’o A reconstruction
_. Aim Inparlaaaa of a Conductors-d-
. lyem-Imfaaaen'er.
he following odd incident is re-
lated ‘0! Conductor McKinney. who
was employed many years as» upon
, a mthern railroad:
One night in leaving Washington
the conductor went as usual through
the train to collect the lures. In one
o! the rear cars a without
aflckethanded him ab . Theeon-
duster took it, glanced at it hastily,
~ “mohatitwasot a launde-
nomination but it. labia rockets“
conductors are .ppt to do,» and in:
We Memorandums would
.rgturmwith the change. ‘
‘ “The of the delay was of
course to aflord the conductor an op-
portunity to examine the bill at his
leisure in the baggage car to see if it
was all right. When Mr. McKinney
reached the baggage car and inspect-
ed the note, he found to his astonish-
ment that what he had. taken for a
$100 bill was a note for 31,000.
01 course the changing of a bill 01
such a denomination was out of the
question. The conductor, therefore,
passed back through the train to re-
fund the money and obtain a smaller
bill. When he reached the car, the
passenger had shifted his seat. Go-
ing up to him, the conductor said
that there was probably a mistake,
as the bill given by him was for
81.000-
To his utter amazement, the pas-
senger disclaimed- all knowledge of -- ,
the bill. He had given a ticket, he
said, and his seatmate confirmed the
statement. The conductor expostu-
lated, but the man was firm and
could not be prevailed upon to ac-
cept the money. .
Finally the conductor gave up in
despair, not knowing whether he or
the passenger was crazy, but inclined
to the latter belief. At a station or
two from Washington the passenger
and companion left the train and
hast y disappeared. The next day
Mr. McKinney handed in the bill to
the company‘s office with an explana-
tion.
The money was deposited on a spe.
cial account, and the railroad officials
awaited the coming of a. claimant.
Year after year passed, however, and
no one ever turned up for the money.
which in the meanwhile was steadily
adding interest. Finally, when Mr.
McKinney retired from the service
of the company, the oflicials gave him
the proceeds of the bill, which at in—
terest then amounted to nearly $2,000. '
No explanation was ever vouch-
safed of the odd occurrence. The the-
ory generally credited by the con-
ductor and the railroad ofiicials, how-
ever, was that the bill was given by
mistake by some burglar. who upon
discovering his error decided that it
was safer to repudiate the transac-
tion than to acknowledge the owner-
ship of the money. the large amount
of which he thought might render
the conductor suspicious and lead to
his arrest—New York Herald.
Crystalliaed Platinum.
The artificial preparation of crys‘ “
tale of platinum and palladium is a
comparatively easy achievement in
the sphere of chemistry. A ribbon
of pure metal is stretched horizontal
ly between two binding screws and on i
the ribbon iincly powdered topaz is -
dusted, an electric. current being then ;
passed through the ribbon of u do"
gree of strength suflicient to raise it i
toabright ml heat. In the course!
of about half an hour, on examining i
the ribbon with a microscope, it is?
found that vcry small brilliant crys- ‘
tale cling hero and there to project~
ing points of partially decomposed i
topaz. Under thew» conditions, if ,
the heat be maintained, the crystals;
steadily increase in size, and in about
two hours‘ time some will have at l
tained to a growth of about 0.1 mm. 1
The crystals are opaque and show a '
high metallic luster, like that of clean I
mercury. vaow York Sun. ‘
Dr. Holmes answers Four Questions.
A young man ambitions for success
wrote to Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes
propounding {our questions which
are often asked of public men. and
the distinguishml [unit‘s answers are
not without inter-mt {or their mind»
neas:
Mr Dun Hm l must answer your arm-
tlona. it at all. in my own haud.auny assistant
is absent at this time.
Flute-A young man or woo taste and and
principles may safely go to are a good actor in
a play.
—-'l'he best three books? The Bible.
shakuueare‘a plays and a mi dletlonary. say
Wm or Webster.
Third—Teobtaln "real sum?" Real work:
concentration on some metal calling adapted
to his abilities.
mun-sass he smoker .Certalnly not. it
is Me to inlure the lit. to render the
nerves unsteady. to mm is thewlll and en-
slant!» nature to an Impatiens habit like!
wetandlutbe wayot duty to be parlor
Yours very truly.
uuvaa Wanner. Benin.
like for Greek Athletes.
Diet for athletes among the Greeks.
was a Very different thing from that
prescribed for our prirsflghten. The
Greek candidate for a prize at the
gameswaeput one. dietotnew
cheese. dry figs, boiled grain. milk
and warm water. but allotted no
moatwhatevee.ang.t0a wat-
l’ dmpledlu great
ads
in
‘ knew a man named (“rcgow when l llrst
,1 and the rich thcqucslion is almost not
1 Illusion pclwuus arc now mulcrwlng in
‘somcof tho gotcrnmcnls in llmintcrlor
“'m
. £31!!!”th
During the WWW can».
spread to many districts la‘Norway where
they were not previously found, more espe-
cially to the Jarlsberg, Lannie and Brat»
burg districts. The dlflercnt manner in
which elk, hunting is nowconduoted has"
no doubt unwilling 13.”de this. ill
addition towhleh tlw‘nbimhla} two had
several good , , .1 '0? number killcd'ln
Norway , 1900le.
on .
Eight hundréd and sixty-t a were killed
1111889, 1,112 in 1890. 1,0 in 1801 and
1,895 in 1890. The numbers would have
been considerably larger but for extensive
poaching in the close time. ,
II! the Nordenfieldrceuntry last season
about to forelzll mm» took shootings,
Of these 28 (Galatians) were most success
tul, having killed an aggregate at 71 elk,
one hear. one lynx and one well. The
owners or the land get the venison, the '9‘!
sportsmen only receiving heads and an-
t ers. Sport with stag and reindeer was
only poor last autumn, on account of the
heavy rains during September. flare» ap-
pear to have increased in'taoma, places, but
disease and [masts of prey tend to keep
down their number. Wolves are increas-
ing in the Nordenijeld country, and in sev-
eral places the rifle associations have club
bed together to hunt when they become
troublesome and attack horses and cows.
In tho 'l‘ydalo they have been seen in flocks
of 18 to 20; also in adjoining parts of
Sweden, in .lcmtland, the wolves are in.
creasing and have been mm in packs of
eight to eleven. The various kinds of
winged game, on the whole, did well last
year. At Slmlsclo a part 01 foreign
sportsmen shot last year 4.0 l ptarmignn.
According to the oiliclul statistics, there
were, in 180:2, killed in Norway (ill hears,
72 wolves, llil lynx, 10,758 foxes, 828 engine
and 8,004 hawks—London Land and Wu-
tcr. "
x M, N... mom". .
A Chum-m ouster. .
“llm-sn’t that new oillco boy of ours
seem to be rather lazier than usual?" lu-
quircd Judge Cruhtrcc.
"He's the laziest boy’wc ever had, " un-
swcred his partner. “I caught him this
morning setting his lips right and then
putting mucllogeon thcmso that he could
whistle 'Aftcr the Bull’.without the intol-
erable muscular exertion of holding the
proper puckcr. ”
“Well, [hope we shun't have to rcmrt
to artificial respiration to lump him from
dying on our hands, as we had to with lho
lust imp," rcturncd the judge. "By the
way, what‘s this boy's mum-3'"
“ '1‘omlny.’ ‘
, “But his last name?"
“Crtegow. " ,
"Oh, I sec—it runs in the family.
i
‘ I
came to the city who was undnubtully
Touuny’s father. This man (in-pow had
to be carried on a stmtchcr whcu ho wont
to the circus. He used to show the grout-
cst ingenuity in avoiding oxcrllou of any
mun Icvcr kncw. For insumm‘, ho was
an lnvetcrutc smoker, but of coursc with
his (lislxisltlon his pipe went out wry fro-
W
For new variety and phase oltlw
«MIAMI melou‘ettacsthe air pas»
some! the the thrust audience, Ayer'a
Cherry Peuwrsl Will be lound a speciflefi
Itsanodyoe and txpectorautqualltles are
promptly realized. and it is always ready
wuasd“___, , i ‘ . .
I’e ' =’ m as wI, .1he
enlicmllThrtjoge 373‘s: it. (ill: of
1235‘ Harm Mam Clty. Ha
is an old suflercr from in ‘ story
rheumatism. but has not heretofore
been troubled in this climate. Last
winter he went up into Wisconsin, and
in ueuoe has had another attack.
“It came u we again very acute and
severe,” "1:31. “Hy joints swelled and
became "indented; sore to touch or all.
most to look 1!. Upon the urgent
nest of my mother-lullaw i tried
Chamberlain’s Pain Balm to reduce the
swelling and eaaethe In. and to my
agreeable surprise. it Id both. 1 have
used three tiny-cent bottles and believe
It P be the finest thing for rheumatism,
ns and swelllugs extant. For sale by
. C. Stilleon, druggist.
It King Solomon was alive he would
say: ”Go to the traveling man, learn his
we a, and be wise."
s C’inclunati traveling man representing
the Queen City Printing lnk Co, alter
euflering intensely for two or three days
with lameness of the shoulder, resulting
horn rheumatism, completely cured it
with two applications 01 Chamberlain's
Pain Balm. This remedy is gaining a
wide reputation lorite prompt cures oi
rheumatism, lame back.sprains. swell.
lugs, and lameness. boceut bottles are
for sale by (l. C. Stillson. druggist.
The autograph letters testifiying to
cure made by Ayer’s Sareupriila and
other paratione are kept on'iile-at the
J. C. yer's Co’s otiice. Lowell, Mass
They are from all over the world and are
cheerfully shown to anyone desirous of
seeing them.
Illa New York millionaire gives a din-
ner ”gm-pumice; and 30th stir-mg, misting
0700.! , w 'e g ves 1 e yspepsia
and these people s nd $306.0) in (ice-
ors’ bills and fins ly have to pay $5.00
each (or Cactus Blood Cure to cure them,
what would be the saving per capita if
the dinner should not be given, there
being 87 persons at the feast!
Inquire at Plaiswd’s drug store, where
you may have the problem solved and
gainfcrmetion nimuti ’ lotus Riv lCure
A led at Tooleys, La, was very sick
with bi ions colic when M. C. Tisler. a
prominent merchant of the town. gave
er a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic,
Cholera and Diarrbma Remedy. lle
as s she was well in forty minutes after
taxing the first dose. For sale by (l. C.
Mr. C. W. Battell, '
. mv'm‘ value“ u on
leums.
‘1 I mmvfi
ales“ at w Carpe-
. we: WILL own, on Burma ensues. A , .,
VCash. Discount of 100 per lllfll'd.»w
I Making all Wool ingrains, 50c, 55c, best 65c; Tapestry Brumllfi. 500. 650.9311 best 80°; W
Brussells. 90°, 31.00, best $1.15; Velvets and Moquettes, only 81.00; Mattings, Oll Clothsand Lino-
A. Dickerman &§ou,
84 WASHINGTON STREET. SOUTH NORWALK. CONN..."
Patent Medicines
Gen. 0. Stillson’s
Drug Store,
Stillsoo. druggist.
32 Washington Street.
Arthur I. Merriam
l. l. Merriam,
1281,8007” MAIN STREET.
Alwaysatlhéftelllé
A'l' OUR raters.
Loxatonik, ”:23 e tiou tells. We areat the tent; wetn-
Ayere‘ Sarsefilla, «57 ' ' We sell the very best Tea-and Coleus.
Dana‘s Sampsrilla. .07 roce rl es and gives useful present with every put-
Cuticura Resolvent, .70 chess. No tickets. Take your Mt
Scott's Emulsion, 0:) . WE?“ y'ou buypia mud or half tie it“!
Green‘s Nervura, .Tl ' ive arge oturee , given .
Stillson’s Specific T0! Malaria, .75" Bas‘ Goods 8‘ low Pfloes- Ta. or 8.ka Powdep' of 2 I“. m.
Paine's 091 lCompound. if; c R“ 1 5c 1 “ Cam I edCofleer‘ISlcllb, or your choioe'oi
Brandroth's ils, . 3% lbs. ml. a as. : : nu fl"! I man other art c es.
Almck’s Palm. .10 mmmgfipgfggmegmamm. Inigo Platters, Pitchers. Cuepadors,
Benson's Capsice I'lasnnrs. .1)? gm; .1; 0&1:va ifi‘w DJMI'Y “lit”; Cups and Saucers. ,
‘ ' .'. .; . ' r. : onu' .
gfi-ttggghlls '12 (mmatmwm 3:030”. m” or mined, A line assortment With half pounds.
" . - ' I 40v tea. Colo . Japan or mixed, file; (can
Atwood s Bitters, -” Geodesy Bottled (mds of the best. at how _ H- . ,. __, , , in W...
Radam’s Microbe Killer, qts., .75 Prim: needless Raising. loo. ,
Radam's Microbe Killer, gal. jars” 2.5 -———w——-—-—
Yankee Lung Soother, .25 T H E CENTRAL
BASH GBBBERY,
qm'ntly. The labor of M‘ruluhlng nmtchcs
to relight It. was simply dragging him 1,
down, and hv saw it. So be round into n {
house wbcrc. lhc clcvnlcd road run close In 5
the N‘i'tllliI story windows, and Ilu'l'l' in"
heard to sit near unc nl' tin-m all tiny long
smoking and resting. Win-n hc found his
pipe out. he would simply rcuch out of tin-
wlmiow with u mulch and In n passing
train rub against it. and rhcri- hcwus. In
gcnlous mun. Might lmi’c madc his mark
in the world if hchudn't lawn soluzy. I'll
ask ’I'ommy tonight when hc Immuns his
mouth how his imhcr is gutting along."
—.\'cw York ’l‘ribunc.
A Western “low of New York ('1').
New York is is city without hoxm-s.
Among old n‘sltlcms and new, native and
Iorcign. iuuong lhc pom, tho Well to do
\‘crsnl, “Whom do you llw‘ now?" How
many in the whole great city have llvcd
10 years in mm housc? How many have
lived ilvo yours whcrc they live now? New
Yorlu-rs are on nomadic as the Bcdoulns,
but thc llcdouim inn-c nmuch Irccr rungc,
and this is no admumgc. 'I‘o bc cunflnml
to onclllllc island and yct in have no
homo is'to quuirc tln- \ icc.‘ and to entice
the limitations both of llu- trump and the
scrf. There may in- «limdvumnucs about
lu-iuhlmrs mul lrlcmls, but nth-r oil it is
chili/in}; to have lln'lu. Ncw York's-rs
how in: liripillmrs and (my n-nl Iricluh .
'I'llc housing: of .\’M\' York 1-? nut unml. 1
Thu pcnplc .u'c lllll'kl'd nwny likr «willow »
in a box or iii-Jun. in ll cupboard. Some:
cnplmunh lum» Iulll' and sumc lll sholvcs.
Only .'I wry {cw Imnillcs cnjoy on cutim
cuplmnrd Io llu‘msclw-s. 'I'lu' pa-uplc suil’cr
from too gn-ut proximity. 'l'llcy arc uni-n
-—ullll perhaps commonlymtm Villa" for
mom! or physical dcccm-y. Light is at run-
and prm'lnus mlulmnlily. Sewer gals llrsl
hand is not. good in brmlhc. but lm‘ulhml
several Moms in mm ~«ion by silthrc-nl pc-r‘
sons ll. isle-unite noxioust. W. Illwd in
Forum. 5
”in l’mrrty In ltunla.
'l'hcumoum of suil'crlnguml mlwry that
cannot belmugim-d bymowImucqimlnml
with this wumry. In the gnu-rmiwnt of
Kursk, which may he who as an cxniuplc.
the manuals are entirely without the
lflt‘mnillf existence. The Novm- Vrcmyn
status that in some vlllugrswhcre tlwre
urn from 400 to 000 inhabitants it would
he impiwlhlo to find as much as lwu rubles
«about 4 ahillivigw-vllmong tlwm, and all
that crop» which they anthem! last year
llin' long “'1'” sold. How tlwao pom
wn'tchcu one to oxielwit cannot be said
tluit Ibcy livcwtlll the next hum-st it Is
Illllllflllbln tovoncclvo. lo the yow-rnnwnt
oi ('lxcnlmrg the inhabitants of entire die
tricts are dying of want. Home"! the poor
captures, It is stated. allow themselves the
luxury of a piece of broad once every two
days, but the general loud is millet bread.
which, when the learn are lmlmlsml still
warm, looks like earnest, and when it he
comm cold is lwrder, ll tumult-lo. than
stone“! Mics-s ('tmpondcnt.
“ml faults-i.
An ' ~11 aims chief ate meant rellv
gi . twg st Woulhlll. Sew 7mm,
apt . on lhmugh nu intolpmcr: "i
wish say a few words to the children of
the white man (slumping our mpecflwa
mutiny. Many years have M “no;
these hills and volley-school the war-
aong of the Maori warrior. Thewhltelnan
can smile on his children and picture for
theme Maud ham llitnre. item
withthe' Htmustleoklorwardeo
them alumnae. manhunt,
0w “almanalhr,
it lets, will of God that a. -
should ' mudthewhmmflh .
“illusions." , .
mm
Wis your
, _ We
THEODORE SAYS:
Never Before
WAS
line tuti
500 Pair Ladies' Kid Oxford Patent Leather tip and Front Stay: Worth 02.0". at $1.00.
in South Norwalk,‘
THERE ANYTHING LIKE THIS OFFERED
nual Sale oi Summer floods.
LADIES’ DEPARTMENT.
500 Pair Ladies' Kid Oxford Patent Leather tip; Worth $1.25, at 00c.
500 Pair Ladies’ Kid Oxford Patent Leather tip, Square toe; Worth 82.00, at $1.00,
300 Pair Ladies’ Nice Russet Blucher Oxford; Worth 81.50, at 05c.
300 Pair Ladies’ Russet Oxford Common Sense-Just the Thing for Sore Feet; Worth $1.50, at 05c. .
100 Pair Ladies’ Hand Welt Patent Leather tip Kid Oxford; Worth $3.00, at 81.50.
200 Pair Ladies’ Whole Fox Big Button Razor toe, Wing tip Shoes; Worth $.00, at $2.00.
200 Pair Ladies’ Fine Cloth top Whole Fox Bazortoe, Patent Leather tip; Worth 04.00, at $2.00.
200 Pair Ladies’ Fine Cloth top Whole Fox Square toe, Patent Leather tip; Worth $4.00, at 02.00.
200 Pair Ladies’ Very Fine Kid Big Button Crimp Vamp, Patent Leather tip; Worth $4.50, at 02.50.
200 Pair Ladies’ Kid Big Button Square toe, Crimp Vamp-The Latest Thing Out;‘:Worth 84,50, at 32.50.
300 Pair Ladies’ Km Button Patent tip, all Sizes. This is a Dandy; Worth 01.50, at 81.00.
300 Pair Misees’ Sprmg Heel, Button, Plain toe; J. F.18wain’s Make; Worth t2.00,fat 81.25.
MEN’S DEPARTMEN .
100 Pair Men’s Fine Square menace Shoes; Worth 2.00, at 1.2%..
300 Pair Men's Fine Calf Laces and Congress; Worth 3.00, at 1.50.
400 Pair Men's Fine Call Blneher, Cap toe; Worth 2.60, at 1.50.
300 Pair Men’s Fine Cal! Blacker, Piccadilly
Cap toe; Worth 3.00 at 2.00.
350 Pair Men's Fine Russia Calf Blueber Welt: Worth:3.50, “12.25.
Ladies’ and Gentlemen these are the biggest bargains ever oflered ianouth
Norwalk.
‘THEO. H. OLSEN,
rashington Street, ,
SOUTH "OBWALK. or
Norwalk Chronicler