Our National Prosperity.
The official figures at the treasury
department show that the fiscal year
which ended on the last day of last
month Was a great year for business in
the United States of America. The ex-
ports reached the unprecedented total
. of 81,030,335,626——an increase from the
preceding twelvem'onth of $145,854,817.
The excess of exports over imports was
$202,944,342. Imports of the value of
$458,001,145 came in free. “The first
complete fiscal year of the McKinley
‘ law’s operation,” remarks the New
York Press, “has given the nation the
largest foreign trade ever known.”
Silver.
Senator Sherman shows a just sense
of an existing public danger and of his
own responsibility concerning it, in
proposing a repeal of that part of the
existing coinage act ‘ that requires
monthly purchases of bullion. Sena-
tor Sherman was the author of this act,
it he did not frame it to suit himself.
It was a compromise designed to satis-
fy the radical silver men. While it
failed in this purpose, it has produced
a condition fraught with danger, and if
there is to be no other legislation about
silver at this "session, Senator Sher-
man’s repeal bill should be passed.
But in all probabililvit will not be.
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The Smead System Adopted. '
The Committee of the Over River
School District have practically settled
upon putting in the Smead system for
heating and ventilating the school build-
ing. The people, and especially the
school children of that district, are to
be most heartily congratulated on this
decision. What is called the “Smead
System” is deemed by practical experts
to be the best known. Of course there
are divers other plans and systems, but
none have stood the tests of long and
practical use, and wherever a practical
test or scientific examinations are
. given, it easily leads all other devices
for the purposes required. Let us all
rejoice in the progress made that in one
school in Norwalk, some decent regard
is to be had for the health and comfort
of pupils.
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Free Silver.
The folly of free silver coinage was
effectually exposed in ihe Senate when
Senator Palmer of Illinois, sent to the
clerk’s desk a letter from the Secretary
of the Treasury transmitting replies by
Director Leech of the United States
Mint to certain inquiries made by the
Senator as to silver dollars ,in circula-
tion, silver dollars stored in the Treas-
ury vaults and silver bullion in the
Government possession. The fact came
out that there were only 56,779,484
standard dollars in circulation, while
there are 357,189,251 standard silver
dollars in the Treasury vaults. The
amount of silver bullion purchased un-
der the act of 1890 and now in the
Treasury is 78,933,000 troy ounces of
fine silver, which would produce 102,-
055,000 standard silver dollars if coined,
but which would require nearly two
years and a half _to coin with the pres—
' ent facilities of the Mint.
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Comparisons are Odious.
The sworn statements of the wages
paid at the Homestead mills and cor-
roborated by the workmen. themselves,
shows that no class of mechanics or ar-
tisans in the country receive a better
reward for their labor. Compared with
the wages paid to iron and steel work-
ers in England, the scale of wages in
the Carnegie, mills is simply astonish-
ing. _ A puddler at Homestead earns al-
most as much in a day as a puddler in
, the English mills earns in a week. The
. highest wages paid to" the highest class
of .workmen in British mills, to-wit,
foremen, is $16.40 a week. The highest
wages paid in the Carnegie mills is be-
tween 380 and $90 a week. A common
laborer'or helper in the English steel
trade is paid $5 a week. In the Home-
stead mills, the same . would be paid
$10.80 a week, There is a correspond-
ing difference in every grade of work
between the British and the American
schedule of wages in the steel and iron
industries. '
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Crowlmr Gain Exports.
Each succeeding monthly statement
published by the Treasury Department
showing the exportsof breadstufi's and
domestic provisions repeats the story
of the previous month and shows that
the exports of breadstufi's and provis-
ions for the current year are greatly in
excess of last year from all American
ports. ‘ . .
A few figures by way of comparison
will make this plain. The exports of
breadstufis from all ports for the month
ending June 30 reached an aggregate
Value of $16,448,977, as against 313,.
199,536 for the same period in 1891, . or
an-i-ncrease of more than 30 per cent.
The total exports of breadstuffs for the
year ending June 30 reached $288,925,-
000, as against $123,156,525 for the pre-
ceding year, an increase of 130 per
cent. The increase in the exports of
domestic provisions is less marked, but
it is in greater propertion than the in-
crease in the total exports for the year.
so figures are full of encourage-
m for the export trade of the coun-
try for 1892. ‘ '
That Aurorau
Reports continue to come in giving
.varied descriptive details of the surpass-
ingly beautiful auroral display of Sat-
urday night. At Nyack, on the, Hud-
son, a correspondentof the Tribune re.
ports the view as resplendently magnif-
ce'nt. ‘ From 10 o’clock until midnight
' W E E KL Y, - N on W A-L-K GA 2 E‘Tfr-E.
E. s.‘ u E. s. u E. s. u. E. s. :1
wonderful lights flashed across the
heavens from east to west andfrom the
horizon to the zenith. 'The most re-
markable and beautiful scene was at
11.45 o’clock. Suddenly the outline of
a rainbow, stretching entirely across
the northern sky, appeared. In a min-
ute every color of the solar spectrum
was intensified, and stood out boldly in
a pea-green sea of flame. From the in-
ner side of the semicircle down to the
from the outside went streaks of yel«
low, red and green, up to the zenith.
There a large crown had formed and
stood out boldly in the flashes. The
rainbow was visible for about three
minutes, but the crown in the zenith
could be seen for about an hour.
Of the same phenomenon the Tribune
editorially says that “it is doubtful if
the ‘ Northern Lights’ ever before ap-
peared so brilliant in this latitude as
'they did on Saturday night. The phe-
nomenon first attracted attention about
8.30. when what seemed to be a narrow
ribbon of silver with golden edges
showed itself in the northern sky and
descended from a point at an angle of
about 75 degrees to about ten degrees
from the horizon. After this other gold
and silver ribbons gathered, giving the
appearance of reflections from some
fiery furnace, and rolled and lashed the
sky lazily, backward and forward like
a huge serpent. These frictional elec-
tric displays, or whatever else they
may be called, continued and pulsated
with marked rapidity, at times almost
disappeared only to reappear with more
energetic vividness and life. They
were the most brilliant and fiery a lit-
tle after 10 o’clock, and carried the
thoughts of Arctic travelers back to the
dark winters on Northern Greenland’s
coast, where these electric disylays are
more frequent than here and more awe-
inspiring. ”
‘The Meat Famine.
It seems curious that just at this sea-
son of the year, when the laws of hy-
giene and good sense and good living,
dictate a larger diet of vegetables and
fruits, of eggs and poultry and food
from the abounding sea, than at any
other period, the Chicago Armours
should combine, as our local dealers
afiirm they have done, to send up the
price of beef and mutton from ten to
twenty-five per cent.
That the Chicago packers and ship-
pers have the power to squeeze the
market and advance prices at will may
readily be conceded. But even grasp-
ing monopolists are supposed to have
some sense. The attempt to corner-the
meat market at this season, when the
great mass of meat Consumers can best.
get along without meat,displays a want
of busineSS sense that raises a doubt
whether the combination which has
forced up prices may not after all, in
some slight degree, have its seat nearer
home than Chicago. The cause of the
advance is not so clear as the fact of
the advance. Various reasons are as-
signed, but in general the fault is laid
at the door of some one else than the
butcher who seeks to explain why, in
the season when there is the least de-
mand for meat of any kind, the prices
should have so greatly advanced.
Our retailers declare that the advance
has been caused by a combine of the
Chicago and other Western shippers
and as the latter are too far away or
care too little to, or cannot contradict
the story, it goes.
There is nothing improbable, how-
ever, in this explanation of the cause
for high prices except that it is the
worst possible time of the year to make
and maintain an advance.
Coal too, has gone up and as if to
equalize that fact, ice is scarcer and
dearer. Then our sea-food has ad-
vanced, clams to more than double
former rates and worth in the Norwalk
market a dollar a bushel more, than our
world celebrated Norwalk oysters! And
last comes the usually reasonable and
moderate farmer, who has “caught on”
and wants a dollar and a quarter for a
pair of chicken broilers no bigger than
quailsl How is the good honest house-
wife, under such conditions, to set out
her table and scrimp enough from
hubby’s close weekly allowance for the
family expenses, for her autumn bon-
net? These be serious problems in
every household. And “shall such
things be and overcome us like a sum-
mer’s cloud without our special won-
der ?” Shall we f‘rather endure the
ills we have than fly to others we know
not of,” or philosophically convince
ourselves that this is the season when
humanity is the better for the use of a
minimum of meat; that vegetables are
plenty and cheap, the various prepara-'
tions of wheat, oats, barley and corn
plentiful and very nourishing, our fish
markets bountifully supplied, so ordi-
nary mortals can give the high-priced
butcher the cold shoulder without seri-
ious inconvenience, if not with positive
advantage to themselves.
The Armours will find a way to re-
duce prices if they find it necessary to
do so, to sell their meats. Keep cool
and meat prices will come down with-
out the neCessity of inaugurating a riot.
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The Y. M. C. A. bicycle club of Stam-
ford will make alantern parade July 28.
Thomas Belden, of Winnipauk, was
about this morning with a basket of
peas in the pod. one of which was six
inches lon and three inches in circum-
frence. _
variety. They Will probably prove an
can be utilized eith'ér for clothes-pins
or door hinges.
horizon were bands of yellow light, and '
. hey are of the Telephone
economical pea to purchase as the pods
Mr. J. 0. An erson
0f Scottdale, Pa... a veteran of the 11th Penn.
Vols, says, as a result of war service he
Suffered Every Minute
From liver and kidney troubles,- catarrh in the
head, rheumatism and distress in his stomach.
Everything he ate seemed like lead. Sleep
was restless, and in the morning he- seemed
more tired than when he went to bed. He says:
Hood’s Sarsaparilla
and Hood’s Pills did me more good than every-
thing else ut together. All my disagreeable
symptoms, lave gone.” Be sure to get Hood’s.
HOOD'S PILLS are the best after-dinner
Pills. They assist digestion and cure headache.
ing of the’members of Co. F. on Tues-
day evening, July 26th, for the purpose
of electing a lieutenant to fill the va-
cancy caused by the resignation of
First Lieutenant E. G. Aiken.
The fourteenth annual meeting of
the Connecticut Commercial Travelers’
association will be held at Pleasure
Beach. Bridgeport, on Friday, July 29.
A fine dinner will be served, and music
will be furnished by Jerome May’s ban-
jo quartette and the colored quartette.
Charles J. Smith, the painter, has
done an excellent piece of work in .re-
papering and painting the Hope Hose
Co. parlors. He is now painting the
wood work of the building on the first
floor and expects to finish the work to-
day. The Hope Hose boys now have
reason to feel proud of their quarters.
The Mystery‘SolvedLr -
The mystery of the attempt. upon the
lives of the young men, Fallon and
Patrick, at Southport. as recorded in
the GAZETTE. has been solved.- The
would-be murderer turnsout to be a
crazy Polander with a fancied griev-
ance. -
The Weather.
No one could wish for more delight-
ful mid-summer weather than has been
given mortals for a week past thrOugh
New England, and the Middle States;
Yet on Tuesday the thermometer
reached 92 degrees at Springfield.Ill.;
94 at Keokuk and Dubuque, Iowa; 96
at Pierre. S. D.: '98 at Denver, 001.,
and Concordia, Kan., and 104 at Miles
City, Mont. ' ‘
The Herald thinks this wave of high
temperature may reach here by Sun-
day, but it is not even unlikely that It
may get split up and dissipated'over
the great northern lake regions and
thus not reach here.
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Real Estate.
The following Norwalk real estate
transactions are taken from the Real Es-
tate Record: . ' "
W'ABBANTY DEEDS.
Land, J. R. Raymond to Carrie E. Tyrrell. ‘
. Gowan. _ .
Wilton av.. W. H. Billsborough to Geo. B. By-
ing 0n.
Harvey 5115.. Chas. B. Parmele to Bichaad H.”
Parme e.. .
Henry st... Eliza Hawxhurst to B. H. Rowan. ~,
Franklin av.. E. A. Godfrey to A. E. Austin;
Same. A. E. Austin to Harriet M. Craddock. '
Elquod av.. O- Disbrow to, Randolph
Knippel. - ' , _
Wes: st., J. R. Raymond to W. T. Raymond et
a . , .. , .
Pleasant st., J. H. Ferris to Patrick McGuin-
niss et ux. .
Same. Emma E. Stevens to. same.. ~ -
Elizabeth st., R. F. Askew to Otto. Barthola
Burbank st., Catharine Lattin‘ to Catharine
. O’Connell. . " '-- ' - . ‘
F. N. O’Brien to; Isabella E. Stinson.
Main st., S. B. Sherwood to os.- . cad.
Cedar'st.. J. H. Forms to John E. Rooney. .
Gentler st? Allen Danclay‘ to Bertha B. Dan-
0 ay 9 a .
Land. Anna M. Lounsbury to Morris Golderg.
Highway. S. Daskman ~ admr. to Henrietta
Freudenthal. . :=.- f . ‘
MORTGAGE "nnnns.
Maple av.'. Wm. F.._White et ux to J. H.
Lowndes..............- ............. ;..-$1.260.00
Land. Sam’l Raymond et al. to R. .
reen . .».. ............... . ...... 4 000.00
Woodbury.av.. Thos. Longstafi Jl‘.. to
. ‘ reen.._....._ ....................... ,200.00
Franklin an; Geo. W. Craddock et ux.
to A, E.~A,ustm ..... _ .................. 1,807.29
Elmwood. .av., .13. Kmppel to, J. H.
Lowndes ; ............................ 1.200.00
Samersame‘ to B. Palleste .............. 500 00
250100
600.00
Summit st.. B. Vol t to J. L. Richards.
Lincoln av.,A. G. udson et al. to C.E.
Woodstock ...........................
- 1 ' QUIT CLAIM DEEDS.
Wilton‘av..Geo. R. Byington to Rosa Bills-
borough. .~ _
Cam , st.. Norwalk Sav. society to Esther 0.
ur .
School st.. 0. B. Coolidge tr, to Rebecca G.
. Olmstead. '
Cedar st., 8. R. Wilcox to Augusta Wakeman.
NOTICE or FORECLOSURE.
Henry st.. R. H. Rowan vs. J os. Sullivan et al.
Ought to be In Jail.
Some two weeks ago Mrs. Joseph
Bucknam gave John Hyatt, “Danbury
Jack,” a large Silk parasol to repair.
He took it away wrth him promising to
return it in a short time, but failed to
do as promised. Yesterday afternoon
Mr.-Bucknam met Jack on the street
and insisted on the return of the {para-
sol. Jack told him that it was with
some other articles ‘at Miller’s black-
smith shop and If he would only wait a
moment he would go and get it for him.
Mr. Bucknam inclined to the belief
that Jack was lying and followed close-
lv behind him. Jack went into the
shop, but did net'stop until he reached
a rear door opening which he darted
through and started on a run to Lewis
street, to Mill hill and down to Smith
street where he attempted to hide in a
clump of bushes, but he was too closely
followed by Mr. Bucknam, who coming
up to him again demanded the parasol.
Jack tried to put hlm ofi' . at first, but
finally admitted that he did not know
as to the whereabouts of the parasol.
Strangely enough Mr. Bucknam did
not cause Jack’s arrest. We hear of
other cases where Jack has acted-in the
to him for repairs. There was a time
when one could place an umbrella in
J ack’s hand.w1th a fair degree of assu-
rance that it would be returned, but
evidently it IS not safe to do so now.
Furthermore both Jack and wife are
getting to be a nuisance about town
seem to be in jail.
Captain Rose has received orders
from the Adjutant Gen.. to call a meet»
W. Norwalk.Thomas, Mc lowan to John'Mcf
same manner with umbrellas entrusted ,
and the better place for them would-
as. u E.S. u' E. s.‘ u
Lllll S'SHI
BEIUGT’IIGN EN '
THE SEASON IS SHORT * NOW,
BEFORE OPENING '
FALL Goons.
Must commence t0 makegroom.
E.S
HI WAISIS'.
Offer you today our entire stock of
Ladies’ Shirt waists
At a reduction of 25 to 50 per cent.
Edwvard Street, ‘
HALF TEE MEN
Are not half suited in suits; they
put up with just about half; their
money’s worth. It’s better to ride a
donkeythat carries you safely than a
horse that throwslyou. ' Fairy stories
are entertaining, but they’re not to
be taken seriously. A streak of com-
mon sense clears the atmosphere like a
streak of lightning and for common
sense buyers we have a common sense
suit. It’s just the thingto buy now, it’s
just the thing to {wear now, it’s better
than most and it’s as'good as any. Our
Straw Hat stock is the largest in town
and price the lowestgl“ 3 ’ I
Masonic Building,
NORWALK. ~ .
Comstock Bros.
U
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a
4!
-II-"‘- - "10%
'P'“ .
'Con'stock. BTOS-, . '
14 So. Main Street, -
so. NORWALKL -
E. GUSOWSKI,
Merchant ~ Tailor.
I have just received the Finest and
f ~ and Largest Selection of
SPRING AND SUMMER SUITIN GS,
TBOUSERINGS AND VESTINGS,
Ever shown in Norwalk. which I will make
up In style and price to suit everybody.
. n. eusowszr, . .
Corner Wall and Water Sis, Norwalk
Just Received. Large Lot
PULL HARD, NEVER RIP
. PA NTS ! .
$1.00, $1.25 to $2.00.
Impossible to Rip Them'I
TAFT BROS,
CLOTHIERS.
23 .WALL, STREET. NORWALK
Sole Azentshere for the Pull Hard Pants 00
Building Lots Fur Sale.
, BYITHE
HOTOII POINT IMPROVEMENI
BOMPANY,
AT
ROTON POINT.
For particulars apply on the premises or 'to
any of the follow1ng directors: James W.
H att. JohnD Kimmey, Norwalk; E. :A.
oodward. C. Swartz. South N orwalk. -
NOTICE.
3 LL persons are hereby forbidden to trust
any one on account of the Roton Point
rovement Company without an order sign'
ed y J. Finkenstemfieneral manager. ‘
By order of JA ES “ xixATT -
. , . Pres—.den,
.E A WOODWAR . .
Seer-star?
Horse Shosing.
THE undersigned has taken the shop in th-
front of S. .‘Bubyls on Cross street. and
Is prepared to do Horse Shoeing in a first-
'Edwin 0. Keeler,
class manner. Give me acall. . t 13
' _'_JOHN T.LX.0ETTI
PROF. J. 11, tumor,
Organist and Director 0) St.-'Mary’s
Church.
. —-TEAGHER on...
Piano, Organ, Harmony, Singing,
Violin and cello.
Piano Insrructions
By the German Method.
Residence, 23 WE S'l“ AV‘ENUL
THE FAIIIFIELII GDIIIIIY 1
National Bank.
CAPITAL, - $200,000.00
James. W. Hyatt, President.
Lewis. 0. Green,
Vice-President. Cashier.
DIRECTORS :
JAMES W.HYAT.T E.STJOHN LOCKWOOD.
EDWIN O. KEELER. DAVID B- MILLER.
IRA COLE. MOSES B. GLOVEB.
W. B. E. LOCKWOOD. LEVI WARNER.
Accounts of Manu‘faolurors, Mot-
ohanls and Individuals Solioilod.
THE Bank has recently placed in its
. fire-proof vault, a burglar-proof
safe containing safe deposit boxes fo-
the convenience or their depositors
which they offer free or cnarge
Ilr. F. W. IlaImor,
Painless Dentist. ,
Artificial Teeth Wilhoul Plates.
( Crown and Bridge Work.)
Best Set of Teeth on Red Rubber
Guaranteed to 'be the‘ Best and the Same
that other Dentists charge Twice as much for
Teeth extracted without pain - - 500
Soft Fillings - y - - 500 and up
Gold Fillings - - - $1.00 and up
All work pertaining to Dentistry guaran-
teed to bathe best workmanship at prices
about one-half charged by other dentists .
Office, 42 Washington Street, “
Over Post Office. South’Norwalk.
' HARNESSEOR SALE.
A second hand. light Demarest trotting har-
ness In good order, Will be sold at a bargain
to a quick buyer. Also a new. light deuble
.harness, same make. price $50.00. - ' .
em mm a,
, Mmfimar- Manpxun. .13., superintend-
ent of our Printingpépartments.is unexcelled
as a Book."Jobgand:~” Newspaper Printer. and
all work entrustediltd'him will be promptly.
reasonably andg‘iisitifiactorily done. Specia
care and attentiongivento ' " -
. CHURCH» ANné‘SOGIETY PRINTING.‘
The waitres- or
Menu Cards
.
' Dance Offers 7 i
B a11."Tilflitts,
mushrooms, .
WINE -_;LISTS.
SW00 ' Hangers, ..
7’
\Nedding _ -
InVitations,
Business Cards,
Visiting cards
——AT THE—'
[Jail Gazelle
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a
Church and ,
i». Society Work.
DANN’S HARNESS STORE,
. River Street. -
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