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The new' Spring budding
and blossoming of rich color-
ings and handsome weaves
add wonderfully to t h e
desire for new buying; the
early making ready for a. new
season of freshness and
beauty.
The new Silks and Dress
Fabrics are marvels of exceL
lence and taste and happy
must be the woman who
makes sure of her choice by
an early purchase.
“ Witchcloth,” the won-
derful cleaning fabric, is now
giving illustrations of its re-
markable power and confirm-
in0r in a ractical vva all'
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that is claimed for it. Exhi-
bition on main floor.
Just as we thought, Car-
pets are giving more pleas-
u re to buyers this season than
ever. They are more to the
good tastes and ideas of the
majority—not quite so- deli-
cate looking—will wear bet-
ter and longer without show-
ing hard usage.
And the prices make them
more desirable.
Black satteen and Farm-
er’s satin Skirts lined with
silicia. And a good 2-ruffle
Skirt, for 98 cents. Others
extra full, corded ruffle, em-
broidered shape, $1.48.
Best quality, with two
dimity ruffles, edged with
silk lace, $1.98; with one or
two 6-in. taffeta silk ruffles,
for $2.50—reduced from
$4.50. ,
Drab and brown flannel
Skirts, embroidered With red
and black silk—very hand-
some—for 980. each.
A big assortment of ladies’
Muslin Underwear; 3. big
chance to buy as you’ve never
been in the habit of buying.
One, sometimes two, once
in a. great while three, that’s
the. way jacket buyers come
in and buy. Such' feelings
are infectious sometimes, with
such good chances." And it’s
not to be wondered at. .
l SUPERSTTTIoUs-Lo.
CURIOUS LEGENDS OF THE FAR
NORTHWESTERN TRIBES.
Several Traditions Which Refer to the
Sun—The Raven, the Mink and the Salm-
‘ on In Legends of British Coluinbian
Tribes of Aborigines. '
Among the northern coast tribes of
British Columbia the raven plays an
important part. He is the benefactor of
man and by some tribes is considered
the deity himself. One of his adventures
was stealing the sun from the chief who
kept it from man in a little box, togeth-
er with the moon and daylight. In one
tribe he created salmon. Another legend
makes him the grandson of the deity,
his father having left earth for 'a visit
to heaven and there married the chief’s
daughter.
Another series of traditions refers to
the sun, and in a class of thesethe mink
is considered the son of the sun. These
legends are told by the Bliqula and
Klivakuetl tribes of British Columbia.
In this story you will notice the remark-
able resemblance to the Greek Phaethon.
Once upon a time the mink played grace
hoops with the ducks, and the mink
won. Then they shot arrows at a stick,
and the mink proved the best marks-
man. Then all the ducks abused him
and maltreated him and finally broke
his bow and said: “-We do, not Care to
play any longer with you. You do not
even know where your father is. ’ ’ Stung
by this taunt, mink hastened to his
mother. She told him his father was in
the "sky; it was he who carried the sun
every day. Mink determined to visit
him, and with his new bow shot an ar-
row into the sky. The arrow stuck in
the sky, a second arrow hit the notch of
the first, and finally a chain was formed
reaching from the sky to the earth. Up
this ladder mink climbed and arrived at
his father’s abode. His father was glad
the sun in his stead for one day. He
must ascend slowly behind the moun-
tains and not go fast lest the earth
should burn. Equipping himself with
his father’s blanket and nose ornament,
mink set out. _
All went well “till just before noon.
Mink became impatient at his slow
progress, began to run, and to kick aside
the clouds which obstructed his path.
He set fire to earth, and men, in order to
escape the fearful flames, jumped into
the ocean. Part of them were trans-
formed into animals, part into real, men
(they had been half man and half ani-
mals before). ‘ Poor mink was thrown
from heaven into the sea below, but
was rescued and carried home.
The legend of the visit to heaven oc-
curs in many of the tribes, but with
other animals than the mink. Many
stories told of the raven are also told
of mink. He, too, obtained fire for his
tribe, obtaining it from the ghosts who
had .it in their possession. Mink stole
the infant child of the chief of the
ghosts and would not give it up till the
firebrand was given him. —
Farther south, along the coast, the
sun becomes a more important mytho-
logical figure. It is said the Salish of
the interior burn food, blankets - and
other property as an offering to the sun.
Some of the important legends refer to
the murder of the sun, and to the origin
of the new sun and moon. From the
language and from the legends it ap-
pears that many of the coast tribes con-
sidered the moon and sun as the same
person, or at least as two brothers. One
story 'runs: “A long time ago there was
a man named Momhanate, who was
blind. As he was unableto endure the
heat of the sun, he went fishing during
the night. When the day began to
dawn, his wife would' go down to the
beach and call him home before the sun
rose. One day, however, his wife slept
too long, and it was already daylight
when she awoke. She called to her hus-
band to return as quickly as possible,
but before he reached the shore he had
melted. Then the sons determined to
avenge their father’s death. Theymade
a chain of arrows and climbed up. They
killed the sun with their arrows, and
then thought, ‘What shall we do next?’
The older one said, ‘Let us be the sun,’
and he asked the brother where he
wanted to go. The latter answered, ‘I
will go to the night; you go to the day. ’
And so they did. The younger brother
became the moon, the elder the sun. ”
As the salmon is the great staple of
subsistence from the Sacramento river
northward, so with it are connected the
greatest number of superstitions. Messrs.
Lewis and Clark, mentioning the cap-
ture of the first salmon at The Dalles in
.1807, an occasion of great rejoicing,
"state that in order to hasten their arriv-
al the Indians, according to custom,
dressed the fish and cut it into small
pieces, one of which was given to each
child in the village. At the mouth of
the Columbia the first salmon could be
eaten only by the medicine men. The
taking of th first fish of the season was
everywhere the occasion of a feast. The
salmon dance was performed, and the
anticipations ,of plenty lightened every
heart. The earlier fish could not be ob-
tained at any' price by a white man un-
less it were first cooked, lest he should
open it with a knife instead of a stone
or cut it crosswise. The heart was. al-
.IWays roasted and eaten lest a dog should
eat it and no more salmon would be
taken. {On the ripening of the salmon
of the 'schools by that time being ren-
' dared certain. These superstitions have
in most of the tribes nehrly died away,
the feasts have been discontinued and
the salmon dance neglected. —Portland
Oregonian. _
- An mainline rut. .
A miser had died very suddenly. The
death appeared to have his doubts about
the case.
“Place a 10‘mark piece in his hand,”
said the old housekeeper of the deceased.
“If he doesn’t.grasp it, you may safely
"make out the order for his burial. ”—
eaweiser. '
5-,.Aldvertisejn the Ghana. ' ’
to see him and permitted him to carry.
berry these rules are abated, the coming 1
doctor who was Called in to certify his _
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LIKE AN oCToPUs.
And Just as Bad. Ybu Can Find
Them In Norwalk as Well
as Florlda.
Ever see an octopue ? All arms, you . ‘
know. 1'
Has eight-of them—and all bad.
. Do you know how it catches its vie.
time? '
Throws out an arm, then another, and . ~
another.
And you’re in the toils.
Then it drags you down to death.
J ust like Kidney disease.
Seizes you with backache first.
Then acute pains.
'i hen urinary disorders.
.Then sediment of gravel.
Then Diabetes, or Bright’s Disease.
Then, the cemetery.
N at pleasant reading, is it?
Well, the disease isn’t pleasant either.
We know what wilLkill‘ this octopus.
Dean’s Kidney Pills do it every time.
Norwalk people know it too, new.
You read about it every day—and it’s
so. '
Here is Norwalk testimony. Miss
Hanna Cline resides at No. 58 Belden
avenue. Her mother says: My daugh-
ter has had a weak back. Has been
troubled with backache. Went to
Hale’s drug store. Got a box of Dean’s
Kidney Pills. ’l‘he Pills cured her. , ~
What better proof than this of merit.
home testimony, the statement of a
N orwalk citizen. “ ’Tis easy to endorse
it, and there are many more just like
this, which render doubt one of the
WISE.
question. Ask ybur neighbors if they
Merchants, ‘ Manufactur—
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Department.
have used Doan’s Kidney Pills, and if
they have you are not forced to take
our recommendation; take theirs and
we are satisfied.
Doan’s Kidney Pills are for sale by
all dealers, price —50 cents, mailed by
Foster-Miiburn 00., Buffalo, N. Y.,
sole agents for the United States.
All those creeping, crawling, stinging
sensations that combine to make up the
tortures of any itching disease of the
skin are instantly relieved and perma-
nently cured by Doan’s Ointment;
Take no substitute. Doan’s never fails.
J. D. Jennings.
UNDERTAKER
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Street Railway bepct ‘
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Residence. Mahackemo Hotel.
Brisk Business in February.
Espiily possible by selling at prices below competition.
We intend to keep busy, and this is how we’ll accomplish
it-- by continuing our great sale of shoes during the
month. ' ‘
. We have purchased of Lounsbury, Mathewson & 00., all their La-
dies Fine-Shoes, made for the insolvent firm of Harding & Co., of Brook
lyn, and Wlll close them out at about 1} their Actual Value. '
120 pair Ladies’ 20th Century Enamel Shoes, worth $6.00, at - $3 79
150 pair Ladies’ Razor Toe Kid Shoes, worth $5.00, at - 2 98
150 pair Ladies' Razor Toe Cloth Top Shoes, worth $5.00, at - 2 98
90 pair Ladies’ Calf Opera and Razor Toe Shoes, worth $5.00, at 2 98
60 pair Ladies’ 20th Century Russia, Iace, worth $5.00, at " - 2 98
All of Harding & Co’s $4 00 Shoes, at - - - -- - 2 50
All of Harding & Co’s $3.00 Shoes, at - - - - - 1 98
All of Harding & Co’s $2.50 Shoes, at - - ~ 1 74
200 pair Lydies’ Opera Toe, Pat. Tip, Shoes, worth $1.50, at 890 all sizes
150 pair Ladies’ fine 0. S. Shoes, worth $1.50, at - - 890 all sizes
Men’s First Quality Hip [Rubber Bums.
AT $2. 75 A PAIR.
90 pair Men’s $3.00 Patent Lace Shoes, at . . $1 95 a pan
120 pair Men’s $2.0071nvisible Cork Sole Ba]. and Congress, 1 48‘ ~“
140 pair Men’s Lace and Congress Shoes at 98c, worthj$l.25'
120 pair Men’s Invisible Cork Sole Shoes, worth $3.50 at $2 29 a pair
5 Cases of Men‘s Tap Sole Split Boots, worth $2.00, at l 48 a pair
Boys Shoes, . . . .. , , 88c, 98c, and $1 23 a pair
This is positively the best chance ever offered to buy
HIGH-CLASS SHOE at less than the cost of manufacture.
We want you to come and see this lot of goods. They
are worthy your inspection. These shoes can only be found at
OLSEN 3305.7 .
WHITE SHOE STORE-z
3 GAZETTE BUILDING, NORWALK.
STORE OPENED EVENINGS YOUR SHOES SHINED FBEE‘
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Greene’s Nervura, . .- . . . . 75, .Iu
William's Pinning. , . . ' . . . . .40 ..
Castoria, . . . . - g . . . 25 “
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