.‘ , . - WEEKLYfNORWALfiui-A ZETT E s ‘ . W. . g I thum l'l'o Send in Your Advertisements urdimh M THE l l ' countries abroad are manifesting much in- \ ' hn (‘mning i’ostal'Congr-MH. Wasmaerox, Jan. 14.—Mos<;. of the terest in the universal postal congress to be held here next May, and considerable correspondence regarding it is being car- ried on by the postofl‘ice department. So far. however, only a few of the foreign governments have announced to the Wash- ington authorities the delegates selected. Heavy Snowfall In the West. CHICAGO, Jan. 14.—Dispatches received. from numerous towns in Nebraska, Kan- sas, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Iowa, northern Illinois and the Black Hills of South Dakota show heavy snowstorms raged in those states. Catholic Parsonage Burned. LOWVILLE, N. Y., Jan. 14.—The Catho- lic parsonage at Port .Leyden, occupied by Father Hagerty, was gutted by fire, which apparently originated from a fireplace. The greater part of the household goods was removed. ' ' Shakers’ Barn Burned. ENFIELD, Conn, Jan. 14.——A large barn belonging to the Church family of Shakers was destroyed by fire, entailing a loss of about $25,000. All the contents, with the exception of some live stock, were burned. The barn contained 100 tons of hay and about 30 tons of grain. The property was insured. < The fire is believed to be of in- cendiary origin. Heavy Damage Award. Oswneo, N. Y., Jan. 14.—The supreme court has awarded Mrs. Emma Cooper $15,000 for the loss of her husband in a railroad wreck at Oneida, N. Y., in Au- gust, 1895. This is the largest amount ever obtained in this county in damage suits against railroad companies. Tennessee Coal and Iron Directors. NEW YORK, J an; 14.——At a special meet- ing held today the directors of the Tennes- see Coal, Iron and Railroad company elect- ed Colonel George N. McGhee to succeed the late John H. Inman and O. H. Payne ‘to succeed J. Edward Simmons. Quick Trip of the St. Louis. NEW YORK, Jan. 14.—A cablegram from Southampton states that the American line steamer St. Louis has lowered her own eastward record by about 17 minutes. Her eastward record up to this time was 6 days 12 hours 27 minutes. ~ Mother, Have You by Baby ? i If so, get from your druggist today for . _ . . 25c a bottle of Dr. Hand’s Colic Cure. Every baby often has distressing colic. Dr. Hand‘s Colic Cure Lives immediate relief by removing wind from the stomach and quieting the nerves, giving restful sleep. Mn‘her, think of the worry and anxiety this saves you. If a telegram from Denver, Col. , announc . ' your baby is teething Dr. Hand’s Teeth- ing Lotion for 25c soothes and relieves all pain. Sold by all druggists. Mr. George E. Miller is In receipt of IS”THE RIGHT MEDIUM THROUGH WHIGH TO HEAGH THE READING PIIBLIG. The Only Eight-Page One-Cent Paperuin the Norwalks. i vv v vv WHO, 'HEID IT. IBVEHTISEIEHTS ll 1n: sumac GAZETTE me new av was: no luv: mom in SEE“. l The Value of an luvutisemeul DEPEIDS ON THE POGKETS‘OF THE PEOPLE . ONLYICENT. OFFICE OPEN.EVENINGS.] s ing the death in that city, on the 12th, of the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bullock, a great grandson of the vener- able Mrs. Charles Malloly. Mother’s Find Nothing Equal to Dr.Hand’s Oolic 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 aud cry for it ; it relieves them almost instantly. Mrs. Frank Smith, 22 Wood St. At all drug- gists, 25. “J immy” Prowitt points with pride to a new Rambler bicycle for 1897. It is a beauty. Rheumatisbn Cured in a Day. “Mystic Cure” for Rheumatism and Neuralgia radically cures in 1 to 3 days. Its action upon the System is remarkable and mysterious. . It removes at once the cause and the disease immediately dis- appears. The first dose greatly benefits. T. F. Anthony, Ex-Postmaster of Promise City, Iowa; says: “I bought one bottle of ‘Mystic Cure’ for Rheuma- tism, and two doses of it did me more good than any medicine I ever took.” 75 cents. Sold by E. P. Weed, 38 Wall street, and N. C. Baur, 55 Wall street, Druggists, Norwalk. John E. lIchll yesterday sold his Portchester restaurant and returned to Norwalk. sArE IOUR. LIFE By using “The New Great South Ameri- can Kidney Cure.” This new remedy is a great surprise on account of its ex~ ceeding promptness in relieving pain in the Kidneys, Bladder and Back in male or female. It relievesretention of water, ' and pain in passing it almost immediate- ly. Save yourselves by using this mar- velous cure. Its use will prevent fatal consequences in almost, all cases by its great alterative and healing powers. gold by E. P. WEED, Druggist, Norwalk, onn. There were 1,783 inmates at the Con. necticut hospitel for the insane, Dec. 31, 1896,7three less than a month pre- viously. Thirty-six were admitted dur- ing the month, 10 died,26 were released on trial and three were discharged. There is more Catarrh in this section of - the coutry than all other diseases put to- gether, and until the last few years. was supposed to be incurable. For a great many years doctors pronounced it a local disease, and prescribed local remedies, and by constantly failing to cure with local treatment, pronoun‘ced it incurable. Science has proven catarrh to be a con- stitutional .diSease, and therefore requires constitutional treatment. Hall’s Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co. ,Toledo,‘ Ohio, is the. only constitu- tional cure on the market. It is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. It acts directly on 'the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred, dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send for circulars. and testimonials. Address, F. J. CHENEY & CO Toledo, 0. WSold by Druggists, 75 Hall’s Family Pills ‘are the best. A hearing for the appointment of a trustee on the estate of Frank I. Jones will be held at the Probate oflice Sum.- - days - ‘ ' wears on old plug hat. FIRST IMPORTED ELEPHANT. Brought Here Eighty-five Years Ago, and Created Great Excitement. , The first elephant was imported into America eighty years ago. There stands to-day a monument in the lit- tle village of Somerl, Westchester county, to the memory of “Old Bet,” the first elephant in modern times to tread on American soil. Somers is not alone famous as the home of this elephant, but it was the birthplace of the circus, and Hacka- liah Bailey, familiarly known as “Un- cle Hack,” was the father of the first show. “01d Bet” was the only attrac- tion. ‘ It was in 1821 that Hackaliah Bailey gave an-exhibition under a tent on a farm. The site is now occupied by a. church on the main road of the vil- lage. Many of the great showmen of the country were trained by him. “Old Bet” made the trip to this coun- try in a sailing vessel in 1814. Hacka- liah Bailey’s brother was a sea cap- tain, and purchased the animal while making a tour of the world. He named her after his vessel, which was called the Bet. It took many months to transport the huge pachyderm to the United States, for she was exhibited by the captain at European seaports on his way home. ‘ = Vth “Old Bet” was landed in New York Hackaliah Bailey became her own 1‘. There being no railroads eighfy years ago, Bailey and his farm hands drove “Old Bet” along the coun- try roadsfifty miles to Somers. The trip was made at night, and "the huge elephant was exhibited in barns in the daytime. Persons in the towns through which the elephant passed flocked to see her, and as money was scarce the farmers dickered with Bailey in all sorts of ways for admittance to the barns. Men pawned their farming implements and boys sold their jackknives to raise the necessary dime. She was exhibited by Bailey for sev- eral months on his farm, and was viewed by hundreds of persons who had to pass through Somers to the county seat, which was then at Bed- ford. Bailey then put her on the road. “Old Bet” became troublesome and killed several of her keepers. One night in 1827 she broke loose in South Caro- lina, and after being chased several miles by a mob was shot to death. True Politeness. An old friend of Dr. Wendell Holmes once took a few friends in to call upon him. Among them was a young mar- ried woman, who had never read any of Dr. Holmes’ books, and insisted upon her friend’s “coaching” her a lit- tle in advance. “I told her about his works, therefore,” said the lady, “dwelling especially upon the Auto- crat of the Breakfast-Table as being perhaps the most famous of them.” Everything went swimmingly till just as the company was taking leave. Then the “young married woman” broke out in a pretty burst of enthu— siasm, “Oh, Mr. Holmes, I must tell you, how much I have enjoyed your books, and particularly the Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table!” Her friend and sponsor was ready to drop through the floor. But her alarm was need- less. Holmes smiled in his kindest manner, expressed his thanks, and re- marked that many people thought the Autograph the best thing he had ever done. ‘ An Excellent Prescription. There are doctors and doctors; among the most intelligent of all these friends of humanity was one who had the courage recently to give a bit of advice to the head of a family not many miles from New York. The head of the family was robust but exacting, healthy but irritable. “I don’t know what is thenmttvr with my family, doctor,” he said: "but my wife is ner- vous, my c11i1d.-.1 are suffering from something—I don't know what—in fact, the whole house is upset. Even the servants seem vacillating and bor- dering on nervous prostration.” “I think it would be all right,” said the doctor, “if you took a six months’ tour of Europe alone.” “I,” cried paterfa- milias—“the only well member of the family?" “Yes,” said the doctor, gravely; “you ought to travel for the health of your family.” BREVITIES. The peace that is unspeakable, is al- ways speaking for itself. The wise carry their knowledge, as they do their watches, not for the pur- poses of display, but for use. ' Scene—Sunday school. Teacher: : "What are the two things necessary to baptism?" Small girl: water and a baby!” An old lady said lately that she did not care so much about a lecture she had been listening to. but she did love “them stethoscnpic views.” An English advertisement reads: "Mr. Brown. furrier, begs to announce that-the will make up gowns,'caps. etc, for ladies out of their own skins.” 'l‘lxo‘liing of .\ shauti sits on a golden stool instead of a throne and always He has 3.333 wives and is very assiduous in offer- ing human sacrifices. Admirals and generals are of equal rank, but the former take precedence whenever two oflicers belonging to each grade meet together, the Navyt be- ing considered the more distinguished servicb. » These “110 hold that no man can avoid his fate may find support for their doctrine in the experience of Charles J. \‘s’ellcr, of Flkbart, ind. He was employed in grinding at an em- ery wheel, but, regarding the position as dangerous. handed in his resign."- tion.. 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