIL-coming in contact with
fire.
These painful lessons emphasize the
necessity of far greater care in dress-
ing and looking after small children on
every occasion where the dangerous
and villainous Chinese firecracker is in
use among any of them. Nor can the
prudence and wisdom of dressing child-
ren entirely in woolen clothing, on
every Fourth of July, be too strongly
emphasized and urged upon the atten-
tion and memories of all parents.
Black and White.
The latest bulletin issued by the Gen-
sus Office is one that has been awaited
with especial interest. It gives the dis-
tribution of population by color, sex
and general nativity. Of the 62,622,250
constituting the aggregate population
' of the United States in 1890, the males
numbered. 32,067,880, or 51,21 per cent.,
and the females 30,554,370. or 48.79 per
cent. The males had increased since
1880 by 25.66 per cent. and the females
24.02 per cent.
Of the total population, 53,372,703, or
85.23 per cent., were native born, and
9,246,547, or 14.77 per cent, foreign
born. The increase in native born dur-
ing the decade was 22.76 per cent. and
in the foreign born 38.47 per cent. In
the decade ending with 1880 the increase
of native born was 31.78 per cent. and
of foreign born 19.97 per cent. This
indicates not only a larger immigration
but a smaller birth-rate at home.
According to the census of 1890, the .
persons of African descent, Chinese
Japanese and civalized Indians, all
classified as “colored” numbered 7.638,-
360, or 12.20 per cent. of the entire pop-
ulation. The increase in the white pop-
ulation during the decade was 26.98 per
cent. and of the colored population 13.-
11 per cent. This is a particularly in-
teresting featue of the returns and it
puts an end to some of the fears excited
by the census of 1880.
In 1850 the colored population of the
United States was 15.99 per cent. of the
whole and in 1860 1438 per cent. In
1880 it was 13.90 but 12.20 per cent.
The only States which do not show a
diminished percentage of colored popu-
lation are Mississippi and Arkansas,
and in these the gain is very slight.
This percentage is largest in South
Carolina, 59.87; Mississippi.57.75, and
Louisiana 50.08.
It may be noted finally that 54.87 per
cent. of the entire population is native
white born of native parents. Thus all
Americans still rule America.
Our Public Schools.
”Last week closed the school year of“
our public schools quite generally
throughout Connecticut, and ought to
suggest the inquiry,are our schools pro-
grossing? DO they yield the best re-
turns for the outlay? Is there any
room for reform? It may be said with
all truth that there are two classes in
our midst who are not satisfied with
our public schools. One group laments
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WEEKLY-NORWALKF
The Leading Dry
The first group would have the pupils
look college-ward, while the second
would confine them to studies that were
practical and needful for every day life.
Neither of these two groups are fully
satisfied with our schools, and tried by
either of these standards they are not
satisfactory. Most of our school
courses are planned by college- -bred
men, who, while learned and disinter-
ested, are hampered by ideas a century
old. They are satisfied with the edu-
cation they received; believe honestly
that it is the best and seek tO extend
and perpetuate the system. We are
prone to admire and revere the historic,
and often dclude ourselves with the
thought that the Old times were the
best in morals and education and that
the standard of the last century is still
a gOod'One. Because the Greeks and
Romams were great in art and litera-
ture we are inclined to think that a
greater or lesser acquaintance with
their history and tongues is among the
essentials Of our education. TO the
man of letters, to the lawyer, to the
divine, in short, to all word-users a
classical education is extremely desir-
able and invaluable. but to the person
who expects to find life’s work in some
busy shop or counting room, all know-
ledge of the Attic dialect or Cicero’s
orations becomes elegant but useless
lumber. Questlons might be asked as
to the value of the “Ologies” that deco-
rate some of our courses of school
study. The number of Business Col-
leges found throughout the land and
the success Of technical and trade
schools seem to indicate the weak spot
in our public school educational sys-
tem. That these colleges should exist
is proof that our education doesn’t edu-
cate for every day life, and that our
youths require supplementary training
in matters that are taught in our com-
mon schools, but which are not reiter-
ated W1 th that frequency requisite to
fix the matter indelibly upon the mind.
The three “R’s” have by no means
lost their utility. In mathematics [our
schools do not insist on that constant
drill in the more elementary and sim-
ple operations which would give ease
and quickness, and yet these operations
are essential to bread-winning.
The century old ideas as to the value
of learning and the curriculum to be
followed should be abandoned. The
illiterate man is now the exception not
the rule. The mere ability to read and
write no longer in. itself yields money
not confers social distinction upon its
possessor. Thisis apractical age,an age
of the mechanic, the business man and
the inventor; to fit our youths for these
callings is more important than to make
poets or orators. Yet there should be
some provision for those whose taste
may lead them on towards a higher ed-
ucation, but these tastes should be in-
born rather than manufactured. Xeno-
phon and Sallust wrote works whose
conciseness and elegance have never
been equalled, but they did it because
they had a taSte and genius for such
work, and not because foolish parental
pride had forced upon them an educa-
tion they did not seek or care for. Too
much deference is paid to the learning
of the past and too little to the needs
of the present. _
This is a large subject and fraught
with serious consequences to many of
our young people. All the wisdom
in this world, we are fully aware, is
not found in newspaper Offices, but the
criticism on our Connecticut schools is
not entirely unjustified, nor is the evil
confined to Connecticut, as these same
complaints have arisen in many other
quarters. Inasmuch as our public
school teachers only carry out the ideas
of our boards of education, it would
be well for these gentlemen throughout
the state, to examine the practical, or
if you please, the material side Of our
educational systems and meet the obvi-
ous demand for a business and bread-
earning, industrial, training.
List of Patents. .
List of Patents issued from the U. S. Patent
Office, July 5th, 1892. for the State of
Connecticut.furnished us from the office of
EARLE do SEYMOUR. Solicitors of Patents, 808
Chapel Street. New Haven. Conn.
A. C. Campbell assignor to Waterbury Far-
rell Foundry 8: Machine Co . Waterbury .
clutch treadle.
M. Clark. assignor to C. S. Hubbard,
Haddam. land plowing machine. two patents.
. 1). Clemons. assignor to American Writ-
ihg Machine 00.. Hartford, type writing ma.
c me.
0. Cohn. ass1gnor to M. W.Hen1us.Br1dge-
port. cleaning device for type writing ma-
chines.
1Unet'lumminss, New Haven,pu1verizmg ma-
C 1111
J. M. Fairficld, assignor to American Writ-
1111]ng Machine 00.. Hartford. type writing ma-
c in
A. B. Hendry x. New Haven, fishing reel, two
patents
C. S. Lewis, Waterbury ,cash register and m—
dicator.
A..A Page. assignor to Sargent db Co, New
Haven. door spring. two patents
Rhind. assignor one- half to 8Edward Miller
85 Co., Meriden, wick adjusting device.
J. B. Secor, Bridgeport. assignor one-half to
M. Anthony, electric motor.
haw. assilginor to Sargent 81. Co., New
Haven, sdoor chec two patents.
Same, door spring
G. M. Washburn.g Danbury, water heater.
G. W Wright, assignor to Sargent & 00..
New Haven, door spring.
Same, pneumatic door check.
DESIGNS.
J..D Bergen, assignor to J. D. Bergen Co.
Merideg.l blowl.
1 y u so assignor to R. Wallace & Sons
M f g Co. Wallingford, spoon or fOIk handle.
L. C.Hille1.a351gnor to Meriden Silver Plate
. CO.. Meiiden, metal border, two patents.
Failed for $750,000.
LONDON, July 8.-—-Some excitement has
been caused in the Liverpool cotton trade
by the failure of Isaac Cooke 8: Sons for
£150,000. They conducted what was known
as the Cooke syndicate in cotton, and were
carrying from 95,000 to 100,000 bales.
The Antioption 11111.
WASHINGTON, July 8.'—No agreement was
reached by the senate judiciary committee
today on the Hatch antioptjon bill. It was
the lack of the old time scholarship,
,the other thinks there is too much of it. i
decided to report the measure to the senate
without recommendations.
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Flvc Indictments.
Found by the testimony of the Physicians that,
Kickapoo Indian Sagwa,
Kickapoo Indian IIII,
Kickapoo Indian Salvo,
Kickapoo Indian Worm Killer,
Kickapoo Indian cough sure,
so fully cover the range of diseases and their
remedies that wherever
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OF THE KICKAPOO INDIAN REMEDIES
are known4'rhe Family Physician is no longer
needed.
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THESE ALL TO BE OBTAINED AT ANY
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NPENALTY for not using the Kickapoo In-
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Newest artistic designs in Jewelry and watches.
Large stock; low prices. Call or write for prices.
HENRY IBBOTTR 00.. 1113112012”
Will Prot’ect the Jews. '
BERLIN, July 8.——The minister of the in.
terior, replying to a Jewish deputation
which called upon him, promised .the‘ Jews
full protection and stern: suppression of
anti-Jewish excesses.
Governor Eagle Very Sick.
LITTLE ROCK, July 8.—Governor Eagle is
seriously ill with malarial fever, and- his
physicians and friends are greatly alarmed
byhiscondition and express fear that he
cannot recover. , ,
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New York,
July 4th, 1892.
There is probably not a store
in New York that can Show so
large a variety of Straw Hats '
as we have at each of our three
stores. Prices begin at 50 cents
for the Cheapest boys’ hats,
and rise according to age and
quality —_kcep , well doWn
though, lower than good hats
are sold for elsewhere. . Same
is true of shoes—especially
Russet Shoes, seasonable just
now and for three or four
months hence.
A substantial, pretty negli-
gee shirt can be bought for $1,
a neat suit of Nun’s Cloth,
thin yet st10ng,$12.50.A1—
together an economical out-
fit f01 so scrvicable a rig, and
with promice of comfort
Everything bought of us is
returnable for exchange or
money paid. . -
Free deliveries to all pomts w1th1n one 111111.
dred miles of New York city
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REE Prince,
BROADWAY T VVal'ren,
TO.RES 3- (1 St.
GAZETTE.
00113 Store.
TRISTRAM 81 HYATT,
2 GAZETTE BUILDING.
JACKETS AND BLAZER
We have just bought the entire stock of a manufacturer
of fine Jackets, Blazers and Roofers.
The lot con-
tains over two hundred (200) garments all made in
the very latest styles.
They are in all sizes from
30 to 42 inches, in Black, Navy Blue, Tan, Pearl, Gray
Mixed and Brown Mixed.
Our price on them will be less than the g00ds cost to make
This is an opportunity that any one in want of an
outside garmemt cannot afford to miss.
Lamas». “ entrain. WAISTSI
We are showing a full line of Ladies’ Shirt Waists in China,
India and Surah Silk, in Black, Navy, Cardinal and
White. ‘ .
French Challis Waists, Twilled Cheviot Waists, French
Cambric Waists Black Lawn Waists, White LaWn
Waists, Black and Navy
Satine Waists Striped and
Figured Porcale Waists 03.1100 Waists Ladies’ Out
ing Suits. . _ .
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Here’s news, important news
DRESS
Fifty white embroidered suits, at 98 cents to $2. 66 the suit.
beauties 1n figured China Silk Dress Patterns, no two alike, at 39c
Don’ t pass them by.
goodness in this case. Here are real, royal
per yard. Inferior goods will cost you more.
Shirt Waists.
Your Summer outfit is incomplete without SHIRT
WAISTS—and here they are (second floor.) Cam-
'bric and Percale, White lawn and Dotted Swiss,
Madras, Sateen and Laundered Linen, at 49c to $2,
including the very desirable but scarce kinds—Navy
and Black Sateen with White Pclkas. Handsome
Styles in All- Silk Waists $2. 98, $4. 98 and $5. 49.
Over fifty styles in SHIRT WAISTS await your
7 coming.
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Negllge hirts.
We wish to remind the men that they Can take
much comfort in one of our EAGLE SHIRTS one these
broiling days when the mercury climbs high in the
thermometer and a man feels like a steak on the grid
iron or like a martyr at the stake. Why suffer with
the heat when you can purchase comfort at so little
cost? These Shirts are rare bargains at 50 cents to
$3 each. After you have had one you will wonder
how you managed to exist before.
GOODS.
Don t judge quality by price , it’s no gauge of
Hoisery and Underwear.
Women’s Ribbed Vests, earn, 10 cents each.
Women’s Jersey Vests, pink, blue, salmon, cream, at
19 cents.
Lisle Vests, cream and white, at 39 cents.
Women s Seamless Black Hose at 12:} cents.
Women’ s Balbriggan Hose, 10 cents.
W’omen’ s Hose, black and fancies, at 121} cents.
Women’ s high- class Lisle Hose, solid colors or black,
boot, tans, slates and bright colors, 39 cents
Children s Seam1ess Derby Ribbed Hose. at 121}
cents.
Men’s Gauze Underwear, at 25 cent 8.
Windsor Ties, of China and Surah Silk, Grenadine
and Sateen, for men women and children, Solid Colors,
Polkas and Plaids.
The Summer Glove Line
IS COMPLETE.
From the Latest Fastenings to the Double Finger
Tips, from the Chamois Skin Glove to the French
Suede and Glace Full Dress Kid. They are all here.
Lisle Gloves, silk finish, 25 cents.
Silk Gloves, kid finish 45 cents and upward.
Black Tafl‘eta Gloves, at 10 cents each.
Black Mitts (to-days) 10 cents per pair
Chamois Gloves at 79 cents.
DID ' YOU SAY CARPET REMNANTS. 9
Yes, we have a few very desirable pieces left, but they
We are determined to close out as speedily as possible all short lengths
Be on hand early and don’t miss this Opportunity.
the people are not slow to recognize it.
and remnants of Carpets.
are going fast, as we marked them at low prices and
BOSTONHTSTORE.
corner Main and Wall Slrccls,Norwalk.
N. B.---We,ha_ve no connection w‘iit any other store.
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