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' VOL. XCIV.—NO. 11.
NORWWGAZETTE.
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THE FAVORITE HOME PAPER.
Independent 11-311 Innis: Neutral ill inning.
The Gazette has the largest cir-
culation of any paper in Norwalk.
and furnishes the lowest advertising
rates- ‘
Overlooked Them.
It is evident that Governor Morris’
strange Fast Day proclamation was not
intended for the Jews, the Unitarians
and other religious denominations, who
do not believe in the Second person of
the Trinity.
An Unpleasant Outlook.
The cigar business gives employ-
ment to 300,000 operatives, (and this
great interest is now threatened with
an increase of internal revenue tax.
The present tax is $3 a thousand, and
it is proposed to add $2 to this, mak-
ing a tax of $5 per thousand, an in-
crease of 66 2-3 per cent.
To this the cigar makers of Norwalk
and elsewhere are objecting most stren-
uously. In the first place, it would be
a heavily disproportionate increase.
Whisky, for instance, is to be raised
from 90 cents to $1.10 per gallon, an
advance of only 22 per cent, as against
66 per cent. That is to say, cigars are
to be burdened, with taxation three
times'as heavy as rum ; and the former
could scarcely be put in the category
of luxuries, now-a-days. ,
Cigars run in cost all the way from
$10 to $100 a thousand. The cheaper
brands are smoked by the poor, and if
this extra tax is added it would fall
heaviest on that class. In other words,
a poor man’s smoke would be taxed 50
per cent., while those able to indulge
in the highest priced brands would pav
only 5 per cent. in the way of duty.
In event of this adverse legislation
being enacted, one of two things will
happen: either the cost of cigars will
be materially increased to the mass of
smokers. or else our factories will have
to pay lower wages.
A Hint For Mayor Keeier
Mayor Schieren of Brooklyn is a re-
former. He was elected to his high of.
fice that he might institute and carry
out a number of much needed reforms,
and he is attending strictly to business.
But he is achieving unpopularity among
Brooklyn alderman, for he has vetoed
the resolution which provided for the
purchase of eighteen aldermanic gold
badges, to cost no mOre than $50 each.
This action was taken, says the mayor,
because he can find no provision of law
authorizing the expenditure of public
money in such a manner. That con-
clusion may be' strictly correct when
viewed from the legal standpoint,but it
will be difficult to convince very many
people that the equities are being cared
for. A badge-decorated alderman is a
thing of unfading beauty and a potent
municipal force, but an alderman with-
out a badge is a lost sheep, an aimless
wanderer, a discredited being. With
fifty dollars’ worth of official insignia
upon his breast the alderman was invul-
' nerable to influences such as governed
other men, and was, by those people
who were more or less dependent upon
aldermanic favor, credited with posses-
sing the heaven-bestowed gift of infal-
libility; badgeless, who will be so poor
as to do him reverence ? Carrying with
him the jeweled corporate indorsement
of his position,the saloons and the then;
ters and the' trolley lines and all other
forms of Brooklyn amusement were his
whenever he wanted them; but unless
the common councilmen overrides the
mayor’s veto there opens up to the al-
dermanic eye a vista of personal expen-
diture utterly unexpected, and accord-
tOvtlle aldermanic idea, wholly unnec-
essary.
EDITOELAI‘LEITER.
WASHINGTON, MAEOHJG, 1894.
DEAR GAZETTE :—The Senate has been
discussing the silver seigniorage bill and '
the House wrestling with appropriation
and deficiency bills all the week. The
chief interest about the capitol in the
silver bill has apparently crystallized
into the question as to whether the
President will approve, veto or let it
become a law, by his. non-action. The
Senate passed the bill yesterday by a
majority of thirteen. '
THE TARIFF.
The Tariff bill has not yet gotten out
of theFinance Committee of the Sen-
ate. The city is full of manufacturers,
merchants, shippers, and capitalists all
opposing certain features in the bill
they believe ruinous to themselves and
the business interests of the country.
What sort of a bill, if any, will finally
be passed, no Yankee is at present-cute
enough to guess.
PATENT OFFICE INVESTIGATION.
The Sena.Committee on Printing
resumed their investigation into the
Patent Office Gazette contract award.
It had been the intention of the com-
mittee to hear the testimony of Presi-
dent George W. Dunn and Mr. Bailey,
of the National Lithographing Com-
pany, but Mr. Bailey did not appear.
Mr. Dunn was the only Witness exam-
ined, and his testimony did not shed
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much additional light on the manner
in which the contract was obtained.
There was nothing in his testimony that
injuriously reflected on the Commis-
sioner of Patents or Mr. Josiah Quincy.
except that the latter gentleman had
introduced him and Mr. Kenney to the
Commissioner of Patents. He also tes-
tified his belief that his company would
have been organized and gone to wor
on a New York contract, if it had failed
in getting the Patent Office work. This
removes the averment that the com-
pany was formed after the contract was
obtained and would never have existed
had it failed to do so. The committee
is to continue its investigation again
today.
RIVER AND HARBOR
The River and Harbor Committee of
the House is moving along steadily. It
is expected that the measure will be
reported in about two weeks. Of course
Norwalk harbor gets nothing for the
good reason that no One was interested
enough to secure the; necessary pre-
liminary surveys and official recom-
mendation for an appropriation.
rENSION MATTERS.
There have been two or three meet-
ings of the committee on invalid pen-
sions lately at which the discussions
have waxed to a very high heat. In
one form or another the policy of the
pension bureau in suspending pension-
ers underlies most of the contention.
When the proviso was inserted in a de-
ficiency bill last December that a pen-
sion should be a vested right to the ex-
tent that it could not be suspendedpr
taken away without thirty days’ notice
to the pensioner and information. of
the nature Of the charges against him,
the principal bone of contention was
thought to have been removed. This
legislation was inserted in the bill at
the suggestion of the chairman of the
committee, Representative Martin, an
Indiana democrat, although it had pre-
viously been urged by republicanson
the floor of the House. Charges are
now bein brought forward by repub-
lican meififrs that the Commissioner
of Pension ”rs ignoring the act of.last
December. Chairman Martin has inti-
mated that if these charges can be sus-
tained an iron-clad resolution or act,
which would force the department to
carry out the 'views of Congress in its
policy, should be passed.
Another pension question to come
before the House will be raised over
the action of the committee in voting
that applicants or pensioners should, in
justica, be permitted to review all the
evidence against them in possession of
the authorities and not be left to fight
in the dark.
ERRATA.
In your correspondent’s last week’s
letter, referring to the return to the
House of Hon. Galusha A. Grow, of
Pennsylvania, after an interval of'forty-
four years from his'first" election to
Congress, and to his memorable repulse
of an assault made upon him by Con-
gressman Keitt, the residence of the
latter was erroneously printed as from'
Mississippi. Keitt was a Representa-
tive from South Carolina, and Barks-
dale, who tried to pull him away from
Grow, was from Mississippi. So noted
became the records of these ante-bel-
lum Congressmen, and now rev1ved by
the return of Mr. Grow to the House,
that a brief outline of each one’s biog-
raphy, will prove of present interest :—
Lawrence Massilon Keitt was born in
Orangeburg District, S. (3., October
4, 1824 ; died in Richmond, June 4, 1864.
He was electedto Congress in 1852, and
served till his withdrawal in December,
1r60, to become a member of the Sc-
cession Convention of South Carolina.
in 1862 he joined the Confederate army
as Colonel of the 20th S. C. Vols., and
was mortally wounded at the battle of
Cold Harbor, June 2d, 1864, dying in
Richmond the next day. The GAZETTE’S
correspondent was present at that san-
guinary battle, and reported it for both
this paper and the N. Y. 'lribune, but
the mortal wounding of Keitt, and his
death at the Richmond hospital, next
day, was not known in the Union lines
until' some time subsequently.
William Barksdaie was born in Ruth-
erford County, Tenn., 21st of August,
1821 ; died at Gettyburg, July 2d, 1863.
He was a member of the non-commis-
sioned staff of the 2d Mississippi in the
Mexican war. When Preston S. Brooks
assaulted Charles Sumner in his seat
in the old Senate chamber, Barksdale
was present and prevented the inter-
ference of bystanders. When Mississ-
ippi seceded, he left his seat in Con-
gress and took command of the 13th
Miss. Vols, and rose to the rank of
brig-gen. in the rebel service. He
commanded the 3rd brigade of Early’s
division during the second day’s fight
at Gettysburg and was mortally wound-
ed within our lines, while leading his
men in the assault upon the Union left,
and’died in the-barn-yard, as described
in last week’s letter.
So passed from earth, on fields of
carnage, these two noted southern ‘ ‘fire-
eaters,” as they were proud to be called,
while the patriotic Grow returns to the
body the others left to cast their lot
with treason, to continue the env1able
career begun by him when most of the
present generation were unborn. .HIB
political history is worthy of mention.
In 1850 he was first elected to Congress,
and a year later, as the candidate of
the republicans, against James L. Orr,
democrat, was declared Speaker of the
House of Representatives for the Thir-
ty-scventh Congress. For 81X years,
from 1859 until 1865, he served as chair-
man of the committee on territories,
under Speakers Banks and Pennington,
during which time the famous troubles
in Kansas were in progress. Although
seventy years of age, he seems in_h1s
prime. He has a ruddy complexmn,
erect figure, being over 6 feet in height,
short gray beard, and might easily pass
for a man of 45 years.
PERSONAL.
Mrs. James G. Blaine has filed a copy
for record here, of the will of her late
husband. Congress has passed a joint
resolution permitting Gen. 0;
ard to accept from the French govern-
menta decorationof the National Order
of the Legion of Honor. The widow
of the late acting Vice-President La-
fayette S. Foster, of Norwich, is here.
Henry A. Lambert, of Bridgeport, is
also here As ever, 3. *
0. How-_
USED EMMY. ‘
Burglars FOPGG an Entrance into
Comstock Brothers” Store.
Frightened Away Before Securing
Much Plunder.
Comstock Bros. clothing store, at
the corner of Wall and Isaacs streets
was burglarized at an early hour
Thursday night.
The store is, as is well known, loca t-
ed in the Masonic building, is one of
the largest in town, and extends on
the Issues street side about 100 feet
back.
At the rear end of the building is
a door Opening' on Isaacs street, and
used by the janitor in reaching the fur-
naces in the basement. On entering
this door, there is another door to the
right connecting with the clothing
store.
About 8 o’clock the janitor, Mr.
Ephraim Merritt went to the building
tOQtake care of the fires and was sur-
prised to find the outer door unlocked.
He also noticed that the door leading
into the store was slightly ‘ajar, but
as the hour was early thought that per-
haps some of the employees were in
the store, and continued on down to
the basement. After doing his work,
which took but a few moments, he re-
turned to the landing and this time
found the store door wide open. He
called out the names of the different
employees of the store, but as no one.
answered him he looked inside but
failed to see anyone. '
He immediately went up into the St.
John’s Lodge room and notified Mr.
Herbert W. Kemp, the head salesman
at the store, and then came down and
notified Capt. Wallace Dunn of the po-
lice force, who visited the scene and
found that the store had been broken
into. He also found a small jimmy,
such as is used in opening boxes, and
an umbrella.
Further investigation went to show
that the burglars had gained an en-
trance thr_ough the first door by the
use of a skeleton key, and had then
forced open the store door with a jimmy.
It is believed that the burglars had
been in the store but a short time when
Mr. Merritt put in an appearance, and
that they took advantage of his absence
in the basement to make good their
escape.
That they were frightened awayis
evident from the fact that the only
things so far missed are two or three
suits of oheviot clothes and a few caps.
A bundle of gloves was found onitne‘.
floor, which the burglars had probably? ,
dropped in their haste togetsaway. "" ;
1t was a stormy night, and"~‘compara-
tively few persons were on the street,
even though the hour was early. .' ‘he
store was lighted by several incandea.
cent lights, which it is customary to
leave burning all night, and any one
moving about in the storezcould have
been plainly seen from the street.
The wife of Gen. D. N. Couch, who
lives on Isaaes street, a few doors from
the store, recalls the fact of having,
late Thursday afternoon, seen three
men pass her home, and going further
on, step and talk, and at the time
remarked that they acted in a suspi-
cious manner.
The full extent of the loss to Com?
gtock Bros. will probably be inside of
25.
The door which was forced open is a
heavy one, and has two mortise locks
and a bolt. But little damage was done
to the door or casing, however, in forc-
ing it open.
It is. believed to have been the work
of local burglars, members it is thought,
of the gang which has operated with
such success on several stores in South
Norwalk within the past few months.
It was a bold attempt, as there is not
a store in the city where a burglar
would run a greater risk of being ap-
prehended.
The Divorce Court.
There was no divorce court held last
week but there are enough cases on the
docket for today to make the average
for two-weeks good. There are eleven
cases to be heard by Judge Shumway.
Of these, five come before the court on
the straight issue of whether or not a
decree should be granted. The other
six are brought up on motions.
In the case of Mary F. Stevens vs.
Wallace A. Stevens, the defendant
moves for non suit. John S. Kelso who
is sued by Sarah M. S. Kelso, wants a
more specific statement of the ground
on which his wife wishes a divorce. In
the case of William Codman vs. Ann
Codman, judgement is asked for failure
to comply with an order of the court.
In the case of Henry Sanford his wife
makes a motion for an allowance. She
wants money for counsel fees to defend
the suit. The defendant in the Hamil-
ton divorce case asks for a«bill of par-
ticulars. In the case of Josephine
Thompson vs. Wm. H.Thompson, a mo-
tion for further order of notice is made.
The cases which are to be tried on the
real issue are Mary Sellick vs. John W.
Sellick, Charles J. McLean vs. Marion
McLean, Marietta Blaine vs. James E.
Blaine, Annie Maria Dayton vs. J ede-
diah Dayton, and Lewis Butler vs. Isa-
bella Butler.
Saved an Express Train.
Charles Reilly,16 years~old,employed
in the office of Tait’s mills at Trum-
bull, saved the 5 O’clock express from
Bridgeport Thursday afternoon. When
the train was due, a carload of coal on
a siding upset on the main track and it
was impossible to remove it before the.
arrival of the train. Reilly saw the
situation at a glance and started up the
track» in 'a blinding snow storm. He
soon heard the roar of the approach-
ing train and when it appeared he
warned the enginecrand the train was
brought to a stop Within a few feet of
the obstruction. The train was well
filled with passengers and had it struck
the coal it would have gone over an
embankment. The passengers pre sen t-
ed Reilly with a purse of money.
Lelia snout]; ENDED.
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Disposition of Josie Barry’s Case
oi: the County Commissioners.
Codntv Home Children Entitiedto
injstruction in Their Own Faith;
After several years of contention in
the courts the celebrated case of Josie
Barty was yesterday permanently set-
tled' by the County commissioners.
The; result is a victory for Rev. J. B.
Nih l], pastor of St. Patrick’s parish,
Bri geport, but it is more important in
the fact that it establishes the right Of
Catholic parents whose children. have
become county charges, to have the
latter educated in the faith of their
parents.
J0me Barry, the daughter Of Mrs.
Margaret Whalen, was several years
agogcommitted to the County home for
dependent and neglected children.
Under the law as it then existed a child
.once committed to the home was abso-
lutely in the charge‘of the County com-
missioners until 16 yearsof age. The
law 5 further provided that no child
should be taken from the home except
to be placed in “well selected family
homes,”. or with the consent of the
commissioners to be returned to the
parents upon proof being shown that
the latter were again able to properly
care for their children.
In some instances Catholic children
were transferred by the commissioners
to families not of the same faith. The
Catholic clergy claimed the right to
;visit such children for the purpose of
imparting religious instruction. Mrs.
Almira Wooster, of Saugatuck, in
whose home. Josie Barry was placed,
denied this right and first on behalf of
her parents and again by Father Nihill,
the matter was taken to the courts.
Judge Fenn, then on the Superior
Court bench, decided that the courts
had no power to compel anyone to ad-
mit to their home any person save such
as they chose. At the same time Judge
Fenn expressed his regret that the law
was so framed as to deny the relief
asked by parents whose misfortune in
havmg their children committed to the
County home was in many instances
,not_of their own causing. Judge Fenn’s
decision was confirmed by the Supreme
Court.w_ho decided that the County
commissioners could not sanction the
removal of children from the County
home to any other institution.
Tq-day’s action of the County com-
missioners was based on the law passed
by the last Legislature which permits
the ansfer of» children on the applica-
t'l‘é‘ {if a responsible person,~from the
Countyhomes to other proper homes
or institutions. Josie Barry is to be
placed in an academy at Putnam which
18' conducted under the auspices of the
Sisters of Mercy.
He Got Full.
In the civil court of common pleas to-
day, the case of. Michael Short vs Ben-
jamin Harris Will be heard. The case
comes before the court on a motion for
judgment for want of answer. ' It isa
Norwalk case and fraud is alleged by
the plaintiff. The suit is brought to
annul a deed of some property in Ridge-
field. The plaintiff claims that he Was
offered $1,000 for the property by Har-
ris. .
He had the deed drawn transferring
the property to Harris. The latter did
not give Short any money save 850 to
bindthe bargain. The deed gave him
credit for paying the full amount.
Short alleges that Harris got him drunk
and stole the deed. The next morning
when he missed the deed he visited the
town clerk’s office and found that Har-
ris had had it recorded.
Easter.
Easter comes very early this year, as
it falls on March 25. but it will be near-
1 y 100 years before it again falls on this
date, the next years being 1951, 2035,
2046, 2057, 2103, 2114, 2125 and 2198.
The earliest date upon which Easter
can fall is March 22, and the last
Easters on this date were in the years
1693, 1716, 1818 ; but so early an Easter
Will not come again until 1970.
4.-
Amusements.
Horr’s OPERA HOUSE.
An event of unusual importance in
amusement affairs is .the appearance at
Hoyt’s Opera House, Tuesday, March
20th, of Barnabee, Karl and MacDon-
ald’s Robin Hood opera company.
This is one of the largest and strongest
musical organizations now before the
public, and its visit to this city is of
real artistic importance. It is an es;
tablished fact that Barnabee, Karl and
MacDonald have not in all their public
career been identified with anything
but the highest class of opera produc-
tions. Absolute superiority has been
their motto and a strict adherence to
this principal has resulted in making
them pre-eminent in American light
opera presentation. Their Robin Hood
company is an exemplification of their
business methods. It embraces sixty
artists chosen by Barnabee, Karl and
MacDonald from the wide field of
American talent. There is a cast of
principals which cannot be improved
upon. There is a superb chorus of
thirty-five fine voices and there is an
operatic orchestra to bring out the full
beauties of the instrumental score.
“The Blood is the Life,”
Runs the old saying, and everything
that ever makes part of any organ of
the body must reach its place therein
through the blood. Therefore, if the
blood is purified and kept in good con-
dition by the use of Hood’s Sarsapar-
illa, it necessarily follows that the ben-
efit of the medicine is imparted to
every organ of the body. Can any-
thing be simpler than the method by
which this excellent medicine gives
good health to all who will try it fairly
and patiently ? . _
NORWALK, CONN., FRIDAY MARCH 16, 1894.
Col. Otis Dead.
General John L. Otis, who was colo-
nel of the Tenth Connecticut Volun—
teers, died at Tarpon Springs, Florida,
Wednesday night. His death will be
lamented by his old comrades of the
Tenth C. V., many of whom live in
this city and vicinity and have met him
at reunions in recent years.
TERSE TALES oe‘ THE TIMES. '
Mrs. Julius Lang is in town to day
St. Patrick’s day is almost within
reach.
Charles Tristram sails tomorrow for
Trinidad.
.St. Patrick’s day to-morrow. There
Will be no parades in town.
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Clinton Commandery, K. T.. will
hold a special conclave tO-night.
——Latest style, fur stiff hats, Union
made, 351. Taft Bros.
St. John’s Lodge, F. & A. M. worked
the second degree Thursday night.
—Until further notice I shall sell
shoes at cost. Jarvis Kellogg. ”86-tf
Mr. Samuel Smith is visiting his
brother, Oscar Smith, in Ardsley. N. Y.
Charles J. McLean, a former resident
of this City, was in town this morning.
_ A very little improvement is reported
1111 Dr. L. N. Phinney’s condition to-
( ay.
—-Handy to have in the house, Hale’s
Lung Balsam. ' 774-tf
Mrs. W. W. Keyes, of Stratford. is a ,
guest of Mrs. John H. Hoyt, on Union
Park.
Patent Commissioner Seymour is ex-
pected home from Washington, on Sa-
turday. '
——Try us for bargains. Broken lots
of men’s, boys’ and children’s suits and
pants at astonishing low prices. Taft
Bros, 23 Wall street.
The Epworth League will meet at
the home of Miss Florence Fitch, this
evening.
The case of John Brenner vs. Henry
Ochs is set down for a hearing before
Justice Austin to-morrow.
The services of globe trotter Jones
. have been secured .hyA. R. Logic, the
Bridgeport dry goods merchant.
USE DANA’S SABSAPARILLA,IT’S
“THE KIND THAT CURES. "
The Easter vacation at the public
schools commences next week Thurs-
day. The schools will reopen April 2d.
The Norwalk desciples of Blackstone
with one or two exceptions, attended a
bar meeting in Bridgeport this mor-
ning.
Timothy Bresnan, the butcher, is re-
ported as being better of his sickness,
andkhopes to be at work again next
wee .
—A young lady desires position as
stenogranher and type writer. Apply
at this office.
The Brotherhood of St. Andrew and
the Daughters of the King held a joint
devotional meeting in the St. Paul’s
Parish rooms, Thursday night.
—-DO not fail to see the fine Easter
hats that will be displayed at the Nor-
walk Boston store on Friday, Saturday
and Monday. 816-4t
There was quite a snowstorm Thurs-
day afternoon, but Old Sol came out
this morning and melted it with the re-
sult that the streets are quite muddy.
—-Ladies, clean your kid gloves with
Josephine glove cleaner, for sale Only
by J. A. Riggs, Pharmacist, 11 Main
street, Norwalk. 10.1yr
Richard Howell, of Bridgeport, has
promised to fence with Pedro Guerrero
at the latter’s benefit at the Parlor
Theatre, Friday night.—Danbury News.
-—Grand opening of millinery, cloaks,
suits and capes. at Krieger’s, Friday
and Saturday, 16 and 17. 11-2t
Henry Clough, of Alton, N. H., the
patentee of the cork-screw machine
which Mr. F. J. Dugan of this city is
to exhibit at the California Exposition,
was in town to-day.
—Samples of Hale’s Lung Balsam
free. 774-tf
Mrs. James Fisher died at her home
on Butler street, early this morning,
aged about 60 years. Her husband and
quite a family of children survive her.
' ‘he cause of her death was pneumonia.
—If it’s worth your while to save a
dollar, get your new Easter bonnet at
the Norwalk Boston store. 816-4t
A regular meeting of Buckingham
Post, G. A. R.. was held Wednesday
evening. It was voted to have a chow-
der party on the 28th. The. Depart-
ment Commander has been invited to
be present.
——Every lady in this vicinity should
attend the "Opening” of - the Boston
store millinery department this gases}.
8 -
Some one, Thursday afternoon, acci-
dentally broke out a large pane of glass
in the door leading to the post office.
The second time such accident has oc-
curred during this month, and not one e
previous in four years.
PRICE TWO CENTS. ' -
—Grand opening of spring millinery
Gil TT
at the Norwalk Boston store onFriday, .
Monday, March 16th.
816-4t
Saturday and
17th and 19th.
Hon. E. J. Hill of this city was pres-
ent at a reunion of the Bridgeport Re-
publicans, in that city, Thursday night.
Over 500 guests were present. After
the banquet speeches were made by
Congressman J. P. Dolliver of Ohio .
and Congressman C. A. Russell of this
state.
USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA, IT’S '
“THE KIND THAT CURES ”
The funeral of Mrs. Frances J.
Elwell was attended from. her late‘
home on Franklin avenue, at 2:30
o’clock this afternoon, Rev. Dr. Noble
officiating. The pall bearers were May-
or E. O. Keeler, Frederick Ambler,
Charles E. Curtis, J. Thornton Prowitt,
W. N. Simons'and Dr. C. S. Gibbs.
—You will never find the millinery
department of the Norwalk Boston
store lagging in the rear of the proces-
s10n. If they can’t march at the head
they don’t march at all, but march
they Will, so look out for them. at the
head of the line with their spring open-
ing of elegant millinery. 816-4t
USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA, IT’S
“THE KIND THAT CURES.”
_——
The new Grand opera house, at
Stamford, which was completed about
four months ago, has been sold to the
Grey Lock Land company, the sellers
taking in exchange unimproved real
estate. The transaction involves from
$80,000 to 890,000 and is the largest
real estate deal recorded in Stamford.
USE DANA'S SARSAPARILLA, IT’S
uTHE KIND THAT CURES. ,,
Phantasmagoria.
BY M. 1".
Every man makes a good husband
for a While.
It is pleasant .to hear the truth~about
other people. ‘
When a man dies men inquire what
he has left. Women begin to get jeal-
ous of his widow.
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The law of the harvest is to reap more
than you sow. Some Norwalk lawyers
follow this law to the letter.
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Every singer in a quartette can tell
you three good reasons why the organ-
ization isn’t absolutely perfect.
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When.a man dies in the‘Society Is-
lands, they paint his body, but in Nor-
walk his character is frescoed long be-
fore he thinks of dying.
When a woman announces to her
husband that she wants to have a plain
talk with him, it means she wants him
to confess.
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I know a girl in Norwalk who sings
“My Sweetheart’s the Man in the
Moon,” because he can’t come down
and deny it.
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I hear that in Chili the conductors on
street cars are generally women. And
why should it not be the same in N or-
walk.
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My Pa says he knows a man in Nor-
walk so smart that he can make himself
believe what he knows isn’t true. Who
do you suppose he means ?
My beau says that poker ought to be
a fireside game. If I hear of his play-
ing again I will fire him from my side,
and don’t you forget it. ’--'
I heard a man say on a Tramway car
yesterday that some Norwalk men
were so stingy thatthey expect you to
pay rent for the place you' occupy in
their esteem.
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Pa asked my little brother what he
would like to be when he grew up, and
he said he would like to be _a hatter be-
cause there were so many days when a
hatter couldn’t work.
Said a neighbor of ours to his wife,
last Monday, “Your tongue is less than‘
three inches long but it could easily kill
a giant." Our neighbor now goes about
on crutches. _
A Paris Opera dancer has recently
died leaving an estate of $600, 000. This
shows what can be accomplished by in-
dustry and by avoiding extravangance
in clothing. 0 ,
My brother said that a friend of his
had a little too-two, and when I asked
him what he meant he said, twins.
Ever since he has been going to the
Norwalk club he has been getting too
smart.
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Ma was awfully mad yesterday. She
heard Pa tell an agent that he had no
use for a burglar alarm because his wife
was still living. There was a brief
seance after the agent left, and Ma and
I are both to have new Easter bonnets.
It is right to treat animals with kind.
ness and consideration, but during this '
fad for dogs that now rages throughout
the land, it is nauseating to see how
many women have become such com- ‘
plete slaves to these canine pets. No
dogs for me. ' 4 ..
I heard Pa tell Ma that a young
society lady took a check to Mr. Green
the other day and asked him to cash it.
Mr. Green told her to‘indorse it, and
she took the check to the desk and
wrote on the back of it: “I want this
money awfully, yours truly, please pay
the bearer.” Pa says women never
will learn how to present a check a; the
bank.
Norwalk Chronicler