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Wilton. Conn. ‘3
Wilton. .
for a. two weeks vacation.
Charles W. Whitloek has been quite
ill this week.
Your box rent is due at the Post of—
lice.
George Woodward, of Nor-walk, was
the. guest of R. H. Fitch on W’cdncsday
evening. '
The selectmen met at the town house
on Thursday to receive bids and award
contracts for working the town’s high-
ways for the coming year. Sherman
Morehouse, Charles Geopple, Theodore
Olmstcad, and John Knapp were the
lowest bidders, and were awarded the
contracts which aggregated something
over $1,000.
S. W. Olmstead and H. C. Olmstcad,
are in New York on a business trip.
H. D. Telford and family are enjoy-
ing a. two weeks outing in town.
E. S. Fitch and Miss Maud Fitch are
the guests of Mrs. S. P. Fitch.
Did you get fooled fishing for trout.
Operator Griffin of Bidgefield, has
been in charge of the Wilton station
this week, in the absence ofagent 01m-
stead.
George E. Taylor, is making many
improvements in the interior of his
residence.
George W. Ogden is making repairs
about his home.
Members of the Golf club have begun
the improvement of their links for the
coming season.
Mrs. P. S. Ackerman is visiting
friends in New Jersey.
Clinton Hurd and wife of Danbury,
have been visiting relatives in town.
Ruben Olmstead is visiting in New
York city.
Two large flocks of wild geese excited
the local hunters last Saturday by lly-
ingover this place so near the earth
that the feathers could be easily distin—
guished, but no one seemed to have a
gun handy to try a shot.
Selectman Morehouse has purchased
a. fine team of oxen.
Thomas Saunders is mourning the
death of his speedy horse which died
on Sunday.
Mrs. P. S. Griswold of Norwalk,
was the guest of Mrs. Stephen Burchard
on Monday. .
The Easter Flower sale at the Li-
brary rooms on W'cdnesday, April 0th,
for the benefit of the Library Associa-
tion, will doubtless attract a. large
attendance as it is a seasonable and
novel way to raise money for a popular
and worthy cause. Adams and Can-
field will furnish the flowers and that
means they will be fine ones.
George C. M. Gregory has leased
the Griswold place near the Congrega-
tional church and will take immediate
possession.
Miss Edna ()lmstead, and Harry
Olmstead have given orders for new
wheels which are expected to arrive
soon.
The book committee of the Library
association met at the Library room on
Tuesday evening and covered the new
books recently purchased.
There was a lively - runaway in this
place Tuesday. A horse owned by
Norwalk parties, which had been left
standing, started for home at a lively
pace, but was stopped by a lad named
Senior, a pupil at \Vhitlock’s school.
No damage.
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Encouraging reports come from the
Methodist hospital in New York re—
garding the condition of Miss Cora
Olmstead, who suffered a severe sur-
gical operation last week. Miss Olm-
stead is recovering as rapidly as can be
expected and will return to her home
in this place in a short time.
Rev. L. W. Holmes preached his
farewell sermon at the Zion’s Hill M.
E. church on Sunday evening to a.
large congregation.
Mrs. William Hurlbutt is visiting
friends in New York.
Mrs. William Olmstead vis1ted her
daughter in New York, on Tuesday.
Lloyd Godfrey is the guest of friends
in Bridgeport. '
The Bow and Arrow social, at the
home of Joel Godfrey, for the benefit
of the Zions Hill M. E. church which
was announced in.these columns for
Wednesday of this week, has been
postponed until Wednesday evening
April 6th. I
The children of William Kennel who
have been very ill with scarlet fever,
have entirely recovered and the quar-
antine removed from their home.
“A‘
er
Abazaar and supper will be given
by St. Paul’s East N orwalk mission in
Norwalk, Conn
the near future.
The“ Wilton Academy closes today I
Darien and Noroton.
Since the gates have been opened at
ltlll,‘ Cove pond the waterin Noroton
river is exceedingly low. Were it not
fll' the mud it would be possible to
walk across in the deepest parts of the
t‘lvm'.
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Orient bicycle sold by H. A.
Saunders, of South Norwalk, is the
popular wheel in Daricn.
The ladies of Darien should read the
N orwalk Boston Store’s advertisement
on the last page of this issue.
Druggist Silliman’s telephone is a
great convenience to residents of this
place. '
Burchard, he of furniture fame, glad-
ly welcomes opposition and readily
recognizes the fact that competition is
the life of trade.
Mr. and Mrs. James Paul, of Grove
street, South Norwalk, have been en-
tertaining Miss Emma Betts of Darien.
Fred Smith is establishing a GAZETTE
route in Noroton and is meeting with
excellent. success.
The GAZETTE has more Darien news
than all the other papers combined.
Furniture dealer Burchard is cou~
tinually adding to his stuck, and it is
not necessary to go out of town when
you want anything in his line.
Mrs. Fred Chadderton was in New
York on Saturday.
Mrs. Rodeu, of Mansfield avenue, is“
visiting friends in New York.
“'illiam Benedict, of Norwalk, was
in town on Saturday.
Miss Ida Northrop,
visiting her sister,
Smith.
of Norwalk, is
Mrs. Hanford
Easter Sunday school music was re-
hcarscd in the churches on Sunday.
The Royal Social club visited and
entertained at the residence of Miss
Nellie Goodevc. Saturdav evening.
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Games were played and a good time
had by 2111.
George Stanward is out again after
an attack of rheumatism.
Charles Millspaugh has been making
repairs on the Town Hall.
“Jerry” Klinefelter has laid inia line
crop of ice for the summer campaign.
M r. Tilly has a. force of men at work
lN‘STRUCTIONS IN TAXIDERMY.
Preparing \Vinzs and Feathers and the
Skins of Birds.
Now that feathers and wings are
used to such an extent for the decor-
ation of hats and bonnets, and as these
articles are quite expensive, it would
be a great boon to many women to
prepare their own wings, which can be
'oasily done with the exercise of a. little
skill. The outfit necessary for the
handling of wings, tails and parts of
the skins of birds is very simple. A
rather sharp ordinary pocket-knife, a.
little arsenic, as sold by druggists;
some cotton batting; a piece of silk
or muslin and a. strong needle and
thread. When using arsenic care
must be taken that there are no cuts
or hangnails on the hand. and that
it is out of reach of the children.
Quite a number of our common birds
have exquisite coloring in their plum-
age. The blue tint can be found in
the indigo finch. the blue jay, the
blue bird, and the blue-winged
teal. Then there are birds with
:he green and purple coloring,
which are quite rare, however,
be black bird being the most common.
l‘hen we have the white wings of the
domestic poultry and pigeons, a num-
ber of the latter having a blue garb
which is often used. The goldfinch,
the yellow warbler and meadow lark
furnish us with yellow. The plumage
of water fowl stand the weather much
better than those of the land.
To prepare the wings and tail of a
pigeon for further use it is necessary
to chop off the wings close to the body,
and cut off the tail, taking with it the
candle-vertebrae. After spreading out
a wing it will be seen that a few
small feathers are directly over the
muscle. These should be plucked out
above the muscle, and then with a.
sharp knife the skin should be cut
from the end of the muscles to where
the wing was chopped off. Cut out
as much flesh as possible, taking care
not to injure the other side of the
wing. Then put the arsenic into ev-
ery corner under the skin until the ex-
posed surface is completely covered.
Put a piece of batting into the exca-
vation made and cover this neatly with
a bit of silk and sew the patch to the
skin. To dry these Wings all that is
necessary is a large book between
which they should be placed, under a
heavy weight, for two or three weeks.
The breasts of ducks, gulls and many
water fowls are beautiful. A sharp
cutting paths and laying out a fine.
The Indians are doing a good busi-
ness and giving excellent entertain-
ments. 7
The town officers should look after
the gang of tramps that is making life
miserable for the people of the town.
The Royal Social club met at the
home of Mrs. Benjamin St.John Monday
evening. Games were indulged in and
the hostess gave glad welcome to her
visitors.
Drum-major William B. Ricker of
Port Chester, is a guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Hanford Smith.
Darieu readers should not forget that
the VVEEliLY GAZETTE and the New
York Weekly Tribune will be sent to
any address in town for 81. Both pa—
pers for the price of one is a big in—
ducement to subscribers and should be
taken advantage of.
The prayer meeting at the Soldiers’
Home Sunday night under the auspices
of the Y. M. C. A. was an exceedingly
interesting one. An address was de—
livorcd by Walter M. Smith and re-
marks were made by W. F. \Vatcrbuijy
and (3. E. Olmstcad. The ladies" quar-
tette that sang in the afternoon at the
Y. M. C. A. rendered several selections
as did also Alexander Alt-ken.
George Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Hanford Smith was given a'birthday
surprise party Saturday afternoon and
evening by a number Of his school-
mates and friends. Games were in-
dulged in and a royal good time was
enjoyed. A collation of all that. is
tempting to the juvenile appetite was
served. Georgie received many pres-
ents and the occasion is one that will
long be remembered. Those present
were: Howard Peterson, Norman
Jones, Samuel Sherer, Georgie Chad-
derton, VVilli-im Wilmot, Prof. Clif-
Ord Johnson, Benjamin St. John, Wil-
fiam Peterson, Howard Wilmer, Gene
Wilmot, Theodore Fairbanks, Fred
Tucker, Fred Smith, Jesse Raymond,_
Charles Smith, Fred Van ScOy, Frank
Van Seoy, Frank Van Scoy, Edna
Sherer, Edna. Raymond. Flossie Van
Scoy, Bertha Van Scoy, Ida Peterson,
Susan Wilmet, Ida. . Northrop, Mrs.
Quintard, Annie Quantock, Wilbcr
Blackman, Mrs. Wilmot. Prof. Charles
Mansfield of South Norwalk, enter-
tained with his magic tricks and also
with some selections on his banjo of
which he is an expert.
I “
Westpdrt.
Mrs. D. P. Osborn, Of Norwalk, was
' the guest of Westport friends Tuesday.
Mrs. Dickson, of'Nor-walk, has been
garden on his premises. , ‘ I
knife is necessary for this work. Be-
gin at the neck just above the portion
you desire to save, and carefully cut
the skin. Do not cut any deep-er than
just through the skin, and keep the
feathers parted by use of the left hand.
Cut straight along the bird's side until
near the lower end of the breast bone.
Be careful not to go beyond the breast
bone. Now slit across the neck and
repeat the operation on the other side
of the bird, and the skin is then ready
to peel off. The skin should be
slightly pushed, but not pulled as that
is apt to stretch it. After the skin is
free slit across from the inner side and
the worst of the work is over.
Trim off any ragged pieces you do
not want on the fleshy side of the
breast and apply a quantity of arsenic,
rubbing it in until the skin becomes
(Irv. As there is a quantity of oil in
all water fowls it is a good plan to ap-
ply a piece of blotting paper to the
fleshy side over the arsenic, then the
batting and lastly sew on the covering
of sill: neatly and to the proper size.
It is well to dry the breast in its
natural shape, therefore the book
would not do. A piece of heavy paste-
board, covered with wadding would
serve the purpose and on this the
breast should be placed feather side
up. Cover this with a clean piece of
linen and fasten securely with a few
pins. After a week or so the breast
will be ready for use and will last an
indefinable time.
TRADEMARKS FOR THE OR’IENT.
Why Merchants Should Study the Chinese
Superstitions.
United States Consul Gracey, at Foo-
Chow, China, has made a. report to the
State Department upon labels and
tradmarks in that country, with the
purpose of showing American mer-
chants how important are such matters
in their trade with China. He says
that the sale of American or foreign
goods in China is often crippled by
having some label or trademark which
is offensive to the Chinese. Many col-
ors have peculiar recognition by the
people; some oflend their tastes and
others their superstitions. Some are
all right on some kind of goods and
all Wrong on others. The Chinese will
often buy biscuits, needles, thread,
matches, soap, medicine, scents, sweets,
etc., for the sake of getting a lucky 1a-
bel. Some colors and combinations of
colors are to the Chinese unlucky:—
Chicago Inter-Ocean.
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Belle—I had an awful scare the other
day while out for a walk with Will.
Betsy—How? , ,
“Why, we met the minister, and Will
asked him ' Join us."—Yonkers
Statesman. , ., '_
the guest of estport friends.
it
Ho Allowed Nothing to Interfere with
His Career and Never Knew Defeat.
William Pitt resolved in his boyhood
to win a. seat in the British Parlia-
ment, and every fibre of his being be-
came alive with that purpose. Friends
lbesought him to make a career worthy
of his illustrious father; and his soul
expanded, and achieved wonders un-
der the power of that idea. No hard-
ship was too great, no sacrifice too
exacting, no study too irksome and no
labor too forbidding for his conquering
spirit. His was a. triumphal march
through the fields of literature, over the
hills of science, and into the realm
E of wise statesmanship. He passed di-
:rectly from College to the House of
lCommons. In a single year he rose
to be Chancellor of the Exchequer; in
two years he became Prime Minister
of England, and from that moment his
reign of influence and power was
phenomenal. For a quarter of a
century he was the power behind
the throne of Britain, never re-
laxing his grip of political su-
premacy for love, wealth, learning or
PURPOSE PUT PITTJN PARLIAMENT. ' .
- ONE ENJOYS ‘
i Both the method and results when .-
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant '
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tem effectually, dispels colds, head-
: aches. and fevers and cures habitual
, constlpation.
1 only remedy of its kind ever pro-
‘ duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
Syrup of Figs is the ,
religion, and never knowing defeat, ; ceptable to the “01113011, prompt in
even temporary disappointment, from its action and truly beneficial in its
the beginning to the end of his ‘remark- J effects, prepared only from the most
able career. He was the most influ- [ healthyand agreeablesubstances, its
entral and 131110115 man in Great Bri- ' many excellent qualities commend it
tain before the dew of his youth was
wiped from his forehead. Purpose did
it.—Success.
CAREFUL OF HIS AUTOGRAPH.
Secretary Gage Does Not Leave Room to
Write Above His Name.
Secretary Gage is cautious as to the
manner in. which he signs his name
for authograph fiends. One of these
gentry recently accosted the Secretary
as he was leaving the White House
after a Cabinet meeting. Always will-
ing to oblige, Mr. Gage paused to write
his signature. The autograph man in-
dicated a place in the middle of the
page for the name. Secretary Gage
shook his head, and said: “You’ll
have to find another place.” A broth-
'er Cabinet officer was standing near
and was attracted by the remark. Af—
ter signing his name at the top part-
of the page of the album, Secretary
Gage explained that many-years ago
he had learned never to place his
name on a. blank piece of paper where
there was enough space above it to al-
low anything else to be written. “I
know that man who wanted the sig-
nature just then was all rig-ht,” said
the Secretary, “but I never break my
rule.” The Secretary told several
stories of people attaching their names
to blank papers, with the result that
they got themselves into trouble
through orders being written above
the names—Cor. Chicago Times-Her-
ald.
Dagnerreotypes.
A Boston man is still taking dag-
uerreotypes, and has been doing so
over half a century He insists that
in spite of all modern processes in
photography they remain the most
:orect likenesses ever produced...
F'hiladalnhia Prose.
to all and, have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50
cent bottles by all leading drug-
gists. Any reliable druggist Who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
Wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
cALIramm Fla syrup co.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
LOUISVILLE. KY. NEW YORK. MY-
Thmiks im- tlre Foundation.
An old itinerant colored preacher
while conducting services at a pro-
tracted meeting was interrupted by a
messenger, who rushed in and ex-
claimed excitedly:
“Purson, dc lightnin’ struck yo
house on burned it tends groun’!”
The congregation expected to see the
parson collapse under this information,
but he did not.
“Burned dc house down, did it?”
“Yes, suh!”
“Well, did it hurt the land what do
house wuz on?”
“No, suh!”
“Thank de Lord fer dat!” exclaimed
Ithe parses. “Thank de Lord de land’s
lef! En now we’ll sing on page 227,
‘How Firm a Foundation.’ Thank
some brother fer de tune!”—-Atlanta.
Const.tution.
An Irishman wenTto a. Scotch cow
tractor several times and asked him
for a. job. The Scotchman, tired of the
man’s perseverance, told him to go to
the devil and see if he could get a. job
there.
“All! shure, be mi sow], I’ve been to
him,” said the Irishman,
taking nobody on but Scotsmen."
“and he’s ,
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