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,' “ h‘Vcry Handsome Capital.
, I found Rome greatly improved since I
. mat a winter there 16 years ago. It had
then but recently bteonw the capital of
new Italy, and it retained many of the
ah'lrscterlstics of the church government»
1' side str‘eetswore generally dirty. and
land odors ware prominent. But the work
flimmvement had already begun. TO'
day Rome is a handsome capital, and I
wish Boston had as Well paved and as neat—
‘ . ,ly kept streets. , Even in the’narrower and
I”! important byways scavengers stand
ready with their brooms to remove dirt as
mulls it is dropped. Broad, new avenues
Nahum been opened. and whole districts ,
havebcen built up with substantial and
, elegant edifices. 1n the real estate boom
, , fortunes were made and fortunes were lost,
for in the hurry for Improvement the
work of building was greatly overdone.
However it affected individuals. the city
reaped the advantage. In the older parts
(it. the capital whole streets have been re-
», . Among the chief glories of Rome
mite fountains. They are very numer-
our. . I don't know how many there are,
but there must be hundreds, large and
and, strange as it may appear to
Bostonians, they are all most profusely
mpplied with water. A witty French
writer, speaking of a certain river of
, said that “among its criginalitiee
it’ll supplied with water.” I always
thought that a fountain without water-
was a brazen humbug. Through some of
the Roman fountains, like the Trevi, the
Termini. the two in front of St. Peter's,
the three in the Piazza Navona, the one
on the Pincian liill and the one in the
Piazza d’Espugna, not to extend the list
aslmight, good sized brooks flow. The
useof water is on the most lavish scale.
lnasmall court of the Borghcse palace
are at least a dozen small fountains, and.
. though the princely proprietor is a bank-
rupt, his noble gallery of paintings moved
away, and the elegantly ornamented sa-
loons of the palace used as salesmoms for
caries and objects of art, not a fountain is
dry. Cannot Boston afford water for one
fountain to Rome‘s 20?
Another great improvement has been
made by curbing tho Tiber within walls
of massive and elegant masonry. Tho
Tiber is a capricious stream. It comes
tearing down from the mountains by a
sharp incline, and in seasons of flood it
was accustomed to overflow its banks and
inundate the lower parts of the city with
a fluid of the consistency of pen soup. It
has been tamed and taught to behave it-
self. lts‘ ample channel new entries 011 its
water safely at its highest stages. The
walls which hold it in its place are'ornn-
,mental as well as useful. The Italians
have given here another illustration of
their skill as stonemasons. Several new
bridges have been built across the Tiber,
greatly facilitating communication. The
sheets are provided with horse railroads
and omnibuses, which are clean and hand
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overhead wires. Carriage hire is very
cheap. To talu- oenrringe for a course the
cost is one paper lira (about 17 cents).
whether there he one, two or three pas-son-
gers. And still the walking is good, and
one is tempted by the picturesque vistas
opening everywhere to walk a good deal.
—-Boston Herald.
. Candy as Cupid’s lintorncter.
I stopped in on F street candy store
t week, and while the pretty ch-rk deft-
ly scooped candy from the plates with
that usually exuspcrnting invention, the
bonbon spoon, we had a little talk.
“DO you know,” she said to me bright-
1y, “we clerks in confectionery stores are
in a pesitlon to know more about the pri-
vate affairs of a certain class of people
than you or any outsider would imagine?
The class, you know, is coinimsed of
young people at about tin-ages when 'lovo
first finds speech. ' You see, a man has to
buy candy if he goes among girls, and we
can always tell the condition of his heart
by the kind and amount of candy lu- buys.
11 he is n. jolly good fellow with all the
girls, he comes in and says, ‘(i‘nnnu- thrm-
pounds of vainly—anything at ull,’ but if
it is for one he as anxiously and cnn'fully
selects from each solver as an old maid
buying her annual 10 cents’ worth. "
”I don't quite understand why, " i said.
“Why, don't you two, he has h-urnmi his
meethctu't’s new, and he is anxiously
catering to it. iie would as mun poison
her as give her candy she didn't like.
“Then, too. we always know the inton-
sity of tho love—~shall I put in some marsh-
mall(lws?-—-for his devotion and tin- amount
of came hobuys increase in exact ratio.
We can always tell when the (”illlllllllw
ment has been cflccted, too, for the man
stops buying candy so lavishly. ”
“is thlsonc of thostruws which show
how the wind will blow aftermurriagn?” i
asked, and my clerk answered:
“Well.lt may be that, or it may he that.
.ho is getting (Killlllllllll'ill for the coming
event. But it would surprise you to know
how many engagements we could safely
announce just by these infallible littlo
signs. And if we liked we could announce
the ones that are broken too. A man with
Afractured cuntmenwnt on lib-i hands is
ourbest customer. ills “-rklvss rxlmmli-
tures on candy for ”infill” girls is the
onnfectioncr's salvation "
, The girl tied the paper around my box.
hit the cord oil’ with her teeth, girl fuel»
ion. and cache handed me the package
said:
"When one of our custmncm stops com-
ing altogether, We all know he is mar-
ried. "~Washlngton l’ost.
Making the Depart to lllmanm.
“The desert wastes of New Mexico and
Arisona may yet be broad fields of [matur-
re careful with herds of fattening cattle
the hopes of the men who are deeply in-
terested in certain experiments are real-
ised,” said J. F. Wilcox, a large ranch
owner in the panhandle country of Texas.
"The expectations of these men are based
. the wonderful vitality of alfalfa, or
. clover, the growth of which is as-
:ngy rapidand a field of which will
gill More” lnsseuon. item:
minute fudown in searehef mois-
'ul scarlet mes to a depthef 18 folio feet,
, nutritious pmperltes and the avid-
, with which wick eat it are well known.
large land and live stock investment
Wise which are now operating in
have Sluice and Adm have, as an or
new part of theirsehemes of utilising
~> m lands, the growing of large
. , of alfalfa, with which to feed their
;» nettle and other wick. At one
palette—La Cocoa, in More county.
1,000 head of range cattle are now
new fattensd formant on“.
The Harlem clover is by
modern irflsation, undilu- laid
it tend to 1m in
They do lack the adornment of"
mm
_,,
Jester! Him.
moon was riding cold and drear. It shone
upon the haughty face of Gladys Gertrude
Alice Vere. As cold and dreary u the moon
that face patrioiw seemed to be to one who
alas her icy hand—m stalwart form on
hen ed knee.
,. (in South Chlcsim’s metal roofs the damp
and dismal raindrops full. The night wind
bore upon its wings a specimen of stock
A HTA1.WAI’.T Form 03: lll-ZXDED RSEE.
yards' smell. It was a rather sickly night.
and yet the only night on file. and grown
up men who couldn‘t laugh were known to
go and take a smile. But. uh, all me! Why
thus digress? Our tale is one of love and
woe, and little boots it if the rain falls on
the roofs or floors below.
“My darling." cried the lover then. “you
promised once that you’d be mine. Why
stand aloof and spurn me thus? Oh. you
are mine. and i am thine!"
She viewed him with a scornful eye, The
moon in grandeur rode the while. A peelcr
struck a slippery place and fell about shall
a mile. The smoke from distant chimneys
rose—it hadn't sense enough to fali~and
silence deep and dense and dark just lay
and hrooded overall. She vicwud him with
a scornfui eye. She viewed him with two
scornfui eyes, and then she cried: “Avauntl
Avonrtl Ho help thy mother- making pies!
On you and mo as plightwi ones this moon
must never. never shine. The man who bets
on Alison's (Solis can't. register as hub of
mine!"
lixeunt onmcs.—Chicauo Tribune.
A ("utt- Justice.
if was the law of the villagetbat all show-
mcu, itinerants and organ grinders must
get a liceim: hrforo doluav luisincss there.
One day a fut policeman, who had been on
the force about six months without doing
anything, concluded it was time be arrested
somebody. Soon afterward along came an
italiuu with u performinghcar.
“llev you got yer license?" asked the po—
licenmn.
“No." said the exhibitor of the hour.
"Then yer my priz’ncrs," said the police-
man, and he triumphantly marched oil
with them to the village station house. be.
leading the ltalinn and the italiun leading
the bear.
Arraigned before, the pilice justice, the
ltulian pleaded guilty, and the judge oili-
ciously gave him a most severe moi scorch—
ing lecture on the enormity of his ollcuse,
ending by fining him 810, the full extent of
the law,
The culprit had a lot of small change in
his pocket, but being mostly pennies and
nickcls it only counted up to $7.50. For a
few moments the judge was in a quandary.
He didn’t wauttosend the follow to jail
nor yet lose the 310. Presently abrightidca
struck himsz happy solution of the prob
ism—and he said:
"Here, oiiicer. take this fellow out to the
market place and let him perform with his
bear until he nmkes up the balance. and
when he gets it drivu him out of town."—
Buliaio News.
No (‘ulnpnrisom
Winn Lawrence linrri-rt's daughter was
married, Stuart. linlislvll sent u check for
£53.00 to the bride groom. .‘Ilss Felicia llob-
son, who intended the wedding. conveyed
the gift.
“i“cln in." said in'r father upon her return.
"did you mvv loin the rill-ck?"
"Yes, i'nilo v," answered
duuuhti r.
“What did lu‘ my?" naked llohmm.
”He didn't my anything." replied Miss
Felicia, "lmt be shed learn.”
"How 1':qu did ln- cry?"
“ Why. hula-r, lilidu't time him. I should
say, lmwvi‘el‘, that. he wept fullya minute.”
\fFuIIyu minute!” roared Robson. “Why,
I cried an hour after i'll signed it!"—~(‘hlcw
go llecord.
the dutiful
A ('rnzy Quilt of Songs.
511i‘li‘.1(llll.l"rs('nnli‘[luilliugl'liliil Annie.
('ll‘w) ‘n at llw but.
Hark. i li"!|l'l|l|ltll,'1(‘l*llfl“.
When: did you [.31 that ball
Won't you tell me why. liohln,
l'tu sadnlu st win-n i sing
Sweet violets. she's a dairy.
The limo-rs that bloom In spring?
Snail-4133s must be dark and dreary.
“(fill ll lilm f'luillll! i'nli ivy.
lruln'lllt. with In» ulnghnm umbrella.
Homiby. sweetheart. utmdby.
l stun-l on the bridge at minimum
('l'ruc have can now-r die):
My Neville-art’s the man In the moon.
My. how is than for high?
[low are you off for stamp-’t
Tulle uw. Jamie. Jamie, ulnar.
I'd nilcr flu-c this hand of mine
if i had but a thousand a year.
W1- nwcr weak as we pass by.
Here's a pretty howulc-do.
Take hauls line heart thallium gave“.
1 would»; wouldn't you?
\i‘hntfis this dull town to me?
ha gelling a big buy now. '9’".
The old home ain't what it used to he.
Daddy Wouldn't buy me a bowwow.
0h. whm a difference in the morning!
It’s {tinny when you feel that way.
i hm‘. fifteen dollars in my lnslde pocket,
but it's ever so far away.
What are the wild wares saying?
field i to myself. said 1.
Down weal McGiuiy w the bottom of the
sea.
Goodby. my lover. gnodby.
Won’t you tell me. Mollie tiarlinu
(l’d really hits to kncwl.
Whole Gall her—
Why don't To let her gull
Say an rsvelr. but not Niall].
Don't go. Tommy. don’t no.
The city is done. the out came back.
flown in my tal- ef woe.
I'll take you home min. Kathleen.
When the band busin- tu his!
Or we, alien Mme. Alice 1m. in. E
Athwart the dark mldsutumn sky the ,
Now is the time to buy when prices are the
lowest. Wall Paper never has been or will it
be as“): as low as we are selling it; Notuith-
stun in: the low price that we have been
charcias for it, we intend to carry'lham down
one peg lower.
Commencing June 20th, until further
notice we will give a discount of 10 per
cent. on all our grades of Gilt Papers
and Borders, we have a large stock and
must sell it, as we do not wish to carry
“over.
My“
~0UR-
Plnununmu
DEPARTMENT
is complete. We carry the largest stock of
Mouldings. and our prices are the lowest for
first class woxlr. Oar Mats are cut by machin-
ery. We can sell them lower than parties can
that cut them by hand. Picture moulding by
the foot. A large assortment of unframed
pictures. We are the only one lllM carry a
full line of
llllTlSTS' MATERIALS
For Crayon. Water and 011 Work.
The famous art amateur studies. Regular
price. line; our price. 103. We have a gold paint
that will not tarnish. and can be washer , 16c
and She a bottle.
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PAINTERS’ SUPPLIES.
Coach Colors uni varnishes Our prices are
the lowest for first class goods. Vie do not
keep seconds.
Painting. Paper hanging.
Decorating and Erescoinu.
L. H. Decker,
79 Washington St. 80. Morwalk
P. "off-“LYN N
Plumbing. Steam and Gas lining
108 WASHINGTON ST.
J. F. Flynn will have personal charge of this
department.
Plumbing overhauled and put in first class
sanitary condition.
PORTER worn MOT0|i
Best in the world. Call and get prices.
Hill if
Sign “'ritlng.
Spring Dress GoodS.
Marked Down from 75c and $1.00 to 50cis. Marked Down from 391:
3 and 50c 10 25c.
Fancy Silks fOr Wais
Marked Down to 250 and 50c. Bargains in Other Goods.
A. DiCkerman &
.84 WASHINGTGNSTREET' sour-H NORWA‘LK,
cenu.
POINTS.—-Very long body, very short gear, very high wheels, ve stiff where rigidity is l
indicated,very elastic where elasticity is required,therefore very true an l1ght runnmg.Spnngs as / \
sensitive as air cushions, that may be deflected by the hand, but sustain 000 pounds. New Barley ‘
circle under half made solid in front actle. Perch connection made sohdnn back axle. The bean—
tiful Richards axle that runs a. month without re-oiling. Draft in direct line with shaft shackles.
New Bailey steel bound indestructible dash. Pat. spring cushion for seat. High foot rod, and
foot room enough for any body.
Brunswick Trap.
Cnr. Madison and Franklin Steels,
St. Norwalk.
Prettiest wagon on wheels. Stylish, convenient, light-running, .
You ought to come see if. Wagons of all kindslNew and second
LUTHER M. WRlGl-_1_1_'_._
300 Pair Men’s Fine
400 Pair Men’s Fine
Never Before in South Norwaik,
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THEODORE“SAYS:
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' WAS THERE‘ ANYTHING LIKE THIS OFFERED
line continual Sale of Summer Goods.
LADIES’ DEPARTMENT.
500 Pair Ladies’ Kid Oxford Patent Leather tip; Worth $1.25, at 60c.
500 Pair Ladies' Kid Oxford Patent Leather tip, Square toe; Worth $2.00, at $1.00.
500 Pair Ladics' Kid Oxford Patent Leather tip and Lil‘ront Stay; Worth 82.00, at $1.00.
1100 Pair Ladics’ Nice Russet Blucher Oxford; Worth $1.50, 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 $1.50.
200 Pair Ladies’ Whole Fox Big Button Razor toe, Wing tip Shoes; Worth $4.00, at 82.00.
200 Pair Ladies’ Fine Cloth top Whole Fox Razor toe, Patent Leather tip; Worth 81.00, at $2.00.
200 Pair Ladies’ Fine Cloth top Whole Fox Square toe, Patent Leather tip; Worth 84.00, at $2.00.
200 Pair Ladies’ Very Fine Kid Big Button Crimp Vamp, Patent Leather tip; Worth $41.50, at $2.50-
200 Pair Iladics’ Kid Big Button Square toe, Crimp Vamp—The Latest Thing Out; Worth $.50, at $2.50:
300 Pair Ladies’ Kid Button Patent tip, all Sizes.
300 Pair Misses’ Spring Heel, Button, Plain toe; J. F. Swain’s Make; Worth $2.00, at $1.25.
MEN’S DEPARTMENT.
100 Pair Men’s Fine Square toe Lace Shoes; Worth 2.00, at 1.35.
This is a Dandy; Worth $1.50, at $1.00.
Calf Laces and Congress; Worth 3.00, at 1.50.
Calf Blncher, Cap toe; Worth 2.50, at 1.50.
300 Pair Men’s Fine Calf Blucher, Piccadilly Cap toe; Worth 3.00 at 2.00.
350 Pair Men’s Fine Russia Calf Blucher Welt; Worth 3.50, at 2.25.
Ladies’ and Gentlemen these are the biggest bargains ever offered in South Norwalk.
, ‘ HEO.
8 1 Washington
. OLSEN,
rest.
some ass
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Norwalk Chronicler