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Ifntlouhleblndsmls‘kla
mikonbatwanaksit.
Asweehnneikaowetakait:
If we hunt for care or sorrow.
We shall only always
Trouble from a better then-row
Every day— '
As wemakeit.sowetskelt—
So the life will run away.
lftheheartisthirsty.slakolt;
lfableesingoilersJak
Poroarlifehwhstwenakcit;
inner-m.
let us court the goodly graca
By the way;
And we‘ll take it as we make it
in the battle every day.
Dig the garden snmeth it. rakeit;
For themath is what you make it;
As you work it. so you take it:
Bit not idly honing. dreaming—
Wrapt in fancy's futile ng:
Victory does not come by ——
trike and stay!
Asymmakeineoyou takeit.
. I! you faint not by the way.
-I. V. Moore in Detroit Free Pru.
.4 f‘TIMBUCTOO."
The Boulevard, that living stream, shone
resplendent in the fiery rays of the setting
sun. The sky was red and blinding. while
behind the Madeleine a brilliant cloud
threw its golden reflections the length of
the avenue. The gay, joyous crowd, mov-
ing in this ilalning light, seemed to be
apotheoalned—their facts were gilded. their
hatsandcoats were tinted by the crimson
uwrnlnglwssmdylngthshwlron
withmyghnwhenlpucelved inavine-
yardanmvingobject. Theharvestotthe
vintage wasathand. Thegrspeswm
nearlyready,butthismade little impres-
siononme. lfancledlhadseenaspyap-
proachingusthrongh the “dollar
"1M anired - sur-
donating-swab}. . laughter
mall ’ hythmdlmmm
wboweretomarch nearthe suspected
vineyard and surround it. In order to cut
off the retreat d the spy one company
wouldbeobllgedtomarchuihour or
more. Onemanleft onthpwall, to make
observations, indicated by signs to me that
the spywas still there. We marched in
silence. bending double. We nearly
crouched in the dust.
"Finally. we reached the spot. 1 ad-
vanccd my soldiers. who sprang suddenly
into the vineyard, to find only Timbuctoo,
who was crawling on all fours, devouring
the grapes. or rather lapping them as adog
would a bowl of milk. with open mouth—‘
snapping the grapes with his teeth. 1 or-
dered him to get up. It was quite impos-
sible, and I soon understood why he
drugged himself on his hands and knees
As often as he was planted on his feet he
would fall flat on his nose. This poor.
simple creature was really drunk. He was
carried away on two props, laughing and
gesticulating with hands and feet. This
solved the mystery; my soldiers drank the
grapes, and when too stupelled to move.
they slept where they fell. As for Timhuc-
too. his love for grapes passed all bounds.
He simply lived in the vines like the
thmsh, which he hated likes jealous rival
constantly repeating. ‘The birds eat all the
grapes. the thieves?
“Ono evening they came to tell me that
a strange something was advancing to-
ward us. I had not my glass and my night
was bad. Some one said it appeared to be
a huge serpent. which uncoiled itself;
others that it was a funeral train under
.rays, while even their polished shoescast gum
golden shadows on the asphalt. Before
the cafu crowds of men were drinking
hulls-u that seemed to beincrusted
i
splemlor of their uniforms.
stall, man dressed en-
tirely in white. with a vest end with
hilliantaky.atall Paris. Bewas aotall
toweredahove every one. The
lsungers stared 19M him, while he stares at
the two oflee‘ra. titling and tumbling
overthepeqilein his path, hernshed for-
ward to their tah.le fixing upon one of
them hisshining, delighted eyes. while his
mouth was stretched from ear toear. ex-
Hflflng his white teeth. which were like
the moon crossing a dark sky.
The two omcers gazed at the ebony
giant without understanding his emotion
1r recognising him.
queer voice, which made the tables
with the laughter d the spectators,
hecried. "Ben jour. mm lieutenant!"
Oneof the oflicuew-ehiefofbattalim,
the othaa colonel.
"Ida not know you. sir,orwhatyou wish
it rue,” the senior oillcer answered.
Thanegroreplicd. "lloi love you much.
[deuterium Vedie—siege of Bui. si, si. ya."
Il'he onlcer. astounded at this jargon
locked fixedly at the ogre, searching his
«tummy to the bottom Suddenly be ex-
claimed, “’l‘imhuaool"
'l’he radiant negro clapped his thigh and
uttered a cry which emulated in violence
to a roar.
“Si, si. ya, ya! You Know me—Timhuc-
too."
The commandant extended his hand.
laughing with all his heart. Then Tim-
um became very grave. He seized the
thf the officer. and before releasing it
kind it with rapture. according to Arabic
and African custom. The embarrml
other! reproved him in severe tones. “Let
up. Tlrnbuctoo! We are not in Africa.
8!th and tell me how] find you here."
'l‘imbuctoo drew himself up with infinite
duty. and while stammerlng and stamp
lug heamwered. “Moi bou cuisinier. moi
mange. roll teaucoup, dos Pmssiens"—
which reply was accompanied with howls
of . ~
the ofllcer. who alone understood
this strange language. had questioned him
at length. be dismissed him with, “An
m. Tlmhuetoo l’ll see you later."
harm arose. and contacting himself
on. time with a pressure of the hand,
cried out. "Boa jour. ya. ya." gesticulating
and laughing as he disappeared.
The amused spectators were new tour
vileeflthat thathe was a lunatic. while the
.oolnalldmsndeda “Well. whole this black
'9
Hmodeoldier andabvave one lain
theesaauu’smonth. and though they I’dld
aotattack us, we wens starving. little by
lwas then s lieutenant-our pr
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“I sent several men out to meet this
queer caravan. I could not guess what it
might be. It was this! Timbuctoo and
eight of his companions bore in triumph a
sort of an altar. upon which were ranged
eight bleeding, grinning heads. The tenth
negroledabtwee. tothetail of which was
tied another, and six beasts followed as-
cured in this same fashim. Theytoldtheir
story: Having gone into their beloved
vineyard, these Africans Mecca a detach
mentof Pruniana approaching fuse the
village. instead of flying they had con—
cealed themaelvqand when the olicent.
haddislnounted from their horses fare-
freehments at an inn. the eleven negmes
had rushed upon the Uhlana. puttin them
tonight. and had shot the sen and
lived the oflcera
"That day l embraced 'l‘imhuetoo, but I
observed that he walked with difficulty. 1
askedlf hewaswounded. Mo,no;mypre>
visious.’he replied; and then ldiscovcrcd
that he foughtfor gain—mot for glory. lie
collected everything of the smallest value.
especially things which sparkled. and
plunged them into a pocket which hung
from hip to thigh. He called it his'pro
fonde,’ and profound it was Evu'y day
he added to hiaoollcctiou. stripping gold
from uniforms. leather from caps. buttons.
pieces .of tin—anything shining. until his
'profonde’ was full to overflowing. He
hoped or survey his collection tohis land
of the ostrich. andhadthereheenno pro
foude.‘ l verily believe hewould have tned
like the which, to swallow the things,
woebyp iece
“When the general heard of the work of
Timbuctoo he ordered the dead soldiers [u
be buried in basic. in order that it migb:
not be discovered that they had been be
headed. Next day the Prussians returned
and shot the mayor of the village with
seven of his best citizens. presuming tbs:
they had been betrayed to our men, Win»
ter came and we were desperate. harassed.
starving. The negroes alone remained fat
and vigorous and always ready to tight.
“’l‘imbuctoo was growing visibly sterner.
He said to me one day: ‘Toi. Very hungry.
I have good meat.’ and he brought me an
excellent diet. We had no bcef or sheep,
mutton or goats. nor were there pigs or
asses. it was now impossible to procure
even horse meat. 2 thought of all this
after devouring the fllct. Then a horrible
thought oppressed me. These negro»
were born near the land of the mama-rs.
Soldiers were constantly falling in the vil~
Inge. l questioned Timbucuxi, who did not
care to reply, nor did I insist. but [refused
his presents of diet thereafter.
“ile adored me. One night the snow
surprised past the alter pints. We were
on the grtmnd. and i looked with pity
upon the poor shivering negrocs, cowering
under this freezing. white duet. i also
suffered from cold and commenced to
cough. Suddenly i felt mulling large
and warm cover my shoulders. it was the
cloak of Timbuctoo.
"lamand harried it to him saying:
’Keepit.poor fellow. You mod it more
- than i.‘ llo answerer]. ‘No. noun is poor
toi.'and declared thathe was warm, ln~
' stating that l should keep it until i was
- forced toeovnmsnd him to take it.
He
stand up. sailed the cloak and taking his
sword would have cut it in pieces but for
my accepting it.
schemethrough oneor moredyourmetropob
itanpaperaandlamquito sure The Tribune
would be glad to expose the same.
The receipt, which was a printed blank
tilledout inthe usual form.wasdated
wlsburg. Paulieb. s, m and stated
that the ”New York and Tendon Subscrip-
tion Agency. ollice 730 Broadway. N. Y.,”
hadreeeived three dollars from — "for
Le Journal Des Moduaud lracouturiere,
withBoukaNoai ands.” Thereoeipt
wassigned by “J. B. Allis0u.Agont."
This form of swindling is are that is
more frequently called to the attention of
the pmtal authorities than any other, not
excepting the complaints from the multi-
tudinous victims of the industrious"green
goods" men. The address given. 100
Broadway. is the "Old harden Street." op-
posite the New Yor hotel. That familiar
and antique bit of way architecture
has been closed and empty for three years.
Ofcoursenothingwaaknownthere duly
such concern as the "New York and Lou-
dou Subscription Agency. "
"Pennsylvania and the southern and
western states swarm with these swin-
dlers." Iaidan official of the podoflce
terday to a Tribune reporter. "They
resent themselves to be agent for New
York concerns. dry goods houses. publih-
ing houses. etc. Needle- to my the. cui—
oerus are mythical. The swindlers are
amply provided with printed blanks to aid
them in deceiving people They will take
a subscription for a publication. as wn
dcueln thscase of the lawisburg dress
maker.orwill sell a hill of goods amount-
ingto hundreds of dollars to a country
merchant. They willuk tohavea cheek
cathedor forten dollars advance on the
order. and usually getwhat they are after.
'After staying a week in one town and
working it. the swindler moveaon tonn-
other field. 'l‘heir dupes. after waiting a
reasonabletimesnd notgettiug whatthsy
had paid for. write to the New York our
cern. These lettersare sent byus tothe
Dad utter once in Washington, indoreed
Not formd.’ Before the victims hear from
Washington they generally write to this
ofllcc waning to know why their letters
are notdeliverud. These pow mph bur
den the milk in vain."
“ls it not possible to catch the rascals?"
“it is next to impossible. for theychange
their stationery. their New York addre-ea
and are continually on the more than
selves. One fellow was armed recently
in Williamsport, Pa. for selling paints.
etc. and taking money as the agent of the
American White Lead company. a sea.
lions concern He gave the New York ad-
dress as a box in this poetoflicc. lwentto
Williamsport and testified against him.
He was sentenced toeleven months in the
penitentiary andtopay the mo! court
When l.ycoming county is through with
him there will be dftcen other counties in
Pansylvania ready to seize him for dint
lar oflensm One of the mythical concerns
worked by one of the swindlers was ‘ilil
ton, Day & Co..’ dry goods. who were sup-
poeedtobeatBrondwnyandCanal street.
llmts of people were swindled on this
alleged firm. which the victim were made
to believe ex'Judge iiilton was a member
of. Jame-D.Johnstou a Go. is another
myth. lint the cruelest work of the
scumpa is when they obtain
oftentimes the only like-ma of some do
ceased member of a family.ou the preterue
of sending it to New York cltytobeen.
larger! into a crayon. They take aamall
sum as part payment. go away with the
picturesnd are not heard of afterward.”
~New York Tribune.
law They Get Along.
Remarkable stories of the succe- of
many of the Jewish immigrants who have
arrived here from Rania within the past
two years arecirculated intheJewish so
cletiea ofthla city. A Jewfruln Moscow.
who was pnnlless when he landed I the
portal New York in lathtook topeddllng.
and lsalreadyrlcbenonghtobetheownsr
of U100. upon which he draws inter“ A
Jew from Warsaw. who joined theJawlvh
farming colony in Cmuscticut. b prosper-
ous. Another Nhh Jew. whoborrowed
money to start in the cloakmaktugbud-
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north.bsdohargeofcertaln .
mtwarksatxey West. “While-
whichehonetbroughthewntvr Boil!
quiredwhatitwas.buthewsssble
getnoresponsemoresstisfsctury
the assurance thatithad always
there. The boatrnen of the neigh
hoodhadseenitshining there in th’i!
by their fathersthat it had been
Although the inhabitants of that sub-
and die with m unsolved raystery at
a” flwirverydoorgitwilleasilvbe unda-
stood that the temper of ”semi
Peary was'diilerent. lie seat divers
down to investigate-and after much difi
ficulty succeeded in bringing to light I
smallcoppercannouofthel‘ifteeuthcsn-
tury. Hewaaabletontiafyallthp
elaimaof the government to thepiioe
forthewiceofoldcopperandtheintm-
eating relic became his own—Boston
Courier.
A Gallant Kentuckian.
Whenthename of Ira. IuyBrown
Day was before the Kentucky leghlav
ture the otherday forelectiou as state
librarian Senator Mulligan made thh
fervid and chivalroua pleain the lady’s
behalf:
“The storiedstream that surges war
us.doating on its bosomafull,round
century of history.poetry.traditiou.was
broadendupmciesrerthanuomthese
old hills that tower above 3 were
greener.loftier.yeteasierclimbed; Shh
statehsr. majestic; uses
were braver. youth more burials-es
were fair-mm”! be pardoned fotnt
least believing? and uni? that troop
ing throng of maidens more beautiful
than thenympbs of 'l’hessalianmes.
purerthan the virgins who fedthe so
cred flameaon Ephesian altamlrighier
inglance and smile than the heal-of
Venus. happy as the wild birds that
twittsred dthsm,theechooltheee
hillsrvpeaungJutaddingnoswsetne-
totherrlaughtentbemcetwins.‘
belov.ed gentlest. bounisst. best. was
she whom weeolove torememberas
lary Brown Russell." .
She waselocled. —New YorkPoet.
Sharp new Intern.
Your New Yorker is a witty individ
nal. Hisssnseolhumoriaashmsdaud
rollicking as his conversation 'u
and crisp. Hemayhc asmall boy in
frayed knickerbockers crying “warns"
on the street; a fakir on Broadway sell-
ing pub-m collar buttons or a broker on
‘chuugo~ the same Attic alltaud Tact-tic
brevity flavor h'n remarks. tern
with a sense of humor that robe lib
sharpest thrust of half its sting.
"Here. young man." said Russell Sage
one day.aa he held out a nickeltos
fakir who had dropped hishoxof tin
watchesonthcstonecopingofthe'l‘rin-
ily churchyard fence and dodged. at the
risk of life and lhnh. after the old mall's
hat. which had blown half way scrum
the street. The fakir knew the multi-
millionaire, but had evidently not reck-
oned on the thrift which helped win the
millions.
“Thank ye, Mister Sap," he said,aa
the siroof thereward dawned uponhim.
" C'Wait a minnit an "I give you yer
clhtacou Sage hurried away and the by
stamina laughed. ——Ncw York Record-n
unions and (invite lav lamb-aw
Neither the German nor the lrishman
is averse to onitma mingled with his
food. The Italian call the unit]: like an
apple. A chunk of trend and two mines
is luncheon enough for an ltalian ditch
digger or pile driver. All of than de-
mand their full midday hour, and if
nothing better odors curl up with their
heads on unions or pile of boards and
take a nap.
The Polish and Russian Hebrews take
no luncheon hour unless they work near
blunt-.whenlbsy gohome and eatwith
their families. As most of than last
work by the piece they are not willing
to stop work for luncheon. Under“!
chain or on their sewing machines a
have a chunk of blast bread and
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HEATERS.
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H. S. BROWN’S,
South Main Street. 80. Norwalk.
F H. NASH & BRO
Plumbing. 603- fitting.- Ti: and Sheet Imn Work.
Brick Bet Ranges, Uncle Nick, Duchess and New York Ranges,
best quality of Rubber Hose, Decorated China Din-
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Tin Ware at lowest Prices.
COLUMBII BlCTClES
$ T 50 "error-
HIHTFOBD BICYCLES
$ l 20W With Volumli:
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Wedonot keep you waiting. but can deliver wheels A‘l’ ONCE. as we keep a full line.
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JACKSON BROTHERS.
5| 'Ill. STIEET. 2 Illl'Ill, Mill.
SPECIAL SALE
LADIES’ SHOES
Glover&Olsen’S,
Washington Street. South Ismail.
in order to make room for Spring; fluids we One! the following line of Ladies
Shower lliebest bargainseveroilered. Don I fail totakeadvautageof theopportnnity
1 lot Hand Sewed Button and Lace Shoes. worth $4. 50, re-
duced to 82. 0t. 1 lot of Cloth Top, Hand Sewed,$2.00.1 lot of
fine Machine Sewed, worth from $3. 00 to 84. 50, at 81:25.1 lot of
fineM. S. at 81.5.0.1 lot Misses Opera Toe. 11 to 1, worth $2.00,
at 01.00.1 lot of Child 3 Spring Heels. worth 81.25, at 650. And
about 500 pairs of men’ s regular 500 Rubbers at 25c.
Glover & Olsen
SOUTH NORWALK. CONN.
The leading by floods Store
""81th & IIYATT,
2 Gazette Building.
“A ”w“
SPEEIII. BIBGIIIS Hill EISTEB.
[II IlIIE8_—h hook Foster Gloves, blank and colored.
7 book Foster Gloves, in all the new shades; also in black.
Mosquetaire Gloves, Biarrits Gloves, Chamois Gloves, in
while and natural color.»
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new spring shades.
LIIIES' ”SKEW. IlIlEI8 IIIl IIIP8.-We are are show—
ing a full line of these goods in the very latest styles.
“cur-We have a large assortment of the newest and most
desirable things in laces Black. White and Ecru for dress trim-
mmgs.
Trillium-l llyatt,’
No. 2. Gazette Building.
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FURNITURE
GREAT BARGAINS.
David Stow,
Belushi isllsed combnngnummymsiym
Full line of Silk. Lisle and Taffeta Gloves in black and all the ‘
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