d N A PATENT oil- BLOOMERS. A’Brooklyn Man Gets a Patent 011 This Famous Garment. It is stated that Mr. , Royce, a Brook- ‘ lyn man, has a patent? on the bloomer. He did not claim to be the originator of this form of feminine trouserettes, but based his right to letters patent on the ground that he was the inventor of some of the most essential features of the accepted style of bloomers. He al- so claimed to be the orignal applicant for a pateht right on the article named. , The delay in granting letters patent was due to a long drawn and rather hu- morous discussion among the Patent Office examiners as to whether female trousers, commonly called bloomers were patentable. Tue examiner has held that trousers in any form, for either male or female wear, were almost as ancient as the fig leaf worn by Mother Eve. Another stated that trouserettes had been worn by the women of Turkey, Parent and other countries for ages, and, conse- quently were not an original Invention with Royce. Numerous patents of ancient and modern pantalettes or trouserettes were taken before the EXamining Boardby the Brooklyn inventor. The flowmg nether garments worn by the inmates of Turkish harems and those of the maidens of Persia were compared with the latest style of bicycle and skating bloomers worn ' by the new woman of Uncle Sam’s domain. , . The applicant and his attorneys claim- ed originahty on the fact that his in- vention of the nineteenth century bloomers was a garment formed of two pieces, or duplicates, of cloth or other fabric, and several additional features. He submitted a drawing of his invention, which resembles in mim- ature two balloons, rampant attached to each other at the waistband of the garment. ' The first set of claims filed in the de- -partment were voluminous. After months of examination and discussion, the matter was finally reduced to the following upon which letters patent were issued; “I claim as a'new article of manufac- ture bloomers, the same being formed of two duplicate patterns or cuts, each comprising a curved surface contiguous to inwardly converging lines, and cuts joined to each other to produce the said bloomers.” An interesting point in connection with the granting of this patent was the official decision and re cognition of the distinct word “bloomers,” it being held that the term was of novel Ameri- can origination, without regard to the apparel of females of the Old World or ancient times—N. Y. Sun. Lfler Eloque‘nt Language. “This house,” said the maiden just from school, “is really too full of James fissures.” “Who the Sam Hill is James Fisher?" asked the old man pulling puzzledly at his chin whiskers. “Well, jimcracks, then.”—Indianap olis Journal. . ' . Among the Amateurs. Etta .(in the wings)—Why do you elocutionists call yourself readers? You don’t read. Anita—Why do you call yourself a ‘ singer? You don’t sing. BUMMAN ’ ' ' ' BROTHER IMPROVED sun All MIN- ERAL WATERS. Flavoring Extracts Also tl e Syrups and Olden Tune Fruit Juices, Root Beer. I Lemon Soda, Soda Water Sarsaparilla, Supplied in Birch Beer, Steel Fountains. Seltzer and Vichy in Siphons. Address ' II. J. & E. S. GRUIMMII, 4: Main Street. - coma, . . GRAMPl . ' . DIARBHlEA, And all Bowel Troubles Promptly relieved with HALE’S , SAFE tlllllllAl. Large Bottle 25 cents. Norwalk, Conn At all Druggist IIIVE ARRIVED. " My new line of Spring and Summer Suitmgs, which W111 be made up in .the latest styles and. at thelowest ossible price consrstent wilh «goo work. Call in and inspect them. ; F. KOCOUR, MERCHANT TAILOR,‘ ll Ilorlh Main St. South Ilorwall. THE GOLD PRODUCT. It Is Likely to lie Larger Than Ever for the Next Fifty Years. It is now evident that the production of gold for the next fifty years will be altogether unprecedented. This pro- duction has been vigorously stimulated by fresh discoveries of mines, by new and cheap mining processes and .by the fall of silver, leading minors to pay greater- attention to the other metal. The operation of the latter factor is best seen in Colorado, where the production of gold rose from $5,300,000 in 3892 to $7,527,000 in 1893, and to about $12,000, 000 in 1894. The production for 1865 in Colorado is expected to reach $20,000, .000. The Director of the Mint is of the opinion that the production ' of the United States rose from $83,014,9S1 in 1892 to about 839, 500,000 in 18%, while other good authorities put the produc- tion for 1894 at great producing coun- tries shows a large increase of lat€~ years. In his notable article in the North American Review, Mr. Preston states that the world’s production of gold for 1883 was “the largest in his- tory, amounting in round numbers to $155,522,000.” The - product for 1894. however. very largely exceeded—proba- bly by 25 per cent—the product of 1893. There is scercely'any assignable limit to the gold known to exist in theworld or even in the United States. It is said that simply by the removal of the re- strictions on hydraulic mining Cali- fornia can produce half a billion of gold. The quantity easily; obtainable in Col- orado is stupendous, Other parts of the United States are also rich, while Aus tralia and Russia probably possess a stock equal to our own, and are increas ing the annual output every year. But the most surprising, and so to speak, revolutionary facts regarding gold that have recently come to light are those concerning the great Witwa- tersrandt mines of South Africa. There gold is found in enormous quantities, and in a cheaply workable form in a new geological situation—“in strata the component parts of which are pieces of quartz held together by a clayey ce~ merit.” ' NOTES OF NOTABLE PEOPLE. Interesting Facts Concerning Persons Well Known. The Czar of ‘Russia calls his baby girl by a diminutive that translated means “Little Blue-eyed.” Pillsbury, the chess player, eats one small plate of meat each day, drinks nothing but milk, smokes rarely, sleeps eight to twelvahours daily and rides a bicycle. ' . Judge Culberson, of Texas, former chairman of the House Committee on Judiciary, holds the record as a‘jury lawyer. He has defended 101 men charged with murder in the first de- gree and has never had the death sen- tence passed on a client. The Crown Princess of Denmark is the tallest and the richest royal lady in Europe. She inherited $25,000,000 from her' grandfather, Prince Frederick of the Netherlands, besides a large fortune from her father, Charles XV. of Nor- way and Sweden. She is six feet two inches in height. . . It'is said that Rudyard Kipling never reads Criticisms-on his own work now, either laudatory or condemnatory, as he finds that it ,perplexes his imagina- tion and diminishes his creative energy. He says: “A writer finds his happiness in creating, not in critics.” KIPLING PAID FOR HIS CHEEK. His Grumbling was Charged for Extra by the Boniface. Here is a story told by the Washing- ton Post about Rudyard Kipling—indeed I won't be sure that it isn’t he who tells it. 0 He stayed at a hotel once upon a time in Montreal, and when he came to go away he asked for the landlord. The landlord appeared. “I want to see you,” said Kipling, “because you are a wonderful man. I have never known your equal. I have sojourned in hotels all around the world. I have never seen one like this.” The landlord swelled with pride. He intimated that the .thing was really nothing when you knew how to do it. Kipling waited till he neared the earth again. Then he resumed. “I want to tell you that of all the ho- tels under the shining sun I have never seen one that for unmitigated, all around, unen'durable discomfort could ever be named in the same day with yours.” ' And when Mr. Kipling’s bill was made out one item in it read: “To impu- dence $3.” But what is $3 when one has spoken one’s mind. , A liabyle Hero. The easy-going Kabyles push demos racy to extreme limits, living on fa miliar and equal terms with their cattle and their swine—all occupying the common dwelling. A fine, hardy race of great bravery and many noble traits, they yet resemble the Arabs in their want of honesty. A story is told of a chief of theirs, Mokrani, which makes us think the days of chivalry are not yet gone.. When, worsted in the Fran- co-German war in 1871, the French had to withdraw their troops from Algeria, and thus a. grand opening was left for insurrection; Mokrani would not rebel, as he had pledged his word to the Al— gerian Governor that there would be no rising against the French authority till the war was over. Even when a peace had been made, and he was thus re: leased from his ”promise, he gave forty- eight hours’ notice to the French of his intention to commence hostilities against them. Verily, he was ,a hero, and he died a hero’s death in' the thick of battle. - Managing Editor (looking at his pa- per basket).—I wish I had lived in an- cient Babylon, where manuscriptswere written on bricks. What a‘ superb villa I might have built.——Fliegende Blatter. .' ' _. '— Cold Storage in Country Districts. 1‘ Much of the large receipts of butter at the big city markets are going di- rect into cold storage. ‘The metropoli- tan cold storage warehouses are also proving very profitable invest ents, paying 6 to 12 per cent. dividen s, or even more. This emphasizes the pos- sible profits of cold storage inmral districts. If it is profitable for mer— chants in cities to pay the heavy charges for storage required by ware houses on costly city property, why will it not pay country shippers equal- ly well to store their surplus in a cold warehouse at their own place? these days of small margins in all pro- duce, it behooves the former, creamery man and country shipper to fake ad- vantage of this method of profitable marketing. marked, this cold storage business in country districts is as yet in its in~ fancy, and we believe that there is a profitable field for its development, especially in connection with creamer- ies and co-operative marketing asso- eiations. Our farmers have simply got to put into practice this and all other. feasible means of reducing ex- penses between producer and con- sumer. Present low margins will not permit of former old—fashioned or wasteful methods. The Case of Supply and Demand. “Whypare corn and oats only half the price they were a year ago?” Tariff and currency laws have undergone no change, our relations with foreign countries that absorb our surplus are not altered, and gambling in futures or options are quiteas active now as then. Aside from these factors, con- cerning which opinions differ, supply and demand certainly have influenced values. The supply has been larger than ever, the demand has been cur- tailed because consumers have not felt able to use as freely of any goods as. whemtimes were prosperous. Our corn crop of 2,250 million bushels was _ nearly double that of the year before, and the prospect now is for a pretty big crop, though it may yet be greatly reduced by unfavorable conditions. Of oats ' we raised 900 millions, on in- cr‘ease of 200 million bushels over ’94, and this year’s crop appears to be al- most as much. With no great export demand for the surplus, and with fair supplies of new and old wheat all over the world, it is not surprising that prices of corn and oats should be lower, or that boy and cotton should have been higher on last year’s short crop comparx l to the year before—Ameri- can Agriculturalist. Pom: “ind and Muck as a Fertilizer. F. A. D. has some rather light and sandy land that lsconslderably run out, near a pond from which in the dry season the water goes out, leaving a sort of bog, where tall grass and lily pads grow, and the bottom seems to be very black and rich. No doubt it would pay well to haul this stuff out, - and it may be that the muck and de- caying vegetable matter is quite deep. Probably it will be best to treat it as ordinary muck beds are handled, dumping the mud and muck in a long narrow pile and leaving it to weather until next spring. . The acids that might possibly have a bad effect on the soil will by that time have become neu- tralized. The dry muck may then be broadcasted and harrowed in. When the pile is very dry it would make an admirable absorbent of liquid manure in stables or barnyards. It is a com- mon practice among thrifty farmers on sandy farms to utilize pond bottoms and muck holes in either or both of these ways—Exchange. ' The New York Cheese Brand. Lots of cheese factories in New York State have not taken advantage of the law providing them with a State brand. A little inquiry shows that the factories which do not use the State brand are generally the least success- ful. This is natural. The State brand is practically a guarantee of quality, and gives the cheese bearing it a stand- ing in the market and in the eye of the law that is not enjoyed by’unbranded cheese. Every factory that is not ,quipped with a State brand should “ pply to the Commissioner of Agri- culture at Albany for the same at once. Ohio has a similar law, the brands be- ing supplied by the State dairy com- missioner ‘at Columbus. A Movable Hen-House. It is Often desirable to confine fowls in an orchard or garden for the purpose of destroying insects. The above illus- tration offers a. practical ~-suggestion. The house is onwheels, and will serve as a roost at night and for wet weather, as well as at other times. Proper Selection of Hay for Market. Though much has been .done to re- pair earlier damage, the hay crOp is ir- regular, some of the leading sections, .especially in the Middle and Eastern States, experiencing shortages! The wise farmer always exercises care and judgment in marketing his surplus hay, and especially in seasons when there is any appreciable shortage. Should this prove the case this year,_ although quite too early to forecast now, much may be gained by holding back fer home requirements such as is less desirable for wholesome. , In. As we have before re-~ market, though. ,-_._’.~ I ( ‘J' jg A. m,» WEEKLY ”Enos-WALK 4‘ GAZETTE.“ Chas. B. Hood, Broker and Manufact- ‘ “ Condensed Testimony]. urer’s Agent, Columbus, Ohio,. certifies that Dr. King’s New Discovery has, no equal as a Cough remedy. J. D. Brown, ’ Prop. St. James Hotel, Ft. “layne, Ind., testifies that he was cured of a Cough of two years standing, caused by LaGrippe, by Dr. Kings New Discovery. B. . Merrill, Baldwinsville, Mass., says that he has used and recommended it and never knew it to fail and Would rather it than any doctor, because it . cures. Mrs. Hemming, 122 E. 25th St. Chicago, always keeps it at hand and has no. fear of _ Croup, ecause itinstantly relieves Free Trial bottles at E. P W'e‘éd’s Drug- Store, Norwalk and Monroe’s New, Cs- naan. , The bicycle tournament'at Hanipden Park, Springfield, Mass, was success- fully opened, Tuesday. . . Did You vlrr Try Electric Bitters as a remedy for your troubles? If not, get a bottle now and get relief. This medicine has been par- ticularyly adapted to the relief and cure of all Female Complaints, exerting a wonderful direct influence in giving strength and tone to the organs. . If you have Loss of Appetite, Constipation, Headache, Fainting Spells, or are Ner- vous, Sleepless, Excitable, Melancholly and are troubled with Dizzy Spells,‘ Electric Bitters is the medicine you need. Health and Strength are‘ guaranteed by its use. Fifty cents and $1,00 ,at. E. P. Weed’s Drug Store, Norwalk; and Mon- roe’s New Canaan. Mrs. B idget E. Duff of New York, is Visitiu: Mr. and Mrs. J ohn Hogan, on Main :trc. t. __ ‘ ' Relief in Six Hours. Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis- eases relieved in siz hours by- the “New GREAT SOUTH AMERICAN KIDNEY CURE.” This new remedy is .a great sur- prise on account of its exceedingprompt, ness in relieving pain in the bladder kidneys, back and every part of the urin- ary passages in male or female. It re- lieves retention of water and pain in pass- ing it’ almost immediately. If you want quick relief and cure this is your remedy. Sold by E. P. Weed, Druggist. Norwalk, Conn. Leslie Sutherland, son of James Suth- erland, of this city, is ill at the home of his "Uncle Silas,” in Stanwich. Mother’s Delight With Hand’s Colic Cure HAVERHILL, Mass, 11-30-’95.—Hand Medicine Co.—“I Wish to say that I pro- cured a sample bottle of Dr. Hand’s Colic Cure and am delighted with it. My baby is now four months old, and has suffered every day of her short life with c01- ic, I have tried almost everthing ever heard of, but can truthfully say that any- thing I have tried cannot compare with Dr. Hand’s Colic Cure. Yours respect- fully, Mrs. G. G. Miller, 38 Arch St.” Sold by all druggists, 25c. Rev. J. B. Daugherty who has re- signed as rector of St. \Iary’s church left for Providence, R. I. to-day. Try Allen-'3 Foot-Ease. A powder to be shaken into the shoes. .At thisseaso‘nof the year your feet feel swollen and hot, and get tired easily. If you have aching feet, new shoes or tight shoes, try Allen’s Foot-Ease. It cools the feet and makes walking easy. Cures and prevents swollen and sweating feet, blisters and callous spots. Relieves come and bunions of all pain and gives rest and comfort. Try it to-day. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores for 25¢. Sent by mail for 25c in stamps. Address, Allen S. Olmstcad, Le Roy, N. Y. Judge Hilton says he will spend his last cent rather than have a creditor of Hilton, Hughes it Go. lose anything. Snak'elnto Iour Shoes Allen‘s Foot-Ease, a powder for the feet. It cures painful swellings of the joints and instantly takes the sting out of come and bunions. It’s the greatest comfort discovery of the age. Allen’s Foot-Ease makes tight-fitting or new shees feel easy, It is a certain cure for sweating, callous and hot, tired, aching feet. Try it to-day. Sold by all drnggists and shoe stores, 25c. Trial package free. Ad- d ress, Allen S. Olmslead Le Roy, N. Y. Edwin E. Curtis has returned to Brooklyn after a week’s visit with his parents on Union Park. ' Mother’s Find Nothing to Equal br. Hand 8 ' Colic Cure. WATERBURY Conn., 4-2-’96—-—Hand Medicine Coz—Dear Sirsz—“I am using Dr. Hand’s Cough and Croup Medicine and Colic Cure for my children and find nothing to equal them. They - work like magic. I would not be without them in my house. The little ones love Dr. Hand’s Colic Cure and cry for it ; it relieves them almost instantly. Mrs. Frank Smith', 22 Wood St, At all drug- gists, 25. - ‘ George Fitch the brick mason. is re- building the chimneys on the M. Ratch- ford building on Main street. Bucklln’s Arnlca Salve. The Best Salvein the world for Outs Bruises, Sores, Ulcers Salt Rheum Fever Sores .Tetter, Chopped Hands Chilblaius, Corns and all Skin Erup tions, and postitivelycures Piles. or no Payrequired. It is guaranteed to give perfectsatisfsotion,or money refunded Price25 cents per box. For Sale by E. P. Weed, Norwalk and Monroe, New Canaan. Mrs. Jasper Pryer is suffering from an attack of chills and fever at her home on Spring Hill street. Beware of Olntments for Catarrh that Contain Merdury as mercury will surely destroy the sense of qmell and completely derange thew ole system when entering it through, the mu- cous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except‘on prescriptions from rep- utable physicians’ as the damage you will do is ten fold to the good on can possib- ly derive from them. all’s Catarrh Cure manufactured by F. J. Cheney &Co., Toledo. 0., contains no mercury and is taken internally, acting directly upon the blead and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall’s Catarrh Cure be ”sure you 'get the genuine. It isrtaken intern- ally, and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J, ' Cheney,& Co. Testimonialsfree. 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