WEE KL! AORWALK GAZETTE "Truth above all things.’ FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1895. #. Entered in the Post Office as a Newspaper. Where the Power Lies. Mr. Cleveland's action in starting off on a prolonged shooting trip when a high- ly important official communication from theBritish Governmentin regard to Venezuela was daily expected in Wash ington, has been severely criticised by citizens and by Congressmen of both parties. It is easy to overestimate the significance of this act on the pint of the Executive, however. Mr. Cleve- land undoubtedly knew the general tenor of Lord Salisbury’s reply to Sec- retary Olney’s: dispatch before he penned his message to Congress. If ‘ the nation meahs to uphold the vigor- ous assertion of the Monroe doctrine which Mr. Olney. in accordance with explicit Congressional instructions is- sued last February, transmitted to the British Foreign Ollice, then the in- itiative in the programme of resistance to British usurpation on the American continent belongs to the representa- tives of the American people. It was Congress, and not the Presi- dent, that was responsible for the Ol- ney dispatch requesting Great Britain to submit her boundary dispute with Venezuela to arbitration. It was Con- gress, and not Mr. Cleveland, that will lay down the policy. by which the United States will be guided in dealing with England’s insolent demand that Venezuela shall yield one-third of her territory and the control of the mouth, of she Orinoco to British rapscity. That the President’s course in leav ing Washington for 11 season of rccrca tion at this juncture should have surpriSc and censure'is not re- But the country should un- aroused markable. deret-lnd that the re a1 power of govern- ment is to-day vested in the two repre- sentative bodies that meet in the Senate and house wings of the Capitol. While Congress was not in session the Execu- tive was practically unhampered in his acts. Now the reins of power have been taken up by the men who have come from every corner of the United States to promote and safeguard Ameri- can interests. Mr. Cleveland’s absence will necessarily delay the sending of his supplementary message on Venezu- elan affairs, giving an official version of the contents of Lord Salisbury’s note. This is the only effect it can have. The destinies of the Republic and the main- tenance of'its rights abroad are in the keeping of the National Legislature. There is no question but that a decided majority in both Houses stand ready to uphold the Monroe doctrine with unflinching resolution. IOI A Lie About an Owl. We do not believe a word of a story now going the rounds to the effect that the president has a pet owl, proclaims the Washington Post. It is said that he captured this owl at Buzzard’s Bay. las: summer, and that-it has ever since bfi'rfl his constant companion. It fol- lows him about everywhere and sits solemnly on his shoulder while he wrFies. We do not believe a word of it. We regal-«lit as an unmitigated roor- back. if there were an owl at the White Eons:- we should have heard of it be- ors this. It would not have been nec- essary for us to wait until the informa- ‘1. Came to us from some paragrapher 1311,11 Western newspaper. And even if we are quite sure i rendent would not make a. pet of land let it sit upon his shoulder while The owl is not a pretty bird. it riifect-ionate and pre- Furthermore, its habits are not at all nice and it smells un- The owl in. regarded by unthinking per- .2111... :1: an emblem of wisdom, but it use no real title to that distinction. It ti: LT? were an owl, L ILA he writes. Neither is y;:-~.~i->Slll;. gar-susintly in the bargain. in a -_c is e. “rilll‘lid and a greedy animal, and its I 51: 2c ‘ claim L0 appearance of in- telligence consists in a stolid demeanor and. a particularly sluggish sensibility. liseides that it cannot see at all clearly l, u day and often blunders sadlyion that 'aJL-u’dllll. the We denounce :this story; concludes the Post, without hesitation as a canard, (which is the French for. “duck), and we hurl it back with contempt 'and in- dignation upon its impotent and bafiled author—whoever he may be. The Republic for Protection. An English newspaper, the Manches- ter'Courier, monrnfully declares that the free trade Democracy in the United States is “marching to its doom,” and with rare felicity of metaphor, it adds that “not only is the free trade millen- nium, when the British lion and the American lamb shall lie down together, indefinitely postponed, but American opinion is distinctly swinging back more strongly than ever to the protect- ionist side.” The most remarkable thing about the discovery is that the Manchester Courier should have made it so soon. It will be remembered that over two years have elapsed since American voters began to repudiate free trade at the ballot box. If British journals were familiar at all with American history they would know that at no time has free trade sentiment been deep or widespread in this country. In the preamble of the first tarifi' which this Republic enacted it was explicitly stated that one of the objects of the measure —'a measure which was signed by President George Washington— was the “protection of manufactures,” and this pi'inciple in more or less degree has been recog nized by every general tariff act which has been passed from that date down to the present. The existing tariff is pro- tectionist in spots, and its enactment was made possible because the Ameri- can peOple were humbugged into be- lieving that a “revenue tarifi'” would not only strengthen and benefit Ameri- can industry but would lift the standard of wages and cheapen the necessaries of life No free trade organ or orator in the campaign of 1985 dared as much as to lisp the word of free trade. The whole burden of contention in that con» test was that American industry could find real and lasting protection only in a tariff founded upon the revenue prin- ciple and admitting free of duty the crude materials of production. 9 .__.___ Senator vs. President. When Mr. Cleveland hangs up his game bag, and turns at last to the long neglected duties at present pressing so hard upon him, his nerves will get a little jar as he peruses the speech made by Senator Morgan on Monday. The Senator, in his usual impetuous fashion, makes a charge against the President of having endeavored to deprive the Senate of its constitutional powers. He ttkes Mr. Cleveland severely to task for the light and airy manner 111 which he recommends Congress to change the vote by which, at the last session, it declined to pay $425,000 as settlement of British claims for damages arising from our seizure of British sealing ves- sels unauthorized under the award of the Paris tribunal of arbitration. The Senators shows that these claims really amount to but $96,102, and there was electricity in his tones when he re- marked that any further negotiations in regard to these damages as provided by the treaty could be entered upon only by and with consent of the Senate. So Mr. Bull will have to content him- self with looking longingly at the fig- ures $425,000, for he is not likely to touch the gold pieces which they repre- sent. Ever since the Alabama award his palms h avc been itching for a good fat sum to be handed over by us to him; but this time Fate and Senator Morgan are against him. The incident may help the President to get back to his right role of officer to execute the decree of Congress, and to forsake the wrong-one of a kind of glorified Premier seeking to impose his will on the national legislative bodies. 0. Echo Says Where? The availabl. t. .1 balance in the Treasury on Monday was $175,500,000. The Government realized altogether from its three bond issues $182,000,000. Mr. Cleveland declared in his message that not one dollar ofthe proceeds of these issues had been used to pay the Govern- ment’s running expenses. In view of thisstatement it would be interesting to know just where the Treasury would have been today if there had been no bond issues. Chicago Is In a Bad “’ziy, Says Sr. John. CHICAGO, Dec. l2.———l§x-(§lovcrncr John P. St. John of Kansas and :38) other mem- bers of‘ the national Prohibition commit- tcc sat on the rostrum at Association ball. A large audience was present. “The churches of today are not the (hurchcs of Jesus Christ,” said th 0 ex- governor, “and the, churches of Chicago have fallen from grace. They especially are in need of ref- ormation and the consecration of God.” Inspector Clinohy t-o-Be Removed. ALBANY, Dec. 12.—Governor Morton has decided to remove Anthony Clinchy, state inspector of gas meters, located at New York, from oflioe. He will 3 ve out his decision and reasons in the inn er. LIGHTNING AND RUBBERS. Wear Goloshos During a Thunderstorm if You Are Afraid. The one thing which a. woman most dreads—barring, of course, a mouse and being out of style—is a thunder shower. Many most estimable women, of charac- ter and forée, who can lead great cru- sades and revolutionize society, go all to pieces at a. clap of thunder, and a. good many men, too, for that matter. It is not agreeable to be struck by lightning. Nor is it at all necessary. There is a sure preventive—as sure as it is simple, inexpensive and always ac- cessible—a. pair of rubbers. If a woman will simply put on a pair of rubbers' when the lightning begins to flash and the thunder to roar, and will stand on the floor so that she touches nothing else, she will be as safe as if she were sealed in a glass cage. Rubber is a nonconductor of electric- ity, and if the lightning has to go through a sheet of rubber to get at you it will leave you alone and take some- thing else. In other ,words, when you have on a pair of rubbers and are not in contact with anything, you are perfectly insulated. This is not a theory merely. It is a fact proved by innumerable experiences. A pair of rubbers has saved many a. life in a thunderstorm. Last summer Horace W. Folger of Cambridgeport, Mass, fives on a pilot- boat in Boston harbor, when a. thunder shower came up. He was on deck wear- ing rubber boots, but .steadying himself with one hand by a wire cable from the main topmast. Lightning struck the top- mast, shivering it into splinters. Down the cable went the current. Folger was knocked unconscious. When he recover- ed, he was full of aches and pains, but he pulled through. If it had not been for the rubber boots, the current would have passed entirely through him. As it was the current could not get through his boots, so it passed down the cable. It might be well to add that a pair of rubbers to be effective against lightning must be sound and whole. Do not put on an old pair with a. crack in the too because electricity will get out of a. very small hole when it is cornered, and a. pair of defective rubbers will do you no good. —New York Press. THIS CHINAMAN KNEW ENGLISH. A Genius For Expression Equal to His Scientific Equipment. At the business ports of China. it is customary for the Europeans to issue what is called an “express’ ’.—i e., a special bill printed and deny cred quick- ly by hand, announcing the arrival of any special goods, etc, as a means of advertisement. Our friend John China- man at Canton, not to be outdone in this style, issued the following epistlc as an “express” last month, and which is highly amusing: FOR SALE. Best Peppermint Oil Made From Its Really Leafs. Can Be Curuble For the Sickncsscs of Male, Female or Boy. Dizzy—Use to put or wipe few drops on the forehead, both sides under eyebrows, noseholes and both sides the back of cars. Fever.—Wipc 011 the forehead and noseholes. Fit.—Wipe most to the noseholcs. and drink few drops mixed with ten. Giddy.-Wi_pe both sides of forehead and noseholes. Gout or Goutswollen.—Wipe both sides of forehead, noseholes and much to the breast. Headache—Wipe on the forehead and nose- holes. Believe us. CHOY Trioozm SUNG. Tat-pin Gate, Outside Brass Smith Road, Can- ton. , —Londo11 Tit-Bits. Sources of Color. A11 interesting enumeration has been made by somebody and published in a. technical journal of the sources of color. FIOm this it appears that the cochineal insects furnish the gorgeous carma'ne, crimson, scarlet, carminc and purple lakes; the cuttlefish gives sepia—that is, the inky fluid which the fish dis- charges in order to render the water opaque when attacked; the Indian yel- low comes from the camel; ivory chips produce the ivory black and boneblack; the exquisite prussian blue comes from fusing horse hoofs and other refuse ani- mal matter with impure potassium car- bonate; various lakes are derived from roots, barks and gums ; blue black comes from the charcoal of the vine stock; turkey red is made from the madder plant, which grows in Hindustan; the yellow sap of a Siam tree produces gam- boge; raw sienna is the natural earth from the neighborhood of Siena, Italy; raw umber is an earth found near Um— bria and burned; india ink is made from burned camphor; mastic is made from the gum of tho mastic tree, which grows in the Grecian archipelago; bis- ter is the soot of wood ashes; very little real ultramarine, obtained from the precious lapis lazuli, is found in the market; the Chinese white is zinc, scar— let is iodide of mercury, and termilion is from the quicksilver ore cinnabar. The Mule and the Peasant. One day a. mule who was drawing a cart along a. highway suddenly came to a stop and began lamenting his hard fate. “How, now, you ingratel” shouted the peasant in reply. “Are you not well fed and lodged, and do I ever ask you to work on the Sabbath day?” “But behold the muddy highway I” replied the mule. “My strength is taxed to the utmost to pull my load. ” “Idiot of a mule, it is owing to the mud that I have loaded the cart with only 600 pounds! If there was 110 mud, I’d. insist that you draw 1,000 I” Moral. -—The man who complains of a pimple may have escaped a boil—De- troit Free Press. That Particular Mule; “What dat mule good fob?" “He ain’t good fob much,” w as the reluctant reply. “Kin he,pu11 er kyaht?” . “Not fur.” “Whut’s be good fob?” “Well, I guess he ain’ good foh much ’cep’ tradin.‘ I’ze jes’ keepin ’im £011 ’61: swappin mule. ”—Wasllington Star. A FATAL MISTAKE. fl Wu Made by u Profuse Frenchman-h Ills Leave Taking. A citizen of France who has an invet- erate habit of confounding everything which is said to him and has been en- deavoring to acquire a knowledge of our vernacular was about leaving his board- ing house for a more comfortable quar- ter. All the little mysteries of his ward- robe, including his last nether garment and umbrella, had been packed up, when he bethought to himself the un- pleasant duty now devolving upon him —that of bidding “ze folks” goodby. After shaking his fellow boarders cordially by the hand and wishing them, with incessant bowing, “ze verree best Success in ze virl” and “ze benediction [in chief,” he retired in search of his “dear landlady,” to give her also his blessing. \ He met her at the staircase, and advancing, hat in hand, with a thousand scrapes,commenced his speech : “Ah, madame, I’m going to leave you. You have been verree amiable to me, madame. I will nevare forget you for zat. If in my countree, I would ask not government to give you a pension, ma- dame. ” The good lady put down her head and blushed modestly, while our Frenchman proceeded: “Vell, I must go. You know in zeese life it is full of pain and trouble. If Got adopted ze virl vich Lamartine made in his poesie, zen care should be no more pain. Adieu, madame—adieu! Perhaps forever. ’ ’ Thereupon the Frenchman was mak- ing his exit, when he was suddenly called back by his landlady, who inter- estedly inquired, “Why, Mr. C——~, you have forgotten your latchkey. ” Mr. C——- appeared amazed, apparently not understanding his interrogator. “Yes,” continued Mrs. M——, “you know it is the rule for all boarders to give me their latchkeys. ” ‘ ‘ Oh,madame, ’ ’ interrupted the Frenchman, with enthusiasm, “Ivill give you not one—not one, but zon- zands!” and, applying the action to the word, he sprang toward Mrs. M——, and, embracing her tightly in his arms, kissed her most heroically. The alfright~ ed Mrs. M—-——, recovering herself at length, cried out, “The key, Mr. C——, the key I” Frenchy, looking confused, c0nf0undcd,cjaculates with heavy sighs: .“Oh, madame, I zct you ax me for one kees, and I give it to you; Vat a fatale mistake l”—Scottisl1 American. Unnpprcciatcd; She was :1 nice old 13.3, with spec- tacles, and she got- cn at Adams Basin and took the seat by my side. She had the programme of a W. C. T. U. Convention in her hand, which she consulted occasionally, with tho evident fear that she was going to bellate at the morning session. She looked so nice and kindly, and as though she must be some fellow’s dear old aunt or grandmother, yet so evidently ill at case, that I wantsd to talk to her, but hardly knew how to begin. Just then the trainman called out: “South Greece! South Greece!” and I remarked that I thought the name of the station seemed very funny, it opened up such possibilities of “Wcst Jerusalem,” “North Pisa” or “East Capernaum. ” I thought that it was a pretty bright thing to say, but the dear old lady never smiled. She just gazed at me over her spectacles as one who was glad to give from her store of knowledge what she could, and she said solemnly and kind- ly: “The 11:11:10 may seem peculiar, but the reason they call this station South Greece is because, about four miles away on the County Line road, there is another village called Greece Centre, and they have to call this station South Greece to tell them apart,” and the sweet faced old lady, with the self sat- isfied look of one who has imparted use- ful information and done a kindness by the w nysidc, resumed the study of her programme, and I haven’t t1'1ed to say a funny thing since, except once, when my wife asked me if her hat was on straight, which the same also was a. failure. —New York Sun. The word rival at first meant a brook, then was applied to the persons who lived on opposite sides and quarreled about the water, and still later it was understood as applying to contestants for any desired object. fl‘ired, Weak, Nervous Hood’s Sarsaparilla Restores Strength and Bodily Vigor. The cause of that Itired, weak, nervous condition in which so many people find themselves, is the failure of the blood to properly nourish the nerves and tis- sues. Feed the nerves upon pure blood, and [they will be steady and : strong. Read this: \ “It is with pleas- » are that I. recom- - :9: mend Hood’s Sara saparilla as an ex- f.‘ , ,1, cellent nerve tonic ' M, / and blood purifier. I have taken it Keithsburg, Ill. more than once and am taking it now. I was tired, my body ached, and I felt very badly all over. I was afraid I would be sick. I thought I would take Hood’s Sarsaparilla, and It Has Cured Me‘, and I find that it is cheaper than the doc- tor’s bills. Hood’s Pills are the best I Mn. 0. H. Vonublo have ever taken and I use no other. I am- glad to have an opportunity to recom- mend Hood’s Sarsaparilla.” Mus. C. E”. VENABLE, Keithsburg, Ill. Hood’s Sarsa- parilla Be sure to get‘ : “res Hood’s. W Hood‘ii Sarsapgrilgg'r 15 sold by (111.11 Tm; ' six or re on y 6" . Hood 00., Lowell, Pig... , 1 ill , . flood s Pills castles; is” ’50.th 1'0 BEN 1'. 0 RENT- --7 rooms. 5011 first floor, at 23 Leonard street. Enquire 0! tor . - 1118th TO BENT—At Broad River, a nine-room house.w1th barn and ten acres of land. Convenient to Winnipauk trolley and on pro- posed Tramway ext-ention. Rent, :10. Apply to Mrs. Pet or W. Mead. New Canaan. or at this office. FOR 8A.]! E. OR SALE-Peck A: Snyder Skates. adiust ment entirely new;w will fit any boot an never come 011': price is low and quality guar anteed. Scorn OBWALK ARDWABE Cont PART, 42 South Main Street. FOR SALE—Three and one-half (3%) lbs. 56 ounces of shoulder steak, cut by an artist for 25 cents. Corns .LIVAnnAus.“ 21 Wall street. eef,5 cents up. Fairiield County National Bank. Norwalk, Conn., Dec. 10, 1895. The annual meeting of the Stockholders of this Bank for the lelection of Directors for the ensuing year will be held at their Banking Hour e, Tuesday. the 14th day of January.1896. Polls open from 11 A. M. to 12)! L. C. (:R‘EEN, Cashier. Central National Bank. Nonmlk, Conn. . Dec.1 12, 1895. The annual meeting of the Stockholders of this Bank for the election of Directors for the e suingvear, Wlll be held at the Bankiniz Rooms.on uesday. January 11, 1896. Polls open from 11 A. 111. to 12M WM A'CURTIS, Cashier. John She man’ s Autobiography. Recollections of FORTY YEABs 1n the House. Senate and Cabinet. A FINAvcrAL BrsronY by Amer 1011’ 51 greatest living master of finance. Agents Wanted. Quickest selling book of the y ear. One agent ta'lnok Borders in one \i cCK.ADOtllt31‘ took 21 orders his first three da\ 3. For prices and terms to agents, adlress THE HENRY BILL PUB. 00., NORWICH, CONN 1)ISTRICT of Norwalk, slsé Probate Court, December 12th.A . . Estate hf JOSEPH DTATIIEIS). late of Nor- walk. 1n said District, deceased ORDERED, That th 0 admin strator. With the \\ ill annexed. exhibit his Administration ac- count to this Court for adjustment. at the Pro bate office 111 Norwalk. on the ’0th day of De- cember , 11595411; 2 o clock at‘ rernoon and that all persons interested in said estate may be noti- fied thereof, the said administrator will cause this Order to be published in a nev. spaper 11111 - ing 11 oil culation in said District. and post- a copy thereof on the sign post in said Norw alk, nearest the place 1111e.c the deceased last dwelt at least ~91 an (in) s before said 20th day of Decembci, 1895. b1 13. WOODW \RD Tudge. J. D. Jennings. UNDERTAKFR 4 Knight street. opposite Street Railway Decoy. NIGHT BELL AT 01 ‘lr‘IOE HOYTZS THEATRE FIVE NIGHTS COMMENCING fl WUGSday—j DEG. ROBINSON ill’Ellt GO. _80—PEOPLE—SO Strong Pro! ty Favorite Cs st 3 Costumes! Operas ' llEl’ERTOIR-E: ”Tuesday. "Lu Mascoite Wednesday Chimes of Normandy Thursday ............................. Olivette F ridav ......................... Bohemian Girl Saturday .......................... F ra Diavolo Saturday Matinee .................. Pinafore PRICES, - - 10c, 200 and 300 Seats now on Sale at Plaistcd‘s and \l ceds Dr" ug Stores. B03. 7TQS THEATRE DIONDAY, DEC. 16, One Big Continuous Show Direct from their New 101]. Triumphs. The Biggest Thing that e1 e1 happened! W. S. Sltltlillfl’s GREATER. MASSIVE Doublellinitiels In conjunction with Bedouin Arab Circu and the Japs. Four Big Shows, all in One. D uble first part. Thiee BigBands and Drum Corps. Oriental ‘llusic All Nations Parade half mile long. Big Jubilee Dav. V Seats now on Sale at Plaistcds and Weed D1 11;; Stores. Ilia First of American Newspapers. CHARLES A. J).-.I..VA, Editor. THE AMERIBAI BOISTIIIITIMI. 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GOOD FORTUNE EVERYWHERE, Up stairs, down stairs 01' in any of the three stores on the main floor , and everybody seems to take a. deep interest in them all. Money is worth saving, that’s the reason. One class of goods is just as cheap as another—prices are down all around. Perhaps a good illustration of what we are doing are those all-wool French Henri- ettas mentioned last eVening and this monument 29c. The Upholstery depart— 111e11t,i11 the new store, is full of pretty things for pleasant homes—~beautiful Table 001' . satin derby, velour, plush, denim, satteen and crepe cloth, from 250. to $12.50. Elegant" Lambre- quins, in Japanese silk—gold embroidered, snow-flake silk stripe, grenadine stripe and Japanese cloth, from 500. to $8.50. Sofa. Pillows and Head Rests—a satteen double ruffle, down filled pillow worth $1.00, for 69c. 100 cretonnc and silkine pillows at 25c. e.ach Beautiful pil— lows worth $1. 25, for only 980. Some are 1101 th :1 good deal more, say fiom $1.70 and $2.50 up to $6.00. Double silk head rests worth 500. for 250. Single satteen and cretomie. worth 150. for 100. In the Toy department there’s Opera. Houses, Musi- cal Merry-Go-Rounds, Tree Ornaments, Balls, Candles—— everything for all sorts of uses. One of the—Tnost brilliant - displays of Silverware—~11sc- ful things—in the city. Spe- cial bargains in nut picks and cracks. Muffs, Boas, Jackets and Capes, a. quartette of good winter things that me as 1021— sonable as they are seasonable We’ve not only made comfort possible but we ehavc made It probe"1 win-212:: says so. fie I