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An Entertaining and I nstmctive Home Journal, Esp’céially‘ Devoted to Local News and Interests.
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N ORWALK, CONN., fEfRiDAY,‘ ‘ NOVEMBER . 91 7, 1893‘.
[$1.00. Year
PRICE Two CENTS.
Wanted—A Stable Tariff.
'Editor McCullagh, of the St. Louis
Globe-DemOcrat, attributes the result
of the. recent elections to general
causes, of which two are plainly and
prominently in sight~the hard times
and the “spectre of free trade.” '
There are no doubt many believers ..
Connecticut.
in the free trade principle in this coun-
try, but believers in the practicability
of free trade are few in number, and
the evolution of commerc‘al or finan-
cial conditions favorable to such a radi-
cal change is too remote to strike the
people with even spectral terrors. - Ap-
prehensions of material reductions of
duties by revision of the McKinley tar-
' 'ifi' unquestionably had an influence in
shaping the popular verdict of Tuesday.
Mr..McCullagh is about right, how-
ever in what he says concerning tariff
legislation : .
“What this country needs more than
a high tarifi" or a low tariff is a stable
tariff. The Constitution should be
amended so as to forbid tariff revolu-
tion or revision more than once in ten
years, except by a two-thirds vote of
each House, and no change to go into
effect in less than two years after its
enactment. ” .
It has long been the opinion of busi-
ness men that constant tinkering With
the tariff is a constant source ofdisr
turbance, no matter What shape it takes
or what party is in power, for the sim-
ple reason that the country *never
knows what to depend on, and an ele-
ment of uncertainty is injected into
every branch of trade and industry.
There seems no way possible for
eliminatingthe 'question from party
politics, but if the people could be
assured of a rest from its agitation, in
ten year periods, the business interests
of the country wOuld largely profit by
it; at least ample time would thus be
.given for testing the merits of tariff
legislation, and if amendments were ’
found to be necessary, the two-year in-
terval suggested 'between‘ their enact-
ment and going into effect would ena-
ble trade to adjust itself to such chang-
es without difficulty or danger.
In other words, if the tariff were
known to be stable and continuous in-
stead of being open to capricious mod-
ifications year after year, the result
could not failto be of substantial ben-
efit.” ‘
The Good Read Agitation.
There has been of late years a great
deal of agitation for better roads,
chiefly on paper. But good roads can-
not be built on paper. , They cost mon-
ey, and as the tax-payers stagger at the
A;
cost the good roads are not forthcom- '
ing‘. In our own State the country
highways are, as a rule, no better than
they were half a century ago, and in
many instances not as good. Scarcely
a session of the Legislature passes
without the introduction of one or
more bills designed to improve the road
laws, none of which ever reach the
Governor’s hands for approval. The
only good roads to be found in the
State are in the immediate vicinity of
the large cities, where they have been
provided by municipal enterprise.
It is not worth while to discuss the
desirability of better country roads.
This is universally conceded, and if
good roads could be secured without
increased expenditure the country
would be gridironed with them. How
to get them is .the burning question,
and on this subject the Governor of
New York contributes an interesting
and practical article to the November,
number of the North American Review.
Grouping the possible methods of road é
building under the four'headsfof na-
tional, state, county and township,
Governor Flower considers the first
two inadmissible in that they would
preate additional offices to become par.
tisan spoils to be distributed by the
party in pewer. The township plan he.
dismisses because it would be of little
use for one township to incur the ex-
pense of good roads that would end in
a quagmire at the township line.
This leaves the New York Governor
mil one plan to commend—the county
road system—and he points to .a law
passed by the New York Legislature at
the last session, partly at his own in-
Btigation, as an embodiment of his idea
upon this subject. Under this law the
Board of Supervisors, which is the tax-
ing power and local legislature in the
New York counties, the terms of the
members of which have been extended
to two years for this purpose, may by
a majority vote makeany road a county
charge and put it in good condition
either by direct taxation or by borrow-
ing the necessary money upon bonds
payable within twenty years. The sys-
tem involves the employment of a
county engineer, who shall have super-
vision of all county roads. '
The weak spot in this system is that
like the township system it is a local
option afi'air which may result in good
roads in One county ending invariably
in mud holes at the county line. The,
law has not been in force long enough
todemonstrate its effectiveness in any
locality, and- until some New York
county under its provisions is able .to
show a system of good highways, the
planmust be regarded as theoretical.
Nevertheless it is worth trying in New
'York, and Worth 'watching by other
states. If it proves effective in New
York it can be very easily adapted in
No matter what plan be tried. good
roads cannot be created out of the dust
of the earth. They must be made of
durable material, which will be costly.
The first and most important feature of
the campaign for. better roads must be
educational. The tax-payers must be
convinced that good roads at any cost
are in the interest of a wise economy.
When this has been learned the plan
that will best embody the good road
idea can easily be determined upon.
The idea that good reads can be had
for, nothing must be gotten rid of be-
fore anything else is possible in the‘way
of better roads. ,
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Obituary.
MRS. ROBERT WATSON.
One of the best known and most
highly esteemed residents of Auburn,
N. Y., Mrs. Robert Watson, died, at
the age of eighty-eight, in that city on
Monday of this week. Mrs. \Vatson
was the mother of the wife of Hon.
Theodore M. Pomeroy of Washington,
and of Mrs. General Wm. H. Seward
of Auburn, and the grandmother of
little Charlie Bostwick, 9. Norwalk
school boy, who was drowned in our
harbor in June 1873. The venerable
woman was buried Wednesday after-
noon in a beautiful spot in Auburn’s
rural cemetery where repose Gen. Wm.
Henry Seward and Dr. EdWin Hall of
Norwalk, and Prof. James Richard of
New Canaan, and where is reared, of
native rock, the commanding monu-
ment to the Indian Chieftain Logan.
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TERS‘E TALES or lHE TIMES.
Thirty-two tourists were sheltered at
the hotel Gehebe Thursday night.
—Don’t fail to read Wadhams’ ad.
bottom last page. 46-2t
Selectman Raymond’s dog has left
his master without just cause or provo-
cation.
colds : 6J3tf
Harry Bouton has 'gone to Hartford
to visit his friend Frank Byington for-
merly of Norwalk.
. There are sixteen cases on the short
calendar list of the civil court of com-
mon pleas for to-day.
—See our $1.25 Men’s Shoes. Hoyts’.
736-3t
Messrs. George and William Ward-
well paid a visit to Mr. Isaac Wardwell
at Middletown, to-day.
Mrs. Sarah Rockwell, of Wurtsboro,
N. Y., is a guest of Mrs. D. Warren
Fitch, on Merwin street.
Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo .Nickerson of
Chapel street, celebrated their fiftieth
wedding anniversary on Wednesday.
~20 per cent discount on all cloaks
purchased at the Boston store, Nor-
walk. this week. 727-tf
Edgar Demmon, the amateur pho-
tographer, has secured'excellent nega-
tives of the Y. M. C. A. officers and
rooms.
“Steeple Charley” has completed his
work on the Catholic;church~steeple at
Bethe], and now the new cross is in
position.
—Repair shoes while you wait at
Hoyts’. , , 736-31: .
The Danbury News says that “Miss
Walla Ohler of Bethel will take a posi-
tion in C. Mead’s store in Norwalk,
Dec. 1st.”
. D. Kingham of Springfield, Mass., is
in town selling copies of the old blue
laws at 10 cents a copy. They meet with
a ready sale. .'
—.The Chicago Singer Sewing Ma-
chine is now on exhibition at the Bos-
ton Store, Norwalk. Price, onlyzgtlfltls.
Barbers Frank P. Nelden and Con-
rad Engel, formerly of Norwalk, were
seen together in New York city, one
day this week.
Deputy. Sheriff Toner, of Norwalk,
who has been indisposed for two weeks,
was able to visit this city yesterday on
official business.——Bridgeport Farmer.
The funeral of the late Frank Taylor
Wlll' take place from the Cranberry
Plains chapel to - morrow afternoon,
instead of to-day,as has been published.
-Flannel' lined Shoes (Comfort).
Hoyts’ Men’s Slippers; nice; prices
low. At Hoyts’; 736-3]:
The Brotherhood of St. Andrew of
St. Paul’s church held a regular an-
nual meeting Thursday night and
elected the‘ following officers: ‘ Charles
D, Chittam, President; W. T. Taylor,
Vice_President ; Irvin Smith, Secre-
tary ; James Hubbell, easurer.
_——-—
Miss Carrie Fuller succeeds Mrs. F.
M. Leggett as nurse at the Norwalk
Hospita . . Miss Fuller’s, assistant is
Miss Mamie Beers. Mrs. Leggett pro-
poses taking a well earned vacation and
Will V1811] friends in the east and also in
Minnesota. ‘
-—Ha'le’s Lung Balsam .L25c cures‘lall‘
. The notice of. the dissolutioniof a 'co-
partnership at present existing between
a business firm on Main street, will ap-
pear in these columns to-morrow.
—All thelleading brands bf flour 60c
bag, $4.75 barrel, at the New ,York
Store, 33 Main street.
The testimony in the case of Bernard
McGovern vs. the Norwalk .Horse'Rail-
way company was finished in the court
of common pleas, on Thursday. 7“The
arguments are being heard . today,
after which the case will be give-n to
the jury. . . . 't
-—‘No doubt Hoyts’ 32 Kid Shoes are
fine. Three styles. 736-3t
Oystermen who in former years were
busily engaged in dredging at this sea-
son, are now loitering around. Bridge-
port in search of work. NotWithstand.
ing the scarcity of oysters this year,
their price is much lower than in years
past—Bridgeport Union.
——A new line of Winter Waists, tricot
flannel, serge, cashmere. etc., have
just been received at the Boston Store,
N o'rwalk. Prices from $1.29 to Sight
7 -5
A- delegation from Kabaosa Encamp-
ment, I. O. O. F., visited Stratfield
Encampment, of Bridgeport, Thurs-
day night, and witnessed the conferring
of the third degree which they aver
was done in a "goatmanlike” and
praiseworthy manner. The visitors re-
turned home greatly pleased with their
trip. '
-—A lady said “Hoyts’ $3 K’i‘d Shoe
is the best I ever saw.” 36-3t
A rat toOk advantage of a leaky spigot
in a barrel of cider at a Water street
saloon this morning, and became stag-
gering drunk. He seemed to havea
hip hurrah, I don’t care a continental
way about him, to the amusement of
several on-looke‘i‘s, one of whom took
advantage of the rodent’s condition
and killed him with a. length of stove-
pipe.
——George Taft, of the firm of Taft
Bros, returned from New York last
evening after a two days absence.
While there he attended a bankrupt
sale of one of the largest manufactur-
ers of winter clothing in the city,'and
bought up nearly $5,000 worth of the
finest of the stock, comprisingWinter
Suits, Overcoats and Ulsters. , The
goods will be placed on solemn Satur-
day, November 18th, at theijrfitore, 23
Wall street, at 50 cents on thedollars;
' use harm's sansaranirmaflis'
“THE KIND THAT CURES. ”
Settled Out of Court.
. The suit of Michael Sheehan. admin-
istrator of the estate of his brother,
who was killed at Stratford through
the blewino out of the cylinder...head
of a Conso idated locOmotive..has:been
settled out of court. Damages of 35,000
were asked.
W__
Death of A. T. Converse.
Albert T. Converse, a wealthy iron
merchant, died suddenly of pneumonia
in Norwich, Thursday nigh aged 72
years. He co ducted in
Mass, the Area 0 Malleable .Ironcom-
pany and Was at one time United “States
lighterman at San Francisco.
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—-Free! free on Saturday only; we
will give away free 4 cakes of Ozone
Soap to every purchaser of 1 pound-of
gitir 50 or 60 cent tea. The New York
ore. ,
State W. C. T. U. Officers.
. At a session of the state W. C. T. U.
in New Britain on Thursday, the fol-
lowrng officers were elected: President,
Mtg. Cornelia B. Forbes, Hartford;
corresponding secretary, .Mrs; M. M.
Andrews, Stamford; treasurer, Mrs. L.
K. Luce; honorary secretary, Mrs.
Caroline B. Buell. ‘ ‘ '
USE DANA’S SAESAPAL-lLLA,IT’S
"run KIND THAT CURES."
He Held the Baby.
A neatly dressed woman carrying a
baby three months old boarded a;'train
on the Danbury & Norwalk Division of
the Consolidated road that left Danbury
at 4:28 Thursday afternoon. on the
train arrived at Bethel, she asked
Abram Gilbert who was on his *Way to
his home in Branchville, to. hold the
child a minute,got off the trainand did
not return. No one seems to know who
the woman was and no trace of-her has
been found. Gilbert is a carpenter and
has a family. He has a three months
baby of his own. ‘
Dangerous Man In Merid‘an.
Herbert Vibert of Meriden was or.
rested Thursday afternoon for. sending .
letters to leading members of the Order
of Foresters, which, while not exactly
threatening have made the recipients
uncomfortable. A number of men
about that town are much alarmed over
Vibert’s conduct and are afraid he will
kill some one,-as he has entered offices
and told different business men that he
would kill themtor any reporters who
said anything abOut_him.
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Not Happily Wed.
There are five divorce cases on the
short calendar docket of, the superior,
court for trial today. The case of
Benjamin Buckley vs. Sadie O. Buek-
ley comes. before the court on a motion
to order plaintiff to contribute for the
support of his child and for ahmony.
The famous Ferris case comes before
the court on. a demurrer. - .
The other cases are Eliza Cofi‘e . vs.
Joseph Cofi‘e , Mary E. Hubbel vs.
Clarence Hu bell and Ida F. Keeler
ys. James Keeler‘. The .Hubbell .case
18 one of intolerablecruelty. The hus-
band Was at one time in the
business in Bridgeport.
EBradley, Cornelius Fighter
crooner,-
$300 Lost on Blrds.-‘ . -
A spirited cocking/main was fought
near Greens Farms Wednesday night,
between birds owned by P. McDonald
of Norwalk and a Bridgeport syndi-
cate. The Norwalkbirds won five bat-
tles out of sevenmnd the stakes, $100,
were‘aWai-‘ded‘ to McDonald. . About
.8200 of outside bets changed hands on
the result.
Called Haiti
Thursday evening as Comrades Brad-
,ley'i Soldier Keith, Thomas Commander
, Ellwood
and George Washington Raymond
we; on route to New Canaan to pay
Fe ‘ "'3 Post, G. A. R., a visit the vehi-
cle iii which they were seated suddenly
,cam ‘_ o‘a standstill when on Riverside
ave
the. Soldiers’ monument in the ceme-
tery. By the light of the moon the
,soldier could be seen with gun in hand.
It is alleged that the driver heard the
cry ‘of "Halt! Advance and give the
countersign.” He failed ‘to halt and
ave the horse a clip with the whip.
he animal made a start to go ahead
buts. portion of the harness suddenly
parted and the vets lost much valuable
time which possibly might have been
savedhad. they given the countersign
as asked for by the sentinel who stands
guard in the sacred ground set apart
for the final rest of those who fought
that we all might live.
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About Thermometers.
Itis amusing to note the various
thermometer readings reported by
numerouspersons on a day of extreme
heat or cold. Each man- strives to out
do his neighbors and in many villages
it is a difficult, matter to decide which
reading is to‘be relied upon. Most
persons have vague ideas of the proper
exposure for thermometers, many con-
sidering thesouth side Of a building,
in the sunlight, a good position. On
hot days they pride themselves as re-
cording the highest temperature, and
look'with scorn on a neighbor who
may, have his instrument. carefully ex-
posed on the north side Of the house in
a temperature ‘into several degrees.
In winter the difference is not so notice-
able but some persons consider the
reading from a twenty-five cent tin-
baok thermometer '_ far more reliable-
lower than theexpensive thermometer.
To getthetemperature ‘oi' the air a'cc‘uré
‘ately, rt '-thermometer must be protect-
ed. from the direct rays of the sun
which cause it to read too high. With-
out a covering at night time by radia-
tion to the sky a‘thermometer is apt to
read too low. . .’ _
' Made Merry.
There was a jolly meeting at the
Democratic club rooms, Thursday
evening. Recollections of the recent
elections were relegated to the cuspi-
dares and all present proceeded to
make merry. The entertainment com;
,menced with an Opening chorus by the
club.. This was followed by a song,
“0n the Bowery” by J. J. Keena who
warbled like a. nightingale sick with
the croup; Mr. -. J. Howard then
gave a mirth provoking recitation,
“Asleep on the Switch” and was warm;
ly applauded ; “The Song that reached
my Heart” was pleasingly sung by
Charles Squire; “On the Ocean Sail-
ing” was sung in a rollicking manner
by James Sutherland, and he narrowly
, escaped being shot by one of the audi-
ence who never worked in a sawmill;
_W. Farrell sang that pretty little bal-
lad “ Thomascat” in a manner that
would make a congress of felines envi-
ous; “Little Darling, now Good Bye,”
by E. Dufl‘y, brought tears to the eyes
of all; “The Girl I Left Behind Me”
was sung by Thomas Ward, jr., in a
Danbury tone of voice; the gem of the
evening was the duct “Cockrobbin” by
Howard and Morris, and at its close
they were asked towleave the room;
“Little Annie Rooney” Was warbled by
J. Gilhooly in a charming manner; a
comet solo by_ Prof. Dufi'y caused those
present to Wish they had never been
born; “0n the Wall Street Bridge at
Midnight.”~by J. J. _Wara. won much
sympathy for the bridge; "Two Little
Girls in .Blue” by Messrs. Sutherland
and Squire, brought down a small sec-
tion of the house the main partof same
having dropped at singing of first verse;
Thomas Sheehan sang the “Butcher
Boy” in a blood-curdlin manner, and
the entertainment close with the sing-
ing of “Sunshine Will Come Again” by
J. B. Morris. He was carried out of
the club rooms on the shoulders of the
delighted audience, and but for lthe
timely arrival of the police would have
been dumped off from the dock into
the cold, cold sea.
A
State of Connecticut.
BY HIS EXCELLENCY,
LUZON B. MORRIS, Governor.
A PROCLAMATION.
In conformity with the proclamation
of the president of the United States,
I hereby appoint Thursday, November
30, a day of public thanksgivmg, and;
recommend that the people of the
commonwealth return thanks to Al-
mi hty God for the blessings of‘peace
an health which this country has en-
joyed during the past year ; and I urge
.upon those who have in _abu nee,
that they seek out and provide for those
who are needy, so that all may have
cause forvthankfulness, and that the
day may be, in truth as Well as in form,
a ay of thanksgiving.
Given under my hand and
the seal of. the state, at the
Plus capitol in Hartford, this
f I fifteenth day of November,
- L. S. in, the year of our Lord
5 one thousand ei ht hun-
‘frv’ dred and ninet -t res, and.
"of the indepen once of the.
United States the one hun-
dred and eighteenth.
LUZON B. MORRIS.
By His Excellency’s command -
grocery '
- J our: J. Pnnnan, Secretary of. State.
a and almost directly -oppOsite -
the shade, but who failst'c note as high .
than a ‘ standard instrument, simply .
because. it falls five or more degrees: '
NUTMEGcRATINGs,
Oliver F. selleck is dead in Danbury,
aged 50 years. _
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A revival is in'progress at the Metho-
dist church in Cannons.
Frank Platt Of. Strathrd has been
notified thatfh‘e has'fallen’ heir to a
large fortu'nein England.
In Hartford it takes $6.50 to buy a
ton of coal While in Bridgeport it is
only $5.75. j_‘No‘_“-wonder Bridgeport is
the secona city in size in the state.
. Hon. Milo B.vBi_chardson, of Lime
Rock,is much improved and is now con-
sidered out of danger. His sister Miss
Carrie. Richardson, is quite ‘Sick with
the grip. < -
It is understood that Mr. Mor -
stein whose child was 'run over gfdld
killed by a horse car several months
ago in Bridgeport, has received about
$500 damages.‘ 1"
By the will of Catherine Brad of.
Bridgeport 850,0 is given to St. Frahcis’
Roman Catholic Orphan asylum, New
Haven, the sum to be used in caring
for orphans. 4 5
Among other insane convicts to be
transferred from the state prison to the
Middletown asylum by order of Gover-
nor Morris,is Rudolph Stoeffel,the mur-
derer of Andrew J. Peck of N ewtown.
. Captain Staples, who was so badly in-
jured in a runaway accident Monday,
left the emergency hospital at Bridge-
‘port Thursday, and was taken to his
home in Greenfield Hill.
provrng rapidly. ‘
_Wednesday was the twenty-fifth an-
niversary of the pastorate of the Rev.
Andrew C. Hubbard. of the Baptist
church, Danbury, and the event was
observed by his parishioners in a very
appropriate1manner. ‘
The Barbour Silver Co. of Hartford,
have discharged all their chasers,about
201p number, until spring. They were
notified that possibly they might he
wanted for a few days occasionally dur-
ing the Winter if business improves.
George W. Smith of the. Townsend
avenue house, Morris Cove, is forming
an oyster trust to be known as the New
Haven .Oyster ._company, which will
start With a capital of $300,000. Only
native oysters and s‘eeds'wilI be handled.
Peter Bonnetarre'ofiPutham want-
,ed by the policefor thevr-Nelso’n pool
room robbery anshort' time ago. has
been located in St. Maurice,» P. Q.
{Bonneta'rre is, about'eléve’n years old
and was the leader of the band of boy
buiéglars who robbed many stores in
nam. - .- '
Burglars. Opened”: window in C. H.
He is im-
' . Heine’s shoe store in MysticWednesé
day night, but did not secure h.
They ,broke into the grocery of 13:131.
Noyes, robbed the show cases, took a
glllerkts over&‘%at,l and other. things from
esore. eossis b~
hundred dollars. pro ably several
- Hunters in New London count at-
tribute the. scarcity of partridggs to
snoring, which is carried on in defiance
of.law. In Lyme, a few days ago, a
hunter found ya "hedge” of snares
which extended diagonally through a
large tract of woods. It is believed
that there are at least 2,000 snares set
in that town alone.
John Collins. a veteran of the war,
was found dead in his room at Birming-
ham Wednesday, the result of heart
disease. .Collins was 70 years old and
seemed in usual health. He served
three years during the war as a mem-
ber of the First Connecticut Heavy Ar-
tillery and had until recently been an
iggiate of the Soldiers’ home at Noro-
The recent reduction in the force of
operatives at the shops of the New York,
New Haven 8: Hartford road affects the
whole system. The shops are situated
in New Haven, Hartford and Falls Vil-
lage, Conn.; Auburn and Valley Falls,
R..I., and South Boston and Roxbury,
Mass. The reduction amounted to about
15 per cent._, and the number-.of men
discharged. is between 250 and 300.
The following invitation was s
- eat out
by the Reprobate club of Bridgeport
for an oyster supper given by that
organization :
Brother - You an respectful] re
_ . _ , , no
to attend the First Annual OysteryFighlt, tblbg
held at the Beprobates’ home for destitute set
back players. on ,John street, Nov. 16, 1893.
None eligible unless morally depraved.
th e Lus quartette have been engaged at
e enormous salary of one bushel of oysters.
Supper as soon as it is ready.
USE mums ssrisimammar'
, ‘ THE KINDTHAT cuans." 3
Two Jobs Given Ont.
Wasmxcron,‘Nov. 17.—-Tho president
appointed D. M. Kilpatrick. of Louisiana,
assistant treasurer of the United States at
New Orleans, in place of Andrew Hero,
in, and John D. Stacker, of Georgia, our.
veyor of customs at Atlanta, Ga.
Mitchell Bank to Resume.
NEW YORK, Nov. 17 --A Milwaukee
special says that the Wisconsin Marine
and Fire Insurance bank, better known as
the “M itcholl” bank, will resume.
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USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA, IT’S
~ “THE KIND THAT CURES
Amusements.
OPERA HOUSE. .
The next attraction announced at the
Opera House is “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”
which will be presented next Saturday
evening. Sprightly Louise Miller, as
Topsy attaches an unusual interest to
her part particularly, because she is
happy in the character and gets such a
lot of genuine fun .out of it. Little
Anna Laughliu, as Little Eva plays her'
childish part with all the innocence and
guile- of the. original character, _who
loved so faithfully her black friend.
Dick, Crolius, as. Lawyer _ arks, is
most amusing withhismt and humor,
and an, indispensable : auxiliary to the.
spectacular production which the fam-
ous “Parson” Da‘viee brings to us.
i
ON THE AVENUE.
- (Bx MISS Nononr.)
Eggsz‘are like morals—the ,have no '
€113le ground. If not goo they are
a a ‘ ‘ - I
Sleep eight hours out of the twenty-
four; eat three meals a day, and walk
on the sunny side of the street. -
According to law, a Widow is entitled
. to her third, but the men are generally
shy after she has buried her second.
A'ne buckle is made of thicksilver
Wires, oven together into a sort of
square lattice work and surrounded. by
andedge of plain silver half an inch
wr e.
An Odd brooch is formed of a stalk of
green gold from which hangs small imi-
tation bananas. The close resemblance
of the original color of the fruit to Ro-
man. gold makes the counterfeit article
veiy life-like.
The real cold snap of yesterda and
last night had its effect, and envy
over-coats and wraps were in demand
With such,as are so fortunate as to have
them,and some of the first fur wraps of
the season made their appearance. '
A shrewd Norwalk lady cautioned her
recently married daughter against wor-
rying her husband too much, and con-
cluded by saying: “ My child, a man is
like an egg. Keep him in hot water a
little while, he may boil soft; but keep
him there too long, and he hardens.
The OvideMusin grand concert com-
pany which is to appear at the Opera
House next Monday evening. for the
benefit of the Norwalk hospital, will be
well worth attending, and to those who
have not already secured seats we would
advise them to do so at once, as a large
audience Will no doubt be present.
A very bright man said to us the
other day: “You women are such a
race of story-tellers,” though we re-
gret to say he was not quite as polite in
his chorce of words as we have been.
“You. attempt deception in the most
bungling fashion and expect to be be-
lieved when the falsehood is so palpable
that not even a baby would be hood-
Winked thereby. If you must. fib, why
do you not do so artistically, remember-
ringfrom day-to day the tissue of de-
ception practiced before instead of
making up a new and entirely irrelev-
ant statement_ to meet the same emer-
fizngy happening at a different. hour in
'_ “Andthen when you .are cornered,
instead of blufling it out in man fashion,
why do you take refuge in that weak.
womanly subterfuge—tears-—and sob
out between drops : ‘You are always
scolding me,’ or, How can you say such
cruel horrid things ?' when the whole
trouble is that you have got into a‘ mess
and! do not know how to get out hi it. _
“The best women Will fib. ,It is a
part of their_ nature, and though they
are so bungling in their methods they
manage, after all, to make mankind be-
lieve them, and the very statements
that would never be credited if framed
by masculine lips are swallowed with-
out a murmur, proving more than ever
that woman’s mind and manners domi-
nate Whatever innate good sense man is
possessed of.” ‘ ' .
After this tirade we had nothing to
say. _but the mental reservation was
that if women were deceivers ever,they
are not such unskilful ones, after all.
A Floral Phantasy.
I am the Chrysanthemum.
I know I’m yaller,
And sometimes yallerer ;
But I am it
Just the same.
I am aware I‘m built
Somewhat ,
After the pattern of a mop ; “‘
But yet -
I am an aiflorescent epitome
Of the great American spirit
,Of git thar,
ForI struck this country
Without ascent, ‘ -1‘
. And no capital ..
Except my bloomin‘g‘shape. .
But I stood straight up
And held my head high.
And do yet.
And to-day my-self
And .my descendents
Are in the floral 400,
And the more
Frills *
We develop
The more we’re admired.
Postmasters Appointed.
C.V.Weigand has been appoited post-
master of Hawthorne and S. J. .01080
postmaster of Stanwich.
TO RENT.
Halflnch or less, 250 a day or $1.00 per week.
To RENT—Five pleasant rooms, with or
s
without stables. Two minutes walk from
sum or horse cars. Apply at No.14 Plymouth
avenue, Norwalk. 736 at
ORIENT—A pleasantly situated six room
cottage; sewer connection, City water,
near railroad station and on line of horse cars.
Price $10.00 per month. Inquire of F. E. , um-
man, 146 Main street, or E.,L. Bevan. 138
street. 73.:
. 0 BENT.,—_—House,‘ No. 11 High street. Six
. rooms With water; newly garnered and
ainted; rent 58. TA'FT Baos, lothiers. 23
all street. - 703 tf‘
0 RENE—A neat and convenient cottage
_ of seven rooms. public water etc., near
Umon Park. but three minutes walk of the
postpofi‘ice. Bent $12.50 per month. Inquire
of GEN. CHAS. OLMSTEAD. ,
To RENTo—A furniseed house, centrall -
located. Apply to “H" care Gaza'r'r
office. ~ _ 700
ain
1W
0 RENT.-—First fldor of No. 4 Elm street.
also barn. Apply to O. E. WILSON. 684 tf
1’ 0R SALE.
Half inch. or less 25c a day or $1.00 per week.
FOR SALE—A Phoenix Co. Piano Box End
Spring Buggy. ‘Bas been used. Will sell
cheap or would exchange for nail boat in good
condition. Apply at Gaza-rm office. 688 tf
IVANTED, srroan 0N8. .
Half inch or less 25c a day Or $1.00 per week.
, GOOD coon. washer and ironer desires
a situation either by the day or week.
Address B. M., caire of Gaznrrn. 735 at '
Norwalk Chronicler