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alto“. whokuitaoeksforthebersf
memno-rmm
hurmdmmwmmwu
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tute thetgoepelwhlehbsightfor
the blind, and hearing for the deaf. and
whlehmakeethelanumanleepllhe hart.
aadhrlngsthedeedtolllsduimortal health
bounding inthslrpllam. Whatecontreet
between the practical benevolence“ this
woman and egreet deaiof the charityol
thb day! This womdtd not spend
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those pernmwho sympathise with imagi—
nary sorrows. and go out in the street and
his basket of
cold victuals.or like thetcharity which snakes
a rousing speech on the benevolent plat.
form,end gououtto kickthebeggar from
thestep,crying: “11th your mherehlehowl-
l" The nilferersof theworld want not
soniuch theoryae pvactleezuot so much
taarsasdollars; not somuch klndwlshee as
loaveeof breed; not so much srnilesessbnes;
not-eunuch “(led hlem yon's!" «jacket-end
frocks. I will put one earnest Chrbtien
man. hard working. agehat five thousand
Intel-e theorists on the eubject of charity.
‘Thereereagreat many who haveflne ideas
about church architecture who never in their
life helped to build a church. There are
men who can give you the history of Budd—
lu'nn and Hohammedanism, who never sent
afarthlng for their evangelization. There
are women whotalk beautifully about the
Iuflering of the world, who never had the
courage like Dorcasmtake the needle and
a-anlt it.
wouaa'a ennvouacr.
lain gladthot there lsnotapnge of the
world’s history which is not a record of fe-
z nmle benevolence. God says to all lands and
I people, come now and hear the widow’- mite
. rattle down into the poor box. The
of Conti sold all her jewels that she might
help the famine stricken. Queen Blanche,
thewife of Innis Vlll of Frence,hcarlng
that there were some persons unjustly incar-
cerated in the prisons, went out amidst the
rabble and took a stick and struck the door
as asignal that they might all strike it, and
down went the prison door, and out came the
wineries. Queen Maud, the wi.e of Henry
l,went down amidst the poor endwashed
their mend administered to them cor-
dhls. Mrs. Rm. at Matagordn, appeared
Alas onthehettletleldwhilethemi-ilaof death
were dying aronnd,eud caredfor thewoundo
ed. Is thereamanor woman who hasever
heardof thecivil war inAmerlca who ha
not heard of the women of the Sanitary and
Christian comminione, or the fact that, be-
fore the smoke had gone up from Gettysburg
end South Mountain, the women of the north
met the women of the south on the battle
field. forgetting ell their animositiee while
they bound 'up the wonnded, and closed the
eyea of the slain! Dorcas the benefactre-l
noncaa run “Islam.
I come now to spool: of Dorcas the la-
mented. When death struck down that good
woman, oh, how much sorrow there was in
this town of Joppa! I suppose there were
women here with larger fortunes; women,
perhaps, with bandsomer fuses; but there
was no grief at their departure like this at
the death of Dorcas. There was notnwre
turmoil and upturning in the Mediterranean
lea, dashing against the wharves of this sea-
port.thanthere wereeurgingato and fro of
grief because Dorcas was dead. There are a
great many who go out of life and are un-
mimed. There may be a very large funeral;
there-aybeagreatmnny carriages and a
plnmed hearse; there may be high '
enlogiumr, the bell may tell at the century
you gate;theremaybeaveryllne marble shaft
reeredover theresting place; butthe whole
thing maybeefelaehoodend a them. The
church of God has lost nothing; the world
has lost nothing. It is only a nuisance
abated; itis onlya grumblerceesingtofind
fault; it is only an idler stopped yawning; it
leonlyndimpated fashionable partedfrom
his wine cellar; while, on the other hand, no
useful Christian leaves this world without
being mixed. The churchof Godcrieaout
like the prophet: “Howl, fir tree, for the
cedar has fallen.” Widowhood comeeand
showethegarments which the departedhad
made. Orphans are lifted up to lookinto
the cahn face of the sleeping benefactrem.
Reclaimedvsgraucycomeeendki-eetheeold
hrowofherwhocharmed it awayfromsin,
andallthrough theatreeteof Joppathereia
morning—mourning bean-e Danae is
dead.
WhenJoeephineofFraneewaacerrledout
folia- grave there weraagreat manym-
eudwomen of pompendprldeend ptaittcm
thatwentoutafterherwntlammoetaflec'b
mayhem meafortliedead; there maybe
noeesfly-mophagnsnheremay benoelalr
ovate
epellsamemwhweiewaaand-ld:
“Ark! and she at up.” Julieta“
comps-heueetwriterput. :“flsmt
apt” mwhuaflmetlaremraelaveheai
aroundthlstowawheatheepoetle Wt
brunt it old friends! no. the
tssseofjeymnstheve start-iii Wiesel-p»
fidhaubfi-emmthave Ila-l I”
fight whet laughter] Bel-db all
”that“! Bhutttdewahtihrh
abut walleye heui‘tl lip-abra-
I It .
Yul
elk-phloem: Blamed-trey!
I‘ve-whicheoaeevwwahete
Then onedey therewillbe eehy
nude whirl of wheels, and
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surrounded,
whatnieanstbiel ltmeaus thatrewardhas
mule; that the victoryiewoa; thatthe
emismdy;thatthe banquet is spread.
Blunt it through all the crumbling earth.
Btngitthroaghallthelylug heavens. Doo-
casisreeurrecfedl
Tlll mrmmnuwaan.
In taco,whsn some of the soldierscame
back from the Cdmnwuwlondmthe
queen of England distributed among them
beautiful medala. called (frimun Mela.
Gallerieewereerectad for thetwohomeeof
parliament and the royal family todtln.
There was a great audience towitIe-the
distribution of the males]. Acolonel,who
hadloet hothfeettntbebattleof lobes-man,
wupulledinonawheel chainothersceme
inlimpingontheirerntchea Theuthe
queen of England arose beforetimninthe
nemeofher government.andntteredwovde
«commendation to the officers and men,
anddlatrlhuted them merlakhncrihedwith
thefonrgreathattlefiekle-s maJhleklave,
lukerman and Sebastopol. the queen
gave these to the wounded and the
wounded officers, the bands of music struck
up the national air, and the Fol)". with
prim streaming eyes, joined in the song:
(led save our grader-queen:
long live our noble queen!
00d use the queen!
And then they mud: “Hum! huzae!"
Oh, it was a prized day for thou returned
warriors! But a brighta', betterand gladder
day will come. when Christ shell getberthoae
who have toiled in his service, good soldiers
of Jesus Christ. He shall rise before them,
and in the pnuenceof all the glorified of
heaven he will say: "Well done. good and
faithful servant .V" and then he will dhribmc
themedals of eternal victory. not inscribed
with works of righteousn. which we have
done, but with thoae four put battlefields,
dear toearthanddeartoheaveuJethlelnml
Nazareth! Gethsemane! Calvary!
Washington Historic! Sadat] in Eagle...
Amovement isafoot to form a (lawn
Washington historical society in England,
thechiefpromoterof it beingthe Rev.
George Washington. chaplain of St. George's
Jubilee church. 7 Rue des Basin, Pari,who
Is the cldeet representative of the Durham
branch of the Washington familyin Eng-
lend. “There is," he writes, “muchlnfor-
motion concerning the history. ancestry and
records of life of Gen. Washington that has
been collected by imlividnals, which has
never been focused. [hiring the leatfew
years. together with my brothers, Capt.
Washington, R. N... and In). Washington.
R. 131.. l have collected docunmts, state-
ments. etc, which will be of velnetoanother
tion.
Many others have done the same—Amer
leans naturally,» well u Enghsh. Alter
thedeatlnof thecollectors theee papers of
interest will probably be scatteredJeet or
datroyed. I therefore propose that thee in
England interested in the matter form them—
selves into a ‘society‘ to centraliae this inter.
est, preserve the documents wilected, and
meet from timetotimetocornpare experi'
enceeendexchangeviewa Thelate Bra-es
theftatSnlgraveseenntopointtothenecu.
sity of acute effort to this eflect. I can
answer for my brothers and four «mine of
tiresome name, who would agreetothe do
Iirahilityot such an «Me-var. I shall be glad
toelplaln further the vletnikof what 1 pro
poeeif correspondents will write to us."-
Chicago Times.
Thamfllect.
“Speaking of close'flsted neturer,”said a
Michigan Central railroadcondnctor, while
waiting atthe Third streetdepottheother
dayfor h'u‘mm‘laaw one of the teat
strikingexasnpla ontouotrrlhieduringthe
exposition that I ever met. One of the
wealuiiest farms in llchignwae atthe
depot uearhb horneto seehiedeqhterofl.
Shownonhwwaytoalnlltownlaade,
whereshewillteeeh wheel thwlntermnd
lnteadlagtostopatD-tvnlsforethvcedayal
vfitwltbfrlodshereaadvfltetotbupo-
himifheweagehgtothewxpeitloa,eadhe
replied,‘Bo;c-e’t aloud I.) At the-me
Whistle-skydaths oldie-eel
.wmmhmbm
peasants.
AWflh-“hlmiefleaof
thehow awn-haem- of a gram
mmww ’ mmmnromw any:
mthMWM $3”m;§“§i:afiimmw“ "’"m'
m surmounted WK 1‘3. 0. ['1 EWK .
amuse-“mun.“ E.
yhvaattreettvetea-ltteayoath.
Two howling plus of gold. with narrow
and heads and with three was
hell-My lselaeeptnla-
t-dedferefemlalae oteecfhuwllag.
”..."'""”'W%
I” lean my
«mm-sum
erticlehmaehalaetad bypllwa at the
pm.
ANuteaannhdwirehraee:.hwithqerv
ornamentation, at i adngle
Wm“ tinted (Ila-cud, b my
Wand millet-30y novel to command
admire“
Aleddityiuleceflashadhuiautlvepalr
dgoldscl-wawitheanalldlenond rep»
lltlngthescrew. Theblad-of thearticle
miownopmendbetwe-ithemb‘own
a wool of varlepted cotton-Jew“
Weekly.
APHORISMS FROM THE FRENCH.
It is neceaary to be almoategsnluto
nukeegoodhuheed—Balxac
Thu-boobeturcxcuintheworldthen
thence-Mgraumda-Iaflruysra
Be who pretenih to know everything
provothatheknowenmbing—TA Bailey.
Thewaytomekefriendshipethetwfllllt
long is tobelonglnmekingth—cnun.
fort.
Antenwholepleeaedwlthaocaeb more
unhappy than he whoplsaemaoena-De
Saintlleal.
Life is long enough for hiniwho knows
howtouseit. Workingaadthlaklngaxtend
inlimita-Voltah'e.
If you would succeed latheworld,ith
nec-ary that your vanity should how to
thuofothere—lmadeamlia
Wheawedo goodteuurfellowanlferws.
weinvmt in a sevlngshankfrnm whichthe
heart rcceivee the inn-B. Bonveetw.
Vary Awkward.
Behitting at them—What“ I
play, lira De Temps!
libe~0.l do wish you would play that
favorite of yours—‘The Bees,” I think it is
called.
880 lineman—WI. , It,
”M1,“! Jed hlmwhweyuu
wae.thatyauweraoutattheperk playing
thenees.eolsuppeudyonwuuldlnwilllng
toplayitforme.
Helen-labia br-thr—Walt till I m
Tom Brown~NewYork8ua
IS TGIIR
BAKING PGNIIER
PURE?
Do its Manufacturers Publish all
the Ingredients Used?
IS IT FREE FROII ANINNIM
Aaieweflknowaesamoniaisnnhealth-
ful in food. and dria up the bread
Protectiontoeonemnersoffoodeom-
ponndslieeintheir abiliiyto choc-a
theeemedefroln healthful enbatanne.
Unlemmennfaetnreragubl-h' justwhat
theirbakingpowder madeofidonot
ueetheirgcodabdbuyinetead
GLEVEIJIND’S SUPERIOR
BAKING POWDER.
hiapowder' made ofdrletly
may“ PM
n. and term cecal.
PERFECTLY PURE.
A loll m armor. '11:! KT.
1me a)”. Wen-inns;
It lathenrwamtlaawemr. kulfrme
theWaadgwaaatmfitn-loffi;
yams free m alelnlerauoas or criticism
mama! The pug are When: mo. M.
an! warrant-d In weight. It to mot-m
mnliamlhemthelowergredsa
trim: l: occidental Tea 0.1., 2'51.
that on». 35 min. 5“,, Jim r....2
F’s; . '3.» by "r I” «III-f: 1..
P. D. I. Gm?! 8 “0..
D. h’ll0IIBDI .
_ on All. It. reins.
fieeth here-Ii. Cele.
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The road newt-of the Dry Goods trade are getting hold" every day.
they enter thesasethy or your homes and with their petty mots
vile done, there to put the finishing trenches to your pooh
visit the grand mash down sale of
NOW GOING ON AT
Not content with holding people up on the highway.
and waning devlces try to inwelgle you into their
at hoot. To avoid being TAKEN IN
PlIISII JlGKR'I'G lNII ' MING GGl'I‘S,
Our prices still hold good on Carpets. lngrain at tile. and Time Ply at 800. We can save you fifteen per cent. on all Bteple
Dry Goods. Our prices are way down and as hard so trap rock.
NORWALK AND SOUTH NORWALK.
lynavsmlio overlie ant- *
lfsslltlylatytn _’
Reduce My Priced
awash-flu.me
FOR THE HOLIDAY. *
AIIIOW priced .
$2.00 Per Doz.
Wenonah-skin "
linens: for $100 Per Ill:
awn-e neuron and slradlwl.
Tun undersigned mow sue. Ilene. drum
to inform the Hit
teat h b
pay attend heWklnds of fleet .i
End nu. Granite applied for mshplan
factlon gaaramced. WILHAI LAW
--l It In 0 [till et-eu. love '
llanelnefhysunl t‘ulture
Department and the German.
PROF. W. G. N EWELL
Aft-ea ebenceof fury-re.wiliopenee Aredmy
for header et
Inch Bell. lo. “mall. Ind-y. low as
The am, will he each "thanks-n: mile. I.
”Mp at
for Yoawg ladlu. Ibee and lessen
Classes
wlliiaretettfl I
ehltciase-lgrladl-eadceatlemea. I p as.
u B~inveteuve¢ztslpiveu when not
withdaoas Rupee I1. 1“ ‘IWILT.
“blot "Youth“ 6060!!!! Proton-urn)!
Murat Raw .
"It! .glvt" Ierms and full pertirulare h be
hr! st the away, lusle. book and drug eto'ce
fllw
MERRILL
' A thoroughly prudent
. . , Training Srhool.
Business Gullflll, M. m... ..
‘ Dumas Practice-
sTlIfOItll. CT. taught
Bat ferl'iiitlee clued young and oéd of both‘
stutter acquiring- :
Business Education.
BubInpt-g, Ila-ling, Penmanship,
northeast, Typewrttleg and Telegraphy
Ar- among the bran rho taught. modems enrolled
Ian, was I»: catalogue. wdm
llerrlll Business College.
CARRIAGE Mailman}
Repaixing and General Blacksmiihing
The undersigned have opened a shop tar
lie-oral Carriage Iaklsr. It pairing.
Hum Shoe-III all heard
Blacks-lilies,
At 122 AND 128 WATER STREET.
orwale. where will carry on the above
mum“ (amorous in the her and
mayo-p: manor. Senna-Ii M.Ik'dandatll
0'91!!! BRIDGIB. roses. Balls
an» manner.» a Iranian". '
uremia T CARR.
C. I. BeNJAIlN.
of If
Troy Hand Laundry,
your. laundry work done at rem-ante prince
AJIworhuone by band (live unetrlal
R. F. ASII EW'qisu
A FULL LINE OF
Builders Hardware,
PAINTS,
Oils Varnishes.
Berry Bros. Hard Oil Finish.
Wire Steel Door Mats,
mm In. M thine OIL
W. G.QUINTARD
WWW“
Jacob M. Layton,
neat hate no lloaes agent.
General Insurance Agency
the. “fed Accident.
0a- lquTlekde-altaeal lies-age.
Mister as lead and least on. In
all of hope
”Public Acknowledgements“
Railroad Tickets. menu-led
ta Destination.
I Wm H. flandnu to WI
South Hos-walk. Conn.
ron
Job Printing
9‘0 To
'I'Ill Sunnis]. omen.
T I are he! rveo‘vrd a large lltlo of
$3. $10 and $12 UVERCGITS
Which I an going to
Silliicl at $6, $8 and $10
Call and Examine Them
As it wi I be to Your Own Interest.
Davis
The Tailor,
soun- Sorwallt . - Conn.
A. S. I“ [fill [{IS,
JEWELER.
Diamonds. ll niches, .I ewelry.
Pine Watch Repairing a Specialty
30 South lnell Sm. - flonth Norwalk.
SEWERSI
l". M. PIERCE
omen ill
SEWEI! PIPE
AND
General Sewer Contractor
is pr to make connections with metneewe
math city on the most favrnbie tame.
intruding to connect with the merrily late
.ewera In this city will and It to their advantage to
gall on him. 954 If
F‘. M. I’llfill (3“:
Box 90. south Norwallid‘t
A will!
Just received—another invoice of those
PAPOOSE
NURSING BOTTLES.
Thev hevea good hlackrubber fining and the
pricewlllheonly
EACH.
10 CENTS
HALE THE DRGGGIS'I.
GO '1‘0
lflflRElHlBlll’S
Choice Groceries
WM... av mug-1's HOLIDAY GOODS?
IIGlI
PlAISTEfl’SAIIrllIIG STORL
We will open, on Saturday. December 7, a carefully selecwd .5,
P1113811 s
stack of
GAY ARTIGLES.’
Among them are .
hmmmmwm
At prices which defy competition.
CALL AND EXAMINE.
Plaisted’s Drug Store
Antique Ash
A
CALI. AND SEE THE LATEST NOVELTIES IN
FURNITURE—
Magnificent Styles
Parlor Suits.
Oak Chamber Suite.
Dining Room Suite.
Chamber Suits, of 8 Pieces, $20.00 and upward.
Great Reduction in Cane and Wood Seat Chairs.
Good Cane Seat Chair for 60 Centa “
DAVID STOW,
26, 28, 30 and 82 south Main St, South Norwallr.
Open Evenings Up stairs.
'1‘.
ALI.
cnocemes AND MEATS
m FOLKS FIND IT TO
——A’l' 'rna OLD STAND 01'—
BURR GUYER dz SON.
srnmowoon.
ORDERS FILLED PRDMPTLY.
. \‘X?
11mm ADVANTAGE 70 'lBAlE WITH US’ 4
('1va run A T137137!
One case Tricots
ally worth '1 pr
Tll'lllllll n
TRG LEADING BRIDGEPGR'I' DRY GGGIIS HGGSE'
Special Offerings.
100 pieces Fine and High Grade of Colored Cashmeres, 48 inches wide, prbe 75°
60 pleura Fine French Semen, 42 inches at The.
The above two Iot- are cold at 81.00 everywhere.
One can-- Dvap D‘Almea. Me.
One case «Much Serge, 600.
One case All Wool Flannel. 25c.
One case Pure Wool 80 inch Suiting. 25c.
New .Velvets and Flushes
aucx oness cooos. *
Our special attraction for this week will be 200
D'Almas, Bubsetopnla, Royal I-‘un
me. and The. Iauy of the celebrat
yard. It you are in want of it black dress we would an.
Exemlfwthh lot of goods. as it will be lmpmeihle to duplicate it. Bhek
mere. Mic" tile. and we. Greatly under price.
2,000 New Clocks. Every'New Shape. Take Elevator.
———-0 ar— g
W. B. HALL & 00..
Cor. Main and Cam non Streets, Bridgeport. [j
Greatly enlarged, New Elevator runs 1' um back part of the V ,,
Old Store, New Dress Goods Room, New Cloak Room, ‘
New Gents’ Furnishings Section, Cotton Underwear
and Corsets Up Stairway.
. 45c, worlh 00o.
[News 42 inch All Wool Die’)’
Grapes, Arninlea and (infill. PM“.
make of B Priestley a Co.,and assurance-a
ya- «o
M
ll Stores llev Goth and let Gilli“ f
Norwalk Chronicler