1m users be 3 s arse
Rulo‘to' causeway. ' . ‘
l‘a E’esry gives some valuable points
, , ”Ito! bableeln-a recent descrip
mm her methodsto preserve her baby
Miner’s health in the terrible cold of
" ‘, Mr, winter. She devoted her time
“rely to the little one, and thus no
and absolute regularity of meals and
planning hours. To thlp Mrs. Peary atr
. tributes part of the baby’s remarkable
, manna to her trying environment.
“ignores Miller, whose little dangle
1, . w th ynears old, was similarly
,t “9, e eye on the clock in
y p tors} filing to sleeping, eat-
; bathing, hd exercise. points with
,flrtlonable pride to the splendid and
nnbmken health record of her small
‘ n as a result. ’ .,
. The start has. to be made very early in
" * .31“. _ Athm weeke’ old baby becomes a
' vet-attire of habit dlfllenlt to change. an
infant of two months is almost confirmed
. ll either good or evil ways. For this rea-
“ _ «son. young mothers who find it necessary
to count the cost of (nursery assistance
may with wisdom hire for the first six
months an intelligent “modern" adult
nurse, who will start the little one se-
curely on the right road, and dispense the
mound six months with any help inhis
care. This is preferable to the harmful
, , and wearing struggle—harmful and
"T, wearing to mother and child—~w1th the
‘ Incompetent service afforded by the
novice who comes in to “mind the baby.”
~New York Times.
QUEER ENGLISHMEN THESE.
A Family Deatltnte of Fingers Lives in
Lincolns’tlre.
In a Lincolnshire village in England
lives a family who suffer under the curl-
ous deformity of being fingerless. This
peculiarity does not appear to be one of
those freaks of nature which may ap-
pear in one individual and not be trans
mitted to the next generation. From
what can be learned. the singularity
has existed in this family so far as
history or tradition extends, and there
seems at present no signs of its dying
out. as the grandchildren are as devoid
of fingers as their grandsirc. The hands
of this remarkable family present the
appearance of having had the fingers
amputated, or chopped off roughly and
unevenly below the second joint, leaving
ashort stump. There is no nail or hard
substance. and were it not for the ab-
sence of anything like a cicatrice, casual
observers would conclude that the defect
was due to an accident; but. as though
nature had attempted to compensate
for the absence of fingers, the thumbs
are abnormally large and strong. The
111in are in other respects fully en-
ed by nature, and do not appear to
fler the disadvantages tln- absence of
fingers might lm Pxpl‘f'ti’ll to cnluil. Unc
OLthe daughters, aged ‘2”, can write. sew,
knit, and is in every way as dextcrous
and accomplished as other girls of her
age and station.
In Its Best buys the Burn-d City llad
Only 30,000 People.
Pompeii in her most llouri—hing period
could not have had more than :lll_floo iir
habitants. . After a sleep of many thous‘
lands of years. suddenly the Volcano was
awakened. in Ad). m there was the
premonitory earthquake, and runny
buildings were destroyed. ’i'ln- truce-s of
this remarkable earthquake llf‘t‘ visible
to-day. It was the t’l'llptlod or All. To
which buried the city ton dopth of more
than six feet. It was a shower first of
pumice stone, followed by ashes. i’rof.
Man is of the opinion that three showers
were not red hot, because the remains of
wood found are not carbonizol. but the
changes visible are all due to atmospheric
action. Volcanicaciion on lion-iilancum
was different. With the puniici- stone
and Cinders thcrc was ll. flood of fund,
which soon wt until it became as hard as
cement. After the Pompeiian catas—
tro he, the upper part of the buildings
were above the ashes.
Richard Mani-field's Curios.
One of Richard Mlllluilr-lil'u moot Cull-
spicuoustrnits is his mania for acquiring
curios of almost every description. As a
result he is Lil-filly poser-semi of u collec-
tion which is as interesting as it in large
and varied. He has, ".111ng Minor things,
I set bf ()ricutal pottery which Ill! ob<
“lined by the mercst chance Milne three
years ago from a pcddler who had at
.tracted his attention in on inlorior city of
New York. it consists of" three plum-s,
one, a large water flask. bring a [Host
hideous piece, in imitation of a dragon,
but such a dragon as only the uiost fev-
ored inmgination could picture.
It was claimed by the pcddler and prov-
on by subsequent rest-arches that this pot-
tery represents a period in Turkish civili-
sation of which relics nro twduy very
scarce. Mr. Mansfield has a largo assort-
ment, too, of dangers. spears and other
-'eapons, sonic being extremely old. (me
of his daggers was «cut him anonymously
by an admirer in Washington, ll. (7,, eup-
poged to be one of thc foreign diplomatic
corps,uud ia without question the most
valuableoue he possenecs. it hasa jew-
.,eled hilt, is of the finest steel, but boars
evidence of being extremely old.
Mr. Mansfield has also uccuniulnteila
natural history collection, which has
grown to such proportions that he finds
,‘it inconvenient to store and is accordingly
contemplating sending it to the National
Museum in the Smithsonian institution.
Washington. It includes many varieties
of animal life. Its chief fonturc being a
very valuable collection of m-uslwils, said
byn prominent conchologist to contain
many specimens found in few museums.
A Murillo for the Dresden (Sunny.
The Murillo, recently purchased for
the Dresden Gallery, is one of the eleven
pictures made by the artist for the Moro
‘ eatery of St. Francis ln Hcvlllo. The price
paid for the picture was tlrmm. The pic.
ture shows rit. Clara on the left asthe
centre of a group of attendants. 0n the
right are Christ and the Virgin, very
youthful, lovely face and figures moving
toward the «lying Saint. Around them
in twelve female figures, six of which
mtobe portraits of noblr virgins at
. the Spanish Court. The ollicr six are not
'\ .flflrly to be seen, and suggest that the
1; right side of the picture represent. a vivr
' _ tan visible only In the eyes of the saint.
w Bomebody had done something to pro-
= who the scorn and eontumely of Mr.
- , and he warranting about ltln
the allllest mnner.
‘ _ ,"By George." he exclaimed, “I’d like to
perm foobkiller for a year so."
, ~ he’llflrsm," , an. fling"
.- i , twanttobeplaeedfneposltloa
whereyou would hevetoeeu‘mlt shields.”
Mt I'm Press. .. w ,
HOUSES AGAINST THEFT.
e
A school onli noted". when they“,
Eyes Cover the 'l'rnhsaetlom of Home
of the Clevevest female Swindlers of
New York.
The'scene is laid in one of New York’s
huge uptown dry goods stores. It is thc4
hour of the crush. Crowds of bargain
hunting women surge up and down the
long stifling aisles. The cry of the sales
130091”. the chatter of the cash girls, this‘
noise of shuflilng, hurrying feet, the hum
of conversation, rising to insist upon
bargains here and there—all mingled In a
confused, snlxlned roar.
At one of the busiest counters, where
are piled high rich and costly laces. hold-
ing their own against the elbowing, ire
ritated, feverish, ceaselessly moving
throng, are a pair of fashionably dressed
women. Both perhaps wear diamonds,
but they are not conspicuously displayed.
They are quiet of demeanor; nothing by
look or action would separate them, so
far as the superficial view Would reveal,
from hundreds of others in that eddying
clamorous mass.
Evidently one of the women is the pur-
chaser, the other merely nccmnpanyiug
her. . They consult over possible pur-
chases. These completed, they give the
direction to the anleslady. The price is
high; they consult their pocketbooks and
discover that they have not sufficient
change about them.
“Please to send the goods ('.0.I). to-
morrow. it will be abundant time."
The saloswoman is pleased; she hide her
agreeable customers to come again. They
reply with a charming sluile and are lost
in the crowd. l'nnoticcd. after them
wanders a pretty blue-cyi-d girl.
She has been standing near them, purse
in hand, at the counter. rather wistfully
eyeing their purchases, wondering, no
doubt, if she shall have mom-ycnongh
some day to do as they. lit-r hair is gold-
en and hangs pendent in a plait down her
neck. “or eyes are big and blue. with
all the innocence of a school girl. A
jaunty sailor hnt caps a trim and attract
ive figure.
The women from the counter move to-
ward the door. The little girl is not far
behind. If you had looked closely~sonn~
thing you Would have never though of
doing—you might have seen a sharp, keen
cyed young man eyeing the girl closely.
If you had been an attentive obwrvcr you
might have seen this innocent, blue~cycd
little girl and sharply at the two women
as they pass out, tin-u turn on her heels
and go back among the crowd. Then you
would have llliilf‘i'll that tho shurpcycd
young man quit-fly left the store with thi-
two wmucu. Ilc is fashionably dri-sswl,
idly wears u cauc, has doubtless boon
making a purchase himself. Half a block
away he laps one of tho \vonn-u on the
shoulder. ~
"Madam," he says. half roughly. but
politely, “(be “‘Ufllllil at the lace counter
wmlld like in sec you."
The women look up with :tslouishincut.
They are quite sure they have lcfl nollr
ing, but the young illllil l~ urgcnl, llc
snggi-«ts that they had bcflcr not Illlllii‘ u
nf‘l‘lll‘. lii- blaudly suggests that it is
doubtless all a llllhillla’f", but return they
must. in hcrwisc an olliccr stands at the
(fili'iil’l'w
Swing that there isno o-scnpw, tho wo—
nn-u return. (Inc, of ”Will i~ marched in
the s‘llpf‘l‘lillt'lllll‘lli'li oilicv. ;\ roll of
rich lucm, worth probably hundreds of
dollars, is found ingeniously ~llv\\'l'll away
In a rear pockcf. Evidently she in an ex-
pert, She is a queen of tho slinpllflf’rfi.
and she has rim against one of the sharp
out privulc Ilcfcclivcu ill llll' wily. Ho
knowing her, «he not being ounro of him,
he has the mlvnulugc. 'l'li'~ pal llf'lllul‘
woman, Nellie Scott, of vcry \viilo illlfl
gout-roux notoriety, is now doing: limo in
Hing Hing. For yt'llrs slu' bod boon op-
cratiug against the stores, living like a
woman of wealth and fashion. ll In a gay
life while it lasts, the Wurk in «any, but
always is llio day bound to come when
she will fuel that tap upon illc ~shoulder,
and know that she is mughl.
Just how silo was iliucovrrml she probu~
lily never know. Ni lilo-r do u long lino
ofotlu-r shopliflcrs that llilVl’ boon so“!
over the rnml from u miwlokvo attempt to
work this Moro. Neither .‘v-llo- Scull. nor
any of the root was over 1' r :1 moment
companions of the innocent looking but.
watchful eyes intently laid upon them by
that pretty little girl with the sailor hat
and the golden hair, bound in ft'liilllml
girl's plnll.
Nam Wah'e Dried Oysters.
The San Antonio Daily Express says:
Our live and energotic lunndryrmlu, Ham
Wall, helps out his daily breakfast with
f'hiuroo oysters on the shell. The shells
he brought with him. but the oysters he
receives from China in the half barrel,
dried and smoked. As they come they
somewhat resemble dried apples or
peaches. llut Hum places a mess over
night. each in a simll full of sea water,
and next morning they havonll the plump
and juicy attractiwnessof freshly opened
oysters, ambuside from a decided taste of
eanwissi-d ham. much of their flavor.
Snmsnyafhat they aredricd in the sun
andthcu smoked with a seaweed that,
when burning, smacks strongly of oystnr
soup.
Met lllelllatch.
“No,” said Mr. Haicede, “i ain‘t golu'
to pay on ten dollars for this unit. We
secondhand." _
“Vat?” shouted Mr. Achlleimer.
"1 any it is second-hand. Seconddmnd
clo'es is them that has been wore, ain't
they! An’ didn’t l have to wear it when
I tried it on?”
"Vet a pity," said Mr. Achheimer, in
admiration, "eat a pity it use dot yon vii . ‘
mitt up to vs a farmer. You a
plum head dot val slmbly wt 01
m'blcdmolle Jami.
i? j
, mornings Ill lhc- druwingroom.
w
. , . .1 men—- ‘ " ,1 Women Tolls no. usiWretelaaml
METHODS OF LARGE“ DRY GOODS
souwthlml o: the Music.
Everybody has heard "Sweet Marie.”
and admired it. Many have heard it too
often. but the sweetness of the song never
quite vanishes, even when its melody be-
gins to have u chestnut flavor. In an an
tlcle in the New York Press, (7y Wurman
tells this story of the famous song:
The sun had just gone down behind the
hoary hills, flooding the June twilight
with its gold and glory. Having finished
my dinner-.1 had strolled out to taken
turn beneath the maple trees that line the
walk about the courthouse. “Honey laden,
homeward bound, belated bees (ironed
in the trees, and all the world seemed
filled with the sound. and scent of sum-
mer.
Here would I walk and watch out the
flying day, and breathe the pure air fresh
from the snow fields of the North. Here,
too. I hoped to win a good night smile,
for down this way she was to pass to the
theatre~with another man. i was turn-
ing the corner when she came. Face to
face we met, and such a smile! There
was a world of tenderness in it, and, with
a man's conceit, I fancied there was some-
thing bnck of it.
I wondered, too, if she had guessed my
secret, and while the sound of her car-
riage wheels were still in my cars i said,
half aloud:
l‘vr a secret in my heart.
Swecl Mario;
A tale. I would impart.
Love. to thee.
And then, as a man having been drunk
with wine imagines that everybody knows
it, I felt that my secret was out, and lbad
gone loss than a dozen yards when I fill-
ished the half htltlllll:
Every daisy in the dell
Knows my secret—knows it Well,
And yet i dare not tell Sweet Marie.
Then the whole song came rushing up-
on me like a mountain stream after a
cloud-burst. Like a gleam of glory in a
gob of gloom it came fast, and flooded my
soul and filled me with lllfitlfԤ* joy. On
I walked. song my new song and gloried
in it as a happy mother glories in the first
faint smile of a new born babe.
The following summer I gave the poem
to General David S. Stanley. lie submit-
ted it to Mr. Nana: it was accepted, and
on the following Sunday received some
editorial mention. and I rejoiced anew.
I think it was ex-(Songressmnn lielford.
the "Red Headed Rooster of the Rockies."
as he was known in the House, who
first advised me to have thc vcrsc set to
music.
Raymond Moon- was in Denver at the
time and I persuaded him to call at my
office. Win-u I read the. song in him be
snapped his fingers—tears of cmhusiaem
stood in his eyes as be dcclured that
it would make "the sweetest song ever
sung."
(hit, of llll' third thlllldl, which began
‘ originally:
.\'ol lio- ~inn gllnis in your hair.
.‘Wr'f‘i Marie,
Nor ln-cnum- your flu'!‘ ls full“.
Love. to see:
I Inndo :l chorus, had my stouogrnpber
copy if, tin-n holding the rcl'lw'fl copy in
his hand he began to buln. “Something
sweet and slow." ho said. "illu' this."
then he sang exactly ll.‘ a million months
have sung since:
"(‘mnc to lllt'. Swen-f Mario,
rivvcl-l Marie, come to mo,"
lrepcutod and remembered the notes he
sang, and when a your inn-r Will 1‘. Carl-
ton came to the foollighfs in tho ilroad-
way Theatre and sung the mug. l was
glad to nolcthut Mr. Moore had not varied
a shadow from his first inspiration.
The Barefoot Fad.
Barefoot women are supposed to be
oftencr seen among the pwiwnme of Eu-
rope and the lowvr classes in nlll' own
country than anywhere also; but this may
all changi- before long, since lbuuc Fusil-
ion has wt illf' soul of her approval upon
the custom. lb High as yet sin-Would coir
line if to flu.- ‘ocy of my ludyl lioudoir,
or to cor Informal and m-uii , private
The fad
origiimiod in the treatment of lllf‘i‘ttllfv
bran-d lil'l‘illflll physician, Kola-p. who,
among other things. required hl~ patients
to take it run in their lllll’f'fl'cf o-vcry morn-
ing, no math-r who! the Wl‘dilll'r. lie was
successful in his practice. and it became
fashionable to go to him, and home to
adopt his nu-tbmh. Mum Sum llern-
hardt. it is said, spends lu-r umrulngs,
either when alone or when rrwiving vial—
tors informally, in her bim- i'i-cl. In two
of her plays she appear-i barciooted,
though port. of the limo lwr fuel. are tied
to sandals. it is uuuoccwiry to say that
this fashion is not likn-ly to lo- adopted by
any but women who have pretty fun-f. It
has already resulted in groan-r attention
being g‘lvcu lo the fool. and many persons
have their im- nuiletrimmcd and polished
as curl-fully us flu-y dotlwir linger nulls.
There is sonu'llilug to ho mid In favor of
the pritl'ilco, ulnco it burden» thi- fool
and render» them lee» M'lliillth'. From
“Chill," lh'iuorrst's .‘luguziuc.
l’rof. Ilrlmholu's Itctnurknblo Itraln.
in nl'ilvl' to satisfy scientific men as to,
the real cauwof l'rof. lloliuhollz'e death,
says the London 'l‘elc-groph‘s Ila-rlln cor-
respondent, in pont-tuorlwu oxumillallon
was uutdc oi, the desire of his relatives on
rlumlathn chief result of which Inns
follows: As a consequence of tho para:
lytlc. in who», the left portion of i.Ill' brain
was considerably softened, while the
right portion was perfectly normal and
sound. The brain displayed unusually
uunwrouo cerebral slunatlom, such as
are known in be generally olmcl rod in the
llrullwof per-nuns of very great intellect.
The physician» and pathologists who con.
ducted the examination were extremely
iota-reeled wilh What they now, and a
cast of the brain was imun-diutely taken.
Other organs of the body showcd some
giggly of disorder, but in his llff'tllllt‘ the
deceased had not experienced any incon.
venience therefrom.
i had a very interesting limo of it Sun-
day. Hondmm the strong man, spent the
day with me."
“Really? lie must be a
fellow."
"llels; but he met his match Sunday
afternoon. My email son’s nurse want
out, and Handeim undertook to play with
the boy. lie went to bed at seven o'clock
absolutely broken down."
n'oudcr. that
irresistible "dds.
Blmteln~Vnt‘s der matter mlt your
el
”Finkelhsumwllad light rail brofesslom
al fighter.
“l donghl you was more senslple."
“Behring Rachael“! vas gensipls. He
pet me into 1. How did i know but
vet he might fall dedt you. as, on money
as npl"—-Cinolanattl Tribune.
4
NOS. 5, 7,
9,12 AT
1 masons.
501's. PER'fYD'.
A. Dickerman &Son,1
84 WASHINGTON STREET. SOUTH NORWALK. CONN.
SBENIG Mill SIGN LETTERING a specialty, by GEO. WASHBURN, the artist. Call and get figures.
tomeandSeeThem
THREE SPlNlllES
OF OUR llffll MIKE.
New designs and we think
the best ever offered.
They are built on honor and,will
be sold cheap.
The finest lot of
FANCY TRAPS
in Connecticut.
In BUGUlEfil and PHAETONS we have end springs, side-bars and side springs. These buggies we fully warrant, and
are sure they will suit.
Also L‘Ai‘v'Oi’IErl, RUNABOUTS. BUSINESS and LUMBER BOX WAGONS, toisuit all demands.
HARNESSES. We have put in a fine line of UARNESSES, WHIPS, LAP ROBES, BLANKETS, etc. if fyou will
look at them, we think the prior will sell ihem to you.
Repairing of all kinds.
Jobs callcd for and delivered.
WRIGHT’S CARRIAGE REPOSITORY,
Cor. Franklin and Madison Sts.. So. Norwalk.
HALE SELLS l’l‘. m.
EREM EM can
The Bonnettlcut General Life In-
surance (30., of Hartford,
will lnsnrellmllfoof ayoung man for Shim
for lei-s than in fiJlfl)‘, or Will‘i‘l'll him an en-
dowment for “Junior loss: than 7c a day.
payable to himself if he lives, and his people
If he dies, so do not neglect to '
18. S. l'llllMMEDlEll, AGENT,
lll WASHINGTON ST.
”‘Hunss gnome
WATER PllWEll.
if you want your horse clipped quick and
clean. call on
W. McQuhae,
58 North Mala Sb.
“‘3.“ South Walk.
' waoons.
New and second hand
Buggies, Phaeton, Carriages
Canopies, Spinllus, etc.
Prices to Suit All.
ammonium
Henry, Tilly.
COAL -
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old Company’s
LEHIGH,
HAZLETUN,
CROSS CREEK,
and other first class family
COAL.
Our range and heater
GOALS
for family use are carefully pre-
pared; all slate and dust remov-
ed before delivery.
RAYMllNil BRllS.
SOUTH NOBWALK.
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And dealer in
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L-ampie bonito or full llur latest styles of
Papers. Borders and Hill Vioaldlbllt "litre
tone... for ivmwflnn. on notice by Wilt-l.
molt Intimates cheerful] elven.
Physician for women:
MRS. llll. ii. I. lillllflJRll
Can be consulted at her office.
342 Broad St, Bridgeport. torn,
from 10 a. m. to 'f p. in. any day except Sunday
The Doctor is a regular on slclan and f
the net sixteen years haem elhe cleaned?
of livonnn l
i am“ limiml ' tl’im'ii. "ml:
rom an on or: en 0 e,.
consult .(fiullfor lnthestrloteetconllden
and with the assurance of receiving the In
skillful and sclentl c treatment known to
modern surgery an mullclne. Home care
furnished for confinement eases. Terms mod-
erate. All letters promptly replied to. lin-
close slam . slit
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Six Per Cent. Investments
Guaranteed Real Estate lfortgagee.
First Mortgage 20 yr" Gold Bonde of
the Incipnrt (lee and Electric Light 00.,
fockport. N. Y.
Debenture Bonds of the lliddlesox
Banking Company, fliddletnwn, Ct.
Prompt attention to mail orders.
H. D. SMITH.
mime-mm. mun.
Groceries
If you want good goods that can't be
be beat call on
A. l. MERRIAM,
IN SOUTH Milli SIREET,
Fine No. 1 Mackerel, at 10c each.
Canned Soueed Mackerel and Canned
Fish of all kinds; Ham and Tongue.
As to flour we have the best that the
market can furnish. Will guarantee
every pound of it.
Tone and Coffees of the best. but no
presents.
all:
'fllll MILE
SEll TRIPS
fly the lmsiillhil new stesmeblpe of the
Old Dominion Line.
To 0h! i'olnt Comfort or Vlrglnia
beach and Return,
(llygela Hotel.) (Princess Anne Hotel.)
Moslrlellghffnl resorts on the Atlantic coast
for a Milk!!! oonso. May be made for
SIS. Old Point Comfort. SIB.
Sll. Virginia Beach. in.
A day and a quarter at either hotel.
lllBillllllB EVERY: EXPENSE.
Ofmeals and lnrtheen minions day ands
quarter’s bond at either hole
This trip is an ideal newts can shirts
hlltilelllell of sea ch
:1” mammal]: review many watering pm
an points interest.
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