10o. to We per double roll.
gpods are all new and in
‘ I . “d0; “was: “a 9
or 18 in. borders; of course
«the combination when
i liars from 16c. up, double
have been told by a great
my customers that my price
for; BOB-DER is much less than
' been quoted elsewhere. 1
ve also been told that my
Wok of FINE goods is larger
than is shown anywhere in N or-
walk.
, Painters’ supplies at lowest
prices.
Painting, Paper-hanging and
Decorating.
lie. 2 First Avenue,
EAST , NORWALK-E
IA“ Alli PLEASANT Til TAKE.
Patent Medicines
AT OUR PRICES.
ll FAGT. HAllll llllT Til TAKE,
, Lontonihl 31.00
J Hood’s Sarsaparilla, .so
Ayers’ Samparilla, .67
' . Dana’s Sarsaparilla, .67
:5 Outicura Resolvent, .70
Scott’s Emulsion, .60
Green’s Nervura, .70
Stillson’s Specific for Malaria, .75
Palm’s Ce] Compound, .65
Brandreth’s ' is, .12
Alcock’s Plasters, .10
Benson’s Capsice Plasters, .12
Oastoria, .23
Carter’s Pills, .12
AWOod’s Bitters, .13
Badam‘s Microbe Killer, qts., .75
Radam's Microbe Killer, gal. jars, 2.50
Yankee Lung Soother, .25
Gen 0. Stillsnn’s
Drug Store,
ll Washington Street.
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DECKER.
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We sell goods cheaper than any other
house in the town of Norwailr. Values
that we offer, do more to advertise us
than any thing we can say in the news-
papers. We will give you a few quota-
tions in
WALL PAPERS,
GILTS.
FORMER PRICE. xow.
DOUBLE 25c. l5c.
ROLL. :55c. 25c.
600. 38c.
75c. and 81. 45 and 50c.
45c. 306.
500. 35c.
$1.25 50 and 55c
Ingrain paper, 30 inches wide,
former price. 35c and 81.00; now
28 and Me. double roll.
All white blanks, 120. double
roll; fonner price, )5, 20 and 250.
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Painters’ Supplies, Artists’
Materials, Pictures framed to
order.
, D EC K E R,
79 Washington street, South Norwaik.
cacos m. LAYTON
Fin. life and itcidenllnsumnce.
till [STATE lllll HOUSE iiiilll
, ocean diesnship Tickets and sterl-
slag loans negotiated and
We Bel . tiles 5 Railroad Place.
, t to Past tiles. heath hermit,“
; any hills. Acknowledgment!
' CI.
:WW
WAGO N S.
Mead-acoustics“
Pucc- to so: an.
cums Jot steers a cross
, ssheone THAT WAY.
—_—~W
.mmnnmmunmgntonm
laden Do an Act-ant Joe Did not
Count on the Strangers Gan-now Vir-
tnqltoqlallnardad.
I was movln along over the kcutry with
my blithssome oombinuhun of to wiv-
namely, a Magic cement which has no
ckal‘ in respectable households, a Cherokee
sassyparllly warranwd to tech the vital
spot in case any
, vital spot is left,
fl‘ an exhibishun
. era-shows with-
7' out obieckshuns,
‘ an cddecatcd hog
J. anxious loamooao
2‘ the public and a
l‘, ”W'J'u. Jumpln frog of do-
. , captive archlwo’
"I FAT VOHAN BAT tummd wmex.
0' mu. preeslon, when I
meets up with a critter who sm .s inn
oastoroillsh way as he steps is to
say: . ‘
“Pilgrim, might ye realize that life in
this cold world is but a span?"
"I might," scz I, “but thar’s a heapof
cumfortto beget out of it in case ye hold
four nose.”
“I fear, ” says he as a shudder of sorter
settled on his brow, “I fear that thechlld-
like inncrcense of yer face belies yer char-
acter.”
“Mcbbe ye at" no humble worm yorsclf.
stranger?"
“Mebbe not," he sighs, "but I'm strivin
to be. Man ar’ but a wash and fecblo crit-
ter at best, and should he fall by the way-
sido let him be forgiven and cncouraigcd
to persevere in the path of goodness. Dost
luv thy feller maul"
“I dost, except whar be glts the drop
on me and invites me to take a walk."
“I had a brother once," he so: as his
sadness decrienod, and he heaved aslgh
which ris him in the saddle.
“And was be connected with a circus?"
“lie was. Ho was the childlike indi-
vidual who sold corn cure and wart ro—
mover in front of the side show wherein
was exhibited the only boa constrictor ever
successfully born in this kcntry, together
with a giant 8 foot high and a fat women
weighing 500 pounds; admishun to the
bull show, only 10 cents. "
“And that brother of yours—-hc did not
look for the jewel of truth at the bottom
of the well, if I may say so without in-
joory to yer foclln's?"
"Alas, no!" he mournfully (‘xr‘lulms as
he turns his face away and struggles with
his muoshuns.
“I rvmnmlwr him," 602 l as I signified
to my cddomuod bug to lay down and take
a rest. "Ho looked the pictur’ oflnnvr
ccnso; but. alas, be. was aduccivt-r of the
confldlug public! Did he die the death of
the wicked?"
“He did, pilgrim, he did, and tharforo
this ommhun. How I wmssled with that
brother no one will over know, but be was
sot. I wanted him
to lwcum monk
and humble and I,
sell county rights t.‘
furawnshin ma‘ 3",?
sheen, but be per- 4:1 i
slstcd in his
bound in rumor,
of wiokodlwss and '
died as the growl
never die. “
“I mmumlrr to
have n-ad of in,"
sex 1 after waitin .
fur him to wipe , 3‘
his Wm‘pln eyes
and lulu.- a chaw
of tarbacknr. “ll "me my. 1'? sun FLEW."
l hulu‘t out of my rocllnlw‘kshun, tho fat
women sol down on him wllilollosknpt and
dn-auml?”
“'l‘hat was (in: way of in, pilgrim. and
tho mrom-r’s jury returned a verdict of
justifiable soliin. "
“And was this wirked brotlwr’s death a
prom. moral example to tho survlvln mom.
born of ycr furn'lyl"
“It was. 'i'bnr was onlymu to survive
him, and I dmi not in corn (‘lll’l'lillllil wart
removers, and when I lio down to softly
sleep and sweetly dream I take the top
berth and can‘t be not on. Yo lmln't vul-
korlntln to reach the land wlmr snrrvr
novor cums by lravclin throw Chandra»,
or' yo?"
“Not on this tripaad with this gigantic
agpmgmbun of animal intelligence and
medical compounds. Lilo nr' short, and
I’m upassin m't'r my Magic cement. Chur-
okeo msssyparilly. oxbiblsbun grasshopper
and mldc‘vatvd bug to p'lnt out the fact
that ho a jumpln man,with the jumpluest
frog i-vvry lnlorduood lo the appmaintln
and discriminatln populusbun of this yore
territory.”
"llas ycr frog got any sgmhual line of
blzncsai” he asks us he looks into the box
wherein the d-‘mlvln mptilo was humpin
his back and blinkln his byes.
“diet a small side line," m l in reply.
“Jinn sunthln to ammo the children and
make the grown folks fol-git their sum-rs
(or the time help. However. 1 would»
not notice llm‘. ”
“All to bowl"
“do tobcttln mo $10that he can't cl'ar
nine feet at a jump withouthia aoarln an»
bishun bola misled by a carpet tack or a
darnin needle.”
"Mcbhe my brother died happy. artcr
all," m the pilgrim after another look at
the frog.
“Mobile he did."
"And mcbbo it wouldn't he dopartln
'mm the norms path if I should double
the but and win
yer money, being
as most of it will
go for the ads
vanmnent of the
heathen?”
i let him was:
ale itoutwlth hia-
scli, and when he
had showed the
ccicrel humane:
M W o!
"'3 W” the dim and
our.” attained-agile”.
mimmmasmasfiemh
m to more!» my
blunders manner and reclia perfectly wilh
intolethimhcvanothertrywithontooct
when he cuts with his gun, holds me up
far the stakes and rides away in a cloud
of dust. I jogs along on his trail, foelin
the ongratefulness of human natur,’ and
overtook him in the town of Happy Day.
I was, alas, too latol Theenterprlsln pop-
ulace of that town felt like hangin snmv
body that day. and as my pilgrim friend
had busted the only fare bulk in town
and tharby threatened the community
with a lluanahul panic they took him out
and removed him and divided up his
wealth and war livin lives of varchew and
happiness when my gigantic aggregashun
paraded into,an in s’arch of jestice and
revenge. And thus be varchew, integrity
and strict attenshun’ to blzncss, combined
with a sassyparllly warranted to arouse
the enthooslasm of the vital parts if taken
aooordin to direckshnns, encouralgod and
rewarded in this bonlghtcd land of ours.
AUSTIN Kenna.
Explaining It.
In a certain town in Nevada there was
at one time a justice of the mace, who had
been born in the Emerald halo, and whose
blunders occasioned many a smile to the
better educated members of the comma:
nit .
Xsubpama had been issued from his
court to another lrishnmn to attend as
witness in a case whcro James Smith was
the plaintif! and leans Williams ct a1.
were the defendants.
Michael Fennessey, thodcsired witness,
appeared in court before the trial com-
menced, and during an informal prelim-
inary conversation be asked bluntly,
"Judge, who in tho wurld ls ‘et all'
That's fwhat Oi'm wantin t’bc towid."
“Well, well, Moichael," exclaimed his
honor in utter auiazemcnt, “0i must say
(Win a bit surprised that an Amlrican
citizen an a man av orthlnary intilliginco
should not know the manin of et all But
for the blnifit av the witness on any other
gintlcmin prisint that moight be ignorant
as well as Moichacl Fcnnossy, Oi will or
plain. It is dirivatcd from two Latin
wurrds conthractod, an mnncs in its lith-
cral an Amirican sense, 'nt all, at alll’ "—
Green ling.
Clear as Mud.
Billy i’islor was trying to explain to a
friend the pflK‘OfiS of manufacturing arti‘
ilcial ice.
"Don't you understand the philosophy
of it?” queried llilly.
“No, I don't. I never saw it done. "
“Well. you son," continued Billy. "they
have a kind of a tank. "
IA‘Vl’S‘ 1'
“And they fill that funk about two-
thirds full of waivr. "
"Yes. What thou?" .
“Why, then flu-y freeze it. "-—-Clncinnati
Euqnin-r.
(‘rlme and [is Punishment.
"Died.” wmtu the editor of the Spike-
town Blizzard on a sudden inspiration
rams ovvr him, "in our sanctum, between
the hours of 7 u. m. and 3 p. in. last
Tuesday, of siirky lly puller, L227 flies.
Thelrdcatb has consul agiuo '01:) over the
whole community. "
The next day 13 of the most reputable
dtizcus of Spikvlovvn went to The Blizzard
office and ordvrml (.ln-ir papers stopped.—
Cliimgo Rocmd.
An Exciting Prospect.
“I Hippos» you am looking forward to
school with n grunt deal of interest," said
Robbin-'9 unvlr.
“Yes," was the reply. “It is going to
be a grunt deal more interesting than it
was inst year.”
"What null-urn you think so?"
"Tho first thing tbo new teacher did
when the form was out was to join a gym~
uranium. ' '——-livtroit li‘n’o Press.
Ill-tlll'li't.
“l wondvr,” said Mrs. \Vollup, sitting
in the stern elm-ts, “why that boy will
persist in climbing mvny out there on tho
bowsprit. Why ills-ain’t he come hero and
all beside me?“
"That is just it," rcpllml Mr. W., wink-
ing at the man at tho win-cl. “flu wants
to got away ms for as possible from tho
apunkor. ‘ ‘-—~antnn Transcript
She Would Do.
“I have gut a new «wk, " said Mr. Sub-
bubs, "but she noknowimlgm (but uhoonly
knows how to cook ham and eggs and
make a cup of mlfoo. "
“Oh, that dorsn't mailer," answered
the wild. "film will bu mun) below it is
time to cook dinner onyway.~lndlnn-
spoils Journal.
Not a Pleasant Prospect.
Wile-l don't lwllvvo in Women Voting
--at lcmt I should nonr want to im a
Interior in imlitics.
liuslmmi~And why, my dear?
WNW—Ugh! I should so lmluto go in
the mnltcntlnry.-Brooklyn Jingle.
Lightning b'trllml In the Right Place.
"What hove you got in folding boils?“
asked the cuswnn-r, minim-using the fur-nil
turn sail-anion.
“(lot one of our clerks in one, and they
are Just trying to get him out.”-~Ncw
York Press.
In Chicago.
“Will you be my wife?” he ask . 1 over
the who of tho angelic voiced telephone
girl. 1
“What number, please?" was her chill-
lug reply-«Now York World. I,“
lint Toyiihe.
Wheelman lscntcntlouslyy-Tho bicycle
is no longer a my. .v
Ordinary Citizen (camcstitho sires,
it isn’t. I've boom run into by one my.
salt—New York Weekly.
And They Went.
First Mosquitm-Joyfnl news, old man.
Second Mosquito-What’a that?
First Mosquito-«Twins have been born
in the next house—New York World.
lore has: laugh.
Mrs. Smith (looking at duty—But I
don’t see any closets.
Mr. Smith—Why, my dear, every romn's
a elosstullmolilyn Life.
Anxious to Know.
Tommy~Ps, what’s ma crying for?
Fathom—She can't lino her teeth.
“la that the months babycrlaa so
minim-Lilo.
Katalin-becomes been W)
Hmmu'fi Nasal yea.
,Mme. V—-- and then go and fetch the
A superior canoes-cf ths'Bn—n— garri-
mum ”We time esotbe hornet s
most amusing adventure. Qolonel Z—-—
had received. from Mine. V—- on in-
vitation to dinner, but on the day ap-
pointed, and just as. he was about to
start, he was seized with a violent at»
task of neuralgia and decided to forego
the pleasure in store for him. The 0010-
nel wrote a letter of apology, called his
orderly and soul: ~ -
“Guy. you will give this letter to
my dinner. " ,
Here the plot commences. Guy set
03 after carefully secretin the letter
in his breast pocket along With his to«
bacco pouch. He arrived at Mme.
Van-F’s. delivered his message and
stood as rigid as a statue. The lady of
the house was surprised and inquired
what he was waiting for. Gay replied:
“The colonel told me to fetch him
his dinner.”
Mme. V——- saw the man’s mistake.
gave certain orders, and the servants
handed the faithful linesman a set of
dishes emitting fragrant odors. More-
over, Mme. V———- slipped a half bottle
of changmgue into the soldier’s pocket
and sai :
“You will serve this to the colonel at
dessert. " .
Guy came back, and. upon my word,
lbc restaurant seemed to have provided
such a host of good things that the colo-
nel got up and took his seat at the table.
Over the soup he slowly began to recover
his appetibe, to his no small surprise.
The side dishes made him quite raven.
one, with the entrees his pain disap-
peared. he was stupefled at the roast
meat and dumfounded at the game, and
still his wonder grew at the marvelous
dishes supplied by his chophouse keeper.
At the dessert the orderly, obeying his
-—HA8 BOUGHT THE-—
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-FOR——
Jarvis Kellogg, of Norwalk,
600 ill THE llllMll
nunn Is now on sun.
The goods are all right, and you will get the benefit.
The goods are having a big sale, and you should call soon
and get the bargains.
instructions, set the bottle of champagne
on the table He was asked for an ex-
planation, when everything came out.
The colonel in despair thought the mat-
ter over and then gave his orderly 10
francs, telling him to boys bunch of
flowers and present it from him to
Mme. V -—. Then our colonel, satis-
fied that ho had done his best under the
frying circumstances, sottlul down in
an (sissy chair and composed himself to
sleep. An hour and ahalf later the door
cpl-lied, and Guy walked in and gravely
deposited two .3 franc pieces on the la-
blo. Tho colonel questioned him with
sonn- anxiety.
“The lady paid for the nosoguy,"
said the luau-st warrior. appzm-ully \voll
plmswi with the gvnvrul turn of affairs.
Mun; \‘-—--——. on rem-lying lilo bou-
qmrt, bud givon the soldier 5 francs by
way of a tip, on rw‘c'iving which the
lunar simply replied:
“it isn't .3 francs, please, mo'om: it
in ii! francs. "
('ulims‘l Z-—— \vasmniinml to his bed
fl it three days, in llmgrvui ulurm of the
\v bob- . if the garrison. —-—Prupros Illuslrc.
A Qua-n (‘oppcr Mine.
"Them are many kinds of mines and
mum-rum inventions fur saving pro-
t'ious inrtdls,“ said Professor 1.. E.
Waring of (liualui, "but the strangest
one i ever heard of is at Butte. Mon.
\Vhen mines wore first discovered in
that locality, it was found that the wa-
ter mullauml in the fissurvs was so
strongly impregnated with (‘nppfl' in so-
lution that tools of all kinds were quick-
ly destroy-d by the affinity of tho copper
for the iron. For a long time llm water
pumped out of the mine Went to waste,
as no method was known of extracting
the copper from it. After awhile a dis-
mwry was made that is living used in
good udvmimgv. Homo tin cans found
their way into line small stream. In a
short time it was noticed that tin-y had
every appearance of being made of [Wild
copper. so thickly 'Wi‘l‘u they covered
with that nn-lnl. In noting this fili'l.
one man resulv'ml in try an vxporimvnt.
[in imnmdiutvly purchased the exclusive
right in tin», warm Then he put into
series of rum-rvuirs and tanks along lllu
little gully win-n: the water run. 'i‘hos'u
hoiillutl will: all tho old moral to be
bad in tho town, including old barrel
lumps. At ilm Hill of six months he
found that lllu old junk was totally do-
struyesl, and in its place was a sedi-
nu-ntnyydrpns‘il lil llm lmllnlllllf llh‘
ri-svrvoirs which was Hi) pvr cont cop-
pm“. "~51. Louis (ilolchmocrat.
"Sugar" In Parliament.
The lim'ycbmzwlia Britannica is un-
lhorily for llil) following account of the
sproclms delivered in the bones of com
menu by the till“! Pitt, afterward earl
of (’lmlhum:
It is related of him that once in tho
houso of cmmuons llu began aspcocb
with thuworils. "Sugar, Mr. Speaker,"
and linen, obsmving a smile to prevail
in the audience, ho pausod, looked
“steely around, and will: u'lond voice,
rising in its notes and swolling into
vohsineut nlim’l‘, he is said to have pro-
nounced a sin the word “sugar” three
times, and loving thus quollcd the house
and extinguished ovary appearance of
lcvily or laughter turned round and (link
dainfully asked. "Who will laugh at
sugar now?"
Two Guides to Happiness.
Here are a couple of guides to happi-
ness which some wise person has lately
discovered: "For a fit of passion take a
Walk in the open air. You may then
speak to the wind without hurting any
person or prrwlniming yourself to be a
elmpietnn. For a fit of idleness count
the listings of a clock. Do this for one
hour, and you will be glad to pull all
your coat and go to work like a man. "
Verdi was a very handsome youth,
and in spite of its four-score yours.
talus a large share of his former good
looks. lie is spare, rather tall and
walks with a pnnnmnoed stoop.
"What is a house without a baby?”
ashdalsdywrlter. and an cldhachs.
he editor replied. “It is oompnatively
«new
Last trips of ‘City of Albany?
SATURDAY, SEPT. 22.
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BET W EEK
New York.
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heave South Non-walk. 7:30 a. to. beam New York. Beekmen street. 2:153). m.; Satur-
day. 2.00 p. m. leave East Thirty-first street. 2:40 p. 211.; Saturday, 2:20 p. m.
Freight steamer, City of Norwalh. leaves New York, Monday, Wednesdayfandfl'fiw- I"
we p. in. loaves Norwaik ’Iuesday. Thursday and Saturday at 511) p. lm. Freight “3061““
from we a. m. to cm p. m.
r‘
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ill!
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And. you will see not only a
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But one in which the
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Making it the best 83.00 Seamless Shoe in the market.
EVERY PAIR WARRANTED.
Call and examine them before purchasing any other shoe, all
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FROM $5 UP.
ges
Large assortment of Oak Bed room Suits, Sideboards, Ex-
tension Tables, Fancy Chairs and Parlor Furniture
prices.
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