new—“.1 _ . : ”a- ’MIKE SARATOGAI Genuine Sarato'ga Water in block-tin lined barrels direct from the celebrated Spring, is for sale on draught at Had- den’s, corner Wall and River Street. THE WATER ‘Is brought direct from Sara- t'oga, and is dispensed in pre- cisely the same condition in which it flows from the spring at Saratoga, and is sold at 5 cents per Glass. House-cleaning. Lustuinc. Ask your Grocers. -Bl8 GUT IN PHIGE— OF MEAT. Round, Sirloin and Por- terhouse Steaks, ,Sausgel, Pot and Rib Roasts «_ a? Reduced 2c. e Pound All First Quality Meat. J. W. BOGARDUS, 6 WATER s11. NORWALK DRINK ' HATHdflN SPRING WATER 3 FOR THE Stomach, Bo wels, V Liver and Kidneys. FOR SALE BY 3 The Holmes, Kcelcr &Selleck to NEW CAFE WITH . RESTAURAN T ATTACHE D. ATCHFORD, 44 Wain ”Street, The Best Wines, Liquorsljand Cigars. PLYMOUTH ROCK ICE. Stores and Families Supplied. Lowest Rates. Horace E. Dann.’ EXOELSIOL ' Livery and Sales Stable. ww""""\ Opposite Danbury and NorWalk Railroad depotl Nor-walk, Conn. Stylish Single or Double Team with or without drivers Safe horses for women andchildren. . SADDLE HORSES A SPECIALTY ' DEADLY nelson, It Is Contained in the Fangs of ' the Gila Monster. Those Who Are Bitten by the Venomous Reptile Seldom Recover from Its Effects—Some Rare Instances. The' death of three persons, one a naturalist from Chicago university, in Arizona in the last few weeks from the bite of the Gila. monster has re- newed discussion in this region con- cerning the terrible venomous nature of the reptile. Without doubt the Gila monster of the alkali plains and the hot, dry mountain canyons of Arizona and the state of Sonora in Mexico is the deadliest venomous creature known to the natural history of Amer- Ica. Gila monster is a ridiculous mis- nomer. The reptile is a combination of the basilisk of India and Java and the common rattlesnake of this coun- try. It has a counterpart in a reptile found in the lava beds of the Hawaiian islands, but is much the deadlier of the two. It is about 20 inches in length, and in girth about the size of a boy's arm. - One of the few authentic cases of re- covery from the bite of a Gila monster is that of Walter H. Vail, of Phoenix. Ariz., who is one of the best known and wealthiest cattlemen in the territory. While Mr. Vail was engaged in super- vising a. round-up of his cattle in the Gila river region of Arizona in 189’.) he took luncheon one day in a chaparal. He went to resaddle his horse, after the meal, and, while picking up a saddle cloth from the hot earth, his hand was bitten by a Gila monster that had crawled there a moment before. Of course Mr. Vail knew instantly that he was probably a doomed man. His ranchmen came to his aid at once. The reptile was killed and the jaws were cut away from Mr. Vail’s hand. Quick- er than it takes to pen these words the man’s arm was bound tight at the elbow to check the flow of blood, the wound was cut open and strong am- monia was poured in, while very copi- ous draughts of whisky were poured down Mr. Vail’s throat. He was put on a horse, and, accompanied by his cow- boys, rode like mad for 15 miles to the home of a physician in Tucson. Several brief stops were made to force more liquor down Mr. Vail’s throat and to pour ammonia on the wound in the hand. For three weeks Mr. Vail lay almost between life and death at the home of a physician in Tucson. Phy- sicians were summoned for consulta- tion from Phoenix and even from Los Angeles. Everything that money could buy or science suggest was done for the patient. He had a strong, vigorous constitution, and in the course of a few months he was as well as ever. He is still in the cattle business in the territory. Everyone in the southwest has heard of the wonderful recovery of Walter Vail from the bite of a Gila monster. ' - , Several years ago a Chinese laundry— man was poking his fingers through the wires of a. little cage that impris- oned a Gila monster in a saloon at Tempe, Ariz. The celestial thought the reptile asleep, but when he had forced his finger too far in the cage the slug- gish monster bit him quicker than a wink. The Chinaman wrenched his finger loose, making a severe wound clear to the bone. He refused whisky or any help from a physician,'and took a. powerful dose of opium in order to re- lieve the pain. Of course, everybody in Tempe expected the heathen to die, and when he lived until the next day The Chinaman’s friends gave him opi— um hourly for several days. The poor fellow suffered, in spite of the powerful drug, unspeakable agony, but he re- covered. He was practically a phys- ical wreck for nearly a year after the Gila monster poison went into his sys- tem, and was only able to sit or lie ~about his wash house. He said his backbone was paralyzed—N. Y. Sun. Light of the Diamond. An expert in gems has lately called attention to a property in the diamond which has not hitherto been fully ap- preciated. In a paper by Robert Boyle, published in the transactions of the Royal. Society, mention is made of a diamond that became phosphorescent simply by the heat of the hand, ab- sorbed light on being held near a can- dle and emitted light on being briskly rubbed. The observation of Mr. Kunz, the gem .expert, confirm Boyle’s statement that diamonds become phos- phorescent in the dark after exposure to the sunlight or electric light, but they also show that all diamonds emit light on being rubbed on wool, cloth or metal. This property is an important one, as it will enable the non-expert to distinguish between the true diamond and other hard stone, as well as paste, none of which exhibits this phenome- non. This property is evidently not electric, as is clearly shown by its being visible when the gem 1s rubbed on metal.—London Tit-Bits. Spread of Disease. In view. of the fact that there has been a great deal of agitation‘on the subject of spreading disease by burial, the following statement from an em- inent physician will be found interest- ing: “Carcasses of animals infected with different diseases were buried as nearly as human bodies would have been. Bacilli of cholera could no longer be found in the remains after 28 days; those of typhoid fever disap- peared after 96 days; those of tubercu- losis after 123 days; those of tetanus were very violent after 234 days, but disappeared after 361 days, while the anthrax bacilli continued in ionic to the end of the year of investigation. In none of these diseases, save that of 3 anthrax, did the germs find their way to the" surrounding 3water.” — N. Y. Ledger. 3 3 «- it was the biggest kind of surprise.’ THOUGHT IT WASaiTPIANO TALK." 3 =Abstracted Clerk Who ,Got Into Trouble with an Inquisitive Guest. ’An absent-minded clerk and an in- quisitive guest managed to get tangled up on an argument at the Waldorf that almost led to blows. Both were perfect- ly innocent in the matter, but enough ' ill-feeling was engendered to justify an international dispute. The Waldorf has on the first floor a reception-room and parlor. This is utilized for all kinds of entertainments. One day an art sale is held there, the next a dis- play of fancy w'ork, perhaps a musical the next, and so on. The other after- noon a musical programme was given in this reception room, and that was what caused all the trouble. The door leading to the room, which is usually open to all, was watched by an attend~ ant who demanded cards. This aroused the curiosity of the inquisitive guest. He walked around the corridor eying the room from every possible point of vantage, and then walked up to the desk and said to the clerk, who was writing in a huge ledger:- “What is going on in there?” The clerk jabbed his pen in the ink- stand and replied tersely: “I guess it is a bird recital.” . Then he continued his writing with never a quiver of an eyelash. The in- quisitive guestcontracted his eyebrows, then he looked for a lurking gleam of amusement in the clerk’s eye, but found none. Then he turned and wan- dered into the cafe to think over the problem. After due deliberation he came to the conclusion that it'was not at all straight and he came back. He expected to see the clerk give some Sign of amusement when he ap- proached the desk, but instead the man behind the onyx was immersed more deeply than ever in the big book. The guest repeated his question, saying: “What did you say was going on in that room?” The clerk never raised his eyebrows, but muttered something about “four and seven make eleven and—” adding hurriedly: ' . “I don’t know, but I think it's a piano talk.”. - The mystery was deepening, and the inquisitive man saw no way out of the difficulty except to go and! see for him— self. He could detect nothing in the clerk’s manner that warranted him in believing that he was being made the butt of a joke, but he was confident that it was not all straight. So he walked up and purchased a ticket and went in- side. In a'few moments he came out and he had a look of set determination upon his face. He walked up to the desk, and in a rough voice he de- mended: “What did you say was going on in that room ?” ‘ The clerk was startled at the gruff tone and looked up from his book. He saw that the man was angry clear through, and he wondered at his per- sistency in asking about the entertain- ment. He said,‘quietly: “I said I was not sure, but I thought it was a. piano recital.” “No you didn’t!” thundered the in- quisitive man. ' “What did I say?” asked the clerk, meekly. “You said first it was a bird recital,” said the man. “And then you said it was a piano talk, and now you say it’s a piano recital. I’m not in the habit of being guyed, and you knew what it was all the. time, for you told me straight enough when you knew I had found out. I paid two dollars just to find out what was going on in that hole, so I could catch you straight. You are altogether too recent for this place. I didn’t—” The guest might have. gone on talking indefinitely, had not the clerk apologized in the most peni- tent 'manner. He said, contritely: “Well, you see it is this way. We have bird talks, piano recitals, musicals, pic- ture .exhibitions, and I don’t know how many other kinds of affairs, in there. I was busy with the books and I got tangled up. I did not mean to mislead you.” The guest was molli- fled, but he is not sure yet that he was not being “jollied,” to use his oxvn ex- pression—N. Y. Tribune. A Busy Bee. ' If there is anything more dangerous.- yl industrious than a woman let loose in the spring with a pot of green paint it is the small boy who owns any ap- paratus for making his mark. Not long ago some misguided parents fur- nished an enterprising urchin with a stencil stamp and ink pad which would print the family name. No special warnings on the subject were consid- ered necessary, but one fatal day the mother of the lad made a startling dis- covery in her handkerchief box. Every handkerchief she owned had a huge purple signboard stamped conspicu- ously on one of its corners, the work, of course, of the small boy and the stencil. She had not the heart to be- stow too severe a reprimand on the in- fant artist, so now at intervals, when she flourishes a dainty embroidered mouchoir with a great inky stain on its border, she has to submit to this harassing exclamation: “Wasn’t that nice in me, mamma, to print your name so big on all your handkerchiefs?” -— Louisville—Courier Journal. Properly Described: . They were discussing old college days. “Of course you remember Brown,” said the first. “Of course,” replied the second. “Queer fellow, too. I haven’t- heard much of him since we left college, but I understand 'he has been married.” “Ye-es.” “Well, that really shows how little a college boy really knows about him- self. According to my recollection Brown used to assert mostemphatical- ly that he was not cutout for a‘lnarried' man.” 3" “Oh, I guess he was right about that, although not exactly :in the ,way he meant it. He's been divorced three times.”-3—Chicago Post. 3 , , , Liabilities . . .7 Insurance and Annuities in-force, ' INSURANCE CO. . OF NEW YORK. U RICHARD A. McCURDY President. ‘ men on Assets, . . . n -u-.....__ v-r: 5...... BYBdl ingflecdtlfldfi. $221,213,721 33 , . 194,347,157 53 Surplus Total Income . 3 . . Total Paid Policy-holders in 1895, . Net gain in 1895 , 3 ' $26,866,563 75 348,597,430 51 $23,126,728 45 $899,074,453 78 $61,647,645 36 “NOTE—Insurance merely written. Is discarded from this Statement as wholly mlsleadlng, and only insurance Er. actually Issued and pald for in cash ls Included. I have carefully examined the foregoing Statement and find the same to be correct. CHARLES A. PRELLER, Auditor. From the Surplus a dividend will be apportioned as usual. Report of the Examining Committee. Office of the Mutual lilo Insurance company of New York, February 11,1896. At a meeting of the Board of Trustees of this Company, held on the 18t b day of December last, theundersigned were appointed a Committee to examine the annual Statement for the year ending December 31st, 1895, and to verify the same by com- parison with the assets of the Company. The Committee have carefully performed the duty assigned to them, and hereby certify that the Statement is in all particulars correct and that the assets specified therein are in possession of the Company. In making this certificate the Committee bear testimony to the high character of the investments of the Company and express their approval of the system, order and accuracy with which the accounts and vouchers have been kept, and the business in general transacted. I H. .0. Von Post, Charles R. Henderson, James C. Holden, Robert Olyphant, Wm, P. Dixon, Committee J. H. Herrick. ' 3 ~ ROBERT A. GRANNIS, Vice-President. WALTER R. GILLETTE, General Manager. ISAAC F. LLOYD, Second Vice-President, HENRY E. DUNCAN. JI., Cor. Secy. WILLIAM J. EASTON, Secretary, ALBERT KLAMBOTH, Asst. Secy. FREDERIC CROMWELL, Treasurer. TOHN A. FONDA, Assistant Treasurer. JAMES TIMPSON, 2d Asst. Trees, WILLIAM P. SANDS, Cashier EDWARD P. HOLDEN, Asst. Cashier EMORY MoCLINTOCK LL.D., F. I. A., Actuary. JOHN TATLOCK, J 3., Asst. Actuary. . WM. W. RICHARDS, Comptroller. CHARLES A. PRELLER, Auditor, HENRY S. BROWN, Asst. Comp. JOHN C. ELLIOTT, Superintendent of Domestic Agencies, EDWARD LYMAN SHORT, Gen. Solicitor. ‘3 MEDICAL DIEEorons GUSTAVUS S. WINSTON, M. D. ELIAS; J. MARSH, M. D. GRANVILLE M. WHITE. M. D. , / 1 JOHN w. moments. New Haven, General Agt. for State of G onnectieut.3 ‘ , A. El. CAMP. ‘- ‘ Local Agent. \
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